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Why a proven reform to boost community college graduation rates can't get traction.
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim August 30, 2020 January 9, 2022
Pomp in different circumstances: The 2020 class at Cuyahoga Community College celebrates its graduation remotely. Credit: Courtesy of Cuyahoga Community College
Four years ago, Christine Abate was driving the car she had just bought with $4,000 in cash to get to and from classes at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, when another driver T-boned her, sending her car careening front end first into a set of boulders. Her vehicle was badly banged up, but fortunately she wasn't. "The doctors were surprised I walked away from the accident," Abate recalled.
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She was lucky in another way: She had a strong support system at her college. Unexpected life events, like suddenly being without a car, are a major reason students drop out of college. At Cuyahoga Community College, known locally as Tri-C, Abate was part of an experimental program called Degree in Three that was designed to help students like her stay on track. In return for agreeing to attend school full-time—going part-time is another factor linked to increased dropout rates—students in the program received tuition assistance for any costs not covered by their other financial aid, essentially making college free. They were also given $50 monthly gift cards to defray the cost of gas and groceries, and received more individual attention from academic advisers—a resource most students at financially strained community colleges sorely lack.
For Abate, the program made a huge difference. She stayed in school, finagling various ways to get to campus, at one point renting a car. She paid for the rental and other living expenses by juggling several part-time jobs—at a nursing home, a hospital, and in people's homes as a health aid. Most of all, she credits her advisers for helping her stay in school. "Not only were they emotionally supportive and understanding of how stressful it is to be a college student, they were also there for personal life and personal struggles," Abate told me. Other than her advisers, she said, "I didn't have anyone tell me, 'You're doing a great job. We're here for you. Good job getting an A on that test. You're smart.' I didn't have that." Her advisers became her personal boosters. When she applied for jobs, she listed one of her advisers as her reference.
In December 2019, she graduated with an associate's degree in nursing. That same month, she took her state nursing certification exam, and in February of this year started working in a Cleveland-area hospital, just as the COVID-19 crisis was about to heat up and her skills were most needed. She has since been accepted at Ohio University, where she hopes to earn a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing.
Abate's experience with Degree in Three was no outlier. A carefully controlled evaluation of the program and similar ones at two other Ohio community colleges found that participating students were nearly twice as likely to graduate within three years as other students at those colleges who were also attempting to attend full-time but were not part of the program. Participating students were also more likely to transfer to a four-year college. Though the program costs more per student up front, it helped so many more students graduate that the overall cost per degree in the program was lower than it was for students attending the community colleges normally.
In other industries, a new strategy that creates more products at a lower per-unit cost would be seen as a wild success. The company that developed it would quickly become a magnet for investors and a leader in the field—until their competitors all started copying the strategy. Not so, apparently, when it comes to American higher education. Despite rigorous evaluation, widespread acclaim from researchers, praise from Ohio Governor John Kasich, glowing write-ups in major newspapers, and powerful boosters in the philanthropic world, Degree in Three isn't being rolled out at community colleges across the country,<|fim_middle|> budgets. "This is really a question of political will."
The struggle of the Ohio programs to survive, much less spark similar efforts across the country, tells a larger story about ambitions to make community college better. No past effort had been tested so rigorously and seen such success. Community colleges generally operate on such thin margins that, on their own, it is nearly impossible for them to come up with the additional cash to pilot new programs. But without some money to try out new strategies, it's hard to see how these schools will ever solve the stubborn problem of low graduation rates—or really any of the problems they face. State and local lawmakers could have theoretically provided the funds to bring CUNY ASAP to their states, but as a practical matter, we now know they won't.
There's another large investor, however, that could step in: the federal government. Jones argued that there should be a federal fund, either for states or for individual colleges, to scale up strategies proven to boost student success. Grants should be tiered by institution type to ensure that under-resourced schools are able to compete for the funds, and investments should target schools that enroll high proportions of historically disadvantaged students, Jones said. There are any number of ways Washington could direct more federal funds to these schools, which would allow them to adopt programs like ASAP. (Kevin Carey lays out one such proposal in this issue.) Until then, the single most promising way to help minority students and students from low-income families succeed in higher education will remain a promise unfulfilled.
Correction: This story has been updated to correctly reflect Christine Abate's degree program at Ohio University, and the status of her car after the accident.
Update: This story was updated on Aug. 31 to include Ascendium Education Group and ECMC Foundation as funders of the ASAP implementation in Ohio.
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Jamaal Abdul-Alim is a Milwaukee native, Bucks fan, and chess player who serves as education editor at The Conversation. He is also a longtime education journalist whose articles have appeared in the Washington Monthly, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, where he worked as a senior staff writer covering federal education policy.
More by Jamaal Abdul-Alim | or even in Ohio. In fact, Tri-C itself discontinued the program in 2018 when its external funding ran out. A sister program at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College experienced the same fate. With the collapse of state revenues brought on by the pandemic, the status of the program at a third Ohio school, Lorain County Community College, remains uncertain, and a version in New York City, where the program originated, barely avoided having its budget slashed earlier this summer.
In other industries, a new strategy that creates more products at a lower per-unit cost would be seen as a wild success. Not so, apparently, when it comes to American higher education.
The failure of America's community colleges to replicate, or even maintain, successful programs like Degree in Three illustrates a profound but underappreciated flaw in the way this country allocates funds for higher education: Students who need resources the most get the least. Community college students generally have significantly less of the social capital—parents who attended college, for instance—that can help them navigate the college setting. They tend to have less developed study skills than affluent students who attended well-funded high schools. They also carry greater personal burdens, such as having to work multiple jobs. Since some adults enroll in community college classes without intending to get a degree, and students often transfer to different institutions, graduation rates for community college can be difficult to pin down. But reports suggest that just a third of students who enter these schools receive a degree or certificate within six years—a rate that would be considered scandalous if it were happening at elite institutions that more affluent students attend.
Yet community colleges generally have far smaller budgets to spend on students than four-year schools. Public four-year schools, whose student bodies tend to be wealthier and whiter, spend on average three times more per student each year than community colleges. Private four-year schools generally spend five times as much. As long as these basic inequities continue, even the most astonishingly successful innovations to boost community college success rates are likely to languish.
Over the course of the 2000s, various community colleges and research groups experimented with interventions designed to help more students graduate. One effort, with the goal of providing the students a sense of community, grouped them into cohorts with whom they took all of their first-year classes. Another attempt involved giving students increased access to advisers. Yet another effort gave students scholarships, in addition to whatever financial aid they were receiving, and conditioned the funds on passing grades and consistent enrollment. But all of these efforts, and many others, saw relatively modest effects.
Prompted by a report from a New York City mayoral commission on alleviating poverty, the City University of New York system began thinking ambitiously about how to increase graduation rates. CUNY devised a program that would wrap together all of the interventions that had shown a modest positive effect on graduation rates. To alleviate cost stressors, the program would provide free Metro passes, free books for classes, and waivers for any tuition that remained after financial aid. It would also assign additional academic advisers, with lower caseloads, to meet with the students, twice a month in their first semester and then once a month after that. From focus groups, researchers had learned that students also drop out when they can't reconcile their work schedule and class schedule, so students in the program got priority enrollment. Lastly, because of the drawbacks of part-time attendance, students would be required to attend full-time, with the goal of graduating in three years. The resulting program was named CUNY Accelerated Study in Associate Programs, or ASAP.
It worked. Students in the program graduated in three years at nearly double the rate of other CUNY students attempting to attend full-time—40 percent compared to 22 percent. Students in the program also transferred to four-year colleges at a higher rate than students not in the program. And the program was evaluated with an uncommon degree of rigor. MDRC, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research group, ran the randomized control trial, with 896 students participating, and produced a 155-page report of the results.
The study made a splash. The New York Times wrote up the findings, and its editorial board highlighted them, too. The Obama administration cited the CUNY program's success, calling on all community colleges to take similar steps as part of their broader proposal to increase the number of Americans getting degrees. "I've not seen any other interventions with as large effects as CUNY ASAP," Thomas Brock, director of the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, told me. "It really stands alone." Funds to continue the program were added to the New York City mayor's budget.
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The question remained, though, could this work elsewhere? Community colleges across the country, most of whom operate on fine margins, weren't rushing to implement it. A bevy of funders, such as Ascendium Education Group, the ECMC Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, Arnold Ventures, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Lumina Foundation (the latter four of which have given grants to this nonprofit magazine), chipped in funds to replicate the program elsewhere, for a trial period of three years. Again, it would be rigorously evaluated by MDRC. In 2014, three Ohio community colleges signed up to host the program: Lorain County Community College, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, and Cuyahoga Community College.
Christine Abate was at Tri-C during this evaluation period, as was Kevin Jones. Jones had begun taking courses at the Tri-C Eastern Campus in 2016 after deciding that his roofing job was taking too much of a toll on his body. The program connected him with advisers who he says felt like family. "They were my aunties," said Jones, now 25 and a transfer student at Case Western Reserve University, where he is studying artificial intelligence and cultural history with an eye toward going to law school to become an attorney in intellectual property. "When you come from that Black cultural experience, it's really nice to have someone you can latch onto and have that familial type of connection with," he said. "And [Degree in Three] was the way they were able to interact with me. I'm appreciative [of] the program for allowing me to meet them."
Abate and Jones weren't the only students who benefited. MDRC released early data from 2015 and 2016 showing that students in the program were twice as likely to stay in school. After the three-year period was up in 2018, researchers crunched the numbers fully. Ohio's version of ASAP had been just as effective as CUNY's: Graduation rates had nearly doubled for students in the program, and students were 50 percent more likely to transfer to a four-year college. If CUNY ASAP was strong proof of concept, this new study of Ohio's version showed that the concept could be successfully applied elsewhere—it was, in the argot of social science, replicable. And while the cost per student enrolled in the program per year was estimated by researchers to be $3,303, that amount was partially offset by extra revenue (mostly from Pell Grants) the colleges received because students in the program stayed in school longer. With all factors taken into account, MDRC calculated that the cost per graduate of the Ohio version of ASAP was $49,000 less than for similar students not in the program.
Few other community colleges, however, seem interested in even trying to replicate the ASAP model—not because they think it won't work, but because the realities of the budgeting process in most states and municipalities make funding something like this extremely difficult. One problem, Brock pointed out, is that states budget on a year-to-year basis—a system that doesn't take into account longer-term savings. If you're a state legislator or college president who pushes for programs with a longer time frame, you may not get credit for positive outcomes that happen three or six years down the line, he said. On top of that, lawmakers are unlikely to take money away from four-year colleges in order to pay for innovations at community colleges, Robert Kelchen, a professor at Seton Hall University who studies higher education, said. (Kelchen is also the data manager of the Monthly's College Guide.) To fund a program like this would "take a significant investment of new money from states to implement this program on a widespread basis. That looks to be very unlikely in the next several years," Kelchen said.
The evaluation of the program made a splash. The New York Times wrote up the findings, and its editorial board highlighted them, too. The Obama administration cited the program's success, calling on all community colleges to take similar steps.
Ohio community colleges were only able to run the program with ample grant funding from large foundations. (Another recent attempt to replicate the program in West Virginia is also being funded by Arnold Ventures.) Once the outside money for Ohio ran out, the state legislature didn't allocate funds to continue the program. Without additional funding, said Miria Batig, who oversaw the program at Tri-C's Western Campus, "trying to get that kind of ratio [of advisers to students] would be near to impossible." Stephanie Davidson, vice chancellor of academic affairs at the Ohio Department of Higher Education, said as attractive and beneficial as the program may be, the state would be hard pressed to find a way to sustain it. As it stands, Ohio has no plans to expand the program at the state level, and two of the three colleges that participated have discontinued their programs.
Tiffany Jones, the senior director of higher education policy at the Education Trust, a nonprofit that focuses on equity in education, told me that it's not hard to figure out "how to help students from low-income families complete college—that work has been done." What is difficult, she said, is finding college leaders and state policymakers who make student success a top priority not only in their rhetoric but also in their | 2,069 |
Q: Some questions on blowups, strict transforms and its deformation Let $Z\subseteq Sing(X)\subset M$, where all objects are complex reduced and projective, moreover $Z$ and $M$ are smooth. Consider the strict transform $\tilde{X}\subset Bl_Z M$.
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*If all the singularities of $X$ are of hypersurface type then so are all the singularities of $\tilde{X}$. I guess this is true even if the (smooth) center of blowup lies in $X$ but is not contained in $Sing(X)$. Is the same true for locally complete intersections (at least for the case $Z\subseteq Sing(X)$)? Is there some even bigger class of singularities that is preserved under blowups with smooth centers? (something more restrictive than Cohen-M<|fim_middle|> $X\subset M$ a complete intersection. What about a more general case?
| acaulay) Related questions have been asked here (1, 2) but I can't find an answer there :(
*Let $(X,0)=\{f=0\}\subset(\Bbb C^N,0)$ be an isolated hypersurface singularity of multiplicity $p$. The strict transform $\tilde{X}\subset Bl_0(\Bbb C^N,0)$ admits a very specific smoothing that comes from downstairs:
$(X_{\epsilon},0)=\{f+\epsilon (x^p_1+..+x^p_n)=0\}$. I.e. the (flat) equi-multiple family $(X_{\epsilon},0)$ singularities that possesses simultaneous strict transform. "Some sort of smoothing with descent".
I guess the same is true for locally complete intersections, right? Is it true in some more general situation?
*Suppose $X\subset M$ is a hypersurface, the zero locus of a section $s\in\Gamma(\mathcal{L}_M)$. Let $p=mult_Z X$ be the generic multiplicity. Then the strict transform $\tilde{X}\subset Bl_ZM$ is the zero locus of a section of the bundle
$\pi^*\mathcal{L}_M(-pE)$. One can write a similar formula for | 283 |
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Before this trip, all I knew about Brussels is that it is the headquarters of the European Union and that Jean Claude Van Damme was from there. Like Rotterdam, it surprised me as well, but in a different way.
The idea of going to Brussels was brought up because Belgium had a semifinal World Cup match on this night, so watching the game in the country that is playing seemed like a once in a lifetime opportunity. Since the match was not to start until 8 PM, that gave me the whole day to do some exploring.
I took the Eurostar from Rotterdam Centraal Station. The hotel said I only needed to be there 15 minutes before, and they were right, as I probably could have shown up five minutes before and been okay. The walk from the hotel itself was only 2 minutes. Since this was an intra-EU trip, there is no security or immigration. The process could not be simpler.
It was a short one hour trip to Brussels, the same leg that I had taken before on the way to Rotterdam. The thing that I immediately noticed upon arrival is how dirty the city is in comparison to Rotterdam. This reminded me of New York City, a real, gritty city. Another thing that stunned me is the diversity, also like Rotterdam. The image we have in our minds is of blonde haired people, but in reality both the Netherlands and Belgium are very diverse populations. The population looked like a real melting pot, something I felt a bit ashamed that I did not know.
This time, the hotel was a few subway stops away from the train station. The hotel<|fim_middle|> what that actually meant, and why the European Union is so important.
Now that I'd seen the main site and had a waffle, the plan was to head to Bruges, a typical European romanticized city, which is about an hour away, and make it back to Brussels in the evening for the match. | was near the Grand Place, and frankly a disappointment compared to the one in Rotterdam. The room was small and not as nice as the one in Rotterdam. That being said, the demand is high in Brussels so I don't think hotel companies care to make improvements that much.
The one thing I noticed right away is the architecture. It reminded me of Buenos Aires, and seemed Parisian even though I've never been to Paris. In each direction as far as the eye could see, I noticed beautiful buildings.
Since it was morning, I had to grab none other than a Belgian waffle. This waffle was different than any waffle I've ever had. The difference was that the waffle itself was built with caramelized sugar, making it extra sweet. Add to the fact that I chose to have Liege syrup as my topping, it was truly a sweet overdose.
From here it was off to the main attraction of Brussels, the Grand Place.
The square looked smaller than I expected, maybe because some kind of stage was being set up. One interesting thing is that there were free tour guides everywhere who spoke in many languages, though the main language spoken here is French. That being said, I did notice locals speaking other languages like Spanish and even Arabic, so this city gave the vibe of a truly European city. It made me understand | 270 |
FIU Digital Commons - ICOT 18 - International Conference on Thinking - Cultivating Mindsets for Global Citizens: How to design educational environment in 6 steps, or: How to think educa tion.
Never before in the history of education so many people were involved in designing - theoretically and/or practically - new educational environments. But the prevailing designing thinking is fragmented and haphazard. The presentation suggest how to design systematically effective<|fim_middle|>ative, narrative and image of the desired graduate in the six means of education: curriculum, pattern of teaching, method of assessment, organizational structure, educational climate and physical conditions. Step 5: Monitor the coherence and the adaptation of your design. Step 5: Monitor your implementation of your design.
The presentation is based on a book - How to Design Educational Environment in 6 steps: The Guide - that will be published soon in Hebrew, English and Chinese. | educational environments, and in a way how to think education.
The steps are: Step 1: Choose educational meta-narrative - socialization, acculturation or individuation. Step 2: Create your own narrative - your unique version of the meta-narrative chosen in step 1. Step 3: Describe your "product" - the desired graduate - according to four categories: knowledge, skills, characteristics, positions. Step 4: Implement your meta-narr | 97 |
How an Unlikely Friendship Helped Turn the Tide of Hate
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How an Unlikely Friendship Helped Turn the Tide of Hate for One of the Nation's Most Notorious White Supremacist Groups
Musician and author, Daryl Davis, recently spoke at an SPA event about his 30-year experience interviewing Ku Klux Klan members.
Blues pianist Daryl Davis believes in confronting racism - one person at a time.
The 59-year-old, African-American musician and author<|fim_middle|> Ku Klux Klan members, many of whom he befriended and led them to renounce their racist views.
In his early years, Davis attended international schools overseas where he said the multicultural classes looked like a "little United Nations." It wasn't until he returned to the states in 1968 that he first encountered racism. When people in a community parade threw rocks at him marching as the only black Cub Scout, he was baffled at why the color of his skin would prompt such a reaction.
"I formed a question in my mind: How can you hate me, when you don't even know me? For the next 49 years, I've been looking for the answer," says the Howard University graduate, who attended high school in Rockville, Maryland.
Davis described to the audience how he eventually found that communication and respect are an important part of breaking down the barriers of racism, even with those with whom you fundamentally disagree.
"Talking with people is the key," says Davis, who showed a few of the many robes and hoods given to him by former KKK members. "We need to get out of these echo chambers and begin talking with each other."
Davis wrote "Klan-Destine Relationships: A Black Man's Odyssey in the Ku Klux Klan," in 1998 and is working on a revised edition due out in the spring. He was also featured in the documentary, "Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America." His friendship with Roger Kelly, Grand Dragon of the Maryland KKK, was the subject of a story on CNN and Davis' efforts to address racism through dialogue have garnered him media attention.
SPA Professor Gregg Ivers, also a musician, facilitated Davis's invitation to campus and introduced him during the event.
"Davis has an interesting way of exploring how opposite sides think, and the way people react when they meet the unknown," said Ivers. "Inviting Davis to campus was about starting a dialogue among students and the community. How do we put aside our anger and listen to each other?"
"We are fearful of those things we don't understand," Davis told the audience of hundreds of AU students in the room and hundreds more watching live on Facebook. "When two enemies are talking, they are not fighting. They may disagree, but at least they are talking."
"He seems like a pioneer. Someone to look up to," said Dario Garone, a first-year student at AU. "What he said tonight was really powerful."
SPA Dean Vicky Wilkins said many at AU and in the broader community are working hard to respond to recent racial incidents.
"We are all frustrated by inaction," said Wilkins. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to be provided with a way forward that we can put into action."
The entire event was streamed live on the AU School of Public Affairs Facebook page. | recently spoke at an SPA event about his 30-year experience interviewing | 14 |
I recently created a course called 'Healthy Friendships' for girls aged 5-17 years. During the creation of the course I sat pondering what were the ingredients/aspects of a healthy friendship. From my own experiences I brainstormed, I read books, I googled and finally came up with a list.
Here is the list I came up with that I believe can be applied to every relationship and most importantly the one you have with yourself.
You are so thankful for this person in your life, and speak to others in a<|fim_middle|>.
The list has also served me to review those relationships that do not meet many of the aspects detailed and the need to move away from or limit time in the company of these people with a personal aim to feel loved and respected in all my relationships.
This list has become a benchmark for myself to evaluate my own relationship with myself, my relationships with others and determine which aspects I can work on to become a better friend, mother, daughter, sister, niece, etc.
Perhaps you may wish to use this list in our own life to evaluate and improve relationships. | positive way about this relationship.
On the course girls are encouraged to review current relationships, determine what they may wish to work on personally to become a good friend to themselves and others | 35 |
Characters: Kora and Mr. Chuckles
Setting: The Dollhouse
Situation: Kora is a porcelain doll forged from the purest crystal. After years of neglect, she's become insane. She talks to the other items in the room and very rarely do they ever reply to her, well, they reply in her head anyways.
(Kora sits on the top bunk of a child's bed and talks to Mr. Chuckles about how life would be like to be loved.)
Kora: Mr. Chuckles, what day is it? (Kora turns her head to the right to look over at the teddy bear that sits, unstuffed, in the corner of the dollhouse then nods.) You're right, Mr. Chuckles, it matters not!
Mr. Chuckles: I did not say that…
Kora: Oh, Mr. Chuckles, I didn't ask about what you said. I simply made a statement and you just aren't willing to accept it! (Kora turns her head back to in front of her and stares off into the distance.) The other dolls are lucky in life, portrayed as beauty to those of this society that love beauty over individuality. Is it worth it, just to be loved?
Mr. Chuckles: You and I will never find out, Kora. So please, let me rest.
Kora:<|fim_middle|> so little background and doesn't make complete sense makes it even better. I like it a lot! | (Kora lies down on the bed with the back of her head on the pillow.) OK, I am sorry. Goodnight, Mr. Chuckles. (Mr. Chuckles stays silent.) Mr. Chuckles, I want to be loved. (Mr. Chuckles doesn't reply.) Mr. Chuckles doesn't reply when he doesn't like me anymore. Mr. Chuckles, do you not like me? Of course I don't, why would I? Oh, but Mr. Chuckles, you're my only friend. I'm not your friend; I would never be your friend. Mr. Chuckles, you're going to make me cry… (Mr. Chuckles never replies and Kora stops talking.)
Mr. Chuckles: Goodnight, Kora.
Kora: I cannot cry. (Kora turns her head and looks at Mr. Chuckles and realizes he never spoke.) Oh, I'm so silly… I was talking to myself… (Kora continues to stare at the teddy bear in the corner of the room and eventually, it turns her head towards her.) Oh, Mr. Chuckles, you do love to fool me.
Mr. Chuckles: Yes…silly me.
Kora: Don't you worry, Mr. Chuckles, I believe you. (Kora closes her eyes and opens them, finding the teddy bear beside her.) I knew you loved me…
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Computing Now Archive: May'13 "HPC, Grid, and Cloud: The Synergy Within"
I'm collecting here an archive of the Computing Now monthly themes and hope you find it valuable*.
May 2013: HPC, Grid, and Cloud: The Synergy Within by Art Sedighi
Rather than treat grid, cloud, and high-performance computing (HPC) as separate and distinct approaches, this month's CN theme focuses more on interoperability among these methodologies — and the issues that arise along the way. More...
April 2013: How Green is Your IT? by San Murugesan
Climate change is a reality, and its main cause is manmade greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, most notably carbon dioxide (CO2). IT professionals and the IT industry are now called upon not only to make IT systems and their work practices greener but also to harness IT's power to address the growing environmental and social problems we face. We can make a difference by harnessing green IT and embracing it in various areas of enterprise and personal activities. In this issue, Computing Now presents a glimpse of the progress and prospects of green IT. More...
March 2013: Era of Agile and Always-Available Data Storage by Sundara Nagarajan
The only component of the data center that continues to grow in size and number, storage is a fascinating area of computing. Enterprise IT leaders continue to seek maximum efficiency in organizing and operating their data centers. As IT has become the business technology of modern enterprises, the unavailability of data for even a short duration has become unacceptable. Meanwhile, IT workers are tasked daily with solving increasingly sophisticated business problems for which the central theme is often a massive amount of data. In day-to-day life, only a small amount of data is hot — data to which the user needs immediate access (emails that arrived today, for example) — whereas a lot of data is cold (not needed for immediate access — as with emails that arrived 2 years ago). That said, a small portion of the cold data can turn hot suddenly on demand, which can introduce difficult hurdles when dealing with massive scale regarding data and users. More...
February 2013: The Education Issue by George K. Thiruvathukal
I've had a multifaceted career in computing — a term that I note is different from the discipline commonly known as computer science. I began as a software developer/engineer, working in the areas of printing/publishing and telecommunications equipment. After completing my doctoral studies and "making the transition" as a postdoctoral scientist, my focus shifted to a hybrid mix of research, development, and...education. An esteemed colleague of mine posits that everything we do in our research should, in one way or another, inform the education — and vice versa. Based on my rather nonlinear career, it's safe to say that I agree with him by having tried to do it all (sometimes successfully). More...
January 2013: Toward a Science of Security by Munindar P. Singh
Over the past few decades, security research has garnered increasing attention and funding. Despite much effort, however, current security practice conveys an ad hoc flavor — find a bug; patch it; find the next bug; and so on. This methodology is sometimes termed engineering, though only in the narrow sense of developing solutions to specific problems. More...
December 2012: Social Multimedia Communication by Christian Timmerer
In the past, users generally consumed multimedia content in a passive manner without any interaction. Today, universal access to multimedia is technically feasible anywhere, anytime, and with any device thanks to the evolution of and investments in networking infrastructure, which have dramatically increased the available bandwidth. A side effect of this evolution is that multimedia content is no longer only consumed but also produced and shared among individuals within a social context. More...
November 2012: Modern Programming Languages by George K. Thiruvathukal
I consider myself a bit of a language junkie, although I'm more properly termed a languages person trapped in a systems researcher's body. In the early part of my career, I worked with a colleague at Argonne National Laboratory on compilers (and tools for creating compilers) for experimental object-oriented languages. It's probably a sign of insanity, but for those of us who studied in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the obsession du jour was to come up with the next awesome programming language or operating system. Realizing that getting anyone to use our languages would be a daunting challenge, most of us then settled on more pedestrian pursuits. For example, I decided to refocus my energy on messaging middleware for C and C++, knowing that there was likely to be a bigger audience. More...
October 2012: IT and Emerging Markets: The New Nexus by San Murugesan
Emerging markets — nations in the process of rapid growth, industrialization, and socioeconomic development -- are the world's new powerhouses. They represent two-thirds of the global population, generate more than 20 percent of its gross domestic product, and are restructuring themselves to foster further growth and development. Although these markets have historically lagged behind advanced economies in adopting and innovatively leveraging IT to address their problems, they are now harnessing it in novel ways in areas including business, education, socioeconomic development, healthcare, and governance — often cleverly addressing the limitations they encounter. New opportunities exist for the IT industry and emerging markets to embrace each other, fostering a new level of nexus. In this issue, Computing Now turns your attention to the progress and prospects of IT in emerging markets. More...
September 2012: High Performance Computing (HPC) in the Cloud by Dejan Milojicic
High performance computing is no longer limited to those who own supercomputers. HPC's democratization has been driven particularly by cloud computing, which has given scientists access to supercomputing-like features at the cost of a few dollars per hour. More...
August 2012: Augmented Reality: Looking into the Future by Steven Feiner
Augmented Reality (AR) is rapidly becoming one of the best known buzzwords associated with future user interfaces. Its name recognition has accelerated further over recent months, thanks to the announcement of Google's Project Glass, whose eyewear display prototype the popular press often incorrectly refers to as exemplifying AR. But, what does AR really mean? It refers to integrating virtual media with our perception of the physical environment, extending what we experience. Furthermore, those virtual media are geometrically aligned with the real world (researchers refer to this as registration) and experienced interactively, so that both are perceived as occupying a common space as the user moves. For example, a virtual animated character might appear to be seated on a real physical chair. In that case, the character needs to be rendered from the user's current point of view, even as that view changes. Although AR often focuses on visual augmentations, it can be created for any and all of our senses, including hearing, touch, taste, and smell. More...
July 2012: Culture- and Heritage-Driven Computing R&D in Asia by Kelvin Sung
Numerous headlines from the past few years have pointed out challenges attracting, motivating, retaining, and graduating STEM majors, thus leading to worrying shortfalls in these professional areas:
After the tsunami hit Japan on 11 March 2011, in-car navigation systems were the main source of information for those seeking passable roads in the devastated area—impressive testimony to the Japanese IT infrastructure's extent, degree of integration, and capacity. Tied closely to economic development, success stories in computing research and development in the Asia-Pacific region are plentiful across a diverse array of fields. The June 2012 issue of Computer magazine focused on several of these in its Computing in Asia theme. The featured articles explored a range of topics, from classical research fields such as effective software debugging (from Hong Kong) to cutting-edge areas such as cloud computing (Taiwan), the software development paradigm for internet computing (China), and interdisciplinary bioinformatics genomics research (Singapore). More...
June 2012: Science, Technology, Engineering, and<|fim_middle|> change everything. Web service choreographies offer a promising approach to coping with this challenge, but research is still in its earliest stages. More...
September 2011: Exascale Computing by Dejan Milojicic
US national agencies expect exascale computing to be a reality by 2020, but making it happen in a sustainable, reliable way will require us to rethink fundamental assumptions about interconnects, memory, CPU designs, and more. More...
August 2011: Social Networking by Tom Costello
Social networking brings with it a host of new and existing challenges, and the approaches that we collectively use to handle them will form the social networking framework of the future. More...
July 2011: The Software Business by John Fabro
What business models are the most successful in the software industry? How is the cloud changing the software business? Should competitors share information? More...
June 2011: Cybersecurity by Kevin Rudd
Of all the topics that fall under the "cyber-" umbrella, one of the most interesting (and challenging) is cybersecurity. Explore aspects of cybersecurity including policy, education, infrastructure, and architecture. More...
May 2011: Green IT: Helping to Create a Sustainable Planet by San Murugesan
Explore the many dimensions of green IT and learn how greening IT can improve our environment while enabling growth and development. More...
April 2011: Entrepreneurship and Innovation by Ron Vetter
This month on Computing Now, explore successful innovation models, the skills innovation leaders should possess, how to incorporate entrepreneurial thinking into engineering curricula, and more. More...
March 2011: Data Storage Evolution by Sundara Nagarajan
As end users become more empowered, creative application developers are moving data to the center of their system designs. Learn about the factors influencing this shift. More...
February 2011: Novel Architectures and Accelerators by George K. Thiruvathukal
Learn how application accelerators can dramatically shorten the execution time for many applications—for everything from desktop computing to supercomputing. More...
January 2011: Services Computing by Liang-Jie (LJ) Zhang
Learn how services computing can enable IT services and computing technology to create, operate, and manage business services more efficiently and effectively. More...
12-2010: The State of Open Source by Tom Costello
11-2010: MPEG Technologies and Applications: Interoperability, Rights Management, and Adaptation by Jaime Delgado
10-2010: Mathematics Chasing Complexity by Michael Shafto
09-2010: Hardware Security and Trust by Mohammad Tehranipoor and Farinaz Koushanfar
08-2010: Context-Aware Computing: Beyond Search and Location-Based Services by Pankaj Mehra
07-2010: Digital Human Faces by Catherine Pelachaud and Tamy Boubekeur
06-2010: Software-Defined Radio by Kevin W. Rudd and Chris Anderson
05-2010: IT Workforce by Tom Costello
04-2010: Agility and Architecture by Maurizio Morisio
03-2010: Directions in Enterprise Data Storage Systems by Sundara Nagarajan
02-2010: Biometrics by Ron Vetter and Karl Ricanek Jr.
01-2010: 2010 Computing Outlook by Vinton G. Cerf and Munindar P. Singh
12-2009: Multimedia Metadata and Semantic Management by Harald Kosch and Christian Timmerer
11-2009: Society Online by Daniel Zeng and Hsinchun Chen
10-2009: System Virtualization by Keith Farkas
09-2009: Cloud Computing: Opportunities and Challenges by Dejan Milojicic
08-2009: Populating Virtual Worlds by Norman I. Badler and Carol O'Sullivan
07-2009: Professional Ethics by Ron Vetter
06-2009: IPTV—Reinventing Television in the Internet Age by Greg Thompson and Yih-Farn Robin Chen
05-2009: Web 2.0 Publishing and Happy 1.0, Computing Now! by George K. Thiruvathukal
04-2009: Trust Management by Sotirios Terzis
03-2009: Serious Games by Tiffany Barnes and L. Miguel Encarnação
02-2009: Cloud Computing by Thomas Costello
01-2009: IEEE Software's 25th Anniversary by Maurizio Morisio
12-2008: Technological Innovations for the Modern Museum by Dorée Duncan Seligmann
11-2008: Challenges and Opportunities in Computer Architecture by Kevin Rudd
10-2008: Software Tools by Maurizio Morisio
09-2008: Mobile Graphics by Kari Pulli
08-2008: Hacking for Innovation by Joseph A. Paradiso
07-2008: E-Voting by Anup Ghosh
06-2008: Agile Methods by Maurizio Morisio
05-2008: Games
* Please note that only the articles of the current month are freely available, others simply link to the CS digital library.
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This is great future..scale will change everything. Web services offer a promising approach to coping with this challenge.. | Math Education by Kevin Rudd
Explore key issues in engineering education, including STEM outreach, technology-assisted learning, industry collaboration, academic integrity, and tech challenges and opportunities. More...
May 2012: Data Integrity and Availability: The Challenge of Scale for Modern Storage Systems by Sundara Nagarajan
Recent reports from Amazon Web Services (AWS) indicate that the company's S3 storage service will soon havemore than a trillion objects in storage and be capable of handling a million requests per second. Clearly, we are living through an era of transformation in storage system architectures designed to deliver continuously scalable service. Consumers and enterprise users want most of their data to be stored in the most economical manner, with a small part stored for rapid access as needed. Yet, even if a storage solution is available free of cost, users are uncompromising on a key property: access to their data on demand without fail. This invariant raises several challenges for storage system designers. Faults in storage systems can cause latent errors that remain long undetected until access uncovers them as failures. Hardware and software defects can cause faults that have a significant negative impact on reliability and availability, leading to data loss or delays in getting to the data. More...
April 2012: Video-Based Detection Methods: What Can We Know from Watching You? by Dorée Duncan Seligmann
It's very likely that you've been on camera from the moment you left home today -- recorded as you rode in the elevator, walked on the street, bought coffee at the local deli, withdrew money, and as you've moved throughout your office building. While you're at work, cameras might be recording the events in your home, capturing the nanny's interaction with your children and when your cat drinks from her water bowl. Your image is part of the crowd scene in the camera advertisement on a billboard in Times Square, passersby are looking at you on the video display at an electronics store, the game system in your living room is analyzing your gestures, and your face is being analyzed as you go through security at the airport. More...
March 2012: Migrating to Cloud: Testing, Quality, and Security Concerns by Jacky Keung
Cloud computing has recently been the focus of much excitement in the IT community. For decades, when organizations needed to increase their data and computation capacity, they had two options: purchase more hardware if the budget permitted, or make the IT operation more efficient and lean (but this limited the potential growth of the business constrained by the resources). Today, cloud computing offers a drastically different and affordable approach to IT resource delivery: lease the data and processing capacity you need from a "cloud" (pool) of interconnected, shared computing systems that are maintained by cloud service providers. Cloud computing benefits such as agility, elasticity, availability, and cost-efficiency are well known, due to cost-saving through larger economies of scale and flexible resource allocation schemes provided by different cloud services. More...
February 2012: Innovation, Tech Transfer, and Entrepreneurship by Gary McGraw
Where does technology come from? Can you teach people to be entrepreneureal? What can we do as a society to encourage and foster innovation? As software completely transforms the business world, what can we do to harness and channel the creative power that it unleashes? More...
January 2012: Pervasive Sensing by Cecilia Mascolo and Nigel Davies
The sensing capabilities of the infrastructure and devices surrounding our daily lives are improving and becoming more affordable by the day. Office buildings, transport infrastructure, and homes are increasingly instrumented with smart devices that can detect human presence and environmental conditions. In this month's theme, we focus on the topic of pervasive sensing. More...
December 2011: Video for the Universal Web by Thomas Stockhammer, Mark Watson, and Christian Timmerer
Video streaming over the Internet has become omnipresent. Content providers such as Netflix, Hulu, Apple, and Vudu don't deploy their own delivery infrastructure, but use existing Internet distribution means to deliver their services. This streaming approach works surprisingly well without any particular support from the underlying network, even in heterogeneous access network environments, including mobile devices. More...
November 2011: Challenges and Opportunities in Mobile Web and App Development by Ron Vetter
Mobile devices differ at the hardware level and in terms of their software development environments, so developing mobile applications that can run across multiple heterogeneous devices is challenging. More...
October 2011: Web Service Choreographies by Marco Aurélio Gerosa and Valérie Issarny
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You can also use devices that support the Google Wear operating system in conjunction with an iPhone as well as a Samsung Gear device that runs Samsung's own Tizen operating system. But Google Wear and Tizen devices are designed to pair with smartphones using the Android OS, so you won't get full functionality when pairing with an iPhone. For instance, some Android smartwatches carry Samsung's smartwatch line-up and naturally enough, work best with Samsung smartphones, but are still compatible with Android-powered Huawei or Nokia phones.
If you don't need your smartwatch to look business-casual, you want more fitness and exercise features than our top pick, or you're a Samsung loyalist, the Samsung Gear Sport is a better pick for you. (You can use the Gear Sport with non-Samsung phones, but doing so requires that you install at least four apps.) The Gear Sport handles all the casual notification and message-triage functions of a smartwatch about as well as our top pick—with the exception of voice transcription—but it adds heart-rate monitoring, GPS tracking, swim tracking, and built-in reminders to move throughout the day. It doesn't do all of these things perfectly, but it does just enough to make for a generally useful smartwatch, with great battery life and a clever interface.
While you're not getting Spotify or Apple Music here, you are getting enough storage for 500 songs with a process that's fairly easy. You just boot up Garmin Express, select the Music tab and choose which of your own music you want to port over. If you do want to sync over playlists from a streaming service, your only options are iHeartRadio and Deezer.
Samsung treads between smartwatch and fitness tracker, also packing in a heart rate sensor along with that GPS and its much-improved Samsung Health software. There's also the option of LTE (coming soon), if you wish for an untethered connection, with a standalone speaker for taking calls on the watch. It's now waterproof, too, adding swim tracking skills that are on par with the Watch Series 4.
What's on display?: Most smartwatches have full-colour displays, though the underlying technology will determine how good the screen looks. There has been a move towards AMOLED (active matrix organic light emitting diode) displays, as used in the Apple Watch which present a bright screen, crisp text and accurate colours. Fitness trackers tend to have lower-quality screens and may not present in full-colour, partly to save battery life.
The TicWatch E uses outdated processors and arrives very late in the lifespan of this version of Wear OS—with a new Qualcomm chip arriving in early September, there's not a compelling reason to invest in an Android smartwatch from a lesser-known vendor right now. Beyond that, although it packs in a lot of features for less than $150, including onboard GPS, a heart-rate monitor, and a light-adjusting display, the TicWatch E looks and feels toylike, with an all-plastic body, matte silicone strap, and undistinguished look. It also has a single, non-turning button, which makes it less usable with the latest Wear OS interface. It runs Wear OS fairly well on its budget-minded processor, but Wear OS running even at its intended responsiveness is still not that exciting. The TicWatch E is not a bad budget entry as far as Android Wear watches go, but a better budget smartwatch, probably from the TicWatch's own maker, is likely in the making.
When we compared the storage space of the Samsung Gear Sport with the other contenders, it didn't have the most. With 4 GB — only a quarter of what you'll get with the Apple Watch Series 3 GPS — you will have to manage your apps so you don't run out of room. If you like to carry all of your music with you and you have an extensive library, you might run out of space with the Gear Sport.
You'd be amazed how hard it is to text something as simple as "hi" on many smart watch interfaces. Still, most designs take this into consideration. We tested all kinds of watches from auto-scrolling screens where you drew the letters with your finger to pre-smartphone layouts more akin to the alphanumeric layout of a payphone keypad. While the drawing features were nice, we felt that the texting was a little more manageable on keyboards.
Some smartwatches have robust offerings of apps, either preinstalled on the watch or available for download in an app store. Apps can be as simple as a timer or stopwatch, or can control your smart-home devices, switch up your music, or provide turn-by-turn directions for walking or driving. In our testing and everyday use, however, these watch apps rarely offer a great experience. But there are some exceptions, including some fitness apps and apps that track things like water or food intake.
(What you think of the Q watches' design depends on which model you buy, and in which configuration. We tested a Q Explorist in its smoked stainless steel look and a Q Venture in rose gold with leather. But if you don't like size of these two models or the available styles, you can buy one of more than 300 planned smartwatches from 14 of Fossil's fashion brands and get the same technology inside, just with different cases, straps, and buttons. There are Kate Spade smartwatches, $200,000 Tag Heuer smartwatches, and many more from Diesel, Skagen, Armani Exchange, and the like, all offered under Fossil Group's umbrella. You can probably find a smartwatch with a case, band, and look that looks like something you want to wear on your wrist every day, rather than settling for close enough. Fossil's Q watches, though, hit a good balance of sensible and stylish, with a reasonable price to match.)
The Huawei Watch 2 was one of the first smartwatches to launch with Android Wear 2.0 (now known as Wear OS), so delivers the handy Google Assistant straight to your wrist. Other improvements include more ways to respond to<|fim_middle|>[36][37][38][39][40][41][42] Also, Samsung launched the S9110 Watch Phone which featured a 1.76-inch (45 mm) color LCD display and was 11.98 millimetres (0.472 in) thin.[18]
The Sport's built-in fitness features do a decent job of motivating you to move more, tracking a Fitbit-like set of metrics: Stairs climbed, steps taken, and minutes active. It reminds you to get up every hour or so and suggests stretches and movements you can do at your desk if you're stuck there. While the Sport can track your movement and exercise, and start doing so automatically, it is not accurate enough for dedicated runners or cyclists (who should get a GPS running watch instead): Influential fitness gear tester Ray Maker (aka DC Rainmaker) clocked "the worst GPS track accuracy I've ever seen on a run" wearing the Gear Sport. We didn't see quite the same entirely-different-street discrepancies in biking tests, but the Sport is nevertheless not a competitive training tool, providing only a rough guide to distance and speed.
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The Gear S3 also offers a dual-core Exynos 7270 processor, 768MB of RAM, and 4GB of storage. The watch also features sensors such as GPS, NFC, and even optional LTE. The standout features, though, include Samsung Pay (on any smartphone) and the rotating bezel. The Gear S3 is a pretty big watch, though, coming in at 12.9mm thick with a 46mm diameter.
The touchscreen, button, and dial (what Apple calls the "crown") help you zoom in and out and move between apps fairly effortlessly. With this easy navigation it's easy to forget we're typing on a screen slightly smaller than an Oreo. In particular, we loved Apple's app homepage, which displays all of the apps as icons in a honeycomb-like display. You can use the touchscreen to move around, and the dial to zoom in or pan out, to precisely tap on the one you want.
Contact us at webmaster@9904.info | Sitemap xml | Sitemap txt | Sitemap | messages from your wrist, including a new on-screen keyboard. Wear OS doesn't quite rival Apple's watchOS for app support, but it has a decent stable of apps you'd expect.
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The RC-1000 Wrist Terminal was the first Seiko model to interface with a computer, and was released in 1984.[10] It was developed by Seiko Epson and was powered by a computer on a chip.[12] It was compatible with most of the popular PCs of that time, including Apple II, II+ and IIe, the Commodore 64, IBM PC, NEC 8201, Tandy Color Computer, Model 1000, 1200, 2000 and TRS-80 Model I, III, 4 and 4p. The RC-20 Wrist Computer was released in 1985, under the joint brand name "Seiko Epson".[13][14] It had a SMC84C00 8-bit Z-80 microprocessor; 8 KB of ROM and 2 KB of RAM. It had applications for scheduling, memos, and world time and a four-function calculator app. The dot-matrix LCD displayed 42×32 pixels, and more importantly, was touch-sensitive. Like the RC-1000, it could be connected to a personal computer, in this case through a proprietary cable. It was also notable in that it could be programmed, although its small display and limited storage severely limited application development.[10] The RC-4000 PC Data graph also released in 1985, was dubbed the "world's smallest computer terminal".[10] It had 2 KB of storage. The RC-4500 (1985), also known as the Wrist Mac, had the same features as the RC-4000, but came in a variety of bright, flashy colors.
The Samsung Gear Live is the first of the company's smartwatches to be compatible with any Android phone running Android 4.3 or higher; other Gear models can be paired only with specific Samsung phones. Like the LG G Watch and Moto 360, it runs the Android Wear OS, allowing voice commands and pushing relevant information to the wearer. Compared with the LG G Watch, we prefer the style and fit of the Gear Live. The watch body is slightly curved, which made it more comfortable. The Gear Live also has a heart-rate monitor, which the G Watch lacks.
Since the early days of modern smartwatches, we've sought to test as many relevant models as we can and recommend the watches that do the best job of making a smartwatch convenient and useful. We test Wear OS watches by wearing them while they're connected to Android phones. Whenever possible, we ask other people to try out our potential picks to get an idea of how others react to a watch's size, style, interface, and other features.
In 2009, Hermen van den Burg, CEO of Smartwatch and Burg Wearables, launches Burg the first standalone smartphone watch which has its own sim card and does not require to be tethered to a smartphone. Burg receives the award for the Most Innovative Product at the Canton Fair in April 2009 | 878 |
Download "Cairns Hardware TriPort Triathlon Festival 2016 Port Douglas, 31st July 2016 Race Information"
2 ** Race time may be adjusted on the day depending on numbers and race conditions. Please arrive early and listen out for announcements. Make sure you plan your nutrition and hydration around these race times. PTS Traffic Management Road Closures and Traffic Information From Cairns, turn right into Port Douglas, follow Port Douglas Rd until you see the Event Parking signs at Reynolds Park. No Parking near Transition Area for the safety of all competitors! The roads around the Transition/Event area will be closed from 5am until 11am. For most of the bike leg the riders have a separate lane to minimise the risks of riding in live traffic. EmpowerFX Registration/Athlete Check-in Online registration (nomination to race) has closed. No registration on the day.
3 Early Check-in is available in Cairns on Friday 29/7/16 from 4.00 to 6.00pm at Discovery Cycles on 1/24 Florence Street. In Port Douglas early check-in is on Saturday 30/7/16 from 2.00 to 4.00pm at the registration desk in the event area (Garrick Street). On race day Check-in and Chip-collection for all athletes opens at 6.00am. Please bring along some Photo-ID to speed up the check-in process. Upon check-in you will be provided with a race-kit containing; a swim cap, a numbertattoo, a race-bib (run), a helmet sticker and a seat post sticker. The number-tattoo goes on your right upper arm (and sticks the best if you apply it before putting on sunscreen). Put the stickers on your bike and helmet before you proceed to the Bike Check-in. No chip, no time! Collect your chip on race day between 6.00 and 7.00am from the 'Chip Desk'. Transition opens at 6.00am and closes at 7.00am for Olympic/Sprint/Enticer. Technical officials will be on hand to do a helmet and a visual bike check. Please refer to the schedule of events above for all other times. Equipment and Racing Gear Leg Compulsory Optional Swim Cap - provided at registration Goggles, drinking water for start/finish of swim, sunscreen Wetsuit (not allowed if water temp above 24 degrees) Swim suit, tri suit, skins or similar Bike Bike, Helmet Torso must be covered (bikini or one piece swimsuit acceptable for female athletes) Run Running shoes all runners must wear shoes Water bottle, (sun)glasses, towel in transition, bike or running shoes, sunscreen, spare parts/pump Cap / hat / visor, socks, sunscreen, spare singlet / t-shirt, water bottle Torso must be covered (bikini or one piece swimsuit acceptable for female athletes) Bike Check-in Bike check-in is compulsory for all individuals and at least one team member. Please wear your helmet for the check-in. Immediately prior to bike check-in Triathlon Queensland (TQ) officials will<|fim_middle|> to make a booking with the Council and the Surf Life Saving Club to use the area and we need to leave it as we found it. AvantiPlus Cairns Presentations Please hang around for presentations. There are medals for the winners of all age-groups and trophies for the overall placings (1-3) of each race. ENJOY YOUR RACE! | carry out a visual inspection of your helmet. Your helmet therefore must be correctly fastened on your head when you present your bike for check-in. This visual inspection is not a certification of function or safety effectiveness. TQ officials will visually inspect your bike and no bike will be accepted unless it passes the inspection. The officials will be checking for: handlebar plugs, tyres in reasonable condition, stripped cables etc. The ends of the handlebars must be plugged please ensure no bare metal. The bike must have two functional brakes.
8 Markwell Marine Swim Course Start on the beach in the designated starting block for each category. Please follow the instructions of the volunteers conducting the head count for your safety. Keep all the buoys to your left. Exit the water between the 'Triathlon QLD State Series' flags and follow the pathway into transition. TriMotivate Transition For a speedy transition visualise your transition entry/exit from swim/bike and bike/run before the race. After the swim find your bike. You must put on your helmet before you touch your bike! Whilst running in transition be aware of other athletes, that might travel in the opposite direction. Give way to the athletes coming back from the bike leg. On exit of transition watch the step (lift your bike)! Cross the Mount Line completely before you mount your bike. Bicycle Centre Cairns Bike Course Entire course is exposed to sun/weather, we recommend plenty of sunscreen and sunnies. No aid-stations on bike course. No drafting, no illegal passing and no littering on the course. Keep to the left side of the lane. No riding two abreast unless overtaking. For most of the course we have a separate bike lane but always consider your fellow athletes travelling in the opposite direction and motor bikes carrying the Technical Officials. All road rules must be obeyed at all times. Follow police and traffic control directions at all times. Upon completion of the bike leg, dismount your bike before the Dismount Line. Watch the step again (and lift your bike). Team Carling Run Course Entire course is on the beach (hard sand) and exposed to the sun. We recommend wearing socks in your runners (sand), hat/visor, sunglasses and plenty of sunscreen. Use the aid-stations near the turnarounds as required to keep hydrated. Warning: it can be dangerous to your health if you continue racing whilst dehydrated and/or overheated. At each far turnaround pick up a wristband to count your laps. Teams There will be a chip-handover area next to the transition entry (swim/bike) respectively next to transition exit (bike/run) where the swimmer/cyclist can handover the timing chip. The cyclist has to rack the bike properly before taking off the timing chip and handing it over to the runner. It is the responsibility of the team members to be ready in the chiphandover area.
9 First Response Australia Assistance Please ask for medical help if you have the slightest hint you may need it. In the swim leg pleas put up your hand to attract attention. There will be first aid near the finish line and on stand-by at all times. Any aid given by race medical personnel on the course is permissible and will NOT lead to disqualification. If, however, you have any other form of outside assistance you will be disqualified. You will be withdrawn from the race only if you require transportation or if medical personnel consider your continued participation presents a danger to the health or welfare of you or others. Feel free to refer to the full race rules at: Withdrawals during the Race If you have to withdraw at any stage of the race you (or someone representing you, such as a relative or friend) MUST report to the recorders at the Finish Line and hand back your chip so we can ensure you are accounted for and not lost. Cairns Total Physio Recovery A recovery station will be set up near the finish with fruit, snacks and water. Please help yourself and make sure you get some sugar back into your system to aid recovery. Don't hesitate to give the guys from Cairns Total Physio a call now to assist your body with the rebuild in the days after the event. Please make sure you dispose of your rubbish thoughtfully. We have | 859 |
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1890s German Enamel Bracelet #1
We have an excellent jeweler who handles our ring resizing. Resizing generally takes about a week and costs $75. Please note that resized rings are non-returnable. If you'd like to keep the option of a return open, you may send it back to us at a later date for resizing.
US orders ship by insured UPS for $15. Expedited shipping is also available at checkout<|fim_middle|>quoise Enamel and Silver
Fair. Enamel is chipped and scratched, particularly on the back side.
Inside Dimensions: 2-3/8 x 2" | . International shipping is available for $125.
Returns of unaltered items are accepted within 10 days of receipt of your order for a refund or store credit, less shipping costs. Please note that international shipments, special orders and items that have been resized, altered, or custom made are non-returnable. See our full return policy.
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A Victorian-era bracelet with an inscription that reads "Gott mit Dir"-- German for "God with You." In silver. Dating to the late 19th century.
Tur | 114 |
John was our DJ and MC for our wedding night. What can we say? He was professional, understanding and amazing. He made sure we were always informed as to what we were going to do next and if it was ok. He followed the reception and music run sheet to the tee. John also worked with the band, wait staff and manager to ensure everything ran smoothly. Thank you so much again!!!
We used John for our wedding, instantly he understood the type of wedding we were having (big party less wedding vibes), besides being a great dj, he also had extra fun things like uplights and a bubble machine that went off. John also prepared a run sheet for us to use for the wedding and was extremely helpful with assisting in the lead up to the day. John went above and beyond and was an integral part of our planning process, without his help and guidance we would not have had such a successful wedding day. We asked John to be our MC because working with him was so professional and easy. He made sure we ran to the minute on time and worked the room like nobody could. Without a lie, every single guest at our wedding was on the dancefloor, even my great aunt who has NEVER gotten up to dance was fistpumping all night! We will be using John for EVERY event from now on, 10/5 stars, BEYOND IMPRESSED! We have now claimed John as our "cousin", sorry John, but you are totally stuck with us now for all future functions. Love the newlyweds Britt and Daniel Vayanos.
John came on board after our band cancelled in the weeks prior to our wedding, both my then fiance and I felt assured that we wouldn't be let down again and he didn't. We could not recommend him more highly.
From the first meeting with John, My husband and i felt like we had known him all our life, He genuinely wanted to know us and what we wanted for our big day,<|fim_middle|> you're after a DJ and/or MC who not only is great at his job and will ensure you and your guests have a great time, but is also incredibly kind and very easy to communicate with and will make sure that all your questions are answered to ensure your event is perfect, then John and Pro DJ's Australia is your man!
We used John as an MC and DJ at our wedding and are very grateful for the professional and courteous service he provided. From the moment I contacted John he was responsive and well organised. On the night itself he arrived ahead of time and briefed everyone on roles. He checked in several times over the evening to make sure we were happy with how things were progressing. Our satisfaction was clearly important to him. He selected a good range of modern and old classics which got everyone dancing. I'd have no hesitation on recommending him as a DJ or MC at a wedding or other family event. | He has so much experience and knowledge, he was able to give us so many ideas and tips and we walked away from our first meeting completely and utterly humbled, the decision to choose John was so easy based off our first meeting. John was absolutely amazing on our Wedding day, He honestly made our wedding reception so easy and relaxed for my husband and i, He was such a professional yet down to earth, genuine and so easy to work with. Our guests are still calling and texting saying how wonderful he was. He Honestly made our wedding reception run so smoothly without any issues at all. We would highly recommend John for ANY DJ and MC Need without a doubt in the world. Thank you so much.
From our first meeting with John, we knew we had chosen the right DJ for our wedding. John immediately understood our music tastes, that we didn't want the stereotypical wedding music, and ensured that each song we did want was included, which is extremely important to music fanatics, like us. Songs were timed perfectly and we had many comments from our guests about the amazing music selection. Thank you, John, for your integral part in our ceremony and reception. It's a night that we and our guests won't forget.
John was amazing to deal with from the beginning. He was more than accommodating with appointments, music genres/song requests and his DJ/MC packages and had a great lighting and effects range; his pricing is fair and he really listened to what we wanted. Not only is he a great DJ/MC, but was more hospitable than the wedding reception venue staff, checking on us and offering to get drinks! 100/10 -highly recommend John from Pro DJs!
John is amazing! He was both DJ and MC at our recent wedding and we cannot thank him enough! Ourselves and our guests had the best time at the wedding and he made the night run so smoothly and was so helpful all night! Also, the music was just perfect! He made sure to play all our music requests and also throw in some well known classics that everyone loved. John is such a lively man and really knew how to get everyone in a great mood and really made the fun party night we were after, it was just perfect! If | 457 |
Baltimore, MD—September 26, 2017—The Maryland<|fim_middle|>, There Goes My Hero Foundation. | Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MDHCC), the leading chamber of commerce representing and connecting over 60,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in the region, officially launched its Greater Baltimore Regional Chapter during a reception attended by over 100 business & community leaders, elected officials and members of the Chamber. This is the first of 6 Regional Chapters in a 5-year growth and member benefits strategic plan that began in 2017. The event was held on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Open Works in Baltimore, Maryland, and marked a historic milestone in the MDHCC's 31-year history.
In a true tribute to Hispanic Heritage Month, this launch celebrated the expansion of the MDHCC and the strengthening of its representative voice of Hispanic and minority business communities. Jorge Eduardo Castillo, Chairman and President of the Chamber, began the program by asking for a moment of silence in honor of the victims and families affected by the hurricanes in Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico and The Caribbean, and the earthquake in Mexico. Thereafter, he addressed contributions that the Hispanic business community and its leaders have made in advancing Maryland's business climate. In particular, he congratulated community leaders and elected officials for their on-ongoing effort to ensure the success of the launch for the Greater Baltimore Regional Chapter.
Before Chairman Castillo introduced the GBRC's President, Corina Morga, several friends of the MDHCC addressed the attendees, including Will Holman, Executive Director, Open Works; Julie Mussog, President & C.E.O., Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation, Paul Taylor, Director, Baltimore City Mayor's Office for Small, Minority & Women Business Development; and Tony Baysmore, Special Assistant to the County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, Baltimore County.
Morga explained the short and long term strategic objectives of the GBRC: "At the heart of the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's GBRC is the BAM! Program," she said. "We have identified our first corporate partners and mentors to provide access to procurement opportunities and advice for small business members to increase their involvement in the procurement process. This will help existing initiatives for the City of Baltimore and surrounding counties to meet their MBE goals," she added. "We already have a success story with Juan of a Kind Foods, a member company that was just named a top 100 MBE."
Among those present were Steven R. Schuh, County Executive, Anne Arundel County; Catalina Rodriguez Lima, Director, Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Immigrant and Multicultural Affairs (MIMA); Richard Escalante, Director of Business Development, Baltimore Development Corporation; Rudy Ruiz, Chief Education Officer at Maryland Business Roundtable for Education; Andy Dahl, Community Organizer and Coordinator of Neighborhood Programs, Southeast Community Development Corporation; David Beck, Senior Vice President and Regional Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore Office; Susan Owens, Regional Vice President, Wells Fargo; Donna Kolb Boesl, C.E.O., Walter Electric; and Sara Scott, Executive Director | 622 |
Paisley prints, pencil skirts and statement jewellery stole the show<|fim_middle|> fashion director, Nicola Rose's prediction yesterday that it was the colour to watch out for next season.
Layering was featured heavily with capelets over nipped-in-waist jackets and there was an abundance of different fabrics giving a nod to the texture mix trend. The choice of texture gave hints to luxury with fur and velvet detail.
There was a lot to take in and plenty to influence AW12's wardrobe at this season's Etro show. | at Etro.
There was a very grown up feel at Etro's AW12 collection today. Demure ladylike pencil skirts, signature paisley print swirls and sheer panelling offered a sophisticated look. Peplums were present, but have moved on from spring summer 2012 with the help of leather. Splashes of red were focus and were used to brightened up the mostly autumnal palette.
Orange was another key shade, backing up Red's | 96 |
Essential Oils Revolution Starts Tomorrow!
I meant to post this much earlier in the day, but Mother's Day festivities held over longer than expected. I hope you were able to spend time and show appreciation to the mothers in your life. I don't have children, and I lost my paternal grandmother last year. I was blessed, however, to be able to spend the day with my mother and her mother. Not to mention the mother of my niece and nephew, as well as an aunt who has taken on a maternal role for the family more than once in my life. It was a good, family filled day.
I'm especially interested in "Biblically-Based Essential<|fim_middle|>, Tasty Tuesday, Teach Me Tuesday, Tickle My Tastebuds, Tuesdays with a Twist, and Homemade Mondays. | Oil Uses" and "Empowering Emotions with Essential Oils."
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It's important to note this is a brand-neutral essential oils summit. If you read my post series, Dipping My Toe into the Pool of Essential Oils, you know how happy I am with that. More than one company is represented in my essential oil stash!
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I know the value of essential oils, but I'm still learning all they can do for me and my family. Reading how others use them helps me with learning specific uses for each oil, as well as gives me ideas of what to use when a specific need arises. It is in this vein that I am writing here about my experience with Thyme 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oil.
I had an issue in my mouth. It wasn't a toothache, nor a sore. It was some sort of an infection that caused some swelling and tenderness around the gum line at the base of one of my teeth. I wasn't overly concerned about it, but I hate the dentist and didn't want it to grow into something that required an antibiotic, so I looked to my essential oils.
Lavender, Lemongrass, and Thyme are three that I had on hand that, after doing a bit of reading, I decided were good ones to use in this instance.
Lavender is one of the most useful essential oils for therapeutic purposes. It's commonly associated with the healing of the skin.
Lemongrass is known for its antiseptic and astringent properties.
Thyme is considered to have very powerful and penetrating antiseptic properties.
I continued reading and discovered Thyme Oil contains Thymol, which is used as a germ-killer in mouthwash and helps prevent tooth decay.
Needless to say, I went with the Thyme Essential Oil. I could have mixed a few drops with a carrier oil, but went a bit simpler. I took one drop. Literally! One. Drop. Put it on my finger and dabbed the sore spot. The heat was amazing and felt powerful (if that makes sense). The relief from soreness was immediate. And the swelling went down quickly enough that I felt no need for a second application. The single annoyance was my saliva glands went into overdrive.
Even though I know their strength, essential oils continue to impress me. I don't pretend that this was some miraculous cure of a horrible condition. But if one drop of Thyme oil prevents a dental and / or doctor visit, I am all for it!
OK. There's my thyme oil testimonial. And don't forget about how I used it in my wonderful, comfortable to wear, homemade bug repellent!
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Another title for this post could be: When God Says "No" or even "Not Now".
We are not far removed from a disappointing, disheartening week. I'm choosing not to provide the gory details at this time. In short, I thought I was going after something that was meant to be for my life. I was somewhat confident it would materialize, but it didn't.
I was rather heartbroken, and even shed a few tears. Something I'm not known for doing often. Truth be told, I don't yet know if the Father said "No" or "Not now." Time will surely tell.
Which brings me to the subjects of faith and hope. In my opinion, it's pretty tough to have one without the other.
Hope, as a verb, is defined as "to desire and consider possible." The consider possible part is where faith and hope connect.
I'll admit it took me a day or two to get out of a disappointed funk. When I came around, however, I was a bit embarrassed before God. I talk the talk, but am I walking the walk? I am not a perfect being, so I allowed myself the human reaction and got back to the business of being a child of God. Is He trying to teach me something? Show me something? Does He have something "bigger and better" in His plan for me? Each of these possibilities requires patience and faith. Remember the life verse I mentioned in a previous post? Jeremiah 33:3. Yep. Patience and faith.
Less than 24 hours later, I read this in Cindy Trimm's Commanding Your Morning Daily Devotional: "As a man thinks in his heart -- in the present active continuum -- he is building his life one brick at a time."
What is faith? The substance, or foundation (bricks!) of what we hope for.
If I'm being honest with myself, I have been a bit "wavereth." I don't mean in my belief that God is The Father. Nor do I mean in my trust in Him for my everyday needs. But I am a bit reticent when it comes to requests that I think align with His will. From now on, I vow to know in my heart and pray boldly!
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Life without an oven stinks. Especially when you love to bake. And since our beloved Destiny lacks the appliance, I haven't been able to bake in over two months! Well, I could stand for that no more. So we bought one.
I had a bit of cash left on an Amazon gift card so, while it's not exactly high dollar, we were able to get a good one: a Black & Decker Countertop Convection Toaster Oven was delivered just a few days ago.
I was able to sample some recently received strawberries at work the day before yesterday. They were Delicious! I was actually surprised at how tasty they were, and made sure to buy some on the way out. I already had a couple of bananas at home, and had pinned the base recipe for this cake not long ago. It was a perfect storm, it seems.
You only need one bowl to mix this cake. A plus for those with limited space! The base recipe does not call for bananas, but I couldn't resist the combination. I simply folded in slices at the end of mixing the cake batter. And I think I made my dollops of strawberry jam a bit too big. Next time, I'll be more inclined to swirl it in to the top.
And the yummy result. It's somewhat similar to the best strawberry bread ever I posted about here. Greek yogurt makes it super moist. Recipe follows.
Adapted from Betty Crocker recipe here.
Preheat oven (toaster or regular) to 350°F. Grease and flour a 13x9-inch (I used a 10X12-inch) pan.
In a large bowl, stir together yogurt, 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, oil of choice, and vanilla until well combined. Mix in eggs, one at a time, until well blended. Add flour and baking powder; beat with wooden spoon until smooth. Fold in sliced bananas, if using.
Pour batter into pan, spreading evenly. Dollop strawberry jam on top of cake batter. Sprinkle with strawberries and remaining 2 tsp granulated sugar.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (Mine took 45 minutes in the toaster oven.) Cool 20 - 30 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if so desired.
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"The Scandinavian design ethic is inbuilt in every one of our team and is a core part of the brand DNA. We are minimalistic and clean in our style so we are very Scandinavian in this sense; however, we combine this with the rock and roll vibe that the brand is known for" says Creative Director, Sanne. | uz was created in 2007 by Sanne Sehested Nielsen.
The Danish fashion brand Gestuz is best known for its Iconic leathers which run through all of their collections, often featuring special design details making the styles more unique for the wearer. The brand epitomises the laid back Rock n' Roll aesthetic with minimalist silhouettes and androgynous styling, yet incorporates beautiful prints and luxury materials which bring a softer, more sophisticated side to the look. There is an understated coolness and elegance to the Gestuz collections which is typical of Scandinavian brands.
Sanne created Gestuz 10 years ago as she felt there was a gap in the market for a contemporary and affordable, fashion forward label. For Sanne and many stockists of the label Gestuz acts as the bridge between the High End designer labels (which inspire Sanne) and the High Street. The collections are always very personal to her, ensuring they meet her own daily wardrobe demands. And to this day she remains heavily involved in every aspect of the business, along with the loyal team who have been behind it from the very beginning.
And to this day she remains heavily involved in every aspect of the business, along with the loyal team who have been behind it from the very beginning.
Gestuz has built up a great following amongst key press titles and has recently been featured in titles such as Cosmopolitan, Elle, Grazia, Red, Stylist and The Times. Celebrity fans include Olivia Palermo, Rita Ora, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Cat Deeley and Fearne Cotton to name a few.
Gestuz has gained a solid presence on the International design scene, being sold in over 25 countries. Among UK stockists are Coggles, Flannels, Jules B and Tessuti. The Gestuz collections pride themselves on being of the moment while at the same time using high quality fabrics at accessible price points. Gestuz is the must-have collection for every fashionista looking for an affordable designer | 411 |
Cardiac CT Angiography requires new skills and expertise in order to obtain high quality images and to manage<|fim_middle|> post-process Cardiac CT Angiograms from start to completion with minimal assistance. | the extensive post-processing of 3-D and 4-D studies. Our 3 Day CT Technologist CTA Masters Course is an intensive immersion in all aspects of Cardiac CT Angiography from start to finish.
This course is a small group tutorial with one-on-one instruction from our highly experienced CT Tech and Nursing staff. Our technologists have performed thousands of Cardiac CT Angiography studies and our center excels at efficiently obtaining consistently high quality studies.
Day 1 of the CT Technologist CTA Masters Course emphasizes protocols for patient preparation, managing patient heart rate, scan setup, contrast injections and protocols, and CT Angiography Post-Processing. You will also receive hands-on instruction on the TeraRecon Workstation performing calciuim scoring, 3-D and 4-D image techniques, ventricular function analysis and report generation.
Days 2 and 3 will be an intensive, hands-on opportunity to assist in performing 35 to 50 contast and non-contrast cardiac studies on a Siemens Sensation 64 Slice CT Scanner. By the completion of the course, each participant should be be able to set up, scan and | 237 |
La temporada 1989-90 de la NBA fue la cuadragésimo cuarta en la historia de la liga. La temporada finalizó con Detroit Pistons como campeones tras ganar a Portland Trail Blazers por 4-1.
Aspectos destacados
Minnesota Timberwolves y Orlando Magic debutaron en la liga.
El All-Star Game de la NBA de 1990 se disputó en el Miami Arena de Miami, Florida, con victoria del Este sobre el Oeste por 130-113. Magic Johnson, de Los Angeles Lakers, ganó el premio al MVP del partido a pesar de que su equipo salió derrotado.
Charlotte Hornets fue ubicado en la División Medio Oeste de la Conferencia Oeste, mientras que al año siguiente sería trasladado a la División Central del Este. La liga colocó a los cuatro nuevos equipos en diferentes divisiones para repartirlos a lo largo de sus primeras temporadas.
Fue la última temporada que la CBS retransmitió encuentros de la NBA, finalizando un periodo de 17 años. Fue reemplazada por la NBC.
La NBA aprobó la regla de la FIBA y encargó relojes que registraran décimas de segundo en el minuto final de cada cuarto. Esta norma creó controversia durante la temporada debido a numerosos problemas de calibración del reloj en muchos pabellones; tras un partido el 15 de enero de 1990, entre New York Knicks y Chicago Bulls, donde Trent Tucker anotó un triple con el balón puesto en juego a falta de un décima de segundo, la NBA prohibió cualquier lanzamiento realizado cuando el balón se ponga en juego con menos de tres décimas de segundo para el final a no ser de que se trate de un mate o un palmeo.
Todos los equipos de Texas entraron en playoffs. Este hecho no se volvería a repetir hasta 2004.
Fue la última temporada de los Lakers como mejor equipo del Oeste en temporada regular hasta el año 2000.
Los Boston Celtics a pesar del regreso en la temporada de su gran estrella Larry Bird, sorpresivamente cayeron eliminados contra todo pronóstico en la primera ronda de los play off ante los New York Knicks.
Clasificaciones
Conferencia Este
Conferencia Oeste
* V: Victorias
* D: Derrotas
* %V: Porcentaje de victorias
* P: Partidos de diferencia respecto a la primera posición
* C: Campeón
Estadísticas
Premios
MVP de la Temporada
Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers)
Rookie del Año
David Robinson (San Antonio Spurs)
Mejor Defensor
Dennis Rodman (Detroit Pistons)
Mejor Sexto Hombre
Ricky Pierce (Milwaukee Bucks)
Jugador Más Mejorado
Rony Seikaly (Miami Heat)
Entrenador del Año
Pat Riley (Los Angeles Lakers)
Primer Quinteto de la Temporada
A - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
A - Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 76ers
P - Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks
B - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
B - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
Segundo Quinteto de la Temporada
Tom Chambers, Phoenix Suns
Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
Kevin Johnson, Phoenix Suns
John Stockton, Utah Jazz
Tercer Quinteto de la Temporada
James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers
Chris Mullin, Golden State Warriors
David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
Clyde Drexler, Portland Trail Blazers
Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons
Mejor Quinteto de Rookies
Tim Hardaway, Golden State Warriors
Pooh Richardson, Minnesota Timberwolves
David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
Sherman Douglas, Miami Heat
Vlade Divac, Los Angeles Lakers
Primer Quinteto Defensivo
Dennis Rodman, Detroit Pistons
Buck Williams,<|fim_middle|>ers
David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
Derek Harper, Dallas Mavericks
Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs
Véase también
Draft de la NBA de 1990
Playoffs NBA 1990
Finales de la NBA de 1990
Enlaces externos
Temporada 1989-90 en NBA.com
1989-90
NBA 1989
NBA 1990 | Portland Trail Blazers
Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons
Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
Segundo Quinteto Defensivo
Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics
Rick Mahorn, Philadelphia 76 | 52 |
Bond University, located in Queensland, Australia is in the midst of a transformation, with a new multi-million, state-of-the-art aquatic center<|fim_middle|> in 2016 a new elite sporting facility was built to include a new gym, beach volleyball courts and linkage pathways to the existing Bond pool.
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Bond University Vice Chancellor and President Tim Brailsford says of the project, "the original pool was almost 30 years old, it was time to update and refresh.
"We've taken the opportunity to install an international FINA-standard competition pool, which will complement the existing pool and create an aquatic centre that the Gold Coast can be really proud of.
Bond University director of swimming Kyle Samuelson said, "We have a rich history of high-quality swimmers coming through the university and we are adding to that every year.
"We feel strongly about creating a pathway from junior swimmer to the elite level and having the additional pool will contribute heavily to this strategy." (Bond News) The new pool will house other Bond Uni clubs such as water polo and triathlon.
Bond University is home of the Bond Swimming Club, coached by Richard Scarce and boasts current swimmers such as Alexander Graham, Elijah Winnington and Brayden McCarthy.
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The selfish genes
The widespread failure of early CRM projects taught technologists everywhere an important lesson: don't forget the people
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Customer relationship management software isn't used to postive attention. Oversold, underperforming and capable of annoying thousands of people at once, the software commits technology's cardinal sin. It doesn't understand people.
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This theme of humanity versus engineering ran through a talk this week by Rebecca Wettemann at the UK user conference of CRM provider RightNow Technologies. Wetterman, whose company specialises on helping companies realise return on investment from technology, invited delegates to hold up their pens and then swap them with an adjacent attendee without looking. Audience members were then asked if they wished to keep the pen they had been given, to which the resounding answer was no -- even for those people who had traded-up writing tools.
We don't trade what we have for things we don't know, even when that unknown is likely to help us all in the future. That's something that designers of utopian sales CRM applications have consistently failed to consider. Wettemann's solution to the sharing impasse was for management to effectively bribe CRM users to participate, or "incentivise" them to overcome their inner three-year old.
Things are getting better. Thanks to the aggressive marketing of companies such as hosted-application provider Salesforce.com, CRM is recovering. According to analyst IDC, the worldwide CRM market will grow 8.9 percent per year for the next four years – generating $11bn for vendors. This has as much to do with usability tuning following those earlier failures as it does customers embracing the idea of software as a service.
Groupware has a bigger task than does ordinary client software: while the latter needs usability insights into individuals, the former requires anthropology and sociology on top. No wonder it's been so hopeless.
Any company seeking to automate a group activity must understand first and implement second. Technology which ignores that will itself be ignored.
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The DPRM theme "Angkop na Kahandaan: Matatag na Ekonomiya at Lipunan" (Investing Risk Reduction for a Resilient Philippines) is comprehensively explained in this sixth issue of the PIDS Economic Policy Monitor. The theme chapter (Chapter 3) discusses the rationale for building economic resilience. Due to overlapping shocks and risks of varied nature, there is a need to look beyond natural hazards and to acknowledge that the sources of risks are many and interconnected. Evidence points to the critical role of good policies in bolstering coping ability and in building resilient systems. Appropriate interventions by way of policies, programs, and projects are crucial to develop three kinds of capacities: absorptive, adaptive, and transformative. Absorption and adaptation are commonly emphasized in current discussions of resilience, risk reduction, and disaster management. Transformation, meanwhile, refers to improvements or changes in the structures and mechanisms that empower economic agents to respond better to further shocks and stresses. With its boosted resilience, a transformed system is more dynamic than its previous state and thus capable of responding to change effectively.
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1 How is the disposition of property upon death (will, joint will, agreement on succession) drawn up?
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6 Short description of the procedure to settle a succession under national law, including the winding-up of the estate and sharing out of the assets (this includes information whether the succession procedure is initiated by a court or other competent authority on its own motion)
7 How and when does one become an heir or legatee?
8 Are the heirs liable for the deceased's debts and, if yes, under which conditions?
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The disposal of property after somebody's death can be performed in three ways: (a) by means of a will — which can be a joint one, known as unica carta, between a husband and wife — or (b) by means of a secret will deposited in Court by the testator or the notary, or in the absence of one of these (c) the distribution of property is carried out according to law (intestate succession).
A will may dispose of all the property or part of it. Any property not covered by the will becomes disposable according to law. Wills may include dispositions by universal title, where the testator may bequeath all of his property to one or more persons (known as heirs), and dispositions by singular title, with persons inheriting under that title known as legatees.
Within fifteen days from the date of the will, the notary draws up a note of enrolment and registers it with the Director of the Public Registry. Secret wills may be delivered by the testator before a judge or magistrate sitting in the Court of Voluntary Jurisdiction: they may also be delivered in person to a notary, who has four working days from the date of delivery to file the will in the Court of Voluntary Jurisdiction for safekeeping by the Court registrar.
The Civil Code refers to the reserved portion. This is a right of credit on the estate of the deceased set aside by law for the descendants of the deceased by the surviving wife or husband. In accordance with Section 616 of the said Code, the reserved portion set aside for all of the children — whether conceived or born in wedlock, conceived or born out of wedlock, or adopted — amounts to one-third of the value of the estate where there are no more than four children, and half of the value of the estate where there are five children or more.
When there is no will, the will is not valid, the heirs do not want to inherit or cannot inherit, or there is no right of accretion between the heirs, intestate succession takes place under the law.
In such situations, the inheritance passes down by law to the descendants, the ascendants, the collateral relatives, the wife or husband of the deceased person and the Government of Malta. In this case succession operates in accordance with the proximity of the relationship, which is determined by the number of generations. When the deceased is not survived by any persons entitled to succeed, the inheritance passes down to the Government of Malta.
In the event of intestate succession, the inheritance will not pass down to any person who prevented the deceased from making a will using fraudulent or violent means and is thus deemed incapable or unworthy of receiving it.
5.1 in matters of succession?
The Maltese courts have general jurisdiction to decide disputes related to successions. The Partition of Inheritances Tribunal has special jurisdiction in certain specific circumstances when heirs do not agree on how the partition of the inheritance is to take place.
Generally, when there are no disagreements or disputes on successions, notaries and lawyers are engaged.
Any interested person may also go to the Court of Voluntary Jurisdiction to seek a decree ordering the opening of a succession in his favour.
5.2 to receive a declaration of waiver or acceptance of the succession?
The Registrar of the Court and Notaries
5.3 to receive a declaration of waiver or acceptance of the legacy?
5.4 to receive a declaration of waiver and acceptance of a reserved share?
Succession commences when an interested person goes to a notary or lawyer and the latter carries out research both in the Public Registry, for public wills, and in Court, for secret wills. After this process the succession is opened: here, the notary or lawyer identifies the heirs and legatees, if any, and informs them of the results of the research. The property is then divided in accordance with the will of the testator. If the deceased has left no will the property is divided according to the provisions of law.
Both movable and immovable property may be sold if all the heirs agree, with the proceeds being divided amongst the heirs according to the proportions indicated in the will.
In the event of a dispute, for example regarding the authenticity of the will or the partition of the inheritance, the heir raising the point may take the matter to the First Hall of the Civil Court or to the Partition of Inheritances Tribunal.
Succession is opened at the time of death, or on the date on which the judgement declaring that the person whose succession is concerned is to be presumed dead by reason of his long absence becomes res judicata.
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In the case of a legacy, the legatee has, from the date of death of the testator, the right to ask possession from the heir of the thing left as a legacy.
Yes, the heirs are responsible for the debts of the deceased person in the proportion and manner established by the testator. If the testator dies intestate or if he does not provide for the apportionment of the debts, the heirs pay the debts in proportion to their respective share of the inheritance. Each heir is personally responsible for the debts of the inheritance.
Where any one of the heirs possesses property hypothecated to secure the debt, he will, with regard to such property, be liable for the whole debt. Where one heir has paid more than his share of a common debt because of such hypothecation, he has a right of relief against the other heirs, limited to their share.
The law of succession does not create an obligation on the heirs to register immovable property they inherited. However, according to the Duty on Documents and Transfers Act, persons inheriting immovable property must register a causa mortis declaration at the Public Registry. This declaration, essentially, contains the date, the particulars of the deceased person and of the heir/legatee, the date and place of death, a description of the estate inherited, the title of transfer, the value of the immovable property, the place where the declaration was made and the signatures of the declarant and of the notary public.
9.1 Is the appointment of an administrator mandatory or mandatory upon request? If it is mandatory or mandatory upon request, what are the steps to be taken?
The appointment of an administrator is not mandatory.
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9.3 What powers does an administrator have?
An administrator or testamentary executor draws up an inventory of the inheritance. He will exercise and promote the rights of that inheritance by answering any judicial claims brought against the inheritance, administer — under the obligation to deposit — any monies included in the said inheritance or received for the sale of movable or immovable property, and render account to the person concerned.
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Understanding Russell Kirk: A Bold, New Biography
By Robert Stacey|2018-10-19T09:38:45-05:00November 2nd, 2015|Categories: Books, Bradley J. Birzer, Conservatism, Featured, Roots of American Order, Russell Kirk, The Conservative Mind|
A few years ago I had the honor and pleasure of visiting Piety Hill, the familial home of Russell Amos Kirk and his wife Annette in Mecosta, Michigan. The feelings that sprang up in me as I stepped onto the walkway and approached the house were similar to those one might experience when approaching a great cathedral or a<|fim_middle|> read it, and it certainly did not disappoint! So "Manfred Arcane" was really the son of Lord Balgrummo in "Balgrummo's Hell". I never guessed that before! | magnificent palace—a combination of awe, attraction, reverence, and maybe a tinge of apprehension. Kirk had been an intellectual hero of mine for more than twenty years, and now I—a mere mortal—was about to enter his sacred home.
The outward face of Piety Hill presents an image that is at once grand, wise, whimsical, intriguing, and agreeable. The physical site is almost an allegory for the universe of Kirk's own vast collection of published works, which run the gamut from the cultural to the political to the literary. Even to the casual visitor, the spiritual connection between the man and the place is undeniable.
Most of all, though, the impression I took away from my all-too-brief visit to Piety Hill was a pervasive sense of optimism. For nearly every traditional conservative I know, it remains an open question whether the American Republic as we know it will even survive. Or will it simply collapse, along with American culture itself, into a corrupt heap of decadence and democratic authoritarianism? However, that sense of dread apparently cannot withstand the fundamental optimism embodied in Piety Hill, and, I would suggest, contained in the life and thought of Russell Kirk.
Given the prevailing pessimism among contemporary conservatives then, it is with exquisite, perhaps even divinely appointed timing, that Bradley J. Birzer offers up the first truly comprehensive biography of the celebrated Sage of Mecosta, Russell Kirk: American Conservative. Dr. Birzer holds the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College and has written written extensively on American History and Western Civilization, including two other excellent biographies—American Cicero: The Life of Charles Carroll and Sanctifying the World: The Augustinian Life and Mind of Christopher Dawson. Dr. Birzer brings a historian's touch to the daunting task of recording Kirk's personal and intellectual story, and he bears the weight of academic responsibility well. Be sure not to overlook the author's excellent "Introduction" and especially Dr. Birzer's discussion of the obligations and responsibilities of the biographer: "The biographer holds the high duty of being humane while also holding faithfully to the facts of his subject's life."
The Humane Kirk
Dr. Birzer's biography of Kirk is in fact humane, as well as intimate, balanced, and complete. Friends will come to know Kirk better having read this book, and honest foes will have to admit Kirk was about as consistent in his principles as a man can be.
The book is filled with vignettes that afford the reader insight into the life and thought of Kirk. Early on, for example, we read of Kirk's major professor at St. Andrews University, J. W. Williams, a gifted academic feared and even dreaded by an entire generation of St. Andrews students. But not so the young Russell Kirk. "Kirk and Williams liked each other immediately," observes the author. "He generally referred to Williams affectionately as 'Professor J. W. Williams, the Last of the Whigs.'" There is no evidence that Williams read so much as a word of Kirk's dissertation before the labor was complete—a disconcerting prospect to anyone who has ever gone through the dissertation process. But in the end, it did not seem to matter. That dissertation would eventually be published as The Conservative Mind, perhaps the greatest work ever on the history of conservative thought.
St. Andrews was likewise the birth place of Kirk's interest in ghost stories and the supernatural. According to Kirk's own report, "The ghost in my room is allegedly a 'dear, sweet old lady,' but though I am willing to concede she is incredibly old, I suspect she is neither dear nor sweet…. I refused to grant her the satisfaction of chilling my blood with her icy glare, and kept my head well under the covers until I drifted back to sleep." This and many similarly delightful episodes populate Dr. Birzer's book and pleasantly command the reader's attention.
Kirk's family life is naturally featured as well, in touching detail. His life-long romance with his wife Annette is foundational. Though more than twenty years his junior, Annette was intellectually, spiritually, and dispositionally his equal and an ideal partner. Together they raised four daughters and maintained the liveliest of households. The Kirks' openness toward visitors and "strays" was legendary, and hardly a day passed that their home was not occupied by an ever-changing assemblage of refugees, students, hangers-on, and vagabonds. Indeed, the collected stories of visitors to the Kirk home could certainly fill a volume unto itself.
Not surprisingly, the book also highlights the central role that Kirk's faith played in his thought and in his life. Kirk's Catholicism was genuine and went all the way down to his core. As the author puts it, "Kirk saw three things that would lead him to an orthodox Christianity: the resurrection of the body and, intimately connected, the intense personalism of the Christian Logos. Finally, Kirk appreciated and embraced the authority and continuity provided by Catholicism." For Kirk, the traditions of the Catholic Church could and should not be de-entwined from the traditions of the West itself.
Timely and Necessary
As faith, family, and traditional conservatism come more and more under attack in contemporary America, Dr. Birzer's biography seems all the more timely and necessary. Conservatism as a political movement is changing today. If Donald Trump can plausibly claim to be a conservative, then conservatism has changed since Kirk's day, at least politically. But that is of course the point. The conservative revival of the twentieth century that Kirk helped usher in was not a mere political ideology.
Choose any significant leader of the twentieth century conservative revival. Chances are, that person likely looked to Russell Kirk as the intellectual father of the movement. William F. Buckley, Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, even Henry Regnery, all credited Kirk with inspiring the movement and in some cases goading their respective transitions to conservative thought. Kirk's The Conservative Mind in particular gave shape and substance to movement that had previously lacked a galvanizing force.
In an age of grand ideologies—fascism, communism, socialism, progressivism—Kirk's articulation of traditional conservatism rejected the very notion of ideology. Conservatism is thus not a reactionary response to the ideological Flavor of the Day. Rather, it is an expression of that which has shown itself to be good, true, and beautiful within the American or Western cultural context.
Kirk's thought is thus timeless, because conservatism itself is timeless. As he was fond of pointing out, conservatism even includes the notion of sensible and judicious change. The Permanent Things, what some people call First Principles, are naturally unchanging, but their application to our circumstances can and should change over time. Such considered adaptation is contained within the body of conservatism. It need not look outside itself for the means to adapt.
Perhaps Kirk's most vivid discussion of America's potential to fail or to change imprudently is in his critique of boredom. As Dr. Birzer notes, boredom was a subject to which Kirk returned on a number of occasions. He feared what would happen if it took root too deeply in American culture. According to Kirk, "Boredom, I think, is the greatest affliction of affluent and secure societies. It is a principle cause of suicide, violence, unnatural vices, drunkenness, addiction to narcotics, and even revolution… And the more rational a creature becomes, the more susceptible he is to boredom."
The antidote to boredom is of course imagination. Imaginative stories of the sort Kirk himself sometimes wrote draw us out of the stupor of boredom and raise our minds to a higher state of contemplation. But in a hyper-rational, post-Enlightenment era like ours, powerful forces oppose the imagination. The social sciences, for example, which dominate contemporary thinking, utterly lack imagination. "In actuality, the social sciences reveal the most anti-intellectual element of scholarship. 'Deficient in imagination,' Kirk quipped, social scientists 'mistake fact accumulation for wisdom.'" The author humorously retells the account of Kirk's personal war on television at Piety Hill, suggesting that the future hopes of imagination may be threatened indeed if events described in "The Battle of the Boob-Tube" actually went down as depicted.
Encountering Kirk
Dr. Birzer cannot literally resurrect Kirk, but he certainly helps bring his thought back to life for a generation that knew not Russell. The author's unprecedented access to Kirk's papers and his estate, as well as the exhaustive scholarly research conducted on all things Kirkian, yield a biography richly developed and amply supported. The 140 pages worth of notes and bibliography testify to the author's thoroughness as a biographer. The result is a comprehensive yet eminently readable work that will help preserve the man who helped preserve the West.
For all his cultural and political criticism, for all his railing against social science, ideology, and yes, television, Kirk is not a curmudgeon. Perhaps because of that preserving spirit, there is something fundamentally optimistic about his thought. It is difficult to believe the Republic could ever truly fail having spent much time in the mind of Russell Kirk.
My own first encounter with Kirk's thought came not through The Conservative Mind, as it was for many readers, but rather through his magnum opus, The Roots of American Order. Roots is a stunning work that spans centuries of history and political thought to trace out the origins of the unique concepts of order and liberty that shaped the American founding. I was assigned this book to read as a college sophomore in a Political Theory class. Immediately upon reading it, Roots changed and solidified my views on history, order, liberty, and especially America. What had been fragments and ill-fitting themes in my mind became a coherent and consistent worldview almost overnight. I still have that worn copy of Roots on my shelf today, where it occupies a place of honor. Over the years I have met many other readers who can tell the story of exactly where and when they first came to know the inimitable Russell Kirk. For many of us, it was a transformative experience. (Obviously no self-respecting Ivy League university could tolerate a professor who allowed his students to read Russell Kirk, so when word got out, the instructor was run out of town and a more suitably liberal academic was installed in his place.)
If I learned anything from Kirk, I certainly learned that those First Principles might ebb and flow but they never die. They may fall into disuse, but they always make a comeback, just as they did in the 1960s and 70s under Kirk's pen, or perhaps under his typewriter.
Yet that cloud of pessimism continues to hang of contemporary American conservatism. Do we stand on the threshold of a cultural decline from which optimism cannot save us this time? Will America sink into an irreversible cultural waste? Will the conservative movement that Kirk helped to inspire and encourage finally collapse and yield to the irresistible forces of ideology? Will Kirk's thought pass out of all memory and be lost to those future generations who will so desperately need it?
But Bradley J. Birzer's definitive biography is clearly a victory for old-school conservatism and the imagination. Old friends of Kirk and new ones alike will benefit from this work, and hopefully, even optimistically, will do so for generations to come.
Books by Bradley Birzer, and Russell Kirk, may be found in The Imaginative Conservative Bookstore.
About the Author: Robert Stacey
Dr. Robert D. Stacey is Provost of The Saint Constantine School. He was Associate Provost, and the first Dean of the Honors College, at Houston Baptist University. Dr. Stacey has also served as Associate Professor in Regent University's Robertson School of Government and as founding Chairman of the Department of Government at Patrick Henry College. He is the author of Sir William Blackstone and the Common Law: Blackstone's Legacy to America.
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Nate Nobile Nov 2, 2015 at 8:21 am - Reply
I have always respected the way Kirk lived his life in a very traditional way. Though we disagree on what Conservatism is. I am much more of a decadent modernist and he more traditionalist. God bless Russell Kirk.
Steven Hite Nov 2, 2015 at 9:41 pm - Reply
Congratulations to Dr. Birzer. I'm looking very forward to when my local bookstore calls.
Kevin Mack Nov 3, 2015 at 8:15 am - Reply
Looks like it will be a great book, so another for my Must Buy List. I'll be needing some more Brodart covers it seems.
JB Nov 7, 2015 at 7:17 pm - Reply
Brad lectured on the book at the Acton Institute this past Wednesday and did a fine job. Prior to the lecture I had just come from a visit to the Kirk Center myself where Annette and the family continue the tradition of taking in absent-minded scholars such as myself. Fittingly, while alone in the Kirk library, I was hit by a bat flying amidst the stacks! Though I was only 7 when Russell passed away, I know enough to know that he would have been entertained by this encounter. I never knew Russell, but with the love that his family has shown to me and so many people, I am certain he was an extraordinary man.
Colonel Bogey Nov 19, 2015 at 9:37 am - Reply
I just read Mr Birzer's book on Russell Kirk, and it is very informative…. The chapter on Kirk's fiction is the best one in the book. Kirk's "Creature of the Twilight" has been one of my favourite books since it came out almost fifty years ago, but I didn't know there was a sequel called "Lord of the Hollow Dark". I was able to order a fine copy of that book in the first edition and | 2,907 |
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A specific and rapid neural signature for parental instinct.
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Darwin<|fim_middle|> to increase individual fitness, i.e. reproductive success, via increased survivorship of one's own offspring. Lorenz proposed that it is the specific structure of the infant face that serves to elicit these parental responses, but the biological basis for this remains elusive. Here, we investigated whether adults show specific brain responses to unfamiliar infant faces compared to adult faces, where the infant and adult faces had been carefully matched across the two groups for emotional valence and arousal, as well as size and luminosity. The faces also matched closely in terms of attractiveness. Using magnetoencephalography (MEG) in adults, we found that highly specific brain activity occurred within a seventh of a second in response to unfamiliar infant faces but not to adult faces. This activity occurred in the medial orbitofrontal cortex (mOFC), an area implicated in reward behaviour, suggesting for the first time a neural basis for this vital evolutionary process. We found a peak in activity first in mOFC and then in the right fusiform face area (FFA). In mOFC the first significant peak (p<0.001) in differences in power between infant and adult faces was found at around 130 ms in the 10-15 Hz band. These early differences were not found in the FFA. In contrast, differences in power were found later, at around 165 ms, in a different band (20-25 Hz) in the right FFA, suggesting a feedback effect from mOFC. These findings provide evidence in humans of a potential brain basis for the "innate releasing mechanisms" described by Lorenz for affection and nurturing of young infants. This has potentially important clinical applications in relation to postnatal depression, and could provide opportunities for early identification of families at risk.
Adult, Brain Mapping, Face, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Magnetoencephalography, Parenting, Pattern Recognition, Visual | originally pointed out that there is something about infants which prompts adults to respond to and care for them, in order | 22 |
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Carrie Fisher called the Big Apple home in the late 1970s and early 1980s while she was coupled with musician Paul Simon. The two were wed in a traditional Jewish ceremony hosted in the groom's swanky duplex overlooking Central Park on August 16, 1983. Fisher was 26, Simon 41.
Fisher and Simon lived in his Upper West Side apartment until their divorce a year later. "Then we dated again," Fisher wrote in her 2008 memoir Wishful Drinking. "We were<|fim_middle|> person," Fisher wrote. "Well, now, as you know, all the tribes have dispersed, but every so often you meet a magic person, and every so often, you meet someone from your tribe. Which is how I felt when I met Paul Simon."
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Describing the relationship and marriage of Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon as on-again, off-again, on-again, would be a massive understatement. Across 12 years, the pair dated, split, became engaged to another, dated again and then decided rather than split they should wed. After the marriage ended they continued to date for another 10 years.
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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is leaving President Trump's business advisory council
The car-sharing service had faced criticism for trying to work with the new administration.
By Kara Swisher@karaswisher Feb 2, 2017, 4:29pm EST
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Travis Kalanick is leaving President Donald Trump's advisory council, according to a memo he sent to employees today.
The Uber CEO had faced criticism for his agreement to work closely with the Trump administration, as well as the company's response to the White House's recent travel ban.
A social media meme,<|fim_middle|> Trump's ban, explained | #DeleteUber, had erupted online after some thought the car-sharing service had tried to make bank over the weekend in New York related to protests taking place at JFK International Airport. Uber said it was not, and has since apologized for any misunderstanding, but the consumer backlash had continued.
That said, in a memo that Kalanick sent to Uber's staff, he focused on issue that the company had with the ban against refugees and travel from seven Muslim countries and the implication that being on the council was a tacit endorsement of the policy.
"Joining the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the President or his agenda but unfortunately it has been misinterpreted to be exactly that," wrote Kalanick. "There are many ways we will continue to advocate for just change on immigration but staying on the council was going to get in the way of that."
Tech company leaders, in particular, have become more vocal in expressing opposition to the move, which many consider ill-conceived and wrong-headed. Their recent outspokenness against Trump's actions are in contrast to initial efforts to cooperate.
The big question is who else will quit the council, with the most focus falling on SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. He has also received a lot of online criticism for being on it.
Here's the letter Kalanick sent employees, which seems quite sincere to me, though some continue to be wary of the motives of Uber and also of Kalanick for leaving the council.
For those who opposed Uber being on the council, perhaps it's just best to declare a victory and move onto the next fight:
Dear Team,
Earlier today I spoke briefly with the President about the immigration executive order and its issues for our community. I also let him know that I would not be able to participate on his economic council. Joining the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the President or his agenda but unfortunately it has been misinterpreted to be exactly that.
I spent a lot of time thinking about this and mapping it to our values. There are a couple that are particularly relevant:
Inside Out - The implicit assumption that Uber (or I) was somehow endorsing the Administration's agenda has created a perception-reality gap between who people think we are, and who we actually are.
Just Change - We must believe that the actions we take ultimately move the ball forward. There are many ways we will continue to advocate for just change on immigration but staying on the council was going to get in the way of that. The executive order is hurting many people in communities all across America. Families are being separated, people are stranded overseas and there's a growing fear the U.S. is no longer a place that welcomes immigrants.
Immigration and openness to refugees is an important part of our country's success and quite honestly to Uber's. I am incredibly proud to work directly with people like Thuan and Emil, both of whom were refugees who came here to build a better life for themselves. I know it has been a tough week for many of you and your families, as well as many thousands of drivers whose stories are heartfelt and heart-wrenching.
Please know, your questions and stories on Tuesday, along with what I heard from drivers, have kept me resilient and reminded me of one of our most essential cultural values, Be Yourself. We will fight for the rights of immigrants in our communities so that each of us can be who we are with optimism and hope for the future.
Here's my tweet on the news from earlier today:
BREAKING: I am hearing that @Uber ceo @travisk has told employees in a memo that he has quit Trump's business advisory council. More TK.
— Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) February 2, 2017
Correction: An earlier version of this story placed the airport protests at SFO.
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The Divine Breadcrumb - Carol Campos and Deb Sorensen EPISODE 9
A Journey from Fear, to Courage, to Magic
In this episode, Deb and Carol talk with Amy Perkins, founder of Keys to Courage, a platform where Amy helps people live their dream life through her blogs, workshops and her amazing community. Amy is a sought-after speaker and all-around champion of women everywhere.
Amy had it all—a career in education,<|fim_middle|>Connect with Amy
https://www.keystocourage.com/ | a wonderful family and a life she loved. But when her best friend passed away from Cancer 2 years ago, Amy's whole world was turned upside-down. She made a vow to her best friend that she was going to live an amazing life and not waste a moment. Amy began to push herself out of her comfort zone, which as she says "is where the magic is." The things Amy has experienced in these last 2 years are inspiring and there's no sign of her slowing down!
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Joe Gyau's knee troubles continue to keep him out
By Ryan Rosenblatt Dec 15, 2014, 1:05pm PST
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Joe Gyau is nearing a return to the pitch, but he is still dealing with problems in his left knee. The American underwent surgery to repair the injured knee at the beginning of October and was reportedly close to full fitness, but it hasn't come yet.
According to German outlet Ruhr Nachrichten, Gyau's knee didn't respond well to an increased work load of late and that kept him out over the weekend. That was when he could<|fim_middle|> until after the winter break. Borussia Dortmund II play through December 31, but then are off until February. That would give seven weeks to continue recovering, regain his fitness and then play in the team's winter training camp, allowing him to find some form again. At this point, this looks like the best bet for a player who is still having knee trouble.
It's a shame that Gyau got hurt when he did. He was in arguably the best form of his life, getting United States call-ups where he played well, and doing enough with his club that he made the bench for a few of BVB's first team matches. Now he just needs to get fit, then maybe he can get back to where he was in September. | have made his return from injury and now it is unclear when he will play again.
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John Legend Guest DJ'd a Holiday Station & It Will Get You Into The Spirit
posted by Taylor Fields - Dec 3, 2018
The countdown to Christmas is on, and John Legend is in full holiday mode! The soulful singer recently released his brand new holiday album, A Legendary Christmas, and to celebrate, he also guest DJ'd his own holiday station on iHeartRadio ... and it will put you into the holly jolly spirit (if you're not there already).
A Legendary Christmas is Legend's first Christmas album, and showcases 14 songs, eight of which are classic Christmas tracks, while the remaining six are original songs. The new album also includes guest appearances from Esperanza Spalding, and another legend, Stevie Wonder.
On John Legend's Guest DJ station on iHeartRadio, fans can hear songs from A Legendary Christmas, as well as some of John's classic holiday favorites from other artists including Dean Martin, The Temptations, Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Jackson 5, and of course, Mariah Carey.
Legend also opened up about about what his favorite Christmas songs mean to him. Read on below.
Nat King Cole - "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful"
"Nat King Cole is one of my inspirations, he's one of my favorite singers of all time. I've listened to him so much<|fim_middle|> cool and I love Marvin Gaye."
Ella Fitzgerald - "Sleigh Ride"
"I used to sing 'Sleigh Ride' in Show Choir when I was in high school. Somebody just sent me a picture of me in Show Choir. I'm going try not to let that get circulated too much."
Stevie Wonder - "Someday at Christmas"
"This song is really special because as we take the time to reflect on how blessed we are for this Christmas season, we have to realize that there are a lot of people out there in the world that are still struggling and still suffering, and this song is really keeping our eye and our hearts on those people."
Get into the holiday spirit and listen to John Legend's Guest DJ holiday station on iHeartRadio!
Photo: Katherine Tyler | and when I made my Christmas album, A Legendary Christmas, he was one of the artists that I thought of the most; he inspired me."
Marvin Gaye - "Purple Snowflakes"
"A lot of people hadn't heard of that song, but I decided to cover that song for my new album because it's so | 66 |
Many have been saying that there has never been any musical event in the Philippines quite like the Love Song festival held at the Rizal baseball Stadium last February 14-18.
This could take on many interpretations. It could mean the stage, which was a work of art. it could mean the music - "groovy," contemporary and abundant. It could mean the Love Song members themselves with all their long hair, bushy beard and rugged dungarees. it could mean the event itself, which could be considered the biggest musical event ever to<|fim_middle|>." | take place in Manila in years. But most likely it means the unique message emphasized and re-emphasized during the whole Festival; that man's only lasting hope is in Jesus Christ. In any case, the event will go on record as one of the most dramatic episodes in Philippine Christianity. For through it all the church was "right where it's at."
According to Jun Balayo, over-all coordinator for the project, about 70-80 thousand, mostly college-age youth, heard the Gospel message presented by the Love Song and other participants. Of this number 1,600 returned their signed follow-up cards the first week, asking for home Bible study lessons and personal visits. But the figures are incidental - they were expected. What matters more was that the message came through in terms the listeners could "dig | 167 |
City of Clowns
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par Daniel Alarcón
A gorgeously rendered graphic novel of Daniel Alarcón's story City of<|fim_middle|>
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Date de parution : 3 novembre 2015
Marque éditoriale : Riverhead Books | Clowns. From the author of The King Is Always Above the People, which was longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award for Fiction.
Oscar "Chino" Uribe is a young Peruvian journalist for a local tabloid paper. After the recent death of his philandering father, he must confront the idea of his father's other family, and how much of his own identity has been shaped by his father's murky morals. At the same time, he begins to chronicle the life of street clowns, sad characters who populate the violent and corrupt city streets of Lima, and is drawn into their haunting, fantastical world.
This remarkably affecting story by Daniel Alarcón was included in his acclaimed first book, War by Candlelight, and now, in collaboration with artist Sheila Alvarado, it takes on a new, thrilling form. This graphic novel, with its short punches of action and images, its stark contrasts between light and dark, truth and fiction, perfectly corresponds to the tone of Chino's story. With the city of Lima as a character, and the bold visual language from the story, City of Clowns is moving, menacing, and brilliantly vivid.
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Director's Inspiration : Agnès Varda
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, USA
3 November 2022 - 17 March 2024
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, USA https://www.academymuseum.org/en/exhibitions/stories-of-cinema/soc2/directors-inspiration-agnes-varda
Agnès Varda (1928-2019<|fim_middle|> cinema's most radical and transformative artists.
Known for her undeniably personal films, this exhibition explores different influences on the filmmaker's work. It is organized around three sections - Photography, Real People / Real Life, and Art-which bring forward the diverse sources from which Varda drew inspiration.
A photographer prior to becoming a filmmaker, the Photography section explores Varda's work with the still camera through prints, contact sheets, and photography-related production materials. Her transition to becoming a filmmaker is highlighted by her personal director's chair.
The Real People / Real Life section explores the ways in which family, location, and social issues have influenced Varda's films. Personal postcards and props convey her familial inspiration, and materials such as maps, photographs, and other research materials demonstrate her intrinsic tie to location, especially to Rue Daguerre in Paris where the Belgian-born filmmaker spent most of her life.
The Art section introduces Varda's career as a fine artist later in life, displaying a model for one of her cinema shack installations among other works.
At the heart of the gallery, a media installation inspired by Varda's fondness of triptychs explores themes that appear throughout her body of work such as still imagery, family, and her beloved beaches.
Director's Inspiration: Agnès Varda is curated by former Assistant Curator Ana Santiago and completed by Exhibitions Curator Jessica Niebel with support from Research Assistant Manouchka Kelly Labouba, in collaboration with Ciné-Tamaris.
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Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Obi Wan Kenobi Legacy Lightsaber Set D23 Limited Edition (3000)
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Adam E. | rare set is new and ships with the original shipper placed within another box to insure there is no damage in shipping and for those who want the shipper in the best possible condition.
This officially licensed set includes three different Obi-Wan Kenobi hilts spanning the Jedi's lifetime (TPM/AOTC version, Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series version and ANH version. This set comes packaged inside a wooden case with a hinged lid, metal latch closure and black padded interior.
When opened the case plays music. The box features a silver display plaque on the inside with the name of the set, number of the set which is 1920 out of 3000.
It also has the famous Kenobi quotation,
"This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age."
The exterior of the box features some black weathering marks and uses the Aurebesh alphabet to write "Kenobi Legacy".
This limited edition box set does not include any accessories. The hilts require attaching a Star Wars Galaxy's Edge lightsaber blade (sold separately in our eBay store) in order to light up and make sound. Hilts also work with additional Galaxy's Edge lightsaber accessories which are available in our eBay store.
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My third trip to Palenque was meant to provide me the opportunity of submerging myself in the complete festive experience of Palenque and their customs. I traveled in October 2013, during the Drum Festival. Each year, the Festival honors a famous musician from Palenque. 2013 dedicated an amazing tribute to one of the musicians who put Palenque de San Basilio on the international map, and someone who became part of my Palenque family: maestro Rafael Cassiani Cassiani.
It was a typical day in Palenque: hot, humid, and everyone was celebrating. Every trip I made to Palenque, there has been a celebration. Just as in my previous trips, I was able to interact with the locals, who opened their spaces and homes to welcome hundreds of people who were visiting the small town during the four days of celebration. With a huge stage in the main plaza, next to the statue of Benkos Biojo, some of the locals were sitting around the stage drinking beer, while others were at their different locations where they were presenting the culture to the visitors.
Every presentation and class played homage to the palenquero traditions that are being preserved in order to maintain the status of UNESCO Oral Heritage Site. The first class we visited was a language class. The teacher taught us the difference between the palenquero language and Spanish and taught us a few words. In the meantime, in the back of the room, another local lady sold her traditional candy. That day, together with a very good friend of mine who traveled with me, we enjoyed some enyucado (cake made of yucca root, coconut, local cheese, and spices) as well as banana cocadas (candy made with grated coconut, unrefined sugar, coconut milk and bananas).
We then went to a drum class where a number of people were sitting in a circle learning to play African rhythms on different types of drums. Meanwhile, next door, a<|fim_middle|> dry in the absence of rain that usually floods it. I never saw the stream with water due to the drought. At that point in the day, the heat began to get to us and led us towards the plaza in hopes to start enjoying the concerts. On our way there, we stopped by a house where they were teaching about the different types of palenquero hair styles. It was this trip, that I learned in more detail that each hair style has a meaning. There are styles that are used during times of mourning, while others signify celebration. This tradition is still very much embedded within the palenquero culture and is always remembered as the aspect that helped give the Afro Colombians their liberty.
When we arrived to the plaza, before finding a seat at the best table with the best view of the stage, it began to rain, as we purchased a beer. Both the rain and the beer provided great relief to the suffocating heat, allowing us to enjoy the party even more. During the different concerts, we were able to get up, walk around, dance, and enjoy other delicacies, such as corn bunuelos (corn fritters served on a stick, almost like the batter of a corn dog). Different musical groups were scheduled to play. Gabino, my friend and usual tour guide, was not touring today. Due to the festival, the town had many other people as tour guides taking the small groups around from place to place through the different classes and sites. Gabino had the opportunity to sit back and enjoy with us as he told us the party that night would end at 5am. It is four full days of partying. He invited us to join. Our celebration ended way before 5am, but gave us enough time to get a taste of the palenquero culture and celebration. The experience was an emotional one for me. As I said goodbye to Gabino, I told him I would be moving out of Colombia and assured him would return when I went back to Cartagena for a visit. At this time, I hold Palenque de San Basilio and all of the people very present, since they became part of my Palenque family, who I miss and hope to visit soon.
Contributing writer, Vivian Liberman is a hospitality and culinary expert. She is always expanding her knowledge of the industry through her extensive travels and enthusiasm to try new things. | local palenquero healer spoke about different techniques of natural healing as he sold his botanical products. When we left the healer's house, we walked around town, headed to the stream, which was still | 41 |
I want to start today with twitter quote "PLM vs ERP – ERP a transactional system, not suited to manage development of product, integration of all info such as ingredients". Well, PLM/PDM vs. ERP discussion is old, and I remember it for the last 10-15 years or even more… However, I'd expect some changes in this non-stop confrontation.
The original capabilities of PLM and ERP came respectfully out of their business roots – CAD Design/Data Management for PLM and manufacturing transaction from MRP/MRPII/ERP. However, both domains had demands to grow and make an expansion in organizations. PLM is looking for attractive domains such as requirements, manufacturing, supply chain. ERP is interested to expand toward product development. Both system domains (PLM and ERP) are looking how to establish connected space for enterprise organization business. So, how to achieve it?
I think, very interesting is that both classes of systems are very in favor of business processes. Even if PLM and ERP have a different notion of business processes, I'd say Business Processes can provide good synergy between both systems. PLM traditionally focused on very high level of people involvement in processes. Human based and hybrid processes is something that PLM requires. On the opposite side, ERP is focusing on automation and streamline of processes in organizations.
I think vendors on both (PLM and ERP) sides need to look very pro-actively how adopt Business Process Management technologies. This will be the key to success in organizations. From a technological standpoint, maturity of standards like BPMN and BPEL can provide a solid technological foundation for this work. But, at the same time, both PLM and ERP need to worry about growing capabilities of dedicated BPM vendors. They can take an attractive $$$ from aged PLM and ERP providers and establish strong BPM leadership in organization. I wrote about this in my previous PLM prompt.
So, what is my conclusion today? Business process have strong demand from both sides- PLM and ERP. The road toward successful BPM implementation can be very bumpy for PLM and ERP. Need to watch it out. Multiple vendors can still business and establish success business in front of enterprise behemoths.
What do you think about it? What are your practices with regards to process management in organization?
Roberto, I agree, ERP is leading in maturity and implementation of business processes in organization. However, PLM is focusing on something often positioned as "collaborative business processes". The underline implementation can be different in PLM, but I think, demand for business processes is clear, at least to me.
Thanks for you comments! Oleg.
I agree that prodcut development is less process oriented than most of the procedures supported by ERP. But both the ERP and PLM tools are very process centric and this is one of the reason the ERP vendors beleive they can enter the PLM market space.
In my post from yesterday (http://blog.vuuch.com/?p=490) I picked up on this. The danger for current PLM solutions is they become dominated by ERP and Design, Release and Manufacture becomes just Design and Manufacture which I see as a very real situation since Release and Manufacture are both highly process oriented.
I would make two points. 1. The elements that both PLM and ERP support are business processes. Just because a work element is not captured in workflow or BPEL does not mean it is not a business process. To the contrary, I have seen many companies retreating from the computer managed business process world to more old fashioned manual approaches because the effort to manage some processes and exception cases was far greater than the benefit. From my experience, these cases seem to happen more in the traditional PLM focused world than the ERP focused world.
2. In a previous post, someone mentioned 3 fundamental stages, Design, Release and Manufacture. The later 2 are in my opinion transactional centric. The Design stage is non-transaction centric. All three elements do have some transaction and non-transaction portions. The point that often gets lost though is that from a traditional PLM space, most of the value that PLM should be providing happens before the transaction centric piece but most of the focus is on the Release/transaction centric phase.
Alan relative to your first point I think you are right on target, and this is why PLM has been confind to just release. Everything in the Design phase is an exception. Relative to your second point do you think ERP will eventually take over the Release phase and therefore change the landscape to Design and Manufacture?
Chris, what do mean by "everything in Design phase is an exception"? What I read between lines is that you are saying there is not formal "design process" similar to "release process" you can build using formal process technologies… I'd agree, Design process is much more collaborative with lots of people interaction. However, it doesn't mean systems supporting these processes cannot be "process connected"… Your view? Thanks, Oleg.
Design is about discovery so it is not possible to make this a canned set of actions. Certainly you can have things you must achieve and things you must check against, but this will never be a predefined workflow. In my view Design productivity is delivered by enhancing the way people interact. This is is what is behind my idea of "People Centric PLM" (http://blog.vuuch.com/?p=472). And if there is a People Centric PLM opportunity then it is very<|fim_middle|> inventory, do I need the data or do I need a process?
Oleg your response to Alan got me thinking – in your reply you talk about Design involvement as a way to reduce prodcut cost and you imply that PLM has done this… I know this is something PLM markets to but I cannot think of anything I have read that proves this point. Do you have any data/links that show how PLM has reduce product cost during Design?
Chris, I would not say that PLM has been confined to release but I would say that has been the focus. My opinion is that is because it is the easiest to automate. I do believe that some companies will move the release process into ERP, particularly SAP shops. I do not see that as a huge trend though. It more or less depends on your organization structure and responsibilities. The gating factor is often how many people have to be trained in multiple systems. If it were my company, in most cases I would keep Release in the PLM system because release is still an engineering function. As we look toward collaborative design and design for manufacturing, the more interesting question becomes where do you author the Manufacturing BOM.
Oleg, I agree with your comment that PLM functionality in the design phase is more valuable. It is also much harder to implement effectively. Therefore the quest goes on.
Chris, I will give you two examples related to PLM and cost management. 1. One of the major ways to reduce engineering and manufacturing cost is through platform strategies and part reuse. From the part reuse perspective, PLM can play a huge role via cataloging, reporting, auto checking, design review color coding… In the broader PLM scheme, KBE functionality is used to manage platform strategies/ reusable design concepts, design features… These are typically huge cost savings drivers.
2. I see several smaller PLM entries that are being built to manage the cost side of equation. Most start from a point in the process such as a quote or milestone. I have not seen a commercial product that works from product concept like a true Target Costing process.
Just to close the loop a bit, the good news is many companies are embracing and driving reuse. The bad news is that some implementations can have trouble in the release process when a part is used in 1,000+ assemblies. Making a change to such a part, though rare, can often bring an automated change process to its knees.
Alan, in my view "authoring of manufacturing BOM" is key question if you want to control you product cost. And you need to do it from PLM-related perspective (design) otherwise your control is not complete and you will make not optimal design from cost standpoint. This is related to my previous comment to Chris. -Oleg.
Alan, I agree, Part Reuse is key. As for commercial products – cost function is normally placed in xBOM/MBOM modules in today PLM Suites. If *Cost* function requires more focus? Yes, I think so. What is your opinion why it's not in mainstream of PLM implementations today? Too complex? No time? Busy with basic deployment? What is your experience with that? Thanks! Oleg.
True, production cost is typically maintained in the MBOM, which typically means in MRP. However in my experience this data does not get loaded till just before production ramp. So Excel is stil the king of cost management during the design/pre-production stage. Data may come from all over but the master models are still in Excel. There are multiple reasons why cost has not been mainstream PLM. 1. As we have discussed, PLM has traditionally been engineering centric. While cost management is traditionally owned by finance, program management or manufacturing. 2. PLM vendors have been engineering centric and apps reflect this. Until the PLM cost modules are similar to Excel in ease of use, the drivers aren't as clear cut. 3. The Financial BOM is often different structurally from the EBOM or MBOM. Until the reconciliation process is determined, the automation benefits are weak. There are some non-mainstream PLM vendors focused on this space but I believe still needing to address these core issues.
1. Is it really so cheap, to manage BOM cost in Excel on the long term?
2. How to make PLM experience adjusted to that?
So, my bottom line. Value of PLM in cost analyzes is obvious. Approach sounds like NO.
I am not sure I follow your last post. Perhaps it was my previous post was not that clear so let me clarify in no particular order.
1. Data comes from multiple sources. Consider an assembly made in Plant A which uses parts from your Plants B & C and well as outside suppliers. In many cases, determining the cost for parts from Plants B&C is the responsibility of the plants or component divisions. Costs for purchased components comes from Purchasing/Procurement. Costs to do the assembly in Plant A may come from Plant A or Assembly division.
2. PLM applications have not been involved in the cost management arena as long as they have been with engineering. Cost/Finance types do not think the same way engineers think. They often structure their data differently. Just like Design Engineers often think and structure their data differently than manufacturing engineers. It is not as simple as hanging some cost fields off of the EBOM. Until PLM providers think and develop apps the way Finance/Cost guys think then short of corporate mandate, Excel will prevail.
3. What is the problem to be solved? A solution for a 12 part assembly is probably different from an offering comprised of 120 End Saleable configurations with 1200 parts. A Target Costing/Design to cost process requires a different solution than a back end roll-up. Going back to part of your original post topic Business Process (not necessarily workflow) needs to be understood before automation solution has enough benefit to move beyond the Excel kingdom. In my opinion, PLM providers are not there yet.
Cost certainly seems like an issue that unravels the nicely knit PLM pitch. Cost is one of those things that cuts across so many in the organization. Certainly a designer sets cost based on the geometry and tolerance the specify, but manufacturing, inventory, quality, regulatory and even those marketing guys define/add to the cost of the product. Alan is it fair to say cost is something that is highly collaborative? With so many adding to the cost is there anyone you can point the finger at for ownership? Certainly we record component cost in the ERP system but who as an individual owns responsibility for cost? Certainly finance qualifies what the "true" or "real" cost is but who is responsible for cost?
I imagine there are other product attributes there are just like cost. What about quality and inspection procedures and inventory levels and requirements? Are all these things highly collaborative or should I say "people centric" versus file centric?
Chris, I think there are many "variables" that have cross-application ownership. Cost is just one of them. Regulatory compliance, customer information and many others should come to this list as well. I'd not call them "people-centric". In my view this is just business information that crosses domains as we set them up. But these boundaries becomes more and more fuzzy, as I see them. Best, Oleg.
From my experience in a more complex product, total product cost ownership lies with either a Product Manager or Program Manager. A good design engineer is aware and responsible for all costs related to design/development and production of his/her part(s)including regualatory, quality… As you say, most of these costs are recorded in the ERP system either in the manufacturing or finance modules, after the fact. The real challenge is having a "system" that can be used to predict, analyze and strategize what the costs will be before they are too committed. This is still a gap in my opinion.
The remaining costs of sales and marketing and projecting sales and profitability is a whole other piece of the puzzle that still needs addressing.
I would not call cost management collaborative as much as I would call it distributed. The data comes from multiple sources. The collaboration comes when one area can't hit their cost target and other areas pitch in to help. This assumes the use of some sort of target costing approach and the ability to roll the data up to see where things are at. Historically, this has not been a strength of PLM or ERP.
I would say the reason people use Excel is because cost is distributed and in flux. Like Alan states one group will pitch in to help the other and the applications are built to only catch the end state. | different than the Release based PLM. Extending this thinking and looking at what happens during Release and Manufacture tools/application is what gets me questioning if Release and Manufacture will ultimately merege (http://blog.vuuch.com/?p=490). Which I have further defined as possible through the post about opposites (http://blog.vuuch.com/?p=497).
So yes your "reading between the lines" would be accurate. But I am not sure "Process Connected" is required becuase as you have written about Mashups and Big Bang etc… it is more about data sharing than process integration. For example if I am working in a People Centric PLM solution and as part of what I am doing I need to understand | 156 |
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Former Seminoles with varying levels of likeliness to be drafted will look to impress the NFL personnel in Tallahassee on Tuesday.
For different groups of players, Pro Day can mean different things.
Florida State will have all<|fim_middle|> at the NFL Combine and could give it a go Tuesday.
Others saw their stock take a hit at the combine -- cornerback Tarvarus McFadden's 4.67 40-yard dash was third-slowest among all defensive backs at the combine. He will look to leave a stronger impression Tuesday.
For yet more former Seminoles, Pro Day provides possibly the only opportunity to show NFL teams that they are worthy of being picked up as an undrafted free agent if they aren't drafted.
This applies to safeties Trey Marshall and Nate Andrews as well as defensive end Jalen Wilkerson -- all of whom were not invited to the combine.
Other Seminoles -- walk-ons with possibly no chance of playing on Sundays -- can use the event as a chance to say goodbye to the program they have been a part of throughout their time in college.
Pro Day also marks the beginning of a new time at FSU as head coach Willie Taggart will hold his introductory spring press conference earlier Tuesday before the Seminoles begin spring practice Wednesday morning.
FSU's Pro Day is set to be broadcast on ACC Network Extra (WatchESPN) at 1 p.m. with on-field drills set to get underway at approximately 1:20 p.m. | of these subsets represented Tuesday when the Seminoles host their annual Pro Day at the Albert J. Dunlap Athletic Training Facility.
With coaches, executives and scouts from various NFL teams in attendance, players will go through a myriad of tests and drills looking to prove why they deserve a chance in the NFL.
For those who impressed with their NFL Scouting Combine performances -- like safety Derwin James, defensive end Josh Sweat and linebacker Matthew Thomas -- it's not known if they will again go through the drills in an attempt to improve their marks from the combine.
For others, Pro Day provides an opportunity to leave an impression on the NFL teams in attendance.
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"During the announcement, Ogwumike stated both jobs are understanding of her dual responsibilities, citing help from head coach Derek Fisher and ESPN SVP Dave Roberts."
Being a professional athlete is a significant commitment. Being a full-time national radio host is also a major commitment. Most people wouldn't be able to find enough time in the day for both, but Chiney Ogwumike is determined to make it happen.
On Thursday, Ogwumike announced she signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Sparks, and plans to continue her full-time role with ESPN which includes co-hosting a national weekday radio show.
The 28-year-old WNBA star has been with ESPN for nearly six years, beginning as a part-time analyst in 2015 while rehabbing a knee injury. Even when she transitioned to full-time with the Worldwide Leader, most of her on-air contributions came during the WNBA offseason.
For many professional female basketball players, a second job is necessary because the compensation is low. It's not uncommon for WNBA players to find jobs during the off-season, or play in another country where the pay is often more than in the United States. For Ogwumike, she quickly found a second career in sportscasting.
After opting out of the abbreviated 2020 WNBA season, Ogwumike joined Mike Golic Jr. for ESPN Radio's new afternoon drive show from 4 – 7pm ET last summer. As she continues to establish herself as a prominent voice for ESPN, rejoining the WNBA won't alter that. During the announcement, Ogwumike stated both jobs are understanding of her dual responsibilities, citing help from head coach Derek Fisher and ESPN SVP Dave Roberts.
"A lot of people say, especially when it comes to women, that we can't have it all," Ogwumike wrote. "But I'm trying to be living proof that we can, or at least, come as close as possible. I want to win a WNBA championship with my sister, and I want to keep pushing boundaries off the court."
Those boundaries include breaking through as the first Black woman to host a national daily sports-talk radio show, and her ability to use that platform to discuss everything in the world of sports and beyond.
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Tuesday was a frenzy for NFL insiders as the Denver Broncos and Houston Texans nearly simultaneously announced the hiring of new head coaches, and WFAN host Craig Carton believes one NFL insider was used.
Reporting from NFL Network's Ian Rapoport at 4:44 PM ET claimed the Broncos tried to hire DeMeco Ryans — who was hired by the Texans — at the last minute, but was rebuffed, and Denver hired Sean Payton instead.
The #Broncos last few weeks:
— Zeroed in on DeMeco Ryans.
— Secretly tried to lure Jim Harbaugh from Michigan.
— Negotiated a Sean Payton deal.
— Tried to hire Ryans again.
— Finalized the hire of Payton as their new coach. https://t.co/tlMLnjdM9u
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ESPN's Adam Schefter — in no uncertain terms — refuted the validity of that report at 4:55 PM ET.
Timing of today's two hires was completely coincidental. Broncos were zeroed in on Sean Payton, and didn't make any contact this week with DeMeco Ryans or his agent. Denver was focused on Payton, and Houston on Ryans.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 31, 2023
Carton believes Schefter was used by the franchise to help with damage control.
"So here's the deal: Adam Schefter — many, many years ago — used to write for The Denver Post, and he covered the Denver Broncos," Carton said. "He is clearly — to his credit – getting his information directly from the Denver Broncos who figure that that story from Ian Rapoport — and it is — is somewhat embarrassing…the fact that it's out there is a bad look.
"So they go to Schefter who, along with Rapoport — the two voices of record as insiders — and they say 'Nonsense. Put out there that that's nonsense'. Rapoport's getting his information DeMeco or his agent, saying "Naw, naw, no. He had choices. He could have gone to Houston, he could have gone to Denver. Obviously, the Texans sweetened the deal'."
"Schefter's getting his info from the Broncos, who are doing damage control," co-host Evan Roberts concurred.
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The Cowboys divisional playoff game against San Francisco drew 45.7 million viewers. It was the second-most watched divisional round contest on record.
The NFC championship between San Francisco and Philadelphia drew 47.5 million.
On 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, K&C Masterpiece host Kevin Hageland said had the Cowboys made it to Philly, the viewership would've been even better.
"I know the game sucked, but that just shows you, because the Cowboys were like almost 8 million above every other divisional game, this could've gotten to 58 (million)," Hageland said.
Kevin added that if Dallas had gone all the way, the audience tuning in would've easily eclipsed some of the highest-rated programs of all-time.
"The Cowboys in the Super Bowl against the Chiefs would've shattered all viewership ratings," he said. "Even with the new system and so many people streaming and everything like that."
Usually the Super Bowl averages around 100 million viewers. Hageland said a Cowboys Super Bowl appearance in this day and age would've set the new top ratings mark for years to come.
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"Patrick, the son of Phillies broadcaster Tom McCarthy, had been calling games for Philly's Triple-A team in Lehigh Valley."
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The New York Mets have called on Patrick McCarthy to join the team's radio broadcasts this season.
According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, McCarthy will host pregame and postgame coverage on WCBS and fill in for Howie Rose when he takes time off.
Keith Raad will be added to the booth for Mets games on the radio this season as well. | "Schefter's great at what he does, I'm not saying that he's not," Carton continued. "But based on other stories that have come out — that we now know as a fact — he's willing to be a mouthpiece for a team — namely Washington — and again, he's great at what he does. I wanna be clear at how I state this, he's great at what he does, but it's obvious that the Broncos are trying to spin this, and they're using Schefter to spin it."
Roberts added that the situation was similar to that of NBA Insiders Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania, where Wojnarowski "speaks for front offices, where Shams gets his info from players and agents".
"The Cowboys in the Super Bowl against the Chiefs would've shattered all viewership ratings."
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The BRAIN Group announces an expansion of its production capacities. The installation of new production facilities in both Büttelborn, near Darmstadt, Germany, by WeissBioTech GmbH (WBT) and in Cardiff, Wales, by Biocatalysts Ltd. lays the foundation for future growth.
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WeissBioTech sets up new production facility in Büttelborn
WeissBioTech GmbH (WBT) has been a part of BRAIN Group since 2014 and is a leading supplier in the field of enzymes, yeast starter cultures, natural preservation systems, and other fermentative products for the food industry and other market segments.
In order to open up capacities for further growth and to increase logistics efficiency, WBT has set up a new production facility at Büttelborn. The Büttelborn labs, where components such as enzymes, yeasts, and process adjuvants for the production of fruit and vegetable juices, wine, beer, and bioethanol are developed and manufactured, are specifically geared towards application-oriented work. The labs benefit from the local proximity to BRAIN AG and other key partners because, because for the most part the group's research and development activities still take place at BRAIN AG's Zwingenberg head office. The new production facility was designed in accordance with the latest ISO and food safety standards such as ISO 22000 and the FSSC system. Its size of 4,500 sq. m. means a significant expansion of WBT's storage, production and research facilities.
The new facility was opened on December 11th, 2019 and is intended to be brought into service in early 2020. WeissBioTech will retain its head office and administrative headquarters in Ascheberg near Münster, Germany. However, the company will give up its plant in Chanteloup-en-Brie near Paris, France.
Matthias Enste, who assumed the position of Managing Director at WeissBioTech on November 1st, 2019, says: "The new building constitutes our basis for further growth. It allows us to guarantee a more efficient execution of our logistics processes since we now have our own warehouse space. The local proximity to BRAIN AG will make our cooperation even more efficacious."
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Biocatalysts expands and optimizes its production capacities
The new Biocatalysts production facility in Cardiff
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Biocatalysts Ltd., a member of the BRAIN Group since 2018, is one of Europe's leading suppliers of specialty enzymes. The company's portfolio includes the development of enzymes and their small- and large-scale production, ranging from kilograms to tons, as well as global distribution operations for various industries such as the food and fine chemicals sectors.
In 2019, the company made significant progress on the construction of a new production plant in Cardiff. The facility will contain leading edge technology delivering LEAN manufacturing methodology. This sixteen fold increase in Biocatalysts fermentation capacity will give seamless scale up capability from bench top to full commercial manufacturing. The facility will safeguard customer supply and enable delivery of the company growth strategy. Commissioning, site hand-over, celebratory opening events and ultimately routine manufacturing are scheduled for the near future.
Rod Sears-Black, Managing Director of Biocatalysts, says: "The new facility is key to delivery of our corporate vision of being the worlds leading speciality enzyme company and confirms Biocatalyst's position as the complete supplier to the biotech industry."
Ludger Roedder, Chief Business Officer at BRAIN, adds: "We draw on the specific competencies of our subsidiaries to bring our own innovative research results to market launch and to commercialize existing products. The expansion of our production capacities is a logical step on the path to commercializing our product base."
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(NEXSTAR) – President-elect Joe Biden called for the nation to "stand together" in the wake of President Trump's second impeachment Wednesday.
In a statement released Wednesday night, Biden once again denounced the violence at the Capitol last week, calling it "an assault on our democracy."
"This criminal attack was planned and coordinated," he said. "It was carried out by political extremists and domestic terrorists, who were incited to this violence by President Trump."
Biden went on to urge Congress to "find a way to deal with their Constitutional responsibilities on impeachment while also working on the other urgent business of this nation." He cited specifically secretary confirmations, "getting our vaccine program on track" and reviving the economy.
"I have often said that there is nothing we can't do, if we do it together," he said. "And it has never been more critical for us to stand together as a nation than right now."
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Keeping the faith wasn't easy when Inauguration Day didn't usher in "The Storm," the apocalyptic reckoning that they have believed was coming for prominent Democrats and Trump's "deep state" foes. QAnon followers grappled with anger, confusion and disappointment Wednesday as President Joe Biden was sworn into office.
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'Project Mayhem': Reporters Race To Save Tribune Papers From 'Vulture' Fund
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Baltimore Sun reporter Liz Bowie, shown at center, has helped to lead an effort by Tribune Publishing's journalists to seek new owners for its papers and hold a hedge fund at bay.
Journalists working for the storied newspapers of Tribune Publishing Company are racing against the most intense deadline of their careers to find new owners for their company before May 21.
That's when the hedge fund Alden Global Capital, infamous for stripping newsrooms to the bone, is poised to make good on its plans to buy the chain in a $635 million deal. Alden already holds half of Tribune Publishing's publicly traded shares.
Under the leadership of a veteran education reporter for Tribune's Baltimore Sun, Liz Bowie, journalists have banded together to stop Alden. Bowie has galvanized colleagues and helped organize peers at the chain's other newsrooms, which include the Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News and the Hartford Courant. These journalists are determined to shape their own destiny. And they call the effort "Project Mayhem."
"I felt that if the numbers of reporters and editors were significantly reduced, that would change everything," says Bowie, who has worked at the Sun for more than three decades. "And so I didn't feel I wanted to be part of a newsroom that couldn't do good work anymore."
Alden first surfaced as a player at the company in late 2019, when it acquired 32% of Tribune Publishing's shares.
A few months later, Bowie and some like-minded colleagues kicked off a movement that would give birth to Project Mayhem. They called it "Save Our Sun."
They sought a local buyer, idealistic about their own intentions but clear-eyed about those of Alden<|fim_middle|> schools, a community, whatever it may be."
Reynolds worked his way up from an internship at the Oakland Tribune to the top newsroom job just a few years before Alden Global took control. A steady erosion of staff became an avalanche, he says.
"People would leave. Folks would not be rehired. And what then ends up happening is you have less and less capacity to cover the vital institutions that people need to make the decisions to help govern their lives," Reynolds says. "What we saw was just a callous disregard for the importance of that reporting capacity."
Ultimately, Alden merged the Oakland Tribune with other papers in the region and laid off much of the staff. One leading industry analyst has called Alden "vultures."
Adds Matt DeRienzo, formerly a publisher and news executive over Connecticut newspapers owned by Alden Global Capital: "Their business plan is to dismantle local journalism. It's not that it is happening to them because of market forces; it is part of their model."
Back in February, NPR obtained audio of Chicago Tribune Editor-in-Chief Colin McMahon speaking to his newsroom. McMahon, who also serves as chief content officer for Tribune Publishing, said Alden demanded among the highest profit margins in the newspaper business.
Tribune's papers are already profitable, McMahon told staffers of his Chicago paper, earning between 10 and 13% profit margins. Alden believed it should be above 20%, he said. That would mean roughly doubling the profit margin — from newspapers already deeply slashed under waves of prior Tribune corporate management. The Sun's newsroom, for example, is less than a quarter of the size that it was just over 20 years ago. (Disclosure: I was a reporter at the Sun from 1994 through 2004. )
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Earlier this year, as Bainum sought to put together a $680 million bid for the entire company, versions of Save Our Sun surfaced across the chain, hoping to win community support and attract possible buyers for each paper. A surprising number emerged. Looking to join the effort to keep Tribune out of Alden's hands, Florida investor Mason Slaine shot a note to Gabrielle Russon, a business reporter at the Orlando Sentinel who covers Disney World, with a generous offer.
"When I saw that email, I had to reread it a couple of times just to make sure. I felt like I was imagining something," Russon says. "$100 million and someone so supportive of the papers? I was worried it was a joke."
It helps that these journalists work in newsrooms are represented by unions and are active in them. Bowie says the resurgent NewsGuild provided funds for the "Save Our Sun" movement and aided her research in Baltimore.
"The structure for the union has also allowed us to talk openly with each other," Bowie says. "It allows us to speak out about our pay and our working conditions — and that's protected speech."
The guild has been a longtime presence in Baltimore. It is new in newsrooms in Allentown, Annapolis, Chicago, Orlando and several papers in Virginia; a formal vote to win recognition at the New York Daily News is set to occur next week, according to a guild organizer in that newsroom.
Yet nothing — nothing — in this tale runs smooth. Swiss philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss, who made his billions from medical devices, joined forces with Bainum a few weeks ago to help outbid Alden for Tribune. He withdrew last Friday. He had concluded his dreams of transforming the Chicago Tribune into a national paper to rival The Washington Post and others would cost too much, according to three people with detailed knowledge of events.
Tribune Publishing's special committee assigned to evaluate offers to buy the company says Bainum is no longer viewed as a credible suitor. Yet newsroom union leaders say they believe he will be able to return with a viable and binding offer to top Alden and beat that deadline, a month from now.
"A year ago, we thought, 'Well, we have nothing to lose and everything to gain'," Bowie recalls. "Why don't we just start this crazy, crazy idea off to see if we can find a buyer for our newspaper? Now we're sitting in a place where the entire company might be sold in the next couple of weeks."
"I think that the journalists of Tribune see this as a really unique moment in an effort to save local news," she adds.
Even if Bainum's bid falls short, Bowie says, it "opens this door a crack to the idea that newspapers across the country should be owned by local owners and that there's a way to revive these institutions and not just say they're dead, let's kill them off."
"I hope that this really starts a movement," Bowie says. "Very seriously, I hope this starts a movement to revive newspapers all over the country." | , which soon took over half the Tribune company and made clear it wanted complete ownership.
Save Our Sun won the support of journalists, local politicians and Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken. Privately, Bowie and a few colleagues conferred with the civic leaders and the heads of major regional philanthropies. Some of the people they talked to were also speaking with Maryland-based hotel magnate Stewart Bainum Jr. Earlier this year, Bainum agreed to buy the Sun for the respectable sum of $65 million from Alden once its purchase of Tribune Publishing went through. He wants to run the paper as a nonprofit enterprise.
But Alden slow-walked the Baltimore side deal, according to several people with knowledge of the negotiations, demanding a pricey five-year contract to continue sharing things the Sun would need immediately, such as content from the other Tribune papers and the company's content management systems. Incensed, Bainum cut off the deal, and in March, he sought to mount a challenge to Alden for Tribune.
Suddenly, the entire company was in play once more and Alden's grip did not seem assured. (Through a spokesman, the hedge fund has declined to comment to NPR.) Reporters from other Tribune newspapers who have joined Project Mayhem now connect with Bowie on a dedicated Slack channel and in weekly Zoom meetings to try to replicate her alchemy.
"Liz Bowie and I, we probably talk at least twice a week. I mean, I talk to her more than I talk to my in-laws," says Jennifer Sheehan, who covers food and entertainment for the Allentown Morning Call in the Lehigh Valley, an hour north of Philadelphia. "We're just always updating each other on the latest, even if it's like, 'Boy, we're really worried about X, you know?' "
Sheehan says that of all the corporate owners out there, she considers Alden the worst.
Alden's "callous disregard" for journalism
Alden, which already owns roughly 100 daily newspapers, has said it wants to build a sustainable path for them. But it is better known for slashing its newsrooms in Denver, the Bay Area and elsewhere. A report by the NewsGuild, which also represents nearly 1,000 journalists at Alden's newspapers in the Digital First Media chain, found Alden shifted more than $100 million away from its newspapers in a risky investment in the Fred's discount retail and drugstore chain. The deal, and ultimately the whole retail chain, faltered and then imploded entirely.
"One of the things that makes news organizations vital and essential, particularly for local news, is the ability to have institutional knowledge," says Martin Reynolds, the former executive editor of the Oakland Tribune in Northern California. "Folks who cover specific beats relative to city government, relative to | 581 |
If you are a holiday goer and are planning<|fim_middle|> Baron Felix von Loe. You can also visit the Das Khutor (The Cow Gate), which is the only remaining of the four city gates originally used to gain access to the German city. You can also drive to one of the architectural marvels, including castles, churches and other structures, including the Tower Mill, the Franciscan Monastery and the half-timbered houses in the heart of the town. A visit to the Germany city is never complete if you have not visited one of the many museums and experienced the ancient and modern artifacts and antiquities displayed in the exhibitions, for example Dorenburg Niederrheinisches Open Air Museum in Grefrath. Driving in the city is easy since there are good roads and ample parking spaces. Make Rent a Car Kempen your car rentals service provider while you are in the German city. | to visit Kempen in Germany, Sixt car rentals is a reliable car hire company that has been offering top quality rental cars to suit specific customer needs. With Car Rental Kempen, renting a car in the German town, among other areas, is easier and more convenient. So if you are looking for a SUV, luxury convertible, van or any other type of car rental, the Rent a Car Kempen firm has each one of them for you. The company also offers additional drivers for customers who choose that option for convenient travel. There are rental cars which can carry up to 15 passengers. As such, as a holiday maker, you can hire the right car. Rent a Car Kempen vehicles are suitable for families, couples, groups and even individual holiday goers and travellers. Sixt Car Rental Kempen is dedicated to ensuring that your holiday in the eventful German town is convenient and enjoyable, devoid of any travel hitches. The company has been helping vacationers visiting the city in Germany for years now, and has mechanisms to cater for individual customers' needs.
The German city is home to a wide range of tourist destinations that holiday makers find worth visiting. There are various statues that attract visitors due to their historical and architectural significance to the town. These include St. Martin, Thomas von-Kempen and | 266 |
Q: Is it possible to get the meaning of each word using BERT? I'm a linguist, I'm new to AI and
I would like to know if B<|fim_middle|> the word in plain english. The whole idea of the BERT is to convert plain english into meaningful numerical representations.
Unfortunately, these vectors are not interpretable. It is a general limitation of Deep Learning compared to other traditional ML models that use self-extracted features.
But note that you can use these representation to find out certain relationships between words. For example the words that are close to each other (in terms of some distance measure), have similar meanings. Have a look at this link for more information.
https://opensource.googleblog.com/2013/08/learning-meaning-behind-words.html
| ERT is able to get the meaning of each word based on context.
I've done some searches and found that BERT is able to do that and that if I'm not wrong, it recognizes them/ converts them into unique vectors, but that's not the output I want.
What I want is to get the meaning/ or the components that constitute the meaning of each word, written in plain English, is this possible?
A: No, you can not get the meaning of | 96 |
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If you select colors that are found in natural materials they will never go out of style. In the end, pick the colors you love. The ones that reflect you and your personality.
If you do have to sell later, you will probably re-paint before placing your house on the market.
Granite is timeless, durable and easy to clean. Just seal it periodically and you're all set. Black, white or gray counter tops work for hi-tech, hi-function kitchens. Warm earth tones do well in the more traditional or even country kitchens. Look to the "exotics" for the dramatic sense of "movement" they can display.
Think of lighting in four parts. First, there is ambient lighting for the romantic evenings. Practical "task" lighting for your work in the kitchen. Finally, don't forget about accent and decorative lighting. They can provide just the right finishing touches.
Consider a tile backsplash for your kitchen. It can add a surprising WOW factor. | a great feature; they can provide extra work space and extra storage. One idea | 16 |
"The wave just kept rising. It took the boat and turned it<|fim_middle|> start, Philippe Jeantot of France wins for the second time; but each competitor who returns to Newport earns the thrill of achieving an ultimate goal in yacht racing. | right over. When it came back up, I wasn't on board anymore. It took me 10 seconds to pull myself back."
THE BOC CHALLENGE: the longest, most treacherous solo yacht race ever devised: 27,000 miles around the world in 4 legs from Newport to Cape Town, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, and back to Newport. Each sailor is alone and tested to the limits of his skills, stamina, ingenuity, and courage.
Twenty-five competitors reach the starting line on a calm August day, a calm which soon dissolves into a battle with the world's most grueling element: the sea. This is the story of their adventures as they face severe winds, powerful waves, gear failures, injuries, and exhaustion: all while racing against unseen competitors.
The race takes them to a region where nature is without mercy -- the Southern Ocean. Waves tower as high as 100 feet, knock-downs are common, and drifting icebergs are silent threats. Some drop out as their boats buckle under the punishment. With the tragic loss overboard of sailor Jacques de Roux, each must come to terms with the race's true challenge: survival. Eight months after the | 251 |
Dietary nutrient profiles of Canadian Baffin Island Inuit differ by food source, season, and age
J Am Diet Assoc. 1996 Feb;96(2):155-62. doi: 10.1016/S0002-8223(96)00045-4.
H V Kuhnlein 1 , R Soueida, O Receveur
1 Centre for Nutrition and the Environment of Indigenous Peoples, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
Objective: To compare the effect of food source (traditional or market), season (six seasons), and age (five age groups) on dietary nutrient patterns of Inuit living in Baffin Island, Canada.
Design: Twenty-four-hour recall interviews of all residents who had lived > or = 3 years in this one community in each of six seasons. Foods that were recalled were divided by source.
Setting/subjects: The study took place in the Inuit community of Qikiqt<|fim_middle|> of the distribution of nutrient intakes (ie, Shapiro-Wilk statistic) were performed followed by nonparametric analyses (ie, Wilcoxon paired-sample t test, Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance, and adjustment for Bonferroni inequalities resulting from multiple comparisons).
Results: Most nutrient intakes were significantly different by food source (P < .05). Traditional food contributed more protein, phosphorus, iron, zinc, copper, magnesium, and vitamin A for several age groups. Market food contributed greater amounts of dry weight, energy, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, and sodium for most age groups. Seasonal variation (P < .05) existed for nutrients coming from traditional and market food. Of the 10 nutrients assessed for nutrient density, all except calcium and sodium were present in greater amounts in traditional food than in market food (P < .05). Calcium and vitamin A intakes fell below 66.6% of the RDAs for more than 60% of the population.
Conclusions: The comprehensive view of nutrient profiles, food source, and seasonality of Inuit diets will assist health professionals in developing nutrition promotion and education programs for all age groups of this population. Traditional food is an essential source of the total annual dietary nutrient intake of Inuit. Results indicated, however, that calcium and vitamin A intake must be improved.
Diet*
Energy Intake
Feeding Behavior / ethnology*
Interviews as Topic
Inuits*
Mental Recall | arjuaq, which harvests the highest quantity of wildlife per capita of all Baffin communities. Three hundred sixty-six residents contributed a total of 1,410 recalls: 401 from nonpregnant, nonlactating adult women, 74 from pregnant women, 301 from adult men, 451 from children aged 3 to 12 years, and 183 from teenagers aged 13 to 19 years. Participation was voluntary and averaged 65% to 75% of residents.
Main outcome measures: Energy, total dry weight of food, and dietary nutrients (ie, carbohydrate, protein, total fat, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, vitamin A, iron, copper, zinc, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sodium) were measured by food source, season, and age. Nutrient density (nutrient per 1,000 kcal) was calculated in traditional and market food sources. Selected nutrients were computed in total diets, and compared with Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs).
Statistical analyses performed: Tests for normality | 234 |
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The 446 kW solar array at The Putney School provides enough energy to offset 65% of the school's electrical needs. It is a cornerstone in The Putney School's master plan, leading towards a net-zero campus. |
On July 15th, 2016 a new 446 KW solar array went online at The Putney School. Tucked into a field at Lower Farm, the array is part of a long-term sustainability initiative aimed at creating a net zero campus. The 1400-plus solar panels, in combination with a smaller array beside the LEED-Platinum-certified Field House, offset 70% of our current electricity needs.
The array, like many ecological, agricultural, and technological systems at Putney, creates curricular opportunities for place-based learning.
The project is financed through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in partnership with The Atmosphere Conservancy, whose executive director is Putney alumnus Alex Blackmer '75. The Colorado-based organization helps non-profit organizations carry out renewable energy projects, allowing them to achieve their sustainability goals and mitigate carbon consumption.
The array was constructed by Namasté Solar, in collaboration with Vermont-based E&S Electric. The Putney School retains ownership of the environmental attributes, known as renewable energy credits.
With the solar array complete, we are now continuing various energy-efficiency projects including insulating older buildings, like Gray House, and designing two new renewable-ready dormitories.
The | 256 |
I believe there are certain critical success factors for entrepreneurial brilliance. I call these my 10 Golden Rules. You'll find them sprinkled among the Business Tools and you can watch them here. The first of these is VISION.
It's easier to be passionate about the future if you can visualise where you want to go and how you are going to get there. Like all journeys, you need a map.
Vision is about having a clear understanding of where you are going which is absolutely vital in business.
What unites truly successful entrepreneurs is that they all have a VISION of where they want to get to, and they all take ACTION to take them there.
Reaching one horizon always reveals another.
The second and third of my GOLDEN RULES are ACTION and RESULTS.
Action is the bridge between Vision and Results. Action involves figuring out how to get from where you are now to where you want to be. What ACTIONS will you need to take? Where do you go from here? Write it all down.
Commit to paper your goals and the required actions to achieve them.
Simply by creating a vision and actions in your mind and putting pen to paper, you've already taken the first step towards being extremely successful. And, in my experience, reaching one horizon always reveals another.
Ask yourself, what do you want from this business? Create a clear and concise vision and document a 90-day Action Plan. Outline in detail everything you intend to do over the next 90 days. This gives you a picture in your mind of what you're trying to create and what you need to do. It gives you instant milestones to work for and focus on.
The more resource and research you put in to your idea, the better. Detail everything: from organising stationery, and organising contact with the bankers, to VAT and planning your website - all the things you have to do. The Starting Up business tool will provide you with information on the key areas to deal with (and add to your action plan).
Link your Action Plan back to your Business Plan and monitor it, ticking off your milestones and your actions as you go.
Planning for your success is as important as achieving success. So that, when you achieve success you know exactly how you got there.
An idea is just an idea until ACTION is taken to turn that idea into a reality. Your business plan and action plan will provide you with the maps you need to realise each goal within that<|fim_middle|> to be taken to reach your goals and make your vision real. Actions speak louder than words.
RESULTS. Set yourself goals that involve achieving tangible, specific and measurable results. Take action towards achieving those results.
Finally, REWARD yourself and those involved, as you achieve your objectives. You deserve it. | idea. But there's little point taking action that isn't driven by results. By focusing on results-orientated tasks and strategies you can create a blueprint for your long-term business success.
Being RESULTS-FOCUSED is vital to turn your VISION into CLEAR ACTION. Where entrepreneurs win over others, is in the energy and focus they put into their ideas. Being results-oriented brings clarity to the goal for everyone involved.
VISION. Create a vision of where you want to get to. Make it real in your mind and on paper.
ACTION. Entrepreneurs and Ultrapreneurs make things happen. Plot the tasks and actions that need | 129 |
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GeoTrust TrueBusiness ID (SAN/UC) SSL certificates are fully business validated – it may take up to 5 days until all documents have been verified.
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Wilmington, Del. – Delaware Innovation Space announced today that it has received $3 million in funding from National Development Council (NDC), through a start-up innovation loan program established with Discover Bank, along with an additional $225,000 operating grant from Discover Bank, to help fulfill its mission of transforming science-driven start-ups into industry-leading companies focused on creating products and technologies that will enhance and expand everyday living.
Founded in 2017, Delaware Innovation Space was created to accelerate the formation and growth of new science-based start-up companies. Today, the Innovation Space is working with more than 20 different early stage companies in areas such as developing life saving therapeutics, enabling the next generation of alternative energy<|fim_middle|> scientific entrepreneurship, based in Wilmington, Del. and located on the campus of the Experimental Station. Formed from a partnership between the State of Delaware, DuPont and the University of Delaware, it is a catalyst for the growth of science-based businesses, providing entrepreneurs with state-of-the-art research space, business training and tools as they progress their ideas from concepts to commercial realities.
The National Development Council's work focuses on HOMES, JOBS and COMMUNITY. Founded as a national nonprofit in 1969, NDC proudly fulfills its mission to increase the flow of capital for investment in low-income communities. NDC directs capital to support the development and preservation of affordable housing, the creation of jobs through training and small business lending and the advancement of livable communities through investment in social infrastructure. | , and creating new materials for industrial applications and consumer electronics.
The funding will enable Delaware Innovation Space to better serve start-ups by supporting infrastructure improvements, equipment investments and enhance operational performance. Collectively, these actions will stimulate and grow the overall operations of Delaware Innovation Space in support of job creation in the fields of industrial biotechnology, advanced materials, renewable energy, chemical ingredients, nutrition and healthcare.
Delaware Innovation Space is a non-profit corporation, incubator, and accelerator for | 94 |
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Once a missing person report has been filed, the Sheriff's Department will likely place the person into a specific classification. Although categories may differ with each department, common classifications include: disability, endangered, juvenile, involuntary and catastrophe.
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The missing person's name will likely be added to the national database of missing persons. The National Crime Information Center maintains a computerized database of missing persons; the database is available to all<|fim_middle|> other outlets. These outlets commonly include: law enforcement agencies, schools, businesses, transportation centers, medical facilities, fire stations, neighborhood watch groups and the media.
If foul play is expected or if the missing person is deemed a significant threat, the Sheriff's department will engage in an active search. This search will likely include searching for evidence and interviewing potential witnesses.
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Based on the details of the missing person report, the Sheriff's Department will determine whether the individual is a threat to himself or others. The department will also determine whether foul play is involved.
In critical cases, the Sheriff's Department will likely bring the missing person report to the attention of | 64 |
It's<|fim_middle|>, Businesswoman, and Karate Champion Am I Too Old To Start Karate Training? | human nature to seek control over the situation you are in. But life is unpredictable. When unexpected changes happen to our lives, we fear because we know our ability to control is threatened. This is why having a chronic disease such as Rheumatoid Arthritis is frightening.
But Flo Covell, a 66 year old woman who has been suffering Rheumatoid Arthritis for 22 years, has done every possible way to have control over her situation. Training in Karate has definitely helped her deal with this health condition. You can see her training as if she isn't inflicted by such disease in the video. She said she has managed to take control over it by eating well, exercising, meditation and martial arts. On top of that, she already has a black belt for Karate.
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<|fim_middle|>, such as commentary on the Holy Scriptures (especially from the early Church Fathers), the Lives of the Saints (such as the Synexarium, the Life of Antony, etc.), and books containing practical advice as to how to live an Orthodox Christian life.
Commentaries on the Holy Scriptures are important to help the believer discern the meaning of passages in the Holy Scriptures. In the Orthodox Church, the interpretation of the Holy Scriptures is not simply a personal activity, but rather, it is part of the Holy Tradition of the Church. It is important to approach the Holy Scriptures in a humble manner, utilizing the interpretations of the early Church Fathers who preceded us and who interpreted the Holy Scriptures through the Holy Spirit.
The Lives of the Saints offer us living, concrete examples of how people like us have lived the Gospel in their lives and reflected Christ's light throughout the world. These are people with real problems who followed Christ with all their hearts. As believers, it is for us to study their examples, be inspired by them, and compare our lives to theirs to see where we are succeeding and falling short.
Spiritual works offering practical advice on Orthodox living are also important, because they teach us how to respond to different circumstances and problems in our lives. Many of these help us to fast correctly, to offer sincere repentance, to engage in spiritual warfare, and to lead a moral life generally. A person's father of confession and/or spiritual father is a good reference for suggestions about which of these books are good to read. | The true foundation of all education is the word of God. Sadly, this fact is lost in modern society in our schools and institutions of higher education. Although society constantly invests billions of dollars in reforming education to prepare children and youth for life, the money is spent in vain as long as there is no spiritual education. For this reason, Orthodox Christians, and especially parents, must take the responsibility of spiritual education in their lives and the lives of their children.
We must recognize that a person does not become a Christian simply because of his birthright or a habit that his parents instilled in him. Rather, the true Christian is one who reaches out to study his faith and gain understanding.
The first step in developing a lifelong habit of spiritual reading is developing a habit of reading the Holy Scriptures. St. John Chrysostom, one of the great early Church Fathers, teaches us that demons fear to enter a room where the Holy Scriptures are kept, because the Holy Scriptures are the highest wisdom ever written, the true revelation of God in the Person of Jesus Christ.
We should set aside time every day to stand in front of our holy icons, open the Holy Scriptures, and read aloud. We can read a chapter each day or we can read what the church assigns to each day in the church lectionary. It is not necessary for us to understand everything that is read; instead, we should focus on the portions that speak to us and meditate on them. This is the beginning of understanding, and with time, understanding of the other portions will come. This is because the words themselves are imbued with Divine Power. With the grace of the Holy Spirit, the words will reveal to our souls their meaning if–and only if–we apply ourselves to this endeavor daily without growing lazy. With each step, the Word of God will enlighten our soul. We will see the benefits immediately and they will continue to grow the rest of our lives.
We may also use the Holy Scriptures in times of need. For example, praying the Psalms is useful when one is tired or upset about something. They are also helpful in guiding a person to make the right decisions, fighting temptations, repelling demons, calming the soul, enlightening the mind, gladdening the heart, etc. Every spiritual healing is made possible through the Psalms.
It is recommended that a person read the Holy Scriptures out loud so that both body and mind are involved and engrossed in this activity. When we hear the Word of the God with our own ears, spoken by our own tongue, it is more effective on our hearts and souls.
In addition to the Holy Scriptures, we should undertake to read other spiritual works | 547 |
What are the most pressing issues facing global politics today? This course looks<|fim_middle|> causes and consequences of a contemporary crisis and examines the possibilities of global co-operation in its resolution.
demonstrate reading comprehension of relevant IR literature. | at the ideas, issues, and actions that shape our contemporary world. It asks how we understand the world, how we might understand it differently and why certain issues dominate global politics while others are ignored. It also examines the capacity for people, organisations, and nations to co-operate in search of solutions to today's pressing problems.
In doing so, this course is broken up into two key sections: Global Visions; and Conflict and Co-operation. The first section looks at different approaches to thinking about international relations and world politics and introduces students to the key actors, agents, institutions and ideas that dominate the world today. The second section, 'Crisis and Co-operation' looks at the sources of international tensions, and the possibilities for global co-operation around major issues such as transnational conflict, international political economy, global environmental management, and human and social rights. In each theme this course examines the history of these major areas of contemporary international relations and the competing debates and agendas within them. It then focuses upon | 203 |
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To a resident of the West, "local" is an interesting concept. It might mean the neighbor's house next door and it might mean the neighbor's ranch 10 miles down the road. It might mean the store in the next town 50 miles away or the university 100 miles away. Generally, it means somewhere close enough to visit before dinner if you leave right after breakfast. With Faithful Street Inn as your home base, you can explore not just Yellowstone National Park but the surrounding area. Scenic drives and day<|fim_middle|> fishing attract summer visitors. The ski hills have become famous for their powder, diversity, and scenic splendor in winter. The tram to the top of Lone Mountain affords visitors an awe inspiring view of the surrounding area in both seasons.
Try your hand at fly fishing in Yellowstone! West Yellowstone has several fly shops that offer wade trips in Yellowstone National Park or float trips on area rivers. For experienced anglers, they also offer area tips, sell gear, and can share some great tales.
Several outfitters in Big Sky, Montana, offer raft and kayak trips in the Gallatin River Canyon. Trips range from highly technical sections in the rapid spring runoff to half-day float trips in the gentle waters of summer.
Spend a few hours traveling the scenic trail system around West Yellowstone on horseback. Several ranches and outfitters offer horses for hire on an hourly or daily basis. Canyon lands, mountain trails, and riverside rides are all available. For a longer trip of days to weeks, a licensed guide or outfitter can take you into the back country of Yellowstone National Park or the surrounding National Forest. | trips to our part of Big Sky Country and into Idaho to our West will lead to extraordinary beauty. You can even view the Grand Tetons just 45 minutes from town.
Formed in 1959 when a 7.9 magnitude earthquake shook half of a mountain into the Madison Canyon and dammed the Madison River, Earthquake Lake is a recent example of geological catastrophism. The north shore of Hebgen Reservoir and most of the adjacent river valley sank over twenty feet. Homes were drowned on their foundations and the road disappeared into the depths of the reservoir. Campers died in their sleeping bags as rubble from the mountain buried them alive. Interestingly, the dam at the narrows held, as did the earthen dam at the mouth of the canyon. While Hebgen Dam survived the earthquake, it was threatened by the backed-up waters of the newly formed lake. To save the reservoir, the new earthen debris dam was blasted and bulldozed to its current level, and the Madison River carried the backed-up waters downstream.
The National Forest Service erected a monument to the dead as well as the Earthquake Lake Visitors Center on top of the debris pile. Earthquake Lake is well worth the half hour drive to visit.
Just 80 miles from your door step, you will find the picturesque rural village of Ennis, Montana. It lies on the banks of the Madison River and has antique shops, art galleries, tackle shops, and sporting goods emporia. Used as the back drop for movies and commercials, its "Old West" flavor is part of the attraction as visitors stroll the main street. Ennis serves as the gateway to the preserved western towns of Virginia and Nevada Cities which lie adjacent to Alder Gulch - the site of the great gold discovery in Montana.
While contemporary shops, restaurants, saloons, and antique stores inhabit some of the buildings, downtown Virginia City is just as it was 100 years ago. Some of the buildings still have 70 year old merchandise on the shelves. Montana's first newspaper building and the presses the paper was printed on are still intact. The cribs of working girls, blacksmith shops, the first state capital, and frontier architecture add to the charm and interest of this town. Ride the historic railroad powered by a steam engine or take a horse and carriage ride through town.
Just a 30 minute drive up and over the Continental Divide on Highway 20 to the southwest, a paved loop drive leads "off the beaten path" to Upper and Lower Mesa Falls. Driving the loop from East to West will reveal (weather permitting) gorgeous views of the Grand Tetons to the South. After visiting the falls, you will end up in Ashton, Idaho, where you can stop for some lunch and a hand-blended milkshake before driving back to West Yellowstone just an hour away. In winter, you can ride a snowmobile from town on national forest trails and connect to the trail to visit the falls. On the return trip to West Yellowstone, a short 3.5 mile drive north on Highway 87 will take you to the Henry's Lake Fish Hatchery.
Just 50 miles north of West Yellowstone, the resort town of Big Sky, Montana, offers activities in both summer and winter. Shops, restaurants, a golf course, white water rafting, and | 681 |
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Goldfish: You've Been Eating Them Wrong
Virginia Hyde | November 21, 2014
Did you know that you have probably been eating Goldfish wrong your entire life?! The snack the smiles back was made… wait for it… as a soup cracker. Because they can swim! It even says it on the front of the bag—who knew!
Photo CreditL Image courtesy of Allison Speigel
You would think that with fish-shaped cracker would be used as such because they could swim through the soup—but no! Pepperidge Farms claims that they're simply similar in flavor and texture to soda and oyster crackers, which are typically eaten in soup.
The inspiration for the fish shape, oddly enough, comes from astrology. The first Goldfish crackers were made in Switzerland in 1958 by a biscuit-maker. The story goes that he wanted to make a birthday present for his wife, who was a Pisces (whose symbol is fish). The result were lucky, golden fish-crackers that he called Goldfish. When Pepperidge Farms founder Margaret Rudkin visited Europe in the 1960s, she was so enamored by the adorable crackers that she brought them back to the United States. It wasn't until 1997 that the smiles were added for a little change in the cracker (so now they're happy they're getting eaten?).
Goldfish have expanded their line over the years to include flavor-blasted and goldfish grahams. Each new flavor is unique, and people will argue that some are better than others, but we've gathered together some rock-solid pairings and recipes that are sure to stand up to any food-eating scenario:
Original (Cheddar) Goldfish + Tomato Soup
Photo Credit: Image courtesy of Allison Speigel
Let Goldfish shine as they were meant to be: the perfect crunchy, cheesy snack in and around your next bowl of tomato soup! Check out our recipe for spicy tomato soup here.
Pretzel Goldfish + Leek, Potato, & Cheddar Soup
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The crunchy saltiness of pretzels goes well with everything, especially our Leek, Potato, and Sharp Cheddar Cheese Soup with Chive-Walnut-Cheddar Topping.
Graham Cracker Goldfish + Hot Chocolate
Photo Credit: Image courtesy of American Sweets
Ever wondered about an alternative to marshmallows in your hot chocolate? Try the Grahams S'mores as a fun new topping to this age-old cold-weather drink.
Whether you decide to let your goldfish swim free (for a time) in a big bowl of soup or just pop 'em<|fim_middle|> Virginia is currently working on a Masters in Gastronomy at Boston University. | them directly into your mouth, Goldfish are a favorite snack that smiles right back.
Photo Credit: Evan Amos
Virginia Hyde
Virginia Hyde is a southern girl at heart who just moved to Boston to submerge herself in food - mainly cheese, to be honest. Game for any food-related adventure, festival, or gathering, she is ready to share her passion for cheese with others. | 78 |
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transition; many examples are based on much earlier forms, and others are entirely new.
very rare or in exceptionally good condition, or it<|fim_middle|>raisals are negative from authorities like museums or auction houses.
How do I tell if the furniture is new or old?
is readily available and they come in many designs. You can also custom made your furniture.
above 100 years old would be classified as antique, coinciding with the late Qing dynasty (1644 -1911) in China.
fashioned from reclaimed wood. You should clarify this before buying.
grooves, which will be hard to replicate.
repaired. You will know what you are getting then.
First, choose a piece that you like, as it will be in your collection for a long while. You need to decide what kind of piece you would like.
Which dynasty do you like? Do you want furniture or woodcarving? How much do you want to spend?
still are not certain as to what you want, we recommend reading a catalogue of a major auction house, or a good book on Chinese art.
appraisal is negative from the authorities like museums or auction houses.
What determines the value and price of a piece and how can I get the best bargain?
valuable than pieces produced for another emperor; a strong noble piece might be more valuable than a piece from a weak king.
Thus, the historical background of the piece plays an important role to its value.
period, thereby reducing the price of items from this dynasty; and officers has more value than soldiers as they are more rare.
works from the Tang dynasty might be more in demand than those from the Han period. This same rule applies within a dynasty.
valuable. Thus, the demand for Tang plump lady figures might be more than an equivalent Tang male figure, thereby rising the price.
Qing imperial period is much higher than those made 50 years ago.
Furthermore, the place where you buy the piece is so important in affecting the price.
Those dealers who are direct knowledgeable professional purchaser, importer and seller can save you lots of unnecessary cost.
there are still a lot of dishonest shops, who sell reproductions as genuine items.
What should I collect from each dynasty?
at the representative illustrations from the Chinese antique furniture guidebooks.
in Kansas City, Missouri, USA and galleries and to look at the pieces yourselves. | could have a wonderful patina.
oxidation of the wood and lacquer.
degree, it can give you some useful clues about the authenticity and value of a piece.
century - 221 BC). Waisted furniture appeared much later.
Qing dynasty that rooms became increasingly crowded and the furniture more elaborate.
(1644 - 1911) are usually more complex, with numerous small elements and elaborately carved decoration.
demands of a markedly diverse audience.
Not surprisingly, craftsmen in different periods used different kinds of techniques, which tended to change every 40 to 50 years.
have been used by a famous or powerful person can be valuable even if it is not in immaculate condition).
entire surface was covered with fabric; sometimes small strips were pasted over the joints only.
The finely crackled surfaces and mellow tones of lacquer finishes have been a study of connoisseurship for centuries.
affect on the value of a piece. Other materials used are stone, marble, shell, coral, pearl, ivory, bone, gold leaf or various metals.
the hardest and most expensive timber, while pine is the softest and least expensive).
valued since this can indicate how good the condition of a piece is, and sometimes its age.
complexity (or simplicity) and dynamism.
considered collectible, and their value in the market goes up.
many of them have survived. They are therefore considered highly collectible, and their value has increased over time.
How can I avoid buying fakes in the market?
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When testing drugs for treating depression on lab mice, it is important to have ways of determining whether or not a mouse is depressed, or suffering from the mouse equivalent of depression. Not surprisingly, mice deemed to be depressed are the ones which give up and stop struggling when faced with difficulty, and which get little joy from life:
Forced swimming test. The rat or mouse is placed into a cylinder partially filled with water from which escape is difficult. The longer it swims, the more actively it is trying to escape; if it stops swimming, this cessation is interpreted as depressionlike behavior, a kind of animal fatalism.
Sugar water preference. The preference an animal shows for sugar water is taken as an indication of its ability to derive pleasure, a quality that is missing in depression. Most rodents, when given two identical-looking sources of water, will drink much more of the sweetened water than the plain water. Rodents exposed to chronic stress or whose brains have been manipulated show no such preference.
(Previously: Scientists create a mouse that's permanently happy.)
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A new quality-of-life survey has named the UK and Ireland the worst places to live in Europe, due to long working hours and high costs.
The UK has the 4th highest age – 63.1 – at which people choose or can afford to take retirement, and one of the lowest holiday entitlements. Net household income in the UK is just £2,314 above the European average, compared with £10,000 above average last year, falling behind Ireland, the Netherlands and Denmark.
UK workers enjoy a week less holiday than the European average and three weeks less than the Spanish, while the UK's spend (as a percentage of GDP) on health and education is below the European average and UK food and diesel prices are the highest in Europe. Unleaded petrol, electricity, alcohol and cigarettes all cost more than the average across the continent.
("Europe" presumably means the EU; I imagine that, for example, the people of Transnistria would have somewhat more to complain about than a miserly four weeks of leave a year and high prices at the supermarket.)
The best place to live in Europe is right across the Channel, in France.
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An article in The Guardian (which, incidentally, has a paid online dating site) claims that online dating is now socially acceptable, to the point where people who met on dating sites no longer lie about having met in a pub.
Meanwhile, OKCupid's excellent stats blog claims that paid-for online dating is a losing proposition, and puts forward a theory backed with numbers on why it's so. Behold: the Desperation Feedback Loop:
The Desperation Feedback Loop is exacerbated by the economics of paid-for dating sites, 93% of whose profiles (by OKCupid's reckoning) are inactive and which make higher profits by presenting these inactive profiles to customers. (Doing so keeps subscribers signed up longer.) Meanwhile, the punters flirting into the void get no replies, and slump into the feedback loop of sending out more, lower-quality, messages. Meanwhile, the recipients of these messages, confronted with a higher signal-to-noise ratio, stop reading their messages, further reducing the number of active profiles.
Of course, it's in OKCupid's interests to tell you this because they're an unpaid dating site who compete with the paid dating sites. The implication is that their model works better.
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Life imitates New Waver lyrics yet again: A psychological study at Leeds University has found a connection between depression and heavy internet use:
The authors found that a small number of users had developed a compulsive internet habit, replacing real life social interaction with online chat rooms and social networking sites.
They classed 18 respondents - 1.2% of the total - as "internet addicts". This group spent proportionately more time on sex, gambling and online community websites... The internet addicts were significantly more depressed than the non-addicted group, with a depression score five times higher.
Of course, the whole concept of "internet addiction" is a dubious one, and often tinged with tabloid-style moral panic, so there's a danger that the advocates of the "internet addiction" industry will wave this around as proof, ignoring the fact that the addictive behaviours there are more usefully described as gambling and/or pornography addiction.
The report does not put forward any causal links between heavy internet use and depression. Do specific patterns of internet use weaken social contacts, contributing to depression, or do depressed people use the internet to self-medicate?
Also, the inclusion of online community websites along with sex and gambling websites seems somewhat dubious; while the latter are masturbatory replacements for natural stimuli, especially those one leading an impoverished life may lack, can one really imply that social community sites substitute for and weaken social ties rather than facilitating them? I recall a study from a few years ago which showed that users of social web sites actually have stronger social connections, and improved wellbeing as a result of those. Though it is always possible that various characteristics of particular social websites (which may be influenced by their design and/or emergent from organic patterns of use) influence their ability to facilitate psychologically useful social ties.
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Prague's Franz Kafka International Named World's Most Alienating Airport.
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Psychoceramic artefact of the day: "Man For Young Girl To Become My Wife", the web page of a 53-year-old man looking for a wife to meet his exacting requirements:
Hello, thanks for visiting my profile (This Blog), however, so as not to waste your time, if you are not a girl (born female) who wants and is ready to marry a man in his fifties then don't bother reading this profile and move on. I am not accepting any more friends on here, I have plenty already. Besides, when I find and marry the one I'm looking for, I will delete all my Yahoo accounts and no longer visit here, for instead, it will be my wife my time will be spent on.
And it goes on at length; the author outlines his requirements (his wife must be under 30, must match exacting physical criteria, be educated and have financial means, and willing to give up everything and totally submit to her new husband; also, being a vegetarian or going to the toilet too often on a date will result in immediate disqualification), and lays down a rigidly defined procedure by which hopeful applicants can request an interview with him and a chance to prove their worthiness of his firm hand, as well as a marriage contract they must agree to prior to the interview. Further sections are devoted to stern, almost Biblical, prohibitions against lying, and the author's professions of "True Christianity" and denunciations of "rebellious witch whores" (such as women who withhold sex from their husbands), a few paragraphs at his disappointment with the BDSM scene, as well as a commandment not to fall in love with him until he says so. Though this summary doesn't come close to describing the psychotic quality of the actual text; some have described it as the romantic equivalent of Time Cube or Francis E. Dec, Esq.
And as amusing as such screeds are to connoisseurs of the psychoceramic, there is an undercurrent of tragedy and human despair beneath the surface. Upon reading it, one pieces together a likely narrative of the author's life: his marriage and divorce (though one does wonder how he managed to marry in the first place, or why his wife waited until they had had four children to leave him). His hidebound, inflexible mindset, further rigidified by the certainties of absolute religion, having left him unprepared for dealing with real women on equal terms, subsequent attempts at dating were failures, each one prompting the addition of more denunciations and proscriptions to his list of requirements. (Certainly, some of the "disqualifications" hint at traumatic failed dates.) And he doesn't seem to have the people skills or historical insight to recognise that his vaunted strict Biblical values would only work in a world where one could buy a bride from her family without her getting a say in it.
There is a definite whiff of despair emanating from this document; on one hand, one feels pity for the poor, trapped wretch chronicling his futile struggle, knowing where this is likely<|fim_middle|> would be better off dead. Then again, is that really saying anything that numerous British indie bands haven't already said in many ways?
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Brutal Truth Toys revisited: Ant farm teaches children about toil, death: (The Onion)
Billed as "the fun way to teach your kids to accept their miserable fate stoically," the ant farm retails for $14.95
"At some point, the Playscovery Cove ants become cognizant that their hierarchical structure has been stripped away, rendering their already near-meaningless existence totally futile. There seems to be a breaking point at about the 22-day mark when the dejected ants begin to die off en masse."... the ant farm enters what is known as the "death-pile phase." A spot is chosen by the worker ants to deposit their dead, and the burial mound steadily grows as the few remaining ants devote more of their time to gathering and burying others.
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A graduate arts student named Drew Burrows has created a holographic virtual sleeping partner. Titled "Inbed", the installation consists of a bed with an infrared camera and projector positioned above it, and a computer which recognises the sleeper's position and projects one of several images of a sleeping woman onto the bed, so as to interact with the sleeper. Burrows says that the piece aims to "speak on the feelings of loneliness, affection, and intimacy", a point lost on the New York Magazine article which beat this up as "weirdo student builds a virtual girlfriend because he's `too busy' to find a real one".
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Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat has a beautifully poetic and thought-provoking article about the death of a recluse, found in his Helsinki apartment some three years after his death:
The odd invoice arrived, followed by their reminders, and then not even them.
Direct debit arrangements handled most of the bills, including the maintenance charge on the apartment.
The guy who comes to read the electricity meter didn't ring the doorbell, because he didn't need to: the meter is in the basement.
The man lay in the bathroom doorway.
At some point the bathroom lamp gave up the ghost, as they do, and he was left in the dark.
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Read: Mister Wonderful, a graphic story by Daniel Clowes, dealing with modern alienation, though this time in middle age.
Interestingly, the PDF files contain the unrasterised line art; when OSX Preview shows the pages, it draws it in layers, first the neat shapes of colour, then outlines and shading, then speech/thought bubbles and text.
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From Something Awful's Choose Your Own Adventure cover photoshopping contest:
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Today is Hallmark Day, um, Valentine's Day, but tomorrow is the as yet mercifully uncommercialised Singles Awareness Day, for the snarkyalone in all of us.
The goal of Singles Awareness Day is to let singles have celebrations, get-togethers, etc. and to exchange gifts with their single friends. The awareness day was established by single people who were just sick of feeling left out on Valentine's Day, and support of the day is growing every year.
Suggested activities for this day are sending yourself flowers, planning parties for other singles to mix and meet and to participate in some sort of single's event. This is especially recommended if you don't WANT to be single. Of course, for those who kind of like being single it's a blessing and a reason to have some fun!
Originally, most singles referred to February 14 as Single's Awareness Day (acronym: SAD) until it just became too depressing! Choosing the next day allowed single people a chance to turn this into a celebration rather than a festival of self-pity or whatever they were doing before. It seems like a refreshing change of pace to know that you can survive Valentine's Day and move on to YOUR day, doesn't it?
(Not to be confused with Shingles Awareness Day.)
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A 26-year-old Oregon man has been arrested for organising an Valentine's Day suicide pact, using a chat room. Had he succeeded, as many as 32 users of a chat room, presumably all strangers brought together by a shared sense of hopelessness and disaffection, may have committed suicide on 14 February.
The authorities are busy trying to track down all chat room participants in order to prevent them from communicating on Valentine's Day, and thus from carrying out the synchronised mass suicide. Meanwhile, across the interweb, a thousand lonely misanthropes are probably kicking themselves for not having thought of it first. Though, given the existence of the Werther effect, i.e., the tendency of reports or fictional accounts of suicides to inspire waves of copycat suicides, one wonders whether the news of this foiled plan will be, in itself, enough to kick off a tradition of Valentine's Day online mass suicides.
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A DIY enthusiast in Sheffield spent weeks building a guillotine, with which he decapitated himself. Kevin Brunie, 42, told relatives that his secret project was a toy car. He was unemployed and was thought to have recovered from depression, and was reported to have been in good spirits days before he died. (A lot of suicides are reported to have been uncommonly cheerful just prior to doing themselves in; take Ian Curtis, for example.) (via Die Puny Humans)
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Gibson's Law update: Imaginary Girlfriends, a website connecting gamma-and-below males desperate to prove that they're not losers with pretty girls (or perhaps sweaty middle-aged men pretending to be such) willing to play along, for a fee. The "girlfriends" on the site (all three of them) have that well-scrubbed, wholesomely all-American look reminiscent of teen-slasher movie characters. (via 1.0)
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Just in time for Valentine's Day: virtual girlfriends for sale on eBay; i.e., for a fee, someone will pretend to be your absentee girlfriend, and hopefully make you look and/or feel like less of a pathetic loser. (Because, as everybody knows: having a girlfriend/boyfriend is essential to being a valid human being.) (via TechDirt)
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I picked up a copy of New Waver's The Defeated. It's basically techno (in the casual sense of the word) with spoken-word samples from suicide hotlines, medical reports, documentaries about natural selection, football commentary and self-help tapes on how to be a winner; some of it sounds like some of SNOG's early interludes.
Words don't do justice to how profoundly depressing a listen it is; in fact, it is probably the most depressing thing I have ever heard. Compared to New Waver, Thom Yorke is a veritable Pollyanna and Ian Curtis' bleakest lyrics are positively life-affirming. Much has been said about the existential-crisis-inducing potential of post-rock, but this even outdoes A Silver Mt. Zion in that department. Perhaps it's the way the bleak realities of the words subliminally penetrate your consciousness under the repetitive techno beats that does it. Anyway, I was feeling quite cheerful last evening; then I listened to the whole thing, and by the end, I went away with the feeling that life is a pointless, Sisyphean ordeal from which the only reprieve is death.
And then I put on Stereolab's People Do It All The Time and felt a lot better.
Update: And here is New Waver's Kraftwerk tribute MP3 album.
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Alone and unloved? Fool your friends into thinking you're less of a loser with the Instant Girlfriend Kit; contains a love letter, a photo, a lipstick (for applying lipstick smears to your face) and various items of feminine paraphernalia to stash convincingly around your grotty bedsit. (via Gimbo)
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The Onion draws another spot-on sketch of human despair: Goodwill Toy Section Most Depressing Thing Ever. (I think "Goodwill" is the US equivalent of the Salvation Army Family Stores or something like that.)
"The toy area has its own distinct odor: sort of a musty, mildewy, plastic, sour-milk, baby-vomit, metallic, rotting-cloth smell," Robichaud said. "It isn't quite the smell of evil--just despair."
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Also from the Onion, this examination of hope and despair: Best Years Of Area Man's Life Apparently Never Going To Happen:
"I guess I always just figured the really good years were right around the corner," Videk said. "What a pantload. I remember in high school, thinking that as soon as I got a car, the best years were really gonna kick in. I'd be able to go anywhere, get girls, maybe get laid, and people would think I was cool. Then, when I finally got a car, it was such a shitheap, I figured that once I got a better car, then everything would be fine. Well, you know what? I've owned 11 cars in my life, and I thought the same exact thing about each one of the fuckers. Not one in the succession of cars I've bought since I was 16 has ever done anything for me but drag my sorry ass to and from work every goddamn day of my life. That's it."
"It's like you're thinking, 'The world's my oyster and anything is possible,'" Videk said. "'As soon as this next immediate obstacle to happiness is cleared, I'll be able to do anything I want.' Then the goals become less and less realistic as you pass 35, and you start to set more modest goals for the best years of your life, like making shift supervisor at the goddamn screen-door factory where you work. Eventually, even these pathetically scaled-down fantasies prove unworkable, since some asshole named Glenn Harrigan has seniority at the plant and obviously isn't going anywhere. Suddenly, you're 51, and at long last, you figure out that whatever it is you're hypothetically still waiting for, it's pretty much irrelevant. Then you go to bed and have to work at the screen-door factory for another nine hours the next day, and that's pretty much that."
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April is the cruelest month: Staying in the morbid vein for a while, statistics have shown that spring is the peak season for suicides. Apparently the popular notion about the Xmas-New Year period being peak suicide season is just an urban legend. (via Plastic)
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The Onion's back in fine form, with pieces like Area Man Not Exactly Sure When To Take Down American Flags:
"I don't want to be the first to take one down and look like an ass," Wenger said. "When I put the flags up, I was saying, 'I support America.' If I take them down, some people will probably think I'm saying, 'I no longer support America.'"
And then there's this ever-helpful collection of Dating Tips:
Ladies: Your date's salary divided by your own equals the base you should let him get to on the first date.
If you are overweight and socially awkward, consider "online dating." You can go on a dragonslaying adventure instead of to a movie, play games on Pogo.com instead of dancing, and masturbate instead of having real sex.
Once again, The Onion hits the nail on the head, nailing peer pressure, hypocrisy and the profoundly depressing realities of the whole romance thing; in short, the human condition.
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The Onion in classic form: Man Dies After Long And Painful Battle With Life.
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Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it: According to a recent survey, Britain is a dismal place, with 1/3 of the population feeling "downright miserable", 1/4 believing that life is unfair, and one in 10 believing that they | 2,535 |
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Fremont, CA, November 21, 2019 - Blackmagic Design today announced that Japan's TBS television broadcast station has built a news streaming workflow with Blackmagic's ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K, ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4Ks and ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panels. This new facility is used for streaming daily news as well to provide extensive streaming news content covering Japan's upcoming election campaign.
TBS, one of Japan's top commercial broadcasters, has grown their streaming programming as the demand for providing up to the minute news to non TV devices like smartphones and computers, has grown. The channel now includes a YouTube channel for breaking news, a 24 hours news streaming channel for satellite broadcast and news streaming for social media such as twitter and Facebook. All of these will include content created with the Blackmagic Design ATEM switchers, which were installed at TBS's main Tokyo locations.
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Hayato Aoyama, who handles the everyday streaming operation at TBS TV, added: "We used to use just the Blackmagic's ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K for our 24 hours news streaming program, but we needed more inputs and outputs to handle all of the new streaming content we were planning. So we then added the larger Blackmagic switchers, including the ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K and ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panels, and another ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K that we used just for our social media channels."
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Aoyama continued "We only used one ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K before, but sometimes we needed more inputs, so as a workaround, we just simply switched the input cables. Now, we use the 2 M/E for our 24 hours news channel, which allows us a seamless workflow and a large amount of inputs for subtitles, which we prepare beforehand to easily switch them on air.
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Estimated Life Expectancy at Birth in Years, By Race and Sex : Death-Registration States, 1900–28, And United States, 1929–2002
Subjects: Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections: Socioeconomics, Medicine, Medical Library Collection
Alaska included in 1959 and Hawaii in 1960. 2Prior to 1970, data for the black population are not available. Data shown for 1900 -- 69 are for the nonwhite population. See ''Technical Notes.'' 3Deaths based on a 50-percent sample. 4Figures by race exclude data for residents of New Jersey; see ''Technical Notes.''......
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Report of Findings on Methodologi and Data Issues
Contents 1. Summary Measures of Population Health ........................................................ 1 1.1Introduction............................................................................... 1 1.2OverviewoftheRoleofSummaryMeasuresinHealth............................................ 2<|fim_middle|>: Internal Medicine, Public Aspect of Medicine, Sociology, Socioeconomics, Medicine, Medical Library Collection
Control of Infectious Diseases — ContiDeaths from infectious diseases have ndueceldined markedly in the United States during the 20th century (Figure 1). This decline contributed to a sharp drop in infant and child mortality (1,2) and to the 29.2-year increase in life expectancy (2). In 1900, 30.4% of all deaths occurred among children aged...... | 1.2.1Theprocessofpopulationhealthchange................................................... 2 1.2.2Pastuseofsummarymeasures........................................................... 3 1.3 Potential Summary Measures Suggested for Healthy People 2010 ................................... 5 1.4AvailabilityofDataforEstimatingtheProposedMeasures......................................... 6 References................................................................................... 7 2. Methods for Calculating Healthy Life Expectancy................................................. 8 2.1Introduction............................................................................... 8 2.2TheLifeTableTechnique.................................................................... 8 2.2.1Estimatingtheaverageexpectationoflife.......................................
Characteristics of Hospice Care Discharges and Their Length of Service : United States, 2000
Gina M. Martin
The eligibility requirements for hospice care vary depending on who is providing the service. The requirements for most programs are based on those of the Medicare Hospice Benefit (MHB), but many hospices have broader eligibility criteria so persons not eligible for the MHB can be admitted for care. The MHB can be used by persons who are certified by a physician as having a terminal illness (that is, a life expectancy of6 months or less). Because predicting life expectancy is an inexact science, a person may be re-certified for the MHB indefinitely as long as he/she meets the Medicare eligibility criteria (2,4–7)....
Contents Abstract.................................................................................................. 1 Highlights................................................................................................. 1 Introduction............................................................................................... 1 Methods.................................................................................................. 2 Results................................................................................................... 4 PatientCharacteristics..................................................................................... 4 ServicesandServiceProviders.............................................................................. 4 FunctionalStatus......................................................................................... 4 Diagnoses............................................................................................... 5 Length-of-ServiceMeasures................................................................................ 5 SummaryandDiscussion.....................................
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
White Black Other Year Male Female Male Female Male Female Total Years of Potential Life Lost to Age 65 1990 95 5 35 - 5 5 145 1991 75 45 -- 45 - 165 1992 85 40 -- 125 1993 115 25 - 15 -- 155 1994 40 15 -- 55 1995 85 35 - 25 -- 145 1996 190 65 35 -- 290 1997 40 45 -- 85 1998 30 - 15 -- 45 1999 190 110 15 -- 315 TOTAL 945 385 100 40 50 5 1,525 Years of Potential Life Lost to Life Expectancy 1990 396 103 38 - 21 21 579 1991 344 134 -- 65 - 543 1992 218 92 7 -- 317 1993 425 196 - 28 - 8 657 1994 301 100 -- 401 1995 280 162 18 70 -- 530 1996 542 242 39 14 -- 837 1997 283 202 -- 485 1998 311 78 24 -- 413 1999 531 387 24 -- 942 TOTAL 3,631 1,696 150 112 86 29 5,704 Table 8-3. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: Years of potential life lost to age 65 and life expectancy by race and sex, U.S. residents age 15 and over, 1990-1999 indicates no deaths listed. NOTE: See appendices for source description, methods, and ICD codes....
Healthy Life Expectancy in North Carolina, 1996-2000
Paul A. Buescher, Ph. D.
Objectives: Life tables have traditionally been used to estimate life expectancy at birth and at other ages. This study combines the life table methodology with measures of morbidity or ill health to calculate healthy life expectancy for the population of North Carolina. Methods: We use 1996-2000 mortality data to calculate life expectancies for North Carolinians and then add 1993-2000 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to estimate, by age, average years of life remaining in good perceived health, in good physical health, in good mental health, and without activity limitation. These estimates are produced for the total population, males, females, whites, minorities, white males, white females, minority males, and minority females....
Health : United States, 1995
Mortality: Between 1940 and 1970 the difference in life expectancy at birth between women and men increased from 4.4 to 7.6 years. After remaining stable in the 1970's the difference in life expectancy between women and men decreased. In 1993 life expectancy at birth was 78.8 years for women, 6.6 years longer than for men (figure 1)....
Deaths : Preliminary Data for 2001
Elizabeth Arias, Ph. D.
Collections: Socioeconomics, Pediatrics, Medicine, Medical Library Collection
Objectives: This report presents preliminary data on deaths for the year 2001 in the United States. U.S. data on deaths are shown by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Death rates for 2001 are based on population estimates consistent with the April 1, 2000, census. Data on life expectancy, leading causes of death, infant mortality, and deaths resulting from September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are also presented. For comparison, this report also presents revised final death rates for 2000, based on populations consistent with the April 1, 2000, census....
Contents Abstract....................................... 1 Introduction .................................... 1 SourcesandMethods ............................. 2 Datasources.................................. 2 Results....................................... 2 Trendsinnumbersandrates ...................... 2 Causesofdeath ............................... 3 Infantmortality................................. 5 References..................................... 5 ListofDetailedTables............................. 6 TechnicalNotes................................. 30...
Vermont : Controlling Tobacco Use Among Young People through Peer Outreach, Media Campaigns, Laws, And Policies
Collections: Sociology, Socioeconomics, Medicine, Medical Library Collection
The Vermont Department of Health's Tobacco Control Program supports Vermont Kids Against Tobacco, which reaches out to young people in schools and other sites statewide to form groups of young people devoted to keeping themselves and their peers tobacco free. The tobacco control program also sponsors media campaign programs targeting young people, including an ongoing prevention campaign targeting young people aged 10 -- 13 years and a social norms campaign that aims to correct misconceptions about the prevalence of cigarette smoking among young people. In addition, the Vermont legislature has passed laws and policies to help reduce tobacco use by restricting smoking in the workplace, prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to people under the age of 18, and banning smoking in the common areas of all enclosed indoor places with public access, including restaurants....
Ten Great Public Health Achievements — United States, 1900–1999
Collections: Public Aspect of Medicine, Socioeconomics, Medicine, Medical Library Collection
Ten Great Achievements — ContinueDuring the 20th century, the health adnd life expectancy of persons residing in the United States improved dramatically. Since 1900, the average lifespan of persons in the United States has lengthened by 30 years; 25 years of this gain are attributable to advances in public health (1). To highlight these advances, MMWR will profile 10 public health achievements (see box) in a series of reports published through December 1999....
Chronic Disease Notes and Reports Chronic Disease Notes and Reports
Collections: Internal Medicine, Socioeconomics, Medicine, Medical Library Collection
The new millennium brings the nation many challenges, but none is more troubling than that of caring for an increasingly large population Americans older than 65 years. Not has the birthrate decreased since 1964, when the baby boom ended; at the same time, life expectancy has increased dramatically, from 47 years 1900 to 76 years 1990. Adults older 85 years are the fastest-growing part of the population; by 2030, they are expected to number 8.5 million. "If disease patterns stay the same, health care system will have to spend additional $400 to $500 billion to cover the costs of an older population," James S. Marks, MD, MPH, Director, NCCDPHP. However, lifestyle changes and increased emphasis on death, but in many cases reduce the quality of life. Approximately 80% of all seniors have at least one chronic condition, and 50% have at least two. Chronic diseases are among the most prevalent, costly, and preventable of all health problems. Although the risk of disease and disability clearly increases with advancing age, chronic diseases are not an inevitable consequence of aging. In many cases, their origins are grounded in health-damag...
Analysis of Mortality in Neurofibromatosis 1 Using U. S. Death Certificates
Sonja A. Rasmussen
Collections: Statistics, Finance, Socioeconomics, Medicine, Medical Library Collection
Summary: Although neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a relatively common autosomal dominant condition, information about its effect on mortality is limited. We used Multiple-Cause Mortality Files, compiled from U.S. death certificates by the National Center for Health Statistics, for 1983 through1997. We identified 3,770 cases of presumed NF1 among 32,722,122 U.S. deaths, a frequency of 1 in 8,700, one-third to one-half the estimated prevalence. Mean and median ages at death for persons with NF1 were 54.4 and 59 years, respectively, compared with 70.1 and 74 years in the general population. Results of proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) analyses showed that persons with NF1 were 34 times more likely (PMR=34.3, 95% CI 30.8-38.0) to have a malignant connective or other soft tissue neoplasm listed on their death certificates than were persons without NF1. Overall, persons with NF1 were 1.2 times more likely than expected (PMR=1.21, 95%CI 1.14-1.28) to have a malignant neoplasm listed on their death certificates, but the PMR was 6.07 (95% CI 4.88-7.45) for persons who died at 10-19 years of age and 4.93 (95% CI 4.14-5.82) for those who died a...
Donna L. Hoyert, Ph. D.
Collections: Internal Medicine, Socioeconomics, Pediatrics, Medicine, Medical Library Collection
Objectives: This report presents preliminary U.S. data on deaths, death rates, life expectancy, leading causes of death, and infant mortality for the year 2003 by selected characteristics such as age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Methods—Data in this report are based on a large number of deaths comprising approximately 93 percent of the demographic file and 91 percent of the medical file for all deaths in the United States in 2003. The records are weighted to independent control counts for 2003. For certain causes of death such as unintentional injuries, homicides, suicides, and respiratory diseases, preliminary and final data differ because of the truncated nature of the preliminary file. Comparisons are made with 2002 final data....
Contents Abstract. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sources andMethods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Data sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Trendsinnumbersandrates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Causes ofdeath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Infant mortality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 List ofDetailedTables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 TechnicalNotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32...
Pregnancy in Perinatally Hiv-Infected Adolescents and Young Adults — Puerto Rico, 2002
Julie Louise Gerberding
Collections: Sociology, Socioeconomics, Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Library Collection
Since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in the United States in the mid-1990s (1–3), the life expectancy of U.S. children who were infected perinatally with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has increased substantially. As a result, the number of perinatally HIV-infected females in the United States who are becoming both sexually active and pregnant is increasing (4). During August 1998– May 2002, a total of 10 pregnancies were identified among eight perinatally HIV-infected adolescents and young adults in Puerto Rico; in April 2002, the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) asked CDC to assist in assessing such pregnancies. This report describes these pregnancies and discusses factors associated with sexual activity and pregnancy. The findings suggest that increasing numbers of pregnancies will occur among perinatally HIV-infected adolescents and young adults and that appropriately tailored reproductive health interventions should be developed....
Malignant Mesothelioma
Malignant Mesothelioma: Mortality White Black Other Year Male Female Male Female Male Female Total Years of Potential Life Lost to Age 65 1999 3,395 1,205 320 95 25 30 5,070 Years of Potential Life Lost to Life Expectancy 1999 23,535 7,120 1,060 408 230 132 32,485 Table 7-3. Malignant mesothelioma: Years of potential life lost to age 65 and to life expectancy by race and sex, U.S. residents age 15 and over, 1999 indicates no deaths listed. NOTE: See appendices for source description, methods, and ICD codes. SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics multiple cause of death data....
Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, 1993
Paula Gardner
In 1993, 2,268,553 people died in the United States, 92,940 more than in 1992 and the highest number ever registered. The crude death rate was 880 deaths per 100,000 population, over 3 percent higher than the 1992 rate, and the age adjusted rate was 513 deaths per 100,000 population, almost 2 percent higher than the 1992 age-adjusted rate....
Contents Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Death and death rates . . . . . 3 Life expectancy . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Leading causes of death . . 12 Selected causes. . . . . . . . . . 29 HIV infection . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Firearm deaths. . . . . . . . . 31 Alzheimer's disease . . . . 35...
Community Design and Individual Well Being : The Multiple Impacts of the Built Environment on Public Health
Lawrence D. Frank
Collections: Public Aspect of Medicine, Sociology, Socioeconomics, Medicine, Medical Library Collection
Emerging evidence suggests that many of the ways in which we design our communities impact our health (Srinivasan et al 2003; Frumkin et al 2004). Each of the singular strands of research, whether it be how community design impacts physical activity and body mass index (Ewing et al 2003; Frank et al 2004a; Saelens et al 2003) or how the built environment impacts how much we drive (Ewing and Cervero 2001) and if we have healthy air to breathe (Frank et al 2000a) presents a powerful argument for stronger connections to be forged between currently disparate professional boundaries. Major events such as the Obesity and Built Environment Conference are important steps whereby the built environment and public health professions can begin to meld a new lexicon. Moreover, to move towards a collective understanding of how to create new, and how to recreate existing communities, that are more health promoting. Healthy air, physical activity and associated body mass index are just a couple of the ways that community design impacts our health. While perhaps not well understood, other areas include relationships between community design and patt...
Deaths : Final Data for 2001
Collections: Law, Education, Socioeconomics, Medicine, Medical Library Collection
Objectives: This report presents final 2001 data on U.S. deaths and death rates according to demographic and medical characteristics such as age, sex, Hispanic origin, race, marital status, educational attainment, injury at work, State of residence, and cause of death. Trends and patterns in general mortality, life expectancy, and infant and maternal mortality are also described. A previous report presented preliminary mortality data for 2001....
Contents Abstract....................................... 1 Highlights...................................... 1 Mortalityexperiencein2001........................ 1 Trends...................................... 2 Introduction .................................... 2 Methods..................................... 2 ResultsandDiscussion ............................ 3 Deathsanddeathrates........................... 3 Race...................................... 3 Hispanicorigin............................... 4 Deathratesbyageandsex........................ 5 Race...................................... 5 Hispanicorigin............................... 5 Expectation of life at birth and at specified ages .......... 6 Leadingcausesofdeath.......................... 7 Injurymortalitybymechanismandintent .............. 10 Motor-vehicletraffic............................ 10 Firearm.................................... 11 Poisoning................................... 11 Falls...................................... 11 Drug-inducedmortality........................... 11 Alcohol-inducedmortality......................... 11 Maritalstatus...............................
United States Life Tables, 2002
This report presents period life tables for the United States based on age-specific death rates in 2002. Data used to prepare these life tables are 2002 final mortality statistics; July 1, 2002, population estimates based on the 2000 decennial census and data from the Medicare program. Presented are complete life tables by age, race, and sex. In 2002 the overall expectation of life at birth was 77.3 years, representing an increase of 0.1 years from life expectancy in 2001. Between 2001 and 2002, life expectancy increased for both males and females. Life expectancy increased by 0.2 years for black males (from 68.6 to 68.8). It increased by 0.1 year for white males (from 75.0 to 75.1), for white females (from 80.2 to 80.3), and for black females (from 75.5 to 75.6)....
Contents Abstract ......................................1 Introduction ...................................1 Data and Methods ..............................1 Explanation of the columns of the life table .......... 2 Results ......................................3 Life expectancy in the United States ...............3 Survivorship in the United States..................4 References ...................................6 List of Detailed Tables ...........................6 Technical Notes ...............................35...
Achievements in Public Health, 1900–1999 Control of Infectious Diseases
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Alison Gash
Change agents, Collaborative working, External publications, Leadership
Leadership teams for collaboration
"Who will make sure it doesn't fall over?"
This was a question posed by someone in a workshop I facilitated, which brought together stakeholders (potential collaborators) who shared an interest in a water catchment.
It was a good question. In a collaboration, where equality between organisations is a value - and the pragmatic as well as philosophical truth is that everyone is only involved because they choose to be - what constitutes leadership? How do you avoid no-one taking responsibility because everyone is sharing responsibility?
If the collaboration stops moving forwards, like a bicycle it will be in danger of falling over. Who will step forward to right it again, give it a push and help it regain momentum?
Luxurious reading time
I've been doing some reading, in preparating for writing a slim volume on collaboration for the lovely people over at DōSustainability. (Update: published July 2013.) It's been rather lovely to browse the internet, following my nose from reference to reference. I found some great academic papers, including "Collaborative Governance in Theory and Practice" by Chris Ansell and Alison Gash. This paper is based on a review of 137 case studies, and draws out what the authors call 'critical variables' which influence the success of attempts at collaborative governance.
It's worth just pausing to notice that this paper focuses on 'collaborative governance', which you could characterise as when stakeholders come together to make decisions about what some other organisation is going to do (e.g. agree a management plan for a nature reserve ), to contrast it with other kinds of collaboration where the stakeholders who choose to collaborate are making decisions about<|fim_middle|> example Your Tidal Thames or the Brent Catchment Partnership.
There was a well-attended conference on February 14th, where preliminary results were shared and Defra officials talked about what may happen next. The policy framework which Defra is due to set out in the Spring of 2013 will have important implications for where the facilitative leadership comes from.
One of the phrases used in Defra's presentation was 'independent host' and another was 'facilitator'. It's not yet clear what Defra might mean by these two phrases. I immediately wondered: independent of what, or of whom? Might this point towards the more agenda-neutral facilitator, the honest broker? If so, how will this be resourced?
I am thoughtful about whether these catchments might have the characteristics where the Ansell and Gash's honest broker will succeed, or whether they have characteristics which indicate an organic leader is needed. Perhaps both would be useful, working together in a leadership team.
Those designing the policy framework could do worse than read this paper.
Tagged: Alison Gash, Chris Ansell, collaborative governance, Defra, Dialogue by Design, DoSustainability, Engagement, Environment Agency, facilitation, independent, InterAct Networks, leader, neutral, system change, Thames Estuary Partnership, Thames Rivers Trust, Thames21, Working Collaboratively | what they themselves will do, to further the common or complementary aims of the collaboration (e.g. the emerging work of Tasting the Future).
Leadership as a critical variable
Ansell and Gash identify leadership as one of these critical variables. They say:
"Although 'unassisted' negotiations are sometimes possible, the literature overwhelmingly finds that facilitative leadership is important for bringing stakeholders together and getting them to engage each other in a collaborative spirit."
What kind of person can provide this facilitative leadership? Do they have to be disinterested, in the manner of an agenda-neutral facilitator? Or do they have to be a figure with credibility and power within the system, to provide a sense of agency to the collaboration?
Interestingly, Ansell and Gash think both are needed, depending on whether power is distributed relatively equally or relatively unequally among the potential collaborators. It's worth quoting at some length here:
"Where conflict is high and trust is low, but power distribution is relatively equal and stakeholders have an incentive to participate, then collaborative governance can successfully proceed by relying on the services of an honest broker that the respective stakeholders accept and trust."
This honest broker will pay attention to process and remain 'above the fray' - a facilitator or mediator.
"Where power distribution is more asymmetric or incentives to participate are weak or asymmetric, then collaborative governance is more likely to succeed if there is a strong "organic" leader who commands the respect and trust of the various stakeholders at the outset of the process."
An organic leader emerges from among the stakeholders, and my reading of the paper suggests that their strength may come from the power and credibility of their organisation as well as personal qualities like technical knowledge, charisma and so on.
While you can buy in a neutral facilitator (if you have the resource to do so), you cannot invent a trusted, powerful 'organic' leader if they are not already in the system. Ansell and Gash note "an implication of this contingency is that the possibility for effective collaboration may be seriously constrained by a lack of leadership."
Policy framework for collaboration
I'm also interested in this right now, because of my involvement in the piloting of the Catchment Based Approach. I have been supporting people both as a facilitator (honest broker) and by building the capacity of staff at the Environment Agency to work collaboratively and 'host' or 'lead' collaborative work in some of the pilot catchments. The former role has been mainly with Dialogue by Design, and latter with InterAct Networks.
One of the things that has been explored in these pilots, is what the differences are when the collaboration is hosted by the Environment Agency, and when it is hosted by another organisation, as in for | 549 |
The findings of a landmark multicenter study on blood pressure management, in which the George Washington University (GW) participated, led to the developme nt of new blood pressure guidelines released by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC).
The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) study, which looked at more than 9,200 patients with high blood pressure (BP) across 100 medical centers, found that intensive control of BP was associated with better outcomes, said the principal investigator for the GW site, Dominic Raj, MD, professor of medicine at the GW School of<|fim_middle|>., Raj added.
Shouldn't Treating Blood Pressure Be Simple? | Medicine and Health Sciences.
In addition, GW is continuing to examine the beneficial effects of lower blood pressure targets though the SPRINT Alzheimer's, Seniors, and Kidney Study and the SPRINT Electronic Health Record Study, Raj said. Findings from the former study will inform medical professionals about the effects of intensive blood pressure control on kidney and neurocognitive function. The latter study will leverage the electronic medical record to examine long-term outcomes in SPRINT study participants.
GW contributed more than 120 patients to the study, recruited not only from GW, but also from other medical centers in Washington, D.C | 123 |
Practical<|fim_middle|> Internet of Everything (IoE) ... More
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the notion that nearly everything we use, from gym shorts to streetlights, will soon be connected to the Internet; the Internet of Everything (IoE) encompasses not just objects, but the social connections, data, and processes that the IoT makes possible. Industry and financial analysts have predicted that the number of Internet-enabled devices will increase from 11 billion to upwards of 75 billion by 2020. Regardless of the number, the end result looks to be a mind-boggling explosion in Internet connected stuff. Yet, there has been relatively little attention paid to how we should go about regulating smart devices, and still less about how cybersecurity should be enhanced. Similarly, now that everything from refrigerators to stock exchanges can be connected to a ubiquitous Internet, how can we better safeguard privacy across networks and borders? Will security scale along with this increasingly crowded field? Or, will a combination of perverse incentives, increasing complexity, and new problems derail progress and exacerbate cyber insecurity? For all the press that such questions have received, the Internet of Everything remains a topic little understood or appreciated by the public. This volume demystifies our increasingly "smart" world, and unpacks many of the outstanding security, privacy, ethical, and policy challenges and opportunities represented by the IoE. Scott J. Shackelford provides real-world examples and straightforward discussion about how the IoE is impacting our lives, companies, and nations, and explain how it is increasingly shaping the international community in the twenty-first century. Are there any downsides of your phone being able to unlock your front door, start your car, and control your thermostat? Is your smart speaker always listening? How are other countries dealing with these issues? This book answers these questions, and more, along with offering practical guidance for how you can join the effort to help build an Internet of Everything that is as secure, private, efficient, and fun as possible.Less | Ethics (1)
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Antarctica: What Everyone Needs to Know®
David Day
Part of the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, David Day's book on Antarctica examines the most forbidding and formidably inaccessible continent on Earth. Antarctica was first discovered ... More
Part of the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, David Day's book on Antarctica examines the most forbidding and formidably inaccessible continent on Earth. Antarctica was first discovered by European explorers in 1820, and for over a century following this, countries competed for the frozen land's vast marine resources--namely, the skins and oil of seals and whales. Soon the entire territory played host to competing claims by rival nations. The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 was meant to end this contention, but countries have found other means of extending control over the land, with scientific bases establishing at least symbolic claims. Exploration and drilling by the United States, Great Britain, Russia, Japan, and others has led to discoveries about the world's climate in centuries past--and in the process intimations of its alarming future. Delving into the history of the continent, Antarctic wildlife, arguments over governance, underwater mountain rangers, and the continent's use in predicting coming global change, Day's work sheds new light on a territory that, despite being the coldest, driest, and windiest continent in the world, will continue to be the object of intense speculation and competition.Less
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Peter W. Singer and Allan Friedman
Dependence on computers has had a transformative effect on human society. Cybernetics is now woven into the core functions of virtually every basic institution, including our oldest ones. ... More
Dependence on computers has had a transformative effect on human society. Cybernetics is now woven into the core functions of virtually every basic institution, including our oldest ones. War is one such institution, and the digital revolution's impact on it has been profound. The American military, which has no peer, is almost completely reliant on high-tech computer systems. Given the Internet's potential for full-spectrum surveillance and information disruption, the marshaling of computer networks represents the next stage of cyberwar. Indeed, it is upon us already. The recent Stuxnet episode, in which Israel fed a malignant computer virus into Iran's nuclear facilities, is one such example. Penetration into US government computer systems by Chinese hackers-presumably sponsored by the Chinese government-is another. Together, they point to a new era in the evolution of human conflict. In Cybersecurity: What Everyone Needs to Know, noted experts Peter W. Singer and Allan Friedman lay out how the revolution in military cybernetics occurred and explain where it is headed. They begin with an explanation of what cyberspace is before moving on to discussions of how it can be exploited and why it is so hard to defend. Throughout, they discuss the latest developments in military and security technology. Singer and Friedman close with a discussion of how people and governments can protect themselves. In sum, Cybersecurity is the definitive account on the subject for the educated layman who wants to know more about the nature of war, conflict, and security in the twenty first century.Less
Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know®
José Goldemberg
Without a doubt, the topic of energy--from coal, oil, and nuclear to geothermal, solar and wind--is one of the most pressing across the globe. It is of paramount importance to policy ... More
Without a doubt, the topic of energy--from coal, oil, and nuclear to geothermal, solar and wind--is one of the most pressing across the globe. It is of paramount importance to policy makers, economists, environmentalists, and industry as they consider which technologies to invest in, how to promote use of renewable energy sources, and how to plan for dwindling reserves of non-renewable energy. In Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know, José Goldemberg, a nuclear physicist who has been hailed by Time magazine as one of the world's top "leaders and visionaries on the environment," takes readers through the basics of the world energy system, its problems, and the technical as well as non-technical solutions to the most pressing energy problems. Addressing the issues in a Q-and-A format, Goldemberg answers such questions as: What are wind, wave, and geothermal energy? What are the problems of nuclear waste disposal? What is acid rain? What is the greenhouse gas effect? What is Carbon Capture and Storage? What are smart grids? What is the Kyoto Protocol? What is "cap and trade"? The book sheds light on the role of population growth in energy consumption, renewable energy resources, the amount of available energy reserves (and when they will run out), geopolitical issues, environmental problems, the frequency of environmental disasters, energy efficiency, new technologies, and solutions to changing consumption patterns. It will be the first place to look for information on the vital topic of energy.Less
The Internet of Things: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Scott J. Shackelford
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the notion that nearly everything we use, from gym shorts to streetlights, will soon be connected to the Internet; the | 1,129 |
How AOL rose from the ashes
How did AOL go from a digital whipping post to an Internet superpower? The answer lies in a combination of marketing hubris and an obsession with the Internet novice.
Jim Hu
Three years ago America Online was under siege, facing legal threats by several states and a class-action suit by subscribers furious over service.
Yet AOL has emerged relatively unscathed, boasting 17 million members and almost 80 million registrations for instant messaging, as well as a market value approaching $100 billion. With its purchase of Netscape Communications and a new alliance with Sun Microsystems, AOL now counts the likes of Microsoft and AT&T as its competition.
Which begs an obvious question: How did America Online go from a digital whipping post to an Internet superpower? The answer, according to those within the company and beyond, lies in a combination of marketing hubris and an obsession with the Internet novice.
"AOL did it by just sheer marketing chutzpah and pushing disks down everyone's throat," said Bruce Kasrel, an analyst with Forrester Research. "They had really done a good job making their name synonymous with the Internet to the masses--and, as the masses come more and more online, they go to AOL. People get addicted and they stay hooked."
Indeed, the company has proven itself a survivor, but often in conflicts where its own worst enemy was itself--through service problems and perceived arrogance. Now, AOL faces its toughest challenge yet in unprecedented corporate clashes.
Just yesterday, AOL's stock fell sharply after reports that Microsoft is considering low- or no-cost Net access service. AOL closed down 4 percent at 83.94, after earlier touching a low of 76.94.
The growing list of formidable opponents includes AT&T on access to cable pipes and, most recently, Microsoft and others on how and when to standardize instant messaging technologies. And once outside the realm of online communities and Web portals, it remains unclear how AOL will measure up to its gargantuan rivals.
"We face competition from a wide range of other companies in the communications, advertising, entertainment, information, media, Web-based services, software, technology, direct-mail, and electronic commerce fields for subscription, advertising, and commerce revenue, for the development and sale of electronic commerce infrastructure and applications, and in the development of distribution technologies and equipment," AOL summed up in a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, amazingly all in one sentence.
The filing went on to list a litany of companies AOL considers competitors, including Microsoft (for its MSN portal and WebTV subsidiary), MindSpring, EarthLink, AT&T, Sprint, the Baby Bells, other cable television operators, and Excite@Home.
"At the moment I think Microsoft is more Net aware than AOL," especially after its experience in customizing its browser, said William Randolph Hearst III, a partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and a member of the Excite@Home board of directors. "So I think they are ahead."
Naturally, AOL and its supporters beg to differ, especially in light of the current messaging standoff. "Microsoft essentially tried to hack our systems and get our consumers to give their passwords so they could mimic our environment. And you could understand why," said Ted Leonsis, AOL's president for interactive properties, at a BancBoston Robertson Stephens conference this week.
"It's such a big lead in the viral-marketing nature of that gaining of name space. You can't stop it," Leonsis added. "Once you fill in your 'Buddy List' and you send it via email to a friend, they'll tell ten people, and they'll tell ten people...It's just the law of big numbers."
AOL executives and analysts credit the company's success to its focus on consumers rather than technology, an approach that they contend is the exact opposite of the way Microsoft does business.
Long before the portals began including free email and other services as one-stop shops, AOL was offering consumers a complete package when they first signed on. For Net newbies, that<|fim_middle|> that's something people will abandon them for."
Another obstacle is the PC industry's move toward free Net access provided with new computers, or vice-versa. Either way, the trend is troubling for AOL, which says it has no plans to discount subscriptions to its proprietary service in the near term even though its CompuServe subsidiary is active in this competition.
In the meantime, AOL seems destined to become a living testament to the adage that whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.
"I don't know if this instant message skirmish will end up being the flashpoint for war," Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch chief executive Charles Conn said, "but I do think there will be some substantial conflict over control of the Web very soon."
News.com's Jeff Pelline and Mike Yamamoto contributed to this report.
Go to: Microsoft: Resistance is futile
Discuss: How AOL rose from the ashes | turned out to be more appealing than the typical challenge of finding a Net service provider, choosing a browser, finding an email provider, and so on.
America Online "didn't make the brand stand for high technology like CompuServe did," Forrester's Kasrel said. "AOL was saying, 'Simple, simple, simple,' and 'Stupid, stupid, stupid'--and it worked. And for a lot of people that was a very compelling message."
In spite of its commanding lead in Internet access through personal computers, AOL understands fully that its market share could dwindle once the Web becomes widely available through TV access or other high-speed services.
That's why instant messaging is so important. The company claims 40 million users on its AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) service and another 38 million on ICQ, which it acquired along with parent company Mirabilis in June 1998. For the moment, AIM and ICQ users can't communicate with each other, a barrier that the company said will be dismantled by the fall.
"I think the big difference here is that AOL offers its product free to the masses already.It would be one thing if they charged, but they don't," said William Gurley, a venture capitalist with Benchmark Capital. "Who is being locked out by their unwillingness to cooperate? Not the customer. Just their competitors."
As America Online attempts to expand to interactive television, handheld devices, cellphones, and pagers--known as its "AOL Anywhere" strategy--its instant messaging service could present phenomenal opportunities. For example, a person watching ER in Los Angeles who wants to discuss the show with a friend in Seattle potentially could send instant messages over a digital TV connection, scene by scene.
Challenges ahead
However, AOL is hardly alone in recognizing those opportunities. In fact, cable and other high-speed Net access technologies present one of AOL's most difficult roadblocks. The firm is mired in a national fight for access to cable lines owned by AT&T and other operators.
"The real challenge for them is broadband," said Mark Mooradian, an analyst with Jupiter Communications. "If AOL can't offer broadband and others can, | 446 |
In the rapidly evolving world of digital, it is easy to get caught up in the latest trend or the new gadget.
Never before has there been so much noise. Laptops, smart phones, tablets and other devices make it easier to connect with those vying for our attention and there are literally millions of new messages generated daily all adding up to a lot of competition for attention.
Creative Strategy firm Blirt believes people are often forgotten in the rush to introduce the latest technology.
Blirt Partner Andrew Erwin says understanding the customer's individual path and experience led the creative group to deploy a marketing automation platform that treats people like people. We map the customer journey to ensure customers not only have a successful experience but return to do business time and time again as a satisfied repeat buyer.
The irony is that while marketing automation is itself considered the fastest growing marketing technology, unlike some, it's directly linked to understanding people - the people who can make your property venture profitable and<|fim_middle|> is mapped to bring clarity to the steps where the barriers to purchase need to be overcome to result in a transaction and more importantly fulfilment," said Mr Erwin.
The oil for the cogs is information. Information delivered through the automation process using the right key messages through the correct channels. Blirt's COGS are further understood and brought to life as Contact, Opportunity Gain and Service.
Mr Erwin said the Gain was perhaps the most important part in the process because it was where the value exchange happened. Both you and your customer need to experience value in the transaction. As a developer you may achieve 'value' on settlement and that makes sense or you wouldn't be in the business.
Blirt believes that understanding the customer journey and automatically delivering the messages to remove boundaries at the right stages in the process are crucial elements in the growth of any customer focussed business. "What makes our automation platforms all the more compelling is that we believe in transparency so that our clients clearly understand the real cost to meet business revenue targets including web visits, conversion rates on marketing spend, the true cost of every lead that results in revenue and the total revenue delivered for the marketing spend.
Blirt is a creative strategy group headquartered in Queensland with offices in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Melbourne and servicing clients all over Australia.
This article has been prepared in partnership with Blirt and TheUrbanDeveloper.com team. | sustainable. And the investment is well worth the effort with research showing that 75% using marketing automation see a ROI within 12 months and almost half within six months.
"At Blirt we see the customer journey like a series of cogs. They are strategic moving parts brought together to create a dynamic process where value is created and exchanged between you and your customer. The customer journey | 78 |
Engineers are fortunate in that they all have the opportunity to earn a very comfortable living. With the salary being anywhere from $60,000 a year to the six figure arena, they make more than many other fields. But there<|fim_middle|> extra money. An added benefit is that this work is normally done remotely and you could work within your own schedule and time frame. You will find that there are a lot of great ways to earn extra money once you have your degree in engineering. | is always the desire to make more and to have more. In some cases the desire is driven by a big debt such as school loans or other times it is to purchase a house or to pay off other debt or help out family members. Whatever the reason is all you need to do is go here to learn more about some great side hustle opportunities for engineers.
Having a second job can be very difficult. You need to be able to coordinate both schedules and you are at the mercy of both bosses to maintain that hectic schedule. But working side jobs is a great way to keep control of your own schedule and make some great money on the side. There are a number of different jobs that you could find that allow you to use your degree to earn extra cash.
Being a tutor is a good way to help others who are entering the engineering field and could greatly benefit from your knowledge and experience. You can schedule the sessions around your current job and the subject matter is all things that you are familiar with. In addition, you could even schedule virtual sessions with a student who lives in another area. If you like writing, there is always a demand for technical writers. You could combine your knowledge of engineering with your enjoyment of writing at make | 246 |
Life After "Game of Thrones" Is Looking Bright for Jacob Anderson
While playing Grey Worm, the actor-slash-musician was also touring as Raleigh Ritchie.
By: Jodi Taylor
Photography: Alec Kugler
On the heels of the triumphant finale of Game of Thrones, Jacob Anderson's name is synonymous with his character Grey Worm. Yet, what might not be known to some is that Anderson has simultaneously cultivated a successful musical career under the stage name Raleigh Ritchie. "It's from a film called The Royal Tenenbaums," Anderson laughs as he explains the origin of his alias. "So it's Raleigh St. Clair and Richie Tenenbaum, the two names put together. It was one of my favorite films at the time, and I felt like I really related to what those lads were going through in the film."
Anderson is not new to leading a double life and managed to maintain both sides of his career by going on tour and releasing an album while filming Game of Thrones. No easy feat. Here, the multi-hyphenate talks stunt training for GoT, his upcoming album, and what else we can expect from him in 2019.
How he initially became interested in acting:
"I was a child very much in need of an outlet. I definitely needed a way to sort of expend my energy, because I slept a lot in school. Drama was the one lesson you couldn't sleep in, I had to engage with it at school, and that was really a good way of getting that energy out."
What it was like auditioning for Game of Thrones:
"It was pretty simple. I think I did two; one with Robert Sterne, who works with Nina Gold, and then I did one with Frank Doelger, one of the producers of the show. It's weird because they asked me to do my own accent, so I did the whole speech that Grey Worm gives to Missandei in my own accent, and then it wasn't until I got the job that they said I would be speaking a different language in the show."
He's now a pro with stunt training:
"It was pretty intense, but it's fun. It's like learning to dance; each move is a number, and it's just running through moves. I get a kick out of wearing my normal clothes and swinging a spear around and seeing all these people pretending they're getting hit by the spear, it's quite exhilarating. In those rehearsals, that's when I felt most like myself; it makes me feel like I am a badass."
How he feels about the show being wrapped:
"It's taken a while to get closure, but I feel I've got it now that it's starting to air and everyone's onto the next thing, of sorts. It's been an amazing part of my life, but by the end of the season, the last season, I was ready to move on. I feel like a lot<|fim_middle|> the past, I've been scared to share in such a literal way, whereas with this album it's more specific to how I've been feeling recently."
What he wants to be remembered by:
"I want my legacy to be that of somebody that tried to understand themselves by making things, and hopefully the things I've made [will help] other people feel understood. I hope that I've helped people connect with each other. I was a lonely kid, and so, for me, it's really important that what I do as an adult [brings] people together. I want to make people feel less lonely."
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Tags: Film & TV Music | of people felt that. It [was a] really prominent part of our lives, but we also wanted to move on to see what else our lives had for us, you know?"
As for what's next:
"The thing is, I never put one thing down to pick another up. I always just do things at the same time. So it's not that I ever stopped making music, it's just that I couldn't physically work on the album as intensely as I had to while we were shooting. I've done whole tours and released whole albums while I was filming for the show. So I'm just going to keep doing what I've always done, but there's other things I want to do as well. I want to make films and tell stories in as many different ways as I possibly can, and that's my goal. I don't like not being busy, I'm not good at downtime."
He hopes listeners are benefiting from his music:
"I hope that people listen to my music and it helps them to understand themselves, or they listen to it and they feel understood by it. They feel like they recognize themselves in the music and hopefully it will help them to understand themselves and help them to maybe work through some stuff that they might find hard to otherwise."
What we can expect from him in 2019:
"I've got my album coming out at some point during the summer. I'm looking up to that moment and seeing what I want to do. I wrote a film last year, so I'm talking to people at the moment about that and developing it—it needs a lot of work [laughs]. I won't make that this year, but in terms of making it better, I'll be doing that this year. I've got a few ideas of things I want to do, but musically, the second album will be out over the summer. Hopefully people respond to it and we can vibe together."
What we can expect from his upcoming album:
"The best hint I could say is to expect the unexpected. It's a combination of everything I've done before, but better. I've been braver with this than I have with any other, both in terms of how it sounds and what I feel comfortable sharing. I think I need that, that's my outlet, that's how I process things in my brain with my work. In | 478 |
When it rains it pours. And now is one of those times, and it's all positive.
There also has been a lot going on at SiriusXM. Liberty Media has officially taken over majority control of SiriusXM. We feel that long run this will be a good thing. They will take the good things that Management has done and keep those and make changes to things that they feel will improve the company. For great info about all Liberty Media and the financial happenings of SiriusXM I always refer people to SiriusBuzz where they are experts as the subject and are more versed in it than myself.
One of the big changes at SiriusXM is that they have finally Merged the Billing. In the past if you had an XM Radio in your Car and bought a Sirius Radio for your home you would have to have two separate accounts that you paid full price for both. You couldn't simply add the Sirius radio to your XM account. Now you can. And it's explained more in depth within this thread on DRC.
The second big change is something I'm extremely excited about as well as many others. If you weren't impressed enough with the fact that SiriusXM have an On Demand listening feature in which you can listen to shows on your time schedule and without commercials, than perhaps this new service will impress you. It's called MyControl and it allows you to fine tune many of the stations you've loved listening to on the Satellite Radio spectrum. MyControl is SiriusXM's take on Personalized Radio. And what's so great about it<|fim_middle|> out the hits and focus on the niche songs. DRC has a thread on MyControl for SiriusXM here. And SiriusBuzz did a story about it here.
Hopefully all the positive changes keep on this path! | is that the interface is simple and the service is tweaked the moment you take control. You don't have to wait many songs deep before the service caters to your needs. If you enjoyed the 80s on 8 channel but didn't like the Hits so much as the deeper tracks from the 80s, now you can tune | 70 |
Of papaya juice, dark humor, and philosophical conundrums
By Dr. Wes Browning | May 25, 2022
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The national baby formula shortage prompts me to tell a fun story of my own problem with mother's milk — and fake mother's milk — when I was starting out in life more than 72 years ago.
Pretty soon after I was born, I started rejecting my mother's milk. This caused some strain in the relationship, naturally: Mom didn't appreciate being physically rejected. But I was throwing up, and no one likes throw-up and cleaning up after throw-up, so an effort was made to accommodate me by switching me to some kind of formula.
Which also made me throw up.
Now, my parents were not very conscientious and rarely took me to the doctor unless they were somehow inconvenienced by my symptoms. In this case, cleaning up after puke met the threshold. By the time they got around to taking me to a doctor, the army had sent us to the middle of Oahu, Hawaii, and the doctor they pulled at the clinic was Hawai'ian. He listened to their story of woe and told them that Hawai'ians have dealt with such problems by feeding such babies warm papaya juice.
My parents told me about how<|fim_middle|> and share.
I'll save all that for some other week. It's something to look forward to
By the way, a friend of mine reminded me this week of the theory that a dark sense of humor is a sign of impending dementia. I reminded him back that it is well known that it doesn't work if you've had a dark sense of humor all your life. In that case it means nothing. To be meaningful, it has to be a late turn toward dark humor. I don't have that problem.
Another idea for a column I'm holding back until it is ready to be put on display — in chains on a stage, like King Kong — is an entire column about some absurdly useless philosophical conundrum.
Many of you may recall that I trotted out the problem of The Ship of Theseus a while back, in which I gave the definitive answer that there is no definitive answer. As the ship's parts are replaced over time, there is no definitive answer to when it stops being The Ship of Theseus versus when it becomes some other ship. It's up to you to choose where to draw that line.
This is related to the concept of cleavage. If there is no cleavage, there is only the one breast. I believe Sir Francis Bacon first enunciated this principle while speaking to a young man about beetles. I could be mistaken. My memory of that class is fuzzy.
Anyway, it won't be The Ship of Theseus next time. It will be a conundrum you aren't expecting.
Dr. Wes is the Real Change Circulation Specialist, but, in addition to his skills with a spreadsheet, he writes this weekly column about whatever recent going-ons caught his attention. Dr. Wes has contributed to the paper since 1994. Curious about his process or have a response to one of his columns? Connect with him at [email protected].
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Jan. 18-24, 2023 | stunned they were to hear about this. Knowing their attitudes toward other cultures, I'm sure that the thought on both of their minds at the time was, "Oh no, we're getting advice from the Hawai'ian equivalent of a witch doctor."
But they tried it anyway, and it worked. I took to it and stopped throwing up. It became a family legend. They'd tell any new friends: "Our son was weaned on papaya juice." It portended things to come, including my attachment to wearing Hawai'ian print shirts and that my preferred pronoun is 'ia.
Speaking of health problems, now I have to be afraid of coming down with monkeypox.
I learned about this from my co-workers, Ainsley "Bearer of Bad Tidings" Meyer and Caroline "Ditto That" St. Clair, two people who always seem to know whatever is going to scare me next. "Hey, Wes! Now you can get monkeypox! You've had chickenpox, you could have had cowpox, now watch out! Here comes monkeypox!"
I have a number of column ideas I keep in reserve. One of them is to write an entire column just listing ideas for how I might die, hopefully sometime no sooner than age 110. Just a long list of ideas, like "hit by a dump truck while walking home from buying my daily wine." There could be a lot of ways to die of bodily explosions. I could get monkeypox, and my insides could burst. Of course, I could also recycle ideas about being flattened in a pancaked building during The Big One. Those fears are always a hoot to embellish upon | 347 |
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Jared Bailey, International spokesperson, global services visited KL town last month.
I was honored to attend his 'Raising Eyebrows since 1976' event to learn about everything about Eye Brow. Jared Bailey loves sharing the wonders of Benefit Beauty<|fim_middle|> read about Benefit gimme brow technique in my pervious blogposts here and here.
The products used to create Wow brows include benefits Brow Zing and Gimme Brow.
A Custom Brow Arch accentuates your prettiest features!
Well if you are not confident to do it yourselves, worry not because you could always drop by Benefit Brow Bar to get your brows on-the-go. This one-stop brow shop staffed with licensed aestheticians, highly trained in the art of brow shaping. There're also prepared to wax and tweeze, primp and please.
During the event, we were introduced benefit's brand New product, Dream Screen. The new protection in town (You can't feel it, you can't see it…but it's got you covered) is already available since May 2014. Benefit's broad spectrum SPF 45 PA+++ invisible, silky matte sunscreen is ultra lightweight, moisturizing and absorbs instantly. It is Fragrance-free and Oil-free. We definitely need this to protect ourselves from the hot weather here!
We were also given benefit's It's potent! Eye cream that helps fade dark circles to try.
Happy to meet Shannon again!
For more information about Benefit, follow them on facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BenefitCosmeticsMalaysia and Instagram at 'benefitcosmeticsmy'. | Services with the World. As a licensed aesthetician and global brow expert, he's made it his mission to achieve "arch" excellence for gals around the globe. He is Fun and willing to teach, all of us love him so much.
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The building is located near the Zawadzkiego-Klonowica estate. It can be reached by buses no 53, 75, and 80 (the Zawadzkiego stop), 60 (the Unii Lubelskiej szpital stop), as well as trams no 1 or 9 (the Unii Lubelskiej stop). The easiest way to reach the stadium by from the city centre is to drive along Wojska Polskiego Alley, then turn into Unii Lubelskiej Street and turn into Litewska Street by the hospital. Next to the stadium, there is a parking lot for coaches and cars.
The stadium by the present Litewska Street was erected in the early 20th century. Its pre-war user was the SC Preussen Stettin sports club. It was called Hans-Peltzer-Kampfbahn, which was changed into Preussen-Sportplatz in 1933. After the Second World War, WKS Wiarus became the host of the stadium, later on – the KS Budowlani sports club. At the beginning of the 21st century, the building was thoroughly modernized and became the most modern athlete stadium in Poland. The stadium has the Polish Athletic Association certificate, which entitles the stadium to be the place of organization of international athletic competitions according to the IAAF criteria. The only stands in the stadium are fitted with 1638 plastic seats. Under the stands, there is a hall with artificial surface, as well as gyms, locker rooms, and biological regeneration rooms. At present, the stadium is a seat of the MKL Szczecin athletics club. The Polish Athletic Championships took place there in 2002, 2008, and 2014. Several Pedros Cup meetings with the participation of the world's athletics biggest stars were organized in the stadium. In 2002, a distinguished athlete from Szczecin, Wiesław Maniak, became the patron of the stadium.
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LAVA Sunday Salon, Les Noces du Figaro Sunday Salon
L<|fim_middle|> is a dedicated preservationist, and the host of the LAVA Sunday Salon and the LAVA Literary Salon series, named Best L.A. Literary Salon by Los Angeles Magazine. He also curates an ongoing series of forensic science programs at Cal State Los Angeles. Richard is also a reader at the Huntington Library.
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Join LAVA for our revived free monthly Sunday Salon series. We return to South Broadway, to the mezzanine of Les Noces du Figaro, which was recently opened by the family behind Figaro Bistro in Los Feliz. This handsome space was formerly Schaber's Cafeteria (Charles F. Plummer, 1928), and the mezzanine features wonderful views of the Los Angeles Theatre.
On the last Sunday of each month, LAVA welcomes interested individuals to gather in downtown Los Angeles (noon-2pm), for a structured Salon featuring formal presentations and opportunities to meet and connect with one another.If you're interested in joining LAVA as a creative contributor or an attendee, we recommend Salon attendance as an introduction to this growing community. We also recommend the eclairs.
Read about the original Sunday Salon at Clifton's Cafeteria here.
Presentation One The Mystique of the Orange.
Cloaked in mystery and available only to the elite until modern times, the orange has been known as the fruit of the gods, the food of emperors, a token of gratitude and a symbol of health, wealth and love. Since it entered history, the dream of California has been that it is a place of plenty, of potential, of personal opportunity. The orange became a glowing symbol of this dream. David Boulé, author of the recently released The Orange and the Dream of California (Angel City Press), will take a lively, literary and extraordinarily visual look at this colorful and captivating history and reveal the tremendous impact of the orange on the culture and development of California, and how these two entities have built on one another to feed the imagination and conjure a compelling fantasy.
A third generation Californian, David has a lifelong fascination with the history, culture, achievements and uniqueness of the region. "The enduring image of California as paradise and the orange as unique among all fruit is because, partially, these things are true. These traits have then been magnified by poets and boosters, artists and hucksters, songwriters and bureaucrats—with both artistic and commercial motivation—to appeal to people's continuing desire to believe that such exceptional perfection can really exist," he says.
Presentation Two Charlie Chaplin & Keystone's Centennial.
One hundred years ago, Charlie Chaplin made his film debut in Mack Sennett's Keystone Comedies. Within the year, he would become the biggest star in motion pictures, going on to set filmmaking artistic standards that some feel have never be duplicated. During that first year of 1914, Chaplin filmed in various Los Angeles neighborhoods, and—in several cases—used actual events (ranging from the dedication of a Wilmington wharf to various auto races on streets and tracks) as a backdrop for his comedies. Brent E. Walker, author of Mack Sennett's Fun Factory, will take us on a guided tour of Chaplin in 1914, and the Los Angeles history revealed in these early comedies.
PLEASE NOTE: this Sunday Salon will be slightly longer than usual in order to accommodate three talks.
The second presentation will end at 1:45pm. The third presentation runs from 2:00pm-2:30pm, and will serve as an introduction to the Broadway On My Mind Walking Tour which immediately follows.
Presentation Three: Open Street Map & Historical Overlays
Join us as Charlotte Wolter explains how OpenStreetMap is creating an open, free map of the world that anyone can use.
It works by marshaling the energies and knowledge of tens of thousands of volunteers around the globe who contribute their time and local knowledge in a phenomenon known as "crowd-sourcing," focusing this mass of people in a common effort for the common good.
[OpenStreetMap] is also a sophisticated technical effort, one in which some of the best minds in geographic / mapping science and computing have contributed their abilities to create the storage system that keeps all of OpenStreetMaps' huge data files safe and quick to access.
These programmers also have helped to develop an online mapping interface that make it easy for anyone to contribute to OpenStreetMap. If you have an interest in the history of a place, OpenStreetMap (and its corollary, OpenHistoricalMap) are here to provide a way to put that history, literally, on the map.
If you'd like to map historical sites that still exist, you'll use OpenStreetMap. For lost locations, OpenHistoricalMap is the place where contributors can provide reconstructions of places that existed in the past, whether the buildings still exist today or not.
In this presentation, you will have an opportunity to try your hand at contributing to OpenStreetMap, using your knowledge of historic sites in Los Angeles. You can even bring your laptop computer if you'd like to learn how to edit Open StreetMap at home. The tools and techniques you'll discover in this presentation will also be useful if you'd like to add lost locations to OpenHistoricalMap .
The Salon will be followed by a free walking tour, The Flaneur & The City: Broadway on My Mind walking tour #11. Please visit the tour series Landing Page for videos and descriptions of past tours and the goals of the series.
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After his undergraduate studies in art history at UC Santa Cruz, Richard Schave set out to explore the American interior as an itinerent brick mason. His return to his native Los Angeles coincided with a renewed acquaintance with Kim Cooper, a once-detested academic colleague who would become his bride. Together, fusing scholarly research with new digital tools, they launched the 1947project time travel blog, along with In SRO Land, and On Bunker Hill, as well as the Esotouric tour company. With the success of Kim's True Crime tours, Richard developed a series of Literary and California Culture excursions. Richard | 1,224 |
Capital's English/Language Arts curriculum is designed to develop reading, writing, and critical thinking skills that are aligned with state and national Common Core State Standards (CCSS) standards for English Language Arts (ELA). Capital School District follows the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts (ELA). These shared expectations create a rigorous picture of what young people must know and be able to do in order to compete successfully in college, the workplace, and in our global community.
The teaching and learning in English/Language Arts classrooms is delivered in an integrated manner often across content areas while focused on the areas of reading fluency and comprehension, writing, listening, speaking, literature, research, and language usage.
Reading and writing for a variety of purposes, speaking confidently, and listening effectively are all very important parts of literacy development.
Listed below are instructional highlights for ELA as well as links to more detailed information.
The standards establish a "staircase" of increasing complexity in what students must be able to read and comprehend.
By reading a diverse array of classic and contemporary literature as well as challenging informational texts in a range of subjects, students build knowledge, gain insights, explore possibilities, and broaden their perspective.
Certain critical types of content are mandated for all students, including classic myths and stories from around the world, foundational U.S. documents, seminal works of American literature, and the writings of Shakespeare.
Students engage in the writing process for various purposes and audiences with a focus on narrative, opinion, and informative/explanatory writing.
The ability to write logical arguments based on substantive claims, sound reasoning, and relevant evidence is a cornerstone of the writing standards, with opinion writing – a basic form of argument – extending down into the earliest grades.
Research – both short, focused projects (such as those commonly required in the workplace) and in depth research – is emphasized.
An important focus is academic discussion in one-on-one, small-group, and whole-class settings. Through formal presentations and informal discussion students collaborate to answer questions, build understanding, and solve problems.
Students grow their vocabularies through a mix of conversations, direct instruction, and reading that steadily expands their repertoire of words, phrases and understanding of language.
Vocabulary and conventions are treated<|fim_middle|> resources, work both independently and collaboratively with peers. | in their own strand not because skills in these areas should be handled in isolation but because their use extends across reading, writing, speaking, and listening into other content areas.
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Year 7-12 school with 2 campuses, 1400 students, and 200 staff members
2 IT staff look after the entire network consisting of Meraki MR, MS, MX, & EMM
Network bottlenecks are easily detected and resolved within the Meraki dashboard
Situated on two separate campuses in Western Australia, Bunbury Catholic College is a co-educational Catholic year 7-12 school aiming to keep education quality high while keeping overall fees low. As the original campus in Bunbury quickly grew to serve over 1000 students, Bunbury Catholic College opened a second campus, Mercy, in Australind. Today, there are 1400 students, 200 staff members, and a small team of 5 IT staff across the two campuses.
Greg Everitt is the man behind the scenes making technology and IT work in and out of the classrooms. Having started as a systems administrator over a decade ago and now serving as the IT Manager of both campuses, he's seen everything from the nuts and bolts up to the overall network and systems strategy. On his lean team, only 2 staff actively look after the Cisco Meraki network they have in place – one at Bunbury and one at Mercy. The overall goal of Everitt's team is to keep all students connected and "provide as good of service as we can with the budget that we've got." When the IT team was tasked with pushing out a 1:1 laptop program, they knew they needed a stronger, more reliable network to support the large number of devices that would shortly come onboard.
Prior to Meraki, the Bunbury IT team was using a complex command line interface (CLI) to configure and maintain the network. Additionally, all of the time-consuming firmware updates had to be pushed out over the school holidays, as they couldn't be scheduled, finished overnight, or completed over a weekend. They had minimal visibility with the previous network even though Everitt tried to integrate open source tools to get a better idea of what was happening on the network, but still "all the stats we now get from Meraki are so much better and easier."
When Everitt's team first started evaluating Meraki, they attended a webinar, received a free MR wireless<|fim_middle|> connected to the MR34 APs.
All of the deployment work is done by Everitt's local team, apart from the data cabling. The team attaches the AP to the data point and cables it up. "That's all you have to do and that's the best thing about it," Everitt explained. The team uses many of the default Meraki dashboard settings, making the configuration even simpler.
In terms of dashboard features, viewing the connectivity of the network is particularly useful for Everitt. As his role has grown to encompass everything related to IT, he loves that in an instant, he can see the health of the network and whether devices are offline or online based on the red and green color bars. He also set up email alerts to get notified each time a device goes down so network connectivity never impedes on student learning. When it comes to wireless APs, Everitt says, "it's so easy to see what traffic is going across the AP, who's connected, the troubleshooting tools, and the LAN tab, all in a single view."
On the switch side, Everitt's favorite feature is that the VLANs are setup automatically and the RADIUS server automatically places the students into the right network when they connect to them. Just the other day, Everitt shared that someone on the IT team connected up a switch, but forgot to put the VLAN on it. He noticed in the dashboard that there was no DHCP for the VLAN. "That sort of stuff is so easy to do and my junior IT staff can do it."
On the MX Security Appliances, the best tool for the team is to see what's going out through the WAN link. This is particularly handy for the team when there are bottlenecks, which usually happens when students use too much bandwidth. The other feature most used by the team is the firewall feature as Everitt can create custom rules providing granular control over policies and applications. In the past, ensuring that students couldn't access the staff network took a significant amount of time. Now, Everitt loves seeing how many hits a particular rule has to ensure that it's working and for an education environment, this has been mission-critical.
Not only is the IT team benefiting from the Meraki solution behind the scenes, but so are the students. On the frontline, students at Bunbury Catholic College are able to use their timetable application to find out when class times are, rather than relying on paper copies. In addition, they now have access to their class plans and assessments, while also having the ability to send in assessments directly to their teachers, thanks to the 1:1 program. Enabling digital learning has had tremendous impact on the teachers as they no longer need to plug in wires to connect to projectors. Now they can take their mobile device from the library to the classroom, log in, and wirelessly connect to any classroom's projector, making the teaching process more efficient than ever.
Aside from MR wireless APs, MS Switches, and MX Security Appliances, the team is using Systems Manager, the Enterprise Mobility Management solution, to track when students sign onto the network, any application usage, and disk usage information.
The development of Bunbury Catholic College has been quite a ride for Everitt who was working in the early days when there were 200 computers limited to a lab and only two wireless APs. Today, Bunbury Catholic College is building a new science block and early adult learning center at the Mercy campus, both two story buildings needing network gear. This campus also plans to expand student count from its existing 400 students to 600 students. As Bunbury Catholic College continues to grow, Meraki looks forward to the partnership to support their growing digital learning initiatives.
Module 'pgsql' already loaded Unknown :0 | Access Point (AP), and then requested a trial. They had first heard about Meraki when someone on the team attended an in-person presentation. Since then, Everitt had his eye on Meraki. Once the trial equipment arrived and Everitt familiarized himself with the ease of use and simplicity of the Meraki web-based dashboard, where all products are managed from, he was immediately won over. "This is for us. I don't think I'd go back now. I'm sold now," Everitt said as he reflected on his initial experience with Meraki. Another aspect of the Meraki solution that attracted Everitt was that he had a few younger IT staff members, along with several trainees from the recent graduating class and they are much familiar with graphic user interfaces (GUIs) as opposed to CLI.
Every year, hundreds of new laptops are purchased for the new class of students. While students can take them home and use them in class, all of the maintenance and fixes are provided by the IT team, saving parents quite a few headaches each year. After the initial wireless MR34 AP deployment across the Bunbury campus, Everitt also began looking at the MX Security Appliances, mainly because of the site-to-site VPN feature and the ability to link the two campuses. They settled on the MX400 Security Appliances, one for each campus, and quickly deployed them. Additionally, there are 2 MS420 Aggregation Switches at each campus, both connected into the security appliances. These serve as the backbone that the fiber comes into. Everitt also has individual 48-port and 24-port switches installed throughout the building, which are all then | 340 |
Most of us love magic because we love feeling astonished and amazed. We never seem to outgrow those childlike feelings of wonder, no matter how old we get. We know there is a trick to it all, some way the illusionist is concealing reality and showing us only what he wants us to see. But when pressed to explain it, we can't.
"How'd he do that?" we always ask in disbelief.
All artists, be it magicians, painters, or musicians, have secret techniques of their craft that they have developed and collected in their pursuit of mastery. Using them to entertain, amuse, inspire, and captivate, they show us what's possible when people dedicate themselves to attaining greatness.
Great presentation designers have their secrets, too; esoteric expertise that they use to create truly captivating presentations that dazzle and delight even the most stoic of audiences.
So, what's their trick? How do they grab and hold people's attention with ease? How do they deliver the goods time after time while the rest fall short?
Luckily for you, we have the answer. Keep reading to find out the top five secrets presentation designers use to create riveting slide decks.
Simplicity is paramount. Avoid overloading your slides with excessive information or cluttered imagery. Make sure you use bullets to convey your message rather than verbose sentences, which become difficult to read. Structured, minimal presentations are known to be 40% easier to retain than their freeform counterparts.
Smart image use is the trademark of a strong presentation designer. Done right, an image can reduce the amount of text you need on a slide and ensure that viewers remember the message. Studies show that combining a relevant image with a concise message is easier to retain than text alone.
Headlines are important<|fim_middle|> with data, they become a liability. Be economical with the information you include, use bright, bold colors, and for maximum retention, make sure to vary your illustrations. | and should be more than just a word or two. Try to deliver the message in a brief sentence that summarizes the slide, but make sure to keep it short enough to remember.
Try to avoid abstract ideas and words during presentations. Instead, try to engage your audience with stories and concrete visual language. Our brains crave narratives and will engage more fully when we feel like we are listening to one. The best presentation designers know this and use it to their advantage.
Charts, graphs, and tables can be very informative, but when overused or overloaded | 109 |
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -Patrick Marleau's name was bandied about in rumors all last month leading to up the trading deadline. The decision by the San Jose Sharks to keep their captain just might have been the spark he needed to turn around a difficult season.
Marleau scored his second goal of the game 3:05 into overtime to lead the Sharks to their seventh straight win, 3-2 over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night.
"A world of weight has been taken off his shoulders," said coach Ron Wilson, who had been Marleau's harshest critic since last postseason. "That's helped. It's always hard to play when you're worrying about being traded. That news that he wasn't energized him."
Marleau downplayed any relief he might have felt when he stayed in San Jose, but his performance speaks<|fim_middle|> This was the Senators' first game in San Jose in 1,600 days, a 4-1 victory on Oct. 18, 2003. The teams last played in Ottawa on Jan. 12, 2006. | otherwise. He has three goals and three assists in the five games since the deadline after scoring only 10 goals in his first 58 games.
The winner came when Joe Pavelski centered a pass from behind the net that Marleau knocked past Martin Gerber for his 13th goal, and third in two games.
"It's nice to help the team defensively and offensively," he said. "Anytime you can chip in and help the team get two points, you have to be happy with your game."
The Sharks rallied from a pair of one-goal deficits in the third period, winning for just the third time in 23 games this season when they trailed after two periods.
San Jose made up ground in the Pacific Division on Dallas and Anaheim, which both lost Wednesday night. The Sharks moved one point past the Ducks and within three of the first-place Stars.
Jason Spezza scored both goals for the Senators, who have lost five of six and fell for just the fourth time in 30 games when leading after two.
Senators general manager-coach Bryan Murray probably wished he hadn't stuck around for the end of this game after being ejected late in the third period of Monday night's loss in Anaheim. Murray, who fired coach John Paddock late last month, fell to 1-3 since taking over the coaching duties.
"I thought we played well defensively, a 2-1 hockey game until late," Murray said. "We gave up a turnover in the neutral zone and that was the difference in them being able to tie it up. Other than that, I thought we were going to survive and get the two points."
Marleau also scored on the power play in the opening minute of the third period to tie it at 1 for San Jose. Marleau one-timed a pretty pass from newly acquired Brian Campbell in his first two-goal game of the season.
"Patty did all of the work tonight," said Campbell, who has five points in five games with San Jose. "I'm just trying to be creative out there."
Spezza gave Ottawa a 2-1 lead on the power play when he deflected a shot from the boards by Cory Stillman past Evgeni Nabokov with 7:10 remaining for his 27th goal.
But the Sharks answered in the closing minutes when Jonathan Cheechoo deflected Joe Thornton's centering pass in with 2:46 remaining in regulation. The goal was Cheechoo's 21st of the season and 16th in the last 23 games.
"It's disappointing to get a lead late in the game and not hold it," said Gerber, who made 27 saves. "You should be able to bring it home."
Nabokov made 17 saves for the Sharks, who held Ottawa to a season-low 19 shots.
There were few scoring chances early until Ottawa capitalized on a mistake by San Jose midway through the second period. Chris Kelly and Dany Heatley combined to steal the puck from Douglas Murray in the Sharks' zone. Heatley then fed Spezza, who beat Evgeni Nabokov from in front to give the Senators the 1-0 lead with his 26th goal.
Notes: Ottawa leading scorer Daniel Alfredsson missed the game after being cross-checked in the ribs Monday at Anaheim. ... Sharks F Jeremy Roenick missed his second straight game with the flu. ... | 708 |
Though we haven't been to all of the<|fim_middle|> you can guess easily… We like Bükk the most in early spring. But you can visit it any time of the year and each season has its own magic. The lush green forests offer getaway from the heat of summer and autumn colors are pretty spectacular. Okay, we haven't managed to find the magic on grey and bald winter days. But let it snow and it will turn into a white wonderland.
When it comes to accommodation Lillafüred, Miskolc and Szilvásvárad are the straightforward choices if you want to stay close to the most stunning attractions of Bükk. There are plenty of other smaller towns though that are not so well-known but still very close – like Noszvaj, Bélapátfalva or Bükkszentkereszt.
If you want to combine hiking with sightseeing, Eger is your place. This wonderful historical city is located near the foothills of Bükk and it's also one of the best places for wine tasting in Hungary.
Okay, let's get back to Bükk. What if you don't have a car? No problem. Public transport is good enough to get you anywhere in Hungary. Miskolc and Eger, the two larger cities near Bükk can be reached by direct trains from Budapest (Keleti Railway Station). Most of the trailheads are in or near small towns and villages and you can get there by bus. Line 1054 starts from Budapest and stops in Eger and in a lot of smaller towns in Bükk. Lillafüred can be reached by city public transport from Miskolc (it's part of Miskolc, officially).
You can check train and bus lines and timetables here (train) and here (bus).
Does your country have mountains? Are you a hiker? | Hungarian national parks (yet!) but we visited all of those that offer mountains or hills. We love mountains and Bükk is as close to a real mountain as we have in Hungary. Though the highest point in the country is located in Mátra Mountains (Kékes, 1014 m), but the average height of Bükk Mountains with its 800-900 meters high peaks exceeds Mátra.
However Bükk National Park is not only known as one of the highest places in our country. It's also home to our highest waterfall (no, I won't even tell its height just yet, I let you guess…) and our prettiest one. Actually, most of the things it offers are quite special… the huge karst plateau, the countless caves or the small, romantic lakes. A bunch of well-established hiking trails make it easy to discover the peace and beauty of Bükk in any season. Join us as we show you our favorite places!
We started our hike from Bélapátfalva so that we can have breakfast on the shore of Lake Gyári (Gyári-tó in Hungarian), a small lake near the village. Then we conquered some of those peaks Bükk is so famous for: Istállós-kő (959 m, this one is the highest), Tar-kő, Pes-kő and Bél-kő. They offer captivating panorama of different parts of the surrounding landscape.
Lillafüred is officially a part of Miskolc – a city near Bükk Mountains – but actually, it's about 12 kilometres from there hidden in a forest. It's probably the most popular destination in Bükk National Park and for a good reason.
Then there are the Hanging Gardens: this park enclosed by Szinva and Garadna streams is home to colorful flower gardens located on several terraces. And Lillafüred Waterfall, the highest one in Hungary can be found here, too. Exactly 20 meters. By the way, it's artificial – naturally the water would run under the cliff. Well, Hungary is not the country of waterfalls. But most of it is plain so no wonder. And artificial or not, Lillafüred Waterfall is pretty.
But hey, Bükk National Park has another waterfall that is even prettier: 17 meters high Veil Waterfall (Fátyol-vízesés in Hungarian) in the Szalajka Valley. This one is definitely not artificial – its limestone stairs are among the most unique karst phenomena in Hungary and the countless small cascades of the falls are such a lovely sight!
Veil Waterfall can be accessed by a short walk from the town of Szilvásvárad. It's hard to miss since you only need to follow Szalajka stream (and countless other people as this nice and easy walk is very popular).
Bükk Plateau is one of the best places in Hungary to see countless blooming wildflowers – including several special and strictly protected species. Since Bükk has seasonal forests, most of the flowers have chance to get some sunshine only until trees grow their leaves. It means that spring blooming is usually from late February to mid-April depending on the weather.
Snowdrops are among the prettiest flowers in Hungary and they are the first to bloom. Often they stick their head right out from under the melting snow in February.
Hundreds of primroses and lilies also stand proud and carpets of purple and white Corydalis (we call them keltike and it means something like "just waken up") cover the sunkissed meadows.
Well, | 757 |
Philips Series 7000 Beard and Stubble Vacuum Trimmer review
If there's one industry that's enjoyed a coronavirus lockdown boom, it must be beard and stubble trimmers. I know I'm not the only one who decided to forgo shaving as I locked myself indoors, and I'm sure I'm also not the only one who quickly realised that an untrimmed beard is a sin against man and God.
Left to their own devices beards look terrible, so a trimmer is a necessity whether you're growing yours out or just trying to keep it in check. There are plenty out there, but the Philips Series 7000 beard trimmer offers a decent mix of reliable performance, interesting features, and a price tag that won't break the bank.
Aesthetics probably aren't your first concern when buying a beard trimmer, but you still want something that isn't a total embarrassment to your bathroom cupboard.
The Series 7000 has a fairly clean design that feels modern and comfortable. The matt black finish is both attractive and practical – it's easy to keep clean, and makes stray hairs less noticeable too.
A slightly grippy finish helps the Series 7000 feel secure in the hands, and it's curved comfortably to suit your grip. At the top you'll spot the integrated vacuum chamber – more on that later – which looks surprisingly cool for a razor. The only downside is the transparent plastic, so you'll always be able to see your trimmed ends – though at least that's a good reminder to keep the trimmer clean.
One minor inconvenience – the curved shape means that the trimmer won't stand up vertically unless there's something to lean it against, which is a little annoying in cramped cupboards, but hardly a dealbreaker.
Controls are minimal. A single LED on the front shows power and charging, and there's a big, hard-to-miss power button to turn the trimmer on and off. Above that sits the length control: a grippy dial that takes just enough force to turn that you won't accidentally shave shorter than you meant to, and is satisfyingly clicky and robust.
The Series 7000 ships with a comb and a trimmer, and both are easy to clip on and off with minimal fuss.
A beard trimmer is unlikely to be the sexiest bit of tech you ever pick up, but Philips has worked hard to make the Series 7000 earn its place in your bathroom cabinet, and it really does look the part, with plenty of practical touches to win you over too.
Features and functionality
So how does it do for actually trimming your beard?
Well first off, you get a choice of twenty length settings at 0.5mm intervals, from 0.5 up to 10mm, all accessed through the same simple dial. That means this is good for stubble up to short beards, though for anything longer you'll probably want to look at hair clippers or plain ol' scissors.
That's a decent range though, and since it's so easy to switch between settings the Series 7000 is pretty well-suited to people who trim different parts of their beard to different lengths.
Together with the comb trimming is smooth and comfortable, and the Series 7000 offers enough power to cope with my lockdown beard at least.
The trimmer is less impressive – designed to let you trim hard-to-reach spots and detail the edges of sideburns or a mustache, I found it difficult to maneuvre and surprisingly<|fim_middle|> that will match this on features or battery performance at that price.
The Philips Series 7000 is an attractive, effective beard and stubble trimmer that nails the basics – versatile settings and impressive battery life – while also offering a little something extra in the form of the vacuum chamber.
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Backing it all up is the integrated vacuum. This doesn't actually contribute anything to how the Series 7000 trims your hair, but instead does its best to suck up all the loose hair before it falls.
The vacuum doesn't quite catch everything – so you'll still need to take a little care with where you shave – but it does avoid the worst of the mess. Emptying it out is simple enough, but you'll have to live with the fact that some hairs will always cling to the edges, and you're never quite likely to get the razor spotless again.
That's partly because the Series 7000 isn't waterproof, so you can't use it in the shower or wash out the vacuum chamber. You can wash the comb, trimmer, and blades once you remove them from the body – so long as you then dry them pretty thoroughly – but can't wash the main body at all.
You might think the vacuum would have a hefty impact on battery life, but the Series 7000 will still last up to 60 minutes on one charge, which is far longer than it should take you to trim your beard. And if it does run out, or you forget to top it up, it can be used while it's plugged into power too.
At its RRP of £80/$55 the Series 7000 feels pricey in the UK, though fortunately it's actually widely available for much less than that. At the time of writing you can grab it from Amazon, John Lewis, or Boots for just £50, at which price it's a bit of a steal.
There are cheaper shavers and trimmers – check out our pick of the best electric shaver deals for some inspiration – but few | 395 |
Airport capacity & Slot 02/02/2021
As air transport continues to grow inexorably, airports must redouble their ingenuity to accommodate, within the limits of their airport capacity, aircraft and their passengers.
Faced with this challenge, airports are trying to optimise their organisation as much as possible in order to adapt and offer as many slots as possible (see the article) without degrading their quality of service.
Airport capacity and number of slots, a close relationship!
Each airport has a so-called operational capacity. This corresponds to the number of aircraft (aircraft for experts) and passengers that can be managed by the airport at the required safety level.
Thus, this operational capacity determines the number of slots available at the airports.
What are these "factors" that determine airport capacity?
Each airport operates with its own specificities influencing its operational capacity.
The number of runways, aircraft parking areas and taxiways are all factors limiting the airport's operational capacity.
For example, an airport with only one runway will only be able to handle a limited flow of aircraft. Conversely, and logically, an airport with several runways will be able to accommodate more aircraft and "juggle" with external elements<|fim_middle|> allows only one aircraft every 15 minutes on its air route to clear the runway if necessary. This means that 5 landings per hour are allowed at this airport. The airport is therefore upgraded to category 2 during the winter season.
Paris Le Bourget (LFPB, LBG)
Europe's largest business airport with more than 57,000 aircraft movements in 2018, the airport has a capacity restriction between 22:00 and 06:00. The reason for this is the Noise Exposure Plan (NEP) which prohibits all aircraft take-offs (except turboprop aircraft) between 22:00 and 06:00 in the morning. Take-off slots on jet-powered aircraft are only possible outside these time restrictions.
Ibiza (LEIB, IBZ)
A very popular destination in the summer, this airport quickly becomes congested. This is due to the influx of planes and its limited non-extendable parking capacity (island). The airport is upgraded to category 3 in the summer on a "first come, first served" basis, with priority given to regular flights. Thus, it is frequent to have to make a "drop and go" in order to operate in Ibiza.
Cannes Mandelieu-la-Napoule (LFMD, CEQ)
Whether it is during the festival or in the middle of summer, many people wish to land at this airport to reach the French Riviera. A single runway rhythmed by sunny hours, a limited number of parking spaces and a limitation of aircraft tonnage are all factors that reduce the platform's capacity. Slots are necessary during the Cannes Film Festival.
Chartering a plane offers a very wide choice of airports in Europe. However, some are more in demand than others depending on the season. Indeed, this traffic is spread unevenly throughout the year.
Some airports experience seasonal overfrequentation (summer/winter). Others, on the other hand, have a peak in traffic for a particular event.
Although this is not a guarantee, booking in advance increases the possibility of obtaining the requested slot. As well as providing you the jet, we advise you on the best solutions to get you as close as possible to your destination while maintaining the comfort of the charter. Sometimes a slightly more distant airport can offer more flexibility than initially requested. For example, Grenoble instead of Chambery when it is saturated, or Cascais instead of Lisbon for private jets.
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Airport slot | such as the weather.
• External Environment
An airport can be represented as a huge beehive – you come and go. Like these charming bees, this airport traffic produces a repetitive "bzzzz". Hence, in order to manage noise pollution, some airports limit their operating hours or the number of movements (arrivals and departures).
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Rain or shine cannot be ordered. Thus, certain weather conditions restrict the optimal use of the airport infrastructure.
Slot and airport congestion, a link?
An airport can offer slots and accept aircraft as far as its capacity allows. Consequently, there are 3 categories of airports according to the level of congestion:
Explanatory graph of airport operational capacity categories
• CATEGORY 1
The capacity of the airport allows it to respond favourably to requests. No slot coordination is required.
Airport congestion fluctuates according to the season or may be affected by a particular event. Some time adjustments may be requested by the airport to smooth operations. Slots can coordinate the airport for a defined period.
Demand regularly exceeds the capacity of the airport. A coordinator allocates the slots in order to organise the traffic as much as possible and optimise the airport infrastructure.
Airports limiting the supply of slots
Geneva (LSGG, GVA)
Airport capacity's category 3 and Europe's second largest business airport with more than 35,000 movements per year, Geneva is a very popular destination. In addition to its numerous scheduled flights, this airport has to manage seasonal flows as well as ad hoc flights on a single runway. To orchestrate these flows, the airport therefore coordinates arrivals and departures with slots.
With sometimes one movement (take-off or landing) per minute, the airport operates on a just-in-time basis and quickly reaches congestion depending on demand. Certain technical considerations also oblige Geneva to regulate its supply of slots according to the type of aircraft.
And yes, a small private jet will not be able to take off right after a Boeing-747 for example because of the air mass that the latter will disturb (wake turbulence).
Chambéry (LFLB, CMF)
Due to its proximity to the ski resorts of the French Alps, Chambéry Mont Blanc airport is very busy almost exclusively during the winter period. Like Geneva, Chambéry airport has only one runway, but with the additional constraint of its environment. Surrounded by the mountains, the airport | 495 |
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In the highest attainable state of chemical purity, india-rubber is a practically colourless and odourless substance, possessing a specific gravity of approximately 0.911. It is insoluble in water, but is capable of absorbing about 25 per cent, of its own weight of water on prolonged immersion. Rubber is a bad conductor both of heat and of electricity. Some of its most important technical uses are dependent upon the last named property. In so-called rubber solvents the rubber swells into a jelly which finally "runs" when a sufficient amount of the solvent is added. In this way about 15 parts of rubber are soluble in 100 parts of benzene, and smaller amounts in turpentine, petrol, chloroform, carbon bisulphide and other solvents. The rubber is more easily taken up by the solvent after it has been mechanically kneaded in the rolling or masticating machines, than in the untreated condition. Weber considered that all these solutions should more properly be regarded as solutions of the so-called solvent in the india-rubber.
The mechanical strength of rubber which has once been dissolved is greatly inferior to that of the crude rubber. For this reason cut sheet rubber is superior for many purposes to sheet which has been "spread" from a solution. This fact renders it doubtful whether synthetic<|fim_middle|> chemical substances. Raw rubber undergoes slow oxidation on exposure to the air, and it enters rapidly into combination with ozone. Dilute acids and alkalies have little or no effect upon it, but it is rapidly destroyed by the action of strong sulphuric or nitric acid, or by exposure to the action of chlorine, bromine or iodine. The only compounds of rubber which have been at all closely studied are those with sulphur, with the halogens and with ozone.
On cooling raw rubber to the freezing point of water the substance becomes hard and brittle, but recovers its ordinary properties when restored to the normal temperature. At warm summer temperatures the elasticity of the rubber is increased, but on further raising the temperature the rubber becomes softer and more extensible. If the heating is not carried too far, the normal properties of the rubber are recovered on cooling. Heated still further the rubber becomes soft and sticky, becoming actually liquid at some point above 200°C. If cooled again from such a temperature the normal elasticity of the rubber is no longer recovered. At still higher temperatures the rubber undergoes dry distillation with destruction of the molecule
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Having always had an interest in holistic treatments, herbs and aromatherapy oils I felt very drawn to study Indian Head Massage and when I began carrying out treatments I soon realised the benefits felt by others in particular relaxation and stress relief. Over a course of months studying Indian Head Massage clients reported not only physical improvements but also on a spiritual level. This strengthened my belief in holistic treatments and having personally felt huge benefits from such treatments in the past I realised this was something I wanted to study further<|fim_middle|> also encourage the body's inner healing system through balancing energy points (chakras).
Indian Head Massage provides many health benefits in particular it is extremely beneficial for hair, skin and nails, it eases stress and in addition to this it balances our chakra points to help us in mind, body and spirit. | on my spiritual journey to help others.
Indian Head Massage involves massage, effleurage, pressure points on back, head, neck, arms, hands and face. This treatment is carried out over clothing. Aromatherapy oils can also be used on the head and face area during the treatment. Treatment time usually lasts approximate 45 minutes.
Massage has always played an important part in Indian Life. It features in the earliest Ayurvedic Texts, which date back nearly 4000 years. These ancient texts describe that when used in conjunction with herbs, spices and aromatic oils, massage had an important medical function and could not only improve on a physical level but | 136 |
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Check out: www.wilddayz.com to see what activities you'd like to get in on! | Colah Mount Kuring Gai Scout Group and Berowra Scout Group, spending a lazy Sunday snorkelling at Shelly Beach, just south of Manly.
Although the water was freezing, there were still a few fish to be seen, although not as many as we'd hoped! In recent trips to this location, we have seen 6 or more dusky whaler sharks, each one about 4 feet long!
Initially we were to visit the Water Works at Manly, however, we realised that it was a bit below our age group!
To get to Manly, we caught the train and bus in, and the ferry and train back! It was a big day, but well worth it! Next time, when it's warmer in the water, we'll visit Clovelly, where you can pat the large blue gropers!!
There will be a painting working bee at the Mount Colah Mount Kuring Gai Scout Hall on Saturday the 4th of December and Sunday the 5th of December.
Come one, come all. If you can't make it in one day please try to make it on the other day. And of course, if you can make it both days, then that would be even better !
We will start at 8am on both days, and go through until about 4pm. We may knock off earlier if we get it finished.
This is a crucial final step in the reconstruction project, so please do your very best to play your part.
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Great job by George and Andrew. | professional, polite, and explained what he uncovered during his inspection. He is a great representative for your company.
Very excellent service. Very efficient and cordial.
Ken Swank from Jennings Heating & Cooling was at my home this week on a maintenance call. He was prompt, professional and very courteous. He explained all the work which was done. Jennings is very fortunate to have such a professional employee. I will definately request Ken for my next appointment.
Fast, friendly service. Sean was clear, helpful, and patient. Highly recommended.
I had signed up for regular maintenance on my furnace and a/c. The techs are always on time and very polite, knowledgeable and respectful. Would definitely recommend Jennings.John was especially helpful and explained what usually goes wrong with a furnace like mine.
Excellent customer service..& great time management.. tech. was very friendly !
The technician (Alexander Zylko) was prompt, knowledgeable, clean & friendly. He answered all my questions!
Very helpful, experienced, knowledgeable, | 202 |
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