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\section{Introduction}
Gravitational lensing is the deflection of light from distant objects due to the gravitational effects of more nearby objects on the geometry of the Universe. Weak gravitational lensing, or weak lensing, is what occurs in the limit that the lensing deflections are sufficiently weak that they only lead to modest changes in the object's observed shape, size, and flux
rather than dramatic phenomena such as Einstein rings or multiply-imaged sources. Its sensitivity to the gravitational potential along the line-of-sight makes weak lensing one of the most powerful tools for probing dark matter, dark energy and the growth of large-scale structure of the Universe \citep{Hu:2001fb,2010GReGr..42.2177H,2013PhR...530...87W}. Among all the effects on the galaxy caused by weak lensing, the change in shape, also called shear, is the most accessible signal up-to-date.
The requirements on removal of systematic biases and control of systematic uncertainties in the measurement become tighter as the statistical errors decrease to sub-percent levels, starting with the ongoing or recently completed ``Stage III'' cosmological surveys \citep{2006astro.ph..9591A} such as the Dark Energy Survey \citep[DES;][]{des_review},
the Kilo-Degree Survey \citep[KiDS;][]{deJong:2017bkf}, the Hyper Suprime-Cam survey \citep[HSC;][]{2018PASJ...70S...4A}, and the future ``Stage IV'' ground-based surveys such as the Vera C.~Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time \citep[LSST;][]{Ivezic:2008fe, 2009arXiv0912.0201L}, and space-based surveys such as the \textit{Nancy Grace Roman} Space Telescope \citep{2015arXiv150303757S, 2019arXiv190205569A} and \textit{Euclid} \citep{Euclid_overview}.
The Point Spread Function (PSF) is a distribution function that is commonly used to describe the blurring effects of the atmosphere, telescope optics, and pixelization, which convolves the light profiles of the stars and galaxies in the images.
The PSF therefore changes the observed shape and size of the galaxy. To measure the true galaxy shape despite the convolution with the PSF, one must model the PSF at the galaxy position, \response{based on the images of stars around it}; a variety of methods exist for doing so, e.g., \textsc{PSFEx} \citep{2011ASPC..442..435B} and \textsc{PIFF} (PSF in Full FOV; \citealt{2021MNRAS.501.1282J}).
Upon obtaining the PSF model at the position of a given galaxy, one can use a variety of methods to measure the shape of the galaxy or its response to weak lensing shear \citep[e.g.,][]{Sheldon:2017szh, Huff:2017qxu}.
A mismatch between the PSF model and the true PSF
can cause a systematic bias in the weak lensing measurement.
Previous work in this field has focused on the impact of the errors in the second moments of the PSF model, i.e., differences between the size and shape of the true and model PSF, on the weak lensing shear measurement \citep{Hirata:2003cv, PaulinHenriksson:2007mw, 2010MNRAS.404..350R,2016MNRAS.460.2245J}. Control of residual systematic uncertainties in the shear due to second moment errors in PSF modeling is considered one of the main systematics in weak lensing shear inference
for both previous surveys such as the HSC survey
\citep{2018PASJ...70S..25M} and for upcoming surveys such as LSST \citep{2018arXiv180901669T}.
The formalism derived in the aforementioned papers on this topic would predict zero systematic bias in shear inference as long as the second moments of the PSF model completely match those of the true PSF, neglecting any differences between the higher moments of the PSF model and true PSF.
\responsemnras{When the PSF is unweighted, the weak lensing shear is only associated with the second moments of the galaxy and PSF. However, a weight function is necessary for shear inference in order to reduce the impact of pixel noise. \cite{2011MNRAS.412.1552M} shows how the lensing shear inference is affected by PSF higher moments when weighted PSFs are used.}
\cite{2020A&A...636A..78S} point out that mismatches between the higher moments of the PSF and the true PSF induce additional multiplicative and additive shear biases on top of those predicted by the second moment formalism in \cite{PaulinHenriksson:2007mw}. In this paper, we investigate the impact of the higher moments error -- later as HME --
on the galaxy shear measurement with image simulations generated using \textsc{GalSim}\footnote{\url{https://github.com/GalSim-developers/GalSim}} \citep{Rowe:2014cza} and real data from the HSC Public Data Release 1 \cite[PDR1;][]{2018PASJ...70S...4A}.
We simplify the problem by only investigating round PSFs and only considering their radial fourth moments, and the associated multiplicative biases. The goal of this paper is to investigate whether the HME of the PSF model is a significant contributors to systematic biases and uncertainties in the weak lensing shear measurement for LSST.
The structure of this paper is as follows.
In Section~\ref{sec:background}, we describe relevant background material about weak lensing shear estimation and PSF modeling. We introduce the simulation methods and our analysis of real data in Section~\ref{sec:methods}. In Section~\ref{sec:results}, we show the results of our analysis of the simulations and real data. Based on the results, we derive conclusions about the significance of shear biases caused by the HME of the PSF model in Section~\ref{sec:conclusion}.
\section{Background}
\label{sec:background}
In this section, we summarize background material related to weak lensing shear (Section~\ref{sec:WL_intro}), and the impact of the PSF and PSF modeling (Section~\ref{sec:PSF_intro}).
\subsection{Weak Lensing Shear}
\label{sec:WL_intro}
Weak gravitational lensing occurs when light from background objects gets mildly deflected by the intervening matter in the Universe \citep[for a review, see][]{Kilbinger:2014cea}.
The scientific significance of weak lensing is by no means ``weak'':
because of its sensitivity to the gravitational potential of the large-scale structure of the Universe, it is a powerful probe of the dark matter distribution and the growth of cosmic structure with time.
Quantitatively, weak lensing is a
\response{local} linear transformation between the pre-lensing and post-lensing light-ray. The relation between the post-lensing position $(x,y)$ and the pre-lensing position $(x',y')$ can be expressed as
\begin{equation}\label{eq:sheardef2}
\begin{pmatrix}
x'\\
y'
\end{pmatrix} = (1-\kappa)
\begin{pmatrix}
1-g_1 & -g_2 \\
-g_2 &1+g_1
\end{pmatrix}
\begin{pmatrix}
x\\
y
\end{pmatrix},
\end{equation}
where the reduced weak lensing shear $g = g_1 + \mathrm{i}g_2$ is a complex number
that describes the anisotropic distortion of the galaxies, i.e.\ the shape distortion, and the convergence $\kappa$ is a scalar that describes the isotropic distortion (magnification or contraction) of the observed galaxy. The convergence changes the observed flux and size of the galaxy,
while the<|fim_middle|>{a composite PSF model with wavefront modeling of the optical PSF component is planned to be used in future DES releases \cite{2021MNRAS.501.1282J}.} The coadded image is a combination of several images at a given point on the sky, which has implications for its PSF. For example, in the HSC pipeline, the coadded PSF is generated in a principled way through weighted averaging of individual exposures, resulting in a well-defined PSF model also based on weighted averages \citep{2018PASJ...70S...5B}.
The limited information on the spatial and temporal variation of the PSF for ground-based telescopes leads to some intrinsic limitations in the PSF model fidelity. Moreover, errors in modeling some detector effects, such as the brighter-fatter effect \citep{2014JInst...9C3048A} and the \responsemnras{interpixel capacitance of the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) detectors \citep{old..interpixel,2016PASP..128i5001K}}, can also drive errors in PSF models.
Most of the commonly-used tests to determine the quality of PSF modeling rely on estimates of PSF and star sizes and shapes, mathematically defined using the observed second moments of the images, e.g., most tests in \cite{2018PASJ...70S...5B}.
The weighted second moment $Q_{ij}$ of a light intensity profile $f(x)$
is defined as
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:secondmoment}
Q_{ij} = \frac{1}{F^{(0)}} \int \mathrm{d}x_i \mathrm{d}x_j (x_i - x_i^{\text{cen}})(x_j - x_j^{\text{cen}}) f(\boldsymbol{x}) \omega(\boldsymbol{x}).
\end{equation}
\responsemnras{Here $\omega(\boldsymbol{x})$ is the adaptive Gaussian weight that has a size and shape matched to that of the light intensity profile, centred at the centroid of the profile \citep{Hirata:2003cv}. The weight is introduced to reduce the effect of noise in real images; however, it is the reason that the PSF higher-moments affect shear measurement \citep{2011MNRAS.412.1552M}. } $F^{(0)}$, the normalization factor, is the total flux of the light profile weighted by $\omega(\boldsymbol{x})$.
$x_i^{\text{cen}}$ is the weighted centroid in the $i^{th}$ dimension, calculated as
\begin{equation}
x_i^{\text{cen}} = \frac{1}{F^{\text{(0)}}} \int \mathrm{d}x_i \mathrm{d}x_j x_i f(\boldsymbol{x}) \omega(\boldsymbol{x}).
\end{equation}
The weighted second moments radius of the light profile can be defined as $\sigma = \sqrt{(Q_{11}+Q_{22})/2} = \sqrt{T/2}$, where $T$ is the trace of the second moment matrix. The ellipticity can be defined as $e_1 = (Q_{11}-Q_{22})/(Q_{11}+Q_{22}) =(Q_{11}-Q_{22})/T $ and $e_2 = 2Q_{12}/(Q_{11}+Q_{22}) = 2Q_{12}/T$. The $e_1$ and $e_2$ are related to the axis ratio and position angle of the galaxy ellipse. Like the reduced shear $g = g_1 + i g_2$, the shape is also a spin-2 quantity. Therefore, for the rest of the paper, we denote shape as $e = e_1 + i e_2$ and the amplitude of the shape as $|e| = \sqrt{e^*e}$.
\cite{PaulinHenriksson:2007mw} explored the systematic biases in weak lensing shear measurement associated with errors in modeling the second moments of the PSF. The bias in the measured ellipticity of the galaxy
$\delta e^{\text{sys}}$ is
\begin{equation}\label{eq:desys}
\delta e^{\text{sys}}\simeq (e_{\text{gal}} - {e}_{\text{PSF}})\frac{\delta (R_{\text{PSF}}^2)}{R^2_{\text{gal}}} - \left( \frac{R_{\text{PSF}}}{R_{\text{gal}}}\right) ^2\delta {e}_{\text{PSF}} ,
\end{equation}
where $R_{\text{gal}}$ and $R_{\text{PSF}}$ are the radius of the pre-PSF galaxy and the PSF, respectively.
The two error terms, $\delta(R^2_{\text{PSF}})$ and $\delta {e}_{\text{PSF}}$, are typically referred to as the PSF size and shape error, respectively. Eq.~\eqref{eq:desys}
is usually used to place requirements on the quality of the PSF model, given some requirement on the control of systematic biases in the weak lensing shear $\delta{e}^{\text{sys}}_{\text{PSF}}$. Based on the formalism above, requirements can be placed on tolerance for systematic uncertainty in second moments of the PSF model for weak lensing \citep[e.g., Section~3 of][]{2018PASJ...70S..25M}. \response{This formalism is exactly correct when the weight $\omega(\boldsymbol{x}) \equiv 1$ or when both the galaxy and the PSF are Gaussian with a Gaussian weight. In a realistic scenario, neither of these conditions will be met. Therefore, this formalism cannot be used to predict precise numerical values for the shear biases caused by PSF second moment errors, though it still provides an approximate estimate of their magnitude and trends with galaxy size. }
The formalism described above for estimating weak lensing systematic biases and uncertainties induced by PSF modeling errors only considers the PSF second moments, not any of the higher moments of the PSF model.
\response{In this paper, we explore shear biases directly associated with the higher moments modeling error of the PSF, by conducting image simulations with deliberated added HME to the PSF model, and by comparing real PSF model images to star images. In our approach, we focus on PSFs in ground-based observations. We will show that the HME of the PSF modeling (at least given current PSF modeling algorithms) contributes non-negligible systematic error for Stage IV ground-based weak lensing surveys. }
In this paper, we demonstrate methodology and project shear biases due to higher moment errors of the PSF using a PSF modeling method called \textsc{PSFEx}
\citep{2011ASPC..442..435B}. This method has been used in practice for weak lensing science in HSC \citep{2018PASJ...70S...5B,2018PASJ...70S..25M} and DES Y1 \citep{2018PhRvD..98d3528T}. Although Rubin's LSST science pipelines are unlikely to use \textsc{PSFEx} for LSST itself, assessing the status of algorithms that are currently in use can help us understand the current level of PSF modeling error and its impact on weak lensing science, and place requirements on future performance.
\section{Methods}
\label{sec:methods}
In this section, we describe key analysis methods used for this work. The first approach we take to quantifying the relationship between weak lensing shear systematics and the HME of the PSF model uses image simulations. Before diving in the simulation step, we first define the quantities we measure for the higher moments in Section~\ref{sec:repofhome}, and explore the shear measurement methods that we are taking in Section~\ref{sec:shapemeasurement}. In Section~\ref{sec:simulation}, we introduce the inputs and steps for producing the image simulations. Section~\ref{sec:hscdata} describes the approach to inspecting the PSF and its model in real data from the HSC survey. While the simulations enable us to relate the HME of the PSF model to a shear bias, the real data provides an estimate for the current level of HME in PSF models in real data.
\subsection{Higher Moments}
\label{sec:repofhome}
In this subsection, we introduce how the moments of light profiles are defined and computed in practice.
In principle, carrying out our study requires a method for measuring any higher moment of PSF light profiles (beyond second moments), and for introducing a controlled variation in individual higher moments while preserving the second moments. However, for this initial pilot study we consider a simplification, and quantify the impact of deviations only in the weighted radial fourth moment (defined below). In practice, we recognize that other higher moments may be relevant, but we defer a detailed decomposition to future work, focusing here on a rough order-of-magnitude estimate of the importance of the higher moments of the PSF for weak lensing.
In practice, we measure
the \responsemnras{standardized} weighted radial $4^{\text{th}}$ moment, or kurtosis $\rho^{(4)}$, using
\textsc{GalSim} \citep{Rowe:2014cza}.
For a light profile $f(\mathbf{x})$, this quantity is defined as
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:kurtosis}
\rho^{(4)} = \frac{ \int (r/\sigma)^4 f(\mathbf{x}) \omega(\mathbf{x}) \mathrm{d}\mathbf{x} }{\int f(x )\omega(\mathbf{x})\mathrm{d}\mathbf{x}}.
\end{equation}
where $r = |\mathbf{x}|$
and $\omega(\mathbf{x})$ is the adaptive Gaussian weight we used in Eq.~\eqref{eq:secondmoment}, $\sigma$ is the second moment radius. \responsemnras{The superscript of $\rho^{(4)}$ is a notation for the kurtosis, rather than the $4^{\text{th}}$ power.} The denominator is a normalization factor. The weighted radial kurtosis for some common PSF profiles is listed in Table~\ref{tab:kurtosis}.
\responsemnras{The Airy PSF has an undefined second moment $\sigma$ and kurtosis when calculated without a weight function, and the weighted moments depend strongly on the choice of weight function. The kurtosis value we show in Table~\ref{tab:kurtosis} is calculated with an adaptive Gaussian weight function with $\sigma_{\text{w}} = 0.41 \lambda/D$, where $D$ is the diameter of the aperture. This algorithm-generated weight function has the size proportional to the PSF size, and keeps the Airy profile well-sampled for moment measurements. }
For the rest of the paper, we define the fractional kurtosis bias $B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$ as
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:kurtosis_error}
B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}] = \frac{(\hat{\rho}^{(4)} - \rho^{(4)})}{\rho^{(4)}}
\end{equation}
where $\hat{\rho}^{(4)}$ is the model kurtosis and $\rho^{(4)}$ is the true kurtosis.
\begin{table}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ccc}
\hline
Profile & $\rho^{(4)}$ \\\hline
Gaussian & 2.00 \\
Kolmogorov & 2.09 \\
Moffat, $\beta = 3.5 $ & 2.11 \\
S\'ersic, n = 1 & 2.35 \\
S\'ersic, n = 4 & 2.74 \\
Airy PSF, $\lambda = 750 \text{nm}$, $D = 8 \text{m}$ & 1.91\\\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\caption{The weighted radial kurtosis value $\rho^{(4)}$ for commonly-used light intensity profiles. The kurtosis is measured using images with gradually decreasing pixel scale to the point that the kurtosis value converges to the second decimal place.
Note that these are the radial kurtosis values for the named profiles themselves, without any additional pixel response function. \responsemnras{The Airy profile is that for an 8-meter aperture telescope at $\lambda = 750$~nm. The kurtosis is calculated with a Gaussian weight function with $\sigma_{\text{w}} = 0.41 \lambda/D$, proportional to the scale of the Airy profile. }
}
\label{tab:kurtosis}
\end{table}
Again, to reiterate, while we quantify the impact of higher moments error (HME) of the PSF using the radial weighted kurtosis, in general not only the kurtosis but rather all higher \response{radial} moments are perturbed. \responsemnras{All higher moments referred to throughout this paper are the scale-independent standardized weighted moments. }
\subsection{Shape and Shear Measurement}
\label{sec:shapemeasurement}
When measuring cosmological weak lensing, there are methods that measure the shape of individual galaxy and then take the average shape to measure shear. There are also methods that directly act on galaxy ensembles to measure shear.
For the first category, the shape measurement method is a crucial element in the pipeline. For this reason, we investigate the bias on the outcome of shape measurement, for single galaxies, as a step toward understanding the impact of HME on weak lensing shear. It is important to notice that the shape biases we investigate are not induced by intrinsic limitations of the shape measurement methods, and we are expecting to get different responses from different methods.
One commonly used shape measurement method is the re-Gaussianization \citep{Hirata:2003cv} method implemented in the HSM module \citep{Mandelbaum:2005wv} in \textsc{GalSim} \citep{Rowe:2014cza}. To test for different responses to errors in the higher moments of the PSF model, we also carried out limited testing with the linear \citep{Hirata:2003cv, Bernstein:2001nz} and KSB \citep{Kaiser:1994jb} methods as implemented in \textsc{GalSim}.
To ensure that our results reflect galaxy shape or ensemble shear biases due to errors in the higher moments of the PSF model, rather than reflecting limitations in the shape measurement methods, we perform each measurement twice. The first measurement $e$ or $g$ uses the true effective PSF, and the second measurement $\hat{e}$ or $\hat{g}$ uses the model effective PSF. The difference between the two measurements, $\hat{e} - e$ or $\hat{g} - g$, is the shape or shear bias we are interested in, denoted as $\delta e$ or $\delta g$.
\response{In real weak lensing observations, very large galaxy ensembles are typically measured to beat down the intrinsic shape noise.
However, in the image simulations, we can bypass this problem using the approach from \citet{Massey:2006ha} of creating a 90-degree rotated counterpart for each galaxy before applying the cosmological lensing shear.
We refer to a galaxy and its rotated counterpart as a 90-degree rotated pair; the galaxies in each pair have opposite values of $e_1$ and $e_2$ in the absence of lensing shear, so (especially in simulations without pixel noise added) a very small number of galaxy pairs can be used to efficiently assess the level of ensemble shear estimation bias.
The shear bias of the 90-degree rotated pair} is calculated by
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:define_shear_bias}
\delta g = \frac{(\hat{e}+\hat{e}_{90}) - (e+e_{90})}{2},
\end{equation}
where $\hat{e}$ and $\hat{e}_{90}$ are the shape of the original and the rotated galaxy, measured using the model PSF, and $e$ and $e_{90}$ are measured using the true PSF. When we have more than one galaxy and its pair, which we will call a galaxy ensemble, the ensemble shear is the average over different galaxy shear $\langle g \rangle$.
The ensemble shears $\langle g \rangle$ and shear biases $\delta \langle g \rangle$ are estimated in an analogous process, with $\hat{e}$ replaced by the average shape $\langle \hat{e} \rangle$ in Eq.~\eqref{eq:define_shear_bias}.
\response{While significantly increasing the efficiency of the simulation and decreasing the statistical uncertainty on the ensemble shear, this approach using 90-degree rotated pairs has its limitations. For example, it limits our ability to measure selection bias; however, this is not the focus of this paper.}
In addition to these older battle-tested methods whose limitations are well-understood, we also use metacalibration \citep{Sheldon:2017szh,Huff:2017qxu}, a state-of-the-art method that self-calibrates multiplicative and additive bias in the ensemble shear inference. The goal of doing so is to check how sensitive our results are to the choice of shear inference method. We use the implementation of metacalibration in the publicly-available \textsc{ngmix}\footnote{\url{https://github.com/esheldon/ngmix}} package.
\subsection{Image Simulation}
\label{sec:simulation}
Here we describe the image simulation procedure used in this paper. The objects we simulate are postage stamp images of PSF-convolved galaxies and PSFs.
For each step, we first explain the general settings for all simulations, and then provide details of different simulations. The parameters used in some of the simulations are tabulated in Table~\ref{tab:specification}.
For all of the image simulations, we will need to generate two types of postage stamp images with \textsc{GalSim} objects: the observed image of the isolated galaxy convolved with true PSF, and the image of the PSF, with or without kurtosis error. All images are generated with a pixel scale of $0.2 \arcsec$, similar to the pixel scale of the LSST camera. The images are rendered using the Fourier Transform method in \textsc{GalSim}, and include the pixel response function. The PSF-convolved galaxy and true PSF images are then used to estimate the single galaxy shape $e$, 90-degree rotated pair shear $g$ and the ensemble shear $\langle g \rangle$. The PSF-convolved galaxy and model PSF images are used to estimate the single galaxy shape $\hat{e}$, 90-degree rotated pair shear $\hat{g}$ and the ensemble shear $\langle \hat{g} \rangle$. No noise is included in the images.
The galaxy profiles that we simulate as specified in Section~\ref{sec:galaxyprofile}, and the PSF profiles specified in Section~\ref{sec:PSF_profile}, exhibit a gradual increase in complexity and realism. We provide a general roadmap to our simulations in Section~\ref{sec:simulation_roadmap}. There we describe how the simpler simulations help us develop intuition about the main parameters that determine shear biases for a given PSF kurtosis bias, while the complicated simulations provide a more realistic estimate of ensemble shear biases due to PSF kurtosis bias for LSST.
\begin{table*}
\begin{tabular}{cccccc}
\hline
Index &Galaxy Type & Galaxy Parameters & PSF Type & PSF Parameters & Fractional Kurtosis Bias $B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$ \\ \hline
1 & Gaussian & $\text{FWHM}$ = 1.2$\arcsec$ & Gaussian & $\text{FWHM}$ = 0.7$\arcsec$, 1.2$\arcsec$, 1.6$\arcsec$ & -0.01 -- 0.01 \\
2 & Gaussian & $\text{FWHM}$ = 2.4$\arcsec$, 12.0$\arcsec$ & Gaussian & $\text{FWHM}$ = 0.9 $\arcsec$ -- 4.7$\arcsec$ & $\sim 0.005$ \\
3 & Gaussian & $\text{FWHM}$ = 2.35$\arcsec$, 12.0$\arcsec$ & Kolmogorov & $\text{FWHM}$ = 0.7$\arcsec$ -- 3.3$\arcsec$ & $\sim 0.005$ \\
4 & Gaussian & $\text{FWHM}$ = 2.35$\arcsec$, 12.0$\arcsec$ & Moffat & $\text{FWHM}$ = 0.7$\arcsec$ -- 3.3$\arcsec$ & $\sim 0.005$ \\
5 & S\'ersic & \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{}} $R_h$ = 1$\arcsec$, 5$\arcsec$ \\ $n =$ 0.5, 1.5, 3\end{tabular} & Gaussian & $\text{FWHM}$ = 0.9$\arcsec$ -- 4.7$\arcsec$ & $\sim 0.005$ \\
6 & S\'ersic & \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{}} $R_h$ = 1$\arcsec$, 5$\arcsec$\\ $n = 0.5$, 1.5, 3\end{tabular} & Kolmogorov & $\text{FWHM}$ = 0.7$\arcsec$ -- 3.3$\arcsec$ & $\sim 0.005$ \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{\label{tab:specification}
The specification of the galaxy, PSF and shape measurement methods in the single galaxy simulations described in Section~\ref{sec:simulation}. The commas in the table denote a list of values for which simulations were carried out.
The ``--'' means we make simulations covering a range of values between the two endpoints shown.
The kurtosis error is given by Eq.~\eqref{eq:kurtosis_error}.
The half light radius, or ``$R_h$" in the table, is used to define the size of the S\'ersic galaxies. \response{The kurtosis bias $B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$ changes by a few percent when constructing the model PSF and rescaling to ensure the PSF second moment is preserved; in our analysis we use the actual measured $B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$ rather than the idealized value in this table.}
}
\end{table*}
\subsubsection{Galaxy Profile}
\label{sec:galaxyprofile}
The first step of the image simulation process is to define the galaxy profiles that we are going to simulate. Our approach is to generate simulations that include galaxy profiles with increasing complexity. First we generate a single (non-round) Gaussian galaxy, then we add complexity to the model to include S\'ersic profiles. We generate 90-degree rotated galaxy pairs, as described in Sec.~\ref{sec:shapemeasurement}, to certify the results we get from single galaxy experiments. Finally, we generate ensembles of galaxies that include a range of profiles, sizes, and shapes, similar to that found in real data. \response{We also generate 90-degree rotated pairs for the galaxies from the catalog, to eliminate the shape noise.} To gain intuition, we start by quantifying shape measurement biases for single galaxy experiments. We later proceed to study ensemble shear biases.
The first and simplest galaxy profile we generate is a 2d Gaussian profile, specified by its size $\sigma$ and ellipticity $e$.
We alter the parameters of the Gaussian galaxy to see its impact on the kurtosis induced shape/shear bias. The size of the Gaussian galaxies range from $\text{FWHM}=1.2''$ to $12.0 '' $, and the ellipticity of the Gaussian galaxies are altered between $|e| = 0.0$ to $0.5$.
A more realistic and commonly-used
\citep{1997AJ....113..531D} galaxy model is the S\'ersic
profile \citep{1963BAAA....6...41S}. A round S\'ersic profile $f_{\text{S\'ersic}} (R)$, is given by
\begin{equation}
f_{\text{S\'ersic}} (R) = \exp{[-b_n (\frac{R}{R_h})^{\frac{1}{n}}]},
\end{equation}
where $R_h$ is the half light radius \responsemnras{of the single S\'ersic profile}, and $n$ is the S\'ersic index. $b_n$ is a scaling factor to make sure the profile has the correct half light radius; its value is pre-determined for a fixed S\'ersic $n$.
We first carry out experiments that simulate individual S\'ersic galaxies with a chosen value of S\'ersic index and $R_h$, along with their 90-degree rotated pair, to examine the relation between shear bias and S\'ersic profile parameters. After that point, we proceed to simulate galaxy ensembles with realistic size, shape, and S\'ersic index distributions.
\begin{figure*}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=2.00\columnwidth]{plots/great3_properties_comp.pdf}
\caption{One- and two-dimensional histograms of galaxy properties including redshift, \responsemnras{half light radius}, F814W magnitude and S\'ersic index in the COSMOS parametric catalog, with the pink trend-lines on each panel showing the median of the properties on the vertical axis when binned by the properties on the horizontal axis, \response{and white trend-lines showing the median of the horizontal properties binned by the vertical properties. One-dimensional histograms of individual properties are shown on top.} The color of the plot represents the number of galaxies on a logarithmic scale. \responsemnras{The single S\'ersic profile fitted to the COSMOS galaxy is parameterized by the half light radius and the S\'ersic index shown.}
The relationships between parameters can be used to explain the redshift-dependent shear biases.
}
\label{fig:great3_properties}
\end{figure*}
To study the shear biases of galaxies with a realistic distribution of sizes, shapes and S\'ersic indices,
we use a sample of galaxies from COSMOS with S\'ersic fits\footnote{\url{https://github.com/GalSim-developers/GalSim/wiki/RealGalaxy-Data}} \citep{2015MNRAS.450.2963M}, for which \textsc{GalSim} has a class defined so as to efficiently use the sample for image simulations.
The COSMOS parametric galaxy catalog that we use includes S\'ersic profile fits to the real galaxy images in the COSMOS HST survey \citep{2007ApJS..172..196K}
for galaxies down to a limiting magnitude of F814W$=25.3$. Without any cut on the galaxy population, we have $\sim 50,000$ galaxies and its 90-degree rotated-pair to work with. We use the fits to single S\'ersic profiles with the S\'ersic index allowed to vary
to generate the S\'ersic galaxy samples using the \code{COSMOSCatalog} module in \textsc{GalSim}. \response{The centroids of the generated galaxies are randomly displaced (by a uniform distribution) within one pixel from the centre of the images. We have confirmed that this displacement does not affect the overall results.} To generate a galaxy population similar to what LSST may use for weak lensing shear inference, we impose a cut on the resolution factor $R_2$ defined by
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:resolution_factor}
R_2 = 1 - \frac{T_P}{T_I},
\end{equation}
where $T_P$ is the second moment trace of the PSF and $T_I$ is the trace of the PSF-convolved image. The galaxy is well-resolved when $R_2 \sim 1$ and poorly-resolved when $R_2 \sim 0$.
As suggested by \cite{2018PASJ...70S..25M}, we use galaxies with $R_2 > 0.3$. After the cut, we are left with $\sim 41,000$ galaxies and their 90-degree rotated-pairs.
By drawing randomly from this catalog, we hope to mimic the observed galaxy light profiles for a sample of galaxies such as would be used for an LSST cosmology analysis. While S\'ersic profiles do not include some of the more complex features of realistic light profiles, we will observe that the simulations with Gaussian versus more general S\'ersic light profiles do not exhibit very different behavior with respect to shear biases due to errors in the higher moments of the PSF. For that reason, we consider the omission of more complex light profiles to be acceptable in this pathfinder study. After we create the 90-degree rotated pairs, we apply the same amount of shear to these galaxies as the signal we are measuring.
\response{Since there is statistical uncertainty due to cosmic variance, the COSMOS galaxies are not fully representative of the full distribution of galaxy properties \citep{2015MNRAS.449.3597K}. This is particularly an issue when binning the galaxies by redshift, so that an even smaller volume is being sampled than when using the entire COSMOS volume. However, even if they were a representative sample, we would still need to determine how many galaxies we must sample from the COSMOS parametric catalog so as to reduce the statistical uncertainty due to the limited number of samples necessary level.} We do this based on the statistical uncertainty in the shear bias measured using subsamples of galaxies from the catalog and their 90-degree rotated pairs in the absence of pixel noise. Since the systematic shear biases that we are interested in constraining are at the 0.1\% level, we want shear biases to be measured at least one order of magnitude more precisely than that. We determine the ensemble shear uncertainty by bootstrap resampling the same size of subsamples of galaxies within the ensemble for $10^4$ times, and adopt the standard deviation of these re-sampled ensemble shear as the errorbar on the shear. When doing so, we confirm that the statistical uncertainty scales like $n^{-\frac{1}{2}}$, where $n$ is the number of 90-degree rotated pairs in the subsample. To reduce the statistical uncertainty of multiplicative bias $m$ below $10^{-4}$,
we need at least $10^2$ galaxy pairs randomly drawn from the ensemble. The results we show in Section~\ref{sec:great3results} are derived from galaxy ensembles with at least 250 galaxy pairs, so the statistical uncertainty on the shear bias is well below our requirements.
In Fig.~\ref{fig:great3_properties}, we show one- and two-dimentional distributions of galaxy properties for the COSMOS parametric dataset, so as to better understand the population and associated simulation results. The median trend lines in Fig.~\ref{fig:great3_properties} show that with increasing redshift, the galaxies become smaller in apparent size and fainter in magnitude, as expected for a flux-limited population. There is no strong trend in S\'ersic index as a function of redshift.
\subsubsection{PSF Profile}
\label{sec:PSF_profile}
To simulate errors in the higher moments of the PSF model, we first need to define a base PSF (which we will refer to as the true PSF). In this work, we generate simulations with \responsemnras{three} parametric base profiles: Gaussian, Kolmogorov, \responsemnras{and Moffat PSF with $\beta = 3.5$.} \footnote{We fit the HSC PSFs with Moffat profiles, and find out the $\beta$ parameter is centered around 3.5. This value is also adopted in \cite{2018MNRAS.481.4445L} on HSC-like simulation.} Notice that these are the base PSFs rather than the base effective PSFs, which involve the pixel-response function. \responsemnras{We have another non-parametric PSF: the stacked HSC PSF, which helps us validate the results from the parametric simulations. }
In each simulation, there are two types of PSFs, the model PSF and the true PSF, which are defined using the base PSF with and without any additional kurtosis error.
To generate the final image, the galaxy profile is convolved with the effective true PSF.
Both the base true PSF and the base model PSF are round,
and have the same weighted second moments, given by Eq.~\eqref{eq:secondmoment},
The shape/shear of the convolved image is estimated separately using the effective true and model PSF.
The shear bias - the difference between these two - is solely caused by the higher moments of the PSF model.
We define model PSFs that differ only in higher moments (not second moments) by perturbing the PSF model differently depending on the original base PSF. For the Gaussian base PSF, we define the model PSF using a S\'ersic
profile with index $n$ close to (but not precisely) 0.5, since the S\'ersic profile reduces to a Gaussian when $n=0.5$. For the Kolmogorov base PSF, we construct the model PSF by summing (with equal weights) two Kolmogorov functions with slightly different sizes, parameterized by the ratio of the size of second Kolmogorov to the first.
\responsemnras{For the Moffat PSF with $\beta = 3.5$, we define the model PSF by varying $\beta$. We are not expecting the results from different types of PSF to be the same, since the higher-moments other than kurtosis are all perturbed differently.}
All three these modifications have two free parameters: one of them (S\'ersic index, Kolmogorov size ratio, or $beta$) is adjusted to explore different modifications to the higher moments of the PSF, while the other is a resizing parameter (S\'ersic and Moffat $R_h$, and the size of the first Kolmogorov) that can be adjusted to achieve our goal of matching the second moments of the model PSF to those of the true PSF. The actual process of adjusting the resizing parameter to match the observed second moments of model and true PSF is as follows:
\begin{enumerate}[Step 1:]
\item Create the base PSF profile and the initial guess for the model PSF profile, without adjusting the size of the model PSF profile.
\item Convolve both PSFs with the pixel response function and render each into an image with the adopted pixel size.
\item
Measure the observed second moment size $\hat{\sigma}$ of the effective true PSF $\hat{\sigma}_{\text{true}}$ and of the effective model PSF $\hat{\sigma}_{\text{model}}$. Notice that the $\hat{\sigma}_{\text{true}}$ will be slightly different from the assigned $\sigma$ for the base PSF, because of the convolution with the pixel response.
\item Dilate the model PSF base profile by $f'(x') = f'(\hat{\sigma}_{\text{true}} x /\hat{\sigma}_{\text{model}})$,
using the expand transformation in \textsc{GalSim}, and replace the old model PSF profile with it.
\end{enumerate}
Steps 2--4 are repeated until $\hat{\sigma}_{\text{model}} - \hat{\sigma}_{\text{true}} < 10^{-6}$~arcsec.
Note that with a round base PSF and a model PSF that only differ in the radial moments, the shear bias can only be multiplicative. Therefore, in the rest of the paper, we focus on analyzing the multiplicative bias caused by such modeling error, though future analysis should also consider non-round PSFs and change non-radial moments of the PSF to investigate the additive bias. \response{In the case that the pixel size is comparable to the scale of the PSF, the radial kurtosis values are slightly different when we re-scale the PSF size in Step 4, changing by a few percent. As a result, we cannot strictly control the kurtosis of our model PSF, and we re-measure the actual kurtosis of the model PSF $\hat{\rho}^{\text{(4)}}$ after the transformation to calculate $B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$ by Eq.~\ref{eq:kurtosis_error}.}
\responsemnras{Additionally, we test the shear biases using the stacked HSC PSF directly (these data will be described in Section~\ref{sec:hscdata}). To do so, we interpolate star images and PSFEx models, and stack them with a common centroid, as the true and model PSF respectively. We transform all PSFs so that their shape is round, and they have the same second moment $\sigma$ as the true PSF. We bin the HSC stars by their kurtosis biases $B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$, producing a true and model PSF for each bin, and measure the shape biases of Gaussian galaxies with different sizes. }
\responsemnras{Although the image simulations in this paper do not include noise, an adaptive weight function that matches the size of the PSF is still applied to the PSF when measuring galaxy shape. This is crucial because (a) it matches how weak lensing shear inference is done in real data, (b) the weight function is the reason why PSF higher moment errors can cause weak lensing shear biases \citep{2011MNRAS.412.1552M}. The choice of the weight function can affect the connection between PSF higher moment errors and shear biases. Therefore, we use the adaptive Gaussian weight function, which adjust its size and shape depending on the PSF, as it is similar to what is effectively used in many moment-based and model-fitting \citep[e.g.,][]{Zuntz:2013zi} shear measurements. However, we do not explore this nuance in detail as it is beyond the scope of this paper.}
\subsubsection{Simulation Roadmap}
\label{sec:simulation_roadmap}
In this section, we describe the flow of the simulations in this paper. We start with simulations with only one galaxy, in order to isolate the primary factors that determine the shear bias caused by higher moments error of PSF model. Then, we simulate galaxy ensembles with realistic distributions of size, shape and S\'ersic indices to understand the impact on real galaxy surveys.
The experiments we conduct with single galaxies \responsemnras{and parametric PSFs} are defined in Table~\ref{tab:specification}, and the results are shown in Section~\ref{sec:singleshape}. We gradually increase the complexity of both galaxies and PSFs. First, we simulate a Gaussian galaxy and a Gaussian true PSF, while modifying the galaxy shape to see if the shape bias is multiplicative or additive. We also change the kurtosis biases of the PSF, with several sizes of the galaxies, to check dependency of the galaxy shape biases on the kurtosis biases, described in row~1 of Table~\ref{tab:specification}. We then explore the galaxy size-dependence in greater depth, as described in row~2 of Table~\ref{tab:specification}. Next, we increase the model fidelity for both the galaxies and the PSFs, and conduct the same tests of galaxy size-dependence. For the PSFs, we change the model to Kolmogorov and \responsemnras{Moffat}, in row~3 and \responsemnras{row~4} of Table~\ref{tab:specification}. For the galaxies, we change the model to S\'ersic profiles, and experiment with several values of S\'ersic indices, in row~5 of Table~\ref{tab:specification}. Finally, we conduct experiments with S\'ersic galaxies and Kolmogorov PSFs, in row~6 of Table~\ref{tab:specification}. For rows 2--6, we also use the 90-degree rotated pair method described in Section~\ref{sec:galaxyprofile}, to check whether we can translate the conclusions from shape biases to shear biases. These experiments help us understand the fundamental factors that determine how PSF kurtosis bias translates into galaxy shape and shear bias, which is essential for understanding experiments with higher model fidelity.
Next, we simulate the galaxy ensemble with a realistic distribution of sizes, shapes and S\'ersic indices, obtained using the COSMOS catalog described in Section~\ref{sec:galaxyprofile}, with results shown in Section~\ref{sec:great3results}. The PSF model we use in this experiment is a Kolmogorov profile, with a fixed FWHM of $0.7 \arcsec$.
We first conduct basic experiments, including changing the kurtosis bias of the PSFs, and the shear of the galaxies, to test the validity of conclusions from the previous, simpler experiments. We also change the size of the galaxy ensembles to understand the errorbars of the shear biases. We investigate the parameter-dependence of the shear bias by creating sub-ensembles binned by particular parameters. We bin the galaxies by their half light radii $R_h$, grouping with/without S\'ersic index. We also explore the redshift-dependence of the induced shear bias by binning the galaxies in redshift bins. We further discuss the consequence of these results for cosmological weak lensing shear measurements in Section~\ref{sec:redshift_dependent_bias}.
\subsection{HSC Data}
\label{sec:hscdata}
In this work, we inspect real data from the Hyper Suprime-Cam \citep[HSC;][]{2018PASJ...70S...4A} to understand how the current level of PSF modeling is doing in recovering higher moments, in specific, the radial kurtosis $\rho^{\text{(4)}}$. The dataset we are utilizing is the HSC star catalog of the first HSC public data release \citep[PDR1;][]{2018PASJ...70S...8A}.
The HSC pipeline \citep{2018PASJ...70S...5B} uses a modified version of the \textsc{PSFEx} \citep{2011ASPC..442..435B}, part of the LSST Data Management \citep[DM;][]{2017ASPC..512..279J} codebase, for PSF modeling.
We use the coadded image of the selected bright stars,
for which selection criteria will be described in Section~\ref{sec:star_selection}, as the true effective PSF. These are compared with the coadded PSF models at the same locations as the stars. The details of the PSF modeling and their coaddition in HSC PDR1 can be found in Section~3.3 of \cite{2018PASJ...70S...5B}.
Below we describe the two key analysis steps applied to HSC data: star selection and kurtosis measurement.
\subsubsection{Star Selection}
\label{sec:star_selection}
The first step of utilizing the HSC star catalog is to select objects that are suitable for radial kurtosis measurement. First, we apply the first~11 ``basic flag cuts" in table~3 of \citep{2018PASJ...70S..25M},
and change the \code{iclassification extendedness} to 0 to include only non-extended objects.
These flags cuts ensure that the coadded images of the objects in our catalog do not include artifacts such as exposure edges, bad pixels, saturation or cosmic rays. The \code{iclassification extendedness} cut is meant to omit extended objects. While our sample may still include small galaxies that are classified as non-extended, \cite{2018PASJ...70S...5B} showed that the classification works well for objects brighter than $i\sim 24$, which describes the star sample we are using.
We also determine the minimum signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) cut on the stars so as to ensure the measurement of the radial weighted kurtosis has a reasonable statistical precision for our purposes. To set a SNR threshold, we simulate stars with $10^4$ noisy realizations of the same profile with a certain SNR with \textsc{GalSim}. We then measure the radial kurtosis of all realizations to estimate the relationship between statistical uncertainty on radial kurtosis and SNR. The results of this exercise suggest that to achieve a statistical uncertainly $\delta B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}] \lesssim 0.1$\% in the radial weighted kurtosis, the SNR should exceed 800. Therefore, we set the minimum SNR to 1000.
The 0.1\% threshold still leaves us with a reasonably-sized sample while ensuring sufficiently high-precision measurements.
The final step in generating a star
catalog is removing objects whose light profiles are contaminated by light from other objects. Given the sensitivity of the radial kurtosis to the outer part of the light profile, this step is particularly important. We do this using two methods: removing double stars and removing blended stars. To remove double stars, we detect them by scanning through the entire catalog of objects flagged as unique detections with the \code{idetect\_is\_primary} flag using a k-d tree structure.
With a k-d tree, we can detect any two objects in the entire catalog that are located within some chosen tolerance (here we choose 2\arcsec), and call them ``objects with near neighbor(s)".
We then remove any stars with such near neighbor(s) detected from our star catalog.
To remove the blended objects, we utilize the parameter \code{iblendedness\_abs\_flux}, which describes how much flux of the object is potentially from other
objects, and set an upper limit based on tests to determine when blending may be affecting the image enough to noticably impact the second moments. We use the residuals (difference between PSF model and moments measured from the image) of the second moment $\sigma$, $e_1$ and $e_2$ for this purpose. In Fig.~\ref{fig:hsc_blendedness_cut}, we show the PSF model residuals of stars in our catalog before applying a cut to remove blended objects, binned by the blendedness of the stars. We can see that when the blendedness exceeds $10^{-3}$, the second moments of the bright stars measured from the images differ noticeably from the moments of the PSF model. Therefore, we exclude stars with \code{iblendedness\_abs\_flux} $>10^{-3}$. \response{We also notice a positive bias on second moment $\sigma$ across all blendedness bins. This is likely connected to the brighter i-band magnitude of the stars we have selected: \citet{2018PASJ...70S...5B} shows that brighter PSF stars tend to have positive $\delta \sigma / \sigma$.}
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width = 0.99\columnwidth]{plots/blendedness_cut.pdf}
\caption{Average second moments residual (comparing the moments of the PSF model to those measured in the postage stamp image) for bright stars in the HSC survey, binned by the blendedness of the star. When the blendedness is larger than 0.001, we see significant residuals in the second moments. \response{The y-axis is symmetric-log scaled with a linear threshold $=0.003$. The linear region is shaded. }
}
\label{fig:hsc_blendedness_cut}
\end{figure}
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{ccc}
\hline
Steps & Criteria & Number of Objects\\\hline
1 & Basic flags cuts & $2.7\times 10^6$ \\
2 & Signal-to-noise $>10^3$ & $8.0 \times 10^4$ \\
3 & Blendedness $<10^{-3}$ & $7.0 \times 10^4$ \\
4 & Nearby object detection & $6.8 \times 10^4$ \\\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{The number of stars remaining after each operation in our star selection on the HSC \code{GAMA\_15H} field. The details and reasoning for the cuts are explained in Section~\ref{sec:star_selection}.}
\label{tab:star_cuts}
\end{table}
With these two methods, we remove stars that are too close to other (likely compact) objects, or are contaminated by a potentially extended background light profile. Out of the six fields in the HSC dataset, we chose to analyse a field with better-than-typical seeing,
since the
better-seeing fields generally have worse PSF modeling quality \citep{2018PASJ...70S..25M}, and are better samples for testing the PSF model.
We choose \code{GAMA\_15H}, since it has the best seeing among the fields that pass the nominal cuts on PSF modeling quality in \citet{2018PASJ...70S..25M}.
The number of stars remaining after each cut is applied to the catalog is shown in Table~\ref{tab:star_cuts}.
At the end of the selection process, we have $\sim$ 68,000 star samples
for investigating the PSF modeling quality.
\response{We use the same flag cuts for stars as in \citet{2018PASJ...70S..25M}; however, the SNR cut that we add to the flag cuts results in selection of a star population that is brighter than that in \citet{2018PASJ...70S..25M}. Our selected stars have i-band magnitudes ranging from $18$--$20.5$. As a result, the second moment distribution is slightly larger than that in \citet{2018PASJ...70S..25M}, but the dataset can still serve the purpose of this paper.}
\subsubsection{Analysis of HSC stars}
After we select the stars to create the catalog, we retrieve postage stamp images of the stars (which we consider as representing the true PSFs), and the model PSFs reconstructed at the positions of the stars. We are using the coadded images rather than the original individual exposures, to which CCD-level processing was applied. The PSF models are also appropriately weighted coadditions of the individual exposure PSF models.
We measure the second moments and radial kurtosis of the stars and model PSFs to obtain a catalog of stars with moments of their true and model PSF, as a function of their position on the sky.
\responsecwr{The magnitude distribution of the selected stars is within but at the brighter side of the i-band magnitude distribution for PSF stars in \cite{2018PASJ...70S..25M}.} We also inspect the second moment modeling quality of our selected stars. We use
\begin{equation}
f_{\delta \sigma} = \frac{\sigma_{\text{model}} - \sigma_{\text{true}} }{\sigma_{\text{true}}}
\end{equation}
to measure the size model quality. We bin our selected star by their i-band magnitude into 10 bins, and find that the average $f_{\delta \sigma}$ values for each bin do not exceed the requirement on $f_{\delta \sigma}$ for HSC, $0.004$, reproducing the results of Fig.~6 in \cite{2018PASJ...70S..25M}.
This catalog enables us to determine the mean value and standard deviation of the true and residual PSF kurtosis, where the residual PSF kurtosis is defined by Eq.~\eqref{eq:kurtosis_error}.
\responsemnras{For a given sample of galaxies used to measure the weak lensing shear, the shear field depends on the position on the sky $\mathbf{x}$; so does the kurtosis bias, and therefore the associatd shear multiplicative bias. The observed shear $\hat{g}(\mathbf{x}) = [1+m(\mathbf{x})] g(\mathbf{x})$, where the $g(\mathbf{x})$ is the true shear. When $|m| \ll 1$, the observed shear correlation function is
\begin{align}
\nonumber\langle \hat{g}(\mathbf{x}) \hat{g}(\mathbf{x+\theta})\rangle = & (1 + 2\langle m\rangle) \langle g(\mathbf{x}) g(\mathbf{x+\theta})\rangle.
\end{align}
The mean multiplicative bias of a galaxy ensemble $\langle m\rangle$ can be calculated by the average multiplicative bias of the galaxies in it, $\langle m \rangle = \langle m(B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]) \rangle$, when there is no other source of systematics. \response{Since the shape and shear biases are proportional to the kurtosis bias, as we later find out, we can estimate the shear bias by taking the first term of Taylor expansion
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:m_estimate}
m(B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]) \approx \frac{\partial m}{ \partial B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]} B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}].
\end{equation}
}The first factor in the equation above is determined primarily by the galaxy population and the second factor by the PSF. So, they are independent random variables and the averages can be separately calculated.
We have tested this linear approximation and found it to be accurate at the level of $\sim 0.1\%$ of the measured shear bias, within the $B[\rho^{(4)}]$ range of HSC data. }
\responsemnras{For a galaxy ensemble, based on the assumption of Eq.~\ref{eq:m_estimate}, $\langle m \rangle = \langle \partial m/ \partial B[\rho^{(4)}] \rangle \langle B[\rho^{(4)}] \rangle $. Functionally, this means that we can simply calculate the average of $ B[\rho^{(4)}] $ over the PSF model across the survey, and average $\partial m/ \partial B[\rho^{(4)}]$ over the galaxy population. Those two separate results can be combined to estimate an average weak lensing shear bias for galaxy populations that resemble those that will be used for measurements of weak lensing surveys such as LSST.}
\section{Results}
\label{sec:results}
In this section, we show the results of carrying out the measurements described in Sec.~\ref{sec:methods}. First, we show the results of the image simulation -- simulations with simpler galaxy populations in Section~\ref{sec:singleshape} and using the full COSMOS catalog in Section~\ref{sec:great3results}. Next, we show the results of analyzing the moments of the HSC PDR1 star sample in Section~\ref{sec:realPSF}. Finally, we estimate the redshift-dependent weak lensing shear bias caused by errors in the higher moments of the PSF in Section~\ref{sec:redshift_dependent_bias}, combining the simulation and HSC results.
\subsection{Single Galaxy Experiments}
\label{sec:singleshape}
Here we show the results of controlled numerical experiments that test the impact of errors in the higher moments of the PSF model on the shape measurement of a single galaxy.
First, we check the behavior of the shape measurement bias $\delta e = \hat{e} - e$
caused by the PSF kurtosis bias. We simulate a Gaussian galaxy convolved with a round Gaussian PSF, which has kurtosis $\rho^{(4)}=2$, as shown in Table~\ref{tab:kurtosis}.
The model PSF is generated using a S\'ersic profile with index slightly different from $n=0.5$ (Gaussian case) as mentioned previously in Section~\ref{sec:PSF_profile}. We simulate several galaxies with different ellipticities and find out that the shape error $\delta e$ is proportional to the galaxy shape $e$,
which means that the shape error caused by kurtosis is a multiplicative bias. \response{We also carried out a test with $e = 0$ to verify that the additive bias on the shape is zero under PSF kurtosis bias, for the round PSF configurations used in this experiment. } Since the shape bias is multiplicative, in future experiments regarding shape error, we only simulate one value of \response{$e = (0.28, 0.0)$, i.e. the intrinsic galaxy shape dispersion,} and use $\delta{e}/e$ as the multiplicative bias.
In the second experiment, we simulate Gaussian galaxies with a single value of $e$ and $\sigma$, and convolve them with a Gaussian PSF, of which the values are shown in row~1 of Table~\ref{tab:specification}. We then measure the shape of the galaxy using the PSF model that has a perturbing S\'ersic index around 0.5, and with the same second moments as the true PSF, explained in Section~\ref{sec:PSF_profile}.
Compared to the last experiment, we are changing the amount of kurtosis error in our model PSF, to determine the relationship between galaxy shape bias and PSF kurtosis error.
In Fig.~\ref{fig:GGlinear}, we show that the multiplicative galaxy shape bias for a single galaxy is linearly proportional to the kurtosis bias, for both re-Gaussianization and Metacalibration. \response{In later image simulations, we focus quantifying $\partial m / \partial B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$, so that we can predict the shear bias for the HSC dataset by combining the simulation with the measurement of $B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$, as shown in Eq.~\eqref{eq:m_estimate}.} This constant of proportionality depends on the ratio of the size of the galaxy to the size of the PSF (and, notably, is not monotonic in that ratio). Our next goal is to explore the potentially complex dependency on the ratio of galaxy-to-PSF sizes.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.98\columnwidth]{plots/slope_linear_combine.pdf}
\caption{Here we show the galaxy shape bias as a function of PSF kurtosis bias for a Gaussian galaxy and Gaussian PSF, with re-Gaussianization (\response{dot-dashed}) and metacalibration applied to re-Gaussianization (\response{solid}) for three different size ratios of the galaxy and PSF. Dashed lines indicate the zero value for both plotted quantities. As shown, the galaxy shape bias depends linearly on the PSF kurtosis bias, and depends in a more complex way on the galaxy versus PSF size ratio. The kurtosis bias is defined in Eq.~\eqref{eq:kurtosis_error}.
}
\label{fig:GGlinear}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.98\columnwidth]{plots/shape_size_ratio.pdf}
\caption{This plot illustrates the relationship between the slope of the lines from Fig.~\ref{fig:GGlinear} (ratio of galaxy shape bias to kurtosis bias) and the size ratio between the galaxy and PSF. The colors of the lines indicate the functional form for the true PSF (indicated in the legend). Dot-dashed lines show the results when using metacalibration, and the solid lines show the results for re-Gaussianization. \responsemnras{The stacked HSC PSF are only measured in re-Gaussianization.}
As shown, the trends in the dependence on the galaxy versus PSF size ratio are quite similar for \responsemnras{all four} PSF models and shape measurement methods.
}
\label{fig:GGsize_ratio}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure*
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{plots/shape_sersic_combine.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=0.9\columnwidth]{plots/SK_shear.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig:Kolmogorov_combine}
\textbf{Left:} The relationship between the ratio of galaxy shape bias to PSF kurtosis bias and the galaxy-to-PSF size ratio, simulated with a S\'ersic galaxy profile and Gaussian PSF.
\textbf{Right:} Same as the left panel, but for the ensemble shear bias (rather than galaxy shape bias), measured using 90-degree rotated pairs and a Gaussian PSF.
The measurements in both panels are made using re-Gaussianization. As shown, both the galaxy shape and weak lensing shear bias are only mildly dependent on the S\'ersic index, with the minor differences between the curves for different S\'ersic indices being subdominant to the dependence on galaxy-to-PSF size ratio.
}
\end{figure*}
\begin{figure*}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{plots/great3bin_sizeratio.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{plots/great3_3sersic.pdf}
\caption{\textbf{Left:} Multiplicative bias per PSF kurtosis bias for subsamples of galaxies from the COSMOS parametric catalog, \response{binned by the size ratio $R_{h,\text{galaxy}}/R_{h,\text{PSF}}$, including all S\'ersic indices, for two runs with PSF FWHM $=0.63$ and $0.71$.} \textbf{Right:} \response{The same quantities as on the left}, shown separately for three ranges of S\'ersic index. The variation between the curves with different S\'ersic indices is significantly less than the variation with galaxy size, just as for single galaxy simulations. The horizontal errorbars show the standard deviation
within each bin, while the vertical errorbars show the uncertainty on the mean value, generated by bootstrap resampling from the fixed subsample of the COSMOS catalog $10^4$ times.
\label{fig:great3_bin_property}
}
\end{figure*}
The results of exploration of the relationship between the galaxy shape bias and the kurtosis bias, expressed in terms of the derivative $(\partial \hat{e}/e)/(\partial B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}])$, are shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:GGsize_ratio}.
In this test, we simulate Gaussian galaxies \responsecwr{with three parametric PSFs: Gaussian PSFs (blue), Kolmogorov PSFs (orange), \responsemnras{Moffat PSFs (green)}, with shear estimation via re-Gaussianization (solid) and metacalibration (dot-dashed).} The main parameters of this experiment are specified in rows~2-4 of Table~\ref{tab:specification}. \responsemnras{In addtion, we also measure the shear estimation with a non-parametric PSF: the stacked star images and PSFs from the HSC data.} The galaxies have a shape of $e_1 = 0.28$ and $e_2 = 0$. \responsemnras{We find that the shape biases respond to different PSFs with a similar trend.} We tested other \responsecwr{moment-based} shape measurement methods, and we found that \responsecwr{the responses from these shape measurements follow the same trend as a function of the size ratio, though potentially differing in magnitude by a factor up to 2 for small galaxies.} \responsecwr{In \cite{2020A&A...636A..78S}, shape measurement methods seem to have very different responses to the HME.}
However, there are a few differences between the two studies: (a) the tests in \cite{2020A&A...636A..78S} are for a space-based telescope, while we study a ground-based telescope; (b) \cite{2020A&A...636A..78S} also explore more complicated PSF model residuals, while we have controlled experiments that only have radial moment residuals; \responsecwr{and (c) the shear measurement methods in \cite{2020A&A...636A..78S} also have more fundamental differences from each other, while the shape measurement methods compared in this study are relatively similar}.
Next, we compare the metacalibration results to those for re-Gaussianization; both are shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:GGsize_ratio}. \responsecwr{Metacalibration applied to re-Gaussianization has a similar results as re-Gaussianization alone for the Gaussian PSF. However, for the Kolmogorov PSF, we do see differences between the two methods of up to a factor of 2, despite the fact that the qualitative trends with galaxy-to-PSF size ratio are similar. }
In Fig.~\ref{fig:GGsize_ratio}, we also add complexity to the PSF model in the simulation, specified in row~3 and row~4 of Table~\ref{tab:specification}. We use a Kolmogorov profile as the true PSF, and the double-Kolmogorov as a perturbed model PSF, again with preserved second moments. \responsemnras{We also use the Moffat PSF with $\beta_0 = 3.5$ as the true PSF, and vary the $\beta$ as the perturbed PSF.} This figure therefore provides a comparison among results with \responsemnras{Gaussian, Kolmogorov, Moffat PSF and stacked HSC PSF -- in all four cases, with a Gaussian galaxy.} We find that compared to a Gaussian PSF, kurtosis residuals in the model for the Kolmogorov PSF and \responsemnras{Moffat} cause slightly more shape bias given the same kurtosis bias, for larger galaxies. While it may seem that the shape bias in the case of a Kolmogorov and \responsemnras{Moffat} PSF converges to a positive constant, this is not the case: we have confirmed that the shape bias converges to zero for sufficiently large galaxies with $\sigma_G/\sigma_P > 20$. \responsemnras{ It is expected that the results from different types of PSF are different by a factor-of-a-few, since a fixed kurtosis bias corresponds to different perturbations of the other higher moments. This is especially true for the real stacked PSF, as kurtosis biases might be correlated with other higher-moments biases in real data. However, the goal of this paper is to provide an initial order-of-magnitude estimate of the impact of errors in the higher order moments of the PSF. At that level, all our results show a consistent magnitude and dependence on galaxy and PSF size ratio, which points to kurtosis bias as the most important higher moment for determining the weak lensing multiplicative shear bias. }
Next, we extend our results to greater complexity in the galaxy model by using S\'ersic profiles, which have one more parameter than Gaussian profiles.
Since the galaxy shape bias is multiplicative and is directly proportional to the PSF kurtosis bias, we present the results in the same form as Fig.~\ref{fig:GGsize_ratio}. The parameters of this experiment are specified in row 4 of Table~\ref{tab:specification}. The left panel of Fig.~\ref{fig:Kolmogorov_combine}
shows the results of simulating a series of S\'ersic profile galaxies with S\'ersic indices $n$ ranging from 0.5--3.5, and with galaxy-to-PSF size ratio ranging from 0.5--3. We use the half light radius ($R_h$) to define the size ratio between the galaxy and PSF in this case.
The S\'ersic galaxy with $n = 0.5$ is simply a Gaussian galaxy, and the result for that case is the same as in Fig.~\ref{fig:GGsize_ratio}.
As shown, the S\'ersic index plays a relatively minor role in determining the galaxy shape bias for a given level of PSF kurtosis bias. However, this result would not hold if we had plotted the results as a function of second moment size, since galaxies with the same $\sigma$ and different S\'ersic indices have quite different half light radii. \response{If we use the second moment $\sigma$ as the scale parameter, the different S\'ersic index curves would unify at large size ratios ($\sigma_{\text{galaxy}}/\sigma_\text{PSF} > 2$), but would be highly discrepant for small size ratios. Since most of the galaxies that we are interested in have a small size ratio, we choose to use the half light radius $R_h$ as the scale parameter. }
Our final step in this section is to switch to measuring the ensemble weak lensing shear bias (rather than galaxy shape bias) due to errors in the PSF higher moments. We simulate a galaxy with $e_1 = 0.28$
and its 90-degree rotated pair. \response{Again, we check that the additive bias is zero when $g = 0$. We then apply non-zero shear to check the multiplicative biases. }
In the right panel of Fig.~\ref{fig:Kolmogorov_combine}, we simulate S\'ersic galaxy pairs convolved with a Gaussian PSF, with the shear of the 90-degree rotated pair measured as described in Section~\ref{sec:shapemeasurement}.
The shape measurement method used in this experiment is re-Gaussianization.
This plot shows that the ensemble shear bias induced by PSF kurtosis bias is nearly the same as the induced galaxy shape bias, indicating that we can generalize the results from earlier in this section to shear bias. We also test with Kolmogorov PSF, and receiving results \responsecwr{with similar trend to} Gaussian PSF. In the rest of this work, we will focus on tests of ensemble shear recovery with galaxy ensembles, using the ensemble shear multiplicative bias $m$.
\subsection{Experiments with Realistic Galaxies}
\label{sec:great3results}
Here we extend the results from Section~\ref{sec:singleshape} on weak lensing shear bias due to PSF model kurtosis bias for individual galaxies (as a function of their properties) to consider a galaxy population with a realistic distribution of galaxy sizes, shapes, and S\'ersic indices. The galaxy population we use is based on the COSMOS parametric catalog, the galaxy cut is described in Section~\ref{sec:galaxyprofile}. \response{For the following tests we use a Kolmogorov PSF, run twice with $\text{FWHM} = 0.63$\arcsec\ and $\text{FWHM} = 0.71$\arcsec,} and the PSF model is a double-Kolmogorov PSF as described in Section~\ref{sec:PSF_profile}. We impose a cut on the resolution factor $R_2$, according Section~\ref{sec:galaxyprofile}. The ensemble shears are measured by Metacalibration.
Before proceeding based on the assumptions from single galaxy experiments, we confirmed the following conclusions from the previous subsection carry over to ensembles of galaxies with varying sizes and shapes: the weak lensing shear bias generated by PSF kurtosis bias is multiplicative (proportional to the shear) and proportional to the kurtosis bias.
We test these conclusion for shear $|g|<0.01$ and for kurtosis bias $|B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]| < 0.004$ . This enables us to continue quantifying our results in terms of the multiplicative shear bias per PSF kurtosis bias, or $\partial m/ \partial B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$. In the later simulations, both shear and kurtosis bias are kept constant with $(g_1, g_2) = (0.01,0.0)$ and $B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}] = 0.0015$. The vertical errorbars of the results in this section is determined by the bootstrap resampling method discussed in Section~\ref{sec:galaxyprofile}, and the horizontal errorbars are the standard deviation of the binned properties.
We want to confirm that the dependence of the ensemble shear bias on the size ratio of galaxy and PSF still holds for the ensemble. On the left panel of Fig.~\ref{fig:great3_bin_property}, we bin the entire catalog in equal number of galaxies by the \response{half light radius size ratio} of the galaxy \response{over PSF}, and show the relationship between multiplicative shear bias per kurtosis bias and the \response{size ratio for both $\text{FWHM} = 0.63$\arcsec\ and $\text{FWHM} = 0.71$\arcsec.} We show that the primary determining factor for shear bias induced by PSF kurtosis bias is \response{the size ratio between the galaxies and the PSFs, as previously shown in the simpler experiments in Sec.~\ref{sec:singleshape}}.
We further confirm that the results in Section~\ref{sec:singleshape} can be generalized to galaxy ensemble shear by splitting the galaxies in the COSMOS catalog based on their S\'ersic indices, shown in the right panel of Fig.~\ref{fig:great3_bin_property}. \response{For this test, we only plot the results from $\text{FWHM} = 0.63$\arcsec\ run.} The three sets of galaxies have similar shear biases despite the fact that the S\'ersic indices differ significantly for the three groups -- a similar conclusion as from Fig.~\ref{fig:Kolmogorov_combine} (right panel).
Since weak lensing cosmology analyses typically involve tomography, i.e., binning by redshift, we have a strong motivation to investigate what happens to the ratio of shear bias and PSF kurtosis bias when binning the COSMOS parametric galaxies by other properties such as redshift. The results of this experiment are shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:derived_quant}.
We show that $\partial m/ \partial B[\rho^{(4)}]$ becomes more strongly negative at higher redshift. This can be explained in terms of the trend in Fig.~\ref{fig:great3_properties}, which showed that galaxy sizes are smaller at higher redshift, and Fig.~\ref{fig:great3_bin_property}, which showed that smaller galaxies have a more negative value of $\partial m/ \partial B[\rho^{(4)}]$.
As \cite{2013MNRAS.429..661M} noted, the inferred dark energy equation of state is relatively insensitive to a constant multiplicative bias $m_0$. Rather, redshift-dependent multiplicative bias $m(z)$ can more directly mimic changes in the dark energy model \citep{2020MNRAS.496.5017G}. This means that we need to properly model the redshift-dependent shear bias caused by kurtosis to ensure unbiased cosmological parameter constraints.
\begin{figure
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.98\columnwidth]{plots/unweighted_size_ratio.pdf}
\caption{\label{fig:derived_quant}Ratio of weak lensing shear bias and PSF kurtosis bias when binning the COSMOS parametric galaxies by their photometric redshift. The effect can by explained by the fact that galaxies at higher redshift tend to be smaller in apparent size, which results in a more negative shear bias for a given value of PSF kurtosis bias.
The horizontal error bar shows the standard deviation within each redshift bin, while the vertical errorbar shows the error on the mean value, generated by bootstrap resampling from the redshift bin $10^4$ times. The dashed-line shows the linear model specified by Eq.~\eqref{eq:m0}.
}
\end{figure}
\subsection{HSC PSF Modeling}
\label{sec:realPSF}
\begin{figure*}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=2.0\columnwidth]{plots/hsc_truth_map.png}
\includegraphics[width=2.0\columnwidth]{plots/hsc_residue_map.png}
\caption{\label{fig:hsc_map}HSC PSF kurtosis as a function of position in the GAMA15H field: true kurtosis (top), and residual of the model $B[\rho^{(4)}]$ (bottom). Each point in the plots represents one star we choose to measure kurtosis. The value for the truth and the model is the weighted radial kurtosis $\rho^{(4)}$, and the residual is the fractional error $B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$. \response{The results in the true PSF kurtosis contain shot noise in the image. However, in Sec.~\ref{sec:star_selection}, we show that stars with SNR exceeding $10^3$ have $\delta B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}] < 0.001$, thus our results here are not heavily affected.
}
}
\end{figure*}
So far, we have developed an understanding of the weak lensing shear bias for a given level of PSF kurtosis bias, with increasingly complex galaxy populations. In this subsection, we now change direction to assess the typical level of PSF kurtosis bias in one ongoing weak lensing survey, using the HSC star catalog described in Sec.~\ref{sec:hscdata}. Doing so will enable us to assess the resulting level of weak lensing shear bias, and eventually place requirements on PSF model quality for upcoming surveys such as LSST. Our assessment involves measuring the moments of \response{coadded i-band star images and the i-band PSF model at their positions (see Sec.~\ref{sec:hscdata} for more details)}.
In Fig.~\ref{fig:hsc_map}, we show maps of the true PSF radial kurtosis and the residual kurtosis $B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$ for one of the six fields in the HSC PDR1.
The total range of variation in the truth and model kurtosis is around 5\%,
with an average around $2.16$.
According to Table~\ref{tab:kurtosis}, the HSC PSF typically has a slightly higher radial kurtosis than Kolmogorov and \responsemnras{Moffat} PSF, meaning that it has relatively larger tails. There is some spatial structure in the true PSF kurtosis, which is captured well by the PSF model. The kurtosis bias of the PSF model is typically less than 0.5 per cent of the true PSF kurtosis, and also exhibits spatial structure. The average kurtosis bias is $\langle B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}] \rangle = 0.0011$. In Sec~\ref{sec:redshift_dependent_bias}, we show that the two point statistics of weak lensing shear are only impacted by the mean multiplicative bias. This mean kurtosis bias is the key result we need in order to estimate the mean multiplicative bias in shear. As an aside to understand this result, we discuss the one- and two-point functions of these PSF model moment residuals in Appendix~\ref{ap:one_two_point_statistics}. \response{In general, the second moment properties of our PSF samples matches what is found in \cite{2018PASJ...70S...5B} and \cite{2018PASJ...70S..25M}.}
\subsection{Redshift Dependent Bias}
\label{sec:redshift_dependent_bias}
Our final step is to synthesize the results from Subsec.~\ref{sec:great3results} and~\ref{sec:realPSF} to estimate the level of redshift-dependent shear bias due to errors in the higher moments of the PSF for HSC-like PSF modeling quality. According to The LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration Science Requirements Document version 1 \citep[hereafter referred to as the DESC~SRD;][]{2018arXiv180901669T}, the redshift-dependent multiplicative shear bias should not exceed 0.013 for Y1 or 0.003 for Y10. This requirement is determined based on a quantity $m_0$ defined by a linear parameterization,
\begin{equation}\label{eq:m0}
m(z) = m_0 \left(\frac{2z - z_\text{max}}{z_\text{max}}\right) + \bar{m},
\end{equation}
where $\bar{m}$ is a constant multiplicative bias\response{, which is removed beforehand and omitted in the definition of the DESC~SRD}.
Our prediction is based on the image simulation with COSMOS-based S\'ersic profile galaxies and a Kolmogorov PSF, and kurtosis bias measured by HSC PSF. Notice that we
approximate the impact of the HSC PSF model residuals in simulations with a simple Kolmogorov PSF, which means \response{we expect} some uncertainty on the order of tens of per cent for our prediction in this Section, \response{as our previous results show this is the level of difference between results with a Gaussian versus a Kolmogorov PSF}. This is an acceptable uncertainty for this initial pathfinder uncertainty to estimate the approximate level of ensemble shear bias from errors in PSF higher moments.
More quantitatively, the multiplicative bias of a tomographic source bin can be estimated by multiplying the average kurtosis bias (Subsec.~\ref{sec:realPSF}) by the ratio of shear bias to PSF kurtosis bias at the redshift of the tomographic bin (Fig.~\ref{fig:derived_quant}).
From this figure, we can approximate $m_0$ using $\partial m(z)/ \partial B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$ and the average PSF kurtosis bias $\langle B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}] \rangle$ in HSC. Setting $z_{\text{max}} = 2.4$, \response{$\partial m_0/\partial B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}] = -0.46 \pm 0.05$. Adopting $\langle B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}] \rangle = 0.0011$ as in Section~\ref{sec:realPSF}, we get a redshift-dependent multiplicative bias parameter $m_0 = -0.0005 \pm 0.0001$}. However, the requirements on multiplicative shear bias mentioned above are meant to cover all sources of shear bias\responsecwr{, and there might be multiplicative bias caused by other higher moments as well}. For consistency with the method of allocating the systematic error budget in the DESC~SRD, since there are many sources of systematic biases when estimating weak lensing shear, we can only allocate $\sim 1/3$ of the above budget to errors in the PSF-related systematics. Therefore, while this is a factor of four below the goal for Y1 results, it is comparable to the error budget for Y10, motivating further improvements in PSF modeling methodology and incorporation of tests of higher moments of the PSF model during the course of the survey. Notice that this prediction is carried out with PSFEx, which is not the planned PSF modeling algorithm for either LSST Y1 or Y10. Therefore, we expect different modeling quality and shear bias in the actual LSST survey.
\response{Our fitting to the redshift-dependent multiplicative biases is subject to cosmic variance within the COSMOS dataset, as discussed in \cite{2015MNRAS.449.3597K}. This source of uncertainty will not be reflected in bootstrap errorbars or other internal uncertainty estimates, which means that the fit residuals may noticeably exceed the errorbars. However, this does not affect the conclusions of this paper. } \responsemnras{Furthermore, our results are based on the shear response to the Kolmogorov PSF, and can be different for the other PSF models we explored in Fig.~\ref{fig:GGsize_ratio}. Based on our run of the COSMOS dataset on the Moffat PSF, we observe a shift and a $\sim 50\%$ change to the slope, compare to the redshift-dependent multiplicative biases $\partial m(z)/ \partial B[\rho^{\text{(4)}}]$ of the Kolmogorov PSF in Fig.~\ref{fig:derived_quant}. Considering that the shear responses to all kinds of PSFs follow the same trend, we do not expect the redshift-dependent multiplicative biases of them to be significantly different in the order-of-magnitude. }
\response{Finally, we emphasize that the galaxy population we adopt is not a fully realistic realization of what LSST will observe at full survey depth. This introduces some additional uncertainty on our predictions of shear bias due to PSF higher moments error. However, our results illustrate at the order-of-magnitude level that errors in modeling the higher moments of the PSF modeling are a non-negligible source of systematic uncertainty for weak lensing with LSST. }
\section{Conclusion}
\label{sec:conclusion}
In this paper, we carried out an initial exploration of the impact of errors in the higher moments (beyond second moments) of PSF models on weak lensing shear measurement. We used image simulations with parametric galaxies (at various levels of complexity) and PSF models produced using \textsc{GalSim} to study how errors in the higher moments of the PSF impact galaxy shape measurement and ensemble weak lensing shear measurement.
We used images of stars and the associated PSF models in the HSC PDR1 data to measure the bias in PSF model kurtosis for real PSFs estimated with \textsc{PSFEx}. Combining the simulation and the HSC results, we found that the current level of errors in the \responsecwr{kurtosis} of the PSF model in HSC can cause \response{$\sim$0.05\%} multiplicative bias in shear measurement.
There are a number of simplifications associated with our work. In this paper, we only quantified errors in the radial kurtosis of the PSF model. The resulting galaxy shape and lensing shear systematics are purely multiplicative as a result (shear error proportional to input shear) and are also directly proportional to the kurtosis difference between the model and true PSF. We found that the derivative of the linear relationship between shear bias and kurtosis bias depends primarily on the size ratio of the galaxy to the PSF; this relationship is not monotonic. \responsemnras{We conduct tests of such effect on three different parametric PSFs and a non-parametric PSF, and find similar trends among all results.} Dependencies on the galaxy S\'ersic index and the galaxy shape measurement method are significantly weaker. \responsecwr{Comparing to} the findings of \cite{2020A&A...636A..78S}, we did not see significant shape measurement dependence for the shear bias induced by errors in the higher moments of the PSF. Since the PSF higher moment residuals in \cite{2020A&A...636A..78S} are more complicated than our radial moments residual, further simulation on other moments is needed to understand the difference. Furthermore, \cite{2020A&A...636A..78S} studies the PSF of space-based telescope, while we are focusing on ground-based PSF: the difference between the base PSF might also induce a different response from certain shape measurement methods. \responsecwr{Lastly, the shape measurement methods compared in this paper are less different than those compared in \cite{2020A&A...636A..78S}, which could easily explain the different findings. }
We used stars with high signal-to-noise ratio in HSC coadded images, together with the PSF model at the star positions, to measure the errors in the radial weighted kurtosis of the HSC PDR1 PSF models. We found that the kurtosis error of the PSF model is on average $\sim$0.1 per cent, but can be as large as $\sim$1 per cent of the true kurtosis value. The PSF model kurtosis tends to be overestimated for smaller PSFs.
Finally, we used the COSMOS parametric catalog to simulate the impact of PSF model kurtosis biases on weak lensing shear measurement with a galaxy population that has a realistic distribution of galaxy sizes, shapes, and S\'ersic indices. Our results suggest that the resulting shear biases are redshift-dependent, primarily due to the shear biases depending on the galaxy apparent size (which is redshift-dependent). The redshift-dependent multiplicative bias $m_0$, defined in Eq.~\eqref{eq:m0}, which can affect cosmological parameter constraints, is estimated as being roughly 0.05\%, at the level of Y10 requirements for LSST.
While our results show that the ensemble weak lensing shear bias caused by errors in PSF higher moments are not a concern for the current generation of ground surveys, e.g. DES, HSC and KiDS, it is large enough that future surveys such as LSST will need to address this challenge. We see several implications from this study. First, the development of future PSF modeling algorithms should include tests of the fidelity of recovering PSF higher moments, rather than just the second moments. Second, future surveys should explicitly test the modeling quality of PSF higher moments as part of their science verification process. Finally, this paper also motivates future work on more detailed and rigorous analysis on the shear bias associated with errors in the higher moments of the PSF model. One limitation of the analysis carried out in this pathfinding work is that we are changing multiple moments at a time, while using the radial kurtosis as a single proxy for the impact of higher moments. A more rigorous future analysis requires consideration of individual higher moment and analysis of their impact to weak lensing, as well as a guidelines for placing requirements on the modeling fidelity for these moments.
\section*{Acknowledgments}
This paper has undergone internal review in the LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration by Arun Kannawadi, Hironao Miyatake, and Pierre Astier, we thank them for their constructive comments and reviews. We thank Mike Jarvis, and Josh Meyers for the helpful comments and discussion. \responsecwr{We thank Morgan Schmitz and Douglas Clowe for the constructive inputs on the paper.} \responsemnras{We thank the anonymous referee for their thoughtful and valuable feedback on the paper.}
TZ and RM are supported in part by the Department of Energy grant DE-SC0010118 and in part by a grant from the Simons Foundation (Simons Investigator in Astrophysics, Award ID 620789). TZ developed the simulation and measurement software, carried out analysis on the results, and led the writing of the manuscript. RM proposed the project, advised on the motivation, experimental design and analysis, and edited the manuscript.
The DESC acknowledges ongoing support from the Institut National de Physique Nucl\'eaire et de Physique des Particules in France; the Science \& Technology Facilities Council in the United Kingdom; and the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, and the LSST Corporation in the United States. DESC uses resources of the IN2P3 Computing Center (CC-IN2P3--Lyon/Villeurbanne - France) funded by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, a DOE Office of Science User Facility supported by the Office of Science of the U.S.\ Department of Energy under Contract No.\ DE-AC02-05CH11231; STFC DiRAC HPC Facilities, funded by UK BIS National E-infrastructure capital grants; and the UK particle physics grid, supported by the GridPP Collaboration. This work was performed in part under DOE Contract DE-AC02-76SF00515.
Based in part on data collected at the Subaru Telescope and retrieved from the HSC data archive system, which is operated by Subaru Telescope and Astronomy Data Center at National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
The Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program (HSC-SSP) is led by the astronomical communities of Japan and Taiwan, and Princeton University. The instrumentation and software were developed by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), the University of Tokyo, the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), the Academia Sinica Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Taiwan (ASIAA), and Princeton University. The survey was made possible by funding contributed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), (Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the Toray Science Foundation, NAOJ, Kavli IPMU, KEK, ASIAA, and Princeton University.
This paper makes use of software developed for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. We thank the LSST Project for making their code available as free software at http://dm.lsst.org.
The Pan-STARRS1 Surveys (PS1) have been made possible through contributions of the Institute for Astronomy, the University of Hawaii, the Pan-STARRS Project Office, the Max-Planck Society and its participating institutes, the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg and the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, The Johns Hopkins University, Durham University, the University of Edinburgh, Queen's University Belfast, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Incorporated, the National Central University of Taiwan, the Space Telescope Science Institute, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under Grant No. NNX08AR22G issued through the Planetary Science Division of the NASA Science Mission Directorate, the National Science Foundation under Grant No. AST-1238877, the University of Maryland, and Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE) and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
We thank the developers of \textsc{GalSim}, \textsc{ngmix}, and \textsc{TreeCorr} for making their software openly accessible.
\section*{Data Availability}
The HSC-SSP data in this paper is publicly available at \url{https://hsc-release.mtk.nao.ac.jp/doc/index.php/tools-2/}.
The COSMOS catalog is available at \url{https://zenodo.org/record/3242143#.YF2bHK9KiUk}. Simulation and analysis code will be shared on reasonable request to the authors.
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\subsection{PSF modeling algorithms}
by construction.
.
| reduced shear changes the shape of the galaxy, e.g., turning round galaxies into elliptical galaxies.
The first component of the reduced shear, $g_1$, is responsible for the stretch along the x- and y-axes, while the second component, $g_2$, describes the stretch along the diagonal axes at $45^\circ$
to the x- and y-axes.
In this paper, we will not consider the convergence effect ($\kappa = 0$), so the shear is the same as the reduced shear.
The mild distortions of galaxy shapes induced by weak lensing, i.e., shear, can only be detected through statistical measurements, often including millions of galaxies \citep{2018PASJ...70S..25M, 2018MNRAS.481.1149Z, 2020arXiv200701845G}.
Typically the coherent shape distortions induced by weak lensing are measured either via cross-correlation with the positions of galaxies in a massive nearby lens sample \response{(galaxy-galaxy lensing)}, or via auto-correlation of pairs of galaxy shapes \citep[\response{cosmic shear;}][]{2018PhRvD..98d3528T, 2020PASJ...72...16H, 2020arXiv200715633A}.
The statistical and systematic uncertainties in the shear signal are the main obstacles in making precise cosmological measurements using weak lensing \citep{2013PhR...530...87W}. There are two primary sources of statistical uncertainty in the shear signal \citep{2002A&A...396....1S}: \response{The first one is caused by} the dispersion in the galaxy intrinsic shapes, i.e., shape noise. The second source of statistical uncertainty is due to the large-scale structure that causes various weak lensing signal among the Universe, surveys that observe part of the Universe get a sampling uncertainty, also known as the cosmic variance \citep{2004A&A...413..465K}.
There are multiple source of systematic biases that affect the measurement of the weak lensing shear \citep[for a review, see][]{Mandelbaum:2017jpr}.
A common approach to systematic biases is to estimate and remove them, either by subtraction from the observed measurement or by modeling the physical processes that generate the biases. Since this correction is in general not perfectly known, even after the correction there will still be some residual systematic uncertainty. Generally, we want the systematic uncertainties to be sub-dominant \response{compared} to the statistical uncertainties. Upcoming surveys with reduced statistical uncertainties therefore require more stringent control of systematic uncertainty in the weak lensing shear measurement process.
\subsection{PSF Modeling and Systematics}
\label{sec:PSF_intro}
The Point Spread Function (PSF) describes the blurring of astronomical images due to the atmosphere and telescope optics. In practice, we work with the effective PSF, which also
includes the pixel response function of the detector. The effective PSF convolves the light profiles of the stars and galaxies in the image, which changes the observed size and shape of the stars and galaxies.
Inferring the weak lensing shear distortion using information about the pre-PSF galaxy shape given the convolved image and PSF model is a substantial challenge. In the GREAT3 challenge \citep{2015MNRAS.450.2963M}, numerous shape measurement methods are tested and compared using simulations. Some of the methods shown there have been used in weak lensing survey science since then, e.g., re-Gaussianization in HSC \citep{2018PASJ...70S..25M}, metacalibration and im3shape in DES \citep{2018MNRAS.481.1149Z}, and shear calibration using pixel-level simulation \response{(lensfit) in CFHTLenS and KiDS \citep{2013MNRAS.429.2858M, 2017MNRAS.467.1627F, 2019A&A...624A..92K}}. However, several principled shear inference methods have been developed \response{which} should work to very high precision by avoiding the sources of bias in earlier methods \citep{Sheldon:2017szh, 2020ApJ...902..138S, 2016MNRAS.459.4467B}
at least for isolated galaxies -- but they do rely on an accurate PSF model.
There are two main categories of PSF modeling methods: empirical approaches that rely on the data in the images, and analytical approaches that simulate the physical processes of the PSF \citep{Mandelbaum:2017jpr}. The analytical approach is more commonly used in analysis of the space-based telescopes \response{due to deterministic light propagation}, e.g., the \textit{Hubble} Space Telescope (HST) and its COSMOS weak lensing analysis (\citealt{2007ApJS..172..219L}; see also \citealt{2020MNRAS.496.5017G} for methods to assess model fidelity). Analysis of data from ground-based telescopes has tended to utilize empirical PSF models \response{due to the stochastic nature of the atmosphere}, e.g., the DES Y1 catalog \citep{2018MNRAS.481.1149Z}, the KiDS-1000 catalog \citep{2020arXiv200701845G} and the first-year HSC catalog \citep{2018PASJ...70S..25M}. \responsecwr{The PSF profiles for space-based and ground-based telescopes are usually very different, because of the existence of the atmospheric PSF for the ground-based telescopes. For the purpose of this paper, we focus on the ground-based telescope PSF. } The first step is to measure the effective PSF from a set of stars (typically isolated and with high signal-to-noise ratio) in the image -- we refer to these as the PSF stars. Then the PSF at other positions is obtained by interpolation of the PSF model inferred from the PSF stars. Out-of-focus wavefront sensing has been \response{recently} \responsecwr{developed} to model the optical PSF \citep[e.g.,][]{1995ApOpt..34.4951K, 1982OptEn..21..829G, 10.1117/12.2056904, 10.1117/12.2234456} \response{and} \responsecwr | 1,557 |
Seth is a data mining and product development specialist.
WPP's GroupM has hired data mining pioneer Amit Seth as its global chief product and data officer.
In the role, Seth will lead product development and foster strategic data partnerships for the network. He will report to global CEO Kelly Clark and work with a team of<|fim_middle|>. While at IBM from 1995 to 1998, Seth oversaw the release of its first data mining product. | developers, engineers and data scientists across GroupM's agencies including Mindshare, MediaCom, Wavemaker and Essence, Adweek's 2018 Breakthrough Media Agency of the Year.
Seth most recently hails from Affinity Solutions—which helps financial service companies use purchase data and analytics to improve business results—where he was president. Before that, he was executive vice president of global media products for Nielsen from 2010 to 2014. At Nielsen, he led the development of cross-platform advertising and precision marketing products and was behind the launch of its Online Campaign Ratings, which provides details on campaign performance.
Before Nielsen, Seth held senior product management roles at Yahoo and additional leadership roles at Sonim Technologies, Visto Corporation, Microsoft and IBM, among others | 160 |
Kitchen skills and comfort in kitchens are an essential adult skill. Here are some ways encourage confidence and fun for your kids in the kitchen.
Cooking is a skill that everyone needs to learn at some point, unless you want to eat ramen noodles the rest of your life. Therefore, it's important to introduce your kids to life in the kitchen at an early age. Not all children show interest at first, and many won't become culinary artists overnight, but by engaging them early, you'll get their culinary imaginations fired up and get some free help when preparing dinner, too.
Here are some ways to start this rewarding process for your children and for you, too.
Perhaps the best, most productive way of getting your kids in the kitchen is by including their input when it comes to planning a menu. This doesn't mean that you'll have to eat macaroni and cheese and hot dogs every night. Children are designed to be curious. There are plenty of sources to activate that curiosity when it comes to mealtimes.
Go through your cookbooks, your family recipes, dishes on websites and in magazines, or check things out on the Food Network. There's bound to be something that will strike everyone's fancy. Giving your kids' opinions about food importance and opening up some new options for what they want to help make and to eat is empowering, and educational too. They'll see the importance of having a well-balanced meal<|fim_middle|> Obviously, you probably don't want your six-year-old chopping produce, or shoving their hands in the oven. And you don't want to give your pre-teen a job they'd consider to be patronizing to them.
Having said that, not every child is the same at any given age. Maybe some six-year olds are totally cool with cutting boards and oven mitts. Cooking is an activity that requires caution, and you should prepare for mishaps. But, cooking should not be fearful for anyone, including for you. As such, think about your child's strengths, tendencies, and personality. Show confidence in them, and they will be more likely to have confidence in themselves. Great food and great parenting; they do go together!
Once you have an idea of your child's comfort levels and abilities, it's time to scope out the tasks. Cooking is an art of details, with many different smaller jobs that go into getting an overall result. To keep the kids involved, make sure the whole experience is varied. Because these little jobs that make up the whole are important, your kids get little payoffs all the way along when you mix it up a little when it comes to assigning them.
Breaking eggs, turning on mixers, messily mixing ingredients by hand (it's always more fun when there's mess!), and yes even chopping vegetables while being supervised help to make the whole experience interesting for the hungry minds of kids in the kitchen. Rotate the work so that everyone has a chance to do different jobs. Variety is the spice of life, even when actual spices are involved.
While most of the fun in the kitchen is had during the creation process, remind your kids that their responsibility doesn't end when the meal is over. Let them know that it's their responsibility to help clean after the meal, too.
Encourage them to wash dishes, wipe off the kitchen table, or sweep the floor. Not only does it give them a sense of responsibility, it helps the cleaning process go much quicker. And it reminds them that it's not just your kitchen space, it's theirs too. This has good implications outside of the kitchen, and gives them a sense that their home belongs to them.
Cooking with your kids is great for so many reasons. It's good for you, because you get the extra help, and the quality time that every good parent is looking for. It's good for your children, too, as they gain new skills and new confidence. This isn't just so that they can be well-adjusted and self-sufficient adults. It's about loving the art of cooking and sharing that experience with their parents while they're still a child. | in the most practical way possible as a result.
Some of the greatest and most rewarding dishes are the ones that are the simplest to make. For first timers, these are some of the ones to consider starting with. Soups, stews, salads, and sauces are examples of where to start. As well as being nutritious, these kinds of dishes allow the children to decide what they want to put in the chosen dish according to their taste. Who knows? You may even invent something new.
There's something about being part of the creation process that engages kids and, at the end, they get to taste the product of their invention. Making things simple, and taking away the silly idea that cooking is just for grown-ups is the key to unlock a whole new level of confidence in children in the kitchen.
Before starting the cooking process, first assess what jobs your children can handle. | 177 |
Q: How air humidity affects dry process of a washing? I've noticed that during wet weather my washing does not want to dry.
Is it because of lower temperature, or because of air humidity?
A: Its because of the higher<|fim_middle|> be lower when you've got high humidity / wet weather? If the air is warm and dry, but there's no wind, clothes dry slower than if it's colder but there is a wind. So if higher humidity / wet weather correlate with lower winds locally, that would explain some of what you're finding.
[Edit: a bit more explanation:]
Unless your house is airtight other than 100% mechanical ventilation, then air currents in your house will vary with windspeeds outside. In the UK, we typically model air-changes per hour as being proportional to external wind speeds (see SAP2009). So, low external wind-speeds will have two effects: they will allow humidity to build up in your house, and they will reduce air convection in the house. Both of these factors will increase drying time. [End edit]
A: Humidity of 70% or less will dry the washing outside. Some warm wind will speed it up.
| humidity. Clothes being left out to dry are undergoing two processes: water from the air condensing on the clothes, and water in the clothes evaporating. The lower the humidity, the less water is condensing on clothes and the greater the net transfer of water to the air is.
Temperature plays a role in how fast this process is, but you can have warm weather even when the humidity is high.
A: It's both, but humidity have higher impact I believe.
At 100% humidity washing will never dry.
Temperature does affect drying speed, but even at -20C it will get dry eventually.
A: You've had good answers already: drying times will decrease as air humidity decreases, and as air temperature increases.
But one extra thought, not covered yet: where you are, do windspeeds tend to | 170 |
All proceeds from the event will benefit the programs of two local non-profit organizations the GFWC Greeneville Woman's Club and Main Street: Greeneville, co-hosts of the event. The event is sponsored in part by the General Morgan Inn.
Among the twenty-three area restaurants and chefs offering attendees "tastings" of food, drinks or desserts this year are two of last year's champs. Back<|fim_middle|>102. | to defend their titles of, "Best Sweet Food" and "Best Display" will be Mountain View Bulk Food and Ingles Market # 21 Deli, respectively. The friendly competition will continue this year when once again the attendees will be asked to vote for their favorites in the categories of Best Savory Food, Best Sweet Food and Best Display. Will the favorite be a former champ or one of the several new first time entries to the event? Attend and cast your ballot.
Tickets for the Taste of Greeneville are $10 each. Sales are brisk with a limited number remaining. They may be purchased at the front desk of the General Morgan Inn. Anyone wanting tickets is encouraged to get them right away. For further information contact the Main Street: Greeneville office at 423-639-7 | 166 |
A Community Comes Together
It's easy to find cynical views of Hollywood in the press, and even in fictional films and TV shows. The venal industry depicted in Entourage seems all too credible to insiders and civilians alike. Turner Classic Movies' Moguls and Movie Stars series reminds us that scandal has been a part of Hollywood since the silent era. But it's rare for anyone to write or talk about the human side of this company town. I saw that aspect of Hollywood this past week in the wake of a terrible tragedy when longtime publicist Ronni Chasen was murdered Monday night.
I worked with Ronni over the years, and while I can't claim to have known her well, I was shocked and dismayed, like everyone I know, when I heard the news of her grisly, mysterious death in Beverly Hills. Two of my best friends were extremely close to her, and invited my wife and me to attend an informal gathering Tuesday night at one of her favorite restaurants. The minute we walked in we saw exactly the faces we expected to encounter there: the people we think of as "the good guys" in this business, the kind who build and maintain relationships. There are some studio publicists I deal with all the time but only know through e-mails. Ronni was of the old school, like her mentor, the legendary Warren Cowan, and it was fitting that the<|fim_middle|> | friends, colleagues, protégés, and journalists who turned up to remember her that night all share her—
—hands-on, intensely personal approach to work. That's why so many "business associates" wound up being friends.
One colleague told me that she made every one of her clients feel like she represented them and them alone. Loyalty was one of her hallmarks. Clients like composer Hans Zimmer and director Norman Jewison have been with her for decades. As the head of her own public relations shop with a payroll to meet, she also knew how to "play the game," but typically, she did so with discretion. I was told a funny story about a meeting she had regarding one film's Oscar promotion with the formidable Harvey Weinstein. At one point he snapped, "How many Oscar campaigns are you working on right now?" and without missing a beat she replied, "Don't ask me that!" Ronni was so good at her job that no one would have known when she was representing competing pictures.
On Sunday morning a thousand people showed up at Hillside Memorial Park, to attend her funeral service, followed by a reception at Sony Pictures studio. People from Sony, Warner Bros, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox and The Walt Disney Company collectively hosted her memorial, just as fellow publicists volunteered to help out her shell-shocked staff during this difficult week.
This is the Hollywood you never read about: the community of women and men who make their living in show business and, like Ronni, thrive on it. Unlike some ambitious people she was happy to share her knowledge, and work ethic, with younger people on the way up; no school could have taught them the ropes nearly as well.
One of the p.r. executives I saw the other night related that when she landed her latest job at a major studio she told her mostly-younger staff to get away from their computers, call their contacts on the phone and take them out to lunch. That's how Ronni Chasen made lasting friends and earned the trust of the entire industry. She was single-minded, direct, and good as her word. Friends who spoke at her emotionally-charged service remembered her sense of fun and love of travel. They also recalled that she worked like a demon. It isn't surprising to anyone that she left a voice mail for her office staff after midnight on Monday. She loved what she did, and it showed.
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Senate Republicans puncture House GOP dreams for impeachment trial
GOP leaders have no interest in turning the Senate into a circus with the hard-line demands of Trump's House allies.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. | Win McNamee/Getty Images
By MELANIE ZANONA and BURGESS EVERETT
On Wednesday, a conservative backbencher in the House issued an explosive request to Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham: Subpoena the phone records of House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff.
On Thursday, Graham had a succinct response: "We're not going to do that."
The demand from Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) reflects House Republicans' eagerness to see Democrats squirm once impeachment moves to the GOP-controlled Senate and out of the "sham" process they've derided in the House.
"I'm talking to my Senate colleagues: here are the witnesses you should call and here are the questions you should ask," said Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah). "It's going to cast us in a different very light. This is a chance to tell the other side of the story."
President Donald Trump has joined in as well, tweeting on Thursday that he wants to call Schiff, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Bidens as witnesses in his impeachment trial.
But Senate Republicans are beginning to deliver a reality check to the president and House Republicans that there are limits to what they can do.
"You got two different bodies<|fim_middle|> lockstep party unity from 51 of the 53 Senate Republicans to make any procedural maneuvers, a tough task given the diverse views in the GOP, according to senators and aides.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has privately urged senators to avoid divisive votes on impeachment motions, and other senators are eager to ensure that the GOP doesn't lose votes — or control of a trial in their own chamber.
So as carefully as they can, given the political need to stay aligned with Trump, GOP senators are pouring cold water on the idea that they can or will produce a Christmas tree of TrumpWorld demands during a trial that will determine whether Trump's presidency survives the winter.
"I don't feel like we necessarily need all of them. … It becomes a big circus of people and they call John Bolton and we call Hunter Biden. OK. We can do that," said Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.). "Is it needed to be able to make a decision based on the evidence we're looking at right now?"
"If you get into a long convoluted [process], this thing could drag on for a really long time," said Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.). "If both sides get into a bunch of motions about who we bring who [Democrats] bring and we're having numerous votes on that? I think that's something, I think, in the end neither side is probably going to be crazy about."
To establish the ground rules of a Senate trial, McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will try and hash out a deal over length and other broad parameters. But when talk turns to calling witnesses, those votes seem likely to be intensely divisive, both between Democrats and Republicans and perhaps among Republicans themselves.
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Already, it's clear Republicans have different ideas about how much deference they believe they should give to the president's witness requests.
"I don't even know whether there are going to be witnesses. And it seems the witnesses should be relevant to the inquiry," said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).
"I would be cautious about limiting the witnesses [Trump] chooses to call. If he's on trial, he should have the right to call witnesses," countered Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). "I don't know how you go to an accused and say, 'We're not going to allow you to call certain witnesses.' That would make the whole process appear unfair."
Given the tight margins in the Senate, just three defections from a GOP-only effort will probably tank a vote. Most Republicans believe a tie will result in a failed vote, though Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will preside over the trial and could in theory intervene.
Still, the president will be on friendlier turf when impeachment proceedings move to the Senate. And House Republicans are itching to go on offense after enduring an impeachment inquiry tightly controlled by Democrats.
As Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) was stepping onto a crowded elevator, POLITICO asked him whether he wanted to see Schiff hauled in as a witness in the Senate trial. Before Collins could even respond, several of his Republican colleagues volunteered their own thoughts: "Yes!" they said in unison.
The GOP has zeroed in on calling Schiff and the anonymous whistleblower who first called attention to Trump's pressure campaign against Ukraine as a way to paint Democrats' entire probe as politically motivated. In their impeachment report, House Republicans concluded that Trump was right to be skeptical of Ukraine and Hunter Biden's role on a Ukrainian energy company — a way to justify the president's push for politically-motivated investigations.
"What the administration wants is the ability to have the American people see what really happened, instead of what Adam Schiff has said had happened," said Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), a top Trump ally.
But in the Senate, the GOP is far more wary of the trial turning into a circus. That could be problematic for senators, vulnerable or otherwise, who want to see serious and thoughtful proceedings before casting a historic vote on whether to remove Trump from office.
"I don't know of anybody that would want that on either side," said Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) of a Senate spectacle. "Unless there's some earthquake that's unforeseen, the result is a foregone conclusion."
And voting to bring in Joe Biden, a 2020 presidential candidate who still has colleagues in the Senate, would surely be a spectacle.
The Senate pushback could frustrate House Republicans, who began lamenting weeks ago that their counterparts across the Capitol needed to step up their defense of Trump.
Some House Republicans called on Graham in October to conduct his own impeachment hearings and launch investigations as a way to counter-program the Democratic-led impeachment probe. Graham did end up introducing a disapproval resolution of the impeachment inquiry but has rejected some of their other demands.
"There are members of the House who would like [Graham] to take that to the next level," said Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), one of Trump's most vocal defenders in the impeachment fight.
At the same time, however, House Republicans recognize that some of their Senate colleagues might not be comfortable with the kind of scorched-earth defense tactics that they practice in the lower chamber — such as storming a secure facility in the Capitol basement to disrupt closed-door impeachment depositions.
"I do think that's a big challenge," Stewart said. "I don't think there's a chance in the world they remove him. But it's a little harder question about whether they would support calling all of these witnesses."
Marianne LeVine contributed to this report.
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Impeachment,
Doug Collins,
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News on Trump Impeachment | here," Graham, a stalwart Trump ally, told reporters on Thursday. "Are we going to start calling House members over here when we don't like what they say or do? I don't think so."
Senate GOP leaders have signaled they intend to defend Trump wholeheartedly, but they're also loath to let the upper chamber descend into chaos or divide their caucus ahead of a tough 2020 cycle. And even if Senate Republicans wanted to embrace the hard-line posture of the House, the party's narrow majority makes that all but impossible under Senate rules.
Calling controversial witnesses will require near | 122 |
Smart Cities: Siemens' New Headquarters
by Sandra Zistl
.@Siemens new Munich headquarters designed to be #energyefficient, reduce #carbonfootprint http://bit.ly/299S8q8 @Siemens_press #csr
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Siemens' new headquarters complex in the heart of Munich will use 90 percent less electricity, 75 percent less water, and generate 90 percent less CO2 than its predecessor. What's more, it is already one of the most modern and sustainable office complexes in the world.
The key requirements for Siemens' new corporate headquarters in the heart of Munich were that it be more open, more innovative, and more energy efficient than the buildings it replaced. With its over 45,000 square meters of floor space, the building complex was meant to be more than just a replacement for the previous complex, which after years of acquisitions had become a sprawling conglomeration of disparate buildings that would have been impractical to modernize. Rather, it was meant to create a healthier and more flexible environment for employees while helping to revitalize downtown Munich. In addition, the complex was designed with openness in mind. Thus, rather than creating a barrier, it was to be an attractive space that would be open to the public and a pedestrian link to the arts district. Above all, the new headquarters was designed to be largely energy self-sufficient. Sustainability and an optimally energy-efficient design were therefore crucial criteria from the very beginning.
Putting Geothermal Energy and Rainwater to Work
The result is truly impressive. The new building uses 90 percent less electricity, 75 percent less water, and produces 90 percent less CO2 emissions than the previous headquarters. These values make the new corporate headquarters a stellar example of energy efficiency. The building will be certified with the Platinum label, according to both the international standard Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and its German counterpart, the German Sustainable Building Council. The complex was designed, insulated, und shaded in such a way as to minimize energy demand.
The use of geothermal energy, for example, is an important part of the building's climate control system. About 100,000 liters of water per hour are pumped through 70 kilometers of pipes in the foundation slab and continuously circulated throughout the building, thus heating or cooling the building depending on the season. An efficient ceiling-mounted heating and cooling system ensures pleasant indoor temperatures. Enlarged pipes reduce flow resistance, thus helping to save even more energy.
All the facades facing the interior courtyards feature generously sized windows and are sloped by approximately 5 percent, allowing considerable daylight into interior rooms and courtyards. A maximum of approximately 1.5 million liters of rainwater can be collected on the roof of the new headquarters and used to flush toilets, among other uses. The outdoor areas are also irrigated with rainwater as needed. If more rainwater than needed is collected, the surplus trickles into the groundwater through a system of underground trenches. The complex's ultramodern rooftop photovoltaic system can generate up to nearly one third of the headquarters' electricity.
Energy-Saving Technologies from Siemens
Naturally, Siemens' own technologies will provide a big slice of the headquarters' energy savings. For instance, the Desigo building management platform from Siemens Building Technologies will collect and analyze data generated by the primary heating, ventilation, and cooling systems distributed throughout the complex and automatically optimize their functions.
The Desigo platform and its Total Room Automation (TRA) system also controls lighting and shading. In addition, it automatically detects unnecessary energy use and announces it by means of a "green leaf" display on each room's energy management interface. By simply pressing on the control console, the user can automatically change the room control to energy-optimized operation.
The complex's partially indirect LED lighting from Osram also plays an important role in terms of minimizing energy demand. The lighting adapts to changing levels of daylight in the rooms, while the use of LEDs instead of conventional lamps is expected to cut electricity demand nearly in half. A smart control system combined with daylight sensors and presence detectors generates additional electricity savings.
Far-Sighted Energy<|fim_middle|> for example. This way, natural resources are conserved."
From Communications to a Reduced CO2 Footprint
The company's thinking with regard to its new headquarters' CO2 footprint did not end at the complex's perimeter. One of the company's goals was to minimize employees' need to travel by investing in the best possible communications. Thus, in the auditorium, presentations from around the world can appear on a full HD-LED video screen measuring 13 square meters. Two million LEDs produce a brilliant picture under all lighting conditions. One hundred high-end loudspeakers rated at roughly 30,000 watts produce excellent sound. Similarly high-quality media technology can also be found in the numerous conference rooms and lounges throughout the new headquarters.
Siemens products from Energy Management are also used for the entire energy system. "Switchgear, transformers, busbar systems, and emergency generators ensure optimal energy distribution throughout the building," explains Siemens Energy Management Project Manager Klaus Hürttlen. "Furthermore, our rooftop PV system reduces energy purchases and allows for a minimal energy footprint, which is important in a modern office building." The Siemens headquarters complex also features 21 parking spaces equipped with e-car charging poles and charging stations for roughly 20 electric bicycles. All in all, Siemens has created a future-oriented building to satisfy its needs while also contributing to a more livable city.
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"A key aspect of the overall energy concept in the new headquarters complex is not only to consume much less energy than before, but also to satisfy the remaining electricity demand with electricity from renewable sources to the greatest extent possible," says Jesper Friis, the responsible for the complex's building systems in the Siemens Real Estate's team. "This will help Siemens meet its ambitious CO2 goals." The company wants to become the world's first large industrial enterprise to have a neutral CO2 footprint by 2030. In fact, it plans to cut its carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2020.
As an ultra-low energy building, the new Siemens headquarters is a stellar example of resource efficiency. In addition to the use of geothermal heat, photovoltaic's, rainwater, and advanced building automation systems, this success can also be credited to indirect factors such as the use of materials with a high level of recycling content (more than 250 tons in all). Moreover, many regional building materials were used, including, for example, more than 23,000 natural stone slabs from the Altmühltal Nature Park just outside Munich and certified wood and wood materials produced from sustainable forestry practices. Instead of wood preservatives, the company opted to use products bearing an environmental protection product declaration and biologically-based products. "The LEED certification is usually only associated with energy efficiency," Friis says. "To attain this certificate, however, a company must also meet ecological criteria such as the avoidance of harmful emissions, the use of regional, low-polluting, and environmentally friendly materials such as floor coverings, wall paneling, paints, adhesives, and FSC-certified wood, | 353 |
Melissa Jean Schneider of Clearwater, FL and Tyler Douglass Cole of Kingsport, TN plan to be married on Honeymoon Island, FL on April 23rd, 2016 at 6:30 pm. The bride-elect is the daughter of Stacey Boynton Kowalski of Clearwater, FL and Jeffrey Kowalski of New Haven, CT. She is the granddaughter of E<|fim_middle|>. | ileen & Robert Boynton of Clearwater, FL and Mary & Richard Kowalski of New Haven, CT. The bride-elect graduated from Clearwater FL High School and is employed at Bank of America. The bridegroom-to-be is the son of Gail & Anthony Cole of Kingsport, TN and the grandson of the late Mayola & Harry Cole of Whitewood, VA and the late Patricia Willins & Carl Gillespie Jr. of Albuquerque, NM. He graduated from Sullivan South High School. He obtained a degree in Business Administration from East TN State University. He was a member of Delta Chi Fraternity. He is employed at Veredus Information Technology Recruiting and also teaches golf | 141 |
A few day ago I posted a photo in a concert photography group on Facebook showing the before and after of what it looked like in the camera, and what I was able to get out of it through some fairly extensive editing in Lightoom. Since then, the photo has blown up and many have asked how I was able to not only "save" the photo but turn it into the hands-down winner of the set. At first, I was simply going to discuss this in the group for anyone who was interested to follow along. Instead, I've decided to make this a blog post so I can include as many screenshots as necessary and go into as much detail as possible about how I pulled off what many - including myself at times - have thought to nearly impossible or simply not worth the time.
It's starting to look like we might have something, isn't it? At this point, I<|fim_middle|> I was still new at this and I always thought the moment was cool.
Much better white balance and color representation, much better overall processing. Her skin isn't orange and her hair isn't glowing and shiny anymore. That kind of piggybacks on my blog post from last week about why you need a high quality, professionally calibrated display, which you can read here. These two photos should have been included in that blog, in hindsight, but the difference in processing illustrates how having a good, properly calibrated display changes your editing dramatically.
Finally, let's wrap up with something from the not so distant past and show you something from June 2016.
I had been shooting music almost exclusively and was on a bit of a hiatus at the time, so I did this for fun with a friend on a day where I was bored and she was in town, just for portfolio-building purposes. Available light, with an alright lens - Sigma 17-70 f/2,8-4 Contemporary - and I've since upgraded all of my glass, which you'll see more of by looking around my galleries, but also on this blog in future editions of this series. But, at the time, this lens was enough of an upgrade over my 18-55 kit lens that I bought it and ran with it, and it served me well for just over a year before it started to limit me creatively. I think this is a cool shot, but I've also always wanted more. You can see, though, that just over a year ago and less than two years after I started shooting, my photography had improved by leaps and bounds. I've progressed even more since then and am no longer afraid to experiment with angles and composition, and do creative things that maybe I was afraid to do even a year ago.
In the next edition I'll end with a more recent photo and, and I'll probably do a post in this series that focuses exclusively on music shots. That's all I've got for now, deuces.
Made this page as a placeholder so I can start blogging. I'll write up my first post soon, and this is where it'll be. | 'm going to stop and continue this explanation with part two. Please click here to continue reading.
I've been severely neglecting my blog, and in my never-ending search for new content I've come up with sort of a weekly photo series where I'll show you a series of photos, old and new, to illustrate and discuss how I advanced from new photographer with zero knowledge and even less skill, to where I am now as a photographer. This is the first edition of what I'm tentatively calling "Progressions of a Madman" - if you've got a better title, feel free to leave it in the comments - and over the next few weeks, maybe longer, I'll be taking you on a photographic journey through space and time and hopefully help someone who's new to photography avoid making the same mistakes I made in the beginning and, in some cases, the not-so-beginning.
There's also the issue of noise from the high ISO - remember, I didn't have an external flash at this point, and I was afraid to use the pop-up flash, so I had to bump my ISO for everything without understanding what exactly that did. Obviously, if I were shooting this today I'd set up a pair of speedlights off-camera and light her properly, but that's neither here nor there. The other issue I'd like to point out is that my editing SUCKED! I can't go back through my Lightroom catalog from this long ago because I've changed computers and don't have anything older than early 2015 in Lightroom anymore, but just eyeballing it, it looks like I destroyed the highlights and the white point, took the shadows up way too high and didn't bring the blacks down nearly enough. There's also zero contrast, which left me with a flat, uninspiring image that would have only been marginally better with my current workflow.
Couple things, it's obviously way too warm. This is back when I was terrified of trying to color correct on a horrible, old, cheap, uncalibrated monitor. I wouldn't even attempt to touch the temp and tint sliders, so every photo I shot was either in black and white or had that ugly orange tint to out from the in-camera auto white balance. This was, however, shot on a Nikon 50mm 1.8 with a cheap Nissin Di466 mini speedlight that didn't swivel and only went up and down 90*. But hey, I was doing flash photography! Go me! Yeah, this image sucked in terms of processing, especially the heavy contrast,, but I always thought it captured a nice moment at an event I shot for shits and giggles as I learned photography way back when, but my processing was sorely lacking in 2015. It's not perfect, but | 579 |
language studies Journals
We've found 73 journals tagged 'language studies' relevant to the field of humanlike conversational artificial intelligence.
Journal of Portuguese Linguistics
7545 by Edições Colibri in Applications
The Journal of Portuguese Linguistics is concerned with all branches of linguistics and aims at<|fim_middle|> impose limitations in terms of methodology or genre, neither does it support a specific linguistic school; instead, it welcomes new research which furthers the understanding of language. Articles are cutting-edge in their fields, but as far... Read more
Journal of Asian Pacific Communication
7515 by John Benjamins Publishing Company in Applications
The Journal of Asian Pacific Communication (JAPC) is an international refereed journal whose academic mission is to bring together specialists from diverse scholarly disciplines to discuss and interpret language and communication issues as they pertain to the people of Asian Pacific regions and impact on their Diaspora immigrant communities worldwide. The journal's academic orientation is generalist, passionately committed to interdisciplinary approaches to language and communication studies in the Asian Pacific. Read more
Language Forum
7477 by Bahri Publications in Applications
Language Forum is a peer-reviewed international journal that has been publishing original research papers devoted to the studies of language and literature for more than the past three decades. The scope of the journal has over time, varied from pure Linguistics to pure Literature and sometimes both. Over the years, while it has dealt brilliantly with issues in modern Indo-English fiction, studies in the "comparative literature" domain, the issue of "tolerance" and "identity" in Indian poetry... Read more
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
7472 by Routledge in Applications
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism disseminates high-quality research, theoretical advances, international developments to foster international understanding, and to spread ideas about initiatives in bilingualism and bilingual education. The journal promotes theoretical and applied research into bilingual education and bilingualism, provides a truly international exchange, and encourages international debates and discussions on key issues in areas of controversy in bilingual education and bilingualism. It provides as well interdisciplinary perspectives for an international audience. Bilingualism,... Read more
International Journal of American Linguistics
7468 by University Of Chicago Press in Applications
International Journal of American Linguistics (IJAL) is a world forum for the study of all the languages native to North, Central, and South America. Inaugurated by Franz Boas in 1917, IJAL concentrates on the investigation of linguistic data and on the presentation of grammatical fragments and other documents relevant to Amerindian languages. Read more
Ianua. Revista Philologica Romanica
7460 by Romania Minor in Applications
Ianua. Revista Philologica Romanica is a yearly electronic journal devoted to the promotion of research works about Romance Philology and Linguistics. Read more
Page 2 of 8 pages < 1 2 3 4 > Last › | publishing high-quality papers in the field of Portuguese linguistics, including the comparison between any varieties of Portuguese and any other language(s). Contributions are welcome from linguists in all countries. The language of publication is English. Read more
Journal of Politeness Research: Language, Behaviour, Culture
7544 by De Gruyter in Applications
The Journal of Politeness Research: Language, Behaviour, Culture responds to the urgent need to provide an international forum for the discussion of all aspects of politeness as a complex linguistic and non-linguistic phenomenon. Politeness has interested researchers in fields of academic activity as diverse as business studies, foreign language teaching, developmental psychology, social psychology, sociolinguistics, linguistic pragmatics, social anthropology, cultural studies, sociology, communication studies, and gender studies. The journal provides an outlet through which researchers... Read more
Journal of Indonesian Linguistics
7537 by Linguistic Society of Indonesia (Masyarakat Linguistik Indonesia) in Applications
Indonesia is a country with over 700 languages, which makes it a fascinating place for conducting research in linguistics. Although about 200 languages have been studied comprehensively, the rest of the languages remain either largely under-researched or completely unknown. Inquiry into Indonesian languages has helped people learn more about the languages, diverse cultures and communities, and the Indonesian history. The Journal of Indonesian Linguistics recognizes the significance of continued research in Indonesian linguistics and provides a... Read more
The Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
7527 by Hacettepe University in Applications
The Journal of Language and Linguistics Studies is an interdisciplinary, professional, academic journal aiming to involve scholars not only from Turkey, but also from all international academic and professional community. The journal provides a platform for different theoretical and thematic approaches to linguistics and language teaching. Authors may write their articles both in English and Turkish. The editors seek manuscripts that: <ul> <li>develop theoretical, conceptual, or methodological approaches to language and linguistics</li> <li>present results of empirical research that... Read more
The Buckingham Journal of Language and Linguistics
7528 by University of Buckingham Press in Applications
The Buckingham Journal of Language and Linguistics is an academic journal for articles in general and applied linguistics written within the descriptive tradition. It particularly favours work which offers an original contribution and an independent viewpoint. It does not | 500 |
Remembrance Sunday<|fim_middle|> Veterans and cadets marched in tight formation to the uplifting sound of bugles and drums as onlookers packed the pavements along Regent Street.
Please contact Tracy Ferrier on 01793 496827 to discuss your care requirements or to arrange a visit to Ashbury Lodge, an outstanding residential care home next to Coate Water Country Park. | is a day to remember and honour those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our country's freedoms. As such, it is a date on the calendar we always celebrate at Coate Water Care, along with VE Day and the Queen's Birthday.
Behind the doors of our seven residential care homes, that usually means a tea party and the occasional stab at fancy dress – often led by one of our several staff members that have served in the British Armed Forces.
But as Maureen Fossett, a home administrator at Ashbury Lodge Care Home in Swindon, relates, this year Remembrance Sunday was an extra special occasion for one particular Coate Water Care resident. Step forward former army captain Stanley 'Max' Blackman!
"I know how much Max likes to attend the service, so this Remembrance Day I took him to the Cenotaph in front of Swindon town hall," says Maureen.
There Max witnessed MPs, local councillors, clergymen and other dignitaries laying wreaths and bowing their heads in solemn remembrance. | 215 |
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide-38 (PACAP38) plays a<|fim_middle|> 10 ("worst pain imaginable") and international classification for migraine. | role in rosacea pathophysiology. Infusions of PACAP38 can trigger migraine-like attacks in migraine patients. PACAP38 also induces flushing which may imitate rosacea-like flushing. We are investigating whether the flushing after PACAP38 resembles rosacea-like flushing, and whether treatment with sumatriptan has an effect on the headache and flushing effects of PACAP38.
The purpose of this study is to investigate PACAP38-induced headache and flushing in patients with rosacea who have been treated with either sumatriptan or placebo using purpose-developed standardized interview. The investigators will use a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study design to investigate this.
Incidence of PACAP38-induced headache and migraine-like attacks in patients with rosacea measured by numerical rating scale for pain from 0 ("no pain") to | 170 |
Discussion in 'Bird' started by marlingardener, Jan 12, 2019.
We will be reporting our birds to Cornell this week, but this one showed up at the suet feeder and we can't identify it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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First pic looks like an immature female cardinal !!
Jane I haven't got a clue but lovely captures again and so clear.
It looks like a warbler sort at first glance.
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Looks like Toni has it !!
Yes, it is a warbler--a Tennessee Warbler! Thanks to Sjoerd, Mart, and Toni for helping. We ended up sending a picture to an ornithologist at Texas A&M who identified it for us. He is a very nice man, even bothered to phone us to make sure we got his e-mail in time for reporting.
And Gail, he agreed that was a good photo and asked if he could use it in lectures!
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Super ! And what an honour, Jane. That is really nice for you and your man. Chapeau.
I saw on that Wikipaedia page the term--LBJs. We use that term here as well...but here it is KB<|fim_middle|> would have never thought of a Warbler being around here if you hadn't mentioned them. I have to start looking closely at the birds we get here in case one of them gets blown off course enough to show up in my yard.
Jane, congrats on the photo being used in presentations!!!
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he agreed that was a good photo and asked if he could use it in lectures! | V-tjes (small brown birds).
Glad that you could discover which species it was. We have warbler sorts over in Europe as well. They are in woods and in reed lands.
Sjoerd I | 44 |
Making its debut at this year's Post-Expo, Eurosort has developed a Twin Push Tray Sort<|fim_middle|> the Twin Push Tray Sorter is capable of processing 26,600 items each hour via one sorting machine.
A traditional push tray solution works by guiding certain products at a right angle into an accumulation area. The products are sorted by criteria determined in advance by a customer. The EuroSort Twin Push Tray Sorter goes one step further by fitting two pushers per blade to one carrier, with the pushers working independently of each other. Each pusher can push the product off independently or push large products off the line in a synchronized manner. This then makes it possible to sort two small items or one large item per blade.
The EuroSort Twin Push Tray Sorter is suitable for users who require a high degree of flexibility due to the high throughput volumes and variety of product sizes. The machine is well suited to the postal, parcel, retail trade, e-commerce and electronics industries.
To view a demonstration, visit stand 3070 at Post-Expo in Geneva, Switzerland, taking place from September 26-28. | er capable of processing more than 26,000 units per hour – double the capacity of its single push tray sorter.
It features an extended sorting range of 50 x 70 x 20mm to 780 x 580 x 500mm (2 x 2.8 x 0.8in to 31 x 23 x 20in), and can handle loads from 0.1g to 25kg (55 lb). As a result, | 113 |
How Harry Potter Has Brought Magic To Classrooms For More Than 20 Years
Wynne Davis
Kate Keyes and Ben VanDonge are two-thirds of a fifth-grade teaching team in Walla Walla, Wash. This year marks their third doing an all-encompassing Harry Potter theme. (Courtesy of Mark VanDonge)
Whether you're a Gryffindor, a Hufflepuff, a Ravenclaw, a Slytherin or a muggle still hoping your Hogwarts letter will arrive by owl, it is undeniable that the Harry Potter fandom has had a lasting impact throughout the world.
September marked the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's U.S. release. NPR asked teachers then to tell us how the book has changed the way they teach. We learned that a lot has changed since 1998. Quidditch is no longer just game of fantasy. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is more than a textbook to pick up in Diagon Alley. And Hogwarts is no longer a place you can only dream of visiting.
More than 1,000 educators, from elementary teachers to university professors, responded to NPR's callout with stories about how they incorporate the Harry Potter series into their curriculum and classrooms.
Changing how some classrooms look — and feel
Teachers like Ben VanDonge and Kate Keyes are two-thirds of a fifth-grade teaching team in Walla Walla, Wash. This year marks their third year doing an all-encompassing Harry Potter theme.
"We have a sorting ceremony at the end of the year to let kids know which homeroom they'll have, play our own version of quidditch about once a month," VanDonge says.
VanDonge's classroom is decked out in Ravenclaw blue and bronze while Keyes has Hufflepuff's black and yellow. The building is older and has arched windows, much like those at Hogwarts that let natural light stream in. In one corner of Keyes' room is a Whomping Willow, the tree that terrorized Harry and Ron after they crash-landed Mr. Weasley's enchanted car between its branches.
And after a couple of years with just Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw representation, Keyes and VanDonge convinced their third partner teacher to join in on the engaging learning community.
This year his students are Gryffindors.
After being sorted into their houses and homerooms, the fifth graders begin their deeper dive into the wizarding world.
J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series story books sit in a bookstore July 6, 2000 in Arlington, Va. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
"We burn through Sorcerer's Stone in about three weeks as a read aloud using the Jim Kay illustrated edition so all our kids have access to the theme and don't just think we're crazy," VanDonge says. "We refer back to the story frequently as we teach language arts concepts, too."
VanDonge and Keyes said they felt like they struck gold when they heard how the curriculum was helping their students outside of school.
"We knew that we were doing a good thing when at conferences...we had numerous parents tell us it was the first time that their kids had been excited to go to school since kindergarten," VanDonge says. "Or tell us that they've never been able to get their kids to read at all before and now they're having to have lights out rules."
Everyone isn't a fan
As enthusiastic as some parents are about how Harry Potter has helped their children in school, it hasn't always been that way.
A year after the first book's U.S. release, it found a place on the list of most challenged books compiled by the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom. The series had a steady presence on this list and even topped it at times, through 2003.
Parents in many states tried to push school boards and districts to ban the books.
One of the biggest criticisms of the series comes on religious grounds that the books promote occultism and magic.
In October 1999, author Judy Blume penned an Op-Ed in The New York Times titled "Is Harry Potter Evil?"
As an author, Blume is familiar with challenges to children's literature as some of her works have also topped the banned books list.
<|fim_middle|> cover all of my desks with butcher paper to look like the wooden tables that you see in Snape's classroom — and we had potions class.
Cauldrons were placed in front of students, along with their supplies, and a large packet of problems, because after all, it's still math class.
"I think they ended up solving like 60 questions that were all fractions and decimals. But each page had its own little puzzle so that they knew how much of each ingredient to add to their cauldron," Hillenbrand says.
In the end, Hillenbrand checks to make sure the solution is the right tint before the students get to drink their potions.
"They're learning something and it's just taking that fear and that edge out of it and to see them come back in and say 'What are we going to do today, Mrs. Hillenbrand?'," she says.
That excitement and openness to learning is what many of these teachers consider the true magic of Harry Potter and they have no plans of stopping. | Blume wrote, "I knew this was coming. The only surprise is that it took so long — as long as it took for the zealots who claim they're protecting children from evil (and evil can be found lurking everywhere these days) to discover that children actually like these books."
Today, there are still parents opposed to the series and some schools don't allow the books to be taught or included in teachers' curriculum.
Cynthia Richardson teaches eighth grade English just north of Bellingham, Wash. She uses the wizarding world as a basis for her behavioral management system, but she does not teach the books.
"I kind of started growing the classroom and making the classroom look like the world of Harry Potter...that's when I started encountering some parents who were hesitant," Richardson says. "So I actually put a disclaimer in my syllabus that this was not intended to teach witchcraft or that I was not going to teach the book because parents had been saying 'we don't agree with that book option.' "
Richardson has had some parents ask that their children not be placed in her class because of the theme. Other parents who have been initially opposed or unsure have at times met with her to discuss the situation.
She says all of the pushback she has gotten stems from the theme of witchcraft in the books. This is something Richardson can relate to. Growing up, she says her parents did not allow her to read the books, so her first experience with them was in a children's literature course during college.
"You know, I understand wanting to protect children from things that we think they're not ready for, especially some of the later books that are much darker, and I talk with them about what the power of literature can be" Richardson says. "How maybe it's an opportunity for them to read with their child in this case and talk about those themes and talk about the struggles that are in them and what a powerful learning opportunity that could be for the child."
Magic as a tool to bridge the gap
Since the series began, more than 500 million copies of the books have been sold worldwide, according to Pottermore, and the books are available to readers in 80 languages.
Deborah Stack teaches English as a second language at a middle school in the Bronx, N.Y., and says her classroom is mainly divided between Spanish speakers and Arabic speakers. Finding engaging material in those two languages has been hard, Stack says, especially because her students vary in their reading levels in both their native languages and English.
But this year, she decided to try reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone with them after she found the digital editions in both Spanish and Arabic.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone isn't just a unite for fifth-grade teachers Kate Keyes and Ben VanDonge, it's a year-round theme for their classrooms. (Courtesy of Mark VanDonge)
"They were so into it like I would end class and they would moan," Stacks says. "They would be like, 'Oh, it's over. I want to read more,' which never happens. It's just like the perfect combination of accessible language."
As her students continued to make their way through the first book over this fall semester, Stack says she watched conversations start between the kids who didn't speak the same language.
"When you start making sure the whole class is reading the same story and that story is really exciting, that story is really engaging, you start to see kids like really talking between language groups and debating and arguing," she says.
It was this moment that really made her excited as a teacher.
"You're seeing this amazing dialogue in English between a native Arabic speaker and a native Spanish speaker and they're utilizing their English and are talking about the same story," Stack says. "They're not doing it because I asked them to, they're doing it because they're really excited about the story and that's where you get the authentic debate and discussion, which is what you want in an English classroom."
Discovering the magic
For many of the teachers who watch their students discover the magic of reading that the series brings, it reminds them of their own introduction to the series.
Shehtaz Huq was 9 and at her grandmother's funeral in Bangladesh when she found the first book in her aunt's purse.
"She gave me the book to read because that was the first time that I had experienced death in the family and I didn't know how to deal with grief and then the book opened with the death and grief and loss, so that really resonated with me," Huq says.
Huq quickly devoured the rest of books as they came out and went on to become sixth grade English teacher. In her classroom, all of her students receive a Hogwarts letter at the beginning of the year. On one wall the Hogwarts Express is waiting at platform 9 ¾ with inspirational quotes coming out of the engine's smokestack.
There's also dementors because Huq says she wants her students to "see the dichotomy of good and evil."
"In sixth grade, we read a set of novels and the essential understanding is how individuals can overcome adversity through the help of community," Huq says. "I wanted students to see how the students at Hogwarts and the adults in Hogwarts found their community whether it was their biological family or their chosen family."
More than a literature lesson
The Harry Potter books are a natural choice for English and literature classes, but that hasn't stopped STEM teachers from finding connections for their students.
Kelsey Hillenbrand teaches middle school math in Evansville, Ind. Floating candles like those in the Great Hall hang from her ceiling along with moving portraits for an immersive experience.
Hillenbrand acknowledges that part of the nature of math is to learn concepts and then review and practice them, but for at least three times during the year, she goes one step further with her classroom theme.
"When we were studying fractions and decimals, I | 1,211 |
Arthritis can be so crippling for some that it interferes with their social life and their ability to work, a new study<|fim_middle|> take part in physical activities such as walking.
Low-impact, muscle strengthening and aerobic activities are proven to work well and are recommended for people with arthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They can ease pain while elevating mood and quality of life. Plus, they can help manage other chronic conditions common among people with arthritis, such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity.
He adds that pain medication sometimes is needed for restful sleep. | finds. But, physical activity can help ease pain and improve quality of life.
The study found that people with arthritis were more likely to have a work disability than people without the condition. Researchers also found that in comparing the two groups, people with arthritis had more difficulty taking part in social activities and were more likely to suffer serious psychological distress.
Researchers suggested their findings reinforce the need for programs that reduce arthritis-specific barriers to healthy behaviors and encourage those with the condition to | 92 |
In this third post about Christ's claim to be the fulfillment of the law, it will be good to remember previous posts and the themes of those posts.
In the first post, I examined how the law meets our needs for moral development at each of Kohlberg's six stages. In this post, we saw how a child at stages 1 and 2 gradually transforms into a mature adult, a moral agent capable of operating at stage 5 and 6. In understanding this process, we understand why a child needs to have the external constraints of a law in order for them to learn a genuine regard for other persons that will be necessary to reaching a moral maturity that allows them to operate at stage 5 and 6. The law gradually transforms their pure egotistical behavior as children into the beautiful altruistic behavior demonstrated by those who have reached moral maturity.
In the second post, I examined how this lesson of regard for other persons as being of intrinsic value is something we learn in relationship with other persons, and that a large part of human moral development is learning how to properly order our behaviors so that they are directed toward the benefit of persons rather than the harm of persons so common to the behavior of the careless child. This moral growth we experience as we develop as human beings simply does not make sense if we try to understand it as impersonal; our encounter with persons in light of the law gradually transforms us into new persons of moral maturity.
All of this leads us to understanding that what we are doing by living according to the law is an act of transcendence; from the depths of the worst sort of mewling egocentric hedonism we rise up to a new life as moral agents capable of the most pure altruism. The law is the ladder we climb on our way up, a structure which can support us as we take our lengthy moral journey through all the many stages of human morality. This journey toward transcendence is a fulfillment of the law's purpose by gradual transformation, a journey in which the law meets our need for support at every stage of that morality.
What good would this ladder do us if it only had one rung, and that at the sixth stage of morality? How many of us would find a way to reach that sixth rung without the intermediate steps? How many of us would give up because it<|fim_middle|> why God would choose to send his son to the Jews at a particular historical moment, about why the law of the Torah preceded the Messiah. My response to the question was essentially that (as he phrased it later) they needed to "marinate in the law" before they could even begin to understand their need for a Messiah.
This is the second part of my answer to the question, and it would be very helpful to read the first part before reading this post. In the first part, I examined how the Tanakh provides a developmental path for morality that responds to how we humans grow into sometimes altruistic adults from mostly amoral children. Specifically, I examined how an external standard such as the Law of the Mosaic age teaches us that the world outside of our internal experience as persons has rules that must be considered when we act and that there are consequences for action that impinge on other persons as well as our relationships with other persons.
Obedience to the law forces us to remember that there are external constraints on our behavior and that there are consequences for our decisions. This is a valuable and necessary lesson for children who do not yet have an adult awareness of ethical obligations to others. If this was all the law was intended to teach us, then any set of laws would suffice to help us develop into altruistic adults. But obedience to a law comprised of a mere random assortment of capricious rules has limited utility; while it does teach us to remember that there are external constraints on our behavior, it does not lead us to a principled way of keeping to those rules.
As adults, we often want a principled way of understanding why we obey the rules, but we do not often want an abstract rational moral standard like that of the utilitarianism provided by Mill. This is not because abstract rational standards have no appeal, but because we are concrete human beings who are inherently personal. We are whole persons who have rational faculties; we are not rational minds with clumsy bodies attached to them who merely need a rational standard and caloric intake to function as moral agents.
It may help to consider how we first learn morality, as well as to consider why so many of Kohlberg's stages of moral development center around our relationships with other persons (stages 2, 3, 4, and 5). And by the time we reach the sixth stage, our regard for other persons is a fundamental part of our universal principles. Even in Mill's abstract and rational utilitarian morality, the harm principle exists to keep our desire for happiness in balance with our regard for the autonomy of other persons. Even the most extreme example of abstract rational hedonism, the ethics of the Cyrenaic school, have some limited regard for what is necessary to maintain our relationship with other persons, albeit out of a childish aversion to pain. The personal dimension of morality seems inescapable, even for those who have tried to use the tools of philosophy to make it impersonal.
Our first encounter with the notion that there are constraints on our behavior beyond the mere sensations of pleasure and pain is fundamentally an encounter with other persons. This may begin with a loving mother, a loving father, or a loving guardian who adopted us. They taught us to respect moral boundaries in how we treated them and others. If we have survived and been integrated into a community of persons, as most of us have, that very survival and integration required us to first learn moral behavior from a person and then a group of persons. Most of us have never known a morality not learned directly from a person, and those of us who have learned of other moral frameworks have learned about them because other persons have introduced us to those ideas.
For us human persons, morality is inseparable from our experience of other persons. Being persons, we need a moral law which is coherent with our nature as persons, a law which is directed toward our treatment of persons and reveals to us the path for personal development, a law which responds to our need for personal growth by providing us with ways to habituate ourselves to behaving toward others as persons rather than as mere objects for our utility, and a law which strives to help us build and protect personal relationships between members of the community of persons.
The ideal way for us to learn that the law exists for the benefit of forming us in such a way that we can treat other persons as persons rather than objects is to recognize that the law is ordered toward the personal, specifically to the benefit of our relationship to a person. In the case of the Tanakh, the law is explicitly ultimately ordered toward the benefit of our relationship to the divine person, the God who lead the people Israel out of Egypt.
In this way, the Tanakh leads us to a fully personal morality; it is a morality directed toward building a relationship with a divine person that requires of us a personal commitment to stepping outside of our personal experience so that we can treat other human persons as whole persons of the kind we know ourselves to be.
For Christians who view the Tanakh as the Old Testament, it makes a great deal of sense that we understand the Law as modeling for us and leading us to a personal encounter and relationship with God. The Law of the Tanakh is not a random assortment of culturally-specific rules that no longer make sense (though there are certainly culturally-specific rules within it); it is a holistic morality that shows us how grow into fully developed moral persons and live as persons in relationship with other persons while requiring a high personal commitment from us.
In my next piece, I will examine how we might understand Christ's claim that he came to fulfill the Law.
Note: The above is a picture of an icon I purchased from bostonmonks.com, the online store for the Holy Transfiguration Monastery.
This might seem like an obtuse and highly unusual claim, so I will offer an explanation from my studies in developmental psychology that may help to clarify my thought process. When we raise children, babysit children, or even reflect on our own childhood behaviors, we can see a developmental path in morality. That path is very short for some people. It is much longer for others. Some people circle back several times and their path appears quite convoluted. Nonetheless, it is a path. When we look at Kohlberg's stages of moral development, we can see that the path traveled under healthy circumstances has some common stages through which a person passes.
The first stage is the moral perspective of Obedience and Punishment. This stage is important for children because they do not yet have an internalized moral framework; a young child is all ego. A child will seek whatever is pleasurable without understanding the costs, avoid whatever is painful without understanding the benefits, and they lack the life experience to discern which actions are worth the pain involved or which actions are temporarily pleasurable while causing long-term damage. In the Tanakh, we might associate this stage with the proverb that a spared rod results in a spoiled child or the commandments to punish people who break the law.
The second stage is the moral perspective of Individualism and Exchange. At this stage, a person has begun to understand that actions have consequences, that taking something has a cost. Controlled punishments from the previous stage may have helped teach them this reality. A child may offer a trade of doing chores for a reward of a new toy. An adult may do the same thing, though the nature of the chores will probably be more difficult and the toys will probably be more expensive. In the Tanakh, we might associate this stage with the laws regarding the treatment of the property of others, such as paying for damages we have caused to the property of other people.
The third stage is the moral perspective of Interpersonal Relationships. People at this stage have started to understand that not only do we pay a price for acquiring things, but we also incur a cost of existing in relationship with other people. Children begin to understand on an intuitive level that they need the help of their parents and seek to please their parents and make amends when they do something hurtful to them. Adults do the same thing, but are generally more conscious of it and intentional about it. In the Tanakh, we might associate this stage with the requirements to sacrifice in the temple; the sacrifice is a way of making amends and pleasing God so as to maintain the relationship with God.
The fourth stage is the moral perspective of Maintaining Social Order. People who have come to this stage have realized a sense of the needs of a harmonious community that transcends to some extent the wants of the individual. Children begin insisting on fair or equitable treatment for themselves and others according to agreed-upon rules. Adults do the same, though they may have a less simplistic understanding of fairness than a child. In the Tanakh, we might associate this stage with the commandment to love our parents and the regulations regarding the treatment of slaves and outsiders.
The fifth stage is the moral perspective of Social Contract and Individual Rights. People who have entered into this stage understand that mutually agreed-upon contracts should be upheld by both parties even when the cost is very high to one party or to both of them. They also understand that individuals may choose to not be party to an agreement with them and do not have to maintain interpersonal relationships with them. In the Tanakh, we might associate this stage with the covenant with Noah and the covenant with Abraham.
The sixth stage is the moral perspective of Universal Principles. People who operate at this stage of development have an internalized moral code and they understand that adherence to their code may come at a high price, a price they are willing to pay. Their moral code often has abstract or transcendental elements that call them beyond what normal social conventions would require. In the Tanakh, we might associate this with the prophets who criticized injustice and called people back to their covenant with God, knowing that they might be killed or tortured for their trouble.
What is interesting is that that the Tanakh, which we Christians refer to as the Old Testament, contains components which correspond to the stages of morality through which each of us journey to one degree or another. The Tanakh responds to all of the stages of human moral development, offering something to draw us away from ephemeral pleasures and toward eternal unity with the divine no matter where we are on our journey in life.
Its value is in its presentation of a holistic moral landscape, in how thoroughly it responds to us as human beings in a constant developmental process rather than in a static state of moral perfection. All the pieces of human morality are there, available for us to utilize in making our way to living a holistic morality which takes into account our own personal development as moral agents and enabling us to respond to others where they are in that process of moral development.
The Tanakh leads us to what many of my contemporaries would understand as a higher morality, and it does so by meeting us where we are as we traverse the realms of what they would understand as a lower morality. It shows us how to live at each stage of morality as Kohlberg classified them; it shows us the great good and great difficulty of living at each of those stages. And it shows that moral development is a recursive process in which we must continually be called back to a higher morality of transcendent unity and universal principle as we sometimes move back toward a lower morality of fear of punishment and lust for reward.
In my next piece, I will examine how we might understand Christian thought in light of the moral landscape shown to us in the Tanakh.
Note: The above is an icon of the prophet Samuel which I purchased from orthodoxmonasteryicons.com, the online store for the Paracletos Monastery. | is too difficult and remain complacent, operating on a makeshift stepping stone we've constructed? If the evidence of contemporary Western culture is any indication of how this plays out, the vast majority of us choose the latter option when only the highest, most pure ideals are available for us to strive toward. When the two available options are either a socially acceptable perfection or a socially acceptable egotistical hedonism, it's perfectly understandable that many would choose the latter despite the fact that they might otherwise aspire to the former.
1. To teach us the need for sacrifice as a means of maintaining healthy relationships.
2. To orient our moral behavior toward the good of other persons.
3. To preserve the health of the community.
4. To lead us to encounter God fully as a person.
5. To transform the social contract (covenant) between God and his people.
6. To move us toward moral perfection as individuals of high principle.
7. To heal us by way of sacrifice so that all these things could be accomplished in mutual love.
Christ taught us by visceral example in his life and especially on the cross he accepted willingly that sacrifice was necessary for the maintenance of healthy relationships. In Christ, we are taught that the whole of the law is oriented toward the good of other persons, specifically God and neighbor, the concept of neighbor including our enemy. In Christ, the community is preserved by being incorporated into His body through baptism. In Christ, we encounter God as a person, fully human and fully divine.
In Christ, the law of the covenant of a particular people, culture, and time is transformed into a law of a covenant for all people and all times. The law is incarnate in the Church, who as a living community of persons is the Body of Christ, providing us with the law in perpetuity. This living community is in a constant state of transformation as it moves toward more fully living out the universal principles articulated by Christ.
In Christ, our universal principles are transformed into shared principles; our morality not only takes place in the context of our human experience, but also as a participation in the divine life of love. This sharing in the divine life does not dissolve our individual life, but rather transforms our individuality so that our individual gifts shine all the more brightly; our individuality is fundamentally preserved.
In Christ, the need for sacrifice to reconcile us to God and to each other was fulfilled on the cross when he bore the weight of our sins unto death. In Christ, the time of sacrifice at the temple for the reconciliation of the individual Jew to God was transformed into a singular, time-pervading sacrifice for the reconciliation of all people to God.
In all these ways, the radical transformation we experience in Christ is transcendent, offering us the opportunity to rise up from imperfection and live fully in the perfection He assured us was possible in the Gospel, that we be perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect. All in all, a perfect way to fulfill the law.
As a follow-up to a previous question I was asked, I wanted to address the following additional question that was posed to me.
"I have heard it said that if parents, etc. do not raise their children, teach their students correctly, then many children, students will end up in Hell. I don't believe this. I think that because of our free will that each of us will have the opportunity to decide where we want to go."
There are many incorrect beliefs about the Catholic teaching on Hell, and many of them circulate even among fairly well-educated Catholics. One of them is articulated and repudiated above, specifically the belief that we are held eternally responsible for the sins of others.
It is true that in our free will we each have the opportunity to decide where we want to go, and even to decide where we will actually end up. The Catechism makes this clear in more than one place, just as Jesus did in the Gospels.
What does the Catechism tell us, based on Jesus' teachings in the Gospel, about how we will be judged?
All that the wicked do is recorded, and they do not know. When 'our God comes, he does not keep silence.'. . . he will turn towards those at his left hand: . . . 'I placed my poor little ones on earth for you. I as their head was seated in heaven at the right hand of my Father - but on earth my members were suffering, my members on earth were in need. If you gave anything to my members, what you gave would reach their Head. Would that you had known that my little ones were in need when I placed them on earth for you and appointed them your stewards to bring your good works into my treasury. But you have placed nothing in their hands; therefore you have found nothing in my presence.' "
The Catechism quotes St. Augustine's paraphrase of the Gospel here, and we can draw something important out of it to answer the question posed initially. Notice that Augustine's paraphrase of the Gospel ends by emphasizing that when we place nothing in the hands of those to whom we have a responsibility for loving Christian kindness, we find nothing in the presence of God.
In principle, this points to the fact that if we fail to do our part to draw people to receive Christ who is the Bread of Life, the most important and substantial something we can place in their hands, then we will be held responsible for our failure to do so. In the same way, parents and catechists and religious brothers and religious sisters and priests and bishops and the Pope will be held responsible if they fail to draw people to receive Jesus, if they fail to help them encounter the greatest gift of all.
Because "man does not live on bread alone", the command to "feed my lambs" is not merely a command to multiply the loaves and fishes so that the poor and vulnerable can have full stomachs; it is also a command to help them to find the Bread of Life provided to us by God. Of course, if we love Jesus, then we will keep His commandments as he said that we would, and part of that is to go and make disciples of all the nations.
We would be best served to do this not because we are afraid that others will go to Hell because of our negligence, or even because we are afraid that we will send ourselves to Hell because of our negligence (which is a real possibility), but because we sincerely want to keep the commandments of the one who loved us unto death so that we need not be afraid of that death any longer, the one who showed us the path to Heaven so that we need not be afraid of Hell.
I would like to preface my answer to this question by pointing out that I am only 30 years old and that my life experience may not be up to the task of answering this question adequately. The conversion from our state of existence as an unruly ego-driven child to truly imitating Christ as a son of God is generally a long process and I'm not even close to the end of that process. That said, I may be able to see the end correctly in light of the Gospels and the Saints, and if so, then I may be able to give some useful insight into the answer to this question.
"[We] are listening to a CD by Steve Wood. He is a convert to the Catholic Church and is a major influence in present Catholic philosophy. Well, one of the things he says is that the religious education and the parent education and the Catholic University education is based on the wrong philosophy as proved by how many people leave the church even with a good Catholic education. (two out of three) The students and children are being taught the history, rules, etc. of the Catholic Church and he feels that this is important, but they are missing a very important ingredient. They are not being taught the love of God, Christ.
Only if the parent, teacher that has a conversion of the heart and by this a great love for God can teach this love of God. Teaching prayers and going to Mass is not enough.
A second thing that he says is that this conversion of the heart is not an emotional thing, but a deep love for God. I have a question about this part and would like your opinion on this and also the first part.
Here is where I am coming from. The God of the whole Universe has wanted each of us to be here from the beginning of time. This is the God that has created this universe (and possibly many universes) with its billions of galaxies and countless stars and planets. He loves each of us more than we can understand and is always at our side and always listens to us and always does what is best for us. This is the God I love with all my heart and with my life. He is a giving God that has saved me even though I am not really worthy of being saved and certainly do not merit any of His love. Then, my question is, how can this not be emotional?? I am overwhelmed by this love that the God of the universe gives such an insignificant person and undeserving person such as me! He has been there every time that I have needed Him and has never failed me or let me down.
So, I think the conversion of the heart is an emotional thing and I am not really understanding where Steve Wood is coming from."
The position taken by some that the conversion of the heart is not emotional is, in my view, not quite correct. It is, however, somewhat understandable as a response to the popular view that our emotions are what are most true, right, or good. There is a mentality of "Do whatever makes you feel good!" inherited from influential parts of the culture of the West from the 1960s and 1970s that is deeply unhealthy, and this mentality has been very problematic for many people when it has been applied to spirituality. It has tended to lead people to mistake mere pleasurable sensation due to aesthetic experience or chemical influence for a genuine spirituality. Spirituality in their view is a reductive spirituality, a spirituality without a spirit, in which the spirit is a symbol that reduces to biochemistry and/or neurology. This is a view the Christian should rightly oppose, but we should also avoid the temptation to make the opposite mistake and claim that emotion is totally excluded from our conversion process.
And Steve Wood is right that simply learning the history, the canons, and the doctrines of the Church are not enough to keep someone in it. The history of Christianity has proven that already. We do need something deeper than a knowing about the Church. We also need something deeper than a feeling about the Church, even if those feelings are strongly positive emotions. Those emotions are not necessarily bad, and they may be both good and necessary, but they are certainly not sufficient. We do indeed need a great love of God that transcends mere emotion, mere exertion of the will, mere performance of rituals with the body, mere groanings of the spirit, or mere exercises of the intellect.
We are integrated beings, and as such the conversion process can and should impact all of the components of our being. Our will, our intellect, our emotions, and our body are all functioning as one integrated system. Conversion is a turning of the entire integrated system of our being toward Christ so that we can follow him as an unblemished model of full human participation in the Kingdom of God.
As we become more like Christ through sincere imitation of Him and communion with Him, this entire integrated system that is our being is transformed so that we can begin to participate more fully in the divine life of love. This process of radical transformation can only take place after our conversion, and this is the process known as sanctification. This sanctifying process transforms the entire integrated system of our being, including our emotions which we tend to understand as being seated in the heart.
The radical transformation of our hearts is shown in how our disordered emotions become ordered toward the highest good. Our fear of being alone is transformed into a fearless love of the community and a fearless delight in solitude. Our fear of death is transformed into a fearless commitment to caring for others at the most vulnerable stages of life and a fearless delight in the joys of our own lives. Thus we are instructed by Christ in the Gospels: "Be not afraid." It is a call to transform our hearts from the one who showed us how to live with radically transformed hearts, hearts turned from stone into hearts that experience love alone, a love that completely reorders our being (soul, will, intellect, emotions, and body) toward God as our beloved.
For the person who is currently operating on a purely emotional level in their conversion process (and I really don't think that the person asking this question is doing that at all), I would encourage them to go deeper and discover that the love of God is so much greater than an emotional experience alone, that like a holy human relationship of profound love (as we find in the married or celibate life) it re-forms us as an entire being by reordering our will, our intellect, our emotions, the acts of our bodies, and ultimately our souls toward the highest good.
Fair Questions: How Do You Perceive Abortion?
I was previously asked by a friend to explain how I perceived abortion. This is the same friend who asked me to explain how I perceive homosexuality.
This explanation is a bit more difficult for me than the previous one. My position on homosexuality has remained essentially the same for the past ten years. My position on abortion, however, has changed significantly. At 20 years of age, I took a fairly typical Pro-choice position with regard to the legality of abortion in the United States. In my mid-to-late twenties, I had arrived at a fairly typical Pro-life position with regard to the legality of abortion.
When I say that I had a fairly typical position, what I mean is that I utilized common philosophical arguments for those positions, not that I was spouting the shrill nonsense so common to both camps. I have consistently avoided using the labels of Pro-choice and Pro-life for myself because they are labels of political convenience and don't accurately convey the nature of the dilemma posed by the legality of abortion. I also have no desire to associate myself with the terrible arguments made by many of the members of both camps or the slurs they sling at each other.
In light of this background, I will answer the question of how I perceive abortion in several ways.
1. As a human being, I have always perceived abortion as a tragedy regardless of my position on its legality. Like a miscarriage, it is saddening and I feel a sense of loss, though with an added kick to that sense of loss because it wasn't really a loss of life so much as a taking of life.
And it's not just tragic for the child; abortion is often a heart-wrenching tragedy for the mother (or at least it seems so to me from my conversations about it with women who have had an abortion). It is also often caused by something tragic for the mother; a lack of support from the father of the child or from the family of the mother can leave her in a place with no good options. Either her quality of life drops dramatically and her child will have a difficult life full of suffering, or she can seek to kill the child and end its suffering while restoring her quality of life. I don't think that those are truly the only two options or that it's the only way to understand the two options, but it does seem to be the dilemma as a mother in that situation often faces it. It's an extremely difficult situation to deal with even under the best of circumstances, and the circumstances are typically far from the best.
While it is not always the case that poverty is present where abortion is, there is a very high correlation between poverty and abortion rates. And while there are men who step up and support the mother of their child (which is a very good thing), there are also plenty of men who are happy to leave women to their choice. As I've heard a number of men tell it, "What's the big deal? She can just get an abortion." I'll admit that I was tempted to exercise my freedom of choice by smashing their faces in with my elbow after they said it. Of course, some women also seem to think that it's not a big deal to get an abortion and the father of the child is the one who wants to keep the child and care for it. This too is a tragic situation.
Regardless of the situation, we should start from a place of compassion for the child and the parents; the child is powerless and the parents are often profoundly broken from addiction, unhealthy family dynamics, a culture of narcissism, and/or poverty. We should reach out to them and offer a helping hand, both because it is the best chance to save the child and because it is the most virtuous way to treat the parents.
2. As a moral philosopher, I have long perceived abortion as a genuine moral dilemma, a conflict between two moral imperatives I value very highly: personal liberty and the protection of human life. I am very suspicious of people who claim that the morality of procuring an abortion is an easy thing to decide, whether they are claiming that is obviously a morally good or morally evil act.
For more detail on my moral position on abortion, you can read this article I previously wrote on the subject related to a philosopher's critique of Pope Francis' position on abortion.
3. As a political philosopher, my position has changed on the issue of the legality of abortion for two basic reasons.
The first is that in talking to women who have either had an abortion or seriously considered it, I found that an assumption I was making was simply incorrect. I had believed that the broad legalization of abortion was something that was helping women, that it was the best way of supporting them. But what I learned from women in the situation was that it really wasn't helping them to accomplish what they wanted. Most of them wanted very much to keep their child.
Thus, it would seem that the more important thing we can do for women is what Feminists for Life and Project Gabriel try to do, which is provide the financial and emotional support lacking in the lives of the women who are in these difficult situations so that they can do what they want to do: choose life. Also, we need to advocate for social structures that make it more likely that women can have the family life that is fulfilling while keeping their children.
The second is that in learning more about law, I have become convinced that our legal standard needs to be more rational, not less rational. And when our legal system insists that we can press charges against someone for killing a child in a mother's womb and that it can be prosecuted as murder, but that it is totally not murder to kill a child when it's the mother who signs the form for their death sentence because of a right to privacy that was magically concocted by Supreme Court justices to get the result that they wanted, what we have is not a rational legal standard.
There are various kinds of rational legal standards under which we could make abortion legal in every case in which a woman wanted to procure one. They're just all horrifying in their implications for human rights. Whether we make the argument based on the ability to feel pain, the viability of survival outside the womb, the ownership of the body, or cognitive ability, the consequences we invoke in using those standards irreparably creates different kinds of injustice. Rather than solving a problem, we would merely be trading one tragedy for another.
For folks who either know me in person or through my writing, it's probably obvious that I have a certain knowledge of and affinity for Buddhism. I occasionally update my Facebook status with quotes from the Buddha's discourses, discuss the Buddha's teaching in philosophical circles, and share insights from Buddhism in conversations with friends where I think it might help them. My stoic demeanor is well known, and I have been told by a friend that I was the most Buddhist Catholic he had ever known.
And in my writing, I have examined various kinds of Western misunderstandings about Buddhism (and will continue to do so). I have addressed those who believe the Buddha to be an agnostic or atheist and explained why this is absolutely not true based on the evidence of Buddha's discourses. In that same piece, I addressed a claim made by some who obviously haven't read that Pali canon that Buddhism does not have a Hell as monotheistic religions do. I have addressed those who believe that Buddhism is more compatible with contemporary egalitarian ideals in the West, specifically contemporary feminist ideals.
I have addressed Nietzsche's misunderstanding of Buddhism in the Genealogy of Morals. I have suggested that Buddhism is not superstition. I used the Buddha's teachings as an example of why Valerie Tarico's critique of religion failed miserably to understand religion prior to critiquing it. I even used a definition of liturgy provided by a Zen Buddhist priest to help others understand what liturgy is in a Christian context.
Given all this, I can see why people might wonder why I never became a Buddhist. I will try to answer that question today. Hopefully this will explain to those who find it interesting why I will never be a Buddhist. I could provide a list of points of my agreement with Buddhism and points of my disagreement with Buddhism, but I think in this case that simply telling my story would be more useful.
I started taking an interest in Buddhism because of my study of martial arts, specifically Japanese martial arts. That lead to an interest in Zen Buddhism, specifically as expressed in the writings of Takuan Sōhō and Dōgen. I found the practice of meditation particularly helpful, both in my practice of martial arts and the development of a more peaceful acceptance of the struggles of my life.
Out of this interest in Buddhism, I began reading some of the Buddha's discourses online while I worked nights as I was getting my first degree. I also began studying Buddhism as a tradition, seeking to understand its history and relationship with politics. I looked at the early Buddhist councils and tried to gain some understanding of the differences between the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana traditions within Buddhism.
As I studied Buddhism and compared it with Christianity, I kept finding that everything I found valuable in Buddhism was already present in the ancient Christian tradition when I did my research (mysticism, a deep wisdom tradition, a comprehensive cosmology, etc.) So I needed some new way of deciding between the two.
I decided to go back to a fundamental question: what's the highest purpose of a religion as it relates the person practicing it? I decided that the highest purpose of religion for the practitioner is not to find a worldview and moral path that fits who we are, but instead to find a worldview and moral path that fits who we want to become by challenging us on every level so that we are constantly growing in moral practice.
The difference between Buddhism and Christianity for me was that Buddhism fit the person I was, but not the person I wanted to become. Which is not to say that Buddhist ethics would not prompt me to grow and change, but that it would not do so in such a way as to radically transform my core ethos into something greater. My core ethos as a 21 year old was the same as the core ethos of Buddhism: transcend suffering by accepting it and gradually detaching from it through the liberating power of the mind. This was an ethos I had developed as a coping mechanism for the traumas of my life, small as they were in many ways. Buddhism couldn't transform my core ethos because I already shared it.
Christianity on the other hand had a core ethos of suffering as a loving gift offered in service to others, and also an informative process that helps us to understand ourselves while developing morally. This was a core ethos I did not share at all. It would force me to step outside of my deepest coping mechanisms and become an entirely new person. And I'm very glad that is has in fact done that for me over the past few years. I'm a much better person for it.
It probably seems odd that I could honestly say that Buddhism fit me better than Christianity despite growing up within the Christian tradition, but it's not surprising when I consider the case of many of my atheist friends. They didn't sit down under a tree one day and reason out the truth of everything. What I found from my discussions with them is that by and large they became atheists because they realized that their existing philosophical views and moral intuitions lead to a worldview without room for any sort of God they could conceptualize.
I think that's how many of us think through an issue. We generally leave our core assumptions unexamined and just overturn one of our conclusions because we realize that it's incoherent with those core assumptions. I would go so far as to say that many people in the U.S. hold assumptions that should lead them to atheism, but they nonetheless cling to theism and/or Christianity. They are atheists who don't know it yet. And in much the same way, I was once a Buddhist who didn't know it yet.
Some time ago, I had a conversation with a friend of mine about | 5,160 |
Jamshedpur: SIGMA, the social initiative arm of XLRI, successfully completed the two-day Social Entrepreneurship Conclave today with a total of 16 speakers addressing the panel on the overall theme of 'Entrepreneurship for Urban Sustainability' over a span of two days i.e. 9th and 10thFebruray. The event held at XLRI was planned under the aegis of Prof. Madhukar Shukla, Chairperson, Fr Arrupe Centre for Ecology and Sustainability (FACES) in association with Tata Steel.
There were 3 sessions held on the first day, covering the sub-themes of urban governance, access to basic social services, and protecting the core environment. Two more sessions were held<|fim_middle|> entrepreneurs, under graduate and post graduate students. It was a great learning experience as per the feedback from the participants.
XLRI provided the ideal platform for the exchange of ideas, problems and their solutions, among the speakers and the attendants by means of various interactive sessions in the conclave. SIGMA (Social Initiative Group for Managerial Assistance) is student run social collaborative group at XLRI which run under the able guidance of Professor Madhukar Shukla. | on the second day of the conclave, with sub-themes of strengthening the informal workforce and waste and pollution management. Additionally, the keynote address by Dr. Jagan Shah covered the broad aspects of urban sustainability. The first topic on urban governance saw discourses by Dr. Poornima Dore, Head, Data Governance, Tata Trusts; Sourav Roy, Chief of CSR, Tata Steel; and Sophie Charrios, Vice President, Oikos International.
The panelists spoke about the issue in an Indian context, the emergence of data and technology, and the need for a visionary leadership in urban governance. The second topic for the day was on access to basic social services where the panel of speakers consisted of Thomas Pullenkav, Technical Lead, SELCO Foundation; Pratima Joshi, Co-Founder and ED, Shelter Associates; and Saransh Vaswani, Founder and Director, Saajha.
The fourth topic on strengthening the informal workforce saw sessions by Krishnavtar Sharma, Co-founder and ED, Aajeevika Bureau; Pritha Dutt, Director, Empower Pragati; and Barsha Poricha, Director, CURE. The session focused on improving livelihoods for vulnerable local communities. The last panel on waste and pollution management saw speeches by Sourav Roy, Chief of Sustainability, JUSCO; Nalini Shekhar, Co-founder, Hasirudala; and Odette Katrak, Co-Founder, Beautiful Bengaluru. The session came with learnings around how each individual can contribute towards reducing waste and pollution.
Both days saw a full-house participation from social entrepreneurs, corporates, budding social | 339 |
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Nifty and fast-paced pre-Code film has Helen Chandler homeless and starving, so she tosses a brick through a drugstore window so she can be arrest and get some food and sleep. But the tables are turned by big-hearted cop (Charles Bickford) takes her under his wing and into his apartment to look after her. He also gets her a job as a chorus girl where she attracts the attention of slimy Val (George Meeker) who preys upon women.
Seems he's also been ro<|fim_middle|> sympathetic role. George Meeker is appropriately oily, and Mayo Method, best remembered as one of Bogart's wives, has a solid role and is quite good as the troubled star. The print I have from Sony MOD is excellent. | bbing fading star Fern Cavan (Mayo Methot) blind, and when she quits her starring role in the show, he cleans out her safe and leaves to flat, using the money to lure Chandler into his "high life." Chandler takes the bait after she gives up waiting for Bickford to take a romantic interest in her. But when the faded star realizes her money is gone, she goes into action.
Helen Chandler is wonderful and remains one of the underrated stars of early talkies. Charles Bickford is good in a rare | 110 |
As February rolls around… its time to start looking at your New Year's resolutions you made back in the beginning of this year. For some of you, you may say oh yeah I'm killing this. But for most of us, we might have started off strong with first couple<|fim_middle|> a good work-life balance.
Time management with work and your home life is a key aspect when trying to better yourself. If you are stressed out at work, you will probably go home and stress yourself out more thinking about it. By having a good work-life balance it will help strengthen your mental health as well. When it is time to leave work, leave it. It is important to be able to come home and relax after a busy day at work. | of weeks but then went back into our old routines.
It's never too late to start over!
First things first, start small.
Don't just dive in headfirst. You need to make sure you start small. You can start with just trying to get enough sleep at night. If you start with something simple, it will help you stick to your goals and will help you be able to add on other smaller goals you have.
You probably started off with a resolution that was broad. For example, "get fit" or "lose weight" are just way too broad to start the year off. If you want to lose weight, come up with a plan on how to do that, and stick to it!! By making your goals specific, you are able to see what you need some extra work on and can get to it sooner rather than later.
Don't get hard on yourself if you slip up.
Remember, we are all human and we make mistakes. Go ahead, have that cheeseburger but then make sure you do something to make up for it. If you start getting into your old habits, you might get stuck and could lose your shot of becoming the better you.
If you make a new goal, spread it out. If you have never gone to the gym before, don't sign up for a high intensity cross fit class. Again, start small! Maybe go to the gym two to three times a week to get your body used to going. By spreading your goals out, it allows you to focus on one thing at a time.
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Unseen urban arts in Sham Shui Po
Written by Time Out Hong Kong
Sham Shui Po has transformed tremendously over the years. A living installation through time, it's where the old and new<|fim_middle|> Factory and Brothers Leathercraft, which offer quality hides as well as workshops that teach aspiring craftsmen how to make their very own leather goods. Tai Nam Street is also home to many new setups and arty places, it is gradually becoming a small art hub in the city.
Address: Tai Nan Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Muze Pens
Established in 1958, Muze Pens is one of the oldest pen shops in Hong Kong. From fountain pens and inks to papers and other accessories, this specialist shop has it all. In efforts to promote the art of penmanship and encourage more people to put pen to paper, the shop also provides professional advice and recommendations, repair and maintenance services, as well as custom nib-grinding and engraving services. The owner collects pens from around the world and chats with visitors about calligraphy.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/muzepens
Kwan Tai Temple
Constructed in 1891, Kwan Tai Temple is the only place of worship in Kowloon dedicated to the God of War and Righteousness. This Grade II historic building is a great example of traditional Lingnan architecture and includes many stunning features, including a giant bronze bell and crescent blade. The temple is open to the public on most days but it becomes a real spectacle on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month, when crowds arrive in droves to celebrate Kwan Tai's birthday. Distinctive Chinese architectural features can be found on the roof and they are a true reflection of traditional craftsmanship in Chinese architecture.
Address: 158 Hai Tan Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
D2 Place
D2 Place is more than just another shopping mall in Hong Kong. Instead of massive chain stores and cookie-cutter retail shops, it houses stylish boutiques and pop-up stores from indie local and regional brands. The popular weekend markets also shine a spotlight on local culture and businesses, offering shopaholics a more meaningful shopping experience than what they would otherwise find at mega malls. Many artists are attracted to the weekend markets, facilitating the exchanges between artists and adding unique shopping for visitors.
Address: 9 Cheung Yee Street & 15 Cheung Shun Street, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon
Phone: +852 3620 3098 (D2 Place ONE) / +852 2557 7988 (D2 Place TWO) | flow with unique literary and artistic charm. Culture and history run proudly in this fascinating district that is home to disappearing craftsmanship, meaningful historical buildings, along with a wide variety of creative workshops. Here, art is intertwined tightly with life, and acts as a catalyst for inspiring individuals and engaging with the community. Uncover the living art gems in this neighbourhood under 'Arty highlights'.
Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC)
The JCCAC (Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre) building was once a factory estate that housed the city's cottage industries. It was given a facelift and a new lease on life when it reopened in 2008 as a bustling creative hub, providing artists with studio space and venues for showcasing their creations. Apart from theatre, shops and teahouses, the space is also home to artists hoping to preserve Hong Kong's cultural heritage — a true home for artists.
Address: 30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon
Website: www.jccac.org.hk
Arty highlights
Bo Wah Effigies
Bo Wah specialises in paper effigies that are burned in traditional Chinese rituals as offerings to honour the deceased. Aside from market-standard effigies such as clothes and houses, this museum-like store also offers more modern items and custom-made products such as smartphones, electric guitars and even a Darth Vader helmet inspired by the Star Wars films. Master Au Yeung believes effigies can also be a form of art, crafting effigies into different art pieces for displays at home.
Address: 2D Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Lung Hing Tong
A popular spot with Instagrammers, this building is unlike anything else in Sham Shui Po. It's home to Lung Hing Tong, an institution established in 1931 that offers a range of services from the medical to the spiritual and religious. Its colourful green tiling is in stark contrast to the neutral blocks sitting on either side, and its eye-catching design is topped by a 3D dragon, cranes and deer emerging out of the frescos on the roof.
Address: 92-94 Ki Lung Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Website: www.lunghingtong.org
Mudheytong Gallery
Denoting 'clayware space', Mudheytong is a gallery founded by two local ceramic artists committed to exhibiting and promoting contemporary ceramic art in Hong Kong. Combining a pottery shop and studio, Mudheytong runs public workshops and sells unique pottery on the ground floor space to engage the wider community. The upper floor is the owner's studio which is temporarily closed to the public. Those looking to dabble in the medium can take part in one-day trial classes, or commit to a four-session regular workshop, to get hands-on with wheel-throwing, trimming, building, and glazing. Kids are also welcome to attend.
Address: 175 Tai Nan Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
Website: https://www.mudheytong.com/
Tai Nan Street
During the peak of Hong Kong's manufacturing boom, Tai Nan Street was home to many factories that produced leather, fabrics and accessories. Today, only a handful of vendors from that era remain, including Luen Cheong Leather Hong Kong, which was established in 1948 and specialises in locally made vegetable-tanned cow hides. In recent years, the street welcomed a second wave of artisans, such as Alri Star Leather | 732 |
When it comes to sewing patterns, most of them if not all, will give you some instructions on which fabric you should use for the desired outcome. However, it is also possible to use other materials apart from the one suggested by the pattern maker but let it be closely related with the idea that has already been suggested<|fim_middle|> examine the fabric to see whether the edges are excessively worn-out and if there are any, then you should avoid it. Excessive fraying is an indicator that the material is not suitable and could fray further as you work on your project. Also be a bit careful if the fabric bolt is showing signs of rolling up since this will happen when you start working on it. Although such problems can be remedied, it will take time unnecessarily and you should go for any other better option if available.
Different fabrics work well for different occasions. When choosing the fabric therefore, it will be important to consider its weight and movement to help you settle on the right option possible. Additionally, you should look at the fabric texture and let this be a guide for what you choose. For example, if you are going for a wedding dress or evening gown, the most ideal fabrics would be organza, silk, or tulle. On the other hand, cotton and linen will work perfectly well for casual wear.
If you don't have advanced sewing skills, it will be advisable to avoid projects that require fabrics such as satin and chiffon. Beginners would be well advised to start with durable materials such as cottons (light to medium weight) as these do not snag the sewing machine and thus won't give you much of a problem. As a beginner, avoid working with too expensive fabrics to avoid major losses when you make a mistake.
The print you choose will have a major bearing on the final outcome. Dresses that have curves might prove tough especially if you choose a stripped fabric especially because you have to keep the stripes even throughout tour sewing project. Always consider the color, size and direction of the prints in the light of the project you are working on.
It is also good to consider the available care instructions to avoid picking the wrong fabric for your project. You do not want a fabric that will start puckering once the attire is washed for the first time. Always consider whether the fabric is designed for gentle cleaning or dry cleaning to see whether this is something you should work with. | . Working with the fabric idea given or something closely related will definitely give you the best results in your sewing.
If you are already experienced in sewing, it is very likely that you know how different materials feel when you touch them. As such, it becomes easy for you to know whether different materials will be appropriate for your sewing project before you start. You should always | 73 |
Score: surge, the sounds, the pull
The surge, the sounds, the pull : for orchestra / Anthony Lyons.
by Anthony Lyons (2007)
Library Availability: 784.2/LYO 1 — Available for loan
Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in Bb, 2 bassoons, 2 French horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, timpani, percussion (1 player), strings.
The Surge, The Sounds, The Pull takes its title and broad inspiration from a painting by the Australian artist John Firth-Smith. Much of Firth-Smith's work is abstract in nature and tends to suggest worlds of swirling water, wind, sail boats,<|fim_middle|> techniques between instrumental parts.
Published by: Australian Music Centre — 1 facsimile score (43p. -- B4 (portrait))
First performance by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Brett Kelly — 11 Sep 07. Iwaki Auditorium ABC Centre, Southbank, Melbourne
Composer's no.: AL 028.
Includes programme notes.
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- Browse other works by Anthony Lyons | rope, rusty iron and primordial forces bound up in shapes, textures, rhythms and figures like spirals. The painting suggested a number of sonic impressions and concepts related to 'surge' and 'pull'. These implant themselves upon the structure and feel of the piece through dynamic and textural contrast, and in some sections the use of close delay or ripple-like imitation | 73 |
<|fim_middle|> of Duplo from her cousin Tom, who became to big for it. My old doll-house, complete restored by grandma.
And, a very nice dutch custom, we decorated her chair. I try to make a new garland every year, this time I decided to make one of these.
At the daycare she treated strawberries and melon. I think it was a perfect day! | In july Puck turned 3. It was the first time we really celebrated her birthday. We made birthday invitations. She chose to have a chocolate cake. Her favourite color is blue "and I also like pink!" Her biggest wish was a "pedal bike".
So… being a real mom, I started baking, and sewing, and cooking, and decorating to throw my girl a real birthday party. We had chocolate cake, and carrot cake (for the people that don't like chocolate?!?). I made her a birthday T-shirt and a real party skirt. We invited all the grandparents, her cousins and her two best friends.
She got loads of presents: the desired "pedal" bike. A doll bed, beautiful new books, a Cars toy, a big pile | 158 |
Where is<|fim_middle|> in UK academic and other economic circles, but their voices were not that loud and were certainly not much heard by policy-makers, especially as unemployment did fall, inflation kept low, deficits and debt were under control, and growth just kept on going. There was little to get excited about from a left perspective on macroeconomic policy.
Place-based health: why local accountability would lead to better quality and outcomes. | the (British) centre left now on macro policy?
To achieve the ambitions that those on the centre-left have, we need to use all the tools at our disposal. One of these is macroeconomic policy, the policies that at an aggregate level try to influence growth, employment, and demand in the economy.
Even if, either as a Marxist or a neo-classical traditionalist, one believes that in the long run it is the supply side of the economy that really matters, macro policy can and must matter in the short run. And since within economics there are many arguments that macro conditions affect the way that the supply side develops, most would agree that macroeconomic policy must matter even in the longer run.
But most thinkers on the left do not really know what they think about macro policy. And even macro economists who are of the left are not really sure what the correct macro policy is - let alone whether there is a 'correct' macro policy in all circumstances.
By and large most on the centre left can be classified as Keynesians. This means firstly that they believe that the economy does not through its own volition always create enough demand to meet its potential supply, thus leading to unemployment and other under use of resources. And secondly, that they believe government action to stabilise an economy and push it nearer to the full use of capacity is desirable and possible to do effectively (1). This indicates that the values and the broad understanding of how economies work will be driving the left in a different direction from those driving the right. But in practical terms, how far can we articulate a progressive macro policy that is different from mainstream or right-wing macro policy?
Furthermore, where those on the left disagree on macro policy, what drives those differences? Are those differences about how the economy works, about what works in tackling economic problems, or about values and what is politically possible and advantageous? And where does and where should Labour stand on all this at present?
Every now and then in the UK, macro policy becomes a huge bone of contention. This is not only because the left has a different perspective to the right, but also because within the left there are massive differences on what the correct policy is, how economies work, and how they link into the real or supply side of the economy.
In terms of the right versus the left, the 1980s and early 1990s saw a battle between the monetarists and the rest (mainly but not exclusively Keynesians). This technically was about issues such as the role of the quantity of money in influencing inflation and output but more fundamentally was about whether government, by purposeful actions, could lead us to better outcomes in term of jobs and growth, or whether the best government could do was to control inflation and then keep out of the way. Not surprisingly, the overwhelming voice of the left was against the hard versions of monetarism. But the battles within the left camp were also vigorous and passionate.
There were particularly marked disputes between those who believed in very active Keynesianism to boost growth even if it did cause inflation; those who wanted import controls to allow demand to grow without sucking in imports; and those who were starting to argue that macro tools should mainly be used to secure stability in the macroeconomic conditions because it encourages private sector investment and other activity. In the mid-1990s, when I last wrote about this topic for Renewal (Corry, 1994), this battle was still raging, even if the Supply Siders were gaining the upper hand within the Labour Party and the more radical Alternative Economic Strategy had faded well into the background.
These different perspectives, as I tried to analyse in that paper, were about a number of issues. First, a difference in the weight to give to different objectives and disagreement as to whether there were trade-offs between some of them. The most important of these was in relation to inflation. Some Labour thinkers were pretty relaxed about inflation; if policies that boosted the economy boosted inflation then so be it--a price, if you like, worth paying. Others worried at length about it, feeling that in the end high inflation restrained growth, hit Labour's natural supporters, and was a vote loser.
Second, there was a difference about what a small open economy like the UK could do on its own and how much it had to adjust to global realities--ranging from the constraint that free and internationally mobile capital markets imposed to the inability to expand domestically, if other countries were not, without just sucking in imports in an unsustainable way.
Third, there was a disagreement as to what the best macro conditions were to allow private sector activity to expand and flourish. One side felt very strongly that low interest rates and a competitive pound were above all the key requirements. Others believed it was stability--fewer booms and busts, to half coin a famous phrase.
Fourth, there was disagreement on deficits and debt. The definition of it in those days, the Public Sector Borrowing Requirement (PSBR), had become a big issue not least because the right-wing monetarists claimed that it was bad not only because of the stifling need to repay the resulting debt but because the PSBR affected the money supply. The left's arguments were more focused on the extent to which fear of high debt should be a constraint on fiscal policy.
The coming of Tony Blair and especially Gordon Brown saw an end to such debates in the Labour Party--they pushed on with what I called in 1994 the 'Supportive Keynesian' approach. But it was not just them. In academia and across the word, macroeconomic policy seemed much less divisive. Broadly speaking, for much of the so-called 'NICE' period ('non-inflationary consistently expansionary'), macro debate became muted. Loud debates on macro policy were replaced by important but less fundamental ones on growth theory and the optimal design of stable policy institutions. The new consensus across the spectrum was that macro policy should be used for stability and micro policy was where the action was. So in different ways keeping inflation down became the top priority and doing this was entrusted to independent central banks; nobody argued much anymore that there were trade-offs whereby you could 'buy' higher growth and lower unemployment for a bit more inflation in the medium or long-term. And fiscal fine tuning was no longer much talked about, as longer term fiscal goals were prioritised. In addition, the deficit, apparently so worrisome in 1994, had melted away as a concern by 1997. Much of this consensus of course reflected the benign economic times; the debates over how to respond to really difficult economic conditions were submerged rather than resolved.
The centre left version of this was perhaps best played out in the way President Bill Clinton and his team approached economic policy--so called 'Clintonomics'. Clinton made a virtue of getting the fiscal position under control, not least as it would lead to lower real interest rates, thus boosting private sector investment. Active supply-side policy, for instance in the labour market, was used. But the argument that the deficit had to be kept under control and that monetary policy was not about Keynesian boosts took hold more widely.
This approach seeped into the New Labour approach pretty quickly--not least because there was a search for a fresh narrative after yet another defeat in 1992. Right from the start of New Labour the most common point made was the need to end the debilitating extremes of the business cycle--to end boom and bust (Balls and O'Donnell, 2002).
There were some who doubted this approach | 1,544 |
The ObserverFiction
Celebrity writers pack the shelves as shops<|fim_middle|>"If one is looking for evidence that publishers are throttling back, thinking outside the box, or making fewer big bets, then these statistics do not provide it – in 2008, the first year we highlighted 'super Thursday', we listed 247 new hardbacks; this year there are 315," Jones said.
Hoping to stand out in the celebrated crowd is Jacobson, who has impressed many critics with his new novel, J. Writing in the Times, John Sutherland called it "subtle, topical, thought-provoking and painfully uncomfortable". Already a Man Booker winner with The Finkler Question, Jacobson is the only previously anointed writer in contention for this year's prize.
Absent from the Man Booker list this time, to the annoyance of some critics, is Amis's new, Auschwitz-based work, The Zone of Interest. It was described as "a nasty, timely book" by Wynn Wheldon in the Spectator, who added that it is "as good as anything Amis has written since London Fields".
The Paying Guests, the latest from Sarah Waters, is set in the 1920s and has won several enthusiastic reviews. Jane Shilling in the Evening Standard called it a "virtuoso feat of storytelling" and a book tempting the reader to complete it at one sitting.
Also in the fray is How to be Both, a historical novel set in two time frames from Ali Smith, and next month Irish writer Tóibín's Nora Webster is published, a book which works as a kind of spinoff from his critical hit Brooklyn.
Heading the charge of bestselling British authors is Hornby. His Funny Girl, chronicling the life of a fictional British comic star, is also out next month. British fiction stars Martina Cole, David Nicholls and Rachel Joyce also have new titles.
Rachel Cusk | predict an autumn bonanza
The coming weeks promise to be the busiest for launches in years as top-quality authors fight it out for sales
David Mitchell, Sarah Waters and Martin Amis. Photograph: Observer
Vanessa Thorpe, arts and media correspondent
Sat 6 Sep 2014 08.36 EDT
Clear the bookshelves; no, clear the weekend diary until Christmas: the next few weeks are to see one of the biggest traffic jams of big-name, top-flight British fiction in recent publishing history.
A succession of serious novels with the worthiest of pedigrees, some of them already in the shops, will each be attempting to attract the attention of readers, critics and, ultimately, of prize judges.
Ian McEwan, Will Self, David Mitchell and Rachel Cusk will soon be vying for a rosette alongside Martin Amis, Sarah Waters, Howard Jacobson and Ali Smith, to say nothing of latecomers to the party such as award-winning authors Colm Tóibín and Nick Hornby, who both have new novels out next month.
The autumn season for major book launches is always a competitive bonanza, as titles are positioned for the maximum number of sales in the long runup to Christmas. Often there is a slew of celebrity autobiographies; sometimes there are confessional diaries, too. This year, however, the spotlight is unusually fixed on literary hard-hitters, as hardbacks are trucked out bearing the names of almost every acclaimed household name in British fiction.
Ali Smith, Howard Jacobson and Will Self. Photograph: Observer
Mitchell, the beloved Worcestershire-raised author of Cloud Atlas, is already being fêted for his latest title, The Bone Clocks, while in Outline Cusk will dissect the emotions of an imaginary woman author who is coping with the aftermath of torrid domestic upheaval. McEwan's new offering, The Children Act, is a short book about the moral dilemmas facing a woman judge, while Self's Shark is the avant-garde story of a north London psychiatrist who treats a putative survivor of an infamous American naval shipwreck, the same disaster that is referenced in Steven Spielberg's film Jaws.
The British book industry is responding with energy to the suggestion that ebooks have dumbed down their business. With a renewed faith in serious print content, the major publishing houses are to put their best men and women out in the field.
As a result ,the editor of the Bookseller, Philip Jones, was concerned this summer that top authors' sales might be hit by "the large numbers of new books being published". However, Jones has since agreed that the quality glut is something to celebrate. "The range this year is as breathtaking as it is daunting. If these books don't get book buyers into bookshops between October and December, then we may as well pack up and open an online catalogue business," he wrote.
Dan Franklin, the respected publisher at Random House's Vintage imprint and longtime friend of Amis, said he saw no sign that any of his leading authors' sales would suffer in the general commercial mêlée this year. "It's very difficult to generalise," said Franklin, "but I can say that from this division, where we had Howard Jacobson, Martin Amis, Haruki Murakami and Ian McEwan in pretty quick succession, there is no evidence at all that any of them have suffered. Rather, the reverse."
This autumn, for the first time, British publishers are officially backing 9 October as "super Thursday", an annual focus for publicising the key launches. The decision to align behind this one day across rival publishing companies will be highlighted in a new joint promotional campaign to run under the jaunty banner of Books Are My Bag.
Staff at the Bookseller have also identified 25 September and 23 October as key launch dates this year and around 700 hardback books will be released over the three dates, among them a heavy sprinkling of literary stars.
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Caring for Sea Turtles in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
By Haydé Escal<|fim_middle|>. On previous occasions and in similar situations, injured sea turtles have returned to Banderas Bay to nest -we hope Black Pearl proves to be one of these cases!
If you would like to see, help and support this noble species visit the official site of the Sea Turtle Protection Camp in Boca de Tomates or visit Velas Vallarta Resort's baby sea turtle nursery.
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The sounds of the waves, the blazing sun and a warm inviting culture are the elements of a city that goes to great lengths to protect a distinctive species: the sea turtle. These animals return year after year to Vallarta-Nayarit's coasts to lay their eggs in these ideal spawning grounds.
The Program for Conservation and Protection of Sea Turtles in Puerto Vallarta has overseen the preservation of these majestic creatures for over a year now, with positive results and countless success stories. Such is the case of Black Pearl, a three-year old Ridley Turtle (endangered species) who lost her front flipper due to human pollution.
Black Pearl was rescued by locals who saw her stranded and injured, tangled in a synthetic bag that caused her to develop gangrene in her flipper. She was immediately handed over to the Sea Turtle Protection Camp in Boca de Tomates, Jalisco and placed under the care of Odin Benitez and his team of biologists. The turtle's rehabilitation received support from the PROFEPA.
Thanks to the efforts and collaboration of an excellent team that cared for her day and night for about 3 months, Black Pearl recovered and was integrated back into her natural habitat on August 29th. . Her life situation changed completely – she can now feed by herself and has shown enough strength to swim.
Black Pearl is expected to recover almost completely | 276 |
With free agency trucking along and the NFL Draft looming ahead, we had a special request by a reader to explain how NFL contracts work, in particular, with respect to cap space. And since we love our readers, here's our "NFL Contracts 101".
As a disclaimer, I am NOT a sports agent, so I'm not the be all end all on this topic. I'm going to do my best to oversimplify all this craziness, so don't blame me if you get into a discussion with an actual sports agent and he or she tells you you're crazy. First of all, they say that to everyone, so don't worry. Second, they're probably right, since most "normal" people not playing in the NFL or a part of NFL team management don't really care about NFL contracts.
NFL contracts are convoluted instruments. Unlike contracts in other sports, like Major League Baseball ("MLB") and the National Basketball Association ("NBA"), NFL contracts are in large part not guaranteed. For the MLB and NBA, contracts work like you'd expect in everyday life. I give you a job for one year and agree to pay you $1 million, and you sign the contract and agree to work for a year. I've guaranteed that I'll pay you a set amount of money for a set amount of work. Easy peasy. Except for the $1 million part. Because I'm sorry to say that this site doesn't make $1 million. Even if we go out a million years it wouldn't make that much. But I digress.
NFL contracts might have some "guaranteed" money, but most of the time that only refers to "signing bonuses". Once you sign the contract, I can give you a "signing bonus", which of course is guaranteed on the signing. The remainder of your contract is likely to made of "roster bonuses", "base salaries" and "incentives". Of course, there can be a lot of other things in an NFL contract, but this is just a 101 class, so let's keep it simple.
"Roster bonuses" vest once you make an NFL team roster. So you do well enough in the off season and preseason to get a spot on the 53-player roster, you get your "roster bonus" for that year. There could be "roster bonuses" set up for several years.
"Base salaries" (also referred to as Paragraph 5 or P5 salary) are essentially your salary for playing the game. You suit up for 16 games for my team, and I'll pay you your "base salary". Of course, if I release you for some reason, you may only<|fim_middle|>, the Browns chose to apportion equal parts of that signing bonus against cap space over the length of the anticipated contract (i.e. $9 million divided by 3 years, so $3 million per year). But now that Johnny Doe is gone, and year one only accounted for $3 million of the singing bonus, $6 million remains to be accounted for in year two. Of course, the Browns have the option to prorate some of bonus money for one released player each year, so they could take a $3 million hit in year two and the remaining $3 million hit in year three. Since this counts against their cap space and they have no player to show for it, this is often referred to as "dead money". Clearly, having too much "dead money" is not a good thing and can inhibit a team's ability to acquire necessary talent.
Now how much would have Johnny Doe have counted against cap space if he was kept for year two and made the roster?
In that case, his base salary for year two ($15 million), his prorated signing bonus ($3 million), and his roster bonus ($1 million) all count against the cap space. So if the Browns kept Johnny Doe in year two, they would need to account for $19 million in cap space.
Thus, releasing Doe saves them $16 million in cap space in year two ($19 million minus $3 million).
But Wait, What About Incentives?
Incentives can be tricky with regard to cap space, because they're treated differently if they're LTBE (Likely To Be Earned) or NLTBE (Not Likely To Be Earned).
An LTBE incentive is one that's given based on past performance. So if Johnny Doe was re-signing with the Browns and had exceeded 2,000 yards prior to re-signing, then the 2,000 yard incentive is considered LTBE and counts against cap space (and if he fails to trigger it, the Browns would get a credit for additional cap space the following year).
If Doe never exceeded 2,000 yards before, then the incentive is likely to be considered NLTBE, and will not count against the cap space (unless Doe triggers it, in which case it will count against the following year's cap space).
OK, I think that's enough for now. My head hurts and I actually just wrote about it, so I can only imagine how you feel right now. Probably a little something like this. | get a prorated portion of that salary. So although some people refer to the first year "base salary" as guaranteed, that's only because they're confident that the player won't be cut within his first year, not that the money is actually "guaranteed" like it is in the MLB and NBA. The "base salary" can change from year to year.
Then there's "incentives". Those can be basically any payment that's premised on reaching some condition. Like if you're a running back and you break 1,000 yards rushing, perhaps you get an extra $1 million. Or if you're a linebacker and if you get 5 sacks in the regular season, you get an extra $500,000. Teams can be creative with this part in order to hedge their bets on signing a player. If the player does well, they're winning so who cares how much it cost. If the player does poorly, at least you don't have to pay as much.
You Mean Cap Space Doesn't Refer to Baseball Caps?
So how does this all impact cap space?
Well, releasing someone before the season starts will essentially clear out from cap space anything the team hasn't already paid (except in the rare instance in which some portion of future payment was actually "guaranteed").
Johnny Doe signs a contract to play for the Cleveland Browns. It's referred to as a $60 million three year contract.
Doe gets a $9 million signing bonus.
Doe gets an increasing base salary each year of $10 million, $15 million and $20 million.
Doe gets a roster bonus of $1 million each year.
Doe gets an incentive of $1 million dollars each year he has over 2,000 yards from scrimmage.
Let's say after year one, the Browns (unsurprisingly) end up with 0-16 record, Doe fails to eclipse 2,000 yards, and the Browns decide it's time to dump Johnny, so they release him.
How does this example impact their cap space?
Note that the only real "guaranteed" money here is the signing bonus. Sure, he got his base salary of $10 million already, but that's in the past and is no longer of consequence for the year two cap space. He also got his roster bonus of $1 million for year one, but that also is in the past and does not impact year two cap space. And, clearly, the incentive was never triggered.
So the only money that the Browns need to worry about is the $9 million bonus, assuming they didn't take the entirety of that bonus against their cap space in year one. If that's the case, releasing John Doe basically clears everything from cap space.
More than likely, though | 580 |
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McPherson students protest against Summit Learning Platform Tuesday afternoon
by: Michelle Ross
Some students in McPherson want change after the school district adopted a new technology learning platform.
"No Summit, no Summit, no Summit," students chanted with signs.
Instead of going to class, about 30 McPherson Middle School students decided to spend their afternoon in protest.
"We're here to protest against Summit Learning Platform because we don't think it's that good," 7th grader Drake Madden said.
From 12:30 p.m. to the end of the school, students stood outside the school building making signs with the message "No Summit."
"It's just because we want change," 7th grader Leland Hept said. "We asked for change four months ago and that didn't happen."
At the beginning of August, McPherson schools adopted the Summit Learning Platform where students are self-t<|fim_middle|> safe place for them." Mohn said.
KSN also spoke to some parents who had mixed opinions.
"I don't hate the platform," Robin Werth said. "However, I don't like giving up the individual attention that the classroom gives them. I don't feel kids should be responsible for their education at this pace."
Werth said she has a child in eighth grade who has learning disabilities and that the platform isn't suited for him as well as it is for others.
"My son is allowed extra time on tests," she said. "Right now, that's been rather difficult because the content assessments are timed."
Other parents who didn't want to go on camera said their students have come home complaining about the platform, while others said it's been a nice asset to the district.
"We've gotten mixed feedback," Mohn said. "Some really enjoy it, while others don't."
Moving forward, students will be discussing ways to improve their learning experience through student advisory groups and one-on-one meetings with school officials.
Mohn said through these student discussions, the school will decide what to do with the platform by mid April.
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PRATT, Kan. (KSNW) –It was an act of kindness felt by hundreds. A pair of Anonymous donors have paid off thousands of dollars worth of medical bills in Pratt.
For more than 400 medical patients at Pratt Medical Center good news came in the mail.
Cold case solved: Salina teen identified as Pecos Jane Doe after 55 years | aught through online lessons at their own pace.
And so far, opinions have been mixed.
"It just makes you feel helpless, and the teachers just leave you behind," Hept said. "They don't support you."
Hept said Summit Learning is too fast and doesn't involve as much teacher interaction as he would like.
"The teachers are getting paid to just tell us to get on our Chromebooks and do our own work for ourselves," he said. "I'm getting behind in science because the teachers just push on and don't help the kids that are behind."
Another 7th grader Joel Eilert said it's better to learn by the teachers than Summit.
Madden also added how he's struggling and his grades. He went from all A's and B's to C's and D's.
School officials told KSN students have the right to protest peacefully.
"We respect the students," USD 418 Superintendent Gordon Mohn said. "Not only a right, but really a privilege to speak out."
He said school officials honor the students' voices and want to listen.
Students who protested did not receive any consequence as long as they stayed on school property or were picked up by a parent or guardian.
"We want to make this walk out a | 256 |
KNUCKLE SUPPER: Book Review
In Knuckle Supper, we're introduced to underground gang life in Los Angeles. However, these are not the gangs you might expect. These are vampire gangs, but not the neck biting kind of vampire. It's more the rip-off-an-appendage-and-drink-from-it kind. Unlike most vampires, it's not blood they crave the most; it's drugs.
RJ is the leader of the Knucklers and it's his story we are following. He's not your typical image of a suave vampire. He looks and smells like a junkie – wiry and unhealthy. The Knucklers drug of choice is heroin. The gang feed on the street lowlifes who<|fim_middle|> messy in unexpected ways and there are plenty of twists and turns. It's a chaotic theme park ride and a lot of fun.
Reviewed by Andrew Tadman @thebooksofblood | won't be missed. While relieving a pimp of his head, RJ encounters a 12 year old prostitute, Bait. He takes her in, going against the popular opinion of the rest of the gang.
So what we have is a strange buddy story between RJ and Bait. Despite the bizarre circumstances that surround them, it's quite heartwarming. Bait is deeply sarcastic, worldly, and innocent at the same time. This is despite the trauma that drove her to her current situation and the bloodshed that surrounds her. Unfortunately to RJ, she is not through her own fault, a heap of trouble.
The author brings us an extremely colourful underground world with multiple gangs. The distinct look of each gang reminded me of The Warriors. The personalities of many of the individual gang members are just as unique and colourful. There is a good deal of dark humour too. There are also changes to the traditional vampire lore. They are more grounded. They can't turn people into vampires, and sunlight is a mild allergy. RJ's decision to take in Bait costs him some friendships, and along with some less than wise business decisions, unbalances the delicate gangland status quo. From then on, it's about how can RJ get out of the situation he created in one piece.
Despite the undead nature of most of the characters, this is a story that has some heart to go along with the gore and violence. There is still plenty of that – don't worry. As the story progresses, things get very | 307 |
Meditation for Executive Leaders: Peter Coroneos [Podcast]
by Des Walsh | Nov 20, 2015 | Leadership, Podcast Episodes
Peter Coroneos is Founder and CEO of SerenityWorks, a company dedicated to transforming leaders and executives through advanced meditation skills.
Or, as expressed more elaborately on the company website, applying "proven mindfulness and meditation tools in the corporate setting to reduce stress, energise teams, unlock insight, tap into creativity and optimise decision making".
Peter knows executive stress. For thirteen years and seven months, through the nineties and the first decade of the new century he was CEO of the Internet Industry Association of Australia (IIA).
Or you can subscribe via Stitcher Radio or via email.
IIA, now part of the Communications Alliance, was in its heyday the national industry body for internet commerce, content and connectivity and a key player in often intense public policy debates and manouevres over the commercial, legal and political implications of the information revolution.
These were "uncharted waters" and "highly political".
With academic qualifications in science, the law and education, Peter was well equipped intellectually and in experience to take on the challenge of this new field. And he clearly enjoyed the challenge.
"We really felt like we were the vanguard of a new way – a new way of being, a new way of communicating.
"A lot of our role was educational – developing innovative, well-reasoned positions on social policies and the economic implications."
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In 1998, IIA developed a code of practice, designed to help deal with spam.
Peter applied a process which he had used successfully in the field of environmental pollution. There the aim had been to generate attention and action by showing the economic cost of not dealing with environmental pollution. With the internet industry there was (and is) an economic cost of spam. A campaign was launched with the aim of shifting the cost burden of spam from the consumer and from internet service providers to the spammers.
This experience taught Peter that "You can actually foster an appropriate way of thinking that gives you more predictable access to the lessons of the past. It gives you inspiration to innovate that would otherwise be quite random."
Peter had learned to meditate in 197<|fim_middle|> researchers say | 7 and then, after successfully encouraging his businessman father to meditate, he "glimpsed the applicability of these ancient techniques to modern corporate life".
He attributes his capacity, over all those years as CEO of IIA, to sustain high levels of performance, in that turbulent environment, to his ability "to regularly enter a state of what we call stillness…".
A couple of years on from IIA, the "tipping point" that moved him towards his current activity with SerenityWorks was in the form of developments in neuroscience with direct relevance to challenges faced by executives today, including:
the ability to process a volume of information quickly
maintaining focus and attention
seeing things in perspective
He cites the work of Sara Lazar with the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Medical School on the benefits of meditation, and work at UCLA on the folding of the brain.
"This whole meditation revolution (which is how it actually feels) feels surprisingly like the internet felt in 1997. It feels like we're on the cusp of another huge wave now. And this time the revolution is around human consciousness and human performance, at the neurological level, but of course it's supported by techniques that are thousands of years old."
"The key to leadership these days is really having the courage to experiment, the courage to innovate."
About SerenityWorks
Visit the website for more information about Peter's company, SerenityWorks and specifically about the Executive Performance Development Program.
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Map of Boggart Hole Clough
Entrance gates, Rochdale Road
In the case of Boggart Hole Clough – an urban park bordering Blackley and Moston and roughly three miles north of Manchester city centre – that nature is very ancient indeed. Covering 171 acres, the dense woodland of birch, hazel, alder and oak that envelops several cloughs in this park has survived since at least 5000 BCE and was probably inhabited by our ancestors in the Bronze Age. Surviving the rapid growth of Manchester in the 18th and 19th centuries as a result of its protection as a deer park, Boggart Hole Clough was purchased by Manchester Corporation in 1911 and now contains playgrounds, an athletics track, tennis courts and a boating lake. Yet it is still the thickly forested cloughs that characterise the park – the main thoroughfare winding its way around the edges of these dark and forbidding ravines. And it is these secretive spaces that have generated a plethora of folktales centred on the park, beautifully elaborated by folklore historians Simon Young and Ceri Houlbrook.
The main promenade
Originating in the early 1800s in the story of the eponymous Boggart – a mischievous, goblin-like creature that was said to inhabit a farmhouse that used to be located in the park – the folktales associated with Boggart Hole Clough have subsequently mutated into a plethora of myths, many of which still survive, as revealed by Houlbrook's recent interviews with local residents. With an astonishing total of 39 distinct traditions emerging, the Boggarts – who are said to steal children, and particularly babies, and emerge from the park's drainage grilles at night – are now just one of several mythical entities residing in Boggart Hole Clough. Together with the Boggarts, the devil has his own seat beneath one of the park's bridges; the ghost of a suicide victim – the white lady – haunts the park's woods; fairy rings litter its open spaces; and a troll lurks beneath the foot-bridge leading to the '99 steps', the successful ascent of the latter granting you a wish.
The giant's tooth or toe
The abode of the Boggart
What is extraordinary about these stories is not their content, which is somewhat cliched, but rather the fact that they have flourished in recent years, against the grain of everything we might expect of contemporary life. It seems that local residents – and particularly the young – have latched onto the park as a place of myth and magic. Houlbrook has argued that this is a consequence of both the rise in stories about mythical creatures in the popular media – the shape-shifting Boggarts in the Harry Potter novels and films being the most obvious – and also the gradual re-wilding of the park itself, which has been allowed to become overgrown again after a long period of manicured respectability. Together with a perceived increase in crime – murders, muggings or molestations – Boggart Hole Clough has seemingly reverted back to its primeval state, ripe for appropriation as a place of both mystery and fear.
Drainage grille
When I visited the park on an overcast weekday afternoon, it was almost deserted – just a few solitary (male) strollers, one dog walker and a young family were making use of its spaces. Upon entering, I descended into the principal ravine (the Boggart Hole Clough itself) via the 99 steps. Surrounding on all sides by thick woodland, the park does indeed feel mysterious, the tree-lined wide concrete path that encircles the park skirts the edges of other cloughs that plunge steeply into even thicker foliage. An elderly man repeatedly ascending and descending the 99 steps (in preparation for a trip to the Great Wall of China) warned me to be careful of my camera, whilst also dismissing my Boggart enquiries. Yet, with the park's stories still fresh in my mind, I silently made my wish on the steps, discovered the small rock known as the 'giant's tooth' or 'toe' which marks the place where an ancient Boggart and brave human got into a fight, and peered under the bridge where the Boggart supposedly resides. Further into the woodland, in some trepidation, I came across the site of a recent camping expedition: a ramshackle bivouac and blackened stones the giveaway remains. Close by, a few beer cans had been skewered onto branches – votive offerings perhaps to ward off the evil Boggarts during what was presumably a somewhat fraught night out.
Votive offerings in the woods
Slopes of Angel Clough
In one sense, it's not the content of these stories that matters. As Houlbrook rightly points out, folklore survives so well because it is eminently malleable: stories are passed down from generation to generation in whatever form the tellers wants them to take; there's no dogma to folktales; rather an ever-changing relationship between the imagination of the storyteller and the places to which those stories have become attached to. What the survival – indeed, proliferation – of folklore in places like Boggart Hole Clough shows us is that there is still a vital relationship in cities between its inhabitants and its places, even as the virtual world of images seems to increasingly dominate our lives. Indeed, it is arguably those imaginary images themselves, consumed in the comforting environs of home, that have led to a richer engagement with the very real places that lie outside and beyond.
As I left the park and retreated back to safety of the busy Rochdale Road, a slightly deranged youth passed me with this lurid warning, offering up yet another myth for me to take home: 'There's killer snakes in there. They'll f***k you up! You understand?'
12 September, 2017 by dobraszczyk Blackley, Boggart, Boggart Hole Clough, Boston, Ceri Houlbrook, clough, forest, ghosts, goblin, Harry Potter, Manchester, monster, mystery, myth, park, Peak District, Prestwich, spirit, woodland
5 thoughts on "Urban folklore: Boggart Hole Clough"
East of Elveden says:
Beer cans as votive offerings – that's an interesting twist. I once saw cigarettes (clove flavoured, Indonesian) mounted in cleft sticks as votive offerings for the spirit(s) of a volcano in Sumatra.
dobraszczyk says:
A bit of artistic license on my part I think! But not entirely without basis. You do see a whole variety of votive offerings in Devon and Cornwall though – mostly in trees near holy wells and other such sites, like St Nectan's Glen.
I really enjoyed going for bike rides with my Kids in the Clough. As we were going down the main path that you were on we got about halfway down and I saw some fleshly dig it soil up the hill on the other side of the stream. I took the chance to tell my kids that a Boggart had done it for somewhere to live so they have a feeling of wonder.
Nice to pass the stories on! Thanks for this Phil.
Kathy @ Morrisso Health says:
2 April, 2019 at 10:47 pm
Great article this is my local park so I'm not biased one bit.
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That's A Wrap: Justin Smith
Ryan Corazza
04/11/2019 8:23 am in
Welcome to "That's A Wrap," our player-by-player recap of the 2018-2019 Indiana Hoosiers. Today: Justin Smith. Previously: Damezi Anderson, Rob Phinisee, Jake Forrester, Romeo Langford, Race Thompson, Jerome Hunter, Al Durham
Smith (35 games): 8.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, .8 apg, .6 spg, 49.6% FG, 21.9% 3PFG, 51.4% FT in 28.8 minutes per game
Heading into the 2018-2019 campaign, Justin Smith looked great on paper. After a freshman season where Smith's offensive rebounding percentage, putback ability and work out of the short corner proved highly effective, he had a record-setting summer. In July, the suburban Chicago product posted a 48-inch max vertical, besting Victor Oladipo's 42-inch mark for the best all-time in the program.
Gains had been made in the offseason and expectations were high for the sophomore.
But early on in the season, Smith seemed out of balance. When he got into the lane and tried using that record-setting vertical around the basket, Smith lacked the nuance and court sense to avoid defenders and get up an effective shot. He often drew offensive fouls or missed badly instead.
And by the time the teeth of conference season hit and teams had discovered the optimal defensive strategy to employ against the Hoosiers — pack the paint, make them shoot — Smith repeatedly found himself left to his own devices on the perimeter. And when he had the ball with space and nobody on him, the advantage he had commonly became no advantage at all — illustrated in this Film Session after Indiana's loss to Ohio State on Feb. 10.
It led to a sophomore season where Smith's offensive numbers were down across the board. Smith played more minutes but used a touch less possessions (22.2 percent his freshman season vs. 20.5 this year), as his offensive rating dropped from 104.6 to 93.0. His effective field goal percentage fell from 56.0 to 51.0. His free throw rate (32.9 vs. 28.5), free throw shooting (67.3 percent vs 51.4 percent) and 3-point shooting (30 percent vs. 21.9 precent) all<|fim_middle|> that performance up with a 15-point, 7-of-12 line in Indiana's win against the Illini five days later in Champaign. He, like many of his teammates in that high-scoring affair (92-74), benefited from a Brad Underwood defense that eschewed the pack-the-paint defense that other teams employed against the Hoosiers in favor of his tight man-to-man style.
Defensively, Smith rose to the challenge of defending some tough covers, as his size and length coupled with proper effort could help seal up an opponent.
Bottom line: Had Indiana been able to space the floor better and keep defenses honest with more shooting, Smith probably would have had a more efficient offensive season. It would have allowed him to work the baseline and short corners, putting him in position for more putbacks instead of having to camp out unguarded on the wing. Because Smith struggled to hit a 3-point shot or put the ball on the deck and score with any sort of consistency, it placed him in a tough spot. As a result, his season didn't quite go as expected.
Quotable: "Attitude is everything. It's everything. When your attitude is great and you're focused in on whatever you can do to help, good things tend to happen. I think that's where Justin really changed his mindset after Iowa. With De'Ron getting sick and not being very available in this past week, he was thrust back in there. And today, obviously, I wasn't going to take him off the floor very much. He had a career day." – Archie Miller when asked what happened between Smith's benching at Iowa and his career-high performance against Michigan State on March 2.
Filed to: 2018-2019 season wrapup, Justin Smith
That's A Wrap: Al Durham
That's A Wrap: Clifton Moore | declined, while his turnovers went up (19.6 percent vs. 21.4 percent).
Yet, it wasn't all backwards for the sophomore. Indiana doesn't beat Michigan State twice without him. Smith was integral in helping the Hoosiers snap their seven-game conference losing streak up in East Lansing on Feb 2. He posted a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) in the overtime victory and two of his three blocks came when it mattered late in the contest.
When the Spartans and Hoosiers squared off on March 2 in Bloomington, Smith had his best game of the season, scoring a career-high 24 points. The sophomore hit 3-of-6 from distance in that one, the only game all season he made multiple 3-pointers. Smith followed | 167 |
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You don't have to be good at sport to love it. Indeed, those of us who are mediocre or only aspire to mediocrity, may have the greatest love of all. After all, unrequited love is often the strongest.
I've never made the first eleven. Never played in a premiership. Never stood on a podium with gold dangling from my neck. But in the words of Peter Sellers in Being There, 'I like to watch'.
My mates like to watch too. We gather from time to time to see AFL or cricket. Every year we travel great distances for the privilege; sometimes to Sydney, often to Melbourne. We make a weekend of it. We eat and drink the best, consume the city, stand and shout and scream as the situation demands. We escape for a while.
In the end we return exhausted to our lives. Full of memories of the journey and of our own youthful exploits, suitably recast by our time away.
Yes, even we have our sporting stories. Tales of triumph and tragedy. Runs scored. Catches taken. That day I soared, sunlit above the pack, arms outstretched – if only I had held the ball.
My mate, he might as well be called Tiger after that unlucky team that he worships, is a case in point. We studied together at a regional campus. Not one of your beautiful old southern establishments. All stone, timber and towers. Ours was a new place then. Built to quench the thirst of the first generation to enjoy free university education. Unfortunately that didn't make it pretty; the concrete and steel brutally out of place in the dry bush on the edge of town.
A hot northern town. League and Union territory. Footy played by indigenous kids, soldiers on their way somewhere and<|fim_middle|> because he'd never managed to combine the two qualities in any one delivery. At the crease he was 'economical'. His blade would have lasted a lifetime had it not been for his habit of bashing the toe repeatedly into the pitch as he awaited each delivery.
Still, there was the day in reserve grade when he took three catches in the outfield. His performance was lauded and he came off the field ten feet tall and bulletproof. Then came the duck of course.
And what of my exploits. Well, I'm no better than him. When you can remember in exquisite detail every catch you've ever taken, you know there can't have been many. My favourite is a caught and bowled; a one armed batsman in a social match.
But no matter, I still have the memory.
Lawyer and writer. Father. Brother. Son.
You speak beautifully on behalf of, I suspect, a great many readers here, certainly including me.
Something about having to pay to play the game gives the true love of sport away.
Over achievers can be so tiring. Here's to the mediocre!
Snap John. I can vividly remember catching the elegant left hander Maurice O'Keefe at mid wicket, playing away at Elizabeth East Primary School in 1972 for Elizabeth South.
Can't remember yesterday's lunch though. | Victorians whose families moved here for work.
We were young then. Energetic sportsmen and enthusiastic drinkers before that combination was shameful. Every Saturday we would meet. Generally at one of the town's half-dozen old pubs. They were not yet gentrified. Big windows, high ceilings, fans pushing the hot air about. No poker machines and nothing but a single Pac-Man to sully the atmosphere.
I remember one day. The day Tiger's dream of sporting greatness died. It was a beautiful winter's day. Harry and I perched at the bar waiting for Tiger. A big bar, long and broad. Sun sliding in, catching the Fourex and casting happy patterns across Harry's Best Bets.
Tiger swung in on crutches, one leg straight and immobilized by some kind of contraption. We asked the usual questions.
Harry and I nodded. Not surprised.
'I suppose that's the season then,' I said.
'No baggy green then,' I observed.
'Dreams of captaincy up in smoke,' added Harry.
I thought about Tiger's capacity for self-delusion, his lack of application and unco-ordination. Decided not to kick a man who was down.
I thought about what he called his career and about his cricketing prowess. He liked to think of himself as an all-rounder, handy behind the stumps and a brilliant tactician. Harry and I saw things differently. We called him 'Line and Length' | 301 |
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STEM Teacher Prep Gets New Commitments
The White House goal of training or retraining 100,000 teachers in STEM subjects by 2021 is gaining momentum. 100Kin10, an organization dedicated to achieving this end, just announced 49 new partners, including Texas A&M University and Washington University in St. Louis, among other businesses, non-profits, foundations and academic institutions working on the mission.
The 100Kin10 coalition formed in 2011 following a State of the Union address in which President Obama called for the preparation of "100,000 new teachers in the fields of science and technology and engineering and math."
The organization's participants, which now number at least 280, gain access to research, funding opportunities and other resources to help them deliver their STEM teacher training. To join the organization, partner candidates undergo a review process by a team of partner reviewers and a panel of experts in education and STEM. Applicants must show organizational strength and STEM and teaching expertise and a strong commitment toward the 100,000 STEM teacher goal.
So far, five years into the 10-year program, partners have been responsible for training "over 28,000 STEM educators," according to 100Kin10.
"STEM is at the core of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. To solve them, we need to activate all the brainpower and diverse experiences of our nation's most precious natural resource: its people. Without excellent STEM teachers inspiring all of our nation's youth, this challenge will continue to elude us," said co-founder and Executive Director Talia Milgrom-Elcott in a prepared statement. "100Kin10 partners are bringing their individual passion, strengths, ideas and resources to create solutions and together forge a path forward to reach the goal of 100,000 excellent STEM teachers."
Among the new partners is Texas A&M, which has pledged to increase the supply of STEM<|fim_middle|>&M colleges — the College of Science, the College of Education and Human Development and the Dwight Look College of Engineering — will work together on several initiatives. One of those is a possible teacher preparation program being introduced in a new multidisciplinary engineering major in the teacher certification areas of biology, chemistry, engineering, physics and mathematics as part of engineering's 25 by 25 initiative. Other potential collaborations could include hands-on STEM tools for early childhood and middle grade teachers to embed engineering concepts into math and science lessons. University administrators also predict a major role for an extension campus with a focus on STEM that will open in the Rio Grande Valley, a historically underserved area.
"Because very few high school teachers hold engineering degrees, it is difficult to prepare and excite their students about this field through their own personal experience," said M. Katherine Banks, vice chancellor and dean of the university's College of Engineering. "This innovative partnership will help graduates earn an engineering degree while they earn a secondary science or math teacher licensure. By better preparing the teachers, they can better prepare their students."
Washington University in St. Louis' Institute for School Partnership committed to doubling the number of K-12 teachers and educators involved in STEM professional development programs between 2016 and 2020. The institute said it would accomplish this by expanding its current programs locally and designing two new national initiatives for K-8 teachers. Each initiative will be assessed based on increased teacher competence and confidence and on student achievement growth.
"After over 20 years of supporting teachers, we are excited to join this national movement to give teachers the resources they need to help their students to excel in STEM," said Victoria May, the executive director at the institute, in a press release. | teachers by 950 by 2021. That total will include 165 secondary math and science teachers trained specifically in serving the needs of Texas K-12 students.
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50 Hours: World's Longest Gaming Session
By Marcus Yam 2010-07-22T14:30:00Z
I wonder what sort of time off breaks they got for bathroom, food, etc...
We love extended gaming sessions as much as the next guy, but we're not sure that we'd be able to<|fim_middle|> chose to forego sleep and played Red Dead Redemption non-stop on a Sony PlayStation 3 using the TwistDock docking station to keep their controllers continuously charged. Those six are owners of the Guinness World Record for the longest non-stop gaming session at 50-hours long, which started July 16th at 12:55 PM Central European Time (CET), in Dixons, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
The event started as a competition to see who could last the longest, but as the competition progressed, the Dutch gamers' solidarity grew and they decided to sit and end the competition together. The gamers made the unanimous decision to end the attempt after 50 hours for a new world record title.
"The contestants entered as rivals but left as friends," said Gaz Deaves, official adjudicator of Guinness World Records
The team of six champion gamers included brothers Edward and Maykel Leest from Boxmeer and Hengelo, Sven de Vries from Lelystad, Renzo Bos from Baarlo, Robbie van Eijkeren from Middelburg and Marcel van Waardenburg from Amsterdam.
The previous official world record for non-stop gaming was set in September 2009 by Chirantan Patnaik from India with a time of 40 hours and 20 minutes.
Now if only Guinness could monitor the sort of gaming that some players of World of Warcraft do in their private homes… | give up sleep for more than two days just to set a record.
The six Dutch gamers, however, | 21 |
AGs: Major Carriers, Including AT&T and Verizon, Pledge to Block Robocalls
Carriers that have signed on to join the agreement will take measures to counter the wave of spam robocalls "at no cost to the customers"
Telecom companies big and small have reached an agreement with 51 attorneys general to block illegal robocalls from reaching customers' phones.
Attorneys general from North Carolina, New Hampshire and Arkansas announced the deal with 12 phone companies, including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint, in a joint news conference Thursday.
Carriers that have signed on to the agreement pledge to take measures to counter the wave of spam robocalls "at no cost to the customers." The measures, dubbed the Robocalls Principles, includes implementing technology at the network level to block calls in the first place and offer customers call-blocking and phone number authentication tools.
"This is a significant step forward towards protecting people in our states,"said N.H. Attorney General Gordon.
Gordon said the Robocalls Principles also includes enforcement efforts requiring that carriers be able to trace the origin of calls, verify callers, identify robocallers and kick those deemed illegal off of their network.
The other carriers who have pledged to take on robocalls are Bandwidth, CenturyLink, Comcast, Consolidated Communications, Charter, Frontier Communications, U.S. Cellular and Windstream Holdings.
The agreement doesn't have a timeline.
Robocalls have increased as cheap software makes it easy to make mass calls. Scammers don't care if you've added your number to the government's Do Not Call list, and enforcement is negligible.
The The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Andrew Smith said the agency receives 3.8 billion complaints a year, averaging more than 10,000 a day. But, Smith notes "that's just a drop in the bucket," since most people don't file an official complaint.
In fact, according to call-blocker YouMail, U.S. phones receive 5 billion robocalls per month.
"No single issue comes as close to comparing, in regards to the sheer volume of complaints we receive, than that of robocalls," said MacDonald.
The rise in debt collectors, telemarketers and, most worrisome, fraudsters ringing up consumers' phones have led the Federal Communications Commission and Congress to push phone companies to do more. The companies have been slow to act against such automated calls on their own.
Earlier this month, federal regulators voted to give phones companies the right to block unwanted calls without getting customers' permission first. The FCC's move was the first step in helping make call-blocking widespread and rescuing consumers from the surge of annoying robocalls.
The FTC said if customers answer the phone and hear a recorded message instead of a live person,<|fim_middle|> of JusticeDanielle Abreu | it's a robocall. The agency said the best defense against robocalls is to block the number on your cellphone or install a call-blocking device on your landline. The FTC also urged customers to report unwanted calls to FTC.gov/complaint.
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We've all heard the saying, most have said it. Allow me to paint a picture for the saying "the only good snake is a dead snake". As most of you know, I am a fanatic when it comes to snakes. Why is that? Because I have done my research, I have educated myself in the actual purpose, temperament, disposition and behavior of snakes. It has become the norm for someone on facebook to say the only good snake is a dead snake. Hypothetically, is it any different for someone to say "The only good pitbull is a dead pitbull". This use of the phrase is solely based on fear. We all have a fear of something. For some, they fear birds, others fear rats, squirrels, spiders, lizards, even chickens. There is a "Phobia" titled for any fear that you can imagine. Hypothetically, if I were afraid of cats, would it be acceptable to say "The only good cat is a dead cat"? Socially, I don't think it would pass.
Now, lets delve into the difference in the actually fear of snakes. They slither, they're sneaky, they're slimy is what everyone seems to agree on. Truth, they are NOT slimy, they are NOT sneaky but yes, they do tend to slither about as a mode of transportation for them. Fear is nothing more than a lack of knowledge, PERIOD! If there is anything that you are afraid of, research it, experience it and the fear goes away. How do I know this? There was a period of time that I too was deathly afraid of snakes. If I saw one, I would lock up unable to move, run, hit, crawl or even speak. I recognized that this fear was controlling me in every way. It kept me from performing the tasks that I was there to do. Which led to me purchasing a Ball Python. I did research about the snake, I handled the snake, I learned about the snake. With that being as interesting as it was, I branched out to learning more about other snakes, ones that I would encounter in everyday life. Turns out, that fear went away. It was replaced with knowledge. Knowing the difference between good and bad. Knowing the actions to take to avoid any confrontation with said snakes. It taught me to be more tolerant of their presence.
So, killing snakes cause you are afraid of them does not fly in my book. Why should you care what I think anyway? Well, the answer to that question lies in the facts. For starters, snakes in our area are the sole controllers of such things like Salmenella, Lyme Disease, Typhoid among countless other diseases that our rodents carry around with them. Secondly, this may not mean much to most, but did you know that the venom of the copperhead snake has created a tremendous advancement in the research for Breast Cancer. Hmmm. Sounds like a good snake to me. Copperheads, Rattlesnakes, Cottonmouth snakes all eat Deer Mice which are responsible for carrying the very widely spread Lyme Disease. Rodents, who carry OVER 30 DISEASES are snakes #1 prey! How many diseases do Snakes carry? How bout a big fat 0!!!
As most consider the theory of leaving snakes alone unless they are "DEADLY", check out the statistics on our venomous snakes. Besides the fact that they will not chase you down, tackle you and swallow you whole, most do not realize that our copperhead is the LEAST potent venom of snakes that we have in the country. There are fewer deaths associated with snake venom in the United States than there are deaths associated with Dogs. Which brings me back to my hypothetical question. If I fear Pitbulls like so many do, would it be safe to say that the only good pitbull is a dead pitbull? Let that sink in a tad. Not too mention that the pitbull has absolutely no scientific, medical or biological benefit. Now, not saying that they don't have a benefit, companionship, safeguarding and being an exceptional door bell, absolutely. But tell me what diseases do they help control? What medical research are they currently offering advancements for?
In Closing, I wish to say that it is OK to be afraid of snakes. I get that, believe me, I was there once too. However, being afraid of something really does not constitute killing it. (Please refer to Pitbull reference if still confused) If you are afraid of it,<|fim_middle|> leave it alone. Chances are, when you go back an hour later, it has already left. Why would I think that, you say? Cause as the ole cliché states, they are more afraid of you than you are of them. As you contemplate the overall meaning of this article, the next time you see a snake, before you grab your pitchforks, hoes, guns, knives or anything else, Give SGH Pest a call and allow me to handle it or allow me to educate you as to why it is there, why it is beneficial and why you should leave it alone. Thank You for reading. | walk away, | 3 |
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We believe every person is created in the image of God and should be treated with dignity and respect. We believe that discourse should be civil and respectful. We condemn violence and hatred and do not support any person or group that advocates or promotes violence or hate.
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Greece Hungary Tokyo Japan Spain Serbia Serbia Olympic Team Hungary Olympic Team Spain Olympic Team Italy Olympic Team Greece Olympic Team Angelos Vlachopoulos Krisztian Manhercz Konstantinos Genidounias Felipe Perrone Denes Varga Dusan Mandic Viktor Nagy Filip Filipovic Stefan Mitrovic Ioannis F<|fim_middle|> be honest, never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that Greece can beat us twice during one tournament," Hungary captain Denes Varga said.
"I thought that we made a step forward and were able to make the difference, but they were impeccable, hands down. I wish them to win the final."
The game was tied at 5 after Manhercz scored with 6:32 left. But Ioannis Fountoulis responded for Greece and Angelos Vlachopoulos' power-play goal made it 7-5 with 5:07 remaining.
Dimitrios Skoumpakis helped close it out with a terrific shot from long range, making it 9-6 and kickstarting the celebration in Greece's corner of the pool.
"I think Hungary has some legends inside its roster. We had, I think, more passion, more will to win," Zerdevas said. "I think that games don't have tactics, they have heart, and I think that today we were better. It was our day."
Jay Cohen can be reached at https://twitter.com/jcohenap | ountoulis Emmanouil Zerdevas Dimitrios Skoumpakis Sports Water polo Aquatics Summer Olympic games Olympic games Men's water polo Men's aquatics Men's sports
Greece to face Serbia in men's water polo final at Olympics
By JAY COHEN - Aug. 06, 2021 08:58 AM EDT
Greece's Konstantinos Genidounias touches the Olympic rings as he leaves the pool after a win over Hungary in a semifinal round men's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
TOKYO (AP) — Konstantinos Genidounias' joyous smile said it all.
Greece has won its first men's water polo medal at the Olympics. The only question now is silver or gold.
Stylianos Agryropoulos Kanakakis scored four times, Emmanouil Zerdevas made seven saves and Greece beat Hungary 9-6 on Friday in the semifinals of the Tokyo Games.
"History has been written. This is history for Greece," Genidounias said. "The only thing that remains is to see if it's gold letters or silver letters."
Serbia also advanced, staying in the mix for a second straight gold medal with a bruising 10-9 victory over Spain. Each team had three players foul out.
Serbia trailed 5-4 at halftime, 7-5 after three and 8-6 with 4:45 left, but it just kept coming.
"We won this with our courage, with our faith," Dusan Mandic said. "We won this with never giving up. We are the best. We're going to the final."
Mandic scored a power-play goal before Stefan Mitrovic tied it at 8 with 2:20 left. It was tied at 9 when Filip Filipovic connected from long range with 26 seconds remaining, punctuating the clutch throw with a massive yell that reverberated throughout Tatsumi Water Polo Centre.
Spain had one last chance, but Marc Larumbe Gonfaus turned it over and Serbia ran out the final seconds.
Spain had won its first six games in Tokyo, including a 13-12 victory over Serbia on the first day of group play on July 25.
"We are sad, but we need to stand up and think on the (bronze medal) game against Hungary," captain Felipe Perrone said.
The 34-year-old Filipovic finished with two goals. He was the MVP when Serbia won gold for the first time in Rio de Janeiro, and he remains one of the world's most dangerous players in his fourth Olympics.
"This win we achieve because we believe until the last second," he said. "We knew that we can win this game. We're a better team than Spain."
Playing for the 16th time in the oldest team sport at the Olympics, Greece improved to 6-0-1 with its fifth straight win since a 6-6 draw against Italy during group play. It also beat Hungary 10-9 in its first game in Tokyo on July 25.
Greece's previous best finish was fourth at the 2004 Athens Games.
"I think that we cannot stop here," Greece coach Theodoros Vlachos said. "We have to fight like crazy in the final. We want to hear our anthem at the end."
Krisztian Manhercz scored two goals for Hungary, and Viktor Nagy made eight saves. Hungary shot 22% (6 for 27) in its first loss since the opener against Greece.
Hungary is the winningest program in men's water polo with nine golds, but it hasn't won a medal since its run of three straight Olympic titles from 2000 to 2008. It finished fifth in London and Rio de Janeiro.
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If you haven't been to William Hallet on 30th Avenue, you should definitely check it out. We had a great time getting to know George Rallis, the chef and owner (recently featured on Chopped! Check out the video here), and I know the APAC staff is excited to go back to William Hallet again soon- the restaurant has a laid back, unique menu and a comfortable ambience that we loved. And of course, the food is fantastic! We especially loved the chickpea fries, the marinated chicken skewers, and the sliders. George made sure our party went perfectly, and we had a wonderful time there. It was just what we needed, after a long and busy week of tech rehearsals, previews, and finally opening night, to relax and celebrate together!
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Designation Date: September 8, 2009
Designation Authority: Hartney (Town)
Present Owner: privately owned
The Old English Church, originally known as the Anglican Parish<|fim_middle|>, this picturesque church gained a chancel echoing the same roofline in 1907, while the prescribed furnishings appeared as funds were raised by the Ladies' and Girls' auxiliaries as well as private endowments, a co-operative approach typical of small towns in southwestern Manitoba. In later years, the church languished for lack of a permanent pastor but has recently found new life with a new faith community and is being restored in the same progressive manner in which it was built.
Return to list by Site Name or by Area | of St. Andrew's, is an exceptional expression of some of the basic and most familiar traditions of Anglican church architecture. Beginning with its exceptionally steep roof, continuing through to its stolid brick walls and buttresses, and concluding in its sublime internal features and details, many carried out in delicate wood carvings, the church is a textbook example of the type. Constructed by local artisans and church members | 82 |
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Q: Proof that $V = W_1 \oplus W_2$ One of many assignments is:
Let $W_1$ and $W_2$ be subspaces of a vector space $V$. Prove that $V$ is the direct sum of $W_1$ and $W_2$ if and oly if each vector in $V$ can be uniquely written as $<|fim_middle|>_{2}'-w_{2},w_{1}'-w_{1}\in W_{1}\cap W_{2}=\{0\}$$
Now deduce that both are the exact same representation.
A: Yes. If $x=x_1+x_2=x'_1+x'_2$, then $x_1-x'_1 = x'_2-x_2$. Hence either $x_j=x'_j$ for $j=1,2$, or $W_1 \cap W_2 \neq \{0\}$.
A: Yes, this is equivalent to saying that $V=W_1+W_2$ (i.e., without the uniqueness assumption) and $W_1\cap W_2=\{0\}$.
A: The uniqueness requirement is part of the definition of a direct sum of subspaces. Without it you have the definition of a sum of subspaces.
| x_1 + x_2$, where $x_1 \in W_1$ and $x_2 \in W_2$.
I'm not quite sure about the uniquely in the question. Does it actually mean that any $v \in V$ can only be written by one certain pair of vectors from $W_1$ and $W_2$? If so, I don't see why it is necessarily only a one pair of vectors that, added to each other, gives that certain $v \in V$.
Thank you for any explanation !
A: Yes, this is what the uniqueness mean.
Assume $v=w_{1}+w_{2}$ but also $v=w_{1}'+w_{2}'$ then $$w_{1}+w_{2}=w_{1}'+w_{2}'\implies w_{1}-w_{1}'=w_{2}'-w_{2}$$
but $W_{1},W_{2}$are subspaces so $w_{1}-w_{1}'\in W_{1}$ and $w_{2}'-w_{2}\in W_{2}$
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Drone Technology Leads to Plant Discoveries at Limahuli Garden & Preserve
Home » News » Drone Technology Leads<|fim_middle|> like this would usually take days of searching under life-threatening conditions, but this happened in 20 minutes," said Merlin Edmonds, a conservationist at NTBG who assisted in the discovery while training to be a drone pilot.
The rarest plant in this latest batch of discoveries is the native, Laukahi (Plantago princeps var. anomola). It was previously estimated that fewer than 25 individuals remain in the wild, making it one of the rarest plants in the world. Just clinging to existence, this species is a part of the Plant Extinction Prevention Program, which collaborates with NTBG to target plants with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the wild. The discovery of this new population may have just doubled the known remaining individuals. That is the good news. The bad news is this population is spread across a vertical cliff face that is completely inaccessible to humans, at least with current technologies.
"We've always felt that there was something special up there, but until now we've had no way of knowing for sure," said Dr. Kawika Winter, Director at Limahuli Garden and Preserve, as he describes the relevance of such work. "Plants contribute to the fabric of humanity, even the rare ones. This particular species was once an important part of Hawaiian herbal healing practices when it was a common element of the forest; but invasive species have pushed plants like this, along with their associated cultural practices, to extinction. Perpetuating biodiversity is an important part of perpetuating the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples. Working in this interface of biodiversity and cultural diversity is a part of the work we do at NTBG."
Limahuli Rare Plant Discovery from Ben Nyberg on Vimeo. | to Plant Discoveries at Limahuli Garden & Preserve
Conservationists at National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) have discovered new populations of a number of species listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List including Laukahi (Plantago princeps var. anomola). The discoveries were made in a cliff habitat using drone technology (unmanned aerial vehicle UAV) in NTBG's Limahuli Preserve — a 1,000-acre nature preserve located in the most biodiverse eco-region of the Hawaiian archipelago. Due to its isolation and high percentage of endemic native flora, Hawaiʻi is the extinction and endangered species capital of the United States, which makes plant population discoveries such as these a thrilling event.
Exploration of difficult-to-reach areas, by NTBG's field botanists, has yielded many discoveries of new species and undocumented populations of rare plants in Hawaiʻi and other island groups in the Pacific. For four decades field botanists have risked their lives rappelling down cliff faces, dangling at times more than 1,000 ft above ground level, to find plants that have only survived due to their remote locations away from invasive species. Yet, even after 40 years of extreme botanizing, some of the more treacherous areas have remained impossible to access. That is until the advent of drone technology, which has opened up opportunities to conduct botanical reconnaissance more safely and efficiently.
"These are some of the first rare plant discoveries made using drone technology in the Pacific Region," explained Ben Nyberg, GIS specialist and lead drone pilot at NTBG.
"It's amazing how much of a game changer this is for field botanists. Discovering a population | 352 |
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We will intimate hotel to serve you breakfast in the early morning and then we will proceed towards Jaipur, the Pink city. Before reaching Agra we will pay a quick visit to Fatehpur Sikri. Reaching Agra we will transfer you to hotel. Evening you can enjoy by shopping some Jaipuri handicrafts, jewelleries and other local items. Enjoy an overnight stay in Hotel.
Enjoy Rajasthani breakfast in hotel and then we will proceed for Amber fort. Will take an elephant ride to reach the fort which will be a different feeling for you. After Lunch we will visit City Palace Museum, Ram Niwas Garden, Hawa Mahal and Jal Mahal. Then we will proceed towards Chokhi Dhani to experience Rajasthani Village culture and to enjoy traditional dinner. Enjoy an overnight stay in Hotel.
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Enjoy a ravishing breakfast in the Hotel. Venice of the East is the name given to the city of Udaipur. Will visit the City Palace of Udaipur first and the breath taking view of the palace will surely impress you. Next you will visit Jagdish temple, Fateh Sagar Lake, Saheliyon-Ki-Bari – Courtyard and after lunch at the day end we will visit Monsoon palace to enjoy the sunset. Enjoy shopping before reaching the hotel for an overnight stay.
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Combining land-based learning with anatomy lessons: Indigenous Health Professions Program youth outreach
By Gillian Woodford, Communications Officer, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Alex Allard-Gray (fourth from left) with the Listuguj Outdoor Education Program during the moose dissection (photo courtesy Alex Allard-Gray)
IHPP's Alex Allard-Gray led a group of Mi'gmaq youth through the dissection of the heart of a moose they hunted themselves
When Alex Allard-Gray, Outreach Administrator for the Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP) in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and a member of the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation in the Gaspé region of Quebec, was offered an opportunity to combine a health sciences outreach activity with a moose hunt involving kids from his community, he jumped at the chance.
Alex Allard-Gray
Last fall, he travelled home to join the kids and their teacher for a special lesson in anatomy and physiology using the heart from the moose the group hunted themselves as part of a school project. For Allard-Gray, the activity was a perfect fit with one of IHPP's missions: community-based learning that connects scientific teaching with traditional values to get Indigenous youth engaged with science.
"The root of all health sciences is a fundamental basis in science itself. This is the whole reason we created the Eagle Spirit Science Futures camp the way we did," says Allard-Gray, referring to the annual summer science camp for Indigenous teens hosted by the IHPP at McGill. "STEM subjects in general get a bad rap for being very difficult. We hope that by bringing an Indigenous perspective into these very Euro-Western ways of thinking, it will not only make the experience more familiar for students, but that they have an opportunity to excel in it because they'll connect more with the material."
It's hard to imagine an activity more apt than a moose hunt, which most kids from Listuguj would be familiar with. "We're moose hunters where I<|fim_middle|> is a natural fit with this world view, says Allard-Gray. "I think this is a really beautiful way of paying tribute to the moose – not only does its hide provide materials to us, not only does its meat provide nutrition to us, but we can even learn from its organs as well."
Pilot project on pandemic pause
The outreach originally began as a pilot project back in 2019 with middle school kids Allard-Gray's mother teaches. "I invited the two grade eight classes in our community school to come together and I gave them a human anatomy and physiology lesson," recounts Allard-Gray. "It was a half-day seminar and then the day after we applied all of that knowledge to dissecting the moose organs. It went off without a hitch and I was hoping to have replicated the activity in other communities." Unfortunately, the pandemic happened and Allard-Gray had to put that idea temporarily on the shelf.
When the pandemic restrictions were eased, Allard-Gray was contacted by an outdoor education program at another school in Listuguj that uses a land-based learning approach to connect local youth with traditional practices and with nature. The kids, who range from grades five to eight, were going on a moose hunt with their teacher, an experienced hunter. He asked Allard-Gray if he would repeat the heart dissection activity he had done at his mother's school.
"They hunted this moose during the moose hunting season," explains Allard-Gray," and they've done a number of things with the hide and they've used the meat and created food. They also set aside a heart and a set of lungs for me and froze them."
Allard-Gray performed the dissection with the kids crowded around. "I would ask them to identify structures or they would point out things and ask about them or make connections from the info I had given them before," he says. "So they were very much involved in the process."
Allard-Gray says the feedback from the kids was really positive. "They're not afraid to handle the hearts and to ask questions and to interact with the materials. The students just felt more familiar with not only the topic, but with the approach as well, which made it more relevant to them. They really enjoyed it."
Outreach expansion
Allard-Gray says there's been a lot of interest from other IHPP community partners to hold similar outreach activities. He's hopeful they can expand the program into more schools in more communities in the coming years. He said doing the activity in the community was really special, and has a real impact. "The fact that it's being hosted in their home, they can take importance from that," he says. "They feel like they're being reflected in that lesson."
While Allard-Gray mainly focused on anatomy and physiology during the outreach, he did take the opportunity to touch on some everyday health applications. "One of the things that I make sure that the students take away from that lesson as well is how blood pressure functions," he says. "I bring a sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope, and I teach the students how to take blood pressure – usually using myself as the patient!"
He hopes that by sparking an interest in science in Indigenous youth and also showing them that science is everywhere, including in their own community and traditions, representation of Indigenous people in STEM fields will increase.
"If we can create links between Indigenous ways of thinking and science, we hope that this can transfer to them being successful in their future endeavours in sciences, and, hopefully, health sciences," says Allard-Gray.
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Art that heals | 'm from – it's a prominent thing we do in the fall, and it feeds a lot of our community," explains Allard-Gray. But the hunt is about much more than just food, he adds. The approach of the Mi'gmaq hunters – hunting just what they need and using all the parts of the moose – encompasses concepts of respect and reciprocity for animals and the environment. Adding a scientific teaching element | 87 |
What Does Coolant Mean: The Basics
What does coolant mean in a car? Car coolant or antifreeze is responsible for preventing engines from overheating. Coolant distributes heat and gives antifreeze protection to an engine, allowing your vehicle to function at peak performance. Coolant also lubricates the moving parts with which it comes into touch, preventing damage to the water pump, head gasket, cylinder and piston timing, and so on.
Only one-third of the total energy produced by a heavy-duty diesel engine is used to push the vehicle forward. The exhaust system removes an extra one-third as heat energy. The engine coolant absorbs the remaining one-third of the heat energy produced.
This heat removed by the coolant maintains a balance in the removal of engine heat, which is vital to the engine's optimal operation. Overheating might hasten the degradation of the engine's oil and the engine itself. Since the engine coolant is used to preserve the engine and keep it functioning at the optimal temperature. So a significant number of engine failures are linked to engine cooling issues in some way.
What Does Coolant Mean: Its Components
So what does coolant mean when it comes to its components? Glycol is the primary component of all automobile coolants. The most common coolants are composed of ethylene glycol, additive packages, and water. Propylene glycol and water are another glycol-based coolant. Propylene glycol is less hazardous than ethylene glycol.
Water with either ethylene glycol (EGW) or propylene glycol (PG) are the most often utilized water-based antifreeze solutions in electronics cooling. Ethylene glycol has a long history of application, particularly in the automobile sector.
Because pure water has more heat-carrying ability than pure ethylene glycol, water would be the greatest coolant to utilize if the sole factor in coolant selection was its capacity to carry off heat. Water, on the other hand, poses new complications. Rust occurs on iron engine components.
The rust is then transported to different cooling sites. Even before the corrosion blocks the radiator and fills the cooling system with dirt, the resultant corrosion interferes with heat transfer. Coolant aids in the prevention of corrosion and engine rust. Coolant also protects against freezing. It does not, like water, freeze and expand in extremely cold temperatures. This prevents cracking and excessive pressure in your engine.
What Does Coolant Mean: How it Works
What does coolant mean in terms of how it works? Before it is introduced to the engine block and its components, car coolant is stored in a reservoir attached to the radiator. A liquid cooling system is utilized in combination with engine coolant. The liquid cooling system is composed of various parts.
The coolant pump, often known as the water pump, distributes coolant throughout the system. Heat is conducted away from the coolant via the radiator. Radiator hoses link the various components of the cooling system. When the car is not going quickly enough to move the air, the fan draws it through the radiator. The thermostat regulates the coolant temperature.
When the engine is operating, coolant flows continually through the engine and back through the radiator. After cooling, coolant drains from the bottom of the radiator. It is then pulled into the water pump, which pushes it into the engine block and head, where it absorbs excess heat to keep the engine temperature stable. The coolant is then returned to the top of the radiator and cooled once again.
What Does Coolant Mean: The Types of Coolant Used in Vehicles
While many drivers don't think twice about engine coolant it's actually an important part of the "check fluids" service that comes with an oil change. Engine coolant serves three important functions: reduction of the freezing point of the cooling system in the winter, raising the boiling point of the cooling system in the summer, and protection of the engine and cooling system from rust and corrosion all year long.
Because engine cooling systems in older automobiles were generally made of brass, rubber, and cast iron, engine coolants were all very much the same. Parts of modern automotive cooling systems, however, are constructed of copper, silicon, nylon, steel, magnesium, and aluminum alloys. So if your car's cooling system is not topped up or replaced with the proper coolant, costly problems may occur.
Because of the different compositions of the engine cooling systems, the right coolant now varies depending on the year, make, model, engine, and even the place of manufacture. With so many variables at play, car owners must be familiar with what does coolant mean with its different types so they could choose which type of engine coolant is best for their vehicle.
A lot of automobiles these days require enhanced engine coolants to efficiently and properly maintain its cooling system, also to protect the engine from getting damaged. Automotive service providers, nowadays, use three basic types of engine coolant:
IAT – Inorganic Additive Technology
This characteristic green-colored coolant has been used to preserve cooling systems for decades, although it is rarely utilized as a factory fill in current vehicles. One reason is that its additives deplete quickly, requiring it to be replaced more regularly, generally every two years or 24,000 miles. This type of coolant must be replaced more regularly since it loses its properties more quickly. This coolant is available in two colors: green and yellow.
OAT – Organic Acid Technology
OAT coolants, which are commonly required for cars built by General Motors and certain other automakers, are incompatible with other varieties. OAT coolants, which are commonly orange, yellow, red, or purple in color, should be replaced every five years or 50,000 miles.
HOAT – Hybrid Organic Acid Technology
HOAT coolants are generally orange and yellow in color and are found in Chrysler and Ford cars. They provide the benefits of both IAT and OAT coolants. OAT coolants are normally replaced every five years or 50,000 miles, while some automakers specify intervals as long as ten years or one hundred thousand miles.
Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Cooling Systems
The battery pack in most hybrid and electric vehicles is cooled by a separate system. Only coolants that fulfill the standards of the automakers should be used in these systems. In addition to the main coolant kinds outlined above, each carmaker has its own set of engine coolant needs.
The product utilized should always fulfill the required requirements. This information may be found in your owner's handbook, and a skilled repair professional will always ensure that the coolant used fits manufacturer specifications.
The right coolant type and combination should protect the coolant from freezing in low temperatures, boiling in high temperatures, and corroding and rusting of metal parts in the cooling circuit and engine. It will also reduce the wear of non-metallic elastomers such as rubber and plastic parts, as well as electrolysis, which is corrosion induced when coolant breaks down and gets electrically charged.
The incorrect coolant can cause component degradation and corrosion, which can have a long-term detrimental influence on a vehicle. The consequences can be latent, which means that it might take up to a year before clogging, deposits, and corrosion damage become an issue.
<|fim_middle|>'re leaking coolant but there's no apparent leak, numerous things might be to blame. A blown head gasket, a cracked cylinder head, damaged cylinder bores, or a manifold leak are all possibilities. However, if the technician finds no traces of exhaust gases in the coolant, you may rest easy.
Is it OK to mix different brands of coolant?
When two different coolants are combined, they form a thick material that resembles jelly. If this occurs, the coolant will be unable to perform its intended function. Instead, it will overheat the engine. The damage may extend to the gasket, water pump, and radiator.
Is there a warning light for low coolant?
The most common cause of the coolant light turning on is because the coolant level is too low. When the level of your coolant tank dips, a floating sensor in the tank may activate the warning light.
More than knowing what does coolant mean — what it consists of and how it works, you must also understand the different types of coolants so you can ensure you're using the right type for your engine. Always use the right coolant as specified in your car owner's manual. Take note that if you only need to top it off, the guideline remains the same. And remember to always go with the manufacturer's maintenance schedule.
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Corrosion and component degradation might have long-term consequences if your system is not properly cooled. Corrosion, deposits, and clogging issues can take up to a year before it can cause visible damage to your engine. It is sometimes mistaken as radiation failure, when in fact it was a simple issue of using the wrong coolant. A faulty coolant system is likely to be the source of a radiator that is heavily rusted or full of clogging interior deposits.
Because coolant-related problems occur inside the engine, you may not notice the damage until you inspect the cooling passageways and internal heat-transfer surfaces. So when you want to understand what does coolant mean for your car, it's also important to understand that you have to use the right coolant.
What Does Coolant Mean: Coolant Change Frequency
When should you change your coolant? This is dependent on your car. Coolant or antifreeze, like all other fluids required by an engine to ensure dependable service, must be maintained and replaced according to the manufacturer's instructions. Depending on your vehicle, you may require a coolant intended for high-mileage vehicles, one created for certain manufacturers, or one with specialist additives.
In general, the coolant system should be cleansed and replaced every 50,000 miles. Coolant service may be required every 10,000 miles on some newer models. Draining the coolant and refilling the system is necessary because it eliminates rust particles and debris that might block the cooling system. If you observe foreign particles floating in the coolant, or if it appears rusty or colorless, it should be flushed and replaced.
A faulty coolant system can cause a radiator to become severely rusted or clogged with blocking internal deposits. People may believe that a radiator failed when, in fact, the improper coolant was utilized.
What Does Coolant Mean: Other Related Questions
What happens if you run out of coolant?
Coolant is present to cool down the engine's highly heated components. The engine parts would heat up but never cool down if there was no coolant. This, in turn, would lead to engine failure and degeneration of its associated parts. This is the worst-case scenario when your car's coolant runs out.
Can water be used as coolant in cars?
In an emergency, you may use water as a coolant. However, this is not advised because water does not operate well beyond its freezing and boiling extremes. This might potentially result in costly engine damage. As a result, only utilize it in unavoidable situations.
Is it OK to add new coolant without draining the old?
If the coolant was replaced and flushed within the last 5 years, you might add coolant without doing a flush and complete coolant change. Because it's a closed system, you shouldn't have to add coolant unless there's a leak. You should be ok if you just top it out with the proper coolant mix.
Can you drive with low coolant?
The coolant in your automobile is essential for keeping the engine cool. The fuel-air combination generates a lot of heat, which must be dispersed. This heat, if not dispersed, can cause catastrophic engine damage. Driving or operating your vehicle with a low coolant level is not recommended since it might cause engine damage.
Why is the coolant reservoir empty?
What could be happening if you are constantly low on coolant. If the reservoir fractures or develops minor breaches, the coolant it is holding may leak or evaporate slowly. The leaks may be modest enough that the driver is unaware of them, but they will eventually cause the reservoir to empty.
Why is my coolant low but no leaks?
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Flowers might be the romantic gift cliché, but we all know the truth: the best gift is one you can eat! If you're the type who would much rather have French fries than roses, you're going to LOVE this way to have the best of both worlds. Remember the apple roses? Now we're trying it with potatoes— and bacon's coming along to help. Watch, learn, and add it to the menu of your next romantic dinner. You'll BOTH fall head over heels for this dish.
Use a mandolin slicer or vegetable peeler to slice the potatoes, lengthwise, into slices 1/16-inch thick.
In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Mix well.
Working away from you, arrange 9 to 10 potato slices partially-overlapped, lengthwise, in a row. Brush the potatoes with the seasoned butter. Starting with the first slice, roll the potatoes, away from you. Hold them tightly in your hand and, if necessary, add more slices. The final rolls should fill a muffin cup.
Wrap 1 slice of bacon around the bottom edge of each potato rose, then place it in the cup of a muffin pan. Gently fan the potato slices<|fim_middle|> way? | out and brush the tops with any remaining butter mixture.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the edges are crispy and the potatoes are cooked-through.
Easier than you probably imagined, right? Who will you make these potato roses for? Are there any other veggies or fruits you'd like to turn into flowers this | 68 |
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I can't fault this one – I'm giving it top marks! Both Holly and Poppy loved the soft, removable pillow, and there's loads of room to pop them in.
There's great storage too. The stand is brilliant – so easy to put up and down, and very stable.
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This is a technical-looking beast, although it's less bulky than some others we tested.
I'm not keen on the colour or the fabric, but overall this is compact and comfortable, plus the stand is easy to use. Rafe loved the velvety face rest, and the hidden cuddly toy.
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Casey Mulligan is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. His latest book, Labor Market Distortions: How Redistribution Contracted the Economy, is in production with Oxford University Press. Professor Mulligan writes shorter blog entries, each of which applies the principles of supply and demand to today's financial crisis. Mulligan received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. He has served as a visiting professor at Harvard University, Clemson University, and Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago. | Economics / Events / Archive / 2011-2012 School Year / Fiscal Imbalances 2 - Panel Discussion
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This panel discussion, led by Bill Scholl, President of First Security Bancorp and Casey Mulligan, Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, was a continuation of issues raised in our Fall 2011, Fiscal Imbalances discussion with a focus on the banking industry and entitlement spending as it relates to the Great Recession and our nation's debt crisis. The discussion was moderated by Seth Norton, former Director of the Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics and Economics.
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Bill Scholl is the president of First Security Bancorp, a $4.1 billion bank holding company, and Vice Chairman of First Security Bank of Arkansas where he serves on the board of the holding company as well as the bank. Scholl is also a current board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Little Rock Branch). He is a graduate of | 276 |
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Köpenhamns universitet grundades av Kristian I, som ett katolskt universitet med de fyra fakulteterna filosofi, teologi, juridik och medicin. Det var ursprungligen beläget på Bispegårdens<|fim_middle|>9 | nuvarande plats. Under katolsk tid var verksamheten begränsad på grund av dålig ekonomi, och verksamheten upphörde helt i samband med reformationen. Under 1530-talet återupptogs verksamheten och Kristian III utfärdade 10 juni 1539 ett nytt grundläggningsbrev. I samband med detta flyttade universitetet till den förre katolske biskopens gård, belägen på det nuvarande universitetets mark. 1601 invigdes en ny universitetsbyggnad, som brann ned 1728.
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Discoveries Magazine
During my time managing public programs at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, I wrote dozens of short articles for their promotional Discoveries magazine. Here are three samples…
Students Enjoy "Night at Your Museum" Sleepover
As the sun set on May 11th, hundreds of students carrying sleeping bags, toothbrushes, and flashlights crowded into the Van Andel Museum Center. Their cheering and laughter joined with the usual chorus of nighttime sounds, from the ticking of the Museum's City Hall clock, to the echoed footfalls of patrolling security guards. The first through fourth grade classes of Brown Elementary had met the goals of their annual reading program, and now they claimed their reward: the chance to spend an entire night inside the Museum's exhibit halls.
This sleepover–the first held at the Public Museum in nearly a decade–provided students with a chance to explore the Museum's treasures in a fun new way. Exhibits came alive as costumed characters roamed the halls, and themed activity stations throughout the building provided a combination of education and entertainment through hands-on activities and artifacts. Museum staff, volunteers, and an enthusiastic team of teachers all pitched in to make this event an unqualified success.
Between chatting with ancient Egyptian royalty and visiting with a living doll from the D is for Dolls exhibit, students screen-printed their own t-shirts, commemorating the sleepover event. Science experiments and scavenger hunts kept the excitement level high until snack time, when students were overheard raving about their carousel rides and planetarium shows. Deafening cheers marked the evening's grand finale, a live-action medieval sword-fighting reenactment under the Museum's whale skeleton. Sparks flew as the knights clashed, and after the queen declared a victor, students headed off to bed, imaginations reeling.
By the time buses, filled with smiling faces, departed on Saturday morning, staff members knew that this was a program worth repeating. Planning is currently underway for several overnight events later this year, including an overnight summer camp session open to all West Michigan families, and a pair of district-wide Girl Scout and Boy Scout sleepovers. If your school or organization<|fim_middle|> the globe and throughout history in Festivals and Celebrations or Kids Through the Ages. Campers can learn about life in the 19th century in a historical setting at Victorian Days camp, or about the lives and traditions of Native Americans in West Michigan during Native American Life.
While some camps have already taken place this summer, and a few of our upcoming camps have already filled to capacity, most will remain open to new registrants until the week before camp begins. A few camps have already taken place, and a few are already filled to capacity, but many more are still open for new registrants. A full, updated schedule can be found on page [XX], or by visiting the Public Museum's website. If you have any additional questions or wish to sign a child up for camp, please call the Public Museum at 616-XXX-XXXX. | has a large group interested in participating in an Night at Your Museum event, please call the Van Andel Museum Center at 616-XXX-XXXX for more information.
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The Making of "Stars of the Pharaohs"
There's clearly something magical about ancient Egyptian culture. How many of us haven't, at some point in our lives, been excited or inspired by a book, film, or museum exhibit about that immortal time and place? I've long hoped for the opportunity to bring a little of that magic into our own Planetarium theater. Now, with the coming of The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt, that chance has finally arrived.
No ancient civilization was so intimately connected to the sky, in so many ways, as the ancient Egyptians. They projected their magnificent visions of gods and goddesses onto the sun, moon, and visible planets. They celebrated the stars, too, and reverently aligned many of their most spectacular architectural accomplishments with patterns they saw in the sky. In ancient Egypt, mythology and science were uniquely intertwined in a way that allowed scholars to honor their pantheon, while simultaneously making great strides toward understanding the nature of their physical universe.
From the building of the earliest pyramids, through the prolific reign of Thutmose III and beyond, astronomy played a vital role in many aspects of Egyptian culture. We still feel this impact today; many ancient Egyptian discoveries are still surprisingly relevant in our modern world. The seeds of modern navigation were sown along the Nile Delta. Through diligent observations of the stars, and fueled by a vital need to plan harvests and predict flooding, the ancient Egyptians also invented the first accurate calendar (a more accurate version of which wouldn't be created for thousands of years). Ever wonder why there are twenty four hours in a day? You can thank the Egyptians for that, too.
In our new planetarium offering, Stars of the Pharaohs, we explore all this and more. Using our own unique blend of light and sound, we attempt to illustrate what an enormous contribution Egyptian astronomers made to the ancient world, and what a remarkable effect their legacy continues to have on us today. Our sky theater will take you back in time, to the land of the pharaohs, during this thirty minute family presentation. You'll learn about the mysteries and magic of the ancient Egyptian sky firsthand. We are proud to include Stars of the Pharaohs at no extra charge with your paid admission, and invite you to make it a part of your next Museum experience.
"Camp Curiosity" Arrives, Registration Still Open
After much anticipation and preparation, the summer camp season is finally upon us. Temperatures are rising, and so is the enthusiasm of our summer camp instructors and support staff. With a robust schedule of camps for children ages 5-14, covering a wide range of cultural, historical, and scientific topics, Camp Curiosity is a sure bet for safe and educational summer fun.
Some of this year's camps are returning favorites, such as Slimy Science, Young Wizards Academy, and Victorian Days. Other themes are brand new this year: Grandma's Kitchen, American Pioneers, Ecology on the Grand, and more. For the very first time we're offering a Night at Your Museum summer camp, where families are invited to an evening full of fun activities, followed by a sleepover in the Museum's exhibit halls. It's an exciting time of growth for our summer camp programming.
Two of our camps filled to capacity very quickly this year, so we've opened additional overflow sessions not originally listed on the schedule. An extra session of Slimy Science I, where children (ages 5-7) will explore all things ooey, gooey, icky and yucky in our Slimy Science laboratory, has been added on the afternoons of August 6, 7 & 8. On the opposite end of the gross-out spectrum, an additional session of Grandma's Kitchen, where campers (ages 5-7) will make tasty recipes and explore domestic life in the historical Voigt House kitchen, has been added on the mornings of August 7, 8 & 9.
Many other camps still have openings available. The Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium, long known for its innovative science programming, is once again offering its Reach for the Stars general astronomy camps, as well as Kites, Planes, and Rockets, and Planetarium Tech Team sessions. Tech Team members (ages 12-14) will learn about the technology that drives the planetarium environment, and will work together to produce their very own planetarium show.
The Public Museum's wide range of camp themes is intended to appeal to the diverse interests of today's students. If science and technology aren't your child's favorite subjects, then perhaps they'd enjoy learning about people and cultures from around | 993 |
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Boy George and Culture Club release 'Let Somebody Love You' music video
Katrina Rees September 5, 2018, 9:01 pm
Boy George and Culture Club have unveiled the music video for their new single 'Let Somebody Love You'.
Directed by Howard Greenhalgh, the music video is armed with a positive and inspiring message. Turning protesting on its head, Boy George encourages us all to "talk about the things that you love rather than the things that you hate".
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Check out the music video for 'Let Somebody Love You' below.
'Let Somebody Love You' is Boy George and Culture Club's first new release in almost 20 years. The track is taken from the group's forthcoming album LIFE, which is due for release on October 26. The album is available to pre-order now and features artwork shot exclusively by Rankin.
To coincide with the album, the group will be heading out on a UK tour later this year. Check out the dates below.
9 November – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
10 November – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
11 November – International Centre, Bournemouth
13 November – Brighton Centre, Brighton
14 November – SSE Arena, Wembley London
16 November – Arena, Birmingham
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23 November – First Direct Arena, Leeds
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A survivor of the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria that took place two weeks ago is now at a refugee camp. Her lungs are failing and her children's future is in doubt.
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We're about to hear the voice of a victim from the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria earlier this month. This is the attack that prompted U.S. airstrikes. Victims have now made their way to refugee camps in remote parts of Syria. And NPR's Ruth Sherlock went into the country after getting rare permission from Turkish officials to cross the border. Ruth met a woman whose lungs are failing but who managed to tell her story.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Speaking Arabic).
RUTH SHERLOCK, BYLINE: The sick and the wounded of Douma crowd the entrance of a half-destroyed concrete building at the edge of a refugee camp in northern Syria. Thin and pale, some hold babies.
(SOUNDBITE OF BABIES CRYING)
SHERLOCK: We're walking inside a makeshift clinic. It's really just an abandoned home with no light.
There we find patient Amani on the only bed. She's in her mid-30s, veiled all in black and looks terrified as she tells the doctor it hurts her to breathe. The doctor, a young woman in a white coat, says Amani's lungs were damaged in the apparent chemical attack on Douma two weeks ago. She gives Amani an injection.
UNIDENTIFIED DOCTOR: (Speaking Arabic).
LAMA AL-ARIAN, BYLINE: Infection medication.
SHERLOCK: But Amani's condition is getting worse, so she's being sent to hospital.
SHERLOCK: She has to wait for a car to take her, so we walk back through the rain to her tent. Still scared, she asks us not to use her full name.
SHERLOCK: Inside, she talks about the time she spent in Douma under siege.
AMANI: (Speaking Arabic).
SHERLOCK: She says the years of war have already taken a toll on her health. Our news assistant Lama al-Arian interprets.
AL-ARIAN: She's saying she feels extremely tired. She's very sick. When her house was bombed, there was a lot of dust that was coming into her lungs as well as smell of the dead bodies.
SHERLOCK: She says the chemical attack preyed on her already weak lungs. As she talks about it, she breaks down.
AMANI: (Crying).
SHERLOCK: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
SHERLOCK: On the night of the attack, the family was hiding in the basement.
SHERLOCK: Amani says she felt her throat close up as the gas started to come in. She says it was as though she was fighting death, and all she had was a makeshift remedy.
AL-ARIAN: When you're in a chemical attack, you start suffocating. You're just dying to breathe. She said, "if I didn't have the cotton that had the water drops on top of it, my fate would have been with God."
SHERLOCK: Amani's account is consistent with the other eyewitnesses we spoke with. They all talk of a chlorine gas attack. The U.S. government says it has proof this was done by the regime, but that hasn't been established by independent investigators.
There were other horrific things happening that night in Douma. Across town, Amani's sister Amal was trying to survive conventional airstrikes. Amal sits with us now in the tent.
AMAL: (Speaking Arabic).
SHERLOCK: She says there was supposed to be a cease-fire in place, but the bombardment by the government was like nothing she'd seen in all of the war.
AL-ARIAN: In her neighborhood, every other house was bombed. She would see people running in the streets without any headscarves on, without any clothes on at times, covered in complete dust because their houses had fallen on top of them.
SHERLOCK: As we're talking, Amani's 7-year-old twin daughters Masa and Malaz come into the tent.
Two little girls – hi. She's shaking my hand. How are you – a lovely red sweater that says love on it.
MALAZ: (Speaking Arabic) Malaz.
SHERLOCK: (Speaking Arabic).
MASA: Masa.
SHERLOCK: Masa.
AL-ARIAN: (Speaking Arabic) Masa.
SHERLOCK: These girls have only ever known a life of war. Amani says during the siege, they couldn't even go outside.
SHERLOCK: She tried to distract them with toys. Masa puts on my headphones, and we play by talking into the mike.
(Speaking Arabic).
MASA: (Speaking Arabic).
SHERLOCK: I tell her she's a journalist now.
MASA: (Laughter).
SHERLOCK: "No," she replies. "I want to be a doctor so I can help in a chemical attack." For now, though, Masa and Malaz can go nowhere. With just a few toys, their whole life is in this tent, and their mother is being sent away to a hospital. Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, northern Syria.
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Terrängen runt San Francisco de Borja är varierad. San Francisco de Borja ligger nere i en dal. Den högsta punkten i närheten är meter över havet, km söder om San Francisco de Borja. Trakten runt San Francisco de Borja är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer. Det finns inga andra samhällen i närheten. Omgivningarna runt San Francisco de Borja är i huvudsak ett öppet busklandskap.
Ett kallt stäppklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är °C. Den varmaste månaden är juni, då medeltemperaturen är °C, och den kallaste är december, med °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är millimeter. | 288 |
Filipinos in<|fim_middle|> while Filipino military servicemen and Navy seafarers settled in New York after both World Wars I and II. After the Asian Immigration Act of 1965, many Filipinos came as professionals (e.g., nurses, physicians, and engineers) and formed settlements in various ethnic enclaves throughout the five boroughs of New York. Over the years, Filipinos have contributed significantly to New York arts and culture through Broadway theater, fashion, music, film, comedy, hip-hop, poetry, and dance. Filipino New Yorkers have also been successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, community leaders, and politicians, and some, sadly, were victims of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks.
With the generous assistance of local Filipino American community members and organizations, particularly the Metropolitan New York chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), Kevin L. Nadal has collected over 200 images that capture a century of Filipino American presence in New York City and its surrounding areas. Dr. Nadal, a New York transplant turned New Yorker, is a FANHS National Trustee and a leading scholar in Filipino American psychology and mental health.
Assyrians of Yonkers
Franco-Americans in the Champlain Valley
Civil Rights on Long Island
Jewish Community of Long Island
Troy's Little Italy Revisited
Rochester's Latino Community: Bilingual Edition
Irish Staten Island
New York City's Chinese Community
Tuscarora Nation
Filipinos in Los Angeles
Filipinos in Chicago
Filipinos in Vallejo
The Little Bighorn, Tiospaye | New York City
By Kevin L. Nadal and the Filipino-American National Historical Society Metropolitan New York Chapter
After the Spanish-American War in 1898, many Filipinos immigrated to New York City, mostly as students, enrolling at local institutions like Columbia University and New York University. Some arrived via Ellis Island as early as 1915, | 75 |
Do we live again? Is there reincarnation? Anita D. Feng answers these questions and more in Sid, a lyrical novel that is two tales in one. Or, rather, it is three tales if you count – and you should – the marvelous drawings by illustrator Linda Davidson. Life is just life, whenever and however it is lived, the novel lets us see. The forms change but the essence is the same. And we are that essence.
The structure of the book works to convey this truth. Inhabiting two different eras, that of the historical Buddha and the modern one, the dual cast of characters sport similar names: Siddhartha and Sid; their respective mothers – Mahamaya and Maya; their fathers – King Suddhodana and Professor Sudovsky; their nanny/midwives – Avalokitesvara, bodhisattva of compassion, and her counterpart Ava; and their wives – Yasodhara and Yasmen. Rahula, the son, bears the same name in both stories. There are, in addition, symbolic characters, such as Homeless Woman, identified as "Old Age, Sickness, and Death." The plots of the two tales are likewise parallel, making it clear that the story of Siddhartha is still happening today.
Or, later, after Siddhartha marries his beloved, we learn that, "their joy creates days, months, and years of perfect weather and bountiful pleasure for all that are blessed to live nearby. . . . Prince Siddhartha never says anything that is not beautiful to Yasodhara's ears, nor does he see any aspect of his<|fim_middle|> recommend a digital version of Sid if you have that possibility, as the typeface is quite small. But whichever version you read, this book is a gem that may move you to see more clearly how life and enlightenment are inextricably bound together in an eternal web of Truth. | beloved that is not sweet and pleasant to his eyes." (p. 57) We are, indeed, in the realm of fairy tales.
Sid is whimsical, poetic, transcendent, and unique. Its author, Feng, is a Zen master teaching at the Blue Heron Zen Community as well as a poet and sculptor. In Sid, she displays not only her spiritual wisdom but her ability to use her creative skills to reveal that wisdom. I | 93 |
Sewickley Academy's Georgia Cox (front) competes at the USRowing youth regatta in Florida<|fim_middle|> Blake Vogel of Central Catholic also were invited.
"It was exciting to see how well our athletes worked with the group and put together solid performances against some of the best rowers in the country," Three Rivers Junior Rowing coach Matt Grau said.
Earlier, Petronick committed to the Temple women's team for the 2019-20 season.
She said she visited other schools but always knew Temple was the place for her.
Owls coach Rebecca Smith Grzybowski believes Petronick, who is 5-foot-9, will make a significant contribution in her first season. | .
Three Sewickley area athletes participated in an event that one day could land them on national rowing teams.
Quaker Valley senior Kendyll Petronick, Quaker Valley junior Ben Farnan and Sewickley Academy freshman Georgia Cox were part of the second USRowing Youth Regional Challenge camp and regatta Dec. 13-15 in Sarasota, Fla.
The event brought together 432 athletes and 36 coaches from USRowing's six regions. It kicked off a series of Olympic Development Program Identification Camps, which are designed to spot talented athletes at the U19, U18 and U17 levels.
Petronick, Farnan and Cox rowed for the Mid-Atlantic Region, which placed fourth.
"I learned a lot on perfecting my technique," Petronick, 17, said. "I had the opportunity to listen to Q&As with previous (junior national team) athletes and their experiences with rowing for the U.S. and their takes on nutrition, training and rest.
Farnan, 16, learned to adjust.
"Each club has a different rowing style," he said. "Blending these techniques into one boat is very difficult.
Cox, 15, thinks about the future.
"By attending (such) camps, I am able to row and compete with many of the women who will be involved in my career," she said. "I can be (a part) of a team I haven't experienced before.
The three were among nine members of the Three Rivers Junior Rowing team on Washington's Landing who were selected. The others were Daniel Andrud, Brian Mulhern, Julia Casey, Elena Hochheiser, Angelina Mico and Audrey Lyda.
Victoria Gevaudan of Oakland Catholic and Owen O'Malley and | 380 |
Dragons of Spring Dawning, Dragonlance Chronicles #3 by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
4:20 pm 17 April 2019
After the defeat of the Dragonarmies at the High Clerist's tower Laurana is named as the General of the armies of Solamnia and, by default, Palanthas. Her leadership and her brother Gilthanas' persuading the good dragons to join the fight against evil means a quick<|fim_middle|> in the text is something I'm glad the authors acknowledge as a mistake in the annotated editions of the book: This is Laurana risking her life and, essentially, the world so she can save her boyfriend.
This plot point takes back a lot of character development, and is not only lazy, but stupid. Both authors regret it now (or in 2004 when the commentary was written), which is something, I guess.
That aside, the book has a nice, epic conclusion that suits the tone of the series, eases readers into future Dragonlance titles (see below), and one death in particular still moved me. This was fun, I might have to read more.
Dragonlance Chronicles
Next: 'Dragons of Summer Flame'
Previously: 'Dragons of Winter Night'
or, traditionally, next would be Dragonlance Legends 'The Time of the Twins'
or, Any of a dozen prequels, midquels and story collections. A lot branches off from here depending on which character you like best.
fantasy dragonlance d-and-d c20th shared-universe | turnaround of the war, the battles mostly being skipped in favor of character development.
Meanwhile, Tanis and the other Companions with him have discovered that the mysterious "gem man" who has been sighted several times through their adventures is the key to defeating the Dark Queen. Tanis must outrace Kitiara, revealed as a Dragon High Lord in the last book, to secure the gem man. There are rifts growing between some of the Companions, however, and they are not destined to stay together.
The Dark is not going to be defeated easily and on top of betrayals and death there are more surprising revelations in store.
This is still a solid fantasy. There are still too many main characters, but Weis and Hickman continue to improve on their skills of separating our heroes and villains into manageable groups. The one sour note | 172 |
Keith Barry - Out Of Control
Fri 4th Dec BOOK NOW
Friday 4th December 2015
Following many sold out nights of his incredible new live show Out Of Control, the world's leading TV Hypnotist, Mentalist and Brain Hacker, Keith Barry returns to The Olympia Theatre on Friday 4th December.
Tickets priced from €29 including booking fee, and are on sale via Ticketmaster.ie, usual Ticketmaster outlets nationwide (list here) including The Olympia Theatre Box Office, and by calling Ticketmaster at The Olympia Phone Bookings on 0818 719 330.
Under 14's must be accompanied by an adult, Over 18's ID required to gain access to the bars where alcohol is served. Please note, as this show contains some crude language and adult themes, parental discretion may be advised for younger patrons.
Doors open 7pm, show starts 8pm. Approximate times, subject to change as always.
"As a night out this is one of the best shows on the road...it is smashing value" The Daily Mail
"At well over two hours long, you'll certainly get your money's worth. A must see show" The Irish Daily Star
Four Stars **** The Herald
The first half of OUT OF CONTROL features brand new brain-hacking and mentalism experiments direct from Keith's devious mind. Keith demonstrates that our thoughts are no longer our own as he manipulates and hacks even the most cynical of minds.
This show contains more audience interaction and involvement than any of his previous shows. Each night, EVERY SINGLE PERSON will have their mind blown in a mass experiment wherein he will prove their thoughts are 'Out of Control'. He will also perform an original and amazing 'danger stunt' where an audience member will fire a missile at his face at 700ft per second. And no, it's not a bullet!
In the second half, Keith taps the phenomenon of hypnosis – an art he hasn't performed in his live shows in over five years. Fans of his hit ITV show 'You're Back in The Room' with Philip Schofield will love what he has in store. Keith will invite audience members on stage to enter his Hypnotic World. Here, he will shut down the conscious mind, and allow people to do things they wouldn't ordinarily do - this is where the whole show itself will get 'Out Of Control'.. No-one is safe!
Keith Barry
As a world-renowned performer, Keith has toured for many years showcasing his mind-blowing skills in every corner of the globe. Keith has starred in over 40 international TV shows, his most recent being a huge hit in the UK with primetime ITV1 show "You're Back in the Room". He has appeared many times on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", "The Jimmy Kimmel" show, The Conan O'Brien Show and of course his own US TV series "Deception with Keith Barry" for the Discovery Channel.
Keith recently returned from Sydney where he was in pre-production for Channel Nine's version of "You're Back in the Room" which will shoot in January next year and he is currently preparing to start on Season 2 of the show for ITV1, again hosted by Philip Schofield and which will air early in 2016. His TV series for The Discovery Channel in the USA "Deception with Keith Barry" is now being shown worldwide in over 110 countries along with his successful 2014 Irish tv studio based tv series "Brain Hacker".
Keith also returned as Chief Magic and Mentalist Consultant for the Lionsgate blockbuster "Now You See Me – The Second Act" which is a sequel to the huge box office hit "Now You See Me" . Keith worked on the sequel for nearly a year which was filmed in London and Macau. The original movie shot in New Orleans and Paris, had Keith as Chief Mentalist and Hypnotist Consultant. The Summit Entertainment action heist movie grossed over $360m and like the sequel stars Woody Harrelson, Morgan Freeman, Jesse<|fim_middle|>.keithbarry.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWjWdd_btvw | Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo and Michael Caine. Keith worked extensively with Woody Harrelson for both movies, in which Woody plays a mentalist.
In the new ITV1 game show Philip Schoflied leads five strangers on simple challenges or dares to win money but the challenges prove tougher than they first appear after each contestant is hypnotised by Keith. This is the first hypnotism format on British TV for several years and is built around Keith's particular skillset.
Keith has also been awarded both the prestigious Merlin Award for "Mentalist of the Year 2009″ and "Best Magician in Las Vegas 2009" as voted for by the Las Vegas Review Journal. Keith's TED talk has been in the Top 20 TED Talks since 2008 and it currently has nearly 8m views on their own website and over 25m views in total.
Over the last 10 years Keith has also performed live in his own shows to over 1,000,000 people in such places as Las Vegas and the US, Australia and New Zealand, Canada, Spain, South Africa, Ireland and the UK.
Also in the US, Keith had his own special on CBS "Keith Barry – Extraordinary". This was CBS's first magic special in years and followed on from the success of Keith's 1st US TV show, "Brainwashed" which aired on MTV in 2004.
For more visit www | 308 |
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Slingshot Turbine 2014 Review
November 26, 2014 in 2014, Slingshot, Turbine, Turbine
With the ever changing times we have today, there's always something to discover beyond the horizon. We're never content with what we have, we strive for something new, something better and something that will take us closer to the edge. It doesn't matter if it's a minor difference or a major one, it's still a step towards achieving our goal and even surpassing it.
The 2014 Slingshot Turbine 17 meter light wind kite (a free ride light wind kite) has delivered on its promise of more days on water. With 10-12km/h wind, you won't be standing on the beach anymore, you'd be on your board with your new Slingshot Turbine and it lets you stay on the water even if the wind is picking up. There are a number of improvements on the new design: it now has a direct bridle, mini strut and 5th strut on the wing tip, lighter weight construction. The progressive open delta C design updated with a new bridle 5 point cascading bridle attachment system which gives you a consistent smooth feel and specific control over the power. The new design gives a more powerful grunt without sacrificing riding speed, efficiency or upwind performance. The long lines allows for a long power stroke and you can bet with it's quality build, it's gonna last forever -or at least for a very long time. This kite is good for those who are into wakestyle, freestyle, or if you just want to go out there and enjoy the waves.
OPEN DELTA C-DESIGN PLATFORM The kite's a higher aspect ratio in combination with speed improves the lift rather than the angle of attack. The new shape allows the kite to fly forward in the wind window while freeing up the wing tips to prevent the kite from being oversheeted.
SPLITSTRUT INTEGRATED DESIGN The kite has only 3 struts and is very light, yet it's built in quality material for increased stability and canopy shaping control. This kite will not drop down from the sky in the first case and the lighter profile makes is easy to water relaunch. Another plus is that this kite doesn't take much room once packed down
REFLEX WINGTIP The free pivot wingtips work as natural regulators and open up by the wind to extend the apparent wind range.
CONNECT FORWARD ATTACHMENTS The steering lines have a direct connection with the forward "sweet spot" geometry of the kite. Three different settings enables you to fine tune the bar settings for desired bar pressure and turning speed.
WINGTIP STRUTS The struts have a conical shape to decrease drag and for a more efficient control.
LOWPROFILE WINGTIPS This is a proven design for faster turning speed similiar to the one to Rally. It also reduces drag and hence make the kite even more high performing.
ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENT POINT Use the additional attachment points for optimal performance in super-light wind.
AUTO-TRIM TRAILING EDGE This design feature automatically reduces the risk for oversheeting and virtually makes it impossible backstall the kite while still allowing the panels to open and flex.
CASCADING 5-POINT BRIDLE The bridles are free from pulleys which not only reduce the total weight (only with a few grams, but still every gram counts for light wind kites) but also gives you a more consistent and smooth bar feeling throughout the power stroke when you sheeting the bar in.
TRI-TECH PROTECTION Strategically placed reinforcements such as mark cloth and neoprene, individual scuff guards and ballistic kevlar protect the kites most vulnerable areas and optimize the kites durability and life length.
LEGENDARY SLINGSHOT CONSTRUCTION Slingshot has always been known for their bullet proof kite constructions and the Turbine is not an exception. The newest high tec and strongest materials are used throughout the kite. Everything from the Leading Edge, canopy, bladders to the smallest trim details are made with the best excisting materials. Nothing has been left to chance
SLINGSHOT ONE PUMP One pump systems are standard these days and the Turbine is of course also equipped with Slingshots patented single point inflation system to spare your time on beach and maximize the time in the water.
LIFETIME RIDER SUPPORT HOTLINE If things still go wrong connect directly to Slingshots competent and helpful customer support.
"The turbine has three attachment points to adjust for bar pressure and kite turning speed. Personally, I like to ride on the middle setting giving me a firm feel yet still quite fast turning for a 17meter kite." – Tucker from MACkite
The 2015 Slingshot Turbine will be released in February 2015. If you don't have a local Slingshot store in your area then a recommended online store for European kitesurfers is
SlingShot Fuel 9m
November 2, 2012 in Fuel
Could the Fuel be the longest running kite in the history of the sport? I think, although I am bound to now be corrected that it is. It's been around since 2001 and unless I am very much mistaken no other kite can lay claim to having a lineage that long. Especially when you consider the original C kite was a thoroughbred C Kite machine, and today even through the rise of bridled style kites the Fuel holds true to that. So reminiscing over with lets look at the kite. Probably the biggest change for 2012 is the reintroduction of the Split Strut Technology, which places the struts inside the canopy, making them a 'part' of the kite. There are 5 struts this year and all of them are integrated into the canopy. The trailing edge construction has also been beefed up to reduce wear. The kite can be tuned for wakestyle or freestyle<|fim_middle|> Despite the market moving away from C kites Slingshot stayed true to the cause and the 2012 Fuel is a reflection of that. Split Strut, 4 lines, no bridles, no compromise ….
For more information go to your local dealer.
October 24, 2012 in Turbine
This year Slingshot has come up with the new Turbine kite which is much lighter in kind. If you enjoy light wind surfing then this is one of the best kites that you can use to stay on the water and have fun. The minimum wind speedfor the Turbine is around 4 -5 knots which basically can get you up and riding when everyone else give up. The bladder material used on the turbine 2012 kite has been lighter by 25 % this time with reduced size on the struts and the smaller diameter used for the edges. The kite works fine in lighter winds due to the increased aspect ratio of the kite surface which is given a glider feel for the wind turbine shape of its. A new concept has also been introduced in the kite wings this time which is called Free-twist tip. On the technology part which Slingshot has worked on this kite so much to add a list of new features which helped to make this surfing kite a lighter and faster one. We would like to review each one by one.
On the wingtips and the edge panels the steering line is attached which has given the extra narrow wind rage for the kites and also the panel to twist when required. This actually helped the kite to acquire wider wind range and a quicker mechanism to turn around. The kite design is given a more delta-C shaped one to acquire higher speed and move it in the forward window directions. The struts situated on the bars have also been integrated to a 3 strut design called the integration of split strut, which has given a more rigid and stable structure to the bars for control. Since the material is light, it helps in the water re-launching of the kite n-number of times due to its flexibility. The wing tip struts are redesigned to give a conical tapering shape for efficient control of the kite. To increase the efficiency of the kite the trailing edges has been made flexible to both the opening and closing. The steering of the kite has also been given a boost with improved power steering plan. Here the power is delivered at the wingtip so that the steering of the kite is smooth and this in turn reduces the pressure of the bar to give top performance while surfing.
The kite uses the single point inflation procedure which is totally a patented product of the Slingshot Company itself. The makers also took care of the affected areas of the kite and they have put scuff guards on those places to make the kite quite durable. Included stuff like Neoprene, Mark Cloth and ballistic Kevlar on those places. Any users who have faced any issues or have queries can directly contact the personnel from Slingshot as the customer care people are very friendly and assist the users in the best possible ways. The design part of the kite has been totally upgraded so much to give a better look, lighter to use and higher is performance and efficiency. This has basically helped to make the Turbine 2012 kite to be lighter and faster and user friendly. I am sure this will be a surely loved by Kite surfers all round the world.
Slingshot Rally 9m
October 24, 2012 in Rally
Slingshot has been the most popular brand in kite making for the last two years. Rally 9m is one of the most sold kites from Slingshot. Recent changes made to this kite had given a little twist from the original this time. The kite is being tested in many ways so that it stays at the top of the game. It's been an all round machine which is being used for some success on the racecourse. To improve the upwind ability with a higher aspect ratio the kite is been made in the shape of an open arc this time. The point of rear attachment is also moved forward to avoid the kite stalling in due to the over sheet on the bar. To give the kite more rigid frame the leading edge has been made larger in diameter this time. The kite also carries a new wingtip shape, and this is been supported by two mini struts on the bar.
Last few years it was observed that the Compstick Bar is in the lineup. There are few new changes but the rest are only the old favorites. There was a 100% test conducted which was done over this kite for the Center Safety System. The Swivel is on the front line. The chicken loop remains the same. Only on the centre lines a new aluminum is provided which offers low friction. One can also avoid trapping of finger by raising it. To make it easier the grip is softened, and hence was rewarded as the overall rated the best kite of the year voted on the maximum customer choice.
Last year, Rally was praised for its innate stability and it allowed the rider to do its job instead of not worrying about the kite much. The team was cautious that the changes took place in the Rally this year and the kite was a stable one previously might cause a sales issue. The kite having Bow shape outlines which is noticeable and also higher aspect in nature. The kite also has a big diameter at the leading edge which helps the kite to stay high in the water and also stops from rolling. From the previous year the turning speed is little slower. It makes the 9m smaller as one is flying altogether and more predictable in the air. The shape and profile is a new one which allows the window to penetrate and pull it upwind just like as for trains. It's suited for the learners especially intermediate to advanced riders, those who are looking for the all round kite. This kite is suited very much to the beginners, but also who are ambitious and can progress much with the kite has an appetite to use it.
The kite Rally became famous for the riders over the world. In last couple of years many people became fan of Rally, which is never going to change. The kite has been better due to its shape, design, predictable, stableness, and reliable. There is so much to perform with the kite and even the performance satisfies all the riders.
Slingshot rider Mauricio Abreu
October 9, 2012 in Mauricio Abreu, Video
Mauricio Abreu has been kitesurfing for a looong time! His style is far from old school, rather one can call it new school!
Slingshot 2013 Rally
July 22, 2012 in Rally, Rally
The new 2013 Rally is reinvented to be your first choice when it comes to kitesurfing in the waves and freeriding. The Rally is a 4-line kite designed with surfing in mind. The Rally has new Connect Forward attachment points, a new bridle setup, Reflex Wingtip technology and reinforced trailing edge.
The Rally sits further forward in the wind window allowing you to ride upwind with ease. However, the Open Delta-C shape also gives you the opportunity to position the kite further back in the wind window for when you wanna ride with the perfect resistance and when you want to perform load-and-pop tricks.
The Rally delivers maximum range, instant de-power, effortless relaunch and precise handling. The canopy is rock solid thanks to the inegrated Splitstrut technology. The Rally is of course equipped with Slingshots patented one pump system and this year the Rally also comes in a 7m version to complete your quiver.
Slingshot Rally 2013
July 8, 2012 in Rally
The rally is the freerider kite for all enthusiastic riders that likes to jump high and long, moreover a kite that turns into a very tight radius. One can call the Rally the ultimate weapon for both freeride and wakestyle.
DescriptionThe rally has particularly proved one thing – it's a kite that can inspire a lot of riders. There is hardly any other kite that can be flown as simple as the rally, as the kite is equipped with a lot of control, stability and depower. If you are looking for a kite that lets you perform a bit better, then the rally is just the right kite for you.
Slingshot Fuel 2013
June 17, 2012 in 2013, Fuel, Fuel, Slingshot
Here are some sneak photos of the new Slingshot Fuel 2013. I havn't heard about any major changes, but why change a winning concept? At least I guess we can expect some new kind of graphics, hopefully a bit more colorful than those we see on these photos…
Slingshot Rally Review
June 5, 2012 in 2012, Rally
I've been riding with my Slingshot Rally's since last autumn, and will here give a small review of the best kite I've tried to date in the waves.
2012 Slingshot Rally is the second version of the shape Slingshot calls an "Open Delta C", which blends the features of C-Fuel and RPM with the delta kite's wind range and depower performances, and the result is for sure worth a test!
There is really no significant changes from the first edition, the new version is rather a result of optimization. The bridles have been tweaked so that the kite now has more precise control and the balance of the kite makes unhooked and drifting properties top notch. Some extra reinforcements have been added to the wingtips where the 3 pigtails attach, so you can trim the kite, depending on how much bar pressure you desire. For those who remember the split struting from the past, this is now back, and gives the kite a great stability.
As I started writing, I find this kite especially suitable for wave riders, but Slingshot Rally will also be the perfect kite for free riders as well as the beginner. Common to both is that you want a kite that is so easy to handle as possible so that you can concentrate on anything but the kite.
The kite control is quick, which is a result from the short bridle that comes without any pulleys. There is such a good feeling with the kite, it is extremely easy to manage. Slingshot Rally also has a huge wind range with an unmatched depower. There are many kites can be drifting hooked, but Rally drifts also unhooked and if it stalls, so it makes it to the "good way", so it is easy to catch again. Whether it is because the kite only has 3 struts, is very light, or if it is the balance of the kite that gives it its drifting properties I do not know, but the result is just perfect.
Last but not least, there's no pull in the turns. There are perhaps some who do not think this is so cool, but it's a different style which people prefer. I think it is very important in the waves, so you will not be torn away from the wave in the bottom of the turn, so you can always position yourself where the wave breaks, so you can utilize the wave all the time. Also in strapless aerials and airs it is an advantage not to get ripped off by the board, and for beginners, it also means that you are not punished by any fault input. And when it happens, the kite is easier than easy to water start again.
So just to recap:
The kite is quick
The kite has no pulleys
The kite has only 3 struts
The kite water starts easy
The kite has no pull in turns
The kite has a direct bar feeling
The kite is going really well upwind
The kite drifts perfectly – even unhooked
The kite has a very simple and short bridle set-up
The kite has Slingshots tested one-pump system
The picture above shows the very simple and short bridle set-up without pulleys
Above seen is slingshot's one-pump system that many other brands choose to pay a license to use. Please also note the small closure feature on the inflate valve (far right in picture), which means you can hammer the kite into the ground or water without popping the plug out.
I really thought much about anything negative about the kite, and I had to find something, it must be that the fabric can flapper a little when the wind is very strong and gusty. But if that is what you have to pay to get a kite with 3 struts with somewhat less direct kite control, with a very short and simple bridle without pulleys, which drifts perfectly and is so easy to ride unhooked – then I can live with that =)
Slingshot bar is also right in the eye. Not so much bullshit and no frills. It just works perfectly with a quick release, easy to keep around unhooked. If you choose to release, the system is so easy to assemble, it can be done in the water without any problems. There are deepower the bar and the bar has a swivel which prevents lines from twisting. (Which happen if you rotate many times around the same axis). The bar seems a little heavy when you just hold it by hand on land but on water it just feels really good in your hands.
Finally, there is a very handy bag that can both be opened at the top and is has a side zipper. The bag is spacious enough to fit the kite, bar and pump, but if you prefer you can also secure the pump and bar on the sides of the bag.
Overall a very positive review, but it is also very hard to find something negative to write about with this amazing kite. The Rally will not be the first choice for those who want to ride freestyle, but for freeride, waves and beginners it is spot on. Nor am I alone in this assumption, since testers from around the world all come with the same very positive feedback.
The Rally comes in the following sizes:
Sizes: 4m, 6m, 8m, 9m, 10m, 12m, 14m
Let me know if me if there are any items that you require more information about.
/ Raphael
Patrick Rebstock with his Slingshot Rally:
Here are some more reviews of the Slingshot Rally:
http://www.kiteboardingreview.com/kitereviews/20-slingshot/97-slingshot-rally-2011
http://www.sbckiteboard.com/2011-kite-review-display?news_id=1764
http://www.forcesix.com/2011-slingshot-rally-review.html
http://www.sbckiteboard.com/2012-kite-reviews-display?news_id=1867
Karolina Winkowska in South Africa 2012
April 11, 2012 in Karolina Winkowska
Slingshots team rider Karolina Winkowska is back after an injured ankle, stronger than ever!
Advantages and Disadvantages of C-kites
LEN10 MEGALOOP CHALLENGE
The History Of Slingshot
Slingshot goes to Nitrocity
New Slingshot Video
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Unlike just about every other C Style kite on the market the Fuel doesn't use a 5th line set up. Instead it relies on a front line flag out release system. It works really well and unlike the systems of old the CLSS as they call it (Centre Line Safety System) doesn't spiral out of control leaving you with a tangled mess. Once deployed it is surprisingly easy to reengage the system and relaunch the kite. There is a below the bar cleat trim system for the depower, and of course there is a stopper ball on the centre lines should you wish to lock yourself into the power for some old school moves. The chicken loop uses a push away release which works well and is a huge improvement over their old design from a few years ago. O'Shit Handles and 880lb breaking strain front lines complete the set up.
With a lineage going back so far, there are a lot of devoted Fuel riders who've ridden nothing else for years. Since 2004 the kite started setting a benchmark in terms of quality and performance and the 2012 model doesn't disappoint. The 4 line set up is about as old school as you can get and its simplicity is refreshing. With no 5th line dangling about you feel totally connected to the important parts of the kite and that is reflected in the kites handling. I don't think you'll find a more direct and responsive kite. In the freestyle mode the kite reacts to rider input at a lightening pace. The bar pressure is medium just enough to give you plenty of input without being overbearing. Unhook and the kite is very stable and really well behaved, leaving you to worry about loading up your edge, and not what the kite is doing. Its great to be able to just trust in your equipment like this and if you are into freestyle then the Fuel is certainly a kite you should consider. Boosting big airs is a breeze; the kite is aggressive when you send it back though the window and it rips you off the water with a definite tug. Lastly kite loops, you can't ride a Fuel without chucking it round the window and scaring yourself silly. This kite owes me a few ribs from years ago and 2012 is no different, it really does generate a lot of pull when you send it round. But it is much faster than previous years, allowing you to get the kite back up above your head faster and ensure you don't end up crashing with the kite still pulling. And that's a feature we'll end with, for all the pomp and circumstance surrounding the Fuel and it's pedigree of hardcore lineage, the 2012 isn't a beast to fly, it's actually very easy to tame and if you have reasonable flying skills you'll get a lot out of it. Especially if you want to progress to the style of riding that the kite excels at.
Amazing construction, direct, powerful, fast and precise. 4 line simplicity backed up by a well engineered safety system. Excels unhooked and delivers a fun ride, especially when jumping and looping.
It's going to be a tough call between the Fuel and the RPM for us, the RPM is very similar in flying characteristics, but has a better wind range, so less kites in a quiver. The Fuel though does offer the ultimate in simplicity, 4 lines, no bridle and lots of fun ….
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Bank Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend to Shareholders
On December 15, 2020, the Board of Directors of Santa Cruz County Bank announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.075 per share. The dividend is payable on January 11, 2021 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 30, 2020. For more information about Santa Cruz County Bank stock and financial performance, please visit our Investor Relations page.
Bank Announces Appointment of Krista Snelling as President and CEO
We are excited to announce the appointment of Krista Snelling as President and Chief Executive Officer of Santa Cruz County Bank. Ms. Snelling will assume the President and CEO role beginning March 1, 2021.
Chairman William J. Hansen commented, "Today we are pleased to announce the appointment of Krista Snelling as President and CEO of Santa Cruz County Bank to become effective March 1, 2021. Ms. Snelling joins us from Five Star Bank, a $2+ billion, award-winning community business bank headquartered in Sacramento, California where she serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer. Krista brings nearly 25 years of strategic financial and operational expertise to Santa Cruz County Bank. As a Board we look forward to working with Krista and feel confident she will execute on our strategic plan."
President and CEO Krista Snelling remarked, "I look forward to the opportunity to lead this top performing community bank and am fortunate to be surrounded by this talented team of employees. I thank the Board of Directors for placing their confidence in me and recognize this financial institution is highly respected as an arbiter of growth and economic development in the tri-county region. I look forward to building upon the proven success of this organization while connecting with all of our employees and customers as we advance a culture of community engagement. I am confident my knowledge and experience are aligned with Santa Cruz County Bank and look forward to collaboratively reaching our highest potential."
Ms. Snelling graduated from the University of the Pacific with a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Mathematics and Economics. Krista also holds a Master of Arts degree in Economics from UC Davis. Krista serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services and on the Advisory Board of the Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific where she is a frequent guest lecturer. Krista was recognized by the Sacramento Business Journal among the CFOs of the Year in 2019, as a Sacramento Business Journal Woman Who Means Business in 2020 and was also the recipient of Sacramento Commercial Real Estate Women's Nancy Hotchkiss Woman of Impact Award in 2020. Krista is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant. Krista and her husband, Edmund, are relocating to the Santa Cruz area along with their two children.
Bank Hires Kristine Ronzano, VP, Relationship Manager
Kristine Ronzano has joined the Bank as Vice President, Relationship Manager to serve customers in the Greater Santa Cruz area. Ms. Ronzano maintains her office at the Bank's 2020 N. Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz location where she is responsible for customer acquisition, lending and business development.
Ms. Ronzano began her 38 year banking career in 1983 at Coast Commercial Bank. She started as a Teller and accelerated to positions of increasing responsibility over a span of 17 years, including Operations Supervisor, Credit Analyst, Business Banking Officer and Branch Manager. During her banking career at Wells Fargo she managed a team of Business Relationship Managers and Business Development officers, covering Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Luis Obispo and served most recently as Principal Relationship Manager.
A well-known veteran banker, Ms. Ronzano has deep ties in the community and has served on a wide spectrum of nonprofit boards and committees. She currently serves on the Boards of the Fallen Officer Association, the Aptos Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Santa Cruz Business Council. Her past Board service includes Second Harvest Food Bank, the Santa Cruz Chapter of the Kidney Foundation, Santa Cruz Ballet Theater and numerous others.
Ms. Ronzano attended San Diego State University with an emphasis on Finance coursework and has her AS degree from Cabrillo College.
Commenting on her recent appointment, Kristine Ronzano stated, "It's an honor to join Santa Cruz County Bank. Over the years, I've admired the Bank's ability to make a direct impact on the local and broader community, and I look forward to contributing to their reinvestment in local business start-ups and expansions. My early banking career and training is deeply rooted in community banking, which focuses on delivering creative lending solutions and highly personalized service. The ability to be hands-on, nimble and responsive is what sets community banks apart."
Angelo De Bernardo, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer remarked, "We are excited to welcome Kristine to the Bank and its commercial lending team. Her knowledge and reputation as a civic-minded and engaged community banker is in perfect alignment with our values. Kristine's knowledge of banking and experience in Operations as well as Lending are a tremendous asset to the Bank and our customers. We look forward to her contributions to the Bank and the communities we serve."
Shop Small and Local During the Holidays
Supporting locally owned businesses is more critical now than ever before. The holidays are the perfect time to support your favorite businesses! Before you make a purchase of any kind, please consider buying from a local purveyor. When you shop within your community, you help local businesses keep their doors open. Let's Put Our Money Where Our Life Is - throughout the holiday season and beyond. When you shop and dine at businesses near you, you're keeping jobs and dollars local and supporting the economic vitality of the community.
Keep it safe! During COVID-19, ordering gift cards, take out, or curbside pick-up is a safe way to buy everyday necessities, meals and gifts.
Santa Cruz County Bank is a 5-Star "Superior" Rated Bank
Santa Cruz County Bank is rated as a 5-Star "Superior" bank by Bauer Financial, Inc. based upon its financial performance for the quarter ending September 30, 2020. 5-Star is the highest rating determined by Bauer Financial, which has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of U.S. banks and credit unions since 1983. For more information on Bauer Financial, Inc. visit www.bauerfinancial.com. Santa Cruz County Bank has been rated as a 4-Star "Excellent" and 5-Star "Superior" bank every quarter in the history of our ratings from Bauer Financial.
Santa Cruz Gives - Supporting 40 Santa Cruz Nonprofits
Santa Cruz County Bank is pleased to be a founding and ongoing supporter of Santa Cruz Gives. Since 2015, this holiday fundraising program has supported many cherished nonprofit organizations throughout Santa Cruz County. This year, Santa Cruz Gives supports 40 institutions providing a full spectrum of services to our beloved community.
Read about each of the 40 organizations' missions, as well as special projects funded by your generous giving at Santa Cruz Gives and donate online. Select your favorite non-profit (or five!), in a very simple one-stop online transaction.
Join us in supporting Santa Cruz Gives, and let's show our community how much we care!
Temporary Closure of N. Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz Branch
Our North Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz branch and Night Depository services will be temporarily closing on Monday, November 23, 2020 until further notice for staffing needs and to provide coverage to keep our six other branches open for business. Our 75 River Street branch in Santa Cruz is open for in-person banking needs and night depository services. Should you need access to your Safe Deposit Box at N. Pacific Avenue, please contact us to make an appointment.
We put the health and safety of our customers and employees first, and are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation. See our COVID Resources page for more information and updates.
While our six other branches are currently open and operating under normal hours, we encourage you to continue practicing "Banking In Place" and to use our ATMs and Night Depositories as much as possible. Circumstances are uncertain and ever-changing, so we continue to exercise caution and practice social distancing. If you need any assistance with remote banking services, please call us at 831.457.5000, or visit our Education Center for more information.
As you know, banks are considered essential businesses; thus, our offices and most branches have remained open during the COVID-19 crisis. Our employees are telecommuting whenever possible. Our entire staff is to be commended for their commitment to ensuring essential banking services remain available to you.
FEED HOPE! Holiday Food & Fund Drive
Santa Cruz County Bank is excited to once again support Second Harvest Food Bank's Annual Holiday Food & Fund Drive. Join SCCB as we "FEED HOPE" this holiday season! We look forward to seeing the community's outpouring of support to families who need it the most. This year is especially critical because food distribution has doubled since COVID 19 (from 55,000 to over 100,000).
The best way to maximize getting healthy meals to families in need is to give a cash contribution which will be stretched to the maximum capacity through the Food Bank's purchasing power. You can make a big difference.
Here are a few of our favorite reasons why your donation to Second Harvest Food Bank is so important:
Every $1 dollar donated = 4 healthy meals!
This drive provides food for 165 partner agencies & programs...wow!!
SHFB has wholesale purchasing power for items like milk, eggs, cheese & protein.
Kathryn Hohl Joins as VP, Senior Relationship Manager
We are pleased to announce that Kathryn Hohl has joined the Bank as Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager to serve customers in the Greater Santa Cruz area. Ms. Hohl maintains her office at the Bank's 2020 N. Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz location where she is responsible for customer portfolio management and expanding business relationships across Santa Cruz County.
Ms. Hohl began her commercial banking career in 2003 while working as a Commercial Senior Credit Analyst in the middle market sector of commercial lending in the Greater Bay Area. She has also worked as a Senior Commercial Lending Underwriter, Portfolio Manager, and Relationship Manager.
Ms. Hohl earned a Bachelor's of Science Degree from California State University Hayward and a Master's Degree in Forensic Accounting from New England College. Prior to her commercial banking career, she worked in the commercial insurance field, as a workers' compensation insurance agent.
Commenting on her recent appointment with Santa Cruz County Bank, Kathryn Hohl stated, "I am very excited to join Santa Cruz County Bank and once again become part of a well-respected local community bank. I am honored to work for a known leader in the community and look forward to helping local businesses grow and flourish."
Angelo De Bernardo, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer remarked, "We are excited to welcome Kathryn. Her background in commercial banking, lending and relationship building are an asset to the community and our team. We look forward to her contributions to the Bank and the communities we serve."
Santa Cruz County Bank Introduces Zelle®
Whether it's saving you a trip to the ATM or taking out the guesswork of divvying up the lunch tab, Zelle is a fast, safe and easy way to send and request money. Funds are sent directly to the recipient's account in a matter of minutes, and all you need is the recipient's email address or U.S. mobile phone number. Learn how to mobilize your money with Zelle here.
Bank Reports Third Quarter Earnings
Santa Cruz County Bank announced unaudited record net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 of $5.3 million, an increase of 76%, compared to the same quarter in 2019.
The Lighthouse Bank merger proxy projected earnings accretion to occur in 2020 and continue thereafter. Notwithstanding difficult economic conditions created by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the projection was achieved in the third quarter of 2020. For the quarter ended September 30, 2020, basic earnings per share increased $0.15 or 12% to $1.39 compared to the third quarter in 2019. Unaudited net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2020 was $13.5 million compared to $9.3 million, a 46% increase, over the same period in 2019.
Pretax income for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 was $7.5 million, an increase of $3.1 million, 72%, compared to $4.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.
Third Quarter Financial Highlights:
Net interest margin of 3.80%
Third quarter return on average assets and equity of 1.50% and 13.04%, respectively
Well capitalized with a total risk based capital ratio of 16.61%
Good credit quality with no loans 30 to 90 days past due
139% growth in loans, $700.3 million increase over the third quarter of 2019
87% growth in deposits, $548.3 million increase over the third quarter of 2019
Basic earnings per share increased to $1.39 from $1.24 in the third quarter of 2019
Book value per share after dividends increased by $11.14 or 35%, to $42.83 compared to the third quarter of 2019
President and CEO David V. Heald commented, "Our achievement of record earnings and a double-digit increase in earnings per share in the third quarter is exceptional. We attribute our ability to consistently outperform peers in our industry to the outstanding focus and hard work of our employees, management team and Board of Directors. This has been a year of unanticipated changes and economic hardships for our community, country and entire nation.
Throughout our history, Santa Cruz County Bank has stepped up to support its customers, community and employees in the best and worst of times. During 2020 to date, we successfully finalized our merger and systems integration, adapted our entire workforce and offices to meet COVID-19 safety standards and work from home scenarios, and most recently, maintained all business operations during unexpected employee evacuations due to wildfires. I'm extremely proud of the dedication of our entire team through these hardships and our ability to adapt to change without disruption to workflows, while providing exceptional customer service. We've proven time and again our ability to adapt to change and navigate strong economic headwinds with success."
To view the entire third quarter 2020 press release and for more information on Santa Cruz County Bank's performance, please visit our Investor Relations page.
Reopening of N. Pacific Avenue Branch
Our N. Pacific Avenue branch will reopen on Monday, September 21, 2020. Thank you for your patience with temporary branch closures to allow for adequate staffing during COVID-19. For updates, please visit our COVID-19 Resources Page.
Santa Cruz County Bank Announces Dividend
On September 15, 2020, the Board of Directors of Santa Cruz County Bank announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.075 per share. The dividend is payable on October 12, 2020 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 30, 2020. For more information about Santa Cruz County Bank stock and financial performance, please visit our Investor Relations page.
Scotts Valley Branch Reopens
We are pleased to announce the evacuation order for the city of Scotts Valley, due to wildfires, was lifted, and our Scotts Valley branch has reopened. For the health and safety of our customers and employees, we have taken every precaution to ensure everything is in safe condition. we continue to operate under COVID-19 guidelines.
We are grateful to all emergency responders who have worked tirelessly and around the clock, battling wildfires in our community and throughout the state of California. If you are impacted by wildfires, visit our Wildfire Resources Page.
New Wildfire Resources Page
Our hearts go out to everyone who has been impacted by the sudden onset of wildfires in our community and throughout the state of California. We, too, have been impacted by the fires and over one-third of SCCB's employees were forced to evacuate their homes.
We anticipate recovery from these fires will require many facets of support over an extended period of time. Whether you have been temporarily displaced or have suffered permanent losses to your home or business, visit our Wildfire Resources Page for information and guiidance to help you and our community recover from this most recent and devastating crisis. As always, we are here for you. Please reach out to us if you are in need of any assistance.
Temporary Closure of Scotts Valley Branch
Our Scotts Valley branch will be temporarily closing on Thursday, August 20, 2020 due to evacuation orders resulting from the CZU August Lightning Complex fires.
Five Santa Cruz County Bank branches are currently open and operating under normal hours. We encourage you to continue practicing "Banking In Place" and to use our ATMs and Night Depositories as much as possible. Circumstances are uncertain and ever-changing, and we will keep our community informed as needs arise. If you need any assistance with remote banking services, please call us at 831.457.5000, or visit our Education Center for more information.
We put the health and safety of our customers and employees first, and are closely monitoring fires throughout the Central Coast. Banks are considered essential businesses; thus, our offices and most branches, where possible, will remain open.
SCCB in ICBA's Top Lenders 2020
We are thrilled to be recognized in the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) Top Lenders 2020 rankings. The July issue of ICBA's Independent Banker Magazine features Top Community Bank Lenders throughout the United States. Santa Cruz County Bank ranked 19th in the nation for Commercial lending in 2019 for banks over $1 billion in assets. ICBA states, "There's no doubt that 2019 looked very different than 2020 in all areas of life, and community banking was no exception. But our top lenders' exceptional performance last year has set them up for success even in a time of turmoil."
Santa Cruz County Bank has been Blue Check Approved
Santa Cruz County Bank received Blue Check approval, by the Public Health Department of Santa Cruz County, for the implementation of our heightened health and safety measures, which ensures that our employees, customers and community members are protected. The Blue Check designation is given to businesses that follow physical distancing protocols, enforce the use of face coverings, limit the number of customers in the store, and disinfect shared equipment, as well as other practices.
Visit our Covid-19 Resources Page for more information.
President & CEO David V. Heald to Retire
On Monday, August 3, the Bank announced the retirement of David V. Heald as President and Chief Executive Officer of Santa Cruz County Bank. Mr. Heald will continue to serve as President and CEO until his successor is identified.
Chairman William J. Hansen stated, "Today we announce the retirement of David Heald as our President and CEO of Santa Cruz County Bank. David has navigated through several unprecedented challenges including the collapse of the real estate market in 2008 and most recently the current Covid-19 Pandemic. Throughout all of these challenges David's leadership has resulted in Santa Cruz County Bank being recognized nationally as a top performing community bank. We have been fortunate to have had David at the helm of Santa Cruz County Bank for the past fourteen years. David's banking knowledge and experience, from a career spanning 48 years, has been instrumental in the growth and success of the Bank."
David V. Heald, President and CEO, remarked, "I've had the privilege of working beside the most dedicated, committed and talented leadership team whom I hold in the highest esteem and owe an enormous amount of gratitude. Throughout my career I've been blessed with long, close relationships I will cherish and keep forever. I will truly miss my Bank family, all of whom I am extremely proud. My years with Santa Cruz County Bank are the highlights of a long satisfying career in banking. Everyone in the community has been wonderful to me and we could not have built our Bank without the support of so many of you. I thank the Board of Directors for the opportunity and confidence in me to lead the organization for the last 14 years. It has been a most satisfying experience to build a locally and nationally highly ranked and respected community financial institution together. I look forward to continuing my community involvement."
David Heald began his banking career in San Francisco in the Finance and Planning Department of a Canadian bank with a branch network in the United States immediately after receiving a Finance Degree from San Diego State University. In his 48 year banking career, David has been responsible for oversight of all lending functions, branch administration and compliance. David was asked to join the De Novo Bank in late 2003 as Chief Credit Officer. David served as Chief Credit Officer for two years prior to taking over the role of President and CEO in March of 2006. In his 16 years of service, David has provided steady leadership and a well-executed strategic vision. Santa Cruz County Bank's growth and success, over the past several years, has been the direct result of David's execution of the Bank's strategic vision. The organic growth over the past sixteen years, as well as the recent merger with Lighthouse Bank, has allowed Santa Cruz County Bank to become the largest community bank in the tri-county area.
Bank Reports Second Quarter Earnings
Today the Bank announced unaudited net income for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 of $3.8 million, an increase of 16%, compared to the same quarter in 2019. For the quarter, basic earnings per share decreased $0.35 or 26% to $0.98 compared to the second quarter in 2019. The decline reflects the increased number of shares outstanding as the result of the Bank's merger with Lighthouse Bank in the fourth quarter of 2019. Unaudited net income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2020 was $8.2 million compared to $6.2 million, a 31% increase, over the same period in 2019.
Pretax income for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 was $5.3 million, an increase of $722 thousand, 16%, compared to $4.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.
Second Quarter Financial Highlights:
Second quarter return on average assets and equity of 1.20% and 9.65%, respectively
120% growth in loans, $612 million increase over the second quarter of 2019
87% growth in deposits, $533 million increase over the second quarter of 2019
Basic earnings per share decreased to $0.98 from $1.33 in the second quarter of 2019
Book value per share after dividends increased by $10.99 or 36%, to $41.47 compared to the second quarter of 2019
President and CEO David V. Heald commented, "Following in the steps of our first quarter, in which we reported the amazing accomplishments of our team who went above and beyond to process SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans to the maximum capacity of our resources, we continued at a marathon pace throughout the second quarter. With over 50% of PPP loans funded to non-customers, we are welcoming new business relationships in the tri-county market area and continue to capitalize on opportunities afforded by the PPP program. We are pleased with the results of our ongoing loan portfolio monitoring and the resiliency of our clients. We continue to maintain reserves for loan losses well above industry standards to protect our shareholder equity in these uncertain times."
To view the entire press release and for more information on Santa Cruz County Bank's performance, please visit our Investor Relations page.
Celebrating Juneteenth
On this auspicious day in our nation's history, Juneteenth, we reflect and celebrate our nation's Black and African American heritage and honor this celebration with our community.
At Santa Cruz County Bank, we are committed to creating and shaping a future that honors acceptance, equity and justice. We are deeply saddened by the loss of lives, which has sparked deep reflection and justified civic unrest reverberating across our local, national, and global communities. These events highlight the deeply rooted racial injustice that we must work to eliminate. As a committed community partner, we see an opportunity to shape an all-inclusive future without prejudice.
Our ongoing commitment:
Santa Cruz County Bank stands against racial injustice.
We are committed to maintaining unity and solidarity in these values and beliefs within our offices and beyond.
We are committed to continue providing direct monetary and<|fim_middle|>, 48%, compared to $4.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
First Quarter Financial Highlights:
First quarter return on average assets and equity of 1.67% and 11.42%, respectively
Continued exceptional credit quality with no loans on non-accrual
55% growth in deposits, $317.4 million increase over the first quarter of 2019
Basic earnings per share decreased to $1.14 from $1.21 compared to the first quarter of 2019 and increased by $0.29 per share over the fourth quarter 2019, when the merger closed
Book value per share after dividends increased by $11.08 or 38%, to $40.22 since the first quarter of 2019
President and CEO David V. Heald commented, "On behalf of the Board of Directors and Management team, I commend our entire staff for our first quarter performance and care for our customers and community. As an essential business, our team has gone above and beyond in delivering critical services to our community at the greatest time of need in the history of our Bank and undoubtedly, our careers.
The quarter ended with two significant occurrences, our systems integration with Lighthouse Bank and concurrently being hit with the COVID 19 pandemic, which has dramatically altered the way we do business. To respond to the significant impact of this crisis on our community, we developed a Paycheck Protection Program loan application portal on our website, far ahead of the curve. Our dedicated team has worked long hours, nights and weekends to ensure Paycheck Protection Program funding supports small businesses and helps them keep employees on the payroll. Through these efforts, a total of approximately 29,218 jobs were saved, which speaks volumes about dedication and commitment to serving our community, whether in good times or during a crisis."
Voted "Best Bank" in Santa Cruz County by Good Times readers
For an eighth consecutive year, Santa Cruz County Bank received the most votes for "Best Bank" in the Good Times Best Of Santa Cruz County annual poll. We're thrilled to be your Bank and to be considered the best at what we do. We send thanks to everyone who voted and congratulations to all the Best Of winners in our community - you all contribute to what makes our community so special and unique.
4th in U.S., 1st in California - Top 100 Best Performing Community Banks
For a fourth consecutive year, Santa Cruz County Bank is one of the Top 100 Best Performing Community Banks in the entire country! We are honored to be ranked 4th in the S&P Global Market ranking of Top 100 Performing Community Banks in the United States under $3 billion in assets and as the top (#1) bank in California. Rankings are based on financials for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Banking In Place
Sheltering in place? We've got you covered! Bank safely and efficiently with our remote, self-service, 24/7 banking products and services: Mobile Banking, Mobile Deposit, Mobile Payment, Remote Deposit, Online Banking and Bill Payment, Phone Banking. You may also visit any or our ATM & Night Depositories as they remain open 24/7. If you need assistance with remote banking services, please call us at 831.457.5000, or explore our Education Center for more information. We're here for you.
COVID-19 Update: Temporary Closure of Aptos and Scotts Valley Branches
COVID-19 Update: Circumstances have been changing rapidly. This week we have made the decision to temporarily close our Aptos and Scotts Valley branches, effective Tuesday, March 24, out of concern for everyone's safety and due to limited lobby traffic and staffing. The ATMs and Night Depositories at these locations remain in full service, and all other branches remain open and ready to serve you.
As a relationship-focused bank, we deeply value the personal interactions we share with our clients and customers. At this time of sheltering in place to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, we ask that you practice "Banking In Place," which is the utilization of remote banking services. We are noticing fewer and fewer in-person visits and want to applaude everyone for taking precautions, limiting exposure and sheltering in place. Until circumstances change, we encourage you to "Bank In Place". If you need any assistance with remote banking services, please call us at 831.457.5000, or visit our Education Center for more information.
As you know, banks are considered essential businesses; thus, our offices and branches have remained open during the COVID-19 crisis. Our employees are telecommuting whenever possible. Our entire staff is to be commended for their commitment to ensuring essential banking services remain available to you.
Coronavirus Update: We're Open for Our Community
While a Shelter in Place order is in effect for Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties, banks are considered essential businesses. As such, all of our branches will remain open for business, continuing to offer vital services to our community. We are here for you. We recognize the gravity of the situation and its impact. We have implemented heightened health and safety measures to ensure that our customers and staff are protected.
Some precautions we have taken to reduce the risk of exposure:
Sanitizing highly touched surfaces like teller windows, check writing stands, ATM/Night Drop and door handles often throughout the day
Instructing our janitorial service to increase and concentrate cleaning to thoroughly sanitize all high traffic surfaces
Encouraging our staff to avoid nonessential travel at this time (business and personal)
Transitioning to conference calls and teleconferencing instead of in-person meetings
Observing six-foot social distancing when interfacing with colleagues and customers
Encouraging our employees to stay home if they or a family member are ill, and asking the same of anyone planning to visit our offices
Face covering or masks are required to be worn by employees and visitors per the County of Santa Cruz health and safety mandate
Plexiglass partitions are installed at every teller station
Thank you to our employees who continue working (whether remotely or in our branches), while observing social distancing, in order to provide essential services to our community. The well-being and vitality of our community are of utmost importance, and we are closely monitoring the evolving situation and adapting as needed. We will keep you informed as things change.
While our branches remain open for business, we strongly encourage you to utilize our wide array of remote and self-service, 24/7 banking tools: Online Banking and Bill Payment, Mobile Banking, Mobile Deposit, ATMs, Night Depository, Remote Deposit Capture (FastTrack!) for Businesses and banking by phone.
Our Community Matters Most. A letter from our President & CEO
Dated: March 13, 2020
To our Community,
As we face challenges posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19), we are committed to the safety of our customers, clients, employees and community.
During this time of heightened concern, we want to assure you that we are taking every precaution to protect you during this public health crisis. We have always adhered to strong health and safety standards. We have implemented even stronger measures in accordance with guidelines issued by the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and local health authorities to ensure a safe environment for everyone, which includes social distancing, with six feet of separation wherever possible between our staff members and customers.
With this in mind, we encourage you to utilize our wide array of remote, self-service and 24/7 banking tools: Online Banking and Bill Payment, Mobile Banking, Mobile Deposit, ATMs, Night Depository, Courier Service, Remote Deposit Capture and Telephone banking.
We have a comprehensive, proven Business Continuity Plan in place that provides for uninterrupted service. We do not anticipate any disruptions in daily operations. Our offices will remain open and our team remains ready to serve you.
We are aware that these unusual circumstances may create some adverse financial impact on individuals and businesses due to cancellations and changing behaviors. As always, we have resources available and are here to help our community. Please reach out to us to discuss how we might be of help.
Our commitment to providing the highest level of service to our community remains as our top priority. We are all in this together. Let's stay positive and healthy.
David Heald, President and CEO
SBA Assistance for Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced they are offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). To inquire about SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loans please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center. Call 1-800-659-2955 (TTY: 1-800-877-8339) or e-mail disastercustomerservice@sba.gov. More guidance and resources for businesses are available at www.sba.gov.
Bank Hires Stephen W. Meade, VP, Senior Relationship Manager
We are pleased to announce Stephen W. Meade has joined the Bank as Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager for Cupertino and Silicon Valley.
Mr. Meade is based at the Bank's office in Cupertino at 19240 Stevens Creek Blvd, in close proximity to Valco and the Apple campus. Mr. Meade will be responsible for developing new relationships and expanding existing business relationships in Cupertino and the Silicon Valley.
Mr. Meade has 20 years of experience with Investment Commercial Real Estate, SBA 504 and 7a, Commercial and Industrial lending. Mr. Meade obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from California State University, Fresno and received an underwriting certification from the Risk Management Association. Most recently, Mr. Meade was a Business Relationship Manager for Chase Bank.
Santa Cruz County Bank ranked fourth in the Silicon Valley for the number of SBA loans lent in San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties. The Bank also ranks as a top SBA and USDA lender in California.
Commenting on his new appointment, Mr. Meade stated, "The merger between Santa Cruz County Bank and Lighthouse Bank allows me to lend and structure competitively where the competition simply cannot. Here, I have the ability to speak directly with underwriting to structure approvals for commercial real estate investment, construction, business loans and lines of credit, SBA and start up leverage options."
Jon Sisk, Regional President commented, "Stephen is well versed in lending and relationship building in the Silicon Valley region. We look forward to Stephen's contributions to the growth of our Cupertino office and the Bank overall."
Thank you Sentinel Readers!
We are thrilled to announce Sentinel newspaper readers have voted Santa Cruz County Bank as the #1 bank in the county. We set out to be the community's bank of choice and this recognition is a clear affirmation of that mission. We appreciate the community's confidence in us and look forward to delivering the best in local banking in the years ahead!
16th Anniversary of Santa Cruz County Bank
Serving our community just gets sweeter and sweeter by the year! We couldn't be more thrilled to invite you to join us for a weeklong celebration from February 3-7th in all locations. We send a special THANK YOU to our clients, customers and community for your support and loyalty over the past 16 years! We're looking forward to the next 16 and beyond.
Bank Hires Richard Aiello, SVP, Regional Manager
We are pleased to announce Richard (Rich) Aiello has joined the bank as Senior Vice President, Regional Manager for the Salinas and Monterey regions.
Mr. Aiello will be based in Monterey County where he will be responsible for leading the Bank's expansion efforts by developing new relationships and expanding existing business relationships in Salinas and the Monterey Peninsula.
Mr. Aiello has an extensive education and professional background in finance, credit analysis and branch management. Most recently, Mr. Aiello was Senior Vice President, Regional Manager for Mechanics Bank (formerly Rabobank) for six years where he was responsible for 14 branches extending from King City to San Jose, including the Monterey Peninsula and Salinas branches.
Mr. Aiello obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and graduated from Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington in 2013.
An active community volunteer, Mr. Aiello currently serves on the Impact and Investment Committee for the Community Foundation of Monterey County and the Board of Pasadera HOA. In the past, he has served as a Board member of the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Notre Dame High School in Salinas, Monterey County Free Libraries, Italian Festival of Santa Rosalia – Monterey, and is a former Rotarian of both the Castroville Rotary Club and the Monterey Cannery Row Club.
Commenting on his new appointment, Mr. Aiello stated, "Santa Cruz County Bank is well known in the region and in the industry as a leading lender with exceptional financial ratings. I am extremely honored to join Santa Cruz County Bank. I look forward to contributing to the Bank's expansion efforts in the Salinas and Monterey Peninsula regions and continuing to deliver banking services to meet the needs of individuals and businesses along the Central Coast and Salinas Valley. Santa Cruz County Bank's extensive knowledge in USDA and FSA lending will specifically benefit the predominant growers and agricultural businesses in this region."
Fred Caioccia, Executive Vice President and Regional Credit Officer commented, "Rich is a well-known banker and commercial lender throughout the Salinas and Monterey area. His understanding of relationship banking is a perfect fit with Santa Cruz County Bank's unique style of doing business for the long term through relationship and community building. His experience and skills for developing long term relationships with borrowers and depositors and the community at large are an asset to the Bank. We look forward to Rich's contributions to the Bank's expansion in the Salinas and Monterey regions and to serving the community in the years ahead."
Bank Announces Completion of Merger; Board Expansion
The Merger of Lighthouse Bank with and into Santa Cruz County Bank closed on October 18, 2019.
Founding Directors of Lighthouse Bank, John Burroughs, Craig French, Stephen Pahl and James Weisenstein have joined Santa Cruz County Bank's Board of Directors. Former President of Lighthouse Bank, Jon Sisk has joined Santa Cruz County Bank's Management team as Regional President.
"We are thrilled to announce the completion of our merger with Lighthouse Bank. Today we welcome four talented individuals to our Board, each of whom bring extensive knowledge and experience in community banking. We look forward to serving our community with our expanded team," said William J. Hansen, Chairman of Santa Cruz County Bank.
"The successful merger of our two top performing and nationally recognized financial institutions positions Santa Cruz County Bank as the largest community bank in the Monterey Bay Area. Our greater scale, expansion into Silicon Valley and plans to expand into the Monterey County, opens opportunities to compete for larger business relationships while meeting the expansion needs of our existing business relationships," stated David V. Heald, President and CEO of Santa Cruz County Bank.
Both Lighthouse Bank branches, one in Santa Cruz and one in Cupertino, remain as full service branches. Customers of both banks will have access to a total of seven branches, six in Santa Cruz County and one in Cupertino. The strategy for integration of Lighthouse Bank into Santa Cruz County Bank is well underway. A complete systems conversion is scheduled to take place in early April 2020. For more information is available online on the Santa Cruz County Bank website Merger Information page.
Top 200 Best Performing Banks
We are thrilled to announce for a sixth consecutive year, Santa Cruz County Bank is ranked in American Banker Magazine's Top 200 Best Performing Community Banks and Thrifts in the United States. Our Bank ranked 12th out of 601 publicly traded institutions with less than $2 billion in assets in the nationwide ranking. Based upon 3-year average return on equity from 2016-2018, Santa Cruz County Bank also ranked 4th in the state out of a total of 26 California banks in the Top 200 list.
Optimal Bank Ranking by Seifried & Brew
We are pleased to announce receipt of ranking as an optimal performer in the prestigious Seifried & Brew 2018 Top 15th Percentile. The Top 15th Percentile represents a select group of high-performing banks that are made up of the best 782 out of 5,213 community banks in the nation. Within the Top 15th, Santa Cruz County Bank ranked at number 267 nationally and ranked 7th in the Top 10 list for the state of California. To receive this rating, Santa Cruz County Bank demonstrated exemplary performance by managing its exposure to risk while maintaining a notable level of reward.
The Top 15th ranking is based on a comparison of the S&B Risk Index and measures of performance. The Risk Index includes an array of risk factors that banks must constantly manage, such as liquidity risk and capital risk. Measures of performance, or reward, are primarily a bank's return on average assets or return on average equity. S&B measures individual bank performance by determining the balance of risk and reward and then compares banks across the United States. The banks included in this index have assets between $10 million and $30 billion.
Santa Cruz County Bank Voted "Favorite Bank"!
Santa Cruz County Bank received the Santa Cruz Waves 2019 Swellies Award for "Favorite Bank". Thank you to everyone who voted and congratulations to all 2019 Swellies Award winners!
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Aptos and Scotts Valley Branches Reopen Monday, June 15
We are pleased to announce the reopening of our Aptos and Scotts Valley branches on Monday, June 15th.
We put the health and safety of our customers and employees first, and are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation. Based on the latest information from public health officials, we have made the decision to reopen Scotts Valley and Aptos branches.
While our seven branches are currently open and operating under normal hours, we encourage you to continue practicing "Banking In Place" and to use our ATMs and Night Depositories as much as possible. Circumstances are uncertain and ever-changing, so we continue to exercise caution and practice social distancing. If you need any assistance with remote banking services, please call us at 831.457.5000, or visit our Education Center for more information.
Retirement of Director Harvey J. Nickelson
Today the Bank announced the retirement of Harvey J. Nickelson from its Board of Directors, effective June 30, 2020.
Chairman William J. Hansen stated, "Today we announce the upcoming retirement of Harvey Nickelson from our Board of Directors. On June 30, 2020, Harvey will retire from our Board after serving diligently for the past eight years. We have been fortunate to be able to enlist Harvey's extensive banking knowledge and experience from a professional career spanning over 56 years. Harvey's retirement is the result of his recent move to Nevada to enjoy retirement with his wife. On behalf of the entire Board of Directors of Santa Cruz County Bank we wish Harvey a fond farewell."
Harvey Nickelson remarked, "I have truly enjoyed my eight years on the Board, and especially the success of the bank. However, it is time for me to enjoy a new adventure with my wife. I am proud of all the employees who make banking at Santa Cruz County Bank a great community experience. I will look forward to following the future successes of the Board and Santa Cruz County Bank in the years ahead."
In 1982 Harvey J. Nickelson founded Coast Commercial Bank, which was a highly regarded and well performing community bank. Harvey served as President and CEO of Coast Commercial Bank until 2003, then as a Marketing and Public Relations Consultant for Greater Bay Bancorp, which acquired Coast Commercial Bank. In his 56 year banking career, he has been recognized by numerous Chambers and community groups for his leadership, generosity and service in the community. Harvey most recently served as a Board Member of the Santa Cruz County Cancer Benefit Group.
A Decade of Super Premier Performance!
The Findley Reports, Inc. recently designated Santa Cruz County Bank as a Super Premier Performing Bank for a 10th consecutive year based on 2019 financial performance. For a bank to achieve the Super Premier performance rating it must meet four key performance ratios established by Findley Reports, Inc.. Super Premier is the highest rating level established by Findley Reports, Inc. Santa Cruz County Bank met the four criteria at a high level of performance: growth, return on beginning equity, net operating income as a percentage of average assets and loan losses as a percentage of gross loans. The Findley Reports, Inc. has been recognizing the financial performance of banking institutions in California and the Western United States for over fifty years.
Gary Steven Findley, Editor of The Findley Reports remarked, "One of the true joys in writing the Newsletter and reviewing the performance of all banks in the western United States is recognizing exceptional performance. Santa Cruz County Bank has again been recognized as a Super Premier Performing Bank and remains one of the top performing banks year in and year out."
New Santa Cruz County Ordinance - Masks Required
The County of Santa Cruz has issued a new Health and Safety mandate which requires that masks or face coverings be worn when visiting any essential business. This makes it mandatory that you wear a mask or face covering before entering our branches. All our employees are required to wear face coverings for your protection and we ask the same of anyone entering our facilities. As an added measure, we also have plexiglass barriers at each teller station.
Record Earnings for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2020
The Bank announced record unaudited net income for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 of $4.4 million. This represents an increase of 48% compared to the first quarter 2019. For the quarter, basic earnings per share decreased $0.07, or 6% to $1.14, compared to the first quarter in 2019. The decline is reflective of the increased number of shares outstanding as the result of the Bank's merger with Lighthouse Bank in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Track Night's Frequently Asked Questions, answered by Jack.
Guests are not only invited, they are encouraged! Bring your friends, your family, and your grandmother and show off what you do. They probably miss hanging out with you, anyway.
Will my friends laugh at me if I'm slow?
If your friends laugh at you, they're not really your friends. Don't worry about it, we can help you find better ones. There will be various speeds of drivers and cars on the track, that's a reality. We're not keeping time sheets, and there are no results. The most important thing to remember is that situational awareness, letting faster cars pass, and respecting your fellow participants will insure a good time for everyone.
There are many chances for participants to get a $25 discount for event entry. Keep an eye in your e-mail, or visit our partner page to see what current coupon offers there are.
How much track time do I get?
Everyone gets an hour, divided into three 20 minute sessions. The KONI Novice Experience also gets a 20 minute paced lap session and there is another touring lap session that is open to everyone. So, if you just can't get enough and do it all, you can be on track for an hour and 40 minutes (or you could just come back next month).
Do I have to be an SCCA member to participate?
Nope. If you're not already a member, we'll make you a member for the day so that you have the benefits of SCCA membership and insurance coverage while on site. BUT this is a great time to join and easy to do when registering for the event by adding an SCCA membership to your cart.
Yes, but with a few caveats. Some tracks are more restrictive than others so check individual event pages, but generally<|fim_middle|>, approval may be given. Email Jack@TrackNightinAmerica.com for approval prior to registering. | , if your convertible is actually a Targa or T-Top, no problem.
The convertible vehicle is equipped with an aftermarket roll bad that meets or exceeds standards set in the SCCA Time Trials Rules.
Still not sure? CLICK HERE to see a flow chart to help guide you.
Can I bring a racecar?
Yes, but you cannot drive it on track. We would love to have lots of racecars at Track Nights for people to check out, talk about, and (with your permission) let their kids sit in. However, the track time at track night is for streetcars only. If you have any questions about what constitutes a racecar and if your car is or isn't, please visit our Vehicle Eligibility Page.
It's a valid concern, though not a common occurrence. All Track Night events will be staffed with EMTs, an ambulance and fire and emergency response vehicles. Should something go awry, you will have professionals there to help you through it.
What happens if I spin out?
First, do nothing. Figure out where you are, which way traffic is coming from and what your options are. Then catch your breath and pick a path to continue that does not interrupt traffic. The nearest corner station can aid you in determining an appropriate time to return to the track surface, so look for them. Once you are going again, proceed directly to pit lane for a brief visit with your driver coach. Whether or not you need to then go change your underwear is completely up to you.
Will my car get torn up?
Track driving is more wear and tear on your car than driving to work, no doubt about it. If you track your car on a regular basis, you can expect to replace items like brake pads, shocks and tires more often than normal. Good thing we have the Tire Rack to supply you with all those goodies, and participants can get discounts through the Tire Rack Rewards program - just opt-in when you register.
What if my car breaks down?
GET OUT THE WAY!!! If you are on track, coast to a safe location as far away from the racing surface as possible. Our towing service will then bring you and your car back to the paddock area. If it cannot be repaired, you will need to make your own arrangements to get your car home. The good news is you'll be surrounded by a group of people with access to trailers. We suggest you take the opportunity to make a new friend.
What if my car does not pass tech?
While it is strongly recommended to get your car ready before showing up, sometimes things get over-looked. We will do our best to get your car to pass our safety inspection, but if it is beyond reasonable abilities, we can transfer your entry to the next event in your area.
Other than during Touring Laps, there are no longer passengers allowed at Track Night in America Events.
Yup, in designated passing zones and with a point by. Other than in advanced group, passing zones will always be on straightaways. Not all cars that are fast in turns are fast on straights. So, if you have someone in a slower car that is going faster than you, plan to lift and give them a point by at the next zone.
Point bys let the driver behind you know that you are prepared for them to pass. A point by should always be out the window, obvious and coincide with you making room on that side for a pass. Multiple cars need multiple points, so keep pointing until there is no one behind you.
Can I request a point-by?
If someone is holding you up, flash your lights at the beginning of a passing zone. If they don't see you, the blue flagger will.
What does a blue flag mean?
Blue flags mean there is someone behind you that you are, or have been holding up. If you see a blue flag, give a point by as soon as you can… even if you drive a Corvette.
What does a yellow flag mean?
Yellow flags mean there is a hazard ahead. The hazard can be a stopped car, a car that has spun off, or a part that is on the track. If the hazard is on the track, the flag will be waved, if it is off the track it will be stationary. When you see a yellow, lower you speed and be prepared to alter your line.
What does a black flag mean?
Black flags mean that you should pit this lap. There are two types of black flags, waving and stationary. A waving black means that EVERYONE should pit, either because the session has ended or because there has been an incident. A stationary black, however, is for just you and will be paired with a stern look and point from the flagger. This means that something has happened on course or with your car and our driving coach would like to talk to you about it. There are two great ways to avoid a black flag: 1) make sure your car is track ready and stays on course at all times, and 2) pit as soon as you realize that number 1 has changed.
Stop, as soon as you can. However, it doesn't mean, "slam on the brakes in traffic." When you see red, pull to the side of the track, and come to a safe and controlled stop. It is good to put a hand up so that other drivers know you are stopping. Watch the corner workers for what to do next.
A Track Night in America t-shirt, of course! Beyond that, close-toed shoes and a helmet are required everywhere. Some tracks require long sleeved shirts and long pants – this will be clearly noted on the registration page. If that applies to you, take it seriously. Yes, even if it's hot out.
Do I need special brakes?
You need good brakes. Some cars come from the factory with excellent brakes, most however could use some help. If you are just getting started, and your car is functioning properly, you can always go with what you have. However, it is a good idea to invest in a set of pads and rotors that are designed for track use if you plan to make a habit of it. If you have a need, we recommend shopping our friends at TireRack.com.
Do I need special tires?
You need good tires. Some cars come from the factory with excellent tires, most however could use some help. If you are just getting started, and your tires are in good condition, you can always go with what you have. However, most all-season tires are not designed to endure track driving, so a good set of performance street tires is a best for the track. If you have a need, we recommend shopping our friends at TireRack.com.
Special insurance is not required but certainly recommended. The fact is, your regular car insurance policy probably doesn't cover your car at the track. To double-check, read the fine print of your policy and look for "exclusions" phrases like, "on a surface used for racing," "at a performance driving event," or "at a racetrack facility." But, because Track Night in America events are structured for safety, our participants can purchase affordable Hagerty Insurance coverage for their vehicles during the event.
Click here for more information on Hagerty Insurance at Track Night.
Do I need a sports car?
If you have a family car, bring the family car. If you have a sportscar, bring the sportscar. If you have both, bring the one you are most comfortable driving. Anything that does not pose a rollover risk and is track worthy is welcome. Please visit our Vehicle Eligibility Page to see more guidelines and philosophies concerning what is and isn't allowed at Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack.
No, we do not offer loaner helmets for this program. However, after you register you'll receive a discount code to receive a 20% discount on both open and full face Pyrotect helmets from SoloPerformance.com. Helmets ship directly to your address so make sure to sign up early enough to get your helmet before the event.
Some tracks do have loaners or rental helmets - please contact the tracks directly to see if these are available if you think you might need one.
How fast will I be driving?
The exact answer to this question is almost impossible to answer, but the easy answer is, as fast as you are comfortable, right up until it's time to brake for the next corner. Be aware however, if you know that you or your car are not as fast as others on track, keep an eye on your mirrors and be ready to point someone by.
Do I need to have track experience?
Not at all. If you've always wanted to drive on a racetrack and didn't know how, where or when, Track Night is absolutely for you! If you haven't been on track, or have limited time on track, the KONI Novice Experience to get your start and some know-how. Check out "ways to play" to learn more.
Not in the car with you. However, especially in the KONI Novice Experience group, you will have driving instructors coaching you and helping you along the way. They will be glad to give you input on what they see, and where you can improve. They will not, however, be in the car with you.
How many times can I do the KONI Novice Experience?
As many as you want. We won't push you out of the nest until you're ready.
Best way to start! There's no charge for admission. And you can participate in the touring laps for free, too. If you want to get involved, but not participate in driving on track, there are other volunteer positions that help support this and any other SCCA events - from flagging to welcoming those arriving on-site.
Yes, but there are two things you should know. First, there are limited spots available, so waiting until the last minute could be problematic. Don't do that. But, if you just realized you could make it tonight after all, please come by. Second, you can only sign up online. We'll walk you through the process on your phone, or our computer, so bring your credit or debit card.
Can I share a car?
Yes. Two drivers can participate in the same car in different run groups or they can split the time within the group. Each driver must be an entrant, however so splitting time in the same run group will cost you track time. Another good option is to both do the Run/Work entry which allows each of you one session (at only $35) while working for two hours to support the event.
Run/Work is a great way for SCCA members to get some track time while also providing support for the event. Give us two hours of your time and get a 20-minute on track session for less than 1/3 the cost of the standard event price.
Rain will happen. If the event cannot be executed safely, we will cancel or postpone it. However, it takes more than a summer shower to stop our events. Driving in the rain is an art in of itself and extra care must be taken in navigating the track. Discretion, being the better part of valor is particularly true in the damp.
We will send you information via email prior to the event with maps and instructions, including the appropriate gate to enter at the facility. Signs will then direct you to check-in where you will receive further instructions.
We're planning a number of additional activities during and after Track Night events, but those will change at each location. If you know of an organization or car club that would like to have a meeting or get together during Track Night (what a great idea!), email: jack@tracknightinamerica.com.
What is the schedule of activities?
There is an event schedule on each track page. Click on the tracks page to find schedules, start times and everything going on at a track night near you.
All you need to do is fill out the Event Change Request form, select which option works best for you, and we'll take care of it. Request for credit must be in by 4pm Central time the day before the event so that our staff has adequate time to fill your vacated space.
Are numbers needed or required?
Your car does not need numbers, but we won't make you take them off. Because this isn't a competition program, we're not keeping your time, so the number isn't necessary.
Not from us at the track, but we heard a rumor that you can find some at most major airports!
Yes, we do! And what an awesome gift they are: https://www.tracknightinamerica.com/pages/store.
What does a Checkered flag mean?
The checkered flag is that one with all the black and white squares on it, but you probably knew that. If you and your car are in the same condition they were in when you started the session, it means you won. Celebrate by driving back around to the pits at a reduced speed to let your tires, brakes and engine cool and don't forget to give a victory wave to the corner workers.
The minor must be a licensed driver and provide a complete SCCA minor waiver.
The minor must display some level of sanctioned performance driving experience. Acceptable options include autocross, karting or track events.
A parent or legal guardian must be on site for the event.
The vehicle and track must be deemed appropriate for a beginning driver.
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Odds Against Tomorrow
By: Nathaniel Rich
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
Length: 10 hours 16 minutes
New York City, the near future: Mitchell Zukor, a gifted young mathematician,<|fim_middle|> Bruner, a friend with her own apocalyptic secret, who has started a commune in Maine. Then, just as Mitchell's predictions reach a nightmarish crescendo, an actual worst-case scenario overtakes Manhattan. Mitchell realizes he is uniquely prepared to profit. But at what cost?
At once an all-too-plausible literary thriller, an unexpected love story, and a philosophically searching inquiry into the nature of fear, Nathaniel Rich's Odds Against Tomorrow poses the ultimate questions of imagination and civilization. The future is not quite what it used to be.
Author Nathaniel Rich
Narrator Kirby Heyborne
Length 10 hours 16 minutes
Publication date May 6, 2013
Genre rank #13,006 in Literary Fiction | is hired by a mysterious new financial consulting firm, FutureWorld. The business operates out of an empty office in the Empire State Building; Mitchell is employee number two. He is asked to calculate worst-case scenarios in the most intricate detail, and his schemes are sold to corporations to indemnify them against any future disasters. This is the cutting edge of corporate irresponsibility, and business is booming. As Mitchell immerses himself in the mathematics of catastrophe—ecological collapse, war games, natural disasters—he becomes obsessed by a culture's fears. Yet he also loses touch with his last connection to reality: Elsa | 122 |
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Possible happens here
Vantage Point: Fresno Pacific University celebrates 75th anniversary
Fresno Pacific University is the Mennonite Brethren institution located in Fresno, Calif. with regional campuses in Merced, North Fresno, Visalia and Bakersfield.
This year Fresno Pacific University (FPU) will celebrate its 75th anniversary since its founding in the Central Valley of California. What started as Pacific Bible Institute by the Pacific District Conference has grown to become a Christian multicultural university with campuses in Fresno, Bakersfield, Visalia and Merced, online programs and a biblical seminary. Serving more than 4,200 undergraduate, graduate and seminary students from 40 countries, FPU continues its Christ-centered commitment as an evangelical Anabaptist institution.
The home of the university is strategic, representing the diversity of the world in an area known as the most productive agricultural region in the country. Its diversity is represented by the second largest Hmong population in the country, a significant south Asia, Slavic and Armenia population and a diverse Hispanic population with ties in Mexico, Central and South America. FPU is the only Christian university in the central California region, resting between the Pacific Ocean and Yosemite National Park. Our main and north campuses located in the fifth largest city of California are strategic for extending the influence of the kingdom of God through national and global partnerships.
FPU has become a place where many non-Christian students are drawn because of the reputation of quality, only to discover a new life of wisdom that comes through knowing Christ as Savior. Each semester we hear testimonies of lives changed through student orientation, chapel, learning cohorts and service projects. Our spring convocations provide opportunities for transfer and nontraditional students to share the transformative power of Christ which occurred as a result of their joining our community.
With 100 areas of study, 22 graduate and seminary programs, 15 NCAA II sports teams and three centers, the university has stewarded quality in its pursuit to extend the influence of the kingdom of God nationally and globally. We purpose to prepare students to bring light and hope into dark spaces, to quench the thirst of those in dry places and to share the life of Christ through their vocations. This preparation as peacemakers, reconcilers, innovators and truth-tellers is central to the evangelical Anabaptist tradition which is central to our core education: an education that prepares students to think broadly, engage courageously and serve with humility.
FPU has become a place where many non-Christian students are drawn because of the reputation of quality, only to discover a new life of wisdom that comes through knowing Christ as Savior.
Our stewardship has moved the university's rating in US News & World Report from the ranking of 41 to 39 of best master's universities in the West. The Washington Monthly rated FPU as one of the "Best Bang for the Buck" in the West. Money Magazine recently rated FPU as #11 in the country and #1 among Christian colleges and universities in being among the best places to transfer.
Our uncompromising Christian commitment has open doors in the fields of medicine/health care, business, education, community development, justice and the arts. We have forged partnerships where we have allayed a strike in a school district through the Center for Peacemaking.
Our Center for Community Transformation has assisted in launching 43 small businesses in the region, and our Center for Anabaptist Studies is providing professional development for ethnic and interdenominational pastors.
When the Lord planted Fresno Pacific University in the Central Valley 75 years ago, the founders could not imagine what God had in store for this community. We have adopted the phrase among our students that "possible happens here," reminding them that "with God all things are possible." The university has been faithful to the legacy of its founding fathers in extending the influence of the kingdom of God through the lives of our students, staff and faculty.
Joseph Jones is president of Fresno Pacific University. He and his wife, Yvette, came to FPU in 2017.
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Dennis Furnell – The Nature Man
HEARING SUPPORT IN WILDLIFE
Category: Private Pilot
Calling all light aircraft enthusiasts
On July 3, 2016 By Dennis Furnell - NaturemanIn Air Show, Aviation, Light Aircraft, nostalgia, Private PilotLeave a comment
Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire — Aero Expo 2016
Regular readers of my blog will probably be expecting me to write about nature and wildlife, and most of the time that is what I do. However, I have many other interests and general aviation is one of them. National Service in the Royal Air Force first gave me an interest in flying and later, in the 1970's, I was able to indulge myself and get my private pilot's licence.
Not that I'm comparing myself to the following giants of the natural history world, but I'm not<|fim_middle|> time when the British Isles vied with the USA as premier designers and makers of light aircraft, sadly successive governments have lost the desire to encourage creative engineering in favour of financial services.
When I took my pilot's licence there was a large number of ex wartime airfields dotted across our beautiful country, but a similar lack of interest in general aviation encouraged developers to plough up the runways and cover the land with buildings, residential and commercial. Airfields are considered prime brown field sites by national and local government.
Nevertheless, in spite of all this, general aviation is alive and healthy. The airfield at Sywell was humming with activity – light aircraft coming and going like bees to a hive. Some of them were new models and shiny demonstrators, others were stalwart Piper and Cessna of the latter part of the last century kept smart and airworthy by proud owners and groups who buy a share in an aircraft and pay for their flying by the hour.
Cessna & Beechcraft Pilatus PC12NG
The exhibitors'aircraft park saw a gathering of some of the latest and most highly developed light aircraft, including an iconic six-seater touring Beechcraft Bonanza (a most desirable fast tourer – rather like an Aston Martin of flight.)
As I've already said, most of the famous names in British light aircraft manufacturing have vanished, but in the last 15 years a whole new breed of ultra light aircraft, powered by a variety of engines – petrol, diesel and even electric and rotary petrol engines have emerged. Few are made wholly in this country; the majority are the product of a vibrant industry in Eastern Europe, filling present day demand. They are produced to a high standard of strength, performance and design.
The Americans still hold the long-established market for high standard aircraft, though you have to pay for the quality, innovation and luxury; but there is always a market for quality as shown by the famous Pilatus company in Switzerland. Their 9 seat PC12NG is a mini airliner and rather like a Swiss watch, or Swiss army knife in its perfection. Propeller driven by a gas turbine engine, it looks good both outside and in with elegant leather seating and thick carpets … and it even has its own loo concealed behind a polished wooden door. More to the point, if I just had the odd spare million pounds or four, I could fly it on my licence, although perhaps I wouldn't dare unless I had a professional pilot in the other seat. I'd be afraid I'd bend it – although I was told it's an easy craft to fly. After all the Swiss have been making aircraft for years in which to rescue people from mountain passes and also to land and take off from jungle clearings so they know a thing or two about it.
Put Aero Expo in your diary for next year.
dennis.furnell@btinternet.com | the only one who works in the field of conservation to be fascinated in aviation… the Late Sir Peter Scott, founder of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and co-founder of WWF was a world famous glider pilot and his friend and wildlife artist, Keith Shackleton, was a member of the family that built the famous Shackleton aircraft during and after the Second World War.
I'm not a plane spotter in the literal sense, but many who are find as much pleasure in recording details of aircraft of all kinds as I do from the study of birds, butterflies and plants and their habitats.
Every year millions of people go to air shows or visit the superb aircraft museum collection at Duxford Airfield in Bedfordshire. But my personal favourite is the annual Aero Expo, a kind of Motor Show of all that is latest and best in light aviation held at Sywell aerodrome in Northamptonshire. Here on this historic airfield you will find offerings from the major manufactures and superb examples of aeronautical engineering from a host of countries. There was a | 215 |
Can I get my child baptised at St. Matthews?
Baptism is a chance for all the family to celebrate and thank God for the new life that He<|fim_middle|> a few weeks, if you think St. Matthews is a church you could see you and your family becoming part of, we'd be happy to talk with further about baptism. | 's given. But baptism is also a sacrament, (an outward and visible sign of God's love). When Jesus was baptised it was a turning point in His life. He became aware of God's special presence in the power of the Holy Spirit;. After His death and resurrection Jesus told His followers to make new disciples and baptise them too. This has been done ever since by Christians.
A Christian upbringing is the most important thing we can give to our children and bringing them to baptism can be the start of this. However, it may surprise you to know that the main focus at a baptism service is not the child being baptized, but the parents and godparents!
At a baptism service parents & godparents are asked to make promises about their own commitment to follow Jesus, promises that don't pull their punches and which should not be taken lightly. Those willing to publicly make these promises are saying that Jesus is at the very centre of their lives and that they intend to live whole-heartedly for Him as Christian believers, moulded by and obedient to the teaching of the Bible.
You can't make these promises with anything less than 100% commitment because they express an all-encompassing desire to serve Jesus as the King of every part of your life. Therefore it's vitally important that parents and godparents have given serious thought to whether they can make those promises honestly.
Children are also baptised into a church family. So bringing your child to baptism is also a public commitment to becoming an active and regular part of the St. Matthew's church family for the long-term future. At St. Matthews we welcome people of all ages, and our desire is to help everybody to come to know Jesus Christ more fully.
In the baptism service we also pray that one day they will want as adults to stand up for themselves to confirm the baptism vows which have been made on their behalf. This is called Confirmation.
You therefore need to think carefully about the baptism of your children and all that it implies. To help you to do this, we'd like to encourage you and your family to make the effort to begin coming to St. Matthews regularly. After | 435 |
Rocky's Filj-Storie di uomini e non ,LP,1973,Italy,NWW list
A band of very good musicians from Parma, Rocky's Filj (from their leader Rocky Rossi's name) gained a contract with Ricordi after a positive tour with Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, and the album was produced by Sandro Colombini, who had worked with Banco in their first albums.
The album is jazz-rock oriented, but all the tracks have vocals, and Rocky's voice is very original even if not great. Instrumental parts are very well made, all the band members could professionally play various instruments and the album is always very enjoyable. The long opening track, L'ultima spiaggia, with dramatic vocals and long guitar and<|fim_middle|> cover band, and has released a solo CD in 2005, entitled Speranze d'artista (Acid Studio RG001).
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musicgnome said...
Rocky's Filj! Yeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssss! (clicking heals!!!!)
Can you please use zip files? I do not have a program to decompress the RAR files. Is there an open source way to do it. | sax solo parts is a fine example of their music.
A band that deserved more consideration, Rocky's Filj broke up soon after the album was recorded, as one of them was jailed, reappearing in 1979 with a commercial single recorded with help from former Acqua Fragile Pier Emilio Canavera and (probably) Franz Dondi.Rocky Rossi sadly died in 1985 in a car accident.Drummer Colasante is probably the same which appears (with the name Roby) in the records by Delta Blues Band, in 1979, and the funky-disco Midnight Band in 1980.Guitarist Roby Grablovitz has kept playing in Northern Italy with a 70's | 158 |
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5 Perfect Spring Road Trips to Take
Cars sponsored by browns alfa romeo of patchogue | March 13, 2017
With winter almost behind us, it's the perfect time to pack our bags, start our engines and begin a stylistic journey of performance and exhilaration en route to the perfect spring getaway. There's no better car for a spring road trip than all-new Alfa Romeo Giulia. The latest vehicle from the 105-year-old company combines an ultra-powerful Ferrari-inspired engine with a near perfect 50-50<|fim_middle|> Cape Cod National Seashore. After touring the John F. Kennedy Museum in Hyannis, take your Alfa Romeo on a ferry ride to Martha Vineyard or Nantucket. Boats leave out of downtown Hyannis.
The Giulia has revolutionized the sports sedan, and it's available at Brown's 112 located at 483 Route 112, Patchogue. For more information, please visit browns112.com or call 888-615-2184. Test drive it Thursday, March 16 at 6pm when Brown's Alfa Romeo hosts an unveiling party. RSVPs are required. Go
14 Things to Do This Summer
Summer is the time to slow down and soak in the best Long Island has to offer
PHOTOS: First Taste of Summer
The breathtaking views and white sand beach set the stage for a beautiful evening | weight distribution and can go from 0 to 60 in 5.5 seconds. Every detail is meant to impress the center of Giulia's Universe: you, the driver. Come and feel what you've been missing and take these five perfect spring road trips in style.
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Begin spring with a trip to The End. The regal Montauk Manor, which sits atop a hill six miles from the Montauk Point Lighthouse, gives guests a chance to take a Gatsby-style getaway. Think a Grand Foyer with hanging chandeliers, nooks with cozy couches and fireplaces for an unseasonably cool day and a jaw-dropping aerial view of the water. A trip down the hill for a picnic by the water is a must. Bonuses: No tourists and limited traffic, meaning visitors can really cruise in their new wheels.
Port Jefferson and Sag Harbor frequenters will love Portsmouth. Though it's the only city in Rockingham County, Portsmouth maintains a decidedly quaint feel. Part (briefly!) with the car and stroll through Market Square, where mom-and-pop shops stock everything from taffy to antique jewelry and the 360-year-old North Church Steeple still stands as a community beacon. Seafaring aficionados can see Portsmouth by sea by signing up for a boat tour.
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When members of the Gilded Age's high society weren't vacationing on Long Island's Gold Coast, they were retreating to Newport, RI. The reputation, along with cool breezes, sandy shores and lush land, make it the perfect spot to hit in a gorgeous new set of wheels. People who love visiting places like Hempstead House and Coindre Hall will enjoy a trip to The Elms, a "summer cottage" that looks more like a mansion and once belonged to coal baron Edward Julius Berwind. Nearby, visitors can take in waterfront views at Brenton Point State Park.
Though its position across the Long Island Sound may tempt some to arrive in Greenwich by boat, Alfa Romeo owners can certainly reach the Connecticut town by land. The 32nd Annual Outdoor Crafts Festival is set for May 20-21 at Bruce Museum, and attendees can browse pieces from more than 70 crafts artists from around the country, including jewelry and glassware. A visit to Putnam Cottage, a red-shingled home known as Knapp Tavern during the American Revolution where General Israel Putnam hopped on a horse, which he eventually rode over a cliff, in order to escape the British.
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Before the summer crowd hits, indulge in lobster rolls and waterfront sunsets in this quaint destination. An hour's drive from Boston, visitors can horseback ride through the Cape Cod Rail Trail or walk along the | 646 |
Schools add healthy, local to the menu -- and some kids eat it up
Elizabeth Shockman
Kindergartner Tamryn eats<|fim_middle|>ccoli was her favorite vegetable, she said, "because broccoli makes you big and strong."
What do school lunches look and taste like today? What do your kids say? Join the conversation in our parenting Facebook group or fill out this survey | cantaloupe during lunch at Bancroft Elementary School on Feb. 7, 2019.
Christine T. Nguyen | MPR News
This wasn't the typical school lunch of pizza or chicken tenders, but Mila Siskind was fine with that.
Turkey lentil tostadas, cilantro-lime coleslaw and cherry frozen yogurt were on the menu. The foods were all locally-sourced and prepped on-site at Bancroft Elementary School in south Minneapolis, with input from a chef.
"I'm eating peas and meat with cilantro on it, and there's a humongous tortilla chip on the bottom," the kindergartner said. "And it's really good."
Mila was among the discerning taste-testers filing into the school cafeteria on a recent February day to try the new foods. Her upbeat reaction is just what school leaders and nutritionists are hoping for as they work to remake the meal system that has defined American school lunches for decades.
Greater Minnesota:School-grown produce teaches students to eat their veggies
At the Capitol:Bill would put more Minnesota-grown food into schools
In Minnesota and around the country, many schools are shifting away from nuggets and fries to fresher, locally-grown foods. More than half of Minnesota school districts now have some kind of farm-to-school program.
It's not an easy change. It requires schools to rethink everything when it comes to feeding children. School leaders, though, say the benefits to kids, families and local businesses are too important not to try.
Minnesota public schools feed tens of thousands of children, including the nearly 40 percent of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch. For some kids, school is the source of their best meals of the day.
"It's a no-brainer that if you're full from a great breakfast, you're going to be able to concentrate a lot better when you're in the classroom," said Kate Seybold, the Minneapolis district's farm-to-school coordinator.
"Teaching kids about where their food comes from, the foods that they're eating, what it does to their body — it's a great learning opportunity. And so we try and extend the learning time a bit into the lunchroom every day.
'Totally different'
Seeds of the new school lunch movement were planted in 2010 when Congress passed the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act.
It was part of then-first lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" initiative and it raised the nutritional standards of what schools are allowed to serve at meal times. It also helped communities establish local farm-to-school networks.
A turkey lentil tostada, slaw with cilantro lime sauce, purple daikon radish and Mixmi cherry frozen yogurt is served for lunch on Feb. 7, 2019, at Bancroft Elementary School in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis took a big step in 2012 when the district hired a new culinary and wellness services director, Bertrand Weber, who had been a hotel and resort manager from Switzerland. Before he came along, most Minneapolis school kitchens just reheated mass-produced, pre-packaged food.
Now, more than half of the district's schools have on-site kitchens that are equipped to make meals from scratch. And schools without an on-site prep kitchen are getting food made from scratch at the district's central kitchen that is packaged into trays and shipped to school sites.
All this healthy, fresh food sounds expensive, but Seybold said it costs the district less.
"By doing scratch cooking, on-site cooking, we're actually saving money because all of the packaging that is used for pre-packaged foods — the costs really add up. So, by being able to make things in bulk, package them in bulk and send them to our schools, it's a lot more economically feasible and cost-effective."
Seybold said sourcing locally also saves money. Paying to ship a case of potatoes from California costs the district around $38 a case while getting local Minnesota potatoes costs less than half that amount — at around $16 a case.
Seybold said the meal program is an integral part of education and child health.
Her department posts educational resources online to help teachers talk about menus. Farmers sometimes visit classrooms to talk about where food comes from.
Local chefs are also weighing in on the school menus.
The turkey lentil tostada at Bancroft came from Lucas Rosenbrook, chef at Alma, an award-winning Minneapolis restaurant. A chicken curry bowl on the menu came from Twin Cities rotisserie Brasa. Kids were also sampling a new breakfast food the district is test-driving: sunrise breakfast grain with oats, quinoa, cinnamon and cardamom.
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Bancroft Elementary School fifth grader Yusra tries a sample of sunrise breakfast grain during lunch on Feb. 7, 2019 in Minneapolis. "It tastes good. It reminds me of oatmeal," Yusra said.
Bancroft recently opened a fully renovated kitchen and cafeteria space. Teachers say the healthy food effort is working and they've started to eat lunch in the cafeteria, too.
Lunchtime has become an event that students and teachers are excited about, said fourth-grade teacher Emily Torres.
"I talk to my students a lot about the food," she said. "The kids [are] able to see fresh food and that food doesn't necessarily come in a package. It's healthy and it's good. We were talking today — this, compared to what we grew up with, is totally different."
'Broccoli makes you big'
People who study farm-to-school legislation and trends say Minneapolis is a national leader. They also acknowledge that it can be difficult to overhaul food service.
It takes time to build the infrastructure needed to get healthy, tasty food back on the menu; kitchens often need to be renovated from heat-and-serve facilities to places able to cook from scratch, said Stephanie Heim, the Minnesota core partner for the National Farm to School Network.
Schools also need to hire more staff to process food, she added. And the system needs to have distributors who make it easier for schools to get more food from local farmers.
From right, Joshua and Malik help prepare samples of sunrise breakfast grain for a taste test at Bancroft Elementary School on Feb. 7, 2019.
Some Minnesota legislators want to do more to advance farm-to-school networks. A House committee held a hearing Tuesday on a bill that would fund an annual grant program to reimburse schools and early child care providers who use local foods, based on the number of meals served. Its Senate companion gets a committee hearing Thursday.
For now at Bancroft Elementary, the time and effort put into healthy school lunches seems to be paying off.
A quick nonscientific survey of the cafeteria found students who said they loved vegetables. Corn, carrots, peas and broccoli were among some of the top favorites.
Carmen Brown, a Bancroft kindergartener, seemed to be picking up on the education around nutritious food.
Bro | 1,466 |
As promised, there was a second event day of the Alliance for American Quilts. I wanted to bring a few more photos depicting some of the wonderful happening that day.
Marianne Fons was one of the keynote speakers and she gave an incredible lecture. It was a pleasure meeting her especially since I have been watching her show since I started quilting some 18 years ago.
Her daughter, Mary, was also one of the speakers and presented quite a comedic lecture. For those<|fim_middle|> won from the beautiful France Holliday Alford. I just love it all embellished and totally my color scheme. Hmmm... wait my dress matches! Thanks Frances!
I couldn't leave you without a picture of me and my friend, Marie Bostwick. We just had waaaaayyyy too much fun! Love ya, Marie!
Oh, doesn't she look great in chiffon?
Of course, I couldn't leave you without this photo. For all you Dear Jane lovers, this was hanging in The City Quilter's gallery. Just love the brights!
It was a fun filled two days, but wait I stayed through until Sunday! Come back tomorrow to see what I did! | of you who would like to get to know her more, she has an internet show called Quilty.
Then many of the gals from the Alliance were able to model some very beautiful creations of Jay McCarroll's. Don't they all look gorgeous?
Mark Lipinski interviewed Jay for his Quilter's SOS and his touchstone piece was modeled by Luke Haynes another Alliance Board Member.
There were also all kinds of goodies that were being bid on in the silent auction. This little box of buttons, beads, and embellishments was one that I got to go home with, very excited!!
Then it was off to The City Quilter for cocktails and more fun. These little quilts were made by Alliance board members and were also being bid on in a silent auction. The one in the upper right corner is Victoria's. Very cute!! I really love this one!
Here you can see Victoria with the piece that she won. Luke's self portrait. Doe you see the resemblance?
Here is the piece that I | 205 |
When you're building a product<|fim_middle|> you're running away from a job you hate, don't run into a business you despise. | , getting to product/market fit is the holy grail. You're looking for a market that has the ability to pay, and a product they're willing to pay for.
We're desperate to build something people want. So desperate, that we don't stop and consider what we're getting into.
I've come around to the idea that I just need to work on something that truly matters to me. I bought into all the talk about "product market fit" without really thinking hard about where I fit.
Is this market a good fit for me?
Is this product a good fit for me?
Is the company structure a good fit for me?
Before rushing to create a product, stop and ask: "do I even want to serve this market?"
"It's a good market with a product that can satisfy that market."
When he says "good market" he means a defined group that can pay for products.
By Marc's definition, dentists are a good market. They run profitable businesses. They're willing to pay to save time, save money, or make money. But just because they have problems to solve, doesn't mean you're the person to solve them.
"Is optimizing the schedule of dentists' offices your passion?"
"Then why are you committing to working on that for the next several years?!"
Serving an audience you don't like is one of the worst feelings in the world. You have to show up every day and answer their emails, fix their bugs, reset their passwords. To do customer research you need hang out with them a lot. To get sales? You have to go to tradeshows, make contacts, call them on the phone.
Put another way: if you don't like cats, don't start a feline rescue center.
In September, 2015 Marco Arment woke up to discover he had the #1 paid app in the App Store. The app was called Peace; an ad blocker for iOS. Despite earlier successes, like Instapaper and Overcast, he'd never achieved this before.
Achieving this much success with Peace just doesn't feel good, which I didn't anticipate, but probably should have.
I still believe that ad blockers are necessary today, but I've learned over the last few crazy days that I don't feel good making one.
Even though I'm "winning", I've enjoyed none of it. That's why I'm withdrawing from the market. I'm just not built for this business.
I was at a conference when I met Chris. He'd spent his whole life in the lottery business. He noticed a huge opportunity: China and India were just getting into legal gambling. He'd just inked deals worth millions of dollars. He asked me if I wanted to join him.
For me, gambling just doesn't fit. Working on a lottery product doesn't fit my values. I don't gamble, or play games at all, really. The money was attractive, but I couldn't see myself working on it every day. It's just not right for me.
I'm not saying we should only build products that are "exciting." A lot of products are boring and unsexy. That's OK. The key is to solve problems for a group of people you're passionate about. If you can make money doing that, without undermining your values, you're winning.
I've been watching two of my friends, Rob Walling and Nathan Barry, build 7 figure SaaS companies. For many of us, getting to $1 million dollars in product revenue is the dream.
For Nathan and Rob, they had to move past being solo-founders. They had to hire a team of people.
If you want to get to $1 million in sales, you're going to need to build a company. Does being a boss fit into your dream?
Managing a team requires a lot of sacrifice. You're responsible for making payroll, hiring, and firing. There will be months where cash is tight: in addition to stressing about your family, you'll be stressed about making payroll.
Often, when we "build our own thing" we're escaping from something else. We're running away from that soul-sucking job. We're tired of working on projects that don't mean anything to us personally. We're looking to do significant work.
Don't fall into the trap of looking for product/market fit to the exclusion of everything else.
Serving an audience you don't like? That's like working with people you don't get along with.
Building a product you don't believe in? It's similar to working on a bad client project.
You could do the hard work to build "your own thing" but find yourself right back where you started.
This is why product discovery is so important. Not only do you look for a problem to solve and a business opportunity along with it. You should also consider your (or your team's) core competencies. And that should not only include asking "can we do this?", but also "do we want to?"
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The solar panel tax credit is a popular topic among homeowners. With tax season just around the corner, it is important to understand how installing solar panels will affect what you pay at tax time.
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When you install a solar panel system, you can claim the following expenses under the ITC on your taxes for the year:
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Woodhouse Grove bounce back to end Lymm's run
Following a poor performance on the road at King's Macclesfield, last week; Woodhouse Grove hosted Lymm High School in their final match before the October half term break.
Lymm were unbeaten coming into the game; following a 32-24 win against Wilmslow, last time out.
On a crisp October morning, the home side started the better and were soon on the scoreboard. Outside Centre, Simon Hölm severed Lymm's defensive line to finish a well-executed set piece. Bailey Worcester added the conversion and the hosts led 7-0 within ten minutes.
Woodhouse continued their dominance throughout the early stages. But when this pressure eased- Lymm did not require a second invitation. A move from the top of a line out saw Lymm cross to tie the game at 7 apiece.
Both sides continued to enjoy extended spells in possession but nether team could break the stalemate.
As the match moved towards half time, Woodhouse looked the more likely to take a halftime advantage. However, the solid Lymm defence continued to deny the green jerseys.
But there was to be a score before the halftime whistle. Karl Linderöth buried over the line following an initial break from Captain, George Styles. Worcester's conversion give The Grove a seven point advantage at the half.
In the opening stages of the second half, Woodhouse were awarded a penalty and opted to kick for goal; however, Worcester could only hit the post with a kick that would have stretched the lead past one score.
Woodhouse were made to pay for their unforced errors as Lymm closed the gap to two points.
The visitors continued to press-looking to take the lead for the first time in the match. But The Grove responded well to the persistent onslaughts and kept the score at 14-12.
With the clock ticking down, the stage was set for a dramatic climax.
From an overthrown line out inside Woodhouse territory, The Grove's fly-half, Bailey Worcester was first to recover the bouncing ball. Evading a sea of blue shirts, Worcester's trademark jinking break was on. He outpaced the covering defenders before diving across the line to complete a wonderful solo move. Worcester was able to convert his own try to bring his points tally to eleven for the day but more importantly, extend The Grove's lead past a converted try.
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Lymm High School will face another Yorkshire-based school next Saturday as they host Crossley Heath in their final outing before half term. Woodhouse Grove will go in to their half term break looking to build on the positives from today's success against a top side in this year's competition. Up next for The Grove is Yarm School at home on November 8th.
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Leading by four points with under five minutes to play looked as if it could be a tough one for the youthful Grove side.
However, the home side forced an error from the visitors with little time remaining and cleared the ball off the field to clinch an excellent victory.
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All Athletics Community Events Closings/Schedule Change Board of Education Student Achievement For Parents and Guardians For Students School Staff College/Post-Grad Updated Policies Culture
Check out the JAG(Jobs for America's Graduates) program's Class of 2019 report. Archived reports from the program are located via the JAG Reports link under District on the unpsk-12.org menu or the Documents link where you can find links to the Chief Times archive, BOE minutes, and more. READ MORE >
Friend of Education Award
Yesterday we honored Mrs. Reil with the Friend of Education Award. Mrs. Reil has been a vital part of our work in improving student reading, but most of all she is always positive and looking to build better relationships with our students. We thank you for your dedication to your craft and being such an important role model in the lives of our students UNPS. READ MORE >
Students Make Music with Hand-crafted Instruments
From Mr. John Mangan, "Fifth Graders working with Oscar Rios playing instruments they had made working with Daniel Martinez. Oscar and Daniel enjoyed working with them. Thanks, Mrs. Nichols, for sharing this video." READ MORE >
Summer school will begin on Monday, May 20th and we will meet every day Monday-Friday 9am-12pm. Students will complete their last day of summer school on June 14th. Parents/gaurdians will receive a letter in the mail in the near future requesting attendance from your student. Please call or visit your student's principal if you would like to have any discussions... READ MORE >
PEP Conference
The Nebraska Department of Education wanted to pass along an upcoming conference aimed at supporting parents who have a child on an IFSP or IEP. The Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP) conference brings together parents of children with disabilities in an accepting and confidential environment. Parents will have the opportunity to share their ideas and feelings, and... READ MORE >
Nebraska Department of Education Survey
NEW SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS What do you think our students should know about social studies? The Nebraska Department of Education has released a draft of the Nebraska Social Studies Standards and would love to hear from you! The standards provide the framework for what students are expected to know about social studies, and your feedback will help make... READ MORE >
Public Statement from Superintendent
Memorandum from UNPS School Board President Darren Wolfe
The Mind Inside: A Nebraska Love's Public Schools film series about mental health in schools
Take a look at Nebraska Loves Public Schools new film series exploring mental health in schools. Films are available at https://iloveps.org/films/ . The trailer, director's note, and first episode are linked below. The Mind Inside: Episode One (Official Trailer) | I Love Public Schools The Mind Inside: Director's Note | I Love Public Schools The Mind... READ MORE >
Check out videos from a fantastic start to the 2018-2019 school year!
Wade Memorial Stadium DedicationFlash Mob READ MORE >
Chief Times January 19 Edition Available Now
This month's edition of Chief Times is now available. Remember, you can find the archived editions under the Documents section of the website unpsk-12.org READ MORE >
Congratulations, Kacyn!
Ms. Kneifl's Reading/English class completed a poetry unit and students entered poems into the Appelley Publishing National Student Poetry Contest. Ms. Kneifl is proud to announce that Kacyn Harlan's poem entitled "Gun Control" was chosen to be highlighted in the Appelley Publishing 2019 Rising Stars Collection. Each year a cross-section of poetry for the Rising... READ MORE >
School Cancelled Wed. Jan 30th
Due to the low temperatures predicted for tomorrow there will be no school on Wednesday, January 30th. There will be no activities or practices. READ MORE >
DOC Brackets
Brackets are available on the DOC website READ MORE >
Congratulations, Nora Lyons!
Ms. Kneifl's Reading/English class completed a poetry unit and students entered poems into the Appelley Publishing National Student Poetry Contest. Ms. Kneifl is proud to announce that Nora Lyons' poem entitled "Parents" was chosen to be highlighted in the Appelley Publishing 2019 Rising Stars Collection. Each year a cross-section of poetry for the Rising Stars... READ MORE >
Fantasy Fun!
The 7th and 8th grade students in Ms. Kneifl's Reading class are reading Harry Potter and the Sor<|fim_middle|> UNL College of Education and Human Sciences, MATC staff, teachers, and student mentors. UNPS was one of the partner schools that hosted the after-school programSome of the lessons... READ MORE >
Staff Spotlight on Sonia Walker
This week's staff spotlight is on Sonia Walker. Ms. Walker works as the receptionist here at Umonhon Nation. Her favorite hobbies are going on walks, thrift shopping, and shopping at flea markets. Her favorite holiday is Christmas. Her favorite sport to watch is basketball. We asked her what she liked most about school, and she told us she loves working with all of... READ MORE >
Staff Spotlight on Ms. Long
Today's Staff spotlight is on Ms. Gretchen Long, the school librarian. Ms. Long has been working here at Omaha Nation for 18 years: 11 years in middle school English and seven years as a librarian. Ms. Long said she enjoys working here because of the students and the people she works with. In her free time she likes to read, watch Orange is the New Black, and... READ MORE >
Rushia Brown Visits UNPS
Tuesday, November 7th, a special assembly was held in order for middle school and high school students to hear the story of Rushia Brown, former WNBA standout. Ms. Brown played five years for the Cleveland Rockers and one year for the Charlotte Sting. She shared with students the importance of setting goals and making good daily decisions to work toward those... READ MORE >
Spotlight on Mr. Hamman
Mr. Hamman teaches science here at Omaha Nation public school. Some of Mr.Hamman's hobbies are golfing and crossing up Seth Sheridan. His favorite sports are basketball and football, but he enjoys football more. What he likes the most about school is coming everyday to see the Native children. He also likes the work environment. His favorite place to vacation is... READ MORE >
HS Students Recognized for Academic Achievement
On Friday there were 16 UNPS High School Students recognized for their 1st quarter academic achievement. The students were surprised with lunch at Pizza Ranch and Laser Tag at the mall. The following student achieved a 3.0 GPA or higher for the 1st quarter: Cruz Anaya, Marquise Cayou, Courtney Grant, Darius Grant, Jayzon Hundley, LaDawna LaPointe, Ezra Lyons,... READ MORE >
Update on Yesterday's Threat
Parents, Students, and Community Members, Law enforcement and school officials have identified the person responsible for making the threat against the school late yesterday afternoon. At this time we have confirmed that there is no active threat at school. Beginning immediately, the school will return to regular operations. If you elected to keep your student... READ MORE >
Mental Health Counseling Now Available through UNPS + HCS partnership
Umoⁿhoⁿ Nation Public School District announces that it has partnered with Heartland Counseling Services, Inc. to offer Mental Health Counseling within the school. Emily Hamstra, MA, LIMHP, LADC is the School Based Counseling and Prevention Coordinator with Heartland Counseling and will be the primary therapist here at the school. She is an independently licensed... READ MORE >
Important Memo to Community
Dear Parents, Guardians, and Community Members,This afternoon we were made aware of a bomb threat directed at the school. The person making the threat stated that it would occur tomorrow. The administration immediately contacted law enforcement and collaborated with them during the investigation. We conducted a thorough search of the school building, inside and... READ MORE >
Elementary and Middle School Students Collaborate to Create Stories
Ms. Beezley's 7th grade class worked with first grade students in Mrs. Dahlgren's class to compose a fictional story. The process involved the 7th graders interviewing the younger students about their favorite things(foods, colors, ect.) A few weeks later, the 7th grade students returned to Ms. Dahlgren's 1st grade classroom to read their completed stories. READ MORE >
Visit from NICC
On Thursday, October 10, representatives from the Nebraska Indian Community College came to visit with your seniors about educational opportunities right here in Macy, Nebraska. Nicole Parker, Recruitment and Retention Specialist for NICC, spoke to the seniors about what they need to do in order to be ready for college. She also had a good question and answer... READ MORE >
Staff Spotlight on Mr. Miller
This staff spotlight is on Taurean Miller. Mr. Miller just started work here this month. His hobbies are coaching youth football and basketball. He also plays basketball, volleyball, and softball. His favorite sport is basketball. He likes to come to work to help the kids he works with. He likes to go to Kansas City to vacation. His goals for the future is to have... READ MORE >
Free Parenting Classes Wednesday
Wednesday, Oct. 2510:00am-12:00pm or 5:00pm-6:30pmLove & Logic We provide a loving, balanced approach We show adults how to discipline kids without losing their love and respect. We focus on helping children develop personal responsibility, self-control and good decision making skills. Unlike some approaches we don't use complicated reward or punishment... READ MORE >
How This Native Educator Is Keeping A Tribal Language Alive
Check out the Huffpost story featuring Vida Stabler, director of the Umoⁿhoⁿ Culture Center. READ MORE >
Staff Spotlight on Mrs. Renfro
This week's staff spotlight is on Mrs. Renfro. She is the Elementary Behavior Interventionist. She has worked here at Omaha Nation for six years. She plans on being the Elementary Behavior Interventionist until she gets another calling. Her hobby is taking naps. Her favorite color is red, and she likes to cook Mac & cheese. She said she cooks simple foods. READ MORE >
Class Activities in Ms. Collins' Room
In Ms. Collins' third grade classroom they are studying presidents. Ms. Collins gave them a president to be and students had to say a quote from that president's time. They were also studying reading skills in the classroom. Each of the kids had a paragraph to read from the story they were assigned to. The kids did very good reading in front of each other in a... READ MORE >
On Thursday, October 5th, students participated in fun Homecoming activities in the new gym. There were tug o' war contests between different classes and also the staff. There was also a double-elimination volleyball tournament. The staff swept both events, but everyone had a good time. Friday was scheduled for the pep rally and Homecoming parade before the... READ MORE >
2nd Grade Visits Historical Site
2nd Grade Visits Historical Site Mr. Prather's 2nd grade class studied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States. It began near St. Louis, made its way westward on the Missouri River, then passing through the continental divide to reach the Pacific coast. The expedition... READ MORE >
Third Graders Receive Personal Dictionaries
On Monday, October 2nd, Third graders in the UNPS Elementary School received their own personal dictionaries. These books were given as gifts from the Wayne Rotary Club. The Rotary Dictionary Project was launched in order to, "...assist 3rd grade students to complete the year as good writers, active readers, and creative thinkers by having their own personal... READ MORE >
Beauty and the Beast By: Ellianna and Tanisha On Sunday John Mangan took students to see the play "Beauty and the Beast" since they are learning how to play the song "Tale as Old as Time" in their band class. When we saw the play it was not like we expected; it was so much more. Their performances were so brilliant and their... READ MORE >
Two Fine Representatives of their Tribe
These two fine young men, both A students at UNPS, represented their tribe on Saturday, September 30th, in Omaha at the Metro Community College Pow-Wow! READ MORE >
News from Mrs. Lovejoy's Classroom
This week's class activity report is on Mrs. Lovejoy's class. She teaches fourth and fifth grade reading. Her main focus is teaching Guided Reading. The kids enjoy being read to. They just finished reading The Middle Five, and every fifth grade student was actively engaged in the read aloud. Mrs. Lovejoy's message to parents is to encourage reading at home and... READ MORE >
Culture Classes Learn Umóⁿhoⁿ Ways
On Friday, Sept. 15, Ms. Latonda Morris and Rex Webster, Elementary Culture Apprentices, took the K through 5th grade Culture Classes to a field experience. The trip was to the Native American Church, across the street from UNPS. The students were invited to learn about the significance of the tipi to the NAC of the Umóⁿhoⁿ Tribe. The students learned about the... READ MORE >
BOE Meets With Congressman Fortenberry
Superintendent Stacie Hardy and BOE members Darren Wolfe, Orville Cayou, and Carroll Webster Sr. met with Congressman Jeff Fortenberry this morning, thanking him for his continued support of Impact Aid and his representation on the House Impact Aid Coalition. READ MORE >
Mrs. Cortez
Our staff spotlight now is on Mrs.Cortez. She used to teach second grade here at Umonhon Nation until she became a home interventionist. Ms. Cortez is a home interventionist now and she says she loves the changes that Umonhon Nation has made. She said it would make her job better if the attendance at school was high this year and more kids were in school. When... READ MORE >
Mr. Tarman
Travis Tarman is the new secondary principal at Omaha Nation. Mr. Tarman's hobbies are sports, his kids, playing cards, and pizza buffets. Mr. Tarman's favorite sports are football and basketball. The things that Mr. Tarman likes about this school are kids searching for knowledge and the fact that every day is different. He also likes that fact the staff support... READ MORE >
Homecoming Week: day themes
Homecoming Week Days: Oct. 2nd – 6th Theme is Arabian Nights (Egyptian theme) --the main colors of ancient Egypt were: green, red, blue, yellow, black, and white Monday (Oⁿba Xube Thishtoⁿ) - Black and White (wear all black or white or a combination of those colors) Tuesday (Oⁿba WeNoⁿba) - Pajama Day Wednesday (Oⁿba WeThabthiⁿ) –... READ MORE >
Homecoming is October 6th
The Omaha Nation Homecoming parade will be on Friday October 6th 2017 and starting at 2:00pm. We would like for you to participate in the parade (You may enter a float, watch, etc.). There will be a letter of recognition to the participants and a prize for the best parade float. We appreciate your involvement and contributions to the community. Please contact Mr.... READ MORE >
Community Night 9-13-17
"Back to School," was the theme of last Wednesday's Community Night, the first of the new school year. There was plenty of fun to go around as students and parents participated in a wide variety of fun activities: there was bowling, face painting, putting, yoga and more. In addition, parents were provided with educational materials to help their students grow... READ MORE >
New Umonhon Language Textbooks
The Culture classes recently received the long-awaited textbooks for teaching our Umonhon language. Included with the Level 1 textbook are a teacher workbook and flashcards. The flashcards are used for building vocabulary and follow along with the textbook. Altogether, it took approximately a year for a team to compile the textbook but the information used came... READ MORE >
Staff Spotlight on Ricky Sheridan
Today, the staff spotlight is on Ricky, aka Richard L Sheridan. Ricky works here at UNPS. Ricky helps as a teacher aide and is a certified sub here at Omaha Nation. Ricky's favorite hobbies are running everyday, going to the gym, and coaching cheerleading. His favorite sports are cheerleading, baseball sometimes, and volleyball. Ricky's favorite thing about our... READ MORE >
Jr. High Football Team Plays First Game
It was a great first game of the year for the Junior High football team. Last Friday night the UNPS Jr. Chiefs played against Winnebago. The team played hard and tried to put into practice everything they'd been working on in practice. Coach Nelson said, "I was happy with the effort of the players, and we know now what we have to work on." Despite their best... READ MORE >
What's Happening in Middle School?
What is happening in Middle School? By: Kacyn Harlan (Ms. Kneifl's Advisory Class) Ms. Kneifl's classroom has a special pet. They have a praying mantis. This is the third one that they have kept in Ms. Kneifl's classroom. These insects get their name because they have very long front legs that they hold in a position that reminds people of praying.... READ MORE >
Improvements at UNPS
Here at Omaha Nation we have good news around our school. I'll tell you about how our school is improving and becoming better. First, we have gotten less strict with our school. What I mean by that is we have gotten rid of unnecessary rules that we didn't need. We have gotten rid of the planners, which I didn't feel were necessary for the school, and also the no... READ MORE >
Staff Spotlight on Ona Parker
Today's staff spotlight is on Ms.Ona Parker, who is a para for Mrs. Peterson's class room. Ona has been working here for over a year now while attending college at NICC. What she likes about her job is seeing all the children come to school to learn. She also likes the teachers. Her favorite food is Laotian food, because it is very satisfying to her taste buds. ... READ MORE >
Eclipse Watchers
Last week Mrs. Kneifl's eighth grade class watched the Solar Eclipse. It had happened on August 21st, 2017. All of North America caught a glimpse of it. The Solar Eclipse is when the moon passes between the sun and the earth. The moon had completely covered the sun and the sun's tenuous atmosphere. The longest period when the moon would block the sun was for two... READ MORE >
Head Coach Picks Her Varsity Players
Head Coach Picks Her Varsity by Selena Parker On Wednesday, August 23rd, head coach for the volleyball team, Shannon Gibson, and assistant coach Mike Fehringer picked the team's varsity. She had a total of 21 players to choose from. She was only able to choose 11 girls for the varsity. Coach Gibson says "There are three uniforms open for girls to... READ MORE >
Open House Monday, No School Wednesday
Open House Monday, August 14th, 2017 4:00pm to 7:00pm First Day of School Tuesday, August 15thTransportation provided to students living in the country or with special provisions.No School Wednesday due to funeral READ MORE >
Change in Dismissal and Transportation
All students will be dismissed at 3:30 pm. This decision will accommodate older children in helping younger siblings home in a safe manner. Students living in the district but outside the town limits of Macy will be provided daily transportation to and from school. By State Law, the school is not required to provide transportation for students who live outside the... READ MORE >
Free Girls Youth B-Ball Camp
UNPS and Native Dream Present the Native Dream Girls Youth Basketball Camp on Thursday, August 3rd 2017. The event takes place at the school and is open to girls grades 3-6. Registration/waiver forms can be picked up at the school (402) 837-5622.9:00am-10:00am 3-4 grade girls10:00am-11:00am 5-6 grade girls. READ MORE >
Volleyball Info
If you are planning on going out for High School Volleyball, please try to attend our 1st day of practice on Aug.7 at 2:00 pm in the gym. The volleyball season starts a week earlier this year, so we need to get into the gym as soon as possible. Please contact Mrs. Gibson at the school with any questions. (402) 837-5622 READ MORE >
5th Grade Summer School Activities
Girls are learning how to sew and make moccasins. Boys are making drumsticks. READ MORE >
Summer Public Wi-Fi
The school is offering public WIFI. The signal is available over the basketball courts, playground, and green area on the east side of the building from 6:00am to 10:00pm over the summer. The network name is UNPS_Public. There is no password, but there is an initial disclaimer webpage the user has to agree too when first connecting. The page is accessed by... READ MORE >
Umóⁿhoⁿ Language Textbook
Congratulations to the Umóⁿhoⁿ Language & Culture Center (ULCC) department at our school! A yearlong endeavor resulted in the first published Umóⁿhoⁿ Íye-wathe, 'Let's Speak Umóⁿhoⁿ' Level 1 textbook. The textbook came from a partnership between the ULCC, the Omaha Tribe and The Language Conservancy. The textbook honors the work of the late Marcella Woodhull... READ MORE >
Summer Feeding Schedule
11:30am to 12:15pmRuns until Friday, July 28th. READ MORE >
Community Night: Carnival | cerer's Stone. Professor Kneifl's Wizardry and Witch Wand Crafting Class created their own wands. Students had a fun day designing their own wands, determining what type of wood they would be made of, what would be in the magical core of the want, as well as what... READ MORE >
2019 DOC Bracket
UNPS Child Development Center
Congratulations are extended to the infant and toddler rooms at Shinga Zhinga ChildDevelopment Center. Each classroom was evaluated from the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute'sInterdisciplinary Center for Program Evaluation recently using the Classroom AssessmentScoring System (CLASS). This is an observational rating tool used to assess teaching andlearning interactions.... READ MORE >
LNI Departure
Students and staff will leave for LNI on Tuesday @ 11:00am. Students leaving need to have bags in the DLL by 9:00am. Brackets for the events are available at lakotanationinvitational.com READ MORE >
White Eagle Club's Performance at Sioux City Community Theatre
Public Notice About Student Bag Checks
The following is the full policy concerning Student Searches by School Staff originally adopted in January of 2018. All BOE Policies can be found at the school website unpsk-12.org located in the Documents section under Board of Education Policies5021 Student Searches by School Staff Reasonable Cause Searches. District administrators may search students'... READ MORE >
November Edition of Chief Times- Now Available
Check out this month's edition of Chief Times. This and previous editions are available at our website unpsk-12.orgunder Menu and Chief Times. READ MORE >
October Edition of Chief Times - Now Available
Check out this month's edition of the Chief Times and remember that you can always take a look at previous issues under the Chief Times link at unpsk-12.org. READ MORE >
Choose Kind/Citizenship Assembly
To close the month of September, we recognized our students growth in becoming safe, respectful, and responsible students at UNPS elementary. At the assembly we celebrated classmates that displayed exceptional characteristics and growth in our three school expectations, we honored our our 2018-2019 4th and 5th Student Council Members, and the 5th grade presented... READ MORE >
Public Notice Regarding Social Media
Public Notice We have had several instances of students misusing technology and social media both inside and outside our building. These situations significantly interfere with school and activities. Although we do our best to educate students and talk to them about appropriate behavior online, research is clear that no school is immune. ... READ MORE >
Learn how to pay for college – and earn a chance to win a $500 scholarship.
October 3, 2018 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Umonhon Nation Public School Library Seniors who attend an EducationQuest Financial Aid Program before December 1 will be eligible to win one of six $500 scholarships. We invite parents/guardians to attend with their student. If you are selected as a winner, $500 will be added to your NEST 529 College Savings Plan. If you do... READ MORE >
Picture Day is Coming! UNPS will have picture day on Monday, October 8th. Picture forms will be sent out in the near future. If you would like to order online, please click on the link below. Thank you! https://my.lifetouch.com/mylif... READ MORE >
Nebraska Dept. of Ed. asking for input from parents and guardians
What do you think our students should be taught in social studies -- including history, civics, economics, and geography? The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) seeking input on the Nebraska Social Studies Standards! The social studies standards provide the framework for what students are expected to know in grades K-12, and your feedback will help make... READ MORE >
September Edition of Chief Times - Now Available
September's Edition of Chief Times is now available!New editions will be posted on FB as well as our website unpsk-12.org under Chief Times in the menu. READ MORE >
Wade Miller Stadium Opens Friday
Wade Miller Stadium officially opens Friday for the first home game. The follow is a profile on the individual for which the stadium is named.Thioⁿbaska (Theumbaska) (White Lightning) Wade Miller, (July 17, 1921-July 20, 1987) an Umóⁿhoⁿ and Oklahoma Seneca Indian was born on the Umóⁿhoⁿ (Omaha) Reservation in Macy, Nebraska and member of the Thunder Clan. ... READ MORE >
Video LinkThanks to GGG Designs and Garan Coons for producing the video! READ MORE >
Students Visit the Creative Center
Wednesday, May 3rd, twelve seniors visited the Creative Center in Omaha, Nebraska. It is a small art college that focuses primarily on Graphic Design. They offer a 2 year Associate's Degree, and a 3 year accelerated Bachelors Degree. The first year, students focus primarily on the elements and principles of art. Year two incorporates the computer element and... READ MORE >
Awards Day May 2, 2018
High School and Middle School awards were presented in the new gym at 2:00, May 2nd, 2018. Congratulations to all of the recipients. READ MORE >
Wade Miller Memorial Stadium
Umonhon Nation School is proud to announce the renovation of the Wade Miller Memorial Stadium. The renovation will be broken down into two phases. Phase 1 is currently under way with the renovation of the football field, track, field event area, and playground area. Phase 1 is scheduled to be completed in August of 2018. Phase 2 will begin in the fall of 2018... READ MORE >
Moments from Haskell
Free GiftsOur own Haskell RoyaltyLunch with UNPS Alumni READ MORE >
Lied Artist Visits Fifth Graders
Recently our entire 5th grade class was visited by Daniel Martinez. Daniel is a musician and artist who is currently working with the Lied's Center in Lincoln. Daniel is originally from Peru and has traveled the world learning the unique styles of music from many different cultures. He showed our students many of these styles and techniques he has learned. Then he... READ MORE >
Woods Class
The Woods Class here at UNPS teaches the students how to work safely with power tools and shows them more skills in case someone wants to do this for a living. The reason woods class is important is because it gives a person self discipline and how to pay attention. If you don't pay attention on your work then it won't come out right. It's a way for a student to... READ MORE >
After School Science Club
Roads, Rails, and Race Cars(RRRC) is a collaboration between UN-L's Mid-America Transportation Center and UNPS. We hold the club after school on Wednesday's until 4:45 in Room 141 near the UNPS cafeteria. During the club, students work with STEM staff to solve a building design. Currently the challenges focus on surviving natural disasters like earthquakes. ... READ MORE >
Staff Spotlight on Dr. Morales
Our staff spotlight for this week is on Dr. Francisco Morales. Dr. Morales has worked here for 2 years: he is now completing his second year here at Umonhon Nation, and he works with special needs students. He served in the Vietnam War, at one time he owned a restaurant called Paul's family restaurant, which he owned for 21 years. He is from Texas. Dr. Morales has... READ MORE >
Poetry Contest Winners Announced
Winners of the first annual UNPS Poetry Contest were announced Friday, April 6th by Mrs. Schoenfelder. This was an open contest for all middle school and high school students. The first place winner in the high school was Raysia Harlan. The winning entry was "Too Young to Know." Nakiah Bariah took second place with her poem, "Brown Eyes." In the middle school,... READ MORE >
After School Science & Engineering Program for 4-8 Grade on Wednesdays April and May
Roads, Rails, and Race Cars(RRRC) is a collaboration between UN-L's Mid-America Transportation Center and myself. We hold the club after school on Wednesday's until 4:45 in Room 141 near the UNPS cafeteria. During the club, students work with STEM staff to solve a building design. Currently the challenges focus on surviving natural disasters like earthquakes. ... READ MORE >
Good Behavior Contest: Month 1 Winners
Congratulations to the Seniors and the 6th graders. They were the first month winners in the good behavior contest. Both classes were treated to pizza and dessert. The Seniors were served a three course lunch by the teaching staff and Principal. Everyone had an amazing time and plenty of food. Next month the contest will continue with students earning tickets... READ MORE >
ONCRT Assembly
On Thursday, March 22nd, representatives of the Omaha Nation Community Response Team came to UNPS for an assembly which served to emphasize the importance of addressing the issues of domestic violence and abuse on the reservation. Lisa Drum cited statistics and her own knowledge, having grown up in Macy. She encouraged anyone who had experienced abuse to come and... READ MORE >
"Spring Into Reading"
Thursday, March 14, UNPS held another exciting Community Night event that included lots of fun activities for kids, all with the emphasis on reading: flower cups, build-a-bug, ladybug paper ring, windsocks, Dr. Seuss bookmark, and a special table from the STEM group (Science, Technology,Engineering, and Math). There were also educational offerings from the college... READ MORE >
Public Notice - Student Searches by School Staff
On December 11, 2017, the Umonhon Nation Public School Board of Education held their regular Board Meeting to review and revise Policy 5021 regarding Student Searches by School Staff. In an effort to ensure the safety and well-being of all UNPS students, the administration and Board of Education felt compelled to address the ongoing rising concern of dangerous... READ MORE >
ACT Prep for Juniors
All UNPS Juniors have access to John Baylor's "On to College" ACT test preparation. Go to Ontocollege.com. Login in with your school username and password. Click on ACT Fundamentals. There you will find all the videos under ACTF Prep Sessions. After each video there is a practice quiz. Great way to get ready for the ACT! READ MORE >
Juniors Travel to Lincoln to see Firebird Ballet
On Friday, February 16, members of the junior class made a trip to the Lied Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to see the Firebird ballet. This was a presentation of the American Ballet Theatre featuring the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Lund and Mr. Mangan accompanied the students on the trip, and Mr. Mangan gave the students a little... READ MORE >
Connecting the Dots: Students Take Part In Career Exploration Day
At the Walthill Fire Hall, 9th and 10th graders participated in a career exploration day. Connecting the Dots was sponsored by the Nebraska Extension and NICC.Students met with employers for Q&A sessions in various career fields and took part in a career simulation exercise. They also had the opportunity to take part in several different break out sessions focusing... READ MORE >
Vogt Reaches Win Number 300!
A special announcement was made at the January 19 basketball game against Cornerstone Christian. Coach Dwight Nelson took the floor to announce that Coach Brad Vogt had achieved 300 career wins as basketball coach at UNPS! A blanket was presented to him by Superintendent Hardy, and the Vogt family was on hand for the occasion. READ MORE >
Winter and Literacy Community Night
Winter Literacy Community Night was held Wednesday, Jan. 17th from 4 to 7pm. Literacy scavenger hunt, prizes, dinner and more were all part of the fun. There were tables available for parents to learn about love and logic and also the parent-teacher organization. Students and family members participated in fun, winter craft projects. For those who completed all... READ MORE >
On December 11, 2017, the Umonhon Nation Public School Board of Education held their regular Board Meeting to review and revise Policy 5021 regarding Student Searches by School Staff. In an effort to ensure the safety and well-being of all UNPS students, the administration and Board of Education felt compelled to address the ongoing rising concern of... READ MORE >
Gorilla News
The 7th and 8th grade just finished their Reading Unit on the novel "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate. Ms. Kneifl won the books in a contest sponsored by The Teaching Bank. Students wrote a short summary, some facts that they learned about the real Ivan the gorilla and gorillas in the wild, as well as their favorite part of the book. The novel is... READ MORE >
On January 19, 2018, the Umonhon Nation Public School Board of Education held a Special Board Meeting to review and reauthorize the following school board policy: Board Policy 3040 School Safety and Security (I.) General Safety and Security, (c.) Access to School Facilities, (i.) The school's facilities may not be used for funeral or memorial services during the... READ MORE >
Four Haiku by UNPS Juniors
Haiku by UNPS Juniors Peaceful sunny day Munching on watermelon Soft breeze hits my toes I wish it would snow When it snows I go sledding I love when it snows I see coral reefs Mediterranean Sea Palm tree paradise Snow is really cold Snow is a display of art Snow is delightful READ MORE >
Staff Spotlight on Brandon Sturges
Today's Staff spotlight is on Brandon Sturges. He is a middle/high school teacher here at UNPS, teaching multiple subjects. His hobbies include working out/ exercising, hanging out with his family, especially his two daughters. He also loves watching movies and reading comic books. His favorite sport is football. The reason he likes football is because he played... READ MORE >
Lakota Nation Invitational
The LNI Tournament took place on December 13th through December 16th. The Omaha Nation Chiefs were ranked as the 15th seed. The Chiefs proved them wrong. They played Pine Ridge their first game, which they lost 58-76. The very next game, they played the Custer Wildcats. They won an exciting game, final score was 52-46. Then, they played the Todd County Eagles. This... READ MORE >
Students Spread Holiday Cheer
First grade students recently visited the nursing home at Carl T. to provide some holiday cheer through the singing of carols. Thank you to the teachers and students for working to give back to the community! READ MORE >
Thursday's Early Dismissal Times and Holiday Break Schedule
Thursday (12/21/17) Early-Out Schedule12:00- Lifeskills/SOAR12:15- TLC 1:00- All Students K-12Holiday Break:December 22nd-January 3rdSchool will resume on January 4th at 8:00am READ MORE >
Reminder: Open Meeting for Behavior Support Programs Today
Reminder that there will be an open meeting at 3:30 today. Original notice below."It has been brought to my attention that there are some questions and concerns regarding our school wide behavior support programs. I encourage you to bring your questions and concerns to an informational meeting explaining the research based practices being used to support our... READ MORE >
UNPS Cheer team claims 4th in competition
Lady Chiefs take 1st in Paha Sapa division
Chiefs take 3rd place - All tournament team
Successful Moments from After-School Science Club
In April of 2017, Mrs. Barcelona applied to be a part of a grant funded partnership between UNL's Mid-America Transportation Center and Umonhon Nation Public School. In May we were notified that Mrs. Barcelona was accepted as teaching staff for the summer Sovereign Youth STEM Leadership Academy at UNL, and that through this opportunity, Umonhon Nation Public... READ MORE >
Open Meeting for Behavior Support Programs
It has been brought to my attention that there are some questions and concerns regarding our school wide behavior support programs. I encourage you to bring your questions and concerns to an informational meeting explaining the research based practices being used to support our students. The meeting is scheduled for 3:30pm on Monday, December 18th in the Distance... READ MORE >
Updated LNI Brackets - Thursday
Brackets for Thursday's games are now posted on the LNI Website. Coming up today, the Lady Chiefs square off against the Marty Braves at 2:00pm central time. That evening, the Chiefs take on the Custer Wildcats at 9:30pm central time. Both games take place in the Ice Arena and might not be broadcast on the South Dakota Public Broadcasting live feed covering Barnett... READ MORE >
UNPS vs. Winnebago
Thursday night, December 7, Umonhon Nation had a basketball game against the Winnebago Indians, played here in Macy. Junior varsity games started at 4:30. The JV girls played in the new gym, and the JV boys played in old gym. The JV girls won and the JV boys lost. After the JV games, varsity girls played in the new gym with varsity boys to follow. The Varsity Lady... READ MORE >
Highlights from RRRC
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