| dmeasure_spec {pomp} | R Documentation |
Specification of the measurement model density function, dmeasure.
The measurement model is the link between the data and the unobserved state process.
It can be specified either by using one or both of the rmeasure
and dmeasure
arguments.
Suppose you have a procedure to compute the probability density of an observation given the value of the latent state variables. Then you can furnish
dmeasure = f
to pomp algorithms,
where f
is a C snippet or R function that implements your procedure.
Using a C snippet is much preferred, due to its much greater computational efficiency.
See Csnippet
for general rules on writing C snippets.
The goal of a dmeasure C snippet is to fill the variable lik
with the either the probability density or the log probability density, depending on the value of the variable give_log
.
In writing a dmeasure
C snippet, observe that:
In addition to the states, parameters, covariates (if any), and observables, the variable t
, containing the time of the observation will be defined in the context in which the snippet is executed.
Moreover, the Boolean variable give_log
will be defined.
The goal of a dmeasure C snippet is to set the value of the lik
variable to the likelihood of the data given the state, if give_log == 0
.
If give_log == 1
, lik
should be set to the log likelihood.
If dmeasure
is to be provided instead as an R function, this is accomplished by supplying
dmeasure = f
to pomp
, where f
is a function.
The arguments of f
should be chosen from among the observables, state variables, parameters, covariates, and time.
It must also have the arguments ...
, and log
.
It can take additional arguments via the userdata facility.
f
must return a single numeric value, the probability density (or log probability density if log = TRUE
) of y
given x
at time t
.
It is a common error to fail to account for both log = TRUE
and log = FALSE
when writing the dmeasure
C snippet or function.
If dmeasure
is left unspecified, calls to dmeasure
will return missing values (NA
).
Some Windows users report problems when using C snippets in parallel computations.
These appear to arise when the temporary files created during the C snippet compilation process are not handled properly by the operating system.
To circumvent this problem, use the cdir
and cfile
options to cause the C snippets to be written to a file of your choice, thus avoiding the use of temporary files altogether.
More on implementing POMP models:
Csnippet
,
accumvars
,
basic_components
,
betabinomial
,
covariates
,
dinit_spec
,
dprocess_spec
,
emeasure_spec
,
eulermultinom
,
parameter_trans()
,
pomp-package
,
pomp_constructor
,
prior_spec
,
rinit_spec
,
rmeasure_spec
,
rprocess_spec
,
skeleton_spec
,
transformations
,
userdata
,
vmeasure_spec
## We start with the pre-built Ricker example:
ricker() -> po
## To change the measurement model density, dmeasure,
## we use the 'dmeasure' argument in any 'pomp'
## elementary or estimation function.
## Here, we pass the dmeasure specification to 'pfilter'
## as an R function.
po |>
pfilter(
dmeasure=function (y, N, phi, ..., log) {
dpois(y,lambda=phi*N,log=log)
},
Np=100
) -> pf
## We can also pass it as a C snippet:
po |>
pfilter(
dmeasure=Csnippet("lik = dpois(y,phi*N,give_log);"),
paramnames="phi",
statenames="N",
Np=100
) -> pf


Pharmacometric tools for common data analytical tasks; closed-form solutions for calculating concentrations at given times after dosing based on compartmental PK models (1-compartment, 2-compartment and 3-compartment, covering infusions, zero- and first-order absorption, and lag times, after single doses and at steady state, per Bertrand & Mentre (2008) <http://lixoft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/PKPDlibrary.pdf>); parametric simulation from NONMEM-generated parameter estimates and other output; and parsing, tabulating and plotting results generated by Perl-speaks-NONMEM (PsN).
| Version: | 0.1.0 |
| Imports: | grid, stats, utils, MASS, XML, stringr, ggplot2, xpose, magrittr, GGally, plyr, PKNCA |
| Suggests: | testthat |
| Published: | 2018-03-14 |
| Author: | Justin Wilkins [aut, cre], Rik Schoemaker [aut], Leonid Gibiansky [ctb], Andrew Hooker [ctb], E. Niclas Jonsson [ctb], Mats O. Karlsson [ctb], John Johnson [ctb] |
| Maintainer: | Justin Wilkins <justin.wilkins at occams.com> |
| Contact: | Justin Wilkins<EMAIL_ADDRESS>|
| License: | GPL-2 |
| NeedsCompilation: | no |
| CRAN checks: | pmxTools results |
| Reference manual: | pmxTools.pdf |
| Package source: | pmxTools_0.1.0.tar.gz |
| Windows binaries: | r-devel: pmxTools_0.1.0.zip, r-release: pmxTools_0.1.0.zip, r-oldrel: pmxTools_0.1.0.zip |
| OS X binaries: | r-release: pmxTools_0.1.0.tgz, r-oldrel: pmxTools_0.1.0.tgz |
Please use the canonical form https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=pmxTools to link to this page.


Aim and shoot - Positioning with CSS
February 28th 2016
Introduction to CSS Positioning
Whereas HTML is a powerful language to structure content in a hierarchical way, CSS helps extremely well in styling the page to a visually appealing document. One of the most impactful css properties is position:
. This attribute let's you define where on a page you want to place on the page. There are four types of positioning, which I will discuss below.
1. position: static;
By default, css will try to position any element in the top left corner of the web browser, and stack one element next or below the other. This default positioning is called "static" and is more or less what the position of the page will look like if there is no css style applied to the HTML.
One could compare the positioning somewhat to the bubble shooter game, in which you have to try to position bubbles in a certain way:
With this positioning method, the different HTML elements cannot be influenced in any way, and will always follow the pattern of going to the first available spot in the top left corner of the page. Attributes such as top
, bottom
, left
or right
won't work in this position setting.
2. position: relative;
The position relative
will place an element relative to its normal position. As a designer/coder, you can change the position by using top
, bottom
, left
or right
.
It is important to note however that any following element will keep considering the "natural" position of the element as a reference point. For example if I shift the red bubble down, the next bubble will not take it's place, but act as if the red bubble were in the right spot (static positioning).
3. position: fixed;
The position fixed lets you stick an element to anywhere on the page. If the user scrolls up or down, the element will always remain in the same place. This attribute value can be very helpful for sticking navigation bars to the top of the page or position chat-boxes in the bottom-left corner etc.
4. position: absolute;
The position absolute let's you position an element relative to the first positioned (any element that is not positioned 'statis') ancestor in the family tree. If all elements are static, and there are no ancestors, the element will be positioned relative to the


D3: Data-Driven Documents
D3: Data-Driven Documents
D3 (or D3.js) is a JavaScript library for visualizing data using web standards. D3 helps you bring data to life using SVG, Canvas and HTML. D3 combines powerful visualization and interaction techniques with a data-driven approach to DOM manipulation, giving you the full capabilities of modern browsers and the freedom to design the right visual interface for your data.
Resources
Installing
If you use npm, npm install d3
. Otherwise, download the latest release. The released bundle supports anonymous AMD, CommonJS, and vanilla environments. You can load directly from d3js.org, CDNJS, or unpkg. For example:
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v5.js"></script>
For the minified version:
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v5.min.js"></script>
You can also use the standalone D3 microlibraries. For example, d3-selection:
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-selection.v1.js"></script>
D3 is written using ES2015 modules. Create a custom bundle using Rollup, Webpack, or your preferred bundler. To import D3 into an ES2015 application, either import specific symbols from specific D3 modules:
import {scaleLinear} from "d3-scale";
Or import everything into a namespace (here, d3
):
import * as d3 from "d3";
In Node:
var d3 = require("d3");
You can also require individual modules and combine them into a d3
object using Object.assign:
var d3 = Object.assign({}, require("d3-format"), require("d3-geo"), require("d3-geo-projection"));


This is how you embed a HTTP Cat using web components (with Polymer):
<http-cat status="404"></http-cat>
A http-cat
web component looks like this:
API
Available attributes
status
- The HTTP status code to show the related cat imagecontainer
- Selector with the element where the img element will be inserted. If not provided, the image will be appended after thehttp-cat
elementalt
- The img alt attribute


[gecode-users] Porting bool_not and bool_and
Guido Tack
tack at ps.uni-sb.de
Fri Jan 4 23:28:31 CET 2008
Mauricio Toro wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I looked at http://www.gecode.org/gecode-doc-latest/group__TaskModelIntRelBool.html
> and it was very helpful, but I could not find how to port the
> function bool_not
>
> void bool_not_boolvar_boolvar_intconlevel(Space *home, BoolVar *b0,
> BoolVar *b1, IntConLevel icl)
> {
> Gecode::bool_not(home, *b0, *b1, icl); --> it was used this way
> on gecode 1.3.1
> }
>
> BOT_NOT is not declared, as BOT_AND, BOT_OR, etc.
You can use IRT_NQ.
> In the other hand, this works fine:
>
> //Gecode::bool_and(home, *b0, *b1, *b2, icl); --> it was used this
> way on gecode 1.3.1
> Gecode::rel(home,*b0, BOT_AND, *b1, *b2, icl,pk);
>
> But, I can not find an equivalent function for this one: (notice
> that b2 type is bool)
>
>
> void bool_and_boolvar_boolvar_bool_intconlevel(Space *home, BoolVar
> *b0, BoolVar *b1, bool b2, IntConLevel icl,PropKind pk=PK_DEF)
> {
> Gecode::bool_and(home, *b0, *b1, b2, icl); --> it was used this
> way on gecode 1.3.1
> // ???
> }
There is
Gecode::rel (Space *home, BoolVar x0, BoolOpType o, BoolVar x1, int n,
IntConLevel icl=ICL_DEF,PropKind pk=PK_DEF)
Just use 0 for false and 1 for true as usual (implicit casts should do
it automatically).
> Thank you very much
You're welcome!
Guido
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Classes
ChartTimeIterator
Iterate through days, months, years, etc. skipping weekends and holidays that you specify. It will also iterate over hours, minutes, seconds, etc. and skip times that are not between the specified work hours.
Usage
{ChartTimeIterator, ChartTimeRange, ChartTime} = require('../')
ChartTime.setTZPath('../vendor/tz')
cti = new ChartTimeIterator({
start:new ChartTime({granularity: 'day', year: 2009, month:1, day: 1}),
pastEnd:new ChartTime({granularity: 'day', year: 2009, month:1, day: 8}),
workDays: 'Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday',
holidays: [
{month: 1, day: 1}, # New Years day was a Thursday in 2009
{year: 2009, month: 1, day: 2} # Also got Friday off in 2009
]
})
while (cti.hasNext())
console.log(cti.next().toString())
# 2009-01-05
# 2009-01-06
# 2009-01-07
Instance Methods
constructor(ctr, @emit, @childGranularity, tz)
- ctr is a ChartTimeRange or a raw Object with all the necessary properties to be a spec for a new ChartTimeRange. Using a ChartTimeRange is now the prefered method. The raw Object is supported for backward compatibility.
- emit is an optional String that specifies what should be emitted. Possible values are 'ChartTime' (default), 'ChartTimeRange', and 'Date' (javascript Date Object). Note, to maintain backward compatibility with the time before ChartTimeRange existed, the default for emit when instantiating a new ChartTimeIterator directly is 'ChartTime'. However, if you request a new ChartTimeIterator from a ChartTimeRange object using getIterator(), the default is 'ChartTimeRange'.
- childGranularity When emit is 'ChartTimeRange', this is the granularity for the start and pastEnd of the ChartTimeRange that is emitted.
- tz is a Sting specifying the timezone in the standard form,
America/New_York
for example.
Note, skip is assumed to be 1 or -1 for emitted ChartTimeRanges
startOver()
Will go back to the where the iterator started.
hasNext()
Returns true if there are still things left to iterator over. Note that if there are holidays, weekends or non-workhours to skip, then hasNext() will take that into account. For example if the pastEnd is a Sunday, hasNext() will return true the next time it is called after the Friday is emitted.
next()
Emits the next value of the iterator. The start will be the first value emitted unless it should be skipped due to holiday, weekend, or workhour knockouts.
getAll()
Returns all values as an array.
getChartTimeInStateCalculator(tz)
ChartTimeRange
Allows you to specify a range for iterating over or identifying if it contains()
some other date.
This contains()
comparision can be done in a timezone sensitive way.
Usage
Let's create the spec
for our ChartTimeRange
{ChartTimeIterator, ChartTimeRange, ChartTime} = require('../')
ChartTime.setTZPath('../vendor/tz')
r = new ChartTimeRange({
start:new ChartTime('2011-01-02'),
pastEnd:new ChartTime('2011-01-07'),
holidays: [
{month: 1, day: 1}, # Notice the lack of a year specification
{year: 2011, month: 1, day: 2} # Got January 2 off also in 2011
]
})
workDays
is already defaulted but you could have overridden it.
console.log(r.workDays)
# [ 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday' ]
Now let's get an iterator over this range.
i = r.getIterator('ChartTime')
while i.hasNext()
console.log(i.next().toString())
# 2011-01-03
# 2011-01-04
# 2011-01-05
# 2011-01-06
Notice how 2011-01-02 was skipped because it was a holiday. Also notice how the pastEnd is not included. Ranges are inclusive of the start and exclusive of the pastEnd. This allows the pastEnd of one to be the start of the next with no overlap or gap. This focus on precision pervades the design of the ChartTime library.
Now, let's create a ChartTimeRange with hour
granularity to elaborate on this inclusive/exclusive behavior.
r2 = new ChartTimeRange({
start:new ChartTime('2011-01-02T00'),
pastEnd:new ChartTime('2011-01-07T00'),
})
start
is inclusive.
console.log(r2.contains(new ChartTime('2011-01-02T00')))
# true
But pastEnd
is exclusive
console.log(r2.contains(new ChartTime('2011-01-07T00')))
# false
But just before pastEnd
is OK
console.log(r2.contains('2011-01-06T23'))
# true
In the above line, notice how we omitted the new ChartTime(...)
. If you pass in a string without a timezone,
it will automatically create the ChartTime to do the comparison.
All of the above comparisons assume that the start
/pastEnd
boundaries are in the same timezone as the contains date.
Timezone sensitive comparisions
Now, let's look at how you do timezone sensitive comparisions.
Note, you must set the path to the tz files with ChartTime.setTZPath('path/to/tz/files')
before you do timezone
sensitive comparisions.
If you pass in a timezone, then it will shift the CharTimeRange boundaries to that timezone to compare to the date/timestamp that you pass in. This system is optimized to the pattern where you first define your boundaries without regard to timezone. Christmas day is a holiday in any timezone. Saturday and Sunday are non work days in any timezone. The iteration starts on July 10th; etc. THEN you have a bunch of data that you have stored in a database in GMT. Maybe you've pulled it down from an API but the data is represented with a GMT date/timestamp. You then want to decide if the GMT date/timestamp is contained within the iteration as defined by a particular timezone, or is a Saturday, or is during workhours, etc. The key concept to remember is that the timebox boundaries are shifted NOT the other way around. It says at what moment in time July 10th starts in a particular timezone and internally represents that in a way that can be compared to a GMT date/timestamp.
So, when it's 3am in GMT on 2011-01-02, it's still 2011-01-01 in New York. Using the above r2
range, we say:
console.log(r2.contains('2011-01-02T03:00:00.000Z', 'America/New_York'))
# false
But it's still 2011-01-06 in New York, when it's 3am in GMT on 2011-01-07
console.log(r2.contains('2011-01-07T03:00:00.000Z', 'America/New_York'))
# true
Now, let's explore how ChartTimeRanges and ChartTimeIterators are used together. Here is a range spec.
r3 = new ChartTimeRange({
start:new ChartTime('2011-01-06'),
pastEnd:new ChartTime('2011-01-11'),
startWorkTime: {hour: 9, minute: 0},
pastEndWorkTime: {hour: 11, minute: 0} # Very short work day for demo purposes
})
You can ask for an iterator to emit ChartTimeRanges rather than ChartTime values. On each call to next()
, the
iterator will give you a new ChartTimeRange with the start
value set to what you would have gotten had you
requested that it emit ChartTimes. The `pastEnd' of the emitted ChartTimeRange will be set to the following value.
This is how you drill-down from one granularity into a lower granularity.
By default, the granularity of the iterator will equal the start
/pastEnd
of the original ChartTimeRange.
However, you can provide a different granularity (hour
in the example below) for the iterator if you want
to drill-down at a lower granularity.
i3 = r3.getIterator('ChartTimeRange', 'hour')
while i3.hasNext()
subRange = i3.next()
console.log("Sub range goes from #{subRange.start.toString()} to #{subRange.pastEnd.toString()}")
subIterator = subRange.getIterator('ChartTime')
while subIterator.hasNext()
console.log(' Hour: ' + subIterator.next().hour)
# Sub range goes from 2011-01-06T00 to 2011-01-07T00
# Hour: 9
# Hour: 10
# Sub range goes from 2011-01-07T00 to 2011-01-10T00
# Hour: 9
# Hour: 10
# Sub range goes from 2011-01-10T00 to 2011-01-11T00
# Hour: 9
# Hour: 10
There is a lot going on here, so let's poke at it a bit. First, notice how the second sub-range goes from the 7th to the 10th. That's because there was a weekend in there. We didn't get hours for the Saturday and Sunday.
The above approach (r3
/i3
) is useful for some forms of hand generated analysis, but if you are using ChartTime with
Lumenize, it's overkill because Lumenize is smart enough to do rollups based upon the segments that are emitted from the
lowest granularity ChartTime. So you can just iterate over the lower granularity and Lumenize will automatically manage
the drill up/down to day/month/year levels automatically.
r4 = new ChartTimeRange({
start:'2011-01-06T00', # Notice how we include the hour now
pastEnd:'2011-01-11T00',
startWorkTime: {hour: 9, minute: 0},
pastEndWorkTime: {hour: 11, minute: 0} # Very short work day for demo purposes
})
Notice how we are able to simply use strings to represent the start/pastEnd dates. ChartTimeRange automatically constructs ChartTime objects from those strings. We could have done that in the earlier examples. I chose not to do so to illustrate how ChartTimes are used under the covers.
i4 = r4.getIterator('ChartTime')
while i4.hasNext()
console.log(i4.next().toString())
# 2011-01-06T09
# 2011-01-06T10
# 2011-01-07T09
# 2011-01-07T10
# 2011-01-10T09
# 2011-01-10T10
r4
/i4
covers the same ground as r3
/i3
but without the explicit nesting.
Instance Methods
constructor(spec)
spec can have the following properties:
- start is a ChartTime object or a string. The first value that next() returns.
- pastEnd is a ChartTime object or string. Must match granularity. hasNext() returns false when current is here or later.
- skip is an optional num. Defaults to 1 or -1. Use -1 to march backwards from pastEnd - 1. Currently any values other than 1 and -1 give unexpected behavior.
- limit you can specify limit plus one of start/pastEnd and only get back this many.
- workDays list of days of the week that you work on. Either ['Monday', 'Tuesday', ...] or "Monday,Tuesday,..." Defaults to ['Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday'].
- holidays is an optional Array like: [{month: 12, day: 25}, {year: 2011, month: 11, day: 24}]. Notice how you can leave off the year if the holiday falls on the same day every year.
- startWorkTime is an optional object in the form {hour: 8, minute: 15}. Must include minute even when 0. If startWorkTime is later than pastEndWorkTime, then it assumes that you work the night shift and your work hours span midnight.
- pastEndWorkTime is an optional object in the form {hour: 17, minute: 0}. Must include minute even when 0. The use of startWorkTime and pastEndWorkTime only make sense when the granularity is "hour" or finer. Note: If the business closes at 5:00pm, you'll want to leave pastEndWorkTime to 17:00, rather than 17:01. Think about it, you'll be open 4:59:59.999pm, but you'll be closed at 5:00pm. This also makes all of the math work. 9am to 5pm means 17 - 9 = an 8 hour work day.
getIterator(emit, childGranularity, tz)
Returns a new ChartTimeIterator using this ChartTimeRange as the boundaries.
Note, to maintain backward compatibility with the time before ChartTimeRange existed, the default for emit when instantiating a new ChartTimeIterator directly is 'ChartTime'. However, if you request a new ChartTimeIterator from a ChartTimeRange object using getIterator(), the default is 'ChartTimeRange'.
contains(date, tz)
True if the date provided is within this ChartTimeRange.
Usage:
We can create a range from May to July.
r = new ChartTimeRange({
start: '2011-05',
pastEnd: '2011-07'
})
console.log(r.contains('2011-06-15T12:00:00.000Z', 'America/New_York'))
# true


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Mailing Address:
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M9C 1A3
Tel.:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:
Company Profile
Arcturus Networks Inc. is a leading provider of embedded enablement solutions for communication and industrial applications. Recognized as a pioneer, Arcturus has contributed to the innovation of thousands of products and has helped establish embedded Linux as a defacto global standard.
Since 2002, Arcturus has focused on middleware solutions to enable device management, M2M, IP audio and IP voice communication, including audio intelligibility and psychoacoustics. Arcturus middleware, reference designs and modular hardware systems reduce time-to-market and overall project risk by combining proven solutions with direct support.
Arcturus has numerous industry affiliations and partnerships, mostly notably with top semiconductors; Freescale, Analog Devices, Conexant and the ARM connected community. Arcturus works closely with its semiconductor partners to deliver specialized hardware with bundled middleware packages – in some cases licensing middleware as part of the semiconductor ASP.
As a vertically focused company Arcturus strives to be on leading edge of innovation in healthcare, transportation and buildings. System Solution packages tailored toward these key markets focus on devices as part of an overall system (Internet of Things), supporting work flow, mobility, supervision and maintenance. Arcturus System Solutions are used today to enable IoT applications in connected home, healthcare and public transportation environments.
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The device accepts PoE or 12VDC supply and supports amplified audio output of up to 5W (using PoE) and up to 15W using supply voltage. The board has isolated contacts and loop closures for connectivity to push-buttons, indicators, door controllers or other equipment.
The hardware supports an audio subsystem capable of supporting intelligibility and psychoacoustic enhancements including Acoustic Echo Canceller (AEC), Auto Gain Control (AGC), noise reduction and ambient noise compensation.
The IOCOM is available as part of a System Solutions engagement packaged with development hardware, direct support, software customization and Mbarx reference code for host integration. The platform is compatible with the Mbarx tools suite including the System Manager maintenance utility and Operations Controller for developing integrated work flow process.
System Solutions engagements help accelerate the creation of specialized voice communications products in buildings, transportation or healthcare environments, including access control, rescue assistance, nurse call and mass notification.
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Mass transit system control and security
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The device accepts PoE or 12VDC supply and supports amplified audio output of up to 5W (using PoE) and up to 15W using supply voltage. The board has isolated contacts and loop closures for connectivity to push-buttons, indicators, door controllers or other equipment.
The hardware supports an audio subsystem capable of supporting intelligibility and psychoacoustic enhancements including Acoustic Echo Canceller (AEC), Auto Gain Control (AGC), noise reduction and ambient noise compensation.
The IOCOM is available as part of a System Solutions engagement packaged with development hardware, direct support, software customization and Mbarx reference code for host integration. The platform is compatible with the Mbarx tools suite including the System Manager maintenance utility and Operations Controller for developing integrated work flow process.
System Solutions engagements help accelerate the creation of specialized voice communications products in buildings, transportation or healthcare environments, including access control, rescue assistance, nurse call and mass notification.
Building access and security
Healthcare and patient care systems
Mass transit system control and security
Data acquisition and SCADA devices
Connected sensors and meters
Building automation, HVAC systems and controls


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'Not any more' - Former Wolves ace infuriates Aston Villa fans ahead of Molineux meeting
Aston Villa latest news | The build-up for Villa's clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday is starting as both sides meet in the top flight for the first time in over seven years
by Richard CusackJoleon Lescott says he will be supporting Wolverhampton Wanderers when Aston Villa head to Molineux on Sunday (2pm).
Lescott came through the ranks at Wolves , spending six years with the club before being bought by Everton.
He then went on to Manchester City, winning two Premier League titles, a pair of FA Cup trophies and a League cup.
In the latter years of his career he had stints at West Bromwich Albion and Villa , with his one season at Villa Park ending in relegation - the first time the club had been demoted from the top flight.
Now a pundit, Lescott revealed on Sunday that he will be supporting Wolves this weekend, not Villa who he grew up supporting.
He was on duty for BT Sport's coverage of Wolves' 1-0 win over Slovan Bratislava in the Europa League last night when Paul Ince questioned where his allegiances lie.
"I will be supporting Wolves at the weekend," he said.
"I was a Villa fan but not any more."
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You can follow our Villa reporter Ashley Preece on Twitter, and his email address is<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Unsurprisingly, his comments drew plenty of reaction from both sets of fans.
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Villa fans
@ tomlxnee : Man saying not anymore like he cared about the club anyway
@ FPL_JJ : Wonder if his phone will slip in his pocket again...
@ Longclaw9 : Only makes me appreciate what we have now even more.
@ Dickie_Villa : Oh no, Joleon doesn’t like us anymore. The feelings mutual, pal.
@ astonkieran1874 : I’m absolutely devastated
@ ch4rlierich4rds : And we’re supposed to care..... he made a mockery of himself.
Wolves fans
@ wwfc_buka : Lescott just said wolves > Villa. Even your own fans love us.
@ Questioner_Money : Glad to hear it. One of Wolves' most successful "exports".


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This is the file created by the Deploy Tool that maps your bean's deployment descriptor (ejb-jar.xml) to actual containers and resources declared in your OpenEJB configuration (openejb.conf). In fact, the Deploy tool really does nothing more than create this file and put it in your jar, that's it.
At startup, any jar containing a openejb-jar.xml is loaded by the container
system. The configuration tools will go looking in all the directories and
jars you have declared in your openejb.conf with the
Nope. Typically you would only use the deploy tool to create your openejb-jar.xml, then just keep your openejb-jar.xml in your CVS (or other repository). If you learn how to maintain this openejb-jar.xml file, you'll never need the deploy tool again! You can do all your builds and deploys automatically.
The openejb-jar.xml file just goes in the META-INF directory of your jar next to the ejb-jar.xml file.
If you can understand the ejb-jar.xml, the openejb-jar.xml should be a breeze.
This is the openejb-jar.xml that is created by the Deploy tool in the Hello World example. As you can see, the file format is extremely simple.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<openejb-jar xmlns="http://www.openejb.org/openejb-jar/1.1">
<ejb-deployment ejb-name="Hello"
deployment-id="Hello"
container-id="Default Stateless Container"/>
</openejb-jar>
The ejb-name attribute is the name you gave the bean in your ejb-jar.xml. The deployment-id is the name you want to use to lookup the bean in your client's JNDI namespace. The container-id is the name of the container in your openejb.conf file that you would like the bean to run in. There MUST be one ejb-deployment element for each EJB in your jar.
Then you simply add a
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<openejb-jar xmlns="http://www.openejb.org/openejb-jar/1.1">
<ejb-deployment ejb-name="Hello"
deployment-id="Hello"
container-id="Default Stateless Container" >
<resource-link res-ref-name="jdbc/basic/entityDatabase"
res-id="Default JDBC Database"/>
</ejb-deployment>
</openejb-jar>
The res-ref-name attribute refers to the
You will need one
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ejb-jar>
<enterprise-beans>
<session>
<ejb-name>MyExampleBean</ejb-name>
<home>com.widget.ExampleHome</home>
<remote>com.widget.ExampleObject</remote>
<ejb-class>com.widget.ExampleBean</ejb-class>
<session-type>Stateless</session-type>
<transaction-type>Container</transaction-type>
<resource-ref>
<description>
This is a reference to a JDBC database.
</description>
<res-ref-name>jdbc/myFirstDatabase</res-ref-name>
<res-type>javax.sql.DataSource</res-type>
<res-auth>Container</res-auth>
</resource-ref>
<resource-ref>
<description>
This is another reference to a JDBC database.
</description>
<res-ref-name>jdbc/anotherDatabase</res-ref-name>
<res-type>javax.sql.DataSource</res-type>
<res-auth>Container</res-auth>
</resource-ref>
</session>
</enterprise-beans>
</ejb-jar>
Then you would need two
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<openejb-jar xmlns="http://www.openejb.org/openejb-jar/1.1">
<ejb-deployment ejb-name="MyExampleBean"
deployment-id="MyExampleBean"
container-id="Default Stateless Container" >
<resource-link res-ref-name="jdbc/myFirstDatabase"
res-id="My Oracle JDBC Database"/>
<resource-link res-ref-name="jdbc/anotherDatabase"
res-id="My PostgreSQL JDBC Database"/>
</ejb-deployment>
</openejb-jar>
This would require two


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Side dishes such as salad, potatoes and bread are commonly used with main courses throughout many countries of the western world. New side orders introduced within the past decade{{cn|date=November 2013}}, such as rice and couscous, have grown to be quite popular throughout Europe, especially at formal occasions (with couscous appearing more commonly at dinner parties with Middle Eastern dishes).
When used as an adjective qualifying the name of a dish, the term "side" usually refers to a smaller portion served as a side dish, rather than a larger, main dish-sized serving. For example, a "side salad" is usually served in a small bowl or salad plate, in contrast to a large dinner-plate-sized entrée salad.
A typical American meal with a meat-based main dish might include one vegetable side dish, sometimes in the form of a salad, and one starch side dish, such as bread, potatoes, rice, or pasta.
Some common side dishes include:
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The related phrase on the side may be synonymous with "side dish" - as in "French fries on the side" - or may refer to a complimentary sauce or condiment served in a separate dish. For example, a diner may request a salad be served with its dressing "on the side".
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SQlite is a relational database management system that implements a small, fast, and self-contained embedded SQL database engine.
Before using
file or are using the existing
file included in the installation package. For more information, see To use
sqlite-jdbc-<version>.jar
file for a version of SQLite that is supported by sqlite-jdbc-<version>.jar
file in the liquibase/lib directory
.If you put the sqlite-jdbc-<version>.jar
file in any other directory, specify the path to it in the
file: classpath: ../path_to_drivers/sqlite-jdbc-<version>.jar
.
file and specify the driver value in it:driver: org.sqlite.JDBC
If you use Maven, add the following XML fragments to your Maven pom.xml
file:
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
<artifactId>sqlite-jdbc
</artifactId><version>(version)</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
Maven will use this information to download the SQLite JDBC library from Maven’s central repository into your local repository.
For
.databases
and .show
to check the status of the database.
file:url: jdbc:sqlite:example.db
dbchangelog
(.xml
, .sql
, .json
, or .yaml
) in your project directory and add a <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<databaseChangeLog
xmlns="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog
http://www.liquibase.org/xml/ns/dbchangelog/dbchangelog-4.4.xsd">
<changeSet id="1" author="Liquibase">
<createTable tableName="test_table">
<column name="test_id" type="int">
<constraints primaryKey="true"/>
</column>
<column name="test_column" type="varchar(20)"/>
</createTable>
</changeSet>
</databaseChangeLog>
--liquibase formatted sql
--changeset liquibase:1
--Database: sqlite
CREATE TABLE test_table (test_id INT, test_column VARCHAR(20), PRIMARY KEY (test_id))
databaseChangeLog:
- changeSet:
id: 1
author: Liquibase
changes:
- createTable:
columns:
- column:
name: test_column
type: INT
constraints:
primaryKey: true
nullable: false
tableName: test_table
{
"databaseChangeLog": [
{
"changeSet": {
"id": "1",
"author": "Liquibase",
"changes": [
{
"createTable": {
"columns": [
{
"column":
{
"name": "test_column",
"type": "INT",
"constraints":
{
"primaryKey": true,
"nullable": false
}
}
}]
,
"tableName": "test_table"
}
}]
}
}]
}
file. It should look like this:changeLogFile: dbchangelog.xml
url: jdbc:sqlite:example.db
driver: org.sqlite.JDBC
By default, SQLite databases do not require authentication, so the username
and password
attributes do not have to be specified. For more information, see SQLite User Authentication.
status
command to see whether the connection is successful. This will create a database called example.db
in your project folder if it does not already exist.liquibase --changeLogFile=dbchangelog.xml status
If you did not specify any properties in your
file, they must be passed into the command line as attributes.
updateSQL
command, which will compare your update
command.liquibase --changeLogFile=dbchangelog.xml updateSQL
liquibase --changeLogFile=dbchangelog.xml update
After your first update, you will see a new table along with the


Amyra Dastur looks regal in a glittering traditional lehenga-choli
by TIMESOFINDIA.COMAmyra Dastur exactly knows how to carry herself with grace and beauty. The diva is known for her fashionable outfits and her beauty which adds all the needed oomph! to her look. After treating the masses with her alluring pictures and fashionable outfits, Amyra is here again to stun her fans with a traditional look.
Amyra took to her Instagram handle and shared a regal picture wherein she is dressed in a beige colored beautiful lehenga. The choli has a mirror embellishments all over and also the dupatta has some mirror detailing over it. With a pearl chokar and a kamarpatta around her waist, Amyra is looks majestic in this traditional lehenga.
After delivering a stunning performance in Mikhil Musale's recently released film 'Made In China' alongside the likes of Rajkummar Rao and Mouni Roy, Amyra was recently in Goa for a short vacation and pictures from her Goan holidays were all over the internet. The sexy siren often shares drool-worthy pictures on her social media handles.
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MMWRweek: Convert Dates to MMWR Day, Week, and Year
The first day of any MMWR week is Sunday.
MMWR week numbering is sequential beginning with 1
and incrementing with each week to a maximum of 52
or 53. MMWR week #1 of an MMWR year is the first week
of the year that has at least four days in the calendar
year. This package provides functionality to convert
Dates to MMWR day, week, and year and the reverse.
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How securitization makes financing assets cheaper,
and how it makes some assets receive financing that otherwise wouldn't
The transformation of a set of (generally) illiquid assets into a tradeable portfolio of these assets.
We can securitize any asset which generates a stream of cash flows. These are often financial assets such as loans, but can also be leases and other trade receivables.
To securitize an asset it is necessary to be able to estimate parameters of the assets' cash flows, such as expected cash flows and the standard deviation. The ownership of the assets must also be transferable.
Assets are more appropriate for securitization if:
There are many benefits to securitization such as:
Securitization was an effectively non-existent industry in the 1970s, and has since grown to annual issuance in the trillions of dollars.
A key point of securitization is to isolate the assets (and the cash flows they generate) from the originator of the assets.
There are various types of *Credit Enhancement* which may be used to lessen the risk borne by investors in a securitization. A few common examples are below:
This process relies on the investors ability to determine the underlying asset credit risk, and thereby relies on credit rating agencies. If the risk is assessed incorrectly, this will cause misallocation of funds.
The Problem: The risks and costs of biomedical research have increased due to underlying factors in the research and approval process. This has lessened the ability of traditional public and private equity to finance such research---particular given their investment horizon constraints and more stringent requirements on real-time pricing of investments.
This has caused a funding gap in biomed research, often referred to as the "valley of death".
In 2010 $48 billion was spent on basic research in drug development, $7 billion was spent on translating that into marketable componds, and $52 billion was spent on clinical development (Fagnan et al 2013).
Attempts are being made to use securitization structures to fund biomed research through selling "Research Backed Obligations", which importantly have bond-like tranches, and investment horizons which are acceptable to investors.
The primary market for bonds is much larger than equity.
Assume the following cash flows for an investment in drug-development if the drug is a success, and failure, respectively.
Further, assume the following probabilities of success and failure.
Assuming the assets are independently and identically distributed (=> pairwaise correlation is 0%).


--- layout: post status: publish published: true title: After 161 Games, The Regular Season is Over author: display_name: Corey Fineran login: Corey email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>url: '' author_login: Corey author_email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>excerpt: "Today, the Chicago Cubs wrapped up their regular season in Milwaukee against the Brewers. Earlier in the season, I expected this series to be epic, but the Cubs have had the division wrapped up for over a year. This series was still important, especially for the Brewers. Though the Mets have not lost yet, they trail in the 9th and it looks like the Brewers are headed to the post-season. \n\nIt would have been satisfying for the Cubs to keep the Brewers out of the playoffs. This also means that the Cubs will face the Dodgers in the NLDS. I would have preferred that the Cubs played the Mets, though I would imagine one particular IvyEnvy writer is pleased that the Cubs will be in the Los Angeles area at least once in this post-season.\n\nSince I am an Eeyore Cubs fan, potentially facing the Brewers in the playoffs concerns me. It's not that I think " wordpress_id: 241 wordpress_url: http://ivyenvy.wordpress.com/?p=241 date: '2008-09-28 16:08:12 +0000' date_gmt: '2008-09-28 21:08:12 +0000' categories: - The Cubs tags: - Bob Howry - Brewers - Derek Lee - Dodgers - Eeyore - Los Angeles - Mets - Milwaukee - NL Central - NLDS - Playoffs - Post-Season comments: - id: 122 author: andy author_email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>author_url: http://journalofweightsandmeasures.blogspot.com/ date: '2008-09-29 23:26:52 +0000' date_gmt: '2008-09-30 04:26:52 +0000' content: Howry's in. ---
Today, the Chicago Cubs wrapped up their regular season in Milwaukee against the Brewers. Earlier in the season, I expected this series to be epic, but the Cubs have had the division wrapped up for over a year. This series was still important, especially for the Brewers. Though the Mets have not lost yet, they trail in the 9th and it looks like the Brewers are headed to the post-season.
It would have been satisfying for the Cubs to keep the Brewers out of the playoffs. This also means that the Cubs will face the Dodgers in the NLDS. I would have preferred that the Cubs played the Mets, though I would imagine one particular IvyEnvy writer is pleased that the Cubs will be in the Los Angeles area at least once in this post-season.
Since I am an Eeyore Cubs fan, potentially facing the Brewers in the playoffs concerns me. It's not that I think they match up against the Cubs or have played the Cubs particularly well. It's that it would only be fitting that the Cubs would lose in the playoffs to a team from their own division that they finished ahead of by 7.5 games.
It was fitting that the Cubs would end their regular season with a double play off the bat of Derek Lee. Also, I really hope Howry is not on the post-season roster.
But I will attempt to put my fretting and negative thoughts aside. The Cubs are in the playoffs for the second straight year. This team is better than it was last year. Let's have some fun with this.


The Create new (KRS) is a method of creating a private key for the NEM blockchain which can be recovered if you lose your key. The method utilizes a combination of a random seed + personally identifiable information.
Create new
The Create new (KRS) is a method of creating a private key for the NEM blockchain which can be recovered if you lose your key. The method utilizes a combination of a random seed + personally identifiable information.
The recovery of keys is a big challenge in all cryptocurrencies. One of the main concerns for many people using cryptocurrencies is security of their funds. This is not an easy task for most people, because we are used to centralized organizations taking care of security and supporting us when we have forgotten our password. In crypto-land our funds are forever lost if we loses our keys or in some cases third party services have scammed people, stealing all their crypto coins. This is why a Key Recovery Service (KRS) is highly relevant for adoption of a cryptocurrency such as NEM. This KRS idea comprises that the user uses the KRS service to generate a private key. The key is generated based on a random seed + personal identifiable information. Furthermore, a unique webhook is generated – this can be stored without high security (e.g. in email or notes) because the webhook can only be activated to restore the keys in combination with the personal identifiable information (which is only known to the user). The user can choose which personal identifiable information he wishes to identify him, for example could this information be the title of his favorite book in combination with his passport number and his credit card number. Information which is only known to the user creating the keys. The KRS service is all browser based which is important for security because no information is leaving the users own computer. Subsequently, the users new private key is calculated and can be imported into the users wallet. Furthermore, a unique link is created which the user can store in a non-secure manner, and can be activated for a recovery of his key.


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Ransomware: The New Massively Disruptive Market?
Popcorn Time ransomware employs multi-level marketing from the business world to creatively deploy ransomware to more users.
thoughts infosec cybersecurity ransomwareRansomware, malicious software designed to encrypt a victim’s hard drive and charge a ransom for the recovered files, has been reigning terror or organizations and users for a number of years now. The business model has always been simple, infect the user through spam e-mail or other vectors of infection (i.e. online droppers), encrypt the hard drive and hold it hostage until the user pays the ransom in Bitcoin. Rinse and repeat. This has been successful for attackers because it requires low technical skill to deploy (compared to finding 0-day) while casting a large net (especially if you consider the large number of breaches in 2016 and the massive e-mail lists from them).
Enter Popcorn Time, this new flavor of ransomware uses the same tactics of encrypting key files then charging for the recover of said files. What makes it different is that victims can share the love and send the ransomware to other people and once they are infected and pay, the original victim gets their decryption key (and two less holiday gifts). Additionally, Popcorn Time ties into human sympathy and tells the infected users that they are Syrian computer science students and need this money for aid. Clever tactic to possibly entice a few more ransom pay-outs, but I assume the real beneficiaries are somewhere in Eastern Europe or Russia.
How to Protect Yourself
To start off, I believe the likely hood of you getting this ransomware in the wild is extremely low. It has had the benefit of being different and scary on the surface. General malware/ransomware prevention should be enough to combat Popcorn Time. Next, at the time of this writing, Popcorn Time has not been seen in spam e-mail, so it would need to trick the victim into downloading it. Let’s dive in.
The initial response of spinning up two VMs (virtual machines), sending the ransomware to those machines, deploying it, then nuking the box to get the keys will not work, the other users need to pay. So doing it this way would really cost you double.
Now before you delete VMWare or VirtualBox from your computer, instead spin up a virtual machine, or three to segment your network (really your system). Businesses do this all the time to keep the sales teams separate from the production teams and so on. Depending on what services and software you need, it’s entirely possible to use one virtual machine for the “risky” internet browsing, checking of e-mail/ opening attachments and one to do work in offline (could even be your host). If your browsing/e-mail box becomes infected, just go back to previous known good “snapshot” or version.
One setback to this approach of segmentation is licensing for the Operating System and software needed to conduct business. For most users, Linux Ubuntu (free) is simple to learn in a few minutes and more than capable of running Firefox and Chromium (Google Chrome). Additionally, word docs and other Microsoft documents can be opened using open source Linux programs (Libre Office) already installed at startup. Remember, this is only for browsing the internet, checking e-mail and opening attachments. No need to mess around in the terminal, although those skills are nice to have (but that’s a different post).
Like all aspects of life, this approach does not totally mitigate all risk associated with the internet and malware/ransomware. The developers of these programs are in a constant arms race to get around virtual machines, Malware Hunters, Anti-virus and overall detection. If possible, run the browsing VM with more than one processor because some malware can detect that it is in a VM and won’t deploy, thus sending out a false sense of security. In conclusion, Popcorn Malware is not the Uber of the ransomware world but, it does signal the creativity of developers that are adopting marketing and sales tactics for a better conversion rate. Using a virtual machine can limit the risk of exposure to this ransomware and others but it is hardly a “silver-bullet”. Ultimately, users need to treat all attachments as hostile and vet download requests they do receive.
Happy Holidays, and remember this is the season of giving, but not ransomware…
Josh Stepp


 Screenplay by Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno, Kevin Wade and Bo Goldman. Distributed by Universal Pictures. Running time: 176 minutes. Release date: November 13, 1998.
Why is it that whenever Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins team up in a movie, the film ends up being a saccharine Harlequin romance novel? It sounds weird, doesn't it? Granted, the characters that Pitt and Hopkins play are never romantically linked (that would be too weird). But for some strange reason, this trait has been a core aspect of their two collaborations.
"Legends of the Fall" was nothing more than a tawdry, melodramatic paperback romance in film form. Now comes "Meet Joe Black", a completely unrealistic romantic fantasy that tries to manipulate our emotions as opposed to actually challenging them.
Loosely based on the Fredric March classic "Death Takes A Holiday", "Meet Joe Black" has a unique premise. Corporate mogul William Parrish (Anthony Hopkins) is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. But a couple of days prior to the elegant bash being thrown by his eldest daughter, Parrish is visited by none other than Death himself (Brad Pitt). Using the body of a recently deceased man, Death wishes to take a break from his normal duties and be given a tour of life on earth. After being guided by Parrish for a brief time, Death will take him into the afterlife after his birthday celebration.
 But conveniently, he takes enough breaks from this partnership to strike up a love affair with Parrish's forlorn youngest daughter Susan (Claire Forlani). It is a romance complete lacking in chemistry or motivation as they fall in love almost instantaneously without even knowing anything about each other. They just "connect". This may appeal to an idealistic teenager, but for the average adult it may prove unsatisfying to see a woman fall in love with a guy whose greatest passion is peanut butter. If the reasoning is "But it's Brad Pitt!", then that is a truly shallow and meaningless reason indeed.
Running at just a hair under three hours, "Meet Joe Black" long overstays its welcome. Scenes go on far past the point of which they should end. Schmaltzy lingering looks and lengthy dramatic pauses are present in virtually every scene. This is such a quiet film, one where you could hear a pin drop about every two minutes. The pacing plods along ever so slowly, unlike any film that I've ever seen before. You could trim about a half-an-hour off of the film's length by simply making the dialogue and action tighter. But director Martin Brest wallows in pregnant pauses, ones that suck the life out of the story, the characters, and eventually the viewer.
I mean, how many times do we have to cut back and forth between two characters "reacting" to one another before another word is eventually said? Must they deeply contemplate everything that they say? This is easily Brest' s worst film. If you want to see his best, rent the engaging and powerful "Scent of a Woman".
The script wants so badly to be about ideas. It yearns to provoke thought about death, life, and what we should value. But for the most part we are bludgeoned with speech after speech that simply waxes poetic about life and love. These diatribes are based in the ideal, but are rarely tested by issues of reality. Because of this, much of the film comes off as preachy instead of challenging.
Most of this enlightenment is communicated through Death of course, or at least when it's convenient for him to do so. Joe Black is a contradictory enigma who is all-knowing and wise in one scene, then simple and na´ve the next. In this film, Death is the most tender and sensitive entity that one could imagine. This New Age characterization of Death as simply being misunderstood may be appealing to some, but I had a hard time believing that the Grim Reaper didn't have a dark side.
Most of the performances are annoying and one-dimensional. As Death, Brad Pitt is uncharismatic and stilted. Early on there is a scene where he discovers the unique taste of peanut butter. According to his dialogue, he seems to be quite taken with it. But his inappropriate understated manner simply says, "Huh, that's nice." For peanut butter being something that he can't seem to get enough of, he emotes little (if any) excitement about it.
This example is characteristic of Pitt's entire performance. It makes sense for him to be in this zombie-like trance at the beginning. But to see no change in his emotional state for the entire film simply doesn't make sense. He says that his experiences are changing him, but they seem to have no affect on his countenance or personality. Brad Pitt has yet to live up to the promise that was shown in 1995 when he was nominated for his supporting turn in "12 Monkeys", as well as delivering the best performance of his career as the na´ve police detective in "Seven".
Claire Forlani is unimpressive in her debut as a leading ingenue. If she has range as an actress, you certainly don't see it here. Like Pitt's characterization, Forlani's performance of Susan is a one-note portrayal that stays the same from beginning to end. This character reeks of pandering to a female audience. Susan is shy and vulnerable, prone to cry at the drop of a hat.  Forlani never balances Susan's vulnerability with any sense of strength, unintentionally creating a character that comes off as weak and borderline co-dependent.
One look from Pitt's blue eyes (that at times hide behind his golden bangs) and she's a goner. This may make some women swoon, but it certainly does not equate substance or depth in the characterization of Susan Parrish.
The first scene in which she meets Pitt's character is embarrassingly "scripted". This good-looking blonde just happens to hit on her and, in the period of five minutes, expresses his innermost feelings about how love should be. This is, I am led to believe, every young woman's dream. Too bad it's something that will never happen. The best kind of fantasy has some basis of reality because it gives the illusion that the fantasy might actually be possible. But even though this fantasy is set in reality, it has no basis in it.
Jake Weber is burdened with the duty of playing the bad guy. As Drew, Weber plays the young hotshot climbing the corporate ladder. The story begins with him having both William Parrish's ear as well as the affections of his daughter. But as the film progresses, we see him for the cut-throat selfish tycoon that he really is.  Characters like Drew are formulaic plot devices that create inconsistencies in the characters that choose to associate with them. There isn't a shred of humanity in Drew; he is simply an unscrupulous evil character who has no business being in a film that aspires to be mature.
The picture is visually lush in both its art direction and cinematography, but at times too lush. The love scene in particular is overly beautified as it looks like a perfume or lingerie commercial. The soft golden light shines off of our two lovers as they strike sensual poses for the camera. These constructed shots belong in a magazine ad or on a billboard, but are out of place in a dramatic film.
Thomas Newman's music score is beautiful, albeit excessive. Particularly at the films end when we are assaulted with multiple orchestral crescendos that are supposed to really make us cry. This music bombards us as characters either contemplate or cry. Then a short exchange occurs between two people, immediately followed by more sweeping woodwinds and strings. Of the many adjectives one could use to describe the use of music in "Meet Joe Black", subtlety isn't one of them.
In a film so tediously boring, Anthony Hopkins provides the one jolt of life. His William Parrish seems to be the only character with emotional levels. At times he can be withdrawn and mysterious, but he also has his moments of frustration and explosive anger.
He is also the only character that actually expresses challenging ideas. Just when I was about to throw-up after yet another feel-good platitude, Parrish chimed in with a statement that actually made me think. In a film with few bright spots, Hopkins's performance stands out as the brightest.
The other actor worthy of praise is Jeffrey Tambor (TV's "The Larry Sanders Show") who plays Quince, William's son-in-law and business partner. Quince is gentle and loyal, but never weak. Though not a person who is prone to be confrontational, Quince never lacks conviction. Tambor is to be credited for giving more depth to his character than was provided him by the script.
This film fails in one key area. Until the very end, the only person who knows of Joe Black's true identity is William Parrish. As a result, the film sidesteps a conflict that could have been truly dramatic and intriguing. Ponder for a moment with me, if you will. Imagine if, say, at the beginning of the film's final hour, Susan discovers that Joe is Death. Think of the potential complication that this would pose. The man she loves is the same man who has come to take her father away from her. This would have created a very challenging personal struggle for all three characters involved. Instead, by keeping Joe's identity hidden, Susan is not challenged in any way, leaving us to sappy expressions of love and romance that have no basis of substance or motivation.
"Meet Joe Black" wants to have its cake and eat it to. It takes the heavy and complicated subject of death and tells a fable where virtually every plot line (save one crucial story element) is tied up ever so nicely with the ribbon of audience satisfaction. The film gives us virtually everything we "want".  But somehow, virtually every character has a moment with Parrish that ends up being a deathbed confessional and expression of love. The only problem is that they have no idea he is on his deathbed. So why, all of a sudden, do they finally feel the need to pour out their soul? I can believe it coming from Parrish, he knows what's about to happen. But from everyone else it seems horribly forced. These people are living on an exhalted emotional and spiritual plain the likes of which I have never seen.
The film doesn't have the courage to challenge us with the thought that, if we're not careful, those that we love may pass on before we have the chance of expressing all that we really feel. Had Brest not been so concerned with making us happy, he would have been more successful in communicating the themes that he was hoping to address. But instead of being given something to think about, we are appeased with the relief that everything worked out in the end. When you choose to tackle the reality of death in a story, I think you cheat the subject matter by having everything end so conveniently.
"Meet Joe Black" may very well be the oddest film released in 1998. It is a film that is guilty of (what I consider to be) virtually every artistic crime known to cinema. And yet for some truly odd reason, for as bloated and indulgent as Martin Brest's film is, I never found myself losing interest. Don't get me wrong; aside from Hopkins and Tambor, my interest wasn't sustained because the film was good. I think what kept me in it was how uniquely awful it was. I've never seen bad filmmaking quite like this before. Dare I say that Meet Joe Black, in regards to bad filmmaking, is revolutionary. I found a perverse entertainment in discovering brand new ways to make a film bad. For me, this may be a singular appeasement. But for the public at large, you're best to steer clear of this boring mess.
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This page shows how uncertainty in a measured quantity will propagate through a mathematical expression involving that quantity.
Whenever calculations are done using imprecise numbers, then the numbers resulting from the calculations are also imprecise. The precision (expressed as the "standard error") of the result from evaluating any function f(x) depends on the precision of x, and on the derivative of the function with respect to x.
When two or more variables appear together in a function f(x,y), the precision of the result depends on:
Correlated fluctuations most commonly arise when the two variables are parameters resulting from a curve-fit. A good curve-fitting program should produce the error-correlation between the parameters as well as the standard error of each parameter. (Check out my non-linear least squares curve fitting page.)
If you're interested in how this page does what it does, read the Techie-Stuff section, at the bottom of this page.
This sections below perform all the required calculations for a function of one or two variables. Just enter the numbers and their standard errors (and error-correlation, if known), and click the Propagate button.
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Constants: Pi (=3.14...), e (=2.718...), Deg(=180/Pi = 57.2...)
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Trigonometric: Sin, Cos, Tan, Cot, Sec, Csc
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Hyperbolic: SinH, CosH, TanH, CotH, SecH, CscH
Inverse Hyp: ASinH, ACosH, ATanH, ACotH, ASecH, ACscH
Statistical: Norm, ChiSq(x,df), StudT(t,df), FishF(F,df1,df2)
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Note: The factorial function is implemented for all real numbers. For non-integers its accuracy is about 6 significant figures. For negative integers it returns either a very large number or a division-by-zero error.
Note: The statistical functions Norm and StudT return 2-tail p-values (eg: Norm(1.96)=0.05), while ChiSq and FishF return 1-tail values. This is consistent with the way these functions are most frequently used.
Note: Some of the functions listed above are not currently implemented in JavaScript, so I have programmed them as user-defined functions. You can see the algorithms by 'viewing the document source' for this page. Feel free to copy them if you find them useful.
My error-propagation web page takes a very general approach, which is valid for addition, multiplication, and any other functional form.
For propagating an error through any function of a single variable: z = F(x),
the rule is fairly simple:
The standard error (SE) of z is obtained by multiplying the SE of x by
the derivative of F(x) with respect to x (ignoring the sign of the
derivative).
Now it would be hellishly difficult to have my web page attempt to perform symbolic differentiation of whatever function you typed in. So instead, it obtains a numerical estimate of the derivative if F(x) by the method of "finite differences". It takes the value of x that you provided, adds the value of the standard error that you provided, and then evaluates the function you typed in at this value and saves the resulting value of the function. Then it subtracts the standard error from the x value you entered, and evaluates the function at this value. It then takes the difference between the two evaluated function values, divides it by the difference between the two x values at which it evaluated the function (which happens to be equal to twice the standard error), and this ratio is a very good approximation to the derivative. It takes the absolute value of this derivative, and then multiplies it by the standard error you provided, and that's the resulting standard error of z that the web page reports out. Actually, the program is able to simply the formulas a little bit, but basically that's how it's done.
For a function of two variables: z = F(x,y), the rule is a little more complicated. If the random errors in x and y are independent (that is, uncorrelated with each other), then the rule is:
I obtain the partial derivatives by the same "finite differences" technique.
If the random fluctuations in x and y are correlated with each other (which usually happens only if they x and y have been obtained from the same set of measurements, such as, for example, if x and y are two parameters that have been obtained from a curve-fit to a set of measured data), then the formulas are a little more complicated -- you have to add in cross-product terms involving the partial derivatives and the correlation coefficient between the random errors in x and y.
All this may seem abstract, but it turns out that it is a very general approach -- it automatically accomplishes the same thing as the usual "special case" formulas:
as well as for any other kind of functional relationship involving x and y. The beauty is that the web page doesn't care how complicated the expression for F(x,y) is. It passes all the work of parsing the expression and evaluating it over to the JavaScript interpreter by using the built-in "eval" function, and gets its derivatives by the finite differences method. So the programming is not very complicated.
You can see the JavaScript programming by having your browser show the HTML coding for the web page (go to the View menu and select Source, or Page Source). All the work is done in the two functions called Propagate1 (for handling expressions of only one variable) and Propagate2 (for handling expressions involving two variables). The entire process for a one-variable expression takes only about a half-dozen simple JavaScript statements, and the two-variable case is handled in about 15 simple statements.
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Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
Chapter XLVIII
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- Year Published: 1811
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: England
- Source: Austen, J. (1811). Sense and Sensibility. London, England: T. Egerton.
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- Word Count: 1,371
- Genre: Romance
- Keywords: 19th century literature, british literature, jane austen
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Elinor now found the difference between the expectation of an unpleasant event, however certain the mind may be told to consider it, and certainty itself. She now found, that in spite of herself, she had always admitted a hope, while Edward remained single, that something would occur to prevent his marrying Lucy; that some resolution of his own, some mediation of friends, or some more eligible opportunity of establishment for the lady, would arise to assist the happiness of all. But he was now married; and she condemned her heart for the lurking flattery, which so much heightened the pain of the intelligence.
That he should be married soon, before (as she imagined) he could be in orders, and consequently before he could be in possession of the living, surprised her a little at first. But she soon saw how likely it was that Lucy, in her self–provident care, in her haste to secure him, should overlook every thing but the risk of delay. They were married, married in town, and now hastening down to her uncle’s. What had Edward felt on being within four miles from Barton, on seeing her mother’s servant, on hearing Lucy’s message!
They would soon, she supposed, be settled at Delaford.—Delaford,—that place in which so much conspired to give her an interest; which she wished to be acquainted with, and yet desired to avoid. She saw them in an instant in their parsonage–house; saw in Lucy, the active, contriving manager, uniting at once a desire of smart appearance with the utmost frugality, and ashamed to be suspected of half her economical practices;— pursuing her own interest in every thought, courting the favour of Colonel Brandon, of Mrs. Jennings, and of every wealthy friend. In Edward—she knew not what she saw, nor what she wished to see;—happy or unhappy,—nothing pleased her; she turned away her head from every sketch of him.
Elinor flattered herself that some one of their connections in London would write to them to announce the event, and give farther particulars,—but day after day passed off, and brought no letter, no tidings. Though uncertain that any one were to blame, she found fault with every absent friend. They were all thoughtless or indolent.
“When do you write to Colonel Brandon, ma’am?” was an inquiry which sprung from the impatience of her mind to have something going on.
“I wrote to him, my love, last week, and rather expect to see, than to hear from him again. I earnestly pressed his coming to us, and should not be surprised to see him walk in today or tomorrow, or any day.”
This was gaining something, something to look forward to. Colonel Brandon must have some information to give.
Scarcely had she so determined it, when the figure of a man on horseback drew her eyes to the window. He stopt at their gate. It was a gentleman, it was Colonel Brandon himself. Now she could hear more; and she trembled in expectation of it. But—it was NOT Colonel Brandon—neither his air—nor his height. Were it possible, she must say it must be Edward. She looked again. He had just dismounted;—she could not be mistaken,—it WAS Edward. She moved away and sat down. “He comes from Mr. Pratt’s purposely to see us. I WILL be calm; I WILL be mistress of myself.”
In a moment she perceived that the others were likewise aware of the mistake. She saw her mother and Marianne change colour; saw them look at herself, and whisper a few sentences to each other. She would have given the world to be able to speak—and to make them understand that she hoped no coolness, no slight, would appear in their behaviour to him;—but she had no utterance, and was obliged to leave all to their own discretion.
Not a syllable passed aloud. They all waited in silence for the appearance of their visitor. His footsteps were heard along the gravel path; in a moment he was in the passage, and in another he was before them.
His countenance, as he entered the room, was not too happy, even for Elinor. His complexion was white with agitation, and he looked as if fearful of his reception, and conscious that he merited no kind one. Mrs. Dashwood, however, conforming, as she trusted, to the wishes of that daughter, by whom she then meant in the warmth of her heart to be guided in every thing, met with a look of forced complacency, gave him her hand, and wished him joy.
He coloured, and stammered out an unintelligible reply. Elinor’s lips had moved with her mother’s, and, when the moment of action was over, she wished that she had shaken hands with him too. But it was then too late, and with a countenance meaning to be open, she sat down again and talked of the weather.
Marianne had retreated as much as possible out of sight, to conceal her distress; and Margaret, understanding some part, but not the whole of the case, thought it incumbent on her to be dignified, and therefore took a seat as far from him as she could, and maintained a strict silence.
When Elinor had ceased to rejoice in the dryness of the season, a very awful pause took place. It was put an end to by Mrs. Dashwood, who felt obliged to hope that he had left Mrs. Ferrars very well. In a hurried manner, he replied in the affirmative.
Another pause.
Elinor resolving to exert herself, though fearing the sound of her own voice, now said,
“Is Mrs. Ferrars at Longstaple?”
“At Longstaple!” he replied, with an air of surprise.— “No, my mother is in town.”
“I meant,” said Elinor, taking up some work from the table, “to inquire for Mrs. EDWARD Ferrars.”
She dared not look up;—but her mother and Marianne both turned their eyes on him. He coloured, seemed perplexed, looked doubtingly, and, after some hesitation, said,—
“Perhaps you mean—my brother—you mean Mrs.—Mrs. ROBERT Ferrars.”
“Mrs. Robert Ferrars!”—was repeated by Marianne and her mother in an accent of the utmost amazement;—and though Elinor could not speak, even HER eyes were fixed on him with the same impatient wonder. He rose from his seat, and walked to the window, apparently from not knowing what to do; took up a pair of scissors that lay there, and while spoiling both them and their sheath by cutting the latter to pieces as he spoke, said, in a hurried voice,
“Perhaps you do not know—you may not have heard that my brother is lately married to—to the youngest—to Miss Lucy Steele.”
His words were echoed with unspeakable astonishment by all but Elinor, who sat with her head leaning over her work, in a state of such agitation as made her hardly know where she was.
“Yes,” said he, “they were married last week, and are now at Dawlish.”
Elinor could sit it no longer. She almost ran out of the room, and as soon as the door was closed, burst into tears of joy, which at first she thought would never cease. Edward, who had till then looked any where, rather than at her, saw her hurry away, and perhaps saw— or even heard, her emotion; for immediately afterwards he fell into a reverie, which no remarks, no inquiries, no affectionate address of Mrs. Dashwood could penetrate, and at last, without saying a word, quitted the room, and walked out towards the village—leaving the others in the greatest astonishment and perplexity on a change in his situation, so wonderful and so sudden;—a perplexity which they had no means of lessening but by their own conjectures.