As you can see by the number, this is one of the first Songs of The Week I ever wrote, way back when it was sent by email to a small list of unsuspecting friends.
In recent years, I've had the wonderful fortune to be able to realize a couple of musical fantasies. There's another one in the oven.
If you make it to the last paragraph here, you'll see the fantasy.
I hope within the next couple of weeks to share with you the first fruits of my Brian Wilson/pre-Pet Sounds/a cappella fantasy/obsession–the first seeds of which were planted 53 years ago, the format exactly what I described 10 years ago. Stay tuned.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who get the Beach Boys and those who don't. By 'The Beach Boys', I don't mean Al Jardine and Mike Love and 'Surfin' Safari' or 'Be True to Your School'; I mean of course Brian Wilson, and the stunning music that he created before his mind went mush.
It's hard to sell the Beach Boys, even to people with good taste–there are lots of legitimate reasons to dismiss them: years of silly, pandering music (throughout their career); whiny, white-bread voices; the stupidest lyrics this side of Nashville.
But three gazillion fans can't be wrong, right? And tBB had a string of hits from 1962 to 1966 (and onwards) rivaled among American pop groups only by the Four Seasons and the Motown stable. Then in 1966, right on the heels of their tenth straight hit LP, "The Beach Boys Party! (Live)"–came their first commercial flop. It was called "Pet Sounds".
Go find a rock critic who doesn't rank it in the top five greatest rock albums. But what do rock critics know? Paul McCartney said he and John were so blown away by it that "Sgt Pepper" was made as a conscious attempt to go "Pet Sounds" one better.
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What I'm offering up this week is a cut from "Beach Boys Today!", an album that riveted me back in 1965 when it was released, over a year before "Pet Sounds". Side One contains 4 hit singles (enough to ensure the commercial success of the album): the dumb-out 'Do You Wanna Dance', the brilliant pap 'Dance, Dance, Dance' and 'Help Me, Rhonda', and the audacious 'When I Grow Up'. But there are another seven songs in which Brian was creating music on an entirely new level of complexity, sophistication—and beauty. I feel a bit uncomfortable touting cuts with titles like 'Don't Hurt My Little Sister', 'I'm So Young', 'She Knows Me Too Well' (the last including the lyric 'When I look at other girls, it must kill her inside, but it'd be another story if she looked at the guys'). But listen to them. And to the masterpiece of the album, 'Please Let Me Wonder'. And to this week's song, 'Kiss Me, Baby'.
The song intrigued me in 1965, fascinated me for decades afterwards, and continues to haunt me today.
Try, please, I urge you, to filter out the cloying obstacles. I promise you, there are treasures within: unspeakably beautiful, angular, floating melody lines, an instrumental palette of colors and shades that offer deep, wondrous pleasures, and a symphonic tapestry of six or eight simultaneous musical lines bobbing and interweaving, stunning harmonies within the vocals, all of them playing off and with each other.
Listening to him work in the studio, for me, is akin to watching a video of Michelangelo sketching out and then filling in the Sistine Chapel. The greatest thrill is being able to hear the threads. "Today!" is much influenced by Phil Spector. One big monaural glob of sound, impenetrable, inscrutable and hypnotic. There are those of us who spent many hours scrunching our ears to the hi-fi speaker trying to peek inside, to hear what was going on in there. No way. A wall of sound.
They say Brian is deaf in one ear, which is why he insisted mixing many of his masterpieces in monophonic, so that he could hear the precise sound palette that was being presented to the listener. But apparently in recent years he's figured out (through the fog of sticky goo that remains of what was once his brain) that there's gold in them thar archives. He's allowed himself to be taken back into the studio, and remixed "Pet Sounds" in a beautiful, clear stereo.
If I ever win a lottery, I'm going to try to commission the Danish jazz choir Vocal Line to record this song a cappella. I've already tried to convince both their director and assistant director to do so, succeeding only in convincing them that I have an acute obsessive disorder. Well, they may be right about that. But that's another story. And I think this cut really is uncommonly beautiful.
Today we're going to tell a tale of a song's and its composer's coming of age, their passage into (Wo)manhood, their bat mitzvahs. The song was only six years old when it started, and the whole process took a few years. But as music was the soundtrack of our lives, the song's transmogrification reflected, colored, perhaps even nudged us along the path from adolescence to maturity (well, at least to majority. We're still working on the grownup part).
The story of how Jewish kids ground out hits for black artists in the Brill Building in the early 1960s is fascinating in and of itself. We've written about Doc Pomus, Leiber and Stoller, Bacharach and David, Phil Spector, and of course Gerry Goffin and Carole King, but the list also includes luminaries such as Neil Sedaka, Neil Diamond, Greenwich and Barry, Mann and Weil, MOTs all.
Of all the songs Gerry Goffin penned lyrics to, his favorite was 'Up On the Roof' – an AM version of West Side Story ('Tonight' on the fire escape, exactly one year earlier – add a bass, a drum and a vibraphone, and they're twins), an urban vision of transcendence that you could hear on your transistor and dance to at the sock hop. When Mrs Goffin (Carole King) wrote the melody, she was twenty years old, in the eighth month of pregnancy with the couple's second child. It was recorded by The Drifters (with Rudy Lewis singing lead) in late 1962, and hit #5 on the charts.
Baby boomers are usually defined as those born after 1946. But the great preponderance of the leading musicians were a step older: Lennon (1940), Dylan and Simon (1941), Carol King, McCartney and Brian Wilson (1942), Joni Mitchell, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards (1943). James Taylor (1948) and Laura Nyro (1947) were exceptions. It makes sense. Who's an 18-year old going to turn to for advice? At 18, a 25-year old is a wizened sage.
So Carole is this 20-year old kid knocking out babies and AM hits one after the other, both in collaboration with Gerry Goffin. In the Brill Building office she literally would play the piano with one hand while holding a baby in the other. The songs (up to 1967) – 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow', 'The Loco-Motion', 'Take Good Care of My Baby', 'Go Away Little Girl' (all #1 hits!) – great as they were in their own terms, were commercial pap. Even 'Up On the Roof' was a fairytale, as gritty and realistic as West Side Story itself, a sanitized and romanticized version of the New York streets.
Here's the demo Carole and Gerry cut for The Drifters, with Gerry introducing the song. And here's an early video of the Drifters singing 'Up On the Roof' up on the roof.
If Gerry Goffin ever went up on the roof of the Brill Building, it wasn't to excape all that rat race noise down in the street. (For that he drove out to his lovely tract ranch house in West Orange, New Jersey). If Gerry went up on the roof, it was to fool around with the Cookies' ('Chains') singer Jeanie McRea, for whom he and Mrs Goffin wrote 'I'm Into Something Good' (although it seems that Gerry was the one who was into something good), in return for which Jeanie gave Gerry a baby girl.
Carole knew about the baby, but that wasn't the problem. The problem was Gerry getting hallucogenicied and violent and utterly detached from West Orange reality.
Carole started hanging out with a young band she and Gerry had signed, the Myddle Class, which included drummer Joel O'Brien, guitarist Danny Kortchmar, and bassist Charlie Larkey (b. 1947!). Carole was thrilled when the kids asked her to sit in on keyboards, and soon began a relationship with Larkey. The Myddle Class flopped in the Village clubs they played (outclassed by Al Kooper's Blues Project, not to mention Sebastian's Lovin' Spoonful—the first American rock groups), as did their group The Flying Machine (led by Danny's best friend, James Taylor).
Even as the fairytale world of West Orange was crumbling, Carole and the in-and-out-of-hospital Gerry kept stoking the star-making machinery behind the popular song, culminating in the harbinger of the times that were a-changing, '(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman' for Aretha.
But the center could not hold. Carole felt threatened by Goffin and split for The Coast, Laurel Canyon, home of the burgeoning LA music scene. Her neighbors included The Byrds, The Mamas and The Papas, young Jackson Browne and many other future stars. As a single mother (long before it existed as a status) and legendary songwriter, she was the Earth Mother of the scene.
In late 1968 Carole formed a band in LA with Larkey and Kootch, The City. The album ("Now That Everything's Been Said") was a respectable effort, but flopped. It included 'Wasn't Born to Follow', later a hit for The Byrds via Easy Rider.
At the same time, James Taylor was in London, recording his own flop, his first album (an unrecognized masterpiece, one of my Desert Island picks) for The Beatles' Apple label.
Back in LA in December 1969, James recorded the album that more than any other defined the new acoustic rock sound (and much of the pained, introspective zeitgeist) of the singer-songwriter era, "Sweet Baby James", with Kootch on guitar and Carole on piano.
In March-April 1970, Carole cut her first solo album, "Writer", with Larkey, Kootch, and with James on acoustic guitar and backing vocals. Goffin had been hanging around, to no avail romantically, but co-wrote and mixed the album. Who am I to judge? The new material included 'Going Back', another hit for The Byrds. For the closing cut on the album, Carole chose one of her early hits, 'Up On the Roof'.
The song's inclusion is sort of the point of this whole ramble. It wasn't a gimmick to capitalize on her cred as 'the gal who wrote'. It was a bold gesture: "That previous incarnation? That also was me." I've known a lot of people who've shed identities, designed for themselves new ones. I myself did it in a major way, right back in the days we're visiting here. I suppose in one way or another, most people change personae over the years to one degree or another. I'm no psychologist, but I'm guessing it's always healthier if one can incorporate his former selves into the life he's living. We all know people who ignore/hide/deny former incarnations. It's inherently embarrassing.
Carole, with her unique biography straddling two coasts, two eras, two realities, embraced her former self. And that proud acknowledgement, that 'this is me, and that was me, too' is to be admired. Of course, it helps that that other self was the author of 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow', the soundtrack to about 50 million backseat deflorations; and not John Lennon's 18-month lost weekend.
Carole's 'Up On the Roof' from "Writer", although unfortunately burdened down by strings, is an early template for an entire catalog of hits, the piano/acoustic guitar-based, mellow palette of James' 'You've Got a Friend' (January, 1971), 'Handy Man' (1977), and 'Up On the Roof'(1979, seriously blighted by unka-BOOM! drums in the last verse).
During 1970, as "Sweet Baby James" took off, Carole toured as the pianist of James' band. He would give her a guest spot on his shows, to which the audience responded with booing—they wanted to hear their James singing 'Sweet Baby James' and 'Fire and Rain', not some anonymous chick pianist, even if she had written some good oldies. She would sing 'Up On the Roof' and 'Natural Woman' above the boos.
Here's James' beautiful solo version of 'Up On the Roof' from the Fillmore East in January, 1971. Returning from that tour to LA later that month, the band (Carole, James, Larkey, O'Brien, Kootch) went into the studio to record a batch of new songs that Carole had written by herself, working for the first time mostly without the help of lyricists Goffin or her new buddy Toni Stern. She called the album "Tapestry".
The album also included the most vulnerable, powerless expression of a girl's dependence on a guy's caprice, 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow', an 'oldie' in the most profound sense: it's beautiful, it's full of nostalgic meaning for the me who once was, but its reality is in the past. 'Natural Woman', although written back in NY, belonged more to the new LA Carole. It became, justifiably, the anthem of the new womanhood—just as Carole's life was a harbinger of the feminist revolution that was yet to change the world as we know it.
The new songs on the album – 'I Feel the Earth Move', 'So Far Away', 'You've Got a Friend' harnessed Carole's masterful (mistressful?) pop-hit chops to the new womanhood (and concomitant malehood) she and her generation were creating. "Tapestry" justly earned its place as a seminal cultural landmark, as the soundtrack of its time.
In April, 1971, the still almost unknown Carole recorded seven songs for the BBC. She begins with a fully confident 'I Feel the Earth Move' and a heartfelt, definitive 'Natural Woman.' But her introduction to 'So Far Away' shows just how much she still saw herself as second fiddle to James Taylor. It's the 'Will You Still Love Me' Carole speaking. Apparently for all her independence, Carole was serially subservient emotionally to the men in her life (but that's a wholly other kettle of fish).
You gotta remember – till Carole (and Joni Mitchell and Laura Nyro) came along, male artists held primacy over women. Those three, each in her own way, created the persona of the new woman in music.
How strange it is to hear no audience response to the opening chords of the still-unknown 'It's Too Late' (with James, Larkey and K ootch). A fine, fun 'Smackwater Jack' shows just how much she's the master – mistress? Why is the master by definition above, the mistress below? – well, she owns the pop song idiom.
She gives us a fine, heartfelt 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow', then ends with her definitive treatment of 'Up On the Roof'. Her singing and her piano are confident, in control, fully mature as a performer and as a creative voice, absolutely ready for and deserving of donning the mantle of spokessongstress of her generation. Funny (for me, as a guy) that both Joni and Carole were role models for the New Woman, while still slavishly in need of a man's approval.
I guess you can take the girl out of the '50s more quickly than you can take the '50s out of the girl.
I an upcoming SoTW, via her early live recordings of 'Up On the Roof', we're going to return to one of our favorite themes – just how major an artist Laura Nyro was.


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Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (known as Ratchet & Clank: QForce in PAL countries and Japan) is a 2012 platform game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. A spin-off from the Ratchet & Clank series, it was produced in commemoration of the original game's 10th anniversary. Like the previous downloadable game in the series, Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty, it was released on Blu-ray Disc as well as the PlayStation Store. The release of the PlayStation Vita version was delayed to May 21, 2013, when it became available for free with the PlayStation 3 version.

The game received mostly average reviews from critics. It was criticised for its short length, lack of a proper story, the new tower defense element, lackluster campaign experience and severe deviations from previous games in the series, with many calling it the worst game in the series. However, it did receive praise for its soundtrack, multiplayer mode, and replay value.

Gameplay

Full Frontal Assault uses the camera angles, weapons and third-person Ratchet gameplay used in previous versions, while adding a new tower defense element. It features five levels set on three different planets. The game allows players to play as Ratchet, Clank (in either his Giant Clank or normal forms), or Captain Qwark. This title also features the ability for co-op play, both on and offline.

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Reception for Full Frontal Assault has been mixed, with the PlayStation 3 version holding a 64 average rating from 52 critics on Metacritic. Game Informer gave the game a 7.5/10 average score, calling it, "an interesting title hampered by some fundamental design flaws." Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it a 2/5, saying it, "fails both as a tower defense game and as a means to hold fans of the franchise over until Insomniac delivers a new mainline title." PlayStation Official Magazine – UK and Eurogamer echoed this sentiment, saying the game "erodes the series' identity" and has "no heart", respectively.

PC World said that the game lacks a story, estimating that the single player campaign mode can be completed in about four hours. It said the tower defense gameplay – while "neat" – makes it feel "more like a Dungeon Defenders clone than it does a Ratchet & Clank game." The review stated that the multiplayer version is where the game "really shines" but "isn't enough to outweigh the lackluster single-player experience". It awarded the game a 3/5 rating. Similarly, Marty Sliva of 1Up.com gave the game a C, stating "Full Frontal Assault is an interesting experiment that could have risen beyond the average with a bit more polish and creativity." GameSpot gave the game a seven out of ten, calling the arsenal "fun to use" and the multiplayer battles "exciting and unpredictable" while saying that anyone who hoped for a substantial single-player campaign would be disappointed. GamesRadar+ praised the platforming, tactical elements, exploration, and collectables while criticizing the lack of single-player campaign length and multiplayer modes.

IGN gave the PlayStation 3 version a 6.4/10, calling it "an experience that's simply middling", but citing its competitive multiplayer as the game's "real saving grace". They gave the Vita version a 5.7/10, calling it "less polished than its PlayStation 3 counterpart" despite the six-month delay, citing a frame rate that "routinely chugs", textures that load slowly, lackluster effects, and removed environmental elements such as foliage. Pocket Gamer had largely the same technical complaints as IGN with the Vita version, complaining of load times "regularly in excess of 20 seconds," textures "watered down to a horrible degree," "barely readable" text in parts of the game, and a "consistently terrible" frame rate which "sometimes even renders the game unplayable." However, they praised the story as "snappy" and the platforming and shooting as "still quite enjoyable", giving it a 2.5/5.

See also
 Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One – the previous spin-off game, released the year before Full Frontal Assault
 Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus – the main series game released a year after Full Frontal Assault

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By now, we've all seen the incredible technological advances modern society has made. While we routinely see new devices on the market in medicine, especially in electrophysiology, our specialty, in particular, relies on advanced software to map the heart, guide the catheter, identify treatment areas and ultimately evaluate the effectiveness of the ablation or other arrhythmia treatment.
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In the end, the technology we use in electrophysiology is simply an aid and does not replace, but rather enhances, the necessary experience and best judgment of the electrophysiologist. These advances in AI offer an additional perspective we cannot see, but ultimately, it remains up to us to handle each case with the patient's best interest in mind. This may include subjective decision-making that AI simply cannot take into account.
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Elektra Natchios was the daughter of a Greek ambassador, and at college age, took up studying political science at Columbia University in New York, where she met the young Matt Murdock (later, Daredevil.) Murdock and Elektra fell deeply in love, and Murdock revealed to her his superhuman sensory abilities. Later, Elektra and her father were held hostage by terrorists, and Elektra (who studied martial arts since childhood) helped a masked Murdock defeat their opponents. Unfortunately, a policeman shot Elektra's father, thinking him one of the terrorists. Distraught, and with her faith in law and order shattered, Elektra left her school, Murdock, and the United States.
She soon found herself studying martial arts with the best teachers around the world and eventually in Japan, but left to join an even more exclusive, worldwide secret organization of martial artists, which was led by Stick, who would also train Daredevil. During the year she spent in Stick's order, Elektra greatly developed her martial arts skills. Eventually, Stick had her leave the group, claiming that her grief over her father's death would still hold her back from her full potential. Elektra later infiltrated the Japanese assassin guild known as the Hand. She hoped to gain respect from Stick by subverting the Hand eventually.
As a test, the Hand abducted and drugged Elektra's former sensei. Concealing his identity under cover of darkness, the ninja engineered a confrontation between the old man and Elektra. When Elektra's sai pierced his flesh, her opponent's true face was revealed. In that instant, Elektra knew she would never know true peace. Her hatred had found a home: It made her the perfect warrior. The Hand trained and guided her, twisting her soul, but Elektra never turned completely. She finally rebelled and fled.
Spending her time as a bounty hunter and assassin, Elektra sold her talent and rage on the open market. She later came across Daredevil, learning his true identity. Although neither could accept the other's choice of occupation, they still loved each other. Elektra was hired to kill Daredevil's friend, Foggy Nelson, but could not bring herself to when Foggy recognized her as "Matt's girl Elektra." Soon afterward, Bullseye, trying to prove himself as the Kingpin's chief assassin, killed Elektra by impaling her on her own sai. Elektra died in Matt's arms.
Unwilling to part with one of its most talented operatives, the Hand attempted to resurrect Elektra and place her fully under their thrall through a mystical ceremony. When Stone, a member of the Chaste one of Stick's organization, completed the process. Daredevil's love apparently "purified her spirit." Elektra continued to wander the globe, but did not pursue her attraction to Daredevil. Apparently reconciling with Stick, Elektra joined his organization for an indeterminate time, and both of them were on hand to guide Wolverine through a healing process (spiritually and physically) soon after the loss of his adamantium-laced skeleton.
Presumably, Elektra continues to live in New York City, attempting to make a new life for herself.
Elektra is a loner, living in the shadows, constantly on the move and unknown even to those who hire her. She follows her own morale code. Even though she is one of the world's best assassins.


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HBO's highly anticipated post-apocalyptic drama television series 'The Last of Us' is set to debut on January 15 next year. Based on the popular PlayStation video game, the series will consist of nine episodes.
The Last Of Us: Pedro Pascal to star as Joel in HBO series based on video
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Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): Hollywood star Pedro Pascal is set to headline 'The Last Of Us' in what could be termed as one of the biggest TV castings of the year.
HBO series 'The Last of Us' takes 'GOT' star Bella Ramsey on board as Elli
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): The upcoming HBO series 'The Last of Us' based on the 2013 popular game of the same name has roped in 'Game of Thrones' fame Bella Ramsey in the lead role.


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Deep learning for instrumented ultrasonic tracking...
Recent technical progression in photoacoustic imaging : towards using contrast agents and multimodal techniques by: Zhao, Zuomin Published: (2021)
Improvement of phosphorus removal from iron ore using combined microwave pretreatment and ultrasonic treatment by: Omran, Mamdouh Published: (2015)
Mean-stress sensitivity of an ultrahigh-strength steel under uniaxial and torsional high and very high cycle fatigue loading by: Schönbauer, Bernd M. Published: (2022)
Surface roughness and Streptococcus mutans adhesion on metallic and ceramic fixed prosthodontic materials after scaling by: Hjerppe, Jenni Published: (2021)
Improved photocatalytic Bi₂WO₆/BiOCl heterojunctions : one-step synthesis via an ionic-liquid assisted ultrasonic method and first-principles calculations by: Zhu, Shiwen Published: (2017)
E. Maneas et al., "Deep Learning for Instrumented Ultrasonic Tracking: From Synthetic Training Data to In Vivo Application," in IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 543-552, Feb. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TUFFC.2021.3126530
Deep learning for instrumented ultrasonic tracking : from synthetic training data to in vivo application
Maneas, Efthymios1,2; Hauptmann, Andreas3,4; Alles, Erwin J.1,2;
Xia, Wenfeng5; Vercauteren, Tom5; Ourselin, Sebastien5; David, Anna L.6,7; Arridge, Simon4; Desjardins, Adrien E.1,2
1Wellcome/ EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences, University College London, London W1W 7TY, U.K
2Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, U.K.
3Research Unit of Mathematical Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu FI-90014, Finland
4Department of Computer Science, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, U.K.
5School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 7EH, U.K.
6Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences, University College London, London W1W 7TY, U.K., the Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London WC1E 6HX, U.K.
7NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre, London W1T 7DN, U.K.
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2022
Instrumented ultrasonic tracking is used to improve needle localisation during ultrasound guidance of minimally-invasive percutaneous procedures. Here, it is implemented with transmitted ultrasound pulses from a clinical ultrasound imaging probe that are detected by a fibre-optic hydrophone integrated into a needle. The detected transmissions are then reconstructed to form the tracking image. Two challenges are considered with the current implementation of ultrasonic tracking. First, tracking transmissions are interleaved with the acquisition of B-mode images and thus, the effective B-mode frame rate is reduced. Second, it is challenging to achieve an accurate localisation of the needle tip when the signal-to-noise ratio is low. To address these challenges, we present a framework based on a convolutional neural network (CNN) to maintain spatial resolution with fewer tracking transmissions and to enhance signal quality. A major component of the framework included the generation of realistic synthetic training data. The trained network was applied to unseen synthetic data and experimental in vivo tracking data. The performance of needle localisation was investigated when reconstruction was performed with fewer (up to eight-fold) tracking transmissions. CNN-based processing of conventional reconstructions showed that the axial and lateral spatial resolution could be improved even with an eight-fold reduction in tracking transmissions. The framework presented in this study will significantly improve the performance of ultrasonic tracking, leading to faster image acquisition rates and increased localisation accuracy.
IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics and frequency control
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113 Computer and information sciences
217 Medical engineering
Ultrasonic needle tracking
in vivo imaging
interventional devices
This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust (WT101957; 203145Z/16/Z; 203148/Z/16/Z) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (NS/A000027/1; NS/A000050/1; NS/A000049/1; EP/L016478/1), by a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC-2012-StG, Proposal 310970 MOPHIM) and by a CMIC-EPSRC platform grant (EP/M020533/1), and by the Academy of Finland Project 336796 (Finnish Centre of Excellence in Inverse Modelling and Imaging, 2018–2025) as well as Project 338408. A.L. David is supported by the UCL/UCLH NIHR Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre.
Academy of Finland Grant Number:
336796 (Academy of Finland Funding decision)
© 2021 The Authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.


Watchdog: Who is good at open government? Who is bad?
People say they want government to run more efficiently, like a business. What happens when governments are tested the way businesses are?
Mystery shopping is part of the business world. Customers secretly test a business as mystery shoppers, then grade the results.
The Dallas Morning News committed a team of six journalists for a year to mystery shop 113 branches of government on how well they followed the state's vital open records law.
The governments knew that News reporters were sending them open records requests.
Here's what they didn't know: They were being graded.
How transparent is a particular government? How well does a government follow the law?
Cities spend money on advertising and marketing to buff their image. Magazines and websites issue city ratings – No. 6 safest city or 14th best place to raise a family. People buy houses based on ratings.
These new open records grades offer fresh opportunities for promotion.
First, the good news. Many cities received perfect A's. The list of high achievers includes cities such as Dallas, Plano, Mesquite, McKinney, Lewisville, Grand Prairie, Flower Mound and Frisco. All earned bragging rights.
They can go out and purchase new entry signs for their borders.
Other cities that can post that sign: University Park, The Colony, Rowlett, Parker, Melissa, Murphy, Addison, Allen, Balch Springs, Carrollton, Celina and Highland Village.
Other signs can go to towns such as Blue Ridge, Fate, Mobile City and Princeton and school districts including Blue Ridge, Royse City, Garland, Melissa, Cedar Hill, Community and Whitewright.
The only county government receiving an "F" is Rockwall. But Rockwall residents should not despair. Both the city of Rockwall and Rockwall ISD received perfect "A" grades. Phew.
You can see all the results at: labs.dallasnews.com/reportcard/transparency-2015/all.
Plano played the open-records equivalent of a stall defense by passing the most records on to the Texas attorney general for a ruling. Grrr.
Addison spent $46,000 in 2013 on outside lawyers to process its requests.
The school district wanted to charge more than $4,000 for records that other districts offered for free or for far lesser amounts.
Actually, the mystery shopping tests were easy to pass.
A government must offer a website where meeting agendas, minutes and records are posted. Points were given if the public information act is described on the site and a records request form is offered for public use.
Points were given for websites that offered phone numbers and email contacts for public officials. Testers also looked for updated financial information, city ordinances and school policies.
All of this is not too much to ask. This is the 20th year since the Internet became available to Texas governments for public use. If your city or school district has a lousy website, that's an embarrassment. Now it's been graded.
The second part of this extraordinary test asked for several items: a spreadsheet of employee data, a list of overtime pay, employee expense reimbursements and information about open records requests made by others.
The Watchdog salutes the work of our mystery shoppers, Wisk and reporters Taylor Danser, Nanette Light, Meredith Shamburger, Julissa Trevino and Andrew Scoggin.
In Sunday's column, I'll look at the second part of the project, which could be a game changer for the state's open records law. It's an innovative attempt to make it easier for us to get our public records.
Coming Sunday: A new website designed to penetrate Texas government.


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60-Year-Old Man Wakes Up From Operation, Finds He's Been Circumcised
Imagine the shock: a 60-year-old man came round from an operation to find that he had been circumcised without prior permission.
David Duffy has been given £2,000 in compensation from Glasgow Royal Infirmary following the incident, as well as a pretty red-faced apology from the hospital. He reportedly woke up to find 11 stitches where he once had foreskin and, understandably, wasn't best pleased.
He had actually been scheduled to have his penis straightened… and that procedure was, incidentally, successful. It was just the unwanted freebie that was the problem.
"My penis was bending to the left. It wasn't painful but it didn't look right," David told The Sun. "I had an operation to straighten the bend. Nothing was ever said about circumcision."
A spokesperson for NHS Greater Glasgow said it's all been sorted and added: "If Mr Duffy has further concerns, we would be happy to look into them."
Much as we'd love to rise above the cheap pun: what a cock-up.
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| image_caption = Morchellium argus, illustrations at top
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| subphylum = Tunicata
| classis = Ascidiacea
| ordo = Enterogona
| subordo = Aplousobranchia
| familia = Polyclinidae
| genus = Morchellium
| species = M. argus
| binomial = Morchellium argus
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 Aplidium argus (Milne-Edwards, 1841)
}}Morchellium argus, the red-flake ascidian''', is a species of colonial sea squirt, a tunicate in the family Polyclinidae. It is native to shallow water in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, especially round the coasts of Britain.

Description
A colony of Morchellium argus consists of a clump of vase-shaped zooids up to  long, each supported by a conical stalk about  wide, to which sand adheres. Each zooid has a buccal siphon with eight flaps and a tongue-like process underneath. This siphon opens into a large pharynx through which water is drawn into the interior, but the colony has a single exit siphon through which the water from several zooids is expelled. The zooids are translucent white, pale pink or red and there are four small red spots at the entrance to the pharynx, which distinguishes this tunicate from similar species.

Distribution and habitatMorchellium argus is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. It is common round the coasts of Britain, as far north as the Shetland Isles. It is also known from the west of France including Arcachon Bay. It is found at depths down to about  mainly in caves, under overhangs and on vertical surfaces, often among foliose algae.

BiologyMorchellium argus draws in water through its buccal siphon, filters out zooplankton and other food particles and then expels the water. Gas exchange takes place at the same time.Morchellium argus'' is a hermaphrodite. The gonads are in the body cavity and sperm passes out with the exhalent water. When this sperm is drawn into another individual zooid, internal fertilisation can occur. The early developmental stages take place inside the zooid and the larvae are later liberated into the sea. After a short free-living stage, these attach themselves to a surface, undergo metamorphosis, and start a new colony. Further development is by budding of new zooids. The function of the red spots in the pharynx is unclear.

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I am facing my back pain from 6 months. My uric acid 15. Dr. Told me take febustat 40. Pls advice me.
Dear lybrate-user Thanks for sharing your concern. Uric acid is quite high. You should control it within limits. Take animal protien free diet and also reduce protein from other sources. Avoid spinach, green leafy saag.
Hello Doc, My wife (Aged 27) is suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis since an year, she is using tablets since last 10 months like (Saaz, Hcqs, called D, neugaba). She was on steroids (Wysolone) for 6 months and she is still suffering from severe pain in the knee joints. Recently from past 2 months she is suffering from plantar fasciitis. Can you please suggest how many months would it still take for her to come to a normal state. Your suggestion will help us alot.
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Hi, I'm 22 years old 6 feet tall & 170 lbs weigh. I had my blood drawn on Thursday, and as soon as the needle pierced me I felt a pain along the distal 2/3 of my radius. The phlebotomist said it's because my upper arm muscles were too tense. Well the pain subsides within 5 minutes but each day since it's gotten more frequent. Please advise.
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Lybrate-user, you need to do following things- avoid sitting for longer duration. Correct your posture. Do not bend forward and avoid lifting heavy weight. Use hot packs. Even if your pain doesn't improve, visit orthopedic surgeon.
I am 44 years old I am suffering my cervical spondylosis since 4 years back doctors told me 3rd and 4th disc having problem and I am getting neck, shoulder and back pain can you give me suggestion for my problem.
Hi Mr. lybrate-user, You need to undergo Physiotherapy sessions for maximum and permanent relieve. I would recommend following things for best results- 1- Hot formentation (moist) over neck and shoulder for 15-20 minutes daily 2- Avoid forward bending of neck 3- Avoid carrying weight in hand or shoulders 4- Avoid thick n hard pillow, use of cervical pillow if possible would be appreciated 5- Pain relieving modalities viz US or other 6- Soft tissue manipulation of the affected area.
My complaint was left hip joint and right shoulder joint pain (frozen shoulder). I thought it may be because of uric acid problem. Doctor told me to test calcium and vitamin D3. My serum calcium level is 8.80. Normal range given is 8.40 to 10.20. My vitamin D level is 16.60. Deficiency level is 0 to 5. Insufficiency level given is 5 to 20 Hypovitaminosis D level is 20 to 40 and 40 to 100 is sufficient. Now One of the doctor prescribed me Calten D 500 tab daily one and other doctor has prescribed me Uprise D3 60K once in week for eight weeks. To whom should I follow? I am taking Zyloric tab for my very old (17yrs) uric acid problem usually my uric acid level is between 6 and 7 and I am pre diabetic condition since 2 years. Eating less protein reduces uric acid but increases bone pain. I am pure veg. Non drinker non smoker. My body itself produces more uric acid. Kidney and liver function is normal. My age is 54 and weight is 70Kg. Please advice.
according you reports you should be continue tab. zyloric ,and anti diabetic and anti thyroid medicines. but you should be take medicines for vit.D. eat less protein diet,take iodized meal.
I have spondylitis since 5 months I am undergoing treatment since then but I find not much difference. Could you please suggest me something.
You should not depend over medication for spondylitis treatment. Just follow the instructions and exercises advised by your doctor. Avoid modern medicines and follow ayurveda treatment for minimal side effects.
I am 57y old. Male. I do yoga regularly. But since two months I am suffering with right knee pain.
Generally, yoga is considered not good for yoga because it creates lot of strain on knee joint as knee bending takes place. Modify your yoga pattern and see a physiotherapist for knee specific exercise.


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Heather Walton – Much more than music! Exclusive Interview!
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Some artists have that unique gift of reaching the listeners' heart just after a couple of seconds you listen to their music. Artists like Heather Walton stand out from the crowd thanks to their genuine, raffinate, and charismatic artistry!
Heather Walton's latest single, "I Wanna Know," is out now, supported by an excellent music video. This great release shows the result of the fantastic teamwork with her new label and the artistic maturity of an incomparable artist!
Today, at Planet Singer, we have the great pleasure of discovering more about this talented artist with an exclusive interview!
Hi Heather, thanks a lot for being here today at Planet Singer. Your music is inspiring and exciting, and we are thrilled to discover more about you and your artistic journey, so let's start from the beginning! How did you discover your passion for music?
Thank you! By the time I was 4, I was imitating all the divas and thoroughly enjoyed karaoke. You would often hear my sister and I harmonizing. I come from a musical family, so it's in my blood. I felt a deep passion early in my life and always knew it was something I needed to pursue. That feeling has never left me.
Your new song, "I Wanna Know," is out now, and let me say, it's a great release. Can you tell us more about this song?
I want to know more about the possibilities of the purest human emotion… love. This is the basis of my new single, "I Wanna Know." It's an anthem for the world, but especially dreamers. About a big ideal based on one's innermost desires and feelings that have a deep meaning in the most passional way. It's about overcoming boundaries and a quest for light. My hope for "I Wanna Know" is that it will spark the listener to analyze their deepest desires on the subject of love and then strive to reach new heights in their relationships, emotions, fantasies, and dreams. Love is the highest of all values, after all.
This song also signs the first official release with your new label, the Italian Sonos Music Records Intl. / Maffucci Music. How did this collaboration start?
I've always wanted to combine my passion for music with culture and travel. I wanted a unique artistic experience in the music industry. One evening on Instagram, I took the time to follow some labels and producers around the world. I stumbled upon Maffucci Music and was impressed, so I followed and commented. He later reached out and told me he was in love with my voice and artistic expression. The rest is history! We evolved into a musical team so naturally and magically. It was as if we had a message to share and needed to fully accept the mission. I now have a team of talented individuals who believe in me and show the utmost respect for my artistic ideas.
A big Bravo also goes to talented arranger Ermanno Corrado, mixing engineer Luigi Cariddi, and everyone involved in the production; such a brilliant result. How was working with such an experienced team?
It was amazing! I sent my demo to Ermanno, and he created something far more epic and majestic than I imagined. The orchestra arrangement was brilliant. He truly landed on the same wavelength as me and interpreted my song with all the emotion I envisioned. I am so grateful to Luigi and the rest of the team for their incredible efforts on the song. Every person involved gave their top game and full heart to the project.
Nature, emotions, art and history, books, music, travel, and my loved ones.
Your songwriting is fresh and extremely appealing. Can you reveal your creative process? How do your songs come to life?
I try to be open to the process and let it flow naturally. Generally, I know the vibe I want and what I want to say. The hard part is delivering that message in a poetic, musical, and catchy way. I generally figure out the chord progression, then add the melody, and lastly, the lyrics. Kind of all at the same time too.
Great music, memorable melodies, but also important lyrics. Every word seems to be perfectly calibrated, balanced, and most of all felt. How important is it for you, as an artist, to find the right words?
I love the challenge of finding the perfect words to express my thoughts on any given topic. Music and poetry are so important for our well-being here on earth. A song can bring incredible emotions in just 4 minutes. As humans, we crave to FEEL… However, many of us unknowingly walk through life desensitized to feelings. It could be that we are subconsciously protecting our hearts from certain emotions or just simply too busy to pay attention. But a song with good lyrics can bring a universe of emotions and remind our soul how much we need that. Music and good lyrics are brilliant in bringing deep emotions to the surface. It's the natural therapy many of us need.
You have a great voice! Are you a natural singer, or did you attend vocal lessons?
I think of my voice as a God-given talent and naturally knew how to sing. I was often asked to sing in my church congregation as a little girl. Later on, I took voice lessons from multiple teachers and continue to learn as an adult as well. Voice lessons can definitely strengthen your skills. I use a makeup analogy, when applied properly, it can enhance all the natural beauty one has.
If you could collaborate with one or more of the artists who influenced you the most, who would you like to share the stage or a track with?
Andrea Bocelli, Hans Zimmer, David Foster, Josh Groban, Elton John, Carrie Underwood, to name a few.
The past couple of years have been tough for everyone, and artists have seen a significant change in the way they interact with their audience. Gigs move from actual stages to live streams on social media, somehow widening the opportunity for the artists to reach a wider audience. What do you think about this change? Are you going to do some gigs anytime soon?
I've noticed some artists recently posting their world tours starting in 2022. This is comforting as it shows hope for the future and light at the end of the tunnel! While the pandemic was challenging for artists, it opened a new door that allowed more creativity online, so this change has been good in some aspects. I'm definitely hoping to perform live in the near future, especially with an orchestra which is my dream. I'm open to any and all opportunities that seem like a good fit.
Before signing with the guys at Sonos Music Records and Maffucci Music, you released seven singles with Mtec Academy Music Production from London, UK. How much of that experience shaped your artistic path? Are those songs still part of your repertoire?
My experience with the Mtec Academy from London was important for my musical journey. I could not be doing what I am now without the knowledge and character I gained during that time. I'm planning to re-do a couple of the songs with my new team as my artistic expression evolved and I now have access to better equipment, etc. I'm sure I will keep several in my repertoire as they do mean a lot to me.
Your song "I Wanna Know" is also supported by an excellent video! What is clear is the narrative behind the whole track, with some clever hints for the viewers. The Cherry Blossoms, the rain at the beginning of the video, etc., all are part of the song's true meaning. Can you tell us more about it?
We wanted to create a music video that was introspective. A glimpse into a passionate woman's life who is seeking a big ideal. We decided to go with a movie-like structure as it enables the viewer to understand the story and her deep feelings more effectively. The rain during the first half of the video is symbolic. It not only creates the mood of romance, but it also highlights her determination and symbolizes rebirth. Rain often brings abundance. In the second half of the video, the rain disappears as she has overcome a lot and is reaching new heights. You will see Cherry Blossoms throughout the second half of the video. They are symbolic of the spring- a time of renewal. Cherry blossoms are metaphors for human existence- their bloom time is only fleeting. They also signify love and the female mystique (beauty, strength, and sexuality) along with tranquility and peace.
I also imagine that the narrative behind your songs is also the result of your musical taste. From divas such as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, and Whitney Houston to classical music and much more. How important is it for you to blend in such a refined way, all those influences, without losing the focus on the sound that makes you so unique?
I have been exposed to a lot of music and genres in my life. Growing up, my dad introduced me to bands like The Eagles, The Doobie Brothers, and The Beatles, while my mom loved soft 80's hits like Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler and Sacrifice by Elton John. I found a love for all the divas with massive vocals like Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, and Whitney Houston because I loved to sing along and be a diva myself, haha. Of course, my love of Classical and instruments has been important for my well-being as it soothes my soul. I often have it playing in the background during the day. All of these influences (along with choir and church singing experiences) have contributed to my unique sound, which has pop qualities but with a refined taste at the essence of it all.
We have big plans! The sky is the limit, and I'm going for it. I hope to collaborate with influential artists, perform on big stages, do some important work that challenges my creativity, and combine my music with cultural experiences that bring goodness and love to humanity. It must always feel meaningful.
Heather, it was such a pleasure having you with us today. Is there anything you would like to say to our readers?
Thank you so much for having me! It was a pleasure to answer these questions as genuinely as possible. Stay tuned for my upcoming work! It's going to be fantastic and full of surprises. 🙂
Check the links below, discover more about Heather Walton and her music, and don't forget to add her tracks to your favorite playlists!
Official Website: www.heatherwalton.com
Instagram: heathermwalton
Spotify: Heather Walton
YouTube: Heather Walton
Website: www.sonosmusicrecords.com
Instagram: sonos_music_records
Youtube: ItalianMUSICpromo
(P)2021 – SONOS MUSIC RECORDS (a Maffucci Music Label)
©2021 – "I Wanna Know" (Heather Marie Tanner), MAFFUCCI MUSIC
Born in California, Heather Walton is an American singer-songwriter living in Utah, USA. She composes her music with the acoustic guitar and piano, her favorite being the electric guitar. Some of her influences are Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Christina Aguilera (all the divas). Along with Elton John, one of her favorite artists. She also has a love for classical music, which often trickles into her compositions. She began singing before she could talk, with some of her earliest memories performing for her church congregation. She's participated in choirs, music festivals, singing groups, and competitions, as well as studio work. Heather's childhood was overflowing with the arts, including dance classes, vocal lessons, and a passion for acting. As a contemporary vocalist that adores romantic music, Heather is aspiring to achieve this vibe in her upcoming work. She enjoys tapping into her feminine and sensual side, her most authentic nature. She hopes to spread light with her music and lyrics, as her mission is to help all feel love, the highest of all values. Heather started releasing covers on YouTube in 2018 and was discovered by a Canadian mastering engineer, François Rocheleau. He began mastering her covers and encouraged her to release original compositions. In 2019 she joined a local band and learned a lot about teamwork. She still enjoys collaborating with them when possible. In 2020 she was contacted by Mtec Academy Music Production from London, UK. They released 7 singles together. Early 2021, Heather signed with the renowned Italian Sonos Music Records Intl. Label (Maffucci Music). Out in May, her new single "I Wanna Know" which will be the first of a long collaboration with them and the arranger Ermanno Corrado, who runs his recording studios and video production facility.
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Think you've run out of room in your bedroom? You might just need to look at the space in a different way. Cast your eye around the room and put any neglected areas to good use with these clever design ideas.
Don't write off a low area beneath the eaves. Instead, locate a seat in the space to create a cosy, relaxing spot. Here, a pretty armchair is perfectly positioned in an otherwise unused corner. The little artwork next to it helps to create a vignette and makes the area a real feature in the room.
Want to free up some floor space? Ditch the bedside table and opt for a shelf instead. This one sits nicely flush with the corner wall and provides just enough room for pre-sleep essentials. The honey-coloured wood looks particularly beautiful against the blue walls, too.
If this doesn't offer quite enough room, the extra space below is the perfect spot for a storage basket.
Unusual-shaped windows sometimes present a design dilemma. However, a cleverly placed sideboard has turned this wide, rectangular opening into a feature. The sideboard's shape replicates that of the window frame and highlights its unique appearance. It not only looks lovely, it provides nifty storage, too.
Place your bed against an unused chimney breast and employ the adjacent alcoves for bedside storage. Here, three neat shelves provide extra surfaces above two modern bedside units. The design has created a lot of storage and frees up space for a wardrobe elsewhere in the room.
Why waste valuable space on your bedside table when you could hang your lamps instead? There are some gorgeous designs for subtle, low-slung pendants around, so it should be easy to find something you like. The oversized bulb here is simple yet striking and gives the whole space a cool, contemporary feel.
This built-in wardrobe has maximised every inch of available space in this bedroom. Instead of looking at the sloping ceiling as a hindrance, the joiner has integrated it into the design of the cabinets. The wardrobe is now a statement feature in the room.
If you think you've run out of space in your bedroom, consider moving your bed out slightly and using the space behind. Here, a simple false wall has been built behind the bed to add some neat, extra storage to the room.
The recessed shelf is a quirky version of the standard bedside table, while the wall-to-wall shelf above provides plenty more surface area.
A classic yet effective way to maximise space in the bedroom is to place a seat at the foot of the bed. A sofa or ottoman gives the room a luxurious feel and can also double up as storage.
This clean, modern ottoman provides a comfy place to sit, as well as an extra surface. Lift up the lid and you have a great space in which to stash your bed linen, too.
If you're lucky enough to have a large bedroom, maximise its potential with a room divider. This one may be part of a large room, but that room must work hard as kitchen, living area and sleep space, so this useful shelving unit not only does its job as a divider, but also doubles up as a storage space.
In a large bedroom that doesn't need to multi-task, you could create the sense of a suite by having a seating area like this, or alternatively make use of the space by turning it into a walk-in wardrobe.
In this small twin bedroom, a bookshelf ladder has been placed between the two beds. By choosing something with height, the owners have made the most of vertical space. Multiple ledges provide plenty of surface space, and the clip-on lamps are perfectly positioned for bedtime reading.
This recessed bookshelf is a fabulous use of an awkward corner. By cutting into the wall, the space has been transformed into a neat, streamlined storage solution. A good joiner will be able to advise you on how to utilise wall space like this in your own bedroom.
Window seats are lovely places to sit and watch the world go by. They're often located beneath a large bay window, but they can work just as well under a small opening, too.
This one makes brilliant use of a little alcove window and provides an ideal perching place for taking in the gorgeous view.
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Entourage Star Jeremy Piven Caught in Hollywood Sex Scandal
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A recent investigation has revealed a darker side of Hollywood star Jeremy Piven, who is now fighting to debunk sexual assault allegations.
Jeremy Piven has become the next Hollywood star to be caught in a shocking sexual harassment row, being accused of committing sexual assault eight years ago.
Speaking to Buzzfeed, actress Anastasia Taneie, who worked as an extra on the set of "Entourage" in 2009, alleged that Piven assaulted her in a dark hallway, grabbing her, pushing her against a wall and groping her chest and genitals.
From Fatty Arbuckle to Harvey Weinstein: The Sex Scandals That Dogged Hollywood
She said that the actor only stopped when an assistant director walked past them and then told him to fire her for "coming onto him."
Explaining why she did not choose to come forward earlier, Taneie said that she "was scared at the time nobody was going to believe [her]."
"I didn't want to make a scene. I just wanted to go home."
"It was the most horrible thing I've ever experienced," she added.
According to Buzzfeed, Andy Lobo, another actor who worked on the set that day, stated that Taneie came into the common room in tears after her encounter with Piven and revealed that the Entourage star sexually assaulted her.
READ MORE: Sweden Pledges Crackdown on Harassment as Hundreds of Stars Share Their Stories
Piven, who rose to fame for his portrayal of agent Ari Gold in HBO's hit show "Entourage" from 2004 to 2011, has been also accused by two other women of improper sexual conduct.
The actor, however, has publicly denied the allegations.
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— Jeremy Piven (@jeremypiven) 9 ноября 2017 г.
Over the past few months, Hollywood has been rocked by numerous allegations of sexual assault that saw some of its biggest stars fall from grace.
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Spacey Pulled From Upcoming Ridley Scott Movie, Faces New Accusations
Since October, Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been accused by as many as 77 women of sexual assault and rape, being forced out of his own company and leaving his seat at the Academy Awards.
Subsequently, Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey was accused by a number of men of sexual harassment, dropping from a number of projects, including the fan favorite "House of Cards."
These were followed by the outings of celebrity comic Louis C.K. and filmmaker Brett Ratner.
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Q: How can I debug custom terraform provider which I have implemented I have implemented a kubernetes terraform provider which applies manifest files to k8s cluster. I have created .tf files also but when I run terraform init it downloads plugins from terraform registry.
How can I make my plugin to run for terraform apply.

A: Debugging a TerraForm provider
Understanding the design
In order to do it, you first have to understand how Go builds apps, and then how terraform works with it.
Every terraform provider is a sort of module. In order to support an open, modular system, in almost any language, you need to be able to dynamically load modules and interact with them. Terraform is no exception.
However, the go lang team long ago decided to compile to statically linked applications;
any dependencies you have will be compiled into 1 single binary. Unlike in other native languages (like C, or C++), a
.dll or .so is not used; there is no dynamic library to load at runtime and thus, modularity becomes a whole other trick.
This is done to avoid the notorious dll hell that was so common up until most modern systems included some
kind of dependency management. And yes, it can still be an issue.
Every terraform provider is its own mini RPC server. When terraform runs your provider, it actually starts a new process that is your provider, and connects to it through
this RPC channel. Compounding the problem is that the lifetime of your provider process is very much
ephemeral; potentially lasting no more and a few seconds. It's this process you need to connect to with your debugger
Normal debugging
Normally, you would directly spin-up your app, and it would load modules into application memory. That's why you can actually
debug it, because your debugger knows how to find the exact memory address for your provider. However, you don't have
this arrangement, and you need to do a remote debug session.
The conundrum
So, you don't load terraform directly, and even if you did, your module (a.k.a your provider) is in the memory
space of an entirely different process; and that lasts no more than a few seconds, potentially.
The solution

*

*You need the debugging tool delve.

*You are going to have to place a little bit of shim code close to the spot in the code where you want to begin
debugging. We need to stop this provider process from exiting before we can connect. So, put this bit of code in place:

    connected := false
    for !connected {
        time.Sleep(time.Second) // set breakpoint here
    }

This code effectively creates an infinite sleep loop; but that's actually essential to solving the problem.

*Place a break point right inside this loop. It won't do anything, yet.

*Now run the terraform commands you need to, to engage the code you're desiring to debug. Upon doing so,
terraform will basically stop, as it waits on a response from you provider; because you put an infinite sleep loop in

*You must now tell delve to connect to this remote process using it's PID. This isn't as hard as it seems.
Run this commands:
dlv --listen=:2345 --headless=true --api-version=2 --accept-multiclient attach $(pgrep terraform-provider-artifactory)
The last argument gets the PID for your provider and supplies it to delve to connect. Immediately upon running this
command, you're going to hit your break point. Please make sure to substitute terraform-provider-artifactory for your provider name

*To exit this infinite loop, use your debugger to set connected to true. By doing so you change the loop predicate
and it will exit this loop on the next iteration.

*DEBUG! - At this point you can, step, watch, drop the call stack, etc. Your whole arsenel is available


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Friesland by Nicolaas Visscher II. ca. 1678
de Rijke: "Eén van de mooiste kaarten van Friesland."
The Visscher Family
For nearly a century, the members of the Visscher family were important art dealers and map publishers in Amsterdam.
Claes Jansz. Visscher, or N.J. Piscator (1587-1652)
Claes Jansz. Vischer bought a house in Amsterdam, 'de gulden Bors', on the important Kalverstraat and changed the name into "In de Visscher" and it was under this title that the shop was to flourish for many years.
He was famous for his engravings and etchings of Dutch landscape and of 'historical scenes', such as sieges, battles, etc. These 'historical scenes' were considered as contemporary illustrated news items, especially, e.g., that of 'the Eighty Years' War'.
For the publication of his first atlas, he bought copperplates of the atlas Germania Inferior by Pieter van den Keere (1623).
In 1649, he published an atlas entitled Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum, containing the same maps as Langenes' Caert Thresoor, for which Visscher had only new title-pages engraved.
Claes Jansz. Visscher died in 1652. His wife, Neeltjen Florisdr., had already died in 1640. They had seven children, four of whom were still alive at Claes Jansz.'s death. One of them was Nicolaes Visscher I, who was to continue his father's business.
Nicolaes Visscher I (1618-1679)
Nicolaes Visscher I entered into partnership with his father and continued the busines and stayed on the Kalverstraat 'in de Visscher' till his death.
About 1657, the first edition appeared of his Atlas Contractus Orbis Terrarum.
Between 1664 and 1677, several editions of his Atlas Contractus appeared without a printed index, for these atlases had no fixed contents, but were composed according to the buyer's financial leaping-pole.
In May 1664, Nicolaes Visscher was admitted as a member of the Booksellers' Guild of his town. In July 1677, he was granted a patent of the States of Holland and West-Friesland for the printing and publishing of maps and atlases for a period of 15 years.
After this, he again published an Atlas Contractus, this time with a printed index. At about the same time, he also brought out an Atlas Minor.
Nicolaes Visscher II (1649-1702)
Nicolaes Visscher II inherited the 'shop' from his father. To obtain a new privilegio he applied to the States of Holland and West-Friesland in 1682, for a patent for printing and publishing maps. This patent was granted to him the same year. He moved the firm to the Dam, but it kept the same sign-board: "In de Visscher".
Around 1683, he published his first Atlas Minor with a printed index of 91 maps. In 1684, an atlas Germania Inferior appeared. Till 1697 he published another number of atlases. He used his grandfather's (Claes Jansz.) maps less often now and relied more and more on his own.
The wars waged in this time initiated the compilation of maps of the countries where the armies were operating. Many maps of war were included in the various editions of his Atlas Minor.
After Nicolaes' death, his wife, Elizabeth Verseyl, published all the maps of war in the form of an atlas under the title: De Stoel des Oorlogs in de Wereld (The seat of war in the world).
The widow of Nicolaes Visscher II (?-1726)
His widow continued the business energetically, and by her hand, under the name of her deceased husband, numerous atlases appeared, e.g., several editions of the Atlas Minor, an Atlas Maior and De Stoel des Oorlogs. The shop enjoyed a high reputation owing to the great variety of the assortment. Not only 'Visscher' maps, but also maps of other publishers were obtainable. With the death of Elizabeth Verseyl, in 1726, the last descendant died of a great map- and atlas-publishing firm in Amsterdam.
Dominii Frisiae Tabula, inter Flevum et Lavicam.
Category: Antique maps > Europe > The Netherlands
References: de Rijke (Friesland) - #46.2
Old, antique map of Friesland, by Nicolaas Visscher II.
Title: Dominii Frisiae Tabula, inter Flevum et Lavicam.
Auctore B. Schotano à Sterringa.
ex Officina Nicolai Visscher.
cum Privilegio Ordin: General: Belgii Foederati.
Cartographer: Bernardus Schotanus à Sterringa.
Date of the first edition: c. 1665.
Date of this map: c. 1678.
Size (not including margins): 480 x 565mm (18.9 x 22.24 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Original coloured, excellent.
Condition Rating: A+.
References: de Rijke (Friesland), #46.2
From: Atlas Contractus Orbis Terrarum Praecipuas ac Novissimas Complectens Tabulas. Amsterdam, N. Visscher, 1656-77. (Koeman III, Vis5-8)
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