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Pre-Match: Freedman on Bolton v Leeds
September 12, 2013 | By Chris Mann
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Dougie Freedman says Bolton are over their crushing defeat at Blackburn Rovers and are ready for Saturday's visit of Leeds United.
Two weeks have passed since Wanderers were beaten 4-1 at Ewood Park, and Freedman says the mood around the camp was purposely 'sheepish' as he looked to get across just how disappointed he was to his players.
With the international break over and club action set to resume at the weekend, the Trotters boss says his players are mentally and physically prepared for Saturday's game against Leeds - although he will make checks on the likes of Jermaine Beckford, Lee Chung-Yong and Medo Kamara, who have all been involved in World Cup qualifying action in the last fortnight.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Freedman said: "(It was) a strange atmosphere for the first three or four days. I would say we were very sheepish around the place and I wanted to try and keep that as long as I could, so the players understood exactly how disappointed everybody should be<|fim_middle|> and 2010, where he scored 85 goals in 152 games, before moving to Premier League side Everton on a free transfer.
More than three years on, Freedman, himself a former Leeds forward, says Beckford is desperate to play and he will be assessed ahead of kick-off, after playing for Jamaica in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
"He (Beckford) is desperate to play this weekend," Freedman said. "I've had the old text's from Jermaine and he's desperate to get out there.
"I've got to see him and look him in the eye, I'll be doing that later on today, to make sure he's okay. Physically he'll be fine, because these days these boys travel first class. I just need to look him in the eye to make sure he's mentally tuned in and he's not got any hangover of the Blackburn game, because that's what we've spent a lot of time with the group of players here getting over, and they're certainly over that, so there's my decision." | .
"Over the last 10 days we've worked extremely hard and we've built up to a position that we are very tuned into what we are doing. The atmosphere now is one of 'let's change this round'.
"We're a very determined group. We've been working very hard over the ten days, not necessarily physically, because I think we've put a lot of physical in over the last ten days, and in a lot of detail in making sure everybody starts playing as a team and not as individuals. We need to make sure that we work to attack as a team and defend as a team, and when we're attacking we need to make sure we're defensively locked in and switched on to counter attacks, which has been happening to us.
"We've worked very hard over the last ten days, resulting, hopefully, in a good performance and a win on Saturday.
"Everybody is fit, which is good. It's been difficult for us, I won't lie. It's hard for me to talk within the three or four sequence of games. I don't want to come across with excuses, but the simple facts are that we've been missing a few players. One or two players aren't quite up to speed because of international duty in the summer.
"We've had this ten day period to work them, as I say, one or two physically, but most of them in detail and most are raring to go, so I've got a good strong squad to pick from on Saturday and I'm looking forward to that."
Saturday's game could see one former Leeds player line-up against his former club. Beckford was on the books at Elland Road between 2005 | 344 |
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Just after Elizabeth and David began dating in 2014, David deployed to Afghanistan. Elizabeth diligently sent letters and packages. She set out to purchase a postcard for<|fim_middle|> cooking in the smoker.
Collectively, David and Elizabeth are natives of Charleston and Cincinnati, but they have been proud to call Texas home for over 7 years. While they enjoy traveling to new places across the US and the world, their current goal is to see all the furthest corners of Texas, and everything in between. David and Elizabeth are parents to a golden retriever (2016) and newborn baby girl (2018). | David wherever she traveled. She was surprised that finding postcards proved to be quite a challenge, and the idea to create her own illustrations of cities and military bases, took root in her mind.
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Hey guys! I'm really excited to share an excerpt from Joshua David Bellin's upcoming release, Scavenger of Souls (Survival Colony 9, book two) (August 23, 2016 – Margaret K. McElderry Books)!
Querry and the members of Survival Colony 9 have defeated a whole nest of the creatures called Skaldi, who can impersonate humans even as they destroy them. But now the colony is dangerously low in numbers and supplies. Querry's mother is in command, and is definitely taking them somewhere—but where? Some secret from her past seems to be driving her relentlessly forward.
When they do finally reach their destination, Querry is amazed to discover a whole compound of humans—organized, with plenty of food and equipment. But the colonists are not welcomed. Everything about them is questioned, especially by Mercy, the granddaughter of the compound's leader. Mercy is as tough a fighter as Querry has ever seen—and a girl as impetuous as Querry is careful. But the more Querry learns about Mercy and the others, the more he realizes that nothing around him is as it seems. There are gruesome secrets haunting this place and its people. And it's up to Querry to unearth the past and try to save the future in this gripping conclusion to the Survival Colony novels.
And now for the excerpt! Enjoy!
Aleka looked out over the land and frowned.
She stood at the crest of a low hill, squinting in the sunlight, the lines deepening around her mouth. I tried to read her expression, but as usual I failed.
This was Aleka, after all. Her close-cropped, graying blond hair framed a face she could turn into a mask at a moment's notice. I'd been studying that face for the better part of a week, and I still had no idea what was going on behind her deep gray eyes.
Aleka. My mother. And as much a mystery to me as my own past.
Soon, a big guy with what might have been called a pot belly in a different time, came up beside her.
She didn't answer. The others had<|fim_middle|>, though, it seemed even the old woman had forgotten where we were headed. She'd lapsed into silence, except for the times she stroked her collection jar, mumbling to it. She slept most of the time, sometimes beating her hands against her chest and mouthing words no one could make out. But even when her eyes opened, her glassy expression showed no awareness of anyone or anything around her.
We set her stretcher down in the best shade we could find and stood there, waiting for Aleka to return. Nessa held the old woman's gnarled hand and sang softly, something the old woman had sung to her when she was a kid. I tried to organize a game with the little ones, but they just flopped in the dirt, limbs flung everywhere in postures of dramatic protest. I'd learned the hard way that you couldn't get all seven of them to do anything at once, but occasionally, if you got one of them doing something that looked interesting enough, the others couldn't stand to be left out.
Today, though, it wasn't going to happen. A fossil hunt usually got them going, but this time even Keely wouldn't bite when I told him an old, rotting buffalo skull was a T. rex.
Without warning, Aleka stalked back to the group. To my complete surprise, she took my arm and pulled me away from the others. I stumbled to keep up with her long strides. When we reached the rock where she'd hidden herself before, she stopped, so suddenly she just about spun me around.
"We've needed to talk all week," I said under my breath.
We faced off for a moment.
She glared at me, but kept her voice in check.
I stared at her, not knowing what to say. Laman Genn had led Survival Colony 9 for twenty-five years. But like so many of his followers, he'd died a little over a week ago, just before we set out on our journey.
Died. Been killed. I tried not to think about it, but I remembered the nest, the bloody wound in his side, the creature that had torn him open.
The ones we'd been fleeing all our lives. Monsters with the ability to consume and mimic human hosts. It was hard to believe anyone could forget them. Even though we'd destroyed their nest, I kept expecting them to reappear, like a second nightmare that catches you when you think you're awake and drags you back under.
"Any more good news?" I said, trying to smile.
She didn't say anything for a long time, and her gaze left mine, drifting to the desert beyond. I thought she wasn't going to answer when her voice came again, as far away as her eyes.
I studied her face, as still and remote as the surface of the moon. This time, though, I thought I caught something there.
Her eyes snapped to mine, and for the briefest second I imagined I saw a glimmer of fear.
Joshua David Bellin is the author of Survival Colony 9 and Scavenger of Souls. His next book, Freefall, releases in 2017. He loves monsters. Really scary monsters. | edged closer, listening. Any conversation that hinted at our dwindling supply of canned goods got their attention.
But after another long look over the barren land, she turned and strode back down the hill, refusing to meet any of our eyes. Everyone watched her go in silence, until she disappeared behind a clump of rock that stood at the base of the hill.
"Well, that was enlightening," Wali said.
There were sixteen of us, the last survivors of Survival Colony 9. Five grown-ups counting Aleka, Soon, our camp healer Tyris, our craftswoman Nekane, and the old woman whose name no one knew, a wraith with wild white hair and a threadbare shift the same drab gray-brown as our uniforms. For the past week we'd been carrying her on a homemade stretcher, while she gripped her late husband's collection container, a scuffed, bottle-green jar overflowing with scraps of hair and fingernails. She was amazingly heavy for a woman who'd dwindled to skin and bones.
The rest of us were teens and younger. Wali, with his shaggy hair and bronzed muscles, the oldest at seventeen. Nessa, the only teenage girl left in our colony since the death of Wali's girlfriend Korah. Then there was Adem, a tall skinny awkward guy who communicated mostly with gulps and blushes. And the little ones, seven of them total, from ragged five-year-old Keely to knowing Zataias at age ten, with straggly-haired Bea in the middle.
And that left only me. Querry Genn. Fifteen years old last week, and thanks to an accident seven months ago, with no memory of the first fourteen.
Only my mother held the secret to who I was. But she wasn't talking.
She hadn't said a word to me the whole week. That entire time, we'd been creeping across a desert landscape of stripped stone and yawning crevices, the scars our ancestors had cut into the face of the land. For six of those seven days we'd been carrying the old woman. Aleka had driven us at a pace unusual even for her, with only short rests at the brutal height of day and long marches deep into the night. What she was hurrying for was another thing she wouldn't talk to me about.
When we'd left our camp by the river, the old woman had babbled on about mountains somewhere to the north, licking her lips while she talked as if she could taste the snow-fresh air. She'd described green grass as high as our knees, wind rippling across it so it seemed to shimmer like something she called satin. She'd told us about yellow flowers and purple ones, trickling water so clear you could see brightly colored fish darting among the submerged stones. Clouds, she said, blanketed the mountain peaks, cool and white and soft, unlike the oppressive brown clouds that smothered the sun but almost never rained in the world we knew. At first I refused to believe her, told myself that half of what she said had to be exaggerated or misremembered or just plain crazy. But like everyone else, I'd fallen in love with the picture she painted. None of the rest of us had seen mountains, not even Tyris, who'd been two or three years old when the wars started. After a lifetime in the desert, the prospect of mountains rearing up out of nowhere, white and purple and capped with gold from the sun, was irresistible.
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NAM discusses change in UN structure
MNA– Iranian Deputy FM Dehghani, who is in Baku discussing the NAM document with representatives from NAM member states, said that changing UN structure is one of the main areas of discussions in Baku.
"Today, the change in the chart and structure of the United Nations was discussed at the preparatory meeting of the Non- Aligned Movement," said Iranian Deputy Foreign<|fim_middle|> Javad Zarif and the other member states' foreign ministers in Baku," added the diplomat.
"In the NAM document, the positions of 120 member states is penned after exchange of views and discussions between the experts and senior diplomats of the member states," he noted.
"In his document a variety of issues are thoroughly examined and the stances of the NAM have been updated in areas of security, political and international issues, change in UN structure and chart, regional issues of Yemen and Palestine, Trump's decision to move embassy to al-Quds (Jerusalem), and the recent developments in Gaza strip," highlighted Mr. Dehghani.
Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif, who is accompanying President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting on Syria in Turkish capital city of Ankara, will leave Ankara for Baku on Thursday.
The NAM Mid-Term Intermediate Ministerial Conference will be held in Baku on April 5-6 under the theme of "Promoting International Peace and Security for Sustainable Development".
NAM participating states, representatives of the observer states and international organizations, as well as countries and institutions invited as special guests will take part in the conference.
NAM, which seeks to play an important role in maintenance of international peace and security, includes 120 states. 17 states and 10 international organizations have an observer status.
The Republic of Azerbaijan will be the chair-state of NAM in 2019, after Venezuela.
Gholamhossein Dehghani, NAM Meeting, UN April 4, 2018
Def. min.: Iran opposes any kind of aggression against Syria
18 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan air strike | Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Gholamhossein Dehghani, on Wednesday.
The Iranian diplomat made the remarks on the sidelines of the Senior Officials meeting before the Mid-Term Ministerial Conference of the Non- Aligned Movement (NAM), in Baku, the capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
"In this meeting that kicked off on Tuesday and will go on today, the final document of the Non- Aligned Movement was drafted by the senior officials of the present countries and it will be handed to the Ministerial Conference for final approval," recounted the Iranian deputy foreign minister.
"The Mid-Term Ministerial Conference of the Non- Aligned Movement (NAM) will kick off on Thursday and wrap up on Friday featuring Iranian Foreign minister Dr. Mohammad | 156 |
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If pruning an overgrown plant, never remove more than one-third of the plant. Make sure that you are removing old and new growth.
Certain plants benefit from pruning at different times during the season, so do some research to ensure that pruning is done at a time when it will not hinder the growth and development of the plant. For instance, fruit trees should be pruned in winter or very early spring so as not to interfere with their ability to produce fruit, and many flowering plants need to be pruned regularly to remove dead flowers so that they may produce new ones.
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McKinsey partners Bloomberg Singapore forum on shifting global economy
The first round of speakers have been announced for Bloomberg's Inaugural New Economy Forum to be held in Singapore next month, with McKinsey serving as the event's official knowledge partner and Bain chairman Orit Gadiesh among the featured guest speakers.
Hosted by former New York mayor and media magnate Michael Bloomberg, the inaugural New Economy Forum to be held in Singapore over the 6th and 7th of November will bring together hundreds of preeminent business and political leaders to discuss the changing global economic landscape and the potential role of the private sector in overcoming the many growing challenges.
"The new emerging world order is creating emerging challenges - issues that the private sector can take steps to ensure global stability and growth, an<|fim_middle|> Indonesia's influential Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, will be highly-respected Bain & Company chairman Orit Gadiesh, who has held the role at the MBB firm since 1993 and sits on the New Economy Forum advisory board as just one of her major international board-level positions.
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With McKinsey Global Institute acting as the forum's official knowledge partner, the event will feature a series of key-note addresses, conference meetings, roundtables and in-depth conversations, breakout sessions and closed-door workshops, with the other key themes on the agenda being globalisation and trade, technology, finance and capital markets, climate, and inclusion.
"One of the key aspects that truly sets the Bloomberg New Economy Forum apart from other conferences is its singular focus on developing a set of concrete solutions to address some of the world's greatest challenges," McKinsey's Global Managing Partner Kevin Sneader stated. "We will be working closely with Bloomberg and participants at the forum to produce actionable solutions to be led by the private sector, practical enough to see results starting to appear within 12-24 months."
Among a raft of prominent speakers, including IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, | 307 |
The idea for The Kitchen, which will be opening on 1 August, had been cooking in theatre director Roysten Abel's mind for four years. In 2009, Abel had visited the tomb of the Sufi mystic Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi and the kitchen of the dervishes in Konya, Turkey. And he was deeply impressed by the idea of the "cooking" of the souls of novices to prepare them to join Rumi's Mevlevi sect.
The experience got him thinking about the link between food and spirituality. "Next to Rumi's tomb is this kitchen. As soon as you enter, you see these raised platforms where the cooking would happen.... And the novices and the dervishes would also whirl in that (kitchen) space," explains Abel. The idea of "three levels of cooking" in this kitchen—of the food; of the novices who had come to join the sect and were being "cooked" to become ready and "cross that threshold of sustenance"; and of the dervishes on a cosmic plane—resonated with him. "It was the ultimate kitchen, and it stayed with me for a long time," says Abel.
It's an experience Abel has sought to reinterpret in the production of The Kitchen.
During the show, two actors<|fim_middle|> that though he understands the impulse to compare the two, the monotonic arrangement of The Kitchen is in fact nothing like The Manganiyar Seduction, which shows the musicians seated in bright red boxes. "The only thing similar is the vertical seating of it," he says.
The Kitchen will play at 7.30pm from 1-4 August at Ranga Shankara, 36/2, 8th Cross, 2nd Phase, JP Nagar (26493982). Tickets, ₹ 200, available on in.bookmyshow.com. | will cook on stage the Pal Payasam sweet preparation that is often given as prasad in the temples of south India. Twelve Mizhavu drummers will beat out a rhythm that follows the pace of the cooking. So the drums will pick up the tempo as the food cooks, reaching a crescendo when the prasad is ready. The audience will also be able to see the "emotional cooking" of the actors, even as the ingredients in the pots come to a boil. And finally, the audience will get to taste the payasam. "Sight, sound, smell, taste…"—Abel says the idea is to engage all the senses of the audience.
The music will also mirror the three levels of cooking—the natural rhythm of the cooking process, the emotional score of the actors' experience and the beat of the drums. Abel adds that the choice of the Mizhavu drums was far from accidental. "It's one of the oldest percussion instruments still in use and it is the only instrument that has a caste—it is a Brahmin and gets its own thread ceremony," says Abel.
Moreover, the Mizhavu is a copper drum with a hide stretched across the mouth. Copper is also the colour of the pots in which the payasam will be made. Even as it is the colour of a hugely important element of the stage set—a large copper drum contrived to seat the 12 drummers drawn from the Kerala Kalamandalam arts centre.
A graduate of the National School of Drama, Delhi, Abel is best known for The Manganiyar Seduction show featuring over 40 musicians from Rajasthan and a set that's inspired in part by the Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, and in part by the red light district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The show has travelled to the UK, US, Germany, Austria and Australia, among other places, since it opened in New Delhi in 2006.
Abel explains | 402 |
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Ideally suited to large groups, the resort sleeps 8 people in 5 queen size beds, in 5 separate bedrooms, and is so large you never feel crowded.
When you finish visiting the wineries for the day, why not relax in the hot spa, sit by the fireplace, or challenge your friends to a game of snooker on our full size table?
You have exclusive use of the facilities - there is no-one else on the property to disturb you. We offer a 12 Noon (can be later by arrangement) checkout so you can take your time on Sunday and enjoy the day rather than rushing to leave.
While here, you should take the time to visit the many award winning wineries and other attractions of the region. A variety of local tour operators will pick you up from the front door.
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Cannot see the neighbours or the road from the house. Very secluded 17 acres.
Fully set up for cooking. Appliances and pots and pans included.
We loved this house, it was so much more than the description. Awesome for kids and although it was<|fim_middle|> TLC on the outdoor area wouldn't go astray, particularly the spa area, but all in all it is a great property, nice and private and definitely value for money.
Clean inside with a good kitchen.
Indoors it was clean and comfortable for a group. The location in relation to Stanthorpe was very nice. The outdoor area needed a good clean.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The house had everything we needed for a small group. Bob the Owner was a pleasure to liaise with and we will definately be considering a return visit. The house is primarily set up for winter so that would be the best time to visit! | freezing in Stanthorpe, the house was well equipped and we were WARM.
Thankyou Bob, you were really accommodating and helpful, we will be back.
We had a wonderful stay at this property. The owners have thought of everything and are really great people. Perfect for group bookings.
What an incredible house! We stayed here only a week ago and it had more than enough facilities to keep the 9 of us entertained, the only thing we regret is not booking for longer to enjoy being in the house a little longer. Bob the owner was the most helpful, kind owner I have ever had the pleasure do deal with. Loved this house so much we are looking at booking it again in November so we can enjoy a warmer stay in beautiful Stanthorpe.
This property has everything you need for a fun stay. Games room, media room, spa, sauna, tennis court, close to town and plenty of bedrooms. The owner kindly leaves an open pantry with plenty of staples and even wine. All he asks is that you replace what you use.
Like any rental, there are small flaws and perhaps a little | 226 |
One of my all time favorite lessons I have created for my students has got to be my Interactive Treasure Hunt called "Busqúeda del Tesoro". I break the students up into 6 or 7 groups. I give them a few minutes<|fim_middle|>." Pretty impressive though. | to read and discuss each clue, then I show them their choices and each group must write their choice down on a dry erase board. Then, I have a group member come up and touch (we have a Smart Board, but just clicking would also work) their choice, starting with groups that got it wrong. Groups score a point for each clue they guess correctly.
Last year my Spanish 2 students listed this as their favorite activity of the whole year!
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I'm making great progress on Gamaldags. It was so fun<|fim_middle|> feeling every ounce of it now, so getting some downtime to just knit and rest a bit is exactly what I need. I hope you all are getting what you need, too, dear readers! | to realize that there was a little band of colorwork at the wrist, because I am just so very eager to get to those bright colors in the yoke of the sweater, and this gave me a little taste.
I feel like this sweater, in this colorway, is the most perfect thing to be knitting as we emerge from the greys of Winter into the bright colors of Spring!
Nope, kiddo, this sweater is MINE, ALL MINE!
Now I'm wanting to use whatever's leftover after Gamaldags to knit a sweater with brown as the main color and these three as contrast colors. We'll see if that ever happens!
I've now knit the entire body, plus one sleeve, plus about half of the other sleeve, so I'm getting close to that delightful yoke!
I've done a lot of this knitting while listening to podcasts, which is something I don't get a lot of time for during the semester. I really enjoy Ezra Klein's podcast, but with his episodes regularly hitting nearly 90 minutes, it's really hard to find the time! But now that the semester's done, if I want to take a 90 minute break from course prep or whatever and sit and knit and listen, I can do that, and it is WONDERFUL.
I've been physically crashing a bit since the end of the semester – just utterly crushing fatigue, which I think I'm finally really feeling now that I don't have to be "on" for my students. (I still have to be "on" for my kid, but at least there's only one of her!) This year has been A LOT, and I'm | 340 |
Two Cortez residents arrested in May on suspicion of drug trafficking have waived their preliminary hearings and are preparing to enter plea agreements.
Lyndel and Sherri Clark have been<|fim_middle|> to the Four Corners area, including the Clarks. They were arrested after investigators received a warrant to search their house and reportedly found large amounts of heroin and meth. | incarcerated in Montezuma County Detention Center since the week of May 13, when they were arrested after a monthslong investigation by local law enforcement officers and the Southwest Drug Task Force. In a court appearance on Wednesday, the husband and wife agreed to waive their right to a preliminary hearing. Their attorneys said they are set to accept plea agreements in August that will likely include 15-year prison sentences.
The Clarks were charged May 30 with two counts each of felony drug distribution. On Wednesday, Sherri Clark's attorney, Rae Randolph, said she had received an offer from the District Attorney's office that included a guilty plea to an aggravated class 2 drug felony. The plea, she said, would carry a sentence of 15 years in prison.
Lyndel Clark's attorney, Katie Whitney, said she had received the same offer.
When Montezuma County Court Judge JenniLynn Lawrence questioned them about waiving their right to a hearing, both suspects responded in loud, clear voices.
"I have complete confidence in my lawyer," Sherri Clark said.
Lawrence scheduled Sherri Clark to appear for an arraignment on Aug. 16 before District Chief Judge Douglas Walker. She scheduled Lyndel Clark for an arraignment on Aug. 21 before District Judge Todd Plewe.
The other three people arrested in the investigation – Cortez resident Zekiel Biard and California residents Rommel Aviles-Reyes and Jessie Valenzuela – also have court appearances in the coming week. Biard will be entering a plea on Tuesday, and Aviles-Reyes and Valenzuela have preliminary hearings scheduled for Wednesday.
According to an arrest affidavit, the drug task force spent several months conducting surveillance on people suspected of supplying drugs | 359 |
If It Gives You Joy - a fanvid. A really fun, playful Whedonverse video that has it all - BtVS, AtS, Firefly, Dr. Hor<|fim_middle|>!
Thanks so much for this. I almost skipped it, because YouTube brings out my obsessive, "who needs sleep?" side, so I mostly avoid it.
But this was well worth it. Very well done vid, and a reminder, to me at least, of the truly extraordinary nature, look and feel of Joss/ME's body of work.
Good stuff and starting the day with a goofy grin on my face, loved seeing Joss doing his dance. Check out the rest of her videos, there is a very good one called FREE - Angelus.
I couldn't help smile as I watch this while my eyes teared up and for the 4+ min run of the vid I was confused at the weird melancholy joy I was feeling.
It's the right about time for a Whedon marathon.
We had some smile-time going on here. There was all manner of joy.
Lovely. Very well done video. Thanks.
I was a bit cynical at first but by the time they were all dancing I had a big grin on my face. Also, SMG just has the best smile ever - she is beautiful laughing in that clip from 'Real Me'. Stunning.
Mirage, that was my weird and wonderful mix of feelings as well. Joy and tears at the same time. Just like Jossir's shows themselves.
This is exactly what I needed after 3 hours studying. MAT program be damned! | rible and Dollhouse.
SO who does that song?
I love stuff like this. Giles fighting the skeleton always gives me joy.
I love this so much I hate it. Because now I have to watch them all again.
"Song by David Poe" according to the description.
That really did give me joy. And I didn't know David Poe's music before, but the title of the song is "Joy," and it appears one can download it from his website for a buck.
I've loved this video forever! It's so much fun. Hmm, it'd be so cool to have one of my videos linked on here someday. If anyone cares to see them ( I mostly vid BTVS and Angel) my Youtube channel is www.Youtube.com/KaileeA42.
Joy was had. Thank you for linking it!
That was fun. Anybody recognize the clip with Boreanaz with some kind of stuffed bear puppet?
That was in 'Dad', Season 3. Angel was trying to get baby Connor to stop crying. Very cute scene.
So funny, I'd just watched that video right before I checked in. Guess it's true, birds of a feather flock together.
Well, I'd also took a peek at Dio, Pink, and Sarah Mac. Hey, just making the rounds! Someone has to do it.
Joy was had. Very nice video.
That was great, thanks! I totally needed it today.
Today has been kind of sucky, but that video made it sooo much better!
It surely does give me joy.
Great! I loved how in the beginning Faith was channel surfing then Angel took the remote and changed the channel to ANGEL.
@The Do That Girl - Thanks, that was great | 356 |
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Taking in many celebrated landmarks over central London, the City and east, this view - hand-drawn by Hartwig - is complex & intricate. Starting at the left corner; looking high above Buckingham Palace with Pall Mall in the foreground, the Post Office Tower and Centrepoint to the left; spanning Westminster, the London Eye, County Hall, City Hall and the South Bank – all the way over to the Square Mile and east London. St Paul's Cathedral, the Gherkin and Tower 42 in the City are all perched high on the far right horizon with the Tower of London and Tower Bridge glimpsed in the background.
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The Black Men and Women Who Set The Standard For Heroism In The Coast Guard
By Dan Doyle
This brief video will open up a small window into the history of black men and women who have contributed to the great history of the United States Coast Guard.
There is so much of history that gets left out over time. There are many reasons for this, some merely practical, and others severely<|fim_middle|> or extremely meaningful events make it into the pages of history.
Source: YouTube/U.S. Coast Guard
Black members of the Coast Guard have played an important role in US military service ever since its founding.
The men and women whose pictures and stories you will see in this short video made a huge difference to the people they saved while carrying out their duties as Coast Guardsmen and women. More importantly, each one of them, in their own ways, opened doors for others that had been closed to them simply because of the color of their skin.
The lifesaving crew at Pea Island was the first all-black Coast Guard crew.
These men and women showed the depth of the content of their character and made history in doing so.
The Veterans Site wishes to express its sincerest thanks and its deepest respect to the Black men and women who are presented in this video and all who continue to serve. We honor their memory and their contributions to the great and noble service of the United States Coast Guard and to U.S. history.
Semper Paratus! | prejudicial.
The truth is that we are all history makers, our lives have significance and meaning. But there are some lives that by their moment in time, the circumstances of their place in momentous | 40 |
The Whitaker Leather handmade Leather Guitar Strap Extender comes with heavy duty snap! Perfect for that rock and role look for guitars with screw eye holders. Choose from three leather colors and two choices of hardware color.
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This strap ext<|fim_middle|>en. Simply using EVH as a descriptive term for that style of guitar strap. | ender is made from hand cut leather, sewn edge on vintage 1900's sewing machine. Secures in your guitar strap hole using a Chicago Screw. Sliding loop holds tension. Designed for Screw Eye Hole Strap Holders like EVH style.
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This is designed to be somewhat "universal" and should fit just about every guitar strap. But, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
*EVH is property of Eddie Van Halen - this listing is not part of, owned by or implying a business connection with EVH brands or Eddie Van Hal | 152 |
As millennials shop for wheels — some for the first time — they're finding it's not as easy as swiping right on their smartphone. Some dealers might assume millennials don't have enough money and show them little respect.
As Millennials shop for wheels — some for the first time — they<|fim_middle|> even want cars, but recent trends show otherwise. A study by Jumpstart Automotive Media found Millennials are not just surpassing Baby Boomers as the largest U.S. generation; they're also buying more cars more frequently than members of other age groups. They'll likely wield increasing purchasing clout despite little car-buying experience.
Oren Weintraub, a car-buying concierge and president of Authority Auto, in Tarzana, Calif., says that Millennials who hire him say they're afraid of overpaying and feel at a disadvantage when negotiating. Friends sometimes ask Jaclyn Trop, an automotive expert and herself a Millennial, to help with car buying, citing sales associates who are ill-informed about vehicles and unable, for example, to explain the difference between a hybrid and an all-electric car. Ron Montoya, senior consumer advice editor for Edmunds.com, says Millennials have little patience for the car-buying process and expect products — and their prices — to be readily accessible.
To help Millennials avoid common car-buying headaches, experts offered these five tips.
Millennials, stereotyped as always being on their smartphones, can use those devices to contact a dealership without physically going to one, Edmunds' Montoya says. Emailing the Internet department — which operates separately from the traditional showroom sales force — can quickly get you a firm price quote and a less confrontational buying experience. Or try texting, he says. Many dealerships have created text and live chat lines for answering questions about inventory and, sometimes, negotiating.
But even before communicating with the dealership, visit automotive websites, which can tell you roughly what you should pay for a car, the bedrock of negotiations, Trop says. Start with comparative research to choose the right car and check pricing guides, such as Kelley Blue Book, for the current market price paid by other buyers.
While dealerships typically have access to the lowest interest rates, it's still essential, particularly for Millennials, to shop for a car loan before going to the lot. Getting preapproval "sets a baseline, so that you know what interest rate you deserve" when you're at the dealership, Montoya says. A preapproval also deflects the salesperson's favorite negotiation gambit, Weintraub says, "which is trying to turn you into a monthly payment buyer" so he or she can hide the true cost of the car.
The preapproval process is also a good time to check your budget. Estimate car payments that match your income level with an auto loan calculator. Montoya warns buyers not to be tempted by long loan terms, up to 84 months. "If that's what it takes to buy a car, take a look at leasing instead," he recommends.
According to Montoya, Millennials tend to skip the test drive, turned off by visiting a dealership and interacting with pushy salespeople. But he says it's important to drive multiple cars to compare features and make the best choice.
Set up back-to-back test-drive appointments for your top picks through the Internet department, preferably during the slower weekdays, Montoya recommends. The differences between competing models will quickly become apparent.
Young-looking or casually dressed car buyers might be ignored by salespeople who superficially evaluate customers. To avoid this, Trop recommends dressing as if you're going to work or a business meeting.
NerdWalletis a USA TODAY content partner providing general news, commentary and coverage from around the web. Its content is produced independently of USA TODAY. | 're finding it's not as easy as swiping right on their smartphone. Some dealers might assume Millennials don't have enough money and show them little respect. Worse, some younger car buyers might be pressured to overpay, make poor financing decisions or spring for extras they don't need.
For some time, it appeared Millennials didn't | 66 |
Blue Future
Executive Director Fellowship Reflection: Maria Paula Hernandez
I feel so lucky and grateful to work with an organization like Blue Future. I feel extremely appreciative to work in a team of young leaders that are dedicated to making the progressive movement more inclusive and transformative. Blue Future works hard for young people to feel they have a space where they are given the tools, skills and overall resources to be as productive and effective as possible within our communties. I am a first generation student, first generation Venezuelan American women, I am brought to this work because politics and organizing has always been personal to me. My passion for political organizing began my senior year of high school and continued during my freshman year of college. Being born and raised in the Coral Springs/Parkland area of Florida, I was directly impacted by the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 and I understand that my community will never be the same. Gun control, immigration reform and multiple other major issues within the progressive agenda are personal to me, my family and my community. My experiences and my story is how I channel my voice into this space. I choose this fellowship because this opportunity is not something to be taken lightly or for granted, this opportunity has helped me further connect with young organizers, learn and grow more than I could have ever imagined as a leader. I genuinely feel that I have acquired the "dream job" as the Executive Director of Organizing at Blue Future. The greatest skills I have learned are expanding my leadership style and<|fim_middle|>". The luck factor in recruitment. | ability. Leading the Generation Run Fall program alongside multiple other programs we completed partnering with other organizations and being a part of the leadership training every Thursday has been transformative for my present and future self. I overcame multiple obstacles throughout this experience, I have gained more confidence, I trust myself, my gut and my decision as a leader more and I have gained further comprehension to how exactly a youth led organization is run. Gaining the knowledge of fundraising, creating cohorts and leading further organizing training programs. I enjoy working, meeting and connecting with young leaders in this space. I really appreciate and believe it's so special to connect with others that either have similar stories or completely different ones. Sharing stories and connecting in whatever way with young people is extremely inspiring and empowering. That is exactly what organizing means to me. I see myself always being involved within this youth movement because it's a personal calling to me. Being a productive and proactive leader in it is what I want to continue to do in the progressive realm. I see the future of the movement taking over the world and making it a safe place for all. I see a lot of our agenda flourishing and being established through policy and more Gen-Z leaders being elected! The future for me holds positive, special and amazing accomplishments, memories and stories. The future for me is to hold a Master Degree and PhD. I am extremely excited to have gained the experience and knowledge in this once in a lifetime opportunity I was given at Blue Future right out of college at such a young age to be this leader, and to have gained transformational change within myself. I will forever be a part of Blue Future in some way, I will continue to be a productive and proactive leader in this movement and most of all I will continue to represent my Latin community as a first generation women empowering and inspiring others. The advice I give to future leaders of blue Future is to always 1.) listen to it all; stories, lessons, advice. 2.) To engage and get to know everyone you come across- connecting with your team and fellow leaders is probably the most special gift that comes out of this all. 3.) Know that you deserve to be there as much as everyone else, take that space up proudly!
Launched in the summer of 2022, Blue Future's Executive Director Fellowship was a six-month program for two leaders to serve as Executive Directors while participating in expert-led, community-focused leadership training and coaching on a variety of topics. Some topics we focused on were strategic planning, strength assessments, conflict resolution, civil resistance, second-order thinking, critical race theory, and organizational behavior. To continue fulfilling our core mission of developing progressive political leadership, we intend to continue this fellowship in the future!
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About the Authors: Katrina is an eight-year-old grey tabby cat who loves her toy mouse. Stanley is a three-year-old black Labrador/Rottweiler mix who does his best to ignore Katrina.
It's no mistake that I put Stanley's name in Parentheses. Katrina Von Cat The Master of Wisdom and Knowledge is definitely in charge. She is the head honcho in this crew!
I find it totally amazing that a dog and cat wrote this book! They<|fim_middle|> Anyways?
This sounds like a fun book! I love when stories are written from an animal's point of view! I'll have to keep an eye out for this one because I want to read it myself!
It really is cute, Emma. The dog and cat talk through alternating journal entries. It's quite clever, and written by a 10 year old! | don't even have opposable thumbs. How is it possible? Well, some things cannot be explained – and as you will see, Stanley and Katrina fall into this category. Stanley and Katrina have lived with each other for 3 years before they began communicating with each other through letters.
Stanley and Katrina Von Cat Master of Wisdom and Knowledge are quite intelligent. I always learn something new when I log into their website and facebook page. Both are filled with interesting facts that kids and adults will love!
Review: What a fantastic book for kids of all ages!
I read this book to my 8 year old son, my 4 year old daughter and my 9 month old son – as a family read aloud. We have read chapter books as read alouds before, and my daughter was never interested. She would walk away and play Barbies or listen to music. Stanley and Katrina's book not only kept her attention – but she looked forward to our read aloud session each night. They both "laughed out loud" at all of Stanley and Katrina's antics.
Rarely do my son and daughter agree on a book to read. This one, hands down – both of them loved. In fact, after we finished reading, my son would then pick it up and read some more. It's one of those books that they can read again and again – and enjoy it as if it was the first time!
This book is really great for kids. It's well written. With just a few loveable Characters; Stanley, Katrina The Master of Wisdom and Knowledge, Mr. Fluffypants (AKA Zorg – the want to be astronaut), the owner, and Mort (a worldly bunny) – my kids were able to identify with- and relate to the characters. The story was easy to follow from beginning to end – and very funny!
This is a great book with a few great words that we used as "words of the week" in our homeschool. Not only is this a great book, but we learned with Stanley and Katrina.
My son was inspired by the book – and has taken an interest in writing stories himself.
Stanley and Katrina left us with a cliffhanger at the end. We cannot wait until the next book comes out to learn what happened!
A great story with great characters, that both boys and girls of all ages will love – I give The Perpetual Papers of the Pack of Pets 5 stars – hands down!
Where to purchase this book: Amazon.com of course. I'm an old fogey, so I prefer to purchase the hard copy, but for the new-fangled-electronically inclined type, the Kindle edition is available for only $0.99. Amazon even has it's own Kindle reader – so, no Kindle required!
Stanley and Katrina are very personable, and will respond quickly to all questions and comments from their readers!
Enter below for a awesome Skype session with Stanley, Katrina Von Cat Master of Wisdom and Knowledge, and Neighbor Girl with your family or group. Each member of your group will also receive the Kindle version of The Perpetual Paper of the Pack of Pets (up to 30 people total).
This post was created to be included in the Kid Lit Giveaway Hop! The Kid Lit Giveaway Hop celebrates Children's Book Week! Everybody who enters is giving away a prize. Make sure to visit other bloggers celebrating Children's Literature – enter and win – by clicking on the links below.
Wow. This review is amazing, Squishy Lady. Thank you so very much for sharing how much your family enjoyed our book. It makes us motivated to get back on our book #2. There is nothing Stanley and I like more (other than treats) than knowing we inspired a child to write. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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What I wrote is 100% true. They loved the book – and we cannot wait for #2 (no pressure).
Thanks for stopping in! You and Stanley deserve a treat!
This sounds like a book my kids would love. I need help out-smarting the animals that are eating our garden this year!
Perhaps you should try lavender. I guess that only works with deer. Those little critters.
I'm going to pop over to see how you deal with them. I can pick up some great tips!
It is a fun book! We love it!
Thank you. I have been find a lot of good books for the kids! We took a trip to the library, but are looking forward to going back and getting some more!
Candy in a candy store, I tell you!
I LOVE the Perpetual Papers of the Pack of Pets and I cant wait for the sequel!
Ps All Hail, Lord Zorg!
I know, it is so great! I love it! Thanks so much for your comments and for stopping by!
Great review Lisa! We also enjoyed the book very much at our house and my daughter has also been inspired to write her own book! Very cool! So glad you joined us in the Kid Lit Giveaway Hop.
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Employers urged to step<|fim_middle|> 50.
Lindsey Rix, Managing Director, Savings and Retirement at Aviva commented:
"Millions of people are facing up to the realities of longer working lives on a daily basis. Working for longer brings opportunities and challenges in many areas of life, which means that supporting staff beyond the age of 50 has to become about much more than just financial planning.
"Our findings suggest that older employees have a lot to offer at work, despite the challenges they face around workplace support. To make the most of this, employers need to provide rounded support for this generation where their wellbeing and work-related needs are considered alongside the financial challenge of saving for retirement.
"We recently piloted a Mid-Life MOT within Aviva for some staff to help give them a greater sense of clarity and control over the choices they face beyond 50. We urge government, employers and industry to work together to encourage people to sustain longer, productive and healthy working lives while considering their financial position.
"Our ambition is to help create the right conditions for people to see opportunities through the uncertainties that come with longer working lives, so they can continue to progress at work and lead fulfilling careers, regardless of their age."
Thanks to HR News for the article http://hrnews.co.uk/employers-urged-to-step-up-workplace-support-as-6-4-million-over-50s-work-longer/
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Longer working lives have become a reality for millions, yet a significant number of over-50s feel unsupported in the workplace, according to new findings from Aviva which highlight the need for UK businesses to boost support for their older workforce.
Almost two thirds (63%) of the 10.2 million over-50s in work2 – equivalent to 6.4 million people – are planning to retire later than they thought they would 10 years ago. Many of them are extending their working lives due to the rising cost of living (40%) and insufficient pension savings (38%).
Despite this, more than two fifths (44%) of people aged 50+ still in work feel unsupported by their employer when it comes to their career ambitions and objectives, compared to only 25% of those aged 25 to 34.
With a third of the UK workforce set to be aged 50+ by 2020³, businesses are being urged to increase their commitment to older employees and help them adapt to a longer working life. By failing to support their staff, employers risk creating a disheartened and discouraged over-50s workforce.
Lost opportunities: employers missing out on the talent and experience of over-50s
Aviva's latest findings suggest employers could be missing out when it comes to the skills and experience their older workforce can offer. The study reveals that those aged 50+ are more confident about their ability to keep up at work (41%) and their relevant skillset (37%) than their younger counterparts (36% and 33% for those aged between 25 to 34).
Extending working lives not yet matched by extended support
The pensions and retirement landscape has changed considerably in recent years since the Default Retirement Age was abolished in 2011. The number of workers aged 50+ has increased by 20% since 20124; the state pension age has been under regular review and is currently set to rise to 68 by 2037; and major retirement reforms have been introduced, including the 'pension freedoms' in 2015.
Despite UK employees working longer than ever before, Aviva's research suggests that progress in the workplace – in terms of the forms of support offered to this older generation – has been slow.
Factors such as the ability to work flexitime have only increased slightly from 12% in 2012 to 14% in 2018. However, access to other forms of workplace support – including guidance on retirement finances – has remained static.
To help tackle the issue of workplace support for longer working lives, Aviva recently piloted a Mid-Life MOT with its employees to help them consider the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in their work, wealth and wellbeing as they get older. Aviva will use the findings from this pilot to help inform discussions with government and the business community about how best to support UK employees more broadly, beyond the age of | 662 |
Authorities of the south central province of Khanh Hoa see the need to attract more tourists, especially from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Many measures have been devised, focusing on promoting the province's images and developing its infrastructure.
Khanh Hoa, with a coastline of more than 380 km and hundreds of islands and islets, and mild and sunny year-long climate, has many advantages for tourism, especially sea-island tourism.
Besides Nha Trang Bay, Khanh Hoa also boasts Cam Ranh and Van Phong bays, both being natural masterpieces.
Khanh Hoa's tourism sector has experienced a breakthrough in recent years. The number of tourists visiting<|fim_middle|> of Khanh Hoa and vice versa.
According to Spencer Lee, Commercial Director of AirAsia, the new route helps not only bring more holiday-makers from Malaysia to Khanh Hoa, but also makes it easy for Khanh Hoa people and those from adjacent localities to access 120 destinations in the airline's Asian network.
A number of international travel agencies in Khanh Hoa's Nha Trang city have taken advantages of the new route to run tours to Malaysia and Singapore. After a year, the number of visitors from Malaysia to Khanh Hoa has increased tenfold. In the first eight months of 2018, Khanh Hoa received more than 30,000 visitors from Malaysia, up 15 times compared to the same period last year.
Khanh Hoa aims to welcome 8.5 million tourists by 2020, with 3.5 million international visitors, raking in 70 trillion VND (more than 2.98 billion USD).
The province's tourism industry is hoped to become a spearhead economic sector, creating momentum for its development.
Ha Noi welcomed nearly 250,000 tourists during the recent three-day National Day holiday, up 9 percent compared with the same period last year. | the province has enjoyed average expansion of 15 percent - 17 per year in recent years.
In 2010 - 2016, the number of tourists to Khanh Hoa reached 21.5 million, including more than 5.1 million foreigners. In 2017, 5.5 million domestic and international holiday-makers visited and stayed overnight in the locality.
In the first eight months of this year, Khanh Hoa welcomed 4.4 million visitors, including nearly 1.9 million foreigners.
However, Khanh Hoa has not focused on attracting tourists from ASEAN countries. With nearly 1.9 million visitors to Khanh Hoa from the beginning of the year, the number of visitors from ASEAN countries is less than 100,000.
In September last year, low-cost airlines AirAsia of Malaysia opened a direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Cam Ranh International Airport | 198 |
Elven Jedi – Chapter #6
by theoneringJul 9, 2005Stories
Ninde sat in the camp all alone. Her knees were pulled up to her chest and she was hugging them as she cried. How could this have happened? She had told Obi-wan not to venture near that camp no matter what. How come he hadn't listened? And now she had to let them suffer until help came. Like Mace had said they wanted all of them so Ninde just couldn't run in there to save them. Of all the people in the Temple she had been blessed to be one of the best… But now even that was not going to help her to Obi-wan and Qui-gon. If she lost either of them she didn't know what she'd do. She didn't want to be left alone…
She had been in this state for the past three days now. Alone in the wilderness wondering if she'd ever get to see either Obi-wan or Qui-gon again. Even the rising of the sun did little to settle her heart. And most would love the golden rays looking over the trees… Elves should especially love it.
Two birds suddenly landed next to Ninde and began to chirp. Ninde ignored them at first as their chirping was only annoying. But then she began to listen to what the birds were saying and raised her head to look at them. Being an Elf she was able to understand what they were saying. A natural gift that most Elves are blessed with. She began to respond to them in Elvish.
"They're being moved to a Max Prison under the Capitol? When?" The birds chirped some more and Ninde bit her lower lip some. "Three days from now? No that's too soon. It'll take at least another day for a team to arrive if one has even been sent." Again the birds chirped and Ninde allowed the silence to endure a few seconds after they were done. "So this may be my only chance to save them… The numbers aren't good and the odds of success are even worse. But I must help them now." She stood and the birds jumped back some. "Show me the path they are going to take."
The birds nodded and took to flight, flying towards the camp. Ninde quickly began to run after. Once the birds saw that she was having no problem keeping up the pace they began to fly faster. The obstacles Ninde had to leap over were nothing to her whatsoever. The force was channeling her every movement, guiding her to her Master and partner. It would not be long before they reached the place. Ninde's feet were light and her speed was so great that she was just a mere blur of motion to anything that saw her.
The birds had landed in a tree and Ninde had climbed up to join them. From there she looked down at the trail. The distance from the camp to the city was not all that great. A mile at the most. That was not good news for Ninde at all. She'd have to be quick with her strike and rescue in order to save both Obi-wan and Qui-gon and still be able to get away. If she wasn't then back-up could easily arrive from the city and she would be captured too.
Ninde looked to the birds and smiled gently to them. "Thank you friends. If it hadn't been for you than I would have never known. Please go and inform all the animals<|fim_middle|>. "Don't worry padawan, I trust you and your skills. Set the craft down."
Arianne knew better than to argue with Oria. She nodded and brought the craft to hoover over the canyon before gently sitting it down. She used the Force to guide her so there was no problem. A small grin formed on her face she looked to Oria. "I guess I could to it, thank you Master."
Oria nodded as she undid her crash webbing and stood. "You're welcome Arianne. Now come, we have to find Ninde as soon as possible.
Ninde sat next to a small fire staring into the flames. Her mind was lost in thought about her failure. Now it would be nearly impossible to save Qui-gon and Obi-wan in the first place, she had not expected to succeed. She wasn't lost in self-pity as much as she was lost in worry. She had known the odds and had also known it would take more than a miracle to succeed. Even with as good as she was success against such odds would have been foolish to even hope for. If anything she was feeling a major failure that she was not sure of how it would turn out. Her failure could have very well have cost Qui-gon and Obi-wan their lives.
A sudden snap from the edge of the tree line near the camp caught Ninde's attention and she immediately stood. Impossible they couldn't have found her already. She reached for her lightsabers as she looked over to where the snap had come from. There stood two females, both of whom she recognized right away. She took her hands from her lightsabers and ran over to them. She leapt and hugged the two of them at the same time.
After some time Ninde finally stepped away and bowed her head. "Forgive me Master Oria and Arianne. I am glad to see that I am no longer alone in this fight to help Qui-gon and Obi-wan."
Oria nodded some and looked into Ninde's eyes. "What is the full situation?"
Legolas sat down with Gimli, Orophen, and Rumil. "I just finished talking with Elbereth."
"They have been able to reach out to Ninde and know that she's alive but she is not answering to their call."
"What are they planning on doing?" Haldir asked as he looked down at one of Ninde's necklaces. She had had several of them and in order to feel like she was nearby all three of them had allowed themselves to borrow one from her collection and wear it.
"Well they are going to wait until she responds to their calls… They're going to bring her back."
"Well I hope she has matured a little bit. I don't need that las swinging from my beard anymore. I am afraid I am a bit too old for that anymore."
"Aye Gimli. I do not think that Ninde is in a good situation. Elbereth won't tell me if she's in danger or not. I volunteered to take my weapons and go and save her… But she said that it isn't a world where I can go for I do not understand it. But I cannot help but fear for Ninde's safety. What if she doesn't come back? I promised my sister I would protect her no matter what."
"And we promised our brother the same thing. Worry not I am sure that Rumil and Laurelasse will understand."
"Orophen is right. We can help her no more than we can survive in the place where she is at. Our weapons would be considered highly primitive there or so I have been told by the Valar. They have yet to figure out how those people construct their weapons to make them work the way they do. I trust that she'll pull through whatever situation she is currently in. She always seemed to be able to do that here." Haldir added and he tucked his hair behind his ear.
"You think that she will still play her old pranks when she gets back?" Orophen asked worriedly.
They all laughed. "You never know," Legolas said.
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Found in Home 5 Reading Room 5 Stories 5 Elven Jedi – Chapter #6 | not to be in this area when that party leaves the camp. I don't know what lengths I will have to go to save the two men in that camp. I don't want to hurt any innocent creatures. I wish you well." The birds chirped and took to flight once again.
For a moment Ninde just perched there on the branch looking towards the camp. She knew Obi-wan and Qui-gon were still in there somewhere… So close and yet so far. A light wind blew and Ninde's blonde hair flew out behind her. With the sun was on it her hair looked to be golden. She slowly stood and nodded towards the camp. "I'll come for you… I promise I will." She then leapt from the tree and began back for her camp.
It had been three days now and Ninde had made herself completely ready for the rescue. She had rigged the trail at various points to create a trap and briefly cut off back-up from coming. Now she would have to wait and see if things had panned out. Also in those three days she had constructed something she hoped would assist her in her upcoming task… another lightsaber. The making of it had been quick and she knew she would be tempting fate by using it. You never rush the making of a lightsaber… ever If you did then you could easily find yourself fighting and the lightsaber would fail on you. This had gotten many Jedi killed… Jedi Knights had even died because of it. But Ninde had had no choice but to rush it's construction. She was desperate and if this could help either Qui-gon or Obi-wan then it was worth the risk.
It had been a miracle she was able to make it in the first place. She had to tear through her survival pack and take apart several datapads and other electronically equipment to make this. The outside of it was covered by white wood and bone, simple things she had gathered from the woods and had just barely been able to form into a comfortable handle. At the end where the beam was to be generated was a metal cap. The activation button was a metal skull Ninde had taken from a bracelet she had packed. The bracelet had been a gift from a friend she had saved in the low levels of Corusant three months earlier. And as for the concentrating crystal Ninde had used the stone from a necklace she always bore with her. An artifact from her home world that her mother had gifted her upon dieing. It was a strong purple crystal and Ninde had hated to use it… But it was all she had at the time. She was thinking about retrieving the stone as soon as the lightsaber's purpose was worn out. But she would judge once the time had come. Right now she had other matters to worry about.
Ninde now sat in the tree she had been in three days earlier with the birds. If all went as planned she'd be able to rescue Qui-gon and Obi-wan without much trouble. But that is only if everything went as planned. The enemy numbers had to be just right and a series of things had to happen in the short time frame of no more than three minutes That wasn't a long time when you're considering all the fighting she'd have to do.
A bird flew up to her and chirped lightly. Ninde nodded and slowly stood. "Very good Chi-tweet… Thank you yet again for your help. Now fly from this place with all your speed. Just about anything could happen at about this point."
The bird tweeted some and Ninde nodded to him. "Yes I'll be fine. Go and be safe." The bird dipped his head some as though a sign of a bow and then took to flight. Ninde slowly made her way out on the branch and stopped at about the point where she was soon to exit her cover. She looked towards the camp and could see the group of men moving down the road. They were not far from the tree she was in. She had to act now.
Ninde closed her eyes and began to feel about with the Force. She was looking for the two thermal detonators she had set up. There was one behind the group and another not too far ahead of where she was now. The first explosion went off behind them and no more than four seconds later the next one went off. Ninde then used the Force to push over trees and block the paths off. She hated to destroy trees but she had already begged forgiveness of them and they had granted it. The fire would not spread far because the surrounding woods were so damp so there was no need to worry.
A few moments passed before Ninde stepped from her hiding place. She came to stand on a branch that was above the road no more than a few feet from the group of men. Her timing couldn't have been anymore prefect. For a moment she stood there gazing across the group for Obi-wan and Qui-gon. Her feet were set shoulder length apart and the wind tugged at her golden hair and dark clothing. Her face was a void of emotionless and her eyes seemed to hold a small hint of sadness and pity for all the men below her. It did not take her long to spy Obi-wan and Qui-gon. They were both on their feet looking at her. Their hands were tied behind their back but their eyes were not glazed over from the affects of drugs. That was good because that meant neither of them were currently drugged. And aside from thinness from perhaps lack of food they didn't look all that bad.
With a nod Ninde held her hands out to the side some and both her lightsabers flew into the upon her command. A white beam came forth from her original lightsaber and from the other came a purple beam. At first the beam flickered some as though threatening not to work for Ninde. But the flickering ceased and the blade remained. And now it began…
Ninde somersaulted from the tree just as blaster fire began to zing by her body. When she landed she allowed herself to kneel in a squatting position before springing herself up and forward. She had allowed her mind to merge with the force. Now she was the agent of the Fore and would make a move upon what she was told to do. Now just about anything was possible.
Quickly Ninde deflected a series of blaster bolts that were clearer meant to knock her down but not kill her. Most of the shots spiraled off and out of harms way, but some of them bouced back and hit the soldiers before her. Some were lucky enough to have on the appropriate armor to protect them but most were not so lucky. They mostly received either severe or mortal hits from the deflected bolts.
When Ninde reached the front line she sliced off the arm of the man about to fire a shot off at her. She then kicked high and slammed her foot into his nose. He fell and she spun, using her new light saber to slash the next man across the chest. The wound was not life threatening but enough to eliminate him from this battle. From there she somersaulted into the air once again and landed on the shoulders of a man. She wrapped her legs about his head and then tossed all her weight to one side. A large snap was heard from the man's neck and she fell the rest of the way to the ground with the body.
Ninde rolled on her shoulders and came to a kneeling position. She quickly deflected several blaster bolts as she came back to her feet. She quickly slashed again and took two more hands clean off the men's arms standing in front of her. They both fell down and cried like little babies. With each step forward Ninde took down more and more. Men from the back were rushing to aid those at the front. A few guards were even leading Obi-wan and Qui-gon back, trying to buy time for reinforcements to show before Ninde reached them. Time was running thin and Ninde knew it.
Suddenly a blaster bolt grazed Ninde's right shoulder and she paused. That had not come from in front of her… but rather from behind. She glanced over her shoulder and groaned as she saw that reinforcements from the city had easily put out the fire and were running towards them. All chances of victory were gone and all hopes lost. She had spent too much time fighting these men.
`Go!' The voice shouted in her head was not her own. She looked to where Qui-gon stood. Though she could not see him through the masses of men before her she knew where he was.
`No Qui-gon, I won't leave without you.'
`It's too late to help us now. If they catch you now then we will all be put to death. Go Ninde.'
Ninde bit her lip and looked at the men leveling their blasters. They had not fired yet because they were hoping she was going to give up and surrender. "…I am sorry…' She then turned and ran off into the woods, heading for the river. At first the men hesitated to follow. Partially because they were shocked and mostly because they did not know if she had another thermal detonator set up out there and was waiting on them. Nor did they know what sort of booby traps she had set up on the way. But they followed in the hopes they could capture her. But what they didn't know is they could search all the tree covered areas of their planet and they still wouldn't catch her… That's just the way she was.
"I cannot believe this! Twice she has gotten away when we should have had her! What is your problem?! I swear you men are purposely allowing her to escape! I should just have all of you put to death and choose better men to replace you!"
The four Generals shifted uneasily as Balank paced back and forth in front of them. For the past two hours this is all Balank had been doing and the Generals had been smart enough to keep their traps shut. They knew better than to talk when Balank was like this. Doing so would cause them instant death.
Balank stopped pacing and looked to his Generals. "You're lucky I still let you live. Get out of my sight!"
The Generals instantly bowed and followed his commands. Balank waited until the door hissed close before he sat down in his chair at the conversance table and put his hands together. Things were not going as planned…
One of his bodyguards stepped up behind him. "My Lord what are we going to do? Should one of us go and find her?"
"No, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack right now. She'll come to us."
"How do you know Lord?"
"Because we still have her Master and friend."
Arianne brought the starship closer to the planet. There was no planet wide security system yet because no one had contacted them on the comm. But nevertheless she kept the starship as close to the ground as she could manage. She wasn't one of the best pilots at the Temple but she did alright. But she still didn't like flying because Oria would sometimes ask her to do things that she wasn't good at doing or wasn't all that sure that she could.
Oria sat in the co-pilot chair to Arianne's right and had just pointed out a good hiding place for the starfighter. A canyon just wide enough to fit into. It would be a tight fit that expert pilots would have no problem with but Arianne was not so confident. After all her skills were average at best. "Are you sure there is no other place Master?"
Oria flashed her a smirk of amusement | 2,405 |
The artists in this exhibition have been selected in pairs through commissioning opportunities offered by ENAS, to identify other artists with whom they would benefit from a creative dialogue and who are working in complementary ways across a spectrum of theoretical or practical interests. Each of these commissions was designed to allow the artists to develop their networks, test out ideas, take risks, explore new ways of working and broaden their scope of work.
It is apt that this exhibition, entitled Traces, takes place in this recently re-purposed venue. Much of the selected work featured here deals with places, spaces and identities which formulate and shift through time. This exhibition constitutes one of a number of projects, events and opportunities occurring in the first year of the ENAS initiative which reflects upon these themes; as starting points from which to promote and highlight the work of Essex artists and to ensure that Essex retains and builds upon its reputation as a destination for visual artists.
An essay to accompany this exhibition can<|fim_middle|> September 2014 at Hadleigh Old Fire Station and formed part of ENAS Events; a month-long programme of exhibitions, screenings, workshops, symposia and open studios at venues across Essex throughout September 2014. | be found HERE This exhibition ran from 1st - 14th | 15 |
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I guess I should start at the beginning of our Tennessee adventures and put my other 1, 579 thoughts on hold. I kept meaning to upload photos and long captions to Facebook but for some reason the idea of writing a novel is so much more appealing than uploading photos. I have some catching up to do and I fully intend on not doing it. But I do want to tell you about the day we officially moved out and started driving.
If you know me well-ish you know the way in which my life works. My dad put it perfectly when I thought I might have appendicitis for the second time (first time it kinda was but then it wasnt, another story another time) but was assured by everyone around me that there was no way it was appendicitis, only to go to the ER days later and be told I needed to be prepped for surgery because I did, in fact, have appendicitis. He told me that he doesn't believe in bad luck until he spends a little time with me. Or maybe he said it after I sold my car to a "We buy junk cars" company only to receive a phone call from an impound lot asking for the thousands of dollars that I owed on said car months later. Apparently my car wasn't junked but was instead repaired and sold to a convict who ran a stop sign with no license, plate, or registration and the car was still in my name… not 100% sure that issue is even entirely resolved but I tried my darnest to deal with the back and forths and phone calls with that one. Oh and it was a month before my wedding. So yea, bad luck.
Anyway, Brian and I had been renting his parent's efficiency space from the time we got married until the day we left for Tennessee. The space was essentially a living room (that we used as a living room/office/kitchen) and a bedroom but the bedroom had no door and no windows. Just a step up into our cozy little dungeon. All this to say, we weren't traveling with<|fim_middle|> of the trailer and push it into a bay. I was, of course, sitting on a curb with Dallas laughing a little too hard while snap chatting the shenanigans.
Good times. We made it. We laughed a lot along the way. No, we're not going to continue throwing thousands of dollars at this car but we're not giving up on it just yet. | four bedrooms and an attic full of crap, but also don't live like the homeless guys downtown with all of their belongings in a grocery cart because, well, we're not homeless. Anyway, we spent about two days filling up our 15ft. U-Haul with the help of our Brother-In-Law, Brian's Aunts and parents, my brother Noah, and anyone else that I might be forgetting that helped us load her up (ha, sorry not sorry). We were all set. We did a Coke cheers, like our Coke toast at our wedding, said our goodbyes and were off. I was in my Altima with Dallas and whatever didn't fit in the U-Haul, Brian was driving the truck, Frank (brother-in-law) was driving Brian's Element, and Betty (mother-in-law) was driving another car. The truck and 3 vehicles pulled up at U-Haul and we said one more goodbye before Betty and Frank left in the car that Betty had driven there. Brian went inside to get the trailer while I walked the dog in the 102° sunshine. About ten minutes later, the trailer was attached to the back of the truck, I was getting back into my car with D when Brian went to drive his car up onto the trailer… and it of course didn't start.
I should have prefaced this by mentioning that just three weeks before our move, Brian was in Europe on a two week long trip with NWSA. I spent a couple days in TN searching for apartments with my mom (God bless her) and when I returned I definitely was not packing up our place. Ha. Anyway, during one of those two weeks, someone in Brian's family was driving his car and it acted up so immediately upon Brian's return to the states, we had a hefty car repair done to the Element. Having it not start at this very moment as we literally had the U-Haul and Altima engines on and ready to rumble was, well, comical. Typical, so very typical of the way things workout for me. After I laughed and Brian paced back and forth 12 times, we tried to jump start the car. Despite the overspill of whatever belongings didn't fit in the U-Haul, or were too fragile (ie. my succulents, yes I brought them with me) for the rough ride, we miraculously found jumper cables in one of our cars. We tried too many times. Nada. Brian is going to kill me for mentioning this but it's part of the reason why I love him… He asked me to find a mechanic or someone I could call to come out and look at the car. Of course, I cracked up and reminded him that unlike doctors in the early 1900's, mechanics don't do house calls. Sorry, B. You're just so funny.
some pre-wedding and wedding plants that I uprooted and brought with us but are now dying from the cold out on our patio up here oops.
In true Jenna fashion, I knew there was nothing I could do to help so I left to go get gas and a snack. While I was gone, Brian corralled as many men as he could find around the U-Haul lot and begged them to help him push his dead car onto the trailer. Please let me remind you that we had just spent a good $861 on this car less than 5 days before this dead car experience. That might not actually be how much we spent, because I saw that number yesterday when I was looking at Balance Transfers on my Discover credit card, but it was either just under or just over $1,000.
I pulled up with a slim jim and tank full 'o gas and found Brian in the U-Haul with his car on the back, ready to go. Sure we were taking off about three or four hours later than we had hoped to take off, but we managed.
We (he) drove a dead car from Miami to Nashville on the back of a U-Haul. Our first stop in our new city was at a mechanic shop, since mechanics in Tennessee don't do house calls either… weird. There Brian had to once again gather as many men as he could find and they managed to shake and rock his dead car off | 888 |
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After a three year hiatus, the 10th Century Traders Fair is returning the Merchant Adventurers' Hall! As part of the JORVIK Viking Festival, transport yourself back to 10th century York and meet traders from all over the Viking world. Explore the stalls...
Fascinating tales, awe inspiring architecture and intriguing, rare artefacts…explore our stunning timber framed building FREE of charge on Saturday 28th January. The Merchants' Coffee House will also be open serving delicious food and drinks and our shop...
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This post was published in June 2022. In celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen, we are delving into the past to meet some of the Merchant Adventurers making waves during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth II and her namesake, Queen Elizabeth I. From...
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Tuesday 7th February – 7.45am to 9.15am The Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York is pleased to launch a new partnership with the University of York delivering a series of four Merchant Adventurers' Breakfasts. The Merchant...
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We are certain that for most of you, this information doesn't come as a surprise but we now have a fantastic study to back it up; visiting the Merchant Adventurers' Hall is good for your health! The study, conducted in early 2022 by Amy Luck and Dr | 137 |
Clearly, the move to buying media programmatically<|fim_middle|> to media planning, while continuing to develop the human planner ability to take advantage of the computing power and heavy data-lifting available from advances in technology.
Scott Turner is the Chief Revenue Officer of AffinityAnswers, a platform for predictive branding. | has had a profound impact on staffing and skillsets required from buyers and sellers. How soon before media planning will be similarly impacted by the trend toward machines doing more and more of the heavy lifting?
Think machine learning will replace the role of media planner and account planners at agencies and within marketing teams? Will your job be one of those replaced by machines in the not too distant future?
The amount of data available to planners and the ability for machines to process those massive data sets will continue to grow exponentially. Technological advances will continue to accelerate this, while the costs come down. We all know about Moore's Law and how computing power doubles about every 18 months, while the cost for that is reduced in half.
No doubt, machines are far more capable of sifting through ginormous amounts of all the cloud-stored data being created about all of us, every day. Machines are better at analyzing all the options and determining the absolute best result, which is one of the reasons the role of machine buying in programmatic media has had such a profound impact.
But, if you can differentiate between observations and insights, you already have a leg up on the machines and your job is quite safe, at least for now.
Accomplished planners have a significant advantage over machines in one meaningful way: They are able to use the art of inference, to help develop insights about the brand/consumer relationship.
In short, a machine simply cannot produce as good an insight as a planner who is intimately familiar with the DNA of the brand, the category and the consumer. At least not yet. People still have a built-in advantage over machines when it comes to understanding the nuances of human behavior.
How soon might this change where the machines actually are able to think at the same level as humans? At the recent SXSW, Ray Kurzweil held firm on his prediction of 2029 as the year when a computer will pass the Turing test, which is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligence equivalent to or indistinguishable from that of a human.
Scary? Maybe, if you watch lots of science-fiction films about the machines taking over.
What is far more likely is the machines, working in tandem with planners at agencies and brands, with an intimate knowledge of the brand's DNA who understand how to turn statistical inferences into insights, will have an enormous competitive advantage.
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\section{Introduction}
Submillimetre (submm) astronomy is one of the most important techniques for the study of the cold Universe and for unveiling the birth
and early evolution of planets, stars, and galaxies. Submm
continuum observations are particularly powerful for the measurement of
luminosities, temperatures, and masses of cool, dusty objects
because dust enshrouded star-forming regions emit the bulk of their
energy between 60 and 500 $\mu$m. The submm range of the spectrum
(or THz regime in frequency) is also rich in the atomic and molecular lines
that offer the only means of studying the kinematic structure of the
interstellar medium of galaxies.
Observations at these
wavelengths with medium to large telescopes should lead
to breakthroughs in the study of star-formation at all scales, and to a better
understanding of its history back to the early Universe---thus leading to a
better understanding of galaxy evolution. Asteroids, debris disks,
planet formation, dust origin in evolved stars, interstellar dust and
polarisation of dust in the Universe are also potential science
drivers for submm astronomy \citep[see][for details]{Minier2009}.
\subsection{Dome C, a potential site}
A major obstacle to ground-based observations in the submm range (and specifically at wavelengths shorter than 500 $\mu$m) is the atmosphere.
This part of the electromagnetic spectrum is normally the preserve of space telescopes such as the Herschel space observatory \citep{Pilbratt2010}
although large submm facilities such as ALMA will be able to operate down to 420 $\mu$m and possibly below in
the future \citep{Hills2010}. However, submm observations in the 200-$\mu$m window with ground-based instruments will always
require exceptional conditions \citep[see][]{Marrone2005,Oberst2006}. A very good, high-altitude
site like Chajnantor is usable for less than $25\%$ of the time in winter (i.e. at least 40\% transmission)
in the 350/450 $\mu$m windows, and probably for less than $5\%$ of the time at 200 $\mu$m \citep{Peterson2003}. \citet{Matsushita1999} reported a more optimistic estimate, operational experience with APEX, ALMA, and other telescopes will tell.
While ground-based observations are limited by the atmosphere, space telescopes remain limited in size and
thus can offer only modest angular resolution: from $\sim$6$''$ to 37$''$ at 70 to 500 $\mu$m, respectively
for the Herschel space observatory, implying a fairly high extragalactic confusion limit and preventing
the study of individual protostars in all but the nearest star-forming clusters of our Galaxy \citep[e.g.][]{Schneider2010,Andre2010}.
In this context, large ($>10$ m) single-dish telescopes operating at 200-450 $\mu$m, can provide a better angular resolution
than Herschel, and wider-field mapping capabilities than ALMA. This appears to satisfy a clear need in submm astronomy (e.g. Radford et al. 2008).
As a result, an intensive study of new sites is currently underway.
Although the average altitude of the Antarctic plateau, $\sim$3000m, is less than that of the Chajnantor plateau ($\sim$5000m), Antarctica
might nevertheless offer better conditions for submm astronomy because of its peculiar geography and climate. The very low atmospheric precipitable water vapour content (PWV) in Antarctic results from the low sun elevation, isolation by the circumpolar vortex , and the high optical reflectivity of ice combined with its high emissivity in the infrared---leading to intense radiative cooling of the ice at night.
These phenomena make Antarctica the coldest continent on Earth. Snow precipitation is very low on the Antarctic
plateau and low pressure fronts rarely penetrate into the inner plateau, instead staying
at the coastline. In fact, the inland part of the continent is a true
desert: across an area of 5 million km$^2$, snow precipitation is
about 5 cm annually, and often less than 2 cm at the highest regions (called
Domes). As a consequence, the average PWV above the Antarctic plateau is expected
to be lower than at Chajnantor \citep[][and references
therein]{Minier2009}.
These high plateau Antarctic sites (Domes A, C, F) are therefore
potential locations for astronomical facilities \citep[for Dome A see][]{Yang2010}.
The relative merits of the sites have been presented in \citet{Saunders2009}. These studies follow the
development of astronomy at the South Pole, where submm facilities have already been deployed
by US astronomers. The atmospheric transmission at 225 GHz has been
measured there in 1992 with an NRAO radiometer \citep{Chamberlin2004}.The pathfinder for Antarctic submm-astronomy was AST/RO, a 1.7 m dish
\citep{Stark2001} installed at the South Pole and operational from 1995.
Recently, a 10m submm dish has been built at the South Pole
\citep[South Pole Telescope SPT,][]{Carlstrom2011}.
Dome C is the location of the French-Italian Concordia station,
accessible from both the Dumont-d'Urville and Mario Zucchelli coastal stations
by either light plane or, for transporting heavy material,
motorised ground expeditions. Concordia station
hosts a crew of people during winter and thus allows
experiments all year round. Monitoring of the atmosphere characteristics and
qualification of the site for optical and near-infrared astronomy have
been conducted for many years by French, Italian, and Australian teams
\citep[e.g.][]{Aristidi2005,Lawrence2004}. However,
little effort has so far been put into evaluation of the
quality of the atmosphere, the meteorological constraints, or the
specific advantages of Dome C for a potential submm/FIR telescope. Preliminary
meteorological studies and atmospheric transmission models (\citet{Schneider2009}
and Fig. \ref{moliere_fig}) suggest that Dome C might offer
atmospheric conditions that open the 200-$\mu$m window
\citep{Valenziano1999, Tomasi2006, Minier2008} for a
significant amount of time. \citet{Calisse2004} undertook
measurements of the atmospheric opacity at 350 $\mu$m during a summer
campaign and found that it is comparable, but consistently better than, that at South Pole. However, no
direct assessment of the wintertime atmospheric transmission has so far been
performed.
The stability of the atmosphere is an equally important parameter when
comparing different sites, and Dome C may turn out to be far more
stable than the Chilean sites \citep{Minier2008}. Determining whether a telescope
facility at Dome C in Antarctica might be able to operate in all
atmospheric windows between 200 $\mu$m and 1 mm, and routinely at
350 and 450 $\mu$m throughout the year, has been the main objective of our site
testing activities since 2008, as reported in the
ARENA\footnote{Antarctic Research, a European Network for Astrophysics:
http://arena.unice.fr} European conference proceedings.
\subsection{Prerequisites for a large submm telescope at Dome C}
A study of the necessary pre-requirements for the future deployment of a large, submm
telescope has been carried out between 2007 and 2010 at
Concordia. Besides the atmospheric transmission in all
windows in the far-infrared and submillimetre parts of the spectrum,
complementary site testing has focused on the polar constraints and
their potential impact on instruments. This work includes a study of the removal and prevention of frost
formation, and a study of the temperature gradient in the ground layer.
\section{Ground-based measurement of atmospheric transmission}
The sky opacity at submillimetre wavelengths depends critically on the amount of
water vapour in the atmosphere. SUMMIT08 (SUbMilliMetre Tipper version 2008)
is an in-situ instrument measuring sky transparency at 200 $\mu$m. It
consists of a motorised mirror collecting atmospheric radiation at
different elevations. This flux is then measured by a photometer behind a
200-$\mu$m filter. The previous prototype, SUMMIT, was installed
in 2000 at Concordia by the University of New South
Wales (UNSW) and performed measurements during the
Austral summer between December 2000 and January 2001
\citep{Calisse2004}. SUMMIT has then been refurbished in Saclay and
was installed at Concordia in February 2008 under
the responsability of CEA/Irfu in collaboration with UNSW \citep{Durand2008}.
The instrument then worked almost continuously between April 2008 and December 2008, and has been in
full operation since June 2009.
\subsection{The atmospheric model MOLIERE} \label{moliere}
MOLIERE (Microwave Observation and LIne Estimation and REtrieval) is a
forward and inversion atmospheric model \citep{Urban2004}, developed
for atmospheric science applications. The code calculates the
absorption of radiation in the mm- to mid-IR wavelength range
(equivalent from 0 to 10 THz in frequency) as a result of several
effects: (i) spectroscopic lines such as those of atmospheric water (H$_2$O), oxygen
(O$_2$), and ozone (O$_3$) absorb strongly at short
wavelengths, while (ii) collisions of H$_2$O with O$_2$ and
nitrogen (N$_2$) result in continuous absorption across all
wavelengths. For the line absorption, a radiative transfer model
including refraction and absorption by major and minor atmospheric
species is included (H$_2$O, O$_2$, O$_3$, NO$_2$, HNO$_3$, CO and other
lines up to 10 THz).<|fim_middle|>2.5-m
diameter telescope, which could scale-up for installations on larger
and more complex instruments. Another polar constraint of importance
is the thermal gradient that was measured in a 46-m high layer above the
ground. \citet{Radford2009} pointed out the possible lack of surface
accuracy of mirrors due to thermal gradients arising from both the vertical
gradient and iced surface of the telescope. Tests of image quality
while removing frost will be done on the IRAIT telescope
\citep{Tosti2006} that is currently deployed at Dome C. Further
studies of the polar constraints based on the thermal gradient and
variation will be discussed in technical reports. For the scope of
this paper, we may conclude that any instrument in the boundary layer
should be built with materials whose thermal expansion coefficient is low
at temperatures around -70$^\circ$C. In addition, materials must be able to be cooled rapidly to very low temperature without
internal stresses being created.
In conclusion, Dome C is currently one of the best
accessible sites on Earth in terms of transmission in the
FIR/submm. The 200-$\mu$m window opens at a level of 10-15\% for slightly less than 25\%
of the time. Further analysis indicates that observations at 350 and
450 $\mu$m would be possible all year round. These very good
astronomical conditions in terms of atmospheric transmission and
stability offer a unique opportunity for high angular resolution and time series observations at
Dome C with medium size instruments.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\resizebox{0.8\hsize}{!}{\includegraphics{mast.ps}}
\caption{Distribution of temperature gradient between 0.5 m and 46.3 m
between 01/2010 and 04/2010.}
\label{mast}
\end{figure}
\begin{acknowledgements}
We acknowledge the strong support of the French and Italian polar
institutes IPEV and PNRA that make this research project possible. We also
acknowledge the European network ARENA. The original SUMMIT instrument was designed and built by Jeff Peterson and Simon Radford.
\end{acknowledgements}
\bibliographystyle{aa}
\bibliography {bibliography.bib}
\end {document}
| Spectroscopic parameters are taken from
HITRAN\footnote{High Resolution Transmission molecular absorption
database} and the JPL\footnote{Jet Propulsion Laboratory} database.
The pseudo-continuum water vapour absorption and collisionally-induced
dry absorption are included as a quadratic frequency term
according to \citet{Pardo2001} for f$<$1 THz and
\citet{Borysow1986} for f$>$1 THz.
This model has previously been used to calculate the atmospheric transmission
up to 2000 GHz ($\sim$150 $\mu$m) for a large number of astronomical
sites \citep{Schneider2009}. The results can be found on a dedicated
website\footnote{http://transmissioncurves.free.fr}. For those studies,
approriate temperature and pressure profiles (for example Antarctic
profiles for Dome C) of the sites were used \citep{Schneider2009}. The colder Antarctic atmosphere preferentially populates the low-lying energy state of water, leading to a greater absorption for a given PWV than that of a non-polar site. This effect is included in the model.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.60\linewidth, angle=-90]{domec.ps}
\caption{
Atmospheric transmission at 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3mm PWV between 0--2 THz
($\approx$3mm to $\approx$150 $\mu$m) at Dome C calculated with the atmospheric model MOLIERE.}
\label{moliere_fig}
\end {figure}
\subsection{Measurements, data analysis and results}\label{data}
\begin{figure*}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{2008.ps}
\caption{Precipitable Water Vapour (PWV) in [mm] in 2008 at the Concordia Station measured in-situ by SUMMIT08 (red line), by radiosoundings (blue line) and from
space by IASI (green line). Percentages indicate the fraction of time that each of the instruments worked during the year.}
\label{2008}
\end{figure*}
\begin{figure*}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{2009.ps}
\caption{PWV in 2009 at the Concordia Station
measured in-situ by SUMMIT08 (red line), by radiosoundings (blue line) and from space by IASI (green line).}
\label{2009}
\end{figure*}
\begin{figure*}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{2010.ps}
\caption{PWV in 2010 at the Concordia Station
measured in-situ by SUMMIT08 (red line), by radiosoundings (blue line), by HAMSTRAD (turquoise line) and from space by IASI(green line).}
\label{2010}
\end{figure*}
The atmospheric emission at 200 $\mu$m $S(X)$ is a function of zenith opacity $\tau_{200}$, airmass
$X$ and atmospheric temperature $T_{atm}$ (see Eq. \ref{satm}). $G$ and $T_{ref}$ are the gain and the offset
of the detector determined by an internal ``hot-cold'' calibration. $a_{eff}$ is the transmission of an effective grey body at temperature $T_{eff}$
which takes in account all the noise contributions \citep[e.g. the instrument window, see][]{Calisse2004}; these parameters were determined by an external calibration performed
during the two summer campaigns. The two unknown variables $\tau_{200}$ and $T_{atm}$ can be extracted from Eq. \ref{satm} by a non linear regression
of $S$ as function of the airmass.
\begin{equation}\label{satm}
S(X)=-G(a_{eff}(1-e^{-X\tau_{200}})T_{atm}+(1-a_{eff})T_{eff}+T_{ref})
\end{equation}
The 200-$\mu$m filter has a bandwidth (FWHM) of 9 $\mu$m.
The measured zenith transmission is an average over the bandwidth of the
filter.
Using the atmospheric model MOLIERE (Sect. \ref{moliere}), we
characterize the atmospheric window at a given PWV, i.e. the
transmission of the atmosphere as a function of the wavelength.
For example, in Fig. \ref{moliere_fig}, the average value of the transmission over the bandwdith of the atmospheric
window around 200 $\mu$m is less than the transmission at the peak.
We can convolve the transmission spectra of
the filter with that of the atmospheric window and thereby evaluate how much the peak transmission is under-estimated.
On average, a relative under-estimation of 25\% was calculated for the zenith transmission
(i.e. an average transmission of 10\% implies a peak transmission of 12.5\%).\\
MOLIERE is used to relate the opacity at any wavelength to the
atmospheric PWV. For the 200-$\mu$m window, for example, we extract
from the transmission curves (Fig. \ref{moliere_fig}) the 200-$\mu$m
transmission for a given PWV. Then, we convert the transmission into
an opacity and perform a linear regression of the PWV as a function of
this opacity. The relation is given by equation \ref{pwv} with a
correlation coefficient of 0.9999.
\begin{equation}\label{pwv}
PWV=0.13{\times}\tau_{200}-0.06
\end{equation}
SUMMIT08 works on a two-hour cycle, performing a measurement at
airmass $X$=1 and 2 as well as two full skydips with ten pointing
angles from horizon to zenith. The
transmission at 350 $\mu$m and the PWV were deduced using MOLIERE,
with the method described above.
The points in Figs. \ref{2008},
\ref{2009}, and \ref{2010} are average values per day, for 2008, 2009,
and 2010 respectively. Quartiles of transmission at zenith for 200 and
350 $\mu$m (Trans$_{200/350}=\exp(-\tau_{200/350})$), and PWVs are
indicated in Table. \ref{quartile}. Quartiles represent the
distribution function of PWV content, e.g. there is less than 0.19 mm
of PWV at Dome C, 25\% of the time that SUMMIT08 was working in 2008.
The quartiles indicate that there was a degradation of the transmission between
2008 and 2009 as the amount of PWV increased significantly in one year.
\begin{table}[!ht]
\caption{\label{quartile} Quartiles of SUMMIT08 measurements in 2008, 2009, 2010 and cumulated on the three years.
PWV and transmission at 350 $\mu m$ are derived using the MOLIERE model.}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{l|l|l|l}
Time \% 2008 & PWV (mm) & $Trans_{200} $ & $Trans_{350}$ \\
\hline
25 \% & 0.19 & 0.15 & 0.60 \\
50 \% & 0.22 & 0.11 & 0.56 \\
75 \% & 0.29 & 0.07 & 0.50 \\
\hline
\hline
Time \% 2009 & PWV (mm) & $Trans_{200} $ & $Trans_{350}$ \\
\hline
25 \% & 0.25 & 0.09 & 0.54 \\
50 \% & 0.32 & 0.05 & 0.48 \\
75 \% & 0.39 & 0.03 & 0.42 \\
\hline
\hline
Time \% 2010 & PWV (mm) & $Trans_{200} $ & $Trans_{350}$ \\
\hline
25 \% & 0.22 & 0.12 & 0.57 \\
50 \% & 0.28 & 0.07 & 0.51 \\
75 \% & 0.38 & 0.03 & 0.43 \\
\hline
\hline
Time \% cumulated & PWV (mm) & $Trans_{200} $ & $Trans_{350}$ \\
\hline
25 \% & 0.21 & 0.12 & 0.58 \\
50 \% & 0.27 & 0.08 & 0.52 \\
75 \% & 0.35 & 0.04 & 0.45 \\
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
Opacity variations based on a one-day avearges are plotted in
Fig. \ref{distribution}. The standard deviation of the opacity
distribution is 0.45, which corresponds to variations of only 37\% in
transmission. Atmospheric conditions are
very stable during winter in Antarctica, where the polar night avoids
the strong diurnal variations of water vapour induced by the solar radiation
in non-polar regions.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\resizebox{0.8\hsize}{!}{\includegraphics{sigmatausummit.ps}}
\caption{Distribution of 200-$\mu$m opacity variations on a one-day statistic
for 2008/2009/2010}
\label{distribution}
\end {figure}
\section{Comparisons between instruments}
\subsection{Satellite measurements : IASI} \label{iasi}
IASI (Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer) is an atmospheric
interferometer working in the infrared, launched in 2006 on the
METOP-A satellite \citep{Phulpin2007,Pougatchev2008}. The data are
available at the website of the Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry
Products and Services\footnote{http://ether.ipsl.jussieu.fr}. IASI was
developed by the French Space Agency CNES\footnote{Centre National
d'Etudes Spatiales} in collaboration with EUMETSAT\footnote{European
organisation for meteorological satellites
http://www.eumetsat.int}. The satellite is in a polar orbit such that
each point on Earth is seen at least once a day by the detector. IASI is a
Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) working between 3.7 and 15.5
$\mu$m. It is associated with an infrared imager, operating between
10.3 and 12.5 $\mu$m. Each pixel of the instrument corresponds to a spatial extent of
12 km at nadir, and vertical profiles of humidity at ninety altitude levels
are retrieved with a typically 10\% accuracy. The amount of precipitable water
vapour is given by the integral of these
vertical profiles. We took all the measurements in a zone of 110 km$^2$
around Concordia. The results for 2008, 2009, and 2010 are plotted
together with the SUMMIT08 data in Fig. \ref{2008}, \ref{2009}, and
\ref{2010} together with the correlation of the data in Fig. \ref{corr_iasi}.
There is a small negative bias for SUMMIT08
(SUMMIT08 values are lower than the ones for IASI) at low PWV (less than
0.4 mm), and a significant negative bias at high PWV (more than 0.4 mm). This bias occurs
during the summer period, when the PWV is high. An analysis of the skydips shows that
the fluxes received at different elevations are highly variable during the summer and do not fit
the exponential profile given by equation \ref{satm}.
Therefore we conclude that there are atmospheric temperature or PWV variations at the scale of Summit field
of view that pollute the analysis and prevent us to extract an accurate value for the PWV during summer periods.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\resizebox{0.8\hsize}{!}{\includegraphics{corr_iasi.ps}}
\caption{Correlation between in-situ measurement (SUMMIT08) and satellite
measurments(IASI) between 2008 and 2010}
\label{corr_iasi}
\end {figure}
\subsection{In-situ measurements: Radiosoundings \& HAMSTRAD}
An atmospheric radiosounding station was installed at Concordia
Station in 2005. Radiosonde balloons are launched twice a day, and
reach an altitude of 25-30 km. The vertical profile of the atmospheric
pressure, temperature and relative humidity is measured during
the ascent. PWV is calculated by integrating this vertical profile.
The data and additional information were obtained from IPEV/PNRA Project ''Routine
Meteorological Observation at Station Concordia
\footnote{http://www.climantartide.it}'' \citep[see][]{Tomasi2006}. The results from these measurements are plotted in
Fig. \ref{2008}, \ref{2009}, and \ref{2010} and the correlation of the
data with SUMMIT08 data in Fig. \ref{corr_rs}.
HAMSTRAD is a microwave instrument operating at 60 and 183 GHz,
measuring temperature and water vapour profiles between 0 and 10 km with
a time resolution of 7 minutes \citep{Ricaud2010}. The instrument has been
fully operating since the beginning of 2010. PWV derived from the
vertical profile is plotted in Fig. \ref{2010}, and the correlation of
these data with the SUMMIT08 data in Fig. \ref{corr_hd}. The SUMMIT08
measurements and radiosonde or HAMSTRAD data are well correlated
at low PWV (less than 0.4 mm), but less so at high PWV (more
than 0.4 mm), probably due to temperature or PWV spatial variations during summer skydips of SUMMIT08.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\resizebox{0.8\hsize}{!}{\includegraphics{corr_rs.ps}}
\caption{Correlation between in-situ measurements SUMMIT08 and radiosoundings
between 2008 and 2010}
\label{corr_rs}
\end {figure}
\begin{figure}
\centering
\resizebox{0.8\hsize}{!}{\includegraphics{corr_hd.ps}}
\caption{Correlation between in-situ measurements SUMMIT08 and HAMSTRAD in 2010}
\label{corr_hd}
\end {figure}
\subsection{Instrument and site comparison}
Low PWV periods mainly occur during the austral winter (from March to October)
and high PWV periods are concentrated during austral summer periods (from November to
February). In
contrast to, for example, the Chilean sites where strong day-to-day
variations are found, there is a very long and stable period of high
transparency at submillimetre wavelengths at Dome C. This will be the subject an upcoming paper, in which we
study a large number of locations using satellite data to
characterize the quality of the sites in an unbiased way. The stable
periods at Dome C are identified as \textit{winter periods} in the
quartiles (Fig. \ref{winter}). \textit{Summer period} quartiles are
plotted in Fig. \ref{summer}, and total quartiles per period in
Fig. \ref{total}. The time fractions used for these quartiles are
based on the time the instruments were in operation. The quartiles of
SUMMIT08 are slightly biased because it was not functional all the
time during these periods (between 36\% and 95\%), while the
satellite and radiosounding quartiles are less biased (IASI was operational
between 85\% and 100\% of the time during these periods).
The SUMMIT08 campaign allows validation of the satellite
measurements. There is a very good
correlation during winter periods between IASI, SUMMIT08, HAMSTRAD,
and radiosonde data. However the correlation is not so good during summer periods,
or more generally when PWV is high (more than 0.4 mm). HAMSTRAD is well correlated with
the radiosonde data but there is a dry bias for IASI data. This bias was previously identified
by \citet{Ricaud2010} and could be attributed to the influence of the surface emission parameter
over Antarctica. In order to
further improve the effectiveness of satellites for measuring temperature
and humidity over the White Continent, a consortium
\citep[see][]{Rabier2010} was created to collect ground-based data
for comparison; in particular to understand why measurements differ at high PWV.
Nevertheless,
for astronomical observations, we are only interested in PWV values below about 0.3 mm
(50\% transmission at 350 $\mu$m wavelength), and the disparity between measurements at high PWV
disappears for the median and 25\% winter time fraction (Fig. \ref{winter} and Fig. \ref{total}).
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=4.4cm]{winter08.ps}
\includegraphics[width=4.4cm]{winter09.ps}
\includegraphics[width=4.4cm]{winter10.ps}
\caption{Winter quartile during the working time of the instruments between
March 2008 and October 2010.}
\label{winter}
\end {figure}
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=4.4cm]{summer0809.ps}
\includegraphics[width=4.4cm]{summer0910.ps}
\includegraphics[width=4.4cm]{summer1011.ps}
\caption{Summer quartile during the working time of the instruments between
March 2008 and December 2010.}
\label{summer}
\end {figure}
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=4.4cm]{winter.ps}
\includegraphics[width=4.4cm]{summer.ps}
\caption{Total quartile per summer/winter periods during the working time of the
instruments between March 2008 and December 2010.}
\label{total}
\end {figure}
\section{Polar Constraints}
\subsection{Frost Formation}
The GIVRE experiment was designed in 2006 to study frost formation
\citep{Durand2008}. It consists of a series of twelve probes of
different shapes and colors: five black and two bright cylinders, two
black and two bright disks, and an aluminium plate. The probes are divided
in two groups, which were placed at different altitudes on a
fifty meter tower. They can all be warmed by heaters except for the plate,
which instead can have dry air (from near the ground) blown over it. In 2007,
building upon the results from the first year of tests, an antifrost system was
installed on the COCHISE telescope \citep{Sabbatini2009} at
Concordia. Three different techniques are used : heaters at the rear of the
mirror, an infrared lamp, and an air blowing system.
\begin{table}[!ht]
\caption{\label{pressure} Water vapour partial pressure for saturated air as a function of atmospheric temperature.}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{c|c}
Temperature ($^\circ$C) & Partial Pressure Of Water Vapour (Pa) \\
\hline
-40 & 12.84 \\
-50 & 3.94 \\
-60 & 1.08 \\
-70 & 0.26 \\
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
During the summer season, the mean temperature at Concordia is of the
order of -30$^\circ$C and no frost appears on instruments during this
period. However during winter, the temperature can fall to
-70$^\circ$C and the partial pressure of water vapour is two orders of magnitude lower (see
Table \ref{pressure}). At -70$^\circ$C, a partial pressure of water vapour of 0.26 Pa
corresponds to an absolute humidity of 1 mg of water per m$^3$; i.e., a hundred times smaller than a drop of water. In such conditions, however, the
relative humidity is very high, nearly 100 \%. If the temperature
decreases by 5$^\circ$C, the relative humidity will increase by almost a factor of two and can become much higher than 100 \%,
leading to ice nucleation and frost formation. Frost can also appear
due to snow precipitation on surfaces.
Three systems can be used against frost
formation and snow deposit:
\begin{itemize}
\item Warming up the probes by three or four degrees is enough to prevent frost.
It is also the most efficient way to prevent frost formation on the
mirror of a telescope.
\item Taking dry air at snow surface level and blowing it over the probes is
effective; it is also a useful method because it does not require
warm optics (which can introduce undesirable temperature gradients).
\item Explosive air blowing can be used to physically remove the snow deposit.
\end{itemize}
\begin{figure*}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{Tmast.ps}
\caption{Typical temperature variation at altitudes between 0.5 m and 46.3 m during a winter day.
Each curve is the temperature in Kelvin measured at a given altitude on the 50m tower}
\label{temp}
\end {figure*}
Frost mainly forms as a result of the cooling of a surface radiating towards
the sky. Close to these surfaces, the maximum amount of water vapour that the atmosphere can hold is
lower and frost appears. Warming up these surfaces by three or four
degrees is sufficient to compensate for the heat loss due to radiation. Blowing
dry air taken from close to the ground is an also effective way to dehumidify the local
environment.
\subsection{Temperature gradient in the boundary layer}
The large temperature gradient in the first thirty meters above the snow limits the
choice of materials that can be used to build large instruments in a polar
environment. The MAST experiment, installed in 2007 at Concordia,
consists of sixteen temperature probes placed on a fifty-meter tower
\citep{Durand2008} with a logarithmically increasing spacing bewteen the probes
The probes are Pt1000 sensors sandwiched between two bright plates to protect them from solar
radiation. GIVRE and MAST can be controlled from the station, and data
are automatically sent daily to the station and thence to Europe via the
station's communication system. \\
Close to the ground, the atmosphere is cooled by contact with the snow
surface. The temperature increases with altitude up to a point of
inversion, above which the atmosphere has the usual tropospheric profile, decreasing by 6.5 $^\circ$C per kilometre. The atmosphere
between the ground and the point of inversion is called the boundary
layer. The thickness of this layer can be very low, leading to very
good astronomical seeing in the visible
\citep[see][]{Fossat2005}. However this thickness is variable and is
responsible for strong (vertical and temporal) temperature gradients close to the
ground. These gradients can be extreme, as shown in
Fig. \ref{temp} and \ref{mast}. The typical variations during a winter day can result
in a vertical gradient of 30$^\circ$C over 50 meters, and variations of 15$^\circ$C
in one hour have been recorded. However, the engineering issues this creates can be readily
overcome by using materials with low thermal expansion.
\section{Discussion and conclusions}
The necessary requirements for the future deployment of a large (10--25 m)
telescope have been explored between 2007 and 2010.
The atmospheric opacity at 200 $\mu$m was monitored for three years,
making this the first extended study at this wavelength and providing the first
multi-year statistics.
Based on these atmospheric opacity measurements and the derived PWV, we
can conclude that the submm/THz atmospheric windows open during a
relatively large and stable fraction of time, and particularly for
all windows down to 350 $\mu$m. The 200-$\mu$m window
opens for somewhat less than 25\% of the time (PWV$<0.2$ mm). These findings
are based upon a $\sim$3 year study in which we noticed significant
variations from one year to another.
Comparisons between Dome C and other sites (e.g. Dome A, Chajnantor)
should be made over the same period of time to be directly comparable. In addition,
the issue of calibration \citep[window transmission, filter bandwdith,. etc see][]{Radford2009}
usually complicates comparisons between sites where measurements are made with different instruments.
However, although non-polar sites can offer
very good conditions for submillimetre observations (e.g. Chajnantor
\citet{Radford2008}), Antarctica provides not only better
transmission, but also extremely good stability that is invaluable for time-series studies at submillimetre wavelengths.
In addition to the measurement of the atmospheric opacity, a
knowledge of the polar constraints is an equally necessary
prerequisite for operating in the harsh Antarctic plateau environment. The thermal
gradient in the boundary layer and the problem of ice formation have been extensively
monitored. Techniques for preventing or removing ice have also been
implemented on site. Solutions for preventing and removing icing and
frost proved to be useful on probes and on the surface of a | 6,076 |
Owen McNulty – External Liaison Unit.
Apologies were recorded and noted above.
The minutes of the meeting of 12 th March 2008 were agreed.
3. Feedback from the day's Lunchtime workshop.
The Trustees were content that the meeting was productive and that the interaction between MLAs and the business sector was positive.
4. Feedback from Education Programmes.
The Trustees were agreed that stronger communication was needed both internally and externally to publicise the Trust and the education programmes.
Actions: To meet with Katherine McDonald and Barry Turley to discuss a communication strategy for the NIABT.
A list of current and new members was given to Trustees and approved.
Actions: More high level businesses to be contacted about<|fim_middle|> meet with Trustees to discuss the Trust further.
Actions: Meeting with Mr. O'Loan, Mr. Neeson and David Gordon. FOI response to be tabled at next meeting.
The date of the next meeting of the Board of Trustees is 9 July 2008 in Parliament Buildings. | NIABT.
Trustees agreed that Peter Gregg and Kate McCullough will attend the IABP conference in Edinburgh (5-6 June) as NIABT representatives.
Actions: Conference attendees to produce a report for next meeting.
It was brought to the board's attention that an FOI about the Trust and its finances was to be answered openly and honestly. It was also agreed that a meeting with David Gordon of the Belfast Telegraph would | 89 |
How To Remain In The Driver's Seat of Your Career
Even before the coronavirus crisis, there were clear signs of workers around the world feeling anxious about navigating the future of work and staying relevant in a changing economy. A pre-COVID-19 global poll indicated 61% of respondents<|fim_middle|> of adaptability and self-awareness. Ask yourself the following questions to get started:
1. Have I undertaken varied projects and assignments over the last few years?
2. Do I have a network of relationships that both challenge and support my growth?
3. Have I been consciously seeking learning opportunities?
4. Have I been engaging in personal reflection?
While reflecting on these questions may not immediately future-proof you against technology changes, it may help you think through what you consider to be important. When circumstances rapidly change, you have your compass to guide you, ensuring that even your most spontaneous career decisions are rooted in your values and aligned with your goals. | believed their current jobs would be impacted by technological changes and globalization.
Many organizations are looking to understand what emerging job opportunities look like. A recent World Economic Forum report forecasts that every emerging job will require basic tech skills. And some of the fastest-growing job clusters related to cloud, engineering, and data will require more disruptive tech skills such as AI and robotics.
But it's not all about hard tech skills. Equally as important are human-centric and soft skills. Research on leadership in rapidly changing times reveals the need for a much broader and richer set of core portable skills and attitudes that go beyond tech skills alone.
With many initiatives at both governmental and business levels to help future-proof workers from technological change, it's tempting to think you can ride out the storm by following pre-programmed processes. But forecasting is not accurate science. The reality is that career decisions will happen more spontaneously, and through happenstance, amidst uncertainty and rapid change.
What this means for career management is that individuals need to be in a state of constant readiness, and flexible and spontaneous in their career decisions.
Adopting a state of mind, where you drive your own career based on personal values, and where success is based on how satisfied you feel with life and work, not necessarily how much money or power or fame you obtain allows you to define career success on your own terms and often results in out-of-the-box thinking on terms of opportunities.
Research reveals two specific competencies required to adopt this state of mind - adaptability, and self-awareness.
Take my career as an example - I was happy and terrified when I decided to leave finance and the corporate world, where I'd been working for over 20 years. I decided to leave the world of finance and launch a new career in 2008 in Career Coaching – which allows me to make an impact in the lives of individuals, instead of just the bottom line. And it allows me to spend more time with family. My current job as an entrepreneurial Career Coach is incredibly rewarding, due to pure happiness and finding a sense of purpose.
How self-aware and adaptable are you?
In a rapidly changing digital world, having a secure personal base from which you can pursue your career is key. Ongoing reflection helps to better understand your own personal matrix | 459 |
Alaska Ducks
Alaska Ducks (Anatidae family of birds)
Ducks are everywhere in Alaska
Duck is the common name for a number of species in the Anatidae family of birds. The ducks are divided between several subfamilies listed in full in the Anatidae article. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than their relatives the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water. Most ducks have a wide flat beak adapted for dredging. They exploit a variety of food sources such as grasses, aquatic plants, fish, insects, small amphibians, worms, and small molluscs. Diving ducks and sea ducks forage deep underwater; Dabbling ducks feed on the surface of water or on land. Dabbling ducks have in their beaks special plates called lamellae similar to a whale's baleen. These tiny rows of plates along the inside of the beak let them filter water out of the side of their beaks and keep food inside. To be able to submerge more easily, the diving ducks are heavier than dabbling ducks, and therefore have more difficulty taking off to fly. A few specialized species such as the Smew, Goosander, and the mergansers are adapted to catch large fish.
The males (drakes) of northern species often have extravagant plumage, but that is moulted in summer to give a more female-like appearance, the "eclipse" plumage. Southern resident species typically show less sexual dimorphism. Many species of ducks are temporarily flightless while moulting; they seek out protected habitat with good food supplies during this period. This moult typically precedes migration.
Some duck species, mainly those breeding in the temperate and Arctic Northern Hemisphere, are migratory, but others, particularly in the tropics, are not. Some ducks, particularly in Australia where rainfall is patchy and erratic, are nomadic, seeking out the temporary lakes and pools that form after localized heavy rain.
Find out more Alaska duck information from the Alaska Fish and Game website.
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
The Pintail or Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe and Asia and across most of Canada, Alaska and the mid-western<|fim_middle|> northeast Europe, North America and Asia. The lined nest is built on tundra close to the sea, and 4-6 eggs are laid.
It winters somewhat further south in winter to eastern Canada and Norway, where it can form large flocks on suitable coastal waters, and it is annual off the northeastern USA, Scotland and Kamchatka. This species dives for crustaceans and molluscs, with mussels being a favoured food.
This species is smaller than Common Eider. The male is unmistakable with its black body, white breast and multicoloured head. The drake's call is a deep cooing.
The female is a brown bird, but can still be readily distinguished from all ducks except other eider species on size and structure. The head is shorter than in Common Eider, and the feathering extension onto the bill is rounded, not triangular in shape.
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
The Common Eider, Somateria mollissima, is a large (50-71cm body length) sea-duck, which is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. It breeds in Arctic and some northern temperate regions, but winters somewhat farther south in temperate zones, when it can form large flocks on coastal waters.
The eider's nest is built close to the sea and is lined with the celebrated eiderdown, plucked from the female's breast. This soft and warm lining has long been harvested for filling pillows and quilts, but in more recent years has been largely replaced by down from domestic farm-geese and synthetic alternatives. Although true Eiderdown pillows or quilts are now a rarity, eiderdown harvesting continues and is sustainable, as it can be done after the ducklings leave the nest with no harm to the birds.
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
The Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), or just Scaup in Europe, is a small diving duck. It breeds on the ground by lakes and bogs on the tundra and at the northern limits of the boreal forest across Arctic and subarctic regions of northern North America, Europe and Asia.
Nearctic Greater Scaup are separable from Palaearctic birds by stronger vermiculation on the mantle and scapulars, and are considered a separate subspecies, A. m. nearctica. Greater Scaup migrate southwards to winter in flocks to coastal waters. The Greater Scaup mainly eat mollusks and aquatic plants, obtained by diving and swimmming underwater. There is a report of it eating leopard frogs in a fresh water environment. | United States.
The breeding male is unmistakable. It has a pale grey body, white breast and lateral neck stripe, and dark brown head. The vent region is buff and black, and it has the long pointed tail that gives the species its English and scientific names. The females are light brown with a whiter throat, and their pointed tail is shorter, but they are easily identified by their shape, long neck, and long all grey bill. In non-breeding (eclipse) plumage, the drake Pintail looks more like the female. The species is fairly large for a duck, but is light for its size; males range from 65 to 75 cm in length, while females are smaller at 50 to 55 cm.
Spring Birds of Alaska from Dennis Zaki on Vimeo.
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
The Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) is a small diving duck. Adults are 38-45 cm long, with a blue bill and yellow eyes. Adult males have a dark head with a purple sheen, a black breast, a light grey back, a black tail and white underparts. Adult females have a white band at the base of the bill and a brown head and body. They are smaller than the Greater Scaup.
Their breeding habitat is marsh ponds in Alaska and western Canada. They nest in a sheltered location on the ground near water.
There can be difficulties for inexperienced birdwatchers in distinguishing the Greater and Lesser Scaup. The differently colored sheen on the head is unreliable because light conditions vary, and these birds are often far from the shoreline.
The Lesser Scaup is best identified on its much smaller size, different head shape with a peaked hind crown, and a white wing bar that is visible only on the secondaries (it extends onto the primaries in Greater). The drake also shows vermiculations on the back. In North America, a large scaup flock will often have both species present.
Lesser Scaup migrate in flocks and winter in lakes, rivers and sheltered coastal waters along the west coast of North America, the southern United States and northern South America. They are more likely to be found on freshwater than Greater Scaup. These birds move south late in the fall and return in early spring.
Canvasback Duck (Aythya valisineria)
The canvasback is a diving duck that is found only in North America. It is 13-19 inches in length with a wingspan of 34 inches. The male has a grayish-white body, a black chest and tail, a copper colored head and neck and red eyes. The female has a speckled gray body with a brown head and neck and brown eyes. The canvasback has a long sloping forehead and a long pointed black bill.
Canvasbacks feed mainly by diving, sometimes dabbling, mostly eating aquatic plants with some molluscs, aquatic insects and small fish. Wild celery, Valisneria americana, is a favourite food and is the origin of this bird's species name. The canvasback sometimes lays eggs in other canvasback nests.
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
The American Wigeon (also American Widgeon or Baldpate), Anas americana, is a common and widespread duck which breeds in northwestern North America. It is the New World counterpart of the Eurasian Wigeon.
This duck is migratory and winters farther south than its breeding range, in Texas, Louisiana, and other areas of the Gulf Coast. It is a rare but regular vagrant to western Europe. It is highly gregarious outside of the breeding season and will form large flocks.
The breeding male has pinkish flanks and breast back, with a black rear end and a brilliant white speculum, obvious in flight or at rest. It has a greyish head with a green eye patch and a whitish crown stripe. It is 18-23 inches long.
The females are light brown, with plumage much like a female Mallard. They can be distinguished from most ducks, apart from Eurasian Wigeon by shape. However, that species has a darker head and all grey underwing.
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
The King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) is a large sea duck, which breeds along northern hemisphere arctic coasts of | 916 |
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Three Days of Backpacking on the Ä'äy Chù West Trail and Observation Mountain
The Kaskawulsh Glacier can be viewed from the top of Observation Mountain or by plane.
At the end of July, we completed a three-day backpacking trip in Kluane National Park in the northern Yukon. Although we had been traveling for nearly four months, we had yet do an overnight backpacking trip, even though it's one of our favorite things to do. Ian and I went on a backpacking trip for our third date! When your home can be parked at any trailhead, it's easy to forego backpacking trips in favor of day hikes. However, in the Yukon, where the beautiful sites are less accessible, and there are few developed trails and even fewer roads, we decided it was time to dig the backpacks and our tent out from under the bed for a longer excursion.
Our route took us up the western side of the Ä'äy Chù (Slim's River) Valley on day one. On day two, we summited Observation Mountain to get a panoramic view of the Kaskawulsh Glacier and the river valley. On day three, we hiked back out.
While it was a relatively short trip in terms of days, it was a strenuous trek across 45 miles of terrain. The hike involved multiple difficult stream crossings and included highly varied terrain. The path to the summit of Observation is considered a route, rather than a maintained trail, so it does involve some navigation and route finding. It was certainly the steepest hike either of us has ever done.
Kluane National Park is very remote as well. The Yukon only has around 35,000 people, about 75 percent of whom live in the capital Whitehorse. If anything goes wrong out there, you know it would be a while until you could be rescued and even longer until you could reach medical services. Parks Canada emphasizes that you must be self-sufficient during your trip.
Still it is one of the more popular backpacking routes in the Yukon. It's also one of the most accessible, in an area where much of the land can only be reached by bush plane. There's lots of great information online to help with planning, from Parks Canada and other people who have done the hike.
Our beautiful camping spot right by Kluane Lake.
A two-foot summer sausage--essential for every wilderness trip.
The night before our hike, we found a great place to park for free at the top of a ridge overlooking Kluane Lake. Kluane Lake has been called the most beautiful lake in the world with reason. It is ringed with beautiful mountains, and the perfectly clear water stretches for miles and miles. It was a lovely place to pack up our backpacks and eat dinner.
The next morning we had to wait until 9am before we could leave because we had to register with Parks Canada. It was a much more comprehensive wilderness permit process than the self-registration we are accustomed to in the US, asking us questions about our experience, if we had a sattelite phone, and emergency contact information. They made sure we had a bear canister. We already had an Ursack, a thick Kevlar sack which prevents bears from getting your food. If we had not had our own bear-proof food storage, the park would have rented us a hard-sided canister to use for our trip.
The registration also included a deregistration, something we've never done in the US. If we didn't check out after our trip, they would be out looking for us in 24-48 hours. Kluane might be remote, but Parks Canada takes wilderness travel in the park very seriously. The rangers were very helpful and friendly. The permit cost us $10/night per person, around $32 USD in total. We usually try do as much travel as we can for free, but we considered this a fair price considering the check out process and how helpful the rangers were.
We were on the trail around 9:45 am. The first 2.8km of the trail follows an old two track that was used for gold mining until about the 1940s. In the early 1900s there was a gold rush on Bullion Creek, and the trail is lined with the rusty detritus of the mining era. Kluane is an arid region of the Yukon, and this portion of the trail is hot and dusty.
The remains of the Bullion Creek Gold Rush near the trail.
The trail was surprisingly dusty and much drier than we expected.
At 2.8 km, after the trail departs from the mining road, we had to undertake our first stream crossing—Sheep Creek. It was a very easy crossing. Ian didn't even get his feet wet, instead jumping from rock to rock.
Ian's dry feet didn't last for long though. Soon after, we came out of the trees into a wide boggy wet area of sedge grass. There's a board walk that pointlessly goes about 10 feet into the bog and then we just had to walk through the standing water.
Ian's feet did not stay dry for long. There are random boardwalks throughout the trail, but they don't keep you from walking through standing water.
Hiking on the Slim's River West Trail
The second stream crossing is at Bullion Creek around 5.8 km. Bullion Creek is faster and deeper. We had been warned that the crossing might be difficult by the rangers, but again we had an easy time crossing.
Past the creek, are the sand dunes. The sand dunes are strange and beautiful, with the colorful, highly mineralized mountains towering behind. After the dunes the trail goes through an area of dry salt flats, where the mud is covered with a crust of white minerals.
The sand dunes made us feel like we were walking on the beach.
Kaylee hikes toward the mountains of the Kluane Ranges at the end of the valley.
We ate lunch in the salt flat area, where we saw four people walking out on the mudflats down by the river. We learned soon that there are two possible routes for the 6km after the 8km mark. When it's drier, you can walk down by the mud flats on easier ground, or when the water is high, you can walk on the rougher terrain above the valley floor in the trees.
Soon after lunch, we descended down to the mudflats. It was easy walking on the mud. It's flat and a cool breeze consistently blows through the valley off the glacier at its southern end. Being next to the river we were also able to get full views of the on either side of us mountains.
It was about 80 degrees in the afternoon, and we were grateful to be in the breeze and by the water. At one point, Ian decided to take a bath in a small pool of water that had been left behind when one of the braids of the river changed course. The sun had warmed it, and it was perfectly clear. Of course once we got in, we stirred up the sediment and it wasn't so clear any more.
Ian enjoys a little bath time.
Walking out on mudflats was easy and cool in the breeze.
One of the many small streams that you have to cross. Some of these were dry on the first day and flowing on the third day.
From 11km to 17km, you cross several alluvial fans. They were created by water running down from the mountains, although they were mostly dry when we were there. The surface through these areas is mostly boulders and fist-sized rocks so it's kind of hard to walk on. There isn't exactly a trail, so you just follow cairns across these areas. On the other hand, they have very little brush, which makes them safer in terms of bears.
Everywhere we walked we saw the enormous tracks of grizzly bears, and in some places the smaller tracks of cubs as well. Kluane has the largest stable population of grizzly bears in Canada, and the Ä'äy Chù Valley in particular is known for its bear sightings. It's no wonder why the bear population is so stable. Together with Wrangell St. Elias National Park, which borders Kluane in Alaska, this is the largest protected area in the world. Besides bear tracks, we also saw moose and wolf tracks, along with sheep tracks in the higher areas.
Wolf tracks in Kluane, distinguished from large dog tracks by the way the wolf walked directly and efficiently through the valley.
Kluane National Park has the largest stable population of grizzly bears in Canada.
Kluane has North America's largest subspecies of moose!
After the 17km, we crossed through another marshy area. At the 18.5 km marker, the trail climbs steeply into the trees on the sand dune hills to avoid an area of the mud flats that apparently has quick sand. According to local legend, Slim's River was named after a horse that died after getting stuck in quicksand. We weren't going to mess around with that so we stuck to the trail.
The dust of the trail is so fine that in some places the trail is worn to a two-foot deep trough. Since we were wet from sloshing through the marsh and sweaty from the heat, the dust stuck to every surface. It certainly made for a long end to a 14-mile day. On this stretch of the hike, you do get some really beautiful views of the river below you.
Ian cooks some pasta sides for a lovely dinner.
The log bench area where everyone seems to put their bear cans with our Ursack in the lower right corner.
Can't beat this view!
Soon we were at the primitive campsite at the 22.5km mark. The campground has an outhouse and some log benches where most people were storing their bear canisters. The stream near the campground was running very clear while we were there, but we were told that it can get very silty at times. There were a bunch of other people at the campsite, but it was really the only place for us to camp that night since we needed to be close to Observation Mountain in preparation for the next day.
Some people set up their tent in the trees close to the outhouse, while others set up on a hill above the stream. We chose the hill, so that we could get a cooling breeze through our tent. We were at such a northern latitude, that the sun didn't drop behind the mountain until after 10pm, and it was a sort of perpetual dusk all night.
While we were cooking dinner, we talked with a German couple on vacation, who had just taken a flight-seeing tour over the glacier the day before. They told us that if we had enough money we should take a flight. Instead we were just hiking 45 miles and climbing a game trail up a mountain to get a view of the glacier.
On day two, we summited Observation Mountain. There is no maintained trail up the mountain, so the day would involve some route finding. The suggested route is pretty straightforward though: cross Canada creek, hike up the canyon next to Canada Creek and then Columbia Creek, finally follow a narrow and steep game trail up a narrow ridge, and then into the alpine until you reach the summit. You would have to be very careless to get yourself lost on the summit attempt.
We started our hike around 7:00 am, after cooking a quick breakfast. The first order of business for the day was crossing Canada Creek. Just beyond the campground, Canada Creek braids over a wide alluvial fan. The further you go downstream toward the river to the east, the wider it braids and the easier it is to cross.
Walking out of the Canada Creek alluvial fan.
These photos do a good job of showing the texture of the many fans that have to be crossed on this route.
To save time when we crossed in the morning, we crossed fairly high on the creek closer to where it comes out of the canyon, cutting directly toward Observation Mountain. The water is generally higher in the afternoons, because the sun melts the snow pack at higher alpine locations upstream. We thought that taking a slightly shorter route in the morning would be a safe bet.
The first few small crossing went fine, but then we came to a much larger channel. The stream was wide, but fast and rolling in the place we chose to cross.
Neither of us have hiking poles (although I would highly recommend them for this trip), but I had picked up a gnarled Gandalf staff prior to one of the earlier crossings. Ian had Chaco sandals for the crossings, and I had brought a second pair of running shoes. We were definitely glad we had brought a pair of crossing shoes, and I think Ian would have liked to have a more substantial shoe for the crossings if he had had something better in the van.
Ian crossed first, because I was pretty nervous. The water was deeper than expected and Ian stumbled and at one point it looked like he almost got pushed over by the water. So then I was super scared to go across.
Ian came a few steps into the deepest portion of the channel to give me a hand. I used my staff to work my way to Ian without too much trouble. However, once I got to Ian the water was well above my knees. The water was moving so swiftly that my feet were being pushed downstream. I'm fairly certain that if Ian hadn't been there to help me stay upright, I would have been taking a swim.
Rough Canada Creek Crossing
After that crossing there weren't any other channels to cross, so we put our dry shoes on for the hike up the canyon. We worked our way across the dry channels in Canada Creek's alluvial fan. Since there is no trail we just worked our way up and down the banks of dry channels across the somewhat difficult surface to the bottom of the mountain. At that point we turned to our right to the northwest, and up the furthest channel of Canada Creek, until we reached Columbia Creek.
Once we reached Columbia Creek, we continued about a kilometer up stream looking to our left for the steep game trail that we would follow up Observation Mountain. There are several cairns on the way up Columbia Creek to follow. We found the game trail by a large cairn and a distinctly shaped orange rock. It would have been difficult to continue walking much further upstream, because there were rocky cliffs that came down to the water just beyond the trail.
Parks Canada describes the trail up the mountain as a game trail. The trail is more prominent than your average game trail, but it is incredibly steep. We both agreed that it was the steepest trail we had ever hiked on. You gain over 4,000 feet of elevation gain over about a less than three-mile distance. There are small switchbacks that are at most about four feet long, so you are essentially hiking straight up the mountain. The trail is for the most part on loose dust, gravel, and rocks, so it's easy for your feet to slip out from under you.
It's more obvious than a game trail, but they weren't kidding about it being steep.
My wizard staff came in really useful for the water crossings and on the climb.
After a while we emerged above the willows and alder brush, to a narrow ridge. The trail drops off steeply on either side, and if you were to fall on this section, you'd be sliding down a long way.
After the narrow ridge, there is an even steeper section of trail. Finally, after we thought our legs were going to give out, we reached a wider, gentler, grassy, mossy area. The route description describes this as a wide alpine saddle, but we didn't feel that we ever reached a distinct saddle. You start to get glimpses of the Kaskawulsh glacier to your right from the "saddle."
At this point there are two options, you can head due south to the edge of the plateau or up to the summit. Either will give you a view of the Kaskawulsh Glacier, the summit just gives you a higher vantage point and you can see the headwaters of Slim's River and the Kaskawulsh River. After completing the trail, it seems like reaching the summit is probably just as easy as reaching the plateau, because the most difficult part is over. We were headed to the summit.
Walking once above the saddle is a lot less steep, but there is no game trail to follow.
This photo shows the plateau that you can walk to instead for views of the glacier. Once you reach the saddle, you will get encouraging glimpses of the glacier to your right.
In the mossy area, the trail peters out, but it's really obvious where we had to go—up, up, up, until the summit. There is a wash with light colored rocks that we followed up. Once we were in this area, it was a lot easier going, mostly because we were walking on alpine tundra and large rocks, rather than loose dust and gravel.
There is one steep false summit with exposed rock. After ascending the false summit, you can see another small peak and the true summit peaking out behind.
Before we knew it we were on the summit. Suddenly we could see the entire Kaskawulsh Glacier with its two curving arms on either side of Mt. Kaskawulsh and meeting just behind the mountain, then winding its way through the valley. At the toe of the glacier, the ice is breaking off into an milky blue gray lake. Beyond the lake, you can see the headwaters of the massive Kaskawulsh River and the smaller Slim's River snaking through the Aay Chu Valley.
Ian sits and takes in the view of the mighty Kaskawulsh Glacier and the St. Elias Range beyond.
Climate change has completely redrawn the landscape around Observation Mountain. Over the course of four days in 2016, the once immense Slim's River essentially disappeared. For hundreds of years, the melt water from the glacier was split roughly between the Kaskawulsh River and Slim's River. Almost overnight, due to the rapid recession of the glacier, the course of the river was diverted nearly entirely into the Kaskawulsh. The melt water now flows into the Gulf of Alaska, thousands of miles from its original destination in the Bering Sea.
This is the first documented case of "river piracy," in which the flow of one river is diverted into another. Slim's River, once nearly 500 feet across has been reduced to a mere trickle snaking through the mudflats and dust of the former riverbed. In a geological instant, the landscape was rapidly altered by human-caused climate change.
Climate scientists warn that anthropologenic climate change could cause other glacially fed rivers to change course, with negative consequences for the communities downstream dependent on the rivers as sources of water. While the Yukon is very sparsely populated, other regions dependent on glacially fed rivers and their ecosystems are much more populous.
The glacier is the main course of this backpacking route, and the valley hike is just an appetizer.
The effect of climate change is apparent when overlooking the toe of the glacier. The now massive Kaskawulsh River is in the background.
Although the mudflats and dust we had walked through the day before were a result of the once massive river, now shrunken, it wasn't until we were at top that we could truly see the result<|fim_middle|> to gauge the depth of the water.
Finally we reached the campsite, about 15 miles of hiking, around 6pm. We cooked dinner there, which tasted so good! We decided to pack up our gear and head another 4.3 miles to another recommended camping area so that we wouldn't have to walk so far the next day and so that we could camp without a bunch of people around us.
By 7:15pm we were back on the trail, headed north. Parks Canada recommends three different alluvial fans for camping, while others are not recommended due to higher bear and water hazard risks. We aimed for the closest of the recommended alluvial fans at the 14.3 km marker. It took us about two hours to get there, and we arrived fairly footsore around 9:30pm. It was nice to know that the most difficult part of the next day's hike was already done though.
The campsite we chose was absolutely beautiful, on a flat part of the fan without any brush around it. It was great to actually feel like we were camping in the wilderness, without a bunch of strangers around us as well. It was very windy and cool, and we watched the pink light on the mountains fade as we set up our tent and tied our Ursack to a log far from the tent.
Slim's River was much larger and muddier on our way out.
Ian gets his sleeping bag out while the moon rises over the mountains behind.
The next morning, we woke up and struggled to take the tent down without it blowing away. It was pretty chilly in the wind, but we could see the rays of sun running over the mountain. We were grateful for the chill, knowing it would soon be very hot.
The predawn mountains with rays of sun streaming over the peaks.
The first part of the hike on the mudflats was lovely, just as it had been two days earlier. It was really cool to see how much the water had risen due to the hot weather. We crossed a bunch of tiny streams that had been dry on the way in.
After about 9km, we reached Bullion Creek again. It was flowing so much higher than the first time we went through. It was clear we wouldn't be crossing where the trail meets the creek. We weren't that concerned though because the park ranger had suggested that we just head up to a kilometer down stream to where the creek braids.
We did that and the stream did braid somewhat, but the channels were still really high and turgid. We headed even further down. The problem was that the braids did not spread widely like Canada Creek, and they kept converging back together so they remained deep and swift.
After walking about a mile downstream, we unbuckled our packs and crossed at a place where a logjam upstream was slowing the water so it was fairly flat. Once we had crossed that channel, we were standing on a tiny gravel bar that wasn't even above the surface of the water, with an even deeper channel to cross on the other side. We caught our breath and crossed, with Ian standing upstream from me to block some of the current, which seemed to help a lot.
After crossing a few more small channels, we walked the mile upstream back to the trail. Then were back on the old mining two track. It was easy, but hot and dusty walking. There was the boggy area before Sheep Creek to walk through, so we just left our creek crossing shoes on for the rest of the hike. Sheep Creek was again easy to cross, though it was higher.
This portion of the trail is very desert-like.
Ian by the much higher river on the way out.
The last 2.7 km felt like the slowest, most boring part of the hike, because we were so hot. We did see some very fresh bear scat full of buffalo berries. It also looked like the bear had eaten so many berries that it had puked twice while walking, so we were a little on edge about encountering a bear with a stomachache.
Getting back to the van and into the AC felt so good. We went to the visitor center and deregistered, where we just had to answer a few questions about the high water and if we saw bears. We concluded our day with some beers and poutine at one of the few venues in nearby Haines Junction.
As a whole, it was an excellent backpacking trip, with many challenges but highly rewarding scenery. Driving through the Yukon was very beautiful, but there wasn't much "to do." The towns are very small and there are few developed hiking trails. Accessing most of the land requires a bush pilot, a boat, or extensive wilderness navigation skills and planning. In Kluane, we were able to see a beautiful glacier without spending much money and mostly walking on trails. By Yukon standards, it was an easy trip!
We'd definitely recommend the trip to anyone looking to explore a Canadian national park without hiring a guide or encountering the crowds in places like Banff or Jasper.
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Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. | of the glacier's recession. Although most people understand that climate change is occurring, it's rare that you can see it right in front of you. The glacier, the valley, and the mountains were beautiful, but it's also sad to think how much the landscape has changed in the last few years.
We were sharing our vantage point at the top of the mountain with a herd of white Dall Sheep with their lams. They look much like Bighorn Sheep except that they are white. The herd had left behind a great deal of wool behind in tufts on the rocks. It was so soft! In the valley, Ian had found one of the ram's massive curling horns and that thing was heavy! Probably 20 pounds!
It's the circle of life... unlike ungulates like deer and elk, sheep don't shed their horns, so this hefty horn must have been from a sheep that died.
Ian sounds the horn of triumph after crossing the high water on Canada Creek. He actually put his mouth on it!
Dall sheep on the other side of the summit of Observation Mountain.
We tried to walk to the end of summit to see if we could see the campsite, but it was blocked from view by a series of benches on that side of the mountain. Nor can you see the summit of the mountain from the campsite.
After enjoying the view for a while, we headed back knowing we had a long way to go and that since it was a hot day, the creek would be rising all afternoon. We sped through the less steep area at the top until we reached the crazy steep grades. The narrow ridge was even scarier on the way down. Far scarier. I think Ian congratulated me when we got across.
A bit scary descending Observation Mountain
The final mile of the descent was the most difficult, because the gravel is so loose. Fortunately the one time that I fell on my butt, I only slid a few feet because I was able to grab onto some nearby buffalo berry bushes.
We finally made it to the bottom of the mountain. The air in the canyon was stifling and we knew the Canada Creek crossing was likely to be much higher because of snowmelt. When we reached the place where Columbia Creek joined Canada Creek, the water was so much louder and faster than it had been in the morning.
We walked far downstream, until it looked safe to cross, rather than trying to take a more direct route to the campsite. At one point we could literally see the water rising. New, extremely muddy channels were forming right before our eyes, with trickles of water running through them for the first time that day. I've never seen water rising so visibly.
80 degree weather causes Canada Creek to rise rapidly
At this point we were far down the braids, and we started crossing, feeling like it was race against the rising waters. Fortunately none of the channels we had to cross were much deeper than mid-calf, so they weren't too challenging. The water was so much siltier though, so it made it difficult | 626 |
I'm sure the very first song I sang was a duet with my twin sister Penelope in utero! Then when we were ten our older brother John gave us each a 3/4 size guitar, taught us a few chords and we were away! I wrote my first song when I was 16, and songwriting has been a continuing source of joy to me.
The very first song Chris and I sang together was a wedding song! He had come over to visit me in Borneo and was happy to do some harmonies with me in a song I'd been asked to sing at a friend's wedding. Perhaps that was a sign of the romance that was to come?!
After our marriage in 1987, we began singing together at the odd event. Then in 1990 I read a beautiful verse that unlocked my heart – "My heart overflows with a good theme. I will address my verses to the King. My tongue is as the pen of a ready writer." Psalm 45v1
That day I wrote Bitter and Sweet and over the next weeks and months and years songs poured out of me after years of silence. Chris and I had spent some time in Asia, and many of the songs I wrote during this time were inspired by these experiences.
With the birthing of all these songs came increasing opportunity to perform and share at all sorts of events and at many churches.
Penny and I released Evening Canvas in 1990, and then Chris and I recorded Tend to the Fire in 1992 and Wounded Healer in 1993. Penny joined with Chris and I to record The Road in 1998.
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They live in Whangarei, New Zealand, with their six children. Chris is involved in agricultural research and Rosie is a homemaker and home schools the children. Rosie spent some of her childhood in Papua New Guinea, where her parents taught at a mission school. This time had a profound effect on her life, and after completing her nursing training, she spent time involved in mission work on the island of Borneo.
Chris and Rosie also travelled through Asia after their marriage, and many of their songs are inspired by these experiences. Both have been committed Christians for many years.
They long to see peoples' spiritual, emotional and physical needs met through their ministry and song.
Their music has been described as heart moving and heart healing. They have a real ability to motivate people towards intimacy with God and towards service, with a strong marriage/family and missions emphases. Their presentations are warm and intimate. Rosie plays acoustic guitar in various styles ranging from folk to ballad to blues. They share the vocals, with both duets and solos, and are also joined by their children.
Over the last 20 years they have performed extensively throughout New Zealand and overseas at concerts, mission weekends, conferences and church services. They have written hundreds of songs and released five CDs.
During the last few years they have enjoyed doing children/family concerts in churches. Chris and Rosie's children sing with them in concert also, and do puppet shows, much to the delight of audiences.
Over the years they have had the joy of working with World Vision, doing many concerts each year promoting Child Sponsorship. Many of their songs reflect their heart of compassion for the poor.
An evening with this refreshing couple is an enjoyable, yet heart moving and motivating experience, appealing to all ages, and should not be missed. | The three main things we love to sing about are: faith, family and missions. We long to see peoples' spiritual, emotional and physical needs met through our ministry and songs.
When Josiah and Kate and Ellie were little we were travelling and performing almost every weekend. They used to love to lie on mattresses on the floor backstage and listen to Mummy and Daddy singing. They soon began singing with us. Kate had her debut in a large church in Auckland. She sat waiting in the front row until I gave her a signal to come up on stage. She stood on a chair and sang Jesus Loves the Little Children. It was beautiful. She went back to her seat admidst loud applause and promptly burst into tears. Later when I asked her why she cried she said, "Oh Mummy! I wanted to sing two songs!" No surprise then that she is in her last year of a music degree majoring in voice and piano.
Now when we sing as a family we have any number of guitarists and singers, bongo drummers and a huge repetoire of original songs. (Josiah and Eliza both love to write their own songs.)
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Michael Symon Back to Keynote Mid-America Restaurant Expo
COLUMBUS, OH (May 3, 2018) Back by popular demand, Celebrity chef, restaurateur, James Beard award winner and television star Michael Symon returns as keynote speaker for the 2019 Mid-America Restaurant Expo.
The Expo is the premier Midwest regional restaurant and foodservice industry tradeshow that focuses on innovation, technology and trends, and is scheduled for January 13-14 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Symon's keynote speech at the Expo will take place on Sunday, Jan. 13.
Michael Symon is a Cleveland native who owns and operates several restaurants in America's heartland including Lola, Mabel's BBQ, Roast, Bar Symon and B Spot. He also shares his exuberant and approachable cooking style with viewers as an Iron Chef on the Food Network and as a co-host on ABC's The Chew. He has also published four cookbooks.
While Michael shines on television, he is a genuine hometown guy. When he's not working, he can be found riding his motorcycle through Cleveland, cooking at home, playing golf, thinking about his next tattoo, gardening in the backyard and spending time with his wife, Liz, and their Old English bulldog, Ozzy.
A high-resolution photo is available by emailing hmoheimani@ohiorestaurant.org
More about the Mid-America Restaurant Expo
In its third year, the Mid-America Restaurant Expo, operated by the Ohio Restaurant Association, attracts more than 4,000 experts, exhibitors and operators from throughout the Midwest to discuss the latest trends and topics driving the restaurant industry. Its exhibit hall showcases the newest equipment and tools created specifically for restaurants, in addition to the most innovative food and beverage products available. Centered on collaborative education, the Expo features more than 50 educational seminars. For more information, midamericarestaurantexpo.com.
"Not only are we thrilled to have Michael Symon back as our keynote speaker, but we have more innovative and dynamic features to showcase in 2019," said ORA President & CEO John Barker. "Our Expo is ground-breaking and a game-changer for attendees and exhibitors alike."
The Expo will feature multimedia demonstrations on four stages, exciting head-to-head culinary<|fim_middle|> operators, regional chains, and is perfect for start-ups and veteran operators alike.
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The Ohio Restaurant Association (ORA), founded in 1920, is the leading business trade association promoting, protecting and partnering with Ohio's $21 billion restaurant and foodservice industry. The ORA represents the third-largest private sector employer in the state, including 22,000 locations and more than 574,000 employees, and helps members build customer loyalty, rewarding careers and financial success with a range of services and thought leadership. For more information, visit ohiorestaurant.org. | competitions and thought leadership provided by industry innovators, as well as two brand-new areas: Farmers Crossing and the Emerging Tech Pavilion. The show is geared toward independent | 32 |
Throughout this fall, I worked in Dr. Spencer Lake's Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Laboratory to finish developing a protocol and design setup to enable us to study the effects of elastin on the mechanical properties of tendon. These mechanical properties can be determined using an enzyme called elastase, which degrades elastin to<|fim_middle|>A Finalized Protocol for Testing Bovine Tendon to Study the Mechanical Effects of Elastin" (2018). Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Independent Study. 75. | the point where it is non-functional. Once the elastin is degraded, the mechanical properties of the tendon without elastin will be tested using an Instron. More specifically, I worked to develop a repeatable and well-defined protocol for testing, surveyed the literature on elastase incubation times, and developed smaller-scale tests to find the ideal amount of an enzyme, elastase, that will be used in later experiments. Finally, I updated current guides to inform the rest of my laboratory of the protocols, and also developed a Matlab script for analyzing a region of interest in a tendon cross section. Through these various tasks, I was able to learn more about the mechanical properties of tendon from the preliminary experiments, which will inform research about elastase treated tendons in the Spring, 2019 semester.
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In 1889 he entered government work, first with the Civil Service Commission and then with the Census Bureau. Charles Horton Cooley was born in 1864 to a Michigan Supreme Court Judge. Cooley used the term to explain the process of socialization. Charles Horton Cooley's primary interest was the consequences of work in modern societies. The concept of the primary group was introduced by Charles Cooley, a sociologist from the Chicago School of sociology, in his book Social Organization: A Study of the Larger Mind (1909). These two men were Charles Cooley and George Herbert Mead. C.H. Charles Cooley : biography August 17, 1864 – May 8, 1929 Charles Horton Cooley (August 17, 1864 – May 8, 1929) was an American sociologist and the son of Thomas M. Cooley. The self is not a presupposition of consciousness but arises in communication and is dependent on others who are as immediate as the self. Charles Horton Cooley (born Aug. 17, 1864, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. died May 8, 1929, Ann Arbor) was an American sociologist and the son of Thomas M. Cooley.He studied and went on to teach economics and sociology at the University of Michigan, and he was a founding member and the eighth president of the American Sociological Association. After graduating from the University of Michigan (1887), Charles studied mechanical engineering and then economics. Charles Horton Cooley: ... but instead complement each other and thus enhance the individual's contributions to society. Cooley, Charles Horton (1969b) 'The Development of Sociology at Michigan', pp. Charles Horton Cooley was a sociologist who wanted to better understand why human beings behave the way they do. Charles Horton Cooley was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Aug. 17, 1864, the son of a well-known jurist, Thomas M. Cooley. FALSE Sociologist Robert Merton made an important contribution to the discipline of sociology by arguing that the working class needed to overthrow the existing class system. Charles Horton Cooley. (Orig. Career . Charles Horton Cooley (August 17, 1864 – May 7, 1929) was an American sociologist and the son of Thomas M. Cooley.He studied and went on to teach economics and sociology at the University of Michigan, and he was a founding member and the eighth president of the American Sociological Association.He is perhaps best known for his concept of the looking glass self, which is the concept … 1928.) Parsons, Talcott. Charles Horton Cooley was an American sociologist who employed a sociopsychological approach to the understanding of society. Charles Horton Cooley introduced the looking-glass self (1902) to describe how a person's self of self grows out of interactions with others, and he proposed a threefold process for this development: 1) we see how others react to us, 2) we interpret that reaction (typically as positive or negative) and 3) we develop a sense of self based on those interpretations. Professor Young joins only two other UM faculty to have received this prestigious award; previously recognized faculty from UM were Ronald Freedman (2002) and Reynolds Farley (2005). Robert Cooley Angell . 3 – 16 in Sociological Theory and Social Research: Selected Papers of Charles Horton Cooley, ed. 2019. He received a BA (1887) and a PhD (1894) in economics from the University of Michigan, before deciding to turn his career to social psychology.He taught at the University of Michigan starting from 1892. Thomas, Charles Horton Cooley, and Herbert Blumer, among others. Young, Jr. with the 2012 Charles Horton Cooley Award for Scholarly Contributions to the Field of Sociology. Cooley created the concept of "The Looking-Glass Self," simply described as the way of which people view themselves through the eyes of their peers. 02 Oct. 2011. . Charles Horton Cooley (August 17, 1864 – May 7, 1929) was an American sociologist and the son of Thomas M. Cooley.He studied and went on to teach economics and sociology at the University of Michigan, and he was a founding member and the eighth president of the American Sociological Association.He is perhaps best known for his concept of the looking glass self, which is the concept … "WHAT SOCIOLOGY HAS TO OFFER. Misheva, Vessela. ABSTRACT. Recent publications include Jane Addams and the Spirit of Social Entrepreneurship (co-edited) (2018), "Jane Addams and the Birth of Micro Sociology as a Science and a Social Enterprise" (2018), "Guilt: What's So Good about Feeling Bad about Yourself" (2018), and "Lost in Vicissitudes of Greatness and Decline: Charles Horton Cooley's Unique Contribution to Sociology" (2018). In order for children to grow and thrive, caregivers must satisfy their physical needs, including food, clothing, and shelter. Charles Horton Cooley (noun) Charles Horton Cooley (August 17, 1864-May 8, 1929) was an American sociologist and the son of Thomas M. Cooley. " Office of Information Technologies. Cooley noted a disturbing trend:As the United States was becoming more urban and industrialized, people seemed to become ever more individualistic and competitive, displaying less concern for the traditional family and local neighborhood. Charles Horton Cooley: A Sociologist's View of Self. George believed that people respond to certain things based on what it means to them, and these meanings come from social interactions within a society and are modified by interpretation. New York: Kelley. Cooley and Mead Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929) Chair of sociology at the University of Michigan PhD in economics Cooley is considered to have been a functionalist: Viewed society as an organism separate from the individuals that make it up. Web. Web. 37-73 in Updating Charles H. Cooley. Cooley's Contribution to American Social Thought. The Michigan Sociological Association has recognized Professor Alford A. He studied and went on to teach economics and sociology at the University of Michigan, and he was a founding member and the eighth president of the American Sociological Association. In the work of Charles H. Cooley, sympathy is (1) a central subject matter of sociology and social psychology (as the faculty humans use to acquire knowledge of other humans), (2) a descriptive and explanatory method similar to "interpretive understanding," and (3) an evaluative method used for social critique and arguments for social reforms (as the basis for making moral judgments). He is an author of several works on sociology and a contributor to different periodicals, including the American Journal of Sociology, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Psychological Review and others. Socialization is the process whereby we learn to become competent members of a group.Primary socialization is the learning we experience from the people who raise us. "Lost in Vicissitudes of Greatness and Decline: Charles Horton Cooley's Unique Contribution to Sociology." Pp. Yet, despite all of Cooley's repute, the centennial occasion of his birthday 1A revision of a paper read at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, April, 1966. William Isaac Thomas (August 13, 1863 – December 5, 1947) was an American sociologist, understood today as a key figure behind the theory of symbolic interactionism.. With the help of Polish sociologist Florian Znaniecki, His major contribution to sociology was exploring the character of the primary group. This paper is part of a larger study of Charles Horton Cooley's sociology. One of Cooley's most important contributions to sociology was his idea that by studying everyday social interactions between people, one could begin to Cooley in Philip Rieff's Theory of Culture (Jonathan B. Imber) 4. Charles Horton Cooley and the Symbolic Interactionism Theory Should we associate the abandonment of 'self' with ... " Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 1968a. by Kristi S. Lyons. Another part is contained in the Introduction to the new edition of Cooley's Social Process (Carbondale, Ill.: Southern While at the University of Michigan, according to E. W. Burgess, in "Contributions of Robert E. Park to Sociology" in Sociology and Social Research on page 256 of Volume 29 (March-April, 1945), Park was in a circle that included John Dewey, George H. Mead, and Franklin Ford, each of whom was seeking to understand human nature and society as a basis for building a better world. This theory was developed in the early 20th century from the work of George Herbert Mead and Charles Horton Cooley. Google Scholar A revision of a paper read at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, April, 1966. Read on "Sociology Group Blog" to learn about social sciences subjects like Anthropology, Economics, History, Law, Politics, Psychology and Sociology Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929) was an American sociologist.. Charles Horton Cooley: Charles Horton Cooley (August 17, 1864-May 8, 1929) was an American sociologist and the son of Thomas M. Cooley. 1. Charles Horton Cooley (August 17, 1864 – May 7, 1929) was an American sociologist and the son of Thomas M. Cooley.He studied and went on to teach economics and sociology at the University of Michigan, and he was a founding member and the eighth president of the American Sociological Association.He is perhaps best known for his concept of the looking glass self, which is the concept … Cooley argued that the impact of the primary group is so great that individuals cling to primary ideals in more complex associations and even create new primary groupings within formal organizations. They grew to be well-educated under their ambitious father who was full of high expectations for his children. Cooley and the Sociological Canon: An Enigmatic Case (Natalia Ruiz-Junco and Baptiste Brossard) 2. Contemporary Perspectives on a Sociological Classic, edited by Natalia Ruiz-Junco and Baptiste Brossard. 02 Oct. 2011. . He studied and went on to teach economics and sociology at the University of Michigan, and he was a founding member and the eighth president of the American Sociological Association. Another part is contained in the Introduction to the new edition of Cooley's At the University of Michigan, Mead met sociologist Charles Horton Cooley, philosopher John Dewey, and psychologist Alfred Lloyd, all of whom influenced the development of his thought and written work.Dewey accepted an appointment as the chair of philosophy at the University of Chicago in 1894 and arranged for Mead to be appointed assistant professor in the department of … London: Routledge. He studied and went on to teach economics and sociology at the University of Michigan, and he was a founding member and the […] Cooley would have agreed, however, that his realistic studies of behavior through the observation of children, his special exposition of the social processes, and his foundations of social psychology were all part and parcel of his contributions which, still in 1950, are required readings of several sub-areas of general sociology as well as in general sociology. The living social reality was for Cooley the society of which he was a part, which he approached by objective introspection. Google Scholar. Lost in Vicissitudes of Greatness and Decline: Charles Horton Cooley's Unique Contribution to Sociology (Vessela Misheva) 3. An intellectual biography of a preeminent American sociologist One of the founders of sociology in the United States, Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929) is perhaps best known for his concepts of the looking-glass self and the primary group. pub. Within the study of sociology, there are two well known men who had great contributions to what we now know about socialization. ... Freud's basic view that an individual's personality and behavior develop largely from within differs from sociology's emphasis on the social environment. Charles Horton Cooley, in his work, Human nature and the Order, introduced the concept of "the looking glass self" in 1902. Cooley and his five siblings were raised comfortably in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Cooley's Looking Glass Self Cooley argued that the self is a product of our social interactions with other people that involves three steps: 1) The imagination of our appearance to other people and associated feelings; 2) Imagining that others are evaluating our behavior; 3) We develop feelings and react to the imaginary evaluations of ourselves as objects. This paper is part of a larger study of Charles Horton Cooley's sociology. Labeling theory, in criminology, a theory stemming from a sociological perspective known as 'symbolic interactionism,' a school of thought based on the ideas of George Herbert Mead, John Dewey, W.I. It can be explained as the reflection of what we think we appear in front of others or how we are viewed and conceived by others. Cite this Charles Horton Cooley and the Symbolic Interactionism Theory. Society is an affair of a consciousness that is necessarily social. 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GWU aims to turn things around against visiting ETSU
Alan Ford
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BOILING SPRINGS -- After a disappointing 46-0 loss at Coastal Carolina, the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs will be at home for their final two contests of the 2015 season.
This Saturday GWU (3-6) plays host to a 1-8 East Tennessee State squad at 1:30 p.m. in Spangler Stadium.
"Coastal was as advertised," 'Dogs head coach Carroll McCray said at his weekly media luncheon. "They were ranked No. 1 for more than nine weeks for a reason.
"We were very disappointed we didn't do the little things that you have to when you compete against someone like Coastal. We've got good kids, and we're trying to stay positive. We have to correct our mistakes. We've got to try<|fim_middle|> an FCS team. If we don't do what we're supposed to, they can beat us."
The two teams have some defensive similarities.
"They run a 3-4 (defense) like us, and their linebackers are at the core of that. They blitz a lot, and schematically, will have one or two different blitzes for us. They're very aggressive for a young defense."
GWU expects some of its walking wounded from the Coastal Carolina game back on the field this week. Defensive back Ivan Toomer was lost for the season, however.
"We were getting pretty thin at a couple of places, also at running back, we only had two left there in the second half," McCray said. | to continue to grow the young players we have."
McCray hopes his players see each game as a learning experience.
"You know, one time in the third quarter, I looked out there, and we had seven freshmen on the field at one time going up against a lot of fifth-year seniors," he said. "But I was encouraged, they kept fighting. We hope we're headed in the right direction for the future."
The immediate task is to take on a Buccaneers' team that started its program back this season after a 12-year absence from the sport. Former UNC head coach Carl Torbush leads ETSU and has some familiar faces on his staff in offensive coordinator Mike O'Cain, a former N.C. State head coach, plus Antonio Goss, a former UNC standout who spent seven years in the NFL.
"They've greatly improved these last three weeks," McCray said of ETSU, "and Robert Morris had to block a punt late or they could have won last week. They've got a veteran (coaching) staff and their young kids are playing better. We have a lot of respect for them."
McCray said Torbush is building the program step-by-step.
"They've got quality kids," McCray said. "They're not doing it with transfers. They have a lot of true freshmen and redshirt freshmen with their first two recruiting classes."
On the field, GWU will have to execute to get a win.
"They're like us in that they like to run the football and then throw play-action," McCray said of the Bucs. "They can hit you with some big plays.
"We know they're looking at this as the last chance this year to get a win against | 350 |
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<|fim_middle|> become familiarized with the rest of the survivors, including a very subdued performance by Vincent Cassel as Captain Lucien and a standout supporting performance by Jessica Henwick (Game of Thrones) as Emily Haversham.
Ultimately, it is probably best to go into Underwater knowing as little specifics about the plot, or the true nature of the creatures, and just go along for the ride. Overall, despite being shelved for three years and coming out at a time of year considered a dumping ground, I will still say that Underwater still ends up being a relatively entertaining film. If only they could've erased T.J. Miller from the cast since his presence definitely ends up being the worst element of this film.
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7 Miles below the Ocean Surface something has awakened.
20201 h 35 min
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Director William Eubank
Runtime 1 h 35 min
Release Date 8 January 2020
Movie Media Cinema
Movie Status —
Movie Rating Good
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Mamoudou Athie, T. J. Miller, John Gallagher Jr., Jessica Henwick, Gunner Wright, Fiona Rene, Amanda Troop
The crew of a drilling operation 7 miles under the ocean struggle to survive following a crippling earthquake in Underwater. Norah Price (Kristen Stewart) is a mechanical engineer in the Kepler 822 Station located at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. A sudden earthquake causes immense damage to the station, which is doomed to implode at any time. Norah and the fellow survivors Captain Lucien (Vincent Cassel), Emily Haversham (Jessica Henwick), Liam Smith (John Gallagher Jr.), Rodrigo Nagenda (Mamoudou Athie), and Paul Abel (T.J. Miller) try to make a perilous trek across the ocean floor in order to reach the final remaining escape pods. However, they soon discover that the drilling operation has awoken something.
Underwater is a deep-sea science fiction thriller from director William Eubank (Love, The Signal). Originally filmed back in 2017, Underwater can be best described as "Gravity under the ocean," combined with a creature horror film. Indeed it isn't long until the crew discover that some sort of new breed of sea creature was awakened by the earthquake, which makes their journey for survival all the more perilous.
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It can be easy to go into a film that has been sitting on the shelf for three years and released in January dumping ground and have lessened expectations. However, with the exception of the awkward inclusion of now shunned actor T.J. Miller in the main comic relief role as Paul Abel, Underwater ends up being a somewhat solid creature-feature.
Kristin Stewart is in full "Ripley mode," sporting a bleach-blonde crewcut as the main protagonist Norah Price, who only gets a few quiet moments at the start of the film before disaster suddenly strikes in this underwater research facility. We quickly | 502 |
The dining scene in Discovery Bay is dominated by a few players. The latest addition, MOOFISH is yet another Castelo Venue with the mission of satiating the residents of this Hong Kong Resort`s enclave.
In the north plaza facing the triangular wedding chapel, the restaurant opened on January 18th. It was slightly misleading as the signs had promised a mid-December debut. Regardless, on the Wednesday of the second week it was open, I visited the place and it was to my surprise almost full.
As a result, for myself as a solo diner, the noise in the dining room was slightly off-putting, lacking any buffering acoustics. The layout is slightly off hand. I was originally seated wedged against a window and a potted plant before my server took pity on me and moved me to a table for four.
Now, to the food. There is an array of salads, starters, flatb<|fim_middle|> the sun here but it is definitely worth a second visit.
In constant pursuit of the best food around! | reads, pastas, burgers, seafood and plenty of delicious meats. My quinoa and lentil salad with halloumi, mixed greens, asparagus and mint was generously portioned and extremely satisfying. I had my eye on the grilled halloumi as well as the beetroot and green pea salad but I was told they were not available. In the end there was nothing new under | 78 |
USA - Country music star Dylan Scott recently organised a charity concert for kids in his home town of Sterlington, Louisiana, and used an all Elation lighting rig along with ADJ video panels to light the event. Extreme Lighting & Sound (ELS) of Nashville, Tennessee, supplied the lighting and video gear for the inaugural event.
Bayou Stock, held 17 November at the Sterlington Sports Complex, featured performances by Mark Chestnut, Morgan Evans, Lainey Wilson and others, not to mention Dylan Scott himself, and raised $30,000 to buy presents for underprivileged kids this Christmas.
ELS was brought in to turnkey the lighting portion of the show, including design<|fim_middle|>With 4,000 people in attendance and $30,000 raised for underprivileged kids for Christmas, Dylan Scott has all the more reason to call Bayou Stock's first year a big success. | and supply of all lighting, which consisted of 17 Platinum HFX hybrid moving heads, eight Colour Chorus 48 LED battens, eight Fuze Wash Z120 LED wash lights, six compact Rayzor 360Z beam moving effects, 15 Cuepix WW2 Blinders, six Protron 3K LED strobes, and eight SixPar 200 LED Par lights.
Product support for ELS is provided by Elation manufacturer rep firm Freed Sales, who Grundberg values as much for the relationship as the product knowledge. "Freed Sales has always been so great to us. We are a smaller company with close to only five years in business and they treat us with the same respect and support as they do the big houses," he says.
Grundberg also gives a shout out to his Dad and business partner Glenn Grundberg for his help in fabricating the video set as well as Dylan Scott's production manager/ FOH, Chris 'Booba' Young, who helped design the video wall and created all the video content.
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Visit the town of Benahavís, 8 km from Marbella.
Swim in turquoise waters through beautiful narrows.
Sail into the deep sea of Mallorca<|fim_middle|> Stand Up Paddling experience.
Discover Seville's landmarks from a different perspective.
Enjoy a cruise down Guadalquivir on a surfboard. | .
Take home some of your own captured fishes.
12 minutes of flight over the sea.
Up to 4 people per parachute.
Take-off and landing cover on the ship.
Descend the Ravine in Arroyo Majales.
Enjoy the view of Sierra de las Nieves.
Do other activities such as jumps, rappels and natural slides.
Sail on the beaches of the Mediterranean.
Snorkel and film your experience with our Go Pro.
Pass by the impressive cliffs of Garraf.
Free snack to recover energy at the end of the activity.
You can take photos and videos of your activity for free.
Guides certified and approved at national and international level.
Sail near the beaches of Malaga.
Choose between 2, 4 or 8 hours of catamaran tour.
Admire dolphins in the open sea.
Combine a sightseeing tour with an exciting | 179 |
All of the pieces in this blog post I've owned for a long time, either a year or some even longer! So I thought for this post it would be fun to talk about some of the ways I take my older pieces and make them feel new or how I put an outfit together with those things! It's no secret I love thrifted items and love to dress whimsical, so creating outfits with older pieces is always the most fun for me! I personally think it's when I get the most creative because I'm not thinking about the way I maybe saw it styled on the model when I bought it, I'm thinking of it in a whole new way.
This skirt is L'ecole des Femmes and it's something I'll keep for a long long time! One of my favorite ways to wear plaid skirts in the fall is with a cropped sweater (just like this one!) and thigh high boots.. and since I don't have dark green thigh high boots I decided to create a similar look with socks! Just a fun way to achieve something similar, but totally different! I got these socks from AE a year or two ago and love the color green they are so much! I paired the whole look with an older Asos coat and my Gucci bag I got a year or two ago that was my first designer bag ever! I'll always love it so much.
Love the fact that everything you are wearing is something youve had for a while. Being able to bring To bring them all together and make a unique outfit is so inspiring.
I love finding new ways to use outfits that I've had in my closet for a while. I absolutely love that skirt, and I think you did a great job styling it.
I love this look but moSt importantly your page! Your style is effortlEss and relatable i love it. Awesome job Doll! Xo.
I never thought i could wear a skirt with Big cozy sweater until i saw the way you stYled it! I love It! So cute!!
Thank you for this post! I always feel like i have to buy a new outfit to feel good about it but this post inspires me to grab sOme of my older Pieces and start getting creative.
I love love love following you, Noelle! You're such an inspiration to my little Instagram fashion blog 🙂 Love the tall socks with the plaid skirt, all the colors are perfect!
I Love the boots and socks. Such a cuTe outfit.
Thanks for linking ways to purchase similar pieces! As a source of inspiration, i really aDmire how you bleNd new and old pieces to create a fresh look! I want to pull everything out of my closet and rewOrk my olD pieces with the new Coat That ill be ordering from your link. Thanks for the fun read!
You have the cutest outfits and home decore!
I love when bloggers restyle old clothes! Love all your posts you, Your apartment and Pup are the cutest!
Ahh! I never thought of pairing a crop sweater witH skirts! So cute!
I really love tHE socks You sUggested in the link with the reindeeeer! Amazing!
loooooooove the details on the sweater. fabulous, per usual!
I love that feeling when you find old pieces in your closet that you are able to magically make feel new again. AlwayS such a wonderful job styling!!
love love love the details on the sweater. fabulous per usual.
Love the Knee-high socks. Too cUte.!!
Its pretty much sweater weather, yay Dec. 1st!!
aww this is such a cute look, its so nice to see someone promoting thrifting and reusing old favourites. i really love the vintage feel of the skirt!
Love your sweater that zipper detail is super cute! Im so nervous about tUcking in a sweater under my skirt. But after seeing this look you are motivating me to try it.
This is so helpful and interesring, since I can't always afford to get something new! You really inspired me to get creative with what I already have now!
I just went back to school so i'm on a budget and i have also recently been styling a loT of older pieces in to new looks and it' S making me love my WARDROBE all oVer again!
Love this outfit! Especially thats its all older stuff that you already owned. I love seeing new stuff to buy but its nice to rethink what we already have on hand!
Super cute!!! I want to make a skirt like yours!! I love to sew!
Youre always dressed so cutely and I cant even! Youre an inspiration always!
i love the way you tell a story with your unique outfits. It has really inspired me to try different styles. You are bold, with an amazing personAlity. Keep doing what you doing.
okay so you are adorable and your outfits always just make me really happy- theyre just so cute and fun and beautiful and ugh.
and when you post about duke!!! my heart.
thank you for being such a light!!!!
I love using my consigned/vintage pieces with my work look and i use your blog to help me keep it femine. I love thaT velvet is back!!!
Hello! If just recently found you're Instagram and now your blog! Its so beautiful and fun! I'm looking forward to scrolling through the gorgeous pictures! Also the SHOE giveaway about took my breath away! I think I need them in my life! Do I sign up by just leaving a comment here?
Absolutely love this skirt! The while outfit is so seasonal, its amazing!
I love the skirt and cropped water combo. Definitely something I'll have to try.
I love everything about this! You inspre me to wear more red ❤️ Such a power color!
Ahh you are such an inspo! Curvy girls unite!!
I love that you found creative beautiful ways to use what you already had! Its easy to feel like We always need to buy new clothes to Make a cute outfit, but its cool to see being creative to make a fashiona and un outfit!
Love your blog. You are such an inspiration. I just started my own blog and you are one of the people who inspired me to do it. I would love to win your boots.
Finding ways to use old peices in my ClOset is so fun,, it bRungs thIngs new life! Being so tall, some thibgs turn into tunics vs dresses so it can be a fun challenge to restyle them as thnics or shirts LOL. I love this look!
The best pieces are the onEs that you can wear for years and years (some of my fave pieces i've had for over 7 years!) That kind of longevity means the clothes are well-made and suit your style and shape – Total dream combo! all of these pieces are so you!
That bag is KiLler! Love how you paired it.
ahh I love your outfit so much!
Red just looks absolutely Stunning on you wow. I am a very big fan of using what you already have for an outfit. Both creative and practical! The socks are probably my favorite idea.
I think this may be one of my favorite outfits f om you! It is sooo clasically fall and you look absolutely lovely. Obsessed!
I love how you wore lower booties with knee high socks for a very stylish look (I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO ADD THAT ONE TO MY BAG OF TRICKS…!!! ). Also, this week I totally wore an outfit JUST like this! Turtle neck with plaid skirt…I just realized that it was probably entirely inspired by you. I thought I noticed my style increasingly improve since I started following you! Happy Holidays!
I adore your style! I love going into my closet and revisting old items and giving them a new FresH, cozy Life!
I'm constantly looking to Bring new life to my existing wardrobe. I would love to see a post about how you manage to store Your items. I hate that I hide my older items in my guest closet.
So cuteeee. Im about<|fim_middle|> and it's Giving me some major outfit inspo!
Love cozy socks in the wintertime! And i love that sweater. It looks so cozy, and the zipper details are perfect!
AHHHH. I LOVE THIS. ThaNk you for showing everyone you can make it work with what you Got. We can be banging no matter what.
Love this, Always a good idea to look at what you have with fresh eyes and maybe get some new inspo from some old pieces. This is something i've been needing to do with my closest. Even old clothes are kept for a reason, oldies but goodies.
I Love The Idea Of Using Socks Instead Of Buying a New Pair Of Boots Just For An Outfit!!! Looking BEAUTIFUL As Always.
What an adOrably festive outfit! That skirt is what plaid dreams are made of! I am devastated its old, cause i habe been searching for a plaid skirt like that!
It's always so fun rediscovering old pieces you may have forgotten, and falling in love all over again!
I always want to loom through my closet and find a way to make something ive had for ages feel new again! Thanks for sharing, im gonna go rummage through my closet!!
The socks and booties are fab together!
I Love this look! i think a trench coat is going on my christmas wish list. Your christmas poSts are everything and i love to be inspired by you!
Love this post! Something i need to work on, mixing pieces.
You are such a beautiful lady! I'm INSPIRED.
I love Getting creative with my clothing! My favorite thing is going to a thrift store and finding a really unique find. One time I bought a pair of shoes with a portait painted on.
love this idea! You arE so creative and have the best style. Perfect outfit as well!
I have so many tuRtlenecks and have Been wondering how to incorporate them into outfits for this fall!! Love this look!
So cuuute ! It reminds me of My time in scotland ! Lovely !
Hope to see more ways of styling the plaid skirt in the future. AlSo, more detail shots! ThE close-up of your Rings is my fave picture of the set. The colors are so gorgeous!
Oh my goodness i am obsessed with your style!!! I love reading your blog posts! When i get the email that youve posted something new i get super excited! I really love the outfit youre wearing in those pictures and i want to find something similar or get some of those pieces!
Im oBsessed with your style and love this outfit so much! Id love to get a similar outfit or even some of the same pieces. Your clothing really inspires me. I love getting the emails Telling me you posted something new on your blog.
HEY GIRLIE, I LOVE HOW YOU ALWAYS FIND CUTE AND NEW IDEAS WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING! ♥️ I TOO LOVE TO MIX AND MATCH WITH OLDER ITEMS AND THE OUTCOME IS USUALLY SUPER ADORABLE. I ADMIRE THAT YOU FIND NEW WAYS TO DRESS CUTE WITH OLD OR NEW. AND OF COURSE IM ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH YOUR BLOG! STAY SWEET AND BEAUTIFUL ALWAYS ☺️ YOU INSPIRE MANY!
Absolute perfection as always! I need to master your top knot one of these days!
Yes! So cutE – i'm obsessed wIth thrifting And find the best steals that way. Plus, it's always so much more unique!
I love that you have your own style. You are beautiful and i wish to have my dream apartment like yours some day 🙂 || your outfit is so pretty bu the way. I love the Sweater is very cozy.
Your style Is so stinking cute snd very inspiring. Love it.
Buying fast fashion and Getting more wear out of the clothes i already own and this is sUch a cute outfit!
I personally love how all the outfit looks like! You look lovely and i like What you said about how trYing to create new looks with the old helps to expand your creativity! ToTally agree with that!
I love following you on instagram and seeing all your Trendy and cute outfits. I swooned watching your engagement proposal in PaRis, ughhh so cute!! You are always providing me with cLothing iNspo.
lovely every time! Love your originality.
This is a great holiday outfit!
Love the zipper detail on the sweater – so cute!
All the cutest and style inspo extreme!
Ahh! That sweater is suPer cute and looks so cozy for christMas. I love it.
I love a good plaid skirt! Such a cozy outfit without it being "winter frumpy" I love it!
This look is lovely!!! I should try to pAIR SKIRTS WITH KNITTS MORE OFTEN ^^. | to head over to the cozy sweater post. Your thumbnails are so effective!!!
I love this plaid Skirt and its structure. I have one but its velcRo lol so thank you for posting options!!!
It really resonalted with me hearing how you style things better when you didn't just emsee them on the model! That also one one the reasons I live thrifting! It allows me to be creative without comparison.
i love that red is your signature color! It brings out your features, like your eyes! Also, thank you once again for the Fashion inspiration!
I love the way you styled these. ♥️ These pictures are amazIng!!!!
SERIOUSLY obsessed with your style! Love getting outfit ideas FROm your blog! Keep posting more thank you! Also love the shoes and im a size 8!
This outfit is the cutest! (As always) i Love creating new looks with pieces already in my wardrobe. You are such an inspiration!
Love this combo. SomEtimes get nervous to wear bug bulky sweaters with skirts but you've inspired me to try again!
This outfit is so cute! And that skirt is so precious on you! I love it! I adore your style.
Noelle, This outfit is adroable! Love that you Integrate older pieces intonyour wardrObe. This has been one of my favorIte things to do since i was a kid. My mom was a fashion desiner so she always inspired me to think outside the box. I Learned early on how to take something Old and work blend it with new items, or upscale the piece and makiNg it truly unIque.
this look + a hot toddy + giGgling with fRiends About harmless gossip = everything.
You have such a timeless Style. I love it so Much. The red and plaid look gorgeous wiTh your Coloring | 387 |
CPAC and the Wars
by Jon Basil Utley Posted on February 22, 2010 February 22, 2010
Antiwar sentiment was a major issue for the first time at this year's giant CPAC meeting in Washington. Thousands of young conservatives attended, some 5,000, and for the first time, Ron Paul was voted the favorite presidential candidate with 31% of the vote. His speech about how governments use wars to take over dictatorial power was constantly interrupted with roaring applause. Top leaders of the conservative movement spoke, but it was Glenn Beck who carried the last day with mad applause, denouncing Republicans nearly as much as Democrats and saying, "It's still morning in America, it just happens to be kind of a head-pounding, hung-over, vomiting for four hours morning." Beck is not a war promoter and I've heard him on FOX TV saying he had pretty much come around to agreeing with libertarians on the wars.
Republican congressional leader John Boehner had spoken earlier promising that next time Republicans<|fim_middle|> Base: Libertarians May Split | would be different and not cave in to big government.
Speakers covered the gamut of the conservative movement including old timers and new comers. Speaking has been almost obligatory for hopeful presidential candidates. Sarah Palin was not there. Romney spoke including praise for Bush and Cheney and came in 2nd in the straw poll with 22%. He was followed by Sarah Palin with 7% and Tim Pawlenty with 6%. Gingrich and Huckabee both came in with 4%.
Most different this time was the strong antiwar contingent of mainly Ron Paul supporters. Even many YAFers (Young Americans for Freedom) seem to have turned to antiwar sentiment, judging from the voting. There were still several pro-war panels including one arguing how Americans needed to limit our freedoms in order to save ourselves from Islamic fanatics and fascism. Another argued for war with Iran. However, there were also important speakers arguing for constitutional limits on the executive, such as Dimitri Simes of the Nixon Center, Pat Nolan of Justice Fellowship, Bruce Fein and others, certainly much more than in Bush times.
As one who has attended these meetings all during the war years the difference was palpable. During Bush times, co-sponsor YAF, the Young Americans for Freedom Foundation brought in thousands of war wanters screaming support for Bush and Cheney. The YAF Foundation which funds many of the students expenses, has been solidly neocon, wanting wars and empire. At the meeting Neocon stalwarts were still speakers, e.g. John Bolton and Herb London of the Hudson Institute.
In the vast exhibit hall, instead of fighter plane manufacturers, as in the past, there was a big display from the American Petroleum Institute, urging off shore drilling and independence from oil imports by using America's own abundant energy.
Speakers are organized and chosen by a committee of founders and principle co-sponsors who contribute to the costs. David Keene, President of the American Conservative Union which controls the event, has always expressed concern for preserving constitutional freedoms (see below) and had speakers such as Bob Barr and Judge Napolitano, even at the height of the war fever, who consistently argued for limits on executive power. Even I was allowed to speak in 2005, albeit for only 3 minutes, and was described by Marcus Epstein as the only anti war voice that year. However, this time there was solid antiwar participation.
Most notable was a panel, "Why Real Conservatives Are Against the War on Terror." The panel was composed of Bruce Fein, former Reagan Justice Department Deputy Secretary, Phil Giraldi, a former CIA station chief in Turkey and a columnist at Antiwar.com, Jacob Hornberger, President of the Future of Freedom Foundation and Karen Kwiatkowski, retired Colonel and noted antiwar writer. It was chaired by the American Conservative literary Editor Kelly Jane Torrance. Over 300 people attended and the speakers were constantly interrupted with applause.
Hornberger described the war on terror as "the greatest terrorist producing engine in history" and argued that "dismantling the welfare state meant also dismantling the warfare state." Bruce Fein detailed the illegalities of our losses of liberty because of the war on Iraq and urged "millions for defense, not a cent for empire and preemptive wars." He said that the thrill of empire has made America less safe and less rich and argued that "due process" is vital for keeping our liberties. Karen Kwiatkowski decried the waste in the military budget and detailed how Washington violates Sun Tzu and von Clausewitz theories of warfare. Giraldi described how the war has made America "hated, feared and less safe" in the world.
Another significant panel with top conservative leaders was about the expanding police-prison state in America. Titled How Many Crimes Have You Committed Today, it included Grover Norquist and David Keene, two of the biggest names in conservative leadership as well at attorney Paul Rosenzweig. It was chaired by Pat Nolan of Justice Fellowship , a part of Chuck Colson's Prison Fellowship organization. The speakers decried how many American were in prison with long sentences, the largest number of any nation in the world.
They explained how the civil code was being interlaced with new criminal penalties, how long sentences allowed prosecutors to intimidate innocent suspects into pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit, the unnecessary use of SWAT teams to attack homes even of those growing orchids who had fallen afoul of some new regulation. They urged a major reform of criminal law. The title of the panel referred to the constant moving of the goal posts as government makes more and more civil crimes into criminal ones. Then in California prison guard unions raise donations for politicians who urge longer and more prison sentences. The speakers urged major reforms of criminal law because prisons are filled with persons who are not a threat to society.
All in all much of the meeting was a welcome reaffirmation of much traditional conservative thought on values, American traditions and the rule of law.
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Jon Basil Utley is associate publisher of The American Conservative. He was a foreign correspondent in South America for the Journal of Commerce and Knight Ridder newspapers and former associate editor of The Times of the Americas. He is a writer and adviser for Antiwar.com and edits a blog, The Military Industrial Congressional Complex.
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Following a week of<|fim_middle|> is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
"The violent episodes of the past week have shocked the conscience of our country," said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. "Through this prayer, each of us has the opportunity to help transcend hatred and violence by personally committing to the concepts of love of neighbor, peace and forgiveness that are central to an authentic embrace of Christianity. It is our hope that, from coast to coast, those who pray this prayer will become true instruments of peace."
Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore also urged people to join this prayer campaign: "During this Year of Mercy, let us pray for an end to violence and senseless killings," he said. "Through our prayers and good works, may we help build a society that is merciful, just and peaceful."
1 Columbus Plaza | violence across the United States, the Knights of Columbus has called for a novena of prayer to heal the wounds and divisions afflicting this country.
Knights, their families and all people of good will are encouraged to join in the novena (nine days of prayer) that will run from July 14-22 by praying St. Francis of Assisi's Prayer for Peace:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
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To meet ever increasing customer expectations in terms of punctuality and to avoid penalties caused by service delays, Trimble D2M helps manage disruption to service with efficient rolling stock allocation workflows.Reports from Trimble D2M help fleet performance teams analyze adherence to timetable to understand where variations have occurred.
An easy-to-use modern interface minimizes training and maximizes the use of Trimble D2M's functionality from integrated task management to configurable operational restriction fields.Mobile operatives like station staff can run Trimble D2M on mobile devices to access up-to-date information wherever they need to be.
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Sam Houston State Vs. Texas-Arlington Baseball Game 3, Final Score: Mavericks Defeat Bearkats 6-3
By Jeremy Mauss@JeremyMauss May 6, 2012, 8:27pm<|fim_middle|> Ryan Farney had an RBI ground out and Colt Atwood posted an RBI single to go up 3-2.
UTA countered by scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings each to wrap up the 6-3 win. In the seventh, UTA scored both runs without even getting a hit as the inning had a hits batsman, error, wild pitch and no ball was hit out of the infield.
Relief pitchers John Beck, Michael Morales and Adam Boydston helped out as well by pitching 2.2 innings of scoreless baseball to help secure the win over Sam Houston State.
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Sam Houston State not only lost to Texas-Arlington 6-3 on Sunday afternoon, but the loss gave UTA the series win which happened to be the first Southland Conference series loss this year for Sam Houston State. The game featured quite a few miscues as Sam Houston State had three errors while UTA had a pair of their own, with those errors led each team to give three unearned each.
Sam Houston State got off to the early lead by going up 1-0 when Kevin Miller walked and later scored on the first of two UTA errors. UTA would respond by scoring a pair of runs, one each in the fourth and sixth innings to go up 2-1.
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"Milkman" by writer Anna Burns scooped the 2018 Man Booker Prize yesterday, with the Northern Irish writer winning the literary award for her third full-length novel.
Set in an unnamed city during the bloody "Troubles" of Northern Ireland, the "Milkman" tells the coming-of-age story of a young girl's affair with an older man.
As winner, the 56-year-old writer, who was born in Belfast, received the award from Prince Charles' wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, as well as 50,000 pounds ($65,900).
"None of us has ever read anything like this before. Anna Burns' utterly distinctive voice challenges conventional thinking and form in surprising and immersive prose," philosopher and novelist Kwame Anthony Appiah, who chaired the prize's panel of judges, said in a statement.
"It is a story of brutality, sexual encroachment and resistance threaded with<|fim_middle|> year's shortlist was made up of writers from the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.-Reuters | mordant humour. Set in a society divided against itself, 'Milkman' explores the insidious forms oppression can take in everyday life."
Established in 1969, the annual literary prize recognises the judges choice of "the best original novel written in English and published in the UK".
This | 64 |
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Ade Edmondson column: Despite working Saturdays, I'm still finding time to keep up with the Grecians
Comedian and Exeter City FC fan Ade Edmondson writes a monthly column for Devon Live on behalf of the football club's partner charity, CITY Community Trust
Adrian Edmondson
I often work on Saturdays, and quite often away from home, which makes it difficult to get to every game. Last month I only got to one. But there are ways and means to keep up with it all.
Barely twenty odd years ago the only link to a match you couldn't attend was AM radio, which wasn't ideal. The reception sounded like scrambled messages between the Russians and the Allied fleet during WWII, and you'd be at the mercy of the presenters, most of whom seem inexplicably fascinated in Scottish Championship football where the gates are often much smaller than at Exeter City. It beggars belief.
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Then came the text service. I survived on these texts for a number of years. They cost 25p each and used to tell you almost nothing except who had scored. Occasionally you'd get 'from 6 yds' added to the scorer's name – no mention of whether he kicked it, volleyed it, shinned it, or whether it bounced off the back of his head when he wasn't looking. In a high scoring match with numerous yellow cards I have done matinees with my phone vibrating enough to give me a cheap thrill!
Pierce Sweeney celebrates his goal from the penalty spot against Accrington (Image: Pinnacle)
Local radio is all well and good if you're somewhere local. But then, if I was local, I'd be at the game! Sometimes you can get it to work over the internet, but then there's bandwidth, and wi-fi connections, and general technological bloody-mindedness to deal with. I have spent hours watching little wheels spin round promising that 'buffering' is happening. I don't know who it is that's getting buffed, but I hope he's enjoying it. He's certainly taking his time over it.
Occasionally the Gods of communication take pity on me and everything lines up: I listen to the radio coverage while watching the live text feed from the ECFC website (with its handy live table); get text messages from my mate Mike at the game; alerts from the BBC; AND keep an eye on the @OfficialECFC twitter feed. If you don't follow them already you're missing a treat. It's often almost as good as being there. You get a real sense of the ebb and flow of the game and even how the crowd feel, and after the match you get links to highlights packages, and Tis talking about the game – if you're away from home and want to feel connected, this is the business.
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My thoughts on the game I got to, which was against Accrington Stanley:
Everyone I met, at some point in the afternoon, said 'Ackhhrington Stanley, hoo are dey?' A reference to the milk ad from the 80s. It was a good ad. Did you remember it was for milk? I admit I just looked it up. It's the first thing I say if I'm ever called upon to deliver a scouse accent.
It's funny how players develop, isn't it? Someone who sits not a million miles away from me never had a good word to say about McAlinden last season, but this year he can't get enough off him. 'Come on Liam!'
Late on one of their players started wasting time. But they were two nil down? Oh, how we laughed.
Their manager, John Coleman, and his assistant, in their matching anoraks with the hoods that sat halfway up their matching bald heads – they looked like the headlamps on an Austin Healey Sprite.
Come on you Mighty Grecians!
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CITY Community Trust delivers a range of activities to people of all ages across the greater Exeter area, focussed on health, education, wellbeing and physical activity. Ade donates his fee for writing the column to CITY Community Trust.
News from the CITY Community Trust
It's been a really busy month. We've had hundreds of people running through the town centre dressed as Father Christmas for our brilliant annual Santa Run, we're continuing to deliver our varied programme of activities, supporting people with both mental and physical health. And we heard this week that we're part of a successful Sport England bid, which was led by Exeter City Council, to deliver even more activity across the Greater Exeter area. Only 12 pilot areas were selected in England to receive a share of a 100 million pot – and we're one of them.
For information about how you can work with us, choose us as your charity of the year, hold a fundraising event or find out more about the services we deliver in your community, visit our website at www.exetercitycommunitytrust.co.uk or email jamie.vittles@ecfc.co.uk.
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This is part of an ongoing educational series on essential oils.<|fim_middle|> Ravintsara essential oil is truly amazing and as my heading suggests it can help support you during times of grief and sadness. Often times clients ask me about sharing oils with loved ones or friends who have hit a rough patch in life, possibly they just lost a loved one. Ravintsara can be that helping hand. The loss of relationship, pet, person or friendship can be devastating. It hurts our minds and the void can feel impossible to fill. Grief and saddness are part of the cycle of life and learning to express the emotion and then let is go, will serve you for life.
The emotional center of the brain- the limbic system- can only be altered with SMELL! This is why we have scent memory!
All this is why we can use different oils to help us process and release different emotions!
A fresh, clean scent similar to eucalyptus. It has an woodsy and peppery notes as well.
Can this Oil be used for Pets? Yes. Can be used on dogs, I would not use it on cats, although I have diffused around my cat with no issues.
Note about Animal Use: Some essential oils can be very toxic to cats particularly if they are not therapeutic grade. Please consult your vet if you are not sure about applying any essential oil to your pet.
Dilution: adults mix 1:1 carrier oil. Dilute further for kids and pets. Please only use pure oils on the skin of people and animals. You will only get results with real essential oils.
My favorite blends that contains Ravintsara are SniffleEase and Raven. SniffleEase is a respiratory and immune supporting blend that is pre-diluted for kids. Raven is similar but not diluted.
As you can see ravintsara is similar to eucalyptus in that it is known for respiratory support. It is a bit gentler and they is why it can be found in a kids blend.
An interesting point to note– ravintsara is known to support the lungs and in Chinese Medicine, grief is known as the emotion of the lungs. Very interesting how all of this connects!
Here are the feelings that ravintsara can help with. If the below sounds like you I suggest trying this oil! As we have already learned, we can affect our emotions through smell, so inhaling straight from the bottle or diffusing oils is an effective way to utilize essential oils for emotions. You can also apply this oil diluted to your temples.
Inhaling ravintsara can give you a boost of positive thought and feelings of hope.
Uplift your mood and bring energy- perfect for when sadness is preventing you from accomplishing work.
Releases grief, and nervous tension.
Stops a negative mind spiral- perfect for people feeling stressed at bedtime!
Eucalyptus and oils in the wood, mint and citrus families.
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Today you are going to learn about a very special essential oil. | 84 |
2016 may have been a year we<|fim_middle|> in humanity, but you also gave me happiness, more love than I ever thought possible and hope. | said farewell to far too many great actors, musicians, and leaders; a year we experienced one of the ugliest presidential elections and a year of conflict and violence…but it was still a year that brought me more happiness than any other.
This year named me a mother.
A gift that makes me forever thankful and aware of what I have while reminding me to always strive to improve. Not only for myself but for my daughter.
I am forever a hero in someone's eyes and that is a HUGE responsibility. But, one that I am grateful every day I get to have.
Besides the feedings, diaper changes, and sleepless nights, I have been given a chance to teach, nurture and mold someone into an asset to this damaged world.
2016 provided me with the honor of raising a kind, hard-working, intelligent human being with the potential to help restore the good.
And as I watch her personality develop more each day, my job seems easier and easier.
A smart, loving and happy baby already, I am eager to watch her grow into the beautiful person I know she's destined to be.
So, 2016…you may have not made everyone happy and you may have caused many to question the good | 249 |
LAWRENCE, KS. The Most Livable State Award seems to have taken up permanent residence in Minnesota. For the fourth year in a row, Minnesota tops the nation as 2000<|fim_middle|>stats.com or by calling 785-841-3534. | 's Most Livable State. This tenth annual award was announced today Morgan Quitno Press, a Lawrence, Kansas-based publishing and research company. Also making a repeat appearance — but at the opposite end of the scale — is Mississippi, which ranks #50 for the second consecutive year.
"Minnesota has a huge advantage over other states," said Scott Morgan, President of Morgan Quitno Press. "The state has a very well educated, healthy and involved population. It has one of the nation's highest school graduation rates, a very low percentage of persons not covered by health insurance and high voter participation. This record of excellence across-the-board gives Minnesota an edge that is simply hard to beat."
For the last ten years, Morgan Quitno Press has issued its Livable State Award. Based on 43 factors selected from updated editions of its annual reference book, State Rankings, the Most Livable State Award recognizes a state for its high quality of life. The 2000 edition of State Rankings, which compares states in more than 550 categories, was published this week.
"We issue the award every year because it tells an interesting story about life and government in the 50 United States," said Morgan. Our award is not a measurement of which state is most fun or the best place for everyone to live. It is based on statistical indicators that reflect the kind of lifestyle that most Americans agree is positive — affordable housing, safe streets, good employment opportunities, a strong education system and a healthy state economy."
Rounding out the top five spots with Minnesota are (in descending order) Iowa, Colorado, Utah and New Hampshire. At the opposite end of the scale with Mississippi are West Virginia in 49th, Louisiana in 48th, New Mexico in 47th and Tennessee in 46th place. North Dakota experienced the greatest improvement over last year's rankings, jumping up 14 spots. Wyoming had the biggest drop, falling 10 places from #10 in 1999 to #20 in this year's rankings.
The Most Livable State Award is one of four designations announced annually by Morgan Quitno Press in conjunction with the publication of its annual reference books. These other annual announcements designate the nation's Safest City and Metro Area, the Healthiest State and the Most Dangerous/Safest State. A listing of the Most Livable State Award's previous years' rankings, 43 factors, rankings of all 50 states for each factor and an explanation of the methodology are available from Morgan Quitno Press via the Internet at www.state | 528 |
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Meet Your 2016 Design Awards Jury Captains for Social Impact, Speculative Concepts and Commercial Equipment
Get to know Emily Pilloton, Jim Kraimer and Stephanie & Bruce Tharp!
By Core77 Design Awards - March 15, 2016
Here we are, closing in on the end of the Call for Entries for the 2016 Core77 Design Awards. Seems like only yesterday we were introducing you to the first four of our Jury Captains in Part 1 of this interview series. Now we're down to introducing the leaders of our last three categories (here are Parts 2 and 3 if you missed them) and the Final Deadline to enter is only three weeks away!
Read on to learn more about the Jury Captains for Design for Social Impact, Speculative Concepts and Commercial Equipment categories. They're eager to see your work, so don't delay too long to get your submissions in. In fact, we recommend entering on March 18th to avoid late fees!
Emily Pilloton - 2016 Design for Social Impact Jury Captain
Founder, Project H Design
Emily Pilloton is the founder of the nonprofit Project H Design. Since 2008, she has run Project H and worked with young people ages 9-18 to bring the power of design and building to schools and communities. Emily is trained as an architect with degrees from UC Berkeley and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, but found that she is physically incapable of working in an office or for a boss and much prefers the creative chaos of a public school classroom filled with tools and welding equipment. Project H Design was born out of the hope that authentic, on-the-ground, face-to-face work with young people could transform what it means to be a design professional, what it means to learn in the 21st century, and what it means to get dirty and physically build solutions for your community.
Your work has been about shifting the consciousness of sustainability away from its focus on products and toward the social realm. You've also never been a fan of the term "green design." What term do you think could offer a better description/lens for the movement as it moves into the future and why?
More and more I am realizing that the work I believe in is not solely about "sustainability" or "human-centered design" or even "social impact," but about social justice. You can do 100 projects that have some social benefit, but if you have focused that benefit on one privileged group, haven't you missed the point? The idea of justice and giving back power is what drives my own work. This starts with my own story and coming to practice design through my own lenses of power (or the ways in which I have felt disempowered throughout my life in various ways). Design for social justice is similar to environmental justice: giving grassroots AND policy-driven power back to those who have suffered most, and using creativity and brick-and-mortar built solutions as our sword. This is not a hand-out, but a reallocation of creative tools throughout all strata of society. This also means rethinking who the designers of the future are and actively recruiting a broader swath of voices into our industry.
Designing for social impact is an immersive experience in which the designer has to put on many hats: that of an active citizen, an educator, a social worker, a politician, etc. What has been one of the most important lessons you've learned out on the field?
Pick your battles, fight for what you believe in, and don't be an a#*$ole. I have done design/build projects with young people where, in the same day, I have had to be a general contractor, a social worker, a diplomat, a welder, a friend, a parent, a fundraiser and a feminist. The most important thing I learned from having to manage all those roles at once is to stay grounded in who I am, to not compromise on the few deal-breaker things that are non-negotiable, and to be compassionate about the rest. As a creative person in any number of social justice or social impact projects, you're bound to find yourself as the outsider, the rabble-rouser, or the crazy dreamer at one point or another. The best you can do is be strong but humble, and try to learn as much as you can from those who have different opinions or lived experiences.
Pick your battles, fight for what you believe in, and don't be an a#*$ole.
Do you have a go-to<|fim_middle|>. This should be foundational. While speculative designs can be rejected on the basis of ignorance or close-mindedness, it should be the viewer's deficiencies that are at fault and not the designer's. Dismissal should occur because of difference of values rather than sloppy thinking.
One of our primary criticisms of much discursive work is how it is positioned to make an impact. The most successful speculative designs affect thought. If a designer really cares about the topic and wants to spur reflection and influencing thinking, are they merely posting their design work on their website and moving on to the next design?
Are they fully aware of and can articulate their intentions with their work, as this is seemingly the foundation from which all their other decisions extend? Have they crafted an effective message which will ultimately be embedded within, or emanate from their designed artifacts? Have they thought through the many possible articulations for the artifact and chosen the best one that supports their messaging? (I may love shoe design, but does that mean that it is the best vehicle for my message?) Do they have a targeted audience, as different audiences respond differently to different mediums and messages? Have they thought through the contexts in which their work will meet its audience and leveraged environmental attributes? Have they thought through ways to increase interaction and perhaps dialogue with their audience? Do they know the type of effect they wish to have on their audience and have they positioned their artifact and messaging accordingly? (It is a lot easier to just make someone aware of an issue than persuade them.)
Part of the challenge so far has been with the work of the designers—better work is easier to take seriously. But the other challenge of our audiences understanding the role and value of speculative work will take more time. More work, more exposure, more theorization, more criticism, and more competitions like this one will help pave the way.
Refine your projects and enter them in the 2016 Core77 Design Awards today!
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Recognizing excellence in all areas of design enterprise, the Core77 Design Awards celebrates the richness of the design profession and its practitioners. | prompt for encouraging out-of-the-box thinking from your students?
These are not specific to design or outside-the-box thinking, but I have two go-to prompts for pretty much everything. First, "What would your 10-year-old self do?" (Remaining in touch with the raw creativity and empathy of your youth helps keep us open minded and playful, even when the work feels serious), and second "What would your grandmother do?" (There is a ruthless pragmatism and groundedness that comes from our elders. I think remembering that we are part of a longer history helps humble us to produce more authentic work).
Jim Kraimer - 2016 Commercial Equipment Jury Captain
Director of Design (Europe), Crown Equipment Corporation
Jim Kraimer is Director of Industrial Design – Europe for Crown Equipment Corporation, which is a leading manufacturer of lift trucks and related products and services. Jim likes to dig deep into research and leverage new technologies that reimagine a new user experience. The latest example is Crown's QuickPick Remote®—the world's first glove-controlled order picker vehicle—which is ushering in a new era of game-changing automation. Crown has won over 50 major international design awards and was recognized by Fast Company Magazine as Thirty Companies that Get Design. Prior to Crown, Jim developed futuristic products for Electrolux's visionary Concept Design Team, and also worked at design consultancies in the USA and Germany.
Crown Equipment is recognized for products that are ergonomic, sleek and user-friendly—words more commonly used to describe personal consumer products. Tell us a little more about your team's design process, how do you inject thoughtful design details into commercial equipment?
"Human-centered" design thinking is at the center of our development process.
This almost seems cliché, since a lot of companies probably say this, but we take ergonomics and user interaction to a whole different level. Why? Because forklift operators use our products all-day long…from the moment they arrive at work to the moment they go home. And, it's a tough job. So, "empathy" is key to connecting to the operator's world, and understanding the job they need to do. That's why our designers and researchers spend so much time in warehouses talking to the users. That empathy leads to purpose, and purpose leads to passion. And that's when designers are inspired to create solutions that make a difference in people's lives.
Developing customer-centric products is important for maintaining the safety, comfort and efficiency of operators in a difficult work environment. What are the most important elements to keep in mind when designing for users in this space?
For decades a major focus for designers was to create good ergonomics for users, because, as you mentioned, this directly impacts safety, comfort and efficiency. For heavy equipment, ergonomics traditionally focused on the physical touch-points for users, such as seating and controls and Crown is known for its innovation in this area. However, today user interface is the biggest challenge and opportunity. Commercial and industrial products are integrating sensor technologies that can provide real-time information about the vehicle and the environment. So the question is… how much information should we show? The challenge for designers is to create an interface that gives users the right information at the right time. In a difficult work environment where safety is paramount, the right interface can help users make better decisions, and keep them engaged in their job.
With new technologies and material innovations, what advancements are you most excited about that will revolutionize design on an industrial scale?
There are several technologies converging upon us at an unprecedented speed, so it's an exciting time to be designing the future. However, I think two technologies are particularly interesting for industrial products. First, "connected" products and people, under the umbrella of Internet of Things, have the ability to create new opportunities throughout the entire value chain, and not just for products, but particularly for new, valuable services. Secondly, automation and robotics are becoming more flexible and scalable, which means that companies can re-design parts of their supply chain with less labor and more efficiency. Nobody can predict how fast these innovations will revolutionize various industries, but it's very possible that it will happen sooner than we think.
Stephanie and Bruce Tharp - 2016 Speculative Concepts Jury Captains
Founders, Materious
Bruce and Stephanie Tharp lead a husband-and-wife design studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan where they also are professors at the University of Michigan's Stamps School of Art & Design. Their studio has licensed and commissioned products and projects for companies like Ligne Roset, Moet-Hennessy, The Art Institute of Chicago, Crate&Barrel, Kikkerland, and Design Ideas. Educated in mechanical engineering, sociocultural anthropology, and industrial design, their practice and teaching crosses disciplinary boundaries of design, business, engineering, and healthcare, as well as the four fields of design: commercial, responsible, experimental, and discursive design. They are currently finishing a book project on discursive design.
Why do you think speculation is a valuable tool for designers working in the present moment?
"The future is not what it used to be; neither is the past. Both are in need of reconstruction if we are to have a livable present."
– French Poet and philosopher, Paul Valéry
The original question presupposes that speculation and the present moment are discrete/distinct … Is anyone really working only in the present moment? Speculative design work imagines what our future world might look like, and poses questions about our agency in creating and influencing it. Our work today is intrinsically tied to our future(s), whether this future is nearer or farther.
Speculative design (as a sub-domain of discursive design) has the opportunity to contribute differently to culture, offering glimpses of what might be—whether flattering or horrifying. It can help politicians, scientists, ethicists, industry captains, other designers, and the general population think through the what-ifs of our ever-changing social, economic, ideological, and technological conditions. It's an important intellectual and ultimately reflective endeavor, when done well.
It is also important to understand that speculation is not any more valuable as a tool now than at other times in design's history, although now there is a broader conception of what design speculation is as well as an increase in its sophistication. In general it has been, and currently is, an underutilized mode of design practice.
One example of an early speculative project was Raymond Loewy's 1956 Star of Hope, which was a proposal for a civilian satellite to orbit around the world containing microfilm prints of the flags of every nation and a symbol of every known religion. It would broadcast the message "peace on earth, good will to men", and have a flashing blue light that would make it visible as it circled the night's global skies. He faintly hoped that this concept might actually take flight (and hit up Lyndon B. Johnson to pitch it to Congress), and through this project, Loewy was speculating how this might bring about different social conditions in the world.
This project represents potential that has always been there and should be understood as a core competency of design alongside its other capacities. Where might the world be today if there had been more Stars of Hope? We hope that designers don't miss the present opportunities to influence preferable futures through speculative practices that examine different social, economic, ideological, and technological futures.
Your studio name, Materious, suggests an equal interest in ideas and form. Do you have any advice for designers seeking the sweet spot between speculative explorations and commercial goods?
Yes, we believe strongly in the intellectual role of objects, along with their form and utility. We are pluralists at heart and see possibility and value in the speculative, the commercial, and hybrid forms of both these "opposites," if it is a polarity you are posing.
Within the commercial realm, the role of speculation is to stretch beyond the immediate domain of profit with the hope that new financial value ultimately results. And in realms of speculation that might normally be devoid of economic concerns, some interesting possibilities can arise from a slight shift. One of the things that the commercial offers is an immediate or base relevance (within cultures of capitalism). Speculative design can leverage this for conceptual impact and for its systems of distribution/dissemination—to use its means for alternative ends.
It is important for designers to understand and leverage a broad range of positions or elements—they aren't inherently good or bad. But this doesn't necessarily mean neutrality; designers should be willing and capable of putting a definitive stake in the ground at some point.
We feel it is important that designers can achieve conviction and boldness through open-minded investigation—important issues are never one-sided. The enemy is ignorance, arrogance, and laziness; we would rather see more design with the insight and calculation of a political analyst than with the obtuse zeal of a Trump or Clinton devotee who is merely pissed off, oblivious, or blindly devout to popular ideology. Speculative design is foremost a communicative endeavor, and designers need to be prepared to work in that arena.
In short, our advice for designers is to get smart and put the time in to make an intelligent and informed argument, plea, commentary, or question through your speculative work, and to be open to the potential of many possible tools—be they aesthetic, functional, commercial, or other.
There are some common misconceptions floating around the practice of speculative design that make some people hesitant to take it seriously. In your mind, what elements are the foundation for a successful, provocative speculative concept?
Overwhelmingly, we think success hinges upon good communication of the ideas being considered. It is hard to argue against a good argument. There are smart questions, there is insightful commentary, and there is educated conjecture.
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The best immunizations for pregnant women should be discussed with their healthcare professionals. One of the finest ways to protect newborn babies from disease is through the safe and effective immunization of the mother. A few clinical trials are now being conducted to create a maternal immunization vaccine development in Hong Kong. The potential of maternal immunization to enhance public health in Hong Kong and other nations with comparable epidemiological characteristics, notwithstanding this, has already generated a great deal of interest.
There are several factors to take into consideration when developing a maternal immunization vaccine.
The vaccine needs to be risk-free for both the pregnant woman and the growing fetus.
It must be successful in warding off the intended ailment.
The population it is meant to protect must be able to afford and access it.
Vaccines for maternal immunization are a significant tool in preventing disease in pregnant women and their developing fetuses. However, when creating and giving these vaccines, it's crucial to take everything into account. We can make sure that maternal immunization programs are as effective as possible by taking into account the vaccine's safety, efficacy, and affordability.
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The Physiological Power of Altruism
People who volunteer lead longer, healthier lives. Some public-health experts believe the time has come for doctors to recommend it alongside diet and exercise.
By<|fim_middle|> better health. To date, research in the area has been focused on the associations between volunteering and health status and mortality risk (24 percent lower); it has only scratched the surface on understanding mechanisms and implications for the health-care system and how real people can use this information.
In the January 2016 journal Social Science and Medicine, Kim now reports new findings that further a case for adding volunteering to the list of things that physicians recommend to all patients.
His collaborator on the study, Sara Konrath, is the director of the Interdisciplinary Program on Empathy and Altruism Research at Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy (the world's first school dedicated to the study of philanthropy, aptly named for the generous donors who made it possible). Together Kim and Konrath studied 7,168 Americans over age 50, only some of whom did volunteer work in their communities. After adjusting for a wide range of confounding variables, they found that over a two-year period, volunteers were more likely to get flu shots, mammograms, Pap smears, cholesterol tests, and prostate exams. Most importantly, volunteering was associated with 38 percent fewer nights spent in the hospital.
"What this shows is that volunteers make decisions about their health that are different from non-volunteers," Konrath told me. "One way to think about this is that when we care for ourselves, in a fundamental way, it allows us to care for others."
When she describes this research to people, their initial reaction is sometimes skeptical. Of course, unhealthy people volunteer less because they are unable to volunteer. But then another of course, having spent much of her career researching associations between health and volunteering, Konrath has thought of this. So in addition to isolating sociodemographic factors like age, gender, race, ethnicity, marital status, educational attainment, financial wealth, and health-insurance status, Kim and Konrath controlled for health behaviors, social integration, stress, positive psychological factors, personality factors, chronic illnesses, and health status via two measures of baseline health, including a 23-item measure of functional status and an index of major chronic illnesses.
"The research on smoking is not experimental; it's the exact same quality as the studies of volunteering," said Konrath. "It's based on following people over time and seeing what happens to people who choose to smoke or choose to volunteer. Yet doctors have no trouble telling us to stop smoking. What they ignore is that most of the context of our day-to-day lives is embedded within relationships. The number and quality of those relationships strongly influences health. I've been looking at this for years now, and I haven't found a study where volunteering didn't affect health positively in some way."
"We tried to isolate purpose in life as one of the mechanisms," Kim said, bringing it back to his specialty, "and we found that it did explain some of the association. But it wasn't everything. Personality traits (like conscientiousness), social connection, health behaviors—all of these things explain some but not all of it. But together, it ends up keeping them out of the hospital, which ends up saving everyone money."
These programs may offer new ways of increasing preventive health-care use and decreasing illness-based health-care use, which in turn may help drive down health-care costs, argue Kim and Konrath. Amid a crisis of exorbitance in a fetid system that spends $3 trillion annually, ways to enhance the health of the population at little cost—or no cost, or negative cost—are the grand prize for public health. Volunteering programs may be one. In 2012, 64.5 million American volunteers provided 7.9 billion hours of service, which the Corporation for National and Community Services estimated was worth $175 billion. If, in addition to that, health-care costs dropped, that value could be … large.
More importantly, volunteer programs could simultaneously enhance society and the health of a large segment of people. But there is an important wrinkle in applying this information.
After meeting Konrath recently to collaborate, Kim learned of one of her prior studies, the results of which concerned him. In an observational study, she had found that people who volunteered for "self-oriented" motives like "I need to get away from my problems" had a mortality risk that was similar to non-volunteers. As Kim explains, "Only the people who were doing it for more outward reasons–compassion for others–had reduced rates of mortality."
"Before seeing that study, I thought it would be interesting if everyone (who has the time and financial resources to do so) were encouraged to volunteer," Kim said. "It would help society, people's health, and also reduce national health-care costs. But I guess people would have to have the right motives for this to work out."
So that suggests that a sense of purpose is playing a role in this effect?
"I think so. Another thing it suggests is that if people start prescribing volunteering for better health, it might not work, because their motives might matter."
So if I write about this, and people who volunteer start to be motivated by their own health concerns, is that ruining this effect for them?
"Yep, this whole project, I was thinking about that, too."
So, don't volunteer for your own health. In fact, now knowing that volunteering may be beneficial to your health, I hope I haven't robbed you of that benefit. Try and forget everything you've just read.
Still, even if you go into volunteering for the wrong reasons, it's hard to stay self-interested once you're immersed in a cause and woven into the lives of people who need you.
"I think people who are affluent become isolated and get disconnected from the harsh realities of being disadvantaged, what that actually means," said Kim. "Generally, if you take people who lack empathy, like Pharma Bro or the affluenza kid, and get them into volunteering, it kind of shifts that focus. ... Maybe if we want people to get health benefits from volunteering we have to someone win their hearts and minds. What would that look like? I don't know."
It might look something like the principles of effective altruism, which is the fashionable, generally utilitarian art of applying evidence to determine the most efficient ways to improve the world. A group studying effective altruism at MIT explains that it uses data to identify projects with opportunity for scale (improving a large number of lives) and tractability (creating a measurable difference) while addressing a cause that has been previously overlooked or undervalued.
Effective altruists tend to favor large-scale public-health programs that are proven to be effective, like providing mosquito netting to prevent transmission of malaria. When you can demonstrate to people just how impactful and necessary their work can be—really making a difference, as opposed to spinning your wheels in a world beyond repair—people may be moved to take up a cause. And if Kim is right that it confers a genuine sense of purpose, the reciprocal health effects stand to be even greater.
This might explain why effective altruism has become a hip trend, while I hear fewer people professing passion for ineffective altruism.
Despite the growing body of evidence for what appears to be a high-yield, low-risk health intervention, Kim and Konrath conclude their current study in the guarded fashion unfortunately reserved for only the most reasonable of scientists: "If future research corroborate our findings, programs designed to encourage volunteering among older adults may be warranted."
Certain political figures might call this recommendation "low energy." Especially given the dire states of American health-care spending and national social cohesion. But as Kim and Konrath note, "Discovering an explanation for these results is essential in order for the field to advance and in order for researchers to begin outlining practical recommendations."
Still Konrath is more candid outside the pages of the academic journal. "I think doctors should tell people about the health benefits of social activities, including volunteering," she said. To avoid the nullifying effect of doing it for the wrong reasons, recommend volunteering for something you care about. "I'm willing to make that suggestion, because at this point I think it would be irresponsible to wait another decade to figure out exactly what happens to your heart when you're volunteering." | James Hamblin
A volunteer hugs a child near the Greek island of Lesbos, December 18, 2015 (Santi Palacios / AP)
In the fight against the disease that will kill one of every four people you know, most scientists studying cardiovascular epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health are focusing on usual suspects like cholesterol, obesity, and cardiac structure. But research fellow Eric Kim has a unique focus: purpose in life. How does it affect health, how is it gained and lost, and how can it be weaponized to keep people alive and well?
When Canadian tenth-graders in a recent study began volunteering at an after-school program for children, the high schoolers lost weight and had improved cholesterol profiles compared to their non-volunteering peers. (Even in Canada, teenagers have cholesterol problems.) In the journal JAMA Pediatrics, the researchers concluded, "Adolescents who volunteer to help others also benefit themselves, suggesting a novel way to improve health."
In another randomized controlled trial at Washington University in St. Louis, older adults who began tutoring children through a program called Experience Corps demonstrated improvements in stamina, memory, and flexibility, as well as levels of depression. When I spoke with Kim last year, he attributed at least part of those gains to the effects of a sense of purpose in life. And he is continuing to do observational studies in hope of figuring out how and why volunteering seems to lead to | 292 |
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Phase-field models are very efficient tools to tackle free boundary problems (or moving boundary problems). Especially, they have been extensively used to study growth processes (growth of a new phase at the expense of a mother one) that are coupled to a diffusional transport in the bulk \cite{wheeler,karma_rappel,antitrapping1,antitrapping2,folch}. As a time-resolved method, they are complementary to sharp-interface models, which are frequently used for steady-state simulations of microstructure evolution, see e.g. \cite{us1,us2,us3,us4}.
Phase field models describe the evolution of fields that are continuous across the interfaces between the different phases.
One of these fields, the phase field, varies from one phase to the other, and is therefore a non-conserved quantity since one phase grows and the other shrinks.
On the other hand, the diffusional transport in the bulk takes place because the value of a conserved quantity,<|fim_middle|>.
In Fig. \ref{relaxation_A}, we study, with $D_{surf}=0$, the influence of the dimensionless kinetic coefficient $\ma (D_S+D_L)/d_0$ on $\tilde \lambda$ for $d_0 k = \pi \sqrt{2}/30$, i.e. for $\tilde H=1$. We normalize $\tilde \lambda$ by its theoretical value for $\ma=0$. For $D_S/D_L=0.5$, the elimination of surface diffusion $D_{surf}=0$ is provided by $a\simeq 1.1685$ (see Fig \ref{a_star}). We find a systematic 3-4\% overestimation of $\tilde \lambda$ in the simulations compared to the analytics that presumably stems for the finite discretization, and which is quite satisfactory on the quantitative level. Indeed, this accuracy should be considered in view of the deviation from the sharp interface situation quantified by the dimensionless parameter $Wk$.
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width= 190pt]{relaxation_A}
\caption{\label{relaxation_A} Influence of the dimensionless kinetic coefficient $\ma(D_S+D_L)/d_0$ on the dimensionless rate $\tilde \lambda$ normalized by its theoretical value for $\ma=0$ (analytics: line; simulation: crosses). Here $d_0 k =\pi \sqrt{2}/30$.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
In Fig. \ref{relaxation_dok}, we present, for $D_{surf}=0$, the dimensionless rate $\tilde \lambda$ as a function of $d_0 k$. The line corresponds to the analytics and the crosses correspond to the phase field simulations. This calculations are made without interface kinetic effect, i.e. $\ma=0$. Again we obtain a systematic 3-4\% overestimation of $\tilde \lambda$ in the simulations compared to the analytics which is quite satisfactory. One should note that, as already mentioned, the conservation law in Eq. (\ref{cons_pf}) derived by Almgren \cite{almgren} requires the elimination of the Kapitza jump, i.e. $\delta u=0$, which is allowed by the introduction of the kinetic cross coupling ($M$ term). This evidences once more the importance of considering a non-diagonal phase field model.
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=200pt]{relaxation_dok_new}
\caption{\label{relaxation_dok} Dimensionless rate $\tilde \lambda$ as a function of $d_0 k$ for $D_{surf}=0$ and $\bar \ma=0$. The analytics are displayed with a line and the simulations with crosses.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
\section{Conclusion}
In view of the results presented in Figs. \ref{relaxation_A} and \ref{relaxation_dok}, the non-diagonal phase field model reproduces well the free boundary problem where the Kapitza jump and the surface diffusion are eliminated. This agreement is provided by the recently introduced cross coupling term parametrized by $M$ and by a rather complicated input function $g(\phi)$ that has to be selected according to the ratio of diffusivities in the solid and in the liquid. The results presented in this article demonstrate that the non-diagonal model is able to achieve realistic interface kinetics and appropriate conservation laws when the diffusivity is finite in both phases but differs from one phase to the other. This issue was a long standing problem in phase field modeling of phase transformations coupled with diffusion in the bulk.
\begin{acknowledgements}
R.S. thanks the German Research Foundation (DFG) for funding via the priority program 1713.
\end{acknowledgements}
| for example the energy or the concentration of an alloy, is different in the two phases when they are in equilibrium with each other (at the two-phase equilibrium). Thus there is a also a conserved field in the phase field model and it obeys a continuity equation.
When the system is close enough to the two-phase equilibrium, typically when it undergoes a first-order phase transition, it is justified to use linear out-of-equilibrium thermodynamics where the driving forces are related to the fluxes through linear Onsager relations. A thermodynamically consistent procedure to derive the equations of motion within the phase field model is then provided by the so-called variational approach. In this approach, the driving forces are related to the variational derivatives with respect to the fields of a free energy or an entropy functional.
Only very recently, a kinetic coupling between the mass flux across the interface, represented by the time derivative of the phase field, and the driving force for diffusion has been introduced in phase field models (according to Onsager reciprocity, this of course implies a kinetic coupling between the diffusional flux and the driving force for interface motion) \cite{onsager}.
This coupling between the non-conserved and the conserved fields corresponds to cross terms in the Onsager relations giving the equations of motion. The introduction of this kinetic cross coupling thus yields a non-diagonal phase field model. The importance of the new terms in the equations of evolution has been evidenced for important physical phenomena such as the solute trapping effect \cite{onsager} or the Ehrlich-Schwoebel effect \cite{mbe}. These phenomena are related to interface kinetic effects. Interface kinetics describe the deviation from the local equilibrium condition for the conserved quantity at the interface. It is negligible when the system is very close to equilibrium, for example in a Ostwald ripening regime, but may be crucial in the growth regime.
In phase field models, the magnitude of the interface kinetic effects depends strongly on the interface width, i.e. the length scale associated with the variations of the phase field. With the interface width being a numerical parameter that is artificially enhanced for computational efficiency, it is mandatory to control the interface kinetic effects in the phase field model in order to achieve the boundary conditions of the free boundary problem that one wants to reproduce. The kinetic cross coupling between the non-conserved field and the conserved field is, in this sense, of crucial importance because it allows a full correspondence between the number of degrees of freedom in the phase field model and in the macroscopic approach within which the free boundary problem is defined. A particular goal may be to recover local equilibrium boundary conditions, which are relevant for the situations, often met in experiments, where the driving force for the phase transformation is small.
Here we are interested in achieving a control of the boundary conditions in the case where the diffusivity in the two phases is finite but differs from one phase to the other. Almgren studied this problem in the case of thermal diffusion within a diagonal phase field model, i.e. without kinetic cross coupling \cite{almgren}. He pointed out that there exists a temperature jump at the interface. Although being a real physical effect, called the Kapitza jump, it is spuriously enhanced in phase field simulations due to the spreading of the interface, and some propositions were given in order to remove this jump. However, it was shown that completely eliminating the kinetic effects was not possible without assuming some adsorption at the interface thus altering the conservation law linking the velocity of the interface and the diffusional fluxes on both sides. Moreover, surface diffusion was shown to be a possible artificially enhanced effect that also alters the conservation law. In Ref. \cite{finite_diffusion}, the procedure to eliminate all kinetic effects without altering the conservation law was presented. However, the focus was restricted to the elimination of the Kapitza jump and only one-dimensional simulations were performed to verify the theory. The appropriate description of the conservation law was therefore not tested since this question involves two-dimensional systems. Here, we present a test of the elimination of the surface diffusion effect. For this purpose, we perform two-dimensional simulations of the relaxation of the interface to its flat equilibrium and compare the rate of the relaxation to the analytical one. The paper is organized as follows: we first briefly recall the non-diagonal phase field model for diffusional growth and then we present the numerical results.
\section{Non-diagonal phase field model}
We consider here the problem of thermal diffusion and we thus define the phase field $\phi$, that takes the value 1 in the solid and -1 in the liquid, and the temperature field $T$. We express all energies in units of the latent heat of the transformation $L=T_M(S_L-S_S)$ where $T_M$ is the melting temperature and $S_L$ ($S_S$) is the entropy of the liquid (solid) phase at $T_M$.
As mentioned in the introduction, the equations of motion for the phase field $\phi$ and the temperature field $T$ are derived within a variational approach using an entropy functional
\be
S = \int_V dV \Big\{ s[e(T,\phi), \phi] - H \left[ (1-\phi^2)^2/4 + (W \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} \phi)^2/2 \right] \Big\}
\ee
where $e$ is the dimensionless internal energy density that depends on the temperature and on the phase field. For simplicity we assume that the cost of an interface is provided by the variations of the phase field only and is described by $H$. We will present later on an expression for the interfacial free energy as a function of $H$ and $W$. The internal energy obeys the continuity equation:
\be\label{continuity}
\dot e = - \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} \cdot \bf J
\ee
where $\bf J$ is the flux of dimensionless heat. The variational equations of motion relate the driving forces $\delta S/\delta \phi$ and $\text{\boldmath$\nabla$} (\delta S/\delta e)$ to the fluxes $\dot \phi$ and $\bf J$ through the Onsager linear relations:
\bea
\frac{c_P T_M^2}{L^2} \; \frac{\delta S}{\delta \phi} &=& \tau \dot \phi + (MW\text{\boldmath$\nabla$} \phi) \cdot {\bf J}, \label{ds_dphi} \\
\frac{c_P T_M^2}{L^2} \; \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} \frac{\delta S}{\delta e} &=& (MW\text{\boldmath$\nabla$} \phi) \dot \phi + \frac{\bf J}{D(\phi)} \label{ds_de},
\eea
where $c_P$ is the specific heat at $T=T_M$ that is assumed to be independent of the phase (independent of $\phi$). For simplicity, we consider constant $\tau$ and $M$. The thermal diffusivity $D(\phi)$ depends on $\phi$ to account for a diffusional contrast. The non-diagonal phase field model corresponds to a finite $M$, the coefficient that parametrizes the cross coupling term. We see that $\tau$, $D(\phi)$ and $M$ are the element of a symmetric matrix. This Onsager matrix has to be positive definite in order to ensure a positive entropy production, i.e.
\be\label{stability}
\tau>0, D(\phi)>0, \Delta = 1 - (MW\text{\boldmath$\nabla$} \phi)^2 D(\phi)/\tau >0.
\ee
In order to evaluate the variational derivatives $\delta S/\delta \phi$ and $\delta S/\delta e$ (see Ref. \cite{finite_diffusion} for more details), we define an internal energy density $e(T,\phi)$ and a free energy density $f(T,\phi)$ such that
\be
e(T,\phi) = u + \sigma(\phi) \;\;\; ; \;\;\; f(T,\phi) = -\frac{L}{c_P T_M} \sigma(\phi) u
\ee
where $u =c_P(T-T_M)/L$ and $\sigma(\phi) = (\sigma_S + \sigma_L)/2 - (\sigma_L - \sigma_S)p(\phi)/2$, with $\sigma_S = T_M S_S/L$, $\sigma_L = T_M S_L/L$ and hence $\sigma_L-\sigma_S=1$. We choose the switching function $p(\phi)= 15(\phi-2\phi^3/3+\phi^5/5)/8$ that has the properties $p(\phi = \pm 1)=\pm 1$, $p(\phi) = -p(-\phi)$ and $p'(\phi = \pm 1) = p''(\phi = \pm 1)=0$.
Then, we may present Eqs. (\ref{continuity})-(\ref{ds_de}) in the form of coupled equations of motion for $\phi$ and $u$:
\bea
\Delta \tau \dot \phi = \tilde H \left[ \phi(1-\phi^2) + W^2 \text{\boldmath$\nabla$}^2 \phi \right] - \frac{p'(\phi)}{2} \; u \nonumber \\
+ M W D(\phi) \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} \phi \cdot \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} u
\eea
and
\be\label{dot_u}
\dot u = \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} \cdot \left \{ D(\phi) \big[ \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} u + M W \dot \phi \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} \phi \big] \right\} + \frac{p'(\phi)}{2} \; \dot \phi,
\ee
where $\tilde H = (c_P T_M^2/L^2)H$.
At equilibrium where $u=0$ and $\dot \phi=0$, the phase field obeys $\phi_{eq}(x) = - \phi_{eq}(-x)= -\tanh(x/W\sqrt{2})$ for a solid phase at $x=-\infty$ and a liquid phase at $x=+\infty$.
\section{Macroscopic boundary conditions}
In the macroscopic description, one discusses the thermal diffusion equation:
\be
\dot u = D_L \text{\boldmath$\nabla$}^2 u \;\; \text{ in the liquid, } \;\; \dot u = D_S \text{\boldmath$\nabla$}^2 u \;\; \text{ in the solid.}
\ee
where $D_L$ $(D_S)$ is the thermal diffusivity in the liquid (solid) phase. The bulk diffusion equation is supplemented with boundary conditions at the sharp interface. First, the energy conservation at the interface reads
\bea
D_S \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} u|_S \cdot {\bf n}+ V\sigma_S =D_L \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} u|_L \cdot {\bf n}+V\sigma_L = J_E, \label{temkin}
\eea
where $\bf n$ is the vector normal to the interface, and $\text{\boldmath$\nabla$} u|_S$ ($\text{\boldmath$\nabla$} u|_L$) is the gradient of $u$ on the solid (liquid) side of the interface. $V$ is the normal velocity of the interface and $J_E$ is the normal flux of dimensionless energy through the interface.
Secondly, the kinetic boundary conditions relate the difference of free energy across the interface $\delta f$ and the Kapitza temperature jump $\delta u$ to their conjugate fluxes, respectively $V$ and $J_E$.
These relations read \cite{balibar,brener_temkin}:
\bea
(c_P T_M/L) \delta f = \sigma_S u_S - \sigma_L u_L &=& \ma V + \mb J_E+ d_0 \kappa, \label{def_kinetic1}\\
\delta u = u_L-u_S &=& \mb V + \mc J_E, \label{def_kinetic2}
\eea
where $u_S=c_P(T_S-T_M)/L$ and $u_L=c_P(T_L-T_M)/L$ with $T_S$ $(T_L)$ the temperature at the interface on the solid (liquid) side. The Gibbs-Thomson correction is proportional to the curvature $\kappa$ of the interface and is parametrized by the capillary length $d_0 =\gamma c_P T_M/L^2$. Here, the interface free energy is related to the phase field parameters through $\gamma = \alpha H T_M W$ with $\alpha = W \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} dx [\phi'_{eq}(x)]^2 = 2\sqrt{2} \big/3$ \cite{karma_rappel}.
$\ma$ is the inverse growth kinetic coefficient, $\mc$ is the Kapitza resistance, and $\mb$ is the cross coefficient.
A usual assumption in the models for the solidification of a pure substance corresponds to
\be\label{bc}
u_i=u_S=u_L= -d_0 \kappa - \ma V,
\ee
i.e. $\mb = \mc = 0$.
In Ref. \cite{finite_diffusion}, it was shown using the thin interface limit that this is provided in the non-diagonal phase field model by the choices
\be\label{one_over_d}
\frac{1}{D(\phi)} = \frac{1}{2D_S} + \frac{1}{2D_L} + g(\phi) \left(\frac{1}{2D_S} - \frac{1}{2D_L} \right)
\ee
where $g(\phi) = -g(-\phi)$ with $g(\pm 1)=\pm 1$, and
\be
M= \frac{\chi W}{2\alpha} \left( \frac{1}{2D_S} - \frac{1}{2D_L} \right).
\ee
where $\chi = W^{-1} \int_{-\infty}^\infty dx \big \{ 1-p[\phi_{eq}(x)]g[\phi_{eq}(x)] \big \}$. Then, the remaining kinetic coefficient reads
\be
\ma = \frac{\alpha \tau}{W} -\frac{\beta W }{4} \left( \frac{1}{2D_S} + \frac{1}{2D_L} \right) \label{a}
\ee
where $\beta = W^{-1} \int_{-\infty}^\infty dx \big \{ 1-p^2[\phi_{eq}(x)] \big \} \simeq 1.40748$. The remaining degree of freedom of the phase field model to eliminate this kinetic coefficient is provided by $\tau$ that may be chosen in order to have $\ma=0$.
In general, the full cancellation of kinetic effects may not be achieved for arbitrary $D_S/D_L$ (see Ref. \cite{finite_diffusion}) due to the conditions of stability (\ref{stability}) of the non-diagonal phase field model. The maximum contrast of diffusivity in this respect depends on the switching functions $p(\phi)$ and $g(\phi)$. In the next section where we present our numerics, we will give an explicit example for this maximum contrast.
Almgren \cite{almgren} showed that, when $\delta u=0$, the conservation law within the phase field model reads
\bea\label{cons_pf}
V (1- \rho W \kappa) = -D_L \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} u|_L\cdot {\bf n} + D_S \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} u|_S \cdot {\bf n} - W D_{surf} \partial^2 u_i/\partial s^2
\eea
where $\rho = W^{-1} \int_{-\infty}^\infty dx \{\sigma[\phi_{eq}(x)] - \sigma_S/2 - \sigma_L/2\} = W^{-1} \int_{-\infty}^\infty dx \; p[\phi_{eq}(x)]/2$ and $D_{surf} = W^{-1}\int_{-\infty}^\infty dx [D(\phi) - D_S/2 - D_L/2]$. This conservation law deviates from the one in Eq. (\ref{temkin}) in two respects. The first concerns the factor $(1-\rho W \kappa)$ that multiplies the velocity and the deviation from unity is attributed to the interface stretching effect. There is no stretching effect with $\rho=0$ as soon as the function $p(\phi)$ is odd in $\phi$, i.e. when no adsorption excess of $\sigma[\phi_{eq}(x)]$ exists. The second is related to surface diffusion and is parametrized by $D_{surf}$. The elimination of surface diffusion, i.e. $D_{surf}=0$, may be achieved by using an appropriate function $g(\phi)$.
Again in the next section, we will present an explicit choice of $g(\phi)$ that provides this elimination.
\section{Numerics}
We perform a two-dimensional numerical test of the presented theory. We study the relaxation of an interface, whose position in the $(x,y)$ plane is denoted by $y_i(x,t) = \xi(x,t)$, towards its flat equilibrium $\xi=0$ (see Fig. \ref{schema}).
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=220pt]{relaxation_comb}
\caption{\label{schema} Geometry of the simulated system. The solid-liquid interface is denoted by $\xi(x,t)$ and exhibits a sinusoidal perturbation. The amplitude of the perturbation decreases with time, as shown in the right panel using the vertical arrow. Here we focus on the interface but the actual size of the system in the $y$ direction is twice larger than the dimension in the $x$ direction of the half period presented here.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
Initially the interface presents a periodic perturbation $\xi(x,t=0) = \xi_0 \cos(kx)$ with $\xi_0 k \ll 1$ and the time-dependent profile of the interface is described by $\xi(x,t)= \xi_0 \cos(kx) \exp(\lambda t)$.
The temperature field $u(x,y,t)$ obeys the diffusion equation: $\dot u = \lambda u = D_L \text{\boldmath$\nabla$}^2 u$ in the liquid phase and $\dot u = \lambda u = D_S \text{\boldmath$\nabla$}^2 u$ in teh solid phase. In the liquid at $y>0$, we thus have $u(x,y,t) = u_0 \exp(\lambda t + k_L y) \cos kx$ with $k_L = -\sqrt{\lambda/D_L+k^2}$ and in the solid at $y<0$, we have $u(x,y,t) = u_0 \exp(\lambda t + k_S y) \cos kx$ with $k_S = \sqrt{\lambda/D_S + k^2}$.
In the small slope approximation we have the normal velocity $V = \dot \xi(x,t) = \lambda \xi(x,t)$, the curvature $\kappa = -\partial^2 \xi(x,t)/\partial x^2 = k^2 \xi(x,t)$, the normal gradients $D_S \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} u|_S \cdot {\bf n} = k_S u_i$, $D_L \text{\boldmath$\nabla$} u|_L \cdot {\bf n} = k_L u_i$ and the second derivative with respect to the arc-length $\partial^2 u_i /\partial s^2 = \partial^2 u_i /\partial x^2$, where $u_i$ is the temperature at the interface. Moreover, the boundary condition in Eq. (\ref{bc}) reads $u_i = (-d_0 k^2 - \ma \lambda) \xi(x,t)$.
Using the conservation equation (\ref{cons_pf}), we obtain a linear equation in $\xi$ that yields:
\bea
\lambda = - \left( D_S \sqrt{\frac{\lambda}{D_S} + k^2} + D_L \sqrt{\frac{\lambda}{D_L} + k^2} + W D_{surf} k^2 \right) \left( d_0 k^2 + \ma \lambda \right).
\eea
This rate of relaxation involves the surface diffusion effect but does not involve the stretching effect since the latter is proportional to $\xi^2$.
We did simulations with the following switching function for the diffusion coefficient [see Eq. (\ref{one_over_d})]:
\be\label{g_of_phi}
g(\phi) = \phi \left[ 1+ a(1-\phi^2) \right].
\ee
The elimination of surface diffusion $D_{surf}=0$ is provided by an appropriate choice $a=a^*$ that depends on $|(D_S-D_L)/(D_S+D_L)|$ \cite{almgren}. In Fig. \ref{a_star}, we present few values of $a^*$ as a function of $D_S/D_L$ for the choice of $g(\phi)$ given in Eq. (\ref{g_of_phi}).
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=180pt]{a_star}
\caption{\label{a_star} Appropriate value $a^*$ of the parameter $a$ as a function of the ratio $D_S/D_L$ for the switching functions $p(\phi)$ and $g(\phi)$ given in the text. This choice of $a$ provides an elimination of surface diffusion in the non-diagonal phase field model.}
\end{center}
\end{figure}
As mentioned before, the condition of stability of the non-diagonal phase field model restricts the range of available $D_S/D_L$ for a full cancellation of kinetic and surface diffusion effects. Here, using $g(\phi)$ given in Eq. (\ref{g_of_phi}) and $p(\phi) = 15(\phi-2\phi^3/3+\phi^5/5)/8$, we have $1/17 < D_S/D_L < 17$.
In the following, we present the comparison of phase field simulations of the non-diagonal model with analytics for the dimensionless rate
\be
\tilde \lambda = -\frac{\lambda}{(D_S+D_L)d_0 k^3}.
\ee
We use $Wk=\pi/20$ and $D_S/D_L=0.5$. We use the same discretization in both direction $\Delta x=\Delta y = 0.2 W$ | 5,133 |
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As you know I like to eat, and when I once a year<|fim_middle|> when you're living abroad; lots of family and friends to catch up with and you're constantly behind on that front, however hard you try, as there simply isn't enough time. My strategy this time was to start off busy and try to wind down a little towards the end, as I need to sleep and relax as well. And for once I think it worked. To say I feel refreshed might be pushing it, but I feel less tired than when I left London, which is the whole point of a holiday, isn't it?!
But since I had a 7am flight on the Saturday I took that day to relax and really feel that I was on holiday. It was pure bliss to arrive at the beach house, change into a bikini and a cover up, have an glassbåt ice cream in the sun and just try to switch off a little.
I also walked down to the beach to dip my toes in the water and breathe the fresh air. And in the evening I enjoyed some bubbly and a nice homecooked dinner (pork fillet with lemon and herbs, new potatoes, tomato salad and a cold garlic and herb sauce).
The next day I went to Helsingborg for lunch with friends and got to see both the hosts' lovely new house and meet other friends' little baby for the first time. For lunch we had a lovely poke bowl with sesame marinated tuna and ice cream for pudding. It was so nice to sit in the garden catching up with dear childhood friends like that. The afternoon went by in a flash!
On the Monday I went to Copenhagen for the day with two friends, and we've been doing it for so long it's a tradition we do everything to keep every summer.
We started off with tacos and smørrebrød for lunch at Torvehallerne, had fika at our favourite café and in the evening wine and cheese at one place before dinner at another. It was a perfect day chatting away with friends, looking in a few shops and just enjoying what this lovely city has to offer!
The next day I didn't have many plans so started with a lie-in and a late breakfast in the garden. I did a few errands and sunbathed a bit and had dinner with my parents in the evening before a visitor from London arrived late that night as the flight was delayed.
So the next morning another lie-in was in order followed by a cooked breakfast outside. By the way, poached eggs on toast with tabasco is delicious!
We continued the day driving around the south coast, checking out the beaches and eating ice cream.
And in the evening we had a crayfish party complete with Västerbotten cheese quiche, fresh and smoked prawns, snaps and silly hats!
The following day my visitor played golf in Falsterbo while I spent the day with by best friend and my god daughter before meeting up with the golfers for lunch. Afterwards we went to Badhytten for a drink followed by a quick swim in the sea.
Then I was put to work making burgers (with fake shack sauce) for us all. So yum!
Friday was my visitor's last full day in Sweden so we made the most of it spending most of it on the beach and after a late lunch we made our way into Malmö for drinks, dinner and some more drinks.
The next day we had time for a long breakfast and a swim before my visitor had to leave for the airport and I spent the rest of the day taking it easy and had dinner with mamma and pappa in the evening.
The next day (Sunday) we drove to the southeastern part of Skåne to have lunch with two of my cousins and my auntie. We had hot smoked salmon with new potatoes, soft boiled eggs, asparagus and a cold dill sauce. Very Swedish and so yummy!
It was a lovely week and as you can see I got to see and do a lot and catch up with many of my friends!
Being from the south of Sweden, I sometimes feel like I have two countries, and definitely two capitals. Stockholm, of course, because it IS my capital, and Copenhagen because it is a capital and so close by. It's the airport I travel to and from every time I go home to Sweden, and it's one of my favourite cities. Partly because I know it so well, but also because it's just fantastic. It's pretty, not too big, has lots of water and parks interspersed, it's easy to get around and the people are friendly.
And they take food seriously. On my last visit, in August last year, Daniel, Maria and I were all super excited to have lunch at The Corner of Rene Redzepi's No. 108. As we approached in the torrential rain we noticed they were closed, but luckily we were only a few minutes away from Copenhagen Street Food at Papirøen (which I was dying to visit anyway) so we had lunch there instead.
It was the perfect place to take shelter from the rain. And walk around the different food stalls and pick a nice buffet lunch. For as you can imagine, it's impossible to only eat one thing here.
We started with traditional Danish smørrebrød (openfaced sanwiches) and they were very good.
Then we shared some yummy tacos and had a little breather. The hardest thing was finding somewhere for us to sit, so make sure you secure a few chairs before you go looking for food, unless you're happy with a quick bite standing up.
Next I had the best thing ever; a GOURMET hot dog. It had mayo, crispy onions, parmesan – the works and was the best hot dog I've ever had. So yummy!
I was seriously full after these different snacks but we decided we could share one more dish before throwing in the towel.
And this is what we went for; fries topped with duck meat, creamy dressing and pickled red onions. It was seriously greasy but absolutely delicious and a perfect ending to our meal.
I just read on their website that Copenhagen Street Food is closed until May this year, but hopefully the same vendors will be back then.
One of my favourite things to do in Copenhagen, especially in the autumn or winter, would be to go to Royal Copenhagen for cake with my mother. They used to have this amazing old-style café on one of the top floors where you could pick out your cake from a large table in the middle of the room, just filled to the brim with cakes, tarts and the likes. It was wonderful but it's sadly closed now.
But one can get a very similar experience, but in a more modern way, at Royal Smushi Café, at street level.
The cakes look (and taste!) fabulous and they have a nice selection of both savoury and sweet treats. All served on Royal Copenhagen crockery.
I had the carrot cake and although it's usually not my first choice I was seduced by the lovely looking frosting. And I must say, it was a very, very good carrot cake. The best I've had, in fact.
The interior here is lovely too, with high ceilings, modern chandeliers and pink walls. The perfect place for a mid-afternoon treat!
The highlight of our day in Copenhagen was definitely the four course meal with matching wines at Uformel. It was my first time visiting the restaurant and we thoroughly enjoyed everyhing from the relaxed atmosphere to the quirky details (black cutlery!) and of course the delicious food.
We started our meal with a glass of bubbly each and some snacks; pork scratchings with sourcream dip. Pork scratchings are actually more popular in Denmark than in the UK and they're sold in every supermarket. The supermarket varieties are nice but these were amazing, especially together with the dip.
Then we started our four course meal with lovely sourdough bread and delicious butter and this first course consisting of scallops, pickled green strawberries and olive oil. It was a nice fresh start to the meal, but didn't blow me away.
But the next course certainly did! This was how it was presented, and the thinly sliced mushrooms made me think of woods and earthy flacours.
But hidden underneath was the most amazing steak tartare with mayonnaise and crispy bread. Loved this!
Next up was this duck with grilled pointy cabbage (but in my case grilled little gem instead) and the most amazing sauce. it was proper minimalism on a plate but it really worked.
The pudding with apples, crumble, custard and a frozen lid with apple was a nice finish to the meal and very refreshing. We also got some petit fours with our coffees but we were too full to appreciate them.
But the fullness didn't last that long as we didn't have many carbs, and we'd been walking around Copenhagen all day. This is not a criticism however, if we hadn't been walking around all day this meal would have been enough, but after some bar hopping especially Emma and I got hangry and we had to eat something more. Unfortunately all the pølse trucks were closed at this point so we had to go to Burger King (it was an emergency!).
And the wines? They were all nice and expertly paired with the dishes, but I couldn't tell you much more than that. Both the food menu and with wine flight were very reasonably prised though, and the ambience in the restaurant nice and relaxed. Highly recommend a dinner here! | have my day with friends (who luckily also likes their food) in Copenhagen, we make the most of it. Which is why we could fit in tacos for lunch (followed by some smørrebrød because why not?!), fika at our favourite place, wine and cheese pre-dinner at this nice little spot and then still had room for dinner. The August heat and the walking helped though.
Bæst, our dinner spot for the evening was recommended by Daniel and all three of us loved it. It was laid back and cosy, and obviously a popular spot because it filled up as we sat there.
The menu reflects the casual atmosphere and has the emphasis is on good local organic produce and sharing plates. Just what we like!
The grilled courgette and kale salad what we started with was really nice. It had texture, a nice charred flavour on the courgette and acidity and freshness as well. It's the kind of vegetable dish that makes you feel good.
Next up we had a huge plate of chicken wings, covered in a herb-y finger-licking sauce. Delicious! And a lot fresher on the palate than regular buffalo wings (which I love, but this version was more interesting).
After that we were ready for the main event; the pizzas!
Cooked in a 500C (!) oven these blistery, still soft but cooked just enough pizzas are to die for.
Especially the classic margherita. With a delicious tomato sauce, their own (!) mozzarella and basil.
I mean, look at this. Pizza perfection.
It's difficult to explain the difference between Denmark and Sweden, or the difference between Stockholm and Copenhagen, especially as both countries and cities have different areas with different vibes, but overall I would say Denmark is just so much more relaxed.
Sitting like this, on a wobbly bench on the pavement outside a wine bar amongst parked bicycles drinking wine and using an old IKEA stool for a table is very Copenhagen. The bicycles are definitely a part of the scene and I like the no-fuss approach to basically everything.
I actually can't remember how we found this wine bar, but it was on our way to the restaurant where we had dinner after, and tired of shopping we just fancied a glass of something cold and some nibbles.
And that's exactly what we got at Vinhanen. Lovely cold wine (much needed in the August heat), crusty sourdough bread and yummy cheeses. The owner was lovely and chatty and we got to try the different wines so we got one we really liked. So nice!
In the store (you can also fill a bottle and take it away) they have big barrels of wine on tap, so you can order a bottle, a glass or a carafe. Clever!
Apart from the good booze and cheeses Vinhanen also offers a nice eclectic mix of people and fun people watching on the street. It's the kind of place you want to hang out in all night. And that's exactly what I intend to do next time.
When an ex-Noma chef opens a taco restaurant you just know it's going to be good food. On my day trip to Copenhagen this summer with my usual Copenhagen travellers Maria and Daniel, we didn't have enough time to go to the restaurant but got to taste Hija de Sanchez' tacos at our favourite lunch place; the food market called Torvehallerne.
There are several restaurant stalls here, so you can sample a bit of this and a bit of that. But we went straight to Hija de Sanchez and ordered a plate each of tacos.
And some cava. Because why not?!
All three of the tacos were (of course) delicious! The one with cheese and avocado (queso fresco) was nice and fresh but I also really liked the one with fried runny egg and guacemole. And the barbecoa was the best I've ever eaten (and I've sampled a few…)!
Next time I really need to go the restaurant – can't wait to sample the whole menu! Which I'm sure my travel companions are up for.
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Spokesman Dennis Feltgen, who maintains the agency's Facebook page, said he knew Irma was exploding into a monster storm online, and not just IRL (In Real Life), the morning of Sept. 5.
Just after he posted an update warning the storm had ballooned overnight into a dangerous Cat 5 storm as it approached the Leeward Islands<|fim_middle|> captured by a Florida man gets a one-way ticket to the Sunshine State
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"My jaw dropped," said Feltgen, who started his career in meteorology when storm information was still relayed by teletype to TV stations. "I'd never seen a million before, let alone 4 million."
National Hurricane Center spokesman Dennis Feltgen snapped this screen grab of the agency's Facebook page after he posted an update early Sept. 5 warning that Hurricane Irma had intensified to a Cat 5 storm headed for the Leeward Islands.
As the storm slid along the Leeward Islands and in between Cuba and the Bahamas headed for the Florida coast, the audience for updates posted by the center gained steam, with about 200,000 users on the web site looking at advisories posted every three hours. Twitter traffic was even higher with 98 million impressions, nearly three times more than Hurricane Harvey. By the time the storm fizzled out near Columbus, Georgia on Sept. 11, Feltgen's Facebook posts had reached more than 18.9 million users.
"It wasn't that long ago when you wouldn't be getting [information] from anywhere but local TV, and he's taking the advisory from a teletype," Feltgen said. "It's amazing."
The social media numbers were included in the center's after-storm report, an analysis compiled for every tropical cyclone tracked by the agency. The report offers a look at the storm's history and a tally of final windspeeds, storm surge, rainfall and other factors, as well as an assessment of forecaster accuracy.
Irma left a swath of damage across Big Pine Key after making landfall in nearby Cudjoe Key. Mike Stocker Sun Sentinel
During its 14-day trek across the Atlantic and through the Caribbean Islands, Irma grew into a massive storm, fueled by repeated eyewall replacements. It made seven landfalls, four as a Cat 5 storm, and hit Cuba as the first Cat 5 since 1932. The hurricane made its first U.S. landfall in the Lower Keys on Sept. 10, before making a second landfall near Marco Island later that afternoon.
Forecasters generally called the storm's development correctly, the report said, although it intensified into a tropical storm sooner than expected. They also successfully predicted Irma's track, with 30 to 40 percent fewer errors than the five-year average for forecasts. But they again struggled to predict intensity, in part because they didn't expect the storm to spend as much time over Cuba, which weakened it.
Storm surge warnings in South Florida, where water reached five to eight feet above ground level in the Lower Keys and six to 10 feet around the cape to Everglades City, were mostly accurate. But the west coast was overstated, the report said, because Irma came ashore further south than expected.
And while it may have looked like Miami was drowning under the sweeping surge pushed ashore, the report concluded parts of downtown were actually flooded by a combination of heavy rain, stormwater and seawater coming up through the city's aging drainage system. Soil sampled two days after the storm around Brickell showed patterns that indicated surge could be blamed for flooding a block or two from the bay, but further inland was caused by heavy rain unable to drain into the bay.
Including an analysis of social media is a relatively new aspect of the report. Matthew's 2016 report made no mention of public posting. Online traffic for Harvey, which spent three days in the Gulf of Mexico before slamming Texas in late August, was summarized in a single sentence. Irma was a game-changer.
"We're handling it the way it needs to be handled, but social media, as you and I both know, is a very powerful tool," Feltgen said.
David and Dee Thorne on Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma damaged their home, forcing them to live in an RV while the complete repairs. CHARLES TRAINOR JR ctrainor@miamiherald.com
The uptick in hurricane consumption has also spawned a new generation of amateur forecasters that Feltgen warned should be viewed cautiously.
"There's a lot of nonsense out there," he said. "You can go online and find the spaghetti tracks and look at the eight, 12- and 16-day models and plot something and it looks like the real thing....Sure, you have a lot of followers, but you could be leading people down the wrong path."
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A television crew endures Irma's wind and rain while broadcasting from a flooded street in downtown Miami on Sept. 10. C.M. Guerrero cmguerrero@miamiherald.com
Sikhs handed out free food in Everglades City after a six to 10-foot storm surge damaged many homesin the Gulf Coast fishing village. CHARLES TRAINOR JR ctrainor@miamiherald.com
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Architects, engineering firms and construction companies all have large amounts of paper drawings, blueprints and other oversized documents that take up real estate and are difficult to manage and share with partners and sub-contractors. By scanning them, organizations are able to easily access and share large format documents when in the field or in the office.
You can buy a large format scanner and scan the documents yourself, but they are expensive and organizations are increasingly putting their capital towards more important core business projects. When outsourcing large format scanning, make sure your document scanning provider uses a high-end large format scanner and also has production-level scanners to digitize supporting documents including contracts, proposals, parts lists, project files and other related documents.
Once scanned, your large format images, which are often cleaner than the original, can be loaded into your project management software, other line-of-business systems or document management software. This will eliminate the time and hassle of searching through flat drawers, tubes and hanging files—especially when you need these documents in the field.<|fim_middle|> copying them, and they can be searched for by any employee from anywhere and emailed to third parties.
Scanning your drawings and other oversize documents ensures that mission-critical information is both preserved and accessible by all authorized parties. When architects, engineering firms and construction companies no longer have the worry, inefficiency and expense of managing large format documents in paper form, they can focus on their core business of designing and building the world's next great structures. | Scanning also ensure these critical documents are archived while freeing up valuable real estate. Drawings are no longer lost or damaged by the wear and tear of handling and | 32 |
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The first time I saw someone installing an Operating System on a computer was in the year 2000. As a young boy, Mr. Wabwire who was in charge of the computer lab at NTC Kaliro had requested me to tidy up the lab as he did some installations. Then, even touching the keyboard needed permission. I was privileged to even enter the lab because I had this knack for tech and Mr. Wabwire was quick to notice.
As I spent the hours in the lab, I would watch Mr. Wabwire patiently go through the process carefully choosing floppy after floppy till the process was completed.
In the years after that, I was convinced that installations where not for me and so simply using the computer was enough for me. However, in 2007 I was privileged to be shown how to install Windows XP, but this time using a CD. The process was too simple that on that day, I had to do it several times till 3 am in the night just to confirm that I had learnt.
Unfortunately, as CDs became cheaper, their quality went down. The quality of optical drives also declined making the process of installing an operating system using an optical drive a process of challenges. Either the CD became worn out and required you to burn another copy or the optical drive lens was too damaged to read the contents of the CD/DVD.
Also, the market started to flood with laptops that didn't have optical drives. There needed to be a way of installing an OS on such laptops. This inevitably guided us away from the traditional way of doing things. Just like floppy diskettes, installing an OS using a DVD is slowly becoming a thing of the past.
The writer takes a student through the process of repairing a PC at E-zone School of Computing.
I believe these difficulties were not specific to Uganda alone that is why elsewhere, solutions for this were being sought. That is how the option of using a flash disk came up. You can now comfortably install an OS using a flash disk with the help of several tools,<|fim_middle|> you are interested in this workshop, kindly click here to signup for the event and take your profession to another level. | rufus being my favourite.
In today's article, I take you through the process of making a bootable flash disk using rufus.
What size of flash disk do you need?
If you intend to install the now discontinued Windows XP, a 4GB flash disk will suffice but later versions of Windows will need a flash disk of 8GB or more. It is also important to have a good quality flash disk.
Step 1: Download rufus from here and save it preferably on the desktop.
Step 2: Get your OS image and flash disk ready. Plug in your flash disk and make sure you identify the drive letter.
Step 3: Double click rufus and click Select. Choose the OS image and then click Open.
A warning that All data will be deleted will appear. Simply click OK.
Your can now plugin your flash disk and boot from it to re-install your OS from it.
This and more tips will be shared at the forthcoming Capacity Development Workshop taking place at Kololo SS on 6th and 7th May 2019. All teachers of ICT and Computer Studies in Uganda will converge for 2 days where sessions from pedagogy, setting standard papers, programming and web design will be discussed by distinguished facilitators. If | 261 |
Customer success metrics are used to discover what kind of customer experience you are really delivering. You can position yourself as a customer-centered business and embrace a company-wide ethos of nurturing customer growth, but you still need to know if the product is having a practical, positive impact on a customer's daily workflow.
The goal of customer success is to generate recurring revenue by creating customer lifetime value. This means constantly nurturing and educating the customer, fitting your business approach to their specific needs. And with customer success metrics, you can measure whether your efforts are working.
Business Metrics: Measuring how engagement affects revenue.
Adoption Metrics: Measuring the customer's use of the product.
Outcome Metrics: Measuring the customer's product ROI.
Remember, all customer success metrics should lead to action. Gathering insight into the areas listed above should enable you to proactively engage with customers. This could mean giving more attention to accounts that are in danger of churning or it could mean finding opportunities for upsells based on high usage rates.
Let's take a closer look at each metric.
In the customer-centered approach to business, enterprises are no longer defined by sales and renewals. Instead, focus on providing a positive customer experience that will keep a customer happy in the long-term and, as a result, lead to recurring revenue.
These goals can be further broken down into KPIs such as improving the percentage of accounts in renewal or meeting forecasted growth across specific timelines.
These metrics are fully customizable. For example, you could link metrics directly to specific campaigns in order to get timely feedback. If you are introducing a new feature, you can view how this campaign may be affecting engagement and adjust your strategy in order to facilitate upsell opportunities. Such information can be viewed across customer segments to provide insight into the success or failure of certain tactics which, in turn, guides future engagements.
Is the customer using the product regularly?
Is the customer getting value from the product?
The first can be addressed through simple license utilization metrics. Measure the number of active daily users in an account against the total number of licenses purchased. This same formula can be customized to track the use of specific features within the product or the amount of time spent within the product per login. These measurements can be compiled to produce an engagement score that provides an<|fim_middle|> score and how do I build one for my business? | at-a-glance picture of an account's status.
The second question can be measured through more targeted metrics, including.the rate of uptake for new and existing features following a launch campaign. Alternatively, you could monitor the rate and duration of customer escalations, track survey responses over time, or assess usage across account-type segmentation.
Outcome metrics measure the success or value a customer experiences as a result of the product. They relate to specific results judged against expectations and are unique to each business. Using these metrics, you can determine if the customer is receiving value or if they need help, then take the appropriate action.
For example, analyzing the volume of emails being sent and how often they are sent can provide insight into how the product is being used. The aggregate data can be incorporated into other metrics, such as license utilization, to create an overall customer health score.
A health score represents a final verdict on our customer success efforts, offering powerful insight into a customer's lifetime value. With a quick glance at the account, you can know how to proactively proceed with the customer—either to prevent churn or to pursue upsell and renewal.
A quality customer success platform is the foundation of the customer-centered approach to business. It generates insight into customer behavior by distilling comprehensive customer data into easy-to-read customer scorecards and health indicators that can be viewed across segments. Use such a platform to create and monitor customizable customer goals and KPIs based on information generated from every customer engagement across all levels of the company.
Customer success platforms create high-level views across all accounts by gathering and analyzing every little bit of data about each individual customer. With this information, you can build your own unique customer success metrics based on the specific needs of your enterprise or your customers. For example, a SaaS business that offers a free trial period may wish to track conversions into paid subscriptions over time. A customer success platform makes it possible to easily track those conversion rates across customer segments to form an overall appreciation of how the "freemium" model provides ROI. The ability to customize metrics is particularly useful for outcome metrics, as these are the most tailored to a business.
In short, you need an effective customer success platform in order to identify and benefit from the customer success metrics outlined above.
Every customer-centered company faces a moment of truth when they discover if their efforts are truly creating customer value. You need to be tracking customer success metrics in order to arrive at that moment. And with this information in hand, you will be prepared to take the necessary steps to either improve the situation or capitalize on your success.
Totango provides a customer success platform that offers practical, accurate, and actionable insights into your customers. Request a demo today or explore Spark to begin the path towards better customer success.
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THE GREAT NORTH / 10:00PM
Episode 103 "Feast of Not People Adventure"
Judy is worried that she and Ham are growing apart when she discovers he's been keeping a secret from her. The rest of the family participates in a town festival in the all-new "Feast of Not People Adventure" episode of THE GREAT NORTH airing Sunday, Jan. 17 (10:00-10:31 PM ET / 7:00-7:31 PM PT / Live to all Time Zones) on FOX. (GRN-103) (TV-14 D, L)
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FAMILY GUY / 10:31PM
Episode 1709 "Fecal Matters"
When Peter makes it through a bad flu season without getting sick, the hospital asks him to volunteer as a nurse, but he finds himself at a crossroads when his mortal enemy, The Giant Chicken, is admitted to the ER. Meanwhile, Brian receives his genetic test results and learns he is part cat, causing him to have an identity crisis in the all-new "Fecal Matters" episode of FAMILY GUY airing Sunday, Jan. 17 (10:31-11:02 PM ET / 7:31-8:02 PM PT / Live to all Time Zones) on FOX. (FG-1709) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)
9-1-1 / 8:00PM
Episode 401 "The New Abnormal"
When the Hollywood Reservoir dam breaks, Bobby and the 118 race into action to save passengers on a city bus that has crashed into a building several stories in the air. Maddie must first locate, and then rescue, a trapped cyclist, and Athena helps an agoraphobic woman evacuate her home. Meanwhile, the team adjusts to life as first responders during the pandemic. Bobby worries if Athena is ready for field duty since recovering from her physical and psychological injuries; Chimney takes extreme precautions around a pregnant Maddie; and May begins a surprising new job in the all-new "The New Abnormal" season premiere episode of 9-1-1 airing Monday, Jan. 18 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NIN-401) (TV-14 L, V)
9-1-1: LONE STAR / 9:01PM
Episode 201 "Back in the Saddle"
The 126 crew responds to a military tank on the loose in downtown Austin and a human pile-up at the roller derby. Meanwhile, new paramedic captain, Tommy Vega, joins the team and Owen is reunited with his ex-wife and T.K.'s mother, Gwyneth (guest star Lisa Edelstein), and receives an update on his cancer in the all-new "Back in the Saddle" season premiere episode of 9-1-1: LONE STAR airing Monday, Jan. 18 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NLS-201) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)
THE RESIDENT / 8:00PM
Episode 402 "Mina's Kangaroo Court"
Guest-Starring Conrad Ricamora ("How to Get Away with Murder")
When Cain's elective surgery patient returns with complications, Mina and Raptor butt heads over how to handle the situation. Conrad and Devon treat a local Congresswoman who withholds information that could prevent her from receiving proper treatment, causing Devon to open up about his grief. In the wake of losing many colleagues to the virus, Bell worries who would be there for him in a moment of crisis and finds himself mining his own past to find his estranged former stepson, elite plastic surgeon Dr. Jake Wong (guest star Conrad Ricamora). Meanwhile, Logan Kim finds himself on the chopping block when the doctors are questioned about his actions during the pandemic in the all-new "Mina's Kangaroo Court" episode of THE RESIDENT airing Tuesday, Jan. 19 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (RES-402) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)
PRODIGAL SON / 9:01PM
Episode 202 "Speak of The Devil"
When a priest is found murdered in his place of worship, Bright grapples with its effect on his own trauma. Martin, trying to help with the case, consults his fellow inmate, Friar Pete (guest star Christian Borle), whom he learns is keeping a secret of his own. Meanwhile, Ainsley grows worried that Jessica is keeping something from her regarding her relationship with Gil. And Dani, Gil and Malcolm rally behind JT, urging him to speak to his union rep about the discrimination he's been facing in the all-new "Speak of The Devil" episode of PRODIGAL SON airing Tuesday, Jan. 19 (9:01-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (PR-202) (TV-14 D, L, V)
THE MASKED DANCER / 8:00PM
Episode 104 "Group A Playoffs - So You Think You Can Mask?"
Rob Lowe (9-1-1: LONE STAR) Joins As Guest Panelist!
The four dancers from the series premiere episode return to shake their tail feathers at the "Group A" finals. Guess alongside host Craig Robinson and panelists Ken Jeong, Paula Abdul, Brian Austin Green and Ashley Tisdale. Between all of the celebrity dancers, they've amassed more than 38 million albums sold worldwide, 20 Emmy® Award wins, 20 Grammy® Award nominations, 10 World Dancing titles, five New York Times Best-Selling Author titles, four Olympic gold medals and three Broadway show appearances. One will be unmasked and the remaining three continue on to the Super Six in the all-new "Group A Playoffs - So You Think You Can Mask?" episode of THE MASKED DANCER airing Wednesday, Jan. 20 (8:00-9:02 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MDA-104) (TV-PG)
NAME THAT TUNE / 9:02PM
Episode 103 "Episode 3"
The all-new rendition of musical game show NAME THAT TUNE tests contestants' music knowledge, as they battle it out in an assortment of challenging musical games for cash and prizes. Tony Award winner Jane Krakowski hosts, and Grammy Award-winning producer<|fim_middle|>normal" season premiere episode of 9-1-1 airing Saturday, Jan. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NIN-401) (TV-14 L, V)
The 126 crew responds to a military tank on the loose in downtown Austin and a human pile-up at the roller derby. Meanwhile, new paramedic captain, Tommy Vega, joins the team and Owen is reunited with his ex-wife and T.K.'s mother, Gwyneth (guest star Lisa Edelstein), and receives an update on his cancer in a special encore of the "Back in the Saddle" season premiere episode of 9-1-1: LONE STAR airing Saturday, Jan. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NLS-201) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)
COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS / 11:00PM
Episode 313 "Seven Wonders of the New World"
Young Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson first discovered their passion for science at the New York World's Fairs of the past. Visit the dazzling pavilions of the 2039 New York World's Fair, where problems currently considered intractable may have been solved through public commitment and scientific imagination. A child's journey comes full circle, presenting a future bright with possibilities in the "Seven Wonders of the New World" episode of COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS airing Saturday, Jan. 23 (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT) on FOX. (C-313) (TV-PG D, V) | Randy Jackson serves as band leader. Each one-hour episode of NAME THAT TUNE is comprised of two stand-alone half-hour contests, each pitting two players against each other as they race against the clock to test their knowledge of songs, performed by the live band. The player with the most money at the end of the game gets a chance to win additional cash and potentially the $100,000 grand prize in the all-new "Episode 3" episode of NAME THAT TUNE airing Wednesday, Jan. 20 (9:02-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NTU-103) (TV-PG D, L)
HELL'S KITCHEN / 8:00PM
Episode 1903 "Hell Caesar!"
After watching a demonstration by Chef Ramsay, the chefs are tasked with perfectly re-creating his take on Caesar salad, which they then need to deliver to him on a scooter. Later, a scrambled dinner service leads to Chef Ramsay kicking a team out of the kitchen for the first time this season in the all-new "Hell Caesar!" episode of HELL'S KITCHEN airing Thursday, Jan. 21 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HK-1903) (TV-14 D, L)
CALL ME KAT / 9:00PM
Episode 106 "Therapy"
When Sheila comes to stay with Kat to avoid being home alone, Sheila's lack of boundaries lead them to try therapy. Meanwhile, Phil and Randi make a road trip to buy Phil's mother medicinal marijuana in the all-new "Therapy" episode of CALL ME KAT airing Thursday, Jan. 21 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (KAT-106) (TV-14 D, L)
LAST MAN STANDING / 9:30PM
Episode 905 "Jen Again"
Mike surprises Vanessa with a visit from Jen that might last longer than she expected. Meanwhile, Ryan's asks Chuck for advice to impress his new corporate boss on the golf course in the all-new "Jen Again" episode of LAST MAN STANDING airing Thursday, Jan. 21 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (LMS-905) (TV-PG D, L, V)
"WWE'S FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN"
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A former Australian Federal Police officer has been appointed the new head of Australia's peak crime research agencies. Michael Phelan APM will take charge of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) as the chief executive officer next week. He<|fim_middle|> has had a long career with the AFP, including deputy commissioner positions. He received the National Medal in 2000 and was awarded the Australian Police Medal in the 2008 Australia Day Honours.
The SSAA has written to Mr Phelan to congratulate him on his new positions and expressed our commitment to continue working productively with the agencies. | has also been appointed director of the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC).
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Cerebras Unveiled World's Largest Computer AI Chip
The go-to word in the computer industry is small & compact is always better, but not this time. A California based startup has built the biggest processor in the world, which consists of 1.2 trillion transistors.
This chip is about 100 times the size of a typical chip, it is as big as a dinner plate and it would barely fit in your lap. If we compare to Nvidia's largest general processing unit, the chip is almost 57 times bigger than it.
The name of this silicon monster is Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine and it is almost 22 centimeters, roughly 9 inches, on each side, and has a memory architecture of the WSE chip.
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The company's chip boasts 400,000 cores or parts that handle processing, tightly linked to one another to speed up data-crunching. It can also shift data between processing and memory incredibly fast.
The firm suggests this gives it an advantage at handling complex machine learning challenges with less lag and lower power requirements than combinations of the other options.
Cerebras claims the Wafer Scale Engine will reduce the time it takes to process some complex data from months to minutes.
Its founder and chief executive Andrew Feldman said the company had "overcome decades-old technical challenges" that had limited chip size.
Feldman says his oversized design also benefits from the fact that data can move around a chip around 1,000 times faster than it can between separate chips that are linked together.
One of the biggest challenges for such huge size processing chip is being energy efficient and keeping it cool. Cerebras has designed a system of water pipes that run close by the chip to prevent it from overheating.
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Paulsen says. Cerebras' chip is the largest square that can be cut from a 300-millimeter wafer. "I think people are going to see this and say 'Wow that's possible? Maybe we need to explore in that direction,'" he says.
While the chips process information much faster, Dr. Ian Cutress, senior editor at the news site AnandTech, said the advances in technology would come at a cost.
"One of the advantages of smaller computer chips is they use a lot less power and are easier to keep cool," he explained. "When you start to deal with bigger chips like this, companies need specialist infrastructure to support them, which will limit who can use it practically.
"That's why it's suited for AI development as that's where the big dollars are going at the moment."
The engineers behind the chip believe it can be used in giant data centers and help accelerate the progress of artificial intelligence in everything from self-driving cars to talking digital assistants like Amazon's Alexa.
Some experts believe these chips will play a key role in the race to create artificial intelligence, potentially shifting the balance of power among tech companies and even nations.
They could feed the creation of commercial products and government technologies, including surveillance systems and autonomous weapons.
As per reports, Cerebras Systems is not planning on selling this chip, because it is very difficult to connect and cool such a huge piece of silicon. The WSE will instead find its application as a part of a new server, and will further be installed in data centers.
Feldman says "a handful" of customers are trying the chip, including on drug design problems. He plans to sell complete servers built around the chip, rather than chips on their own but declined to discuss price or availability.
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One of the learnings from BloggerCon II is that an "un-conference" can be very refreshing. An inversion of audience and panel/keynote, with the right<|fim_middle|> work (maybe not always, but for some topics and within some communities with certain social norms). Dave has more on this phenomenon, and particularly the role of the discussion leader. Lance Knobel, as usual, says it better than I could (and as the former Davos organizer, this is one man who knows what he's talking about when it comes to conferences). I like it.
A previous learning that we've been seeking to refine is the Food for Thought dinner. Either after the main day of the conference or in the middle evening, try organizing dinners at area restaurants on specific themes, and throw up an online sign-up form. Each FFT dinner has a leader, whose job it is to pose the Hard Question to the table and to record the insights that pop out of the conversation over broken bread (and perhaps a bit of wine).
Given the number of conferences we put on, it would be sad if we weren't improving — or at least seeking to innovate — as we go along. Help, please, if you have ideas.
Just one quick comment – it sounds like the FFT dinners need not just a leader, but a note-taker. In my experience anyway facilitating a discussion is too attention-demanding for the same person also to be taking notes. | structure, *can* | 5 |
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Oct 29, 2020, 02:19pm<|fim_middle|> hundreds of generations of tweaking to various breeds, but future space explorers won't have the luxury of being bred for the job of colonizing Mars through the centuries.
Instead, he suggests that "while it's a tricky subject... we'd probably want to create synthetic organisms." A tricky subject indeed -- will we need to create more perfect clones of our finest astronauts to begin colonizing the rest of our solar system? Or maybe just start with some super radiation-resistant hermit crabs that can setup some burrows to get things going?
Musk didn't directly answer a question about whether SpaceX would be interested in conducting initial research into the feasibility of a Martian colony, but he did make it clear that it's something he's looked into in detail. He explained that, in his view, a key step to getting established on Mars would be to compress the amount of time it takes to make the trip from Earth to our neighbor planet.
Musk explained that the orbits of Earth and Mars only sync up about every two years, and for a period of only about six months when travel between the two would be practical. This means that a roundtrip to Mars and back would need to be compressed into about six months. Right now it can take more than six months just for the one way journey to Mars.
Last month NASA launched its MAVEN probe to study the atmosphere of Mars -- its journey to the Red Planet is expected to take 10 months.
Reducing the time of the trip to Mars would also be key to keeping costs down, according to Musk, which would be an essential part of even beginning to consider the possibility of a colony.
And this is why we listen to Elon Musk when he talks about far-out notions like setting up shop on other planets -- the man is already beginning to form the business plan for such a venture somewhere in the recesses of his subconscious.
Check out more of the conversation below and let me know in the comments what you think the odds are that we'll see a Martian colony in our lifetime.
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Elon Musk is the rare person with a talent for executing practical solutions to seemingly impractical ideas like high-end electric vehicles ( Tesla Motors ) and commercial space flight (SpaceX), so when he talks about how we colonize Mars, he's probably one of the few people worth listening to on the topic.
This caveat is an important one, because some of Musk's suggestions for how we make colonizing the Red Planet more practical would otherwise sound like tin foil hat talk from most other humans. Take for example this observation from a recent interview Musk gave to the fledgling online network Raw Science:
"I think it's quite likely we'd want to bioengineer new organisms that are better suited to living on Mars."
Musk compared the biological adaptations that could be required for humans or other organisms to live on Mars to the process of breeding cows to conform to our needs as a society. The problem is that modern cattle are the product of | 298 |
Wall Street Journal Quotes Vito<|fim_middle|> dropped, however, those taxpayers have seen the per-pupil costs skyrocket.
Vito Gagliardi, Jr. represents the town of Oradell in its current appeals case before the River Dell Regional School District in Bergen County. According to Mr. Gagliardi, most of the state's school districts are "plagued by an imbalance" in which one community carries a significantly higher cost per pupil. Indeed, Porzio's Education Law team has handled more cases involving regional school funding issues than any in the state, and has represented every community mentioned in the article as being victimized by disproportionate tax levies.
Mr. Gagliardi chairs the Porzio Education Law and Employment Law teams, representing several school districts in an extraordinary variety of matters before state and federal courts and before arbitrators. He oversaw the only three regional school district dissolutions in New Jersey history, while successfully resolving hundreds of employment issues raised under law, statutes, regulations and collective bargaining agreements. | A. Gagliardi, Jr.: Most of NJ's Regional School Districts are "Plagued by an Imbalance"
The Wall Street Journal quoted Porzio principal Vito A. Gagliardi, Jr. in the February 1, 2016 article, "Regional Schools' Uneven Per-Pupil Costs Get Scrutiny," by Leslie Brody.
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Firstly, I'd just like to say thank you to Director, Jeremiah Kipp for allowing me early access to an online screener of his 15 minute, Drama short "Pickup", Written by Jessica Blank. Pickup shows a day in the life of bored mother and housewife, Megan (played by Mandy<|fim_middle|> delicately shining a light on the ease with which we can satisfy our urges thanks to technological advancements like social media. I'll be the first to admit that those developments aren't all good. Technology is often a distraction from one being present and in the moment, and we're all guilty of failing that at least to some degree. Kipp's DP (director of photography), Eric Giovon does a good job with the cinematography. There's some gentle zooming in certain shots and everything is nicely framed. The highlight for me is where the camera moves with the shopping cart, that was effective. The audio levels are consistent and the score is made up of some smooth piano and bass. For a drama short there's not a great deal of dialogue but the performances are all still quite good.
On the technical front there was only the one minor complaint I had. In one scene with Megan and Ben in the bedroom, there's a couple of blurred lights that hit the frame momentarily and it's a little distracting (probably happened due to the lighting position). In hindsight, the brief sequence in the local bar was somewhat inconsequential, given Megan's waiting for someone and her addictive personality has already been made quite clear from the outset. I know that it probably acts as a lead in to the final scene of the film but I think it slows the pacing down just a fraction. Ben annoyed me simply because he was so oblivious toward picking up on any of Megan's signs. Men as a whole are not very good at the attention to detail part, but he in particular failed to read any of her body language, so is often the way, but that was frustrating as a viewer (though not technically a flaw with the film).
Pickup sees Jeremiah foray into something completely drama based, which I haven't seen him do before. Jessica Blank's script has shades of Steve McQueen's "Shame" about it, with its neat handling of addiction and depression. I particularly enjoyed the inclusion of the technology theme and how that figures into modern-day life. It's a well shot, well acted film with a nice moody score. I think perhaps one or two moments could have been cut to shorten the run time (the bar scene comes to mind) and Ben made for a frustrating character, though one true to life. I'm not sure if there's value to be gained in multiple viewings but this is an important one watch for a multitude of people, especially those detached from their own lives and those around them as well as anyone that's having a hard time coping.
My rating for "Pickup" is 7.5/10 | Evans). Her constant desire for some form of tangibility has led her astray on more than one occasion in her marriage to husband, Ben (played by "The Wire's" Jim True-Frost), a driven business man. With young son Liam to take care of (Griffin Robert Faulkner) and a need to feel something, anything at all, her carefully constructed web might just come unstuck. The film also stars Elena McGhee and Christopher Piccione. I initially reviewed a few of Kipp's short films back in 2014, but haven't heard about much from him since. "Painkiller", "The Minions" and "Berenice" aka "Creepers" were the three that I was sent *see reviews* https://adamthemoviegod.com/painkiller-the-minions-berenice-review/. As a whole, I thought each were pretty well made and now that Jeremiah's had plenty more experience (something like 35 credits), I was interested to see what his latest had to offer.
At its core, Blank's script is a psychological drama about a mother and wife whose grown tired of the daily grind. Megan lives quite a comfortable life financially speaking, but it's anything but comfortable when it comes to her emotional state. I really like that Blank is willing to stop dead in its tracks that whole misconception of money equates to happiness. How many times do we hear about personal struggles with actors, musicians, athletes? The list goes on and it's far too frequent to be passed of as just an anomaly. Megan resorts to adultery in an attempt to fill the void in her life but I don't think it's out of spite, it comes from a place of loneliness and that will be relatable for some. Blank ties it all in with Megan's ever-growing but spontaneous addiction, as well as | 380 |
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Enteractive launches iGaming Padel League with Padel Malta
Malta's first exclusive padel league will run from September to December
Enteractive, the leader in player reactivation and retention for iGaming brands, has partnered with Padel Malta to launch the<|fim_middle|> and efficiencies." | inaugural iGaming Padel League in Malta, highlighting the love for this fast-growing sport amongst the iGaming sector.
Padel Malta opened its doors in February this year and has since managed to attract a lot of interest for padel in Malta. A sense of community and a friendly sporting atmosphere have contributed to the club's success.
Padel is a racquet sport typically played in doubles on a court around a third the size of a tennis court. The game can be explained as a mix between tennis and squash, with a net in the middle and four walls surrounding the court, off which the balls can be played.
Ten teams will battle it out over three months to claim the title of Enteractive Padel League Champions 2020, beginning Monday 7th September for a weekly Monday event at Padel Malta in Pembroke.
The sport has proliferated in recent years, with an internationally recognised World Padel Tour and many European countries now including their own Padel Associations. In Malta, the sport is popular with many expats living and working on the island in the iGaming industry.
Mikael Hansson, CEO and founder of Enteractive, commented, "This sport is so popular amongst the iGaming community that we jumped at the chance to host the first Enteractive Padel League in Malta. It's all for fun, but I'm sure things will get competitive very quickly!"
Janika Wijkmark, co-founder of Padel Malta, added, "We're pleased to have partnered with Enteractive to launch Malta's first Padel League and bring the ever-growing popularity of the sport to more people on the island. Enteractive are perfectly placed to engage their network of clients and friends across the iGaming ecosystem in Malta."
Those interested to enter a team should visit pages.enteractive.com/padel to register their interest, with all confirmed teams to be notified by 31st August.
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Innovative Technology have announced a new Business Development Manager for the UK. The position has been filled internally by Chris Wright who has been with the cash handling business for 5 years. Chris previously held the role of technical support engineer and was promoted to a dedicated sales role at the start of the year.
Commenting on Chris' promotion, Andy Bullock, Senior Business Development Manager said, "Since Chris joined ITL in 2017 he has gained extensive product knowledge and experience as a support engineer, as well as in-depth expertise in customer training, configuration and software installations. I have worked closely with Chris over the years during his time in customer support and I am delighted that he will be working with me, together taking responsibility for our gaming and retail customers in the UK. He is fantastic with customers; has great communication skills and really gets to know their requirements, so I am confident he will flourish in this new business development role where customer satisfaction is key. Although our traditional focus in the past has been cash handling for gaming and amusement, we are also now established in the retail and kiosk marketplace plus provide age verification and facial analysis solutions with many new products on the way – Chris will play a key role in furthering our market share in these exciting, ever-changing sectors."
Commenting on his new role, Chris said, "I already know many of our customers from my five years working in technical support. For the past year I have been doing a cross over dual technical support/sales role which has enabled me to get to know some of our key retail customers and gain a better understanding of their needs. I am looking forward to attending the retail focussed exhibitions that we have planned throughout the year and heading up the Retail Technology Show in London, which will allow me to meet our existing retail customer base and new clients too. I am keen to get started and look forward to working closely with Andy to ensure we offer our UK customers the best possible automated transaction products, to help them generate cost savings | 949 |
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"We just love people, and helping people," Chris Taylor says. "We meet them where they are, which just happens to be a smoothie shop."
Adds Dilkes, "A lot of customers come in telling us they want to feel better, and our relationships grow from there. If they want, we can pray for healing together. It's all about finding out people's needs."
The Taylors and Dilkes all grew up in Virginia Beach. The two men became friends around middle school; Chris Taylor met his future wife at his great-grandmother's 2014 funeral, held at Kim's grandfather's church. That great-grandmother, Charlotte Ann Berry — whose "eat healthy, work hard" mantra propelled her to age 105 — was the inspiration behind Smoothie Stop.
The venture also complemented the partners' areas of expertise: Chris Taylor, a business major, had previously worked in property management; Kim Taylor had studied exercise science and nutrition and was a fitness trainer; Dilkes, another business major, had 15 years of restaurant experience and had lost 50 pounds with the help of no-sugar-added smoothies and juices.
Smoothie Stop launched in 2018 as a kiosk in Pembroke Mall and moved to a storefront on Virginia Beach Boulevard six months later. The partners opened a second Virginia Beach location in January 2020, followed by a store in Hampton's Peninsula Town Center in October.
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As a wedding officiant, Chris Taylor doesn't advertise his services or charge a fee. The farthest he and Kim have traveled is Ukraine, where Chris officiated the wedding ceremony of his close childhood friend Matt Logan and his wife, Oleksandra, on April 21, 2018. Taylor performed the ceremony in English, with a translator on hand for Oleksandra's family.
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"He made it so personal; we couldn't have asked for a better person by our side," Matt Logan says.
"He and Kim talked to us about what to expect in a marriage, which really helped us," Oleksandra adds. "They told us to respect, love and don't ever give up on each other."
The Taylors, parents of two young boys, ultimately hope to expand Smoothie Stop to more locations. They already have another wedding on the calendar, too: a bigger, post-COVID celebration for the Fisks, scheduled in August at a vineyard in Luray.
Kim Taylor, who lined up flowers and decorated a wedding arch for the Fisks' first ceremony, is grateful for the chance to share in such special moments.
"We never imagined, of course, that we'd be marrying people we met in a smoothie shop," she says. "Life has taken us on an unexpected road, but it's been such a blessing."
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Business partners Kim Taylor, Chris Dilkes and Chris Taylor at one of their three Smoothie Stop locations in Hampton Roads. Courtesy of Chris Taylor
First, they came for the post-workout protein smoothies: a veggie-packed "Green Core" for Josh Fisk, a nutty "PB Push-Up" for his future wife, Cheyanne Greene.
Over a year's time, the Virginia Beach couple enjoyed deepening conversations about life and faith with Chris and Kim Taylor, who co-own three Smoothie Stop locations in Hampton Roads. Chris was also a licensed pastor, they discovered to their surprise.
And on June 26, 2020, in a tiny sunset ceremony at Sandbridge Beach, their smoothie supplier became their wedding officiant.
"I was fighting back the tears when Chris volunteered to marry us," Cheyanne Fisk says. "I felt so happy and blessed. We had always wanted a very intimate ceremony, and we felt such a strong connection with Chris and Kim."
The Fisks are one of four customer couples married to date by Chris Taylor, who became a pastor in 2015 after feeling a calling from his late great-grandmother. He, his wife and their business partner, Chris Dilkes, are all involved in the non-denominational outreach they've dubbed "Ministry in the Marketplace."
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Will Uncertain Client Demands Continue to Fuel Turbulence in IP Marketplace?
We have seen an increase in the amount of movement, both locally and nationally, of IP attorneys in and out of general practice firms and out of IP boutique firms into smaller IP boutiques with a more limited focus on certain practice areas.
The question raised by these movements is whether they reflect client needs or the shifting needs of the attorneys in view of what they perceive to be the new order in IP practice.
There has been a continuous increase in the demand for lower costs, while at the same time there has been an increase in the demand for value-added IP services. Many of the clients searching for new firms or a new arrangement within an existing firm are stressing the need for the selected IP firms to have a firm grasp of their business models and to deliver IP services, especially patent and trademark prosecution, at commodity pricing.
These client demands are more frequently finding their way into discussions of the firm's licensing support and litigation services, where clients are increasingly demanding defined cost controls.
So, how does the shifting client demand influence or translate into the movement of IP attorneys between and among existing firms with IP practices and newly created IP firms?
Some of this movement may be driven by the often-repeated statement that a particular lawyer moved to gain a larger/smaller platform that is a better fit for the demands of existing clients. The size of the practice group the lawyer required to meet client needs seems to be determined by the size of the group available at the successor firm; this size is almost always the size that best fits the public relations story accompanying the move.
My guess is that these moves are being driven more by personal views of the desired practice management than by client demands. If the attorney or group does not have the necessary level of influence within the firm's management group, the move is more often driven by the attorney's need/desire for more control in billing arrangements, or the realization that others with more influence are driving conflict decisions that hamper new client development or cross selling opportunities. I see these movements as being more attributable to the circumstances within a firm than to client demands for change.
Some of the movement may be driven by the more recent trend among some clients to view everything as a commodity that can be competitively priced by market pressures on supply and demand.
If prosecuting firms need a certain volume of work to achieve efficiencies that produce profits, unit pricing can be negotiated against a given volume of active cases. This type of economic model has lead to the creation of low-overhead firms that offer unit pricing without regard to subject matter. In these arrangements, there is often very little attention paid to a particular matter until it has demonstrated value within the IP rights portfolio.
This belated determination of value is a major problem associated with this volume/price model, and it may be a direct result of the model. If the attorney or firm has decided to price services on the basis of volume, there is not likely to be much time for consideration of anything that is not focused on the immediate task. Since the basis of the bargain is price for volume, and volume demands throughput to achieve profits, there is an operational dynamic that works against added value. This may be acceptable to the client, but it seems to be against the client's best interest.
Because companies are increasingly aware of the importance of securing and protecting IP rights and are increasingly under pressure to control cost, there will be a continuing tension between spending on IP services and the creation of added value in the<|fim_middle|>als get complacent, especially if they've worked for a firm for a long time. Take the time to look at the list and highlight some of the areas where you may be weak."
But why stop there? We'd like to open this up to other positions with a law firm. What do attorneys wish their associates knew? What about your managing partners? And by the way, paralegals, what do you wish your attorneys knew?
We're inviting your comments! Send us your own "wish list" for your colleagues, either by e-mailing me or leaving a comment below.
According to an article posted today on Corporate Counsel magazine's website, a strange waltz is taking place on the Interwebs: a GC and his new outside counsel are blogging about their burgeoning relationship.
The Association of Corporate Counsel is "hosting" the blog, which they call "an in-motion case study that allows you to judge the promise and pitfalls of forming a new value-based client-firm relationship." The hope is that by observing this "case study," readers will learn what they need to do to improve their own connections with the other side, to everyone's benefit.
The article mentions some of the highlights of the blog, which is on it's 10th post since its inception in mid-June. The GC (ACC Value Challenge steering committee member Ken Grady of Wolverine World Wide Inc.) and the outside counsel (Lisa Damon of Seyfarth Shaw) hit it off well from the beginning, understanding that open communication about their common goals would be key to success. Their biggest challenges so far have been "the time commitment, the openness required and fee structure."
It's an interesting article, and just by scanning some of the blog posts they seem well-written, engaging and detailed. My questions for you, readers, is two-fold: Will you tune in, and if so, will the blog have its intended effect? Will you attempt to introduce certain aspects of this new relationship into your own offices? We're curious to hear what you think, so send me an e-mail or discuss in the comments below!
State funding for legal services organizations hurting from a drop in grants from interest on lawyer trust accounts increased only $526,000 in the state budget process last week, said Samuel Milkes, executive director of Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, the statewide coordinating organization for 10 regional legal services programs and six specialized legal resource programs.
The state budget originally proposed increasing funding by $1 million.
Milkes said that because other appropriation items were slashed even more dramatically that legal services organizations were pleased that some increase was seen in the budget.
"We also realized when looking at the treatment of other lines it certainly represents support from the governor and the legislature that we very much appreciate," Milkes said.
Total state funding, separate from a federal services block grant, is about $3.1 million.
The state funding for legal aid programs that provide direct services is distributed to PLAN, which then allocates according to the most recent census and the poverty populations in each area of the sate.
"We're appreciative of the legislature and the governor," Milkes said. "We also appreciate how much the Philadelphia bar and the Pennsylvania bar and lawyers around the state worked hard to see this increase."
In interviews with The Legal, legal services organizations have said that every extra penny will help them because IOLTA grants are down 33 percent, or $7.3 million, statewide in the fiscal year that started July 1. | portfolio as a result of those services. Companies will continue to search for the right model and IP attorneys and firms will continue to modify their approaches to address their perception of the clients' needs. Since there is currently no uniform direction of the demand from clients, the currents will continue to shift according to the client's philosophical approach to cost and value. Reaction to those currents will produce continued turbulence.
Lawyers still struggle with cultivating and strengthening their relationships with clients and contacts. I hear over and over again that the lawyers don't want to appear "pushy" or "aggressive" in introducing the client/contact to the services they provide or that their firm provides.
My advice to them is usually a variation on the same theme: It's not about you! Too often, lawyers focus too much on what they do and not enough on what the client/contact may be interested in: their industry, their business performance, and their problems, opportunities and the constant changes they confront.
If attorneys would reflect on how they desire to be treated by their service providers, the level of service they expect and the responsiveness they require, providing that same level of service to their clients would not be too difficult (think the Golden Rule).
Have you evaluated how "client-focused" you are? Do you make a concerted effort to be attentive to your client's needs first and keep conversations about the client, not you?
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Empathize. Demonstrate you understand the client's problem and his/her needs. Learn what caused them to say, "That's it, I've had enough!" Next, drill down to the heart of the anger festering inside them. Ask about the problems they've experienced with your firm previously.
Ask. After you've listened to your client's problems and concerns, ask what you can do to save the business relationship. This would be a great time to be direct and candid. You may ask, "What can we do to make right the trouble we've put you through and keep you as a client?"
Respond. This is your time to shine. Respond in a way that demonstrates that you understand the severity of your client's complaints and that you are committed to righting the course. Low-cost or grandiose offers will only send clients running for the door -- take your time.
Use this system to help you identify which clients are about to defect and potentially how you can save the relationship. Lend an ear, ask the right questions, and then respond with a tailored solution.
In this fierce legal services environment, the client is in the driver's seat. To advance strong relationships, lawyers are well advised to adjust their mindset and best practices to be more "client centric" than ever before. You can't afford not to be. Often, this shift requires learning and practicing new disciplines and behaviors, and that's OK as long as the result is still the same: clients are happy with your relationship and it becomes long-term.
One of the services we provides its clients is professional training and coaching to help them to master the art of relationship cultivation and long-term client service skills. What could be more important than developing super satisfied clients to advance your practice? Contact us today to learn how we may help your firm maximize its client relationships in 2011.
The Academy of Music of Philadelphia Inc., the Philadelphia Orchestra Association and Encore Series Inc. have asked the court to approve Dilworth Paxson as counsel in their Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings initiated April 16.
Lawrence G. McMichael, a Dilworth Paxson partner who worked on the bankruptcy of the parent company of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, will take the lead in the representation.
According to a filing Saturday, Dilworth has already received $319,307 from the orchestra since Jan. 16 for legal work leading up to the bankruptcy filing.
McMichael is requesting court approval to charge his client $750 an hour. Partner Christie Comerford is looking to charge $440 an hour, partner Anne Marie Aaronson will charge $410 an hour, associate Catherine G. Pappas will charge $295 and associate Meryl B. Vinocur will charge $235, according to the filing.
As part of its filing, Dilworth Paxson noted that its chairman, Joseph Jacovini, is a board member of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association. It was the board that had to vote to approve the decision to file for bankruptcy.
Dilworth Paxson said it would create a Chinese wall to block Jacovini from any of the firm's work on the bankruptcy, including barring him from being included in e-mails or viewing files.
In other related legal news, Cozen O'Connor filed an entry of appearance on behalf of the Kimmel Center, where the Philadelphia Orchestra performs. Attorneys Neal Colton and Eric Scherling of the firm are representing the center.
According to a filing by the Philadelphia Orchestra of its 30 largest unsecured creditors, the orchestra owes Cozen O'Connor $51,942.
Paul Rosen, Leslie B. Baskin and David B. Picker of Spector Gadon & Rosen filed an entry of appearance Monday on behalf of creditors Peter Nero -- the conductor of the Philly Pops -- and his company Finger Prince Inc.
Law Firm Confidential: What Do You Wish Your Colleagues Knew?
Earlier this month, the Legal published an article titled, "What Do Attorneys Wish Their Paralegals Knew?"
The article, an informal survey of a handful of lawyers contributed by Kim Walker, senior litigation paralegal with Berger & Montague, generated a long list of desires both practical and not so much.
Some of the items on the "wish list" ranged from practical knowledge, like proofreading and researching, to behavioral issues like dressing professionally and getting along with others in the firm. One attorney said, "I wish my paralegal knew that I don't like to work on the weekends either, but sometimes it's just necessary."
The point of the article wasn't just for attorneys to vent, though. As Walker wrote, "Some of the wishes seem to be common sense, but all too often paraleg | 1,265 |
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A nuclear fallout will release radioactive particles into the atmosphere and these will contaminate the surface on which they are deposited. This would mean standing crops, fruit and vegetable farms, grazing land and water sources. This would then find its way into humans if they consume the food directly or indirectly through milk and meat products from animals who consume contaminated vegetation and water.
A number of consumers have been concerned about the safety of Japanese food following the release of radioactivity. They have been asking local retailers about the safety of farm and dairy produce imported from Japan, since most of these products are typically flown in.
The current levels of radioactivity reported at Fukushima do not warrant any panic. Moreover the radiation has been contained to with a 20km radius of the nuclear power plant. This area has been completely evacuated so it is unlikely that any farm produce will find its way into the market. However it is extremely important that the situation is not allowed to deteriorate any further, and the authorities are able to contain the disaster at current levels.
Earlier reports indicate high levels of radioactive iodine and cesium in the vicinity of the power plants. Radioactive iodine has a shorter half life so its effect is limited. However half life of Cesium is about 30 years, so its effect is seen over a long period of time. This would effectively mean that the entire area around the 20 km radius will not be usable for a long period of time.
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The Truth About Ludacris' New Cooking Special Luda Can't Cook
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Chris Bridges, better known as Ludacris, was one of the kings of hip hop in the first decade of the 21st century (via The Ringer). If you've heard his music — and you almost certainly have if you're pre-Generation Z — then you know that Ludacris can rap. He also knows how to act. He played Tej in the Fast and Furious series, among other major movie roles (via IMDb). But one thing the 43-year-old readily admits is that he doesn't know is how to cook. This is true even though Ludacris also added "restaurateur<|fim_middle|> said. Packer, by the way, is one of the most successful Black producers in Hollywood, with eight of his movies opening at number one at the box office (via IMDb).
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You won't find Ludacris in the back of Chicken + Beer breading chicken parts, however. He may have tossed pizza dough at the pizzeria where he worked as a teenager, according to MTV, but that's about the sum total of his cooking experience.
"I absolutely love food and have always appreciated the art of cooking, but I can't lie — I have no idea what I'm doing in the kitchen," Ludacris said in a press release sent to Mashed about his new one-hour TV special. The show, Luda Can't Cook, debuts February 25 on Discovery's new streaming service, discovery+.
With Ludacris doing the cooking, 'shenanigans' will ensue
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In Luda Can't Cook, Ludacris teams up with chef Meherwan Irani, who owns restaurants in the Atlanta area and Asheville, North Carolina (via Bon Appetit). Irani likes to refer to himself as "a Southerner who happens to be of Indian origin." Ludacris and Irani are a happy pairing because Ludacris loves Indian food, and Irani actually knows how to cook it. In the special, Irani teaches Ludacris the intricacies of cooking a wide variety of Indian dishes, including everything from the proper braising technique to making curry. Then, Ludacris must apply his new skills to feeding a VIP guest from a list that includes his own mother, Roberta.
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HAND WEAVING: CRAFTING PROGRESSIVE PATH FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE India has rich craft heritage of hand-woven textiles that have had strong historic, social and cultural relevance. In today's era, use of technology and digitization is growing in every sphere of life and as a consequence hand craft<|fim_middle|> with finer but stronger warp. One of the challenges in using this waste is to first process it into thin, linear strips of considerable length, either by tearing waste pieces straight or cutting in circular spiral that may be opened to get the linear strand. The preferred weave is plain weave as it imparts required strength to the woven fabric and also keeps the thick weft in place. The fabric, thus woven, is unique as-the irregular thickness of weft gives a distinctive texture and it allows combining of very different materials. Proper sorting of waste according to material, size color and texture improves the quality and aesthetics of the woven fabric. Interesting hand-crafted woven surfaces may be achieved with prior planning of colors, yarn count, weaves, materials or their combinations. The fabric woven is heavy weight and use of unconventional materials renders it varying characteristics that make it suitable for a variety of applications, from apparels to accessories to furnishings. A cohesive and collective effort in this direction may help in creating economic and social change at rural and urban level as it has the potential to provide sustainable design solution to reuse the waste and at the same time support economy by sustaining employment for the existing hand weavers. | skills are getting languished. Hand-weaving, a craft for which Indian textiles were renowned world over has lost prominence with time. The textiles that were woven with great skill and patience are now being mass produced on power looms with minimal effort and in much lesser time. The traditional hand weavers are making exodus to alternative means of employment. In such a scenario, hand weaving craft needs to be redirected to be able to subsume products that find greater social and-economic relevance in extremely dynamic market environment. The hand crafted aspect of hand-weaving should be made an opportunity to explore unseen areas that are not possible with mechanized working. Hand weaving can be a wonderful means of reusing and up-cycling soft and pliable waste to convert it into products of value. The possibility of delicate and sensitive manual handling of materials makes the craft special and advantageous than regular machine weaving. There have been efforts around using leather scraps, fabric cuttings from garment production, waste embroidery threads, waste papers, starting and end of warp sheet, waste leno selvedge from automatic looms as weft material to be woven | 222 |
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1. Bopping & Boozing in Benidorm: The Ultimate Club Guide
The Costa Blanca has been a huge destination for tourists from Britain and further afield for decades. Resorts from Alicante to Benidorm specialise in sun, sea, sand and good times, with everything from winding cobbled streets filled with the sizzle of tapas in the Old Town, to three Blue Flag beaches and some world-class resort hotels. But when the sun goes down, the place comes into its own. Late-night cocktails and live entertainment are the order of the day, and the party doesn't stop till everyone goes home. One thing Benidorm does better than anywhere else in the area is dance music... (read more)
2. Discover the Ultimate Room With a Sea View
Nothing beats waking up to the sound of gentle waves lapping, or pulling the curtains back in the morning to reveal an expanse of tranquil blue water. From ocean-side Bermuda accommodation to Crete's most well-positioned hotel, here is my selection of the very best views from some of my very favourite beachfront hotels. All at Sea in Crete It's hard to imagine a hotel with a better vantage point over the water than the St Nicholas Bay in Crete. Set on a headland, the resort has the most wonderful views out to sea in three different directions. The hotel manages to take full advantage... (read more)
3. Marine Conservation in Action: A Global Responsibility
The British nature documentary series, Blue Planet 2, which was produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and narr<|fim_middle|> to the Flag of the United States of America. The United States Flag has thirteen stripes alternating red and white from top to bottom. Each stripe represents one of the thirteen original colonies. In the upper left hand corner is a blue rectangle bearing 50 white stars. These stars represent the fifty states of the United States of America. The thirteen colonies which are represented by the stripes were the colonies that declared independenc... (read more)
Author: Katy Beacher | ated by Sir David Attenborough, was 2017's most watched television programme in the UK. The blockbuster documentary series was sold to more than 30 countries; it not only brought the magnificence of our world's oceans into an accessible realm in startling, high-definition detail, it also shone a light on their devastating ecological decline. In the final episode, Sir David Attenborough enacted a rallying call to arms to remind us that the conservation of our oceans is a truly ... (read more)
4. Blue Planet 2: The Greatest Show on Earth
Sir David Attenborough's documentary masterpiece, Blue Planet 2, is the long awaited follow up to the original 2001 British nature documentary that thrilled wildlife lovers all over the world.This latest series showcases the stunning advances in film technology to capture the secret behaviour of the incredible marine life of our world's oceans in jaw-dropping high definition. Sold to more than 30 countries around the world and becoming the most watched programme of 2017 in the UK (with an average of over 10 million viewers every episode), Blue Planet 2 has achieved what would seem to be i... (read more)
5. Amazing Animal Behaviour: The Tool Using Tuskfish
That our world's wildlife is both remarkable and highly adaptable is no secret. But what's now only becoming clear with advances in our own technology is the scope of their physical and cognitive abilities. The amazing capabilities of our marine wildlife has recently been in the spotlight with the release of acclaimed naturalist Sir David Attenborough's latest nature documentary, the outstanding Blue Planet 2. Footage of the tuskfish on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, gaining access to the meat within a clam shell is just one on the many never-before-filmed moments that the Blue Planet 2... (read more)
6. Blue Sky Ideation Helps Management Find Fixes
From finding the perfect property to turning around businesses, Blue Sky Ideation provides the thinking needed to overcome obstacles. Blue Sky Ideation, led by Christine Georgopulo, specializes in getting businesses to the next level. That could be branding their identity, writing promotional content, forming a strategic partnership, or doing whatever else it takes. "I am truly a 'Blue Sky' thinker and do not believe in limitations or boundaries when it comes to creativity and thinking outside of the box," Georgopulo said. "Just tell me what you want and I will find a solution to get it ... (read more)
7. A Healthy Brain Diet prevents Stroke
The fact that stroke can strike suddenly without warning is most frighting. There is often no sign or anything, just a fraction of a second sense that something went wrong. Although the stroke itself comes out of the blue, the problems that causes it usually develop over years. When the blood, that contains oxygen and nutrients, can't reach parts of the brain, stroke occurs, or when an artery ruptures and blood is lost. The risk of a stroke will be present by high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and a dangerous prediabetic condition called metabolic syndrome - and all th... (read more)
Author: Adrian Joele
8. Olhão: Faro's Authentic Neighbour
It can't get better than this. You arrived in Faro late last night and after a deep sleep in a local hostel, you sip an espresso on the terrace. The sun is shining, the sky is blue and you never want this moment to end. That is, of course, until you visit Faro's often overlooked neighbour later on that day. Making the most of the short, ten-minute train journey to Olhão is an unmissable day excursion for anyone visiting the city of Faro. Mercado de Olhão This attractive fishing port is as ancient as it is beautiful. The oldest industry in the town is hallmarked by the authentic fish... (read more)
9. Putting in Peace: Golfing on Spain's Top Courses
Blue skies, Mediterranean sun and a laid back out approach to life; as a holiday destination Spain has it all, including some of Europe's best golf courses. Producing a string of legends, the country is renowned among well-travelled putters as a Mecca for players and is at the top of list when it comes to planning a luxury getaway. With a myriad of courses peppered throughout the country, it can be hard choosing the right one for you. With this simple overview of the top five golf clubs in Spain, deciding becomes a breeze. The hardest choice you'll have to make is where to get your golf travel... (read more)
10. Planning Your Putt: When to Golf in the Algarve
The Algarve is blessed with breathtaking views of the mountains and sparkling blue sea, charming towns with winding alleys and a traditional flavourful cuisine. Top that off with some warm Mediterranean sunshine and the best golf courses in Europe, and you've got an ideal holiday destination. Boasting an array of courses created by world-renowned designers, combined with fantastic landscapes and a favourable climate that extends the golf season, it's easy to see why the Algarve is a popular destination among golfers. To get the most out of your trip to this elite venue, it's necessary to... (read more)
11. Serious Manhood Problems: What to do About Priapism
After seeing the first round of commercials for the "little blue tablet" years ago, men often joked about one of the warnings: "Contact your doctor if you have tumescence lasting four hours or more." A never-ending tumescence? Most men were wondering where they could sign up for such a wonderful thing! But when it comes to member health, more time does not translate into more manliness. In fact, hardness that lasts too long can lead to significant manhood problems. The technical name is priapism, and a man should know what to do if this ever happens to him. What is priapism? Priapi... (read more)
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12. What Every Man Needs to Know About Blue Sacks
There has been some debate over the years about blue sacks, the strange phenomenon that afflicts men who get excited but don't get off in a timely fashion. As member problems go, this is one that can cause heated debate. On one side of the coin, there are those who claim that blue sacks has a detrimental effect on male organ health, and that it should be avoided at all costs. On the flip-side, there are those who dismiss the condition as being just another way for a guy to pressure a partner into going further than they had perhaps intended. So who's right in this scenario? What is blue ... (read more)
13. The Hunt of the Sperm Whale
For anyone planning to embark on a whale watching cruise, the incredible documentary series Blue Planet II, hosted by veteran naturalist Sir David Attenborough, makes for compelling viewing. It features many of the cetaceans that may be encountered on a whale watching cruise, including Humpback, Killer, pilot and Sperm Whales. The World's Largest Whale Found in nearly all the world's oceans, the Sperm Whale is one of the most commonly sighted species on whale watching tours. From the Azores or the Maldives, to Baja California or Norway's spectacular Lofoten Islands, the opportunitie... (read more)
14. Sailfish: The Lamborghini of the Marine World
For the most part, even on dedicated wildlife cruises, the ordinary person's exploration of the natural world is constrained to the surface of the oceans and landscapes. But thanks to the stellar documentaries of eminent naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, we've been able to enjoy the spectacle of the most astonishing animal behaviour in the comfort of our own homes. In his latest masterpiece, Blue Planet II, Sir David Attenborough and his team use sophisticated hi-tech camera equipment to capture never-before-seen intimate underwater vision of a host of marine animals. One of the most m... (read more)
15. Giant Trevally: The Bird Eating Tropical Fish
All over the planet, our oceans are teeming with fascinating marine life – much of which we still know little about. And, while they cover around 70% of Earth, we've only explored 5% of our oceans. Through his magnificent Blue Planet II documentary series, eminent naturalist Sir David Attenborough has taken his own explorations to the limit and captured some of the most fascinating animal behaviour ever seen. The Incredible Bird Eating Fish In Series 1, One Ocean, the Blue Planet II team filmed the compelling hunting behaviour of the Giant Trevally, which has the brain capability t... (read more)
16. Blue Pill Will Help You Deal with the ED Issues
Blue Pill is offering the best way to get Viagra without prescription and to learn everything there is to learn about the pills. One way or the other, it is pretty much impossible to imagine a more embarrassing situation for a man than not being able to satisfy his woman in bed. Unfortunately, though, the erectile dysfunctions are turning into a genuine issue these days. After all, this is due to a number of factors and it is best to find for viable solutions than to guess about the reasons why it is happening. With that said, the market these days is pretty much filled with all kind... (read more)
17. Many Traders Choose Forex Over Stocks: Know Why
Nowadays, to an ever-increasing number of trading instruments, including Forex markets, indices, and blue chips investors have access. So it is not always an easy decision to choose which market to trade it. For this reason, in order to make the best choice, a number of factors are needed to be considered by the traders. Probably a trader's style of trading and their risk tolerance is one of the most important aspects. For example, markets, where the effects of price volatility are felt to a greater extent are preferred by short-term traders, whereas to trading the stock market long term ... (read more)
18. The Sperm Whale: Super Communicator
The Sperm Whale, largest of all the toothed species, is found in every ocean of the world. With the opportunity to join whale watching cruises in the cetacean-rich waters of locations as diverse the Baja Peninsula, the Azores, Sri Lanka and Norway, nature lovers hoping for a close encounter with these massive marine mammals will not be disappointed. Nature's Giant in Focus The BBC's superb Blue Planet II nature documentary series features Sperm Whales in several episodes. One uses gripping footage of a whale carcass being torn apart by a feeding frenzy of sharks, and another contains... (read more)
19. Galapagos Sea Lions: Sheep Dogs of the Ocean
In the remote archipelago of the Galapagos, extraordinary is ordinary. The diverse volcanic landscape of the islands is home to some of the most unique plant and animal species on Earth and, from Charles Darwin's ground breaking Theory on Evolution to Sir David Attenborough's masterpiece nature series Blue Planet II, its contribution to our knowledge of the natural world is unsurpassed. Wildlife cruises in Galapagos introduce nature lovers to the archipelago's marine and terrestrial animals and one of the most abundant species is the Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki). These inquis... (read more)
20. The Ambush of the Sally Lightfoot Crab
A Galapagos wildlife cruise introduces nature lovers to some of the most remarkable marine and terrestrial animals on the planet. While the Giant Tortoise and the Marine Iguana are probably the best known of the archipelago's species, the quirky Sally Lightfoot Crab also garners its fair share of attention, and its intense blue and red livery is a common sight scuttling along the islands' shores and in the shallows. Eat and Be Eaten Grapsus grapsus has a hugely diverse diet, feeding on everything from sea lion placenta to ticks and organic matter washed up on the shore. The species ... (read more)
21. 5 MAKEUP TRENDS THAT YOU WILL ACTUALLY WANT TO WEAR
2018 is the year of statement makeup. From glitter, pops of color, bold lips, metallic, gold glow, blue eyeshadow, or black eyeliner are some of the trends that designers show us on the runways. At Mobile Styles, we pick the most classy, sexy and chic makeup trends for you. Makeup-no-Makeup or Naked Makeup This trend was present on the runways of Dior, Victoria Beckham, Proenza Schouler, Michael Kors, Bottega Veneta, Pucci, Etro, and Nina Ricci. This makeup trend is all about a fresh face and natural beauty. The key for the perfect complexion is to prepare your skin. Exfoliate or use a ... (read more)
Author: Mobile Styles
22. Millions Could Be at Risk of Eye Damage, According to Study
London, UK - Over 43% of 18-24 year olds in the UK could be at risk of eye damage through overexposure to their laptop, tablet, or smartphone screens. This is according to a survey by Ocushield which also revealed that only 35% of young Britons avoid screens in the 30 minutes before they go to sleep. Optical experts have long warned that overexposure to screens emitting blue light could cause sleep problems and eye damage . They claim that the blue light which comes from smartphones, laptops and tablets is "toxic" to the back of the eyes and may lead to macular degeneration, a leading ca... (read more)
23. What's On in Courchevel this Month
It's that time of year when this resort truly comes to life. With January now a distant memory, there are still blue skies and plenty of snow so it's time to take advantage of the ever-lengthening days by hitting the slopes this February. If you're visiting Courchevel, there's an array of events and goings-on around the resort, perfect for everyone from children and young families, to couples and groups of friends. Here's the low-down on everything going on this month. Events There's never a shortage of events when you're on a Courchevel ski break, and this February it's no diff... (read more)
24. BLUE LAW
The blue law can also be called Sunday law. The blue law is designed to ban some or even all Sunday activities for the religious reasons. The main aim of banning some or all Sunday activities is to promote the observance of the day of worship. The blue law may also ban buying of some items on specific days. The blue laws are commonly enforced in United States, Canada, and European particularly Germany, Switzerland, Australia, and Norway. In the United States, Supreme Court has held blue law as constitutional many times. The labor unions and trade associations have supported the legis... (read more)
25. Why We Salute Our Flag
In light of recent actions by the NFL and some of its players this author felt it important to review the reasons why we pledge our allegiance | 3,139 |
Two wrestlers,<|fim_middle|>. | James Hayhurst and Joe Threlfall, had a good weekend, with wins at both the Cumberland Show and at Great Eccleston. Hayhurst, the Under 15 Years Champion, excelled himself and was awarded the best performance trophy at both events. Not only is he pre-eminent in his own age category, but he also has enough power and skill to defeat older wrestlers. Matthew Atkinson is making his mark by throwing all sorts of wrestlers in spectacular style, but he could not cope with Hayhurst at Carlisle.
Joe Threlfall, now a craggy veteran, has extra pleasure at wrestling events watching his three lads competing and improving all the time. Joshua, in particular, figured in the prize money at both venues. When his own turn came to compete, Joe was in good form, controlling the opposition and then knocking them over with his favourite twist over the knee. At Carlisle, Joseph Robson took a fall with a cross-click, and Andrew Ord back-heeled him, but Threlfall always took the winning fall. In the final against Richard Fox, the usually ebullient Fox was subdued in two straight falls.
At Great Eccleston Show, the main opposition came from Graham Brocklebank who had beaten Stuart Mason in the final of the 13 stones. Brocklebank sometimes causes Threlfall significant problems, but at Great Eccleston Threlfall disposed of him efficiently with strong twists off the chest. All this augurs well for the Heavyweights World Championship which is to be held tomorrow at Penrith Show.
Carlisle Wrestling Club provided the excitement in the earlier men's weights. John Harrington and Andrew Carlile fought out the 12st final. Ignoring the several acres available in the main ring, they made a close inspection of the crowd on the edge of the members' tent. Carlile edged ahead when he caught Harrington with a low and late twist by the shoulders. Harrington answered with an inside-click finished by a twist. The decider went to Harrington when Carlile tried a combination of a cross-click and inside-click which failed and allowed Harrington the hold which he used to good effect with one of his trademark outside-hipes.
Richard Fox has been clipping sheep rather than felling men recently, but he continued his successful return to the ring by felling Matthew Atkinson in the final of the 14 stones. Atkinson had been going well, felling John Harrington in the semi-final, but Richard Fox won in straight falls.
It was good, too, to see George Wilson taking over the mantel as the main man in the under 12s. Kieran Miller and Sam Wilson enjoyed the luxury of wrestling at their own weight in the 8stones, Miller winning the final. Megan Gibson kept the influx of Kendal girls at bay to win the Under 15 Girls, and Jimmy Hall showed his hiping skills in winning the Under 18s.
Next week is one of the busiest in the wrestling calendar with only two days without wrestling events | 621 |
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This Roasted Vegetable and Chicken Pasta with a Garlic Goat Cheese Sauce embraces summer flavors. The roasted asparagus and tomatoes are fresh and bursting with bold taste. The garlic and goat cheese sauce is far lighter than an alfredo and lets the vegetables take center stage.
The roasted tomatoes fall apart and add flavor to the sauce, while the asparagus remains perfectly crisp, adding a satisfying texture to the meal. The rotisserie chicken (one of my favorite time saving ingredients) soaks up the sauce wonderfully. You could opt to leave out the chicken and for a vegetarian version.
Feel free to get creative and make this recipe your own. You could add extra veggies like roasted bell peppers, broccoli, or zucchini, add pine nuts to add a bit of crunch, or use tortellini instead of tagliatelle for an extra cheesy outcome.
I used fresh tagliatelle for this recipe. You can use dried pasta, in that case, just make sure you start cooking the pasta before you make the sauce.
Start by roasting the vegetables. Heat your oven to 350 degrees and grab 2 small baking pans. Slice the tomatoes in half, and spread them out in a single layer on one of the baking sheets. Drizzle the olive oil over, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Then spread the asparagus out on the other baking sheet. Melt the butter and drizzle it over the asparagus and sprinkle salt and pepper over. Place both the tomatoes and the asparagus in the oven to roast for 10 minutes.
While the vegetables are roasting, put a pot of water on the stove for the pasta and bring it to a boil. Then get to work on the sauce.
Whisk the milk and flour together over medium heat in a large saucepan, until it comes to a slow but steady boil. Then whisk in the garlic, and continue stirring for 1 minute while the sauce bubbles and thickens. Add the goat cheese and pecorino and season with salt<|fim_middle|> right away. | and pepper to taste. Keep the sauce warm on low heat until the vegetables are done roasting and the water for the pasta has come to a boil.
Pour the chicken, roasted tomatoes (and any juice in the pan), and roasted asparagus into the sauce, and stir to mix.
Cook the pasta according to the directions. I used Rana brand (it's my favorite) and it cooked in just one minute.
Drain the pasta, and stir it into the sauce. Serve the pasta | 100 |
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Perched this high up between sharply jagged mountains and the plunging plains below, Mijas does well to keep its balance. Not just in a literal sense – although some of the architectural construction of the sugar-cube houses has to be seen to be believed – but in a cultural sense too. Mijas strikes just the right balance between tourist destination and functionality. Located just inland from Fuengirola, the town is highly accessible and amazingly picturesque, proving particularly popular with older tourists and homebuyers.
This is not hard to see why; the laid-back beauty of the town, coupled with the sublime climate and the breathtaking views, creates an atmosphere that is best accompanied with a rich glass of Rioja, a dusky horizon of the same colour and the relaxing orchestral sounds of the local wildlife, calling time on another day.
The steep and winding climb to Mijas occurs over a short distance, yet a lot changes in those two kilometres or so. Most noticeably, the rip and hustle of the coast fades to a distant hum, while the roadside dust gives way to a rockier makeup as you ascend the side of one of the Costa del Sol's numerous peaks. Upon entering Mijas, the blinding whiteness of the alabaster-pale buildings is a striking sight, especially when the searing sun is at its highest. Cafés, bars, restaurants and gift shops scream for your attention, yet it is the authentic beauty of the shrine, which is perched on its own rocky pedestal, that first draws the eye.
Gorgeous views of the coastline can be enjoyed from pretty much every vantage point in town, with the other-worldly silence of the mountainside proving a pretty effective sound barrier. Mijas' location makes it a favoured weekend retreat for many locals from Fuengirola and Marbella, while the short drive to the airport makes | 392 |
The Lady in Pink (Deadly Ever After #2) by J.A. Kazimer
Blue and Izzy's new detective agency is going from strength to strength and has become a household name (even if your house is a shoe). They have offices now and a staff and are a growing success
But when one of their interns is murdered it looks like Blue could be the target – and even so, losing an employee just has to be investigated. But as they delve deeper the opposition becomes stronger as they uncover more connections with Blue's mysterious past. And his curse.
The plot of this book is interesting but I'm in two minds about it. The whole mystery of Blue's origin, how it fed the conflict between Izzy and Blue, the whole opposition against their discovery and how it pops up in several different ways all work really well. I like how it's related to several parts of the story and is both part of their profession and personal lives and allowed for some character growth
It also has a series of excellent Noir-style cross and double cross as victim and suspect constantly changed and changed and changed again. It had some really good twists and unexpected endings. I honestly didn't have any idea where it was going or who the culprit was and I was completely surprised several times. I appreciate that in any book, especially a book with a murder mystery. Being kept guessing is always an achievement.
So lots of positive. On the negative side I feel the ending was sprung on me without any real back up to it. I didn't see it coming – but how could I? All the relevant information was dumped in the last part of the book – there was no way to extrapolate to this and that whole revelation felt abrupt and rather sudden. There's a twist and an abrupt change of direction. Still I am curious as to what that means for the future
I also quite like the whole debate over whether Blue's abilities are a curse or a blessing – and I think it's actually done really well (after I've read a huge number of books where the "curse" has had no real downside).
For me there's a strange disconnect with this book's – this series' – world building which I've touched on before. On the one hand, the original elements of the story are excellent. The whole idea of fairies that produce dust and need dentin to exist – that's an excellent original concept I really like. It takes the idea of the tooth fairy and elevates it and explains it. It's interesting and it's original and there's some genuine thought behind it that I appreciated. There are other hints of things that I think have high potential – like the very original Trolls. There's a lot of really unique elements I'm interested in here
But there's also a lot of fairy tale elements that don't mesh well because they're not remotely developed. I'm going to have to draw on how this is handled in other books to make my point clear. When Jasper Fforde write The Fourth Bear we had a Goldie Locks who was very picky and needed everything to be "just right." While J.C. Nelson's Grimm Agency had princesses who had powers and lives that mark that. In this book we have Goldie Locks who is… a woman with blonde hair. We have a reference to people living in a shoe but no development or explanation. We have women mentioned as princesses but it just seems like it's being used as a synonym for "woman."
I don't understand why these fairy tale elements are there if they are literally just going to be used as words. Goldie Locks and Peter Rabbit could be called Susan and Fred if for all the meaning their names mean. It's frustrating because I've seen how well this can<|fim_middle|> whole lot of upbringing angst, but he's also a man with both a curse to make him bitter and make him sufficiently dangerous that he can pretty much be sure he can take down anyone around him. His character works – I don't like him much, but he works.
In terms of minorities I can't remember a single POC. There was one probably trans prostitute which was just such a trope that I'm glad that this 2 paragraph "inclusion" is the limit of the LGBT inclusion of the book.
In terms of women we have a lot of sexualising – from Izzy in her pedestal with a lot jealous and protectiveness, and Bo Peep as the cunning, conniving sexy seductress. However at the same time between Izzy, Alice and Bo Peep all of these women are fiercely competent – certainly far more so than Blue. They have a lot more competence, skill and knowledge than the often inept Blue.
I find myself very conflicted about this book. On nearly every element I really like some parts while being frustrated by others. Every great element – from world building to plot, to characterisation, at every turn there's something I want to point to and say "hey this is cool" and something else that I have to say "this really needs to be better". It's brilliant and lacking in equal measure while leaves me so conflicted but, overall, still enjoying it.
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Labels: 3.5 Fangs, deadly ever after series, fairies, fairy tales, j.a. kazimer, magic
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Blue has a lot of wrongheadedness when it comes to his attitudes towards Izzy. He is "protective" to the point of controlling, he tries to keep secrets from her for her own good and he is constantly trying to lock her up or keep her inside for her own safety. This could be seen as a general sense of caution when we consider the threats against him but he has absolutely no regard for his own safety at all – he is reckless to the point of foolishness and it doesn't look like daring and pursuing a case despite the risk – it looks like defiant childish rebellion. His "protectiveness" of Izzy also comes with a huge amount of jealousy, even as he acknowledges he has no claim on her, he still stalks her and seethes over the possibility she may be in a relationship with another man
The flip side to this sexist patronising is that it's also pretty clear that he's wrong. Blue acknowledges it, Izzy calls him out on it repeatedly. He's a patronising and sexist character who is clearly labelled as such and called out for it. Though he doesn't get that much in the way of consequences nor does he try to change. At the same time, Izzy also takes it upon herself to hide things from him "for his own good" and equally invade his privacy, so it's not entirely a one way street either.
Aside from that, I do find Blue an interesting character. I don't like him, per se. I'm not a huge fan of the self-destructive, reckless, hard drinking grim and rebellious just for the sake of it rebel-without-a-clue character. However, personal taste aside, he is a good and internally consistent character, especially when we consider this isn't just a grim man with a | 375 |
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