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wordpress | Man continuously undergoes selection through the operation of the forces of social environment. Among native Americans of the Colonial period a large family was an asset and social pressure and economic advantage counselled both early marriage and numerous children. Two hundred years of continuous political expansion and material prosperity changed these conditions and children, instead of being an asset to till the fields and guard the cattle, became an expensive liability. They now require support, education and endowment from their parents and a large family is regarded by some as a serious handicap in the social struggle.
These conditions do not obtain at first among immigrants, and large families among the newly arrived population are still the rule, precisely as they were in Colonial America and are to-day in French Canada where backwoods conditions still prevail.
The result is that one class or type in a population expands more rapidly than another and ultimately replaces it. This process of replacement of one type by another does not mean that the race changes or is transformed into another. It is a replacement pure and simple and not a transformation.
The lowering of the birth rate among the most valuable classes, while the birth rate of the lower classes remains unaffected, is a frequent phenomenon of prosperity. Such a change becomes extremely injurious to the race if unchecked, unless nature is allowed to maintain by her own cruel devices the relative numbers of the different classes in their due proportions. To attack race suicide by encouraging indiscriminate reproduction is not only futile but is dangerous if it leads to an increase in the undesirable elements. What is needed in the community most of all is an increase in the desirable classes, which are of superior type physically, intellectually and morally and not merely an increase in the absolute numbers of the population.
The value and efficiency of a population are not numbered by what the newspapers call souls, but by the proportion of men of physical and intellectual vigor. The small Colonial population of America was, on an average and man for man, far superior to the present inhabitants, although the latter are twenty-five times more numerous. The ideal in eugenics toward which statesmanship should be directed is, of course, improvement in quality rather than quantity. This, however, is at present a counsel of perfection and we must face conditions as they are.
Where altruism, philanthropy or sentimentalism intervene with the noblest purpose and forbid nature to penalize the unfortunate victims of reckless breeding, the multiplication of inferior types is encouraged and fostered. Indiscriminate efforts to preserve babies among the lower classes often result in serious injury to the race.
Mistaken regard for what are believed to be divine laws and a sentimental belief in the sanctity of human life tend to prevent both the elimination of defective infants and the sterilization of such adults as are themselves of no value to the community. The laws of nature require the obliteration of the unfit and human life is valuable only when it is of use to the community or race.
The church assumes a serious responsibility toward the future of the race whenever it steps in and preserves a defective strain. Before eugenics were understood much could be said from a Christian and humane viewpoint in favor of indiscriminate charity for the benefit of the individual. The societies for charity, altruism or extension of rights, should have in these days, however, in their management some small modicum of brains, otherwise they may continue to do, as they have sometimes done in the past, more injury to the race than black death or smallpox.
Efforts to increase the birth rate of the genius producing classes of the community, while most desirable, encounter great difficulties. In such efforts we encounter social conditions over which we have as yet no control. It was tried two thousand years ago by Augustus and his efforts to avert race suicide and the extinction of the old Roman stock were singularly prophetic of what some far seeing men are attempting in order to preserve the race of native Americans of Colonial descent.
Under modern social conditions it would be extremely difficult in the first instance to determine which were the most desirable types, except in the most general way and even if a satisfactory selection were finally made, it would be in a democracy a virtual impossibility to limit by law the right to breed to a privileged and chosen few.
Experiments in limiting reproduction to the undesirable classes were unconsciously made in mediaeval Europe under the guidance of the church. After the fall of Rome social conditions were such that all those who loved a studious and quiet life were compelled to seek refuge from the violence of the times in monastic institutions and upon such the church imposed the obligation of celibacy and thus deprived the world of offspring from these desirable classes.
In the Middle Ages, through persecution resulting in actual death, life imprisonment and banishment, the free thinking, progressive and intellectual elements were persistently eliminated over large areas, leaving the perpetuation of the race to be carried on by the brutal, the servile and the stupid. It is now impossible to say to what extent the Roman Church by these methods has impaired the brain capacity of Europe. No better method of eliminating the genius producing strains of a nation could be devised and if such were its purpose the result was eminently satisfactory, as is demonstrated by the superstitious and unintelligent Spaniard of to-day. A similar elimination of brains and ability took place in northern Italy, in France and in the Low Countries, where hundreds of thousands of Huguenots were murdered or driven into exile.
Under existing conditions the most practical and hopeful method of race improvement is through the elimination of the least desirable elements in the nation by depriving them of the power to contribute to future generations. It is well known to stock breeders that the color of a herd of cattle can be modified by continuous destruction of worthless shades and of course this is true of other characters. Black sheep, for instance, have been practically obliterated by cutting out generation after generation all animals that show this color phase, until in carefully maintained flocks a black individual only appears as a rare sport.
Actually, multi-culturalism/multi-racialism hurts the most vulnerable Whites, so in a way multi-culturalism/multi-racialism IS eugenics. | 2019-04-26T09:41:04Z | https://chechar.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/the-competition-of-races/ | Porn | Reference | 0.638391 |
wordpress | Today we are celebrating the precious letter P!
I have been looking forward to sharing these two bloggers with everyone. They have a pretty new blog and they are so special that they got 1000 followers in one month! I was curious as to how they did it. They have produced an eBook called Unseen Blogging Tips for Absolute Quick Success on how to earn that many followers.
The two bloggers are Cezane and Michelle and they are so friendly and supportive of the other bloggers.
I enjoy when Michelle and Cezane write together. They have a very heartfelt look on life and it is a good read. The way they equate the mind to a knife is quite interesting in the blog post called Mastering the Mind and Heart.
We aim to inspire many to a better life style and spread smiles like the showers of rain at Debudscha! Driven by a writer and a fighter, you’ve found yourself at a site where every beat of your heart rhymes to the smile on your face derived from the magic of words.
Welcome To Psychedelic Bay – Home to a Writer and a Fighter.
Enjoy your special letter day today. Cezane and Michelle. Today is all about you both!
Today we are celebrating the Keepable letter K!
Nikki writes her blog in order to promote a kinder way of living. Her blog’s motto is : Think Kinder Live Kinder Be Kinder. She strives toward this in every post. Her joy is infectious with adorable photos challenges, Articles on Mental health, Kind thoughts of the Day.
Nikki’s blog truly is an uplifting and enjoyable place to visit with each post. She has been blogging for several months now and recently did a makeover on her blog’s appearance. I think it looks amazing. I hope you will jump over and visit her page, it is a very pleasant place to visit.
When writing her “about me” page, she was quick to share the purpose of the blog. Here is her mission in her own words.
My mission here at A Kinder Way is to get you excited about living a kinder life. This is is not a place for perfection. No one can do everything ”right”, but we all can do something to make things better every day. Whether that’s buying a cruelty free product, eating a meatless meal, taking a long hot bath to soothe our soul or simply smiling at someone as we pass by. Each of these things adds kindness to our lives and the world around us.
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wordpress | Comics Archive | I made inky.
07/30/12 – Comic #90 – Bonus.
06/03/12 – Comic #89 – Can’t look away.
05/20/12 – Comic #87 – Sleep.
05/13/12 – Comic #86 – Contacts Part 3.
05/06/12 – Comic #85 – Contacts Part 2.
04/29/12 – Comic #84 – Contacts.
04/22/12 – Comic #83 – Pierogi.
04/15/12 – Comic #82 – Headphones.
04/08/12 – Comic #81 – Shopping.
04/01/12 – Comic #80 – Breakfast.
03/25/12 – Comic #79 – Walking.
03/18/12 – Comic #78 – Space.
03/11/12 – Comic #77 – Office meeting.
03/04/12 – Comic #76 – Mocha Mocha.
02/26/12 – Comic #75 – Quote.
02/19/12 – Comic #74 – No coke!
02/12/12 – Comic #73 – Shower times.
02/05/12 – Comic #72 – Whip Cream!
01/29/12 – Comic #71 – Buy American!
01/22/12 – Comic #70 – Cantaloupe.
01/15/12 – Comic #69 – Arachnophobia.
01/08/12 – Comic #68 – Blade Runner.
01/01/12 – Comic #67 – Paper Shredder.
12/18/11 – Comic #66 – Data acquired.
12/11/11 – Comic #65 – Yip Yips!
10/30/11 – Comic #60 – How he would have handled things.
10/23/11 – Comic #59 – Email.
10/16/11 – Comic #58 – 50 percent off.
10/09/11 – Comic #57 – Bad pickup lines.
10/02/11 – Comic #56 – Surprise.
09/18/11 – Comic #54 – Dream job.
08/21/44 – Comic #50 Change Management.
08/14/11 – Comic #49 – I love cats.
07/31/11 – Comic #47 – Serious business.
07/24/11 – Comic #46 – Adventures at McFoods R’ Us.
07/17/11 – Comic #45 – The rain.
07/10/11 – Comic #44 – The TUF Report.
07/03/11 – Comic #43 – Tank Girl.
06/26/11 – Comic #42 – The pouf.
06/12/11 – Comic #40 – Revelation!
06/05/11 – Comic #39 – Run away from the light.
05/29/11 – Comic #38 – Carry out.
05/22/11 – Comic #37 – The rapture.
05/01/11 – Comic #34 – Desktop wallpaper at work.
04/24/11 – Comic #33 – Two minutes.
04/17/11 – Comic #32 – Lunch times.
04/10/11 – Comic #31 – The doomed records system.
04/03/11 – Comic #30 – The greatest disappointment.
03/27/11 – Comic #29 – Supporting evil!
03/06/11 –Comic #26 – Like a G6.
02/27/11- Comic #25 – Dying.
02/20/11 – Comic #24 – A tour of a magical world.
01/09/11 – Comic #18 – Decision time.
12/12/10 – Comic #14 – Longest day ever!
12/05/10 – Comic #13 – Can-Scan sad times.
11/28/10 – Comic #12 – The turkey.
11/21/10 – Comic #11 – The restroom situation.
11/14/10 – Comic #10 – Ian goes shopping.
11/07/10 – Comic #9 – Driver issue.
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wikipedia | This article is about current Disney record label. For 1950s R&B label, see Recorded In Hollywood.
Hollywood Records, Inc. is an American record label of the Disney Music Group. The label focuses in pop, rock, alternative, hip hop, and country genres, as well as specializing in mature recordings not suitable for the flagship Walt Disney Records label. Founded in 1989, its current roster includes artists such as Jordan Fisher, Zella Day, Queen, Zendaya, Ocean Park Standoff, Dreamers, Bea Miller, Martina Stoessel, Breaking Benjamin, Jorge Blanco, Sabrina Carpenter, R5, Olivia Holt, Sofia Carson, Forever in Your Mind, New Hope Club, Joywave, Maddie Poppe and In Real Life. The label also releases Marvel Studios's soundtrack and compilation albums in conjunction with Marvel Music.
Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by Michael Eisner, then CEO of The Walt Disney Company as a way of expanding the company's music operations by looking to develop and promote the careers of a wide variety of artists in various genres. At the time, the company was limited to the release of soundtracks from Touchstone, and Hollywood Pictures films. Lawyer Peter Paterno was the first president of the label, until his resignation in 1993 because of the division's lackluster sales. After failing to sign new artists such as Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Naughty By Nature, Cypress Hill and Dr. Dre, the label experienced its first major success in February 1990, when it acquired the North American distribution rights to Queen's entire catalog for $10 million. The following year, the first Queen album under Hollywood, Innuendo, was released. The deal's outlook as an important economic opportunity was immediately affected by the premature death of the band's lead singer Freddie Mercury, although the band's catalog sales managed to successfully generate nearly $94 million in revenue for Disney from 1991 to 1995.
Bob Pfeifer was named President of the label in March 1995 after a whole year without a President, but problems continued to the label and Pfeifer was fired in 1997, after the label revealed that he had lost over 150 million dollars since 1989. In 1997, Disney acquired Mammoth Records, in order to get an already-established record label that could succeed. However, the acquisition of Mammoth was a failure and the label was closed and integrated to Hollywood in 2003. Additionally, during this time, they had signed Duran Duran to a three-album contract, and subsequently released Pop Trash, only to terminate their contract after disappointing album sales. In 1998, the company decided to form Buena Vista Music Group (now Disney Music Group), integrating the operations of Walt Disney Records along with Hollywood, Lyric Street, Mammoth, and Walt Disney Music Publishing. Bob Cavallo, former manager of Earth, Wind & Fire and Prince was appointed as chairman of the group, and president of Hollywood Records. This movement looked to organize the music operations of the company under a more integrated direction.
After some years of development, Hollywood Records had its first major success in 2003, when Metamorphosis, Hilary Duff's first non-holiday album, was released and became a success to the label, selling over three million copies in the United States. The launch of Duff's career represents a new business model for the record, utilising the synergies around the company, including important outlets like Disney Channel, Radio Disney, ABC Family & ABC. Duff's albums released under Hollywood proved to be equally successful including 2004's Hilary Duff and 2005's Most Wanted. A similar business model was utilized in subsequent Hollywood's artists like Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Bridgit Mendler and Selena Gomez with several productions that gained Platinum or Gold certifications. Their musical careers proved that the label had become a success. At the same time, the label continued to develop the careers of artists with a less mainstream profile like Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Breaking Benjamin or Plain White T's, but who had been successful in its own terms. The label also continued to release soundtracks from films and TV shows, mainly those derived from Marvel Studios productions. In 2010, Hollywood absorbed the remaining operations of country music label Lyric Street Records, which became an imprint for the catalog of the defunct-label, currently managed by Hollywood. In 2011, Queen left EMI for Universal-owned Island Records, with Hollywood continuing to remain the group's North American music distributor.
In January 2012, after 14 years of a successful tenure, Bob Cavallo retired as chairman of the Group and Ken Bunt was appointed as president of the group. Several changes have been done under his tenure, including the retirement of long-time executives from the Cavallo's era like Abbey Konowitch, Justin Fontaine and Jhon Linda and the appointment of new A&R's like Mio Vukovic and Mike Daly. In March 2013, Disney Music Group and Universal Music Group announced the expansion of their relationship with a new commercial and creative agreement that enable Hollywood Records' artists to collaborate with the roster of producers and songwriters that are part of Universal. Since 2013, Hollywood Records also uses the brand name DMG Nashville to specialize in country music. The genre label was founded to provide music licensing for Bigger Picture Music Group. After Bigger Picture's closure in 2014, DMG Nashville released its first studio album; Lucy Hale's Road Between.
Hollywood Basic was Hollywood’s short-lived hip-hop subsidiary, run by Dave Funkenklein, which existed (between) from 1990 to 1995. It did not survive the distribution transition its parent made to PolyGram Records, and all of its recordings were deleted, save for those by Organized Konfusion, which were repressed under the new deal. It was the first label to record DJ Shadow, releasing his "Lesson 4" (a reference to Double Dee and Steinski) as the B-side of a 1991 single by Lifers Group, a hip hop group composed of prisoners at East Jersey State Prison in New Jersey. It also released Shadow's Legitimate Mix on the B-side of a single by the group Zimbabwe Legit in 1992. Arguably the most high-profile release was due to be BASIC Queen Bootlegs, a 10-track collection of hip-hop remixes and reinterpretations of tracks by the rock band Queen and featuring roster names plus guests such as Ice Cube. Although the BASIC Beats Sampler confirmed its release date for April 1992, the album was not commercially released although it has since leaked online. Other notable releases came from Organized Konfusion; its challenging second album, Stress: The Extinction Agenda (1994), was widely acclaimed. The label was also home of Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf, although, following the shooting death of Charizma in 1993, the music the duo recorded for the label was not released. This would later inspire Peanut Butter Wolf to found Stones Throw Records in order to make this music available. Acts on Hollywood BASIC's roster included Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf, Lifers' Group, Organized Konfusion, Raw Fusion, Hi-C, and Zimbabwe Legit.
Upon its 1989 launch, Hollywood was distributed by in the United States and Canada by Elektra Records, at the time owned by Disney rival Time Warner. Distribution in North America switched to PolyGram (now Universal Music Group) in 1995 (partnered with A&M in Canada until the formation of Universal in 1999). Today, Universal Music Group markets and distributes Hollywood Records catalog worldwide except for Russia; Warner Music Group is the label's Russian distributor. Also, several Hollywood artists including Demi Lovato, Bridgit Mendler, Selena Gomez & the Scene, Nick Jonas & the Administration, Joe Jonas, Miley Cyrus, and Jonas Brothers directly signed to Universal Music UK's Fascination Records. There were reports in 2011 that Disney Music Group would start an independent US distribution arm for its label's releases, but as of February 2012, those plans have yet to be enacted. Universal Music Group acquired EMI in 2012 but pledged not to renew its European license with Disney; both sides eventually changed their minds. In March 2013, Disney Music Group and Universal Music Group announced the expansion of their relationship with a new commercial and creative agreement that enabled Hollywood Records' artists to collaborate with the roster of producers and songwriters that are part of Universal Music.
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^ "Universal Music Group (UMG) & Disney Music Group (DMG) Expand Agreement Globally". PR Newswire. March 20, 2013. | 2019-04-19T14:26:04Z | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Records | Porn | Business | 0.80274 |
wordpress | This entry was posted on November 3, 2011 at 4:44 pm and is filed under Civil Service Exam 2011, Composition of questions, Correspondence Course, UPSC - IAS 2008, UPSC IAS 2009, UPSC IAS 2010. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
I was preparing for English for IAS – I wanted to know if enrolling in an online course would be good?
Also, someone said English is not a high scoring subject. One should pick subjects like Math and Engineering for a good score. Is that correct? But then I don’t have a background in Mathematics – what subjects should I choose for a good score? | 2019-04-22T22:55:34Z | https://visionias.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/upsc-ias-%E2%80%93-question-paper-english-compulsory-mains-2011-october-30-2011/ | Porn | Reference | 0.19538 |
wordpress | In our recent posts, we’ve seen how to create objects and how to use object prototyping in creating objects. We’ve seen how to extend objects by adding methods, and how to add them to the right level using prototype.
In this post, you will learn how to use prototypes for basic inheritance. And in the next post, you will learn how you can implement inheritance using the revealing module pattern.
A prototype is an object from which other objects inherit properties. So each object and be used to prototype other objects.
Since prototypes are themselves objects, every prototype has a prototype too.
In this example, the getBreed method is shared by rover and spot—until you override the toString method in spot, anyway. After that, spot has its own version of the getBreed method, but the rover object and subsequent objects created with new GreatDane will still share that one instance of the getBreed method defined in the GreatDane.prototype object. | 2019-04-22T10:50:23Z | https://devdaysdotcom.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/object-javascript-understanding-prototypes/ | Porn | Reference | 0.134809 |
typepad | It was interesting to see this was the case in the States as it was also true here in Canada. Regardless of where you call home, if you've ever carried a lunch pale to a job site or struggled while others seemed to get by with ease you loved the music made by Bruce and the Big Man.
People are passionate about music and when something momentous happens, for good or bad, people have passionate feelings and look for places to express them. A radio station that has bought into social media will understand this and have created a culture where it's DJ's are already participating actively. When an event like this happens the radio stations that have built a social reputation will be the place people flock to share their thoughts and memories.
That creates brand loyalty. You shared an intensely personal experience with fans. Those relationships are real and will keep people coming back.
Michael, thanks for the comment and the perspective. I believe that events like Clarence's passing are tests for rock stations and for personalities, in much the same way that an earthquake or natural disaster puts the pressure on news stations to step it up at a critical time in people's lives.
I see it in focus groups all the time - people remember those moments where you came up big and gave them a memorable moment. | 2019-04-20T09:04:09Z | https://jacobsmedia.typepad.com/jacobs/2011/06/dont-die-over-the-weekend.html | Porn | Business | 0.641589 |
wordpress | Another radio debut and a thankful band for their vinyl campaign support.
March 21s, 2018 – Songs from the Apocalyptic Lovers album Redemption Vol I mixed by Michael Wagener will be making their debut on Just4FunRadio.com today.
DJ and The Ruff Edge show host Jacob Gibbons aka The Guru of Rock’n Roll will be spinning his brand of rock and roll from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST via Jsut4FunRadio.com. Since the band is campaigning to get their current album on vinyl, they are very excited to debut on another great station streaming to millions of rock fans worldwide.
Fans can also tune into another good friend of the band Andrew the Axeman and his hair blazing syndicated radio show The Hair Metal Mansion. Andrew’s new show premiers on Thursday evenings and then makes appearances on almost 40 radio stations around the world over the next 5 days. The Hair Metal Mansion always has fantastic guests, so make sure not to miss Andrew’s guest tonight Vixen’s bassist Share Ross!
If on the go, each station has free mobile apps available! You can also find them on iTunes and TuneIn.
Closing out the the news for this week, the band would like to give a shout out and thank you to the following media and radio support they have received for their vinyl record campaign. There is no mountain too high for this group when it comes to rock and roll!
Radio X Rocks, Rock93X, Slammin Tunes, FRYday Night with Fry!, Rock Is Alive ROTR Radio, KNAC.COM, Beau Hairnetradio, Hair Metal Mansion with Andrew the Axeman Rachel Logan of Rachel’s Rock Refuge hairbandheaven.com The Knight’s Den Metal Show, Keith Knight, Digital Revolution Radio, Randall Edwards, House That Metal Built, Crazy Trains Classic Rocks, Benny Henderson Jr., Rocker Chick Radio Show ,Returns, Isaac Banks, The Rockpit, Mark Diggins, Keith Boisvert, Decibel Geek, Podcast, Dee Rocks Radio, Daemion Davis, Tina Keatley, Olivier Sleazeroxx, Rockmixfm, Just 4 Fun Radio, Lonnie Eubank, METAL WORKS, TURN UP YOUR Radio / Radio World Tour, Adam Cox, Jay Roberts, Patti Horan, John Jeffries, Larry Petro, Gary S. Angelo.
The Apocalyptic Lovers would like to request that if you tune in and check out any of the above stations, to please support them on all of their social media. If it were not for these stations, indie artists would have no voice in whats left of radio today.
Vinyl version of Redemption Vol I. to be released with your help!
For release: March 13th, 2018 – Fans can soon assist their Apocalyptic Lovers in getting the Michael-Wagener-mixed album, Redemption Vol I. released for the first time on vinyl.
The band has a limited number of days to obtain 100 orders, and if that goal is reached, the vinyl version of Redemption Vol I. will ship to doorsteps worldwide!
The first 100 orders will also include a nice incentive: an exclusive, autographed photo and custom, Apocalyptic Lovers guitar pick.
While links will be shared on social media, fans can go to one central location to purchase the vinyl version of their album via www.apocalypticlovers.com.
The vinyl campaign will begin March 19th and conclude on April 19th, so all orders must be made on or before April 19th for the pressing to launch.
Founding members of the band, David Hope and Mike Nagy along with Robert Kane and Sean Magee, ask friends, family members, and fans to please share this info far and wide to help make their bucket list item of Redemption Vol I on vinyl a reality.
Legendary producer, Michael Wagener (Ozzy, Metallica, Skid Row, Dokken, Motley Crue, Poison, Alice Cooper, Extreme, White Lion, et al.) mixed Redemption Vol. I at his Wireworld Studio in Nashville. On vinyl, Redemption Vol. I is sure to become an instant classic with fans of arena rock and 80’s hair metal. Head to the band’s website now to place your order before its too late!
WNJR 91.7 FM Washington – Pittsburgh adds the Apocalyptic Lovers by way of Miami.
March 06, 2018 – Time has not stood still since the albums release, but Redemption Vol I by the Apocalyptic Lovers is still picking up steam. The album was recently discovered by the WNJR Program Director and his wife by way of the Monsters of Rock Cruise this past February.
The band had been contacted about donating merchandise for door prizes at a party in Miami, Florida. The party turned out to be a gathering held for the past three years before music lovers would board their ship for the Monsters of Rock Cruise. The Cruise is very well know by fans of 80’s rock and metal due to bands like Ratt, Dokken, Tesla, and many others providing the entertainment for the duration of the cruise.
The Apocalyptic Lovers have been targeting the cruise for the past two years as a way to increase their fan base, so donating music and shirts seemed to be a perfect fit. Over 800 guests attended the Miami Cocktail Bash – The Calm Before the Storm and around 200 of them walked away with gift bags of rock and roll goodies. Only ten items of the Apocalyptic Lovers were in the bags, but those 10 items made the bands social media and website more active than ever.
All the activity made sense to the band, since their music is very much in the vein of 80s rock and metal and their album was mixed by legendary producer Michael Wagener. Mr. Wagener probably worked with close to 85% of the bands on the Monsters of Rock Cruise throughout his career and was actually on the cruise this year to speak on a panel. Between Mr. Wagener mixing their record, fans winning their music along with his and hers concert shirts, its no wonder guests on the ship flooded the bands social media and website.
Greg not only is the Program Director, but he also hosts a show called The Pure Rock Shop on WNJR, where the band will make its debut this Wednesday the 7th. If you want to hear what Apocalyptic Lovers song Greg spins, make sure to tune in to the station around 4:00 PM EST. Fans of hard rock and metal will also want to check out Greg’s website for the Pure Rock Shop for even more rock and roll news and interviews.
The band would like to first thank the host of the cocktail party in Miami, Pamela D, Crockett. Pamela gave the guys a great opportunity to network within a perfect target audience regarding their fan base and it paid off. Between the huge increase in social media and website traffic, to Greg ending up with their CD, this ended up a successful opportunity for the band.
The guys are also thrilled and thankful that Greg and his wife Kara both enjoyed the CD and are humbled to be getting air play once again on FM radio. The music business is not the same in many ways these days, but one thing that has not changed is the passion that people in all walks of life have for hard rock and heavy metal music.
Station information: 91.7 FM WNJR Washington / Pittsburgh and online at WNJR.org. On air studio phone for requests and calling 724-503-1001 ext 6239. Mobile users can use the free TuneIn app and search WNJR. | 2019-04-24T20:35:56Z | https://apocalypticlovers.wordpress.com/2018/03/ | Porn | News | 0.893194 |
wordpress | Dangit! I’ve been meaning to post about this for a little bit now.
Right before SXSW & Flatstock in Austin, TX this year, I was approached by a software development team from Neutrinos in Portland, OR. They were getting ready to release a pretty cool (and FREE!) new app for the (then) upcoming iPad called Rock Show. The new app Rock Show was being debuted at the Interactive portion of SXSW, just a few days before the Music segment of this huge Festival begins.
After talking with Rob from Neutrinos, we signed on as one of the first wave of artists submitting posters to be shown and sold via the Rock Show app for the iPad. It seemed like a big step, but we could tell that the team behind Rock Show was committed to making a great app for music, poster and art fans that would also support rock posters artists like us, and help gain more exposure for the artists involved and the resurgence of rock posters in general.
“Exclusive to the iPad, Rock Show is an awesome way to view, share and purchase concert posters. Rock Show is the best way to view, share, and buy concert posters. All the posters featured in Rock Show are available for sale directly through the iPad. Posters are often signed, numbered, and shipped by the original poster artist. All of the concert posters in Rock Show are available for purchase securely from the app.
Hold your iPad however you want to get the best view of high resolution, full screen artwork. Learn more about a band using the app’s quick Wikipedia link.
I naturally got on board being A) A rock poster artist B) An Apple and Mac person and C) Wildly excited about the iPad and the new horizons it’s opening and D) Impressed with Neutrinos approach for Rock Show. I’m proud to say that we were among the very first poster artists to sign on and start working with Rock Show and uploading posters.
Currently, we here at strawberryluna have about 15 titles listed under ‘strawberryluna’ in the Rock Show app, and there are tons more poster artists partnering with Rock Show and adding their work up for viewing and purchase as well. It’s definitely worth checking out.
Rock Show is an amazing way to explore the variety of art and design in the current rock poster movement with the large and frankly beautiful resolution and clarity of the iPad screen, as well as being a great new way to connect artists and fans, be they musicians or artists, or best, all of the above.
There are complete descriptions for each poster, such as the band name, date & location of the show, the medium of the poster, and more. Rock Show‘s payment gateway is secure, so it’s a seamless process, with posters shipping directly to the customer from the artists’ themselves, often within a day or so of order receipt.
It’s pretty sweet! We’re having fun with it, and if you own an iPad or know someone who does, check out the FREE app Rock Show and have some pretty fun too.
Rock Show is always looking for new poster artists and designers too. If you are interested, drop them a line here. | 2019-04-25T04:43:06Z | https://strawberryluna.wordpress.com/tag/lil-tuffy/ | Porn | Shopping | 0.51433 |
wikipedia | Drawing of an Aztec sacrifice.
Human sacrifice is the act of killing a human being as an offering to a deity or other, normally supernatural, power.
It was practiced in many ancient cultures. The practice was different in different cultures. Some like the Mayans and Aztecs are notorious for their ritual killings, others have looked down on the practice as primitive.
Victims were ritually killed in a manner that was supposed to please or appease gods or spirits. Victims ranged from prisoners to infants to Vestal Virgins whose stomach's were cut open, with a dull,stone knife and their hearts were burned.
Over time human sacrifice has become less common around the world, and sacrifices are now very rare. Most religions condemn the practice and present-day laws generally treat it as a criminal matter. Nonetheless it is still occasionally seen today, especially in the least developed areas of the world where traditional beliefs persist.
The ancient Middle Eastern kingdom of Phoenicia practiced sacrifice of children to their god Moloch. It was believed to be evil by the Jewish authors of the Bible.
The Aztecs were particularly noted for practicing human sacrifice on a large scale; an offering to Huitzilopochtli would be made to restore the blood he lost, as the sun was engaged in a daily battle. Human sacrifices would prevent the end of the world that could happen on each cycle of 52 years. In the 1487 re-consecration of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan many prisoners were sacrificed.
A number of mummies of sacrificed children have been recovered in the Inca regions of South America.
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wordpress | The main focus of my blog is to share my passion for helping others recover their health so they can live meaningful lives.
-How does a nursing background enhance the services of an Ergonomist?
-How does field case management impact individuals and industries?
According to David J. Osbourne author of the third edition of Ergonomics at Work, “ergonomics is an ever developing science, it’s more than a static idea.” Chris Adams defines it as: “Ergonomics derives from two Greek words: ergon, meaning work, and nomoi, meaning natural laws, to create a word that means the science of work and a person’s relationship to that work.” My job as an ergonomist is to facilitate the successful interaction between individuals and their work environments.
I also want to create an outlet of opportunity to educate individuals seeking advice and knowledge in areas of wellness, field case management and ergonomics.
Ergonomics is vastly important for increasing people’s performance, safety and comfort on the job and in their lives. Ergonomics also offers companies value added features to their most important resource: their personnel. It is fun, interesting and pertinent throughout the entire age continuum and can improve the lives of adults and children.
Preventing musculoskeletal disorders and pain can be achieved by attention to ergonomic philosophy. With my education and expertise I seek to inform about the advantages of a Nursing background in practicing as an ergonomist as well as share my experiences in this interesting field. My roles as a Nurse and Ergonomist have given me special insights into the dynamic relationship between all aspects of an individual: cultural, emotional, mental health, environmental, and tangible disease processes. I am able to make assessments of an individual based on these factors by using my expertise in the field of health care.
Knowledge is power. The power to sustain a healthier lifestyle can reduce the risk to injury or harm. The power of ergonomics is our ability to use this knowledge to improve our health and well-being.
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wordpress | Campus Ministry has transformed Community Day into Community Week for the 2018 Spring semester, to allow Canisius College “a week for service and solidarity for the Buffalo community” according to Darby Ratliff, Campus Ministry graduate assistant.
The change came about last year when campus ministers, graduate assistants, and undergraduate students came together to revamp Community Day. According to Ratliff, “We wanted to think about how we could help our partners beyond just one day of service.” Ratliff explained that they wanted Canisius to have more exposure to the Buffalo area and the organizations that partner with Community Week.
Each day of the week will feature different events that allow students to learn about various opportunities to get and remain involved in the community. Kevin Heffernan, a 2008 Canisius alumnus and current managing director of Rise Collaborative, will be the keynote speaker on Monday. He will be discussing how he applies his Canisius College background to staying active in the Buffalo community. Thursday will feature Griff Fair, which partnered with Community Week, and according to Ratliff will have, “community service oriented partners come and recruit volunteers and talk about what their organization is doing,” as well as internship opportunities for Canisius students.
The Day of Service will end Community Week on Saturday, and students will volunteer at local organizations from 9:30 to 12:45 p.m. The organizations are all local and Ratliff says, “ its very hands on volunteering, like whatever a partner needs, so anything from working with kids to making a meal, to handing out donations.” There will be vans to provide transportation to some of the service sites from the campus, but students are encouraged to provide their own transportation. After the service time, lunch will be served for volunteers in Science Hall from West Side Bazaar. | 2019-04-23T04:49:49Z | https://canisiusgriffin.wordpress.com/2018/03/09/campus-ministry-establishes-community-week-beginning-this-sunday-community-day-is-revamped-into-community-week-to-increase-awareness-for-the-buffalo-area/ | Porn | Kids | 0.216526 |
livejournal | I'm not here to plug other websites. But I play by my own rules, so I'll mention that my current time-wasting diversion is watching videos on YouTube.com. It's a site where anyone can upload short videos for people to watch. Yeah, there's a lot of camera-phone videos of teenagers goofing around. And of bored teenagers telling the camera that they're bored. But if you ignore all those, there are some interesting things to see, indexed with tags so you can search for what you like. For example, 650 penguin videos! It's going to take me a long time to see all those. I wonder if they have any of a Penguin With A Gun? | 2019-04-20T03:06:33Z | https://evannichols.livejournal.com/99440.html | Porn | Recreation | 0.982495 |
wordpress | Hey folks! I am thrilled to announce that I am participating in #Project14lists, a wonderful blogging activity initiated by Shealea, a book blogger, who has recently completed three years as a book blogger! She is also hosting a giveaway, so click here for more details!
So, let’s kick off this wonderful project!
My first post for #Project14lists will focus on books written for children.
Enid Blyton is and always will be my favorite children’s author. I grew up reading her books and they will always hold a special place in my heart. She has written several books aimed at children such as the Famous Five Series, The Five Find-Outers (and dog!) Series, the Secret Seven Series, the Malory Towers Series, the St. Claire’s series, to name a few.
This series needs no introduction. The name “Harry Potter” is not only famous in the wizarding world, but in our muggle world as well. One of the best fantasy series written in recent history, the series, compiled in 7 books(let’s just forget about that disastrous 8th book, shall we?), follows a young boy called Harry Potter who finds out his true identity(spoiler: he’s a wizard) and the adventures that follow thereafter.
This book is about Mary, a young girl who moves to England after a tragedy occurs in her life when living in India. This book is a sort of coming-of-age story of Mary and teaches the readers about friendship, hope, love and caring for others.
Its the first book in the series of total 8 books, which chronicles the life of an orphan girl named Anne Shirley.
Roald Dahl is another author whose stories will never fail to delight kids. Matilda, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory are just two of the many books written by him.
From Horton Hears a Who!, to the Lorax and the Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss’s beloved stories have even been adapted to highly-successful Hollywood movies. I may have committed the sin of not reading his books as a kid since I must have been living under a goddamn rock, but don’t make the same mistake I did, peeps, and make sure your kids get to read the various books written by this amazing author.
This book is not called a classic for nothing. It takes the cake for creating a fantastical world which has amaze and delighted young and old alike.
This is the famous saga of the lion king Aslan, and the four siblings who find a magical world called Narnia and have exciting adventures therein.
I can’t believe that this book was published in 1906! Its one of the best children’s classics out there. It revolves around three siblings, who go to live in the country with their mother near a railway station(hence the book title)after the mysterious disappearance of their father.
There was once a young chap called Tom Sawyer, who went on thrilling adventures with his good friend Huckleberry Finn. This hilarious tale of the young and rebellious boy has enthralled generations.
Well, this is just a list of some of the many children’s books out there. What other children’s books do you think every child needs to read? Let me know in the comments below.
I think this list covers everything! Huckleberry Finn and Oliver Twist are really nice books too!
Yes! Oliver Twist is a really good book as well!
I felt nostalgic writing this too!
So much Nostalgia looking at this list, my best friend and i loved Enid Blyton books, i watched chronicles of Narnia and the secret garden Loved then.
Same! I loved Enid blyton books! I love the narnia movies as well!
Oh thats lovely! Yup Narnia is a great book series. I loved the movies as well!
Glad you liked the list! Have fun reading!
Matilda is my absolute favorite from this list! | 2019-04-22T04:53:22Z | https://thisbookishlifeofmine.wordpress.com/2018/12/18/must-read-books-for-children/ | Porn | Kids | 0.334871 |
wordpress | This camera isn’t just any camera, it is powered by IBM’s Watson or another artificial intelligence system and it is connected to the teacher’s calendar, the grade-level calendar, and the school calendar. It immediately knows by cross-referencing all calendars that there was a test scheduled for that day and that Linda and Emma will need to schedule a make-up test. Since the AI is also connected to Linda and Emma’s class and extra-curricular activity calendars and cross references their availability with the teacher’s availability, it knows that Tuesday between 2-3pm and Wednesday between 3-4pm are the optimal times for a make up test. Taking it another step further, it also looks into the room schedules and knows which rooms are available during those two time slots. Next, the AI sends out emails to the teacher, Emma, and Linda to offer the two optimal make-up test time slots in a format where all the students have to do is click on a link or button to select one of the two time slots. This action automatically creates calendar entries in all parties involved, books the room, and sends out a reminder 1 day, 12 hours, 1 hour, and 15 minutes before the scheduled make-up test.
On a teacher dashboard, the AI would have important attendance-related issues highlighted, such as the fact that Linda and Emma missed Monday’s 10am original test time. It would not clear these issues until they were marked resolved either by the teacher or through some sort of confirmation that the two girls completed the test. This could be triggered by the teacher entering grades into the system or simply marking the issues as resolved.
Normally, all of these activities are performed, and not always optimally, by teachers while managing countless other class-related details and tasks. Optimal make-up time opportunities are missed or students reschedule on short notice without the opportunity to prepare for their make-up test adequately. This is just one opportunity for AI to partner with teachers to liberate them to focus on what they do best – teach.
Just for fun, take this a couple of steps before the scenario. A teacher could have simply asked the AI what days/times in a particular week it would recommend scheduling the test. The AI would cross-reference all relevant calendars, look for issues that might cause a conflict or inconvenience to any party involved, and suggest optimal test days and times.
Just for a little more fun, take this a few more steps back and imagine the AI reviewing the lesson plan agenda and crawling the internet for potential test questions, test samples, or study-guides that it can offer the teacher in advance of scheduling the test.
Or, what if SoftBank’s Watson-powered robot, Pepper, was your co-teacher?
This entry was posted in artificial intelligence, EdTech, Education, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Math, Technology and tagged artificial intelligence, assessments, classroom, classroom management, co-teacher, edtech, education, math, problem, solution, teacher by Roger Osorio. Bookmark the permalink. | 2019-04-26T01:40:26Z | https://rogerosorio.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/what-if-ibms-watson-was-your-co-teacher/ | Porn | Reference | 0.320969 |
wired | Everyone wants a piece of the little display on cell phones. Several industry leaders have unified their plan of attack and dubbed it the Wireless Application Protocol, which puts phone data standards into the same wrapper. In theory, WAP is like the Web's transfer protocol, but for phones. WAP-compatible handsets will arrive later this year, but manufacturers will likely tweak the protocol so they can each market their own intentionally incompatible portals.
AT&T and Sprint both promise WAP services, guaranteeing buzzword status for the punchy acronym. And while WAP will carry some Web content, it works best with the text menus of wireless markup language. Pizza chains and other mobile-oriented concerns may soon need WAP sites more than Web sites. In the post-PC era, we'll have no time for pretty pictures.
If you're tired of being confined within the gray walls of a cubicle, take heart: You could have a whole new workplace soon. Resolve, Herman Miller's office-furniture system, changes the modular metaphor from bull pens - or veal-fattening pens - to beehives. The setup organizes offices with hexagons and 120-degree angles, like those of bees' sturdy, efficient homes.
Designer Ayse Birsel created Resolve for a world of networks and telecommuting where people come to the workplace to connect - not just with one another, but with Ethernet ports as well. The system defines rounder, more open-feeling workspaces anchored by points, not lines - freestanding poles, not dividers. Where old-style cubicle walls carried wires and cabling as an afterthought to their original mid-1960s design, Resolve locates data lines in the poles - the obvious and most accessible place. Horizontal trusses support hanging fabric screens, which can be sturdy enough to hold a whiteboard or gauzy enough to see through. Light and air circulate freely throughout the environment - as does loud talk - but Birsel compares the feeling it creates to a beach, where you're peripherally aware of others but can mind your own business.
Like stage backdrops, Resolve defines a look with minimal materials, and you can easily redecorate (union rules permitting) by swapping in screens with new patterns or colors. Herman Miller is producing custom graphics for the recyclable fabric and anticipates imprinting it digitally with logos and other identity motifs. One of Resolve's earliest adopters is Monsanto - partitions in the megacorporation's India office will be printed with local tapestry patterns. Herman Miller has shown Resolve to 50 other clients, including several architectural firms, for delivery early next year. After that, everyone will be able to join the hive.
It's David and Goliath revisited. With the new 600-MHz Athlon chip, AMD enters the high-end PC market ahead of market leader Intel. The Athlon, which recently began shipping in Compaq, Gateway, and IBM machines, is the fastest PC microprocessor yet, with double the system bus speed of the reigning Pentium III.
According to AMD, its seventh-generation Athlon is more than just a quicker version of the same old silicon. While sixth-generation chips like the low-end AMD-K6 modified the usual design to allow for multimedia 3-D audio and video capabilities, the new chip is specifically geared to the Net as a key application. One result, claims AMD, is that its floating-point technology - enabling 3-D multimedia - is 40 percent faster than the Pentium III's on comparable tasks. | 2019-04-21T14:20:33Z | https://www.wired.com/1999/10/just-outta-beta-5/ | Porn | Business | 0.968707 |
wordpress | that he knew that nothing would be possible without hearts meeting.
For us, whoever are our enemies, there is a true calling : are we ready to learn our opponents’ language ? are we willing to speak to their hearts ? and, may be more difficult, do we dare to listen to their hearts ?
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wordpress | Sternschnuppe, which means twinkling star, is the Wiesbaden Christmas market. This merry-go-round was very pretty with the church in the backdrop.
Here we see the famous Sternschnuppe lights throughout the square, lighting up the market.
After figuring out which direction Old Wiesbaden was, we found this huge and peaceful park, full of couples, tanners, and babies learning to walk. The sight of the clock tower from the far end of the park was too pretty for me to pass up.
Exploring Old Wiesbaden and its endless streets of fancy shops, we found this cute little store stuffed full of jams. It was so German and grandmotherly that I wanted to remember its hominess.
This bright blue post box was hanging on the wall of the ltes Rathaus (Old Town Hall), which was built in 1610 and is the oldest surviving building in Wiesbaden.
For some reason, I love this picture with the famous market buildings and the intriguing tents, framed with a single pretty streetlamp.
This is probably the biggest church that I have ever seen, towering over the rest of Wiesbaden and glowing red in the sun. Even the doorway was so ornate, intricate, and beautiful.
Although my complete lack of knowledge in the field of botany prevents me from identifying this lovely plant, I found it so pretty and interesting that it became at least a 15 minutes photo shoot.
Although damaged in WWII, the Rathaus of Wiesbaden has both a unique facade and roof pattern. | 2019-04-21T16:04:08Z | https://melsimm.wordpress.com/wiesbaden/ | Porn | Shopping | 0.57741 |
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wikipedia | Jane Grossman Stern and Michael Stern (both born 1946) are American writers who specialize in books about travel, food, and popular culture. They are best known for their Roadfood books, website, and magazine columns, in which they find road food restaurants serving classic American regional specialties and review them. Starting their hunt for regional American food in the early 1970s they were the first food writers to regard this food as being as worthy to report on as the haute cuisine of other nations.
Since the Sterns began documenting regional American food in the 1970s many other writers and television personalities have used their pioneering work as inspiration. In addition to their early work with regional American food the Sterns' book Square Meals (Knopf 1985) put "comfort foods" like mac and cheese, meatloaf, and mashed potatoes on the culinary map. Square Meals did an audacious reverse spin on the tricked up and precious nouvelle cuisine that was beloved by food critics at that time.
Jane Grossman grew up in New York City, where she attended the Walden School and received a BFA in graphic design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Michael Stern grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1968. They met as graduate students in art at Yale University and their first date, at Pepe's Pizza in New Haven, had a food focus. The couple married in 1970. The following year, Jane earned an MFA in painting from Yale and Michael changed schools and earned an MFA from Columbia University in film. Neither found work in their fields of study.
After a short stint of producing documentaries for WNBC, a teaching job at Hunter College and another at Wesleyan University they began work on the book that eventually became the first Roadfood. The book was conceived as a book on "truck-stop dining," funded with an advance from a publisher. The Sterns set out in their car to travel through the United States and eat up to 12 meals daily at diners and local cafes. The resulting first edition of Roadfood was published in 1977; the most recent edition was released in 2017.
In addition to their food writing, the Sterns have written books on American popular culture, including The New York Times bestselling Elvis World (1987) and The Encyclopaedia of Bad Taste (1990). In all, they have written over 30 books. They were staff writers for Gourmet magazine for 18 years, have written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and are now contributing editors at Saveur.
They are regular guests on American Public Media's public radio program, The Splendid Table. They have won numerous awards, including James Beard awards, and were inducted into Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America in 1992. The Sterns founded Roadfood.com; the site was sold to Fexy Media in 2016. After the sale, the Sterns remained in charge of editorial content of their website.
In 2003, Jane Stern published Ambulance Girl: How I Saved Myself by Becoming an EMT, a memoir in which she described suffering from severe clinical depression when she was in her early 50s and overcame her depression by training and working as an emergency medical technician in Connecticut. In 2005 the book was made into a television movie, Ambulance Girl, for which actress Kathy Bates was nominated for an Emmy Award. The Sterns wrote a joint memoir, Two for the Road: Our Love Affair With American Food, in 2006.
The couple divorced in 2008; they still write as a team. She now lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut; he and his present wife, Linda, reside in Aiken, South Carolina.
^ a b Nora Ephron (May 28, 2006). "To Taste Everything". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
^ Gordinier, Jeff (2015-06-02). "Serious Eats and Roadfood Are Sold to Fexy Media". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
^ Galarza, Daniela (June 2, 2015). "Serious Eats Is Acquired by Seattle-Based Fexy Media: Roadfood has also been sold to Fexy Media". Eater. | 2019-04-20T08:37:48Z | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_and_Michael_Stern | Porn | Arts | 0.614892 |
livejournal | How can I be truly free? This question is derived from a saying of Jesus in John.
I pulled the Ace of Swords from the Victorian Romantic (not for the first time).
I can be truly free by feeling the freedom to pick up the sword and make my decisions based on…based on what…on what I want. Hmmm..don’t know exactly how to put that in words.
This angel on this card looks a little bit like Caroline Bennett, on the Lovers card from the Jane Austen tarot, the card I pulled yesterday. Caroline, standing at the window, is light and lovely and airy as well, just as the angel on Ace of Swords. | 2019-04-19T12:58:09Z | https://ladyofthemoor.livejournal.com/267327.html | Porn | Recreation | 0.530045 |
wordpress | give comfort and receive it.
This day I will be smarter than I was the day before.
will study how to open up my heart.
will not say Perhaps I should…. No, I shall do.
in my arms and say I love you fifty times.
mile no matter if it snows.
arpeggios and the key of B flat major.
has been hauled out of the pit?
grows according to my purpose, and God’s grace.
before they mellow and grow wise?
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wordpress | I’m sorry, I’ve never heard of ‘Ninjas’ in Paris. Does that make me an outcast hermit?
The first time you hear it you might be like what is this rubbish?! but it grows on you like crazy! When they perform it live, it is AWESOME!
Nay I haven’t (wish I could!) – just seen live performances on YouTube where they do the song at least 3 times. I think they did it 13 times in a row in Paris once which was crazayyy! | 2019-04-25T08:19:23Z | https://threemagical.wordpress.com/2013/07/12/104-excuse-my-french-but-im-in-france/ | Porn | Arts | 0.785264 |
bizhat | It just occurs to me.
on the status bar of the "Detailed Information (Sortable Mode)" window?
question still reads the same even when the 'Folders' option is chosen.
I've changed the word "files" to "items' where appropriate. This change will be available in 1.97. | 2019-04-24T15:24:13Z | http://pfrank.s4.bizhat.com/pfrank-post-107.html | Porn | Reference | 0.33178 |
wordpress | This cleanse is a simple, straightforward method that reduces inflammation in your body, decreases stress, increases energy, and helps you to lose weight while providing top notch nutrients needed for healing.
live and in person phone calls to help you get started and answer any questions you might have during the cleanse. These calls will be recorded and sent to you in case you can’t make the call.
an ebook with an outline of the cleanse, goal setting tools, life style suggestions, recipes, shopping lists and more.
accountability: the structure of the cleanse allows you to be accountable to yourself first and foremost, and to the motivated group of people you will be doing the cleanse with. The success of each and every person feeds everyone else’s success.
Eat 3 meals a day of cooked and raw vegetables and fruits, with beans and grains. Include green smoothies. Drink plenty of water and vegetable broths. Supplement with healthy snacks when needed. This is not a fast, there is no calorie counting, no dieting allowed. By including lots of nourishing nutrient dense, whole foods in your diet you are providing your body with the materials it needs to heal.
I also recommend various optional supplements and lifestyle practices that will make the cleanse even more effective.
ATTENTION! If you are fairly new to cleansing and eating whole fresh foods with lots of fiber like grains, beans, and vegetables you may want to consider deleting just one, two, or three of these groups from your diet to start. Choose the ones that are easiest for you to tackle.
4. processed foods: this includes anything that comes in a package and is made with refined ingredients, artificial colorings, chemicals or preservatives, and un-pronounceable ingredients.
5. caffeine, alcohol, and cigarettes.
By removing all or some of these food groups from your diet you are giving your body a break from the constant assault of energy and nutrient depleting foods. And your organs, especially the liver, will get a break from the overload of toxins.
I will be going over the guidebook and some important steps that will ensure your success on the introductory call on tuesday 10th of April at 8:30pm EST, or for people in Europe, wednesday the 11th of April, at 3pm EST. This will be an important time to ask questions before you actually start the “Lighten Your Load” 7-day cleanse. All information including the guidebook will be emailed to you on the 6th of April. | 2019-04-26T14:28:13Z | https://kosmiccooking.wordpress.com/7-day-cleanse/about-the-cleanse/ | Porn | Health | 0.758925 |
wordpress | take either exit B or C of kam sheung road station, followed by a 15-20 min walk.
Take no. 54 / 77k and get off at tai kong po, right outside our front gate. if you are taking 64k, get off at po tei Road or tsz tong tsuen and walk for 5 mins.
take Green Minibus (602 / 608) or red minibus yuen long ↔ sheungshui), get off at tai kong po bus stop.
park your car in tai hong wai car park (adjacent to wellcome supermarket), followed by a 8-10 min walk. | 2019-04-20T16:17:07Z | https://hksmff2016.wordpress.com/2016/08/29/address/ | Porn | Home | 0.811297 |
wordpress | Imagine violence tearing you from home and family. To journey with strangers to an unknown land. Being left to cross strange waters.
Moravians are prayerfully considering ways to respond to the increasing number of “unaccompanied children” crossing the southern border of the US. Many of these child refugees are from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, countries plagued with violence from drug trafficking. The Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has connected some of the children with relatives in the US, some in foster care, and some in detention centers. The children then appear in immigration court. Many risk deportation and a return to the violence they have fled. There are Moravian churches in some of the regions of greater impact by this humanitarian crisis.
Both the Northern and Southern Provincial Synods recently passed a resolution regarding “Spiritual Solidarity with Sisters and Brothers in Honduras.” This resolution acknowledges the special relationship shared between the Moravian Church in North America and the Moravian Church in Honduras. It urges pastors and leaders to “give voice to the Hondurans’ plight.” It calls the members of our congregations to awareness and education of how consumption of illegal drugs in our country contributes to this violence as well as addressing government policies that impact our brothers and sisters in Honduras.
In a recent letter to congregations and members of the Moravian Church in North America, Rev. Judy Ganz reminds us that we show God’s love when caring for those most vulnerable among us. She points to conversations shared with the President of the Honduras Province of the Moravian Church, Rev. Harlan Macklin. Brother Macklin acknowledges the increasing number of street children and single mothers in need of aid to care for their children. Many drug traffickers take advantage of this situation-making the killing and abuse of children and youth common. He encourages us to work for justice on behalf of our sisters and brothers in Honduras.
We are given a glimpse of God’s dream for all God’s children found in the words of Amos 5:24- “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
Now, let us do justice.
Pray. Pray for all those impacted by violence, as well as those responding with supportive care and action.
Give. Church World Service provides spiritual care, legal representation, shelter and other basic needs for refugees.Your generosity will help support their response to the crisis of unaccompanied children and families.
Raise awareness. Share what you know with friends, family and community. Advocate for government policies that address this crisis. | 2019-04-21T02:12:02Z | https://unitasfratrum.wordpress.com/2014/07/ | Porn | Kids | 0.90203 |
suicidegirls | i'm down for dancing like goobertrons, but only in our "normal" civilian clothing! we always look preposterous on hair dye night. blekk!
you are absolutely stunning, beautiful! im so jealous!
's new set!!! AND VOTE!
i made an appearance! try and find me!! har har!
Well I didn't see you in there; must be well-hidden; hey; drop me a note some time!!
i got my third molars removed yesterday. yay, perks!
so my friend and i, we cook. and not only do we cook, but we are waaay good at it.
we've made the usual, salmon/veggies on the grill, pizza, sammiches, boring.
so we decided to make beef jerky.
it took four hours to soak in yummy marinade, in the mean time, we partied at a friends.
heads up on calc, I already went thru that hell of calculus I,II,III, and differential equations, it's worth the pain.
Hi there. You still on the site?
I want to protest Sinergy rocks and we want her back!!!!
i would love to shove a hot, lead pipe down your throat and watch you cry out for mercy.
If you're the one doing it, I'll do it gladly.
i'll tell you what i've been doing.
ahhh!!! gotta get out of mass!
Well at least you're going to mass.
Hi hi! Why do you want to leave Massachusetts?
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sfgate | An international gay pride event scheduled to take place in Jerusalem in less than two weeks is facing unprecedented opposition not only from religious leaders in the city, but from elements of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities worldwide.
Already, the violence between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has led to the cancellation of a planned parade, the centerpiece of the five-day World Pride Week. With many of the security personnel needed to guarantee the safety of marchers diverted to northern Israel, city police denied the parade a permit.
The first attempt to hold World Pride in Jerusalem in 2005 was postponed until this year because of tensions surrounding Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
But organizers remain determined to hold the weeklong event in the Holy City, a place of "intense bigotry and opposition," said Hagai El-Ad, executive director of Jerusalem Open House, the gay and lesbian community center in the city that is hosting World Pride.
"People who come to Jerusalem and participate in World Pride are here for a great variety of reasons. The major one that brings us all together is making a powerful statement in the world's city of Jerusalem, claiming this powerful symbol for what we believe in," El-Ad said during a press conference Tuesday.
This will be the second World Pride event. The first took place in Rome in July 2000, during the Roman Catholic Church's Jubilee celebration and was condemned by the pope.
The organizers would not estimate how many people they expect to attend this year's week, which starts Aug. 6. It includes an interfaith conference on religious participation, a youth day with a meeting at the Knesset and a rally at the wall that separates Israel from the West Bank. About 60 Bay Area residents plan to attend, according to a San Francisco organizer.
Organizers are devoting a day of the pride week to "... express(ing) our solidarity with our community's members who will not be able to be part of World Pride," and many mainstream gay and lesbian organizations in the United States support the event.
But the barrier Israel is constructing to create a de facto boundary with the West Bank and the limits Israel places on who can enter the country have alienated some gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender groups that might have taken part in the event.
Gay and lesbian rights groups in Middle East countries outside Israel have declared they will not participate.
"At the same time that we celebrate our pride, the Palestinians are going to suffer and be under curfew," says a statement from a Palestinian lesbian group called Aswat (Voices).
"Human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent, and the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender (people) should not be placed in competition with the long struggle of the Palestinian people, including Palestinian LGBT people."
Given the barrier and tight border security, some of the groups opposed to the event have called its theme -- "Love Without Borders" -- unfortunate.
On one Web site calling for a boycott of the event, 22 organizations offer their support, including Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism, a Berkeley group, Queers for Peace and Justice and left wing and pro-Palestinian groups.
Executive director Paula Ettelbrick of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission in New York City said, "With all respect to the organization, they put the World Pride event in a city that so many people in the region can't travel to. A lot of people are staying away from the whole thing; it's problematic for a lot of people."
The World Pride name is lent to the event by InterPride, an organization of local pride committees from around the world. Groups that want to host the event apply to the organization for permission, and activists from Jerusalem made the only application after the Rome event, said Russell Murphy, co-president of InterPride.
In addition to the gay and lesbian opposition, religious leaders have called for a counterprotest to the event that could draw as many as a half-million people.
"Even if it's 100,000 to 200,000, that is still the largest anti-gay demonstration in the world ever," said San Francisco resident Julie Dorf, co-leader of U.S. organizers of World Pride.
One orthodox rabbi in New York has blamed the event for the current violence with Hezbollah. Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders in Jerusalem have united to oppose it.
The U.S. State Department is warning citizens to "weigh carefully the risk of traveling to Israel or Jerusalem" and to "remain vigilant while traveling anywhere in Jerusalem." It strongly urges Americans to not travel to the Gaza Strip or the West Bank. | 2019-04-20T15:04:34Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Broad-opposition-to-World-Pride-in-Jerusalem-2515457.php | Porn | Home | 0.105216 |
livejournal | What's inside this wardrobe. A lion? A witch?
I'll tell you a little secret. I even cried.
I remembered what it was like to be a kid. To believe because no matter what your mind tells you, your heart tells you something else. To believe because it is the right and true thing to do.
*takes a deep breath* (and no, I'm not onyxia. ;P) → Look! Wow geekery even here!
And now that I'm back from the movie, I'm going to put my cold feet up on the heater, look out at the blanket of snow that covers my city...think upon this day as if it was given to me by a capricious member of fate as if to scold me for my woe of late. This day started out right by getting a 'come help me please' from Lisa to fix her computer. Then I stayed to play with her puppies while Lisa slept. Then Lisa's daughters came home, and if it makes me a bad person to have my heart feel warm at seeing a lovely fifteen year old girl's face light up to see me...then so be it. I even got to take her out to Taco Bell, where, amusingly enough, she refused to let me pay. =) Tho being the 25 year old at a table of 15 and 16 year old girls is...a humbling experience. =) I come home, and when I prepare to go out again, the world is white and beautiful and alive. Digging out my car was even fun. Then I got to pick up quinby and ecchikun and talk about old memories of snow and wind and ice..eat Burger King. Strand my car on a median. Front wheel drive + Snow covered median + forward momentum = stuck car. Thankfully a kind gentleman in a Jeep pushed my car off...I think disappointing the security guard who was I believe hoping to get the big truck out. =) Then a movie. And funny all around. I even poked Quinbit. Oh my. Then home to hot tea and warm feet and the surprise that I don't need to dig out my driveway again.
I can't wait to see it! I've been looking forward to the movie (With a little trepidation, mind you, tho your review was enough to ease my mind) and hope I can find someone to go with since it's not quite up Michael's alley.
I'm quite willing to see Narnia now.. I wasn't sure how I'd like it. Do you think it's true to compare this to Potter? or do you think everybody should shaddup and let the movies stand on their own merit? Personally I'm a little tired of all the comparisons.
I'm so happy that you have snow. I don't know why. Maybe it's the melodic way you describe it, and how it makes you happy. It just makes me happy for you. Yes, I'm rather sappy at the moment.
And in the end, I think Rowling is righting about something else. They're different tales, and should be viewed as such.
I really want to read the books now.
I always wanted to read them I just kept forgetting. I was such bookworm as a kid I read whatever was put in front of me first.
Chronologically, it's second. Publication, it's first.
And I'm still gibbering.. just got back. But what image did you say not match? I wonder if it's the same as mine.
I love even more that you're happy and that many good memories were made. | 2019-04-24T15:11:12Z | https://daimones.livejournal.com/99693.html | Porn | Home | 0.834712 |
google | PURPOSE: In a method of switching from a first to a second video sequence, an additional sequence of k pictures is inserted at the switching point, between the two sequences, in order to avoid the creation of special access points such as splicing points defining in MPEG standard. CONSTITUTION: A method of switching from a first video sequence to a second one, bothold and new sequences being composed of pictures of type T = I, P or B according to the fact that the pictures are independently coded, or predicted from earlier I or P pictures, or bidirectionally predicted from earlier and later P pictures and/or I pictures, wherein an additional sequence of k pictures is inserted at the switching point between the two sequences, k having a value sufficient in order to have compatible sequences and the additional pictures being coded with a few number of bits.
국제 표준 기구(International Standard Organization : ISO)의 동화상 전문가 그룹(Moving Pictures Experts Group : MPEG)에 의해 채택되고 다수의 자료에 기재된 상기 표준의 원리는 예컨대, "Switching facilities in MPEG-2 : necessary but not sufficient"(SMPTE Journal, Vol.104, n°12, December 1995, pp.788-802)에 상세히 기재되어 있다. International Standards Organization (International Standard Organization: ISO) Moving Picture Experts Group of: principles of the standard adopted by (Moving Pictures Experts Group MPEG) as described in the plurality of data is, for example, "Switching facilities in MPEG-2: necessary but not sufficient "there is described in detail in (SMPTE Journal, Vol.104, n ° 12, December 1995, pp.788-802).
그 자료에 설명된 것처럼, 스위칭은 프로그램 시퀀스 또는 완전 프로그램(비디오, 오디오, 관련 데이터를 포함함)의 연결 즉, 다른 기본 스트림들의 연속을 의미한다. As described in the data, the switching means a series of connected words, other elementary streams of the program sequence or complete programs (including video, audio and related data). 이하에서는, 간결한 설명을 위해, 다른 위치 및/또는 다른 시간에 발생된 두가지 다른 비트 스트림의 경우에만 한정하여 설명할 것이지만, 이것은 그들이 발생될 때 함께 연결되어야 한다는 것은 아니다. Hereinafter, for simple description, but to be described with limited to the case of two different bit stream generated at a different location and / or at different times, this is not that it be connected together when they are generated.
이들 비트 스트림의 구조 자체에 관해, 압축된 비디오 시퀀스가 다른 유형의 코딩된 화상 I, P 및 B를 포함하는 화상의 그룹(group of picture : GOP)으로 구성된다는 사실을 상기해야 한다. With respect to the structure itself of these bitstreams, a group of images to a compressed video sequence comprises a coded picture I, P, and B of a different type: it must consists of the fact that the (group of picture GOP). I 화상(인트라 코딩됨)은 독립적으로 코딩(이전의 정보 없이, 즉, 다른 화상을 참조하지 않고 인트라 프레임 기술만을 사용함)되고, P 화상(예측 코딩됨)은 이전의 I 화상 또는 이전의 P 화상으로부터 예측되고, B 화상(양방향 예측 코딩됨)은 이전 및 이후의 P 화상 및/또는 I 화상으로부터 양방향 예측된다. I picture (as an intra-coded) are independently coded (formerly no information, that is, using only the intraframe technique without reference to other pictures), and, a P picture (as predictive coding) is the previous I picture or previous P picture It is predicted from, (the two-way prediction coding) B picture is bi-directional prediction from a previous picture and P and / or an I picture that follow.
이들 다른 유형의 예측에 따라, 화상들은 효율적으로 코딩된다(I 화상은 가장 덜 효율적으로 코딩된 화상이며, P 화상은 보다 효율적이며, B 화상은 코딩에 있어 가장 효율적이다). According to the prediction of these different types, the image can be efficiently coded (I picture are the least efficiently coded picture, P picture is more efficient, B image is the most efficient in coding). 화상을 코딩하는데 필요한 비트의 수는 일정하지 않으므로, 규칙적인 주기 T(V)로 디코딩이 행해질 때, 코딩된 화상의 비트가 디코더의 버퍼에서 소비하는 시간은 동일하지 않다. The number of bits required to code the image is never constant, when the decoding in a regular period T (V) is performed, time for the bit of the coded picture is consumed in the buffer of the decoder is not the same.
MPEG 표준은, 비디오 버퍼 검정기(Video buffer verifier : VBV)라 불리며 합리적인 버퍼링 및 지연 조건으로 MPEG 비트 스트림이 디코딩될 수 있는지를 검정하는 데 사용되는 디코딩의 이론적 모델을 지정한다. The MPEG standard, the video buffer qualifier: it referred to as (Video buffer verifier VBV) specifies the theoretical model of decoding used to test whether a reasonable delay and buffering conditions, the MPEG bit stream can be decoded. 즉, 버퍼의 점유에 의해, 버퍼 언더플로 또는 오버플로 없이 디코딩이 발생될 수 있도록 비트 스트림에는 제약이 부여된다. That is, by the occupancy of a buffer, a buffer underflow, or the bit stream to be decoded can be generated with no overflow is given to a constraint. 소위 vbv_지연은 코딩된 화상의 제 1 비트에 의해 상기 디코더의 버퍼에서 소요된 시간을 나타낸다. So-called vbv_ delay represents the time spent in the buffer of the decoder by the first bit of the coded image. 상기 주기 T(V)에서 정기적으로 디코딩된 화상에 의해 스위칭을 수행하는 것은, 삭제된 제 1 "구(old)" 화상과 송신된 제 1 "신(new)" 화상의 vbv_지연이 다를 경우에는 불가능하다(구화상은 소정 시점부터 신화상으로 교체될 화상이며, 스플라이스(splice)라 불리는 이 시점은 구 비트 스트림에 속하는 데이터와 신 비트 스트림에 속하는 데이터 사이의 경계이다). The period T (V) when the thing to perform switching by the decoded image on a regular basis, to delete the first "old (old)" and the image transmitting first "new (new)" of an image different from the delay vbv_ it is impossible (old image is the image to be replaced with the myth from a predetermined time point, the splice (this point is called splice) LA is a boundary between the data belonging to the data and the new bit streams belonging to the old bitstream). 또한, 교체된 화상과 삽입된 화상의 크기가 다르므로, 디코더의 버퍼 언더플로 또는 오버플로가 발생할 수 있다. Further, it varies the size of the inserted image and the replacement image, may cause a buffer underflow or overflow in the decoder. 따라서, 코딩된 두 비디오 시퀀스 사이의 간단한 스위치는 일반적으로 불가능하다. Thus, a simple switch between two coded video sequences is generally impossible.
디스플레이 측에서의 임의의 표시상의 불연속을 방지하기 위해(데이터의 흐름에 있어 명백한 중단은 시청자가 연속적으로 집중하지 못하도록 한다), 디코딩 불연속을 갖지 않는 것이 필요한데, 이것은 스플라이스에 경계가 없을 경우 즉, 원활하게 흐르는 비트 스트림이 획득될 경우에만 가능하다. To avoid discontinuity on the display side is any display (apparent interruption in the flow of data will prevent a viewer not focus continuously), it is necessary that has no decoding discontinuity, which is the case there is no boundary in the splice that is, smooth it is only possible if the flowing bitstream is obtained. 이것은, 신 스트림의 제 1 액세스 유닛의 디코딩 시간이 스플라이스에 선행하는 구 스트림의 액세스 유닛의 디코딩 시간과 일치해야함을 의미하며, 이것은 주로 스플라이스 점이라 불리고 특히 비트 스트림의 특정 필드에서 표시되는 적절한 위치에서의 문제이다. This means that the matching first decoding time of an access unit of the old stream, for decoding the time preceding the splice access unit of haeyaham of the new stream, and this is usually called the splicing point appropriate to be displayed in the specific field of the particular bit stream in a matter of location. 그런 액세스 점은, 두 개의 코딩된 화상 사이에 위치하며, 소위 스플라이스 디코딩 지연으로도 불리는, 그런 점에 수반되는 제 1 비트의 표준화된 일정 vbv_지연값을 규정한다(스플라이스 점의 구성은 구 시퀀스와 신 시퀀스 사이의 천이시에 오버플로가 발생하지 않음을 보장한다). And that access points, defining the two positions between the coded image and a predetermined delay value vbv_ standardization of the first bit associated with that point, so-called, also called splice decoding delay (the configuration of the splicing point is It ensures an overflow at the time of transition between the gu sequence and the new sequence will not occur). 스위칭 동작은, 신 시퀀스와 구 시퀀스 모두에 동일 스플라이스점이 존재할 경우에만 수행될 수 있다. The switching operation is old and the new sequence may be performed only if the present point is equal to all of the splice sequence. 그러나, 현재 이들 점은 완전히 형식적이며, 단지 극소수의 스플라이스 디코딩 지연값만이 규정되므로 어떠한 코딩 시템도 스위칭 동작을 수행할 수 없다. However, currently these points are completely formal, can not only perform the switching operation of any coding sitem so few splice decoding delay values only and regulations. 또한, 비디오 시퀀스 교체의 경우(즉, 구 시퀀스에서 신 시퀀스로의 제 1 순방향 천이와 신 시퀀스에서 다시 구 시퀀스로의 제 2 역방향 천이를 갖는 두 개의 연속 비디오 스위칭의 경우), 스플라이스 점은 역방향 스위칭에 대응하는 구 및 신 스플라이스점의 시간적 위치가 예측가능하고 양립 가능(compatible)할 경우에만 사용될 수 있다. In the case of video sequence replacement (i.e., in the case of two consecutive video switching reconfigure from a first forward shift with the new sequence to a new sequence in the old sequence with a second reverse transition to the sequence), the splice point is a reverse the temporal position of the old and new splicing points corresponding to the switching predictable and can be used only when both available (compatible). 이것은 두 개의 비디오 시퀀스에 대한 규칙적인 표준 GOP 구조를 의미하지만, 이 조건은 일반적으로 충족되지 않는다. This means regular standard GOP structure for the two video sequences, but this condition is not generally met.
본 발명은 제 1 비디오 시퀀스에서 제 2 비디오 시퀀스로 스위칭 하는 방법에 관한 것으로서, 제 1 시퀀스와 제 2 시퀀스는 모두, 화상들이 독립적으로 코딩되거나, 이전의 I 또는 P 화상으로부터 예측되거나, 이전 또는 이후의 P 화상 및/또는 I 화상으로부터 양방향으로 예측된다는 사실에 따라 유형 T=I, P 또는 B 화상으로 구성된다. The present invention relates to a method for switching to a second video sequence in the first video sequence, the first sequence and the second sequence are all, an image to or coded independently, or predicted from earlier I or P picture, before or after is a P picture and / or I type according to the fact that the prediction in both directions from the image T = I, P or B picture composed. 본 발명은 또한 상기 스위칭 방법을 실현하는 소자 및 그 소자를 포함하는 디코딩 시스템에 관한 것이다. The invention also relates to a decoding system including a device and a device for realizing the switching method. 본 발명은 예컨대 전국 텔레비전 프로그램을 지역 텔레비전 프로그램으로 교체하는데 사용될 수 있으며, 특히 MPEG-2 표준과 관련하여 유용하다. The invention may be used for example for replacing a national television program by a television program area, and is useful especially in connection with the MPEG-2 standard.
도 1 및 도 2는 각각 본 발명이 적용되지 않을 때와 발명이 실현될 때의 시간에 대한 디코더의 버퍼 충만도의 그래프. 1 and 2 are graphs of buffer fullness of the decoder for a time at the time when the invention will be realized the invention is not applied, respectively.
도 3은 버퍼 오버플로의 가능성 있는 문제를 도시하는 도면. Figure 3 is a view showing a potential problem that a buffer overflows.
도 4는 본 발명에 따라 제안된 해결책을 도시하는 도면. Figure 4 is a depiction of the proposed solution according to the invention.
도 5는 본 발명에 따른 스위칭 방법의 연속적 단계를 도시하는 흐름도. 5 is a flow diagram showing the continuous phase of the switching process according to the invention.
도 6은 본 발명에 따른 스위칭 소자를 포함하는 디코딩 시스템의 실시예를 도시하는 도면. 6 is a view showing an embodiment of a decoding system including a switching device according to the invention.
따라서, 본 발명의 제 1 목적은, 스플라이스 점 생성의 구속없이 비디오 시퀀스 스위칭을 허용하는 방법을 제공하는 것이다. Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide a method without restriction of splicing point creation that allows video sequence switching.
이를 위해, 본 발명은 본 명세서의 서두에 기술된 방법으로서, 두 개의 시퀀스 사이의 스위칭점에 k개의 추가 화상 시퀀스가 삽입되며, k는 양립 가능한 시퀀스를 가지기에 충분한 값을 가지며, 추가 화상들은 새로운 개수의 비트로 코딩되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법에 관한 것이다. To this end, the present invention further provides an image are new as the method described in the opening paragraph of this specification, is inserted into the k additional image sequences to a switching point between the two sequences, k having a sufficient value to gajigi the both sequences, relates to a process characterized in that the number of coding bits.
상기 방법에 따라, 신 비디오 시퀀스는 vbv_지연이 양립될 수 있을 때까지 k 주기 T(V)만큼 지연된다. According to this method, new video sequence is delayed by k periods T (V) until they can be vbv_ delay both. 이 지연은 디코더에서 구 비디오 시퀀스와 신 비디오 시퀀스 사이에 k 화상의 부족을 초래하며, k개의 추가 화상 시퀀스가 이것을 대신한다. The delay at the decoder is a sphere, and results in a lack of k image between the video sequence and the new video sequence, and instead of this, the k additional image sequences. 이제 디코더는 구 시퀀스의 화상, k개의 최소 화상, 신 시퀀스의 화상을 연속적으로 그리고 성공적으로 표시할 것이다. Now, the decoder obtain an image, k the minimum of the image, the image of the new sequence in the sequence continuously and will be successfully displayed.
본 발명의 다른 목적은 상기 스위칭 방법을 실현하는 장치를 제공하는 것이다. Another object of the invention is to provide a device for realizing the switching method.
이를 위해, 본 발명은, 임의의 다른 화상을 참조하지 않고 인트라 코딩되거나, 화상이 이전의 인트라 코딩 화상으로부터 또는 예측된 화상으로부터 움직임 보상 예측에 의해 예측된다는 사실에 따라 예측 또는 보간되거나, 이전 및 이후의 화상으로부터 양방향으로 보간되는 비디오 화상 시퀀스에 대응하는 n개의 병렬 비디오 비트 스트림을 디코딩하는 디코딩 시스템에서, 또는 그런 시스템과 관련하여, 이하 설명되는 스위칭 방법에 따라 디코딩될 비트 스트림의 선택적 스위치 전환을 제공하는 선택 수단을 포함하는 스위칭 소자에 관한 것이다. To this end, the invention, or encoding an intra without reference to any other pictures, the image or the predicted or interpolated according to the fact that predicted by motion-compensated prediction from the or predicted from the previous intra-coded video images, before and after in the decoding system for decoding n parallel video bitstreams corresponding to the video image sequence that is interpolated in both directions from an image, or in relation to such a system, the following provides selective switching of the bit stream to be decoded according to a switching method described It relates to a switching device comprising selecting means for.
본 발명의 다른 목적은 그런 스위칭 소자를 포함하는 디코딩 시스템을 제공하는 것이다. It is another object of the invention to provide a decoding system including such a switching device.
이를 위해, 본 발명은, 임의의 다른 화상을 참조하지 않고 인트라 코딩되거나, 화상이 이전의 인트라 코딩 화상으로부터 또는 예측된 화상으로부터 움직임 보상 예측에 의해 예측된다는 사실에 따라 예측 또는 보간되거나, 이전 및 이후의 화상으로부터 양방향으로 보간되는 비디오 화상 시퀀스에 대응하는 n개의 병렬 비디오 비트 스트림을 디코딩하는 디코딩 시스템으로서, 디코딩될 비트 스트림의 선택을 위해 선택 수단을 직렬로 포함하는 스위칭 소자 및, 선택된 비트 스트림을 디코딩하는 디코딩 수단을 포함하고, 상기 선택 수단이 전술된 방법의 실현을 위해, 디코딩될 비트 스트림의 선택적 스위치 전환을 위한 제어 수단을 포함하는 디코딩 시스템에 관한 것이다. To this end, the invention, or encoding an intra without reference to any other pictures, the image or the predicted or interpolated according to the fact that predicted by motion-compensated prediction from the or predicted from the previous intra-coded video images, before and after a decoding system for decoding n parallel video bitstreams corresponding to the video image sequence that is interpolated in both directions from an image, decode the switching elements and the selected bit stream comprising selection means for selection of the bit stream to be decoded in series a decoding means, and, to a decoding system for the realization of the method is the selection means described above, and control means for selective switching of the bitstream to be decoded.
본 발명의 특징 및 이점은 다음 설명 및 첨부된 도면으로부터 보다 명료해 질 것이다. Features and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the following description and accompanying drawings.
본 발명의 원리를 보다 잘 이해하기 위해서는 스위칭시에 발생하는 몇가지 문제점이 상기되어야 한다. In order to better understand the principles of the present invention it should be above a couple of problems occurring during the switching. 제 1 스위칭 문제점이 도 1에 도시되어 있는데, 도 1은 시간에 대한 디코더의 버퍼 충만도(decoder's buffer fullness : DBF)의 그래프이다. There is the first switching problem is illustrated in Figure 1, 1 is the buffer fullness of the decoder diagram for a time: a graph of (decoder's buffer fullness DBF). 제 1 선 R(OLD)은 구 화상의 제 1 교체 화상에 관련된 비트 스트림에 대응하며, 신화상으로 교체되어야 하는 구화상의 비디오 비트 레이트를 나타낸다. The first line R (OLD) corresponds to the bitstream associated to the first replaced picture of the old image, shows a video bit rate of the old image that should be replaced by the myth. 이 최후의 화상은 스위칭이 없으면(즉, 교체되지 않으면), 시간 TD(0)에서 디코딩된다. The last of the images if there is no switching (if that is, not replaced), is decoded at time TD (0). 스위칭이 발생하면, 신 시퀀스의 제 1 송신 화상(선 R(NEW)는 이 제 1 송신 화상과 관련된 비트 스트림에 대응하며, R(NEW)는 이 신 시퀀스의 비디오 비트 레이트를 나타낸다)은 동일 시간 TD(0)에서 디코딩될 것이다. If switching occurs, the first transmitted picture of the new sequence (the line R (NEW) corresponds to the bitstream associated to this first transmitted picture, R (NEW) indicates the video bitrate of this new sequence) is the same time will be decoded at TD (0). 지역 비디오 비트 레이트 R(NEW)가 전국 비디오 레이트 R(OLD)보나 낮을 경우, 각 화상과 각각 관련된 VBV-지연 VBV(OLD) 및 VBV(NEW)와, 대응시간 TS(OLD) 및 TS(NEW)(TS(OLD)=구 시퀀스의 제 1 교체 화상의 제 1 비트가 디코더의 버퍼에 입력되는 시간=TD(OLD)-VBV(OLD); TS(NEW)=신 시퀀스의 제 1 송신 화상의 제 1 비트가 디코더의 버퍼에 (주기적으로) 입력되는 시간=TD(NEW)-VBV(NEW); TD(OLD) 및 TD(NEW)=상기 제 1 교체 화상 및 제 1 송신 화상이 디코딩되는 시간)을 고려하면, 사실상 TS(NEW)는 TS(OLD) 전에 발생하므로 구 시퀀스의 마지막 송신 화상의 비트와 신 시퀀스의 제 1 송신 화상의 비트를 동시에 이송하는 것이 불가능한 것처럼 보인다. Local video bitrate R (NEW) is the national video rate R (OLD) if Bona low, and the respective associated delay VBV- VBV (OLD) and VBV (NEW) and each picture, response times TS (OLD) and TS (NEW) (TS (OLD) = the first nine hours bit of the first replaced picture of the sequence is input to the decoder buffer = TD (OLD) -VBV (OLD); the transmission of the first image of the TS (nEW) = new sequence time one bit (periodically) the input of the decoder buffer = TD (NEW) -VBV (NEW); TD (OLD) and TD (NEW) = the first replaced picture and first transmitted picture are decoded time) considering, in fact, TS (nEW) occurs, there appears to be impossible to obtain the transfer of the bits in the last bit in the first transmission image and the new sequence of the transmission of the image sequence at the same time, before TS (oLD).
본 발명에 따라(도 2 참조, 이하 더 상세히 설명됨), 순방향 천이시에(구 시퀀스에서 신 시퀀스로 스위칭할 경우), k개의 추가 화상 시퀀스를 삽입하여 신 시퀀스를 k 주기 T(V) 만큼 지연시키는 것이 결정되었다. According to the invention (see Fig. 2, hereinafter further described in detail), (to switch to a new sequence in the old sequence) at the time of forward shift, by inserting the k additional image sequences give the new sequences k by T (V) it was decided to delay. 숫자 k는 TS(NEW)가 TS(OLD) 후에 발생하도록 하기에 충분하며, 상기 k 화상은 그들이 쉽게 복사되도록 하는 특수한 특성을 갖는다(이들은 극소수의 비트로 표시되며 따라서 설명시에 최소 화상이라 불린다). The number k is sufficient to the TS (NEW) to occur after TS (OLD), the k image has a specific characteristic such that they are easy to copy (which show only a few bits, thus referred to as a minimum an image at the time of description).
최소 화상의 목적은, 신 시퀀스가 지연되는 동안 디코더의 버퍼를 가능한 한 비우는 것이다. The objective of at least the image, will empty the buffer of the decoder as much as possible while the new sequence is delayed. 그런 추가 시퀀스를 구성하는 방법으로는, 예컨대 모든 화소가 동일한(예컨대 하나의 I 화상과 (k-1)개의 P 화상) k개의 균일 칼라 화상(uniform colour picture; UC 화상이라 칭함)의 시퀀스를 고려하는 것이 있다. By configuring such an additional sequence, for example, all the pixels are identical (for example, one I picture and (k-1) of P picture) k of uniform color image; consider the sequence of (uniform colour picture referred to as a UC pictures) It may be. 다른 해결책은 k개의 P 화상을 고려하는 것인데, 이들은 예컨대, 상기 최소 시퀀스의 화상을 이전의 I 또는 P 화상의 복사로 간주함으로써 획득되며, 이것은 동일하게 디코더에서 구 화상의 마지막 I 또는 P 화상을 (kT(V))초 동안 동결시킨다. Would be to other solutions, consider the k number of P pictures, they are, for example, is obtained by treating the image of the minimum sequence, the previous I or a copy of the P picture, which is to obtain the last I or P picture of the picture in the same manner as the decoder ( freeze for kT (V)) seconds.
k 개의 UC 화상의 경우에, 모든 화상이 동일하므로, P 화상은, 압축 신택스(syntax)에서, 최소 비트수를 갖는 제 1 화상의 복사로 설명될 수 있다. In the case of k UC image, since all the images are the same, P picture, and can be described in the compression syntax (syntax), a copy of the first image having the minimum number of bits. 따라서, 상기 UC 시퀀스의 코딩에 필요한 추가 처리 단계는 이 시퀀스의 최초의 I 화상의 인코딩에 제한된다. Thus, additional processing steps required for the coding of said UC sequence is restricted to the encoding of the first I picture of this sequence.
k 개의 P 화상의 경우에, 이들 화상은 MPEG-2 신택스에 의해 이전 화상의 복사로 설명된다. In the case of k P pictures, these pictures are described as a copy of the previous image by the MPEG-2 syntax. 사실, 천이에 대한 그런 기술적 해결책의 효과는, 동일 주기동안 UC 화상을 갖는 것 대신, kT(V)초 동안 구 시퀀스의 마지막 화상을 동결시키는 것이다. In fact, such an effect of the technical solution for the transition, is to freeze the image, instead of having UC during the same period, kT (V) the last picture of the old sequence during the second.
두 경우 모두, VBV_지연을 고려하므로, 최소 화상의 최소수가 고려된 천이에 삽입되어야 한다(도 1 참조). In both cases, since the consideration of the VBV_ delay, to be inserted into a minimum number of considering the transition of the minimum image (see Fig. 1). UC 화상의 경우에 상기 최소수의 결정을 위해 다음 표시(비트 단위)가 사용된다. The following notation (in bits) for the determination of the minimum number are used in the case of UC pictures.
즉, TS(NEW)-TS(OLD)가 비트 레이트 R(OLD)에서 최소 화상의 송신에 필요한 주기의 지속 기간보다 클 경우에 가능하다. That is, it is possible, if TS (NEW) -TS (OLD) at the bit rate R (OLD) is greater than the duration of a period required for transmission of at least the image. 이 조건은 k가 수학식 2에 의해 제공된 최소값을 갖도록 한다. This condition is to have a minimum value of k is given by equation (2).
VBV(NEW)는 상한이 S(MAX)/R(NEW)이므로, k의 상한 k(MAX)는 대략 다음과 같다. VBV (NEW) is the upper limit, because S (MAX) / R (NEW), k the upper limit (MAX) of k is approximately as follows.
k개의 P 화상의 경우에 최소수의 결정을 위해, 수학식 2는 다음 수학식 4로 치환된다. For the determination of the minimum number in case of k P pictures, equation (2) is replaced by the following equation (4).
제안된 해결책은 도 2에 도시되는데, 도 2는 상기 해결책이 실현될 때의 시간에 대한 디코더의 버퍼 충만도 DBF의 변형된 그래프이다. Is shown in Figure 2 is the proposed solution, Figure 2 is a transformation graph of Fig buffer fullness of the decoder for the time when the solution to achieve DBF. 여기서는, TS(NEW)가 TS(OLD) 후에 발생되고, 구 시퀀스의 마지막 송신 화상은, VBV(OLD)의 값을 고려하여 TD(-1)에서 디코딩되고, 신 시퀀스의 제 1 송신 화상은 VBV(NEW)의 값을 고려하여 TD(2)에서 디코딩되며, 이들 제 1 교체 화상과 제 1 송신 화상 사이에서, 최소 화상이 TS(OLD)와 TS(NEW) 사이에서 이송되고 TD(0) 및 TD(1)에서 디코딩된다. Here, TS (NEW) is generated after TS (OLD), the last transmitted picture of the old sequence, considering the value of VBV (OLD) and decoded at TD (-1), the first transmission image of the new sequence is VBV is decoded at TD (2), taking into account the value of (NEW), these first between the first replacement image and the first transmission image, the minimum image is transferred between TS (OLD) and TS (NEW) TD (0) and is decoded at TD (1).
또한, 송신 레이트 R(OLD) 및 R(NEW)는 일반적으로 다르므로, 스위칭 천이가 발생할 때, 디코더의 버퍼에 입력되는 입력 레이트는 임의의 스위칭 없이 입력될 때의 레이트와 다르며, 입력 레이트가 커짐에 따라 버퍼에 오버플로의 위험이 존재한다. In addition, the transmission rate, because R (OLD) and R (NEW) are generally different, when a result in the switching transition, the input rate is input to the buffer of the decoder is distinct from the rate of the time is entered without any switching, increases the input rate the risk of overflow exists in the buffer in accordance with the. 따라서 넌-오버플로(non overflow)의 검증이 수행되어야 한다. Thus, non-it should be carried out verification of the overflow (non overflow). 디코더의 버퍼의 충만도는 시간 TS(NEW)에서 시간 TD(OLD)까지 계산되어야 한다. In the fullness of the decoder buffer is a time TS (NEW) to be calculated by the time TD (OLD). 오버플로의 가능성이 있다면, 넌-오버플로가 검증될 때까지 또는 TS(NEW)가 TD(OLD)보다 높을 때까지 최소 화상이 삽입되어야 한다. There is a possibility of overflow, the non-image to be inserted at least until it is higher than or TS (NEW) is TD (OLD) until the verification overflow. 이 마지막 조건을 검증하는 최소 화상의 개수 k는, TD(OLD)-TS(NEW)＜0과 같으며, 이것은 k＞(VBV(NEW)/T(V))+1이 되도록 한다. The number k of minimal image verifying this last condition is, TD (OLD) -TS (NEW) is such that 1 + <equals 0, this is k> (VBV (NEW) / T (V)). VBV(NEW)의 상한은 S(MAX)/R(NEW)이므로, k의 상한 k(MAX)는 수학식 5와 같으며, 이것은 이전의 결과(수학식 3)와 동일하다. The upper limit of VBV (NEW) is the same as S (MAX) / R (NEW), so the upper limit k (MAX) of k is equal to the equation (5), this result of the previous (Equation 3).
R(NEW)가 R(OLD)보다 클 때 발생할 가능성이 있는 이와 같은 버퍼 오버플로의 문제점은 도 3에서 알 수 있는데, 도 3은 디코더의 버퍼 충만도 S(t)의 전개(evolution)를 도시한다(S(MAX)는 S(t)의 최대값을 나타낸다). R there (NEW) that can be seen in issue 3 of the buffer overflow, such as this that may occur is greater than R (OLD), 3 is the buffer fullness of the decoder is also shown a deployment (evolution) of S (t) and (S (mAX) represents the maximum value of S (t)). 선 L(OS)는 매 시간 t에서, 구 시퀀스만에 대한 버퍼 충만도를 나타낸다. Line L (OS) is at each time t, represents the buffer fullness for the old sequence only. 즉, 시간 TD(-7), TD(-6),..., TD(-2), TD(-1)에서, 상기 구 시퀀스의 화상이 디코딩되고, 그 사이에, 버퍼 충만도는 비트 레이트 R(OLD)에 따라 증가한다(VBR(OLD)의 값은 디코딩될 제 1 비트가 송신후 디코더의 버퍼에 언제 저장되었는지를 나타낸다). That is, the time TD (-7), TD (-6), ..., TD (-2), in TD (-1), the image of the old sequence are decoded, in the meantime, the buffer fullness is bit increases with the rate R (OLD) (the value of VBR (OLD) indicates whether the first bit to be decoded is stored in the buffer when the decoder after transmission). 마찬가지로, 선 L(NS)는 신 시퀀스만에 대한 버퍼 충만도의 상태에 대응한다. Similarly, the line L (NS) corresponds to the buffer fullness condition of Fig for new sequence only. 즉, 시간 TD(0), TD(1), TD(2) 등등에서, 상기 신 시퀀스의 화상이 디코딩되고, 그 사이에, 버퍼 충만도는 비트 레이트 R(NEW)에 따라 증가한다(마찬가지로, VBV(NEW)의 값은 디코딩될 제 1 비트가 디코더의 버퍼에 언제 저장되었는지를 나타낸다). That is, at time TD (0), TD (1), TD (2) and so on, an image of the new sequence are decoded, in the meantime, the buffer fullness increases according to the bitrate R (NEW) (similarly, the value of VBV (NEW) indicates whether the first bit to be decoded is stored in the buffer when the decoder). 선 L(SW0)은 스위칭이 수행될 경우 신 시퀀스에 대응하는 디코딩된 데이터가 버퍼에 입력되기 전의 버퍼의 실제 상태에 대응한다. Line L (SW0) corresponds to the real state of the buffer before it is input to the decoded data buffer corresponding to the new sequence, when the switching is performed. 즉, 디코딩 시간에서 충만도의 감소는 구 시퀀스에 대해 전술된 것과 동일하지만 디코딩된 데이터는 더 이상 버퍼에 입력되지 않는다. That is, the reduction of the fullness at decoding times is the same as that described above for the old sequence, but is not input to the decoded data is longer buffer. 선 L(SN)은 신 시퀀스에 대응하는 디코딩된 데이터가 상기 버퍼에 입력될 경우에 버퍼의 실제 상태에 대응하는 것으로, 이 예에서는 시간 TD(-1)에서 오버플로가 존재한다. Line L (SN) is that the decoded data corresponding to the new sequence corresponds to the real state of the buffer when the input to the buffer, in this example, there is an overflow in the time TD (-1).
제안된 방법은 이 문제를 도 4에 도시된 것처럼 해결한다. The proposed method solves this problem, as shown in Figure 4. 전술된 도 3에서 처럼, 선 L(OS)는 임의의 변형 없이 구 시퀀스에 대한 버퍼 충만도의 상태에 대응한다. As in the aforementioned Figure 3, the line L (OS) corresponds to the buffer fullness condition of Fig for old sequence, without any modification. 선 L(SW0)는 원래 스위칭이 수행될 때의 버퍼의 상태에 대응하는데, 본 발명에 따른 변형은 구 시퀀스 이후 레이트 R(OLD)에서 추가 최소 화상(additional minimal picture: AMP)이 삽입되는 스위칭 시간에서 시작된다. Line L (SW0) is in response to the buffer status of the time the original switching is performed, modified according to the invention, obtain the sequence after adding the minimum image at rate R (OLD) (additional minimal picture: AMP) switching time is inserted It begins at. 이 최소 화상은 신 시퀀스의 저장 단계 및 이 신 시퀀스의 (순시) 디코딩 시간이 한 주기 T(V)만큼 지연될 수 있도록 하는데(전체 선 L(NS)은 하나의 추가 최소 화상에 대해 한 주기 T(V)만큼만 지연된다), 이것은 이 경우 버퍼 오버플로를 방지하기에 충분하다. The minimum image is a period for the storage step and the (instantaneous) is one or more at least the image of the to ensure that the decoding time can be delayed by one period T (V) (full line L (NS) of the new sequence a new sequence T is delayed as much as (V)), it is sufficient to prevent buffer overflow in this case. 이 지연은 사실상 디코더의 버퍼 충만도가 도 3에서 발생하는 오버플로를 방지할 정도로 충분히 감소되도록 하기에 충분하다. This delay is sufficient to ensure that virtually the decoder buffer fullness is reduced enough to avoid the overflow occurring in Fig. 명백히, 그 최소수 k를 전술된 것처럼 구하는 것만으로 더 많은 최소 화상이 도입될 수 있다. Obviously, it can be more simply by introducing at least an image as described above to obtain the minimum number k.
(b) yes 일 때는 k의 값이 0으로 초기화되고(k=0), 제 2 단계가 수행될 수 있다. (B) yes value of k may be initialized to zero and is carried out (k = 0), when the second stage.
(d) yes 일 때는 구 시퀀스의 송신이 정지된다(STOP-OLD로 도시됨). (D) the transmission of the old sequence is stopped if yes one (shown as STOP-OLD). 즉, 디코딩 단계가 계속되는 동안 비트가 더 이상 디코더의 버퍼에 입력되지 않으며, 제 3 단계가 수행될 수 있다. That is, the bit is not input to the buffer of the decoder during the decoding step further continued, the third step can be performed.
(f) yes 일 때는 제 4 단계가 바로 수행될 수 있다. (F) a fourth step may be performed immediately if yes day.
(g) yes 일 때는 삽입될 최소 화상의 수 k'가 계산되고('COMP k'로 도시됨), 제 5 단계가 수행될 수 있다. (G) "(shown as COMP k ') yes it indicates the minimum number of images to be inserted is calculated k', the fifth step can be performed.
(h) no 일 때는 제 5 단계가 바로 수행될 수 있다. (H) a fifth step can be performed immediately when no one.
(j) no 일 때는 제 6 및 제 7 단계가 수행될 수 있다. (J) a sixth and seventh steps can be carried out when no work.
(6) k의 값이 방정식 k=k+max(k', k")에 따라 증가되고 k개의 최소 화상이 레이트 R(OLD)에서 송신된다. (6) increases with the value of k equations k = k + max (k ', k ") is the k least one image is transmitted at rate R (OLD).
(7) t=TD(NEW)-VBV(NEW), 즉, t=TD(OLD)+kT(V)-VBV(NEW)와 같은 시간 t에서 신 시퀀스의 송신이 시작된다('TRANS-NEW'로 도시됨). (7) t = TD (NEW) -VBV (NEW), i.e., t = TD (OLD) + kT (V) the transmission of the new sequence begins at time t, such as -VBV (NEW) ( 'TRANS-NEW shown as ").
다음에, 제 1 스위칭 점에서, TS(OLD) 전에, 구 비디오 시퀀스는 순응적 압축된 비디오 시퀀스이므로 비디오 디코더의 버퍼는 언더플로되지도 오버플로되지도 않는다(즉, 디코더의 버퍼의 충만도는 인코딩 처리에 의해 확실히 보장된다). Next, in the first switching point, before TS (OLD), obtain video sequence fullness of the buffer of adaptive because the compressed video sequence buffer of the video decoder will not even be as even overflow not underflow (i.e., decoder is reliably ensured by the encoding process). TS(OLD)와 TD(OLD) 사이에서, 버퍼에는 항성 디코딩될 화상(구 비디오 시퀀스의 화상 또는 US화상)의 비트가 존재하므로 디코더의 버퍼는 언더플로되지 않으며, UC 화상의 비트가 순응적 압축된 비디오 시퀀스의 비트 레이트인 R(OLD) 이하의 레이트로 입력되므로 오버플로되지도 않는다. Between TS (OLD) and TD (OLD), the buffer is a buffer of a decoder, so the bit is present in the (image or US images of the old video sequence) the image to be stars decoding is not underflow, bits are adaptive compression of the UC picture It is input to a bit rate of R (OLD) or less of the rate of the video sequence, nor is it to overflow. TD(OLD)와 TD(NEW) 사이에서, 버퍼에는 디코딩될 화상(UC 화상 또는 신 비디오 시퀀스의 화상)의 비트가 항상 존재하므로 디코더의 버퍼는 언더플로되지 않으며, UC 화상이 너무 짧아서(비트수를 고려할 때) 버퍼 충만도는 자체가 순응적 압축된 비디오 시퀀스에 관한 충만도인 TD(NEW)에서의 충만도보다 낮으므로 오버플로되지도 않는다. Between TD (OLD) and TD (NEW), the buffer, so the bit is always present in the decoded image (UC image or the image of the new video sequence), the buffer of the decoder will not underflow, UC image is too short (the number of bits considering) buffer fullness do not also itself be a full, since even lower than the overflow of the adaptive fullness of TD (NEW) on the compressed video sequence. TD(NEW) 후에, 신 비디오 시퀀스는 순응적 압축된 비디오 시퀀스이므로 디코더의 버퍼가 언더플로 또는 오버플로되지 않는다는 것이 확실하다. After TD (NEW), because new video sequence is a compliant compressed video sequence ever it is sure that the buffer of the decoder does not underflow or overflow.
명백히, 본 발명은 단일 비디오 스위칭의 경우로 제한되지 않는다. Obviously, the invention is not limited to the case of a single video switching. 예컨대, 비디오 시퀀스 교체의 경우(본 명세서의 초반에 제공됨)는 스위칭을 두 번 수행하는 것과 등가인데, 한 번은 구 시퀀스가 최소 화상으로 교체되고 상기 최소 화상이 제 2 시퀀스로 교체되는 경우이고, 또 한 번은 제 2 시퀀스가 최소 화상으로 교체되고 상기 최소 화상이 원래의 구 화상으로 교체되는 경우이다. For example, in the case of video sequence replacement (provided at the beginning of this description) is the equivalent to that for performing switching twice, once old and if the sequence is replaced with at least the image to which the minimum image replaced with the second sequence, and once a case where the second sequence is replaced by the minimum image to which the at least replacing the image to the original image of the sphere. 그런 상황에서, 두 번째 스위칭에서 삽입될 최소 화상의 최소수는 다시 송신될 제 1 구 화상이 I 화상이 되도록 선택되어야 하는데, 이것은 두 번째 스위칭의 최소 화상의 개수가 일정하지 않고 GOP 구조에 의존한다는 것을 의미한다. In such a situation, that two in the minimum number of minimal pictures to be inserted in the second switching are to be selected so that the first one picture to be transmitted back to the I picture, which is not constant and the number of least two images of the second switching depends on the GOP structure It means. 또한, GOP는 다음 방식으로 편성될 수 있다는 것이 공지되어 있다. In addition, GOP is known that the same may be organized in the following manner.
B 화상의 정의에 의해, B0 및 B1는 소위 비폐쇄 GOP를 규정하는 이전 GOP의 I2 및 마지막 P 화상으로부터의 예측을 사용함으로써 코딩되는 것이 명백하다. By the definition of the B picture, B0 and B1 are obvious to be coded by using prediction from the I2 and the last P picture of the previous GOP, which defines the so-called non closed GOP. 천이시에 최초의 B 화상이 완전히 다른 시퀀스의 P 화상으로부터의 예측을 사용하여 디코딩될 것이라는 사실에 의해 발생된 문제점을 해소하기 위해, 그런 비폐쇄 GOP의 최초의 B화상은 천이시에 최소 화상으로 교체될 것이다. In order to solve the first of the problems caused by the fact that the B picture is decoded by using prediction from a fully P picture of the different sequences at the time of transition, first B pictures of such a non-closed GOP is a minimum picture during the transition It will be replaced. 이 경우, 이들 최소 화상은, 각 슬라이스의 최초 및 최후의 매크로 블록만이 순방향 예측, 널 순방향 벡터 및 무 에러 예측에 의해 인코딩되는 양방향성 예측 코딩된 화상이다(다른 매크로 블록들은 건너 뛴 매크로 블록이다). In this case, these minimal image, (the other macroblocks are macroblocks are skipped), the first and only the macro-block of the last forward prediction, null is a bi-directional predictive coded picture that is encoded by the forward vector and no error prediction of each slice . 따라서, 디코더는 그런 최소 화상을 최후에 제공된 I 또는 P 화상의 복사로 간주할 것이다. Thus, the decoder will be considered as a copy of the I or P picture that provided the images to last a minimum.
(l) no 일 때는 제 9 단계가 수행될 수 있다. (L) may be a ninth step when performing no work.
(n) yes 일 때는 제 10 단계가 수행될 수 있다. (N) There may be performed yes one step 10 when.
(p) no 일 때는 방법의 실현이 종료된다("END"). (P) the realization of the method is terminated when no work ( "END").
명백히, 본 발명은 전술된 방법에 한정되지 않으며, 본 발명은 또한, 상기 스위칭 방법을 실현하는 소자 및 그런 소자를 포함하는 시스템에 관한 것이기도 하다. Obviously, the invention is not limited to the aforementioned method, the present invention further also relates to a system including a device and such a device for realizing the switching method. 유형 T=I, P 또는 B의 화상의 비디오 시퀀스에 대응하는 적어도 2개의, 양호하게는 n개의 병렬 비트 스트림을 디코딩하는 시스템은, 예컨대 유럽 PCT 특허출원 0783817(PHF95003)에서 설명된다. Type T = I, at least two, preferably a system for decoding n parallel bit streams corresponding to the video sequence of images of the P or B, for example, is described in European Patent Application PCT 0783817 (PHF95003). 도 6에 도시된 그런 시스템은, 다수의(주로 n, 제공된 실시예에서는 2개의) 개별 비트 스트림을 포함하는 입력 비트 스트림 IB를 수신하고, 그 출력(도 6의 경우 2개)이 본 실시예에서 동일 개수(2개)의 버퍼(71 및 72)를 포함하는 저장 수단(70)에 이송되는 역다중화기(60)를 포함한다. Also such a system a shown in Fig. 6, a plurality of (conducted mainly n, given example two) receives an input bitstream IB including a separate bit stream, the output (in the case of FIG. 62), the present embodiment in comprises a demultiplexer 60 to be transferred to the storage means 70 including a buffer 71 and 72 of the same number (two).
스위칭 동작은 디코딩될 선택된 비트 스트림에 대응하는 버퍼 예컨대 버퍼(72)를 선택하고 동시에 다른 버퍼(71)를 향한 다른 비트 스트림의 송신(이것은 예컨대 사용자 조작에 의해 선택된 것이 아니므로 이 때 디코딩되어서는 안된다)을 제어하기 위해 제공된 제어 유닛(81)에서 발생된다. The switching operation is not to be decoded at this time to select a buffer for example the buffer 72 corresponding to the bit stream is selected to be decoded and transmits the other bit stream toward the other buffer 71 (which is for example not be selected by a user operation at the same time ) it is generated in the control unit 81 provided to control. 병렬 버퍼(71 및 72)의 출력에서, 제어 유닛(81)에 의해 제어된 스위치(82)(제어 유닛(81)과 스위치(82)는 함께 제어 수단(80)을 구성함) 적절한 버퍼 출력 신호를 선택하고 그것을 디코더(90)로 이송한다. At the output of parallel buffers 71 and 72, (which constitutes a control unit 81 and switch 82 with control means 80), the switch 82 controlled by the control unit 81, an appropriate buffer output signal select and transfer it to the decoder 90. the 이 디코더는, 예컨대 역다중화기(91)(디코딩될 신호와 관련 움직임 벡터를 분리하기 위해 제공됨), 가변 길이 디코더(92), 역양자화기(93), 직교 역변환 회로(94), 메모리(95)를 포함하는 예측 회로, 움직임 보상 회로(96)(상기 움직임 벡터를 수신함), 출력 디코딩 신호 DS가 표시되도록 하는 가산기(97)를 포함한다(그런 디코더는 종래기술이므로 상세히 설명하지 않는다). The decoder, for example a demultiplexer 91 (provided for separating the decoded signal and the associated motion vectors), a variable length decoder 92, inverse quantizer 93, an orthogonal inverse transform circuit 94, a memory (95) and a prediction circuit, the motion compensation circuit 96, an adder (97) to (the motion vectors inbox), the output decoded signals DS to be displayed that includes (prior art, so that the decoder will not be described in detail). 본 발명은 상기 제어 수단으로 구성된 소자와 같은 스위칭 소자에 관한 것이며, 또한 그런 스위칭 소자를 포함하는 디코딩 시스템에 관한 것이다. The present invention relates to a switching device, such as the element formed by said control means, and also relates to a decoding system including such a switching device.
제 1 비디오 시퀀스에서 제 2 비디오 시퀀스로 스위칭하는 방법으로서, 구(old) 시퀀스와 신(new) 시퀀스는 모두, 화상이 독립적으로 코딩되거나 이전의 I 또는 P 화상으로부터 예측되거나 이전 및 이후의 P 화상 및/또는 I 화상으로부터 양방향 예측된다는 사실에 따라, 유형 T=I, P 또는 B의 화상으로 구성되며, 두 개의 시퀀스 사이의 스위칭 점에는 k개의 추가 화상 시퀀스가 삽입되고, k는 양립할 수 있는 시퀀스를 갖기 위해 충분한 값을 가지며, 상기 추가 화상은 소수의 비트로 코딩되는 스위칭 방법. First as a method of switching to a second video sequence from the video sequence, syntax (old) sequence and the new (new) sequence in all, an image is coded independently, or predicted from earlier I or P picture, or the previous and subsequent P picture depending on the fact that the bi-directional prediction from and / or I-picture, the type T = I, consists of a picture of P or B, the switching point between the two sequences is inserted into the k additional image sequence, k is compatible It has a sufficient value in order to have a sequence, the further image switching method of a small number of coding bits.
(b) 추가 화상 시퀀스 후에, 제 2 스위칭 점에서 상기 신 시퀀스가 삽입되는 단계;가 연속적으로 실현되는 스위칭 방법. Switching method is realized in a continuously; (b) added after the image sequence, the new sequence a second step to be inserted at the switching point.
제 2 항에 있어서, 상기 시퀀스는 k개의 균일 컬러 화상의 시퀀스인 스위칭 방법. The method of claim 2 wherein said sequence is a sequence of k uniform color image switching method.
제 2 항에 있어서, 상기 시퀀스는 이전의 I 또는 P 화상의 복사인 화상의 시퀀스인 스위칭 방법. The method of claim 2, wherein the sequence is a switching method of the previous I or P image of the radiation image sequence.
(d) 상기 제 3 스위칭 점에서, 발생될 상기 제 1 구화상이 I 화상이 될 때까지 추가 화상이 유사하게 삽입되고, 다음에 제 1 구 시퀀스가 재삽입되는 단계;가 추가로 실현되는 스위칭 방법. (D) the third at the switching point, and wherein the insert in analogy further image until one picture is an I picture to be generated, then the second one sequence step to be reinserted; switching is realized by adding Way.
제 1 항 내지 5 항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서, 매번 B 화상은 동일 화상 그룹에 포함되지 않은 P 화상으로부터 예측되고, 임의의 화상 그룹의 최초의 B 화상은 천이시에 최소 B 화상으로 교체되는 스위칭 방법. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, each time a B picture is predicted from that P picture not included in the same group of pictures, the first B pictures of any group of images are switched to be replaced by at least a B picture at the time of transition Way.
제 1 항 내지 6 항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서, 상기 구 및 신 비디오 시퀀스는 소위 MPEG-2 표준에 따라 인코딩된 비트 스트림인 스위칭 방법. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said old and new video sequences are bitstreams encoded according to the method of switching the so-called MPEG-2 standard.
임의의 다른 화상을 참조하지 않고 인트라 코딩되거나, 화상이 이전의 인트라 코딩 화상으로부터 또는 예측된 화상으로부터 움직임 보상 예측에 의해 예측된다는 사실에 따라 예측 또는 보간되거나, 이전 및 이후의 화상으로부터 양방향으로 보간되는 비디오 화상 시퀀스에 대응하는 n개의 병렬 비디오 비트 스트림을 디코딩하는 디코딩 시스템으로서, 디코딩될 비트 스트림의 선택을 위해 선택 수단을 직렬로 포함하는 스위칭 소자 및, 선택된 비트 스트림을 디코딩하는 디코딩 수단을 포함하고, 상기 선택 수단은 제 1 항 내지 7 항 중 어느 한 항에서 청구된 방법의 실현을 위해, 디코딩될 비트 스트림의 선택적 스위치 전환을 위한 제어 수단을 포함하는 디코딩 시스템. Without reference to any other image of the intra-coded, or an image is or predicted or interpolated according to the fact that predicted by motion-compensated prediction from the previous intra-coded image or from a predictive picture, bidirectional interpolation from a previous and subsequent image a decoding system for decoding n parallel video bitstreams corresponding to video image sequence, and a decoding means for decoding the switching elements and the selected bit stream comprising selection means for selection of the bit stream to be decoded in series, It said selection means for the realization of the method as claimed in any one of items 1 to 7, wherein the decoding system including a control means for selective switching of the bitstream to be decoded.
임의의 다른 화상을 참조하지 않고 인트라 코딩되거나, 화상이 이전의 인트라 코딩 화상으로부터 또는 예측된 화상으로부터 움직임 보상 예측에 의해 예측된다는 사실에 따라 예측 또는 보간되거나, 이전 및 이후의 화상으로부터 양방향으로 보간되는 비디오 화상 시퀀스에 대응하는 n개의 병렬 비디오 비트 스트림을 디코딩하는 디코딩 시스템에서, 또는 그런 시스템과 관련하여, 제 1 항 내지 7 항 중 어느 한 항에 청구된 스위칭 방법에 따라 디코딩될 비트 스트림의 선택적 스위치 전환을 제공하는 선택 수단을 포함하는 스위칭 소자. Without reference to any other image of the intra-coded, or an image is or predicted or interpolated according to the fact that predicted by motion-compensated prediction from the previous intra-coded image or from a predictive picture, bidirectional interpolation from a previous and subsequent image in a decoding system for decoding n parallel video bitstreams corresponding to video image sequence, or in conjunction with such a system, selectively switch the bit stream to be decoded according to a switching method as claimed in any one of items 1 to 7, wherein the switching device comprising selecting means for providing the conversion. | 2019-04-26T10:14:47Z | https://patents.google.com/patent/KR20000029596A/en | Porn | Reference | 0.429794 |
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Avery Catherine, 6 lbs. 5 oz., 20 in. long, born Thursday, March 26 at 1:31 p.m.
True birthing time began Wednesday, March 25 around 2 a.m.
**Mild pressure waves started Sunday evening, March 22 and they were perfectly manageable so I went to sleep. I thought we might even have the baby by the next morning! Ha! How wrong I was. PWs continued through Wednesday night becoming more uncomfortable and I wasn’t able to use my cues for some reason. It was probably all mental. I’d been Fear Releasing and Birthing Day Affirmations but something was still holding me back. Probably because I was a first-time mom, I was just scared. However I did and still do (even more so now, absolutely believe in Hypnobabies and know that we chose the very best way to birth).
The very moment I put my headphones on and listened to the Birth Guide CD when it was time to leave for the hospital, I was SO relaxed and comfortable. The midwife checked upon arrival and I was 6 centimeters and waters still intact! YES! What a great feeling. I was so happy and this carried me through until I was complete and ready to push at about 9 a.m. I didn’t even know I was in transition. It was just more intense but I wasn’t aware of any particular shift. Just overjoyed to hear I was complete. I felt SO great and my husband and Hypnobabies doula worked so well to keep me hydrated and encouraged. The nurses were wonderful and respected my birth plan. It was actually our midwife, who, while she did have a great bedside manner, and was extremely encouraging when I needed her to be, was also all about the “standard of care” and bossed the nurses around too much for my liking. You just never know. But I was allowed to move around even though the midwife was making my sweet nurse follow me around with the monitor to check the baby’s heart rate. But at least she was able to follow me and I didn’t have to lie down. It was tough on the nurse, I know, but she always found a strong beat, which I have to say, was comforting even though I wanted that monitor off me.
Let me just say a word on doulas. Hire one if at all possible and if she doesn’t know Hypnobabies, train her. Find someone who is willing to learn. I relied mostly on my husband for physical support during the birthing waves, and all he had to say was “relax” or “release” to get me through, but it was my doula who I remember turning to most during transition and pushing. At that point I needed someone who had been through it and believed in her own body in order to maintain focus. My husband was getting a bit anxious and was asking a lot of questions, and our doula was incredibly supportive during this time. Through this increased intensity, I never once felt pain.
BOP needed NOW. Skip these next two paragraphs if you want. They are not important to the overall success I had with the program, and I will preface it by saying that the more intense things became, the more Hypnobabies kicked in. And I was only about a C+ home study student!
**I honestly thought we’d have the baby by 10:30 a.m. or so. Boy, this little girl took ‘patience’ to a whole new level. I pushed for four and 1/2 hours, which was certainly no one’s plan, and in the end my body was clearly giving out. Yet in the end, everything was so worth it. I can’t say why I had to push for so long. My pelvis is obviously quite small since Avery was just 6 lbs., 5 oz. and really seemed stuck, and I did have a substantial tear when she was born at 1:31 p.m. (Even though I know plenty of small women who push much larger babies right through.) But I had no idea I’d even torn, and held and loved on my baby while I got stitched up. Also, the midwife had right away guided the placenta right out and I barely felt it. I am healing so well from the tear and have had a virtually pain-free recovery.
Avery was SO alert and peaceful at birth. There are no words to describe how amazing it was to see her for the first time so I won’t even try. She scored 8 out of 10 on Apgar at one minute old (I think because of blue feet) and they stole her from me to put her under the warmer for a few minutes. She was 9 out of 10 at 5 minutes.
In the days after Avery’s birth, Kerry’s sweet voice continued to echo in my ears. The voice of an angel who helped us have the very birth we dreamed of!
In Hypnobabies we refer to EDD (Estimated Due Dates) as Guess Dates. There is really a 5 week window in which a baby can come and be considered full term. From 37-42 weeks is normal. So I actually like to say a Guess MONTH!
My first baby was a preemie, born at 34 weeks. So when I was pregnant with Carson, I really wanted to go full term, but I never imagined I would have him at 42 weeks. His “due date” was August 18th. I always said, “He will be born somtime in August.” He was, he squeaked in on August 31st.
When I was pregnant with Bryson I figured I would probably go to 42 weeks again. He was due the beginning of October. I had 2 friends who were “due” the same time I was. They both had their babies the beginning of October. I remember vividly being at a soccer game, seeing my friend with her 2 week old baby and me still being HUGELY pregnant. I was ok with it, because mentally I told myself, he will be here by Halloween. It seemed like all my friends were freaking out that I was still pregnant, but because of my mindshift of a “guess month” I was pretty zen about it.
How did they come up with due dates anyway? Are they accurate? But if I go past 40 weeks it might be bad for the baby. These are all questions that come up with regards to due dates. Here is a great article giving the answers to these questions and more.
Remember it isn’t an Expiration Date, it is a Guess Date! | 2019-04-22T14:53:56Z | https://hypnobabies.wordpress.com/2009/06/ | Porn | Health | 0.438883 |
wordpress | I’m on holidays, and i’m more depressed than I have been in a long time.
Picture this: you’re on holidays. On the beautiful Coral Coast of Fiji, to be precise. You’re staying at a 5-star resort on its own island. The weather is absolutely beautiful, and the scenery stunning. You have delicious food. You have some of your favourite people around you. You’re doing all sorts of really cool, unique and relaxing things—things you may never experience again. And yet . . . something is missing. You feel empty.
Every day, at least six Australians will take their own lives, and at least 30 others will attempt to. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15-24. We’re more likely to die from suicide than we are from skin cancer. Almost half of all Australians will experience some form of mental illness within their lives, with 65% not being able to access adequate treatment. Despite all we know about depression, anxiety and other disorders, there’s still an incredible stigma attached.
Nothing has to even go wrong for you to feel depressed. Please, be sensitive if a loved one has depression. Seek help.
Depression is a truly horrible feeling. It’s not just being sad (though that is a really big part of it). It’s feeling guilty for feeling sad, it’s feeling anxious, it’s feeling desolate, it’s feeling overwhelmed, it’s feeling lonely, it’s feeling like no one understands, it’s feeling like things that once did or should bring you joy simply don’t, it’s feeling like you’re worthless. It’s hating yourself. It’s hating everyone else too, sometimes. The worst part of it is all these emotions are locked up inside of yourself. You don’t want to tell anyone, because you don’t want to bring them down, or you’re afraid they’ll judge you. You’re afraid they’ll simply say “cheer up”, like it were that simple. Or worse, that they’ll say you’re seeking attention. Things become both less and more important. You don’t want to feel like this. You know it’s illogical – but you can’t help it, and people who haven’t experienced it simply don’t understand that.
You try to go out. You try to do normal things. You try to be okay. But you’re not–and that’s okay. Emotions are fleeting. Let yourself feel your emotions. Process them, validate them, and let them go.
I’m sitting in my hotel room right now. Outside, the sun is shining. The palm trees are swaying pleasantly in the wind, and I can see little birds singing happily. There are beautiful flowers in the trees, and scattered on the grass. A carpet of frangipanis and other bright red flowers I don’t know the name of. The air is warm, whispering alluring secrets of happiness, and I can hear the sound of people laughing and children shrieking with joy. My family and friends are among them.
Nothing bad has happened. In fact, it’s been quite a wonderful holiday. I’ve explored caves, been immersed within Fijian culture, been treated to massages and manicures, snorkelled and seen beautiful fish, and been able to spend my days lounging around the beach. It sounds great, right? And I know it’s great. I know I should feel happy. I know I should feel lucky, and privileged, and just relax. But it’s not that simple. I’m sad, and everyone else around me is happy. They’re saying it’s the best holiday of their lives, and here I am, not exactly caring if I were to not wake up.
Fiji is beautiful. Image via Instagram, @somethingbeginningwithz.
Maybe it’s just a spout of weakness, and maybe I’ll go outside, and all of this will be a bad dream. Maybe I’ll be able to shut it out. Focus on the small things. The good things. The sun is warm. I don’t have assignments due. The geckos are adorable. I bought a shell turtle wearing a hat and glasses. Those things are cool. Those things are good. Those are the things you have to focus on in order to not lose your mind.
Depression doesn’t go on holidays just because you do. It’s important to remember that it’s okay to feel sad, and you shouldn’t feel guilty for that. Talk to your loved ones—don’t bottle it up. Remember to ground yourself, take deep breaths and do small things you like and enjoy. If you think one of your loved ones is depressed, do not judge them. Do not criticise them. Do not get frustrated at their sadness, and do not tell them to “cheer up”; just be there for them. Be with them. Don’t give up on them. While they may not show it, I assure you, they’ll love you for it. Don’t become another statistic.
If you need help, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, or dial 000 if you are in immediate danger. Call 1800 273 825 if you need to chat, or click here to chat to someone online. You can get through this. You are loved. You are strong. You will destroy those feelings with success. I believe in you.
This entry was posted in Important, Life Lessons and Stories, Travel and tagged anxiety, Australia, christmas, Coral Coast, depression, Fiji, holiday, sad, Statistics, suicide, travel. | 2019-04-19T05:16:45Z | https://itbeginswithz.wordpress.com/category/travel/ | Porn | Recreation | 0.711335 |
google | Do you want to improve student success?
Do you want to reduce/eliminate course material costs for students?
Do you have the required computer and Internet skills?
If you answered yes to the above questions, you are ready to start exploring the materials that are available in your subject.
Start by looking through the Resource Guide for materials in your subject area. Ask a Librarian for help finding materials.
Consider scheduling an initial meeting so we can help you to get started.
If you teach a highly enrolled core class, you may be fortunate to find an open textbook. If that is the case, you can adopt the open textbook as it is or you may adapt it as you see fit (dependent on the licensing). Ask an Educational Technologist for help if you would like to modify the open textbook.
Most of you will not find an open textbook that you can readily adopt so you will need to curate OER from a variety of different sources, remix them, and possibly making some of your own materials to fill in the gaps. You will then attach a Creative Commons (CC) license to your work.
An example of the mashup process is Susan Wood's open online ENG 100 course [New Window]. A Leeward OER Faculty Leader, Susan used a combination of existing OER and her own authored content to create her course using a Google Sites template.
Ask an Educational Technologist for help structuring your course. We will help you to organize your course with the Weekly Modules Google Sites, and embed it into your Laulima course.
If there are no suitable OER in your subject, you can look for no-cost resources. No-cost resources are non-CC licensed materials found on the open web and through the Library's subscription e-resources. Ask a Librarian for help looking for resources.
The Textbook Cost: $0 designation appears on the class availability website at the beginning of the Comment text field for the class.
One goal of this process is to design your course with all Creative Commons licensed materials using the online Weekly Modules format that may be embedded into Laulima and share your course in the University of Hawaii OER Repository. Ask an Educational Technologist for help designing course activities, structuring the course, or with the technology you will be using in the course.
Share your course in the UH OER Repository.
Another goal is to design open pedagogy into your course.
Adapt or remix OERs with your students.
Build OERs with your students.
Teach your students how to edit Wikipedia articles.
Facilitate student-created and student-controlled learning environments - Laulima locks students into a closed environment and assignments are "disposable". Consider encouraging students to openly license some of their work.
Encourage students to apply their expertise to serve their community.
Engage students in public chats with authors or experts.
Build course policies, outcomes, assignments, rubrics, and schedules of work collaboratively with students.
Let students curate course content.
The above ideas are from A Guide to Making Open Textbooks for Students by Rebus Community.
Your students' work is openly licensed and available to the community. Include a link in the UH OER Repository. | 2019-04-25T22:22:33Z | https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/oer/starting-with-oer | Porn | Reference | 0.091962 |
wordpress | Well, you might say, he was twenty-eight, what took him so long? We take it for granted that not only painting but our daily lives are filled with color and we assume that it was ever thus. The sky’s been blue, the grass green and flowers in flowery colors since the dinosaurs. That’s true, but cloth for clothing and furnishings was dreary and drab until very recently, specifically the second half of the 19th century, when analine dyes were invented. Prior to that only king and gods could afford color. Everyone else slogged around in browns and grays.
We can see this reflected in the illuminations of the 14th and 15th century and in Renaissance paintings, which depict only the rich and divine and therefore give us color to enjoy. But there was also a tradition of painting that honored the browns and considered them noble, dignified, stately, eternal. The Ecole des Beaux Arts, the Salon and their powerful judges looked down on color. In drawing classes, for example, color was expressly forbidden. So was working from nature. Students worked strictly from plaster casts and en grisaille (in shades of gray).
Matisse grew up in the north of France, in Bohain, a drab, cold, confining town where the main industry was weaving textiles and growing beets. After he dabbled with the little paint set his mother had given him, he knew that he wanted to become a painter. At twenty he went to Paris, where he abandoned his law studies and struggled for fifteen years before anyone bought a painting from him. His Corsica “revelation” about color was reinforced by an older artist living in the south, Paul Signac, who worked in a style called Divisionism, later known as Pointilism. Lucky for us, Matisse stuck with it.
In 1905 he worked for a few month in Collioure in the foothills of the Pyrenees. That fall he submitted to the Salon d’Automne exhibit two paintings made in that southern light. They were hung in the then infamous Salle VII, where visitors gestured obscenely and doubled over in derisive laughter. The critic Louis Vauxcelles noticed a couple of conventional, academic sculpture in the room and made the now famous wisecrack: “a Donatello among the wild beasts.” Fauves, French for wild beasts, became the nickname for a group of artists, including Matisse, Derain and Vlaminck. Matisse liked the name: “Frankly, it was admirable. The name of Fauve could hardly have been better suited to our frame of mind.” They were artists who felt that art made of shades of brown and gray was passé. They didn’t know where their experiments would lead, but they knew it was time for a revolution that would replace the worn out pictorial language of the 19th century.
One of those two Matisse paintings sold. Woman with a Hat was priced at 500 francs and an offer came in for 300. Henri and Amélie Matisse were flat broke. They had three children, who needed winter coats. Amélie wouldn’t accept the 300. They waited. The prospective buyer agreed to pay the full 500. He was Leo Stein, brother of Gertrude Stein from San Francisco.
The Steins thought the new pictorial language might just be the next big thing and might be worth investing in. By investing in it, they made it happen.
Henri Matisse, 1869-1954. The Open Window, Collioure, 1905. Woman with a Hat, 1905. | 2019-04-20T20:55:44Z | https://artamaze.wordpress.com/tag/ecole-des-beauz-arts/ | Porn | Arts | 0.123315 |
wordpress | This board required it’s tail to be repaired along both rails and the rear stringer area — photos show before and after paint matching.
slightly raised areas which had a spongy feeling when pressed, the above photos say it all.
This SUP (stand up paddleboard) is in good hands and will be given a new leash of life.
Professional SUP repairs by Jeff the ding man.
Handcrafted surfcraft made with the best materials.
If I need to explain…..
Deano‘s Lost with a rail crack.
Just a little repair – quick turnaround due to local surf forecast.
Completed the repair the next morning.
Enjoy your LOST ROCKET Deano.
Best to keep your favourite surfboard watertight unless you enjoy the knowledge of your board gaining weight and turning brown.
Premiere tour from May to July 2013 in the U.S., Europe and Australia. Dates and locations coming soon at patagonia.com/surfblog. | 2019-04-18T10:22:31Z | https://southcoastcustomsurfboards.wordpress.com/2013/04/ | Porn | Recreation | 0.645612 |
wordpress | Last year, I started to collect variations of the Cyclemaster, and among other cyclemotors, I was on the lookout for a Berini Cycle Star, the Dutch version, to complete my collection. I’d never actually seen one in the flesh.
I’ve owned a few Berinis over the years, but they were all M13 models, with an engine over the front wheel. The Berini M13 was built in Rotterdam from 1949 to 1961. As it was developed from the Cyclemaster, engine size was initially 26cc, increased to 32cc in 1951 (the M14). In the Netherlands, it was known as “the Egg” because of the shape of the fueltank (designed by welding two headlamps together from a DKW motorcycle). The Berini was the most popular Dutch bicycle engine and could reach up to 30 km/h.
The 1955 ‘Berini de Luxe’ was essentially a Cycle Star to which had been added the latest styling trend – a new forward-mounted tank flared in to the bodywork to give the appearance of a moped.
The Norman Cyclemate had been introduced in 1955 to try and propel the Cyclemaster name somewhere within the onslaught of mopeds that came in this year. It failed miserably.
The Cycle Star was already a stylish, well-made machine that had sold well. Cyclemaster Ltd imported it so they’d have something to offer besides the Cyclemate.
Dutch journalist Rene Willink travelled over 25,000 km on his Cyclemaster on a grand tour of Europe and North Africa.
In Stockholm, Sweden, he was a guest at the Science Fair, hence the article, below, in the Swedish newspapers of the day.
It is an interesting route: although it obviously took in the British Isles, I’ve not yet tracked down British press reports of his trip. | 2019-04-19T12:17:31Z | https://cyclemaster.wordpress.com/page-4-1952-berini-m19-cycle-star-cyclestar/ | Porn | Recreation | 0.504006 |
wordpress | Click for full-views and check captions for artist info.
Another new mixed-media painting! I first paint with watercolors, then hand stitch the paper in a very time-intensive process. The result is an abstract watercolor of flowing and blended colors surrounded by geometric embroidery in 3 colors (tan, purple/mauve, and teal). The beauty lies in the contrast between the organic, fluid layers of watercolor versus the linear patterns of the stitches.
Be sure to check out my Gallery Section to see more of my work! | 2019-04-26T05:39:06Z | https://jennadecker.wordpress.com/tag/painting/ | Porn | Arts | 0.98872 |
wordpress | Heartbroken Maria, with her beloved dog, Sylvio, from Sterne’s A Sentimental Journey (1768) by the great Joseph Wright of Derby.
Ferens Art Gallery. Image source: All Things Georgian an essential online guide to the society and culture of the British 18th century.
Maria is another casualty in the line of emotionally abandoned girls, like Ophelia, driven out of her mind by grief from a lover’s desertion and a father’s death, and Marianne Dashwood, whose excess of 18th century sensibility is the same as a major depressive disorder today, and real-life sisters, Sally and Maria Siddons.
This ghostly exuberance, this rose-pink nostalgia, pink, the colour of ironic femininity and about-to-be-lost illusions, knowing and sweet; this decaying crown of experience in the benighted, bee-endangered, Brexit semi-coma is the last shout of beauty on the edge of dying.
On the edge of good taste, too, some would say. Such overt flirtation and florid excess, such abandonment to the moment, such tender voluptuousness, too fragile to touch; their éclat is not for all seasons.
Performance at this level is exhausting. Tomorrow, or the day after, their lovely faces will shrivel, shrink from their reflections, and shed fragrant tears, little pink silk sheets littering the floor, until they are bald. I owe them the courtesy of hiding them before anyone else sees them like that.
nah, old pink roses will be back screaming and shouting at you from somewhere next year.
Flaming June by Frederic Leighton, 1895.
Here is art for art’s sake, feminine beauty celebrated for aesthetics, not individual rights; sensual delight enjoyed at the expense of reason; a revelling in red and yellow, the apotheosis of orange; amoral, superficial, cheesy and good enough to eat; the taste of strawberries and cream or the touch of hot sun on your neck while you drowse on a hot summer’s day. All that, and a picture that will immortalize her, but not enough to make her happy. When she wakes up, the world will disappoint her.
Adopting the conventional Renaissance pose of melancholic meditation, the young woman rests her head on her left hand.
At the same time, she rebels against the constrictions of mortality, and expectations of how young women should behave and think.
Her right hand reaches out of the frame, in the style of Baroque trompe l’oeil, challenging the observer’s perceptions of reality, and testing the limits of her own and the artist’s power.
She is forever in transition between two states, dabbling her fingers in eternity.
It’s only a game, a flirtation, a harmless trick to beguile us all – or is it? Though she appears so prim and proper, purse-lipped and passive, her gaze is directed out at you and me, not inwards.
She’s reflecting melancholically about us, not herself.
“Don’t tell me what to do. Don’t tell me what to feel and think. You don’t know me, though you think you do. I’m coming out of this frame you’ve put me in. There’s lots to do in the world out there. What about you? What are you doing? What have you done? Take my hand, and I’ll be with you, now and always”.
Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 Written between 1593 and 1601, published in 1609. | 2019-04-20T15:22:29Z | https://pipparathborne.wordpress.com/category/epistolary/ | Porn | Arts | 0.949468 |
yahoo | “And I remember our CEO sitting there (at a Cronulla presentation) and giving all the credits to all the Australian players and Junior Kangaroos, and I was waiting for my name to be called, just for representing on the international stage. There was no Tonga, no PNG for Chico (James Segeyaro) and that.
Fifita, who has played seven Tests for both nations, recalls the public backlash after he switched camps a year ago – two days after being unveiled in Mal Meninga’s Australian World Cup squad.
A trip to Tonga in 2016 prompted Fifita to consider a change, even though it would impact on his NSW State of Origin prospects and leave a hole in his pocket. | 2019-04-21T09:16:58Z | https://nz.news.yahoo.com/andrew-fifita-hits-cronulla-tonga-snub-212104218.html | Porn | Sports | 0.975801 |
wordpress | 5 Surefire Ways to Turn a Bad Day Around – Ready. Aim. Grow.
When you’re having a bad day, the last thing you want to hear someone say is, “turn that frown upside down.” But if you’re willing to hear me out, here are five things you can do to make your sucky day bearable.
5. Work it out. I mean physically run, walk, ride a bike, zumba or lift weights to lift your seratonin levels. Once you’ve sweat out all that stress, you are sure to feel a bit better. And, yay, it’s healthy!
And the end of the V. Bad Day, I love a bubble bath, glass of wine and #4. But then I love those things every day.
talk to people who irritate you. Your mouth/mind cannot be trusted on this one!
take it out on loved ones. I had to leave the house (to my writing studio) last week during my Bad Day because I knew I’d snap the heads off my loved ones. And it was *hot* in the garage, but it did fit my mood!
call up friends and complain. Yes, your loved ones want to lift your spirits but I’d only resort to this if you’ve tried ALL FIVE of the snap out of its first. Whining may or may not make you feel better and it will likely make the person on the other end of the call feel worse.
eat your feelings. Do #5 instead. You’ll feel better in the long run!
Now, on a more serious note, if ALL of your days are bad or “dull”, that could be depression so please honor yourself and your loved ones by seeking help. Here’s a cartoon on depression that I think “gets it”.
Be true to you. Passion for your purpose. Mojo up!
Book news: Sent a secret project to early readers and I’m starting on book 2 of my Messengers teen angels series over the Labor Day holiday. The Labor Day sale over at Buzz Books is still on, so you can get some ebooks at great prices plus the chance to get early reads of some fall titles. Cool.
Buy one of these SIGNED BOOKS personally from me and get an advance edition of Twin Falls (young adult) SIGNED for FREE. So it’s a BOGO kinda deal.
My YA paranormal, TWIN FALLS, is available now.
Email me which ones you want and your email address (USA only, please) and I’ll send you an invoice via Paypal so we can get ‘er done. If you want the message TO someone, please let me know by writing out their name. | 2019-04-19T16:40:39Z | https://malenalott.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/5-surefire-ways-to-turn-a-bad-day-around/ | Porn | Shopping | 0.381798 |
wordpress | Moon child follow your dreams.
I’m obsessed with the Moon!
The sun makes the tree look like it’s on fire.
The hummingbirds stopped by to grab some nectar. They fly very fast and are hard to capture.
As the storm passed, I saw her, Kelaeno, Goddess of Storms… Tell me what you think?
Kelaeno, Greek Goddess in the clouds passing by. | 2019-04-23T16:03:26Z | https://crazycameragal.wordpress.com/2012/10/ | Porn | Arts | 0.721011 |
askmen | Because this may be the only movie to top the original The Avengers.
With the U.S. premier less than a month away, Disney/Marvel have released what they’re calling the “final” trailer. This final cut makes the movie’s action abundantly clear, and introduces us to new faces like The Vision, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.
2012’s The Avengers was the most successful superhero movie to date, bringing together Marvel’s most popular heroes after a carefully designed campaign to introduce them in their own movies (except for Hawkeye, but no one cares about Hawkeye). Topping it will be a big ask, but if anything can do it, it will be The Avengers: Age of Ultron, set to premiere May 1. If the recently released final trailer is any indication, the film definitely won’t be boring.
Taking place after the events of The Avengers and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, humanity stumbles upon Ultron, an alien artificial intelligence. After Tony Stark does some tinkering, Ultron achieves sentience and decides that the only way to save the planet is to wipe out humanity completely. This results in the AI taking on a formidable robotic form and James Spader’s voice, apparently.
The rumor mill has been churning on this movie from day one, and it’s not letting up. With a TV version of Daredevil premiering on NetFlix April 10, the latest rumors speculate on a possible Daredevil cameo, which would inevitably spark its own rumors of a movie reboot. When it was announced that Disney and Marvel had struck a deal with Sony to incorporate Spider-Man back into the larger Marvel Universe, fans grew hopeful of a web-slinging cameo as well, if not his outright participation. Earlier, Idris Elba made waves when he inadvertently announced he’d appear alongside Tom Hiddleston’s Loki in the film as well.
Cameos like that are a big concern for a movie like The Avengers: Age of Ultron. While it’s probably beneficial to cater to fans, a movie of this scope risks collapsing under its own weight. There’s also the question of what’s next for Marvel. It’s rumored that Tony Stark will step away from The Avengers after this film, resulting in Captain America drafting a new team. That’s probably good news for Spider-Man fans, but Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man is such a big part of what makes these movies enjoyable. Whether the addition of Spider-Man would be enough to prop up a version of The Avengers teamed by secondary superheroes is anyone’s guess.
Ask The Big Question: When will we reach Marvel over-saturation?
Disrupt Your Feed: Why would Ultron doubt that a team featuring two invincible, infinitely strong heroes could stop him?
Drop This Fact: Joss Whedon is reportedly done with Marvel, citing micromanagement on their part. | 2019-04-21T02:16:34Z | https://www.askmen.com/news/entertainment/marvel-releases-final-avengers-age-of-ultron-trailer.html | Porn | News | 0.259698 |
wordpress | Testing, 1, 2, 3 – is this on?
I just realized it has been exactly a year and a day since I last blogged and I don’t know if anyone is still reading this.
There are a lot of reasons for that, although mostly I blame Facebook and its instant gratification abilities (which only slightly make up for the letdown when you say something clever and NO ONE RESPONDS no matter how many times you hit refresh).
I got laid off in August and am still looking for work. It’s very odd to be part of the statistics, when I hear about “the unemployed” and I think wait, they’re talking about me. Looking for work is tough because there are very few jobs in my field, or even in the larger non-profit world here in Small City, and I can’t go very far afield because of Pili’s work and my childcare responsibilities.
And of course, I’m still naval gazing about adoption.
Shannon wrote something on Facebook the other day about preparing for a multicultural day at her kids’ school and how she needed to find squirrel to represent her culture. It was all very tongue in cheek, but it made me think: what is my kid’s culture? He is Guatemalan and we have appropriated aspects of that cultural heritage into our family’s celebrations, but our family is what? Jewish/WASP/Guatemalan? So what is Pito’s family heritage? Do I subscribe to the idea that he is part of our family and thus bring on the lox and shortbread? Or is his connection to our family tree and family heritage less significant than if he had been biologically connected to us and genetically programmed to enjoy his matzah balls? I find that insulting to the strength of the adoptive connection, and yet, to say that bagels and lox is his family heritage also seems to slight the importance of where he comes from and his connection to that place and those people.
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wordpress | Main Street is one of my favourite streets to walk in Vancouver. It’s full of coffee shops, antique stores, vintage boutiques, art galleries, patio restaurants from the classy comfort of Burgoo to the kitschy flamingo-decorated Rumpus Room, and everything in between. I was in the French château-inspired ballroom of the Heritage Hall last night for a fundraiser, and it reminded me of how much I love this street of all things where you just never know what writing will appear on the walls.
Main Street is also home to a great art store called Urban Source (pictured above) where you’ll find almost any material from scrabble letters to puzzle pieces, dried flowers to woodcuts, miniature test tubes to coloured clothespins. I think I spent over an hour perusing their bins of paper and tables of objects. It’s particularly a treasure’s chest for collage work. It provided the materials for my latest DIY project—turning my empty David’s Tea containers into 12 little “windows” that represent different parts of me. I hung it in my apartment kitchen.
When I was at the Museum of Vancouver in January checking out their Playhouse exhibit, I toured one of the other exhibits they have currently on display: Neon Vancouver, Ugly Vancouver.
To say it was eye-catching would be an understatement. Fluorescent blues, pinks, yellows, reds, and greens met my eyes. A constant humming sound made it a space you wouldn’t want to spend more than half an hour in.
You can have civilization, or you can have neon.
You can have happiness, or you can have neon.
An urban legend grew up that the most dangerous intersection in Vancouver was along Kingsway where a flashing neon woman swung back and forth, mesmerizing drivers.
As German sociologist Georg Simmel wrote in his famous essay, “The Metropolis and Mental Life,” (1903) the growth of the modern city in the early twentieth century impacted city dwellers psychologically in a new way than ever before. Cities bombarded us with stimuli of all shapes and sizes, contributing to the feeling Simmel identified as the blasé. The blasé is an attitude of indifference caused by the over-stimulation of the nerves because of the rapidly changing sights and sounds in the city. Blasé becomes an item of clothing we wear when stepping out into the streets: it’s a protective shield from the 24-7 advertising assault on our senses. It’s not hard to see how neon signs play a role in this urban armour.
So, what’s your reaction to neon signs? Love ’em or leave ’em?
For several days and counting, the new Safeway at Granville and 70th has been stuck with half a sign. All safe and no way. I walk by the first time, amused at the delay. We see buildings mid-construction but we don’t often see words. We don’t read an author’s half-finished manuscript. We read the published book with the illustrated cover on display in Chapter’s. We don’t listen to a half-done speech from a president, sports star, or other figure in the public eye. We are used to whole words, even though we think in half words and half-finished sentences all the time.
Last week, I talked about reading the city through text on buildings, and asked are we reading them or are they reading us?
Text reads differently when it’s separated from what makes it familiar. When it’s disconnected from its usual reality.
I know what the text on this building should have said. Everything I know from growing up in urban environments tells me this building should read “Safeway.” But because it didn’t, it made me stop. Smile. Pull out my camera. Read the building in a whole new way.
The funny thing is, SAFE isn’t a half word. I think that’s what struck me so much—that it made sense in and of itself. That it is such an ordinary word displayed so visibly, so unusually, so as to render it extraordinary.
I like the baseball definition better because it doesn’t imply that you’re not in the game, that you’re not taking risks. No, you are playing, you are hitting, you are running. And when there’s so much set against you that can take you out (balls, bats, opponents), you’ve landed on a base that is holy ground so to speak—sacred because it’s safe. Nothing can harm you while you’re on it.
The building isn’t “Safeway” until it gets its name. Naming is everything. We name our cities, neighbourhoods, children, pets, cars, boats, computers. Naming says you have an identity. You are worth something to me. You are personal. You are mine.
Right now, the building is SAFE.
It is not a grocery store.
It is a glass rectangle with a swoosh across its façade.
It is a four-letter word on a building.
It is telling me, making me Safe. A reminder that in a city—any city—where there is so many things and so many people who aren’t safe, that Safe still exists. There is no prescribed Way to find it or to find it without confronting danger first, but it is there. There are places and people who are Safe. Safe has a reality beyond its sign.
I walk by a second time on Monday, Vancouver’s first snowfall of the 2013 winter season. To my delight, SAFE is still there. I hope the construction workers have trouble finding the WAY so that SAFE can linger a while more, reminding me and other city-dwellers through the liminal state of a grocery store what we all long for.
So when I heard the Contemporary Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver was featuring a window exhibit by Turkish artist Meriç Algün Ringborg called Metatext, I went to check it out, to read it.
The exhibit is literally written into the front façade of the building (as shown above), on several different window panels. You read it from left to right, like you would a novel. And as you read it, you feel you are reading something like a novel.
The new work at the Contemporary Art Gallery takes the English dictionary as its starting point. Using only selected definitions of specific words, this ambitious commission appears as a series of inter-related sentences notionally composing mini-narratives and realized in a way that seems to incorporate different voices and characters. As such the work evolves out of the dictionary akin to a fragmentary novel or short story, a series of episodes branching out into a loose meta-narrative concerning writing as a creative act as implied through the use of this ‘found’ language.
It is a strange experience reading the text(s) because each line relates slightly to what’s around it, but also completely interrupts it with something new. Metatext plays with the idea of being a novel and yet lacks any of the cohesiveness we look for in novels. It is terribly self-conscious and long-winded about what it is doing—writing about writing, and a little pompous about it too: “the book that I’ve just written. considering the conditions, it’s very good” . . . “the book is a thoroughly entertaining read. it’s the best novel I’ve ever read”. The whole thing reads very ironically because by the end, we realize we have just read the novel being talked about (this metatext on the windows) and it isn’t very good but the author(s) thinks it is, and do we feel pity for the deluded writer, or sympathy because no doubt we’ve been there too, or annoyance for having spent twenty minutes reading this text that makes no sense, and what kind of dictionary is she using anyway?
Since the text is embedded into a building in downtown Vancouver, it makes us consider narratives of the city and the people who inhabit its space. How do our narratives of private and public overlap? The picture below showing my reflection, along with the buildings in the background, speak to this confluence of private and public. The act of writing a novel is typically a solitary activity, done in the privacy of a home, with typewriter/computer and one’s own thoughts late at night or early in the morning. What happens when it is exposed in a public space, a city space where we use words and construct narratives on a daily basis? How do our inner and outer words interact, especially in Vancouver, a city that never lets you escape your reflection as you’re walking to the office, walking to the grocery store, walking to and from home? We see ourselves in the window and wonder, who’s reading who? | 2019-04-20T15:18:17Z | https://textingthecity.wordpress.com/category/textual-spaces/ | Porn | Shopping | 0.838723 |
wordpress | The report claimed that the satellite itself would be launched by 2009. It is reported to be called Omid which means “Hope”, and is said to be a low-altitude satellite.
site, and gave the order for the launch himself.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (ANS) — Two brothers, a murdered father and an untold story of pain and forgiveness are the inspirations behind a six times award-winning documentary on the secret death of a prominent evangelical pastor in Iran, Haik Hovsepian.
The movie is the untold story of Iranian Christian martyrs, and Christian converts, who became the victims of their beliefs and paid the ultimate price – their lives.
The Hovsepian Brothers with one of their awards for A Cry From Iran.
Two brothers from Iran, Joseph and Andre Hovsepian, who made the documentary A Cry From Iran about the life and work of their father, recently joined international journalist Dan Wooding as guests on his for Front Page radio program on KWAVE in Los Angeles.
Their documentary is the story of Bishop Haik Hovsepian, who was the superintendent of the Assemblies of God and, later in his ministry, the representative of protestant churches in Iran.
Andre Hovsepian said he was only ten years old when his father was martyred so he didn’t have as much memory as Joseph and the rest of the family did.
Wooding wanted to know what did Andre learn new about his father from making the movie? “When you started working on this movie A Cry From Iran you must have been amazed that you found out all sort of new things about him,” said Wooding.
Joseph Hovsepian said the documentary is narrated by a well known award winning voice-over who did the Verizon Wireless commercial a few years ago.
He pointed out that when some people think of documentaries they think of boring talk and a program full of talks, whereas a lot of audiences have already said A Cry From Iran is a docu-drama.
Joseph said they carried out a of reenactments, shooting about two-hundred hours footage of his father, so in the last years of his life they had enough coverage. But the first part of his life and in covering the radical parts of country of Iran they had to reestablish (through reenactment), and the brothers had to travel to five countries and also five states in America.
“Take us back to the period when there was all this trouble for your father. What led up to it?” Wooding asked.
Joseph responded that sadly the situation hasn’t changed that much from that day to the present.
Andre said: “Basically what happened was that after several threats that we got in different ways, finally one day my dad was on his way to the airport to pick up a friend from church and he disappeared for eleven days. We had no news of him — I mean you could only imagine how hard it was for us — and of course I have to mention here that the whole church was very supportive internationally, worldwide. We received many, many support from different believers around the world and that of course helped us a lot to cope with the situation. But after eleven days, unfortunately, we received the call in which they said we need your eldest son (who was Joseph) to come and identify some pictures.
So did Andre can do you remember what he said?
Joseph said it was probably God’s plan that during those eleven days they were very calm and believed that their father would be alive, maybe somewhere in interrogation, but were expecting him to be coming back.
Did the brothers want to get revenge somewhere?
The Hovsepian brothers said that one thing that always is alive and never dies is the peaceful spirit of God that works even when your tears are shedding. Something magical happens through the power of prayer.
Wooding asked Andre tell some of the lessons people can learn if they watch their movie A Cry From Iran?
Andre replied: “One of them, as you already mentioned, I think it stands out is the appreciation of life no matter what situation you’re in, no matter if you have financial problems or someone in your family has a disease or anything like that, after watching this movie the first impact that I think that it leaves on you is that ‘wow I have to appreciate my life. I have to appreciate this freedom that I have’ and of course I have to make a note that Christians in the west are persecuted too in other ways, which maybe is a whole different topic. But at least it’s not physical — they don’t take your life.
How difficult is it for a Muslim in Iran to give their lives to Christ?
For both DVD information and screening information you can go to the official website which is www.acryfromiran.com.
Radio stations interested in airing the full interview with Dan Wooding and the Hovsepian Brothers may e-mail him at Danjuma1@aol.com for the MP3 file. (This is for media contacts only, please).
ASSIST News would like to thank Robin Frost for transcribing this interview.
TEHRAN, Dec. 3 (MNA) — A Christian cemetery dating back to the Mongol era has recently been discovered near the Soltanieh Dome, an Islamic monument registered on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.
A single gravestone bearing ancient Armenian script led a team of experts from the Soltanieh Dome Cultural Heritage Center to the discovery of the burial ground, the Persian service of CHN reported on Monday. The artifact was unearthed by the team about two years ago during a demarcation operation for the dome site. “We were assisted in the deciphering of the script by a number of Christian historians. After examining the relic, they informed us that the artifact dates back to the Mongol era and that it was highly likely that a cemetery dating back to that time would be located in the vicinity,” the center executive manager Mohammadreza Qorbanzadeh said.
A translation of the inscription reads as follows: “Jesus, the only son of the father, when it is time to return, the sleeping soul of the late…” Other parts of the inscription are illegible due to erosion. “The cemetery, which is located near the Abbasabad region of the Soltanieh Dome and the ancient city of Soltanieh will add to our knowledge of the history of these sites,” Qorbanzadeh said.
The Mongol ruler Hulegu Khan (c. 1217-1265), who founded the Ilkhanid dynasty in Iran, selected the north central region of Iran for his center of government. Hulegu’s mother showed an inclination towards the Christian religion and as a result many Christian residents of Tabriz emigrated to Soltanieh (location of present day Zanjan), being an area over which he ruled.
In addition, Marco Giovanni Brambilla, an Italian professor at Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University, during his studies on the city of Soltanieh, had previously surmised the existence of a Christian Mongol era cemetery in the region. | 2019-04-18T16:25:10Z | https://healtheland.wordpress.com/category/iran/ | Porn | News | 0.359725 |
wordpress | They do amazing things in the Philippines with all those discarded portable juice packs people sip on here, there & everywhere!
Enterprising women from a fair trade certified NGO (non-governmental organization) cut recycled juice packs into strips, fold and weave them together to create some very cool stuff! Well-made, vibrant, fashionable and functional are just some of the ways to describe these water-resistant handmade creations.
At Organic Bug you can find tousands of nice gifts, clothes, cosmetics, etc. Sustainable, organic, recycled, and handmade stuff.
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wordpress | Masochist that I am, I’m one of the few individuals in the universe who voluntarily use all three of Windows, Mac OSX and Linux on a basically daily basis (I have Mac and Windows laptops, and use a Linux desktop in my office). Now, on Mac and Linux installations, there is no question as to which editor I will use; I confess to being an Emacs evangelist (especially to Mac users who haven’t tried Aquamacs). I recognize a lot of people have trouble with the learning curve on Emacs, but once you’re through it, every other editor just seems annoying.
Unfortunately, I’ve never found a good version of Emacs for Windows. In my day, I’ve used Winedt, and LEd (actually, I wrote much of undergrad thesis in Notepad, but I was young and foolish then), both of which I found basically fine, but I’ve always kind of felt like there must be a better program out there. Does anyone have other suggestions?
Hi, I mostly use ubuntu, but on windows, I use cygwin for emacs (and tex).
I wish I could get over the learning hump with xemacs, but cygwin is terrible and just about everything else out there makes life so much more palatable.
I’ve been using LYX simply because of the previewing which helps me catch mistakes. It isn’t fully unadulterated LATEX, but it works.
is it possible to force emacs to display symbols/superscripts when editing something like matlab?
In Windows, I’m a fan of both WinEdt and LyX (with JabRef for bibliography management). I used to use XEmacs extensively in Windows (with the idea that keeping my software consistent through my various workstations would make me more productive) but I’ve started using Notepad++ more and more where I used to use XEmacs.
I highly recommend LyX to all math/engineering researchers. The WYSIWYM interface can be clunky, and I rarely use the software to create publications, but it’s spectacular for note-taking and recording research as you go, which I think is invaluable.
Finally, Word is close beating LaTeX for me for scientific publishing (it did that for nonscientific publishing with the 2003 version). There are just a few problems that cause bibtex and latex to remain my choice–with equation numbering and bibliography editing and sharing, primarily–but I think the unicode markup that Microsoft has implemented is faster, cleaner, and more reasonable than LaTeX’s.
I can recommend TeXlipse. It’s a plugin for Eclipse, and thus runs on Windows, OSX, and Linux. It’s not perfect, but comes pretty darn close. I’ve even dedicated some blogposts to it ( http://teakes.blogspot.com/search/label/latex ) in which I describe why it’s so brilliant and how to set it up on Windows (which is unfortunately a bit non-trivial).
My “default” answer to this question is TeXnicCenter (with TeXlive for a TeX distro).
Having said that, i have to confess that i find it next to impossible to use anything other than Emacs+AucTeX for my TeX needs — these pseudo-WYSIWYG editors are mostly a pain to my taste.
I have long used Winshell (www.winshell.de) which I’ve come to really like.
Hm, Emacs works perfectly fine on Windows. For TeX use Miktex. I don’t notice a difference when on Linux or on Windows. Did you try the new Emacs 23.1? You need to install Auctex and Aspell (?) separately, but that is the only problem I see with Windows.
Can you explain what’s wrong with the major emacs-on-windows options? It’s been a while since I’ve used them, but I remember them as being just like any other emacs. I think it was XEmacs I was using, but there’s also NTEmacs and Cygwin Emacs.
I use Vi with Windows; Andy P. is correct that it exists.
Though I’m working on Linux Kile is available for Windows as well by installing KDE on Windows. Alternatively I would use TeXnicCenter when I would have to use Windows. | 2019-04-24T10:37:07Z | https://sbseminar.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/bleg-windows-latex-editors/ | Porn | Computers | 0.941481 |
wordpress | While working on PUNCH I remembered something I thought needed sharing.
In Legion Unleashed #2, there is a town called Grise Fiord, that is captured by an army of time displaced Soviet soldiers.
I actually contacted the town and local tourist department for photographs, so all the places in the comic are in fact real homes, with real people living in them. In fact the ethnic diversity of the town was also apparent in the way Francisco Paronzini illustrated the people. In other words, when at all possible, we portrayed everything accurately.
In EARTH MAN, Danny Boyle is from Kelowna, British Columbia. While not as accurate as I would have liked, there is a point where Dan and his friend Phil sit down for a beer on the bottom of a road leading up a hill. That place actually exists as well, you can find it on Google Maps.
PUNCH is a little farther out of my comfort zone. I’ve taken liberties with L.A., I needed to for the sake of the story, but the locations there are real as well. Right now I am trying to find a place outside Sun Valley, Arizona to place a music festival.
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wordpress | One night, in Brooklyn, a young artist answers her cell phone. “The Resistance needs you in Boston tonight,” a gravelly voice tells her. She has no desire to get on a bus, but she is a member of the Resistance; she knows that when that phone rings, she has no choice.
So begins Beware the Hawk, the first book in The Resistance Cycle, a series of novellas set in the shadowy underbelly of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. It’s a post-terrorism, post-recession world: kids drop out of college for lucrative jobs as couriers for agencies they don’t understand, government officials are pressured into jobs they’re not qualified for, and danger threatens everyone involved.
The second book in the series,The Eagle & The Arrow, focuses on the next level of the Resistance organization. The book takes the reader to Washington, D.C. and explores both the aftermath of what happened in Boston and what the Resistance really is.
Both books are novellas, published by Battered Suitcase Press, and are available through both Battered Suitcase and through Amazon. | 2019-04-24T21:58:26Z | https://ajoconnell.wordpress.com/the-resistance-cycle/ | Porn | Arts | 0.912002 |
cnn | James O'Keefe's anti-media organization Project Veritas schemed to hurt The Washington Post and help Roy Moore.
But the Post turned the tables and exposed the plot. Now O'Keefe is the one on the defensive.
It's an extraordinary and sordid story that begins with a fake sexual assault allegation. The apparent goal was to discredit the real women who previously spoke with the Post about alleged sexual misconduct by Moore, the Republican nominee for Senate in Alabama.
O'Keefe, a highly controversial activist, had one of his colleagues reach out to the Post with a new, made-up account of Moore's behavior. The woman claimed that Moore had slept with her and even urged her to get an abortion.
The hope within Project Veritas appears to have been that the Post would reveal anti-Moore bias in the initial conversations and perhaps eventually publish the lie.
But the paper didn't bite. Instead, as it would with anyone who came forward with an explosive allegation, it looked into the new accuser's credibility and background -- and found a trail of breadcrumbs that led back to Project Veritas.
The Post described what happened, in exquisite detail, on Monday night. The account has been the most-read story on WashingtonPost.com for the past eighteen hours.
O'Keefe essentially copped to it in an email to his supporters.
"Following months of undercover work within The Washington Post, our investigative journalist embedded within the publication had their cover blown," O'Keefe wrote. "This is how undercover work goes. This isn't the first time that has happened, and it won't be the last time."
On Twitter, O'Keefe is now spinning, saying he has other Post-related videos in the works.
But the videos he shared on Monday night were underwhelming. A reporter for the newspaper was shown on a hidden camera saying that the paper's editorial board has an anti-Trump bent -- a fact that every reader already knows.
Armed with donations, hidden cameras and his YouTube account, O'Keefe has targeted CNN and several other major news organizations. He says he is exposing bias and "corruption" in the media. He uses the "investigations" to raise more money for Project Veritas.
One of O'Keefe's supporters, back in 2015, was Donald Trump's charity, the Trump Foundation. According to Post reporter David Fahrenthold, Project Veritas received a $10,000 donation "after pitching Trump on their work."
Trump also promoted some of O'Keefe's past projects on Twitter before he was elected president.
O'Keefe has many detractors, some of whom say his salesman techniques are an attempt to mask unethical practices.
He has a tendency to exaggerate his findings. Some of his so-called exposés have relied on misleading editing techniques. And an incident in 2010 landed him in legal trouble. After he was arrested at Senator Mary Landrieu's office, O'Keefe pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for entering federal property under false pretenses. He was sentenced to three years of probation, plus community service and a fine.
Some of O'Keefe's longtime critics reacted gleefully. "Conservative tries to prove the Washington Post is fake news, proves the opposite by mistake," Jonathan Chait of New York magazine wrote.
A number of conservative writers and observers also sided with the Post. National Review's headline was "James O'Keefe Shoots at The Washington Post and Misses."
Byron York of the Washington Examiner tweeted that what he called O'Keefe's "idiocy" was "beyond boneheaded." He said "O'Keefe really ought to hang it up."
And Ben Shapiro, editor in chief of the Daily Wire, said the botched sting was "horrible."
"O'Keefe did great work on ACORN. This WaPo attempt is horrible, both morally and effectively," Shapiro tweeted. | 2019-04-24T06:06:09Z | https://money.cnn.com/2017/11/28/media/washington-post-james-okeefe-sting/ | Porn | Reference | 0.24798 |
tripod | One of the most important things a diabetic can do is eat a diet of healthy foods. Following The USDA Food Pyramid for Healthy Eating, a diabetic can do well eating a certain amount of what are called EXCHANGES.
Exchanges are basically a way of counting food servings. You need to eat a certain combination and a number of food exchanges to get the right nutrition for your body. You can't, as a diabetic, just eat all of one exchange group and none of another. That will not work to properly help your body get the nutrition it needs. In addition, the quality of the food your body intakes plays a major role in keeping your diabetes under control.
The Food Exchanges needed for your meal plan.
Breads, tortillas, rolls, cereals and grains, starchy vegetables such as beans, rice, potatoes.
1 starch exchange equals: 15 grams of carbohydrate, 3 grams of protein, 0-1 gram of fat, 80 calories.
All other vegetables that do not fall into the starchy category.
1 vegetable exchange equals: 5 grams of carbohydrate, 2 grams of protein, 0 grams of fat, 25 calories.
Milk, yogurt, sugar-free cocoa. Cheese does not qualify in this category.
1 milk exchange equals: 12 grams of carbohydrate, 8 grams of protein, 0-8 grams of fat, 90-150 calories.
Fresh fruit of all kinds, fruit juices (which are not good for diabetics because of the fruit concentration) and dried fruit.
1 fruit exchange equals:15 grams of carbohydrate, 0 grams of protein, 0 grams of fat, 2 grams of fiber, 60 calories.
Very Lean Meat: Cheese, skinless white meat chicken and turkey, some fish, tuna canned in water, etc.
Lean Meat: Lean beef, lean pork, lamb, some poultry (dark meat), some fish, some cheeses, some processed meats, etc.
Medium Fat Meat: Most beef, top loin of pork, veal, ground lamb, some cheeses, tofu, eggs, sausages with 5 or less grams of fat, etc.
High Fat Meat: Spareribs, American, Cheddar, Monterey Jack or Swiss cheese, processed sandwich meats, hot dogs, bacon, chorizo, etc.
Lean Meat plus two fat exchanges: Peanut butter, and hot dogs.
1 meat exchange equals: 0 grams of carbohydrate, 7 grams protein, 0-8 grams of fat, 35-100 calories.
Monosaturated fats, such as canola oil, olives, nuts, sesame seeds, etc.
Polyunsaturated fats, such as reduced fat margarine, mayonnaise, creamers, etc.
Saturated fats, such as bacon/bacon grease, butter, coconut, cream cheese, etc.
1 fat exchange equals: 0 grams of carbohydrate, 0 grams of protein, 5 grams of fat, 45 calories.
There is also a list of free foods, foods that basically do not fit into the exchange system such as coffee, tea, diet soda, etc.
You'll notice I do not give the exchange amounts for each group. The reason for that is that every diabetic is different; your dietary needs are not necessarily your neighbor's. The amount of medication you take, the amount of weight you need to lose, the amount of control over your blood sugar you have all have to be taken into account to set up a proper and livable diet. Also note that certain foods can raise blood sugar and lower blood sugar; it's different for each diabetic. For example, rice dramatically raises my blood sugar; for other diabetics, they have no reaction to rice, but certainly do to pasta, or potatoes. Yogurt and raw onions (but not together, please) are two foods that help to lower my blood sugar. It's different for each diabetic.
Only your physician and/or dietitian can determine the amount of exchanges you need for each group. Ask for a diet, and inquire as to the best way to help you maintain your sugars via diet.
A word of warning regarding condiments: Please, please read labels, especially on catsup, condiments and "special sauces." Some of these have a staggering amount of sodium and sugar in them. One well-known fast food chain was found (about twenty years ago) to have put a massive amount of sugar in it's "secret sauce": a whopping 75% sugar! The best thing to do, that I have found, is to order a sandwich dry unless I know precisely what I'm getting in it. I also tend to take my own diabetic food (such as syrups and preserves) when I eat out. A small container of Equal tablets proved invaluable on my travels in Europe where sugar substitutes were scarce. | 2019-04-22T04:19:00Z | http://vltakaliseji.tripod.com/Vtlakaliseji/id13.html | Porn | Reference | 0.1273 |
wordpress | I never thought knitted and crocheted items could make me feel hunger pains. Christen Haden, brings you knit sushi platter, pork chops, and breakfast among other delectable ( yet not edible) goodies. Check out her complete collection on Etsy. | 2019-04-22T12:09:40Z | https://kloagency.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/528/ | Porn | Shopping | 0.614158 |
wordpress | This recipe is from the lovely Pam Corbin who we had the pleasure of meeting to sign my preserves book at River Cottage. I’ve used this one (minus the walnuts) a few times as I’ve been lucky to be given plums and apples in the Autumn so it’s practically free!
Wash the plums, halve and stone then cook gently with orange juice until tender about 15 minutes. Push through a sieve – should make about 700 ml purée.
Put the purée into a large bowl and add all the other ingredients, except the brandy.
Mix thoroughly, then cover and leave for 12 hours.
Preheat the oven to 130 C/gas mark 1/2.
Put the mincemeat in a large baking dish and bake uncovered for 2 hours.
Seal and store in a dry, dark, cool place until Christmas and use within 12 months. | 2019-04-23T18:26:03Z | https://realfoodfans.wordpress.com/2012/10/13/plum-and-russet-mincemeat/ | Porn | Reference | 0.414351 |
wordpress | Staying at the Generator Hostel, it’s ok and the outside bar is great if you like pumpin 80’s music!.
Most of us decided to check out the local flea market – definately a good decision, bought the saddest most pathetic penguin for 50 cents – its small, and plastic and it looks like it should be in the bin but I felt sorry for it!
The Alan took us to the Squat – a wicked artist/hippy colony bar – bit like WASPS on acid. Loads of amazing rusted recycled sculptures, big words in metal and cool welded sculptures. The inside was a huge piss smelling warehouse with graffiti everywhere and artists studios, 2 small cinemas and a bar. Justine was in her element and would love to work there (providing the hippies leave)!
Sat outside on rubber tyres and drank mojitos.
After nattering to Grace till the early hours I finally got some sleep. Went shopping during the day, long hot day. Sofie and I gave up at 4pmand went back to the hostel for a shower and sleep.
The reason we are here – to check out the art. It was a hell of a lot of walking – saw most of the exhibitions but was dragged out early when everyone left or lunch and I’d been engrossed in a very long digital installation – I was determined to stick it out till the end so missed the whole top floor.
I have an unnatural obsession with Cremaster Cycle.
I am currently cheering myself up watching an epic film about Edvard Munch by Peter Watkins, it’s 221 minutes long and subtitled – but I’m holding out for a happy ending! Poor bugger didnt have much luck – slated by critics, most of his family dying hideously and that evil woman that dumped him – just imagine Eastenders in Norwegian – I own the dvd so just ask if you fancy borrowing it. I also watched Frank Auerbach “To The Studio” – I wish I had the dedication to work 365 days a year, its interesting listening to his sitters and seeing is work – but to be honest – dont like the man at all – too weird! | 2019-04-19T20:51:28Z | https://sarahwilson.wordpress.com/2008/07/ | Porn | Arts | 0.49392 |
wordpress | In early 2016 I had the chance to attend the Creative Marketing Conference (CMC) hosted by the John Molson Marketing Association (JMMA). The conference included speakers, workshops, a unique case competition and unlimited networking opportunities that all came together to make this a first class gathering of creative marketing minds. Among the numerous points I absorbed from this event, one topic in particular stood out to me. This topic was “branding” and the specific aura or essence that gets created by successful brands. The power of brands fascinates me and that is why I was moved to write a piece on creative branding but more specifically, what I learned that day from Gerard Cleal (Art Director for ALDO Group International and ALDO Product Services) and my own take on the subject.
A brand can be broken down into 5 essential branches, each with consideration to the company’s goals, mission, vision and reasons for being. When all of these branches work together to connect consumers to the company, the brand has the means to be successful. Let’s take a look at what makes up that brand.
A brand promise is important, because it connects your purpose, your positioning, your strategy and your people. A brand promise can be manifested and expressed or it can be subtle and underlies everything the company does. This promise has to have meaning and should be measurable.
Brand perceptions are not owned by companies, but rather by the consumers. The stories, relationships and offerings are ultimately what gets talked about when it comes to a brand. Those conversations are the embodiment of brand perceptions. With the emergence of social media and other innovative tools, companies can and should measure these perceptions as much as possible and help steer the brand to desired perceptions based on the information. Companies need to get to know their customers as if they were on a personal basis and only then can brands start to influence perceptions and build messages surrounding them. How customers perceive your brand can either make it or break it.
A brand personality literally eludes to the level of relatability your brand has with people. Humanizing your brand can help it become more relatable and give your brand certain positive characteristics that can push it to the next level. You build your brand personality by communicating with customers from in store experiences to online social conversations and every interaction in between. Your personality is built over time with consistency and dedication to what your company is all about.
After you have continuously built up the brand, the next step is getting the customer to your store or interacting with the service or product you are offering. Customers come to this stage with certain expectations and if they are not met or exceeded then your branding has either failed or missed the mark. It is crucial that every experience point from visiting a webpage to interacting with customer service is optimized to deliver on the aspects of the brand that we touched on earlier. Make sure to conduct as many self-audits as possible to ensure that you are delivering on your promise and satisfying every customer. These expectations are not a one-time thing, they need to be met or exceeded every single time for every single customer. That should be the company’s goal.
Brand expression explores two aspects. One being how people interact and relate with the brand as a form of their personal expression. This is easily seen in the fashion industry but can be applied throughout commerce. If I design shirts with animals on it, people who want to express a part of them can choose to wear my shirts with their favorite animal on it. When it comes to brands it is more of a statement. These statements can represent personal beliefs, statuses, positions and much more. The second aspect is how brands communicate a certain identity through brand experiences that people want to associate with. Brands express who they are, and put themselves out there to be either accepted or rejected by the market. Focusing on these 5 branches and doing them right is what influences acceptance. | 2019-04-26T03:57:41Z | https://thecreativemarketingblog.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/the-art-of-branding/ | Porn | Business | 0.804734 |
typepad | As some of you probably noticed, I was MIA last week (that is missing in action as any true fan of Chuck Norris will be glad to explain). The action in case was my long overdue vacation, which was of course, wonderful, but also spoiled my training routine. ‘Cause, when on vacation, you've got to act like on vacation, right? And that meant not really going for the regular runs and eating a bit more than necessary. So, besides the wonderful memories, I also got back home with a bit of extra kilos. Not that many that I can’t shed in a long run though.
Last week, I had a most intriguing conversation with a running-mate in which she (yes Diana, you are the culprit) told me that I have a tendency to theorize on just about everything. That gave me food for thought as I always thought myself as rather hostile towards theory and more comfortable within the familiar turf of facts and figures.
Today, I will exploit that “theorizing addict” side and discuss a bit on the idea of progress, including physical progress. You can read it as a demonstration (a stream of consciousness sample if you want) of what goes on in an oxygen-deprived brain when crawling for 20 k, round and round like a lab rat.
For somebody that needs at least two or three evenings per week during which to laze around, last week was quite hectic. I had to squeeze in driving lessons (yes, beware, we might meet in traffic someday!), debates (for the future of the country is a burden on my shoulders!), the RHCP concert (how about that bass guitar player, too bad for the acoustics, huh?) and I had to keep up with my running routine.
And so, I did try. Tuesday I went to Herastrau for the usual tempo run around the lake. To my pleasant surprise, it turned out that we were quite a crowd of PwC runners out there. And running in a pack is always more motivating and rewarding. I also met a fellow marathon runner that was obviously way ahead of me in terms of training. He completed the tour in about 27 minutes and had an impressive tempo throughout the whole run. I asked him what “the secret” was. He said the most important thing is to discover the running pace with which you are comfortable and then you can go on like this for tens of kilometres. Looking forward to that epiphany myself.
I’ve put in my New Year resolutions for 2012 that I should run the half marathon in the summer and the marathon in October. So far, so good. I did run the half marathon in June in a modest 2 hours, 11 minutes and 44 seconds. That is longer than it took this year’s winner of the London Olympics Marathon to reach the finish line in the full 42 k. But for me, it was fine that I finished. No injury. No pains after the race. That was the positive side.
On the negative side, I struggled with the last 6 kilometres of the race and had it not been for the inspiration of our colleague Cristina Mateiciuc (Pop), maybe I would have stopped, or arrived much later.
Mihnea is a natural-born couch potato and a marathon-runner wanna-be. He got to running when he couldn’t climb the stairs up to his apartment without pausing for catching his breath and has been running ever since. Now he hopes he can go on running for exactly 42.195 km without pausing for that breath break. | 2019-04-20T14:38:37Z | https://pwcrun4funclub.typepad.com/pwcrun4funclub/follow-mihnea/ | Porn | Sports | 0.779648 |
wordpress | Do you own a home in NH? Do you know what Homestead Rights are?
Q. I own a property and will be getting married. What are “Homestead Rights”?
A. Under New Hampshire law, Homestead Rights refer to the right of ownership a spouse has in the primary place of residence of the married couple. It doesn’t matter whether the property was purchased before or after the marriage. This right protects the spouses interest in the property against creditors and ensures that they maintain an interest in the premise and cannot have the property sold out from underneath them without their consent.
Even if the spouse of a property owner is not a record owner (they are not named on the deed), the spouse may still have a $100,000 homestead interest in their husband’s or wife’s property. This is a lifetime right that can only be terminated by an affirmative release by the spouse – by signing a “Release of Homestead Right”.
The Homestead Right is inferior to tax liens and certain mechanic’s liens. Conveyances of the particular property to a third party will not terminate the homestead right, unless both parties are named in the granting clause of the deed.
Homestead Rights in the property are released when spouses convey the property through a correctly prepared deed. No separate release is required. In your case, if and when you sell your property, your spouse’s signature will be required on the deed.
Q. I would like to purchase property in the name of my trust. Will my lender allow me to do this?
A. The number of people purchasing property in the name of a family or revocable trust is increasing. Before applying for a mortgage, you should be upfront with your loan originator as to what your plans are and you must provide a complete copy for review by your lender as not all lenders allow you to take title in the name of the trust. Lenders who allow trusts to own properties may require additional documentation for your loan. A revocable trust can be a very useful tool for estate planning purposes as the assets owned by the trust skip the probate process and are immediately available to the beneficiaries upon your death. This can be very helpful for families with young children. Revoclable Trusts can also be fashioned to help maximize the amount of money you can pass to your children tax free.
Is your Real Estate or Mortgage Company thinking of starting a joint venture? Read this first.
(10) Is the new entity sending business exclusively to one of the settlement service providers that created it (such as the title application for a title policy to a title insurance underwriter or a loan package to a lender)? Or does the new entity send business to a number of entities, which may include one of the providers that created it?
Thinking of buying a new home? Read this!
A. You can provide a pre-approval letter from a reputable mortgage lender to help him/her with his comfort level. Another way to entice the seller would be to make your deposit non-refundable if you don’t close. In that case, he would be compensated for the time expended. Be careful how much money you put down as a deposit as you will lose it if you cannot complete the sale. As always, see the advice of a professional before signing a contract.
If you need a referral to a mortgage lender let me know. I work with some of the best and rates are low. Now is the time to buy!
When is the best time to involve an attorney in the purchase of my new home?
A. Right from the start! As a purchaser it is important to involve your own attorney before you execute the Purchase and Sales Agreeement. The P&S is a contract. At this stage, an experienced real estate attorney can help you avoid pitfalls that may be in the contract. Your real estate attorney will continue to assist you with the completion of the contract right through closing. | 2019-04-19T18:51:39Z | https://nhclosings.wordpress.com/2010/01/ | Porn | Business | 0.255051 |
wordpress | For someone who is fairly obsessed with pixel art, it isn’t a surprise I really like voxel rendering, too.
I feel I finally reached the point where I have enough knowledge about shader code that I can start to deconstruct voxel shaders to understand them. So I began to do just that. I started with a simple shader on ShaderToy, took it apart and put it back together. I renamed variables, made some changes, simplified some things, etc.
Here is the shader on shadertoy. The original source from where I got the code is posted at the top of the shader.
Okay, so let’s dig in.
Define some constants. Nothing too special here. MAX_STEPS is used for raymarching. Grass and Dirt are colors obviously.
Okay, we’re raymarching right? That means, we’ll need to define the ray start position. We can set x to whatever. It doesn’t really matter. The y component needs to be a large enough value so we can see the terrain. Z is set to simulation time so that the flyover seems animated.
Normalize the screenspace coords. We’ll need this in a couple places later on.
The ray direction. Unlike the ray origin, the ray direction varies slightly for each fragment–spreading out from -1 to 1 on the xy plane. Note z points positive 1.
Define the final color that we’ll assign to this particular fragment.
The purpose of depth is to scale the ray direction vector.
Okay, we reached the raymarching loop.
Since the top part of the screen space is empty, it makes sense to add a check early on to exit if we know the ray won’t actually hit anything. Of course this might need to be adjusted if the rayOrigin changes.
Pretty standard raymarching stuff. We start with the origin and scale the ray direction a bit longer every iteration. The first iteration depth is zero, so we’d just be using the rayOrigin.
Okay, now we finally come to something that’s necessarily the ‘voxel’ part of the rendering. By flooring p we are ‘snapping’ the calculated raymarched point to the nearest 3D box/grid/cell.
Scaling the floored value by a smaller number will yield a higher ‘resolution’.
Okay, let’s take our attention to the wave-like pattern of the terrain. There are peaks and there are valleys. These are of course generated by using cos() and sin(). The waves created are the interactions/addition of the functions along the space.
This is where we decide if we are going to set the color of the fragment. If the floored y value is less then the cos()+sin(), then we want to color the fragment. Otherwise it means the y is higher so keep iterating.
If we hit a voxel and set the color, there’s no need to keep iterating. Break out of the loop.
We need to add some lighting, even if really fake to give the illusion of distance. It also helps to hide some of the aliasing that happens at the very far points in the terrain.
If we exited the loop early on, depth will be a relatively small value which means the fragments will end up being bright.
The farther it took to hit something, the darker that fragment will be. Play around with this value for some interesting lighting effects.
If you understood most of this try substituting the cos() and sin() functions with noise values. It will make some really fun variation in the terrain.
mix() is a glsl function that allows you to linearly interpolate between two values. The math behind it is straightforward and I use it a lot for colors and vectors–but when applied to SDFs—well it’s almost magic the way it shape-shifts between two objects. With just 1 line of code! | 2019-04-23T13:50:41Z | https://andorsaga.wordpress.com/2018/09/ | Porn | Reference | 0.269293 |
pair | If your billing contact information has changed, you can easily update your billing information in the Account Control Center (ACC).
“Your contact information has been changed correctly” will appear at the top of the form if your changes have been successfully made. You will also receive an email outlining the changes. | 2019-04-19T19:30:44Z | https://www.pair.com/support/kb/how-to-change-your-billing-contact-information/ | Porn | Reference | 0.750723 |
wordpress | There are many indications in dreams that show you are becoming more and more aware of the reality of a multidimensional existence beyond the physical world. During our time spent on the fifth dimension/astral plane we are likely to be involved in a wide variety of different dream scenes and scenarios, many of which have a sense of ‘realness’ to them. For instance you may be dreaming of interacting with certain people when they actually are there in their astral bodies just as you are there in your astral body. They may not remember seeing you in their dreams and vice-versa as how much of your dreams you will remember each day comes down to generally how awake you are to not only the reality of the world but also to the reality of yourself and how you interact with, relate to and affect the world. The more awake someone is to reality and the higher their level of being, the greater their ability to remember these dream interactions and what they experience or see each night when they go to sleep.If someone awakens their consciousness completely then they have complete awareness while dreaming, so technically they don’t dream at all as every time their physical body sleeps they enter the fifth dimension consciously by astral projecting and maintain this awareness until their physical body awakes and their consciousness returns back to the physical body. Since the vast majority of people do not posses higher levels of consciousness and only a small few posses full consciousness, much of what occurs on the astral plane between people quite often can’t be correlated with perfect accuracy due to the impact the subconscious has upon dream imagery. So for instance, two people may dream of one another on the same night, (astral time is not linear so one person may dream of someone else and hours later the other person has a correlating dream), but the contents of the dreams may not be exactly the same due to the effects of the subconscious. If you have a dream with someone else in it and they don’t remember having dream interactions with you this doesn’t mean your dreams are wholly subconscious. It may even be that you were interacting with someone who looks similar to someone you know and your subconscious influences how you perceived their face. Also, when someone attempts to awaken their consciousness the forces that oppose humanity awakening come to stop that individual from experiencing higher realities and they very often disguise themselves as people familiar to the dreamer sometimes as a type of distraction and sometimes with sinister aims. To know for sure whether someone is a sinister being you have to look into their eyes and you will know if they are benevolent or malevolent by the feelings you receive from looking into their eyes. There are many possibilities as to what is occurring on the fifth dimension as people fall asleep into it but as individuals all we can really do is use this dimension to improve ourselves and contribute to improving the world so it’s best to approach your dream life with the aim of learning as opposed to just having fun. The astral plane can be a lot of fun in the beginning which is fine but if you’re not aiming to be aware in both waking and dreaming life you will eventually be drawn back into the subconscious.
We need to understand that dreams are not there for our entertainment as if we have simply switched from watching the television to watching the ‘astralvision’. This is a realm that not only humanity inhabits but also higher and lower beings along with other sentient beings similar to humans but who have lifted their level of consciousness as a species to the point where they are consciously aware in this dimension. So due to the general low-level of consciousness that humanity possesses most people are completely unaware of the potential we have to improve our world by accessing the astral plane and using it to our advantage.
It can be easy to be complacent when considering the evolution of humanity and the uplifting of human consciousness. I know this because I see it in myself. It seems that many people think the lifting of human consciousness is just something that will happen naturally but this is the complete opposite of the qualities of consciousness and of nature. If you look at nature, things are born, they grow, they reach their peak, they decline, they die and they decay after death – this is the natural evolution of life on Earth. Awakening consciousness is not a part of natural evolution – it’s not something that just happens naturally – it’s a REVOLUTIONARY process, not an evolutionary one. This means it needs to be activated. It does not sit passively and wait for itself to awaken. It does not activate itself – the being activates it and this is a choice made by each individual being. Each individual being chooses whether or not they wish to revolutionize themselves or if they are satisfied to remain locked in the sleep of the subconscious, unknowingly contributing to the darkness of the psychological sleep that plagues humanity. If you want to break away from the natural evolution of man and the process of decline occurring to the majority of this humanity you have to be revolutionary and active in your approach to experiencing higher realities. Don’t be just another passively entertained bystander who possesses barely any awareness of higher dimensions or personal mystical experience – this is only evolution. Those people who wish for change to come to the most troubling issues of the world and who close their minds off to the possibility of the existence of the astral plane are one of the greatest problems in so called progressive societies.
Just because something is evolving, doesn’t mean it is evolving for the better. It may be evolving externally and physically while the consciousness goes deeper into sleep but to an outside observer with very little consciousness it will appear as a sign of “true progress” as this is in the very nature of the sleep of humanities subconscious – to mistake decline for progress. Aspects of the physical world can contribute to uplifting humanity but if those involved in physical projects are not working towards lifting their own level of being and awakening consciousness the fruits of their works have no connection to a higher revolutionary purpose and are therefor only a part of the natural process of evolutionary cycles.
There is much you can learn from your dreams and even more if you can astral project or become lucid on a regular basis. Even those who find becoming lucid or astral projecting difficult can experience extremely profound or clairvoyant dreams if they are trying to understand the deeper meaning of life through spirituality and engaging in conscious thought. Many people have experienced becoming lucid during a dream and even more have had dreams where they can recall themselves flying through the air simply as themselves without any adaptations or technology, a bit like the comic book character Superman does. This is one of the best indications that you have lifted your level of consciousness during dreams and can be an excellent source of inspiration to yearn for more experiences of the oddities of the astral plane, like traveling through the center of the earth and popping out the other side, and then to move towards seeking deeper and more esoteric knowledge through available teaching sources on the astral plane. This esoteric knowledge is a massive help to learning the history of your being, understanding humanity, the state of the world, where humanity is headed and what you as an individual need to do or not do in order live more in line with the Glorian or the ‘Will of God’.
Most people who have consciously flown on the astral plane will most likely describe it as an incredible experience which left them with an enduring feeling long after they awoke. Even those dreams where you don’t become lucid but experience flying at some point can leave powerful impressions that activate the aspect of imagination with the ability to access possibilities beyond the physical realm.
The first ever lucid dream I had occurred because I was flying during a dream. I had been dreaming for sometime and I found myself very high up in the sky. When I realized I was flying in the sky, I looked down and could see the earth and the ocean underneath me along a coastline, with a few clouds in between myself and the surface. As soon as I realized I was suspended in mid-air I became fearful and with that fear I fell out of the sky. I was very young at the time, and my body was still quite small and light, so as I fell a thought came to me that I might just be light enough to safely land on the cloud. I know this wouldn’t be possible physically but at the time, like I said, I was young and this didn’t seem like too much of an impossibility to me. When I reached the cloud I landed softly upon it. That was when I realized I was in a dream and I felt the most exciting feeling I had ever had up until that point in my life. Even though I knew nothing of lucid dreaming or the astral plane I intuitively knew that I could do anything I wanted, since after all it was a dream. Amazed at the fact that I had been flying, I decided to try to fly again and looked out for the nearest cloud to land upon. I took a run up and propelled myself with a huge leap into the sky in an effort to land on the nearest cloud. I made it and because it was such an enjoyable feeling jumping from cloud to cloud I kept going. I spent most of my dream that night circling the Earth, jumping from cloud to cloud, with bigger and bigger jumps each time, each time becoming more and more amazed at what I was doing. When I awoke I was left with an unmistakable feeling of bliss within. This bliss was due to an inner realization that I was not completely locked into this physical world as I had my first taste of true freedom beyond the physical body.
One of the most effective ways to get yourself into the habit of taking to flight on the astral plane to wake yourself up in the astral plane is to train yourself to mentally and physically inquire which dimension you are awake in. It sounds very trivial and can feel quite silly as at times you are without a doubt, completely sure you’re in the physical and not the astral but it’s more about training the mind to question reality as opposed to the actual questioning to get an answer. There are different techniques you can use for this questioning but the most important factor is making sure they are safe to do. For instance we wouldn’t want to question by walking straight into walls to see if we go through them or not. One of the most common ones is to pull your index finger every time you question your reality. If you do this on the astral plane you’ll see it stretch and Presto! You realize you’re dreaming. This technique is good for times when it’s more appropriate to do a reality check discretely. At times when you have the opportunity to be a bit bolder and aren’t overrun by egos of pride that fear judgment and embarrassment you can do a reality check jump.
Reality checks are a perfect beginner exercise but can be something that you always come back to as it’s good for the consciousness to have the mind question reality in whatever way it can. With a reality check jump the inquiring is a little bit different from pulling the finger and a bit more exciting too. As the mind easily becomes accustomed to things leading to it becoming bored, reality checks can turn into a mechanical act where a serious questioning or inquiring no longer takes place. This is why I personally prefer The Jump as it’s not only a questioning of your surroundings but also a questioning of your abilities. This is just a personal preference and all individuals need to experiment to find out what works best for them.
1. Become aware of where you are. Take in your surroundings.
3. Put your will into wanting to take off and fly. *Or if you prefer levitating put your will into wanting to hover in the air.
4. Jump to take off in flight or to hover in the air.
*Obviously if you could fly in the physical world you probably wouldn’t try to take off whilst there’s a roof not to far above your head but the laws that govern the astral world are different and if you were to do this there you would go straight through the roof and pop out the other side.
Do this enough, with proper inquiring and a sincere wish to experience lucid dreaming and you will have success with it. It may take sometime depending on the individual and what else they are doing to awaken consciousness but this is perfect for those who are interested in experiencing the astral plane but are not as drawn to esoteric knowledge. It’s also very good for those who feel they lack the time to practice astral techniques other than when they go to sleep but are still very keen to lucid dream.
In a situation where it is more appropriate to not be jumping around the place you can do a small hop just to see if you hover but remember to not be concerned with other peoples thoughts whilst you do this because this will override the intent of the will. I enjoy making it a bit of fun and really getting into the possibility that I could fly so therefore I tend to make it more of an animated exercise when I can. Sometimes it’s good to “turn some heads” and sometimes it’s not – follow your intuition. It can be hard to really feel that will to fly when your monitoring what you look like but at the same time you don’t need to be too animated to feel that will. You can have a great will to levitate and take only a small tiny jump barely an inch high and find this works just as well. As with any practice it’s a process of discovery and refinery for the individual. I was not taught to be particularly animated when doing this reality check but this was something I discovered worked really well for me when I began using the jump. I guess I’m innately more of a flier than I am a hoverer.
Once the mind has been trained to question the ability to fly it will begin to do the same questioning whilst dreaming. Then in your dreams you may find yourself in familiar scenes where you question your ability to fly and the dimension you’re in, you find that you can fly – and Wallah! You realize you’re dreaming and that means you’re in the astral plane. For people of little imagination or who find it very difficult to let go of their constructed ideas of physical reality as the only reality or who are clouded by their own arrogance, this technique will likely be very difficult for them to even attempt as they have so much subconscious internal resistance to taking the revolutionary leap needed to achieve success in lucid dreaming with this technique. These sad people are happy in their subconscious sleep, confined in their living to the physical dimensions and so to the eternal sleep they shall return when their physical bodies disintegrate into nothingness because they made no effort to awaken or experience dimensions beyond the physical in their lifetimes never mind simply considering the possibility of the existence of higher dimensions that can be experienced just as the physical world can.
The whole point is that something occurs that triggers you into realizing you’re dreaming and finding yourself in mid-air or in flight is a very good trigger in my experience. Explore what feels and works best for you with reality checks and good luck waking up on the Astral 🙂 If you get there, try calling a spiritual Master (Belsebuub or Hilarion are a couple of examples or you may have heard of others that are currently risen) to receive knowledge of the secrets of existence instead of wasting the opportunity for a short stint of fun on the astral plane. | 2019-04-23T00:26:32Z | https://apolloandartemis.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/learning-to-fly/ | Porn | Reference | 0.319034 |
wordpress | I’ve been back in China for just over a week, but we’ve been so busy packing our things, moving and starting our new jobs, that it really feels like I’ve been here for weeks already! I’m shocked when I think I’m back only 1 week!
From arriving back in Chengdu, both myself and my fiancé were busying packing the remainder of our things, moving them into two vans we booked, moving into our new place, meeting new teachers (all male by the way, so I’m really outnumbered) … and finally work on Monday! So we were quite busy when we arrived back!
With most of our things unpacked, we can finally relax in our new apartment and area where we are living. Our university that we work in has two campuses; one for the 1st and 2nd years, and another for the older students. We live in ‘villa’ sort houses in the campus for the older students. The building where we live only has 3 floors, and they are dedicated solely to the foreign teachers; each building houses 3 teachers… so it’s refreshing not to be surrounded by people below you, above you, and either side of you! We live on the ground floor, so we just have another teacher living above us.
Apartment wise, it’s a BIG improvement to our old apartment…. our new place is absolutely HUGE! I’m pretty sure the whole of our old apartment could fit into our new bedroom. Now if I lose something, I could be looking for 10 minutes for it! Theres actually too much space now! Another good is that we actually have a U shaped sofa!!!! No more do I have to put up with our tiny, crappy, uncomfortable sofa from the old place. Our shower is fantastic (the shower head didn’t work very well in the other place), we now have a big dining table and a proper bed (instead of just a mattress on the floor).
The only problem with this apartment is the lack of a cooking area. Now I don’t usually cook anyway, but it’s always nice to have the option. Here we just have a portable electric stove top … and it’s actually broken. Plus we have no electric fan to get rid of the food smell. So that’s one negative thing about the place.
But apartment wise, so far I really like it!
As for my job, I feel this has been a REALLY long week! Every foreign teacher here teaches 1st year students, and whatever lesson plan we do for our first class of the week, then we use that one for the remainder of the week….. so it does become very very monotonous! I have 10 classes, so I have to repeat the exact same lesson plan 10 times. Sure it’s easy, but when it comes to the 6/7th time of doing the exact same thing, it does grate on me a little. That’s why it feels like such a long week.
Most of my students are girls, with only 4/5 boys in each class, and generally they are ok. Some of their English is atrocious though, so I really don’t know how I’m going to teach these kids anything if they can’t even get the basics right. But thankfully the school doesn’t put pressure onto the foreign teachers, so we are free in doing whatever we want in class. It’s up to the students to try and learn!
Location wise, because we are outside the city, I really do feel a bit lonely and isolated here. As I said before, I loved my previous area where I lived. Now… it takes 1 hour by bus to even get to our nearest ATM! By taxi it would take 30 minutes to get to somewhere where there is a decent amount of people…. so yeah, I do feel very isolated from everything. I don’t think I could live here for longer than 1 year.
For food, we’ve only had one dish which we have really enjoyed. Because we are located where students live, the restaurants near us aren’t exactly good quality or flavoursome. Yeah it’s cheap, but the food is very basic and I don’t particularly enjoy some dishes. Also each restaurant basically serves the exact same thing, so it’s hard to find a good meal here!
So there are some positives and negatives of moving. One good thing is that we are guaranteed money each month so we can save for our wedding and what not. We are guaranteed the same holidays as the students, and with the amount of walking and cycling I do… I’m optimistic I’ll lose some weight!
I know I’m going to feel down some days and just wishing I could leave, but I’m glad I didn’t come here by myself… I don’t think I could last!
I’m beginning to become so so annoyed at China and everything it has to do with it. Nothing seems to be going to plan…. our uni may not let us transfer our semesters to someone else; all we need to do is for the person to give us the money instead of to the school. That’s the only difference. Because the Uni already has our money, the person taking over our semester just gives us their money instead.
I have no idea why, because at first they said that once we could find someone that would be willing, no problem. But now we find out that maybe that’s not possible. I’m just so angry. I really don’t want to lose out on about 700euro. Plus I’m stuck here with no job and with stupid neighbours.
And that’s another thing that is driving me mad: our neighbours.
A few months ago we had to deal with the neighbours below us listening to the tv until 1am. I had to go down to them twice and tell them to lower the volume. The second time they didn’t even bother to answer the door to me, just talked through it.
NOW, we have the upstairs neighbour at it. Plus, from about 2pm to 5:30pm, they have 3 people drilling into their floor with machines… so we can barely hear ourselves during this time.
Then, last night they had their tv on so loud that I had to put the volume on my laptop to the highest… and I could STILL hear them.
I’m just so fed up; people have no respect or regards for their neighbours.
Nada. No email whatsoever about actually caring.
And when I do go and meet the to fill those things in, I’m going to tell them how I feel. They can’t treat their employees that way. All the things I did for them; having loads of resigns, happy students, I wasn’t a hard teacher to work with, actually doing my job while others did nothing-lost students but still got paid a huge amount for being a crap teacher… yet that apparently means nothing to them.
I’m just in a ranting mood today. All our plans are slowly being unravelled, and I have no idea how everything will pan out.
I love China.. don’t get me wrong. But my heart was set on leaving in the summer. I just want to leave now.
And we might be stuck here for another 8/9 months.
I’m just stressed out. I hope everything sorts itself out. And these neighbours quiet down. Or I’ll have to make a trip upstairs next time!
From bringing just a 50L and a carry on bag to China…. I’ve now got those two bags, plus a 30L, a 5L and 3 schoolbags.
From coming to China I’ve now got 3 coats.
I certainly won’t be able to bring all of that home!
There are always foreigners arriving in Chengdu all the time, so hopefully we’ll be able to sell a few bits like the quilts and what not.
But it really has amazed me how much I’ve collected!
We also have one big box and bag full of discarded clothes. They have been lying here for months because we don’t know where we can leave them. We don’t exactly just want to leave them outside our building. I had left some old shoes there once and an hour later they were gone! So I know people will take them, but I feel sort of bad doing it. I’d rather bring them to a donation shop or recycle them…unfortunately most Chinese don’t know what recycling is… so in the end we might just leave them outside.
As for our bikes… I really want to bring them home with me. I love my bike…. but if I only stay a short while in Ireland then I might not even use it. . . and because of the area in Mexico which we plan to go to sometime in the future, it’s full of hills so it’s definitely not an ideal place to have a bicycle.
So we’ll see what the price is to bring them to Ireland and if it’s worth it. My old one which I got when I first came here has been parked at the buildings staircase (gathering dust) for the past 8/9 months, so I’ll try and sell that one at least.
My plan is (hopefully) not buy too many more things before we leave… I know I’ll be in a tizzy when the time comes and I’ll be desperately trying to sort out things that I can just about throw away.
I really hate leaving things behind!
Throughout our stay in China, we have encountered many many dogs! People here love dogs…but in Chengdu… they are obsessed with one particular kind.
My god how I loathe these dogs. Poodle here… poodle there…. theres a black poodle, oh over there is a brown one… another white one then appears… They are EVERYWHERE.
So…. literally everybody has poodles. And I really don’t like them.
To me, when I look at them, they just seem like there is nothing going on inside of their heads. Fluff or air is floating about. Even their fur isn’t nice and soft. Plain and simple; I just don’t like them.
I actually nearly kicked one once when it was dark out. By accident of course, but I wouldn’t be THAT sorry if I did. I must admit though, the puppies are a tiny bit cute… but that’s it.
So thankfully, at least from what I’ve been seeing… there are other breeds of dogs creeping up. Plenty of poodles are still about, but at least now there are more breeds of dogs, particularly husky type ones.
Although I do feel like sorry for them; summer in Chengdu is definitely not the place for these huge dogs, it’s just too hot for them. Owners really should take this into consideration when buying ones. Plus being cramped up in apartments isn’t ideal.
But one dog really has caught our attention. We name him Beag, and he is our ‘secret’ dog. Beag is ‘little’ in Irish.
2/3 months ago was when we first saw him; he was outside our apartment and was barking. When we opened the door, he suddenly ran to the public stairs and started growling at us. Then he just disappeared down the stairs.
At this time it was about 9/10pm. We were wondering why he was out by himself roaming up and down the building.
Then, we started seeing him almost every day! He would be outside the building sniffing about.. and he could be outside for hours! We were a little worried; where are his owners.. are they not worried in case he gets into danger??
Then one night, we came out of the lift to our apartment floor and the wee dog was just waiting for us!
This time he was so playful and running all over the place, I think he just wanted to play with us. It was so strange to see him on our floor. How did he manage to get up here? Maybe he lives a few floors up or down?
When we found him on our floor. Look at the size of those ears!
We didn’t know what to do with him… Every time we tried to open our door, he would try and come in… we even tried to put him in the lift to put him on another floor, but he realised and ran straight out. If we brought him to our place, it would be harder to get him out… or he could start barking outside the door wanting to be let in. Although we were very tempted to bring him in with us. Pretend we had our own dog for a while.
But we couldn’t… So we quickly put him in the lift again and down he went to another floor. At least we would have time to get into our apartment.
Since then, when we wait for the lift, and when the doors open…. who appears but Beag! I’m guessing maybe the owners put him in it and send him down; too lazy to bring him out themselves.
He knows us now, so whenever he sees us he runs over so we can pet him. He’s such a cute dog.
So Beag has become our secret dog…. We both would love to have one of our own, but at the moment it’s just not possible. Our apartment is way too small, plus if you go away on holidays or for a day, where would we put it?
But we can dream a little with Beag!
The flights are paid for and the hostel is booked, so it wont be long until we check out our (maybe) future city where we plan to move to. Having had our eye on Xiamen for a while, we decided the summer is the best time to visit, with us going on a little trip with our friends to Western Sichuan, then with my boyfriends sis and boyfriend visiting in August, it was now or never.
Because Uni finishes the 24th of June, we decided to travel the 27th for a few days. We can see the city, check out the weather, food, environment, apartments, and where we may be working at. From what I’ve seen, it looks very nice, and we have gotten in touch with 2 people who already live there and they are very positive about the city, so I hope we will enjoy it too. Although I know for certain that apartments are much more expensive than Chengdu.
What’s also good is that there are direct flights from Amsterdam straight to Xiamen, so only a short flight from Dublin to Amsterdam, then plain sailing to Xiamen. That’s definitely good… especially when my family comes to visit one day.
But if this city isn’t up to what we expected, I suppose we’ll just have to research more about another city that takes our fancy. Ideally we would like somewhere that has Western supermarkets like Metro, Carrefour and the likes, the winters aren’t especially cold… oh and good weather!
When the weather is good in Chengdu, there aren’t very many places to go and enjoy it, unless you have the opportunity of being able to get onto the roof of your building. Or you have a balcony, which we don’t. When you go to a park, masses of people are there… so every seat is taken. Plus, every one of these seats will of course be in the shade. Damn it, I’m from Ireland, we don’t get ANY sun, let me enjoy it in Chengdu at least!
Furthermore, my boyfriend is from Mexico where the weather is great, so he really isn’t keen on the weather here.
So our time here in Chengdu is ticking away… and just maybe I might be posting from Xiamen next year. | 2019-04-25T21:48:22Z | https://anirishexplorer.wordpress.com/tag/apartment/ | Porn | Business | 0.191453 |
wikipedia | Gina B. Nahai (born 1961) is the author of Cry of the Peacock, Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith, Sunday's Silence and Caspian Rain. Her novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages. She was also a lecturer in the Master of Professional Writing (MPW) Program at the University of Southern California.
Gina Barkhordar Nahai was born and grew up in Iran during the Shah's reign, and left with her family shortly before the country's revolution. At age 13, she began attending boarding school in Switzerland and later moved to the United States in 1977, arriving in Los Angeles the night Elvis Presley died. At the time, she did not realize she was leaving Iran for good. In college, she studied political science, including Iran's pre- and post-revolutionary politics, at the University of California, Los Angeles for both her bachelor's and master's of art degrees. Nahai speaks Persian, English, French, and Spanish.
Nahai lives with her family in Los Angeles, where she formerly taught fiction writing at the University of Southern California's Master of Professional Writing program, where she also studied with John Rechy and earned her Master of Professional Writing degree. She previously taught at UCLA and worked at the RAND Corporation. She is a frequent lecturer on Iranian Jewish history and the topic of exile.
Nahai writes frequently for the Los Angeles-based Jewish Journal. She is currently working on a new novel, The Pearl Cannon.
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wordpress | Last week I had the pleasure of traveling to Heidelberg, Germany to meet with my publisher Kehrer Verlag and to oversee the production of my upcoming monograph No Sleep.
After an uneventful red-eye flight – I fell asleep about halfway through The King’s Speech (I know, confronted with a choice between Colin Firth and sleep, I thought I’d choose Colin Firth too) – I trained it directly from Frankfurt airport to Kehrer headquarters in Heidelberg, met the team and immediately began poring over the test print of about 30 images that was waiting for me.
That first morning is a blur – thankfully I was in the capable hands of my designer Marijke and Kehrer’s color expert Jürgen. We compared the photographs one-by-one on the test print to a batch of small reference prints I had mailed in the week before and made some minor and some not-so-minor changes to the images in Photoshop. Unsolicited advice: if you ever do a book, make sure your reference prints are really more or less how you want the final images to look. After several hours of eye-straining corrections, it helps to have that constant. We also made small adjustments to the book and cover layouts in Indesign and then I was off to my hotel for some rest!
I enjoyed my downtime there immensely: took long rambling walks on Philosophers’ Way, ate delicious ice creams (who knew ice cream was so popular in Germany?), and basked in the sunshine.
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sfgate | “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane has expressed his disgust after scenes from a recent episode of his hit show were edited to depict supposed similarities between the show’s plotline and the Boston bombings on Monday.
The Turban Cowboy episode, which originally aired on Fox on March 17, centers around main character Peter Griffin and his unwitting involvement with terrorists who seek to blow up bridges in Boston, and features Griffin using his cell phone to unknowingly set off two bombs.
Another segment in the same show featured Griffin reminiscing about previously winning the Boston Marathon by running competitors over in his car.
Clips from both parts of the storyline were cut and put together in one short video by an internet user, suggesting that “Family Guy” writers had predicted Monday’s attacks in the episode – but MacFarlane has taken to his Twitter.com blog to make it clear that the scenes were not related and he had nothing to do with the spoof. | 2019-04-21T15:21:08Z | https://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2013/04/16/seth-macfarlane-calls-edited-family-guy-boston-clip-abhorrent/ | Porn | News | 0.691847 |
wikipedia | Kenneth J. Gergen (born 1935) is an American psychologist and emeritus professor at Swarthmore College. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University (1957) and his PhD from Duke University (1962).
The son of John Jay Gergen, the Chair of the Mathematics Department at Duke University, and Aubigne Munger (née Lermond), Gergen grew up in Durham, North Carolina. He had three brothers, one of whom is David Gergen, the prominent political analyst. After completing public schooling, he attended Yale University. Graduating in 1957, he subsequently became an officer in the U.S. Navy. He then returned to graduate school at Duke University, where he received his PhD in psychology in 1963. His dissertation advisor was Edward E. Jones. Gergen went on to become an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Relations at Harvard University, where he also became the Chairman of the Board of Tutors and Advisors for the department and representative to the university's Council on Educational Policy.
In 1967, Gergen took a position as Chair of the Department of Psychology at Swarthmore College, a position he held for ten years. At various intervals, he served as visiting professor at the University of Heidelberg, the University of Marburg, the Sorbonne, the University of Rome, Kyoto University, and Adolfo Ibanez University. At Swarthmore, he spearheaded the development of the academic concentration in interpretation theory. In an attempt to link his academic work to societal practices, he collaborated with colleagues to create the Taos Institute in 1996. He is currently Gil and Frank Mustin Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Senior Research Professor at Swarthmore, the Chairman of the Board of the Taos Institute, and an adjunct professor at Tilburg University.
Gergen's earliest studies challenged the presumption of a unified or coherent self.[clarification needed] He then raised questions about the value of altruism, by exploring the ways in which helping others leads to the recipient's resentment and alienation.
A major point in Gergen's career was his 1973 article "Social Psychology as History". In the article, he argues that the laws and principles of social interaction are variable over time, and that the scientific knowledge generated by social psychologists actually influences the phenomena it is meant to passively describe. For example, studying obedience to authority may reduce the likelihood of obedience. He argued therefore that social psychology was not fundamentally a cumulative science, but was effectively engaged in the recording and transformation of cultural life. The article proved contentious, receiving criticism, such as from Barry R. Schlenker. The developing dispute became known as the "Gergen-Schlenker debate" and touched topics around the metatheory of social psychology. Karl E. Weick later took Warren Thorngate's contribution to that dispute to formulate Thorngate's postulate of commensurate complexity, a theorem revolving around research methodology in social sciences.
Also contributing to what was called "the crisis in social psychology" was Gergen's subsequent publication on generative theory. Here he proposed that, because theoretical suppositions were not so much recordings of social life as creators, theories should not be judged by their accuracy so much as their potential to open new spaces of action.
Combining these ideas with developments in literary and critical theory, along with the history of science, Gergen went on to develop a radical view of socially constructed knowledge. This view was proposed as a successor project to what Gergen considered an inherently flawed empiricist conception of knowledge. From Gergen's perspective, all human intelligibility (including claims to knowledge) is generated within relationships. It is from relationships that humans derive their conceptions of what is real, rational, and good. From this perspective, scientific theories, like all other reality posits, should not be assessed in terms of truth, but in terms of pragmatic outcomes. Such assessments are inevitably wedded to values, and thus all science is morally and politically weighted in implication. As he saw it, this same form of assessment also applies to social constructionist theory. The question is not its accuracy, but its potentials for humankind.
This latter conclusion informed most of Gergen's subsequent work, in areas including therapy and counseling, education, organizational change, technology, conflict reduction, civil society, and qualitative inquiry. In one form or another, this work is concerned with transforming social life. For the most part, his preferred direction of change is toward more collaborative and participatory relationships. Additionally, he has been concerned with fostering a "relational" view of the self, where the "traditional emphasis on the individual mind is replaced by a concern with the relational processes from which rationality and morality emerge." He is also known for his comment "I am linked therefore I am" as an answer to Descartes' proposition "I think, therefore I am". Most of these developments are summarized in Relational Being, Beyond the Individual and Community, which attempts to demonstrate that what are considered mental processes are not so much "in the head" as in relationships. It also attempts to answer charges of moral relativism with a non-foundational morality of collaborative practice, and to outline a way to bring science together with concerns for the sacred.
Gergen's work is associated with social constructionism. Other major interests in his diverse works include analyzing the effects of technology on social life, examining connections between social construction and theology, and promoting a more optimistic model of aging.
Positive aging: As an alternative to the pervasive view of aging as decline (deficit discourse), it is possible to discover and construct myriad ways of creating later life as a period of unparalleled growth and enrichment.
Gergen has received research grants from the National Science Foundation, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, and the Barra Foundation. His work has merited awards from the American Psychological Association, the National Communication Association, the University of Buenos Aires, Adolfo Ibanez University in Santiago, Nanjing Normal University, and Absalon University College in Denmark. Gergen is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Graduate School of Duke University in 2017. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Fulbright Foundation, and the Alexander Humboldt foundation. He also holds honorary degrees from Tilburg University, Saybrook Graduate School, and the University of Athens.
Gergen, Kenneth J., & Thatchenkery, Tojo Joseph (2004. First published 1998), "Organizational science in a postmodern context", in Robert C.H. Chia, In the Realm of Organisation: Essays for Robert Cooper, London: Routledge, ISBN 0-415-12699-1, retrieved 25 June 2010 Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) ISBN 0-203-26727-3 (Adobe eReader Format). Essay originally published 1996. See article listing below.
Gergen, K.J (1978), "Toward generative theory" (PDF), Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36 (11): 1344–1360, doi:10.1037/0022-3514.36.11.1344, retrieved 25 June 2010 (Scroll down to page 3 for article).
Gergen, Kenneth J., & Thatchenkery, Tojo Joseph (1996), "Organizational science in a postmodern context" (PDF), Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 32: 356–378, retrieved 25 June 2010 CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) See also chapter in book, listed above.
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^ Warren Thorngate (1976) "In General" vs. "It depends": Some Comments of the Gergen-Schlenker Debate; Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 2, S. 404-410.
^ Relational Being. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, p. 400.
Gergen, K. (1993). Refiguring Self and Psychology: Kenneth J. Gergen, Hampshire: Dartmouth Publishing.
Stroebe, W. and Kruglanski, A.W. (1989). Social psychology at epistemological cross-roads: On Gergen’s choice. European Journal of Social Psychology, 19, 485-489.
Wallach, L. and Wallach, M.A. (1994). Gergen versus the mainstream: Are hypotheses in social psychology subject to empirical test? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 233-242. | 2019-04-18T16:29:22Z | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_J._Gergen | Porn | Arts | 0.780544 |
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wordpress | Read the 1939 article by Elizabeth McCausland, ‘Documentary Photography’. Write a short bullet list of McCausland’s main point along with an explanation about why this article is relevant to this part of the course.
Documentary photography is not a fashion, fad or vogue.
Documentary’s aesthetic has evolved into an application of photography that is direct and realistic, concerned with the serious chronicling of the world.
The saying that the camera does not lie is false – it rationalises and overlooks, for example, the facts of decay, change, social retrogression and injustice.
The documentary photographer uses intelligence and imagination to control the new aesthetic of realism while ensuring facts rather than their personality are the most important aspects.
The strongest and most influential examples of documentary photography are the works of the FSA and the Federal Art Project ‘Changing New York’ by Bernice Abbott. This proves that the best sponsor of knowledge is the government.
Painting has survived as a medium despite early enthusiasms at the birth of photography that it was under threat because of photography.
Progressive documentary photographers are unconcerned about whether photography is an art.
The photograph has communication qualities that are unequalled in any other pictorial medium – it would take many months to create the detail that “the instantaneous blink of the camera eye” can record.
McCausland’s paper is a polemic with many strong assertions, but is dated by preoccupations that have since been addressed, predominately the status of photography as an art form. Pains are taken to emphasise the photographic realism which is aligned closely with truth, and, although there is a recognition that the idea the camera cannot lie is false, there is a naïve optimism that in the field of ‘new’ documentary this can be alleviated by the integrity of the photographer. I found the idea that governments are the best way to enable documentary projects an unexpected notion, although I can understand this is because of the concerns McCausland has around media ownership and the influence this may have. We now understand the deep ideological basis of a project such as the FSA, something that is hailed as an exemplar of ‘new’ documentary, and the way FSA images were carefully selected to prove a particular narrative. Overall, the paper subscribes to the idea that a photograph is objective and a truthful record of reality, something that has subsequently been vigorously challenged. The greatest fault of this viewpoint for me is that there is no acknowledgement of the importance of the reader and the influence that cultural knowledge can have as well as the polysemous nature of the photograph. Clearly, McCausland was committed to championing the work of photographers that she determined were important in helping us understand the world and her idealistic belief that these can incite change is admirable if misguided. The context of the time this article was written is significant – that documentary practice of the 1930s emerged as a response to the frivolity of the 1920s and the seriousness of that followed is an important consideration. | 2019-04-20T02:46:23Z | https://mmillmoredocumentary.wordpress.com/2017/08/09/exercise-2-1-legacy-documentary-for-social-change/ | Porn | Reference | 0.419525 |
google | Fiber webs that may be coated and used in filter media are provided. In some embodiments, the fiber web is a non-woven web that is coated with a resin comprising fibers. For example, the resin may include fibers that have sizes (e.g., diameters) in the nano or micron range. In some cases, the fibers distributed within the resin are fibrillated fibers. The respective characteristics and amounts of the fibers in the resin may be selected to impart desirable properties including enhanced mechanical properties and filtration properties (e.g., relatively high strength and air permeability), amongst other benefits.
The present embodiments relate generally to fiber webs, and specifically, to fiber webs that are coated with a resin containing fibers.
Filter elements can be used to remove contamination in a variety of applications. Such elements can include a filter media which may be formed of a web of fibers. The fiber web provides a porous structure that permits fluid (e.g., gas, liquid) to flow through the media. Contaminant particles (e.g., dust particles, soot particles) contained within the fluid may be trapped on or in the fiber web. Depending on the application, the filter media may be designed to have different performance characteristics.
In some applications, fiber webs may be coated with a resin. Although many coated fiber webs exist, improvements in the physical and/or performance characteristics of the fiber web (e.g., strength, air permeability, and dust holding capacity) would be beneficial.
Fiber webs that are coated with a resin containing fibers, and related components, systems, and methods associated therewith are provided. The subject matter of this application involves, in some cases, interrelated products, alternative solutions to a particular problem, and/or a plurality of different uses of structures and compositions.
In one set of embodiments, a series of articles is provided. In one embodiment, an article comprises a non-woven web comprising a plurality of fibers, and a coating that coats at least a portion of the non-woven web, wherein the coating comprises a plurality of fibrillated fibers distributed within a resin.
In another embodiments, an article comprises a non-woven web comprising a plurality of fibers, and a coating that coats at least a portion of the non-woven web, wherein the coating comprises a plurality of non-conductive nanofibers distributed within a resin.
In another set of embodiments, a series of methods are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises providing a non-woven web comprising a plurality of fibers and coating at least a portion of the non-woven web with a coating that comprises a plurality of fibrillated fibers distributed within a resin.
In another embodiment, a method comprises providing a non-woven web comprising a plurality of fibers and coating at least a portion of the non-woven web with a coating that comprises a plurality of non-conductive nanofibers distributed within a resin.
FIG. 1D is a schematic diagram showing a cross section of a fiber web including fibers coated with the resin of FIG. 1B according to one set of embodiments.
Fiber webs that may be coated and used in filter media are provided. In some embodiments, the fiber web is a non-woven web that is coated with a resin comprising fibrillated fibers. The fibrillated fibers may include, for example, fibrillated cellulose fibers. The fibrillated fibers may have sizes (e.g., diameters) in the nano or micron range. The fibrillated fibers may be distributed within the resin, and the resin may coat at least a portion of the non-woven web. In certain embodiments, the resin may include nanofibers (e.g., fibrillated or non-fibrillated nanofibers). The respective characteristics and amounts of the fibers in the resin may be selected to impart desirable properties including enhanced mechanical properties and filtration properties (e.g., relatively high strength and air permeability), amongst other benefits. Filter media formed of the webs may be particularly well-suited for applications that involve filtering fuel, though the media may also be used in other applications (e.g., air).
An example of a fiber web that is coated with a resin is shown in FIGS. 1C-1D. As shown illustratively in FIG. 1A, a fiber web 10, shown in cross-section, may include a plurality of fibers 15. All or portions of the fiber web may be coated with a resin 20, which is shown illustratively in FIG. 1B. In some embodiments, the resin may contain a plurality of fibers 25 (e.g., fibrillated fibers) distributed therein. The resin, with fibers distributed within, may remain on the fiber web after the fiber web has been coated and dried. For example, in one embodiment, as shown illustratively in FIG. 1C, a coating 30 may be formed on a surface 40 of the fiber web. In other embodiments, as shown illustratively in FIG. 1D, a resin may be applied to the fiber web to produce a coating 30 on at least a portion of the fibers in the interior of the fiber web (i.e., through the thickness of the fiber web). In certain embodiments, substantially all of the fibers of the fiber web may be coated with the resin. However, in some embodiments, not all fibers are coated. The extent of the coating may vary. In some cases, the coating covers the entire fiber; though, in other cases, only a portion of the fibers is coated. In some embodiments, the coated fiber webs 45 and 50, shown in FIGS. 1C and 1D, respectively, may be used as filter media and may have enhanced mechanical and/or filtration properties as described herein.
In some embodiments, the resin used to form a coating on a fiber web described herein may be a water-based resin (e.g., a water-based polymeric resin). Non-limiting examples of water-based polymer resins include acrylic resins, stryene resins, polyvinyl alcohol resins, vinyl acetate resins, and combinations thereof. It should be appreciated that any suitable water-based polymeric resin may be utilized. In certain embodiments, the resin used to form a coating on a fiber web may be a solvent-based resin (e.g., an organic solvent-based polymeric resin). Organic solvents include, for example, methanol, ethanol, acetone, other aliphatic alcohols, aromatic alcohols, aromatic ketones, esters, reactive diluents, nitrile solvents, ethers, chlorinated solvents, aliphatic solvents, amide solvents, lactam solvents, sulfoxides, sulfone solvents, acid and acid anhydride solvents, carbon dioxide, and carbon disulfide. Non-limiting examples of organic solvent-based resins include resole, novolac polyesters, polyamides, polyphenols, polyepoxides, polyurethanes, polycarbonates, polyterpenes, furan polymers, polyimides, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, resins including mixtures of water and organic solvents (e.g., water-miscible organic solvents) can be used.
In some embodiments, the resin includes a cure agent. Any suitable cure agent can be used. Non-limiting examples of cure agents include hexamethylene tetramine, terpene phenolic, bismaleimides, cyanate esters, methylol melamine, methylol urea, isocyanate resins, and combinations thereof.
In some instances, a single type of fiber is distributed within the resin. For example, the fibers may be fibrillated cellulose fibers (e.g., with an average fiber diameter in the nanometer or micrometer range). In other instances, the resin may include a mixture of fiber types (i.e., more than one fiber type). When the resin includes more than one fiber type, the fibers may differ based on certain characteristics such as average fiber diameter, fiber composition, level of fibrillation, average fiber length, and/or conductivity. For example, the resin may include a first plurality of fibers comprising fibrillated fibers having a first average diameter, and a second plurality of fibers comprising fibrillated fibers having a second average diameter, wherein the first and second average diameters are different. In another example, the resin may include a first plurality of fibers comprising fibrillated fibers having a first level of fibrillation, and a second plurality of fibers comprising fibrillated fibers having a second level of fibrillation, wherein the first and second levels of fibrillation are different. Examples of suitable fibers that can be distributed in the resin are described in more detail below. In some embodiments, the fibers may be dispersed within the resin.
The resin may have any suitable weight percentage of fibers (e.g., fibrillated fibers) distributed therein. For instance, in some embodiments, the weight percentage of fibers in the resin may be greater than or equal to about 0.25 wt %, greater than or equal to about 0.5 wt %, greater than or equal to about 1 wt %, greater than or equal to about 2 wt %, greater than or equal to about 4 wt %, greater than or equal to about 6 wt %, or greater than or equal to about 8 wt %. In some instances, the weight percentage of fibers in the resin may be less than or equal to about 10 wt %, less than or equal to about 7 wt %, less than or equal to about 5 wt %, less than or equal to about 3 wt %, less than or equal to about 1 wt %, or less than or equal to about 0.5 wt %. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 0.5 wt % and less than or equal to about 5 wt %). Other values of weight percentage of fibers in the resin are also possible. The weight percentage of fibers in the resin is based on the dry resin solids and can be determined prior to coating the fiber web.
In some embodiments, the resin used to coat the fiber web may include other components such as additives. For instance, in some cases, the resin may include one or more of a viscosity modifier (e.g., acrylic acid), a water repellant (e.g., a long hydrocarbon chained molecule and/or a fluorine-containing molecule), a cross-linker (e.g., urea-formaldehyde), and/or pH adjuster (e.g., ammonia). In one example, fibrillated cellulose fibers may be distributed in a water-based polymeric resin including a viscosity modifier, a water repellant, a cross-linker, and a pH adjuster.
To form a resin containing distributed fibers, the fibers to be included in the resin may first be added in a specific amount to an aqueous solution or suspension (e.g., water). A resin (and any optional additives) may then be combined and mixed with the aqueous solution or suspension containing the fibers. It should be understood that this method of resin formulation is not limiting and other methods of resin formulation are possible.
A resin containing fibers distributed therein may be added to the fiber web in any suitable manner (e.g., in the wet state or in the dry state) after the fiber web is formed. Any suitable coating method may be used to form a coating on the fiber web. In some embodiments, the resin may be applied to the fiber web using a non-compressive coating technique. The non-compressive coating technique may coat the fiber web, while not substantially decreasing the thickness of the web. In other embodiments, the resin may be applied to the fiber web using a compressive coating technique. Non-limiting examples of coating methods include the use of a slot die coater, gravure coating, size press coating (e.g., a two roll-type or a metering blade type size press coater), film press coating, blade coating, roll-blade coating, air knife coating, roll coating, foam application, reverse roll coating, bar coating, curtain coating, champlex coating, brush coating, Bill-blade coating, short dwell-blade coating, lip coating, gate roll coating, gate roll size press coating, lab coating, melt coating, dip coating, knife roll coating, spin coating, spray coating, and saturation impregnation. Other coating methods are also possible.
In size press coating, a gap is provided between rotating cylinders of a size press so that compression of the fiber web is limited. A resin is applied by shower to the rolls, which then coat the fiber web. In gravure coating, a gravure is used to apply a coating. A gravure is a roll with a cell pattern engraved on the surface. As the roll passes through a trough containing the resin, resin is trapped in the cells and delivered to the fiber web, which wicks the resin out of the gravure roll. The amount of the resin impregnated into the fiber web typically depends on the viscosity, solids content, and absorption rate of fiber web.
The film press method may be used to coat a top or bottom surface of the fiber web. A film press coater is a type of size press coater. The film press typically comprises two (sometimes three) small diameter rolls on each side of the size press cylinders that are called gate rolls. The gate rolls control the mixture film thickness on the transfer cylinder. The transfer cylinder applies a film of resin to a desired surface (e.g., top or bottom). A second cylinder can be used to press the web onto the transfer cylinder, but it is not required. Web tension may be used to maintain intimate contact between the transfer roll and the web. Such a technique may be used, for example, to coat at least one surface of the fiber web without the resin permeating throughout the fiber web.
In a lab coating, the fiber web is soaked in the resin for a predetermined period of time to allow for resin absorption. The fiber web is then run through the lab coater to squeeze out extra resin in order to obtain a specific amount of resin absorption. The lab coater includes two parallel rolls, one on top of another, with a gap between them. The bottom roll is a driven roll such that when the fiber web is passed through gap, the top roll turns. The gap is set for a specified thickness for the fiber web. The fiber web may then be placed on a photo dryer to remove the remaining moisture from the resin-saturated web.
After applying the resin to the fiber web, the resin may be dried by any suitable method. Non-limiting examples of drying methods include the use of a photo dryer, infrared dryer, hot air oven steam-heated cylinder, or any suitable type of dryer familiar to those of ordinary skill in the art.
The resin may coat any suitable portion of the non-woven web. In some embodiments, the coating of resin may be formed such that the surfaces of the non-woven web are coated without substantially coating the interior of the non-woven web. In some instances, a single surface of the non-woven web may be coated. For example, a top surface or layer of the non-woven web may be coated. In other instances, more than one surface or layer of the non-woven web may be coated (e.g., the top and bottom surfaces or layers). In other embodiments, at least a portion of the interior of the non-woven web may be coated without substantially coating at least one surface or layer of the non-woven web. For example, a middle layer of a fiber web may be coated, but one or more layers adjacent to the middle layer may not be coated. The coating may also be formed such that at least one surface or layer of the non-woven web and the interior of the non-woven web are coated. In some embodiments, the entire web is coated with the resin.
In some embodiments, at least a portion of the fibers of the non-woven web may be coated without substantially blocking the pores of the non-woven web. In some instances, substantially all of the fibers may be coated without substantially blocking the pores. Coating the fibers of the web using the resins described herein may add strength to the fiber web, and leaving the pores substantially unblocked may be important for maintaining or improving certain filtration properties such as air permeability.
In some embodiments, the fiber web may include more than one coating (e.g., on different surfaces of the fiber web). In some cases, the same coating method may be utilized to apply more than one coating. For example, the same coating method may be used to form a first coating on a top surface and a second coating on a bottom surface of the fiber web. In other instances, more than one coating method may be used to apply more than one coating. For example, a first coating method may be used to form a first coating in the interior of the fiber web and a second coating method may be used to form a second coating on a bottom surface of the fiber web. When more than one coating exists on a fiber web, in some embodiments the coatings may have the same resin composition. In other embodiments, the resin compositions may differ with respect to certain properties (e.g., types of fibers, weight percentage of fibers, average fiber diameter, average fiber length, resin type).
In some embodiments, the coating (i.e., resin), may be a measurable weight percentage of the entire fiber web. For instance, in some embodiments, the weight percentage of the coating in the entire fiber web may be greater than or equal to about 5 wt %, greater than or equal to about 10 wt %, greater than or equal to about 15 wt %, greater than or equal to about 18 wt %, greater than or equal to about 25 wt %, greater than or equal to about 35 wt %, or greater than or equal to about 45 wt %. In some instances, the weight percentage of the coating in the entire fiber web may be less than or equal to about 50 wt %, less than or equal to about 40 wt %, less than or equal to about 35 wt %, less than or equal to about 25 wt %, less than or equal to about 20 wt %, or less than or equal to about 15 wt %. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 18 wt % and less than or equal to about 25 wt %). Other values of weight percentage of the coating in the entire fiber web are also possible. The weight percentage of resin in the entire fiber web is determined after the resin has been dried.
In some embodiments, the fibers within the coating (i.e., resin), may be a measurable weight percentage of the entire fiber web. For instance, in some embodiments, the weight percentage of the fibers in the coating in the entire fiber web may be greater than or equal to about 0.06 wt %, greater than or equal to about 0.1 wt %, greater than or equal to about 0.3 wt %, greater than or equal to about 0.6 wt %, greater than or equal to about 1 wt %, greater than or equal to about 2 wt %, or greater than or equal to about 4 wt %. In some instances, the weight percentage of the fibers in the coating in the entire fiber web may be less than or equal to about 5 wt %, less than or equal to about 3 wt %, less than or equal to about 1 wt %, less than or equal to about 0.6 wt %, less than or equal to about 0.2 wt %, or less than or equal to about 0.1 wt %. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 0.1 wt % and less than or equal to about 1 wt %). Other values of weight percentage of the fibers in the coating in the entire fiber web are also possible. The weight percentage of fibers in the coating in the entire fiber web is determined after the resin has been dried.
In certain embodiments, the coating may have an average thickness on the fibers of the web. For instance, in some embodiments, the coating may have an average thickness of greater than or equal to about 0.1 microns, greater than or equal to about 1 micron, greater than or equal to about 5 microns, greater than or equal to about 10 microns, greater than or equal to about 20 microns, greater than or equal to about 30 microns, or greater than or equal to about 40 microns. In some instances, the coating may have an average thickness of less than or equal to about 50 microns, less than or equal to about 35 microns, less than or equal to about 25 microns, less than or equal to about 15 microns, less than or equal to about 1 microns, or less than or equal to about 0.5 microns. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., a thickness of greater than or equal to about 1 microns and less than or equal to about 25 microns). Other values of thickness are also possible. The thickness may be determined according to the examination of a cross-section of a fiber or fiber web magnified under scanning-electron microscope or other similar instrument in which the resin coating is visible around the fiber. The thickness may also be estimated based on known parameters of the resin.
In some embodiments, the fibers in a resin may be cellulose fibers, regenerated cellulose fibers, synthetic fibers, or a combination thereof. Such fibers may be optionally fibrillated, as described herein. For instance, in some embodiments, the resin may include one or more cellulose fibers, such as softwood fibers, hardwood fibers, a mixture of hardwood and softwood fibers, regenerated cellulose fibers, and mechanical pulp fibers (e.g., groundwood, chemically treated mechanical pulps, and thermomechanical pulps). Exemplary softwood fibers include fibers obtained from mercerized southern pine (e.g., mercerized southern pine fibers or “HPZ fibers”, “HPZ XS fibers,” and “HPZ III fibers” or “Porosanier fibers”), northern bleached softwood kraft (e.g., fibers obtained from Robur Flash (“Robur Flash fibers”)), southern bleached softwood kraft (e.g., fibers obtained from Brunswick pine (“Brunswick pine fibers”)), or chemically treated mechanical pulps (“CTMP fibers”). For example, HPZ fibers, HPZ XS, and HPZ III can be obtained from Buckeye Technologies, Inc., Memphis, Tenn.; Porosanier fibers can be obtained from Rayonier, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.; Robur Flash fibers can be obtained from Rottneros AB, Stockholm, Sweden; Chinook fibers can be obtained from Domtar Corp., Montreal, QC; Brunswick pine and Leaf River fibers can be obtained from Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga.; and Tarascon fibers can be obtained from Paper Excellence, Vancouver, BC, Canada (“Tarascon fibers”). Exemplary hardwood fibers include fibers obtained from Eucalyptus (“Eucalyptus fibers”). Eucalyptus fibers are commercially available from, e.g., (1) Suzano Group, Suzano, Brazil (“Suzano fibers”) and (2) Group Portucel Soporcel, Cacia, Portugal (“Cacia fibers”). Other exemplary hardwood fibers may be obtained from New Page Corp., Miamisburg, Ohio (“Pinnacle Prime fibers”). The fibers may optionally be fibrillated to varying degrees, e.g., within ranges of the CSF values described herein.
In certain embodiments, the cellulose fibers may include amorphous regions, crystalline regions, or both amorphous and crystalline regions. As known to those of ordinary skill in the art, a crystalline region occurs in a cellulose fiber when the glucose polymers within the fiber exhibit long range order. The glucose polymers in an amorphous region are less ordered. Crystalline regions are generally more resistant to chemical reaction than the less ordered amorphous region. Pure crystalline cellulose fibers (i.e., 100% crystalline cellulose) are typically smaller in fiber diameter (e.g., 10-100 times smaller) and have a significantly lower level of fibrillation compared to cellulose fibers that contain amorphous regions. In some instances, the resin that coats at least a portion of the fiber web may include fibrillated cellulose fibers with both amorphous and crystalline regions. Resins including fibrillated cellulose fibers with only amorphous regions (e.g., 100% amorphous regions) or only crystalline regions (e.g., 100% crystalline regions) are also possible. Those of ordinary skill in the art can determine whether cellulose fibers includes amorphous regions and/or crystalline regions by observation (e.g., X-ray diffraction).
In some embodiments, the resin that coats at least a portion of the fiber web may include one or more synthetic fibers. Synthetic fibers may include any suitable type of synthetic polymer. Non-limiting examples of suitable synthetic polymers include polyester, polycarbonate, polyamide, polyaramid, polyimide, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyether ether ketone, polyethylene terephthalate, polyolefin, nylon, acrylics, polyvinyl alcohol, liquid crystalline polymers, polyoxazole (e.g., poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole)), regenerated cellulose (e.g., lyocell, rayon), and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the synthetic fibers are organic polymer fibers. In certain embodiments, the synthetic fibers are staple fibers. In some cases, synthetic fibers may include meltblown fibers, which may be formed of polymers described herein (e.g., polyester, polypropylene). In other cases, the synthetic fibers may be electrospun fibers or fibers formed by centrifugal spinning. The synthetic fibers may optionally be fibrillated to varying degrees, e.g., within ranges of the CSF values described herein.
It should be understood that, in certain embodiments, the fibers in the resin may have compositions other than those described above.
As described herein, the resin coating all or portions of a fiber web may contain fibrillated fibers distributed therein. As known to those of ordinary skill in the art, a fibrillated fiber includes a parent fiber that branches into smaller diameter fibrils, which can, in some instances, branch further out into even smaller diameter fibrils with further branching also being possible. The branched nature of the fibrils leads to a high surface area and can increase the number of contact points between the fibrillated fibers and the fibers in the fiber web. Such an increase in points of contact between the fibrillated fibers and other fibers and/or components of the web may contribute to enhancing mechanical properties (e.g., flexibility, strength) and/or filtration performance properties of the fiber web.
As noted above, fibrillated fibers include parent fibers and fibrils. In some embodiments the parent fibers may have an average diameter in the micron range. For example, the parent fibers may have an average diameter of greater than or equal to about 1 micron, greater than or equal to about 5 microns, greater than or equal to about 10 microns, greater than or equal to about 20 microns, greater than or equal to about 30 microns, greater than or equal to about 40 microns, greater than or equal to about 50 microns, greater than or equal to about 60 microns, or greater than or equal to about 70 microns. In some embodiments, the parent fibers may have an average diameter of less than or equal to about 75 microns, less than or equal to about 55 microns, less than or equal to about 35 microns, less than or equal to about 25 microns, less than or equal to about 15 microns, less than or equal to about 10 microns, or less than or equal to about 5 microns. Combinations of the above referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., parent fibers having an average diameter of greater than or equal to about 1 micron and less than or equal to about 25 microns). Other ranges are also possible.
In other embodiments, the parent fibers may have an average diameter in the nanometer range. For instance in, some embodiments, the parent fibers may have an average diameter of less than about 1 micron, less than or equal to about 0.8 microns, less than or equal to about 0.5 microns, less than or equal to about 0.1 microns, less than or equal to about 0.05 microns, less than or equal to about 0.02 microns, less than or equal to about 0.01 microns, or less than or equal to about 0.005 microns. In some embodiments the parent fibers may have an average diameter of greater than or equal to about 0.003 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.004 micron, greater than or equal to about 0.01 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.05 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.1 microns, or greater than or equal to about 0.5 microns. Combinations of the above referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., parent fibers having an average diameter of greater than or equal to about 0.004 microns and less than about or equal to about 0.02 microns). Other ranges are also possible.
The average diameter of the fibrils is generally less than the average diameter of the parent fibers. Depending on the average diameter of the parent fibers, in some embodiments, the fibrils may have an average diameter of less than or equal to about 25 microns, less than or equal to about 20 microns, less than or equal to about 10 microns, less than or equal to about 5 microns, less than or equal to about 1 micron, less than or equal to about 0.5 microns, less than or equal to about 0.1 microns, less than or equal to about 0.05 microns, or less than or equal to about 0.01 microns. In some embodiments the fibrils may have an average diameter of greater than or equal to about 0.003 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.01 micron, greater than or equal to about 0.05 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.1 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.5 microns greater than or equal to about 1 micron, greater than or equal to about 5 microns, greater than or equal to about 10 microns, or greater than or equal to about 20 microns. Combinations of the above referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., fibrils having an average diameter of greater than or equal to about 0.01 microns and less than or equal to about 20 microns). Other ranges are also possible.
In some embodiments, the average length of fibrillated fibers may be greater than or equal to about 0.05 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.1 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.5 microns, or greater than or equal to about 1 micron, greater than or equal to about 10 microns, greater than or equal to about 30 microns, greater than or equal to about 100 microns, greater than or equal to about 500 microns, greater than or equal to about 2,000 microns, greater than equal to about 5,000 microns, or greater than or equal to about 9,000 microns. In some instances, the average length of the fibrillated fibers may be less than or equal to about 12,000 microns, less than or equal to about 8,000 microns, less than or equal to about 4,000 microns, less than or equal to about 2,000 microns, less than or equal to about 1,000 microns, less than or equal to about 500 microns, less than or equal to about 100 microns, less than or equal to about 50 microns, less than or equal to about 1 micron, less than or equal to about 0.5 microns, less than or equal to about 0.1 microns, less than or equal to about 0.05 microns. Combinations of the above referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., fibrillated fibers having an average length of greater than or equal to about 30 microns and less than about 2,000 microns). Other ranges are also possible. The average length of the fibrillated fibers refers to the average length of parent fibers from one end to an opposite end of the parent fibers. In some embodiments, the maximum average length of the fibrillated fibers falls within the above-noted ranges. The maximum average length refers to the average of the maximum dimension along one axis of the fibrillated fibers (including parent fibers and fibrils). It should be understood that, in certain embodiments, the fibers and fibrils may have dimensions outside the above-noted ranges.
The level of fibrillation of the fibrillated fibers may be measured according to any number of suitable methods. For example, the level of fibrillation can be measured according to a Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF) test, specified by TAPPI test method T 227 om 09 Freeness of pulp. The test can provide an average CSF value. In some embodiments, the average CSF value of the fibrillated fibers may be greater than or equal to about 0 mL, greater than or equal to about 5 mL, greater than or equal to about 10 mL, greater than or equal to about 30 mL, greater than or equal to about 50 mL, greater than or equal to about 100 mL, greater than or equal to about 150 mL or greater than or equal to about 250 mL. In some instances, the average CSF value of the fibrillated fibers may be less than or equal to about 300 mL, less than or equal to about 250 mL, less than or equal to about 175 mL, less than or equal to about 125 mL, less than or equal to about 75 mL, less than or equal to about 35 mL, or less than or equal to about 15 mL. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., an average CSF value of fibrillated fibers of greater than or equal to about 5 mL and less than or equal to about 35 mL). Other ranges are also possible. The average CSF value of the fibrillated fibers may be based on one type of fibrillated fiber or more than one type of fibrillated fiber.
Fibers may be fibrillated through any appropriate fibrillation refinement process. In some embodiments, fibers are fibrillated using a disc refiner, a stock beater or any other suitable fibrillating equipment.
In some embodiments, nanofibers may be used in lieu of fibrillated fibers in the resin. The nanofibers may be made from a material substantially similar to the material used to form the fibrillated fibers (e.g., cellulose, regenerated cellulose, a synthetic polymer, or a combination thereof). In some embodiments, the nanofibers may be fibrils that have been detached from a parent fiber, e.g., during a fibrillation refinement process. In some instances, the nanofibers may be non-conductive. In certain embodiments, the resin used to coat at least a portion of the fiber web may include a mixture of fibrillated fibers and nanofibers.
In some embodiments, the nanofibers distributed within the resin may have an average diameter of, for example, less than or equal to about 1.0 microns, less than or equal to about 0.8 microns, less than or equal to about 0.6 microns, less than or equal to about 0.4 microns, less than or equal to about 0.2 microns, or less than or equal to about 0.05 microns. In certain embodiments, the nanofibers may have an average diameter of greater than or equal to about 0.001 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.01 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.1 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.3 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.5 microns, or greater than or equal to about 0.8 microns. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., less than or equal to about 1 micron and greater than or equal to about 0.2 microns). Other values of average fiber diameter are also possible.
In some embodiments, the average length of the nanofibers may be selected as desired. For instance, in some embodiments, the average length of the nanofibers may be greater than or equal to about 0.05 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.1 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.5 microns, greater than or equal to about 1 micron, greater than equal to about 10 microns, greater than equal to about 30 microns, greater than equal to about 100 microns, greater than equal to about 500 microns, greater than equal to about 1,000 microns, or greater than or equal to about 2,000 microns. In some instances, the average length of the nanofibers may be less than or equal to about 3,500 microns, less than or equal to about 2,000 microns, less than or equal to about 1,000 microns, less than or equal to about 500 microns, less than or equal to about 100 microns, less than or equal to about 10 microns, less than or equal to about 1 micron, or less than or equal to about 0.1 microns. Combinations of the above referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., nanofibers having an average length of greater than or equal to about 30 microns and less than about 2,000 microns). Other ranges are also possible.
In some embodiments, nanofibers may be distributed in a resin that coats a fiber web (e.g., non-woven web). In certain embodiments, the nanofibers may be non-conductive. The nanofibers may be fibrillated in some instances, and not fibrillated in other instances. In some instances, the nanofibers may be derived from a fibrillation process (e.g., the nanofibers may be the fibrils formed from a fibrillation refinement process that have become detached). However, nanofibers that are not derived from a fibrillation process may also be used.
As described herein, a resin may coat at least a portion of a fiber web (e.g., a non-woven fiber web). The fiber web may include, for example, cellulose fibers, synthetic fibers, glass fibers, or combinations thereof. For instance, in some embodiments, the fiber web may include one or more cellulose fibers, such as softwood fibers, hardwood fibers, a mixture of hardwood and softwood fibers, regenerated cellulose fibers, and mechanical pulp fibers (e.g., groundwood, chemically treated mechanical pulps, and thermomechanical pulps), additional examples of which are described herein. The fiber web may also include combinations of more than one type of cellulose fiber.
In embodiments in which the fiber web includes cellulose fibers, the average diameter of the cellulose fibers in the fiber web may be, for example, greater than or equal to about 1 micron, greater than or equal to about 5 microns, greater than or equal to about 10 microns, greater than or equal to about 20 microns, greater than or equal to about 30 microns, greater than or equal to about 40 microns, greater than or equal to about 50 microns, or greater than or equal to about 60 microns. In some instances, the cellulose fibers may have an average diameter of less than or equal to about 75 microns, less than or equal to about 65 microns, less than or equal to about 55 microns, less than or equal to about 45 microns, less than or equal to about 35 microns, less than or equal to about 25 microns, less than or equal to about 15 microns, or less than or equal to about 5 microns. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 1 micron and less than or equal to about 5 microns). Other values of average fiber diameter are also possible.
In some embodiments, the cellulose fibers may have an average length. For instance, in some embodiments, cellulose fibers may have an average length of greater than or equal to about 0.5 mm, greater than or equal to about 1 mm, greater than or equal to about 3 mm, greater than or equal to about 5 mm, greater than or equal to about 8 mm, greater than or equal to about 10 mm, greater than or equal to about 15 mm, or greater than or equal to about 20 mm. In some instances, cellulose fibers may have an average length of less than or equal to about 25 mm, less than or equal to about 20 mm, less than or equal to about 15 mm, less than or equal to about 10 mm, less than or equal to about 4 mm, or less than or equal to about 1 mm. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 1 mm and less than or equal to about 4 mm). Other values of average fiber length are also possible.
In some embodiments, the fiber web may include a certain weight percentage of cellulose fibers. For example, the weight percentage of cellulose fibers in the fiber web may be greater than or equal to about 0 wt %, greater than or equal to about 20 wt %, greater than or equal to about 40 wt %, greater than or equal to about 60 wt %, greater than or equal to about 85 wt %, or greater than or equal to about 95 wt %. In some instances, the weight percentage of cellulose fibers in the fiber web may be less than or equal to about 100 wt %, less than or equal to about 90 wt %, less than or equal to about 85 wt %, less than or equal to about 75 wt %, less than or equal to about 55 wt %, less than or equal to about 25 wt %, or less than or equal to about 5 wt %. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 85 wt % and less than or equal to about 100 wt %). In some embodiments, the fiber web may be 100 wt % cellulose fibers. Other values of weight percentage of cellulose fibers in the fiber web are also possible.
In embodiments in which the fiber web includes more than one cellulose fiber, the cellulose fibers may be a mixture of hardwood and softwood fibers. For instance, in some embodiments, the weight ratio of softwood fibers to hardwood fibers may be greater than or equal to about 0.01:1, greater than or equal to about 0.1:1, greater than or equal to about 1:1, greater than or equal to about 2:1, greater than or equal to about 10:1, or greater than or equal to about 50:1. In some instances, the weight ratio of softwood fibers to hardwood fibers may be less than or equal to about 99:1, less than or equal to about 60:1, less than or equal to about 20:1, less than or equal to about 5:1, less than or equal to about 1:1, or less than or equal to about 0.1:1. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 0.01:1 and less than or equal to about 20:1). Other values of weight ratio of softwood fibers to hardwood fibers in the fiber web are also possible.
In some embodiments, the fiber web may include one or more synthetic fibers, such as electrospun fibers, meltblown fibers, polyaramid fibers, polyester fibers, polycarbonate fibers, and/or polyamide fibers, additional examples of which are described herein. The synthetic fibers may be continuous or non-continuous (e.g., staple fibers) as described herein. The fiber web may also include combinations of more than one type of synthetic fiber.
In embodiments in which the fiber web includes synthetic fibers, the average diameter of the synthetic fibers in the fiber web may be, for example, greater than or equal to about 0.1 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.3 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.5 microns, greater than or equal to about 1 micron, greater than or equal to about 2 microns, greater than or equal to about 3 microns, greater than or equal to about 4 microns, greater than or equal to about 5 microns, greater than or equal to about 8 microns, greater than or equal to about 10 microns, greater than or equal to about 12 microns, greater than or equal to about 15 microns, or greater than or equal to about 20 microns. In some instances, the synthetic fibers may have an average diameter of less than or equal to about 30 microns, less than or equal to about 20 microns, less than or equal to about 15 microns, less than or equal to about 10 microns, less than or equal to about 7 microns, less than or equal to about 5 microns, less than or equal to about 4 microns, less than or equal to about 1.5 microns, less than or equal to about 1 micron, less than or equal to about 0.8 microns, or less than or equal to about 0.5 microns. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 1 micron and less than or equal to about 5 microns). Other values of average fiber diameter are also possible.
In some cases, the synthetic fibers may be continuous (e.g., meltblown fibers, spunbond fibers, electrospun fibers, centrifugal spun fibers, etc.). For instance, synthetic fibers may have an average length of greater than or equal to about 1 inch, greater than or equal to about 50 inches, greater than or equal to about 100 inches, greater than or equal to about 300 inches, greater than or equal to about 500 inches, greater than or equal to about 700 inches, or greater than or equal to about 900 inches. In some instances, synthetic fibers may have an average length of less than or equal to about 1000 inches, less than or equal to about 800 inches, less than or equal to about 600 inches, less than or equal to about 400 inches, or less than or equal to about 100 inches. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 50 inches and less than or equal to about 1000 inches). Other values of average fiber length are also possible.
In some embodiments, the synthetic fibers are not continuous (e.g., staple fibers). For instance, in some embodiments, the synthetic fibers in the fiber web may have an average length of greater than or equal to about 0.5 mm, greater than or equal to about 1 mm, greater than or equal to about 3 mm, greater than or equal to about 5 mm, greater than or equal to about 10 mm, greater than or equal to about 15 mm, or greater than or equal to about 20 mm. In some instances, the synthetic fibers may have an average length of less than or equal to about 25 mm, less than or equal to about 20 mm, less than or equal to about 15 mm, less than or equal to about 10 mm, less than or equal to about 6 mm, less than or equal to about 4 mm, or less than or equal to about 2 mm. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 1 mm and less than or equal to about 4 mm). Other values of average fiber length are also possible. In other embodiments, the synthetic fibers may be continuous.
In some embodiments, in which synthetic fibers are included in the fiber web, the weight percentage of synthetic fibers in the fiber web may be greater than or equal to about 1 wt %, greater than or equal to about 5 wt %, greater than or equal to about 25 wt %, greater than or equal to about 40 wt %, greater than or equal to about 55 wt %, greater than or equal to about 70 wt %, or greater than or equal to about 85 wt %. In some instances, the weight percentage of the synthetic fibers in the fiber web may be less than or equal to about 100 wt %, less than or equal to about 90 wt %, less than or equal to about 75 wt %, less than or equal to about 60 wt %, less than or equal to about 35 wt %, less than or equal to about 15 wt %, or less than or equal to about 5 wt %. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 5 wt % and less than or equal to about 15 wt %). Other values of weight percentage of synthetic fibers in the fiber web are also possible. In certain embodiments, the fiber web may include 0 wt % synthetic fibers. In other embodiments, the fiber web may include 100 wt % synthetic fibers.
In some embodiments, the fiber web may include one or more glass fibers (e.g., microglass fibers, chopped strand glass fibers, or a combination thereof). Microglass fibers and chopped strand glass fibers are known to those skilled in the art. One skilled in the art is able to determine whether a glass fiber is microglass or chopped strand by observation (e.g., optical microscopy, electron microscopy). Microglass fibers may also have chemical differences from chopped strand glass fibers. In some cases, though not required, chopped strand glass fibers may contain a greater content of calcium or sodium than microglass fibers. For example, chopped strand glass fibers may be close to alkali free with high calcium oxide and alumina content. Microglass fibers may contain 10-15% alkali (e.g., sodium, magnesium oxides) and have relatively lower melting and processing temperatures. The terms refer to the technique(s) used to manufacture the glass fibers. Such techniques impart the glass fibers with certain characteristics. In general, chopped strand glass fibers are drawn from bushing tips and cut into fibers in a process similar to textile production. Chopped strand glass fibers are produced in a more controlled manner than microglass fibers, and as a result, chopped strand glass fibers will generally have less variation in fiber diameter and length than microglass fibers. Microglass fibers are drawn from bushing tips and further subjected to flame blowing or rotary spinning processes. In some cases, fine microglass fibers may be made using a remelting process. In this respect, microglass fibers may be fine or coarse. As used herein, fine microglass fibers are less than or equal to 1 micron in diameter and coarse microglass fibers are greater than or equal to 1 micron in diameter.
The microglass fibers may have small diameters. For instance, in some embodiments, the average diameter of the microglass fibers may be less than or equal to about 9 microns, less than or equal to about 7 microns, less than or equal to about 5 microns, less than or equal to about 3 microns, or less than or equal to about 1 micron. In some instances, the microglass fibers may have an average fiber diameter of greater than or equal to about 0.1 microns, greater than or equal to about 0.3 microns, greater than or equal to about 1 micron, greater than or equal to about 3 microns, or greater than or equal to about 7 microns. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 0.1 microns and less than or equal to about 9 microns). Other values of average fiber diameter are also possible. Average diameter distributions for microglass fibers are generally log-normal. However, it can be appreciated that microglass fibers may be provided in any other appropriate average diameter distribution (e.g., Gaussian distribution).
In some embodiments, the average length of microglass fibers may be less than or equal to about 10 mm, less than or equal to about 8 mm, less than or equal to about 6 mm, less than or equal to about 5 mm, less than or equal to about 4 mm, less than or equal to about 3 mm, or less than or equal to about 2 mm. In certain embodiments, the average length of microglass fibers may be greater than or equal to about 1 mm, greater than or equal to about 2 mm, greater than or equal to about 4 mm, greater than or equal to about 5 mm, greater than equal to about 6 mm, or greater than or equal to about 8 mm. Combinations of the above referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., microglass fibers having an average length of greater than or equal to about 4 mm and less than or equal to about 6 mm). Other ranges are also possible.
In other embodiments, the microglass fibers may vary significantly in length as a result of process variations. For instance, in some embodiments, the average aspect ratios (length to diameter ratio) of the microglass fibers in a layer (or sub-layer) may be greater than or equal to about 100, greater than or equal to about 200, greater than or equal to about 300, greater than or equal to about 1000, greater than or equal to about 3,000, greater than or equal to about 6,000, greater than or equal to about 9,000. In some instances, the microglass fibers may have an average aspect ratio of less than or equal to about 10,000, less than or equal to about 5,000, less than or equal to about 2,500, less than or equal to about 600, or less than or equal to about 300. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 200 and less than or equal to about 2,500). Other values of average aspect ratio are also possible. It should be appreciated that the above-noted dimensions are not limiting and that the microglass fibers may also have other dimensions.
In some embodiments in which microglass fibers are included in the fiber web, the weight percentage of microglass fibers in the fiber web may be greater than or equal to about 1 wt %, greater than or equal to about 10 wt %, greater than or equal to about 30 wt %, greater than or equal to about 50 wt %, greater than or equal to about 70 wt %, or greater than or equal to about 90 wt %. In some instances, the weight percentage of microglass fibers in the fiber web may be less than or equal to about 100 wt %, less than or equal to about 80 wt %, less than or equal to about 60 wt %, less than or equal to about 40 wt %, less than or equal to about 20 wt %, or less than or equal to about 10 wt %. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 1 wt % and less than or equal to about 80 wt %). Other values of weight percentage of the microglass fibers in the fiber web are also possible. In some embodiments, the fiber web contains 100 wt % microglass fibers. In other embodiments, the fiber web contains 0 wt % microglass fibers.
In general, chopped strand glass fibers may have an average fiber diameter that is greater than the diameter of the microglass fibers. For instance, in some embodiments, the average diameter of the chopped strand glass fibers may be greater than or equal to about 5 microns, greater than or equal to about 7 microns, greater than or equal to about 9 microns, greater than or equal to about 11 microns, or greater than or equal to about 20 microns. In some instances, the chopped strand glass fibers may have an average fiber diameter of less than or equal to about 30 microns, less than or equal to about 25 microns, less than or equal to about 15 microns, less than or equal to about 12 microns, or less than or equal to about 10 microns. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 5 microns and less than or equal to about 12 microns). Other values of average fiber diameter are also possible. Chopped strand diameters tend to follow a normal distribution. Though, it can be appreciated that chopped strand glass fibers may be provided in any appropriate average diameter distribution (e.g., Gaussian distribution).
In some embodiments, chopped strand glass fibers may have a length in the range of between about 0.125 inches and about 1 inch (e.g., about 0.25 inches, or about 0.5 inches). In some embodiments, the average length of chopped strand glass fibers may be less than or equal to about 1 inch, less than or equal to about 0.8 inches, less than or equal to about 0.6 inches, less than or equal to about 0.5 inches, less than or equal to about 0.4 inches, less than or equal to about 0.3 inches, or less than or equal to about 0.2 inches. In certain embodiments, the average length of chopped strand glass fibers may be greater than or equal to about 0.125 inches, greater than or equal to about 0.2 inches, greater than or equal to about 0.4 inches, greater than or equal to about 0.5 inches, greater than equal to about 0.6 inches, or greater than or equal to about 0.8 inches. Combinations of the above referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., chopped strand glass fibers having an average length of greater than or equal to about 0.125 inches and less than about 1 inch). Other ranges are also possible.
In some embodiments in which chopped strand glass fibers are included in the fiber web, the weight percentage of chopped strand glass fibers in the fiber web may be greater than or equal to about 1 wt %, greater than or equal to about 10 wt %, greater than or equal to about 20 wt %, greater than or equal to about 30 wt %, greater than or equal to about 40 wt %, or greater than or equal to about 50 wt %. In some instances, the weight percentage of chopped strand glass fibers in the fiber web may be less than or equal to about 60 wt %, less than or equal to about 50 wt %, less than or equal to about 40 wt %, less than or equal to about 30 wt %, less than or equal to about 20 wt %, or less than or equal to about 10 wt %. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 1 wt % and less than or equal to about 50 wt %). Other values of weight percentage of the chopped strand glass fibers in the fiber web are also possible. In some embodiments, the fiber web contains 0 wt % chopped strand glass fibers.
It should be appreciated that the above-noted dimensions are not limiting and that the microglass and/or chopped strand fibers, as well as the other fibers described herein, may also have other dimensions.
In some embodiments, in which more than one type of glass fibers are included in the fiber web, the total weight percentage of glass fibers (e.g., microglass fibers, chopped strand glass fibers, or a combination thereof) in the fiber web may be greater than or equal to about 1 wt %, greater than or equal to about 10 wt %, greater than or equal to about 30 wt %, greater than or equal to about 50 wt %, greater than or equal to about 70 wt %, or greater than or equal to about 90 wt %. In some instances, the total weight percentage of glass fibers in the fiber web may be less than or equal to about 100 wt %, less than or equal to about 80 wt %, less than or equal to about 60 wt %, less than or equal to about 40 wt %, less than or equal to about 20 wt %, or less than or equal to about 10 wt %. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 10 wt % and less than or equal to about 80 wt %). Other values of total weight percentage of the glass fibers in the fiber web are also possible. In some embodiments, the fiber web contains 100 wt % glass fibers. In other embodiments, the fiber web contains 0 wt % glass fibers.
The fiber web that is coated with a resin, as described herein, may have certain structural characteristics, such as basis weight and mean flow pore size. For instance, in some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a basis weight of greater than or equal to about 50 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 75 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 100 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 140 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 180 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 220 g/m2, or greater than or equal to about 260 g/m2. In some instances, the coated fiber web may have a basis weight of less than or equal to about 300 g/m2, less than or equal to about 250 g/m2, less than or equal to about 200 g/m2, less than or equal to about 160 g/m2, less than or equal to about 140 g/m2, less than or equal to about 120 g/m2, less than or equal to about 100 g/m2, or less than or equal to about 70 g/m2. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 100 g/m2 and less than or equal to about 120 g/m2). Other values of basis weight are also possible. The basis weight may be determined according to the standard TAPPI T410 om-98.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a mean flow pore size of greater than or equal to about 0.1 micron, greater than or equal to about 1 microns, greater than or equal to about 10 microns, greater than or equal to about 25 microns, greater than or equal to about 40 microns, greater than or equal to about 50 microns, greater than or equal to about 60 microns, greater than or equal to about 70 microns, or greater than or equal to about 80 microns. In some instances, the coated fiber web may have an average mean flow pore size of less than or equal to about 100 microns, less than or equal to about 80 microns, less than or equal to about 70 microns, less than or equal to about 60 microns, less than or equal to about 50 microns, less than or equal to about 35 microns, less than or equal to about 15 microns, less than or equal to about 5 microns, or less than or equal to about 0.5 microns. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 1 micron and less than or equal to about 50 microns). Other values of average mean flow pore size are also possible. The mean flow pore size may be determined according to the standard ASTM E1294 (2008) (M.F.P.).
The fiber web that is coated with a resin, as described herein, may have certain enhanced mechanical characteristics, such as stiffness, strength, and elongation. The ranges of values for stiffness, strength and elongation provided below may be for fiber webs that are uncorrugated unless otherwise indicated.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a wet stiffness in the cross direction (CD) of greater than or equal to about 100 mg, greater than or equal to about 300 mg, greater than or equal to about 600 mg, greater than or equal to about 850 mg, greater than or equal to about 1,200 mg, greater than or equal to about 1,800 mg, or greater than or equal to about 2,500 mg. In some instances, the wet stiffness in the cross direction may be less than or equal to about 3,000 mg, less than or equal to about 2,400 mg, less than or equal to about 1,800 mg, less than or equal to about 1,200 mg, less than or equal to about 950 mg, or less than or equal to about 350 mg. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 850 mg and less than or equal to about 950 mg). Other values of wet stiffness in the cross direction are also possible. The wet stiffness in the cross direction may be determined according to the standard T543 om-94 after soaking the fiber web in 0.1% Triton X-100 solution for 1 minute.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a wet stiffness in the machine direction (MD) of greater than or equal to about 200 mg, greater than or equal to about 270, greater than or equal to about 300 mg, greater than or equal to about 500 mg, greater than or equal to about 1,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 2,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 3,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 4,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 5,000 mg, or greater than or equal to about 6,000 mg. In some instances, the wet stiffness in the machine direction may be less than or equal to about 7,000 mg, less than or equal to about 5,000 mg, less than or equal to about 2,000 mg, less than or equal to about 1,000 mg, less than or equal to about 500 mg, less than or equal to about 400 mg, or less than or equal to about 280 mg. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 270 mg and less than or equal to about 280 mg). Other values of wet stiffness in the machine direction are also possible. The wet stiffness in the machine direction may be determined according to the standard T543 om-94 after soaking the fiber web in 0.1% Triton X-100 solution for 1 minute.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a total wet stiffness (i.e., the square root of the sum of the squares of the MD and CD total stiffness) of greater than or equal to about 300 mg, greater than or equal to about 1,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 2,500 mg, greater than or equal to about 4,500 mg, greater than or equal to about 6,000 mg, or greater than or equal to about 7,000 mg. In some instances, the total wet stiffness in the machine direction may be less than or equal to about 10,000 mg, less than or equal to about 8,500 mg, less than or equal to about 6,000 mg, less than or equal to about 4,000 mg, less than or equal to about 2,000 mg, or less than or equal to about 350 mg. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 300 mg and less than or equal to about 350 mg). Other of values of total wet stiffness are also possible. The total wet stiffness may be determined according to the standard T543 om-94 after soaking the fiber web in 0.1% Triton X-100 solution for 1 minute.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a dry stiffness in the cross direction of greater than or equal to about 120 mg, greater than or equal to about 160 mg, greater than or equal to about 200 mg, greater than or equal to about 500 mg, greater than or equal to about 1,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 2,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 3,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 4,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 5,000 mg, or greater than or equal to about 6,000 mg. In some instances, the dry stiffness in the cross direction may be less than or equal to about 7,000 mg, less than or equal to about 5,000 mg, less than or equal to about 2,000 mg, less than or equal to about 1,000 mg, less than or equal to about 500 mg, less than or equal to about 300 mg, or less than or equal to about 180 mg. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 160 mg and less than or equal to about 180 mg). Other values of dry stiffness in the cross direction are also possible. The dry stiffness in the cross direction may be determined according to the standard T543 om-94.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a dry stiffness in the machine direction of greater than or equal to about 200 mg, greater than or equal to about 900 mg, greater than or equal to about 1,500 mg, greater than or equal to about 3,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 6,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 9,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 12,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 15,000 mg, or greater than or equal to about 18,000 mg. In some instances, the dry stiffness in the machine direction may be less than or equal to about 20,000 mg, less than or equal to about 16,000 mg less than or equal to about 13,000 mg, less than or equal to about 10,000 mg, less than or equal to about 7,000 mg, less than or equal to about 4,000 mg, less than or equal to about 1,650 mg, or less than or equal to about 500 mg. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 1,500 mg, and less than or equal to about 1,650 mg). Other values of dry stiffness in the machine direction are also possible. The dry stiffness in the machine direction may be determined according to the standard T543 om-94.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a total dry stiffness (i.e., the square root of the sum of the squares of the MD and CD dry stiffness) of greater than or equal to about 1,500 mg, greater than or equal to about 1,750 mg, greater than or equal to about 3,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 6,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 9,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 12,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 15,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 18,000 mg, or greater than or equal to about 22,000 mg. In some instances, the total dry stiffness may be less than or equal to about 25,000 mg, less than or equal to about 21,000 mg, less than or equal to about 17,000 mg, less than or equal to about 13,000 mg, less than or equal to about 9,000 mg, less than or equal to about 5,000 mg, or less than or equal to about 1,900 mg. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 1,700 mg and less than or equal to about 1,900 mg). Other values of total dry stiffness are also possible. The total dry stiffness may be determined according to the standard T543 om-94.
The fiber web that is coated with a resin may have enhanced strength (e.g., tensile strength, tensile index, Mullen Burst strength). For instance, in some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a wet tensile strength in the cross direction of greater than or equal to about 2 pli, greater than or equal to about 6 pli, greater than or equal to about 15 pli, greater than or equal to about 40 pli, greater than or equal to about 60 pli, or greater than or equal to about 80 pli. In some instances, the wet tensile strength in the cross direction may be less than or equal to about 100 pli, less than or equal to about 90 pli, less than or equal to about 70 pli, less than or equal to about 50 pli, less than or equal to about 30 pli, less than or equal to about 10 pli, or less than or equal to about 6 pli. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 6 pli and less than or equal to about 90 pli). Other values of wet tensile strength in the cross direction are also possible. The wet tensile strength in the cross direction may be determined according to the standard T494 om-96 using a jaw separation speed of 12 in/min after soaking the fiber web in 0.1% Triton X-100 solution for 1 minute.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a wet tensile strength in the machine direction (MD) of greater than or equal to about 5 pli, greater than or equal to about 10 pli, greater than or equal to about 30 pli, greater than or equal to about 60 pli, greater than or equal to about 90 pli, or greater than or equal to about 120 pli. In some instances, the wet tensile strength in the machine direction may be less than or equal to about 150 pli, less than or equal to about 125 pli, less than or equal to about 100 pli, less than or equal to about 75 pli, less than or equal to about 50 pli, less than or equal to about 25 pli, or less than or equal to about 10 pli. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 10 pli and less than or equal to about 140 pli). Other values of wet tensile strength in the machine direction are also possible. The wet tensile strength in the machine direction may be determined according to the standard T494 om-96 using a jaw separation speed of 12 in/min after soaking the fiber web in 0.1% Triton X-100 solution for 1 minute.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a wet tensile index (calculated by dividing the wet tensile strength by the basis weight of the fiber web) in the cross direction of greater than or equal to about 4 inches (in), greater than or equal to about 8 in, greater than or equal to about 20 in, greater than or equal to about 30 in, greater than or equal to about 50 in, or greater than or equal to about 70 in. In some instances, the wet tensile index in the cross direction may be less than or equal to about 90 in, less than or equal to about 70 in, less than or equal to about 50 in, less than or equal to about 30 in, less than or equal to about 20 in, less than or equal to about 16 in, or less than or equal to about 12 in. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 8 in and less than or equal to about 12 in). Other values of wet tensile index in the cross direction are also possible. The wet tensile index in the cross direction may be determined according to the standard T494 om-96 using a jaw separation speed of 12 in/min after soaking the fiber web in 0.1% Triton X-100 solution for 1 minute.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a wet tensile index (calculated by dividing the wet tensile strength by the basis weight of the fiber web) in the machine direction (MD) of greater than or equal to about 10 in, greater than or equal to about 16 in, greater than or equal to about 30 in, greater than or equal to about 50 in, greater than or equal to about 70 in, or greater than or equal to about 90 in. In some instances, the wet tensile index in the machine direction may be less than or equal to about 100 in, less than or equal to about 80 in, less than or equal to about 60 in, less than or equal to about 40 in, less than or equal to about 30 in, or less than or equal to about 20 in. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 16 in and less than or equal to about 20 in). Other values of wet tensile index in the machine direction are also possible. The wet tensile index in the machine direction may be determined according to the standard T494 om-96 using a cross head speed of 12 in/min after soaking the fiber web in 0.1% Triton X-100 solution for 1 minute.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a dry tensile strength in the cross direction of greater than or equal to about 2 pli, greater than or equal to about 6 pli, greater than or equal to about 15 pli, greater than or equal to about 30 pli, greater than or equal to about 45 pli, greater than or equal to about 60 pli, or greater than or equal to about 75 pli. In some instances, the dry tensile strength in the cross direction may be less than or equal to about 110 pli, less than or equal to about 90 pli, less than or equal to about 80 pli, less than or equal to about 65 pli, less than or equal to about 50 pli, less than or equal to about 35 pli, or less than or equal to about 10 pli. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 6 pli and less than or equal to about 90 pli). Other values of dry tensile strength in the cross direction are also possible. The dry tensile strength in the cross direction may be determined according to the standard T494 om-96 using a jaw separation speed of 12 in/min.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a dry tensile strength in the machine direction of greater than or equal to about 5 pli, greater than or equal to about 10 pli, greater than or equal to about 35 pli, greater than or equal to about 60 pli, greater than or equal to about 85 pli, or greater than or equal to about 120 pli. In some instances, the dry tensile strength in the machine direction may be less than or equal to about 150 pli, less than or equal to about 140 pli, less than or equal to about 120 pli, less than or equal to about 100 pli, less than or equal to about 80 pli, less than or equal to about 60 pli, less than or equal to about 40 pli or less than or equal to about 20 pli. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 35 pli and less than or equal to about 40 pli). Other values of dry tensile strength in the machine direction are also possible. The dry tensile strength in the machine direction may be determined according to the standard T494 om-96 using a jaw separation speed of 12 in/min.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a dry tensile index (calculated by dividing the dry tensile strength by the basis weight of the fiber web) in the cross direction of greater than or equal to about 30 in, greater than or equal to about 34 in, greater than or equal to about 36 in, greater than or equal to about 38 in, greater than or equal to about 40 in, or greater than or equal to about 45 in. In some instances, the dry tensile index in the cross direction may be less than or equal to about 50 in, less than or equal to about 44 in, less than or equal to about 40 in, less than or equal to about 38 in, less than or equal to about 36 in, or less than or equal to about 32 in. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 36 in and less than or equal to about 40 in). Other values of dry tensile strength in the cross direction are also possible. The dry tensile strength in the cross direction may be determined according to the standard T494 om-96 using a jaw separation speed of 12 in/min.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a dry tensile index (calculated by dividing the dry tensile strength by the basis weight of the fiber web) in the machine direction of greater than or equal to about 10 in, greater than or equal to about 30 in, greater than or equal to about 70 in, greater than or equal to about 90 in, greater than or equal to about 110 in, or greater than or equal to about 130 in. In some instances, the dry tensile index in the machine direction may be less than or equal to about 140 in, less than or equal to about 110 in, less than or equal to about 90 in, less than or equal to about 80 in, less than or equal to about 70 in, less than or equal to about 50 in, or less than or equal to about 20 in. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 70 in and less than or equal to about 80 in). Other values of dry tensile index in the machine direction are also possible. The dry tensile index in the machine direction may be determined according to the standard T494 om-96 using a jaw separation speed of 12 in/min.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a wet Mullen Burst strength of greater than or equal to about 10 kPa, greater than or equal to about 30 kPa, greater than or equal to about 60 kPa, greater than or equal to about 100 kPa, greater than or equal to about 150 kPa, greater than or equal to about 200 kPa, or greater than or equal to about 250 kPa. In some instances, the wet Mullen Burst strength may be less than or equal to about 300 kPa, less than or equal to about 250 kPa, less than or equal to about 200 kPa, less than or equal to about 150 kPa, less than or equal to about 110 kPa, or less than or equal to about 50 kPa. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 30 kPa and less than or equal to about 110 kPa). Other values of wet Mullen Burst strength are also possible. The wet Mullen Burst strength may be determined according to the standard T403 om-91 after soaking the fiber web in 0.1% Triton X-100 solution for 1 minute.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a dry Mullen Burst strength of greater than or equal to about 100 kPa, greater than or equal to about 140 kPa, greater than or equal to about 200 kPa, greater than or equal to about 250 kPa, greater than or equal to about 300 kPa, greater than or equal to about 350 kPa, or greater than or equal to about 500 kPa. In some instances, the dry Mullen Burst strength may be less than or equal to about 550 kPa, less than or equal to about 450 kPa, less than or equal to about 410 kPa, less than or equal to about 350 kPa, less than or equal to about 300 kPa, or less than or equal to about 200 kPa. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 300 kPa and less than or equal to about 410 kPa). Other values of dry Mullen Burst strength are also possible. The dry Mullen Burst strength may be determined according to the standard T403 om-91.
The fiber web that is coated with a resin may have certain elongation properties (e.g., dry peak tensile elongation, wet peak tensile elongation). For instance, in some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a dry peak tensile elongation in the cross direction of greater than or equal to about 5%, greater than or equal to about 7%, greater than or equal to about 8%, greater than or equal to about 10%, greater than or equal to about 12%, or greater than or equal to about 14%. In some instances, the dry peak tensile elongation in the cross direction may be less than or equal to about 15%, less than or equal to about 13%, less than or equal to about 11%, less than or equal to about 9%, less than or equal to about 8%, or less than or equal to about 6%. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 7% and less than or equal to about 8%). Other values of dry peak tensile elongation in the cross direction are also possible. The dry peak tensile elongation in the cross direction may be determined according to the standard T494 om-96 using a test span of 4 in and a jaw separation speed of 12 in/min.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a dry peak tensile elongation in the machine direction of greater than or equal to about 4%, greater than or equal to about 4.5%, greater than or equal to about 6%, greater than or equal to about 8%, greater than or equal to about 10%, or greater than or equal to about 13%. In some instances, the tensile elongation in the machine direction may be less than or equal to about 15%, less than or equal to about 12%, less than or equal to about 9%, less than or equal to about 7%, less than or equal to about 5.5%, or less than or equal to about 5%. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 4.5% and less than or equal to about 5.5%). Other values of tensile elongation in the machine direction are also possible. The tensile elongation in the machine direction may be determined according to the standard T494 om-96 using a test span of 4 in and a jaw separation speed of 12 in/min.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a wet peak tensile elongation in the cross direction of greater than or equal to about 7.5%, greater than or equal to about 9%, greater than or equal to about 10%, greater than or equal to about 11%, greater than or equal to about 12%, or greater than or equal to about 13%. In some instances, the wet peak elongation in the cross direction may be less than or equal to about 15%, less than or equal to about 14%, less than or equal to about 12%, less than or equal to about 11%, less than or equal to about 10%, or less than or equal to about 8.5%. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 10% and less than or equal to about 11%). Other values of wet peak elongation in the cross direction are also possible. The wet peak elongation in the cross direction may be determined according to the standard T494 om-96 using a test span of 4 in and a cross head speed of 12 in/min after soaking the fiber web in 0.1% Triton X-100 solution for 1 minute.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a wet peak tensile elongation in the machine direction of greater than or equal to about 1%, greater than or equal to about 3%, greater than or equal to about 5%, greater than or equal to about 7%, greater than or equal to about 9%, or greater than or equal to about 11%. In some instances, the wet peak tensile elongation in the machine direction may be less than or equal to about 15%, less than or equal to about 12%, less than or equal to about 9%, less than or equal to about 6%, less than or equal to about 4%, or less than or equal to about 2%. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 1% and less than or equal to about 12%). Other values of wet peak tensile elongation in the machine direction are also possible. The wet peak tensile elongation in the machine direction may be determined according to the standard T494 om-96 using a test span of 4 in and a jaw separation speed of 12 in/min.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may be corrugated. The corrugated coated fiber web may have a dry stiffness in the cross direction of, for example, greater than or equal to about 120 mg, greater than or equal to about 160 mg, greater than or equal to about 200 mg, greater than or equal to about 500 mg, greater than or equal to about 1,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 2,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 3,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 4,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 5,000 mg, or greater than or equal to about 6,000 mg. In some instances, the dry stiffness in the cross direction may be less than or equal to about 7,000 mg, less than or equal to about 5,000 mg, less than or equal to about 2,000 mg, less than or equal to about 1,000 mg, less than or equal to about 750 mg, less than or equal to about 300 mg, or less than or equal to about 180 mg. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 160 mg and less than or equal to about 750 mg). Other values of dry stiffness in the cross direction are also possible. The dry stiffness in the cross direction may be determined according to the standard T543 om-94.
In some embodiments, the corrugated coated fiber web may have a dry stiffness in the machine direction of greater than or equal to about 500 mg, greater than or equal to about 2,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 3,800 mg, greater than or equal to about 8,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 12,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 16,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 24,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 36,000 mg, greater than or equal to about 45,000 mg, or greater than or equal to about 54,000 mg. In some instances, the dry stiffness in the machine direction may be less than or equal to about 60,000 mg, less than or equal to about 52,000 mg less than or equal to about 44,000 mg, less than or equal to about 36,000 mg, less than or equal to about 28,000 mg, less than or equal to about 20,000 mg, less than or equal to about 12,000 mg, less than or equal to about 5,000 mg, or less than or equal to about 1,000 mg. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 3,800 mg, and less than or equal to about 5,000 mg). Other values of dry stiffness in the machine direction are also possible. The dry stiffness in the machine direction may be determined according to the standard T543 om-94.
The fiber web described herein may also exhibit advantageous filtration performance characteristics, such as air permeability, dust holding capacity (DHC), and efficiency. In certain embodiments, the fiber web may be coated without substantially blocking the pores of the fiber web and negatively affecting air permeability. For instance, in some embodiments, a coated fiber web may have an air permeability of greater than or equal to about 5 CFM, greater than or equal to about 10 CFM, greater than or equal to about 15 CFM, greater than or equal to about 25 CFM, greater than or equal to about 30 CFM, greater than or equal to about 35 CFM, greater than or equal to about 40 CFM, greater than or equal to about 60 CFM, or greater than or equal to about 80 CFM. In some instances, the fiber web may have an air permeability of less than or equal to about 100 CFM, less than or equal to about 80 CFM, less than or equal to about 60 CFM, less than or equal to about 45 CFM, less than or equal to about 40 CFM, less than or equal to about 35 CFM, less than or equal to about 25 CFM, less than or equal to about 20 CFM, less than or equal to about 15 CFM, or less than or equal to about 10 CFM. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., greater than or equal to about 10 CFM and less than or equal to about 15 CFM). Other values of air permeability are also possible. The air permeability may be determined according to the standard ASTM-D737-04 measured over a sample area of 38.3 cm2 at a differential pressure of 125 Pa (0.5 inches of water).
The dust holding capacity may be measured according to the Palas test or the Multipass test. The dust holding capacity may be tested based on Palas filtration performance according to ISO Procedure 5011:2000, “Inlet air cleaning equipment for internal combustion engines and compressors—performance testing”. Such testing is based on the following parameters: test filter area of the fiber web is 100 cm2; face velocity is 20 cm/sec; dust mass concentration is 200 mg/m3; dust/aerosol is SAE fine; total volume flow is about 120.0 L/min, and no discharge. The dust holding capacity is the difference in the weight of the fiber web before the exposure to the fine dust and the weight of the fiber web after the exposure to the fine dust when the pressure drop across the fiber web reaches 1,500 Pa, divided by the area of the fiber web. Dust holding capacity may be determined according to the weight (g) of dust captured per square meter of the media (e.g., through a 100 cm2 test area).
The dust holding capacity may also be tested based on a Multipass Filter Test following the ISO 16889 procedure (i.e., a Multipass test) on a Multipass Filter Test Stand manufactured by FTI (e.g., Model No. TE9635). The testing uses ISO 12103-A3 medium grade test dust at a base upstream gravimetric dust level (BUGL) of 10 mg/liter. The test fluid is Aviation Hydraulic Fluid AERO HFA MIL H-5606A manufactured by Mobil. The test is run at a face velocity of 0.06 cm/s until a terminal pressure of 172 kPa.
In some embodiments, the coated fiber web may have a DHC of greater than or equal to about 80 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 100 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 125 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 150 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 175 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 200 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 225 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 250 g/m2, greater than or equal to about 275 g/m2, or greater than or equal to about 300 g/m2. In some instances, the DHC may be less than or equal to about 300 g/m2, less than or equal to about 275 g/m2, less than or equal to about 250 g/m2, less than or equal to about 225 g/m2, less than or equal to about 200 g/m2, less than or equal to about 175 g/m2, less than or equal to about 150 g/m2, less than or equal to about 125 g/m2, or less than or equal to about 100 g/m2. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., a DHC of greater than or equal to about 150 g/m2 and less than or equal to about 300 g/m2). Other ranges are also possible. The above ranges of DHC can be determined by either the Palas test or the Multipass test.
The fiber web described herein may be used as filter media for the filtration of various particle sizes. In a typical test for measuring efficiency of a layer or the entire media (e.g., according to the Palas test or the Multipass test described above), particle counts at the particle size, x, selected upstream and downstream of the layer or media can be taken every minute. For the Palas test, the particle counts measured at 1 minute after the beginning of the test are used to calculate an initial efficiency value for a selected particle size. For the Multipass test, the particle counts are measured every minute until the terminal pressure is reached, and the values are averaged over the time of the test to obtain an overall efficiency value for a selected particle size. Generally, a particle size of x means that x micron or greater particles will be captured by the layer or media at the given efficiency levels. The average of upstream and downstream particle counts can be taken at the selected particle size. From the average particle count upstream (injected −C0) and the average particle count downstream (passed thru −C) the filtration efficiency test value for the particle size selected can be determined by the relationship [(100−[C/C0])*100%].
In some embodiments, a fiber web described herein has an efficiency of between about 60% and about 100%. The efficiency may be, for example, greater than or equal to about 60%, greater than or equal to about 70%, greater than or equal to about 80%, greater than or equal to about 90%, greater than or equal to about 92%, greater than or equal to about 94%, greater than or equal to about 96%, greater than or equal to about 98%, greater than or equal to about 99%, greater than or equal to about 99.5%, greater than or equal to about 99.7%, greater than or equal to about 99.8%, greater than or equal to about 99.9%, or greater than or equal to about 99.99%. Other values of the efficiency of the filter media are also possible. The above ranges of efficiency can be determined by either the Palas test or the Multipass test. In a Palas test, the efficiencies may be achieved for particle sizes x, in microns, where x may be, for example, 0.237, 0.274, 0.316, 0.365, 0.422, 0.487, 0.562, 0.649, 0.75, 0.866, 1, 1.155, 1.334, 1.54, 1.778, or 2.054. In a Multipass test, the efficiencies may be achieved for particle sizes x, where x may be, for example, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30 microns.
In some embodiments, a fiber web described herein has an initial efficiency of between about 60% and about 100% (as measured by the Palas test). The initial efficiency may be, for example, greater than or equal to about 60%, greater than or equal to about 70%, greater than or equal to about 80%, greater than or equal to about 90%, greater than or equal to about 92%, greater than or equal to about 94%, greater than or equal to about 96%, greater than or equal to about 98%, greater than or equal to about 99%, greater than or equal to about 99.5%, greater than or equal to about 99.7%, greater than or equal to about 99.8%, greater than or equal to about 99.9%, or greater than or equal to about 99.99%. Other values of the initial efficiency of the filter media are also possible.
In some embodiments, before coating the fiber web, the fiber web may be formed using a wet strength resin (e.g., a binder resin). The wet strength resin is not in fiber form and is to be distinguished from a binder fiber (e.g., multi-component fiber) or the fiber-containing coating described above. In general, the wet strength resin may have any suitable composition. For example, the wet strength resin may comprise a polyacrylamide, epichlorohydrin, urea formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde or a combination thereof. Other resins are also possible.
The amount of wet strength resin in the fiber web may vary. For instance, in some embodiments, the weight percentage of wet strength resin in the fiber web may be greater than or equal to about 0.5 wt %, greater than or equal to about 2 wt %, greater than or equal to about 5 wt %, greater than or equal to about 10 wt %, greater than or equal to about 20 wt %, greater than or equal to about 25 wt %, greater than or equal to about 30 wt %, greater than or equal to about 35 wt %, or greater than or equal to about 40 wt %. In some cases, the weight percentage of wet strength resin in the fiber web may be less than or equal to about 45 wt %, less than or equal to about 40 wt %, less than or equal to about 35 wt %, less than or equal to about 30 wt %, less than or equal to about 25 wt %, less than or equal to about 20 wt %, less than or equal to about 15 wt %, less than or equal to about 10 wt %, or less than or equal to about 2 wt %. Combinations of the above-referenced ranges are also possible (e.g., a weight percentage of wet strength resin of greater than or equal to about 5 wt % and less than or equal to about 35 wt %). Other ranges are also possible.
As described further below, the wet strength resin may be added to the fibers in any suitable manner including, for example, in the wet state. In some embodiments, the wet strength resin coats the fibers and is used to adhere fibers to each other to facilitate adhesion between the fibers. Any suitable method and equipment may be used to coat the fibers, for example, using curtain coating, gravure coating, melt coating, dip coating, knife roll coating, or spin coating, amongst others. In some embodiments, the wet strength resin is precipitated when added to the fiber blend. When appropriate, any suitable precipitating agent (e.g., Epichlorohydrin, fluorocarbon) may be provided to the fibers, for example, by injection into the blend. In some embodiments, upon addition to the fiber blend, the wet strength resin is added in a manner such that the layer is impregnated with the wet strength resin (e.g., the wet strength resin permeates throughout the layer). In a multi-layered web, a wet strength resin may be added to each of the layers or to only some of the layer(s) separately prior to combining the layers, or the wet strength resin may be added to the layers after combining the layers. In some embodiments, wet strength resin is added to the fiber blend while in a dry state, for example, by spraying or saturation impregnation, or any of the above methods. In other embodiments, a wet strength resin is added to a wet layer.
In some embodiments, a wet strength resin may be added to the fiber web by a solvent saturation process. In certain embodiments, a polymeric material can be impregnated into the fiber web either during or after the fiber web is being manufactured on a papermaking machine. For example, during a manufacturing process described herein, after the fiber web is formed and dried, a polymeric material in a water based emulsion or an organic solvent based solution can be adhered to an application roll and then applied to the article under a controlled pressure by using a size press or gravure saturator. The amount of the polymeric material impregnated into the fiber web typically depends on the viscosity, solids content, and absorption rate of fiber web. As another example, after the fiber web is formed, it can be impregnated with a polymeric material by using a reverse roll applicator following the just-mentioned method and/or by using a dip and squeeze method (e.g., by dipping a dried filter media into a polymer emulsion or solution and then squeezing out the excess polymer by using a nip). A polymeric material can also be applied to the fiber web by other methods known in the art, such as spraying or foaming.
A fiber web described herein may be produced using any suitable processes, such as using a wet laid process (e.g., a process involving a pressure former, a rotoformer, a fourdrinier, a hybrid former, or a twin wire process) or a non-wet laid process (e.g., a dry laid process, an air laid process, a meltblown process, an electrospinning process, a centrifugal spinning process, or a carding process). In some embodiments, the fiber web is formed using a process that results in a non-woven web. In other embodiments, the fiber web may be woven. Generally, fibers in a non-woven web are randomly entangled together, whereas fibers in a woven web are ordered.
In general, a wet laid process for forming a fiber web involves mixing together of fibers of one or more type to provide a fiber slurry. The slurry may be, for example, an aqueous-based slurry. In certain embodiments, the various fibers are optionally stored separately, or in combination, in various holding tanks prior to being mixed together (e.g., to achieve a greater degree of uniformity in the mixture). For instance, a first fiber may be mixed and pulped together in one container and a second fiber may be mixed and pulped in a separate container. The first fibers and the second fibers may subsequently be combined together into a single fibrous mixture. Appropriate fibers may be processed through a pulper before and/or after being mixed together. In some embodiments, combinations of fibers are processed through a pulper and/or a holding tank prior to being mixed together. It can be appreciated that other components may also be introduced into the mixture.
In certain embodiments, a fiber web described herein may include a multi-layered structure that may be formed by a wet laid process. For example, a first dispersion (e.g., a pulp) containing fibers in a solvent (e.g., an aqueous solvent such as water) can be applied onto a wire conveyor in a papermaking machine (e.g., a fourdrinier or a rotoformer) to form first layer supported by the wire conveyor. A second dispersion (e.g., another pulp) containing fibers in a solvent (e.g., an aqueous solvent such as water) may be applied onto the first layer either at the same time or subsequent to deposition of the first layer on the wire. Vacuum is continuously applied to the first and second dispersions of fibers during the above process to remove the solvent from the fibers, thereby resulting in an article containing first and second layers. The article thus formed may then be dried and, if necessary, further processed (e.g., calendered) by using known methods to form a multi-layered fiber web. In some embodiments, such a process may result in a gradient in at least one property across the thickness of the layers. In other embodiments, a gradient in at least one property across the thickness of the layers may be produced by forming the layers separately and adhering (e.g., by laminating) the layers together.
Any suitable method for creating a fiber slurry may be used. In some embodiments, further additives are added to the slurry to facilitate processing. The temperature may also be adjusted to a suitable range, for example, between 33° F. and 100° F. (e.g., between 50° F. and 85° F.). In some cases, the temperature of the slurry is maintained. In some instances, the temperature is not actively adjusted.
In some embodiments, the wet laid process uses similar equipment as in a conventional papermaking process, for example, a hydropulper, a former or a headbox, a dryer, and an optional converter. A fiber web can also be made with a laboratory handsheet mold in some instances. As discussed above, the slurry may be prepared in one or more pulpers. After appropriately mixing the slurry in a pulper, the slurry may be pumped into a headbox where the slurry may or may not be combined with other slurries. Other additives may or may not be added. The slurry may also be diluted with additional water such that the final concentration of fiber is in a suitable range, such as for example, between about 0.1% to 0.5% by weight.
Wet laid processes may be particularly suitable for forming a multi-layered structure within a fiber web, or for combining fiber web, as described herein. For instance, in some cases, the same slurry is pumped into separate headboxes to form different layers within a fiber web. For laboratory samples, a first layer can be formed from a fiber slurry, drained and dried and then a second layer can be formed on top from a fiber slurry. In other embodiments, one layer can be formed and another layer can be formed on top, drained, and dried.
In some cases, the pH of the fiber slurry may be adjusted as desired. For instance, fibers of the slurry may be distributed under generally neutral conditions.
Before the slurry is sent to a headbox, the slurry may optionally be passed through centrifugal cleaners and/or pressure screens for removing unfiberized material. The slurry may or may not be passed through additional equipment such as refiners or deflakers to further enhance the dispersion or fibrillation of the fibers. For example, deflakers may be useful to smooth out or remove lumps or protrusions that may arise at any point during formation of the fiber slurry. Fibers may then be collected on to a screen or wire at an appropriate rate using any suitable equipment, e.g., a fourdrinier, a rotoformer, a cylinder, or an inclined wire fourdrinier.
In some embodiments, the process involves introducing a wet strength resin (and/or other components) into a pre-formed fiber web. In some embodiments, as the fiber web is passed along an appropriate screen or wire, different components included in the wet strength resin, which may be in the form of separate emulsions, are added to the fiber layer using a suitable technique. In some cases, each component of the wet strength resin is mixed as an emulsion prior to being combined with the other components and/or fiber web. In some embodiments, the components included in the wet strength resin may be pulled through the fiber web using, for example, gravity and/or vacuum. In some embodiments, one or more of the components included in the wet strength resin may be diluted with softened water and pumped into the fiber layer. In some embodiments, a wet strength resin may be introduced to the fiber layer by spraying onto the formed media, or by any other suitable method, such as for example, size press application, foam saturation, curtain coating, rod coating, amongst others. In some embodiments, a wet strength resin material may be applied to a fiber slurry prior to introducing the slurry into a headbox. For example, the wet strength resin material may be introduced (e.g., injected) into the fiber slurry and impregnated with and/or precipitated on to the fibers. In some embodiments, a wet strength resin may be added to a layer by a solvent saturation process.
In other embodiments, a non-wet laid process is used to form the fiber web. For example, in a non-wet laid process, an air laid process or a carding process may be used. For example, in an air laid process, fibers may be mixed while air is blown onto a conveyor, and a wet strength resin is then applied. In a carding process, in some embodiments, the fibers are manipulated by rollers and extensions (e.g., hooks, needles) associated with the rollers prior to application of the wet strength resin. In some cases, forming the fiber web through a non-wet laid process may be more suitable for the production of a highly porous media. The non-wet fiber web may be impregnated (e.g., via saturation, spraying, etc.) with any suitable wet strength resin, as discussed above.
During or after formation of a fiber web, the fiber web may be further processed according to a variety of known techniques. Optionally, additional fiber webs (e.g., layers) can be formed and/or added to a fiber web using processes such as lamination, thermo-dot bonding, ultrasonic, calendering, glue-web, co-pleating, or collation. For example, in some cases, two fiber webs are formed into a composite article by a wet laid process as described above, and the composite article is then combined with another fiber web by any suitable process (e.g., lamination, co-pleating, or collation). In certain embodiments, lamination may be used to attach two or more separately formed phases or layers.
In some embodiments, further processing may involve pleating the fiber web. For instance, two fiber webs may be joined by a co-pleating process. In some cases, the fiber web, or various layers thereof, may be suitably pleated by forming score lines at appropriately spaced distances apart from one another, allowing the fiber web to be folded. It should be appreciated that any suitable pleating technique may be used.
In some embodiments, a fiber web can be post-processed such as subjected to a corrugation process to increase surface area within the web. In other embodiments, a fiber web may be embossed.
The fiber web described herein may be used in an overall filtration arrangement or filter element. As described herein, in some cases the fiber web may be coated with a resin that includes fibrillated fibers or other suitable fibers. In some embodiments, one or more additional layers or components are included with the fiber web (e.g., disposed adjacent to the fiber web, contacting one or both sides of the fiber web). In some embodiments, multiple fiber webs in accordance with embodiments described herein may be layered together in forming a multi-layer sheet for use in a filter media or element.
The fiber web can be incorporated into a variety of filter elements for use in various applications. Exemplary applications include air filters (e.g., heavy duty air filters, automotive air filters, HVAC filters, HEPA filters), fuel filters (e.g., ultra-low sulfur diesel), oil filters (e.g., lube oil filters or heavy duty lube oil filters), chemical processing filters, industrial processing filters, medical filters (e.g., filters for blood), water filters, and hydraulic filters (e.g., high-, medium-, and low-pressure specialty filters, including mobile and industrial filters). In some embodiments, a number of layers of fiber webs may be wrapped around an inner substrate (e.g., a synthetic or metal core) to form a wrapped filter. For example, a wrapped filter may include between 5 and 10 layers of fiber webs wrapped around the inner substrate. In some cases, the fiber web described herein can be used as filter media for coalescing applications (e.g., using a wrapped filter). For example, such fiber web may be used to remove oil from compressed air.
The filter elements may have the same property values as those noted above in connection with the fiber web. For example, the above-noted tensile strengths, air permeability, dust holding capacities, efficiencies of the fiber web may also be found in filter elements.
During use, the fiber web mechanically traps particles on or in the layers as fluid flows through the fiber web. The fiber web need not be electrically charged to enhance trapping of contamination. Thus, in some embodiments, the fiber web is not electrically charged. However, in some embodiments, the fiber web may be electrically charged.
A fiber web coated with a resin containing fibrillated cellulose fibers was formed. The resulting fiber web had a higher tensile strength and elongation, but substantially the same air permeability and basis weight, compared to a coated fiber web that did not contain fibrillated cellulose fibers in the coating (Comparative Example 1).
The fiber web was formed from about 69 wt % softwood fibers, about 13 wt % hardwood fibers, about 12 wt % synthetic fibers, and about 6 wt % glass fibers by a wet-laid process. The coated fiber web had a basis weight of about 212 g/m2, an air permeability of about 19 CFM, a wet MD tensile strength of about 17 lb/in, a wet CD tensile strength of about 7.8 lb/in, a wet MD peak elongation of about 6.6%, and a wet CD peak elongation of about 7.9%.
A resin coating was formed by first adding fibrillated cellulose fibers to pure water. The fibrillated cellulose fibers had a mean diameter in the micron range. The resulting solution/suspension containing the fibers was then added to a water-based polymeric resin (e.g., a vinyl acetate/styrene acrylic resin) that also included acrylic acid as a viscosity modifier, a water repellant, urea-formaldehyde as a crosslinker, and ammonia as a pH adjuster. The fibrillated cellulose fibers were about 1 wt % of the resin.
The fiber web was coated with the fiber-containing resin using a lab coater. The coated web was dried using a photodryer within the temperature range of about 67° C. to about 88° C. The coating constituted 22 wt % of the entire fiber web.
The coated fiber web had a 31% increase in wet tensile strength (MD), a 26% increase in wet tensile strength (CD), a 16% increase in wet peak elongation (MD), a 18% increase in wet peak elongation (CD), and substantially the same air permeability compared to the fiber web described in Comparative Example 1.
A fiber web was formed using the process described in Example 1, except the resin did not contain a fibrillated fiber. The basis weight and air permeability of the fiber web were substantially similar as the basis weight and air permeability of the fiber web of Example 1; however, the tensile strength and elongation were lower. The coated fiber web had a wet MD tensile strength of about 13 lb/in, a wet CD tensile strength of about 6.2 lb/in. The wet MD peak elongation was about 5.7% and the wet CD peak elongation was about 6.7%.
A fiber web coated with a resin containing nanofibrillated cellulose fibers was formed. The resulting fiber web had a higher stiffness, but substantially the same air permeability and basis weight, compared to a coated fiber web that did not contain fibrillated cellulose fibers in the coating (Comparative Example 2).
The fiber web was formed from 42 wt % softwood fibers and 58 wt % hardwood fibers by a wet-laid process. The coated fiber web had a basis weight of about 114 g/m2, an air permeability of about 8.5 CFM, a wet MD stiffness of about 278 mg, a wet CD stiffness of about 169 mg, and a wet total stiffness of about 325 mg.
A resin coating was formed by first adding nanocellulose fibers to pure water. The resulting solution/suspension containing the fibers was then added to a water-based polymeric resin (e.g., a vinyl acetate/styrene acrylic resin) that also included acrylic acid as a viscosity modifier, a water repellant, urea-formaldehyde as a crosslinker, and ammonia as a pH adjuster. The nanocellulose fibers were about 0.5 wt % of the resin.
The coated fiber web had a 15% increase in wet stiffness (MD), a 14% increase in wet stiffness (CD), a 15% increase in total wet stiffness (MD), and substantially the same air permeability and basis weight compared to the fiber web described in Comparative Example 2.
A fiber web was formed using the process described in Example 2, except the resin did not contain a nanofibrillated fiber. The basis weight and air permeability of the fiber web were substantially similar as the basis weight and air permeability of the fiber web of Example 2; however, the coated fiber web of this comparative example had a lower stiffness. The coated fiber web had a wet MD stiffness of about 241 mg, a wet CD stiffness of about 148 mg, and a total wet stiffness of about 283 mg.
a resin comprising a plurality of fibrillated fibers distributed therein, wherein the plurality of fibrillated fibers distributed within the resin coats at least a portion of the plurality of fibers within an interior of the non-woven web, and wherein the weight percent of the plurality of fibrillated fibers within the resin is greater than or equal to about 0.5 wt % and less than or equal to about 5 wt %, and the weight percentage of the plurality of fibrillated fibers within the resin is based on dry resin solids.
a resin comprising a plurality of non-conductive nanofibers distributed therein, wherein the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers distributed within the resin coats at least a portion of the plurality of fibers within an interior of the non-woven web, wherein the weight percent of the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers within the resin is greater than or equal to about 0.5 wt % and less than or equal to about 5 wt %, and wherein the weight percentage of the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers within the resin is based on dry resin solids.
coating at least a portion of the plurality of fibers within an interior of the non-woven web with a plurality of fibrillated fibers distributed within a resin, wherein the weight percent of the plurality of fibrillated fibers within the resin is greater than or equal to about 0.5 wt % and less than or equal to about 5 wt % of the resin, and the weight percentage of the plurality of fibrillated fibers within the resin is based on dry resin solids.
coating at least a portion of the plurality of fibers within an interior of the non-woven web with a plurality of non-conductive nanofibers distributed within a resin, wherein the weight percent of the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers within the resin is greater than or equal to about 0.5 wt % and less than or equal to about 5 wt %, and the weight percentage of the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers within the resin is based on dry resin solids.
5. The article of claim 2, wherein the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers comprises fibrillated fibers.
6. The article of claim 2, wherein the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers comprises cellulose fibers.
7. The article of claim 2, wherein the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers comprises regenerated cellulose fibers.
8. The article of claim 2, wherein the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers comprises a synthetic polymer.
9. The article of claim 2, wherein the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers comprises cellulose fibers comprising both crystalline and amorphous regions.
10. The article of claim 2, wherein the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers have an average diameter of less than or equal to about 1 micron.
11. The article of claim 1, wherein the plurality of fibrillated fibers have an average diameter of greater than about 1 micron.
12. The article of claim 2, wherein the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers have an average diameter of less than or equal to about 100 nm.
13. The article of claim 2, wherein the plurality of non-conductive nanofibers have an average diameter of less than or equal to about 20 nm.
14. The article of claim 2, wherein the resin is water soluble.
15. The article of claim 2, wherein the plurality of fibers of the non-woven web comprises cellulose fibers.
16. The article of claim 2, wherein the plurality of fibers of the non-woven web comprises glass fibers.
17. The article of claim 2, wherein the plurality of fibers of the non-woven web comprises synthetic polymeric fibers.
18. The article of claim 2, wherein the non-woven web is a filter medium.
19. The article of claim 2, wherein the weight percent of the resin within the non-woven web is greater than or equal to about 18 wt % and less than or equal to about 25 wt %.
20. The article of claim 2, wherein the resin coats the entire non-woven web throughout the thickness of the web.
21. A filter element comprising an article of claim 2.
22. The article of claim 2, wherein the non-woven web has a wet tensile strength in the machine direction of greater than or equal to about 10 pli and less than or equal to about 140 pli.
23. The article of claim 2, wherein the non-woven web has a wet tensile strength in the cross direction of greater than or equal to about 6 pli and less than or equal to about 90 pli.
24. The article of claim 2, wherein the non-woven web has a tensile elongation of in the machine direction of greater than or equal to about 4% and less than or equal to about 15%.
25. The article of claim 2, wherein the non-woven web has a tensile elongation of in the cross direction of greater than or equal to about 5% and less than or equal to about 15%.
26. The article of claim 2, wherein the non-woven web has a dry tensile strength in the machine direction of greater than or equal to about 10 pli and less than or equal to about 140 pli.
27. The article of claim 2, wherein the non-woven web has a wet Mullen Burst strength of greater than or equal to about 30 kPa and less than or equal to about 300 kPa.
28. The article of claim 2, wherein the non-woven web has a dry Mullen Burst strength of greater than or equal to about 320 kPa and less than or equal to about 600 kPa.
29. The article of claim 2, wherein the resin is an aqueous-based resin.
30. The article of claim 15, wherein the non-woven web comprises greater than or equal to about 85 wt % cellulose fibers.
31. The article of claim 2, wherein the resin coats at least a portion of a surface of the non-woven web.
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blogs | Inspired by the countless runners who have the same request at race expos and retail outlets – “Show me the Garmin watch that has GPS and is easiest to use” – Garmin's newly announced Forerunner 110 sports watch is a sleek, intuitive and affordable solution for runners, joggers and walkers who simply want to know the most essential of real-time workout data: how far and how fast. Forerunner 110 will debut in April at the world-class marathons in Paris, Boston and London, where it will be on display at Garmin booths in each location. It will then be available at running and fitness retailers, so be sure to ask at your favorite local shop. You can learn more about Forerunner 110 - and share what motivates you - at our interactive minisite.
Forerunner 110 is the ideal entry-level device for easily tracking progress and goals in exercise and training. In addition to displaying time and distance, Forerunner 110 shows pace in one of two ways, averaged out either over the current lap/mile (if auto-lap is enabled) or over the duration of the run. Runners wearing a Garmin heart rate monitor (included in some bundles or available separately) can monitor how hard they’re working while they exercise as Forerunner 110 displays current heart rate data and features heart rate-based calorie computation. Between workouts, the simplified menu system helps users review run data, change auto-lap, set an alarm or edit the user profile.
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London (CNSNews.com) – As the midterm election approaches, experts here say the Democrats could cause serious trouble over Iraq for British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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wordpress | During the course of producing the film and book for “The Narcotic Farm” (with Luke Walden and Nancy Campbell), I interviewed nearly a dozen men who were involved in what could be described as a global teenage junkie epidemic. This was back in the early 1950s, when an estimated 5,000 teens in New York alone were hooked on heroin.
The men’s memories of that time were fascinating and instructive. One recalled with keen detail Lucky Luciano’s mafia takeover of the heroin trade; selling dope to Big Maybelle; and palling around with notorious addict Chet Baker while jailed at Rikers Island. Another described intricate scams he perpetrated around the country with his prostitute girlfriend in search of opiates. Still another recalled how, after being busted for needle possession, he discovered that Julius Rosenberg was in the same prison and often played chess between cell bars with another intellectual inmate (who later turned out to be an informant).
In their own ways, all the men I interviewed projected a sort of perverse pride in having been at the center of a criminal drug underworld and at The Narcotic Farm itself. These experiences gave them a front-row view of some of the major criminal and cultural stories of their day.
In the 1940s and 1950s, to be a teen living on the dark side of the American Dream often meant you lived in the crap part of a city, negotiated violent street gangs on your way to school, dealt with alcoholism and violence in the home, and sometimes had to navigate corrupt and racist law enforcement. On this end, I’m reminded of a telephone interview with a former Federal Bureau of Narcotics agent—who I will not name but who worked for Harry Anslinger—who told me the reason for the explosion of drug use in post-World War II America had to do with the mixing of blacks and Jews. Remember, this is a federal agent in New York City we’re talking about, not some bailiff in a hamlet.
Eddie Flowers, who became addicted to heroin before his 15th birthday, earned money for his family by shining shoes at age eight. By the time he was 12 he’d been sent to upstate New York to live in a foundling home run by nuns where he was sometimes beaten in an effort to control his behavioral problems. As punishment, he was sometimes forced to sleep outside. Flowers was eventually sent back to New York City to live in foster care after suffering from frostbite brought on by a particularly harsh punishment.
For Stallone, the disconnect between the idea of fair play and the American way and his first-generation experience in Williamsburg could not have been starker. The son of a Sicilian immigrant who spoke no English, Stallone’s late 1950s childhood memories are marked by repeated examples of law enforcement officials on the take. This assumption that the law could be bought even came from within his home as Stallone’s father urged his 16 year-old son to carry a $20 bill to use as a bribe in case he was caught breaking the law. “Not once can I remember any cop ever turning down money,” he told me.
To speak with Narcotic Farm alumni was to be handed the keys to unlock a lost world where criminality and drugs were a unifying secret to a wandering urban clan in search of the ultimate high. The members of this once youthful tribe recalled for me, again and again, their search for good times, for some kind of relief from their daily lives, and with that, the vague notion that they might be exacting some kind of revenge on the world they saw as pitted against them.
But, as we all well know, what’s past is present. | 2019-04-23T04:44:23Z | https://pointsadhsblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/21/lessons-from-the-narcotic-farm-part-two/ | Porn | Reference | 0.174654 |
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indstate | Indiana State University will be recognized in two venues this month as one of 20 colleges and universities nationwide that exemplify the mission of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) to re-stabilize the earth's climate through education, research and community engagement.
The "Celebrating Sustainability" series highlights the sustainability initiatives of finalists for the 2013 Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards. Second Nature, a national nonprofit that works to create a healthy, just and sustainable society by transforming higher education, will formally recognize ISU on the ACUPCC and Second Nature websites on April 18.
In tandem with the series, Indiana State is vying for the top spot in a public video voting competition. ISU has produced a video that promotes the campus's sustainability initiatives, and viewers will have the opportunity to vote for the most innovative and groundbreaking institution in each Carnegie Classification. Voting takes place throughout April in partnership with Planet Forward: http://planetforward.org/climate-leadership-awards-2013/.
Indiana State University has been working towards sustainable solutions since 1989 with its world-class recycling center and conversion from a coal burning boiler facility to an award-winning natural gas boiler facility. Most recently, the university has stepped up its commitment to sustainability by signing the ACUPCC in 2007, creating a climate action plan, conducting carbon footprint analyses, joining the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education in 2012 and starting on Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System reporting in 2013. This effort is capped by the University's dedication to sustainability by funding the Institute for Community Sustainability in February of 2012.
"It takes commitment of time, will, and resources to make inroads on sustainability, and Indiana State University has put forth all of the above with the establishment of its Institute for Community Sustainability," said David Hales, president of Second Nature. "The ICS, true to its name, has partnered with local grassroots organizations to help create a sustainability plan for its larger community. This kind of collaboration has the power to propel a community forward in its addressing of climate change."
"The institute joins together our campus sustainability efforts, creates ties with community partners, and makes sustainability part of our experiential learning and community engagement curriculum," said Jim Speer, director of the Institute for Community Sustainability. "ISU's investment in the Institute for Community Sustainability through the Unbounded Possibilities initiative is a great step forward, demonstrating our commitment to sustainability. This also positions ISU well for being a local leader in sustainability efforts."
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Where was I? Oh! The World Cup! Come on, people; show your colours! Glad Rags have polo shirts for all the participating teams in the 2010 World Cup, which kicks off tomorrow. Each shirt costs just L$5, is unisex, and works both with and without the collar and cuffs (so you can wear it as a t-shirt, too)! Mar found some freebie shorts at KalRau (teeny ones for the girls and baggy ones for you lads), a freebie football by Teleworm Gelber, and House of Curios’ L$40 colour-change Bolts Sneakers. Lastly, Momomuller has released some special football poses that are awesome, so Mar had to grab a couple of those!
Hop behind the cut for more pics, and where to get the items!
Weddings are big business in Second Life, and they can cost big money too. Wherever you can save money, you should, and so to that end Mar has dug around and found a few items to help you along on your big day. Blushing brides (and much paler ones!) read on, because I have your dress and veil, your hair, your shoes, and a lovely tropical bouquet for those beach weddings.
Hop behind the cut for more pics and where to find these items!
Cowgirl style hits the Freebiesphere this weekend, thanks to an incredibly generous gift from Hoorenbeek. Ladies, those boys have put out some AWESOME boots just for us, just for this weekend!
The seasonal SL social whirl isn’t over yet! New Year’s Eve is almost upon us, with party invitations popping into inventories everywhere. Mar’s rummaged out four party frocks for the celebrations: three short n’ flirty ones, and one with a bit more glamour. Stockists are at the end of the post.
Hop behind the cut for more.
Today’s XstreetSL bargain of the week is a stunning FREE complete Autumn Fae outfit from Inga Wind Clothing. With this outfit you’ll get the wings, dress, shoes, headdress, and two different hairstyles.
Hop behind the cut for more, including how to complete this look!
Today’s post is brought to you by the letters [AV], the Sn@tch Twisted Hunt Gift, and Akers.
The dollarbie of the week at [AV] is this gorgeous Fifties Chic outfit. Since Mar didn’t win the matching shoes on the lucky board, she’s wearing Baby Monkey’s Flounce Pump in rose silk, which goes nicely with the outfit. Her hair is Baby in birch, by House of Heart.
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livejournal | We tried another round of Betrayal at the House on the Hill, and bunny_hugger's mother gave the game another try. I'm not sure that she actually enjoyed it this time, but she did play the game well enough --- certainly at least as well as the rest of us --- and if her character got killed off soon after the end of the exploration phase and the start of the fight-against-the-traitor phase (and there was one, this time; it was bunny_hugger's brother's character), it was at least for a good cause, if you like the traitor winning. Despite a couple of slick moves including a bit where I had to double-check what precisely the movement rules were and we all kind of agreed this was probably what they meant, we guess, the heroes lost and you know how these portals to Hell will just open up.
bunny_hugger's brother made the Tofurkey, glazed incredibly well, producing a host of comments about how he's got some remarkable ability to cook Tofurkey so that it has a nice natural-looking glazed skin. The best the rest of us can do is get it reasonably warm throughout. He insisted he was just cooking it, is all.
We didn't get going for home until about midnight, when we discovered it was snowing. It's been snowing a lot this winter. We thought a little about staying another night, but we had only one more full day before we were supposed to leave town as it was, and wanted to enjoy a little bit more Christmas at home. And the snow didn't seem that bad, even if it had got to be enough to need to brush an inch of snow off my car.
This turned out to be maybe not the best possible decision. The snow seemed light enough to start, but it kept getting more substantial and heavier and on the highway going back home we found just the one passable lane, with the occasional snowplow rumbling along, and wondered whether it was so wise to have passed the last snowplow considering how things were going in this part of the road. Still, we got safely home, and started getting stuff ready for the next day.
Trivia: The CBS Radio Mystery Theater, an hourlong dramatic mystery anthology, produced 195 original episodes and broadcast from 6 January 1973 through 31 December 1982. Source: On The Air: The Encyclopedia Of Old-Time Radio, John Dunning.
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wordpress | It has been fascinating being able to look back at the last 7.3 weeks and see that the tiredness I had from late nights after the Ironman was actually the fatigue which my body was still trying to recover from the event. I felt like my body was being eaten away during the day by my super fast metabolism.
The fatigue and fast metabolism remained for at least 5-6 weeks before I started to feel better. Even now I can sense there is a fatigue factor still present in my body. I think my body is adjusting with my metabolism slowing down again.
I spoke to two professional Ironman athletes and they both said would take 8 weeks to fully recover and even then you are still not 100%. They suggested the more Ironman events you do the faster your body recovers.
I have been training in the gym the past 2 weeks and I have been on one cycle ride for 1 hour. I am enjoying the gym and I feel it is right to avoid cycling too much at this stage.
I am still recovering now and in another 2-4 weeks I hope I will feel even better.
It is now three weeks since completing the ironman. On the day I finished the Ironman I needed a “human Crutch” to help me walk around and get back to my hotel. My quadriceps were painful with every step and walking up and down stairs was painful. I caught a train back to our hotel, ordered dinner in the room and went to bed.
In bed my legs were burning and hot and my upper body was cold/ shivering. It led to an unsettled sleep as I was pulling the covers over the top half of my body and trying to keep my legs cool. I had an anti -inflammatory and because there was no ice for an ice bath my coach said have a hot bath. The hot bath was a pleasure to sit in and enjoying the moment was amazing.
The next morning, only 9-10 hours later, I was walking much easier without help but stairs were still a struggle. I ate so much food and that morning and continued to eat all day in large quantities. Walking around Zurich I could see other ironman athletes limping and one guy was on crutches.
It took another 2 days gradually lessening pain before I was comfortable to walk up and down stairs. I continued to eat any food I could get hold off and I found my metabolism was remained very high, even now 3 weeks later.
Within 1.5 weeks of finishing the ironman my body felt like it wanted to train again. My mind was not fussed about training but my body wanted to keep training. It wanted to ride, swim and run and yet I knew it needed to rest. i spoke to my coach and he said your body will need 4 weeks of rest to recover and not to push myself. I have not training now for 3 weeks.
I got my bike wheels back this week and I will be putting them on the bike tomorrow. I am looking forward to getting on the bike and working my legs. After doing the ironman I think training in the gym alone would no interest me. I feel I want another challenge to give me focus for my training.
I all looking at cycling as a sport I would like to improve. I do not want to do another ironman and my swimming and running are not as enjoyable as cycling. My coach said I could make a good cyclist so I am now looking at the Le’tape du France as a challenge for next year.
I will focus on treating ironman athletes as a physio and become a specialist in this sport. I will do shorter triathons as I think this is a sport where injuries occur frequently and the athletes need immediate care and results to achieve their goals.
I will do the Le’tape du France 2011 and learn about the cycling mechanics and how to help people improve in this sport. I can learn the injuries that can happen and the biomechanics of the sport.
Today will be my first training session. I plan to run and swim a short distance and relax the rest of the day.
It is now three days after the ironman. It is nice to be able to sit here and reflect on a perfect day of racing on the 25 July 2010 and I do not have to train and I can eat whatever I want.
The two days before the race had their dramas. I was very relaxed but I had many small tasks to do to prepare for the race and this included training with my coach. There was a considerable amount of travelling to get from my accommodation to the race venue. Travelling alone can be tiring and I really needed to rest and avoid expending unnecessary energy.
Over the two days it rained heavily and was cold and Fran, my coach, said no training if it continued like this. He wanted to get in a light run at the least and this could be done the day before the race. The race organisers were confident the weather would be fine and warm for the day. Locals tell me predicting the weather pattern is easier on the Continent than in London.
I tried to change a tire when I arrived into Zurich and I could not get it back on because it was new and very tight around the rim of the wheel. I broke a lever and punctured an inner tube trying to get it back on. I decided I would take it into the bike mechanic on the race site, ironman city. I was also told by the race organisers that I should have easier gearing than I had on my bike so I decided to also buy a new rear cassette for the wheel, 150 swiss francs. I needed a new watch because the jeweller did not seal my current watch properly when replacing the battery and it flooded and malfunctioned. The new watch cost £150 but I needed to find a timex outlet and buy it. I also had to buy air canisters and a gillet for cold weather.
There is a risk of malfunction in racing when putting anything new on the bike the day before the race. I had mechanical issues with changing of the gears once the new rear cassette was put on the bike. The bike mechanic stripped out the new gear cable I had put on and adjusted the section closer to the gear shifter. I went for a test ride and it was not perfect. This left a seed of doubt in my mind for race day and was not good on the mental energy and positivity.
At 4.30pm on the 24 July 2010, the day before the race, I took my bike into transition. I prepared my plastic box of shoes, clothing, chaffing cream etc and covered the bike with a cover for the night. It was the finality of leaving my bike in transition that started me thinking more about the race. I walked around transition and practiced seeing my bike from the exit from the swim and bike legs so I could find my bike again quickly. All was ready and now time to relax for race day.
We went for pasta for dinner and then I was in bed by 10pm. I listened to my hour of visualisation from my mental trainer, Chris Janzen, before falling to sleep 30 minutes later. I had listened to the same personalised recording each night and morning for the two days prior to race day. My entire race day was visualised in my head before it even started.
The visualisation helped me on race day as I was excited and calm. I could not wait to get started and enjoy the atmosphere, being in the race and finishing. I woke up at 4am, ate breakfast and headed to the race start.
My support crew of 8 friends and my coach wore distinctive Physical Edge clothing and had made placards to get my attention when racing. They were with me at the start of the swim and it was relaxing to know they were around me. Having friends close by really made the day special.
I got into my wetsuit to pumping dance music and an electric atmosphere. The weather was warm and the skies were clear. The water temperature was 22.8 degrees celcius so wetsuits could be worn.
The swim legs started and 2222 competitors took to the water like ants to food. We headed for the first marker and fought for space. It was horrible in the first 600 meters because I could not see the marker, the lake was murky and I could not get a rhythm with the people swimming around me. I was unsure if I was gong in a straight line and in the right direction and this made me feel uneasy. I decided to draft another swimmer and chose one who was constantly looking for the marker. I felt confident he was heading in the right direction so he was guiding me along the race.
The swimmer I was drafting helped me get into a rhythm and at one stage I was relaxed and swimming easily. I lost him going around the marker as every one converged around the marker. I protected myself from getting kicked in the face and stomach and I kicked to get people off my legs. This happened around each marker so I found new swimmers to draft most times.
My cap started to peel off my head during the race for no reason. Occasionally I stopped to push it back on. Felt like a cone head as it slid back up my head but fortunately my goggles stayed on.
Half way around we had to swim to the back of a small island, get out of the water, run across the island and back in again to continue with the swim. There was a “bottle neck” effect swimming to the back of the island and again another fight for space occurred. Swimmers were pulling at my legs to pull themselves forward and the extra kicking I did made my hamstrings cramp.
The second leg of the swim was longer than the first. Mentally I new the first leg was hard and I had to focus on getting to the end now as it was so uncomfortable with what was happening. There was so far to go and all I did was focus where I was in the moment. The finish of the swim slowly got closer but at the same time so was fatigue. I could feel my arms had strength in them and that gave me confidence I could make it as long as I kept breathing well.
The final stretch to the island again was long. I sited where I was heading but it just never seemed to get any closer. The last 100 meters could not have come faster. All I wanted to do was get out of the water. I eventually made it to the end and jogged to transition ready for the 180km bike leg. The swim took me 1.17.11.
The first leg of bike was unknown as I did not know how big the hills were or how long each section of the course would take me. I started the ride with stomach cramps from the intensity of the swim and then coming straight out and drinking electrolyte and eating a piece of power bar.
Fran said to keep the bike in low gear for the first 15 minutes to get comfortable. I also knew the priority on the bike was to keep my legs fresh for the marathon. After 15 minutes I changed gears into the big cogs and started to hit 30km/hour with a cadence of 90. I kept this up until the hills started and ate food and drank every 20 minutes. My watch alarm was set on timer to alert me every 20minutes to keep me on track with hydration and energy.
The hills started and I was still uncomfortable in the stomach. I pushed the bike through the small hills and slowly my bike legs started to kick in. I felt powerful and strong and was overtaking many riders through the hills. I then started the biggest hill called the beast. This took me about 15 to 20 minutes to climb and took a lot of strength from my legs. Immediately after there was a longer, gradual climb lasting another 20 -30 minutes. At the top of this hill I breathed a sigh of relief that it was over.
These two hills would be repeated in the second leg of the bike so I made a decision to coast down the hills and keep a steady speed on the flats in preparation for the hills again. I stuck to this plan and the first leg of the bike took me 3.08.33 and the second leg took me 3.23.25. The second leg was slower because I was saving my legs for the hills and then the marathon. An exciting end to the first leg was heartbreak hill. The spectators lined the street like the Tour de France as I climbed the steep hill. It was exhilarating to feel the passion of the crowd and be a rider.
I got off the bike feeling good and mentally prepared myself for the marathon. I never had run a marathon before and I was not a great runner. This was going to be mentally and physically tough.
I had a plan to walk through every aid station to drink and eat properly to avoid hitting the wall in the later stages of the race. The first two laps my legs were tired but remained strong with split times of 1.06.35 and 1.21.03. I wanted to run each of the 4 laps in about 1 hour but in truth just wanted to finish and I did not look at my time once during the race.
The 3rd and 4th laps were harder as my quadriceps started to fatigue. Mentally I aimed for the next aid station or next turning point in the run to keep me focussed. In these two laps I was tired of eating power bars and instead started eating crisps and had half an apricot. My stomach ached through most of the run because I had power bars/gels, crisps, electrolyte, water, apricot, and bullion in my stomach all at once. It was uncomfortable but I did not feel dehydrated and I did not hit the wall.
The finishing straight was long but exciting. I was cheering myself along knowing I was going to finish the race. I tried to run faster but after 50 meters my legs started to hurt too much so eased up again.
The finishing shoot was on a raised platform with finishes clock above and barriers on each side holding the crowd about 10 metres apart. I raised my arms in the air and ran the last 30 meters screaming at the top of my voice and high fiving the crowd. I jumped across the finish line with a 360 degree turn and stopped running. It was foreign to allow myself to stop running and I could not believe I had crossed the line and could walk.
I felt great and it was the end to a perfect race day. I went straight to eat and had rice and chicken goulash. I had a silver blanket wrapped around me with my finisher medal and towel around my neck.
Throughout the race my supporters cheered the loudest of everyone. They went to three points of the run course and cheered each lap. The day would be less meaningful without them and I would recommend taking as many friends to an event like this as possible. They were tired from 12.55.45 hours of cheering but they enjoyed the day as much as I did.
I sit here now 3 days later. It has been a gradual recovery as I have walked with less pain each day. Today it still hurts to walk up and down stairs but much less. I am physically beat-up and more prone to infections. I am resting in this fantastic London weather and reflecting on the experience with you.
The race was important to me because of the people that helped me along the way and all my family and friends who have supported and encouraged me. I have met passionate professionals who coach in the sport of triathlon. It is a sport filled with positive energy and “can do” attitude. Finishing the race was amazing and sharing it with everyone around created the meaning.
What do I take from this race? I have learnt if I want to achieve something set it as a target with dates even if I do not know how I can make it fit into my life. Get a coach who has done it before and take that coach to the event so he is focussed on your success. Surround yourself and pay professionals with the skills needed to get to where I want to go e.g. massage therapists, nutritionists, bike mechanics, pilates instructors, personal trainers, swim coaches etc. Be flexible along the way but also do what it takes to get the small steps achieved. If I have the right people around me my success rate is higher, I learn from their mistakes and I get the accumulated support of them all. The more well wishes and prayers you get the better.
Where to from here? I am going to rest and then pick up cycling as a sport. I have potential to be a good rider, it is less painful on the joints, and I can ride with friends. I will be specializing in treating triathletes injuries and work with a team of professionals to help improve performance.
Last week was a week of horror. My body was feeling great and I went out for a 2 hour aero position ride around Richmond Park. There was a short shower and as I turned on a round about my bike slid out from under me. I hit the road heavily and could feel immediate pain in my hip. The hoods of my gear changer on the right twisted and as I got up I could feel my body aching.
I got back on my bike and decided that was it for the day of training after one lap of Richmond. I was riding along and could feel my right shoulder and the side of my hand ache.
Once at home I realised I had landed and slid directly on my hip. The skin had a deep wound and was bleeding badly. My right shoulder was swollen and it was painful to raise my arm. My hand had hit the road and compressed my wrist bones.
Every muscle on the Right side of my leg tightened over the week. I was not able to train and I was unsure if my body would recover for me to race painfree. Over the week I applied hydrocolloid dressings to keep the wounds moist to heal them the fastest.
5 days after coming of the bike my coach said I had to try a run, bike and swim to see how my body was going. I ran for 1 hour and on my way home I was limping as the muscles in my legs tightened. Old ITB issues were starting to reappear. I went for a bike ride and my right knee was slightly painful with hill climbing. My shoulder felt uncomfortable when swimming 15 minutes but manageable.
In my mind I knew I had to run a marathon and if this pain occurs in my leg I would not be able to run the entire race. It was a real learning curve of the psychology of injuries. I had to trust my coach and believe I would be alright on the day.
I had two sessions with my psychology coach and we put together a plan for race day. I was getting 2 massages before the race and massaging my legs myself. The tightness in my legs was not changing.
I noticed my back tire had worn too far and needed immediate bike fitting for new tires. I was able to locate a shop that would take emergency bike repairs. The bike would not be ready until one day before I left for Zurich.
My timex watch needed a new battery. It was replaced but the first time I put it under water it flooded. The jewellery shop had not sealed the watch properly and I now needed a new watch immediately and probably had to buy it in Zurich.
The stress of the last week was not needed as conserving energy is paramount for the race.
I have now been in Zurich for 1 day. Today I broke a lever to take tires off because the new tires were too tight to get on. I punctured an inner tube when trying to get the tire on and in the race briefing I was told I needed to get a better rear cassette on my bike to climb the hills.
I was told my massage therapist, also a dancer, that a bad rehearsal means a great performance. Well I hope it does and it could not get worse.
In the rain in Zurich I found a repair tent and had all the new equipment bought for the bike. The rear cassette alone was 150 swiss francs. It was a price I have to pay to make my ride better on race day.
Tomorrow I have to test the bike, swim and run. Then it is race day. Despite the last added stress I am enjoying the entire experience and can not wait to start. I think it will hit me when I start the swim. I cannot believe I am doing and Ironman in 1 days time.
Just two weeks to go. This is taper time, we aren’t improving fitness here but just maintaining what we have gained. All the work outs will be set as race pace unless I state otherwise. Healthy meals, carbo loading and hydration are first priority now.
Wed 14 july wetsuit swim practice as 3x200m accelerations, faster than rp. Keep a faster speed for the 160-180m approx. and then back off to rp (1min) The meaning of this session is to practice the race start as you will need to try to swim faster to find open water.
Frid 16 july Kingston hill repeats, ride one easy lap as wu then 4 climbs recovering on the downhill.
Mon 19 july 30min easy run, visualize while running.
Tues 20 july ride two easy laps in Richmond park, visualize while cycling. Get the bike to Sigma to check up gears and breaks but it will need to be ready for tomorrow, thursday the latest. They should be able to do it in the same day, you may want to do this also after sunday bike ride just in case.
Wed 21 july time to pack, the best way is to make a list and once you’re packing it tick it, and don’t forget the list!
This weeks training was the last hard week of training before I start to taper. My coach has put in speed sessions to help with my pace.
A friend has let me use his Zipp wheels on the bike. I have 404 on the front and 808 on the back. I went to see my bike mechanic, Dave, and he replaced my wheels and adjusted the brakes and gears. He said the chain had plenty of life left in it so no need to change it.
The bike is riding much faster with the Zipp wheels on them. The bike feels lighter and it glides faster. Over the 3 hour ride today I was at least 4 km/hr faster and the effort to ride the bike was much less. Instead of a cadence of 90rpm I was at 99-100rpm. Over the 180km bike ride I think this will save me 20-30 minutes in time and more importantly energy. It is like having a shark styled wetsuit in olympic swimming events because the wheels have given me a definite advantage over my normal wheels.
I completed all my speed sessions in the swim and run and my body has been feeling full of energy and relaxed with less tightness throughout my muscles. I have started Mannetech sports nutritional supplements and I have noticed I feel stronger and have good energy through the training and afterwards. I will be taking this to the race to use.
My torn wetsuit has been repaired and I put it on very carefully. I use body glide all over my body, pinch the wetsuit between my finger pads avoiding my nails, and pull it up from the skin side of the wetsuit as much as possible. I will also try using plastic bags over my feet and hands to get the wetsuit on easier as well. My neck is getting rubbed so on race day I will use vaseline and kinesiotape (flexible tape).
This week I have spent 2.5 hours with a sports psychology coach. I wanted to get my mind ready for the race and for the next 2-3 weeks. It was very rewarding and I clarified my pre-race and race strategies. The purpose of my race is to appreciate the opportunity and physical ability to compete in the race, appreciate the support of all my friends and family, enjoy the atmosphere and location (Zurich) and have fun.
To give you an example of a swim strategy…I have three words to rehearse in my mind; space, sight, and breathe. This means get space around me to be comfortable, sight the bouy to know where I am going and get my breathing pattern correct.
On my marathon there are 4 laps and on each lap I will think of a different topic, e.g. love, business, technique and celebrating the finish.
I also have several mantras to get me into states of gratitude, power, and relaxation so I can call on these at anytime in the race.
My psychological coach has asked me how I want to feel at the end of the race and has suggested I feel that way right now and leading up to the race. The primary feeling at the end of the race is gratitude so I am feeling that now and throughout the next 2-3 weeks. This has increased my enjoyment of training now and I am living in the moment. All the hard work has been done and I am relaxed about the race date coming up soon.
I went to my swim coach and he fine tuned my technique. He then swam with me 1500m and he thinks I will complete the race in about an hour. I think it will be 1.20 hours based on my times in training and also the race conditions I will contend with on race day.
Yesterday I completed my packing list and I have time to check all my equipment and get anything else I need. I want a relaxed mind and body heading into the race and I am very meticulous in my preparation.
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yahoo | We are living together for 1 year now and been together for almost 4 years. we had and have some problems in between us that we are trying to resolve. Like the usual couple problems not that serious. And Lately we have been fighting alot. People say it happens when two people starts living together. So this... show more We are living together for 1 year now and been together for almost 4 years. we had and have some problems in between us that we are trying to resolve. Like the usual couple problems not that serious. And Lately we have been fighting alot. People say it happens when two people starts living together.
So this Valentines day he gave me a chocolate bar. I made him cake because i know he likes that kinds of stuff ... sweets in general.
I put the chocolate away for later. And after few days the chocolate was missing and i was busy with work and lately so i finally had the chance to ask him where the chocolate was and he said he took it and ate the whole thing. And i told him it was a gift why didnt you tell me and he apologized and hugged me and said dont worry i will buy you another one soon. It wasnt bothering me for whole week after Valentines but after hearing what he said it really pisses me off. Am i over reacting or over thinking?
Buy him a gift card.
He gave it to you as a gift. So it was yours. He owes you another one.
some problems you might be better off seeing a couples councilor.
No, a gift is a gift, and belongs to you when given. He appropriated it for his own without asking. Were I you, this would deeply disturb me.
While it's neat that the two of you are becoming one, that doesn't mean you will be absorbed or subsumed by him. You still have an EQAL identity and voice. This would be a good time to talk about limits, equal voice in decisions and how equality in your relationship is going to work.
In my relationship many things are shared, but some are held as private. We both have a small monthly allowance to buy "out stuff". It might not be the best model, but it's worked for going on 30 years.
Tell him where and how he messed up, and how it's not about a chocolate bar, but about respect. See where it goes.
Yes you are over reacting. It was chocolate that you clearly didn't really care about. But maybe tell him that you would like something besides sweets for valentines day from now on.
Some people just have a sweet tooth. He discovered your chocolate bar and just had to have it.
I would be too fussed about it. Although mildly inconsiderate I don't think he displayed any malicious intent and it can easily be replaced.
It sounds like minor things are setting you off and you seek to fight with him if everything isn't perfect.
You don't want to argue of course, so just be aware of your triggers, take a breath and accept that he loves you.
Relationships aren't always the easiest to navigate, but with mutual effort you both can be very happy together.
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Bf reminds me of dad - in a bad way.?
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wordpress | It includes details of action plans and initiatives that the US govt is undertaking in order to strengthen IPR regimes in countries they trade with, including capacity building efforts.
The day was structured between a series of presentations and small group discussions. Topics of debate included the new English Digital Economy Act, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), and the movement of Open Access Data.
From the programme I believe that our readers will be mostly interested in Professor Boyle’s presentation on the shrinking of the public domain, and the discussion on open data and access to information led by the Open Knowledge Foundation Network (OKFN). I think the discussion on ACTA could have been very interesting if more information and facts had been given – a lot of discussion was around the fact that the Act needs to be changed even though nobody is fully certain about its precise content which is still (more or less) secret!
Professor Boyle rightly argued that we currently live in a paradox: despite the fact that we generate more and more information and knowledge that enables us to be more creative and innovative, we are moving towards stricter controls to protect such information and knowledge. Instead of letting it free, we are locking it away. Most jurisdictions have seen an ongoing stretch of the duration of copyright, from 28 years (renewable possibly for another 28 years’ period) to author’s life + 70 years, which seems to go against the original principle of promoting culture through innovation.
The Open Data discussion focused on the importance of keeping data freely and easily accessible and usable. Some reasons given included: such data is most of the time generated through public funding, that information which is already available in the first place cannot be locked away, and that the more openly and freely information circulates, the more additional information and knowledge is generated.
I felt that the session was quite good but that a lot of collateral issues ought to have discussed, or at least touched on if time was a constraint. For example, what happens if data has been generated using funding from the private sector as well? Is it really easy to distinguish it from confidential and/or sensitive data? Should a debate on releasing as opposed to sharing data also be tabled? What is the reality as to what data releasers want users to be able to do? (Copying in part? In full? Download and modify?). Perhaps the OKFN does not have enough experience within the area of genetic material and access & benefit sharing, as there are a lot of concerns (possibly unfounded) like biopiracy which can be a real obstacles to the openness and sharing of data. I hope there will be other occasions in the future to address all these questions with the OKFN.
Many thanks to Joe (McNamee, Advisor to the European Digital Rights) who invited me to the event!
“Who Owns the Korean Taco?”. This story isn’t agriculture but it is food, and it illustrates an interesting dynamic with regards to innovation in the absence of copyright protection.
“…There is no such thing as an exact copy of a dish. Indeed, the same restaurant will turn out differing versions of a signature recipe depending on who’s behind the stove…Copies are inherently imperfect.
Examples such as these are useful for us to take into consideration when exploring innovation in a non/under-protected environment. (Fast) food for thought!
I listened to, and watched a very interesting presentation from Venable LLP’s Jeff Tenenbaum and A.J. Zottola – a webinar entitled: “The Legal Aspects of Social Media: What Every Association Needs to Know“.
They went on to talk about the need for a written assignment of rights to clarify this. But as we know the copyright issue also goes further than this. Social media platforms are created to share content, it is therefore imperative that for those participating in social networks to be clear about who owns the content they are disseminating, and the permissible uses of that content by others. The rules of the 3rd party platform need also to be considered.
Venable include a list a useful Checklist for Social Media Legal Notices and Policies, which you might like to consider.
I first read on IP-Watch news about recent release of a national intellectual property strategy from the US government.
A complete copy of the strategic plan can be viewed here.
The “Enforcing Our Rights Internationally” is particularly interesting as the strategy seeks to influence enforcement outside of US government jurisdiction.
“DOJ, FBI to Monitor Foreign Web Sites for IP Piracy” and “Biden: U.S. to Target Pirate Web Sites“. | 2019-04-22T20:18:23Z | https://casipblog.wordpress.com/tag/copyright/ | Porn | Health | 0.161052 |
wikipedia | For the album, see Only Teardrops (album).
"Only Teardrops" is a song recorded by Danish singer Emmelie de Forest. The song was written by Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen and Thomas Stengaard, and it was produced by Frederik Thaae. It is best known as Denmark's winning entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden. The song competed in the first semi-final on 14 May 2013 and managed to qualify for a spot in the final on 18 May 2013. The song competed in the final against 25 other songs, and finished in first place with 281 points.
The song was an instant hit in de Forest's home country of Denmark, where it debuted and peaked at number two on the Danish Singles Chart upon its release. Following its victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, the song re-entered the singles chart at number one. It has since been certified gold by IFPI Denmark for sales of 15,000 digital copies. It was the fourteenth best-selling digital single in Denmark in 2013.
In the United Kingdom, "Only Teardrops" debuted at number 99, despite Eurovision airing only four hours before the cut-off point for the chart. A week later, the single rose to a high of #15 in the UK. In its third week, it dropped to No. 84 and dropped out of the chart the following week after 3 weeks on British chart. According to The Official Charts Company, "Only Teardrops" is the seventh most downloaded Eurovision song to date in the United Kingdom.
Credits adapted from Danmarks Radio.
Emmelie posted several photographs onto her Facebook account from the shooting of the video. The video is directed by Michael Sauer Christensen. It has been filmed in the forest and on the beach. It was released on 13 June 2013, in DR's official website.
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wordpress | To tell you the truth, before this past weekend, I have never taken a tour of Boston―not one Duck Tour or a single yard on the Freedom Trail. I made it a point on my bucket list to go on a tour one day because I feel it’s almost mandatory as a transplant to do so.
Finally, after three months of procrastinating, I can finally say that I’ve taken a tour of Boston―or something like it―and it’s not the way I had planned it to be. I didn’t ride a single Duck Boat or follow a single brink of the Freedom Trail.
On Sunday, I participated in Boston University’s annual Amazing Race, which pits teams made up of BU students in a race around the city of Boston. Much like the reality television show it gets its inspiration from, the race included figuring out clues that lead contestants to their next destinations, and at some of these destinations, a task had to be completed in order to receive the next clue. The winning group would win $1500, but if the group were one of BU’s active student groups, it would win $3000 instead.
I was one of eight people that represented my favorite club, the Boston University Filipino Student Association. It sounded like a good idea. I absolutely love watching “The Amazing Race” on CBS and always dreamed of being part of it, so it was almost automatic that I agreed to play the moment I was asked to join the team.
With the race beginning at 9 a.m. sharp, I woke up at around 8 a.m. to get my things ready and do a bit of stretching. I thought nothing could ever wake me up that early on a Sunday morning, but apparently the prospect of $3000 can!
When the race began at the Student Activities Office, my team and about 30 other teams ran toward the Kenmore T stop in order to get to Arlington because that was where the first clue told us to go. In actuality the clue was a bit more vague and had asked us to go to Medieval Manor Theatre. We didn’t understand what the clue meant, so it took us roughly 30 minutes to figure out where we needed to go. We ran down many streets, confused―and we weren’t alone. Other teams were just as perplexed.
When we finally found the theater, we were asked to perform a short Shakespearean skit, which we (horribly) did, thus earning our next clue.
And that was the first leg of the race.
We had many other stops to reach. We went from the Charles River Campus, to Arlington, to the South End, to Chinatown, to the TD Garden, to the John Hancock House, to Columbus Park, to the site of the Boston Massacre and even gruelingly raced up Beacon Hill. Did I mention it was grueling?
Unfortunately, we didn’t win the race nor the $3000 as we were one of the later teams to arrive at Cheers near the Boston Common and were eliminated. It was bittersweet: bitter, because we had lost and sweet, because that was one of the hardest and strenuous things I have ever done. We had a good run though. I believe we were one of the top 20 teams to finish.
Would I recommend this race to anyone? Yes, I would. It’s really fun, and you really do get to see Boston and interact with its citizens because we weren’t allowed any electronic devices to help us find our way around the city. We got around the city through our own personal knowledge and the kindness of pedestrians that helped us.
We lost the race, but I personally believe I’ve gained another level of appreciation for the city in which I live and the people I share it with. | 2019-04-22T20:03:40Z | https://freepblog.wordpress.com/tag/cbs/ | Porn | Arts | 0.48742 |
wordpress | Pastor Bent was accused and found guilty of “distrust” not disrespect.
Pastor Paul was found guilty of “disrespect” and violating elder protocol in that he contact the church attorney without “permission” and shared confidential information (the proposed by-laws) with a single member of the church.
Both pastors freely and open;y stated in their concerns about the new by-laws that they had talked to the church attorney. This action was amongst the charges that both men faced. Neither man – both of who were directors of Mars Hill Church with every right to contact the church attorney and who did so regularly due to the nature of their duties – did so covertly or saw anything abnormal about this act. Furthermore the other elders have not been able to tell inquiring members exactly what the much acclaimed “elder protocol” is. It turns out that such protocol is presumed and arbitrary.
So here is a stunning fact. Both Pastor Paul and Pastor Bent were fired because of their contacting the church attorney. Both men were charged with this as a charge levied against them by the executive elders. BUT. The charge against Paul was found to be credible while the charge against Bent was found NOT to be credible.
So why was Pastor Paul found guilty of violating elder protocol by contacting the church attorney while the exact same charge was found to be not credible against Pastor Bent when both men did contact the attorney?
Sounds like the elders at best were inconsistent and worst had no idea what they were doing except rubber stamping what is clear partiality.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 2:33 am and is filed under church discipline, Elders Response Document, mark driscoll, Mars Hill Bylaws, Pastoral Firings. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. | 2019-04-18T20:26:24Z | https://prayingheart.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/partiality-and-bias-in-the-trial-of-mars-hill-pastors/ | Porn | News | 0.788982 |
wordpress | I am not the only person complaining. All week I have been talking to friends, asking what we can do to move some action in Governance.
“Massa asem a to yen”, and this from the taxi driver who bullied me into listening to him all the ride from McCarthy Hill to Kanda Estates. He had a beef and soon as he recognized me from a TV talk show, he was sure I could influence Government to do something about his struggling efforts to eke out a living from “dropping” fares.
Kwame Karikari now owns his taxi. It has taken him seven years. When I did the math with him, he had agreed to a repayment plan, which cost him three times more than what he could have borrowed. What I gathered, and together with his comments, much regrets. We the “panyin fuo” should have the answers so them “nkodaa” can tow our lines.
Not anywhere near the collective responsibility being seamed to us by Government, forcing a guilt trap because something went horribly wrong between July and December 2012. Some uncontrolled hand skewed our prior-to-then economic success trumpeted in Parliament and to the world.
It is important to remind this NDC Government that on Wednesday 18th July 2012, they went to Parliament to report that the economy was so robust they requested supplementary spending for the rest of the year.
Let me quote then Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor from paragraph 36 of his presentation on the Supplementary Budget to Parliament. Bear in mind this is July 2012, a week before President Mills died.
With Single Spine 99% completed (per the same report) and six months later, the economy tanked with election fever and we are in the worst mess ever in the history of our modern democratic period.
The dearth of economy fixes from the NDC is pushing us to meek requests from Veep Amissah Arthur to even the Czech Republic. That President Mahama cannot see that we have a problem and simply parses false confidence messages from home to a more savvy and far experienced donor and investment community with a classic begging bowl mentality for grants and loans, is a clear reflection of how infantile we are thought of as a people and how irresponsible we have turned in recent times.
When you are broke, there is nothing wrong with borrowing money to tidy over for a while. Nothing wrong with getting a gift or two to manage a crisis. But when you clearly do not show how you use monies and how you are able to leverage aid prudently to boot-start your cash-conomy and improve your lot, there is nothing you can do to restore confidence and fiscal balance.
When the gap between your revenues and expenses are far apart, and there is nothing on the horizon that says you are going to thin the gap in the short time, save fiddling with the numbers and presenting massaged indicators, you might win the sprint report. But medium to long term, it catches up with you and numbers tell no lie. Ask Greece.
Since the Ghana Statistical Service is not the most independent agency we have, and so we rely on outsiders to tell us the true state of affairs and how we are surviving, the recent Fitch rating created an economic media blitz this past week. The rating agency was generous considering the genuine state of our economy.
Many qualified persons have commented openly and challenged Government to accept that we are in dire straights. The ridiculous sugar coating we hear is nothing short of lying to Ghanaians. We will end the year with a huge fiscal deficit unless, if someone tampers with the statistics. I have made this reference before, but those who would like to read it again, go to MOFEP’s website and read what the finance ministry has itself reported. The cash deficit is ghc4.9billion. If you include discrepancies, the gap widens to ghc5.5billion. You cannot turn this situation around in five months when you have no new sources of revenue and no pragmatic programs to reduce costs. “We have put in place measures to restore the economic situation” does not provide any clear insights into what is being done. No wonder then that an agency like Fitch will downgrade us to a B from B+. It will affect the cost of international borrowing, but let that be. We borrow money in Ghana at 35%. Is anyone worried? Because you cannot grow a free market economy at those rates.
But something interesting is happening. Taxi drivers have sued the Mayor of Accra and the Met Assembly over restrictions to trade. This is really encouraging coming on the back of strikes and wage negotiations, which for one reason or the other are colored as treacherous acts, when they are truly safeguards to rights of citizens. Drivers are fighting for clarity of rights and interpretation of the by laws and I say let this roll on. We need to test the ambit of the laws and re-draw some of them, modify the arcane and archaic practices that restrict us from association and market opportunities.
Rawlings on the other hand is clearly not feeling the pinch, his Rotweillers or whatever breed of dog, terrorizing the people of Vume and Tefle even though hard criticized by the Daily Guide. The Daily Guide wrote a scathing editorial about his effusions and historical recant, a clear remembering gone askew as he tried to exemplify the AFRC and NDC as the best governments ever.
I am not JJ fanatical, he is particularly short on truth most times. I also say until we stop pandering to the “Big Man” position in this country we will always be corrupt. If what we read in the papers is true, JJ has no place criticizing anyone as above the law, because letting his dogs loose to terrorize and maim people is irresponsible at best and felonious in another place in history. So far he has not responded to the Daily Guide’s stories, so we wait for the imminent denial.
Yet to his credit, he clearly won the body-language award of the night, presenting the 1st placed award at the Ghana Club 100, past Friday. When RLG Communications took pole position, both hands in his pocket before the announcement and with no glee or smile showing, he walked off briskly after the presentation, reflecting guest opinion as the up till then excited and participatory crowd, mix-clap-booed the award and left the dinner event without much fanfare. Even the encouraging live band presence to dance the rest of the night out failed to lift the derision for the company mired in political controversy and possible corruption through the GYEEDA programs.
But it is like we suffer an addiction to political lies at a Politicians Anonymous meeting. The first step to the cure is always to admit you have a problem, in our case, a catastrophe. Government’s lame admission that we have challenges is consistent with the claimed successes in infrastructure and other programs not of their making and a first step denial to tackling the mess. There is a solution to this malaise. It starts with opting out of trying to control everything from the center. It follows with a serious clamp down on all things corrupt and finally grows with innovative ideas to nurture revenue and reduce costs. Decentralization, independent anti-corruption institutions and audacious creative thought.
As I write this morning, power is out and the incompetents at ECG are clearly not coping even with the recent increases in tariffs, which we hoped would bring some obligatory quality to the service. Why can’t we ask some people to just leave a post and move on? Why do we continue to encourage such mediocre performance at the expense of the patient Ghanaian? Is it just politics or sheer inertia mutated from incompetence?
Well, we trounced the Pharaohs of Egypt 6-1 and they still think they have a chance to get to Brazil 2014. Fat chance, and I say well done to our homegrown coach. Kwesi Appiah and Steven Keshie in Nigeria are living the debate on foreign versus indigenous coaches. I am proud to be a Black Stars supporter.
This entry was posted on October 20, 2013 at 18:24 and is filed under Critical Weekly News, Sydney Casely-Hayford. Tagged: AFRC, Attah Mills, Club 100 Awards, Fitch Ratings, JJ Rawlings, John Mahama, NDC, Tefle, Vume. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. | 2019-04-22T08:23:36Z | https://thenewghanaian.wordpress.com/2013/10/20/reset-dog-ctrl-fitch-alt-ecg-delete-critical-news-20th-october-2013/ | Porn | Reference | 0.292368 |
blogs | The numbers waiting for a pass have declined from many hundreds to a few hundred but some people are still unable to enter the secure area despite a wait of 48 and more hours.
IDS is currently giving a presentation to the auditorium where the 'excluded' are waiting and waiting. He and Simon Edwards of the Believe charity spoke about Conservative ideas for helping young people escape the conveyor belt to crime.
Francis Maude has been to the auditorium on, I understand, three occasions to oversee an angry Q&A but IDS' impromptu fringe event was the first 'political meat' for the conference-goers.
There are at least 120 people in the holding area (theatre), with many others who are constantly in and out. They are at all levels of the Party - including the Ugandan High Commissioner, A-listers like Philippa Stroud and James Cleverly, and many others who are running stalls and events, and those who are cleared for Parliamentary passes.
Checking the ID of those picking up their passes seems to have gone out of the window, which undermines the security issues somewhat! It also seems completely arbritary in terms of who applied when.
Francis Maude apparently came back last night to say they would all be sorted out by this morning. This hasn't happened and it certainly seems to have overtaken Labour's conference problems now. I hear 400 passes were cleared last night, and another 400 are left to do.
This has sapped the enthusiasm of a lot of people at the start of a conference that was anticipated optimistically. Last night it was compared to an episode of Airline.
My own conference pass was processed very speedily but many others are having much less success at getting hold of their passes. This mobile snap was sent to me earlier. Raffle tickets are being issued to Tories waiting in long queues for access to the conference. It seems impossible for Tories to hold an event without raffle taking place!
The misery is being shared across the party. Andrew Lansley was just one MP spotted waiting and waiting and waiting.
"I have to admit it to you all, I’m not always organised and today I paid a heavy price for that lax attitude. I had already the paid real price of £120 for the privilege of attending this years conference versus the £55 an organised person would have paid. I was not unduly worried about getting my pass however, late accreditation is not usually a great concern, however awaiting me in Bournemouth was chaos for thousands who, unlike me, had applied in plenty of time and were facing a terrible ordeal ahead of them. In my role as roving reporter however for Conservativehome I was perfectly placed to send in a piece describing conference pass situation.
I arrived at the late accreditation queue in relaxed mood, which was quite small, and all seemed normal, however I was directed by an official to the Pavilion Theatre, and my concern grew, and it was the look of panic on the officials faces that got me worried. Once there I encountered another queue and duly joined it, here we waited motionless for half an hour only to be given a raffle ticket and told to sit down in the auditorium. In there I found hundreds of people, whom I quickly discovered were extremely angry and frustrated. I asked an elderly gentleman what number ticket he had in an attempt to ascertain when I would be called forward to the ‘real’ queue. “I don’t have a ticket young man” came back an angry Yorkshire accent, “and I don’t want one.” Oh oh thinks I, things are tense.
I set about trying to find out what was going on, and the unfolding story was amazing, many hundreds did not have passes and were awaiting security checks before being given clearance, bizarrely many had applied in time and still didn’t hadn’t been cleared by security despite being regular conference delegates. Alarmingly, people caught up in the log-jam could not get to their hotel if it was in the secure zone and were in complete confusion as to whether they would have a bed to go to tonight. Perhaps most worryingly, many of those who had waited patiently all day were elderly and infirm and looked lost. In an attempt to get some information, I contacted an official and was told to speak to Robert Ashman, and was told to wait. Suddenly whilst waiting for Robert near the ‘real’ queue, a battalion of delegates burst out of the Pavilion and rushed the ‘real’ queue. The official asked them who they were.
“Well just do that, wait here.” came the response.
I happened to have a lucky ticket, so I trundled along too. Once at the booths my pass was quickly located and that was that! Nothing was different from any other year, except people who were caught up awaiting security clearance were also there and so were moved to the pavilion where there were seats for them to wait, but everyone else was directed along too regardless of whether their passes were waiting for them or not."
ConservativeHome recently reported a small decline in Tory membership but a 40% increase in applications to next week's Tory Conference offers a much more enthusiastic indication of the grassroots response to David Cameron's leadership. At this time last year 5,027 conference applications had been made. This year that number is 7,182. CCHQ expects the number might rise to approximately 7,500.
"The Late Accreditation Office is situated in the Lucullus Room, The Pavilion, West Over Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2BU. This is located just below the BIC.
Wednesday 4th October 0700 to 1400."
CCHQ are pouring extra staff into the processing of applications in order to avoid the four to six hour waits that some delegates to Labour Conference experienced but you'd be advised to get to the office as early as possible. | 2019-04-26T02:00:42Z | https://conservativehome.blogs.com/bournemouth06/conference_organisation/index.html | Porn | Society | 0.152992 |
wordpress | My father has always been mystery to me—solid-faced, quiet and a bit guarded. Sturdy and still, we would play chess in the living room long after the rest of the family has retired. And yet, there was something revealing about the way he played – as if every strategy was spoken word; every move, a confession. My father taught me about my life and destiny through our games of chess.
In a way, my family has always been kind of like a chess game. A family of refugees, my parents sacrificed ties with relatives for the success of our family much like chess players sacrifice interaction with others to win. And then there are my family members themselves, who are each formidable chess pieces in their own rights. My sister, Connie, is headstrong, destined and linear. An unyielding force, she was our bishop. Our knight, Alexa, passionate and protective, she takes risks to defend distressed family members. Much like a chess game needs the king, our family would fall apart without our mother. My immovable and firm father was our chessboard.
And me—well, I’m the pawn. The only boy, it’s always been my responsibility to scout the terrain for my sisters, pioneering into destinies yet unreached. As the son, this has been a monolithic pressure. I’ve always feared that I will never reach the level of my father’s success; much less surpass it. But as a pawn, I must trudge on, to advance regardless of the obstacles in order to reach the end.
I now understand that my father’s success is not something to fear and he was not someone to surpass. As my chessboard, he wants to guide me, to provide a foundation so that I can reach the other side. And in the end, I won’t become a bigger, better chessboard. Rather, I can be whomever I want, free to define my success in ways the hard lines of the board never could. That is a success unique to me. | 2019-04-21T14:05:46Z | https://eeburrah.wordpress.com/2010/02/ | Porn | Games | 0.989248 |
newgrounds | This has become a little too addictive! Although I am very much enjoying the updates, it helps keep the game fresh!
I really great use of shading with colours, I love it's face, it kind of looks like it's waiting for me to get the punchline of it's joke.
Excellent use of contrast - love it!
It's a pretty cool image, but I would maybe add more definition between the shades of grey. | 2019-04-22T00:49:48Z | https://whirlwindfox.newgrounds.com/reviews/ | Porn | Games | 0.92817 |
typepad | This is a guest post by Vineet Hegde, a PhD researcher in International Law at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies at KU Leuven, Belgium.
In the previous post by Simon Lester, he wrote about USTR’s decision to “terminate” GSP preferences to India. This is a second post on US’s intention to “terminate” GSP benefit to India to provide a background for such an action from the US side. Before I continue, I must add that India has argued Simon’s line of possible arguments (in the previous post) in its written submissions to the USTR. It has claimed the violation of the enabling clause and has precisely stated EC – Tariff Preferences dispute to back its claim.
Why has the US decided to “terminate”? The reason I emphasize the word “terminate” is because the word does not exist in this context (GSP designation and termination) under the Trade Act of 1974, but the USTR used it in their official press release. The words used in the legal texts are “withdraw” or “suspend” under Section 502(d) of the Trade Act that grants this authority to the President. One may argue the equivalence of the meaning, but would the procedure differ if the same country (that has been withdrawn or suspended) is to be reinstated as a GSP country? We will have to wait and see, also along with the official language of the presidential proclamation that is yet to be signed.
Medical devices: The Indian National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, the authority that regulates prices on medical devices, has imposed price caps on coronary stents and knee implants, as well as market-withdrawal restrictions. The US industry, including lobbying associations like AdvaMed, has been concerned on this front as they claim that the US medical device industry operates at a loss in India and are not allowed to withdraw their products from the market due to government restrictions. India justifies that such measures are necessary to prevent unnatural profiteering on behalf of private hospitals and also to provide affordable healthcare to citizens. Is this protectionism? Is there a least trade restrictive alternative? Probably so. But it cannot go unnoticed that the medical devices companies may have now been performing at a loss in India, without being able to leave the market.
Dairy products: India has mandated that dairy products be derived from animals which have never consumed any feeds containing internal organs, blood meal, or tissues of ruminant origin. Although, the US has proposed alternative labeling solutions that allow for consumer choice between dairy products derived from animals that have or have not consumed feeds with ruminant protein, the discussion has not mustered confidence. Lobbying groups like US Dairy Export Council and National Milk Producers Federation have also alleged that India does not comply with its WTO obligations for dairy exports. With strong industry voices against market access for US products in India, the US government is likely to move quickly and address these issues. India justifies this mandate on religious and cultural grounds. India has the highest number of vegetarians in the world and this is quintessential to their dairy consumption that dairy is derived from animals that have not consumed any feeds mentioned above. But, is there protectionism? One could say so, because of US’s claim on India’s reluctance to come to a mutually agreeable solution on this matter.
Now, the question of whether the US can withdraw/suspend GSP benefits to India is an important question. Simple answer is, “yes”. This is because is it a discretionary criterion under the Trade Act. Can the GSP benefits be reinstated? Yes. This is also left to the discretion of the President. Therefore, this flexibility becomes an important factor for the US to pressure GSP beneficiary countries (developing and least-developed) to modify their framework based on US regulations.
With a clearer understanding of the background for US’s decision, what will the actual impact of this decision be? In 2017, India exported goods worth $5.6 billion, out of the total of $18.6 billion, through the GSP program. Total Indian exports to the US were $48.6 billion, making the GSP up to 11.5% of total Indian exports to India. Although this may seem significant, once actual losses are calculated, it might not seem so. If tariff rates for all the GSP products that India enjoys benefits to are applied, the actual loss suffered is to the tune of $190 million. Does this matter in the grand scheme of things? India does not think so. Therefore, it might not contest this action of the US at the WTO. Moreover, it must be noted that the products that receive duty-free treatment under the GSP program are raw materials and unfinished goods that aid the US manufacturing sector with resources to further their needs. The actual loss may reflect on the US importers. But as the numbers indicate, it may be miniscule in the grand scheme of things.
As a reaction, India also officially stated that it was willing to consider a suitable trade margin approach for the medical devices; as well as simplified dairy certification requirements regarding feed sources. The ministry statement said that "India was agreeable to a very meaningful mutually acceptable package on the above lines to be agreed to at this time, while keeping remaining issues under discussion in the future". This shows US’s disregard to even use negotiating tactics when countries are willing to engage with US interests. India, being the 9th largest trading partner of the US, is also not a rising threat to the US at the time being, like China. India is also generally accommodating on negotiations and resolution of disputes through diplomatic channels without letting it escalate to litigation. And if India was willing to trade-off GSP benefits, that made more news than might cause actual losses, what will it try to seek in return? India and the US have been engaging in an annual Trade Policy Forum and it is interesting to see what pans out in the further negotiating platform and what it will mean for the India-US trade relations. | 2019-04-21T04:39:48Z | https://worldtradelaw.typepad.com/ielpblog/2019/03/guest-post-background-and-impact-of-uss-intention-to-terminate-gsp-benefits-to-india.html | Porn | Business | 0.399229 |
wordpress | As the teams return to the UK and the dust begins to settle on an explosive weekend, we start to contemplate the next stage in the saga over Lewis Hamilton and McLaren ‘deliberately misleading’ the stewards.
The feeling on Saturday was that Hamilton’s frank and astonishing ‘mea culpa’, held in the FIA press conference room, was enough to satisfy the FIA. McLaren, however, still have a lot more explaining to do.
“We recognise Lewis’s efforts to set the record straight today,” an FIA spokesman told Reuters.
This is ominous. If I was McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh I’d be feeling the trapdoor beneath my feet starting to slip on its hinges a little.
On Sunday morning Whitmarsh revealed that his own future was on the agenda as part of a review of the whole episode, as McLaren prepares to face the music from the FIA.
The problem for McLaren is that Whitmarsh is the heir apparent, the man groomed by Ron Dennis for the last 20 years to take over. Below him there’s not another dauphin. Whitmarsh is only 50 years old – although he’s probably aged another 10 this weekend – and beneath him there are layers of management, but no-one with hands on racing experience or experience of dealing with FIA and FOM. The next in command is Jonathan Neale, a very competent COO, but not team principal in waiting. If Whitmarsh goes they will almost certainly have to recruit someone.
The list of questions Whitmarsh is likely to face from the FIA is examined by Ed Gorman in The Times blog. He raises some questions that Whitmarsh needs to answer about the scape-goating of Dave Ryan and about what happened between Sunday’s meeting with the stewards and his own appearance before the media on Thursday, when he denied that lies had been told.
Ed writes; “It is easy to imagine Hamilton and Ryan making things up between themselves and going into the room and saying something they should never have done. But the part that stretches credibility to breaking point is the idea that after Melbourne and before the pair were summoned back before the stewards on Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, that no-one else in the team was made aware of what they had said and what was going on. It is important to appreciate that when Ryan and Hamilton went back to the stewards in Sepang they both continued to lie and to stick to their story from Melbourne. This has been confirmed both by McLaren and the FIA. It beggars belief that, in a team like McLaren which has been taught by Ron Dennis to think in a complex and often self-defeating way about even the most simple problems, that this critical issue would not have been more widely discussed by senior management before they went back in and approved by those people (or maybe not approved by some of them).
Whitmarsh said on Sunday that he had been on a couple of days’ holiday after Melbourne, his wife was with him, and that was why he’d not been on top of the situation. I think that he probably hadn’t realised the full picture and was a little complacent.
Expect word very soon from the FIA as to when the hearing will be set for a deeper examination of this episode. McLaren was warned about its future conduct at the end of the spy scandal in 2007.
Have you noticed how quiet FOTA has been on this issue? No words of support. The teams’ spirit of brotherhood and togetherness does not extend to defending a brother, who shoots himself in the foot as spectacularly as McLaren has done.
The other teams are upset with McLaren for acting with such stupidity. It has done nothing for their cause.
It was all looking so good, Ross Brawn saves the Honda team, the car turns out to be a rocket ship, David threatens Goliath, a shake up of the old order was in prospect. The racing was shaping up to be really close, with many teams on roughly the same pace. In other words a great season was in prospect, as many of you have said in your comments on this blog.
And now with a week to go until the first race, we have the FIA backtracking on the winner takes all points rule, because the FOTA teams did not unanimously agree it and then there is the virtual certainty of a messy technical protest into the legality of the diffusers on some of the cars, including Brawn, which will dominate the weekend and be well beyond the understanding of most of the fans and the media.
F1’s capacity to shoot itself in the foot is to the fore again.
As I’ve been saying in my recent posts here since the Barcelona test, the Brawn car is seriously fast, perhaps fast enough to stay out front for quite a while before teams like Ferrari and BMW catch up. It would be intriguing if one of the Brawn drivers got a good head start on the field with four or five early wins.
It would then be tough for one other driver to get beyond that total. With McLaren seemingly out of the picture at the start of the season and the two Ferrari drivers likely to share the wins between them across the season, the way is clear if one of the Brawn guys can gain supremacy, to open up a bit of a lead, which under the winner takes all system might make him champion.
Ed Gorman in the Times today writes that this is the suspicion of the FIA as to why the teams are now refusing to sign off on the new winner tales all system for deciding the champion.
Brawn’s pace is certainly not going to encourage the other teams to sign up, but I think the real reason the teams have kicked back on this one is simply because they can.
Mosley must have known that there was a risk of this and the blame appears to be being deflected onto the teams, but also onto Bernie Ecclestone, who allegedly told Mosley that the teams were on side with the new system. Maybe they were at the time, but given the opportunity to put the brakes on an FIA initiative, they’ve taken it.
between the FIA and the FOTA teams. It’s not what anyone wants or needs, for a sport to be seen to not know what the hell it’s doing eight days before the start of a new season. One of my old heads of sport at ITV, a football man, used to say that he quite liked F1 as a spectacle, but that it too often it opened itself up to ridicule. And that’s what we have again here.
The FIA brought out some stunning material on Tuesday, particularly the £30 million budget cap, which would oblige the top teams to shed three quarters of it workforce, and would encourage a gold rush for new teams to come in to the sport.
This blocking move by FOTA and the embarrassment caused to the FIA, is likely to harden the FIA’s resolve to leave the capped figure at £30 million, rather than negotiate it up to the £50-60 million, which is more feasible.
“It’s a shame what is happening to Formula One. It’s hard to believe that these recent decisions will improve things for the trackside spectators and TV viewers, who should always be our No1 priority, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
Yesterday’s short statement by the FIA that the new system would not be introduced if the teams did not all agree it, sits oddly for me. Max Mosley is famous for planning everything meticulously. Something has gone wrong here.
Just going back through my email archive I came across the February 29th press release from the FIA anticipating what arrived yesterday. Take a look, especially paragraph 3 and see how it evolved from here.
“In view of the difficult economic conditions which continue to affect Formula One sponsors and major car manufacturers, the FIA is preparing radical proposals for 2010.
If adopted by the World Motor Sport Council, the new regulations will enable a team to compete for a fraction of current budgets but nevertheless field cars which can match those of the established teams.
These regulations will not affect the established teams which now have stable backing from the major car manufacturers, but will enable new teams to fill the existing vacancies on the grid for 2010 and make it less likely that any team will be forced to leave the Championship.
The proposals will be submitted to the World Council on 17 March.
From a fans’ point of view the big story from yesterday’s FOTA press conference was the changes they’d like to make to shorten the races, change the points and boost the TV coverage.
Martin Whitmarsh spoke about the desire to change the points system to reward the winner and podium finishers and to shorten the races by fifty miles, which for the average race will take about 20 minutes off the race time. The points thing will exaggerate the difference between the top teams and the rest and is possibly a payback for the big guys agreeing so many cost cuts and giving cheap engines and gearboxes to the smaller teams for the next three years.
All of this is in response to a huge public survey FOTA conducted. Unlike the recent ING/F1 Racing survey, this one asked people who are mildly interested in F1, not the diehards and the proposals are a response to that. These are the right people to be having that dialogue with because they represent the potential for growth.
Flavio Briatore picked up this theme, talking about how the TV show needed improving. And here we get into some difficulties.
FOTA propose to spice up the show by revealing the weights of the cars after qualifying, opening all radio conversations, showing which cars are fuelled to the finish and showing predictions of where a car will slot in after a pit stop.
Removing all suspense in other words, which I have to say might be a mistake. Telling people right away how much fuel everyone had when they set their fast lap makes qualifying even more meaningless than it is already and takes all the suspense out of the opening phase of the race. The not-knowing sometimes is the best bit. There were quite a few times when I was a TV commentator that I knew more than I let on because it was clear to me that by revealing the information I would ruin the sporting suspense.
The problem here is that they want to make it more accessible to the casual fan, which is laudable and they have some very good ideas like constructors’ championship points for the fastest pit crew. There is some fantastic information the teams have which would be of massive interest to viewers, like a graphic which shows the different lines drivers take around a corner, the radio traffic of course and things which only they see at present.
But to reveal many of the things proposed today would make F1 races less a sporting spectacle and more like a scientific process, with a predictable outcome. I think they need to be more selective, not give all the goodies away too soon.
Yesterday was frantic. I got up at 4-30am in London and got the 6-50am BA flight to Geneva with a load of excited people who were going skiiing. Geneva was cold and wet, the motor show is on, but there isn’t much enthusiasm from (or for) the car industry at the moment.
The FOTA press conference was held in a kind of transport museum, not far from the airport. There weren’t as many media there as I’d expected. The usual faces from Italy, Germany, UK, but not the hundreds I thought might come. It’s a sign that the credit crunch is affecting the budgets of many media organisations and I’m sure that the press office at the GPs will have a few more empty seats.
It’s also because FOTA is a slightly odd story in a way I guess. I’m not sure many people have fully appreciated the significance of FOTA and of this day, the first time the teams have all got together with Ferrari at the heart of it and put on a show to say how they want F1 to be run both in terms of governance and commercially and how serious they are about it. They feel they can shape the rule and have more of a stake in the revenues.
For such a big moment, it was a very calm atmosphere. Ferrari and FOTA president Luca di Montezemolo was very much the star of the show, he was centre stage and everyone else played second fiddle, including Ron Dennis. Montezemolo was aware of this and towards the end he asked Ron to say a few words, introducing him by saying that many people would be astonished to see him and Ron together on the same platform, but it was a sign of how FOTA was about togetherness and so on. Although he’s a few years older than Ron he cheekily introduced him as ‘the oldest man on the stage’ but Ron quickly came back with, “But I date younger women..:!” Which he most certainly does.
Some of the behind the scenes chat was about who will follow Montezemolo when his one year term is up. the logical next man in line is Dennis, but there is a feeling that he might prove more devisive and lack the ‘we’re all equals here’ charm of Montezemolo.
Ron had looked quite awkward on the back row. The front row was made up of the chairman (Montezemolo) the deputy chairman (Toyota’s John Howett) and the people who were speaking, Mario Theissen from BMW, Renault’s Flavio Briatore and McLaren’s Martin Whitmarsh. The other team bosses were on the back row.
After hearing all this talk of the dramatic cost savings they had made I was sorely tempted to ask for a show of hands of who had flown in on a commercial airline, but I thought that would be churlish. There is no doubt that a huge amount of work has been done behind the scenes in a very short space of time and the measures announced today are pretty impressive. But I can’t see many of these guys dropping the private jet.
Montezemolo spoke about how they wanted to preserve the DNA of F1, it’s technical challenge, but how they wanted to balance the costs and the revenues and improve the show. He admitted that the credit crunch had forced them all together, but said that this was a positive thing. It certainly is from the point of view of the former Honda team, which would have died without FOTA and some of the others who might well have pulled out. They were all serious about FOTA from July onwards, but when Honda pulled the plug it galvanised them into action.
The Formula One Teams Association held its first press conference today here in Geneva and the show of strength from the teams underlined how united they are.
The headlines are that they have agreed to measures for 2010 which will cut budgets by 50% compared to the 2008 season. This will mean teams like Force India needing a budget of around £50 million and a top team like Ferrari and McLaren operating on £150 million. It’s impressive progress, but still some way short of what FIA president Max Mosley is looking for. I think the FIA will probably accept these proposals when they are put to them in the next couple of days. Montezemolo told me afterwards that he thinks they will go further in 2011 and 2012 reducing costs, but also looking to increase revenues, particularly from the internet.
They have also called for two significant changes to the racing for this season – they want races to be shortened to 150 miles from the current 200 (so Felipe Massa gets his way, see post yesterday!) and for the winner to be better rewarded with a points system which goes 12-9-7-5-4-3-2-1.
The manufacturer teams will make gearboxes available to privateers for £1.5 million per season.
FOTA chairman Luca di Montezemolo also confirmed that all the manufacturers in F1 have committed to stay in the sport until 2012, putting to bed any suggestion that Renault or Toyota might pull out and it was confirmed that the former Honda team will be on the grid in 2009, (see separate post).
It is quite clear that without the FOTA initiatives of the last few months, Honda would have been dead and maybe one or tow more teams would have followed.
All the teams will now sign the Concorde Agreement by March 18th and that will provide a lot of stability to the sport.
They have also committed to provide more information for viewers this season to make the races more entertaining to watch, such as all the fuel data after qualifying, the radio conversations will be totally open and they want to make a graphic showing which cars are fuelled to the finish. Whether Bernie Ecclestone chooses to use these graphics on his TV feed is another question….
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T.B. Caswell, headmaster of the Carleton Place school, had occasion to punish some pupils in his room. Among them was the son of the Reeve Mr. Steele who felt so aggrieved that he undertook to punish the teacher for which he will have to answer at the next Quarter session.
Judging from the number of complaints made to the Board of Education at Carleton Place about the undue severity there must be quite a number of people in that town who are wiser than Solomon for we have his authority for saying “spare the rod”. We will “spoil the child”. A parent should rarely side with a pupil in the matter of discipline.
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typepad | Every once in awhile we have the honor of planning more than one wedding for a family. I was approached last year by bride Christy, whose twin sister's wedding I had planned two years before. I was so excited to work with this family again and while there was a little deja vu every so often, Christy's wedding was unique and really captured her style and the personalities of both her and Justin. Early on, Christy sent me a photo she loved of a rustic wedding in a barn. The wood beams made me think immediately of the Historic Dubsdread Ballroom, and it only took one quick walk through for Christy to decide that it was the perfect place for her wedding reception. The food was exquisite and dinner included crabcakes that their Maryland family agreed was top notch.
We left just about all song choices up to Justin, whose passion for music was acknowledged with a Baldwin piano groom's cake by The Sugar Suite, complete with wood grain and tiny black and white keys. Our DJ Rocks kept both groom and guests happy and dancing and the Our Photobooth Rocks photobooth made for some fantastic memories!
Christy's parents surprised everyone, even the bride and groom, with a band of bagpipers that marched up to the reception and played the most beautiful version of Amazing Grace, just like they did at her sister's wedding. After a grande sparkler exit, the bridal party departed by trolley.
Thank you, Christy and Justin for choosing Tickled Pink Brides! I loved every bit of this wedding and was so honored to be a part of it. Now onto the photos by Binary Flips Photography!
Twins...this is one of my favorite pictures of the day!
Invitation suite by Rifle Paper Co.
To see more details from this wedding, visit the feature on the Wedding Chicks blog!
We're proud to show off Jenny and Nick's video trailer from their wedding at Knowles Chapel at Rollins College in Winter Park and reception at the Historic Dubsdread Ballroom. Orlando videographers Imprint Cinema put together a video that shows off the gorgeous dress from The Collection, wedding day makeup by All Faces Makeup, the beautiful car by Cole's Classic Cars, floral and decor by Atmosphere's, and Chiavari chairs by A Chair Affair. Anna Cakes provided the pretty (and pretty delicious) cake, Soundwave was responsible for keeping guests on the dance floor, and Scott Craig Photography captured the wedding day in photos. Enjoy this sweet video and congrats to Jenny and Nick!
Photographer John Unrue captured some beautiful portraits of Jovan and Allison's wedding in March at Holy Family Catholic Church and the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes. For now, here is a sneak peak of their ceremony shots. They honored Jovan's Filipino heritage with a traditional Catholic ceremony complete with the veil, cord and candle, and later in the night they paid homage to Allison's Polish background with a traditional Polish wedding dance. We love celebrating our couples' unique heritages and finding ways to incorporate classic traditions in their weddings! Allison was such a stunning bride and I'm so happy to share these images of her and Jovan.
Terri and I had the utmost pleasure of working with bride and groom Allison and Jovan on their wedding at Holy Family Catholic Church and reception at the Ritz Carlton, Grande Lakes. Orlando was the perfect destination for this out of town couple and their extended family and friends. A beautiful and seamless ceremony, an abundance of delicious food (can you say lobster tail, oysters, and a mashed potato bar...and that was just cocktail hour!), and a ballroom decked out in the most elegant silver and white floral and decor by Lee James were just a few highlights of the day. Allison was such a gorgeous bride and we all loved watching her reaction to the "same day edit" video that Jovan had planned and videographer Jose Ortiz showed during the reception. What's even better is that he went back and edited her reaction into the same day edit so that you all can see!
Same day edits are such a special way for you and your guests to relive the wedding day right away by watching a quick video trailer during your reception. Talk about instant gratification!
The beautifull SDE experience of Jovan and Allison. Surprise!! from Jose Ortiz Films on Vimeo.
My dear, dear friend Ashley was married (!!) in December and the fine folks of Imprint Cinema were there to document the entire day. Just last week, they debuted her wedding video trailer and I could not have been more excited to watch it. On repeat. With tears. Watch for yours truly, as I doubled as both planner and bridesmaid!
Ashley & Sean's Wedding Trailer from Imprint Cinema on Vimeo.
I just love real wedding posts. I love reliving wedding day moments through photographs, and then sharing them with you so that you can see what our Tickled Pink Brides experience on their wedding days. Whitney and Ben were such a fun couple that live out of state but celebrated their wedding weekend at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando. Whitney's quick, witty, and hilarious personality made planning the wedding with her so much fun, and her parents will always be some of my favorite MOB and FOB characters.
Whitney's color scheme was black, white and green, with a touch of bling for good measure (check out the rhinestones on the bridal bouquet stem holder!). The entire event was intimate and elegant, but far from stuffy as this group knew how to party! Unique details like a black aisle runner amidst an otherwise white wedding ceremony, amazing black and silver table linens, pops of green orchids in each bouquet, and a last dance that finished with a shower of confetti made this wedding one to remember. Now on to the pictures! Thanks as always to Binary Flips for capturing each moment. Click on any photos to see a larger view.
As a wedding planner, I’m constantly surrounded by weddings; so naturally, I’ve spent a lot of time imagining what I would walk down the aisle in. Would I want something traditional?
Finding my dress was the part of planning my own wedding I was most excited about. Over the past few weeks I have been trying to find my dress, so I thought I would give a few tips that have helped me.
1. Do some research and figure out what styles you like. I knew I would have a hard time walking into a store without having done my research, so I started looking at gowns over the internet early on. I first researched the bridal boutiques in my area to find out what designers they carried. Next, I would go to those specific designer’s websites and save any picture that caught my eye. Be sure to save the photos in a folder labeled with the designers name and save each picture with the style number. This way, when you visit the boutique you’ll be able to ask a consultant if they carry any of the dresses you have saved. I did this by downloading the Dropbox application to my iPhone and iPad. Dropbox allows you to save and share files, its free, and can be downloaded onto most smart phones/tablets (use this link to download Dropbox). Even if they don’t carry the specific dresses you have saved, it will still give your consultant an idea for what you’re looking for.
2. Don’t bring too many people to the appointment. Finding your dress can get stressful when you bring too many people along to the appointment with you. Having too many opinions will only confuse you and keep you from ultimately choosing the dress you like. I would recommend bringing no more than three people. Be sure to pick only the people whose opinions really matter to you. I took my Mom with me not only because I wanted to share the experience with her, but because her opinion really mattered to me most. I knew she would be honest, but ultimately support my decision.
3. Know your budget before you start trying on gowns (don’t forget to include sales tax and alterations). I know not to try on dresses outside of my budget, and still made this mistake! There is nothing more disappointing than trying on a dress, loving it, then realizing you can’t afford it. If you think you might stretch your budget to get that dream dress, try to pull the extra money from another part of your wedding budget. I have a feeling this is what I'll end up doing.
I find so many brides that I work with have a lot of great ideas, but aren’t quite sure how to reign them into one cohesive style. I too had this problem. I find myself liking so many colors and styles that I wasn’t sure which way to go. After giving it a lot of thought I had to ask myself, what do I really want and what do I want to look back on in my wedding photos? For me it was easy…I’m pretty traditional, love all things romantic, soft and girly and I knew I wanted it to be formal. Next, I turned to my wardrobe for inspiration. What colors did I see most hanging in my closet? Black, white, lace embellishments and neutral beiges, golds, and pinks. I had to admit to myself I like things simple, timeless but with a unique twist. After having done this I felt confident I knew what style I would go for.
Establishing your wedding style first will then allow you to narrow down what types of venues to look for, the style of your gown, your wedding colors, what your stationary will look like and so forth. Find your style first and everything else will start to fall into place – I promise! Look for inspiration from stylemepretty.com, knot.com, weddingwire.com, etsy.com and various blogs from wedding professionals. Before you know it, you will be on your way to finding your wedding personality! Also, be sure to check our blog frequently for trends and creative ideas.
"They aren’t afraid to laugh big and laugh hard and be goofy just because there are people with cameras around and we LOVE that because now, when I look through these images from their wedding, the smiles captured are absolutely contagious. You can’t look at a photo of Sara laughing and not smile yourself, because the laugh is so big and so REAL. If ever there was a day to let your happiness flow free, it’s on your wedding day…"
Some sweet and inspiring details were included in this wedding, like Sara's shoes (gorgeous!), the pops of yellow in the paper pom-poms and bridesmaid dresses, and the delicious cupcake dessert table. Cheers to Sara and Juan and congrats again from the gals at Tickled Pink!
Introducing "On Behalf of the Bride"
I recently got engaged over the holidays (yay!) and thought it might be fun to blog about some of my personal experiences from the eyes of not only a planner but also a bride! I have planned my fair share of weddings, but I'm still learning new things all the time, especially now that the shoe is on the other foot. Look forward to my first post next Wednesday about establishing your own personal wedding style. | 2019-04-18T16:37:09Z | https://tickledpink.typepad.com/brideblog/real-weddings/ | Porn | Business | 0.108944 |
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For access to Arena please press the buzzer located to the left of the Baltic Social entrance, and someone will come down to meet you.
Kate Lloyd ‘Freedom’ acrylic and jigsaw pieces on canvas.
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wordpress | Last night’s Portrait Party at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts was as thoroughly engrossing as the others. At times I felt like I was in the company of professional models! though it was just us chickens of the sketching sort – a fun group.
If you have been wanting to come join us you may want to put our next date on your calendar – Thursday May 23, we’ll be at it again, 5-8pm. Everyone invited, no matter your figure drawing skills or lack thereof.
These were my 2 minute sketches, done with a wet brush and a graphite cake, which I’d hoped would be a quicker way to do the modeling. It’s a somewhat clunky medium but gets one drawing with a brush.
At 3 minute poses I switched to pencil and watercolor, which I liked better.
I guess we all have our visual “issues” to overcome. When I’m sitting too close to someone I’m drawing, I can’t seem to avoid sketching them larger, often so they barely fit on the page – like Catherine here!
I got out an Inktense pencil to sketch the one on the right.
In this 10 minute pose I got a bit more ambitious, with more of the figure.
Last pose of the night. A very wise woman gave us a lovely peaceful pose.
I’m so tempted to go back into these and “finish” them, but I would surely lose whatever “freshness” I have achieved. It’s wonderful practice, and frankly as good as meditation for quieting the mind. We have music playing in the background, but each person is intensely in their own creative space. The resulting portraits are as different in style as the individuals we are.
See you next month, May 23rd?
A portrait party? You mean a figure drawing studio class? Or a party where you get your picture taken or sketched?
Well, none of the above, but all of the above. Our second Portrait Party held at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts last week attracted many new curious souls, some of whom wanted to observe, or in fact to pose and be sketched (without themselves sketching). But what we were doing was sitting in groups of six sketchers and taking turns sketching each other (one person posing at a time). No teacher, but lots of sharing of ideas, techniques, and materials. We were fortunate to also have some accomplished artist/teachers among the crowd of enthusiasts.
We started out with one-minute sketches.
. . .and went up to five and seven minutes so I got out the watercolor and Inktense pencils. And rescued some hats I’d brought. (A little dog had curled up on them to take a nap, bored as I’m sure he/she was to be in a group of humans where no one was paying him any attention.) We had fun posing with hats. They really help to add some (additional) character to us characters.
No names here, because really. . .it’s not about likeness. I have destroyed many a lovely person’s visage with my paint and pencils.
Can you tell that this was my favorite of the evening?
A hoody for a change.
A last minute dark wash pencil at the end, heavy handed, but oozing enthusiasm. . .
And we’ll be holding more of these portrait parties at the Seb. Arts Center, so I hope you’ll be able to come next time. Stay tuned for the dates!
Next Portrait Party March 21st!
and bring a donation of $10 for the Art Center.
Hope to sketch you there!
Can getting people together to draw be a party as well? That was the idea last Thursday evening at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts when the auditorium area behind the gallery was turned into a figure studio and participants arrived in hats and scarves and some even with instruments!
As people arrived we started seating groups of six people. Everyone took turns posing, first for one minute poses and building up to ten minute poses, while music played and a deep concentration set in. Non-drawing spouses watched and took pictures. At the break there were refreshments and a few minutes to do another thing we all enjoy, to make new artist friends!
Suddenly it was eight o’clock and the evening was over! Sketching faces can be so mesmerizing. . .it’s hard to stop.
If you missed out, don’t worry because we’ll do it again soon! The Art Center has been so supportive of this event and the response has been robust. I thought I knew most of the artist community already, but in addition to familiar faces there were many new people to meet.
As soon as we have a definite date for our next Portrait Party I will post it here. Stay tuned!
Mixed Media workshops this fall!
There’s always ideas percolating for mixed media lessons I’d like to teach in my Monday Muse Group and weekend workshops. For instance, inspired by Gustav Klimt, whose gilded paintings will be shown this fall in an exhibition at the Legion of Honor in S.F., we’ll be working with metallics. . .then a simple form of monotype printing and the very popular “stick painting” where we make expressive mark beginnings with carved sticks. . .then exploring color transparencies to get that eye saturating sense of depth.
If any of these interest you, you may want to reserve your spot in either the weekly Muse Group in my studio or the weekend workshop at Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Here’s the scoop!
At this writing there are two spots left in the Monday Afternoon group. For more info and to register visit my website.
And if you like a whole weekend to develop your paintings, the following workshop may appeal.
For more information and to register contact me. I hope to be painting with you this fall!
Here’s the flyer for a new weekend workshop I’m offering in November !
For more information check out my website. Feel free to contact me with any questions and to register. Hope you can come!
My latest experiments in the art laboratory explore the territory of “patina”. They are usually a response to the query “I wonder what would happen if. . .” and in this case. . .if I wet the watercolor paper and paint into it with iridescent paints. The metallic particles drop out of solution on the wet surface causing spontaneous “events”.
The frustrating thing about these patina paintings is the difficulty in photographing the reflective paints, so you’ll have to use your imagination because they’ve gone flat in this image. The lovely blue is actually the blue portion of the Blue Gold as the gold is left behind by the water.
Imagine the treasures that surface on the trails we walk. Then again imagine the ones packed within the earth’s core. The restless imagination becomes a geologist digging deeper into that landscape, more wondrous and bizarre, that cannot be seen with mere eyes.
And then it surfaces again, to the just-enough-loveliness of everyday to sweeten this perplexing gift of life.
I’ll be teaching a new version of Experimental Mixed Media Painting: “Patina” at Sebastopol Center for the Arts on June 24 and 25. There’s still a couple spaces if you’re interested! For more information visit my website. | 2019-04-21T14:49:00Z | https://susancornelis.wordpress.com/tag/sebastopol-center-for-the-arts/ | Porn | Reference | 0.103516 |
livejournal | OK, 'freakishly weird' is a matter of opinion, and I don't know of any film that has one. But I do remember that on seeing this film for the first time, on a rare school outing because our German teacher thought it would be good for us if we saw every Rainer Werner Fassbinder-film ever made, the ending came as a total surprise. We were never able, in our discussions afterwards, to determine whether Maria Braun had simply forgotten she'd left the gas on, and the explosion was an accident; or whether she knew perfectly well what she was doing and she blew her husband and herself up in an act of revenge. | 2019-04-23T16:17:09Z | https://gamiila.livejournal.com/437396.html | Porn | Reference | 0.640468 |