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It's been four years since Sean Kanan's Deacon Sharpe was creating chaos and havoc on The Bold and the Beautiful. Fans thought they saw the last of Deacon when it was revealed he was the culprit behind<|fim_middle|>"
B&B's Annika Noelle on Hope's Dad Drama: "We'll See Whether or Not Deacon Flies or Falls"
Sean Kanan Explains Deacon "Seeking Some Kind of Redemption" on B&B
B&B Promo: Hope's Reunion With Deacon Sets off Alarm Bells | the shooting of former lover Quinn (Rena Sofer) in 2017 and carted off to prison. Now fresh out of the big house, Deacon wants to reconnect with his daughter Hope (Annika Noelle) and also try to get that old thing back with baby mama Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang).
So how did Kanan get invited back? Will Deacon get another shot at romance with Brooke and have a relationship with Hope? Kanan spoke with TV Watercooler and gave the skinny and stated:
I got a call from Brad Bell, and it was completely out of the blue. I have been working on a lot of other things this year. It's been an incredible year for me and if you would have told me at the beginning of this year – and given the fact that we're in a pandemic – that I would have been so busy, I would have never believed it! And to have Brad call me and invite me to come back was just icing on the cake.
With Deacon back, Hope is determined to form a father/daughter connection with him. Does this mean we will see more of him? Kanan stated:
I hope it does. You know, I'd love to be able to stick around for a while. I think there's tons of possible story for Deacon. Certainly, you know, reuniting and reconnecting with Hope is one of the most important ones. I think that his time must have been well spent in prison and that he did some soul searching and some honest, internal work. I think we're seeing a guy that's, at least for now, in a lot of ways different than he was previously.
Deacon's return has also stirred up some problems for Brooke and her marriage to Ridge (Thorsten Kaye). With trouble in the "destiny" couple's paradise, will things between Deacon and Brooke be explored? Kanan remarked:
Yeah, I believe it is. I think she's absolutely the one that got away. I would imagine, for him, being alone and celibate in a prison cell for four years, you'd have at least a little time to think about what could have been.
To find out what Kanan has to say about revisiting things with Bridget, click here.
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Leo and Nancy Grohowski, of Far Hills, New Jersey, have established a scholarship for students studying business at High Point University.
The $100,000 gift supports the Grohowski Family Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship is available to undergraduate students in HPU's Phillips School of Business majoring or minoring in finance or economics. It is awarded based on financial need and is renewable upon successful completion of the previous year's work.
Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph, who serves asHigh Point University's Entrepreneur in Residence, has established two full-tuition scholarships. The scholarships were presented on March 19 to two Philadelphia students.
The scholarship recipients are Jardai Sharper and Iyinoluwa Afolayan Ogunyinka, both of whom attend Roxborough High School in Philadelphia.
In addition to tuition, the scholarships also cover room and board, as well as books. The scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate strong academic potential and financial need.
David Hayworth, a longtime friend and supporter of High Point University, has donated $500,000 through two family foundations for the renovation of the Charles E. Hayworth Sr. Memorial Chapel on campus.
The chapel will receive a full remodeling with upgrades and enhancements to flooring, seating, painting, lighting and audio-visual improvements. The work will begin in May and is expected to be completed in September.
High Point University received a gift from the Minor family of the city of High Point and will rename the Infinity Garden outside of Roberts Hall in memory of Louise D. Minor, Bill Minor's late wife. Louise Minor loved flowers, shrubs and gardens and had a gift for cultivation, floriculture and landscaping.
Bill Minor also established the Louise D. and Bill L. Minor Endowed Scholarship fund and has given to the Mariana H. Qubein Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, the HPU Fund for Extraordinary Education and the Panther Club, in which Bill Minor has been a member of since 1976.
Dr. Harry "Frosty" and Catharine Wilson Culp, longtime residents of High Point<|fim_middle|>00 in funds raised during the Cure Pancreatic Cancer Walk she began organizing when she was just 13 years old. This year marks the ninth consecutive year she's organized the walk.
The Broyhill Family Foundation of Lenoir, led by Chairman Paul Broyhill, has established a scholarship at High Point University for students in the School of Art and Design. The $135,000 gift supports the Broyhill Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship, originally established in 2016, making it one of the university's largest endowed scholarships to date.
The scholarship, awarded to students pursuing both a major within the School of Art and Design and a minor in the Phillips School of Business, was created to encourage future designers to gain an understanding of basic business principles and management.
Local business owners and High Point University alumni David and Amy Smith are investing $600,000 into HPU's continuous growth.
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), parent company of High Point's Thomas Built Buses, is supporting High Point University's Congdon Hall and Congdon School of Health Sciences with a $1 million donation.
Six families are investing a total of $425,000 in High Point University's mission to educate the hearts and minds of students. These families have established endowed scholarship funds and made gifts that support HPU's continuous campus transformation.
Mike and Eileen Sapraicone of Upper Brookville, New York, have given $100,000 to establish a new High Point University scholarship fund. The Sapraicone Family Endowed Scholarship will support students wishing to attend HPU.
The Sapraicones have previously contributed more than $50,000 in annual scholarships, which have been presented to HPU students.
Eileen Sapraicone is a New York State Family Court Judge. Mike Sapraicone is founder and owner of Squad Security, a global security company.
A High Point University family has endowed a new scholarship to support students.
The Daniel H. Herbert, Sr. Family Endowed Scholarship was established by Christine Yackman, who, along with her daughter, Denise Pittenger, and son, Daniel Yackman, wish to support and encourage students who demonstrate financial need. The scholarship can be renewed for four years.
Christine Yackman is the mother of a current student at HPU and resides in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey.
When Barbara Callicutt arrived for a luncheon at High Point University, she had no idea the event was for her. In fact, her son, Richard D. Callicutt, a 1980 HPU graduate, helped orchestrate the lunch as a ruse to surprise his mother with a special announcement: With a $300,000 pledge, he established The Barbara Frisbee Callicutt Endowed Scholarship in honor of his mother, a 1965 HPU graduate.
Barbara Callicutt, a Thomasville, North Carolina, native who received her degree in elementary education from HPU, had a distinguished career in the Davidson County School System. She is married to Doug Callicutt and has four children, seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Her son, Rick Callicutt, a member of the HPU Board of Trustees, has hopes of supporting future students while honoring his mother.
Bob and Lynda Engel, of Castle Rock, Colorado, made a six-figure gift to support High Point University's continued growth.
Pictured from left to right are Bob, Tyler and Lynda Engel.
Bob Engel was president and CEO of CoBank, a $128 billion national bank serving vital industries across rural America, before retiring in 2017. Bob and Lynda are involved in the Denver community in both philanthropic and business ventures with a focus on education. Bob is the chairman of the Board of Trustees at Regis University and also serves Niagara University as a trustee.
During his career as a businessman, Bob developed a relationship with HPU President Nido Qubein, and the Engel family came to strongly believe in HPU's mission and approach to education.
Charles "Charlie" and Mildred "Millie" Maultsby have established a scholarship with a $50,000 gift to further the success of students.
The Charles V. and Mildred P. Maultsby Endowed Scholarship will support students who demonstrate financial need and can be renewed annually. First preference will be given to students from the Piedmont Triad.
Charlie and Millie first met as children at the Methodist Home for Children in Raleigh. They grew up in the home and became teenage sweethearts. Both went on to attend High Point College with the support of scholarships.
A High Point University family hopes to perpetuate their values of patriotism and service to the country by establishing The Sheriff Family Veterans Awareness Endowment, a $250,000 gift that will support the annual Veterans Day Celebration at HPU.
Established by Alan and Karen Sheriff, of Newtown, Pennsylvania, the gift will provide resources to support HPU's Veterans Day Celebration, which has grown to more than 1,200 attendees each year, as well as other patriotic activities on campus and in the community.
The Sheriffs were greatly inspired by the HPU Veterans Day Celebrations and hold military service close to their hearts. Their son, HPU sophomore Daniel J. Sheriff, serves in the United States Marine Corps; another of the Sheriffs' four sons is a veteran of the USMC.
The gift will support the future Culp Planetarium on HPU's campus.
High Point University received a $1 million philanthropic gift from Rob and Susan Culp and their family for the future planetarium on the High Point University campus.
Rob serves as executive chairman of Culp, Inc. and treasurer of the HPU Board of Trustees, while his wife, Susan, serves on the Board of Visitors at HPU and is also a member of the Board of Directors at UNC Health Care.
Rob and Susan say they feel privileged to support this effort.
Their family embodies the same entrepreneurial spirit embraced on the High Point University campus.
The Martha Luck Comer Learning Commons was named in her honor during a dedication ceremony on Oct. 5.
A High Point University alumna has made a substantial gift in support of education at her alma mater.
Martha Luck Comer Johnson, who graduated in 1954, received her bachelor's degree in elementary education, was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and had an impactful teaching career with Moore and Randolph County Schools. She is a lifelong resident and community leader in Randolph County.
To honor the positive impact she's had on campus and in the Triad, HPU officially named the Martha Luck Comer Learning Commons during a ceremony on Oct. 5. The Martha Luck Comer Learning Commons is a library located in the heart of campus inside the Wanek Center. It provides students with large study spaces, individual desks for quiet study, computers, printers and a collection of reference material.
David and Christine Cottrell, parents of a High Point University graduate, have now contributed $5.5 million with their most recent commitment of $1.5 million to support an outdoor amphitheater.
The amphitheater seats 1,000 people and hosts several annual events, including major community events such as the Arbor Day Celebration, the High Point Arts Council Concert and performances by the North Carolina Brass Band.
It's located behind Cottrell Hall, which the family supported with a $4 million lead gift when the facility opened in 2015. Cottrell Hall cost $26 million and was funded entirely by gifts from parents of current students from eight different states. Cottrell Hall houses all of the university's experiential learning components under one roof, including Career and Professional Development, Internship Services, Undergraduate Research and Creative Works, the Freshman Success Program, the Sales Center, the Entrepreneurship Center and more.
Don and Teresa Caine, owners of Greensboro-based Camco Manufacturing, have generously given a major gift in support of a new Conservatory at High Point University. It will be located near a new undergraduate sciences facility that's part of a major expansion.
The conservatory will provide space for students and faculty to conduct botanical research and propagate plants for the Mariana H. Qubein Arboretum and Gardens. A classroom, working greenhouse, new eatery and planting display space for the community at large will be housed in the facility.
Don Caine graduated from HPU in 1965. A year later, he and Teresa began Camco Manufacturing with one product. Today, Camco has more than 1,200 employees, 3,000 products and multiple manufacturing facilities in the United States and around the world. Camco has also been named to the North Carolina Top 100 by Business North Carolina for six consecutive years.
Robert "Bob" and Maggie Stout of Greensboro are supporting High Point University's School of Education with a multi-million dollar gift. The Stouts, longtime business, civic and city leaders in the Piedmont Triad, have donated $5 million to HPU.
Bob Stout is a lifetime High Point University Board of Trustee who retired from Steel Bar Corp. in Greensboro. He served as chairman for Goodwill Industries, the Greater Greensboro Open (now the Wyndham Championship on the PGA Tour) and a number of other groups in the Triad. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, where he played football, and served in the U.S. Air Force. Maggie Stout grew up in Kernersville and worked as a medical secretary. Her mother was a first grade teacher at Forsyth Country Day School.
The Stouts have a strong history of supporting HPU and have previously established a scholarship for business. They are also strong supporters of several nonprofit organizations, including the United Way of Greater Greensboro. They are members of Sedgefield Presbyterian Church.
In recognition of the family's commitment to their community, HPU will name the School of Education in their honor.
High Point University has reached a milestone in fundraising over the last decade.
HPU has now received more than $300 million in gifts since 2005 thanks the generosity of parents, alumni and advocates who gave several million in 2016, as well as a new gift from one of the university's most recognized alumni couples.
University of Memphis head men's basketball coach Orlando "Tubby" Smith and his wife, Donna Smith, are donating $1 million to support HPU's new Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center. The arena will become the home of HPU's men's and women's basketball programs, and the basketball court will be named in honor of the Smiths.
The Qubein Arena and Conference Center will also serve as a venue for major events, speakers, concerts, entertainment and other large gatherings and recreational activities. It will seat 4,500 spectators and include suites, locker rooms, staff offices, concession stands, a merchandising area, media suite, film room, press conference room, weight room, athletic training room, hospitality area, high tech audio and video equipment, ticket office and practice gym.
gift from BNC Bank to support Congdon Hall, which will house the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy and the Congdon School of Health Sciences.
BNC is headquartered in High Point and was founded in 1991 by a group of dedicated local leaders. Today, BNC boasts $7.5 billion in assets, and is one of the most profitable and fastest-growing banks in the Southeast with branches in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
Rick Callicutt, a 1980 HPU graduate and High Point native, is the president and CEO of both BNC and its parent company, BNC Bancorp. He received his business administration degree from HPU and began his banking career four days after he graduated.
High Point University has received a $10 million gift from an anonymous donor that will support a new undergraduate sciences school and building. Construction on the facility will begin in summer 2017.
At $60 million, the undergraduate sciences facility will accommodate growth in majors including biology, chemistry and physics. A dean will be hired to facilitate the expanding sciences held within the new school. The building will also house a state-of-the-art planetarium and will include an adjoining conservatory. These programs complement HPU's new graduate programs in physician assistant studies, pharmacy and physical therapy.
A couple with roots in High Point is generously giving $3 million to High Point University.
David Couch, CEO of The Blue Ridge Companies Inc., and his wife Stephanie Quayle, an accomplished singer and songwriter, made the gift to HPU in recognition of the university's leadership and positive impact in the city of High Point.
Couch worked closely with project development teams at The Blue Ridge Companies Inc., based in High Point, to develop an extensive portfolio of commercial and multi-family properties. Prior to forming Blue Ridge, Couch was co-owner of a commercial real estate brokerage firm in High Point.
High Point University has received a major gift from Dr. Michael and Susan Samuel. The Samuels are longtime residents of High Point who believe the success of HPU contributes to the success of their community.
Dr. Samuel, a native of High Point, established a successful dental practice in High Point in 1966 and just completed 50 years serving the community. The practice is owned and operated today by one of his sons. He also serves on the university's Board of Visitors. Susan Samuel led an accomplished business career and now serves as a community volunteer and advocate. She is a past president of the Junior League and serves on the Open Door Ministries of High Point Advisory Board. Both have served in leadership positions in their church, Wesley Memorial United Methodist. The Samuels have two sons and four grandchildren living in the Triad.
A High Point University family is endowing a scholarship fund to give future students the opportunity to receive a college education.
Harold and Kate Reed of North Palm Beach, Florida, are donating $500,000 to establish the scholarship fund. The Reeds have a long history of involvement in education that dates back generations. They also have a student at HPU.
Mark and Jerri Webb have contributed a major gift to High Point University in honor of Mark's late father, Lewis Andrew Webb, mother Janice Webb, and their entire family.
Mark is a 1983 alumnus and native of High Point. He owns and operates Interstate Foam and Supply, Inc. in Conover, N.C., where the company employees more than 300 associates. IFS was founded by Lewis in 1981, with Mark joining in 1984, and has since grown to become a major fabricator and distributor of quality seating and polyurethane foam components.
Mark and Jerri live in Charlotte with their son, Connor. Their contribution underscores the importance of alumni giving as graduates from across the decades continue to make philanthropic investments in HPU and visit campus frequently. | and members of the High Point University family, have generously established a scholarship.
High Point University Panther fans came out to cheer on the men's basketball team on Jan. 9 and received an extra surprise.
Barry and Marla Lazarus of Weston, Florida, have made a $250,000 commitment to High Point University and the new Caine Conservatory. The 15,000-square-foot facility is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in winter 2019.
High Point Universitystudents acted as Santa's little helpers on Dec. 7 when they purchased toys for children in need this Christmas season.
HPU students raised more than $14,000 for the Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program and shopped for toys, clothes and necessities for local families. HPU's Hayworth Chapel Board of Stewards purchased gifts for 150 children from 70 families in the High Point community.
Emily Millis-Hiatt, a resident of High Point and alumna of High Point University, has established an endowment for HPU's Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic.
A High Point University family has generously made a $1 million endowment to sustain the study abroad programs at HPU.
A High Point University family is making a major gift to create an endowment that will fund an annual award for staff members who go above and beyond in their service to the university.
Kenneth and Jana Kahn of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, are establishing the Kenneth F. and Jana S. Kahn Extraordinary Staff Award to honor two HPU employees who provide dedicated service to the campus community and live out the university's mission to provide students with an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people.
High Point University's Stout School of Education is one of the recipients of a $4 million Teacher Quality Partnership federal grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education.
The partnership for PREPARE, or Piedmont-Triad Residency Educator Program, includes two other partners, Guilford County Schools and North Carolina A&T State University. The grant is designed to create a residency program to improve the number of quality teachers at highly impacted schools in Guilford County in the areas of Elementary Education STEM and Secondary Mathematics.
"The HPU Board of Trustees unanimously voted to honor HPU President Nido Qubein and HPU First Lady Mariana Qubein by naming this facility in their honor," said Bob Brown, vice chairman of the HPU Board of Trustees, during the ceremony.
High Point University broke ground on the 15,000-square-foot Caine Conservatory today during a special ceremony with community members.
The facility is named after a long-time Triad family, Don and Teresa Caine, who generously gave a major gift in support of the new conservatory.
A long-time High Point family has generously made a seven-figure gift, bringing their lifetime giving to the university to more than $2 million.
Peter Mahler, founder of Triad-based PAM Trading Corporation, and his wife, Mary, made the gift along with their daughter Punkin Parker, her husband, Alan, and son Alan A., as well as their daughter Janet Fisher and her husband, Wayne. The gift recognizes the university's impact on the city of High Point.
The Mahlers started PAM Trading Co. in 1983 as a textile business, but have since added injection molding. Peter has also engineered several pieces of hosiery equipment and has U.S. patents as well as foreign patents. The Mahlers' daughters and husbands, as well as their grandson, now run the family business.
Dawn and Norm Miller, from The Woodlands, Texas, are making a philanthropic investment at High Point University after their daughter's meaningful experience as a student.
Norm Miller, CEO and Chairman of Conn's, Inc., and wife, Dawn, have generously contributed $2 million to support HPU.
High Point University will establish the new Webb School of Engineering as the university's transformational growth plan continues.
The founding dean, Dr. Michael Oudshoorn, has been hired to lead the school, in which students can now enroll and major in computer science with three concentrations within the degree: cyber-security, software and systems, and visual computing.
High Point University will welcome more than 1,500 new students, the largest number of new students in university history, as well as 5,200 total students, the university's largest total enrollment, when classes begin on Aug. 21.
The university is also launching new academic programs and making progress on major construction projects. Updates are provided below.
Brittany Vose, '17, once wore a Greek-lettered T-shirt and backpack filled with books as she hurried across High Point University's campus to class. She blended in, like most students, on a college campus.
On paper, she was a star: a Dean's List student at High Point University, double major in psychology and Spanish, Bonner Leader and philanthropy chair for her Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.
But inside, there's more. She holds an accomplishment most have never achieved – she's raised almost half a million dollars for pancreatic cancer research. And she's built some incredible partnerships to help make that happen.
On June 24 during the PGA Traveler's Championship in her hometown of Cromwell, Connecticut, Vose expects to hit the $500,0 | 1,114 |
Grace Buckler, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, has been an IT auditor since 2005. She's spent considerable time inside organizations over the years, studying their IT and governance and management. A few years in, she started her own consulting business called The Privacy Advocate. The name's fitting, as much of her work is a product of the realization that for an organization to succeed at its mission, it has to have a strong privacy culture. And that's something she advocates to her clients.
"If people are to be aware of privacy, if people are to recognize that as being the reality of the business and the mission, the culture has to change," she says. That's advice she's repeatedly given in her role as an auditor and consultant.
She found she was able to amplify that message through joining data privacy and information-security organizations. In 2007, she joined ISACA, and on August 8 and 9, she'll head to ISACA's first-ever African conference in Nairobi, Kenya, to talk to information-security professionals about establishing privacy cultures at their own organizations.
While it's sometimes assumed Africa is way behind on privacy and data protection given its still-developing economies across the continent, Buckler said Africa is the same as everywhere else.
"Whether the U.S. or EU or anywhere else, every continent and every country is growing in the area of data protection," she says. "Nobody has completely arrived. There are issues, there are debates, there are arguments as to, 'Are we adequate, are we covering the scope we should?' In my experience as a consultant, it's a case-by-case basis. It doesn't matter the continent or country."
Within Africa, there are numerous regulatory initiatives underway, Buckler said, including Kenya's Data Protection Bill in 2013 — and the passing of its constitution in 2010, which included privacy rights — as well as South Africa's passage of The Protection of Personal Information Act in 2014. But there have been myriad developments in countries including Ghana, Mozambique, Morocco, Tanzania, Angola, and many others.
Given that Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent, a focus on privacy for its citizens is a big deal and a reflection of what<|fim_middle|> just isolate our expertise to where we are stationed or located as our primary places of practice," Buckler says. "We need to think about what it is that we can change. This is one of the things we can change, using our expertise to contribute to bringing attention to the data protection concerns and the data protection potential of Africa." | 's to come, she says. And that's why she's making the long trip overseas to speak to decision-makers and their employees.
Her message at the August conference, a two-part talk across two days, will be aimed at encouraging more proactive data privacy governance and management as well as the importance of getting buy-ins from executives at the leadership level. The first day's talk will be to leadership, the second to lower-level employees. As such, the first talk will be high level and the second will be a drill-down.
"I'm going to go step-by-step, almost like we're doing a workshop where we're getting our hands into the practical aspects," she says. While the strategic thinking for leadership executives is important, "that has to be backed up with some practical things. We have to say, 'We can't do the three or four things highlighted, but we can start here.'"
Buckler believes it's the responsibility of those with privacy expertise and experience to lend their time and energy to help grow privacy in Africa. Whatever Africa becomes in its desire for data protection will be due, at least in part, to the contributions of those who've stepped up to help, she says.
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Adult volunteers are needed for the week.
We are seeking adults that are willing to share their love of fly fishing with the next generation. You don't need to be Lee Wulff or April Vokey; all you need is the desire to help. It's a unique opportunity to spend some quality time with a young person where you can impart some of your life earned wisdom, and hopefully you can walk away with a new insight or two yourself. | your success on the water. Have a question about what tackle (flies, tippet, rod, ect.) to use or could use some time on the water with someone with a different perspective or experience than you? Contact one of the fishing mentors listed below.
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Rivercourse Coldwater Conservation & Fly Fishing Youth Camp is sponsored by the N.C. State Council of Trout Unlimited and emphasizes Trout Unlimited's Mission, the conservation of coldwater fisheries, while at the same time teaching campers the basics of fly fishing, a sport for a lifetime. Established in 2002, Rivercourse provides a high quality camping experience for boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 15 years old in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains near Canton, N.C. This pristine setting includes a section of the West Fork of the Pigeon River, which is privately owned | 195 |
Yoshino-Kumano National Park in Mie, Nara, Wakayama - Beauty Of JapanBeauty Of Japan | One of the Japan's biggest Cultural Experience and Excursion Booking Platforms.
Yoshino-Kumano National Park consists of the central mountainous area of the Kii Peninsula as well as meandering rivers and the seashore in the southeastern part of the peninsula. Mt. Yoshino is noted for its cherry blossoms and historic sites, as well as for Mt. Omine, which has long been worshipped by ascetic devotees, and Kumano-Sanzan. There are many cliffs along the extended coast from Owase to the Shiono Promontory where an abundance of varied landscapes can be admired.
Situated at the northern tip of the Omine Mountain Range, Mt. Yoshino is the site of many historic ruins as well as temples and shrines and is also famous as the finest site of wild cherry trees in Japan. In the beginning, a statue of Zao Gongen, the principal object of worship of the Shugendo school of Buddhism, was sculpted using the wood of a cherry tree by Enno Gyoja and enshrined at Mt. Yoshino. Cherry trees continue to be planted in the area by persons wishing to donate what is considered a sacred tree. Visitors are invariably captivated by the sight of the entire slope of the mountain gradually becoming tinged from bottom to top by the color of cherry trees in bloom.
The Omine Mountain Range is a fold mountain region consisting of mountains rising 1,500 meters to 1,900 meters above sea level and extending for about 50 kilometers from north to south in the approximate center of the Kii Peninsula. A profound mountainous area known as the "Roof of the Kinki Region" comprises, from north to south, a series of famous peaks, namely, Mt. Sanjogatake (the birthplace of the Shugendo school of Buddhism), Mt. Hakkyogatake (the highest peak in the Kinki region), and Mt. Shakagatake (the dominant peak of the southern part of this area). These mountains have been protected since days of old as the sacred dwelling places of holy spirits and ancestral souls. Many ruins and other cultural artifacts can still be found here. Ascents by pilgrims--particularly up Mt. Sanjogatake--continue to be actively undertaken today.
Odaigahara is a plateau of gently undulating hills rising<|fim_middle|>005, the Kushimoto coastal area, which encompasses the Marine Park, became a inherited wetland under the Ramsar Convention, which aims to promote the preservation of internationally important wetlands (especially in terms of their use as waterfowl habitats) and protect the fauna and flora that live and breed in such locations. | between 1,400 meters and 1,600 meters above sea level. The highest peak in this area is Mt. Hidegatake (1,695 meters above sea level). It is surrounded by cliffs and steep escarpments that plunge into a V-shaped ravine. With average annual precipitation at over 4,000 millimeters, the area is known as a site that receives among the highest amounts of rainfall in Japan. Precipices, waterfalls, and other formations created through erosion caused by heavy rains make up a majestic landscape. The area is home to natural forests of spruce, birch, Abies homolepis, and other species of trees. Visitors are drawn to the sight of rhododendron flowers and azaleas in the spring and are captivated by autumnal foliage in the fall. The decline in the local flora has been worsening in recent years due mainly to damage wrought by wild deer.
The Dorokyo Gorge is a gorge located downstream of the Kitayama River, a tributary of the Kumano River, which is fed by waters flowing down from the Omine Mountain Range and Odaigahara. The gorge is divided into several sections--namely, from upstream to downstream, Oku-Doro, Kami-Doro, and Shimo-Doro. Shimo-Doro is also referred to as Doro-Haccho. This area features a diverse array of linked scenic elements comprising vertically sheared cliffs created through the erosion of clay slates and sandstone, oddly shaped rocks, and deep pools of water. Board a hovercraft or other type of vessel to explore the beautiful allure of this extraordinary gorge.
Shichirimihama Beach extends from Onigajo, famous for its sea cliffs in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, to the mouth of the Kumano River and comprises a straight-line coastal area that is rare for the Ise Peninsula, which is primarily bordered by a sawtooth coastline. Against the backdrop of a forest of black pines and other seacoast species of trees, the broad cobble beach draws a gentle arc and beautifully showcases the white waves of the Pacific Ocean. Since Shichirimihama is a breeding ground for loggerhead sea turtles, vehicles are restricted from entering the beach area during the egg laying and hatching season, which extends from May to September.
Boasting a vertical drop of 133 meters, Nachi-no-Taki (Ichi-no-Taki) is a famous waterfall fed by rivers flowing from the Nachi Primeval Forest. The sudden rush of falling water from the lip of this waterfall induces a sense of awe in visitors. Worshipped as a deity since ancient times, this waterfall is also used as place for ascetic training as are other falls that are located throughout the mountain. The surrounding area is filled with various historic ruins and cultural assets, including Kumano Nachi-Taisha Shrine (one of the three grand shrines of the Kumano Sanzan, the destination of pilgrims who walked on roads so busy as to resemble a "procession of ants on their way to Kumano"), Seigantoji Temple (the first of thirty-three temples that comprise the Saigoku circuit pilgrimage), and Kumano Kodo (the pilgrimage road leading to Kumano Sanzan). These sacred sites and the pilgrimage route leading to them were collectively registered as a World Heritage Site in 2004.
Visitors to the Ugui Peninsula, an area that is affected by the warm waters of the Kuroshio Current, can be fully immersed in the rich natural landscape that is particular to the Minamikishu region. Many forests here are of the broad-leaved evergreen variety. As the vicinity of Mt. Mesame has long been protected as a shrine forest, Castanopsis sieboldii, E. sylvestris var. ellipticus, and various other examples of species that are native to this location remain untouched. The peninsula is also a living repository of insects that are typically found in southern regions, such that visitors can spot Graphium doson butterflies, large Red Helen butterflies, Eucorysses grandis beetles, and more. The coast comprises sections that directly face the Pacific Ocean and those that are made up of coves and inlets. Differences in the countenance of the water between the open sea and inland seas can be discerned.
Situated in the southern end of the Kii Peninsula, Hashigui-iwa refers to approximately 40 large and small rocks jutting out in a 850 meter line towards Oshima Island. Over time, the waves of the ocean washed away much of the beach, leaving behind only hard rocks that resemble bridge pilings, hence the name Hashigui-iwa ("Bridge Post Rocks"). This site has been designated a natural monument and a place of scenic beauty by the national government.
At the southernmost tip of the main Japanese island of Honshu lies Kushimoto Marine Park, the first of its kind designated by the Japanese government. High average water temperatures attributed to the Kuroshio Current account for the presence of various types of tropical life forms. The park is notable for the prevalence of reef-building corals that are conducive to the creation of coral reefs. From positions in underwater observation towers, glass-bottom boats, and other facilities, visitors can explore colonies of table-shaped Acropora hyacinthus coral and colorful tropical fish. In 2 | 1,119 |
1. Gyeongbok palace is replaced with Deoksu palace on Tue.
2. The Korean performance will be canceled on a rainy day.
3. You might not be allowed to pass by the Presidential Blue House for the security.
Most people understand Korea for K-pop and strong IT Industry. But, have you noticed Korea is the country has thousands of story and a racially homogeneous nation?
If you are international tourist, you might know Seoul is one of uncommon cities has hundreds years story footprints. You will see high-tech right next to thousand-year-old tradition. Palace is the one of popular historic places. Chosun Empire has finished in 1910 while Seoul has been the capital of Chosun dynasty for the past 500 years. There are 5 key palaces you don't want to miss and they are the most popular places for visitors.
What is first impression of the word "Palace"? Place for kings and noblesse? It is true but only the part of it. You will see the area where kings and families lived with 2000 people governed whole country. There is only parts of palaces remain which makes many people find they are only for royal family. Palace was the place for council how to govern the country. The<|fim_middle|>), and Gyeongheegung.
Eastern Asia palaces are noticed that the mainly common distinctive of the design are "naturalism" and "humanism" but the philosophy behind and depiction style aspect are differed from the country.
Spend a full day discovering the beautiful structures and scenery of Seoul while learning about its history, culture and traditions. With your guide, visit two grand palaces, including UNESCO World Heritage-listed Changdeokgung Palace; learn about folk lifestyles at a museum; and explore bustling local markets by foot.
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After pickup from your Seoul hotel in the morning, travel by air-conditioned bus past the Blue House, the residence of the South Korean head of state and the President of the Republic of Korea.
Your first stop is Jogyesa Buddhist temple, the representative temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. Wonder at the lovely locust and baeksong trees lining the gate and enter the main temple, dating back 500 years, to see the statue of Sakyamuni, the historic Buddha at the moment of enlightenment.
The next stop is Gyeongbokgung Palace, constructed in 1395. Because much of this royal palace was broken during the Japanese occupation, there are many repair projects ongoing. With your guide, marvel at the grandeur of the original and new portions.
Inside, visit the National Folklore Museum, whose historic model illustrate traditional Korea. Look around the extensive craftworks to learn what life has been like for Koreans from antiquity to the 20th century. You'll also learn about the deep roots of Confucianism in Korean culture.
At midday, enjoy a tasty Korean lunch at a local restaurant before driving to Changdeokgung palace, a perfectly preserved palace from the Joseon Dynasty. As you browse this UNESCO World Heritage Site, discover the grand palace pavilions, massive gate, several halls and the Geumcheongyo Bridge-the oldest bridge in Seoul. At the Huwon (Rear Garden), wonder at the beautiful view of lotus ponds, lush lawns, trees and flowers.
Head next to the Insadong Antique Alley in central Seoul . With your guide, wander down alleyways to explore traditional Korean restaurants, teahouses and galleries full of antique craftworks and local artwork.
A new dynamic in a careful balance of Eastern and Western influences.
Today's fusion of tradition and modernity has made Seoul vibrant, complex and ever intriguing.
1. Gyeongbok Palace and The National Folk Museum will be replaced with Deoksu Palace on Tuesdays.
2. The Guard Changing Ceremony at Gyeongbok Palace and traditional performance at the Korean Folk Village will be cancelled in case of rain or snow.
3. In case some sites of the tours are closed, a visit to alternative places will apply.
5. Cosmojin cannot take responsibility for any injuries or losses incurred while on tour.
Every hour on the hour from 10 am to 4pm, the chief gatekeeper changing ceremony has been continued, which happened during Joseon Dynasty symbolizing safety of the kings and security of the nation, and guiding of the prestige.
Consistency expressionless face expression and sobriety mood of chief gatekeepers at the ceremony stimulates the foreign tourists' interests.
This tour is a driving tour course, which stops by Choonchugwan, the main building of the Blue House, and Youngbingwan. During this tour, information and explanations about each building and optimistic parts of current government will be provided by your guide.
We recommend this informative opportunity to foreign tourists, which gives you an opportunity to look around the most famous house in Korea, the Blue House.
Before we finish this tour in Seoul, as the very last part of this tour, we will make a brief stop at a place where you can get the national stone of Korea. It is among the most famous local products produced from Korea. One of the attractions of this jewel is not only the color and the beauty but also the infrared from Amethyst will make you relax and your blood circulation better. It's a purple color precious stone as well as birthstone of February. It's made from granite and it takes millions of years to change from granite to this particular kind of stone. Can anybody take a guess what this is? This is amethyst. Back in Seoul, we will stop by an amethyst factory which owns an amethyst mine. There, you can get a decent quality Korean amethyst at factory price which is almost half of the regular price. It could be a very good surprising gift for your loved ones especially for female, like your wife, daughter, or mother, if you have any. We will stay there for about 20 minutes and we will visit the very last place of downtown in Seoul called Itaewon where all of you will be dropped off.
Korean Folk Village is an overall reproduction of the ethnological life/folk behaviors of Korea.You can see and experience the traditional culture of Korea at this place.
Especially there are various character role playing within the Joseon Dynasty at the Korean Folk Village. People put costume on from this era as merchants, a poor person, and others. It stimulates the interests of people.
This is a beloved tour spot by both Koreans and foreigners with various attractions.
The village offers farmer's music and dance and tight rope walking acrobatics performance on a daily basis. A traditional marketplace offers the exotic flavors of Korean cuisine from different regions. Shops stock a variety of traditional handicrafts and souvenirs. | palace was like a great company runs a big organization, nation where 2000 people are working together inside. Most people now understand the palace only for royal family after modern city development.
After the Second World War, family of Korean empire became normal average people and there is no more empire. All palaces belongs to Republic of Korea. Does your country have royal family? Do you still have the palace for them? There is no more royal family in Korean society. But most of Korean all remembers them and their history as they are all important part of history although it was not happy ending.
There were 2 big important functions of palace. "Kweol" is where all governors, ministers, scholars and king got together and made important debate and decision. "Koong" is located in the middle of the palace where king and royal family stay. You can enjoy more if you understand the whole palace was designed for effectiveness of communication with people who visit or stay palace. There are places for politics, living area for royal family, and gardens. Take a close look and feel how all the functions and locations are designed and connected. There are 5 palaces in Seoul. Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Changkyeong-gung, Gyeongungung(Deoksu Palace | 270 |
Vital role of grit
In other words, grit, it seems, is a major key to success in almost any pursuit.
Vital role of grit In other words, grit, it seems, is a major key to success in almost any pursuit. Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: http://on.mgmadv.com/2bg6dnh
Jenni Stahlmann and Jody Hagaman, POP Parenting Published 12:00 p.m. CT Aug. 22, 2016 | Updated 12:01 p.m. CT Aug. 22, 2016
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Every child has potential. Some are even born with an extra measure of talent in one area or another. But it is not potential or even talent that ultimately determines a child's success – it is their measure of passion and perseverance that will make all the difference.
In her bestselling book, "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance," author Angela Duckworth demonstrates how the essential quality she calls grit (a blend of passion and perseverance) helps determine who will win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which incoming West Point cadets will complete the grueling seven week Beast Barracks training or which employee will lead the company division in annual sales.
In other words, grit, it seems, is a major key to success in almost any pursuit. So the question for parents is how can we help our children become gritty?
It starts with passion. Some might say passion is emotional intensity, but that's not quite it. For example, one mom recently told us that her son is passionate about music. She said he wants to be a music producer. He spends most of his time listening to music and creating different sound mixes, she told us.
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On the surface, this boy's interest might be interpreted as passion, but as we dug deeper, we realized there was a key element missing. Passion, based on Duck<|fim_middle|> listen to the songs he likes and mix sounds to create his own music.
And that is perfectly okay. It is just not passion by Duckworth's explanation of the word, and without an extra measure of luck, it is not likely to lead to a career as a music producer.
"Enthusiasm is common," Duckworth writes. "Endurance is rare." What this boy has is an interest, and that is where passion begins. As parents, we can help fan the flames of things that interest our children. We can't force them to become interested in something, but we can offer them many different experiences, and when we see a twinkle of excitement in their eyes, we can help them explore it further.
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If the interest grows, we can encourage our kids to set goals that will stretch their knowledge and their abilities. We can inspire them to do harder things and become more of an expert in their field of interest.
Then, we can help them set high level goals and break those down to smaller goals – steps – that will help them make their dreams reachable. As we do, we will see the power of grit begin to work in the lives of our children.
Jenni Stahlmann and Jody Hagaman host POP Parenting, a one-hour weekly talk radio show in Sarasota, Fla. For more information, go to www.jenniand jody.com, visit the Jenni and Jody Facebook page or follow them on Twitter @JenniandJody.
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January 29, 2018. Theresa Labriola, Director of Pacific Programs for Wild Oceans, was honored with the International Game Fish Association's 2018 Conservation Award Saturday night in<|fim_middle|> common goal to build a healthy, thriving ocean ecosystem.
"Innovative thinking and collaboration have always been hallmarks of our work and Theresa represents that so well," says Ken Hinman, president of Wild Oceans, which in 2018 is celebrating its 45th anniversary. | Fort Lauderdale, Florida. IGFA Conservation Awards are given annually to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to fresh and saltwater fishing conservation.
"Your efforts to remove drift gill nets from California waters and your coalition building work in the recreational and environmental communities make you most worthy of this prestigious award," Nehl Horton, IGFA President, told Theresa.
Get to know Theresa on our I Am Wild Oceans page.
Wild Oceans is at the forefront of efforts to replace mile-long drift gill nets in the west coast swordfish fishery with low-bycatch alternatives, such as deep-set buoy gear, to reduce bycatch of finfish and avoid interaction with marine mammals, sea turtles, and other vulnerable species.
"This award acknowledges not only my work with Wild Oceans to remove indiscriminate fishing gear from the Pacific Ocean, but the decades-long fight that has brought together diverse parties, from sport fishermen to environmentalists to turtle conservationists," says Theresa. "Despite the varying agendas, we share a | 202 |
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Innovative Office Chair Defies Convention to Transform the Ergonomic Workspace.
Over 100 million Americans suffer from back or neck pain — and it is a leading cause of lost workdays every year. Poor ergonomics has a significant bearing on how bodies respond and what it will be like in the future.
The main problem is the effects of no motion or prolonged inactivity. Ergonomics explains that proper alignment reduces gravity and minimizes strain on the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems. Many people suffer from the adverse effects of bad posture and yet do not change the factors that cause the problem. As a result, joints, muscles, and vertebrae are left in stressful positions. Starting with some prevention methods can genuinely help people avoid a future of misery.
A 2020 study in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care indicated that software engineers' holding prolonged sitting and poor postural demands make for future musculoskeletal problems. There was a higher prevalence of these problems and a low prevalence of knowledge about ergonomic principles and appropriate practice. Injury and pain can be alleviated with education and practicing sound ergonomic principles.
Hours spent bent over paperwork or squinting at a computer screen can result in poor spinal posture. Such posture can overstretch the neck and shoulder muscles, resulting in muscle strain throughout the thoracic and cervical regions.
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Deadly MERS Camel Virus Crosses Ocean to U.S.
Infection's spread is still limited, although cases have nearly tripled in past two months
By Helen Branswell on May 15, 2014
The virus took its time crossing the Atlantic. And when the first patient suffering from Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) finally did turn up in the U.S., he made his way, improbably, to Munster, Ind., population 23,413. A week later a second appeared, flying from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the home of the Magic Kingdom—Orlando, Fla. Both men are doctors who work in Saudi hospitals, the best places in the world right now to avoid if you do not want to catch what is officially known as the MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV). For both, their travel involved multiple legs—two flights plus an intercity bus for the Indiana patient and four flights for the Florida patient—to get to their destinations, sharing the air with several hundred fellow passengers along the way.
The Indiana man has recovered; the man in Florida remains in the hospital and is said to be improving. Aided by counterparts at Public Health England who are tracing travelers on Saudi Arabia–to-London flights, state and federal public health staffs in the U.S. have spent untold hours identifying people with whom the men came in contact and testing dozens of health care workers, family members and friends. Fingers crossed, there have been no reports that they passed the virus to others in their travels.
But although these cases appear to be crises averted, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that incidents like these will continue to occur, in the U.S. and elsewhere. Enormous resources go into ensuring that these episodes remain isolated and that local spread, if it begins, is snuffed out before it can lead to wider outbreaks. Martin Cetron, director of the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, calls the task massive. "We're talking about hundreds of person-hours. Maybe actually thousands of person-hours<|fim_middle|> Turkey and Indonesia would have had to deal with MERS importations as well, but their infected citizens, who had traveled to Saudi Arabia as religious pilgrims, were hospitalized before they could board flights home.
After two years of mainly playing the homebody, sticking close to its apparent Arabian Peninsula roots, MERS-CoV suddenly seems to be spreading its wings. At the end of March, the world had seen only 207 MERS cases in total, 163 of them in Saudi Arabia. By April 27, that number had doubled. It is now on the cusp of tripling. Since its April 2012 debut, roughly 600 people in 19 countries have been diagnosed with MERS. At least 175 of those patients have died, a case fatality ratio—30 percent—that gives pause to everyone who calculates it.
Fortunately, so far it seems MERS-CoV is not that easy to catch, especially if you are not in close proximity to dromedary camels—the, or at least a, source of MERS infection—or seeking care in one of the Saudi, Emirati or Jordanian hospitals that have recently seen spread among health care workers and patients. In Saudi Arabia in particular, multiple hospital outbreaks have tossed gasoline on smoldering embers: The country's case count has soared since the beginning of April to 511 cases and 157 deaths. That is three and a half times as many deaths as Toronto recorded during its 2003 outbreak of MERS-CoV's cousin, the SARS coronavirus.
The explosion of cases seems to have galvanized some action. King Abdullah dismissed Saudi Arabia's health minister on April 21, adding acting health minister to the labor minister's job title. Transparency—which has been a large problem—initially improved, and the new minister was photographed visiting MERS patients in the hospital. But the amount of information released by Saudi Arabia has started to shrink again. And basic scientific studies that WHO has long asked for still have not been started.
This week a so-called Emergency Committee that advises WHO Director General Margaret Chan on the MERS virus met for the fifth time to ponder whether the outbreak should be declared a PHEIC—public health emergency of international concern—under the International Health Regulations. The group expressed heightened concern about the situation, but decided after five hours of discussion that it falls short of a global health crisis.
Keiji Fukuda, WHO's assistant director general for health security, explains the main reason for the decision is that there is currently no evidence the virus is spreading easily from person to person in the community, in the way that cold or flu viruses do. And analysis of the genetic sequences of viruses from five recent infections suggests there have been no major mutations that might confer increased transmissibility. So although there have been a lot more cases of late, the pattern of infections is the same: occasionally a person contracts the virus through some means that is not yet understood. If he or she ends up in hospital, "suboptimal" infection control practices and overcrowding in some facilities create conditions in which the virus can spread.
Fukuda says the urgency with which the rest of the world views the situation is not lost on MERS-affected countries. That sense of urgency is likely to rise in coming weeks as Ramadan approaches. The Muslim month of fasting, which begins this year on June 28, is one of two high seasons for pilgrimages to Mecca, the faith's holiest site. The other is during the Hajj, which this year will take place at the beginning of October.
Kamran Khan, whose research focuses on how global air travel affects spread of infectious diseases, worries about the estimated three million pilgrims who typically travel to Saudi Arabia during Ramadan. Of those, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan send large numbers, says the infectious diseases specialist, who works at the Saint Michael's Hospital Keenan Research Center in Toronto. "From a public health capacity perspective, how effectively would they be able to recognize a case, be able to implement the appropriate infection control precautions within their hospitals? Because if MERS is spreading within Saudi Arabia, imagine it in a hospital in Bangladesh," Khan says.
These are the types of concerns the world will have to grapple with going forward. There are currently no drugs to cure MERS, and no vaccine to prevent it. If one could be made, it will take years to develop and license. Meanwhile, although Saudi authorities are warning their citizens not to drink unpasteurized camel milk and to wear gloves when caring for the beasts, the ubiquity of the animals, their importance to the region's economy and their popularity suggest camel-to-person transmission of MERS-CoV will continue to occur.
Helen Branswell
Helen Branswell is STAT's infectious diseases and public health reporter. She comes from the Canadian Press, where she was the medical reporter for the past 15 years. Helen cut her infectious diseases teeth during Toronto's SARS outbreak in 2003 and spent the summer of 2004 embedded at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2010-11 she was a Nieman Global Health Fellow at Harvard, where she focused on polio eradication. Warning: Helen asks lots of questions.
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<|fim_middle|>'t right, but please ignore those instincts and reach out instead. | A few weeks ago, many of us observed the annual RUOK? day. I was privileged to have a few conversations with people about mental health. One gentleman spoke about having lost many friends and family members to suicide. A lady spoke with me about her struggles to accept the path her son had taken in life, the depression that resulted, and how she was able to get through it by talking regularly with a medical professional. Another lady shared her struggles with anxiety that have stemmed from being bullied as a child. There is certainly truth to Robin William's quote of "Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about".
The day got me thinking about the mental health of teachers as well. There's no doubt that teaching is a tough profession. With 25% of teachers packing it in within their first 5 years, it's certainly not for the faint-hearted. From screaming kids, to school-yard drama, to staffroom drama, to paperwork, and everything in between - being a teacher requires a commitment, determination and patience that not all of us possess.
I firmly believe that teachers, along with parents, are the most influential people in our society. They are the ones raising and shaping our kids. They are the gate-keepers, the educators, the influencers of our future. I cannot think of a more significant job than this. So, as a teacher, your mental health is of paramount importance.
Aside from the stresses of the teaching profession, we all have personal lives to live as well. 20% of Australians will suffer from some form of mental illness in any given year. That's 1 in 5 people – so chances are that a family member, friend, colleague or yourself will be affected by depression, anxiety or other mental illness. Unfortunately, people we know are struggling with these challenges on their own, embarrassed because they don't "have it all together", or scared that they'll be judged, or simply not wanting to impose their "issues" on others.
Nobody knows the stresses of teaching like another teacher does. Look out for each other. Don't ignore your gut if you think someone might be struggling. Find a mentor. Be a mentor. Or just be a friend. Sometimes we just need to know that we're not alone, and a conversation will be all that's needed to get back to good. Other times, we may need more than that. But it never hurts to let people know that you care, and it could make all the difference.
If you need help with ideas on how to get a conversation started, go to https://www.ruok.org.au/ for some great tips.
And if you are the one needing help right now, you are not alone. Like they say, no man (or woman) is an island. We need each other. It's easy to withdraw and shut people out when things aren | 580 |
Bill Gates created his first computer program while still at high school, co-founded Microsoft in 1977, and by 1993 was the richest man on Earth. In 2000 Gates and his wife formed the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, which is the largest charity in the world. One of its aim is to exempt the Third World of polio and other deadly diseases.
Martin Luther King was a Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of blacks in the Southern states of the United States. He was influenced by Gandhi and believed in peaceful protest. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. King was<|fim_middle|> an actor and wrote atleast 154 love poems and 37 plays, including Hamlet, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. Shakespeare also probably introduced more than 1,700 new words to the English Language.
Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous of all explorers. He believed he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean and in 1492 he set sail in the Santa Maria to prove his theory. Instead, he landed on the islandsnow known as the West Indies. His discoveries led to the European explorations and settlement of the Americas. | assassinated in 1968, but will always be remembered for his dignified, passive resistance to an unjust society.
Adolf Hitler was Germany's leader from 1933 – 1945, during time which he led the world into the most devastating war in history. Hitler's hatred of Jewish people and his desire for a blue-eyed, blond-haired master race led to the murder of six million people during World War II; most died in concentration camp in Eastern Europe.
Albert Einstein was one of the greatest of all physicists and his name has become a symbol of genius. When his most famous work, the General Theory Of Relativity was proven in 1919, Einstein became the most celebrated scientist in the world and he won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 192 1. Einstein was a firm believer in pacifism but his scientific theories helped his adopted country, the USA, to develop the atomic bomb. A week before he died Einstein wrote to Bertrand Russell, a British Philosopher and leading antinuclear campaigner, asking to put his name to a manifesto urging all countries to give up their nuclear weapons.
Gandhi began his career as a lawyer but became a great political and spiritual leader. He led the peaceful civil disobedience of Indians against British rule in India and negotiated with the British Government until 1947, when India was granted independence. Gandhi became the first icon of a people's struggleagains oppression. His simple lifestyle and his belief in religious tolerance have made him a symbol of decency and peace ever since.
Karl Marx's ideas on economic history and sociology changed the world. Marx was a social philosopher who attacked the state and predicted a future in which everyone was equal. He explained his theories in the Communist Manifesto (compiled with Friedrich Engels and published in 1848) and Das Kapital (1867 – 94). His ideas eventually led to the Russian Revolution and communism. By 1950 almost half of the world's people lived under communist regimes.
Naturalist Charles Darwin established the theory of evolution. He began forming his ideas when he served as official naturalist on a world voyage on HMS Beagle (1831 – 36) and spent the rest of his life back in England developing them. When his famous book The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selections was published in 1859, there were violent reactions against it. Darwin challenged the Bible's account of creation and explained that human being are descended from an ape-like ancestor. Another English naturalist, Alfred Russell Wallace, independently developed very similar ideas at the same time as Darwin.
William Shakespeare is generally agreed to be the greatest play writer in the English language. He began as | 566 |
We didn't want to be the ones to tell you this, but, well… you're working too hard. It's time to stop what you're doing and relax a bit, and we've got just the places to do it.
Beauty salons are pretty good, and gin bars ain't too shabby either. It's about time some genius decided to combine the two, and that's exactly what you get with Brooklyn Beauty Bar. Sip on a cocktail or a nice glass of bubbles as expert therapists handle your every whim, from tanning to mani-pedis to getting your brows on fleek. The staff are all super friendly, and they know what they're doing. So you can savour your treatment, then walk out feeling like a million bucks. This is how we were meant to live.
You'd expect any place named after the Roman god of wine to be a pretty tasty affair, and South Bank's Bacchus certainly doesn't disappoint. This is riverside dining at its very finest, and you should definitely try one of the four or seven-course degustation menus if you really want to splash out. With beautifully plated meals like kingfish with grilled corn, quinoa and lime, and goat's cheese risotto with aromatic herbs, you won't regret a single bite. Vegetarian and vegan options are available, and there's even five-course dessert degustation. Seriously. So grab your fork and get into it!
If you need a bit of mental rejuvenation to go with your physical pampering, Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat is ready to oblige. About an<|fim_middle|> cycling. Plus there's a spa on site, so if you stretched a little too much in yoga, you can just get a massage and feel brand-new again.
When you fancy a little mini-break in your own city, Tryp is always an awesome place to base yourself. It's Brisbane's first street art hotel, mixing edgy and striking design with top-notch service and supreme comfort, all in a gorgeous old heritage building with a super-modern makeover. The Fortitude Valley location makes it perfect for a night out, and the rooftop bar is well worth a visit. There's also a pool, onsite gym, and restaurant. Forget that night out – you may not want to leave at all! | hour's drive from Brisbane, It's set on 200 hectares of stunning Queensland hinterland, and it's as idyllic as they come. There are retreats for all sorts of health concerns, with superb organic cuisine included. You can stay in your own swanky villa, and take part in various activities like yoga, pilates, hiking, and | 74 |
A sesamoid is a bone embedded in a tendon. Sesamoids are found in several joints in the body. In the normal foot, the sesamoids are two pea-shaped bones located in the ball of the foot, beneath the big toe joint.
Acting as a pulley for tendons, the sesamoids help the big toe move normally and provide leverage when the big toe "pushes off" during walking and running. The sesamoids also serve as a weight-bearing surface for the first metatarsal bone (the long bone connected to the big toe), absorbing the weight placed on the ball of the foot when walking, running, and jumping.
Sesamoid injuries can involve the bones, tendons, and/or surrounding tissue in the joint<|fim_middle|> and inflammation.
Orthotic devices. Custom orthotic devices that fit into the shoe may be prescribed for long-term treatment of sesamoiditis to balance the pressure placed on the ball of the foot.
When sesamoid injuries fail to respond to non-surgical treatment, surgery may be required. The foot and ankle surgeon will determine the type of procedure that is best suited to the individual patient. | . They are often associated with activities requiring increased pressure on the ball of the foot, such as running, basketball, football, golf, tennis, and ballet. In addition, people with high arches are at risk for developing sesamoid problems. Frequent wearing of high-heeled shoes can also be a contributing factor.
Turf toe. This is an injury of the soft tissue surrounding the big toe joint. It usually occurs when the big toe joint is extended beyond its normal range. Turf toe causes immediate, sharp pain and swelling. It usually affects the entire big toe joint and limits the motion of the toe. Turf toe may result in an injury to the soft tissue attached to the sesamoid or a fracture of the sesamoid. Sometimes a "pop" is felt at the moment of injury.
Fracture. A fracture (break) in a sesamoid bone can be either acute or chronic.
An acute fracture is caused by trauma – a direct blow or impact to the bone. An acute sesamoid fracture produces immediate pain and swelling at the site of the break, but usually does not affect the entire big toe joint.
A chronic fracture is a stress fracture (a hairline break usually caused by repetitive stress or overuse). A chronic sesamoid fracture produces longstanding pain in the ball of the foot beneath the big toe joint. The pain, which tends to come and go, generally is aggravated with activity and relieved with rest.
Sesamoiditis. This is an overuse injury involving chronic inflammation of the sesamoid bones and the tendons involved with those bones. Sesamoiditis is caused by increased pressure to the sesamoids. Often, sesamoiditis is associated with a dull, longstanding pain beneath the big toe joint. The pain comes and goes, usually occurring with certain shoes or certain activities.
In diagnosing a sesamoid injury, the foot and ankle surgeon will examine the foot, focusing on the big toe joint. The surgeon will press on the big toe, move it up and down, and may assess the patient's walking and evaluate the wear pattern on the patient's shoes. X-rays are ordered, and in some cases, advanced imaging studies may be ordered.
Padding, strapping, or taping. A pad may be placed in the shoe to cushion the inflamed sesamoid area, or the toe may be taped or strapped to relieve that area of tension.
Immobilization. The foot may be placed in a cast or removable walking cast. Crutches may be used to prevent placing weight on the foot.
Oral medications. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, are often helpful in reducing the pain and inflammation.
Physical therapy. The rehabilitation period following immobilization sometimes includes physical therapy, such as exercises (range-of-motion, strengthening, and conditioning) and ultrasound therapy.
Steroid injections. In some cases, cortisone is injected in the joint to reduce pain | 604 |
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Our restaurants offer an authentic and traditional cuisine, it is prepared with the greatest care with fresh and seasonal regional products. Our establishment<|fim_middle|>© Photo credits : Nuno Acàcio, Boas Gestion SA | © BOAS Gestion SA 2019 | places a strong emphasis on the typical dishes of the region and its traditions insured by Chief Sébastien Mazet.
Our kitchen is labelled "Homemade", attesting that our dishes are prepared entirely or mostly in our own kitchen, without using pre-cooked dishes and products.
The menu is regularly reviewed in order to surprise you and awaken your appetite.
The restaurant "Belle Epoque" is imbued with architectural details of style, dating back to its construction in 1913, such as: parquet flooring, columns and large chandeliers. The terrace has been completely redone and enjoys an exceptional panoramic view.
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TALES FROM THE DEAD - New York screening tomorrow!
Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue at Second Street on the Lower East Side.
Shorts start at 7 PM, Features start at 8 PM.
See the films, then stick around for Q&A with the filmmakers after.
Admission for the whole night is $6 at the box office.
TALES FROM THE DEAD screens in NYC!
New Yorkers! Mark your calendars and begin plotting out your routes to the Lower East Side!
Wednesday, January 28 brings you the rare opportunity to enjoy a one-night-only screening of Queens native Jason Cuadrado's Tales From the Dead.
It's being shown as part of an evening of films presented by Latin Horror at the Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue at Second Street.
See the film, then stick around for Q&A with Jason after.
A selection of shorts will be screened at 7 PM, followed by Tales From the Dead at 8 PM.
Remember, Tales is NOT available on DVD, so don't miss out. For more details, click here.
To catch up on what Tales is all about, click here. And be sure to visit the film's official website here.
Georgina Spelvin @ Hustler Hollywood Tonight!
New Texture pal Georgina Spelvin will be reading at Hustler Hollywood TONIGHT!
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What a big weekend for Art!
Not only did Andrew Wyeth die, but Leonard E. B. Andrews--Andrew Wyeth's biggest "buyer"--died as well. If the New York Times is to be believed (and why would they lie?) Mr. Andrews died first. While it is possible that Mr. Wyeth died upon hearing is biggest buyer died, the New York Times didn't make that connection.
Even if you hate everything about the New York Times as much and for the same reasons you hate Vanity Fair, you've got to admit their obituaries are a rollicking good times (just as Vanity Fair, though disgusting in every other way, really does have a great horiscope page).
Because of his popularity, a bad sign to many art world insiders, Wyeth came to represent middle-class values and ideals that modernism claimed to reject, so that arguments about his work extended beyond painting to societal splits along class, geographical and educational lines. One art historian, in response to a 1977 survey in Art News magazine about the most underrated and overrated artists of the century, nominated Wyeth for both categories.
Most underrated and most overrated. Some guys have all the luck!
After working for a bank in Dallas, Mr. Andrews joined the Uni-Serv Corporation, an early credit-card company. When printers stuck New York City newspapers in 1962, he proposed soliciting advertising from Uni-Serv customers to publish a paper during the strike, according to Editor & Publisher.
The resulting paper, The New York Standard, with Mr. Andrews as associate publisher, was the largest of several such strike papers. It produced 67 issues with a peak circulation exceeding 400,000.
Does that make him a publishing scab?
...Mr. Andrews's ...poured the money into the art program he had started to help municipal employees and other amateurs exhibit their art. It now has 85 shows in 44 states.
In looking for the iconic Junior Murvin hit "Police and Thieves" I happend upon Boy George's "misreading"--and what a glorious misreading it is. You see, while everone else is focused on how close the arrow is to the bull's eye, we at New Texture are more focused (and clearly more tittilated) by how far the arrow is from the target all together, and by that we mean the further the better.
Speaking of Boy George and the red gold and green, the SUN reports that "They put him in a cell with a Rasta Guy to protect him."
intensely invisible in a Godard dimension..."
"Feature Length Motion Picture," by Chris D.
Click here to read in its entirety.
On Thursday night I left the office at 5:45 to get over to the 944 offices for their monthly party.
It's a cool network of young professionals in entertainment and advertising, and there were several business acquaintances I expected to see. When I got there around seven, none of them had yet arrived. I had been just barely recovering from a harsh summer cold and didn't feel like drinking, so I took it easy with some soda water at the open bar. I made do with the crowd that was there, and engaged a small group of stylists, who were actually really cool to hang with. It was an hour or so before the people I knew started to show, and by then I had gotten to know almost everyone at the event.
When the party died down around ten, I gave a lift to the stylists who were too drunk to drive. We headed over to the neighborhood just north of Melrose and west of Highland. It was a nice place. I mixed them a few drinks and then left with two of the three, heading over to Jones on Santa Monica. It was not very busy, and I was able to grab a few seats at the bar. I ordered a bottle of wine and some glasses. My two new buddies—a brother and sister—had to hang by the booths, because the girl was under twenty-one. I struck up a conversation with a couple at the bar, and we chatted for a while until they left and I excused myself to the bartender to visit the bathroom. When I returned, there was some girl in my seat, and a few men standing around her. I very lightly touched her shoulder and informed her that she was in my seat. She apologized but did not move. Neither did I. She asked if I wanted her to move, and I pointed to my bottle of wine and the three glasses on the bar, and said, "Yes, I do. Thank you."
There was<|fim_middle|> and by the time I left the bar at three o'clock, I had given my report to the sheriff's department as well.
I had to be at work in three hours, for an important conference call.
Ironically, the only alcohol I had consumed that evening had been the one glass of wine, but a painkiller the cop gave me was a codeine pill, and it made my mouth dry and cottony as though I'd been drinking all night. My body ached, but my mind was sharp. I got a ton of things done at work that day. It was as if I'd become more efficient. That night I stayed in and iced up my face a bit more, as the swelling had been pretty severe. I had a cut under my right eyelid, and the inside of my cheek was torn up from where my own teeth had collided where his fist had connected repeatedly. I also had a pretty good sized lump on my forehead, and overnight Friday the swelling went down considerably. This was an X Games weekend, so bruises weren't necessarily bad to have anyhow.
Feeling much better, and finally well rested, on Saturday I went for a long BMX ride across town, and that evening agreed to drive my friend Paul back from Alhambra after his Harley broke down. He took longer to get to the garage than I did so I went and grabbed some dinner at a Vietnamese pho restaurant called Golden Deli, where I had the best pho, the best egg roll, and the best lemonade I've ever had in my life. When Paul phoned I came back and got him and we headed out to the mountains of Malibu for an outdoor electronic music festival. It was up above the cloud line, and halfway up the hill we had to turn around and go back down to base to get gas, which we did, and then head back up. The performance had already started, and in the pitch black it took about ten minutes to find the path behind the rocks. I used my cell phone light to guide my way.
When we reached the performance area, we made our way to the front. The crowd was camped out on blankets around us, and one couple very close to the front left corner gave me their beers as they were leaving early. They were two Pyramid Hefeweizens, and they were kinda warm, but they were perfect, and I had grabbed my backpack from my trunk before climbing the mountain, so I removed and spread the blanket inside and used the backpack itself as a pillow. It was a clear night up there, while fog covered most of the rest of Los Angeles. I tilted back my head and listened to the band playing, as the peripheral images from the video projection caught the bottom of my face as the stars overtook my vision. The night air crispened and the beer got colder as I took my time to finish it.
Victoria Doyle has appeared here before as a poet and tipster, but this clip finds Victoria at her day job - singing.
The song is "Here Alone," from the musical Little Women. The clip was directed, shot and edited by filmmaker Gordon Shoemaker.
You'll be hearing a lot more from both of them.
Rate and comment on Victoria's clip on YouTube by clicking here.
Ashes to ashes. Oh how I do love that song.
Yesterday wasn't only Tommy Mullane's birthday, it was David Bowie's birthday as well. David Bowie = 62 years young.
And so a little David Bowie youtube time. Is that so wrong?
What is the effect of time on music? What is the effect of time on the musician? What is the effect of time on the musicians hair? I aint got not money and I aint got no hair... Can we learn anything about the effects of time on David Bowie and the song "Ashes to Ashes" vis a vis "our" culture in general?
Do "we" even have a culture anymore?
yes yes, the usual lamentations. Seems like the more things change, the more they stay the same. Hands up, who wants to go to Pioneer Square, sing God Bless America and have a good cry?
Did you know today is Richard Nixon's birthday?
Did you know tomorrow is Rod Stewart's birthday?
Plato Jesus has been scouring the web again. Click on the phrase below to see what he's found!
Who doesn't enjoy a good "yo ho ho"?
While many of us were busy getting used to doing this year's holiday shopping at the dollar store, the ever-vigilant Plato Jesus was busy keeping an eye on world events. Now he rouses you from the blurry ache of your New Year's hangover to drop these NEW installments of his much-beloved "That's Newstastic!" series into the fragrant puddle at your feet.
Point of No Return for the Arctic Climate?
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"I'm Gonna Blow Your B!*#* Off!" | no security (though there had been a doorman). It had been the crowd that separated him from me. I was at this point on the ground and being lifted by a few people—including one of my two new friends, who was calling for security as well. The manager approached and I asked him to stop the guy who was at this point leaving the bar. I ordered him to call the police as I wanted to press assault charges against this unknown individual who had just sucker punched me and followed through pretty well afterwards. I had the barback give me a towel with some ice in it, as I could feel my face swelling.
The management did not detain my attacker. They did not get his ID, nor did they interview any of his friends. I was able to get the bar staff to tell the police what happened, as well as get testimony from my crew of two, | 177 |
Glacier Re have just released the below press release on their recent Nelson Re transaction. Remember, details on this and other deals are always available in our Deal Directory.
Glacier Reinsurance AG ("Glacier Re" or "the Company"), the Switzerland-based reinsurer, today announces that Nelson Re Ltd has issued three bonds totalling $180 million under its $1.5 billion catastrophe bond shelf programme sponsored by Glacier Re.
The reinsurance agreement provides Glacier Re and Glacier Insurance AG with fully collateralized excess of loss protection for US hurricane, US earthquake and European windstorm perils. This transaction is unique in that the coverage provided by this issuance will protect Glacier for its actual loss experience net of its expected recoveries<|fim_middle|> Nelson Re Series 2007-1 notes – which was based on modelled-loss and modified-index triggers. Between these two transactions, Glacier has accumulated over $250m of excess of loss protection on a modelled and indemnity basis.
Nelson Re, a Cayman Islands exempted insurance company licensed as a Class B insurer, was formed in June 2007 as the issuer of catastrophe bonds under a $1.5 billion shelf programme when the first issuance of $75 million took place.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as sole financial advisor and placement agent for the transaction.
AIR Worldwide Corporate provided independent third party modelling services.
Glacier Re is part of the Glacier Group. | from the | 2 |
When Jim Voelker took over InfoSpace from Naveen Jain two years ago, he saw a company in total disarray.
But Voelker said he figured that if nothing else, he could sell all of its businesses and start all over with the company's $300 million in cash.
Voelker quickly shut down or sold many of InfoSpace's 12 businesses to focus on five core segments. Four have grown so rapidly — particularly sales of cellphone ring tones — that last year InfoSpace reported $249 million in revenue — up 89 percent from the previous year and more than Jain ever achieved in the company's dot-com heyday.
InfoSpace is also in the black for the first time, with profits reaching $51 million last year.
As a result, the company's stock has come roaring back under Voelker's watch, from $9 a share two years ago to a closing price of $42.13 yesterday.
Jain was furious when the board of directors ousted him in favor of Voelker in December 2002. Jain sent an angry e-mail to InfoSpace workers<|fim_middle|>1,200 jobs.
There was talk of changing InfoSpace's name to shed its old image, but Voelker decided it wasn't necessary. He brought in new managers and tightened the company's accounting.
The company's revenues today are solid, Voelker said. By the time he took over, the company had already stopped the dubious practice of investing in companies in exchange for business.
"There weren't any lazy Susan deals out there," he said.
Voelker ended the company's practice of reporting pro-forma profits, which critics dubbed "profits before all the bad stuff" and which didn't meet general accounting standards.
He focused on businesses that Jain de-emphasized, such as the Internet search engines Dogpile and MetaCrawler and people-search directories. One surprise was the rapid growth in sales of ring tones for cellphones.
The one business that has remained stagnant is the wireless Internet, the segment Jain promised would make InfoSpace the world's first trillion-dollar company.
The technology to surf the Web on a cellphone just wasn't ready yet, Voelker said. | warning in strong language that Voelker wasn't qualified for the job.
Once an executive of XO Communications, Voelker had been out of the wireless business for four years when he took over as InfoSpace chief executive.
One of the biggest challenges was convincing employees and customers that InfoSpace had a solid future, Voelker said. Both groups had watched with concern as the company eliminated half of its | 82 |
Bleasdale Gourmet Traveller Wine's Star Cellar Door again!
We are thrilled to once again be named the Star Cellar Door of Langhorne Creek in Gourmet Traveller Wine's annual Cellar Door Awards. This is the third year in a row that Bleasdale has received this award – a testament to our wonderful cellar door team, our brilliant winemakers, and the entire winery team who make it all possible. Of course none of<|fim_middle|> tasting of the standard range and fortifieds, and the prestige range is available for a small fee, redeemable upon purchases over $80. There is also the Beyond the Cellar Door tour where you can get to learn a little more about Bleasdale's history and visit parts of the winery normally out of bounds. | it would be possible without our founder Frank Potts and his descendents, who have given us such a rich history to share with the world.
"The sense of history and tradition is palpable here. It gets me every time. When I see that enormous 1892, 3.5 tonne red gum lever press that looks like it has come from The Flintstones and the gorgeous hand-hewn red gum vats, I go all giddy. I just love wineries with a deep sense of tradition.
The recently refurbished cellar door has an airy feel and the friendly staff is more than happy to pass on some local knowledge so you can make the most of your visit to Langhorne Creek. There is a complimentary | 148 |
Home > Aftermarket > Swings and more: preview<|fim_middle|> vehicles in China | of Beijing's LYNK & CO Center No. 01
Swings and more: preview of Beijing's LYNK & CO Center No. 01
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BEIJING – Less than a month before LYNK & CO launches its first model, the 01 SUV, the brand's first "4S" dealership in Beijing is also getting ready to greet its first customers.
The LYNK & CO Center, as it is called, is situated on the east side of Beijing inside a popular automobile park composed of a host of 4S dealerships under various brands.
The most notable element of the LYNK & CO Center is a set of swings on the left side of the showroom as you enter, the same element used at LYNK & CO's auto show stands and events reflecting the brand's fun and unorthodox genes. The Center is open, wide and bright with Scandinavian style furniture and interior decoration.
The LYNK & CO Center is one of the three distribution formats the joint venture high-end brand from Geely and Volvo Cars is offering. It is mostly a traditional 4S dealership style venue mostly situated on the outskirts of cities. The brand also opened its LYNK & CO Space worldwide in Hangzhou on October 25, a showroom and experience center mostly situated in malls in city centers with quick fix and maintenance options. An online LYNK & CO Mall will also soon be available where customers can order cars online and follow the entire production, offline and delivery process.
LYNK & CO has so far received franchise applications from more than 1,000 dealers and is expected to open about 100 LYNK & CO Centers and Spaces by yearend.
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Ready or not, the "WOFE" is coming for car manufacturing in China
New energy vehicle and car sharing keys to intelligent mobility
Ctrip leads over $100 million investment in eHi Auto Services
Vehicles recalled in China surpass 1.02 million units in H1 2012
Honda to recall 10,710 | 478 |
The process of training and using employee videos is nothing new to the modern world. The concept evolved over time and transformed into a complicated, strategic process. Trends, both good and bad, are noted in employee training videos throughout the years. Looking back at history is a way to learn from someone else's mistakes which leads to making your videos the best they can be moving forward!
The Industrial Revolution is what sparked interest in employee training for those in the workforce. For the first time, millions of untrained workers approached employers. The surge forced businesses to train them quickly and efficiently. As factory jobs rose, the number of people using heavy machinery skyrocketed<|fim_middle|> essential in today's modern world. Access to it became a simple solution for training needs. The method of eLearning allows for individualized online instruction using digital tools, high-speed technology and visual sights for training. Webinars are extremely popular and feature a lecture style employees can access at work. Although, storing your knowledge on a cloud may become dated for employees wanting to brush up on old material.
Learning and development teams all over the world have implemented video into their employee training strategies. Today, video plays a huge role and can provide live demonstrations, social learning, and a way for companies to execute innovative ideas. What exactly are they doing? Find out more about modern employee training videos and how they have evolved next week in part 2 of this blog!
Does your company use video to its advantage? If not, we can help with that! | . Employers had to develop classroom training to keep up with demands. However, this approach created a downfall through lack of hands-on experience. People were expected to retain the information and dropped into the job without ever touching a machine. Classroom teaching is generally recognized as less efficient than a hands-on approach. Today, classrooms are also utilizing videos to properly educate and teach students valuable lessons and skills.
During one-on-one instruction, a teacher typically observes and makes corrections as needed. This reduces costs and increases the amount of participation. This method of learning relies on taking steps that are divided up. After every step, there is a small test, quiz or prompt one must correctly complete. Feedback is immediately given by a teacher along with assistance when needed. This can present challenges since it requires skilled employees to be occupied with training and creating materials. Sometimes, the learning points do not correlate to the actual job at hand. Using video, this process is easier and can be vastly more efficient.
Computers are | 198 |
Welcome to another Coffee + Convo! I took a little weekend trip…writing this from Philadelphia!! The city of brotherly love & trash (really, what's up with all the garbage y'all?). I'll be sharing photos of my favorite places next week, but until then here's a photo of a mural we walked by every day. I'm heading home today, but if anyone wants to recommend places I should visit next time, I'd love the suggestions!
Next week I'll be sharing my favorite grilling kebab recipe and a sun-dried tomato veggie bean burger.
I Tried 10 Jars of Marinara Sauce and Now This Is the Only One I'll Buy: If that doesn't make you want to try it, not sure what will!
Kitchen Countertop Transformations That Will Blow Your Mind: These are beautiful! I love the concrete.
Veggie Sushi Roll Ups: I love everything about these!
Frosted Pumpkin Brownies: pumpkin in the brownies AND frosting!
The Best<|fim_middle|>Choke Up – Black Coffee, Bad Habits: an alternative rock band from boston. | Breakfast Grilled Cheese: so much better than a breakfast burrito.
Red wine garlic bucatini: such a unique color of pasta. What a great idea!
Baked Apples: it's not fall without baked apples!
Roasted Garlic & Cheddar White Bean Mash: yum, excited to try this.
London fog cake: coffee in the cake and earl gray in the frosting.
Worriers – Survival Pop: Too bad I'm not in Philly next weekend; this band is playing a show right across the street from where I stayed (along with Earth Telephone). Oh well, enjoy some good tunes.
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Home owners encouraged to prepare for financial changes ahead
The Retirement Commission is encouraging home owners to start revising budgets now to prepare for financial changes over the next six months.
Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan said a range of<|fim_middle|> and the 2.5% GST increase in October."
"If you don't have a household budget, now is the time to do one using the budget calculator at sorted.org.nz," she said.
Ms Crossan said that one of the most important budgeting decisions for many home owners would be whether to shift onto a fixed interest mortgage.
"Over the past two years hundreds of thousands of New Zealand households have switched from fixed to floating mortgages because the floating rate is lower than the fixed interest rate. Historically this is very unusual and we expect that fixed rates will dip below floating rates at some stage. No one knows when though – so home owners with floating mortgages should keep their eye on the rates over the next few months and consider if the timing is right to switch a fixed interest rate," Ms Crossan said.
Reserve Bank figures show that in April 2010 44% (617,519) of all New Zealand residential mortgages were on the floating rate, up from 26% (343,617) in April 2008.
Home owners can check the impact of interest rates changes on their household budgets by using the mortgage calculators at sorted.org.nz.
Find more from Retirement Commission on InfoPages. | factors were set to put pressure on household budgets between now and Christmas.
"On the positive side, there are tax cuts coming in October. However there are also a series of prices rises looming in the next six months that have the potential to complicate financial circumstances for many households," she said.
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"I was reflecting the other day upon the difference Dr Magee had made in my life. At 65 my hips were totally shot and had made me "helpless". Could not even put on my socks by myself!! The picture is from Frary Peak on Antelope Island, which I hiked up to a year after my surgeries. Dr Magee has truly given me a new lease on life. I am very grateful for his skills and care. I highly recommend him if you are in the "market" for this type of procedure.
"What a God send to find Dr. Magee,and finally be pain free, after years of suffering with each step I took! He is the most caring and hands on doctor I have never gone to.
I had my hip replacement 1 month ago and am now walking with a normal gait. The surgery went as explained by Dr Magee and I feel like a new woman!!
"I had suffered knee pain for many years and was to the point I could no longer walk.
I was being a big baby about the surgery.
I finally decided I needed it done. Dr. Magee was recommended by Dr. Riggs.
I went to his website and found good recommendations. Dr. Magee explained everything and put me at ease. He has a very good bedside manner.I was up and walking the first day and went home on the 4th day. He visited me in the hospitals several times.
A lot of my friends had knee replacements and it took them several<|fim_middle|> walks without the fear of the ensuing knee pain, and I am also much more active in other areas of my life.
I appreciate that you gave me your cell phone number so that I could call you should I have problems or questions.
To tell you with the deepest of gratitude how much you have changed my life would not be enough.
I am 58 yrs. old with a lot of life left in me. But, I could not work or play because of the pain in my knee. My pant leg would not fall right over my knee because of the inflammation.
I had been struggling with this for over 2 yrs. and,quite frankly, felt a lot older.
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Once again thank you for all that you have done for me. You made my surgery personal and full of caring. | weeks to even start recovery. I was up and doing well first couple weeks.my friends were amazed how well I was doing so quickly. I just had my other knee done and I am having the same results.
You can't find a better doctor than Dr.Magee, he is personable and concerned and made my experience so much better than I thought possible. Anytime I hear of needing knee or hip surgery I tell them see Dr. Magee, he is the best and you won't be sorry.
"A year ago I could barely walk. My right hip had disintegrated as shown by x-rays taken at the Hofmann Arthritis Institute, 24 South 1100 East, Salt Lake City, Ut. Dr. Magee, showing me the x-rays asked, "how have you walked the last few years?" I replied, "lot's and lot's of Aleve".
On 1 March 2010 Dr. Kim Bertin had replaced both my knees. At the time my hips were also x-rayed and Dr. Bertin indicated that my right hip was deteriorating. So when, five years later, my hip finally gave out I called and found he had retired but his name was associated with Hofmann. I went there, was seen by Dr. Trevor Magee, and hip replacement was scheduled.
My hip was replaced on Monday 23 February 2015 and I spent two nights in recovery at Salt Lake Regional. I received some rehabilitation therapy and experienced remarkably little pain and recovered rapidly.
For 12 years I was occupied as a 24/7 caregiver for my wife, a stroke victim. She, an excellent swimmer, skier and good tennis player in excellent condition had a hemorrhagic stroke and was left right side hemiplegic and profoundly aphasic - she could receive information but could not generate words. I gave up playing tennis and skiing as I devoted myself to her care. That is, i had no outside help other than when our son visited us in Michigan or we came here for a few days each year. Not unexpectedly, my athletic condition deteriorated.
My wife of 57 years died last April 3rd, a few days after I received my new hip. We were visiting from Michigan and living in a handicapped accessible apartment in our son's house in Salt Lake City and she received marvelous hospice care. The hospice nurse who tended to her also saw me during the immediate post-op period and a physical therapist came to the house.
On 6 December 2016, my 80th birthday, I went to Alta and took advantage of their generous senior skier policy. I paid $50.00 for a season pass and began a strength recovery program on skis. At first i tired easily and was exhausted after 3 runs. Gradually my condition has improved and last Friday the 13th I made 22 runs of 1,857 feet each for a total of 40,854 ft. i have skied 24 days at Alta, made 186 rides on the Collins lift and skied a total of 339,954 vertical feet plus five days at other resorts. I have had no pain in either knee or in my hip.
This may sound like bragging, perhaps it is. But a year ago I did not imagine anything like it possible. I assumed the new hip would allow me improved daily mobility and less pain. Dr. Magee assured me that I would ski again. That I have been able to resume extreme physical activity is far more than I could have hoped for. To say I am pleased with Dr. Magee's skill and artistry does not begin to convey my satisfaction and pleasure in my good fortune to have been his patient. My other, the left hip, will probably need replacing. I know where to get it done.
There is a lot of truth in the statement that the words "thank you" are inadequate. I have had severe rheumatoid arthritis for many years affecting most of the joints in my body with pain and dysfunction. My right hip has been seriously affected, but when one has had a lot of pain for a long time it is hard to know how significant one area of pain really is. I was always able to compensate for whatever deficits I had and did so without really realizing it. Despite being in a wheelchair due to a number of different problems, I was able to continue working full time until August of this year. As a chiropractor I had to modify what I did considerably, but I had been blessed to keep working. Everything changed on August 1st and I was advised that if I didn't change my life, I was likely to end up requiring care 24/7 within 6 months. I can't describe what applying for disability, having no income and the myriad of other changes have done to me on so many levels.
Operation Walk/Utah came into my life through a friend who saw a program about Operation Walk and told me about it. With some trepidation and embarrassment I contacted the program. I was accepted for a hip transplant, which was performed on December 2nd. On that day, I received two invaluable things - a pain free hip and my dignity. During this life changing last few months I have learned the difference between enjoying the blessings of charity and being a charity case. During every aspect of my interaction with Operation Walk, I was treated with dignity and caring. Not once did I feel as though I was a charity case.
"I had a mother that had 2 left knee replacements and when she died, her left knee pointed in a V to the left and she was unable to walk for the last 10 or so years of her life and so I was not going to end up like that. Welllllllll, one morning I was watching Big Buda on Channel 13 news and he was talking to this Dr. Magee about knee replacements and it caught my ear and I listened and got really interested and thought when I get brave enough to have my knee done I'm going to go see this Dr. Magee and see what he has to tell me. Well I got to the point that I needed to do something and it was not keep taking pills and more pills. I wanted to walk without pain and not be on some pill or another the rest of my life and I didn't want to be in wheel chair and be unable to walk like my mother.
So I made that phone call and went to see Dr. Magee and he said the only thing that would help me was a total knee, so I decided that I was going to go for it. Boy was that the best decision I ever made.
Everything went well and I was up walking a few hours after my surgery and then home, and physical thaerpy at home for a couple of weeks. I kept doing what I was told and today I am back to work as a cashier and on my feet and doing well. It has only been about 4 months, but it was the best decision I ever made for myself.
Dr. Magee and his staff and everyone that helped me at Salt Lake Regional Hosp. were really very caring and so very thoughtful and helpful and nice.
"My experience with Dr. Trevor Magee was and is nothing short of magic. Four years ago I had total knee replacement performed by Dr. Magee due to the severe pain in my left knee. The results were outstanding, after the recovery and physical therapy, I found my knee to be pain free and had a restored range of motion. Also the incision had healed better then friends of mine who had the same procedure performed by other physicians and hospitals. Strangely enough Dr Magee does not use those ugly staples like others do and uses a technique that is less scar forming. The difference was astounding and still is.
This past year I have experienced dramatic pain in my right knee and despite taking Ibuprofen could no longer take the pain. Also again I had limited activity due to the pain in my right knee. Back to Dr Magee I went and had a partial knee replacement. The recovery was much quicker with the partial and the results were again outstanding.
Having had both a full knee replacement, and partial knee replacement, performed by Dr. Magee I have been personal witness to his skills.
I truly cannot say enough positive about Dr. Magee. Dr. Magee has mastered this process and no one else can compare. Oh and by the way, his office is also very personal able and are always helpful and cheerful.
When I came to see you I felt like my life was destined to be one of pain and discomfort. I was 8 months out from a total knee replacement, had no range of motion, tremendous swelling, and constant pain.
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Getting the Lead Out
Charlene Lovett takes on lead poisoning in her New Hampshire city
Aug 13, 2019 Laurie O'Reilly | @LaurieOReilly Conservation Matters Annual Report, Summer 2019
When the Flint, Michigan, water crisis made national headlines, it served as a wake-up call for many New England communities. Across the region, cities and towns began looking at the state of their own water systems to ensure they were safe and lead-free.
In Claremont, New Hampshire, a city of just over 13,000 near the Vermont border, Mayor Charlene Lovett took things a step further. "Lead levels in our water distribution system meet EPA standards, but we wanted to be more proactive," she recalls. "We instituted operation 'Get the Lead Out,' an initiative to remove all lead components from the water distribution system."
That meant going home by home and checking water service lines for lead. When it was found, those lines were replaced or homeowners were given free filters to protect them and their children.
But it was during a conversation with the state Department of Environmental Services that Lovett came to understand the true scope of the lead problem in New Hampshire. "They mentioned that water lines are not the primary cause of lead poisoning in the state," she says. When she asked what is, they replied: lead-based paint.
In a city where 84 percent of the homes were built before the 1978 ban on lead paint, Lovett knew she had a problem on her hands. The more research she did, the more worried she became. An average of 40 Claremont children were poisoned every year – but those were only the cases actually diagnosed. Barely half of all 1-year-olds in Claremont were screened for lead poisoning annually. For 2-year-olds, the number dropped to 27 percent.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, any exposure to lead is dangerous, especially for children under 6 years old. Even low levels of lead exposure in toddlers can cause irreversible health problems, including IQ deficits and cognitive and
behavioral issues.
"It's one thing to have the numbers," says Lovett. "But we're talking about 40 children in Claremont poisoned by lead – children who have been robbed of their full potential." Lovett became determined to change the math in her city.
She began by rallying key stakeholders, including the city administration, Valley Regional Hospital, pediatricians, the local school board, and state agencies. "It was important to bring the community together so that we could agree on the severity of the problem and develop a plan to address it."
Together, Lovett and her partners set three ambitious goals: to educate residents about lead poisoning, screen 100 percent of children every year, and prevent kids from being poisoned in the first place.
They worked with pediatricians to ensure that screening became a routine part of a toddler's annual wellness checkup, brought mobile testing kits to community events, and began requiring any child entering pre-k or kindergarten to show proof that they had been screened for lead – a first-of-its-kind policy in New Hampshire.
They also began to tackle lead exposure at its source: homes and apartment buildings. Most poisonings occur during a renovation process, says Lovett, when lead paint is disturbed and its dust and residue can get into the air. "I've heard so many heartbreaking stories from parents who inadvertently poisoned their children. They didn't know what they were doing."
Lovett herself moved back to Claremont after 28 years to live in the same home she grew up in – a home built in 1900. "We know there's lead-based paint in it," she says. Her daughter was 8 years old when they moved into the home. Those parents who accidentally poisoned their children? "That could easily have been me," she says.
The City worked with the trade industry to promote EPA's "Renovation, Repair, and Painting" (RRP) certification, which ensures that contractors and painters know how to deal correctly with lead-based paint in older homes. They even incorporated the RRP training into the curriculum at the local trade school.
Today, parents line up for free lead screenings at community events, every incoming kindergartner is tested, and financial assistance is available to qualified residents to help them mitigate the risk of lead paint in their homes.
At the same time that Claremont was making headway with its efforts, a new law was working its way through the state legislature. Championed by CLF New Hampshire Director Tom Irwin and key allies, the law would require blood lead testing for all 1- and 2-year-olds in the state, lower the State's regulatory action level, and address lead in drinking water in schools and childcare facilities.
Lovett was called on to testify about the bill before a legislative committee. "It was hugely helpful to have a city leader – one who had been advancing solutions on the community level – speak before the committee," says Irwin. "It made the problem much more real for<|fim_middle|>, CLF Local Heroes, lead poisoning, New Hampshire
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Following her testimony, Lovett and Irwin joined forces to gain the support of other city leaders. Ultimately, 11 of the state's 13 cities backed the bill. In 2018, it passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.
Now, the two are partnering again to bring the lessons learned in Claremont to more New Hampshire communities. "Lead poisoning is a public health crisis," says Irwin. "Claremont is ahead of most communities, and it's helpful to have Mayor Lovett there to show what can be done."
For Lovett, the key lesson from Claremont's success is collaboration. "We know what the issue is, we know it's preventable, and we know how to solve it," she says.
There is still much more work to do, but Lovett and Irwin know that with cooperation, political will, and perseverance, they and their partners can and will succeed.
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The buzz is back at Inter Milan, on and off the field
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MILAN (AP) — The differences between the two Milan clubs could not be starker — on and off the field. The clubs held their annual shareholders' meeting almost simultaneously on Monday, but while Inter Milan congratulated itself on record revenue, AC Milan was reporting record losses.
Inter's Romelu Lukaku jubilates after scoring, during the Italian Serie A soccer match Brescia and Inter FC, at Rigamonti stadium in Brescia, Italy, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. (Filippo Venezia/ANSA via AP)
Inter's Romelu Lukaku jubilates and hugs Inter's head coach Antonio Conte after scoring during the Italian Serie A soccer match Brescia and Inter FC, at Rigamonti stadium in Brescia, Italy, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. (Filippo Venezia/ANSA via AP)
Inter Milan CEO Giuseppe Marotta attends a team training session ahead of<|fim_middle|>). Inter could invest more in January as it continues to battle in the Serie A, Champions League and Italian Cup, with Conte warning that his team can't keep up if they play a match every three days on average.
Some of the players have appeared visibly fatigued and injuries to either Lukaku or Martinez could cost the team dearly. "Conte can be worried when there are moments of difficulty," Marotta said. "There have been injuries that have taken away players from us, but every member of the club knows that difficulties are a part of life.
"We look forward to the January transfer window with great optimism. We know that there are economic aspects to be respected, but we are ready to seize any opportunities that arise."
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Inter's turnover grew by 20% in relation to last season, to 417 million euros ($465 million), and has more than doubled since Chinese owners Suning Group took over in June 2016. Financially-troubled Milan reported a deficit of 145.9 million euros ($161.2 million) — the worst in the club's history — from its first season under the ownership of American hedge fund Elliott Management.
And while Milan is languishing in the middle of the standings, Inter is going toe-to-toe with eight-time defending champion Juventus at the top. "Our constant improvement both on and off the field makes us very proud and gives us added incentive," Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta said. "Inter has laid solid foundations for the growth of the club in the sporting field.
"The choice of one of the world's best coaches in Antonio Conte and his winning mentality, the strength of a close group, made up of many Italian players, will enable us to reach our objectives." The unity of the group is easy to see. Forward Romelu Lukaku took the squad out for dinner on Wednesday, and gave a speech thanking his teammates.
A win at Brescia the previous night had put Inter back at the top of the standings, albeit temporarily because Juventus also won (while the Nerazzuri were having their dinner) to move a point clear. Inter's goals in Tuesday's 2-1 win were scored by Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez, who are rapidly developing an impressive partnership.
The duo have scored 10 of Inter's last 12 goals. Lukaku has netted seven times in Serie A since joining from Manchester United in the offseason for a club record transfer fee of about 65 million euros ($73 million) plus up to 13 million euros ($15 million) in bonuses.
Lukaku was just one of the players the club brought in as Inter invested heavily in the offseason. Inter said that expenditure explains its loss of 48.4 million euros ($54 million | 480 |
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1999 Lexus LX470
by Carey Russ
Lexus Full Line factory footage (10:11) 28.8, 56k, or 200k
The sport-utility phenomenon shows no evidence of disappearing, particularly at the top level. "Luxury truck" is not only a very valid category, those few luxury car makers without such a vehicle are scrambling to get one. Lexus is positioned very well in the category, with two entries that cover both ends of the luxury SUV spectrum. The hybrid, city-oriented RX300 fills in at the (relatively) lower-priced end. The LX470 is the company's premium offering.
The LX470 succeeds the LX450, and like the LX450 is a more luxurious version of the Toyota Land Cruiser. It builds on the newest- generation Land Cruiser, which was introduced in mid-1998 and is a very well-appointed vehicle in its own right. But the LX470 is distanced much further from its Land Cruiser origin than the LX450 was, with its own front bodywork and suspension in addition to a more upscale interior. To say that it is new is almost understatement. Only the transmission and transfer case carry over to the LX470 from the LX450. A 4.7-liter V8 replaces the previous 4.5-liter inline six, and the front solid axle has given way to an independent double wishbone front suspension. A semi-active electronically-controlled shock absorber system, called "Adaptive Variable Suspension" or AVS by Lexus, provides real-time adjustment of each shock absorber for maximum comfort and handling. "Adjustable Height Control" -- AHC for short -- allows three ride height levels: low, for ease of entry and exit, normal, and high, best used for low-speed off-road clearance. The engine and basic suspension design are shared with the Land Cruiser, but AVS and AHC are exclusive to the Lexus.
I had experience with both the city and backwoods capabilities of the 1999 Lexus LX470 , with a week around home and some semi- serious off-roading earlier at the press introduction. It was luxuriously comfortable and quiet around town or on the highway, and very capable on muddy, rutted fire trails. Think of the LX470 as a combination of Land Cruiser and Lexus LS400.
APPEARANCE: The old LX450 had its own grille; the LX470 has unique front styling to differentiate it from the Land Cruiser. No doubt about the manufacturer. The bold Lexus grille, with the logo prominently displayed, is flanked by dual light clusters similar to those of the Lexus coupes, and LS400 and GS sedans. The hood also differs from that of the Land Cruiser. A car-like plastic cladding covers the bumpers, and contrasts the main body color. Running boards and mudflaps are integrated into the design. Huge wraparound taillights dominate the rear, and the license plate holder echos the shape of the grille. The LX470 has a look of muscular elegance.
COMFORT: The LX470 is as definitely a Lexus inside as out. It has all of the amenities expected in a premium luxury vehicle, and then some. Soft leather upholstery and acres of burled wood trim, power- adjustable heated front seats, a 60/40 split folding second-row bench and two folding, removable third-row jump seats, an excellent pollution-detecting climate control system, and high-quality AM/FM/cassette/in-dash CD changer stereo are all standard fare. One- touch up and down power windows add convenience. Folding, heated power outside mirrors automatically point down in reverse for safer backing. They, and the inside rear-view mirror, are electrochromic for nighttime glare reduction. Controls and instruments are placed well, and Lexus's "Optitronic" instrumentation is visible under all conditions. Cupholders, storage compartments and power points are conveniently placed for all occupants - even for passengers in the jump seats. Access is painless thanks to the integrated running boards and height control. The LX470 has exactly what is expected of a Lexus SUV.
SAFETY: The 1999 Lexus LX470 has front and rear crumple zones, dual airbags, and daytime running lights. Its antilock braking system is designed to work at all speeds and in all conditions, even off-road.
ROADABILITY: Forget any notion of "truck" in the LX470's road manners. Thanks to the AVS variable suspension, the basic shock absorber rate can be adjusted from very soft to firm. The softest setting is primarily for slow, off-road use. Medium to firm settings work best for everyday use. Even the firmest setting is quite comfortable, with no hint of harshness, and it does allow good road behavior for a large SUV. The relatively few LX470 owners who will venture off road will discover that it is a very capable machine.
PERFORMANCE: The LX470 is remarkably quick and responsive for a two-and-a-half-ton vehicle. This is thanks to its new 4.7-liter four- cam V8, derived from the 4.0-liter V8 in the Lexus LS400 but tuned for torque rather than maximum horsepower. Its maximum of 230 horsepower is more than adequate. For acceleration, hill-climbing, and towing, 320 lb-ft of torque is available, with eighty percent of that as low as 1100 rpm. It is as smooth and quiet as expected from a Lexus engine, and drives through an excellent four-speed automatic transmission and sophisticated dual-range full-time four-wheel drive system.
CONCLUSIONS: The new LX470 offers Lexus comfort and luxury in a tough and capable SUV package.
Base Price $ 55,905
Price As Tested $ 58,649
Engine Type dual overhead cam, 32-valve V8 with
continuously-variable valve timing
Engine Size 4.7 liters / 285 cu. in.
Horsepower 230 @ 4800
Torque (lb-ft) 320 @ 3400
Transmission 4-speed electronically-controlled
Wheelbase /<|fim_middle|>16 / 14
0 to 60 mph 10.0 sec
1/4 mile (E.T.) 17.9 sec
Towing Capacity 6.500 lbs.
OPTIONS AND CHARGES
Power moonroof $ 1,270
Towing receiver hitch with wiring
harness for trailer hookup $ 264
Cargo mat $ 65
Roof rack $ 545
Wheel locks $ 57
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There's really no excuse anymore to stay cooped indoors, plopped on the couch with one hand on the remote and the other in a bowl of chips. In today's technology-driven world, there's a mobile-device application, or app, for pretty much everything, and that includes getting outside, becoming one with nature and green-lighting a fitness lifestyle. There are a few million apps to investigate; Google alone has nearly 1 million. And most of them are free. We're including a few special apps to explore.
It's one of Southwest Florida's more popular destinations. Now everything you love about the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge is right at your fingertips. The Discover Ding app is a perfect download before heading to the refuge, allowing users to check gate times, visitor center hours, and even getting a head start on some sight-seeing. There's also a GPS component, so you'll know exactly where you are within the refuge. "You can see real-time sightings of what people are seeing at the refuge right<|fim_middle|> Nature. Slacker Radio is just what the name implies, doing all the work for you. Slacker gives access to millions of songs and hundreds of music stations. The basic app is free. You can even create custom music stations for the ultimate, individualized experience.
Billed as a personal trainer, SworkIt makes it so the workouts come to you and fit into your schedule. The routines help guide you through exercises with personal-trainer demonstration videos. Got injuries? SworkIt's trainers have a solution. Users have the ability to create their own custom workouts from a library of more than 160 exercises. From glutes to back to biceps, this app's got you covered.
Written by Nick Ciletti, a freelance writer for TOTI Media and also a TV journalist for the ABC affiliate in Phoenix, AZ. Previously, he spent three wonderful years in Fort Myers. | now," explains supervisory ranger Toni Westland.
The best part is you can be a nature photographer, taking and sharing photos of interesting animals and plants snapped with your smartphone or tablet. An immediate wildlife posting, for example, gives others interfacing the app time to get in on the action. "Lots of people," Westland says, "have phones and lots of people like to share what they're seeing…if you see something, you can say what it is and where it is, so it's like little field tips." Search for "Discover Nature" in the App Store and look for the Ding option.
With SkyView there's no need to have your head in the clouds―this app does all the work. The app with your phone/tablet aimed at the sky identifies the stars, constellations, galaxies and satellites within the frame. There's even a feature that sets alerts for certain astronomical events such as the supermoon and eclipses. It's also a great way to get family and friends involved on social media and to enjoy the grandeur of the night sky.
The stories behind 100 national parks is right in the palm of your hands with National Parks Field Guide. From Acadia to Zion, this app has you covered when it comes to seeing the best the U.S.A. has to offer. Start off by selecting the park to which you're heading. One tab lets you see all the animals and plants possibly encountered, which species are poisonous or dangerous. The app also lists endangered wildlife and plants. It is limited by mandatory internet connectivity.
All food questions are answered with this app. The free version has more than five million foods in its database, allowing you to count calories, protein, fat, sugar and a whole lot more. There's even a bar-code feature that lets you scan food labels. MyFitnessPal even helps you keep track how many steps you take in a day and how many calories burned from all that walking.
Hit a high note with free music while you're working out or exploring Mother | 412 |
Our more than 11,000 faculty and staff members are the<|fim_middle|>itz and the Lasker.
The more than 800 clinically active physicians on our faculty comprise the Yale Medicine, one of the largest academic multi-specialty practices in the nation.
They provide primary and specialty care in more than 100 specialties and subspecialties, including organ transplantation, minimally-invasive surgery and state-of-the-art cancer care.
Collectively, these physicians have more than a million patient encounters a year and treat patients at eight affiliated hospitals, including Yale-New Haven Hospital,Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital and the new Smilow Cancer Hospital.
This website, powered by data from the School of Medicine's Profile System, is a centralized resource for information about all members and organizations at the Yale School of Medicine.
In addition to organization profiles, it contains biographical data as well as information on faculty research interests and projects, clinical expertise, publications and locations.
The site was created to facilitate academic collaboration, enhance access to clinical services and promote faculty, staff, student, trainee and alumni interaction.
We invite the public, including science writers and the media, to use this site as a one-stop resource for accurate, trustworthy information about YSM faculty and staff members. | heart of the Yale School of Medicine. The school's reputation as a leading center for biomedical research, advanced clinical care and inspired medical education owes much to their dedication and hard work.
Their contributions to our understanding of human health and disease have been internationally recognized with such prestigious awards as the Nobel, the Horw | 61 |
Eva Smith, Lauren Fatouros, and Ryan Cole
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Eva Smith, Lauren Fatouros and Ryan Cole
By Eva Smith
Junior photographer Lauren Fatouros has begun her second year on staff with great determination and grit. Outside of school, Fatouros makes sure to stay busy by dedicating her time to multiple sports.
"I swim year round for Arlington Aquatic Club and I also swim for Yorktown. This year I started doing cross country just kind of for fun," Fatouros said.
In addition to cross country practice almost every day, Fatouros is at the pool nearly 24/7.
"Swimming is hard. I feel like it's draining, mentally and physically…. I have to wake up at 4:30 every day before school," Fatouros said.
While 4:30 AM practice is not ideal for most students, Fatouros is grateful for her teammates who make the exhaustion worth it.
"I really like the teammates because we're all so close. We spend so much time together, so it<|fim_middle|>ros' second year on The Sentry has in store.
By Lauren Fatouros
Staff Photographer
Former Williamsburg WOLF-TV star turned head editor, Ryan Cole, is excited to enter his fourth and final year on staff. Cole originally joined The Sentry because of his interest in sports journalism, as seen in his hit show, For Cryan' Out Loud, but has since developed an appreciation for journalism as a whole.
"Originally, I wanted to be a sports journalist since I love sports, but it has kind of grown into more of a passion for journalism in general," Cole said.
This summer you could find Cole watching numerous sports, especially baseball, being a hardcore Washington Nationals fan. Though the team went through many hardships this season, Cole remains optimistic for the future of the team.
"At some point, you have success with a team and then they fall off and there's nothing you can do about it. That's the way the sport goes. They had to sell-off. If they didn't sell off they would be like the Phillies, perpetually mediocre, so I think it was the right move," Cole said.
Though the Nationals roster experienced significant changes this past season, Cole's hatred of former Nationals star turned Philly, Bryce Harper, has remained the same.
"I hate that guy. He's the worst," Cole said.
Harper is not the only thing Cole hates. As a former copy editor, he has seen and edited many articles, meaning he was required to memorize The Sentry style guide like the back of his hand. There is little to no hesitation in Cole's reply when questioned about his biggest pet peeve in numerous Sentry articles.
"Misformatting quotes, easily misformatting quotes," Cole said.
This year Cole is stepping away from his role as copy editor and taking on a new role as head editor. With this newly acquired power and responsibility, Cole was tasked with the challenge of grading the renowned Sentry Bootcamp tests.
Despite being tasked with rigorous assignments year after year while on staff, Cole's appreciation for journalism has only grown.
"I joined because I want to be a journalist and I keep coming back every year because of the community. It's no longer just about that dream for me," Cole said.
As Cole's passion for journalism continues to evolve, his eyes are still set on turning his childhood dream into a reality. Being on The Sentry has allowed Cole to become more inquisitive and discover a new passion in investigative reporting, which he hopes to continue professionally.
"I'd love to go study at some college that has a good journalism program whether that be Northwestern or Syracuse; we'll see if that happens. But regardless, I know I want to work in the field," Cole said.
With Cole's driven personality and enthusiasm for journalism, he is sure to make an impact as head editor this year. As his time as a Patriot slowly comes to a close, he hopes to continue his journalism career as either a Wildcat or an Orange.
By Ryan Cole
Junior Eva Smith does not use the atrium stairs. As a junior at our school and a second-year reporter for The Sentry, she has been around the block. She knows it is not the best use of her time to stand in traffic and dodge idiots walking the wrong way.
At our school, the atrium stairs are a fantastic gauge for who excels in time management — who values efficiency, and who does not. Smith clearly does.
It is a skill she will assuredly apply to her reporting this year, but it is not the only talent Smith possesses. As an avid horseback rider, Smith is far from a one-trick pony.
"I've been riding horses for nine years. I have a horse named Fuego, and I ride a horse named Bonaire," Smith said.
In addition to her own riding, Smith takes time out of her schedule to teach the next generation of horse enthusiasts to take the reins and gallop away.
"My barn that I ride at has a lesson program where we teach kids how to ride, so I work there every week. I enjoy working with kids, but it's a lot of work. Horses take up most of my time," Smith said.
But horses are not Smith's only passion. She also enjoys getting lost in virtually any cinematic universe.
"I'm really into movies. Some of my favorites are Dunkirk, the Social Network, the Lego Movie and My Lone Private Idaho. I enjoy all movies though," Smith said.
When Smith isn't riding a horse or watching a movie, she's probably engrossed in a history textbook.
"I really enjoy history. I actually enjoy taking AP classes for history…. You can learn from the past," Smith said.
As a history buff, it only makes sense that she has ties to one of the most historically significant cities in America: Philadelphia. However, this means that Smith, despite her friendly demeanor and cheery attitude, is a Philly fan.
To her credit, Smith is willing to admit that some of her fellow Eagles, Flyers, Phillies and 76er fans can be rowdy at times.
"Philly fans are a little bit crazy, but we don't have that much luck with our teams, so give us a break," Smith said.
The Sentry is confident that Smith is one of the good Philly faithful. Our vetting process is thorough enough to turn away the street light climbers and expletive users who frequent stadiums in the city of brotherly love.
Smith, Philly fandom and all, will be welcomed back to The Sentry with open arms this year, and we cannot wait to see her grow as a writer and a journalist. She will be invaluable to our team as we strive to keep our school up to date on the happenings within our community.
Eva Smith, Sports Editor
Eva Smith is a senior and the Sports Editor entering her third year on staff. Smith rides horses competitively. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies,...
Lauren Fatouros, Photographer
Lauren Fatouros is a senior, entering her third and final year on staff as a photographer. She is a captain of our school's swim and dive team and swims...
Ryan Cole, Head Editor
Ryan Cole is a senior head editor for The Sentry. This is his fourth year on staff. He enjoys covering news from around Arlington County and is passionate... | just makes it more enjoyable," Fatouros said.
Despite all her hours in the pool and on the track, if Fatouros ever got to go to the Olympics she would love to be a gymnast.
"I feel like it would be really cool to be a gymnast and do gymnastics in the Olympics because it's so impressive," Fatouros said.
While she does not have time for gymnastics at the moment, she does receive a break every now and then. Whether it's taking her dog for a walk or napping, she enjoys whatever leisure time she has. Even when she's not running or swimming, Fatouros still enjoys exercising.
"I actually go to the beach a lot so whenever I go to the beach I always do yoga classes in the morning. It's super fun," Fatouros said.
Fatouros has enjoyed traveling her whole life. Out of all the places she has been able to go, her favorite was Hawaii.
"I really liked [Hawaii] because you got to get both types of vacations. We got to go hiking and got to go to the beach," Fatouros said.
The long flight and wait at the airport did not bother Fatouros either, as she enjoys flying.
"I would prefer taking a plane because I love airports, they're so fun," Fatouros said.
Not only does Fatouros enjoy traveling, living abroad is a dream of hers as well. She would love to set up residence overseas after college.
"[Paris is] so pretty, and there are so many opportunities. There's really cute restaurants, and there's a lot of job opportunities," Fatouros said.
Paris seems like a perfect place for Fatouros and her dream job. She intends to major in business in college and dreams of becoming a manager for a fitness brand. This combines Fatouros' love for sports and her entrepreneurial interests.
Whether she's out on the track, in the pool, or at school, we are excited to see what Fatou | 408 |
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The Haywood Street house – just how old is it?
The story of this house is<|fim_middle|> exercise is also a good example of the value of institutions making high-resolution copies of images available to researchers. Thank you Te Papa!
'Princes Street, Dunedin in 1862'. Te Papa O.000858/01.
Detail, Te Papa O.000858/01
Galer, Lois. Houses of Dunedin: An Illustrated Collection of the City's Historic Homes (Dunedin: Hyndman, 1995)
This entry was posted in Buildings and tagged 1850s, 1860s, Haywood Street, Moray Place, Mornington, View Street on 30 June 2014 by David Murray. | well known: it was built in or about 1858 and saved from demolition by Dr George Emery (1923-2005), who had it removed from its original location above Moray Place (off View Street) and reconstructed on the lower part of his property in Haywood Street, Mornington. A fine house for such an early date, it really is a marvel of settler craftsmanship. It also has an interesting history of occupation, with those who lived in it including the medical superintendents Edward Hulme and Isaiah De Zouche, and the art dealer Ambrose Chiaroni. It has a Category II registration with Heritage New Zealand.
A question has been niggling me though: was it really built in 1858? I recently attended a very interesting and well-researched talk by Peter Entwisle at the Otago Museum: All Shapes and Sizes – Domestic Architecture in Victorian Dunedin – The Colonial Bay Villa. I won't summarise the talk here, but the Haywood Street house proved an intriguing and difficult example to place in the development of Dunedin's domestic architecture, as the pre-gold rush date seemed at odds with a number of its features and influences on local design at the time. Rather than trying to reconcile the style of house to the year 1858, I've been wondering if the building has been misdated.
Dr Emery did much good research himself, as did Lois Galer, and early rates records suggest improvements on the site around 1858. The new information I am throwing into the mix is photographic evidence, which suggests that the house as we know it was in fact built a few years later. The image below is dated 1862, and this is confirmed by the presence of the Theatre Royal in Princes Street and the original Otago Boys' High School under construction. It has been used to illustrate the history of the house before, but through the digital technology of Te Papa's Collections Online it is possible to zoom in on the detail and discover more. The detail shows the verandah to be only partially constructed, an incomplete chimney, window openings without joinery or glazing, and the general appearance of a building site. An earlier cottage may well have been incorporated into the structure, but it seems that the house in its final form was under construction in the middle part of 1862. This is only four years different from the established date, but they are a significant four years in terms of Dunedin's history, as they place the house in the thick of the gold rush period rather than ahead of it. It would be interesting to re-investigate the history of the house in the light of this knowledge, taking another look at the land records. This may be of niche interest, but because of the house's established status as a 'forerunner', from an historian's point of view it's well worth the trouble of putting it in accurate context.
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We are pleased to release our first ever commercial starring none other than Lena the Goat from Indian Ladder Farms. The video demonstrates succinct<|fim_middle|> they were preparing for their spring opening. If you are looking for a great farm to visit with the family, then look no further. You can also find and friend ILF on Facebook.
We are also grateful to videographer John Murphy. Based in Ballston Lake, NY, John was the epitome of customer helpfulness and attention. He won't have found a much more demanding client, or one requiring him to step in as much manure, and he handled us with aplomb. Thank you, John.
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FLACS (FLame ACceleration Simulator) is a commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software used extensively for explosion modeling and atmospheric dispersion modeling within the field of industrial safety and risk assessment. Main application areas of FLACS are in petrochemical, process manufacturing, food processing, wood<|fim_middle|>. In 2006, FLACS v8.1 was released to customers. Till then FLACS was developed for Unix and Linux platforms. In 2008, however, FLACS v9.0 was released for Microsoft Windows platform. FLACS v9.1 and FLACS-Wind was developed in 2010. A fully parallelized FLACSv10.0 (using OpenMP) with a new solver for incompressible flows was released in 2012. FLACSv10.0 also constitutes a Homogeneous Equilibrium Model (HEM) for two-phase flow calculations.
Related software
CFX (proprietary software)
Fire Dynamics Simulator (GPL)
OpenFOAM (GPL)
KFX DNV GL
See also
Computational fluid dynamics
Computer simulation
Gas explosion
Dust explosion
Atmospheric dispersion modeling
References
External links
FLACS official website
GexCon AS (FLACS developers)
Computational fluid dynamics | processing, metallurgical, and nuclear safety industries.
FLACS has dedicated modules to simulate gas explosion, dust explosion and explosions involving chemical explosives like TNT. FLACS is also extensively used to simulate flammable and toxic gas dispersion. It was applied in the investigation of many high profile accidents such as Buncefield fire, Piper Alpha, TWA Flight 800, and the Petrobras 36 platform.
History
FLACS software development started in-house in the early 1980s under the sponsorship program, Gas Explosion Safety (GSP), funded by the oil companies BP, Elf Aquitaine, Esso, Mobil, Norsk Hydro and Statoil. FLACS-86 was released to GSP sponsors in 1986. Continuous research and development from then onwards resulted in many commercial releases | 168 |
Survey: Aspen ranks high for good looks, intelligence and beer
Aspen has received the top billing in Travel + Leisure magazine's "America's Favorite Towns" survey.
The new annual survey asked fans and followers to nominate their favorites on social media and vote for the towns in 55 categories, including<|fim_middle|>ron. "We work to keep our historic downtown quaint and vibrant, our mountain streams pristine and our pace laid-back and Old West. But all that aside, it's special here because we're a community of locals with small-town values, a touch of culture and high expectations."
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Aspen scored high in such categories as its "attractive locals, beer scene and Victorian-era Main Street," according to a statement.
Its accolades include a No. 1 ranking for best town square and a No. 2 ranking in the survey's attractive-people category. It also received No. 3 rankings for intelligence and its Main Street.
"A lot goes into making Aspen great," said Aspen Mayor Steve Skad | 118 |
For the past eight years, New Breed Archery has been working to create the ultimate target bow. The result is the Cyborg <|fim_middle|> this bow is built to meet your individual bow balancing needs. And, like all New Breed bows, the Cyborg 2 is made in the United States and hand assembled by one person from start to finish, using only the highest quality parts available. No mass-produced assembly lines means a better quality finished product. | 2. By combining the proven features of the Cyborg and the innovative features of the Elevation, we have created THE next level target bow. To accomplish that goal, New Breed gave the Cyborg 2 a considerable 37-inch axle-to-axle length with a super-smooth draw cycle and a forgiving 7¾-inch brace height for nail-driving accuracy. Strategically placed limb and cable stops deliver a rock solid back wall and aid in tuning of the bow. The torqueless-free grip featuring Bowjax dampening inserts is set in-line so the limb pivots off the riser, giving it the extra increase in accuracy needed for serious tournament competition. The result is a bow that flat-out shoots!
Shooters also will like the secondary rear stabilizer insert which allows for easy installation of back weights, offset bars or a full set of rear-mounted V-Bars. There's no doubt | 181 |
The structural performance of plastic pipelines used for landfill drainage is difficult to predict due to the<|fim_middle|> paper aims to describe the test procedures and the first results emanating from this test programme, and thereby to demonstrate that some of the patterns of deflection seen in the field can be recreated by careful variation of installation procedures. When combined with the field measurements, it is possible to determine the structural action of the pipes in different construction and loading scenarios and to make recommendations for the design and installation of such pipes in practice. | complex stress transmission provided by the unusually inhomogeneous overburden (i.e. waste) and variable degrees of local confinement provided by the mounded gravel surrounds. Also the gravel-waste interaction controls the applied stress and degree of support afforded to the pipe-gravel system. Attempts have been made to model such cases using large-scale tests and idealised waste fills combined with finite element analyses, although field measurements demonstrated that the deformed shape in the smaller gravel surrounds differed greatly and classical theory was found greatly to underpredict pipe deformation. Consequently, smaller-scale laboratory tests have been conducted at the University of Birmingham with the aims of recreating the patterns of deformation found in the field and defining support mechanisms. Simulated waste was created to produce an accurate and repeatable degree of compression. Model tests were then carried out in a rigid steel box with a glass face through which photographs of the pipe, gravel mound and overlying waste were taken. This | 187 |
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park city author explores the courage in women
'One Hundred Hearts' shows that bravery comes in all forms
Bubba Brown, The Park Record / Posted: 10/16/2015
One by one, the stories came in.
There was the woman who left her abusive husband in the middle of the night. Still in pajamas, she grabbed her child and the car keys and never looked back. There was the mother whose mentally ill son was living under a freeway in San Diego. She<|fim_middle|>. It helped me find my own strength and courage."
"I feel like I've been able to speak my own truth, and I feel like I've been able to help other women speak their own truth and to stand up for who they are."
The response to be book has been astounding, Sidford said. Both women and men have told her how connected they feel to the women in the book and to their stories. They have told her that seeing how others have faced battles has made them feel a little less alone while fighting their own.
"It's inspiring," she said.
But it's not over. Sidford wants to continue gathering stories of courage and see where it takes her.
"Maybe that's expanding on this and seeing where it goes," she said. "Maybe that's the next book. Maybe one on men. It would be really interesting to compare courage in men. I don't see this thing going away for me."
"One Hundred Hearts" is available at Dolly's Bookstore and most major book retailers. Sidford will be holding a reading at Dolly's in Park City, Utah on Dec. 12.
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Posted on October 19, 2015 by sharon backurz and tagged Terry Sidford Book One Hundred Hearts. | made it through each day never knowing if her son had survived the previous night.
There were countless other women, too, and Terry Sidford combed through all their stories. She often found herself moved to tears. Two-and-a-half years ago, Sidford, a life coach in Park City, decided to write a book about the courage found in normal women. She wanted to find out what it was, exactly, that made them so resilient in the face of overwhelming difficulty.
So she sent 11-question surveys to 100 women, asking them about moments in their lives when they'd displayed courage. The answers she received were staggering. She came up with the idea for the book from watching a close family friend confront the death of a child with grace and love, but she had no idea that so many other women also had that kind of bravery within themselves.
"I found that the tragedies or the difficult circumstances that they faced in their lives helped them find their own strength," said Sidford, who recently released her book, titled 'One Hundred Hearts'. "They didn't let the stories define them. They let the stories actually help them find who they are. It's, I can either let this beat me and take me down, or I can stand up and really show what I'm made of."
A common theme among the women who answered the survey was that many wouldn't call themselves courageous. It became clear to Sidford that they face life with resilience not by choice, but by nature. She hopes readers find meaning in the stories and understand that they, too, can find courage when they need it, even if they don't recognize the trait in themselves.
"I think courage can be a roar or it can be a whisper," she said. "And for some people, it's just getting out of bed. So the definition of courage I think is often misunderstood."
For Sidford, writing the book was a transformative experience. She said completing it was the most courageous thing she'd ever done, and learning the incredible stories of other women gave her a sense of perspective, both about her life and about her strength.
"It was so humbling," she said. "I felt honored to get a little peek into their lives. They were so candid and honest, and it made me feel like any problems I have are just minimal. But it made me think that if I had to go through anything near what these people have gone through that I could handle it as good as them | 502 |
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In a recent post, I asked about ideas that would help me in my quest to be more accountable for the family's food decisions in 2011. Among the excellent suggestions I received was an intriguing thought from reader Deidre about finding my "conditions of enoughness" around food. I wasn't sure precisely what she meant by the comment at the time, but it interested me enough to give it some thought.
An extremely quick and cursory search of the term gave me a general thought process about the whole concept of "enoughness" — basically, it seems to be a standard for how much is necessary to make me (and the family — can't forget the family in all of this) satisfied and happy, without tipping over into the territory where we're doing too much for the same level, or even a diminished level, of satisfaction. In other words, finding a place where I can draw the line in the sand between what's "good enough" and what's "crazy excessive loco Mommy-ness" is probably a good contribution to the larger topic of life balance.
Just so we're clear right up front: I haven't really answered this question yet. It's a big, complex thing to wrap my brain around, and I frankly haven't got the room in my cortex for it all at the moment. But it's precisely because I feel like I haven't got the room for it that I've been musing on it here and there. Most weeks, life may be a bit hectic, but I'm in the groove of a routine and I'm not really noticing any particular effort or lack thereof put towards food and eating — it's all just part of the rhythm of life in the RRG house. This week, though, is a little crazier than most, and has forced me off the routine a bit, prompting me to take a couple of very deep breaths and dive into the consideration of "enoughness" head-on.
Things started promisingly enough. Sunday was a good day, relatively relaxed, and I was able to both make our Sunday dinner and whip up a dozen or so whole wheat-cinnamon waffles to keep around for weekday breakfasts without much stress. Monday morning I dashed out the door with my travel mug and one of the waffles triumphantly in hand, ready to face the week. And then I opened my calendar. Out Tuesday night for rehearsal. Out Wednesday night for a side gig I picked up (I occasionally do some contract work for local organizations, just because I'm crazy like that). Out Saturday night with the family for a birthday party. Oh, yeah, and then there's all that snow in the forecast AGAIN. And OT and PT for L. And PT for J., who's got a back injury right now….
Yikes. I reshuffled the meal plan hastily to accommodate everything, but as you've probably guessed by now, doing something like rearranging the meal plan at the last minute can sometimes be like pulling out the wrong block in a Jenga tower. And although everyone has gotten fed this week, so far, it's definitely happened in a manner that has challenged my perception of what's good enough.
We had our No-Fuss chicken on Monday night instead of later in the week, because I realized that I was going to have a lot more time on my hands Monday evening than at pretty much any other moment all week long. I was astute enough to make a double batch, 1/2 of it as "fingers," to help with lunches; what I didn't count on was P. suddenly deciding, again, that he doesn't like No-Fuss chicken. Sigh. On Tuesday night, we had the slow cooker meal that I'd planned, cleverly using the leftovers of a loaf of bread to make garlic toasts as a bed for the chicken sausages and peppers. Or at least, I thought it was clever. Until I realized that we were left with a bunch of sausages and peppers and no more bread. And L. and P. didn't like the sausage and peppers enough to eat them without the bread, or over pasta (which would be the next logical thought, if my boys really like pasta much), so that meant that when I moved Fend Night to Wednesday…the options were kind of scarce.
J. was in charge of dinner entirely for Fend Night, because I didn't have time to go home between work and my evening commitment. His report: L. had the very last scrapings of the steak and guinness pie that was left from the weekend; P. had a peanut butter sandwich and applesauce. Enoughness challenge #1. My Overdeveloped Sense of Kitchen Guilt started revving as I realized that I'd sort of left him in the lurch as far as feeding himself and P. — L. was really the only one among them who got a good, square meal. I mean, OK, peanut butter on whole wheat with some applesauce isn't a terrible dinner, but it's not usually what I have in mind.
Then this morning rolled around, and I woke up to find the boys' lunchboxes open on the kitchen counter. Mommy Guilt. Enoughness challenge #2. I got home later than I had expected last night, and I was tired, and I forgot entirely about packing their lunches, so J. was trying to put something together for them this morning before school. I peeked in and sighed. L. was getting the last of the chicken fingers and some leftover couscous….for the third day in a row. P. was getting waffles with sunbutter and banana. After that, J. seemed to have gotten stuck. I grabbed some staples — applesauce cups, yogurt, orange slices — and stuffed them into the lunches before I went up in flames from the searing guilt.
When I got into the living room, P. had turned up his nose at breakfast — we were out of bananas, his favorite; he wasn't allowed a waffle, since that was his lunch; and he's apparently sick of Cheerios. Double sigh. L., bleary-eyed, wandered downstairs and munched a handful of his brother's Cheerios, but seemed uninspired by any other option. I finally coaxed more of the Cheerios into him and convinced P. to eat a cheese stick. It wasn't exactly a "rise and shine" kind of breakfast for any of us, that's for sure.
So now here I am, looking forward — incredibly so — to just going home tonight and cooking. We'll have a real dinner, and I know there are things in the fridge and pantry that I can pull out to rectify the breakfast and lunch scenarios for the rest of the week. We'll likely finish strong. But the lackluster food situation of the past few days has really challenged me, and I have to admit: I'm uneasy with it. I'm trying to let it settle. I'm trying to tell myself that nobody has starved, and that the casual observer wouldn't even realize that anything was amiss. But I know better.
Sure, technically, we've had "enough." There's been enough food to fill up the bellies. I just don't know if I feel that it's been "enough" in terms of quality. Not enough vegetables. Not enough variety. I don't like feeling as though we're just slapping together calories for the kids and calling it a meal. But this week, I feel like I didn't leave us much of a choice…because there wasn't enough of something else at my disposal, and that was time. It was definitely a planning failure, but it was also instructive, because it gave me more insight into the whole issue of the time/planning/meal prep equation we all wrestle with; I can see how easily one might start out with good intentions, but get sucked into the black hole of convenience by scheduling pressures and just plain old TIREDNESS.
So have I defined, and committed to, my "conditions of enoughness?" Not by a long shot. I will admit, though, that since nobody has yet died of starvation or rickets, I may have found at least the "bare minimum" threshold. This will be an ongoing process, I'm sure, but while I ponder it, I'm going to go cook up a whole bunch of vegetables to assuage my conscience.
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I always called it "good enough." But, I like "enoughness" better. It's sounds less like capitulation and more like you're embracing the fact that life is sometimes about making it through to the next (hopefully better) moment.
I have a 6 and 4 (almost 5!) year old. We typically eat dinner together and it is typically a real meal. I pack their lunches every day except the last Friday of the<|fim_middle|> commentary; there have been phases, and moments, but for the most part I've found that just having a consistent rule of "you eat what you get" makes a big difference.
And I think your insight into the middle school junk food binge is part of what concerns me — I feel like that's one of the eventual battles I'm trying to avoid as much as possible. The goal is to instill the healthy habits into my kids early enough in life that when they get to middle school, they realize to at least some extent that they have to eat some reasonably healthy foods during the day or they'll feel it later on!
I'd be happy to return to your blog. I thought you might get a kick out of this view of the dinner table with teenagers.
Thanks for sharing! Yes, I did get a kick out of that. It made me flash back to all the family dinners when my sister and I were teenagers that ended less-than-idyllically. 🙂 But that's not the point, right? The point is, we keep trying, and hopefully, we civilize our kids somewhere along the way. | month. But, with the increase in lessons, etc., I've accepted that for our long-term sanity, Wednesdays need to be Pizza night for this year. Pizza that is cooked by someone else. And sometimes, lunch consists of a frozen PB&J w/ a cheese stick, apple and container of pretzels/chez-its/whatevers because mommy woke up late or was just plain tired.
I shoot for getting it right 90% of the time (by right, I mean fresh fruits/veggies, whole wheat bread, low suger, no high-fructose, food cooked on my stove and eaten together as a family). Which means I get it right about 85% of the time.
I think your family ate great, given that you were busier than normal. It may not meet your standards of "enoughness", but it wasn't a disaster by any means.
Renee, I'm chuckling as I read this. Thanks for the perspective! It's so funny when I get called out on my total cooking OCD. This whole thing about "enoughness" does that, though — it really makes you figure out (or try to!) where your limits are, both on the low end and on the high. It's a worthwhile exercise!
The lure to snacks and cereals, bought in bulk for cost savings I have found feeds into glutenous gorging habits even hiding or leaving groceries stored in the car doesn't stop teenagers or slow them down.
Having worked in a middle school, you wouldn't believe all the healthy food getting tossed in the garbage to see kids then purchase cookies and crap to fill their bellies.
I am all for your efforts, the struggle and battle to be the best mom you can be for your children through their food intake. I'm all for carrot and celery sticks and other raw vegetable treats to hold them off till dinners ready.
Thanks for the comment, Aligaeta — I hope you'll continue reading and sharing your thoughts! I've been relatively fortunate so far not to have to hear too much of the "Yuck" | 432 |
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I have lived in Quebec, specifically Montreal for a year and Val D'Or a few months, and travelled through it several times including by bike. I had not been to the Gaspé peninsula other than to cross it from New Brunswick. So, it was with some anticipation that we headed that way from Quebec city.
The most convenient route is by the south shore of the St Lawrence, though you can travel the north side, but eventually need to cross the river or Gulf if you get that far, by ferry. Time would not allow that option really though I am sure it would be highly enjoyable that way.
On the way to our day's destination we passed by Cap Chat (Cape Cat?) where there is one of tbe largest wind powered generation sites in North America, and the highest vertical axis wind turbine anywhere. Very cool, but we could not stay long enough for the complete tour.
We traveled as far as Saint Anne Des Monts (about 500km), about half way along the north<|fim_middle|> where they could buy some beer. Again empathy helped so of course I said yes, and was told I would make a good group leader because of it!
Our trip had to continue though and the next day we had to get on the road to the town of Percé... and a quiet B&B awaiting us there, but not before some of the spectacular scenery of Parc Forillon. | side of the peninsula to http://www.aubergefestive.com/ a hostel right on the water, where we camped on the beach for 2 nights. This was more or less the way our trip went, a day of significant travel of 300-400 km or more follwed by 2 days in roughly the same spot.
2 days was enough for us at this Hostel. Nice spot, shame about the slackers! Not that there was anything worng really but it was very much a beach hangout pad for many folks there, and mostly oriented around the party scene. In fact the first night the music at the outside cabana style bar went pretty late, and the next night they had a band that was not all that good.
We were probably actually lucky that we did bring our tent and placed it on the beach where we did, as we were a bit away from the general noise and behind the direction the PA system was directed. High tide about 2 in the morning meant that the drunks walking on the beach did not have lots of room between the water and us in our almost camouflage-colour tent against the rocks, so we think they almost stumbled on us a few times.
It actually really was not that bad and we did mostly enjoy it there. The hostel was definitely rustic with varying accomodation options, such as a lodge, a Yurt and a Tipi, and our beach camping which was the lowest price option and likely the most private.
The setting was very nice with a 180 degree or better view of the Gulf of St lawrence, and spectacular sunsets, whales languishing by, a very laidback feel during the day. It was a few km past the town of Ste Anne des Monts but convenient to get to the Chic Chocs, the highest mountains in Southern Quebec. We managed to hit both of those on the full day we had there, for 2 neat experiences.
In the morning of our full day there we headed up the road into the Chic-Chocs in Parc de la Gaspesie for a moderate 5 km hike at Mount Ernest Laforce and side trip to a nice waterfall. Not far from us we could still see some snow in the surrounding peaks, but the weather could not have been nicer and the mountain scenery, even to a BC transplant, was pretty outstanding.
After coming back down from the hills, we headed off to get a feel for the town, which turned out to be a good choice for the apres-midi. Gravitating toward the Quay in the middle of town (just look for the biggest church, it won't be far from there in any town in Quebec), we found what was probably where half the small community spent the weekend. The popular sport there...Mackarel fishing!
People of all ages and sizes (bellies) lined the concrete dock, and just hauled them in, with perfect casting technique and coloured unbaited lures. Some of them had a strike every couple of minutes, and many of them just gave them away. A couple of guys just yelled "Madame!" every time they landed one and a "madame" appeared and grabbed the still gasping foot long fish and threw it in a bag in their car.
Quite entertaining...and Linda befriended one fellow who had retired here from Montreal (and spoke passable English, good for Linda), and was gracious enough to give 2 of his catch as they came off the hook. That was our cue to leave, as we preferred to cook our fish on the barbeque back at the hostel on the beach and not in a plastic bag in the back of the car.
The Swiss Army knife came out back at the campsite, and we soon had the fish cleaned and prepped for the barbie with some veggies and a bouteille de vin for dinner. We had enough fish to give some away to a fellow camper, but could easily have eaten it all it was so good!
They turned out to be quite easy to make friends with and of course I did the Katimavik project back in the 3rd year of the program (1979-80), so had some empathy for them. One of the shyest-seeming of the group asked me in broken English, if I did not mind taking them to the nearest store (never that far in Quebec, but still several km away) | 907 |
Can anyone tell I am obsessed with smoothies of the green variation? I can't get enough of them. Is it just me, or is there something super satisfying about drinking something that is such a bright green colour? You just know it's good for you and filled with all sorts of nutrients that will keep you going throughout the day.
While I was living in NYC I was careful where I spent my money. I was<|fim_middle|> first and then add the rest of your ingredients. Pulse slowly to break up the chunks and then blend until smooth and enjoy!
What is your favourite smoothie recipe? | there for almost 6 months, and I have to say I never once paid for a smoothie. I had my own blender so I thought it was a waste to spend 10$ for someone else to whip up something so simple, but when I was there a few weekends ago (without my own blender) I was craving one and bit the bullet. I went to the Green Bean Cafe near where I was staying and bought the Green with Envy smoothie packed with kale, banana, spinach, dates and pineapple. Wow! I shouldn't have waited that long, it was amazing and so close to where I was living, although it's probably best that I had no idea it existed because I would have been broke. The smoothie was just sweet enough and creamy and so, so tasty. When I got back to Montreal I decided I needed to replicate it right away.
The best part of this smoothie in my humble opinion, is the dates. They add just the right amount of sweetness that balances the kale really well. I love kale, but if you aren't fond of its raw flavour but love it's nutritious value than this smoothie is perfect for you.
handful of kale washed and de-ribbed.
1. Add the milk in first then the kale, pineapple, banana and dates.
I think this will have to be my last pancake post for a while, I may be overdoing it with pancakes on this little blog, but I needed to post this one. I'll be really honest with you all…I have not been good to my body lately. My sugar consumption is through the roof, I can't even start to explain how much I have been craving it lately. I haven't done yoga in a couple of weeks, and I have been eating carbs by the truck load and let me tell you, I am feeling it. You know when you feel sluggish and drained? I have made a promise to myself to get back on track asap. Meaning warm lemon water in the morning, healthy breakfasts and balanced meals with lots of whole foods and less carbs. I also need to start doing yoga again at least 3 times a week. Maybe writing this on the blog will help me keep my promise… maybe? I just find winter makes me want to eat all sorts of comfort foods that aren't necessarily good for me, and sit around in my comfy clothes reading and watching tv. I am seriously dying for spring, it's always these last 2 months of winter that really get to me.
Pancakes are not typically a healthy breakfast, but as much as I believe in treating my body right, I also believe balance is the key to everything and I don't think missing out on foods that make you happy is the way to go. All in moderation, and if you are consuming more of the good stuff then the not so good stuff, you're on the right track.
These pancakes are a good start in the right direction since they are made with whole wheat flour, rolled oats, natural sugar, rice milk and fresh fruits. Served with a healthy smoothie on the side, and you have a healthy weekend breakfast that doesn't really feel that healthy!
What I love about pancakes is you can really play around with them, you can substitute the flours and sugars and you could make them with any fruit really. I chose raspberries because they have a great balance of sweet and tart which I love. Served with pure maple syrup, which I often use to sweeten most of my baked goods, adds the right amount of sweetness to complete this breakfast. Try these out next weekend for a great, healthier alternative to your favourite pancake recipe.
1. In a food processor blend the rolled oats until they resemble a flour like consistency. Sift together the flour, blended oats, baking powder.
2. To the dry ingredients add the egg, coconut oil, salt, maple syrup and the rice milk. Blend with a whisk until smooth.
3. On Medium low heat, add a little coconut oil. Ladle in the batter to the size you want and add a few raspberries to each pancake (I like to cover the raspberries with a little extra batter so they don't burn on the pan when flipped). Let the pancakes cook until you see bubbles forming in the middle and the sides look dry. Flip and let cook a couple more minutes.
4. Serve with extra raspberries and pure maple syrup!
1. In a blender add in the rice milk first then the fruits and maple syrup and blend until smooth.
I am not one to write down my smoothie recipes, because most of the time I wing it depending on what I have in my freezer, fridge and pantry. The one thing I never let myself run out of is frozen bananas. It's the perfect way to save those bananas that you buy that go brown before you can enjoy them. I peel them up, cut them in half and keep them in freezer bags ready to use for baking and… smoothies! I wrote this one down because it was just so delicious, and I ended up drinking it for breakfast for 4 days straight. It's packed with delicious things, and uses the bananas and dates for a natural sweetness.
Always put the liquid in | 1,065 |
Excited? You should be! Now let's get coding.
At the bottom of the page, we load jQuery, CanJS, the fixture plugin and your application code (contacts.js).
The CSS and images for this tutorial are in included in the source files, which can be downloaded above.
Templates can be loaded from a file or script tag. In this tutorial templates will be loaded from EJS files.
The EJS list() helper invokes a callback function on each contact in the list. When used with an observable list, the list() helper will use live binding to re-run anytime the length of the list changes.
The code above uses an element callback to add the contact instance to the data of the <li>. Everything after the arrow is wrapped in a function that will be executed with el set to the current element.
This code renders the contactView.ejs sub-template for each contact. can.view.render() takes a template and data as its parameters and returns HTML.
<input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Add Name"
Each property of a contact is placed in an <input> tag. These will be used to add and update a contact's information.
Any time EJS encounters attr() while processing a template, it knows that the surrounding code should be turned into an event handler bound to that property's changes. When the property is changed elsewhere in the app, the event handler is triggered and your UI will be updated. This is referred to as live binding. EJS Live binding is opt-in. It only turns on if you use attr() to access properties.
The code in the magic tags will become an event handler bound to the contact's name property. When we update the name property, the event handler is run and the HTML will be updated.
can.Control creates an organized, memory-leak free, stateful control that can be used to create widgets or organize application logic. You create an instance of a Control on a DOM element and pass it data your control will need. You can define any number of functions in your Control and bind to events.
When the element your Control is bound to is removed from the DOM, the Control destroys itself, cleaning up any bound event handlers.
To create a new Control, extend can.Control() by passing it an object containing functions you want to define. In part two, event handlers will<|fim_middle|> simulates the GET response for the Category model.
Your application has Models for your data, Views to render contacts, and a Control to hook everything up. Now you need to kickstart the application!
Wait for the DOM to be ready using jQuery's document ready function.
Call findAll() on both models to retrieve all of the contacts and categories. Since findAll() returns a Deferred, $.when() is used to make both requests in parallel and execute a callback when they are finished.
Get the list of model instances from the response of the two findAll() calls. The responses are arrays, with the first index being the list of model instances retrieved.
Create an instance of the Contact Control on the #contacts element. The list of contacts and categories are passed into the Control.
In the next lesson, you'll create a Control and View to display categories and use routing to filter contacts. Hope to see you there!
Questions? Ask away below! Can't wait to learn more? Part two of the series has been posted here! | be passed in as well.
Uses can.view() to render contacts. can.view() accepts two parameters: the file or id of the script tag containing our template code and data. It returns the rendered result as a documentFragment (a lightweight container that can hold DOM elements).
Inserts the documentFragment from can.view() into the Control's element using jQuery's .html().
A model has five static methods that you can define to create, retrieve, update and delete data. They are findAll, findOne, create, update and destroy. You can overwrite these functions to work with any back-end, but the easiest way to define a Model is using REST service, as exemplified in the code above. You can safely omit any static methods that won't be used in an application.
It's important to point out here that the model instances in CanJS are actually what we call 'observables'. can.Observe provides the observable pattern for objects and can.Observe.List provides the observable pattern for arrays. This means you can get and set properties using attr() and bind to changes in those properties.
The findAll() method returns a Model.list, which is a can.Observe.List that triggers events when an element is added or removed from the list.
Fixtures intercept AJAX requests and simulate their response with a file or function. This is fantastic for testing, prototyping or when a back-end isn't ready yet. Fixtures are needed to simulate the REST service the models in this application are using.
Now that you have some data, you need to wire it up to fixtures so you can simulate a REST service. can.fixture() takes two parameters. The first is the URL we want to intercept and the second is a file or function that is used to generate a response. Often URLs you want to intercept are dynamic and follow a pattern. In this case, you should use templated URLs. Simply add curly braces to the URL where you want to match wildcards.
The first four fixtures simulate the GET, POST, PUT and DELETE responses for the Contact model, and the fifth fixture | 419 |
What a treat tonight's show was. How often do you get a chance to be in the same room as the Dalai Lama, let alone an outstanding line up of international artists. I thought the Dalai Lama's speech was great. He's such a personable guy and … if only … more people would aspire to the level of tolerance he displays, this world would be a better place. In a word, I find him "inspirational". The message was simple, be happy. Be happy and you'll become healthy. Â Better yourself and you'll better your community. Be tolerant of others and peace will grow.
I have to admit, I was disappointed in some of the technical aspects of the show. To begin with, the sound in the back of the Carrier Dome left much to be desired. Although, I've seen several shows there and I can't honestly say that any of them (less may Pink Floyd) was worth writing home<|fim_middle|> thing and the DL was there or was this a DL thing and all the bands came too? | about. The screens on the sides of the stages should have been raised up another twenty feet and with today's technology, I expected a much quicker response time when posting the words of the Dalai Lama's speech. Of course, I had THE WORST seat I've had at any show in the Carrier Dome. Shannon and I were literally the last row on the floor away from the stage … and I purchased tickets 15 minutes after they were opened to the public.
Overall, I'm glad that I went and I love that Syracuse University brought an event like this to the area. I hope its a sign of events to come.
Post Standard review and gallery can be found here.
Streaming video of the symposiums can be found here.
I'd love it if you could dump a copy of this to a DVD for me … This was a concert for awareness of world peace. Many many artists where there.
What a great show! Wish I could have been there, but we taped it (it was broadcast on AXS — I think it's a new channel) and I'm looking forward to watching it this weekend. Now, was this a "DMB" | 237 |
Many people don't know how to ride a bike, and we want you to know that it's a fairly easy thing to do. Of course, in the beginning<|fim_middle|> when practicing. Braking abruptly or in an aggressive manner can cause you to have accident, possibly injure yourself, or damage anything around you. Gently breaking is the best way to go, especially when you're first starting out. Once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to brake smoothly and you'll be able to know exactly when to brake.
Different bicycles have different brakes. Depending on the country you live in the location of the brakes on a bike may vary. It's important to realize that before actually starting to practice riding a bike. If you have a bicycle that has brakes in the handlebars, check to see which brake controls the rear or the front tires. Rear brakes are known for being frequently used by those who are beginning to ride a bike, since it's simpler. The front brakes are better at stopping a bike but can cause a crash or an accident if not done properly. That's why it's important to practice with the rear brakes first to get comfortable and then practice with the front brakes. This way you become comfortable with both the front and rear brakes. If your bike had no brakes in the handle bars, it mostly likely has back pedal brakes. In order to use back pedal brakes you need to apply pressure to the pedals and keep each pedal close to the same level. Braking with either type of brakes on a bicycle is an important part of safety and the proper practice of learning how to ride a bike effectively. It's probably the most important part of riding a bike.
Gliding is a great technique to master when learning how to ride a bike. It's a good idea to practice gliding with your bike on the grass or a safe flat area. Balance yourself and keep your feet off the pedals until you feel comfortable enough to control the bike without gliding. Once you feel more confident you can start learning how to turn left or right instead of just going straight. Remember to steer gently while keeping your balance and not letting your feet add too much pressure to the pedals. Relax your feet and gently make right and left turns to get the hang of it. With every step in practicing, you can always glide until you feel you can steer comfortably. It may take many time for you to get comfortable but there's no limit of how long you can practice.
Learning to ride a bicycle uphill and downhill is something that is really useful. You never know when you might end up on a hill or need to go downhill with your bike. You should practice riding a bike in many different places and for many different situations you might have to face. When riding your bike downhill, pedal gently and not so fast, that way you can control the bike better to avoid accidents. While riding your bicycle down hill, when you get to the bottom of the hill on the flat surface, don't stop. Instead you should continue riding your bike but in a gentle manner. You should also brake while arriving to the flat surface of the end of the hill to be safe. When going up a hill do it's easier. You should still practice pedaling gently but you won't need to brake into a flat suffice since you're going up a hill. Leaning forward on your bike and pedaling gently but with some force is great for successfully riding up a hill. You can even stand up while staying balanced for extra power and force to get up a hill. Of course you need to practice balancing yourself well enough to do that before you ride your bike up a hill. Both riding uphill and downhill with your bike is a bit risky but is a great thing to practice. Don't be afraid to try it. Just be safe, wear a helmet, and follow the correct guidelines in doing so!
Going for a bike ride after you learn the basics of what to do is the next step you should take. In order to do so you should feel comfortable enough to be on you own, be confident, aware, and not pressured. Going for a bike ride will determine if you're able to ride your bike for a certain amount of time. If you find yourself riding your bike for a decent amount of time, that's a good sign. It would indicate that you're on the right track to becoming a better bike rider. If you find yourself not overs altering or being nervous while ridding your bike, that's another good sign. Going on frequent bike rides can only help improve your bicycle riding skills and make you grow more confident in yourself. You'll gradually gain control of the bike instead of the bike controlling you. Which is truly a liberating feeling, once you get to that turning point.
Learning to ride a bike isn't as difficult as it may seem and at the same requires a lot of practice. It's something anyone can achieve while following these simple steps and tips towards reaching your bike riding goals. Remember to always take precaution in every move you make, your surroundings, and you'll do great! Bike riding allows you to gain a lot of different benefits. You can get a good work out from riding your bicycle. You can stay fit and wealthy from it. It can become a fun hobby to share with friends, family members, and loved ones. It can be a means of transportation for you to get to school or even work. You can also save money on gas and get some fresh air while doing so. There's so much you can gain from just learning something as simple as riding a bike! | it might seem difficult but it gradually gets easier if practiced as often as possible. Like other things, bike riding takes time and patience but once you get the hang of it, it becomes easy.
Riding a bicycle like our Dutch style bike is something pretty much everyone learns from a young age, others learn how to ride a bike later on in life, and pretty much everyone gets the hang of it pretty quickly. Bike riding is a fun and great thing, and comes a ton of benefits!
It truly doesn't matter when you decide to learn how to ride a bike, anytime is a great time! Anyone at any age is eligible to do so. There are many types of bicycles you can practice with just as long as they have brakes that work properly and just as long as the bike is functioning well. The great thing about learning how to ride a bike is that once you learn, you never forget!
The first thing you need to do is be prepared and have safety equipment handy. Bicycle riding can become dangerous if you're not fully prepared. What you will need as safety equipment is: definitely a helmet (we love these hat helmets from Yakkay), knee pads and elbow pads if needed, displayed reflectors for the bike, and be sure to wear bright clothing just in case. You need a helmet to protect your head, knee and elbow pads to protect those areas, reflectors to grab the attentions of others around you while riding your bike, and the bright clothes is another precaution for you to be noticed by others around you. When it comes to learning to bike ride properly, safety is very important. It's also good to point out that the bicycle you're using in order to learn how to properly ride a bike, must be the adequate size for your specific age and body type. This way it's easier and safer for you to proceed in learning. Another great thing to remember is to make sure and check the bike thoroughly. You need to check the bolts, the seat, the handle bars, the brakes, chain, and etc to see if everything is functioning accordingly. Then, you're able to proceed it learning how to ride a bike.
After preparing and checking equipment, you'll be able to start on the first step towards riding your bike. The first thing you should do is practice balancing yourself on your bike. Go to a safe place like a field with a lot of grass and try to convince yourself and balance your bike. Get a feel for your bicycle and practice steering and gliding with your feet in the air. Keep doing this until you feel confident enough to make turns and try to control your bike instead of the bike controlling you. The combination of balancing and steering is truly the key to successful bicycle riding. Take all the time you need for this step. It's important to move at a steady pace and not to rush yourself. Everyone is different and learns at a different pace. Once you take the proper time to achieve these two important factors effectively, you should then be confident to continue in the process of learning how to ride a bike.
In order to learn how to ride a bike you need to find the right places to practice. Concrete is probably the easiest surface to practice bike riding on. There are many Los Angeles Bike Paths. It's crucial to make sure and practice how to brake properly and at the perfect time. Using your brakes is another very important thing to remember. It can truly save you from harm. Another place you could practice bike riding is on any place with grass like backyards or fields. Although areas that contain grass could help if you fall, it can also make balancing harder to do. It can also cause for the tires of your bicycle to be affected since they might be restricted to the way they move on grass as opposed to on a concrete surface. It's not a good idea to practice bike riding in small or tight places, definitely not in or around traffic, not on sidewalks, steep hills or slopes, as not in restricted areas. Avoid all those places and you should be safe and more successful with your results!
Pedaling is of huge importance in bicycle riding. It's what gets you from place to place. It's the actual part of the whole bike riding process that is the actual bike riding part. You need to make sure both of your feet on each pedal are both at the same level. Push down with one foot on one pedal and at the same time lift the other foot on the other pedal. This is when you actually start bike riding. Be sure to take it slow and not amp up the speed. Be aware of your surroundings and don't focus your eyes on your feet or the pedals while pedaling. Focus on what's in front of you so that you won't cause yourself to have an accident. Once you keep frequently practicing how to pedal, it gets very easy and even becomes fun!
As I stated earlier, braking is a very important thing when learning how to ride a bike. It's what saves you from accidents and many things that could harm you while on your bicycle. Braking is easy to do. You should allow yourself to brake gently and to stay a bit far away in distance from any objects that could be harmful | 1,049 |
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VISUAL | Voss Gallery is proud to present "Plants & Machines," a debut solo exhibition of wood paintings & sculptures by SF-based artist Tim Irani that playfully examines the relationship between human-made technologies, ourselves, & the planet.
Tim Irani "Plants and Machines" – Opening Reception
Voss Gallery
3344 24th Street - San Francisco
Voss Gallery is proud to present "Plants & Machines," a debut solo exhibition of wood paintings and sculptures by San Francisco-based artist Tim Irani that playfully examines the relationship between human-made technologies, ourselves, and the planet.
Join us for the Opening Reception! The exhibition is on view through Sunday, October 6 2019. Gallery hours are Wednesday<|fim_middle|> and a dark sense of humor. Circuit boards and engines are paired with flowers adorning hardware to suggest a bio-digital integration. Crude forms and iconography illustrate an uncertain environment where the natural and virtual world carefully coexist.
Contrived to appear synthetically manufactured, Irani's work employs traditional painting techniques based on digital renderings in an attempt to remove any physical traces of the artist's hand. The result is of a hybrid work that is just as much built as it is painted–simulating the computer software in which it was created.
Much of my childhood was spent exploring two distinct worlds—the natural and virtual. My work aims to incorporate this tech-nature duality. I'm both frightened and captivated by what the future holds and the internal and external effects of technological biointegration on us.
– Tim Irani
Tim Irani (b. Orange County, CA, 1989) received his B.A. in Architecture from the University of San Francisco before working as an interface designer for mobile applications. These skills, along with an interest in the observational sciences, are used in combination to construct a unique artistic style containing elements of pop art, graphic design, and computer-generated imagery. Irani lives and works in San Francisco.
Voss Gallery is an art gallery in San Francisco's Mission District established in 2019 by Ashley L. Voss. The gallery features a dynamic exhibition program of work by emerging and mid-career artists in both solo and thematically organized group shows with an emphasis in New Contemporary, Street Art, Outsider Art, Lowbrow, and Pop Surrealism. Voss Gallery prides itself for its unique commitment to fostering community and establishing relationships with local artists and young collectors. New exhibitions are presented approximately every four weeks.
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Tim Irani "Plants and Machines" – Exhibition
Axel Schmitt: Piano Sonatas of Beethoven – Part 5 | -Saturday, 12-6PM or by appointment. Voss Gallery programming is free and open to the public.
"Plants & Machines" reveals the inherent irony of technology, delivered with airbrushed elements of vibrant colors | 47 |
Elizabeth Lajla Gummesson, född Wiborg den 2 mars 1969 i Hammarby församling, är en svensk coach, författare och föreläsare. År 2009 var Gummesson sommarpratare i P1.
Hon är utbildad vid Poppius journalistskola. Gummesson har föreläst för många av Sveriges större företag i ämnen som ledarskap, arbetsglädje, kommunikation och personlig utveckling. Hon har dessutom föreläst i bland annat Belgien, Finland och Spanien. Hon arbetar ideellt för BRIS sedan<|fim_middle|> Stockholm, men har även bott i Italien och USA. Numera bor hon med sin familj i hemstaden.
Bibliografi
Good enough - Forum 2009
Svartsjukeakuten - Forum 2010
Tala är guld - Forum 2011
''Bli fri från perfektionism på en timme - Forum 2012
Referenser
Elizabethgummesson.com
Sommarvärdar 2009
Svenska författare under 2000-talet
Svenska journalister under 1900-talet
Personer inom Sveriges näringsliv
Födda 1969
Kvinnor
Levande personer
Svenska journalister under 2000-talet
Personer från Upplands Väsby kommun | 2003 och 2010 blev hon invald i ECPATs råd. Hon har vid flera tillfällen blivit nominerad till Årets talare. Gummesson har skrivit fyra böcker.
Elizabeth Gummesson är uppvuxen i | 66 |
The City of Victor Harbor is starting work on a project that looks at the Victor Harbor region's identity and how we present ourselves – this is known as 'place branding'.
The project is about capturing the essence of our<|fim_middle|>.
The first step of the project is to engage with the residents, ratepayers, business owners, visitors and other key stakeholders to find out more about their views, experiences and perceptions of Victor Harbor.
This is an idea generating phase and will incorporate a significant community engagement component that will be driven by a Community Champions Reference Group.
What is the Community Champions Reference Group?
There are many thousands of voices within the City of Victor Harbor and the role of the Community Champions Reference Group will be to make sure as many people as possible are heard.
The group will be made up of representatives from a broad cross section of the community and will drive engagement activities using their community networks.
The City of Victor Harbor appointed 13 representatives to be members of the Community Reference Group.
Be assured that you can still play a part in this project , even if you are not a member of the reference group – there will be a number of opportunities for you and your networks to get involved. | identity, not changing it, to help us better communicate why Victor Harbor is a great place to live, work and play.
What is a brand and why is it different from a logo?
A logo is like a stamp that is designed to visually represent a place or an organisation. A brand is all the ideas and values that sum up the essence of what makes a place or an organisation distinctive or unique.
A brand is a set of words that ring true when associated with that place or organisation. Often logos include the name of a place or organisation, maybe a graphic device or image – and a catchphrase that evokes a call to action.
In the case of Victor Harbor it's all about the place – and it's not the same thing as Council's corporate logo.
How will a place brand be developed?
A detailed project framework has been adopted by Council. The framework sets out how the steps that will be undertaken to develop a place brand for Victor Harbor | 192 |
How to cater to picky eaters by Toral Shah! - Parenting & Lifestyle!
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Continuing Nutrition chat this #nutritionweek. In the last post I shared ways how to make kids eat healthy (read it here) right from the start, this post is by Toral Shah, who is a dietitian and also the author of the book "Kids food planet", focusses on Catering Picky eaters.
Are you parents of Picky eaters?
Today's contemporary situation in most families with children are, special meals being made, phrases of pleading, coaxing and bribing overtake the dinner time, and panicked parents are left feeling stressed and hopeless. Here are few wild cards which have the power to really make things fun and relaxed.
Creating healthy junk recipes which will transform junk foods into healthy, culinary masterpieces. Staples like pav-bhaji can be made with lots of vegetables and moong dal and served with parathas or homemade bread, burger patty with boil cassava, mix vegetables and rajma.
Modelling healthy eating habits will definitely have a positive and long-lasting effect on children as they pick up much of their behaviour from their parents. No screens on the dinner table.
Mindful planning, shopping and preparing meals together will help kids explore fruits, vegetables, grains, pulses. They will enjoy having one-on-one time with parents, be eager to try the new food and may even end up loving it.
Parents need to be little tough and stop cuddling and<|fim_middle|> post in the #MyFriendAlexa Campaign, one of the biggest blogging event and my 1st to join in!
I am taking my Alexa Rank to the next level with with Blogchatter, I'll be penning down some interesting stuff with #Mommyinmewrites , be tuned!
Some great tips on the mixture of junk food with healthy food items. Must try for the parents whose kids give them hard time every time they try to make them eat something.
Wonderful Tips. Kass mujhe pata hota inta sab kuchh das shal pahele. Well…loved reading it.
I am bookmarking this post for future reference. Some of the tips are really good and hope it will make my kiddo have fun while eating.
Healthy eating is very important and it should begin from the early age itself. That way your child will get accustomed to healthy eating habits. I agree with you that we need to be a little bit strict with our kids when it comes to their health. You have shared some very good tips in this post. These suggestions will help parents prepare healthy food with a bit of twist.
wonderful tips Jhilmil. It is true that we need to build healthy habits right from the beginning, it helps the child to form such habits in the long term. Fortunately, I have a non-fussy eater who loves eating greens.
Nice posting, nutrition is very important in overall healthy development child. | overindulging their children wrt food habits. Teach them basic values of avoid wasting food and respecting our food : By telling them about the laborious journey of bringing food to the table. One of the many small ways we can do this is by teaching them the basic idea that food is for nutrition first and enjoyment second. Because, if our kids grow up obese, picky and less immune, we have only ourselves to blame. The 'Kid's Food Planet' series will help parents and children in making mindful food choices, fostering healthy habits and enjoying a wholesome and healthy lifestyle.
Meal planning should focus on providing a range of nutritious food options that include foods both kids and adults can enjoy.
Kids will love making paneer, pineapple, carrots, and green pepper skewers, marinated for added flavour and cooked on the barbecue.
With left over roti make Pizza quesadillas which is simple to prepare and kids will love them.
Make potato or sweet potatoes as canopy base and add toppings of kids' choice like corn, beans, grated carrots top it with Greek yogurt and mix herbs.
Try making energy balls i.e. advance version of Indian laddu with powerful nuts like coconut, Til, peanuts, flex seeds, roasted Chana flour, jaggery etc.
Make dessert with hung curd and fruit of your choice like apple, pineapple, strawberries, pomegranate, and banana.
It is must to know about the importance of meals and quick kid-friendly recipes. Get fussy little eaters into the kitchen and turn them into little chefs with fun cooking project. Try using more than three food groups from food pyramid for better nutrition. They will love tasting their hard work!
Hope this post helped you ponder on many simple combinations and changes which can be done to basic foods, post which picky eaters will love some or the other serving.
Thanks Toral for sharing this post.
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Are you a fast reader? A new website application aims to put your<|fim_middle|> on Staples.com. | speed to the test.
Stationery supplier Staples has created a timed test which gives you a page to read, followed by a few questions.
The aim is to see how fast you can read - and how you compare to the national average.
Once you have found your grade, the program will tell you how well you compare to others, from high school students to college professors, or to the speed reading record - a staggering 4,700 words a minute.
The average speed for adults is 300 words a minute, which means an average reader could rattle through War and Peace - which has about 560,000 words in its English translation - in about 11,866 minutes.
How we read has changed over the years, with experts in particular noting how the internet is changing how we read materials.
Skimming - where your eye glances over blocks of writing for keywords - has become a lot more ingrained among heavy internet users, who are used to jumping around between different pages as they search for certain words.
Skimming normally provides a reading rate of 700 words per minute, and leads to lower comprehension rates - but it has the advantage of allowing you to go through huge amounts of text to find the information you are after.
The Staples test stops you doing this though - a quick multiple choice questionnaire directly after the speed reading makes sure you have taken in the information.
Although, as the test is purely for fun, there is nothing to stop you having a second go a few moments later.
For the record, this article has exactly 300 words - so, if you are an average reader, you have hopefully spent exactly a minute on it.
Take the test | 351 |
Simon Vukcevic set to complete Blackburn switch
By Saj ChowdhuryBBC Sport
Last updated on 22 August 201122 August 2011 .From the section Football<|fim_middle|>The 25-year-old Montenegro player arrived at the club for a medical on Thursday and is set to become the club's fourth purchase of the summer.
The most high profile of those signings is striker David Goodwillie, who cost a reported £2.8m from Dundee United.
Rovers are bottom of the Premier League after losing their first two fixtures.
Their most recent defeat came on Saturday when they were beaten 3-1 by Aston Villa.
Vukcevic arrives at Ewood Park having spent four years at Sporting Lisbon. He signed for the Portuguese club from Saturn Moscow Oblast for 4m euros (£3.5m) in 2007.
The attacking midfielder is a regular member of the Montenegro side and featured in October's Euro 2012 qualifier against England, which ended 0-0.
From the section European Football
Redpath included in Scotland squad |
Vukcevic played for Montenegro against England at Wembley in October
Blackburn Rovers are expected to complete the signing of midfielder Simon Vukcevic from Sporting Lisbon early this week.
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Q: Indirect speech in future Can you please explain use of the future tense in this sentences:
What time did Amy say she was coming?
I think she said she will be coming at 8 o'clock
Why we use Past Perfect in the question and Future Tense in the answer
A<|fim_middle|> Connor. Since the question is about plans, she used present continuous for future plans in her reported speech. Also, since it's reported speech, she backshifted the present continuous to past continuous, "...she was coming?".
When Connor reports what Amy said, he reports the tense that Amy used, and chooses not to backshift because it's optional when the speech being reported is still valid.
This means the reported speech in the question was in a future form, and so was the reported speech in the answer, so it's correct and natural.
| : Both question and answer are in the simple past.
The question is, "What time did she say...", and the answer is, "She said...".
If you're asking about the reported speech parts, it's a bit complicated.
To make it simpler, I'm using "Bella" for the person asking the question and the "Connor" for the person answering the question.
Some time before this conversation, Amy told Connor something like:
I will be coming at 8 o'clock.
Bella wants to know what Amy said her plans were, so she asked | 115 |
N JUNE 9th last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's 2017 commencement address. He zeroed in on the distinction between technology and what it means to be human. His comments also point to the kinds of things—human things like empathy, communication, imagination, and relationships—we need to be developing to live and lead in the emerging artificial intelligence landscape.
Technology is capable of doing great things. But it doesn't want to do great things. It doesn't want anything. That part takes all of us. It takes our values and our commitment to our families and our neighbors and our communities, our love of beauty and belief that<|fim_middle|> be essential for building a stable narrative and a practical relationship with technology throughout an organization or team. | all of our faiths are interconnected, our decency, our kindness.
I'm not worried about artificial intelligence giving computers the ability to think like humans. I'm more concerned about people thinking like computers without values or compassion, without concern for consequences. Because if science is a search in the darkness, then the humanities are a candle that shows us where we've been and the danger that lies ahead.
For a leader to be that candle they need to be able to create context by communicating across disciplines. They need to be able to share ideas to take advantage of all of the information that is available and put it to a creative solution. In short, leaders will need to define focus and create meaning. An emphasis on communication will | 144 |
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Peter Gzowski : A biography
Fleming, Rae Bruce 1944- (Author).
Terrace Public Library 791.4402 Gzo (Text) 35151000176263 Adult Non-fiction Volume hold Available -
ISBN: 9781554887200 (hc.)
511 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn Press, c2010.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary, etc.: Born in 193<|fim_middle|> a Canadian expression, not a bad place to live.
Univ of Toronto Pr
Born in 1934, Peter Gzowski covered most of the last half of the century as a journalist and interviewer. This biography, the most comprehensive and definitive yet published, is also a portrait of Canada during those decades, beginning with Gzowski's days at the University of Toronto's The Varsity in the mid 1950s, through his years as the youngest-ever managing editor of Maclean's in the 1960s and his tremendous success on CBC's Morningside in the 1980s and 1990s, and ending with his stint as a Globe and Mail columnist at the dawn of the 21st century and his death in January 2002.
Gzowski saw eight Canadian Prime Ministers in office, most of whom he interviewed, and witnessed everything from the Quiet Revolution in Qubec to the growth of economic nationalism in Canada's West. From the rise of state medicine to the decline of the patriarchy, Peter was there to comment, to resist, and to participate. Here was a man who was proud to call himself Canadian and who made millions of other Canadians realize that Canada was, in what he claimed was a Canadian expression, not a bad place to live.
This first definitive biography of Peter Gzowski probes his childhood and follows him through his career, beginning with his days at the University of Torontos The Varsity through to his tremendous success on CBC Radios Morningside and his time at the Globe and Mail. | 4, Peter Gzowski covered most of the last half of the century as a journalist and interviewer. This biography, the most comprehensive and definitive yet published, is also a portrait of Canada during those decades, beginning with Gzowski's days at the University of Toronto's The Varsity in the mid 1950s, through his years as the youngest-ever managing editor of Maclean's in the 1960s and his tremendous success on CBC's Morningside in the 1980s and 1990s, and ending with his stint as a Globe and Mail columnist at the dawn of the 21st century and his death in January 2002. Gzowski saw eight Canadian Prime Ministers in office, most of whom he interviewed, and witnessed everything from the Quiet Revolution in Qubec to the growth of economic nationalism in Canada's West. From the rise of state medicine to the decline of the patriarchy, Peter was there to comment, to resist, and to participate. Here was a man who was proud to call himself Canadian and who made millions of other Canadians realize that Canada was, in what he claimed was a Canadian expression, not a bad place to live.
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Born in 1934, Peter Gzowski covered most of the last half of the century as a journalist and interviewer. This biography, the most comprehensive and definitive yet published, is also a portrait of Canada during those decades, beginning with Gzowski's days at the University of Toronto's The Varsity in the mid 1950s, through his years as the youngest-ever managing editor of Maclean's in the 1960s and his tremendous success on CBC's Morningside in the 1980s and 1990s, and ending with his stint as a Globe and Mail columnist at the dawn of the 21st century and his death in January 2002.
Gzowski saw eight Canadian Prime Ministers in office, most of whom he interviewed, and witnessed everything from the Quiet Revolution in Québec to the growth of economic nationalism in Canada's West. From the rise of state medicine to the decline of the patriarchy, Peter was there to comment, to resist, and to participate. Here was a man who was proud to call himself Canadian and who made millions of other Canadians realize that Canada was, in what he claimed was a Canadian expression, not a bad place to live.
Ingram Publishing Services
Born in 1934, Peter Gzowski covered most of the last half of the century as a journalist and interviewer. This biography, the most comprehensive and definitive yet published, is also a portrait of Canada during those decades, beginning with Gzowski's days at the University of Toronto's The Varsity in the mid 1950s, through his years as the youngest-ever managing editor of Maclean's in the 1960s and his tremendous success on CBC's Morningside in the 1980s and 1990s, and ending with his stint as a Globe and Mail columnist at the dawn of the 21st century and his death in January 2002.
Gzowski saw eight Canadian Prime Ministers in office, most of whom he interviewed, and witnessed everything from the Quiet Revolution in Qubec to the growth of economic nationalism in Canada's West. From the rise of state medicine to the decline of the patriarchy, Peter was there to comment, to resist, and to participate. Here was a man who was proud to call himself Canadian and who made millions of other Canadians realize that Canada was, in what he claimed was | 790 |
Genres: Drama, Police Procedural
Broadcast on: M-Net, M-Net Series Zone, FOX Africa, FOX Crime, M-Net City
CBS 29 Sep 2017 11 May 2018 Fridays, 22h00 - 23<|fim_middle|>
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Blue Bloods is an American police procedural television series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess which follows the Reagan family of police officers with the New York City Police Department, headed by patriarch - and Police Commissioner - Francis "Frank" Reagan.
Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) is the New York City Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
A source of pride and concern for Frank is his eldest son Danny (Donnie Wahlberg), a seasoned detective, family man, and Iraqi War vet who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases.
The sole Reagan woman in the family, Erin (Bridget Moynahan), is a N.Y. Assistant D.A. and newly single parent, who also serves as the legal compass for her siblings and father.
Jamie (Will Estes) is the youngest Reagan, fresh out of Harvard Law and the family's "golden boy;" however, unable to deny the family tradition, Jamie decided to give up a lucrative future in law and is now a newly minted cop.
Jamie's life takes an abrupt turn when he's asked to become part of a clandestine police investigation even his father knows nothing about, and one that could impact the family's legacy.
Blue Bloods was created by Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green and is executive produced by Leonard Goldberg and Kevin Wade. It is produced by CBS Television Studios.
Season 8 Cast
Danny Reagan
Erin Reagan-Boyle
Will Estes
Jamie Reagan
Henry Reagan
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They say it's the only man made structure on Earth you can see with the naked eye from space, but that's a pop culture myth. In actuality, the Great Wall of China is a rich source of China's history, one of the world's largest outdoor museums and where the 2011 Siebel Scholars delegation to China began its journey.
We were greeted by a rare blue cloudless sky as we drove 90 minutes from Beijing to the see one of the icons of China. Given all the hype around The<|fim_middle|> continues for almost 1000KM more. That is awe-inspiring. That does wonders for jet lag. | Great Wall was it really going to live up to expectations? Our guide William Lindsay is a passionate "wall" enthusiast and conservationist who once walked the entire 1387 miles of the Great Wall. William's summary of the Great Wall was a bold, yet compelling one. He said, "In the future we will have incredible advances in space, medicine, technology and communications, but in terms of blood, sweat and tears, The Great Wall will never be surpassed." There, the bar was set.
For how big the Great Wall is, my understanding of it was quite small. This could be why learning about the Great Wall was so interesting. Lesson #1 – The Wall is not just 1 wall. It is a series of at least 13 walls created by 13 different dynasties over the years since 300 BC. Lesson #2 – The Great Wall was built for protection against the nomads of the north – primarily Mongolians. Walls were not a new concept – in local farming villages they were built around granaries that stored rice. So instead of circular walls protecting rice, the Chinese after much conflict with their northern neighbors, decided to build a long, cross country wall for defense. Lesson #3, most of The Great Walls stone material was sourced very close to the wall enabling the Chinese to shape the landscape further in their favor. Only the bricks at the top of the wall were manufactured. What we saw today was all original from the Ming Wall of the Ming Dynasty.
Like any great man-made incredible creations, (Pyramids, Angkor Wat, Machu Picchu), The Great Wall is an unbelievable human endeavor. To walk The Great Wall is like riding a rollercoaster by foot. It rolls up and down with various towers in between. Just when you think you've reached your destination, there is another rolling wave of wall in front of you. In some spots there are a series of short steps and then big steps and then just a smooth stone floor. Image a huge slip 'n slide if it rained. I tried to picture the soldiers who had to keep watch along the border and live on the Wall.
Pushing on, we climbed up a series of steep steps on one of the towers and then looked around. Beautiful views everywhere. We had just completed a teeny piece of The Great Wall. Behind you and in front of you, the Great Wall | 490 |
I dropped my journal into the river this morning.
It was swept down the falls as I washed myself, and when I searched the pools it was not<|fim_middle|>. | among the rocks. I took it badly—I will not pretend otherwise. Yes, I wept.
The journal was my only record, the only thing approaching proof. I awoke in this forest. I have been here—alone—for 374 days. I have seen no one else; I speak only to myself.
Where I go I leave no mark. Though I retrace my steps and visit the same spots, I've never found so much as a single footprint. Though I cut wood for my fires and build cairns to guide me, my campsites are lost to me each morning—no ash, no embers, no sign.
But that journal was my record. Other than these thoughts, and this page, that journal was all I had to prove to myself that I exist. Now I start again and I wonder: was I truly alive yesterday? Was I here? Was I anywhere? I have memories of these things, as I have a memory of the journal, but a memory can be false. Perhaps the journal never existed at all.
No. I cannot accept that. For 374 days my sole intention has been escape and (should such a thing prove possible) an explanation. Now I add a third task: the recovery of that record. Before I leave this place—even if I never leave this place—I will find that record.
I thought the new year was the perfect chance for a little metaphysical musing. This is my response to this week's Trifecta Writing Challenge: Intention.
Leave your comments, criticism and whatnot below!
The journal was a route to freedom through expression, and now even that has been denied. Clever!
Pretty important for us bloggers I suppose 🙂 thanks for reading!
Intriguing idea. I liked this.
Very good! I think the Trifectan' overlords have bitten off more than they can chew with judging these this week. Everyone has such creative take on the prompt. This is very well done.
Thanks! Not only are all the stories high-quality this week, but the list of responses keeps on growing. Soon they'll need extra editors just to keep up!
Hey Draug – sorry your comment got filtered (my filter's been a little overactive on this post for some reason!) – but thanks so much! I've neglected my reading duties this week (in favor of, you know, work — boo) but I'm going to make the rounds over the weekend.
This makes me wonder if he's really there. Perhaps he is dreaming or in a coma. Gives one a lot to think about. Good job!
Your ideas are fresh and engaging. I love the doubt of his existence without written proof. It's that whole If a tree falls in forest… kind of thing. Another great piece. I am neve disappointed.
Your comments keep me going – thank you!
Fantastic response – What a lot of questions you raise here!
I really appreciate the feedback – thanks!
I loved reading every word here. I also love the concept, if there is no record of it, did it happen? Does it exist? Do I? Well done!
An unreliable narrator – the best sort – what's real and what's not? And he wants an explanation – of what I wonder – the meaning of life or something more immediate. I love that you have created a story that prompts so many questions.
The journal was in some ways keeping him alive or atleast keeping him sane. With that security blanket also gone, it'd be tough but then maybe the journal never even existed. Great story.
Oh this is great. A wonderful beginning to a novel!
what a scary idea – being unable to prove your own existence, with only the continued writing in a journal to prove to yourself that you were around yesterday and the day before and the day before to write.
I'm a sucker for journals! Really nice piece.
That was great!! I would be devastated if I dropped ANY journal into the river, but this one seems extra special. It's awesome sharing the winners circle with you!
It is when I read writers like you that I fully recognise how much ground I have to cover to reach a decent place. Good piece that drew me in from start to finish | 862 |
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Its name refers to the "Trellises" of diamonds that criss-cross its surface. After the death of Alexander III, his son Czar Nicholas II carried on the tradition of giving a jewelled egg to the Czarina, Alexandra Fyodorovna. The background has a machine-turned, all-over textured pattern in transparent light green enamel. The trellis, set with rose-cut diamonds, contours the egg and is topped by a large diamond. In between the trellis are roses ename<|fim_middle|>This beautiful gold Easter egg is enameled in translucent pale green and latticed with rose-cut diamonds and decorated with opaque light and dark pink enamel roses and emerald green leaves. A portrait diamond is set at either end of this Egg, the one at the base covering the date "1907". Unfortunately the monogram, that probably was under the portrait diamond at the other end, has now disappeared.
Originally the Egg contained an oval jeweled locket in which the surprise was hidden. Only the impression on the satin lining now remains. Research indicates the surprise was a diamond chain with a watercolor miniature of the little Tsarevich Alexei, painted on ivory. | led in shades of pink, with vinelike branches in gold and leaves of dark green enamel.
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Data quality plays a vital role in ensuring that good decisions are made by companies, an expert asserts.
Lyndsay Wise, president and founder of WiseAnalytics, tells b-eye-network.com that this is essential to business intelligence (BI) efforts.
She<|fim_middle|> gain a proper sense of what quality issues are important regarding the maintenance of that data over time," she asserts.
Ms Wise suggests that a three-step system in which companies must understand where data resides, how it can produce business value and what is needed to turn it into actionable information is needed, the news provider reports.
Recent research by Gartner advised firms to segment customer information such as address data in order to cut waste. | calls for firms to put systems in place which can manage data quality and validity in order to improve the accuracy of its reporting and analysis.
"Diverse views of what information is important or how information is used within different departments can help stakeholders | 46 |
BIGG Digital Assets Inc. Subsidiary Blockchain Intelligence Group Launches Bitcoin Cash on QLUE™ Forensics Platform
By: BIGG Digital Assets Inc. via GlobeNewswire News Releases
June 30, 2020 at 08:00 AM EDT
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BIGG Digital Assets Inc. ("BIGG" or the "Company") (CSE: BIGG; OTCQB:<|fim_middle|> forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, BIGG disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additionally, BIGG undertakes no obligation to comment on the expectations of, or statements made by, third parties in respect of the matters discussed above.
The CSE does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this Press Release.
Big Blockchain Intelligence Group Inc Bitcoin (Bitstamp) Bitcoin (Coinbase) Bitcoin Composite | BBKCF; WKN: A2PS9W), owner of Blockchain Intelligence Group (blockchaingroup.io) ("BIG"), a leading developer of blockchain technology search, risk-scoring and data analytics solutions, is pleased to announce that Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has been launched as part of QLUE Release v1.16 (https://qlue.io/). QLUE also supports BTC, ETH, ERC20 and LTC.
Bitcoin went through a hard fork in July 2017 which in turn created Bitcoin Cash. There was suddenly a mirror image of the legacy Bitcoin blockchain that investigators and financial institutions alike have interest in when gauging liabilities and risk. Blockchain Intelligence Group's QLUETM product now addresses those risks by allowing financial institutions and law enforcement agencies to have visibility and tracing capabilities into Bitcoin Cash. Adding Bitcoin Cash is an addition to QLUE's already impressive cryptocurrency tracking and tracing abilities.
BIG's QLUETM (Qualitative Law Enforcement Unified Edge) is used by Law Enforcement, Banks, Exchanges, ATM Operators to perform due diligence and blockchain security investigations at greater forensic depth by exploring where the related funds are coming from and going to, and the profiles of the entities involved. QLUETM allows for the export of an investigation and in turn this can be saved on file for regulators, or to request a subpoena or be provided as evidence in court.
BIG's President, Lance Morginn, commented, "QLUETM is being touted by the industry as having the most user friendly interface which makes it a lot easier to onboard new law enforcement or compliance officers. The addition of BCH makes QLUETM even more valuable to our current and prospective customers for investigations thus expanding our revenue potential and market share of the crypto forensics market globally."
Lance Morginn
President & Director
lance@biggdigitalassets.com
T:+1.844.515.2646
About BIGG Digital Assets Inc.
BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (BIGG) believes the future of crypto is a safe, compliant, and regulated environment. BIGG invests in products and companies to support this vision. BIGG owns two operating companies: Blockchain Intelligence Group (blockchaingroup.io) and Netcoins (netcoins.ca).
Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG) has developed a Blockchain-agnostic search and analytics engine, QLUETM, enabling Law Enforcement, RegTech, Regulators and Government Agencies to visually track, trace and monitor cryptocurrency transactions at a forensic level. Our commercial product, BitRank Verified®, offers a "risk score" for cryptocurrencies, enabling RegTech, banks, ATMs, exchanges, and retailers to meet traditional regulatory/compliance requirements.
Netcoins develops brokerage and exchange software to make the purchase and sale of cryptocurrency easily accessible to the mass consumer and investor with a focus on compliance and safety. Netcoins utilizes BitRank Verified® software at the heart of its platform and enables crypto transactions via retail locations globally, a self-serve crypto brokerage portal and an Over-The-Counter (OTC) trading desk.
For more information and to register to BIGG's mailing list, please visit our website at https://www.biggdigitalassets.com. Or visit SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements, which include completion of the search technology software and other matters. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such information can generally be identified by the use of forwarding-looking wording such as "may", "expect", "estimate", "anticipate", "intend", "believe" and "continue" or the negative thereof or similar variations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, estimates, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not occur. These assumptions, risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the state of the economy in general and capital markets in particular, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of BIGG. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking information because BIGG can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from BIGG's expectations include, consumer sentiment towards BIGG's products and Blockchain technology generally, technology failures, competition, and failure of counterparties to perform their contractual obligations.
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As the cable industry looks beyond the cinema for video-on-demand content, the jury is still out on how to best price and package television programming content in an on-demand world.
Both operators and programmers have embraced the concept of subscription VOD as a means to attract and retain digital cable customers, but their business concerns are not always in sync.
Programmers that view SVOD as a brand extension and a potential new revenue stream often want their services branded and sold as stand-alone products, set apart from competitors' offerings.
But cable operators want to bundle SVOD content to ease consumers' ability to make the first buy and access the service every day.
Some operators, such as Adelphia Communications Corp. and Cablevision Systems Corp., even include SVOD in the monthly price of digital cable,<|fim_middle|> the premium channels.
Adelphia's latest SVOD market is Buffalo, N.Y., with Los Angeles to follow, sources said.
Cablevision Systems Corp. is the only other MSO to have publicly announced plans to launch SVOD products from all three major premium-TV programmers. SVOD access is included in the $19.95 per-month fee Cablevision analog subscribers pay to add digital service.
Cablevision's digital package also includes SVOD content from the Independent Film Channel, as well as Rainbow Media Holdings Inc.'s new Mag-Rack niche programming.
The Bethpage, N.Y.-based MSO's digital servers hold about 1,000 hours of VOD content.
"About two-thirds of the content on the VOD system is free, and we anticipate keeping a lot of it free," said Cablevision vice president of digital product management Kristin Dolan.
At the end of last year — after three months up and running — Cablevision had 17,200 digital cable customers in Long Island, N.Y., for a market penetration of 3 percent in its initial deployment areas.
"SVOD is not a test for Cablevision," Dolan said. "It's a full consumer launch."
Other MSOs are taking a different tack, treading more gingerly into the SVOD space to gauge the "sweet spot" of what consumers are willing to pay for the new service.
For instance, Time Warner Cable has tested HBO on Demand at a different price points in three markets: Columbia, S.C. ($3.95 per month); Austin, Texas ($6.95), and Cincinnati ($9.95).
"I'm really happy to say that in all markets, consumers are willing to pay for this," said HBO Interactive Ventures senior vice president Sarah Cotsen.
Time Warner has also talked with a number of content providers about how the MSO can offer free SVOD content to its digital-cable customers, said spokesman Mike Luftman.
"We believe that one way to add value for our customers is to add some free content," Luftman said.
Time Warner offers content from Scripps Networks cable channels Food Network, Home & Garden Television and Do-It-Yourself Network to subscribers in Cincinnati on a transactional basis. Current prices run from 99 cents to $1.49 per title for a six-hour viewing window, said Scripps senior vice president of new ventures Channing Dawson.
Scripps is also eager to get into SVOD, he said.
"We have some great ideas," Dawson said. "If you could access any of 1,000 videos on DIY, then if you need to install a ceiling fan, you could tune into a do-it-yourself 'encyclomedia.' "
But no one knows which SVOD pricing model will work yet, Dawson conceded. "It's all over the map," he said.
Operators should be careful before they start giving away SVOD content for free, even as part of a market trial, warned ESPN executive vice president of affiliate marketing Sean Bratches.
"If you condition a customer to expect something for free, it becomes problematic to get them to make the leap to pay," Bratches said.
Operators now charge $1.99 to $5.99 for à la carte programming from ESPN, including national content, regionally-tailored fare and time-shifted weekly sporting events.
Moving to an SVOD model has some advantages, such as bringing in a more steady monthly revenue stream and offering a perceived value to the consumer, said ESPN vice president of alternative technologies Matt Murphy.
But ESPN hasn't encouraged any of its affiliates to contemplate free SVOD, Bratches said. "It devalues the perceived value of our content in that platform."
Discovery Networks U.S. wants to be flexible in its SVOD pricing, said vice president of new media Clint Stinchcomb. Over the years, he said, operators have encouraged Discovery to create an SVOD offering to entice on-demand users to move beyond movies.
Stinchcomb expects Discovery to begin SVOD tests with operators later this year.
Eventually, Discovery could bring its extensive library of high-definition programming to SVOD, as natural history programming lends itself particularly well to that high-quality picture format, Stinchcomb said.
"The challenge with bringing high-definition to SVOD now is there's an extremely small pool of [HD] customers," he added.
The industry needs companies to aggregate basic-cable content to be sold in SVOD packages, said Cox Communications Inc. vice president of video product management Lynne Elander.
Cox uses In Demand to pull together its VOD theatrical titles, and will likely use it for basic SVOD programming as well. Cox has not yet launched SVOD, but it's in discussions with premium programmers regarding market tests.
Cox will test to see whether the best price point for premium SVOD is an incremental charge for each network or a price that's part of a package, Elander said.
Showtime encourages operators to charge a category price for premium SVOD, rather than an incremental fee for each network, said vice president of corporate strategy and communications Mark Greenberg.
"If you charge on a per-unit basis, it's harder for the CSRs to explain and sell," Greenberg said.
In early tests, Showtime has been pleased by consumers' willingness to pay $10 to $15 for access to SVOD, Greenberg said.
Starz on Demand does not charge an additional fee for its service in markets where it's currently being tested, said vice president of subscription VOD Greg DePrez.
"It's going to be the operator's call as to how they price it," DePrez said.
DePrez said that marketing SVOD well — and sustaining viewership after the initial honeymoon period is over — is critical for operators who impose an SVOD surcharge.
"We probably can't charge a price for the service to consumers who aren't using this regularly," he said.
But if the premium networks can get cable subscribers into the habit of going to the on-demand menu for content, they can help bring new customers into the pay VOD category as well, DePrez said.
Cox may look for ways to add local SVOD content, such as high school football games that could be supported by a weekly advertising sponsor, Elander said.
Charter Communications Inc. hopes to test premium SVOD "very shortly," vice president of marketing Rick Lang said. It's currently examining which economic models make sense for the category.
"We don't test things just for test's sake," Lang said. "We test to see which models to deploy."
Charter currently offers VOD in 12 markets, including Birmingham, Ala.; Fort Worth, Texas; St. Louis; Newtown, Conn., and Pasadena, Calif.
In its VOD markets, Charter has already delved into SVOD with a $9.95 a month package of more than 20 children's titles.
"Kids will watch things over and over," Lang noted.
Comcast Corp. has started testing at least some SVOD content in several Philadelphia-area neighborhoods.
Intertainer Inc. recently held discussions with Comcast to create exclusive SVOD packages for the MSO from its library of broadcast and cable fare, said Steve Ste. Marie, president of the VOD-content aggregator.
Comcast marketing executives were not available to comment on their SVOD plans, but are expected to discuss them in detail at the upcoming Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing digital conference in Los Angeles next month.
AT&T Broadband has not disclosed its SVOD plans. | so subscribers have one less reason to churn to competitive services such as direct-broadcast satellite.
In Cleveland, Adelphia launched SVOD service from premium programmers Home Box Office, Showtime Networks Inc. and Starz Encore Group LLC last September.
The MSO calls its SVOD service Adelphia Anytime, and does not charge an incremental fee to digital-cable customers who already subscribe to | 79 |
To put together a top notch presentation, you need to pull in top notch assets. It is hard to create awesome presentation graphics with mediocre charts, stock images, infographics, and so on. GetMyGraphics has all three of these types of assets, and believe me when I say that they are high end. I will show you a variety of graphics, charts, and some assets from our Cutout People Library that will get you excited about creating the most incredible presentation with them. After that, I will<|fim_middle|>,000 images you have everything you need for every situation. Whether your industry be medical, industrial, or business, we've got you more than covered.
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Using infographics in your presentations (especially animated ones) can take your presentation from a 7 to a 10 in no time. Not only do infographics look amazing, they are packed full of valuable content. Be careful to not use too many infographics in your presentation. Yes, they are a relieving change of view from the normal slide layout, but using too many can be an eyesore, and you will lose the attention of your audience.
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When it comes to satellite presentations, and some live presentations, you need to create a connection between you and the audience. Without that connection your audience may act as if no one is watching and that they can doze off and not pay attention. With our massive and diverse Cutout People Library of over 50 | 276 |
PHILIPS 28DC2271/02R CHASSIS D16-MAC (D2MAC SATELLITE) (DIGI16-MAC) INTERNAL VIEW.
The CHASSIS D16 from PHILIPS is his most sophisticated and complex type.
It employs the DIGIVISION ITT DIGIT2000 Technology even when PHILIPS has developed his own 100HZ digital technology.
This is a great example of the Extreme flexibilty of the research & development of PHILIPS which was basically completely free to develop and design chassis technology without marketing obligations or any type of blocking circumstances in any field or aspect design.
The CHASSIS PHILIPS D16 Is a semi modular type and it has additional horizontal board for further device like audio processing and I/O selection / expansion including a D2B Bus connection feature.
The CHASSIS VERSION here in collection is a rare type with D2-MAC DECODER combined with Satellite receiver tuner :
Here described the functions featured:
D2MAC DECODER
INTEGRATED SATELLITE RECEIVER
The D16 Has even PIP functions but this section is PHILIPS Chipset based.
DIGITIZATION OF "TV FUNCTIONS"
The idea of digitization of TV functions is not new. The time some companies have started to work on it, silicon technology was not really adequate for the needed computing power so that the most effective solutions were full custom designs. This forced the block-oriented architecture where<|fim_middle|> collector of transistor Tr2. Transistors Tr2 and Tr3 form an artificial thyristor, i.e. a controllable diode whose anode is the emitter of transistor Tr2 while the cathode is the emitter of transistor Tr3. The base of transistor Tr2 is the anode gate and the base of transistor Tr3 is the cathode gate of the thyristor formed. Between the last-mentioned base and the emitter of transistor Tr1 there is arranged the series network of a 2.2 kOhm resistor R6 with the parallel arrangement of a 2.2 kOhm resistor R7 and a 100 μF capacitor C4. The series arrangement of a diode D11 and a 220 Ohm limiting resistor R19 is arranged between the junction of components R6, R7 and C4 and the junction of components C2, L2, R2 and L3. The cathode of diode D11 is connected to capacitor C2.
Because of the feedback the described circuit oscillates independently as soon as the steady state is achieved. It will be described hereinafter how this state is obtained. During the time transistor Tr1 conducts the current flowing through the resistor R1 increases linearly. The resistor R4 then partly determines the base current of transistor Tr1. Capacitor C4 and resistor R7 form a voltage source the voltage of which is subtracted from the voltage drop across resistor R1. As soon as the voltage on the base of transistor Tr3 is equal to approximately 0.7 V this transistor becomes conductive, as a result of which the thyristor formed by transistors Tr2 and Tr3 becomes rapidly conductive and remains so. Across capacitor C2 there is a negative voltage by means of which transistor Tr1 is turned off. The inverse base current thereof flows through thyristor Tr2, Tr3. This causes charge to be withdrawn from capacitor C2, while the charge carriers stored in transistor Tr1 are removed with the aid of inductance L3. As soon as the collector current of transistor Tr1 has been turned off, the voltage across winding L2 reverses its polarity, which current recharges the capacitor. Now the voltage at the junction of components C2, R3 and R5 is negative, causing thyristor Tr2, Tr3 to extinguish.
Secondary windings L4, L5 and L6 are provided on the core of transformer T with the indicated winding senses. When transistor Tr1 is turned off, a current which recharges a smoothing capacitor C5, C6 or C7 via a rectifier D3, D4 or D5 flows through each of these windings. The voltages across these capacitors are the output voltages of the supply circuit for loads connectable thereto. These loads, which are not shown in the FIGURE, are, for example, portions of a television receiver.
In parallel with winding L1 there is the series network of a 2.2 nF tuning capacitor C8 and a 100 Ohm limiting resistor R8. The anode of a diode D6 is connected to the junction of components R8 and C8, while the cathode is connected to the other terminal of resistor R8. Winding L1 and capacitor C8 form a resonant circuit across which an oscillation is produced after windings L4, L5 and L6 have become currentless. At a later instant the current through circuit L1, C8 reverses its direction. As a result thereof a current is generated in winding L2 which flows via diode D2 and resistor R4 to the base of transistor Tr1 and makes this transistor conductive and maintains it in this state. The dissipation in resistor R8 is reduced by means of diode D6. A clamping network formed by the parallel arrangement of a 22 kOhm resistor R9 and a 120 nF capacitor C9 is arranged in series with a diode D7. This whole assembly is in parallel with winding L1 and cuts-off parasitic oscillations which would be produced during the period of time in which transistor Tr1 is non-conductive. The output voltages of the supply circuit are kept substantially constant in spite of variations of voltage V B and/or the loads, thanks to a control of the turning-on instant of thyrisistor Tr2, Tr3. For this purpose the emitter of a light-sensitive transistor Tr4 is connected to the base of transistor Tr3. The collector of transistor Tr4 is connected via a resistor R10 to the conductor which carries the voltage V B and to a Zener diode Z1 which has a positive voltage of approximately 7.5 V, while the base is unconnected. The other end of diode Z1 is connected to ground. A light-emitting diode D8, whose cathode is connected to the collector of an npn-transistor Tr5, is optically coupled to transistor Tr4. By means of a potentiometer R11 the base of transistor Tr5 can be adjusted to a d.c. voltage which is derived from the voltage V 0 of approximately 130 V across capacitor C6. The anode of diode D8 is connected to a d.c. voltage V 1 of approximately 13 V. A resistor R12 is also connected to voltage V 1 , the other end of the resistor being connected to the emitter of transistor Tr5, to the cathode of a Zener diode Z2 which has a voltage of approximately 7.5 V and to a smoothing capacitor C10. The other ends of diode Z2 and capacitor C10 are connected to ground. Voltage V1 can be generated by means of a transformer connected to the electric AC supply and a rectifier, which are not shown for the sake of simplicity, more specifically for a remote control to which constantly supply energy is always applied, even when the majority of the components of the receiver in what is referred to as the stand-by state are not supplied with supply energy.
A portion of voltage V 0 is compared with the voltage of diode Z2 by means of transistor Tr5. The measured difference determines the collector current of transistor Tr5 and consequently the emitter current of transistor Tr4. This emitter current produces across resistor R6 a voltage drop whose polarity is the opposite of the polarity of the voltage source formed by resistor R7 and capacitor C4. Under the influence of this voltage drop the turn-on instant of thyristor Tr2, Tr3 is controlled as a function of voltage V 0 . If, for example, voltage V 0 tends to decrease owing to an increasing load thereon and/or in response to a decrease in voltage V B , then the collector current of transistor Tr5 decreases and consequently also the said voltage drop. Thyristor Tr2, Tr3 is turned on at a later instant than would otherwise be the case, causing transistor Tr1 to be cut-off at a later instant. The final value of the collector current of this transistor is consequently higher. Consequently, the ratio of the time interval in which transistor Tr1 is conductive to the entire period, commonly referred to as the duty cycle, increases, while the frequency decreases.
The circuit is protected from overvoltage. This is ensured by a thyristor which is formed by a pnp-transistor Tr6 and an npn-transistor Tr7. The anode of a diode D9 is connected to the junction of components R3 and C2 and the cathode to the base of transistor Tr6 and to the collector of transistor Tr7. The base of transistor Tr7, which base is connected to the collector of transistor Tr6, is connected via a zener diode Z3 to a voltage which, by means of a potentiometer R13 is adjusted to a value derived from the voltage across capacitor C7. The emitter of transistor Tr6 also is connected to the voltage of capacitor C7, more specifically via a resistor R14 and a diode D10. If this voltage increases to above a predetermined value then thyristor Tr6, Tr7 becomes conductive. Since the emitter of transistor Tr7 is connected to ground, the voltage at its collector becomes very low, as a result of which diode D9 becomes conductive, which keeps transistor Tr1 in the non-conducting state. This situation is maintained as long as thyristor Tr6, Tr7 continues to conduct. This conduction time is predominantly determined by the values of capacitor C7, resistor R14 and a resistor R15 connected between the base and the emitter of transistor Tr6. A thyristor is advantageously used here to render it possible to switch off a large current even with a low level signal and to obtain the required hysteresis.
The circuit comprises a 1 MOhm starting resistor R16, one end of which is connected to the base of transistor Tr2 and the other end to the conductor which carries the voltage V B . Upon turn-on of the circuit current flows through resistors R16 and R5 and through capacitor C2, which has as yet no charge, to the base of transistor Tr1. The voltage drop thus produced across resistor R5 keeps transistor Tr2, and consequently also transistor Tr3, in the non-conductive state, while transistor Tr1 is made conductive and is maintained so by this current. Current also flows through winding L2. In this manner the circuit can start as energy is built up in transformer T.
The supply circuit can be brought into the stand-by state by making an npn-transistor Tr8, which is non-conductive in the operating state, conductive. The emitter of transistor Tr8 is connected to ground while the collector is connected to the collector of transistor Tr5 via a 1.8 kOhm resistor R17. A resistor R18 has one end connected to the base of transistor Tr8 and the other end, either in the operating state to ground, or in the stand-by state to a positive voltage of, for example, 5 V. Transistor Tr8 conducts in response to this voltage. An additional, large current flows through diode D8 and consequently also through transistor Tr4, resulting in thyristor Tr2, Tr3 being made conductive and transistor Tr1 being made non-conductive and maintained so. So to all appearances a large control current is obtained causing the duty cycle to be reduced to zero. A condition for a correct operation is that the emitter current of transistor Tr4 be sufficiently large in all circumstances, which implies that the voltage drop produced across resistor R6 by this current is always higher than the sum of the voltage across voltage source R7, C4, of the base-emitter threshold voltage of transistor Tr3 in the conductive state thereof, and of the voltage at the emitter of transistor Tr1. So the said voltage drop must be higher than the sum of the first two voltages, which corresponds to the worst dimensioning case in which the stand-by state is initiated while transistor Tr1 is in the non-conductive state.
If thyristor Tr2, Tr3 conducts, either in the operating state or in the stand-by state, current flows through resistor R16 via the collector emitter path of transistor Tr3 to ground. This current is too small to have any appreciable influence on the behaviour of the circuit. When thyristor Tr2, Tr3 does not conduct, the voltage on the left hand terminal of capacitor C2 is equal to approximately 1 V, while the voltage across the capacitor is approximately -4 V. So transistor Tr1 remains in the non-conductive state and a premature turn-on thereof cannot occur. If in the operating state transistor Tr1 conducts while thyristor Tr2, Tr3 is cut-off, then the current flows through resistor R16 in the same manner as it flows during the start to the base of transistor Tr1, but has relatively little influence as the base current caused by the energy stored in winding L2 is many times larger. If both transistor Tr1 and thyristor Tr2, Tr3 are non-conductive, then the current through resistor R16 flows through components R5, C2, L2, R4, C3 and R1. In this stand-by state capacitor C2 has indeed substantially no negative charge any longer but, in spite thereof, transistor Tr1 cannot become conductive since no current flows to its base. It will furthermore be noted that the circuit is protected in the event that thyristor Tr2, Tr3 has an interruption. Namely, in such a case the circuit cannot start.
In the foregoing a circuit is described which may be considered to be a switched-mode supply voltage circuit of the parallel ("flyback") type. It will be obvious that the invention may alternatively be used in supply voltage circuits of a different type, for example converters of the type commonly referred to as up-converters. It will also be obvious that transistor Tr1 may be replaced by an equivalent switch, for example a gate-turn-off switch.
DEGAUSSING CIRCUIT IN A COLOR TELEVISION RECEIVER:
A degaussing circuit for a color television receiver, in which the degaussing coil is in series with a PTC thermistor to which an NTC thermistor is thermally coupled and which is at the same time a protection resistance for a supply voltage circuit in the receiver.
1. A degaussing circuit for demagnetizing ferromagnetic components in a colour television receiver, said circuit comprising a rectifier circuit, the series arrangement of a degaussing coil and a first thermistor with a positive temperature coefficient, said series arrangement is connectable to at least one terminal of an alternating current voltage source, and furthermore comprising a resistance element means for contributing to heating of the first thermistor and for protecting said rectifier circuit comprising a second thermistor with a negative temperature coefficient which is connectable to a terminal of the alternating current voltage source and which is thermally coupled to the first thermistor with a positive temperature coefficient, the second thermistor being connected to said rectifier circuit in the receiver.
2. A circuit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rectifier circuit comprises a rectifier having a current which also flows through the second thermistor, and the temperature of the second thermistor in the final operating state exceeds the temperature of the first thermistor.
3. A circuit as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second thermistor is connected in series with the rectifier circuit, the series arrangement thus formed being connected in parallel with the series arrangement of the degaussing coil and the first thermistor, and both series arrangements being connectable to the terminals of the alternating current voltage source.
4. A circuit as claimed in claim 2, wherein the series arrangement of the degaussing coil and the first thermistor is connected in parallel with the rectifier circuit, thereby forming two juctions, one of the junctions being connectable to a first terminal of the alternating current voltage source, the other juction being connected to the second thermistor, said second thermistor being connectable to the second terminal of the alternating current voltage source.
5. A circuit as claimed in claim 4, wherein the rectifier circuit comprises the Graetz type and a supply capacitor, and the product of the total ohmic resistance value of said parallel circuit in the cold state by the capacitance of said supply capacitor amounts to approximately 50% of the duration of the cycle of the voltage supplied by the alternating current voltage source.
6. A circuit as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second thermistor is connected in parallel with the series arrangement of the degaussing coil and the third thermistor, thereby forming a parallel circuit included in a supply lead of the rectifier, said rectifier comprising a full-wave rectifier of the type that substantially no direct current component can flow through said supply lead.
7. A circuit as claimed in claim 6, wherein the resistance value of the first thermistor in the cold state is more than 20 times lower than the ohmic resistance value of the degaussing coil.
8. A circuit as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the rectifier circuit is of the Graetz-type and in that the product of the total ohmic resistance value of the said parallel circuit in the cold state by the capacitance of a supply capacitor being part of the rectifier circuit amounts to approximately 50% of the duration of the cycle of the voltage supplied by the a.c. voltage source.
9. A circuit as claimed in claim 6 wherein the rectifier circuit comprises the Graetz type.
The invention relates to a degaussing circuit for demagnetizing ferromagnetic components in a colour television receiver, comprising the series arrangement of a degaussing coil and a thermistor with a positive temperature coefficient, which series arrangement is connectable to at least one terminal of an a.c. voltage source and furthermore comprising a resistance element for contributing to heating of the thermistor.
Such a circuit is known from German Patent Specification No. 1,282,679. In order to reduce the current which flows through the degaussing coil at the end of the process, which current might produce an unwanted magnetic residual field in the ferromagnetic components to be demagnetized the thermistor is raised by means of a resistance element already present in the receiver to a higher temperature than the temperature which would be produced by the final current alone. For this results in a further increase in the resistance value of the thermistor.
In practice, in the known circuit a wire-wound resistor with a high permissible power can be used as resistance element, which wire-wound resistor is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the thermistor. However, the drawback of this measure is that the temperature of the wire-wound resistor cannot be controlled so very well so that the difference between the maximum permissible temperature of the thermistor and the ambient temperature cannot be checked with certainty. Consequently, the risk of overheating, which may be destructive to the thermistor, is not excluded. For this reason the circuit is no longer used.
It is an object of the invention to avoid said drawback of the known circuit whilst also the costs can be reduced and to that end the circuit according to the invention is characterized in that the resistance element is a (second) thermistor with a negative temperature coefficient which is connectable to a terminal of the a.c. voltage source and which is thermally coupled to the (first) thermistor with a positive temperature coefficient, the second thermistor being at the same time a protection resistance for a rectifier circuit in the receiver.
By means of heat transfer from the second to the first thermistor the latter attains, as wanted, a higher temperature. As the current through the second thermistor soon assumes a value which substantially does not depend on the degaussing circuit and which cannot exceed a given maximum, an equilibrium condition is obtained whereafter the temperature cannot increase to an appreciable extent so that the circuit according to the invention is safe. It will be noted that degaussing circuits having two thermally intercoupled thermistors having temperature coefficients of the opposite sign are known per se. U.S. Pat. No. 3,495,136 discloses a circuit which includes such a combination. The publication "IEEE Transactions on Broadcast and Television Receivers" Vol. BTR 1972, No. 1, pages 7 to 9 inclusive describes degaussing circuits in which a thermistor having a negative temperature coefficient is included in series with a supply voltage circuit. However, this thermistor is not thermally coupled to a thermistor having a positive temperature coefficient.
The invention will be further explained by way of non-limitative example with reference to the accompanying figures wherein
FIG. 1 shows a first construction of the circuit according to the invention,
FIG. 2 is a characteristic curve for explaining the invention,
FIG. 3 shows a second construction of the circuit according to the invention,
FIG. 4 shows a third construction of the circuit according to the invention,
FIGS. 5a and 5b are waveforms occurring therein and
FIG. 6 shows a fourth construction of the circuit according to the invention.
In FIG. 1 a degaussing coil 1 of a partly shown colour television receiver having a display tube of the shadow mask type is in series with a thermistor 2. The series arrangement of a second thermistor 7 and a rectifier circuit 8 is in parallel with the series arrangement of coil 1 and thermistor 2. Thermistor 7 has a negative temperature coefficient, whilst thermistor 2 has a positive temperature coefficient. The thermistors are thermally coupled because they have been brought into intimate contact with one another which is indicated in FIG. 1 by means of a double arrow. The parallel circuit constituted by components 1, 2, 7 and 8 can be connected through a switch 6 to the terminals 3 and 4 of an A.C. voltage source 5, for example the electric power supply mains.
Rectifier circuit 8 is diagrammatically shown in FIG. 1 as the series arrangement of a rectifier 9 and the parallel arrangements of a supply capacitor 10 of a high capacitance and a load 11. In operation the rectifier 9, which may consist in known manner of one or more diodes, rectifies the mains voltage of source 5 so that a D.C. voltage is available across capacitor 10 for feeding further parts of the receiver. A direct current flows through these parts. So load 11 represents a resistance whose value is equal to the ratio of said d.c. voltage to this direct current. Of course the receiver may comprise further supply circuits, not shown, for example for generating D.C. voltages of different values as well as one or more mains transformers.
In the cold condition thermistor 2 has a comparatively low resistance value (of approximately 25 Ohm), whilst thermistor 7 has a comparatively high value (of approximately 70 Ohm). Immediately after switch-on of mains switch 6 a large current flows through the thermistor 2 and coil 1 of approximately 5 A (peak value) or more. Because the series arrangement of the thermistor 7 and rectifier circuit 8 is in parallel with the source 5 the current therethrough is at the start independent of the degaussing current which flows through the branch 1, 2. The currents through both thermistors are able to heat them in a rather short time (approximately 10 seconds).
FIG. 2 shows on a logarithmic scale the resistance value R of thermistor 2 plotted as a function of the temperature T. Above the so-called Curie-temperature To (approximately 75° C.) the specific resistance of the material from which the thermistor 2 consists and consequently also its resistance value increases very steeply. In the absence of thermistor 7 thermistor 2 would attain, owing to self-heating, a temperature T1 (approximately 130° C.) with a corresponding resistance value R1 of approximately 20 kOhm, the amplitude of the degaussing current would then be brought to a value of approximately 20 mA.
When the temperature increases the resistance value of thermistor 7 decreases. The current through this thermistor is mainly determined by the values of the voltage across and of the current through load 11, which values, in the warm condition, are substantially independent of the temperature of thermistors 2 and 7 and of the degaussing circuit. For, they only depend on the operating conditions of the various parts of the receiver which are provided with supply voltage by circuit 8. Said current cannot, for example owing to the action of a safety circuit, exceed a given maximum.
The final value of thermistor 7 is low, for example, approximately 1 Ohm and a current of 1.5 A (r.m.s. value) and a temperature of 175° C. Thermistor 7 is chosen such that even for the smallest possible current through it, depending on load 11, it attains a final temperature which is higher than T1. Consequently, thermistor 7 delivers heat to thermistor 2. As a portion of the heat radiated by the thermistor 7 yet goes to the environment the final temperature of thermistor 2 will be lower than that of thermistor 7. Owing to the heat transfer thermistor 7 attains a final temperature T2 which is approximately 20° to 30° C. higher than T1. An equilibrium condition occurs wherein the final temperature of thermistor 7 is lower than the final temparature without thermal coupling to thermistor 2 and wherein both thermistors are approximately kept at said final temperatures by the final currents. This situation is stable and, consequently, safe: for an increase in temperature T1 causes a decrease in the current through thermistor 2 which opposes the increase in the temperature. It also prevents the temperature from rising too high which might cause the resistance value R to decrease. The final value R2 of thermistor 2 is higher than R1, namely approximately 60 kOhm and the final amplitude of the current through coil 1 is reduced to the desired value, i.e. less than 5 mA.
In the preceding the dissipation in coil 1 in the final condition is assumed to be negligibly small with respect to that in thermistor 2. This is justified by the fact that the ohmic resistance value (approximately 20 Ohm) of coil 1 is much lower than value R2 so that the output voltage drop across coil 1 is negligibly small.
Thermistor 7 is a safety resistor for rectifier circuit 8. Because prior to switch-on of mains switch 6 capacitor 10 is still uncharged a very large current would flow through rectifier 9 and capacitor 10 after switch-on if thermistor 7 would be absent. This might cause damage to these components and also to switch 6. It would also be possible that a fuse 12 which in FIG. 1 is included between switch 6 and the junction point of thermistors 2 and 7 would melt. The starting current is limited by thermistor 7 whilst the thermistor substantially produces no voltage drop in the hot condition.
Compared with the case wherein thermistor 7 is replaced by a linear resistor the circuit according to the invention means a considerable saving in energy. For, the final value of thermistor 7 is lower than the value of the linear resistance i.e. the above-mentioned starting value (approximately 70 Ohm) of thermistor 7 whereas the value of the rectified voltage across capacitor 10 is only decreased during the warming up time of thermistor 7.
There is an additional advantage, namely the fact that after switch-on of mains switch 6 the current derived by circuit 8 from source 5 grows gradually and not suddenly which attenuates the jump produced by circuit 1, 2.
FIG. 3 shows a second construction of the circuit according to the invention, with the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1 wherein the rectifier circuit 8 is in parallel with the series arrangement of coil 1 and thermistor 2, whilst thermistor 7 is included between mains switch 6 and the junction of thermistor 2 and circuit 8. In this construction thermistor 7 limits the switch-on value also for the degaussing current so that for both thermistors types must be chosen which each have a lower starting value than in the case of FIG. 1. In the final state there is substantially no difference between the two constructions.
It will be noted that in the two described constructions of the circuit thermistor 7 has a dual function, namely protecting the rectifier circuit 8 and increasing the final value of thermistor 2 and, consequently, reducing the final degaussing current, which means a saving compared with the case where the degaussing circuit is constructed in a known manner, for example with two thermally inter-coupled thermistors with positive temperature-coefficients, whilst thermistor 7 or a linear resistor in the same position is not coupled herewith.
In FIG. 4 thermistor 7 is in parallel with the series arrangement of degaussing coil 1 and thermistor 2. The circuit constituted by components 1, 2 and 7 can be connected through fuse 12 and switch 6 to terminal 3 of a.c. voltage source 5. In this example rectifier 9 is of the Graetz-type: four diodes 9a, 9b, 9c and 9d form a bridge in a diagonal whereof components 10 and 11 are included, whilst a point of the other diagonal is connected to that junction of series arrangement 1, 2 and thermistor 7 which is not connected to mains switch 6. The other point of said diagonal is connectable through switch 6 to the other terminal 4 of source 5.
In the cold state thermistor 2 has a comparatively low resistance value (of approximately 4 Ohm), whereas thermistor 7 has a comparatively high value (of approximately 150 Ohm). Capacitor 10 has as yet no charge. In this circuit coil 1 has an ohmic resistance value of approximately 100 Ohm. Immediately after switch-on of mains switch 6, the voltage of the source 5 is substantially completely across the parallel circuit constituted by components 1, 2, 7. If this voltage has an effective value of 220 V then a current of approximately 3.1 A (peak value) flows through thermistor 2 and coil 1, whilst a current of approximately 2.1 A flows through thermistor 7 which in the beginning is independent of the degaussing current flowing through branch 1, 2.
FIG. 5a represents one cycle of the current which flows through rectifier 9, at the start of the procedure. Herein it is assumed that the frequency of the mains voltage is 50 Hz which corresponds to a cycle of 20 ms. When capacitor 10 is discharged diodes 9a and 9d or 9b and 9c respectively conduct during the entire half cycle, that is to say that opening angle thereof is equal to 10 ms.
After switch-on the degaussing current through coil 1 gradually decreases, on the one hand, because the resistance value of thermistor 2 becomes higher when the thermistor becomes warmer and on the other hand because capacitor 10 is being charged. In addition, when the temperature increases the resistance value of thermistor 7 decreases. The final value thereof is low, for example approximately 2 Ohm. As in FIG. 1 and 3, thermistor 2 attains a final temperature T2 which exceeds the final temperature T1 which would be attained by self-heating in the absence of thermistor 7, which causes the final valve of thermistor 2 to become higher. The final amplitude of the degaussing current is consequently reduced to the desired value. This final state is stable and, consequently, safe.
FIG. 5b represents one cycle of the current flowing through rectifier 9 at the end of the process. The value thereof depends on the value of load 11; in a given receiver a peak value of approximately 4A was measured at an opening angle for the rectifying diodes of approximately 3 ms. It will be noted that the degaussing current through coil 1 is substantially of the same form as the currents in FIG. 5a and 5b as the reactance of the coil at low frequencies may be neglected relative to the ohmic resistance value hereof. FIGS. 5a and 5b show that the shape of the current is substantially symmetrical relative to the zero value. A condition for this is that the decrease in the amplitude of the degaussing current does not take place too rapidly, which decrease is determined by the product of the resistance value of the circuit 1, 2, 7 and the capacitance of capacitor 10. Because the capacitance is determined by the permissible amplitude of the ripple voltage across load 11 said condition implies a minimum value for this resistance and, consequently, of the initial resistance value of thermistor 7 and of the ohmic resistance value of the degaussing coil, whilst maintaining the magnetic properties thereof. In the example of FIG. 4 capacitor 10 has a capacitance of 200 μuF whilst said resistance value is approximately 60 Ohm in the cold state so that said product is approximately equal to 12 ms, that is to say in the order of magnitude of 50 to 60 % of the duration of the cycle.
The reason why the shape of the current must be substantial symmetrical relative to the zero value, the negative and the positive peak values being consequently substantially equal to one another, is that the degaussing current should substantially not contain a direct current component, which component would generate an unwanted magnetic field. When using a Graetz-rectifier as is the case in FIG. 4, the degaussing current reverses its direction at each half cycle as the current alternatingly flows either through diodes 9b and 9c or through diodes 9d and 9a. A single-phase rectifier in which the current does not reverse may not be used for the construction of FIG. 4. FIG. 6 represents a rectifier of the voltage doubler type which may be used. Herein rectifier circuit 8 comprises two diodes 9a and 9b and two capacitors 10a and 10b. It is obvious that the degaussing current which also flows through capacitor 10b comprises no direct current component. It is also obvious that the circuit 1, 2, 7 may be included in the supply lead to terminal 4 which, of course, also applies to the construction in FIG. 4. It can be noted that the single-phase rectifier, shown in FIG. 3, produces a d.c. voltage drop across thermistor 7. Consequently, also in this construction, reference should be given a Graetz rectifier.
In FIGS. 4 and 6 the initial current is limited by components 1, 2 and, especially, 7. It will be noted that thermistor 2 always has a rather low voltage drop across it, both in FIG. 4 and in FIG. 6. For, at the beginning of the process the voltage of source 5 is found substantially fully across coil, 1, which has a much higher ohmic resistance value, whilst the voltage across the series circuit 1, 2 at the end of the process is low, as thermistor 7 which is now low-ohmic substantially short-circuits said series arrangement. The advantage thereof is that thermistor 2 may be much thinner than thermistor 2 in FIGS. 1 and 3, that is to say 0.5 to 0.7 mm instead of approximately 2 mm, which means a considerable saving in material. It is consequently cheaper. In addition, the dissipation is much lower and the loss of heat to the environment much lower. The preceding also applies with respect of thermistors which in known circuits are in series with the degaussing coil and which, at least at the beginning of degaussing must be able to withstand a high voltage.
PHILIPS 26CE2281 RUBENS CHASSIS 2A Composite thermistor component:
A component consisting of two coupled PTC thermistors with the first thermistor having a lower cold resistance than the second thermistor and the first thermistor having a higher resistance at the operating temperature than the second thermistor. According to the invention, the electric connection to the second thermistor is made directly by solely mechanical contacts to the surface of the ceramic thermistor body. This means a considerable simplification during manufacture, as the second thermistor need not be provided with electrode layers.
Belhomme, Charles J. G. (Brussels, BE) U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY)
1. A thermistor component comprising
a first positive temperature coefficient of resistance thermistor,
a second positive temperature coefficient of resistance thermistor thermally in contact with said first thermistor, said second thermistor having a resistance substantially higher than the resistance of said first thermistor in the unoperated condition, and said second thermistor having a resistance lower than the resistance of the first thermistor at an operating temperature, wherein said second thermistor contributes to heating of said first thermistor during operation,
electrical connection to said first thermistor applied through metallic contact layers on said first thermistor, and
electrical connection to said second thermistor applied solely by mechanical contacts to a surface of said second thermistor, wherein said first thermistor has contact layers at opposite major faces, and said second thermistor has opposite major faces free of contact layers.
2. A degaussing circuit having a thermistor component as claimed in claim 1, in which said first thermistor is connected in a series arrangement with a degaussing coil and an alternating mains supply, and said second thermistor is connected in parallel with said series arrangement.
electrical connection to said second thermistor applied solely by mechanical contacts to a surface of said second thermistor, wherein said mechanical contacts include contact springs in direct contact with a major face of said second thermistor, and wherein at least one of said contact springs is in contact with a contact layer on said first thermistor.
electrical connection to said second thermistor applied solely be mechanical contacts to a surface of said second thermistor, wherein said first and second thermistors each have a major face in contact with a feedthrough plate, wherein said mechanical contacts include contact springs in direct contact with a major face of said second thermistor, and wherein at least one of said contact springs is in contact with a contact layer on said first thermistor.
5. A thermistor component according to claim 1, wherein said first and second thermistors are ceramic.
6. A thermistor component according to claim 1, wherein said first thermistor has a Curie point of 75° C. and said second thermistor has a Curie point of 180° C.
electrical connection to said second thermistor applied solely by mechanical contacts to a surface of said second thermistor, wherein said first and second thermistors each have a major face in contact with a feedthrough plate, and wherein said first thermistor has contact layers at opposite major faces, and said second thermistor has opposite major faces free of contact layers.
The invention relates to a composite thermistor component comprising two thermistors having a positive temperature coefficient of the resistance, the thermistors being thermally coupled to one another, to a degaussing circuit in which the component is incorporated and to colour television receiver comprising a shadow-mask picture display tube and a degaussing circuit of this type.
Such a composite thermistor component, which is described in United Kingdom patent specification No. 1,531,277 comprises a first thermistor and a second thermistor which each have a positive temperature coefficient of resistance, the second thermistor having a resistance which is substantially higher than the resistance of the first thermistor when the thermistors are in the unoperated (cold) condition, the two thermistors being thermally coupled such that in operation the second thermistor contributes to the heating of the first thermistor and that the resistance of the second thermistor at the final operating temperature of the component is lower than the resistance of the first thermistor.
It is an object of the invention to considerably simplify the composite thermistor component and according to the invention it is characterized in that the electrical connection to the second thermistor is made directly by solely mechanical contacts to the surface of the ceramic thermistor body.
The present invention will be described without limitation by reference to the drawing figures wherein
FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a circuit used for degaussing metal parts, and
FIG. 2 is a view of a structure in accordance with the present invention.
The composite thermistor component is inter alia used in a circuit for degaussing metal parts, particularly the inner shield and the shadow mask, of a colour television display tube. A first thermistor 2 is connected in a series arrangement with a degaussing coil 1 to a first (3) and second (4) terminal for an alternating mains supply (5) via a switch (6), the first thermistor having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance, and the second thermistor 7 has a positive temperature coefficient of resistance connected in parallel with the series arrangement of coil 1 and thermistor 2. The two thermistors are thermally coupled because they are in intimate contact with one another.
This is shown in FIG. 1 by means of an arrow.
The description and the drawing of the abovementioned United Kingdom patent specification give the impression that the two thermistors are contacted directly by means of the ceramic surfaces. For a person skilled in the art, the use of ceramic components having metallized areas of contact in an electrical circuit has, however, always been such a matter of course that the presence of such metallized areas of contact had been omitted from the description for the sake of simplicity.
As a matter of fact, contacting by way of the ceramic surface by mechanical contact only can only be effected on the parallel thermistor in the circuit, that is to say the thermistor which, in the unoperated condition, has the higher resistance, contributes to heating the other thermistor during operation and has at the prevailing temperature a resistance which is lower than that of the other thermistor.
The thermistor which is in series with the degaussing coil must be of a low resistance during the unoperated condition and the metallized layer which is in intimate contact therewith must be present on substantially the entire surface area. Contacting of the series thermistor body by solely mechanical contacts only directly to the surface of the thermistor body does not result in a useful component.
Relative to the component which is known from the United Kingdom patent specification No. 1,531,277, in which the second thermistor (7) is provided with a vacuum-deposited nickel-chromium nickel-chromium layer onto which a thin silver layer has been vacuum-deposited, which silver layer is reinforced with a silver paste, the second thermistor must be somewhat changed to obtain a composite component according to the invention having similar operating characteristics. The material must have a Curie point which is approximately 10° C. higher than that of the material used for the second thermistor in the United Kingdom patent specification No. 1,531,277 component in order to achieve this.
In FIG. 2, reference numerals 2 and 7 denote the thermistors which have been given the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1, that is to say 7 is the thermistor having a positive temperature coefficient and a resistance value which is higher than that of thermistor 2 when the thermistors are in the unoperated (cold) condition and a resistance value at the final operating temperature which is lower than the resistance value of thermistor 2.
Thermistor 2 is provided on each major surface by vacuum deposition with a 0.1 μm thick Ni-Cr layer, onto which a 0.3 μm thick silver layer and a 10 μm silver containing layer are deposited, the three superposed layers constituting a contact layer 11. Thermistor 7 is built-in without having been provided with a contact layer on either major surface. In the composite thermistor component, the major surface of the thermistor 7 which is opposed to the thermistor 2 bears directly against a silver-plated stainless steel plate 12, which is provided with a feed-through 9 to the circuit, and the silver-plated stainless plate 12 bears against the contact layer 11 on the opposed major surface of the thermistor 2. On both sides the silver-plated stainless steel contact springs 8 and 10 push against the thermistors, that is to say contact spring 8 is in direct contact with the ceramic surface of thermistor 7 and contact spring 10 is in direct contact with the contact layer 11 on thermistor 2.
In one embodiment thermistor 2 has a composition
Ba0,80 Ca0,10 Sr0,10 TiO3 +0,3 mole % TiO2 +0,4 mole % Sb2 O3 and 0,08 mole % MnO.
This thermistor has a resistance value of approximately 40 Ohm at 25° C., the Curie point being 75° C.
Thermistor 7 has the composition:
B0,70 Ca0,10 Pb0,20 TiO3 +3 mol % TiO2 +0,4 mol % Sb2 O3 +0,08 mol % MnO.
This material has a Curie point of 180° C. The resistance value of the thermistor at 25° C. was not determined without contact layers, which is difficult to achieve, but with vacuum-deposited contact layers, a resistance of 50 to 400 Ohm then been measured.
In the construction of the thermistor as described in United Kingdom patent specification No. 1,531,277, provided with vacuum-deposited NiCr+Ag and a silver-containing layer, material was used having a Curie point of 170° C. and a resistance of the thermistor at 25° C. of 800-4000 Ohm. The relevant composition was:
Ba0,72 Ca0,10 Pb0,18 TiO3 +0,3 mol % TiO2 +0,4 mole % Sb2 O3 +0,08 mole % MnO.
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Philips Semiconductors continued issuing thick Data Books on their IC portfolio, e.g.Data Book Integrated Circuits, Semiconductors for Television and Video Systems, IC02b, 1995
Almost all Data Sheets of individual Philips (and other) ICs can be found on the Datasheet Archive.
Especially for the more complex digital reception ICs Philips Semiconductors issued a number of much more detailed and very useful Application Notes:
AN95053: QPSK/BPSK demodulator chip set: TDA8040 and TDA8041, 1995
AN96048: TDA8046H Multi-mode QAM demodulator, 1996
AN96142: TV Sound Processing with QSS or Intercarrier Demodulation, 1996 (TDA9812 and TDA9815)
AN97047: DVB-IF-Downconverter for Set Top Boxes with AGC and VIF/SIF demodulator: TDA9819, 1997
UV1300-Mk3
FQ900, FI1200, FI/FQ1200-Mk2, FM1200 (Mk2), FQ1216ME (Mk2)
SF1208, SF1218/38-Mk2, QP1200, SD1200
SC813/17, SC817TB, SC819TB
UV1315, UV1316, UV1316-Mk2
FI1216-Mk2, FI1216MF-Mk2, FI1236-Mk2, FI1246-Mk2, FI1256-Mk2, FM1216 (Mk2), FM1236 (Mk2), FM1246 (Mk2), FR1216 (Mk2), FR1236 (Mk2), FR1246 (Mk2), FR1256 (Mk2)
SF1216-Mk2, SD1228-Mk2
CD1500(L)
UV617/18, UV816, UV913/14, UV915E/16E, UV916H, UV933/34, UV935/36E, U943C/44C, UV953/54, UV963/64, UV973/74, UV983/84, FE618Q, FQ816, FQ816ME, FQ816MF, FQ844, FI916, FS916, FS936, FS986, SFE212S, SF914/16, SC813, SC815
Philips Components "TV tuner für weltweites Fernsehen", 1991 (private collection)
Philips Semiconductros "Design-in guide: semiconductors for terrestrial and satellite front-ends", March 1993 (private collection)
Philips Semiconductors, "50 years towards living technology, A biography of the Systems Laboratory Eindhoven", Jubilee Book 1952-2002, 2002 (via Oswald Moonen)
Philips Semiconductors AN20216-01 I2C Manual, JM Irazabal, S. Blozis, 2003
Elcoma Integrated Circuits, 1968
Elcoma Linear Integrated Circuits, 1971
Elcoma Integrated Circuits Reference Book, 1978
Elcoma Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits, Part 6b, "ICs for digital systems in radio and television receivers", August 1979
Elcoma Integrated Circuits, Part 2, "Bipolar ICs for video equipment", May 1980
Elcoma Semiconductors, Part 5, "Field Effect transistors", October 1980
Philips Components Technical Handbook, IC02a and 2b, "Television, video and associated systems, Bipolar, MOS", 1989
Semiconductors for Television and Video Systems, IC02 part a,b and c, 1995
Philips Elcoma Data Handbook Components and Materials Part3 (CM3) "Radio, Audio, Television", January 1969
AT6381-AT6386, AT7650, AT7652, AT7672, AT7680
Philips Elcoma Data Handbook Components and Materials Part3 (CM3) "Radio, Audio, Television", February 1972
AT6382, AT7650, AT7672, ELC1004, ELC1024, ELC1034, ELC1054, ELC2000S
Philips Elcoma Data Handbook Components and Materials Part3 (CM3) "Radio, Audio, Television", June 1973
ELC1042, ELC1043, ELC2000S, 12ET5632, 12ET5732
ELC1042, ELC1043, ELC2000, ELC2060, ELC2070, ELC3082, 12ET5632, 12ET5732
Philips Elcoma Data Handbook Components and Materials Part3a (CM3a) "FM Tuners, Television tuners, Surface acoustic wave filters", September 1978
ELC1042, ELC1043, ELC2004, ELC2060, ELC2070, ELC3082, U321, U322, V311, V314, V315
Philips Elcoma Data Handbook Components and Materials Part2 (C2) "FM Tuners, Television tuners, Video Modulators, Surface acoustic wave filters", June 1981
ELC2004, ELC2006, ELC2060, ELC2070, ELC3082, U321, U322, U323, U341, U342, UF5, V311, V314, V315, V317, V334, VF5, REMO100/200, REMO101/201, REMO301
Philips Elcoma Data Handbook Components and Materials Part2 (C2) "Television tuners, Video modulators, Surface acoustic wave filters", December 1982
ELC2004, ELC2006, ELC2060, ELC2070, ELC3082,U323, U341, U342, U411/412, UV411-UV416, V311, V317, V334, UF5, VF5, UVF10
ELC2004, ELC2006, ELC3082, M33/34, U341-Mk2, U342, U411/412, U417/418-Mk2, UV431, UV461/462, UV471, UVF10/10A, V317, V334, V431, VF5
ELC3082, FE617/618Q, M33/34, U341-Mk2, U342, U343/344, U411/412,, U743/744, USF10, UV411/412, UV411HKM, UV417/418-Mk2, UV431, UV461/462, UV471/472, UV615, UV617/618, UV627/628, UV635/636, UVF10, V431
Philips Display Components Data Handbook "Television Tuners, Coaxial Aerial Inputs Assemblies" (DC03), 1992.
UV1300-Mk3, UV1783-Mk3, UV1316-Mk4, UV1316E-Mk5, HD1816AF
FI1216ME & MP-Mk3, FQ1216ME-Mk3, FQ1216MP-Mk3, FQ1216PN-Mk3, FQ1216LME-Mk3, FQ1216LMP-Mk3, FQ12136L-Mk3, FQ1256-Mk3, FM1236-Mk3, FQ1286-Mk3, FM1286-Mk3,
FQ1200A-Mk4, FQ1216AME-Mk4,
FQ1216ME-Mk5, FM1216-Mk5, FQ1236-Mk5, FM1236-Mk5, FM1286-Mk5
FQD1216LME-Mk5,FQD1236-Mk5, FQD1236L-Mk5, FQD1286-Mk5, FQD1116ME, FQD1136
SU1200, SU1278, SU1278-Mk2
TU1216, TU1236, TUV1236, TUV1236D, CU1216, CU1216-Mk3
CDX1216, CDX1236S, CDX1236CAGD, FDC1332, CD1316-Mk2, CD(M)1300L-Mk3, CD1616LF-Mk4, CD1686F-Mk3, CDM1636L-Mk5, CD1116ALS
PM1314X, PMX1338, PS/PA1232D,
TD1316, TD1344, TD(M)1300AL, TD(M)1300ALF-Mk2, TD1336O, TD1316-Mk3, TD1316ALF-Mk3, TD1311AF-Mk4, TD1311ALF-Mk4, TD1600ALF-Mk4, TD1636(E)F-Mk2, TD1717F-Mk4, TD1616AF-Mk5, TD1110ALS, TD1136
PMD2016R, IPDC R4.5, PCD2016, PDD3016, BGT210, PDD3026, MRX2010, OM12001.
UV1316-Mk4 versus LG benchmarking, 2004
FM/FQ1200-Mk3 Application Note, 2002
FM1216-Mk3 Industrial Release gate report, December 2001
FQ1200-Mk5 product improvement objectives, 2005 and FQ1200-Mk3 to Mk5 transition plan, 2004
FCV1236D draft Product Range Start, June 1999
TU1216 Evaluation Report by Philips Semiconductors Rennes, April 2003
TU1236 Product Range Start document, May 2002
FMD1216ME-Mk3 Design Release gate evaluation report, September 2004
FMD1216ME-Mk3 Evaluation Report amplifier issue, September 2005
CU1216LS-Mk3 circuit diagram and parts list, 2005
FQD1200C Product Range Start document, September 2006
FRH2000, FWH2000 Product Range Start document, March 2006
FQD1100 Product Range Start, Bill-of-Material, September 2007
CD1600-Mk4 Bill-of-Material, 2009
TDA8270 Evaluation Report, Krefeld Tuner Competence Centre, April 2002
TDA18271 Evaluation Report, Singapore Tuner Development, September 2006
TD1300-Mk2 alignment instructions, 2004
TD1300-Mk3 Schematic diagram, 2006
TD1716F Bill-of-Material, 2006
TD1116 Bill-of-Material, 2009
PDD3016 Schematic diagram and Bill-of-Material, 2005
PDD3016 and ANT2216 Application Note, August 2006
PDD3026 Schematic diagram, 2007.
TAG: 110°_Tube, 1990, 45AX, CTI-DTI, D2-MAC, digi16, Digital Television, DIGIVISION, HIFI, Multistandard, Netherlands, Old Vintage Television, PHILIPS, PIP, Stereo | the digital functions introduced were the one to one replacement of an existing analog function. In Figure 2 there is a simplified representation of the general concept.
Fig.2: Block Diagram of first generation digital TV set
The natural separation of video and audio resulted in some incompatibilities and duplication of primary functions. The emitting principle is not changed, redundancy is a big handicap, for example the time a SECAM channel is running, the PAL functions are not in operation. New generations of digital TV systems should re-think the whole concept top down before VLSI system partitioning.
In today's state-of-the-art solution one can recognize all the basic functions of the analog TV set with, however, a modularity in the concept, permitting additional features becomes possible, some special digital possibilities are exploited, e.g. storage and filtering techniques to improve signal reproduction (adaptive filtering, 100 Hz technology), to integrate special functions (picture-in-picture, zoom, still picture) or to receive digital broadcasting standards (MAC, NICAM). The Figure 3 shows the ITT Semiconductors solution which was the first on the market in 1983 !! !!
Fig.3: The DIGIT2000 TV receiver block diagram
Description:This invention relates generally to digital television receivers and, particularly, to digital television receivers arranged for economical interfacing with a plurality of auxiliary devices.
With the proliferation of low cost microprocessors and microprocessor controlled devices, television (TV) receivers are being designed to utilize digitized signals and controls. There are many advantages associated with digital TV receivers, including uniformity of product, precise control of signal parameters and operating conditions, elimination of mechanical switches and a potential for reliability that has been heretofore unknown. Digital television receivers include a high speed communication bus for interconnecting a central control unit microprocessor (CCU) with various TV function modules for processing a TV signal. These modules include a deflection processing unit (DPU), a video processing unit (VPU), an automatic phase control (APC), a video codec unit (VCU), an audio analog to digital converter (ADC) and an audio processing unit (APU). The CCU has associated with it a non-volatile memory, a hardware-generated clock signal source and a suitable interface circuit for enabling the CCU to control processing of the TV signal throughout the various TV function modules. The received TV signal is in analog form and suitable analog to digital (A/D) converters and digital to analog (D/A) converters are provided for converting the digital and analog signals for signal processing and for reconverting them after processing for driving a cathode ray tube (CRT) and suitable speakers. The CCU microprocessor is heavily burdened because of the high speed timing required to control the various TV function modules.
To further complicate matters, modern TV receivers are increasingly being used with auxiliary devices for other than simple processing of TV signals. For example, the video cassette recorder (VCR) has enabled so-called "time-shifting" of program material by recording TV signals for later, more convenient viewing. The VCR is also extensively used with prerecorded material and with programs produced by users having access to a video camera. Other auxiliary devices providing features such as "Space Phone" whereby the user is enabled to make and receive telephone calls through his TV receiver, are desirable options. Additionally, a source selector auxiliary device enables a host of different signal sources, such as cable, over-the-air antenna, video disk, video games, etc. to be connected for use with the signal processing circuitry of the TV. In addition, all of these many auxiliary devices are preferably controllable from a remote position. A great deal of flexibility is available since each of the above auxiliary devices includes a microprocessor for internally controlling functioning of the device.
In the digital TV system described, the CCU microprocessor and the microprocessors in the auxiliary devices may be conventionally arranged to communicate over the main communication bus. Such a system would entail a specialized microprocessor with a hardware-generated clock signal in each auxiliary device in order to communicate at the high speeds used on the main communication bus. A specialized microprocessor, that is, one that is hardware configured, is significantly more expensive than an off-the-shelf microprocessor. Also, the auxiliary devices may not be required, or even desired, by all users and their low volume production cost becomes very important. It would therefore be desirable to provide a digital TV in which such auxiliary devices utilized off-the-shelf microprocessors for their control.
A digital TV system includes a CCU that is interconnected by a three-wire, high speed bus to a plurality of TV signal function modules for controlling operation thereof by means of a high speed hardware generated clock signal. A software generated clock signal in the CCU is supplied on a low speed two-wire auxiliary device bus which is connected to microprocessors in a plurality of auxiliary devices for performing functions ancillary to TV signal processing. The microprocessor in each auxiliary device is an off-the-shelf type that does not require any special hardware because the timing on the auxiliary device bus is sufficiently slow to enable software monitoring of the line and data transfer.
As mentioned, the three-wire IM bus 21 is a high speed bidirectional bus in which CCU 20 functions as the master and all of the interconnected TV signal processing function modules are slaves that communicate with the CCU in accordance with the protocol established for the system. CCU 20 is also indicated as including a software generated clock which supplies a two-wire auxiliary device bus 50. Two-wire bus 50 includes a clock lead 51 and a data lead 52 coupled to a plurality of auxiliary devices. A VCR 54, including an off-the-shelf microprocessor 55, is coupled to bus 50. A Source Selector 56, including an off-the-shelf microprocessor 57, is also coupled to bus 50. Source Selector 56 has access to four RF inputs, two baseband video and audio inputs and one separate baseband audio input. It will be appreciated that Source Selector 56 may have a greater or lesser number of signal sources to which it has access. Source Selector 56 outputs are coupled to VCR 54 and also to tuner 10 and supply, under control of CCU 20 and keyboard 44, the signal from the signal source selected by keyboard 44 or IR transmitter 46 for use with the digital TV. Auxiliary device bus 50 is also coupled to a Space Phone 58 which includes an off-the-shelf microprocessor 59 and a modem 60 that is connectable to a conventional telephone terminal.
Two-wire auxiliary device bus 50 is a relatively low speed bus and there is no need for separate hardware generated clock signals to be developed by the auxiliary device microprocessors. As mentioned above, this feature involves a significant savings in the cost and complexity of the auxiliary devices.
The protocol used on the two-wire auxiliary device bus consists of a 16 bit sequence, the first eight bits of which are used for bus address commands for the auxiliary devices. Each auxiliary device may respond to 16 addresses which allows the CCU to write into or read from various storage registers in the devices which are used for control or data storage. Thus, with this low cost system, as many as 16 auxiliary devices may be connected to the auxiliary device bus. The second eight bits of the 16 bit sequence contain data which is either transferred from the CCU to the auxiliary device addressed, or transferred from the auxiliary device to the CCU, based upon the bus address used. Thus, the various bus addresses to which a given auxiliary device will respond determine whether the auxiliary device will receive data from the CCU or send data to the CCU. The clock line timing, generated by software in CCU 20, is slow enough to permit software monitoring of the line and data reception by simple auxiliary device microprocessors that are not equipped with an external interrupt feature. The timing on the auxiliary device bus is made sufficiently fast to avoid too many instruction steps or the need for special registers in CCU 20. In the system described, data is clocked every 82.5 microseconds, thus permitting a 16 bit word to be clocked in 1.32 milliseconds. A pause of 277.5 microseconds between the first 8 bits and the second 8 bits permits the slave auxiliary device to process the bus address data contained in the first 8 bits. This timing fits into the 2 millisecond timing block structure used for the CCU in controlling the DIGIT 2000 digital TV. Two-2 millisecond timing blocks have been established in the CCU, which has a 20 millisecond timing loop divided into ten-2 millisecond timing blocks. Thus, two control words may be sent to an auxiliary device every 20 milliseconds, or a request by the CCU to receive data and the actual receipt of that data may take place in that time period.
Referring to the drawing, a digital TV includes a tuner 10 coupled to an IF/Detector 12 which has a pair of outputs 13 and 14 supplying video and audio signals, respectively. Control signals for tuner 10 are supplied through an interface circuit 16 from a CCU microprocessor 20 which functions as a single master control unit for the system. Microprocessor 20 is interconnected by means of a bidirectional three-wire IM (Intermetal) bus 21 to a DPU 22, a VPU 26, an APC 30, a TTX (teletext processor) 38, an APU 36, an ADC 32 and a non-volatile memory 24. A serial control line 29 interconnects a hardware generated clock 28, VPU 26 and VCU 34. VPU 26 and VCU 34 are also interconnected by a seven wire cable and TTX 38 is interconnected with a DRAM 42. DRAM 42 is a dynamic RAM in which TTX information is stored for display. VCU 34 is supplied with video signal and supplies a digitized 7 bit grey coded video signal to VPU 24 for processing and RGB color signals to a Video Drive 40 which, in turn, supplies a cathode ray tube (not shown). A keyboard 44 is coupled to CCU 20 and includes an IR detector that is responsive to coded IR signals supplied from an IR transmitter (IRX) 46. A resident microprocessor in keyboard 44 decodes the received IR signals and generated control commands and supplies appropriate outputs to CCU 20. The diagram, as described, is substantially identical to that for a "DIGIT" 2000 VLSI Digital TV System developed by ITT Intermetal and published in Edition 1984/85 Order No. 6250-11-2E
By its very nature, computer technology is digital, while consumer electronics are geared to the analog world. Starts have been made only recently to digitize TV and radio broadcasts at the transmitter end (in form of DAB, DSR, D2-MAC, NICAM etc). The most difficult technical tasks involved in the integration of different media are interface matching and data compression [5].
After this second step in the integration of multimedia signals, an attempt was made towards standardization, namely, the integration of 16 identical high speed processors with communication and programmability concepts comprised in the architecture !
Many solutions proposed today (for MPEG 1 mainly) are derived from microprocessor architectures or DSPs, but there is a gap between today's circuits and the functions needed for a real fully HDTV system. The AT&T hybrid codec [29], for instance, introduces a new way to design multimedia chips by optimizing the cost of the equipment considering both processing and memory requirements.
The concept is to provide generic architectures that can be applied to a wide variety of systems taking into account that certain functions have to be optimized and that some other complex algorithms have to be ported to generic processors.
Basics of current video coding standards
Compression methods take advantage of both data redundancy and the non-linearity of human vision. They exploit correlation in space for still images and in both space and time for video signals. Compression in space is known as intra-frame compression, while compression in time is called inter-frame compression. Generally, methods that achieve high compression ratios (10:1 to 50:1 for still images and 50:1 to 200:1 for video) use data approximations which lead to a reconstructed image not identical to the original.
Methods that cause no loss of data do exist, but their compression ratios are lower (no better than 3:1). Such techniques are used only in sensitive applications such as medical imaging. For example, artifacts introduced by a lossy algorithm into a X-ray radiograph may cause an incorrect interpretation and alter the diagnosis of a medical condition. Conversely, for commercial, industrial and consumer applications, lossy algorithms are preferred because they save storage and communication bandwidth.
Lossy algorithms also generally exploit aspects of the human visual system. For instance, the eye is much more receptive to fine detail in the luminance (or brightness) signal than in the chrominance (or color) signals. Consequently, the luminance signal is usually sampled at a higher spatial resolution. Second, the encoded representation of the luminance signal is assigned more bits (a higher dynamic) than are the chrominance signals. The eye is less sensitive to energy with high spatial frequency than with low spatial frequency [7]. Indeed, if the images on a personal computer monitor were formed by an alternating spatial signal of black and white, the human viewer would see a uniform gray instead of the alternating checkerboard pattern. This deficiency is exploited by coding the high frequency coefficients with fewer bits and the low frequency coefficients with more bits.
All these techniques add up to powerful compression algorithms. In many subjective tests, reconstructed images that were encoded with a 20:1 compression ratio are hard to distinguish from the original. Video data, even after compression at ratios of 100:1, can be decompressed with close to analog videotape quality.
Lack of open standards could slow the growth of this technology and its applications. That is why several digital video standards have been proposed:
JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group) for still pictures coding
H.261 at p times 64 kbit/s was proposed by the CCITT (Consultative Committee on International Telephony and Telegraphy) for teleconferencing
MPEG-1 (Motion Picture Expert Group) up to 1,5 Mbit/s was proposed for full motion compression on digital storage media
MPEG-2 was proposed for digital TV compression, the bandwith depends on the chosen level and profile [33].
Another standard, the MPEG-4 for very low bit rate coding (4 kbit/s up to 64 kbit/s) is currently being debated.
Digitalization of the fundamental TV functions is of great interest since more than 30 years. Several million of TV sets have been produced containing digital systems. However, the real and full digital system is for the future. A lot of work is done in this field today, the considerations are more technical than economical which is a normal situation for an emerging technology. The success of this new multimedia technology will be given by the applications running with this techniques.
The needed technologies and methodologies were discussed to emphasize the main parameters influencing the design of VLSI chips for Digital TV Applications like parallelization, electrical constraints, power management, scalability and so on...............................
Sound Processing Overview Description
The stereo pilot carrier is selectively decoupled from sound
channel TV ll and fed separately to Pin 8 for recognition of the
station operating mode.
The digitized output signals are then available as pulse-rate-
modulated signals PDM I and PDM ll at Pins 10 and 11. Digital
signal processing is then performed completely in APU 2470,
the audio processor IC 3201, to which of course all control
functions controlled via the IM Bus belong. At IC outputs 22 and
23, the processed signals are outputted as pulse-width-
modulated information, so that they can be reconverted into
their original analog form by simple integration (RC element).
The downstream lC's TDA 2040 H (3401/3501) supply power
amplification for feed to the loudspeakers. A second pair of
analog outputs, Pins 19, 20 ofthe APU, followed by an
integrated amplifier stage, IC 3301 , TDA 2822 M, serves for
connection of earphones or a stereo system via cinch sockets.
This output is likewise controllable, and also suitable for the
listening to the alternative sound channel in dual-channel sound
mode. Pins 21 and 24 at ADC 2310 E are available for coupling
a second dual-channel analog sound source. The signals
concerned come from the SCART socket (PPT), and in sets with
picture-in-picture function are passed via the PIP decoder. In
the opposite direction, the ADC 2310 E supplies at Pins 22 and
23 analog output signals to the SCART socket, e.g. as required
for recording audio signals. All switch-over functions necessary
in this area are executed inside the IC and controlled via the IM
Bus. Detection of the station transmission mode (mono, stereo,
dual-sound) is performed in the lC's in exactly the same way as
the corresponding switch-over to the operating mode being
transmitted. A muting stage in each of the two audio channels
(T 3401 and T 3501) provides an audio muting function by short-
circuiting the signal input Pin 1 at the power output stage lC's.
This function can be controlled in two different ways:
1. Via ST 33 at the moment when the set is switched on, in
order to suppress the switch-on click.
2. From Pin 16 of ADC 2310 E, e.g. for noise suppression,
when no TV signal is being received.
ln the first case, the L signal, which is passed as a switch-on
signal from Pin 5 of the CCU via R 1505 to ST 33 of Stereo
Module B, and thus via R 3511 to the base of T 3510, will switch
the transistor to on-state and thus connect the muting line to
12 V. Since in this case the two switching transistors T 4301 and
T 3501 also become conducting, the signal inputs to the audio
output stages are then short-circuited. The second muting
branch from Pin 16 of ADC 2310 E is software-controlled, and
receives the switch-off information from the CCU via the IM
Bus.
PHILIPS DIGI 16 SWITCH MODE (SOPS) POWER SUPPLY DESCRIPTION:
Switched-mode self oscillating supply voltage circuit:
POWER SUPPLY (SOPS - Self Oscillating Power Supply)
A switched-mode self-oscillating supply voltage circuit for converting an input voltage into an output d.c. voltage which is substantially independent of variations of the input voltage and/or a load connected to the output voltage. The circuit comprises a first controllable switch connected in series with a transformer winding and a second controllable switch for turning-off the first switch. The conduction period of the first switch is controlled by means of a control voltage present on a control electrode of the second switch. The circuit can be switched-over to a stand-up state in which the energy supplied to the load is reduced to zero. A starting network is connected between the input voltage and the second switch so that the current therein flows through the second switch during the period of time this switch conducts and does not flow to the control electode of the first switch in the stand-by state.
1. A switched-mode self-oscillating supply voltage circuit for converting an input voltage into an output d.c. voltage which is substantially independent of variations of the input voltage and/or of a load connected to the terminals of the output voltage, comprising a transformer having a primary and a feedback winding, a first controllable switch connected in series with the primary winding, the series arrangement thus formed being coupled between terminals for the input voltage, a second controllable switch coupled via a turn-off capacitor to the control electrode of the first switch to turn it off, means coupling the feedback winding to said control electrode, a transformer winding being coupled via a rectifier to an output capacitor having terminals which supply the output voltage, an output voltage-dependent control voltage being present on a control electrode of the second switch for controlling the conduction period of the first switch, the circuit being switchable between an operating state and a stand-by state in which relative to the operating state the supply energy supplied to the load is considerably reduced, a starting network connected to a terminal for the input voltage, means for adjusting the control voltage in the stand-by state to a value at which the first controllable switch is cut-off, a connection which carries current during the conduction period for the second controllable switch being provided between the starting network and said second switch, and means providing a connection between the starting network and the control electrode of the first switch, which connection does not carry current in the stand-by state.
2. A supply voltage circuit as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a resistor included between the connection of the starting network to the second switch and a turn-off capacitor present in the connection to the control electrode of the first switch.
3. A supply voltage circuit as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the second controllable switch comprises a thyristor having a main current path included in the control electrode connection of the first controllable switch, said thyristor having a first control gate electrode for adjusting the turn-off instant of the first switch and a second control electrode to which the starting network and the resistor are connected.
4. A supply voltage circuit as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a resistor is included in the connection to the control electrode of the second controllable switch so that a current flows through said resistor in the stand-by state of a value sufficient to cut-off the first controllable switch.
The invention relates to a switched-mode self-oscillating supply voltage circuit for converting an input voltage into an output d.c. voltage which is substantially independent of variations of the input voltage and/or of a load connected to the terminals of the output voltage. This circuit comprises a transformer having a primary and a feedback winding and a first controllable switch arranged in series with the primary winding. The series arrangement thus formed is coupled between the terminals of the input voltage. A second controllable switch which is coupled via a turnoff capacitor to the control electrode of the first switch to turn it off. The feedback winding is coupled to this control electrode and the primary winding is coupled via a rectifier to an output capacitor the terminals of which are the terminals for the output voltage. An output voltage-dependent control voltage is present on a control electrode of the second switch for controlling the conduction period of the first switch. The circuit is switchable between an operating state and a stand-by state in which relative to the operating state the energy supplied to the load is considerably reduced, and the circuit further comprises a starting network connected to a terminal for the input voltage.
Such a supply voltage circuit is disclosed in German Patent Application No. 2,651,196. With this prior art circuit supply energy can be applied in the operating state to the different portions of a television receiver. In the stand-by state the majority of the output voltages of the circuit are so low that the receiver is substantially in the switched-off condition. In the prior art circuit the starting network is formed by a resistor connected to the unstabilized input voltage and through which on turn-on of the circuit a current flows via the feedback winding to the control electrode of the first controllable switch, which is a switching transistor, and brings it to and maintains it in the conductive state, as a result of which the circuit can start.
In the stand-by state the transistor is non-conducting in a large part of the period of the generated oscillation so that little energy is stored in the transformer. However, the starting resistor is connected via a diode to the second controllable switch, which is a thyristor. As the sum of the voltages across these elements is higher than the base-emitter threshold voltage of the transistor, the diode and the thyristor cannot simultaneously carry current. This implies that current flows through the starting resistor to the base of the transistor via the feedback winding after a capacitor connected to the feedback winding has been charged.
The invention has for its object to provide an improved circuit of the same type in which in the stand-by state the supply energy applied to the load is reduced to zero. The prior art circuit cannot be improved in this respect without the use of mechanical switches, for example relays. According to the invention, the switched-mode self-oscillating supply voltage circuit does not comprise such relays and is characterized in that it further comprises means for adjusting the control voltage in the stand-by state to a value at which the first controllable switch is cut-off. A connection which carries current during the conduction period of the second controllable switch is provided between the starting network and said second switch while a connection present between the starting network and the control electrode of the first switch does not carry current in the stand-by state.
The invention is based on the recognition that the prior art supply voltage circuit cannot oscillate, so that the energy supplied by it is zero, if the control voltage obtains a value as referred to, while the starting network is connected in such a manner that in the stand-by state no current can flow through it to the control electrode of the first controllable switch.
It should be noted that in the said German Patent Application the starting network is in the form of a resistor which is connected to an unstabilized input d.c. voltage. It is, however, known, for example, from German Patent Specification No. 2,417,628 to employ for this purpose a rectifier network connected to an a.c. voltage from which the said input d.c. voltage is derived by rectification.
The invention will now be further described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing, which shows a basic circuit diagram of a switched-mode self-oscillating supply voltage circuit.
The self-oscillating supply circuit shown in the FIGURE comprises a npn-switching transistor Tr1 having its collector connected to the primary winding L1 of a transformer T, while the emitter is connected to ground via a small resistor R1, for example 1.5 Ohm. Resistor R1 is decoupled for the high frequencies by means of a 150 nF capacitor C1. One end of winding L1 is connected to a conductor which carries an unstabilized input d.c. voltage V B of, for example, 300 V. Voltage V B has a negative rail connected to ground and is derived from the electric power supply by rectification. One end of a feedback winding L2 is connected to the base of transistor Tr1 via the parallel arrangement of a small inductance L3 and a damping resistor R2. A terminal of a 47 μF capacitor C2 is connected to the junction of the elements L2, L3 and R2. The series arrangement of a diode D1 and a 2.2 Ohm-limiting resistor R3 is arranged between the other terminal of capacitor C2 and the other end of winding L2 and the series arrangement of a resistor R4 of 12 Ohm and a diode D2 is arranged between the same end of winding L2 and the emitter of transistor Tr1. A 150 nF capacitor C3 is connected in parallel with diode D2. The anode of diode D1 is connected to that end of winding L2 which is not connected to capacitor C2, while the anode of diode D2 is connected to the emitter of transistor Tr1. In the FIGURE the winding sense of windings L1 and L2 is indicated by means of dots.
The junction of capacitor C2 and resistor R3 is connected to a 100 Ohm resistor R5 and to the emitter of a pnp-transistor Tr2. The base of transistor Tr2 is connected to the other terminal of resistor R5 and to the collector of an npn-transistor Tr3, whose emitter is connected to ground. The base of Tr3 is connected to the | 6,045 |
Once upon a time we could eat (almost) anything<|fim_middle|>, an amulet or well-worn hat, silver spoon or ancient cat, the strains on a guitar or a night under the stars… We would love to see your vision.
You are very welcome – there is another challenge starting later today – feel free to enter!
I need some just plain silliness !
Nothing like a good larf to clean out the cobwebs! | . Of late, there are certain food groups that we love that don't quite love us back as much but given the right conditions, we will gladly suffer. Relationships with family are much the same: we invest, act with good intentions, try to impart wisdom or motivate but sometimes our efforts go unnoticed, ignored, unheeded and we either grin and bear it or lose it completely. Such is life with the under-twenties. Imagine our delight when things took a pleasant turn during a rather ordinary outing with Miss Z: over an espresso and noisette gelato, we both realized that, despite the occasions we would like to throttle each other, we actually enjoy each other's company.
These times, the little breaths of calm in between the hurry of daily life, the few moments spent indulging in quiet talk, catching up or just plain silliness are the ones we will remember fondly and like the tasty treat that is gelato, this fortnight's Two Cents Tuesday Challenge theme is – Special.
Last week, Across the Bored wondered "What is special for you?" – The photo of that sandy beach, the sweet faces of those you teach | 236 |
The iPad is a prodigiously popular device in BYOD circles, but the inefficient on-screen keyboard, along with the overall fragility of<|fim_middle|>, feels, and essentially works, like a MacBook Air.
Here are the four of the best iPad keyboard cases that I've tried, along with pros and cons for each. Every one of these keyboard case combos is well-suited to BYOD use. | tablet, means that most people who use their iPad for work quickly find themselves needing a keyboard and a case.
So why not solve both problems simultaneously by getting a keyboard and case combo?
Here are the four of the best iPad keyboard cases that I've tried, along with pros and cons for each one. Each one tried, each one tested. All of them feature an excellent keyboard, and offer different levels of protection for the iPad they house.
Too much velcro used to keep the iPad standing up. Exterior started to look rough quickly, but the keyboard is very responsive and nice to use.
I don't like the fact that the keyboard doesn't protect the back of the iPad. Other than that, a well-designed keyboard case.
Very lightweight and thin, but feels fragile to me.
This is my current iPad keyboard case of choice. I've written tens of thousands of words on this keyboard, and it is accurate and nice to work on for extended periods. It also offers some—but not much—protection to the iPad.
This one is not out yet—it ships in March—but it's the smartest, most beautifully engineered iPad case to day. With this case you can turn the iPad into what looks | 243 |
In a field of medicine such as hand surgery, although some fundamental entities stay the same (pathology, anatomy, etc), there are inevitable changes and advancements as time passes. Even if the underlying anatomy remains unchanged, a surgical approach may be refined over time to hopefully improve outcomes and minimize time and risk. New technology and implants are constantly being proposed, trialed and either adopted or precipitously retired. This perpetual change is likely part of the reason that medicine is an attractive field, as there is always an opportunity for new concepts and learning.
As I reviewed medical student applications for residency this year, I saw the phrase "life-long learner" in multiple personal statements. Residency and fellowship are times in which you are<|fim_middle|>. However, I think we would all potentially benefit from doing this on a semi-regular basis and not just for "challenging" or "unique" cases.
As surgeons we strive to provide the best care for our patients, which requires us to evolve as physicians over the course of our careers. Learning from our colleagues can take on many different forms – both didactic and hands-on. Regardless of the stage in our personal careers, we might all benefit from reevaluation and reflection long after formal surgical training has been completed. | drinking from the proverbial fire hose as a trainee. Ideally, the learning continues, albeit at a less steep slope, as we begin and continue our practices. How do we ensure that we, and our colleagues, are keeping up with the times? Certainly our recertification processes are geared towards keeping our knowledge base up to date. Journal subscriptions, courses and annual meetings are integral in this process. The requirement of CME credits for MOC purposes may serve as the nudge necessary to encourage participation.
We take self-assessment exams to evaluate the maintenance of our medical knowledge. But, the operative component of our practices is rarely targeted for evaluation and possible improvement. There is no formal direct evaluation of our surgical technique beyond our residencies and fellowships and no indirect evaluation past board certification. Certainly the first few years of practice are a steep learning curve in terms of patient care and refinement of surgical skills. But, this is mainly a process of self-critique.
I distinctly remember a case in fellowship in which two Attendings scrubbed together as one had more experience with the particular procedure and the other hoped to hone their skills by being guided by the more experienced surgeon. This can be challenging in practice due to schedules and egos. In this particular case, it was not a formal evaluation process, simply taking advantage of an opportunity to enhance one surgeon's knowledge and skills. However, we would likely all benefit from having a partner scrub with us even on the most common cases to constructively critique our technique and potentially our behavior in the operative setting. Once you have established a routine in practice, it can be hard to see outside that bubble. This is true of both pure surgical technique and in terms of operating room and team efficiency, but there is always room for learning and improvement.
I have the benefit of working in an academic center with multiple partners, each with unique training and skill sets. This lends itself to the opportunity to scrub together on cases in which you are hoping to learn from each other's experience | 404 |
February 3, 2015 by pamela1740
In 1977 when The Thorn Birds was published I was fresh off a junior-high year of obsessively re-reading Jane Eyre and addictively consuming hundreds of Barbara Cartland category romances for my 7th grade reading log (fortunately, I had some understanding of the quality/quantity distinction, which is probably why my English teacher let me inflate my numbers so cravenly as long as there was a diversity of other literary selections mixed in with the formulaic Cartlands). I was also sneakily reading Harold Robbins paperbacks and other similarly torrid material I found stashed in the guest room. And I'd discovered James Michener and the lengthy escapism of the place-based epic historical novel/family saga. I still have an incredibly dog-eared copy of Centennial with heavily doodled inside covers – I was practicing signing my name in different handwritings, and designing monograms. I loved that book.
But I think Colleen McCullough's sweeping Australian saga of the sheep-ranching Clearys and tormented fallen angel Father Ralph de Bricassart was probably the first mega bestseller and cultural phenomenon in which I was old enough to participate as a reader while it was happening – buying a copy while it was on the bestseller lists, re-reading it several times while waiting for the TV miniseries. So I had a moment of intense nostalgia when I heard news of Colleen McCullough's death, on the radio during my morning commute one day last week. With commute time nearly doubled due to the heavy snow congestion on all the roads here in metro Boston, I had plenty of time to try and remember details about Drogheda and the impossible, illicit romance of heiress Meggie and vow-breaking Father Ralph.
It's not a book I've thought about continuously over the years, and I haven't re-read it since high school. Still, as Sarah MacLean pointed out in her USA Today tribute to McCullough, The Thorn Birds is "one of those books" — fiction readers of a certain age all know it and have a response to it, and for many romance readers it probably was a formative literary experience in centering so fully and unapologetically on a doomed, star-crossed romance.
To be truthful, I probably wouldn't have felt moved to do a post about this book, except as it comes up tangentially when people talk about romance novels with clergy heroes. Sitting in traffic listening to the NPR obituary I had a random thought about how it would be nice to chat with other romanceland twitterfolk about McCullough's passing, and the influence of The Thorn Birds. But then I got to work and forgot about it, until the next time I was on twitter and saw the uproar over her obituary. I mean the misogyny and sexism embedded therein was so egregious the retweets were crossing all my tweet streams, even my "serious" work twitter where I mainly follow economics eggheads and policy wonks far from the world of book talk and literary criticism.
So this has all been stewing for me, and I thought about how vividly I can remember reading The Thorn Birds as an utterly immersive experience. But I read Michener the same way, at the time. And can you even for one minute imagine a similarly offensive framing of his life's work?? Actually, people all over started to do just this kind of thing, with some hilarious results. Just google #MyOzObituary. Even when pointing out Michener's populist rather than literary pedigree in the hierachy of publishing, The Economist's obit leads with an admiring: "Spurned by many but read by millions."
Then today I read this good essay by Danielle Binks (via @RomanceProf) that explores the various facets of literary sexism that are exposed (again..) by this latest episode, with particular focus on persistent denigration and snobbery around the most-read genres, which happen to also be the most female-oriented genres, of romance and "women's fiction." This is a marvelous synthesis, and contains an thoughtful articulation of the relationship between broad cultural sexism and particular forms of literary elitism, especially the ambivalent position of the romance genre in the literary establishment. Binks also pulled together many good links and many wonderful quotes from around romanceland, offering contextualization of anti-romance literary snobbery within broader considerations of sexism, and outlining a history of centuries-old disdain for "silly novels by lady novelists." Against all this, there is the empowering narrative of women's shared experiences of reading, expressed by Sarah Wendell, among others, and quoted by Binks as well:
Sarah Wendell asked a similar question of her followers – if The Thorn Birds was a gateway romance book for them – and the response was overwhelming; 'For many, many readers, it was the book that introduced them to the genre. For some, it was a book given to them by their mothers or aunts, and for others, it was the book their moms hid from them so they wouldn't read it (which of course they did anyway)! When I asked on Twitter, many women told me that they remember clearly seeing their moms reading the book, and that the miniseries was an event.' (Danielle Binks, "When will we write an obituary for literary sexism?" Daily Life, 2/2/2015)
I haven't got any larger deeper insights here. I might quibble about the fact that while the novel does tell the story of a powerful romance, the lack of a happy ending among other things sets it outside the bounds of conventional genre romance, and it reads more like a Michener than a Woodiwiss, at least in my recollection.
But I do share this feeling of connection as a Thorn Birds fan of a certain age. I'm thinking there may be similarly powerful nostalgia around other memorable book-to-screen "events" from the 70s, from Garp to Scruples. OK, maybe not Scruples. (I liked Princess Daisy much better.)
Today I'm just taking a few more words than I can fit into a 140-character tweet, to offer my small personal contribution to the powerful tradition of reading and remembrance that is finding expression this week in talking about Colleen McCullough, her life, her books, and her impact on a generation of readers. I'm grateful for her literary legacy, and I'm glad to share in celebrating it with many other lifelong readers.
This entry was posted in Musing about the Romance Genre and tagged #myozobituary, 1970s novels, adolescent reading obsessions, Colleen McCullough, Danielle Binks, James Michener, literary sexism, The Thorn Birds.
10 thoughts on "Of Michener and McCullough: A Brief Remembrance, with Links"
Thoughtful and timely in several ways — I wish I had time to go further here. Thank you for yet another intelligent, thought-provoking post.
pamela1740 says:
Thank you for always taking time to read and comment… 🙂
mharvey816 says:
Reblogged this on mharvey816 and commented:
I wish I'd written this. I was the same age as the author with all the same reading touchstones, including a deep love of James A. Michener. It's hard to convey how much these books meant to those who weren't around when they first hit, but this does am excellent job.
It is such a treat to "meet" a likeminded reader – and I agree, it's sometimes so hard to convey how much these touchstone books meant. With others who didn't read the same books, there's just a sense of disconnect. But for we who share similar immersive youthful reading experiences, the sense of connection is powerful!
Dr. M says:
Great synthesis of what's out there about the McCullough obit. Your insights made me think about Joshua Rothman's New Yorker piece, "The History of 'Loving' Reading" (2 February). Most of his essay is a review of Harvard prof Deidre Shauna Lynch's book, Loving Literature: A Cultural History, which explores, among other things, how books that elicited a strong emotional response in a reader came to be suspected of lacking in literary merit. (Cue the romance for that shift!). And yet, Rothman notes that the books we value most and remember best are ones that garner a deep emotional connection with us, and that this connection is spilling over into the ever-increasing fandom for television series and films. (I'm thinking of your previous post about binge watching series television).
For readers like us who could not pry our fingers from the pages of The Thorn Birds when it came out, and who arranged their daily lives to be home when each episode of its television adaptation aired, all I can say is, "if loving you is wrong, I don't wanna be right." Damn the critics and the obit writers and give me another book like that one to fall in love with.
Well, you are at least partially responsible for this post, since you reminded me of the McCullough/Thorn Birds conversation the other day!
Thank you for making the connection to series television, which can produce a similarly immersive experience in a way that's relatively recent, and heretofore was only possible for me with a long novel or series of books.
Thanks for sharing this thoughtful post. I have nearly the same history as you do, weirdly, with Jane Eyre, Barbara Cartland novels, and The Thorn Birds! It's so important to expose "literary sexism" as well.
Wow, even the Cartland – I don't run across as many fellow Cartland readers as Eyre-ites, not surprisingly! Thank you so much for your kind words, and, as<|fim_middle|> readers.
KeiraSoleore says:
I'm really late coming in here to comment. Luckily, fabulous blogs like this one don't have an expiry date.
The book and miniseries were before my time, but I was introduced to the miniseries at eighteen via the Hallmark channel, and boy, did I fall in love with Father Ralph and put myself in Meggie's shoes and agonized along with her every step of the way! I watched every episode with breathless fascination the first time and then in an orgy the other times I re-watched it. I read the book then, too, The characters, pacing, and storytelling are vivid and unforgettable. I felt the miniseries was faithful to the book for the most part.
I felt the book doesn't have a romance feel to it in the "here and now," but more of a "saga" feel to it. That expanse of time and space to fully develop the characters and the story.
Barbara Cartland, Betty Neels, Anne Mather, and their contemporaries were my gateway to romance. Heyer came later and began my serious interest in romance.
It's so nice to hear your Thorn Birds memories! I agree, it doesn't read like a romance so much as a saga, in spite of the larger-than-life romance at the center of the story. | I said above, I love how powerfully these shared reading histories can act to forge connections among | 19 |
Unexpected Fasting (and COVID-19)
Magdalen College of the Liberal<|fim_middle|>, in spite of the obstacles thrown up in our way."
Please join us in our prayers–see below–for all those who are suffering at this time and let us all serve with courage and charity.
For more information about the college's activities during this time, please contact Ginger Iverson at [email protected]
O Mary,
you always shine on our path
as a sign of salvation and of hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,
who at the cross took part in Jesus' pain, keeping your faith firm.
You, Salvation of the Roman People,
know what we need,
and we are sure you will provide
so that, as in Cana of Galilee,
we may return to joy and to feasting
after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform to the will of the Father
and to do as we are told by Jesus,
who has taken upon himself our sufferings
and carried our sorrows
to lead us, through the cross,
to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.
Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. | Arts > About > News, Events, & More > Blog > Unexpected Fasting (and COVID-19)
On March 12, 2020 Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts elected to extend its spring break by one week and move its academic programs and as many of its co-curricular activities as possible online temporarily. This decision was made in order to prevent the possible intrusion of COVID-19 into the larger collegiate community—particularly among those for whom the virus could be fatal—and to help slow the spread of the virus within the state and the nation.
This decision was not made out of fear but as an act of charity for those who are vulnerable. This was an opportunity for Magdalen College to lead as an institution.
The decision to make this change was based on the views expressed by parents and students and consultation with experts on the matter, especially those with expertise on COVID-19 and residential higher education. Because Magdalen College draws students from across the nation and the world, this decision was also based on a realistic assessment of the particular risks associated with particular regions and the broader dynamics emerging nationally and internationally. And it was informed by a rapidly developing awareness that it is virtually impossible to provide an adequate quarantine of this particular illness on almost any college campus with traditional residences.
Even prior to this decision, the college's leadership had begun planning how to maintain as much continuity as possible across the distances that would separate the members of the collegiate community with respect to learning, spiritual growth, and the community life that makes Magdalen College such a unique institution. This included virtually non-stop reading and conversation about the situation (this is Magdalen, after all), extensive consultation with outside experts, and the acquisition of technology to prepare for what might be coming.
Once the decision was made, the Academic Dean, the Dean of Students, the Chief Operating Office, the chaplain, two members of the faculty with expertise in online education, and the other members of the collegiate faculty, administration, and staff began developing and implementing the plans required to maintain continuity.
During the week of March 16, the college will be holding training sessions for faculty, staff, and students for the Webex online platform. Members of the faculty who are new to online teaching will receive administrative support as will students in order to make this transition as smooth as possible.
But the college is also examining ways to maintain and develop the spiritual and formational opportunities that were already in place. A daily collegiate rosary, the scheduled consecration, and social opportunities for classes to gather online are being planned.
In making the announcement on March 12, president George Harne observed:
"When Lent began just a couple of weeks ago, none of us anticipated that we would be asked to fast from our time together in the classroom, our liturgies, our friendships, and the thousand things that make Magdalen so remarkable as a residential college. I have no doubt that we will all be together again very soon. Let us pray for one another, our nation, the Church, and the world … During this time, we will do our best to be faithful to our mission, seeking to build up our collegiate community across these greater distances, and continuing to seek wisdom together | 657 |
Inside the New Windows 8.1 Update
A guide to the latest release of Windows and why Microsoft may have finally made it more appealing for enterprise users.
By Michael Desmond
When Microsoft rolled out Windows 8 two years ago, it left a lot of users puzzled, confused and angry. Gone was the familiar taskbar and ubiquitous Start button, with its helpful fly-out menu and easy access to programs, settings and controls. In their place users encountered an undiscovered country -- a Windows experience tilted hard to the needs of touch-based tablets rather than workaday desktop and laptop computers.
For all the howling, Windows 8 was a decent OS suffering from Jessica Rabbit syndrome: It wasn't bad software, it was just drawn that way. And after a pair of free, fractional point releases -- Windows 8.1 and most recently Windows 8.1 Update -- Microsoft has done a fine job redrawing its leading OS to better fit the wants and needs of actual Windows users.
The good news is Microsoft has made Windows 8.1 Update available free of charge, distributed via the Windows Update facility. For many, that means the update has already arrived, as Windows 8.1 Update was made available on April 2 to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, and soon after was made available to the public. But for consumers and businesses that have opted to wait, you need to take stock soon. Consumers must update tablets and PCs to Windows 8.1 Update by May 13, or lose access to automatic updates via the Windows Update facility (the deadline for commercial users is Aug. 12). In short, you'll be frozen out of the regular Patch Tuesday releases, not to mention the expected second update of Windows 8.1, expected sometime before the end of this year.
To see if your hardware has been updated, go to your update history by opening the Charms bar, clicking Settings and then Update and recovery. Click Windows Update and then click View your update history. In the list that appears, look for an entry that begins with "Windows 8.1 Update" and has the Knowledgebase number KB2919355. If it says "Successfully installed" under the entry, you're all set.
Is the Windows 8.1 Update not present? Time to go get it. Click the back button to return back to the Windows Update screen, and click the Check Now button. After a brief wait, the screen should update. Click the View details link. If a Windows 8.1 Update item shows up in the Important Updates section of the screen that comes up, you need to check the item and click Install. It will take a while to download and install the update, so be patient. You'll also need to reboot your system once the install is complete.
Once you've rebooted, you'll be running Windows 8.1 Update. The changes from Windows 8.1 are actually rather subtle, ranging from obvious interface enhancements to under-the-covers improvements that will appeal most to users and admins. Let's take a look.
Return to Desktop
The first version of Windows 8 was as much vision statement as it was OS, announcing to the world that Microsoft "gets" the emerging world of device and mobile computing in a way that even Apple didn't -- by presenting touch-savvy OSes across phone, tablet, and rich client laptops and desktops. Say this much for Microsoft -- it was bold. But the jarring transition between the touch-centric, modern UI and the traditional Windows desktop was confusing, especially because the OS favored the modern UI.
With Windows 8.1 Update, Microsoft brings a bit of awareness to the party. If you're on a non-touch-enabled desktop or laptop, the OS detects that and<|fim_middle|>, and press enter. In the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor window, drill down through User Configuration, Administrative Templates and Windows Components to Internet Explorer. Scroll down and you'll find an item titled Let users turn on and use Enterprise Mode from the Tools menu. Double-click it, click the Enabled radio button. Once enabled, users can toggle Enterprise Mode on and off for the active Web site by clicking the Tools menu and clicking Enterprise Mode.
Finally, Microsoft also added some welcome device awareness to IE 11, detecting the size and type of device you're using (from mini tablet to full-size desktop PC) and shaping the browsing experience to suit. Working on an 8-inch tablet? IE will render Web sites with smaller fonts, fewer on-screen tabs and streamlined menus. You can also control when the browser remains on-screen or hides away for full-screen browsing depending on the type of device you use.
Michael Desmond is an editor and writer for 1105 Media's Enterprise Computing Group. | boots directly to the desktop by default. But if you're using a tablet or touch-capable laptop, Windows 8 instead boots to the modern UI Start screen. Do you spend most of your time working with traditional Windows applications on a touch-savvy laptop? Force your PC to boot to the old Windows 7 desktop by right-clicking the taskbar and clicking Properties. Click the Navigation tab, and check the top checkbox in the Start screen section. Hit OK, and now your PC will boot to the old desktop on every sign-in or start-up. This tweak alone could save millions in training and help desk costs.
Power and Search
The use of hardware detection to tune the Windows 8.1 Update UI extends to the Start Screen. Laptop and PC users will notice the Start Screen now displays Power and Search icons next to the Account image at the upper-right corner of the Start screen. The change eliminates the need to swipe or mouse hover the Charms bar to reach these controls. The new controls won't appear on tablets, however, in part to avoid accidental icon touches when gripping a tablet screen. Of course, you can still access these controls from the Charms bar by swiping from the right, or via keyboard by pressing Windows Key+C.
The line between traditional and modern UI is further blurred on the traditional Windows taskbar, where Windows Store apps now appear alongside their old-style siblings. By default when you go to the traditional desktop, any modern apps you have running will appear on the taskbar, just as running desktop apps do. But you can also pin modern apps to the taskbar, making them always accessible from either UI space. To do so, go to the Windows modern Start Screen and long press or right-click the app tile you want to appear on the taskbar. Click the Pin item and now the icon for that modern app will appear on the traditional Windows taskbar (see Figure 1). Click a Windows Store app on the taskbar, and you'll be whisked off to that app in the modern UI.
[Click on image for larger view.] Figure 1. Windows Store apps such as Windows Mail can now be accessed on the desktop taskbar.
Just Like Old Times
Windows 8.1 Update adds familiar (and welcome) desktop UI elements to the modern experience. All Windows Store modern UI apps now sport an application bar, which appears when you hover the mouse over the top edge of the screen on a modern app. The app bar offers icons to close and minimize Windows Store apps, as well as a system icon on the top left that presents options for snapping the app to either the left or right half of the display.
Microsoft also decided to make the taskbar a player in the modern UI. Hover your cursor over the bottom edge of the screen, and the desktop taskbar -- complete with all your pinned icons -- appears. Not only does the taskbar streamline navigation to other pinned desktop and modern apps, it gives you access to the taskbar Notification Area, including icon controls for the system clock, volume, battery and sundry applications.
Before the recent update, if you were in Windows Explorer and double-clicked an image, music or video file, you would be unceremoniously yanked out of the desktop interface to one of the Windows 8 modern UI apps. For anyone working on a laptop or desktop PC, the transition was not only jarring, it often made little sense. Windows 8.1 Update tunes that behavior. On a tablet, Windows will still launch files in an available modern UI app, but on desktop and laptop PCs, the OS will instead default to launching the associated traditional application.
Browser Refresh
The Windows 8.1 Update also refreshes Internet Explorer, adding Enterprise Mode for Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11). IE 11 was initially released for Windows 8.1 systems in November 2013, but with Windows 8.1 Update, IE 11 gains improved compatibility with older versions of IE. The new functionality enables businesses to move to the latest and most secure version of IE, while maintaining compatibility with existing Web apps optimized for older versions of IE such as IE 8.
Enterprise Mode is a major benefit for organizations that have been stuck on older versions of Internet Explorer because existing Web apps or ActiveX controls won't work properly on newer browser versions. With Enterprise Mode enabled, IE will mimic the behavior of IE 8 for selected Web sites, even telling querying applications that it's the older version of the browser to prevent brittle version checking algorithms from causing programs to crash or shutdown. Users or administrators specify a list of sites to be accessed using Enterprise Mode and can toggle Enterprise Mode on or off when accessing those sites -- a great way to troubleshoot a misbehaving site or app to see if IE versioning might be the culprit.
IE 11 Enterprise Mode isn't enabled in the latest version of IE 11 by default. You have to enable it by launching the Windows Local Group Policy Editor. Press the Windows Key+R, type gpedit.msc in the Run dialog box that appears | 1,039 |
Album Review: Benjamin Gibbard – Former Lives
By Braden Fletcher on Wednesday, 21st November 2012 at 12:00 pm
By this point in his career, Benjamin Gibbard<|fim_middle|> Review: Lucy Rose – Like I Used To
By Braden Fletcher on Monday, 10th September 2012 at 12:00 pm
Lucy Rose's half-decade career has been well documented. From her gold record with Bombay Bicycle Club, her extensive touring on the festival circuit and slow drip of new material over time to keep the wave of acclaim building, it's a career that's already reached heights that most only ever dream of. So, can she keep it up with this, her highly anticipated debut album 'Like I Used To'?
'Red Face' opens with a crash before settling into her almost trademark gentile vocals and from there, you're trapped. Deciding to listen to something else before this album has finished is a challenge, from listening to it on travels to even just lying in bed. You want to keep listening through the familiar yet fresh sounding 'Middle of the Bed' and continue through all eleven tracks.
But it's the two newest singles 'Lines' (Video of the Moment here) and 'Bikes' (Video of the Moment here) that steal the show. There's a simplicity to both of them that seems to erupt into the kind of tracks that Laura Marling's sets have been needing of late: energy. They build the kind of atmosphere that similar songwriter Ben Howard has been pushing to the top of the billing for the last year or two. And it's the style of music that could see Rose through success beyond that of both. The comparisons in terms of overall sound to Marling are sparse, but let's not forget that she came through Noah and the Whale to get her foot in the door.
Elsewhere on the record, it's hard to find a weak spot. Whilst some of the album tracks sound a bit too similar to make for a hugely original record ('First', 'Shiver' and 'Night Bus' [Watch Listen and Tell video from 2 years ago at the end of this post] are all in danger of falling into this category), it's not that Lucy Rose is hugely different or original that makes her an interesting artist. It's the honesty and endearing nature of her songwriting. If you heard a track like album closer 'Be Alright' on a Coldplay or Mumford record, you'd flush it out as overglazed "what you want to hear" music; in Lucy's repertoire though, there's the uplifting nature of what feels like a story we don't know behind it and that's almost so relatable, it's a cliché. Luckily, by this point in the album, you're so fond of these semi-autobiographical songs that clichés are lost to honesty, and that's what makes this album so special.
'Like I Used To' is out Monday the 24th of September on Columbia. John interviewed Lucy at Reading last month; read that interview here. You can also catch Rose on tour in October and November. Update 19 September: Thanks to her lovely PR people, you can stream the album below.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aei31Nj_pdA[/youtube] | can effectively be called indie-royalty. Having led Death Cab for Cutie out of obscurity on the West Coast of America with a series of fairly alright records, Gibbard really got his break during the hugely acclaimed 'Transatlanticism' era. Not only did it see Gibbard and co appear on The OC, but it saw them make a huge step-up in audience. From there, it's been an enjoyable and successful career in music. Even his side project the Postal Service has seen its Sub-Pop release break the platinum mark. So it's rather surprising to see him make a solo record.
This then, is the Ben Gibbard side story. The one not reflected in the moods of his other endeavours and one that we're asked that, even given his recent lack of colour, that 'Former Lives' will fill in the gaps with vibrancy and understanding. This promise starts well as the scene is set in a raining west-London as Gibbard, accompanied by himself a capella sings the romanticisms of a lonely evening before the album sets its scene in 'Dream Song'. Written in third person, you wonder what the point really is, but it's entertaining enough with the simplistic chords and rhymes as you would expect of a slightly folksier attempt at a solo record. It breaks into 'Teardrop Windows', a similar track only instead of being entirely about its writer, becomes an ode to The Smith in Seattle. It makes for another listenable track.
Yet three songs in, you're already starting to get bored. It's his own fault as well. In writing this record, Gibbard is hardly departing from his own outfit like Kele did with Bloc Party, he's not in between acts like Conor Oberst and he's certainly not branching out like Jack White. In making 'Former Lives', Gibbard is simply pointing us in the directions he almost went and didn't. Whilst 'Bigger than Love' has the pulsating drums and guitars of an Arcade Fire hit, the story lacks in your ability to empathise with him. And even the centrepiece of the record, 'Something's Rattling' lacks in anything hugely bold aside from a brief spell of mariachi.
The further into this record you delve, the more of a formality it becomes. 'Duncan, Where Have You Gone' has supposedly been a work in progress for a long time; but released today it sounds lost somewhere very close to Blur's 'Under the Westway'. (It's even set in London.) I'd argue that if 'Hard One to Know' was placed second in the record, you'd be far more intrigued and who knows? The rest may sound more interesting but again, it's a mere formality to a man you'd expect far better than a plainly listenable record from. Maybe that's the problem, we'll never know.
'Former Lives', the debut album from Death Cab for Cutie frontman Benjamin Gibbard, is out now on City Slang. The singer/songwriter will play at London Union Chapel on the 3rd of December.
Interview: Matthew Healy of the 1975
By Braden Fletcher on Monday, 12th November 2012 at 11:00 am
"I just want to make a record that makes people feel the way I did about certain records, like 'Original Pirate Material' or 'Bad' in a way." Matt Healy is on the phone in between takes in the studio where The 1975 are putting final touch after final touch onto their debut record. The Manchester band's debut EP 'Facedown' (review here) gained them plays on the likes of Huw Stephens and Zane Lowe's Radio1 playlists, as well as seeing them temporarily rocket up the iTunes charts. With the coming of their second EP, 'Sex' (review here), you can tell that the 1975 are out to prove a point.
"With [the] 'Facedown' EP, 'The City' was the big standout track. We've got songs like that by the bucketload, but with these EPs, we want to put across what we're really about. We don't want to be one of those bands that puts out an EP that's just a single with a few remixes; If you're a band that wants to connect with their fans, you need to give them a wealth of material." Of course they've had plenty of time to build up this wealth of material. The trio have been a band for around 5 years now, and having gone through a multitude of names such as The Slowdown, Drive Like I Do and Talkhouse; it seems now they've finally settled on The 1975.
Having been a band for this long though, and not having released more than the occasional track to the internet has led to a huge amount of change in the band, and with that change has come a certain confidence. Matt explains, "Our natural progression as people reflects the progression of us as a band. Some of these songs have been around since we were 19 years old, and we've saved them until we knew we were ready. We find it hard to be content with what we've done. The first time we really were happy to put something out was 'Facedown', so we did!"
Matt seems to get excited when talking about the overall sound of the band, citing inspirations from the likes of Michael Jackson through to Peter Gabriel in terms of influence for the "big, ambitious sound that we think albums should be all about", yet you can almost hear parts of his brain tick as he attempts to describe the more intricate parts of the lyricism in the band. "Our personal affinity with the music is very important to the band because The 1975 is a very personal thing to me. I feel like I can only speak from personal experience, and tracks like 'Woman' are very personal to me as are all the songs; they're experiences through my eyes, but I try not to be too…" He struggles on his words and moves to my next question which takes from Mary's Quickfire Questions interview with him last month in which he touched upon the influence that Jack Kerouac's On the Road gave him and the band as a whole.
"I guess we were like a lot of impressionable 19 year olds who read On the Road, in that we were whisked away in the decadence and blazing about of the whole affair. The very unabashed and un-afraidness of youth has become a very important feature of the1975". At first, I struggle to understand, given the variety of quieter tracks on both the 'Facedown' EP and the forthcoming 'Sex' EP, but he continues: "Songs like 'Sex' came about from that, as more of a reaction to the lack of identity rather than anything economical."
It wouldn't be surprising if the resurgence of the likes of Kerouac's work assists the 1975 in gaining an audience, especially considering how many acts take from romanticised American history. Mumford and Sons relied heavily on John Steinbeck circa 1935-1940 to fill out the tales in their debut record, and Bombay Bicycle Club were inspired by Joseph Sterling's Age of Adolescence series in the 1960s in the creation of 'I Had the Blues But Shook Them Loose' (the cover art is one of Sterling's photos from the series). Of course, the band's influences are broad, but you can't help but feel that a part of Kerouac's decadence has remained romanticised in Healy. "I grew up in a boring middle class town near Macclesfield, so I think reading American literature was important to us as a band; the whole counter culture, but I've found myself focussing more on my own thoughts than that kind of world these days."
So what's next for the group as they launch the second of three planned EPs and for the first time going 'On the Road' on their own headline tour? "I just want to make an album that people can connect to, and I know that sounds like a cliché but we do just want to make an album we love. I don't want to sell a million copies; I don't expect to sell 40,000. We played the Barfly like 6 months ago and five people watched us and now we've sold it out and that humbles me."
He laughs; there's a quiet confidence behind the band. They write and produce the music themselves; getting a little help on the way from the likes of label and tour buddies Little Comets so at the end of the day, his own confidence is all he has, especially as he claims to not pay attention to much of their press. You can't help but feel that he's not quite telling the truth, but there's a judged honesty behind him. I ask what happens if people don't like the album and it doesn't "work out". He pauses and simply responds, "I guess we'll just make another record. I try not to think about expectation because the phrase 'working out' is abstract. The moment we start worrying about acceptance is the moment we lose conviction."
And with that, I let him get back to the studio. It seems that whether we like it or not, The 1975 are here to stay, but given their latest material and the idea that they're holding back on a few things suggests that whilst they're building a buzz now, they think they're capable of so much more. I'm inclined to agree.
Catch the 1975 on tour in December. Their next EP, 'Sex', is out on the 19th of November on Dirty Hit.
Album Review: The 1975 – Sex EP
By Braden Fletcher on Wednesday, 24th October 2012 at 12:00 pm
After the moderate disappointment of the 'Facedown' EP, the 1975 have a lot to prove with this, their second EP in 4 months. The feeling with 'Facedown' was that the group were holding back, only putting one 'big' track 'The City' on it. Whilst other tracks, namely 'Woman', were powerful growers that displayed the group's ability to calm down and produce quiet tracks with raw emotion, it wasn't the EP many were expecting. So, what does the 'Sex' EP have to offer?
Well, for starters, an intro to match that of any strong record. It's got a more upbeat feel that signals what's to come. Its slow build into a blend of Star Slinger and late Kings of Leon whilst still maintaining a lyrical subject that doesn't drop their Manchester nights-out roots pushes their sound as a unit forward more than anything on Facedown and it's a refreshing change.
After this excitement though, the second track, 'Undo' is a sad return to filler music. It sounds like a track that's had more effort put into the delicate production than the actual music it forms. Could it sound good as a powerful track? Probably, but we'll never find out. The disappointment doesn't last long however as the centerpiece of the 1975's hype up until now, 'Sex' pulses through your ears next. With every confident beat leading up to the "and this is how it starts", you feel that the potential that's desperately been trying to burst out of the Mancunian group has finally found a home and as the refrain of "she's got a boyfriend anyway" blares out, you can almost picture venues nationwide shouting it right back at them with understanding adoration. Top this off with the glittering guitar line of 'You' closing the EP, you feel that they've finally achieved the sound that will see them survive.
They may have had multiple name changes, re-recordings and the rest of it, but the 1975 have stayed true to themselves and whilst their current sound is that of shiny production, it's still got the raw power at its heart that should see their debut record push them forward, come the new year.
The 1975's next EP 'Sex' is out on the 19th of November on Dirty Hit.
Album Review: Dog is Dead – All Our Favourite Stories
By Braden Fletcher on Monday, 8th October 2012 at 12:00 pm
When you're one of the top breed of 'new summer bands', playing the kind of sound perfect in June but not so much in December, It can prove complicated to release your album in the autumn. So when Dog is Dead announced that their debut record would be released in October, a few heads turned. And rightly so. With baited and slightly colder breath than anticipated, what does 'All Our Favourite Stories' have to offer?
For starters, it's got 'Get Low'. It's got more funk in its saxophone and bass lines than you can shake your jazzy stick at and its build welcomes listeners into 'All Our Favourite Stories' in fine style. From here on in, it's ambitious indie-pop from the Nottingham group as almost every track from the record stands on its own feet as a single. And half of them already have been exactly that: 'Glockenspiel Song', 'Talk Through the Night' and 'Two Devils' stand out instantly. The highlight of the record, however, is nestled neatly in at track three. 'Teenage Daughter' builds with the characteristics of an indie ballad and then breaks out into something that sounds like it's taken influence from the biggest of Bowie tracks with added chorus harmonies and the closing vocal lines not too dissimilar to Los Campesinos! You start to wonder if Dog is Dead could be the real deal.
Sadly, whilst 'All Our Favourite Stories' will have festivals nationwide practically spawning grass in the cold to try accommodate the five-piece on their land, the summer is over and with it goes the kind of atmosphere that makes Dog is Dead's dangerously overly shiny, heavy reverb and massive sounding re-recorded versions of 2010 and 2011 yearbook tracks a big deal. While listening to the likes of 'Do The Right Thing' and 'Hands Down' isn't a tedious task, it's made to seem more interesting when you're dancing to them and singing out of tune; away from that, it just sounds average. That's the problem with this album. So many times it borders on greatness but only a few times ('Teenage Daughter', 'Two Devils' and 'Glockenspiel Song') does it actually achieve it. Let's not even talk about those last three tracks. So close, yet so far.
'All Our Favourite Stories', the debut album from Nottingham band Dog is Dead, is out now on Atlantic.
Album Review: The Killers – Battle Born
By Braden Fletcher on Tuesday, 2nd October 2012 at 12:00 pm
"What are you made of?" roars Brandon Flowers as the Killers sing "flesh and bone!" in powerful unison. The guitar line bigger than a Las Vegas casino, the ambition flowing out like the hopeful punters hitting for the big time. It's always been this way though for Flowers. His theatre of Killers isn't so much second nature to him as pulsing through his blood; you almost expect him to bellow 'Born to Run' out of those powerful vocal chords of his.
Whilst theatre is entertaining however, the band have plenty of making up to do. Since the 'Day and Age' times at the turn of the decade; the least well received Killers record to date, an increasing amount of skeptics had begun to wonder if the days of noughties standout 'Mr. Brightside' would ever come back around as the band seemingly vanished and lead singer Brandon Flowers created a lackluster record of nearly-good tracks. The issue here though is just that. Bands change as their influences do, as the people they're surrounded by bring different sounds to their musical palettes, as they grow up and adapt. In the Killers' case, whilst their propensity for the stadium sound and their belief in a certain form of breed of American music all remains, they've lost that edge that made them an enjoyable. Everything that put them on the iPods of the masses has been lost to an ambition to be almost as dull as the Nevada desert whilst waving surrender at the American dream and everything Springsteen still plays with more heart than any beat of 'Battle Born' will ever exude.
Whilst it opens well, from there you can listen to the whole thing in one continuous stream of average monotony. The likes of 'A Matter of Time' have the kind of haunting power behind them that makes the Killers still feel like they could be an epic band. But from there, tracks such as 'Deadlines and Commitments' are borderline embarrassing in their monotony and even 'Miss Atomic Bomb', which would have had a huge pulsing line going through it, comes off as wet and deeply uninteresting.
'Battle Born' then, is 'Flamingo' (Flowers' solo record) meets the B-sides of 'Sawdust' to 'Day and Age' with none of the naive schadenfreude pop belters of 'Hot Fuss' and even less of the romantic yet powerful narrative of 'Sam's Town'. The Killers, then, seem doomed to have created two hugely successful and acclaimed records and at least two deeply average ones that, had it not been for their predecessors, almost no one would ever buy. That's a shame, because the theatre of Flowers was always an entertaining one.
'Battle Born', the fourth album from Las Vegas band the Killers, is out now on Mercury.
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Why Auxly Cannabis Group Inc (OTCMKTS:CBWTF) Could be Worth a Fresh Look
There are explosive stories in the small-cap cannabis patch, and then there are those like Auxly Cannabis Group Inc (OTCMKTS:CBWTF), which one might classify as "chronic potential". That's not what you want if you've been camped out in this stock for the past year or two on a cannabis growth investment thesis. But it gets interesting when you think from the standpoint of new money sitting on the sidelines, interested in the space, and searching for ostensible value. The company just announced the official opening of LAB001, the flagship retail location of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kolab Project Inc, as a possible incitation for the dry powder to get in the game. Time will tell.
According to the release, LAB001, located at #7, 3427 – 50 Avenue in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, is open and operational as of July 11, 2019. In conjunction with the opening of the retail location, Kolab is now able to commence province-wide e-commerce sales in Saskatchewan. The flagship retail location was designed in collaboration with Toronto-based studio IV. The space is designed to be not only a shoppable destination, but a transformative one; a storefront that doesn't simply house branded items for purchase, but is in itself an extension of the brand and its ethos."
Auxly Cannabis Group Inc (OTCMKTS:CBWTF) trumpets itself as an investment company that seeks to provide investor returns through streams and capital appreciation in the Canadian cannabis industry.
The company operates as a cannabis streaming company. It provides funding for cannabis facility expansions, operations, and initial construction in exchange for minority equity interests and a portion of the cultivation production.
The company was formerly known as Knightswood Financial Corp. and changed its name to Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. in May 2017. Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Vancouver, Canada, and became known as Auxly Cannabis Group Inc over recent months.
According to company materials, "Auxly Cannabis Group is a collective of entrepreneurs with a passion for the cannabis industry past, present and future. Our mandate is to facilitate growth for our partners by providing them with financial support and sharing our collective industry experience. Our partners all have different visions, voices and brand values, and all share a common goal—to build a world-class industry based on ethics, diversity, quality and innovation."
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As noted above, CBWTF just announced the official opening of LAB001, the flagship retail location of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kolab Project Inc.
Technically, the stock has been relatively quiet. But, as we've seen in the past frequently with this name, that can change in a hurry. One positive is that we have seen it hold key support and trade basically sideways during the past several months – a time when many stocks in the same market space have been generally losing ground.
"We are extremely pleased to be opening our first retail cannabis store and extending our vertically integrated business into Saskatchewan," said Hugo Alves, President of Auxly. "I'm proud of our Auxly and Kolab teams, whose joint efforts enabled us to open and support the operation of our flagship retail location. We look forward to delivering a premium in-store experience and products to the Saskatchewan community."
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HomeFeaturedBlending innovation benefits to drive down intervention costs
Blending innovation benefits to drive down intervention costs
By Alistair Geddes, chief operating officer, Expro
5 September 2019 Editor Featured, Oil/Gas, Production, Reports, Technology 0
The CoilHose Light Well Circulation System (LWCS) available from Expro substitutes the conventional steel coiled tubing with hose (photo: Expro)
The world demands more energy
Pressure on the oil and gas well infrastructure continues to be challenged by ever increasing global demand. In its World Oil Outlook 2018, OPEC predicts primary energy demand will increase by 33% to 2040, with oil remaining the fuel with the largest share in the energy mix [1].
The intervention challenge
It is therefore important that the industry looks for new and innovative techniques to enhance production from existing wells as it emerges from one of the most challenging economic downturns in its history. With a revitalised focus on expenditure, the industry has been presented with a dual responsibility: to maximise the recovery of hydrocarbons in order to satisfy growing demand requirements, and to do this in the safest and most cost-efficient manner possible. A third challenge is to ensure that once wells have been exhausted of their resources, they are decommissioned or abandoned using the most responsible, safe and efficient methods that comply with legal requirements.
Issues such as well barrier failure and plug and abandonment (P&A) demand efficient solutions. Research gathered by Expro suggests approximately 19% of the world's gas wells suffer from a degree of leakage while a common location for a well leak (loss of barrier) can typically be found in the annulus between the casing strings.
Potential sources of a well integrity issue can include inadequate cementing; expansion or<|fim_middle|>, tubing cleanout and fluid displacement.
This technology provides the further efficiency of being able to deploy wireline from the same unit thus avoiding lengthy and costly idle rig up and down periods between the different types of intervention.
Changing the intervention market, CoilHose delivers a novel, safe and cost effective solution to conventional coiled tubing (photo: Expro)
In addition to the intervention of the main wellbore, Expro now has the ability to enter and intervene the annuli. With casing integrity issues such as pressure in the annulus, a growing concern due to the industry's stock of aging wells, Expro's annulus intervention solutions are helping to address well integrity challenges.
Applications include downhole circulation in the well annulus, remediation of sustained casing pressure and cementing, annulus fluid replacement, sealant for downhole leak repair, corrosive fluid displacement, diagnostics and logging and environmental and groundwater protection.
The WellSpring annulus intervention system offers minimally intrusive equipment allowing the wellhead remediation of annular integrity issues without the use of a heavy workover rig, resulting in significantly reduced cost (up to 95%). This system, which can be rapidly mobilised, helps operators prolong the life of wells and increase recovery through the revitalisations of shut-in and low production wells.
Proven success
The CoilHose LWCS system has been deployed on multiple occasions with more than 100 runs in live wells. It was used recently to successfully remediate a failed DHSV in a well in the North Sea where scale build-up was suspected to have impeded full travel of the flow tube resulting in the failed test for the valve at 1,740 feet.
Following a thorough assessment and planning process including high pressure pumps and a filter/suction package, a 2,500-foot-long hose was run in the well and a nozzle was used to jet a solution including 15% hydrogen chloride at 3 feet a minute across the valve. Subsequent tests on the DHSV provided positive results for the operation undertaken, with full flow tube travel restored.
Improved intervention
The development of CoilHose is drastically changing the intervention market by delivering a novel, safe and cost effective solution to conventional coiled tubing. It is emblematic of a broader drive towards enhanced and improved intervention innovation in the oil and gas industry, to maximise value from mature wells and ensure their safe abandonment.
[1] OPEC World Oil Outlook 2018
Alistair Geddes, Chief Operating Officer, Expro
AlistairGeddes has enjoyed a successful 30-year career in the oil and gas industry, having started his career with BP and held senior management roles at Mobil/ExxonMobil, BG Group and Weatherford International. He joined Expro from Weatherford, where he latterly held the position of Vice President for the Asia Pacific region. Geddes joined Expro in 2011 as President for Strategy, Resource Development & Support, before being appointed to Executive Vice President, responsible for Product Lines, Technology and Business Development in 2014. Most recently, Geddes was appointed to Chief Operating Officer (COO) in 2019, responsible for Region Operations, Group Business Development, Group Subsea Well Access Sales, Group HR and Group HSEQ.
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International oilfield services company Expro has acquired 100% of the equity of technology company Quality Intervention AS (QI). The Norwegian-based company was founded in 2008 and provides a portfolio of innovative products and services – […]
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International oilfield services company, Expro, has announced the appointments of two key executive management roles. Current Executive Vice President, Alistair Geddes, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) with immediate effect. Geddes has been […]
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International oilfield services company, Expro, has been recognised with an Order of Distinction for 15 consecutive Gold awards in the RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Health and Safety Awards. The prestigious award […] | contraction in the casing; movement of the formation; corrosion; changes to the completion fluid over time; leakages in downhole packers or plugs; and leaks in surface equipment.
The consequences can be severe. From a safety perspective, annulus pressure and casing leaks represent the risk of an uncontrolled release of pressure from the well, which in turn could result in the release of hydrocarbons and other formation fluids.
From a P&A perspective, the underlying drivers for global decommissioning and P&A activity include regulatory or legislation trends towards the implementation of comprehensive legal regulation for the decommissioning and safe abandonment of oil and gas wells, and an increased focus on operational safety offshore. In terms of the P&A market, a low oil price and increased rig availability can shift the emphasis from enhancing late-life production for aging fields and infrastructure to accelerating economic cut off dates. Operationally, there is an increased focus on innovative solutions to reduce time, cost, operational complexity and risk related to P&A.
Developing solutions
With cost reduction a key challenge in the modern industry, attention on the role workovers and interventions can play in safely extending field life or managing abandonment has never been greater. A response to this has been the development of a range of new and innovative technologies and a review of conventional practices and processes to enable production optimisation or P&A at an attractive project lifecycle cost.
Expro has been a leading global provider of intervention services for more than 40 years and recently acquired Norwegian company, Quality Intervention (QI) which added new coiled tubing technology, annular integrity technology and innovative in-situ wellhead remediation tooling to its product and services range. This has enabled Expro to build on its existing P&A offering and expand into a coiled tubing and pumping service market, valued by the company at an estimated USD 6.3 billion.
Integrating advantages
Conventional coiled tubing delivers high rate circulation, but it can be heavy, bulky and time consuming to plan and mobilise. The process can involve potential HSE exposure; significant rig-up and lifting (approximately two to three days); considerable costs (more than USS 1 million); a high number of personnel and a relatively heavy and large footprint. Furthermore, coiled tubing can only be deployed on large rigs or platforms or spooled from a vessel.
The CoilHose Light Well Circulation System (LWCS) rigged up (photo: Expro)
The CoilHose Light Well Circulation System (LWCS) available from Expro substitutes the conventional steel coiled tubing with hose. The system enables rigless light circulation services from a package with a relatively small footprint and offers operators an alternative to coiled tubing that can be rapidly deployed across all types of installations both onshore and offshore, reducing overall HSE exposure while maximising operational uptime.
Rig up time for the new system is no more than four hours and the number of personnel required ranges from four to six (compared to up to 11 or even more for coiled tubing). Lifting requirements are limited and it can be deployed almost universally across all types of installations and into the most challenging of wellbores, at temperatures ranging up to 150° C and to depths in excess of 10,000 feet.
The LWCS does not utilise an injector like coiled tubing; instead, it is weighted down by the bottom-hole-assembly (BHA) connected on the downhole end of the hose and run-in-hole by gravity-feed, in a similar way to wireline. The CoilHose unit is used to deploy and retrieve the CoilHose and BHA from the wellbore.
The tubing itself is a coiled and flexible high-pressure hose, reinforced to handle the harsh environment within a well. It incorporates several layers of high tensile steel wires and an outer layer made of thermoplastic materials. With a safety factor of four, the specially designed hose has a working pressure of 12,500 psi.
The pressure control package used to deploy CoilHose into the wellbore consists of a customised pressure control head and triple or quad ram blowout preventer (BOP). The ram configuration is set to be the same as for a coiled tubing operation, with a shear/seal on top and pipe rams in the middle and at the bottom. The pipe ram is designed to seal without damaging the hose.
All BHA components such as the end connector, dual flapper valves, straight pull release, swivel, weight bars, turbine and variations of cleaning nozzles have been designed and manufactured to complement the system and maximise the intervention objectives. Applications include downhole safety valve (DHSV) and wellhead cleanout, nitrogen gas lift or unloading wells, memory logging services, halite and hydrate removal | 983 |
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PHILIP I the ARAB 1000 Years of Rome Twins & Wolf Silver Roman Coin NGC i60201
Item: i60201 Authentic Ancient Coin of. Philip I'the Arab' - Roman Emperor: 244-249 A.
Silver Antoninianus 23mm (3.95 grams) Rome mint: 248 A. Commemorating the 1000th Anniversary of the founding of Rome Reference: RIC 15; ; C 178 Certification: NGC Ancients XF 4375823-221 IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right SAECVLARES AVGG / II, Lupa (She-wolf) standing left, looking back to lick her suckling twins, Romulus and Remus. The most noteworthy event of Philip I's reign was the delayed celebration in 248 AD of the thousandth anniversary of the foundation of Rome.
Lavish games and other spectacles were staged for the amusement<|fim_middle|>seum has long been believed to be derived from a colossal statue of Nero nearby (the statue of Nero was named after the Colossus of Rhodes). This statue was later remodeled by Nero's successors into the likeness of Helios (Sol) or Apollo , the sun god, by adding the appropriate solar crown. Nero's head was also replaced several times with the heads of succeeding emperors. Despite its pagan links, the statue remained standing well into the medieval era and was credited with magical powers.
It came to be seen as an iconic symbol of the permanence of Rome. In the 8th century, a famous epigram attributed to the Venerable Bede celebrated the symbolic significance of the statue in a prophecy that is variously quoted: Quamdiu stat Colisæus, stat et Roma; quando cadet colisæus, cadet et Roma; quando cadet Roma, cadet et mundus ("as long as the Colossus stands, so shall Rome; when the Colossus falls, Rome shall fall; when Rome falls, so falls the world"). This is often mistranslated to refer to the Colosseum rather than the Colossus (as in, for instance, Byron's poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage). However, at the time that the Pseudo-Bede wrote, the masculine noun coliseus was applied to the statue rather than to what was still known as the Flavian amphitheatre.
The Colossus did eventually fall, possibly being pulled down to reuse its bronze. By the year 1000 the name "Colosseum" had been coined to refer to the amphitheatre. The statue itself was largely forgotten and only its base survives, situated between the Colosseum and the nearby Temple of Venus and Roma.
The name further evolved to Coliseum during the Middle Ages. In Italy, the amphitheatre is still known as il Colosseo , and other Romance languages have come to use similar forms such as Coloseumul (Romanian), le Colisée (French), el Coliseo (Spanish) and o Coliseu (Portuguese). Philip I'the Arab' - Emperor: 244-249 A.
Marcus Julius Philippus or Philippus I Arabs c. 204249, known in English as Philip the Arab or formerly (prior to World War II) in English as Philip the Arabian , was a Roman Emperor from 244 to 249. Little is known about Philip's early life and political career. He was born in Shahba , about 55 miles southeast of Damascus , in the Roman province of Syria. Philip has the nickname "the Arab" because he had family who had originated in the Arabian peninsula , believed to be distant descendants of the prestigious Baleed family of Aleppo.
Philip was the son of a Julius Marinus, a local Roman citizen, possibly of some importance. Many historians agree that he was of Arab descent who gained Roman citizenship through his father, a man of considerable influence.
Many citizens from the provinces took Roman names upon acquiring citizenship. This makes tracing his Arabic blood line difficult. However, it is documented that Rome used the Ghassan tribe from the Azd of Yemen as vassals to keep the neighboring northern Arabs in check. The name of Philip's mother is unknown, but sources refer to a brother, Gaius Julius Priscus , a member of the Praetorian guard under Gordian III (238244).
In 234, Philip married Marcia Otacilia Severa , daughter of a Roman Governor. They had two children: a son named Marcus Julius Philippus Severus (Philippus II) in 238 and according to numismatic evidence they had a daughter called Julia Severa or Severina, whom the ancient Roman sources don't mention. Philip became a member of the Pretorian Guard during the reign of the emperor Alexander Severus , who was a Syrian.
In ancient Rome the Pretorian Guard was closely associated with the emperor, serving among other things as the emperor's bodyguard. In 243, during Gordian III's campaign against Shapur I of Persia, the Praetorian prefect Timesitheus died under unclear circumstances. At the suggestion of his brother Priscus, Philip became the new Praetorian prefect, with the intention that the two brothers would control the young Emperor and rule the Roman world as unofficial regents. Following a military defeat, Gordian III died in 244 under circumstances that are still debated.
While some claim that Philip conspired in his murder, other accounts (including one coming from the Persian point of view) state that Gordian died in battle. Whatever the case, Philip assumed the purple following Gordian's death. His rise from so obscure a station to the first dignities of the empire seems to prove that he was a bold and able leader. But his boldness prompted him to aspire to the throne, and his abilities were employed to supplant, not to serve, his indulgent master. Philip was not willing to repeat the mistakes of previous claimants, and was aware that he had to return to Rome in order to secure his position with the senate. He thus travelled west, after concluding a peace treaty with Shapur I, and left his brother Priscus as extraordinary ruler of the Eastern provinces. In Rome he was confirmed Augustus , and nominated his young son Caesar and heir. Philip's rule started with yet another Germanic incursion on the provinces of Pannonia and the Goths invaded Moesia (modern-day Serbia and Bulgaria) in the Danube frontier. They were finally defeated in the year 248, but the legions were not satisfied with the result, probably due to a low share of the plunder, if any. Rebellion soon arose and Tiberius Claudius Pacatianus was proclaimed emperor by the troops. The uprising was crushed and Philip nominated Gaius Messius Quintus Decius as governor of the province.
Future events would prove this to be a mistake. Pacatianus' revolt was not the only threat to his rule: in the East, Marcus Jotapianus led another uprising in response to the oppressive rule of Priscus and the excessive taxation of the Eastern provinces. Two other usurpers, Marcus Silbannacus and Sponsianus , are reported to have started rebellions without much success. , Philip had the honour of leading the celebrations of the one thousandth birthday of Rome, which according to tradition was founded in 753 BC by Romulus.
He combined the anniversary with the celebration of Rome's alleged tenth saeculum. According to contemporary accounts, the festivities were magnificent and included spectacular games, ludi saeculares , and theatrical presentations throughout the city. In the coliseum, more than 1,000 gladiators were killed along with hundreds of exotic animals including hippos, leopards, lions, giraffes, and one rhinoceros. The events were also celebrated in literature, with several publications, including Asinius Quadratus's History of a Thousand Years , specially prepared for the anniversary.
Despite the festive atmosphere, discontent in the legions was growing. Decius (249251) was proclaimed Emperor by the Danubian armies in the spring of 249 and immediately marched to Rome. Philip's army met the usurper near modern Verona that summer. Decius won the battle and Philip was killed sometime in September 249, either in the fighting or assassinated by his own soldiers who were eager to please the new ruler. Philip's eleven-year-old son and heir may have been killed with his father and Priscus disappeared without a trace.
Further information: Philip the Arab and Christianity. Some later traditions, first mentioned in the historian Eusebius in his Ecclesiastical History , held that Philip was the first Christian Roman emperor.
This tradition seems to be based on reports in Eusebius that Philip allegedly had once entered a Christian service on Easter, after having been required by a bishop to confess his sins. Later versions located this event in Antioch. However, historians generally identify the later Emperor Constantine, baptised on his deathbed, as the first Christian emperor, and generally describe Philip's adherence to Christianity as dubious, because non-Christian writers do not mention the fact, and because throughout his reign, Philip to all appearances coinage, etc. Continued to follow the state religion. Critics ascribe Eusebius' claim as probably due to the tolerance Philip showed towards Christians. Saint Quirinus of Rome was, according to a legendary account, the son of Philip the Arab. Ilya Zlobin, world-renowned expert numismatist, enthusiast, author and dealer in authentic ancient Greek, ancient Roman, ancient Byzantine, world coins & more. Ilya Zlobin is an independent individual who has a passion for coin collecting, research and understanding the importance of the historical context and significance all coins and objects represent. Send me a message about this and I can update your invoice should you want this method. Getting your order to you, quickly and securely is a top priority and is taken seriously here.
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Ruler: Philip I
Culture: Roman
Material: Silver
Grade: XF | of the Roman people and were commemorated by an extensive issue of coins. Animals had originally been collected from all over the Roman Empire for the planned Persian triumph of Philip's predecessor, Gordian III, but following his assassination in 244 they were instead kept in readiness for the festivities of the millennium. Continuing the tradition of Claudius and Antoninus Pius before him, the celebration of the Secular Games at the end of every century since the founding of Rome culminated during the reign of Philip I, as the city celebrated her 1000th anniversary in AD 248. Types include the she-wolf suckling the twins Remus and Romulus, the various wild beasts paraded through the Flavian amphitheater, better known as the Colosseum, and a cippus inscribed for the preservation of the memory of these events.
Remus and Romulus are Rome's twin founders in its traditional foundation myth. They are descendants of the Trojan prince and refugee Aeneas , and are fathered by the god Mars or the demi-god Hercules on a royal Vestal Virgin , Rhea Silvia , whose uncle exposes them to die in the wild.
They are found by a she-wolf who suckles and cares for them. The twins are eventually restored to their regal birthright, acquire many followers and decide to found a new city.
Romulus wishes to build the new city on the Palatine Hill; Remus prefers the Aventine Hill. They agree to determine the site through augury. Romulus appears to receive the more favourable signs but each claims the results in his favour.
In the disputes that follow, Remus is killed. Ovid has Romulus invent the festival of Lemuria to appease Remus' resentful ghost. Romulus names the new city Rome , after himself, and goes on to create the Roman Legions and the Roman Senate. He adds citizens to his new city by abducting the women of the neighboring Sabine tribes, which results in the combination of Sabines and Romans as one Roman people.
Rome rapidly expands to become a dominant force, due to divine favour and the inspired administrative, military and political leadership of Romulus. In later life Romulus becomes increasingly autocratic, disappears in mysterious circumstances and is deified as the god Quirinus , the divine persona of the Roman people. The legend of Romulus and Remus encapsulates Rome's ideas of itself, its origins, moral values and purpose: it has also been described as one of the most problematic of all foundation myths. Romulus' name is thought to be a back-formation from the name Rome; Remus' is a matter for ancient and modern speculation. The main sources for the legend approach it as history and offer an implausibly exact chronology: Roman historians dated the city's foundation variously from 758 to 728 BC. Plutarch says Romulus was fifty-three at his death; which reckoning gives the twins' birth year as c. Possible historical bases for the broad mythological narrative remain unclear and much disputed. Romulus and Remus are eminent among the feral children of ancient mythography. The Colosseum or Coliseum , also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre or Colosseo , is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome , Italy. Built of concrete and sand, it is the largest amphitheatre ever built and is considered one of the greatest works of architecture and engineering ever. The Colosseum is situated just east of the Roman Forum. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in 72, and was completed in 80 under his successor and heir Titus.
Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian (8196). These three emperors are known as the Flavian dynasty , and the amphitheatre was named in Latin for its association with their family name (Flavius). The Colosseum could hold, it is estimated, between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators, having an average audience of some 65,000; it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles , animal hunts , executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era.
It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress , a quarry , and a Christian shrine. Although partially ruined because of damage caused by earthquakes and stone-robbers, the Colosseum is still an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome. It is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions and has also links to the Roman Catholic Church, as each Good Friday the Pope leads a torchlit "Way of the Cross" procession that starts in the area around the Colosseum. The Colosseum is also depicted on the Italian version of the five-cent euro coin. The Colosseum's original Latin name was Amphitheatrum Flavium , often anglicized as Flavian Amphitheater.
The building was constructed by emperors of the Flavian dynasty , following the reign of Nero. This name is still used in modern English , but generally the structure is better known as the Colosseum. In antiquity, Romans may have referred to the Colosseum by the unofficial name Amphitheatrum Caesareum (with Caesareum an adjective pertaining to the title Caesar), but this name may have been strictly poetic as it was not exclusive to the Colosseum; Vespasian and Titus, builders of the Colosseum, also constructed an amphitheater of the same name in Puteoli (modern Pozzuoli).
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LOS ANGELES — He was dressed for a Southern California summer: plaid shirt, baseball cap, black shorts. Instead of his typical choice of expensive designer sneakers, he had settled for a pair of Converse All-Stars.
<|fim_middle|> rapport that lasts beyond this season.
Injuries have been frustrating for the franchise, but also for Kuzma, who has seen his closest friends on the roster forced out of action. It's worth remembering that when Ball sprained his ankle against the Rockets in January, he had helped ignite a 20-point first quarter from Kuzma to build a huge lead in Houston. Hart's knee has been fickle for most of the calendar year, and there's a chance he might not play again this season as he consults with doctors about his best course of action.
The scariest moment came earlier this month, when the team learned Ingram had a blood clot in his shoulder – a condition that initially fueled uncertainty about the 21-year-old's basketball future. Kuzma called it a "freak thing" that was "disheartening," and even though he was relieved to learn that Ingram is likely headed for a full recovery, it struck him deeply to see Ingram sidelined so suddenly – particularly just as he was playing his best basketball.
Kuzma is much the same way. Walton said he's not worried about Kuzma's motivation, even without many of the familiar faces in practice. With Ingram, Ball and Hart stuck in rehab or on treatment tables, Kuzma remains diligent about his workouts. Recently after practices and shootarounds, he's taken up extra 3-point work alongside James.
But there have been moments when something is missing, when the sobering reality of the Lakers' season seems to get in the way of the team's joy. Kuzma has brought it up several times in the last two months: how he believes the Lakers are at their best when they're having fun.
It makes sense, given that last year's Lakers were young, espoused an easy sort of chemistry and log-jammed their social media accounts with roasts of each other's dress and tastes. There were lower stakes, and so there was lower pressure.
A year later, the Lakers are no longer so young or so carefree, and they still aren't winning the way they want to. In the last nine games, the Lakers have to win four to surpass last year's 35 wins.
But Kuzma gets it: Winning is serious business. Pressure comes with the territory. And if there's anything he's learned during this season, it's that he doesn't want the pressure to conquer him. | As Kyle Kuzma exited the locker room Sunday night, assistant coach Brian Shaw ribbed Kuzma's look by warning him not to fall off his skateboard on the way out of Staples Center.
The 23-year-old forward looked the part of a carefree kid. But these days, neither of those terms – "carefree" or "kid" – much apply to the Laker who has played 350 more minutes than any of his teammates this season.
The Lakers had a vision for the season: a star, LeBron James, surrounded by exciting young talent returning from the previous season. It included Brandon Ingram, the stretchy, do-it all forward; Lonzo Ball, a sharp-eyed passer with defensive intensity; Josh Hart, the gritty wing who had winning experience from college; and Kuzma, the 6-foot-9 fluid scorer who surprised almost everyone as a rookie.
Of the four, Ball and Ingram are done for the season, and Hart might be on the way there dealing with knee tendinitis that has refused to go away. All that's left is Kuzma, soldiering on in what is already a lost campaign, trying to glean the fringe benefits in these final games.
There should be more to celebrate for Kuzma, who moved into a full-time starting role at the beginning of the season and established that he belonged there. He's averaged more points (18.7 ppg) and more assists (2.6 apg) this season than last. His 3-point shooting numbers are down (30.5 percent) – perhaps a reflection of how many times he's adjusted his shooting form this season – but his finishing numbers around the rim are better (65 percent, according to Cleaning the Glass).
Kuzma doesn't see the last nine Lakers games as fruitless time, either. He's sought to use those minutes as a workshop for his game. He's noticed that defenders are treating him as a scorer and less as a passer – giving him a lane to become more of a distributor in the absence of Ball, Ingram and other important playmakers on the roster.
But the cast Kuzma is trying to replace is a haunting reminder of what the Lakers hoped the season would be. The franchise imagined some organic growth from their young players, all first-round draft picks from the previous two summers. Kuzma himself said none of the young quartet were certain of how they'd play along with James, but looked forward to big, high-stakes games in front of packed houses – the kind of environments James inspires everywhere he plays.
What everyone took for granted was that they'd all get a chance to play together. James has only played 34 games with Ball and Ingram each, and Coach Luke Walton is quick to note that James and Ball haven't played together since Christmas. The Lakers still have hope that James and Kuzma, who have a plus-2.5 net rating when sharing the floor, can still build a | 610 |
Facebook update aims to beautify its Photos service
Like all of the social network's updates, the new feature is being rolled out gradually.
July 30, 2012 10:41 a.m. PT
Facebook has once again redesigned the look of its Photos service. This time, the company is attempting to beautify the look of Photos on your Timeline, as well as the Timeline of anyone's profile you stumble upon. The new landing page is just an update of the old one: it has all of a Facebook user's photos on one page, which Facebook friends can easily Like and comment on.
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A picture is worth a thousand words, and all that jazz. There's not much to add beyond what you see above.
Facebook does note, however, that the new design lets you see "larger pictures that fill up the page" when you click Photos at the top of Timeline. As you'd expect, the menu allows you to find shots you're tagged in, pictures you've shared, and albums you've created.
Given that this feature is part of Timeline, it of course offers you a way to highlight photos for featuring on your Timeline. To do so, click the star button beside a given photo.
Facebook has been regularly tweaking the look of Photos on its site since the service first launched and this appears a big improvement. Given that there are more than 300 million photos uploaded to Facebook daily, it's about time.
Discuss: Facebook update aims to beautify its Photos service | , as the social-networking giant is pushing it out slowly to all of its 955 million monthly active users. "It'll be rolling out slowly over the course of a few weeks," a Facebook representative told me in a statement. As a side note, I've also noticed that tagged names in photos now include the number of tagged photos in brackets. This is actually a link that will take you to the tagged person's photo page (facebook.com/name/photos).
If you don't see the new Photos design yet, here's what it will look like:
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Years before Microsoft imposed Internet Explorer on the masses as the bundled browser with Windows, there was a choice, and that choice used to be Netscape Navigator. Gradually, as IE took over, Netscape became less and less popular, and eventually Netscape's source code became open source. From that, the Mozilla Foundation was born and started work on the Mozilla suite. Mozilla proved itself over the last few years as a worthy successor to the Netscape family, but never seemed to capture the public's imagination in the same way. They decided to re-write their main core programs from the ground up, and with the web browser, it was incarnated as Phoenix, before going through to Mozilla Firebird, and now Mozilla Firefox, which is the name which has stuck.
Internet Explorer, for as long as I can remember, is full of security holes that Microsoft have had to patch constantly. While some of those patches were also down to Windows vulnerabilities, it was Microsoft's introduction of ActiveX many years ago which really let the cat amongst the pigeons. The very same Active X that allows rogue diallers, popups and spyware to install on your PC without your say so. The very reason, why for the first time in years, many IT magazines were recommending using anything else other than IE. Proof is in the statistics, for years IE usage was around 95%, over the last few months that's dropped to 92% and is still dropping.
And the browser of most choices? Mozilla Firefox. And why? Stability, ease of use, and above all else proper web standards compliance - the sort of thing IE can realistically only dream of.
While Firefox has been in development for some time, it was Tuesday 9th November that saw the first full 1.0 public release. And suffice to say, what a release - one million downloads on that first day should tell you all you need to know, but here I'll delve into a few of Firefox's nice features, and how good it actually is. So let's start off with:
Pop Up Blocking - The bane of any web surfer are those annoying as hell pop-up windows that certain web sites like to display all the time in terms of advertising. They're much more prevalent on certain company web sites, but nonetheless wouldn't it be great if they were blocked? Well, for ages<|fim_middle|> Bookmark Feeds - Quite a lot of web sites are now using RSS (Really Simple Syndication) - which is a dialect of XML. Using RSS, web sites can provide up to the minute information for you as what's called "live bookmarks". So when you start to use the web, the live bookmark updates, and the folder within that updates too. It's easier to use in practice than explain, so point Firefox to BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/) and then you should see an orange "XML" button light up at the bottom right of the Firefox window. Click this, and you should see a "subscribe to RSS" option appear. Select where you want the bookmark to go, and click OK. Done. Now when you select your bookmarks, note the news stories come up from the submenu. Although Opera sometimes does it better with RSS, nonetheless the inclusion in Firefox makes it very welcome.
Themes - Firefox is customisable, too. From the Tools menu, select Themes. The Themes window will show you what themes you have installed. Clicking "Get New Themes" takes you to the Mozilla Update pages, where you can download new themes for Firefox. A theme changes the look and feel of the buttons, bit like skins do for Winamp (if you've ever used those). A personal favourite of mine is the Pinball theme, simply because the buttons are nice and small, allowing you to see more of the web site in the main window. Not just that, but some themes (for example Noia) also change the address main bar, so that secure sites are highlighted with green text, others in blue, and so on. I like the themes idea, simply because you can customise the look and feel to how you'd like it to be for yourself. And that's nice.
Software Installation - By default, even if you've allowed Firefox to install software (for example, Macromedia's Flash plugins) you will still be prompted to ensure that this is the software you want to install before just going ahead and doing so like IE used to do. You can even turn this option off if you don't want Firefox to install anything at all, which is very useful for some people. However, one step further is that you can tell Firefox what sites you're going to allow it to install software from, so that for example if you use Mozilla Update, that site address would be one you'd add. Same maybe for Macromedia, and so on. In practice, this option works really well as it ensures that you really want to do the install before potentially crashing your PC. Again, Firefox has had this for ages, well before WinXP SP2 decided to belatedly add this option to IE, but in 1.0 Firefox really is rock stable with software installations.
Download Management - Another useful tool that Firefox has had, 1.0 has even fixed a couple of little foibles it used to have. By default, Firefox will save items to the desktop, but in the Options screen, select "Downloads" and you can ask it where to save each file, specify a folder other than the desktop for downloads to be saved to, and you also have the option of showing a window with a download manager when downloads start, and closing it when finished. In any case, you'll get a little pop up at the bottom right of the screen when downloads have been completed (which can be turned off with customisation of a preferences file, should you wish.) In terms of ease of use, the Downloads manager is quite sensible - particularly if downloading more than one file - as you can see the progress of each one, and the estimated time. And also, Firefox is good at determining file types properly even if the MIME file type isn't set up correctly at the server end (although realistically for proper web standards compliance webmasters should register file types anyway) - although admittedly IE has done that for a while, Firefox handles it more intelligently than IE ever does.
Tabbed Browsing - While not a new feature either, the tabbed browsing works really well here, and is intuitive enough to not take up too much of the screen while doing so. It also saves opening another browser window and hogging up the taskbar on Windows. You can then choose to close that tab, or indeed, close all tabs if you require. A lot of people do find this to be very useful though, for example, when browsing web sites for technical information on something they wish to buy on eBay so that they can see at a glance what they're actually getting. Just an example maybe, but one where tabs make a lot of sense to say the least - quick and easy switching of browser windows.
Importing Settings - The first time you run Firefox, it'll ask you if you wish to import any bookmarks (or Favorites, damn IE) along with settings from various porgrams, including IE. So I simply asked it to import from IE, and also import from my age-old installation of Firebird, and both worked flawlessly. If at any time, you wanted to reimport the IE Favorites, you could simply go to File/Import, and follow the instructions. For people who wish to change browsers, it's great to know that the importing works without problems.
I must also mention how much work has been done to make Firefox truly cross-platform. At work, I've checked out Firefox on a Linux based PC (running Novell Desktop Linux, a SUSE variant) and also a top-end G5 Mac. And the look and feel is exactly the same on those platforms as it is on my Windows XP box - which means whatever platform I use in the office, I know I'll be able to just pick up the browser and go. No mean feat, particularly when you consider how good Safari is on MacOS, for example.
Also, compared to previous Firefox releases, web pages display pretty quickly, and accurately too. Proper web standards compliant pages like the BBC ones came up nice and quick, and there wasn't a difference in terms of speed between that and IE. And the default settings when you start up are set so that you're secure straight away without having to worry if you've missed out on any security options. While you may still get the rare occasional piece of spyware trying to sneak through, the way Firefox is, you'll probably know if something is happening without your permission. Which is very nice.
Final Verdict: Does the fact that I'm not going to use IE anymore (unless sites absolutely require it and nothing else) say all you need to know? For a 1.0 release, Firefox is a joy to use, and easy to pick up, it's very stable, gives you many things you want and not stuff you might never use, and also ensures that you're protected as much as you can from any niggling security hassles which has made IE such a target for spyware, adware, and hackers. In short, it's out there, it's a free download, what have you got to lose? I'll tell you - nothing. And you will gain a lot more by switching, believe me. So make it so!
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All text within this page is © Warren Pilkington | now Mozilla had this option, and Firefox carries on this trend very nicely. When a pop-up is blocked, you receive a window just below the browser address bar to tell you it's blocked a pop-up. If you click the message, you can allow popups for that web site if you wish, go to the blocker options, or (if you don't like the message coming up) disable the message from appearing on screen. If you do the latter, you'll still see a yellow warning sign come up lit when a popup is blocked. Interestingly, IE6 SP2 (in Windows XP SP2) looks almost the same when displaying a blocked message. Seems like they got that idea from Firefox, eh? In practice, the blocking works well, and if there's some pop ups that appear due to them being programmed in JavaScript, no problem - you can go to the options and limit what Javascript can do as well, if you really wanted to lock it down further.
Search Bar - One thing you'll instantly notice is at the top right of the Firefox window, there is an option to use a search engine in this bar to find what you want quickly. It's also a great idea, as you don't have to go to the search engine's page first. By default, Firefox 1.0 ships with search engines for Google, Yahoo, Amazon, Creative Commons, Dictionary.com and Ebay. You can also use the dropdown arrow next to the search engine's icon to select another engine, or to add search engines. I added Google UK and Ebay UK with ease - and even HMV UK was there to be added! Once in use, it's nice and intuitive and you'll find that an excellent tool - I know I do.
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Pronounced "in-ka-meep", the winery is the first in North America to be aboriginally owned and operated. Overlooking the shores of Osoyoos Lake in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, the winery sits on natural desert land surrounded by the stunning contrast of sagebrush and vineyards. Using grapes grown from the Band's own 30+ year-old Inkameep Vineyard, winemaker Randy Picton and Osoyoos Indian Band assistant winemaker Justin Hall produce an award winning portfolio of wines in three tiers: Winemakers Series, Qwam Qwmt and Mer'r'iym.
Randy Picton graduated from the Winery Assistant Program at Okanagan College. He completed his two hands-on internships at Cedar Creek Estate Winery and moved up the ranks from assistant cellar master, to assistant winemaker, to associate winemaker in charge of Pinot Gris and Icewines. From there, Randy joined the new state-of-the-art Nk'Mip Cellars, the first Aboriginal owned and operated winery in North America, as winemaker. A non-native, Randy is also training youth from the Osoyoos Indian Band to assume winemaking duties for Nk'Mip Cellars.
Some of Randy's recent awards are Double Gold & 2nd In Class –2014 Winemaker's Dreamcatcher, Six Nations Wine Challenge. Gold – 2014 Qwam Qwmt Cabernet Sauvignon, InterVin. Canadian Winery of the Year, Intervin.
Randy's philosophy is to pay attention to detail in the vineyard to produce the best possible grapes, and then carry this practice to the winery. The expression of the vineyard is displayed in the bottle. | the rustic Timber Room, there is nothing but stunning mountain and city views awaiting you.
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Dreamcatcher is a vibrant and luscious blend of premium white varieties displaying aromas and flavours of tangy lemon zest, green apple, kiwi and mandarin. A soft entry balanced by crisp acidity that leads to a clean and lengthy citrus finish.
Spicy aromas along with black pepper and cherry, with multi-layered flavours of berries and pepper. The wine has a soft entry with smooth tannins and features a good acid backbone which contributes to the length of the finish.
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Impending US food safety rules will affect carriers
The US is modernizing its food safety regulations and Canadian carriers will be affected
by James Menzies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US is modernizing its food safety regulations, introducing sweeping changes that will include new requirements for trucking companies. The aptly named Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) represents the first major overhaul of US food safety regulations since the current rules were written in 1938.
The Act includes seven major proposed rules and the most recent of them to be introduced, covering the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food, will have the greatest impact on carriers. The rule concerning transportation was announced Jan. 31 and is open for public comment through May 31.
Canadian food haulers will have to meet new requirements under the Food Safety Modernization Act.
"This proposed rule will help reduce the likelihood of conditions during transportation that can lead to human or animal illness or injury," Michael Taylor, the US Food and Drug Administration's deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine said when the rule was announced. "We are now one step closer to fully implementing the comprehensive regulatory framework for prevention that will strengthen the FDA's inspection and compliance tools, modernize oversight of the nation's food safety system and prevent foodborne illnesses before they happen."
In an interview with Truck News, Mike Kashtock, consumer safety officer with the FDA's Centre for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, said carriers that already apply Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)-type principles to their operations won't have trouble complying with the new requirements. However, trucking companies that are sloppy when it<|fim_middle|>, Kashtock said FDA opted to encourage the use of best practices that already exist within the food industry.
"Best practices exist and they are quite stratified," he said. "The juice industry has its unique best practices it has developed, the grain and feed industry has its own. There are best practices and model codes that have been around for quite some time and are actually in use, probably in the vast majority of situations right now."
Kashtock said incidences of food contamination during interstate transport are actually quite rare. It's more of a problem on the local level.
"One area where there have been some of these types of reports (of contamination) are deliveries to ethnic food restaurants where there have been some reports of deliveries taking place of perishables in non-refrigerated vehicles or stacking of loads in such a way that raw meat and produce were stacked in close proximity to one another," Kashtock said. "This is very sporadic but it's indicative of the challenge of trying to gain acceptance of these best practices, really at all levels of industry, down to the levels where there obviously needs to be more of an appreciation of proper handling and maintenance than there is right now."
Asked if the rules will eventually require the use of telematics solutions that remotely monitor the temperature of refrigerated food while in transit, Kashtock said the FDA doesn't plan to mandate any specific technologies.
"We haven't proposed any specific type of technology to be used for temperature monitoring, nor have we proposed to require continuous, ongoing monitoring during shipments," he said.
The rules continue to be subject to public comment until the end of May, at which time the FDA will review the feedback that was provided and make any necessary changes to the regulations. The court-ordered deadline for the final rule to be published is March 31, 2016. Once published, it will be at least another year before it's implemented, meaning carriers won't have to comply with the new rules until 2017 (for large businesses, defined as having more than US$25.5 million in annual revenue) and 2018 for small businesses.
You can view the full rule as well as details on how to submit a comment here.
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James Menzies is editor of Truck News magazine. He has been covering the Canadian trucking industry for more than 15 years and holds a CDL. Reach him at james@newcom.ca or follow him on Twitter at @JamesMenzies.
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Swift to test International ProStar with SmartAdvantage powertrain | comes to cleaning, loading and maintaining their equipment will have to improve. The new rules will also place the onus on carriers and food companies to prove to FDA that they are safely handling food products throughout the supply chain.
"The 1938 law basically says you can't produce foods, store foods or transport foods under unsanitary conditions and then puts the burden on FDA to go out and do inspections and find violations and take actions," Kashtock explained. "The FSMA changes the paradigm and requires the broader industry to go through the preliminary step of analyzing potential things that could go wrong and then put measures in place to make sure those things are monitored and controlled so they don't go wrong, or if they do go wrong, they're spotted very quickly and the food is taken out of the channels of sale. All the traditional requirements of the 1938 law remain but the preventive elements that were never as a matter of law the industry's responsibilities, are now the industry's responsibilities."
The proposed rule establishes requirements for vehicles and transportation equipment, transportation operations, training and record-keeping. As one example, shippers will be required to inspect a vehicle for cleanliness or contamination prior to loading food that is not completely enclosed by its container. Carriers will be required to establish written procedures, subject to record-keeping requirements, for cleaning their vehicles and equipment. The rules will apply equally to US carriers and Canadian fleets that operate there, as well as shippers, receivers and importers.
"Many companies practice those elements voluntarily," Kashtock acknowledged. "What the FSMA really has done is taken the current practices that have evolved since the 1938 law and made them not voluntary. A lot of what this new food safety law would require when the regulations get finalized, proactive firms have been doing for quite some time."
The three primary areas identified under the rules as the most likely causes of contamination during transport include: temperature control, the transportation of bulk product in tankers; and cleanliness of cargo bays. Rather than rewrite the rulebook | 417 |
Shape of things to come
Nazatul Izma Abdullah
Navigating a future finance function driven by the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Internet of Things was the focus of ACCA Malaysia's annual conference
This article was first published in the September 2018 Malaysia edition of Accounting and Business magazine.
More than 500 members of Malaysia's accountancy profession gathered at the ACCA Malaysia Annual Conference 2018 to gain insights into how to manage digital disruption and develop the requisite professional skillset to successfully lead business in the 21st century.
Themed 'Navigating the future world of finance', the conference explored how account<|fim_middle|> 'meaningful insights from data and communicating these to stakeholders'.
Furlong advised CFOs to emerge from the proverbial 'ivory tower' to gain a real-time understanding of the business and its people in order to effect the cultural, people and values transformation expected of finance leaders today. CFOs should resist the temptation to hire and retain 'yes men' because 'you need people to challenge strategy and give you the right information to make important decisions'.
Finally, keep in mind that technological transformation 'is not a destination but part of the journey. You need to keep doing projects. It is a continuing process,' concluded Cox.
Meanwhile, the second panel – moderated by Dato' Amiruddin Abdul Satar, president and managing director at KPJ Healthcare – focused on how finance leaders can achieve long-term success through creative intelligence. Dato' Amiruddin began by asking what kind of culture should be in place to propagate innovation. Raja Segaran, head of consulting and projects, corporate strategy, at MDEC, referenced Google, which allows employees to spend 20% of their time on pet projects and collaboration, while 3M allocates 6% of its total value for R&D. 'How many of these initiatives are being practised in organisations in Malaysia?' he asked. 'These kinds of ingredients that arise from leadership and resource allocation are very important. There must also be a process to validate the ideas and incentivise the efforts of the people within the organisation.'
According to Aiza Azreen, director, strategic development, at Axiata Digital, organisational culture hinges on two things: vision and mission. Initially, she found it hard to assimilate into a digital environment where the vision and mission keep changing 'because we are agile and disruptive, and don't want to stick to a plan. Digital businesses tend not to have a vision and mission but rather tao or promises – for example, disrupt, disrupt, disrupt and act now; do good and have fun; and, importantly, fail, to learn.' Malaysian companies are, she believed, still struggling to find the right culture.
Meanwhile, Jacob Isaac, managing director of new technologies at Fusionex International, said that organisations that portray themselves as championing a creative and innovative culture will attract the same kind of talent.
Asked if regulation might influence structure, Segaran said that operating in a highly regulated or self-regulated industry would not prohibit innovation. 'Boxes and structure do not define how innovative or flexible you are,' he said. 'Culture, leadership and processes drive innovation and creativity.'
The panellists were also asked how best to justify investments in technology and innovation that stimulate creativity and performance. Isaac recommended that finance leaders collaborate with technology companies and consultants to help sell the investment. Apart from the return on investment in terms of tangible monetary value, savings in costs and manpower and so on, technology companies can help finance leaders use even more powerful intangibles like 'emotional selling, branding and being in the forefront of your industry' to convince decision-makers.
Segaran recommended adopting an investment perspective rather than focusing on cost. 'From the investment point of view, there is a higher motivation or threshold for success or failure because you are looking at it as an investment over a period of time, rather than it being perceived as a sunk cost or the rush to reap a return in a very short period of time.'
Azreen, meanwhile, upsells 'valuation' and 'national service' – specifically the value delivered by the proposal in terms of market reach and growth and nation building, downplaying investment costs and returns – to convince her management and board.
Wrapping up, the panellists advised finance leaders to dissociate creativity from originality, in order to become more innovative.
'Creativity is just the act of combining new elements into something else, not something new that we invent. Mimic and improvise,' said Isaac. Azreen concurred: 'Believing that you don't have to be creative, just enhancing what is already there, can be a liberating experience.'
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"You need people to challenge strategy and give you the right information to make important decisions" | ancy professionals can continue to remain relevant and add value while traversing the new digital era, and how their contributions will support the Malaysian economy in optimising the opportunities emerging from technological and regulatory changes.
In her keynote address, Jenny Gu, ACCA vice president, said that the theme 'had been crafted to reflect the complexities and possibilities of the future world of finance fuelled by shifts in the global economy, changing business models and significant technological development'.
Given that the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) and the Internet of Things are swiftly transforming how business is done in the 21st century, Narayanan Vaidyanathan, ACCA's head of business insights, chose to focus on how finance professionals should adapt to the changes and opportunities in order to implement the corresponding Finance 4.0. In his presentation on ACCA's recent global report Race for relevance – technology opportunities for the finance function, Vaidyanathan described the six technologies identified, which can be deployed singly or in combination to ensure the continuing relevance of the finance function. These are robotic process automation (RPA), cloud, analytics, social media, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
While still evolving, digital ethics and governance issues are key to implementing digital transformation. 'Finance professionals need to exercise professional competence and due care to gain a deeper understanding of issues at stake,' Vaidyanathan said. 'You need to be able to leverage technologies and navigate in a responsible manner to build Finance 4.0.'
Route to Finance 4.0
Vaidyanathan recommended six steps to implement Finance 4.0, starting with developing a technology roadmap. Finance leaders should begin by 'aligning the strategy for the organisation-wide transformation agenda and the finance function transformation'. They should then build the business case for technology investments in finance, checking for the hidden costs such as the migration process and transforming and managing cybersecurity. Data should then be prioritised, with a focus on quality. The impact of technological change on the organisation and its people, should be established, alongside ensuring that the finance team has the right skill mix. Finally, the implications for governance and risk management should be considered.
Panel discussions and expert sessions were linked to ACCA's unique seven quotients for success: digital, vision, creativity, intelligence, emotional intelligence, experience and technical competence and ethics. The first panel, moderated by Vaidyanathan, focused on the rise of the digital CFO. 'CFOs must have an appetite for change' and drive 'a culture that embraces change', said Steve Cox, global vice president, ERP ERM, cloud business group, Oracle.They must also be willing and able to collaborate, said Ann Furlong FCCA, director, APAC customer service team and global enablement at BlackLine, who urged the finance function to partner the IT team to augment its technology capabilities and help execute its digital transformation processes.
Understanding the bigger picture is also vital. Tony Ong, CEO at Xtrategize Technologies, cautioned finance leaders to couch technological change 'in the context of the overall technologies used in the organisation. What is needed is integration, not solutions in isolation.'
While there are many upsides to automating the finance function, Ong warned organisations that technological change is 'much more stressful' than other changes. Assess the negative impact on people and equip them with the skillsets to cope: 'CFOs need to ensure that everybody is tech-savvy and that the culture encourages people to learn and to use new tech.'
Structured approach
Alvin Gan, executive director and head of IT enabled transformation at KPMG Risk & Management Consulting, discussed the adoption of a structured approach to RPA technology implementation. The first step is to clearly document and map processes. This allows the identification of specific processes with a heavy concentration of manual labour that are high in cost – typically good candidates for RPA. This is also an opportunity to conduct business process re-engineering, Gan added.
In terms of implementation, a growing trend is the use of a pilot project to implement digital disruptors. This can also be effective in RPA technology implementation. By selecting a couple of key processes for pilot projects, which function as proof-of-concepts (POC), senior management and the board can visualise the investment and, if viable, identify a business partner to help implement RPA. Companies can also benefit from periodic improvements.
Crucially, the digital CFO tasked with transformation will need a new mindset to achieve change, the panellists concurred. Cox noted that the new breed of CFOs are able to 'think creatively and differently'. They apply 'design thinking, where you design for the outcome that you desire'. They are focused on achieving data mastery, drawing | 955 |
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And schools must havestrong safeguarding policies and practice in the firstTeachers are uniquely well placed to spot achild at risk of abuse and neglect and takeaction to change the course of that child'slife for the better. This has long been thecase. However,<|fim_middle|> level of the qualification (degree, PGCE etc), and informationon the amount of time spent in the classroom teaching each subject. In addition to the individual-level data,aggregate counts are also available at the school level for teacher vacancies, occasional teachers and supportstaff employed though agencies or third-party providers. For a sample of secondary (academy) schools,information is also collected on the curriculum taught by teachers to pupils in years 7-13. This curriculum datais currently only available for approximately 70 per cent of the schools.An important improvement to the November 2011 SWC is the collection of FTE hours in respect of non-classroom-based support staff. The absence of this information previously meant that the FTE figures for thisgroup of employees were estimates and many support staff were double-counted in situations where theywere employed in more than one post. In addition to this, pay and qualifications data in the 2011 censuswas collected for all staff for whom an individual record is required. This is the first time such information hasbeen collected for other categories of support staff.An overview of the data on teachers in the SWC is available in DfE (2011).Note of cautionAlthough this is a census, the data is not complete and it is not always possible to use the teacher numbersto link teachers across the two years accurately. In total, there are 478,960 teachers in the November2011 data set, but 72,224 of these cannot be found in the 2010 dataset, implying that 15 per cent of theworkforce appears for the first time or returns following a break from the sector. Similarly, over 15 per centof the 2010 workforce cannot be re-identified in the 2011 data. These rates are far higher than those inprevious data sets, implying a misidentification across years for around 6 per cent of all teachers.Appendix: School Workforce Census122 © National College for School LeadershipIn the SWC it is possible that some unexpected findings (eg leadership structures) may simply be theresult of misclassification of teachers to posts. For example, within the sample, 496 headteachers are notthe highest paid person calling themselves a headteacher within their own school, so some of these maybe wrongly classified, eg head of house posts that do not report directly to the governing body and soshould more properly be classified as deputy heads. Data reliability is particularly low for middle and othermanagement positions in schools, such as finance managers/bursars, heads of department or years, andspecial needs co-ordinators. For example, it seems highly unlikely that nearly one-third of secondary schoolshave no heads of year/departments; nor that so many secondary schools have no employee responsible forfinance or financial assistance; nor that the majority have no SEN co-ordinators.We care about the environmentWe are always looking for ways to minimiseour environmental impact. We only print wherenecessary, which is why you will find mostof our materials online. When we do printwe use environmentally friendly paper. PB1083©2012 National College for School Leadership –All rights reserved. No part of this document maybe reproduced without prior permission from theNational College. 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string(231) "Clinical psychologist Dr Asha Patel and Childhood Trauma Expert Jane Evans have come together to create The Healing Together Facilitator Programme. Here they outline their new training course and why is it needed right now"
string(311) "... explore discuss difficult issues with children, including one on domestic abuse called How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear? She has worked in refuges, with children's services, the courts and trained to be a foster carer. All her work draws on her experiences but is also informed by research ..."
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string(5583) "Domestic violence leads to childhoold traumaThe Healing Together Facilitator Programme will help to create a legion of trauma aware practitioners who will have the skills and understanding to help children who are impacted by domestic abuse and violence. This is an ambitious world-wide training programme toupskill staff who work with children in primary or secondary schools, in othercommunity settings, in refuges, hostels or who provide pastoral or counsellingsupport. Dealing with childhood trauma and domestic violenceWe are the course creators and come with different perspectives from different backgrounds and that adds strength to our collaboration. Dr Asha Patel set up her multi award winning social enterprise in 2016 with the aim of creating mentally healthy environment in schools: 'I come from a forensic mental health background, working with high-profile sex offenders among others. I realised I was working at the wrong end of the spectrum. It was too late for them. I came to understand that I could make more impact if I supported them when they were young.'Innovating Minds worked alongside 'We:ARE' in Birmingham which supports women who have been subjected to domestic violence. As the mothers started to rebuild their lives, they were concerned about the damage done to their children, so Innovating Minds developed a programme in Kings Norton in Birmingham. Children aged 10-14 attended, one evening a week for six weeks after school After the very first session there was a waiting list for 40 children so right from the beginning it was impossible to keep up with demand.Jane Evans is an expert on Childhood Trauma and Anxiety. She's also the author of a number of books which help adults explore discuss difficult issues with children, including one on domestic abuse called How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear? She has worked in refuges, with children's services, the courts and trained to be a foster carer. All her work draws on her experiences but is also informed by research. She is a trainer and coach and much in demand as a public speaker.Jane was working with preschool children 26 years ago whenshe first learned about abusive relationships and realised that she had been inone for three years. 'Trauma does not stop when they come out of an abusive relationship,so adults need to learn to walk in the child's shoes. Often once the abusivepartner has left ,the single parent really struggles with the child'sbehaviour.'Levels of domestic violence in lockdownThe HealingTogether Facilitator Programme is especially timely now. The pandemic has not been kind tochildren who live in violent households. The United Nations has called domesticabuse the 'shadow pandemic' as it estimates incidents globally have increasedby at least 20 per cent. According to Commander Sue Williams of The Metropolitan Police there was a spike in arrests after 9 March, when people with coronavirus symptoms were asked to self-isolate. She says charges and cautions were up by 24% compared to the same period in 2019, with officers arresting an average of 100 people a day for domestic violence. Police believe the incidents of domestic violence are under-reported as some mothers know that if their partner is arrested, they will be left with no money coming into the home. Meanwhile, researchers at the Counting Dead Women Project told UK MPs that 14 women and two children were killed in the first three weeks of lockdown – the largest number of killings in a three-week period for 11 years and more than double the average rate.[1]The NSPCC has confirmed a shocking increase in calls to their service: 'Contacts to our helpline about the impact of domestic abuse on children have increased by 32% since the start of the lockdown, to an average of one an hour.'Agenciesknow that these figures are just the tip of the iceberg and that many more willcome to light when women and children can get out of the house and tell theirstories to others. This has happened in other countries that lifted lockdownearlier.The biggest victims of domestic abuse are often the youngest people in familiesThe statistics areshocking but the reality is that each of these numbers represents one or morechildren trapped over thirteen weeks with no chance of escape.They have lived with daily uncertainties, threats and abuse. They willneed support from safe adults to give them insights into ways to feel calmerand safer in their own bodies.The danger is that they go back to school, struggle with their feelings and emotions and find that they cannot cope. Adults in children's daily lives, at school and in the community, need to understand that certain behaviours can be manifested by children who are traumatised – they must NOT be simply seen as 'really naughty' or 'unmanageable.'The children are responding to trauma and overwhelmed. Their bodies areon alert and they experience sensory overload where they react to sounds,smells, sounds, textures of food. Words, looks, silences and what seem to beminor incidents can set off feelings of danger.They are swamped by their feelings but there is a disconnect betweentheir mind and body so they are not always aware of what is going on. One girl told us: 'I love my mum, I don't know why I do this to her'. When children are working through the course materials you will see real light bulb moment where they suddenly identify their reactions: 'That's what my body does too!'; 'So that is what my brain is telling"
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string(241) "There has been a growing body of evidence that reading for pleasure is the most important indicator of the future success of a child. Dr Beth Southard considers a book scheme in Norwich that encourages children in care to read more."
string(303) "... of paper to make the process easier to self-monitor for front-line staff. Starting in 2016, the Bookschemes Coordinator began visiting foster carer and children's services groups to promote and clarify the scheme for those using it. This has seen an increase in the use of the program ..."
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string(5625) "carer, and all packs now contain a small envelope marked 'for carer' and this has led to an improved response since. Library Usage and Corporate Guarantor Offer As part of the second phase of the project, and in response to feedback from the network meetings held in phase one, it was decided to expand the library service offer to LAC. In July 2009 the Corporate Guarantor scheme was launched, which was an extension of the idea of that the local authority served as a 'Corporate Parent'. A library account was created which could be linked to any Norfolk LAC's account, the carer just needing to show their foster carer ID card as proof of the child's eligibility. If the LAC's library account was linked to the Corporate Guarantor account (instead of the foster carer's) then the Norfolk County Council would be responsible for overdue fines on the account and the cost of replacing any lost or damaged items, rather than the carer. The LAC could use the corporately guaranteed library card in any Norfolk public library until the child reached 16 years of age regardless of whether they remained in the same placement. Having this consistency in library accounts is particularly needed for those entering care, as a 2014 report by the Comptroller and Auditor General showed that 34 per cent of children in care had more than one placement in a year, and 11 per cent had three or more placements.17 Despite positive responses from staff and carers, take-up on the scheme was low and after running for four years, by 2013 there were only 92 children and young people joined to the account (9 per cent of those eligible) and of these, only 39 had accessed the library in the past year. Further investigation into the accounts showed that 14 accounts became inactive after unpaid charges and fines triggered automatic freezes. It was thus clear that treating these accounts the same as normal library accounts and monitoring them only when problems arose was not the right solution. The Library Service and Virtual Schools then worked to draft a new process of monitoring the accounts and check all records quarterly to ensure that problems on accounts are caught early and that any children who leave care are flagged up as needing a new adult guarantor.In addition, the staff guidance material was condensed to a single sheet of paper to make the process easier to self-monitor for front-line staff. Starting in 2016, the Bookschemes Coordinator began visiting foster carer and children's services groups to promote and clarify the scheme for those using it. This has seen an increase in the use of the program to 127 accounts as of December 2017 (12 per cent of all LAC), 62 of who used the library in the past year. This is not the full picture though – an audit of LAC library accounts in 2014 showed that library use is higher among LAC populations than would be suggested by the number of Corporate Guarantor accounts alone. In this period, 341 children and young people aged 0-17 were identified as entering care for more than three months, these accounts were monitored for any library use for a period of one year. Upon entering care, 177 of the children and young people had previous accounts, some with multiple accounts for a total of 208. Of these, 134 (64 per cent) were opened with a parent and 29 (14 per cent) were for young people aged 16-17 who were not eligible for the Corporate Guarantor Scheme. Nine (5 per cent) already had accounts with the Corporate Guarantor Scheme and 19 (9 per cent) had accounts with their carer as guarantor. Audits of the library and information system occurred quarterly over the year to see if the book packs encouraged library membership and use. At the first check (four months after receiving a book pack) it was found that an additional 46 children age 0-16 had joined the library in this period and 25 of those registered with the Corporate Guarantor Scheme. At eight months, a further 38 had joined the library, and of those, four were aged 16-17, six registered with a family member, five signed up to the Corporate Guarantor Scheme and 23 more signed up with their carer acting as guarantor. At 12 months, there were no changes to the number of library accounts. Thus, we could see that the Corporate Guarantor Scheme was most useful for children new to care, or those who were in short-term placements. Carers with LAC in long-term placements prefer to serve as guarantor themselves, as they would with their own children. This is further supported by looking at the current library accounts linked with the Corporate Guarantor account: of those currently active, only 29 per cent of the accounts are more than a year old – a figure that has remained consistent over the past three years. ConclusionInterestingly, this review demonstrated a higher level of engagement with the library service than in the general population, with 50 per cent of those children and young people recently placed into care joining and using the library, compared with 34 per cent for the general population (ages 0-17). And looking at the past ten years of this scheme, we can see a rise in participation and engagement with the LAC offer and the library service overall, while for the library service as a whole, engagement has been on the decline. While the long- term education and social impact of the program is difficult to judge, the program has had great success in supporting LAC, particularly in the first year of care. 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Identifying Special Educational Needs In The Early Years | with children's social services todaystretched to the point where, acting alone, theystruggle to be more than an emergency service, therole of those outside the social work profession inprotecting children is more important than ever.This was one of the findings of the NSPCC's Howsafe are our children? 2014 – an annual report,which compiles and analyses the most robust andhttp://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/findings/howsafe/how-safe-2014_wda101852.htmlhttp://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/findings/howsafe/how-safe-2014_wda101852.htmlwww.teachingtimes.com n Vol 4.5Safeguarding Every Child Journal79place to help them with this. The NSPCC is soon to launch a free self-assessment tool in partnership with the Times Educational Supplement.This will allow a school's Designated Safeguarding Person (DSP) to seewhich safeguarding arrangements are in place and what more needs tobe done by creating a personalised action plan for them.But, of course, guidance, processes and duties mean nothing if nottranslated into action. We've seen too many cases where children havebeen let down by those who had a clear duty to protect them.Tragic cases like that of Daniel Pelka serve as an eternal reminder ofwhy we need to do better. Their stories are why the oft-quoted phrase"safeguarding is everyone's responsibility" must never be one we justpay lip service to; it needs to be one that informs practice, day in andday out.It is because of the people that do take responsibility that there aremany children we thankfully don't end up hearing about in the news.These are the cases where action has been taken early by someone– and often that someone is a teacher – leading to a child beingprotected and tragedy being averted.So what can schools do to help ensure this is the case for allchildren in their care?A zero-threshold approachCreating the right culture is vital. Staff must feel supported whenreporting any worries and children must know that someone willlisten to them if they have problems. I strongly believe in a zero-threshold approach. We've previously carried out research along withYouthworks on behalf of the Office of the Children's Commissioner(See Maggie Atkinson's article, Single body for Children's Rights, in thisedition of ECJ) into best safeguarding practice in primary schools. Ateacher in one of the best schools told us, 'Threshold' doesn't exist – itis whatever is worrying you.'This zero-threshold approach, which encourages teachers toreport and record even the smallest niggles about a child's welfare,can help guard against the dangers of complacency. The Departmentfor Education guidance Keeping children safe in education calls onstaff to maintain an 'it could happen here' attitude where safeguardingis concerned – and it is right to do so. Sadly, child abuse and neglectoccurs across all sections of society and in all communities; to thinkotherwise leads to children being let down.Children must also feel that they can approach staff at the schooland be listened to. In the same research we undertook for the OCC,one child said of the staff at their school, 'They'll listen to you and canunderstand and you can talk to adults you trust.' This is something thatwe want and need to recreate in all schools if children are to be keptsafe.Disclosures are rarely straightforwardOf course, even with an open culture there will still be times wherechildren don't feel able to speak out. But that doesn't mean they aren'ttrying to tell you something. Taking an interest in a child who is actingout or appears withdrawn is vital. Last year our report, No one noticed,no one heard, described the childhood experiences of abuse of 60young men and women, looking at how they disclosed this abuse and"Child abuse and neglectoccurs across all sectionsof society and in allcommunities; to thinkotherwise leads to childrenbeing let down."http://youthworksconsulting.co.uk/evaluation.phphttp://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/300309/KCSIE_gdnce_FINAL.pdfhttps://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/findings/no-one-noticed-no-one-heard-pdf_wdf98744.pdfhttps://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/research/findings/no-one-noticed-no-one-heard-pdf_wdf98744.pdfVol 4.5 n www.teachingtimes.comSafeguardingEvery Child Journal80sought help. It clearly showed that there are a number of different ways they tried tolet someone know what was"
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string(535) "The English education system is experiencing an era of unprecedented change, at least as significant as the move to Local Management of Schools after 1988. Nowhere are these changes more keenly felt than amongst the leadership teams and governing bodies of the country's schools. This research offers a fascinating consideration of the schools' landscape and clearly highlights how it has evolved over the 10 years since the first review of school leadership in England in 2002. By the National College for School Leadership - 2012"
string(5643) "secondary school curriculum and staffingsurvey. By introducing this single-data collection process, the DfE aims to collect information on schoolworkforces in a more consistent, timely and accurate manner.The unit of observation is an individual role, so for example an individual who is a teaching assistant and alunchtime assistant will have two observations in the data. A minority (0.5 per cent) of teachers in the SWCreport having more than one role, either in the same or in different schools. Across leadership positions,almost all senior leaders have a single position that is reported in the SWC.The census was first taken in November 2010 and this is the first year in which the census has includedall state-maintained schools. The second round of the SWC was conducted in November 2011 and willcontinue to take place every November henceforth. The 2011 round of the full SWC had around one millionobservations from primary, secondary and special schools, including information on 438,000 full-timeequivalent (FTE) teachers and 219,800 FTE teaching assistants.The census includes contract information such as start and end date, hours worked, annual pay and allroles an individual has within a school (eg teacher, head of department, lunchtime supervisor etc), as wellas an indicator of whether the member of staff is employed by the local authority or the school they areworking at. It also includes personal characteristics such as date of birth, gender and ethnicity. The dataincludes an indicator of whether a teacher has attained qualified teacher status (QTS); information on otherqualifications such as subject studied and the | 1,689 |
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A BRAIN cancer researcher and a doctor helping the homeless have been nominated for the 2018 Western Australia Awards.
Nick Gottardo, a paediatric oncologist and researcher at Princess Margaret Hospital and the Telethon Kids Institute, is a nominee for the WA Australian of the Year.
The specialist is driven by a belief that it's unacceptable for children to die of brain cancer, and he's often referred to as 'Saint Nick' by parents on the ward.
His research team made a breakthrough this year in treating medulloblastoma, screening almost 3200 drugs to find one capable of destroying the cancer.
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Andrew Davies, based in West Leederville, has been nominated for the Australia's Local Hero award.
The doctor launched Homeless Healthcare in 2008, providing health services to homeless and marginalised people in Perth.
His team of 20 provide 14,000 consultations each year at drop-in centres across the city.
The WA Award winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 22, at Government House.
Recipients will join state and territory winners from across Australia for the national awards, held in Canberra on January 25 | 135 |
Taking Seriously the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Section Introduction
Gary J. Kornblith & Carol Lasser
Uncoverage: Toward a Signature Pedagogy for the History Survey
Lendol Calder
Ways of Seeing: An Introduction
Michael Coventry, Peter Felten, David Jaffee, Cecilia O'Leary, and Tracey Weis, with Susannah McGowan
Thinking Visually as Historians: Incorporating Visual Methods
David Jaffee
Confronting Prior Visual Knowledge, Beliefs, and Habits: "Seeing" beyond the Surface
Peter Felten
What's the Problem? Connecting Scholarship, Interpretation, and Evidence in Telling Stories about Race and Slavery
Tracey Weis
Moving beyond "the Essay": Evaluating Historical Analysis and Argument in Multimedia Presentations
Michael Coventry
Connecting to the Public: Using New Media to Engage Students in the Iterative Process of History
Cecila O'Leary
Ways of Seeing: A Conclusion
Ways of Seeing: Evidence and Learning in the History Classroom, An Introduction
Michael Coventry, Peter Felten, David Jaffee, Cecilia O'Leary, and
Tracey Weis, with Susannah McGowan
In a recent essay, David Pace decried the "chasm" between current practices in research and those in teaching in our profession. For more than a century, historians have worked together to build a research enterprise "infused with a commitment to rigor and collective responsibility." Yet the discipline's approach to teaching could hardly differ more. Because we generally teach in isolation, behind doors that keep our students in and our colleagues out, a significant gap exists, in both orientation and practice, between our research and our teaching. We tend to frame problems in our research as exciting opportunities, and we often seek out colleagues to discuss our work. When it comes to teaching, however, we see problems as disreputable, something to be hidden, rather than as invitations to further the knowledge of a community of practitioners through discussion and scholarship.1
Over the past decade, an increasing number of academics, including many historians, have explored the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) as one way to bridge the chasm by giving the same careful, methodical attention to problems in teaching as to problems in research. As in other forms of scholarship, knowledge claims in SoTL must be embedded in a body of knowledge, open to peer review, and accessible for exchange with and use by disciplinary colleagues. In SoTL for history, then, professional historians consider the questions about student learning that matter to them and apply standards of historical scholarship to tackle those questions. Their lines of inquiry often begin with questions about classroom practiceó"How can I help students understand and use primary documents better?"óbut return to issues fundamental to teaching and learning historical knowledge. The fundamental questions are varied, but historians engaged in SoTL have concentrated on two broad lines of inquiry: "What do students bring to the history classroom that may have a major impact on their learning?" and "What mental operations and procedures must [students] master in order to think historically?"2
Those initial questions motivated the five authors of the case studies that follow. We are historians at institutions ranging from open-admission public colleges to highly selective private universities and were participants in the Visible Knowledge Project (VKP), a grant-supported project funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies that involved over seventy humanities faculty members on twenty-one campuses across the United States.3 Over the five years of the project (August 2000 to October 2005), VKP participants sought to make visible and to open for inquiry problems in teaching and student learning across the fields of history, American Studies, and ethnic studies, among others. In these case studies we report research into student learning that responds to three developments. First, the scholarship of teaching and learning, or the pedagogical turn in the profession, engages historians in investigations of how students learn to think historically, treating student work as evidence to be evaluated using discipline-specific research methods. Second, the pictorial turn in culture studies prompts historians to reconsider the significance of images in the construction of historical understanding. Despite the ubiquity of images in online archives, in classrooms, and in the broader culture, many history students and scholars struggle to devise reading strategies or protocols that are as rigorous and rewarding as those used to interrogate textual sources. Finally, the digital turn in the profession encourages scholars and students to experiment with the use of digital media to develop new forms of historical discourse, through the creation of Web- and multimedia-based articles, archives, and narratives.
The Pedagogical Turn
At the beginning of the Visible Knowledge Project, our research explored intersections between new digital environments and our classroom practice. Over the course of our investigations, technology became secondary to questions about student learning and historical thinking. We gradually shifted from asking what new media could do for us as teachers to exploring how students learn historical-thinking skills and content knowledge in our classes. Student work became our crucial source of evidence as we probed to see when and how students made incremental steps (or, more rarely, large leaps) toward historical understanding. Our emphasis was on the processes by which students become more expert in their thinking, so rather than concentrating on the final products of a course (such as exams or research papers) we collected evidence throughout the term, focusing on what the scholar of historical cognition Sam Wineburg has called "the moments of confusion before an interpretation emerges, while indecision and doubt reign and coherence remains elusive." We then approached that evidence as we would sources in our scholarly researchósystematically performing close and contextualized readings to develop a narrative response to our original research question.4
The Visible Knowledge Project (VKP) Web site provides links to syllabi, sample assignments, and multimedia projects from the authors' classes as well as those of colleagues from across fields related to American history and culture. See <http://crossroads.georgetown.edu/vkp/> (Jan. 22, 2006). Courtesy Visible Knowledge Project, Center for New Designs in Learning & Scholarship, Georgetown University.
As in traditional historical scholarship, our individual work became part of a larger scholarly discourse about fundamental questionsóin this case, about how students learn history in our classrooms, how the use of visual sources shapes and disrupts historical narratives, and how new media can provide innovative opportunities for the expression of historical understanding. Because we based our inquiries on evidence rather than intuition, we could examine our separate projects together to understand crucial issues better. We have attempted to go beyond the anecdotal, beyond the teacher-centered narrative, to analyze evidence rigorously and to engage theoretical aspects of the related scholarship. We apply to all of these strategies what the SoTL theorist Mariolina Rizzi Salvatori has called "unprecedented attentiveness to students' work." For us, this significant move has converted our classrooms into places where, as Salvatori envisions, evidence of student learning becomes "a litmus test for the theories that inform a teacher's approach."5 Three core factors characterized our effort to undertake research in the scholarship of teaching and learning:
Questions: a sustained inquiry guided by questions about how students develop historical understanding
Methods: the use of discipline-based research methods to analyze evidence of student learning
Scholarship: the connection of individual research projects and findings to a larger body of related scholarship on teaching and learning
This approach has allowed us to begin the process that David Pace has described as "replac[ing] an understanding of teaching based on folk traditions and unfounded personal impressions with one rooted in a rigorous and collective examination of what fosters student learning."6
The Pictorial Turn
While an emerging body of scholarship addresses the development of historical-thinking skills using textual sources, little has been published on how the pictorial turn might simultaneously complicate the study of history and offer new opportunities for faculty to teach students to think historically. If, as the historian Robert B. Bain has suggested, "the problem for history teachers begins with trying to understand what defines meaning making in history," then the growing emphasis on understanding history through visual images as artifacts and sources suggests that our inquiries into how students come to understand historical-thinking skills should not be restricted to written texts. Our decision to make images central in our classrooms reflects a convergence of factors. Many cultural theorists argue that we are in the midst of a major transformation. In 1994 W. J. T. Mitchell, a theorist of images, asserted that this change marked the end of the centurieslong text-based linguist turn in Western society. But historians have been slower than their colleagues in other disciplines to accept the pictorial turn. "If historians have heard of it," the historian of education Sol Cohen noted in 2003, "they have ignored it." Historians traditionally have preferred textual over visual sources, and traditional historians continue to argue for the primacy of written texts. Yet, increasingly some historians have begun to rely on images as essential sources for scholarship, and recent investigations of photographs and portraits, advertisements and buildings, have illuminated significant aspects of the past.7
Technological changes have made it easier to use images and<|fim_middle|> For speculations on moving images to the center of historical accounts, see Katherine Martinez, "Imaging the Past: Historians, Visual Images, and the Contested Definition of History," Visual Resources, 11 (no. 1, 1995), 27.
9 On students and images, see James H. Madison, "Teaching with Images," OAH Magazine of History, 18 (Jan. 2004), 65. For a detailed approach to understanding the textual reading practices of historians, see Wineburg, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts, 89ñ112, esp. 76. On the need for conventions for reading images, see Robert M. Levine, Insights into American History: Photographs as Documents (Upper Saddle River, 2004), ix. Wineburg's model was adapted by the Center for History and New Media, the American Social History Project, and the Visible Knowledge Project in the production of the Making Sense of Evidence Web site. See Center for History and New Media, Making Sense of Evidence http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/makesense/ (Sept. 20, 2005). For another project that works with college, university, and high school teachers of history and the use of images in the classroom, see American Social History Project, Learning to Look: Visual Evidence and the U.S. Past in the New Media Classroom http://web.gc.cuny.edu/ashp/LTLNMC/ (Sept. 20, 2005). Masur, "'Pictures Have Now Become a Necessity,'" 1423.
10 On the complexities of multimedia authoring in humanities classrooms, see Visible Knowledge Project, Multimedia Authoring Gallery http://crossroads.georgetown.edu/vkp/themes/poster_showcase_writing.htm (Sept. 20, 2005). See also Randy Bass and Bret Eynon, eds., The Difference That Inquiry Makes (forthcoming, 2006), and Randy Bass and Bret Eynon, "Teaching Culture, Learning Culture, and New Media Technologies: An Introduction and Framework," Works and Days, 16 (nos. 1ñ2, 1998), 11ñ96. For examples of new digital scholarship in history, see Robert Darnton, "An Early Information Society: News and the Media in Eighteenth- Century Paris," American Historical Review, 105 (Feb. 2000), 1ñ35; Roy Rosenzweig et al., "Forum on Hypertext Scholarship: AQ as Web-ZineóResponses to AQ's Experimental Online Issue," American Quarterly, 51 (June 1999), 237ñ83; and the contents of the special issue "Hypertext Scholarship in American Studies," ed. Roy Rosenzweig, American Quarterly, 51 (June 1999) http://chnm.gmu.edu/aq/ (Sept. 20, 2005). See also the introduction to an online article on slavery: William G. Thomas III and Edward L. Ayers, "The Difference That Slavery Made: A Close Analysis of Two American Communities," American Historical Review, 108 (Dec. 2003), 1299ñ1307; and the article: William G. Thomas III and Edward L. Ayers, "The Difference That Slavery Made: A Close Analysis of Two American Communities," American Historical Review, 108 (Dec. 2003) http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/ AHR/ (Sept. 20, 2005).
11 Thomas and Ayers, "Presentation," in "The Difference That Slavery Made," http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/ AHR/ (Sept. 22, 2005).
Next essay: David Jaffee, "Thinking Visually as Historians" > | other primary sources to teach history, but abundance and availability do not guarantee historical understanding. In the past decade, visual archives have burst onto the World Wide Web in ever-increasing numbers, making it simple to paste images onto class Web sites and into PowerPoint presentations. Textbook publishers offer teachers and students a dazzling array of sources, graphics, and other visual materials. While visuals have become commonplace in history classrooms and texts, rarely do images move to center stage to become the focus of interpretation or the source of new insights. Pedagogically, visual materials are too often used only as presentational props.8 A slick slide shown in class or an appealing Flash movie posted on a course Web site might transmit information effectively, but such uses fail to capture the interactive possibilities of images and new media, used together, in promoting students' historical understanding.
Students might enjoy, even demand, visual stimulation, but students do not necessarily enter a college classroom able to give visual sources the disciplinary reading that furthers their historical thinking. As Wineburg has argued, historians read primary documents in a distinct way, applying a "sourcing heuristic"óthat is, a set of questions about a document, its author's intentions, and its reliabilityóto use texts to build arguments about the past. Students, in contrast, read sources in a less sophisticated way, as sources of information, or "content knowledge." But because many historians have been so skeptical of images, we have few conventions for reading images as historical sources. Louis Masur maintains that pedagogy is perhaps the most challenging aspect of the emerging imagebased scholarship: "Letting one's students interrogate, speculate, and often hyperventilate is an alarming business, especially when at the [end of class] you cannot tell them definitely how to read a picture or precisely how an image shaped history." The point of our classes is not to entertain our students, but to help them learn to think historicallyóto develop their facility for making historical meaning from the images, texts, and objects in the world around them.9 Responding to the pictorial turn will require historians to help our students become sophisticated readersóand perhaps even authorsóof image-based historical narratives.
The Digital Turn
Teaching students to craft engaging and effective historical interpretations, a perennial challenge, becomes even more problematic in the digital classroom where faculty ask students to design multimedia- and Web-based projects that demonstrate their ability to think historically. In comparison to more traditional assignments such as term papers, multimedia compositions allow students to use various forms of evidence (text, images, audio clips, and music) to experiment with new forms of critical analysis and narrative. Individual and collaborative multimedia authoring in the classroomóinvolving multiple skills and points of view and frequently connecting a public audience to student workóresembles, on a much more modest scale, the efforts of historians to develop new forms of scholarship tailored to the digital medium.10 Can the digital turn do what William G. Thomas III and Edward L. Ayers, pioneers in digital authoring, envisionócan it make visible or reconfigure "deeper connections among documentation, evidence, and analysis than a single plane of fixed text can offer"?11 What opportunities and obstacles do electronic environments offer novice and expert historians interested in rethinking historical narratives? How might the scholarship of teaching and learning help us better understand how the digital turn affects the development of historical thinking in our students?
Bridging the Chasm: Case Studies from the Visible Knowledge Project
In the sections that follow, each of us outlines how her or his own scholarship of teaching and learning research has explored the intersection of visual evidence, multimedia authoring, and historical understanding. Working with our students in new-media environments, we are generating evidence of how historical thinking with visual arguments develops in our students. Our analysis of that evidence leads us to posit five interrelated themes, each foregrounded in one of our essays:
In "Thinking Visually as Historians: Incorporating Visual Methods," David Jaffee discusses how pushing our students to see visual evidence contextually can help us teach historical reasoning better.
In "Confronting Prior Visual Knowledge, Beliefs, and Habits: 'Seeing' Beyond the Surface," Peter Felten illustrates how engaging students through a seemingly familiar and self-evident visual culture can also direct them to confront both their deeply held beliefs in particular historical narratives and the constructed nature of any source.
In "What's the Problem? Connecting Scholarship, Interpretation, and Evidence in Telling Stories about Race and Slavery," Tracey Weis explores how watching students connect evidence and scholarship as they construct historical arguments reveals ways to use new media to enrich student understanding of historical investigation and argumentation.
In "Moving beyond 'the Essay': Evaluating Historical Analysis and Argument in Multimedia Presentations," Michael Coventry proposes that combining argument and evidence in multimedia historical narratives drives faculty and students to rethink the limits of writing as a way of representing historical knowledge.
In "Connecting to the Public: Using New Media to Engage Students in the Iterative Process of History," Cecilia O'Leary documents how students become citizen historians by creating digital histories that not only connect them personally to the history they study but also give them the tools to make history public.
Our collaboration has helped us see that the very openness and uncertainty at the heart of the task of interpreting visual materials provide an opportunity to introduce students to the complexity of the past. That complexity often stands in direct opposition to prior knowledge and beliefs about history. Our research also leads us to propose that the confrontation with complexity and the sense of power gained in creating a visual argument replicate for students some of what practitioners experience as we create historical narratives in both traditional and nontraditional media. Making the process of student learning visible offers possibilities both for our students to learn to think historically and for us to develop a rigorous and open approach to our pedagogy, bridging the chasm between research and classroom practice in our profession.
The authors wish to thank the editors of the JAH, and especially Gary Kornblith and Carol Lasser, "Textbooks and Teaching" section editors, for their invaluable help. David Pace was instrumental throughout, facilitating discussion at our writing residency and reading drafts. Roy Rosenzweig kindly read and offered detailed comments on an early draft. Susannah McGowan, assistant director for curriculum design at the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship at Georgetown University, assisted in the writing of this essay by participating in conversations about its shape, compiling early versions of the pieces, and commenting on drafts. We acknowledge with gratitude her important contribution to our thinking. The authors thank Randy Bass and Bret Eynon and all of their colleagues from the Visible Knowledge Project (VKP) for providing a nurturing space for the exploration of these ideas. We each express thanks to our students for permitting us to quote and paraphrase their work. Our title echoes that of John Berger's influential book, Ways of Seeing (1972).
Michael Coventry teaches in the Communication, Culture, and Technology Program at Georgetown University; previously he was assistant director of the VKP. Matthias Oppermann, Randy Bass, John Rakestraw, Patricia O'Connor, Diana Owen, and Molly Chehak offered suggestions and critique. Gelardin New Media Center, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University, provided support, student training, and collaboration. My students, who have engaged in this work so enthusiastically, merit a special thanks.
Peter Felten is associate professor and director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning at Elon University. He offers special thanks to Sherry Linkon, David Pace, Allison Pingree, and all his VKP colleagues. David Jaffee teaches in the History Department and the Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Program at the City College of New York and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He thanks his VKP colleagues at the Graduate Center, Paula Berggren, Sally Webster, and Larry Hanley, and especially Steve Brier for his support of the project, along with all the other VKP participants.
Cecilia O'Leary is a professor of history at California State University, Monterey Bay, and is on the editorial board of Social Justice.
Tracey Weis is an associate professor in the Department of History at Millersville University. She also coordinates the university's Women's Studies Program. She thanks her students for permission to share their work so that others may benefit from their efforts. Thanks to the VKP Seminar at Millersville University and to the Catholic Girls Writing Group for their encouragement and support.
Readers may contact Coventry at coventrm@georgetown.edu, Felten at pfelten@elon.edu, Jaffee at djaffee@ccny.cuny.edu, O'Leary at cecilia_oleary@csmb.edu, and Weis at tracey.weis@millersville.edu.
1 David Pace, "The Amateur in the Operating Room: History and the Scholarship of Teaching," American Historical Review, 109 (Oct. 2004), 1171. On viewing teaching problems as positive and worthy of research, see Randy Bass, "The Scholarship of Teaching: What's the Problem?," inventio, 1 (Feb. 1999) http://www.doiiit.gmu.edu/Archives/feb98/randybass.htm (Sept. 20, 2005).
2 The questions are from Pace, "Amateur in the Operating Room," 1176. On early work that takes the evidencebased approach advocated here, see Lendol Calder, William W. Cutler III, and T. Mills Kelly, "History Lessons: Historians and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning," in Disciplinary Styles in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Exploring Common Ground, ed. Mary Taylor Huber and Sherwyn Morreale (Washington, 2002), 46, 52ñ54. We adapt this definition of scholarship from Lee Shulman and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, who expand the work of Ernest L. Boyer. See Lee Shulman, "Course Anatomy: The Dissection and Analysis of Knowledge through Teaching," in The Course Portfolio: How Faculty Can Examine Their Teaching to Advance Practice and Improve Student Learning, ed. Pat Hutchings (Washington, 1988), 5. Ernest L. Boyer, Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate (Princeton, 1990).
3 On the Visible Knowledge Project (VKP), see http://crossroads.georgetown.edu/vkp/ (Sept. 25, 2005). In July 2003 the Atlantic Philanthropies ended its program of grant making in higher education to focus on areas such as population growth and human rights. See the Atlantic Philanthropies http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/areas_of_support/earlier_programs.asp (Dec. 13, 2005).
4 Sam Wineburg, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past (Philadelphia, 2001), 91. Entries for "history teaching" indexed in America: History and Life increased from 253 (1985ñ 1989), to 260 (1990ñ1994), to 357 (1995ñ1999), and to 428 (2000ñ2005). Important book-length investigations include Paul Gagnon, ed., Historical Literacy: The Case for History in American Education (New York, 1989); Peter N. Stearns, Meaning over Memory: Recasting the Teaching of Culture and History (Chapel Hill, 1993); Robert Blackley, ed. History Anew: Innovations in the Teaching of History Today (Long Beach, 1993); Gary B. Nash, Charlotte Crabtree, and Ross E. Dunn, History on Trial: Culture Wars and the Teaching of the Past (New York, 1997); Peter N. Stearns, Peter Seixas, and Sam Wineburg, eds., Knowing, Teaching, and Learning History (New York, 2000); Wineburg, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts; Jonathan Zimmerman, Whose America? Culture Wars in the Public Schools (Cambridge, Mass., 2002); Linda Symcox, Whose History? The Struggle for National Standards in American Classrooms (New York, 2002); and Thomas Bender et al., The Education of Historians for the Twenty-First Century (Urbana, 2004).
5 Mariolina Rizzi Salvatori, "The Scholarship of Teaching: Beyond the Anecdotal," Pedagogy, 2 (Fall 2002), 298.
6 Pace, "Amateur in the Operating Room," 1189.
7 Robert B. Bain, "Into the Breach: Using Research and Theory to Shape History Instruction," in Knowing, Teaching, and Learning History, ed. Stearns, Seixas, and Wineburg, 332; W. J. T. Mitchell, Picture Theory: Essays on Verbal and Visual Representation (Chicago, 1994), 11; Sol Cohen, "An Innocent Eye: The Pictorial Turn, Film Studies, and History," History of Education Quarterly, 43 (Summer 2003), 251. For a survey of approaches to images, see Peter Burke, Eyewitnessing: The Uses of Images as Historical Evidence (Ithaca, 2001). For examples of the recent shift toward visual evidence, see George H. Roeder Jr., "Filling in the Picture: Visual Culture," Reviews in American History, 26 (March 1998), 275ñ93; Joshua Brown, Beyond the Lines: Pictorial Reporting, Everyday Life, and the Crises of Gilded Age America (Berkeley, 2002); and Peter H. Wood, Weathering the Storm: Inside Winslow Homer's Gulf Stream (Athens, Ga., 2004).
8 Louis Masur, "'Pictures Have Now Become a Necessity': The Use of Images in American History Textbooks," Journal of American History, 84 (March 1998), 1409; David Jaffee, "'Scholars will soon be instructed through the eye': E-Supplements and the Teaching of U.S. History," ibid., 89 (March 2003), 1463ñ82. | 3,060 |
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We though we should emphasise this coming<|fim_middle|> over 6,500 professionals attending it each year. If you are in Amsterdam during those days and are interested in partnering or working for us, come and say hi.
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