Max-product optimization methods and software

I hoped I would never post a sorry-for-not-posting message, but I do (and now I feel like I owe you a long post =). In fact, I have been being really busy, particularly with putting my masters thesis down to paper. However, it has a positive outcome: I systematized my knowledge about inference techniques in MRFs, and I'd like to share them here.Please don't consider it a survey. While it claims to...

Does Red Wine Protect the Cardiovascular System?

The 'French paradox' rears its ugly head again. The reasoning goes something like this: French people eat more saturated animal fat than any other affluent nation, and have the second-lowest rate of coronary heart disease (only after Japan, which has a much higher stroke rate than France). French people drink red wine. Therefore, red wine must be protecting them against the artery-clogging yogurt, beef and butter.The latest study to fall into...

Membuat Scrolling dengan Flash

Belajar Komputer | Pada postingan sebelumnya ,  kita sudah belajar Bagaimana Cara Ngeload File dengan Flash, sekarang kita akan belajar bagaimana cara membuat scrollingnya...langkah pertama adalah buka kembali file project yang sebelumnya sudah pernah buat... bagi yang belom punya silahkan download dulu disini setelah itu buka dengan menggunakan Flash dan ikuti langkah selanjutnya sob...ini...

Cara Ngeload File Dengan Flash

Belajar Komputer | Wah.................. udah lama ni g posting-posting..akhirnya sempat juga karang.! kali ini kita akan belajar bagaimana cara Nge-Load file *.txt menggunakan Flash...langsung aja dech sob.....!Langkah pertama buat dulu lembar kerja baru pada flash seperti gambar dibawah ini...!Nah............. setelah itu buat textbox baru, kemudian ganti propertynya menjadi Dynamic...

Tortoise and the Hare

Ok, so it was Chuck and not a hare.But as the photo shows, Chuck is behind the tortoise. This was taken at the start of Saturday May 22nd's trail run of Gibbons Park Trail....

things that make me happy.

i love cooking in the kitchen w/ my husband....it puts a smile on my face. there is something so fun about trying out a new recipe, listening to music on the ipod, and then sitting on the screen porch to eat it....and lately we have had some great meals! another thing that i am loving are the flowers that are growing outside. i love having flowers from the yard scattered in random bottles throughout...

excuse my french...

i just got back from the doctor and i felt like in a round about way, this is what he was trying to tell me. i've dilated (almost 2 cm) in the last week (basically since i have returned to normal activity). so a baby might be in our near future....he suggested that i make it to Monday, i told him i will probably make it to 40 wks. who knows...but i feel like maybe i should pack a bag and put my...

OBAT HERBAL KURANG CESPLENG?..BENARKAH?

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID,JAKARTA--Mendengar kata herbal, apa yang terlintas di benak Anda? Kendati masyarakat telah turun-temurun memanfaatkannya dalam pengobatan, herbal tetap saja lebih inferior ketimbang obat konvensional. Betulkah ia kurang cespleng?Menjawab pertanyaan tersebut, ahli herbal, Dr dr Amarullah H Siregar FBIHom DIHom DNMed menyodorkan sejumlah argumentasi ilmiah. Belajar naturopati di Inggris dan Amerika, ia mendapati banyak sekali daun,...

Sweet Potatoes

We can debate the nutritional qualities of a food until we're blue in the face, but in the end, we still may not have a very accurate prediction of the health effects of that food. The question we need to answer is this one: has this food sustained healthy traditional cultures?I'm currently reading a great book edited by Drs. Hugh Trowell and Denis Burkitt, titled Western Diseases: Their Emergence and Prevention. It's a compilation of chapters...

three.

yesterday, my little girl turned 3! it's hard to believe how quickly she has grown up...part of me wants her to stay young forever and part of me gets so excited watching the little personality she is turning into. we celebrated with a pool party. it was her first b'day party w/ friends and she loved it (and it only rained half on the time). on her real b'day, i decided that i would make a second...

Hidup Selaras dengan Gaya Hidup Herbal Kompas, Sabtu, 3 April 2010 | 11:42 WIBPengobatan dengan herbal menjadi alternatif bagi pasien yang ingin mencari kesembuhan. Ada yang lebih menyukai pendekatan alami agar tubuhnya seminimal mungkin terpapar zat kimia atau demi menghindari efek samping pemakaian obat kimia hingga alasan harga obat herbal yang relatif terjangkau."Herbal memang bisa mengobati, tetapi harus disadari karena cara kerjanya tidak instan...

Pastured Dairy may Prevent Heart Attacks

Not all dairy is created equal. Dairy from grain-fed and pasture-fed cows differs in a number of ways. Pastured dairy contains more fat-soluble nutrients such as vitamin K2, vitamin A, vitamin E, carotenes and omega-3 fatty acids. It also contains more conjugated linoleic acid, a fat-soluble molecule that has been under intense study due to its ability to inhibit obesity and cancer in animals. The findings in human supplementation trials have...

enjoy your weekend....and whatever direction it takes you....*images courtesy of mary ruffle, house beautiful, happenstanc...

Malocclusion Posts Translated into German

It's nice to see on my website statistics program that Whole Health Source has a solid international following. As commonly as English is spoken throughout the world however, there are many people who do not have access to this blog due to a language barrier. A gentleman by the name of Bertram has translated/summarized my series on the causes and prevention of malocclusion (misaligned teeth) into German. His site is OriginalHealth.net, and you...

Herbal PegaganPegagan (Centella asiatica, (Linn), Urb.) merupakan tanaman asli India, Jepang, Cina, Indonesia, Afrika Selatan, Sri Lanka, dan Pasifik Selatan. Tanaman ini termasuk anggota keluarga peterseli yang memiliki rasa tawar dan tidak berbau. Umumnya tumbuhan ini tumbuh subur di sekitar air. Ciri lain, daun kecil berwarna hijau berbentuk kipas dengan bunga ungu atau putih. Kandungan:Kandungan...

i'm running out the door (see i can't stay put)....lots to do today but here are some pretty images to keep you company....those stripes have me swooning....*images courtesy of cup of jo/design is mine, a lovely being, designing life, moodbo...

Intervew with Chris Kresser of The Healthy Skeptic

Last week, I did an audio interview with Chris Kresser of The Healthy Skeptic, on the topic of obesity. We put some preparation into it, and I think it's my best interview yet. Chris was a gracious host. We covered some interesting ground, including (list copied from Chris's post):The little known causes of the obesity epidemicWhy the common weight loss advice to “eat less and exercise more” isn’t effectiveThe long-term results of various weight...

rise and shine

being able to leave the house is the best thing ever!! now i pop out of bed and can't wait to walk out of the door....*images courtesy of raspberry tart, house and home, renovation style, dom...

celebrate.

this weekend warren and i are celebrating 6 yrs of being married! i hope you have a fun weekend celebrating something special as well....ps. don't you think that airstream is just about the cutest thing ever?! i think it would be the perfect place to celebrate.*images courtesy of martha stewart, seesaw design, little blue d...

Sometimes You Just Get Lucky

I went fishing last Saturday on Fidalgo island with some friends.That's a picture of the trophy minnow I caught after a full day of fishing. I'm thinking about having it mounted.We made out a little better the next day.Here are two of my other hunter-gatherer adventures for those who are interested:ForagingHunt...

80 days....

after 80 days of bed rest, 20+ shots, and 34 wks of being pregnant , i was told by my doctor that it was "ok" to start moving around and to drive a car!! my interpretation of the diagnosis: off of bed rest (my husband's interpretation- not exactly the same, but he's conservative). so watch out if you are on the road....this girl is out of here!! first stop- going to all of my favorite junk shops...

Saturated Fat and Insulin Sensitivity, Again

A new study was recently published exploring the effect of diet composition on insulin sensitivity and other factors in humans (1). 29 men with metabolic syndrome-- including abdominal obesity, low HDL, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, and high fasting glucose-- were fed one of four diets for 12 weeks:A diet containing 38% fat: 16% saturated (SFA), 12% monounsaturated (MUFA) and 6% polyunsaturated (PUFA)A diet containing 38% fat: 8% SFA,...

things for the wall...

my children's rooms both lack things on the wall. i mean literally, it's sad. we basically moved here and then i went on bed rest so they are bare. they definitely need some personality and these pictures are ones that inspire me....*images courtesy of fern and feather, moomah, cambria cove, notting hill/barbara franceski, kay douglass, design sponge, unknown (please help), ruthie somm...