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MV Spirit of Chartwell is a hotel barge owned and operated by Portuguese holiday company Douro Azul for luxury cruises along the Douro river, Porto, Portugal.

Previously owned and operated by the Magna Carta Steamship Company for luxury cruises along the River Thames, she was selected in late 2011 to be the royal barge as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations, and carried the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in a flotilla of more than 1,000 vessels during the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June 2012. The ship was sold in June 2012 to Douro Azul to operate luxury cruises in the Douro river.

She was designed in the style of the Côte d'Azur Pullman Express deluxe train and carries artefacts from the original train and ocean liners such as ,  and .

Former use and refit
The ship was formerly a Rhine ship known as Vincent van Gogh. She was refitted as a luxury Thames cruise vessel by the Dutch Kooiman Group in 2009/2010.

Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant

For the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2012 the vessel was lavishly decorated in red, gold and purple, reminiscent of royal barges of the 17th and 18th centuries. Among the additions were thousands of flowers, an ornate gilded prow sculpture of Old Father Thames carved and moulded in jesmonite, symbols of royalty, and a large red velvet banner with a royal coat of arms made of more than half a million gold-coloured buttons.

A special warrant was issued by the Secretary of State for Defence to permit Spirit of Chartwell to wear the White Ensign whilst serving as the Royal Barge on 3 June 2012. When the Queen was on board, she also flew the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom from the bow.

See also
 List of river cruise ships

References

External links

Official website
Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant

1997 ships
Hotel barges
Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
River cruise ships

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Paramilitaries allegedly feed crocodiles, tigers and lions with the bodies of their victims, newspaper El Heraldo reported Monday.
fed to wild animals. The recent discovery of a lion abandoned in the home of paramilitary and drug trafficker Carlos Mario Jimenez alias 'Macaco' supports this theory.
Consulted by El Heraldo, the Prosecutor General's Office did not rule out the possibility the seized lion actually ate human flesh.
But paramilitaries not only use wild animals to get rid of bodies but also to kill people. Paramilitary Jose Gregorio Mangones Lugo alias 'Carlos Tijeras' confessed he used rattlesnakes, one of the most poisonous in the world, to kill peasants. This way the deaths look like accidents and not like murders which prevents official investigations.
The testimonies have not been verified but are under investigation.


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Elements of Useful Knowledge: Containing a Historical and ..., Volume 3
By Noah Webster
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.
A HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF
THE EMPIRES AND STATES IN
EUROPE, ASIA and AFRIC.4,
WITH THEIR COLONIES.
To which is added,
a BRIEF prescription of NEW HOLLAND, AND
THE PRINCIPAL ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC
AND INDIAN OCEANS.
NEW-HAVEN, (Connecticut)
PUBLISHED BY BRONSON, WALTER & Co.
O. Steele & Co. Printers.
- - *...*. D1st Rict of connEcticut, to wit: BE it remembered, That on the twenty-third day of July, in the thirty-first year of the independence of the United States of America, No AH WE as TER, Esq. of the said District, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit: "ELEMENTs of Useful Knowledge, vol. III. Containing a His"torical and Geographical Account of the Empires and States "in Europe, Asia, and Africa, with their Colonies. To " which is added, a brief description of New Holland, and "the principal Islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. For " the use of schools. By NoAH WEBsTER, Esq." IN conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, intitled "An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such Copies, during the times therein taentioned." HENRY W. EDWARDS, Clerk of the District of Connecticut. THE first and second volumes of the Elements of Useful Knowledge, having been well received by my Jellow citizens, I have comfiled a third volume, which, it is firesumed, will be found no less interesting than the fireceding. In some respects, it may be more interesting ; as the countries here described firesent innumerable subjects of description, which are not found in the United States. In this volume, as in the former, I have endeavored to render the work useful to the Student, by interweaving, with tofiographical description, important historical facts, which will serve to eaccite his curiosity, and firomfit him to jurther inquiry. The young reader wants to know not only the position of a country, and its firesent state ; but the origin and frogress of its settlement, its revolutions, and in short the events to which it owes its character and condition. A bare enumeration of the latitude and longitude of a filace, its boundaries, magnitude and flofulation, is by no means the most useful fart of Geographical Knowledge. To render the work as correct as hossible, the best modern treatises on Geografthy have been consulted, with several histories and travels. In the firesent revolutionary state of Europe, a compiler is sometimes embarrassed by the uncertainty of the fate of kingdoms and states ; for while he is writing, a kingdom may be dismembered or annihilated, and his account of it rendered incorrect. 1 have however attempted to state the actual condition of the several states in Eurofle, at the commencement of the firesent year. *In this and the fireceding volumes, the reader and student will find a brief survey of the globe, and of the nations which inhabit it. Minute details are incompatible with the design of this work; they can neither be introduced into schools, nor would they be useful, if they could. The most frominent features of the earth, and the most interesting
facts reshecting the character and condition of its inhabitunts, selected with judgment, and arranged with met/.2d, cre far the most suitable for young students, as they interest the mind, without 5urdening the memory. In a few instances the common orthography is corrected, by retrenching a suffeofluous letter. Thus the true firimitive spielling of lether and fether, which has been corrzofited in modern times, by introducing a, is here restored.— On investigation, I find that modern writers have, in mamy instances, ferverted the sure orthografhy of our dazzguage, while the hronunciation remains unchanged. This has created a difference between the orthography and fronunciation, which did not originally exist, and which ought not to be fermitted in our elegant language. Several eacamfiles are mentioned in the Preface to my Comfiendious Dictionary. These errors may gradually be amended, without inconvenience. Having been long herfilered with the discordant of inions
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Src. 1. Boundaries AND Extr NT. The Great
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4. The Euxine. The Euxine or Black Sea lies between the 41st and 47th degrees of north latitude, and between the 28th and 42d degrees of east longitude; being at least 600 miles in length, and 450 in bredth. On the north side, the Crimea, a large peninsula, projects into this sea, and on the north east of this peninsula, is
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Die Kobernaußerwaldwarte ist eine Warte in Oberösterreich. Sie liegt am Gipfel des Steiglbergs (), dem höchsten Punkt des Kobernaußerwaldes in der Gemeinde Lohnsburg am Kobernaußerwald.

Geschichte
1929 errichtete das Landesvermessungsamt unter der Leitung eines Ingenieurs mit etlichen Zimmerleuten auf dem Steiglberg einen 26 m hohen hölzernen Turm, der Vermessungszwecken diente, aber auch als Aussichtsturm viel besucht wurde. Bereits 1934 wurde er wegen Baufälligkeit wieder abgetragen.

1969 beschloss der Fremdenverkehrsverband Lohnsburg, einen neuen Aussichtsturm zu bauen. Dieser wurde in Betonbauweise errichtet und im Sommer 1969 nach dreimonatiger Bauzeit eröffnet.

Beschreibung
Die Aussichtsplattform in 30 Meter Höhe wird nach einem Münzeinwurf über 125 Stufen erschlossen. Im Treppenaufgang befindet sich eine regelmäßig neu gestaltete Galerie im Turm. Die Aussicht umfasst die oberösterreichischen Alpen, das Salzkammergut und reicht nach Norden bis zum Böhmerwald.

Weblinks
 Die Kobernaußerwaldwarte, Heimathaus Lohnsburg
 Aussichtswarte im Kobernaußerwald, Treffpunkt Ried

Aussichtsturm in Oberösterreich
Aussichtsturm in Europa
Lohnsburg am Kobernaußerwald
Erbaut in den 1960er Jahren
Bauwerk im Bezirk Ried im Innkreis


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Laporte Maintenance Courses are here!
Laporte-CPC UK are proud to announce the launch of our brand new maintenance courses.
Laporte are on the road!
The team are proud to announce we are heading to the Archery Trade Association (ATA) Trade Show in Indianapolis from the 11th of January to the 13th. We will be showcasing the latest innovative archery trap from Laporte.
Laporte-CPC are proud to sponsor the category of 'Young Shooter of the year' at the CPSA Awards.


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El Área de Aprendizaje Digital Noruega (NDLA)  (en noruego: Nasjonal digital læringsarena) es una empresa de una junta de condados que ofrece ventajas de aprendizaje digitales abiertas para la educación secundaria superior. Además de ser una recopilación de recursos educativos abiertos (OER), NDLA proporciona una gama de otras herramientas en línea para compartir y cooperar. La responsabilidad legal para el programa está a cargo del Concejal de Ayuntamiento de Hordaland.

NDLA no tiene empleados propios, pero dirige co-trabajadores que están dentro del sistema de recursos del condado, así como co-trabajadores del sector privado. Las actividades del núcleo están organizadas en equipos: desarrollo de contenidos, desarrollo técnico, administración de aplicaciones, administración de contenido, NDLA interactivo, y soporte de escritorio.

Historia
En 2006 el Ministerio noruego de Educación e Investigación destinó NOK 50 mil para el desarrollo de recursos de aprendizaje digitales para temas de educación secundaria. Entre los objetivos está la intención de profundizar el acceso y uso de recursos de aprendizaje digitales en educación secundaria y aumentar el volumen y la variedad de tales recursos. El aumento de la diversidad y del volumen fueron considerados como condiciones significativas para la introducción de material de aprendizaje libre en educación secundaria superior. El incentivo fue una enmienda imponiendo los condados para que proporcionen material educativo libre, tanto impreso como digital, incluyendo hardware digital.

El 20 de septiembre de 2006 los ejecutivos de jefe del condado de educación acordaron establecer un proyecto de junta para desarrollar material de contenido digital para todos los temas en educación secundaria. El proyecto fue nombrado Área de Aprendizaje Digital Noruega  (NDLA). El trabajo del proyecto preliminar empezó al comienzo del 2007; todos los condados, excepto Oslo, hicieron parte de la colaboración. El primer año el proyecto estuvo plenamente financiado por el Ministerio de Educación e Investigación. El 26 de septiembre el Primer ministro Jens Stoltenberg abrió oficialmente el Área de Aprendizaje Digital Noruega. En el año académico de 2008-2009 se iniciaron los materiales de contenidos para Noruega, en ciencias naturales, salud y cuidado social, los cuales estuvieron publicados durante el primer año en curso.

Los 18 condados que participan se hicieron cargo de la financiación del proyecto, y para el año académico de 2009-2010 el material de contenido digital estuvo proporcionado para 17 currículos y más de 30 áreas. Fueron aumentando por año y al inicio escolar de 2014, se cubrieron aproximadamente 40 currículas y 60 áreas dentro de la educación secundaria superior.

En 2013 el condado de Akershus decidió retirarse del proyecto, aun así, el condado reinició su participación en enero de 2014.

El número de visitas a los recursos de aprendizaje digitales ha ido aumentando desde el inicio del proyecto. Basado en índices de Google Analytics las figuras son:
 2010: 1 431 017
 2011: 2 876 541
 2012: 4 799 181
 2013: 7 022 812
El condado de Oslo no participa en el proyecto de NDLA pero es el condado con más visitas y uso de los recursos en ndla.no. En 2013 hubo 1.139.129 visitas de Oslo.

Áreas temáticas disponibles
La mayoría del material disponible en NDLA está autorizado por la licencia de Creative Commons y es libre de ser utilizado. Todo el material está basado en información oficial de la Dirección Noruega de Educación y Formación. Al inicio del año académico de 2014, estuvo disponible el material de enseñanza de los siguientes temas y áreas:
 Temas generales básicos
 Inglés
 Educación física
 Matemática
 Matemática 1.º curso de año, práctico
 Matemática 1.º curso de año, teórico
 Matemática 2.º curso de año, práctico
 Ciencias naturales
 Noruego
 Ciencias sociales
 Historia 2.º y 3.º curso de año (no completado)
 Educación vocacional
 Diseño y oficios 1.º curso de año
 Estudios eléctricos 1.º curso de año (no completado)
 Salud y adolescencia 1.º curso de año
 La infancia y la juventud estudia 2.º y 3º cursos de año
 Trabajador de salud 2.º y 3º cursos de año
 El restaurante y la nutrición estudia 1.º curso de año
 Cocinando y el auxiliar estudia 2.º curso de año (no completado)
 Tecnología espacial 3.º curso de año
 Servicio y Transporte 1.º curso de año
 ICT El servicio estudia 2.º curso de año
 Turismo 2.º curso de año
 Empresarial, servicio y seguridad 2.º curso de año
 Transporte y logística 2.º curso de año
 Tecnología y producción industrial 1.º curso de año
 Niveles académicos
 Biología 1
 Inglés
 Cultura y literatura inglesas 3.º curso de año
 Inglés Internacional 2.º curso de año
 Estudios sociales ingleses 3.º curso de año
 Comunicación y cultura 1, 2,3
 Marketing y administración
 Matemática
 Matemática R1
 Matemática R2
 Matemática S1
 Matemática S2
 Los medios de comunicación y la información 1º y 2º

Otros Servicios
Además de los recursos de aprendizaje digitales abiertos, NDLA proporciona una serie de herramientas para compartir y cooperar. Algunas de estas son:
 FYR: Recursos de aprendizaje abierto para áreas básicas, pertinencia y estudios vocacionales.
 Compartiendo:  Una plataforma para intercambio individual de material.
 Mi NDLA:  Un registro que personaliza los puntos destacados y las notas del usuarios. Requiere registrarse, pero no tiene ninguna limitación para registrar una cuenta.
 Collaborative Editor de tiempo real: Una herramienta basada en Etherpad para co-escribir.
 NDLA Filmar: Un servicio abierto de películas con largometrajes, cortometrajes, documentales, y series de televisión.
 Canal de YouTube: Proporciona NDLA vídeos.

Colaboración internacional
NDLA Coopera con Khan Academia para la traducción y organización de páginas, subtítulos noruegos para vídeos, marco noruego y tareas noruegas. Además NDLA coopera con el proyecto PhET de la Universidad de Colorado, proporcionando simulacros en HTML5 así como traducción y organización de las dos formas de noruegos.

Tecnología
NDLA está desarrollado publicaciones en el sistema editorial Drupal 6. La solución fue inicialmente creada por el grupo en desarrollo Utdanning.no pero ahora el desarrollo y las operaciones están a cargo del grupo Cerpus. El código del núcleo del sistema es un software de código abierto para cualquiera que apunta a desarrollar recursos de aprendizaje digital.

Premios y Nombramientos
En 2011 NDLA estuvo nominado para Premio de Servicio Público europeo (EPSA). El premio es otorgado anualmente dentro de la UE/EEC área, la ambición es desarrollar y mejorar soluciones dentro de administración pública y civil. NDLA Era candidato para el premio con la entrada: NDLA Innovación en Adquisición, Desarrollo y Distribución de Recursos de Aprendizaje Digital. Un total de 274 iniciativas fueron evaluadas, y 15 candidatos fueron nominados para el premio.

En 2014 NDLA ganó el Premio Boldic por su web abierta e innovadora repositorio en ndla.no. En su declaración el jurado destacó la estrategia del proyecto NDLA y las soluciones que pueden escalonarse a través de los países nórdicos y bálticostravés del nórdicos, y que NDLA proporciona una manera única de promover el aprendizaje a distancia y ICT-soportado flexible lifelong aprendizaje.

Evaluaciones externas
Los recursos de aprendizaje de NDLA son continuamente evaluados por terceros independientes. Unos estudios realizados por usuarios externos en 2013 reveló que NDLA era mayoritariamente utilizado como complemento de un libro de textos tradicional, y el uso era en gran parte dirigido por el profesor. El alumnado destacó lecturas electrónicas y diferenció tareas más útiles. Tanto los profesores como el alumnado enfatizaron el valor de la posibilidad de diferenciar material y tareas con distintos diseños para estudiantes con capacidades de aprendizaje variables.

Aprovisionamiento y Producción
NDLA busca en el mercado recursos de aprendizaje digital para cubrir los objetivos de las diferentes áreas. NDLA pide servicios de producción, grupos de desarrollo de material de aprendizaje digital, para cualquiera de laso partes o soluciones totales para un currículo completo.

La responsabilidad del trabajo editorial, orgación, meta-tagging, y poniendo junto el material en las diferentes áreas con sus respectivos grupos reclutados de escuelas secundarias superiores en los condados. La calidad de los contenidos de cada sitio son controlados por la academia universitaria, u otros especialistas en cada campo particular. Todo el material está publicado en las dos formas de noruegos.

Cuando la demanda no es conocida, los grupos editores producirán su propio material. Las compañías editoriales están invitadas a colaborar en cada ronda de compra, y son libres de hacer una oferta de su material que beneficie sus intereses.

Financiando
Los ingresos básicos de NDLA son una contribución de la junta de los condados que toman parte, de NOK 400, - por estudiante, el cual constituye unos ingresos anuales estimados de NOK 64 mil. En 2013 esto era más bajo debido a que Akershus' dejó el proyecto. El 66% de los gastos netos de NDLA en 2013 estuvo gastado por encima del mercado.

En 2010 NDLA fue acusada por la Asociación de Editores noruegos ante la Autoridad de Vigilancia europea (ESA). Los editores reclamaron que la financiación estatal de más de NOK 150 mil no cumplía con el control internacional de soporte estatal financiero, y esto representó un obstáculo al establecimiento de un mercado libre para recursos de aprendizaje digitales.

La acusación fue inicialmente rechazada por el la Autoridad de Vigilancia EFTA el 12 de octubre de 2011. En diciembre de 2012 el despido estuvo puesto aparte por el EFTA Tribunal después de una apelación de la Asociación de Editores. En marzo de 2013 el tribunal de EFTA anunció una investigación formal de la financiación de NDLA, y ESA reabrió el caso. Después de un examen ESA llegó a la misma conclusión: la financiación de NDLA es conforme a las reglas de financiación estatal.

Referencias

Materiales educativos


CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 10, 2018 – CR architecture + design announced today that Bruce Quisno has joined the leadership team, as Vice President of Retail Market and Bill Dandy has assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer.
An experienced industry leader, Quisno comes with extensive client-side experience having worked at Macy's for 20 years. He most recently was VP of Construction, where he managed Macy's corporate portfolio of architecture and construction projects. A registered Architect and nationally recognized leader in the retail/architectural world, Bruce is an active member of both ICSC, where he chaired their national conference and the AIA, where he sat on their board for 8 years.
The company further announced in another key move, that effective immediately, Bill Dandy will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer. Dandy recently joined CR as their Chief Growth Officer for all eight areas of market expertise in May of this year and now assumes the additional responsibility of running the company's operations.
Dandy's background includes over 25 years in senior management and C-level marketing and operations roles for iconic retail brands. He most recently served as Chief Client Officer for a privately-held technology and marketing consulting firm with both a national and international presence, serving similar market segments to CR. With Bruce Quisno joining the executive ranks, this is the second key leadership move within the last four months that David Arends has made to seed client-based senior leadership and talent into the firm.
Bruce Quisno, a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, will be based with CR's corporate team in Cincinnati. He will report to Dandy and will be leading all retail client relationship teams for the company nationally.
CR architecture + design manages eight areas of market expertise nationally and is recognized as a design expert in the market segments we serve. Our commercial, higher education, K-12, government, hospitality, housing, senior living and retail groups focus on design creativity, technology, energy and delivering value through exceptional client service. At CR, we're committed to taking care of our clients, exceeding their expectations and showing passion and expertise in everything we do. We are equally committed to our employees by providing them with opportunities and resources to advance, diversify and continuously hone their craft. We lead through relationships and at the end of the day, we partner with our clients to help them grow and in turn, we grow along with them.


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Q: Estimação de Parâmetros com o uso da função optim estou tendo um problema na estimação de parâmetros ao usar o código abaixo:
N=1000
m=matrix(ncol=5,nrow=N)

mu1=1.2
mu2=1.5
phi1=1
phi2=2
rho=0.5
n=100
truevalue=c(mu1,mu2,phi1,phi2,rho)

for (i in 1:N){
U1=rnorm(n,0,1)
U2=rnorm(n,0,1)
z1=U1*((sqrt(1+rho)+sqrt(1-rho))/2)+U2*((sqrt(1+rho)-sqrt(1-rho))/2)
z2=U1*((sqrt(1+rho)-sqrt(1-rho))/2)+U2*((sqrt(1+rho)+sqrt(1-rho))/2)
T1=((phi1*mu1)/(phi1+1))*((1/2)*sqrt(2/phi1)*z1+sqrt(((1/2)*sqrt(2/phi1)*z1)^2+1))^2
T2=((phi2*mu1)/(phi2+1))*((1/2)*sqrt(2/phi2)*z1+sqrt(((1/2)*sqrt(2/phi2)*z1)^2+1))^2
y=T1*(1*(T2>1))

Loglik<-function(theta){

lmu1 <- theta[1]
lmu2 <- theta[2]
lphi1<- theta[3]
lphi2<- theta[4]
arho <- theta[5]
# Distribuição de Y
gy<-((1/(2*sqrt(2*pi)))*exp((-exp(lphi1)/4)*(sqrt((y*(exp(lphi1)+1))/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt((exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1))/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))^(2))*(sqrt(exp(lphi1)/2))*(((sqrt(exp(lphi1)+1))/(sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)*y)))+((sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))/(sqrt((exp(lphi1)+1)*y^(3)))))*pnorm(((sqrt(exp(lphi2)*(exp(lphi2)+1))*(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)-(exp(lphi2)+1)))/(sqrt(2)*(exp(lphi2)+1)*sqrt(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)*(1-sin(arho)^2))))+(((sin(arho)*sqrt(exp(lphi1)))/(sqrt(2*(1-sin(arho)^2))))*(sqrt((y*(exp(lphi1)+1))/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt((exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1))/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)))))))
w <- sqrt(exp(lphi2)/2)*(sqrt((exp(lphi2)+1)/(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)))-sqrt(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)/(exp(lphi2)+1)))
fda<- pnorm(w)
g=ifelse((y>0),gy,1)
lv<-sum((y>0)*log(g))+sum((y==0)*log(fda))
return(-lv)
}

grad<-function(theta){
  lmu1 <- theta[1]
  lmu2 <- theta[2]
  lphi1<- theta[3]
  lphi2<- theta[4]
  arho <- theta[5]
  f1<-ifelse((y>0),exp((-(1/4)*exp(lphi1))*((sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))^2))/(2*sqrt(2*pi)),0)
  f2<-ifelse((y>0),sqrt((1/2)*exp(lphi1)),0)
  f3<-ifelse((y>0),sqrt(exp(lphi1)+1)/sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)*y)+sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1))/sqrt((exp(lphi1)+1)*y^3),0)
  f4<-ifelse((y>0),pnorm(sqrt(exp(lphi2)*(exp(lphi2)+1))*(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)-exp(lphi2)-1)/(sqrt(2)*(exp(lphi2)+1)*sqrt(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)*(1-sin(arho)^2)))+sqrt(exp(lphi1))*sin(arho)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))/sqrt(2*(1-sin(arho)^2))),0)
  #Derivada em relação a exp(lmu1)
  df1m1<-ifelse((y>0),-(1/8)*exp(lphi1)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))*(-(1/2)*y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))*exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)^2)-(1/2)*exp(lphi1)/(sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)))*y*(exp(lphi1)+1)))*exp(-(1/4)*exp(lphi1)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))^2)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(pi),0)
  df2m1<-0
  df3m1<-ifelse((y>0),-(1/2)*sqrt(exp(lphi1)+1)*exp(lphi1)*y/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)*y)^(3/2)+(1/2)*exp(lphi1)/(sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1))*sqrt((exp(lphi1)+1)*y^3)),0)
  df4m1<-ifelse((y>0),((1/2)*exp(-(1/2)*((1/2)*sqrt(exp(lphi2)*(exp(lphi2)+1))*(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)-exp(lphi2)-1)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)*(1-sin(arho)^2))+sqrt(exp(lphi1))*sin(arho)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))/sqrt(2-2*sin(arho)^2))^2)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(pi))*(sqrt(exp(lphi1))*sin(arho)*(-(1/2)*y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))*exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)^2)-(1/2)*exp(lphi1)/(sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)))*y*(exp(lphi1)+1)))/sqrt(2-2*sin(arho)^2)),0)
  #Derivada em relação a exp(lmu2)
  df1m2<-0
  df2m2<-0
  df3m2<-0
  df4m2<-ifelse((y>0),((1/2)*exp(-(1/2)*((1/2)*sqrt(exp(lphi2)*(exp(lphi2)+1))*(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)-exp(lphi2)-1)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)*(1-sin(arho)^2))+sqrt(exp(lphi1))*sin(arho)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))/sqrt(2-2*sin(arho)^2))^2)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(pi))*((1/2)*sqrt(exp(lphi2)*(exp(lphi2)+1))*exp(lphi2)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)*(1-sin(arho)^2))-(1/4)*sqrt(exp(lphi2)*(exp(lphi2)+1))*(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)-exp(lphi2)-1)*sqrt(2)*exp(lphi2)*(1-sin(arho)^2)/(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)*(1-sin(arho)^2))^(3/2)),0)
  #Derivada em relação a exp(lphi1)
  df1ph1<-ifelse((y>0),(1/4)*(-(1/4)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))^2-(1/2)*exp(lphi1)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))*((1/2)*(y/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1))-y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)^2*exp(lmu1)))/sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-(1/2)*(exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))-exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)^2))/sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)))))*exp(-(1/4)*exp(lphi1)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))^2)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(pi),0)
  df2ph1<-ifelse((y>0),(1/4)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(exp(lphi1)),0)
  df3ph1<-ifelse((y>0),1/(2*sqrt(exp(lphi1)+1)*sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)*y))-(1/2)*sqrt(exp(lphi1)+1)*exp(lmu1)*y/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)*y)^(3/2)+(1/2)*exp(lmu1)/(sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1))*sqrt((exp(lphi1)+1)*y^3))-(1/2)*sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1))*y^3/((exp(lphi1)+1)*y^3)^(3/2),0)
  df4ph1<-ifelse((y>0),((1/2)*exp(-(1/2)*((1/2)*sqrt(exp(lphi2)*(exp(lphi2)+1))*(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)-exp(lphi2)-1)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)*(1-sin(arho)^2))+sqrt(exp(lphi1))*sin(arho)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))/sqrt(2-2*sin(arho)^2))^2)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(pi))*((1/2)*sin(arho)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))/(sqrt(exp(lphi1))*sqrt(2-2*sin(arho)^2))+sqrt(exp(lphi1))*sin(arho)*((1/2)*(y/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1))-y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)^2*exp(lmu1)))/sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-(1/2)*(exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))-exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)^2))/sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))/sqrt(2-2*sin(arho)^2)),0)
  #Derivada em relação a exp(lphi2)
  df1ph2<-0
  df2ph2<-0
  df3ph2<-0
  df4ph2<-ifelse((y>0),((1/2)*exp(-(1/2)*((1/2)*sqrt(exp(lphi2)*(exp(lphi2)+1))*(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)-exp(lphi2)-1)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)*(1-sin(arho)^2))+sqrt(exp(lphi1))*sin(arho)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))/sqrt(2-2*sin(arho)^2))^2)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(pi))*((1/2)*sin(arho)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))/(sqrt(exp(lphi1))*sqrt(2-2*sin(arho)^2))+sqrt(exp(lphi1))*sin(arho)*((1/2)*(y/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1))-y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)^2*exp(lmu1)))/sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-(1/2)*(exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))-exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)^2))/sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))/sqrt(2-2*sin(arho)^2)),0)
  #Derivada em relação a sin(arho)
  df1rh<-0
  df2rh<-0
  df3rh<-0
  df4rh<-ifelse((y>0),((1/2)*exp(-(1/2)*((1/2)*sqrt(exp(lphi2)*(exp(lphi2)+1))*(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)-exp(lphi2)-1)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)*(1-sin(arho)^2))+sqrt(exp(lphi1))*sin(arho)*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))/sqrt(2-2*sin(arho)^2))^2)*sqrt(2)/sqrt(pi))*((1/2)*sqrt(exp(lphi2)*(exp(lphi2)+1))*(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)-exp(lphi2)-1)*sqrt(2)*exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)*sin(arho)/(exp(lphi2)*exp(lmu2)*(1-sin(arho)^2))^(3/2)+sqrt(exp(lphi1))*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))/sqrt(2-2*sin(arho)^2)+2*sqrt(exp(lphi1))*sin(arho)^2*(sqrt(y*(exp(lphi1)+1)/(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)))-sqrt(exp(lphi1)*exp(lmu1)/(y*(exp(lphi1)+1))))/(2-2*sin(arho)^2)^(3/2)),0)
  grad1<-sum(df1m1*f2*f3*f4+f1*f2*df3m1*f4+f1*f2*f3*df4m1)
  grad2<-sum(f1*f2*f3*df4m2)
  grad3<-sum(df1ph1*f2*f3*f4+f1*df2ph1*f3*f4+f1*f2*df3ph1*f4+f1*f2*f3*df4ph1)
  grad4<-sum(f1*f2*f3*df4ph2)
  grad5<-sum(f1*f2*f3*df4rh)
  c(-grad1,-grad2,-grad3,-grad4,-grad5)
}

lmu1_0=log(2)
lmu2_0=log(1.5)
lphi1_0=log(3)
lphi2_0=log(3)
arho_0=asin(0.6)
start=c(lmu1_0,lmu2_0,lphi1_0,lphi2_0,arho_0)

op=optim(par=start, Loglik, grad, method="BFGS", hessian=F, control= list(maxit=1000000))
    m[i,]=c(exp(op$par[1]),exp(op$par[2]),exp(op$par[3]),exp(op$par[4]),sin(op$par[5    ]))
}

Será que alguém tem alguma sugestão para melhorar a estimação dos parâmetros, imprementei também o gradiente e utilizei o mesmo para rodar a função optim. Para facilitar a análise foi feito uma reparamerização dos parâmetros usando funções 1 a 1 (logaritmo e seno). Os parâmetros mu1, mu2,phi1 e phi2 devem ser números positivos e rhoé um número entre -1 e 1. Desde já agradeço a ajuda!!!

A: Não ficou claro, para mim, o que significa "melhorar a convergência". Rodei o teu código na minha máquina e a função optim convergiu.
Se "melhorar a convergência" significar obter resultados similares em menos interações, sugiro utilizar a função nlm. O problema dela é ser mais sensível à forma da função de verossimilhança.
Se "melhorar a convergência" significar obter valores mais próximos dos valores utilizados na simulação, aumente o número de iterações para além de 1e6 ou utilize o argumento abstol com um valor bem pequeno.
Entretanto, não vejo motivo para fazer isto. As estimativas obtidas utilizando o teu comando parecem ser excelentes.

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Divisional Round Game Picks: Who's Moving On?
Some people call this weekend the best weekend of the year. Why? Well, because usually, the divisional supplies us with some of the best football of the year. While, yes, it seems we are guaranteed a blowout this time around, the divisional round has been very kind to us over the years. It has given us things like the "Hail Mary" from Staubach to Pearson. It has given us the great back and forth between the Niners and Saints that led to "The Catch Part 3". We saw the Dolphins come back with a hook and ladder play and Charger great Kellen Winslow fight through to deliver a 41-38 win. We saw Joe Flacco improbably find Jacoby Jones for a 70 yard TD to tie the Broncos up and win in double overtime. We saw Steve Smith break open double overtime against the Rams by taking a Jake Delhomme pass to the house. And who can forget about the Immaculate Reception? This is an excellent weekend, so let's dive in.
It's not often you find crazy stats like these heading into the divisional round this season, but I did a little research on a couple of these and found some incredible things.
1. A rookie QB has never won a Super Bowl, much less started in one.
What does that mean? Well, it means Dallas doesn't have an easy road ahead of them, but we knew that. Facing the Packers and either the Falcons or Seahawks is a tough task for a rookie. But, on the other side, Dak can make history thanks to his excellent partner in crime Ezekiel Elliott and the fabulous Dallas offensive line. If a rookie has had a better chance, find me it.
2. Head coaches are 13-0 against their disciples in the Super Bowl era.
Yes, this is completely true. That record was stretched to 13-0 last Sunday with the Packers beating the Giants (Ben McAdoo was Green Bay's quarterbacks coach under Mike McCarthy). Now, you know that this stat wouldn't be brought out if there weren't matchups that had this during the divisional round. This week, there are two such matchups with a coach facing a disciple. The first of these two features Pete Carroll's Seahawks traveling to face the Falcons and head coach Dan Quinn, who was Carroll's defensive coordinator not long ago. The second matchup is on Saturday as well, with former Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien (now coach of the Houston Texans) heading up to Foxborough to face off against Bill Belichick and the Pats. Will history continue to repeat itself? Or will these disciples make a statement?
3. All home teams haven't won in the Wild Card and Divisional rounds since the 1974-75 season.
Do you know what's even crazier about this? In that 1974-75 season, there wasn't a wild card round! Only four teams made the playoffs from each conference, meaning that the playoffs started in the divisional round. What does this mean? Well, with every home team coming out on top last weekend, it means a road team will win this week. Who will it be? Cases can be made for at least three of the teams to go into an opposing stadium and win this week. Seattle has the playoff experience to upset the Falcons. The Packers have been red hot and Dallas has a rookie quarterback. Pittsburgh has also been hot, and they already have a win against Kansas City under their belt (plus, a dangerous trio finally healthy in the playoffs). It will be nearly impossible for the Texans to pull off the upset (just being realistic), but we've seen crazier things.
For Atlanta, it will be up to Deion Jones at times to cover Jimmy Graham over the middle of the field and to also be a spy on Russell Wilson to make sure he doesn't escape the pocket. Tevin Coleman is the lesser known of the two headed monster at running back, but his big play ability comes in the passing game. Don't be shocked if Atlanta has him out wide. Doug Baldwin will be key on Seattle's offense to create separation and make plays for Wilson. On defense, Bobby Wagner will need to be stout in the run game and be able to drop into coverage and blanket Atlanta's weapons.
For Houston, it's all about defense. Clowney needs to be able to generate pressure on Tom Brady to throw off their rhythm early and often. Edelman and company seem to always be a problem for teams, so AJ Bouye needs to step up big. Trey Flowers isn't a household name yet, but the talented edge rusher could have himself a coming out party Saturday night. Malcolm Mitchell isn't the receiver you think about in New England, but his speed could generate big plays down the field.
Ty Montgomery could be a factor on the ground and through the air on Sunday, especially with the absence of Jordy Nelson. Morgan Burnett has been very impactful on all three levels of the defense this season, and needs to help the line against Elliott and limit big plays. Cole Beasley will be Dak's best friend Sunday, as Green Bay couldn't cover him back in October. Sean Lee is an animal at linebacker, and his big play impact won't go unnoticed.
Ryan Shazier is the key piece for Pittsburgh on defense, and his speed will help in coverage. Eli Rogers will need to step up with Antonio Brown likely to draw Marcus Peters. With the Steelers keying in on Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce, Jeremy Maclin has flown under the radar, which isn't a good thing for Pittsburgh. Dee Ford has played well all season, and has a chance to continue that Sunday by providing a big impact off the edge.
This should be an excellent game. You know there won't be defensive breakdowns this time around that leave Julio Jones wide open; he will be accounted for on every play. With Seattle having the ability to provide constant pressure (Michael Bennett, Cliff Avril, Frank Clark), Atlanta will need to get the run game going with Freeman and Coleman. Having both backs with dual threat ability makes them even more dangerous, and Seattle will need to be disciplined. On the other side, it's all about containing Russell Wilson. Luckily, Dan Quinn knows all about Wilson. Vic Beasley needs to provide constant pressure, and having Deion Jones as a spy on Wilson most of the game will diminish the probability of extended gains on his scrambles. Seattle came alive in the run game last week with Thomas Rawls, but that Detroit team wasn't that great. This team can score at will on offense, so the Seahawks might need to get creative to keep up. This could go either way, but Atlanta seems primed for revenge.
How do you beat this Patriots team? With a good defense, specifically a pass rush and a solid secondary. Luckily, the Texans have that. Even without JJ Watt, Jadeveon Clowney and Whitney Mercilus have done enough off the edge. AJ Bouye has emerged at the corner position to help out Jonathan Joseph and company. They need the defense firing on all cylinders to pull this off. I think for the Texans to win, they need a couple turnovers. A strip sack and a pick would go a long way to giving their offense help. Lead by Brock Osweiler, there are a few things the Texans will need to do offensively. They succeeded against Oakland not by going to Hopkins, but by attacking the middle of the field with their tight ends. Fiedorowicz and Griffin will need to find holes on the second level to provide Osweiler with easy throws. All this could happen and the Texans still might lose. Why? Because they are up against a mastermind coaching staff. Belichick already knows they want to run the ball and attack the middle. They will put Hopkins on an island an make sure Brock has no easy throws. Plus, Tom Brady and that offense will move the ball. Plus, it's in Foxborough (how did I not mention that?). Game, set, match.
Aaron Rodgers has put up absurd numbers since the Washington loss on Sunday night. He even put up real good numbers in that game. His last 8 games? 22 TDs, no picks. Yikes. Yet, it isn't the offense that the Packers should be worried about, even with no Jordy Nelson (you saw Cobb and Adams against the #2 Giants D right? Okay, good.). A good balance should move the ball against the Cowboys, even if they don't rush that many guys. A four man rush would dare the Packers to run it, and I think they'll take it all day. Ty Montgomery and Christine Michael need to be ready. Whoever starts the fastest will win, making their opponent play catch up. Dallas really cannot fall behind in this game. They need to be able to run the ball all game long with Elliott to bring more bodies into the box. Even so, Elliott isn't the biggest thing keeping the Packers catching staff up at night. That's right, it's elusive slot receiver Cole Beasley. They didn't have an answer last time. Their best option would be to either put Randall or Rollins on him. Micah Hyde and Morgan Burnett can't deal with that kind of quickness. This is the kind of offensive show you want to see from two storied franchises. I could go either way with the pick, but I'll stay with what I had from the beginning.
How about it? We get another prime time Sunday night game thanks to the weather, and what a game it will be. This isn't the same game we saw way back in the beginning of the season. First, the Chiefs are at home, and second, their offense is explosive and their defense has found its edge rushers even without Justin Houston. Pittsburgh enters red hot, and finally has their trio healthy for a playoff run. All three showed up big against Miami. They will have to do it again. Brown might have a tougher time this week against Marcus Peters, but the Chiefs run defense is their weakness. Enter Le'Veon Bell, who is perhaps the hottest back in the league (sorry Zeke). He will need to put the offense on his shoulders this week. Kansas City finally has weapons to keep up, and Pittsburgh's secondary might have their heads spinning after this one. How do you contend with a dominating tight end over the middle (Kelce), a very solid possession receiver (Maclin), and a touchdown waiting to happen every single time he touches the ball (Hill)? Don't forget they can run the ball too. This game will come down to defense and special teams. Whoever can come up with a key turnover or even bring a kick or punt back could come out on top. An excellent finish to divisional weekend, but I will go with the home team.


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Tunisia's PM says committed to resigning, start of dialogue talks delayed
Published October 24th, 2013 - 06:21 GMT
Wednesday's announcement represents the first time that PM Ali Larayedh has committed to resignation ahead of the adoption of a new constitution (Fethi Belaid/AFP)
Tunisia's Prime Minister Ali Larayedh reaffirmed Wednesday that his Islamist-led government was "committed to the principle" of resigning as outlined in the country's political transition road map, according to AFP reports.
The PM told reporters, "We repeat today our commitment to the principle of relinquishing power in line with the different phases envisaged in the road map. We will not submit to anyone except the interests of the country."
Wednesday's announcement marks the first time that Larayedh committed his government to step down before the adoption of a new constitution. Previously, the PM has said that his Islamist Ennahda's resignation would happen after a new constitution was in place.
A national dialogue between the ruling Ennahda party and opposition leaders was scheduled to begin Wednesday in an effort to end a nearly four-month political deadlock in the country. However, the opposition has been "waiting for a clear commitment" from Larayedh that his party would follow-through with the roadmap stipulation that calls for Ennahda to step down from office within a three week period.
The start of Wednesday's proposed talks were delayed with Larayedh's announcement five hours after the proposed commencement of the dialogue. Opposition leaders have not immediately reacted and responded to the PM's statements as well.
Tunis was enveloped with thousands of opposition protestors Wednesday as well, who were calling for the PM and his Islamist party to "immediately depart" from office.
Under the road map, Ennahda is given a three week period to resign, starting from the time that the dialogue commences. The road map also includes terms to adopt a new constitution, electoral laws, and a timetable for fresh elections within a one month period.
While protesters in the capital called on Larayedh to step down, fighting erupted in the south part of the country in Sidi Bouzid between the National Guard and alleged militants. According to reports from Wednesday, six Tunisian police and two militants were killed in the clashes.
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Corey Hughes (born 17 February 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A City New South Wales representative , he played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for Canterbury-Bankstown and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Corey Hughes is the youngest brother of former Bulldogs players, Glen Hughes and Steven Hughes. He is the son of former Canterbury five-eighth, Garry Hughes.

Background
Hughes was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career
Hughes made his first grade debut for Canterbury in round 8 of the 1998 NRL season against the Adelaide Rams at Belmore Oval, scoring a try during a 30-4 victory.

In the 1998 NRL season, Hughes played 15 games as Canterbury finished 9th on the table and qualified for the finals.  Canterbury proceeded to make the 1998 NRL Grand Final after winning 4 sudden death elimination matches in a row including the club's famous preliminary final victory over rivals Parramatta which is considered to be one of the greatest comebacks of all time.  After being 18-2 down with less than 10 minutes remaining, Canterbury scored 3 tries to take the game into extra-time before winning the match 32-20.

The following week, Hughes played for Canterbury at  in their loss at the 1998 NRL grand final to the Brisbane Broncos.  In the 2002 NRL season, Hughes played 24 games as the club went undefeated through most of the year winning their first 16 games.  It was then revealed that Canterbury had exceeded the NRL's salary cap by $2 million over 3 years including undisclosed payments made to players.  As a result, the NRL fined Canterbury $500,000 and stripped them of all their 37 competition points meaning that the club would finish the 2002 season with the wooden spoon.

He played for Canterbury from the interchange bench in their 2004 NRL Grand Final victory over cross-town rivals, the Sydney Roosters. As 2004 NRL premiers, the Canterbury faced Super League IX champions, the Leeds Rhinos in the 2005 World Club Challenge. Hughes played at half back in the Canterbury's 32-39 loss.

In 2005, Hughes was involved in a brawl at the Kembla Grange Racecourse after being taunted by opposition supporters. He was fined by the Canterbury club but refused to pay it.

Hughes signed a one-year deal with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for 2009 and retired at the end of the year.

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The origins of Monkey 47 date back to the 1950s, during which time a British commander of the Royal Air Force, Montgomery Collins, who was posted in Germany, decided to create his own gin, which he named "Max the Monkey – Schwarzwald Dry Gin". The name was a reference to Max – a monkey he had adopted at Berlin zoo, which was at the time in the midst of serious renovation works – and the Black Forest site at which the gin was produced. In 2008, Alexander Stein decided to recreate this gin, which had been rediscovered in the 1960s, and set up the Black Forest distillery... In tribute to Captain Montgomery Collins, his monkey Max and the 47 botanics used in its production, Alexander Stein named his gin MONKEY 47.
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If you enjoy British comedy and know who The Beatles are, your 2019 summer date night movie dreams are coming true. Yesterday introduces us to struggling-artist-turned-international-superstar Jack Malik, played brilliantly by Himesh Patel. The entire film is well-casted, in fact, with Ed Sheeran playing a caricature of himself that rounds out an ensemble of adorably ..
If you enjoy British comedy and know who The Beatles are, your 2019 summer date night movie dreams are coming true.
Yesterday introduces us to struggling-artist-turned-international-superstar Jack Malik, played brilliantly by Himesh Patel. The entire film is well-casted, in fact, with Ed Sheeran playing a caricature of himself that rounds out an ensemble of adorably awkward characters that play opposite the stereotypically aggressive music executives that crop up once Jack is discovered.
British comedy's signature cringeworthy interactions comprise the majority of the film's dialogue, which I found to be rather dominating for a movie about music. For Patel's talents and of course the gold mine of songs, I was left wanting to actually hear more of the titles I saw Jack scribbling on sticky notes in an attempt to remember the music that most of the world had forgotten.
Oh, and there's that: the film's entire basis is that most of the world has forgotten some of its most beloved musicians, among other things. So, from the get-go, we realize this is going a fun romp through an alternate universe, which makes forgiving its shortcomings a bit easier. Kate McKinnon's take on the hot-shot manager of Ed Sheeran fell short of being as funny as I'd hoped, and Lily James as Ellie, the friend-zoned girl, was a Hallmark-movie-caliber plotline.
The one shortcoming I cannot quite get over was the cameo by one of the band members behind the film's soundtrack. I will withhold any spoilers, but it was the one time during the film that I thought it got a bit too silly, if that's possible for a world in which people do not have an alternate for Pepsi.
In all, that's not to say the movie wasn't a sheer delight overall. It was. Its humor, color, textures, and treatment come together in a way that was effective in drawing me into this unlikely world of accidental superstar Jack Malik. The film is a solid choice for folks who want a few laughs and an escape from the heat of summer, which I think was the goal of the whole thing—when the meteorologist is saying here comes the sun, get a ticket to ride to the theatre for Yesterday.
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Directed by Jon Favreau, "The Lion King " is a live action remake of 1994's Oscar winning iconic classic cartoon. My love for the original is strong so I was initially very skeptical about a new version, however, with its all star cast, magnificent visual effects and amazing musical score...
Toy Story 4 Ahh! Pixar has done it again. I was so very fearful that Toy Story 4 would not measure up to the first three, but Disney knocked it out of the park! Andy is all grown up and Woody (voiced by Tim Allen) is no longer the "favorite" and has had to take a back seat now that he...
When the original Secret life of Pets was launched I was skeptical. However it was innovative and very entertaining. The storyline was fresh and the characters were one of a kind. Fast forward to the sequel and I can's say the same. This time, my 5 year old son was my critique in training and...


Work could begin next spring on a technologically advanced communications and networking center set to go up on the campus of the White Sands Missile Range, 17 miles north of Las Cruces.
The two-story Systems Facility and Communications Center will cost at least $40 million to build and is designed to replace an existing facility, originally called the "telephone exchange and communication center," that was built in early 1962.
According to plans for the project, two existing structures will be demolished to make way for the building of the new center.
Measuring just over 56,000 square feet, the new facility will house some $32 million in the latest information systems technology, including data processing systems and test mission radio control.
Funding for the project was secured through the federal Military Construction Army Program. The original timeline set the start date of construction at 2023, but last year the U.S. Army moved the project up to 2019.
Completion date for the project is set for early 2022.
The existing center, built at a cost of $267,000, has long been regarded as too small and outdated for the White Sands Missile Range's current needs.


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Ever wish you had a great Fedora Hat pattern? Well, you are in luck because Heidi of Elegance and Elephants has just released a Fedora Hat pattern which you can buy here. I'm joining in on the Fedora Hat Tour with this plaid version.
I've been waiting for Heidi to release her first boy friendly pattern and was not disappointed when she announced the release of her fedora hat. I mean come on! Can we get any more adorable than a mini fedora? I think not.
Heidi's pattern is just amazing! She's taken a classic boy's accessory and made it reachable for handmade wardrobe fans. Really, that alone would catch me at the door but then, of course in true Heidi awesomeness, she makes it feel so. darn. easy. Clear and concise instructions, great photos, and a list of appropriate materials makes this pattern a dream. All this with just four pages of pattern pieces.
I chose an orange, black, and purple plaid and sewed it up in a medium for my 7 year old. It's a bit bright and bold but I feel like it fits this guys personality to a tee. Maybe it's the time of year but that color combo probably makes people think Halloween. Personally, I wish we didn't associate color combinations with holidays. Orange and black go so well together, don't you think? I think it's time to break it out into other times of the year.
For the lining, I went with a cream and black striped suiting fabric. Shh, don't tell the big guy but it's up-cycled from a pair of maternity slacks I wore when I was pregnant with this guy. I couldn't let such a lovely fabric go to thrift store purgatory.
I originally followed the pattern and sewed up the outside band in the main fabric but when I really got a chance to look at it on his head, I felt like this busy fabric needed something to break it up. It's already borderline Roger Dangerfield. Which I kinda love. I'm half tempted to throw him in a pair of polyester, high-waisted bell bottoms and have him start telling "I get no respect" jokes. I've always loved his character in Caddyshack.
The Fedora Hat pattern sizes are listed by head circumference which allows for the best possible fit for your child. They start at 16.75 inches and go all the way up to 21 inches. Baby fedoras? I mean, come on! The adorableness! Everyone I know who has a baby, from now on, is getting a pint-sized fedora.
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The President of the European Commission said the EU want their relationship with Britain to be "as close as possible". She revealed that the European Council has again tasked the European Commission to be the European Union's negotiator with Britain. Ursula von der Leyen also declared the European Union will be prepared from February 1 to "go to work" regarding the Brexit process.
She said: "Congratulations to Boris Johnson on his victory.
"Now we expect the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement to be ended by January.
"We are ready to move to the next phase of our relationship.
"We want our future relationship to be as close as possible.
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"The European Council today has tasked us the European Commission to remain the Unions negotiator for the next phase of the talks.
"The time frame is going to be very challenging, we are going to have to work as soon as possible.
"We will be ready to get the most out of the short period available but for me it is important to say that in this moment yes will become a third country.
"At the very end we will have an unprecedented partnership."
Mrs Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert this morning tweeted: "Congratulations, Boris Johnson, on your resounding victory.
"I look forward to our further cooperation for the friendship and close partnership of our countries."
The backing from Mrs Merkel echoed an almost complete backing for Mr Johnson across the EU.
Both EU President Charles Michel and Luxembourg leader Xavier Bettel congratulated the Prime Minister on his re-election.


the Klutzoplex's Home Theatre: Piccies, Panoramas, and more!
The Klutzoplex is in full effect! Click on the menu icons above to journey into the past, where work in progress has happened, or stick around and read about what gives the 'Plex, the flex, or even see what's in store for the future.
As you'll see below, the Klutzoplex is an evolving entity. With the emergence of DVD's as a mass market medium, and as new display and audio technologies become available, the Klutzoplex will continue to improve and grow.
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Map of Wisconsin with drawings illustrating historic places and events throughout the state. The Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin appears at the top right and the flags of Spain (1600), France (1700), England (1794), and a U.S. flag (1805) appear at left. There is a key explaining all 104 drawings at the bottom of the map. Kishner, Mel Wisconsin Tales and Trails, Inc.
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It is the 2nd Authentication Forum 2018, Leadership Summit on Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection. What is the theme of the event this year and how is it different from the earlier edition?
The summit's focus is to enable key decision makers at government, industry, consumer level to gain first-hand knowledge of anti-counterfeiting technologies and solutions to fight against fakes. Today, having an effective anti-counterfeiting and brand protection strategy is no longer an option but an essential part of any business strategy.
We are trying to help business leaders in fighting fakes and therefore, we have tried to design The Authentication Forum 2018 programme as an interactive forum. With more than 15 presentations, including focussing on anti-counterfeiting needs and advances in India, case studies from brand owners, there will be live sessions on counterfeiting real time experience and branding. Apart from these, there will be three panel discussions on government roles and responsibilities, consumer protection awareness, future of anti-counterfeiting technologies such as blockchain, micro-optics, artificial intelligence, serialisation. In the end, there will be a big debate: an interactive townhall session on who is going to take the lead against fighting fakes.
The Authentication Forum 2018 is going to be bigger and better and we are overwhelmed and thankful to our partners and associate including Ernst&Young, International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of India (IPEC), Health Food and Dietary Supplements Association, FICCI CASCADE, Indian Beverage Association, Crop Life India, Pesticides Manufacturers Association of India, IHMA (UK), Centre for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (USA), etc.
Counterfeiting is a global problem and many industries are affected by it. Which industries will ASPA's Authentication Forum 2018, Leadership Summit on Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection focus on?
Counterfeiting has become the crime of the 21st century. It is now a global menace, affecting almost all sectors, heavily bleeding the global economy. The problem is severe in many key sectors perhaps, the most affected are pharma, pesticides, FMCG, Automotive components. We plan on covering the issues affecting all these sectors and others in The Authentication Forum.
The pharma industry faces a lots of problems due to counterfeiting. How will this event help the pharma industry in addressing the issue?
Many countries have regulations requiring serialisation which needs to be addressed by brand owners, e.g. India, the US, EU, Turkey and Russia. As the global pharma industry is moving towards a serialised world, the programme will help in evaluating all the available options required to ensure regulatory compliance, protecting supply chain and keep track of their products. We have designed our programme in a such a manner that it will help delegates in understanding the entire eco-systems in-depth. Secondly, ISO is going to publish new standards on tamper verification features for medicinal product packaging. Our members and expert speakers can help delegates in understanding all these requirements.
Tell us about the session related to counterfeiting in the pharma industry.
We have a panel discussion on government roles, responsibilities and action towards consumer protection and in that we had invited pharma policy representatives from the government to speak. Further, there are case studies from pharma companies such as Mylan Laboratories, explaining the brand owner's perspective. There will be also presentation on current and upcoming authentication technologies such as blockchain's role in packaging, artificial intelligence, NFC and others.
Tell us about the number participation and confirmed speakers from the pharma sector.
We are targeting approximately 200 delegates from across the sectors.
Express Pharma congratulates ASPA for completing 20 years in Authentication industry, can you tell us how you are helping the pharma industry. What are the solutions you provide?
Exhibition: We are exhibiting at various pharma related exhibitions to create awareness. Recently, we exhibited in Pharma Pro & Pack held in September 2017 at Hyderabad.
Brand Protection Awareness Workshop: Last year, we announced to conduct series of ASPA workshops for brand owners, government authorities and industry professional involved in brand protection, revenue protection, supply chain management, regulatory affairs and product packaging. We conducted two workshops in Indore and Hyderabad which are pharma manufacturing hubs. We would like to do similar more in this upcoming year. The aim is to generate awareness amongst stakeholders for need of fighting counterfeiting especially in sectors such as healthcare, automotive components, FMCG, pesticides, excise revenue, government document protection and others.
On the other hand, we are actively in communication with all the major industry association and trying to build zero tolerance environment against counterfeiting. Currently, we are have received active support from various association included, FICCI CASCADE, ASSOCHAM, CII, IPEC India, HADSA, ACMA, SIAM, IBA, IHMA, Counterfeit Intelligence Bureau (CIB), Indian Institute of Packaging etc.
Anti-counterfeiting: Anti-counterfeiting technologies are extremely difficult to be replicated. Consequently, they help in identifying a genuine product. Based on the authentication requirements, such technologies may consist of overt, covert and forensic features, or a mix thereof.
Anti-tampering: Such solutions are found more in the food and pharma industries, where there is a need to protect a product from adulteration or replacement. An intact anti-tampering feature is the consumers' assurance that the contents are genuine and not tampered or adulterated.
Track and Trace: Track and trace technologies use mass serialisation to provide a unique identity to each SKU. The IT technology then allows to keep a watch on each SKU through customised software that allow an authorised user to track the movement of this SKU across the entire supply chain. Depending upon the authorisation level, each user may also be able to access additional information pertaining to the product such as manufacturing date and factory, expiry date, the market such SKU is meant for etc.
Our members can provide all these technologies which can further be customised according to customer requirement. It is always recommended to adopt combination of physical and digital technologies.


When I was first learning to snowboard many years ago, and having an awful time, a friend I was with noted my problem: "You're fighting the snowboard", he said.
I instantly understood exactly what I was doing wrong. I WAS fighting the snowboard. I was trying to stand up on it on the side of a mountain and by an act of my will and with all the physical strength I could muster, trying to force the deck to hold still while I got my balance. I was fighting against physics.
From that point I began to simply stand up, allow the snowboard to go where it would and then simply ride it, avoiding hazards as best I could. My riding improved 200% immediately. After a while, I could go in any direction I wanted as long as it was downhill. Snowboarding became a lot more fun and exhilarating.
My first strategy – that of insisting that the laws of physics adapt to my capabilities (or lack of them) was silly. And it reminds me of the church's approach to the world it finds itself in.
I see the culture clearly changing, quickly and dramatically, and the church – with some notable exceptions – insisting that it remain the same. It's like asking a target to hold still so you can shoot it. This is as clear an example as any that the church has lost its missional edge. It has long been my observation that mission, or outreach, barely attains to the level of afterthought in the church's collective consciousness. It has seemed that outreach might be given a shot IF there were enough money, IF there was enough interest, IF there weren't more pressing concerns maintaining the status quo, etc., and even when it happened, it was usually a random event, not a commitment the church made.
Now the church is obviously becoming more and more irrelevant to the world around it. But the church insists on continuing doing what it has always done, the way it has always done it.
Irrelevance combined with futility is sad. Really sad.
Although I was frustrated with these facts almost from the beginning, I don't hold myself above anybody, because for all my fault finding, I didn't really have any better ideas. I haven't been that creative. I just knew this church thing was not working.
On December 20, my roommate, Phil, noting that the next day was the winter solstice and that Canadians observe the event by making and eating meat pies (Canadians are obviously absolute geniuses!), put out the word that the next day, we would observe the solstice at our place with meat pies and a "moonshine mass" on the beach in Salem harbor. In addition to letting our church, The Gathering, know, we invited a few friends who don't happen to be Christians. It was a huge success! We had Communion on the beach with moonshine and pretzels, spoke a few words about God and the wonders of creation, then went back to our place and ate some really amazing meat pies, got out the guitars etc., and just had a great time.
Evangelism is on my mind. It's always on my mind, and I do mean always. My dreams at night seem to go on and on, and they are always about ministry and outreach. I'm always with my fellow missionaries at someplace like Burning Man, or the streets of Salem. This goes on night after night. I have no other reason than evangelism, which is the motivation for whatever ministry I do, for being here.
We're living in a time when the institutional church, and in particular, evangelicalism, is becoming increasingly irrelevant to the times and the culture we live in. It's been a long time since the Body of Christ actually grew much. We hear about "church growth", but it's pretty much always some trendy, novel new church drawing believers away from some other church whose novelty is fading. Church leaders keep coming up with new programs to draw people in, but as others have noted, there is a very small percentage that might potentially respond to such methods. The majority of the population will not.
They won't come. Not at all.
Are we to ignore those who we know will not respond to any sort of marketing ploy to get them to "come to church"? Should we be content to sit and wait for what will not happen? Or will we say, "Here am I. Send me!"?
I have that great sense of obligation. I've left much behind to pursue that obligation. I'm not complaining. I don't miss it most of the time because I am able, by grace, to not look back.
Evangelism is not magic, nor is it a formula. It can't be limited to preaching a one-sided monologue to a crowd in some hall or stadium. It's awesome when those things happen, if they bear fruit.
But there are a lot more people who cannot be reached this way than those who can. Among those who have no use for or interest in the church are a whole subculture that are changing the world as you read this, and although you are certainly aware of their influence – and maybe a little uncomfortable about it – most people are completely unaware of the origins of much of the changes that are happening (See "The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World", by Paul H. Ray and Sherry Ruth Anderson). Festivals are magnets for people like that. That's why I go to festivals. To influence the influencers – as well as to minister to the hurting among them. And it's just ordinary evangelism to me, because I truly feel like one of them. I love the culture and the people. I'm often criticized for that, and yet most believers don't criticize the missionary who loves the culture and people of, say, Papua New Guinea. We applaud them, and support their missions.
"Ordinary" evangelism – day to day evangelism – is simply about being able to identify with the people all around you. Notice I didn't say "your target people group". People know when you have made them into a target, or a project. You have to be genuine, and you can't fake this. If you are genuinely interested in a person, they will value what and who you are – but you have to value them first. If this is faked, people will know. If you're like me, the methods promoted "at church" – handing out tracts, knocking on doors, approaching random people to ask if they would like to talk about Jesus – are just too uncomfortable. These methods make me feel phony. Unsurprisingly, many of the people that are the recipients of these methods see them as phony, and they are not appreciated. They turn people off and put up walls to the gospel. Now, these methods do work among certain people groups, usually those with a church background, and it's vitally important that these be called back to the fold. So if you are doing any of these kinds of ministry and getting results, please, keep up the good work.
The misunderstood directive to be "in the world but not of the world" makes evangelism awkward and unnatural. If you truly felt free to rub shoulders and truly immerse yourself into the culture of your neighbors, you'd be evangelizing without even thinking about it. After all, Jesus didn't say, "You will witness for me". He said, "You will be witnesses unto me". Think about that. It's not so much a call to action, although it is that, as it is a simple statement of fact.
Alan Hirsch, in his excellent book, "The Forgotten Ways", makes this observation:"I discovered that when surveyed, the average non-Christian population generally reported a high interest in God, spirituality, Jesus, and prayer that, taken together, indicated that a significant search for meaning was going on in our time. But the same surveys indicated that when asked what they thought about the church, the average non-Christian described a high degree of alienation." Hirsch, Alan (2009-04-01). Forgotten Ways, The (p. 34). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
This is what I have found everywhere I have gone. The groups I have ministered to range from Witches and other neo-Pagans, New Age proponents and practitioners, and festival goers. They are so willing, even eager, to talk about Jesus. Many times, their understanding of Jesus is based on fancy, but other times, they have some surprising insights into the person of Jesus. Regardless, they are open to really considering another's viewpoint, providing that you are willing to treat their points of view with respect.
I truly like and appreciate people who organize and attend transformational festivals. I listen to them. I work alongside them. I am willing to, and do, learn from them. Who can deny that any one of us can learn from anybody, even a small child? I am not afraid of being tainted, or defiled, or negatively influenced by them. And you know what? Even if it IS risky getting so close to such strange people with such radical ideas, aren't we at war? Have you ever seen a movie scene where any kind of rescue is taking place, like in a war movie? Or, are you a "first responder", or have you ever had to rescue anyone from anything? Isn't rescue risky? I'm willing to take risks to rescue people. I'll bet you are too.
I really, desperately, want to hear from YOU. Please leave comments. Ask me questions. Criticize me. Offer suggestions. While I am quite comfortable with what I have been doing, I know I've only scratched the surface, and I am NOT satisfied with the amount of fruit. I know my flesh is a hindrance to the Holy Spirit, and I am trying to "decrease" while immersing myself even more deeply. I KNOW much more is possible.
If you're reading this, I've prayed for much increased revelation of God's will for you, and that you will experience His presence in intense ways!
Shalom and thanks for reading!


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