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My<|fim_middle|> and what you are – just for a short while. You will emerge a different person from the one that went in.
You will emerge with new choices. | answer? More often than you would allow yourself to think.
Stop and reflect for a moment. How many times a week do you find yourself filling what could be an hour off to rest and relax with some 'important' task that could wait? How many times, do you ignore your souls need for exercise, meditation, yoga or simply sitting down to watch a movie in favour of 'getting things done'? Far more than you would like to admit I bet. Yep, me too. It's a human habit.
But the more that we incessantly fill our quiet times with activity, the less we can rest, recharge and reconnect to a deep place of inner wisdom and soul. The less we are alive.
How does the blank space show up?
It's the moment we look at our to-do list and realise we have done most of it and we still have half a day left.
It's the quiet that pervades a house when the kids have all gone to sleep.
It's the stillness that surrounds us when we have a free hour to 'rest'.
It's one of the most fertile moments we can seek in our lives because it is the void where all our answers lie. The trick however, is noticing it and resisting the urge to fill the space with 'things'.
In the blank space, we have the ability to shut our stories up long enough to hear the voice of God / Sophia / The Universe / Allah / Creation. It is the source of our creativity and life energy but rarely do we stay there long enough to recharge. We run away from it like a Fox being chased by bloodthirsty hounds.
In the blank space, we forget who we think we are, which means that we can remember and reconnect to our soul. In this space, we take off our masks and sit naked. Stripped of all outer trappings of life, we regain our innocence and wonder.
So next time you find yourself with an hour, 10 minutes or maybe even one long, deep breath…. Take it. Don't fill it with anything other than your precious consciousness. Rest in the blank space and forget who | 430 |
Not All Heroes Wear Capes, and Not All Omelets Have Eggs
By: Khushbu Shah
Easy to make and even easier to customize, pudla are India's answer to the omelet. That is, an omelet without eggs.
Three Decembers ago, I found myself in a sparse café in the extremely vegetarian city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat in western India. I was at lunch with my aunt and uncle,<|fim_middle|>Recipe: Eggless Omelet (Besan Chilla/Pudla)
Khushbu Shah
Khushbu Shah is a food writer who spends way too much money on fancy dairy products. | a busy doctor who marvels at food almost as much as I do. The café, dotted with white plastic chairs, served an intense assortment of sandwiches and dosas, giving those with decision fatigue intense paralysis. But it wasn't the pizza dosa, or the dosa stuffed with Maggi noodles (India's answer to Top Ramen), on the menu that caught my eye. I couldn't get over the fact that I could order an "eggless omelet."
My brain zigzagged through all possible options: Had tofu become big in India? Is this some magical yogurt-based creation? Was it just an overly clever name for a plate of stir-fried omelet fillings? My aunt noticed my contorted face and laughed before revealing that the so-called eggless omelet was something I'd had a million times before, just under a different name: pudla.
Though it's known by many names—people in northern India might better know it as chilla or chela, while in southern India, it is often referred to as pesarattu—the dish is one of the few that is eaten throughout India. Pudla are simply thin pancakes or crepes made most commonly with besan flour (also known as chickpea or gram flour). Simple, flavorful, and deeply nourishing, pudla exemplify Indian home cooking at its best.
The "eggless omelet" moniker is a playful dig at India's complicated relationship with eggs. Although the country has a strong canon of beloved egg recipes, such as akoori, or spiced scrambled eggs, and egg biryani, many strict vegetarians consider eggs to be a "non-veg" item, meaning real omelets are a no-go. Such is the case in Ahmedabad, a city so vegetarian that instead of offering veg and non-veg menus, like most restaurants in India, eateries in the city offer not one, but two types of vegetarian menus (the first type being a regular vegetarian menu, and the second a Jain vegetarian menu—catering to the stricter Jain community which also omits dishes with onions, garlic, carrots, or potatoes, in addition to meat and eggs).
And while they contain no egg whites or yolks, at the end of the day pudla are not all that different from omelets. Thanks to a spoonful of turmeric in the batter, they take on the ebullient yellow of perfectly scrambled eggs. Fold the cooked crepe over itself and it looks awfully similar to a thin omelet.
Although the majority of my pudla consumption happens in the form of a quick, painless dinner that I can cook in hunger-driven fugue state after a long day at work, the crepes are most commonly eaten at breakfast—just like an omelet. "My mother would make them for breakfast, and they were always served with a spicy chutney or sometimes even spicy potatoes," says legendary Indian cookbook author and actress Madhur Jaffrey. While Jaffrey eats hers with chutneys and pickles, I take a more roadside-diner approach and drag each bite through a pile of Heinz ketchup.
The similarities don't stop there. Pudla taste great when sandwiched between toast, but they can also handle a variety of fillings, like any good omelet. I'm partial to adding julienned baby spinach to the batter (it's my favorite way to use up those just-about-to-wilt leaves), alongside some diced onions or tomatoes. Jaffrey is adamant that a good pudla should also have a bit of chopped green chile pepper (I personally like serrano peppers) in the batter for moxie. And though I haven't tested this theory to its limits, I imagine any good omelet filling, such as mushrooms, bell peppers, and even cheddar cheese, would also be great stirred into pudla batter.
On top of the convenience of never having to have an abundance of eggs in the fridge, pudla are also incredibly healthy. They're gluten-free and vegan without trying too hard, and high in protein and fiber from the besan flour. Plus, you get a serving of turmeric without having to knock back any bitter turmeric elixirs. "It's a very important part of the Indian diet," notes Jaffrey.
If you can flip a pancake, you can make pudla. And unlike their popular sibling, dosas, pudla require no fermentation period. Just mix together chickpea flour, turmeric, some chile powder, and water, and you're good to go. The batter lasts in the fridge for around a week. Jaffrey adds that pudla batter actually gets "more silken" over time, so she likes to let her batter rest before she makes a batch. I personally like to whip up a quart container of batter on a Sunday night so that I can cook up a stack in pudla in less time than it would take me to order delivery, or make, say, an egg-filled omelet.
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Coraline (2009)
May 8, 2009 ~ Nikki Baughan
That author extraordinaire Neil Gaiman wrote the deliciously fantastical story Coraline for his young daughters makes it no less accessible for a wider audience. In fact, Gaiman's absolute understanding of the hopes, fears and joy of being<|fim_middle|> the heart it), everything looks so real that you feel you could just reach out and touch it.
But Coraline's strength does not rest solely on its visual prowess; as wonderful as the animation is, it could not have carried the film alone. The story is so strong, entertaining and enjoyable, the characters so well defined in personality as well as appearance that they pop off the screen. As a heroine, Coraline is utterly charming – cute as a button with a thrilling sense of adventure and a childlike vulnerability. And Selick's script is fast-paced, witty and knowing, the dialogue snappy throughout. In fact, all the elements are so strong that the fact it's animated is an added bonus, rather than being the thing that defines the film.
That said, if you get the chance to see Coraline in 3D, jump at it. When a film is this goof, there's surely nothing better than adding another dimension to the viewing experience!
And, as an extra treat, we've got a couple of clips from the movie, plus a Meet the Cast featurette. Enjoy!
Play: Coraline Meets Other Mother
Play: Way too Old For Dolls!
Play: Meet the Cast
Voices Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders
Director & Screenplay Henry Selick, from the book by Neil Gaiman
Distributor Universal Pictures
Running Time 1hr 41mins
Opening Date May 8
Posted in Theatrical 3DA Nightmare Before ChristmasanimationCoralineDakota FanningDawn FrenchfantasyfilmHenry SelickIan McShaneJennifer SaundersMiss ForcibleMiss SpinkmovieNeil GaimanOther Motherreviewstop-motionTeri Hatcher
< Previous Delta (2008)
Next > Angels & Demons (2009) | a youngster imbues his story with vivid life – and when his epic imagination is teamed with that of writer/director Henry Selick (A Nightmare Before Christmas), it results in a sumptuous, stunning film that will charm audiences young and old.
Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning) is a feisty young girl frustrated that he parents (Teri Hatcher and John Hodgman) are more devoted to their work than to her. The family has recently moved to a new house and, while exploring her new surroundings, Coraline discovers a tiny door that appears to lead to nowhere. One night, however, Coraline finds the door is an opening to an alternate realm, where her 'other mother' (Hatcher again) is waiting to spoil her, listen to her and tend to her every need. As Coraline spends more and more time in this seemingly perfect other world, however, she begins to realise that all is not what it seems…
Combining expertly crafted stop motion animation with the latest 3D technology – the first time this has ever been done on the big screen – Coraline is visually stunning, its three dimensional depth and bright animation pulling the viewer into Coraline's worlds. Selick shows the sharp attention to detail that he demonstrated in A Nightmare Before Christmas; absolutely everything on screen, right down to the smallest object seen for a split-second, has been carefully through about and designed. From the cutesy (the performing mice) to the terrifying (Other Mother), from the funny (elderly actresses Miss Forcible and Miss Spink, voiced by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders) to the moving (Coraline's eventual realisation that home is where | 344 |
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Work in a Modern Society
The German Historical Experience in Comparative Perspective
Edited by Jürgen Kocka
230 pages, tables, bibliog., index
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ISBN 978-1-78238-111-2 25% OFF! $29.95/£21.00 $22.46/<|fim_middle|> studies in a broader European context. It thus offers an insight into social and cultural history as practiced by German-speaking scholars today but also introduces the reader to ongoing research in this field.
Jürgen Kocka taught Social History at the University of Bielefeld for many years, after which he was appointed Professor of History of the Industrial World at the Free University of Berlin and Research Professor at Berlin Social Science Research Centre (WZB). He has published widely in the field of Modern History, particularly Social and Economic History of Europe, 18th-20th centuries. His publications in the English language include Facing Total War. German Society 1914-1918 (Berg, 1984), Industrial Culture and Bourgeois Society. Business, Labor, and Bureaucracy in Modern Germany (Berghahn, 1999), Civil Society and Dictatorship in Modern German History (University Press of New England, 2010) and Comparative and Transnational History. Central European Approaches and New Perspectives (Berghahn 2009, edited together with Heinz-Gerhard Haupt).
Subject: Economic History
Area: Germany
LC: HD6957.G3 W67 2009
HIS014000 HISTORY/Europe/Germany;
BUS023000 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Economic History
HBJD European history;
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Chapter 5. Work in Gender, Gender in Work: the German Case in a Comparative Perspective
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Chapter 6. Trust as Work
Chapter 7. Soldiering and Working: Almost the Same? Reviewing People's Practices in Industry and Military in Twentieth-century Contexts
Alf Lüdtke
Chapter 8. Forced Labour in the Second World War: the German Case and Responsibility
Klaus Tenfelde
Chapter 9. Work, Max Weber, Confucianism: the Confucian Ethic and the Spirit of Japanese Capitalism
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"The volume offers a successful overview of the current German research on the history of work, its directions and problem, but also its potential for further fruitful exploration. It becomes clear that historians interested in the historical dimension of work will have plenty to do still." · H-Soz-u-Kult
"[The essays] confirm how conceptually rich the intersection of 'culture' and 'work' can be and, as such, are essential for further study and research on these important subjects." · German Studies Review
"This insightful book should reach an interdisciplinary audience of scholars, students, and laypersons. Its theses compellingly argue against theoretical demarcations and for more boundary crossings among disciplines and definitions." · German Quarterly
"…an interesting and informative collection that brings together original contributions from some leading European scholars whose work may not be familiar to a British and American audience. As such it is a valuable addition to the literature in English on labour history and likely to provide a jumping off point for those seeking to expand their knowledge of this area." · European Review of History—Revue européenne d'histoire
"Kocka, arguably the doyen of social history in Germany, introduces this volume with a succinct overview of the changing meanings of work from European antiquity to the present… For some decades labour studies were dominated by social histories that replaced the earlier histories of workers' parties and unions. In Germany, Kocka was one of the key figures who tried to make actual working lives visible behind labour leaders' speeches, rivalries, and organizational structures" · Labour/Le Travail
Whereas the history of workers and labor movements has been widely researched, the history of work has been rather neglected by comparison. This volume offers original contributions that deal with cultural, social and theoretical aspects of the history of work in modern Europe, including the relations between gender and work, working and soldiering, work and trust, constructions and practices. The volume focuses on Germany but also places the case | 464 |
As a candidate, I am fortunate to be allowed the opportunity to visit all of the schools in the district. This past week I spent time at 6 of our elementary schools, and am very thankful<|fim_middle|> the principals interacting with them.
Our district is geographically diverse, and our schools have each taken on their own individual identity. This was fully on display during the tours – the curriculum is the same, but the student experiences are tailored to their surrounding neighborhood. It is wonderful that the schools and PTAs,and when available Boosters, can provide these custom experiences to our students. | for the time the principals set aside to meet with me. I know they are extremely busy and their time is valuable.
One thing was abundantly clear in this weeks visit – all of the principals were immensely proud of their schools – and deservedly so! It was fantastic to watch the students wave and smile at their principals, and to watch | 68 |
Medical malpractice, a type of professional negligence, occurs when a doctor, nurse or other medical provider violates the appropriate standard of care in providing treatment, resulting in harm to a patient. Examples include misdiagnosis, an unreasonable delay in providing treatment and errors in prescribing medicine. A provider may fail to diagnose a condition, perform the wrong procedure or perform it incorrectly. This is not an exhaustive list, and medical malpractice can take many forms.
It is important to understand that a bad medical outcome does not necessarily mean that malpractice has occurred. Medical personnel have a duty to their patients and must provide them with a high standard of care. Based on the particular circumstances of each case, that standard of care is determined by comparing the medical professional's conduct to the conduct of similarly situated medical professionals. Before a case is even filed, a medical expert, who practices in the same field as the defendant medical professional, must certify that the lawsuit has merit.
In most cases, a violation of the standard of care is presented to the jury through expert medical testimony. Expert witnesses must be licensed and experienced in the same field as the defendant. In some cases, the negligence may be so obvious that an expert witness is not required, but this is highly unusual. Professional negligence may be proven through cross-examination of the defendant. The plaintiff may also present evidence of the proper use of a medication as shown by the manufacturer's instructions or by hospital licensing rules and accreditation standards. In some cases, the plaintiff need only show that the injury happened under the defendant's care and that the injury would not have occurred if the<|fim_middle|> all injury claims, statutes of limitations may apply to your case, so it is important to prioritize a consultation with an attorney as soon as possible.
What is the most prevalent type of Medical Malpractice?
What you should know about traumatic brain injury.
If you were injured or lost a loved one because of the carelessness of another, you may be able to receive compensation through a medical malpractice lawsuit. | defendant had been exercising reasonable care.
If you believe you may have a medical malpractice case, it is important to consult with an attorney who is knowledgeable and experienced in the field. Medical malpractice is a field of law with a number of highly technical aspects. The cost of litigating such cases is typically quite high, and defense firms work hard to defend their clients. Your attorney must have the skills and resources necessary to take your case all the way to the best possible outcome for you. As with | 101 |
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March for Sex Workers Rights!
Date Monday March 03
Time 11:<|fim_middle|> subsequently celebrated 3 March as International Sex Workers' Rights Day.
Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (2002): "We felt strongly that that we should have a day what need to be observed by the sex workers community globally. Keeping in view the large mobilization of all types of global sexworkers [Female,Male,Transgender], we proposed to observe 3rd March as THE SEX WORKERS RIGHTS DAY.
Knowing the usual response of international bodies and views of academicians and intellectuals of the 1st world [many of them consider that sex workers of third world are different from 1st world and can't take their decision] a call coming from a third world country would be more appropriate at this juncture, we believe. It will be a great pleasure to us if all of you observe the day in your own countries too...We need your inspiration and support to turn our dreams into reality.
Background: DMSC
The founding members of DMSC had come together through their active involvement as peer educators in a STD/HIV prevention intervention program, widely known as the Sonagachi Project, which has been running since 1992. Since then we have been successfully networking among sex workers in India and some other countries, particularly in South and South-East Asia, to foreground the demands for promotion and protection of our rights. Our political objectives are decriminalization of adult prostitution, securing social recognition of sex work as a valid profession and establishing sex workers right to self-determination. We [brought] together 80000 or more delegates for this seminal meet, the first of its kind in this part of the world. Although our resources are limited, our dreams are unbounded and our enthusiasm is high and commitment unwavering. With your support, we are determined to make this event a grand success. We believe ONLY RIGHTS CAN STOP THE WRONGS.
http://www.swopusa.org/March3/ | 30 AM - 1:30 PM
Rally: 301 Eddy Street (Tenderloin Police Station)
March to: City Hall
Event Type Other
Organizer/Author Carol Leigh
Email carol [at] bayswan.org
SWOP-NORCAL is launching the first U.S. march to celebrate International Sex Workers' Rights Day, March 3rd.
Endorsed by: US PROStitutes Collective, Desiree Alliance, BAYSWAN, Different Avenues, the St. James Infirmary,
San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival, Bay Area Radical Women
This inaugural celebration is especially important to sex workers in the Bay Area as we struggle to resist the escalating repressive policies of the Bush administration. This occasion renews our strength to demand recognition of our human rights as we struggle to combat violence and oppression against sex workers. This day reminds us that we are part of a global community of people who refuse to accept the discrimination against us and the criminalization of our work, our means to survive.
We appreciate the support we have received over the years from Bay Area individuals, organizations and communities and we celebrate YOU AND YOUR SUPPORT as part of this day!
SWOP-NORCAL invites you to join us and sex worker organizations around the world to celebrate the lives of sex workers as well as highlight sex workers' determination and strength.
We demand:
o Decriminalize Prostitution!
Endorse local petitions and initiative drives to decriminalize prostitution and prioritize safety.
o Stop The Raids! No More Deportations!
In the guise of rescuing women from traffickers, San Francisco Police Department collaborates with the U.S. Department of Justice, resulting in the deportation of women. The Bush administration, their globalization and trade policies are some of the root causes of trafficking. Sex workers should be empowered to address abuses in our communities rather than excluded through this administration's "anti-prostitution loyalty oath." Sex workers are part of the solution!
o No More Stings! Stop the Corruption! Stop the entrapment of prostitutes and their customers.
Clients and prostitutes are entrapped in stings, then 'blackmailed' by the District Attorney into attending stigmatizing, anti-prostitution 'reeducation seminars' (FOPP, First Offender Prostitution Program). The fees are exorbitant ($1000), but those arrested or cited attend, fearing exposure to their families, etc. But where has the money gone? Why is there no compliance with the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance or financial audits? Although the Public Defender also sponsors a diversion program, why does the District Attorney enforce this monopoly on an expensive diversion option for prostitution related cases? Stop the corruption!
o Stop The Repression! Sex Workers and Migrants: Victims of Anti-trafficking
Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women recently published a report, Collateral Damage (http://www.gaatw.net), which explains how sex workers and migrants around the world are being targeted by repressive forces under the banner of anti-trafficking.
Fundamentalist feminists in the U.S. are lobbying congress to pass increasingly restrictive and punitive legislation targeting voluntary commercial sex. They propose a change in the definition of trafficking to blur the distinctions between forced prostitution and voluntary commercial sex. They propose expansion of the powers of the Department of Justice to monitor the voluntary sex industries federalizing all prostitution-related 'crimes,' which has even been rejected by the DOJ. Stop the repression!
History of March 3rd
The 3rd of March is International Sex Worker Rights Day. The day originated in 2001 when over 25,000 sex workers gathered in India for a sex worker festival. The organizers, Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a Calcutta based group whose membership consists of somewhere upwards of 50,000 sex workers and members of their communities. Sex worker groups across the world have | 805 |
March 11, 2014, New Delhi: Jay Kannaiyan, the motorcycle adventurer who rode over a 100,000 kms, through 33 countries, from Chicago to New Delhi on a Suzuki DR650, has launched his motorcycle travel company, Jammin Global Adventure Travel. He is offering guided motorcycle tours in some of the most exciting locations that he rode through on his world tour. for 2014, tours are organized in Peru, Kenya, South Africa and India (Ladakh and Spiti).
In addition to having Jay himself as your guide, the tour packages include a motorcycle suited for the terrain, accommodation, additional local guides and backup support consisting of a luggage van and mechanic. All the tours feature off-road riding through wildernesses, so tour participants are expected to be in good physical health and should be comfortable on two wheels<|fim_middle|> locations and friends around the world that make his tours all the more exclusive.
It's the greatest feeling in the world. The wind on your face, full immersion in your surroundings and the power of an engine in your wrist. Travels on a motorcycle aren't just about the ride, the journey or the destination.
It's a trip within oneself.
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publizitate buruzko galdera guztiak For, Mesedez, jarri harremanetan gunearen azaltzen. | .
Besides Jay's extensive motorcycling experience, he brings his skills in leading groups and client satisfaction to this new venture. Before setting off on his three year, motorcycle journey, Jay was a product design engineer for a mobile phone company in Chicago and he brings a new level of professionalism from that experience to global motorcycle touring.
One of the most unique aspects of the Jammin Global experience is the level of personal engagement that the clients receive on tours. Unlike most other motorcycle tour outfits, Jay only takes 6 to 8 clients on each tour, offering a premium, small-group experience. This gives the tour a more intimate feel and allows for either riding off alone or closer interaction with the other clients and Jay.
Jay's wisdom from having travelled solo through all of Latin America and down the east side of Africa ensures that clients are in good hands, it will keep the adventure from turning into an ordeal when things don't go according to plan. On various tours, Jay has learned how to deal with set backs, such as a flat tire or road closure, as well as the bureaucracy often faced in motorcycling through foreign countries.
Jay's calm, cool, determined charm procured him access to exciting, off-the-beaten path | 247 |
We take pride in educating the students of the west-island/Montreal area. Please<|fim_middle|> with the community, we have grown to become the leading music school in the west island for over three decades, and we thank you" | take a moment to read our director's mission statement.
"Over twenty five years ago, it was a goal and a dream to open a local music school in which children, teenagers and adults alike could come and experience the gift of music. For many years now we have achieved that goal by offering quality one-on-one music courses with a fun and fresh approach.
Our music teachers here at Musicircle School of music have all excelled in their D.E.C. and University level programs and have also been performing and teaching for years. They are committed to sharing their love and passion for music in interactive and exciting ways. We have always encouraged that.
For thirty years now we have seen west-island and Montreal students grow and discover the magic of music, and we are continuously developing new programs to educate and entertain our students.
Together | 165 |
New Northrop Grumman bomber to be designated B-21 – US Air Force
Michael Christensen 2016-02-26
Michael Christensen · February 26, 2016
The rendering bears more than a passing resemblance to the Air Force's B-2 bomber, which is also made by Northrop Grumman. She said the name of the new warplane would be chosen with the help of service members.
Revealed at the closing of her "state of the air force" address in Orlando, Florida<|fim_middle|> Gamers Need in 2020 | today, USAF secretary Deborah Lee James revealed the official B-21 designation to rapturous applause.
"This aircraft represents the future for our Airmen, and (their) voice is important to this process", James said. The bomber's name will be announced at an Air Force conference scheduled in the fall.
The program has been shrouded in secrecy since its inception for fear of revealing military secrets to potential enemies, and to avoid giving the losing bidders any details before their formal protest was rejected last week. The Air Force settled on the B-21 designation as recognition that LRS-B is the first bomber of the 21st century, the statement noted.
Existing models of the US Air Force Global Hawk are capable of carrying an enhanced integrated sensor suite, airborne signals intelligence payload and multi-platform radar technology insertion program, the release added. "We need a minimum of one squadron for 12 air expeditionary forces to establish the rotational base requirement during peace time to be able to shape and maintain peace and stability around the world".
The Air Force awarded the contract to build the B-21 to Northrup on October 27, to be fielded in the mid-2020s.
The Air Force said that only the engineering and development phase of the program, valued at $21.4 billion, was structured as a cost-plus contract with incentive fees.
So… what will the Air Force call this new bomber?
"Northrop Grumman is proud to serve as the prime contractor for the B-21 Bomber, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, to deliver a capability that is vital to our national security", Paynter said.
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IP has changed the communications game. Has your contact centre evolved?
Karel Botha, General Manager: Western Cape at Jasco Enterprise
The growth of Internet Protocol (IP) and the increasing availability of bandwidth have changed the world dramatically over the past few years. The convergence of historically separate areas such as voice and data has brought about an evolution in technology, driven by constant connectivity and the fact that practically any communication tool or service you can think of can now be run as an application on a single data network.
Always on, always available communication, driven by IP and the proliferation of connected devices, has changed the way people interact with each other and their world, and has changed the communications game for businesses. The contact centre is the first port of call for any business, and needs to evolve to keep up with changing technologies if it is to continue to perform its primary objective – satisfying customers and providing them with the services they need using the communication channel they prefer.
Practically unlimited connectivity on multiple devices from PCs to laptops to tablets and smart phones means that multiple communication channels are now available practically anywhere, and communication is not limited by traditional geographical boundaries. While this has enabled the evolution of a remote workforce, who is not tied to a desk, it also means that consumers expect to be able to contact businesses 24 hours a day, seven days a week, using any one of a variety of media including voice, email, instant messaging, text messaging and so on. This means that the modern contact centre needs to be able to handle multimedia, and each media stream needs to be given the same priority and level of service as requests that come in via other channels. Consumers may also use a variety of communication channels for one enquiry, and all of these need to be combined into one transaction to optimise customer service levels. This requires all of the various communication streams to be integrated, so that service levels can be measured and monitored.
Businesses can ill afford to prioritise one communication channel over others, since customers want a consistent experience across all channels. The consumerisation of IT not only means that consumers expect to be able to contact businesses using any channel they wish, any time they wish, it has also led to an expectation of instant gratification. First call resolution has become first contact resolution, which means that agents need to be multi-skilled and queries should be routed for the fastest and most accurate resolution possible. Consumerisation is also driving self service, as customers want to transact with companies on their terms when it suits them and only contact an agent as a last resort. When they do phone into a contact centre however, they do not want to waste time explaining the background to their query, but expect the agent to already know this.
These new challenges require new technology. Routing capabilities should use presence management to ensure that queries are directed at the most appropriate point of contact, who may not necessarily be a contact centre agent, and who is currently available to address the query. Agents also need to be able to access the right information, as without this context and customer history they will be unable to respond efficiently. This means that back-end systems need to be available immediately when a call comes in. While these practices sound simple in theory, they require some fairly complex technology, however all the customer sees is the end experience and it is vital to ensure that this experience is as smooth and hassle free as possible.
Information is key in providing optimal customer service. However, with the multitude of different communication channels available today, the complexity of data structures along with the sheer volume of information can complicate matters for the contact centre. Capacity for storage is no longer a problem, since storage has become a commodity, but accessing individual pieces of information and extracting meaningful insights about customers can be a challenging task. Data volumes and redundancy also create complexities when it comes to compliance, since if any of the recorded interactions that must be retained by law go missing, a business may face serious legal<|fim_middle|> and offer greater economies of scale and reduced maintenance costs. However, integrating these cloud solutions into existing infrastructure and business applications can be challenging, and unless all applications and services are hosted by the same provider this can prove to be a problematic exercise. There are pros and cons to the cloud contact centre that need to be weighed up before organisations go down this route.
There exists a multitude of technology to help organisations deal with the contact centre and communication challenges of today, however one thing all of these technologies have in common is the fact that they run on IP. This means that connectivity is vital, along with sufficient bandwidth. Only once this is in place can applications be deployed on the IP network, and integrated to provide an end-to-end, seamless customer experience.
While trends may be common throughout contact centres in any business in any industry, precise requirements for dealing with them differ. There is no contact centre 'silver bullet' that can be installed to solve the challenges of an evolving business world. Organisations need to keep abreast of trends and be aware of what technology is available. It is also vital to ensure that suppliers have the skills to deploy appropriate solutions that are integrated correctly to meet the needs of the organisation.
Given the increasing complexity of the contact centre environment, it is not possible to manage everything in-house and evolve to the level of current customer demand, so partnerships are key in ensuring that business continues to be able to communicate with and maintain customers. With the right partnerships and the right technologies in place, organisations can evolve the contact centre into a centre of customer service excellence that improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire organisation at meeting customer needs.
For more information visit us at Jasco at www.jasco.co.za .
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Email: kbotha@za.spescom.com | consequences. Managing backup and retrieval is vital, and data mining and manipulation are essential for obtaining usable information from big data to forecast customer trends and so on.
The contact centre is also becoming increasingly virtualised, enabling remote workers to be utilised. Virtualised contact centres with remote workers allow organisations to tap into a diverse pool of skills regardless of geographical location or available working times. Uptake of this type of technology is slow in South Africa, mainly due to cultural issues, but is growing in the United States and Europe and is something that should be on the radar. Tools are available that can measure efficiency without the need for physical presence, and technology is available to support remote workers, so this is a viable and cost effective option for the local market.
Cloud computing is another area of growth in the contact centre space, as increasing numbers of hosted contact centres are emerging. These offer the benefit of access to contact centre functionality without the need to build and invest in physical infrastructure. They are also highly scalable | 200 |
Steve Harvey's Funderdome: Casting Begins on New Mark Burnett Entrepreneur Series
by Cindy McLennan, August <|fim_middle|> the dark about the status bar of this show?
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Steve Harvey (photo: ABC/Kelsey McNeal).
All you need are headshots, a winning idea, and an elevator pitch. Casting has begun on the Steve Harvey's Funderdome TV series, coming to ABC. From Shark Tank's Mark Burnett, the entrepreneurial business competition show is slated to begin filming in October, 2016. Find out how to apply, after the jump.
The 13-episode first season, hosted by Harvey, will pit entrepreneurs against each other, as they try to win customers' (i.e. audience) votes with their pitches. Steve Harvey's Funderdome is produced by MGM Television and will be internationally distributed by MGM.
Check out ABC's Steve Harvey's Funderdome press release, to learn how to apply. Good luck!
ABC BEGINS CASTING FOR "STEVE HARVEY'S FUNDERDOME," AN ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS COMPETITION SERIES FROM MGM TELEVISION'S MARK BURNETT
"Steve Harvey's FUNDERDOME" will be a seed-funding competition reality series where two budding entrepreneurs will go head-to-head to win over a live studio audience to fund their ideas, products or companies.
Casting is now underway and the series will begin shooting in Los Angeles in October for ABC.
In each of the 13 episodes, the audience will represent the "customer" and, as the customer is always right, they will be voting to determine the winner. But, in each round, following the pitches and before Steve Harvey reveals the results of the crowds majority vote, the entrepreneurs will face a major dilemma: one of the entrepreneurs is allowed to cash out and walk away for a lesser amount. But if an entrepreneur cashes out, they forgo the opportunity to win the whole cash prize for that round – a good move if they lost the crowd vote, but a bad move if they would have won it.
Steve Harvey will host, infusing humor, passion and support for the American Dream.
The series will be produced by MGM Television and internationally distributed by MGM.
For those interested in applying to be on the show, please go to http://abc.go.com/steve-harveys-funderdome-casting.
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James Biggins
Hi my name James Biggins , brother of biggie wig's i. Have a great idea that people would. Love to have
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Will you be auditioning for season 2? I would be very interested in participating again.
Sounds stupid
Brian Oshinski
Sounds like a great show. When is the airing? I want to watch.
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Please let me know if the 1st 13 episodes will be aired- I have some friends that have participated in the filming and they are totally in | 996 |
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More details have surfaced recently as well, in the form of what bonus content will be included. Everyone who purchases the game can expect to receive a voucher in their game case to redeem two XMB Dynamic Themes, one for Shadow and one for Ico. The disc will also contain bonus videos about each game, as well as some about the upcoming Last Guardian. Team Ico and Sony have promised more details soon, so hopefully they put a demo for The Last Guardian right on the disc!
You can relive two of the best games from last generation this September on the 27th for a mere $40! Also check out the beautiful HD | 283 |
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Along with a proclamation from the Mayor, in recognition of service by the event's organizers over the past 50 years, Alderman Nik Kovac reminded the crowd of thousands about his comments from the recent Juneteenth Day. His point was to talk about the end of slavery in 4th of July speeches, so as not to forget that the Independence Day celebration of freedom must be applied equally to all America's citizens.
These images feature highlights from the festival's activities, which concluded later in the evening with music and a lakefront fireworks show. | of people merged before heading into historic Lake Park.
The traditional festivities included ice cream, bike and buggy decorating contests, and various games. Master of ceremonies for the talent contest was the PBS "Around the Corner" host John McGivern, who grew up on the Eastside. McGivern shared his memories of attending the Lake Park 4th when he was a little boy | 76 |
Man Travels 4,000 Miles To See Woman He Met On Cat Facebook Page
Animals, Inspirational / By MetDaan Editorial Team
Travelling over 4,000 miles to meet your dream girl? I call that cat superpower.
Adam Lawrence, a 28-year-old graphic designer from London, UK, posted two photos of himself and his friend's cat in the Facebook group – THIS CAT IS C H O N K Y. His photos received tons of likes and comments.
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"It was the first time I ever posted in the group but I have always loved cats and when I saw my friend's fluffy cat I couldn't resist," says Lawrence. Among the people who commented on his pics, there was a stranger who caught his attention. That was Anna Hosey, a-25-year-old hairstylist who lives in Chicago, Illinois, also a cat enthusiast. "Both v v cute," is what Anna had dropped under Adam's photos.
The cat and one of the photos that changed everything for Anna and Adam.
Everything started in October, when Adam messaged Anna, and the two began to chat daily via Facebook Messenger.
"Adam sent me a private message after I had made the comment and we immediately hit it off based off our massive similarities in music taste and learned we had much more in common after that," Anna tells Metro.co.uk.
The sparkle between the two, made Adam travel 4<|fim_middle|> will fizzle out because it has already been two months, and we have never not had anything to say," she added.
Apparently, the two of them spent a great time together and feel connected to each other, as Anna plans to visit London in February to see Adam again.
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MetDaan Editorial Team | ,000 miles to meet Anna in person in the States. "Thankfully had the best time and it was like we had known each other forever," he said.
Anna said,
When I initially proposed the idea of him coming to Chicago, I hoped he would, but I didn't believe he would. I was a little bit wary but I was willing to take the small risk and I am so glad I did because we had the best time.
Adam, Anna and Anna's cat, Kidden.
Anna admits she had felt nervous when picking Adam up in the airport – a feeling which had vanished as they got in the car. "It is crazy how we are so in tune with each other. He met my friends, parents and most importantly my cat, Kidden and they all loved him," Anna said, pointing out that her friends are surprised she has met a person as talkative and spontaneous as she is.
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On Saturday 4th August 2018 the PSHCG held an event called Papa's Music in the Papa Stour Kirk. The day was carefully planned in association with the ferry crew in order to transport about 70 guests to Papa Stour for the day. The date was picked when the relief ferry Fivla was operating, as it has a larger passenger capacity than the normal ferry Snolda. There was no other choice for the date which unfortunately clashed with other events, notably the Voe Show.
The ferry arrived at Papa Stour at 9:30 and guests were met coming off the ferry. Coffee and refreshments were provided in the ferry waiting room where everyone had a chance to meet and greet. From the waiting room the guests walked to the Kirk for a concert which started at 11:00, transport was provided for less abled visitors.
The concert in the Kirk was opened by Andy Holt, chairman of the PSHCG who welcomed visitors and islanders. The North Ness Boys led the proceedings with a number of songs. A poignant highlight was their acapella rendition of 'Rowin Foula Doon' which is a song sung by Papa men of old whilst fishing from open boats. More contributions came from The St Magnus Church choir and others.
At lunchtime soup and sandwiches were provided in the Papa school and the PSHCG is grateful to the Shetland Islands council for the use of the school building for the day. In the afternoon a music session took place in the school which included the Shetland Mandolin band and a group of young performers called Offbeat. After the music session a BBQ was held in the school grounds.
A great day was enjoyed by all but sadly the time came for our guests to depart on the ferry at 18:45.
Some stayed for a 'jam session' in the evening in one of the houses. On the Sunday morning a service was held in the Papa Kirk led by Aubrey Jamieson who is the Shetland representative of the the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen.
Donations were collected on the day towards the Kirk development project and a total of £1295 was raised.
Thank you to all who attended and to all who donated and we look forward to repeating a Papa Music day when Covid allows.
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We will be staying at a magical place, which looks more like paradise then a Hotel. Surrounded by stunning scenery overlooking the sea. We will immerse ourselves with energetic Vinyasa Flow and blissful Yin Yoga and other deeply relaxing practices. Having the option to spend time relaxing in the warmth of the sun, chilling by the sea, meditating overlooking the sunset at the horizon, using one of the four healing pools, exploring the island or talking with the locals. We will be nourishing ourselves with delicious local cuisine, cooked by the owner of the Hotel.
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Life happens and things often pop up with you least expect it. It doesn't matter if you have a big presentation at work or a vacation on the horizon…the ball your kids are playing with is going to break the glass in the living room window whenever it wants to. And you're never going to be able to predict when that will occur in your Clearwater, FL home. Whether the kids got out of hand, a storm blew something into the glass, or someone took a tumble, you need replacement windows right away. You can't guarantee the safety of your family or your home until you have a new window in<|fim_middle|> replace them all eventually. Consider the timing and if it works for you, your home might be better off with a complete replacement window job.
There's never a good time to sit around and think about windows in Clearwater, FL, but when you have a window emergency that forces you into the situation, Clearwater Window & Door Inc is here to help. Whether you want us to take a look at replacing just the one window, or you want to dive into a bigger window project, we're here for you. We'll make the process as easy as possible on you and help you make informed decisions every step of the way. Give us a call for a free consultation at 727-559-7007. You can also stop by and take a look at replacement windows in our showroom at 2025 Gulf to Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33765.
There are many things that call for immediate replacement windows in Clearwater, FL home. Call a professional and consider the options before making the leap. | place. What do you do? Here are some tips to help you get through this extra hassle you didn't need as easily as possible.
The first thing you need to do is stop worrying about the details and simply call a professional. You don't know as much about replacement windows as you'd like so just leave it up to someone who does. It's possible the window can be repaired—how great would that be? But you won't know for sure until you have a professional take a look. Once they assess the situation in person, you'll know what you have to do next.
If you have to go with replacement windows in Clearwater, FL, at least in that one area, you will want to consider if you want the exact same thing you already had to match the rest of the house or if you want to change things up. Perhaps the window was a casement and you prefer double-hung. You can make those changes now as long as you are getting replacement windows anyway.
If your windows are older, you might want to do more than just replace the one broken window. As long as you have to replace one window, it might be a good time to replace the rest in that room, that side of the house, or even the whole house. If you have to replace one, it won't match the others and you'll need to | 275 |
Hockey clubs to hand out awards
Hockey clubs prepare for season-closing awards ceremonies.
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The skating season has wrapped up<|fim_middle|> will feature both classroom and on-field components; participants are asked to bring cleats for the outdoor portion.
North Island head referee Scott Harris will co-host the clinic with Stu Power, head referee of the Comox Valley Soccer Association.
To register, email Harris at morhar18@hotmail.com. For more info, he can be reached at 250-949-7959.
Dancers garner medals
Atoms third in season's final tourney | for another year.
Now, it's time for the hardware.
The North Island's three hockey association will host their annual general meetings and awards events in the coming weeks, beginning Tuesday, April 2, with the Port McNeill Minor Hockey awards at Sunset Elementary School.
The North Island Eagles will be at Sunset the following night, April 3, and Port Hardy Minor Hockey will host its AGM and award night April 9 at the Civic Centre.
Both of next week's events at Sunset begin at 7 p.m. The Port Hardy AGM will begin with a potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m.
A feature of all three meetings will be elections of officers and directors and head coaches and referees. Organizers urge all potential volunteers to attend and consider signing up to help out in any of a variety of capacities for the 2013-14 hockey season.
For the third straight year, Port McNeill Minor Hockey is offering a $50 rebate toward the cost of a summer camp to all those who register early for next season.
The rebate may be used for either the Clayton Stoner Hockey Camp the first week of July at Chilton Regional Arena or for Lou Lemire's popular annual summer clinic the following week.
Soccer refs sought
North Island Youth Soccer officials invite all comers to take part in the rewarding experience of refereeing youth soccer games this spring, and are offering a free clinic to provide the know-how.
The clinic will be held Saturday, April 6 at Sunset Elementary School in Port McNeill, with sessions for mini-level play (10-under) from 9 a.m.-noon and for divisional play (U-12 and older) from 1-4 p.m. It | 354 |
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I spoke with a representative of one of the sponsors, the Taube Center for Jewish Life [*]. Another person, a member of the Board of Taube Foundation did not return my phone calls as of now. I found out that the<|fim_middle|> Patryk.
From my side, I promise to continue working with the Polish Scouting Organization and offer him my sincerest congratulations and as well as wish for continued success in our work within the Scouting Organization. | event is going to be a lecture with limited possibility of asking questions, and with ZERO possibility for discussion. Questions are to be submitted in writing on provided cards and screened by the moderator. The Taube Center person specifically stated that they do not want any controversial issue to be raised. No distribution of any printed material by guests will be permitted. Any attempt of discussion, loud behavior, disagreement, etc. will not be tolerated.
As of yesterday, as planned beforehand, the role of the President of the California division of Polish Boy Scouts "Krakow" was delegated to my predecessor, Scoutmaster Patrycjusz Grobelny. The official ceremony was performed with the presence of the President of the Polish Boy Scout Division in the USA , Scoutmaster Alfred Liss, and the vice President, Scoutmaster Zbyszek Pisanski, last Saturday (2-11-07) at the Polish Church in San Jose . I ask that all matters regarding Polish Scouting be directed to the new President, | 204 |
Bermudian stars in climbing calendar – The Royal Gazette | Bermuda News, Business, Sports, Events, & Community
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Bermudian stars in climbing calendar
Sarah Lagan
Updated: Oct 29, 2016 09:03 AM
A Bermudian has been chosen to grace the front cover of a calendar featuring pictures taken by the world's best rock climbing photographers.
Jazmyne Watson, 20, is pictured clinging to one of Bermuda's first established "lines" or climb paths, "Night Dive", over the waters of Hogfish Bay in Spanish Point, which will be seen in countries across the world.
The photo is on Women of Climbing Calendar and was taken by head photographer for Climbing Magazine Andrew Burr, who featured Bermuda's burgeoning scene last year.
Ms Watson told The Royal Gazette: "I was fortunate enough to be climbing with Andrew Burr while he was in Bermuda taking pictures for a new issue. I initially assumed that the shots were only for the magazine article, but I am very excited to see that one of the pictures has made it to this calendar as well, recognising Andrew for his great climbing photography.
"Night Dive was first climbed by [Bermuda resident] Grant Farquhar in 2003 and remains one of the classics of Bermuda's deepwater soloing scene [unassisted climbing over water] and one of my favourite climbs of its type."
Ms Watson first got into climbing at the age of 13 when her father introduced her to the Olympic Club climbing wall and she quickly developed a passion for the sport. While the title of youngest-established climber in Bermuda goes to Timothy Claude, Ms Watson was, and remains, the youngest female. Soon after, she graduated to the rocks at Clarence Cove and St David's Head under the guidance of climbing instructor John Langston, as well as others from the crew of climbers in Bermuda.
"As my experience on rock grew, I developed preferences for some of the different domains of climbing available on the island," she said.
While she loves deepwater soloing, her "first big achievements" were in sports climbing and so that's where her passion lies.
Ms Watson performed the first female ascent of what she describes as "an iconic line" at St David's Head, which she tries to repeat whenever she is in the area.
From there she gathered many more ascents of sport climbs and established a few of her own deepwater solos before moving to Canada to study where she found opportunities to explore "incredible crags and my most impressive climbs to date".
Ms Watson has many reasons for her love of climbing. She explained: "Externally, every climbing community I have come into contact with, and especially the crew in Bermuda, contains an incredible mix of fun loving, enthusiastic and supportive people who want to share their passion for climbing with everyone.
"More personally, climbing for me provides an exciting physical and mental challenge which is rewarded with elation when I reach the top of a new line. Climbing represents a kind of freedom,<|fim_middle|>azmyne Watson (Photograph by Grant Farquhar)
Jazmyne Watson navigates her way up a line at St David's Head, one of her favourite climb spots in Bermuda (Photograph by Andrew Burr)
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• For more information about Bermuda's rock-climbing scene, visit: http://climbderock.wikifoundry.com
Picture this: Bermudian climber Jazmyne Watson on the cover of Women of Climbing calendar (Photograph by Andrew Burr)
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Paying Attention When the Telephone Bills Come Calling | Article
By Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer on December 1, 2001
It's Christmas! Santa is filling his sleigh with presents to deliver on Christmas Eve. In reality, that sleigh is The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company. From Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, the Fort Worth, Texas, company hauls loaded trailers to 28 states and two Canadian provinces for United Parcel Service and other customers. The railroad completes major track<|fim_middle|> paying the bills or managing them?'" Oustecky remembers. "We knew we had negotiated good contracts. But we discovered no one ever looked at the bills."
Oustecky's group wrote a program to identify the problems. This team believed they "could make a business out of this," and they did with the insurance company's permission. TENET International now has 75 customers and manages over $600 million in annual telecom expenses. "Looking at the telephone bill is the lowest priority on everyone's else's list," he says. "But that's all we do."
Lessons from the Outsourcing Journal:
Eighty percent of telephone bills have mistakes on them. Outsourcing to a process specialist saves money by catching the myriad of mistakes.
Since the supplier only charges a fee and returns 100 percent of the savings to the buyer, TENET International clients can enjoy a return of up to 400 percent.
Web based reports help buyers plan for future expenditures and prepare for telecom negotiations.
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article,Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway,case study,telecom spend management | work before this busy time so the trains can roar by. Throughout the holiday peak season, the company also hauls lumber – enough to build more than half a million homes – as well as coal, grain, and other products.
The railroad executives are good at making the trains run on time. But auditing its telecommunications invoices was relegated to the back of the train. "You really need someone trained to approve them because they are so complex," says John Hicks, director of the unified messaging, technology service department for Burlington Northern. The accounts payable clerks were "blindly stamping 'paid' on the bills," he reports.
The telecom companies try to, well, railroad the bills through. "Unfortunately, telecom billing is not very accurate. We have to check to make sure we're getting what we're paying for and not being billed for something we didn't get," Hicks continues.
This is not a small job. Hicks says the railroad spends millions annually on its telecom expenses. "There's a lot out there to find," he notes.
Hicks reports the railroad spent months negotiating discounts from its telecom suppliers in return for a minimum annual volume commitment. Every month someone had to audit the bills to ensure the rates the company negotiated actually showed up on the bill. "You may have spent all that time at the negotiating table for nothing. In many cases, we had to call the carrier to correct the bill to reflect the proper discounts," he sighs.
Mistakes Can Multiply For Years
Audits are also a necessity because the telecom providers can't seem to delete a circuit from the bill after the circuit has been removed from the building. "We've gone years paying for a disconnected circuit," Hicks explains.
To get the billing on track, the railroad knew it couldn't do the telecom audits itself. First, it explored buying a computer system to evaluate the bills. But management vetoed the idea because it didn't want the headache of maintaining the application. "That's not the business we're in," says Hicks.
So the railroad hired a contingency auditor who received a percentage of any money recovered. However, arguments soon ensued about who uncovered an error. This solution did not solve the problem satisfactorily.
Outsourcing turned out to be the engine for change. The railroad outsourced its telecom auditing to TENET International, a division of MSS Group, Inc. Over the past five years the Castle Rock, Colorado supplier has generated more than $60 million in hard savings alone for its clients. This is possible in large part, according to Vice President Roger Oustecky, because 80 percent of the nation's monthly phone bills have mistakes!
The average time to pay a phone bill is less than 15 days. TENET International has discovered late fees are more than 60 percent of a company's outstanding balance on an annual basis. The BPO supplier's system ensures the bills are paid on time, removing this unnecessary expense.
These savings are in addition to any staff cost reduction. The TENET International executive says it typically costs an organization $25 to process a telecom check. Outsourcing eliminates this expense.
The railroad redirected all its telecom invoices to TENET International giving the supplier a letter of agency to act on its behalf. "It's a big deal to redirect your telecom billing. But TENET International made it easy. I didn't have to tie up my resources redirecting our invoices. This was a big plus for outsourcing," says Hicks.
TENET International's proprietary software audits every invoice by tracking, analyzing and verifying expenses for local and long distance, Internet, data, network, wireless and paging services. After auditing the bills, the software sends an electronic data interchange (EDI) report to the railroad's accounts payable department, instructing the system to cut a (hopefully a more accurate) check to the telecom provider.
The Buyer Keeps 100% Of The Savings
Hicks says these services have returned "substantial savings in our telecom spend." One hundred percent of the savings TENET International finds flow back to the railroad since the BPO supplier charges on a fee basis. The railroad executive is happy the company doesn't have to share that sum with the supplier.
The supplier's price is right. Hicks reports TENET International has returned savings 75 percent over its fee. However, he expects that number "to taper off as we clean up our billing." Oustecky reports the typical TENET International customer saves $70,000 for every $1 million of telecom expenses.
TENET International's proprietary software also generates detailed Web reports so its buyers can analyze their usage, prepare for the next negotiating session with their telephony carriers and conduct better long term and financial planning.
Oustecky says the company's founders worked for a large insurance company during the 1980s. The CEO noticed that telecom expenses, then totaling $80 million, had climbed into the top five expense categories. "He asked us, 'Are you just | 1,016 |
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When a tourist is killed after unknowingly transporting a stolen Van Gogh, an undercover Kono and Chin enter the world of black market priceless art and are taken hostage
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When a tourist is killed after unknowingly transporting a stolen Van Gogh, an undercover Kono and Chin enter the world of black market priceless art and are taken hostage. Also, McGarrett asks Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto to help train Kamekona to beat Chef Sam Choy in a shrimp cook-off, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Friday, Jan. 9 (9:00-10:00, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (L-R) Grace Park as Kono Kalakaua and Daniel Dae Kim as Chin Ho Kelly Norman Shapiro/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
When a tourist is killed after unknowingly transporting a stolen Van Gogh, an undercover Kono and Chin enter the world of black market priceless art and are taken hostage. Also, McGarrett asks Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto to help train Kamekona to beat Chef Sam Choy in a shrimp cook-off, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Friday, Jan. 9 (9:00-10:00, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Pictured Alex O'Loughlin as Steve McGarrett and Taylor Wily as Kamekona Norman Shapiro/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
When a tourist is killed after unknowingly transporting a stolen Van Gogh, an undercover Kono and Chin enter the world of black market priceless art and are taken hostage. Also, McGarrett asks Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto to help train Kamekona to beat Chef Sam Choy in a shrimp cook-off, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Friday, Jan. 9 (9:00-10:00, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Pictured Grace Park as Kono Kalakaua Norman Shapiro/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
When a tourist is killed after unknowingly transporting a stolen Van Gogh, an undercover Kono and Chin enter the world of black market priceless art and are taken hostage. Also, McGarrett asks Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto<|fim_middle|>ono and Chin enter the world of black market priceless art and are taken hostage. Also, McGarrett asks Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto to help train Kamekona to beat Chef Sam Choy in a shrimp cook-off, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Friday, Jan. 9 (9:00-10:00, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (l-r) orge Garcia as Jerry Ortega, Alex O'Loughlin as Steve McGarrett, Chi McBride as Lou Grover , Grace Park as Kono Kalakaua and Daniel Dae Kim as Chin Ho Kelly Photo Norman Shapiro/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
When a tourist is killed after unknowingly transporting a stolen Van Gogh, an undercover Kono and Chin enter the world of black market priceless art and are taken hostage. Also, McGarrett asks Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto to help train Kamekona to beat Chef Sam Choy in a shrimp cook-off, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Friday, Jan. 9 (9:00-10:00, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (l-r) Chi McBride as Lou Grover and Jorge Garcia as Jerry Ortega Photo Norman Shapiro/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
When a tourist is killed after unknowingly transporting a stolen Van Gogh, an undercover Kono and Chin enter the world of black market priceless art and are taken hostage. Also, McGarrett asks Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto to help train Kamekona to beat Chef Sam Choy in a shrimp cook-off, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Friday, Jan. 9 (9:00-10:00, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (l-r) Masaharu Morimoto as Himself and Taylor Wily as Kamekona Norman Shapiro/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved | to help train Kamekona to beat Chef Sam Choy in a shrimp cook-off, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Friday, Jan. 9 (9:00-10:00, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (l-r) Taylor Wily as Kamekona and Masaharu Morimoto as Himself Norman Shapiro/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
When a tourist is killed after unknowingly transporting a stolen Van Gogh, an undercover Kono and Chin enter the world of black market priceless art and are taken hostage. Also, McGarrett asks Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto to help train Kamekona to beat Chef Sam Choy in a shrimp cook-off, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Friday, Jan. 9 (9:00-10:00, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Jorge Garcia as Jerry Ortega Norman Shapiro/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
When a tourist is killed after unknowingly transporting a stolen Van Gogh, an undercover Kono and Chin enter the world of black market priceless art and are taken hostage. Also, McGarrett asks Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto to help train Kamekona to beat Chef Sam Choy in a shrimp cook-off, on HAWAII FIVE-0, Friday, Jan. 9 (9:00-10:00, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (l-r) Masaharu Morimoto as Himself, Alex O'Loughlin as Steve McGarrett and Taylor Wily as Kamekona Norman Shapiro/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Q: Auto-Format/Auto-Insert MSDN Links for Keywords in Posts This suggestion stems from the frequency with which I am inserting links to MSDN in my posts (especially the .NET/C#/LINQ related ones):
An option on each post which upon submission, tells the parser to automatically format any keyword that has an associated MSDN page, and is enclosed in backticks (`). This could apply to a number of languages, including C#, VB.NET, F#, C, C++, and others. A similar feature for linking Java keywords to the Sun documentation could also work. If differentiation between languages is needed, this can be done based on the tags.
If people aren't too keen on the idea of it being automated (though I don't see much scope for it to go wrong/be detrimental, providing that only the first instance of a keyword is processed), the Markdown parser could be slightly extended to utilise some lightweight syntax for adding links to language keywords.
Here's an example post (ignore the fact it doesn't make sense out of context<|fim_middle|> case in point; I'm sure most of those don't vastly add to the answer. Unless the poster is asking how to represent a date, we should probably assume that either they know what a DateTime is (or at least, what a search engine is); no need to link it.
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In your method that takes an IList<DateTime>, I think you want to subtract subsequent DateTimes to give you the intervals between events. If you then yield each resultingTimeSpanobject along with the associatedstruct`, that should give you the correct results.
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In your method that takes an IList<DateTime>, I think you want to subtract subsequent DateTimes to give you the intervals between events. If you then yield each resulting TimeSpan object along with the associated struct, that should give you the correct results.
Edit: Erm, links aren't terribly easy to see on meta, so be sure to hover over.
As far as implementation goes, the MSDN links for the more common types/keywords within the .NET Framework (for example) could be cached, so the aditional load would be minimal, given that processing is only done when a post (question or answer) is made.
Of course, this is far from being the most important feature of editing, but I would imagine that it could be a significant timesaver, at least for the sizable number of us answers that refer to MSDN a lot! Any thoughts and/or further suggestions on this?
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tells the parser to automatically format any keyword that has an associated MSDN page, and is enclosed in backticks (`)
I really wouldn't want that; I tend to be pretty strict about using backticks for any class names etc, but I only add links to the important concepts in an answer; if everything in backticks (with a match) is a link, it is just noise and you can't find the bits that matter for that question. IMO.
To take your example as a | 338 |
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The Work in Greece: Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens
1 And having journeyed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews. 2 And according to Paul's custom he went in among them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures, 3 opening and laying<|fim_middle|> brought him to Areopagus, saying, Might we know what this new doctrine which is spoken by thee is? 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We wish therefore to know what these things may mean. 21 Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else than to tell and to hear the news. 22 And Paul standing in the midst of Areopagus said, Athenians, in every way I see you given up to demon worship; 23 for, passing through and beholding your shrines, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, To the unknown God. Whom therefore ye reverence, not knowing him, him I announce to you. 24 The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, "he", being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands, 25 nor is served by men's hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things; 26 and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling, 27 that they may seek God; if indeed they might feel after him and find him, although he is not far from each one of us: 28 for in him we live and move and exist; as also some of the poets amongst you have said, For we are also his offspring. 29 Being therefore the offspring of God, we ought not to think that which is divine to be like gold or silver or stone, the graven form of man's art and imagination. 30 God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now enjoins men that they shall all everywhere repent, 31 because he has set a day in which he is going to judge the habitable earth in righteousness by the man whom he has appointed, giving the proof of it to all in having raised him from among the dead. 32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, and some said, We will hear thee again also concerning this. 33 Thus Paul went out of their midst. 34 But some men joining themselves to him believed; among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman by name Damaris, and others with them.
Acts 25:13 - 26:32
Acts 27:1 - 28:16
Acts 1 - 7
Acts 5:1 - 6:8
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Acts 10 - 11 | down that the Christ must have suffered and risen up from among the dead, and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom "I" announce to you. 4 And some of them believed, and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, and of the Greeks who worshipped, a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. 5 But the Jews having been stirred up to jealousy, and taken to themselves certain wicked men of the lowest rabble, and having got a crowd together, set the city in confusion; and having beset the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people; 6 and not having found them, dragged Jason and certain brethren before the politarchs, crying out, These men that have set the world in tumult, are come here also, 7 whom Jason has received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying, that there is another king, Jesus. 8 And they troubled the crowd and the politarchs when they heard these things. 9 And having taken security of Jason and the rest, they let them go. 10 But the brethren immediately sent away, in the night, Paul and Silas to Berea; who, being arrived, went away into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, daily searching the scriptures if these things were so. 12 Therefore many from among them believed, and of Grecian women of the upper classes and men not a few. 13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the word of God was announced in Berea also by Paul, they came there also, stirring up the crowds. 14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as to the sea; but Silas and Timotheus abode there. 15 But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and, having received a commandment to Silas and Timotheus, that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed. 16 But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry. 17 He reasoned therefore in the synagogue with the Jews, and those who worshipped, and in the market-place every day with those he met with. 18 But some also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers attacked him. And some said, What would this chatterer say? and some, He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons, because he announced the glad tidings of Jesus and the resurrection to them. 19 And having taken hold on him they | 563 |
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Golf: Adam Scott wins Australian PGA
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Dec 2<|fim_middle|>endry battled a painful rib injury over both of the last two rounds and only gave up his title bid with bogeys at the last two holes.
Flanagan was in the mix until late in the final round but had a disastrous double bogey at the 13th, bogeyed the 14th, then finished with bogey to drop back into a tie for third. | 2, 2019 4:01 pm GMT+3
Scott kisses the trophy after winning the 2019 Australian PGA, Queensland, Dec, 22, 2019. (EPA Photo)
Adam Scott sealed his first tournament win in almost four years Sunday when he shot 3-under 69 to win the Australian PGA Championships by two shots.
Scott's win gave him the 30th title of his professional career and his second Australian PGA crown after his win at Royal Pines in 2013. He was edged into second place by compatriot Greg Chalmers in a thrilling seven-hole playoff on the same course in 2014.
Scott's last tournament win came 3 years, 9 months, 16 days ago at the WCG Cadillac Classic in Miami where he beat Bubba Watson by a shot.
His win in front of a home crowd — he has a house close by — completed a solid year and lifted him from 18th to 13th on world rankings.
Scott finished with a 72-hole total of 275, 13 under par and two shots ahead of New Zealand's Michael Hendry who matched Scott's final round 69. Former U.S. amateur champion Nick Flanagan shot 70 Sunday to finish among a five-way tie for third place.
Scott came into the final round with a one-shot lead over Hendry but fell a shot behind the Kiwi after 11 holes.
He had an unplayable lie on the 12th but got up and down for par and that was the turning point in his final round. He played the next three holes three under par to surge past Hendry into first place.
Hendry's winning chance evaporated when his approach on the 17th hole clipped trees and plunged into a green-side bunker. He made bogey to fall two shots behind Scott, then bogeyed again when he three-putted the 18th green to give the Australian a three shot lead coming to the last hole.
Scott went through the green at the 17th but saved par, then could afford his bogey on 18 and still claim the title.
"After a good save on 12 it was time to do something and I was behind so there was opportunity for everyone and I was the one who took them today," Scott said.
"I'm stoked. This has been a long time coming and I'm really happy to win another PGA here. It finishes off a nice year for me."
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Healthy Ageing opportunities were discussed in detail at EIRA's conference on 9th July.
Enabling Innovation: Research to Application (EIRA) hosted a conference on Tuesday 9th July at the Wellcome Collection in London which addressed the research and products around healthy ageing being developed by EIRA's partner institutions. These institutions include the University of Kent, University of Essex and University of East Anglia, amongst others.
The event allowed delegates to gain an understanding of the cutting-edge research into technology being utilised to help our ageing population live longer and healthier lives. Delegates were comprised of a mixture of higher education representatives and business professionals. There were plenty of opportunities to network with like-minded people and organisations, opening up the possibilities for future collaboration. KTN's Terry O'Neil was one of the speakers at the event, providing an overview of the various funding streams that are aligned with healthy ageing.
Keynote speakers on the day included Dr. Adrian Clark (University of Essex), Prof. Alex Freitas (University of Kent), Alistair Moir (Archive Collections Manager at the History of Advertising Trust) and Prof. Anne-Marie Minihane, University of East Anglia. There were further speeches from Phil Ward, Director of Eastern Arc, Colin Caper (Alzheimer's Society), as well as the funding session delivered by Terry O'Neil (KTN's Head of Health) and Dr. Kirstie Cochrane (EIRA Director).
You can watch back the video of the event here:
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Enabling Innovation: Research to Application (EIRA) supports innovation in the East of England by providing businesses with access to academic expertise, including consultancy and collaborative research, specialist facilities and funding.
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"The facilities are just state-of-the art, and to have Point Park's dance faculty on board, who were really interested in doing it, made it very appealing," Kearns said. "Having the studios and Pittsburgh's Downtown theaters so close to one another helps make it safer for the kids and easier to coordinate. It just seemed like this would be a wonderful place to do it." | Festival.
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Working with local leaders, One Library At A Time visited a K-3 class to determine the potential for a library in Roatan. Sandra (a pseudonym) was not alerted to our visit in advance and so we were able to get a candid view of what went on in the classroom. She taught the K-3 class in the morning and asked the children to read for 10 minutes at the beginning of each day—reading from her collection of seven books. The children read these same books over and over each morning, learning to read in cooperation with each other. Sandra talked with us about her students, sharing her love of reading and explaining how she was trying to pass that love on to her students.
Before we left, we gave her seven new books as a gesture of appreciation for allowing<|fim_middle|> I turned to look at the class. Students were pulling books from their backpacks and out of their desks. These children have caught the love and habit of reading from their teacher. With one library full of books, the world is opening up to them. | us to observe her class. With tears in her eyes, she thanked us for doubling the size of her library. She held up one of the new books, Yertle the Turtle, to show the children the title and author's name. She reminded them how to turn pages and how to put the book away with the spine facing out. Juan (also a pseudonym) exclaimed that he was going to spend the night at school so he could be the first one to read the new book in the morning!
One Library At A Time returned six months later to partner with Sandra and her oldest students (6th-graders) in creating a library of approximately 300 books. Over the course of a week, we worked together to set up a catalog using an abbreviated Dewey Decimal System. Students sorted the books into stacks of fiction and non-fiction, gaining a lot of practice alphabetizing during the process. Teachers, students, and One Library volunteers worked together to hand write catalog cards and hand label the books and then shelve them. During breaks, students read from the books they were cataloging.
One Library brings all the necessary supplies to establish a library and, most important, uses locally available materials. In addition, we use—and leave—a procedures manual translated into the local language. We want the library to be sustainable and to grow. We use the Dewey Decimal System so children who are able to continue their education will feel at home in a library. Working together, we transform suitcases full of books into a catalogued library and the teachers and students blossom as librarians and readers.
To celebrate the "opening" of the library, we shared the story of how this special library was made possible by students of the Global Ambassadors Club at Randolph Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina, who studied Honduras for a semester and raised all the money needed. We passed out bookmarks decorated with encouraging words about reading that were made by the U.S. students. We also provided blank bookmarks, crayons, and stickers to the Roatan students, who made bookmarks to send back to the students in Charlotte.
After a year, I returned to Roatan to work on another library. I stopped by the Sandra's classroom to see how things were going. When I arrived, Sandra stuck her head out the door and screamed in surprise! We hugged and she invited me in to her classroom. The book shelf was almost empty! Juan ran in, pulled out a book, and boasted, "I wrote a report on this fish!" Sandra looked at me and said, "You cannot imagine how my teaching has changed now that I have a library." | 531 |
I know I've been quiet when I have been back home in Louisville. We returned at the beginning of July. We have been healing at a pre-Civil War era home in the old outskirts of the county; an area called Fern Creek.
My dear friends have let me stay with them. They love Nice (the dog) and he loves them. After I returned from Florida my injuries compounded and I could hardly walk.
After many visits to the chiropractor Dr. Fred has adjusted my spine and rehabbed the pinched nerve.
When he fooled all the muscles in both legs to loosen, they ached bruise-like for days. Now, by walking, I am building back<|fim_middle|> by walking to The Highlands Neighborhood and the area where I first ventured from my yard with the world back in the last century. | strength. The nerve is still regaining circulation, the muscles have atrophied after being so tense for months.
Most of the sensation has returned to my leg and foot. Doc says it will be several months, nerves heal slowly.
In a way it is good that I have to rehabilitate myself. I won't push Nice (the dog) too fast. He is still recovering his strength and endurance after his double knee surgery in March.
Dr. Fred wanted to see me one more time this Saturday before we left for our next adventure.
This walk is to my roots, so why not begin where I am quite at home?
Since I am staying so far out of town I have begun | 139 |
What is the secret of the cottage garden's charms? Cottage gardeners are good to their plots, and in the course of years they make them fertile. The shelter, too, of a small cottage style house and hedge favors many old-fashioned cottage garden plants. But there is something more — it is the absence of any pretentious pattern or design which lets the flowers tell their own story. The garden paths are only what are needed, and so we see only the earth and its blossoms.
Garden television shows sometimes try to teach us how to dig our gardens, what perennials to plant, what fertilizers to use, the kind and nature of the soil which it is our privilege to cultivate. But true cottage gardeners ignore the lectures. They glean from experience quite as much as the TV garden expert can tell them, so they prefer to pursue their own time-tested ways.
The term "cottage garden" is a changeable one, and may be made to include all the big class of gardens where, in the words of the flower show brochure, "no regular gardener is employed." But the romantic interpretation of the English cottage garden is a picture of little wayside plots attached to the homes of rural folks which cheer the passer-by nearly as much as they cheer their owners. One thinks of Rose and Clematis climbing over the doorway, of Sweet Williams, Peonies, Hollyhocks, Sunflowers and Pansies flowering in bed or border.
Old-fashioned herbaceous plants are those which one associates with these cottage gardens, and nearly the year through one expects to find something of interest and of beauty. Many cottage gardeners do not know not the Latin names of the wealth of sweet flowers and other cottage garden plants; they have their own names for shrubs and flowers, which you will not find in the botanical books, but are formed on some whimsical idea, some errant fancy born of a quaint pastoral imagination, yet are often very appropriate and true. Learn these nine tips for eco friendly garden pest control.
Today, a beautiful cottage garden can be replicated in the front or backyard of a quaint period house with its old-fashioned wood porch. Forward-facing is the flower garden, while behind it the useful vegetables grow. It is enclosed by a simple paling fence with a box-edged garden path and a wealth of luxuriant shrubs, flowers, and creeping plants. The old house windows remain, and happily have not been supplanted by a modern sash or square panes of glass, which are not nearly so picturesque. These gardens are especially rich in luxuriant cottage garden plants because the merciless hand of the "restorer" has as yet spared its beauties. Trees and flowers are an ideal border of the pretty garden path highlighted by a mantle of ivy and Virginia creeper, dormer windows and a slate roof. Such is the ideal — sometimes such is the reality.
Many English cottages can boast of the alure of the English garden, especially their rose gardens. In fact roses are the chief glory of the gardens, whether they are large or small. Unpretentious home garden<|fim_middle|>, and dahlias are greatly prized, not the single ones so much as the old-fashioned, tight-growing, formal kinds. In some cottage gardens there is a tendency among gardeners to neglect these old-fashioned flowers and cultivate the hardy annuals. Nasturtiums and China asters and stocks flourish where once the Sweet William and other herbaceous plants were regarded with delight. Some garden owners appreciate herbaceous borders and to value the more traditional plants from another era, the old flowers which are the true glory of a charming cottage garden. | ers are often puzzled by the foreign names assigned to the beautiful flowers, and strangely transform and Anglicize them. But the roses bloom no less beautifully on account of this murdering of their names. A replica of a cottage rose garden will have grass paths intersect at the center, where there will be a charming sun-dial. The beautiful garden wallkway will be edged with box and overshadowed by trees with grateful shade. The favorite roses which you would find among centuries old cottage garden plants are the Sweet Briar, the Cabbage, the York and Lancaster, the Moss, the old White Damask, the double white, brother of the pretty pink Maiden's Blush.
The best of the traditional cottage garden plants and flowers which you will see in many a quaint garden are the lilacs and laburnums, Sweet Williams and tall white Madonna lilies, gillyflowers and love-lies-bleeding, the larkspur and the lupin, pinks and carnations, the ever constant wallflowers, and the Canterbury Bells. The everlasting-pea is always welcome in the cottage home garden | 223 |
On Saturday, we hosted our first event as part of our 'Give it Another Go' campaign. We've been overwhelmed by the responses we've received from women who've identified with our story of not being the 'sporty girl' at school, so we decided to start a campaign to address this. It's so sad to hear people say they can't do things. We call can. Maybe we wont be the fastest, strongest or<|fim_middle|> an email – roshni@bellakinesis.com. In the meantime, please help spread our 'Give it another go' message! | most flexible, but we can still run that 10k, hold that yoga pose and handle any crazy workout that comes our way (even if it does involve some cramps and wheezing).
So for all you non-sporty girls – the reserves, the picked last for the teams – we're calling you out to give it another go. And for all the sporty girls who've given up since school, we hope you find your inner captain again. This time there's no judgement and no coach, just a bunch of healthy, happy women who like to support each other.
We chose ballet, as it's something most of us tried out us kids but probably gave up when we thought we had outgrown pink tights or felt too self-conscious in our skimpy leotards. But it's actually a lot of fun and a seriously good workout! Our amazing ambassador, Karis, founder of En Avant Ballet, led the class, which was held at Egoist Body Studios in Fitzrovia. There was a good mix of abilities in the class and I think we all felt pretty challenged holding our rises for counts of 10! We ended with a bit of champagne (why not) and goodies from Klever Kalories and Cuckoo foods.
It was such a fun morning! We're working on planning our next events for 2016. If you have any suggestions or feedback, please drop us | 293 |
Most vacancy adverts will have a list or description of the required relevant skills that an applicant should possess. There are, however, certain skills and attributes that we should naturally pick up throughout our lives (life skills) that are equally as important as academic qualifications. These are the skills required to get through life in the office and the different situations that work can throw at us.
It sounds obvious but being aware of others working around you, that you may need to make allowances for or, is an important attribute you should possess for a successful, productive work life. You'll potentially be in an office with a number of personalities for eight<|fim_middle|>, areas within the office to allow discussions to take place without distraction and an inspiring environment are all elements of a productive, healthy and collaborative brand.
Being too serious and not allowing yourself to join in office banter or the occasional joke are surefire ways to distance yourself from the rest of your team. Part of natural human interaction is humor, whether this is by making colleagues laugh or simply engaging in a humorous conversation. It may be that the occasional joke or bit of banter is aimed at you, as long as it's not inappropriate then there's no harm in this and it's usually a sign of affection and friendship.
Form a stronger bond to each other. Your health and happiness depend, to a large degree, on the quality of your relationships—and laughter binds people together. | and a half hours a day, five days a week (or more), if you're unable to adapt to this type of environment then you'll not only disrupt your own work routine, but that of those colleagues sitting near you.
Knowing our imperfections is the beginning to rectifying them. There may be little things that we all do or say that can get on others nerves, rather than become defensive if someone points them out, take it as an opportunity to stop doing or saying whatever it is that's annoying. This may be something as insignificant as a particular word which you say too much, often without even realising. Over time this can really grate on others around you.
'The ability to work without supervision' is a term that most people would regard as an obvious thing that everyone could do, however, this is not always the case. Being able to maintain focus and remain productive all day is not as easy as it sounds. Our bodies have a natural lull at certain points during the day, what we eat can impact on our concentration, mood and productivity, and even the weather has it's effects on how we feel about working through the day.
As well as self motivation/inspiration it's also a great advantage if you can inspire and motivate others. There are sometimes situations where a colleague may need to be motivated or inspired in their work, being able to offer this to them will help to build relationships and also improve the productivity of your department.
Sometimes just knowing when to agree to disagree with someone, at the right time, will avoid a full blown argument. You don't need to be psychic to be able to when someone wants to be left alone to get on with work, might need cheering up or is upset for one reason or another. Reacting empathetically in these situations will help to maintain a calm, happy and healthy environment to work in.
By recognising these signs, and others, it's possible to change the way in which you interact with that individual to avoid awkward situations, and to reach an agreeable outcome. Realising that we may need to back off during a debate before it escalates into an argument or seeing that someone is becoming upset by a situation are other examples of emotional awareness and how problems can be avoided by interpreting the signs people naturally give off.
Being able to listen properly is a great skill. Many people may think that they possess listening skills, but they would often be wrong. Listening involves a number of individual elements and disciplines.
Not interrupting someone while they explain a situation, tell you how they feel or what they want you to do is one discipline that many may fail at, even without realising. Jumping in with your opinion, before the other person has fully explained their position, isn't productive or likely to move the conversation forward positively and will increase the chances of you responding with an uninformed, incorrect answer or comment.
Allowing someone to finish what they're saying will allow you to respond accordingly, knowing all the facts.
Making sure that you've fully understood the other party, even if this means relaying what they said back to them, shows that you're fully engaged and keen to understand exactly what it is they want from the conversation. This may seem overkill but it can often save time, especially if instructions have not been understood and assumptions made, which are clarified by double checking.
Listening to how the person is talking will give you a clear understanding of how the content of the conversation affects them.
Tone of voice accounts for 38% of their overall communication, knowing how to spot certain signs in someone's tone is an important skill that employees should possess or work on improving.
Change of pitch, speed of talking and how loudly an individual is talking all portray emotion about what they are saying. Taking note of how people speak is as crucial as taking note of what they saying.
Everyone involved has a partial sense of satisfaction that their view and opinion has been taken into consideration.
This isn't necessarily buying everyone lunch once a week, it can be your time, you expertise in a specific area or just a quick bit of friendly advice. Whatever you show you're willing to share with your colleagues will be gratefully received and the chances of reciprocation will increase should you require assistance in the future. Teamwork and collaboration is all about working together, sharing knowledge and completing tasks as one entity, without generosity and the willingness to give your time and effort for the good of the team, achieving goals just isn't possible.
Enabling employees to give their time, work with each other and achieve their goals as a team is the responsibility of any business as the benefits and rewards can be enjoyed by everyone. Online tools | 943 |
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Bone and Jewel Creatures: A lovely trifle
Bone and Jewel Creatures by Elizabeth Bear
Elizabeth Bear appeared on the scene in 2004 as if she were Athena, sprung fully formed from Zeus's forehead to be a major player in the science fiction and fantasy genres. Her first project was the science fiction thriller Jenny Casey space opera series beginning with Hammered, but in short order books by Bear began appearing at least every six months. In 2005, she won the John W. Campbell award for Best New Author; in 2008 the Hugo for Best Short Story ("Tideline"); and in 2009 the Hugo for Best Novelette ("Shoggoths in Bloom"). I briefly met her at Readercon several years ago, and expressed my astonishment at her sudden, prolific appearance. She assured me that she had been laboring for many years in complete obscurity, and was clearly relishing that she did so no longer.
Now Bear has a new nomination, this time for the World Fantasy Award for Bone and Jewel Creatures. I discovered only after I finished reading it that Bone and Jewel Creatures was marketed as a story for young readers from nine to twelve years old. I was surprised; this novella strikes me as a very sophisticated, adult tale with plenty of allusions and implications that would go right over the heads of all but the most well-read of children. It does not seem childlike in any way.
Bone and Jewel Creatures is a sort of fairy tale, though; a story of magic and wizards and necromancers. The protagonist is Bijou, a very old woman crippled with arthritis, a wizard who creates creatures out of clean old bones and sparkling jewels. Her former apprentice is Brazen the Enchanter, a man who clearly loves her as a mother. He has been trying for a decade to get her to take a new apprentice, "someone youthful and broad-back who could pump the bellows and heave the ingots, who might tend the maggots and the corpse-beetles, who would haul the ashes and stir the porridge." She has consistently refused. But one day he makes the choice for her, bringing her a feral child who bears a terrible wound on her hand, one that requires that her arm be amputated at the elbow. Bijou takes the child in, performs the necessary surgery, and forms for her a new arm made from her own bones and beautiful semi-precious stones. She names the child Emeraude.
Emeraude's appearance augurs more than a new apprentice, however; her wound is not natural, but the work of Kaulas the Necromancer. Kaulas, Bijou and Brazen have a shared history, and not a happy one. Now Kaulas seems to be creating an army of undead creatures to serve some unknown purpose, to be infecting the living with putrefaction that kills them but keeps their flesh animated. Bijou and Brazen must act to stop him.
That makes this novella sound like a very straightforward tale. In some ways it is; but it is also more complex than a plot summary suggests. Part of the story, for instance, is told from the point of view of Emeraude. This child, raised by jackals, must figure out where she belongs in the world, and that is not an easy task. And then there are Bijou's creatures, described with elegance and a wonder to behold in one's own imagination. This story would be a beautiful graphic novel, but left to my own devices, I was able to build Bijou's home and illustrate her work with a lot of detail thanks to Bear's lovely writing.
Set aside an hour or two to spend with this book. It may be a trifle compared to Bear's more challenging trilogies or novels, but it is a lovely trifle — a jewel.
~Terry Weyna
In Bone and Jewel Creatures, a beautiful new novella by Elizabeth Bear, Bijou the Artificer creates her own servants and companions by animating bones. When her former apprentice, Brazen the Enchanter, brings her a feral, mute child, she is presented with the challenge of fixing its misshapen arm… which is also infected by a mysterious disease that soon turns out be the first sign of a sorcerous plague.
At just 136 pages, Bone and Jewel Creatures packs a strong punch. Bijou is a fascinating main character — an aging wizard surrounded by her own wondrous creatures, some of which, by themselves, make this book worth reading. The arrival of the feral child sets off a complex plot involving Bijou's past, the political history of the land, an intriguing religion, and three distinct modes of magic. There's quite a lot more material packed into this short novella than you'd initially expect — and as with all the best novellas, you'll be satisfied with the ending while at the same time hoping for future stories set in the same world.
The story is told in gorgeous prose, frequently very lyrical and on a few occasions even surprisingly funny. The combination of the poetic style and the main character's occupation at times made me think of Bijou as an older version of Casimira from Catherynne M. Valente's Palimpsest — and readers who enjoyed that excellent novel may well enjoy Bone and Jewel Creatures. Recommended.
~Stefan Raets
Bone and Jewel Creatures — (2010) Publisher: Dark magic is afoot in the City of Jackals… Eighty years Bijou the Artificer has been a Wizard of Messaline, building her servants from precious scraps, living with the memory of a great love that betrayed her. She is ready to rest. But now her formerapprentice, Brazen the Enchanter, has brought her a speechless feral child poisoned by a sorcerous infection. Now, Messaline is swept by a mysterious plague. Now the seeping corpses of the dead stalk the streets. Now, finally, Bijou's<|fim_middle|> a prequel. Publisher: Subterranean Press is proud to announce Book of Iron, the standalone prequel to Elizabeth Bear's acclaimed novella, Bone and Jewel Creatures. Bijou the Artificer is a Wizard of Messaline, the City of Jackals. She and her partner — and rival — Kaulas the Necromancer, along with the martial Prince Salih, comprise the Bey's elite band of trouble-solving adventurers. But Messaline is built on the ruins of a still more ancient City of Jackals. So when two foreign Wizards and a bard from the mysterious western isles cross the desert in pursuit of a sorcerer intent on plundering the deadly artifacts of lost Erem, Bijou and her companions must join their hunt. The quest will take them through strange passages, beneath the killing light of alien suns, with the price of failure the destruction of every land.
March 10th, 2010. Terry Weyna and Stefan Raets (RETIRED)´s rating: 4, 4.5 | Elizabeth Bear | Children, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
TERRY WEYNA, on our staff since December 2010, would rather be reading than doing almost anything else. She longs to be a full-time reviewer, critic, scholar and writer, but nonetheless continues to practice law as a civil litigator in California. Terry lives in Northern California with her husband, professor emeritus and writer Fred White, the imperious but aging Cordelia Louise Cat Weyna-White, and a forever-growing personal library that presently exceeds 15,000 volumes.
STEFAN RAETS (on FanLit's staff August 2009 — February 2012) reads and reviews science fiction and fantasy whenever he isn't distracted by less important things like eating and sleeping. In February 2012, he retired from FanLit to focus on his blog Far Beyond Reality.
Kelly Lasiter / September 21, 2011
This seems to be "kids' books that grownups will like" day at FanLit. I need to try this!
SandyG265 / September 22, 2011
I've never read anything by Elizabeth Bear. I think this might be a good book for me to start with. | old nemesis — Bijou's old love — Kaulas the Necromancer is unleashing a reeking half-death on Bijou's people. And only Bijou and her creatures wrought of bone and jewels can save the City of Jackals from his final revenge. Bijou the Artificer — (2013) Book of Iron is | 72 |
SANTA CLARA (KCBS)— Senator Dianne Feinstein is urging Silicon Valley leaders to call their congressional representatives to express their support for her cyber<|fim_middle|> it would be hard to sue somebody if they actually did share too much information," he said.
Four previous versions of the bill have failed in the past four years. | -security bill, which is facing opposition from privacy advocates.
Sen. Feinstein, who is the Senate Intelligence Committee chair, attended this week's Silicon Valley Leadership Group luncheon and called her Cyber Security Information Sharing Act a first step in protecting the country from cyber attacks.
The legislation passed in July, but has faced significant hurdles getting to the Senate floor.
"It provides legal authority for companies to share cyber-related information with other companies and the government and provides companies with liability protection for that sharing," Feinstein said.
She added that the bill includes protections to ensure the companies don't share customers' private information with other companies or the government.
Lee Tien, a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit focused on defending civil liberties, said the bill poses a "witches brew" of problems.
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Will Mizell, a Georgia Tech graduate and a season-ticket holder for football and men's basketball holder for years, was excited for the hire of coach Geoff Collins. His energetic personality, a staff chockful of Tech grads, his past history at Tech and his priority on branding the Yellow Jackets were among many reasons.
Collins' zeal for Waffle House and his eagerness to share it through his Twitter account has been received with understandable pleasure by Mizell and his cohorts, save perhaps the ones who are Georgia fans.
Waffle House spokesman Pat Warner declined to comment on the flight, saying only that the company makes it plane available from time to time. Warner would acknowledge, though, that the company and Collins are working to make their alliance official<|fim_middle|> just a lot of protein and a little caffeine to get the day started," Collins said.
The Styrofoam cups are by design. In a video series that he did while at Temple, Collins drove with staffers to a Waffle House in Elkton, Md., where he said that he prefers Styrofoam cups because it create a fizzier beverage.
"Stays fizzier longer, crisper taste," he said. "With the plastic cup, the bubbles go into the middle and they just kind of coagulate, and I don't like that," he said.
Mizell shared breakfast with Collins and Tech character-development coach Derrick Moore on the morning of Dec. 19, the first day of the early signing period. When Mizell pointed him out to restaurant staff, he said that they weren't aware that a celebrity had been dining in their midst.
Tech has a long history with the chain. Chairman Joe Rogers Jr., son of the co-founder, is a Tech alumnus. Former company president Bert Thornton, perhaps best known for his namesake chili on the menu, played for Bobby Dodd in the '60s. Only three colleges have more alumni on the Waffle House management team than Tech. One of them is Marcus Harris, another ex-Jacket football player who graduated in 2007 and is now a regional manager overseeing locations in downtown Atlanta.
The history continues, this time with a Diet Coke-guzzling coach. | .
"We're kind of in talks right now, kind of seeing what a partnership would look like," Warner said.
Collins has tweeted visits to Waffle House multiple times. A Styrofoam to-go cup from Waffle House seems to be a constant companion. When he signed autographs and met fans before a Tech basketball game at McCamish Pavilion on Jan. 5, a Waffle House cup sat on the table. When he spoke to media Jan. 10, he placed a Waffle House cup on the lectern.
In turn, Tech fans have responded, tweeting back at him photos of their own visits to Waffle House, often complete with their own Styrofoam to-go cups. Mizell called it "sort of surreal to us." Mizell said that he hears from friends when they see the product placements, asking how much the company is paying Collins. The answer – at least to this point – is nothing.
Collins isn't the first coach to connect himself with Waffle House. Auburn coach Gus Malzahn often celebrates wins by dining at Waffle House.
Collins, who grew up in Decatur and then Rockdale County, took the Tech job in part for the opportunity to return home. Part of what home evidently means is Waffle House. In an Internet radio interview, he said that, upon his hire, he had breakfast at Waffle House for his first nine days in Atlanta. He stayed with the same order – four scrambled eggs with cheese, a double order of bacon, coffee and a Diet Coke in a to-go cup.
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Tyreke Evans had 26 points, six rebounds and six assists to lead Sacramento to a 96-81 win over Portland. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Blazers.
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"We mixed up the double teams and tried to make him play in a crowd as much as possible," Sacramento coach Paul Westphal said.
Portland coach Nate McMillan credited Dalembert.
"They pretty much played (Aldridge) straight up with Dalembert and made him score over the top," McMillan said. "He's long. ... he basically had a big presence on the defensive end of the floor."
Evans, last season's NBA rookie of the year, was a consistent offensive presence. Evans scored 15 points during the first half, and nine during a fourth quarter in which the Kings outscored Portland 26-16.
"That's the kind of game that Tyreke can have when his feet don't hurt so bad," Westphal said.
Sacramento shot 50 percent (38 of 76) in the game, while holding Portland to 39.5 percent shooting (34 of 86).
McMillan said it appeared Portland was missing the edge it had during its five-game winning streak.
"We played as if we could flip a switch here and that team got their confidence. We just didn't have the sharpness tonight," McMillan said.
The teams traded the lead several times during the third quarter before Sacramento took control. The Kings finished the quarter on a 7-2 run, then scored the first four points of the fourth quarter to regain a double-digit lead at 75-65.
Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins (15) has his shot blocked by Portland's Dante Cunningham (33) as Joel Przybilla (10) closes in during the first quarter at the Rose Garden in Portland Monday. - AP | five players score in double figures.
Carl Landry had 16 points and eight rebounds for Sacramento. Guard Beno Udrih and DeMarcus Cousins scored 14 points each. Omri Casspi scored 12 points, all in the second half.
Wesley Matthews led Portland with 21 points. Andre Miller added 18 points for the Blazers (25-21).
The Kings (10-32) came into Portland having lost seven of their past eight games, but were playing competitive. Three of the seven losses came in overtime, including a 94-90 defeat to Portland last Thursday. Only one of the seven losses was by double figures.
Monday's win was Sacramento's fourth on the road this season.
"This is huge, especially for us," Udrih said. "We've been right there ... going into the fourth quarter with a lead and just blowing the game, so it's been pretty frustrating. To see what we did today against a playoff contending team feels great."
One key to Sacramento's win was its defense on Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge.
The Blazers' forward, who was selected the Western Conference player of the week on Monday, was held to nine points. Aldridge, who shot 4 of 14 from the floor, failed to score in double figures for the first time in 26 games.
The Kings' primary defender on Aldridge was Samuel Dalembert, who had four blocked shots in 27 minutes. But the 6-foot-11 Dalembert received help when Aldridge moved into a position to make an offensive | 333 |
Mind-reading Software Allows Disabled UK Musician To Make Music After 27 Years
February 9, 2016 RIley Fitzgerald
The life of professional violinist Rosemary Johnson took a shocking turn for the worse in 1988 when a near-fatal car accident left her comatose for several months.
Emerging from her coma, Johnson was confronted with the devastating news that she would never be able to play music again.With only limited ability to speak and move, Johnson was forced to retire from the Welsh National Orchestra and relinquish her dream of becoming a world class musician.
But entering into 2016, 50 year old Rosemary is again able to compose and perform music using brain-interfacing software. The culmination of a ten year project lead by Plymouth University and the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in London, the sophisticated technology bridges the gap between music and the human mind.
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Kendrick Lamar Talks 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Ahead Of Grammys | with an 'EEG cap' which reads the electrical information from the human brain, the music is triggered by eye movements and a visual display. The software allows the user to compose, conduct and even alter the tempo of a musical performance.
"The first time we tried with Rosemary we were in tears. We could feel the joy coming from her at being able to make music. It was perfect because she can read music very well and make a very informed choice," said Professor Eduardo Miranda, Composer and Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research at Plymouth University, reflects.
"The great achievement of this project is that it is possible to perform music without being able to actually move. She is essentially controlling another musician to play it for her…It's not yet possible to read thoughts but we can train people to use brain signals to control things" Miranda adds.
Calling themselves The Paramusical Ensemble, Rosemary and another two patients have been collaborating with a string quartet to compose new music. The ensemble have | 203 |
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Facebook has made huge strides in local the last couple of years, driving significant geotargeted mobile revenue and integrating efforts with hundreds of thousands of SMBs. Speaking at Street Fight Summit West in San Francisco today, Local Product Marketing Manager Ted Zagat said the company is building its local efforts base on six key trends.
The first is personalized marketing, which provides for targeted campaigns that are 91 percent accurate. The second trend is mobile, which accounts for 59 percent of Facebook revenue- up from zero just two years ago.
"Everything at Facebook is mobile first, with mobile engineers integrated in every product team so we can think consistently across every platform," said Zagat. Twenty two percent of all mobile time spent is spent on Facebook and its sister company, Instagram," he noted. "That's bigger than all the others combined. It is mind boggling how fast it is happening and the<|fim_middle|> practices of the mobile carriers. But countries such as Spain and Brazil are showing the way. "Businesses frequently communicate with their customers via mobile messaging," he said Trend 6 is location based marketing, which Facebook is leveraging via its "Nearby Friends" feature.
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The third trend is to follow local best practices, including use of analytics. Major advertisers have done very well with Facebook by posting rich photo posts, which provide an 8x median return on ad spend. Small local advertisers should "try to do exactly the same thing," said Zagat. They need to move from physical engagement to reach," he said, noting that the counter intuitive wisdom that clicks don't matter; actions do.
"There is zero correlation between online clicks and ROI," said Zagat, citing a Datalogix study showing that 89 percent of people who saw a Facebook ad and then bought a product in the store did not click on the ad. The fourth trend is Reputation, which to a small store, represents brand awareness. It is really important but progress still needs to be made in this area. "We haven't figured this out," said Zagat.
Trend 5 is to engage in light weight communication, such as mobile messaging. The U.S. is limited in its adoption of light weight services such as What's App due to legacy pricing | 222 |
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Państwowa Komisja Badania Wypadków Lotniczych (PKBWL) – polska niezależna stała komisja działająca przy ministrze właściwym do spraw transportu (od 2007 roku Ministerstwo Infrastruktury, od 2011 roku Ministerstwo Transportu, Budownictwa i Gospodarki Morskiej). Powołana do życia w 2002 roku, prowadząca badania zdarzeń lotniczych czyli wypadków, poważnych incydentów i w niektórych okolicznościach incydentów lotniczych. PKBWL wykonuje swoje zadania w imieniu ministra właściwego do spraw transportu. Główna siedziba PKBWL znajduje się w Warszawie, z kolei dwa przedstawicielstwa terenowe PKBWL znajdują się w Gliwicach i Poznaniu.
Historia powstania PKBWL
Do wejścia w życie w 2002 r. nowej ustawy – Prawo lotnicze obowiązki prowadzenia badań zdarzeń lotniczych realizowała Główna Komisja Badania Wypadków Lotniczych (GKBWL) oraz okręgowe komisje działające przy wszystkich okręgowych Inspektoratach Kontroli Cywilnych Statków Powietrznych. Po zmianie przepisów obowiązki powyższych zostały przypisane nowo powołanej Państwowej Komisji Badania Wypadków Lotniczych (PKBWL), która przejęła też część obowiązków Głównego Inspektoratu Lotnictwa Cywilnego. Zmiana była uzasadniona wstąpieniem Polski do Unii Europejskiej, która do tego czasu nie posiadała w pełni niezależnej instytucji, zajmującej się wyjaśnianiem wypadków i incydentów z udziałem samolotów, spadochroniarzy, motolotniarzy czy paralotniarzy. Po utworzeniu PKBWL, funkcję Przewodniczącego, którego zadaniem było utworzenia nowego zespołu badaczy wypadków<|fim_middle|>ypadków i incydentów lotniczych, zebranych podczas prowadzenia badania zdarzenia lotniczego w celach innych niż cel, o którym mowa wyżej, może być dokonane wyłącznie na potrzeby postępowania przygotowawczego, sądowego lub administracyjnego za zgodą sądu.
Obowiązkiem badania objęte są wypadki i incydenty lotnicze:
Cywilnych statków powietrznych na terytorium Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej i w polskiej przestrzeni powietrznej (Komisja może odstąpić od badania zdarzenia tylko jeśli: statek powietrzny w chwili zdarzenia był używany przez osobę nieuprawnioną, osoba używająca statku powietrznego była pod wpływem alkoholu lub środków odurzających, statek powietrzny został zbudowany lub był użytkowany niezgodnie z obowiązującymi przepisami, statek powietrzny był używany w wyniku przestępstwa, w szczególności uprowadzenia);
Cywilnych statków powietrznych polskich lub obcych, eksploatowanych przez użytkowników polskich poza granicami kraju, jeżeli przewidują to umowy lub przepisy międzynarodowe albo właściwy organ obcego państwa przekazał PKBWL uprawnienie do przeprowadzenia badania, albo sam nie podjął badania wypadku.
PKBWL obowiązkowo powiadamia każdorazowo Prezesa Urzędu o wszczęciu badania, a następnie w terminie 30 dni od dnia otrzymania informacji o zaistnieniu wypadku lotniczego, przesyła Prezesowi Urzędu raport wstępny. Raport końcowy z badania jest wydawany w formie uchwały PKBWL. Wnioski oraz zalecenia bezpieczeństwa formułowanie przez PKBWL, a wynikające z badania wypadków i incydentów lotniczych mają bardzo istotne znaczenie w procesie zarządzania bezpieczeństwem.
W Polsce przeciętnie zdarza się rocznie ponad 100 wypadków i poważnych incydentów lotniczych i kilka tysięcy incydentów i innych zdarzeń lotniczych. W 2021 roku zginęło 6 osób (w 2020 – 5 osób).
Katastrofa polskiego Tu-154 w Smoleńsku
Państwowa Komisja Badania Wypadków Lotniczych (PKBWL) nie badała katastrofy polskiego Tu-154 w Smoleńsku. W "Rejestrze zdarzeń lotniczych 2010", opublikowanym na jej stronach internetowych, katastrofę w Smoleńsku oznaczono sygnaturą 300/10 z adnotacją, że jednostką badającą jest komisja obca (komisja rosyjska).
Na podstawie Załącznika 13 do Konwencji chicagowskiej o międzynarodowym lotnictwie cywilnym z 1944 roku, przewodniczący PKWBL, Edmund Klich, był akredytowanym przedstawicielem Polski przy wspólnej komisji rosyjskiego Międzypaństwowego Komitetu Lotniczego (MAK) i rosyjskiego Ministerstwa Obrony do zbadania przyczyn katastrofy. W dniach 15–28 kwietnia 2010 Edmund Klich był również szefem Komisji Badania Wypadków Lotniczych Lotnictwa Państwowego (KBWLLP), powołanej przez ministra obrony narodowej w celu zbadania katastrofy w Smoleńsku.
Zobacz też
Urząd Lotnictwa Cywilnego
Organizacja Międzynarodowego Lotnictwa Cywilnego
Katastrofa lotnicza w Lesie Kabackim
Katastrofa lotnicza na Okęciu (1980)
Katastrofa lotu Lufthansa 2904
Wypadek lotniczy
Incydent lotniczy
Konwencja o międzynarodowym lotnictwie cywilnym
Przypisy
Bibliografia
Ustawa z dnia 3 lipca 2002 r. Prawo lotnicze ()
Linki zewnętrzne
Oficjalna strona internetowa Państwowej Komisji Badania Wypadków Lotniczych
Instytucje państwowe i organy władzy w Polsce
Lotnictwo w Polsce
Organizacje lotnicze | w lotnictwie cywilnym powierzono Stanisławowi Żurkowskiemu, który to pracę na rzecz bezpieczeństwa lotniczego rozpoczął jeszcze w GKBWL, a w latach 2001–2002 pełnił funkcję jej Przewodniczącego. Funkcję Przewodniczącego PKBWL pełnił do 2006 r.
Zadania i kompetencje PKBWL
PKBWL jest organem Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, którego zadaniem jest badanie i nadzorowanie badań zdarzeń lotniczych w celu ustalenia ich przyczyn oraz wydawania zaleceń dotyczących bezpieczeństwa, mających na celu uniknięcie podobnych zdarzeń w przyszłości.
PKBWL prowadzi i nadzoruje badania zdarzeń lotniczych uwzględniając standardy i zalecane praktyki określone w Załączniku 13 do Konwencji o Międzynarodowym Lotnictwie Cywilnym, której stronami są 193 Państwa, w tym Rzeczpospolita Polska. Krajową podstawą prawną określającą zasady badania zdarzeń lotniczych, powoływania członków PKBWL i funkcjonowania Komisji jest Ustawa Prawo lotnicze z dnia 3 lipca 2002 r. Na szczeblu Unii Europejskiej kwestia badania zdarzeń lotniczych jak i funkcjonowania organu badającego tychże zdarzeń jakim jest PKBWL regulowana jest Rozporządzeniem Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) nr 996/2010 z dnia 20 października 2010 roku.
Zgodnie z postanowieniami wyżej wymienionych dokumentów, w zakresie swoich funkcji PKBWL jest niezależna funkcjonalnie od jakiegokolwiek organu odpowiedzialnego za bezpieczeństwo i wydawanie przepisów dotyczących lotnictwa cywilnego, a także od wszelkich innych podmiotów, których interesy lub cele mogą być sprzeczne z zadaniami powierzonymi PKBWL. PKBWL podlega jednakże kontroli Najwyższej Izby Kontroli. PKBWL posiada niezbędne wyposażenie do prowadzenia badań wypadków i incydentów oraz współpracuje w ramach specjalistycznych badań z instytutami i organizacjami badawczymi.
PKBWL jest także aktywnym członkiem organizacji międzynarodowych zrzeszających organy i specjalistów ds. badania wypadków lotniczych takich jak: ENCASIA, ISASI, ESASI czy ECAC.
Wynik badania konkretnego wypadku, poważnego incydentu albo incydentu lotniczego zawarty jest w raporcie końcowym lub uchwale, które odpowiednio opracowywane są przez członka PKBWL. Podejmując opracowanie raportu końcowego czy też uchwały, członkowie PKBWL kierują się zasadą swobodnej oceny dowodów i nie są związani poleceniem co do treści podejmowanych raportów końcowych czy też uchwał. Członek PKBWL nie może występować w roli biegłego sądowego w zakresie spraw prowadzonych przez Komisję. Regulamin działania Komisji wydaje minister właściwy do spraw transportu.
W przypadku zaistnienia wypadku w lotnictwie państwowym (najczęściej wojskowym) powoływana jest każdorazowo Komisja Badania Wypadków Lotniczych Lotnictwa Państwowego (KBWLLP).
Skład i obowiązki członków PKBWL
Przewodniczący
Zastępcy Przewodniczącego (dwóch),
Sekretarz
Członkowie
Przewodniczący, kieruje pracami Komisji i reprezentuje ją na zewnątrz. Przewodniczącego powołuje minister właściwy do spraw transportu na okres 4 lat. Przewodniczącym Komisji może zostać osoba posiadająca co najmniej trzyletnie doświadczenie w badaniu zdarzeń lotniczych.
Aktualnym Przewodniczącym PKBWL jest Bogusław Trela.
Zastępców Przewodniczącego i Sekretarza Komisji powołuje, na wniosek Przewodniczącego Komisji, Minister właściwy do spraw transportu, na okres 4 lat. Zastępcą Przewodniczącego Komisji może zostać osoba posiadająca co najmniej dwuletnie doświadczenie w badaniu zdarzeń lotniczych.
Członka Komisji powołuje Minister właściwy do spraw transportu, po zasięgnięciu opinii przewodniczącego Komisji, na okres 4 lat. Minister właściwy do spraw transportu może, na wniosek Komisji podjęty bezwzględną większością głosów, odwołać członka Komisji. Członkiem komisji może zostać osoba, która:
jest obywatelem polskim i korzysta z pełni praw publicznych
posiada pełną zdolność do czynności prawnych
nie była karana za przestępstwo popełnione umyślnie
posiada dyplom ukończenia studiów wyższych, a w szczególności jest:
specjalistą z zakresu prawa lotniczego
specjalistą z zakresu szkolenia lotniczego
specjalistą z zakresu ruchu lotniczego
specjalistą z zakresu eksploatacji lotniczej
inżynierem – konstruktorem lotniczym
Za specjalistów z danego zakresu uważa się osoby posiadające odpowiednie wykształcenie wyższe oraz udokumentowaną minimum pięcioletnią praktykę w danej dziedzinie.
W pracach Komisji w miarę potrzeb uczestniczą eksperci. Ekspertem może być osoba posiadająca kwalifikacje oraz doświadczenie w zakresie niezbędnym do badania zdarzenia lotniczego. Ekspertowi za udział w pracach Komisji oraz sporządzanie opinii lub ekspertyzy przysługuje wynagrodzenie ustalane w umowie cywilnoprawnej, którego wysokość uzależnia się od charakteru prowadzonego badania zdarzenia lotniczego i jego złożoności.
Lista Przewodniczących PKBWL
Stanisław Żurkowski (2002–2006)
Edmund Klich (2006–2012)
Maciej Lasek (2012–2016)
Andrzej Lewandowski (2016–2020)
Bogusław Trela (od 2020)
Podstawy prawne i proces badania zdarzeń lotniczych
Badanie zdarzeń lotniczych w RP jest procesem sformalizowanym i wykonywane jest na podstawie:
Ustawy Prawo Lotnicze i aktów wykonawczych do tej ustawy (w szczególności Rozporządzenia Ministra Transportu z dnia 18 stycznia 2007 r. w sprawie wypadków i incydentów lotniczych);
Rozporządzenia Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) nr 996/2010 z dnia 20 października 2010 r. w sprawie badania wypadków i incydentów w lotnictwie cywilnym oraz zapobiegania im (Dz. Urz. UE L 295 z 12.11.2010, str. 35 z późn. zm.);
Rozporządzenia Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) nr 376/2014 z dnia 3 kwietnia 2014 r. w sprawie zgłaszania i analizy zdarzeń w lotnictwie cywilnym oraz podejmowanych w związku z nimi działań następczych, zmiany rozporządzenia Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) nr 996/2010 oraz uchylenia dyrektywy 2003/42/WE Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady i rozporządzeń Komisji (WE) nr 1321/2007 i (WE) nr 1330/2007;
Rozporządzenia Wykonawczego Komisji (UE) 2015/1018 z dnia 29 czerwca 2015 r. ustanawiającego wykaz klasyfikujący zdarzenia w lotnictwie cywilnym, które muszą być zgłaszane zgodnie z rozporządzeniem Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) nr 376/2014.
Proces badania wypadków lotniczych jest oparty na założeniach i wymogach Załącznika 13 do Konwencji chicagowskiej i ma na celu zapobieganie wypadkom i incydentom lotniczym. PKBWL nie orzeka co do winy i odpowiedzialności. Udostępnianie wyników badań okoliczności i przyczyn zaistniałych w | 2,310 |
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Capture spectacular wide-field deep sky images in<|fim_middle|> reducing torque from the load. It was also designed using FEA (Finite Element Analysis) software, which helped to optimize the stout structure of the CGX. A 55 lb load capacity means it can easily handle the RASA 8, which weighs only 17 lb, along with a camera and any accessories. Expect a vibration-free setup, even in somewhat windy conditions. The RASA 8 connects directly to the CGX with its CGE dovetail mounting bar.
The heavy-duty adjustable height tripod has 2" diameter steel tripod legs with an extra-wide stance for improved stability. Graduated markings on the tripod legs make it easy to extend them to the same height and level the tripod. The mount is packed with functionality and conveniences that make imaging with the 8" RASA easy. The fully computerized mount will automatically "GoTo" any of the 40,000+ astronomical objects selected from the NexStar+ hand controller's database and automatically track that object.
Designed with imaging in mind, the CGX motor drive system builds upon learnings from previous generations of mounts. It has low-cog DC servo motors with integrated optical encoders. The low-cog design helps the motors run smoothly, and the integrated optical encoders provide accuracy. The motors connect to the worm gears with a belt-and-pulley system (instead of spur gears) to reduce gear backlash when the motor changes directions. The steel worm gears are supported by precision bearings and spring-loaded against a brass worm wheel, which also helps ensure a smoothly operating drive system. This results in minimal backlash and no binding. To track objects in the night sky, the mount must first be polar-aligned. Celestron makes this process easier than ever with the innovative All-Star Polar Alignment procedure. No extra equipment, such as a polar finder scope, is required. (An optional polar alignment finder scope is available if desired.) Best of all, the alignment can usually be completed in about 15 minutes, even without a clear view of Polaris.
All mounts have some amount of "periodic tracking error" inherent in them caused by tiny gear imperfections. To mitigate this, the CGX has Permanent Periodic Error Correction (PPEC). This allows you to run a routine to record the periodic errors only once; the recording is kept in memory, and subsequently corrects for the mount's periodic tracking error. If an even higher level of tracking accuracy is desired, the CGX also has a dedicated autoguider port to connect an autoguiding camera directly to the mount.
Astroimaging is best done when celestial objects are at their highest point in the sky with the darkest background, which is called the meridian. But some German equatorial mounts have trouble tracking near the meridian because they need to perform a "meridian flip," readjusting their position to avoid the tube striking the mount. CGX does not suffer from this problem, imaging through the meridian with ease and not requiring a meridian flip until the object is a full 20° past the meridian.
Transporting the entire system to a dark site is extremely manageable, even for one person. The optical tube, mount head, tripod, counterweight bar, and counterweight all disassemble into separate pieces. The only tool ever required is a supplied hex key, with a holder built into the mount, so you probably won't lose or forget it. The CGX mount also features two ergonomic carry handles that make carrying and setting up this heavy-duty mount much more comfortable. When it's time to transport your mount, the tripod accessory tray "nests" into the legs when collapsed, stabilizing the tripod in your vehicle and keeping the tray from getting misplaced.
Today's imagers do not necessarily want to be near their telescope outside when they are capturing images. Rather, they would prefer to be indoors controlling the mount and camera with a computer, while the telescope is in the backyard, or even hundreds of miles away in a dark remote observing site. Not every mount is capable of remote observing operation, but the CGX was designed specifically with this in mind. The CGX mount is designed to protect itself and your telescope if something unexpected occurs. One of the most critical problems that can occur during remote operation is the optical tube inadvertently striking the mount. This will not only ruin an exposure and require realignment with the sky, but could also damage expensive equipment. This type of strike cannot happen with CGX because optical switches on each axis stop the motors before the scope can hit the mount.
Should power be somehow interrupted, the mount has "home position" optical switches that allow easy remote realignment. The mount's cables are all wired internally through the mount, and all external inputs, including the power jack, are on a stationary section of the mount. This prevents cables from becoming snagged or tangled and unplugged as the RASA is moving. The mount also has hard stops to physically limit the motion of the astrograph on each axis, preventing the internal cabling from being overly twisted or pulled and potentially failing. In addition, the hard stops provide a "fail safe" safety measure to protect the astrograph should the limit switches somehow fail. The power jack for the mount utilizes a threaded barrel connector, ensuring the power cable won't become unplugged and lose power.
For remote imaging, the mount needs to be controlled by an external computer. The CGX has two ways to connect to a computer via USB 2.0. First, it has a USB port on the mount itself which is used exclusively to connect to a PC running the included Celestron PWI telescope control software. This PWI software, developed in partnership with PlaneWave Instruments, has an intuitive graphical user interface and provides an excellent solution for remotely operating the mount. It incorporates multi-point mount modeling to provide the most accurate alignment of the mount to the sky possible. In addition, the included NexStar+ hand controller also has its own USB 2.0 port for computer connection; this can be used with optional third-party telescope control software by use of an ASCOM driver.
To summarize, the CGX and RASA 8 together are an ideally-matched imaging system built for performance and ease of use. This equipment is perfect for imaging in your own backyard or at any remote dark-sky site, whether you are near the telescope or on the other side of the globe. Use the Celestron 8" RASA on a CGEM II Equatorial Mount for your astroimaging work and see your astroimage quality improve and explore new opportunities for astronomical imaging, which you have been seeking, with this high-quality Celestron system.
Note that the 8" model RASA was designed with color astronomical CMOS cameras, smaller CCD cameras, and mirrorless cameras in mind. The telescope does not work with standard DSLR cameras. It is optimized for sensors which have up to a 22 mm diagonal, but performs well with sensors up to 32 mm in diagonal. The APS-C sized sensors used in many mirrorless cameras are a good choice. 42 mm full frame sensors will also work, but performance will be poor at the edges of the sensor and field illumination will be reduced. Additionally, it is not recommended to pair RASA 8 with any camera body more than 4" in diameter. See the chart below to determine if your camera is compatible with RASA 8. | seconds with Celestron's new portable astrograph, the 8" Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA). This incredibly fast f/2.0 system is the perfect companion to today's color astronomical CMOS cameras, smaller CCD cameras, and mirrorless cameras. Thanks to its fast focal ratio and patented optical design, you can produce sharp, detailed images and often, you can eliminate the need for using an autoguider completely because of the fast exposures. Weighing in at just 17 pounds, it's easy to transport your 8" RASA from Celestron to the most remote dark sky locations.
The 8" RASA is an imaging telescope that delivers a flat field without optical aberrations for razor sharp stars across a wide field of view. This astrograph can capture stunning deep-sky astronomical images without the challenges typically presented by longer focal length instruments at a fraction of the cost of those systems. The latest addition to the RASA family, this 8" version has many of the same thoughtfully designed features as its "big brother" the RASA 11", including the integrated air-cooling system, internal filter mount, and sturdy CGE dovetail mounting bar.
As a typical astrograph design, this scope was purely designed for imaging, hence the 8" RASA cannot be used visually. The prime focus focal plane is located near the front aperture of the optical system, so it cannot accommodate a traditional eyepiece. Since it is an F/2.0 optical system, imagers can use shorter exposure times to capture detail in faint objects. With sensitive cameras and the proper "live stacking" software, the 8" RASA can provide an almost real-time observing experience. View images on a computer instantly that are brighter and more detailed than can be seen in much bigger telescopes with the naked eye.
Because shorter exposure times are possible, your equatorial mount won't need to accurately track over extended periods. The 8" RASA's relatively short 400 mm focal length also lessens the demand for equatorial tracking accuracy. In many cases, autoguiding will not be required. Weighing only 17 lb, this optical tube pairs perfectly with a wide variety of mounts. Celestron has unveiled a new focuser design that mitigates lateral movement of the primary mirror when focusing, slewing, or tracking with the astrograph. Focusing is easier, more accurate, and more stable than ever. This Ultra-Stable Focus System uses two sets of precision bearings that are precisely aligned and tested during the assembly process to ensure optimal focus results.
The CGX is the culmination of Celestron engineers' decades of experience in equatorial mount design, incorporating feedback from imagers worldwide. Combined with the RASA 8, it is a state-of-the-art deep-sky astronomical imaging system. The CGX is an incredibly sturdy equatorial mount which rigidly supports the RASA 8. The mount was designed more compactly, so the instrument load is held closer to the R.A. axis, thus | 630 |
Home/Science/NASA's Kepler Planet<|fim_middle|>obster.com | -Hunting Spacecraft Has Found Two New Worlds Just Like Earth
NASA's Kepler Planet-Hunting Spacecraft Has Found Two New Worlds Just Like Earth
Netloid Team January 7, 2015
NASA's Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft has found two new worlds that have orbits and sizes similar to our world. NASA's Kepler spacecraft also recently found a new planet – called HIP 116454b – that's 180 light-years from Earth, 2.5 times its diameter, and has nine-day orbit around its sun.
HIP 116454b moves around a star that's smaller and cooler than our sun – but conditions would still be too hot for life as we know it. The planet and its star are in the direction of the constellation Pisces.
Here's what NASA says about how the Kepler spacecraft found the new planet:
Kepler's onboard camera detects planets by looking for transits — when a distant star dims slightly as a planet crosses in front of it. The smaller the planet, the weaker the dimming, so brightness measurements must be exquisitely precise. To enable that precision, the spacecraft must maintain steady pointing.
The full academic report on the number of habitable planets includes three that had been previously confirmed, as well as one body, KOI-4427.01, that hasn't technically been classified as a planet.
This is because the computer program that helped scientists determine the planetary mass and measurements was only 99.2 percent sure that KOI-4427.01 might be a planet.
For all the other planets, the determination was 99.7 percent. We're counting it as the ninth planet in our numerical roundup because we're unwilling to give poor KOI-4427.01 the Pluto treatment over a paltry .5 percent differential.
All 12 of these planets have been confirmed as existing within the habitable zone of their star, and nine of them are known to be rocky.
But don't start getting ready to welcome your new alien overlords just yet. The potential for habitability is just that, potential. And if life is ever found elsewhere in the universe, the chances are good that it will be microscopic.
Still, the discovery is exciting. After all, now science fiction writers have 12 more planets (including KOI-4427.01, don't forget!) to fill with fictional alien civilizations.
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El testimonio de Randolph Carter (en inglés The Statement of Randolph Carter) es una historia corta de terror de 1919 del escritor estadounidense H. P. Lovecraft.
Cuenta un evento traumático en la vida de Randolph Carter, un estudiante de lo oculto que representa libremente al propio Lovecraft. Es la primera historia en la que aparece el personaje de Carter. Forma parte del ciclo onírico, basándose en particular en un inquietante sueño de Lovecraft.
Sus adaptaciones incluyen la película The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter.
Elaboración y publicación
Escrito en diciembre de 1919, se publicó<|fim_middle|> tiene otros "libros extraños y raros sobre temas prohibidos", varios de los cuales están en árabe.
De su misterioso libro, Warren deduce aparentemente que existen puertas o escaleras entre el mundo de la superficie y el inframundo, a través de las cuales los demonios pueden viajar. Él alienta a Carter a viajar con él a la ubicación de uno de esos portales, un antiguo cementerio cerca de Big Cypress Swamp. Al llegar, Warren localiza una tumba en particular y la abre para revelar una escalera que desciende a la tierra. Tomando una linterna, deja a Carter en la superficie y sigue las escaleras hacia la oscuridad, comunicándose con su compañero por un cable telefónico.
Después de varios minutos de silencio, Warren de repente comienza a tener vagos estallidos de pánico que culminan en una súplica desesperada para que Carter huya. Finalmente, después de que Warren permanece en silencio durante varios minutos, Carter lo llama por la línea, solo para escuchar una extraña voz que le dice que Warren está muerto.
Referencias
Enlaces externos
The Statement of Randolph Carter en Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Texto íntegro – The Statement of Randolph Carter
The Statement of Randolph Carter, audiolibro en dominio público de LibriVox
El testimonio de Randolph Carter
El testimonio de Randolph Carter | por primera vez en mayo de 1920 en The Vagrant, reeditándose posteriormente por Arkham House en la antología de 1939 The Outsider and Others.
Argumento
El testimonio de Randolph Carter es el testimonio en primera persona del personaje titular, que fue encontrado vagando por el pantano en un shock amnésico. En su declaración, Carter intenta explicar la desaparición de su compañero, el ocultista Harley Warren.
Warren ha tomado posesión de un libro, escrito en un idioma desconocido, prohibiendo a Carter verlo. Carter menciona que Warren | 137 |
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Fire on 31m superyacht Ordisi and other yacht news
11 February , 2018
We selected for you top 5 yacht stories of the last week at Yacht Harbour.
31m superyacht Ordisi catches fire in Alicante
Footage on social media shows that 31.4 meter Astondoa, Ordisi caught fire at a dry dock in Alicante. Shipyard workers in Alicante attempted to extinguish the flames before a firefighting squad arrived on scene who managed to get the blaze under control. The origin of the fire remains unknown and an investigation is currently underway. Ordisi is heavily damaged and now missing her superstructure.
Golden Yachts 57-metre superyacht O'Mathilde<|fim_middle|>0% completed
The 85-metre superyacht O'Ptasia currently in-build at Greek shipyard Golden Yachts is at the final stages of completion and is anticipated to be launched at the end of the April 2018. Design is undertaken by Giorgio Vafiafidis, who previously worked on O'Pati, O'Neiro, Natalina A, and naval architecture by George Chairakakis. The yard has announced that overall completion of the yacht is approximately 80% : machinery and engine room – 90% of works completed, interior – 80% completed, and exterior – 75% of planned finished.
New 55-metre Amels 180 sold with summer 2018 delivery
Dutch luxury yacht builder Amels announced the sale of a new 55-metre Amels 180 (180 ft) from the Amels Limited Editions range. The superyacht – with an extended 28-metre long Sun Deck, six luxury suites and three folding balconies – will be delivered in summer 2018.
New 80-metre Abeking & Rasmussen Project 6505 heading to Germany
Project 6506 entered its construction phase at Abeking & Rasmussen, and is set to arrive at the German shipyard in Lemwerder after its steel hull was floated for the first time last week at the Szczecin shipyard in Poland last week.
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The 57-metre Golden Yachts superyacht O'Mathilde is nearing completion and is planned to be launched in April, 2018.
With interior by Studio Vafiadis, this tri-deck steel-hulled yacht features a 9.2-metre beam and a maximum draught of 2.8 metres. O'Mathilde will accommodate 14 guests in 7 rooms, with 70 square meters owner's suite, a VIP suite, twin cabin on the main deck and twin cabin on the lower deck and three doubles.
Oyster Yachts goes into liquidation and cuts 150 jobs
British luxury boat building company Oyster Yachts, established in 1973, has gone into liquidation. Based in Southampton, with a boat yard in Hoveton, Norwich and offices in Ipswich, Palma, Majorca and Newport, USA, has announced 150 job losses. The number of job losses at each site is yet to be confirmed.
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For 45 years, the King's Singers have stood for tradition - staunchly upholding their unique approach to style, presentation and repertoire.
The six-member London vocal group returns to Houston on Monday, presented by Houston Friends of Chamber Music. Their appearance at Rice University's Stude Concert Hall comes at the tail end of a two-week American tour.
The Singers were founded at King's College Cambridge in 1968 by a group of choral scholars. All six were attending the venerable English university on scholarships, and they cultivated the clear, precise vocal style that's been impressing audiences ever since.
"You don't have to study music at university to be a choral scholar," explains Jonathan Howard, who sings bass in the sextet. "It means you have a musical role to play beyond academics. When Oxford and Cambridge were founded, hundreds of years ago, choral scholars were fundamental to the existence of these places."
Today, the King's Singers boasts more than 150 recordings and gives more than 100 concerts annually all over the world. After the U.S. tour, the group sings in Germany, Italy and Hungary.
The a cappella sextet that appears at Stude Concert Hall won't contain any of its original members. After almost half a century, membership has completely turned over.
Nevertheless, Howard points out that their sound hasn't changed.
"We focus a lot on a certain kind of singing," he says, "and that's something we've been able to maintain. We derive a lot of joy when people come to our concerts and say, 'I heard you back in 1970.' None of the singers are the same, but the sound is nearly identical. Every change brings a new incarnation of the group, but it's never a radical change."
Howard is one of the newest members of the group, joining in 2010. The 25-year-old is proud to recount how he became a King's Singer.
"I was a choral scholar at Oxford," he recalls. "When my predecessor announced his resignation, they made inquiries to see if anyone was ready for the job, and my name was mentioned. My degree isn't in music, it's in classics - and after university, I worked in advertising for about six months before I got the call to audition. It was a real career change for me, and it's been great."
In just four years with the King's Singers, Howard has acquired a lifetime of memories.
"I remember singing at the Sydney Opera House on the same night we won a Grammy, in 2012. But small things can also be memorable. The last time I was in Houston, I had the best Mexican meal in my life. Things like that stay with you because of the richness of experience in this job."
The group's recently released "Great American Songbook" contains 26 tracks by such songwriters as Cole Porter<|fim_middle|>, Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern, in arrangements made especially for the sextet.
This repertoire might seem like a departure from the mix of classical composers the ensemble is best known for. But Howard doesn't see it that way.
"We don't want to be defined by classical music," he says. "All this music has stood the test of time. It has gravity and integrity - and it's huge fun." | , Richard Rodgers | 3 |
Thousands expected to join Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington for cycling festival this weekend
The Let's Ride event is on Sunday
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Rebecca Adlington pictured in Nottingham ahead of the city's Let's Ride family cycling festival (Image: Angela Ward)
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Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington OBE and her family are looking forward to joining thousands of people for a free cycling festival in Nottingham this weekend.
HSBC UK and British Cycling are hosting the family-friendly event called Let's Ride this Sunday, September 16, from 11am.
Roads will be closed off to traffic along the Victoria Embankment to allow people to ride safely.
Ms Adlington said she is looking forward to enjoying the ride with her family.
She said: "Cycling is getting so much bigger and I feel like it has taken over the UK, which is amazing. After the Tour of Britain last week I think everyone has got a buzz for it and it's really nice to have an event that is open for families.
"Everyone always asks me about competitive swimming and if I miss it, and I'm like 'no', but there isn't much out there that you can just do for fun.
" It's great to have the race element if people want to go ahead, but for a lot of people on Sunday it's about spending time with family and doing fun things and having a day out that's not all about racing and 'you must win'."
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The 5km route will start in the Meadows Recreation Ground and wind its way to the City Ground, but people can join and leave at any point.
As well as cycling, there will be music, food and drink, games, challenges, mountain bike stunts, skateboarding, giveaways and face painting.
(Image: Angela Ward)
Ms Adlington added: "Unfortunately, I don't live in Nottingham anymore, but all my family still do and I've always considered it my home, even though I've lived in Manchester for six years.
"So much has changed in Nottingham since I lived here so I'm really looking forward to it, it's a great way to see the city.
"We are quite a sporty city in Nottingham and I think we are very good at that. There's loads going on and a real sporting community - you feel that even when people visit here, I always used to see people running and rowing on the river as well."
It is the second year the event has taken place and organisers are expecting more than 4,000 people to get involved. There is no need to register to take part.
Ms Adlington said it will be a great opportunity for people to get together and encourage people to take up cycling, including her daughter.
She said: "My daughter has just started on her first balance bike and I'm really keen for her to learn. Everyone always talks to me about my daughter learning swimming but I want to get her into tennis and cycling and everything else.
"She's getting there with her balance bike, she absolutely loves it, but Chris Hoy has firmly told me not to put stabilisers on it."
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She encouraged anyone who is not sure about coming to just give it a try.
She said: "I've never really been allowed to cycle before in case I got knocked off. So I cycled as a kid and then kind of stopped for the 10 years I was doing professional sport so it is so nice to go back to my childhood of getting back on a bike.
"Just try it, it's not a ridiculous amount. It's something that is definitely achievable and there's something for everyone in your family and it's just going to be a really good day out.
"If you are wanting to go on to do a triathlon or something in the future it's a really good place to start and get the buzz of it, go through the process of doing an event and meeting new people as well. We<|fim_middle|> on the day."
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State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D Sells 1,526 Shares of Installed Building Products, Inc. (NYSE:IBP)
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D cut its stake in shares of Installed Building Products, Inc. (NYSE:IBP – Get Rating) by 5.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 24,395 shares of the construction company's stock after selling 1,526 shares during the quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D's holdings in Installed Building Products were worth $1,976,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Installed Building Products by 13.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,836,175 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $239,629,000 after acquiring an additional 329,661 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Installed Building Products by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,406,928 shares of the construction company's stock worth $118,871,000 after purchasing an additional 4,335 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Installed Building Products by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. State Street Corp now owns 878,995 shares of the construction company's stock worth $74,266,000 after purchasing an additional 2,594 shares during the period. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. boosted its stake in Installed Building Products by 26.3% in the 2nd quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 681,497 shares of the construction company's stock worth $56,673,000 after purchasing an additional 142,090 shares during the period. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its stake in Installed Building Products by 11.0% in the 2nd quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L<|fim_middle|>. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Installed Building Products from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $90.00 to $124.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Installed Building Products currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $100.90.
Installed Building Products Stock Performance
NYSE:IBP opened at $98.37 on Friday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $88.14 and its 200 day moving average is $89.10. Installed Building Products, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $69.44 and a fifty-two week high of $115.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.81 billion, a PE ratio of 15.54 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.50.
Installed Building Products (NYSE:IBP – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 3rd. The construction company reported $2.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.19. Installed Building Products had a return on equity of 55.56% and a net margin of 7.31%. The company had revenue of $719.11 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $673.95 million. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Installed Building Products, Inc. will post 8.46 earnings per share for the current year.
Installed Building Products Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, December 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, December 15th were issued a dividend of $0.315 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 14th. This represents a $1.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.28%. Installed Building Products's payout ratio is presently 19.91%.
Installed Building Products Company Profile
Installed Building Products, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the installation of insulation, waterproofing, fire-stopping, fireproofing, garage doors, rain gutters, window blinds, shower doors, closet shelving and mirrors, and other products in the continental United States. The company offers a range of insulation materials, such as fiberglass and cellulose, and spray foam insulation materials.
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Several research firms have weighed in on IBP. StockNews.com downgraded Installed Building Products from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Installed Building Products from $108.00 to $95.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 12th. Credit Suisse Group dropped their price target on Installed Building Products to $98.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 20th | 202 |
My first memories of beekeeping were sitting on a hill by my grandfather's house in Jamesville, New York, and watching as he walked up the hill without a hat or anything and worked on his hives with all the bees swarming around his head. He never used any type of protective clothing. I was amazed at his sheer bravery. He didn't use a smoker. He just went up with a crowbar and pulled up the frames. The bees would sting him and he didn't care about it much. He would have bee stings all over his arms. He didn't mind it or he enjoyed it, I'm not sure which. I would stay about 20 feet away just out of range of the buzzing.
I learned some tricks from my grandfather. He told me that bees don't like carbon dioxide. They don't like your breath. Don't blow a bee off you because it will sting you. Just wait for it to fly off. It's probably taking a rest.
The way you move around the hives is important. You have to be calm and relaxed. You have to move slowly and the bees will pretty much ignore you. If you make jittery movements, that excites them.
He taught me how to extract honey. He used an old fashioned hand-crank extractor that you put your frames in a barrel device and you crank a handle and it spins the frames really fast. This gets the honey out without destroying the comb. He told me that the comb is really the gold for the beekeeper. It's not so much the honey. Once they go through the work of making the comb, it's easy for them to pack it full of honey. They'll just re-use it year after year until it degrades.
Checking in on my bees.
Beekeeping seemed like something along the lines of making maple syrup or one of these natural activities that you could do that creates a product. I also wanted to emulate my grandfather. I love honey. And I wanted to introduce beekeeping to my kids.
I have some beekeeping innovations that my grandfather didn't have. I have an electric comb de-capper. He used a knife that he put in hot water to heat it up. He could only do an inch or two. I have an electric one that stays the right temperature.
I have a hand-crank extractor except mine is made of plastic and made in China. He probably built his own or bought it at a farm store. I use a bee suit.
It started with me picking up my bees at the post office in boxes. I very gingerly put them in the back of my car and drove them home as they buzzed.
I had spent weeks beforehand building the boxes and putting the frames in and finding a nice spot in my yard to set it up. I had all my tools ready and I felt prepared.
But it was amazing to take the bees and pour them into their hive. They pour in, sort of like water. They immediately get to work cleaning. They immediately go hunting for nectar. They don't waste any time.
The first year I had a hive we had the best crop I ever had all the years I have been doing it. I'm not sure why. It was just good conditions for the bees. I got close to 50 pounds of honey that first year, so I always expected that to be the case every year. I got closer to 20 pounds in other years. Some years I lost the bees due to disease or bears.
What Has Beekeeping Taught Me?
The biggest thing is that bees and probably all wildlife, they do their best work when humans don't try to help them. If I just observe them and leave them alone, they are wonderful and they are great producers and they are happy. When I start tinkering – the more I tinker, the less productive they are. It's probably true for all nature. Give it its distance and let nature be nature.
You can open the hive up and you can pull frames out to make sure the queens laying eggs properly and see how many frames are being filled with honey. It's important to do that sometimes because you want to make sure you have a healthy queen, but the bees really don't like it when you go into their hive. You can use smoke to calm them down but the end effect is that it stresses them out. I would check the hives once every three weeks. I would alternate hives and not do them at the same time so they are not stressed out at once.
Every day I would sit and just watch the bees doing their thing and observe. You can learn a lot about them by just sitting outside their hive and watching what they are doing. You can tell if there is a good nectar crop somewhere near because you can see them all flying off in one direction to get nectar. You can tell if there are some ants are going inside the hive because they will have extra bees around the entrance guarding the entrance. You just get a sense from watching them, what their general mood is – whether they are happy and productive, or feeling down due to drought or disease.
You do become an advocate for the little critters. You develop a respect and a love for them. You want to share that with other people.
Everyone that I have introduced this concept to has been interested. I think if<|fim_middle|> don't know the benefits. I try to educate my neighbors and my friends about the amazing benefits that bees bring to the neighborhood. They benefit all the neighbors for miles around with pollinating.
I also share the honey with all my neighbors so they see that benefit. They will go for nectar and water wherever they can find it – so they will go in neighbor's pools or if a neighbor has a hummingbird feeder, and the bees can't find any better nectar, they will go find hummingbird juice.
My kids have always been really fascinated by the bees. They have always enjoyed helping especially when it is time to get the honey out of the comb and put it in bottles and give it to family and friends.
Last year I got a bee suit for Audrey for her birthday. I haven't had bees since but some day we will use it.
My kids ask lots of questions. They come out and watch the bees with me and we talk about what they are doing and why they are doing it.
It's a great way to observe nature because they are so active and busy. It's just fascinating to watch nature in action right in front of your eyes. It's not like watching a tree growing – you can see nature in real time.
To do things they don't mean to do.
That gets shade and sun in turn.
Knowing his stillness brings peace.
On this tiny place in this sun-dappled spot?
Love is too strong a word.
Constancy is love, but without drama.
He weighs the merits of intervention.
Or will he step in?
And we thank him for it. | more people knew about it, more people would appreciate beekeeping and maybe even take it up as a hobby.
Bees have this reputation because they sting. That's all people know about them. They | 40 |
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Conservatively extending classical logic with transparent truth
This paper shows how to conservatively extend a classical logic with a transparent truth predicate, in the face of the paradoxes that arise as a consequence. All classical inferences are preserved<|fim_middle|>transitive. Some limits on this nontransitivity are adumbrated, and two proof systems are presented and shown to be sound and complete. (One proof system features admissible Cut, but the other does not.)
Review of Symbolic Logic
Published - 1 Jun 2012
Ripley, D. (2012). Conservatively extending classical logic with transparent truth. Review of Symbolic Logic, 5(2), 354-378. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755020312000056
Ripley, David. / Conservatively extending classical logic with transparent truth. In: Review of Symbolic Logic. 2012 ; Vol. 5, No. 2. pp. 354-378.
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Music to Burn: Jo Dee Messina Receives Big Surprise at Album Preview Party
Jo Dee Messina Receives Big Surprise at Album Preview Party
by Lisa Young 6/12/2003
Almost two years after Jo Dee Messina began working on her third album, Burn, Curb Records hosted a party Wednesday (June 28) at Palmer Place on Nashville's Cannery Row to celebrate its anticipated release Aug. 1. With strains of the new music playing in the background, Messina said the new record reflects her musical and personal growth.
"From when we started to when we finished seemed like an eternity," she told country.com. "I tried to have it contain songs that I could relate to, and it seems to show, I think, some kind of progression musically and lyrically. I was at a different place when we recorded this record than I was when we recorded the I'm Alright album."
The album's first single, "That's the Way," is at No. 13 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. The tune was written especially with Messina in mind and was one of the last cut for the record, during what she and co-producer Byron Gallimore call the "magic session."
"Songwriters Holly Lamar and Annie Roboff had read about the trials and tribulations that I had gone through before the I'm Alright record," Messina said. "I thought my career was starting, then boom! I had three songs stiff at radio. ['That's the Way'] kinda reflects what I've been through in my life, so I latched onto it right away."
The Country Music Association's reigning Horizon Award winner also confirmed that her other co-producer, Tim McGraw, lent his voice to a new track called "Bring on the Rain." She said the song is about "finding hope in the darkest hour."
"I loved the song, and Tim loved it so much because I think we can both relate to hard times," she said. "So we're in the studio doing tracks, and Tim comes in. He's goofing around and kinda sings background with me, and somebody goes, 'Man, you should sing on the record.' I'm crossing my fingers going, 'Oh, that would be cool' while I'm really thinking 'Oh please, oh please!' I'm like praying every night, and he did. He blessed my record with his vocal."
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Let Freedom Sing! | which sold 2 million copies and yielded the No. 1 singles "I'm Alright," "Stand Beside Me" and "Bye Bye." During the party for Burn, Messina's manager, Stuart Dill, recognized the success of the last album by handing the singer a small, wrapped package. As Messina pulled a set of car keys from the box, Dill told the crowd that he, McGraw, Curb Records President Mike Curb and music publisher Cal Turner III had chipped in to buy her a 1957 silver Thunderbird. The gesture was a reference to the cut "Silver Thunderbird" from I'm Alright. The car was parked inside a tent next to the building, and most of the guests rushed outside with Messina to take a look.
"I'm afraid to touch it," she screamed. She then promptly climbed inside, honked the horn and turned on the radio.
Although Burn won't be in stores until Aug. 1, Messina already has been out promoting it. While on tour with the Judds, she visited more than 60 country radio stations to offer a preview. Messina also has landed a national tour sponsor for next year, though she won't reveal it yet.
"So next year, when I go out, I'm going to be able to carry production and put on a big show and be able to do what I've always dreamed of doing on the big stages," she said. "I just want to grow as an entertainer and, ultimately, I want my career to make a difference."
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A secondary structure that occurs in many proteins and consists of two or more parallel adjacent polypeptide chains arranged in such a way that hydrogen bonds can form between the chains. Also called beta pleated sheet, pleated sheet.
A protein configuration resulting from the alignment of multiple adjacent beta strands and formation of hydrogen bonds between them. The beta sheet is a major secondary protein structure motif elucidated by Pauling and Corey, which consists of polypeptide chains in sheets laid side-by-side and are almost completely extended, with an axial distance of 35 nm vs an axial distance of 15 nm in the helix. The PS is stabilised by hydrogen bonds between NH and CO groups of different polypeptide strands; adjacent molecules may run in the same direction (parallel) or in the opposite (antiparallel) direction—e.g., silk fibroin. The PS is a tertiary structure elucidated by X-ray<|fim_middle|>700–1000 nm in diameter, fine complex non-branching fibrils.
A protein structure in which parallel layers of linked peptides are folded across each other. This structure is characteristic of amyloid proteins. | crystallography and seen by EM; it can be produced experimentally by treating Bence-Jones proteins with enzymes, and is a structure typical of amyloidosis. The PS may be seen by the Congo red stain with polarising light to reveal the characteristic apple-green birefringence.
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King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC)
Ramboll is advising on one of the first LEED Platinum developments in the Middle East King Abdullah Petroleum Studies & Research Center (KAPSARC) is a community development comprising a research centre, community facilities and single family residential buildings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The community facilities, with seven buildings, are pursuing LEED Platinum under the LEED NC for Multiple Buildings, making it one of the first developments targeting this rating in the Middle East. In addition, the single family residential development of 200 residential buildings is targeting a Platinum rating under the LEED for Homes, the first project to attempt this outside of North America. The project adopts sustainable design and construction practices from the concept stage to achieve the Platinum certification and to reduce the carbon footprint of the project from a life cycle perspective. The project introduces multiple on-site renewable energy systems and water saving strategies. In addition, the project limits site disturbance through considerate design and the implementation of a construction activities management plan. The project also promotes biodiversity through ecology rehabilitation.
rendering: HOK Architects
Emonika mixed use development
A central district of Slovenia's capital city is to be completely transformed by an ambitious mixed use development that incorporates commercial, residential, retail, hotel, sports and leisure facilities for day and night. Ramboll's engineers and consultants have provided structural, building services, fire and transport engineering for the concept design.
Old Town Dock detailed design
A brownfield site full of buried obstructions, including three historic docks, riverwall tie-rods and boulders — is the location of this riverside residential development in Newport, Wales. We provided the foundation design and a loadbearing masonry option for the three buildings: four, five and six storeys high, linked by a ground floor car park.
Daniel Shearing
Kings Cross Central Development
A vibrant new part of London that will be the largest mixed use redevelopment in single ownership to be developed in central London for over 150 years.
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St David's 2
The largest city-centre regeneration to ever take place in Wales, St David's 2 Cardiff is a mixed-use development that includes over 100 new retail outlets, 300 luxury apartments and parking for 3,000 cars, spread across a site footprint that is roughly the size of eight football pitches...
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Tradewinds residential
The Tradewinds development at Marina Bay, on Gibraltar's west coast, south of the airport runway, has 81 apartments in three linked towers of up to 16 storeys. Underground car parking and retail outlets occupy the lower levels. The structural design uses an in situ concrete frame with flat unbonded post-tensioned floors — thought to be a first for Gibraltar — allowing the inclusion of an additional storey within the building height restrictions. Our engineers also undertook wind and environmental modelling.The towers are built around a swimming pool set back from the water's edge, and have sloping roofs that increase in height from eight to 16 storeys, north to south. The buildings' concrete frames are clad in a mixture of precast panels and curtain walling, which is illuminate ...
Fitzroy place is the most significant new development in Fitzrovia in over 50 years. This mixed use scheme includes almost 300 homes in three in situ concrete framed buildings, as well as 210,000 sq. ft. of offices and 21,000 sq. ft. of restaurants and shops in two steel framed buildings, encompassing some of the most desirable residences and commercial premises in London.
Shining Towers
Multidisciplinary award-winning project. Ramboll completed the Shining Towers project in 2012. The project comprises two towers of 33 and 42 storeys respectively, and won the GCC tower of the year at the 2010 Construction Week awards.
Slanted at 6 degrees from the vertical, The Pad's design is based on the iPod. Billed as the world's first 'cybertecture' building, with its design inspired by the Apple iPod, The Pad is a twenty-three storey residential development in Dubai's Business Bay.
Garden Street residential
The thriving West Yorkshire market town of Hebden Bridge, close to the Penine Way, attracts 125,000 visitors a year and, as a result, has run out of car-parking spaces. This site, which had been vacant since the 1960s, is set on a tiered slope with a retaining wall in the heart of the town's conservation area. The planning issues are complicated and sensitivity has been integral at all levels.The design for the proposed seven-storey development is clad in local stone and offers 160 parking spaces, a hidden car stacker system, 48 residential properties and eight retail units.The foundation design incorporates a bored piled wall to form a double storey basement, and a concrete slab ground to act as support for the superstructure. Shops at street level will be concret ...
Jumeirah Gate
Ramboll has been appointed to undertake the MEP and sustainability design services for the Address branded hotel in Dubai Marina known as Jumeirah Gate.
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Blackdale Residences, University of East Anglia
The new 514 unit student residential accommodation buildings utilised digital tools and offsite construction to enable a breathtakingly fast paced programme, completing the construction in just 62 weeks.
Dalston Works completed - image Daniel Shearing
Dalston Works
Dalston Works (previously known as Dalston Lane) is the largest Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) project globally, using more timber than any other scheme in the world by volume.
Crome Court, University of East Anglia
Crome Court, part of The University of East Anglia's £58m campus redevelopment, is the University's newest and most energy efficient accommodation block, achieving 'Excellent' BREEAM rating.
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Rathbone Market
A major multi-phased residential and retail development revitalising Canning Town. Constrained by major roads and properties and up to 21 storeys high, the 650 unit award-winning scheme presented numerous engineering challenges requiring creative and innovative solutions.
The Blade
Sensitivity is required on this project to build an eight storey residential building and a fourteen storey commercial high-rise on an historic site which once housed a mill complex run by Benedictine monks. Care was taken during demolition to preserve a medieval arch, which has been awarded scheduled monument status...
Image ESA Architects - Alakati sustainable masterplan, Nicosia
Alakati mixed-use development masterplan
Sparsely populated suburbs southwest of Nicosia are being redeveloped to provide a high-quality commercial, residential and retail district for Cyprus's capital city. The developer's ambitions represent new goals locally for sustainable planning and operation.
Carlton House Terrace refurbishment
The Grade I listed Carlton House Terrace is a six-storey stucco rendered building in central London. The freehold belongs to the Crown Estate. Classical in style, complete with Corinthian columns, it dates from 1827-32 and was designed by celebrated architect John Nash...
Ankhor development, Tashkent
Situated opposite the city's presidential complex, the Ankhor site in central Tashkent represents prime redevelopment land in Uzbekistan. Originally accommodating low level housing, outbuildings and wasteland, the 9.27ha site is located in a seismic zone. It is bounded by the Chirchick river, roads and buildings. Ramboll's structural, infrastructural and environmental expertise was sought, and we liaised with the architect from an early stage to explore masterplan options for a mixed use development. The aim of the feasibility study was to maximise the density of any proposed design and address a number of issues in support of the planning application. Transport, access, structural requirements and infrastructure provision were investigated. Preliminary ground modelling was und ...
U-Bora Towers
With its sweeping, curving aspect, this mixed-use project offers prime retail, commercial and residential space on Business Bay. Comprising a 56-storey commercial tower, a 16-storey residential block and a 7,000sqm retail space, this complex comes together to create an ultra-modern gateway to Business Bay.
Jaap Oepkes. Greenwich Millennium Village masterplan
Greenwich Millennium Village phases 3, 4 and 5
We produced a tender devised to promote a competitive overall costing by designing for three alternate methods of construction. This placed the contractor in a strong position to secure the most economic solution.
The large scale mixed use redevelopment of the Four Seasons hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia, delivers world class hotel, residential and commercial facilities.
Ramboll. Princess Street development, Whitworth Street view. Image: SimpsonHaugh & Partners. Developer: Urban & Civic
Manchester New Square
The Manchester New Square scheme is an exciting new residential development located within the heart of Manchester City, due for completion in 2020. The three individually designed 12-15 storey buildings, set around a landscaped square, comprise 351 one, two and three bedroom apartments.
Arata Isozaki Associates, Zaha Hadid Architects, Studio Daniel Libeskind
CityLife Milan technical reviews
The 43 hectare CityLife development occupies the site of Milan's former fairground and exhibition site (Fiera Campionaria). Its combination of residences, offices, retail space and public facilities are arrayed around a large park — Europe's biggest privately funded park development. We worked in collaboration with J&A Consultants on technical reviews of the architects' schemes. Our combined refinements and suggestions produced savings sufficient to cover our fees five times over.
Black Sea Hotel and residences
A Soviet-era tower block has been demolished to make way for a 23-storey five-star hotel and 14-storey apartment building linked by a two-storey podium in the historic port city of Batumi on the Black Sea coast of Georgia. We are providing a one-stop design and project management service for this fast-track development. Architect RTKL is acting as a sub-consultant to Ramboll. The design is contemporary but influenced by traditional Georgia. Features include an old-town style boulevard of two-storey shops and restaurants that runs along the seafront and through the new complex. Lawns and gardens cover the top of the podium to create an energy efficient green roof. Solar panels have also been installed on the podium and on the roof.
Greenland's new prison fitted for Arctic settings
A new correctional facility is beginning to take shape in the capital of Greenland – Nuuk. More than being one of the most beautifully located facilities in the world, it will provide the sentenced with an opportunity to serve time closer to their families, nature and culture.
Tredje Natur
Redmolen
Redmolen in Copenhagen is a development project comprising five new buildings in the rapidly growing harbour district Nordhavn. The project includes two commercial buildings, a hotel, two housing blocks and a basement.
Courtesy of Quintain, Image BRAG Media Ltd - CGI projection of completed projects, with Wembley Way approach in foreground
Wembley Park regeneration
When property developer Quintain embarked on transforming the long-neglected area surrounding the iconic Wembley stadium, into a new district and exciting hub, they sought Ramboll as an engineering partner who could fully realise their ambitious sustainability agenda.
Helix-London development
Two elliptical residential towers of different heights sit above a two storey podium in this mixed use development in London's Canary Wharf. One of Europe's largest McDonald's restaurants has been demolished to make way for it.The concrete frame towers, one 28 storeys high and the other 35 storeys, are linked by spaghetti-like steel bridges. Each floor has a wrap-around balcony with views to the nearby marina. The podium below houses shops and a replacement McDonald's on the ground floor; and a children's playground, screened sports pitch and landscaped public space on the first floor.A complex transfer system supporting the two towers has been integrated into the podium. Concrete beams and deep reinforced concrete walls have been strategically positioned as part of ...
Spectacular project in the Copenhagen harbour area
Copenhagen's sustainable new neighbourhood, Nordhavn, will be enriched with an artificial island that provides the framework for a major underground car park, apartments with sea-views and an office building of slate.
First part of Carlsberg City
A new campus for the university college, UCC, as well as shops, offices and a 100-metre tall residential tower covering an area of 101.000m2 will be the first of 16 building zones, which together will form | 4,817 |
(-) Colorado (2)
Chugach School District (1)
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (1)
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Center for Science Education (1)
University of Colorado Boulder / Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) (1)
(-) 2018: ELG for Community Resilience to Extreme Weather Events and Environmental Hazards (4)
R4Ed: Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships in Resilience Education
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Center for Science Education offsite link · Boulder, Colorado
In this project, high school students in Houma, Louisiana, will investigate which areas of their community are most vulnerable and what can be done to be resilient in the face of hurricanes and sea level rise, today and in the future. To do this,<|fim_middle|> around site and community needs. Community Engagement – which includes interviews with community members, involvement in community-based environmental monitoring, and through annual student events. Application of Knowledge – Students will discuss components of the Weather and Climate Tool-Kit with community members, elders, and leaders, focusing on climate-related problems, and action planning for mitigation and adaptation. Students can share active research regarding impacts and available resources. This project will be orchestrated through the Chugach School District, which serves rural students from all over the state of Alaska through their Voyages residential, two-week phase programs, as well as the three Prince William Sound villages of Chenega Bay, Whittier, and Tatitlek, and an extensive home school services program. The coastal, native Alaskan villages of Seldovia, Port Graham, Tyonek, and Nanwalek across Kachemak Bay, in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will be included in this project. ELACS directly connects to NOAA's educational mission, as it will help the target population understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts through project objectives and activities. This project will promote the students' stewardship and deeper understanding of their environment and the changes happening at a local and global level.
PI: Douglas Penn
State: Alaska County: Anchorage Borough District: AK00
Partners: University of Alaska (UA-Fairbanks) / College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences · National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) / Alaska · National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Kachemak Bay · University of Alaska (UA-Fairbanks) / International Arctic Research Center · Washington College / Center for Environment & Society · NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) / Kasitsna Bay Laboratory · U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System / AOOS · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District · Chugachmiut · City of Whittier · Tatitlek Village Ira Council · Chenega Bay IRA Council · U.S. National Ice Center · Project GRAD Kenai Peninsula · Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies · Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council · United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) / Office of Education · USDA Forest Service / Chugach National Forest · M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust · Battelle Memorial Institute · University of Washington (UW) / Polar Science Center · Weather Flow · Teknikio · Ground Truth Trekking · Cook Inlet Tribal Council · Alaska Science Teachers Association · Alaska Conservation Foundation · STEMisED ·
Climate Strong—Building Tribal Youth Leadership for Climate Resiliency
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College offsite link · Cloquet, Minnesota
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in partnership with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, 1854 Treaty Authority, University of Wisconsin Extension's G-WOW program, and Lake Superior Estuarine Research Reserve are proud to provide the Climate Strong-Building Tribal Youth Leadership for Climate Resiliency program.
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in partnership with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, 1854 Treaty Authority, University of Wisconsin Extension's G-WOW program, and Lake Superior Estuarine Research Reserve are proud to provide the Climate Strong-Building Tribal Youth Leadership for Climate Resiliency program. Our three-year project aims to increase the knowledge and readiness of middle to high school students to deal with the impacts of extreme weather and environmental hazards that face the Ojibwe Ceded Territories (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) and build capacity for increased climate change community resiliency curriculum in the classroom. Climate change impacts everyone, but for indigenous peoples it threatens culturally significant traditions, such as wild rice harvesting, that relies on sustainable fish, plant, and wildlife resources. These resources are critical for subsistence, spiritual and cultural needs, and treaty rights. Culturally relevant, place-based education is an important tool to involve students, in particular, underrepresented students, in developing critical thinking skills to assess the issue of community resiliency to extreme weather events and engaging in action to help resolve it. In order to achieve our objectives, we will aim our educational efforts toward youth first, as well as reaching the communities we serve. Each year, six residential youth camps (18 total) will be hosted within the Ojibwe Ceded Territories. Each three-day camp will be focused on investigating issues of community resiliency, adaption, and mitigation associated with increasing extreme weather events as well as natural environmental hazards. Camps will use place-based, experiential lessons to teach resiliency issues demonstrated by climate change effects on Ojibwe culturally important natural resources. Our project will train formal and informal educators throughout the Ojibwe Ceded Territories on how to use indigenous climate curriculum using tribal traditional ecological knowledge and NOAA assets to investigate community climate resiliency issues. Using both teacher "train the trainer" workshops and our camps, this project will create a network of formal K-12 and informal educators trained to become leaders in providing culturally relevant climate resiliency outreach to students. We will increase community resiliency literacy through six community outreach events each year (18 total) that will highlight resiliency issues facing our region and the research being done on landscape and ecological vulnerabilities through NOAA and tribal assets. Our goals are increased community resiliency literacy and adaptation of stewardship behaviors that reduce climate change impacts and increases adaption and mitigation behaviors by our participants. These behaviors will help increase stewardship practices reducing extreme weather impacts affecting the sustainability of culturally relevant resources, thereby preserving important cultural, spiritual, subsistence, and treaty rights practices.
PI: Courtney Kowalczak
State: Minnesota County: Carlton District: MN08
Partners: National Sea Grant College Program / University of Minnesota (UM) / Minnesota Sea Grant · National Sea Grant College Program / University of Wisconsin / Wisconsin Sea Grant · National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Lake Superior · University of Wisconsin–Extension (UW–Extension) / Environmental Outreach · Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission · Fond du Lac Environmental Program · 1854 Treaty Authority · Climate Generation · University of Minnesota (UM) Duluth ·
HEARTForce: Hazard Education, Awareness & Resilience Taskforce
University of Colorado Boulder / Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) offsite link · Boulder, Colorado
Communities in Colorado are increasingly experiencing major disruptions from environmental hazards, such as fire, flood, drought and extreme heat. With this rise in hazardous events, there is a pressing need for communities increase their resilience. An interdisciplinary team from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Education & Outreach Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder is developing and implementing an innovative, action-oriented youth engagement project targeting rural Colorado students, teachers and communities.
Communities in Colorado are increasingly experiencing major disruptions from environmental hazards, such as fire, flood, drought and extreme heat. With this rise in hazardous events, there is a pressing need for communities increase their resilience. An interdisciplinary team from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Education & Outreach Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder is developing and implementing an innovative, action-oriented youth engagement project targeting rural Colorado students, teachers and communities. Our engagement model empowers youth i) to envision community resilience through immersive scenario-based role play based on a solid understanding of the relevant science, ii) to learn about natural hazards through engaging Colorado-focused lessons, iii) to initiate conversations about hazard preparedness from within communities, and iv) to develop and implement student-led resilience action projects. The project team is developing instructional materials for middle and high school students: four lesson plans focused on different hazards (fire, flood, drought, extreme heat), four complementary scenario-based role-play games with a focus on youth empowerment and a teacher workshop based on these materials. Each school implementation follows a sequence in which the lesson plan activities are conducted, followed by a scenario-based role play game and reflection. Building on their experience with the game, students develop resilience strategies for their community and present those at a community Resilience Expo. The project has the following three objectives: 1) Increase Colorado secondary teachers' knowledge and confidence to teach about local natural hazards, and to facilitate discussions about community resilience; 2) Increase Colorado youth's understanding of natural hazards, their community's vulnerability, and their involvement in resilience planning efforts, and 3) Enhance the capacity and empowerment of young people in Colorado to engage in dialogue with their peers, families, and community stakeholders about community resilience issues and identify, develop, and implement resilience actions. A needs assessment disseminated to Colorado teachers guides the project team in the development of all instructional materials and allows for customizing the content to teacher needs. The project evaluation explores the efficacy of the program model and studies the impact of the project activities on students and teachers. Specifically, the evaluation studies students' confidence and ability to engage in dialogue around community resilience, level to which students increase their understanding of natural hazards and resilience planning, and the ways in which teachers increase their content knowledge and confidence in teaching about natural hazards. The project fills a critical gap in Colorado's resilience planning which does not include teachers and youth. The project is guided by partners from the NOAA RISA program Western Water Assessment, seven NOAA science advisors, Science on the Sphere collaborators, and is being implemented together with over 20 community partners, school partners and collaborators from across Colorado. Over the course of the three-year program, the project activities will train and support 140 teachers, engage 400+ students and result in 11 Resilience Expo events across Colorado, from primarily rural communities. The instructional units and the games will be used in classrooms with 600+ students.
PI: Anne Gold (Reuther)
Partners: Earth Force · NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) · Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks / The Wild Center · NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO) · NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Boulder, Colorado Forecast Office · NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Pueblo, Colorado Forecast Office · NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) / NOAA Planet Stewards · Foothills United Way · City of Boulder / Office of Emergency Management · University of Massachusetts (UMASS) Lowell / Climate Change Initiative · Wild Rose Education · Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 / Glenwood Springs Middle School · Montrose County Re-1j School District / Montrose High School · Gunnison Watershed Re1J School District / Gunnison Middle School · Early College of Arvada · St. Vrain Valley Re 1j School District / Westview Middle School · Estes Park R-3 School District / Estes Park High School · Estes Park R-3 School District / Estes Park Middle School · Garfield County / Community Development · Gunnison County / Office of Emergency Management · City of Arvada / Office of the City Manager · City of Longmont / Public Works & Natural Resources · Larimer County / Office of Emergency Management · City of Boulder / Resilient Boulder · Colorado Department of Public Safety · Colorado Department of Natural Resources · Colorado Department of Local Affairs · University of Colorado Boulder / CIRES / Education & Outreach · Mountain Studies Institute · University of Colorado Boulder / CIRES / Western Water Assessment · Adams State University / Luter Bean Museum / Salazar Rio Grande del Norte Center · Northeast Colorado BOCES · Western Colorado University · Republican River Water · Colorado State University / Colorado Water Center (CoWC) · Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District · Grand County Wildfire Council · Upper Colorado River Watershed Group · NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) / Chemical Sciences Laboratory (CSL) · NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) / Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL) · | they will collect local stories of coastal erosion, hurricane damage, and disappearing land and compare them with data from the NOAA Digital Coast Tool and the NCAR Cyclone Damage Potential (CDP) Index.
In this project, high school students in Houma, Louisiana, will investigate which areas of their community are most vulnerable and what can be done to be resilient in the face of hurricanes and sea level rise, today and in the future. To do this, they will collect local stories of coastal erosion, hurricane damage, and disappearing land and compare them with data from the NOAA Digital Coast Tool and the NCAR Cyclone Damage Potential (CDP) Index. Linking the impacts that community members have experienced with the data about these events and future projections, students will identify vulnerable areas in their community, identify the types of hurricanes that have been the most destructive to their community, and make resilience recommendations that they will present to their peers and the community at large. Project partners, the UCAR Center for Science Education, the NCAR Capacity Center for Climate and Weather Extremes, and the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center, will develop the curriculum, facilitate the instruction, and disseminate the educational resources to other coastal educators. The successful completion of this project will result in a model approach for how students in other coastal communities can use data, stories, and the CDP as they engage in coastal resilience planning. This model approach will be described in a collection of educational resources, allowing educators to implement the approach with students in other Gulf Coast and Atlantic locations affected by hurricanes and sea level rise.
PI: Elizabeth "Lisa" Gardiner
Partners: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) National Center for Atmospheric Research · NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) · Louisiana State University (LSU) / College of Art + Design · Center for Planning Excellence · University of New Orleans / Center for Hazards Assessment, Response & Technology (UNO-CHART) · Terrebonne Parish School District / South Terrebonne High School · South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center · Louisiana Department of Education · Lafourche Parish School District · Terrebonne Parish School District ·
Environmental Literacy for Alaskan Climate Stewards (ELACS)
Chugach School District offsite link · Anchorage, Alaska
The Environmental Literacy for Alaska Climate Stewards (ELACS) project involves K-12 Alaskan students from the Chugach School District and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in studies and activities to increase environmental and climate literacy and ultimately community resilience.
The Environmental Literacy for Alaska Climate Stewards (ELACS) project involves K-12 Alaskan students from the Chugach School District and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in studies and activities to increase environmental and climate literacy and ultimately community resilience. Throughout the four-year project, students and teachers will work with scientists and experts from their communities, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Alaska Ocean Observing System, Local Environmental Observer Network, Kachemak Bay Research Reserve, University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Build A Buoy Project, and Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Earth Program. Rural Alaskan students live in some of the most vulnerable regions of the planet, areas that are highly susceptible to the impacts of climate change. Alaska has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the nation, bringing widespread impacts. Sea ice is rapidly receding, and glaciers are shrinking. Thawing permafrost is leading to more wildfire and affecting infrastructure and wildlife habitat. Rising ocean temperatures and acidification will alter valuable marine fisheries. The objectives of the Environmental Literacy for Alaskan Climate Stewards project are to provide rural, K-12 Alaska students and teachers in Alaskan Native villages with knowledge and opportunities that will help build understanding of local climate change impacts and to increase overall climate literacy and contribute to community resilience. Students and teachers will participate in first-hand experiences of environmental monitoring, data sampling through a locally relevant citizen science project, and by building ocean observation systems. The project has four main action and outcome areas: Professional development and monthly ongoing project support – including school-site delivery and workshops at the NOAA Lab facilities in Kachemak Bay, Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies and Anchorage. Classroom instruction that engages the students in meaningful, innovative, place-based, project-based learning, and citizen science activities geared | 893 |
Meeting of the Stanley County Commission was called to order at 7:46 p.m. (CDT) by Chairman Dennis Booth with Marsha Davenport, DD Jacobson, Auditor Karen Sharp, Don Wiedemer, Lance Nixon and Peggy Dougherty present. Chairman Booth declared a quorum present.
AGENDA: Motion by Davenport, second by Jacobson, to approve the Agenda. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
GAME, FISH & PARKS AGREEMENT: Motion by Jacobson, second by Davenport to authorize Chairman Booth to sign the agreement with the Department of Game, Fish & Parks. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
CASH TRANSFERS: Motion by Davenport, second by Jacobson, for Cash Transfer to Road and Bridge in the sum of $13,564.90 to correct funds previously receipted into General Funds. All voted Aye. Motion Carried.
Motion by Jacobson, second by Davenport, for Cash Transfer to Road and Bridge in the sum of<|fim_middle|> for Cash Transfer to Emergency and Disaster in the sum of $15,000.00 as per 2012 Budget and unanticipated expenses. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Jacobson, second by Davenport, for Cash Transfer to Domestic Abuse in the sum of $1,300.00 as per 2012 Budget and unanticipated expenses. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
AUTOMATIC SUPPLEMENT: Motion by Jacobson, second by Davenport, for Automatic Supplement to Fairgrounds financed by FEMA Grant receipts in the sum of $15,204.31. Davenport and Booth voting Aye. Jacobson voting Nay. Motion carried.
TREASURER: Motion by Davenport, second by Jacobson, to accept the resignation of Treasurer Sonny Harrowa effective September 20, 2012. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Jacobson, second by Davenport, to appoint Peggy Dougherty acting Stanley County Treasurer as of September 21 to December 31, 2012. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
BUDGET: Budget figures were reviewed by Commission, Auditor Sharp and Wiedemer.
ADJOURN: Motion by Jacobson, second by Davenport, to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 p.m. until Thursday, September 20, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. (CDT). All Aye. Motion carried. | $55,000.00 for work performed by the Highway Department at the Fairgrounds. All votedAye. Motion Carried.
Motion by Davenport, second by Jacobson, for Cash Transfer to Road and Bridge in the sum of $164,461.14 as per 2012 Budget. All voted Aye. Motion Carried.
Motion by Jacobson, second by Davenport, for Cash Transfer to Fire Fighting in the sum of $33,966.33 as per 2012 Budget. All voted Aye. Motion Carried.
Motion by Davenport, second by Jacobson, | 139 |
I admit, I wasn't entirely sure what I was doing when I was writing it. I knew I wanted it to be about Jennifer and that I wanted her to be trapped, alone, in an isolated location. It was nice to get Jennifer out on her own adventure. She's fairly different from the others in the group in that she doesn't seem to have much in the way of personal problems. Not that that tends to last in this universe.
And then there was the creature.
I've had the idea of not being able to look at a creature in this fashion since like 2011 and I've wanted to use it a lot in The Shadow Wars.
And we haven't heard<|fim_middle|>'s going to get intense. It's easily the craziest thing I've written so far. | the last of that unseen horror.
Another fun thing was getting to show the beginnings of Jennifer and Genevieve's friendship. That wasn't really planned, it just kind of happened. That's always cool when stuff like that just kind of naturally blossoms.
Well, anyway, up next is Deathless.
Um, all I can say is strap yourselves in, it | 74 |
I always look rather askance on reviewers who give glowing write-ups to recordings they later turn out to have had something to do with, so I had better come clean at the beginning. My involvement – very brief – is with one of the pieces here, not the recording. Once upon a time in, I think, 1983, when I was living in London, the 'phone went. It was Pauline Lowbury, to whose cellist sister Miriam I had been paying (unsuccessful!) court. She got straight<|fim_middle|> congratulations to Hyperion also for another stylish booklet cover. I thought that the cover of the disc of the Horn Quartet was especially elegant; this one is more striking yet. It shows a solar prominence, in two vague whirls, red on black, as difficult to define as terrifying in its unforced energy – a metaphor for the music within. | to the point: "You know Bob Simpson, don't you?" I did: I had got to know him through his sterling service for the music of Havergal Brian, a composer I then much admired (and still do), long before I realized what a good composer Simpson was himself. She continued: "Chris and I want to commission a violin sonata from him, but we're afraid of putting him in a position where he'll be too embarrassed to tell us to forget it." So I rang him and put the proposition to him, adding by way of explanation that Pauline Lowbury had been a violin student of Ernest Element, for whom Simpson's (now withdrawn) Violin Concerto had been written, and for whose Quartet, indeed, his first three string quartets had been composed. His response was as brief and to the point as usual: "If she's good enough for Ernie, she's good enough for me."
Simpson's Piano Trio was finished in 1989 and is one of his bleakest, obliquest pieces to date. It's a big work, forty minutes long, in four continuous movements. I have never hear Simpson sound as close to Shostakovich as in the lengthy opening Allegretto, which inhabits a world of half-light and seeming stillness. But since this is Simpson the music hints at hidden strengths, at potency unspoken, and it wells up to two understated climaxes before ebbing into a calm coda. An edgy, angular scherzo in 2/4 chips into the silence and pushes testily towards into a rather dispeptic discharge of energy, until it is displaced by the Adagio, a set of variations which, like the first movement, swells into vigorous activity before the calmness of the final variation. The finale is another Simpson fugue, tense and sprung, returning once again to the kind of unspelt shade with which the work began as, in Taylor's words, "everything is dispersed in fragments".
Simpson's language is as refreshingly direct as its content is subtle, and in both of these works, and particularly the Piano Trio, the essence of the music is not easy to lay one's finger on. For that reason this is not the disc I would recommend to newcomers wondering where to begin exploring his life-giving œuvre; to that end the Fifth Symphony (coupled with the Third) and the Ninth String Quartet (Hyperion CDA66127) spring readily to mind. But experienced Simpsonites will need no further encouragement: Simpson's honest gutsiness is as much present here as in more "up-front" works like those two. Add excellent performances and clear and solid sound and you have yet another winner in this extraordinarily well-starred project.
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In some cases, businesses<|fim_middle|>726 Danish firms with more than 50 employees and found that HR practices influence innovation performance more when applied together than as individual practices. Additionally, application of complementary HR practices is most effective for firms in knowledge-intensive industries. | have sought guidance and advice from consultants, academics and professional associations. In either case, it is relevant to ask if it is a prescriptive, ideal model of people management or simply a description of 'best practices' in competitive organizations? As we saw in Part 1 of this book, Jeffrey Pfeffer has inspired a considerable interest in the concept of 'best practice' in HRM. Marchington and Grugulis (2000) question whether the practices typically assumed to be 'good' are actually beneficial to workers. They argue that the literature is underpinned by unitarist thinking and also that the notion of 'best practice' is problematic despite its superficial attractiveness. In particular, they point to weaknesses in relation to the meaning of specific practices, their consistency with each other, and the supposed universal applicability of this version of HRM. Truss (2001 found that the informal organization played a significant role in the process and implementation of HR policies and that successful organizations do not always implement 'best practice' HRM even if intended. Conversely, Hughes (2002) argues that empirical support for universal HRM is growing.
Boxall and Purcell (2000) argue that there is a complex relationship between HRM and the achievement of organizational outcomes and that HR strategies are strongly influenced by national, sectoral and organizational factors. But this conclusion does not necessarily invalidate the concept of 'best-practice' because basic principles of people management underpin practice and are essential to the competitiveness of business organizations.
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Club Captain Leigh Henry has moved on
It is with some regret that we have to announce that club captain Leigh Henry has called time on his stint at the club and has signed for promotion chasing rivals Chippenham Town.
Leigh joined the club during the 2012 – 2013 season and started his time with us in the 0 – 0 draw at Shortwood United on boxing day 2012. His last game was the 3 – 0 win against league leaders Poole Town on 27th February 2016.
Leigh was a club man on and off the pitch with his encouragement of the younger players and was the first to join in with any after match celebrations and club activities. He missed half of the 2014 – 15 season through injury but since his return he rarely missed a game.
He was another true gentleman who will be missed both on and off the pitch and we wish him well at his new club apart from when we visit them on Easter Bank Holiday Monday.
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Windsor library to screen 'Rear Window'
The library is showing the 1954 film a part of its Friday Night Flicks series.
Windsor library to screen 'Rear Window' The library is showing the 1954 film a part of its Friday Night Flick<|fim_middle|>.co/1AZA9ZB | s series. Check out this story on coloradoan.com: http://noconow.co/1AZA9ZB
Adrian D. Garcia, agarcia@coloradoan.com Published 4:57 p.m. MT Dec. 22, 2014 | Updated 4:21 p.m. MT Dec. 23, 2014
'Rear Window'(Photo: Courtesy photo)
The Clearview Library District is screening "Rear Window" as part of the district's ongoing Friday Night Flicks series. The 1954 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock tells the story of a photographer who sits at his apartment window and spies on his neighbors — one of whom he's convinced has committed murder. The PG-rated movie — there is some adult language and situations — ranks No. 14 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Thrilling American Films. The event is open to public and the library will provide free popcorn to attendees. For more information, call the Windsor Severance Library at (970) 686-5603.
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Windsor-Severance Library, 720 Third St.
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The inclusion of arts and humanities in medical curricula has been a standard part of the student's learning experience since the 1990s. The arts are credited with nurturing the skills and attitudes necessary for meaningful human interaction and personal development. McMaster University's "Art of Seeing" program demonstrated that an arts-based curriculum promoted empathic development (Zazulak et al., 2017). The visual arts are a particular area of focus, as studying visual art not only has humanistic value but has also been shown to improve technical skills such as observation. Art-making (distinct from art observation) has been shown to foster humanistic and advocacy-orientated inclinations as well as promote learning in medical students (Cox et al., 2016; Courneya, 2017).
Among the workshops, talks, and meetings at this year's Canadian Conference on Medical Education (CCME), there was a room that was transformed into an art gallery. The 2<|fim_middle|> mentioned here and more can be seen at www.teachingmedicine.ca (click on Art Gallery).
Posted in Student Humanities Blog. Tags: art, CCME, creativity, Hassan Hazari, humanities, medical humanities, reflection, white coat warm heart on June 14, 2018 by CMAJ. | 018 'White Coat Warm HeArt' (WCWA) exhibition, now in its ninth year (Courneya, 2011), presented a collection of work from 25 artists as well as a digital exhibition for online submissions. The WCWA exhibit provided attendees with a chance to slow down and reflect amidst an otherwise busy conference. This was my first time attending the WCWA exhibit, and the facilitated discussions presented by each artist allowed me to gain an appreciation for the reflection, creativity, and artistic talent demonstrated by my colleagues. I left the exhibition with three reasons why I will be continuing to appreciate and create art in my medical training and long into my career.
The first reason is that art encourages self-reflection. Reflective practice is already a component of medical education. Medical students are often asked to pause and think about learning experiences: what went well? What can I change for next time? Uniquely, the WCWA artists are invited to submit an abstract and present their art in a Facilitated Art Session where they speak about their art. There were elements of introspection evident in many of their pieces – but rather than reflecting on learning experiences, these insights tackled complex emotional responses. "In her own time," a piece by University of Toronto medical student Flora Jung, depicted an interaction with a young patient who had reminded the artist of herself. This and other pieces told powerful emotional stories which I believe helped the artists/students/practitioners better understand their own feelings and cope with difficult experiences. Meaningful art — be it writing, poetry, or painting — often has strong emotions that fuel expression. Medicine is a career with no shortage of emotionally-charged situations. Creating and sharing art offers a channel to reflect and grow from those experiences.
Second, I think one of the things that is easily forgotten in medical school is the importance of enjoying what you're learning. This can admittedly be difficult after hours of studying, especially in medicine (where there is still a reliance on rote memorization). The artists at the WCWA exhibit were excited about their work and talked about how much they enjoyed the process, as well as how it made learning medical subject matter more stimulating. Rosetta Mazzola, a medical student at the University of British Columbia, created a 3D model of the heart using needle felting and noted that shaping the object herself allowed a better understanding of the anatomy. "The Motivated Brain" was another 3D anatomy model created by Dr. Ashley Crane, a psychiatry resident at Dalhousie University. The audience members enjoyed looking at how the model could be taken apart and were amazed by its anatomical accuracy. This emphasized the enjoyment that one can derive from both creating and viewing art. Art can act as a supplement to medical training — an opportunity to look at topics in a different light and to examine things in a creative manner.
It takes a concentrated effort to look at a painting. Your eyes shift and the painting changes. You notice texture, colour, the direction of light, symmetry, and perspective. The exercise of viewing art and noting subtleties and details is something that is not unfamiliar in clinical medicine. Observation is a central aspect of medical decision-making; the ability to perceive contextual details and interpret visual cues from patients is crucial for both the veteran clinician and trainee. However, while we are taught what to look for in most medical curricula, we are not taught how to look for it. My third reason calling for a role of art in my medical career is to hone skills in observation.
The idea is not new by any means. Schools across North America have adopted art observation programs as a part of medical electives. Medical schools have partnered with local art museums, which has led to the development of several distinct approaches for the use of arts in medicine (Braverman, 2011). In general, art education workshops or courses use a guided approach to viewing art and instructors facilitate the interpretation and discussion in a comfortable environment.
Art is a broadly used term, but I like to think of it as a vehicle to express experience, thought, and emotion. And though medicine is an applied science, it has other important facets that consider one's experience and humanistic aspects of patient care. It is no surprise, then, that medicine is described as a scientific entity, but its practice an art.
Presenting my painting, titled "Holding a Steady Course", at the WCWA facilitated art session.
Braverman, I. M. (2011). To see or not to see: how visual training can improve observational skills. Clinics in Dermatology, 29(3), 343-346.
Cox, S. M., Brett-MacLean, P., & Courneya, C.A. (2016). "My turbinado sugar": art-making, well-being and professional identity in medical education. Arts & Health, 8(1), 65-81.
Courneya, C. A. (2017). Heartfelt images: learning cardiac science artistically. Medical Humanities, 44(1), 20-27.
Courneya, C. A. (2011). White Coat Warm Art. Ars Medica, 8, 81-185.
Zazulak, J., Sanaee, M., Frolic, A., Knibb, N., Tesluk, E., Hughes, E., & Grierson, L. E. (2017). The art of medicine: arts-based training in observation and mindfulness for fostering the empathic response in medical residents. Medical Humanities, 43(3), 192-198.
Credit goes to Dr. Carol Ann Courneya, the director of WCWA, and her co-curator, Dr. Michiko Maruyama, for their roles in enthusiastically supporting art and humanities in medical education. The art | 1,229 |
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Christchurch Half-Day Gardens Tour - Half-day Coach Tour - Christchurch. Starting from $145.00 per person. | See why Christchurch is truly the Garden City. You will visit a mixture of public and private gardens. The public gardens may include Mona Vale, the Sanitarium Gardens, or the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
Explore the tranquil side of Christchurch with a classic boating, or Punting, experience on the beautiful Avon River. A punter provides informative commentary as he or she guides you and your companions past the city centre and Christchurch Botanic Gardens in a narrow boat. You can upgrade your tour to include the Christchurch Botanic Gardens Tour, a Christchurch Gondola ride, or a Christchurch | 125 |
Basketball's Greatest Stars (4th Edition) - Book Outlet
Basketball's Greatest Stars (4th Edition)
by Grange, Michael
Profiles of the very best NBA players and a definitive history of the game.
The spectacular success of the NBA is based on its stars, their performances and personalities, which excite fans game after game, championship after championship. Michael Grange has profiled 50 of the greatest and most electrifying players in the league's history in this newly updated edition of Basketball's Greatest<|fim_middle|> an added bonus there are profiles of all 30 NBA franchises -- the organizations that have orchestrated the league's rise to greatness.
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They're all here: the score-at-will centers, the quick-dishing guards, the take-it-to-the-hoop power forwards and the three-point shooters. The book also features a chapter on future greats who are starting on the NBA hardwood now. Grange's insightful essays cover the leading men and defining moments that have shaped the sport, the international game, the rise of the three-point shot and the changing nature and importance of statistical analysis. As | 94 |
This week, we continue exploring the various benefits of different tile materials. So far we have covered ceramic and glass, so be sure to catch up if you missed these instalments. This week, we take a look at beautiful natural stone.
Stone has been used in the building and creation of homes for centuries, from castles to palaces and mosaics around the globe. Renowned for its natural and hardwearing properties, the popularity of this material has endured, so it's not surprising that stone tiles have become a staple of interior design in the modern day.
When it comes to interiors, stone tiles have the ability to straddle both rustic and glamorous themes. By its very nature, stone is uneven and irregular, but this is where it gains its charm. In its most basic form, stone is rough around the edges with a variety of naturally occurring colours that make it an excellent choice for adding interest in a wide range of settings. Coupling rough stone with natural wood or neutral colours will add a sense of simplicity and traditionalism, whilst combining dramatic dark stone with a bright colour kitchen cabinet creates a pleasing contrast.
The texture of natural stone tiles is perhaps one of its most attractive features. The ruggedness and natural pits in the surfaces hark to the development of the material over hundreds of thousands of years. The texture of stone tiles can be used to create depth in<|fim_middle|> using stone in your interior is that it is one of the few materials that looks better as it ages. As stone is porous, it will need to be properly treated and sealed, but your effort will be rewarded with a beautiful interior that will last and develop over the years.
Why not experiment, or browse our product library, to see the wide range of available materials? From rustic terracotta to polished marble, dramatic black limestone to timeless slate, there is a type of stone to suit every property. Mix and match tiles of various sizes for an uneven look, or choose regular large format brick shaped tiles for a sophisticated finish. | a neutral scheme, or to anchor a colourful when. When lit, stone can cast beautiful shapes and textured mediums look set to continue to gain popularity throughout 2013, well into 2014.
For those who are a tad more straight edged, honed and filled stone tiles such as limestone supply the beautiful hues associated with stone, but with a regularity that makes the overall look far more polished.
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If you or a family member are experiencing back pain in the days or weeks following an automobile accident, contact a doctor for a complete analysis of your medical condition and then call the<|fim_middle|> cervical region; the Thoracic, which refers to the middle of your spine; and the Lumbar, which includes the lower portion of your spine ending at your tailbone or coccyx.
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More than two-thirds of Americans experience some form of back pain.
So it's essential that you meet with a doctor to verify that the pain you're currently experiencing is the result of your recent accident. It's also crucial to understand that with back injuries – especially those directly impacting the spine, such as a "herniated disc" – pain often develops and even intensifies over time.
And, obviously, the worst post-injury back pain often results from injuries directly to the spine. These injuries comprise an enormous number of conditions, including damage to the lower back, middle back and neck. The spine is incredibly delicate because it's comprised of small bones or "discs" (as in slipped or herniated disc), which are filled with fluid and surrounded by nerves, making discs incredibly sensitive and potentially painful areas, especially if your auto injury causes the disc to rupture or leak fluid.
When you meet with your regular doctor (or better still, an Orthopedist), he or she will probably explain your injury using terms like "Thoracic," "Lumbar" and "Coccyx." These terms refer to the sections of the spine: the neck or | 263 |
Seven years ago, Jua Howard was making something of a name for himself in neo-soul circles, crooning in velvety tenor tones reminiscent of Luther Vandross and Donny Hathaway in clubs from New York City to London. Anticipation, his 2007 self-released debut CD of mostly original ballads, was picking up play on smooth-jazz and R&B stations.
During the summer of 2009, after quitting a nine-to-five job with a nonprofit scholarship program in Washington, D.C., Jua moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and enrolled at Berkeley's Jazzschool Institute, which is now known as the California Jazz Conservatory. During his year there he became the first recipient of the school's Mark Murphy Vocal Jazz Scholarship, named for veteran poll-winning singer Murphy. He also studied privately with vocal coach Raz Kennedy, formerly of Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra.
Currently residing in Raleigh, North Carolina, Jua now emerges as a unique and highly emotive jazz vocal stylist with the remarkable 10-song CD Colors of Life. Produced by Onaje Allan Gumbs, the veteran New York pianist, arranger, and producer noted for his work with Norman Connors, Nat Adderley, Woody Shaw, and many others, the album showcases Jua in the empathetic company of Gumbs on piano and (on one track) Fender Rhodes, guitarist Shan Kenner, bassist Gregory M. Jones, drummer Vince Ector, percussionist Gary Fritz, and tenor and soprano saxophonist Roger Byam.
Colors of Life features four original compositions by Jua (three written in collaboration with his former Jazzschool instructor, pianist Matt Clark, the other with Kenner), along with the standard "Old Devil Moon" by Yip Harburg and Burton Lane and tunes by Sam Rivers, Abbey Lincoln, Bob Dorough, Bill Withers, and James Williams and Pamela Baskin- Watson.
The disc opens with Rivers's lovely "Beatrice," which the saxophonist first recorded as a ballad on his classic 1964 debut album Fuchsia Swing Song on Blue Note. Jua became captivated with the song when Jazzschool instructor Mark Levine presented it during a jazz theory class. Jua proceeded to set his own lyrics to it for a vocal class. He and the band swing it at a brighter tempo than Rivers had.
On the plaintive "Time Past," which talks about an individual's personal, fluctuating relationship with time and how fleeting it is, Jua's use of richly resonant sustains helps to emotionally enhance the song's meaning. He wrote the melody for the bridge and all the lyrics, around which Clark put finishing touches.
Jua first came across Dorough's "Love Came on Stealthy Fingers" in a songbook and was initially intrigued by the adjective "stealthy" in the title. After learning the song, he checked versions by Irene Kral and Carmen McRae, and then worked up his own take on it with help from Kenner, who provides the sole accompaniment with his acoustic guitar. .
Kenner composed the jazz waltz "Colors of Life" as an instrumental, upon which Jua created a multi-hued palette of life-affirming metaphors with his lyrics.
"You're My Alter Ego" was written by the late jazz pianist James Williams with lyrics by Pamela Baskin-Watson. Jua first heard the song performed by Jazzschool vocal director Laurie Antonioli at a benefit concert for Mark Murphy Vocal Jazz Scholarship.
Jua says that Withers's "Let Me Be the One" is one of his mother's favorite songs. "Onaje did a great arrangement of the tune that even if you're familiar with the original, you really don't think of it the way it's arranged on this album," Jua adds.
Colors of Life ends<|fim_middle|> Vandross, Hathaway, Al Jarreau, Johnny Mathis, Mark Murphy, and gospel great Daryl Coley as being influences on his style. Yet, as evidenced throughout Colors of Life, Jua has developed a distinctive, emotion-gripping approach to song that's quite wonderfully his own.
All About Jazz musician pages are maintained by musicians, publicists and trusted members like you. Interested? Tell us why you would like to improve the Jua musician page. | on especially positive notes with two collaborations by Jua and Clark: the lilting "Believe" and the swinging "Finally." "I'm a believer in staying positive and having the right perspective about whatever you're going though in life," the singer says. Both tracks feature robust tenor saxophone solos by longtime Gumbs associate Byam.
After ten years in the Windy City, Jua and his mom moved to Lanett, Alabama, where he began playing trumpet in the fifth grade. He joined the youth choir at a local Baptist church and was frequently called upon to solo. While in high school, he was selected for the Alabama All-State Boys Choir, an ensemble of some 70 voices that focused on European classical music. He and his mother then spent two years as members of the All-Atlanta Choir and made frequent four-hour round trips to the Georgia metropolis to rehearse and perform. Jua then enrolled at Emory University in Atlanta, where he sang in the gospel choir and graduated with a B.A. in English.
Disillusioned with performing in vocal ensembles, Jua stopped singing for two years after graduation. He returned to Chicago, where he briefly worked at a law firm before becoming a fifth-grade substitute teacher. Encouragement from vocal coach Sondra Davis caused him to resume applying his richly rounded multi-octave pipes to song.
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Any process that is repetitive or periodic has an associated frequency. The frequency is the number of repetitions, or cycles, during a given time interval. The inverse of the frequency is called the period of the process.
Pendulums, as in a grandfather clock, also have a frequency of a certain number of swings per minute.<|fim_middle|> string, you change the pitch of the note you hear.
In any type of wave, the frequency of the wave is the number of wave crests (or troughs) passing a fixed measuring position in a given time interval; and, is also equal to the wave's speed divided by the wavelength. As a wave passes by a fixed measurement point, a specific number of wave crests (or troughs) pass a fixed point in a given amount of time. In the case of waves, the frequency is also equal to the speed of the wave divided by the wavelength of the wave.
Light also exhibits the characteristics of waves; so, it too has a frequency. By changing this frequency, you also change the associated color of the light wave. | A complete oscillation for a pendulum requires the pendulum bob to start and finish at the same location. Counting the number of these oscillations during one minute will determine the frequency of the pendulum (in units of oscillations/minute). This frequency is proportional to the square root of the acceleration due to gravity divided by the pendulum's length. If either of these are changed, the frequency of the pendulum will change accordingly. This is why you adjust the length of the pendulum on your grandfather clock to change the frequency, which changes the period, which allows the clock to run faster or slower.
Vibrating strings also have an associated frequency. Pianos, guitars, violins, harps, and any other stringed instrument requires a particular range of vibrational frequencies to generate musical notes. By changing the frequency, generally by changing the length of the | 177 |
Places of Visit in India during Holi
Holi is the festival of love or colors that signifies the victory of superior over immoral
Listed below are some exciting must to go places
Holi, the apt time to break the ice, renew your relationships, and link yourself to those that you wanted to, with a bit of color, dipped in hues of love and trust. It's time to show your affection. All the colors that are on you are colors of love. It is one of the main Hindu festivals. The festival marks the beginning of the blossoming spring and the end of winter. It is also the beginning of harvest festival. It's the time to come together, meet and laugh and stay close. Though it is the festival of Hindus, it has even become popular among the non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia.
Holi celebration starts on the night before Holi, in which people gather around Holika (bonfire) to pray for peace and happiness and stay away from evils as Holika, who was the sister of king Hiranyakashipu and was killed after getting burnt by the fire. The next is celebrated by playing with colors and water, and on the same evening, people clean themselves up and get ready in sober attires and visit their relatives and friends. People also drink some traditional juices, and the most famous one is bhang (made purely from cannabis), which is intoxicating. Instead of being celebrated in all parts of India, it can be experienced beautifully at some exceptional places in the country.
Mathura and Vrindavan
Mathura, the city of Lord Krishna, holy in every aspect, is a beautiful ancient city located in Uttar Pradesh. This place gives you a vibe you can experience nowhere else. It is considered to be the country's spiritual capital, celebrates Holi with much zest and fervour. The festival is attended by numerous Indians, and many foreigners often visit the city during this time to get colored in the love of the city. You experience the joy of playing colors in a very unique way, getting high with traditional juices, and eat the most delicious sweets.
The celebration begins with Holika Dahan, where a huge bonfire is lit to mark the victory of good over evil. People gather around the fire and make sure it is burnt the whole night, people also prepare some paste called Ubtan, and they throw this paste in the fire, it is believed to keep healthy and disease-free for the year. Holika ash is also considered to be very holy and is put on the forehead. Then comes the scene of the next day, the main day.
The Holi activities take place basically in the outer place. Children get up early as they cannot resist the excitement and prepare their buckets, water balloons, and colors. People gather in public areas where everyone is allowed to color you up whether it be a stranger, a poor guy, a rich guy, a female or anybody, it doesn't matter. Talking about this, one should also be careful of the drunken men; they can sometimes misbehave, so be cautious. Everyone happily participates in this festival of colors.
Some people also gather in groups and go on playing drums and singing. They create a scene of exciting dance and fun. People throw colour on each other in dry and wet forms, turning the entire city into a giant colored street. Children are set with their water fight with their Pichkarees (Water guns). You will get tired of running around and saving yourself from getting colored if you really want to avoid getting coloured then step out of your place, but once you are out, no one can save you. A special sweet Gujiya is prepared at home. Phoolon ki Holi at Banke Bihari Temple where Holi is played with flowers; even the widows can enjoy the festival breaking all the social ties.
Barsana and Nandgaon
Barsana and Nandgaon are the cities that are related to each other because of an old story. The story is about Krishna and Radha. Young Krishna is not happy with his dark skin tone being dark while Radha was a fair-skinned girl. His mother Yoshada suggested to go and color Radha. So Krishna went from Nandgaon, birthplace of Krishna to Barsana, birthplace of Radha to color her and other gopis (girls), but instead of coloring girls he got beaten up with sticks, and that's how the tradition of Lath Maar Holi started. The festival begins with 'ladoo Leela' on ashtami at Barsana.
This celebration lasts for two days. After which the men from Nandgaon visit Barsana to play Holi with the women of Barsana, they go well prepared with their handmade padded shield to protect themselves from the stick. The women of Barsana welcomed them with sticks and beat them playfully. These sticks are called 'lathths,' and therefore, this type of Holi celebration is called 'Laththmaar Holi.'
On the next day, the women (not actually the women but the men and transgender people dressed up in women attire) of Barsana visit Nandgaon to play Holi with the men of the place. The main event takes place at the Temple of Nandgaon, where they are welcomed with water and color. During the gathering at the Nandgaon Temple, people sit down together and sit, and dance and this meeting are called 'samaaj.' The celebration of Holi at these two places marks the essence of 'Ras ka bhav' which means the kind of celebration that elements spiritual rapture. It does involve any sexual harassment; it is just playing together and teasing each other. At this event, the women are believed to be Radha, while the men are considered to be Krishna.
Everything revolves around the love story of Krishna-Radha. If you are a Barsana girl, you might get hit by a gulaal, and if you are a Nandgaon boy then get ready to hit by water jets from some awkward angles. Holi in Barsana is basically dry and is played with 'Gulaal' whereas Holi in Nandgaon is wet and dry both as it is played with both water and gulaal. It is a unique experience with the whole atmosphere colored in love and fun.
Hampi is a historically prominent South Indian Village famous for temples. It is embedded in the rocky terrains of the Bellary district in Karnataka, which gives it an exotic and serene outlook. If we run through the pages of history, we'll come across a very important dynasty named Vijaynagar. Hampi was the capital of this renowned dynasty lest very exotic and articulate, culturally, and historically.
During its finest days, Hampi was an affluent town and attracted all types of traders from Portugal and Persia. If it was a tourist destination back then, we could imagine the expanse of beauty it can surprise us with today!
Well, before you decide to go to this place, let us discuss the two very basic questions
How can we reach there?
What is the best time to visit the place? (Only during Holi?!)
While Hampi does not have its own airport, it is well connected by road to three cities: Bangalore, Belgaum and Hubli airports of which are 350kms, 215km and 145kms away. What if you have motion sickness? Well, we still have trains. The nearest Railway station is Hospet Junction which is 13kms away. Don't let any obstacle stop you from enjoying the pulchritude of this place.
The best period to visit the place is from November to March. If you visit along this timeline, you're likely to enjoy the niceties of The Hampi Utsav.
So you set your foot in the village with your bags packed, what next? Where would you head to? Stay tuned for the must-visit places in Hampi.
Vijay Vitthala Temple
Hampi has always been synonymous with Temples. Next in the line of temples, we have Vijay Vitthala temple, which is an architectural wonder and came into existence in the 15th Century. Vitthala is another name for Lord Shiva, and this temple dedicates itself to Lord Shiva.
Other important temples in Hampi are Hemakuta Temple Complex,<|fim_middle|> range to be high, it is really affordable. Quality with Quantity in fewer bucks? Yes, a dream come true. So why wait?
Local handicrafts are really popular in the market. Artisans and merchants trade their own making thus giving you a taste of the ethnic and traditional Jaipur, one you'd not want to miss out on!
The beauty also lies in the way these shops are located within the palace giving it an archaic look.
This fort gets a little far off from the city. It is an 11 km drive for the city. But don't let the distance fool you as you'll be missing out on one of the most beautiful and amazing experiences if you don't visit this fort. It is structurally supreme and intricately designed. With look like that of a castle, it is housed at the top of the hill. Take a moment and stare at this world-class infrastructure.
Raj Mandir Cinema
While it would sound absolutely weird to watch a movie in the cinema hall of Jaipur, which is not even close to being the City Of Cinema like Mumbai, there is a huge buzz about this.
What makes this place so intriguing that even foreigners travel miles just to watch a movie here? It is perhaps the regal sound infrastructure that characterizes this cinema. It's more like a palace, thus watching a movie here has a feeling of its own. You feel like a kind owning the world of cinema rather than just being a viewer.
So even if it's not Mumbai, you ought to watch a movie here. Don't miss it for free.
Missing the spiritual and the traditional vibe of this city? Even if you're an agnostic or an atheist, you can still visit the Birla Mandir. Unlike other temples, the built of this temple is entirely different and modern.
Alongside the path, you'd find many vendors selling flowers, petals, and like. On the same road, you will also find many other temples dotting the road. So, if you want to nurture the spirituality and awaken the sense of religiousness, visit this area in toto.
World Trade Park
Even if you're not a shopaholic, you can take out time to visit the "Best Mall of the Year" and appreciate the finesse with which it is built and constructed. It is the second-largest mall in India and was inaugurated by Shahrukh khan.
It features a display system where 24 projectors display a single picture on the ceiling. Interesting coupled with beautiful, is not it?
Bhangarh Fort
As scary as it sounds, it also has a lot of rumors associated with it. Many say that the fort is haunted by Rani Ratnawati, but the more believable version of the story is that a father built it for his son. The architectural finesse is one of it's kind, and the fort is associated with a lot of stories.
It is suggested not to visit the fort at night since it becomes dangerously scary. However, in the day time, it's not just safe but also exciting. Discover the facts and find the truth for yourself.
The festival of Holi is laid great patronage by the Regal and culturally-preserved state of Rajasthan with Jaipur and Udaipur hitting the list. Jaipur also celebrates Elephant Festival in Holi, where a massive animal parade marks the beginning of the game. Animals are beautifully adorned with jewels and clothing which makes it more exciting.
Thus, in all these were some of the places you could pay a visit to in order to make your Holi more vibrant and colorful. If you cannot visit all, visit one because One Tourist, One Place, One Guide, and One Festival can definitely bring a change you always wanted to have.
Stay tuned and a very happy holi in advance!
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Virupaksha Temple
Dedicated to the deity of Lord Shiva, Virupaksha is often considered as one of his possible incarnations. It is not today that we've realized the importance and the beauty of this temple. This temple has been famous for its infrastructural and cultural soundness since the 7th century. It has gateway tours, and it will leave you agape, that's for sure. Going to Hampi? Make sure you visit the temple.
Queen's Bath
If you are a person intrigued by History and want to know about how the kings and queens lived, you must visit Queen's bath. It was the royal bathing system for the King and his wife. It is another Architectural Wonder with the intricate design. Queen's bath is surrounded by local shops owned by local traders. Thus, we'd suggest that you keep some cash handy as you ought to get tempted by what the local traders have to offer.
For a place engraved in the pages of history, how would you go without visiting the Archaeological Museum? The museum encapsulates a lot of engaging artifacts with minted coins of that age, paintings, sculptures, pieces of clothing, etc.
These are just a handful of places you ought to visit in Hampi, but Hampi has a lot more in store for you!!
Udaipur possesses an unmatched sense of the beauty of its own. Encompassing enthralling lakes, it is often known as the City Of Lakes. If you want to live the life of royalty an experience it from eclat to elan, Udaipur is the place for you.
Hot and humid climate dots the place, but if you don't want to experience the heat, the ideal time to tour in this city would be from the start of December until March-end. The city of lakes has a lot in its treasure for you but before getting into that, let's know the very basic question that lies within:
How do we reach Udaipur?
Udaipur is a well-connected city having both- Airport and Railway Station. It is connected by road too. Thus, Air, Railway or Road- choose what suits you the best!
With so many options onboard, where to visit?
Palaces in Udaipur
Going to Udaipur and not visiting the palace is like studying law without knowing the country you are a citizen of. In vain and useless! Palaces of Udaipur is the hallmark of its beauty and royalty. It is one of the very major reasons that Udaipur has been a tourist attraction. The list includes City Palace, Monsoon Palace, Jag Mandir, and Lake Palace.
The City of Lakes!
There's a reason Udaipur is known as the City of Lakes. Would not you want to have a sight of the beauty Udaipur circumvents while sitting and rowing through the dazzling waters on a cruise? You definitely would not want to compromise on this, thus, visiting lakes is an utmost necessity and highly suggested when you go to the city of lakes
Temples In Udaipur
If you want to embrace yourself in the divinity of God and find spirituality enthralled, Udaipur won't make you feel lonely here. It has one of the most supremely glorified and architecturally sound temples the country could or can ever foresee.
The list includes Jagdish Temple, Kesariyaji Temple, Neemachmata Temple, and so on.
This is not all !!
Exploring the world of Royalty and Luxury, do you really think it would be complete bereft of gardens and parks? Where would the kings take a stroll and think about the policy decisions they have to frame. Where would the princes play darts? Therefore, when you visit Udaipur you must not forget to visit the gardens and parks that sprawl the city with its beauty. The list includes Gulab Bagh, Pratap Park, and Saheliyon ki Bari. Yet another tourist spot is Moti ki Nagri.
So if you want to revisit the lives of the past and see how kings lived and how royalty existed, Udaipur is the place for you. Often known as the City of Lakes, it is an all-round city having all that you need and all that you tempt for!
Many places would leave you awestruck and agape, but there is no such place like Jaipur. Jaipur is a city that accustoms itself to the new while also preserving the old. Reminds you of Japan? No,it's Jaipur!
Holi is a festival of colors, and this city won't fail to captivate you with the vibrancy and vitality it entails. In this digital era, Jaipur has still kept intact it's rich heritage and culture, which would definitely want you to visit the city more.
What is it like to be in Jaipur, and how do you reach there?
Being in Jaipur is a bliss-like feeling, and well not every time is ignorance bliss. With its serene environment and natural beauty, it forms for one of the best tourist destinations. The rich city of Jaipur comes with Regal Past. The archaic structures reveal a story of its own. While many feel that this is a place for history buffs, trust me, even a mathematician would fall in love with the beauty of this place and the treasure that this place keeps in for us.
Reaching Jaipur is not a milestone to achieve. It is a well connected and well-routed city. You can choose any way you'd want to- air, road or railways.
While talk is always cheap, here are some of the experiences you would want to have while you visit Jaipur.
Let's Shop and shop again
Shopping and Jaipur are interdependent on each other. The markets here are one of the best our country can have. It is anything but monotonous and nebulous. With plethora of shops also come a plethora of varieties. From simpleton designs to really intricately ones, this is the place for you to shop. What could be more? Where you would expect the price | 1,264 |
How The Internet's Bad Pennies (Eventually) Turn Into Gold
Bad ideas in digital technology and e-commerce recur repeatedly, wasting billions. But sometimes they have silver linings.
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By Glenn Fleishman long Read
As an almost official old man of the modern Internet–I founded a web development firm in 1994–I keep seeing ideas I thought were dead and buried break the surface of the digital ocean, fly free for a moment, and then sink back to the bottom.
But cynicism is a lazy habit. Despite criticism from pundits such as myself—and the unseen hand of the marketplace slapping down repeated iterations of some seemingly lousy notions—the web's bad ideas ultimately transmute into mostly good ones. Sometimes billions of dollars and many years are wasted in getting to that point, but that may mean that these "bad" ideas are good in the end. In their original form, they just arrived before the technology was mature or the market was ready.
The evolution of bad ideas into successful businesses brings to mind research firm Gartner's Hype Cycle: after a "peak of inflated expectations" and the "trough of disillusionment," an upward slope brings enlightenment and utility. With these bad ideas, the peak/trough cycle has repeated multiple times before the idea drags itself out of the ditch.
Home Grocery Delivery: From WebVan To Instacart
Then: During the original dot-com boom, HomeGrocer, Webvan, Peapod, and others said we could live in the future, ordering groceries online, which would be delivered to our homes in as little as a couple of hours, ditching the terrible inconvenience of leaving our premises, choosing goods, and interacting with other people. The horror.
These grocery shopping and delivery services were a reboot of the kind of delivery options that local markets offered years ago, with the digital twist of letting you select products and pay for them online. The biggest ones started with the assumption that they would effectively become warehouses from which items would be picked and driven to consumers' homes.
That proved to be incorrect, at least in timing. When the dot-com crash hit in 2001, the capital needed to keep those operations running disappeared, and Webvan (which had purchased Homegrocer) went under. Peapod, which was founded prior to the rise of the Internet, survived the hecatomb by selling itself in 2000 to global grocery firm Ahold, which operated the Stop & Shop and Giant Food chains in the U.S.
It's with some trepidation that I reveal in researching this article, I found that in 1955, my family's furniture business in Poughkeepsie, New York, offered a flat-rate, family-oriented grocery delivery service, bundled with a "free" freezer. My father, asked to comment, said he couldn't recall such a service, and suggested it was run by General Electric with local branding; our stores sold GE appliances.
Now: The online grocery business never died, it only shifted. Grocery chains other than those owned by Ahold, such as Safeway, started getting into the act before Webvan's demise, and accelerated when they had a less crowded field. Many of those approaches rely on using the inventory in existing stores, allowing pickers to pull from the shelves or from backroom stock, and deliver within a small radius. That's a less ambitious approach to the idea than building warehouses from scratch, but also perhaps a more practical one.
The Instacart experience, delivering on WebVan's long-ago promise
Instacart, founded in 2012, built on the in-store picker idea, and sent its employees into groceries with which they didn't have a relationship to buy groceries, and then charged a sizable markup. That caused some friction, and the company eventually built direct partnerships with many grocers, replacing existing programs in some cases, while also lowering the cost to consumers. Whole Foods invested directly in Instacart in 2016. Postmates, founded a year prior to Instacart, delivers from some grocers as well as other merchants.
Amazon dipped its toes in the water starting in 2007 with AmazonFresh, which relied on the Webvan-like central warehouse model, but only in its hometown of Seattle. It took until 2013 before it added cities beyond the Seattle metro area. In 2015, it shifted to a very odd model, requiring a "super" Prime account that costs $299 a year (as opposed to the standard $99 version of Prime) and includes free delivery on orders of $50 or more.
At the same time, it launched Amazon Prime Now, a same-day delivery service that requires a regular Amazon Prime membership, operates in many U.S. cities, and works with restaurants and Amazon's own inventory—and competes with Instacart by partnering with stores. In Seattle, Amazon Prime Now and Instacart both serve as a home-delivery option for a local large grocery co-operative chain, PCC Natural Markets.
Silver linings: Rather than spell the end of neighborhood groceries or mega-supermarkets, online ordering and home delivery has seemed to melt into the fabric of customer expectations for fresh, frozen, and packaged food. Lessons learned in each wave seemed to make the next one more efficient.
Robotics developed at WebVan fed into a company founded by an ex-WebVan executive, which was later purchased by Amazon to use with AmazonFresh. And WebVan's founder, Louis Borders, who also founded the eponymous and now defunct bookstore chain, has a startup aimed at major retailers who don't want to build their own home-delivery operations.
Tip Jars: From TipJoy To Patreon
Then: Cast off your wage shackles, writers, cartoonists, and other creative folk! In the era when it first became easy to bypass big media companies and launch your own website, monetizing content was a challenge. Some said that the future of payment was jangling a can full of coins on your "Web log" and hoping people dropped in pennies and sometimes a few bills.
Kachingle
The notion was that the ever-increasing flood of millions of people joining the Internet would let you turn a tiny fraction of a mass audience into a sideline or even a living. But there was a problem. How would you collect money from random people over the net?
Starting in the 1990s, a host of solutions rose and mostly fell, some of which were also part of the micro-payment movement (see below): Flattr, TipJoy, Twitpay, Amazon Honor System, CyberCash, YouTube Fan Funding, Kachingle, and many more.
Tip jars never amounted to much to most people and sites, even<|fim_middle|> are also widely used within certain app ecosystems in which there are desktop and mobile components. I'm frequently asked by a mobile app to scan a code that appears in a browser or desktop native client after setting up an account. The WhatsApp messaging system relies heavily on QR Codes for authentication, in-person account exchanges, and security validation.
Glenn Fleishman is a long-time technology reporter based in Seattle. He has written thousands of articles about encryption, cryptocurrency, privacy, satellites, printing history, and more | those with high traffic, because the friction of offering a way to pay typically on a one-time basis often with a new payment system was so high, most people didn't bother. As with all things related to attention, the power-law curve allows for some large successes, but most people earned a pittance, often not enough to redeem as a check or direct deposit.
Now: A few systems persist, like Flattr, and new ones keep getting invented, though more often integrated with hosting platforms or sites, so that readers or other members can send real money or virtual money. (Flattr appears to be pivoting toward an ad-block system, too.) While Venmo and Square Cash weren't designed for paying site proprietors, they can fit the bill for direct, low- or no-cost one-time cash transfers.
Theoretically, Bitcoin is a perfect tip jar method, as it has no registration, extremely small transaction fees, and allows very small value transfers. However, its adoption outside of specific fields of interest, like anarchy, remain too low to rely on it as even a slight source of income for most people.
Silver linings: Many creators of the type who hoped tip jars would fill up had some success with crowdfunding, which began as a substantial category in 2010. Patreon, founded in 2013, has become the recurring contribution site of choice for cartoonists, bloggers, musicians, podcasters, and others to receive donations of as little as $1 a month.
Micropayments: From QPass To Bitcoin
Then: You remember Richard Pryor's odd turn as a criminal computer genius in Superman III? He figured out a way to siphon off fractions of a cent left behind in banking transactions. (Yes, the notion was recycled and cited in Office Space.) Micropayments relied on similar thinking.
Most online transactions still involve a credit card, and except for the largest merchants, most online collection costs about 2.9% of the total, plus 30 cents—which means that charging someone a buck costs you 33 cents. The costs were even higher in the 1990s if you managed to leap through hurdles to accept credit cards online, and typically came with monthly fees to boot.
Micro-payments wanted to enable visitors to be charged or donate pennies, or even fractions of a cent, at a time, whether per page view, download, or other action. The trick was aggregation: Instead of charging each transaction separately, a micropayment outfit would monitor actions across a set of sites. Some charged when a threshold was hit; others had you pledge or commit a dollar amount each month which was distributed among participating sites. (That's the overlap of tip jars and micro-payments right there.)
Micropayments have largely disappeared in favor of advertising.
Many, many companies entered the field, especially catering to magazines and newspapers, which were struggling to find a way to balance the availability of online content with the concomitant loss of subscriptions, newsstand sales, and associated print-advertising revenue. Products and companies included Qpass, DigiCash, Cybercoin (from the aforementioned Cybercash), Kachingle (here, too), Millicent, Cha, and even PayPal.
The flaw came in interoperability. Even though many of these systems signed up sometimes dozens of major periodicals or editorial sites or thousands of smaller operations, there were still too many that didn't naturally cover all of one person's interest.
According to Nathaniel Borenstein, one of the founders of the firm that created CyberCash (and one of the creators of the MIME email attachment format) "the major players don't care about micro-payments, because the transaction charges aren't worthwhile. True micro-currencies are therefore doomed."
Now: Micropayment has largely disappeared in favor of advertising, membership, subscriptions, sponsorships, and outright patronage. As with tip jars, Bitcoin could be an effective way to transfer tiny amounts at little cost, but there's no widespread use of it by sites that would benefit the most.
Silver lining: Newer efforts around aggregated micro-currency payments, such as newsreader Blendle, seem determined to have substantial partners and worthwhile content at launch, rather than building the airplane after leaping off the cliff. Borenstein remains bullish on aggregation.
Push Technology: From PointCast To Smartphone Notifications
Then: A dam broke loose around 1996, when PointCast launched a simple desktop client that let the company send or "push" stock, news, sports, and other information on a schedule it set to a screensaver-style desktop client. Dozens of companies were founded, and PointCast became a not-quite unicorn of its day, with a purported $450 million offer on the table in 1997 from News Corporation.
PointCast
But companies were too eager to push advertising alongside news and the data PointCast pushed clogged the era's low-speed Internet connections. The service either overwhelmed corporate networks with constant updates to hundreds or thousands of internal users—or network administrators believed it did. For users at home, where dial-up still reigned, it was even worse.
By 1998, the industry was teetering; in 1999, it mostly imploded. Push never recovered, and became something of a cautionary tale. Even "push" email—in which a server sends new messages to a client instead of the client polling at intervals to fetch new ones—was sometimes given a gimlet eye because of network demands and battery-sucking potential on cell phones.
For a while, RSS replaced push. RSS is a pull technology, in that an RSS reader, browser, or online site regularly checks for the update of a feed and retrieves it when it's refreshed. Google Reader absorbed much of the demand for RSS, and by the time it was shut down in 2013, Facebook and Twitter had picked up a fair degree of the slack.
Now: The scroll-through-items notifications lock screen pioneered first by Google Android and then adopted and modified by Apple is arguably the push of our day.
Silver lining: Who likes to be talked at? Push in its original pushy form deserved to fail.
Web Annotation: From Third Voice To Genius
Then: There's something impossibly irresistible about developing technology that lets you write on top of other people's work, whether or not those folks give you permission. One could argue that the Talmud, a conversation on Biblical passages conducted in the margins over hundreds of years, is a precursor to modern systems. If only recent entrants were nearly as erudite and polite!
Third Voice gets the nod as the first in its category. Requiring a browser plug in, someone with a Third Voice account could add notes and other details on top of any web page, and only those with the plug in could see them. The idea sparked an enormous amount of outrage from those who felt that the service hijacked their content. One newsgroup poster in 1999 summarized the view: "I have a serious problem with them being able to post it in such a way that it appears to be part of my site." The concern was that if Third Voice became popular enough, a site could be effectively overwritten by unrelated parties. The company flamed out relatively quickly.
Third Voice
It was followed by a stream of others, many of which seemed to be created by people who hadn't heard of the previous efforts. Spinspotter, SideWiki, QuickTopic (in its original incarnation), Microsoft Edge (not to be confused with Windows 10's browser ), E-Quill (which let you email Web annotations), Diigo, and Annotea/Amaya, to name a few. Some of these had web annotation as an aspect of another product; some required plug ins or ecosystems; some had a single market in mind; some were proofs of concept. Only Diigo still both exists and remains in much its same format—but it's structured around personal annotation and group sharing, rather than pushing out conversations to the web at large.
Now: Genius Web Annotator and Hypothesis are modern iterations of Third Voice, though they would almost certainly reject the comparison. Genius started by posting the full lyrics of rap songs that users could add notes to, then expanded into all music, and then into books and other media; more recently it's extended to news. Hypothesis has had more of an academic and scientific bent from the start, though it covers news, politics, and other categories as well.
While both Genius and Hypothesis offer web plug ins to handle mark up and display, both services can bypass a plug in and display an overlay and editing tools at a unique URL run by the company. Both accomplish these using a proxy: When a request for a page comes in, the service requests the page as if the Web surfer were visiting directly, then rewrites the page code to inject JavaScript that displays annotations and enables editing.
Like Third Voice once did, Genius puts an annotation window next to webpages
Neither company offers sites the ability to opt in nor opt out, which can be problematic. Annotation can be arguably vital (and overcome potential copyright issues via fair use) when criticism offers some social good, such as marking news stories with invented quotations, scientific papers that seize credit or fail rigor, or even company press releases that leave out inconvenient truths. That social good is hard to justify when applied to personal writing on a blog. After anti-stigma advocate Ella Dawson had a blog post about victimhood and herpes annotated at Genius, including by the News Genius editor, it sparked a wide-ranging debate that mirrored the one related to Third Voice years earlier, and swept in the interest of a congressperson, Katherine Clark (D-Mass); Genius responded to Rep. Clark's letter. (Disclosure: Dawson is a friend of mine.)
Currently, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is working on a standard for annotation that could result in major browsers having built-in support to display overlays without using a proxy trick. That means anyone's musings on any Web page could be available easily to anyone in the world without even visiting a special URL.
Silver lining: In their best cases, Genius and Hypothesis have a similar high purpose of wanting to footnote items of social, political, academic, and scientific interest to add rich layers of additional meaning that reduce the ability of individuals or groups to control the narrative.
Bar And Tag Code Readers: From CueCat To QR Codes
Then: Imagine this: You attach a bar code scanner in the shape of a cat to your PC and install some software. Then, whenever you're reading a magazine article or ad that has a special code next to it, you just go to your PC, turn it on, dial up your ISP, fire up the software, scan the code, and wait a long time for a page to load over a modem. That's much easier than typing in a URL, right?
The legendary CueCat
The CueCat wasn't the first attempt at getting people to link printed materials and online resources (see: the 1980s' Cauzin Softstrip), but it was the first to garner real attention. I still have a boxed CueCat sitting behind my workspace sent out by Wired, which was also one of a handful of major publications that printed the codes during their short window of relevance.
Despite CueCat's failure, taking $185 million in investment with it, a spate of CueCat 2.0s took off just a few years later. In Japan, handset makers, carriers, advertisers, and periodicals worked together using a common 2D visual data format called QR Code. That combination of related interests led QR Codes to be used by a substantial percentage of Japanese users with capable handsets in the early 2000s.
QR Code had competition in the form of Data Matrix, Scanbuy's Ezcode, Microsoft Tag, and Jagtag–just a few of the royalty-free, licensed, and proprietary formats that never caught fire as smartphones with usable web browsers and decent cameras swept the globe starting in 2007. With no interest from mobile OS makers and other potential partners, 2D tags became a joke in the U.S. and Europe.
URL shorteners such as Bit.ly made it easier to share links on mobile devices, and mobile/desktop sync and reference transfer, like Apple's Handoff, dramatically reduced the need for the kind of real world/digital world connection that tags offered.
Now: The CurrentC mobile-payment system developed by a MCX, a consortium of American retailers looking to shed credit-card processing fees in favor of direct bank withdrawals from participating customers, also relied on QR Codes. A customer would first install and configure an app on their phone and link it to a bank account. Then at the point of sale, a retailer's display would create a QR Code the customer would have to scan in the app.
Needless to say, NFC-based mobile payment rendered this kludge pointless. After a failed pilot following long delays in introduction, MCX discontinued CurrentC and is retooling to provide back-end payment infrastructure instead.
A 2D Code doing useful work in Apple Wallet
Silver linings: QR Codes and other 2D codes turned out to be an inefficient way for most people to scan a URL or other information, but they were a brilliant form of digital glue for an app to generate a code that a scanner at a retail branch, a movie theater, or a TSA counter could take action on. 2D codes are generated and used in the many billions a year for those purposes.
While 2D codes never went truly mainstream in the way their creators envisioned, Google has driven significant usage. The company adopted the codes in Android early on as a way of letting an Android user easily leap to an app in the Play store without having to search or punch in an app code. Later, it added it for signage distributed for Google Local and other projects. And in August 2015, Motorola updated the Camera app it installs on its Android phones to handle automated QR Code recognition. (A user is prompted before a browser loads the URL, in order to ward off the threat of physical-to-digital viruses.)
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Charles Dickens And The Street Children Of London (Hardcover)
By Andrea Warren
Paperback (June 13th, 2017): $9.99
Provoked by the horrors he saw every day, Charles Dickens wrote novels that were originally intended as instruments for social change — to save his country's children.Charles Dickens is best known for his contributions to the world of literature, but during his young life, Dickens witnessed terrible things that stayed with him: families starving in doorways, babies being "dropped" on streets by mothers too poor to care for them, and a stunning lack of compassion from<|fim_middle|> championed Victorian England's most vulnerable citizens." —School Library Journal, starred review
Publisher: Clarion Books
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Young Adult Nonfiction / Social Topics / Homelessness & Poverty | the upper class. After his family went into debt and he found himself working at a shoe-polish factory, Dickens soon realized that the members of the lower class were no different than he, and, even worse, they were given no chance to better themselves. It was then that he decided to use his greatest talent, his writing ability, to tell the stories of those who had no voice.
Andrea Warren is the author of many acclaimed nonfiction books for young readers, including Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story, which won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. Andrea lives in Kansas. Visit her website at www.andreawarren.com.
* "Making no assumptions about her readers' prior knowledge of Dickens, his novels, or the period, Warren writes in a clear, direct, vivid manner that brings it all to life." —Booklist, starred review "A well-researched biography explores how Charles Dickens used his stories to effect social change for London's most destitute children... A lively biography and an interesting lens through which to see a venerated author." —Kirkus Reviews * "The author adeptly makes connections between Dickens's own experiences and key events and characters in some of his greatest novels... Readers will come away with a real sense of Dickens's immense influence in both literature and society as well as an appreciation for the compassionate, tireless man who | 283 |
Aquaculture Research and Development Centre, Kajjansi (ARDC), is a national centre responsible for aquaculture research and development in Uganda. It is a branch of the National Fisheries Resources Institute (NAFIRRI).
The center undertakes the following studies:
Fish Feeds
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MSI Nile Perch Project
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Research institutes in Uganda
Fish farming
Kumusha | edges of the site. The centre undertakes research on 300 fish species that are extinct as well as the threatened ones like the riverine Ningu (Labeo victorianus), Kisinja (Barbus spp), Nkolongo (Synodontis spp) and Kasulu (Mormyrids).
Fish reared at the site
Nile Tilapia
Nile perch.
Mirror carp
African catfish
lung fish
Kisinja
References
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"How aquaculture can save Uganda's lakes"
"Uganda Promotes Aquaculture as Fish Stock in Lakes D | 128 |
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Wonky-faced dog rescued from Qatar deserts finds forever home
An adorable stray dog with a wonky nose has found his forever home after being rescued as a stray in Qatar. Now named Alan, the boxer-saluki mix, suffers from a facial deformity known as "wry mouth," which causes his upper jaw to deviate to one side, giving his face a slightly wonky appearance. His owner, Johanna Handley, 43, has been inspired to write a new children's novel based on Alan's unique appearance and loving character.
The kind-natured pooch had a rough start in life, living on a building site in Doha, Qatar alongside his two parents and five siblings.
The family of dogs were initially looked after by a caring security guard, but the animals were soon left abandoned after the guard was told they could not remain on the site.
Ms Handley, originally from Godalming, Surrey but living in Doha at the time, was touched by the story of the stray pups and took them in.
Her sister later adopted one of Alan's siblings and the rest of the family were moved to America through the National Greyhound Adoption Program charity.
While caring for the abandoned dogs, Ms Handley developed a particular soft spot for Alan, who later became a permanent member of her family.
She had been concerned that Alan would encounter difficulties in the rehoming process due to his facial deformity.
The unique rescue dog now resides in Île de Ré, an island off the west coast of France, with Ms Handley, her husband Dan Strutt and their ten year old daughter Darcy, alongside five other canine companions.
Ms Handley said: "He's a completely lovely dog, really sweet, very calm and chill. He loves to run on the beach and he's a total thief. He'd steal food out of your mouth."
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Despite her initial concerns, Alan has settled comfortably into his new life on the French island.
Ms Handley explained: "I actually think of him a bit like a therapy dog. He's so sweet, just being around him makes you a bit happier.
As for Alan's new siblings, she added: "He gets on with the other dogs mostly as well. The two male dogs can get annoyed, but they love him too."
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"I want the story to show that you don't have to be perfect to be loved."
Ms Handley has finished writing 'Alan the Wonky Dog' and is currently searching for a publisher to share the heartwarming tale.
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As a bonus, lessons In Tolerance and Diversity conclude with a section containing 20 Sharing Circle topics – an ideal tool for promoting tolerance and respect for differences. The Sharing Circle structure, procedure and rules assure every participant equal time<|fim_middle|>, Sharing Circles are conducted in Circles, an arrangement which gives every member a position of equality and creates face to face dialogue. | , equal consideration, and equal respect and, as implies in the title | 14 |
Virat Kohli insisted the job was not done yet for India despite retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by winning the third Test against Australia.
India wrapped up a 137-run victory in Melbourne on Sunday, taking a 2-1 lead in the four-Test series.
But Kohli said there was still work to do for his<|fim_middle|>'s the mindset we are playing with since we started in South Africa.
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Jasprit Bumrah was named the player of the match after taking 9-86 during the third Test.
But Kohli was happy with his bowling attack as a whole and the way they worked together.
"I certainly feel proud as captain to see all these guys bowling well in partnerships," he said.
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Telecommunications companies eyeing to get a part of the forth coming licensing regime in the 38 Gega Hertz (GHz) and 48 GHz spectrum bands, should be able to deploy Frequency-division duplex (FDD) technologies, reports ITRealms.
The<|fim_middle|> require more complex circuitry. | Deputy Director, Spectrum Administration Department at NCC, Engr. O.A. Yusuf made this disclosure while responding to questions during a one-day Stakeholders Consultative Forum on Licensing of 38 GHz and 42 GHz spectrum bands as well as re-planning of 23 GHz band in Lagos.
He stressed the purpose of the forum, saying that participants were to discuss spectrum plan, pricing scheme and licensing of service providers in the bands on offer in addition to re-planning of 23GHz Microwave Spectrum bands within the Nigerian telecoms industry in line with the global best practices.
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ITRealms recalls that FDD, is a telecommunications duplex indexing method which means that the transmitter and receiver operate at different carrier frequencies. The term is frequently used in ham radio operation, where an operator is attempting to contact a repeater station.
The station, experts explained, must be able to send and receive a transmission at the same time, and does so by slightly altering the frequency at which it sends and receives. This mode of operation is referred to as duplex mode or offset mode.
Experts at Wikipedia said that uplink and downlink sub-bands are usually separated by the frequency offset. Thus, frequency-division duplexing could be efficient in the case of symmetric traffic.
In this case, they explained, time-division duplexing tends to waste bandwidth during the switch-over from transmitting to receiving, and has greater inherent latency, and may | 326 |
<|fim_middle|> | Habits formed in childhood are often the hardest to break – eating unhealthily, poor attitude to studying, or a lack of physical exercise. But it's also equally the best time to form good habits, and set your child on a healthy path for life. There's lots of evidence to suggest that the most effective way of doing this is to lead by example, being a good role model for your child and letting them copy rather than being too controlling. Another good idea is to encourage hobbies or pastimes which develop positive skills such as discipline and diligence – and a great example of this is learning to play a musical instrument.
There are amazing benefits to music. Learning to play a musical instrument is well known to develop focus, patience and dedication; all important skills for children to possess through school and into adult life, helping to combat today's culture of instant gratification. Learning to play an instrument is also a great way to de-stress, providing something outside of regular life to focus on for a period each day in a manner similar to mindfulness; and physically can benefit awareness of one's body and manual dexterity.
A musical education is also excellent for nurturing creativity, and is just simply fun for its own sake – who doesn't want to be able to hit off their favorite tune? Playing with friends and at parties can be a great social connector and confidence builder, and what parent wouldn't want to try for the holy grail: something which keeps them off smartphones? A good routine with regular healthy meals has been shown to help academic performance and lower obesity – and practising a musical instrument can be easily slotted into your child's daily schedule.
If you're ready to take the next step and introduce your child to a musical instrument, think about what might be practical – after all, a piano takes up more room than a violin – but encourage any natural preference your child might have. Guitars are a popular choice, and simple chords are easy to get started on.
As with encouraging healthy eating, it's best to lead by example and nurture a positive attitude to practising an instrument, rather than being too controlling and risk pushing too hard. Instead of making your child learn 'properly' and progress through basic learner tunes, make sure their teacher is encouraging them to play what they really want to. This helps to avoid discouragement and frustration of being forced to learn something they're not interested in, and will help to foster a lifelong enjoyment of music – as well as those all-important healthy lifestyle habits. | 507 |
An author's written work is like their child. They nurture it, they care for it, and they want it to grow up to be the very best it can. That's why when an author finishes a draft, they know it's only the beginning. Now the real work begins, the work of revision, the work of taking something good and making it great, the work of taking something great and making it truly inspirational.
But what exactly is revision? I thought I knew.
What If I Need to Start Over?
Years ago, when I started out as a sixth grade writing teacher, I taught my students that revision means making changes to improve a piece of writing. It means crossing out a sentence here, adding in a sentence there, picking a new word to be more descriptive, or finding a new way of phrasing something for clarity. I wasn't wrong. Revision is all those things. However, one fine sunny day, early on in my teaching career, I learned that revision can also be something else entirely.
I felt very clever having figured out this trick, and the plan seemed to work fine, until we were about halfway through revision time and Angel raised her hand from the back of the classroom.
My heart pounded. I hadn't thought of that.
"Uh . . . sure," I sputtered.
Another student, Trisha, shot her hand in the air without missing a beat. "Mr. Belson," she said, "can't you just give Angel a new sheet of paper?" Of course! Angel's ideas had outgrown her first draft. She needed a clean slate.
A symphony went off in my head as an important realization sunk in<|fim_middle|> draft is workable or whether I need to hunker down and just rewrite it.
If, when making revisions, you're crossing out more of the piece than you're keeping, it might be time to rewrite.
If you feel unsatisfied with the piece, and you can't seem to get it right no matter what revisions you make, it might be time to rewrite.
If you look back at what you've written and realize you're already looking at the topic with a new perspective, it might be time to rewrite.
Now let's say you've decided it is time to rewrite a draft. Does that mean you have to completely scrap the old draft and start 100% from scratch? Sometimes that's the best choice because it allows space to let fresh thoughts bloom. However, sometimes it makes more sense to keep your old draft handy in case there was something useful there. That way, you don't have to completely reinvent the wheel. Further, you might even transfer whole paragraphs or sections from your old draft into your new one.
Ultimately, there's a thin line between reworking a piece and rewriting it, and every author's process is different, so trust yourself. And if you're in one of those moments when you're not sure what your piece needs or how to make it better, you just might consider taking a fresh crack at it. | : Just because you've written a draft, it shouldn't mean you're stuck with it. You should only rework it if it's workable. Otherwise, rewrite it.
From that day on, I always gave my students a choice during revision time. Either make revisions to your first draft, sentence by sentence, word by word, or take what you learned from writing your first draft and use it to write a new draft, a second incarnation with a fresh approach.
How Can I Apply These Ideas to My Own Writing?
Now an author myself, I haven't forgotten the lesson I learned from Angel and Trisha. When it's time to revise a scene I've written for my novel, I first ask myself whether the current | 147 |
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