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Previous Tale: Magic Mouthful, The: The Story of a Woman Who Quarreled
THERE lived once upon a time in the island of Terceira a youth whose name was Vladmiro. He had come from Flanders, a cavalier of the order of St<|fim_middle|> the forest of cedars.
"We are glad that Death passed on and left you," said the children.
"If he hadn't we could not have had you for our grandfather," said the namesake grandson Vladmiro, snuggling closer in his arms.
"You do not have to fear Death now, grandfather, do you?" asked the little Maria. "He will keep his promise and send his messengers, don't you think so?"
"Yes, Death is a good Christian and will keep his word," replied the aged cavalier.
The next morning he set sail for the island of Fayal where there were other grandchildren to visit in the home of his married daughter, Francisca.
On the voyage a fierce storm arose. The small boat was buffetted about by the gales. Suddenly Vladmiro was startled to see Death standing beside him just as in the forest years ago when he had been young.
"Why have you come to-day?" he cried in alarm. "Why is it that you have not kept your word? You gave me your promise that you would send your messengers, next time you came, to warn me of your approach."
"I have kept my word," said Death. "I have sent my messengers."
"Where are they?" asked the old man in amazement.
Death pointed to Vladmiro's snowy hair.
"I have sent my messengers in your white locks, your failing eyesight and hearing, the wrinkles on your cheeks. Can it be that you have failed to recognize them?"
Vladmiro bowed his head in silence and without a murmur went with Death.
In truth, Death had been a good Christian and had kept his word.
Tale Title: Messengers, The: The Story of a Youth Who Met Death
Classification: ATU 335: Death's Messengers | . John. He was betrothed to a fair maid of the island.
One morning he was hunting in the forest of cedars when he suddenly saw Death standing before him. He fell upon his knees and sent up a fervent prayer to the Holy Virgin.
Then he said to Death: "O Death, why is it that you have come in search of me so soon? I am young, rich, happy. I am betrothed to a maid who loves me. Life looks very bright and fair."
Death stepped back a pace.
"Your prayer to the Holy Mother has saved you," he said. "I had indeed come in search of you. You were about to die from an accident with your hunting arms. See, I have already retreated a pace. I have decided not to take you with me this time."
Vladmiro returned a prayer of thanksgiving. Then he said:
"O Death, I am going to make a request of you. Please do not come up to me so suddenly again. It gives me a fright. Next time you come for me will you please be so kind as to send messengers in advance to give me a little warning?"
"Yes, young cavalier," responded Death. "I will gladly do what you ask. I give you my promise that next time I will send my messengers ahead of me to warn you that I am approaching."
With these words Death withdrew and went on alone through the forest of cedars.
The spring of that very year the young cavalier married the fair maid who loved him. Life was full of joy. Many children were born to the worthy couple. Riches and honors came, too. The years sped by as if they flew on wings.
At last a half century had passed. Vladmiro held his grandchildren upon his knees and told them the story of the day he met Death in | 382 |
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Beginning Autocad(r) 2021 Exercise Workbook (Paperback)
By<|fim_middle|> lessons with hundreds of useful practice exercises, all new screenshots, along with tried and true features such as "CAD tips" and side-by-side metric/inch measurements. The detailed, step-by-step format makes mastering AutoCAD much easier, in or out of a formal classroom. Readers can download the provided templates used for drawings in the book from the Industrial Press website.
New and/or Improved Features in Beginning AutoCAD 2021
Streamlined Trim and Extend command--Boundary edges are now selected automatically, making trimming or extending objects far more efficient.
Revision Cloud enhancements--Users can use one value that measures the chord distance between the end points of each cloud arc to create more consistent revision clouds.
Measure Geometry: Quick Measure--The area and perimeter of closed objects (and even multiple objects) can be measured with a simple click, all in one go.
Beginning AutoCAD 2021 contains more content than ever before, yet has been redesigned and reduced by more than 100 pages, making it more manageable to read and carry.
Cheryl Shrock is a retired Professor and Chairperson of Computer Aided Design at Orange Coast College in California. The AutoCAD ExerciseWorkbooks are the result of both her teaching skills and her industry experience. She is an Autodesk(R) registered author. Steve Heather has more than 30 years of experience as a practicing mechanical engineer, and has taught AutoCAD to engineering and architectural students at the college level. He is a Beta Tester for Autodesk(R), testing the latest AutoCAD software, and a member of the AutoCAD(R) Customer Council.
Publisher: Industrial Press
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Design, Graphics & Media - Graphics Tools | Cheryl R. Shrock, Steve Heather
There's simply no better resource for anyone learning about and/or teaching CAD software than the Beginning AutoCAD Exercise Workbook. Veteran AutoCAD experts and former instructors Shrock and Heather have packed the 2021 version with a vastly improved interior design layout, 30 in-depth | 65 |
Heavenly Pearls April 21, 2018
Today heaven officially gets a new angel. And she'll be wearing pearls.
Former First Lady Barbara Bush will be buried in Houston today and then taken by motorcade for her final resting place at the Bush Presidential Library in College Station. Following her death on Tuesday at the age of 92, tributes endlessly streamed. Mrs. Bush, the only women to see both her husband and son sworn in as President of the United States, was special in many ways. Known for her quick wit, being tough as nails, and undying loyalty, she was a class act that held her own and held her family together. The family matriarch was also known for something else: a nearly constant strand of pearls.
She wore them for her husband's inauguration (and can we just stop and pay tribute also to how stunning her black and cobalt blue dress by Arnold Scaasi was?) and she wore them to baseball games. They were her signature and her trademark.
All week I've seen social media posts suggesting the wearing of pearls in her honor and the above Houston billboard was perfection in outdoor media. Barbara Bush will forever be remembered for her strands of pearls, as will many other stars like Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana.
I loved Barbara Bush and I love pearls.<|fim_middle|> glow is called its "luster" and the higher the luster, the better. In addition, a "smooth" surface is ideal, meaning the pearl is free of cracks and holes. Finally there's a pearl's shape. Perfectly round ones are rare and considered the cream of the crop. Many consider the exceptionally large cultured South Sea pearl the ideal pearl, with a Tiffany triple-strand version costing just under $2 million.
Freshwater pearls are also very popular and are less pricey because they are more abundant and easier to grow. The irregular shaped pearls are grown in mussels in lakes, ponds, or rivers and are very durable and a bit more casual.
When shopping for pearls, always ask for an authenticity receipt and if in doubt, do the tried and true tooth test. Slowly and gently rub the pearl against your teeth. If it has a gritty feel, it's real. If it's smooth and slippery, it's probably fake. The best pearl strands are strung on silk, not nylon, and a knot should separate each pearl to keep them from rubbing against each other.
Once you're the proud owner of a string of real pearls, taking care of them is vital. Keep them away from products like hairspray and perfume, don't get them wet, and never use commercial jewelry cleaners like paste on them.
As we say goodbye to America's Grandma today, wear a strand of pearls with pride and in honor of her and her legacy. Be they real or fake, her pearly whites are sure to be smiling.
My pearl Bucket List:
How to wear your pearls or any other necklace? Here are some tips on necklace lengths and necklines.
Common pearl necklace lengths:
A "collar" is 10-13" and rests against the throat.
A "choker" measures 14-16" and nestles just above the base of the neck.
"Princess length" refers to strands that are 17-19" long and come down to just above the collarbone.
A "matinee" length measure 20-24" and falls just above the breasts.
An "opera" length is 28-35" and is long enough to reach the sternum or breastbone. | I always have. I love their simplicity, uniformity, and level of old school tradition. I wore them in my wedding, I wear them with pajamas I have that have pearls on them, and I made sure our daughter was given a strand for graduation. They are my "logo" for this blog and for my Instagram account.
The name Chanel conjures up visions of conservative and traditional clothing and accessories, but the woman behind the name, Coco Chanel, was actually a bit of a rebel. Yes, she used pearls in her fashion, but she went just a step further by layering multiple strands of pearls in a way that raised eyebrows but years later the look endures on edgy stars like Rihanna.
I agree. Pearls are so distinct in their simplicity. They're not gaudy and not flashy. They are always in style and enhance any outfit, whether it be black tie or boyfriend jeans. They are a staple in most women's jewelry boxes and the world of pearls is fascinating.
In the fine jewelry world, few names are as influential as Cartier and the namesake behind the legendary red box gems is interestingly tied to pearls. In 1917, Pierre Cartier traded a double-strand pearl necklace for his landmark Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York. Today, there are many types of pearls and it's worth knowing what's what.
Most of us have heard the term "cultured pearl," but what exactly does that mean and are they really the best? In some ways, yes, but in many ways a "natural" pearl is really the best of the best. Both cultured and natural pearls are formed when a foreign object is inserted into an oyster and over time, layers of nacre form what becomes a pearl. The big difference is that with natural pearls, nature causes it all while with cultured pearls, the object is injected by man.
Natural pearls are very, very hard to come by and are super expensive so I'd venture to say that with the exception of the Jackie O's and Princess Di's of the world, most pearls you and I see are either cultured or fake.
We can thank Japanese entrepreneur Mikimoto Kokichi for giving the world the cultured pearl and all those pageant crowns. There are also a few reputable manufactured and man-made pearl companies, including Spain's Majorica. But don't for a minute think all man-made pearls are cheap in quality or cheap in price. A strand of Majorica pearls can cost in the thousands but are well-made and should last a lifetime or more.
Like the "4 Cs" of diamonds, there are "5 Factors" used to evaluate a pearl: luster, surface, perfection, color, shape, and size with luster and surface being the two most important in the grading process. The surface shine and depth of a pearl's | 576 |
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London, UK — 9 May 2017 — ChannelAdvisor Corporation (NYSE: ECOM), a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and branded manufacturers to increase global sales, today announced that Tophatter will be a Diamond Sponsor of Catalyst Europe 2017.
Launched in 2013, Tophatter is a unique discovery shopping app, which enables consumers to compete in 90-second auctions to win deals at over 80% off across jewellery, electronics, beauty and fashion categories. Tophatter has offices in the US, Europe, and China, and connects sellers to over 10 million shoppers across North America, the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. [1]
Malcolm Scovil, Head of Business Development at Tophatter, will join the 'Marketplaces Madness' keynote panel. Malcolm will discuss how Tophatter's gamified discovery shopping experience drives volume for marketplace sellers and also present strategies and tactics to sell on marketplaces.
As a Diamond Sponsor, Tophatter will also host a drinks reception from 5:15pm to 8:30pm the evening of Catalyst for all attendees.
"Smart Brands. Strong Retailers. Connected E-Commerce." is the theme of Catalyst Europe 2017, which will offer networking opportunities with industry peers, as well as presentations from industry experts and visionaries informing retailers and branded manufacturers about the future of e-commerce and how they can improve their online businesses.
"We're thrilled to announce Tophatter as a Diamond Sponsor at Catalyst Europe. Tophatter had a strong debut at Catalyst Americas earlier this year as an exciting new high-growth global marketplace," said Melissa Sargeant, ChannelAdvisor Chief Marketing Officer. "Catalyst provides a unique opportunity to learn about the latest trends and future predictions, but also gives attendees the ability to connect with some of the industry's innovative providers and marketplaces."
Catalyst Europe will take place on 16 May 2017 at The Principal Hotel in Manchester. For more information and to register for Catalyst Europe 2017 please visit catalystconnect2017.channeladvisor.co.uk.
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Nicolas Fouquet
Portrait by Charles Le Brun
(1615-02-23)23 February 1615
23 March 1680(1680-03-23) (aged 65)
Superintendent of Finances in France
Nicolas Fouquet, marquis de Belle-Île, vicomte de Melun et Vaux (23 February 1615 – 23 March 1680) was the Superintendent of Finances in France from 1653 until 1661 under King Louis XIV. He had a glittering career, and acquired enormous wealth. He fell out of favor, accused of peculation (maladministration of the state's funds) and lèse-majesté (actions harmful to the well-being of the monarch). The king had him imprisoned from 1661 until his death in 1680.
Nicolas Fouquet was born in Paris to an influential family of the noblesse de robe and, after some preliminary schooling with the Jesuits at the age of 13, was admitted as avocat at the Parlement of Paris. While still in his teens, he held several positions of responsibility, and in 1636, at just 20, he was able to buy the post of maître des requêtes for 150,000 livres. In 1640, he married the rich Louise Fourché, who died a year later.[1]
From 1642 to 1650, he held various intendancies, at first in the provinces and then with the army of chief minister Cardinal Mazarin and, coming thus in touch with the court, was permitted in 1650 to buy the important position of procureur général to the parlement of Paris. During Mazarin's exile, Fouquet remained loyal to him, protecting his property and keeping him informed of the situation at court.
Upon Mazarin's return, Fouquet demanded and received as reward the office of superintendent of the finances (1653), a position that, in the unsettled condition of the government, threw into his hands not merely the decision as to which funds should be applied to meet the demands of the state's creditors but also the negotiations with the great financiers who lent money to the king. The appointment was a popular one with the moneyed class, for Fouquet's great wealth had been largely augmented by his marriage in 1651 to Marie de Castille, who belonged to a wealthy family of the legal nobility in Spain. Fouquet received around 160,000 Livres from the marriage dowry.
His own credit, and above all his unfailing confidence in himself, strengthened the credit of the government, while his high position at the parlement (he still remained procureur général) secured financial transactions from investigation. As minister of finance, he soon had Mazarin almost in the position of a supplicant. The long wars, and the greed of the courtiers, who followed the example of Mazarin, made it necessary at times for Fouquet to meet the demands upon him by borrowing upon his own credit, but he soon turned this confusion of the public purse with his own to good account.
The disorder in the accounts became hopeless; fraudulent operations were entered into with impunity, and the financiers were kept in the position of clients by official favours and by generous aid whenever they needed it. Fouquet's fortune now surpassed even Mazarin's, but the latter was too deeply implicated in similar operations to interfere, and was obliged to leave the day of reckoning to his agent and successor Jean-Baptiste Colbert.
His closest friend, and maybe mistress, was Suzanne de Rougé, the Marquise du Plessis-Bellière.
Rhythmic massing of the entrance front of Vaux-le-Vicomte.
Upon Mazarin's death in 1661, Fouquet expected to be<|fim_middle|> Fontaine, Pierre Corneille and Paul Scarron were a few of the many artists who enjoyed his patronage.
The coat of arms of Fouquet's family traditionally showed a squirrel and bore the motto "Quo non ascendet?" ("What heights will he not scale?"). The symbol can be found in many rooms and decorations at Vaux-le-Vicomte. The choice of this animal derives from the name foucquet, which in the dialect of Angers (in the west of France) means squirrel.
Fouquet's coat of arms.
Arrest, trial and life imprisonment
The Vauban Citadel in Le Palais, Belle-Île, owned by Fouquet.
By August 1661, Louis XIV was already set upon Fouquet's destruction (his disgrace was secretly decided upon on 4 May[3]). Louis was entertained at Vaux with a fête rivaled in magnificence by only one or two others in French history, at which Molière's Les Fâcheux was produced for the first time. The splendour of the entertainment sealed Fouquet's fate. But the king, then only 22 years old, was afraid to act openly against so powerful a minister.[4] As Superintendent, Fouquet headed the enormously wealthy and influential corps of partisans (tax farmers), who, if challenged as a group, could have caused the king serious trouble.[5] By crafty devices, Fouquet was induced to sell his office of procureur général, thus losing the protection of its privileges, and he paid the price of it into the treasury.
After his visit to Vaux, the king announced that he was going to Nantes for the opening of the meeting of the provincial estates of Brittany. He required his ministers, including Fouquet, to go with him. When Fouquet was leaving the council chamber, flattered with the assurance of the king's esteem, he was arrested by Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, lieutenant of the king's musketeers. The trial lasted almost three years, and its violation of the forms of justice is still the subject of frequent monographs by members of the French bar. Louis acted throughout "as though he were conducting a campaign"[citation needed], evidently fearing that Fouquet would play the part of a Richelieu. A report of his trial was published in the Netherlands, in 15 volumes, in 1665-67, in spite of the remonstrances which Colbert addressed to the Estates-General. A second edition under the title of Oeuvres de M. Fouquet appeared in 1696.
During the trial, French public sympathy turned to support Fouquet. La Fontaine, Madame de Sévigné, Jean Loret, and many others wrote on his behalf; but when Fouquet was sentenced to banishment, the king, disappointed, "commuted" the sentence to imprisonment for life. In December 1664, Fouquet was taken to the prison fortress of Pignerol. There, Eustache Dauger, the man identified by historical research as the Man in the Iron Mask but whose name was never spoken or written, served as one of Fouquet's valets. His wife was not allowed to write to him until 1672; she was allowed to visit him only once, in 1679.[1] The former minister bore his imprisonment with fortitude and composed several translations and devotionals in prison.
According to official records, Fouquet died in Pinerolo on 23 March 1680. A year after his death, his remains were moved from Pinerolo to the family crypt in the Église Sainte-Marie-des-Anges in Paris.[6]
Fouquet's story is often entwined with that of the Man in the Iron Mask, who is often identified as the true king or even as an identical twin brother of Louis XIV. As such, he is a pivotal character in Alexandre Dumas' novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne, where he is depicted heroically. Aramis, an ally of Fouquet, tries to seize power by replacing Louis XIV with his identical twin brother. It is Fouquet who, out of sheer loyalty to the crown, foils Aramis' plot and saves Louis. This does not, however, prevent his downfall.
James Whale's film The Man in the Iron Mask is very loosely adapted from Dumas' novel and, by contrast, depicts Fouquet as the story's main villain, who tries to keep the existence of the King's twin brother a secret. Fouquet is portrayed by Joseph Schildkraut. In a departure from history, he dies when his coach plunges off a cliff. In the 1977 version, Fouquet is portrayed by Patrick McGoohan.
Fouquet was portrayed by Robert Lindsay in Nick Dear's play Power.
Fouquet's life (and his rivalry with Colbert) is one of the background plots/stories in the historical novel Imprimatur by Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti.
Fouquet and his arrest also figure prominently in Roberto Rossellini's 1966 film The Taking of Power by Louis XIV, where Fouquet is played by Pierre Barrat.
In the second of Peter Greenaway's Tulse Luper films, a Nazi general by the name of Foestling, played by Marcel Iureș, becomes obsessed with Fouquet and attempts to recreate his life and death.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Fouquet, Nicolas". Encyclopædia Britannica. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 750–751.
Mémoires sur la vie publique et privée de Fouquet, surintendant des finance et sur son frère l'abbé Fouquet
Biography of Fouquet at Vaux-le-Vicomte
This page is based on the Wikipedia article Nicolas Fouquet; it is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the CC-BY-SA. | made head of the government; but Louis XIV was suspicious of his poorly disguised ambition, and it was with Fouquet in mind that he made the well-known statement, upon assuming the government, that Louis would be his own chief minister. Colbert, perhaps seeking to succeed Fouquet,[2] fed the king's displeasure with adverse reports upon the deficit and made the worst of the case against Fouquet.
The extravagant expenditures and displays of the superintendent's wealth served to intensify the ill will of the king. Fouquet had bought the port of Belle-Île-en-Mer and strengthened the fortifications with a view to taking refuge there in case of disgrace. He had spent enormous sums in building a magnificent château on his estate of Vaux-le-Vicomte, which in extent, magnificence and splendour of decoration was a forerunner of the Palace of Versailles and where he brought together three artists that the King would later take up for Versailles: the architect Louis Le Vau, the painter Charles Le Brun, and the garden designer André le Nôtre. Here he gathered the rarest manuscripts, paintings, jewels and antiques in profusion, and above all surrounded himself with artists and authors. The table was open to all people of quality, and the kitchen was presided over by François Vatel. Jean de La | 274 |
Panasonic has created a 50-inch plasma display with 3D FullHD resolution
Panasonic Corporation has decided to contribute in the coming 3D revolution, developing 50-inch plasma FullHD 3D panel (PDP). In addition, the Japanese company has created a special high-points, equipped with active shields. With this system, as claimed, you can see a realistic three-dimensional images in high quality, without leaving your living room.
The new Panasonic is able to demonstrate the development of 3D images as 1080p. It uses a proprietary technology for high-speed demonstration of three-dimensional content, which used a fast illumination of pixels while maintaining brightness. In addition, this design feature used to reduce crosstalk, which leads to the emergence of so-called double (ghost) images. Such moments are typical for displaying three-dimensional images, where each frame is displayed at slightly different angles - for the left and right eye.
Delete crosstalk when viewing 3D images help and developed by glasses. Used in these technology allows a high degree of precision to open the shutter for the left and right eye simultaneously with the corresponding images, alternately appearing on the plasma panel. Panasonic intends to demonstrate a prototype of their 3D plasma TV with FullHD resolution and special glasses to him at the exhibition CEATEC JAPAN 2009 which will be held next week. Sales of these products is scheduled to begin next year.
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Elpida makes The new 2-Gigabit Mobile RAM
Japanese company Elpida announced that its experts managed to create the world's first wireless memory DDR2 Mobile RAM, whose density is 2 Gbps. Dvuhgigabitny memory chip is built on standards of 50 nm process technology and operates at the level of tension in the 1.2 volts. The rate of data transmission from him is 800 Mbps. Such chips can be used in high-end mobile phones, as well as netbooks and mobile Internet devices (MID).
According to Elpida, the first samples of a new mobile memory with high density will be shipped to partners in the next month, and its mass production should start in the first half of 2010. The device memory will be available in a frameless chip for use in package SiP (System in Package), MCP (Multi-chip Package) and other multi-packs, and may also join in the configuration of PoP (Package on Package).
Multi PMP - ILuv I1166
iLuv has announced a new model of mobile media player - i11<|fim_middle|> and create or activate an account to receive the bonus in shares PSPgo Rewards.
On the old PSP console and connect to the PlayStation Network.
Enter PlayStation Network under the same login, and then to the PlayStation Store.
Insert a UMD-discs in the PSP and to register shares PSPgo Rewards.
Download the theme PSP go.
Receive e-mail with the voucher codes for three free games.
Promo campaign begins October 1, 2009 and will run until March 31, 2010 in promotions can include all the owners of consoles PSP-1000, 2000 and 3000 and at least one UMD-disc, bought new PSPgo. Games can vary depending on region and age of users.
Final details of the specifications and design of HTC Imagio
An anonymous source told the resource phoneArena new information about the communicator HTC XV6975 Imagio, who previously also been known as the Whitestone and Diamond 2. Recall that this model is rumored to appear at the operator Verzion Wireless in early October. On the information provided, HTC Imagio will still work under OS Windows Mobile 6.5, although previously had received information that he receives an older version 6.1. Also reported that this unit the first to support mobile TV VCast MobileTV, built on technology-based Qualcomm MediaFLO network.
Among other characteristics can be noted the support of most modern mobile communications networks, including but not quad-band GSM and CDMA (CDMA2000 and EV-DO) standard with support for UMTS high-speed data HSDPA. Large 3.6-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of pixels 480h800 supports handwriting recognition and stylus. In stock has a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, memory card slot microSD / microSDHC, GPS-navigator and 3.5-mm audio jack. Communicative possibilities HTC Imagio presented modules WiFi 802.11b / g, Bluetooth v.2.0 and miniUSB port.
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Final details of the specifications and design of ... | 66. For the first time the player was presented at the CES show in March this year.
I1166 PMP has a 9-inch TFT LCD display, built-in drive can play CD and DVD disks and any media content company's iPod line of Apple (iPod touch 2G, nano 5G, nano 4G, original touch, nano 3G and iPod classic). The player also can play media files from SD / MMC memory cards or USB-flash drives. Supported formats: Video - DivX, VCD, SVCD, Audio - MP3, WMA and graphics - JPEG.
You can control your player using the OSD menu or via remote control. iLuv i1166 can be powered via AC and car adapters, as well as Li-polymer battery. Rechargeable Apple players while finding them in a docking station.
Shipping players will start in mid-October and costs $ 270.
Four new models of headphones Sven
Sven company introduced four new models of headphones SVEN: AP-600, AP-620, AP-640 and AP-660. One of the distinguishing features of new products in this series is a system of passive noise reduction SVEN PNC, which are truncated by external sounds. All new models are equipped with high-strength cable, and adjustable headband, which allows each user to find and fix the optimal landing headphones.
Created on a single technology platform, each of the four new products has its own characteristics:
- So turning the microphone AP-600, 620 and 660 provides the convenience of using online headset and listen to music;
- Rectangular shape embouchure AP-600 - is not only design but also the ergonomics of special comfort. A chrome-plated inserts give an additional model refinement;
- In the SVEN AP-620 bowl lip painted ruby red color that gives them a delicacy. Elegant headband adjusts for ease of multimedia communication, and enhanced dynamics out rich, rich bass, balanced sound;
ambushyury SVEN AP-640 are made of anti-allergenic materials, which can increase the time of their use. For added convenience, unit volume control is located on the body of the left cup headphones. The combination of red and black design complements the exclusivity of the model;
SVEN AP-660 is distinguished by its compactness due to the hinged mounting cup headphones to the headband and microphone mute function makes the model more universal.
New GPS-navigators Lexand
Lexand announced sales of the fifth and sixth models of its product line - 4.3 inch car navigator Lexand Si-512 and 5-inch Lexand Si-515 series Touch.
Lexand Si-515 is equipped with a touch screen with a diagonal 5 "(12.7 cm). The screen is not recessed into the body, that is located on one level with the bumpers. Rear panel is made of rubberized plastic (soft touch). The thickness of the device - only 13 mm. Lexand Si-515 and Si-512-one of the finest navigators on the market. There is also a FM-transmitter, support for Bluetooth, light sensor that automatically adjusts screen brightness depending on weather conditions and external lighting.
Lexand Si-515 - the only car navigator on the market with this combination of characteristics. Lexand Si-512 functionality is identical Si-515, but has a screen diagonal of 4.3 inches. Automotive GPS-navigators Lexand supplied with the navigation package "Navitel Navigator" Russia's developer CJSC "CNT". In the North-West region of new items are also available with a navigation package "City Guide" from Company "MIT".
Lexand Si-512 Touch series available in retail chains and costs 8 990 rubles, Si-515 - 9 990 rubles. Devices are available in stores network IES, White Wind-Digital, MediaMarkt and several others. By the end of 2009 the company Lexand plans to further expand its product line - up to 10 different models of the three form factors: 3,5, 4,3 and 5 " .
Canyon combined headset and webcam
Canyon introduced a new category of devices - set for Internet communications. Combined solutions, consisting of a full-featured web cameras and high-grade stereo, will turn your computer into a complete tool for communication and negotiation with all the benefits of VoIP-telephony. Two new sets, CNR-CP7G and CNR-CP8 have a bold design, good technical performance and affordable cost, thus have every chance to become best sellers in this market segment.
Buying a webcam and headset separately, users will spend more money than selecting a single set of Canyon. On average, the savings reach 10-12% of the total cost of individual devices. Sets are equipped with current models of headsets capable of providing high-quality sound, so necessary for meaningful communication. The set of CNR-CP7G included headset CNR-HS8, a set of CNR-CP8 - Model CNR-HS11. Both headsets have a closed acoustic design and equipped with fixed microphones. Both headsets have a headband to adjust the position of the loudspeakers. Thanks to ear pads headset CNR-HS8 made of fabric, while the CNR-HS11 can boast inserts made of genuine leather.
Fujitsu LifeBook T5010 convertible tablet with multitouch LCD
Fujitsu has announced that the model Lifebook T5010 appeared multatich. Now customers can choose the LIFEBOOK T5010 with dual-digitizer, which combines the functions of an active digitiser, and a recently developed by Fujitsu TouchScreen technology to control the computer through the movement of fingers across the screen. With this technology transformer LIFEBOOK T5010 enables intuitive data entry. It automatically "learns" Are you going to use the active stylus or just your fingers when you hold them at a certain distance to the screen, and thus works as either an active digitizer, or as a TouchScreen. The most interesting - this screen is also a multi-sensory, that is, through technology Windows 7 Touch, supports dual digitizer, identifies simultaneous touch on two points.
In addition, a few days ago, Fujitsu announced two new notebook models, Transformers - LIFEBOOK T4310 and LIFEBOOK T4410 - also a dual digitizer allowing support multipoint input. These models will be available after the release of Windows 7 in late October this year.
WebOS 1.2.0 has been finally released
The company has updated its Palm operating system webOS to version 1.2 in about two months after the release of webOS 1.1. The new version has several features that were not represented in the previous release webOS. Perhaps the most important innovations included the emergence of paid applications in e-shop App Catalog and the opportunity to purchase them using a credit card number. Besides, you can now download music from the online store Amazon MP3, not only through Wi-Fi, and cellular networks. Several new features have received and the browser, among them - downloading files, copying and pasting. Of the remaining innovations webOS 1.2 can be noted in support of LinkedIn Palm Synergy, filtering e-mail from your search query and the ability to call a phone number from the calendar.
Another change in Palm webOS 1.2 was the lack of synchronization with iTunes. Apple has always blocked the opportunity for devices Palm, but each time releasing updates the firmware, where the function returns. Now there is no support for synchronization and it is unclear whether she will ever again. Within a few weeks Palm Pre receive automatic updates to webOS 1.2, with respect to Palm Pixi, then it obviously will come out soon with a new version of the platform.
The official announcement of 12 megapixel mobile phone Samsung SCH-W880 with 3x optical zoom
South Korean company Samsung Electronics has officially announced its new mobile phone model equipped with a lens with a 3-fold optical zoom, 12 megapixel matrix and a widescreen 3.3-inch touchscreen display, VGA resolution (800x480 pixels) - AMOLED 12M, also known as SCH-index W880.
SCH-W880 has autofocus, touch autofocus (focusing on the object specified on the touch screen), automatic shooting modes, xenon flash, mode of determining who in the frame, 4 GB of internal memory and image stabilizer. In addition to the possibility of still pictures, the new product from Samsung is able to carry HD-filming (1280h720p).
Home sales fototelefona Samsung AMOLED 12M identifies the manufacturer at the following month.
Brief technical specifications of Samsung AMOLED 12M (SCH-W880):
Support communications standards: WCDMA 2100 MHz, GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
Dimensions: 115,8 h56, 9h16, 3 mm
Display: touch-sensitive 3.3-inch, AMOLED, a resolution of 800x480 pixels
Opportunities cameras: 12 megapixel sensor, a lens with 3x optical zoom, xenon flash and LED-backlit
Support HD video: 1280x720/30fps
Audio support: MP3, AAC, AAC +, AAC + e, WMA
Built-in TV receiver: T-DMB
Communication: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0 HS (micro USB)
Memory: 4 GB internal, expandable through microSD memory cards up to 32 GB
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IUCN Oceania staff graduates from University of Wollongong
IUCN Oceania Senior Environmental Legal Officer Maria Goreti Muavesi can now add a Masters to her list of qualifications.
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Protected Areas Working Group: enhancing regional coordination in the Pacific
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BIOPAMA holds joint workshop in Tuvalu
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Fijian appointed Director of IUCN's Global Ecosystem Management Programme
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the world's largest environment network, has appointed Fiji national Radhika Murti as one of its youngest directors.
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New WCEL International, Regional and National Report: A Pivotal Point in Human History: The Use of LOS and International Law and Processes by Pacific Small Island Developing States to Address "Pollution" of the Ocean from GHG Emissions
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Fiji's special, unique marine areas report launched
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First person sentenced to prison for illegally dumping waste by the Land and Environment Court of NSW, Australia
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The aftermath of Len Kachinsky's defense representation
Across several prior posts, I have outlined how the 2007 conviction of Brendan Dassey for the murder of Teresa Halbach—part of the largest criminal investigation in Wisconsin's history—can enhance the investigative criminal procedure classroom for law students and law professors alike. I have argued there is much for law students (and even lawyers) to learn from law enforcement's numerous interrogations of Dassey alongside the pretrial defense representation he received. On that latter topic, I have focused on Len Kachinsky's representation of Dassey during a five month period from March through August of 2006.
During that period, Kachinsky hired a defense investigator who would end up also interrogating Dassey in an effort to elicit a further confession from him in order to aid law enforcement. Kachinksy would also waive Dassey's (extremely viable) Miranda arguments during a hearing on Kachinksy's motion to suppress. And, to top the representation off, Kachinsky invited law enforcement to interrogate Dassey without representation prior to trial.
That remarkable behavior is constitutional pursuant to the Supreme Court's 1984 decision in Strickland v. Washington, which sets an extremely low bar for attorney performance under the Sixth Amendment. Strickland poses two distinct problems: (1) the low standard itself, and (2) lower courts' interpretation of that standard to further lower the bar sets. In my last post, I explored that first problem—the standard—and today I'll explore how the lower courts interpreted Strickland to reject his claim that Kachinksy provided unconstitutional representation. Both problems point in the same direction, which is for law schools to demand more from students. At the end of this post, I'll offer one concrete suggestion for how schools might do exactly that.
Dassey's contribution to the Strickland legacy
Following his April 25, 2007, homicide conviction, Dassey was sentenced on August 2 to life in prison for which he will be eligible for parole in 2048. Dassey filed a post-conviction motion in state trial court on August 25, 2009, requesting a new suppression hearing and a new trial on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland. As you may recall, Strickland holds that counsel is ineffective when (1) counsel's representation falls below an objective standard of reasonableness that (2) prejudiced the defense, and therefore had an effect on the judgment.
The postconviction claims centered primarily on Kachinsky's conduct, including his poor performance at the suppression hearing. In particular, Dassey argued that Kachinsky's collective actions constituted disloyalty to Dassey and, accordingly, amounted to a conflict of interest that relieved him of proving Strickland prejudice.
Following a five-day hearing that took place between January 15-22, 2010, the trial court denied Dassey's requested relief on December 13, 2010. In its written opinion, the court relied on how much time had passed between Kachinsky's representation and the start of Dassey's trial. In particular, said the court, "[b]y the time a jury was selected and Dassey was tried Kachinsky was long gone from the case." Moreover, the court reasoned, the state used very little of the evidence collected from O'Kelly's May 12 interview and the interrogation of Dassey by Wiegert and Fassbender the next day. The court offered the following additional rationale:
Nothing from O'Kelley's May 12th interview in which he had Dassey incriminate himself found its way into the trial record. Other than a brief audio clip of a portion of a phone conversation between Dassey and his mother, which the State played without objection in its cross-examination of the<|fim_middle|> and prohibit Kachinsky's conduct serves to further highlight the overwhelmingly deficient analysis provided by those courts.
Finally, by focusing on the fact that the state relied on very little of Michael O'Kelly's interrogation at trial, both courts dramatically underestimate O'Kelly's impact on Dassey's case more broadly. The point is not that certain evidence obtained by O'Kelly was—or was not—used by the state. Rather, the point is that Dassey's most important advocate hired an investigator to interrogate and investigate Dassey himself, rather than holistically investigate the case on Dassey's behalf. The Wisconsin state and appellate courts' characterizations of that behavior as constitutional is, simply stated, discouraging.
A brief consideration of Strickland's prejudice prong uncovers still more concerning problems. As noted, the prejudice portion of Strickland's test requires proof that trial counsel's errors deprived the defendant of a fair trial; that is, "a trial whose result is unreliable." Lower courts have interpreted that language to mean, essentially, that no claim of ineffective assistance of counsel can succeed where evidence of the defendant's guilt is overwhelming. The case against Dassey was hardly "overwhelming." Although the trial court acknowledged that Dassey's March 1 confession was a "pivotal" piece of evidence, it nonetheless somehow concluded that "the quality and quantity of evidence against Dassey is such that there is no reasonable probability that the proceeding would have turned out differently." Given the absence of physical evidence tying Dassey to Halbach's killing, it is hard to defend—or even understand—the court's position.
The concrete lesson for law schools
At best, Strickland captures only the most extreme defense attorney behavior. Law schools must therefore make a specific curricular change: bring Strickland v. Washington into the investigative criminal procedure classroom. Better yet, make it the first case students read in that course. Teaching a deficient standard may seem counter-intuitive but Strickland illustrates for students how the Sixth Amendment fails to incentivize professional improvement. Stated differently, there is no way a competent attorney could or should aspire to the Strickland standard. In my experience, students after learning Strickland are more deeply committed to becoming a good lawyer.
Although Strickland is a major point of emphasis in the adjudicative criminal procedure course, the investigative criminal procedure courses often omit Strickland. That considerable omission does a disservice to law students nationwide given the prevalence of the investigative criminal procedure course in law school curricula alongside its presence on the bar examination. Accordingly, many students may never learn about Strickland prior to graduating. That is problematic to say the least; after all, nothing in the investigative criminal procedure course matters unless students commit to being a good lawyer. It really is that simple.
More than nineteen million viewers in the United States watched Making a Murderer in just the first thirty-five days after its release in 2016. A video of Brendan Dassey's March 1, 2006, confession was even included in the petition for certiorari filed on his behalf earlier this year—a rare occurrence. It is therefore difficult to overstate the popularity—and importance of Brendan Dassey's case. The popularity, though, offers to law students an important and possibly unprecedented learning opportunity in the investigative criminal procedure classroom. I hope these posts have helped inspire you to bring some of the lessons from Dassey's case into your own classroom.
Postscript & further reading
This is my last post in the Dassey series—well, at least until I've had a chance to digest the second season of Making a Murderer. Thank you for reading and thanks to so many of you for your supportive emails as I've told this story. I'll be back with a future series highlighting a new defendant and how that defendant's case might promote student learning.
If you think you'd like to see how the varied Dassey posts all fit together, you might be interested in reading my recent piece about his case here.
If you like the idea of teaching the investigative criminal procedure course through the lens of famous defendants, you might be interested in thumbing through my forthcoming book. It relies on numerous other famous defendants for teaching criminal procedure doctrine, including OJ Simpson, John Wayne Gacy, Richard Kuklinsky, and James Holmes—among many many others.
Here they are in one spot:
Post 1: Bringing Brendan Dassey into the Classroom.
Post 2: A Critical Omission from the Criminal Procedure Classroom.
Post 3: Merging the Reid Technique with Miranda in the Classroom.
Post 4: When Interview Becomes Interrogation.
Post 5: Reid & Brendan Dassey's Lost Defense.
Post 6: Reid & Sequential Interrogations.
Post 7: Reigniting the need for Dassey in the Classroom.
Post 8: The Other Explanation for Brendan Dassey's Conviction.
Post 9: Len Kachinsky & the Fallible Strickland Standard.
I keep posting the same variation on the theme here. No suspect, defendant, person of interest (whatever that means) has a duty to help the State make the case against them. If you are a suspect, nothing you can say will help you or persuade the sweet gentle. kindly peace officers from being persuaded that you aren't their guy or gal. Remember newbie and PI attorneys who dabble in criminal work cause they need the cash flow, Five-Oh don't talk to or interrogate innocent people.
Posted by: Brett Kavanaugh Macho Macho Man Association of America | September 30, 2018 at 05:23 PM | defendant, and several questions asked on the cross-examination of Dr. Robert Gordon, nothing from May 13th was introduced at trial. And, the State made little more than passing reference to the May 13th phone call in its closing to the jury.
The court likewise rejected Dassey's argument that Kachinsky provided deficient performance at the May 4, 2006, suppression hearing. Although Dassey specifically highlighted Kachinsky's half-hearted cross-examination of the state's witnesses alongside his concession of viable Miranda issues, the court remarkably wrote that Kachinsky "adequately represented Dassey's interests and cannot be said to have provided ineffective assistance of counsel."
Dassey appealed the rejection of his state-level post-conviction arguments to the Wisconsin court of appeals. In his brief to that court, filed on December 1, 2011, Dassey renewed his contention that Kachinsky provided constitutionally inept representation by trying to force Dassey to plead guilty. He asserted that Kachinsky's pretrial representation amounted to a conflict of interest, once more pointing to Michael O'Kelly's May 12 interrogation of Dassey and Wiegert and Fassbender's further interrogation the next day. Dassey likewise again highlighted Kachinsky's "curious decisions" at the suppression hearing, including his concession that Dassey was not in custody either on February 27 or March 1. Dassey also, in direct contrast to the trial court's characterization, highlighted the impact of Dassey's May 13 phone call to his mother, noting "the State played the climactic moment of the May 13 telephone call – when Brendan told his mother that Steven made him do 'some of it' – during its cross-examination of Brendan himself." After emphasizing that the "May 13 telephone call would never have come into existence but for the disloyal actions of Attorney Kachinsky," Dassey summarized his arguments as follows:
These actions cannot be understood as the efforts of loyal counsel. They are the actions of an attorney who "abandons [his] duty of loyalty and joins the prosecution in an effort to obtain a conviction" - a conviction that, in this case, would have taken the form of a guilty plea.
Calling the trial court's opinion "a thorough, soundly reasoned decision," the Wisconsin Court of Appeals on January 30, 2013 took just six paragraphs of an unpublished opinion to reject Dassey's claim that Kachinsky provided ineffective defense representation. In doing so, the per curiam court faulted Dassey for drawing, "no viable link between Kachinsky's actions and any demonstrable detriment to him." Moreover, the court reasoned, "Kachinsky was long gone before Dassey's trial or sentencing."
The Strickland analysis proffered by the Wisconsin state and appellate courts is deeply concerning for several reasons. To begin with, considering first Strickland's performance prong, both courts confusingly rely on the fact that Kachinsky "was long gone" at the time of Dassey's trial and sentencing. It is unclear, however, why the mere passage of time operates to remedy Kachinsky's devastating and far-reaching errors. After all, whether he was dismissed before, during, or after Dassey's trial, there is no changing that Kachinsky's decision to waive Dassey's Miranda-related arguments forever altered Dassey's available legal strategies. As Justice Marshall aptly put it in his Strickland dissent:
[I]t is often very difficult to tell whether a defendant convicted after a trial in which he was ineffectively represented would have fared better if his lawyer had been competent. Seemingly impregnable cases can sometimes be dismantled by good defense counsel. On the basis of a cold record, it may be impossible for a reviewing court confidently to ascertain how the government's evidence and arguments would have stood up against rebuttal and cross-examination by a shrewd, well-prepared lawyer. The difficulties of estimating prejudice after the fact are exacerbated by the possibility that evidence of injury to the defendant may be missing from the record precisely because of the incompetence of defense counsel.
Moreover, despite the Supreme Court's clear guidance to use "prevailing professional norms" to evaluate attorney performance, neither the Wisconsin trial court nor appellate court rely on—or even cite—the American Bar Association standards governing attorney conflict. Those standards, according to Strickland, serve to assist in the evaluation of an attorney's maintenance of the duty of loyalty, the duty to avoid conflicts, the duty to advocate the defendant's cause —among others.
The ABA Standards themselves caution that lawyers should not make statements to the media that are substantially likely to prejudice the case. They likewise prohibit statements by attorneys in a criminal matter that unnecessarily heighten public condemnation of a defendant. Those standards each clearly reach and prohibit several of Kachinsky's pretrial comments, including that Dassey was "morally and legally responsible" and that he was "stating the obvious" by concluding that Dassey's confession would lead to a conviction. The Wisconsin state and appellate courts' failure to address ABA standards that directly address | 1,062 |
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Five-times Winners – A look back on Brazil's World Cup Journey
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No nation can claim a World Cup history quite like that of Brazil. With a record-breaking five titles, the tournament's only ever-presents seem to have a never-ending conveyor belt of football talent and despite recent troubles, they again go into this summer's World Cup as favourites to clinch what would be a sixth crown.
From Garrincha, Jairzinho and Pelé right through to Romario, Ronaldinho and Neymar, Brazil has produced a dazzling array of attacking talent down the years and the tournament wouldn't quite be the same were it not for the iconic yellow and green jerseys of the South American nation and some of the football they've managed to produce on the biggest stage of all.
However even in a nation as decorated in football success as Brazil, their World Cup journey has had its fair share of dark moments and for all the highs, there have been several significant lows.
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Five Key Moments in Brazil's World Cup history
1950 – Maracanazo
Even to this day, there are those that view Brazil's 1950 defeat to Uruguay as the most significant game in Brazilian football history. It's a bizarre viewpoint from an outside perspective but defeat at the Maracanã, in the final game of that year's World Cup was a crushing blow to a nation that seemed destined to finally win a trophy it had long craved.
Brazil's progress through the opening stages at the 1950 World Cup not to mention their home advantage, suggested there was only going to be one winner. It was a strange and thankfully soon to be replaced format in which the champions were decided by a final group stage involving Brazil, Spain, Sweden and Uruguay. Four goals from the prolific forward Ademir saw the Brazilians thrash Sweden 7-1 and they hit Spain for six in their next game. Uruguay by contrast could only draw with Spain and only narrowly beat the Swedes to ensure the final group game was essentially a World Cup Final in all but name.
Roared on by a staggering crowd of 199,854, Brazil only needed a draw to clinch their first crown. While they struggled to find top gear, all was still going to plan when they took the lead early in the Second Half. However things would take a disastrous turn for the worse. Two Uruguayan goals, the second courtesy of an error by keeper Moacir Barbosa ensured that Brazil's tiny neighbours won their second World Cup as the Maracanã descended into silence, perplexed by what they'd just witnessed.
1958 – Brazil break their duck
Eight years later, the ghost of the Maracanazo was finally laid to rest as Brazil broke their duck by winning the World Cup in Sweden. It was the first time a nation had won the tournament outside of their own continent and it was certainly a sign of things to come as far as Brazil were concerned.
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Terms & Conditions | Contact Us | About Us | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Final against hosts Sweden sealed an emphatic and richly deserved triumph. It was actually the British teams that gave Brazil their toughest games in that World Cup with England drawing 0-0 against them in the group stage while Wales were narrowly beaten by a solitary Pelé goal to nil in the Quarters.
They would back that up by defending their crown four years later in Chile with Garrincha the hero this time following an injury to Pelé.
1970 – Pelé's swansong as the Seleção clinch a third World Cup
England broke Brazil's era of dominance by ruling the world in 1966 but normality was resumed four years later as a swashbuckling Brazilian side won the trophy in Mexico with some of the best free-flowing football the game has witnessed.
The likes of Jairzinho, Rivellino and Carlos Alberto dazzled the watching world as Brazil won every match, scoring some of the iconic World Cup goals along the way. Their 4-1 Final win over Italy at the Estadio Azteca showed they were head and shoulders above the rest at the time and ensured that just twelve years on from their first success, they were now the team with the tournament's most wins.
It did though also mark the end of an era with Pelé retiring from international football the following year but the mark he and his Brazilian teammates made over that period, changed the beautiful game forever.
Read More: Brazil's 2018 Squad aiming to relive the glory years this summer
2002 – Brazil reign supreme again in the Far East
A generation would pass before Brazil got their hands on the trophy again though with a penalty-shootout win over Italy in 1994 sealing their fourth crown. It wasn't quite the exciting, dominant Brazil of old but in 2002 they once again had a forward-line that was the envy of the world as Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo tore into defences in the Far East and Brazil claimed their fifth crown.
The three 'R's' scored 15 of Brazil's 18 goals at that tournament with Ronaldo bouncing back from events in Paris four years earlier when a mystery illness scuppered his and his team's Final hopes. The class of 2002 also featured two exciting full-backs in the shape of Roberto Carlos and Cafu and in a tournament full of shock results and dodgy refereeing displays, Brazil were ultimately worthy winners.
2014 – Humiliation on Home Soil
That trusty conveyor belt of talent had just slowed down a bit heading into the 2010's and while Brazil went into the 2014 World Cup as one of the favourites, it was more because they held home advantage than due to the quality of their squad. The hopes of a nation largely lay on the shoulders of 22-year old Neymar and the Barcelona man didn't disappoint, scoring four goals to see his side comfortably through the group stage. Without fully convincing, Brazil made it through to the last four but an injury to their talisman left them short on firepower heading into a Semi-Final clash with Germany.
However a lack of attacking options would ultimately be the least of their worries as an increasingly panic-stricken Brazilian defence were ripped open by a Germany side that swept forward in waves, scoring four goals in the space of six First Half minutes to lead 5-0 at the break. A Full-Time score of Brazil 1-7 Germany marked their darkest hour since the Maracanazo 64 years earlier and sparked some significant soul-searching in a country that prides itself on its football above just about everything else.
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Променљива звезда је звезда чија се промена сјаја може уочити током кратког временског интервала (кратког у астрономским мерилима: сатима, данима, годинама), а није узрокована појавама у атмосфери Земље.
Већина звезда сјаји стално готово константним сјајем, само 1% свих звезда су променљиве звезде. Наше Сунце је добар пример звезде која има готово сталан сјај (с<|fim_middle|>елијума као и линије азот, угљеника и кисеоника.
Променљиве звезде типа UV Ceti (бљесковите звезде)
Ове звезде изненада за само 1-2 минуте повећају сјај за 2-3 магнитуде, а након тога за мање од једног сата сјај падне на претходни ниво. Типичан представник ове скупине звезда UV Ceti је блиски двојни систем чије су обе компоненте црвени патуљци спектралног типа М5е. Њихова укупна маса износи једва 0,08 Сунчеве масе. Неколико најближих црвених патуљака су бљесковите звезде, укључујући Проксиму Кентаури и Wolf 359.
Џинови и суперџинови
Плаве променљиве звезде великог луминозитета (тип S Doradus)
Познате су и као променљиве звезде типа S Doradus назване по најлуминознијој звезди која припада тој групи. Овој групи припадају и хиперџинови eta Carinae и P Cygni.
Gamma Cassiopeiae
Променљиве звезде типа gamma Cassiopeiae су звезде спектралног типа BIII-IVe чији сјај варира неправилно с амплитудама до 1,5 магнитуде. Променљивост сјаја узрокована је избацивањем материје у екваторијалним подручјима звезде услед њене врло брзе ротације.
R Coronae Borealis
R Coronae Borealis представница је малобројне групе неправилних променљивих звезда које већи део свог циклуса проведу у максимуму сјаја. Током неколико година звезда има релативно постојан сјај око шесте магнитуде (апсолутни максимум 5,85 -{m}- у подручју V), потом изненада наступи активно раздобље када сјај звезде почиње слабити. У неколико недеља (30 до 35 дана) њен сјај може пасти све до привидне магнитуде 14,8. У неким приликама смањење сјаја бива ограничено на три до четири магнитуде. Минимуми обично трају неколико месеци, међутим са повременим мањим осцилацијама могу се продужити на неколико година. Звезда R CrB је џин с много угљеника у атмосфери, па звездани ветар повремено ствара овојницу од угљене прашине која се удаљава од звезде и кад се охлади постаје непрозирна, и заклања звезду.
Еруптивне двојне звезде
RS Canum Venaticorum
То су блиски двојни системи с дугопериодичним (1-4 године) активностима у хромосфери, укључујући бакље. Та активност донекле подсећа на циклусе Сунчеве активности. Звезде су извор радио-таласа, ултраљубичастог и рендгенског зрачења.
Катаклизмичке и експлозивне променљиве звезде
Супернове
Појава супернове је експлозија звезде током које она може накратко надмашити сјај целе матичне галаксије. Сјај звезде може порасти више од 20 магнитуда.
Супернове типа -{Ia}- настају у блиским двојним системима у којима је једна звезда бели патуљак. Материјал прелази с пратиоца на белог патуљка све док његова маса не пређе Чандрасекарову границу. Тада се бели патуљак почне урушавати што је праћено повећањем температуре, следи фузија угљеника која готово истовремено захвати целу унутрашњост звезде и она експлодира као супернова. У експлозији бели патуљак се у потпуности распадне.
Супернове типа Ib и Ic као и супернове типа -{II}- настају кад се уруши језгро масивне звезде чији спољни слојеви експлодирају. Зависно од преостале масе у средишту остаје неутронска звезда или црна рупа.
Нове
У блиском двојном систему бели патуљак својом гравитацијом привлачи водоник са звезде пратиоца и скупља атмосферу. Гас се накупља све док се не догоди термонуклеарна фузија током које сјај система нагло и значајно порасте. Након неколико недеља водоник бива потрошен и фузија престане, сјај се враћа на вредност коју је имао пре појаве нове. Експлозија се понавља код тзв. повратних нових. Много чешће слабија експлозија јавља се код патуљастих нових.
Патуљасте нове
По начину промене сјаја новама су сличне патуљасте нове, које стварају много мање драматичне бљескове и они се понављају након неколико дана или месеци. То су тесни двојни системи у којима материја која се из једне звезде – најчешће субпатуљка - претаче на белог патуљка може изазвати драматичне реакције, које видимо као повремено повећање сјаја. Имамо три подврсте патуљастих нова:
U Geminorum: повећања сјаја трају 5-20 дана, а понављају се у циклусима од неколико стотина дана. Сјај се обично мења од 2-6 магнитуда. У овој класи несумњиво је најпознатија SS Cygni. У време минималног сјаја SS Cygni има просечно 12,1 магнитуда, међутим у размацима који варирају између 30 и 90 дана, за само два до три дана повећа сјај до 8,2 магнитуда.
Z Camelopardalis: подврста патуљасте нове које имају плато константног сјаја, тј. сјај се неко време задржи на истом нивоу између минимума и максимума.
SU Ursae Majoris: звезде које имају честа мала повећања сјаја и ређе, знатно веће, велика повећања сјаја. То су тесни двојни системи с орбиталним периодима до 2,5 сата.
Z Andromedae – симбиотске звезде
Блиске двојне звезде које се имају заједнички гасовити омотач, па можемо рећи да су звезде у симбиози с међузвезданом материјом. Од материјала богатог водоником који струји с хладног црвеног џина око белог патуљка настане гасовити диск. Диск расте све док се не запали водоник на површини белог патуљка. Сјај звезда порасте за око 4 магнитуде у трајању од неколико година.
Ротирајуће и еклипсне променљиве звезде
Променљиве звезде услед ротације
Несферичне променљиве звезде
Звезде несферичног облика мењају сјај због несталне величине површине окренуте према посматрачу.
Звезде са пегама
Звезде чија је површина прекривена великим пегама сличним Сунчевим. Ротацијом звезде појављују се различите групе пега, па се сјај звезде мења за неколико десетих делова магнитуде.
FK Comae Berenicis
Ове звезде ротирају екстремно брзо па су попримиле облик елипсе.
BY Draconis
Променљиве звезде типа BY Draconis припадају спектралним разредима К или М, мењају сјај с амплитудом мањом од 0,5 магнитуда.
Променљива магнетна поља
Alfa2 Canum Venaticorum
Променљиве звезде овог типа су звезде главног низа спектралних разреда Б8 – А7 с флуктуацијама сјаја од 0,01 до 0,1 магнитуда које су узроковане променама у њиховим магнетним пољима.
SX Arietis
Звезде из ове групе показују флуктуације сјаја од 0,1 магнитуде које су узроковане променама у њиховим магнетским пољима због врло брзе ротације.
Оптички променљиви пулсари
Неколико пулсара опажено је и у видљивој светлости, међу њима је најпознатији пулсар у маглини Рак. Сјај тих брзо ротирајућих неутронских звезда варира екстремно брзо, с периодима од неколико милисекунди.
Еклипсне (помрачујуће) променљиве звезде
Поједини блиски парови звезда, код којих равни кретања граде врло мали угао према визури посматрача или се поклапају с њом, међусобно се помрачују при чему долази до смањења укупног сјаја система. Светлосна крива еклипсног система извор је бројних података о основним елементима двојног система – о релативним димензијама орбита и звезда, распореду светлости по површини звезда, као и о постојању гасова у њиховој околини. Једна од најпознатијих еклипсних звезда је Алгол, бета Персеја.
Променљиве звезде типа Алгол
Еклипсне променљиве типа Алгол имају помрачења с једним или два минимума одвојеним раздобљима скоро константног сјаја. Прототип је Алгол у сазвежђу Персеја.
Beta Lyrae
Променљиве типа beta Lyrae су врло блиски двојни системи. Њихова светлосна крива стално се мења, чинећи готово немогућим тачно одређивање почетка и краја једног помрачења.
W Ursae Majoris
Звезде из ове групе имају периоде краће од једног дана. Те су звезде толико међусобно блиске да су им површине скоро у контакту.
Транзити планета
Звезда која има планете показује смањење сјаја док планете привидно пролазе испред ње. Тако примера ради планета величине Јупитера може смањити сјај звезде сличне Сунцу за око 1 посто у трајању од неколико сати. Такве промене сјаја могу се забележити данашњим осетљивим фотометрима.
Референце
Литература
Спољашње везе
The American Association of Variable Star Observers
General Catalouge of Variable Stars (Општи каталог променљивих звезда)
Астрономија
Типови звезда | јај се мења свега 0,01% током 11-годишњег Сунчевог циклуса).
Историја посматрања
Године 1572. и 1604. посматране су експлозије супернове. Немачки астроном Давид Фабрицијус је 1596. године забележио да се сјај звезде omicron Ceti периодично мења. Године 1642. исту звезду је пољски астроном Јохан Хевелијус назвао Мира Стела (лат. чудновата звезда).
Италијански астроном Ђеминијано Монтанари је 1669. приметио да Алгол мења сјај. Енглез Џон Гудрик је 1782. претпоставио да се ради о еклипсној променљивој звезди. Гудрик је 1784. открио делту Цефеја, прву познату звезду тог типа, које ће касније добити име цефеиде. Број новооткривених променљивих звезда значајно се повећао након 1890. када се у астрономији почела примењивати фотографија.
У последњем издању General Catalouge of Variable Stars (GCVS) из 2003. индексирано је приближно 40.000 променљивих у нашој Галаксији и око 10.000 у другим галаксијама, а поред тога око 14.800 променљивих уврштено је у New Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars (NSV) – каталог могућих променљивих звезда.
Начин посматрања
Променљиве звезде се проучавају применом фотометрије, спектрофотометрије и спектроскопије.
Најпознатије методе визуелне фотометрије су Погсонова, Пикерингова и Аргеландерова. Све се заснивају на упоређивању сјаја променљиве звезде с једном или више поредбених звезда константног сјаја у њиховој близини. Наведене методе разликују се према начину којим се то упоређивање врши. Тако се код интерполационе Пикерингове методе сјај променљиве "убаци" између сјаја других двеју поредбених звезда тако да смо сигурни да наша звезда има мањи сјај од једне и већи сјај од друге поредбене звезде. А Аргеландерова метода се темељи на тзв. ступњу, тј. најмањој разлици сјаја коју је око физиолошки у стању да региструје.
Када се прикупи више појединачних података о сјају променљиве звезде, може се приступити конструисању криве сјаја. На хоризонталну осу се наноси време посматрања, најчешће у јулијанским данима, а на вертикалну осу се стављају вредности сјаја у привидним звезданим величинама (магнитудама). Са криве је могуће одредити важне параметре за једну променљиву звезду, као што су период промене сјаја, тренутке максимума (највећи сјај променљиве звезде) и минимума, амплитуду промене сјаја и др.
Развијене су методе посматрања, којом и астрономи аматериорганизованим, континуираним радом могу постићи резултате значајне научне вредности. Пример за то је The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) из Кембриџа (Масачусетс). Ово највеће међународно удружење посматрача променљивих звезда располаже с јединственом базом података која се састоји од преко 14 милиона посматрања прикупљених од 1911. године до наших дана.
Номенклатура
У атласима и каталозима променљиве звезде се обележавају великим словима, почевши од R. Тако се нижу R, S, T, U итд. Уз слово се ставља други падеж латинског назива сазвежђа у којем се променљива звезда налази, тако нпр. R Draconis означава променљиву звезду R у сазвежђу Змаја (Draco). Кад се искористе сва слова до краја абецеде, прелази се на дуплирање које такође почиње са словом R па тако имамо RR...RZ, SS...SZ све до ZZ. Потом се наставља са двоструким ознакама: AB...AZ, BB...BZ, CC...QQ...QZ (с тим што се Ј комбинације не користе). Након што се исцрпе све комбинације са словима, прелази се на ознаку V уз коју долази број већи од броја 334 (комбинација са словима има укупно 334). Тако нпр. V1016 Cygni означава 1016. променљиву звезду у сазвежђу Лабуда (Cygnis).
Класификација променљивих звезда
Сјај звезда се мења из много разлога. Он се може мењати и кроз неколико звезданих величина, али и тако слабо да то опажамо само осетљивим фотометром. Неким се звездама сјај мења правилно или скоро правилно, друге одједном избледе или ненадано засјаје. Промена се може одвијати у вишегодишњим циклусима, или и у само неколико секунди.
Променљиве звезде можемо поделити у две основне групе:
Физички променљиве звезде: мењају сјај услед физичких процеса у самој звезди, и оне се деле у три подгрупе:
Пулсирајуће променљиве звезде: су звезде које се скупљају и шире (пулсирају) с периодом од неколико дана или месеци.
Еруптивне променљиве звезде: одликују се избацивањем материје у облику ерупције што за последицу има повећање сјаја одређених подручја на звезди. Неке испуштају облаке угљеника који их изненада заклоне.
Катаклизмичке променљиве звезде: звезде које јако промене сјај након што доживе неку наглу, велику промену. Међу њих убрајамо нове и супернове.
Еклипсно и ротирајуће променљиве звезде: мењају сјај услед спољних узрока, који могу бити ротација или помрачења звезде. Овде имамо две подгрупе:
Еклипсно променљиве звезде: то су двојне звезде чије се компоненте у систему крећу у равни посматрача на Земљи тако да на делу путање периодично прекривају једна другу. Промену сјаја може и да изазове и планета што је једна од метода проналаска вансоларних планета.
Променљиве звезде услед ротације: њихова је површина неравномерно прекривена огромним пегама сличним Сунчевим, и ротацијом звезде појављују се различите групе пега, па се звездин сјај мења.
Ове подгрупе се даље дијеле на појединачне типове звезда које су име добиле по својем прототипу, карактеристичном представнику. Тако се патуљасте нове називају звездама типа U Geminorum по првој променљивој звезди из ове групе - U Geminorum коју је 1855. године открио енглески астроном Џон Расел Хајнд.
Физички променљиве звезде
Пулсирајуће променљиве звезде
Већина звезда из ове скупине пулсирају тако да се скупљају и шире. Међу пулсирајућим променљивим звездама разликујемо две велике класе:
Цефеиде - имају кратке периоде (неколико дана или месеци), а стабилан период промене сјаја један је од најважнијих објежја цефеида.
Дугопериодичне променљиве звезде – њихови периоди су дужи, до 1000 дана, сјај звезде се мења мање правилно.
Цефеиде
Цефеиде (име су добиле по делти Цефеја) су жути и црвени суперџинови (спектралног типа А – М) који пулсирају врло правилно. Период пулсирања цефеиде повезан је с њеним апсолутним сјајем.
Делта цефеиде
Делта цефеиде се одликују врло постојаним и дугим периодима промене сјаја који могу бити између 1,5 и 50 дана. У скорије време пронађене су цефеиде с периодима дужим од 100 дана. Амплитуде промене сјаја - разлика привидних величина у максимуму и минимуму сјаја – могу се кретати у интервалу 0,2 - 2,0 звездане величине. Карактеристичан представник звезда овог типа је делта Цефеја. Делта цефеиде припадају звездама спектралног типа Ф, Г и К, њихове апсолутне магнитуде досежу до -6 (што значи да могу бити 10.000 пута сјајније од Сунца). Време потребно да се њихов сјај повећа и опет смањи (период променљиве звезде) говори нам колики је њихов апсолутни сјај. Упоредимо ли потом ту величину с привидним сјајем цефеиде, лако можемо израчунати колико је она од нас удаљена. Цефеиде су стога нарочите важне у астрономији, јер омогућују одређивање удаљености и изван наше Галаксије.
W Virginis
Врло су сличне цефеидама, но оне су старије звезде популације II, сиромашније тежим елементима. Периоди промене сјаја код ових звезда варирају од 2 до 45 дана с амплитудама од 0,3 до 1,2 магнитуде.
RR Lyrae
Сличне су цефеидама, али имају нешто мањи луминозитет. То су старе звезде популације II, масе отприлике једнаке Сунчевој. Припадају збијеним јатима. Све оне врло брзо мењају свој сјај, периоди износе између 0,05 и 1,2 дана, а притом им се сјај најчешће мења за око једну звездану величину.
Delta Scuti
Припадају спектралним типовима А0 – Ф5, амплитуде промене сјаја су им од 0,003 до 0,9 магнитуда, периоди су им 0,01 до 0,2 дана. Променљиве ове врсте настањују подручје галактичке равни, тј. диска.
SX Phoenicis
Сличне су променљивим звездама типа delta Scuti, припадају спектралним класама А2 - Ф5. Најчешће се опажају у кугластим јатима. Сјај им се мења с амплитудом од 0,7 магнитуде, а периоди су им 1-2 сата.
Плаво-беле променљиве звезде с раним спектрима (О и Б класе)
Плаво-беле звезде, џинови, с малим променама сјаја и кратким периодима
Beta Cephei
Имају веома кратке периоде, од 0,1 до 0,6 дана. Промена сјаја им није велика, креће се у распону од 0,03 до 0,3 магнитуде. Звезде припадају спектралним типовима од О8 до Б6.
PV Telescopii
Звезде ове групе су суперџинови саздани од хелијума с периодима 0,1-1 дан и просечним амплитудама промене сјаја од 0,1 магнитуде.
Дугопериодичне и полуправилне променљиве звезде
Црвени џинови који због слабе гравитације на својој површини не могу у довољној мери контролисати своје спољне слојеве па полако пулсирају кроз временски размак од неколико месеци и година. Дужина периода варира од циклуса до циклуса.
Мириде
Мириде су врло хладни црвени суперџинови који пулсирају врло споро. Период промене сјаја код мирида је између три месеца и три године, амплитуде су од 2,5 па све до 11 магнитуда. Већина је периода од 180 до 360 дана. Најпознатија од пулсирајућих звезда је Mira Ceti, тачније omicron Ceti. Њен сјај се мења од 2 до 10 магнитуде с периодом од отприлике 332 дана.
Полуправилне променљиве звезде
Црвени суперџинови чија је периодичност промене сјаја мање изражена од мирида. Амплитуде полуправилних променљивих су мање него код мирида (мање од 2,5 магнитуде). Познати пример за полуправилне променљиве звезде је Бетелгез. Бетелгез у Ориону који има период од око 2.070 дана и промену сјаја између 0,1 и 1,1 магнитуде.
RV Tauri
Жути пулсирајући суперџинови с полуправилним циклусима промене сјаја у трајању од 30 до 100 дана с амплитудама од 3-4 магнитуде. У максимуму сјаја показују спектар Ф или Г а у минимуму сјаја спектралне разреде К или М.
Неправилне променљиве звезде
Црвени суперџинови у чијим променама сјаја нема правилности или се једва назиру.
Alpha Cygni
Променљиве звезде типа alpha Cygni су суперџинови с нерадијалним пулсацијама спектралних разреда Bep до AepIa. Њихови периоди варирају од неколико дана до неколико седмица, са просечном амплиутдом промене сјаја 0,1 магнитуде. Сјај им се мења неправилно. Прототип ове скупине променљивих звезда је звезда Денеб у сазвежђу Лабуда.
Пулсирајући бели патуљци
Ове нерадијално пулсирајуће звезде имају кратке периоде од неколико стотина до неколико хиљада секунди, с малим флуктуацијама сјаја од 0,001 до 0,2 магнитуде. Познати типови пулсирајућих белих патуљака обухватају: обичне беле патуљке типа DAV (тип ZZ Cet) у чијим атмосферама доминира водоник и имају спектар DA. Следе патуљци тпа DBV (тип V777 Her) с доминантним хелијумом у атмосфери и спектром типа DB. И накрају имамо патуљке типа GW Vir с атмосферама богатим хелијумом, уљеником и кисеоником. Звезде типа GW Vir могу се даље поделити на звезде типа DOV и PNNV.
Еруптивне променљиве звезде
Протозвезде
Звезде у стадијуму настајања од сажимајућег молекуларног облака. У том процесу енергија гравитационог поља прелази у топлоту што доводи до почетка термонуклеарних реакција у језгру звезде. Многе протозвезде показују неправилне промене сјаја.
Хербиг -{Ae/Be}- звезде
Променљивост масивних (2-8 Сунчевих маса) Хербиг -{Ae/Be}- звезда узрокована је гасно-прашинастим облацима који круже у диску око звезде.
-{T Tauri}-
Младе неправилно променљиве звезде мање масе и већег спектралног типа, у стадијуму гравитационог сажимања. Окружене су протозвезданом маглином сачињеном од гаса и прашине. Амплитуде промене сјаја могу досећи неколико магнитуда. Променљивост сјаја звезда типа -{T Tauri}- узрокована је пегама на звезданој површини и гасовито-прашинастим згушњењима која круже у диску око звезде.
-{FU Orionis}-
Младе променљиве звезде спектралних класа А до Г, стадијум у развоју -{T Tauri}- звезда. Сјај -{FU Ori}- се 1936. повећао за 6 величина и од тада је остао на истом нивоу.
Променљиве звезде главног низа
Волф-Раје звезде
Звезде типа Волф-Раје су малобројне масивне звезде високих температура (35.000-100.000 -{K}-) у којим због периодичних избацивања материје долази до промене сјаја у просеку за 0,1 магнитуду. Уз једноставан апсорпциони спектар оне показују снажне и широке емисионе линије јонизованог х | 6,102 |
This is a quick note to thank you for existing. Without you I would be forced to do everything myself. Make my own soap, spin my own thread, and bury my own Internet cable. So thanks.
However, I<|fim_middle|> patrons are also active in social media? Interesting :) How's Punch Pizza doing there? I remember they were one of the firsts in the Cities to do anything in the social space in terms of engaging the locals - still doin' it right? Man, I miss Punch Pizza.
Thanks Doniree! There are a lot of businesses using Twitter and Facebook really well here. Punch is a perfect example, they just did another pizza giveaway. BLB, Birchwood, The Wedge, and Spoon River all do a good job as well. That's just a start. Overall the Twin Cities gets it, but it seems that more and more shops are getting on Twitter or Facebook just because it's the cool thing, with no real grasp of how to use it well.
Excellent points for not just businesses, but anyone to consider. I run the digital strategy for a local chain of restaurants (don't worry, it's not the one that you mentioned). When they called me and asked me to handle their account I asked those same questions. I also included a fourth question; What type of personality do you want your brand to portray? They already wanted to have a conversation with their customers and handle complaints/complements online. Now that I knew that the personality question came out. They said "We want to be laid back". They're laid back in their physical business approach and that's how they wanted to stay online. Great points Conner!
These are great points. Having used social media for personal and business purposes, the tough part is that there are no firm rules. What one person sees as being a valuable contributor to the online world, another sees as spammy and annoying. Plenty of businesses "get it" and I've gotten responses from a few via Twitter when traditional (contact forms, etc.) failed to get a response. Maybe that means that the ways of responding to complaints are changing and that the immediacy of Twitter will help them retain and even gain customers. | have a gripe; many of you seem to be entering a world I've existed in for quite some time. It's sometimes referred to as social media, but in reality it's just another place where conversations can happen. It's a virtual water cooler that is full of whatever beverage happens to be sitting near at hand.
Some of you get it, and by get it I mean you don't make me want to throw whale blood on your storefront. The rest of you need to step back and think about what you are doing (or what your consulting company is doing). So here are three questions you should ask yourself one week after launching your social media strategy.
Have you engaged with anyone in a multi-reply conversation?
Question 1 addresses whether you are engaging with your audience in a meaningful manner. Anyone can send out messages, good social media should make your customers your conversation partners.
Question 2 might use the word targeting, but it's a good one to think about. In the last few months I've been followed by coffee shops from St. Cloud, businesses from Chicago, and in one case every store that a certain company has regardless of where they were located. Geography is just a part of this of course; just remember that just because it's free to follow someone doesn't mean it's a good idea.
Question 3 is one you should have asked before you launched. Even if you did, on day seven you should ask it again. Is it to broadcast your message? Then make it obvious you aren't there to engage. There is nothing wrong with broadcasting your daily specials (though it's less effective), but make it clear you aren't there to answer your costumer's complaints. If you are engaging, are you engaging as the business or as an individual? This is an important things to consider and something to decide on right now. It's annoying when businesses suddenly change their manner on a social media platform for no apparent reason.
There is a lot more to this of course. Even the best planned strategy can fall on it's face. Still, if you catch things quickly, whether you are doing it in house or paying a so-called expert. You can avoid irritating an influential customer base.
Awesome, awesome points! I've found that a lot of local businesses here in Boulder (particularly our eateries) are really doing this right. @CefioreCO is a froyo place that engages on a regular basis, answering customer's questions and saying thank you to patrons who check in on 4sq and tweet about being there. @mateorestaurant got me in the doors in the first place by answering my questions about their happy hour on Twitter. And our local cupcake place @teeandcakes nails it in terms of posting amazing pictures of their cupcakes that make you want one NOW as well as chatting with the locals on Twitter. I wonder how size of location matters at all. Boulder's a small town with a super strong tech/start-up scene. Is it easier to engage customers in a place where there are fewer people, and a high percentage of those people who are your | 625 |
ONE solid chunk of Granite!
Iain finally got his camera out!!
Our second stop in Egypt was Luxor, connecting with the town of Safaga, a small port town on the Red Sea. We set off in our excursion bus at 7am, and drove 3.5 hours west, through the mountainous desert. Gradually the land became greener, and we knew the Nile was close. I'd expected Luxor to be a large open area with ancient ruins along either side of the Nile, -which in some ways it is, but the modern<|fim_middle|> afternoon segment of the trip was the real highlight though: The Temple of Karnak. This has always been what interested me most about Egypt. The temple is certainly the most impressive, and I was in heaven, as was Iain of course!
We wandered away from the lecturing tour guide and spent some time wandering away from the tourists, to immerse ourselves in Real History. Karnak is full of different eras of massive pillars decorated with an assortment of different painted images and carved hieroglyphics. There are also some massive obelisks, each carved out of one solid block of granite! We wandered all the way through the temple, and had a bit of an adventure with a fake police official (wearing full uniform including a rifle!) but my instincts warned me that he wasn't to be trusted -especially when he suddenly expected us to pay him money because he pointed out a few good photo spots!
Anyway, it was fast and furious, just 2 whirlwind days in Egypt, but we got a taste of the country and can return again when the political situation is under control. The only signs of 'political unrest' we noticed by the way, were masses of banners posted along roads, etc. en route to Luxor.
Now we are in the '4 days at sea' stage of the journey, en route to Oman... And we're about to pass through "pirate country". We've noticed a few changes on the cruise ship: An armed guard posted on either side of the ship, 24 hours a day-toting binoculars and bullet proof vests- as well as 4 stuffed life-sized figures of 'Costa Captains' posted at the 4 top corners of the ship, as decoys, should any pirates be looking to take a first shot at us!
Anyway, it all adds to the adventure. Over and out, until we reach Oman, home of Sinbad the Sailor and the Queen of Sheba, as well as frankincense forests! | city has developed around the Nile shores, and ancient ruins are basically stranded in the middle of a thriving centre of activity. I was surprised at how history has been lumped in with modern buildings.
The 2 giant statues of Ramses II are just standing alone in the middle of a field of weeds, beside a parking lot, with a small rope fence around them. So casual.
In the morning we visited the Valley of the Kings, but, alas, they no longer allow ANY cameras at the site, since people have used flashes and are fading the painted images inside the tombs, so now, they have banned all cameras. We were swarmed by masses of boys and youth trying to sell us trinkets and post cards. Our whole bus was overwhelmed with them by the end of the morning. They have had almost no tourism recently due to the political activities in Egypt, so their sale pitches were all the more intense since it's their livelihood. I used the experience as a chance to practice my Arabic, and a boy and I exchanged language lessons for a few minutes, which was a nice 'cultural exchange' for me!
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Bulk Bag Unloading System Contains Toxic Dust in Fluoridation Plants
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — For many years various Australian authorities have been slowly installing water-fluoridation plants in a general endeavor to promote dental health. In the last few years, though, the pace of fluoridation has quickened as various states have introduced fluoridation programs, backed by state government subsidies. Queensland, for example, decreed in 2006 that 90% of Queenslanders would have access to fluoridated water by 2012.
ProMinent Fluid Controls Pty Ltd. has supplied more than 60 fluoridation systems over the past 25 years. Many of the earlier installations were for rural water supplies in relatively small water treatment plants. Initially, 55 lb (25 kg) bags of sodium silicofluoride powder (Na2SiF6) were manually loaded into a hopper; later installations used a vacuum loader designed by ProMinent. A dry chemical feeder meters the Na2SiF6 into a mixing tank of water, where it is dissolved before being added to the water supply. (Other chemicals used for fluoridation are sodium fluoride powder and hydrofluorosilicic acid).
Toxic dust control
More recently, however, the company has supplied equipment for much larger plants, including five that started up in Queensland around the end of 2008. The plants range in size from approximately 33 MGD (125 MLD) to 200 MGD (750 MLD) and serve more than 50% of Queensland's population of approximately 4.5 million, says Neville McKee, a ProMinent sales manager.
For plants of this size, ProMinent has designed a fully automated process in which the Na2SiF6 is completely contained in a sealed transfer system from the time it is received until the moment it is put into the mixing tank. Sealing is important for dust control, because the plants use up to 1,930 lb/d (875 kg/d) of Na2SiF6, which is toxic and subject to strict regulatory control. Bulk bags of Na2SiF6 are unloaded into a transition or floor hopper, from which a flexible screw conveyor transfers the material to a storage hopper that feeds the mixing tank.
The transition hopper is small, with a capacity of only 4.9 cu ft (60 l). In contrast, storage hoppers may be as large as 309 cu ft (8,750 l) or more for a 200 MGD (750 MLD) plant, and designed to hold<|fim_middle|>000 kg/h). The flexible screw conveyor is inherently enclosed throughout its length to avoid airborne dust.
As the bag's contents empty into the floor hopper, the conveyor is activated. The transfer of powder to the storage hopper continues until either the transition hopper is empty or the weight of the storage hopper reaches a preset high level, as indicated by four load cells underneath the hopper. The control system signals the conveyor to stop when the high level is reached.
From the storage hopper, a dry chemical feeder meters the fluoride powder into a mixing tank through a sealed unit that prevents the escape of dust. The flow of powder is automatically matched to the inflow of water to the tank in a ratio that results in a 0.2% Na2SiF6 saturated solution. The tank has a high-speed mixer and a retention time of 10 min.
Finally, the solution is carefully metered into the flowing water supply by a peristaltic pump (or a progressive cavity standby pump). The dosage rate varies from 0.6 to 1 ppm (0.6 mg/l to 1 mg/l), depending on local requirements.
In rare cases, a water treatment plant may have two independent pipelines, each with its own dosing system. This situation occurs, for example, when a town or city has grown and added more treatment capacity.
These cases require separate storage hoppers and dosing systems for each pipeline, says McKee. However, a single bulk bag discharger and one transition hopper can feed two storage hoppers by incorporating two separate flexible screw conveyors into the single common transition hopper. Feeding two storage hoppers is well within the capacity of the system. McKee points out that a single conveyor delivers material at a rate of around 11,000 lb/h (5,000 kg/h), while the seven-day storage capacity of a large hopper is only about 19,250 lb (8,750 kg).
The Flexicon system is the only one that ProMinent uses for fluoridation plants, says McKee. "We have only ever promoted Flexicon bulk bag unloaders with double-wall telescoping tubes for fluoride, as we found it to be the best available to handle a toxic powder with minimum risk of dust," he says. "I think it would be a brave water supply authority to try a different brand at the moment, as we have promoted this since the application arose for bigger bulk type fluoride installations (about three years ago)."
Two flexible screw conveyors feed fluoride powder from bulk bag discharger into two seven-day storage hoppers from which the powder is metered into two mixing tanks for dosing into the main water supply.
Powder remains enclosed from the time it is received until it enters the mixing tanks. The BAG-VAC® dust collector, on right of discharger frame, prevents any dusting during bag loading and removal and collapsing of empty bags.
Double wall TELE-TUBE® telescoping tube provides extra protection against dust leakage during transfer from the bag. Tube is secured to the bag spout by a SPOUT-LOCK® clamp ring that creates a dust-tight seal.
Fluoride powder flows from double outlet hopper through sealed connections to the two flexible screw conveyors that move it to the two storage hoppers. | up to seven days' supply of Na2SiF6.
The major pieces of equipment are the bulk bag discharger, a dust containment system, and the flexible screw conveyor, all supplied by Flexicon Corp. (Australia) Pty Ltd., Brisbane. Bulk bags of 2,200 lb (1,000 kg) are lifted into place on the discharger frame by an electric hoist and trolley on a cantilevered I-beam.
Powder is discharged from the bag into the transition hopper through a double-wall TELE-TUBE® telescoping tube. The tube is secured to the bag spout by a patented SPOUT-LOCK® clamp ring that creates a dust-tight seal, while the bottom of the tube is connected to a collar in the lid of the sealed hopper.
The clamp ring, in the open position, is raised pneumatically to the bag spout. The spout is pulled over the rim of the tube's inner wall and the ring is locked in place over it. At this point the pneumatic pressure that raised the tube is released, causing the telescoping tube assembly to exert downward pressure on the spout. The continuous downward pressure on the bag keeps the spout taut at all times and helps maintain a steady flow by preventing excess material in the spout from bulging outward and creating dead spots, or falling inward and restricting the flow.
The double-wall telescoping tube is a key element in the entire system, says McKee. In this design, errant particles are drawn into the dust collector through an annular gap that encircles the bag spout seal. "This is the only way to go to obtain extra protection against dust leakage," he says.
Flexicon's BAG-VAC® dust collection system is activated prior to connecting the telescoping tube to the bag. The system, attached to the discharger frame, conveys dust pneumatically to a water trap tank. Once the clamp ring has been secured, the dust extractor is turned off and the spout drawstring is untied, allowing the powder to flow into the transition hopper.
The dust extractor remains inactive throughout the unloading process. However, air displaced by the flow of material exits via the dust collection system. A filter prevents Na2SiF6 from being entrained in the outflowing air.
Stopping the flow is a cinch
A special feature of the unloader unit is a pneumatic POWER-CINCHER® flow control valve that can close the bag at any time, so that a partially empty bag can remain in place until more material is needed. This is important for the fluoridation plants, which use approximately 265 lb/d (120 kg/d) of Na2SiF6 per 26.4 MGD (100 MLD) of water. The cincher also helps to keep moisture out of the bag and can isolate the bag in the case of an emergency.
Promoting flow are FLOW-FLEXER® bag activators — two pneumatically driven plates that rhythmically raise and lower opposing bottom edges of the bag to direct material to the outlet. As the bag empties, the stroke of the plates lengthens, forming the bag into a steep V shape and promoting total evacuation. An adjustable timer controls the frequency of the strokes.
The dust tight system is vented to a Bag-Vac dust collector that removes residual powder and collapses the empty bag prior to tie off, preventing dust generated when empty bags are flattened manually.
As mentioned earlier, a flexible screw conveyor transports the Na2SiF6 from the floor hopper to a storage hopper that feeds the mixing tank. The conveyor consists of a rotating, stainless steel spiral screw, housed in a 2.5 in. dia (65 mm dia) polymer tube. The lower end of the roughly 16.5 ft long (5 m long) tube passes through the wall of the floor hopper, near the bottom, and the top end discharges the powder through a chute into the top of the storage hopper some 14.5 ft (4.5 m) above the plant floor.
A self-centered conveyor
As the screw rotates, it self-centers within the tube, providing ample clearance between the screw and the tube wall to prevent grinding of the product. A 5 hp (4.0 kW) electric motor, located above the discharge point, rotates the screw at a variable rate of up to 13,228 lb/hr (6, | 927 |
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Q: Coordinates of a point under a reflection If I have the line $y=2x$ as my line of reflection and have the point $(2, -8.5)$, How do I find its point of reflection in the Cartesian Coordinate system? Khan Academy doesn't seem to give an explanation about that although it asks it in the exercises it gives for the topic.
A: We have a short cut of finding the point of reflection $(h,k)$ of $(x_1,y_1)$ in the line $ax+by+c=0$, it is,
$\dfrac{(h-x_1)}{a}=\dfrac{(k-y_1)}{b}=-2\dfrac{|ax_1+by_1+c|}{a^2+b^2}$
This shortcut is derived by shifting the point along its $\perp$ to the given line by a distance of double of its $\perp$ distance to the line by using distance form.
Putting the given values, where equation of the line is $2x-y=0$
$\dfrac{(h-2)}{2}=\dfrac{(k-(-8.5))}{-1}=-2\dfrac{|2(2)-(-8.5)+0|}{(-2)^2+1^2}$
The required point comes out to be<|fim_middle|> intersects the segment $\overline{PP'}$, which is perpendicular to the line $y = 2x$, and the midpoint of $\overline{PP'}$.
| , $(-8,-3.5)$
And if you want to find the foot of $\perp$ from the point to the line you can apply,
$\dfrac{(h-x_1)}{a}=\dfrac{(k-y_1)}{b}=-\dfrac{|ax_1+by_1+c|}{a^2+b^2}$
A: The reflection of the point $(2, -8.5)$ in the line $y = 2x$ lies on the line perpendicular to $y = 2x$ that passes through the point $(2, -8.5)$. Since the product of the slopes of non-vertical perpendicular lines is $-1$, a line perpendicular to the line $y = 2x$ will have slope $-1/2$. The perpendicular line that passes through the point $(2, -8.5)$ has point-slope equation
\begin{align*}
y - (-8.5) & = -\frac{1}{2}(x - 2)\\
y + 8.5 & = -\frac{1}{2}(x - 2)
\end{align*}
To find where the two lines intersect, we solve the system of equations
\begin{align*}
y & = 2x\tag{1}\\
y + 8.5 & = -\frac{1}{2}(x - 2)\tag{2}
\end{align*}
Substituting $2x$ for $y$ in equation 2 yields
\begin{align*}
2x + 8.5 & = -\frac{1}{2}(x - 2)\\
4x + 17 & = -(x - 2)\\
4x + 17 & = -x + 2\\
5x & = -15\\
x & = -3
\end{align*}
Substituting $-3$ in equation 1 yields $y = -6$. As you can check, the point $(-3, -6)$ satisfies both equations, so it is on both the line $y = 2x$ and the line perpendicular to $y = 2x$ that passes through the point $(2, -8.5)$.
The point where the lines intersect is the midpoint of the segment connecting $(2, -8.5)$ with its reflection in the line $y = 2x$. Hence, if $(x, y)$ represents the coordinates of the reflection of point $(2, -8.5)$ in the line $y = 2x$, then
$$\left(\frac{x + 2}{2}, \frac{y + -8.5}{2}\right) = (-3, -6)$$
Solving for the coordinates of the point of reflection yields
\begin{align*}
\frac{x + 2}{2} & = -3 & \frac{y - 8.5}{2} & = -6\\
x + 2 & = -6 & y - 8.5 & = -12\\
x & = -8 & y & = -3.5
\end{align*}
In the diagram below, the reflection of point $P(2, -8.5)$ in the line $y = 2x$ is the point $P'(-8, -3.5)$. Note that point $M(-3, -6)$ is both the point where the line $y = 2x$ | 760 |
Before beginning this course I was not very sure how to teach reading to struggling students. After all, reading had never been a challenge for me, so I was afraid I wouldn't be able to sympathize with children who had reading or writing difficulties. I thought I would lack the proper tools to assist them and that I would grow impatient and weary, as I watched children struggle with reading even the most rudimentary text. Fortunately my fears were unfounded. The book by Thomas G. Gunning, Assessing and Correcting: Reading and Writing Difficulties, offered various strategies and activities for teachers to employ with their struggling readers and writers. By applying the techniques found in the book, as well as found on various websites, I was able to reach my own struggling readers during multiple instances of my fieldwork—not just for EDU344, but also in my other literature classes.
One of the things I really appreciated about Gunning's book is the way he not only described the different learning disabilities and challenges a reader might face, but why a child might have those issues. Being able to delve into the mechanics behind a learning impairment really gave me a deeper understanding of the literary issues I was up against in the classroom. I also discovered that I had no reason to fear being impatient. Once I was actually sitting across from a student—especially an adorable one—practicing patience was as easy as breathing.
As I got to know these children from my fieldwork on a more personal level, I found I wanted them to succeed just as badly as they did. Developing their self-confidence and efficacy became a primary goal of mine. I discovered through my one-on-one tutoring with these children that by implementing a variety of fun activities and offering encouragement whenever possible, I could not only see improvement in their attitudes, but in their abilities. Luc, the boy from my case study, while at first leery of my pulling him out of the classroom to teach him personally, soon became eager to "play games" with me and to show off his knowledge. "I know that word," he confidently told me at one point before reading the word to me. This was a big achievement coming from a boy who never offered answers in class during reading time. His confidence improved and so did the number of words he read correctly. It is the cyc<|fim_middle|> student starts with one word at the top of the "ladder," and he has to trade one letter in to create a new word on the rung below. For example, the "r" in read is traded in for a "b" to create bead. The "d" in bead is traded in to make beat, etc. This assessment is used to determine whether the student understands that spellings of vowels and consonants must change in order to create new sounds. You can read about how he did on all three assessments here.
Objective Three: Develop strategies and activities that encourage self-efficacy in students.
I practiced strategies of developing self-efficacy with both my case study for this course and also with my two students that I had to tutor in my other course for teaching English language learners. What I found in both instances is that by making their work a fun "game," and by praising them when they made progress in their learning, the willingness to participate went up exponentially. Luc seemed a bit suspicious of me when I first started taking him out of the classroom to work with him. Once he saw what sort of fun activities we were doing, he warmed up to the idea and became eager and willing to follow me out of the classroom to work. On top of that, we were focusing on the areas of study he needed the most help with.
When I first interviewed Luc, he told me that reading made him feel like he was going around in circles or that the "room was tipping." This dizziness sounded like a symptom of anxiety, and I thought it was very possible that because of his reading challenges, Luc was suffering from a vicious cycle of self-defeatism. If he was working himself into a panic whenever he was reading, he could have been missing easy words not because he didn't know them, but because he was so nervous. And then the simple mistakes he made would just prove to him that he was "bad" at reading.
But by the end of our lessons for each other, he was bragging that he knew the words I gave him to read, and he read The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss very well and with a casual air about him as if reading was no big deal. Of all of the things he's learned while in my tutelage, his self-confidence means the most to me. | lical nature of self-efficacy. As cheesy as the following mantra is, it is absolutely true: if you can believe, then you will achieve.
It takes the faith of both the teacher and the student in the child's abilities to foster growth and achievement. This is why it is crucial that we never write off a child because of their learning difficulties. People learn at different paces in different ways with different amount of teacher assistance. It would be a disservice to the student to give up on them before every avenue of instruction has been tried. A good teacher never gives up on his or her students and never quits looking for that one strategy that will unlock the world of reading for those who are struggling.
Objective One: Us e a variety of formal and informal instruments to assess the literacy abilities of struggling readers and writers.
My first informal assessment came in the form of an interview. I had 11 multi-part questions that I asked Luc, my case study subject. I used smaller words than the ones on the questionnaire because some of the phrases were too confusing for kindergarteners. You can find the questions and his answers to the questionnaire here.
I followed the interview with a miscue analysis/IRI. I used copied pages from the book Qualitative Reading Inventory, 5th edition by Pearson. First I asked him to read the word list from the Pre-Primer 1 list. Next we moved on to Pre-Primer 1 level stories, the first called "I Can," the second called, "I See." To view the complete description of the analysis, click here.
Objective Two: Explain and implement principles of corrective assessment and instruction that are grounded in personally constructed theories of literacy learning.
Based on the observations I made from my assessments and the information I garnered from the textbook, I decided Luc struggled most with his vowels. While he can read words with the CVC pattern—that is, consonant, vowel, consonant—he gets confused when we add a finale e marker to a word, when the vowel is preceded or proceeded by an r, or when the word has a vowel diagraph—two letters sitting next to each that create a distinct vowel sound. Because of this boy's struggles, I decided to focus both of my lessons on these three areas.
Demonstrate the individual sounds that consonants, vowels, and diagraphs make to form a word by sounding them out using a Say It, Move It graphic organizer.
Create different words by switching out consonants at the beginning and end of the words.
Compare and contrast the number of sounds and the number of letters specific words have by sounding and spelling them out.
Demonstrate understanding of vowels with a final e, vowels preceded or proceeded by an r, and vowel diagraphs by sight reading words off of flashcards.
I also implemented a final authentic assessment for the boy. The final assessment consisted of both a reading and a writing exercise to determine whether the student had improved his ability to read and understand vowels. First I had Luc reread the words he had missed last time we played the "word train" game: need, dear, under, river, storm, herd, corn, fame and paper. I also included other words he had gotten right last time. Like the previous time, he had to put these words into train groups by vowel.
After we finished our word trains, I had Luc read The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss. This particular text features quite a few of the vowels correspondences that Luc is struggling with, including vowels with a final e, vowels preceded or proceeded by an r, and vowel diagraphs. There were 131 words altogether, and he read 118 words correctly, including self-correcting most of the words he initially read wrong. His reading for this book was at independent level.
The final activity I had concocted was to have Luc play a word ladder game. In this activity, the | 801 |
Hi Everyone! I'm back today to share a pretty yet simple card featuring our latest Creative Cafe' Kit for March. This card would be a pretty card to share with any special friend.
Using my Classic Circles and pretty Tear Drop Circle Spellbinder dies, with the pretty floral print from the paper pad in the kit, helped pull this card together pretty quickly.
First here's a look at my card.
The main technique featured on the center circle of my card is a simple clear embossing resist. I just stamped my image with Versa Mark added clear embossing powder and once heatee was ready to add my Distress Inks.
I'm using white cardstock to start and I used Antique Linen, and finished with Tea Dye Distress Ink. Below is a look of my embossed rose image it's hard to see but it gives you a shiny raised impression of the image. I balanced the same image in a circular pattern- leaving some areas in the center free for my stamped sentiment later.
First starting with the lighter Antique Linen Distress ink - I used my round sponge and coming in from the outer edge worked my ink over the embossed areas.
Adding in the Tea Dye Ink, the magic really starts to happen this ink has a little more color and gave it the added distinction and depth I was looking for.
Once I finished inking - I ran this through my Big Shot using the Classic Circle die- and using my sponge dauber applied more Tea Dye ink to the edges.
I used the next circle up and using the Pink Cardstock from the kit cut another smooth circle. The pretty floral print was cut using the largest Circle die from the Tear Drop set.
Below is a closeup- you can see the distress images, and also my pretty punched<|fim_middle|> "Life is better with Friends" I found it became my go to sentiment over and over while making cards with this kit!
Thanks for stopping by- I'm sure you're enjoying this month's kit as much as the Team as been. Be sure to stop back in as we have some more inspiration to come! | layered butterfly, and gorgeous flowers. The flowers are included in the kit but come in white! I love this as it allows you to color these to match your project. I colored mine with Picked Raspberry Distress ink- to begin, I sprayed my paper flowers just a bit with water, and working off my craft mat worked the ink into the flower with a water brush. To get more color, I used a small finger dauber to add more ink from the pad. I finished them with a Sparkle spritz to give it a little shine and I think it helped blend the ink on the flowers better as well. For some added detail, I punched some ivy leaves from and adhered them behind my flowers and onto the front of my card.
To finish it up I added some resin dots also included in your kit. I love how this turned out and just love the sentiment, | 180 |
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Sora's Rise to Fame: Promoting Animal Adoption with Defenzoores in Medellin
April 23, 20189 min read6 comments
We once camped in a "secluded" park alongside a river in southern Chile. We had asked the firemen in town where a quiet place to camp was, and they directed us to this park. It was large, had lots of picnic space, and was in a pretty location next to the river. It was also where all the kids went after the sunset to make out, smoke weed, and listen to rather loud music. We hardly slept that night. I, out of fear that our tent would be run over by a car, and Dave worried that someone would try to rob our gear. Neither happened, luckily, but we were quite groggy the following morning.
But this story isn't about the night we didn't sleep because we camped in the teenage party spot. It's about Peanut.
Peanut is the dog we befriended at this park. He was an orange herder of some mix with a sweet personality, who got along great with Sora. He also liked peanuts. See, I had spent a good 20 minutes a few days prior making fresh peanut butter in tiny batches in a friend's rather weak food processor. It was really more a food chopper. But I was determined to have proper peanut butter.
I failed, however, to transport it in a container that promised not to leak. When we arrived at the campsite, I opened my food bag to find my beloved nut butter all over the contents of my bag.
I put Sora right to work on clean up duty. Peanut, who was standing by, seemed interested and so I offered him some bags doused in the stuff, and he seemed pretty happy with the treat, hence the name Peanut.
Peanut hung out with us as I cooked. He slept outside our tent all night, and didn't make a peep. He and Sora chased one another along the shores of the river the next morning and he napped by our bikes as we packed up to leave.
And then we had to shoo him away.
I felt awful and like we were abandoning him. We had formed this bond and I had to turn my love on him and treat him like vermin. This was nearly a year ago and I still think about that dog. I wonder if he's still there. If he's even alive. Whether there is someone who comes to the park and feeds him. Has anyone else fallen in love with him and taken him in?
For months, Dave and I had talked about finding an animal organization to work with and raise money. Since entering the Balkans in the fall of 2015, we began to encounter street animals — both dogs and cats, that were injured, sick, starving, abandoned, and abused. Those with homes are mistreated, spend their lives outside, often tied to a post with no shelter from the elements, and receive little love. Yet somehow, they are often the most gentle, sweet, loving creatures you will ever meet.
To see why I think you should adopt a street dog, should you find a lucky candidate on your next trip, read my post that gives you ten reasons to consider adoption.
We wanted to take all of these animals, home, but couldn't. We wanted to take all of them to the vet to get their shots, fix their breaks, and cut their nuts, but we couldn't. We wanted to find loving homes for all of them, but we couldn't. We faced so many barriers to helping these animals that we decided to incorporate promoting animal welfare and adoption into our mission.
While waiting for my ankle to heal in Quito, Dave began reaching out to organizations in Medellín, the city where we would be finishing the South American portion of our journey and staying for a month before flying back home to Portland.
Soon after sending off that email, Defenzoores, a group that educates the public around homeless animals, fights for their legislation, and provides assistance to animals in need, Dave received an enthusiastic positive reply from Mauricio Gomez, the executive director of the organization. We all got to work, launching Pedaling for Pooches, where Dave and I set out to raise $1,125 for the organization — $1 for every kilometer pedaled in Colombia.
We hardly had to work to raise money for this campaign. So many of you came through and contributed, pushing us past our goal, raising a total of $1,450 for Defenzoores. While this may not seem like a lot of money, Colombia is a country with generally low labor rates, and the funds are roughly equal to having a paid staff member for several months.
Defenzoores was born in 1996, when a group of students at the Universidad de Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia saw that their campus was overrun with homeless dogs and cats. The facilities noticed it as well, and in an attempt to control the animal population, began to poison the animals.
Horrified, the students stood up to the people behind these heinous acts and stepped in to stop the deaths.
After first making publicly known what was going on at the university, the students then teamed with veterinarians and began to spay and neuter the animals, significantly reducing the population. Continuing the education, they eventually formed an organized group called Defenzoores that promotes respectful coexistence with animals and their environment through awareness and education in the community.
Today, the group consists of university students, professionals, and educational centers that work with the community.
Five years later, one of the same security guards who had set out poison to kill the animals, phoned the group to alert them of a stray dog who had entered the campus, informing them that he needed to be helped.
Not always a city that adored its pets, the Medellín's attitude towards animals has changed, many thanks to the work of organizations like Defenzoores. Perhaps their most famous and important accomplishment was in 2007, when, along with other animal rights groups and Mayor Alonso Salazar, they launched an anti-bullfighting campaign that was credited for convincing 90% of the population that bullfighting is a barbaric sport. While Colombian laws protect bullfighting as culturally important, the attendance at bullfighting shows in Medellín has dropped drastically, leaving the stadium practically empty.
A Sunday run in Cerro Volador showed me just how much Paisas, or residents of Medellín, love their animals. Nearly everyone in the park had at least one dog by their side, most had two (and not always on leash, as I complained about in a recent post chastising off-leash dogs interrupting my runs).
I noticed one very specific commonality among most of these dogs: nearly all were purebreds. In a country where so many dogs roam the streets, it was discouraging to see so many single-breed dogs. Here, purchasing a beautiful purebred dog denotes high class and is a trophy to show off each time you walk down the street. It is a status symbol. The perception of mutts is that they are stupid, dirty, and do not make good pets.
Defenzoores planned to make Sora the face of animal adoption in Medellín through several events and media engagements with the hope that by sharing our journey, Sora's story, and showing that a once-abandoned dog can be just as smart, loving, and beautiful as a purchased dog, Paisas would shift their attitude toward the dogs they see on the street. Of course, we didn't share these plans with Sora as she's known to be a little nervous when she meets new people.
Sora's stardom in Medellín commenced with a short speech in front of city council members, all of whom support legislation for animal rights. Mauricio proudly paraded Sora around the room, and later the entire floor, where she luckily behaved very well as people posed for a Sora Selfie.
The following afternoon, Mauricio picked us up and took us to TeleMedellin (head to minute 3:05 to see our clip. Sorry, it's only available in Spanish), where the prominent news station interviewed us. I was a bit nervous doing a TV interview in Spanish, but Sora has no stage fright and performed several tricks for the camera.
And finally, our events culminated with a discussion in front of 125 people at the Universidad de Antioquía along with Mauricio, city council members, Alvaro Munera, a former bull fighter turned animals rights activist, and Ramón Acevedo, a psychiatrist, answering questions about the importance of animal adoption, the work of the city council, and inquires about our journey. We were told this was the largest audience for the themes of animals and bicycling they've ever seen.
Once the questioned finished, we loaded Sora with a full bag of Zuke's pets treats to reward her for positive behavior and prepared for the Sora Selfie brigade. I requested at the end of the Q&A session that no one try to hug or kiss Sora and nearly every single person complied, much to our gratitude. Sora can be reactive to people she doesn't know and the Paisia's sure love to give our nervous dog hugs and kisses!
We've become pretty well-versed in how to introduce Sora to new people and other dogs. Check out the post I wrote offering our best tips: Introducing Your Nervous Dog to New People and Other Dogs.
For<|fim_middle|> my beloved trails, and have that much needed R&R as you mentioned. Sora is a certified Emotional Support Animal, so she will be able to fly in the cabin at our feet. We have a post about traveling with a dog (in the baggage) that may help you if you have to make that decision! https://longhaultrekkers.com/how-to-fly-internationally-with-a-dog/
tmistick says:
I love hearing the whole story about this… it all started with Peanut! You're such a great story teller, so I can see why you are able to help change the attitude of a whole city! Since I just got back from Central America I can really relate to how many street dogs there are who look who helpless and hopeless. It's really hard to see knowing that you have to just keep on moving. I hope there are other people like you in other cities trying to make a difference too!
Aw thank you so much, Tori. Our hope is that by showing a street animal love for even just a few minutes helps him learn about human kindness. | 45 minutes, Sora posed for photo after photo with new friends holding signs promoting adoption such as, "I am the voice for those who have no voice," "adoption is an act of love," and "adopt someone without a home." People asked us about veganism and how we travel as vegans. They invited us to their homes. They came from far distances to see what we had to say. We felt such an abundance of love for animals in the room and such gratitude for the people of Medellín who fight for the animals.
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Sean Quinn says:
What a great cause! Congratulations on helping make an impact on the lives of so many animals that need help.
Thank you, Sean! It's so important to us to be the voice for these defenseless animals, especially after al that we have seen on the road.
Linden says:
Only two days until you fly back stateside after being away for so long – how exciting for you! I've loved following your journey. How will you get Sora back? Send her with the checked luggage? I've been wondering this as we prep to do a extended tour with our mutt pup. Safe travels to you all – enjoy the much needed R&R at home.
I'm taking a break from packing to reply to your comment! Thank you so much for following along on our journey. We are so grateful to have you as a reader.
We're both excited and anxious to go home. We know we will experience reverse culture shock and can't wait to see our friends – both old and new, family, | 516 |
This year's St. Brendan Cup Regatta, Shearwater Sailing Club's 12th such event, was a challenge nearly equal to that faced by its legendary namesake St. Brendan the Navigator.
In light air and a strong ebb current, there were plenty of problems for the 71-boat PHRF, MORC and cruising one-design fleet on last Saturday's 14-mile course back and forth across the bay around government marks.
"It was very easy to get in trouble by not watching the current," said PHRF A-2 winner Scott Allan, who sailed Jerry and Nancy Cann's new Melges 24 Crusader Rabbit to a 4 1/2 -minute victory in the 18-boat PHRF A-2 class.
The start alone was disastrous for many sailors as a vicious ebb current paralleling the starting line pulled boats well beyond the pin end of the line and left them stranded and unable to start without sailing back against the current in the light air. Seeing this happening in the class ahead of him, Allan said his strategy was to park near the line and wait for the gun before trying to accelerate in the weak breeze.
"For the first two legs the wind was pretty light, with lots of current," he said, describing first sailing from the start at R'2' across the bay to the southern end of the measured mile, then northward on a downwind leg to R'90' near the Bay Bridge.
"That leg was pretty tactical, because you had to decide whether to go out into more current where there seemed to be more wind, or whether to stay in [along the Eastern Shore] with less current and less wind."
Opting for the deeper water with more wind, Allan said the breeze had filled in by that point to a nice southerly. After a follow-the-leader leg back to Hackett's Point, the course took the fleet on a clean beat to R'2' before they had to head back across the bay -- and the still-raging current -- on a close reach to the measured mile, followed by a spinnaker reach back to finish at R'2'.
The new little pocket-rocket was one of three confirmed victims of dismasting -- including a fairly substantial J/40 -- in the violent thunderstorm that hit the Annapolis Yacht Club's Wednesday Night racing fleet shortly after the end of the starting sequence a few days later, bringing winds that were measured at 60 knots near Kent Island.
Other than a broken mast, however, damage to Crusader Rabbit was minimal despite being hit with gale-force wind, and no serious injuries were reported, so the boat should be back in action soon.
Sunday's format, a new one for the St. Brendan Cup, featured three short Olympic course races of three or four miles each for two IMS classes and the J/30s.
Protests still are pending in the five-boat IMS I, or grand prix, division, although preliminary results show a clean sweep for Skip Purcell's Tripp 26 Imp.
In a four-boat division made up of both IMS II and IMS III competitors, the Yeigh/Tullman team on Fast Track also came up all aces. For J/30 division winner Steve Bardelman and the crew on Valhalla, the day started off with a second-place finish behind the Cullen/Engle/Johnson team on Jackrabbit before the Valhalla team was able to go on to get the guns in both of the subsequent contests.
The St. Brendan Cup was created as a means of raising money for the club's non-profit Brendan Corporation to operate an annual summer sailing program for learning disabled children.
winner was Fred Rector, part of Francis Wright's Catalina 27 winning team on Cheshire Cat.
PHRF A-1 (17 starters): 1. Sundog, Paul & Kathy Parks, Shady Side, 2:56:07 c.t.; 2. Aunt Jean, F.N. Sagerholm, Ocean City, N.J., 3:00:51 c.t.; 3. Infringer, Donald Zinn, Annapolis, 3:03:28 c.t.
PHRF A-2 (18 starters): 1. Crusader Rabbit, Scott Allan, Annapolis, 2:51:17 c.t.; 2. Fast Track, Yeigh/Tullman, Annapolis, 2:56:44 c.t.; 3. Tops Optional, Steve Olinger, Annapolis, 2:57:15 c.t.
PHRF B (11 starters): 1. Vitality, Richard Altman, Baltimore, 2:49:39 c.t.; 2. Better Mousetrap, Bob Putnam, Greenbelt, 2:55:04 c.t.; 3. Blue Moon, Jim Ellis, Arnold, 2:58:13 c.t.
PHRF C (3 starters, protest pending): 1. Babe, Michael Bay, Edgewater, 2:57:29 c.t.; 2. Pendragon, John Hadley, Arlington, Va., 3:03:24 c.t.
PHRF Nonspinnaker (1 starter): 1. King Nummy, Don Breder, Dresher, Pa., 3:08:48 c.t.
MORC (6 starters): 1. Skylarkn, Bob Dunning, Easton, 2:47:10 c.t.; 2. Azure, Dave Prucnal, Pasadena, 2:52:29 c.t.; 3. Stingray, Robert Muller, Annapolis, 2:55:12 c.t.
Catalina 27 (10 starters, protest pending): 1. Cheshire Cat, Francis Wright, Annapolis, 3:22:58 e.t.; 2. Swell, Derick Lynch, Arnold, 3:23:43 e.t.; 3. Finesse, Baxter/Becker, Bowie, 3:23:49 e.t.
Triton (6 starters): 1. Overdraft, David Hoyt, Glen Burnie, 3:33:38 e.t.; 2. Sandpiper, Chris Gordon, Chevy Chase, 3:35:24 e.t.; 3. Pylasteki, Leb Brown, Silver Spring, 3:36:30 e.t.
<|fim_middle|> the speaker for this year's Naval Academy Forrestal Lecture, set for 7 p.m. Monday at Alumni Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority seating reserved for midshipmen. | IMS I (5 starters, protests pending): 1. Imp, Purcell/Keyworth, Annapolis, 2.25 (1-1-1); 2. Gaucho, Peter Gordon, Annapolis, 6 (2-2-2).
IMS II & III (4 starters): 1. Fast Track, Yeigh/Tullman, Annapolis, 2.25 (1-1-1); 2. Contraire, Steve Schaub, Eldersburg, 8 (4-2-2).
J/30 (14 starters): 1. Valhalla, Steve Bardelman, Sherwood Forest, 3.5 (2-1-1); 2. Jackrabbit, Cullen/Engle/Johnson, Annapolis, 4.75 (1-2-2); 3) no respect, Harrison Syndicate, 16 (4-3-9); 4. Turbo Duck, Bodo von der Wense, Gulph Mills, Pa., 16 (5-7-4).
Four-time America's Cup winner, Olympic medalist and two-time Star world champion Dennis Conner will be | 254 |
Position Rankings: Ranking the 20 best shooting guards
By Raphielle JohnsonOct 30, 2012, <|fim_middle|> from the field. If he can boost that three-point percentage (28.3%) this season, Hardaway can raise that scoring average a few points.
9. Allen Crabbe (California)
Crabbe is arguably the best returning shooting guard in the Pac-12, coming off of a season in which he averaged 15.2 points per game and was a first team All-Pac-12 selection. Crabbe shot 43.1% from the field and 39.9% from three while also grabbing 5.7 rebounds per game.
10. Sean Kilpatrick (Cincinnati)
Kilpatrick is poised for a breakout campaign after a solid 2011-12, in which he averaged 14.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. With Dion Dixon (13.0 ppg) gone there are more shots to be had on the perimeter for the Bearcats, and Kilpatrick is a prime candidate for increased scoring opportunities.
The Best of the Rest
11. Kenny Boynton (Florida)
12. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Georgia)
13. Colt Ryan (Evansville)
14. Rodney Purvis (NC State)
15. Trent Lockett (Marquette)
16. Jerian Grant (Notre Dame)
17. DeAndre Kane (Marshall)
18. Gary Harris (Michigan State)
19. Victor Oladipo (Indiana)
20. Khalif Wyatt (Temple)
20 Others: Gary Bell (Gonzaga), Keion Bell (Missouri), Drew Crawford (Northwestern), Seth Curry (Duke), Jud Dillard (Tennessee Tech), Kevin Foster (Santa Clara), Langston Galloway (St. Joseph's), Ramon Galloway (La Salle), Shane Gibson (Sacred Heart), Preston Medlin (Utah State), Brandon Paul (Illinois), Steven Pledger (Oklahoma), Chasson Randle (Stanford), Devon Saddler (Delaware), Durand Scott (Miami), Trevis Simpson (UNC Greensboro), Chase Tapley (San Diego State), Brandon Triche (Syracuse), C.J. Wilcox (Washington), Trey Zeigler (Pittsburgh).
Raphielle is also the assistant editor at CollegeHoops.net and can be followed on Twitter at @raphiellej. | 3:00 PM EDT
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Yesterday we took a lot at some of the nation's best point guards. This list focuses on the point guard's sidekick, the shooting guard. While "shooting" is a part of their game, the best find a way to help their teams in a variety of ways. Here's a look at some of the nation's best.
1. Shabazz Muhammad (UCLA)
There's still the major question whether or not the NCAA will clear Muhammad for competition, but there's no denying the fact that he's one of the most talented players in the country. The southpaw is extremely difficult to stop in the open court, and he'll add a much-needed dimension to the UCLA attack.
2. Michael Snaer (Florida State)
Snaer may be the best perimeter defender in the country, and he's also the Seminoles' primary scoring option. As a junior Snaer averaged 14.0 points per game, shooting 43.6% from the field and 40.4% from beyond the arc.
3. C.J. McCollum (Lehigh)
Look for McCollum to get some more work at the point for the Mountain Hawks, and that 30-point showing against Duke was simply the latest example of what happens when he gets rolling. The reigning Patriot League Player of the Year averaged 21.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in 2011-12.
4. B.J. Young (Arkansas)
If the Razorbacks return to the NCAA tournament Young will be a big reason why. One of the best freshmen in the SEC last season, Young scored 15.3 points per game, shooting 50.4% from the field and 41.3% from three.
5. Archie Goodwin (Kentucky)
Goodwin, like classmate Muhammad, is an absolute handful when he makes up his mind to attack the rim. He's Kentucky's best perimeter scorer, and that was the case before Goodwin's 32-point showing in the Blue-White Scrimmage.
6. Rodney McGruder (Kansas State)
McGruder was a second team All-Big 12 selection last season, averaging 15.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. McGruder shot 46.3% from the field and 38.5% from three in 2011-12.
7. Michael Dixon Jr. (Missouri)
Dixon Jr. is more of a point guard when projecting to the next level, but the presence of Phil Pressey leads to him playing off the ball more often than not. Currently suspended indefinitely, Dixon Jr. averaged 13.5 points per game and shot 48.7% from the field as a junior.
8. Tim Hardaway Jr. (Michigan)
Hardaway Jr. teams up with Trey Burke to form one of the nation's best backcourt duos. As a sophomore Hardaway Jr. averaged 14.6 points per game and shot 41.7% | 750 |
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If the fittest never arrive, then they can't survive: on the topology of evolutionary search.
Prof. Ard A Louis, Rudolf Peierls Centre for Theoretical Physics, Oxford University
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Darwinian evolution proceeds in two steps. Firstly, there is variation: due to mutations, different members of a population may have differences in traits. Secondly, there is selection: if the variation in a trait allows an organism to have more viable offspring, to be 'fitter', then that trait will eventually come to dominate in the population. But is that variation generated in a uniform fashion, or could there be biases in the way it appears? Some general considerations of genotype-phenotype maps and evolutionary search suggest that A) Because of neutral mutations, the number of genotypes is typically much larger than the number of possible phenotypes and B) These genotypes are not uniformly distributed, but rather highly biased towards an exponentially small fraction of "frequent' phenotypes that are therefore much more likely to arise by random mutations. These large differences in the rates at which traits can arrive through variation may direct evolution towards outcomes that are not simply the 'fittest'. Instead it may be that the most 'frequent' are so much more likely to arrive, that they are the ones who survive.
see also The arrival of the frequent: how bias in genotype-phenotype maps can steer populations to local optima Steffen Schaper and Ard A. Louis PLoS ONE 9 (2): e86635 (2014)
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Hey y'all. Some mid-morning entertainment here.
I'm home today with a pair of bum knees (bursitis flying out of control) and — as I've compensated for my bad wheels — spasms around a bulging disk around L4 or L5. I feel like an water heater with a ten year guarantee staring glumly at my eleventh birthday.
But it's hard to complain (actually, it's not) when these are actually minor and remediable dings. So I'm getting on with things. First task to do was to get a standing desk going. I've got one of these at my office and it works fine, but at home it's just the kitchen counter, which isn't quite high enough. So here's my solution:
For those straining to read my crap photo, that's Vol. 2 of the Gourmet Cookbook from 1957.
My favorite recipe in this particular tome — and what I find to be something of a metaphor for this election? That would be his one:
"Turn the pressure wheel and force the sauch and blood through the press…" Sounds about right.
And finally, for a little bit of sheer madness, here's something from Alain Ducasse's Flavors of France. I picked this up years ago at a used cookbook sale for something like five bucks. I've yet to make anything out of it; I chose it for the utter decadence of both recipes and photos. True "don't know how to define it but know it when I see it" food prön from soup to nuts. To keep within the bounds of my fowl obsession, here's Ducasse's ingredient list for boiled chicken:
I mean, whut?
What's the most insane recipe you ever attempted (and what happened)?
Categories: Food, Uncategorized
Tags: Brain bubbles
How's This For A Solution For Mass Incarceration?
Pay folks decently?
Here's a new report that concludes, as The Washington Post reports, that:
..raising the federal minimum wage to $12 an hour could prevent as many as half a million crimes annually, according to a new report from the White House's Council of Economic Advisers, a group of economists and researchers charged with providing the president with analysis and advice on<|fim_middle|> wrote, repeating a contention that has caused controversy before. "Creating a situation where an addict has a heroin needle in one hand and a shot of naloxone in the other produces a sense of normalcy and security around heroin use that serves only to perpetuate the cycle of addiction."
It's a strong word to use, I know. But this is evil.
In LePage's telling the addict isn't a person. He or she is rather just the worthless meat sack that locally reverses entropy between one overdose and the next. He's rather let those suffering an overdose die than live because, as he frames it here, the state of addiction robs the user of all other human attributes.
This is how a monster thinks.
I won't say that this is the view that infects all of your modern Republican party, because on this issue it's not. But it remains a perfectly mainstream one — one that kills.
If you needed any more reason to go all yellow-dog Democrat on every line of your ballot, Governor (sic!) Paul LePage is exhibit (n)*
Last, to help wash the taste of tiny-minded misery out of your mouth, here's Szalavitz again:
…one of the biggest misunderstandings we have about addiction is that tough love—is that being kind will fail and tough love will work. What really helps and why harm reduction, which is this idea that we will meet you where you're at and we'll help you whether you're ready to stop or not—why that works is because when you have addiction, you tend to be very marginalized, self-hating. You might be homeless. You feel like a criminal. Nobody has any respect for you. And when somebody just hands you a clean needle or gives you access to naloxone and says, "I believe you deserve to live, regardless of whether you do what I want," that's a really powerful message of kindness.
And here a plug (full disclosure: she's a friend) — here's Maia's new book on addiction.
*Where n is an arbitrary large number.
Image: Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print) c. 1649.
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Tags: Drugs, Evil, Politics
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…spending an additional $10 billion on incarceration — a massive increase — would reduce crime by only 1 percent to 4 percent, according to the report.
More (and, dear FSM, better) police would help too, the report suggests. Here's a fact I didn't know:
Research consistently shows that departments with more manpower and technology do a better job of protecting the public, and the United States has 35 percent fewer officers relative to the population than do other countries on average….
Spending an additional $10 billion to expand police forces could reduce crime by as much as 16 percent, they project, preventing 1.5 million crimes a year.
Ultimately, the point being made through the data is that locking lots of folks up is — my gloss here — the mark of prior failures. Or, if you've got the Obama gift for seeing the policy opportunity as well as the yawning need, you'd look at it this way:
In the report, the CEA argues for a broader analysis of the problems of crime and incarceration, touching on subjects that seem unrelated to criminal justice, such as early childhood education and health care. The authors of the report contend that by helping people get by legally, those other elements of the president's agenda would be more effective in reducing crime than incarceration.
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Birding While Black
Truth and wry humor — 'cause we're too big to cry — on the subject of doing human while black.
Gotta love it: "those crepuscular hours." That's fine writing.
I figured we'd need something removed from the immediate concerns of politics. That there's politics in the larger (and lasting) sense in the video above? I concede. Sue me.
You want a lagniappe? Here's one more Lanham video:
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Tags: birds, Race
Annals Of Grift, Chapter [n]: "Pastoral Medicine"
This story is a perfect example of a truly elegant con. On one side, the marks: suffering, credulous, and primed to both reject and crave authority. On the other, the grifters, offering valiant rebellion against the establishment, all the comfort of faith, and the knowledge that the truly dedicated marks will become repeat customers.
Ladles and jellyspoons, I give you pastoral medicine!
You've probably heard of the credentials M.D. and R.N., and maybe N.P. The people using those letters are doctors, registered nurses and nurse practitioners. But what about PSC.D or D.PSc? Those letters refer to someone who practices pastoral medicine — or "Bible-based" health care.
It's a relatively new title being used by some alternative health practitioners. The Texas-based Pastoral Medical Association gives out "pastoral provider licenses" in all 50 states and 30 countries. Some providers call themselves doctors of pastoral medicine.
And how do these fine practitioners roll?
[Stephen] Barrett [a retired psychiatrist and founder of the consumer protection siteQuackwatch.org] says the Pastoral Medical Association functions like a private club. Patients sign confidentiality agreements, pay out of pocket and are prohibited from suing if they're unhappy with the care they receive. Any disputes are handled by an ecclesiastical tribunal.
"They're claiming that 'Any advice we give you is pastoral in nature,' " Barrett says. "In other words, 'If I give you health advice that's not health advice, that's pastoral advice.'
The article goes on to dig up one person who felt helped by her pastoral "advisor" — a woman who believed "heavy metal detox, special diet and herbal supplements helped her lose weight and gain energy." And good for her! I'd hope she'd derive some comfort from her ~$5,000 donation to what the Pastoral Medical Association calls "the Almighty's Health Care workers."
A closing thought. In the deregulated paradise sought by the Republican party and its Koch and Koch-esque paymasters, there's no problem with such charlatanism. Let people put their money where they like, regulatory oversight be damned, and let the market (and morbidity/mortality outcomes) decide the matter. That sick people might not be fully at liberty to exercise their function as a homo economicus is somebody else's problem.
Which is to say — this particular grift takes the form of the familiar American religious confidence game that has taken in its suckers since before the birth of the Republic. At the same time, it's a pretty good proxy for the same long con being run on too many Americans by the folks who have come to use the Republican Party as its front.
Image:T. Rowlandson after W. Combe, Doctor and Mrs. Syntax and a Party of Friends Making an Experiment in Pneumatics, 19th c.
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Think of this as a bookend to John' Coles post at Balloon Juice. This isn't a problem of a few bad apples. Police violence against people of color occurs within a culture of contempt for people of color. How else to explain the head of the Chicago [errr…] Cleveland* police union's decision to rub yet more salt in the wounds of Tamir Rice's family:
Cleveland Police Patrolman Association President Steve Loomis issued a statement on Monday afternoon saying that "something positive must come from this tragic loss."
"We can only hope the Rice family and their attorneys will use a portion of this settlement to help educate the youth of Cleveland in the dangers associated with the mishandling of both real and facsimile firearms," Loomis said in the statement.
Yo! Officer Loomis. There was some definite mishandling of firearms in the context of Rice's death. All of it by your cops.
How about you take some of that taxpayer cash that pays your salary and use it to acquire a very rusty farm implement.
Which you can then use upon your nether regions.
Seriously. How much of a stone racist asshole do you have to be to insist, again, that it is the Black kid's fault that he interrupted a bullet with his body? How much of just a miserable human being do you have to be to choose this day and this vicious line of attack to add to the pain Tamir Rice's family will never leave behind?I can't even. There is a personal cruelty there that is contemptible. A civilized society would spit on the street whenever Mr. Loomis passes by.
*Because all those midwestern "C" cities sound alike when you're so pissed off you can't see.
Image: Master of the Karlsruhe Passion, Capture of Jesus Christ, c. 1450.
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Tags: Bad Cops
I'm Not Saying Guns Are A Problem…
…But yeah, I am. Guns are a huge f**king problem.
Two officers are in stable condition, with one in surgery, and the suspect is dead following a shooting Saturday at a Walmart in suburban Phoenix, authorities said.
Sasha Avonna Bell, one of the first to file a lawsuit over the Flint, Michigan water crisis, was found dead inside a townhouse on Tuesday.
Bell was found shot dead with another woman, Sacorya Renee Reed, at a home in the 2600 block of Ridgecrest Drive, The Flint Journal reported.
A one-year-old child, who was unharmed, was also found in the home and turned over to child protective services, but police did not confirm whether the child was Bell's….
The case is slated to continue, with a representative to be appointed to represent Bell's child.
A man who shot and killed five people during two separate shootings as part of a domestic dispute in Georgia was found dead in his home early Saturday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said…
The daughter of Georgia man suspected of shooting five people to death before killing himself says her father was a "ticking time bomb."
Lauren Hawes told The Associated Press Saturday that she and her 1-year-old daughter hid in a neighbor's house while her father, Wayne Anthony Hawes, went on a shooting rampage that killed five people, including her grandmother and cousin.
And, not that it's a competition, perhaps ghastliest of all, Ohio:
Eight members of the same family were killed "execution-style" across four homes in rural Piketon, Ohio, law enforcement said Friday, in the presence of three small children, who survived the rampage…
All the victims were shot in the head, "execution-style," and none of the deaths appear to be suicides, he said. DeWine said it appears the killings took place overnight while the victims were in bed, with one woman killed with her "four-day-old right there."
These are just four reports of four wretched events — crimes — over the last couple of days, all gleaned from a single news site (Talking Points Memo). As such, they're just the gun miseries from Friday and today that rose to some kind of web prominence. There are, certainly, many, many more lurking below that threshold of media attention.
All of these crimes, all of this woe, were done in their own contexts, their own sequence of events. The guns didn't decide to shoot themselves — I get that.
But the litany, the daily butcher's bill, tells another story, alongside the too-common and too-comfortable one of "people kill people." People kill a lot fewer people when it's harder to do. Firearms make it easy.
Res ipsa loquitur.
Image: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, The Actor, before 1861.
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Evil Infests Augusta
John Brunner said it exactly right in The Shockwave Rider: "If there is such a phenomenon as absolute evil it consists in treating another human being as a thing."
With that in mind, let me give you the latest from Maine's governor, the utterly odious Paul LePage:
Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a bill Wednesday that would allow pharmacists to dispense an anti-overdose drug without a prescription, saying that allowing addicts to keep naloxone on hand "serves only to perpetuate the cycle of addiction." [via Kerry Eleved at GOS]
That's nonsense on its own terms, as the deeply valuable Maia Szalavitz — herself a former addict — has argued over and over again:
As with needle exchange, opposition to Naloxone distribution has mainly come from those who fear that reducing drug-related harm will lead to increased drug use. Fortunately, also similarly to the data on needle exchange, the research doesn't find this occurring.
But don't let any actual experience bother you, LePage!
"Naloxone does not truly save lives; it merely extends them until the next overdose," LePage | 2,298 |
bowl measures 5" X 1 1/2"
This bowl comes from the branch of an ancient old growth hemlock that grew on the beach near our home. When you stop and consider that this tree was a seedling before Leonardo da Vinci was born...it's mind blowing. For me, it comes with extra responsibility.
I put extra attention into these tiny bowls because to me they have all the character of a bigger bowl packed into a tiny package. I sand these to ultra-fine grits, because I know they'll hold special items like rings.
I left a tiny knot in the rim on one side of this<|fim_middle|> because the middle of the tree had rotted out. Only a few inches of sound wood could be found on the outside of the tree, even at the base where it was over three feet (one meter) across. | bowl. Coloration in hemlock is fascinating...scroll down to the fourth picture and look at how the color goes right through growth rings.
This will make an excellent bowl for small jewelry or special items, such as rounded beach glass.
Story:The tree this bowl came from blew over near my house and fell into the ocean. I spotted it as it drifted past my house. I salvaged the tree by towing it home, branches and all!
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Designing ruggedized products means to conceive devices able to maintain their functionality, usability and performance in extreme conditions and to ensure the safety of the people<|fim_middle|>, the remote control stands out in the product category for the compact form factor, comfortable hand-holding, friendly user interface, easy accessible touch button and joystick integration on top of a unique recharging system with a dedicated docking station. | using them. Always starting from ergonomics, we define products with appropriate dimension, orientation, grip and configuration of control panels to make sure each device is highly usable within its particular constraints.
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There must a reason for all the trauma and turmoil in the world, past and present.
There must be a reason for the grief and loss we experience and the trauma we face<|fim_middle|> or verbal contact, in the right places. Pressure, movement and appropriate cues can bring awareness and animation into places where we were otherwise unconscious or strained. | . Believing that there is no reason takes away a sense of hope and possibility.
Without a vision, our souls find no rest.
I will hold on to hope that there is possibility for redemption and renewal each day and every moment. If you lose hope, what are you left with? Despair, sadness, grief. I've been there, in the depths, for long swaths of time. It is not a place to make your home or stay.
Climb out of the depths, out of the deep, beyond the grief and into hope.
Then, find some body workers, like Bevin (featured in the film) who can help you release the trauma in your muscles, tissues and bones. The body keeps the score and it's our job to make sure this body we've been given has all the resources it needs to heal and repair.
I've worked with Bevin on structural integration, rolfing and somatic experiencing. The way she is able to integrate the learnings of all those modalities makes her a sought-after healer.
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One of the most widely used career assessments by colleges and universities, the Strong Interest Inventory® is useful in choosing college majors and making good career choices. The assessment compares your results with people in various occupations who are proven to be successful and happy with their careers. Studies show a high likelihood that those with similar results will also find those career to be satisfying and fulfilling. Using your relative scores in each category, the SII® assessment will assign you a three letter General Occupational Theme code based on Holland's Theory of Occupational Themes (RIASEC). A report is generated which provides a list of occupations you are likely to find rewarding and also offers insight into your career values, interests, and motivators.
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The Highlands Ability Battery (HAB) is an assessment used to determine your aptitudes.
of information about yourself, including how you learn and communicate best, your most effective problem solving approach, and how you can best optimize your work environment.
Through a series of timed assessments, the HAB is able to objectively identify your natural talents. Research shows that everyone is born with a set of abilities that makes it easier to complete certain tasks. A 30+ page report is generated that provides objective rather | 234 |
<|fim_middle|> outdoors! | Mike started with Magnum Electric in 2000 as a new graduate of MState Moorhead as an Apprentice Electrician and now holds the title of President of the company. He dedicated himself to his work, swiftly moving from an Apprentice to Journeyman then to Master Electrician. As a foreman in 2008 he was presented with an opportunity and become part owner of Magnum, the company that had helped build the foundation of his career. He takes enormous pride in the personal relationships Magnum maintains with all of its customers and clients, even as the company has grown to over 200 employees across many states. He is extremely driven and is always looking for new and challenging opportunities to push Magnum forward and be the best in the industry. Mike is from Ortonville, MN and now resides in West Fargo with his wife and their four children. He thoroughly enjoys hunting, fishing, and the | 183 |
In my last post, I pointed out that stacc<|fim_middle|> detaching the notes from each other, the wind player must give the impression of detachment while also giving the impression of a brief violin-style resonance following each note. In other words, the "space" between the notes is actually filled, at least partially but maybe completely, with a very quick decrescendo.
A reverberant performance space also helps to mask wind instruments' lack of damped oscillation, but ultimately it is up to the wind player to create the faux resonance when the situation demands. Pay close attention to the ends of your staccato notes! | ato notes are not always exactly "detached," even though they may give that impression. Now let's consider how this sense of detachment, real or false, can disrupt a phrase.
There's not a clear sense of continuity—each note is an island.
The space between the notes is the same, but now there is a clear relationship. It's obvious that the individual notes, though detached, make up a single structure and not six separate ones.
A bit of crescendo is a reliable and tasteful way to do this in many cases, but really any variable aspect of musical expression could ostensibly be used: decrescendo, change in tone color, change in vibrato, accelerando or ritardando, or just about anything else that can be varied continuously across a group of notes. Make sure each note you play serves a larger phrase!
It seems that many of us are taught first to treat notes with staccato markings as "short," and then later refine that definition to mean something like "separated" or "detached." The difference in these definitions is that a "detached" note might really be quite long, but has at least a sliver of silence separating it from the note afterwards.
But for wind players, even this definition may be too simplistic, and in some cases produces a sound that is too aggressively clipped or pecky.
It's clear that the violinist is detaching the notes from each other. But listen carefully—does the instrument go completely silent in between notes? At a faster tempo, it doesn't. Even though the violinist temporarily stops driving the strings' vibrations with the bow, the instrument continues to resonate on its own, and this (softer) sound may bleed into the next note.
A wind instrument doesn't resonate in the same way: when the wind player stops blowing, the sound stops immediately. But since our modern wind technique borrows so heavily from the bowed string tradition, in many cases it is necessary to imitate this resonance to achieve the desired effect. To oversimplify a bit, the wind player must end "staccato" notes with very brief decrescendos.
When this technique is applied to staccato passages, it may mean that rather than literally | 455 |
An Introduction to Welcome Stranger
Product | 7 August 2018
As we step out of our comfort zone, we are exposed to a new reality that feels distorted.
The oddness is captivating and we gravitate to it - a desire to explore further.
The unknown rituals that make us feel creature-like in an upside-down world, are those that later blend with our identity and become part of it.
As we become multi-locals, what was strange at first, now feels like home.
For our latest season – Welcome Stranger - our designers were inspired by the idea of "Multi-localism" and looked to the places, experiences and people that have shaped them throughout their lives.
"We really connected to the idea of multi-localism – the idea that the self can be informed by a layered mosaic of authentic travel experiences and the unique places we find ourselves in." The design team explained. "The rituals we adopt and the connections we form combine to make up who we are."
What we're left with is one of our most diverse ranges yet, filled with evocative colours, stylish and clever new designs, simple yet effective updates to classic Crumpler styles and an exciting new travel collection which establishes a new standard in Crum<|fim_middle|> offering which looks to better track our travel needs.
The season tells of a journey enriched by the many people and places encountered along the way. The unfamiliar shapes us and as we explore we evolve. Embrace the unknown – The Welcome Stranger.
To see the range, hit this link - https://www.crumpler.com/au/new-arrivals/ | pler luggage design.
"Our new range of travel luggage, Zero Boarders, has all the features and amenities a world traveller could possibly need to help them explore easily and effectively. As the name suggests it was inspired by a sense of confident freedom."
"The rituals we adopt and the connections we form combine to make up who we are."
There is so much more coming in the next six months to share with you including new styles, exciting collaborations and beautiful seasonal prints. But, until that all arrives in-store, enjoy this behind the scenes video from our most recent photoshoot and the story behind Welcome Stranger.
As the world becomes ever more connected and the lust to travel, explore and evolve expands, our human identities become increasingly complex.
The places we've seen have changed us and the different cultures we've been exposed to live within us.
We are like mosaics and every experience, a unique and meaningful tile.
A puzzle made of multiple colours and shapes, all diverse but fitting in perfect harmony to create a beautiful masterpiece.
We no longer belong to one place; we have become Multi-locals.
And it's this concept of multi-localism that drives the season. Mismatched combinations and diverse detailing work together as a whole to create hybrid shapes that match our adaptable lifestyles.
The seasonal colour palette has been inspired by the diverse landscapes that celebrate individuality through creative expression transcending boundaries of country and language.
"The scents of some far-off spice market should come to mind when you see backpacks and totes in marsala and marigold..."
The scents of some far-off spice market should come to mind when you see backpacks and totes in marsala and marigold and the bold royal blue and claret evoke the free spirit of a graffiti drenched laneway.
We look at street art for print direction and reinvent signature styles with puzzle inspired splicing. Travel and exploration also drives the season, highlighted by a fresh new high-feature luggage | 393 |
You Won't Be Alone
You Won't Be Alone is a fairytale from Macedonia alive to the idea that darkness is a power in the world, one kept at bay by praying and, sometimes, by making unholy contracts with other forces. Its aim is to connect us with the mindset of the middle-European peasants who first told these stories, people who really believed in witches and changelings. Its lack of revisionism is unusual, refreshing and exotic. There's no Angela Carter feminist re-imagining, à la Dances with Wolves. No Disney self-fulfilment. Marx and Freud are not to be found lurking in the subtext. The Grimm brothers would nod approvingly.
When is it set? Focus Features, who distributed it, suggest it's the 19th century, but it could honestly be any time in the previous three or four hundred years. This<|fim_middle|> that in a way it is the material. DP Matthew Chuang's camera is up close in the face of whichever actor is playing Nevena, the name of the shapeshifter, be it Sara Klimoska (who gets most screen time), Carloto Cotta, Noomi Rapace, Alice Englert, urgently moving about to indicate an anxiety and inquisitiveness about the world while the lighting is dark to the point of murkiness, characters often just silhouettes barely standing out against the defocused background.
Sara Klimoska, the film's real star
Nevena does not know who she is or what she's capable of, but she's learning. Essentially a tale of a young witch's sentimental education, it's a "one thing after another" affair, with a series of events, some shocking, others baffling, all hung on the slenderest of dramatic threads, the link between the neophyte Nevena and the witch Maria, who returns at key moments to see how her charge is faring.
Though You Won't Be Alone is really all about what's in the foreground rather than the background, the attention to detail is prodigious and the film also operates as a series of sketches about dirt-poor rural life. That scene where, in the midst of the harvest, one pregnant woman, half crouching at the edge of the field, squirts out a new baby, then puts herself back in order, re-arranges her skirts, before stumbling back to continue the scything. Or the one where the villagers, fairly certain that one of their number is possessed (and they're quite right, she is) gather around and exorcise her.
At various points either Maria or Nevena reach into their own bodies and drag out various organs. There is plenty of offal and there's quite a lot of ugliness and brutality on display. But for all that it's a beautiful film, enhanced by Mark Bradshaw's tinkling music-boxy score, populated by many a lusty swain and fair maid. Sex comes joyously in hay lofts or unasked-for out in the woods. It is familiar and yet fresh, like the landscapes of Macedonia, wedged between Greece and Bulgaria, or the fascinating face of Sara Klimoska. This film will probably make her a star.
You Won't Be Alone – Watch it/buy it at Amazon
You Won't Be Alone | April 14, 2022 (Australia) 6.4
Director: Goran StolevskiWriter: Goran StolevskiStars: Noomi Rapace, Alice Englert, Anamaria MarincaSummary: | is Europe before mechanisation, a vastly inward-looking society that's ritualistic, hierarchical, superstitious, yoked to the land and obsessed with making a good match in marriage – a whole life turns on this decision – and vitally aware of the power of shame.
Into this world a female child is born and grows up in isolation – the mother has promised the child to witch Old Maid Maria (Anamaria Marinca, beneath remarkable scar-tissue make-up) and is trying to renege on the deal by hiding her daughter. This does not work. In spite of the mother's efforts, on reaching maturity Nevena becomes a shapeshifter capable of entering the bodies of other people, jumping from one to another to the next – a woman, a man, a dog at one point (I think), a baby – though she's been brought up in such seclusion that she barely knows what the world is about or how she fits into it. "Are sparrows snakes?" she asks in voiceover. "Are women wasps?… Me, am I the devil?"
It's a coming of age story with an unusually steep upward trajectory and a forceful debut feature by Goran Stolevski, who has decided on an impressionistic and intensely subjective treatment of his material. In fact the treatment is so intense | 271 |
£50m Randox Centres of Excellence launched in Northern Ireland
A record £50 million investment which will deliver cutting-edge technologies to diagnose conditions like cancer, heart conditions and infectious diseases has been announced by Northern Ireland diagnostics company Randox Laboratories and Invest Northern Ireland.
This major project involves the establishment of three Centres of Excellence, enabling Randox R&D scientists to work collaboratively with colleagues from Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University. The centres are being officially launched today at the Randox Science Park. The ceremony will include a keynote address from Sir John Bell, who chaired the UK Government's Life Sciences Industrial Strategy Board.
Advanced diagnostics have been identified as key to delivering sustainable improvement to healthcare systems struggling to cope with increasing levels of chronic and preventable conditions. Having been focused in this field for over 36 years, Randox has a<|fim_middle|> Research, Sir John Bell, Ulster University | successful track record of developing new and innovative tests – examples include assessing those at risk of Alzheimer's disease and genetic cardiac conditions, to promote and enable preventive treatment, and a new clinically-approved test to diagnose prediabetes.
Managing Director of Randox Laboratories, Dr Peter FitzGerald, who today launched the three Centres of Excellence, said;
"When almost a quarter of the deaths of people under 75 in the UK are considered preventable, we need to ask ourselves what can be done to improve healthcare outcomes. There is an undeniable case for radical change in the way healthcare is delivered, and sophisticated diagnostics will be at the fore of this revolution.
"Enabling earlier and more accurate diagnosis, to identify those at the earliest stages of illness, ideally before the onset of any symptoms, is a game-changer. Through early intervention we can restrict the development of chronic conditions and improve people's lives. Our view of the future is one where people are empowered through earlier diagnosis to stay healthier for longer, and where healthcare systems are freed to deliver quality services to patients. Our announcement today demonstrates our continuing commitment in this field.
"We are grateful for the support offered by Invest NI and look forward to addressing these pressing healthcare needs."
The Centres of Excellence will focus respectively on clinical diagnostics, engineering for biosciences and quality control. The project, which will strengthen collaborative partnerships between Randox, Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University, will accelerate the development of new technologies and drive healthcare improvements regionally, nationally and across the globe.
Of the £23m of support offered by Invest NI, £5m will go toward research projects at Ulster University and Queen's University Belfast.
Welcoming the investment, Alastair Hamilton, Chief Executive of Invest NI said;
"Randox has a long history of investing heavily in innovation and R&D which has enabled it to create a globally competitive export driven business, capable of developing world leading research. This major investment will enable Randox to perform cutting-edge R&D which has the potential to revolutionise the global healthcare industry. This is excellent news for Northern Ireland's life and health sciences sector. Northern Ireland is enjoying a growing international reputation as a region of expertise and knowledge in key areas such as Diagnostics, Precision Medicine and Advanced Manufacturing. The three new Centres of Excellence will help build on this and enhance Northern Ireland's credibility, provide supply chain opportunities, and encourage knowledge transfer with our universities."
Sir John Bell, commenting on the potential for the UK Life Sciences sector said;
"The life sciences industry represents one of the dominant economic sectors in the UK, and one with considerable potential for growth. However, whilst we have many natural strengths we cannot afford to be complacent. We must strive to optimise our science base, to encourage collaboration across academia, industry and the NHS, and grow our industrial capabilities. To do so we need to use our extensive data sets to best effect, and have in place a strong skills strategy. Success requires vision and drive. To that end I would like to congratulate Dr FitzGerald and Randox in the establishment of these three R&D collaborative Centres of Excellence – these are assets of national standing and will have a meaningful impact in enabling earlier and more accurate diagnosis, driving improvements in patient care, regionally, nationally and globally. They are leaders in this field, committed to innovation, and I wish them every success."
Professor Jim McLaughlin, Director of Ulster University's Nanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre, added;
"This very welcome investment enables pioneering Randox-inspired engineering capacity at Ulster University and reflects our research commitment to the life sciences industry. From nanotechnology to the development of systems that will enable large scale laboratory capability to be produced in the palm of your hand, the partnership brings shared industry and academic research excellence from the lab into the marketplace. Life sciences is a vital economic sector locally and this collaboration will advance diagnostics and ultimately enhance patient health outcomes."
Dr David Jess, Senior Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast School of Mathematics and Physics, added;
"The Randox Centres of Excellence will allow Queen's University Belfast to continue to deliver cutting-edge and world leading research. We look forward to collaborating further with industry to develop pioneering research, focused on the needs of society."
Invest NI's R&D support is part funded by ERDF under the EU Investment for Growth and Jobs Programme 2014 – 2020.
For further information please contact the Randox PR Team: phone 028 9442 2413 or email randoxpr@randox.com
Posted on 22nd February 2018 at 11:05 am.
Tags: Centres of Excellence, Diagnostics, engineering, Invest NI, Investment, Quality Control, Queen's University Belfast, Randox Science Park, | 987 |
The Weekend of Good Results
March 23, 2009 By Jeff
On Saturday we pushed the rolling box o' beds out of our garage, and set it up on the driveway. We're thinking about selling it, and wanted to see if a coven of hedgehogs had taken up residence inside. And, I'm happy to report, they had not.
I don't believe we've used that trailer since 2006, which means it's been idle for two full summers. Clearly, our camping days are behind us. So we might put it on Craig's List and see how it goes.
But it's a funny thing… All four of us felt kind of sad when we climbed back inside the<|fim_middle|> I guess. I build a to-do list for every day of the week, one day in advance, and another that covers the whole weekend.
For today I have three items written down, and haven't completed any yet. This update is one of them, though. So, by the time you read this, at least one task will be completed.
The weekend list only has six things on it, which includes the three from today. I used to make the mistake of hopeful estimating, and would create unreasonable expectations. Then I'd get all worked up about it, and want to slug myself in the genitalia.
So, you see, I'm becoming very skilled at this list-making. I'm pretty good at being realistic, while still pushing myself. I can make you a list of the best list-making practices, if you'd like. Just let me know, and I'll add your list list to my list.
A few nights ago Clive Bull asked his listeners what they'd miss most if they left England, and the responses were pretty interesting. So, let's try it here… What would you miss most if you left the U.S. or Canada (over 85% of you are in the U.S. or Canada), especially if you moved to a country that hasn't been Americanized (yet).
Also, I know there are a few American readers now living abroad. Like Taiwan On and Aaron in Australia… If you guys could tell us what you miss the most about the good ol' U.S. of A., if anything, we'd be much obliged.
And I'm not really talking about high-horse stuff like freedom and liberty either, I'm talking about Cheetos and that sort of thing.
Also, I'd like to know what's the weirdest thing you've ever seen lying in the middle of a road. I once happened upon a full-blown upright piano, on I-64 in West Virginia. The thing had apparently fallen off the back of a truck, and was fucked nine ways to Sunday.
Plus, there were sofas and ladders on 285 in Atlanta, almost daily. Seriously, almost every day.
Use the comments link to tell us your stories on that subject.
And I'm gonna turn it over to Buck now, and call it a week. Here's his latest, which I know you'll enjoy.
You guys have yourselves a fantastic (that's kind of a gay word, isn't it?) weekend.
And I'll see you on Monday. | ridiculous contraption. It still smells of ancient campfires, and we were getting all nostalgic with it.
Why do we only remember the good times? Why is the past so often romanticized in our minds? We were fixating on the rare days when everything went perfectly, when we were all happy and smiling and enjoying fantastic burgers cooked out of doors.
Yet there's a reason why we haven't gone camping in two years, and that's because reality almost never lives up to the fond memories. We'd go chasing that Norman Rockwell dream, and it would be two hundred degrees and humid outside, all of us would be breaded in filth, and I'd have gnats whitewater rafting down the length of my crackal region.
Yeah, maybe we can make enough money to pay for two or three weeks-worth of stays at Courtyard by Marriott?
A few weekends ago Toney did our taxes, and the results were not satisfactory. The little window at the top of the TurboTax page told us we owe the United States government $6000.
I just about shit my pants — every pair.
No way it could be true, no way. We've always gotten at least a small refund, we've never had to cut a check. Maybe she made a (significant) mistake? The house was rockin' with middle school shenanigans as she plugged in the information; there was a good chance something went askew. Right? That's the hope we clinged-to.
I suggested she close the program, and we give it some breathing room. We could revisit it in a couple of weeks, when things are quieter and calmer around here, and be extra-careful with it.
And every time I thought about it during those two weeks, my stomach twisted like somebody was wringing-out a washcloth. I believed it was wrong, but my former employer had paid me out for 500 hours of unused vacation in 2008. What if it got jacked-up somehow? What if we really did owe six grand? Gulp.
On Saturday Toney returned to the computer with all her scraps of paper, and started over. The final verdict: a $41 refund. Whew. We owe the state of Taxylvania about $200, but under the circumstances… I'll dance to the mailbox with it.
I guess you shouldn't try to prepare your taxes in the middle of a Guitar Hero tournament? Is that the moral of the story? I think that might be one of them.
More good news: I got my car inspected on Saturday morning, and everything checked-out. My Camry is in good shape, but you never know. Those garages, I think, use state inspections as an opportunity to bend you over the credenza.
A few years ago, in fact, I took my Blazer (worst vehicle ever) to a well-known outfit, and asked for an inspection. And when they were finished I was handed a long list of problems that needed correcting. I think the bottom-line quote was in the neighborhood of $750.
My brain almost exploded with anger — the dude was trying to rip me off — and I told him to put everything back together; I wasn't paying him a cent for "repairs." Then I took my vehicle somewhere else, where it passed with no issues whatsoever.
So, I'm always hesitant going into those deals. The garage we've been using seems honest, but they have a revolving door of employees there. Who knows what today's guy will be like?
But I was pleased with that result as well; it was the weekend of good results. I got an oil change, tire rotation, and all necessary inspections — for $71. It seems almost impossible to me.
Have you ever been ripped-off by a mechanic? I have no doubt that I have, but nothing overly blatant like the walking, talking alimentary canal I mentioned above. I'm stupid, especially when it comes to cars, but not that stupid.
Use the comments section to tell us your horror stories — or near-misses — involving car repair. The pricks.
And I'll leave you now with an exclusive peak inside the new Yankee Stadium, with Smoking Fish. Check it out. The Yankees are trying to keep all this under wraps, but the vast network of liars and backstabbers never sleeps. Pass the beer nuts.
Also, be sure to check out today's Further Evidence. I've watched it at least five times, and always ended up with tears in my eyes. That's some funny shit right there.
Have a great day, my friends.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Hockey and a skillet full of cheese sauce
We went to Cracker Barrel for dinner last night, before the big hockey game. And they were pushing a new menu category: skillet meals.
As stated elsewhere, I'm a big fan of having all my food combined into a big ol' mess before me. So, even though I generally reject hype, I was intrigued. One of the offerings, in particular, sounded mighty good to me. It featured chicken, broccoli, crumbled-up Ritz crackers, hashbrown casserole, and liquefied cheese.
I didn't really want to give our waitress the satisfaction of believing she talked me into something, but all that melted-down cheddar made it difficult to resist. So, I told her I'd take what she suggested. "Excellent," she answered. Do they work on commission?
My "Fireside Country Skillet" came with a tossed salad, and a platter of biscuits and cornbread. A nice way to kick-off a feeding… But when she brought my main course, I thought it was WAY too small. It seemed like their so-called skillets are actually flattened-out coffee cups. The mess o' food inside looked good, but my inner-sensors told me there needed to be roughly 100% more of it.
She asked if I wanted more sweet tea, and why is such a question even necessary? I hadn't even started my meal yet. Just keep 'em coming, sister.
I sighed at the sight of the pitiful offering before me, and ripped into it. And man, it was good. There were big hunks of white meat chicken, cooked but not overcooked broccoli, and all manner of tastiness. It was a wise entree choice, despite the social pressure.
And it also turned out to be almost enough food. I could've gone for another three or four forkfuls, but it wasn't nearly as skimpy as I'd first believed. It was some kind of optical illusion with cheese sauce.
If you're a food-mixer like I am, I highly recommend the Cracker Barrel skillet meals. I think there are three of them available at the moment, but one features mushrooms and I'm not much into the fungus. But I'm ready to start rotating between the other two, until full burnout sets in. Oh yes I am.
As we were leaving, the boys asked if they could get a candy from the store out-front. Toney said yes, and asked if I wanted anything. I declined for some reason, and started looking around while she dealt with the Secrets.
And they have something really cool there… It's boxes, roughly the size of hardcover books, filled with a selection of candies from various decades. They had the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s. Apparently the '70s was sold-out, which is the one I'd want. I'm curious to see what's included. Zotz, maybe?!
While walking to the car, I was telling Toney about the retro candy collections, and she said she had a surprise for me. She reached into a Cracker Barrel bag, and pulled out a long string of… cherry Zotz!
I couldn't believe my eyes. It had probably been 25 years since I'd had one of those babies, and used to love 'em. She also bought a rope of strawberry and watermelon. I don't think they had watermelon back in the day, but that's OK. I popped one of the cherry flavored Zotz into my mouth, and it was exactly like 1978. Same size, same flavor, same everything. I nearly wept.
Already, the night was a huge success.
The Wachovia Arena was just a few hundred yards from the restaurant, and the parking lot was already starting to fill-up when we got there. A team of morbidly obese coal-crackers in fluorescent vests dictated where we could park our car. I did as I was told, and we went in search of the will-call window.
The tickets were waiting for us (thanks again, Brian!), and we zig-zagged our way through the crowd, eventually finding our seats. They were located halfway up the lower section, near one of the goals. Very nice.
Once we were settled, I asked Toney if she wanted a beer. Absolutely was her reply, and I told the woman at the adult beverage trailer I'd take two Yuengling drafts. "Eleven dollars," she said. "HOLY SHIT!" I shouted, involuntarily.
I realized, at that moment, Toney and I would only be having one beer each. At least until we got home…
The game itself was fun. I don't know much about hockey, and was amazed at the number of sticks shattered during play. I wasn't aware that happened so often. In fact, it never occurred to me that it ever happens.
But every ten minutes or so we'd hear a loud crack, and one of the players would drop their ruined hockey stick to the ice. They'd just get rid of it, wherever they happened to be, and someone would have to skate out and retrieve the thing.
One of the Penguins players has a last name of Satan (pronounced suh-tan). And clearly, he's the most popular member of the team; every time the announcer mentioned his name, the crowd went wild. Those people just couldn't get enough of ol' Satan. Personally, I'm partial to Hitler (with a silent T).
There were plenty of fights, small skirmishes really, which never failed to bring the crowd to its feet. At one point there was a splattering of blood across the ice, and the Penguins' goalie used his blades to create bloody slush, then dragged it to the edge of the ice. And he did this like it was no big deal, just something that needs to be done from time to time.
The shit is brutal.
The action was fast and physical, and fun to watch. When the Penguins scored a goal, however, I was almost jolted into cardiac arrest. A full-blown locomotive horn went off, just impossibly loud, and I'm sincerely amazed my rectal seal didn't blow. Sweet Maria.
Following the incredible blast of noise the crowd stood, as one, and started in on some kind of freaky ritualistic response. There was chanting, hand signals, and glazed looks in everyone's eyes. It was all choreographed, and automatic, and slightly disturbing.
But overall, it was a good time. It certainly wasn't boring, and even though there's an insane length of time between periods, the time went by quickly. Not once did I look at my wrist, where a watch should be.
So, that was our night on the town. And now that we have one game under our belts, I have no doubt we'll return. It's a good way to spend an evening with the family.
Here are a few pics I snapped during the game.
As for the Question of the day… I don't really have anything specific.
How about your favorite stadium food? I feel silly eating anything besides a hot dog, or popcorn. I always see people scarfing down full meals at sporting events, and that's not something I could do. Are you partial to any certain foods traditionally served at stadiums, and such?
And what's the most expensive beer you've ever purchased? Bill and I had a few Heinekens at a bar inside the Beverly Hills Hilton, and I think they were about eight dollars each. As best as I can remember, those overpriced brews hold the current record in my world. What about yours?
Also, what candies should be included in the Cracker Barrel 1970s collection? Besides, of course, Zotz?
And that's gonna do it for today, boys and girls. I won't be able to update tomorrow, but I'll shoot for a quickie over the weekend. I can't promise anything, but I'll try.
I hope you have yourselves a fine, fine day.
See ya next time.
Professional hockey and foul-mouthed doctors
Thanks to the kindness of Surf Reporter Brian, Toney, the boys, and I will be attending tonight's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins game. The man has connections, many connections, and made arrangements for us to get in for the very agreeable price of nothing. Pretty cool, huh?
I'm looking forward to it. I'm not the world's biggest hockey fan, but have always been interested in seeing a few games live. I think it'll be a blast. …Stay tuned for a full report.
And while enjoying another delicious Marlene Colander frozen meal today, I started thinking about the professional sports teams I've watched play at their home stadiums. I've been to quite a few baseball games, but not much beyond that.
Here's my current list, not including minor league contests:
Cincinnati Reds (Riverfront Stadium)
Philadelphia Phillies (Veterans Stadium)
Pittsburgh Pirates (Three Rivers Stadium)
Atlanta Braves (Fulton County Stadium)
New York Yankees (Yankee Stadium)
Boston Red Sox (Fenway Park)
San Francisco Giants (Candlestick Park)
Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium)
Atlanta Hawks (The Omni)
Los Angeles Lakers (The Forum)
As you can see, most of the stadiums I've visited are now gone, or no longer in use. The two I visited the most, in Cincinnati and Atlanta, have been bulldozed full-on.
I am a relic from a different era.
I'm sure plenty of you have been to more pro sports games than I have. Give us your lists, in the comments section. And if Steve's reading this, you might want to submit yours in .pdf format. I don't know if WordPress is equipped to handle the strain of your list. Sweet Jesus.
Toney and I were talking about something a few days ago, and somehow got onto the subject of profane doctors.
I don't visit doctors very often, because I'm not really a fan. I'm always convinced they'll want to twist a flashlight into my ass. But two times in my life I've encountered cussing medical professionals. Twice, during very limited exposure.
When we lived in California someone suggested an optometrist in Burbank, so I made an appointment. He seemed fairly standard, until he had me in the chair with that big see-thru apparatus pressed against my face.
He started flipping lenses around, and asking if each combination improved my vision or made it worse. Only, that's not exactly the way he put it.
He'd flick the things for a couple of seconds, then say, "How's that? Shitty? Is this any better? Did that make it shitty or better? Any better? Shitty? Shitty? Better?…."
It was bizarre. Who talks that way, especially to a person right off the street? I'd never met the man before. I wasn't offended, of course, it just made me question the professionalism of this so-called doctor. I felt an urge to see his diploma, just to be sure. I had a feeling he might've ordered it out of the back of Rolling Stone.
But he turned out to be really good, and took great care of my problematic eyes. That first visit, however, left me scratching my tiny Duke head. Shitty?
Also in California (is a pattern developing?), our second son was born, via C-Section. I was in the room while the procedure took place, standing far enough behind the partition so I wouldn't have to see anything ripping apart.
There were two docs there and, I kid you not, they made a golf date while extracting our baby. I fought an urge to holler: "Would you guys please focus?! This is kind of a big deal!"
But everything went well, and after Secret 2 joined us, one of the doctors asked if I wanted to cut the umbilical cord. I told him I'd pass, and he said, "Oh, don't be such a pussy!"
I couldn't believe it. A pussy?! Does Buck have a brother who's a doctor in California?? It was all said in a joking way, but I wasn't exactly buckled-over in laughter.
A nurse pressed some scissors into my hand, and I did cut the cord — against my will. And it felt like I was trying to saw through raw steak. Blecch.
But, pussy? It's still amazing to me.
Have you had any unusual experiences with doctors? Has anything baffling happened, like with my foul-mouthed eye doctor, or our trash-talking baby-remover? Use the comments section to tell us all about it.
And I'm gonna cut this one a little short (like an umbilical). Both boys are home from school now, and are playing "music" in their rooms. It feels like I'm typing in the middle of a Best Buy store.
But tomorrow I'll tell you all about our big-time hockey adventure. Should be fun!
See ya then.
St. Patrick, beer, and internet auctions
Scranton's world famous St. Patrick's Day Parade happened over the weekend and, once again, I wasn't there. It's a big deal in these parts, and draws incredible crowds. But I don't have much of an interest.
I did check it out a few years ago, just so I could say I'd been to one, and it seemed like roughly fifty percent of the attendees were drunk. And that's even higher than at Harbor Freight Tools. The bars open at 7 am on "parade day," and it's reportedly a tradition for some to be there cheering while the doors are being unlocked.
It's crazy. I can't imagine starting to drink beer at 7 in the morning. I can understand still being up from the night before, swinging for the fences and blooping lagers, but not kicking things off during the bacon and eggs portion of the day. I think that borders on taking it too far.
When we attended our one parade here we were surrounded by jackasses wearing novelty headgear, hollering and blasting their beer breath against the sides of our faces. Some people were shirtless with their torsos painted green, and it was impossible to tell if they were men or women, young or old. And huge roars would go up as unknown members of the city council rolled past in pantsuits at 3 mph.
I just stood there blinking real fast, muttering, "Why am I here? Why am I here…?"
This is how old I am: The only way I could truly enjoy such an event is if it started around 4 in the afternoon, the weather was perfect, we had a reliable babysitter in place, and access to a dedicated car service. Even then, I'd probably be ready to go home after an hour, and slip into my cheeseburger sleeping pants.
It's a sad state of affairs.
Speaking of beer, Toney and I went to Cooper's on Friday evening, while the boys were off playing golf with ghost children at R.L. Stine High School. The place was slam-packed, and we had to sit at the bar with our shoulders in front of us, if you know what I mean.
I perused their snooty list of drafts, and decided I'd better go with something Irish, since it's the season for such things. And after some hemming (I rarely haw) I decided on O'Hara's Red. Yeah, it was OK, I guess. And my second pint was the new Yuengling Bock, which was also OK, I guess.
My selections were mildly disappointing this time (I plan to give the Bock a second chance), but I love the back bar at Cooper's. It's a beer lover's paradise, hidden away in a darkened alcove.
I wish I was there, right now.
Yesterday members of the mailing list were notified of a very important research project we've taken-on, here at Surf Report Labs. And now I believe it's safe to let the rest of the world in on it. Click here to view the Woodstock Death Count! And please use this knowledge for good, not evil.
Also, in a couple of weeks (or so), I'm going to have a special announcement to make, concerning a new joint venture between Metten and myself. We've still got a few bugs to work out of it (many bugs), but I think we'll be ready to go by the first part of April. So, stay tuned. It's gonna be fun.
And finally, I'll leave you with a couple of questionable Questions, to close out the category.
First, I'd like to know about your eBay experiences. I have thousands and thousands of CDs boxed-up in our basement, amassed during the record weasel years, and I'm toying with the idea of trying to get rid of them through eBay. Therefore, I've been mildly fixated on the site, over the past couple of days.
And I was wondering, have you ever bought something extra-cool there? Have you sold an item, and made an inordinate amount of money from it? Have you ever been burned? What are your biggest eBay successes, and failures?
I can offer two stories, myself…
When we lived in California I often visited a used record store called Second Spin. They always had a massive bin, filled with 99 cent CDs. Predictably, almost all of it was discouraging crapola. But I'd found just enough good stuff there to make it mandatory that I check the section during every visit.
One afternoon I discovered a copy of a CD by a Texas band called The Reivers. It was their third album, the excellent End of the Day. I already owned it (I love the Reivers), but knew their stuff was rare and out of print. So, I snagged it.
When I got home I put the disc in a clean jewel box, and tossed the cracked and sticker-laden case that had come with it. Then I listed the CD at eBay, stating accurately that it was in "like new condition."
Yeah, and the winning bid was $72, plus three bucks for shipping. I'd paid 99 cents! It's my biggest eBay success, to date. I've tried to top it, but have never even come close.
And just so you know, the Reivers albums have since been reissued on CD, and are no longer rare. But back in the day, they were almost impossible to find — and I had all four. It had taken me many years to complete the set, and almost immediately they were re-released for $9.99 each. And so it goes…
Also, at eBay I bought an incredibly cool panoramic photograph of my hometown of Dunbar, WV, taken on September 23, 1924. It's huge, more than three feet wide, and is crystal clear. I can even see my aunt's house, and found out it used to have a wraparound porch. Who knew?
I think I paid less than fifty dollars for the thing, and it's now framed and hanging in our family room. It's definitely one of my greatest eBay successes.
Do you have any interesting stories to tell on the subject? Use the comments section below.
And what do you think about my plan to liquidate the mountain of old CDs in the basement? A bigger hassle than it's worth? Most of it's straight-up garbage, and probably wouldn't even sell. But who knows? There might be some hidden jewels in there somewhere. One man's Deee-Lite, is another man's treasure.
Also, if you have any St. Patrick's Day debauchery tales to tell, we'd like to hear those as well. I got nothin', I'm afraid. But what about you? Have you ever gotten bed-shittin' drunk in honor of an ancient religious leader? Tell us about it, won't you?
And I'll see you guys tomorrow.
A Few Quick Things, vol. 431
I told you recently that my eMusic account refreshed, and I had another fifty (fifty!) songs to play around with. Welp, this isn't something you can just go jumping into all willy-nilly. Oh no, much contemplation must take place.
For instance, I like to download full albums only; I'm not really a cherry-pickin' kind of guy. And since the credits don't carry over from month to month, I attempt to use EXACTLY fifty songs — no more, no less.
So, you see, it's a little like working a puzzle. If I get this one, it'll only leave eight songs, but if I go with that one, I'll have eleven and can probably find something good with eleven songs it… On and on it goes, for days, sometimes weeks. It's part of the fun, really. And next month I might start using Microsoft Excel to help organize the process.
In any case, here's what I finally settled on:
Justin Townes Earle (12 songs) Son of Steve Earle, my favorite communist country & western singer. This thing has the critics a-slobbering, AND he covers the Replacements. How could I not get it? I mean, seriously.
M. Ward (14 songs) I literally knew (know) nothing about this guy (or is it a band?), but several of you suggested I check out the latest album. So I did, and love it. I've been burned by a few critics' darling dirge records recently (Bon Iver), but this one has plenty of life in it, and wit as well.
Robyn Hitchcock (10 songs) The brand new album by one of my favorite artists. I had a conversation with him and Peter Buck once, in Raleigh. Robyn was exceedingly friendly, and even drew a cartoon for me on the back of an envelope (it's a long story), but Peter looked at me like I was wearing a full sash of turds.
Young Fresh Fellows (14 songs) A great album I own on vinyl LP, but never got around to buying on CD. A classic from my hipster days.
So, there ya go. On March 23 I'll have fifty more songs, and it'll start all over again. Can't hardly wait!
And just so you know… Those four albums cost me $14.99, and it would be exactly $36.97 at iTunes. Oh yeah.
When I slapped my contact lenses on my eyeballs yesterday morning, I could tell something wasn't exactly right with the left one. It was a tad uncomfortable. So I took it out, squirted it with saline, rubbed it around in the palm of my hand, and put it back in my eye.
And it felt OK for the first five hours or so. Then it started stinging, and I eventually had tears rolling down my cheek like that garbage Indian.
By the time I got home this morning, around 2:30, it felt like someone had jumped out of the bushes and stabbed me in the left eye with a pocket knife. Possibly the scissors (or fish scaler) blade on a Swiss Army knife.
I really need to keep some solution in my desk at work. It's one of those things I intend to take care of, way off in the abstract future sometime.
Because I don't think I'd really enjoying wearing an eye patch for the rest of my life… Sure, it seems kind of cool, but I have a feeling reality might be a little different than fantasy.
From Netflix I recently received The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. I remember thinking I'd like to see it, but when I opened the envelope I noticed it has a running time of 2 hours 39 minutes.
So, it went right back into the mail. Funk dat. Two hours is too long, in my opinion, and two and a half is out of the question. If a director can't tell a story in 120 minutes or less, it's not a story worth telling. You know, generally speaking.
Next up: Burn After Reading. Running time: 96 minutes.
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Mitch Joel — author, blogger and president of global digital marketing agency Mirum — wasn't dubbed the "Rock Star of Digital Marketing" for nothing. Top companies seek him out for his views on innovation and marketing, so NRF's Artemis Berry decided to do the same.
Augmented reality and virtual reality are on a collision course with retail, and Joel was willing to offer a few thoughts in advance of his keynote session next week at Retail's Digital Summit, a Shop.org event in Dallas.
When it comes to retail, I think Lowe's did something very unique. Yes, it's a virtual environment, so you can choose everything from paint colors to countertops and beyond, but what really impressed me was the viewing options. You can also walk through your exact room (as you have designed it based on your real layout) from the perspective of a child. That experience changed everything for me. How the<|fim_middle|> yet. There are many hurdles in front of us (and going forward) that need to be addressed. So, the hype is real. I have no doubt that we will get there. I have no doubt that AR/VR is the next platform for all of us, but we're not even close yet. Still, Kevin Kelly, founder ofWired and well-known futurist, says it best: "The future happens very slowly, then all at once." We're in the "very slowly" phase right now. | child could reach up to the doors and how they would see the kitchen from their vantage point made me realize just how much VR can do to enhance the shopping experience.
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Lumpia intertwines with a lot of Filipino traditions. Special ones are served during fiestas and celebrations. When feeding the masses is called for, like in religious festivities, lumpia is sure to be one of the dishes served. In its very basic form, it can be made from any assortment of vegetables plucked from people's backyards. Making lumpia is often a group activity as the amount of slicing required is a bit too much for one person to handle if a big quantity is required.
As with most of Filipino vegetable dishes, there are a lot of ingredients. Lumpia is always made in big quantities because no matter how small a batch you mean to make, the numerous ingredients will always add up to a lot. The most commonly used vegetables for lumpia are green papaya, jicama (singkamas), carrots, cabbage, sweet potato, geen beans and heart of palm. Typical of Oriental cuisine, it has pork and shrimps as tastemakers. I prefer chicken to pork as it complements the freshness of the vegetables more (in my opinion).
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Add the tofu, chicken and the rest of the garlic and stir fry for 2-3 minutes more until the vegetables are crisp tender.
Mix the corn flour with 1/4 c of the water. Caramelize the sugar in a pan. Add the rest of the water to the sugar when it becomes dark golden brown in color. Bring to a boil and stir until the sugar melts. Add the corn flour slurry while stirring. When thickened, add the soy sauce. Serve with the lumpia.
Lay the wrapper on a plate, lay a lettuce leaf on top of it and scoop out 3 generous tbsps. of filling and wrap. Serve drizzled with the sauce and sprinkled with peanuts. Serve crushed garlic and chilli sauce on the side.
Your spring rolls were wrapped up so beautiful and nicely neat. And your presentation looking so impressive!
These are so beautiful. I love the chickpeas in the filling and the sweet presentation.
Thank you for your comment.. These spring rolls looks delicious!! Wouldn't mind making a batch of these for lunch!!!
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I cook lumpia as I like it: fresh tasting, vegetables done right and with a lot of garlic (this is not for Twilight fans). The wrappers are different from fried spring roll pastry and are not available where I am so I make my own. Although, this is a side dish, I am happy enough to eat it on its own.
Heat up a wok until very hot then add 1 tbsp. of the oil. Add the carrots and stir fry for 2 minutes. Scoop out onto a plate.
Using the same wok, add another 1 tbsp. of oil. Stir fry the turnips for 2 minutes. Scoop out onto a plate.
Add another tbsp. of oil to the wok. Add half of the garlic and fry briefly (a few seconds) then add the beans. Stir fry for 2 minutes.
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USF Quarterback Competition Heating Up
By Suzy Stark August 11, 2014 at 6:41 pm
Filed Under:David Reaves, Mike White, Steven Bench, Willie Taggart
USF junior quarterback Steven Bench (2) during Monday's throwing drills
TAMPA, Fla. – After the Bulls' first two-a-day sessions Sunday, which were closed to both the public and media, Head Coach Willie Taggart said Monday he still hasn't decided on USF's starting quarterback. Junior Steven Bench and sophomore Mike White both have been taking reps with the first and second-team offense over the first week of training camp at the Frank Morsani Football Practice Complex.
"Steven and Mike both yesterday, I thought they had a really good practice. Both of them make some really nice throws; our guys make some really nice catches on top of it. Certain guys [are] working well together and those guys understand what we're doing. We're able to be a little bit more efficient offensively right now," said Coach Taggart.
Taggart went on to say that he hopes to make a decision on a starter sooner rather than later.
"I'd like to see those guys separate themselves from a play-making standpoint. It's been great to see because one guy makes a play, the other comes and makes a play. They're starting to love to make plays. Guys that can run our offense, guys that can take care of the football – that is so important. Be efficient and lead our group to build our teammates up. A lot of those little things, on top of executing."
White is the youngest quarterback on the team at 19 (freshman QB Quinton Flowers is three months older, though Bench just turned 20 in June.) The 6'4″ signal caller has put on 25 pounds since last season and is up to 211. Last season, White appeared in six games and started the last five as a true freshman. He went 93 of 175 for 1,083 yards, three scores and nine interceptions. And White said he got his rookie mistakes out of the way and he now knows what to expect.
"Not every play is going to be a 15-yard completion. There's going to be some times you need to throw it away, live to see another down. Maybe check the ball down, get two, three yards. And the drive and a punt's not going to be the worst-case scenario. I think I kind of got away from that towards the end of last year and that's one thing I've been working on here. I tried to push too much instead of just letting the playmakers make the plays," White said.
Last season, Bench started two games and appeared in seven for the Bulls, completing 26 of 64 passes for 392 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. The 6'2″, 215-pound QB played in two games as a true freshman while at Penn State.
After the Bulls went 2-10 last season, Bench noted that the offense has been working extremely hard to improve and has put last season behind them.
"Our goal is to be the best offense we can possibly be and that means getting all 11 on the same page every play," Bench said.
Quarterbacks Coach David Reaves likes the improvement he's seen from both White and Bench.
"Just the transition in what they did from the spring to the fall, [they're] really seeing the field a lot better. They're really competing and getting after it. It's making both of them better. They're both doing some really good things in all areas: the run game, the pass game and the protection game," Reaves said.
While White and Bench are duking it out on the gridiron, they're actually pretty good buddies.
"Off the field we hang out a lot," Bench said. "We're in meetings together all the time; his locker is right next to mine. He's one of my closest friends here, but that doesn't take away the fact that we're in a quarterback competition. I love the competition and I'm all for it. My goal is to win, just<|fim_middle|>."
Coach Taggart assessed the strengths of his two possible starting quarterbacks.
"Steven is more of a guy that can move around, get out of the pocket and can get you some first downs with his feet. Mike's more of a pocket passer, can get back. Mike is really good at anticipating throws and throwing before the receivers are there. But they both are good at the dropback. Steven is a pretty good athlete, he can do some things throwing the ball, but running the ball as well," said Taggart.
Coach Taggart also noted that linebacker Nick Holman will have shoulder surgery for a torn labrum, and could miss the remainder of the season. | like his goal's to win. But it's not going to hurt our friendship; we're that close."
"It's a little touchy," White added. "But I think we've handled it well – probably handled it better than the average quarterback would. We're great friends, so we can kind of push each other, we kind of know what tweaks [to make]. It pushes us, it gets us better | 84 |
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The sediment retention structure and upstream sediment plain on the North Fork Toutle River.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in the spring of 1980 caused an enormous debris avalanche that deposited more than 3 billion cubic yards of sediment into the Toutle River basin. The avalanche deposit covered 32 square miles, with an average depth of approximately 145 feet. Mudflows from the avalanche filled the Cowlitz River channel and ran downvalley into the Columbia River. At the time, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiated emergency actions to reduce the flood risk faced by communities along the Cowlitz River and restore the Columbia River navigation channel.
Recognizing that erosion from the debris avalanche would result in elevated sediment loads for several decades, in 1985 the Corps completed a long-term plan to manage sediment and mitigate the flood risk to downstream communities. Based on the 1985 plan, Congress authorized the Corps to construct, operate and maintain a sediment retention structure (SRS) and associated downstream actions necessary to provide flood risk reduction for the communities of Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock and Lexington. Subsequently, the Corps constructed the SRS on the North Fork Toutle River and improved levees along the lower 20 miles of the Cowlitz River. The Corps has also performed as-needed dredging within the lower Cowlitz River.
Because the SRS blocks upstream passage of salmon and steelhead, the Corps also constructed a Fish Collection Facility just downstream from the SRS. Fish are collected at the FCF and then transported via tank truck and released at one of two release sites on tributaries located upstream from the SRS. The State of Washington, via the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), assumed ownership and responsibility for operation and maintenance of the FCF and release locations in 1993 and continues to operate the FCF.
The Corps' Ongoing Role
The 1985 Long-Term Plan recognized that additional actions would be needed in the future to maintain the authorized levels of flood risk reduction. The Corps is currently evaluating how to best manage sediment to provide authorized levels of flood risk reduction through the year 2035, in a manner that does not jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of designated critical habitat.
USACE has conducted a limited re-evaluation of sediment management in the North Fork Toutle River and is proposing to implement updated sediment management measures to manage flood risk to established levels for the Washington cities of Castle Rock, Lexington, Kelso, and Longview through the year 2035. In addition to a No Action alternative, three sediment management alternatives were identified and evaluated that would address the flood risks associated with sediment build up through 2035. They are:
• Cowlitz River dredging only
• SRS spillway and embankment raise
• A phased construction plan (preferred alternative) consisting of:
o SRS spillway crest raises
o Grade-building structures
o Dredging, as needed
The FSEIS also includes an evaluation of the fish conservation measures that were developed to ensure the proposed sediment management plan will not jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered or threatened species or adversely modify or destroy the species' designated critical habitat. Fish conservation measures evaluated include:
• Replace the fish collection facility on the North Fork Toutle River operated and maintained by the Washington Department of Fish Wildlife (WDFW) and establish a fish release site on Deer Creek
• Modify the fish collection facility on the North Fork Toutle River and establish a fish release site on Deer Creek
Environmental impacts of the no action, sediment management alternatives and fish conservation measures are evaluated in the FSEIS.
The Corps' preferred alternative for managing sediment and flood risk includes phased construction of spillway crest raises at the SRS; grade building structures on the sediment plain upstream from the SRS; and, dredging as needed to maintain the authorized levels of protection. The Corps' preferred alternative for improving fish passage includes modify the existing FCF and constructing one additional fish release site.
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 is one of the nation's oldest environmental laws that encourages federal agencies to make environmentally responsible decisions. The Act requires all federal agencies to consider and disclose the environmental effects of their proposed actions in an environmental impact statement.
Collecting the right level of information at the right time is important to developing a plan, requiring early and frequent engagement of all affected federal, state and local agencies, Native American Tribes, and interested groups and individuals. Public review is an important step in the process wherein the public is invited to provide substantive information and identify issues and potentially significant effects of the government's proposal.
These subjects are examples of environmental effects among the biological, physical, natural, social and economic categories considered under NEPA:
Economic Impacts
Sediment Transport, Deposition, Composition
Social Considerations
Tribal Interests
Public comments help the Corps:
Define the breadth of environmental resources and affects to evaluate
Identify alternatives to be considered
Determine new sources of data or information
Identify and eliminate from detailed study issues that are not significant or that have been covered by prior environmental review
Your Role in the Process
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, is providing for public review, the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) for the Mount St. Helens Long-Term Sediment Management Plan. The public review period is intended to provide those interested in or affected by this action an opportunity to review the FSEIS. Upon completion of the public review period, USACE | 1,205 |
Maya Hayes on climbing the coaching ladder
Maya Hayes talks about how she managed the player to coach transition as she joins Minnesota's staff.
By Stephanie Yang@thrace Jul 7, 2020, 9:00am EDT
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Maya Hayes was a regular for Sky Blue FC for four years, joining them in 2014 after being drafted sixth overall out of Penn State. But eventually, she knew it was time to start thinking about the next move, to start pursuing the ultimate goal she'd had in mind for herself for years. She left behind her professional career ahead of the 2018 season to join Auburn as a graduate assistant coach while she completed her master's in Adult Education. Now she comes onboard as an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota for their women's soccer team, the latest step for Hayes in a career she said was always geared towards becoming a collegiate coach.
"I got my bachelor's degree at Penn State in kinesiology specifically because I wanted to go into coaching, and it was the closest thing we had to a coaching major," she said in a phone call with All for XI. Hayes knew even as a freshman she would do something in coaching, but wasn't totally sure in what capacity. But as her collegiate career continued, her plans solidified. She credits her coaches at Penn State for helping provide some of the guidance she needed. "I think that what's happening is that you have a lot of women currently in the college game that are very intentional about their efforts of education up-and-coming coaches. That's kind of the position that I was in in terms of my coaches at Penn State, Ann Cook and Erica Dambach," she said.
Hayes credited Cook specifically with forming a more human relationship with Hayes, influencing the way she thought about coaching. "The biggest thing for them was player relationships," said Hayes. "With Ann, I think that she allowed me to feel value as a person and not just a player and that was super important. Especially from the sense of it being such an elite program at Penn State, I think it's easy to get caught up in the wins and the stats and what's happening on the field, but the culture that they've built within the players - and the staff for that matter - is one that makes sure you feel that value as a person and that you're cared about as a person and what you do afterwards and not just what you bring to the program."
Not that the decision came easily to Hayes. She was doing fine at Sky Blue, getting plenty of playing time. She didn't have any significant injuries and she was still in love with the game. So she wrestled over when was the right time to step away. "It<|fim_middle|> mentorship was probably the biggest piece of the puzzle for her. "I would probably put it as the sole reason that I chose to go into collegiate coaching," she said.
Hayes is also aware that it's not just about who gets to coach, but who doesn't. As a Black woman working towards getting into high-level collegiate coaching, she knows that she doesn't have a huge number of peers right now. "I think we could talk about this for a while," she said. "But I think it starts at the club level. Asking the questions: why is it such a white sport? And that's just not at the national team level or the collegiate level, it starts at club. And so I think those are the questions you ask and you start to realize or look at the things that are in place at the club level that maybe prohibit or make it astronomically harder for players not in the same financial situation or in inner cities or whatever it may be. But I think that's where it starts to be honest in terms of you're making a true diversity push."
Hayes is intent on passing on the mentorship that she received. She knows she can make a difference just by being herself, and being visible. "That's also a real thing, having a coach that looks like you," she said. "I think that the more Black women that get into coaching, I think it's that representation factor for players that maybe didn't even think about that was an option for them. Or maybe they had interest in it, but because they've always grown up with white male coaches or white female coaches, they just were a little bit discouraged. I would be lying if I said that wasn't part of my own reason of wanting to get into coaching, because I realize that representation factor for a lot of players."
Hayes still misses her pro career, just a little bit, especially since she's still close to many people who are still playing. But she gets some of her needs filled by jumping in with the players she coaches now, and she thinks it's a good thing she misses her days on the pitch. It means she's still in love with the game, and if she can pass on that passion and keep living by her principles of seeing players as whole humans, then the next generation will be just fine. | was never going to feel like the right time just in that regard," she said, "And so I think because of that the hard part of the transition of actually making the decision. Once I made the decision, honestly it was kind of smooth sailing."
There are a couple of ways to get into the coaching game for women; get licensed in your spare time, maybe see if your club will bring you on as an AC, become a volunteer coach, maybe jump back down to the youth club level. For Hayes, her eye was always on education, and she knew she wanted to get that schooling over as quickly as possible. So she went to Auburn for grad school, a track she highly recommends to anyone else interested in continuing their education as a route into coaching. "Granted, every graduate assistant position is a little bit different in terms of the stipend and all those types of things but at the end of the day it's a way to get your education paid for. I don't see a downside to that if those are two things, in terms of wanting to go not even just into coaching, but wanting to go into collegiate athletics and specifically collegiate women's soccer in some capacity," she said. "It's a great way to get experience, a great way to get your feet wet but not dive headfirst."
Hayes doesn't have a USSF coaching license yet; she just missed out on the player licensing program in NWSL, an initiative kickstarted by Yael Averbuch when she was still playing for FC Kansas City, which has continued on to allow players to get their C-licenses. "Definitely a little bitter about that," Hayes said, laughing about the bad timing. Licensing courses are definitely one tool for getting more women into coaching, but Hayes said that | 361 |
Q<|fim_middle|>.
| : Django datetime form field, datetime picker I need to implement a datetime picker in an html form so I can insert datetime data into my database. I'm using django forms to display the form. First of all, I need a datetime field in the form, which I've tried overtly and covertly to make it work, but it doesn't. I'm would like to avoid third party plugins but I haven't found any native datetime picker from jQuery. I've read about datepicker in django so that would also be an option, but I know not yet how to implement it.
Also, what would be the best type of data in the django form? My atempt was:
lastcheck = forms.DateField(label='Última Comprobación', input_formats=['%Y-%m-%d', '%Y.%m.%d' ])
Thanks in advanced!!
A: You can use django-datetime-widget. There are examples showing how to use it.
For instance, if you want to use it in a form just define a field with the right widget attribute, like this:
class MyForm(ModelForm):
dateTimeOptions = {
'format': 'dd/mm/yyyy HH:ii P',
'autoclose': True,
'showMeridian' : True
}
class Meta:
model = YourModel
fields = "__all__"
widgets = {
'YourDateTimeField': DateWidget(attrs = {'id':'id_dateTimeField'}, bootstrap_version=3, usel10n=True)
}
In your view you just process the field YourDateTimeField like a normal field assuming it has been defined in your model as a DateField | 342 |
Lokalizacja wzgl centrum miasta jest znakomita. - It was a great location, very clean, the staff where very helpful, the lift was good to have<|fim_middle|> a 2min walk away. | , there were drinks available to buy at low rates but no other services that are common in hotels. Overall, would stay there again, the value for money was fine for me. - Air conditioning was great, as was ... co mówią ludzie » the clean and modern bathroom. The location was quiet but central to the city centre. Felt safe. Staff friendly.
very close to the attractions and Chinese shops. It has kitchen and washing facilities. Very good for young travellers and people who want to save money. The staff is very friendly and good at English!! - Perfect location but impossible to find since there were absolutely no signs outside in the street where it is. Enjoyed the stay and the price... co mówią ludzie » .
I really loved the location of the hostel! It's super central, easy to walk to anywhere in the city, and there are always people out and about, so it feels quite safe. The staff was really helpful, including carrying my heavy bags up and down the stairs and helping me to arrange for a taxi to the airport at the end of my stay. The room is tiny, bu... co mówią ludzie » t very clean and well-appointed, the bathroom is clean and a decent size and it's really lovely to have a balcony to look out over pretty Madrid stree - Lovely room with gorgeous little terrace, perfect for enjoying an afternoon glass of rosado! Close to metro station, but you don't necessarily need to use it as everything in the Madrid centre is within a 20min walk. Super friendly staff. Little taverna a few doors down serving excellent tapas, great beers and wine. Lidl supermarket | 341 |
My belief at<|fim_middle|> understanding of the context and form a shared goal.
As information is power then the road to effective groups is for them to be informed, to be empowered. | the time, and now, is that collaboration is not something that can be imposed from without. If an external authority attempts to make a group collaborate what that authority will get is a group of people working, because they have to, at their own interpretation of goals, not a shared goal. Without a true shared goal, there can be no collaboration.
A group that establishes their own shared goal can't help but collaborate. People form shared goals after they have reached a shared understanding of their context. What's needed to understand context? Information.
Thus if an organization wants a group to collaborate (and thus be more effective) the best thing the organization can do is provide the group with information, excessive information, all the information. From that the group can gain a true | 153 |
Benihana Restaurant in City of Industry hosted the 10th annual Lunch with the Principal event on Tuesday. Walnut Valley is among a select group of school districts that partners with the Japanese restaurant for this special recognition ceremony. Each of our elementary schools selects a student to be honored for improvement in academics, or citizenship<|fim_middle|> for their determination and perseverance and to applaud it. Each honoree received a certificate of achievement and gift, and posed for a keepsake pictures with their principal. | , or for making a difference on their campus. After enjoying a sizzling teppan-style lunch prepared by a personal chef, the fifth graders were introduced by their principals who shared their personal stories. Several had gone through difficult health concerns or family issues, yet they are making the best of their situation. The Lunch with the Principal event provides an opportunity to recognize these youngsters | 75 |
SBK Records was a record label, owned by Universal Music Group, that is currently part of the Capitol Music Group, where it is in hibernation. The label was founded in 1988 and during its time in activity existed as part of the EMI Group.
History
Stephen Swid, Martin Bandier and Charles Koppelman formed SBK Entertainment in 1989 after they purchased the music publishing division of CBS Records, CBS Songs, in 1986 for $125 million. CBS Songs was subsequently renamed to SBK Songs. The name is an acronym incorporating the first letter of the founders' surnames.
The partners sold the company to EMI Music Publishing (for a reported US$295 million), afterward SBK Songs was renamed EMI Songs and with support of Capitol Records launched SBK Records. It was distributed through the short-lived EMI Records Group North America, or ERG. In 1989, Daniel Glass joined SBK as Senior Vice President<|fim_middle|> was promoted to Executive Vice President/General Manager. With the consolidation of SBK, Chrysalis USA, Wild Pitch and EMI Records USA several years later into EMI Records Group North America, he rose to President-CEO.
The label had several hits with Vanilla Ice, Waterfront, Jesus Jones, Boy George, Wilson Phillips, Grayson Hugh, Jon Secada, Ya Kid K, McQueen Street, Technotronic, Blur, Billy Dean and Everyday People.
SBK Records was part of the EMI Group, but became dormant as of 2007, when Martin Bandier left EMI Music Publishing for Sony Corp.'s Sony Music Publishing. EMI (and SBK Entertainment World assets) was sold in 2012 to two different entities and split up with most of the recorded music division to Universal and music publishing division to Sony-led consortium.
SBK also signed the first Latino MC to a major label, Ray Roll, from the famed Rock Steady Crew, and Selena, the first female crossover Latin artist.
The 1994 album The Divine Comedy by Milla Jovovich was released through SBK and was critically acclaimed. The album is still in print since its release.
It also published the first ever Barney & Friends album Barney's Favorites, Volume 1.
SBK music publishing catalog (SBK/EMI Songs and April Music) is now controlled by Sony Music Publishing, and the recorded music catalog is now controlled by Universal Music Group.
SBK Records was shut down in July 1997, with all of its employees being let go.
See also
List of record labels
References
Defunct record labels of the United States
Labels distributed by Universal Music Group
Pop record labels
Record labels disestablished in 1997
Record labels established in 1988
Sony Music Publishing | of Promotion. In 1990, Glass | 12 |
ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE stole Gareth Barry's thunder in a battle of the record breakers at the Emirates.
Barry became the first player to make 633 Premier League appearances, beating a previous best set by Ryan Giggs.
But Lacazette's 20th minute opener made him the first Arsenal player ever to score in his first three Premier League home games – and<|fim_middle|> in a flash and his shot was goalbound until former Gunner Kieran Gibbs launched himself at it to deflect the ball over the crossbar.
If the Frenchman had left it, Aaron Ramsey would have had an even better chance to score as he was completely unmarked at the far post.
Pulis rolled the dice by throwing on Salomon Rondon and James Morrison but things went from bad to worse for his side in the 66th minute.
Ramsey turned Nyom on a run to the byline and when the Baggies defender pushed him to the ground, Madley pointed to the spot.
Lacazette stepped up to take it and although Foster guessed the right way, his penalty was right into the bottom corner, and there was no way back for West Brom after that. | the first since Brian Marwood in 1988 to do so in the league.
The £52.7m signing from Lyon then grabbed his second from the penalty spot in the 67th minute and could have had a hat-trick.
But his four league goals this season are as many as the whole West Brom team have managed and his double was enough to condemn Tony Pulis to a tenth league defeat in a row at the Emirates.
It also preserved Arsenal's 100 per cent home record this season and earned him a standing ovation when he came off with eight minutes to go.
The two sides tore into each other from the off with chances at both ends in a frantic opening.
First, Alexis Sanchez whipped a free kick just wide with Ben Foster beaten in the Baggies goal.
Then Barry picked out Jay Rodriguez, who was brought down in the box by Shkodran Mustafi but got up only for Petr Cech to tip his shot off the far post.
Baggies boss Pulis was screaming furiously for a penalty for Mustafi's challenge but referee Bobby Madley allowed play to go on.
Pulis was even less happy with what happened next. His side gave away another free kick in a dangerous position when Jonny Evans dived in on Mo Elneny.
But this time Sanchez, starting his 100th Premier League game, was inch perfect with the kick, forcing Foster, back-pedalling, to tip the ball away off the crossbar.
Unfortunately for him Lacazette was there to mop up and he pounced like a true poacher to head home.
Arsenal had won six in a row at home to West Brom in the top flight before this, conceding just once in the process, so the visitors suddenly had it all to do.
Sanchez curled another free kick wide and he could also have had a penalty after a shirt-pull Grzegorz Krychowiak which went unseen by the referee.
But West Brom were so close to an equaliser when Krychowiak swung in a cross and Rodriguez beat Cech with a header only for Nacho Monreal to hook it off the line.
Rodriguez looked as dangerous as anyone at times and was inches away from connecting with an excellent low cross by Allan Nyom before the half was over.
But the omens did not look for West Brom. On the previous 47 occasions they had led at half time here in the Premier League, Arsenal had never lost.
Lacazette, chasing down his strike rivals in the race for the Golden Boot, almost bagged a second shortly after the break.
Sead Kolasinac powered down the left and swung in a cross which Elneny, swivelling, played right into the danger zone.
Lacazette was on it | 579 |
The recent addition of 2015 European Games champion Ziv Kalontarov has given Auburn fans another reason to cheer heading into the 2015-16 NCAA season Archive photo via Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com
Claire Curzan Drops 1:51.04 200 Back in Dual Meet with UCLA
Stanford hosted UCLA for women's dual meet this past Friday, winning in a 176-116 decision.
Duke Freshmen Gridley and Peroni Break Program<|fim_middle|> in just the last 2 years.
Zimbabwe Youth Olympian Chad Idensohn is the third potential new face on relays next season. Idensohn is a "pure speed" athlete, similar to Arizona's #1 sprinter Brad Tandy, nearly cracking 23 seconds in the long course 50 free (close to 20.0 SCY), while barely cracking 52 in the 100. With the graduation of Tandy and Brian Stevens, Idensohn is probably the next-best option on the 200 free relay as Arizona looks to rebuild.
5. Auburn Tigers
Top-tier Additions: Christian Selby, Liam McCloskey, Tommy Brewer, Ziv Kalontarov, Zach Apple
The rest: Bryan Lee, Christopher Simmons, Grady Ottomeyer, Russell Noletto, Sam Stewart
Much like the women's class we highlighted a few weeks ago, the Tigers have gone with what they know. This class is loaded with sprinters, headlined by the recent addition of Ziv Kalontarov, the Israeli National record holder and 2015 European Games champion in the 50 meter freestyle. With an LCM best of 22.16 in the 50 freestyle, Kalontarov clocks in as one of the fastest sprinters to ever enter the collegiate ranks. Conservatively, that gives Brett Hawke another 19.2-19.4 50 freestyler to add to his plethora of sprint weapons, which includes four other athletes with lifetime bests under 19.5, and makes the Tigers very, very early favorites in the 200 free relay next March.
Outside of Kalontarov, the Tigers picked up another three sprinters with lifetime bests of 20.5/44.7 or faster in the 50/100 free. Tommy Brewer is the most notable of the three due to the added-value he provides with 54.3/1:57.0 breaststrokers (good for a B-final and C-final appearance at SEC;s), along with a 1:37.5 200 free (something Auburn could always use more of) and 1:46.4 200 IM.
Christian Selby and Zach Apple are the other two, with near-identical 50/100 best times of 20.4/44.7 and 20.4/44.6, respectively. Selby is a pure sprint freestyler that hails from the powerhouse Baylor School up in Tennessee. Apple jumped ship from Western Kentucky following the program's five-year suspension, and is widely considered a big-time "diamond in the rough" talent; he only recently started swimming year-round, and since last fall's signing period, Apple improved his best time in the 100 free by over two seconds.
Sprint butterflyer Liam McCloskey is the final top recruit coming in for the Tigers. McCloskey is a bit of a one-trick pony right now, but his 47.7 100 fly already puts him in scoring position in the highly-competitive SEC, and gives Auburn some much-needed depth following the graduation of Alex Hancock and Allen Browning.
Check back for part three later this week!
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The Late Great Chunky Ragu
Along with the other comments regarding the lack of mentioning Zona's incoming freshman, the late great Chunky Ragu. 45.3/21 mid in the backstrokes as a sophomore, no swim junior year due to his chunky ragu surgery on his ragu, but I'd say he is the one person on this list who is going to become the biggest factor at the NCAA level.
-Ragu Out
LOLLERcoaster
3. USC
2. Cal
iLikePsych
Reply to LOLLERcoaster
You were right!
Breaststrokefan
Bish for Zona as one of "the marquee recruits of this class"? He's got a good 100 breast, but there are faster in his class (ie. Vissering) and he doesn't have an NCAA caliber 200 or second event in general. Nobody needs a one trick pony
Lauren Neidigh
Reply to Breaststrokefan
Well we've all seen how Brandy Collins can develop breaststrokers. Kevin Steel grabbed 2nd place at NCAAs his junior year and that was the only event he scored in. Still brought in more points than some swimmers who had 2 or 3 events. I think he can work on his 200. It's not set in stone after all, but I do see your point.
Uberfan
Florida should be ahead of Harvard a 1:47 long course 200 freestyler is a huge asset and he has a monster fly. And if Katz can be as fast as he was 2 years ago 1:36 as a 16 year old he should be quite a threat
Goldenfish
Reply to Uberfan
He's also 1.53 scm imer which converts to 1.41ish
homieboi
Alan Lam is swimming for Harvard – 1:41 2free, 57.5 1breast. would be super chill if u added him to that list.
Any speculation on the top 4?
Reply to Tom
I think we can all agree: Texas cal USC. No fourth school comes to mind, but I don't know who Michigan picked up. I honestly think Florida's class should be up there. And based off times alone, this statement doesn't make much logical sense, but Zona has a damn good class coming in.
dmswim
Reply to Swim
Michigan was #12.
Palazzo of Florida was the #13 recruit according to your rankings by the way, so they had 2 top 20 recruits along with a lot of depth. Not sure they should be 8th..
I bet team #4 is Stanford, but maybe Georgia.
Along with the other comments regarding the lack of mentioning Zona's incoming freshman, Chatham Dobbs. 48.3/22 mid in the backstrokes as a sophomore, no swim junior year due to shoulder surgery, but I'd say he is the one person on this list who is going to become the biggest factor at the NCAA level.
lots of down votes… I'm loling at all of you. 23.1 50 fr/24.1p 50 fly down in clearwater with valley fever…….
DisplacedWolverine
Thats all Justin Wu is? He's also got a 1:47 200 Fly… Not to mention his IM and other freestyle distances…
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With Worlds and U.S. Nationals coming around the corner, we're back to finish off our countdown of the 2015 NCAA recruiting classes. This week's list (5-8 on the men's side) includes two teams from the SEC, along with a rebuilding Pac 12 team and a surprise appearance from a mid-major school.
If you missed last week's article, which included our methodology and a link to the full list of athletes, click here.
Top-tier Additions: #16 Brennan Balogh, Bayley Main, Ross Palazzo, Alex Katz (transfer from Michigan), Jan Switkowski (transfer from Florida), Alex Lebed, Samuel Smith (diving)
The rest: Grady Heath, Jack Szaranek, Stanley Wu
The Gators are the first team on our list with a class of nine athletes heavily weighted towards their strongest events historically. The first is #16 Brennan Balogh, one of the more versatile prep swimmers we've seen in recent years out of high school. Balogh has had a lot of success in the 200's of stroke (1:43.8 backstroke, 1:46.4 fly) and both IM's (1:47.6/3:48.9), and those strengths fall right in line with Greg Troy's program. Florida always has a ton of talent across most of these events, but are looking a bit weaker at the top-end than years' past. Without the likes of Dan Wallace, Matt Elliott, and Carlos Omana, don't be shocked to see Balogh play a big role right away in a number of different events.
Next on the list is Ross Palazzo, a top-five breaststroker (54.3/1:57.7) with enough in the three other strokes to turn in great IM times, as well (1:47.5/3:51.1). It may not be right away, but Palazzo is a natural replacement for the now-graduated Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez or Matt Elliott, both multi-event All-Americans who developed into Florida's top breaststrokers.
Neither of these two, however, is the fastest incoming IMer. That title belongs to Germantown's Alex Lebed, who was runner-up at Speedo Winter Juniors last season in the 400 (3:47.4), and recorded the fourth-fastest time of the meet in the 200 (1:47.0). Lebed doesn't have a single standout stroke; he doesn't have another individual event that would have gotten him recruited to a top-tier school. However, he doesn't have a particular weakness.
The Gators dipped into a familiar (literally) recruiting pond and snagged Bayley Main, brother of Florida school record holder and senior Corey Main. Bayley doesn't have a ton of short course swims on his resume, but carries long course bests of 23.5/51.4 in the 50/100 freestyle (right around where his brother was coming into his time in Gainesville), and 57.4 in the 100 back.
Florida also scored two top-five transfers in 200 flyer/freestyler Jan Switkowski and distance star Alex Katz, who should each have three years of eligibility remaining after just one season at Virginia Tech and Michigan, respectively. Switkowski took the 2014-15 season and trained in Poland, where he turned into a double national champion in the 200 fly (1:55.2 LCM) and 200 free (1:47.7 LCM). Katz is heading back to his home state where he was an outstanding age group swimmer for the Sarasota Y Sharks, including a semifinals appearance at 2012 Olympic Trials. With his heavy focus on meters, his short course yards times (1:37.0/4:25.0/8:57.8 freestyles, 1:43.9 200 back) don't quite capture how good Katz can be. In the long course pool, Katz has been 1:50.1/3:53.8/8:04.8 in the 200/400/800 free, 1:58.8 200 back, and 4:22.5 400 IM, all inside the top 5 in this class.
7. Harvard Crimson
Top-tier Additions: Danny Tran, Brennan Novak, Sebastian Lutz, Gavin Springer, Logan Houck, Grant Goddard, Justin Wu
The rest:
While the Crimson don't have a single swimmer that landed in our top 20 last fall, they have brought in a group of nine that replenishes every freestyle event, along with some support in the backstrokes and IMs.
Leading off this class is a pair of sprinters in Sebastian Lutz (20.0/43.7) and Grant Goddard (20.6/44.8) that will be a focal point in Harvard's efforts to reclaim the Ivy League title from their archrivals. Lutz was a big-time recruit before he exploded this past season to turn in times already good for A-final appearances at Ivies. Combined with his impressive butterfly (47.8) and breaststroke (56.5), Lutz is one of the best sprint recruits we've seen enter the Ivy League.
Goddard is in the mix for relays right away, particularly the 400 freestyle, where Harvard had two 44-second swimmers from a relay start last March. Individually, his 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly (48.6) are currently in scoring position at Ivies (where they score to 24), as well. With these two, the Crimson are on their way to challenging their 2013 relays, which, anchored by NCAA individual qualifier Chris Satterwaite, rewrote the conference record books. There's some extra motivation, too: archrival Princeton took all five relay titles last season
On the other end of the spectrum, Harvard also picked up a trio of top-tier distance swimmers who each bring their own unique strength to the table:
200 free 500 free 1000 free 1650 free
Brennan Novak 1:37.3 4:24.2 8:58.5 15:23.9
Gavin Springer 1:37.9 4:22.6 9:04.6 15:19.2
Logan Houck 1:40.2 4:24.4 8:59.4 15:08.6
Novak has the most speed, Houck gets better the longer the event goes, and Springer is somewhere in between. All three would have finished in the top 5 in the 1000, and are borderline A-finalists in the 500 at last year's Ivies. Novak and Springer will be competing for spots on the 800 free relay, along with the versatile Justin Wu, a 1:37.4 200 freestyler.
Not to be forgotten is Danny Tran, possibly the most versatile swimmer of the group. Tran's best individual stroke is backstroke (48.2/1:43.4), but he's good enough all-around to put together 1:47.2/3:52.7 IMs. The 200 back looks to be where he'll make the most damage right away; Tran has the third-fastest best time among returning/new swimmers in the conference.
6. Arizona Wildcats
Top-tier Additions: Blair Bish, Chad Idensohn, Chatham Dobbs, Mathias Oh, Marcello Quarante, Parks Jones, Matt Salerno, Grant Sanders
The rest: Matt Lujan, Keith Brazzell
Again, much like the women's class that made the top four in our recent class rankings, this group is <difference makers, etc.>. In his first class as head coach, Rick Demont has done a superb job addressing Arizona's relays, which 12 months ago were looking to be in very rough shape once individual NCAA champions Brad Tandy and Kevin Cordes (key relay contributor Brian Stevens) were out the door. Top-to-bottom, though, the class is loaded with "high-potential" swimmers and intriguing talents who have chopped loads of time in the past two seasons.
The first is Blair Bish, the top sprint breaststroker in the country, and the best possible option to come in and replace Kevin Cordes (and also the second breaststroker from Arkansas now on their roster, joining Gage Crosby). Bish took a huge step forward this past season to become one of the marquee recruits in this class, cutting more than a full second from his already-elite 54.2 100 breaststroke to ultimately sneak under the 53-second barrier, something only four other prep swimmers have ever done. He's already less just two tenths away from scoring position at NCAA's, and with a full year of college swimming and development, is in striking distance of getting into the 51's. He doesn't quite have the range of the other top breaststrokers in this class (1:58.7 in the 200), but he brings another unique element with his 20.5/45.3 sprint freestyles.
Arizona doubled down on breaststrokers and also picked up Marcello Quarante, a late commit from Scottsdale Aquatic Club with lifetime bests of 55.6/2:00.1. Quarante has chopped at least a second in the 100 and 1.8 seconds in the 200 each of his four years in high school.
The next swimmer in this class, Mathias Oh, is best described as an "anything-but-breaststroke"-type with elite-level butterfly and freestyle capabilities. At this point, he's best-suited as a flyer (47.5/1:45.1, both mid-B-finals at Pac 12's), but could easily find himself on Wildcat freestyle relays (20.3/44.7), or double as a backstroker (48.8) as Michael Meyer did this season if necessary. Like Bish, Oh has been on a tear recently, cutting 1.5 seconds in the 50, 2 in the 100, and 1.3 in 100 fly | 2,520 |
Children at Tucker Street Apartments loaded up on doughnuts, juice and free books Saturday, at the first �Saturday School in the Neighborhood� held by Grove Park Elementary School.
What started as professional development training sessions for teachers turned into a family engagement program that puts Grove Park teachers into the communities of their students.
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The group plans to hold three or four more such events, focusing on literacy and family engagement. | University, has been working with Grove Park teachers as part of their annual professional development training, and this year the focus has been about family engagement.
Dyce said 13 teachers initially signed up for the focus group that met once a month to do research and activities, answering the question, �How do you engage families where they are?� Then, Dyce said, the teachers decided they wanted to do more and formed the Family Engagement Council.
�We wanted to make it bigger,� said Debbie Weigand, a fifth grade teacher at Grove Park.
So for two hours, the group of teachers met local students, read and handed out books donated by Fifth Street Books in Mebane, talked to parents, and generally just got to know the school�s families better.
That�s not really out of the ordinary for Grove Park, according to one parent.
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Bhubanes<|fim_middle|> . | war : Fazal Ahamed of Rajasthan and Tanuja of Andhra Pradesh become champion of the men and women singles categories respectively in the four-day 3rd Invitational All India Carrom Tournament, which concluded at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday.
Fazal edged out Amol Sawardekar of Maharashtra, while Tanuja win over M S K Harika of Andhra Pradesh in their respective final matches.
Andhra junior girl L Hari Priya defeated Sk Husna Sameera of Airport Authority of India to become junior girls champion. Similarly, Sidhant Wadwalkar claimed the junior boys title by winning over Vijay Dhaje of Goa.
The four day tournament was hosted by Barabati Carrom Academy in association with Ganga Jamuna Unnayana Parishad Club.
Cuttack Athletic Association Secretary Asirbad Behera, Corporator Ranjan Kumar Biswal, Carrom Association President Satya Narayan Mohanty, Secretary Usha Ranjan Parija and Treasurer Bholanath Behera were present in the concluding ceremony. | 222 |
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Olympians face the same frustrations and setbacks that junior and collegiate athletes do. The difference is that we have learned to manage it. High level athletes learn that if you burn your light bright at all times, it will burn out; you need to turn the light off and rest physically, or shine it on something else and rest mentally or emotionally.
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There are many ways to get strong. This presentation will discuss what Glenn has been doing with elite rowers Gevvie Stone (Olympic Silver 2016 – W1x) and Mary Jones (World Championship Silver 2018 – LW2x). The notion of "more is better" is not always true, especially when we look at training volume in the weight room. Glenn will discuss his philosophy on designing a strength training plan that will complement a rower's performance on the water. The concepts shared in this presentation can be used to design programs for rowers of all levels.
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Anxiety is a natural and beneficial process your body and mind go through to get ready for maximum output. Anxious energy can be used to help you get off the line faster, react, learn and perform better if directed, processed, and recovered from appropriately. Yet, in today's fast paced input heavy world, the diagnoses of anxiety disorders is rapidly growing and hitting much younger populations. With the cumulative pressures of school, family, and social, not to mention the competitive nature of athletes drawn to the sport of rowing, anxiety disorders are common and becoming more common amongst athletes.
We will take a deeper look into performance anxiety: what it is, when it can be helpful, when it becomes a disorder and time to intervene, recovery and coping skills, and how athletes can train to use their anxiety for better performance, just like the rowing stroke.
More training produces more training response, which produces more fitness, or does it? More fatigue means that you have done more hard work than your competition, which means you will be more prepared to race, or does it? America is a country of more, more, more - just ask Andrea True Connection. Early in their careers, athletes are rewarded for increases in training intensity and volume. This reinforces the concept of "more is better". Coaches tend to "borrow" the methods of those who are currently successful in their field (emphasis on increasing rating followed the Brown Women's success at the NCAAs, and emphasis on international recruiting and volume followed Ohio State's run at the NCAAs). The result is that most training programs tend to look very similar. So, if you have similar athletes, and are doing the same work, how do you win? By doing more.
Polarized Training contradicts many of these doctrines. Some tremendous competitive results are being produced using the polarized method in other sports (track and field and swimming). Polarized Training embraces the concept that athletes are human and need to live full and complete lives. When the limits of the human body and mind begin to succumb to the demands of the volume approach, polarized training offers a refreshing, and scientifically supported, method of training for those who are seeking a different path.
I know what everyone is thinking. Coxswains don't need recovery. That is exactly what I first thought when asked to present. After thinking about training and recovery I quickly realized that coxswains need to fine tune their brain in the same way that rowers fine tune their bodies. From race reports and audio review to debriefing teachable moments, we will discuss how to keep coxswains engaged and how they can adapt to become what the teams (and boat) needs. This session will help coaches lay out coxswain training to get them race ready.
How can I help the athletes I coach make it to a Division I program--or even to the Olympics? The answer may be counter-intuitive: encourage them to develop a sense of self-worth that is not dependent on their athletic performance. We've known for some time that overtraining causes depression and diminished self-worth. I posit that enjoyment and increased self-worth can facilitate recovery and prevent overtraining. In this breakout session, you will learn actionable strategies that coaches can use to help athletes increase their enjoyment, develop their self-worth, and ultimately get faster.
Presented by Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.
The research is very clear on our need to sleep in order to reach peak performance. This is true for athletes and non-athletes alike. Thanks to technological advances, in the last several years we have learned much about the benefits of sleep for our cognitive health, emotional health, and physical health. Understanding how these findings translate to the athlete is paramount for a coach who cares about recruiting, retention and performance.
Nutrition can often feel like a daunting topic for many athletes. This session will focus on evidence-based nutrition practices and strategies to promote optimal performance in row<|fim_middle|> (6 gold) and over a 100 medals at the USRowing Club Championships including more than 40 Golds. He has coached masters, collegiate and U23 crews as well as juniors.
Ethan Curren is currently an Assistant Coach of Men's Rowing at Hobart College and Head Coach of the USRowing Women's National Team U17 Development Camp. He has also served as the Director of Rowing and Head Coach at Genesee Waterways center, and Pittsford Crew.
He served as Director of Coaching Education for CRI from 2008-2013, and an Instructor at the Institute for Rowing Leadership. He has presented at conferences including the USRowing Convention, the Joy of Sculling, the Saratoga Juniors Conference as well as previously at the What Works Summit.
Laura completed her Master's Degree in Clinical Nutrition and Didactic Program in Clinical Dietetics at New York University's Steinhardt School. She completed her dietetic internship at New York Presbyterian including intensive training at the Weill Cornell Medical Center inpatient eating disorder treatment program. Laura is a Board Certified Sports Dietitian (CSSD) specializing in sports performance based nutrition as well as treating low energy availability, disordered eating, and eating disorders in athletes. After spending six years as the Primary Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Therapist at Appleman Nutrition and Columbus Park Collaborative in New York City, Laura moved to Boston to take on her current role as Dietitian in the Division of Sports Medicine and the Female Athlete Program at Boston Children's Hospital.
While training in college, Tom began coaching at Maritime Rowing Club (MRC) and New Canaan Crew. Upon completion of his degree, he accepted a position as an Assistant Coach with the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Men's Rowing team. At the same time, Tom moved from Assistant Coach to Head Coach at the Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club (PVRC) in Springfield, MA. Through his tenure the last three years both programs have had both grand final appearances and medal performances at national regattas such as Northeast Regionals, ACRA, New England's, Club Nationals, and many more.
Finally, in between coaching these two programs, Tom founded his own company Siddall Performance, coaching primarily Masters and U23 athletes. Tom is currently a fellow in the class of 2019 at the Institute for Rowing Leadership at CRI. | ers. We will discuss the unique fueling needs of rowers in terms of macronutrients, hydration, and supplementation. This session will also focus on common dietary pitfalls in the sport of rowing and how to best address these with your team and athletes. Lastly I will focus on fueling techniques to optimize recovery.
The goal of this workshop is for coaches to understand what lactate testing is, how it can inform their athlete's training, what materials they need, and finally wrap up by watching a practical application of the testing with a hands-on demonstration.
My rowing equipment experience started as a college freshmen when I tripped over an oar and broke it. From that moment on I realized there was something special about rowing equipment—and how it should be treated. Today, I teach busy rowers, distracted coaches, and hassled coxswains about rigging and how to get the most out of their rowing equipment. I also work as a collegiate rowing coach and adjunct professor at Washington College, in Chestertown, Maryland.
At Washington College, I oversaw both the women's and men's rowing programs. I was appointed Washington's sixth women's rowing head coach in the summer of 1990. Prior to that, I was head coach at the University of Albany. I graduated from FIT in 1978, where I was lucky enough to win several Dad Vail medals. After graduation, I remained as an assistant coach and we were lucky enough (again) to win several national titles as well as the Dad Vail overall point trophy.
My coaching experience has extended well beyond the collegiate experience realm and onto the National Rowing Team. For two years, I was an assistant coach to the US Pre-Elite Heavyweight team. I spent the summer of 1991 in Cuba as a member of the Pan American team and was a member of the 1992-95 US World Championship teams. Most recently, I was a member of the 1996 Olympic Team in Atlanta, GA.
A collegiate coach for 27 years, I also serve as Washington's compliance coordinator and as an adjunct professor. Apart from my duties at the college, I wear several other hats. I am one of the founders of SportWork; have authored several books (Nuts and Bolts Guide to Rigging, Excel with the NCAA Bylaws, and Acid Reflux in Infants and Children); have spoken regularly at coaching conferences, workshops, and conventions; and am a primary educational consultant for USRowing.
As a consultant, author, and professional speaker, I hope I show in honest and creative ways how people can use their physical and mental tools and resources to maximize their performance, be faster, save money, and reduce the stress and strain of dealing with rowing equipment. In what some call the "most intensive equipment sport there is" I show many beginners and experts how to thrive.
My books and other websites are well subscribed and include the best suggestions, tips, and information about rowing equipment you'll find anywhere. I live in Maryland with my family and two cats (who don't care much for rowing).
In addition to being the USA's most decorated coxswain as a three time Olympic medalist, Mary Whipple is a motivational speaker, coach, and entrepreneur. As an undergraduate at the University of Washington, Mary coxed the women's varsity four to a national title in 1999. Subsequently, she coxed the varsity eight to victory at the Royal Henley Regatta in 2000, taking home the Huskies first-ever Henley Prize. In 2001 and 2002, Mary coxed the varsity eight to back-to-back NCAA championships, and the Huskies also took home the team title in 2001. Mary coxed the 2004 Olympic eight to a silver medal, the first medal for the USA in 20 years. She and her crew set the foundation for a successful campaign toward the next Olympics. Mary steered the eight to two World Championship titles in 2006 and 2007 en route to a gold medal performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
After earning her Masters of Education in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership from the University of Washington, Mary again guided the USA women to consecutive World Championship wins in 2010 and 2011. In London in 2012, Mary and her teammates again reached the pinnacle with a repeat gold medal in the women's eight.
Erin Cafaro MacKenzie is a 2-Time Olympic Gold Medalist in rowing (USA W8+) from the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. She has podiumed at every World Championship rowing competition she ever competed at, accruing a total of 6 World Championships Gold Medals and 2 Bronze Medals, helping to break the stereotype of the sport only being for big and tall athletes. Since retiring from competitive sports, Erin has remained fascinated by the cognitive aspects of human performance and resiliency: how we thrive (or don't) as new challenges are presented. This intrigue has led her to pivot to the research field to learn how to ask better questions, so she can better help humans process life's inevitable transitions. Erin is currently at Stanford University working as Research Asst. in the Neurobiology Department on a project aiming to understand and develop therapeutic strategies for disorders of sensory-limbic function, such as anxiety, depression and PTSD.
Rob comes from a formal education in manual therapy with 15+ years of experience as both a practitioner and teacher. In the past decade and a half he has had the good fortune to work with a variety of athletes ranging from amateur, nationally ranked, and internationally ranked in everything from power lifting and sailing, to individuals in the US Naval Special Warfare Program. Rob truly enjoys working with the tactical communities of the U.S. Armed Forces as a private human performance consultant and through groups like the Resiliency Project – which seek to further the resources available to military groups. Prior to creating the Art of Breath series with Brian Mackenzie, where they work closely with Stanford Universities Neuroscience department, Rob was an original member of the world renowned MobilityWod staff under the direction of Dr. Kelly Starrett.
Rob is a passionate teacher to the core. Throughout the course of his career as a manual therapist and coach, one thing became abundantly clear; it's better to teach a person to fish. Without education athletes are left to unknowingly repeat patterns of behavior that may not be pursuant to the actual desired outcome. That is to say the best remedy is often learning. Rob's journey is about developing a deeper understanding of human performance to better serve those who wish to actualize their potential.
Glenn is the head strength coach for Boston University. He supervises all strength and conditioning programs for the Terriers' 24 varsity teams. Glenn and his staff aim to improve an athlete's size, speed, strength and power using the latest training techniques. Recently Glenn has had the opportunity to work with elite rowers Gevvie Stone and Mary Jones. His philosophy is that strength training should support an athlete's main sport and he will share how this philosophy has helped Gevvie and Mary succeed at both the Olympics and the World Championships.
Glenn is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and also is Strength & Conditioning Coach certified (SCCC) by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association. He was presented with the certification of Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the CSCCa in 2014. The certification is considered the highest honor that can be achieved in the coaching profession of strength and conditioning, and represents professionalism, knowledge, experience, expertise and longevity in the field.
After coaching for 27 years at Yale, Williams College, and Syracuse University, Justin Moore accepted the position of Chief Coach at CREW by True Rowing with the goal of sharing the many benefits of rowing and teamwork through the experience of "Live Outdoor Reality". At Yale, Moore was assistant coach to the Heavyweight Men. In the 1995/1996 season, Moore's freshman crew went undefeated, won the Eastern Sprints, beat arch-rival Harvard by 23 seconds and won the Temple Challenge Cup at the Royal Henley Regatta. Moore transitioned to coaching women when he became the Head Coach of Women's Rowing at Williams College. There his crews won 6 national championships, with 5 in a row coming between 2006 - 2010. In 2010, Syracuse University hired Moore to help their once proud program return to national prominence. Under Moore, the Orangemen climbed the national rankings to earn three straight NCAA invitations from 2016-18. In addition to coaching at the Collegiate Level, Moore was tapped as the Head Coach of the US U18 Women's Sweep program in 2009 and 2010. The US earned a gold medal in the women's 8+ by open water in 2009, and in 2010 Moore led the US jr women to two silvers (4- and 8+) which marked the first time any US Jr team earned multiple medals at the World Championships. In 2012, Moore was asked to lead the US U23 Women's Sweep program. The women's 8+ won a gold medal in Lithuania, but Moore opted not to attend the championship for personal reasons. In addition to rowing, Moore has been an avid marathoner, nordic skier and ironman triathlete. He is a life-long learner, with a keen interest in the science and philosophies of training both body and mind. In 2006/7 Moore had the good fortune of spending a year studying under three World Coach of the Years in Canada: Al Morrow, Mike Spraklen and Bent Jensen. Coach Moore is very excited to be back in the incredibly vibrant rowing community of Boston, and hopes that his time with CREW will massively increase the reach of the sport, and alter the paradigm for long-term sculling development in the US for decades to come.
Coach Curren is perhaps most well-known for his 22 year tenure at Community Rowing in Boston. His Junior Women's crews won 16 medals at the USRowing Youth National Championships, 18 Henley Golds, 11 Head of the Charles Medals (7 gold), 14 Medals at CanAmMex | 2,200 |
Q: calculating sum of a limit of integral I am trying to calculate the following expression
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\sum_{m=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{m!} \lim_{n \to \infty} \int_{\{(x,y):2x^2+y^2<n^2 \}}\left( 1 - \frac{2x^2+y^2}{n^2}\right)^{n^2} x^{2m}dx~dy
$$
What I came to understand is as follows:
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*Using Lebesgue's Convergence Therorem I can observe, that as $\left( 1 - \frac{2x^2+y^2}{n^2}\right)^{n^2}$ is<|fim_middle|> $e^{-(x^2+y^2)}$ on an elipse.
*Using observation above I can show that the integral is more then zero. Due to the fact, that the function in question is somewhat similar to gamma function and just by looking at it, I have a strong suspicion that the whole thing is less then $\infty$.
Help greatly appreciated. The exercise comes from a set of preparatory problems for Calculus II.1 of my teacher, prof Strzelecki, no. 71
http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/~pawelst/am2/Analiza_Matematyczna_2/Kolokwia_files/Pula_ver_05a2.pdf
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Mistreated – Swedish Creator Fredrik Andersson Begins His Autobio Account of Coming Out with a Powerful Opening Chapter
One of a vast number of creators I have covered in 'Small Pressganged' to have studied at the University of the Arts London, Swedish artist Fredrik Andersson is currently a final year student at Camberwell College of Arts. Mistreated is the first issue of a projected 8-part autobiographical offering that he describes with the tagline "This is a story about finding the courage to stand up for yourself!".
Andersson promises that the series will deal with his experiences of growing up gay in the north of Sweden, coming out, and coping with societal pressures. This first 34-page instalment, however, acts more as scene-setting prologue, beginning with the creator depicting in minute detail the trepidation of awaiting the results of an HIV test after a former partner has been diagnosed as positive. It's an uncompromising account of the judgemental attitudes of those around him at the time that encompasses both family relationships and those of a professional nature.
What immediately strikes the reader about Mistreated is Andersson's narrative command of time to build up a sense of tension and empathy between audience and artist. Those initial scenes as he waits to be seen by medical staff are paced with a dramatic precision that pulls the reader inexorably into events. The clock on the clinic wall becomes a potential harbinger of doom as the seconds gradually count down, and the awkward sideways glances of those in the waiting room<|fim_middle|> I'll Take What I Can Get – Richy K. Chandler's Aquatic Webcomic in Second Collection
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It's a powerfully personal piece of writing as Andersson's candid account of the experience of being tested deals not just with the disapproving behaviour of officialdom but also the strain it places on his relationship with his mother. This sense of intensity is augmented by the artist's constant use of extreme close-ups or zoomed-out perspective to underline his on-panel persona's reactions to events. It underlines the emotional gauntlet he runs within these pages – which includes exasperation, fear, distress and anger – and further forges the book's empathic connection between reader and narrator.
Mistreated is a very measured piece of storytelling; decompressed but substantial, with a pensive tempo that is nevertheless compelling and passionate in delivery. The nature of serial comics means that to a degree this first issue feels like prelude but as a taster for a larger work Andersson's use of the form is confident enough in poise here to indicate that this is a project to keep a watchful eye on.
For more on Fredrik Andersson check out his tumblr here. You can buy Mistreated online here priced £5.00.
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What is the Most Common Pointing Device on Laptops
What<|fim_middle|> just been introduced with its fantastic features and much fewer people know about it.
The trackball is really similar to a mouse in use. But, its body has the ball on the top of it, which is its main feature. The user moves the ball to control the cursor, unlike the mouse in which you click the button. The body of the trackball is not moved at all instead the ball is simply rolled with the fingers.
The touchpad is usually on your laptop. It is the space below your keyboard with the tactile sensor. As you move your finger on the touchpad, the cursor on the screen moves accordingly. Two buttons may or may not be present with the touchpad. If present, these buttons work as the right click and left click of the mouse. You should always adjust the sensitivity of touchpad on a laptop.
Trackpoint
It is mostly located between the keyboard of a laptop. It is the small ball like a pointer, which can be used with the tip of the finger. And, it works like other pointing devices, as the cursor on the screen moves in the direction you move your finger on the track point.
It looks like the pen, which is used on most of the touch screens and the laptops with the tablet mode available. You can just point the light pen on the screen and it will click the options as you want. And, it is connected to the laptop with the help of the wire. It is preferred to use by many people as it is easy to use and take anywhere.
The stylus is also a pen-like device, which is used as a pointing device. It can be used to write, draw and sketch as well. That's why it is mostly used and preferred by architects, artists, and graphic designers. I have just bought a new laptop with stylus and that is just awesome. The stylus is one of the new pointing devices for laptop and is gaining popularity in recent days.
The keyboard can also be used as the pointing device as the cursor can be controlled with the help of the arrow keys on the keyboard. Many of the professionals prefer to use the keyboard as their pointing device instead of other devices and even mouse. It is a matter of preference, after all. You can select from this list of affordable gaming keyboards.
Most common pointing devices have been explained above. But it is best to use the one which you are most the comfortable with. As with the increase in technology, new devices are being developed with time. It is best to change and adapt accordingly. Stay in touch and learn and try new pointing devices to increase your work efficiency and productivity.
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In this article, our editors have explained in detail about different types of pointing devices for laptops. With a pointing device, we can control laptops functions and perform different tasks.
A pointing device is the one which helps you move the cursor on the screen. Through which you can choose an item, open or close it or perform various functions on your laptop. it is the CAD system and Graphical User Interface (GUI) which is working in the background and helps the user perform all the functions through pointing devices.
The mouse is the most common and most used pointing device, all over the world. One of the reasons, it is the most common, is that it is one of the oldest devices. So, most of the people are familiar and comfortable while using it. but now, many of the following devices have been invented and being used. You can choose any of them, according to your liking.
Let's start with the most common pointing device. And, yes, that is:
It is the device, with which almost everyone is familiar with. It is the small input device, which you can hold and cursor on the screen, moves with the movement of the mouse. Though you need an even surface on which you can move the mouse.
The mouse has two buttons: right click and left click. Usually, the left click is used for choosing the item or opening or closing the file. While, right click is used for when you need options like Refresh, Graphics, etc. as it opens a drop-down menu for you, from which you can choose various options. This is one of the best pointing devices on laptops, you can buy gaming mouse from Amazon.
The mouse is connected to the laptop through the wire. Though, the wireless mouse has been available these days. Plus, you can connect through Bluetooth, Infrared, PS/2 port, Serial port, and USB. Mouse pad is also available, which no doubt increases the speed when used. Plus, there are different types of mouse available these days:
Mechanical Mouse
The mechanical mouse has a small ball or rubber in it. it is the oldest type of mouse, which was used with desktop computers. Though, with the help of the wire, it can also be attached to the laptop. It needs the surface to move on, preferably the mouse pad.
Mouse pad is the small pad which is usually made of rubber or foam. When the mouse is placed on the mouse pad, it can be used smoothly and efficiently. Moreover, it prevents the dust and dirt to go into the mouse.
Optical Mouse
Optical mouse does not have any ball in them, unlike the mechanical mouse. Instead, they have the optical sensor laser in them. Light is usually emitted from the optical mouse to detect the mouse movement. They are quite popular among youngsters for use. Moreover, they are faster in use as compared to the mechanical mouse.
Wireless mouse is the most popular type of mouse being used right now. They do not need any wire to be attached to the laptop, unlike all the previous types. Wireless mouse use radio waves or infrared waves to transmit data to the laptop.
Finger mouse:
It is the type of mouse which can be fit on to your finger. And, you can use it without placing it on the surface. As it is attached to your index finger through straps, while the button is operated though thumb. So, it doesn't need any surface to move on.
Camera mouse
Camera mouse was developed especially for disabled people. It is an amazing device, in which the cursor moved on the screen when you move your head in front of the webcam. This unbelievable device was developed specifically for handicap people.
Foot mouse
This is another device, specifically made for people with upper body disability. It can be used with the foot, as the cursor moved on the screen, while you operate the mouse with a foot. Otherwise, it has the same functionality as any common computer mouse.
Finger tracking
As most of the laptops are now coming with touch screens or tablet modes, so you can simply use your finger to move the cursor on the screen. Using a finger on the screen is now one of the most common methods. As it is really convenient and fastest to use finger than to use devices and carrying them.
The joystick is mostly used as a gaming device but it is also a pointing device. It is the lever that can be rotated to send a message to the laptop. It is not that much common and preferred as a pointing device by most of the people. But, is really popular as a gaming device.
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Winning against the phishing assault
By Amol Sarwate, on May 2, 2008 1:53PM
A look at two of the signing technologies PayPal plans to use to improve sent email authentication, which would allow ISPs to drop each email that isn't properly verified.
PayPal recently detailed an aggressive plan to help eradicate spam and phishing attacks. And it's no wonder, since PayPal is one of the most targeted companies when it comes to phishing attacks.
The company's plan to delete phishing attacks permanently from the world's inboxes is multi-pronged. It includes, as it should, layers of law enforcement, better authentication technologies, shutting down phishing sites, and increasing customer awareness.
In this column, we'll focus on two of the signing technologies the company plans to use to improve sent email authentication: Sender Policy Framework, SPF, and DomainKeys. In effect, these would allow ISPs to drop each email that isn't verified to be from PayPal, or any other common phishing target for that matter.
These are not entirely new technologies. Yahoo!, Google, Microsoft, and AOL have been using SPF and DomainKeys for some time. PayPal claims to have blocked 50 million phishing-related emails since October, while using DomainKeys in partnership with Yahoo!.
Both SPF and DomainKeys aim to stop phishing -- and even simply unwanted Spam -- in slightly different ways. Most everyone is aware of how easily the "From" address in an email can be forged — and SPF prevents spammers from being able to forge the domain names in this way.
However, while it allows an administrator of an Internet domain to specify which machines are authorised to transmit email from that domain, a spammer who legitimately has an account in that domain, or is the owner of the domain, still can send email.
SPF operates at the level of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) of a mail transaction, and requires three pieces of information:
The MAIL FROM: parameter of the incoming mail
The HELO or EHLO parameter of the sending SMTP server
The IP address of the sending SMTP server
At the heart of SPF is the Domain Name Service (DNS), which is used to resolve the domain names typed in browsers to the numeric addresses understood by the infrastructure of the Internet. DNS also is used to direct requests for other services, such as email. For every domain, there must be a Mail Exchanger (MX) record, which tells the email sender the location of the target server that is to receive email.
SPF publishes "reverse MX" records in DNS, which tells the email sender which machines can send mail from the domain. As a result, the recipient of the email now can check these records to ensure that the email is, in fact, coming from a "trusted" sender of that domain.
While DomainKeys is a method of email authentication, it does not prevent abusive behaviour, though it does make it possible to track misuse of the email system more easily. In fact, DomainKeys offers near end-to-end integrity from the signing of an email to a verifying Mail Transfer Agent (MTA). In most cases, the signing MTA acts on behalf of the sender and the verifying MTA on behalf of the receiver.
Unlike SPF, DomainKeys operates on transported mail data, header, and body, independent of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) envelope. It works by adding a header named "DomainKey-Signature" that contains a digital signature of the contents of the mail message. The receiving SMTP server then uses the name of the domain from which the mail originated, the string _domainkey, and a selector from the header to perform a DNS lookup.
Both SPF and DomainKeys have their shortcomings. For instance, SPF breaks SMTP forwarding in which an M<|fim_middle|> "from" address. But there is a solution to this problem: a technique called Sender Rewriting Scheme (SRS) that rewrites sender addresses when mail is forwarded in that way. Also, DomainKey signatures can be broken if the message is modified significantly en route by a forwarding mechanism such as a list server.
These are interesting technologies, but for them to work en masse, many parties (and technologies) will have to interact with them, such as the MTA for both senders and receivers, and in some cases the DNS administrator. One thing is clear: deployment of these technologies could go a long way to increasing trust in email, and certainly would help reduce spam from its current level of 70 percent of all email traffic.
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Come to St. Andrew's-Wesley Church to hear Kate Robertson, Heritage Consultant at Donald Luxton and Associates, explain the process and considerations for restoration work on a Heritage Register 'A' building. Designed by architects Twizel and Twizel and completed in 1927, this Gothic church was built of granite and local Haddington Island stone, and was inspired by Durham Cathedral in England. Kate will speak about the process of creating a conservation plan including identifying significant features to be considered in a future restoration, the history of the site and story behind several stained glass windows as well as future plans to replace the roof.
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About the Speaker: Kate Robertson joined Donald Luxton and Associates in 2016. She holds a Bachelor of Interior from Ryerson University, a Bachelor of Geography with specialties in Climatology and Planning with an Extended minor in English Literature from the University of the Fraser Valley, and a Masters of Architecture and Diploma in Metropolitan Design form the University of Minnesota where she was awarded a Richard Morril Thesis Award for Fishing for a Living: Preserving a Way of Life – An Extensive Fish Farm Along the East Fraser River in Partnership With The Stölo First Nation.
Kate Robertson worked for a decade in a local engineering office focused on restoration and field work of contemporary and heritage buildings. Her ongoing practice has covered interdisciplinary work in Architecture, Environmental Design, Heritage, Engineering, and Teaching and has won both Vancouver Heritage and Heritage BC Awards.
*An earlier headline indicated that the city was restoring the church. This was incorrect and has since been updated. VIA apologizes for any confusion regarding the restoration process of St. Andrew's-Wesley. | Learn about the state of heritage and conservation projects in Vancouver today with experts in architecture and design, city planning and other related fields. The speakers will offer in depth illustrated talks followed by a Q&A. Join us at venues across the city and learn about the issues, projects and topics that are relevant to the future of Vancouver | 64 |
Kings win Freeway Faceoff
By Claudia Gestro · January 18, 2016 · Comments Off on Kings win Freeway Faceoff
The Freeway Faceoff had its first game of the season Sunday when the Los Angeles Kings traveled down the I-5 to Anaheim to face the Ducks. This is one of the games Los Angeles area hockey fans look forward to every season. It doesn't matter where the game is played, fans for both teams will fill up which ever building the Kings and Ducks are at: Staples Center in Los Angeles, or the Honda Center in Anaheim.
The Kings came off a tough loss to the Ottawa Senators at home, in what has been an up and down month so far. The Ducks came into the game with a two-game winning streak behind them; they first beat the Senators and then the Dallas Stars.
But the Kings are very familiar with the Honda Center and there were a lot of their fans in the seats. But, they had lost their four previous games in Anaheim, so the odds favored the Ducks.
The Kings lead the Pacific Division and before Sunday's game they were 12 points ahead of the Ducks. Their star center, Anze Kopitar, had just signed an eight-year, $80 million contract with the Kings and that at least took a load off his mind. His contract was due to end in July and he and the team had been negotiating for at least the past three months. It may have given Kopitar some extra motivation to play better as well.
Tyler Toffoli of the Los Angeles Kings
Games between these two teams are always tough, physically defensive games and fights are a common occurrence in this rivalry. Sunday was no exception.
Neither team was able to score in the first period, but there were five penalties, two for major fighting. Brayden McNabb of the Kings and Patrick Maroon of the Ducks each got five minutes.
It was in the second period when the Kings took over the game, scoring three goals. The first was a power play goal by Vincent Lecavalier, who had been acquired in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers about a week ago. He was assisted by Jeff Carter and Alec Martinez
Rickard Rakell scored for the Ducks 33 seconds later, assisted by Shea Theodore and Kevin Bieksa, but Tyler Toffoli scored for the Kings at the 15:45 mark to put the Kings ahead. It was Toffoli's 22nd goal of the season.
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Andrew Cogliano of the Anaheim Ducks
The Kings couldn't penetrate the Ducks defense enough to score a goal and the Ducks goalie, John Gibson, did a great job in the third. Anaheim attacked Jonathan Quick's net in the final period, out shooting the Kings. As a result they got one goal from David Perron, assisted by Ryan Getzlaf. But that was all the scoring the Ducks could manage. It was Perron's first game with the Ducks; he had just been traded, coming from the Pittsburgh Penguins the day before.
The Ducks had one more puck go in the net for them, but it was disallowed because it appeared Andrew Cogliano kicked the puck into the net. After the game he said, "The heat of the play, the puck's going to your feet, you're just trying to put the puck in the net at any cost, so it's kind of how your momentum carries your foot a bit. But it was really close, if the ref didn't call it a non-goal on the ice, it could have gone the other way."
The Kings won, 3-2 and Jonathan Quick had 30 saves for the win.
After the game Alec Martinez of the Kings told the press, "Every time you play Anaheim you know it's going to be a physical battle. It's usually physical, chippy, you saw a couple fights there — that's normal for our two teams."
Rickard Rakell of the Ducks had the same sentiment. "It's always nice and the crowd is always into the games. It's a tough physical game and it's always close ones. I'm looking forward to the next one."
Tyler Toffoli told the press, "It's always tough when we play them. The rinks are pretty loud. There were a lot of Kings fans in here for us, which makes it a lot easier for us to play here, but we had a mindset of beating these guys. It was the first game against them this year and I think we did a great job tonight."
L.A. Post-Examiner Staff contributed to this article.
All photos by Claudia Gestro
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Amanda Erakovic
By now, you probably have realised that you can stay stylish while working from home. Plush sweatshirts have replaced blazers and jeans have become a thing of the past.
But<|fim_middle|> a little but still feel extra cosy. Of course, there's no rule that the top and bottom should always come together. You can pair the shirt with jeans and the pants with a regular tee or a sweatshirt of different fabric.
Lounge Jumpsuit
Comfortable and easy to wear, it's no surprise that many of us have fallen for monochromatic one-pieces. But, play with textures and prints, and you could become the most stylish person in a café or the grocery aisle.
Consider pairing it with designer slippers, glistening earrings, or a statement blazer for video conferences. Here's a guide to plus-size clothing for women.
Sherpa fabric has two sides: one is smooth, and the other is furry. Because it provides good insulation, Sherpa loungewear is a must-have during cold months of the year. Thicker styles are ideal in sub-zero temperatures.
The rich texture of Sherpa is enough to elevate your loungewear. Put on some jewellery, and it's more catwalk than lounge.
Statement Tie-Dye
Sweaters and joggers in bold, monochromatic palettes are going to be everywhere this year. You can experiment by matching your favourite tie-dye pieces with solid-coloured pieces (footwear, caps, bags, etc.). If you're still earning confidence, start with colour coordinated outfits.
Curvy Clothing helps women gain more confidence with top-quality clothing. We have an extensive range of fashion-forward apparel from size 6 to 36. Check out our latest collection now!
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Studio Ponte Crop Flare Slim Fix Pixie Pants Regular price $141.00 $99.00 | this doesn't mean that you should just pull anything from the closer. First, you need a collection of stylish plus-size loungewear pieces. Whether your fashion is adventurous or minimalist, many brands have transformed their previously shabby clothing to distinctly modish. You may buy pieces to mix and match to suit your personality and lifestyle. While you'd like to be frugal, remember that you'll be using these plus-size loungewear pieces for a long time (maybe even after the pandemic).
Consider these trends when shopping for your 2021 plus-size loungewear:
Matching Sweatsuits
We started to see a re-emergence of matching sweatsuits last year, and it's going to be a wardrobe staple in 2021 (and the foreseeable future). So, to upgrade the standard set you previously purchased with cinched tops, cropped cuts, wide-leg pants, and tie-dye.
Waffle Knits
Nothing says "Cosy!" louder than knits. Waffle-knit fabrics will be big this year, as they offer an interesting texture to your outfit. Additionally, they feel lighter than sweatshirt fleece and can also serve pyjamas or base layers.
"Loungewear has surged in popularity in 2020 as people spend more time at home than ever before. But in 2021, we have to make our loungewear pieces suitable for indoor and outdoor settings. In addition, there are some rising key trends for regular and plus-size loungewear that we can check to be sure to look office-, party-, or camera-ready at all times.", explains Shane Perry, advisor for Short Term Business Loans at Max Funding.
Silky Sets
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Arkhamtypes
A Designer Journal With Matt Newman of Arkham Horror: The Card Game
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No matter where you run, you can never escape what you are.
In Arkham Horror: The Card Game, players step into the roles of Arkham's bravest investgators as they struggle to solve eldritch mysteries while being assailed by all manner of cultists,<|fim_middle|> The Card Game
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Announcing a New Scenario Pack for Arkham Horror: The Card Game | ghouls, and monsters. The players who embody these characters are just as varied as the investigators themselves. But beyond being a Seeker, Guardian, Mystic, Rogue, or Survivor, how do gamers fit into the game? To find out, today we meet with Matt Newman to discuss the various types of players you'll encounter in your journeys through Arkham, and how you can incorporate them into your games to bring your investigations to the next level!
Matt Newman on Arkham's Player Archetypes
Hello, fellow investigators!
In today's designer journal, I'll be exploring the concept of player archetypes: a type of gaming personality, consisting of that player's desires, goals, and motivations. These archetypes are useful to designers, presenting us with questions like, "Which type of player is going to enjoy this card/scenario the most?" or, "Do we have enough in this cycle to satisfy each player type?" Archetypes can also be useful to you as a player, helping you identify the spark that excites you, and how to best take advantage of that feeling.
In the past, we've identified several player archetypes that fit our competitive Living Card Games® like A Game of Thrones: The Card Game or Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game. But Arkham Horror: The Card Game differs from these games in a number of ways, and as development for Arkham Horror: The Card Game continued, I noticed several new player archetypes that didn't quite fit the past definitions. In this entry, I'll be discussing these new player archetypes, the steps I take to challenge each type of player, and how you can use these to enhance your gaming experience.
The Ritualist
First and foremost, Arkham Horror: The Card Game is (obviously) a card game, and when the players who embrace this type of game gather for their nightly rituals, nothing is more sacred than the cards themselves. The Ritualist is the card gamer embodied. They love building decks, finding complex combos, and exploring synergies—enjoying deck building just as much as gameplay. The Ritualist also enjoys discussing spoiled cards on forums, theorizing new deck builds, and tinkering with existing decks.
For Ritualists, a large part of the experience of Arkham Horror: The Card Game occurs not during gameplay, but between games. Therefore, to serve these players, it is important that we ensure the card pool has enough depth to warrant ongoing discussion and experimentation. Opening expansions with new player cards is particularly exciting for the Ritualist, especially when their investigator has experience to burn!
We challenge Ritualists by including cards that create new synergies and shed new light on strategies from previous expansions. Some investigators, such as Carolyn Fern (To Fight the Black Wind, 10) are designed specifically for Ritualists, with complex deckbuilding options that challenge these players to find the right combination of cards to suit their playstyle. The more we can make a Ritualist think "How can I build around this card?" the better.
The Slayer
The Slayer has the most fun when they feel awesome. This player relishes cards with powerful, splashy effects, and generally enjoys playing with higher-level cards and lots of experience. For this reason, they often go out of their way to earn more victory points, and they may judge their success or failure in a scenario based on how much experience was earned.
Despite the name, Slayers don't always play combat characters. A Slayer may be a Seeker who tries to discover as many clues as possible in a single action, or a Rogue who loads up with Exceptional cards. We tempt these Slayers with eye-catching cards that often require lots of experience or that are difficult to play.
Of course, this is Arkham, so the encounter deck must rise accordingly. It's important that Slayers feel peaks and valleys of power—they can't be powerful all the time, or there is no satisfaction. We challenge Slayers by creating terrors that are extremely difficult to defeat, giving them the chance to shine or—yes—to fail. We also provide Slayers with optional experience points that are difficult to earn, forcing them to work for their high-level cards. A good rule of thumb: if it fills the rest of the table with "ooohs" and "aaahs," it'll make the Slayer smile.
The Detective approaches each scenario like a new puzzle to solve. While winning the game is a somewhat abstract concept in Arkham Horror: The Card Game, this player wants to achieve the best outcome possible. As a result, they are equally concerned with both encounter and player cards. Encounter cards are the unique puzzles the Detective must 'solve' with the player cards at their disposal. This player enjoys making the most of Standalone Mode and also replaying scenarios, exploring a scenario's intricacies to find the "best" route to victory.
When building a deck, Detectives prefer efficiency over flashiness. Cheaper, faster, leaner—Detectives want their decks to feel like well-oiled machines capable of adapting to any situation. As such, they love cards that save actions or perform basic functions like gaining resources or drawing cards. We add player cards to the pool which cater to these players' desire to find the right "tool" to solve each puzzle. While they may not be perfect for every scenario, they are fantastic in the right situation.
We challenge Detectives by creating scenarios with unique objectives, like defeating the invisible Broods in Undimensioned and Unseen, or escaping the madman's death traps in The Labyrinths of Lunacy. We also create scenarios where success is not binary, like The Midnight Masks, inviting Detectives to try again and again to get the best possible outcome. Finally, Ultimatums and Achievements create additional opportunities for Detectives to put their skills to the test.
The Storyteller loves reading, listening to, and telling stories. For this player, Arkham Horror: The Card Game is more than just a card game—it's an interactive storytelling experience. As a result, they most enjoy playing through a scenario for the very first time, becoming engrossed in the story and experiencing the unknown. A scenario's narrative is more important to the Storyteller than its mechanics, and they enjoy discussing it with the community after a pack is released, recalling their favorite moments and predicting what might happen next. The Storyteller might also be more familiar with mythos literature, and they enjoy when the game aligns with the source material.
While gameplay can take a backseat to narrative for Storytellers, the stories that emerge from their individual games are often memorable for such players. Using a Barricade (Core Set, 38) to thwart a deadly enemy while discovering the last clue you need or saying, "I'll see you in hell!" (A Phantom of Truth, 189) and going out in a blaze of glory—these are the moments that Storytellers love to experience.
For these players, we aim to create fun and surprising narratives that leave a lingering impression long after the game ends. This may include a difficult moral choice, a stinging betrayal, or a gruesome fate. We also do our best to ensure the story and flavor text are engrossing. Finally, we challenge the Storyteller with cards that inspire players to use their own imagination to enhance the narrative. Roleplaying is an exercise in joint storytelling, so cards that leave things open to interpretation force players to question the scenario and their own sanity—did someone just put the straitjacket on them, or did they just not notice it until now? Storytellers are invited to fill the gaps and determine for themselves what is the truth, and what is madness.
The Nihilist
The Nihilist has the most fun when laughing death in the face. This player loves difficult games, either because they love a challenge, or because they enjoy the implications of everyday people facing impossible horrors with little chance of success. Generally, the higher the odds are stacked against the investigators, the more the Nihilist enjoys the experience, even if they are defeated in the end. That said, the Nihilist isn't necessarily a masochist. Feeling the excitement and tension of a difficult scenario is one thing—feeling completely hopeless is another. It is therefore important that the Nihilist feels they have a shot at victory, even if that shot is long.
For Nihilists, we craft situations with an overwhelming sense of pressure and tension, without making them impossible. Spawning the Ghoul Priest (Core Set, 116) in The Gathering is one such make-or-break moment. If at this moment you grinned or laughed, you might be a Nihilist. After all, for Nihilists, being admitted to Arkham Asylum is just part of the fun. We also challenge Nihilists by creating cards or situations that seem difficult on their face, such as cards that outright kill investigators, or scenarios that feature cruel depictions of investigators' fates and objectives with seemingly impossible requirements. When they can meet the towering odds with a smirk and a wink, this is the Nihilist's time to shine.
Playing with Archetypes
You may find that you fall into more than one of these archetypes, or even all of them. You might have originally become interested in Arkham Horror: The Card Game as a fan of the setting (20% Storyteller) and found that you most enjoyed overcoming these horrors by splattering them to bits with a shotgun (80% Slayer). Or, you might be a veteran LCG player who loves deckbuilding above all else (70% Ritualist), but also enjoys the puzzle-solving aspect of each scenario (30% Detective). It's also common for investigators to play the game for different reasons at different times, depending on their mood or group dynamics.
Archetypes can also be useful in determining which investigators to use. For a Slayer, an ostentatious investigator with a high value in one stat like Mark Harrigan (The Path to Carcosa, 1) is a compelling option, whereas a Storyteller might prefer an investigator whose backstory ties into the narrative, like Ursula Downs (The Forgotten Age, 2). Investigators are intentionally diverse in order to appeal to a broad range of player types. While not everybody may enjoy playing as Calvin Wright (The Forgotten Age, 5), the Nihilist sure will!
Thanks for reading this designer journal. Don't agree with the archetypes I've identified? That's great! Post your ideas on our forums—I'm interested in hearing which archetypes you identify as and what experiences you've had with Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Enjoy the game, and as always, be careful out there. Arkham is a dangerous place for humans.
Embrace Your Fate
Thanks, Matt!
Do you fall into these archetypes, or are you something new entirely? To find out, join the ivestigation in Arkham Horror: The Card Game and step into the action of unspeakable Lovecraftian horror!
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Back to Digital
Posted by BlackWidower on Mon, Apr 15, 2013
TR<|fim_middle|>, and because of this, we get absolutely no closure, which bugs the hell out of me.
Obviously, they were setting things up for Tron 3.0, but that never came, and never will.
Because despite the fact that this game was fantastic, highly entertaining, and definitely worth a play through. It didn't sell well enough to warrant a follow-up.
Even worse, the entire game, and everything that ties into it, has been effectively rendered non-canon by the next sequel: TRON: Legacy . Which is sad, because I'm not sure that was exactly necessary. In fact I'm certain it was unnecessary.
But I'm gonna talk about this some other time. Because the constriction of the digital realm from the boundless infinite established here, to the PC in some guy's basement follow-up, deserves its own entry.
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Egos, Lies and Dismemberment: "Frenemies" review
Littlest Kleptomaniacs: "Blythe's Pet Project" review | ON was a revolutionary film for its time. One of the first films to use CGI, and it was actually the theme of the film. Which was pretty daring back in 1982.
A science fiction film through and through it managed to scare off some people. Something I don't fully understand.
TRON was a box office bomb which I find wholly disappointing, and so did many others.
The late Roger Ebert raved about the original, giving it a rare perfect score, despite, and possibly because of, its lack of human characters. He also thought of it as a highly underrated film, featuring it on his show, Siskel and Ebert and the Movies , a decade later; And closing his first ever Overlooked Film Festival with a screening of it in 1999.
And if Roger Ebert loved TRON, who the fuck are you to argue!?
But over the next several years it went on to earn back double its initial budget. Eventually justifying the release of a sequel. Several sequels as a matter of fact. And how do they stack up?
Sigh… Where to begin?
Why not start with the first attempt? In 2003, twenty-one years after the release of the first film, the first sequel to TRON saw the light of day. And it was appropriately titled: TRON 2.0.
It was a fantastic follow-up to the first film, primarily because it wasn't a film, but a game.
I know what you're thinking. How does that make sense? Well let's be honest, how do you make a follow-up to a film about a human entering the world inside the computer? The best way I can see is by pulling the audience in themselves.
You play as Jet Bradley, game programmer at ENCOM, and son of Alan Bradley, whom you may remember as Tron's creator and user in the first film.
Bruce Boxleitner, who played Tron and Alan in the first film, reprises his role as Alan here. But he plays a minor role in the overall plot, getting kidnapped in the opening scene.
The story goes as follows. ENCOM is undergoing a hostile takeover by rival company, fCon. Meanwhile, a computer virus has just broken through ENCOM's firewalls, and is ravaging the local network. Jet, our hero, is on a phone call with his father when the man is kidnapped in his own lab by a group of mysterious and silent antagonists.
When Jet goes to investigate, one of his father's programs, Ma3a (mah-THREE-ah) activates the digitization laser, pulling our hero into the digital realm, and kicking off the main plot.
The overall game maintains the look and feel of the original film, which I like. It's beautifully surreal and the high contrast and bright colours just add to the previously established ambiance.
And just like last time, everything is made out of simple geometric shapes. We also see several items making a return, including Light Cycles, Recognisers, Tanks, bits, and even the signature disk.
It's the first weapon you get in the game and its base form is the one you'll probably use most often, since it doesn't drain your energy. The disk has a few upgrades however, but you probably won't need them.
TRON 2.0 is your classic first person shooter, and as such, some familiar weapons from classic FPSs make their contractual appearance.
We see a sniper rifle called the LOL, a shotgun called the Suffusion, a standard grenade, a rocket launcher, a stun gun, a basic sub-machine gun, and a BFG.
There are a few unique weapons, such as the energy claw, a melee weapon which'll drain your opponent's energy and give it to you. Then there's the disk weapon, which is mostly self-explanatory.
Throughout the game, you get upgrades to your stats, and new abilities, armor, and weapons in the form of 'subroutines,' which you have to equip to use.
This is one of the coolest elements of the game. Each subroutine comes in one of three flavours, alpha, beta or gold. Each increase in version equals an increase in efficacy and a decrease in size, which is limited. You only have so much memory to hold subroutines, and every time you move to a new system, the memory requirements change. In some parts of the game you have a lot of room to store abilities, but in other parts you might be able to only have a max of five abilities at your disposal. Which is a good way to simulate the changing system environments you find yourself in. After all, different systems might be running different operating systems, requiring different program configurations.
Oh, yes, I didn't mention that did I? This is also one of the coolest things about the game. You don't spend it all on one server, unlike the first film.
You see, while TRON 2.0 does retain the feel of the original film, it's appropriately updated for the internet age, as you actually spend some time there, when you aren't traveling throughout the local ENCOM network.
The first few levels take place on Alan's lab server and involve fighting off infected programs; and security programs that don't recognise you and assume you're the virus. It sort of breaks my heart that you have to fight off characters that are essentially good guys, all because of a case of mistaken identity.
You jump to another server, being run by the lead virus scanner, and are forced to compete on the light cycle grid before staging an escape, and eventually you're forced to outrun a system format.
That's right, you have to outrun a format. This game truly is awesome.
Eventually, you end up on an old server from the 80s. It's so old, it can barely handle your presence. So you're forced to overclock it and basically break the damn thing, nice going.
You then spend some time on a major internet router; before hitting up a heavily infected server; a PDA; a firewall; and finally, the enemy stronghold, fCon's main server.
All this jumping around is kinda fun, and reminds you exactly how big the digital realm is. For every computer in existence, there's a new world to explore. The possibilities are infinite. It's fantastic.
But how does it fit into the rest of the franchise? Well, Kevin Flynn is notably absent in the game, and various in-game emails explain the man disappeared years ago. It raises a huge mystery. What happened to the original hero?
We also learn the reason behind the twenty year time jump. Turns out when Micky was defeated in the first film, a crucial component to the digitization process went with him. For the past twenty years, Alan and his wife, Lora, have been trying to rebuild it.
It's also revealed that Lora died years ago, but was likely partially digitized, and her remains were integrated into Ma3a, an artificial intelligence system Alan designed.
It took years for Alan to rebuild the technology, and eventually, he did it.
The correction algorithms serve as a major plot device and standard MacGuffin. Its absence is responsible for the creation of Thorne, a former ENCOM security chief who digitized himself, becoming an unstable computer virus and our first antagonist.
When the bad guys at fCon manage to get their hands on the algorithms, they begin digitizing people en masse. The plan is for these 'DataWraiths' to infiltrate every computer system on the internet, stealing all sorts of data. They're the ultimate computer hackers. This is actually the game's final threat, which you have to stop.
Anyway, the correction algorithms, as the name implies, are designed to correct for errors inherent in the digitization process. Kinda like the Heisenberg compensator in Star Trek.
It's a pretty cool idea, and it does a good job of explaining why people didn't start getting digitized back in the 80s as an alternative to air travel.
But, one of the biggest problems with TRON 2.0 is how it handles time.
The plot flows simultaneously within the computer, and without. As Jet spends time inside the computer, events still happen in the outside world. So, for the most part, time flows at a one-to-one ratio in the digital and physical worlds.
Now, TRON never precisely established how time flows. But the entire segment of the plot from when Flynn gets digitized, to the point where Micky is defeated, we stay within the computer. Our point of view doesn't shift. So, while an hour (actually, probably a few hours) passes for our hero, its possible that only a few seconds passed in reality.
And that would make sense, since data travels pretty fast. Plus, if things did work at a one-to-one ratio, all programs within the computer would be running at a snail's pace, and you might as well have a human do it.
But, then the plot wouldn't have worked as well. The writers wanted to have events in both realms run concurrently, and you can't do that if time flows faster in one world by a factor of a thousand.
That is, unless Jet spent days, or even years, waiting around during level loads.
But that's a minor quibble. I don't really care. I can handle the soft science. But what I can't handle, is shit acting.
There's one scene in this game that stands out to me as being complete ass, where we see Alan being interrogated by our comically evil villains. It goes a little something like this:
Crown: Good afternoon, Mr. Bradley.
Alan: Who are you? What is the meaning of all this?
Crown: We're interested in your work concerning.
Baza: Primarily the correction algorithms that are needed to eliminate errors during transfer.
Now, why the line is split between two characters is beyond me, but I digress.
Alan: Yes, well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm still working on that problem. Calculating algorithms is a complicated…………
Popoff: Spare us the charade, Mr. Bradley. We know where you are in your research.
I know I'm nitpicking here, but this scene has always bugged me. Alan isn't interrupted. He literally stops talking in the middle of a sentence, and then, half a second later, Popoff starts talking. That's some immersion-breaking bullshit right there.
Of course I'm not even mentioning the visuals. The scenes that take place in the computer all look perfectly fine. But the scenes taking place in the physical realm are a different story. They look like ass.
This is because they're rendered using the game engine, which seems unnecessary. None of the gameplay takes place in reality, so why not film the cutscenes in live action? That would have been awesome!
But no, instead we get shit visuals permanently stuck in the uncanny valley.
I'll blame the budget.
Then there's the final boss, where I give a minor spoiler warning. You see the final boss is our three primary antagonists, Crown, Baza and Popoff, digitized. But it's never really explained why. Why are they digitized? Oh, to go up against Jet? Okay, let me rephrase. Why would they be more effective than any other DataWraith? What makes them special? If anything, I would think they'd be less effective against Jet. We don't see them go through any training whatsoever. So how in the hell would they be more effective in combatting a digitized user!?
Okay, true, they do operate as the final boss, but the reasons for that are a bit unforeseen, which I can't explain without spoiling. But I do love the fact that they are the final boss. Given everything that's happened to that point, it's a bit poetic.
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The highly anticipated pasture legume, Lanza tedera, was launched by the Minister for Agriculture and Food, Alannah MacTiernan, at the Brown family's Dandaragan property in October. Seed is currently being bulked<|fim_middle|> tedera was developed as part of a pasture species breeding program with the Plant Based Solutions for Dryland Salinity Cooperative Research Centre, which later became the future Farm Industries CRC.
Meat & Livestock Australia also supplied supporting funding to develop the animal production and agronomic package.
Seed will be available from Landmark stores and wholesale distribution outlets.
For more information contact Dr Daniel Real, senior research officer, South Perth, +61 (0)8 9368 3879. | up for release in 2019.
After much anticipation, seed for the new pasture legume species tedera will be available for the 2019 season.
The department has spent the past decade developing a new variety of the hardy perennial from the Canary Islands, which is suited to Western Australian conditions.
The result is Lanza tedera, named after the Spanish island of Lanzarote, where the original seed was sourced 12 years ago.
Extensive agronomic and livestock grazing trials have confirmed Lanza tedera's value as a drought and heat tolerant, highly nutritious feed alternative, with nitrogen fixing qualities.
Lanza tedera will provide sheep producers, in particular, with a high value feed option that fills the summer-autumn feed gap.
Producers may use it to feed finishing lambs from October to December and/or as a substitute for maintenance feeding from March to May.
Tedera is most productive in medium to high rainfall environments, although it has also shown potential in lower rainfall areas.
The pasture grows year round and can easily be adapted to continuous or rotational grazing requirements.
It has shown it can maintain performance in below average rainfall seasons, providing growers with greater flexibility to optimise stock management.
This includes maintaining stock in dry years, reducing or delaying the need to provide supplementary feeding.
Producers can also use the pasture to assist livestock to maintain or gain weight to target out-of-season markets and the opportunity for premium prices.
Department testing has shown Lanza tedera has a high nutritional value, especially for sheep, while further testing is required for cattle.
metabolisable energy – 11.8 megajoules per kilogram of dry matter.
No animal health issues have been observed in any department grazing experiments.
Grazing can usually commence in late summer/early autumn the year after establishment.
Animals usually take a few days to start grazing Lanza tedera when first introduced, after which the pasture becomes thoroughly grazed, with no known palatability or acceptability issues.
Lanza is best suited to a range of well drained soils with a soil pH equal to or greater than 4.8, but tolerates short periods of transient waterlogging.
The variety can be susceptible to frost in low landscapes, but generally recovers quickly.
Tedera can be used as a continuous pasture or in phase pastures of three to five years, as part of a cropping rotation.
The new variety can be susceptible to some pasture pests, which can be controlled effectively using registered treatments.
The plant has some susceptibility to leaf spots (Phoma herbarum) and multiple miniature leaves (Phytoplasma), as well as root knot nematodes that are mostly found in horticultural areas.
It is imperative to ensure paddocks are weed free and that the weed seed bank is minimised before sowing to ensure good establishment.
As Lanza tedera is likely to be grown on soils that do not contain suitable rhizobia, seed must be inoculated with a special strain of the tedera Rhizobium available from local seed merchants.
Fungicide and insecticide have proven effective when applied to seed crops and in research experiments.
The pasture can be established with conventional seeding equipment, at a rate of 10 kilograms per hectare at a depth of two centimetres.
In most regions tedera can be sown into moist soil during autumn, early winter or spring, however, in regions with cold winters, spring sowing is recommended.
Fertiliser applications are similar to subclover, while herbicides registered for clover based pastures can be used to control weeds.
For more detailed information on Lanza tedera agronomy, grazing and bio-economic modelling visit the department's website.
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Google Scholar as a data source for research assessment
« The launch of Google Scholar (GS) marked the beginning of a revolution in the scientific information market. This search engine, unlike traditional databases, automatically indexes information from the academic web. Its ease of use, together with its wide coverage and fast indexing speed, have made it the first<|fim_middle|> Delgado López-Cózar, Enrique Orduna-Malea, Alberto Martín-Martín, 12 juin 2018
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Publication de l'annuaire des Bibliothèques universitaires Accueil MIT and Royal Society of Chemistry Sign First North American "Read and Publish" Agreement for Scholarly Articles | tool most scientists currently turn to when they need to carry out a literature search. Additionally, the fact that its search results were accompanied from the beginning by citation counts, as well as the later development of secondary products which leverage this citation data (such as Google Scholar Metrics and Google Scholar Citations), made many scientists wonder about its potential as a source of data for bibliometric analyses. The goal of this chapter is to lay the foundations for the use of GS as a supplementary source (and in some disciplines, arguably the best alternative) for scientific evaluation. (…) »
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FARC and Government of Colombia to Remove Landmines Together
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The government of Colombia and FARC rebels are cementing the trust obtained between both sides in 2014 in order to move forward in 2015. This applies to mutually agreeing to remove indiscriminate landmines in rural parts of Colombia. Therefore, the fresh hope that emerged last year appears to holding sway because this latest joint mission should create greater trust between both parties.
Peace talks began in earnest over two years ago in Cuba and while these important political stepping stones are still fraught with danger if either side backtracks, the omens look more than promising. Complex areas remain because massacres by both sides took place. On top of this, the United States allowed the CIA to involve itself in many sinister deeds against FARC and individuals deemed a threat to the government of Colombia over many decades.
The BBC reports: "Colombia's government and Farc rebels have agreed to work together to remove landmines in rural areas of the country where they have fought since the 1960s."
Of course, mutual suspicion remains between FARC rebels and the military of Colombia that is not only a national army, but in the past the armed forces was heavily tied to politics alongside the meddling of America. Therefore, it is highly recommendable that both FARC rebels and the armed forces of this nation will work closely together in order to de-landmine rural areas.
Modern Tokyo Times stated last year that: "Major steps are underway in order for a genuine peace deal to be signed between the government of Colombia and FARC rebels. According to latest details it appears that both sides have agreed to a political role for the left-wing movement once a peace deal is reached between both parties. If this finally materializes, then it is hoped that Colombia can start a fresh page whereby this nation can move on from a bloody period in its history."
Humberto de la Calle, chief negotiator for the government of Colombia, said: "The proposal for demining is a first step, but a giant step toward making peace."
It is believed that approximately 11,000 Colombian nationals have been injured to varying degrees or killed by indiscriminate landmines in the last 15 years. This figure is shockingly high and sums up much about the brutal conflict that first simmered to a deadly degree in the 1960s. At the same time, the Cold War era meant that various different American governments have been involved in murky dealings.
In recent times The Guardian reports "A covert CIA program has helped Colombia's government kill at least two dozen leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the rebel insurgency also known as Farc, The Washington Post reported Saturday."
This media group continues: "The National Security Agency has also provided "substantial eavesdropping help" to the Colombian government, according to the Post. And the US provided Colombia with GPS equipment that can be used to transform regular munitions into "smart bombs" that can accurately home in on specific targets, even if they are located in dense jungles."
Lee Jay Walker at Modern Tokyo Times says: "FARC suffered greatly because of the role of the CIA therefore it is essential that America is kept at a distance during peace talks in Cuba. Indeed, it is essential that mediators underscore the importance of an internal solution based on the sincerity of both FARC and the government of Colombia. At the same time, both parties need genuine honest brokers therefore it is essential that talks and dialogue continue in Cuba."
The current leader of Colombia, President Juan Manuel Santos, is optimistic that the agreement about landmines will further strengthen the political goodwill on both sides.
President Santos stated enthusiastically that: "I would like to congratulate our negotiating team and acknowledge what the Farc are doing, because this is bringing us closer to the shared objective of reaching peace in Colombia."
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Designing provider-focused implementation trials with purpose and intent: introducing the PRECIS-2-PS tool
Implement Sci. 2021 Jan 7;16(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s13012-020-01075-y.
Wynne E Norton 1 , Kirsty Loudon 2 , David A Chambers 3 , Merrick Zwarenstein 4
1 Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, #3E424, Bethesda, MD, 20850, USA. wynne.norton@nih.gov.
2 Independent Contractor, Edinburgh, Scotland.
3 Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, #3E424, Bethesda, MD, 20850, USA.
4 Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-020-01075-y
Background: First articulated by<|fim_middle|>N261201400002B/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States | Schwartz and Lellouch (1967), randomized controlled trials (RCTs) can be conceptualized along a continuum from more explanatory to more pragmatic. The purpose and intent of the former is to test interventions under ideal contexts, and the purpose and intent of the latter is to test interventions in real-world contexts. The PRagmatic Explanatory Continuum Indicator Summary-2 (PRECIS-2) is a validated tool that helps researchers make decisions about the elements of the trial to match the overall purpose and intent of the trial along the continuum. The PRECIS-2 tool has guided the design of hundreds of RCTs. However, a few aspects of the tool would benefit from greater clarity, including its application to provider-focused implementation trials rather than patient-focused intervention trials.
Main text: We describe the newly developed PRECIS-2-Provider Strategies (PRECIS-2-PS) tool, an extension of the PRECIS-2 tool, which has been adapted for trials testing provider-focused strategies. We elaborate on nine domains that can make a provider-focused trial more explanatory or more pragmatic, including eligibility, recruitment, setting, implementation resources, flexibility of provider strategies, flexibility of intervention, data collection, primary outcome, and primary analysis. We detail the complementary roles that researchers and stakeholders play in the trial design phase, with implications for generalizability of trial results to the contexts in which they are intended to be applied.
Conclusions: The PRECIS-2-PS tool is designed to help research and practice teams plan for provider-focused trials that reflect the overall intent and purpose of the trial. The tool has potential to help advance the science of provider-focused strategies across a range of trials, with the ultimate goal of facilitating the adoption, integration, and sustainability of provider-focused strategies outside the context of trials.
Keywords: Explanatory trials; Healthcare delivery research; Implementation science; Implementation strategies; Multi-level trials; PRECIS; Pragmatic trials; Randomized controlled trials.
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Nairn Falls Provincial Park
Nairn Falls Provincial ParkDonald Lovegrove2019-01-15T14:23:05-07:00
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There are two provincial parks in the Pemberton region with well organized campgrounds; Birkenhead Lake and Nairn Falls Provincial Park. Beautifully located south of Pemberton beside Highway 99, Nairn Falls Provincial Park features captivating views, 94 large forested camping spots, including vehicle-accessible campsites, and a day-use picnic area. The 422-acre (171-hectare) Nairn Falls Park serves as a good base camp from which to explore Whistler, the Pemberton Valley, or nearby Garibaldi Provincial Park.
As it flows through the park, the Green River carves its way through a mass of granite at the foot of Mount Currie. Having picked up volume from the Soo River and Rutherford Creek on its way from Green Lake in the Whistler area, it swirls and crashes its way along until it reaches a fracture in the granite. Suddenly, its broad shape is transformed into a thundering column of whitewater as it drops 197 feet (60 metres) at Nairn Falls.
As abruptly as the theatrics begin, the Green River reverts to its former character and hurries on towards Lillooet Lake. Unlike Shannon Falls or Brandywine Falls, Nairn Falls does not drop down a sheer pathway, but instead boils through several frothy cauldrons. Over the centuries, silt carried in the water has scoured out bowls in which the whitewater churns momentarily before surging to the rocks below. Clouds of spray are jettisoned above the maelstrom in random patterns that are pleasant and hypnotic to watch. Long a spiritual site for the Lil'wat First Nation, Nairn Falls is a dramatic example of the erosive power of water.
Nairn Falls is home to some very special wildlife. Of particular note is the rubber boa, one of the most cold-tolerant snake species. Smallest of the boa constrictor family, its average length is only 45 cm (18 inches). Its nocturnal habits mean that this shy snake is rarely observed. The boa's brown or gray, plasticine-like appearance and two blunt ends make it hard to identify as a living animal from a distance. If you see something that looks like a big brown or gray worm, please do not disturb it!
Hiking trails include the Nairn Falls Trail, One Mile Lake Trail, and Coudre Point.
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Whistler Blackcomb Mountain Bike Park
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Welcome to Whistler Mountain Bike Park, the number one lift-accessed downhill bike park in the world. Whistler Blackcomb Mountain Bike Park in Whistler offers over 200 kms of lift-serviced gravity fed, adrenaline fueled descending mountain bike trails. Something for every level of bike rider. Find everything you need right here: maps, tickets, camps, lessons, rentals, and gear. Start planning your mountain biking vacation in Whistler today. | The trail starts at the day-use parking lot and ends at the falls. Please stay on the trail and take care along the steep banks and drop offs. Mountain Bikes are not permitted.
One Mile Lake Trail: Approximately 2 kilometres north of the campground is a swimming and play area at One Mile Lake. The trail leaves the park from the southeast corner of the campground. This trail is not regularly marked and is not maintained.
Coudre Point Trail: Another pleasant walk is around Coudre Point. The trail wanders along the riparian areas and bank of the Green River. The trails vary in length, all using a circular route starting near site 17, and ending near site 47.
Nairn Falls Provincial Park is situated along a very cold, fast-flowing river, and some trails and campsites have steep banks and drop-offs. Visitors must remain on developed facilities and stay within the fenced areas. Use extreme caution when walking near the river's bank, and keep a close watch on children.
Facilities provided include a day-use picnic area with picnic tables, potable water from two hand pumps, a fire pit, and pit toilets at the campground. Fees are collected from May to October. The campground gate is closed after October 1 for the winter. A Sani Station that operates during the summer months is located 2 km north of the park, across from the gas station.
Other activities in the Pemberton area include horseback riding, mountain biking, and whitewater rafting on the Green River. Rafting and river kayaking tours are operated out of Pemberton. Outside the park, One Mile Lake is 2km north on Highway 99. This is a popular area for swimming and picnicking.
Nairn Falls Provincial Park is located off Highway 99, 2 miles (3 km) south of Pemberton and 20 miles (32 km) north of Whistler.
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Enjoy the quiet and spectacular mountain setting, the unparalleled views, and the contemporary West Coast wood construction of Greenwood Country Inn. Relax and unwind in our elegant Chalet-style home perched on a bluff above Pemberton, and within walking distance to town. We offer country living and warm hospitality, private air-conditioned bird-theme rooms, a romantic Honeymoon Suite, many view decks, and an expansive First Nations Art Collection. The guest lounge features 18-foot vaulted ceilings, fireplace and a piano. Delicious breakfast and warm atmosphere. German and English spoken.
Greenwood Country Inn is only 25 minutes away from cross-country and downhill skiing at Whistler Blackcomb, or try our local heli-ski company for an unforgettable day of fresh powder tracks. The area offers some of the best snowmobiling in North America, so rent a sled or bring your own.
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Lead Research Organisation: The Rosalind Franklin Institute
Department Name: Research
The Life Sciences sector forms a key part of the UK economy: it employs over 220,000 people, contributes significantly to GDP and UK balance of trade, and is crucial for developing leading-edge treatments for patients. It is underpinned by the UK's world-leading research base in the health and life sciences. Many key research breakthroughs are, in turn, enabled by advances in engineering and physical sciences (EPS) research - which provide ever more sophisticated instrumentation and methods to support the study of living organisms (<|fim_middle|> development at the convergence of the physical and life sciences.
It will create high-value jobs, protect and attract inward investment, and drive long-term growth; and contribute to the delivery of the Government's innovation, industrial and regional strategies.
The RFI will deliver a broad range of inter-connected benefits to the UK economy. These will fall into two categories:
- direct outputs from the RFI itself (mostly in the short or medium-term); and
- long-term impacts delivered by third parties, enabled by the application of RFI outputs.
The primary driver for creating the RFI is to realise eventual impact via clinical or industrial application alongside novel methods that will also have a disruptive effect on discovery research, helping to maintain UK leadership in the life sciences.
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The Rosalind Franklin Institute (Lead Research Organisation)
James Henderson Naismith (Principal Investigator) http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6744-5061 | from microbes to plants, animals and the human body) and biological processes (including both disease pathology and drug action). R&D across all parts of this ecosystem - from fundamental understanding to applied research to product development - is crucial for the delivery of long-term economic growth and continued advances in agriculture, food security, healthcare and public health. Historic models of innovation have often been linear, involving a degree of serendipity. Disruptive technologies and scientific breakthroughs will be accelerated if physical scientists, engineers, life scientists and industry work together, and at scale. This is the domain of the Rosalind Franklin Institute (RFI): with a focal point (Hub) at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, linked to formal Spokes in leading HEIs across the UK, it will integrate complementary expertise from academia and industry to create a national centre of excellence for methods | 173 |
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IAI and 2Excel Aviation Demonstrated IAI's Maritime Heron UAS to UK Government and Civil Observers
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LONDON – 2Excel Aviation and Israel Aerospace have proven that the Heron UAS is 100% capable of operating in any weather conditions and thus received positive feedback from the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
2Excel Aviation, a British Aviation company, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have successfully completed a demonstration of Maritime Heron UAS, one of IAI's flagship autonomous drones, in a series of life, Beyond Visual Line of Sight maritime search and ISR scenarios.
The demonstration flight began at West Wales Airport in Aberporth, Wales. At the demonstration event, there were many high-profile guests, this includes individuals from the Ministry of Defence, Government, and the Civil sector.
There were also attendees viewing the show virtually.
Attending the demonstration were in-person and virtual observers from the UK Ministry of Defence, Government, and the Civil sector. Both IAI and 2Excel received positive feedback from the UK Civil Aviation Authority after the demonstration.
This is the beginning of meaningful partnerships between the two parties. The flagship Heron UAS is always mission ready. The drone was ready to go live within less than 2 days after arriving in West Wales.
The drone itself also maintained its full performance capability throughout the demonstration flight, which impressed all individuals at the event.
Importantly, the Heron UAS was able to reach all of its designated goals, and fly through challenging scenarios despite flying through turbulent weather.
The UAS's<|fim_middle|> commented on the successful demonstration flight: "The Heron's overwhelming success throughout the demonstration is thanks to effective and efficient cooperation with IAI's world-class partner at 2Excel."
"This demonstration signifies the growing bond between IAI and the UK industry."
"The Heron UAS is a cutting-edge, world-class system, paired with IAI's supportive data-gathering and analysis technology, which provides the customer with tailored solutions."
"I am sure this demonstration will lead to future endeavors and hope to see the Heron fly again in U.K. skies soon."
Co-Founder and Director of 2Excel Aviation, Andy Offer: "2Excel and IAI together demonstrated they can operate a very capable Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) platform in the UK within the constraints of the current regulatory environment. It is another shining example of us being able to do difficult things well."
"The feedback from the UK Civil Aviation Authority was very positive, and we feel confident about the roadmap for future unmanned operations across our suite of contract air services."
IAI is one of the pioneers in drone technology, and 2Excel Aviation will greatly benefit from working with each other. Drone technology has been gaining ground globally, and that 2Excel Aviation is moving in the right direction.
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NextFour additional 767-300 Converted Freighters for Saltchuk AviationNext | highly sophisticated system showed that it has the capabilities to perform its designated missions, which include search and rescue, border protection, fisheries patrol, safety at sea, small boat detection and surveillance, and other activities.
To prove that the Heron UAS was, in fact, capable in any situation, all attendees at the demonstration flight were able to make requests of the Heros's system and were related live to the Ground Control Station (GCS) during the demonstration.
To demonstrate the drone's IAI Starlight data exploitation tool, rules-based scenarios were input from Heron's UAS multi-mission radar EO/IR sensor and AIS.
The drone's direction is able to be programmed by points of interest generated using IAI's Starlight's Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data processing engine to produce Actionable Intelligence, Insights, and Maritime Awareness.
These data are then collated and are constantly relayed and broadcasted to attendees at Wales and also those attending virtually using IAI's pioneer data dissemination tool or CRIPS – Commander's Remote Imagery Situation Picture.
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The food here was so so. I would say this is a more of an americanised mexican food shop. The price was a little pricy to.
Their food was average, and so were their prices. I did get my food in a timely manner. They do have a nice parking lot and nice location located closely to the freeway.
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Andrea M. Jul 09 .
Ok, I know it might seem funny to say world class to a taco place. But it IS that good. It is in a strip mall near a freeway in the back. But you will go out of your way to eat there. And the lunch specials are so reasonable. For around $5.00 and includes a drink and a combo plate very authentic Mexican food. Clean and great service.No need to say more. Go here, eat and really enjoy.
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Soi Lang Suan — Bangkok's Little Italy
July 8, 2007 January 4, 2014 jpatokalLeave a comment
In the heart of Bangkok, just off the Chid Lom Skytrain station, lies a district of Bangkok well known by locals and expats, but that few tourists ever venture to. Between the leafy streets of Lang Suan Rd and Soi Tonson, strategically located between the busy business and shopping areas of Sukhumvit and Silom, is a cluster of serviced apartments, diplomatic residences, local boutiques ? and Thailand's greatest concentration of Italian restaurants, with at least a dozen competing in the space of a few blocks. And here, "Italian" doesn't mean "Pizza Hut": the people living around Lang Suan know their rigatoni from their ravioli, and so do the restaurants. Here's a tour of a select few.
Air Plane, 63 Lang Suan Rd, tel. +66-2-2524630
When it first opened 15 years ago, Air Plane instantly became<|fim_middle|> behind a thicket of greenery you'll find a small white house hosting Som Tum Bangkok. True to the name, the first page of this little restaurant's menu is dedicated to the papaya salad som tum in its many versions, but there is a wide range of northeastern Thai (Isaan) favorites like minced pork salad (larb) and grilled chicken to go alone with it. Complete your order with a little handwoven basket of sticky rice and a cooling glass of sweet, milky, orange Thai iced tea, and dig in — but remember to ask for less spicy if you can't handle the heat! You don't need to be a millionaire to order either: they have an English menu, and a full meal here won't cost you more than 300 baht for two.
From here on, the shops peter out and Ari shows its residential colors. The tall, elaborate wrought-iron fences painted with gold lining the road on both sides often hide gigantic houses with Romanesque columns and Mercedeses parked in the driveway, but some gates are so high that you can only wonder at the splendour that lurks within. If you're not in a hurry, walk along the soi past hip nightspot dbaa until you reach the next main road, then turn left twice to double back into Ari Soi 1. Halfway down the road you'll find the oddly named Banana Family Park, which is not a fruit-themed playground, but a hip spa and restaurant complex. The leafy Coffee Garden here provides some welcome air-conditioned relief from the heat, not to mention a variety of caffeinated beverages (from 35 baht) that puts Starbucks to shame.
A few more steps brings you back into the Ari Market and to your right, you'll see the Skytrain station beckoning on the other side of a narrow passageway. Stop by the row of stalls lining the way to pick up a few bags of munchies to bring home. "The rich, they're not like you and me", said F. Scott Fitzgerald, but at least in Bangkok they seem to like the same things the rest of us do.
Originally written/photographed for and separately licensed to JetAway, the inflight magazine of JetStar Asia.
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RTW2007: Bangkok part 2, wherein our juggling journalist is hard at work enjoying free spa treatments, finding out how Thai millionaires live and gorging himself with four Italian meals in one weekend.
I was supposed to arrive at Bangkok about an hour before my friend Z, but due to the take-off delay got there only 15 minutes before, and as the plane parkedwaaaaaaaaay at the other end (why does TG discriminate against itself like this? they did the same in Don Muang too!) I ended up catching her — literally — just before Immigration.
This visit, though, was work. I was on assignment, or more specifically three of them: review the Amari Watergate hotel, with a focus on its new spa; write an article about Ari, my favorite neighborhood, and eat at as many Italian restaurants as possible in Soi Langsuan. (I know, it's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it.) I'd actually spent the better part of three months at the Amari a few years ago, and it was still a very good hotel, albeit in a mildly awkward location. Recently renovated, the Executive Lounge continues to have the best breakfast views in town, and I'm reliably informed that the spa was pretty good too. As for Ari and Italian chow, I'll let my stories speak for themselves:
And that, as they say, was that: another 30251 miles in economy class notched on my belt, with surprisingly little pain at that. Picking your long flights carefully helps, and having a laptop with insane battery performance helps even more. Next time, it might be time to up the tempo a little and try flying around the world on low-cost carriers.
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TG648 BKK-FUK A300 seat 34K
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The plane turned out to be the flying museum piece I expected, a crunky old Airbus (the oldest in Thai's fleet, if I'm not very much mistaken) with all the aesthetic charm and usability of a Commodore 64. I can understand Thai flying these domestically, or even making the occasional hop to Singapore and back, but medium-range redeyes with these things is pushing it. But then again, flying to FUK instead of KIX/NGO/NRT saved some time and (for NRT/KIX) a pretty painful transfer, so beggars can't be choosers…And it could've been worse. The flight was around 70%-ish full, but my neighbor jumped across the aisle, leaving me with two seats to use. After a "light meal" that consisted of a pastry and a cup of juice, I strecthed out diagonally and, much to my own surprise, slept for ~3 hours of this 4.5 hr flight.Breakfast was big but bad. Yogurt, fruits and juice I could deal with, but the centerpiece was a "crepe omelette" gruesomely splattered with a vomitous white sauce so foul I could only eat one — I can't remember ever running across literally inedible airline food before. What happened at TG catering, which is usually pretty good?
The sky over Kyushu was cloudy as we flew in, only the shapes of a few hills peeking through the mist. I girded myself for the battle that awaited.
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RTW2007: Bangkok, wherein our intrepid explorer sits on a bus, crams himself with Thai chow and goes flying from a new shopping mall.
May 17, 2007 January 3, 2014 jpatokalLeave a comment
Before this trip, I'd just spent six weeks in India, dealing with difficult customers and managing to contract amoebic dysentery. After I arrived back in Singapore, I had a little over 24 hours to sort out a couple of months of accounting, personal and corporate taxes, my remaining shreds of social life, pack for the next 6-week trip and head back out to Bangkok, where I'd booked my RTW from, and where this story starts.
After a shamefully long absence, this was my chance to pop into Thailand for all of eight hours and pop my Suvarnabhumi — Bangkok's new airport — cherry in the process.
First impression: Wow. It's big, it's thoroughly modern, it's funky (well, at least if, like me, you like steel, glass and raw concrete) and it's just on a whole different level from Don Muang, where the only funk is the strange smell. Parts remind me of Incheon (the neverending travelators), parts remind me of Kansai (the two-layer arrangement of arriving and departing pax, separated by a glass wall), parts remind me of KLIA, only larger (the humongous departure hall). And there are Thai touches here and there, although it certainly doesn't whack you over the head with them, and that too appeals to my Nordic-Zen sense of minimalism.
Unaccountably, Immigration was using the stupid "one queue per desk" model, and I was stuck in line for a while as the loud guy in front of me, in an equally loud Hawaiian shirt and too many Thai stamps in his passport, was raked over the coals. I didn't find the infamous post-Customs arrivals crush too bad, although signage was pretty lacking — it took a bit of wandering around until I found my way to Departures (to check in for my connection), and a lot of wandering around until I finally found the shuttle bus stand (is it just me, or is there no signage at all for this?). Signage for the train in the basement was there though in the lifts and all around, just covered up in tape waiting for opening day…
Once I did find the bus stand, the spiffy new "express" shuttle showed up almost immediately and ferried me to the bus terminal, which was surprisingly nice. No sign of bus schedules though, and English signage there was a bit spotty, but asking around a bit confirmed that bus 552 was indeed going to On Nuch, and soon enough I was on my way. (Great to see construction on the Skytrain extension on Sukhumvit taking shape, by the way!)
The bus passed by the enormous Bang Na Central shopping mall and I kicked myself for not seizing this opportunity to save an hour and head there instead. But no, I trundled on to Skytrain terminus On Nut and, pleasantly surprised to find my stored value card still functional, zipped along to Chid Lom and Central World, which half a year after my last visit was still a work in progress. At least the FoodLoft upstairs was now open (mm, phad thai). I decamped to Paragon and whiled away a pleasant few hours in megabookstore Kinokuniya, where I deliberated between notebooks labeled "Sheep Note" and "No Jam, No Stress" (I opted for the latter, as this profound message was being conveyed by a mean-looking robot) and the basement's mofongous gourmet supermarket, where I picked up a few packets of Fishy Nuts(tm). Then a bowl of kuay tiow naam with pork balls from the stall with the longest queue and a taxi back, which also provided a good chance to check out the progress of the airport link — long stretches already have the viaduct up and they seem to be moving at a good clip on the missing bits too, although there's apparently still a gap at RCA where the Nasa Superdome was? Once we got on the highway, signage for Suvarnabhumi was comically plentiful, my favorite being back-to-back signs announcing "Suvarnabhumi 14 km" and "Welcome to Suvarnabhumi Airport". The final approach by night, though, is seriously awe-inspiring — the vast airport spreads out on all three sides, bathed in a sea of light, with the blue-lit hulk of the main terminal building looming ahead.
One thing that struck me, though, is how packed with people the airport appeared on this perfectly ordinary Saturday evening — did they really have this many pax in Don Muang too in its hayday, and can the check-in facilities cope with any more expansion, or are they going to build an entirely separate terminal? It's not uncomfortably crowded, yet, but it quite doesn't have the same feeling of vast space as KUL, ICN and KIX do.
Exit immigration was painless and I finally realized why everybody compares the terminal to a shopping mall — the airside area looks just like Paragon, with blinding white walls, designer lighting and fancy boutiques, and I overheard a middle-aged couple whisper, in genuine awe, "this airport is beautiful". I'm tempted to agree. But having already done my fill of that in the city, I made a beeline for the TG lounge, which also has vast depth and slightly too many people for comfort. Fortunately the PCs are misconfigured so that the network keeps flaking out randomly, so people leave in disgust after a while — a bit of poking around revealed that they're set to connect to the nearest network, so whenever somebody brings in a laptop with peer-to-peer wifi enabled, bam. I set "aotwifi" as the automatic default and p2p into manual, and now at least two of them work OK.
All in all, for me Suvarnabhumi is looking pretty good, and once the airport link is up and running I'll be as happy as a clam. Fixing up those cracked runways and such might be nice though…
trip reportsbangkok, rtw2007, thailand | the place to be and to be seen for Bangkok's high-flying society elite, and after a recent renovation is again at the top of its game. Unlike some of the more purist Italian restaurants here, Air Plane is not afraid to mix other influences into its quirky decor, which manages to incorporate reindeer statues and framed Time covers without looking tacky, or its food, which has absorbed some Thai touches but remains Italian at heart. An appetizer of classic beef carpaccio comes in a generously sized portion with shavings of parmesan drizzled with a unique, slightly sweet sauce. Both the spinach ravioli and its tomato-basil sauce are lovingly made by hand, but for a spicy kick, try the Spaghetti "La Mana" with Thai dried fish and lashings of dried red chillies. While not as low as they used to be, prices remain affordable, with most mains clocking in under 300 baht. The restaurant hosts live music performances on weekends, but fear not, the volume is kept low.
Calderazzo, 59 Lang Suan Rd, tel. +66-2-2528108
One of the newer entrants on the Italian dining scene, this popular restaurant is run by Italian-Australian chef Marco Calderazzo. "Our food is southern Italian, from the Campania region", says Marco, "with very little cream and butter. We use the freshest imported primary produce, cooked to exact time constraints." The menu changes frequently, but favorite dishes include the hand-rolled Fettucine Calderazzo with oven-baked bell peppers, capers and anchovies, and osso bucco served on saffron risotto. A split-level restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating, downstairs packs in the Thai hi-so crowd, while upstairs features an intimate cocktail lounge famous for its wide spread of Italian grappa spirits. Expect to pay at least 1000 baht per head for a full meal here, and that's assuming you skip the extensive wine list. Alternatively, the recently opened Calderazzo Bistro (map #3), just down the street in the Marriott Mayfair, offers a more casual version of the Calderazzo experience.
Gianni, 34/1 Soi Tonson, tel. +66-2-6522584
Gianni has been at the forefront of fine Italian dining in Bangkok for eleven years, and is often credited with bringing the idea to the city. "Our food is absolutely Italian", says chef and patron Gianni Favro. "We cook classic food using modern techniques and a bit of southern Italian style: more olive oil and less heavy cream, to fit the tropical climate." Gianni is very particular about quality — "for us, the food is the most important thing!" — and ingredients are flown in twice weekly directly from Italy. The menu changes every ten days, with specials changing daily, but long-running favorites include their goose liver salad and real buffalo mozzarella. "Most customers just ask me for recommendations," suggests Gianni, and goes on to wax eloquent about today's special of tender veal, gently stewed for no less than eighteen hours until it just melts in the mouth. Dinner at Gianni doesn't come cheap, but "the value for money is far better than in Hong Kong or Singapore", says Gianni, hinting at one of Bangkok's best-kept secrets: at lunchtime on weekdays, you can get a three-course meal for only a little over 300 baht.
Pan Pan, 45 Langsuan Rd, tel. +66-2-2527104
A squat building with darkened windows hidden behind a thicket of unruly greenery, Pan Pan doesn't look like much from the outside, but most evenings it's packed with locals, mostly Thai, enjoying a cheap Italian treat. The decor inside is unpretentious, with a brick tiled floor, scuffed wooden furniture and creamy yellow walls, but that's perhaps why it's the only Italian restaurant in the area that actually looks like a working-class trattoria. The menu is a solid collection of Italian staples, no fusion or Thai touches in sight, with the biggest crowd-puller being their thin-crust pizza baked in a wood-fired oven, with generous toppings and lashings of oozing mozzarella cheese. Prices are very reasonable, with a basic pizza margherita starting at 140 baht and few entrees going over 200. Leave some room for their homemade gelato ice cream.
Originally written for and separately licensed to JetAway, the inflight magazine of JetStar Asia.
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Soi Ari — A Visit to Millionaire's Lane
Most Bangkok visitors heading north on the Skytrain make a beeline for the Weekend Market at the end of the line, but next time, stop two stations before at Ari. Also known by the Thais as "Millionaire's Lane", the sois of this quiet residential district hide some of the most opulent mansions in the capital — and some of the quirkiest hotels, restaurants and boutiques in town.
At the Skytrain station, take exit 3 and turn at the first left into Phahonyothin Soi 7, better known as Soi Ari. The first block is taken up by the frenetic Ari Market, a veritable gallery of street eats worth an article in itself, but today we'll just plow straight through the often crowded sidewalks. Soon, shortly after you cross past Soi Ari 1 (just keep going straight), the bustle disappears and, after a few upmarket boutiques selling Thai handicrafts and antiques, you'll arrive at the unmistakable neon pink monolith of Reflections. Without a doubt the most famous Ari landmark, this wacky hotel-restaurant-bar-shop complex only opened in 2004, but it has already been written up in the New York Times and Newsweek, and regularly stages fashion shoots where Thailand's top models strut their stuff. Every room in the hotel has been designed by a different artist, with over-the-top themes ranging from disco balls (room 201) and a maharajah's harem (407) to a day at the beach, complete with sand, hammock and a palm tree (404), and they can be yours for a night starting from 2850 baht. PR Manager Kanchana Pimthon says, "We hope to inspire some ideas for guests to add more colors for their lives, such as hanging more paintings in their house for a better, more creative look and more artistic surroundings." Next to the hotel is the equally zany Reflections restaurant, which serves up a wide menu of Thai, Chinese and Japanese favorites and, at night, often hosts live bands and other performances to draw in Ari's fashionista set. In fact, the restaurant predates the hotel by a year, and its runaway success was what inspired the Reflections team to expand. If you fall in love with a particular piece of pop art — say, a fuzzy purple Buddha statue or their trademark mutant teddy bears — you can probably bring it home from the gift shop.
Across the street from Reflections are a few more interesting shops. Ari Bar, or maybe that should be "Aaari babar" like the sign says, is a quiet neighborhood bar with an eclectic selection of music and drinks. Deli House, a few doors down, serves freshly baked European-style pastries as well as a daily selection of German meals like sausages with mashed potatoes and beer sauce. But perhaps the best eating option lurks just behind Reflections in Soi Ari 2, where | 1,622 |
NASA's Juno spacecraft detects FM radio signal coming from one of Jupiter's moon
January 13, 2021, 3:18 am 0 Comments
NASA recently extended the life of two of its planetary discovery missions, including the Juno mission to Jupiter. Now it's come to light Juno has discovered an FM signal emanating from one of the gas giant's moons, Ganymede.
Via Futurism:
NASA's Juno space probe has made an exciting discovery in Jupiter's orbit, according to a NASA ambassador: the small spacecraft reportedly detected an FM radio signal coming from the Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede.
It's almost certainly a natural signal, the ambassador said.
"It's not E.T," Patrick Wiggins, one of NASA's Ambassadors to Utah, told local Utah news station KTVX reports. "It's more of a natural function."
The intriguing blurb remains shrouded in mystery. No other outlet appears to have confirmed Wiggins' remarks, and there doesn't appear to be any scientific paper or press release that corresponds with Wiggins' claims. Futurism has reached out to Wiggins and NASA for more details on the claim, and we'll update the story if we hear back.
The signal was likely caused by electrons oscillating at a lower rate than their spin, amplifying radio waves considerably, according to KTVX's reporting. The process, known as cyclotron maser instability (CMI), is also behind the auroras on Jupiter that by Juno observed in 2017.
In<|fim_middle|> frequencies between 10 and 40 MHz, but never above 40 MHz. "Electrons spiraling in Jupiter's magnetic field are thought to be the cause of the radio noise we hear," the space agency added.
Scientists have known about radio waves on Jupiter since the mid-1950s, but this is the first time the phenomenon has ever been seen emanating from Ganymede.
The findings were recently published in the scientific journal Geophysical Research Letters.
While notable, this is not the first time scientists have discovered strange occurrences on Ganymede. In 2018, researchers observed "extraordinary" electromagnetic waves, also known as "chorus waves," thanks to the Galileo Probe spacecraft.
Jupiter's moon Ganymede has long fascinated astronomers—as it is the largest of the planet's moons. In 2015, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted evidence that Ganymede has an underground ocean.
Juno has made a number of discoveries about Jupiter, including capturing remarkable, never-before-seen images, as well as a "snow-white" oval storm.
The Juno mission launched in 2011 and was scheduled to stop functioning in July 2021 but will now continue until September 2025 or the end of its life, whichever comes first. Not only will Juno continue to observe the gas giant, but it will also look at the planet's rings and its moons, including "close flybys" of Ganymede, Europa and Io.
Europa, the sixth-largest moon in the solar system, is home to an ocean that "could be habitable," researchers have previosly said.
In August 2019, NASA confirmed it would send a mission to Europa to further explore the celestial body. | other words, the discovery didn't come as a shock, especially considering they were picked up near Jupiter's polar regions, where magnetic field lines connect to Ganymede.
We've known about this "decametric radio emission" emanating from Jupiter since the 1960s. On Earth, these signals roughly coincide with the Wi-Fi signals we use to surf the web, as ABC4 points out.
Via Fox News:
The discovery is not an indication of extraterrestrial life, but it is fascinating nonetheless, given it's the first time it's been discovered coming from the celestial satellite.
"It's not E.T.," Patrick Wiggins, one of NASA's ambassadors to Utah, said in comments obtained by Fox 8 Cleveland. "It's more of a natural function."
Natural color view of Ganymede from the Galileo spacecraft during its first encounter with the satellite. North is to the top of the picture and the sun illuminates the surface from the right. The dark areas are the older, more heavily cratered regions and the light areas are younger, tectonically deformed regions. (NASA/JPL)
The spacecraft, which launched in 2011, happened to be traveling across Jupiter's polar region at a speed of 111,847 mph when it crossed the radio source, known as a "decametric radio emission," or simply Wi-Fi. It saw the radio emission for only five seconds, but it was enough time to confirm the source.
According to NASA, the decametric radio waves have | 318 |
I'm an interior designer and I enjoy fixing homes. I find thrill<|fim_middle|> room for my future kids.
A big garden with water features, plus a small pool where I can relax during a sunny day.
What about you, what's your dream home? | in turning ordinary rooms into spaces that showcase each inhabitant's character; each corner must be fit to the likings and lifestyle of the owner. I believe that a functionally designed home is just as vital as eating healthy.
I don't have my own house yet, but I'm always thinking about my dream home. What I want changes from time to time, because my needs and desires change too.
Fully equipped kitchen where I can cook and bake. I miss baking! I also want it to be a place where I can entertain family and friends.
My own studio filled with lots and lots of office/art/design supplies. I want the room to have big windows that open to a nice view.
A study with floor to ceiling bookshelves. Plus, I also dream of owning that many books!
A walk-in closet! Big closet spaces for my clothes, plus floor to ceiling shelves for my shoes and bags.
A big master bath with a tub (or a jacuzzi, maybe?). It will be the perfect retreat for some relaxation.
A home theater. I want the room to be equipped with state of the art entertainment systems, complete with soft and comfy sofas to lounge in.
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War crimes judges order release of Congo militia leader Thomas Lubanga
International criminal court in The Hague says prosecutors have taken too long to turn over evidence
Thu 15 Jul 2010 14.44 EDT First published on Thu 15 Jul 2010 14.44 EDT
Thomas Lubanga listens to proceedings at the international criminal court in 2006. Photograph: Ed Oudenaarden/AFP/Getty Images
The international criminal court has ordered the release of accused Congo militia leader Thomas Lubanga, saying it has no grounds for keeping him after his trial in The Hague was put on hold.
The trial of Lubanga, who had pleaded not guilty to recruiting child soldiers, was halted last week by the court, which said the prosecutor had refused to turn over information to<|fim_middle|> | the defence.
"An accused cannot be held in preventative custody on a speculative basis, namely that at some stage in the future the proceedings may be resurrected," the court said in a statement.
Disclosure of material by the prosecution has been an issue in the Lubanga case for years, with disputes over evidence holding up the trial's start.
Lubanga is accused of enlisting and conscripting children under 15 years of age to his Union of Congolese Patroits to kill members of a rival tribe in a 1998-2003 war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has pleaded not guilty and described himself as a politician, not a warlord.
The court said the release order would not be implemented immediately since prosecutors have five days to appeal.
"We regret the disturbance caused but this shows that this is a court of justice," said Luis Moreno Ocampo, the chief prosecutor at the ICC. "Judges rule and the office of the prosecutor takes its responsibilities very seriously … The victims of Thomas Lubanga's alleged crimes must remain confident that justice will be done in this case. The trial chamber was very clear that Lubanga will not be released before the appeals chamber has had the opportunity to intervene."
It made sense to ask for his release, said Jan Wouters, a professor of international law at the Catholic University Leuven. "A fair trial also means a timely trial. In that sense the court has an obligation to set an example," he said. "In the meantime it appears that the trial is turning into a sparring match between the court and the prosecutor, while no final ruling has been given in the court's eight-year existence."
The ICC is trying other accused Congolese warlords. Lubanga's trial resumed in January, six months after prosecutors ended their case. His defence has argued that the child soldiers who testified against him made up their stories.
International criminal justice | 391 |
Why Rob Thomas says 'The Great Unknown' is his…
Why Rob Thomas says 'The Great Unknown<|fim_middle|> success, reaching number three on the "Billboard" magazine album chart and spawning the hit singles "Her Diamonds" and "Someday."
While obviously pleased with "The Great Unknown," Thomas said his solo music may make a significant turn whenever he does his next solo album.
"I feel like this is probably my last pop record," he said. "I had fun doing it and there are a lot of moving parts to make a pop record and try to make it fly. But I've got this kind of Bryan Adams, David Gray side of me that I think wants to come out of me at the beginning of the next phase of my life. So for me, this is kind of like, I really wanted to nail it on one last real pop, unapologetic pop candy record."
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By Alan Sculley | alanlastword@gmail.com | Orange County Register
In making his third solo album, "The Great Unknown," Rob Thomas kept the thought of how the songs would work in concert in his thoughts.
That meant this album wouldn't be like the introspective "Cradlesong," his 2013 sophomore solo effort.
"I think this record is back to kind of more of a bombastic sound overall," he said. "I think there are some really nice subdued moments in there, but this is a record that I was really conscious of the fact that I want to get out in front of a bunch of people and play it live and watch how they react to it."
Thomas began giving audiences a taste of "The Great Unknown" on tour last summer and he figures to have more of the new songs in his live set now that the album is out and he's on tour again this year. He stops at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio on Friday, Sept. 16, with Counting Crows.
Thomas began writing for "The Great Unknown" while he was working with his band, Matchbox Twenty, on that group's 2013 album, "North."
"I was starting to write when we were doing the last Matchbox record," Thomas said. "The guys (in Matchbox) have a good sense of what my solo stuff sounds like, so I think there were certain songs where they were just like 'Well no, that sounds like something you would have on your solo record. It doesn't really sound like a Matchbox record.'"
Thomas feels that "The Great Unknown" is also more diverse than many of today's pop albums – and maybe not as immediately accessible as much of today's top 40 music.
"I like to think I'm making a record that hardcore fans might have to listen to two or three times before they process and find out that they really like it," he said.
If "The Great Unknown" proves a bit challenging to fans, that will pretty much be a first for Thomas. He's made a career out of writing instantly accessible music. With Matchbox Twenty, he opened his career as the band's songwriter on three straight hit albums – 1996's "Yourself Or Someone Like You" (a blockbuster debut that has sold 15 million copies worldwide), 2000's "Mad Season" (which featured the chart-topping hit "Bent") and "More Than You Think You Are," which added a trio of hit singles ("Unwell," "Bright Lights" and "Disease") to the group's catalog.
Matchbox Twenty then went on hiatus, and Thomas launched his solo career in impressive fashion with "…Something To Be," a chart-topping platinum album that featured the number one single, "Lonely No More." "Cradlesong" was another | 597 |
Series C funding round led by partners of DST Global, C Ventures and K3 Ventures with Jihan Wu's crypto firm raising $129 Million to date
Asia's Leading Crypto Financial Services Platform Matrixport Valued at Over $1 Billion
Matrix port, Asia's fast-growing digital assets financial services platform closed its Series C funding round with a valuation of over US$1 billion — just two years after its establishment.
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 3 August 2021 -Matrixport, Asia's fast growing digital assets financial services platform closed its Series C funding round with a valuation of over US$1 billion — just two years after its establishment. This round was led by partners of DST Global, C Ventures and<|fim_middle|> management.
Headquartered in Singapore, Matrixport's mission is to make crypto easy for everyone and its motto is "Get More From Your Crypto". The company holds licenses in Hong Kong and Switzerland with over 220 employees serving both institutions and retail customers across Asia and Europe. For more information, please visit www.matrixport.com
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Matrixport | K3 Ventures with other participants including Qiming Venture Partners, CE Innovation Capital, Tiger Global, Cachet Group, Palm Drive Capital, Foresight Ventures and A&T Capital, along with earlier investors Lightspeed, Polychain, Dragonfly Capital, CMT Digital and IDG Capital. The Singapore-based start-up has raised $129 million to date.
Crypto's Newest Unicorn: Matrixport Valued at >$1 Billion in Series C Funding
Matrixport offers a full suite of cryptocurrency financial services including institutional custody, trading, lending, structured products and asset management to institutional and retail1 clients. As of March 2021, the company held over $10 billion of client assets under management and custody, and recorded $5 billion in monthly transactions across all product lines.
"I always believe an open and permissionless blockchain ecosystem is the bedrock of a new financial network that will benefit a large part of the world's population. As a result, there will be hundreds of trillions of value created, stored and transferred on this new financial network," said Jihan Wu, Co-Founder & Chairman of Matrixport.
Since its inception in 2019, Matrixport's mission is to be a one-stop financial services platform. Its exponential growth has been driven by robust technology capabilities and innovative product offerings, such as the world's first crypto dual currency product. The company provides a comprehensive suite of offerings tailored across different risk appetites and yield expectations.
"We are more than a gateway to the crypto economy. Matrixport is where both institutional customers and individuals find it easy to get more from their crypto, beyond just trading. We are continually pushing out more new ways to invest crypto and earn yields in a safe and sustainable manner. We believe that it is very important to give the choice back to our customers with a range of innovative crypto investment products," said John Ge, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Matrixport.
With this funding, Matrixport plans to further invest in research and development to enhance its innovative product offerings and security while optimising for an even greater user experience. The funds will also be used to support its global expansion as well as to secure licenses to operate in more jurisdictions. With the company's vision to "Make Crypto Easy For Everyone", the roll-out will allow more users globally to embrace its cryptocurrency financial services platform.
"As blockchain based digital assets gain wider adoption and acceptance, new pathways are needed to capture yield, source liquidity and manage crypto assets as an emerging asset class. With deep knowledge of traditional finance and a keen understanding of crypto assets, Matrixport is well positioned to answer the increasing demand for this new area of investment, driven primarily by the younger generations," said Adrian Cheng, founder of C Ventures and CEO of New World Group.
"Matrixport has demonstrated tremendous thought leadership as a digital assets financial services platform by being first movers in delivering a well-curated suite of innovative crypto investment offerings. Matrixport empowers crypto natives, sophisticated institutional clients, and just as importantly the large community of first-time users who are embarking on their crypto investing journey aboard a robust and trusted platform," said MX Kuok, Managing Partner of K3 Ventures.
"As an early investor, Dragonfly is excited to see Matrixport's continuous growth and innovation in the emerging asset class. It is well-positioned to become one of the most critical onramps for crypto adoption," said Feng Bo, Founding Managing Partner of Dragonfly Capital.
About Matrixport
Matrixport is one of Asia's fastest growing digital asset financial services platforms. With $10 billion in assets under management and custody, it provides one-stop crypto financial services with over $5 billion in average monthly trading volumes. The offerings include Cactus Custody™, spot OTC, fixed income, structured products, lending as well as asset | 772 |
Alturi » News Items » North America » United States » Bid to block release of landmark gay marriage trial video fails, again
Bid to block release of landmark gay marriage trial video fails, again
12/28/2021 | Reuters
A federal appeals court on Tuesday said it would not reconsider its November<|fim_middle|> ban on same-sex marriage. The ruling preceded the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 opinion declaring same-sex marriage constitutionally protected. Federal trial courts do not automatically permit video and audio recordings. Now-retired U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who presided over the bench trial, said then he would use the recordings for court-related purposes and not for "public broadcasting or televising." A federal judge last year ordered the tapes to be released.
ISSUES: Culture Religion and Politics | decision upholding the release of rare federal court video from the 2010 landmark trial in California that struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order denied a petition urging the court to convene "en banc" and overturn the three-judge panel decision. The trial court lawsuit successfully contested California's Proposition 8 | 81 |
Thomas L. Hatchett, Sr. was a giant of a man - both in stature and heart. Some people describe him as a big teddy bear of a man who always put children first. During his life, he lived for his family, his faith, and the children he served and loved as a teacher.
Perhaps Hatchett is best known for the thousands of children he served as a teacher for more than 20 years, or the tens of thousands of children he served as a member of the NISD Board of Trustees for five years, or the millions he swore to serve and protect as a member of the United States Air Force for 22 years.
Following a career in the military, Hatchett received bachelor's and master's degrees in occupational education and interdisciplinary studies from Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) in San Marcos. His teaching career spanned 22 years, starting at Leon Valley Elementary School, where he as an instructional assistant, coach, and bus driver. He also taught at Jones Middle School for 10 years and later at Jay High School for seven years.
Hatchett was well known as an advocate for equal opportunity for all students, particularly those who were disenfranchised. He never gave up on any student who needed help. His involvement didn't end at the classroom door either. He was known to go visit students' homes to find out why they missed school on a particular day, or call them to make sure everything was going well in their lives. He always offered himself as a listener to his students and regularly dispensed<|fim_middle|> 30, 2003.
The Thomas L. Hatchett, Sr. legacy will live on in the lives of the students at Hatchett Elementary School, where the staff continue to emulate Hatchett's life in supporting the â"Generations of Learners" to come. | advice and guidance. Hatchett's greatest strength was letting students know that he really, really cared about them. He always encouraged his students to be successful in their lives.
His desire to serve children and his community eventually led him to serve on the Northside Board of Trustees. During his tenure on the Board, NISD passed a $495 million bond to build additional classrooms in the fast growth school district and welcomed a new Superintendent. The Northside Board of Trustees was also recognized as a Texas Honor Board, one of the top five schools boards in the state.
Hatchett was a man of great faith - faith in others, faith in children, and faith in God. He served 25 years as chairman of the deacon board at Grace First Baptist Church. Married to Bettye for 47 years, they had four children (all Jay High School graduates): Thomas Jr., Derrick, Michael, and Tonia. Hatchett passed away on Aug. | 196 |
I N - T H I S - I S S U E :
Index of SEMJA reviews
Recent Recordings by Area Musicians
BY PIOTR MICHALOWSKI
Tenor and soprano saxophonist Steve Wood has been a prominent member of the Detroit scene for many<|fim_middle|> his old friend to come along and record some of the concerts. After more than forty years on the shelf, these exceptional performances are now available on two compact discs: Dizzy in South America (Red Anchor, 2 volumes, CAP 933 & CAP 934. 313-849-2333). Some of these sides were available at one time on a bootleg LP, but most of them are made public for the first time. The sound quality is excellent and the band was in fine form. Dizzy was in particularly good shape during this tour and soars above the band with some of his finest solos of the period. This was a superb redaction of the band, fired up by the forceful drumming of Charlie Persip, featuring some great soloists, including Frank Rehak and Melba Liston on trombones, Phil Woods on alto sax, and Benny Golson as well as Billy Mitchell on tenor. Mitchell was prominently featured, and one is reminded again of the magnificence of the "colossus of Detroit"he burns on the opening "Cool Breeze," and never lets up. The arrangements by Ernie Wilkins, Quincy Jones (who also works in the trumpet section), and Melba Liston, among others, are well known from other recordings by this band, but these performances, with such fine solos, are among the best by this short-lived band. Mitchell and Gillespie knew how to fire up an audience and you can hear the reaction in the background. No matter how many times one has heard "Manteca," it is impossible not to be excited by the version on volume 1, complete with all the familiar routines. On every number the leader demonstrates repeatedly why many critics thought that he was at his best in front of a big band.
Those interested in the Motor City jazz tradition might be interested in two recent reissues. Introducing Kenny Burrell (Blue Note 24561) is a two-CD set that reproduces the first three LPs recorded for Blue Note in 1956 by the guitarist. He is joined by other prominent Detroiters, including Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Doug Watkins, and Louis Hayes.
From the same era comes Yusef Lateef: The Last Savoy Sessions (Savoy Jazz 92881-2), with reissues of about half of Lateef's classic recordings for the label. These are exceptional recordings by any standards, and it is good to have them back in circulation. Lateef's mighty tenor, flute and oboe are joined by Bernard McKinney, euphonium, Terry Pollard and Hugh Lawson, piano, Bill Austin and Ernie Farrow, bass, and Frank Gant and Oliver Jackson, drums. It is particularly gratifying to be reminded again of the fine piano playing of Terry Pollard. Herb Boyd provides some excellent liner notes.
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5. SEMJA CLINICIANS---6. DETROIT FEST SCHEDULE | years, but he is not well represented on recordings. He has more than made up for it with Deep Woods (CORD SWCD 3342-2). The sax man is joined by some of the finest players from Michigan: Paul Keller on bass, Phil Kelly on piano, and Ron Jackson on bass. The tunes are mostly jazz standards, with the exception of the one blues on the date, "ODPR Blues," a very nice original by Wood, on which the leader shows his fine sense of the form. Wood sticks to his main horn — the tenor — except for the first track, "Invitation," which features his rich-toned soprano. From the fast acrobatics of "Donna Lee" to the quiet meditations on the Coltrane ballad "Central Park West," Woods plays first class traditional modern tenor, running through the changes with fluid confidence, without resorting to licks and clichés. He pays homage to the tradition, but has a style that is definitely his own. There is a warm sense of emotional involvement that permeates his playing at all times. All of this is more than helped by his associates, who react in style to his phrasing and provide strong rhythmic support. Kelly's tasteful solos are an added delight. His talents are well displayed on Kenny Barron's "Voyage," played as a sax and piano duet.
Chris Collins teaches jazz at Wayne State and plays quite a bit in Detroit and surrounding areas. On his latest CD [ Chris Collins Quartet, Urban Solitude (Harriet Jazz HJ 002, 810-752-2935) ] he is joined by Dennis Tini on piano, Ray Parker on bass, and David Taylor on drums. The leader penned all the of the tunes, except for "Very Early," written by pianist Bill Evans, but made famous among saxophonists by Stan Getz. Collins is a hard driving tenor man with a bite to his sound, who loves to vary his articulations for expressive purposes. Even when he pays homage to Getz, he soon muscles in on the tone, and takes off in his own directions. Drive and swing are the catchwords here and the rhythm section is right there with him. Collins is a tenor virtuoso, who loves to show his amazing command of the tenor. He also has an imaginative sense of melody and harmony; his own compositions served as vehicles to explore a variety of moods and tempos. He has a big, expressive sound and likes to play with phrases as with a basketball, throwing them in the air, or playing them backwards. His cohorts are right there with him and provide imaginative solos of their own.
Pianist Dennis Tini comes to the fore on his own recording, Time Will Tell (Nicoletini NTM 001, 248-476-1436), in duet with Collins. This time the compositions are by the pianist, with a Brubeck standard and two Collins pieces added in. There is a broad range of styles represented here, from very slow ballads to burning swingers. Brubeck is represented not only by the opening "In Your Own Sweet Way," but also by means of an only slightly disguised "All the Things You Are," under the title "Bach's Things," which is really a reflex of the way the famous pianist used to play the Kern piece. The whole disc is a fine example of musical empathy; two highly accomplished musicians who know each other well work in tandem but also do their best to provide some surprises along the way.
The late Bill Dowdy was for many years a mainstay of the Battle Creek jazz scene, playing with local and visiting musicians, teaching in university jazz programs, and running a well-known substance-abuse prevention program in the community. He was best known, however, for the years he spent on the road with The Three Sounds. He made many recordings with the famous trio, but has not been well represented on recordings since then. His last recording put out to date is Bill Dowdy Jazz Trio plus Dee Dee McNeil, Live! at the Discovery Theatre (Deee Square Records). The CD captures a hometown concert during which Claude Black joined the drummer on piano, and Elgin Vines on bass, and, on most numbers, by singer Dee Dee McNeil. The trio pieces are relaxed and swinging, somewhat reminiscent of the style of Dowdy's best known trio, but pianist Black has his own style of bluesy bop that differs from the funky stylings of Gene Harris, who played in the Three Sounds. When McNeil joins the trio, the heat comes up a notch, as she likes to dig into songs and gets sassy fairly soon. All four musicians love to swing and at this concert they were at the top of their game.
Dave Usher's name has long been associated with jazz in Detroit. Although he now runs a successful business in town, in his youth he ran a record company in concert with Dizzy Gillespie. DeeGee Records did not last long, but quite a few famous dates came out under the name of the label, including those by Dizzy and Milt Jackson. In 1956, when Gillespie took his resurrected big band on a State Department tour of South America, the trumpet player asked | 1,107 |
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The pastoral care of the children in the Preparatory School is the responsibility of all the adults who work with the children, in all the classes from Reception to Year 6. This involves class teachers, teaching assistants, specialist subject teachers and support staff, under the guidance of the Head of the Preparatory School, Mrs Alexis Gaffin and the Deputies, Ms Jacyn Fudge and Rabbi Moshe Braham. Mrs Beth Kerr, Deputy Head Pastoral of Immanuel College supports the Preparatory School staff as needed, working with Mrs Gaffin to ensure that the well-being of every child is at the centre of everything that is done in the Preparatory School.
The individual is at the heart of Immanuel College and we place significant value on the happiness and well-being of every child. The possibility of doing something better, achieving something greater, trying again to make something more effective influences the style of teaching and the interactions that take place in our classrooms and around our School. Working together as a team, school leaders, class teachers, teaching assistants, specialist subject teachers, support staff, all in conjunction with parents, ensure that "children feel safe and secure and quickly establish good, trusting relationships. They are provided with secure foundations for future learning and well-being. The adults and key people working with the children know them well" (ISI, November 2013). We have a weekly whole school well-being walk, timetabled PHSE sessions in each year group in which we talk explicitly about: how the children can contribute to the lives of others as well as take care of themselves; what responsibilities they have and why they may, or may not, want to take them on; how they feel in themselves and how their attitude affects others; and whole school assemblies which focus on topics such as growth mindset, resilience and healthy life choices. These lessons are enhanced through practical application and so we have opportunities to celebrate successes, such as Stars of the Week and earning House Points, activities to contribute to the well-being of others, such as collecting non-perishable goods for families who lost their homes in the flooding and food for families for Shabbat or a Yom Tov, E-Safety workshops, and opportunities to "have–a-go" such as a drumming workshop and singing in the choir.
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The closest campground to the New River Gorge Bridge. Chestnut Creek Campground offers quiet primitive camping in the woods. We are a mere half a mile (0.5mi) from the New River Gorge Bridge! That's walking distance folks. Our hygienic facility has hot showers, lavatory stalls, hand washing sinks, and a wash basin located outside for dish washing and filling up water jugs. Firewood and Ice are available on site as well. Each campsite<|fim_middle|> a few) are just down the way and access to the river is a stone's throw away (our drive is just across from Fayette Station Rd). If you're wanting to venture further to more local restaurants/shops; we are only a 5 minute drive from downtown Fayetteville. We are a pet friendly establishment for those with dogs who love to travel as much as you do. We keep quiet hours from 11pm-7am (starts @ midnight on weekends). Mainly we accommodate rustic tent camping, however; some sites are able to accommodate pop-up campers and trailers up to 20ft (we do not have hookups/electric). Call today to reserve a site for your upcoming adventure at the New River Gorge. | has a picnic table and a fire pit. A general store and burrito bar are located literally around the corner; Both are within walking distance. Hiking and Climbing trail-heads (Fern Buttress, Endless Wall, Beauty Mountain; to name | 52 |
By far, the most incredible firework display I have ever seen. The wonder of the whole thing started about 2 subway stops down from where we had to get off for the festival; there was military personnel and police 3 stops out from our destination, helping to control the crowds and stagger the onslaught of locals, out of towners and foreigners who had all flocked to Busan for the show. I don't know for sure how many people actually turned up for the festival, but I've heard a number in the millions throw out, and I would absolutely believe it. In addition to the thousands (millions?) of people crowded like sardines into the beach front area at Gwangalli, a few brave souls opted for a mountain view of the light show, trekking down later with soju in their bellies (livers) and contentment in their hearts. Not wanting to trust a dark mountain path with a few stumbling partiers, we decided to go to the beach.
Needless to say, there were bottlenecks of people everywhere; vendors of food, crafts and glow in the dark accessories were turned out on every corner, and that was just in the streets leading up to the beach itself. Once on the road parallel to Gwangalli beach, we searched desperately for a spot to spread our blanket and wait for the show to begin. Other Kat gleefully found an "open spot" and claimed it…before the Koreans around us started laughing and we realised exactly why it was still open; she had sat down over an open sewer hole. The smell, well even the promise of great fireworks wasn't enough to make us stay. Eventually, we did find a place to wait out the still arriving crowd (the folks in the front had been camped out for hours and were being separated from the late arrivals by police vanguards) and sip on some much needed Starbucks. It may not be Canadian weather, but the nights are definitely starting to get chillier in South Korea!
Finally, the pre-show music ended, and the lights of the diamond bridge lit up, signalling that awesomeness was about to ensue. And it did, for 45 minutes of breath taking beauty.The display included coordinated routines to songs by Adele and Cold Play, a simultaneous light show on the Diamond Bridge, and a moment of jaw dropping serenity when the fireworks they shot into the air turned out to be firework birds that floated through the air more gracefully than their real<|fim_middle|>ite the family.
As if that weren't enough, when we finally entered a street with fewer people on it, a few folks decided it would be a brilliant idea to try and crowd their cars and motorcycles onto the already burgeoning roads. It goes without saying that there was a fender bender or two, and two older women watched in delight from the safety of their front gate as thousands of people and a few cars tried to negotiate their way to the subway stop. Whew! Talk about an adventure; and what an adventure it was. Sadly though, I made the rookie mistake of bringing my camera and charger but forgetting my memory card for this particular adventure, so my pictures are all taken from my phone and don't do justice to the majesty of the evening. Hopefully, you get an idea of how spectacular it was, and can understand why, at every moment, I feel so lucky to be here.
You mean this was a better show than one of your Dad's epic pyrotechnic displays at little K? 😉 .Looks amazing!
hahaha I could totally picture Kat finding that spot to sit and the Koreans laughing. That WOULD happen to her! haha. Such an AMAZING show!! | -life counterparts. As if that weren't enough, the birds eventually lit up with fireworks trailing behind them to leave a dazzling imprint of themselves against the backdrop of the bridge. The entire spectacle was truly a sight to behold. Though one of the most astonishing things was perhaps the two young men in front of us who were more concerned with taking the obligatory selfie the entire time than in watching the show; I think they saw more of us and their camera flash than they did the lights of the actual fireworks. Oh well, at least they'll have the pictures to look at?
Having spent the entire time actually watching the show, all I can say is that there aren't enough words to describe the way the lights lit up the entire night sky, but let's just say that some of the eyes in the crowd weren't dry by the end of the display. Of course, those tears of happiness soon turned to slight squeals of terror as we all tried to latch onto each other so as not to get lost in the riot-like crowd departing the beach. In a scene reminiscent of the worst "I ❤ Justin Bieber" fan concert imaginable , we had to hold each other to keep from falling, especially when the crowd started moving. Not only did the sea of multitudes push us along, we had crazy adjumas elbowing out at every corner trying to make room where none existed; not even 2 small children were safe from their antics. We witnessed, in horrified awe, as 2 kids were separated from their mother and were only kept safe by a good guy cop who kept them close to his side as he bullied, whistled, and jostled his way through the crowd to reun | 340 |
With the<|fim_middle|> it's going to end up over 20 million so it's going to be a pretty heavy crop," says Rick Hudson, sales manager for AMC North America, who was in Mexico for the announcement and a first-hand look at AMC's growing Mexican operations.
Flame seedless grapes make up the largest part of the crop at 10.5 million cartons, up 9 percent from 9.19 million last year. Early green varieties should be up 21% from 2.48 million cartons to 3 million. Sugraone production will jump from just over 3 million cartons to 3.9 million. Growers expect 900,000 cartons of black grapes, up 54 percent from 580,000, while red globes production will rise 35 percent to 700,000 cartons.
Green seedless production was down slightly last year in Mexico, but that represents just a small percentage of this year's increase. The production boom is due to a combination of better yields and more acreage.
"The last couple of weeks of May and the first two weeks of June is really when the volume is going to hit, right around Memorial Day a lot of volume will be on the market," Hudson said.
Hudson believes this is actually the dawning of a new era for Mexican grape production. AMC's trademarked Sheehan varieties are growing throughout the region and more are introduced each year.
If Jalisco production grows as projected, the increased volume will overlap and compete directly with the Chilean deal.
Hudson said it's also conceivable retailers could stay with Mexico longer before switching over to Californian grapes later in the season.
The infrastructure and agronomy of Mexico improves constantly – enough so that imports are creating problems for domestic items like tomatoes, strawberries and blueberries. Nowhere are those improvements more notable than in the grape industry.
As the deal changes, so does the nature of growing and marketing agreements.
Traditionally, growers have paid a royalty to the trademark holder of the grapes they grow. "Increasingly, we are structuring marketing agreements so we have the ability to market a certain percentage of the crop," Hudson said.
The number of Sheehan varieties will continue to grow as well. | Jalisco growing area coming into the deal ever-earlier and shipments already arriving in the U.S., 2017 could well be a record year for Mexican grapes.
The Sonora grape growers association (AALPUM) projects the 2017 crop to be 19.4 million 18-pound cartons, up 21 percent from 16.1 million in 2016.
People on the ground in Mexico say that total could easily top 20 million cartons.
"Most growers think | 113 |
Tiquicia View Point
This tour takes you to the best views and the best show that the Central Valley has to offer. You'll visit Escazú, a San José suburb that has some of the area's most interesting<|fim_middle|> — some of the materials used to build this farmhouse are 150 years old.
Gather in the kitchen to try typical Costa Rican food and drink. Your hosts will serve you a welcome drink upon arrival, and you can try other typical Costa Rican cocktails at the open bar. Dinner is served buffet style — try a little bit of everything. After dinner, you'll watch a typical Tico music and dance performance.
Camera and a sweater.
Transportation, bilingual guide, welcome cocktail, snacks, dinner buffet, open bar, and a dance performance. | culture.
Your tour begins with winding roads and stunning vistas. At the farmhouse, you'll have an excellent view of the sprawling Central Valley below. Eventually, you'll reach a traditional farmhouse | 37 |
I don't have anything else to make a direct comparison with. Might compare well to other "superzooms".
Versatile. Well made solid build, but not heavy. Compact. Bokeh.
Soft. Lots of distortion.CA. minimum focus distance.
I have always been a prime lens snob who subscribes to the idea that a zoom simply could not compete with them at the same focal length and aperture. That's not to say I don't appreciate a good zoom.
When my brother in law decided he was giving up photography and passed this lens on to us (gratis), I was certain that If i tried it out on full<|fim_middle|>. Perhaps with film?
Metasynthese in their review says "I like the bokeh". An apparently throw away remark that intrigued me. Let me tell you about the bokeh. It is big, round, squidgy and really rather attractive. In fact it is the best thing the 28-200 has to offer, and possibly a deal breaker for the bargain hunter.
Summing up. I would not go out and buy one of these unless it was very, very cheap. Even then I'd think twice now I know how it performs. But I've never been one to look a gift horse in the mouth. I don't know if we'll keep this lens or pass it on. It's really down to my partner to decide. | frame digital it would prove to be the worst lens I had ever tested. I was not disappointed. It is the worst SLR lens I've ever used.
Optically it behaves like a toy lens. It vignettes, the distortions are complex, obvious (most noticeably at 85mm with significant pin cushion), probably difficult to correct in pp (to be fair I have not tried to do this), chromatic aberrations a-go-go. It is soft throughout the zoom range at apertures down to f11 (didn't bother to try anything smaller). The minimum focus distance is an intergalactic starship defeating 1.5 meters - at all focal lengths.
And yet, having said all that, it's really not that bad. Designed in the film era for 35mm film SLRs, I doubt the designers imagined that anyone using it would be making enlargements any greater than 5"x7" (12x17cm). In fact, viewed full screen on my apple cinema display the images look OK. The colour balance is nice and contrast is reasonable. It's only when the image is magnified to 100% that the softness fully reveals itself . In fact, I'm irritated by how good the lens is, given all the compromises that have been made. It has no right to be as good as it is! It does better in high contrast situations. Used on a tripod with a flash you could almost say it's sharp. Nearly.
The images do have a sort of vintage look about them. Lens flare and veiling is well controlled when the sun is in or just outside the frame. Lens flares have a typical sigma orange tang. Maybe this lens would suit people who are into making vintage looking toy lens images | 362 |
I've been reading up a storm, lovelies. Do you have a book club? I do. It's perfect for me – it's online. I'm much more articulate about my thoughts and feelings in writing. It was created by a few fellow bloggers, so if you're interested, I'm sure I could hook you up. Let me know!
Synopsis (on the back cover): On a soft summer night in Vermont, twelve-year-old Lisa went into the woods behind her house and never came out again. Before she disappeared, she told her little brother, Sam, about a<|fim_middle|> It is an amazing piece of writing, but the story may just frustrate you enough you want to throw it. Better a library book than your own, right? | door that led to a magical place where she would meet the King of the Fairies and become his queen.
About the Author: What can I say that Jennifer can't say for herself? Her bio is on her site, which you can find here, along with all her other books that I can't wait to read!
First Impression: C'mon, it says fairies. Fairies! And there's secrets, which equals mystery, and I can't resist a good mystery.
Once again we're faced with dual POVs: Phoebe and Lisa. No, they are not the same person and no, that's not a spoiler. The author switches between the present and the past, but it's told in omniscient voice instead of from the specific character, so you get a sense of everything that going on, which is always nice.
However. Yes, there is a however. Just because you can see more, doesn't mean you actually see everything. It's a mystery, remember. A very creepy, strange, infuriating mystery. Despite the voice in which it is written, you're not going to know everything, so be prepared for disappointment… all the way up to the end.
As I mentioned, the story not only changes characters, but time-frames. It's not hard to follow – when the switches happen, it's clearly stated – so if you are still having a hard time with books that are written from dual POVs, you're not alone and authors, for the most part, are helping with the transitions. I mentioned this phenomenon on Facebook.
This was in reference to another book I was reading at the time (and will be reviewing later), but the thought applies here. I'm not knocking the style. Quite the opposite – I enjoy it immensely. But from discussions with other people, it's can cause distress and an overall dislike of the book.
However. Yes, there is another however. In the case of this book, while inside the different characters omniscient worlds, there are instances where there will be a sudden flashback into the past. If I remember correctly, this only happens while with Phoebe, in the present. She has random memories from her own past. It might also happen with Sam, but he's both in the present and the past, so I could be off. There is no warning when this happens and can be disconcerting. Don't let it take away from the essence of the story. Don't ignore it, but stay in the zone. For the most part, it pays off.
Final Thoughts: In the grand scheme of things, it was well written, the characters well-defined, and delivers on everything it promises. Which is why my final however is: this book infuriated me! I'm so used to understanding the mystery. Not so with this book. It blurs the line between fact and fiction and it will frustrate the hell out of you. That's okay, though. It's also what makes this book so great. I'm still not over it.
My Suggestion: Don't read it while you have a headache. Also, don't buy it until you read it. | 647 |
Illness and a strong Class LL field conspired against the state open aspirations of the Southington girls cross country team. The Lady Knights competed at Wickham Park in Manchester on Oct. 26 and turned in a 12th place performance.
There were still good efforts from Southington's runners, both the girls and the boys, who took 18th place in Class LL.
Dachelet said that there were a lot of great efforts in both races with a lot of personal bests, and that's the goal at the state meet.
For the girls, senior Kate Kemnitz had a Wickham personal best time of 20:53 on her way to a 30th place finish, which led the Lady Knights. On the boys side, junior Matthew Penna also had a Wickham personal best time of 17:15. Natalia Adamczyk (21:33), Kailey Schmarr (21:54), and Diane Pillsbury (21:38) each set personal records on Wick<|fim_middle|> (73rd, 21:54) and junior Meghan Sheline (104th, 23:09). Senior Taylor Borla was the sixth Southington girl to cross the finish line. Freshman Jackie Izzo started the race for Southington but didn't finish.
Penna was followed by the lone Southington boys senior Ryan Slesinksi (92nd, 17:59). After Slesinski, it was junior Lucca Riccio (98th, 18:03), sophomore Jared Rivera (105th, 18:12) and freshman Grayson Borla (120th, 18:25). Sophomore Jackson Landino was the sixth Blue Knight to cross the finish line. Junior Ryan Asido didn't run for the Blue Knights.
Dachelet was particularly happy with the effort from Rivera.
Neither team advanced to the state open, and no Knights qualified as individuals. So the Class LL championship marks the end of the winter campaign. Dachelet said that leadership, personality and camaraderie are the legacies of this year's senior class.
"I've taken most of these guys from freshman year to senior year, and they provided leadership at a younger age, even though they weren't captains," coach Dan Dachelet said.
Just from a pure numbers standpoint, the graduation losses will be heavier for the girls. Kemnitz, Adamczyk, Schmarr and Borla each ran in their final meet for the Lady Knights. The boys lose just one senior, Slesinski, to graduation. On both sides, a large crop of freshmen fit in well with their new teammates.
Izzo will be one of the lead runners for the girls in 2019. Diane Pillsbury could prove to be another lead runner for the Lady Knights next year. The boys will return a number of experienced upperclassment, including Penna, Asido, and Ricco. Jackson Landino and Jared Rivera will be juniors, and Grayson Borla will be a sophomore who had some great runs as a freshman.
In fact, Dachelet said that this year's freshmen could offer good depth for next year's squads.
Dachelet said that the key to next year's success will be determined by the commitment in the off-season. | ham's challenging, hilly course.
Kemnitz was followed by Adamczyk (60th place), Pillsbury (65th), Schmarr | 34 |
I love to gaze around at my surroundings.<|fim_middle|>'re supposed to do? | It's one of my favorite things to do. I'm one of those distracted people who doesn't immediately see that the light in front of me has turned green. But the way a person swings their arms when they cross the street or the fragmented glimpses from my side mirrors can be spellbinding to me. And I am always seeing new things. The other day while drinking my morning tea, I noticed that the crack in my ceiling has migrated and now looks like Richard Nixon's profile.
When we look at things, most of us simply register what they are: a crack in the ceiling, a person crossing the street. But truly seeing is not simply identifying the name of the object one sees; in fact, it's just the opposite. It means taking the object in so completely that you forget what it is you're looking at. For example, I keep a pen on my desk where I write. When I hold it up and rotate it in my fingers, I become lost in the way the light rolls over its polished black surface. For a brief moment, the object I am holding ceases to be a "pen" and becomes a collection of traits: the movement of light, the polished sheen, etc. I am released from the language that describes it and I become solely involved with the sensation of seeing it.
"To see is to forget the name of the thing one sees," the French philosopher and poet Paul Valéry said, and with this brief loss of language comes a loss of self. The thoughts about my life and the list of things I have to do disappear. The self-criticism, the esoteric questions like, "Who am I? And how do I matter?" and the judgment of others fall completely silent. The language to formulate these questions and notions simply isn't there.
How and what we see are influenced by who we are. Cognitive scientist Alexandra Horowitz's book, On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes, is a meditation on this fact. An urban sociologist, an artist, a geologist, a physician, a sound designer, each with their unique perspectives, observes certain things and is blind to others.
We are wedded to our own perspective, and this in turn impedes us from seeing other perspectives. We can become entrenched in our own mindset, interpreting and determining what we see through our own limited experience. But deep engagement with our sense of sight allows us to transcend this limitation. It enables us to lose ourselves, and with that we gain the extraordinary ability to understand another viewpoint.
Consider this: On a recent train ride into Boston, a guy swaggered in and sat across from me. He was wearing oversized low-riding jeans. His white high-tops were untied. He wore a hoodie pulled up over a baseball cap. A heavy gold chain hung around his neck. He dropped in the seat across from me, stretched his legs out, secured his ear buds, and starting scrolling disinterestedly through his phone.
His high-tops, his gold chain, his hoodie—if all I had done was register these things, I might rely too heavily on assumptions. At its worst, this kind of superficial seeing is dangerous. Think Trayvon Martin, an unarmed boy who was shot and killed, targeted in part for the hoodie he wore.
But as the train pulled away, I looked closer. I noticed one of his sneakers had a hole in it, and I wondered where he got it. His jeans were brand new. His hoodie had tiny little shamrocks on it and his baseball cap was way too big. The lights from the subway tunnel flickered across his face. When he raised a hand to adjust an ear bud, I noticed his hands, soft looking and small, like my nephew Tyler's. My eyes welled and a lump rose in my throat when I realized that no amount of swagger could hide the fact this guy was just a little boy.
Passive seeing reduces what we see, often to the point of stereotype. Active, careful seeing does the opposite. It overrides our preconceptions. It expands our view of other people and the world around us and gives us insight into one another. It literally clears the neurological pathways that make us feel.
Thoreau, who spent countless hours looking at nature, called this state of mind "reverie." Reverie is the blissful loss of self in the revelation that self is only part of the all-encompassing whole. If you've ever stood on the edge of the Grand Canyon, you may be familiar with this feeling, but it can be achieved momentarily through looking carefully at almost anything; a pen, a boy, glimpses of something in a side view mirror.
The writer and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed anything that distracted us from direct engagement with our surroundings was dangerous. "You have ruined Geneva," he wrote to Voltaire when Voltaire introduced theater there in 1760. When we garner experience indirectly—according to Rousseau, this includes through plays and even books—we obscure our vision, which in turn degrades the nature of our insights. It diminishes our capacity to empathize, to feel for one another and our surroundings. Looking at a subject not directly, but in a photograph, Susan Sontag said, can lull the viewer into a false sense of understanding.
Bearing witness to each other and the planet is a solemn act. If we stop and truly observe our surroundings the way Thoreau did, we might be more inclined to save our planet. If we took the time to really see one another, we might appreciate better the value of every human being. We might find it easier to leave ourselves behind and step inside another viewpoint. And isn't this, as writers and as human beings, exactly what we | 1,171 |
I am taking a course online through my alma mater Colgate University called Living Writers. Each week, we read a book and then the author comes to campus to speak with the students. Alumni, parents, and the community have the unbelievable opportunity to join in online (and come to campus if possible) for these events. For me, this will mean a weekly live stream.
This week's book is The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert. The idea that we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction on this planet is new to me, but many of the overarching ideas about climate change are not. What is blowing my mind though is how much I am enjoying this book.
I have struggled to get back into non-fiction for a while, and climate change, while an extremely important issue, has never really been the one that I have really delved into. Ok, it's boring. I said it. Greenhouse gases, ocean acidification, carbon emission statistics. I've never really found that interesting. Until now. I'm only half way through the book and already I have learned new things about the history of our knowledge of extinction and evolution, the great auk, golden frogs, coral reefs, and some really geologically interesting places where you can see our past and where our future might be headed. I had no idea that I could have an interest in some of the topics of this book, but there are some really cool photographs and illustrations and excellent writing, and all of these things are pulling me in!
Why am I writing about a random side project? I got me thinking. If I can get into this, a topic I always thought was boring, simply because of a great teacher, Elizabeth Kolbert, what topics might I be able to get students into that they previously thought would be boring? How can I catch them and spark that interest? I haven't got all the answers yet, but it is making me see that anything is possible.
I write reviews for Foment, the magazine of the Ottawa International Writers Festival. This was the review I did for the 2015 edition.
This was the first of many insights contained in The Organized Mind, a book that promises to teach us how "any reader can use their (leaders in the information age) methods to regain a sense of mastery over the way we organize our homes, workplaces, and lives (cover flap)." Daniel J. Levitin promises to show us "how new research into the cognitive neuroscience of attention and memory can be applied to daily life (cover flap again)." In many respects, Levitin did not disappoint, but if you are looking for some quick tips<|fim_middle|> of the financial industry is chilling to the bone.
These systematic problems lead to the question of "what can be done?" – a question that Livesey raises in the afterword to the book. The conservative government, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, took steps to attempt to create a national regulatory body, but they face steep opposition from the handful of families that have the power and influence over their provincial regulatory bodies. It has been over two years and still no national regulatory body has been established. In a recent development, the supreme court of Canada ruled the law developed by the Conservatives to tackle this issue is unconstitutional. This begs the question, "what can we do?" Sadly, no solution has been presented.
Nearing the end of the book, Livesey raises a key question that one starts asking almost from the very beginning. He says, "In fact, the evidence is overwhelming: you can't trust the financial industry to look after your money. So whom can you trust?" As I read this, I couldn't help but think, "Finally!" But much to my dismay, no answer is provided. This question is followed by a recap of all of the people who cannot be trusted, from your friends and family who can also be swindled to the people doing the swindling. So we come back again to whom can be trusted with our hard-earned money?
In a similar vein, I also wound up wondering what ordinary investors can do to avoid having something like this happening. Suppose that we want to do our due diligence and learn about the companies in which we invest; how do we go about finding that information? How do we find their financial statements and what can we do to verify that they are accurate? Or what should we do instead of investing? Maybe the solution is to avoid investing and just stick all our money under our mattresses again, although I would bet that nobody would advocate for that. The problem with this book is that it offers no answers to any of these questions. It identifies the problem, but there is no proactive quest for a solution.
I blame this lack of solution on the fact that Livesey is a journalist rather than an economist. He makes his living by finding and telling the story, by pointing out the problems, not by trying to find their solutions. However, for those of us faced with the decision on what to do with our hard earned income in the hopes of making it grow enough to retire on, the story is not enough. We need solutions. Where is the story that tells us what to do next?
A number of economists from around the world have proposed what is called the Robin Hood Tax, which may be a solution, or part of a solution, to this problem. If adopted, this would impose a 0.05% tax on financial transactions by institutions, including stocks, bonds, commodities, etc. It would not impose the same tax on individual investors. The purpose would be to raise more money from the financial sector that has traditionally managed to avoid their fair share of the tax burden, while possibly slowing down speculation which theoretically could help to stabilize the markets. The originators of this idea have proposed to use the money raised to help end poverty and hunger around the world (like Robin Hood, taking from the rich to help the poor). Another option for the use of this money would be to help pay back those small investors who lost their life savings from the mismanagement of fraudulent investors. While I am merely an amateur who knows very little about this tax and what it could really do, my knowledge of its existence suggests that Livesey could have found out something about it and included it in the book. And who knows how many other brilliant ideas are out there as solutions that have yet to be exposed because we are all so focused on the problem that we fail to search for the solution.
If we are to move beyond the financial industry as described by Livesey and create for ourselves the safe and stable markets that as Canadians we like to believe we have, we must proactively search for solutions. We must advocate for some independent regulation of the financial markets and protect the rights and assets of the millions of Canadians who work hard for their money and just want a safe place to let it grow so that they can retire comfortably. We must do something to change these circumstances or we will be at the mercy of these financial giants indefinitely. | on how to be organized, this is not the book for you.
The book is extremely dense, moreso than one would expect from a book that purports to be about practical applications, and the science goes into more detail than one would expect to present to people not in the field. There is so much going on in this book, that at times I found myself lost or couldn't remember the larger point that Levitin was trying to make. The tips and insights are left to the reader to draw out, interspersed between the science in a way that makes them not always obvious. On the other hand, if you have an interest in psychology or neuroscience and want to know why people are so overwhelmed these days (and maybe figure out how to improve the situation), this book would be exactly what you seek. There are many interesting scientific findings and other tidbits of insight and information to be discovered.
The book is organized into three parts. The first part goes into a bit about how we ended up with cognitive overload and some of the basics of attention and memory. The middle, second part, which is also the bulk of the book, talks about how to organize various aspects of your life with each chapter's title beginning with "Organizing" and ending with a different aspect of our lives. Finally part three concludes the book with what to teach our children and the power of the junk drawer. On the surface, this book seems highly organized. So how could a reader get lost?
The first section sets the premise for the book in many ways. Levitin introduces the concept of the highly successful person (whom he calls HSPs) as people who perform exceptionally well in this age of information overload, but we quickly discover that these are people who have executive assistants who take care of organizing their lives. The idea then is to off-load as much of the daily organization in our lives as possible into external processes. By making as much of the unimportant stuff as possible a routine or ritual that we don't have to think about, we will have more energy, time, and cognitive space for what is really important. He further teaches us how to sort our tasks/to-do piles like one of these people.
However, in the same chapter is also the opening paragraph with one thought on why there is so much cognitive overload, a section on how much information we process on a daily basis along with how that has changed through time, a section on categorizing information and how we have come to do that which includes a flow chart on familial relations (which comes in really handy if you don't know the difference between a second and third cousin and cousins once or twice removed), and then back to how we can use categorization like an HSP. The flow makes sense if you are looking at it from above in a big picture sort of way. But if you don't have time to read all nearly forty pages in one shot and you have to set it down and pick it back up, it is very easy to get lost in the middle of the loop and lose track of the point. This same pattern continues in all the other chapters as well, some of which are considerably longer than forty pages.
The second chapter of the opening section contains an overview of the basics of attention and memory. It is good review for people with some background on the subject. Most importantly here, Levitin sets up and explains the difference between mind-wandering mode and intensely focused attention, concepts he will return to frequently to talk about how the brain works in a variety of situations. Perhaps the most important thing to gain here is that both modes of thought are important and useful in their own way.
In the main body of the book (part two), Levitin goes about organizing our lives. He begins with our homes, which makes sense because off-loading where to locate everyday items by organizing our homes is probably the easiest and quickest thing to get organized. Essentially, the take-away message from this chapter is to do as your mother probably taught you as a child and have a place for everything and everything in its place.
Following our homes, Levitin next sets about to organize our social world. This chapter contains a number of interesting pieces of information about how the brain work, including the role of oxytocin in establishing relationships and growing trust and how people with Autism show lower levels of oxytocin than average in their brain chemistry. The chapter also outlines in detail a number of attribution errors that people make that distorts and misrepresents what is going on in the social world. While there are not a whole lot of tips per se in this chapter, an insightful reader could apply what they have learned to maximize the benefits of their social connections while minimizing the feeling of being left out.
The fifth chapter delves into organizing our time. This is a subject about which much has been written and there are millions of different organizers on the market to help people organize their time. Levitin does not focus at all on these organizers and does not offer an organizing solution here. Instead, he discusses the psychological factors that go into time management: dopamine in the prefrontal cortex (including implications for Autism and ADHD), the problems with the constant attention shifting involved in multi-tasking, and when and why we procrastinate. There is an old saying that if you want something done, ask a busy person. Levitin points out that this is true because busy people have developed the tools necessary to be able to organize their time especially effectively. Interspersed throughout are tips and tricks for how to avoid the pitfalls of poor time management.
Levitin moves from time management into organizing information for the hardest decisions. This is actually one of the most focused chapters of the book as he sticks mainly to how to make medical life and death type decisions. Levitin points out our tendency to conflate factual probabilities that can be tested and proven (such as the odds of rolling a dice and getting a particular number) with subjective probabilities (such as the odds of attending a particular event) which are not really probabilities at all, but more just speculation on how a person feels at the given moment in time. Perhaps the most important piece of advice to come from this chapter comes in the form of a quote: "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras. (228)" Realistically speaking, the odds are that any person will be in the majority and a person should make a decision based on that fact alone, rather than playing the "what if" game and wondering if they are in the 5% (or 10% or 1%).
While the average person may not have the benefits of such a luxurious work environment, we can learn to take restorative breaks and not spend so much of our time multi-tasking.
Finally Levitin discusses what we should be teaching our children so that they can grow up to be effective and organized adults. Critical thinking and the ability to detect the bias of a source of information were key points. He points to research that shows that people tend to view a bias in their favour as a neutral piece while viewing neutral writing as biased against their point of view. Levitin also ranks problem solving and the ability to estimate reasonably as essential and impactful skills that will be the key to the quality jobs of the future. He discusses the future of education and how things will need to change to adapt to the changes going on in the world at large. A key element of this is having students doing more finding and using of the information (as opposed to the learning/memorising of facts that are emphasized now).
In order to teach the next generation of citizens these skills, it would be prudent for us to develop these skills. The Organized Mind is a good place to begin.
Levitin discusses at length the value of the junk drawer, that place where you put things that don't fall neatly into other categories. The junk drawer comes up again and again throughout the book, and the book concludes with an entire chapter dedicated to the junk drawer. Junk drawers are essential as they hold things that cannot be categorized well, giving you a place to know exactly where an item is, even if it doesn't have a logical home grouped with other like objects. Junk drawers allow for successful organization of everything else.
The Organized Mind might very well be the junk drawer on cognitive research into attention, memory, and organizational skills – a very well organized junk drawer, but a junk drawer none the less. It contains much valuable information and several brilliant insights into how and why people forget and/or confuse information and how we can organize our lives to off-load information out of our memories, making our lives more manageable. Like the junk drawer, it is full of some of the most useful stuff. The items in the junk drawer are well organized, but the drawer is so over-flowing that it can be overwhelming when you are looking for something specific. Make sure you have plenty of time and try to off-load as much of your daily cognitive overload as possible before delving into this fascinating book.
I write reviews for Foment, the magazine of the Ottawa International Writers Festival. This was the review I did for the 2012 edition.
In 2008, as the world economy melted down led by the U.S. housing market, a select few American Hedge Fund managers cashed in the insurance policies that they had taken out on products they knew to be faulty and made billions of dollars at the expense of those invested in their falsely propped up funds. As Canadians, we sat back on our high horse, grateful that this type of fraudulent behaviour doesn't happen here. Or so we thought. As it turns out, these things do happen here, with greater frequency and impunity than anywhere else in the developed world.
This book sets out to reveal why Canada has become a popular place for investment fraud and thievery, and what the consequences are – and not just for the Alice Campbells of this country, those small investors who can lose a lifetime of savings with one wrong turn. It will examine how bankers and brokers and the very wealthy rob from investors and companies, and how our vaulted financial institutions peddle dangerous investment products and contributed to the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, the reverberations of which are threatening entire national economies. It's about the ways that credit rating agencies, underwriters, analysts and lawyers enable fraud, and how regulators and law enforcement sit on the sidelines and do little to stop the fiascos from unfolding. If, like so many of us, you've bought the line that Canada's financial industry is safe and sound and worthy of your respect, prepare to be robbed of something yourself: your faith.
There are a few problems with the system as a whole. First, all the incentives are connected to making a lot of money. By letting people commit fraud, the people behind it can get very rich, and since they know they can get away with it, there is no disincentive to this. Also, the regulatory bodies are provincial; there is no national oversight, with the possible exception of one very small branch of the RCMP that does pathetically little. (The number of investigations is small, and the percentage of convictions is embarrassingly low.) Most of the time, the people sitting on the regulatory bodies are also a part of the industry. Worse, the credit rating agencies are also run by people in the industry, and they have the power to manipulate the ratings for their own gains. When somebody does notice something amiss, these overseeing bodies flick them aside like a cow swatting flies, to the effect that nothing substantial is accomplished.
One of the scariest chapters of this book comes near the end and describes situations in which somebody realizes that a scam is in the works, informs the various regulating and investigative bodies, from the financial regulators to the RCMP, and they do NOTHING about it. In fact, many times they dismiss the case with the wave of a hand. A great example of this is Conrad Black. He broke several financial regulations in Canada, was reported to investigators, and yet nothing was done. It took the Americans to prosecute Black, and they did so knowing that they had to because Canada wouldn't. But his case is not the only one. Many of the cases examined in this book had early warning signs that were completely ignored.
Often, it is up to the Americans to prosecute our financial criminals. In the rare case where a Canadian is charged and prosecuted, the punishments are minimal. Fines are usually far less than the amount stolen from investors, and very rarely is jail time imposed. The victims of these fraudsters can lose their entire life savings, often followed close behind by their health due to the intense stress. The perpetrators don't even lose the money they stole. What does this say about Canada's priorities? It sure does not give off a good image of us to the world, as corroborated Livesey in chapter fifteen. It also does nothing to help the Canadians whose livelihoods and/or pensions have vanquished into thin air. As somebody preparing to begin saving for retirement, this picture | 2,654 |
Q: How can I find down-stream dependencies for Views? On SQL Server 2005, you're supposed to be able to find dependencies in Manglement Studio by right-clicking an object and choosing "View Dependencies". The dialog gives you a choice of "Objects that depend on this" (what I'm calling down-stream) or "Objects that this depends on" (up-stream).
Both directions seem to work adequately for Table objects, and View objects seem to report good information in the up-stream direction. The down-stream list for a View, however, appears to consist only of the View itself--<|fim_middle|>.id
WHERE
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Is there a way that I can find this information? I'm comfortable with writing queries against system tables if I have a clue about which to target....
A: try:
sp_depends YourViewName
if you get no results, drop and recreate your view and try again. Dropping and recreating may work for the GUI but I didn't try there
this is a little slow (and not the best query), but give it a try:
DECLARE @Search varchar(300)
SET @Search='yourViewName'
SELECT DISTINCT
LEFT(so.name, 120) AS Object_Name,
"object_type"=left(
case so.type
when 'U' then 'Table - User'
when 'S' then 'Table - System'
when 'V' then 'Table - View'
when 'TR' then 'Trigger'
when 'P' then 'Stored Procedure'
when 'C' then 'Constraint - Check'
when 'D' then 'Default'
when 'K' then 'Key - Primary'
when 'F' then 'Key - Foreign'
when 'L' then 'Log'
when 'R' then 'Rule'
when 'RF' then 'Replication Filter stp'
else '<<UNKNOWN '''+so.type+'''>>'
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FROM syscomments sc
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ON so.id = sc | 328 |
Clinical Trials of Functional Engineered Oesophagus In-Process
Clinical Trials of Functional Engineered…
The world's first functional oesophagus engineered from stem cells has been grown and successfully transplanted into mice, as part of a pioneering new study led by UCL. It was hoped this research, carried out by UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH), in collaboration with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and the Francis Crick Institute, could pave the way for clinical trials of lab-grown food pipes for children with congenital and acquired gut conditions.
In the study, published in Nature Communications , used a rat oesophagus "scaffold" and human gut cells to grow engineered tubes of oesophagus. These were implanted into mice and within a week the engineered tissue developed its own blood supply, which is important for a healthy gut that can squeeze down food
Co-lead author, Professor Paulo De Coppi, who is Head of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at ICH and also a Consultant at GOSH, said: "This is a major step forward for regenerative medicine, bringing us ever closer to treatment that goes beyond repairing damaged tissue and offers the possibility of rejection-free organs and tissues for transplant.
"At GOSH we see a large number of referrals for some of the most complex and rare defects of the gut and though the outlook for children is good, the condition and treatments have long-term implications .
Promising pre<|fim_middle|> "We're really excited about these promising preclinical findings," he said . a life-changing defect of the gut in the UK each year.
Study co-lead author Dr. Paola Bonfanti, who is Research Associate at ICH and Group Leader at The Francis Crick Institute, said: "This is the first time that such a complicated organ has been grown in the lab.
"Not only is the gut tube-shaped , but as it is consists of several different layers of cells, which means we had to use a multi-step approach to develop a piece of oesophagus which resembles and works the same as a normal one. It's truly a promising step forward for children and even adults with oesophageal conditions . "
Although still in its pre-clinical stage, research into tissue such as this could lead to a new standard of care for patients with complex physical conditions, especially in the case of children with damaged organs. The method for the need for a donated organ, which is often in short supply for the pediatric population and significantly lowers the risk of organ rejection.
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Nelson<|fim_middle|> to have her wish granted by Make-A-Wish.
"Rose seems to light up around animals," said Ginny. Jeremy says they've watched Finding Nemo dozens of times. "We all watch Blue Planet as a family," Ginny also noted, adding that when they lived in Vancouver for treatments, the family made regular trips to the Vancouver Aquarium. Rose seemed particularly interested in the shark tank, where one of the aquarium's most famous long-time residents also lives: a sea turtle named Schoona. Eventually, Rose made a wish to release baby sea turtles.
The family travelled to Florida and the Gumbo Limbo Nature Centre to make Rose's wish come true. While they were there, it wasn't only baby turtles that were hatched. Ginny and Jeremy watched their own daughters come out of their shells a bit, too.
"Where normally they are so shy, they sat right upfront during the education sessions at Gumbo Limbo," explained Ginny. "They answered questions and were so engaged. It was special to see that."
Rose got to take part in a public sea turtle release as well as a special, private release with her sister and parents on a warm Florida night. There, on the beach, the family watched as tiny sea turtles scooted their way across the sand. The experience brought a new life in the ocean for the turtles and granted a wish for Rose.
Jeremy and Ginny feel as though through the trip they're able to close a chapter on the whole experience with cancer.
They say that a lot of Rose's sentences start with "in Florida…" as she looks back on her wish experience of releasing baby sea turtles. It's a happier moment for the family to remember than any time spent at the hospital.
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Rose and Nina watch Schoona the sea turtle at the Florida and the Gumbo Limbo Nature Centre. (Submitted/Make-A-Wish British Columbia and Yukon)
Rose and Nina at the Florida and the Gumbo Limbo Nature Centre. (Submitted/Make-A-Wish British Columbia and Yukon)
This month, Black Press Media has teamed up with Make-A-Wish and BraveFace to help grant wishes, one mask purchase at a time. Here's one wish that was granted through the Make-A-Wish B.C. and Yukon chapter…
"I wish to go see the turtles" – August 2019
In the summer of 2019, four-year-old Rose had a longtime wish come true and she got to share it with her twin sister.
She and her twin sister Nina are alike in so many ways, save a small birthmark on Rose's chin and Nina being a little bit taller. By their parent's accounts, they're both quite shy. Both kids love to dance, both love to ski and both love to ride bikes. They are "equally persistent and feisty," as their mother, Ginny, suggests.
But there is one major difference between them: Rose has had to endure a battle with leukemia. Her sister, Nina, is her constant supporter and was by her side every day as Rose faced her critical illness.
"Rose caught a cough that Nina didn't have," said Ginny, noting that it was unusual for one twin to catch something that the other did not. "Rose started sleeping more, and she was pale."
That was all the evidence Rose's parents needed to go see a doctor and sadly, she was diagnosed with leukemia when she was 22 months old.
"It was terrifying," said Ginny. Rose's dad, Jeremy, said that Rose had to be airlifted from their hometown to Vancouver, where there was an initial 10-day stay in BC Children's Hospital followed by a further six months of treatments.
"As a parent," said Ginny, "You're just coping, making sure the [kids] don't get upset or alarmed by what's happening through it all."
Jeremy said the whole family is still dealing with the trauma of it all. Rose's twin was also affected by the experience; with so much focus on Rose for so long, it was, at times hard on Nina, who her parents felt took on a lot of the stress for her sister.
"Nina is more sensitive than Rose," according to Ginny and Jeremy said.
At the end of all the treatments and hospital stays, and time away from home, there came a period of recovery. Then finally, Rose was truly ready and able | 591 |
With social media right at your fingertips, why not put it to good use in your small business. We'll share the advantages of Facebook marketing, plus tips for ensuring and measuring its success.
Successful marketing is all about strategic presence. So as a result, social media has become an integral part of our lives today—both as business owners and as consumers. Today, it's nearly impossible to approach brand presence or marketing without addressing social media marketing as a key component.
The best part about social media marketing is that it offers something for everybody. While there is no limit to the extraordinary things that brands with extensive budgets can do, small- and medium-sized businesses can also use social media for various purposes—even on a shoestring budget. In this article, I'll discuss the vistas opened up by Facebook marketing for small businesses and suggest how you can tailor your content to make the most of these.
Social media is a noisy place, so getting through to your audience is not an easy task.
First, What Are the Advantages of Facebook Marketing for Small Business Owners?
Simply put: The very low-cost addition (or alternative) to traditional marketing. The unique advantage of Facebook marketing is the ability to target your content to a specific audience. This allows you to create content that ranks high in relevancy to your customers.
You can get the word out about your brand, new products and product updates using Facebook. As I mentioned earlier, these messages can be targeted to specific interest groups that fall within a particular age group and geographical location. This helps position your brand and its products within a niche space. You can simply construct your brand personality based on your client profile.
If, for instance, your brand offers interior design services, your target market probably includes men and women who are interested in redecorating a space or are in need of design inspiration. With this information at your fingertips, you can create Facebook posts that address trends in design, popular color palettes, etc. to connect with this niche audience. This, in turn, will bring life to your brand and your expertise.
Social media is a noisy place, so getting through to your audience is not an easy task. What's even more difficult is retaining the interest of the audience you have. Facebook allows brands the capability to filter the audience of individual posts.
This allows brands to up the relevance factor of their content. Apart from posts that advertise products, brands can also create content that addresses issues that are of interest to different sections of their audience.
Also, you can control the audience of your posts by specific demographic, geographic or linguistic groups. Note, these options are available on posts that you haven't put money behind. For promoted posts, you can narrow this further and be guaranteed that a certain number of people belonging to the groups you have specified will see the post.
Not only does this get them incredible levels of engagement, this gets social media audiences hooked on to<|fim_middle|> their footing. This way, you can arrive at a strategy that resonates with your audience.
Facebook marketing should definitely be an integral component of SMBs marketing mix. With a keen eye on data, Facebook offers SMBs opportunities and rewards galore.
Co-Founder, Unmetric Lakshmanan (Lux) Narayan is a thought leader, TEDx speaker and CEO and Co-Founder of Unmetric, the social media intelligence company. This article was put together using Discover to identify high-performing content. FreshBooks readers can sign up for a free Discover account here. | what the brand might have to say.
More and more brands are taking to social media to provide customer support and receive queries, compliments and even complaints from customers. Nothing impresses me more than a brand that painstakingly replies to every customer query, even if they are not exactly seeking support.
One of the things that set SMBs apart from larger corporations is that they have the opportunity to provide better, personalized customer support. A great response rate on Facebook can attest to this and reassure potential customers. Exemplary customer support can convert a happy customer into a brand evangelist. They can get the word out about the stellar service your business has provided.
Ultimately, the purpose of Facebook marketing is to drive sales. While great customer support and engaging content can bolster the impression people have about your brand and eventually lead to more sales, Facebook's features also facilitate more 'direct' sales. This is highly true for SMBs which offer products and services that can be purchased online and for app entrepreneurs.
On your brand's Facebook Page, you can have a call to action that is most suited for your business. If you offer a SaaS product, you can add a 'Sign Up' button or a 'Contact Us' button. You can also direct them to the purchase section of your website with a 'Shop Now' button.
Facebook ads are fairly cheap compared to a TV-ad spot or print ads. They can feature your product and take them directly to your website, or get them to contact you. They also come with a boost in reach. Your Facebook ads will reach a guaranteed number of potential customers.
The way social media audiences use particular social networks evolve over time. Brands now look to Facebook more as an advertising platform than for community-building and conversations. In such a scenario, it helps if your business can set aside a small budget for promoting posts on Facebook. This would help achieve these goals better.
Consistency is key when it comes to Facebook marketing. Marketers have to publish engaging content regularly in order for the brand to have a vibrant social presence. There is no paucity of the types of content brands can put up on Facebook. While some, like 360 videos, demand specific equipment and some others involve high costs, there are quite a few content types SMBs can try out.
Before we deal with some of these, it is important to remember that the choice of content type should be guided by your brand's social media objectives. Say, for instance, you want to establish yourself as a thought-leader within your industry. Live videos and tutorials featuring experts in the field is one way to go. If instead, you want to get more website visits, you can boost your Posts that carry links to a webpage that has some engaging content.
While this is too broad a category, the effect of accompanying your posts with visual content cannot be overemphasized. It's been found that images can fetch 2.3 times more engagement than posts that have only text.
This is not surprising as images stand out more than text when people scroll through their Newsfeeds. It also condenses information into an easily digestible format. A tool that I often suggest to those who do not want to unduly burden their over-worked designers is Pablo. Using this tool, you can search for stock photos that are most appropriate for your post, apply a filter and add in text.
You can always use professionally-shot images of your products that you have from creating brochures, ads etc and repurpose them in Facebook posts.
As SMBs usually boast of a tight-knit workforce, photos of your workplace, employees and events that take place at work, or ones your company was part of are a great way of portraying your company as a fun place to work at. Further, it helps humanize your brand.
Contests are a great way to exploit the participatory, interactive nature of the platform. Contests that are fun, relevant to your Fans and offer an attractive prize are huge crowd-pullers. Giving away vouchers as prizes are a great way to get people to visit your store or website.
If you have an online purchase facility, make sure to use a coupon code using which you can track the revenue that you gained from running Facebook contests. As more people interact with your Post, the potential reach of your future Posts will go up.
Quite like contests, the success of this type of posts depends on the participation of your fans. Content that is created by your fans is like testimonials for your brand or product. Photos of your fans using your product or accounts of how it has helped them are excellent ways to showcase user-experience.
You can also center this around your brand's slogan or motto. This works almost like word-of-mouth marketing and builds the brand's visibility and reputation within fans' friend networks.
Startups often post about various activities that happen at the workplace. This is an excellent way to communicate to your audience the work culture at your company. Such posts contribute to how your brand is perceived. Often, SMBs have a very cohesive, young and enthusiastic workforce.
Facebook's Live Video feature is well-suited for showing your product in action. There are any number of things you can telecast live including product demos, tutorials, spotlight events, workplace fun etc.
The best thing about live videos is that it is flexible about the device you use to record it. You can use a smartphone camera or if you have a camera that can capture better images, you can hook that up as well.
In addition to the production director showing off her skills in the brand's core area, tying up with MyDomaine lent them better visibility and reach. Striking up an association with an influencer (could be a celebrity, expert, Youtuber or a publisher) is one way to make the most of a live video.
Facebook gives native videos better reach than other types of content. This makes the case to do more videos and live videos more compelling. Promoting the live video post-airing can further its reach and thereby, get more engagement.
If I condensed Facebook marketing strategies into one golden rule, it would be "measure". All key decisions, from setting your social media goals on Facebook to deciding which type of content to post have to be taken based on data.
To start off, evaluate past data on your social media performance to arrive at content types and topics that resonate with your audience. If you find that promotional offers, contests or giveaways are not really getting you the results you need, it is probably a sign that your audiences need more convincing about the product that you offer. It might also mean that you need to build better visibility for your brand and take a call on whether you need to boost such Posts.
It is also important to consider paid efforts on Facebook. The difference in the reach that organic content gets vis-à-vis paid content is staggering. Promoting posts is not too expensive either. It makes sense to promote content that involved high costs and effort. Even here, it is essential that you consult data to see which kind of posts you should promote and at what time of the day you should publish it.
However, it is not enough that you look at how well or poorly you have done. You cannot take a call on what content works best with your audience based on how your posts have done alone. Marketers need to be aware of the trends in their industry and among competitor and aspirational brands. This way, content types that are all the rage with your target audience can be identified and tapped into.
In addition to such top-down approaches, it is also important to drill down to the finer details within a piece of content that are appealing. Especially with live videos, it is possible to see which part of the video gets the best engagement.
There should be a crisp, clear call-to-action. You might find that the audience's decision to click on a link you post or share one of your posts might come down to this. It is, therefore, extremely important to evaluate the success of the different call-to-action copies you use.
In my opinion, the best thing about Facebook marketing is the rich data it provides. This allows SMBs room for a fair bit of experimentation until they can find | 1,659 |
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Once the Cleveland Indians are playing a more consistent schedule, the team will again be a contender for the postseason, a team vice president told members of three service clubs.
Bob DiBiasio, Indians' senior vice president of public affairs, was Thursday's featured speaker at a joint meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Youngstown, Youngstown Lions Club and Rotary Club of Youngstown.
"We<|fim_middle|> partially to being unable to build a rhythm by playing regularly. Two games against the Toronto Blue Jays were postponed due to weather, leaving the Indians with a four-day gap between last Friday's game against Toronto and Tuesday's matchup with Minnesota.
After a four-game stint on the road against the Baltimore Orioles, the Indians return home Tuesday for 11 games in 10 days, including a May 3 doubleheader against Toronto.
Over the past five seasons, the Indians have been one of the elite teams of the American League with the best win-loss record over that period at more than 100 games over .500, he reported.
The Boston Red Sox are next on that list, he continued. For that record, the Red Sox spent $420 million more on players than the Indians during that same period "to get 20 wins less," he pointed out.
The Indians' pitching staff is as good as any team's in baseball, and he said the offense should produce at least a 90-win season. He praised several players individually.
On the pitching front, two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber is one of the elite pitchers in the game, he remarked. "It's unbelievable what he does each time out," he said.
Over the past three years, the team's owners have spent in excess of $35 million on changes to Cleveland's Progressive Field, formerly Jacobs Field, where the team has played for 25 seasons. Those modifications aim to take into account what the next 25 years will look like and how to address the wants and needs of fans, he said.
"What are they looking for when they come to the ballpark to really enjoy themselves, to get that total fan experience?" he said. They investigated around the world to find out what was being put in venues that wasn't at the Cleveland stadium in 1994.
Among the changes in recent years was installation of The Corner, a bar section in the right field district where fans can purchase a standing-room-only district ticket to watch games. Purchase of the $15 ticket includes a $4 credit toward concessions.
DiBiasio said he never thought he would see the day when the Indians would sell a ticket without a section number, row number or seat number. The younger demographic that purchases those tickets prefer to be part of a social gathering rather than "just sit in a seat and deal with the people on each side of them," he said. The section sells out almost every game, he reported.
Indians fans among the service clubs were glad to hear from the team executive and were encouraged by what they heard regarding the team's prospects this season.
"It's exciting to hear that the Indians are going to be great this season," Kiwanis member Gary Winslow said.
Winslow has been a fan since he moved to the area in 1987, a year the team finished with a 61-101 record. "You had to be a baseball fan to be an Indians fan," he remarked.
John Fahnert, a Youngstown Rotary member, said he goes to several different sports-related events and DiBlasio is among his favorite speakers. "He's very candid and entertaining," he said.
Pictured: Bob DiBiasio, Cleveland Indians senior vice president of public affairs, addresses a joint meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Youngstown, Youngstown Lions Club and Rotary Club of Youngstown. | are good enough, we are talented enough to win the World Series," he declared.
At 9-7 following Wednesday night's loss to the Minnesota Twins in a 16-inning game in Puerto Rico, the team is expected to win the American League Central Division, and DiBiasio expects the team to advance to postseason play.
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"She never mentioned it." Todd McKenney opens up about his sister marrying his ex-boyfriend.
Jessica<|fim_middle|> the secret hidden from the media for years in order to protect his sister's children. However, now that they're adults, things are different.
"For the sake of them I haven't said it, but they're grown up now and I get on with them and they know the stories now," he said.
As for McKenney and his sister? Things are civil, although the Rocky Horror Picture Show star admits they've never been close and were like "chalk and cheese" growing up.
"We see each other from time to time, but we don't ring each other. There's no animosity."
What do you think of this crazy family dynamic? Can you beat it? Tell us in a comment.
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Dancing With The Stars judge Todd McKenney has spoken for the first time about how his ex-boyfriend, Simon Gallaher, became his brother-in-law.
Speaking to former Big Brother contestant, Ben Norris, on his podcast Word For Word for Joy 94.9, the 53-year-old shared his unusual family history.
"It's weird isn't it? I don't think I've ever spoken about it publicly," he said.
"I'm sick of not talking about it."
It was an honour to MC the Grace Gala ball for @westmeadkids last night. #circustheme thanks @angelabishop10 @studio10au for inviting me and thanks @vanillabeanevents for the outfit! Loved it….X
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In 1984, McKenney dated performer and musical theatre producer, Simon Gallaher, while they were working together on a musical production of Pirates of Penzance. Many years after their break-up, he found out his sister, Lisa, went on to marry Gallaher. Except he learned this from either in the couple – instead, he was told by his co-stars on the set of Cats.
"She married my ex-boyfriend and is still married to my ex-boyfriend, but just has never mentioned it to me," McKenney said.
McKenney said he wasn't even aware Gallaher and his sister knew each other at the time.
"I remember I was doing Cats and there was a newspaper banner outside the news agency, and it said, 'Simon's love child,'" revealed McKenney.
"I didn't know anything about that but I got into my dressing room and the other guys in the show said, 'What about Simon and Lisa?'"
"And I went, 'Which Simon?' They said, 'Simon Gallaher.' I said, 'Lisa who?' And they said, 'Your sister!'"
McKenney said he and his sister have a "weird relationship", but said there are no hard feelings between between them.
"If you're happy go for it," he said.
"They got married and have got three kids and I'm close to their kids."
How lucky am I to have the worlds most gorgeous Mum! Happy Mother's Day. :)))))))))) xxx
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Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final by beating Nikoloz Basilashvili.
#NextGenATP Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime's dream week continues. The qualifier ousted 17th-seeded Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 7-6(4), 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Miami Open presented by Itau.
The 18-year-old had never reached the fourth round of an ATP Masters 1000 tournament before this event, but he is the first qualifier to make the last eight in Miami since Guillermo Canas in 2007. Auger-Aliassime is also projected to crack the Top 50 of the ATP Rankings next Monday, becoming the first player born in the 2000s to do so.
"It was about finding ways. I think in the tie-break, I was able to be a bit more solid and pressure him a little bit more, and it really made a difference," said Auger-Aliassime, who will next face 11th seed Borna Coric. "After, I felt like I had an edge over him in the second set, being up a break twice and being able to secure my serve at the end. So it was more my way then."
This time last year, Auger-Aliassime lost in the first round of qualifying in Miami, and he was the No. 182 player in the ATP Rankings. He now holds a 13-6 tour-level record in 2019. Before the year, he was just 6-10.
Auger-Aliassime shanked a forehand well out while facing two break points at 5-5 to<|fim_middle|> February, he became the youngest ATP 500 finalist in the history of the series when he made his first ATP Tour championship match in Rio de Janeiro (l. to Djere). | give Basilashvili the opportunity to serve out the first set. But the teenager showed the maturity of a veteran, battling into a tie-break and winning it to take the lead.
The World No. 57 broke early in the second set, but nerves could have set in again when Basilashvili broke back for 3-3. The Canadian immediately responded with another break, though, and with a wild Basilashvili forehand the teen advanced after one hour and 36 minutes.
Both competitors played aggressively throughout the match, knocking the fuzz off the balls in power-filled rallies. But Basilashvili made the more untimely errors of the two, including two unforced errors from 30/30 at 4-5 in the second set as Auger-Aliassime served out the match.
The tennis world's eyes have been on the 18-year-old for years now as he became the youngest player to win an ATP Challenger Tour main draw match when he was 14.
"I have been dealing with this for the past couple of years, so I think in a way that's why I am able now to have these kind of results, because this extra pressure, this attention that I gave maybe last year or the year before to the outcomes, to the media, that's a bit behind me now where I'm able really to stay in the present and really focus on what I have to do in the court, finding ways to win," Auger-Aliassime said. "That just keeps me going and just keeps me happy."
Auger-Aliassime's next opponent, Coric, defeated Acapulco champion Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 56 minutes.
It is Coric's second consecutive trip to the Miami quarter-finals. The North American Masters 1000 events have treated Coric well over the past 13 months. The Croat advanced to the semi-finals in Indian Wells last year.
Coric withstood 18 Kyrgios aces under the Florida sun, upping his aggression from the baseline over the final two sets to move past the flashy Aussie and even their FedEx ATP Head2Head series at 2-2. Kyrgios hit some incredible hot shots in the three-set clash, including a crosscourt tweener winner in the first set and a 106 mph forehand return winner in the decider, but Coric's solid play was too much.
Auger-Aliassime is the youngest Miami quarter-finalist since former World No. 1 Andy Roddick (18) in 2001. In | 556 |
I've also learned a lot about myself. I get bored. I like to make new things. I am frustrated that I only know how to make things with chicken, ground beef, tilapia and sausage… that's it. I need a challenge in my life!
Here's the thing. I'm afraid of meat.
1) What if I under cook it and give<|fim_middle|> gotta get that protein somehow!
What do you cook the chicken in? I haven't discovered how to make un-flavored chicken that I like.
Oh I don't know how we would eat without the crock pot… not with me working full time and Josh being a full time student! | us food poisoning and then we will never be able to eat it again in our lives? That would really stink.
On another note, tonight is date night. We're having a friend over tomorrow night so I'm doing some meal prep- we've having spaghetti so it's nothing crazy, but I'm making peanut butter cheesecake bars, and I've never done that… need to whip those up tonight. (Josh makes the crust and I make the filling- we're a great cheesecake making team!) Also we decided to make pancakes for dinner. We've learned how to be more of a team, cooking together. It's pretty fun.
Also on a super random note, a goose just did a crash landing right outside of my window, had one foot tucked up by his body, hopped 3 times on one foot before doing a weird-looking face plant into the concrete. He sat there for a couple of minutes, doing a weird flap with his wings, stood on the one leg and did the most awkward take off ever. That goose just made me feel extremely graceful.
I'm glad you let me try new things, and that you don't get upset when they're not as awesome as I hoped (cough BRIE SOUP cough). The way you talk about my cooking makes me so happy, and I'm so glad I have successfully kept you well fed on such a small budget.
If this meal is a total bust, tell me not to worry about it.
This is so great! 😀 I literally laughed out loud at work while reading the goose story!
And yeah, meat is a kicker on a tight budget, not only is it easy to mess up, but its so darn expensive!
Most weeks, okay, every week, I just get a bag of chicken breasts from Aldi and cook them up on the crock pot for 4-5 hours and then just use that meat throughout the week for sandwhiches, on top of pasta meals, in rice meals, etc!
Crock pot meat cooking is kind of a lazy life saver when it comes to meat at our house 😀 but we | 430 |
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Schway News, Everyone: Batman Beyond Is Finally Releasing on Blu-Ray
Welcome to the dystopian future, everyone. At least we have Batman Beyond blu-rays?
https://io9<|fim_middle|>, and more. Check it out!
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Comic-Con Is Nearly Here, and It's Bringing the Most Exclusive Toys of the Week With It
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular roundup of the latest in rad merchandise that's draining our wallets. And this week, it's even worse. We might be a month away from San Diego Comic-Con, but that just means it's time for companies to tease us with the cool things that we can't get without going…and still …
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The Phantasm Is Finally Coming to DC Comics
Another icon from Batman: The Animated Series is making the leap from animation to main DC Comics continuity—and seems like she's going to cause some havoc for both the Bat and the Cat.
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io9's Favorite Memories of Batman
There's just something about Batman. This week, the character introduced in the pages of Detective Comics turns 80 years old. And in that time, so many people have used his story to tell their own stories in ways that look different, feel different, sound different, but at their core, share one common thing: Batman.
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Batman Needs His Into the Spider-Verse Moment
On March 30, Batman—one of the most iconic comic book characters ever created—turns 80. It's a venerable age for a character that has survived that long, as with most other heroes his age, through ceaseless re-invention. But it can't help but feel like sometimes, our cinematic lens of the character has begun to…
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The Dark Knight Returns in These Seriously Cool DC Collectibles From New York Toy Fair
DC Collectibles brought out lots and lots of Batman for this year's New York Toy Fair. But don't worry, some other characters got a chance to shine too and there's a Harley Quinn "statue" you have to see to believe.
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Not Even Samurai Captain Phasma and a Lego PS4 Spider-Man Can Compete With This Tiny Sega Genesis
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of all things toy-related. This week, even more San Diego Comic-Con exclusives haunt our wallets (whether we're going or otherwise!), Captain Phasma heads to medieval Japan, a very large Toy Story piggy bank is ready to feast on your coins | 120 |
Stargate SG-1: Season 1
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Synopsis: A year after the events in the movie the project "Stargate" is practically shut down. But then a Ra-look-alike comes through the gate, kills several soldiers and abducts a female soldier. After that Colonol O'Neill's bluff is called and he has to disclose that Daniel is not dead and that Abydos was not nuked. After the team around O'Neill successfully returns to Abydos they learn that there is not only the Abydos and the Earth gate but also many thousands more. But then Abydos is also attacked by this new enemy and they kidnap Daniel's wife and Skaara, a friend of Jack's. And so a rescue mission is set up, which will lead to strange new places and to new friends…
My Opinion: A very good pilot which takes upon the events of the movie and continues to tell the story. It simply ignores the contradictions to the movie instead of giving some cheesy excuses. Only Teal'c's switching of sides was a bit too fast, he doesn't know Jack at all. But I can't come up with a better plot on how to manage this.
Synopsis: Kawalsky has more and longer headaches and phases of black outs after which he can't remember anything. Back on Chulak he was taken over by a Goa'uld larva and now they fight for the mastery of the body. Meanwhile Teal'c is being interrogated by a men from Langley who wants to learn more about the Goa'uld.
My Opinion: I liked the fact that they didn't accept Teal'c blindly in their team, even though Jack thought that he deserved it. It still went fast in the end<|fim_middle|> SG-1
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NextNext post: Stargate SG-1: Season 2 | but at least they mentioned their doubts and pointed out the problems. Now SG-1 is complete: Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson, Sam(antha) Carter & Teal'c.
Synopsis: SG-1 arrives on a planet where the population leads a life like in the times of Genghis Khan. It is forbidden for women to appear unconcealed in public, neither is it allowed for them to speak unless spoken to. Carter soon collides with these laws.
My Opinion: "SG-1 arrives on a planet" – I wonder how often I will write this sentence in this marathon. 😉 I didn't like this episode much, mainly because they tried to communicate the morale with the grace of a sledgehammer. I nonetheless like the fact that they at least argued about the fact whether it is right to interfere with local customs and affairs.
The Broca Divide
Synopsis: On a planet whose one side is always away from the sun, SG-1 and SG-2 are attacked by a group of humanoids. But these people seem to be from an earlier stage of evolution than the homo sapiens. On the day side do the "Untouched" live, but sometimes one of them is "cursed" and becomes one of the "Touched" and is banished to the dark side. After the return to Earth, members of both teams also devolve.
My Opinion: I liked this episode because it was an out-of-character episode, finally Sam could seduce Jack. 😉 But I have to say this won't be the last episode of this kind. From all Science-Fiction characters, no one had to endure as much as any of the SG-1 characters.
Synopsis: The leader of SG-9 declared himself God on the planet his team has been for over five weeks. Why? Because the people there believed that he was a god. Now they have to work in the deadly sun to build him a temple and SG-1 has to stop him.
My Opinion: This episode was ok, but not exceptional. No matter how they tried to explain it, I can't believe that an unstable captain like this would have ever been assigned to such an important project like the Stargate missions.
Cold Lazarus
Synopsis: In a crater on a lifeless planet SG-1 finds a number of destroyed crystals. They take some of them back to Earth. But they leave Jack behind – unknowingly.
My Opinion: I liked this episode because we see the past of one character for the first time – especially the past from before Stargate. Even though it wasn't Jack himself, he (the real Jack) confirmed that he has a "fairly good idea" of what Jack-Copy said to Sara. We therefore can assume that he feels in a similar way.
The Nox
Synopsis: Some people begin to having doubts about the usefulness of the Stargate programme. None of the SG teams has brought back any superior technology which could be used against the Goa'uld. To change this, Teal'c leads the team to a planet where animals live that can cloake themselves completely.
My Opinion: This was actually the very first episode I've ever seen of Stargate SG-1. Back in 1998 I was on vacation in the Algarve (Portugal) and one evening I zapped through the channels until I saw this episode and thought "Hey, that's MacGyver!" and "I know this guy from somewhere, too.". Unfortunately my English wasn't good enough to really understand what was going on, but it looked interesting.
Brief Candle
Synopsis: The Goa'uld Pelops reduced the lifespan of the inhabitants of Argos down to a hundred days. They grow and age accordingly. They praise Pelops until they find out what he has done to them. But Jack gets infected by the virus and he has to die within a fortnight.
My Opinion: They try and try but aging masks never look really real. This was more a filler episode, there will be better and longer moments for Jack to reflect his life.
Synopsis: On a planet that is protected by the nordic god Thor, Teal'c gets imprisoned in a labyrinth because of his Goa'uld larva – and Jack with him. Sam and Daniel try to find them, while Jack and Teal'c try to escape from the labyrinth and the thing that has dwelt there cince centuries.
My Opinion: I liked the episode in general, Darth Vader's James Earl Jones's voice gave the Unas the right sound. But even when I saw the episode for the first time I had my doubts of whether it was the right decision to destroy Thor's Hammer. The team makes a lot of gut decisions without even thinking about long-time consequences. Here they've just endangered the security an an entire population.
The Torment of Tantalus
Synopsis: Daniel finds archive footage that shows that the gate has been opened before. Back in 1945 Catherine's fiancé (Catherine was the project leader during the first Abydos mission; her father found the Stargate during a digging in Egypt) went through but never came back. He went to a place that the Goa'uld know nothing about and SG-1 has the order to bring him back – if possible.
My Opinion: This episode was tragicomical. On the one hand there was this lonely, old man who hasn't seen a human being for 50 years. On the other hand was it funny to see how embarrassed they all were when he ran around naked. I really liked it when Dr. Littlefield convince Daniel that some prices are too high to be paid for the gain of new knowledge.
Synopsis: Teal'c wants to return to Chulak, with or without SG-1. Teal'c has to admit that he has left his family behind. His son Rya'c has reached the age for the Prim'ta: he will recieve his first Goa'uld larva. Teal'c wants to prevent exactly this. But he is regarded as Shol'va (traitor), who has betrayed his god.
My Opinion: The first appearance of Tony Amendola in his role as master Bra'tac. I liked the man from the beginning. In this episode you realize for the first time what Teal'c has given up when he switched sides. Until now one could believe that he was single and has only left his belief behind.
Synopsis: Jack, Sam and Teal'c return from ann off-world mission on which Daniel died. The funeral service takes place in the Stargate room. All three of them know that Daniel is dead but they can't really accept it. And Daniel has to think about the fate of Omoroca.
My Opinion: Nice funeral. One could have thought that Michael Shanks has left the show. But Daniel's part in this episode was rather boring, especially with that repeated question "What fate Omoroca?".
Synopsis: In a mayan temple a sarcophagus with egyptian hieroglyphs is found and shortly after the inhabitant of that sarcophagus breaks out. Then she is on the way to the Stargate.
My Opinion: The women fight while the men can only think about the one thing. It was fun to watch and I liked it a lot. I found the remark interesting, that Hathor is both child and wife of Ra's. That's not an uncommon concept among ancient gods. Hera also was Zeus's sister and wife.
Synopsis: There is planet where one can observe a nearby (in cosmic dimensions) black hole during a solar eclipse. But suddenly a people die, locals as well as the members of SG-7. Only one small girl seems to be immune to the plague but even she gets worse during her stay on the Stargate base.
My Opinion: Good episode. I presume that the name of the girl, Cassandra, was no coincedence. Although the connection to the mythological Cassandra is only given through the fact that both are connected to a trojan horse.
Cor-ai
Synopsis: The team visits a planet on which Teal'c has been before – as First Prime of Apophis. Now he has to face his past in a trial.
My Opinion: I loved Teal'c's behaviour. He faces the consequences and he does not flee even if it means to die. That his friends try to rescue him is understandable, but I thought that Teal'c did the only right thing. His charge wasn't just the riddiculous crime of crossing a white line.
Synopsis: SG-1 saves a group of people from a dying planet. But these people don't seem to be very grateful for their rescue and they deem the people of Earth as primitives. Colonel Maybourne from the NID has orders to bring these people to a secret location.
My Opinion: Like back in the days with Teal'c two sides collide. On one side are the people of Stargate Command who think in terms of "right and wrong". On the other side are people who wish to gain a military advantage. Luckily on Stargate SG-1 "right or wrong" often wins. Somehow I liked the grouchy Omac.
Synopsis: During a travel through a Stargate back to Earth an accident happens. Teal'c and Daniel return to Earth but then the wormhole breaks down. Jack and Sam land in an ice cave on a totally different Stargate.
My Opinion: I liked this episode a lot, especially some of the comments. Sgt. Siler explains to General Hammond that he will need 24 hours to reactivate the gate. Hammond gives him 12. Siler's reply "It doesn't work that way, Sir!". Scotty would have made it in 6. 😉 I also liked the question – directed at Teal'c of all people – of what happens, if you dial your own number.
The flaw of this episode was the fact that Carter never tried to dial another address after she resetted the DHD (Dial Home Device). I mean, there was a gate accident, was it so unlikely that the connection couldn't be established because of the Earth gate?
But they had a great prank at Richard Dean Anderson's expense:
Synopsis: After they've returned from a weird mission, the SG-1 members get the feeling that they aren't themselves anymore. They aren't even humans anymore. They are machines. They travel back to the planet and confront Harlan – the only inhabitant.
My Opinion: Harlan is the only inhabitant of that planet and everytime such a thing happens, something strange is going on with SG-1. I like Harlan, he is a funny guy.
BTW: When we see Jack's front and his back then we see the back of Dan Shea. Dan was RDA's stunt double on MacGyver and he is it on SG-1. He also plays Sgt. Siler.
There But For the Grace of God
Synopsis: An artefact that looks like a mirror brings Daniel into a parallel universe. When he returns to Earth, everything is the same and also different. But then Apophis' troups attack from the orbit.
My Opinion: It mustn't be any artefact, it has to be a mirror. 😉 Episodes in a mirror universe are always interesting because they fall under the category of "What if". I also liked Teal'c's haircut. 😀
Synopsis: Senator Kinsey is head of the committee that oversees the Stargate project's budget. But he won't spend any more money on this project unless he is convinced of it's purpose. So he comes to Cheyenne Mountain to see the project for himself.
My Opinion: This is the "We've spent to much money on the FX and now we have to make a really cost-effective episode" episode. This is not uncommon, usually they find a reason to show a lot of archive footage and thus reduce the production costs of the current episode.
Within the Serpent's Grasp
Synopsis: After Kinsey has shut down the Stargate Command, SG-1 goes through the gate without permission. They go to the address Daniel brought back from the mirror universe, because that's the point from which the attack came. Suddenly they find themselves on a Ha'tak (Goa'uld mothership) that is on its way to Earth.
My Opinion: Great cliffhanger. I also liked the gag with the acceleration/deceleration. But they stopped using that later on (they also stopped using the ice-effect when going through a Stargate). This episode gives even more hope than Thor's Hammer that something of the host survives when the Goa'uld takes over.
The Season – My Opinion: A good start to the series. Granted, there were weaker episodes but they had to warm up. The general framework of the series is set up and most of the major players are already on the playing field. The others arrive soon and then they can play the game for the next seven seasons until the rules are changed.
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