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favorable gap between price and value.
This “buffer” acts to protect the investor’s downside in case unforeseen and unfavorable events come to pass.
Investing always carries risk. You want to limit the risk as much as possible by getting the best deal possible on stocks.
The lower the price, the more built-in “protection” you have against value erosion from bad news.
These dynamics are obviously favorable. An investor should constantly seek to take advantage of them.
The good news is that valuing dividend growth stocks isn’t a terribly difficult process.
Fellow contributor Dave Van Knapp has made the valuation process very simple through his “lesson” on valuation.
Lesson 11: Valuation is part of an overarching series of articles designed to teach the dividend growth investing strategy.
AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) is a global pharmaceutical company with a particular focus on immunology and oncology.
As one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, AbbVie has positioned itself perfectly take advantage of a trifecta of global trends: the world is growing bigger, older, and richer.
The global population is growing. People are staying alive longer. And global wealth continues to rise.
As this plays out, the demand for high-quality pharmaceuticals will undoubtedly increase. In fact, increased access to high-quality medical care has a lot to say about the fact that life expectancy has been on the rise for decades.
AbbVie should continue to do quite well, selling billions of dollars’ worth of drugs, as all of this unfolds.
However, one major issue with the business is its concentration on one drug.
A blessing in the sense that its been one of the biggest drug blockbusters of all time: it’s the most widely prescribed autoimmune biologic therapy.
A curse in the sense that it’s become an overwhelming portion of AbbVie’s sales.
For perspective, Humira accounted for approximately 65% of AbbVie’s total net revenue in FY 2017.
There’s a legitimate concern that any major fall in future Humira sales will crater AbbVie’s business.
There are protection mechanisms in place, though.
The drug still has patent protection (through at least the early 2020s) This gives AbbVie time to protect the drug’s sales in the future (via licensing).
Furthermore, the company’s pipeline is strong, with R&D investment growing 16% in 2017, to $4.6 billion.
AbbVie is on pace to launch more than 20 new products or indications by 2020.
Looking past Humira, their portfolio of on-market therapies, combined with the potential of the late-stage pipeline, is expected to generate more than $35 billion in revenue in 2025.
This is a moving target. And it’s impossible to predict where things will be in 2025. But I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect Humira sales to completely collapse and take the business down with it.
This isn’t AbbVie’s first rodeo. They separated from Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and became an independent company in 2013, but that shared legacy stretches back to the late 1800s.
So you have a deep bench of drugs, an experienced management team, and a rich legacy here.
This bodes well for the company’s ability to pay an increasing dividend for years to come.
They’ve paid an increasing dividend for seven consecutive years.
That’s as long as the track record could possibly be, considering the year in which they went independent.
But the legacy business (pre-split) has a dividend history dating back many decades.
The three-year dividend growth rate stands at a stout 15.5%.
Since the company’s inception in 2013, they’ve increased the dividend by 140%.
And they’ve already announced that their Q1 2019 dividend will be 11.5% higher than the Q4 2018 dividend.
This puts the stock’s yield at 4.87%.
A monstrous yield. That’s well over twice what the market provides. And it’s 160 basis points higher than the stock’s own five-year average yield (which is affected by the short dividend growth history).
The big dividend is protected by a payout ratio of 68.0%.
I calculated that payout ratio by factoring out the tax hit for Q4 2017. Like most US companies, AbbVie recorded a tax charge in FY 2017, but this doesn’t reflect the company’s long-term earnings power.
The payout ratio is slightly elevated. But it’s not out of line for the pharmaceutical industry.
Snagging a yield near 5% that’s built on top of double-digit dividend growth is pretty rare in this market. That combination of yield and growth makes people very wealthy over time.
Based on the company’s growth trajectory, I don’t see it slowing down too much over the near term.
We’ll take a look at the business growth now, which will later help us value the business and its stock.
First, let’s look at historical top-line and bottom-line growth since going independent.
The company grew its revenue from $18.790 billion in FY 2013 to $28.216 billion in FY 2017. That’s a compound annual growth rate of 10.70%.
Robust humira sales have helped the top line immensely.
Meanwhile, earnings per share increased from $2.56 to $5.60 (on an adjusted basis) over this time frame, which is a CAGR of 21.61%.
The lower tax rate, combined with substantial share repurchases, should serve as a floor on bottom-line growth.
In fact, AbbVie announced a $10 billion share buyback in February 2018. The board then authorized a $5 billion increase to the existing stock repurchase program in December.
Moving forward, CFRA is predicting that AbbVie will compound its EPS at an annual rate of 12% over the next three years.
Continued Humira growth, licensing deals for Humira, and Imbruvica (AbbVie’s second-largest drug by revenue) sales growth are noted catalysts.
We can also look at AbbVie’s own guidance for further reference.
As of the Q3 2018 earnings release, tight guidance for the full FY 2018 EPS stands at between $6.43 and $6.45. Adjusted diluted EPS guidance is between $7.90 and $7.92, representing 41.3% YOY growth at the midpoint.
Pretty spectacular growth projections here.
But AbbVie doesn’t really need to hit it out of the park in order for it to be a great long-term investment.
With that high starting yield, far more modest growth (say, at 7% or so) would be more than enough to fuel large dividend increases and make everyone a lot of money.
I’d temper my expectations considering the question marks surrounding the pipeline and Humira, but there’s also room for a lot of upside surprise here. AbbVie simply doesn’t need to do much in order for long-term investors to do well. That’s because of the low valuation and high yield.
One area of the business that isn’t as much of a question mark as it might seem is the balance sheet.
I say that because the long-term debt/equity ratio of 6.07 (as of the end of FY 2017) appears to be insanely high at first glance.
However, it’s only so high because of low common equity. It’s not because the company is severely or irresponsibly leveraged.
A more accurate look at leverage is the interest coverage ratio.
At almost 8, this number indicates no issues with AbbVie’s ability to cover its interest expenses or manage its debt.
Moreover, total cash is almost 30% of long-term debt.
The company isn’t in dire straits at all. That’s probably why you see them continuing to buy their own stock back.
I wouldn’t like to see more debt on the balance sheet. The balance sheet isn’t excellent.
But it is in reasonable condition. And it’s not in any sort of danger.
What’s more obviously less in danger is the company’s profitability, which just screams impressiveness as soon as you look at it.
AbbVie averaged annual net margin of 19.03% and annual return on equity of 117.91% over the last five years – and that’s even with counting big drops in 2014 and 2017 due to hits to GAAP numbers.
Now, we should keep in mind that ROE is artificially inflated. That’s because of the aforementioned low common equity.
Still, the net margin is very strong.
If there weren’t question marks regarding Humira’s long-term future, this would be a total no-brainer stock right now.
The yield is near 5%. The company is growing aggressively, fueling massive dividend raises and buybacks. Profitability is through the roof.
Investors remain skeptical over Humira. There’s fear that biosimilars will kill the golden goose.
Of course, there are ordinary risks that face any pharmaceutical company.
There’s litigation, regulation, and competition to concern oneself with. All three of which are intense in the industry.
The P/E ratio (using adjusted TTM EPS) is sitting at 14.01 here.
Whether you look at the industry average, the broader stock market, or ABBV’s own five-year P/E ratio average, this
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the valley was so loaded with flowers and the beauty is indescribable! The fragrance of the earth and the tea from the villagers are worth the hard struggle to reach the pass which has a small peak. A great unique experience which humbles any arrogant human being!
Hi Yogesh, myself Benny from delhi, and we are planning to go to sach pass on 4th night from delhi. We will be going in our Scorpio. It’s not a 4 wheel drive. I would like have your Suggestion on this. Is this doable or not.
Where can I find last couple of year’s closure time of Sach Pass?
Hi, we are planning this trip on a swift. Pls suggest is it safe. Also send me your contact no. will want to clear some points if possible for you.
What do you think will the Sach Pass remain open till 2nd October weekend. Is too tough for the Car like XUV[FWD]. We are planing to Stay in Bairagarh and make day excursion to that place and comeback by evening. Please suggest areas we should be cautious of.
Pardon me as theses are too many questions in one post. Thanks in advance.
Puneet it would likely be open, unless there is snowfall. Kalaban onward the road is bad though it should be doable on an XUV.
Please suggest, if you know, any good staying option around Bairagarh. Spoke to PWD ppl this afternoon but got a blunt “NO”.
Hi Yogesh, i’m arvind from delhi, and we are planning to go to sach pass on 4th night from delhi by Swift VDI. i would like have your Suggestion on this.
how about travelling in mid November this year?
Pass won’t be open at that time.
At that time sach pass road open.
No, Sach Pass won’t open before mid-June.
please tell me, is it possible to visit SACH PASS in MAY end.
and from chamba is it possible to feel the snow in hand in the MAY Month.
Sach Pass won’t open before middle of June.
Yesterday 10 May, 2016 I went to saach pass with my family, Really I felt very dangerous Road and Area. Road is not good, we clicked pics near Waterfall, and return to back because weather was changing, little snow was on road. There I never saw any house,shop and people. So May month is not good for traveling in saach pass.
Because Pass is not yet open.
Road won’t be open early in June and there is no Himachal Tourism Office or Hotels there. You can try finding the status from SDM Office in Killar.
Heyy yogesh, um raghav frm pathankot, us it sure that the roads will be operational till 20th of june as we are planning for it and will it be safe in a scorpio or xuv???
Hi Yogesh, We are planning to go Sach pass in mid august le me know is this is right time to go with Xylo.
It is monsoon season, so not really the best time to Sach Pass, as there can be closure due to landslides.
Hi YOGESH can you suggest river side camping in sach pass, killatr or bairahgar??
None of these places have anything beyond basic accommodation and Sach Pass is just a pass, no accommodation whatsoever. In case you wish to camp on your own, you can camp at Bhagotu, which has a stream. There is also a stream while coming down from Sach Pass to Killar side, but there isn’t enough room to camp there.
This is going to be next to impossible, unless you want to stay on road for each day for more than 14-16 hours and no landslides occurs. Better keep the itinerary limited to Sach Pass, and you should be alright.
Hi Yogesh, me and my office team mate are planning for Sach Pass in 2-3 week of Sep by our cars Santro & Accent, would u plz confirm that these cars can help us there or we have to hire some SUVs.
Kishan, while both the cars would strugle due to low ground clearance on Sach Pass route, chances of Accent getting damaged is more due to greater overhang of front and rear bumpers. My suggestion would be to hire an SUV if possible.
Hi Yogesh, my question related Kishan’s question. Can you please help us in sharing that we should take packed foods or we will get dhabas, also feul is the most important thing do we need to carry extra fuel along with us.
You will get food at dhabas, however at PWD guest house, if the caretaker is sick and you arrive late, you might not get any food. So it is best to take a few packed food packets with you. There is no petrol pump between a few kilometers after Chamba and Tandi i.e. around 300km. So unless you drive a vehicle which cannot run for 350-400kms in a full tank (mileage would be low at times), it would be a good idea to carry enough spare fuel with you.
Also please let us know that do we require any army approval?
Can we ride through sach pass in this october?
what will be the road condition?
when does snowfall starts generally?
and please tell me anything whatever you think about it.
Snowfall starts in October, pass closing is dependent on the weather. If it snows heavily, road can get shut down for a few days or permanently.
In all likelihood it would be closed by then.
Kindly Let me know if this looks good/doable or you have other suggestions.
Instead of spending night at Chamba, spend it at Bhanjraru. Closer you are to Sach Pass, the better it is.
After Sissu, Chandertal would come before Kaza. So you can do Sissu Chandertal on day 5.
Rest looks fine. Make sure to visit Mummy at Gue, Pin Valley, Dhankar and Key Monasteries.
Thanks for the great pointers Yogesh.
My only concern is ” are roads open between Bhanjaru To sach, then sach to killar and then killar to keylong? Which will be the most cumbersome stretch and I heard it might be closed 🙁 /??
Everything depends on the weather. Even though Sach Pass should reopen by then, it can close due to rain or snowfall. From Kalaban to Killar, road is bad. For road status, keep an eye on this thread https://www.bcmtouring.com/forums/threads/2017-lahaul-spiti-and-sach-pass-road-status.70001/.
I am a solo traveller. I went on solo drive upto Khardungla.in My Innova.did quite good.
I am heading for Sach Pass this September.
What’s your advice….whether Innova would be ok??? Or nothing less than 4×4???
I am inspired so much by your writeups….Please give me your valuable tips.
Hello Suj, you can definitely do Sach Pass in your Innova, as long as you attempt it, after the monsoon rain has subsided (usually by second week of September). During monsoon season it is also possible. However, chances of non 4×4 vehicle getting stuck due to mud is higher. Apart from that there shouldn’t be any issue, even though there are sharp hairpin bends, they can be tackled in Innova.
It is a little early on in the season, but as long as the pass is open (it hasn’t opened yet and initially it can close down temporarily due to avalanche or landslide), you should be alright.
As per my talk with a local in Bairagarh the pass will be open from 11th June. However as Yogesh rightfully said initially it can close down temporarily due to avalanche or landslide). BTW we 4 friends are going to sach pass and then to spiti from Delhi starting 24th june on bikes.
It can, but at places it would be fairly difficult for the hatchback with ground clearance issue. So expect at least some bumper and underbelly damage, even if you’re driving carefully.
yet i wud respect what Mr yogeshsarkar has to say on it. His advices which i have been reading now for long are the best and accurate. In fact the best….
If one wnts to go to Sach Pass, it is very very dangerous. From Chamba keep on along the River Ravi then cross Bira Garh, Satrundi (Army Post) whre Army people take photographs and one gets maggi to eat.
My avice is not to go because the there is Kachcha path with cut stones which can damage the tyre of vehicle. Vehicle should be small jeep, speed of vehicle is 10 – 20 Km. if, God forbid, your vhicle breaks down then it will be very very troublesome to get it repaired. Last shops you will get only in Baira Garh and after than it is Satrundi (very close to Sch pass say 4 Km).
Two years back Sept. 201 ) I went there with my wife son and grand son in Swift Dezire, but such vehicle is no no for
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SPCA could come to this conclusion.
The full SHG press release is as follows: ‘The RSPCA's Facebook page has been inundated with posts from angry animal lovers protesting about the RSPCA slaughter of ten German Shepherd dogs using a bolt pistol.
‘According to RSPCA e-mail responses relatives contacted the RSPCA after the dog's owner died and the dogs were left living on their own. An RSPCA inspector decided that the dogs were unsocialised, had a skin condition and therefore were unfit for re homing and should be put down.bThe RSPCA said that if the relatives could not find a rescue to take the dogs the RSPCA would take and euthanase them.
A furious Jayne Shenstone of German Shepherd Rescue told us: ‘There is a large network of GSD rescues in the UK, yet not one of us was contacted by either the owners or by the RSPCA. The fact that the RSPCA would not attempt to contact any other rescue suggests that they couldn't be bothered and that it was easier and cheaper to shoot the dogs.
‘The GSD is naturally very protective and territorial so will guard home and owner. With regard to the ten, their owner had died so one would assume that they would be confused and frightened. To an inexperienced person they would have appeared aggressive.
The SHG has accused the RSPCA of utter hypocrisy.
Anne Kasica of the SHG continued: ‘The RSPCA used the case of David Smith who shot unwanted greyhounds with a bolt pistol to promote a massive publicity campaign aimed at obtaining increased regulation of greyhound breeding, training and racing, despite the claims that the RSPCA made use of Mr. Smith's services. Either it is acceptable to shoot excess unwanted dogs or it is not.
‘This is not the first time the RSPCA has been criticised for shooting dogs with a bolt pistol. They were fully aware after their shooting of two basset hounds in Ipswich in 2004 that the public do not find this acceptable practice.
Ernest Vine, also of the SHG asked: ‘What qualifications does an inspector have to assess dogs in this situation? Is he a vet? The RSPCA uses the yardstick of 'failure to seek veterinary advice' in their prosecutions. How was it possible to assess the mental state of each dog in these circumstances?
‘We are told that a dog's mental capacity is that of the average two year old toddler. Imagine the reaction of a toddler who had been left alone like this and then faced with strangers. Would he be upset? Perhaps be aggressive and try to escape? Or maybe even bite? Could it be that too much is expected of dogs in difficult circumstances and that these dogs were far better behaved than they were given credit for?"
‘We are calling for some check on what happens to animals that pass through large organisations like the RSPCA. Animals are killed before their owners have a chance to claim them. Owners are told their animals are not in RSPCA shelters when they are there and in the process of being re homed.
‘For these reasons the SHG wants a cooling off period for animal sign overs to the RSPCA similar to the protections provided when buying double glazing. Perhaps 28 days would give time for people to reflect on their actions. After all, if the dogs were in need of rehabilitation that would not be an excessive time period and nothing would stop prospective adopters from registering their interests."
The Kennel Club were swift to react to the story and immediately wrote to the RSPCA with copies going to key politicians. Kennel Club spokesperson Caroline Kisko told OUR DOGS: ‘We were shocked that the RSPCA took the decision to shoot ten German Shepherd Dogs with a bolt gun and question whether this can possibly be in the best interests of the animals.
‘We have written to the RSPCA, not only questioning the manner in which the dogs in this case were euthanised but also asking them to take steps to try and ensure that no dog is ever euthanised, which might still have a chance of being re-homed.
‘Local breed rescue organisations in this case have indicated their willingness to help, were they to have been approached by the RSPCA, which makes it all the more tragic.
‘Putting a dog down should only ever be a last resort and we urge the RSPCA to work much more closely with breed rescues in the future, who are often able to find the dogs within their breed new homes, with owners who will love and care for them.
‘The Kennel Club supports breed rescue organisations in the good work that they do and a full list of breed rescue clubs can be found on the Kennel Club website at www.findarescuedog.org.uk"
The full Kennel Club letter written by Caroline Kisko to John Rolls, Director of Animal Welfare Services of the RSPCA read as follows: ‘The Kennel Club has been deeply concerned to learn that the RSPCA had ‘humanely’ euthanised ten German Shepherd Dogs, by captive bolt, in Wales after their owner had passed away.
‘This case has been highlighted to us by concerned rescue organisations that specifically look after the welfare interests of German Shepherd Dogs. They have informed us that the RSPCA took this decision on the basis that it was ‘the most humane form of euthanasia’ which would ‘minimise distress to the dogs, while also being the safest method for those people responsible for dealing with the animals. Restraining the dogs and then shaving a limb to prepare for a lethal injection would have caused these animals unnecessary suffering, due to the animals suffering from a severe skin condition.’ - RSPCA HQ Advice Team.
‘Firstly, the Kennel Club would question whether this was indeed the most humane form of euthanasia because the dogs would still have to be restrained in order to be shot - this has understandably angered and upset many people. Secondly, whilst the Kennel Club recognises that the RSPCA often has to deal with large numbers of dogs that need to be rehomed, we would urge you to seek the help of breed rescue organisations.
‘As an organisation which works to prevent cruelty, promote kindness and to alleviate the suffering of all animals, we fail to see how destruction can be in the best interest of the animal when specialist rescue organsations might quickly find the dog a suitable home. We would question why the RSPCA cannot work in conjunction with these organisations in the interest of animal welfare – since the likelihood of successful rehoming would be significantly higher and would reduce the number of dogs being gratuitously euthanised.
Ironically this story has broken at a time when the Kennel Club is highlighting the work and importance of breed rescue as our story inside this week’s issue shows.
In fact clubs can be even more helpful by completing a simple survey to give the Kennel Club more information on the valuable work down at ground level by breed rescue. Many people involved in this story have asked why the RSPCA did not get the next of kin to contact a recognised breed rescue or in fact, the Kennel Club itself as suggested by Mrs Kisko.
In the meantime Jayne Shenstone of German Shepherd Rescue feels like big brother is watching her as her web site is apparently being constantly monitored by the RSPCA.
OUR DOGS contacted the RSPCA on Tuesday as the only statement we had seen appeared on line and had been widely circulated amongst interest groups. RSPCA Press Officer Andy Robbins re-confirmed the original statement issued on July 16th 2009: ‘We received a call on 23 June this year from a member of the public relating to 10 German Shepherd dogs at an address in Pontardawe, in South Wales. The caller said the dogs’ owner, a relative, had died and the dogs had been living on their own.
‘An RSPCA inspector visited the premises that day and assessed the animals. The inspector took the decision that none of the dogs were at all suitable for rehoming due to concerns about their aggressive behaviour and lack of socialisation with people. The dogs were also suffering from a severe skin condition.
‘We explained the next-of-kin that they should contact other rescue groups for help. The next-of-kin were made fully aware that if the RSPCA became involved, the dogs would be euthanased.
‘The owner’s next-of-kin later contacted the RSPCA again and said they had been turned down by other charities, including the Dogs Trust, who were unwilling to take on the animals and they signed over the dogs, fully aware of what would happen.
‘A decision was made following a discussion between eight RSPCA officers that the most humane form of euthanasia would be to use a captive bolt. This would minimise distress to the dogs, while also being the safest method for those people responsible for dealing with the animals. Restraining the dogs and then shaving a limb to prepare for a lethal injection would have caused these animals unnecessary suffering, due to the animals suffering from a severe skin condition.
‘The inspector euthanased the dogs using a captive bolt. After a discussion between eight officers, this was decided to be the most humane method. It was also the most suitable as the dogs were too dangerous to approach for a vet to administer a sedative, to allow for a lethal injection.
‘The dogs were taken outside into the garden of the house on a grasper, given a few moments of exercise (it is unlikely they had been outside in weeks, if not months) and then the inspector used a captive bolt.
‘The house was in a remote and isolated situation, away from any other properties. Each dog was euthanased away from the rest of the dogs which were kept
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level down (to Variations), I see a quad of Permission/Deficiency, Expediency/Need. This seems to differ (in terminology) from the Narrative First article. They assign a quad in the Mind quad (Certainty/Potentiality and Probability/Possibility) that is in a DIFFERENT TYPE.
And then I realized that there's an app called Subtext, which may or may not have different terms from Dramatica, but they still seem related somehow, because the author of Narrative First articles seems to be an expert in Dramatica.
Have the terms changed since the Dramatica book was placed online? Is Subtext a different beast altogether?
Thank you for your help. I may be simply looking at things incorrectly.
The 3D Model aligns correctly when the world it is exploring is balanced. Since stories are about inequities, imbalances, the model twists and turns, like a 4D Rubik's Cube*, to represent the universe of the story. That is the strangeness that you are seeing in that article.
The specifics of how this model twists and turns is proprietary knowledge to the company that created Dramatica. Thus, the Dramatica program is used to reveal the results. Within the program is a report called the Plot Sequence Report. That is where you see those results.
*No, that's not a typo. The model combines space and time, and so you have 4 Dimensions, instead of 3.
@Hunter OK, that makes sense. I noticed in the Dramatica book, the authors briefly touched on this, but they didn't dwell on it long (enough to explain it). So, in other words, you need to program to do it for you?
And do you know anything about Subtext? Is this Dramatica-as-an-app or completely unrelated?
First of all to clarify: Jim Hull (@jhull) is a Dramatica Story Expert who writes Narrative First and does the Narrative First podcast. Subtext is his app/service which is entirely based on Dramatica but adds features, functionality, masterclasses, etc. and is designed in part to simplify and make Dramatica accessible as a tool for people who just want to jump in and write in addition to helping to understanding the theory (which can take a while).
Regarding your questions on terminology, I'm not completely sure I understand your question. You're correct that the Issues (Variations) under the Concern of Conceiving are Permission, Deficiency, Expediency, and Need.
Certainty/Potentiality are the Problem and Solution under the Psychology quad.
It's alright. Seems that I cross-cross-posted... Plus, you answered a part of the question I missed. The fact that those articles will sometimes skip through a level, and hop to the bottom of the model. Thanks!
Subtext is run by @jhull and relies on reports from the Dramatica program, and analyses done using the Dramatica theory. If the Dramatica theory is Mathematics, then Subtext is Physics. The theory holds the information and structure, while Subtext focuses on the application. I use it for that very reason.
Problem Solving-Style --> Search this forum for information on this one.
These are the only changes that I am aware of currently, but you'll find that they mean effectively the same thing. The truth is that some stories are more amenable to the original terminology, while others are more amenable to the switched up terminology. Overall, though, you'll be fine using the original terminology.
As @Lakis, said, though, Jim is a Certified Dramatica Story Expert, so that's important to know, too.
@Lakis, okay so I think I hadn't gone far enough into the Appendices (of the Dramatica book) to see there's a whole "floor" of Psychology Elements. Duh. I see them now.
And do you use Subtext alone? Or with Dramatica software? How do you like it/them, if you don't mind saying?
If the Dramatica theory is Mathematics, then Subtext is Physics. The theory holds the information and structure, while Subtext focuses on the application. I use it for that very reason.
That makes sense! Do you use Subtext alone or with Dramatica software? Thanks for all your help!
I use both but I'm a Dramatica nerd.
I think purchasing the Dramatica software is a worthwhile investment if you're going down this path at all. Aside from the proprietary stuff (like Signpost order), it's really hard to understand the theory without plugging things in and seeing how it fits together.
Subtext has an awesome outlining feature.
You could just use Subtext if you're okay with picking a premise/storyform from a story that has already been analyzed. (EDIT: Which is totally fine BTW and maybe even recommended).
But even then I would recommend having the Dramatica software if nothing else to help understand how it works.
I use both. Many of the stories I write have a Storyform that is either uncommon or has not yet been written. (With the fact that I can barely find movies that I enjoy, and there are over 32,000 Storyforms, it's no wonder that I write the odd ones out.) Thus, I need the Dramatica program to actually figure out how the model gets twisted. In other words, there are no stories analyzed in Subtext that match the Storyforms that I have.
From here, I use Subtext to work out the feel of more difficult parts of my story. By using Subtext, I can load up the reports from Dramatica, and get a basic outline. I modify that outline with the tools in Subtext, using gists and re-arranging story beats to better match my idea. Since Jim's service divides up a story into a structurally appropriate outline, it can also ensure that you don't move things in a way that would break that structure. Once I've finished with that, I may or may not move to a more free-form program, depending on the story I'm writing.
The treatment that you can get from Subtext can be very useful, and for some stories, I'll actually use that. For others, I'll need a deeper outline than the treatment provided by Subtext, but it makes for a good starting point in those cases. Thus, there is use in both.
Also, I totally agree with @lakis. I think we are, in effect, saying the same thing from different points of view and experience.
Good to know! It's always good to hear people enjoy using something. I'm more apt to purchase it then, if it will help me learn the theory! Thank you for your help!
Thus, there is use in both.
While I did switch to Changed for Main Character Resolve (because it makes more sense to me when you look at the end of the story to determine the resolve, is it Steadfast, or is it Changed? Plus, it helps to differentiate it from the narrative Element of Change, something altogether different), I have yet to make those other changes to terms Hunter marks down. Things like Uncontrolled to Free or Non-Acceptance to Rejection. Eventually, I'll have an option to do that, but not quite yet.
The whole purpose of Subtext is to provide a practical approach to using Dramatica. I have a ton of experience helping writers across all mediums (screenplays, novels, games) and wanted to put that in a form that could benefit everyone. The theory is not all that complicated, and you can see a significant improvement in your writing, IF you concentrate on the big parts first--that's what Subtext does.
The one thing that was briefly mentioned that I need to write about more are the weekly classes (the Writers Room). Every week on Thursday we get together for an hour to go over intricacies of the theory or like we did this last week, analyze a script on the Blacklist and figure out why it's there and not in theaters. I had no idea this would turn out to be as fruitful and as exciting as I though it would be when I started. We learn so much in the open forum discussion that just isn't possible here or in a podcast. We already have 40+ hours in the archives, and I have no intention of stopping!
@jhull Yes, I think Subtext would help me re-outline my novel. I've already written it, but I've failed in ways that I already have reasons for (ugh), and I think the Dramatica theory would help to set a strong foundation for a major rewrite. So, I guess the last question I would have for you (and @Hunter already answered this a little, I believe) is: do I start with Subtext, or start with Dramatica to get the theory down, then export into Subtext? Am I thinking of this correctly?
And sadly, I don't live in LA (I'm assuming the writers' group is there?), so I'll have to follow online.
I would start with Subtext--Dramatica isn't really something you get down, it takes a long time to become proficient with it. Subtext short-changes that process by making a lot of assumptions about what you want to write and the kind of outline you're looking for. Then, once you're feeling strong with it and want and/or need complete control over everything, I would move to Dramatica.
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smooth sailing from there on…just pure fun!
Once I was in my backstrap and facing my warp, I measured out regular lashing points…one for the exact half way point (counting the warps to find the center), one to separate the solid color from the pebble section, another to mark the center of the solid color section etc…while measuring, measuring and measuring again. This helps ensure that the warps are not too bunched together in one section or too spread in another.
You know what comes next….Please don’t hate me when I say that I like making continuous string heddles! And there are two sets to be made for the pebble weave method that I learned (well worth it I say for the picking up it saves you). But, wait! Did I tell you that my Guarani weaving teacher uses three sets of heddles when she does pebble weave?
I used two of the long swords to separate the pebble sheds and then sat down for a loooong heddle making session! Not a single mistake…that is VERY unusual.
May I remind you with the following photos that this piece I am weaving is NOT wide in the world of backstrap weaving.
Of course, pieces of all lengths and widths are woven on these simple looms. Above left, a lady in Santa Catarina Palopo in Guatemala is inserting the long sword into the heddle shed of her tremendously wide warp.
In contrast, above right, you can see the tiny sample band my Guarani weaving teacher, Angela, wisely made when she learned a three-color pick-up technique from a visiting Aymara backstrap weaver from Chile. Although Angela weaves on a vertical loom, she wove this piece on a body tensioned set-up with the warp end attached to her waist with cord.
In San Roque, Ecuador, the widest pieces are woven by the men in the household.
Celinda from the northern Chilean highlands is weaving a narrow band while a weaver from Pitumarca in Peru has a stunningly wide discontinuous-warp piece on her loom.
Narrow, wide and somewhere in between…I can only keep trying to push my width comfort zone little by little. I hope that the series of wide pieces I am planning will help me reach another level.
So, if you are contemplating going a little wider than your own comfort zone, don’t forget that there are lots of cool things that can be done with plain weave. You don’t need to do any complicated pick up patterning. I showed many examples of colorful stripes, resist dyed pieces and programmed warp patterning when our Ravelry group participated in a plain weave weave-along.
Do you remember Jennifer’s beautiful pieces?
Never mind if you want to make something wide but still feel nervous about all those warps… you can always join two or more bands together and create something amazing. Do you remember Amber’s tote bag?
I have done a little behind-the-scenes house cleaning and have put the two tutorials on the Guatemalan patterning techniques, used to create the weft patterns at left, on their own separate page so that they now show up in the tutorial list on the side bar.
As these tutorials were originally part of blog posts, there is a bit more chat in them rather than straight out instructions which I hope is not too distracting. You can see the tutorial page here.
And here is a little teaser for next week for those of you who may have tried the warp substitution technique in this tutorial.
Tracy, who lives in Doha, Qatar showed all of us in the Ravelry group a picture of a Bedouin textile a friend of hers had bought in a weaving cooperative in Oman. We all ooohed over the beautful black-and-white shajarah patterns and the familiar al’ouerjan design.
Those of you who have tried these techniques will know that warp substitution is really quite simple. Unfortunately the back of the pieces have really long floats which can be very ugly and impractical. One way to get around that is to weave the designs in double weave.
However, the weavers of the Omani textile had gone another route and have found a way to at least tie down the floats so that the back of the fabric is a lot tidier. This means that you could use the woven pieces for purses or bags without having to worry about lining them or having things get entangled in the floats. Tracy suspects that the cooperative has designers who are encouraging the weavers to employ this technique to make the textiles more attractive to buyers.
Tracy photographed the front and back of the al’ouerjan pattern strip on the large Omani textile. It was first thing in the morning when I saw it and had to sit down and warp up a sample straight away so I could figure out how they had tied down the floats. That’s my sample pictured above…right side on the left and reverse on the right. You can see that it makes quite a difference! The sample starts out with the typical long floats until I figured out what I needed to do to tie them down. So simple really!
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Hey Laverne! Your new piece looks beautiful, and ambitious! Can’t wait to see the finished product. I guess you’re blessed to actually like making continuous string heddles….I’ll need a new mantra (“I love making continuous string heddles”).
Thanks! When I am opening the heddles for the pebble weave, as soon as the shed has opened I let go of the opposite heddle but keep pulling up on hard the heddle I am trying to raise. I then swap hands and can pick up the sword with my right hand and insert it.
Those al’ouerjan patterns were fun to weave and I loved the result, but do find the floats on the back to make the piece impractical. Can’t wait until you reveal the secret of how to weave them in!
love your new weaving, colors and design. can’t wait to see the final result.
love getting your blog on the usual Thursday, my little treat.
Love the new piece! I know we are odd, but I actually like making the continuous string heddles too. The part that stymies me is the finishing of objects. Yes, Tracy’s piece is enticing and beautiful.
I’ve been working on the socks that I promised my cousins when we stayed at their house in Santa Cruz, CA last year. I’m using Turkish style socks, with patterns from the book called “Simply Socks”. I think these patterns will work well with the simple float pick up. I think the one I’m following called “Crazy curl” is just the right size for my current WIP. It is a lot more complicated that the simple diamond and triangles I’ve been doing, but I think I will give it a shot. Too many WIPs. I need to follow some of your advice.
I am intrigued by these sock designs you mention. I bought a book on patterns for knitted mittens of the Komi people of Russia for the same reason….gorgeous designs to adapt to my weaving.
Hi Laverne! Wow, I am going to be on the edge of my seat all week waiting for the tutorial on tying down the warp-substitution floats. Thank you in advance!!!!
Perfect timing for me, since I’m itching to get wider. Thanks for all the tips.
It’s also encouraging to hear that you are inching your way out, little by little. I’ve been so impatient to weave wide, but if it’s challenging for you, it will definitely not be easy for me.
I will take all your advice and share my efforts soon!
Thanks so much Tracy. I ‘ll show the pictures this week as a follow up.
Hi Laverne. It`s been a while since I`ve written to say how great your work is and how effectively you present it on your blog! A big thank you again for the fine way that you support all kinds of weavers everywhere!
I`ve just returned from another LONG trip to India where I enjoyed meeting many weavers and seeing some outstanding examples of tribal textiles as well as fine silk Another huge dose of inspiration!
India!! Imagine…I was born there and have not been back to visit let alone do a textile tour. I am sure we will be seeing projects from you soon with evidence of all the inspiring things you saw.
I am from Antalya Turkey. Living and working around a farm.I am learning to wave from your site.Thank you very much. Your site is just like a big school!!
Well, I use two times string for each string. I think, this is the reason but, my mother says me to ask you.
Thank you very very much!!!!!
I think that one of your problems might be the kind of yarn (strings) you are using in your warp. It shouldn’t be anything hairy like wool while you are learning. I recommend using some kind of cotton. I don’t know if you can get cotton for crochet where you live. This kind of cotton is twisted tightly and is easier to work with. You shouldn’t use anything that is soft or hairy.If you don’t use a smooth yarn, you will have trouble opening the sheds even of you have made your heddles and done everything else correctly. There are ways to work with the hairy yarns
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go? Have you ever petted a deer? Can we get a deer as a pet? Do you like to eat fish? What kind do you like? I don’t like fish. I want to catch them and stuff them. How big is an elephant? Have you ever had an elephant? I want to ride an elephant…” And they went on and on and on.
Lesson Learned: Kids are resilient. So many people tried to comfort me by telling me this, but I didn’t really get it until I experienced it. This has been way harder on the rest of our family than it has for Evan. He gets to make new friends, hang out with Ronald McDonald, and feel better.
As we near the end of Evan’s treatment (hopefully), it’s fun to look back on the lighter side of the experience. Evan got to come home for Christmas weekend. While we had a few bumps, he did amazingly well. He is working hard and making progress. We’ve never been able to see this side of him, and it has been the biggest gift we could have ever asked for. I believe all of your thoughts and prayers were a huge contribution, and we thank you from the bottom of our heart.
Wishing you a happy, healthy, wonderful and peaceful 2011.
#1 They call it “big hair” in Dallas.
#2 Your new cowperson boots are gorgeous, and I covet them.
Case studies, white papers, proposals.
You are too fantastic Ms. Julie 🙂 Thanks so much for your comment.
I wanted to let you know that you have such a powerful spirit in you to be able to share your experiences with everyone. Bless you and your family for your trials, tribulations, and triumphs. I saw you in Austin last August, and knew immediately you were a wonderful person. Your story is such an inspiration to everyone else in a similar situation. I do count my blessings that I am fortunate not to have that to go through, and while I have my own problems, I have always known there are more people less fortunate than I am. Thank you for sharing, and you are always in my thoughts and prayers. I am sharing with the whole office. Please tell your family and yourself to keep your head up, things are looking up for you!
Your comment made my eyes well up with tears. I can’t tell you how much it means to me. Thank you.
With guilt I must admit I have not been diligent about reading your weekly posts. When I opened this one and saw what you and your family have been going through, I cried like a baby. Like so many others, I will pray for your family AND donate to the Ronald McDonald House every time I pick up a Quarter Pounder with Cheese-no onions. But in addition, I’d like to share some things I am thankful for.
First, I’m thankfor for you and your ability to touch so many lives with what you do. never forget how much influence you have with your story and your ability to write about it. Second, I’m thankful for Evan. He is a sweet adorable child of God who was given special challenges to overcome. I don’t know why…but I do know you will all be stronger for it. Third, I’m thankful for Jay. What a special man to know the situation he was walking into would be difficult, and loving you and Evan enough to stay and give you the extra support you need. No one can do this alone.
Wow…tears now rolling down my face. I have missed you and think of you often. Thank you for your comment…thank you.
Thank you for sharing your amazing story and the “lessons learned”. Many times we focus on what is happening to us and don’t take the next step to lessons learned. What great inspiration! You are still in our thoughts and prayers!
Thanks, Martha. Thanks so much for the prayers. It’s tough to find them sometimes, but they’re there.
I once had a ‘pixie’ that looked a lot more like Kevin Bacon hair. My rememdy was to dye it pink…not sure why that helped, but it made me laugh instead of cry. Also, check out the festivals at the Hindu Temple Barsana Dham (http://www.barsanadham.org/about_barsana_dham.html). They often offer elephant rides.
You are rockin’ the extensions – way to make lemonade out of the mullet haircut.
Congratulations on the awesome progress, and for making it a meaningful family experience!
Ha! Can’t wait to have Mongolian.
Thanks for sharing, Anne! AND we are excited that you will be cooking for the families at Austin’s Ronald McDonald House. Volunteers (and sometimes restaurants) provide lunch and dinner each day for our families. You have first hand experience about how important this is!
You have an amazing knack for seeing the good in all situations, and I thank you for sharing your perspectives today. You have brought a smile to my face.
Thanks, Jan! I look forward to meeting you.
Thank you for your continued enthusiasm and commitment to what you do. I also experienced the house in Dallas with my son and it has been awesome to see many of the same blessings and gifts that we received while there earlier this year as you are experiencing as well. One thing to note, that God is faithful and He will not give us anything we cannot handle. We just need to trust Him completely. God bless you!
Lately, I’ve said that I think God has too much confidence in me. I’m glad you experienced the same amazing experience at the house. They have been so incredibly helpful.
When we had lunch a month or so ago, my gut told be you were a very special person. I am in awe of your resilience! I truly look forward to seeing you on ” the other side” and getting to know you even better. Thanks for being an inspiration to all who read your blog (and to all who are lucky enough to be in your life!) Continued love and prayers to you and your family.
Anne, you continue to be a real inspiration to the rest of us. To think you are still keeping up your weekly postings from Ronald McDonald House! My best to you, Evan, and Jay.
Last month I went to the Starbucks we met at last year. I sat in the same seat and first asked for God’s forgiveness that I let a whole year go by without getting together! Then, I just thought about the three hours we spent ‘catching up’ and tried to imagine what your year has been like since then. Girl, I don’t know what to tell you other than I can’t imagine your year, but am in awe of YOUR resilience and your heart. Perhaps the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree (thus explaining Evan’s resilience!).
By the way, I think you could have two mullets with sideburns and still the only thing people would notice is your beautiful smile and sweet heart.
Your comment made me cry…in a good way. I have to clarify because there has been a considerable amount of crying in the past couple of months 🙂 I look forward to catching up at Starbucks or wherever you choose when I get back. Will you touch base in Feb or March?
As I sit here crying while reading your post, I am more thankful than ever that way back when, you invaded my personal space in that fateful “Spanish for Dummies” class – Your resiliency and humor amazes and inspires me, and I am honored to call you my friend. I wish you, Jay, Evan, Riley, and your mom a wonderful, prosperous, healthy, and happy 2011!
I’m glad I invaded your personal space as well my friend. I love you.
I am glad to hear that things are going better. It is an answer to prayer.
Thank you for your inspiring and entertaining words. Our paths haven’t crossed at the House yet (I’m Friday 6-9 pm, but during The Trains at Northpark I’m an exhibit manager and take that shift off), so I look forward to meeting all of you soon.
I hope to meet you soon, Jerry. Thanks for your comment and all the hard work you do.
I was so moved by your comment, I forwarded it to the management team at the House. I totally agree that they made the whole situation much less scary and daunting. It’s one of the few places you say, “I hope I never see you again” when you leave. I hope and pray that Eagan is doing well. Again, thank you for your comment. Oh, I think I’m at 5 lbs. too.
What a contagious, positive spirit you have-and what a blessing that is especially to your son! We too have a special needs son. He receives treatment in Dallas at Scottish Rite and has for the last 6 years. We also stay at the RMH and were so taken away with people who volunteer so much in order for us to be comfortable and be able to spend as much as needed at the hospital! It’s a wonderful place that people don’t understand unless they have been there! The RMH is such a blessing! We too thought we’d lose weight from the stress if everything, but those awesome volunteers are awesome cooks and we too gained weight!! My prayers are with you all!
Thanks so much, Lisa. I pray all goes well with your son’s treatment. Thanks again for taking the time to write.
I’m glad Evan is doing better and I will continue to pray for him, you and the rest of your family. I always look forward for your posts
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, I am a very happy 69 year old man! There is one caution….you need to use, actually use the program! You need to use the program each day, each day! If you do this then, bingo; reading a Russian newspaper will be a very sure thing! Kristina wants us to really learn Russian, and this program will enable that wish to become a reality.
I thought that News in Slow Russian would be a great opportunity to progress in my language learning but put off buying it because I wasn’t sure if it would be worth it. I found out that only by paying for full complement of articles could I get the most out of the program.
I read and listen to articles every day, listening over and over the same articles and slowly adding new ones. What I’ve noticed is that the articles repeat words and phrases, which reinforces the learning. Considering how much time I’ve spent trying to learn Russian, this great tool is worth the cost.
I enjoy the News in Slow Russian course because it offers such a wide variety of reading materials. It’s current, interesting, and there are so many articles to read for different levels. I can listen to an article as many times as it takes me to get the gist of what was said. The words that are written in bold with an English translation are so helpful and accessible. I can’t thank you enough for this resource! Such a great way to expand your vocabulary without pouring over long lists of words that seem to take forever to memorize. There is such a need for reading material for those in between Beginner and Advanced levels of Russian. Kristina is a master for having created such a tool for students to learn her native language. Great program!
News in a Slow a Russian is an amazing resource. I’m so happy I found it and I can already see how much it’s improved my vocabulary and comprehension.
News in Slow Russian now is an essential part of my studies. I work full time and don´t really have much time to study languages. Nevertheless, I managed to incorporate daily news in my busy schedule. I normally read new articles in the morning when I am taking the metro, then listen to slow audio when I walk from the metro to the office, and on the way back I listen to the audio in normal speed. For me, this is an amazing stress free way to improve my Russian. All together I think it takes no more than half an hour a day and always on the go. Thank you for building this wonderful service! PS. Post more news about politics, please.
I have been studying Russian on my own for 4 years. It is slow going, but I find the language endlessly interesting. I was mostly working from a grammar book and a couple of internet language programs, but they really don’t give enough practice in reading and hearing the language regularly. I tried children’s books, but they get boring after awhile. News in Slow Russian gives me an interesting article every day that I can translate (with help if I need it). I have learned a lot of new vocabulary, and even more important, I can now translate unfamiliar words by recognizing the root and looking at the context. I am not yet up to listening to the news being read, but I know that is coming soon. Thank you Christina for doing this!
I am almost 70 and have been working on learning Russian over the years. “News in Slow Russian” has been a tremendous help because it delivers contemporary language (selfie, drone, etc.) rather than tourist dialogs (Where is the hotel?), and because I have found that the best way to acquire a language is by listening to the language (Russian) spoken clearly, slowly and with proper pronunciation and intonation. I look forward to each new podcast, and I am also a big fan of your adaptions of literature. I hope you continue to provide this great approach to learning Russian. You have really helped me to acquire the Russian language.
I appreciate receiving daily “News in slow Russian”, the choice of topics, the difference in levels, it helps a lot in learning Russian, thank you very much.
The best purchase I ever did was my subscription to news in slow russian. It motivates me so much to read and learn russian every day. The articles are not too long, so there is no excuse not to do it! And besides that, they are almost always interesting. The two versions of audio makes it perfect. Thank you Kristina for this perfect website, and for making the learning process so stimulating, interesting and what’s more… effective. It is totally worth the money!
I have found News in Slow Russian is an engaging way to extent my study of Russian. The articles are of high interest, written to include words that I want to know. I find it fun and a change of pace, a way of keeping on task longer, and without strain. I would like to have a way of creating my own vocabulary list on-line, choosing words from articles, and testing myself periodically.
I find the news articles to be a unique learning experience; providing such great language support while reading a vast variety of current news articles has helped me revive my Russian reading ability. I love the slow/normal audios to go along with the articles! And the glosses are also great helping fluency.
News in Slow Russian is one of my favorite Russian learning resources on the web! Being able to see the words and hear them spoken is the best way for me to learn a new language.
These materials are great! I was formally taught the Russian language (courses from beginning to advance), but after I graduated I needed material to help keep my listening skills solid. I started out with beginner and begun working my way towards advance listening and writing down what I understood, then going back through the transcript to see what I missed. The transcripts have highlighted collocations for easy reference (simply toggle the mouse over the highlighted word) and every word is stressmarked, which is great if you want to read the transcript out loud for developing pronunciation. In all this course helps you develop all of the necessary skills any learner of any language needs: listening, reading, speaking (I have pronunciation in mind). If you are merely beginning or are already at a higher level, I strongly recommend this course as a necessary supplement to what ever you are already doing to study the Russian language. Удачи!
I have been looking for a long time for a good source of graded real Russian to study. The separation of articles into levels really helps me find something which is both of interest, but not as far above my own progress as articles for native speakers.
News in Slow Russian is an excellent program for maintaining listening skills and improving vocabulary. After spending the summer of 1975 at Moscow University, I achieved a certain level of proficiency in the language. After many years with little practice, I find News in Slow Russian a great help in getting back my listening comprehension. The texts are interesting as they cover many timely aspects of society and culture. The accents are given, so it isn’t necessary to check where they fall, if they have shifted from a basic form or not. The material could well be used by a small group for practicing the spoken language through simple questions or retelling the basic points of the article, which are always worth thinking about. The slower Russian is a big help in getting ready for the normal speed. When I listen to the news from Moscow (I can get Segodnya, Vesti and Novosti on my computer), I understand the speakers so much better after the preparation of 30 minutes or so right before. Language study takes time and endurance like most worthwhile projects in life. The preparation with News in Slow Russian for me is like doing warm-up exercises before running or doing vocalises before singing. Just hearing the magnificent language is like listening to my favorite music, it’s a great experience, a long journey I started when I was 20 and now at 88 it still gets better as I go along. I really enjoy the sound of the language at the slow speed and I think to myself that is is the Russian language of Lermontov, Chekhov and Akhmatova. I read the article out loud before listening to it and think to myself that I am speaking this wonderful language too. The course is a real help in developing language skills and in keeping them alive and well.
I study Russian at a university, and I love my studies, not only of the language, but of the rich Russian culture. While I earn good grades, learning the language as fluently as possible as an adult learner, is my most important goal.
News in Slow Russian has been a gift. My classes are great at adding to my vocabulary, but not my listening skills. Hearing relevant cultural material at a pace in which I can understand, then increasing the speed of delivery really makes a big difference. I haven’t come across any other program like Kristina’s. Молодец, Кристина, спасибо большое!
Having a good basis, this course help me to memorize many words put in particular contexts.
A very good method to immerse oneself in Russian. Always arrives on time.
Great site for improving listening skills and vocabulary. Constantly improving resources – check out new ‘Books’ section. Keep up the good work.
Language learners tend to have more difficulty with listening than with speaking, because we can always limit the speed and complexity of what we are saying, but we can’t always force other people to speak slowly and use only simple words. Therefore, listening practice is essential once we get past the beginning learner stage. News in Slow Russian site does listening practice the correct way: both slow and normal speed audio; transcript of the audio; interesting and often positive news (not just depressing news about earthquakes and airplane crashes
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irty years ago there was no such thing as a 10 inch screen on the top of a boat console that could tell you exactly where you were in real time. There was no magic machine that could look deep into the bottom and tell you exactly what the structure looked like and also if there were a bunch of fish down there. We didn’t have 40 foot center console boats that could run at 50 MPH in a 3-4 foot sea or skinny water flats boats with a 100 mile range that could float in 5 inches of water. We didn’t have $400 sunglasses or reels with super slick drags and hair like fishing line and we surely didn’t have the damn internet! The advances in fishing technology has exploded over the past few decades and it has allowed even novice fisherman the ability to have a good shot at being able to catch fish and for those of us who were already pretty good at catching fish without technology we can go out and wreak havoc. We can run further, go faster, stay out longer and find areas that only a few years ago were untouched. And then came the internet! It used to be that most fisherman kept their mouth shut about their favorite fishing holes and a secret spot was just that…a secret spot, but with the internet there is no such thing as secret spots anymore. With a multitude of online fishing websites, weather websites, articles, you tube videos, social media, daily fishing reports, online forums and chat rooms you can sit at your desk at work and know exactly when and where fish are being caught in real time. And once it hits the net you better believe that everybody with a fishing rod will be heading out as soon as they can to get into the action. It has gotten to the point that the fish really don’t have a chance, they get beat on day in and day out with very few places left to seek refuge.
Throughout this article I have placed most of the blame of our shrinking fisheries on us as fisherman but there have been a number of uncontrollable influences as well. For starters it has been pretty well proven that global warming is real though some politicians seem to think that it some sort of a huge hoax cooked up by scientists. I am outdoors most everyday and I really can’t tell you exactly how/why things have been changing or what impacts they have had on our fisheries but every year I do notice that we are trending towards more windy days, more violent storms and consistently higher water temperatures. As for the impacts of global warming the jury is still out in regards to how it is impacting many local fisheries but I would imagine that where we will begin the see the impacts first is in the upper extremes of North America, coral reef areas and also in highly migratory fish. As far as localized weather impacts that have recently hurt our fisheries the freeze of 2010 had the biggest impact. This freeze killed many fish such as snook in the South Florida region and also did a good number on our speckled trout and redfish populations here in South Carolina. I do give the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission a lot of credit for the way that they handled their fish kills however. Within weeks of the freeze they closed down the snook fishery and only recently opened it back up…that was a nice proactive move on their part! Another issue that doesn’t really come to mind for many people when looking at fisheries management is economical influences and it is likely because it is extremely complicated. A quick example would be increase in fuel prices that we saw a few years back. I am sure that this alone had a multitude of affects on our fisheries but one of the main things that it did was cause guys to downsize their big gas guzzling offshore boats (offshore fishing closures influenced this as well) and buy more economical inshore and backwater boats. These guys are still going out fishing, they are still going out harvesting as much as they possibly can so it basically put a lot more pressure on the near and inshore fisheries.
If there is a way to screw up a fishery the government will surely find a way to do it. I am almost convinced that they do it on purpose. Do we need government controls on our fisheries? Absolutely, without government controls people would go out and kill everything as quickly as possible but the government needs to do a much better job to protect our resources! We had a situation a few years back where NOAA closed down red snapper, bee liners and dramatically cut the sea bass limits in federal waters for the North Atlantic Fisheries Region. Believe me I am all for tighter restrictions when it comes to fishing but this decision was 100% political and had nothing to do with sound fisheries management practices. Moreover, of all of the fisheries that needed to be shut down these would have been last on the list as they were all very healthy at the time. In fact, we have gotten to the point now with red snapper that it is difficult to catch anything else because they have taken over! What really concerns me though is the trickle down effect that these policies made on other state fisheries. All of this took place at around the same time as the increase in gas prices which only compounded the fact that nobody was going to spend $4.00 per gallon to run out 40 miles just to release most of the fish. With so many guys switching from offshore to inshore fishing (and these are guys that know how to fish and generally go out to kill) with these new regulation we have seen dramatic decreases in the numbers of our inshore fish populations. As far as our state SCDNR fisheries managers; they have made absolutely no changes in bag or catch limits even though the fisheries are steadily declining and it doesn’t look as though there will be changes coming anytime soon. I guess that they are planning to allow the rest of our fisheries dwindle down to nothing just like the cobia before they decide to take action!
Is there poaching going on out there? Yes! This especially holds true for the recreational anglers because they are not required to report their catches as a commercial fisherman would when he takes his fish to market. Is their a black market for fish? Yes! Many local restaurants will buy fish from people who don’t have a commercial fishing license, this was hugely prevalent back in the days when we had lots of cobia which helped to deplete that fishery and it still goes on today. The problem with poaching is that it is so hard for the wildlife officers to catch a poacher unless they get the guys red handed with illegal fish in hand and a lot of these guys have secret compartments on their boats or make multiple runs in a single day and once those fish leave the boat it is nearly impossible track when or where they were caught. Moreover, these poor wildlife officers are stretched so thin. Between policing hunters, boaters and fisherman they only have time to check a small fraction of the boats out fishing. In the past 5 years I can count on one hand how many times I have been checked by a local wildlife officer and I do understand that they know that I am a charter boat captain who is on the up and up but this goes for everyone out here. Nobody gets checked and everybody knows it so we are basically left to follow the rules on the honor system…with at least 90% of all fisherman being greedy you know that a lot of illegal fish are making their way to some good old boys freezer.
Well I don’t think that we can rely on the good nature of our fellow anglers to all of the sudden decide to change their ways and do the right thing so our only option is to hope that the state government will make some meaningful changes before it is too late. In our case I don’t know that it will be possible because as far as I know the SCDNR does not have the power to make changes in fisheries limits…What? You got it, even if there were 2 redfish left in all of South Carolina our own Department of Natural Resources would not have the power to change the limits and protect those fish. For fisheries limits to be changed it needs to go through the state legislature and we all know how politics work. If however, we were able to make some meaningful changes these would be my suggestions and I know that a lot of people out there would go out of their minds because someone suggests that we actually make changes the don’t allow them the possibility to stuff their freezer full of filets. But if we don’t get on board and start making better policies there won’t be any fish to stuff in the freezer! In my opinion, fisheries management is very easy though fisheries managers seem to make it overly complicated. We have been fishing for and studying these fish for decades so we ample information to protect them. First off, during the months that fish are spawning shut the fishery down, other states have done this and it has paid big dividends. Next tighten the bag limits at least until the fisheries recover and then possibly look at loosening them up some. Wow that wasn’t so complicated was it. Below would be my personal suggestion for SC saltwater bag limits. Moreover, each fishery would be fully closed during its respective spawn except for redfish because all of the breeding class redfish are over the size limit anyhow.
Outside of these regulations other fisheries should be looked at as well but at this point these are the fisheries that are in the most trouble.
In conclusion, I know that this is a long article and I thank you for reading. I also know that this only scratches the surface as to the complexity of managing our resources for long term sustainability but I surely hope that we don’t lose the precious fisheries that we have left. One thing that has been proven time and time again is that you give fish a chance to rebound they generally do so rather quickly. A few examples would include the Nort
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Do—do you know the difference? You cannot say “therefore.” If you say “therefore,” that is not—it is, you know, the condition—”therefore”—a reason or excuse, you know, or something—for your lazy [laughs] practice. So it is not first principle any more. Everything has buddha-nature, period. No idea follows. No[t] any kind of idea comes up by that statement. So, “Everything has buddha-nature,” someone say [thumps table]. Yes! When—only when you could say so, that is the first principle. You—you shouldn’t say “therefore” [or] “but.” That is the first principle.
But when we talk about actual practice you can say “therefore,” [or] “that is why,” you know, “even it is so,” you can say so. That is the difference between first principle and the second principle. And if you confuse the first principle and second principle, you don’t understand anything. You are always going, you know, round and round: no end [to] your confusion. You will be always confused. So when you practice you should be strictly involved in the rules. There there is the first principle, actually. Moment after moment there is first principle.
So even so, you know—I explained the other night, if we, you know, if we realize that our practice is lazy practice, then you—you may feel it—feel—you don’t feel good. And this kind of mistake is happening every day, and we—we cannot enjoy our practice. What should we do? And what I said was that you realize your practice is not good. What mind, you know, found out your lazy practice? Your big mind found out your mistake. So if you find out the big mind which is working on your lazy practice—small-minded practice—then, at that point, at least your practice is good. So before you make some complaint, you should appreciate the big mind which appear in your mind. That was, you know, my answer.
It looks like [I said], “Whatever you do it is okay,” but I don’t mean that. Important point is, you know, only when big mind appear, the small mind, you know, will vanish—should vanish. You should not compare a big mind to a small mind. What I’m—what I mean is don’t worry about your small mind when you have big mind.
How to continue your true practice based on the big mind is the point. That is the point. But I didn’t—I did not mean even though you have lazy practice it is okay. That is big misunderstanding. It is not okay. But if I say so, it is not okay. You will be discouraged if it is not—if I say it is not okay, so [laughs] your practice of—will be the continuous, you know, practice of “not okay.” One after another, “not okay practice” will continue [laughs]. You feel in that way, but if you carefully, you know, think about it, the continuous, you know, practice of wrong practice is big-minded practice—continuous activity of big mind. If you understand in that way, that is, you know, true understanding of your practice.
In your big mind, small mind has some position—some place. Good and bad also has some place, some seat. We cannot ignore the small mind of wrong practice completely. There is some seat. That is big mind. The small mind—even though the mind is good, small mind does not allow for—for wrong mind or small mind to sit together. Even though it is good, you know, good practice, but small-minded good practice is not real practice. Big-minded good practice is really, really good practice. And it gives a seat for the good practice and bad practice. And you don’t feel so bad about your bad practice. And you will not be arrogant with your good practice.
You don’t like mostly sermon or lecture. Why you don’t like is—when you—when someone give lecture, you know, someone will convince [you of] something, you know—convince you [of] something—something special. But Buddhist lecture do not, you know, force anything on you. What we want is to have, you know, big mind—to acknowledge things as they are, to clear your mind from various one-sided wrong understanding of things. That is, you know, the purpose of lecture.
Sometime, you know, we slap you or are angry with you. Someone may talk, but why they—someone become angry is to correct—to cut off your delusion, or to empty your mind. If someone stick to some one-sided view, it is pretty difficult to get rid of it for humans and for the creature[s] too. So [laughs] there must be, you know—we try various way. The purpose of why, you know, we do so is because we want to get rid of the wrong concrete idea in your mind—that’s all. Do you understand? That is what I wanted to tell you tonight specially.
After making many lectures, almost every evening, I found out that you didn’t—some of you didn’t understand what I meant. Most people like Zen because Zen has no idea of things or no idea of good or bad, you know. That is why people like it [laughs]. But we are pretty strict with our practice—maybe very strict. Even though, you know, we are very strict, we do not seriously cope [?] with the problem in our practice—actual practice, which—we have always smile, you know, even though the way we practice is hard. You know that that is the second principle. It is something to help us. Even though, you know, your teacher is angry, you do not take it so seriously [laughing]. That is trouble [speaking more quietly] [laughter]. You know that that is the second principle, not first principle. So when I say something, mostly about rules, I say it with smiling, so you don’t take it so seriously [laughs].
Do you have some questions? There must be many questions. Hai.
Student A: Rōshi, I thought that our eyes are focused [2-4 words unclear].
Suzuki-rōshi: I—I am sorry I couldn’t follow it.
Student A: Shotaku [?] said our eyes should focus.
Student B: Shotaku [?] said that we focus.
Suzuki-rōshi: Oh, focus. Not [1 word unclear], you know, you are not gazing at anything. “Focus,” we say, but it is—not to gaze but to, you know—focus some, maybe four feet ahead. At first it is difficult just to, you know, put focus on some area. Unless you see something, some beginner may put something four—three-four feet ahead. If there is nothing, they pick up, you know [laughs], edge of the tatami. That is easy, maybe, but that is not the best way. If you have something to watch it is easy, you know, to be concentrated, but you are—you should be—should be able to have [half?] focus, you know. Best for—maybe for you four feet or more feet ahead. Do you understand? Hai.
Student B: When you—can you say something about—about [1 word] or for us to [2-3 words] in our practice? How we can help each other?
Suzuki-rōshi: Uh-huh. Hmm. Best way to help others is, you know, to have good practice. If you have good practice, that is the best way to help others. That is very true. To help others is not different from to help themselves. But original, you know, this is again—again, you know, the first principle. There is no—you and others is not two. One. You see? That is the first principle. You should—even intellectually, this is the reality we should accept—ultimate reality.
You cannot—this kind of—the first principle is something which you cannot, you know, ignore. It is very true. But [laughs] it is true, but if I talk about for students who listen to me, looks like I am talking about something, you know, which you—something [that has] nothing to do with you. You may feel in that way.
Everything is one, you know. Even though I say so, it doesn’t help you [laughs]. Even though I talk about Buddhist philosophy, it doesn’t help. Your actual problem is always with you, and just philosophy—philosophical understanding of Buddhism doesn’t help. But the philosophy—Buddhist philosophy is so true that you cannot deny it. And it is so, you know, universal and so common, so it is not so interesting either. Maybe when you discuss something, when you have argument with some other people, it may be interesting [?], you know, because your philosophy is graceful [?]—graceful [?] philosophy. So you will win anyway. So it maybe graceful [?] [laughing].
But it—it doesn’t help you at all. So—but you cannot deny it, that’s all. If that is so true, if that is the ultimate truth, why you have problem, you know? The actual questions start from that point. If we are Buddha—all Buddha—then why we hate each other?
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in my modern day garden as a link to such ancestral gardens.
The seed pods dry to brown and easily release the seed.
Castor beans are toxic due to ricin, a chemical present in the flesh of the seeds, but not present in the oil. Although the lethal dose in adults is considered to be four to eight seeds, reports of human poisoning are rare as the seed coat is quite durable and can pass intact through the human digestive system. Poisoning occurs when animals ingest broken seeds or break the seed by chewing.
Castor plants are striking ornamentals. They can vary greatly in growth habit and appearance. The variability has been increased by breeders who have selected a range of cultivars for leaf and flower colors, including scarlet, bronze, or maroon leaves, topped by large, decorative seed pods in shades of red, orange, or maroon. Plants make an excellent temporary screen or exotic backdrop for the back of the border.
In this North Carolina garden, the castor plants provide a backdrop to the annual beds.
Intolerant of frost, castor plants can be started indoors and planted out once the soils warm, or planted directly in the soil in spring. For best results, soak seeds in water for 24 hours before planting. The large seeds should be buried about one inch deep. Castor plants prefer full sun and should be kept evenly moist to get growing.
It is not recommended to attempt processing of castor oil at home. But do save some seed of your plants, as there is some effort to outlaw their sale.
The 19th Annual Festival of Kino will be held throughout the town of Magdalena, in Sonora Mexico, 18 to 22 of May. This year the celebration commemorates 50 years since finding Padre Kino’s bones.
If you live in Southeastern Arizona, please come to one of my lectures. Look for me at your local Pima County Library branch, Steam Pump Ranch, Tumacacori Mission (founded by Father Kino), Tucson Festival of Books and other venues. After each event I will be signing copies of my books, including the latest, “Southwest Fruit and Vegetable Gardening,” written for Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico (Cool Springs Press, $23).
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“Succulent” Events with Succulent Tastes–and Invitations….
It’s show time in the desert–S’oo’ahm masad or “yellow moon” for the Tohono O’odham–the month in which seemingly everything in the Sonoran Desert blooms a glorious yellow, arroyos lined with blooming blue palo verde and mesquite, hillsides covered with paper flower, palo verde and cactus blossoms.
These spiny, possibly-threatening desert plants have amazing nutritious gifts to pollinators and other hungry creatures, including ants, packrats… and humans.
Tia Marta here with an invitation to learn lots more about our many species of Sonoran Desert chollas, how they fit into the fabric of desert life, and how they have been used by traditional people for generations. Come join Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society’s SONORA XI gathering next weekend Friday-Sunday, April 15-17, 2016, for a rich opportunity to enjoy demos, tastes, lectures, and exhibits. You can learn more about this downtown Tucson event (held at HotelTucsonInnSuites) and register at http://www.tucsoncactus.org. On Saturday, April 16, I invite you to attend one of my ethnobotany demonstrations at the open conference. I’ll guide you through careful “hands-on experiences” with edible and useful succulents, complete with some surprising and yummy bites!
Last weekend we celebrated the beginning of the cholla harvest at Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace’s Mission Garden in a workshop led by Flor de Mayo’s Tia Marta (www.tucsonsbirthplace.org/archives). We explored its ecology, taxonomy, traditional preparation, its culture and archaeological evidence. The class was topped with a feast using cholla buds in several innovative and delectable dishes–one with heirloom White Sonora Wheat. For great cholla recipe ideas, scroll back to an earlier Savor blog post https://savorthesouthwest.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/heres-to-the-budding-desert/. For additional interesting cholla information and dried cholla buds for purchase, check out www.flordemayoarts.com.
Another desert food staple–worthy of being considered a medicine as it is so effective in balancing bloodsugar–is our own prickly pear. With de-spining and preparation you can enjoy its tangy taste as nopalitos, pickled, stir-fried, or in salads. Enjoy nopal dishes at some of Tucson’s favorite restaurants like Janos’ Downtown Kitchen or Teresa’s Mosaic. Attend the demo nopal preparation and tastes at the SONORA XI Conference….(www.tucsoncactus.org).
Seeing the heirloom winter White Sonora Wheat growing tall and green at Mission Garden, its swelling kernels in the “milk-stage,” I’m envisioning the harvest to come, and to plans for La Fiesta de San Ysidro Labrador, when the wheat, first introduced to S-chuk-Shon by Padre Kino, will be maturing and ready to thresh. My mother’s wonderful caregiver Rosa has introduced us to a delectable recipe she created celebrating both White Sonora Wheat and the fresh vegetables currently available at farmers’ markets. Her recipe for Market Veggie Omelette with White Sonora Wheat follows–light as a souflee.
Find dry cholla buds at the Flor de Mayo booth at Sunday’s St Philips farmers’ market, at NativeSeeds/SEARCH store, at the San Xavier Farm Coop booth at Thursday’s Santa Cruz market at the Mercado, or at the Tucson Cactus&Succulent Society’s SONORA XI conference next weekend. You can find the freshest greens for Rosa’s Veggie Omelette, including local baby spinach, onions, etc at our many Tucson farmers markets, especially at Tom’s Marana-farm booth at Sunday St Philips market (www.foodinroot.com), or at the Community Food Bank booth at Thursday’s Santa Cruz market at the Mercado. Easily grow your own shallots for the omelette with NativeSeeds/SEARCH’s I’itoi’s onions–the snappy little spreading onion that keeps on giving.
Come witness ever-growing inspirations for your own garden by visiting Mission Garden at the foot of A-Mountain, Tucson–it’s a must! There are wonderful docents there to guide you every Saturday morning now that the weather is warming. In Mission Garden we see examples of cultivated food and native medicine plants that have fed and helped humans in this valley for over 4000 years! With that track record for desert living, chances are these same plants can help support us into an unsure future of hotter and drier weather–with assurance and nurture. We owe inexpressible thanks to those farmers and gardeners who have preceded us!
Jacqueline Soule this week, to discuss an herb you can plant now. This herb is a large shrub/small tree that can even be used as a houseplant! I am speaking of bay (Laurus nobilis), also called laurel, or bay laurel. (In Spanish it is called laurel.) Bay is used for Craft, Culinary, Ornamental and Pest Control purposes.
In ancient Greece and Rome, the bay tree was considered sacred to Apollo, the sun deity. Leafy branches of bay were woven into wreaths to crown the heads of kings and queens, priests, priestesses, poets, bards, and the victors of battles and athletic or scholarly contests. At the first Olympics in 776 B.C.E., laurel garlands were presented to the champions of each contest. During the Renaissance, doctors, upon passing their final examinations, were decorated with berried branches of bay. From this ancient custom derives the French word baccalaureate (from “bacca,” a berry, and “laureus,” of laurel); this has been modified into the term “bachelor” in referring to one type of college degree.
Bay has been used medicinally for centuries. It has a reputation for soothing the stomach and relieving flatulence. Bay has also been used as an astringent, diuretic, narcotic, or stimulant. An infusion (tea) is prepared for these purposes.
Oil of Bay, extracted from the leaves, contains many components, including cineol, geraniol, and some eugenol. Studies of the purified essential oil have proven bactericidal and fungicidal properties. Use as a narcotic may be due to the eugenol found in bay (an oil also found in cloves), which has been shown to have sedative and narcotic effects in mice. Bay is used externally, and considered by some to be a healing agent for
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Weekly brand announcements will be made on Epic Brewing's social media accounts. Twitter: @EpicBrewing Instagram: EpicBrewing Facebook: Epic Brewing Company. The Utah Beer Blog will also spread the word as soon as we get the info. What are your thoughts on this new packaging option?
We got our hands on the list of breweries that will be pouring their suds at this year's Utah Beer Festival. It looks like there will be over 50 different breweries pouring this year - that's defiantly a record for any beerfest in the state thus far. Conservatively that will equate to over 200 different beers that will be offered-up for the tasting.
You'll get 5 starter tokens when you enter the festival, that way you can start sampling beers right away, no waiting to buy tokens to get your first sip of beer. All draft beers/draft ciders are available in both 5oz sample pours or 12 oz. pours. High point beers will be poured into your 5oz taster mug. All draft samples are 1 token, high point samples range from 2-4 tokens (90% fall under the 2 token price). 12oz. beer prices vary from 3-5 tokens based on the price of the beer. Additional tokens can be purchased at one of the two token booths located at the festival. You can buy 5 for $5.
Some of the breweries above are listed by their importer/distributor - so count on a few more breweries to be added to this list. Hope to see you there!
Oh yeah, Baby! It's New Beer Friday, and if that's not enough for you to celebrate it's also Pie & Beer Day! I know that many of you have your Pie & Beer Day celebrations already planned out. Weather your celebrating at home with friends and family or hitting some of the many planned events around the Wasatch Front, these great new beer option can only make your day better.
Not much happening this week, but there will be shload of Pie and Beer Day events to check out tomorrow. Here's what I've been able to confirm is happening along the Wasatch Front. Not seeing your event? Please share!
BarrelHouse - 315 24th Street, Ogden's BarrelHouse has teamed up with Pretty Smitty Pies to pair four (from scratch) pies with some of the BarrelHouses finest beers. Starts at 5pm and goes 'til there ain't no more pie. $5 per pie/beer sampler.
Beer Bar - 161 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City from 3 p.m. until the pie runs out. Pie Pass is $20 at the door, and includes five pieces of pie. Beer additional. Proceeds benefit KRCL Radio.
Shooting Star Saloon - 7350 E. 200 South, Huntsville; 801-745-2002. Apple or berry pie à la mode served until pie runs out. Draft beers available.
Uinta Brewing - 1722 S. Fremont Drive, Salt Lake City; 801-467-0228. Stop by the newly remodeled Brewhouse pub for pie and draft beers.
What is Pie and Beer Day? At it's most basic it's a play on words: "Pie and Beer" sounds like "Pioneer". It's origins are vague and it's time in Utah is unknown, but what we do know that it has been deemed important and it's here to stay. What was once reserved for backyard gatherings and tavern revelry is now out of the shadows of the Pioneers and ready for it's time in the light.
If you're like me and tend to spend any time here at the Utah beer Blog, your connection to Pioneer Day in Utah is mostly that of a spectator - you understand why some may find it important, but for the most part it's just a waste of a free day. Pie and Beer Day was created as a counter culture alternative for people that don't fit into the established green jello and hand cart mold that has been around for generations.
Every year, Pie and Beer Day's momentum increases. More and more people are discovering what this wonderfully kitschy day has to offer. It's not just about drinking beer or filling our, er... "pie holes" with pie but that other non-LDS cultures matter and that our way of celebrating life in Utah is just as legitimate.
The Pie and Beer Day manual is short and brief. Gather friends and/or family - bring pie and beer - have and consume. It's been this way for years and it's a formula that has proven to work.
If you're looking to step up your game and get out of the back yard, KRCL and SLC's Beer Bar are putting on their Second Annual Pie and Beer Day Celebration. The event is a fundraiser for the radio station and will feature pies and beers that are specifically paired for maximum enjoyment.
The locally made beers will be provided by RedRock - Squatters - Uinta - Wasatch - Bohemian - 2 Row - Shades of Pale - Hoppers - Desert Edge and Epic Brewing.
The event is on Friday July 24th (Pie and Beer Day) and will go from 3pm-5pm at The Beer Bar located at 161 e. 200 s. in SLC. This event is limited so you're thinking of showing up at 4pm your likely to be SOL. If you can't make it to Beer Bar, create your own celebration. You can't lose! We're talking pie and beer folks.
One of the mountain region's most popular breweries has finally set it's sights on Utah. Oskar Blues was founded in 1997 in Lyons, Co and made a huge impact on the craft beer scene with their phenomenally popular Dale's Pale Ale. The brewery was also one of the first craft breweries in America to embrace cans as their primary packaging back in 2002.
In March of 2015 Oskar Blues acquired Perrin Brewing Co. out Michigan - this acquisition was backed by a significant investments from Fireman Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm that already has significant investments in two Utah-based craft brewers — Wasatch and Squatters, which make up the Utah Brewers Cooperative.
Now that you have an idea of who Oskar Blues is, here's what you really care about. Which of their beers are coming to Utah? Oskar Blues current standard line up of beer consists of seven labels: Dale's Pale Ale, Mama's Little Yella Pils, Pinner, Old Chub, Old Chub Nitro, Deviant Dale's and G'Knight. It's likely most or all of these will be in the market in the next few months.
These are quality beers from a great brewery, any thoughts on Oskar Blues hitting the market?
Wasatch Lemon Drop Saison: Pours a cloudy golden straw color with a nice pillowy white head. The nose is very light with some spicy yeast phenols. The taste is classic saison with nice clove and coriander spices on top of toasted grains. The Lemon Drop hops add a pleasant lemongrass bitterenss that counters the spiciness from the yeast. Nice light and easy drinking. 4.0% ABV @ Squatters & Wasatch locations - Wing Nuts too. Should be popping up on Wasatch/Squatters seasonal taps around town soon.
Hive - Raspberry Jalapeno Stinger Hard Apple Cider: Hive's ninth hard cider is born from their beloved Raspberry Stinger Hard Cider which has been infused with fresh jalapenos. The jalapeno and raspberry front the taste buds with a full apple finish. The heat level on this stinger balances beautifully with the flavors and would be best described as mild. 6.9% ABV @ Hive Winery and Brandy Company in Layton, The Bayou and Slackwater Pizzeria in Ogden.
Uinta is also starting their own Firkin Friday this week in their newly remodeled Brewhouse Pub. The debut firkin will be HooDoo Kolsch w/ 3 lbs of locally sourced peaches. 4.0% ABV The tapping will be at 5pm.
Did I miss something? Please share what you've found locally and where we can find it!
Utah may not be a powerhouse in the craft beer scene compared to other states, but we've got some serious staying power with five breweries surpassing the 20 year mark. Tonight (July 9), Roosters Brewing Company joins Wasatch, Squatters, Uinta and RedRock as they celebrate their 20th anniversary, with a pig roast, music and beer.
Roosters opened up in Ogden back in 1995, renovating a 119-year-old building that had been a Chinese laundry and a "house of ill repute" during 25th Street's "glory days". Brewmaster Steve Kirkland was Roosters' first employee, and he's still creating and brewing more than 26 unique beers, including their special anniversary Belgian Style Rye Ale featuring the brewery's original rooster logo. Chanticleer Belgian Rye is an earthy Belgian-style ale, enlivened with rye and possessing essences reminiscent of clove and citrus.
The all ages party kicks off tonight at 5pm and goes til dark at Rooster Ogden location - 253, 25th Street. Congrats Roosters on two great decades!
For Independence Day we have a ton new local options for you. Enjoy your holiday weekend!
Uinta - Gluten Free Saison: Made with millet and buckwheat. The sa
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Nokia Lumia 830 and 930, not least since they're now about the same price at some outlets. But I thought I'd wait until they both had Lumia Denim and the new camera software. And then, heck, I couldn't resist adding in the Lumia 1020 and Symbian-powered Nokia 808 PureView into the mix. Plus an Android imposter, just to add an extra reference point. Gulp! So much to analyse and comment on below.
The 830 and 930 approach imaging from different directions, one with 10MP originals and one with 5MP/16MP twin output, while the older 1020 is 5MP/34MP - ditto the Symbian-running 808 PureView. And the joker in the pack, a typical modern Android smartphone camera in the shape of my 10MP-shooting (in 16:9) Galaxy S4, which I just happened to have on me.
With such a diverse range of resolutions and options, each test photo below has slightly different constraints, but I've tried to stay consistent and true to what I, as a user, wanted to get out of each shot. With five photos in each case, the usual 2-way comparator is out, of course, so I'm relying on appropriate crops to show differences in quality and detail. Plus you should also bear in mind differences in field of view for each device (i.e. narrow/wide angle). And where I don't comment on something, it's because all the camera phones did an equally good job!
Methodology: Yes, we need to look at detail, but being a typical 'holiday' shot, we also need to look at colours and balance. So in this case, I've downsampled everything to a baseline of 5 Megapixels and then taken 1:1 crops/slices from these. In truth, all the phone cameras here should do an admirable job, given the perfect lighting and subject matter.
And here are the sliced/crops from the images sourced from the Nokia Lumia 830, 930, 1020, 808 PureView and Galaxy S4, in turn, click each link for the full original image, if you're interested enough to do your own analysis.
As expected, five cracking photos. The Nokia 808 and 1020, with their PureView oversampling, undoubtedly produce the most natural detail, though the S4 appears at first glance to get close with its over-sharpening. The Lumia 830 and 930 are very close too, with a slightly different take on the lighting and colouration - I think they bring out the glorious spring light best of all, although of course a little Photoshop tweaking (or similar) of the other three could see a similar brightening and enriching. The lack of OIS on the last two devices/shots does play a part, but a very small part given the excellent lighting.
Honours almost even all round. Lumia 830: 8 pts; Lumia 930: 9 pts; Lumia 1020: 9 pts; Nokia 808: 9 pts; Galaxy S4: 8 pts.
Methodology: Ah yes, these are top camera phones and we'd expect a little useable zoom, whether digital interpolated or digital lossless (depending on device). We're not looking for miracles, but we do expect differences here between the various camera units in these phones. Light was still perfect, giving each of them the very best chance. There's no downsampling needed here, obviously.
I've obviously got a little carried away guessing at the lossy digital zoom on the Lumia 830 and Galaxy S4, but it makes little difference, since zoom here is lossy from the moment you go beyond the initial 1:1. The 830's digital zoom is pretty horrible, I wouldn't recommend using it at all, while the S4's is obviously using extra interpolation to try and fill in the lossy 'holes' and is markedly better as a result. Meanwhile the three high megapixel PureView zoom-enabled Nokias do much better, as you'd expect. The Lumia 930 produces a decent attempt, but overdoes the contrast (thanks to Denim/LC5 etc.) and there's significant noise. Of the 1020 and 808, there's little to choose between them, with the 808 having very slightly more quality and the 1020's smaller sensor just falling behind a smidgeon.
A PureView win, obviously. Lumia 830: 4 pts; Lumia 930: 7 pts; Lumia 1020: 9 pts; Nokia 808: 10 pts; Galaxy S4: 6 pts.
Here are the slices from the images sourced from the Nokia Lumia 830, 930, 1020, 808 PureView and Galaxy S4, in turn, click each link for the full original image, if you're interested enough to do your own analysis.
Absolutely no surprises here - I love it when physics plays out the way one expects. The larger the sensor and optics, the shallower the Depth of Field and the more artistic blurring of the pier in the background. Thus the DoF is greatest (i.e. least 'arty') on the Lumia 830 with its 1/3.4" sensor, then the Galaxy S4, Lumia 930, Lumia 1020 and finally Nokia 808 with the 1/1.2" sensor, all in that order, with the 808 capable of the most arty Depth of Field ('Bokeh') effects.
As expected, more or less, as you can see for yourself, above. Lumia 830: 6 pts; Lumia 930: 8 pts; Lumia 1020: 9 pts; Nokia 808: 10 pts; Galaxy S4: 7 pts.
Methodology: My usual indoor'still life' scene, with just a low wattage desk lamp. Yes, we need to look at detail, but not excessively so. It's also about noise levels, artefacts, colours, etc. So again, I've downsampled everything to a baseline of 5 Megapixels and then taken 1:1 crops/slices from these.
All five photos are pretty good here, though the Lumia 930's is spoiled a little by a colour cast that means the wood seems almost orange, while the Lumia 830 and S4 shots are just starting to show artefacts and noise. Top marks especially to the Lumia 1020, followed by the non-OIS-equipped 808, with just a little noise in the very darkest areas.
Lumia 830: 7 pts; Lumia 930: 6 pts; Lumia 1020: 10 pts; Nokia 808: 9 pts; Galaxy S4: 7 pts.
The Lumia 1020 manages the best balance of low noise, crispness and overall exposure, thanks to large optics, OIS and oversampling, with the Nokia 808 and - surprisingly - the Galaxy S4 not far behind. Meanwhile the two OIS-equipped modern Lumias lag behind with their newfound enthusiasm for trying to bring out light that really wasn't there in the original scene - resulting in high noise (especially in the 830's shot) and an image that should have been crisper, given the OIS, in the 930's case.
Lumia 830: 7 pts; Lumia 930: 6 pts; Lumia 1020: 10 pts; Nokia 808: 9 pts; Galaxy S4: 8 pts.
Test 6: Party time, flash test!
Methodology: My archetypal party shot test - a gently moving subject, low/tricky light, shot at about 1.5 metres handheld. I've downsampled where needed to a baseline of 2 Megapixels (party shots usually ending up on social media anyway) and then taken 1:1 crops/slices from these - what's needed here is control over shake and exposure, as much light as possible in as short an exposure as possible.... Hard. Very hard!
I haven't included the overall scene, as most of the shot is in the crops anyway!
It's easy to rule out the non-OIS, LED flash Galaxy S4 here - this is the typical camera phone shot at a party and it's completely unusable. The Lumia 830 and 930 do well with their OIS to keep great lighting and detail on the scene in general, but anything moving (me) has the typical motion blur for an LED flash shot - again typical and (probably) unusable. And, following a bazillion Xenon flash features by yours truly, you won't be surprised to see the Lumia 1020 and Nokia 808 PureView producing the best results here. The 1020 gets more room ambience but introduces a bit of a colour cast to skin tones, while the 808's flash dominates the lighting, but does get my skin spot-on, even at 1.5m.
Lumia 830: 4 pts; Lumia 930: 5 pts; Lumia 1020: 9 pts; Nokia 808: 10 pts; Galaxy S4: 0 pts.
The tests above are where I usually leave a camera head to head. But in 2015 there are other factors to consider, as detailed below, and I have to add in a score for these too - it's not all about raw image quality anymore!
Lumia 830: Fast launching under Denim, very fast shot to shot time, rich capture and 10MP RAW as options, 2K
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do many things that are not authorized by the New Testament" is freely admitting to you that they are not even attempting to center their practices on God’s word. If they are not open to your questions, or if they trivialize the need for biblical authority, then they are not what you are looking for. Move on.
Those who are serving God according to His word will have no fear and absolutely no resentment when you ask them to give you the scripture for all that they practice. Just pick something that looks different and ask them about it. It will “make their day.” They will get excited to see someone who cares enough to ask such questions. They will be glad to tell you why they do things because they KNOW why they do the things that they do. Since they are locally organized, no one is dictating to them what the bible says they must do. They have already taken the bible and resolved to the best of their abilities what the worship and work of the local church is. This is probably your greatest indication that you are hot on the trail to a sound group.
Look for the characteristic given in Hebrews 8:11: “And they shall not teach every man his fellow-citizen, And every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: For all shall know me, From the least to the greatest of them.” If it is a scriptural work, all of the leaders (at least) will know what the bible teaches on the plan of salvation, godliness and morality, and the worship and the work of the church. Of course, they will not be perfect – no man is, and therefore, no church is. But you will see the difference in their knowledge of God’s word and their hunger and thirst after righteousness in feeding from God’s word. The major difference is in the respect they show for it.
The links below provide addresses to various churches that the web site owners believe are trying to do all the bible teaches and only what the bible teaches. For the reasons given above, we cannot totally vouch for them, but we do believe that they are an excellent starting point in your search. The responsibility to find a group that you can work and worship with in conscience is yours. We make no pretense at being able to do any better than you can. Think about it: would it be right for us to do that for you? It would be a fearful thing for us if we did such a thing. This is your responsibility since it is impossible for us to know the hearts of the people in all local churches. But for sure a minimum qualification is that at least they are professing to be totally bible based.
You have the New Testament, and hopefully you live in a country where you can affiliate yourself with those of like precious faith. We urge you to put your knowledge of God's word to work, and do your best to find a sound group of people who are indeed "called out" by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. In this regard, remember that Hebrews 10:25 urges you to "not forsake the assembling of yourselves together."
We give several web sites that are providing this service to further emphasize that there is no central authority over local churches other than Jesus Christ Himself. None of the people behind these web sites would dare to state that they have the authority to determine which of the groups the list is recognized by the Lord and which is not (see Revelation 2 and 3). These are just web sites like BibleThought.net.
Generally, these web sites say the same things that we said above with regard to vouching for the soundness of any given church. They are not taking it upon themselves to create a denomination – they realize how sinful such a thing would be and they avoid it at every turn. Nevertheless, they are providing a service just as one Christian would to another in making such a recommendation.
Do we have to say: “don’t be worldly in selecting a church?” Surely you know that the size and architecture of the building, or if the group has a building at all, has nothing to do with their ability to help you get to heaven. It may not have a full-time or paid preacher. This makes it no less a church that is pleasing to the Lord. Satan is using his worldly influence to make certain churches “the place to be” with “the in people.” If you are going to get caught up in that type of thing, the love of Christ and the truth will quickly get left behind. This is not to say that there is anything wrong with a nice meeting place or a paid, full-time preacher – but it is the responsibility of the members of a local church to be able to show you how you can better serve the Lord by having fellowship with them. Serving the Lord is of primary importance as you endeavor to work with your fellow Christians in glorifying God. Their job is to help you get to heaven, and your job is to help them.
While this last sentence is referring to all of the teachings in the chapter, the fact that it is placed right after the command to meet and work together is telling. However, we should not need such threatening language to motivate us to want to meet together “to provoke [each other] unto love and good works.” We should see from Acts 2 and throughout the book of Acts and the epistles that a major part of the way early Christians worshiped and worked was through their local churches. It is important that we seek out and find fellow Christians with whom we can work, worship and pray. Clearly, this is part of God’s plan.
Acts 2 is a major turning point in the New Testament. The gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) present the life of Christ to shortly before his birth to shortly after his crucifixion. The church was not organized at that point. Jesus had to totally fulfill Old Testament law (specifically the Law of Moses) for us so that it could be set aside (Galatians 3). There were no local churches when Jesus was on this earth. The Jewish counterpart for the church was the synagogue. Read Acts 2 and learn about the first Christians being baptized and added to the church. We know for certain that the practices of those churches were under the direction of the apostles who were directly inspired by the Holy Spirit. Thus, when we do what they did, we can be sure that we are in harmony with God.
The major goal of Bible-based churches is the restoration of the church that existed in the first century under the direct guidance of the Holy Spirit. Of course, if it is necessary, it is essential that we first restore ourselves as individual Christians seeking the purity of God’s word to guide our lives. But once this take place, it is equally as important that each of us works to restore the local church, since it is the local church that provides the means today by which Christians can worship and work together to carry out the great commission (Matthew 28:18-20). When we restore a local church to the work, worship and organization as it was in the first century, we are restoring what the Holy Spirit gave to them directly, and to us through the holy scriptures (2 Tim. 3:16-17). Because of the independent nature of local churches, they can only be restored one church at a time, and this must be done by the faithfulness of the Christians who live in that area. It is our individual responsibility to have a part in that work.
The good news is that there are more resources at the fingertips of faithful Christians to provide assistance in this regard than ever before. The bad news is that in many countries that have religious freedom, such as the United States, there are many counterfeit organizations claiming to be the true church of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1. Learn God's plan of salvation and be sure that you obey every part of it.
2. Learn about the worship and the work of the local church. You have to know what your a looking for.
3. Find a local church that teaches and practices these things.
4. If one does not exist find others who believe the same way you do and start a new work with them.
Remember, it is not the fact that you are a member of a particular group that saves you; when you obey the truth you are added to the Lord's church (in the universal sense) -- so it is just the opposite from that which is commonly believed. Getting added to the church roles does not save; obeying the truth saves and simultaneously adds you to the Lord's church. But it is still your responsibility to find a local church that you can work with.
Certainly you would not want to align yourself to any group that does not at least make the claim of being 100% Bible and Bible only – and this will eliminate many groups per se. For example, if they in any way denigrate the authority of the bible, or indicate that it is not necessary or sufficient, you would do well to look elsewhere. Clues here include their asking: (1) “How do we know the bible is complete?” (2) “Is there not truth in all religions?” (3) How do you account for all of the variations in translations? (4) “Don't you do lots of things that the bible does not authorize?” These and other similar questions are answered on this site; we list them here as examples that provide a big warning light that says: this group is not interested in serving God in total purity according to the way that He has specified in the New Testament!
We need to be extremely careful in answering this question, and warn you to be wary of those who would jump all over it with a quick and definitive answer. We are often asked what our “religious affiliation” is, and this is a difficult question to answer because of the mistaken terminology and ideas
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my dear Aunt Sandy passed away and went to be with the Lord. It didn’t take me by surprise. She had the worst case of brain cancer of the worst kind. Outside of a miracle, there simply was no chance of recovery. What did surprise me was that she developed cancer at all. Just a month and a half ago, Aunt Sandy was living a normal life with no problems and no signs of cancer. Fast forward two weeks and she’s lying on a hospital bed immobilized and virtually unresponsive. It all happened so fast and it came out of nowhere.
The recent passing of Aunt Sandy reminds me that dying could happen sooner rather than later. In fact, I have a chronic G.I. disorder that’s eluded diagnosis. It’s not a stretch for me to imagine it turning terminal at some point (not that I’m in any perceivable danger at the moment).
But my own health struggles coupled with the loss of my aunt has forced me to think a lot about my own dying. Bear in mind, I’m not talking about death. I’m talking about dying. There’s a difference. Death is the cessation of life that ushers you into the next. Dying is the duration of time that precedes death where your body is an observable state of accelerated decline. Put more simply, dying is having one foot in the grave; death is having both. I’ve thought a lot about death before and what awaits me in the next life. But until now I’ve given little thought to what my own deathbed experience will look like (assuming, of course, God chooses to give me one). What will happen in those final moments as I wait for death to come? And what do I want those precious last minutes to look like?
I’m thankful that the deathbed doesn’t have to be a terrifying, lonely, or depressing ordeal. The Apostle Paul says as much in a little known part of a well known verse, “For to me to live is Christ, and TO DIE is gain” (Philippians 1:21). He doesn’t say death is gain, which is what I know we’re all tempted to make him say. Death certainly is gain because pain stops and eternal bliss begins. But Paul says “to die is gain.” Dying—the process that leads up to death, however short or long it may be—that is gain. It is gain for the believer to go through those last moments, however long and agonizing they may be. It almost sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? To experience gain on your deathbed. I don’t know about you, but I want a little piece of that pie. I want to be able to say on my deathbed along with the Apostle Paul, “Dying is gain.” So I decided to put together a small wish list for what I would like any dear family and friends to do for me when that day comes. Here’s how you can make my deathbed experience gain. And I hope this will serve as an encouragement to you when you have to be the one sitting by someone’s bedside or actually in the bed yourself.
Read me the Gospel. Reading Scripture to a dying loved one is very common for Christians, so I don’t necessarily want to state the obvious or beat a dead horse, but I would feel irresponsible if this wasn’t on at the top of my list! And yet while this is standard for any Christian deathbed experience, I do have a special request here. I love familiar deathbed passages like Psalm 23, John 14:7, Revelation 22:1-5, Romans 8:38-39, and a host of other promises and reassurances about my passing and soon-to-be reunion with Jesus. But I don’t just want to hear about “what will be.” I’m actually more interested in “what has been.” No offense, but I’m about ready to experience “what will be” for all eternity. But what I want to remember is why I get to experience “what will be” in the first place. Take me to the gospel. Talk to me about the work of Christ. For example, don’t just encourage me with the wonderful truth that I can’t be separated from the love of God (Romans 8:38-39). Give me the basis for why God will never forsake me (Romans 8:31-34), that it’s based on a zealous and concrete act of God to justify me through His heroic Son Jesus Christ. Rehearse for me the doctrines of predestination, imputation, substitutionary atonement, redemption, adoption, and union with Christ by reading for me those Scriptures that illuminate these profound truths. Take me to Ephesians 1:4. Guide me through Romans 5:12-21. Put on repeat 2 Corinthians 5:21. Preach to me 1 Peter 1:18–19. Recite John 1:12. Pray me through all of John 17. Scratch that. Expand it to John 14 through 17. I won’t care that it’s long. I don’t have anywhere else I need to be at that point. I’m not going anywhere. The single greatest way you can make my deathbed gain is to give me the gospel one more time.
Pray with me. I love watching Christians encourage dying saints with statements like, “Praying for you!” or “You’re in my prayers!” It’s great to watch the body of Christ encourage one another with these assurances. But when I’m dying, I personally don’t just want to know that you’re praying for me. I want to know what you’re praying for me about and, if given the opportunity, I even want to hear you pray. It’ll be nice to get a message like, “You’re in my prayers, James.” But it’ll be music to my ears when I hear you say, “I’m praying that your faith remains strong, James, and that the Lord will keep you secure until you rest safely in His arms.” You want to thrill my heart and send shivers down my spine? Explain to me what you’ve been praying or just take the time to pray with me. The more specific you can get with me about what you’re praying and how you’re praying, the more encouraged I know I’ll be. Telling me you’re praying for me reminds me that you love me. But praying for and sharing your requests with me reminds me how God loves me. I want both, don’t get me wrong. But (don’t take this personally) I want the latter more. So let me know what you’re praying. You and I will be better off for it!
Raise the roof with theologically rich music. You heard me. Let’s rock the hospital halls with great hymns of the faith and deep modern worship music. Give me a balanced combination of older classics and newer stalwarts. So, that rules out the old timey stuff, like the “I’ll Fly Away” songs—as fun and apropos as those may be. Give me, instead, the “Be Thou My Vision’s.” Give me the “How Firm A Foundation’s.” And while you’re at it, give me 2.0, “Jesus Firm Foundation.” Give me the Getty’s “By Faith” or Enfield’s version of “Lead On, O King Eternal.” And on a purely personal note, please don’t go for the slow, melodic songs that everyone wants to associate with death. Pick some upbeat ones. Just because you’re sad doesn’t mean you have to make me sad too on my way out. I’m headed for paradise, people, and I don’t want to have to explain to my eternal Champion why I have a frowny face for my first few seconds of glory. I want my first encounter with my Savior to be pure elation! So make it a seamless transition. Obviously, I’m speaking a little tongue-in-cheek here. There’s an appropriate amount of grief that’s expected and needed. But please don’t make me depressed in my final hours! I fail to see how that’s Philippians 1:21 gain.
Be sensitive to everyone else. When a traumatic event takes place in the life of a family, it’s inevitable that emotions will be all over the place and tensions are going to run high. Often the person on the deathbed’s the most calm and relaxed of the bunch. But those of us beside the deathbed can quickly develop a sinful tendency that redirects our grief and frustration into anger and backbiting towards others. We’re careful with what we say to the dying, but then take out our frustration on everyone else. But when I’m on my deathbed, I don’t just want you smiling at me. I want you smiling at everyone else. There’s got to be nothing more discouraging for the bed-ridden on his last leg than to watch the most precious people in his life squabbling. I actually don’t think this will be a problem for the people in my life at the moment, but I realize that’s not always the case with every family. Be sensitive to others and put the same kind of energy into your relationships with them as you do with the person on his deathbed.
Get some sleep. If you’re the type who’s deeply relational and loves to worry, this is gently meant for you. I know you love me, but God loves me too. Please get some sleep. You don’t need to worry. He’
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al corporate travelers in this population do not have a greater need for pretrip counseling or advice on these topics than the general population. In this population, one possible interpretation of the favorable risk profiles among travelers may be that higher risk employees do not volunteer for assignments requiring travel and those healthier employees are more likely to accept roles that require business travel. The self-selection bias suggests that fitter, more energetic individuals are more likely to apply for jobs that involve international travel. Another possibility is that managers may deselect high-risk (based on factors such as unhealthy BMI, blood pressure and/or observed low-fat nutrition and physical activity routines) employees from assignments requiring frequent travel. Business travel has become a core competency in today’s corporate environment. There is an increasing need for business travelers to learn and practice appropriate positive rituals to minimize the impact travel could have on their health and well-being.
high. Alternatively, with a PPV of 16%, the estimated risk of infection would be 0.33%. Although boosting of LTBI may be addressed by two-step testing prior to travel, this is Endonuclease very difficult to accomplish in a travel medicine setting. Many of the studies and data sources lack two-step testing, and thus do not take into account the booster phenomenon. Because the German military takes boosting into account by the use of two-step testing, the noticeably higher incidence of TST conversions in deployed German military units (2.9%) is interesting. However, this may be explained at least in part by several factors. Although the German military does not conduct Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination during military service, vaccination prior to joining the military may affect TST results, as it is available to the civilian population.
knowledge of their close contacts may explain the lack of independent significance of febrile contact in visitors departing Sydney. Resident respondents may be more likely to know their close contacts and have a better awareness of their contacts’ health status compared to travelers, Methane monooxygenase and travelers to countries of higher disease endemicity may be more aware of the health of their close contacts. It is likely to be difficult for people to determine when they have been exposed to infection or to recall such events, and therefore such exposures are likely to be underestimated. During SARS, 56% of imported probable or suspected SARS cases developed symptoms after entry26 and the inclusion of self-reported contact may assist in algorithms for border control during emergency situations. The results from our representative survey contribute to the current global data on the burden of illness in travelers, particularly from the Asia-Pacific region, where few studies have been published. The proportion of travelers reporting common symptoms of infection is similar to studies from other regions and is consistent with models of disease transmission in that contact with a febrile person was the most important predictor of reported symptoms.
“International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2010; 20: 400–409 Background. Dental erosion (DE) in children is a significant oral health issue and has become a focus for research in clinical paediatric dentistry. Aim. This study investigated DE in the primary dentition of 2- to 4-year-old twin and singleton children with regard to the genetic, medical and dietary factors associated with the condition. Design.
“Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, is endemic in most developing countries. The adult tapeworm only lives in the small intestine of humans, who get infected eating poorly cooked pork with cystic larvae.
isolated from canine pyoderma. The aim of this study was to identify novel exfoliative toxin genes in S. pseudintermedius. Here, we describe a novel orf in the genome of S. pseudintermedius isolated from canine impetigo, whose deduced amino acid sequence was homologous to that of the SHETB exfoliative toxin from Staphylococcus hyicus (70.4%). The ORF recombinant protein caused skin exfoliation and abolished cell surface staining of Dsg1 in canine skin. Moreover, the ORF protein degraded the recombinant extracellular domains of canine Dsg1, but not Dsg3, in vitro. PCR analysis revealed that the orf was present in 23.2% (23/99) of S. pseudintermedius isolates from dogs with superficial pyoderma exhibiting various clinical phenotypes, while the occurrence in S. pseudintermedius isolates from healthy dogs was 6.1% (3/49). In summary, this newly found orf in S. pseudintermedius encodes a novel exfoliative toxin, which targets a cell–cell adhesion molecule in canine epidermis and might be involved in a broad spectrum of canine pyoderma.
with concomitant PDK4 administration of monovalent hepatitis A and B vaccines.6 This follow-up study assessed persistence of immune response after 4 years. Response to an additional dose of the same vaccine(s) used for priming was also assessed. This was a prospective, multicenter, open-label study. Adults aged >40 years were randomized (1 : 1 : 1) to receive combined hepatitis A/B vaccine [Twinrix; GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals, Belgium] at 0, 1, and 6 months (HAB group), hepatitis B vaccine (Engerix-B; GSK Biologicals) at 0, 1, and 6 months co-administered with hepatitis A vaccine (Havrix; GSK Biologicals) at 0 and 6 months (ENG + HAV group), or hepatitis B vaccine (HBVAXPRO; Sanofi Pasteur, Lyon, France) at 0, 1, and 6 months co-administered with hepatitis A vaccine (Vaqta; Merck & Co., NJ, USA) at 0 and 6 months (HBVX + VAQ group). Randomization was stratified by age (41–50 years, 51–60 years, >60 years), gender, and body mass index (BMI) (<25 kg/m2 or lean/healthy, ≥25 and <30 kg/m2 or overweight, ≥30 kg/m2 or obese) as previously described.6 Subjects were followed for up to 4 years to evaluate persistence of immune response. At 4 years, all subjects received an additional dose of the same vaccine(s) used for priming and immune response was assessed after 30 days. Anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) and anti-hepatitis B surface (HBs) antibody concentrations were measured by enzyme immunoassays, with respective cut-offs of 15 and 3.3 mIU/mL.
although it is well documented in higher eukaryotes. For example, the human genome encodes five RecQ proteins (BLM, WRN, RecQL1, RecQL4, RecQL5), while Arabidopsis thaliana encodes seven RecQ homologues (Hartung & Puchta, 2006). Our analysis revealed that the annotated genomes from 14 members of the genus Bacteroides encoded multiple putative RecQ homologues (Fig. 1a; Table S2). The significance of multiple RecQ homologues in Bacteroides is unclear. All the B. fragilis 638R RecQ homologues contained two of the signature amino acid domains representative of all known RecQ helicases, namely a helicase domain (with the essential DEXX motif [X representing alanine (A), histidine (H), serine (S) or aspartate (D) residues]) as well as a helicase C-terminal domain (Fig. 1b). The helicase domain from all three homologues further contained the conserved regions 0 to VI (Bennett & Keck, 2004). The BF638R_3932 (Q3) homologue contained an incomplete HRDC domain, whereas the RecQ coded by BF638R_3781 (Q2) was unusual as it completely lacked an HRDC domain.
of the inter-stimulus interval (ISI) and the attention. Previous studies have found an omission-related brain response at around 100–200 ms after the omission by an unattended tone sequence only when the ISI was shorter than 200 ms (Yabe et al., 1997; Horváth et al., 2007, 2010; Bendixen et al., 2009). Some studies localised the origin of this response within the auditory cortex (Raij et al., 1997; Todorovic et al., 2011), and these results were interpreted as a fast-paced repetition of tones eliciting a pre-attentive grouping of sound features as a perceptual unit that was violated by the omission of sound. However, the brain mechanism of ‘attentive’ perceptual grouping remains unclear. Bregman (1990) suggested that a certain form of perceptual grouping occurs as a function of attentional control.
once inserted, was unable to undergo subsequent Clomifene transposition events. This minitransposon was applied to M. pulmonis in the current study. The use of the minitransposon generated a superior library with inactivation of 39 genes that were previously thought to be essential. Mycoplasma pulmonis strain CT (Davis et al., 1986) was propagated in mycoplasma broth (MB) and mycoplasma agar (MA) as described (Dybvig et al., 2000; Simmons & Dybvig, 2003). CT was transformed with plasmid pTF85, carrying minitransposon Tn4001TF1 (Dybvig et al., 2008), using 36% polyethylene glycol and selecting for resistance to tetracycline as described (Dybvig et al., 2000). Individual colonies were picked, grown in 1 mL MB and stored at −80 °C as described (French et al., 2008). The genomic location of the transposon was determined for each library member by DNA sequence analysis of an inverse PCR product containing the junction between the transposon and the adjacent mycoplasmal DNA using primers and reaction conditions as described (Teachman et al., 2002
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smiled, this was her heart and soul. To be free.
Though it was night time, the moon illuminated everything giving an eerie glow. The fog was thick around Tortuga, yet Tasia could still see the lights and hear the Tortugan visitors. She could also smell the rum in the breeze that drifted by. She laughed a little. No matter how thick the fog, she could still find tortuga. Though any pirate can. She was well known, one of the few female captains. Along with being well known, she was greatly respected. Like her late father, she had a plentiful treasure count and much knowledge.
Her crew enjoyed going to Tortuga because it was the time of celebration and relaxation. Tortuga was the place to go if you wanted to drink and make merry. Tasia, being a bit more mild than some, only sipped rum occasionally and prefered to observe the people of Tortuga.
As they neared Tortuga her crew began to cheer, they were excited to sell stories and tall tales of their adventure and plunder. Tasia guided the large ship to a long dock where they dropped anchor and stepped out onto the old, wooden dock and made way to the saloon.
Tasia was the last to leave the ship. She lightly caressed her hand across the wood of the vessel and slowly parted ways with it. She slowly made her way to the shore. Her boots clonking on the boards. The dock was packed and the saloon could be heard for a great distance. It would be a more than full house tonight.
As she entered the saloon, a loud cheer rang out to welcome her. To which she replied with a tip of her hat and a grin. She took her usual seat at the bar facing out into the room to watch all of the people and sipped on her usual, a bottle of rum. She contently and quietly watched her surroundings. Though she was unaware of an adventure that would soon unfold.
Falkor stood at the helm of his ship, feeling the cold wind biting at his skin. The sun had set some hours ago, taking with it the few degrees of warmth it offered. He stood next to the helmsman, his arms crossed, and face stern as his eyes watched the dark waters before them.
"Captain, are you sure we should keep going? The moon has hidden her face tonight, it's inky black out here!" The man pleaded, hoping to get out of the cold and into the slightly warmer sleeping quarters below deck.
Falkor didn't turn to face him. Instead, the pirate captain grabbed the wheel with one hand, causing a small jolt to run through the ship as the direction changed slightly.
"When you were recruited you vowed to follow my orders til death. Having second thoughts are we?" Turning to face the man, Falkor grinned.
"N...no Captain. It...it's just that it's so cold out tonight that we might lose some men." The man had taken a step back before stammering out his answer.
Falkor said nothing but released the wheel and clasped his hands behind his back. He turned to face the direction they were sailing from, watching the last light from the ships that had been tailing them for days blink out as it was lost over the swell of the waves.
"Than we shall see who the strongest are, the ones fit to man the Norðanvindurinn." He stated calmly.
For days, the northern dwelling pirates had been under chase from a fleet of ships, rivals of Falkor's who had caught wind that he was down part of his crew. Some of his best had been lost in a bloody skirmish in the coastal villages, reinforcements of some high ranking nobles no doubt had been summoned at the first sight of their sails. He had been recruiting since, picking up a few battle hardened men, as well as those greener to the art of piracy. Once he had gathered the bare minimum of what he needed to sail, he had set sail for the south, to new lands until things had calmed down back home.
Nate slowly paced the quarterdeck as his ship made its way to Tortuga in the unusually foggy night.
“Any change?” he asked as he paced by the helmsman, who for the fifth time shook his head and answered “No Captain”. Nate shrugged and continued his pacing wondering when they lost the ship that had been shadowing them for the last two days.
Nate shook his head and walked to the rail and looked over at the dark water below then back to where the other ship should have been but wasn’t, he then walked across the quarterdeck to look down over his crew who had the guns at the ready and had for the last two days as that blasted ship grew smaller on the horizon. “Alright Lads stand down and secure guns” he called over the creaking of his ship and the song of the wind in the rigging, as the crew went about their work Nate walked to where the Bow lookout was stationed and smiled as he saw the lights of Tortuga in the middle distance.
“Captain, Tortuga off the port bow” The lookout said as his captain approached “ I make it to be 15 minutes till we make port, Sir” he added with a grin, which Nate returned “Aye John” Nate replied and walked back to the ships helm.
After the Light Runner docked and the crew had been let go on shore leave, Nate looked at his Second in command a burly man named Henry who had volunteered with a handful of men to stay aboard the Light Runner and nodded to him as he walked down the gangplank and went to the nearest tavern which was also the loudest one in port at this time of night.
As he walked in he noted a few faces he knew and even some he could trust, he made his way to the bar and stood close to a woman in a deep red coat that appeared to be a captain in her own right, he tipped his hat to the woman in the red coat and smiled slightly “Buy you a drink, Captain?” he asked as his drink was delivered.
Ross tapped Roth, his second in command, on the shoulder. Roth recoiled from his touch slightly, surprised, but then relaxed after he turned around to see Ross.
"Everything alrigh', Cap'n?" he asked in a drawl, slurring his words slightly.
"Not you, by the looks of it. Couldn't wait a few hours till we dock in Tortuga?" Ross's tone was serious, but a smile played at his lips.
Roth was grinning now too.
"I'm about as patient as you are, sir," he said, pulling out a small canteen from the inside of his cloak. Ross rolled his eyes but kept a smile on his face as he brought out his own canteen, and the two men took long drinks as the ship began to near the docks of Tortuga.
"You've probably thought we were ten minutes away from Tortuga for the past two hours with all that rum on your upper lip," Ross said after a moment's silence, his jovial words cutting through the sound of wind rustling sails and creaking wood. Ross slapped Roth on the back, his only response being a grunt, before walking out to the prow of the ship.
It was long and didn't stand too vertically, jutting out almost like a plank and easy to balance oneself on. Hopping onto it, Ross extended his hands out on both sides and walked to the very edge of the gnarled piece of metal. He plopped himself down onto it, resting a hand on a taut rope to support himself. He then withdrew the canteen once more and dropped a bit of the muddy liquid onto the ocean. The ship had lost a crew member earlier that day, mostly to the man's own stupidity, but Ross had love and respect for his entire crew.
The ship settled into the docks just as Ross finished the last drops of rum from his canteen. He cast a few sideways glances at the ships docked next to his. All rather well known and respected ships. Jumping down from the prow onto the dock, he smiled as he recognized two other captains. He gave a low, rumbling laugh before approaching them both.
"Well, I've always said this sea we live in is pitifully small," he said, bowing his head and placing his hand on his chest in greeting. The whole motion was overly dramatic and didn't look entirely polite, but Roth didn't particularly care. "I like the way you think, though," he added, turning to Nate and turning his canteen over upside down. A single drop fell out.
"I could use a refill or two."
Tasia stood by the bar observing the scenery. The women of Tortuga were mesmerizing the men while the rum intoxicated them. They played card games and told tales of the plunder and obstacles they faced. She laughed hearing a couple of the exaggerations. She quietly sipped her drink and watched as more souls poured into the saloon. The noise grew louder and louder. And the crowds filled every inch of the saloon. Some enjoying the balcony some enjoying the card tables and the games they held.
As a large man who appeared to be a captain walked towards her she turned her attention to him. He offered a drink to her and she responded with a nod, "I suppose if a gentleman were to graciously offer me a drink it would rude to decline. So i must accept your kind offer." She smiled. One this Tasia loved about Tortuga was all of the different people. She got to see so many different people all in one place. The
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had known of your company when he was younger. I feel quite frustrated that none of the teachers or specialists he saw ever suggested anything more than Ritalin, which did nothing for him. I’ve done a few sessions myself, and am extremely happy with the clearheaded feeling it gives me! I plowed through a pile of paperwork I’ve been putting off for weeks! Also, I got all of the supplements you recommended, and he has begun taking them.
“I had written to you awhile back about my daughter, Olivia, who is in 6th grade and has ADD. She has had a DAVID for several years but our problem had always been consistency with using it. It became especially hard this year when she started middle school and had to get up earlier to go to school. Olivia is twice exceptional so she is gifted but struggles with some things.
She had been failing math for the past two 9-week terms in school. I was really concerned and was all set to switch her to the special ed math class. I was even considering putting her on medication, something I have always tried to avoid, but decided I just needed to increase her use of the light and sound machine before resorting to medication. You suggested that I put her light and sound machine on her a half an hour before she wakes up in the morning. I have been doing this for over a month now.
I just got back from Olivia’s IEP meeting to switch her into the special ed math class when I was told that Olivia now has a “B” in her regular ed math class and her teacher felt like something has “clicked” with her recently and she is now “getting it.” I was stunned! I am so happy and so proud of her! Her gifted language arts teacher also said that she has “good organizational skills” in class and that she is able to find her assignments in her binder and keep it organized. This also shocked me because Olivia, like most people with ADD/ADHD, really struggles with planning and organization. I asked her language arts teacher if this has been the case all year, or if she has seen an improvement recently. She said that she has seen more of an improvement with this recently, which I also attribute to the increased use of her DAVID.
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Besides lifelong ADHD, I have neuropathy in my feet as I also have been living with HIV/AIDS for 23 years, so keeping my stress levels in check is very important. I have used many alternative methods to keep my life in balance and still am quite vibrant and alive but this winter has been pretty hard on me and the depression/anxiety was mounting strong. I noticed such a difference just three days after using your DAVID.
“I’m a 33-year-old man with ADD, and I have found something that I would like to share. Over the last few weeks, I have been trying Entrainment Therapy. Basically, I’m using pre-programmed sequences of flashing lights as well as pulsed tones to change the hertz frequency of my mind.
Sounds strange I know, but since I found Mind Alive and their entrainment therapy gizmo, I’ve noticed a pronounced improvement in my ADD.
“Life was a nightmare! We really did think life was a nightmare. Ever since our son was in kindergarten. That’s when it all began. David, our son, was a very happy baby and a happy little boy. We were so excited when he started kindergarten because he was so bright.
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That’s when the nightmare began. The first parent-teacher conference we had went rather well. But David’s attention span was not what it should have been for a six year old. We went on through kindergarten with the end result being, that the school felt like David should be held back. We refused to sign the paperwork. Then came first grade. The problems became even worse. After a while I finally admitted that possible David did in fact have a problem. And again the school insisted that David be held back. We agreed.
The doctor began with Ritalin. The ‘miracle drug for children with ADD. I began a diary of David’s daily activities and moods. Things did not seem to be getting any better. I was still getting daily phone calls from his first grade teacher. So the dosage was increased. Again no change. Again the dosage was increased. That’s when we started seeing a little change. But again the dosage was increased. At this point David was taking the maximum dosage for a child his size. He began having side effects from the medication. At this point the doctor changed him to Cylert. On a very low dosage we began seeing what we thought to be miracles.
David’s school work was being completed. He didn’t have as much homework. And he was almost back to the normal David we thought we had lost.
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After the first treatment there was just a minor change. He could ride all the way home without jabbering. This was approximately a 10-mile ride. We were elated. And of course we continued the treatments. We never told his teachers that we were doing anything about David’s lack of attention or hyperactivity. We just let it ride. But after each session, we noticed a little more change. The homework was getting done, there was less of it, and David seemed much happier. Even though we were having a few crisis at home. David was handling them very well. But in February, 1992, things began to happen. It was like David had bloomed. The homework was down to a minimum, and my husband and I were truly ready for the upcoming parent-teacher conference.
The teacher started off with ‘Has something changed at home? David is doing wonderfully! His homework is complete, his grades are up, and his attention in class is unbelievable! The very first GOOD conference we had ever had with any of David’s teachers. His grades all came up but one. And that was reading. But he did maintain the C that he was carrying. We have continued to see remarkable things happen to David. As a result of the good grades he made it on the Merit Roll. This is not so much for grades as it is for progress.
As a result of the DAVID, our David is much easier to live with as a person. There are no more repeated instructions, no more senseless fights with his little sister (who is six years younger). Life is just so much easier now. I couldn’t even begin to put into words the relief, the happiness and the thankfulness that the DAVID has brought to our David and our family.
In closing, I think any parent with a child who is having problems of any kind, learning, behavioral, psychological, any problem should be addressed by the DAVID.
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Karl began using the DAVID in October of 1997. Since using the DAVID, my mother has witnessed encouraging changes in Karl. Karl has become more cooperative at home and at school.
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“At the end of grade two, June 94 in a discussion with my son Daryn’s Special Ed teacher, she indicated that he would require learning assistance until at least the end of grade nine due to Daryn’s inability to read
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Len Hjalmarson has some thoughts on Good to Great, which I mentioned recently. Collins identifies a certain type of successful CEO which exhibits what he calls “Level 5 Leadership.” Len links to a Fast Company article from 2001 which provides a good overview of Collins’ book, which includes a section on how change occurs. I find not only Collins’ thinking on effective leadership to be of note, but also his outline of how change occurs. Slowly, gradually, gaining momentum… until the tipping point (not his phrase, I’m mixing metaphors again). I think this perspective is instructive for the missional church, on both counts.
I picked up Good to Great about a week ago and I’m finding a lot of links about the information as it applies to personal goals, non-profit (I read the monograph on the social service sector before the book, an order I don’t recommend), and the church.
Bill, I’m quite struck by your comment that Level 5 leadership is out of line with Mat. 20:25-28. My own reaction was how similar they are. Level 5 leaders are personally humble and put the good of the company over their own aspirations. In the book it also talks about executives who gave their workers privileges and benefits that they themselves didn’t have. A servant leadership model runs through the book, so I’m not sure where you see incongruity.
I would tend to see Level 5 Leadership as more like a business implimentation of servant leadership rather than a model for biblical leadership. It doesn’t purport to be that, and though I see some parallels I don’t think it’s a good idea to force the comparison to run in the wrong direction. I am also troubled at the widespread use of Collins for church purposes, maingly BHAGs as you say. A “spiritualized BHAG” might still just be presumption and personal ambition. The contexts using Collins in the church seem to be more Willow Creed Pastor-as-CEO types, and I’m uncomfortable with that whole scene. As Jude says, I do see a servant leadership them running through the book, but that might tend to be ignored in the Pastor-as-CEO type of thinking. I don’t think the leadership the Collins describes is incongrouous with the New Testament, but it’s only a small slice of the picture… but it doesn’t try to be any more than what it is.
Recently I’ve been thinking about the flywheel and the idea of the emerging/missional church gaining momentum, which I really like.
For the record, I read the book as a business owner looking for its insights for business purposes… whatever I’m taking from it for church leadership contexts is for me secondary and incidental. I’m not sure I would recommend it for anyone looking for insight specifically and only for the church… for those who just want a good overview for that purpose, read the article I linked. For those interested in the business angle, I can’t recommend it more highly than to say it’s the most important book I’ve read since Cluetrain.
Rob suggested that I contact you. I’ve been watching the site since spring.
He said that we each had some common experiences re the ch and ch leadership.
I am continuing research and would like some contact and input from others.
Maybe you could contact me via email. Thanks.
The challenge of godly leadership and its requirements continue to challenge the thinking and paradigms of leadership by many. Keep at it.
Jesus himself drew upon business analogies – but didn’t use business as a basis for designing the kingdom. I hear BM (that is a rather unfortunate initial set for your pseudonym, isn’t it) on making sure one doesn’t run the comparison the wrong way. I see it as when one follows biblical principles, even when not necessarily trying to be biblical, it tends to work. I think it’s unfortunate that ethics didn’t enter into the topic at all, and that Phillip Morris was included as a great company. Nonetheless, it is a fabulous book in identifying principles that will help any individual or organization get where they want to go.
Can anyone tell the difference between Willowback’s “Pastor-as-CEO”, the New Apostlic Reformation’s self-identified “apostles & prophets of the city and/or nation”, and Collins’ Level Five leaders?
I say that because, as someone who was royally “burnt” (or you can insert more colourful metaphors if you prefer) by the pastor-as-CEO types, I clearly recall them all carrying and quoting Collins’ Good To Great like it was the fifth Gospel.
In the place I came from, the pastors were seen carrying the Bible around and quoting it plus the leader’s/”apostle’s” interpretation as if it were the fifth gospel. Incessant quoting of Collins in this way proves to me that they don’t “get” it and that they are not operating as level 5 leaders.
Yes, since Collins wrote for a business crowd about business, there is a lot that the CEO-aspiring pastor will latch onto. What he says about leadership is mostly contained within a single chapter, and it’s almost an aside about the common qualities of successful leaders/CEOs. Some of the major commonalities are that they were largely unknown, they often rose from within the ranks of the company, and they are incredibly humble, not needing the limelight. They point to others following succeses, and they point to themselves following failures. How many CEO-aspiring pastors does this sound like? Precious few… or none, I’d say.
Don’t let their use of Collins’ work turn you off of him. There are some real nuggets in there about managing change… change from good to great. Let’s say the inherited church is the “good” but we’re hoping to make something great. So what do we need to know about how change takes place? Now you’re digging for the right stuff in Collins’ book. If you want to know how to be a great grand-poobah CEO leader, there’s stuff in there… but if that’s what you’re looking for, you won’t like what you find, and you won’t be properly equipped to negotiate the change being considered. That’s the issue with so many of these CEO-aspiring pastors, they’re not on the same page as this, and they can’t even see it.
I tend to much prefer “Bro.M.” for obvious reasons. The inclusion of Phillip Morris is discomforting from an ethical standpoint, but considering what Collins is on about and why, it must be acknowledged that PM is or was a very well-run company in the timeframe, and as such they help to inform Collins’ findings. This is one of things that’s so valuable about his book… it’s not a data sample of qualifying companies, it’s based on all of them.
I’m curious about the monograph though, as I haven’t read it. Does it genuinely add much for nonprofits, or just change a couple of the terms involved (like changing “profit” in the hedgehog concept)? Mostly wondering if some of those shifts or adaptations are fairly obvious even without the companion piece.
Robbymac, might I say, moi aussi.
I’m a fan of Collins for business. The church isn’t one. I’d be happy to NEVER see G2G or Built to Last in a church leader’s office. My experience (scars included) suggests they’ve done more harm than good.
The monograph makes a point of saying that non-profits should not try to run like businesses, because most businesses aren’t following concepts that will lead to greatness. Collins notes that although they used businesses to identify good-to-great concepts, it was primarily because stock prices made it easy to come up with a set of guidelines to separate great companies from the rest. Collins doesn’t see the priniciples as business concepts, just that businesses were used to identify them. So in the monograph, Collins says that these priniciples can be applied to the non-profit sector, including churches. But he did rework the profit-per-unit concept (what was it called, the economic denominator?) as abviously we don’t measure ourselves by $$.
Other than that I’ve forgotten a lot of the monograph. After reading it I realized I needed to read the book and understand the concepts before I could appreciate the adjustments for the non-profit sector.
Another book worth a look is Joy at Work by Dennis Bakke. Bakke, a Christian business man, writes about the company he co-founded and the culture they created was very similar to what Collins talks about, only Bakke directly relates them to his faith, although the book is written to a secular audience.
I’m still a bit surprised by the negative reaction to church leaders using the principles of GTG. I frankly think that the church needs a good dose of a lot of what’s in there. Too many Level 4 leaders, trying to bring about change through motivation strategies and one more conference, eternal optimism about the healings and revival without any reality checks. I could go on and on. But I’m a bit jaded right now and probably not that balanced. What’s true is true no matter where it’s found. I could easily see someone trying to use the book to apply prinicples that the book is against. But then again, people do that with the Bible, too.
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I am resurrecting a term that we used to describe max engine lights in MW4... Lag Armor. When moving max speed you can see the hit to them on your screen, but they don't show to take damage. They have literally moved beyond the point where they are drawn on the screen.
I added a pair of med lasers to the build, specifically to "lag lead" the Jenners and Ravens, so I could find out EXACTLY how far forward I had to aim to actually register damage to them, then I can tap them with the pair of gauss and really ruin their day.
3 extra heat sinks, engine comes with 8 for a total of 11. Allows 4 shots of med laser on most maps before having to cool.
I have been practicing head shots, I have the exact hit locations down for Awesome, Catapult (these are easy out to 750 meters) Dragon, Centurion, and Hunchback, (smaller hitbox, 80% at 400 meters) The Atlas is a pain, it's hitbox is half of the left eye, I generally don't even try I just side torso them. The lights... I just pray to register the damage.
Tuesdays patch has been delayed yet again, supposedly due sometime today... I'll let you all know when and if it arrives.
With the current mechanics, one jump jet moves you as far as 100 would. No real aiming required, just get a lock, either by LOS or via spotter, be within 1000 meters of target and let em fly. I have only used all the ammo once, and you can fire for two minutes solid before heating.
The only drawback is LRM's have a 180 meter minimum range, so anything that gets closer than that can rip you apart without fear.
This chassis is also the one used for the most cheeseball build currently used in game, the 6 streak 2 cat. Same process of missile lock before firing them, but if you chain fire them, the resulting shake from the impact renders the target unable to target anyone for return fire. It takes a while to kill someone with it, but it is enough to totally disrupt them, and make them useless on the field.
I don't have a build for one, it's too cheesy, even for me.
Ok, the patch is in. As are DHS, Endo steel and Ferro Fiber armor.
With this patch we lost all mechs in inventory, but were refunded all XP (both Mech specific and General) as well as 75% of all C-bills earned since last wipe. So, I had a stockpile of 65 million waiting.
Collisions and falling temporarily removed, was not working as intended.
Phase one of matchmaking added, no more 8 man premade team drops, now limited to 4 man only.
They reconfigured the mech lab with tabs, switching between tabs causes you to pay for any changes at that time, so switching things around can get very expensive if you don't pay attention.
The Advanced zoom module is extremely low quality, very pixelated image and almost unusable. It also drops your standard zoom to 0 when closing it.
Double Heat Sinks have been reported to have an issue (have not tried them myself yet) where the engine retains single heat sinks when swapping over.
Much better, the "Lag Armor" of the lights is vastly reduced, I am back to legging Jenners at 500 meter range, however the lack of falling and collisions make them more firece up close. They can now run through your legs and constantly chew at rear armor.
It seems more stable over all, with no loss of performance.
One of the biggest complaints now is the cost of repair and rearm, with all the expensive tech, even a win can cause you to run at a loss, with ammo, XL's and Endo/FF.
Monday Oct. 29th - New Mechs, New Toys, Open Beta!
We wanted to give you an update on how everything is going, and to thank you for being here with us!
Firstly: Open Beta is on schedule and will be beginning quite soon (12 noon PDT, Monday!) This means we’re very close to getting the final phases of the main beta features coming in. On that as well, Open Beta is our final reset. Once it happens, we will not be resetting everything again. We will be resetting C-Bills, MC, XP, GXP, Mechs, and inventory. The only thing you’ll keep is your friends list. However, if you have a Founders pack, everything will be added from that pack. Also anything you’ve purchased (with MC) will be added back.
The limit on 8-man premades hasn't gone through. We were running 8-man teams all last night with no issues.
I'll try loading it after work on Monday.
We'll have to see how well it runs on this machine.
I could barely handle XCOM. I hope MWO will run better.
I took the test Awesome out 12 times or so, and I've done 48 combined damage OVERALL.
Apparently I can't even find the enemy to shoot at them. When I do find them, I die before I can return any kind of fire.
I'll try MWT, but this hasn't been any fun for me at all.
I have done a little better than that although it took me until my fifth match before I got my first kill (things improved once I doscovered the "r" key).I have been having some problem with my joystick so atm I am mouse limited which I am not enjoying much/ Done about 12 matches now and am approaching the 1 million C-Bill mark. Am I better getting a mech I can customise early or am I better off waiting for a better chassis? and if so what would you recommend as the first chassis to go for?
I am feeling a little Ping crippled here in Oz though - Im normally at something around the 250 ms mark.
Use MC to buy the Yen Lo Wang. Gives you a 30% C-bill increase. Follow your team, shoot what they shoot. Play with an organized group. Pugs are all sorts of terrible.
Also, I may try MWO here soon. Does anyone know what the basic/recommended requirements are? I would hate to download the MWO game and just see the game stall since my system is too slow.
I'm not sure the people joining Open Beta have MC Fei? But, yeah a lot of the people you are facing are in Lances with other experienced players or the like, so don't get too discouraged.
The trial mechs currently available S U C K.
I have been using the Centurion 9AL. I find myself an assault and shadow him. The Awesome has too little LRM ammo, and too few heat sinks to be viable, and the Dragon just doesn't seem much better.
As to Bob's question, you are better off getting a mech of your own, as you can't earn any XP in trial mechs. XP is used to unlock efficiencies on specific chassis and general XP unlocks modules. I would suggest a Jenner with your ping, you would be damn near unstoppable. Save enough for a large XL engine, with the current net code and >200 ping you will be able to circle strafe assaults to rubble.
I will grind my way up to a Hunchback, then use it to grind for my Atlas. I miss my Atlas.
Henry, the controls are not all that intuitive, and learning how to target enemies, and getting the hang of the dual reticule also takes time. The reticule has a small circle inside the cross-hair, the circle is all arm mounted weapons, the cross-hair torso mounted. Arm mounted weapons can be used above, below and farther in side arc than your torso weapons will travel. It takes a bit to get comfortable with it, if the circle is dragged beyond the torso cross-hair you will see a line drawn back to the center, firing any torso mounted weapons will not hit the target under the circle.
Use the R key to target enemy mechs, this will cycle through all detected targets (those in your LOS and those that are being targeted by team mates) The red triangle above the enemy mech is hollow if no one has it as an active target, it's filled in if you or a team mate has it targeted.
LRM's and Streak SRM will only track to targets you have selected and "locked" this is indicated by a large red reticule. (Streaks will ONLY fire with a lock, LRM's will dumbfire to the reticule location without lock) To lock on a mech, select the target with the R key, and hold reticule over target for apx 3 seconds. (You will see yellow concentric circles while you are locking them in) If you loose the lock while missiles are in flight, they will track to it's last known position. If you regain lock while missiles are in flight they will attempt to re-track.
LRM's have a 180 meter minimum range, they do not arm under that, and will harmlessly bounce off the target under 180 meters. They also have a max range of 1000 meters and explode upon reaching max range.
ALL missiles have splash damage, so firing LRM's into a group of enemies does damage to those around the target, firing SRM's into the ground under a mech does leg damage to it.
AC's have a bit of a lag between when you pull the trigger and when they actually fire, they also have travel time,
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as Administrator and think I have tried all the usual methods of encouraging the DMG file to install.
Clicking on the DMG file produces the message "This installer requires admin privileges to run" and the only option button available is 'Quit'.
The getting started printed copy supplied in the package does not specify how TurboCad should be installed, but rather moves straight on to explain how to launch the product.
This subject is not covered in the WIKI pages [referenced in the Getting Started pages of these forums] and IMSI support for the product takes the visitor on a spiral journey to without resolution, i.e. selecting TurboCad for Mac and entering a query reveals plenty of answers but these are all for PC based versions.
As a switcher to Mac of less than a year I am hopeful of being able to revisit some of my old PC TurboCad files [when they are converted?] 8).
It might be an idea to check that your privileges are set to your user name and not'system'. I had these problems after I installed it, I had to change privileges for every folder.
I'm not sure what you meant about 'converting' your old PC TurboCAD files. TC for Mac is an entirely different beastie to TurboCAD Windows, there is no common ground at all.
Title: Re: Mac Pro v3 - Install Message - "This installer requires admin privileges to run"
The setting is definitely under my name, I am the sole user, there has never been any issues with permissions for the multitude of software I have installed on my Mac.
you can open the files in TurboCAD Mac 3.0.
I am already running my copy of TurboCad in Windoze on a VMware Fusion Virtual Machine running under OS X so it is just a case [once I get up and running with the TurboCad for Mac :D] of finding out the best format to use for the transfer.
With the intention of verifying any permissions problems on my own Home Account I have created a New Administrator Account and logged in under it's name and password.
Unfortunately the exact same scenario plays out and I am still unable to install TCM3.
I have tried Resetting PRAM and NVRAM to no avail.
I run a Mac Pro with 2 Optical Drives and tend to use the upper one most of the time, as a matter of curiosity I tried the offending disc in the lower drive.
Using the lower Optical Drive the TCM3 disc was not recognised and after a while it was auto ejected and nothing appeared on the screen at any time.
The OS X Installation Discs and Office for Mac 2008 Installation Disc can be read by both drives, self Burned DVD and CD discs are also similarly read by both drives.
In fact I cannot find any other disc that cannot be read by both drives.
This leads me to suspect that the TCM3 Installation disc is faulty, close inspection does not reveal any fingermarks or scratches that might cause this problem. The disc was taken fresh from a sealed package prior to this attempted installation.
Perhaps there are other actions that could be tried before returning the package to the Vendor?
I obtained a copy of DiskWarrior and ran the checks on my Mac and it's HDDs.
Apart from a moderate amount of optimisation that DW said was required there was nothing amiss with my system. The'repairs' were permitted prior to re-attempting the installation with the originally supplied TCM Disc.
Shortly after completing the above I received a replacement TCM Installation Disc, kindly sent by the Vendor, but this behaves in exactly the same manner as described when attempting to install from the original TCM Disc.
Perhaps I am doing something wrong, TCM seems to require a different MO to most other Mac Software but I think all possible routes have been explored.
The TCM Disc is inserted [using the upper drive as the lower will still not read the disc] and the TCADMacPro3 'Gear Wheel' Icon displays. Opening this runs the verification, displays the mounted TurboCAD Mac Pro 3 'Disc Drive' Icon and also displays attachment B:. Running the DMG file [or dragging it onto the Desktop and running it from there makes no difference to the result].
The attachments and explanations below show what I have done in attempting to get TCM Pro v3 to install. Dragging the DMG onto the Mac and running it from there makes no difference, nor does 'Opening' rather than simply clicking.
I hope these attachments will not be too small to be of use.
Is it possible that this is a 'Volume License' or any other restricted version of TCM Pro v3?
What is the next level up from this version, there does not appear to be a TCM Pro v4?
Over 100 GB of free disk space.
I am installing from an Admin account. This is the first time I have ever seen this type of error massage. Usually during an install that requires some admin privileges a window pops up and requires you to enter in a password for the admin level account you are logged into. This is not happening.
1) I copied the file "TurboCAD Mac Pro v3.0(Double Click to Install).app" from the CD to my desktop and tried running it from there. I got the same error message.
2) From the terminal I ran the installer "/Users/ltomko/Desktop/TurboCAD Mac Pro v3.0(Double Click to Install).app/Contents/MacOS/installer" with the same error. The unix permissions for this file were "-rwx------ 1 ltomko staff 502108 Oct 28 2007 installer" which indicates that I was the owner and had read/write/execute permission.
3) My last attempt was to change to superuser (sudo su) and run the command. I got the same error message.
I am sorry to hear you are suffering a similar fate, you have followed a similar route to mine and have arived at the same destination. Having tried a second TCM Pro v3 Installation Disc and being advised by IMSI Support to do exactly what I have already done several times, perhaps it is time for me to give up on TCM?
As with your case the 'usual' Password Request was never presented during any of the very many attempts made to install TCM Pro v3. Also I ensured that for most of my installation attempts no software, other than Mac Essential items, were running at the same time. My Mac Pro [early 2008 8 core 2.8GHz with 4GB RAM] also has hundreds of GB of vacant space so equipment specification should not be in question.
I have searched and searched for such a TCM Pro v3 Download, and whilst communicating with IMSI Support they did not mention the possibility of that route.
Without 'broadcasting' the contacts full eMail address details can you give a few more clues as to where he may be contacted?
If you choose to reply perhaps you will be kind enough to give some idea of the date and origin of your TCM Pro v3 Download, and whether it was purchased as a Download or supplied as a result of a Disc Installation issue?
I've been on vacation, just read your last posting. Rip's email address is found in a posting I made in Problems. 'Problems activating TurboCAD Mac De Luxe 2D 3D V.4.
I hope you get some joy, at last.
Thanks for your reply Alan :).
I stumbled across the info in the post you mention but by that time I had made the decision to Save As/Export my TCW files to DXF/AI and then open them in Adobe Illustrator. This satisfies my immediate need to view/review old files and my 3D requirements can be filled by Google Sketchup. If a new TCM Pro version becomes available in the future I will consider the investment, hopefully a download trial will be offered so that any installation issues can be detected prior to purchase.
It seems that your suggestion regarding Download v Disc Installation is 100% correct. Accepting the minuscule user base sampled it is definitely 2 Disc Installations Failed and 1 Download Installation Success. It would be really great to learn of more success stories, from either camp.
This was repeated for each of approximately 30 installation attempts over a period from the 9th September 2008 to 17th September 2008.
Don't know if anyone managed to solve the issue, but I had a similar problem when re-installing TurboCAD Mac Pro v2 in my new MacBookPro recently.
The solution is quite simple, but not obvious.
replace the word true with false then save and try the install again. In order for this to work you must drag the installer onto your hard drive from the opened.dmg the installer comes in. This may help bypass your issue.
could one of you kind people do a button for button explanation how and with what to open the packet.
I spent a bit of time on this myself and since I found the solution I thought I needed to share it. The last post here solved it for me. I needed to copy it to my drive for the duration of the install but other than that it worked flawlessly.
I have to reload TC v.3.0 1.91 onto my MacbookPro and get the a.m. admin error message. I think with your suggestion to change the installscript I am very close to solving this. However I cannot save the edited installscript.plist as I cannot set the read & write privileges, even after having copied the dmg to my harddrive. How can I set the read & write permission and
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g., the parameter data may include the geographic locations of the each of monitoring agents 110A-N and/or a degree of coverage requested by the target website 108) and/or the capability of the each of the monitoring agents 110A-N.
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the central module 102 of FIG. 1, according to one embodiment. Particularly, FIG. 2 illustrates the central module 102, the website 106, the target website 108, the monitoring agent 110A-N, the command data 112, the master database 114, a processor module 202, a GUI 204, a master table 206, an instruction module 208, an analytic module 210, a diagnostic data 212, an alert module 214, a web server 216, an internet service provider (ISP) 218, a target web server 220, a mobile device 222A-N, a user device 224, according to one embodiment.
The processor module 202 of the central module 102 may configure the set of command data (e.g., the command data 112 of FIGS. 1-2) based on the parameter data of the target website 108 and/or the capability of each of the monitoring agents 110A-N. The GUI 204 may display particular case of user interface for interacting with the user device 224 that may be capable of representing the diagnostic data (e.g., computer, cellular telephones, television sets etc) which may employ graphical images (e.g., geographical indicator of the monitoring agent 110A-N of FIG. 1) and/or widgets in addition to text to represent information and actions available to clients of the peer to peer monitoring network.
The master table 206 of the master database 114 may contain the parameter data of the target website 108 that may be utilized to assign the monitoring agent 110A-N to the target website 108. The instruction module 208 may enable the monitoring agent 110A-N of the website 106A-N to execute the set of command data of the central module 102 while accessing the target website 108 in the peer-to-peer monitor network.
The analytic module 210 may render the analysis of the target website 108 based on the parameter data of the target website 108. The diagnostic data 212 may be the data (e.g., performance data, reliability data, availability data, etc.) generated on accessing the target website 108 through the monitoring agent 110A-N. The alert module 214 may generate an alert signal to deliver to the mobile device 222A-N (e.g., a cell phone, a pager, a PDA, etc.) associated with the target website 108 when the diagnostic data 212 exceeds a threshold value.
The web server 216 may host the website 106 and may be responsible for accepting requests (e.g., a HTFP) from the clients and/or serving responses to the clients (e.g., the HTTP) along with an optional data content. The Internet service provider (ISP) 218 may be an entity (e.g., a business, an organization, etc.) that may be involved in providing the internet service to the web server 216 associated with the peer-to-peer monitor network. The target web server 220 may be a server that may be accessed by the web server 216 hosting the website 106 individually participated in the peer-to-peer monitor network.
The mobile device 222A-N may be (e.g., the cell phone, the pager, the PDA, etc.) associated with the target website 108 and/or may receive the alert signal(s) (e.g., an email, a text message, an audible alarm, etc.) from the alert module 214 when the diagnostic data 212 may exceed the threshold value. The user device 224 may be a laptop, a desktop, etc. that may display customized analysis associated with the target website 108 and may also enable the client to upload and/or download the data (e.g., the performance data, the reliability data, the availability data, etc.) associated with website.
In the example embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, the central module 102 may communicate with the target web server 220. The processor module 202 of the central module may communicate with the master database 114, the instruction module 208 and the user device 224. The monitoring agent 110A-N of the web server 216 may communicate with the instruction module 208 and the analytic module 210 according to the example embodiment of FIG. 2. The alert module 214 of the central module 102 as illustrated in example embodiment of FIG. 2, may communicate directly with the mobile devices 222. The web server 216 may interact with the internet service provider 218 and the target web server 220.
For example, the diagnostic data 212 of the target website 108 may be generated based on the accessing the target website 108. The monitoring agents 110A-N (e.g., the monitoring agent 110A-N may be the thin open source code with less than 100 kilo-bytes in size) may be selected using an algorithm which considers a capability of the internet service provider (ISP) 218 of each of the websites 106, a capability of each web server 216 hosting the each of the websites 106, and/or a capability of the target web server 220 hosting the target website 108.
In addition, the customized analysis of the target website 108 may be rendered based on parameter data (e.g., the parameter data may include a frequency of the generating the diagnostic data 212 and/or a geographical coverage (e.g., the geographical coverage may include a local, regional, nationwide, continental and/or global coverage of the target website based on the parameter data of the target website 108) of the accessing the target website 108) of the target website 108. Also, the diagnostic data 212 may be communicated to the target website 108 and to the mobile device 222A-N associated with the target website 108.
Furthermore, the alert signal (e.g., the alert module 214 of FIG. 2) may be generated to deliver to the mobile device 222A-N associated with the target website 108 using an email, an text message, and/or an audible alarm when the diagnostic data 212 exceeds the threshold value. Additionally, rankings of a pre-selected set of major websites may be published periodically to the graphical user interface (GUI) 204 of the central module 102 based on a combination of the availability, the performance, and the reliability of the pre-selected set of the major websites (e.g., the pre-selected set of the major websites may be determined based on a number of factors including at least a popularity of the major websites).
Also, the set of command data (e.g., the set of command data may include the web address of the target website 108) having a list of time-stamped tasks associated with the target website 108 of the peer-to-peer monitor network may be parsed. Additionally, the set of command data (e.g., the command data 112 of FIG. 1-2) may be executed to collect the diagnostic data 212 of the target website 108. Furthermore, the diagnostic data 212 may be allocated to a memory space of the web server 216 hosting the monitoring agent 110A-N.
Moreover, the web address of the web server 216 hosting the monitoring agent 110A-N may be communicated to the central module 102 of the peer-to-peer monitor network when the monitoring agent 110A-N is embedded to the web server 216. In addition, the diagnostic data 212 may be communicated to the central module 102 during the executing the set of command data based on the list of time-stamped tasks.
The system may include the central module 102 to render an analysis of the target website 108 through applying the diagnostic data 212 assessing the target website 108. In addition, the system may include the monitoring agents 110A-N embedded to web servers 216 hosting the monitoring agents 110A-N to execute a set of command of the central module 102 to collect the diagnostic data 212.
The system may further include the processor module 202 of the central module 102 to configure the set of command data based on the parameter data of the target website 108 and/or a capability of monitoring agents 110A-N. Moreover, the system may include the master database 114 of the central module 102 to optimally assign the monitoring agents 110A-N to the target website 108 based on the parameter data (e.g., the parameter data may include the geographic locations of the each of monitoring agent 110A-N and/or a degree of coverage requested by the target website 108) and/or the capability of the each of the monitoring agents 110A-N.
FIG. 3 is a table view 300 showing details of the monitoring agent 110A-N of FIG. 1, according to one embodiment. Particularly, table view 300 of FIG. 3 illustrates a monitoring agent id field 302, a website URL field 304, a ISP field 306, a region field 308, a status field 310, a assigned target website field 312 and others field 314, according to one embodiment.
The monitoring agent id field 302 may display an id assigned by the central module 102 of FIG. 1 to the website 106A-N. The website URL field 304 may display the information associated with the address of the website 106A-N of FIG. 1 to which the monitoring agent id is assigned. The ISP field 306 may display the name of the internet service provider associated with the website 106A-N. The region field 308 may display information associated with the geographic location of the monitoring agent 110A-N.
The status field 310 may display the information associated with the status of the monitoring agent 110A-N accessing the assigned target website (e.g., the target website 108 of FIG. 1). The assigned target website field 312 may display the target website assigned to the any one of the monitoring agents. The others field 314 may display other information (e.g., feed back rating, parameter data, etc.) associated with the monitoring agent in the peer-to-peer monitor network
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it is a version of a well-know logical fallacy, known as the “No True Scotsman fallacy.” The name originated from philosopher Anthony Flew’s example: “No Scotsman puts sugar in his porridge”/ “But my uncle does, and he’s from Scotland”/ “Aye, but no true Scotsman puts sugar in his porridge.”. And the effect is exactly as we have outlined: rather than letting the statement “no true Scotsman puts sugar in his porridge” be proven false by producing a Scotsman who does, in fact, do so, the original claim is preserved by instead jerryrigging the definition to exclude counterexamples.
This class of statements function similarly to definitions, but are more subtle and hence, more insidious. What occurs is that the speaker makes the truth of the claim dependent upon a internal subjective state, and hence not subject to public verification. Since I cannot “prove”, except by my own report, what has transpired in my own mind (or my own will/motives), it becomes easy to argue that I am mistaken about it. An example will, I think, make this clear.
This sort of statement is often encountered from those who are asserting that if you “really” wish to know the alleged truth of Christianity, God will reveal it to you, and you will thus convert. But notice the subjective condition: the seeking must be “sincere.” How do we know if someone is sincere? Obviously, other than his or her own self-report, there is no way to know. And that is the point: this statement, as stated, gives us no way to independently determine whether the seeking was, in fact, sincere, beyond just that “outcome measure” included in the statement itself. I.e., the only way to know whether the seeking was sincere is if you do, in fact, eventually convert.
Surely this is a problem. Stated this way we have no way to take issue with whether this claim is, in fact, true. “Blame” for failure of this prediction can always be distributed to the sincerity, not to the link between seeking and conversion. It could even be argued that, functionally, these sorts of claims serve as definitions, as described above: all true (i.e, sincere) God-seekers convert.
And other evangelical claims follow this same pattern. How much heartache has been created throughout the centuries by Jesus’ “if you have faith as small as a mustard seed” claim? The exact same considerations apply: there is no way at all to determine whether one’s faith is the size of a mustard seed (obviously a very loose metaphor) beyond just that outcome measure: does you effort to move mountains succeed, or not? Not many Christians are willing to up and say that Jesus was wrong. He is Jesus, so he must be right. Yet the mountain did not move. So it must be me.
The reason these sorts of apologetic efforts are so problematic is that those in the process of uprooting themselves from their faith are already in a state of emotional upheaval. As I have argued in previous articles, evangelical Christian theology saddles them with a number of handicaps: It aggressively tries to undermine critical thinking skills as well as autonomy, by teaching both are sin. It inculcates in them a in deep fear of Hell should they turn out to be mistaken. They often have no support form their community and possibly their own family. They have been taught to always assume the worst about themselves – human beings are, after all, wholly corrupt – and to always trust the “the Bible” (i.e., evangelical dogma) over everything else. Thus, those struggling with leaving their faith are already highly prone to doubt themselves and tremendously unsure about their basic identity.
And what I suggest is that these sorts of evangelical claims function as an easy out: they cut through all the doubt about one’s motives and sincerity by seeming to provide external and easily-visible measure of one’s own internal state. That is, these claims have the effect of “mind-reading”. One must therefore either be able to question the logic involved (as I am pointing out here in this article), or else call upon enormous internal fortitude to trust own self-examination over the dogma – something those in the midst of de-conversion are ill-equipped to do. It takes a high degree of self-assurance to say, “Yes, indeed I have been sincere and I did have faith – and nothing happened” when everything in your experience and indoctrination has taught you to blame yourself, rather than the theology.
Individuals in the midst of de-conversion, as almost all of them attest, go through painful periods of doubt and anxiety and uncertainty. But most have never been taught any way to handle that doubt and uncertainty beyond the usual Christian bromides: pray, “spend time in the Word”, have faith, “just believe”. Which are precisely those solutions the decoverting individual in beginning to suspect don’t work. The trouble is, they know of few, if any, other options.
This could be simplified to, roughly: if you truly submit your will to God, for the right reason, you will be filled with transcendent peace. Based on this, I spent many years in ruthless introspection trying to root out whatever selfishness and self-will I could find and thereby purify my motives. This was exceedingly difficult because I was, at that time in my life, horribly depressed and unhappy in my life and it seemed inhuman to ask me to somehow not wish to feel better, and be motived exclusively by a desire for God. But I tried anyway. Prayer, Bible study, seeking the will of God, and all the usual prescriptions had had little effect. Needless to say, this prescription didn’t work, either, but it was only years later that I was able to see clearly why: the hypothesis is false. Submission of the will, meaning something like the volitional cessation of all desires other than the desire for God, does not lead to peace or joy, or even if it does, it is humanly impossible. It wasn’t me, it was the theology. Hallelujah.
And since I found peace, joy, contentment by other means, I was eventually able to set this whole apologetic morass aside. Hopefully, by making plain what is really going on, I can help others do the same: realize that if you flap your arms, whatever the state of your heart, you do not get closer to God. You just get tired and you feel like a failure.
Entry filed under: Richard. Tags: apologetics, christianity, de-conversion, philosophy, psychology, religion.
Excellent post. I love the way you explained so clearly how the “definition shifting” works. Thanks for your insights. This is another great series.
I appreciate this series because it makes me feel less insane and less alone. Thank you for sharing these thoughts with us/me.
This is a fantastic series, and this essay is definitely my favorite so far. It can be hard to find the lack of substance beneath evangelical’s rhetorical meanderings and constant volume, but I feel a lot better equipped to zero in on the empty verbage now.
Thank you Richard. I so appreciate the time and effort you’ve put into this serious.
I’m looking for some rhetorical and effective answer to claims like “you never were a real Christian at all”. Any ideas?
Thanks to everyone for the kind remarks.
Basically, the issue is not that the fundamentalist is not entitled to his own definition of “Christian”, but that his definition carries no more authority than anyone elses. After all, there is no God to settle the answer for us, and no consensus among human beings about who has authority to decide. So all you can do is: (a) stipulate an group whos definition you wish to adopt and (b) ignore the others. So, in short, there is no “final answer” to who is a Christian.
This is such a great article. It should be required reading for any Christians who wish to comment here.
Very well written article, Richard.
But even if we agree on the definition of Christian, he can always deny I was a Christian, he can say that I wasn’t sincere. It’s hard to argue with that.
They always say the same, that you were never really a Christian, that you just kept appearances, etc. It’s not true.
Everyone knows their own mind, and denying a priori the experiences of others just shows an unhealthy fear.
Yes, even the most devout fall in unbelief. Yes, very sincere and pious believers.
Obviously, this doesn’t fit with the idea of a personal god that never fails, but that conception of god is childish.
But my point is rather that you dont have to agree with them on a definition of Christian in the first place. And, in fact, if you have deconverted, you almost certainly wont.
After all, when you were a fundy, you thought that being a Christian meant you had undergone some sort of supernatural experience. Your soul had been “saved”, transformed in some, again, supernatural way.
Obviously, after deconversion, you dont believe any supernatural anything anymore. So that transformation did not actually happen, even though you thought it did.
But that doesnt mean you now must think that nothing at all happened, or that the term “Christian” is meaningless and doesnt designate anything. It does, just not what you once thought it did. In other words, when you deconverted, part of what changed was not just your belief in God but also, as part of that package
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toppings as well as adding other chocolate flavors to the finished candy.
Once cooled, remove from silpat and package using chocolate paper cups and gift boxes.
While chocolate is still warm, you can set the caramel on a chocolate transfer sheet. Once it cools the pattern will peel off the sheet with the chocolate, leaving a lovely design on the surface it contacts.
Using clean cotton gloves to handle finished chocolates keeps them fingerprint free.
With the help of the digital candy thermometer, and Hazel, our favorite (adorable) nut grinder, a little bit of edible glitter, this toffee was incredibly easy and oh-so-pretty.
One essential tool to the success of the toffe is a candy thermometer to insure that the toffee has that perfect, melt-in-your mouth crunch, without breaking your teeth!
We scored our toffee while it was still malleable, which made for a more even break so that we could vary our toppings without crossover.
The bench scraper was the ideal tool for the task, and we also used it to chop up the toffee into giftable pieces.
The AK Pure Sitka Flake Sea Salt pyramids were a delicious - an dazzling - addition to one of our toffee flavors.
And for the finishing touch - cellophane bags and baker’s twine make this an easy, elegant, and delicious holiday gift for friends and neighbors... if you can keep yourself from eating it all!
Toasted Flake Coconut, Almonds and AK Pure Sea Salt.
Toasted Hazelnut and Edible Glitter.
Toast the whole hazelnuts on a baking sheet until just browned. Remove from oven and set aside to cool. Use Hazel Nut Grinder to chop. Repeat with almonds.
Line a second baking sheet with a silpat mat.
In a sauce pan cook the butter, sugar, water and salt over medium heat until the temperature reaches 305 degrees- or hard crack stage- on your digital candy thermometer. Stir occasionally and when the mixture turns golden brown, immediately remove the pan from heat.
Quickly stir in the vanilla extract and pour the mixture onto the silpat lined baking sheet, beginning in the center and working lengthwise, allowing it to spread evenly to edges.
Cool at room temperature for 45 minutes.
Temper chocolate in a double boiler. We love this little one because it keeps the chocolate surface area down and with the clip and handle, it sits on any pot.
Spread the chocolate over the cooled toffee and sprinkle with nuts and or other toppings, pressing lightly to set the bits into chocolate layer.
Let cool for an additional hour, or until the chocolate is set.
Break toffee into pieces and wrap to share.
As a fruity alternative to your daily pumpkin-spiced hot beverage, a nice warm sip of fresh juiced apple cider takes the chill off of any autumn day- especially with a pair of donut holes for dunking!
And before we get to that, we wanted to clear up a common question about the difference between apple juice and apple cider. It turns out that apple cider is essentially unfiltered apple juice- hence the opaque appearance versus the clear apple juice you can buy at the store that has been both filtered and pasteurized to extend shelf life. So, if we're being technical, if you're juicing apples, your getting apple cider - which can be served cold or warmed with spices.
For our cider, we used our Omega Vert slow juicer (which presses the juice from the apples using an auger and screen process) and a collection of our favorite apple varieties including crisp greens and sweet reds. This can be made up to 24 hours prior to serving if stored in the fridge in a covered vessel.
Now donut holes are usually just the bite size bonus you get when cutting the center from a traditional raised donut, but using a portion scoop and chilled quick dough gives you a nice sized ball that is just as easily eaten in one or two dunkable bites. We wanted to make sure we had enough to share, so we doubled the batch and used a smaller scoop, and believe me, there were more than plenty to go around! They do puff up a bit in the fryer, so depending on the size you want, plan for some expansion.
If you don't have a fryer, you can use a pan on the stove top, or you could just bite the bullet and get one of these!
This particular T-fal fryer is our favorite because it's so easy to clean. Once the oil has cooled you just drain it out the bottom into the reservoir and all the sediment stays in the basin where it can be wiped out. Also, the basket and element are removable so that if need be- you can really scrub the unit for storage.
In a medium bowl, stir together dry ingredients less the sugar. Set aside. In the bowl of a KitchenAid Mixer, cream sugar & butter until smooth. Add egg and beat until incorporated. Reduce speed and stir in buttermilk, pumpkin and vanilla just until combined. Gradually add dry ingredients until a smooth batter forms - do not over mix! Cover batter and refrigerate 1 hour until firm.
Heat T-fal fryer to 350 degrees.
Using a medium to small portion scoop, carefully drop batter into oil. Do not overcrowd. Allow balls to fry about 1 min or until dough begins to brown, roll each one over to equally brown other side.
Carefully remove finished balls from oil with a spider and place on a paper towel lined plate for excess oil to drain off. Put cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl and toss to combine. Add warm donut holes and roll to coat.
Skewer 2-3 donut holes and use to garnish fresh juiced apple cider.
Warm in a small pan on the cooktop to just below a boil with a cinnamon stick and whole cloves.
Fall is here - in fact, it's almost gone. It's getting cooler outside and the desire to 'treat' ourselves to something warm and delicious is palpable. It's time for baking sweets, for passing along treasured recipes and for trying new ones. Time to turn on the oven and share something special, something made by you in your own kitchen. It's time for what we call our Dessert Shop Demos and we've officially kicked off this treat season with our first Dessert Shop recipe: Cinnamon Pumpkin Pull Apart Bunt.
Because it's now mid-October, we feel compelled to start eating all things pumpkin, so we swapped the traditional filling of our favorite cinnamon roll recipe for Petersen's Family Pantry Pumpkin Butter sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon. Then to make the presentation extra special - something you'd want to bring to your holiday table to share with guests - we opted to bake it in a bundt topped with rich melty cream cheese frosting. The result is a stunning loaf that could be casually pulled apart and dunked in a frosting pool, or delicately sliced and served as an after dinner companion to warm cider or hot cocoa. Anyway you decide to share it, it's an ooey-gooey treat that is definitely worth trying!
Proof yeast with 1 1/2 C warm water and 1 tsp sugar.
In the bowl of your KitchenAid mixer with dough hook attached, stir together egg, oil, honey and salt.
Stir in yeast mixture. Slowly add flour, one cup at a time until all is incorporated and dough forms a ball in the bowl.
Let rise, covered, until double in size (about 1 hour).
Roll dough into a rectangular shape.
Spread pumpkin butter evenly over the dough.
Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon over the pumpkin butter.
Roll lengthwise, cut into one inch sections and arrange in a well greased bundt pan. We used Nordic Ware's Anniversary Pan which has plenty of room and just enough shape for the dough to fill into as it rises.
Let raise untill double in size (about 30-45 minutes). Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
1 8 oz block cream cheese, room temp.
Cream butter and cream cheese together. Add powdered sugar and beat for 12 minutes. Add liquid flavors and beat for another 1-2 minutes. Spread over warm bundt and serve on a cake plate.
You'll notice two different loaves pictured here, one from our Anchorage Store, (where we used extra brown sugar) and the second from our Wasilla Store, which rose quite a bit fuller and lent itself to an easier 'pull apart' than the first that we chose to serve sliced, revealing the lovely layers of pumpkin and cinnamon marbeling. We love being able to see those delicious swirls!
Join us each Friday through Christmas for another sweet recipe from the 'Dessert Shop'.
No Churn Ice Cream. Tested: Approved!
I am a huge proponent of ice cream makers. Homemade ice cream is the absolute best! Here’s the trouble: what if you don’t have an ice cream maker, or maybe don’t have room in your freezer for one? Well, if you’re on Pinterest, you’ve probably seen oodles of pins boasting “no churn” style ice cream, which seems to magically appear in beautiful loaf pans.
We got sucked in, and decided to see what the hype was about. Well, it turns out that not only is no-churn ice cream delicious, it’s easy, and honestly does feel a little like magic.
I looked at several different recipes, and all of them had the same
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feet tall—perhaps six and a half feet—with thin wrists and a thin nose. His voice was very strong, echoing throughout the cosmos. But despite its power, it was also very calm. After he spoke, you could still hear the echoes. He was speaking in several languages. He was standing in a dung-filled place behind the dairy—there was no cleanliness there.
The importance of this place is that Jesus Himself stood there and spoke there. An ocean of healings will happen there at Jesus’ Place. Crores of people will come. I am averse to fame—but if they go there for healing, it has nothing to do with me.
I don’t go to these big functions. Dharma is not a matter of books, speeches, or seminars. Wherever Jesus went, he healed the trees, the animals, the earth under his feet. I feel that Jesus is not Christian. He is Light, in which there are no boundaries. Father Gregorios, in his love, always wants to take me to these meetings. Jesus is love, compassion, service. It’s your choice to identify with any religion, but Jesus gives Light to all Creation. We can say that if our faith is great. People think that Jesus has gone, but He is here, speaking with me.
When I go to the United States, many things happen: allergies, skin problems, heart murmur, hand shaking, digestive problems, breast lumps, pinched nerves, bursitis, etc. I have to drink bottled water there. I used to think it was a matter of jet lag, but if that were so, I would also suffer on coming back to India. Instead, these problems all vanish when I return here and I become stronger and healthier the longer I stay near Maharaj.
The last time I went—to greet my grandson Caleb, the new incarnation of Maharaj’s close sevadar Hervinder Singh—Maharaj had initially said, “Why are you worrying? There are plenty of people over there to take good care of the baby, and you know you get sick whenever you go there.” I didn’t want to take this guidance, so later I took his permission to go a few days after the baby was born. What happened? Not only did my daughter’s family not need me—they hardly even wanted me there for I was dreadfully sick with allergic sneezing, and they were afraid I might have the pneumonic plague which had just broken out in India. They even checked with their doctor to see if I could come near the baby. I spent my time outside miserably allergic, in a tent, and hardly held the baby at all. Not only could I not help—I was a burden on them. Maharaj knew.
When I called Father Gregorios on the phone today, he said that he was so very weak and exhausted these days that he could not even get out of bed. He asked for Maharaj to pray for him.
Later today, we were given the message that Father Gregorios was sending a bishop to see Maharaj. To our great surprise, it turned out that the bishop was Father Gregorios himself. Reaching Gobind Sadan, he struggled to get out of his car and into his wheelchair.
Maharaj was sitting in the lawn but kept offering to go into the house if that would suit Father better. He spoke to him of how happy God is when a person keeps loving Him even in the face of great difficulties.
Then Father Gregorios wheeled himself in his wheelchair over to Jesus’ Place, with Shami pushing. He told Maharaj that he wanted to sit there praying for about ten minutes. After Father Gregorios had sat there in intense silent prayer for some time, Neelu (daughter of Geeta Singh) appeared with a glass of water sent by Maharaj, with instructions for me to place it in the rocks at the base of the cross and pray for Father Gregorios and then give him the water to drink. As I did, the power coming through from Maharaj/Jesus was so strong that my body was shaking.
After Father was wheeled to the house, where Maharaj had tea with him, he said that for the past five days he had very strong inner guidance to go see Maharaj and pray at Jesus’ Place. What he experienced there, he said, was both great peace and great power. He wants to come back again and again and to tell the world about Maharaj and Jesus’ Place. Maharaj says he will become healthier and healthier.
I requested Maharaj to bless a copy of Loving God for Father. To do so, Maharaj got up and stepped to Father’s side. With his left hand he blessed the book, which Father was receiving with two hands, and with his right hand on Father’s bowed head he blessed him for a long time. Father then said he felt much better already—and indeed, there was a rosy glow in his face as he left that certainly had not been there before.
After this incredibly touching encounter, Maharaj spoke to us about Jesus and Mary, who was so blessed by God to be a vehicle for the Light. He said, “The prophet’s light is always passed on to someone,” such as Peter and Guru Gobind Singh’s Five Beloveds.
I learned by phone that you have gone abroad. We have prayed that your physical difficulty will be healed. Your words and your love are so necessary for the world. God will make you strong. Come to Gobind Sadan, and also meet people. They so need God’s Kingdom of which Jesus spoke.
I send you my love and God’s healing. When you read this letter, you will feel this love and this healing very strongly. The energy in the world is not good for health, but I have absolute faith in God that He will bless your health. You are such a person who has given his whole life to speaking of the love of God. Quickly become well, come back, call us, and meet us.
There is a very hidden secret in this. Just as a worldly father is so concerned for his children, as Jesus once said, “Those people are blessed who love and praise my Father in both happy and difficult times.” What we speak of as worldly difficulties are also matters of blessing. By your faith, God will make you well. Special love and concern is being given by God to such as you.
In your inner love, there is no need for letters. Love is an inner feeling of which we cannot speak. We cannot say what it is. I am sending my message of love and my inner feeling to you, that God may bless you. Just so, Jesus was a healer of people, of trees, animals, earth—of all places. With that love, you will be continually healed.
I’ve just returned from a busy 10-day visit to Russia on Maharaj’s behalf. He had seen in vision since childhood that Russians would be the most faithful followers, even though Russia was at that time officially atheistic, and this prophecy is coming true.
Speak only about what you have seen and heard at Gobind Sadan, and nothing else, for this will have a great effect. For your whole life, only speak from your own experiences at Gobind Sadan. Even if everyone is against you, don’t be frightened. People will be wonderstruck with happiness—‘What is she saying?’—like when Jesus spoke. And the newsletters will break the forts [boundaries between religions and people].
After five months, these things will have more effect. The blessings from heaven and the voice from the earth will unite. There will be no chance of clouds’ coming before the sun.
People will be looking for you, for you have led them out of the waves to the Boatman. Many people will have dreams and visions of you, and those hidden people who are reciting Nam will have visions of Gobind Sadan. After two and a half years, there will be a great impression on the minds of the whole world. Then this circle will continue: Many people will have visions and will come here. A flood of people will come, and many people will do parchar (preaching about the mission). Many people from Russia will join you. Speak a lot—it will have quite an effect.
I am no speaker; I have no good memory from which to make a speech. As Maharaj said, I can only speak about my own experience. But what I have witnessed at Gobind Sadan is so powerful and so transformational that I happily speak about it to anyone who will listen.
I also met with an assortment of people such as Stephan Pozenian, whose video team accompanied Maharaj in 1989 when he visited Moscow with Swaranjit Singh, Ludmila Kokhlova, a Punjabi Professor from Moscow State University who is translating Jaap Sahib into Russian for Gobind Sadan, space scientists with interest in spirituality, and members of the Unification Movement living in Moscow who are translating my textbook Living Religions into Russian. One afternoon, many dear Russian sisters and I sqeezed cozily together on the benches around a round table in the home of Ludmila Eliseeva, a spiritual painter who deeply loves Maharaj Ji. As we drank tea and ate home-made foods they had brought to share, we talked about Gobind Sadan and spiritual subjects that are close to all our hearts. They took me to special sacred places, of which my favourite was the sixteenth-century Kolomenskoye Church of the Ascension. An unseen choir was softly singing Orthodox
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work, and is intimately intertwined with it. As many have discovered, having an understanding of the larger picture expands the context in which personal growth takes place. Issues which you thought were your own personal craziness become another signpost on the road to social change.
Sometimes people need help to deal with the issues from the personal growth end. At other times they need assistance with the “action” end of it. It is quite common for someone to ask for help dealing with the feelings about the actions needed. Sometimes they need help with actual skills. These are all parts of the process of social change and should be integrated. Our lives are already too fragmented.
Therefore, support groups do not look at only one dimension of a person’s life, but give attention to the emotional, the political, the spiritual – and sometimes the material! Most support groups focus on one or more of three basic elements: emotional support, support for action, and educational support.
The kind of emotional support involved here is not therapy although it may include some therapeutic methods of listening and drawing out feelings. The group may focus particularly on feelings and difficulties that get in the way of effective social change work, or feelings which arise as a natural part of such work, such as fear, anger, frustration, or joy. Emotional issues regarding personal relationships, family life, or jobs are dealt with as they affect a person’s social change work. Of course, personal lives have a strong impact on social change work and cannot and should not be separated from it. For the activist support group, however, the emphasis is on work for change.
Ellen came to her support group with a problem she had experienced in her work with a local nuclear disarmament group. She felt that others in the group did not appreciate the skills and experience she was offering. Her support group was able to see that a similar pattern was going on in her family. Ellen had recently expressed ambivalence about a trip to see her borthers and sisters whom she had not seen for over a year. As the oldest of seven and with her parents dead, she had slipped into a role of “taking care” of her siblings without being asked – so she felt unappreciated in that arena also. The support group helped her figure out strategies for new behavior. After the support group meeting, she not only had a more relaxed trip home, but was able to participate more effectively in her political work.
A support group can help a person clarify goals, set directions, and take action. It can also help solve problems on specific difficult situations. It can encourage people to look at longer range strategy questions. It can focus on areas of skill and leadership development for each individual. The group might also decide to undertake action projects together.
Nancy had recently started working with a Central America action group. They were in the process of planning for a major direct action, including the possibility of large numbers of people commiting civil disobedience. The police in the city had a reputation for treating people very roughly. Nancy was concerned that the action group was not providing any training or preparation activities for people planning to take part in the civil disobedience. She had been a nonviolence trainer years before, but felt rusty and shaky about putting herself forward to initiate training workshops for the action. Her support group helped her identify other trainers with whom she could work. They also helped her devise a strategy for gaining approval in the action group for the training work.
Some support groups encourage learning as a primary focus.
The group might attend workshops or seminars together, read and discuss a book or books together, or ask members of the group to share special knowledge or expertise. Many people have come out of the educational ·system with little sense of personal power regarding learning. Support for gaining information and understanding of an increasingly complex and technically dominated world can be a crucial element of support group life.
The members of the “Bridge” support group were all interested in anti-racism work. They started by each reading a novel or book by a person of another race, coming to support group meetings ready to share their new insights. Occasionally they all read the same book and discussed it. Once or twice they went to cultural events by black artists. Later, they began to think together about strategies for working on white racism and then took steps to put these strategies into action.
What Is the Role of Support Group Members?
These are skills involved in the loose and over-used term “support.” Over time, support group members learn how to balance appreciation and encouragement with clear and clean challenging. But 75% of the role is listening and encouraging a person to think for herself about her life – supporting the self-directed process of growth, learning, and change in which we are each engaged.
How are Support Groups Different from Other Types of Groups?
In the past fifteen years there has been a proliferation of groups for many purposes. For instance, women’s groups have proven useful for helping women understand how society is structured. and that they are not alone in feeling inadequate or angry. The success of small groups for other purposes has led us to see how they might be helpful to social change activists. But how are activist support groups different from consciousness raising groups, therapy groups, and affinity groups?
Consciousness-raising groups assist a better understanding of elements of the world we live in – and how certain groups (for example, women and men) interact. While such groups develop a personal sense of social relationships and the dynamics of oppression, they are not necessarily organized to support the actions of individuals for social change.
Most therapy groups are oriented towards individual change and usually deal with feelings as an individual matter, not as part of a social system that needs change. Some schools of therapy (notably feminist therapy) do promote an analysis of oppression as part of the therapeutic process.
Affinity groups are most often formed among people who are planning nonviolent direct action (sometimes including civil disobedience). They are a way to organize subunits within a large action. They provide a structure for decision-making and a “home base” in which to deal with feelings of fear or other concerns that arise in a potentially alienating large group situation. While they certainly have an action and social change orientation, they are rarely structured to give regular, ongoing attention to each individual’s work and growth.
In a support group, on the other hand, someone says, “This is my life, this is the change I am trying to effect, this is my personal struggle in that work – help me to think about those elements and how they all fit together.” A support group lasts at least for a few months, preferrably longer, allowing group members to get to know each other well and to watch the fascinating process of change.
Accountability is another special element of a support group that is not always available elsewhere (especially for those of us who do social change work as volunteers). The support group is in a good position not only to encourage and challenge, but also to keep checking back on the goals people set in the group. The support group takes the goals and the individual seriously.
Unlike most other settings, a support group can combine and connect our spiritual, psychological and political selves – in the combination or emphasis that is exactly right for the members of the group.
So you want to start a group. What do you do? This chapter will take you through the steps, from deciding you want to start a group to a sample agenda for the first meeting.
The first step in forming a support group is to decide who you want in it. This is an opportunity to build on old friendships or turn some acquaintances into allies.
When looking for people you would like in your group, be sure that they share your political perspectives and activism; that you like them; and that you respect their thinking (especially their ability to think about you and the others in the group – see #4 below).
Go after what you want. The best way to guarantee a support group you feel good about is to take initiative to form. it. On the other hand, don’t ask people to be in the group because you feel you “ought” to.
Form a group with some element that holds it together – a common interest, common values, a common experience, a common political outlook, even a common oppression. Once the group gets going, this will become less important, but at first there needs to be some explicit bond among people.
Choose people who are able to think clearly about each other – to be insightful about the struggles of each person. Over the long haul each person must be able to pull their weight as a thinker/listener, even though we all have periods of difficulty. One way to ensure this is to look for “peerness” – the sense of relative equality among you. Groups with very unequal skills or experience may not always work well.
Look for people with the same basic goals, expectations, or needs for the group. Check these at the start and periodically throughout the group’s life. If goals and expectations get out of kilter, the group will not survive long.
Abby: I’m glad you could have lunch with me, Sara. I wanted to talk with you about an idea I have.
Sara: Great! I always enjoy your ideas.
Abby: I’ve enjoyed working with Martinville Peace Action, but sometimes I feel lost. We always meet in in big groups, and we’re so busy organizing rallies and benefits that we rarely have time to discuss how we personally feel about this work.
Sara: I know exactly what you mean. It’s busy, busy, busy all the time! I’ve worked with some of those people for years and still feel like I don’t know them, or they me.
Abby: Sometimes I feel discouraged and confused about what directions the peace movement should go in – or where I could best put my time
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. I made sure I got it prior to a trip to Prague back in mid October thinking it’d be relatively cold, but for the highest temperatures for that time of year it still worked just as fine as an extra covering from the wind.
You’ve got two large pockets for phones, wallets, hands and the slits for headphone cables, plus a smaller pocket on the inside of the jacket where I feed my earphones when I’m not using them. There’s plenty of adjustment around the waist with bungee cords, and the same on the back of the hood. There’s also a stretch material around the wrists so you’ll always have a decent seal when using it. It should be noted that there’s plenty of room for a plate carrier under the jacket so if you’re planning on getting a jacket that’s useful for certain aspects of covert work that this will fit the bill no issues.
Any Brits reading this will know that since Christmas we’ve been battered by ‘The Beast From The East’ weather bomb or whatever the media are calling it this week. As a side note if you’re from Nordic countries, Canada or northern Russia then bear with us, we aren’t used to anything other than rain! Using both the Naga and the Atom made the cold bearable really, the warmth from the underlayer and the exterior shell keeping the heat in and the weather out. Another good thing about the Naga is that there’s holes in the sleeves where you can put your thumbs through. Whilst I don’t use these on a regular basis, utilising them before putting gloves on prevents any cold air getting to your wrists which is actually pretty worthwhile in sub zero temperatures.
So to total it all up the two pieces are extremely worthwhile purchases for everyday use. Anyone who’s new to Arc May well be deterred by the Naga’s ~£120 price tag and the Atom’s ~£200 price tag, but you really get what you pay for. I recently used another jacket which is more than half the price and designed for heavy use, but in all honestly I felt bitterly cold. Arc’teryx really is the tip of the spear in my opinion. I got these two bits from Edgar Brothers Online, but there’s plenty of options if you’re further afield.
For the next review expect to see something a bit more suited for tactical situations that I’ve used exclusively for the past few events I’ve attended.
So I finally finished the rig I reviewed a few days back with the addition of an Individual First Aid Kit sent to me by the guys over at C2R, so I’ve decided to give it a bit of an overview of sorts detailing how I’ve found it to operate and what it offers.
The C2R RAMP (Rapid Access Medical Pouch) consists of two separate units, the pouch itself which contains your medical equipment and the base which attaches to your Rig via MOLLE. The pouch will then bind to the base using a panel of velcro and is then secured in place with a strip of cordura and an ITW surface buckle.
On the exterior of the pouch you’ll find a pocket suitable for nitrile gloves and gauze, personally I run the gloves in a separate pouch on my belt, but chances are some will go in that pocket anyway. Just inside the main pocket there’s two more strips of cordura that can sit between the two zips that border the pouch, which will make getting into it much quicker than operating the zips themselves.
Inside there’s a few bands of elastic which will secure larger kit in place such as your tourniquets and Emergency Trauma Dressings in place, along with some smaller strips of elastic similar to shotgun shell loops for shears, sharpies etc. I’m not exactly genned up or trained with the use of most medical appliances so forgive me for not being able to give the best insight into what to fill it with. There is however plenty of room left behind once you have the essentials in place so any extras you feel you may need shouldn’t be an issue with the room you have.
Getting to the pouch off is pretty easy. You’ll find a handle at the top that gives you great leverage, but ultimately in a real situation it won’t be you using it as it’ll be down to your teammates to sort you out. That being said I haven’t had any issues getting it off myself, from the lower back of the rig, both whilst inverted (so the handle is at the bottom) and the correct way up.
To compare it to my SOF IFAK it’s much easier to use in a hurry, the SOF has a flap more than a handle so you can’t get a good hold of it yourself, and there’s only the velcro holding it on whereas the RAMP has the added protection of the strip retaining it. The SOF however does have a couple more compartments to separate certain items, and the RAMP does not. Saying that I don’t actually use said compartments as I prefer my kit to be as streamlined as possible. Another thing is the addition of a lanyard on the detachable panel inside the IFAK which means if you need to break to engage a hostile for instance, you don’t lose it. Again this is something I prefer about the C2R IFAK as the whole pouch comes off so there’s no chance of you launching potentially life saving equipment everywhere.
Overall I’m really happy with it, I really could do with packing it out with some more items, for use at events and long term with some proper hardware (and the training to accompany it). I must send my thanks to C2R for sending this piece of kit out to me, it really means a lot! Same goes to Tom of E27 for his guidance on the medical aspects of this article.
This’s actually the second time I’ve reviewed this rig in particular, the first round was more a first impressions, this is what it has to offer kinda post. This time will be a more in depth look of what I think of the rig almost a year into owning it, plus a recap of its features and the differentiations from the more common rigs on the market.
For a bit of background, the C2Rmor Lite was first publicly seen en mass with the Metropolitan Police’s CTSFO units at Wembley during a match between England and France back in November 2015. Since then we’ve seen them in the press releases and every major terror incident in London to date. I do know that UKSF Elements have started to use the C2Rmor Lite in conjunction with JPCs and AVSs, but other than that they are a rarity amongst the international SF Community.
The rig itself has actually been updated recently to a certain extent with Hypalon, laser cut MOLLE to replace the traditional Cordura bar tacking. There’s also new shoulder pads, a new cummerbund and drag handle system, and from what I can see new placement on the velcro. CTSFO occasionally use the Lite in conjunction with the C2R Groin Protector which appears to be used in planned raids or CAT duties (Counter Ambush Team), whereas it’s much rarer with regards to response. The Groin Panel has been seen with utility pouches and shotgun loop panels on these, plus Plasticuffs but not much more, it is based around protection opposed to the common ‘Dangler’ utility.
With reference to similar rigs on the market, I’d say it’s very close to the Crye JPC, albeit a touch larger. It does share some of the features the JPC 2.0 has such as the application for a Zip on Panel on the rear, plenty of adjustment and really everything you’d expect a newer Plate Carrier to have, but I do think it pips it to the post.
As it’s currently the only generation available to civilians I’m running the first Gen courtesy of AM Tactical, so I’m sure you can appreciate I can’t comment on the latest model. I’m really happy with how it’s serving me currently especially considering I’ve decided to run real plates in mine for the Mock Counter Terror Exercises, I guess for the correct shape of the rig, plus the realism side of it. Currently I have some replica plate backers in there sent to me by Andy from S23 which are pretty essential in making the rig comfortable. The 3D Mesh doesn’t really provide sufficient padding when using standalone plates so having some form of barrier will work in your favour, and provide extra breathing room.
3D mesh covers most areas on the bits of the platebags that face your body which gives for comfort and heat removal, and is also present on the shoulder straps. The shoulder pads are fine, but you do notice when a significant weight is placed on the rig and this end up aching after prolonged use. I noted from the Flashbang Magazine article with the CTSFO feature that some of the Officers had began to run black shoulder pads, possibly from their old Warrior rigs. That’s a modification I’m going to consider at some stage for mine, although I’ll probably go with Blue Force Gear shoulder pads once I find a pair in the UK. The original straps feature the ability to accommodate hydro tubes and Comms cables should you so desire, which is just about standard on most modern plate carriers.
On the rear platebag there is room for a bladder or MOE tools, depending on the situation you’ll be using it in, this space also fits the drag handle which is unlike a design I’ve seen on
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a variable valve actuation apparatus. When the engine is being accelerated, the engine control system causes the exhaust valves to open at a later time during the engine cycle than they would in an engine that has a camshaft operating the exhaust valves. The extent to which the control system retards exhaust valve opening is a function of one or more variables that, for example, are used as inputs to a look-up table to yield values for controlling exhaust valve opening.
The disclosed strategy is implemented via a processor-based engine control. The data is processed according to a software algorithm that is executed by the processor to develop data for a control signal that is applied to the exhaust valve actuators to control exhaust valve timing. Engine fueling is also increased, consistent with increasing turbocharger boost to enable the engine to develop increasing torque consistent with limiting particulate tailpipe emissions.
One general aspect of the claimed invention relates to an internal combustion engine comprising an intake system through which charge air is delivered to an intake manifold of the engine, including a turbocharger that comprises a compressor operated by exhaust gases from the engine for creating compressed charge air that provides boost in the intake manifold. A control controls the opening of engine exhaust valves in relation to an engine operating cycle and fueling of the engine in relation to the engine operating cycle. During transient operation of the engine, the control increasingly retards exhaust valve opening in relation to the engine operating cycle to cause the turbocharger to increase intake manifold pressure and increases engine fueling in relation to the increased intake manifold pressure.
Another general aspect of the claimed invention relates a method for an engine as just described wherein in response to initiation of transient operation of the engine, exhaust valve opening is increasingly retarded in relation to the engine operating cycle to cause the turbocharger to increase intake manifold pressure and engine fueling is increased in relation to the increased intake manifold pressure.
The foregoing, along with further aspects, features, and advantages of the invention, will be seen in this disclosure of a presently preferred embodiment of the invention depicting the best mode contemplated at this time for carrying out the invention. This specification includes drawings, briefly described below, and contains a detailed description that will make reference to those drawings.
FIG. 1 is a general schematic diagram of an engine, in accordance with principles of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of an algorithm used in practicing the invention.
FIGS. 3-7 are various graphs relating to the invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates an internal combustion engine 10 that powers a motor vehicle. An example of such a vehicle is a truck having a chassis containing a powertrain in which engine 10 is a fuel-injected turbocharged diesel engine operatively coupled through a drivetrain to driven wheels for propelling the vehicle. The engine has variable valve actuation that allows the time of exhaust valve opening to be controlled according to engine operation.
Engine 10 comprises an intake system 12 through which charge air is delivered to an intake manifold 14 of engine 10. Charge air enters each engine cylinder 16 from manifold 14 via a corresponding intake valve 18. Individual fuel injectors 20 inject diesel fuel into individual engine cylinders in properly timed relation to engine operation. Engine 10 also comprises an exhaust system 22 for conveyance of exhaust gases created by combustion within the engine cylinders from the engine. Exhaust gases pass out of each cylinder via a respective exhaust valve 24.
Engine 10 may be a camless engine, meaning one where each of the normally closed intake and exhaust valves is opened at the proper time in the engine operating cycle by applying an electric signal to a respective electric actuator.
An electronic engine control 30 that possesses digital processing capability is associated with engine 10. Control 30 may comprise one or more processors that process data from various input data signal sources in accordance with programmed algorithms to develop certain data for signals used in the performance of various functions associated with operation of engine 10. The data processed by control 30 may originate at external sources (input variables) and/or be generated internally of control 30 (local variables). Control 30 develops the data for the signals that operate the intake and exhaust valve actuators and for the signals that operate fuel injectors 20.
Turbocharging of engine 10 is accomplished by a turbocharger 32 which comprises a turbine 34 connected in exhaust system 22 coupled via a shaft 36 to a compressor 38 connected in intake system 12. Compressor 38 is operated by exhaust gases from engine 10 that act on turbine 34 to create compressed charge air that provides boost in intake manifold 14.
Engine control 30 contains a software program that implements an algorithm for control of engine fueling via fuel injectors 20 and control of exhaust valves 24. That algorithm is presented in FIG. 2 where it is designated by the reference numeral 50.
When engine 10 is running in a generally steady state mode of operation at low idle speed, or at a low running speed and low load, as represented by block 52, algorithm 50 determines an appropriate value for the timing of engine exhaust valve opening (EVO). The determination may be made either by real time processing of certain relevant variables or via a look-up table pre-programmed with predetermined EVO timing values based on relevant variables. Block 54 represents that determination.
An acceleration request is detected by a step represented by block 56. The acceleration request may come from any suitably appropriate source, such as accelerator pedal position sensor. As long as the algorithm continues to detect the absence of an acceleration request, the steady state operation is presumed to continue in accordance with block 52. Once the algorithm detects an acceleration request, engine control 30 acts to change EVO timing according to the inventive strategy, as represented by block 58.
For changing EVO timing, engine control 30 may either process certain relevant variables in real time to yield values for increasingly retarding EVO in a manner appropriate to the nature of the acceleration request, or it may obtain values for increasingly retarding EVO in a manner appropriate to the nature of the acceleration using a look-up table pre-programmed with predetermined EVO timing values based on the relevant variables.
Concurrent with performance of the step represented by block 58, engine control 30 increases engine fueling in accordance with the increased boost resulting from retarding the timing of exhaust valve opening. The increased fueling increases engine torque while maintaining a desired fuel-air ratio appropriate for compliance with relevant tailpipe emission limits. The step represented by block 58 repeats until a step 60 of the algorithm detects discontinuance of the acceleration request.
Upon such discontinuance, engine 10 will be in the process of resuming a generally steady state mode of operation, but at a higher speed than before the acceleration. The timing of engine exhaust valve opening (EVO) is now determined by algorithm 50 determining an appropriate value for the EVO timing, either by real time processing of certain relevant variables or via a look-up table pre-programmed with predetermined EVO timing values based on the relevant variables. Block 62 represents that determination. Engine fueling is also adjusted as appropriate.
FIG. 3 comprises a plot 130 defining a relationship of engine torque to the time during the engine cycle at which the exhaust valves begin to open, as measured in degrees of engine crankshaft rotation after top dead center (ATDC). It also comprises a second plot 132 defining a relationship of turbocharger speed to the time at which the exhaust valves begin to open. Four different timings of EVO are defined: CTC EVO; BSFC EVO; Smoke EVO; and Over-retarded EVO. Each of these four timings serves to define a respective plot in each of FIGS. 4-7.
CTC EVO represents a baseline condition where the exhaust valve opening occurs close to the time that it would on an engine that does not have variable valve actuation. BSFC EVO represents a condition where the exhaust valve opening occurs at a timing that provides minimum BSFC. Smoke EVO represents timing that produces the same torque as at CTC EVO. Over-retarded EVO represents timing that provides least smoke.
FIG. 4 shows four plots, each for a particular one of the four different timings, showing turbocharger boost as a function of time during an acceleration. At zero time with the engine running at 1000 rpm, the accelerator pedal position sensor is instantaneously-operated from 0% to 100%. FIG. 5 shows four plots, each for a particular one of the four different timings, showing fueling as a function of time during the same acceleration. FIG. 6 shows four plots, each for a particular one of the four different timings, showing torque as a function of time during the same acceleration. FIG. 7 shows four plots, each for a particular one of the four different timings, showing smoke opacity as a function of time during the same acceleration.
While a presently preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it should be appreciated that principles of the invention are applicable to all embodiments and uses that fall within the scope of the following claims.
wherein, in response to initiation of transient operation of the engine, the control increasingly retards exhaust valve opening in relation to the engine operating cycle to cause the turbocharger to increase pressure in the intake manifold and increases engine fueling in relation to the increased pressure in the intake manifold.
2. An internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 1 in which the transient operation comprises acceleration of the engine, and the control increasingly retards exhaust valve opening in relation to the engine operating cycle to cause the turbocharger to increase pressure in the intake manifold and increases engine fueling in relation to the increased pressure in the intake manifold as the engine continues to accelerate.
3. An internal combustion engine as set forth in claim 1 in which the engine operating cycle comprises a compression ignition operating cycle.
in response to initiation of transient operation of the engine, increasingly retarding exhaust valve opening in relation to the engine operating cycle to cause the turbocharger to increase pressure in the intake manifold, and increasing engine fueling in relation to the increased pressure
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very honest and moving” – Bjørn explains. The track features Airbag and Bjørn Riis Band touring guitarist Ole Michael Bjørndal on lead guitar.
‘Coming Home’ is almost like a story where the scene is set by the brooding and darkly hued opening instrumental track Daybreak. A real slow burner, it takes a while to get moving with just a building sound that reminds you of a bleak and windswept vista before the deliberate, musing guitar fills the soundscape with a contemplative feel.
A sparse acoustic guitar washes over at the start of title track Coming Home, Bjørn’s slightly faltering vocal is full of emotion as this elegant track continues to gently lull you with its charms. A more laid back feel than the previous album emanates from every note and word as the music seems to meander towards an unseen destination. There’s a slight pause before Bjørn delivers a superb, note perfect guitar solo filled with passion and longing, one that soars high and free as a bird. As the song comes to a close I feel some kind of nostalgic yearning that I just can’t explain.
The wistful, contemplative tone continues with the fantastic Drowning, a song filled with feelings of loss and recrimination but one that still has a sense of wonder about it. The calm and serenity of the guitar and Bjørn’s vocal that open the track can’t shake an underlying aura of foreboding. Sichelle’s vocals add a fragile grace to the harmonies and the music gains added intensity, the guitar giving urgency and desperation to proceedings until it breaks like waves on immovable rocks. Sichelle takes us towards the end with a voice full of regret, the guitar adding a somber accompaniment as we come to a close.
Tonight’s The Night is a haunting (there you go, I told you!) instrumental that has you on the edge of your seat from the first note with its insistent piano and tense, ill at ease mood. There is no let up from beginning to end and I found myself visibly relaxing as the song came to an end.
The acoustic version of ‘Lullabies in a Car Crash’ unsurprisingly has a lighter tone to the other songs, a sepia-tinged piece of music underpinned by a wonderful acoustic guitar. The vocals are gossamer light giving the whole song a 70’s carefree spirit before a subtly powerful guitar solo gets under your skin and takes you to a place of utmost calm and reflection, without a care in the world. A remarkably honest reworking of the original track, it really is like a completely new song.
‘Coming Home’ feels like a very personal collection of songs, full of emotion, haunting and charismatic yet sparser and darker than Bjørn’s previous solo releases. Like all the best music, it needs to be listened to with little or no distractions to enjoy it in all its highly impressive glory. Bjørn Riis is one of those musicians who just gets better and better with each release, highly recommended.
An Airbag is a device designed to save your life or reduce injury in the event of a collision.
Can music save your life? Who knows?
But life does does bring us in to collisions with all sorts of unexpected events and we try to find ways to survive or at least lessen the impacts. From the sound and themes of Bjørn Riis’ second solo album, ‘Forever Comes to an End’, it does seem evident that perhaps life has been impacting upon him deeply, reflected in an emotional release. Emotion is not a word usually associated with the sweeping, glacial Floydian soundscapes so beloved of Airbag, but Bjørn Riis has successfully created a more personalised album, infused with fragile feelings and delicate melodies alongside his trademark architectural sonic structures.
In The Waves there is a fragility and emotional intensity in Riis’ voice, akin to Tim Bowness of No-Man, which gives this album a sense of honest emotion and humanity, born from personal experiences, and moves parts of this album away from the now predictable trademark Floyd style so successfully produced by Airbag on their albums. The Waves wistfully fades as the tide of the song recedes with echoes of the cinematic soundscapes of Thomas Newman film scores.
Instrumental Getaway slowly builds and builds, with layers of guitars across a sweeping canvas on synths, until a break of echoing keys and percussion is glided over by an icy guitar line. The driving rock theme returns with added wah-wah guitar, outstanding drums and riffs that more than hint at Porcupine Tree, that all add up to quite a thrilling ride. Calm shimmers with delicate beauty with a simple piano motif and acoustic guitars over lain with flute sounding keys, and then the whole piece eventually drifts away in to the distance, virtually acting as a beautiful introduction into Winter, the centrepiece of the whole album.
This remarkable piece develops with increasing intensity as Riis builds with beautiful musical textures and Sichelle Mcmeo Aksum adds a female delicacy to the vocals, alongside Riis. The inevitable Gilmour like soaring lead guitar parts are used sparingly but effectively. Riis’ guitar is the main ‘voice’ in Winter as he uses it intuitively to emotionally express probably what words sometimes cannot say about broken relationships. A lovely bass line with uncanny echoes of Porcupine Tree’s classic ‘Dark Matter’ underpins the gradual elegiac disintegration of this great song.
A simple but touching piano melody by Simen Valldal Johannessen introduces Riis’ finely judged emotional vocal in the final heart-breaking song Where Are You Now. Flute like keyboards float over a gradually building theme before Riis emotively illustrates this emotional song with a glistening, gliding guitar solo. The song and album finishes as Riis’ fragile vocals lead to the simple stark beauty of the opening piano motif. Heart break seldom sounds so beautiful.
There will be inevitable comparisons by some to later Pink Floyd, and fans of that band will find much to admire and touch them in this album. Sonically the production is perfect – this drips with feeling and atmosphere. Some of the songs would also not sound out of place on an Airbag album, which is inevitable considering Riis’ main role in that band. However, there is much more to ‘Forever Comes to an End’ than a Floyd pastiche or just an Airbag album by another name. Riis has really put his heart on the line on this release and such emotion exudes from the imaginative music and heartfelt lyrics on this intensely personal album.
Will this album save your life?
Very probably not, but like an Airbag ‘Forever Comes to an End’ may very well stop you getting a headache (!!) and will certainly help you deal with the collisions and impacts of what life throws at us.
I like music that is written with love and dedication, not music that is written for the sole purpose of making some fat cats rich. I love music that has meaning, substance and aspiration, that has come from deep in the heart and soul of the artists creating it.
Music moves me, succors me and mirrors my life through good and bad. I would be fair to say that, if it wasn’t for music, I wouldn’t be the rounded person I am today (no sniggering at the back thank you!).
There are certain bands that have delivered a new piece of wonder at exactly the right time, just when I need it to get through a difficult period. One of those was the Norwegian progressive rock band Airbag when they released their 2013 album ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’.
Airbag was formed in 2004 by 5 class mates from Oslo, Bjørn Riis (lead guitar), Asle Tostrup (lead vocals & rhythm guitar), Jørgen Hagen (keyboards), Anders Hovdan (bass) and Henrik Fossum (drums). The band released 3 EPs over the next 4 years before 2009 saw the release of ‘Identity’, the album consisting, mainly, of tracks released on 2 of the EPs.
The further release of 2011’s ‘All Rights Removed’ saw the band gain a solid following and reputation among both fans and the press which was cemented by their most successful release to date, the previously mentioned ‘Greatest Show On Earth’. Airbag has also become a solid live-act playing at several major festivals and as support and in double-bills with bands like Marillion, Anathema, Pineapple Thief, Riverside, RPWL and Gazpacho.
“‘Disconnected’ features six songs reflecting on the theme of alienation between the individual and society, what society expects from us as individuals, and our resultant failure to live up to those expectations. Each of the six compositions depicts the state of feeling on ‘the outside’ and out of touch with oneself and those around us.
Opening track Killer sounds very U2 like with the chiming guitar riff and metronomic drums driving it along, illusive keyboards adding a sophisticated backdrop. Bjørn Riis’ guitar is subtle in its delivery, stylish and urbane before Asle Tostrup’s instantly recognisable voice takes up the story. Full of emotion and sentiment, it washes over you with its velveteen aura. I find myself immediately drawn into this smart and urbane soundscape, enticed by the smooth brilliance of the music. Bjørn delivers a gorgeous solo, full of pent up passion and elation, that makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck before the track
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exceptional flavor!
We use it for: Making amazing pizza’s. Fun for the family! Easy to make and cleanup. We have made many allergy friendly pizza’s. Check out our selections at Farr Better Recipes.
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Features: Timer signals end of cooking time and automatically turns off heating elements. Saves as much as 60% in energy compared to a conventional oven., Removable nonstick baking pan is easy to clean and store.
We use it for: Enjoying fried food without the guilt!
It air fries, bakes, steams, sautes, grills and roasts. I have made such amazing meals with this.
About: It does all the thinking for you, and when the timer is done, the automatic shut-off stops the cooking cycle.
Simply add your food to the easy load basket, slide it into the unit, and with the touch of a finger select your cooking setting from one of the 7 preset programs.
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We use it for: So many things. It’s nice the Farr Better Recipes work well with many types of kitchen equipment. We like this healthy option of heating up food. Plus it cooks 50% faster and is up to 75% more energy efficient than a conventional oven.
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Features: Able to Bake, Grill, Steam or Roast. Easy to clean glass. 2 wire cooking racks and plate tong. Baking up to 482 degrees F.
We use it for: Love using it for our Farr Better Recipes. Makes any meal delicious! This style oven has so many possibilities.
We use it for: An awesome space saver allowing you to cook multiple items at once.
About: Bakes up to 3 tiers of heavy casseroles. With a big family, this comes in handy. Great for larger gatherings too, like for the holidays.
We use it for: Cook up to 7 eggs in soft, medium or hard boiled firmness. Saves time and water while making them perfect every time. Shell is easy to peel and cleanup is easy. Tip: Use White Distilled Vinegar to clean water residue. Let it soak for 15 minutes or more on the silver plate and it wipes right out, making it look like new again.
About: It’s about cooking eggs to your preferred desired firmness. Tip: To peel shells easier from hard boiled eggs, put eggs in an ice bath for about 5 minutes. The eggs will be cool to the touch. Then give them several taps against a hard surface and large shell pieces peel off quite easy.
Features: I love the accessories. Nice water measuring cup that indicates amount needed for desired firmness. There is a pin on the bottom of the measuring cup to poke egg about 4 times to help cook to perfection. Also has nice egg tray, poaching tray and omelet tray.
We use it for: Our daughter enjoys using this at college. It’s a nice convenient size. She uses it for her protein shakes but also to make some of our Farr Better Recipes. It’s wonderful for blending Garlic Whipped Cauliflower Mash (aka: substitute for mashed potatoes).
Features: 2 speeds to control action, stainless steel with detachable foot – ease of cleaning. Nice ergonomic handle and control switch. Perfect gift idea!
We use it for: Love this product! We use it all the time. Blends and makes our protein shakes so smooth. It cuts down on prep time with many Farr Better Recipes.
About: Makes delicious and healthy smoothies, pureed soups, marinades and sauces just the way you want it. Fits most mixing bowls, pots and beakers. So versatile.
POWERFUL – Equipped with a high-speed 300-Watt motor, it quickly and seamlessly blends ingredients together to make delicious and healthy smoothies, purees, creamy soups, marinades, sauces, juices, and much more.
SLEEK & ERGONOMIC – Its motor-housing body is sleek and ergonomically designed with a non-slip and easy-to-grip handle that feels sturdy and comfortable in your hand, so blending never feels like a chore.
HEAVY-DUTY & COMPACT – Its Slim-Stick immersion shaft is made of 304 grade stainless steel, and was carefully designed to be able to fit most mixing bowls, pots, and beakers for your everyday needs.
INCREDIBLE VALUE – Includes BPA-Free and dishwasher-safe attachments: stainless steel mixing stick, stainless steel egg whisk, food chopper attachment, and heavy-duty Tritan beaker (24 oz) with cup measurements.
We use it for: It’s great for an impressive and delicious Blooming/Flowered Onion. I have a wonderful allergy friendly batter provided by our Farr Better Recipes. I also came up with the best allergy friendly Farr Better Seasoned Sour Cream to dip the onion in.
We use it for: We received this as a gift from our sweet Aunt. My grandson “Tons of Fun” calls it his garden and helps maintain it. He’s 4 years old. Getting him started young in appreciating home grown food. It has been perfect having fresh herbs at my fingertips. We always encourage using fresh herbs and vegetables so you are exposed to less allergens.
Features: High performance, energy efficient 20 Watt LED lighting for plants, A compact, beautiful design that will fit easily on your countertop, Includes 6-Pod Gourmet Herb Seed Pod Kit that contains: Genovese Basil, Chives, Cilantro, Curly Parsley, Dill, Mint & 3 oz. liquid plant food.
We use it for: Now that you have grown your own herbs with the AeroGarden Harvest with Gourmet Herb Seed Pod Kit, now you are able to chop your herbs in seconds rather than in minutes. It’s safe and gentle on the herbs to preserve it’s freshness in your dish. I love how fast and efficient I am by using these. They are my right hand partner.
About: Food-grade stainless steel kitchen shears, heavy-duty steel rivets hold the herb scissors blades together securely so they always perform consistently. Ideal for Basil, Thyme, Dill, Parsley, Chives, Mint, Cilantro, and more.
Features: Easy, non-slip grip ideal for cutting, chopping and mincing herbs in no time. Comb to clean the clinging herbs off the scissors.
We use it for: You can cut greens, vegetables and other products right in the pan, bowl or frying pan quickly and easily, and there’s no need to wash your working surface after cutting.
About: Clever food cutter made from food-grade stainless steel, can keeps rust-proof and tarnish-proof over time, different from most kitchen knives. The silicone grips are based on the ergonomic design that will comfort the palm of your hands.Make cooking easy and enjoyable. Locking safety hinge helps prevent accidental cuts.
Features: can be washed in the dishwasher or by hand under warm water right after usage. Knife detachable for ease of additional cutting purposes.
We use it for: This is so handy for cutting packages open. But then it serves many other purposes too. Great product to cut just about anything.
About: SHARP STRONG DURABLE STAINLESS STEEL BLADES – super sharp heavy duty blades mean you are able to easily cut through anything with minimum effort like a hot knife through butter. The blades are thick and made of corrosion resistant stainless steel. You will love them! LARGE SOFT GRIP HANDLES – extremely comfortable handles provide better grip and help prevent blisters and sore fingers! Suitable for both right and left handed users. MULTI-FUNCTION HEAVY DUTY SHEARS – can be used for any task in the kitchen and around the home; cutting poultry, meat, chicken, fish, bones, vegetables, fruit, herbs, plants, paper, packaging, cardboard, fabric, for crafting, and more. The built-in BOTTLE OPENER / NUT CRACKER is a handy accessory for quickly opening tough to open bottles and cracking open all of your favorite nuts!
We use it for: Nice and light weight electric knife for carving the Thanksgiving Turkey. You will love the wood block storage tray. Ideas to use this tool year round: Gently cut angel food cake, bread, turkey, ham, chicken, roasts, pork loin, ice cream cake or filled cake like a Boston Cream Pie or pates, baguettes… and how about carving a pumpkin?
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voters ahead of the November 2018 midterm elections.
The event, which was held at Symphony Space on Broadway and 95th Street, featured the unexpected appearance of Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as a number of other prominent New York City Democrats.
City Comptroller Scott Stringer, who introduced Rep. Nadler, rallied the crowd with talk of impeachment—after Democrats flip the House of Representatives in November, that is.
“The energy in New York City is real, people are so fired up, so ready to go, so ready to take back our democracy, so ready to make sure that Congressman Jerry Nadler becomes Chair of the Judiciary Committee,” Stringer said, to loud applause. The Judiciary Committee, among other activities, considers articles of impeachment; Nadler, if Democrats do take the House in November, would become its Chair.
Nadler, however, did not address impeachment, and instead focused on the importance of November’s midterms.
“I don’t have to tell you what’s at stake in this election, that this election is critical. Nancy Pelosi often says that we come before you every two years and we say ‘This is the most important election, ever.’ And it’s usually true. It’s certainly true this year. We must stop this administration, and the Republicans who are using this moment to push the worst possible agenda, and to attack the foundations of our democracy. Simultaneously, we must move to the positive, proactive things we want to do to protect our values and people,” he said.
Nadler sketched the road ahead, if Democrats are to regain control of the House.
But it was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a rising Democratic star who is likely headed to Congress next year, who stole the show. Her appearance, which produced an audible gasp, was unannounced.
The power of the individual to effect change in politics was a key theme of the evening, and major community organizers were well represented. National Organization for Women New York head Sonia Ossorio invited volunteers to participate in get-out-the-vote efforts. “You will be successful when you have worn out your sneakers or your flats,” she said.
Ian Christie, Deputy Political Director for Swing Left, reminded the audience that there remain only 50 days—or seven weekends—before the November elections.
“When you think about Danny O’Connor [in Ohio] losing an election by 1600 votes, 0.4 percent difference between win or lose, when you think of Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania’s 18th winning by 755 votes, it means that if you sign up to go knock on doors during that last weekend…you may be the difference,” Christie said.
Nadler himself is no stranger to close elections.
Members of the audience had a diverse range of questions. A man asked about the representation of people with disabilities in campaign materials, as well as the efforts Democrats are making on behalf of Americans with disabilities.
“One of the battles we have in Washington, which so far we’ve actually won, the Republicans every couple of years try to eviscerate the Americans with Disabilities Act. It comes before the Judiciary Committee, and we have managed to beat them back every time, so far. But this is also at stake,” Nadler said.
Regarding messaging, a member of the audience expressed his concern over the increasing prominence of socialism in the Democratic Party.
“I would like all of you to get away from this socialist turn—I would like you to say, ‘We are Democrats who believe there are certain things that should not be run for profit. We believe in capitalism, but we believe in capitalism with regulation. We don’t want to take away capitalism, but we know human nature, and it needs regulation.’ Socialism is a word that infuriates the other side,” he said.
Calling attention to the august demographics of the audience, a woman asked where the younger folks are, and what Democrats are doing to engage them.
Nadler urged attendees to mobilize.
Nadler, who recently became a grandfather, has represented the Upper West Side in some capacity since 1977.
Also in attendance were State Sen. Brian Benjamin and City Councilman Mark Levine.
Ocasio is Telegenic and talks a good talk, but when it comes to numbers and facts, she’s clueless. She has NO idea where the money will come from to pay for her ideas. She’s actually dangerous because she has followers when she has no idea how to implement her ideas.
I totally agree with you. Someone needs to reign her in and have her mentored by a more veteran Democratic politician (long time Brooklyn Rep. Nydia Velasquez) whom she could respect since her platform seems to be directed at the Latino community.
Why only Ocasio? Plenty of politicians have grand ideas with no initial plans of how to fund it, and we don’t stamp them out.
I don’t vote for communists.
That’s okay; they don’t vote for you either.
Better a communist than a fascist, buddy.
If Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represents the future of the Democratic Party then it’s in big trouble.
This woman is little more than the left wing equivalent of Sarah Palin.
After the crushing defeat that “progressives”, ie Cynthia Nixon, took from the primaries last week I had hoped the Dems would have gotten a little smarter. Apparently they haven’t.
These politics might appeal to some lefty voters on the UWS and Park Slope but they will alienate just about everyone else. The Dems are not going to defeat Trump and his gang by veering to the loony left.
Furthermore, Nadler should be ashamed of himself for trying to legitimize candidates like AOC and even standing on the stage with her.
All of the haters on this comment area are just scared white men. How about you judge her by her actions?
Did you mean (in)actions? I think that’s his point.
OK You says, lets talk about her actions.
She claimed to be raised in the Bronx, dirt poor.
In reality, she was raised in Westchester county, very middle class life, not poor at all, and NOT from the Bronx.
I am not a “scared white man” and I find Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez dangerous in that she promises a lot but cannot say how she plans to implement these socialist plans. She is just another Bernie Sanders who single-handedly destroyed this party with all his false promises.
He split this party in two and now she is doing the same thing when it is crucial that we have a strong platform and stand together. Her story does not add up.
Under Socialism, food is just like dark humor.
As a political science expert, what explains the current widespread poverty, hunger, and food insecurity?
Norway, for example, with their cradle-to-grave welfare and healthcare system and nearly impenetrable worker protections, still is more productive than the US with a per capita GDP of $70,000.00 after correction for the over dominance of the oil sector. Compare that with US per capita GDP of less than $60,000.00.
Turns out, people work pretty hard when they are secure knowing they won’t be on the streets if god forbid they gets cancer despite working 40 hours a week.
I hope Occasio’s critics are also champions of sensible financial regulations, of which we have almost none more than we had in 2008. I also hope they remember that a New England democrat named Joe Lieberman killed Medicare for all, and the hopes girbObama single payer. No nwonder the poorest and youngest, of which there are many in Ms. Occasio-Cortez’s district, are pushing their district’s politics leftward. Politicians who don’t offer solutions, will not get offered votes from the kinds of people most in need of substantive action to give them opportunities for basic security for their families in return for heir hard work. If the current system was working, you’d have never heard the name Occasio-Cortez.
When my relatives in NC ask how I can live here surrounded by all these “liberal” I just show them this page. The posters on here are usually just as reactionary as some of the Trumpists down home. Being in favor of Social Security and Medicare, two of her core positions, are hardly radical. Separating babies from their mothers and fathers, on the other hand, is.
Obama separated children fro parents for 8 long years.
No one brought it up. It was OK to do so because saint Obama was doing it.
Comes the devil himself – Trump – doing the same thing saint Obama did, and it’s the end of the world.
There may have been occasional family separations in emergency situations (e.g., suspected trafficking), but it was not the policy of the administration. As the DHS secretary at the time said, “It’s not something that I could ask our Border Patrol or our immigration enforcement personnel to do.” Trump did it as a matter of systematic policy, he did it on purpose to hurt and scare people, and he STILL hasn’t fully complied with a court order to reunify families. IIRC, the last number I saw of kids still separated was around 500.
Obama may not have been a saint (his immigration policy was not, in fact, great), but you’re going to have a hard time in this lifetime finding someone closer than Trump in sheer gratuitous cruelty to the devil.
B.S. right back at you Sarah.
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anything else.
Hinte inclined her head, and left.
I lay there and dewed for a bit.
I couldn’t stay. The heat, my thirst, the stinking vog, everything awful about this lake would get to me eventually. I don’t know why I lay there — but if I moved, where would I go?
I’d wanted things to be simple. When I came to the land of glass and secrets, it wasn’t for anything big — there were my brother’s plans, looming, but those were nothing but an excuse, a chimerical hope. I’d thought I wanted the simple life, somewhere small and cozy to live, maybe find a cute drake, maybe lay a few eggs.
All my life, I never really worried about death. It was something only the nadir had to worry about, something only my sister had to understand.
I — didn’t like it.
The sound of beating wings found me then, coming back around. I found the dark figure in the distant vog. Her flight looked faltering and lopsided. Why? Because her wing membrane is bandaged, because her wing was stabbed, because she fought the humans, because I had let her fly to the overhang alone, just like I was letting her fly to the last ape alone.
What difference would I make, anyway?
I’d bravely flown to the center of the lake for crysts — and got my lungs poisoned. I needed Hinte to save me from the glazed olms. I bravely slinked after a strange sound in the lake — and let the human escape. I needed Hinte to save me from that human.
I wanted Hinte to finally admit I was useful, and she didn’t because I wasn’t. She’d even warned me that being loud in the lake would wake rockwraiths. I was probably the reason the first human had been attacked at all.
This was all my fault. Maybe if I left the lake entirely, things would go right for once.
I stood up. This wasn’t giving up. I still had the crab blood, I could still brew the Munditi Sieve. I leapt in the air, and started winging back to where this mess started, where my bags still sat.
I flew my lonely flight through the vasty lake. The plates still rumbled beneath me, and the wind still seemed to laugh in my inner ear. In the distance, distorted by endless echoes, the last ape was whistling. It repeated the same sequence of notes, again and again. The spaces between them grew shorter and shorter, and the notes faster and frantic.
Time wound longer, and I didn’t count ghost-swallows, after what happened last time I tried to drink while flying. At last, I came near where we’d left our bags.
All around circled a moat of molten glass, only a few strides wide. The glass revealed blasted the air above it, stirring it into a vortex of swirling dust. A wave of heat barreled into me like an angry varjotuoksu player with one last chance to win.
The swirling clouds here concealed whatever behind the moat with our bags — the clouds looked even darker than usual, an inky blackness.
At my pace, Hinte had to have already flown into the vortex, but I stayed, landing with only a small, light flex of the lake skin, and peering long into the swirling clouds.
You could hope it was just my bags and Hinte on the other side, but it was a windless hope. Who’d dug the moat?
My head twitched. I shook it a few times, the muscles of my neck seeming to have a mind of their own. Had the wuthering excitement of the day already caught up to me? Steady as I tried to be, the twitching in my neck grew worse, and burning.
I was pacing around the moat. The human had to know Hinte had another dragon with her. They’d expect me. But would they expect me to run? I just need to slip in the moat, grab my bags and get out of here. That’s all.
I needed to step in. My nerve was strongest now. If I flagged, maybe it’d never be done.
I took a breath, then leapt over the moat.
First thing you saw was my crab stabbed and discarded on the fringe.
I had its blood, but still felt some kind of loss. I fluttered my wings to soften my landing, but I still crashed onto the dustone island.
A twang sounded, followed by jagged voice shrieking. My gaze snapped up.
The dark-green wiver faltered low in the air. Her right wing half-folded and she rolled to the ground, landing rough.
“Hinte!” I called. My eyes traced the path of the projectile back to a alien figure hobbled on the ground steps from our bags.
The ape turned to me, whipping around a gray weapon. The bow!
I rolled. My wings curled on their own. The arrow flew over my body. I whipped my head around — but this new island had no cover at all, at all.
A biting spear of pain stabbed into my shoulder. I screamed. My legs scrambled under me. I managed a stand, and faltered in the very next second as I half-leapt, half-stepped away.
The straight bow tracked my movements with precise jerks. I leapt, threshing my wings, and flew up.
From up here, you could see the breaks in the skin, still glowing, where Hinte and I had played around, and steps from the hobbled figure you could see the bags I’d snuck in here to grab; but only in the that single moment of calm before you saw the human and its jerking its gray weapon up at you, its face contorted in some toothy expression.
I swerved and twisted in the air as three more arrows stabbed a course toward me. On the ground, trails of blood streaked all along the moat, and led to and from the spot where the human sat hobbled.
Another spear of pain bit into my wing! My next flap faltered, and the wing was spasming. I spun in the air. Breathless, I made a scream empty and choked.
At the very edge of the island, the lake skin crashed into me. Forelegs, hindlegs, wings, tail, head, all scrambling. It was all I could do to not fall into the lake.
My wings writhed, and pain flooded them to the tips of every finger. The arrow had hit the base of my wing, and not punctured the membrane. My breath drew back into me, and I clamped down on my scream.
Maybe the human would hope I was dead?
Another twang came and went with a splitting pop of the ground beside me, and answered was my question.
But a growl had come with it. Did… did Hinte ruin the ape’s aim at the last moment?
I struggled to my feet. Hinte stood by the human, and in her claws gripped the human foreleg. The human now crouched, gray bow dropped by its side.
The humans other forefoot swung at her, and she backed off just as quick.
Bronze gleamed between them, catching molten light.
The human had a shortsword and waved it at Hinte.
If Hinte pressed the attack, it would stab her. If I flew at it, it could stab or slash either of us. The human looked weak, holding itself in a crouch, supporting with its other leg. If I’d learned anything in the last few minutes, I couldn’t underestimate the ape. It thought it could give one good hit before we killed it, and I would too.
Hinte flared her frills in anger. Her bloody wings spread, but she did not step forward again.
“Ja.” Hinte hadn’t even paused. She leapt backward. I wondered why for all of a heartbeat. The ape said it would kill us if we moved, but it now couldn’t even reach either of us.
I leapt without more hesitation, and crashed down beside my bag. Now, both of us stood on either side of the ape. The ape, stepping after Hinte, flinched at my landing.
My forefoot slipped into my bag. Past the crab blood, I grabbed the raisin-looking gem. A third the size of my sole, it slid into my foot.
The ape half-turned, the shortsword still angled at Hinte. But then, it reached to its side, pulling out a long knife and pointed it at me.
What? Wasn’t I worthy of a whole sword? I was a fearsome dragon too! Just because I was smaller than Hinte didn’t mean anything.
The human waved its blade.
Okay. Time for action. “Don’t kill us, please!” I said. The hairs above the human’s eyes shifted, moving closer to its eyes. “We’ll let you go, we don’t want to fight anymore. Look, we’ll even pay you.” I lifted my forefoot, showing the gemstone.
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it. And to install the software, you need the Espressif toolchain and development environment. I already had that, but this was a chance to update everything to the latest version.
Anyway, because I had no clue where to start, I contacted Microwavemont, who responded within a few hours AND adjusted this page to include steps to set this baby up. After everything was set up and uploaded, Alexa came alive. Yes!!
Great job by the boardmaker, and of course also by the original writer of the software, MrBuddyCasino.
Very nice radio, I use it for sw reception, and also for reception of the long wave. Here in europe we still have long wave radio emitters (french german and of course BBC ). It is difficult to find a good long wave receiver.
I am very surprised with the quality and the rapid sending.
Thank you for reviewing! I am very happy to hear you are enjoying Radio!!
very good device, great sensibility, nice screen, all ok,very happy!!!!!!!
Thank you for review. I hope you are enjoying "Radio life". Thank you!
Amazing amount of functionality for such a small board, and the smallest display I've use so far! Shipped quickly and included a nice printout of the pinout description and it worked right out of the box! Pity mini usb is used. Thanks for the nice little origami!
Excellent product and i ❤️ the origami in the package!!!
Just advertised -- thanks! I'm looking forward to experimenting with the code and making some changes -- want to see if I can store frequencies and select channels.
Thank for wonderful report. YES ATmega1284 has a very high potential for application implementation. Please try to make your own wonderful radio!!
Great build and quality device. Excellent service.
The PocketBeagle cape is a beautifully designed and manufactured little board that no-one else has on the market. The example code on Github helps a lot and the origami crane included in the envelope was a charming surprise! It's great to know that there are makers out there with such high quality projects that they share so much.
When I first found out that the Nutube was developed and on the market, I tried to find a haedphone amp that uses Nutube for curiosity. However, it seems that only guitar and bass amps was only Nutube amp available in the market. Then, I found out that microwavemont was building one for headphones!! Without hesistation, I bought one to hear and feel the sound. Still I was a bit worried about the sound quality, but right after hearing with my high fidelity headphones, the worries were gone. It’s sound quality was similar to other warm sounding vacuum tube headphone amps!! I still need some time for aging but I think it will be much more better after that. Only problem is that since its a vacuum tube, it tends to catch some high frequency sounds from other electronics and the power source, but I’ll figure that out anyway. It was a pleasure to get this amp and I will always cheer for the maker of this product for the high quality built.
P.S. thank you for the origami crane made out of ROK national flag!! That suprise gift you gave me was a big pleasure. :) Keep up the excellent work!
Wonderful and unique little amplifier kit!
Fantastic kit, the Nutube is very unique. My order was shipped very promptly in excellent packaging (as was a previous order from microwavemont) the parts were well packaged and includes everything as per the description. The kit is of high quality, very good parts and quality pcb with mounting accessories terminals, sockets and a plug pack. With only basic through hole parts requiring soldering the kit would even be suitable for a novice to assemble. The kit includes a component layout sheet, however it does not show the pcb tracks or circuit diagram, but a circuit diagram image is on the description page, it's not required, but i like to see the circuit to better understand and learn.
The amplifier sounds very nice, and i love the little green glow of the VFD, the fusion of modern parts like the class-D amp and the Nutube to make a amplifier that has the 'valve' sound harmonics is a unique and cleaver design. The amplifiers small size and visual appeal makes it perfect to sit on a desk, or somewhere to be appreciated.
I plan on paring mine with a Wide ePaper plus ESP32 ADB from microwavemont, to make a wireless streaming music player. It's a great little product and i would buy again.
Thanks Microwavemont, you is bether!
Beaultifull origami Brazilian flag, lol!
But have more carefull with large lcd for chash in airmail!
The radio on the internet is the best thing I try.
I received the ESP-32 Rev 2. Shipemnt was OK and it has included a litle origami. Many thanks.
But I do not know and I was not able to find out clear instructions of how to proceed to have it working.
This is my first experience with ESP32 so I´m not sure what I´m missing.
Hello! and thank you for review!
, where the setup procedure is explained in the page above.
and execute "make menuconfig" and set your SSID and password will make your board into web radio.
Board using for internet radio with an old speaker and 10Watt sound amplifier.
Thank you for the review! I am very happy to read your satisfaction!!
The PCB-layout is well-designed and the components are good quality. I managed to get the system up and running. It connects to my iPhone flawlessly. However, the Bluetooth connection could not survive more than 3 meters line-of-sight. The connection will lose when being blocked by your body or even with a hand. Yes, it is mini-USB interface, not micro-USB. The audio reproduction is great. At least it sounds good to my ears. The OLED display works well. However, I am still not sure what the developer is trying to describe, Hence, I am trialling if he meant this or that. Overall, it serves the purpose and I will not lose any sleep on those negative stuff. If I need more, I will buy from him again.
Received it today by Post. Very compact but really good quality! I do not have "hum" sound.
Thanks for your great design!
Do you have DAC can work with this, too?
Thank you for review and I am very happy to read your satisfaction. Nutube is very sensitive to external noise source and sometimes it occurs, reported by buyers, but not everyone. Thank you!!
Shipped very fast (the next day after ordering). Slim profile when the PocketBeagle is soldered directly to the stacking headers on the cape. Also the example code to drive the display works perfectly.
Thanks for a great design! I hope to see more PocketBeagle expansion boards in the future.
Thank you for review! I am very happy to hear your satisfaction. Please enjoy PocketBeagle!!
This is my second product from Tindie. Excellent design, very good sound. I like to experiment wth them.
Thank you!! I hope you are enjoying conversation with Alexa..!
Altogether this is a high end esp32 dev environment.
I am very happy to have this board. One important thing for me is: everything on one side, wired LAN, a small display AND the power switch.
As a goodie I wanted to play with the CAN bus (probably for tasks at my workplace) but I am not getting the rare examples on the net to work with this board (played with a lot of examples, pin numbers, termination, and switching high/low cables).
I also have the OLIMEX ESP32-EVB board and there the CAN bus works out of the box. The RX pin of these two boards are different, but the rest, concerning the CAN bus, should be the same.
Could you provide your working proof of concept codes during developing this board - Arduino IDE style or esp-idf style - Arduino style would be nice for comparison reasons...?
Thanks a lot for your good work!
Ordered the Kit and got it in less than two weeks. Carefully packaged and including two origami figures. Thank you!
Thank you for wonderful review and beautiful modification for very warm colour illumination! I've checked your picture and really impressed by warm LED colour on Nutube. As pointed out, Nutube's illumination has some "cold" green colour but additional warm colour can greatly delight its existence. Wonderful and thank you so much!!
Amazing amount of functionality for such a tiny board. It's barely bigger than a basic ESP32 devkit. Shipped promptly from Japan and it included a printout of the board with pinout description, and a nice little origami. Thanks!
Neat little board without glutter.
Neat little ESP32 board without unnescesary addons. Only addons that I always need, like battery support.
Thank you for writing review!! I am very happy to provide you what you need!! Thank you!
I received the package today after only 8 days. You should know that this never happens with Romanian postal service.
I was happy to find the board in a sealed water-tight anti-static bag, next to the color-printed instructions and a nice origami star, all put in 2 airbubble-padded envelopes, one inside the other.
I am out of nice words to describe how happy I am with this seller, the product and overall experience.
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ifting toward a consensus … about the causes of racial equality.” There is a growing tendency among black and white Americans to “attribute racial inequality to motivational individualism” rather than to the inheritance of segregation (p. 206).
Rightly, Shelton and Emerson remind us of Dr. King’s admonition that since structures of evil do not crumble on their own we must continue the hard work of breaking them down and building a new unity. Although the authors don’t say so, it should be clear that the burden of responsibility rests upon white Americans.
The findings and insights reported in this book are going to help me as I continue my efforts to further the unity of black and white Christians. The line of argument sometimes seemed to waver, but persistent readers will be able to find their way as the exposition unfolds. Shelton teaches at the University of Texas at Arlington and Emerson at Rice University.
Polite Protest: The Political Economy of Race in Indianapolis, 1920–1970, by Richard B. Pierce (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2005).
My first direct encounter with structural racism in America occurred in 1961 when I began my thirty-three-year career at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. In earlier years I had lived in the Pacific Northwest and the San Joaquin Valley of California where there was only a small presence of African Americans.
Indianapolis, however, was a different kind of place. One of the first northern cities to develop a significant percentage of black residents, Indianapolis had a mixed record of interaction between the dominant white society and the black population.
My family and I came to the city at a time when the struggle between these two cultural groups was reaching a major climax. We were involved primarily at two points: our decision to buy a house and live in the recently integrated Butler-Tarkington neighborhood, and the determination to have our children attend the assigned public schools, which included Shortridge High School where black students were an approximate two-thirds majority.
Hoping that the city was moving past its racist history, my wife and I participated in organizations and activities that fostered better patterns of interracial relations in the city. With many others, we were ambivalent about Unigov, the 1970 amalgamation of city and county governments that gave increased political and economic power to white, suburban, and conservative Republican voters and effectively constricted efforts of black people who were moving toward equality.
Not until my recent return to Indianapolis after a twenty-one-year, post-retirement sojourn in western America, have I come to understand my earlier years in the city. My teacher has been Richard B. Pierce, Ph.D., who teaches at the University of Notre Dame and specializes in African American, urban, and civil rights areas of study.
His 2005 book, Polite Protest, is a thoroughly researched, sharply focused, lucid, and persuasive analysis of actions by the African American community during an important half century. Black people sought to balance two purposes: preserve the standing and levels of participation that they already enjoyed, which were generally superior to those that blacks experienced in other northern cities; and press for more complete participation in Indianapolis life.
Pierce labels the result “polite protest.” Instead of using aggressive methods, including demands and demonstrations, African American leaders sought to form coalitions with groups, including many white leaders, that would try to negotiate improved relations between the dominant while society and the tightly controlled black citizenry.
Pierce describes this half century (1920–1970) by examining segregation in schools, housing, and employment. He calls attention to the Klan’s ascendancy in Indianapolis during the 1920s and describes the creation of a segregated school system at that time. He explains the processes used to restrict housing opportunities, including the establishing of coalitions, such as the Capitol Avenue Protective Association, that at one time tried to keep the street on which our family later lived free from black incursions.
Inherited racially shaped structures of segregation were part of the ongoing problem. More important, however, were the explicit and on-going racist attitudes and practices with which the white citizenry resisted the polite protests of their black neighbors and co-workers.
The climax was Unigov, a political unification of city and county governments, that built a political fence around the old city that has now endured for nearly half a century.
Although polite is Pierce’s word to describe the tactical approach of black activities in former years, it may also be used to characterize the actions of white people in later years. Instead of aggressive segregation to control the black population, white people especially in the suburban margins could do it with quiet, political containment.
This book helps me understand the cultural world that I lived in for so many years. I am better able to see the structural racism that has shaped everyone’s life and provided continuing privilege to white people. It was easier for me to escape the burdens of serious poverty during my childhood years because I was white than it would have been if I were black. It has been more difficult for me to acknowledge the racism that is part of my inner life. Reading Pierce’s book is helping me do that, too.
America continues to change, as Jason E. Shelton and Michael O. Emerson acknowledge in their 2012 book Blacks and Whites in Christian America. Americans of both races may gradually be moving toward a new consensus in which “majorities of both black and white Americans will attribute racial inequality to motivational individualism” rather than to the historical residue of personal and structural racism (p. 206). Polite protest may work better in the future than it has in the past, but there still is hard work to do.
American religion began long before the Spanish missions in Florida and the Southwest or the Pilgrims and Puritans of New England. As archaeologist Robert F. Boszhardt shows, it can be traced back some 14,000 years in the rock art that can still be seen in the Upper Midwest. Yet, as water color artist Geri Schrab affirms, the Spirit that inspired the ancient ones still “flows through all life’s invisible veins” (90).
The primary focus of the book that scientist and artist have created is the Wisconsin Dells, an unglaciated region in the southeast part of the state and close to glacial Lake Wisconsin. Although the existence of Native American rock art had been known much earlier, serious attention was not given to it until the early 1980s.
During the relatively short period since then, explorers, scientists, artists, and native peoples have identified nearly 200 sites in the Upper Midwest where ancient rock art exists. Much work has been done to inventory, interpret, portray, and protect this art. Because it is subject to vandalism, the locations of most sites are not reported to the public.
Hidden Thunder is unique in the way it portrays and interprets this art. The coauthors have chosen twelve sites and each writer contributes an essay describing their experiences with these locations and their ancient treasures. Interspersed throughout the volume are viewpoints contributed by members of the nations whose ancestors created the art.
As archaeologist, Boszhardt describes what scientists are learning about these locations, the art, and the peoples who created these paintings and carvings. He also describes how people today are desecrating some of these sites. His photographs appear throughout the book.
In her essays artist Schrab describes the emotional and spiritual dimensions of her experience with these ancient images and the caves and rock walls where they can be viewed. She gives attention to interpretations by social scientists and native peoples, but more important is the time she spends at each site.
As she senses the ambiance of each place, Schrab becomes aware of the spirit that she encounters there. Only then can she withdraw to her studio and create her own artistically enhanced portrayals of this art. Many of her images appear in the book.
Some people today describe themselves as being spiritual but not religious. When asked to say more, however, some of these same people often give only vague comments about experiencing god in nature.
Artist Schrab, however, confesses a deeper sense of communion with Spirit. In her essay on Roche-A-Cri State Park in Adams County, Wisconsin, she describes Spirit as “that tantalizing, sparkly, sticky, divine substance we can’t pin down but that flows through all life’s invisible veins” (90).
Describing her experiences in Tainter Cave in Crawford County, Wisconsin, she reports that here she has “a rare opportunity to immerse myself, sync my heartbeat to that of Mother Earth, and glean information that I hoped would translate to watercolor on paper back at my studio” (171).
Later in this essay she continues: “Entering Tainter Cave, facing my fears and working through them, seems analogous to my entire journey through rock art. I leave the comfort of my middle-class life to venture into the unfamiliar, risking missteps along the way, hoping to bring back spiritual riches” (175).
A few weeks ago, I was reading personal correspondence in which John Muir describes his experiences in nature, in Wisconsin and in Yosemite Valley. Although he says nothing about rock art, he expresses sentiments similar to Schrab’s as he describes the way that divinity seems to infuse the natural world, in the flow of water, the wild power of wind, the womb-like character of mountain glens, and the intricate texture of ferns and lichens.
In his biography of the young John Muir, Steven J. Holmes writes that earlier in his wanderings Muir had described God “as a landscape gardener whose power and love consists in protecting and caring for the things of the world.” Later, however, “Muir understood divine presence as existing in and through the world itself: ‘The warm blood of God
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about a profession or a career. Instead, this is living from your intuitive and impulsive center. This is the freedom of allowing yourself to follow your gut and do those things that feel good. This is honoring yourself by taking a risk and trusting that your inner instincts will lead you to the most productive, inspirational and value-filled place possible.
Some would argue that you can’t trust that part of yourself, that voice that says, “I want to go to the beach and collect seashells.” But when you allow yourself the liberation of that voice and follow it through with action, you’re automatically affecting the world in positive ways. You may never know the value you’re bringing to the world with your “selfish” actions, but trust that you are benefitting the world and yourself by doing so.
A bee has the instinct to collect pollen and nectar. In many ways, he is inspired to do so and lives what he loves. He spends his days hopping from flower to flower to flower to feast on the delights of nature and share with his growing family. He delights in the task, not looking at it as a chore or survival, but because he wants to do so. In his exuberance, he is helping flowers pollenate and grow beyond their boundaries. In our example, he may actually help new flowers bloom several miles away. You may discover those flowers next year and appreciate their beauty, brightening your day. You may also use honey in your tea that was collected from the bee’s honeycomb. Several outstanding and necessary–positive–events out of one act of selfishness.
Here’s the good news: doing what you love–whatever it is–helps both yourself and the world around you. Some people like to cook. Some people like to garden. Some people actually do enjoy things like analyzing spreadsheets or making speeches. When you enjoy your work or even your free-time activities, you’re setting into motion a wave of probabilities that positively affect the rest of the universe.
It’s when we cut ourselves off from our inspirational love that things start to sour. Doing things because we “have to” or “need to” may be a necessity for many of us (like trying to make a living) but we need to see that when we move out of that mindset, we actually open the door to new opportunities. It’s a scary thought for most of us to simply do what we’re inspired to do every minute of the day. Our ego-based minds can’t understand how that could possibly lead to anywhere good.
So instead of quitting your job or walking out on your family, try a smaller experiment. Allow yourself the freedom to do whatever you want for 30 minutes a day. Set aside time to do this and don’t schedule anything during that special time. In the moment, ask your inner self, “what do I want to do right now, that would make me happy and feel good?” If you’re inclined to plug in your iPod and play air guitar in the basement, go ahead! If you want to take that walk on the beach and collect sea shells, go ahead! If you’re inspired to take a nap, that’s okay too. The point is to start allowing your ego some flexibility and helping it understand that following your passions will lead to success.
As a society, we’ve trained ourselves to mistrust our inner urges. We use our intellect and ego to destruct all of the reasons why we can’t or shouldn’t do something. We believe that we’ll do something harmful to ourselves or others. This is why it’s important to start training (or re-training) our conscious thoughts into allowing the fulfillment of spontaneous impulses. Even if it’s just for a structured time of the day, you’ll soon realize how liberating it can be.
This process, this trust in the self and the universe, is key to the theory of fulfillment. You may never know or understand how following your inner inspiration leads to the fulfillment of others, but it’s important to have the trust that it does. Our own individual and collective impact on the world is staggering and is too difficult to describe. So accepting the theory that you are impacting the world in positive ways can help release your ego and allow it to turn to the creative pursuits you desire.
When you feel one of those impulsive hits, think of our friend the bee. Stop your inner watchdog for just a moment and allow yourself to emotionally feel what it would be like to allow your impulse. Even if you can’t engage in your activity right then and there, make yourself a promise to do so when you have time. Stop for a moment, close your eyes and emotionally feel how good it will be to engage the impulse. Trust it, trust the desire and trust that you’re inner self is speaking to you in clear language.
You, and the universe, will be glad you followed through.
What’s pulling you in the right direction?
My dog Bloo is a bit headstrong. And nowhere is this more evident than when we are on a walk. When we first step out the door, his excitement is always evident, as he pulls me down the driveway, running to experience the world outside. And as I watched him on our walk today, I realized how faithfully he follows one of the best spiritual practices: he follows his interests.
For Bloo, those interests involve investigating particular smells and sights. Every few yards he locks down and puts his nose to the ground, uncovering information on what dogs and other wild animals have been nearby. Similarly, when he sees a dog or person he wants to meet, he immediately starts heading in their direction. And of course, whenever he does these things, he pulls heavily on the leash, not caring that my hand and arm are attached. He acts not only on instinct, but also on impulse—just the way we need to approach life.
As humans, we’ve conditioned ourselves out of following our impulses. Fear, obligation, duty and a lack-of-trust are responsible for this phenomenon. How many times a day do you feel the urge to do something, only to tell yourself instead, “I should be doing that”? Over time, those “shoulds” build up a cloudy haze over our natural impulses and leave us feeling spiritually opaque.
A return to impulse seeking is necessary for finding purpose and meaning in our lives. Natural impulses are directly tied into our own best interests, yet most people believe that following them is akin to distraction or, worse, that allowing those interests will lead to destruction or dead-end.
It’s important to know where impulses come from so that we can learn to trust and follow them regularly. Impulses are sent to our conscious mind from the inner self. The inner self is the part of you that is connected to All That Is–the cosmic framework that connects everything in the universe and beyond. Your inner self resides in this framework and has at its disposal all of the information needed to move you in the right direction. It knows how to piece together and orchestrate all of the minute details of any given situation so that you reach fulfillment.
It’s the intellect and the ego that put the breaks on impulses. The ego is that part of you that allows you to interact in the physical world. Its job is to be the watchdog of daily living, keeping you conscious of your environment and giving you the flexibility to react to circumstances as they arise. The intellect tries to make sense of your daily life and shares information with the ego to determine what it considers to be your next steps.
The ego and the intellect are not built to process more information than they can comfortably handle. They must be given information in bits and pieces from the inner self so as to not overload the mind. The inner self acts as a director and decides which pieces are important enough to cause the ego and the intellect to respond effectively.
But two things have happened to man that prevent impulses from taking center stage. First, our egos have become hardened. The ego now thinks that it must protect the body and conscious mind at all costs. It believes it has all the answers and has trained itself right out of alignment with the inner self. Likewise, the ego overreacts to negativity and therefore believes that any “bad” situation is bound to get worse. In this hardened state, it has a hard time distinguishing between “good” and “bad” and assumes the worse.
Second, our intellect stands in the way of information that comes from the inner self. This is a result of our modern society. We are trained from an early age to ignore or invalidate information that comes from non-traditional sources, such as intuition, “hunches,” dreams or the imagination. A once crystal clear bolt of information from the inner self is then deemed invalid by the intellect and subsequently dismissed.
Modern spiritualists often call for the annihilation of the ego, claiming that it must be destroyed in order to connect with the divine. This is, of course, an overreaction but we must learn to make the ego and intellect flexible again if we want to return to a life of purpose and meaning.
The process begins by recognizing when you are fueled by something and then allowing yourself to act on that impulse to the best of your ability. This must be done throughout the day, whenever such impulses arise. Often people beginning this journey deduce that impulses must be gigantic and clearly defined before acting. This isn’t so. It starts with small, sometimes even hazy feelings of interest to pique the conscious mind into action.
What interests you? What excites you? Quite frankly, what sounds better in any given situation? Would you rather go take a walk or re-grout the bathtub? It takes a conscious awareness of your choices to then make a decision based on how you feel in the
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reports from the signatory countries. Evidently, trade is only the beginning of the TPP’s jurisdiction as it also contains chapters on customs, cross-border services, telecommunications, government procurement, competition policy, cooperation and capacity building, investment, financial services, environmental regulations, and intellectual property rights. The very breadth of the agreement would require the rewriting of numerous domestic laws in every signatory country, threaten the sovereignty and autonomy of domestic legal systems, enable environmental degradation by transnational corporations, impose harsh patent regulations, and severely limit access to information across the globe. However, the most significant issue regarding the TPP is the very lack of transparency. Hailed as a new century trade agreement, the lack of information made available to the public, including the U.S. Congress, hardly embraces the realities of the twenty-first century. Ultimately, it is evident that the TPP has the power to transform the global economy and the Pacific community alike, with serious ramifications, both positive and negative, throughout the region.
Although the initial goal of the TPP was the promotion of free trade, only 2 out of 26 chapters concern this subject. The countries involved stand to benefit from lower prices resulting from fewer barriers to trade, but damage to the livelihoods of many workers appears to be inevitable. In 2011, the TPP-9 generated a GDP of $17.8 trillion USD, with the United States contributing 85 percent of this figure. Approximately 5 percent of U.S. trade flows are to its fellow TPP-9 countries; in 2011, U.S. exports totaled $105 billion USD to these countries while imports reached $91 billion USD. The addition of Japan, Mexico, and Canada would bring both the combined GDP to $26.6 trillion USD and the TPP’s share of U.S. trade flows to 40 percent. The TPP in its current form is estimated to augment the U.S. economy by $5 billion USD by 2015 and $14 billion USD by 2025, but this figure would drastically increase under the potential TPP-12. These fiscal benefits would be far less for the U.S. than for other of its partners as Washington already has signed free trade agreements with Australia, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, and Singapore. Nevertheless, the U.S. hopes that this agreement will help it pivot its focus toward Asia politically by means of this regional forum, as well as economically by tapping East Asia’s increasing large disposable income.
Agriculture primarily drives regional trade and governmental control over domestic agricultural sectors will be significantly impacted by the TPP. Canada, in particular, is concerned about the mandate that would force Ottawa to alter its supply management policy that presently protects approximately 15,000 dairy and egg farmers. This action would effectively neutralize the industry on the world market because they would not be able to compete against cheaper goods coming from Australia and New Zealand. The OECD estimates that Canadians spend an additional $3 billion USD on food products annually as a result of Canada’s supply management policies. Despite these concerns, Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper reiterated his eagerness to join negotiations at the June G20 summit in Los Cabos, declaring, “This is a further example of our determination to diversify our exports and to create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for Canadian families,” especially because Canada lacks FTAs with East Asian countries. Canada’s dairy supply management program is only one a number of policies practiced throughout the region that would detract from the benefits of free trade and manipulate the agreement to benefit domestic interests.
Nevertheless, there is no question that the TPP as it now stands would benefit regional trade. As Laura Dawson, an expert on Canadian trade relations explained, the number of regional alliances and FTAs complicates transactions and creates a “noodle bowl” of international trade, one that increases the cost of exportation by an average of 5 percent. Consolidating the restrictions and regulations under one agreement would help cut down these costs, hopefully inducing further economic integration. With billions of dollars in potential gains, this integration is what truly generates interest in specific countries and points to what could be the most salient benefit from the TPP.
The major concerns regarding the TPP surround the dearth of transparency provided by signatory countries. At the beginning of the negotiations, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued a statement declaring that the TPP is an “ambitious, next-generation, Asia-Pacific trade agreement that reflects U.S. priorities and values.” President Obama’s own endorsement stated that the TPP will “boost our economies, lowering barriers to trade and creating more jobs for our people.” But beyond these vague declarations, no one outside of the negotiators’ inner circles has been allocated detailed information regarding the treaty. Indeed, the public probably knows more about the defense budget and the aggregate deployment of U.S. nuclear warheads than it does about the U.S. position on the TPP.
Clearly, these closed-door negotiations do not resemble the White House’s vision of the TPP as a “21st century trade agreement.” Alarmingly, the President noted that the TPP was supposed to become “a high-level trade agreement that could potentially be a model, not just for countries in the Pacific region, but the world in general.” However, the Obama Administration is not embracing the realities of the modern informative network, setting a detrimental precedence for such an important agreement. The USTR claims that this has been the most transparent FTA to date. Yet the USTR also argues that the TPP is not simply an FTA, but rather an international agreement in which trade is only one element involved in the negotiations. In this respect, the TPP has not lived up to the precedent set in such negotiations as the FTAA or in organizations such as the Asian Pacific Economic Community (APEC). Indeed, beyond any substantive concerns regarding the text of the TPP, the lack of transparency might be the most troubling aspect of the proposed pact.
In a 2008 campaign speech, President Obama promised: “We will not negotiate trade agreements that stop the government from protecting the environment, food safety, or the health of its citizens; or give greater rights to foreign investors than to U.S. investors.” Almost every provision promised in this speech has been violated by the TPP proposal, primarily in the recently leaked investment chapter. This chapter has become particularly contentious even within the sealed negotiations with Australia refusing to sign the provision. Using a broad definition of investment, provisions contained in the chapter will enact international laws that will protect anything from existing investments by domestic firms in foreign countries to shares and derivatives, public-private partnerships, mining and manufacturing licensing and permits, as well as expected future profits of other TPP investors. Therefore, the chapter defines investment far beyond the traditional bounds of real property.
The investment chapter threatens the national sovereignty of signatory nations due to the creation of an arbitrary international tribunal that could bypass domestic laws when it comes to ruling on investor-to-state disputes. This tribunal follows the trend of treaties subordinating the role of national legal systems in dispute resolutions. Thus, if an investor believes that a law, regulation, policy, or program in a foreign country has violated his or her rights—even if the foreign government implemented those laws for the welfare of its citizenry—the investor can sue the foreign government for compensation in an international tribunal. As B.S. Chimini argues, “it is not the greater internationalization of interpretation and enforcement of rules that is problematic but its differential meaning for, and impact on, third world states and people.” Over $350 million USD have been paid out by governments to corporations in these investor-state cases, such as the one between Renco and the Peru (detailed later), which attack anything from natural resource policy to health and safety measures.
Because the TPP removes the host state of the foreign investors from litigation, investors would be capable of exploiting loopholes such as Most Favored Nation (MFN) status or utilizing the broad definition of indirect expropriation to pick advantageous standards and dispute settlement mechanisms. These investor-to-state negotiations will enable transnational corporations to reap profits from foreign citizens over policy in the countries where the corporations operate, even when no international state-to-state disputes exist.
The intellectual property chapter appears to carry with it the most substantive changes to international law to be found in the entire TPP. A leaked text, available via House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), details a harsh copyright law, mirroring that of the United States, which has the potential to alter domestic laws throughout the region. This chapter, driven primarily by the U.S., if adopted in its current state, would enact the strongest intellectual property protection and enforcement standards in any FTA to date. The proposed document embraces the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and recalls the rejected Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), pushed by the powerful pharmaceutical and Hollywood-funded lobbying firms in Washington, by altering the ability to access information and vital resources for developing countries. The primary issues in the intellectual property chapter surround the extension of copyright, restriction of parallel importation, the enforcement of new laws, and the ramifications for such products as textbooks and medicine. The intellectual property chapter best exemplifies the maximalist stance Washington has taken in these negotiations, which contradicts the development agenda proposed in more transparent, multilateral agreements such as the 1994 WTO Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPS).
In terms of copyright, the TPP will dramatically expand its minimum international standards in scope and length, many of which do not even reflect settled U.S. law. The treaty proposes to lengthen copyrights on published works; under the treaty they would expire 70 years after the death of the author or no less than 95 years from the first authorized publication. This would extend the length of
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At Aclaris, we have built a sharp, experienced research and development team and have resources to tackle some of the “white spaces” in dermatology – conditions that lack approved medications or where significant treatment gaps exist. In our discovery laboratories in St. Louis and our clinical research unit in Wayne, PA, we are mining new insights into biologic pathways to develop innovative medicines that could potentially treat intractable conditions in dermatology and immunology.
But one company alone cannot ensure a vibrant ecosystem for innovation in dermatology. The future of dermatology depends on many physicians, researchers, business leaders and companies attacking disease targets from multiple angles.
That is why I joined a group of about a dozen other dermatologists, researchers, and business leaders seven years ago to form a novel non-profit organization committed to fostering and driving innovation in dermatology. At the time, each of us had individually concluded that there remained a significant need for scientifically-driven innovation to address the many dermatologic conditions that continued to vex researchers, frustrate physicians, and cause patients both physical and emotional discomfort.
To be sure, the number of new dermatology medicines submitted to the FDA for approval has fallen steadily over the past few decades. New medicines have been introduced for conditions like melanoma and plaque psoriasis, but dermatology is a field characterized by many common skin conditions as well as rare genetic disorders where significant unmet needs remain.
With the leadership of William Ju, M.D. as president, these colleagues and I founded Advancing Innovation in Dermatology (AID). We were hoping to create a resource and serve as a connection for scientists, clinicians, and entrepreneurs dedicated to expanding treatment options in the field. Now, AID has become the community of innovators that we envisioned, and that was so needed in our field.
Earlier this year, we held our fifth annual “Dermatology Summit,” and our fourth annual “Dermatology Entrepreneurship Conference”. We were heartened by the growing numbers of attendees each meeting attracted. Hundreds of people enthusiastic about innovation gathered to network and learned from experts in the field. The program covered everything from the latest advances in aesthetic dermatology to clinical trial management to outcomes measurement.
Just as we want to drive and support entrepreneurship, we also understand that we need to nurture the next generation of innovators committed to dermatology. Investing in future breakthroughs has to begin now, by training and inspiring new leaders to develop products and ultimately commercialize them. Right now, AID is in the process of reviewing applications from dermatology residents and fellows as well as early-career researchers and clinicians for a 10-month AID-sponsored program. The half dozen scholars selected for the program will connect with innovators from AID-member companies who can provide real-world guidance on how to advance new dermatologic treatment options, such as defining an opportunity, creating a drug development plan, and accessing expertise to navigate the regulatory approval process.
AID recognizes that insufficient financial resources can be a significant roadblock to innovation, especially in the high-risk early stages of proof-of-concept development. We have created the AID Accelerator Fund which is directed to bridge the gap between academic institutional funding and traditional venture capital. The fund provides seed funding and in-kind business support, such as guidance on establishing and protecting intellectual property. The fund is described in an article titled “Catalyzing Future Drug, Device, and Information Technology Breakthroughs in Dermatology” which appears online in the April 11 issue of JAMA Dermatology.
Beyond our work at Aclaris to drive dermatologic innovation, I am proud to have played a role in AID. If you are interested in learning more about it, visit www.advancing-derm.com.
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Dermatologists know these stories are common. Take alopecia areata and vitiligo, for instance. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune skin disease that results in partial or complete loss of hair on the scalp and body, and about 6.8 million Americans have or will develop alopecia areata during their lifetimes.[i] Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease in which the skin loses its pigment; it is the most common pigment disorder worldwide.[ii],[iii] Despite this prevalence and patients’ need for treatment, there is a gap – or white space – in the availability of safe and effective medications.
What can be done to improve patient access to treatments? Earlier this year, I was invited to address this issue of innovation and access at the Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference, a continuing medical education conference for dermatologists.
In my opinion, the first step to overcoming barriers to patient access is bringing new safe and effective medications to market. In response to the low priority that the pharmaceutical industry has placed on developing treatments for skin conditions, Aclaris focuses on discovering and developing compounds that could become therapies for conditions that fall into the white space of dermatology and immunodermatology. We have expertise in identifying promising work from research labs – like the early scientific work on Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors conducted at Columbia University – and then translating this work into the clinic. Right now, we are conducting clinical trials with multiple JAK inhibitor compounds for the treatment of alopecia areata and vitiligo – with the hope that one day we may have new medicines that will benefit millions of patients worldwide.
Unfortunately, even when treatments are available, too many interests interfere with the physician-patient relationship and limit patients’ access to care. My perspective is that the issue is three-fold, involving third-party payers, chain drug stores and patients.
Third-party payers have extraordinary power to limit coverage for branded medicines and shift a large percentage of the cost of treatment to patients and their employers. Payers often do provide better coverage and reimbursement for the first FDA-approved medication for a disease, so our strategy of focusing on the white spaces may help avoid reimbursement headwinds. Additionally, the business practices of chain drug stores sometimes add to the cost burden for patients, even for generic drugs. In some cases, generics are priced at 80 percent of the brand. And with increasing consolidation in that industry, patients have been left with very few alternatives. It will be interesting to see how the entry of Amazon as a new competitor affects the landscape.
That brings me to patients. I believe that some of the responsibility for access to treatment falls on patients themselves. Patients don’t always realize that when they prioritize convenience – say by seeking care for a skin condition at an urgent care facility or a clinic in a pharmacy – they may be sacrificing a good outcome that would have been accessible through the expertise of a board-certified dermatologist. Also, patients who see dermatologists should understand that not every treatment can be submitted to their insurance. They must keep in mind that they have to pay out-of-pocket for treatments whose sole purpose is to improve appearance, such as the removal of asymptomatic benign lesions like seborrheic keratoses (SKs).
Scientific innovation and openness to change are fundamental to the culture of Aclaris. We are committed to identifying, developing and commercializing therapies to address the white spaces in aesthetic and medical dermatology and immunodermatology. I’m confident we can do our part to increase patient access to transformative medicines.
[i] National Alopecia Areata Foundation. FAQ's. Available at: https://www.naaf.org/faqs. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
[ii] Boniface K, et al. New Insights Into Immune Mechanisms of Vitiligo. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2016 Feb;151(1):44-54. Epub 2015 Oct 29. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26512930.
Skin, the largest organ of the human body, plays a critical role in the immune system, providing a physical barrier against foreign substances and acting as an immunologic organ. Human skin contains an estimated 20 billion T cells – a white blood cell that is an important part of the body’s immune response – far greater than the number of T cells found circulating in blood.
Unfortunately, despite the amazing efficiency and precision with which the skin and immune systems work together, things sometimes do go wrong. These “
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Such snubs are not unusual for the tiny state that dangles like an afterthought between Maryland and Pennsylvania. Maybe that's why most of Delaware remains a bit behind the times and increasingly a refuge for the Amish and Mennonite communities.
The First State, as its denizens are always eager to remind you, was the first colony to sign the Constitution, no small honor in 1787. So it's fitting that it is the First State historically, while the rest of the country races madly into the 21st Century.
Sleepy back roads that meander through fields and woods, making you slow down to pass the occasional Amish horse and buggy on the way to market, and old Victorians towns, slumped in the late day sun, remind us of a way of life that has disappeared in most of America. Even the beach towns seemed to be struggling out of the 1950s, hoping to capitalize on nostalgia rather than discard it completely.
If you're looking for a getaway that reminds you of vintage Americana, complete with its kitsch, then consider dawdlin' in Delaware some long weekend.
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Too much sun and sea make you woozy? Head inland and north. Everything in this state is within two and a half hours, from one end to the other, so don't be afraid to wander or even get lost. Settled by the Dutch, the English, the Swedes, the Welsh, the Scotch-Irish, and even the Finns, Delaware didn't think twice about pushing the Native American population to near-extinction, although one tribe remains, the Nanticoke, who still hold pow wows. And if you ever wondered who was the clever soul who came up with the log cabin, look no further than the Finns, who brought that mode of abode with them, even though we think of the log cabin as American as Lincoln.
If time is tight, then skip the Brandywine Valley with its lush gardens, magnificent DuPont estates, the Wyeth Museum, and even Winterthur, because these places deserve their own weekend. Instead get a sense of old Delaware by visiting the historic houses of Odessa, owned by Winterthur, and maybe having tea. My main stop, however, would be Newcastle, one of those little towns that time forgot, leaving it like a bumblebee in amber. Newcastle was once a Dutch hub, but the English took it and gave it to William Penn after he first set foot there, adding it to his thousands of acres that later became Pennsylvania. The Quaker town flourished and prospered and produced two signers of the Declaration of Independence. In the last century, the railroad was rerouted through Wilmington, leaving New Castle behind and its seclusion ensured that its 18th Century buildings were never torn down. The centerpiece is the 1732 Courthouse anchoring the town square, as imposing today as when it was the capital of Delaware and a seat of revolutionary fervor. For blocks around, Colonial, Federal and Georgian architecture dominates, making a walking tour along the cobblestone and brick streets a living museum. Be sure to stroll on the Strand and see the houses and shops that abut the Delaware Bay. You can easily imagine Penn striding down to the docks for the latest word from England.
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For kids and parents, a trip to the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village is a living history program and not as dry as its name may indicate. Two hundred years of Delaware rural life are celebrated, including one of the original log cabins and an 1890s village. Even though Delaware's Underground Railroad was highly successful whisking slaves out of the deep South, there were still those who held on to the old life and ran plantations. One that you can visit without charge is the John Dickinson Plantation, just outside of Dover. The owner was renowned as the Penman of the Revolution for his tracts supporting the Revolution and for helping to draft the Articles of Confederation. To wander the grounds and tour the house is to visit another century.
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B. Wrongfully Accused Response to counter argument A. Defense 1. Moral 2. Technology Conclusion The Death Penalty Serves Justice and is Applied Fairly The death penalty, or capitol punishment, is a punishment of death given to ertain criminals for a certain crime they committed. It is issued by the state in which the crime took place. A question that is often asked is whether or not the death penalty serves justice and is applied fairly. The death penalty is just, and not only is it applied fairly, it should be applied more often as well as swiftly. Every justice system in every state should use the death penalty on certain criminals for several reasons. Criminals sentenced to the death penalty because of certain heinous crimes they have committed are deserving of capitol punishment.
This is referred to as “ an eye for an eye. ” Prisons are over populated with criminals serving life sentences. Yes, this is a death sentence, but at the cost of the people. Those sentenced for long periods of time are getting a free ride in the state’s system for the remainder of their lives. These prisoners are no longer responsible for financial obligations, such as bills, debts, or taxes. At the same time, they are provided with room, board, food, and medicine. The crime rate would decrease tremendously if every person knew that the punishment would fit the crime.
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They would know that every justice member and every politician would approve their sentence of capitol punishment. Many potential victims’ lives could be saved if criminals knew that they would be sentenced to death, and the sentence would be followed threw at a quicker rate. Potential criminals would then be aware that each state would apply the death penalty to their prisoners in a very quickly manner. The more capitol punishment prisoners there are in a system, the less time a prisoner has to sit and wait on death row years after their trials. A fixed time would be determined, and then executed.
Yet if a person does decide to commit a capitol punishable crime, he or she would be sentenced to death, and then executed quickly. That is when justice would be served. Therefore, if the death penalty was applied by every justice system more often, and that penalty is executed quickly, then crime and potential criminal acts would decrease. Since many prisoners are not put to death quickly after receiving a sentence of death, those prisoners are sitting in the penitentiaries, waiting to die. The criminal justice system, including every single subsystem, is completely overloaded (TX Monthly, 2008).
Death row inmates are crowding the prisons. For many years after their trials, they sit and wait. They are occupying cells that could be used for petty criminals who will be released some day. Death sentencers will never be released. They will, one day, die from the hands of the justice system. So instead of executing those prisoners quickly, other criminals are released earlier then they were sentenced. They have not served their time, therefore they have not learned their lesson. The prisoners sentenced to death are causing the prisons to be over populated.
Petty criminals get reduced sentenced or released early because death row prisoners are waiting for their execution, and there is not enough room to board every criminal. If petty criminals could serve their time, then they would probably learn their lesson by the time of their release, and not commit the crime again. Another valid argument for a death penalty sentence is the free, easy ride for the remainder of the prisoner’s life that they are not deserving of. A criminal sentenced to death could enjoy the prison life. They are no longer responsible for any thing, any person, or not even themselves.
They are told when to get up, when to eat, when to play or talk, when to wash up, and when to sleep. They are cared for every hour of every day. Their room, board, and food are given to them. They do not have to pay for it. Death row prisoners do not have to pay their utility bills or financially care for their children, if they are leaving some behind. Everything is given to these criminals. Yet the responsible taxpayer has his or her wages garnished every payday in order to make sure the prisoners are getting the necessary essentials they need to stay alive for who knows how much longer.
Even though they are already sentenced to death. A taxpayer would rather pay for something or someone who has potential improvement. They do not want to pay for a murderer. The death penalty is applied to many prisoners each year as a result of their crimes. A person that commits a capitol punishment crime is deserving of a death penalty sentence. They should not over populate the prisons, and they should not get a free ride for the remainder of their lives. Every society could use a decrease in other crimes, so they (prisoners) on death row need to be executed quickly.
The death penalty is a way of justice being served, and is applied fairly to the criminals sentenced to that type of punishment. The death penalty needs to be, and should always be a form of punishment to criminals of heinous and wicked crimes. Just as there are many valid arguments for capitol punishment, there are also arguments against the use of capitol punishment. There are many people in our societies that do not believe the death penalty serves justice, and is not applied fairly to criminals. People against the death penalty feel that it is immoral and barbaric.
A worry that is often over looked is whether or not the criminal is 100% guilty of the crime that they are on death row for, or that there could be a chance of a person being wrongly accused. People in societies that are against the death penalty feel that a state or justice system does not have the right to take another human being’s life just because that criminal took someone else’s life. Capitol punishment does not serve justice. Two wrongs do not make it right. The death penalty is a form of torture, and is wrong, from what the Bible preaches and from our moral values. It is a barbaric act to kill your own species.
A murderer may be considered inhumane and barbaric, but that does not mean the systems need to perform the same actions. How can a physician willingly kill a person because of an act they committed, and not be considered barbaric? How can a judge tell someone that they are going to die by the hands of the state, and still be considered moral? Killing that criminal by death will not bring back the victim, so how is justice being served? What if a person is sentenced to death row, is executed, and then new evidence was recovered from their case, and that person was really innocent? At least 23 innocent people were executed in the US in the twentieth century. The execution of an innocent person can never be justified” (The Editors of Idea, 2003). What is the justice system or state suppose to do if that were to happen? Nothing. It is too late. That “criminal” has died because of a crime he or she did not commit. Just so that justice could prevail? There is no turning back once a criminal has been sentenced to death, and then executed. The state cannot apologize and release that prisoner. They’re dead. Every piece of evidence, every person to interview, or every test to run can take time.
If the system took the time to investigate the crime, then a sentence of death would be more accurate. But it will never be 100% in the time allowed investigating a crime. There is not one thing that is ethically or morally right about killing a person, no matter how evil they are. In the eyes of those who are against the death penalty, capitol punishment is not a way for justice to prevail. It is a way for justice to fail. Some people in society may believe that the death penalty is immoral and inhumane, but it is, in fact, a way for justice to be served.
It is applied fairly to the criminals whom get the death penalty as a type of punishment. Capitol punishment is moral. The Bible does state thy shall not kill (Exodus 20:13), but
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uscan dominion. Another important evidence is offered by Varro in his De Re Rustica, where he wrote that in the Po valley, after the drainage works done in the area, here were cultivated Albana, Trebbiano, Cagnina and Spergola, varieties which produced huge crops of grapes. During the dominion of Gauls, viticulture will not significantly develop and only after the dominion of ancient Romans the cultivation of the vine and the production of wine will begin to develop.
Viticulture undergoes a new development from the fifth century a.D. on, and it is dated back to this time the introduction from Dalmatia of the Refosco Terrano grape, known in Emilia-Romagna as Cagnina. After the Longobard invasions, in 568 a.D., viticulture and production of wine undergo a period of recession and it will be thanks to the work done by the many religious orders, here as everywhere else in Europe, the cultivation of vine and the production of wine will be kept from further recessions. A significative contribution to the viticulture of this region was done by the monastic order of Benedictine, in particular in the area near Ferrara, from whose activity, in later times, will be originated the viticulture of Bosco Eliceo. There are many interesting documents written in later times and in which are mentioned the many varieties found in the territory of Emilia-Romagna, in particular the Lambrusco varieties. From the seventeenth century on, there are many documents describing the many varieties of Lambrusco, at those times already considered a tamed variety and not a wild variety, widely used for the production of sharp and sparkling wines.
In the 1800s, here as somewhere else, the arrive of phylloxera will stop viticulture. In this context, it is singular the case which happened in the delta of Po river, near the present territory of Bosco Eliceo DOC, where vineyards of Fortana grapes were not affected by this parasite and, still today, they are grafted in the original rootstock instead of American ones. With the end of sharecropping, in the 1900s, in Emilia-Romagna will be established, as well as in other Italian regions, small private estates and many cooperatives of producers, therefore beginning a production based on quantity and that will have Lambrusco as one of its protagonists. This long period of production based on quantity, will also determine the destiny of Lambrusco. If it is true this wine allowed Lambrusco to be known everywhere in the world, in particular in the United States of America, the disputable quality of these productions has originated the common belief this grape is used for the production of ordinary wines only. This prejudice is clearly denied by the many examples of quality productions made with Lambrusco grape.
While the wineries of Emilia-Romagna were focused on the production of huge quantities of wine, in the 1960s some wineries tried to start a production of quality wines, a decision, perhaps, made too early at those times. In 1962, in order to safeguard the image of Romagna's wine, in Faenza was founded the Consorzio Vini Tipici Romagnoli (Consortium for Typical Wines of Romagna) which will then become Ente Tutela Vini di Romagna (Institute for the Safeguarding of Romagna's Wines), distinguished by the unmistakable mark of the Passatore, Stefano Pelloni, the famous bandit who lived in this land in the 1800s. In 1970 was founded another important institution, Enoteca Regionale Emilia-Romagna, which still today is in charge, by law, to the spreading and promotion of the wines of this region. The path for quality of wines in Emilia-Romagna will take in recent years two different although parallel ways, in which they will try to revaluate both the autochthonous varieties of the region, as well as by introducing the so called international varieties, most of the times used together with local varieties.
The wines of Emilia-Romagna are classified according to the quality system in force in Italy, where, to the lowest level of the system, is found Vini da Tavola (Table Wines), followed by Indicazione Geografica Tipica wines (IGT, Typical Geographical Indication), Denominazione d'Origine Controllata (DOC, Denomination of Controlled Origin) and Denominazione d'Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG, Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin). In Emilia-Romagna are currently defined 20 Denomination of Controlled Origin areas and one Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin area recognized to Albana di Romagna, the first Italian white wine to achieve this ranking. The 20 DOC areas of Emilia-Romagna are: Bosco Eliceo, Cagnina di Romagna, Colli Bolognesi, Colli di Faenza, Colli di Imola, Colli di Parma, Colli di Rimini, Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa, Colli Piacentini, Colli Romagna Centrale, Lambrusco di Sorbara, Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Pagadebit di Romagna, Reggiano, Reno, Romagna Albana Spumante, Sangiovese di Romagna and Trebbiano di Romagna. The Colli Bolognesi denomination includes the following subareas: Colline di Oliveto, Colline di Riosto, Colline Marconiane, Monte San Pietro, Serravalle, Terre di Montebudello and Zola Predosa.
In Emilia-Romagna the production of wine is made in the whole regional territory, from the western borders to the eastern side of the Adriatic sea coast. Despite regional enology is focused on the production of wines with autochthonous grapes, here the presence of international varieties is pretty high, used both alone, as well as blended with local varieties. The enology of Emilia - the western part of the region - is traditionally associated to the production of sparkling wines, mainly from the many Lambrusco varieties. In the eastern part of the region - Romagna - the production is mainly about dry and sweet wines, both white, mainly produced with Albana, Pignoletto, Trebbiano Romagnolo and Pagadebit (Bombino Bianco) grapes, as well as red, mainly produced with Sangiovese grapes. Among the most common international varieties in Emilia-Romagna are mentioned: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
Albana di Romagna was the first Italian white wine to receive the Denominazione d'Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) ranking, reserved for the dry, amabile (slightly sweet), sweet and passito styles. The highest ranking achieved by this wine has always been cause of discordant opinions, as there are many detractors of this denomination, because they believe this wine is not worth to belong to the highest ranking of Italian enology. One of the most disputable points in the production disciplinary of Albana di Romagna, is represented by the maximum yield per hectare, currently set to 140 quintals, a value which clearly contrasts wine making quality criteria and that the DOCG ranking should ensure by law. With such a high limit, the quality which can be obtained is pretty disputable, and the best wines produced with this grape are the ones obtained with very low yields, a choice adopted by the best producers only. Of particular interest is the passito (sweet) style, probably the best wines in this denomination.
Among the grapes which mainly distinguish the production of Emilia, there is the large family of lambruschi. The main representatives of this family are Lambrusco di Sorbara, Lambrusco Grasparossa and Lambrusco Salamino, to which are added Lambrusco Marani, Lambrusco Maestri, Lambrusco Montericco and Lambrusco Viadanese, this latter one common in the province of Mantua, in Lombardy. The Lambrusco grape begins to populate the vineyards of the province of Parma and it becomes the absolute protagonist in the ones of Reggio Emilia and Modena, areas in which Lambrusco has deep ties with the traditions of these places and, last but not the least, to the delicious cooking. The wine produced with Lambrusco is dry or amabile (slightly sweet), however sparkling, whose effervescence is generally obtained by natural fermentation. Despite Lambrusco is associated to the image of ordinary wine, there are many producers who, thanks to quality criteria, can make wines of remarkable interest and that should be properly revaluated. Lambrusco gives its best in the hilly areas near the medieval town of Castelvetro - in the province of Modena - where it is produced the Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOC.
In Romagna, red wine means Sangiovese. There are many who believe Romagna is the land from which Sangiovese has originated. As it is commonly known, the name Sangiovese derives from Sangue di Giove (blood of Jupiter), and many believe the definition derives from mon
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gamblers prefer to bet on the better team as they are likely to win the game and the underdogs are slightly neglected. But, the truth is big underdogs oven finds ways to win the game and they would never give-up towards the end even if they are in front of the home crowd.
As you bet on an underdog, it is best and recommended that you should place your bets in as late as possible, where the heavy action is taking place. If you prefer to bet with the crowd favorite, you should place your bet early in the week where the so-called sharps are laying huge amount of money with the points.
Making those exotic bets are only ideal for very skilled gamblers with a proven track record but in your case, the best bet is by betting the point spread or under totals of the individual game.
They are reasons for why casinos supply drinks as players make bets. With the influence of alcohol, it would be hard on your part to make sudden judgments and you’ll make rash decisions you are not used to making. If you want to succeed and bring home the jackpot, you have set aside drinking and gamble with a clear mind.
With the tips stated above, you can ensure that your career as a successful sport better is possible. Happy betting!
The game of football is very popular in fact; this sport is being played on every corner of the world. Aside from being a well-known game, it has become more popular due to its betting system. It is not a secret the majority of people love watching the game and earn money from it. Believe it or not, football wagering has started along with the game.
Who makes a bet in football?
Practically speaking, most of the people who made a bet and love football are the fans. They literally know the game by heart. They know how the system work that’s why they have a greater chance of winning. Aside from the fan, numerous professionals bet on the game as they first learn about the game and how the system works. From then on these professionals have become a money-making-machine in the realm of football gambling and are considered experts. But, it does not mean that a newbie like you cannot win a football sports gambling.
The first thing you should do is to gather information about the game and then master the betting system. You have a lot of sources to use when it comes to getting information so, it does not matter if you’re new to the game. Your largest source of information is the internet. It offers great articles like this that tackle both about gambling and football at the same time.
Football is played between two opposing teams and the match takes place on a designated field. If you’ll observe, the field has goalposts on both ends. These goals are designed for kick football in and to score a goal. When it comes to objectives, both teams need to score a numerous goal as they can by simply following the horizontal lines that are marked on the field. The profit in football is always based on the number of goals being scored.
As a newbie, you should know that in sports betting you have various types of bets to choose from such as, you can bet on the total score of the game, individual teams, on the result of the game and some make a bet on the difference of the team and score.
As a better, you should be aware of the reputation of the team you’ll be placing your bet. In the world of football, they are probabilities wherein the team will lose and the other will win. But, this depends on the team and their players. To ensure that you are making the right choice, you should do your homework and have all the information you’ll need. This will guarantee your chance of winning the bet.
What are you waiting for? Bet now and start your career as a newbie football gambler.
The 2018 World Cup is entering the first critical stage as far as elimination is concerned as we start the final round of group games. Group A will kick things off on Monday afternoon as Uruguay and Russia meet to decide who will top Group A.
Both teams have secured qualification to the Round of 16 and will face the winners and runners-up of Group B. With the strong possibility of meeting Spain or Portugal, winning the group may not be as important as first thought but the confidence gained from another win cannot be underestimated.
Uruguay come into this match having won their second game of the group 1-0 against Saudi Arabia. It was not a convincing performance from the South American nation, who were expected to defeat the Saudi team with ease.
However, they got the job done it was their second 1-0 win of the tournament having defeated Egypt by the same scoreline in their opening Group A match. Neither win was particularly impressive but Uruguay are clearly placing the emphasis on their defence and keeping clean sheets.
Another clean sheet in this game could be enough to see them clinch maximum points and win the group.
Russia started the 2018 World Cup under huge pressure and not much was expected from the hosts. However, a stunning 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia in the first game of the tournament was the ideal start and got the fans and media back on side.
It was just what the Russian team required and they went into their second game knowing a win would be good enough to see them through. Having failed to open the scoring in the first half, the floodgates opened after the break and Russia scored 3 goals to win the match 3-1.
This match against Uruguay will be their toughest to date and it will be interesting to see how they cope.
Uruguay have no injury or suspension concerns ahead of this game. The defence and attack pick themselves so the only possible place for changes is in the midfield but Oscar Tabarez seems set on his starting XI.
Russia are still without Alan Dzagoev who picked up a hamstring injury against Saudi Arabia in the first match of the tournament. They are unlikely to make any changes from the team which started against Egypt.
Russia have been the more impressive of the two teams so far but Uruguay will be their biggest test of the tournament to date. The South American’s have the quality in attack and defence to win this game and are priced at 6/4 with Ladbrokes.
If Uruguay are to come out on top, it’s sure to be through another battling display, with a strong defensive unit. Uruguay to win 1-0 is 9/2 with William Hill.
Luis Suarez got off the mark in the match against Egypt which leaves Edinson Cavani as the striker still looking for his first goal of the tournament. Cavani to score the first goal of the game is 7/2 at Ladbrokes. More odds you can find under this best betting odds comparison. The best mobile betting sites find here.
Football as a sport is considered as the most popular game on earth. Once the football season has started it can draw in billions of audience on TV and on the actual field. Being a well-known sport around the globe, the majority of fans are adding flavor to their lives by putting their football competence to the test through football gambling.
Are you a football fan? So, you are aware that sports betting and football is the perfect combo. If you haven’t tried it before, let me tell you that you are missing something in your life as a football fan. Don’t worry, although sports gambling are mostly about the money, it allows you to inflict enjoyment on your normal football matches.
Besides, you no longer have to expose yourself in football sports betting as online wagering is available. You can make a bet in the comfort of your home. The great part is, online sportsbook are using substantial Bong88 from the world’s well-known leagues.
Open to the public, you are able to establish your very own account within minutes which provides an immediate access to the wagering market.
For newbies like you, you are only aware that sports betting are taking place in football and you’ll be surprised to know that they are different kinds of bets you can get yourself into through online wagering.
This is known as the most basic type of football betting. In this type, the wagering slip will bring the name of one group under “away” and another under “house”. If you choose this type of bets, what you’ll do is make a bet on a handicap bet which provides a one group one objective benefit which is prior to the video game.
This type explains a lot of your wagering choices. The most basic bet is anticipating the last rate of the match which is able to bring in really high chances. Another very popular wagering choice includes who will score an objective. These bets are really great because they can bring high chances and are available on numerous range consistency of the first objective scorer, last and the anytime objective scorer.
Football video games offer vast choice and extra wagering chances. This has been possible as online sportsbook uses their video game specials. Although every element of the video game brings in chances, this type of bet can give you greater chances of winning.
What are you waiting for? Heighten every football experience and be the happiest and thrilled fan you can ever be.
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Believe it or not, gambling plays a great part in a sports event. It is accountable for the 40% income when it comes to perimeter sales on Football leagues. Although gambling is considered illegal in some state, the sports betting industry was
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-based thrillers - though I wouldn't recommend reading if you are at all sensitive to topics of sexual abuse or similar topics are a trigger for you. Luckiest Girl Alive will be out May 12th 2015.
This post was written by regular reviewer Christina. Get to know her here!
This book was received through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
This month's collaboration was inspired by Jen Campbell's latest release The Bookshop Book all about some of the world's most amazing bookstores. We asked team BB to get creative with a fictional unlimited budget to open their own bookshop, here's what their dream bookshops would look like...!
What would your dream bookshop be like?
I very rarely make time to read books. I've been a little lazy with my hobbies over the past few months (especially when you're renovating a house, juggling everything can be hard work!) I've decided I must read more this year, ideally one book a month. I came across Dark Matter in a charity shop - best place to find cheap books! I thought it sounded interesting, although I had never heard of it before.
The story revolves around Jack, a 28 year old living in London in 1937. He's very poor, and has lost his family. An expedition has been organised to the far north in Gruhunken, a deserted mine. Jack agrees to go with them, and so the three men set up camp in a small hut, but it's not too long before they experience a lot of bad luck despite previous warnings about Gruhunken.
I instantly fell in love with this book. I loved the fact it was a ghost story, and I was ready for it! It started off a little scary, but I was left a little disappointed with the ending. Overall, it's a brilliant book and I definitely recommend it. It's been written beautifully, and you can easily relate to Jack's character.
The ending took an unexpected turn for me, as I obviously had no idea what would happen, but I was hoping it wouldn't end like it did! I won't spoil it too much as it really is well worth a read.
Have you read Dark Matter? What did you think of it?
Grey London. Dirty and as dull as it’s name, void of magic and ruled by the looney King George.
Red London. Flourishing and a beacon of prosperity where magic is revered.
White London. Ruled by those blinded with power and murderous greed and magic can blind you right back.
Black London. Dead. Non-existent. Defunct.
Kell is a Red London traveller, adopted ambassador between the realms and a smuggler (just don’t tell the Prince about that last title). Though he sits in a privileged position at the right hand side Red London’s aristocracy, Kell dabbles in the dangerous hobby of offering ordinary people glimpses of the lands he is lucky enough to be able to travel between. Though a harmless plight at first, Kell soon gets mixed up with a petty thief who saves him from a shifty enemy. Together they're thrown into some seriously sticky situations and on towards adventure.
This was my first venture into Victoria Schwab’s writing and I’m very impressed guys. Colourful and fantastically rich, A Darker Shade of Magic introduces us to a world that’s both intriguing and tailored made for magical mishaps to happen.
Her key protagonist, Kell, to me suffers a little from what I’d like to coin 'displaced orphan syndrome’. He’s a little bit of a wanderer who doesn’t really fit in anywhere and navigates in the shadows of London(s). If anything he reminds me a lot of Hatter Madigan from The Looking Glass Wars (the large magical coat and reserved yet an endearing manner definitely help). We see most of the world though Kell’s travelling eyes - which definitely helpful as he takes us through all the different variations of London and his own special magical abilities.
In terms of the world itself, well, it’s vast to say the least. Though there are recognisable landmarks through each incarnation of London, the three (formerly four) kingdoms each rich with it’s own history, social structure and political imbalance - nice to know things don’t change no matter what universe you step in. I will say with this amount of world building within the first few chapters of the book, it does distract a little from the key plot of the book. By the time you get a rough idea of the cities you’re already itching to find out what the main conflict of the story, which for some may be frustrating.
Nevertheless, though this was only a preview excerpt it certainly whet my appetite for more!
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I love a good mystery tale and having recently ‘Netflix marathoned’ every episode of the TV adaptation to date, I was keen to pick up the first in Sara Shepard’s famous Pretty Little Liars series which currently consists of no less than sixteen novels!
Last year I read four of the books from another of Shepard’s popular YA series; The Lying Game. Having found the writing style very easy to fall into and becoming swept up in the mystery I was looking forward to another quick read that would keep me guessing.
Pretty Little Liars follows teens Aria, Spencer, Emily and Hanna who’s friend Alison mysteriously went missing three years ago. When the now ex-best friends each start to receive threatening messages from the anonymous ‘A’ who seems to know all of their darkest secrets they are brought back together and start to suspect that Alison may be behind them.
Book one introduces the characters and how their lives are intertwined by Ali’s disappearance, although having seen the TV series I felt like I knew the ‘Liars’ already despite the changes from the novel. The main characters described all differ visually from the actors cast in the show and I struggled to picture them how Shepard originally had, particularly since I was reading the TV tie-in edition with the actors on the cover! Mystery-wise I really love the premise of this series and found this quick read pretty entertaining.
Overall I did enjoy both the drama and mystery of the story and although I tried to put the TV show aside whilst reading I found it very difficult to detach the novel from the adaptation. Perhaps if I had picked up the book first, with the story being completely new to me, I would have liked it more. Having said that I do plan to find time to read at least the next few in the series, as like many TV adaptations this short novel makes up just the pilot episode so there's so much more of the story to come. I'm hoping to see the characters develop as I felt they were much less likable than their TV counterparts and am also intrigued to see how the overall plot differs from the direction the TV series has taken.
Tella's brother is dying of cancer, and there's nothing she can do about. Nothing, that is, until a strange blue box with an ear piece mysteriously appears on her bed one day. As she picks it, places the ear piece in, she hears a woman's voice, telling her that she has an invitation to be a part of the Brimstone Bleed, a race-like competition in which the prize for winning is a cure that will heal any sickness. Desperate to help her brother, Tella follows the instructions she's given and finds herself at the edge of jungle, carrying an egg that will supposedly help her during the race. As the race begins, the other competitors scatter, some forming groups to travel together until the last moment, when it's every man and woman for themselves. Tella teams up with a group of couldn't-be-more-different competitors and they battle their way through the first element of the Brimstone Bleed, and into the second.
I really enjoyed this book. I hadn't actually heard of it before I found it in a sale, but I think it's sort of like a mixture between the Hunger Games and... Maze Runner, perhaps. My favourite thing about this book was definitely Tella, as a character. She was hilarious, and sarcastic, and easily distracted, but stronger than she realises. I found myself often laughing out loud (literally...not just saying LOL when you don't really mean it), and wanting Tella to do well. The other characters were fun to read about, also, and while new characters were introduced a long the way, each had their own very distinct personality, which is something that I think Scott does very well.
"I close my hand around the lid and pull it off. Inside is a tiny pillow. I imagine all sorts of miniature animals using it in their miniature beds. But that's dumb, because how would they ever find a pillowcase to fit?"
Heh heh. The book is full of unexpected sentence endings like that. It's written in first person, which meant Tella's humour was even more prominent, and even though what hatched from the eggs I mentioned previously, turned out to be a little bit strange, it was a very enjoyable book. I'm definitely looking forward to the next one, Salt & Stone, which I think is in the next few weeks!
If you like YA dystopian novels (although this one isn't really dystopian...similar though), with funny leading females, pick Fire & Flood up next time you're in the library. It's a great read.
Psych Major Syndrome is a fun contemporary about Leigh, a student who has just started Uni (or College, since the book is American) studying Psychology. In a long-term relationship with her high
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with patients all the time. In many cases we ourselves are fighting issues with weight. What do you suggest?
Well, one of the things we find commonly is that medicine that we as physicians prescribe can cause weight gain. And I can’t tell you how many cases we see. We’ve estimated that about 15% of serious problems with obesity are related to drugs that we prescribe. So, for example, today we were meeting with colleagues from Memorial Sloan Kettering, across the street from us, and they have and it’s been recognized that in the treatment of breast cancer, weight gain is very common because of the use of aromatase inhibitors as well as some of the antinausea medicines, steroids, strong antihistamines like diphenhydramine. So, what happens in the treatment of breast cancer is women gain weight, but the evidence is that a 5 to 10% weight gain increases the risk of recurrence, and so we’re seeing many physicians in very specific areas looking for strategies to manage weight. And so the first thing we always look for when we manage someone are medicines that could be causing weight gain and which we could change to something else that would encourage weight loss, and that’s a topic, perhaps, for another day. The second thing we do is look for problems like sleep apnea, which make it hard for patients to comply. Sleep apnea is a common comorbid condition. Patients have difficulty focusing when they develop it, and often they look depressed and wind up getting treated with antidepressants that can cause further weight gain. And then, of course, we look for the typical behavioral issues as far as eating, stress, lifestyle, and how we can change those. So, we take a very problem-solving approach where we look for the issues, some of which are very concrete and some not, and try to help the patient to solve those problems. Now, if that works that’s great, we’re thrilled, but if it doesn’t we don’t give up. We go to the next step, and we believe that the use of pharmacotherapy would be the next step in this process.
You know, it’s funny how it’s evolved. I remember how people used to say, “Well, just some people are overweight, and you gotta cut down the calories.” We’ve really learned, well, sure, diet plays a very important, maybe the most important part, but there are so many other things we can do, and I think a lot of us as physicians are kind of late to the party because we keep saying, “Watch your diet, cut the calories,” but that may not always be the answer, and I think you’re alluding to that.
I am, but when it comes to those kinds of recommendations, “push away from the table” and things like that, there are very concrete recommendations that we make for patients. So, one of the things that has been recognized over the past few years is that no diet works for everybody, so we have a number of different approaches that we utilize. For most of our patients, but certainly not all, a lower carbohydrate or a low glycemic diet seems to be quite effective. It allows people to reduce their calorie intake by changing the macronutrient composition of their diet. Other people, on the other hand, like to count calories, so they can eat virtually anything, but they count the exact number of calories. Two new techniques are intermittent fasting. One technique is where someone cuts their calorie intake to 800 calories or even less 2 days per week. That’s been shown to be as effective as dieting every single day. And then time-restricted fasting where you eat for a period of 8 hours a day or 12 hours a day and then don’t eat for the other 16 to 12 hours, that, too, has been shown to be effective. So, we don’t just give vague advice. We give very specific advice which we… We kind of negotiate with the patient to see what they can do in their lifestyle. You know, “Can you do it?” That’s the kind of discussion we have with patients where we ask them what can they do. If they’re on board, then we’ll try something.
I’m Dr. Brian McDonough. You’re listening to Primary Care Today on ReachMD. My guest is Dr. Louis Aronne. We’re talking about weight loss, and I really like the fact that you’re bringing the patient into the conversation, because you’re right, I think a lot of us more or less say, “Okay, this is what you need to do. Read this. Follow this diet,” whatever. You’re making them a partner. And, I mean, I’ve been practicing so many years, I’m realizing the more I make patients a partner the better shot I have.
I agree completely, especially when it comes to these behavioral changes. It’s easy for me to tell someone, “Don’t eat any carbs and you’re gonna lose weight.” That will happen every time. But, can someone actually do that on a regular basis? Now, you’ll find 1 person who can do it and they wind up in an article in the newspaper that they lost 100 pounds doing this, but I promise you that 99 other people do the exact same thing and it doesn’t work, so it really has to be customized to the patient and their needs and what they can do within their life.
I teach young residents. As I say, I don’t know if this is good or bad, but as I move through life, I tend to, when I talk to patients, say, “Well, I tried this and it didn’t work,” or, “I tried that and it didn’t work.” What about that approach? Do you find yourself sometimes saying, “Look, this is what most people do,” and do you ever use yourself as the so-called foil to try to help them along?
Sometimes we do that. Generally, we’ll give them examples of patients who’ve succeeded and we tried this and this worked in this patient or that patient, so teaching by example can work, but when it comes to something like weight, it’s so individualized. I mean, when you look at a lot of the diet books that are written by celebrities, it’s basically, “I lost weight, and everyone in the world should lose weight doing the exact same thing.” It doesn’t work that way, so we don’t tell people, “I lost weight doing this. You should do it.” But we will give them examples as we move forward. In certain situations, if someone has prediabetes or they have early type 2, it’s pretty clear what we need to do in a situation like that. We try to reduce their carb intake, we give them metformin, those kinds of things, but in more sophisticated situations, we will use examples.
It’s so funny, because having worked in television, I remember one time I went on this diet to show you can lose weight, but they also paid for the trainer, they paid for the workouts, they paid for things that most people are not going to have access to, and they’re certainly not going to get the top people helping them, and that was one of the points of the story, which I remember it frustrated people. I said, “Well, I was given this, this and this, but what do we do without it?” and that really became the most important part of the story. What does the average person do? And I think a lot of things you’re talking about fall into that category of what is realistic and what can you individually do. You mentioned metformin and you mentioned prediabetes, and a lot of what at least I’m reading and learning about is initiating medical treatment a little earlier than we did in the past. What about that?
—but much lower doses than have been previously prescribed are effective, and we use the equivalent of a quarter of a phentermine tablet to start in most of our patients. We published a phase 2 trial a number of years ago showing that a quarter of a phentermine, half of a phentermine, you’re starting to hit the plateau of weight loss. So, when it comes to the side effect profile that we associate with weight loss medicines, one of the reasons that we’ve been seeing it is lack of understanding of the mechanisms of weight regulations, so we have been overdosing people by trying to get more weight loss by using too much medicine, by just pushing the dose. What our research has shown and the research of other people has shown is that combining medicines is what can really today, with the medicines we have right now, break through the plateau phenomenon. So, we have a medicine that’s a combination of 2, phentermine and topiramate, topiramate which is used most widely for migraine headaches and seizures. When you add those, we’ve shown that you can get additive weight loss between those 2 agents, and phentermine topiramate is approved for obesity treatment. And there are others. The combination of bupropion, which is used as an antidepressant, used for smoking cessation, along with naltrexone, which is used for alcoholism and narcotic treatment, those 2 together can produce greater weight loss. And finally, as an individual agent, there’s liraglutide. It was originally approved for type 2 diabetes. In a higher dose it’s turned out to be effective, probably the most effective single agent for weight loss. There’s a new agent that’s a more lipid-soluble version that’s coming on the market for diabetes, produces even greater weight loss. And finally, there’s lorcaserin.
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informed. Wasn’t he just trying to save his men in a fool hearted attempt, trusting the Nazi’s to do the right thing, or did he really betray his own men, sacrifice lives to extract favors for himself and damning his fellow prisoners to hell.
I love the script of this movie, the complexity of it. The two main characters are fully realized. No one is all good or all bad. Frank’s motive for informing always remains uncertain. It’s easy to say, “The guy squealed and was a traitor” but how sure are we of his original motive? We don’t know, and at this point in his life, years after the war, he is no longer sure why he did it. Whatever his reason, his actions changed the lives of many though the prisoners involved in the escape were mostly doomed either way. Then again, we are never sure the Nazi’s knew about the escape plans until Frank told them.
Robert Ryan is never anything but perfect as the revenge seeking ex-soldier. After all, who plays disgruntled better than Ryan? If you need an actor with a chip on his shoulder, Robert Ryan is your man. Van Heflin is Mr. Nice Guy who is hiding his dark secrets from the world that is from everyone but Ryan. Conflicted, trying to hold on to his life, Van Heflin gives a strong sensitive portrayal of a man whose life is quickly spiraling out of control. A young, still dark blonde haired, Janet Leigh is Van Heflin’s sweet wife, a role with not much meat on it. A few years later Leigh would appear in another noir classic, Orson Welles “Touch of Evil.” Phyllis Thaxter handles her role as Ryan’s love interest with loving desperation.
My two favorite performances in the film though are reserved for Berry Kroeger and Mary Astor. Kroeger is a perfectly slimy lowlife willing to kill for cash. Kroeger is not well known but has contributed to such films as “Gun Crazy,” Cry of the City” and “The Dark Past” as well as many, many TV shows. Mary Astor who only a few years earlier played the devilish Brigid O’Shaughnessy in John Huston’s masterpiece, “The Maltese Falcon” gave what turned out to be one of her last meaty role, as Pat, a prostitute who has seen better days. Pat, is a bit frumpy, a rough around the edges broad who knows her best days are behind her and like Johnny is looking to soak Frank for a few bucks. It’s a terrific desperate performance.
This entry was posted in 1940's, Film Noir, Film Reviews, Fred Zinnemann, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan, Van Heflin and tagged Act of Violence, Berry Kroeger, Film Noir, Fred Zinnemann, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor, Phyllis Thaxter, Robert Ryan, Robert Surtees, Van Heflin.
John, an excellent post on an early Zinneman film that should be better known. I think you do this terrific little film great justice with your sympathetic review of it. His films lack the disctinctive stylistic touches of an auteur director, causing him to be looked down on by many critics. But I find him an accomplished craftsman and reliable director of compelling if not always exciting movies.
Heflin’s not an actor I like a lot, but I think this may be his most interesting performance. He’s the nice guy he usually played but with a tortured edge. He seems to be trapped in a situation that’s the result of a questionable decision he made earlier with good intentions but whose consequences were taken out of his control. This situation of being trapped in circumstances he’s both responsible and not responsible for, of being neither wholly guilty or wholly innocent, gives the film an intriguing ambiguity that really holds your interest. The hit he arranges in a moment of weakness almost replicates the bad decision he made earlier and now regrets. Mary Astor is very sympathetic as the washed-up prostitute, my favorite of her post-“Maltese Falcon”/”The Great Lie” performances. Glad that you mentioned cinematographer Surtees, one of the best and a real master of b&w.
I recall how well Zinneman used certain locations in this film. I particularly remember the Craftsman-style house Heflin and Leigh live in, Angel’s Flight in L.A. that was used in so many noirs like “Kiss Me Deadly,” and the scenes at the lake.
I thought Van Heflin did a fine job as the tormented Frank grappling with his survivor guilt, but Robert Ryan really blew me away with his yearning for vengeance, while nevertheless being so much more than a neo-bogey man terrorizing Frank. Admittedly, I may be a tad biased because my dear late mom was a big fan of Robert Ryan, and her enthusiasm rubbed off on me when I was a teen. 🙂 Excellent review, my friend!
I like that Dorian! For an MGM film this was definitely on the dark side. I don’t think anyone other than film freaks know the difference in studio styles, but for those of us that do this film comes as quite a surprise as it does coming from the land of Garland, Kelly and Astaire.
It is definitely a terrific little film that deserves more attention. As for Ryan, I am there with you. He never gives a bad performance. Thanks, as always, for stopping by.
I’ve never even heard of this film before. I really like the story premise–it is strangely original. I like the idea of a film based on previous actions in a POW camp. Great review.
Think you would like this Kim. It pops up on TCM now and then and is available on DVD. Yes, the concept is interesting and the filmmakers do a nice job here.
I’ve always liked Fred Zinnemann’s films and I’ve read about this one but have never seen it. I know Zinnemann may not be a stylist, but he had good instincts about stories and complex themes. I’ll definitely look for this one.
I agree, I am a big fan of his FROM HERE TO ETERNITY and HIGH NOON. Hope you get to see it. Thanks!!!
What a brilliant noir this was. Though film noirs and fatalism usually went hand in hand, I’ve really seen very few noirs that were as fatalistic as this film. Yet, despite its existential bleakness, this was also quietness personified as silence (along with the sparsely used melancholic score) was used to such terrific effect to further accentuate the incredible moodiness of the storyline and the photography. I felt Cronenberg’s A History of Violence had significant thematic resemblance with this Zinnemann classic. By the way, I wasn’t aware that this is considered as part of a loosely composed trilogy – thanks for that info.
Terrific review as always John!!!
I am not sure if anyone ever considered it trilogy other than me. I used the term because of the World War II theme that runs through all three. There is a dark desparate feeling that runs through this film that you cannot shake off. You use the word fatalistic and I cannot think of a more appropriate word. Great comment and thanks!!!
Indeed John, and you are absolutely dead-on to issue effusive praise for this very underrated and relatively unknown noir thriller that showcases yet another stupendous turn from Robert Ryan. I saw this recently at the Robert Ryan Film Festival and I found myself nodding my head to every excellent point you make in this utterly engaging appraisal. I agree that Astor was marvelous too, and as you rightly note Van Heflin delivers a sensitive portrayal. There are elements of Orson Welles THE STRANGER in this story and teh film is taut, well-observed and skillfully directed by Zinnemann, and atmospherically photographed by Robert Surtees. Golden Age composer Bronislau Kaper contributes a textured score as well.
Wish I could have been there for the Robert Ryan festival at the Film Forum. What a magificent list of films and performances, one excellent one after another. I admire this film more and more with each viewing.
John – Much insight on a fascinating film. I saw “Act of Violence” for the first time just a year or so ago and was surprised I hadn’t heard more about it. Many fine performances (I can’t resist either Robert Ryan or Mary Astor), an interesting story of thought-provoking themes and an atmosphere that is so taut at times that the viewer (i.e., me) nearly breaks out in a sweat. I’ve only seen “Act of Violence” once, but after reading this piece I feel like I need to see it again. Great post!
This a a very tight and tense film so I can understand you breaking out in a sweat. The tension never lets up and the characters are so well drawn. There were times I would feel sympathy for Van Heflin’s character, then other times, I wold say he is getting what he deserves. In the end he finds his redemption and Ryan’s character finds peace. Sadly, Janet Leigh and the child lost a husband and a father.
John – In the beginning I felt total sympathy for Frank and pure animosity for Joe whose rage toward Frank seemed irrational. Of course, once Frank’s secret came out, Joe’s behavior was easily understood, if not exactly supported. It would’ve been much easier for me to turn completely against Frank if he hadn’t
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The Tarriss Jetsetter Portable Digital Luggage Scale retails for $40, and they have a 25-percent off coupon if you sign up for their newsletter (and offer a free "Ultimate Insider's Guide to Traveling Through Airports"), but you can also find it online for just $20 at the time of writing.
I've reviewed portable speakers earlier this year, and thought about including the Divoom Voombox in that column. But I devoted that article to speakers that were especially-small, and the Voombox (while small and very portable) is by no means "especially" small. It has some features that make it good for travel. And that doesn't only include its name.
The Voombox is about the size of a flattened baseball. And before I get into any specifics, I'll say up front that it has among the best sound of any small speaker I've tested, if not the best. (Note that all judgment of sound is subjective.) It's a bit bigger than most of the other small portables, so it's not something you'd put in your pants pocket - but it's still pretty small and could fit in a jacket pocket or just toss in an attache or suitcase for travel.
The speaker was loud, as well, with an output of 4 watt x 2. But there's one other feature that separates it from most portable speakers, which helps make it nice for traveling. It's water resistant. To be clear, this isn't "waterproof," you can't drop it in a lake and expect it to keep working. But there's a hook to hang the speaker on a shower head, and if it fell briefly in some shallow water for a brief period, you'd be safe. So, when you're on the road and don't have your favorite radio in the bathroom, you can just stream your music here. Plus, there is a built-in microphone for hands-free phone calls.
The Divoom Voombox Travel is extremely well-made, solid and sturdy. Buttons are well-marked. It has s 6-hour rechargeable battery. As I said, it's not the smallest portable if that's what you're looking for. But it's plenty enough small - just 3.5" diameter, and 1.75" In height. It's a hefty 9.5 ounces, more than you'd likely want for tiny, daily carrying, but - really - it is small and very portable.
A few words about travel locks before diving into the three that I'll review here. Obviously, locking your checked luggage doesn't work these days since TSA have to be able to get into your bags if needed. So, TSA-approved locks were developed. These allow a special TSA passkey to open any such lock. There are two standards: Travel Sentry (which are identified with a diamond logo) and Safe Skies (that have a torch logo).
The good is that using a TSA-approved lock now allows you to secure your bags. The bad is that a lock adds weight, which can be an issue particularly with overseas travel. And it's possible for a TSA official to miss the logo and just cut the lock off, and not every international country accepts them - though many do. It's best to check first, and not assume. Also, one shouldn't assume a TSA lock will keep your property safe. They're not the most substantive locks on the market, but meant for luggage - and also there are other ways to get into luggage, particularly if you have a soft-cloth bag. But they're a deterrent to thieves: if there is a bunch of luggage sitting around at an airport, and one has a lock and all the others don't, it's probably best to grab the luggage that's easiest to open.
In doing research on TSA-locks, there seemed to be a pattern of many of them having problems, some breaking, and sometimes others being unable to open. However, the three brands I've reviewed here have among the best track record from extensive user comments. Finally, while my preference is locks with four dials, which provide more security, those seem harder to find these days, for some reason, so all those tested here have three dials.
And now onto the locks.
Master Lock is one of the long-standing leaders in locks, and they have a wide range of TSA-approved locks. For our purposes, I took a look at the 4860D. It's a sturdy, steel lock that comes with a Travel Sentry approval. Twisting the number has a solid feel, and you line them up in boxes that align along the side. To set a combination, you turn the arm a quarter twist and push down on it and hold, while selecting your numbers. It's quite easy, though if you do have to be careful not to let your hand slip off during the process.
Once open, the arms spins easily, which helps in threading it through the clamps you plan to connect. It retails for $12.67, but at the time of writing could be found very inexpensively on Amazon for just $7. However, unlike the other two here below, which have full satisfaction guaranteed Lifetime Warranties, the Master Lock has a Lifetime Warranty but limited.
The Kolumbo TSA lock is similar to the Master Lock above, but with a couple of notable differences (plus and minus). It's well-made, with a sturdy feel, and I particularly like that it's quite easy to set a combination, the easiest of all three tested locks here - twist the arm, push it down and twist again. No needing to hold it down. This leaves both of your hands free to adjust the numbers, which show clearly in little boxes. The one small downside is that the arm doesn't spin around smoothly when open, unless it's in the exact proper position, and occasionally requires a little jiggling, though to be clear it does turn fine.
The Kolumbo has feature I like where a little button that will pop up if TSA agents have had to open the lock, letting you know if this was done out of your sight. It comes with a full lifetime warranty (if you're unhappy with it for any reason, they'll take it back) and retails for $18, but at the time of writing could be found on Amazon for $14. One odd note, you can only find information about the lock on Amazon, not on Kolumbo's own website. [http://www.kolumbo.us/] And one minor caveat: the Kolumbo lock comes in several colors, but I'd avoid the red one, since that's the same color as the Travel Sentry logo which alerts TSA officials that this is a TSA lock, and "red on red" risks being missed.
Tarriss takes a slightly different direction with its Travel Sentry-TSA lock, using a flexible steel cable rather than the more traditional iron bar. My first assumption was that I'd prefer the kind of "sturdy" bar-lock I was used to, but I've realized there's an advantage with the cable (which is, of course, plenty sturdy). It's that the cable, being far thinner and more flexible allows you to thread it between the small holes of zippers, or any other tight space you may want to lock.
The dials and connection-arrows are well-marked and easy to spin. Changing a combination is a slight bit of a juggling act, though, as you hold the pin in with a pen tip while setting the numbers you want. I actually screwed up the first time, and it didn't take. But the second attempt went fine. (When setting the combination on the second lock, I slipped again, though did get it right.) Of course, setting a combination is something you'll likely only do once per lock. The Tarriss locks use a push button on top which very conveniently pops the cable out.
The locks feel very well-made, with the same solid construction of the Tarris Luggage Scale, and it comes with a lifetime warranty. And it too comes with a free copy of Tarriss's surprisingly good "The Ultimate Insider's Guide to Traveling Through Airports" when you register. It comes as a PDF file. You also get a free subscription to periodic travel article updates, which I've found to be quite nice. The locks come in a double-pack which retail for $40, but could be found online at the time of writing for just $19. Oddly, like the Kolumbo, they're not available on the Tarriss website [http://tarrisstravelgear.com/], but only through Amazon. It comes with a "100% satisfaction guaranteed" lifetime warranty.
Lenmar is a company that makes very high quality products, mostly in the battery and portable charger fields. I haven't reviewed all that many of their devices, but whenever I have I've been impressed by how solid and well-made they've been. The Mutant is no exception. That said, I do have some questions as to its viability for most consumers, though if you have a need for it, particularly when traveling (hence its inclusion here), you should be very pleased.
The Mutant is an extremely high-capacity portable charger, with 20,800 mAh (that's like a dozen charges of a mobile phone) that can not only charge low-powered devices like mobile phones and portable speakers, but also tablets with their higher power requirements. Moreover, it comes with an international power adapter for use around the word.
Ultimately, it's that international power adapter why I've decided to review this as
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We are going to do another week of oral antibiotics just to make sure that he stays clear for a good while.
Luckily, his sprained ankle is healing quickly, and he was able to get some batting practice in for the first time in two weeks!
So, our GI doctor has been out of town, which was part of the problem of treating his reflux in the hospital. Yesterday, his reflux was terrible, and he couldn't hold it down about an hour after his afternoon bolus. It was a little scary, with the poor kid retching and crying in pain. I can't deal with vomit, so he was trying to shoo me out of the bathroom. He was so bloated after, even though his stomach was pretty much empty.
I called the CF Clinic, and was very grateful to have someone answer the phone (do to some awesome people :-) and she was able to get a hold of the GI doctor quickly, and we made a few small changes to make it through the night. We went to clinic this morning. We didn't do another PFT since we had one just a few days ago in the hospital. He somehow managed to gain a pound and grew a bit.
We increased dosages of a few medications (bethanechol and zantac), added some new medications, some to help the stomach empty, some to help the stomach hold food better, and some to try to coat the irritation (Carafate). I learned today that when he has a lung flare up, it can also cause inflammation in other parts of his body, and can cause his GI system to work even slower than it normally does. So not fair for someone who needs to eat more when he's sick! The doctor mentioned a new type of Proton Pump Inhibitor that has helped a few other patients. It might be tricky to get it, but we're hoping.
We had a dressing change on his PICC line today. We plan to do one next Thursday, or possibly have it taken out! We might get an endoscopy done when the IV's are over to make sure there aren't any other issues causing his reflux and tummy troubles.
We were discharged last night with all our IV medications and supplies, and we had a successful night. This time, instead of having a pump (or those horrible gravity fed IV bags) we have infusion balls. Many other CF moms have mentioned how easy they are to use, and they really are. There is no priming, adjusting dosage, or air bubbles to prime out. It still is exhausting waking up multiple times during the night to change medications, flush the IV, and disconnect his G-tube. We also have 4 breathing treatments during the day. It is tiring but well worth being at home.
We were able to jog this morning, although he had very bad reflux before and during it. I feel frustrated that it isn't any better, or perhaps worse since we were admitted but I am hoping it will be resolved soon.
Yesterday, Azer blew 94% FEV1 on his PFTs. After only a few days on IV antibiotics, his lungs have improved considerably, so the plan is to continue the IV antibiotics at home. They are also waiting to see if he cultured any Aspergillus antibodies. His IGE level was elevated but not considerably high for him. His CT scan on his sinuses came back. Apparently, they are quite blocked and there is scarring and thickening. He had no obstructing polyps. The plan is to do a special sinus nebulizer after we are finished with the IV antibiotics.
It seems like the reflux hasn't really been addressed yet. The increased Zantac hasn't improved things. The latest I heard was we are going to restart the Nexium and continue with the Zantac.
He is ready to GO!
He did very well with Versed through the IV. The PICC line team did an awesome job like they usually do. They were able to do it in the room this time, which was comfortable for him.
When the Versed started to wear off, one of the technicians showed Azer where his PICC line was placed through the X-ray.
The good news is he says his lungs are already starting to feel clearer.
We had some time enjoying being out of the hospital room for a while too.
They came in and looked for a good place to thread the PICC line in. Apparently he didn't need to be NPO, so since he hasn't had any food or liquids by mouth since midnight, he is going to eat now!
He also got a CT scan done on his sinuses to check for polyps or blockages that may be affecting his lung function.
He is also getting breathing treatments 4 times a day.
Well, since we knew this admission was coming, we made the most of the time we had after school got out. We swam to our hearts content, and he played one more baseball game Thursday. He is missing a tournament this weekend, but hopefully he will be done with IV's before his World Series tournament in a few weeks.
We got here late last night. It always seems to take a while before a bed is ready (popular place lol). He got an IV last night, and has been NPO since midnight. We are hoping to get a PICC line placed soon so he has use of both hands. He can't play his Nintendo very well with only one hand. He is hungry since he hasn't gotten his morning feed. He is on IV fluids since he can't drink anything either.
So, they have increased his antacid medicine to see if that will make any difference. They are planning to do a CT scan of his sinuses before we go home. He only cultured sensitive Staph, but they are going to temporarily treat for Pseudomonas as well just in case it's lurking somewhere in his lungs. He is getting two strong antibiotics through his IV right now. Apparently, his IV was burning last night, but seems to be alright this morning. I hope it holds up before he gets his PICC line.
CF creates new words, apparently. The new antacid seems to not be working after all. This is the worst I've ever seen it. I feel like we're not able to do breathing treatments properly because it causes more reflux. I hope they'll be able to fix this in the hospital.
I don't know if this is part of the reflux, but he has had a lot of bloating and constipation lately. A few doses of Miralax seems to have thrown that into complete reverse. It is so hard to find a balance!
After the last sick visit, he was prescribed some pretty tough antibiotics along with a brief time on steroids. His cough improved temporarily but his cough came back again. So this was a follow-up and sick visit.
He gained a few pounds this time (despite his poor appetite) which is fantastic. They are still pushing for more calories because his growth is just so slow lately, and his height percentile is tapering from where it used to be. We will be switching to a higher calorie formula, which should push a few more calories per ounce.
He has been having a lot of issues with reflux, but our GI doctor decided a few weeks ago to try a different type, and it seems to be working. We may have to try a course of Flagyl soon if he still continues to have issues. We are also increasing his Bethanechol which helps his stomach move food along faster.
His salt was a little low, and I will be adding salt to some of his G-tube feeds as it is a struggle to get him to drink one (1) bottle of Gatorade a day.
His Fev1 was 79%. I know it can be much higher. So, we had a choice. Do another long course of oral antibiotics (the last course just cleared all the bacteria out of his colon and his very hard on his stomach, which means lots of time in the bathroom), or do a course of IV antibiotics to clear him out. Doing IV antibiotics seems to be the best choice at this time. It's been a few years since his last tune up, so it is needed. The good news is he has only been culturing bacteria that responds well to broad spectrum antibiotics. The plan is to wait until school is out, go in for the PICC line and some X-rays, and then do the rest of the IV antibiotics at home. Hopefully this will clear all the junk out of his lungs so he can have a summer free from antibiotics, steroids and IV's!
We are still participating in the CF walk this Saturday. It will be rain or shine, so I hope to see everyone there!!!
His vitals were great, but his Fev1 was down to the lower 70's. We are doing a course of oral antibiotics and steroids. If there isn't improvement at his next clinic visit in a few weeks, it might be time for IV antibiotics. It's been a few years since his last admission, so we've been pretty lucky.
His reflux has been horrible lately. It has been interfering with his appetite and hasn't helped him trying to cough this junk out. We will see the GI doctor at our next clinic appointment, but in the meantime, they've switched him to a different reflux medication and a higher dosage.
Also wanted to let everyone know that it is 24 days until the CF walk. It will be on Saturday, May 30th at the Vitruvian Park in Addison. Check in time is at 8am and the walk starts at 9am.
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At Azer's clinic visit three months ago, the doctor
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trophies. They also need to ensure there are other quality players in the team to achieve their mutual aspirations.
C) The Fans. The fans will support and love their club forever, through thick and thin. No Less! They will also love, respect and idolise their players during their careers at Arsenal and for the rest of their lives. They will also rejoice and glory in the Club’s/Player’s success and dutifully gloat to opposition fans and players whenever and wherever possible. Without fail!
When things go well, everyone knows their role the club is successful and life is blissful!
But like all relationships things can, and do, go badly wrong. How is that characterised?
1. The Player. The player (e.g. Almunia, Denilson, and Diaby) will sometimes not be able to meet the standards of skill, endeavour or heart expected of him. The fans will lose respect and will withdraw their love, and wish the Club to sell them on. The skilful player can become disillusioned with the Club’s perceived lack of ambition, in not buying additional suitably skilful, hardworking players to help achieve success, and eventually will want to move on to a more ambitious club.
2. The Club. The club can decide a player(s) is no longer suitable and will wish to transfer him/them. Or the Club will decide the player is excellent, despite the views of the fans, and persevere with him beyond all reason. The club may antagonise the fans, by recognising the need to recruit new players but choose not to do so because of other financial goals or priorities set by the management.
3. The Fans. The fans may take a vehement dislike to a player. They may become dissatisfied and/or disillusioned with the Clubs transfer policy. They may be appalled by the Club’s lack of transparency and inability to communicate to them, or, worse to dissemble and bend the truth. (Commonly known as “spinning”).
When the compact is broken for any of the above reasons, the Club or the Player reaches for “The Contract”, in the same way other more intimate relationships reach for the “Pre-Nuptial Agreement”.
Note: at this point, the other party to the compact, the fan, is expected to sod off and await the outcome, while remaining in total ignorance of what is going on!
The Legal and related Issues. OH, DEAR!
This is why the world is full of wealthy lawyers.
This whole area is complex and fraught with “booby traps”.
Unlike you or me, footballers’ contracts are overseen by a number of overlapping authorities each with their own regulations and requirements. I am NOT going into all that. It is boring and would take forever.
Suffice to say; footballers are covered by the usual European statutory employment and human rights laws, as well as by the regulations of the game’s governing bodies FIFA and UEFA and the individual player’s terms and conditions, as agreed with the Club, and written into their contracts.
If statutory laws are broken, inevitably there will be another “Bosman” ruling.
So what, you may ask?
The first thing a lawyer will say to his client is “SAY NOTHING!” At this stage of the proceedings, marital or contractual, the big issue is usually money!
Leaving aside the abominable role played by Barca and its players, Cesc has clearly felt there is a breach of the compact rules between him and the Club, as shown above. I leave you to make your own minds up as to what that breach is, and whether or not it can be fixed.
We need to bear in mind that for centuries, parts of Spain have tried to be independent countries in their own right. The Basque and Catalan regions fought as part of a bitter and bloody civil war between the republicans and the fascists during the mid to late 1930’s, before General Franco came to power.
These memories are still deep within the Catalan psyche and will also be part of Cesc’s current problems. Irrespective of any breach of the “compact”, he will have been very flattered by the desire of his fellow Catalans for him to join them, and cannot afford to offend, not just them, but the whole o f Catalonia by telling them to get stuffed for making inappropriate public overtures.
Therefore, he cannot come out and say either” I want to stay” or “I want to go” without mortally upsetting a great number of people on either side, let alone the legal ramifications regarding his contract.
I am also sure he loves Arsenal and the Gooners who, in turn, love him.
I suggest we give him room to sort out all these conflicting emotions and contractual niceties and reflect that, if Arsenal had replaced its star players over the last few years, none of us would be in this unenviable position.
For those of you who have stuck with me to the end, a very big thank you.
I must start with the under 18’s who had a good day on Saturday. What with the Hull fiasco and the sacking of Phil Brown, I lost sight of another great result for the team that will one day be our future. They beat a Milton Keynes reserves side 4-0 at home.
Benik Afobe bagged a quick couple of goals in the first half and Chuks Aneke made it 3-0 just before the hour, substitute Josh Rees completed the scoring just before the final whistle.
Going on from yesterday’s post, our very own Romford Pele has been speaking about David Beckham and our own Theo Walcott.
Parlour says that Walcott can become a major player for Arsenal and shouldn’t be judged on his injury-hit season.
The former Arsenal favourite reckons there are a few things similar between Theo and the David Beckham during the peak of his career.
Ray Parlour has just been on ‘An Audience with’ and he defended Theo’s form this season and reckons the player will be a huge part in Arsenal’s future.
“Players like Theo Walcott have massive potential,” he said “I would not say he has had a bad season it is just that he has not had a run in the team.
“Against Burnley, he was brilliant, absolutely fantastic. But if you are going to be a big player you need to do that week in week out at a consistent level.
“Theo will do that once he gets his injuries sorted out. Once he does that he can be a massive player for Arsenal.
Being serious for one minute, would Ray Parlour make such a statement if he didn’t actually believe what he was saying, would he compare him to such a ‘big’ player as David Beckham if he didn’t believe he was right? I don’t think he would, all he would be doing is putting more pressure on the now twenty one year old – and we know he loves Arsenal too much to do that!
New York or London, you can still love The Arsenal…….
They are all going off to the Madejski Stadium for the FA Cup match between Reading and Liverpool and I asked them both who they wanted to win. Without hesitation, they both replied Liverpool and for one second I was surprised and questioned them.
My brother in law replied – Well who would you want to win if it were Reading v Arsenal and without a second thought I said, ‘Arsenal’….
My point? Cesc is born and bred a Spaniard, and Barcelona was his childhood team, but deep down you can develop a true love for a new club as many of us have. And Cesc’s new club and TRUE club is ours! Anymore rubbish in the paps about him I won’t be reading anymore, let alone believing..
Tomorrow we are off to play a side by the coast that are fighting for every point they can get.
I have to be honest, and no disrespect to the opposition, but we should win and win well, I just hope we can do it without our little gem Cesc, he needs to rest his injury properly. That’s if he is injured of course!
It will also be the penultimate game for Alex ‘Billabong’ Song – just read he is free to play against the Hammers on Saturday, but for Eboue, its his last game, if he plays!
What about the gossip as we head towards the transfer window?
This morning there isn’t any – not that I have found anyway!
We have just three days to go and the window opens – it will like sitting at home during the holiday period watching ‘Homes under the Hammer’ – what is up for auction and how much will we have to pay?
I have seen the programme, its dreadful, you get the ‘little person’ offering the right price for the house, then in comes Mr & Mrs Money Bags who bid against them just to secure the deal – a bit like us up against The Chavs and their millions!
Thankfully though, Arsene Wenger doesn’t enter that game, he will already know which player(s) he is going to buy, if any of course! He won’t enter a battle of the finances – he will just go about his business quietly in the background and then we will all leap like the ten lords once did and get very excited at the prospect of seeing a new 16 year old English player signed from under the nose of… Rafa or Fergie!!
Ok, again I am being cynical – but Wenger has made me feel like that over the
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enough. The power of the tongue and of criticism is something that is endemic in human nature, but God has given us power over the tongue and we need to use that control. So I've had to do my own repenting for the things I've said, the way I've criticised and unfairly judged others. I've had to ask God for forgiveness and say sorry. Maybe you need to as well!
One of the areas that grieves me and far more the Holy Spirit - is in the area of Christians slagging off other people's ministries. I cannot over-emphasise that we must never or must stop doing this today. Criticism is not from God - it is from the devil who loves to see Christians fight and be in dis-unity. The evil one must often watch on with delight as Christians fight. The Bible describes the Holy Spirit is some places as being like a dove (John 1.32 for example) and we need the Holy Spirit with us. We know from the Bible that we can grieve the Holy Spirit by what we do and say. Now, the dove is a sensitive bird and he will fly away if things get rowdy. When we criticise and diss others, the dove of the Holy Spirit flies away.
The internet is perhaps the most judgmental place on the planet, as people can't see others and can easily write comments that destroy and tear down people and ministries. Just type in the names of almost any large Christian ministry (especially in the US) and you're confronted with judgment after judgment and loads of bitterness, misrepresentation and hypocrisy! God has called us to love each other and doesn't need our totally flawed advice or help in dealing with people!!
I was recently reading a page committed to denigrating the ministry of a man of God who I've learned much from and heard many times in person. I can't tell you how painful that is to God. The comments made against the minister are highly likely to be without basis. This is someone trusted by major organisations in the UK and US, who has written many great books and spoken at many conferences. Yet most of the comments on a certain blog site are dedicated to bringing the person's name into disrepute.
No matter what you think (and I've heard all the extremes), the criticism was fierce and often highly judgmental. Why do we find it so necessary to knock people down? The more visible people are, it seems the more people are prepared to have their 2 cents and criticise. It is right for us to have an opinion, to think and to bring correction to those in our sphere. But to tear down and destroy? The Bible tells us in John 10.10 that's what the devil does. If you are dissing people, slagging them off or criticising them - you are doing the devil's work. It's time to stop, say sorry to God and change.
At times, the church seems so intent on knocking each other down, judging and criticising that the world must look on and wonder.. And the heart of Jesus must break at times... Listen, what helps one person doesn't help another. We need to have a varied church and Christian ministries. We need this aariation in the church as we're all different and are into different things. The people around you relate to different music, interests and ways of doing things. If we are to connect with different people, we need to do different things. The church must be an interesting creative place, not a place full of clones or robots... If you don't something or someone in Christian ministry on your TV, digital radio, turn it off! If you don't like the conference, don't go! But thank God that others will benefit and go find your place and live life out there, judging yourself and not others.
Hypocrisy is rife as people claim they are 'judging' false prophets. They throw around Bible verses in an apparent show of righteousness. Verses like Acts 20.28-30 where Paul warns of watching over the 'flock' and about savage wolves coming in to churches to deceive. 2 Peter 2 is another chapter of the Bible these people love to quote from. Yet their interpretation of the Bible they so willingly use is as flawed as their reaction to people they perceive as false prophets. People are called to judge others, but first and foremost we are to judge ourselves. I am a sinner that needs God's grace, I should dedicate my life to working with God to sort myself out, not others! Secondly, verses like the ones quoted above clearly show 2 things. Firstly, the Bible talks about judgment being reserved for overseers of their own flock. There is nothing about judging others outside of the church you're responsible for. Secondly, God promises to deal with these people. We are to be wise and stop genuine false prophets and act wisely in discipline. But God has appointed Jesus to judge, not you and me! Thank goodness!!
But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."
This is an amazing story. Jesus forgave this woman while others wanted to stone her to death. Jesus told the huddled masses that if anyone hadn't sinned then they could throw the first stone. As they nervously looked at each other, Jesus started to draw something in the sand. No-one knows what Jesus was doing. Maybe he was listing the woman's sins and then crossing them out. Or maybe he was listing some of the sins of some of the Pharisees and people so ready to accuse the woman.
Imagine if Jesus was crouching down beside you while you were on the beach, writing with his finger in the sand, listing all your sins. One by one, he wrote things you thought no-one else knew about, would never want anyone to know... The most terrible things you had done and hadn't done, the things you'd said and even thought. One by one, Jesus revealed them. If this is what Jesus did, no wonder the crowd walked away quickly.
You see, when we criticise and diss other people, it says everything about us and nothing about those we are criticising. If you speak against others, it shows what is in your heart. The Bible tells us that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Whatever is in you will come out from you. So if you diss others, there is an issue that needs to be dealt with in you. This is what God has shown me and a lesson I have learned the hard way.
Before you open your mouth, stop, think and pray. James tells us that we can't have a mouth that speaks blessings one minute and curses the next. He warns us the tongue is like a rudder on a ship that can cause a ship to shipwreck. People's lives are torn apart by words. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. So ask God to guard your tongue today and every day and speak life to people, not death.
Firstly, are we all being faithful to God's call on our lives? A brief look on the internet reveals many sites dedicated to beating down other Christians. Rather than building the Kingdom of God, so many of us (I include me) spend time destroying it because people do things that we don't relate to, don't like or don't understand. Who made us all judge and jury?! Certainly not God, as the Bible says that he has given Jesus the task of judging (see Rom 2.16, 2 Tim 4.1). What are we each doing for Jesus? Are we seeing lives changed, people healed and impacted?! So many who are quick to judge could be doing so much more for God personally, rather than trying to replace the Holy Spirit and seeing their mission as bringing truth to the church. The Spirit alone does this, and he convicts people's hearts rather than labelling people 'guilty' like so many people do on the web and beyond.
Second, the Bible has a lot to say about loving one another. First and foremost, Jesus prayed that his disciples (including us) would love each other so the world would see the Kingdom of God. John 13.34-35, "Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." In John 15.12, Jesus told his disciples to love each other as Jesus loved them! What a high standard! Romans 14 repeatedly tells us that there is one faith, manifested in different ways. Paul tells us to accept each other, not look down on each other, to live our faith according to our conscience, stop passing judgement on others and
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radiata, and Vigna umbellate. Lablab purpureus and Mucuna deeringiana are possibly natural hosts. P. coccineus, P. acutifolius and Lupinus polyphyllus are hosts only by artificial inoculation (Bradbury, 1986). Macroptilium lathyroides.
EPPO region: Found in Egypt, Finland (unconfirmed), Lithuania, Moldova, Morocco (unconfirmed), Norway, Poland (unconfirmed), Sweden (unconfirmed). Widespread in Bulgaria, Hungary, Lebanon and Spain; locally established in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal (Madeira), Romania, Russia (European), Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey and Yugoslavia. Found in the past but not established in the Czech Republic, Israel.
Asia: Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China (Heilongjiang, Henan, Hunan, Jilin, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Zhejiang), Cyprus, Georgia, Hong Kong, India (Delhi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh), Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Korea Democratic People's Republic, Korea Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (IMI, 1996), Viet Nam, Yemen.
Africa: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
North America: Bermuda, Canada (Ontario), Mexico, USA (more prevalent east of the Rocky Mountains: Colorado, Hawaii, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming).
Central America and Caribbean: Widespread in Central America; Barbados, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.
South America: Argentina, Brazil (widespread), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Oceania: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia), New Zealand, Samoa.
The bacterium enters the leaves via stomata or wounds, and subsequently invades the intercellular spaces, causing a gradual dissolution of the middle lamella. The stem is entered in three ways: via the stomata of the hypocotyl and epicotyl; through the vascular system of the leaf; or from infected cotyledons. The seed is penetrated via the vascular system of the pedicel and funiculus. The micropyle also serves as a point of entry into the seed. Direct penetration of seed has not been observed. The pathogen either remains in the seedcoat or passes to the cotyledons when the seed germinates, and so infection of the young plant results.
The bacterium can remain viable for several years beneath the seedcoat.
The disease is severe under conditions of high rainfall and humidity, with maximum development around 28°C. Dissemination in the field occurs in wind-driven rain, and insects.
At CIAT: Agar plate dilution technique. MXP (Claflin et al 1987) and YDCA semiselective culture medium and serology.
Anonymous. 1971. CMI distribution maps of plant diseases. No. 401 (edition 2).
Bradbury JF. (1986) Guide to plant pathogenic bacteria. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.
Claflin LE, Vidaver AK, Sasser M. (1987) MXP, a semiselective medium for Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli. Phytopathology 77, 730-734.
Symptoms first appear as dark, water-soaked leaf spots, up to 3 mm in diameter and sometimes surrounded by a broad lemon-coloured halo. No lesions have been observed on stems or leaf stalks. When these pathogenic bacteria enter the leaves through wounds or natural openings like stomates they multiply rapidly and induce the formation of lesions. The lesions, which are watersoaked at first, soon become brown and dry and are usually surrounded by a yellow halo. When many lesions grow together, large areas of dead leaf tissue may develop. The halo is actually caused by a toxin that is produced by the bacteria within the lesion. As the toxin diffuses out into the leaf tissue it causes breakdown of chlorophyll and creates the halo. When toxin from infected leaves is translocated to the growing point of the shoot, the new leaves that develop are often stunted and chlorotic.
Cajanus cajan, Lablab purpureus, Macroptilium spp., Phaseolus coccineus, P. lunatus, P.vulgaris, Pueraria spp., Vigna angularis, V. radiata, Neonotonia wightii. Isolates of the pathovar are categorised into three races on the basis of the reactions of a range of differential bean cultivars.
Worldwide (Anonymous, 1973). In temperate climatic conditions and in the tropics at medium to high altitudes (1000-2500 m). Race 3 of the pathogen has been found only in East and Central Africa.
Cell of the pathogen are single, straight rods and move by multitrichous polar flagellar. They are Gram-negative and strictly aerobic. The optimal growth temperature is 20 - 23o and on agar the bacterium produces white to cream coloured colonies wich exhibit a bluish tinge and often a green fluorescent pigment. P. syringae pv. phaseolicola survives in infected seeds and in vegetable(plant) residues in the surface of the soil until the environmental conditions are propitious for the development of the infection.
At CIAT: Agar plate dilution technique. King B semiselective culture medium and serology.
Lenné JM, Trutman P. 1990. Diseases of Tropical Pasture Plants. CAB Interantional in association with Natural Resource Institute and CIAT.
Taylor JD. 1970. The quantitative estimation of the infection of bean seed with Pseudomonas phaseolicola (Burkh.) Dowson. Ann appl. Biol. 66: 29-36.
The disease is characterizates by water-soaked lesions on young growth especially young leaves, petioles and terminals, progressing to bliht, necrosis, dieback and defoliation. Necroticspots develop on older leaves and flowering and seed productions may be severely reduced.
Centrosema sp. (C. acutifolium, C. pubescens, C. brasilianum, C. macrocarpum, C. schiedeanum and C. virginianum), Allium, Brassica, Phaseolus sp., Solanum spp., Leucaena leucocephala.
Although the species is normally considered to be a saprophyte, Biotipe II causes root rots and leaf blights on a range of hostd, including legumes. It is distinguished from other fluorescent pseudomonas by the following characterisitic: more than one polar flagellum, no poyocyanin or carotenoid pigments produced, no growth at 41o C, gelatin hydrolysed but not starch and utilization of a wide range of carbon sources. Disease is favoured by high relative humidity and moderately high temperatures. The bacterium can survive unfavourable periods on affected plants and soil for as long as 6 weeks. The bacterium is seed-borne and levels of infections as high as 32 % have been found in seed lots of C. acutifolium.
At CIAT: Agar plate dilution technique. King B semiselective culture medium.
Arias B, Lenne JM. 1988. Sistemas de produccion de Pasturas Tropicales de semillas de Centrosema acutifolium y efecto de bacterioocidas en la incidencia de Pseudomonas fluorescens Biotipo II. Pasturas Tropicales Vol. 10, 11-18.
Lenné JM, Torres GC, Victoria JI. 1981. Bacterial leaf spot and dieback of Centrosema spp. Proc. Fifth Int. Conf. Plant Path. Bact Cali, 35-38.
Seedlings are stunted, wilted and usually die. In some plants the affected parts are dull green in colour and sometimes breaking of the stems. Infected pods show discoloured sutures and may show yellowish areas.
Foliar interveinal chlorosis and necrosis. When the lower stem and root are cut longitudinally and observed, the vascular system is often discolored brown to black. The younger the plant becomes infected, the more severe the damage to the plant. Seedlings are frequently severely stunted or killed. If plants survive to maturity, seeds may show yellow or purple discoloration.
Seeds of white-seeded cultivars, when infected systemically, are bright-yellow; in cultivars with coloured seed coats, the coloration is less conspicuous. There may be a little yellow slime at the hilum, and seeds may be variously shrivelled. The colour mutants, aurantiacum and violaceum, produce an orange and purple discoloration, respectively, in the seedcoat.
Lablab purpureus, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus lunatus, Phaseolus vulgaris, Vign
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FAIRHAVEN FATHER'S DAY ROAD RACE: At 9 a.m. on June 17 in Fairhaven, with both three-mile and 10K runs starting at Hastings Middle School. Cash prizes, with nine age groups, awards for father-son/father-daughter teams and more. $12 early entry by June 1, $15 up to June 16. No post entries allowed. For more, visit jbrace.com, or call (508) 997-9460 (days) or (508) 992-1804 (nights). MIDDLEBORO YMCA 5K/10K: Races start at 9 a.m. on June 2 at Camp Yomechas in Middleboro. Prizes to the top male and female finishers overall, top three male and female finishers in each of eight age groups, and to the top three finishers in a 5k walk. Registration is $20, and open until 8:45 a.m. on June 2. For more, come to the Middleboro YMCA, visit jbrace.com or call Nathan Goldrick at (508) 947-1390.
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triple play camp: For girls ages 8-15. July 9-12 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Brooklawn Park. Designed to develop fundamentals and fine-tune advanced skills. For more, call Harry Lowe at (508) 997-4685.
Tri-Town Summer Program: Sign-Up Day for is Saturday, June 2 from 9 a.m. to noon at the tennis courts at ORR. The programs, sponsored by the Mattapoisett Community Tennis Association include: ORR Clinics for Grades 1-12, ORR Adult Clinics, MCTA Adult Clinics, MCTA lessons, Monthly round robins and Adult Drop-In. Annual membership fee is $10. For more information call: 508-758-6258. FALL RIVER CT
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.1 What do you mean?
Until a few years ago every single air conditioner unit was those of stable speed, what does it mean? It means that when we switched on our unit with a remote or wired remote our unit began to run and it worked at its full power, at its 100% of capacity, when it reached to the adjustable temperature or when we stopped it manually, the unit “stopped” completely and it didn’t keep throwing cold or heat (heat pump). Well, and now what?
The air conditioner stable speed units have or used to have (nowadays practically there aren’t for sale units which are not the inverter ones) some good things that we are about to set down now, although in general the new models with inverter technology beat those old ones, nevertheless we are going to remember the good things the air conditioner stable speed units had, for those old good times!
That’s absolutely true, the older air conditioner unit and in general, not the inverter ones, used to be more economic when we have to repair them, but why?, this answer is very simple, the older machines have less electronic boards (some of them don’t have), the starting condenser is isolated from the boards (in the inverter ones is integrated) and you can buy private label condensers because they don’t have to be special for every unit, some of them have relays which replace in many cases the electronic boards, the relays can also be from private label, the fan motors used to be single-phase motors and they don’t have any electronic board integrated (yes, even fan motors of inverter units, if they are direct current they have a board inside the motor), the compressors are stable and no inverter and therefore you can always adapt one of another brand if there isn’t any spare part or this is very expensive and thanks to its easy way of reparations because they don’t have much electronics, every expert can solve a problem.
I consider there aren’t more advantages. It’s true they are a few, because of that and because the evolution is wise, they were born and got multiplied the inverter air conditioners.
We said before that stable units gave us a feeling of a “colder” air, that’s not true, but not always.
It’s true that inverter units start slowly, it’s like a long-distance race, starting this way there’s neither a change in the intensity of current nor we feel a change in the intensity of bulbs, but they began to increase its capacity until they reach a 140% capacity in some cases.
In comparison to steady speed air conditioner units which either go or don’t go, the inverter air conditioner units have a wide range of operations, that’s the reason why catalogues used to show three different capacities: the nominal capacity, which is the “real” capacity or “basic” of that air conditioner and it’s the one we have to use to do the numbers more accurately (there are so many people who are wrong when taking as a reference the maximum capacity), the minimum capacity and the maximum capacity.
The nominal capacity, as we said before, it’s the real capacity, the one we must use in order to calculate everything.
The maximum capacity is the highest strength or capacity our inverter air conditioner unit can give. As we said, this capacity can’t be the one taken as a reference because sometimes it reaches a 140% of the nominal capacity, which can’t stay at that level for a long period of time. In general, it will reach its maximum capacity fifteen or twenty minutes every working hour, but it will suppose to the compressor to force itself and that will be inadequate. In any case, it will be the own machine and its electronics which will decide that, we don’t have to worry about anything, “the machine knows what it’s doing”.
The A+++ MSZ-FH25VE Mitsubishi inverter air conditioner unit provides us a very high EER and COP in cold and heat mode.
2,5 kW will be the machine’s nominal capacity, with this we will calculate if this air conditioner unit is adequate or not for the place we want to air-condition.
1,4 kW will be the minimum capacity the inverter air conditioner unit can give us, being the 56% of its nominal capacity.
3,5 kW will be the maximum capacity. Our unit, even being a 2,5 kW unit is able to give a 140% of its capacity or 3,5 kW, which is the same.
As we can see in the inverter units, in this case, the MSZ-FH25VE Mitsubishi has working range between a 56% until reaching a 140%. The machine will be the responsible of giving the strength needed for having the best comfort in the shortest period of time, thanks to its characteristic of surpassing its nominal capacity which achieves to air-condition any room in less time than a stable speed air conditioner unit or not inverter.
As we have explained in the last paragraph, the inverter air conditioner units may vary its capacity according to their needs, this makes the consumption to get adapted and lowers the electrical consumption significantly.
If this wasn’t enough, thanks to its electronics, it is capable to run always at its finest conditions, adapting itself to the climate, though it’s very cold or very hot.
The stable speed units were very old in comparison to that, for they don’t have such electronics and they couldn’t modify its way of running and they worked in the same conditions though the weather was a 24ºC normal day or an extreme hot day with 38ºC, some stable speed units had pressure relief valves and condensing controls or different fan speed in the condenser, but this is nothing in comparison with all the things an inverter unit can do, regulating the gas flow with the electronic expansion valve, reducing or increasing the compressor speed, such as the condenser fan motor does.
The inverter air conditioner units get more comfort and faster than the stable speed ones.
“The inverter units never stop, my machine never stops”.
A smaller fluctuation in the air temperature improves significantly the comfort and well-being feeling.
That is not true, the inverter air conditioner units stop, of course they do, but they do it few times, why?
In comparison to a stable capacity unit which switches itself on when the temperature goes a degree over our assigned temperature (cold mode) and it stops when it exceeds -1ºC, the inverter units work in a different way, these go reducing its capacity slowly when they reach their objective, and that’s the reason why seldom they exceed or reduce the temperature more than what it’s needed because it will keep itself a few degrees over or below our assigned temperature. It doesn’t mean it doesn’t stop, it does, but in general reducing its capacity and therefore its consumption is enough to keep the desired temperature.
The inverter air conditioners are way much more efficient than those which aren’t inverter and they achieve an energy coefficient wider.
This is the biggest war horse ever in the invert air conditioner units: consumption, capacity. It is obvious that among their improvements towards the stable speed units, this is the most important. Thanks to its electronics and the obvious progressions over these years, an actual inverter unit can reach a 5,15 energy coefficient, that in comparison with a 2,76 of a non-inverter unit but same model, it is something to be aware of, it is almost the double of capacity and for that it means the half of consumption when doing the same work and air-conditioning the same room. Just for this reason choosing between an inverter and non-inverter one should be an easy choice to anybody.
Another inverter air conditioner characteristic which makes it better than a not inverter one is its working range, for example in heat mode. When the outside temperature reaches between 5 and 0ºC, a not inverter unit starts to fall its capacity heavily, even becoming ineffective and useless if the temperature descends even more, This is due to working in heat mode, the condenser will be cooling and it reaches to a point when it produces frost and it finally freezes itself, making impossible the heat or cold exchange with the outside. This is a solution with the called “defrost”, which almost every inverter unit has. With this defrost mode, what the unit does during a few minutes is to send the heat that should be going to the outside in order to warm our house, it sends it to the external unit to defrost it, loosing with this process the heat that should be impelling in the internal unit.
After that, the unit will work normally until the next defrost, which will be more usual and shortened in time if there is more cold and humidity in the outside.
The inverter units don’t have such problems, or, if they have it is much less pronounced due to its electronics regulate the gas flow for this not to happen thanks to measurements, being able to work to -15ºC and loosing much less capacity than not inverter air conditioner units.
It also exists special inverter units which works to -25ºC, giving a full capacity when they reach -15ºC, like Mitsubishi Electric Zubadan units.
If you’re thinking about acquiring an inverter air conditioner unit, we recommend you to take a look at these links before picking one or another. These are the comparatives we did.
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Gasworks Care plans are only available for appliances used inside your home for domestic purposes. If you own a domestic property which you let out, we will offer you a Landlord agreement.
There are a few areas where we do not provide Gasworks Care plans. If this affects you, we will tell you when you apply.
Your agreement begins when we process your application. Following your first payment(usually by Direct Debit), payments for your agreement will fall due monthly. If you choose to pay by cash, cheque or credit card we may charge you a small administration fee for processing your payment. With Gold Care options an additional fee is payable for each repair, including related faults. We will normally ask for your payment details (credit/debit card) at the time that we book your job.
If you are moving home, please notify us as soon as possible about any change of address. Once we receive new address details from you for your new home we can transfer your agreement to this new address. Gasworks will arrange a First Service for your new home (please refer to First Service and Annual Service sections below).
We will not carry out a First Service if we have already carried out an Annual Service at the property within the last 12 months.
Gasworks will normally carry out the Annual Service for gas options at the end of each contract year. If we do not carry out a First Service because we have already carried out an Annual Service at the property within the last 12 months, we will normally arrange for your First Service around 12 months from the date we last serviced the system or appliance.
After that, for the gas options, we will carry out an Annual Service each year. This date will depend on out workload and your preference for an appointment. As long as we can get into your home, we will always make sure we check that your system or appliance is safe. You can also call us at any time to arrange or rearrange your Annual Service if it is due.
Gasworks can carry out the inspections that are needed at the same time as the Annual Service We will only check and issue a Gas Safety Record for the gas appliances that are included on your Gasworks Care agreement. We can inspect for safety or service any other gas appliances in the rented property for an extra cost. After the inspections on the gas appliances, we will then send you a Gas Safety Record showing that we have done a safety inspection, which will include details of any faults we have found and any repairs needed. If you or we cancel your agreement after we have provided a Gas Safety Record, we will not refund our fee for providing the Gas Safety Record.
Gasworks will let you know when it is time to carry out a service. It is your responsibility to arrange appointments and to let us into your property. If we cannot gain access to your property, we will be unable to carry out the necessary work. If this happens, we will tell you so that you may arrange another appointment. If you do not arrange an appointment or we cannot gain access, your agreement will continue even though we have been unable to carry out the service. If, after several attempts, you have not made an appointment or we still cannot gain access, we may cancel your agreement. We will tell you in writing if this is the case.
We reserve the right to charge for any wasted calls or where the customer has not given at least 24 hours’ notice to cancel the visit, at our standard hourly rate.
If we believe you have given false information.
If you do not make a payment.
– we have advised you that permanent repairs or improvements are needed to make sure your appliance or system works properly, and you do not follow our advice within a reasonable period. This advice may include replacing your boiler or system.
If we are not reasonably able to find parts to keeps your system or appliance working safely.
Because we have told you that permanent repairs or improvements are needed, we may offer you another agreement with us, for example one which will not include the parts causing the problem, or does not include the cost of repairs to your system, boiler or other gas appliances.
Under our Fair Use Policy we may cancel or downgrade your agreement when you make inappropriate or unfair use of your agreement. The objective of the Fair Use Policy is to ensure that our services are available for fair use by all our customers.
You must cancel your agreement as described in the ‘Cancellation’ section above, if you cancel your agreement, we may charge you an amount to bring your payments, in the last 12 months, up to the amount set out in the table. This will depend on when you cancel. If you have already benefitted from the boiler service or any claims through that year then a full years payment will be due. The minimum charge covers the costs we have had to pay but which we have not yet reclaimed at the point you cancel. It includes things such as our costs of carrying out services, dealing with repairs, our organisational costs or the costs of dealing with your agreement with us (or all the above).
Gasworks may advise you that permanent repairs or improvements are needed to make sure your appliance or system works safely (for example, to comply with gas safety regulations, such as upgrading your ventilation to meet current standards). If you do not follow our advice, it may mean that we are unable to fulfil all of our obligations under your agreement. In this case, your agreement will continue to run unless you tell us you would like to cancel or if we cancel the agreement (see ‘Cancellation’).
If Gasworks do not carry the spare part(s) to repair your boiler, system or appliance needed on the day we may have to order the parts from one of our suppliers.. This means we are reliant on the stocks of others to provide the parts to which we have no control. We will do all we reasonably can to find and install parts from our approved suppliers. We may use other approved parts or parts that have been reconditioned by the original manufacturer.
One of our engineers will usually carry out the work. In some cases we may authorise a suitably qualified manufacturer to carry out the work. We may also use authorised sub-contractors where appropriate.
Gasworks will meet our responsibilities under your Care Plan agreement within reasonable time unless it is impossible because of circumstances outside our control.
Gasworks guarantees all parts for 12 months from date of repair. Labour is 28 days. Any guarantees do not affect your legal rights under the Sales of Goods Act 1979 and Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982. You can get advice about your rights from a Citizens Advice Bureau or Trading Standards Department.
Gasworks use our PowerFlush to clean the system to remove sludge and other waste from central heating systems.
If we recommend that your system needs cleaning through with a PowerFlush Machine, Gasworks will charge you to undertake this work. Once it is finished, there will be no charge for any future PowerFlush work that may be needed, as long as
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workplace. It is important to understand the two major types of activity that provide employees with protection (“protected activity”). These anti-retaliation provisions protect two main types of activity: (1) participation; and (2) opposition.
An individual is protected from retaliation for having made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under Title VII, the ADEA, the EPA, the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, or GINA. Participation may include, for example, filing or serving as a witness in an administrative proceeding or lawsuit alleging discrimination.
An individual is protected from retaliation for opposing any practice made unlawful under the EEO laws. Protected “opposition” activity broadly includes the many ways in which an individual may communicate explicitly or implicitly opposition to perceived employment discrimination. The manner of opposition must be reasonable, and the opposition must be based on a reasonable good faith belief that the conduct opposed is, or could become, unlawful.
B. Can My Employer Retaliate Against Me? No.
Many employment laws, whether they are under federal or Ohio law, have provisions which prohibit retaliation against their employees. Importantly, any employee, regardless of his or her status, has a private cause of action if he or she experiences retaliation.
Although each situation is different, your employer cannot retaliate against you. For example, if you oppose discrimination in the workplace (based on your reasonable belief) and your employer takes disciplinary action against you (e.g. write-ups, reduction of hours, termination, etc.), it may constitute unlawful retaliation. As you can imagine, retaliation can occur against employees in a variety of situations and in all aspects of employment.
The scope of employee activity protected by the law.
Legal analysis to be used to determine if evidence supports a claim of retaliation.
Rules against interference with the exercise of rights under the ADA.
Detailed examples of employer actions that may constitute retaliation.
With respect to examples of employer actions that may constitute retaliation, a non-exhaustive list of actions that constitute protected activity by the employee is below.
“Passive resistance” – e.g. supervisor refusing a request to dissuade subordinates from filing EEO complaints. Just not acting on the request is considered protected.
Resisting harassing behavior – The EEOC gives the example of an employee telling a supervisor to “leave me alone” and “stop it.” The fact that it’s a supervisor seems important here because the supervisor’s knowledge is imputed to the employer.
Intervening to protect others from harassing behavior – Again, the EEOC example involves a co-worker intervening to stop harassment by a supervisor.
Complaining that pay practices are discriminatory – There doesn’t need to be an explicit reference to discrimination. If a woman says her pay is unfair and asks what men in the job are being paid, the EEOC deems that protected.
If you have questions about retaliation and/or have been retaliated against by your employer, you should contact an employment attorney at Bryant Legal, LLC to help make sure your rights are protected and asserted appropriately.
SCOTUS Decision – Over 2 Million Home Health Care Workers Entitled to Overtime Wages. Contact an FLSA Overtime Wages Attorney.
As of today, June 27, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”), denied hearing the Home Health Care Association of America’s request to determine the validity of the Department of Labor’s Home Care Final Rule.
If you are a home health care employee working as a home health aide, caregiver, or in any other position to provide companionship or other services, then you should contact an Ohio overtime attorney at Bryant Legal, LLC immediately to be advised of your rights to unpaid overtime. We are currently involved with representing individuals in the home health care industry who are entitled to overtime wages and can advocate on your behalf.
What Does this Ruling Mean for me?
Described as a “Win for Home Care Workers,” your once “exempt” position (which means not entitled to overtime pay) is now a “non-exempt” position such that you are entitled to overtime wages for all hours worked over 40 in any given workweek. In other words, you must be paid time and a half (overtime) for every hour you work in excess of 40 for each workweek. If you are not paid overtime wages, then your employer is violating the law and you are entitled to your unpaid overtime pay with an equal amount of liquidated damages and attorney’s fees.
For years, home health care companies took advantage of millions of workers who provide compassionate and competent care to our loved ones who wish to remain in their homes and communities. For years, they regularly worked between 60 and 120 hours per week without a dime of overtime wages.
To provide some context to this ruling, on October 1, 2013 the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued the Home Care Final Rule, which overturned an outdated “companionship services” exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Workers unfairly subject to the “companionship services” exemption meant those services which provide fellowship, care, and protection (e.g. household work, meal preparation, bed making, washing of clothes, etc.) for a person who, because of advanced age or physical or mental infirmity, cannot care for his or her own needs. See 29 C.F.R. § 552.109(a) and 29 C.F.R. § 552.6(b). The Home Care Final Rule extended minimum wage and overtime protections to almost 2 million home care workers.
Because home health care companies had to finally pay its workers time and a half (overtime wages) for all hours over 40 per week, the Home Health Care Association of America continued to fight against the DOL’s Rule. The rule was challenged in federal court, but on August 21, 2015, a federal Court of Appeals issued a unanimous opinion affirming the validity of the Final Rule. This opinion upholding the Home Care Final Rule became effective on October 13, 2015, when the Court of Appeals issued its mandate. On November 18, 2015, the Home Health Care Association of America continued to fight against allowing millions of deserving home health care workers overtime wages. It filed a petition for certiorari to seek the validity of the Home Care Final Rule.
On June 27, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order denying a request to review the Court of Appeals decision, meaning the opinion stands. As a result, millions of home health care workers were entitled to overtime wages on October 13, 2015 – the date the appellate court issued its mandate.
Contact an FLSA Overtime Attorney at Bryant Legal, LLC today to discuss seeking overtime wages at no cost to you. You may do so using the contact form or call either office to discuss your rights.
In this post, it is a brief overview limited solely to understanding whether you are being misclassified as an independent contractor rather than an actual employee of the company paying you. The example described below is focused on unpaid overtime wages due to the misclassification of an employment relationship (independent contractor vs. employee) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Should you have questions about your employment status (whether you are an independent contractor or employee), feel free to contact either office of Bryant Legal, LLC to discuss your unique wage and hour scenario with an employment attorney.
When Employers Deliberately Misclassify Employees in an attempt to Cut Costs, Everyone loses.
The misclassification of employees as independent contractors presents a very serious problem facing affected workers, employers and the entire economy. Misclassified employees often are denied access to critical benefits and protections to which they are entitled, such as the minimum wages, overtime wages, family and medical leave, unemployment insurance, and safe workplaces. Employee misclassification generates substantial losses to the federal government and state governments in the form of lower tax revenues, as well as to state unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation funds. It hurts taxpayers and undermines the economy.
The blurred lines from the fissured workplace make achieving compliance with the wage and hour laws a difficult task. Intense competition between business models like subcontracting, temporary agencies, labor brokers, franchising, licensing and third-party management leads to low pay, and noncompliance pulls down standards for all – making it difficult for responsible employers to survive in low margin, fiercely competitive conditions. The costs in this race to be the lowest bidder are borne by workers deprived of their wages and their rights.
According to the Department of Labor, between 10% and as high as 30% of employers may misclassify their employees as “independent contractors.” That means that workers misclassified as independent contractors are wrongfully denied access to important benefits and protections (such as minimum wages and overtime wages). For example, when a worker is determined to be an “employee” and works in excess of 40 hours per week, he or she is entitled to overtime wages. The misclassification is important because he or she would not have previously been entitled to overtime wages as an independent contractor. However, when the economic reality is that of an employee, the worker is entitled to the benefits he or she previously missed out on due to the misclassification.
In order for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) minimum wage and overtime pay provisions to apply, an employment relationship must exist between the “employer” and an “employee” (e.g. the worker).The FLSA’s definition of “employ” includes “to suffer or permit to work.” As such, The FLSA definition of employ was specifically designed to broadly cover as many workers as possible. That means that most workers are employees under the FLSA.
Importantly, you are only entitled to overtime wages and minimum-wage compensation if you are an “employee.” An independent contractor cannot enjoy the FLSA’s protections
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. Myocarditis after Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole Treatment for Ehrlichiosis. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2013;19(12):1975-1977. doi:10.3201/eid1912.121459.
Nayak, S. U., & Simon, G. L. (2013). Myocarditis after Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole Treatment for Ehrlichiosis. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 19(12), 1975-1977. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1912.121459.
The manifestations of human monocytic ehrlichiosis range from a mild febrile syndrome to a severe multisystem illness. Myocardial involvement is uncommon. We report a woman, 78 years of age, who was treated with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole after a tick bite, in whom myocarditis was subsequently diagnosed. She recovered completely after doxycycline therapy.
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) is caused by an obligate intracellular gram-negative bacteria of the family Anaplasmataceae. The first reported case of ehrlichiosis occurred in a man, 51 years of age, in Arkansas, United States. The man experienced a prolonged febrile illness after being bitten by ticks. Four years later, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, the causative agent of this syndrome, was recognized (1). Ticks acquire E. chaffeensis from a reservoir host, the white-tailed deer, and transmit the organism to humans during blood meals (2).
The clinical manifestations of HME range from a mild febrile syndrome to severe multisystemic illness. Although ehrlichiosis has sometimes been referred to as Rocky mountain spotted fever without the rash, a rash is not uncommon (2). Gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and central nervous system symptoms are well described, but cardiovascular disease is rare (2). Including the patient described herein, 4 persons in whom HME was diagnosed have had myocardial involvement.
A woman, 78 years of age, who had a 4-day history of fevers, chills, fatigue, and myalgias sought medical treatment after a syncopal episode. She denied dyspnea or chest pain. Ten days earlier, while in southern Virginia, she had noticed a tick on her ankle. After tick removal, the area became inflamed, and the patient received trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) from a local urgent care center.
Her vital signs were as follows: oral temperature 39.3°C, blood pressure 120/60 mm Hg, heart rate 90 bpm, respiratory rate 16 breaths per min, and oxygen saturation 98% on room air. Except for a 2–cm erythematous patch on the medial aspect of her right ankle, results of her physical examination were normal. Her leukocyte count was 1.4 ×103 cells/μL (34% non-segmented neutrophils) and platelet count was 66 × 103/μL. Blood cultures were negative. The serum aspartate aminotransferase level was 173 U/L (reference <50 U/L), and the serum alanine aminotransferase level was 109 U/L (reference <50 U/L). Urinary sediment was unremarkable and a chest radiograph was normal.
The following day, the patient became dyspneic. A room air arterial blood gas revealed a pH of 7.43 (reference range 7.38–7.42), PO2 of 70 mm Hg (reference range 75–100 mm Hg), and PCO2 of 20 mm Hg (reference range 38-42 mm Hg). Pulmonary congestion without focal infiltrates was evident on a chest radiograph; an electrocardiogram indicated normal voltage, and saddle-shaped S-T elevations in 6 leads did not indicate ischemic distribution. On hospital day 3, her cardiac enzyme levels were markedly elevated: creatine kinase was 2,524 U/L (reference <325 U/L), creatine kinase-MB 27.3 ng/mL (reference <2.3 ng/mL), and troponin 27.3 ng/mL (reference 0–0.03 ng/mLl). A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed left ventricular systolic dysfunction with global hypokinesis and an ejection fraction of 30% (reference range 55–70%). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed mild atherosclerosis.
Review of the patient’s peripheral blood smear from the day of admission showed several monocytes with characteristic morulae. She was empirically treated with doxycycline, and experienced prompt defervescence. Her cardiac decompensation resolved over several days and an ejection fraction of 70% was noted on echocardiogram 10 weeks after her admission.
Serologic results for Borrelia bergdorferi, Rickettsia rickettsii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Francisella tularensis were negative. Initial serologic analysis for E. chaffeensis demonstrated a positive result (IgM titer 320) and a negative IgG result. Convalescent-phase serologic analysis 1 month after discharge showed an IgG titer for E. chaffeensis of 8,192, indicating recent infection; markers of cardiac injury had returned to reference levels.
The Dallas criteria for a diagnosis of myocarditis are applied based on histopathologic findings of an inflammatory cellular infiltrate with or without myocyte necrosis. Unfortunately, these criteria have low sensitivity, lack prognostic value, and necessitate an invasive procedure. Autopsy studies have shown that myocardial inflammation is not homogeneous and that sampling issues can contribute to a high rate of false negative endomyocardial biopsies. In clinical practice, the diagnosis is made based on the clinical syndrome, cardiac biomarkers, and electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings (3).
Although a wide variety of pathogenic organisms have been associated with myocarditis, the etiology of this disorder in most patients remains idiopathic. In those cases in which an etiologic agent has been identified, viruses, in particular coxsackie B viruses, have been most frequently implicated (4). Endomyocardial biopsies during the late 1990s revealed other viral agents such as adenovirus, influenza A and B, cytomegalovirus, parvovirus B-19, and Epstein-Barr virus, among others (3,4). Myocardial involvement and cardiac dysfunction are frequently recognized in patients with HIV infection.
Trichinella spiralis and Toxoplasma gondii have also been recognized as causes of myocarditis, and, outside the United States, trypanosomes are commonly recognized etiologic agents (4). Bacteria can cause myocarditis through the effects of toxins, as is the case with diphtheria. Endotoxins have a direct suppressant effect on myocardial contractility, and myocardial dysfunction can occur in patients infected with gram-negative bacteremia. Alternatively, the presence of other organismsa, such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophilia spp., or Borrelia bergdorferi within the myocardium has been demonstrated, indicating a more direct effect (3,4).
Myocardial involvement is a rare complication of HME. Studies in which dog models were used have shown that acute infection with E. canis is a risk factor for myocardial injury (5). In 2 earlier reported cases of HME with myocardial involvement, previously healthy men had clinical symptoms of HME confirmed by serologic analysis and left ventricular dysfunction and electrocardiographic abnormalities developed, similar to those of the patient in this study. Myocarditis resolved in both patients after doxycycline therapy (6,7). A third case of HME-related myocarditis occurred in a patient with Wegener granulomatosis (8). The patient was immunosuppressed by use of a tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor, which may have contributed to the more severe manifestation of HME. This patient also appeared to recover after initiation of doxycyline. Jahangir et al. reported the sudden death of an otherwise healthy outdoor worker 19 days after the worker was bitten by a tick. An autopsy revealed transmural myocarditis and pulmonary congestion and serology consistent with human granulocytic anaplasmosis (9).
There is a demonstrated association between use of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and fulminant manifestation of rickettsial diseases; the mechanism is unknown. Severe cases of HME have been reported in otherwise healthy adolescents taking short courses of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (10,11), and in transplant patients receiving long-term regimens of sulfa drugs as prophylaxis (12,13). Our patient’s disease severity may have been exacerbated by her recently prescribed regimen of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
Myocarditis associated with human monocytic ehrlichiosis is distinctly uncommon. The possibility that this condition is caused by simultaneous infection with another microorganism cannot be excluded, although such dual infection is rare (14). Whether subclinical myocarditis may occur more frequently is unknown, but increased evaluation of cardiac function may reveal that this is a more common phenomenon.
The mechanism whereby this organism produces transient myocardial dysfunction is unknown. Rickettsial infection is characterized by direct endothelial cell infection and inflammation mediated by cytokine and chemokine activity, which leads to increased microvascular permeability (15). Occasionally, small vessel occlusion and local ischemia may occur. In patients with ehrlichiosis, perivascular lymphohistiocytic infiltrates may be seen on histopathologic examination (16).
The observed improvement in myocardial function following doxycycline therapy in the patient in this study and in those previously described suggests that myocardial dysfunction may be caused by direct infection of the myocyte or a toxic effect of sulfa drugs, or may be secondary to an innate inflammatory response mediated by E. chaffeensis. It would be less likely to be a result of the host’s adaptive immune response, e.g., rhe
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of fluorescence decays. At the end of a user defined exposure time, the full histogram data (i.e. 32-bins/pixel and 512 pixels) is first transferred to a FPGA in 84.48 μs via 64 data I/O pads at a 33.33 MHz I/O rate. The sensor data is then binned into two user defined spectral bands to provide spectral separation between different fluorophores, before being transferred to a PC via a USB3 connection for further processing. Fluorescence lifetimes for each spectral band are then rapidly estimated in software by applying the Centre-of-Mass Method (CMM), providing two 128 x 128 size spectral lifetime images in 1.384 s (i.e. with a frame rate of 0.72 fps). The frame rate can be increased by reducing the number of bins, reaching a maximum frame rate when only 2 bins are used with the Rapid Lifetime Determination (RLD) algorithm. In this paper we study the lifetime accuracy vs frame rate trade-offs by varying the number of histogram bins while carefully adjusting the bin widths for maximum bin counts. We validate the results using a Rhodamine 110 and Rhodamine B mixture solution which we separate them spectrally by their fluorescence lifetimes.
The Flamingo is a modular, shareable light sheet microscope suited to a new model of scientific collaboration. Each microscope is customized for a given application, equipped to travel from lab to lab and providing widespread access to advanced microscopy. It is a compact selective plane illumination microscope (SPIM) that can be turned upright for multi-view imaging of hanging samples or turned on its side for samples in a dish. Rapid multi-color imaging is achieved via sCMOS cameras and several possible laser lines. With its selective sheet illumination, the Flamingo is well suited for fast and gentle imaging of developing organisms.
The capability of Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) to detect photons with picosecond timing precision and shotnoise limited performance has given rise to a range of biological and biomedical applications, from Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) to Raman Spectroscopy and Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The use of SPAD sensors has also been successfully demonstrated in Single-Molecule Localisation Microscopy. Traditionally implemented as point detectors, recent advances in SPAD technology, such as compact, binary pixels and back-side illuminated, 3D-stacked architectures, have led to 2-D imaging arrays of increasing resolution and fill factor. Combined with high frame rates (in the kFPS range), and negligible read noise, the sensors offer an exciting prospect for capturing fast temporal dynamics in life science cellular imaging. The work in this paper considers the application of SPAD imaging arrays to widefield fluorescence lifetime imaging of high-speed particles in microscopy. We demonstrate, using a time-gated binary SPAD array, that by tracking particles, and spatially re-assigning the underlying photon counts accordingly, lifetime estimates for fast-moving objects are possible. Moreover, we give the first demonstration of FLIM using a SPAD imaging array with on-chip histogramming of photon arrival time, with potential frame rates of several 100FPS. Both FLIM techniques are illustrated using experimental results based on fluorescent microspheres undergoing Brownian motion. The results pave the way towards applications in live-cell microscopy, such as the monitoring of the fluorescence lifetime of highly mobile cell structures, with a view, for example, to study molecular interactions using Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) measurements.
We present an achromatic confocal laser scanning system capable of recording spectrally resolved fluorescence lifetime images (sFLIMs) at a rate of >8 frames per second (FPS) for a 128 x 128 image. This frame rate was achieved by optimizing the processing of lifetime calculations from previous results which demonstrated >4 FPS sFLIM imaging. The imaging system is achromatic for a spectral range of 400 - 900 nm, achieved by using reflective optics instead of a transmissive lens system, except for the primary objectives. Two excitation sources have been integrated into the system, 485 nm and 640 nm laser diodes with a pulse width of <70 ps and <90 ps respectively. Imaging is performed via a galvanometric mirror system which scans the laser beam over the sample with the ability to change the Field of View (FOV) on the fly. The collected fluorescence signal is focused into a multimode fiber via a second objective and recollimated onto a transmissive grating for spectral dispersion onto a novel complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor single photon avalanche diode (CMOS SPAD) line array sensor. This sensor can perform lifetime histogram generation on-chip and process over 16.5 Giga events/s enabling fast lifetime data acquisition. High speed sFLIM is demonstrated through imaging of convallaria majalis sections.
Using Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC) for the purpose of fluorescence lifetime measurements is often limited in speed due to pile-up and dead-time artifacts. This is particularly critical in fast imaging applications. With modern instrumentation this limitation can be lifted by reducing the dead-time of the TCSPC electronics to the absolute minimum imposed by the speed of the electrical detector signals. Another, complementing approach to speedy image acquisition is parallelization by means of simultaneous, time tagged readout of many detector channels. This of course puts high demands on the data throughput of the TCSPC system. Here we present a new integrated design, providing up to 8 independent input channels, an extremely short dead-time, very high time tagging throughput over USB 3.0, and a timing resolution of 80 ps. Apart from design features and benchmark results of the instrument as such, we show application results from spectrally resolved (sFLIM) and high speed confocal fluorescence lifetime imaging (rapidFLIM). We put special focus on life science applications, paving the way to monitor sub-second dynamics in live cell imaging, including lifetime based Förster Resonant Energy Transfer (FLIM-FRET) imaging. We furthermore show how the inevitable pulse-pile-up occurring in the detector signals at high photon flux can be corrected for and how this data acquisition scheme excels in terms of photon collection efficiency in comparison to other approaches.
In this talk, I introduce high-throughput intelligence-powered image-activated cell sorting or an “imaging” version of fluorescence-activated cell sorting [Cell 175, 1 (2018)] that realizes real-time image-based intelligent cell sorting at an unprecedented rate of ~100 events per second. This technology integrates high-speed cell microscopy, focusing, and sorting methods on rapid hybrid software-hardware data-management infrastructure, enabling real-time automated operation for data acquisition, data processing, decision-making, and actuation. I present two unique applications in microbiology and hematology enabled by the technology and discuss how technology enables machine-based scientific discovery in diverse biological and medical sciences.
While fluorescence imaging flow cytometry is a promising method for high-throughput single-cell analysis, it has not been suitable for analysis of large populations of cells (e.g., blood samples) due to its low imaging sensitivity at a high cell throughput. Here we present fluorescence imaging flow cytometry with an ultrahigh imaging sensitivity, which is enabled by virtual motion freezing. In this method, we prepare a wide-field imaging system with a CMOS camera and scan images of flowing cells by a scanning device, such as a polygon scanner, equipped in the imaging system so that the motion of the cells is canceled in the imaging plane, thus significantly extending the exposure time of the camera without suffering from motion blur. Additionally, we scan a loosely focused excitation beam during the exposure time of the camera in the direction opposite to the cell flow using a beam scanner such as an acousto-optic deflector, which significantly reduces motion cancellation errors caused by the image distortion of the imaging system and hence allows further extension of the exposure time. Consequently, our method improves imaging sensitivity by a factor of ~1,000 compared with a conventional wide-field excitation method, enabling acquisition of microscopy-grade images of fast flowing cells. As a proof-of-concept, we obtained fluorescence images of nuclei of murine white blood cells stained by SYTO16 at a flow speed of 1 m/s (corresponding to a cell throughput of 10,000 cells/s assuming the 100-μm cell spacing) and determined the population of nuclear lobulation from the high-signal-to-noise-ratio images obtained.
Continuing development of image-based bioassay is mainly hampered by the lack of throughput to systematically screen a large cell/tissue population under extensive experimental conditions; and the overwhelming reliance on biochemical markers, which are not always effective, especially when there is poor prior knowledge of the markers. Here we demonstrate ultralarge-scale, high-resolution “on-the-fly” quantitative phase imaging (QPI) of single-cells and whole-tissue-slide on a spinning-disk assay platform at an imaging rate of at least 100-times faster than current assays – mitigating the imaging throughput limitation hindered by the fundamental space-bandwidth-product limit of classical optical imaging. The concept takes advantage of the high-speed spinning motion, which naturally provides imaging at an ultrafast rate (<10MHz) that can only be made possible with time-stretch imaging. To demonstrate the capability of the system, we imaged both label-free adherent cells and tissue slices, prepared on the functionalized digital versatile discs (DVDs), across a giga-pixel-FOV exceeding 10mm2 at a resolution of ~ 1μm. Both bright-field and QPI images are generated in real-time with this FOV at a spinning speed of <1,000 rpm. In contrast to the vast majority of current QPI modalities, our platform requires no interferometry and no computationally-intensive iterative method for phase retrieval, favouring continuous high-speed Q
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to variability in isolation procedures, animal size, nematocyst source (e.g., oral arms or fishing tentacles), and geographical distribution of the species [12,34].
Figure 2. Protein content and fractionation of A. aurita TVE. (A) SDS-PAGE protein profile of TVE was performed in 12% polyacrylamide gel stained with Coomassie brilliant blue R-250. M indicates molecular mass standards (Amersham Rainbow Marker high-range, GE Healthcare); Lane 1 corresponds to 20 μg total protein of TVE. (B) Chromatogram of TVE fractionation by C18 reversed-phase column using a gradient of solution B from 5% to 95% (dashed line) at a flow rate of 1 mL/min over 60 min; Baseline indicated with a thin line. (C) SDS-PAGE protein profile of chromatography fractions. Analysis was performed in 10% polyacrylamide gels stained with Coomassie brilliant blue R-250. M indicates molecular mass standards (Kaleidoscope, Bio-Rad); Lanes 1–10 correspond to the eluted peaks equally labeled from HPLC fractionation.
To further identify the protein compounds that induced neurotoxicity, TVE was fractionated using a C18 analytical reversed-phase HPLC column that yielded 10 fractions during the first 60 min of elution (Figure 2B). All chromatography fractions were also analyzed with SDS-PAGE which showed an evident separation of venom proteins (Figure 2C). For fraction 1 (50 µg apparent total protein) and 2 (4.5 µg apparent total protein) no protein bands were detected and may correspond to salts, unbounded compounds or trace contaminants. Only two poorly defined bands at ~55 and ~65 kDa were found in fraction 3 (3.6 µg total protein). Fraction 4 (28 µg total protein) was mainly composed of an intense band at ~90 kDa and two minor bands between 150 and 250 kDa. A less intense ~90 kDa band was also visible in fraction 5 (50 µg total protein), in addition to four more components detected at 45, 85, 150, 225, and >250 kDa. The profile of fraction 6 (37 µg total protein) showed protein bands at 150, 250 and >250 kDa, but the ~90 and ~45 kDa bands appeared more diffuse. Fractions 7, 8, 9 and 10 (25, 25, 39 and 0.8 µg total protein, respectively) revealed noteworthy protein bands in clusters at 25–35 kDa and 37–45 kDa, indicating lower molecular masses for the predominant protein components of these chromatography fractions, although some protein bands from 100 to 250 kDa are still distinguishable.
The identification of A. aurita neurotoxic TVE components was initially assessed in vivo by intramuscular injections into adult ghost crabs (Ocypode quadrata). Animals injected with control vehicle (deionized water) exhibited normal behavior. In contrast, intramuscular injections of A. aurita TVE (100 μg total protein) caused motor impairment, appendix stretching, tetanic reactions, loss of balance, flaccid paralysis, and death of crabs within 7 min. These neurotoxic reactions were similar to those reported initially by Segura-Puertas et al., demonstrating that neurotoxicity is a consistent and clearly defined feature of A. aurita TVE.
After fractionation, all resultant chromatography fractions were also tested in crabs. Fractions 4 and 5 (Figure 2B,C) were the only fractions to cause similar reactions to those of TVE. Fraction 4 (28 µg total protein) produced uncontrolled appendix movements and leg stretching reactions. These effects were temporary and crab recovered completely in 1 min. Fraction 5 (50 µg total protein) only caused temporary appendix movements for 20 s.
Pulses of ACh applied to non-injected X. laevis oocytes showed the absence of native cationic channels in the oocyte batches used in this study. On the contrary, pulses of 1–5 μM ACh caused depolarization of transfected oocytes to 4–20 µA (details in Figure 3).
TVE and fractions 4 and 5 (Figure 2B,C) were tested on muscle nAChRs following the neurotoxicity exhibited in vivo. TVE produced membrane alterations and immediate death of oocytes even at low concentrations. Similarly, serial concentrations of fraction 5 caused damage to oocyte membranes preventing adequate current measurements. For this reason, TVE and fraction 5 were discarded for further in vitro tests. Fraction 4 potently inhibited ACh-elicited currents mediated by both fetal and adult muscle nAChR subtypes. The inhibitory effect for the fetal muscle receptors is shown in Figure 3. Receptor inhibition was concentration-dependent and completely reversible at the second pulse of ACh allowing complete toxin dissociation from receptors in all tested concentrations. The concentration-response curves indicate that fraction 4 had an IC50 value of 1.77 μg/μL and 2.28 μg/μL for fetal (α1β1γδ) and adult (α1β1εδ) muscle nAChRs, respectively (Figure 4). Although fraction 4 was not completely isolated, the main components of this fraction corresponded to a ~90 kDa protein.
Figure 3. Activity of fraction 4 on fetal muscle nAChR expressed in X. laevis oocytes. Concentration-response effects can be compared through the various panels. Arrows indicate the first current elicited after the 5 min static bath of toxin equilibration. Control membrane depolarisations elicited by 1–5 μM ACh pulses are indicated as 10% of total value (nA); (A) 1.5 μg total protein of fraction 4 inhibited 25% of ACh-elicited currents; (B) 3 μg total protein of fraction 4 blocked 50% of ACh currents; (C) 4.5 μg total protein of fraction 4 caused 96% blocking effect.
Figure 4. Concentration-response curves for fraction 4 on the adult (up-triangle) and fetal (down-triangle) subtypes of mouse muscle nAChR. Curves were generated by plotting current amplitude after toxin application as a percentage of current amplitude prior to toxin application (% response). Each data point represents the average value ± S.E. of the responses from three oocytes.
The activity exhibited by fraction 4 showed a rapid reversibility similar to the temporary reactions observed in crabs demonstrating a correlation using in vivo and in vitro approaches. The toxin-receptor kinetics resembled those of α-neurotoxins, especially of non-conventional, three-fingered α-neurotoxins (e.g., candoxin and “weak toxins” also named WTX), as well as some members of the ψ-conotoxins (e.g., PIIIE and PIIIF) [23,24,35,36]. These neurotoxins exhibited similar dissociation kinetics (5 to 10 min to complete wash-out from receptors) and affected muscle nAChRs subtypes with different potencies. The fast dissociation could be ascribed either to low protein concentration or low receptor affinity; however, the protein concentration was enough to cause a blockade of muscle receptors as well as neurotoxic reactions in crabs. Furthermore, the toxin interaction with several nAChR subtypes is not always correlated with low receptor affinity and could reflect underlying mechanisms of interaction between toxin and receptor distinct from the specific binding sites. Even though we were unable to specify the interaction site or mechanism of action of the partial purified fraction, toxin-receptor kinetics suggest a non-competitive antagonist activity. Nevertheless, further characterization of the receptor-toxin interaction remains to be carried out.
Since it has been demonstrated that the venom of Aurelia aurita jellyfish contains phospholipase A2 activity, we investigated the presence of this activity in the neurotoxic fractions identified in this study (TVE and fractions 4 and 5). No cleared rings in the plates were visible with the negative control (deionized water). In comparison, the snake phospholipase used as a positive control and A. aurita TVE caused peripheral clear ring areas indicating a significant enzymatic activity. Fractions 4 and 5 did not cause cleared ring areas, thus demonstrating an absence of PLA activity (data not shown). This result suggests that neurotoxic fraction 4 lacks an enzymatic activity necessary to hydrolyze membrane phospholipids commonly shown by presynaptic neurotoxins [37,38]. Moreover, fraction 4 seems to have a preferentially postsynaptic action at the neuromuscular junction by inhibiting acetylcholine binding to postsynaptic nAChRs (Section 2.4), contrarily to the absent alteration of the motor endplate sensibility to acetylcholine exhibited by presynaptic neurotoxins. In addition, fraction 4 produced flaccid paralysis on crabs when tested in vivo which is a common effect produced by some postsynaptic neurotoxins. However, this hypothesis remains to be confirmed by biochemical and structural studies of the neurotoxic components of the bioactive fraction in order to clarify its mechanism of action.
Protease inhibitor cocktail was purchased from Roche (Indianapolis, IN, USA), protein assay kit (DC™) was obtained from Bio-Rad (Hercules, CA, USA), gentamicin was from Bruluart (Naucalpan de Juárez, México) and all other chemicals of analytical grade were from Sigma (St. Louis, MO, USA). Solvents were high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) grade.
A. aurita polyps were collected from the Gulf of Mexico (Veracruz, México) and cultured in the facilities of the marine aquatic park “Xcaret” (Quintana Roo, México) in April 2010. A total of 50 adult specimens were acquired. Live jellyfish were individually placed in 1-liter containers filled with ice-cold seawater at 4 °C and immediately transported to the laboratory.
A. aurita tentacle venom extract (TVE) was obtained according to Segura-Puertas and colleagues. Briefly, fishing tentacles were excised, combined and placed in cold deion
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in treating nothing as sacred, to downplay or discredit what others consider sacred. We’ve grown so accustomed to name calling and other forms of incivility that we routinely excuse (if not expect it) from our public figures and hardly even notice it anymore in everyday dialogue. We used to be a society where individuals were considered equals based their significance as being created in God’s image, equally deserving of respect. (“We hold these truths to be self-evident…”) But it appears we’re becoming a society where individuals are equal on the basis of their insignificance, equally deserving of disrespect.
This trend toward downplaying the sacred can be seen in churches as well. Many contemporary churches have distanced themselves as much as possible from their more formal liturgical counterparts. Modern church buildings have more in common structurally with an office building or a theatre than with a cathedral. And modern church services can seem more like concerts or conventions rather than the structured worship times of the past. I'm not knocking contemporary churches - I pastor one! But while it's true that the church is the people, not the building, I can’t help but wonder if we’re missing something by downplaying the consecration of the space itself. What would change if we believed we were standing on holy ground?
But as I began to organize my thoughts, I quickly realized that this was not going to be such an easy subject to tackle. We may agree on the abstracts, such as the importance of reverence and even the basic meaning of reverence, but see things differently when it comes to the specifics. We may disagree on exactly what is worthy of reverence. And even when we agree on what deserves our reverence, how we express it is greatly influenced by our culture and traditions.
Funerals are a good example of this. Everyone can agree that it is proper to respect the deceased at their funeral. When we attend a visitation or funeral, we even call it “paying our respects!” But sometimes, we pay those respects with very different currency. In some Eastern traditions, professional mourners are hired to weep and wail at a funeral. In some circles, it is expected that visitations and funerals will be conducted in hushed tones, with only quiet tears and stifled crying - and everyone will be dressed up in dark colors. In some parts of Louisiana, especially New Orleans, a band is hired and the somber procession to the graveyard turns into an upbeat celebration after the burial. These seemingly contradictory practices are just different cultural expressions of the same desire to show respect at a funeral.
The problem comes when these different expressions of reverence are in conflict with each other, and we make judgments based solely on that outward expression. Someone whose behavior doesn’t meet our expectations may simply be showing their respect in a different way. And someone whose behavior conforms to our expectations may not have a good heart about it.
Reverence isn’t legalism. It’s a heart attitude, not a set of rules. It would be easier if I could just say “this is how it has to be” and lay out MY set of expectations as if it were Gospel truth. The problem with rules is that you can follow them without involving your heart. You can follow them resentfully, and ultimately break them without any objection from your conscience because they never actually meant anything to you.
But on the flipside, human nature is such that rules and guidelines can be helpful. Sometimes we need to do things that we don’t want to do. As anyone who has ever committed to an exercise plan could attest to, it’s difficult to get started. But when you begin to see results, it gets a lot easier to stay committed.
So I want to challenge you to commit to some spiritual “exercises.” I want to challenge you to practice the lost art of reverence. Why? I’ll let Paul answer that: "Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come." (1 Tim 4:8 NLT) Here are a couple of suggestions, starting points, valuable practices that I believe can help you in your relationship with God. They’re not meant to be taken legalistically… or exclusively. But they could be a good starting point.
PRACTICE reverence towards EACH OTHER. Treat one another with respect. When you’re with someone, be present. (Note to self: "Practice what you preach!") Put down the phone. Watch your words. Don’t gossip. Pray for each other. Remember that even the people you disagree with - even the people who have done you wrong - are made in God’s image.
PRACTICE reverence towards GOD. This includes personal devotions, but I believe it also has to include a reverence for things that are consecrated to God - including the times and places where we gather corporately to worship Him. It includes showing up, even if you don’t really feel like being there. But it's also about being present. Engage in the worship time (even if you don’t like the music style), focus on the message being presented, examine your own heart in light of God's word.
And while the above suggestions may sound like rules, I’d encourage you to treat them like exercise. It might be hard at first. Do as much as you can, and soon you’ll find that you can do even more. And if you’re tempted to use these guidelines to judge others, remember that just like in exercise, critiquing someone else’s push up won’t develop a single fiber of muscle on you! You have to put in the work yourself.
It seems like in church-life we experience pendulum swings from one over-emphasis to another. I’m not trying to get us to swing back to an earlier era of outward conformity. But I do think there’s an inner reverence that can be cultivated which will reflect in our outward behavior.
We live in a hustle-bustle word and people often lament the loss of “the simple life.” Perhaps rediscovering the lost art of reverence, from the inside out, could be a key to regaining the sense of peace many feel has been lost. I believe there’s something within us that longs to connect with the divine. Practicing reverence causes us to slow down, pay attention, listen - and connect. With God and with each other.
In the days following the Dallas shootings, tensions were high. There were a lot of rumors making the rounds on social media that were meant to spread fear. Local law enforcement officers were doing their best to reassure the public, posting that things were quiet and they were on the job.
That weekend, I had an opportunity to ask some of our local leaders in person about how things were going. Was it still all calm and quiet? They smiled and confirmed that there had been no incidents... and that the only people out on the streets in downtown, where it had been rumored there was going to be a protest, were Pokemon Go players.
I thought it was some kind of joke that I just didn’t get. I had never heard of Pokemon Go. The game had just been released a few days earlier, but was growing, both in popularity and notoriety.
I quickly learned that Pokemon Go is an “augmented reality, GPS-enabled” game. Unlike Candy Crush Saga and other popular Facebook games, Pokemon Go can only be played on an Android or iOS device. “Augmented reality” may sound intimidating, but it just means that the game combines computer generated animations with images from your device’s camera. When you play the game, you see game characters superimposed over the video from your camera.
“GPS-enabled” means that it’s not designed to be played while sitting on the couch. To play the game to the fullest, Pokemon Go players need to… well… Go! Go outside. Walk around their neighborhoods. Go to parks. Go to historic sites and landmarks. Players are encouraged to move around, and some functions even require that you walk certain distances. There are also physical locations identified on Google Maps as “Poke Stops” and “Poke Gyms,” and certain aspects of the game are only available when you are present at one of these special locations.
In the days that followed, I heard even more about this game. Some of my Facebook friends were posting about it. Churches were talking about the pros and cons of being “Poke Stops.” News stories about the game’s overwhelming success and accompanying technical issues were hitting the mainstream media, along with a couple of news stories to pointed to the necessity of maintaining awareness of your surroundings while out playing.
If you know me, you know that I love technology, so of course I had to check it out for myself! And it didn’t take long for me to see why it was so popular. It’s easy to play. There aren’t many augmented reality games out there yet, so the novelty of it makes it attractive. And while I understand that there are issues with the game, I can also see some positive things coming out of Pokemon Go.
The “mobile” aspect of this game is definitely one of its positive features. We’ve all seen enough articles about the obesity epidemic in America and the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle to know that it’s a good idea to get up and move around more. The game actions that require players to walk certain distances make it somewhat similar to activity trackers, except that in addition to tracking your steps, it also provides a virtual motivation for you to reach a goal. So if, like me, you’ve made a commitment to make fitness a higher priority in your life, why not have some
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* a conservative course, midway between the theories of those who would ride a hobby to personal popularity, and that of fogyism which yields nothing to the demands of a growing public opinion."
A plea for the land-grant.
These lands amount to something over 200,000 acres, and are located almost entirely in the northern portion of the State. The present and prospective development of the northern counties, by the building of a network of railroads, will tend greatly to enhance the value of these lands. Must these lands all be sold at the minimum price of $1.25 per acre, when a few years will so immensely increase their original value? If from the original endowment grants by Congress, there had been reserved until now, ten per cent of the lands, we should have had an endowment second to no college in the country. If we can now reserve twenty-five percent of the lands that remain of the grants, for a period of twenty years or so, a future generation of students will be able to reach all of the prosperity which the most sanguine friends of the University have ever hoped for it. Let not our posterity have to say of us that we ignored for them all the powers this generation holds in its hands, to lay broad and deep foundations for our University.
Whereas, The university fund has suffered serious loss and impairment by such sales of its lands, so that its income is not at present sufficient to supply its wants, and cannot be made so by any present change of policy, inasmuch as the most valuable lands have already been sold; therefore, etc.
This was the first State tax levied for the benefit of the University. We shall see that in 1876 it was increased to a tenth of a mill on each dollar of the assessed valuation of the state; and still farther increased, in 1883, to an eighth. In their report for 1872, the regents naturally express gratification at this promise of continuous state aid; they declare that the grant has "met with such cordial approbation by the people * * * that no doubt now remains that a hearty and generous support by the State, in future, will meet with the earnest approval of all friends of education." There were, indeed, evidences on every hand that the people of Wisconsin had at last risen to an adequate appreciation of their state University. Nowhere in the newspaper press of the time do we find any note of dissatisfaction at the initial tax levy of 1872. The attendance had now grown to 600, including the preparatory department, and naturally the expenses of administration and instruction were growing. The timely appropriation had enabled the regents to purchase long-needed apparatus, books, laboratory conveniences, "and what was of no less importance, the salaries of the hard-working professors and teachers were increased, placing them upon an equal footing with those of other colleges. This increase of salaries was necessary in order to retain some of our ablest professors, whose services were sought by higher salaries offered elsewhere."
The board report that they "have had in view a gradual raising of the standard of admission and of scholarship, to such extent as eventually to do away entirely with the preparatory department. This result is steadily in progress of attainment, but must be done so gradually, without too greatly diminishing the number of students, as to give full employment to all professors and teachers." The regents have therefore secured the passage by the legislature of a law providing, conditionally, free tuition in the University to all graduates of high schools. "The examination for admission to such students is such as must tend largely toward raising the standard of scholarship in these schools, and thus in great measure answer the purpose of preparatory schools. It also makes University education a prize within the reach of all high school students, and brings the University more completely before the people." During this year (1872), ten students have availed themselves of the privilege, and been admitted to the college classes. The following year, forty-eight students came from this source, with a corresponding diminution in the attendance on the preparatory department; in 1877 came the system of accredited high schools, now in vogue, and three years later (1880) the time had arrived for the abolition of the preparatory department.
In 1873, the board finds little of special moment upon which to report. The University is making good progress. "The pressing demand for increased accommodations will soon compel the Regents to ask for increased income, or to rest content with an institution of limited facilities, following behind others in character and usefulness in sister States, whose patrons look with deeper interest upon the advantages which are offered for the education of their youth."
The past year has been one of substantial progress. The resignation of J. H. Twombly, as president, was accepted by the Regents on the 21st of January last. President John Bascom was invited to occupy the place, and entered on the discharge of his duties with the beginning of the spring term. The Regents are more than satisfied with the change, and do not hesitate to predict from it an effectual increase of good in the management of the University, and a far higher position for it among the colleges of the country.
The passing of President Twombly signalized the close of the childhood of the University. With the entrance of President Bascom, 6 the University may be considered as having come into possession of the full vigor of early manhood. No longer was it "open to the charge of being little more than a respectable high school for Madison." 7 Henceforth it was not to be seriously affected by such vicissitudes as it had experienced in the past; it was at last felt to be a power in the State, the true head of the educational forces of the commonwealth, and with a splendid future before it.
1 The old "gym," an illy-constructed and poorly-equipped building, was destroyed by fire on the night of June 12, 1881.
2 Professor Irving, a grandnephew of Washington Irving, was born in New York City, April 27, 1847. He graduated from Columbia College in 1866, and spent three years in post-graduate work in the school of Mines connected with that institution. For a time he was assistant geologist on the State survey of Ohio, and then metallurgist in smelting works at Greenville, N. J. He was holding this latter position when called to the University of Wisconsin. In 1873 he was appointed assistant geologist on the Wisconsin State survey, holding the position for six years in connection with his University chair. He was special agent for the 10th federal census, as expert on Lake Superior explorations; and in 1882 was placed in charge of the United States geological survey in the Northwestern States,--a position he held, also in connection with his University work, at the time of his death, May 30, 1888. He had won great distinction in his profession, being the first of the faculty of the Wisconsin University to attain a position among leading men of science. See an appreciative sketch of his character and career, by President Bascom, in Badger, 1890, pp. 187-190.
3 Dr. Twombly was born in Rochester, N. H. He obtained his early education with difficulty, having to intersperse his studies with labor of various sorts-- carpentering, farming, and teaching. Finally, he graduated from the Wesleyan University at Middletown, Conn., in 1843. Being ordained a Methodist preacher, he at first taught in seminaries of his denomination; but from 1846 to 1866 was in charge of large congregations in different parts of Massachusetts. In 1855, he was chaplain of the Massachusetts senate; 1855-67, one of the overseers of Harvard College; 1857-71, secretary of the New England Education Society; 1868-69, director of the American Institute, and engaged in founding Boston University, of which he was a trustee. He had been upon the school boards of Worcester, Lynn, and Chelsea; and in 1866-70 was superintendent of the Charlestown public schools. Called to Wisconsin in June, 1851, he resigned January 21, 1874, and resumed his work in the ministry, going to Westfield, Mass.; later, he was at Springfield, and closed his career in charge of the Broadway Methodist church in Boston. His alma mater gave him the degree of M. A. in 1846, and D. D. in 1871.
4 Born at Cold Springs, Va., August 1, 1834, graduating from West Point in 1858. As lieutenant in the Fifth Infantry, he took part in the Utah expedition, and again (1861) in the Navajo expedition. Commissioned captain in the Twelfth, in October, 1861, he was engaged until the following June as acting assistant adjutant-general of the Department of New Mexico. At the battle of Valverde (February 21, 1862), he was brevetted major. In October, 1862, he was commissioned colonel of the Fourth Maryland Volunteers, and guarded recruits at Baltimore. In February, 1863, he was assigned to the signal service, having charge of the communications between Harper's Ferry and Washington. Promoted major in that service for gallant conduct in pursuing the enemy through Maryland, he later became lieutenant-colonel. He was in charge of the signal bureau at Washington from October, 1863, to December, 1864, and in 1865 was made inspector in the corps, being finally restored to the Twelfth Infantry. During 1865-68, he was in garrison at New York, Richmond, and Washington; then for two years gave military instruction at Western University Pittsburg). Being honorably discharged in December, 1870, he afterward came to Wisconsin University, where he was soon appointed on the State geological survey, in addition to his duties as teacher. He died in Madison,
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a Bag of 30 at $149.99.
Now you can make popsicle-lightsabers for your little and not-so-little Star Wars fans. This set comes with four lightsaber molds as well as a cookbook with 30 recipes for refrigerated Star Wars-themed treats, and is listed at $24.99.
We will be getting a special shipment of MP-17 Masterpiece Prowl, MP-18 Masterpiece Smokescreen and MP-19 Masterpiece Bluestreak for customers who are interested in them. These packages are listed at $87.99 each.
These large-scale swords are great additions to Fortress Maximus, Galaxy Convoy and other figures. They come in Red, Blue and Silver versions, and are priced at $54.99 each. They can be assembled in multiple ways, making them work for a variety of figures.
It is time for another new list of exclusives. This list includes Kanetsugu Naoe Swimsuit Version 1/8 Scale Pink exclusive for $159.99 ($179.99 for version with bonus cloth poster), SDX Superior Dragon Gundam at $199.99, Super Robot Chogokin GaoGaiGar Mike & Piggy with Big Order Room Segment at $88.99, Kamen Rider S.H. Figuarts Hurricane Dragon Wizard, Land Dragon Wizard or Water Dragon Wizard at $78.99 each, Tiger & Bunny Figuarts Zero Nathan Seymour at $88.99, Kamen Rider S.H. Figuarts Medusa Phantom at $78.99, RAH Space Sheriff Scheider DX at $374.99 and Persona 4 High Priestess Satonaka Chie 1/8 Scale figure at $199.99.
This exclusive version is designed from the one used by Captain Kruge in “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock”. It includes light and sound effects, and is priced at $59.99.
Jun Planning is releasing extra stock of another Pullip / DC cross-figure. Batgirl has the signature Pullip look with a huge head and tiny body, and is listed at $145.99.
Mezco is releasing a variant figure from their LDDP Universal Monsters subline. This version of their 10″ Frankenstein figure is done in a black & white color scheme just like in the original movie, and is listed at $32.99.
The Thunderbird’s heavy equipment transport is the next to get a Revoltech entry. It will include a removable pod as well as the Thunderbird TB4 submarine. This ship is listed at $59.99.
Underground Toys has announced three new Star Trek accessories. They include a Borg Cube Keyring Torch (flashlight) at $17.99, a Star Trek Science Emblem Wall Clock with Backlight at $29.99 and an Enterprise Projection Alarm Clock at $44.99.
Museum Replicas has announced a number of new items. We have the Game of Thrones Coin Set at $58.99, Cernunnos Bust at $84.99, Historical Thor’s Hammer at $149.99, a Cimmerian Shield at $159.99, a Steampunk Skull at $29.99, a Webley Steampunk Pistol at $29.99 and Sea, Sky and Land Dragon Boxes at $45.99 each.
Heroine from Fate/Zero Saber is next in line for a 1/6 scale Real Action Heroes figure from medicom. She will come with her sword and display base, and is listed at $238.99.
The saber-wielding magical girl from Puella Magi Madoka Magica is also getting a new RAH figure. it comes with multiple sabers and is listed at $238.99.
The third and final Space Sheriff series was Space Sheriff Scheider (Shaider), about an archeologist in Peru who becomes a protector in armor. His figure includes his sword and is listed at $374.99.
ZC World has announced a new articulated body. This one is limited to 300 pieces, comes with a familiar head sculpt, alternate hands, a neck extension, a display stand and more, and is priced at $78.99.
ZC World is also producing a 1/6 scale set of workshop tools to go with your figures. it is listed at $114.99 and includes overalls, boots, a helmet, dust mask, air compressor, circular saw, trolley cart, folding chair, tool box with removable tray, many tools and much more.
This set shows the main characters around the outside with Oz towering about them, and contains quotes and more when opened up. This sculpture is listed at $249.99.
This statue shows the title character from Oh My Goddess!”, with her angel companion Holy Bell floating above her. It is priced at $233.99, and is to arrive in August.
Jakks Pacific is releasing items to go with the upcoming “Oz the Great and Powerful” film. These include Fashion dolls of Oscar Diggs, Glinda, Theadora and Evenora at $21.99 as well as China at $23.99. We also have the Bewitching Makeup Case at $14.99, a Spellbinding Necklace & Ring set at $7.99, Glinda’s Tiara and Light-Up Wand at $14.99 and a Reversible Witch Hat at $14.99.
The main character and narrator of the classic holiday movie “A Christmas Story” is the latest subject of a Tonner Fashion doll. He stands 12″ tall and comes with a faux resin BB gun accessory. We have him listed at $149.99, $10 off of the MSRP.
Toynami and DC are working together on a new line of 3″ Vinyl figures. The first assortment includes Superman, Batman, Flash, Joker, Harley Quinn and Mr. Freeze, and each figure is available singly at $9.99, or as a Set of 6 for $54.99, saving you about $5 off the MSRP.
We have new Rag Doll Plushes. Creature Plushes, Back Buddies, Back Pack Pals, Messenger Bags, Large Plushes and even Giants Plushes for Chewbacca, Spider-Man Yoda and more. You can take a look at all of these new listings at the link.
These mini figures show Rambo with a variety of weapons, like an assault rifle, a bow with arrow, a rocket launcher and more. We have them listed as a random single at $4.99, or as a Bag of 50 at $164.99.
The first set of cassettes for Masterpiece Soundwave has arrived. Rumble (red color scheme to match the toys, etc.) and Ravage (aka Jaguar) include the weapons, and Rumble also includes his piledrivers, which can be used as a connector for Soundwave and more. This set will also fit inside the G1 Soundwave, and is priced at $59.99.
The Takara releases of TG12 Air Raid, TG09 Starscream, TG08 Kickback, TG11 Ultra Magnus and TG10 Sideswipe from the Fall of Cybertron game have arrived. Each has a new deco separate from the Hasbro version (usually metallic) and is priced at $37.99. We also have the new Prime figures AM-33 Darkest Megatron with the Dark Saber Microns at $59.99 and the AM-34 Jet Vehicon General at $29.99.
This new piece from eFX was created based on an original Lucasfilm Archives helmet. It comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and is priced at $158.99.
Sideshow’s 12″ Militaries of Star Wars line has produced its next figure, the Snowtrooper. He comes with a survival backpack, cold weather assault gear, an E-11 Carbine Blaster, thermal detonator, display base and more, and is listed at $149.99.
Diamond’s latest release includes the voice of Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and an all-new paintjob. We have this ship listed at $49.99, saving you $10 off of the MSRP.
Our shipment had been delayed, but has finally arrived. This set includes Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, Blastaar, the Puppet Master, Alicia Masters and two Moloids. This set is priced at $33.99, $6 off the MSRP.
The first assortment of the new Battle Beasts Minimates is also here. This set includes Vorin the Ram, Scorpion, Merk the Falcon, Spider, Gruntos, Tate the Human, Snake and Bliss the Human. This assortment is also listed at $33.99, $6 off of the MSRP.
Hot Toys has released a new 14″ City Hunter Predator from “Predator 2”. It comes with an exchangeable mandible, multiple palms, an extendable spear, an extendable disc, armor with an expandable metal blade, a medical kit, an oxygen mask and more. This figure is priced at $204.99, saving you $15 off of the MSRP.
This display shows the team of “X-Men” that Norman Osborn put together when he was in charge of national security. It includes Namor, Wolverine’s son Daken, Emma Frost and the Mimic. The di
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city, and there are quite literally seats for every budget and every ballgame agenda. It will remind you of parts of other ballparks, but yet, it’s not like any other ballpark out there.
The exterior will throw you off at first, made of local sandstone, it looks more like an upscale mall or an office complex than a ballpark. There are interior passages that will remind you of that as well. It’s decidedly pleasant, but also decidedly non-baseball. The other thing that will throw you off is how so much of the walkways are exposed to the elements on all sides. Given that you can count on two hands the number of games called on account of weather in the Padres’ history, it makes sense: why trap people inside passageways when you can take advantage of the gorgeous San Diego weather?
Instead of going retro, like a Camden or a Safeco, they went modern; the interior will remind you of Target Field… except, of course, for that brick edifice out in left field: The Western Metal Supply building. If you’re a fan of a NL team and have a good color guy doing your team’s tv broadcasts, you will undoubtably know by now that PETCO was built as an extension to an existing structure, the historic, cant-be-torn-down Western Metal Supply building. Inside Western Metal Supply you have your team store, as well as a bar thats open to the public and event spaces. They pay tribute to Wrigley with the bleachers on the roof, and the left field foul pole is the corner of the building. It’s incongruous, a little, but it works.
The top floor is the public space open to anyone, which includes an exhibit to The balcony in the public bar is open to anyone, first come, first served. They used to let people spend the whole game out there until things started to get a little territorial, and then they instituted a rotation – from the start of the game until the 3rd inning, and then from the 4th to the end of the game. The fact that you could buy a $5 park pass (more on this later) and head up to take your turn in those seats is just fabulous.
The press box was absolutely glorious. I don’t want to hear a beat writer ever complain about a San Diego series. Ever.
I wasn’t a big fan of the field level concourse. It felt a little too cave-like. I’m not sure I’d like sitting in the higher rows of the field level. Maybe it’s different when you’re sitting as opposed to standing.
Speaking of standing, there are standing room rails all over the ballpark, and, again, anyone can avail themselves of those positions, whether or not you’ve purchased an actual seat, or whether you’ve paid $5 for access to the park behind PETCO. It’s an actual public park that’s open to anyone until 4 hours before game time. Then, access will cost you $5. There are concessions, bands, a wiffle ball field and as you might expect, dozens and dozens of children running wild. There’s also a lovely statue of Tony Gwynn.
In front of the park and bordering the right field fence is a seating area called “The Beach”. It’s bleacher-like, with sand, grass and bench seating. Kids run around the sand pit during BP as players toss balls over the fence. The activity is strictly limited to children and it’s enforced by Padres personnel. It’s wonderful to watch a genuine, joyous scramble that’s not full of professional ball hawks. The players seemed to enjoy it as well.
The home bullpen is on the other side of the batter’s eye, which is where you’ll find the retired numbers. I found them to be a little lonely and awkwardly placed. It was cool when they had flames in the background for the home run celebration, but that doesn’t happen at PETCO that often. The visitor’s bullpen is on the field along the first base line.
These are the magic boxes that the umpires use when reviewing home run calls!
Sitting to watch a game was pleasant. Since it was not a game we cared about, we did not buy tickets in advance but instead bought seats to that night’s game right before the tour. We could have purchased a seat in just about any location, but decided that $21 was our pricepoint. That got us seats in right field just above the visitor’s bullpen, in the second row of the upper deck boxes. People arrived late, California style, but there are definitely some dedicated fans – including some that dress like the mascot.
The mascot is the Swinging Friar. He is active, but when we inquired as to Swinging Friar memorabilia for our collection (like a doll or a bobblehead), there was some eye rolling. The best we could do was a keychain.
Getting into the ballpark was a little odd, as the left and right field entrances take you into small covered concourses and you have to walk up ramps to get to the field level. It was a little claustrophobic and would definitely give you a bad impression of the place if you hadn’t been there before and seen how open and inviting the rest of was.
Speaking of open and inviting, BP access is open; there’s nowhere you can’t go except the seats behind the net directly behind home plate. A+ for that.
My view of the field would have been lovely except for that dreadful scoreboard. I’m not even talking about the antiquated video board, but rather, the clunky erector-set feel of the entire assemblage. Also, I hate a ballpark that doesn’t have the team’s logo prominently displayed at all times. There is nothing that says PADRES anywhere on the scoreboard when it’s not lit up, and the PETCO logos just looked half-baked.
You could easily fly into San Diego for a series and not ever need a car. There are dozens of hotels, many in walking distance (the Omni connected to the ballpark by a walkway), and others a quick ride on the trolley. The airport is less than 10 minutes by cab from downtown, and there is no shortage of bars and restaurants between downtown and the ballpark. Your chances of the game being rained out are slim and none. And, if you want a non-baseball distraction, there are many, many tourist attractions in the area, from the San Diego Zoo to Legoland. Yes, I am already planning my trip back.
I can’t believe the guide didn’t at least mention Randy Jones BBQ a staple for the Padres since at least the 90’s. Still there are a TON of places to go. An ideal trip would consist of going from mission valley (near quallcomm stadium) going to Chevy’s or the Gordon Biersch brewery if that’s more your style, for happy hour. Then hop on the trolley to downtown and get off at the convention center stop and right there to the left is a terrific establishment with live bands and good food for not TOO much. ANd its easy walking distance to Petco.
Thank you for the wonderful write up. I too have used my business travel time to satisfy my obsession of baseball, taking advantage of the opportunities to visit many baseball parks, minor & major. After having visited Camden, ATT, Fenway, Norfolk Harbor Tides….I was really disappointed when I first walked into Petco with all its white, sand and blue, but the place has grown in its beauty and charm with the lush greenery, magnificent waterfall and open breezeways — I have really grown to love it. It says San Diego living.
1) I apologize for your guide not recommending Randy Jones BBQ – signature food, that has been a part of the Padre fare since the days at the Murph. The hot dogs beat out a Dodger Dog, any day, both in size and flavor. My favorite recommendation is Rubio’s fish or shrimp taco, SD home grown fare, which were actually located just below where you were seated.
3) If your visit happens to fall on a Sunday, then the Breakfast at the Park should not be missed. Shaded tables are set up on the outfield warning track. You not only get that up close and personal experience with the field, but with each team’s players performing their warm ups on the field and the pitchers in the bull pen it is a can’t miss experience. Each Sunday brings another surprise of who may stop by to eat with you – from CEO Moorad, COO Garfinkle, Padre players, and of course the mascots, The Swinging Friar and Petco’s dog, Ruff and cat, Muew. Heath Bell is our regular favorite. It opens at 1030 on a first come, first served basis.
4) Also on Sundays from 1130-Noon, two Padre players sign one item for children 14 and under.
5) The Park in the Park can’t be beat for either playing in nor taking in all the away games which the Padres broadcast for free on the big screen.
6) One correction: the tiles are not made from local sandstone but are actually from India chosen to match the sand color of our local La Jolla cliff colors [no harvesting sand from this coast] The result is a tile that changes color with the sun’s position and is especially beautiful lite up at night with the home plate waterfall running over them and into
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, among whom twenty-five (73.5%) were primary SS and nine (26.5%) were secondary to other autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Another thirty non-SSDE patients served as controls. The demographic data were presented in Table 2. The SSDE group had a lower educational background and a larger number of retired subjects (P = 0.020 and 0.016, respectively). Moreover, the time duration from the first onset of the disorder was longer in SSDE patients than non-SSDE ones (6.6 ± 2.4 years vs 1.9 ± 0.4 years) (P < 0.001).
Figure 1a showed that eighteen (52.9%) SSDE patients had oral systemic western medications including hydroxychloroquine and/or corticosteroid, whereas none of patients in non-SSDE group had systemic treatment of western medications. Moreover, a larger proportion of patients in SSDE group (73.5%) had combined treatment of western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine than in non-SSDE group (3.3%). The therapeutic regimens were more complicated and diversified in the SSDE group. All SSDE patients had topical administration of cyclosporine eye drops, while only 6.7% of non-SSDE subjects had the same treatment. The detailed information of topical medication usage was shown in Fig. 1b and c. It’s also notable that the SSDE patients referred to the dry eye clinic more positively and regularly. In our study, 32 (94.1%) SSDE patients referred to our hospital once a month. On the contrary, the interval time of medical visit was irregular in the non-SSDE group, ranging from one month to six months.
The annual total expenditure on medical treatment in the SSDE group was 5.5 times higher than in the non-SSDE group. Annual costs on Chinese medicine in the SSDE group were 35.6 times higher than the non-SSDE group, accounting for a significant portion of total expenditure in the medical treatment. The annual medical expense on western medicine was also 78.4% higher in SSDE patients than in non-SSDE ones, which were shown in Table 3.
All enrolled patients had the same type of medical insurance, which is provided by local government and is mandatory to all citizens. Medical expense on the treatment of dry eye was predominantly paid by insurance both in the SSDE group (94.1%) and in the non-SSDE group (80.0%). Even though, the expenditures uncovered by medical insurance were significantly higher in the SSDE group. The costs paid by SSDE patients themselves on western medicine and Chinese medicine were 84.9% and 34.5 times higher than non-SSDE ones respectively, as shown in Table 3. It’s noteworthy that indirect expenditures and expenses on auxiliary therapy were also significantly higher in the SSDE group (P = 0.017 and P < 0.001). There was a higher proportion of SSDE subjects taking auxiliary therapy than non-SSDE ones (20.6% vs 3.3%, P < 0.001). These costs were not covered by medical insurance, too. In contrast, the personal income is lower in SSDE subjects. Therefore, a significantly higher number of patients in SSDE group considered medical expenditure as a financial burn, as shown in Table 4.
The ophthalmologic and psychological data were presented in Table 5. Mean CFS score was significantly higher in the SSDE group (P < 0.001), and the positive rate of CFS as well (83.8% vs 46.7%, P < 0.001). Among SSDE patients with CFS staining, 14.7% were unilaterally affected and 79.4% were bilaterally affected. Moreover, SSDE patients reported a higher OSDI score and SAS score (both P < 0.001). 26.5% of SSDE patients (n = 9) had the symptoms of anxiety, while only 6.7% of non-SSDE patients (n = 2) tended to be anxious (P = 0.036).
The spearman’s correlation analysis revealed that SAS scores had significantly positive correlation with both total medical expenditure and expense on Chinese medicine in the SSDE group (ρ = 0.399 and ρ = 0.400,both P = 0.019). Similar correlations were also found between SAS scores and the costs paid by the patients themselves on total medication and Chinese medicine (ρ = 0.417 and ρ = 0.407, P = 0.014 and P = 0.017). SAS scores also had significant correlation with OSDI scores, education and S1T values in SSDE patients (ρ = 0.445, − 0.375 and − 0.416, P = 0.008, 0.029 and 0.014, respectively). In contrast, ODSI scores were found to positively correlate with the costs paid by the patients themselves on total medication and western medicine in non-SSDE group (ρ = 0.386 and ρ = 0.677, P = 0.035 and P < 0.001). Western medicine expenditures had no significant correlation with SAS and clinical parameters in both groups. What’s more, no correlation was found between the time from onset of disease and SAS score in all patients.
The current study showed that the annual medical costs for treatment of SSDE was CNY 7637.2 (approximately US$1173.8) on average, which was similar to those reported in the United Kingdom. It far exceeded the per capita health care expense in Shanghai, which was reported to be CNY1016.7 (approximately US$146.774) for an urban family and CNY1029.0 (approximately US$166.77) for a rural family. Based on the per capita total income of both urban and rural households reported by the same website, the annual medical expense paid by the patients themselves on the treatment of SSDE accounted for 5.9% and 14.8% of the per capita total income for urban and rural households respectively. In contrast, the annual medical expense uncovered by insurance was CNY 481.9 (approximately US$71.1) in the non-SSDE group, which only accounted for 1.1% and 2.7% of urban and rural household annual income. Therefore, the medical expenditures accounted for a considerably higher proportion of per capita total income in the SSDE group than in the non-SSDE group both in urban and rural families, especially in rural families.
Compared to non-SSDE patients, SSDE patients suffered from more severe clinical symptoms and signs, and had stronger motivation for medical help and more regular medical visit. Meanwhile, the therapeutic regimens to treat SSDE were more complicated, including artificial tears, topical applications of immunosuppressant therapies, autologous serum or serous extraction, secretagogues and interventional treatments, and had more diversified combinations. Some of them were not or only partially covered by medical insurance. The current study found that even with medical insurance, medical expense paid by the patients themselves and associated expense was significantly higher in the SSDE group than that in the non-SSDE group. According to our study, the annual burden of the SSDE and non-SSDE for the Chinese healthcare system was estimated to be CNY 5009.4.1(approximatelyUS$769.9) and CNY697.2 (approximatelyUS$102.4) per patient. Medical expense on the treatment of SSDE leads to a heavy economic burden on both patients themselves and healthcare system.
The main reason for higher expenditure on western medicine in SSDE patients was that cyclosporine ophthalmic solution, which was indispensable in the treatment of SSDE, was uncovered by medical insurance in Shanghai. Nevertheless, the exaction of calf serum (Deproteinized Calf Blood Extract Eye Drops, Xingqi Co. Ltd.) and artificial tears were only partially covered by medical insurance. Unlike non-SSDE patients who usually use artificial tears only, cyclosporine eye drops and the serum exaction were necessary in the treatment of SSDE to inhibit ocular surface inflammation, promote corneal epithelium healing and relieve ocular discomfort symptoms [25–27]. Moreover, SSDE patients usually used medications more regularly and frequently, leading to a larger demand for the medications and higher medical expenditures.
Many studies had been confirming that Chinese medicine, including herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion and cupping, was an effective method in the treatment of SS and DE [16–20]. Our study showed that the expenditure on Chinese medicine treatment accounted for 80.3% of total medical costs in the SSDE group, being significantly higher than that in control group. Acupuncture, which had been proven to be effective in stimulating tear production, was not fully covered by medical insurance. Continuous price rising of Chinese herbal medicine in the recent year and partial coverage or uncoverage of some precious and expensive Chinese herbs by medical insurance system were also the contributing factors for higher medical costs in SSDE group.
Apart from direct expense on medical treatment, SSDE patients also had more indirect expenditure. The majority of SSDE patients received combined treatment with western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine at the same time. To save time and accomplish clinical visits to several hospitals in one day, SSDE patients are likely to spend more costs on transportation, food or even accommodation. Some severe SSDE patients made the extra expense to buy household electrical appliance, for instance air humidifier, to make the household environment more comfortable and to provide extra help for the relief of dry eye symptoms. Moreover, auxiliary therapies including wearing moisture chamber glasses and lacrimal plug implantation need a
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study of this goldwork piece by examining up-close the very dimensional Agnus Dei (lamb) that adorns the embroidered vestment that we’re taking apart.
At the end of yesterday’s article, we ended up with the Agnus Dei removed from the ground fabric, and today, we’re going to “unlayer” the lamb on this piece.
By doing this, we’ll see how the foundations of a dimensional piece of embroidery are built up and eventually embroidered. Mostly, we’ll learn through photos – there’s not a lot of explanation required here (though that doesn’t usually keep me from talking, does it?!).
Given the symbolism of this piece and what I’m doing with it, I figured this would make an appropriate Good Friday topic!
So here’s the goldwork piece as we left it yesterday, removed from the ground fabric.
Turning the whole piece over, we notice that it is backed with paper.
The paper is thin, and unfortunately, it is fairly solidly glued to the whole back of the appliqué.
I began picking it off with tweezers, to try to get a good image of all the threads on the back of the project, but after a while of meticulously picking, I gave it up. Easier to work from the front side!
Still, you can get an idea by looking at the rounded part at the top of the photo above just how much stitching went into embroidering the lamb.
Turning the piece over, the first elements to tackle for removal were the molded tin-like forms of the head and legs, and then the silver bullion.
Looking closely here, you can see that the forms are punctured along the edge, so that the embroiderer can stitch through them. This way, the bullion can be stitched right over the edge of the form, to create a more natural look to the area where the wool and the face meet.
To remove the forms, I had to remove the bullion around them first. Notice that the bullion wraps up around the top of the head as well, to keep the look more realistic.
That’s a bit creepy, isn’t it?
Underneath the forms and the bullion is a layer of white linen with the design printed on it in blue. The design doesn’t really look much like the actual finished thing!
You can see that the white linen is sewn onto the top of the “book” here. So – next job – taking off all the silver bullion.
The bullion is arranged so that it was stitched from bottom to top, from the front base of the lamb upwards, and then, across the top, you can see that there are some longer pieces of bullion stitched almost perpendicular to the lamb. This extra layer of bullion worked in a different direction covered the embroidery form and filled in the shape a bit. It strikes me as a bit of a shortcut for filling quickly across the top, from the head to the tail.
Here, all the bullion is removed and we have the not-so-white layer of fabric left. You can see the definite shape of the shoulder and the haunch of the lamb in the darker spots on the white fabric. This is where most of the rubbing and wear would have happened, since these are the thickest points of the design.
The linen is sewn through or tacked here and there to give shape to the whole foundation.
…black felt. This is a strange felt. It has a foamy feel to it. But it is felt, nonetheless.
You can see the bulging “blob” of black felt in the photo above – that’s the build up of the shoulder padding.
Here’s the shape of it, outlined.
So now we need to remove this shoulder padding, which is tacked on top of the whole form of the lamb.
The whole shoulder doesn’t come off in one piece – the padding is build up in layers. So, it’s one layer at a time!
As we move from the top layer (left) to the lower layers, notice that each layer is progressively smaller.
Removing the thick layers leaves the long strands of thread, so you can see how much padding the embroiderer had to stitch through!
But we’re not done yet – there’s more to the shoulder padding yet!
Five layers were used altogether, each layer smaller and smaller, to build up the shape of the shoulder.
I should say five layers larger and larger were used, because the embroiderer would have sewn the smallest layer first, positioned the next larger over it and tacked it down, then the next larger, etc., until satisfied with the shape.
There’s the hole left where the shoulder padding was, and you can see again those long threads, indicating just how much padding was there!
And then onto the rear haunch, which is outlined above. In this photo, one layer was already removed, revealing a layer of brown felt.
The rear haunch was padded with five layers of felt as well.
Once the shoulder and haunch were removed, the whole layer of black felt covering the body shape could be removed. Notice how simplistic the shape is now!
With the black felt removed, we come to a layer of creamy thick woven felt.
This stuff is what’s called “Scottish Felt” – new and fresh, it is a nice, thick woven felt that makes beautiful inserts for the insides of needlebooks and the like. It takes embroidery well. You can see a little piece of it used in The Nesting Place project here as the needlebook insert. Lovely stuff!
So we’ll remove that layer of Scottish felt….
…in order to get to the next layer of Scottish felt!
…to get to the next layer of felt!
Now, remember all that silver bullion used to cover the lamb? The embroiderer was stitching through all of these layers to attach the stuff!
And finally we have all the layers that comprise the body structure of the lamb, except for the shoulder and haunches, which were stitched on top of all the felt layers, but underneath the final white linen layer.
The embroiderer would have sewn each of these layers down, from bottom to top – three layers of very thick (but soft) Scottish felt, one layer of thinner black wool felt – and then the haunch and shoulder – and then the white linen.
Once the lamb is removed, this is what remains of the design, and we’ll look at the rest of the construction of this on down the road.
What’s interesting is that the book is dimensional, too. At first glance, you might think that the way the design was drawn and the way the embroidery was done make it look as if it is sitting up off the fabric – almost like an optical illusion. But it actually is standing off the fabric like a real book, and we’ll see how that was done next.
If you’d like to read the backstory of this piece and see the other goldwork elements that were taken apart and studied, feel free to visit the Deconstructing Goldwork Index, where you’ll find all the articles relating to this project listed.
One thing is certain 🙂 If I would have disassemble the lamb I wouldn’t be able to put it back 🙂 It looks very complicated!
I don’t mind you talking Mary because you are always so interesting! Wow! after all those layers of paper, felt, Scottish felt(yes I agree the Scottish felt from the Nesting Place is lovely) and moulded tin, that is some layers to stitch through, their hands must have ached. After all the autopsy and deconstruction and with the forms and bullion removed the dimensional lamb looks like a skeleton. Your hands must be aching thanks for the interesting look into vintage embroidery.
I love seeing you deconstruct embroidery–you make it human and contemporary, no matter when it was originally done.
I am so thankful for your deconstruction. I am learning alot and realizing how to add some dimension to my own stitching. Until you showed us some of this padding and other padded stitches I just thought that it was all done with thread. Adding padding with small pieces of fabric will be much faster and give better shape than trying to do it with threads and yarns alone. Now I must find some time to stitch instead of just waste my day with television and food.
Thanks for these deconstruction posts, Mary. It is wonderful to peek into the thought processes from long ago and also to see the different parts used. So informative!
Yours is in better shape, though — this version doesn’t bring the “wool” up over the neck, and the seals on the book are in far rougher condition. Still, it’s interesting to see this lamb on other pieces. I just wish I had a source for it.
Just wanted you to know how fascinating your website is! I love reading this series on deconstruction. Loved the egg series as well. As yet I am not an embroiderer. I have used your wonderful videos to do a little embroidery with yarn on some hearts that I knitted & felted. You are truly talented and so wonderful to share your knowledge. Thank you!
What a fantastic Easter gift; thank you Mary.
I don’t mind how much ‘talking’ you do either as it always is interesting and informative. I, like millions of people, have used felt layers to build up shapes in stumpwork but never this many. It is mind bogg
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future release.
natentine — Nice! Thanks for letting me know.
Jos, please contact me as I would like to feature your fonts on Identifont.
thanks for the fonts… check out the shout out on my blog in the previous comment!
Just curious. Do people from the Netherlands prefer to be called “Dutch” or something else?
I was wondering under which license your fonts are released.
I think it is very important to protect your creation, especially if you want to share them for free! By licensing your fonts, you avoid companies to copyright them for example.
gsik – Thank *you* for the wonderful shout out.
I have a brand new logo that needs a nice font for the name of the company in the “hole” that has been left for the name. If I sent you my logo off-list, could you recommend which font I should use? I would tell you more about it too off-list. I would be happy to pay for whatever font you think would be best for my use.
Firstly, congratulations on all the fonts you design. They are extremely eye-catching.
I have a question for you – we are currently pitching to create a new world-wide brand for a new company. Having found your font Mueso I used it for the main wordmark and myself and the other designers fell in love with it.
Now – we are only at the pitching stage but in the event we are chosen how would you feel about taking it off the market and licensing it solely to us. You would be credited throughout and of course we can agree on a fair price.
Can you let me know your thoughts on this. The pitch is 2 weeks tomorrow.
Thanks for the compliment. Museo is kind of a signature font for me so I don’t want to take it of the market. I hope this doesn’t rule Museo out. Good luck with your pitch!
I would think esther means that the letter ñ, is not included on the type, but I don’t know.
I don’t think I’ve ever used a free “font” as they are almost all poor quality.
Your typefaces are truly set apart.
Thank you so much for your delectable typefaces.
The art and design community greatly appreciates your efforts.
You are an inspiration in excellent design, collaboration and charity.
Hi Jos, I would like to discuss with you about licensing a font for corporate ID? How can I get in touch with you? Great types!
amy – That’s a very kind comment. Thank *you*.
I have just designed a business card for myself using FontinSans and bookmarks for my church using Fontin. Using your typefaces has been a great pleasure.
I appreciate that many of your fonts support the letters with diacritical marks that are used in Esperanto. I hope you continue this!
I hope to earn money some day soon… Then I will be able to send a little your way as thanks for your beautiful work.
first of: great to discover you and your letters. As an ‘arnhems meisje’ and letter lover I am trying to set up a project to ‘save’ the letters of Arnhem train station. I would love to get in contact with you about this (in dutch). could you send me an email?
i’d like to speak to you via email on using Museo in an online publication.
I found a bookplate woodcut by B.G. Escher from 1922 that uses either “exlibris” or “exljbris” (hard to tell). Just curious if there is any connection?
Is it possible to get Anivers in “bold italic”??? Seems incomplete without it. Would this be something you would be willing to make/sell?
It is about “Anivers Regular” font of yours.
When typed (windows) with croatian keyboard layout, the “0110 – latin capital letter D with stroke” glyph is shown.
Usually should be “00D0 – latin capital letter eth” glyph.
Well, at least is usual in croatian.
So, if you found this is not a mistake, well, just ignore this post (you can take seriously my appreciation and admiration though).
Hi Tomislav, I’m not if I understand what you mean. Both Anivers and Museo have Eth (00D0) and Dcroat (0110) glyphs mapped to the correct unicode, so they shouldn’t behave any different.
Kevin – Yes, that is possible, but you will have to wait till somewhere next year.
Hi, I’m from Croatia too, and would like to update Myndraine if possible.
You see, it’s great font, as others are, but some Croatian letters are missing.
So, on the left are glyphs in Anivers and Museo Sans, showing when appropriate key is pressed. Usually glyph shown should be as in Museo Sans, not as in Anivers.
Parifal – Myndraine is *not* a font of mine. All my (newer) fonts support the croatian language.
I really could swore it was yours, but I see now I mixed up something, and I was so sure. Sorry for mistake. I’ll contact Chris Miller, then, I guess.
i have used two of your free fonts for a 2009 calendar I made. If you are interested give me an addres and I can send you a copy.
Your typefaces are absolutely beautiful! I’m a tiny bit obsessed 🙂 I was wondering about the license on these fonts–are they strictly non-Commercial, or is commercial use acceptable? Thanks for clearing it up for me!
Melanie – Thank you. For the fonts you can downoad from my site: all the license info is at the bottom of each page. For the font you can download via MyFonts: the license is enclosed (or can be viewed before downloading on the MyFonts site).
thanks for offering some of your great work for free. I recently relaunched my private photo website (http://www.mm-foto.de) and used ‘Fontin’ for the titles and texts in the flash files. Additionally I used the service of ‘fontburner.com’ to provide “Fontin” for some html-headings. I placed a link to you blog on the ‘about’ page.
Nice! Thanks for linking, Michael. All the best for 2009.
Hi I’ve just seen your website and I would like to ask a few questions regarding the typeface family Museo.
I’m currently doing Visual Guidelines for a company in Portugal and I would like to include 3 weights of Museo in the Stationary of this company. So these weight will be used only in daily institutional correspondence.
Now this company has a lot of tiny offices spread around Portugal but the main office is in Lisbon. They don’t want to buy another font because they already using one purchased typeface for the branding (which is not suitable for reading long text). So is it according to your copyright if I tell them that they can use the 2 free weights of Museo Sans 500 and Museo Sans 500 Italic plus the Museum Sans 900 for 200 users (I’m not sure of the number of computers yet) which is 297 dollars on MYFONTS.com?
Anyway congratulations for your work, all of the typefaces are great specimens.
Thanks, Pedro, I’ll send you an email soon so we van sort things out.
Couldn’t find a contact form so I’m leaving a comment instead.
It really is a beautiful font, cheers!
Jos – I really enjoy your type work. I have a February redesign launch of one of my magazines (an inflight for AirTran Airways) using MUSEO as one of the brand faces – which I will be glad to share with you. I am interested (as I have a new publication I am developing now) in seeing about creating a unique headline face for an upcoming Mexican airline magazine launch. The only issue is a tight timeline I am working with. Contact me to discuss further if you are interested.
I would like to invite you as a speaker to a typography symposium.
I am teaching design at the University of Applied Sciences in Dortmund (Germany) and am organizing with a group of students a typpgraphy symposium on the 3rd and 4th of april 2009. It will be called 33pt and is the second of it’s kind. For the first one, have a look at ( http://www.33pt.de/archiv ).
The theme of the upcoming event is ESKAPADE. We came to think of you, because we love your fonts on the one hand, and think that giving away quality fonts for free is definitely extravagant. Plus the coexistence of being an artdirector in an advertising agency and a typedesigner at the same time is far from being usual.
Hello & Thank You for some lovely & free fonts. Very generous.
In return I’d love to have you answer the Seven Deadly Questions and post your answers on OK/ON along with an image of your work and a link to your site.
if you like i could send you the screenshoot or have a look at gmx.de (not.com) maybe you see it there on the right site.
hi again Jos. I wonder if you could do me a favour.
You see, I’m having trouble reaching Chris Miller, but his copyright – when I download font – says “As creator of this font, Christopher
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early and save. We offer a 10% room rate discount when reserving 60 days in advance.
Military and Veterans- we offer a 10% room rate discount.
All offers can not be combined.
Only one offer or discount per stay.
Holidays excluded from all discounts.
We are a kid and pet friendly cabin. We go the extra mile to make your stay wonderful. Let us do all the worrying so you can enjoy your stay!
Destination----Yosemite National Park ---- Mountain Getaway is just minutes away. You can easily visit Yosemite Valley and Curry Village, the Historic Village of Wawona AKA Big Tree Inn, Mariposa Grove, and in the winter Badger Pass Ski Resort AKA Yosemite Snow Board and Ski area.
Mountain Getaway is located just minutes from the Historic Sierra National Scenic Byway. This is a great historical site that offers off-road vehicle trails/roads, mountain biking, hiking, and fishing. Make sure you pack a lunch because you will want to stay and enjoy your day.
Mountain Get a Way-- Your retreat for relaxation. You'll love to relax among the tall pines and enjoy the essence of relaxation in our cabin.
Mountain Get a Way is a 3 bedroom / one bath cabin with an all fenced yard on 1/4 acre nestled in a neighborhood that is safe and friendly for everyone. While staying here you can fall asleep to the relaxing sound of nature. Lewis Creek, which is just down the street and runs year round; is something you can enjoy fishing for German and Rainbow trout as the creek is planted with fish every spring. The fishing is good for both kids and adults. You’ll be sure to catch something.
Mountain Get a Way has fruit trees in the back yard and blackberry bushes that when in season, give our guests some sweet treats.
Mountain get-a-Way overlooks a forested area of wild flowers, Manzanita, and native trees of oak, pine, cottonwood and cedar. What a wonderful environment to be in while enjoying the passing wildlife amongst the tall pine trees.
In the spring daffodils will be blooming all around you on the property. The yard is well kept and groomed. We have many visitors from our local wildlife such as Deer, Gray Squirrels, Raccoons, Blue Birds, and various other birds. You will find Mountain Get A Way is very quiet and relaxing for all.
The town of Oakhurst which is just a short drive (10 minutes) to the local grocery stores, public park, and 6 cinema theater. There are many other stores such a CVS, Riteaid, Big 5 and much more.
You can also visit the Historical Sugar Pine Railroad and take a train ride through the forest or in the winter enjoy the Snow play area in Fish Camp. Make sure you bring your sled.
Love to Fish-- Bass Lake is a man made lake, 7 miles long; just minutes away where you can float out on a raft all day enjoying the nice warmth of the lake water and catch a fish or two.
Bass Lake is very warm lake water (About 75-80 degrees in certain spots in the summer).
The beauty of Bass Lake is the fools gold in the sand. It's called pyrite. It's tiny little flecks in the sand that reflect off the sun and warm the water.
We are certain you will love it!
Enjoy a picnic on the beach or take advantage of water sports like jet skiing, canoeing, and water skiing. It's a all day retreat for the entire family.
Mountain Get-a-Way is Kid and Pet Friendly with a fenced yard and grass to play on.
Peace and relaxation is waiting for you at Mountain Get A Way.
Call us for your reservation today. We are here to assist you.
Keywords: Spacious Log Cabin home nestled in a quiet neighborhood with tall pine trees and natures beauty all around you.
Hi there, We bought this lovely Mountain Get A Way in 2003 and are so excited to be able to share with others across the world. We take pride in providing a nice vacation with other travelers. Our cabin has many nice features such as comfortable furniture and bedding for you to relax on and enjoy your stay. We encourage you to read our reviews as we believe that our guests have made some wonderful vacation memories here. We sincerely hope that you have a wonderful time here at Mountain Get a Way and look forward to your reservation.
We chose to buy in the Yosemite area as there are so many things to do around here. If you like to hike, sight see, swim, shop, eat and ski this is a wonderful place to visit. We have all of the above and more. We are also Locals here and know the area very well. We share many unknown areas to hike, swim or just sight see with our guests. You will feel like you are home away from home.
We love staying at our Mountain Get A Way for many reasons. One of the fondest reasons is all the things to do around the cabin. Many trails to hike on outside and inside of Yosemite. We Love to Snow Ski so Badger Pass is a highlight for us. Local swimming at Bass Lake in the summer is wonderful and a great way to cool off on those summer days. When the night fall comes going in to town and going to dinner at one of many local attractions for food not to mention were just 20 minutes from the Indian Casino in which you can have a great time and good food for those your desire a little night life.
1 full bath with tub and shower.
What a beautiful scene to look at with pine trees and natural wildlife like deer roaming around at a distance.
We provide all bed sheets, blankets and pillows ~Free of charge~ to our Guests.
U shape driveway. plenty of parking at cabin.
Kitchen hand towels are provided. Guests are asked to bring their own BATH towels.
Pellet stove and all pellets are provided.
plenty of seating for 8.
and all the pots and pans you need to prepare your favorite dish.
all the cook ware needed to prepare your favorite dish or bake.
everything you need for your vacation and More..... Just bring your food.
Some board games and cards in cabinet in hall stair way.
upon request we have lots of DVD's for your stay. Just ask and we will be happy to provide.
Picnic table and umbrella to sit on as well as BBQ and park bench.
This lovely cabin is just what you and your family/friends need to enjoy your time in the Mountains. It will take your breath away while relaxing in the Sierra Mountain.
Nicely located near Yosemite but far enough to get away from the hustle of the park. House was a little dusty with quite a few dust webs. Must have not been rented in awhile but seemed clean underneath. Owner were helpful answering questions.
Wonderful cabin with great proximity to Yosemite and Oakhurst. Reservation and all emailed communication was a breeze and the cabin was in perfect order when we arrived. Very comfortable beds and living space, and also a well-outfitted kitchen (although we ate most meals out). Only suggestion is addition of floor fans in the upstairs bedrooms -- in June they were somewhat hot at night even with the windows open. A great find for our Yosemite vacation!
The cabin itself was nice; especially the layout. There is one bedroom on the bottom floor and two bedrooms upstairs. The check in process was easy if you follow their directions. There is no service in the area so have the email printed out or saved on your phone. It was about 45 minutes to Yosemite Village which was nice to be outside of the park. All necessities nearby such as gas, grocery store and restaurants.
The cons of the cabin were that it did not have basic cooking essentials such as salt, pepper and oil. The other con was the booking process. I was called the incorrect name multiple times, charged two incorrect fees which I had to point out.
This is our second time staying at this home. It’s only a few minutes from downtown Oakhurst, and about 20 minutes from the entrance to Yosemite. The area is very quiet this is our second time staying at this home. It’s only a few minutes from downtown Oakhurst, and about 20 minutes from the entrance to Yosemite. The home is comfortable and allows dogs, with a completely fenced in backyard. The interior is cute and clean, and we love the ambiance.
The kitchen is stocked with some items, but there are no measuring cups or measuring spoons, so bring your own if you are cooking dinner.
Thank you Kristi for your review. We are glad you had a wonderful time. Your a excellent guest and appreciate your repeat business.
We take pride in our cabins and appreciate your sharing that there were no measuring cups. We have replace them so that the next time you come, they will be there for you. Of course, anytime there is not something that a guest needs that is a regular item, we try our best to get it for them so that their stay is as perfect as it can be. We want all your vacation memories to be positive!
House was very comfortable,we used the pellet stove at night for little while and house warmed up nicely.Kitchen was well stocked,easy to cook. Bed was very comfortable.
Thank you Ken for your excellent review. We are glad you had a great time and enjoyed the cabin. We appreciate your sharing your experience as it tells the story to future guests.
Security deposits are refunded if no damage within 3
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and escaped,” Fuzi said, according to the New Straits Times.
The motorbike the two suspects were allegedly riding was found abandoned not far from where the assassination took place.
The police inspector-general also said that the two suspects had used fake passports from Serbia and Montenegro to enter Malaysia, “They are also believed to have passports from other countries,” he said.
The infiltration of Palestinian demonstrators into the Gazan side of the Kerem Shalom goods crossing on Friday evening caused damage estimated in the millions to infrastructure, mostly to pipes providing vital gas and fuel to the Strip.
Dozens of Palestinians broke into the Gaza side crossing on Friday evening, setting fire to the gas pipeline that supplies fuel to the Strip. They did not get through to the Israeli side.
These riled-up demonstrators first and foremost hurt themselves and the Gazan public. But despite Israeli army assessments that this was done with Hamas backing, from conversations with Palestinians in Gaza, a somewhat different picture emerges. One which suggests that the infiltration into the compound was initiated spontaneously by a mob that had no initial plans to do so.
The moment the incident began, Hamas officials in charge of security at the site realized that trying to stop it could cause deaths and injuries, and so pulled back and allowed the demonstrators to do as they pleased.
The Kerem Shalom crossing is the main entry point for merchandise entering Gaza. It’s difficult to think of a place more critical to the Strip’s own economy.
In the past, 900 truckloads of merchandise entered through the crossing every day. Today that number is down to about 300 a day, due to the economic crisis in Gaza which has led to less demand.
It is members of the Palestinian Authority that are in charge of operations at the crossing, not Hamas. And so the vandalism at the site wasn’t just an expression of rage against Israel but against the PA too.
Hundreds of Palestinians set fire to and damaged the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel on Friday evening. The law-breakers damaged fuel and gas pipes that serve the people of Gaza, said the IDF.
“This is a cynical act which damages the well-being of the people of Gaza and the humanitarian efforts carried out by Israel and other countries,” the IDF spokesperson stated.
On the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing, infrastructure was set on fire and damaged, reported Maariv.
“The Kerem Shalom riot is happening on the Palestinian side of the crossing and includes causing damage to the infrastructure, I don’t see the Palestinian Authority paying for the damages soon”, said Maariv reporter Tal Lev-Ram.
An Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post that, based on initial visual information, the office of the crossing management was looted and destroyed, the fuel tank which served the generator was set on fire and petrol pumps suffered damage.
Around 10,000 Palestinians took part in protests on Friday along the Gaza-Israel border and violent clashes with the IDF were monitored in five locations. The Gaza Ministry of Health reported that the number of wounded protesters stands at around 430 people.
After a short time the protesters are apparently spotted by Israeli troops, and can be seen running back into Gaza.
The army said in a statement that the Gazans were identified by soldiers monitoring the border and a patrol was dispatched to the scene. Soldiers fired tear gas at the infiltrators and forced them back over the border.
On Saturday, the army said troops identified several Palestinians who breached the border and placed Molotov cocktails near the security fence in the south of the Strip before returning to Gaza. In a second incident soldiers fired at a group of Palestinians who attempted to sabotage the fence in southern Gaza, and they retreated.
Senior Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar said on Thursday that the “March of the Return” processions in Gaza sent a clear message to all sides that it was impossible to implement the “deal of the century”, a reference to the peace plan being put forward by the Trump administration.
“The attempt to instill fear in the lives of the settlers has already done its part, and if we look at what is happening around us, we will find that they fled because they are thieves, and what happened to them will happen in the north of the country as well,” Zahar said.
“The blood of the Palestinian people, spilled on this land, will go from here to Jerusalem,” he vowed.
A large blast rocked the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least six people, witnesses and the Hamas-run health ministry said.
The cause of the blast was not immediately clear, but Palestinian media reports said it was an “work accident,” a term usually used to describe the accidental detonation of explosives being prepared by one of the terror groups in the Strip.
The Ynet news site, quoting sources in Gaza, said the men, including senior members of the Hamas military wing, had been trying to dismantle an old Israeli missile that had failed to explode.
The health ministry said several bodies had been brought to a local hospital.
The IDF said it was unaware of the cause of blast.
The Palestinian Authority will use its recently-granted membership of Interpol — the global association of national police forces headquartered in the French city of Lyon — to both pursue its political war against Israel and harass domestic opponents of its policies, the author of a new report on the issue warned on Friday.
The decision at Interpol’s General Assembly in September 2017 to grant membership to the PA was a “serious error,” Ted R. Bromund — a senior research fellow at the Washington, DC-based Heritage Foundation — told The Algemeiner.
Israel withdrew on Friday from the election for one of two seats on the United Nations Security Council in 2019 and 2020.
Ten days before the official opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, Israeli officials still do not know if US President Donald Trump will attend.
Channel 10 news reported Friday night that a week later, neither the Prime Minister’s Office nor the Foreign Ministry knew whether the president was coming.
The report said authorities were taking the possibility into account in their preparations for the May 14 event.
The ceremony will be attended by 1,000 dignitaries, 250 of them American. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is set to lead the US delegation, which will include 40 members of Congress and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka Trump.
Richard Grenell, the newly confirmed US ambassador to Germany, said in an exclusive interview with Fox News on Thursday that German companies should stop trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran because Tehran sponsors terrorism.
The European Union extended its human rights sanctions on Iran last month but declined to impose new penalties on the regime for widespread repression of civil liberties, according to human rights groups.
Grenell slammed Iran for destabilizing Syria. Iran is the main financial sponsor of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Grenell, who was sworn in as ambassador to Germany on Thursday, is sharp critic of Iran’s nuclear program and a strong supporter of the Jewish state.
“We had to address the issue of the increase in governments requesting boycotts of sport events for political reasons. Some governments abuse sport for their political purposes. This is against the mission of sport and of the Olympic Games, which bring people together and unify people regardless of any political differences,” he continued.
“These boycotts are against our essential values. We are here to watch this carefully and to act,” added Bach.
Police on Saturday arrested one of the organizers of a weekly demonstration against government corruption, after he tried to hang a sign protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu along the route of the Giro d’Italia bicycle race in Tel Aviv.
Police said he was held because he planned to interfere in the race. The Giro d’Italia, one of the most prestigious road cycling races in the world which is taking place in Israel for the first time. It entered the 167-kilometer (104-mile) second stage Saturday as competitors rode down the Mediterranean coast from Haifa to Tel Aviv.
However, Israel Radio quoted Hadas’ lawyer as saying that it was to prevent the prime minister any embarrassment in the race, which has been billed as a public relations coup for Israel.
The lawyer accused police of violating his client’s right to free speech.
In his April 21, 2018 column in the Lebanese daily Al-Nahar, titled “Hizbullah Resettling in Syria,” Ahmad ‘Ayyash referred to the policy of transfer and forced demographic change that the Bashar Al-Assad regime has been conducting in Syria over the past several years, with the assistance of Hizbullah and its other allies. According to ‘Ayyash, this is actually an Iranian “settlement project,” which involves expelling residents from various parts of the country and resettling these areas with Shi’ite members of Hizbullah and of other Iran-backed militias, who prevent the original residents from returning to their homes. He warned that the presence of these new settlers in Syria may not be temporary.
“Hizbullah’s involvement in the Syria war is not confined to military action aimed at propping up the Syrian regime. [Its goals] extend much further than that, and have to do with an Iranian settlement project whose implementation began several years ago. The aim [of this project] is changing the demography [of Syria] by settling [it with members of] Iran-backed [Shi’ite] militias from Afghanistan, Lebanon and other countries in the region.
“Marble grave headstones were damaged in the Jewish part of the Nikaia cemetery,” a police spokesman told AFP,
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upgrade to the newest generation of Core processor before I’d be willing to part with my hard earned money; I want that extra battery life. The Thinkpad Yoga might seem like a perfect solution, but I had my reasons for not choosing it, the biggest being the folding mechanism for putting the machine into tablet mode. I much prefer the twist-style mechanism for folding a machine from laptop to tablet mode when I want to write with a pen. There’s a rant there that I’m not willing to put in writing.
The Yoga 2 Pro has been a good machine, but I really miss having an active digitizer. I hadn’t realized how often I used the pen until now.
I’ve been searching for a pen-enabled companion tablet to carry in my bag for those times when I need to take handwritten notes, sign a PDF, mark up a presentation, etc. The Note series from Samsung would make a reasonable choice, but two things prevent me from going in that direction. First, I would like to stick with Windows 8 because of the seamless file management across my machines. Second, you still can’t take handwritten notes in OneNote using Android. That’s a showstopper for me.
I purchased an Asus VivoTab 8 Note, and have been using it for a while now. It’s a capable little tablet, and the price is right, but it definitely has some limitations.
The 8-inch form factor doesn’t give me enough screen real estate for what I’m used to doing with my tablets. That’s not a deficiency with the tablet, just a personal preference.
The digitizer in the Asus has some real issues around the edges, especially near the left edge of the screen when in portrait mode. From what I’ve read that appears to be common with Wacom digitizers. I never noticed the problem on my x201t because I don’t use the very edge of the screen; screen real estate issue.
Sometimes the tablet won’t wake from sleep. I’m not the only one that has experienced this. The problem appears in many of the forms that I visit. The problem isn’t consistent, and seems to happen at the most inopportune times.
The battery life needs to be better. I realize that I’m asking a lot from this little machine, but I get about 6 hours. That’s decnet, but I find that it’s problematic on long trips. Eight would be better. Battery life is the next battle to fight for the tablet industry.
I’ve decided that a 10-inch or larger form factor would better meet my needs. There are options, but none are perfect.
The Dell Venue 11 Pro appears to be a solid option on the surface, but the pen experience is pretty bad. I realize that they’ve made significant improvements with the pen, but it’s not there yet. I had an opportunity to play with the Venue 11 Pro and new pen yesterday. Pretty weak inking experience. And here’s why that matters.
The Sony VAIO Tap 11 is another option, and the pen experience is pretty decent. N-trig isn’t the preferred digitizer for artists, but I find that the writing tip is very accurate and responsive on the screen with N-trig; even better than Wacom in my opinion. I don’t like having to put batteries in the pen, but overall I was pleased with my tests on the Tap 11. It’s also very thin and light. With that said there are some things that I don’t like about the Sony, and it’s pretty pricey for what you get.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is an excellent tablet. In my opinion it has the best inking experience to date on a Windows machine; crud, on any machine. But it’s really not a companion tablet, it’s a standalone do-it-all monster. I like the SP 2 a lot. But I don’t feel that I could replace my laptop because of the design, i.e the kickstand and flimsy keyboard. I purchased a Surface RT as a test run to see if I could use the basic design as a laptop replacement. It didn’t really work for me. The SP2 is too expensive and heavy as a companion, but not quite what I need to replace my laptop. I could live with it if it had a docking keyboard setup like the Fujitsu Q584 – which is really cool (video below) – or the Dell Venue 11 Pro, or the Lenovo Helix, and so on.
I wish Lenovo hadn’t given up on the twist-style convertible tablet PC.
So did you end up with pen-abled tablet or not?
Have you considered the HP Slate 7 Extreme?
Yes, if you read the post you would know that I purchased an Asus VivoTab 8, which is an 8-inch pen-enabled Win 8 tablet. And, if you would have read the post you would know that a 7-inch machine is to small for my taste.
Was hoping you’d wait for the Surface Pro 3. Mine is on order. I think my search is over.
Yeah, pulled the trigger just a tad bit too soon on the Yoga 2 Pro. Going to L.A. tomorrow to visit my nearest Microsoft Store. Figured I’d get my hands on a Surface Pro 3 and play with it for a little while. I looks like a fantastic machine. I can always put my Yoga 2 Pro up on eBay and get rid of it. I should be able to sell it pretty quickly: Orange Core-i7 with 256GB SSD and 8GB RAM.
Hi Jerry. I’ve been using an Thinkpad X200 tablet to get me by in my undergrad. While it is durable and robust for the most part its battery life and CPU (on battery) are not. I primarily use mine on desk so its weight does not particularly bother me. It seems that with lightweight there may be trade-offs for many people. Have you purchased the SP3 yet? If so will you do a follow up entry?
I ran into the same issues with my Lenovo x201t. Great tablet PC, but it’s showing its age, i.e. the battery life is terrible and it’s running slower and slower.
I did purchase a SP3 back in August (Core i5, 128GB/8GB). It is the best tablet I’ve ever used. It has plenty of horsepower, good battery life, offers the best pen experience I’ve ever enjoyed, and all in a perfectly sized package. However, the combination of kickstand and type keyboard simply doesn’t replace my needs for a laptop; as many others have said. And it’s simply too expensive to use as a “secondary machine” in my opinion. My daughter has been using it for college over the past few months and just last week mentioned to me that she misses her laptop. I wish someone would build a keyboard dock for the SP3.
I stand by my beliefs that the best tablet PC is one that offers the same convertible mechanism as my x201t. I really wish Lenovo would have continued to update that line. I envision a machine with the newest Core processor technology for speed and battery live, the looks of the new X1 Carbon, the 12.5-inch 4:3 aspect ratio screen of the SP3, obvious active digitizer support, and a convertible hinge mechanism like the x201t. It’s a shame I’ll never see such a device.
My current setup is a Yoga 2 Pro plus my Samsung ATIV 500 series tablet. The ATIV 500 is more than 2 years old, but it offers good battery life and a solid pen experience. The Y2P is my main machine and meets 90% of my computing needs. I use the ATIV 500 as a digital notepad in OneNote; it’s nearly the same size as those yellow legal pad. So far the combination has worked well for me. I continue to hope that someone will build the perfect tablet PC, but I’m starting to think it will never happen.
I came into the possession of an X201T and have been using it the last two-weeks. I do like the integration of the touchpad as I set it for custom swipes and scrolling. I must have got a better panel also because this one has better looking colors vs my X200T. I do agree that it feels a bit slow and really does not feel too far off from my Core2Duo X200T.
Regardless I think I will hang on to it for the time being. I do like the understated design of the ThinkPads and how robust the ones I’ve used are! If I feel in a showy-mood then I will take my Chromebook out with its purple hard lid cover. Admittedly the Chromebook works very well and now that I have side-loaded Ubuntu XFCE it has become more versatile!
For the future, in respect to tablets, I’ve been thinking of going with either a Thinkpad Yoga or the X230T. Have you had a chance to use either the Thinkpad Yoga or the X230T? If so what are your impressions?
I haven’t used an x230t, but currently use a Yoga 2 Pro as my daily driver. The Y2P is a great machine. Very happy with it, but really miss having a single machine with everything the Y2P has plus an active digitizer. I have a Surface Pro 3, which I’m using to write this comment. Fantastic tablet with a wonderful active digitizer, but I miss having a “real laptop keyboard”. Hard to explain
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women charged with making a video of a dying woman at Bentley Senior Living told “some other people” they did not see why it was a “big deal,” or why they were charged, the Jefferson detective who investigated the case said Monday.
The three women who were charged are Jorden Lenah Bruce, 21, Jefferson; Lizbeth Jocelyn Cervantes-Ramirez, 19, Jefferson; and Mya Janay Moss, 21, Colbert.
Parker said each was charged with exploitation and intimidation of a disabled adult. The video includes “profanities and (vulgar hand gestures) at the camera,” he said. The video was made in a room at the facility June 13. The three were arrested June 22.
The victim had had a stroke and the three women, who were employees at the facility, were supposed to be monitoring her.
The video was posted on Snapchat and a Bentley employee saw it and reported it.
Cervantes-Ramirez was turned over to officers from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement June 23. She had posted bond on the charge of exploitation.
Bruce and Moss were released on bond.
Calls to Bentley Senior Living Monday were not returned.
I've read two slightly different stories on this. The first stated that the girls videoed the lady DURING the stroke, but this article seems to imply she was videoed after the stroke had occurred. Either way, these girls are sick in the head and should face serious consequences.
This is beyond belief. Bently needs to step forward and own this. This happen at their facility and with by their employees. One of the employees was an illegal by the way. If reason on is right it could be manslaughter. Also if she was recovering from a stroke why wasn't a doctor called instead of filming. I hope the law does not let this slide.
.. Today, a meaningful social media presence carries more weight than carrying out a given responsibility. It's part of a paradigm shift taking place in our culture.. The culture developing today has for a large part been stripped over time, of much of the decency and values an older generation was taught from childhood... Values gone now from society as being intolerant, biased, or offensive. We seem to not be able to pass on a value system to other generations that was once was a foundation to a way of life that brought us to be the greatest nation on Earth.
Sad to see that way of life slipping into darkness.
People like these three women have always existed. The difference is that now due to social media they have a platform to exhibit their deviant behavior.
.. I hear that argument and it is correct. However my premise is that we are losing what was a distinct American culture.. for many reasons, most of which I'm sure you are aware of. Social media just accelerates the process..
People said the same thing about rock and roll, television, and magazines.
We don't adapt well to change. That's our problem. Do you really want to live in the past? Were things really better when women had to resort to back alleys for abortions? When women and African-Americans were denied the right to vote?
.. Your questions contain controversial and unjustified assumptions.
Aside from being informal fallacies, questions such as you pose are used as rhetorical tools: your questions attempt to limit direct replies to those that serve your personal agenda.
.. Please engage in a manor that shows some thought on subject, then present the result as an argument to my initial premise.
Getting back to your initial, I agree that values today have gone down somewhat from previous generations, but on other hand things are reported better and are no longer swept under the rug as they once were. As for the greatest country on Earth, we are all just people wherever we live. Most people think their country is the greatest, it is propaganda that each countries government forces down the throat of their people. It is a useful tool they need to get the masses behind them during unpopular wars or unpopular taxes.
Modern technology has reached a level that if we chose, we may and do interact on a personal level with individuals most anywhere on the globe. This allows for cultures that developed in faraway places to communicate ideas, with other faraway places and share their traditions in near real time.
At an early point in American history, before we had become the United States, each of the colonies had their own distinct cultures and traditions. Communication was slow then also, but over time we got the railroads, pony express, telegraph, telephone, radio and television. By the time television arrived, a distinct American culture had been formed and was shared across this country. Some say this was the pinnacle of the true American Culture. I tend to agree.
The immigrants who came to America during this period in our history, wanted to be part of that distinct American culture and took pride in that they could contribute.
Today, ideas, shared experiences, relationships are developed globally in large part, and history has become blurred and an irrelevant part of our past. Our culture is changing at a rapid pace and we are fast losing the ties to our past. Both the good and the bad in our past history. We learn from both.
Himmler said "When I hear the word culture, that's when I reach for my revolver". The point being the Nazi's didn't want anybody to introduce any culture to Germany other than what the Nazi's perceived to be the true German culture. This type of attitude is what America needs to guard against and we usually do a pretty good job. As for these three women who take a video of a dying woman and don't think its a crime, all I can say is no culture foreign or domestic would condone such barbaric behavior. I can only hope that the whistle blower didn't get in trouble as I'm sure Bentley wishes they could have just fired the women and no one had ever heard about this horrific incident.
".. the Nazi's didn't want anybody to introduce any culture to Germany other than what the Nazi's perceived to be the true German culture... "
There is no moral equivalence between American core values and 1935 - 1945 Germany. I don't think you are implying that there is.
".. The three women charged with making a video of a dying woman at Bentley Senior Living told “some other people” they did not see why it was a “big deal,” or why they were charged.. "
That pretty much sums up what I see more and more.
A shift away from traditional American values.
Values that came to form a unique American culture over the past two centuries and that culture is now in jeopardy of disappearing.
Unfortunately, history does repeat itself.
The three women who took the video of the dying woman do not represent a current culture shift in America. I know a lot of young people and 90% of them would be horrified by the actions of these three women. I can tell that you are like me an older person and the best we can do or any of us for that matter is set an example so that young people will realize that such behavior is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.
This facility is known outside of Jefferson for the expense of living there rather than the quality of care. I, personally had argued in support of this facility because I questioned the validity of what I was hearing. Now I have to eat my words. The management should vet their employees (I have heard they don’t but have argued against this as well) more closely. Keep people like these three OUT OF HEALTHCARE, whatever it takes! No simply letting them go, transferring, or firing without complete written performance reporting for their records.
This is absolutely disgusting. I work at a local nursing home in Illinois where I now live. This is deplorable. Bond is not enough to justify the actions of these employees. It is elder abuse and needs to be treated as such. If they were CNAs, they need to be placed onto their list of members who are no longer able to serve and reasons why. Bond should not be enough. They should be in jail for 5-10 years or it will just keep happening. It is because of employees like these and facilities like this that give such a terrible reputation to nursing home facilities. To the employee that reported this behavior, thank you! Nursing facilities appreciate when people like you stand up for the residents. Were there any protocols in place for background checks before these employees were even hired in the first place?
My Mom was in Assisted living and then at a nursing home attached to a major teaching hospital. In assisted living (9k per month) an aide talked her into selling her car and then refused to pay for it. We contacted the director who said she could do nothing and then it took our intervention with the Sheriff's department to get it back. Then in the nursing home she suffered from malnutrition because she could not feed herself (they just threw her tray down on her table and left), MERSA several times because the "students" weren't wearing gloves. But they loved our $7000 checks each month for her care. So...once transferred, the care was great. Probably because we lived nearby and checked on the care daily. DO NOT place your elderly loved one in a facility unless it is near you and you can check in on a regular basis. Just because the "look fancy" and they charge a log (which makes you think they are quality, they are not necessarily quality. Do your homework. Sounds like Bentley fooled a bunch of folks. "Cha-ching" for them.
Being turned over to ICE does not always mean she was illegal - if she has a visa, a felony conviction will get her deported. I agree that hey should lose their licenses, and get a hefty sentence.
These three women should lose their licenses and be given a
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and attach them as shown in the image.
Add the googly eyes, and you have an adorable sheep ready.
From farms, we move into the dark and thick jungles, where live the wildest of animals! And then we make these wild animal crafts for older kids or the younger ones.
You might think that creating the ‘fearful symmetry’ of a tiger would be difficult. Well, not really. At least not when you are trying out this tiger crafts tutorial!
Color the paper cup in orange, leaving a small squared white patch, as shown in the image.
Using the black oil paint, draw the stripes on the tiger. Add the nose as well.
Stick the googly eyes above the nose.
Cut the pipe cleaner into two small pieces for the ears. Use the remaining piece to make the tail.
The lion is the king of the jungle. So how can we have a list of wild animal activities for preschoolers without the big cat on it?
Cut the yellow foam sheet in length and breadth of the toilet paper roll. Stick it around the roll using the glue and let it dry. This will be the body.
Using the heart-shaped puncher to cut out 12 little hearts from the orange foam sheet. These will be used to create the mane.
Cut a small round from the yellow sheet, for the lion’s face.
Draw the eyes, the whiskers, and nose on the yellow circle.
Stick the googly eyes to complete the face.
Stick the face to the foam-wrapped toilet paper roll.
Cut three thin, small strips from the yellow foam sheet for the legs and the tail.
Stick a heart to one end of each of the strips.
Attach them to the body as shown in the image.
His majesty is now ready for you!
Crocodile crafts are not as easy to make as they seem. Then again, they don’t have to be. Here is a simple crocodile craft idea for kids.
Paint the ice cream sticks green. Let them dry.
Cut two one-inch pieces of white foam sheet, as wide as the ice cream sticks. Cut the longer edges of the foam in a zigzag pattern, to indicate the teeth. Stick this to one side of the ice cream stick.
Cut the pipe cleaners in two. Roll the halves around the center of the ice cream stick, while leaving a small portion towards the edges of the feet. See picture for reference.
Stick the googly eyes as shown in the image to complete the crocodile.
This is simpler and better than all the enormous crocodile activities, isn’t it?
You might think that you will need a lot of material to make an elephant craft. But our elephant craft ideas are easy to make. Here is one for example.
1. Arrange the three toilet paper rolls as shown in the image. Use glue to make them stick together and leave them to dry.
2. Cut out two circles from the green craft paper, for the ears.
3. For the trunk, cut a small rectangular strip of the same paper.
4. Paint the toes using the white paint.
5. Stick the ears and the trunk using the glue – see image for reference.
6. Add the googly eyes and the green elephant is ready to roll!
This snake is not slithery or creepy in any way. It is a colorful reptile made of drum beads and string!
Arrange the green beads in a line and pull the green string through them. Know the green string at one end.
Make sure that the string is not too thin or thick; it should pass through the beads and also hold them together when knotted.
Add the orange bead at the front end and fasten the other end as well.
For the tongue, cut the black foam sheet as shown in the image.
Attach the googly eyes on the orange bead, and stick the tongue.
When I think of a bear, I think of hugs. So here is a valentine bear, with love and hugs for the little ones.
Cut the brown foam sheet such that it covers the toilet roll entirely. Or, you can paint the toilet roll brown using oil or pastel colors.
Cut out two hearts from the pink foam sheet – a small one for the nose, and a slightly bigger one for the bear to hold.
Cut out the shape of the bear’s face and the hands. Cut out the paws (small spheres) from the brown sheet.
Punch two small circles from the pink sheet – these will go on the paws.
Stick the googly eyes and the smaller heart on the face. Draw the mouth using a black sketch.
Attach the larger heart in the center of the roll.
Use glue to stick the hands, paws, and face to the toilet paper roll.
The cute, valentine bear is ready.
We are done with wild and domesticated animal crafts (at least some of them). In this section, we will try to recreate cute, decorative craft models on other animals, some imaginary and some extinct.
The bat is one of my favorite animals. It is cool and has a superhero named after it.
Paint both the balls black. Leave them to dry.
Once dry, glue the small ball on top of the larger one and let it dry.
Cut out two wings for the bat from the black foam sheet. Make sure they are of the same size – you can use a template to achieve this.
Cut out two small triangles from the white sheet and two black triangles, of the same size, from the black sheet.
Glue in the wings, ears, and teeth as shown in the image.
The cool superhero-like bat is ready. If you can manage to attach a string to the head of the bat (small plastic ball), you can even hang it in the room.
Owls are usually found in places where there is a lot of vegetation. This could be in the deep jungles or the national park near you. But with this craft, you can bring the owl straight to your home.
Use templates or a pencil to sketch and cut the shapes from the foam sheets, as shown in the image.
You should have an outline of the owl’s body, blue cut out for the face and the neck, a pink heart, pink and blue plumes, two white circles, two green circles, two yellow feet, a white heart, and two small triangles, one red and another yellow.
Place the red outline on the table and stick the large pink heart at the bottom, with its pointy side down.
Attach the blue cutout on that, as shown in the image.
Add the pink and the blue plumes on the top – see picture for reference.
Glue the green circles on the larger white ones, and then stick the googly eyes on them. Stick that on the blue cutout.
Create a nose using the red and the yellow triangles.
Glue the heart and the feet and the owl is ready.
It may seem like a lot of work goes into making this owl. But once you get the cutouts ready, it will take you less than ten minutes to get the owl craft done.
Now a fire breathing dragon must be a complicated craft, right?
Wrong. We have figured out a way to make this one of the simplest fire-breathing Chinese dragon crafts and toys that your child can make.
Cover the toilet paper roll with green foam sheet. This will be the face of the dragon.
Stick the googly eyes on the woolen rounds and let them dry.
Use two small coils of the pipe cleaner to make nostrils of the dragon.
Glue the eyes and the nostrils to the toilet roll.
Cut the orange and yellow craft paper in half and make thin, long strips from them. See image for reference.
Stick the strips of paper at the bottom, inside the toilet paper roll, to make it seem like there’s fire coming out from the dragon’s mouth.
Note: To use this as a toy, hold the dragon roll in hand and blow air from the top (head) to make the strips of the paper move. And then, the child can pretend to be a fire breathing dragon!
Dinosaurs may be long extinct, but we still are in awe of those magnificent creatures. That is why we have included this cool dinosaur craft on our list.
Use a protractor to cut out the body of the dinosaur. You can also use a pencil to draw it first and then cut it.
Cut out small triangles from the orange sheet, and a small pear-shaped cutout for the head.
Use the glue to attach four green strips to the non-curvy side of the body, and one to the side to make the neck.
Fix the spikes on the curvy top portion of the body, head, and tail.
If the result looks like the final image in our collage, the dinosaur is ready!
This one is a time-taking craft, not just because we will be making a snail, but because it has an intricate design.
Use a template or sketch an outline of a snail on the yellow foam sheet.
Cut it out using scissors.
Glue a compact disc on the spherical part of the snail’s body. See image.
Apply glue on the CD and start sticking the buttons on it, until the disc is covered entirely.
Add the googly eyes and the pipe cleaner to complete the craft.
You can also try horse crafts, fish crafts, goat crafts, and all other animal
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Lee Chin’s epic 60th minute effort that put Wexford ahead for the first time.
Conor McDonald widened the gap to five with a quick-fire claim of 1-1. A closing Limerick brace of points could not undo the home-side’s sparkling finish as Wexford fans relished a cracking first-round league victory.
Scorers for Wexford: Conor McDonald 1-8 (4fs, 1 65′), Lee Chin 0-2, Podge Doran 0-2, Harry Kehoe 0-1, Diarmuid O’Keefe 0-1.
Scorers for Limerick: Peter Casey 0-5 (3fs), Graeme Mulcahy 0-2, John Fitzgibbon 0-1 (1f), Gearóid Hegarty 0-1, Cian Lynch 0-1, Paul Browne 0-1, Seamus Hickey 0-1, Declan Hannon 0-1, Diarmuid Byrnes 0-1 (1f).
Subs: Podge Doran for A Maddock (41), Harry Kehoe for P Morris (47), Nicky Kirwan for D Redmond (56), Jack O’Connor for B Carton (71).
Subs: (temp. Alan Dempsey for P Casey 30-34), John Fitzgibbon for J Ryan (44), Alan Dempsey for G Hegarty (47), Tom Morrissey for K Hayes (63), Pat Ryan for P Browne (64).
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Waterford defeated Kilkenny by 1-15 to 0-17 in Round 1 of the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A on Sunday February 12th at Nowlan Park Kilkenny.
Patrick Curran’s first half goal proved to be the decisive score as Derek McGrath’s side got the better of the Cats at a bitterly-cold Nowlan Park, scoring their first win over Brian Cody’s side in Kilkenny since 2004.
Waterford were up and running in the early stages, Pauric Mahony (2) and Conor Gleeson pushing their side 0-3 to 0-1 up inside the opening 10 minutes.
T.J. Reid narrowed the gap with a pointed free, but the hosts were rocked when Curran broke through to blast his side into a strong lead when he gathered Tom Devine’s 12th minute pass and rattled the net (1-3 to 0-2).
The goal proved to be the big score of the half, but a crucial part of Waterford’s display was Mahony’s accuracy from frees. He posted eight points in the first half from placed balls, a run which kept the Deise in front.
T.J. Reid led the Kilkenny charge, grabbing six points in that opening half (five from frees), but Curran’s goal was a hurdle they couldn’t clear. Ollie Walsh sniped the last point of the half, but the Cats still trailed by four at the break (1-11 to 0-10).
Waterford didn’t hang about in the second half, stretching their lead to six points thanks to early scores from Mahony and Jamie Barron. Kilkenny fought hard to narrow the gap, shooting the next four scores through T.J. Reid (0-3) and sub Walter Walsh, but they couldn’t get the goal they craved to reel in the long-time leaders.
While Waterford endured something of a barren spell in the second half – they went 17 minutes without troubling the scoreboard operator – they did get back on track when Mahony and Barron put four points back between the sides late on.
Still Kilkenny wouldn’t give up. Spurred on by frees from Reid and goalkeeper Eoin Murphy they battled on, making it a one-point game when Kieran Joyce fired over a good score following Richie Hogan’s injury-time pass, but the Deise held out to make a winning start to their League campaign.
Scorers for Waterford: Pauric Mahony 0-10 (7fs, 265s); Patrick Curran 1-1; Jamie Barron 0-3; Conor Gleeson 0-1.
Subs: Walter Walsh for Sean Morrissey (36), Paddy Deegan for Ollie Walsh (52), Richie Leahy for Pat Lyng (55), Shane Prendergast for Cillian Buckley (60), Conor Martin for Liam Blanchfield (70).
WATERFORD: Ian O’Regan; Shane Fives, Barry Coughlan, Noel Connors; Tadhg de Burca, Stephen Daniels, Mikey Kearney; Jamie Barron, Conor Gleeson; Kevin Moran, Pauric Mahony, Michael Walsh; Patrick Curran, Tom Devine, Shane Bennett. Subs: Austin Gleeson for Mikey Kearney (52), Brian O’Halloran for Shane Bennett (55), Jake Dillon for Tom Devine (62), Gavin O’Brien for Patrick Curran (69), Shane McNulty for Stephen Daniels (70).
Kildare defeated Cork by 1-14 to 1-8 in Round 2 of the Allianz Football League Division 2 on Sunday February 12th at Newbridge.
Kildare continued their fine start to the league with an impressive six-point win at home against a disappointing Cork side.
Behind by five at half-time, 8-3, Cork got back within two points with 15 minutes to go, but Kildare crushed any hopes of a comeback. In a stirring finish, they kicked five points to secure the win their performance deserved.
While Kevin Feely was the conductor for Cian O’Neill’s side in midfield, Ben McCormack was the star man in attack and netted a superb goal in the 51st minute to crown another superb individual display.
McCormack’s goal gave Kildare a seven-point cushion but Cork had their best spell in the next 10 minutes and when Luke Connolly’s long range effort deceived Mark Donnellan and dropped into the net, the Rebels had a lifeline.
Kildare’s response was telling and they reeled off three points on the trot to put the result beyond doubt, cementing their place at the top of the table.
On a bitterly cold afternoon in Newbridge, the home side gradually took control in the opening half and built a five-point cushion after 25 minutes in testing conditions.
The wind chill was as much of a factor as the strength of the breeze and it was no surprise that it took 15 minutes for this contest to come to life.The elements did favour Kildare in the opening half but it was never as simple as shooting from long range. Both sides were reluctant to take on shots from distance and with six wides apiece in the opening half, their caution was understandable.
Cork had the better of the early exchanges and held a strong defensive line across the middle. Although Kildare had the first score courtesy of Daniel Flynn, Cork moved ahead when Luke Connolly and Colm O’Neill pointed frees – O’Neill the instigator for both scores.
Once Kildare got to grips with their opponents in midfield, the game turned in their favour. Kevin Feely was the lynchpin, winning a succession of marks and directing the play like a quarterback. He also chipped in with two points from play as Kildare won the primary battle.
Corner forward Ben McCormack pointed his first effort of the game and he landed his second five minutes later. Feely’s brace gave Kildare a 7-2 lead after 25 minutes and at that stage, Cork had gone 15 minutes without a score.
They were not short of chances though and two separate occasions, Ian Maguire came through from midfield to threaten the Kildare goal. Each time he came away empty handed and Cork were left to chew on a five-point deficit at the break.
Kildare’s interval lead should have been greater and apart from six careless wides, Daniel Flynn was denied goal by a flying save from Ryan Price in the first minute.
Overall, Kildare could only be thrilled with the outcome as they dispatched one of the leading teams in this Division with some ease.
Scorers for Kildare: B McCormack 1-2, N Flynn 0-5 (3fs), K Feely 0-2, P Cribbin 0-2, D Flynn 0-1, T Moolick 0-1, C Healy 0-1 (f).
Subs: Cathal McNally for Moolick (59); Chris Healy for Conway (63); David Slattery for McCormack (67); Peter Kelly for N Kelly (70); Shea Ryan for Feely, Black Card, (70); Conor Hartley for N Flynn (70).
Subs: John O’Rourke for Powter (HT); Barry O’Driscoll for Dorman (51); Donncha O’Connor for Collins (52); John Mullins for Crowley (54); Donal Og Hodnett for Maguire (60); Brian O’Driscoll for O’Neill (68).
Westmeath defeated Limerick by 1-18 to 0-12 in Round 2 of the Allianz Football League Division 4 on Sunday
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or published papers. The 3rd LOR, in case you are a working professional, can be from your immediate superior at work or someone whom you’ve worked with closely as a professional. Whether you’re a final year student, someone who has just completed their undergraduate program or a working professional, the process of asking for a letter of recommendation remains more or less the same. However, a letter of recommendation written by your professor is considerably different from one written by your manager at work. There are different parameters that need to be incorporated in both cases. The internet provides you with a number of different styles and formats of LORs. However, the challenge is the process of asking for a letter of a recommendation. Whom to approach? What to say? What to write? These are just some of the common thoughts running through the minds of students when confronted with the task of procuring 3 LORs! The motive of the candidate should be very clear throughout, taking into consideration the following factors, prior to asking for a letter of recommendation.
1) Testimonials: Before you write to your professor or manager asking for a letter of recommendation, you may want to keep in handy all the testimonials supporting your educational background, extra-curricular achievements, workplace achievements and appraisals as your referrer might want to peruse these documents before writing your LOR.
2) Plan in Advance: Universities in the US/UK/EU notify candidates in advance regarding the date by which the letters of recommendation have to be submitted. While most universities ask for LORs to be submitted along with the formal application, anytime before the application deadline, some universities prioritize its submission, asking for it to be sent separately, either via email or as a physical copy. It’s always a good idea to plan well ahead, to give your referrer the maximum possible time to gather a good idea about you and the course that you’re applying to, so that they are able to write you a strong, compelling and authentic letter of recommendation instead of putting it off until the very last moment. Remember, haste makes waste!
3) Determining your referrer: This is perhaps the most challenging step in the entire process of getting a letter of recommendation. You may not be really sure who you want to ask. While deciding on whom to choose as your referee, remember, the more recent your interaction with them, the better, as the universities want to know more about the current you and not who you were years ago! If it has been several years since you graduated from college, it might be a good idea to provide LORs from people who have worked closely with you more recently – generally your immediate superiors at work.
If, during your college days, you shared an excellent rapport with your professors, or stood out owing to your outstanding academic performance/extracurricular achievements, things ought to be relatively easy. However, if you were one of the backbenchers, who never let an opportunity to bunk classes slip by, or one of the silent ones who never really got noticed that closely by the professors, choosing someone who can write you a glowing letter of recommendation can be a tough call indeed!
Even then, you don’t really have to worry. Asking for a letter of recommendation won’t cost you an arm and a leg. All you have to do is follow these simple techniques.
Approach them in person in your college, have a word or two, share some of the challenges and responsibilities you’ve shouldered at work, and perhaps appreciate him in front of any current student of your college. This ensures the rekindling of a good personal relationship which you may or may not have had during your college days. There’s no harm in trying, right? Ensure that your professor gathers a good idea about you. Remind him of some of the instances from his classes that you can recollect, and some fond memories from your tenure as a student of that institute. In the process, slowly veer the discussion towards your intent of pursuing graduate studies abroad, once you sense that your professor would be comfortable in writing you a letter of recommendation.
On the professional front, you have considerably more leeway, as it is not always mandatory for your past employer or manager to be the one sending your LOR. Apart from them, you can also approach any business acquaintances, customers, colleagues and advisors whom you have worked closely with. Politely inquire about their availability and ask them what documents they might require in support of your application for a letter of recommendation. Keep in mind that you do not push either your professor or your manager to write you an LOR as in that case, they may not draw a good idea about you and might not be comfortable in writing you a letter of recommendation. At the end of the day, keep in mind the quantum of the personal relationship between you and your referrer.
4) Frame your request letter: It is imperative that you frame a convincing request letter to your professor or manager. Therefore, don’t rush with this step. Evaluate the tone of your request carefully. Always ensure that you respect the formal or professional boundaries that exist between you and your referrers, and consider their time availability before proceeding with your request. Humbly make a request to write you a reference letter and intimate them about the original date of submitting the letter of recommendation to the universities and attach copies of all your supporting testimonials along with your request letter.
Now, if you’re wondering what the format of your request letter ought to be, here’s one you can write over an email to your professor requesting him for a strong letter of recommendation.
Now, in the letter above, can you see how adeptly the request has been framed?
If you notice, the letter has been opened with a touch of nostalgia that usually triggers an emotion within the minds of the reader. The writer i.e. the candidate offers humble greetings and maintains due respect, and in keeping with the general format of formal letters, the intent of writing the letter has been clearly mentioned in the first paragraph itself.
You should also remind your referrer about your achievements and let them know how grateful you are to them for their efforts, as an average college professor, deals with 500 students on a day-to-day basis. So, obviously, he may find it difficult to recall your achievements in particular, especially if a considerable amount of time has passed since you last interacted.
Do not forget to attach/enclose your academic transcripts and every other proof of your educational or co-curricular achievements and other documents as you would want them to testify for your eligibility without missing out on any relevant details.
Always maintain a tone of politeness in your request letter and leave it at the discretion of your referrer to provide you with a letter of recommendation. Refrain from coaxing him/her repeatedly or expressing immediacy. Allow your referrer the time to write keeping in mind that they have a hectic schedule and might need to go through the information that you have provided before beginning to write the letter of recommendation.
Now, in the case of working professionals, you will need a letter of recommendation from your manager, or your manager’s manager or maybe a departmental head. Just like requesting a professor for a letter of recommendation, requesting the same in your workplace too involves a certain protocol.
Take a look at a sample format of a request letter to your superior at work below, and then I’ll run you through the things you need to keep in mind for the same.
When requesting a letter of recommendation from your manager, the following are the things that you need to keep in mind.
It is imperative that you respect your manager’s time and understand that your request will need him to invest additional time and thought in the work. Do not rush him, but instead, allow sufficient time and discretion. Do not push your manager or any higher authority to write you a reference letter.
The request letter for an LOR from your employer/manager falls under the category of a business letter. Therefore, it should be very precise and crisp. The letter must invoke in the mind of your manager the urgency but at the same time, express your feeling of gratitude towards him.
Since you interact with your manager almost on a daily basis, the need to remind him of glorious or memorable incidents is not required. That might give an impression of flattery which may be unfavorable.
If you are provided with a letter of recommendation by your professor/employer, do not forget to send him a separate letter/email to thank him adequately for his time and efforts. You must realize for yourself that the process of acquiring a letter of recommendation had, at one point in your life, been a nightmare.
Now, it must have occurred to you that there might arise certain challenges in the entire process of requesting the letter of recommendation from your professor/manager. What could these challenges be?
1. A limited number of LORs to be provided by your professor: It might be the scenario that your professor is willing to share only a handful of LORs and there’s a rat race going on between you and your fellow batchmates. In that case, try to be one of the first applicants. An early application is always a safer proposition than putting it off till days before the deadline. Keep your transcripts and other documents ready beforehand and be among the first ones to request a letter of recommendation. You just might have the chance to make the cut.
2.Not willing to share personal details: Often, your referrer may not be comfortable with sharing details like contact numbers or address of correspondence with the institutions that you are applying to and the underlying reasons for this could be personal. It will not be a good idea to approach him for the reasons and instead, you might want to provide him with alternatives. Respect his decision and ask if he is comfortable with sharing his professional email
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throne — the Mayor of the Palace in a manner of speaking. Listening to him speak at a public rally in Western Kenya last week, you would not miss the cautiously evasive yet unambiguously open message that was meant to vocalise what the President himself cannot put to words.
Murathe made it clear that there was no MoU with anyone, and that the anticipated support DP William Ruto was expecting from Mt Kenya, was not there after all. He urged the Rift Valley to produce another leader, other than Ruto.
Murathe’s remarks have blown through the political field like a category 5 storm. It was similar, almost in effect, to retired President Daniel Moi’s declaration that his Vice President, George Saitoti, “…ni rafiki…” (Is only but a friend) permanently changed the political landscape at that time. But Murathe’s was virtually one of countless clues that not all is well in Jubilee.
The fact that the President did not or has not out-rightly condemned or contradicted him, and the fact that Jubilee chairman Raphael Tuju even came to his defense, are some of the clues causing analysts to believe a storm is brewing in the ruling party. Clues have been going out for a while now, from the President’s “kutangatanga” invective to words set to music “kitaeleweka” and others.
It is not clear if anyone is reading too much or too little of the situation, but the writing, it appears, is finally on the wall.
When Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei fired the first salvo against Murathe, it was followed by unusual quiet by Ruto’s allies and the Kalenjin political class. In fact, none of the Deputy President’s usual volley masters (Duales, Murkomens, Sudis, Mandagos et al) have said much. Playing dumb seems to be the strategy for the moment. Ruto has often been quoted saying when the situation calls for it, he would play dumb ‘like Moi did’ — in reference to the former President’s penchant to appear stupid in the face of contemptuous treatment in the hands of junior officials.
When he was allegedly slapped (twice) by Rift Valley police boss James Mungai, Moi — then as Vice President — simply straightened his jacket, dusted himself and walked away. But when he became President, it was Mungai’s turn to run. He fled through Sudan and on to self-imposed exile in Switzerland — fearing victor’s revenge. This is why Ruto has said nothing to Murathe, and he will not. In fact, there has been more voice against Murathe from his Mt. Kenya backyard than from the bitterly disappointed Jubilee followers from the Rift Valley.
Ruto’s anticipated running mate Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru could not hide her disdain for his remarks and has called for the Jubilee Party to conduct urgent elections to weed out Murathe.
The former Gatanga MP retorted saying he was only speaking what many in Central Kenya were afraid to say.
Those allied to the Deputy President from Mt Kenya region have also echoed Waiguru’s call. Ruto even got support from unexpected quarters such as former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo, who is not known to like him very much.
It was actually Kabogo who first threw the bombshell when in June 2016 said Mt Kenya support for Ruto in 2022 was not guaranteed. Back then, many of Mt. Kenya leaders, including Irungu Kang’ata (Kiharu), Kimani Ichung’wa (Kikuyu), Alice Ng’ang’a (Thika Town), Maina Kamanda (Starehe), Jude Njomo (Kiambu), Benson Mutura (Makadara) and Kiragu Chege of Limuru, among others, quickly came to Ruto’s defence and thoroughly excoriated Kabogo. In fact, it is thought that those remarks compounded Kabogo’s problems and were directly attributed to his loss at the 2017 polls. But when Murathe dropped the bombshell, there was silence in heaven. The seventh seal, it seems, had been broken.
Of course the DP himself is not without blemish and penchant to create enemies as well as his stubborn indisposition to allow any opinion not acceptable to him was apt to fertilise dissent against him. However, those who distrust Ruto, do so for different reasons. There are probably as many reasons as there are detractors. And sometimes there are no reasons!
For some, it is his alleged role in the 2007-08 post-election violence — real or imagined. It has not disappeared in the minds of many. The same narrative comes out in the popular Kikuyu songs that strongly allude to this.
Others hate him because of his perceived corruptocratic tendencies. Others simply don’t like his energy, which, they believe stems from the fact that he eschews inebriation and such people are said to be particularly difficult if not out-rightly brutal and dictatorial (the Hitler-Churchill paradox).
Others don’t feel that he is competent enough to handle statecraft.
Critic-at-large David Ndii acerbically disparaged the recent PhD claiming it to be nothing but another title to colour Ruto’s obituary — he did not specify if it was the political one or the literal one. In brief, those who hate Ruto, do so for a plethora of reasons. The uncompromising pettiness of some of his haters, can only be matched by their own unscrupulousness much less the DPs.
Gideon Moi speaking in a recent televised interview, claimed to ‘love’ Ruto, which remarks were monstrously, if not theatrically ironic.
We are entering an uncertain though not entirely unprecedented state of affairs.
Murathe is the new Kihika Kimani. The latter spoke feverishly in near similar terms in the 1970s, only for us to discover later, and to our unsurprised dismay, that he was only speaking for President Jomo Kenyatta. They were the words of the President, unblemished. So what Murathe is saying, is not unprecedented, but it will have certain clear implications. The first is that it will intensify the ‘Change-the-Constitution’ movement and one of the referendum questions might just as well be to grant the President the express ability to fire his Deputy should the need arise. I am sure that if it was that simple, Raila would have been the Deputy President by now. Although the referendum is now appearing inescapable, Ruto will definitely try to craft a survival strategy, because it appears, his enemies were really not in NASA-ODM: They were in the house all along!
It is rather ironic that post-handshake, the leadership of DP Ruto is inviting such unparalleled expressions of displeasure, when before that, he was such a darling.
He seems to have outlived the warmest admiration much of which he had gathered through his energetic defense of Uhuru during Kenya’s most uncertain period — before and after the two elections of 2017.
Ruto stood with all his might and fought for Uhuru, and would have taken the bullet for him if the need arose. This, everyone thought, would be the glue that would permanently cement the earlier resolve to have a Jubilee 10-10. But the road to perdition, they say, is paved with good intentions. If Uhuru had any good intentions with his deputy, then they remain just that, intentions. Nothing more.
It seems his strategy is to sacrifice Ruto at the altar of the handshake, to appease Raila. Even though Ruto had worked hard to have him reelected, he is guilty of failing to cause the quiet necessary to let him do his legacy projects. It is like Henry VIII who beheaded his wife for failing to bear a male heir, even though he had a child already by her. That power to create the much-needed quiet was in the hands of Raila and not Ruto. So Uhuru has simply moved with his cheese.
If, however, Ruto plays dumb, as he is currently doing, it seems that Uhuru will be building the political capital Ruto needs, inadvertently though it seems. If Ruto can successfully craft the narrative of betrayal as did Raila in 2005 and 2007, then things could go well for him in 2022: The law of Unintended Consequences. People rallied around the candidacy of Raila just because he successfully told them that he had been betrayed by Kibaki.
Supposing Ruto decides to bring down the house and declare a ‘Red Ocean’ strategy where all the predators go for each other? What would happen if he decides to spoil the party for Uhuru, as Raila did after sorely losing the two elections of 2017? Jubilee, it seems, was only held together because they had a powerful common enemy – Raila. In the absence of that, following the handshake, the party is now unravelling. In fact, this is possibly the moment when it begins to unravel as did its predecessors Narc and PNU.
Would rocking the boat from within buy Ruto a modicum of respect / sympathy? Knowing full well that they are tied in the hip, might he decide to upturn the apple cart if only to cause some pain for Uhuru for betraying him? Ruto will not do that. Even though he hates history, he is a good student of it. Raila tried it with Kibaki and failed miserably. For the moment, it seems
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in a range of popular magazines, including the ancestors of what would become the pulps. He wrote in a range of genres, including what we would today term crime fiction, supernatural fiction, and weird fiction, but rarely memorably. The following story is of note primarily because it is a very early example of the genre of the Pharaoh's Curse, anticipating by 25 years a genre that would explode once Sorrel's contemporary, Marie Corelli, used a mix of pulp fiction tropes and medieval Arab legends to create the Curse of Tutankhamen following the death by blood poisoning of Lord Carnarvon. Sorrel's story owes an obvious debt to Arthur Conan Doyle's "Lot No. 249," the most successful rampaging mummy story of its time, but Sorrel's version offers a quasi-skeptical scientific explanation for a seemingly supernatural event.
When I left the London Hospital, I entered the service of the Red Flag Steamship Company, as surgeon on their boat, the Arab. It was during my second voyage that I fell in with Dr. Felsbrigger, the celebrated Egyptologist, whose name is known and honoured in every country of Europe.
The Doctor is, of course, an old traveller, and long before most of the passengers who set out from Suez had recovered from mal de mer, he and I were on terms of considerable intimacy. One night we were smoking our after-dinner cigars together on the hurricane deck, when he confided to me the object of his return to England.
“Like King Arthur, for instance,” I suggested.
We made our way below, to the spare cabin next his own in which the Professor kept his Egyptian treasures; and in a few moments I was standing before this most interesting relic of the past. The huge coffin was completely covered with hieroglyphics, save where the face and figure of the deceased monarch were portrayed in still vivid colours.
A stay of two or three days in London before journeying northward to my home exactly suited my convenience; and I gladly accepted Dr. Felsbrigger’s invitation. During the remainder of the voyage our friendship by no means diminished; in fact, we were usually together whenever my professional duties did not demand my presence elsewhere.
Two rather singular occurrences disturbed the remainder of our voyage. One was the theft of Lady Lovett’s jewels, which were stolen from their case in her cabin, though all efforts to trace the thief proved futile. The other was the supposed suicide of a job-hand who had come on board at Suez. The night before our arrival at the Docks, as we were nearing the mouth of the river, Dr. Felsbrigger and I were leaning over the bridge of the vessel, watching the play of the green portlight on the foaming waters, when we heard a splash, and noticed at the same time a dark body cleaving the water. The cry “Man overboard” went round at once; a life-belt was thrown out, and a boat lowered; but they searched for the body in vain. Inquiries proved afterwards that the man Lloyd was missing.
But both those catastrophes were forgotten in the excitement of landing the next morning, and the novelty of driving once more through London streets to Dr. Felsbrigger’s house in Park Lane.
Letters had been sent from one of our ports of call to the leading scientists and antiquarians of the day, inviting them to be present, during this Saturday afternoon to witness the opening of the coffin. Soon after luncheon they began to arrive, and I found myself the only nonentity in a company that included many of our most famous men.
The huge coffin was on trestles in the centre of the drawing-room, and Dr. Felsbrigger seated himself conveniently near it, with his carefully prepared manuscript spread out on a baize-covered table before him. As soon as all were seated, he cleared his throat, and commenced to read his paper, the greater part of which had been prepared during the voyage. Hitherto I had known the Doctor solely as a modest and unaffected friend, and as a hospitable and genial host. I now saw the man of science, the antiquarian, the author whose articles in the reviews, and whose less ephemeral contributions to modern literature are known to every reader of culture.
Dealing first with the history of other famous mummies, he worked the subject skilfully round to his discovery of this, the mummy of Ammon-Nekab; a veritable Koh-i-Nor among mummies, of more interest to the scientific world than all the produce of Golconda. He described his difficulties, from the outset of the expedition to his return to London, and his triumph over the customs, who were induced to pass the coffin unopened, gave the gist of the hieroglyphics on the case, and pointed out the value of the discovery, both in regard to the history of the Pharaohs, and to Egyptian and Biblical chronology, always a matter of dispute among antiquarians.
His peroration moved to admiration even those among his audience who did not agree with his deductions. Placing one hand on the coffin, he pointed out, in a voice tremulous with emotion, the interest that would attach to the discovery, even had the mummy been that of the meanest of Ammon-Nekab s subjects—interest that all must feel in seeing before them in a perfect state of preservation the body of one who had lived and moved and had his being in the early childhood of the world.
What was the meaning of that sudden cry of disappointment, that look of blank dismay? I peered into the dark recesses of the coffin, and saw there—nothing, nothing, save only a slip of yellow parchment!
Dr. Felsbrigger was completely unmanned; while sympathy, elation, doubt, surprise, were to be seen on the faces of his rivals and colleagues.
The Professor led the way to his museum, and held open the door while one by one we filed into the room. Here another terrible surprise was awaiting us.
The Museum was in a state of pitiful confusion, with boxes, cabinets and drawers heaped together in a broken mass upon the floor; while of the magnificent collections of jewellery, antiquities, and gold and silver coins, scarcely a specimen remained! Of course the police were at once communicated with, but it did not seem at all likely that their efforts to trace the stolen property would be successful. It was a mystery to us how the robbery could have been planned and carried out so easily, though we naturally associated the disappearance of Ammon-Nekab with the loss.
I felt that under the circumstances my visit could not be prolonged; and the next morning I bade my kind host adieu, with an earnestly expressed hope that the property might soon be recovered. He shook his head mournfully.
He spoke half jestingly, little thinking how soon his words were to be realised. As I stepped into my hansom, a woman rushed up to the house, and asked eagerly for Dr. Nicholls.
The woman, who was trembling with nervousness and excitement, told me in a few words that a lodger of hers was dying in great agony and had asked for me. I repeated the address she gave me to the cabman; he urged his horse into a rattling pace, and twenty minutes later we alighted at a little alley in the thick of the densest and lowest slums in the West End of London.
The man’s room was right at the top of the building, up several flights of rickety stairs; and I could hear his cries and groans long before we reached the apartment.
“The curse is killing me! The curse is killing me!” he shrieked, as we entered the room. “Cut off my arm—tear the wound out! It burns, it burns!” the poor wretch screamed in his agony, writhing with pain until the bedstead shook beneath his weight; and trying himself to pluck the flesh from the injured limb. I examined the wound of which he complained, and found that it was a small jagged cut or scratch on the left arm. The appearance of the wound, and the swollen state of the arm, showed me that some very malignant poison must have been injected; and I sent the woman with a prescription to the nearest chemist. During her absence the man, who gradually grew calmer, but seemed so certain of his impending death that he unburdened his mind to me quite freely, related a most singular and almost incredible story.
From his early youth, which he had spent in New York, he had been used to all varieties of crime; had knocked about in every quarter of the globe; and had finally drifted to Suez, “the wickedest little place on earth,” as it has not without reason been called. Here he took ship in the Arab for London, with no definite plan of campaign, save a resolution to take advantage of anything that might turn up. On board he stole Lady Lovett’s jewels; and in doubt where to put his ill-gotten gains, hit upon the expedient of concealing them in the capacious coffin of the dead Pharaoh. This suggested to him later on in the voyage an ingenious though dangerous plan. He happened to overhear the story of Pharaoh’s treasure; he also knew of Dr. Felsbrigger’s enormous wealth. He made all his arrangements carefully beforehand, even down to boring minute holes for ventilation in the coffin; and on the night before our arrival in London carried his plan into execution, by shooting the shrivelled body of the monarch into the sea, and concealing himself, with a supply of provisions, Lady
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runs over 15-game span from 7/28 to 8/15, the most among Triple-A batters in that time...Had a season-high five hits on 8/20 vs. New Orleans...Batted.343 (73-for-233) from 7/1 thru the end of the season with Albuquerque...Collected 76 of his league-leading 107 RBI between 6/1 and 8/31....Made 60 appearances in left field, 44 at first base and 24 in right field while playing at the Triple-A level...Was named to the Pacific Coast League post-season All-Star team...Ranked fourth among players in post-season batting with a.381 (8-for-21) average and fourth with a.458 OBP...Was acquired by Boston on 10/4 as the player to be named later to complete the Adrian Gonzalez deal...Was acquired by Pittsburgh on 12/26 as part of a six-player deal.
Arrived in the Majors in justhis fourth professional season,making his big league debut inApril and batting.253 with 15doubles, four homers and 26 RBIin 61 games over two stints withthe Dodgers...Appeared in 41 games (34starts) in left field, 22 games (16starts) in right field and six games(three starts) at first base...Batted.367 (22-for-60) withthree of his four home runsagainst left-handed pitchers...Hit the first home run of his career on May 21 at Chicago-AL with a solo shot off MarkBuehrle...followed it up with his first grand slam three days later off Houston's J.A.Happ on May 24 at Minute Maid Park...it was just the sixth grand slam by a Dodgerrookie since 1974 and the first since James Loney's on Sept. 28, 2006 at Colorado...Called up to the big leagues on April 18 and made his Major League debut thatnight against the Braves, starting in left field and doubling in his first at-bat against TimHudson...added a sacrifice fly in his second at-bat for the first RBI of his career...went1-for-3 in the game...Batted just.200 (25-for-125) with 10 doubles, two homers and 17 RBI in 41 gamesduring his first stint with Los Angeles and was optioned back to Albuquerque on June 9...Hit.313 (10-for-32) with two homers and five RBI in 22 Spring Training games as a non-roster invitee in his first big league camp...Recalled on Sept. 6 for a second stint with the Dodgers and hit.342 (25-for-73) with five doubles, two homers andnine RBI in 20 games down the stretch...Batted.431 (22-for-51) with five doubles, two homers and eight RBI during his career-long 14-game hitting streakfrom Sept. 12-26, which tied for the fifth-longest hitting streak by a Los Angeles Dodger rookie...Ranked fourth in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League with 29 home runs and had the fifth-highest slugging percentageon the circuit with a.586 mark in 94 games with Triple-A Albuquerque...led the Isotopes with 88 RBI and batted.278 with 21 doubles and three triples...His 29 home runs tied with Angelo Songco for the most by a Dodger minor leaguer and also ranked third in theorganization in RBI and fourth in slugging percentage...Called up to the big leagues on April 18 after hitting.400 with five homers and 17 RBI in his first 10 games of theseason at Triple-A...opened the season with a nine-game hitting streak and homered in four straight games from April9-12...had an.875 slugging percentage.
Hit a combined.315 with 19 home runs and 58 RBI in 73 games for Rookie-advanced Ogden and Single-A GreatLakes...Began the season with Ogden and batted.350 with 14 home runs and 39 RBI...Would have tied for third in the Pioneer League with a.350 batting average if he had enough at-bats to qualify...Named to the Topps Short Season/Rookie All-Star Team and the Pioneer League All-Star Team, ranking fourth in theleague with 14 homers in 41 games...Batted.260 with five home runs and 19 RBI at Great Lakes in 32 games.
Made his professional debut with the Rookie-level GCL Dodgers and batted.205 with 10 home runs with 33 RBI in46 games...Tied for second in the Gulf Coast League in home runs and tied for third in RBI.
August 7, 2018 Sacramento River Cats released 1B Jerry Sands.
July 12, 2018 1B Jerry Sands assigned to Sacramento River Cats from Richmond Flying Squirrels.
April 1, 2018 1B Jerry Sands assigned to Richmond Flying Squirrels from Sacramento River Cats.
March 23, 2018 1B Jerry Sands assigned to Sacramento River Cats from Richmond Flying Squirrels.
February 25, 2018 1B Jerry Sands assigned to San Francisco Giants.
July 14, 2017 Richmond Flying Squirrels activated 1B Jerry Sands from the 7-day disabled list.
July 1, 2017 Richmond Flying Squirrels placed 1B Jerry Sands on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to June 26, 2017.
June 3, 2017 San Francisco Giants signed free agent 1B Jerry Sands to a minor league contract.
June 3, 2017 1B Jerry Sands assigned to Richmond Flying Squirrels.
October 6, 2016 1B Jerry Sands elected free agency.
June 17, 2016 Chicago White Sox sent 1B Jerry Sands outright to Charlotte Knights.
June 7, 2016 Chicago White Sox designated 1B Jerry Sands for assignment.
December 23, 2015 Chicago White Sox claimed 1B Jerry Sands off waivers from Cleveland Indians.
December 18, 2015 Cleveland Indians designated RF Jerry Sands for assignment.
July 31, 2015 Cleveland Indians selected the contract of RF Jerry Sands from Columbus Clippers.
June 6, 2015 Cleveland Indians sent RF Jerry Sands outright to Columbus Clippers.
May 31, 2015 Cleveland Indians designated RF Jerry Sands for assignment.
May 28, 2015 Cleveland Indians selected the contract of RF Jerry Sands from Columbus Clippers.
May 3, 2015 Cleveland Indians sent RF Jerry Sands outright to Columbus Clippers.
April 29, 2015 Cleveland Indians designated RF Jerry Sands for assignment.
April 10, 2015 Cleveland Indians selected the contract of LF Jerry Sands from Columbus Clippers.
December 15, 2014 Cleveland Indians signed free agent LF Jerry Sands to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
December 15, 2014 DH Jerry Sands assigned to Columbus Clippers.
November 8, 2014 LF Jerry Sands elected free agency.
November 5, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays sent LF Jerry Sands outright to Durham Bulls.
November 3, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays designated LF Jerry Sands for assignment.
August 20, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays transferred LF Jerry Sands from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
June 1, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays selected the contract of LF Jerry Sands from Durham Bulls.
January 9, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays sent LF Jerry Sands outright to Durham Bulls.
January 7, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays designated Jerry Sands for assignment.
December 23, 2013 Tampa Bay Rays claimed LF Jerry Sands off waivers from Pittsburgh Pirates.
December 13, 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates designated Jerry Sands for assignment.
October 31, 2013 OF Jerry Sands assigned to Indios de Mayaguez.
October 12, 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates activated LF Jerry Sands.
July 8, 2013 Indianapolis Indians activated LF Jerry Sands from the 7-day disabled list.
July 2, 2013 Indianapolis Indians sent LF Jerry Sands on a rehab assignment to GCL Pirates.
June 19, 2013 Indianapolis Indians placed LF Jerry Sands on the 7-day disabled list.
March 13, 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates optioned LF Jerry Sands to Indianapolis Indians.
October 4, 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers recalled LF Jerry Sands from Albuquerque Isotopes.
October 4, 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers traded RHP Rubby De La Rosa and LF Jerry Sands to Boston Red Sox.
August 9, 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers optioned Jerry Sands to Albuquerque Isotopes.
August 6, 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers recalled Jerry Sands from Albuquerque Isotopes.
May 29, 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers optioned Jerry Sands to Albuquerque Isotopes.
May 15, 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers recalled Jerry Sands from Albuquerque Isotopes.
March 27, 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers optioned Jerry Sands to Albuquerque Isotopes.
October 14, 2011 OF Jerry Sands assigned to Tigres del Licey.
September 6, 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers recalled Jerry Sands from Albuquerque Isotopes.
September 6, 2011 Jerry Sands assigned to Los Angeles Dodgers.
June 9, 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers optioned Jerry Sands to Albuquerque Isotopes.
April 18, 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers selected the contract of Jerry Sands from Albuquerque Isotopes.
April 5, 2011 Jerry Sands assigned to Albuquerque Isotopes from Chattanooga Lookouts.
January 26, 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers invited non-roster LF Jerry Sands to spring training.
August 31, 2010 Jerry Sands assigned to Phoenix Desert
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When I retired I wanted to learn more about photography so I looked up U3A to find a course or club. There wasn't a U3A in my locality of Logan so I went to Redlands U3A (a neighbouring city) for a year. Then I was contacted by a friend who was starting up an U3A in Logan including a camera club. I went to the first meeting and ended up being asked to be the leader of the camera club together with TOH's help. So the two of us have been running the club for 2 years now. All leaders and tutors are volunteers.
I also go to "iPad" classes and I have joined a ''Walking for Fitness" group.
It is a great way to meet people, keep your brain active and have lots of fun.
Here are some shots of our Logan U3A Christmas Party.
The beginner German language group sing Carols in German.
The Spanish language group sing in Spanish.
The advanced German language group singing with actions.
Some of the Logan U3A members enjoy Carols played by Richard from the Ukulele class.
After the little concert, everyone enjoyed Christmas fare and time to chat with other members. Jean on the right is the wonderful lady who started up U3A in Logan City. She is now finding it hard to do all the organising by herself so a group of us have offered to help for next year's classes and groups.
Back in April, I started a series of posts on different walks in our city of Logan. It all started because of TOH. One of his many excuses for not going for walks was, "It's boring." He was referring to our closest park which is Daisy Hill Conservation Park, which is actually very big and beautiful to me. So for encouragement I suggested we find different parks to walk in and so we did. This is number 5 in the series. I now want to challenge myself to walk in, and photograph every park in Logan. Then I will start on Brisbane and Redlands neighbouring cities.
This one is Cornubia Forest Park - Bushland Corridor.
It looks lush but the creek only has a little water. We haven't had much rain lately.
Mr Kookaburra kept an eye on us.
A Strangler Fig is a tree which grows on another tree and strangles it to death. Birds or animals drop seeds in a crevice of the host tree. The fig sends down roots to the ground and huge strangling vines up to the top of the host. It is a huge parasite, which lives off the host until it has killed it. By then it is strong enough to stand alone on its big buttress roots. It usually grows in rainforests so it was unusual to see one here. I guess this bushland is a remnant from an ancient rainforest. In the one above the host is still alive.
Aha I see TOH is "on the home run."
To see other parks in this series click on the label. "A walk in the park"
Curiosity got the better of me and I had to "gooogle' Wollomombi Falls to see what they look like with water. (see last post) I copied the pic from the net and stuck it next to one that I took on our trip there.
After driving along Waterfall Way from Armidale, we stopped at Bellingen overnight. We had been there once before but had gone down the coast road. TOH remembered that there was a very nice Swiss Bakery in the town. It must have made a big impression on him as he had no problems finding it again. As soon as we arrived in the town (I was driving) he said turn here, go left now, drive about 100 metres and there it was. Yet he can't remember where he left his phone.
a water dragon. Unfortunately the next morning we didn't go for one of the many bush walks here as TOH is like a horse. When he smells home there is no stopping him from galloping on the home run. We need to come here again and stay a few days.
We headed north along the coast road zooming past sugar plantations and beautiful beaches. It was nice to be going home and to be back in the warmer northern climate. We have been home a month now and I'm planning our next trip. This will be next May and we will be going to the northern most tip of Australia, Cape York.
Before we left Tamworth we put the car through a car wash for $10. What a waste that was. We weren't far into our journey when we found ourselves behind a cattle truck spraying cow wee and pooh all over the car, then we hit a section of dirt road which plastered dust to the wee. A bit further on we splattered through a cloud of insects. The car was more filthy than before we washed it.
Anyway we headed north east to Armidale situated in the New England Tablelands in northern NSW. It is the centre of a lush pastoral area for cattle and sheep. However, it is more than that. It is an university town and it has a big multicultural society. The residents, 22,000, come from 53 different nationalities. There are many art galleries and museums as well as churches and parklands. It is a beautiful town.
We only stopped for morning coffee as we have stayed here a few times before and I wanted to travel along the Waterfall Way from Armidale over the Great Dividing Range towards the coast before nightfall. This drive has been on my bucket list for a few years.
The Great Dividing Range (see my header) is a string of ranges stretching from northern Queensland all the way down the eastern side of Australia to Victoria.
The drive through the mountains was lovely except that it hadn't rained for a long long time and the rivers and waterfalls were dried up or not running very much.
However, we still explored off the main road to check out where the falls are when it is wet. There should be two waterfalls above and the second highest ones in the state.
When I zoomed in, I could see this miserable pond at the bottom of where the falls should have been tumbling over.
So we drove on winding through the scenic country and pulled into another park and walked to the waterfall viewing area hoping to see water this time.
We were a lucky, there was a little water still running over the upper and lower Ebor Falls.
It was nice walk up to the upper falls. The weather was quite hot so we were pleased to have shade.
I would love to see these falls when the river is full.
There were many more falls to explore and I thought how much Betsy and George would like this drive. We still had an hour or more to drive to Bellingen where we were staying the night, so we didn't stop again. I must return here in the wet season and spend a week exploring the waterfalls.
On our way home from Canberra last month we stopped overnight at Tamworth in NSW. It is a large country town located in a beautiful fertile valley north west of Sydney. It is a rich agricultural area for grazing and grain. It is a thriving city, very modern and clean.
Tamworth is famous for two reasons. It was the first place in Australia where all residents were supplied with electricity but more well known is its massive Country Music Festival held every January. It is considered one of the top ten music events held in the world. More than 600 musicians playing in 2,500 performances in a wide range of venues for 10 days.
We found a trendy cafe for lunch and a coffee.
Besides modern shops there were still gracious old buildings showing off their architecture.
There are theatres, cinemas, clubs and bars galore. A big choice of restaurants, cafes and farmer's markets.
The footpaths are nicely paved with many big trees providing plenty of greenery and shade. The streets become alive with non stop buskers during the festival. It is here where Kasey Chambers, Troy Cassar-Daley, Beccy Cole and Keith Urban began their careers. One of the nicest towns we visited on the way home.
Our Birthday Bear Group celebrated Ann's 70 birthday at Donini's Restaurant in Whishart. It was nice to welcome Karen again to our group. Karen also taught with us at Kuraby School, she is still teaching but at a different school. She is great company and we enjoy it when she can join us oldies.
From L to R: Karen, me, Mary, Ann, Bill, George, Paul and Helen.
Birthday Bear was sitting at the next table.
Birthday Bear was dressed in a smock ready to decorate the house as this is what Ann has been doing recently. So Bear has the paint charts, rollers and how to instructions. She also has curtain materials ready to go. There are plenty of sales brochures to help her decide where to pick up a bargain.
Mary was the clever one who dressed Birthday Bear this time and Ann is happy to have Bear help with the decorating.
Karen has been to Europe for a holiday since she last joined us and she was kind enough to bring back a souvenir for each of us.
Bill was very, very happy with Karen's gift from France. It is his favourite wine, Chateauneuf DuPape. He shared it with all of us and it is a nice drop.
Anyone not familiar with our Birthday Bear tradition can read more here on Birthday Bear's own blog.
This morning we had a partial eclipse of the sun in Brisbane. Further north in Cairns they had
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terminal (smart device) such as a tablet or a smartphone, a mechanical safety switch unit such as an emergency stop button and an enable switch may be preferably provided on the operation terminal, as in the case of a dedicated teaching pendant.
Wired and wireless communication paths are available as communication paths for transmitting to a controller for a machine, a stop instruction signal for stopping the machine output from a mechanical safety switch unit provided on an operation terminal. Unfortunately, the use of a wired communication path to connect the safety switch unit and the controller for the machine to each other degrades the portability of the operation terminal equipped with the safety switch unit. However, the use of a wireless communication path to connect the safety switch unit and the controller for the machine to each other is inefficient because two types of wireless communication may be preferably handled: one for machine operation information for operating the machine and the other for a stop instruction signal, leading to a higher cost. In addition, mutual interference may occur between two types of wireless communication paths between the safety switch unit and the controller for the machine.
There is a demand for a safety switch device, an operation terminal, and a machine control system including the same which can reliably stop a machine operating based on machine operation information in an emergency and achieve high convenience and versatility and low cost.
In one aspect of the present disclosure, a machine control system includes a portable operation terminal including a communication unit which communicates with a peripheral device and a touch panel unit used for display and input, the operation terminal outputting machine operation information for operating a machine via the communication unit based on an input operation to the touch panel unit, a controller which controls operation of the machine based on the machine operation information received from the operation terminal, and a safety switch device which is removably mounted on the operation terminal and includes a switch unit which outputs a stop instruction signal for issuing an instruction to stop the machine by being operated, and a packet generation unit which converts the stop instruction signal output by operating the switch unit into a packet and outputs the packet to the communication unit of the operation terminal, wherein the operation terminal transfers the packet received from the safety switch device to the controller via the communication unit, and the controller restores a stop instruction signal from the packet received from the operation terminal and stops the machine based on the restored stop instruction signal.
Herein, the packet generation unit in the safety switch device may convert the stop instruction signal into a multiplexed packet.
Further, the communication unit of the operation terminal may transmit the packet to the controller via a communication channel common to the machine operation information.
Further, the communication unit of the operation terminal may receive the packet from the safety switch device via a communication channel different from the communication channel used to transmit the machine operation information and the packet to the controller.
Further, the switch unit may include at least one of an emergency stop button which outputs the stop instruction signal by being pressed, and an enable switch which outputs the stop instruction signal by cancelling pressing.
In another aspect of the present disclosure, a safety switch device for stopping a machine operating based on machine operation information received from a portable operation terminal including a communication unit which communicates with a peripheral device and a touch panel unit used for display and input includes a mount unit configured to removably mount the safety switch device on the operation terminal, a switch unit which outputs a stop instruction signal for issuing an instruction to stop the machine by being operated, and a packet generation unit which converts the stop instruction signal output by operating the switch unit into a packet and outputs the packet to the communication unit of the operation terminal, wherein the machine is stopped by a controller which controls operation of the machine, based on a stop instruction signal restored from the packet transferred to the controller via the communication unit of the operation terminal.
Herein, the packet generation unit may convert the stop instruction signal into a multiplexed packet.
Further, the packet may be transmitted to the controller, together with the machine operation information, via a common communication channel by the communication unit of the operation terminal.
Further, the packet generation unit may transmit the packet to the operation terminal via a communication channel different from the communication channel used to transmit the machine operation information and the packet to the controller by the communication unit of the operation terminal.
In still another aspect of the present disclosure, a portable operation terminal which transmits based on an input operation, machine operation information for operating a machine to a controller which controls operation of the machine includes a communication unit which communicates with a peripheral device including the controller, a touch panel unit used for display and input operations in an editing task for the machine operation information, and a housing on which a safety switch device including a switch unit which outputs a stop instruction signal for issuing an instruction to stop the machine by being operated, and a packet generation unit which converts the stop instruction signal output by operating the switch unit into a packet and outputs the packet to the communication unit of the operation terminal is removably mounted, wherein the communication unit transfers the packet received from the packet generation unit in the safety switch device to the controller, and the machine is stopped based on a stop instruction signal restored from the packet by the controller.
Herein, the stop instruction signal may be converted into a multiplexed packet by the packet generation unit.
Further, the communication unit may transmit the packet to the controller via a communication channel common to the machine operation information.
Further, the communication unit may receive the packet from the safety switch device via a communication channel different from the communication channel used to transmit the machine operation information and the packet to the controller.
FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a general machine control system including a wireless teaching pendant and a controller for a machine.
Next, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, similar members are provided with similar reference signs. To facilitate understanding, these figures have been suitably changed in scale. Further, embodiments as illustrated in the figures are one example so as to carry out one aspect of the present disclosure and such embodiments are not limitative.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a machine control system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The same reference numerals in different drawings denote components having the same functions hereinafter. In this embodiment, a machine 4 is operated on a portable operation terminal 1 and implemented as, e.g., a robot or a CNC machine tool.
A machine control system 100 according to this embodiment includes a portable operation terminal 1, a controller 2 which controls the operation of the machine 4, and a safety switch device 3 removably mounted on the operation terminal 1.
The operation terminal 1 is implemented as a smart device such as a tablet or a smartphone. The operation terminal 1 may even be implemented as a notebook computer. In this embodiment, the operation terminal 1 transmits based on an input operation, machine operation information for operating the machine 4 to the controller 2 that controls the operation of the machine 4. More specifically, the operation terminal 1 includes a communication unit 12 which communicates with a peripheral device including the controller 2, a touch panel unit 11 used for display and input operations in an editing task for the machine operation information, and a housing 13 on which the safety switch device 3 is removably mounted.
In the operation terminal 1, the communication unit 12, the touch panel unit 11, and a storage unit 14 are electrically connected to each other via a control unit 15 and buses, and the operation of the operation terminal 1 including the communication unit 12 and the touch panel unit 11 is controlled by the control unit 15. A teaching software program implemented as an application program for operating the machine 4 is installed on the storage unit 14, and the control unit 15 controls the operation of the operation terminal 1 in accordance with the teaching software program. Hence, the operation terminal 1 functions as a wireless teaching pendant which operates (teaches) the machine 4. The operator can perform editing and confirmation tasks such as registration or condition setting of operations associated with the machine 4, through the input and display functions of the touch panel unit 11 of the operation terminal 1.
The communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 is used for communication with a peripheral device. The peripheral device includes the controller 2 that controls the machine 4. The communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1 and a communication unit 22 of the controller 2 that controls the machine 4 are connected to each other via wireless communication. Examples of such wireless communication include wireless LANs such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.RTM., and infrared communication. Instead of wireless communication, wired communication may be used, but in this case, the portability of the operation terminal 1 is relatively low although the stability of communication between the operation terminal 1 and the controller 2 is relatively high. The communication unit 12 transfers a packet received from a packet generation unit 32 in the safety switch device 3 to the controller 2 and transmits machine operation information for defining teaching details input on the operation terminal 1 to the controller 2, although details will be described later.
The safety switch device 3 is removably mounted on the housing 13 of the operation terminal 1.
The safety switch device 3 is used to stop the machine 4 in an emergency. The safety switch device 3 includes mount units 33 for removably mounting the safety switch device 3 on the operation terminal 1, a switch unit 31 which outputs a stop instruction signal for issuing an instruction to stop the machine 4 by being operated, and a packet generation unit 32 which converts the stop instruction signal output by operating the switch unit 31 into a packet and outputs the packet to the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1. The power involved in operating the safety switch device 3 may be supplied via a cable (a USB cable or a dedicated power supply cable) from the operation terminal 1 on which the safety switch device 3 is mounted, or supplied from a battery built into the safety switch device 3.
The safety switch device 3 further includes a communication unit 34 as a means for transmitting the packet generated by the packet generation unit 32 to the communication unit 12 of the operation terminal 1. The communication unit 34 of
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Word order in English and French The position of English and French adverbial connectors of contrast English Text Construction 8(1): 88-124.
Drawing upon the theoretical framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics, this paper compares the word order patterns of English and French adverbial connectors of contrast in a comparable bilingual corpus of quality newspaper editorials. The study shows that the two languages offer the same possibilities in terms of connector positioning but differ markedly in the preferred patterns that they display. In both languages, connector placement proves to be influenced by three main types of factors: language-specific syntactic, rhetorical and lexical factors. The notion of Rheme, which tends to be under-researched in the literature in comparison to that of Theme, plays a key role in the analysis.
sentence-medial positions, especially within the verb phrase. The third objective will be to assess the importance of the role played by the lexical component in connector placement. A number of studies have noted that some individual connectors have their own positional preferences (Jacobson 1964; Rubattel 1982; Altenberg 2006). However, the recognition of the potential importance of the lexical component is still fairly marginal in the literature and the respective roles played by lexical factors on the one hand and system-related patterns of placement on the other remain unclear. The framework adopted in this study is that of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). SFL provides a particularly well-suited apparatus to account for connector placement choices. Previous studies (Altenberg 1998, 2006; Lenker 2011) have demonstrated that such choices are closely related to the notions of Theme and Rheme, as well as Given and New information. The theoretical framework of SFL will be combined with the powerful methods and solid empirical basis afforded by corpus linguistics, as advocated in Thompson and Hunston (2006). The two approaches share numerous properties which make their combination extremely promising, such as their concern for authentic language and the importance that they attach to corpus frequencies for language theorization (Halliday 2006). SFL and corpus linguistics are in fact complementary: SFL contributes a theoretical grounding often lacking in corpus linguistics, while corpus linguistics provides a solid and stylistically-varied empirical foundation together with powerful methods of extraction and analysis. In spite of the many arguments in favour of a synergy, very few large-scale studies have yet combined the potentialities of SFL with those of corpus linguistics. The present study situates itself in a set of recent studies attempting to bridge the gap between the two approaches (see Thompson and Hunston 2006; Kunz and Steiner 2013).
The focus of the present study will be on the meaning relation of contrast, defined as a broad semantic category subsuming several more precise relations (i.e. adversative, replacive and concessive), which have in common that they imply a negation of either similarity or implication between two events or pieces of information. This study, focused on adverbial connectors of contrast (such as however, nevertheless in English and cependant, néanmoins in French), forms part of a broader research project comparing the use of cohesive markers of contrast in English and in French. In that study, not only adverbial connectors but also conjunctions of coordination (but, mais), conjunctions of subordination (e.g. although, bien que), and a set of multi-word cohesive devices (or cohesive lexical bundles) expressing contrast (e.g. it remains that, in spite of the fact that, il n’en reste pas moins que) are taken into account. This paper is made up of seven major subparts. Section 2 introduces the notions of Theme and Rheme. Section 3 presents the data and the methodology used for the corpus-based analysis. Section 4 describes the five main positions identified for adverbial connectors. The results are discussed in Sections 5 to 7; Section 5 focuses on the quantitative differences between English and French as regards connector positioning; Section 6 investigates the various discursive effects achieved by connector placement; finally, Section 7 discusses the part played by the lexical factor in the positioning of adverbials connectors. Section 8 provides some concluding remarks.
2. Theme and Rheme in Systemic Functional Linguistics The present study strays from common practice in research on adverb placement in that, instead of resorting to purely syntactic criteria (as in Greenbaum 1969; Quirk et al. 1985; Altenberg 2006; Hasselgård 2010; Lenker 2011), its descriptions and analyses are fully grounded in the SFL framework, relying on the core notions of Theme and Rheme.
The elements that have a function in transitivity are: subjects, objects, verbs, complements and adjuncts. Except for a number of special themeless structures, see Halliday and Matthiessen (2004: 98-100).
^ means “followed by”; Halliday and Matthiessen 2004), which once again highlights the strong link that exists between adverbial connectors and the initial position.
has recruited 130 organisations to the cause.
believes his faith should never be imposed on others.
Another important distinction in SFL is the one between marked and unmarked Theme. Because the Theme is invariably located at the beginning of the sentence, in declarative sentences the topical Theme typically coincides with the grammatical subject of the clause. When this is the case, as in examples (1) and (2) above, the Theme is said to be unmarked. By contrast, when the thematic position is occupied by another constituent than the subject (typically a fronted adverbial), as in (3), the Theme is considered marked, and the subject is relegated to the rhematic part of the clause. It should be noted that a group of researchers advocate setting a fixed Theme boundary after the grammatical subject, irrespective of whether it is preceded by a marked Theme (e.g. Downing 1991; Altenberg 1998; Caffarel 2006). In the present study, Halliday and Matthiessen’s (2004) approach, according to which the Theme includes only the first topical element of the clause, will be favoured.
Whitehall recruited 20,000 new civil servants.
It is striking that, while the notion of Theme has been covered extensively in the literature, the Rheme remains severely understudied within SFL research. This may stem from the fact that the Rheme is usually defined by exclusion, as everything that is not part of the Theme, or as what remains once the Theme has been identified. As explained above, the literature provides detailed accounts of the structure of the Theme, distinguishing between its several subparts (i.e. textual, interpersonal, topical). By contrast, distinctions within the Rheme are sorely lacking in current SFL research. This may seem surprising, as in many cases the Rheme makes up a substantially larger part of the clause than the Theme, and is typically the host of the focus of the message. To my knowledge, two researchers provide a slightly more detailed account of the structure of the Rheme. Fries’s (1994) notion of N-Rheme, on the one hand, refers to the last constituent of the clause, which constitutes “the newsworthy part of the clause, that is, the part of the clause the writer wants the reader to remember” (ibid. 234). Example (4a) is part of a fund-raising letter which urges the reader to contribute money to a project designed to measure how large cities handle the stress resulting from population growth. The N-Rheme is in italics. By placing this segment in the N-Rheme, the writer chose to lay emphasis on the effects of the decisions on the potential donor. The writer could have decided to lay stress on a different aspect, such as the frequency of the phenomenon at hand (i.e. every day), by organizing the information differently, as in (4b) (Fries 1994: 244).
(4) (a) Every day decisions are being made by local officials in our communities that could drastically affect the quality of our lives (Fries 1994: 243). (b) Decisions that could drastically affect the quality of our lives are being made by local officials in our communities every day (ibid. 244).
French researchers Morel and Danon-Boileau (1998), on the other hand, have coined the term post-rheme (“post-rhème”) to refer to an optional intonational constituent consisting of a group of syllables produced with a flat intonation, a low pitch and a reduced intensity at the end of an oral paragraph. Semantically, the post-rheme may either (and only) express epistemic modality (e.g. He’ll be late, I think) or consist in a nominal argument, co-referent with a pronoun preceding it in the sentence (ibid. 28) (e.g. He’s nice, Paul). In the same way as few researchers have identified different subparts within the Rheme, few researchers have paid attention to phenomena of markedness at the rhematic level. One exception to this rule is Taglicht (1984), who complements the notion of marked Theme with that of marked Rheme. Taglicht (1984: 20) defines the marked Rheme as an element that is “detach[ed] from the element or elements with which it is contiguous in the unmarked sequence” and placed sentence-finally. The marked Rheme may take three different forms: “(i) an end-shifted subject” (Taglicht 1984: 23), as in (5); “(ii) an end-shifted constituent of the predicate” (ibid.), as in (6); or “(iii) a final item separated by
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four boys, and all our families celebrating Christmas at Mom and Dad’s house. The room grew a bit hushed.
Dad took the opportunity in that moment to share the good news once more with us, his very own family, with passion and an appeal. So strong and appropriate, we will always remember that moment.
The news of Dad’s stage IV lung cancer was a revelation that came in stages as tests revealed what was happening. But as Dad enters this treatment, it’s incredible to see the peace he has about it regarding his faith and eternity.
It’s all because of Jesus.
It’s because of the freedom found in Him. Freedom that began with the forgiveness of our sins. Freedom that extends far beyond. Freedom in the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit. It remains the stronghold in our lives. Too often, I hear people speak in ways that sound dismissive of the gospel proclamation – as a way to get ready for eternity. They seem to think it’s not an honoring strategy.
As best as I can tell, it’s usually done to emphasize some other beautiful element of the gospel, but I don’t recommend pitting these things against each other. It’s a whole package, and believe me, it is for this very moment that we preach.
The recent clarification of Dad’s diagnosis reveals the reality that our time with him may be limited. This has me reflecting on the good news – the message we take throughout the world.
Dad has shared the good news with hundreds of thousands around the globe over the past years. Throughout the years, the crusades became festivals and festivals were adapted to the changing needs of communities.
But Dad never changed the message.
He has communicated the simplicity and goodness that is the good news of Jesus. Salvation for all. It’s been beautiful.
I was recently talking to a young man, someone I’ve known his entire life, about his college days. After getting to school he fell into very bad patterns. They quickly led him down into a pit—as he describes it—of discouragement and darkness. He felt stranded in his sin. He got into a place in which many find themselves. I remember it very well myself. We ask the crucial questions like: How did this happen to me? What is my purpose? Is it too late for me?
As my friend laid in bed one night, he began to think of an example of someone in his own life who was walking with God. A lightbulb came on – “I know who! Luis Palau.” And what was it about my Dad?
“He has seen success and is at peace. He says it is all because of one thing, he walks with God. He takes God seriously,” he thought.
Dad’s testimony made him hopeful. He believed it wasn’t too late for him.
In that time, he called out to God from the darkness. God’s response? The very same constant response we see throughout Scripture: “’I am a God who is near,’ declares the LORD” (Jer. 23:23).
God is available right away to all who call to him. A great “Of course!” screams from the heavens. If you are sitting in darkness, God is waiting to answer your questions and give you rest in your soul. He’s waiting to bring fulfillment to your heart. It’s beautiful and it’s for you today.
Of course, God isn’t the only one at work. Satan stands in his kingdom of darkness and fills our minds with lies. He hopes to keep us enslaved by our sin and sadness. But read this clearly: God is fully capable of swinging the prison doors wide open and he will rescue you.
As an evangelist, I’m always giving people the opportunity to come to Christ. These days, however, I’m done telling or asking people. I’m urging, and actually begging people to humble themselves, once and for all!
“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing and forceful me lay hold of it!” (Matt. 11:12). It is a generous and gentle call God makes. And I want to gently beg you to consider it as well. Take stock of your life and identify the elements that are in conflict with God’s call! What would keep you from experiencing God’s gift of life—life in abundance? If you are stuck in darkness and have not yet called out to Christ, choose Him and find peace from this tiring life. Do it today!
“So if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed!” (John 8:36).
What are the freedoms we’re talking about? They are freedoms from our past, in our present, and for our future.
1. Jesus offers you freedom from your past.
God will revolutionize your life, including the entirety of your past. He brings freedom from shame and guilt. We’ve all experienced living with shame and consuming regret. The Bible reminds us we’re not alone in this.
“All of us, like sheep, have gone astray, each one has turned to their own way. But God laid on him the sins of us all” (Isa. 53:6).
Jesus paid the penalty we should have paid to deal with our sin once and for all. We couldn’t have done it ourselves.
“... without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness” (Heb. 9:22).
Ask him to forgive you. We are all in great need of it and it is offered to you in the name of Jesus.
2. Jesus wants freedom for your today.
We are so used to living under the pressures of everyday life and carrying around our baggage from the past, many of us do not truly understand the daily experience of living life at peace.
My dad has always inspired me that way. He lives with joy of the everyday life because of the rest he has in Christ. God “remembers [our] sins no more” (Heb. 8:12). God wants you to know he will continue to carry the burden of your past daily so you don’t have to.
“To all who receive him, to those who believe in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12).
So to receive him is to welcome him in, to take over your life, it is the Holy Spirit of God that will do it and transform your day to day. Victory over the things you say you hate but can’t stop doing. To do what you say you long to do, yet never get going on… you need the Holy Spirits power for victory over sin and temptation.
What incredible news! With your past dealt with at the cross, your shame lifted and your presence empowered through the Holy Spirit, you are free to live in peace from it all.
3. Jesus empowers freedom for your eternity.
My dad is certain he will go to heaven because of the promises of the Word of God. It’s been such a joy to see the confidence he has in heaven. It seems God’s goodness becomes even more evident when you are reminded of your limited time on earth.
The peace that God offers us allows us to face death with peace and confidence. God delivers victory.
Don’t stay in the dungeon of darkness. If you have not come to Christ or if you are a believer who has fallen into sin that is destroying your joy and your ability to joyfully share this good news forcefully out of your personal experience, enter into the truth.
It is better than you think. Jesus Christ is the great rescuer from our past, our comfort for today, and our hope and peace for the future – no matter what it holds, from fighting off the entrenched patterns of the worlds systems you may have allowed into your life, to criticism, to the cold clutches of sickness.
The battle is won. But the decision is yours. Live at peace.
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery” (Gal. 5:1).
My dad had the blessing of seeing his father live his life with meaning and purpose and joy – even to his dying day. That has stuck with him all these years and shaped his view of eternity, his hope for heaven, and his passion for the Gospel. It has inspired him all his life.
For my entire life I have heard my dad share the story of his own father’s final moments before passing away. He knew he was on his way to heaven. It was only a matter of time. On his death bed, he didn’t cry out in pain or fear. He sang a hymn. He clapped his hands. He quoted Scripture. He ended well.
Now, as my own dad faces the end of the road—I am inspired in the same way. I pray we have many more months and even years with him, if that’s the Lord’s will. Yet even in these uncertain days, I see the same steadfast commitment to the gospel. His assurance of salvation. His hope for eternity. His commitment to the Word of God. And it bolsters my faith and my conviction. It inspires me to continue on, sharing the good news boldly.
This is the message we live for. This is the truth to which we are committed. Blessed assurance, as the old hymn goes, Jesus is mine. Why would we ever hold back the most amazing news the world could ever hear?
You have been giving this same inspiration. From the saints of old. From the faithful followers of Christ who have gone before
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more cards.
this time some Ace pilot cards to the flies, Custom Ace Card section.
Just to let you know that I`ve uploaded a set of WWII skill cards to the files section and the`re now in the mederation qeue.
Oberst Hajj i have one question for you what are the little green bars above our pictures for?
Sorry to bohter you but where di I send the box tops?
My $15 donation is 5 to support the site and 10 to support The Cowman.
Pay pal did not accept that one either is there any other e-mail address I could send it to?
Just posted a couple of new aircraft card files in to the relevent folders.
A FoTG card set for an Iliya Murometets bomber and a revised version of the older F.E.2 card sheet.
Sorry to bother you but how do I post my photo on my entry page?
I've started a gaming group in Modesto Ca., We have 6 people playing with a core of 4, their are others but they have not registered on the aerodrome. We'd like to start a flight.
Thank you, I now have 4 players. gut only two are registered online. Third will register this week.
Heer Oberst, I'd like to know what forum to place a message to the gamers around here in the Central Valley about meeting at store for gaming. We only have three people right now and I'd like to expand that a Bite. I'd like to set up a Flight Here in Modesto. Three people and maybe 3 others that have been sucked into a 2 games. Right now we meet every Monday night at 5:30-6:00PM. Calling ourselves the OFAC group. Sorry if I'm doing this wrong but, I just don't know who else would know.
1/ There are no manouver decks for DoW light and medium bomber, would it be possible to perswade Angilo to draw up a set and sell them as a pdf file.? This could also apply to the rules as well.
3/ The custom designed aircraft cards could be also sold as a pdf, the file would contain a selection of different aircraft for a select nation like Brittain, the USA and so on.
Thank you for the suggestion about the blog, that is an excellent idea! I'll play around with it a bit when I have more time. (I'm at the office right now) and we'll see how it goes. Appreciate the thought!
I am headed out of town until the new year. Have a safe and happy Christmas and New year.
Talk to you in 2011!
Keith I found a Udet D-VII when I was picking up a Revised Deluxe Edition. I posted a thread offering to sell it for what it cost me($14.05) plus shipping. Is that OK?
Could you please change the flight leader for the Belgium flight from VIGFUS tot BLUEDEVIL?
Would like to be my wingman Sir?
HI Col. Can you make me a signature please? Thanks in advance for you help.
Aha. I thought it might have been something like that. Thanks for approving it.
I want to take my name in locate Players, but don´t have my country there.
BRAZIL - SAO PAULO - SAO PAULO (country-state-city).
Hello, I finally got around to uploading the lozenge pattern decal sheet I've made for the Gotha a couple of weeks ago, but it's not there to download. Is there something else I need to do, have I done it wrong or is it just waiting for approval?
Without wishing to sound sycophantic, I'd just like to say that this site is an example to anyone wanting to run a forum. It's friendly, informative, well laid out and easy to use. The accessories are well thought out and excellent quality. I've also just been looking at your album, and the quality of painting in there is impressive.
Keith, your Spyglass and Crimson Skies minis are outstanding... I am jealous of your painting skills!
I hope you and your family enjoy a nice Thanks Giving. Happy holidays!
WHERE DO YOU GET THESE ACCESSORIES LIKE THE FLAME AND SMOKE?
Hello Oberst Hajj, thanks for the gracious welcome and the wunderbar info. Being an old gamer (AH Richtofens War, Luftwaffe, etc....), it is good to see a resurgence in interest in WWl and WWll air combat. Thanks for keeping history alive!!!
The best way right now is to use the Advanced Member search. You can use the link in this post, or you can find it via the Member List page, over on the right (click on search and you will the Advanced option).
If I wanted to find anyone in the Knoxville area and then e-mail them to set up a game, how would I do that on this site?
Just enquiring about the spitty on the gimbal mount pic. Is that 1/200 or 1/144? Is that one of the standard spit minis for DoW?
Hi Col. How much are you asking for the Betty stand??
and when I place an order, how will that work since it's not in the product list?
I really want to get an order in this week for the gimbals, flame/smoke markers and two seater stands. (I'll be ordering 2 of them) and the B-17 stand.
Keith, asked a question in the Setting up your Squadron Sticky? Just to let you know. Did the package arrive in two pieces?
It is in the mail, unmodified as per your request. Should be there by Thursday or Friday.
Thanks for a very friendly and comfortable site. I moderate on 2 other forums and know how trying it can be.
Keith, Thanks for the e-mail concerning the pictures I tried to put on my profile page. I will try again next week.
Young Bumblie3 seems to have some trouble finding the British flight Forum, and thinks it might not just be him in trouble. He asks if there is any way that access can be made more obvious to all new flight members.
Respectfully yours sir. F.O. Kyte.
i would like you to cast your eyes over my thread "new flight Leader" on the British forum and give me any thoughts you may have on our discussion.
Thanks for the info(on how to add pictures) Keith. Should have the pictures up in a couple of weeks.
Today I do one year of wing of war member.
Finally bought the military transport case. I really like it. Thanks again for the tip.
Hey Keith how do you do? how did you spent your holidays?
hey Keith can i ask you to give us your briefing about the BoB mission you will play on wedsney please?
i will wait your post in the forum.
Hi Keith, You don't have a box for donations towards your accessories development. I hope a proportion of donations to the site can be diverted towards funding this? I've put a few more pennies in the kitty in the hope that this is so.
Received the Aerodrome Rulers. They look, feel and work great for the game.
i want to congratulate with You and your founders of this awesome forum.
really congrats for your beautifull work!
How do I upload my location to the members map? Also, is there a way to search for California players.
I just started a thread called "Pandora's Books. Have a look and see what you think to Guntruck's idea.
Thanks Col. Chris E-mailed to say he had heard from you, but still could not get in. Must be his server or something. If he can't do it from home I will get him up here and he can set it up on my machine.
I have a gamer friend who is trying to join the site, but can't seem to get anything but Page can't be found. Can you E-mail him at chrisrogers226@btinternet.com and bail him out please. Much obliged, Rob.
You sent me a PM. and I can't open it?
Please post this new WoW squadron located in Temecula California!
We will be meeting the second Saturday of each month starting this February.
Hey Keith, Tony mentioned ou were planning a game at the haven soon. Have you set a date?
Got any games planned soon?
Just a quick note to say Happy Holidays to you and yours. Thanks for a great website.
How do I upload a file, I can't find the way to do it, and I have a file with the Dawn of WW2 rules translated to Brazilian Portuguese to upload.
Can you do that for me.
Happy Halloween Col. Sir! Could you lock out the CURSES! Thread since I intended this to be a Halloween joke and it seems to have worked. I hope everyone caught the tounge in cheek flavor of it. ( I realize that some things don't translate well into other languages) I am currently working on some rules for 1930's racing planes with graphics, and a WWII German fighter marking file. I will post both as soon as they are finished. LO!
Here is a friendly note to let you know that I would appreciate it if you would change my avatar background to the WWi Central Powers image. Thanks for the great, no, AMAZING site! I love it
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SE (Power-over-Ethernet Power Sourcing Equipment). These converters benefit even more from the advantages that eGaN FETs brings with increasing voltage rating. In this article, an eGaN FET based half-brick converter is constructed and compared to a similar SoA (state-of-the-art) silicon MOSFET brick converter.
Development of the Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) standard has been evolving over the last few years. The main focus seems to have been power level and the systematic increase of power with each new class and type. According to the IEEE 802.3at standard on PoE, the PSE requires an output voltage between 44 V and 57 V for PoE type 1 and between 50 V and 57 V for PoE type 2 (PoE+). It also has to be capable of delivering 15.4W (type 1) or 25.5W (type 2) per port on the PSE Ethernet switch. For the PSE, the output requires some form of regulation, but tight regulation is not required. It is interesting to note that there is an increase in minimum voltage to account for the increase in maximum line droop with the increased power level ñ future PSE equipment may require even smaller voltage ranges closer to the 57V maximum. With 24, 36 or even 48 ports per Ethernet switch typical, the total PSE supply power required can be as high as 1.2kW. This drives the need for higher efficiency and higher power density converters.
As these brick converters are of a strictly defined size, designers are forever coming up with innovative ideas to increase their output power (and power density). Although these ideas are numerous and varied, they are all related to system efficiency. This is a physical limit based on the fixed volume of the converter and the method of heat extraction. For a half-brick converter, it is difficult to remove more than 35 W of losses, even with significant airflow and/or base plate.
In Fig. 1, the resultant output power that is achievable in a half-brick is plotted versus the required minimum full load efficiency to achieve this. Since most commercial half-brick PSE converters already have about 95% efficiency; even a half-percent efficiency improvement is important and can increase output power by an additional 100 W or so. Cost per watt ($/W), however, is the most important aspect. Increasing brick efficiency, and therefore output power, reduces the overall cost of the module per watt.
When trying to compare half-brick PoE - PSE converters, it becomes impossible to perform a straightforward apples-to-apples comparison, as there are a significant number of variations between commercial designs. With each generation of power supply, an increase in output power level is achieved as each manufacturer interprets their “optimum” design in terms of structure, layout and topology changes differently. Determining the “best” solution is an iterative process, which may further be complicated by differences in opinions as to what exactly the “best” solution is. A great example of this diversity in designs for this half-brick application is whether to build two interleaved converters or to build a single converter. Furthermore, the use of either single-stage conversion or two-stage conversion approaches are both utilized in current commercial products.
For larger brick sizes, such as the half-brick, the resultant output power levels and overall converter losses are high enough that multiple power devices are usually required for each switch -- both from a thermal requirement as well as from a minimum available RDS(ON) (largest die size) perspective. Thus, if the converter were to be split into two converters -- each for half the power -- the overall power device count would not be affected. The added cost and size of using an increased number of inductors and transformers is also questionable, as these components would be smaller and interleaving of the power converters would allow a reduction in the required output capacitance. Furthermore, the size and especially height restrictions of the bricks mean that a single high power transformer would be height -limited with a less optimal magnetic path-length than two smaller transformer cores. The remaining differences, gate drive and control, are likely the determining factors -- i.e. can their cost increase be justified through better efficiency and therefore increased output power?
As with the eighth-brick in Shootout Volume 4, an eGaN FET-based converter was developed that is not necessarily a universally optimal solution. The design goal was to deliberately push the operating frequency much higher than current commercial systems to show that eGaN devices could enable someone skilled in power supply design to develop state-of-the-art next-generation products with increased efficiency and output power.
For the 48 V to 53 V eGaN FET based half-brick PSE converter, a phase-shifted full-bridge (PSFB) converter with a full bridge synchronous rectifier (FBSR) topology was chosen as shown in Fig. 2.
Because of the high power level, two interleaved converters are constructed within the half-brick footprint, rather than one converter with parallel devices. Not only does this avoid any of the complexity associated with paralleling devices, the use of two separate converters conceptually allow for phase shedding to improve light load efficiency.
Efficiency results for one and two phase operation are shown in Fig. 3 where light load efficiency is improved by at least 2% with simple phase-shedding. Each converter operates at 250 kHz device switching frequency resulting in an output ripple frequency of 1 MHz. A more complete schematic is shown in Fig. 4.
The aim was to show that with the increase in switching frequency and relatively small eGaN FET device size, two of these converters can be constructed within the available volume constraints. The choice of transformer turns ratio (4:7) meant that, at 60 VIN, the secondary side winding voltage (not including switching spike) would be about 105 V and therefore 200 V devices were used on the secondary side with 100 V devices on the primary side. The actual eGaN FET-based prototype is shown in Fig. 5. It shows that, unlike conventional brick designs, the magnetic components are not integrated within the main printed circuit board (PCB), but are separate PCBs for the transformers. Not only does this reduce the number of layers required for the main PCB, but it also allows the use of conventional surface mount inductors for the output filters. The converter was constructed using an 8 layer, 2 oz copper per layer, printed circuit board. The transformer windings are created by laminating two 8 layer PCBs together (in parallel) within the winding window.
The eGaN FET-based prototype half-brick PSE converter can be compared against similar 48 V to (approximately) 53 V fully regulated commercial half-brick converters. As stated previously, these commercial converters span a range of topologies and configurations as listed in Table 1.
To emphasize how the eGaN FET-based prototype compares to these converters, two products (B and D in table 1) have been selected to highlight the overall results.
Converter D is a conventional single single-stage, single-transformer converter with a similar topology to the prototype (although the eGaN FET prototype has two parallel converters).
The efficiency comparison in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 shows the light load efficiency advantage that is possible with slower switching frequency and possible light load optimization through careful design of the core losses and leakage inductance. By comparison, in the eGaN FET prototype, the core was designed only to minimize leakage inductance and deliberately switch at 75% higher switching frequency. Thus, although light load efficiency was lower, by about 50% load this was no longer the case and the eGaN FET prototype eventually produced 25% more power at full load for a similar total converter loss (Fig. 6 shows loss comparison).
The second commercial half-brick (Converter B) used for comparison, has a two-stage approach. Although the two-stage approach is different than our prototype approach, both have the output power split into two separate converters operating in parallel. The advantages of the two-stage approach are that it allows efficiency optimization of the unregulated isolation stage since it operates at fixed duty cycle and voltage regardless of converter input voltage and, this controlled input and output voltage allow the use of lower voltage rated devices with better figures of merit (FOMs). The disadvantage is the additional conduction losses for two stages and the increased complexity and component count. Fig. 8 shows the efficiency comparison between the eGaN FET prototype and the two-stage converter. This shows the optimization process that has gone into this product as the peak efficiency is achieved at the nominal input of 48 V. The differences in topology can best be described by comparing the 38 V (low line) input voltage results: Since the two-stage circuit employs a boost regulation stage, low line voltage is actually the worse case conditions (conduction loss increased, with no appreciable reduction in switching loss), while for the traditional single stage approach, low line is the best case, as switching loss is minimized. With the two-stage approach, power losses at low line reach almost 50 W (almost double that of the eGaN FET prototype under the same conditions), as shown in Fig. 9, while the 75 V (high line) input losses are very respectable -- only 15 % higher than the eGaN FET prototype but operating at 25% higher voltage.
It is important to note that the choice of topology and component optimization is as important in brick converter design as the selection of the best power devices. A skilled design engineer should be able to further improve the eGaN FET prototype results presented here.
[6/2010] Where are the High Voltage GaN
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expensive cars. Perched on the hillside was their destination, a house that seemed more glass and light and than plaster or steel. Ash could see flashes of color and movement that were evidence of the glamorous people inside.
The driver opened the door of the limousine and Ash, Rena and Mercutio filed out of the car and onto the brick pavement that led up to the house's main entrance. They ascended up a short flight of stairs to ring the doorbell. The massive oaken double doors were opened by a young, bubbly blond who looked Rena up and down and winked strangely at Mercutio. She spoke in a high, almost annoyingly perky voice, "The Party's through the foyer, down the hall and on the left!"
The three walked through the foyer without speaking, their heels clicking on marble. They could hear the din of the party steadily growing as they entered the hall. When reached the end of the hallway they felt the bass reverberating solidly beneath their feet, turning uniformly to the left they were confronted with a riot of color and sound. Surrounding a glassed-in terrace were the guests. Gentlemen in neatly tailored tuxedos danced with ladies in elegant gowns, while sleekly sullen young men in Armani suits or black turtlenecks seemed to stalk young women in scandalous scoop neck dresses or men's tuxedo jackets. Ash was taken aback by the color, vibrancy and variety of the guests. He noticed several film and recording celebrities mingling with literary lions and well-to-do socialites. Mercutio cleared his throat, looked at the two flanking him and said, "I believe it is time for us to present ourselves to the host".
Ash and Rena looked to Mercutio to see if he meant that they should attempt to wade through the crowd of beautiful people who were seemingly oblivious to their presence, but at that moment a sea of colorful personalities parted to reveal a dashing, if garishly attired figure. He was a handsome young man of what appeared to be Italian descent. Ash recognized Valentino S. from a series of billboards a few years back, he had been the chief model for a fashionable brand of underwear. His signature black eye patch had been replaced with one made of cloth-of-gold and studded with small rubies and he was flamboyantly clad in a white pirate shirt, black plastic pants and knee-high scarlet velvet boots. On most people this ensemble would have looked completely ridiculous, but Valentino had a wiry grace that somehow allowed him to pull it off. Valentino smirked, his one eye narrowing, and spoke in a voice that sounded hardened by the street-life, "Well, Mercutio.. glad you could make it. Who's the lovely lady and the fellow you brought with you?"
Mercutio smiled without humor, "The lady is Miss Rena Martin, my date for this evening. This is her friend from out of town, Ash. Ash, Rena this is our host, Vincent Valentino Storm, former model and current dilettante."
Valentino's smirk faded. His voice was noticeably tinged with acid as he said, "Ash and Rena, I hope you will both enjoy yourselves. If you'll excuse me, I have other guests to attend to" Mercutio smiled, as if he had won some sort of battle. He looked at Ash and Rena and said in a typically imperious manner, "Mingle. I have some business to attend to."
Ash and Rena were soon lost in the sea of glitterati with Mercutio nowhere to be found. Ash nodded dully as a beautiful movie star, the idle of millions introduced herself and began enthusiastically pumping his hand. The movie star smiled, the whiteness of her teeth nearly as dazzling as the diamonds that were dripping down into her cleavage. Ash tried dutifully to be impressed, but really only wished to extricate himself from this woman whose demeanor reminded him vaguely of a shark. He looked over at Rena, who was busy chatting with a rock star whose latest video had been banned from three cable channels and had subsequently sold an extra two million albums. Ash looked again at the blond bombshell who was apparently telling the air an engrossing and utterly charming anecdote and spoke, "Uhh.. would you like some punch or something to drink?" She looked utterly charmed and smiled somewhat condescendingly, "Darling, that's what the help is for."
She was momentarily distracted by one of her colleagues and Ash took his chance to escape, heading instinctively towards the door. Ash was in sight of the terrace doorway when he saw the party's latest arrival. Ash sucked in breath silently. There was a face Ash had seen on the dust jacket of three hardcover collections of poetry and several television interviews. Alan Michaels, Ash's personal idol and muse was standing there. Alan's long, wavy, copper-colored hair was bound neatly in a ponytail. His large, expressive eyes were the color of rosewood. His mouth was a full cupid's bow that hinted at sensuality, but the brightness of his smile seemed to imply innocence and friendliness. He was altogether lovely, in the way that renaissance angels are lovely, a delicate beauty that almost induces tears. Ash stood there staring, almost forgetting who he was until his idle looked at him and spoke.
"Good evening. I am Alan Michaels, I'd thought I'd met most of the worthwhile people who would be attending, but I was evidently very wrong. I have not met you," Alan smiled at Ash almost seductively.
"I -- I am Ashley Bryant, but most of my friends just call me Ash," Ash replied ungracefully.
"Can I consider myself your friend, I'd like to be," Alan said warmly. There was a coughing sound as Alan's companion tried to make himself known. A sullen, handsome bleached blond thrust his hand out towards Ash in a manner that bordered on threat.
"I'm Jaysin Carter, Alan's date. Pleased to meet you," despite the relatively friendly words, Jaysin's eyes told another story. Ash had the good grace to blush and mumble an introduction. Ash looked up at Alan and hazarded speaking again, "Mr. Michaels..."
"Please, call me Alan, I'm hardly old enough to be a Mr." this prompted a snicker from Jaysin.
"M-- Alan, I'm a great fan of your work, and I really think..."
"Alaaan," Jaysin interjected, "we have so many people to talk to, and we're just standing at the door, come on!"
Jaysin pulled the arm of a rather annoyed Alan. Alan stared at Ash with undisguised longing and disappeared into the crowd. Ash sighed heavily, he turned back to scan for Rena when a voice from behind made him jump.
"Having fun?" Mercutio asked abruptly.
"Oh, you startled me," Ash said. "Yeah, I just met Alan Michaels, my all time favorite poet."
Mercutio looked at Ash appraisingly and said, "Mr. Michaels is a curious and sometimes dangerous man," and then he waded back into the crowd once more. Ash wandered the room, trading greetings with CEOs, novelists and poet-philosophers alike. After about twenty minutes of wading through the room, Ash bumped into Rena.
"Hey, I think Mercutio's nearly ready to go."
"So soon? But we haven't been here an hour."
"Yeah, well he likes to make the scene and then split, he says it increases his mystery."
"Oh," said Alan. "You'll never guess who I met. Alan Michaels of all people is here, and.."
"Oh yeah, he comes to a lot of these parties. He's pretty."
"You knew he might be here and didn't tell me? Rena, you know that Songs of Night and Mourning is my all-time favorite book of poems."
"Oh yeah," Rena shrugged, "I just didn't think it was all that important."
Ash looked at Rena strangely.
"I'll be right back, Rena. I'm just going to get some air."
Ash waded through the crowd to the part of the terrace that led to the open air. Ash slid open glass doors and looked up at the sky. He began to lose himself in thought of Colorado and his old life when he felt a tap on his shoulder. Startled, Ash looked behind him to see Alan Michaels, smiling at him, Jaysin nowhere to be found.
"I'm sorry about earlier, Jaysin can be a little possessive."
"Oh believe me, I understand."
"We're about to leave shortly, I gave Jaysin the task of tracking down our coats. I'd like to speak with you again."
Ash's heart pounded rapidly in his chest as he thought of something clever or charming to say, "uh.. cool," was the best response he could come up with. Alan smiled genially at Ash and said, "Here's my card. Call me sometime, we'll have dinner and talk."
Ash nodded mutely and took the card, Alan smiled and turned to go back into the house. Ash stared after him.
Ash ventured into the room again, he found Rena and a very irritated Mercutio standing near the far end of the room. Mercutio favored Ash with a look that was not quite a glare and said, "You are ready to go, I hope?"
Ash nodded mutely
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