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Gerard de Gre's Ancient Wargame Rules … as modified by Charles and David SweetPosted: February 23, 2013 Filed under: Ancients, Charlie Sweet, Early Wargames and Wargamers, Gerard de Gre, Wargame Design 6 Comments
I have also added a link to Gerard de Gre's Napoleonic Wargame rules (as modified by Charles and David Sweet) from the Free Downloadable Wargame Rules page.
Gerard de Gre's Ancient Wargame Rules … as modified by Charles and David SweetPosted: February 19, 2013 Filed under: Ancients, Charlie Sweet, Early Wargames and Wargamers, Gerard de Gre, Wargame Design 4 Comments
Some time ago Dick Bryant – the former editor and publisher of THE COURIER – had sent me scans of the Ancient rules that had been devised by Gerard De Gre and modified by Charlie and David Sweet. They had been published in THE COURIER back in the 1970s, and like their Napoleonic counterparts they had been 'lost' to the general wargaming public for many years.
Dick had already given me permission to re-publish them via my blog, and I have spent time today transcribing them. Unfortunately the scans that Dick sent me appear to be incomplete, and until I have the missing pieces I will not be able to make them available in a downloadable format that potential players can print off for their own personal use.
The rules are interesting in that they use small catapults to simulate the fire of their ancient full-size equivalents and dice to adjudicate the outcomes of light infantry 'fire' (i.e. javelins, bows, slings, etc.) The melee system is very similar to that used in the Napoleonic rules and uses six alternative melee deployments (Melee Deployment Indicators or MDIs), each of which has different strengths and weaknesses.
So in the end my day was not a total waste of time. I feel that I managed to achieve something, albeit incomplete. And for those of you who might be interested, the washing machine was finally delivered at 4.45pm, and I finished installing it by just after 5.00pm.
Latest draft of the Portable Wargame: Modern rules now available to downloadPosted: January 26, 2013 Filed under: Charlie Sweet, Early 20th Century, Gerard de Gre, The Portable Wargame, Wargame Design, World War II 4 Comments
- A turn sequence that uses playing card tiles to determine the order in which Units are activated.
- Changes that enable Artillery Units to 'hold their fire' if they are firing at targets that are (or are likely to be) in direct line-of-sight and at a range of not more than 4 grid areas. (This concept was 'borrowed' from Gerard de Gre and Charlie Sweet's Napoleonic wargames rules in which Artillery can 'hold fire' if they intend to use canister later in the turn.)
I have used the opportunity to make a few cosmetic changes to the layout of the rules and have included a range of optional rules including:
- Air-to-air combat rules
- Air-to-ground combat rules
- Ground-to-air combat rules
- Rules for Cyclist Units
- Rules for Ski Troop Units
- Rules for Tank Riders
- Rules for Gas attacks
These 'one side of a piece of A4 paper' rules have now become seven pages long … but in my defence I would like to point out that the last three cover Special Rules, Definitions, and Optional Rules.
The latest draft can be downloaded in PDF format from here.
Gerard de Gre's Napoleonic Wargame Rules … as modified by Charles and David Sweet: the downloadable rulesPosted: January 21, 2013 Filed under: Charlie Sweet, Early 19th Century, Early Wargames and Wargamers, Gerard de Gre, Napoleonic Wars, Wargame Design 4 Comments
Gerard de Gre's Napoleonic Wargame Rules … as modified by Charles and David Sweet: the rulesPosted: January 20, 2013 Filed under: Charlie Sweet, Early 19th Century, Early Wargames and Wargamers, Gerard de Gre, Napoleonic Wars, Wargame Design 11 Comments
Originally by Gerard DeGre
Modified by Charles and David Sweet
The game is played on a board divided into 4" squares which determine all movement, firing ranges, and melee involvement. Except for retreats, measurement or movement on the diagonal is counted as 1.5 rather than 1.
A. Opponents move alternately. The sequence of a turn is as follows:
- Both sides fire artillery (except held canister).
- Both sides fire musketry.
- Attacker moves.
- Defender fire held canister.
- All melees are fought.
- End of turn, next turn begins with the attacker becoming the defender, and vice versa.
B. No unit, once formed, may separate or reform, except artillery, light infantry, or light cavalry. Commanders may join or leave any unit.
C. No two different units of one side may be in the same square, except artillery may form in any way, as long as there are no more that 2 guns, 1 supply wagon, or 6 crew stands in one square, and commanders may join any unit with a limit of 1 commander per square.
D. A move begun, travelled entirely upon, and ended on a road is lengthened by one square.
E. No unit may move through enemy units. If two enemy units are diagonally adjacent, the space between them may not be moved through.
F. A gun must have at least 1 stand of crew to move it. Anyone may move a gun. In case of conflicting speeds the gun moves at the slowest rate.
G. Attacker may limber, unlimber, or face in any direction freely at any time. Defender may not limber or unlimber, but may face around +/- 90° if in square adjacent to a melee contact square. After a melee, both sides may face around in any direction freely. Every unit must at all times face in one direction towards one side or corner (exception – see squares).
A. All guns of both sides can fire on a given turn, even if destroyed on that turn. Any other stands destroyed on a turn may not fire back.
B. To be able to fire, a gun must have 1 stand of artillery men and be unlimbered.
C. Each foot battery has 3 shots per turn at the beginning, 2 field guns and 1 howitzer. If 1 gun or the supply wagon is lost, the battery has two shots per turn, 1 field gun and 1 howitzer. If 1 gun and the supply wagon are lost, the battery has a choice of 1 field gun or 1 howitzer shot per turn. If both guns are lost, the battery has no shots per turn.
D. Each horse gun has 1 horse gun shot per turn.
E. A gun may not fire at an angle greater than +45° from the direction it is facing, up to its maximum range. Squares occupied by friendly troops adjacent to a gun screen it and keep it from firing in that direction. Friendly troops two or more squares away do not screen. However, a hit on a friendly stand destroys it.
F. To fire a field or horse gun, place the model gun to the rear relative to the intended target. Platforms may be used at the same elevation of guns on hills. The gun is fired and a 1" radius circle is placed with its center on the tip of the Q-tip where the Q-tip came to rest. Any one stand which has any part of it within the circle is a casualty. To destroy a gun or wagon, the tip of the Q-tip must be touching it. If a gun or a wagon is destroyed, its crew (1 stand) is destroyed with it. If the tip of the Q-tip comes to rest over water, the shell is presumed to have landed in it and does no damage.
G. To fire a howitzer, proceed as in G, but use a catapult, flipper or other arching weapon, and measure the circle from the center of the projectile. A howitzer cannot be screened.
H. Canister – A gun may fire canister instead of its normal shot into any adjacent square within +/- 45° of the direction it is facing. Canister cannot be fired into a square containing friendly troops. To fire, call the target square and roll 3 dice for each field gun or howitzer shot, 2 for each horse gun shot. Kill as per musketry at the proper range. Canister may be fired with the rest of the artillery, or held until enemy units pass within range. But if held, no other shot can be fired, and if the gun is destroyed, of if no enemy units pass within range, the gun cannot be fired at all.
A. Musketry is simultaneous, after artillery fire but before movement. Any stand destroyed by musket fire which has not fired may fire back if otherwise possible.
B. Firing is by units. Line infantry may fire straight ahead only. Any other musket-firing unit may fire straight ahead +/- 45°. Any units in the way at any distance screen and prevent fire by either side at the screened units.
C. Each stand throws one die when firing. If the unit firing is a Guards unit, it adds one die. If a Commander is present, the unit adds one die. Any unit after the first firing at the same target adds one die. Dice may also be subtracted if the target is in a protected square (see Protection).
D. To fire, roll the correct number of dice and refer to the table below:
E. Each hit destroys one target stand. If more than one type of unit can be destroyed, firer gets his choice.
A. A unit must move into a square occupied by the enemy to make a melee. This square becomes the contact square. Units in adjacent squares may face around to support (remember attacker may face any direction, defender may face around only +/- 90°). They are able to support in any direction of the contact square if the first table says "yes". However, if a defending cavalry unit cannot support an infantry or artillery unit at the beginning of the turn, it cannot wheel to do so. Units able and willing to support are included in the melee (a unit does not have to support if it does not want to). All supports must be indicated before the melees are resolved; attacker does so first, then defender. A unit may fight in only one melee a turn.
B. Except for a commander, a unit must consist of more than one stand.
C. To resolve a melee the value of each side is totalled. Each side then chooses a Melee Deployment Indication (MDI) and the result is determined (see table at end of rules). Fight as follows:
EQUAL DEPLOYMENTS – If unequal numbers, weaker and stronger sides each lose value equal to ½ the strength of the losing side. Weaker side then retreats 2. If one side is more than 3 times the strength of the other, the remainder of the weaker side is destroyed rather than retreating. If numbers are equal, each side loses ½ and retreats 2.
UNEQUAL DEPLOYMENTS – Inferior deployment lose 1 for the first superior 1, 1 for each 2 superior remaining. Superior deployment loses 1 for each 2 inferior casualties. Weaker side then retreats 2, of if the numbers left are equal, then the inferior deployment retreats 2. But if one side is 3 or more times the strength of the other, the remainder of the weaker side is destroyed instead of retreating.
D. If withdrawal (MDI) does not succeed, treat it as an inferior deployment. If it does succeed, all withdrawing units retreat 2 without loss taking their equipment with them.
E. The first stand destroyed in a melee is in the contact square. Thereafter destroy in a clockwise circle, spreading kills as evenly as possible among all the units involved.
F. Because units have different values, the exact number as specified above, cannot always be destroyed. Therefore follow the rules as closely as possible, flipping a coin to settle a dispute if necessary. The opponent's sense of fair play is to be relied upon. EXAMPLE: A has 2 line infantry and 2 guards cavalry stands and is to lose 3.5. He loses 1 line infantry and 1 guards cavalry stand and flips a coin with B to see whether or not he loses a second line infantry stand.
G. For retreats only, diagonal moves are counted 1 instead of 1.5. Retreats toward the rear for defender, or toward the direction the unit came from, for the attacker. If enemy units are in the way, the retreat skirts them but goes as much as possible in the correct direction. If retreat is impossible (enemy units and/or impassable terrain cut retreating units off), the retreating units are destroyed.
H. Superior deployment (unless destroyed) captures all equipment. If deployment equal, stronger side captures all equipment. If everyone dead, equipment remains in the open, belonging to neither side.
I. All remaining units at the end of a melee may face freely in any direction.
A. Any square containing rocks, trees, houses, etc. is called a protected square. For artillery (except canister) to destroy units in a protected square the tip of the Q-tip or other projectile must be in the square and be within 1" of a stand; otherwise no stands are destroyed. One die is subtracted from each gun firing canister or each unit firing musketry into a protected square. If the contact square of a melee is in a protected square, the attacker destroys one less the he normally would.
B. Before each game, special rules for restrictions on movement, extra protection, etc. for forts, hills, and other large terrain features may be agreed upon.
C. Bridges are not considered protection.
D. If the tip of the Q-tip or other projectile is touching a tree, house, bridge, or other inflammable object, roll 2 dice. If one 1 shows, the square is burning and all units must retreat 1 out of it. Thereafter it is impassable. If double ones are thrown, the square burns up and everyone and anything in it are destroyed. Thereafter the square is considered normal and may be moved through, etc. as usual. A burning square screens as unit normally do.
7. COMMANDERS – support in the same way as the unit they accompany. However, if acting independently they support as shown in the first table.
A. Any number of line or guards infantry units may form a Square. To form a square, or to break one voluntarily, takes one entire move, Long rectangular "squares" are not allowed. A Square must have at least 1 stand per square of frontage facing forward, backward, left, and right or it is not a Square legally.
B. A Squared is the only formation which faces in more than one direction. Squares cannot move, but they may fire and support in any direction as per the ability of the units which form them. Cavalry cannot melee an unbroken square. Since all melees are simultaneous, for cavalry to melee a Square it must be broken before any movement begins.
C. A Square is broken when 1 or more sides fall below the legal limit of 1 stand per square of frontage. Defender must immediately face every stand of each unit in 1 direction, which he can choose. Broken Squares receive none of the unbroken Squares advantages.
9. RETREAT – As soon as a unit is down to one stand, except light infantry, on each of its turns it must retreat 1 full move backward until it is destroyed or retreats off the edge of the board. The stand may face in any direction, and fire and fire and support if possible, but it cannot advance or attack. All artillery stands are considered 1 unit together. Guards infantry and cavalry are exempt.
10. If a unit retreats off the board, it is set apart from the destroyed units. It fights no more, but still counts for points at the end of the game.
11. Either side may destroy any of its equipment at the end of any turn.
12. Games last until 1 side surrenders or is destroyed, or after an agreed number of turns. If the last case occurs, the cost points of each side (including units retreated off the board) are totalled, and the highest total wins. [ED. NOTE points could be awarded for capturing certain objectives].
MDIs are 6 cards, 1 set to a side each card marked with one of the possible deployments. The deployments and their value are described below:
COLUMN is superior to FLANKING and PINCERS
LINE is superior to COLUMN and SQUARE
SQUARE is superior to PINCERS and COLUMN
FLANKING is superior to LINE and SQUARE
PINCERS is superior to FLANKING and LINE
WITHDRAWAL succeeds against LINE and SQUARE
WITHDRAWAL fails against COLUMN, PINCERS and SQUARE
THE FIRING GUN – An actually-firing gun of plastic is used to represent field or horse gun fire, and a homemade catapult for howitzer fire. The field/horse gun shell is a Q-tip dipped in paint and allowed to harden, while the howitzer shell is a small square of plasticine whose centre has been marked, so no troops are hurt by this method. We also feel an element of personal skill is introduced into the game (certain players of this game are renowned for their accurate artillery). The realism of windage, faulty charges, crosswinds, and other spoilers of aim is simulated by the bouncing and rolling of the shells. In addition, with this method the artillery commander can make the classic mistake and fire at his own troops. The guns are reasonably accurate at short ranges, much less so at longer ones. Not only is the method realistic, but the game is thereby speeded up and much dice rolling is eliminated.
ORGANIZATION – Our organization is a compromise one between the various nations. We have a tendency to mass elite units. However, our games turn out realistically for the most part if a little on the bloody side. They are decisive and allow skill to triumph over luck.
Each line and guard infantry, and guard cavalry unit consists of 4 stands. Each light infantry and cavalry and line cavalry unit consists of 3 stands. A foot battery consists of 4 foot crew, 1 mounted crew, 2 foot guns, and 1 supply wagon. A horse battery consists of 1 mounted crew and 1 horse gun.
GUARDS – This is our designation for elite, heavy infantry and cavalry units which are not always strictly guards. For instance, the 42nd foot was not called guards by the British Army, but since it definitely was an elite unit which was distinct from and better than normal line infantry regiments, we designate it as a guards infantry unit.
Our armies usually consist of several basic divisions apiece. Each division contains:
3 line infantry units
1 guards infantry unit
2 light infantry units
1 line cavalry unit
1 light cavalry unit
1 guards cavalry unit
2 foot batteries
1 horse battery
1 division commander
Gerard de Gre's Napoleonic Wargame Rules … as modified by Charles and David SweetPosted: January 20, 2013 Filed under: Charlie Sweet, Early 19th Century, Early Wargames and Wargamers, Gerard de Gre, H G Wells, Joseph Morschauser, Napoleonic Wars, Wargame Design 8 Comments
Dick has given me permission to re-publish them via my blog, and I have spent most of today transcribing them so that this will be possible … hopefully later today. If and when time allows I will also turn them into a downloadable format that potential players can print off for their own personal use.
The rules are a very interesting combination of the old and the new … and I can definitely see a linear development from Gerard de Gre's original ideas – as modified by Charlie and David Sweet – to those used in Joseph Morschauser's rules. Likewise there are links back to H G Well's rules in that all artillery fire is conducted with small toy cannons (for field and horse artillery fire) or catapults (for howitzer fire). It also has what I believe is a unique method for resolving melees that is somewhat akin to the traditional 'scissors, rock, paper' game many of us played as children.
Charlie Sweet: another pioneer of gridded wargamesPosted: December 31, 2012 Filed under: Charlie Sweet, Early Wargames and Wargamers, Gerard de Gre 16 Comments
I had heard of Charlie Sweet but knew little about him other than that he was an early wargamer and that he knew and had wargamed with Gerard de Gre. As a result of this link, I have discovered that he was also one of the pioneers of gridded wargames.
Of particular interest to me is the reconstruction of Charlie's Ancient wargames rules, especially as I have had several requests to produce an Ancients version of my own PORTABLE WARGAME rules. I hope to spend some time over the next few days reading this blog entry and the other blog entries that it is linked to … and I suspect that they will give me a few ideas.


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Introduction to Transport Services
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- Construction of and improvements to roads in order to meet demands of increasing traffic.
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Each and every day we bring experience, knowledge, and unique expertise to our work in the exciting sector of transport infrastructure in Vietnam. We continue to discover innovative solutions that not only meet our clients' needs but surpass their expectations.


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NBIC Biofilm Engineering Workshop
NBIC are hosting a second workshop, after the success of the first on Biofilm Detection in September 2018, to explore challenges, opportunities and advances in Biofilm Engineering.
The workshop on Biofilm Engineering will take place on Tuesday 30th April in Edinburgh, and is the second of four workshops NBIC are hosting across the four strategic themes in tackling biofilms: Prevent, Detect, Manage and Engineer.
What are biofilms?
Biofilms are formed by groups of microorganisms when cells stick to each other or adhere to a surface. They can occur in a multitude of situations across the built and natural environment, and can have effects across multiple sectors and supply chains, including manufacturing, food, medical devices and transport. In fact, biofilms are part of everyday life – from the plaque that builds up on our teeth to the biofouling on ships' hulls.
Biofilm Engineering
Biofilms tend to be regarded as a problem, but they can be a useful resource providing benefits such as the removal of pollutants, the potential production of pharmaceuticals and the production of biofuels on an industrial scale, as highlighted in last year's KTN report. The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) is hosting its second industrial/academic cross-sector Workshop on Biofilm Engineering on Tuesday April 30th at the EICC venue in Edinburgh. The workshop follows on from the successful first workshop, which covered Biofilm Detection.
Dr Mark Richardson, Chief Executive Officer of the National Biofilms Innovation Centre, said:
"This will be an essential session for anyone in an industrial or academic setting with an interest in biofilms and exploiting an understanding of their uses at the interface with engineering and process applications and who is keen to meet others who share this interest. This event is open to all commercial/industrial concerns and to UK academics whose institution is either currently, or plans to be, a member of NBIC."
"We will be discussing how to harness their benefits from knowledge of their composition, function, ecology and evolution. This includes developing and improving engineered platforms and solutions e.g. wastewater, biotechnology, resource recovery from wastewater, microbial fuel cells, aerobic and anaerobic bio-refinery. The scope for this theme also includes precision tools for microbial community engineering using synthetic biology."
The workshop will explore problem areas, unmet needs and opportunities in commercial contexts and will review the current state of scientific progress in biofilm engineering.
Anticipated outputs will include:
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- Additions to the evolving NBIC map of the biofilm scientific/needs landscape
- Agreed priorities and opportunities for translational projects and research investment to influence funders and drive NBIC activities
Register your interest
Please email firstname.lastname@example.com to express your interest in participating in this workshop.
The workshop will take place on Tuesday April 30th (10:00 – 16:00) at the EICC, The Exchange Edinburgh, EH3 8EE. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.


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The Truman Show - For Real?
Once recording is complete, automated data mining software will attempt to uncover the experiences that may have lead to his child's first words, or characteristic patterns of speaking. Professor Deb Roy has referred to this as the "Human Speechome Project" - covered in more detail in this CogSci conference proceedings paper.
The final step in this project is to develop a computational model of language acquisition that will match the child's performance as closely as possible, given the exact same input.
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Films depend on formula. The formula familiar to modern cinema-goers (who like big bangs for big bucks) was devised by Joseph Campbell, an American mythologist, who used the term "the hero's journey". Off goes the hero into some strange, wonderful place, he or she is faced with obstacles that are eventually overcome, and return laden with fortune and glory. Like Star Wars. Such stories are divided into the introduction, the confrontation and the resolution, the familiar three-act structure. But having watched a shed-load of movies – thank you Netflix – we reckon that a perfect movie requires nine key scenes. Here are our tips…
1/ How To Start: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1982)
"I'm making this up as I go," quips archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones. But from the off, this is highly structured film-making: set-up serves pay-off. In the never-bettered opening sequence, Indy first overcomes an assassination attempt – using a whip of all things to disarm a traitorous ally. Then he traverses the trap slowly, surely: tarantulas, deadly spikes, a bottomless pit, poison darts, only to tackle them all in reverse at full pelt to escape with a gold idol. Oh, but there's a few choice extras: a giant rolling boulder, a better-prepared rival and a tribe of angry Peruvian Indians. With our hero's safety assured, in the form of a handy seaplane, time for his triumphant theme tune. Duhn duh duh da, duhn duh da.
2/ What Is This Place: Avatar (2009)
Avatar has a poisonous philosophy: that supersized smurfs on dragons can overcome the American military might, that a primitive return to our cultural roots has any hope against the cogs of modernisation, and that nature can prevail over technology. But Avatar's sense of place and technical prowess are without equal in modern cinema. And, shockingly, it's not a sequel or a remake (well, a retelling of Pocahontas). Here we have this world, Pandora, and these people, the indigenous Na'vis, who are beautifully rendered and real, yet alien. The film has genius shifts in reality, from the cold grey world of the soldiers to the avatar world of brilliant blues and greens. We know exactly where we are at all times. And these contrasts serve the story. Of course we want the magical natural world to win, for love to blossom, for our broken hero to transform. Because in real life, those blue fellas just run casinos and herd alligators.
3/ A Villain Rises: The Dark Knight (2008)
"I believe whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you… stranger." Cue one of the most destructive villains known to Gotham City. The character of the Joker has been inhabited by many actors, but the late Heath Ledger did it best, so well in fact that it killed him. Why is he terrifying? Sure, he's absolutely bonkers and – hey! – a psychopath. But there's method in his madness, which is perfectly exemplified in his introductory scene. He's able to pull off a bank heist using a group of thugs that all somehow end up dead at the end of the scene. Bank hostages holding live hand grenades, police arriving too late, Batman arriving waaay too late… We see that the Joker's true talent lies in creating pure chaos. Now smile for me and let me show you how I got these scars.
4/ Mounting Tension: No Country For Old Men (2007)
Javier Bardem plays the coldest of cold-blooded killers in modern-ish Texas. In his opening scene he strangles a cop while handcuffed, his face a rictus of maniacal glee. He's chasing a cowboy (Josh Brolin), who's absconded with a suitcase of found drug money. Cowboy, holed up in a hotel room, finally figures out why the killer's been hot on his tail: there's a transponder hidden in the loot. And then he hears a noise in the hall. He calls reception and gets no answer. He listens at the door. He pulls his shotgun. He turns off the bedside lamp. He waits in the dark. Footsteps approach and feet are silhouetted in the light under the door. Josh cocks his gun. The feet move away. The light in the hallway goes out… We know what's out there and we're scared shitless.
5/ The Love Scene: The Terminator (1984)
There is no greater love scene in an action movie, possibly in any movie. This is a scene that really means something, not just the union of two characters, not just the chance to see a lady's breasts. This fuck is vital to the plot. A cyborg is sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor, a scatty waitress, whose future son will lead a rebellion that ends robot rule. The son's most trusted soldier, Kyle Reece, is sent back to stop the titular Terminator. Kyle's a fighter, but he's just a man. The love scene begins emotionally with two confessions, that Kyle is a virgin and that he fell in love with a picture of Sarah given to him by her son. Not unknown to men, Sarah is in a position of strength for the first time. She takes the lead, and they have proper sexy sex. Later, Kyle is killed. But Sarah is pregnant. Their son will lead the rebellion.
6/ The Musical Interlude: Ex Machina (2015)
Like The Terminator this film has robots and tits. Unlike The Terminator, Ex Machina has a full throttle, bug-out dance routine. Dance delights: whether it's twisting at Jack Rabbit Slim's in Pulp Fiction or the awesome moment in Ex Machina where the smoking hot Asian housegirl gets her groove on with social media genius and robot builder Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). "After a long day of Turing tests you've got to unwind… I'm going to tear up the fucking dance floor dude, check it out." He's not wrong. But it's a sinister scene, too. If you think the guy is batshit crazy, you're not wrong either.
7/ A Hero's Return: The Bourne Supremacy (2007)
A bomb goes off in Tangier and Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is blasted against a car, apparently dead. His assailant leaves to kill Jason's ex. Dying and coming back from the dead is a cornerstone of myth and the get-out of every fan-tested movie on the slate. Marvel is always pulling this shit, from Nick Fury to Loki. Anyway, Jason Bourne, having none of death, dusts himself off, evades the police in a rev-tastic motorcycle chase and morphs into a full-blown but somehow very real superhero – leaping from rooftop to rooftop and finally through a fucking window. There, he's immediately plunged into close-quarter kali fisticuffs with a younger, faster assassin… who he beats up with a copy of the Quran and strangles with a towel. Which keeps the girl safe, and that's what matters.
8/ The Climatic Shoot-Out: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)
Every movie in the Dollars trilogy ends with a single gunshot. In The Good… Clint Eastwood does the shooting – twice. A three-way standoff unfolds in a circular graveyard, the gunmen evenly spread. It should be carnage. The build-up is Ennio Morricone's blaring score over what is little more than a series of still photographs: the faces of the men, their hands on the guns, squinting eyes. Bang! – Clint shoots villain Lee Van Cleef. The movie ends with that other single gunshot. Eli Wallach's belligerent, ratty Mexican bandit Tuco is hanging from a rope around his neck, feet balanced on a wooden grave mark. Clint has ridden off but stops to shoot him down – from about half a mile away and on horseback, mind you. Tuco crashes into his sacks of gold, but scrambles up to scream at Clint: "You dirty son of a … [cue theme music]."
9/ Denouement: Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction is a deeply moral movie. Bad guys are killed or ass-raped. A drug-abuser overdoses. Good guys head off into the sunset. Jules, played by Samuel L Jackson, is the moral centre and a bad motherfucker. It's that kind of film. Pulp Fiction continually asks what is good, what is right, what is the best: bacon, burgers, coffee, milkshakes, foot massages, heroin, dating the boss's wife, coolness under pressure, the way of life. Jules is the hero because he changes. He dodges death and it has an effect, affords him a moment of clarity. He starts to see a path where he ceases to be the "tyranny of evil men" and can become a shepherd to the lost. He quits shooting people after quoting the bible. He is redeemed. Roll credits.


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The Fly To The Sky members HwanHee and Brian go on a farewell trip to commemorate their activities together for the last 10 years since their debut.
They did that through SBS 'Close Note'. Their manager said in an interview that this vacation will leave them with some good memories as part of Fly To The Sky before they take a rest from group activities to focus on their individual activities.
The 2 also provided, "It is a lie if we said we don't fight. We learned to be careful with what we say and be understanding after being together for about 7-8 years."
They debuted with the song 'Day By Day' in 1999 and them appearing on SBS 'Close Note' will be their last activity together. This episode of 'Close Note' will be aired on 8th May.
>>>I cried after seeing them cry while hugging each other on the teaser of this show.. can't wait for their episode to be aired this Friday. I hope the subs will be released soon… I WILL MISS FLY TO THE SKY…


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text: 2008/8/11 Matt K <matt.kameron at gmail.com>: > Thanks for all the suggestions! > Here are the responses (from both mailing lists): << SNIP >> > Kirby - What level do you teach? I'm teaching Year 11 students and my goal > is certainly not for students to be competent at programming GUIs. My goal > is for them to be competent at the basics: loops, data structures etc. I'm > hiding many things from them including classes - although we do use classes > we use them as no more than a C struct (since this is in line with the > secondary school curriculum). Occasionally we need to deviate from this but > this is vary rare. The need for GUI is because we are coding a real world > problem which requires a GUI. Hence I am after something that is quick and > simple, and I don't mind if they come out saying "I really understand > programming although I don't really get how the GUI linked in." Hi Matt. My students have tended to be pre-college and have not been that GUI focused, though we've done some, mostly I tell a lot of stories around how GUIs came to be, in contrast to command line, what's a widget. We might just play with one widget, like a pull down, maybe in a web browser though, the control having been written and populated by server-side Python. An example with some widgets might be http://www.4dsolutions.net/ocn/geoquiz.html which is also about CGI and SQL. I make no effort to sync with the ambient high school curriculum, but rather work backwards from what I think is a very usable set of concepts and skills, try to redesign the curriculum for the 21st century vs. the 19th (yeah, we had to skip one to catch up). This is easier for me because I'm not beholden to layers of administrators who believe the status quo is acceptable. I also have been known to download wxPython and project the demo (easy to flip to source code for each example). Maybe show Jython (I also talk a lot about how Tk itself is a widgets library, ported across systems, and since we're using IDLE much of the time, we're already in a working GUI, one that includes a shell or interactive front end). I'm moving to a new business model where I'll use my Ubuntu laptop more, am especially interested in PDF generation using such as PyCairo and ReportLab, working with adults (many of them faculty of this or that institution). Kirby


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A fun recreational activity, camping is very popular during summer and spring. However, as the winter comes around, most campers start to pack it due to freezing weather. Don't let the cold weather stop you from camping and enjoying outdoors. You can extend your camping days to colder months by using a camping heater.
Dark and cold nights can be creepy and frustrating, but with a tent heater, you'll be able to stay warm and get a good night's sleep. The best tent heater will ensure that you are warm and enjoying your winter camping experience. You can easily find heaters for camping at your local sporting goods store or some popular heater selling online sites.
Table of Contents
- Questions You Need to Ask Yourself when Buying a Heater for Camping
- Top 5 Camping Heater Reviews
- Comparison Table
- Camping Heater Buying Guide
Questions You Need to Ask Yourself when Buying a Heater for Camping
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- How much amount of heat will you require?
- What type of heater do you need?
- Can you afford fuel for the heater? Or do you have an extra budget for generator?
- How much space can your tent afford?
- How long can the heater run without any interval?
- Will the camping area allow you to use certain type of camping heater?
- How long are your camping trips going to be?
- Will you camp at campsites where you can reach by your car? Or at wilderness, far away from civilization, where you'll have to walk certain distance?
Top 5 Camping Heater Reviews
Now let's take a quick glance at the brief reviews of the top 5 camping heaters available in the market.
Best Propane Heater
Mr. Heater F232000 is the most popular indoor safe propane heater of North America. While putting comfort at its priorities, it exerts 4000 to 9000 BTU in 225 sq ft area. The heat is enough to keep a huge family warm in a large tent. The propane gas used in the heater also keeps the air clean.
This unit is quite small and weighs only around 9.5 pounds, making it profoundly portable and easy to carry around. It has a long-lasting porcelain coated heating surface that ensures the heat is spread over wider space. For better durability and easy replacement, its ceramic tile burner is enclosed in a shock absorbing insulation.
Also the integrated sensors in the heater will detect the level of oxygen and will automatically shuts off the device. In case the heater is accidentally knocked over, it shuts down immediately, which makes it safe for children. This propane heater is highly recommended for families with kids who love to camp often.
Best Space Heater
There are many campers who love to camp alone. A lone camper in a small tent wouldn't need a heater that has been designed to warm an entire family or the whole tent. For this a portable personal space heater is an ultimate choice. MyHeat Personal Ceramic Heater is one of the ultimate camping heaters and the best selling electric space heater in the market. You can also save some extra bucks by purchasing this electric heater as it requires only 200 watts to warm up your personal space.
Measuring around 3.8 inches by 4.3 inches by 6.1 inches and weighing only 3.5 pounds this unit is extremely portable. The space heater is made of plastic and has a self-regulating ceramic element. It also has some smart features like automatic overheat protection and cool-touch housing. MyHeat Personal Ceramic Heater is also perfect for office or home for personal space heating.
Most Expensive Camping Heater
In case you are looking for a portable heater that can heat up much larger area, and ready to pay a higher amount then Mr. Heater Big Buddy Propane Heater is an optimal choice. The heater has 18000 BTU and can heat up to 400 sq ft area. For maximum heat efficiency, the device combines convection heat air flow with radiant heat.
The heater features multiple safety features like built-in sensor that detect oxygen levels, with automatic shut down feature. The tip-over switch ensures safety operation always. For additional tile protection and optimum durability, the heater has a heavy-duty safety wire guard. Although this propane indoor heater is a little heavier and a lot more expensive than other options, it also has higher heating efficiency.
Most Portable Tent Heater
Mr. Heater F215100 Little Buddy is the ultimate choice if you need a small yet very powerful heater. The heater can exert 3800 BTU in 95 sq ft room. It should be able to provide enough warmth for smaller tent or RV. The heater is much smaller in size than other propane heaters and hence it's more convenient to carry around. It can also fit in some camping backpacks, hence making it great for trekking or hiking.
Like other camping heaters from Mr. Heater, this unit also has a built-in sensor that shuts down the device automatically when the oxygen level is low. It also has an immediate shut-off feature in case it's accidentally tripped over. This heater is more affordable, and due to its small size it's highly recommended for outdoor enthusiasts.
Best Electric Heater
While you need to have access to power supply and power cable to run an electrical camping heater, this 754200 Ceramic Heater by Lasko comes in handy with different heat settings, if you have access to those. The unique heat setting feature can be very useful to those who need the heater for camping in areas with varied temperatures. For higher temperature the device can be set to minimum 900 watts and for colder temperature and larger tent, it allows the user to set to 1500 watts.
This versatile heater also has a cooling-fan feature that can be used during hot summers to cool down your tent or camper van. This Lasko heater is small in size, making it one of the most portable units. It also has some smart features like automatic over-heat protection. Unlike other fan heaters, this device operates quietly without making any sort of noise.
Comparison Table
Many of you may not have too much time for thoroughly researching each product individually, so given below is a comparison table of the 10 best selling camping heaters based on some of their aspects.
Camping Heater Buying Guide
Whether you are looking for a heater for tent or a campervan heater, camping heaters come in wide range of quality, sizes and functions. In this market of infinite camp heaters, it may be quite difficult to choose the best. However, if you consider a few important factors when going for the purchase, you will be able to find the one that best suits your requirement. Given below are some of the vital aspects:
Fuel Type
Tent heaters can operate on either fuel or electricity.
* Propane
Heaters that use propane are more expensive than electric heaters, but are more powerful and safer for the user and environment as they don't dry out the air much unlike electrical heaters. Other camping gear like tent stove can also be powered by the propane used in the tent heater. Although propane can be a bit risky for enclosed space, but there are many indoor safe propane heaters. The best indoor propane heaters are the most expensive ones, but will function a lot better than any other type.
* Butane
Butane is commonly used in liters. There are some outdoor heater models that use butane to operate. However, butane tent heaters are not so safe for use in enclosed space like tent.
* Catalyst
A catalyst heater functions by combining oxygen and propane with a platinum catalyst. This type of device is flameless, but the front grill of the unit can still heat up.
* Electricity
If you have an access to power outlet or a generator at the campsite, then electric campaign heater can be a good alternative. Electrical units are cheaper, so these are also most commonly used. Again, there are different types of electric heaters, such as fan electric heaters, electric radiators and electric halogen heaters. Each type has their own sets of benefits and limitations.
For closed space, electrical heaters prove to be best and safer as they are flameless.
Before purchasing a particular type, make sure that the area of your camping allows that. It's no use buying an electric heater if you don't have access to electricity or generator.
Size is another aspect that can't be overlooked when it comes to camping. You would want a gadget that can be easily carried around. Size plays a major role during transportation, and with smaller size, your storage space will also be maximized. Also, if your tent has a limited space, you can go for the model which will occupy lesser space.
If you are often going to camp somewhere at the wilderness, where you can't reach with your car and you might have to walk a few distance, you must also consider the weight of the heater. As you are going for camping, you'll have to carry along a lot of things, so the weight has to be limited. It will be good if you pick a unit which is light and portable. However, in case you are getting a heater for RV, weight is hardly a matter of concern.
Heat Output
Thermal output or BTU is the amount of heat given out by the heater to warm up a particular space. While this can be very confusing for some buyers, but before going for the purchase it's very important to calculate the amount of heat you will need.
You must buy a heater with enough BTU rating. BTU can be easily calculated by considering the size of your tent and the liable temperature of your camping area. The camping heaters will be able to warm up your tent or RV quickly in no time.
Power Consumption
Fuel and electricity are going to add an extra expense to your winter camping experience. The number of cylinders required and the unit of electricity needed must be calculated. The best heaters for camping will consume less fuel or power but function more efficiently.
When it comes to camping heaters, it's very important that you choose the right unit. Many models may have similar functions up to some extent, but a small variation makes a big difference. So consider all the necessary factors and choose the heater that best suits your requirements.


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That first Pitts Special and its predecessors revolutionized aerobatics, both in competition as well as in exhibitions. Nowadays, Curtis Pitts' designs hold great influence in the aerobatics world and will surely continue to do so for many years, even if not in the highest categories. This is, without a doubt, proof of the genius of that first Curtis Pitts design.
Curtis' life history is a clear example of success, where his passion, talent, and dedication to his craft unite to make him one of the best aerobatic plane designers in the world. He was designing and working on planes up until the last days of his life. His achievements included no less than a dozen plane designs, including several unknown amateur models with several versions, all based on his original designs.
|Pitts Model 12
Today, the Pitts Model 12 is the last model in production that was 100% designed by Curtis and whose prototype Curtis flew. This model is manufactured by Jim Kimball Enterprises in its Tangerine Airport facilities in Florida. They offer a two-seater version completely built and assembled at the factory, or a slightly different version in kit form. They have a reinforced single-seater version with some improved performances called the Model 12 S. Both versions have a 400 hp PF Vendeneyev M14P engine. According to Kimball Enterprises, this model maintains the spirit and originality of the first Pitts.
After the Model 12, the design of the Model 13 began, a high-wing version of the Pitts; but the design was never finished nor the plane built. Some years later, before Curtis would die, he signed a contract to complete plans for a more modern biplane. This contract was for the production of the Model 14. But when Curtis sold the rights to the Model 12, the terms of the deal greatly restricted the utilization of the Model 12 technology in his future designs. As a result, the design of the Model 14 is completely different than that of the Model 12. It has a completely distinct wing structure, a new wing, a different tail, and a new landing gear design. At present, no prototype of the Model 14 has been created or flown.
That's why today the Model 12 is considered a collection of the BEST Curtis Pitts designs and the last Pitts model, 60 models currently having been produced and flown, and more than 108 models sold as kits.
|Little Stinker
Pitts Versions:
The basic model, built by Curtis Pitts and Phil Quigley in 1945. It had 55 hp (then, 90 hp with the Franklin engine), and completely rigid landing gear. Only the lower wing had ailerons, and both wings were not symmetrical, carrying the flat M-6. Two models were built, the first called "The Special," and the second, "Little Stinker." Both have come with a variety of engines over the course of history.
S1-C Flatwing:
The S1-C was the first model that the designs plans could be bought. The lower wing being flat and semi-symmetrical keeps the ailerons just on the lower wing. The first models had 100 hp engines, but the latest versions use 180 hp engines. The first flight was in1960, and the planes can be purchased at Steen Aero Lab.
|Pitts S1-D
Very similar to the S1-C with ailerons only on the lower wing, but with a slightly longer fuselage.
|Pitts S1-E
A version that was available only in kit form. Some S1-E models were later certified as S1-S models. The exact number produced is unknown, but it is calculated that some 100 S1-E models were sold. Like the S1-S, it has a 4-aileron system.
Pitts with Falcon wing, square tips, and 25% more surface on the ailerons.
S1-S - Round Wing:
|Pitts S1-S
This model was certified in 1973 and around 65 models were built. It has symmetrical wings on both wings with the same angles of incidence and four ailerons. The upper wing is positioned forward so that the stall enters first whether in normal or upside-down flight.
Very similar to the S1-S and with round tips. This modern version has the same ailerons as "Super Stinker," giving a rotation speed of 300 degrees per second and a good aileron center, very fitting for the world championships of the era. Steen Aero Lab offers the plans and components for the S1-SS.
|Pitts S1-T
This model replaced the production of the S1-S in 1981. Aerotek built 64 models with 200 hp and made slight changes. Four ailerons, single-seater, factory-made, symmetrical wing with symmetrical ailerons, variable pitch with 2 or 3 blades and a Hartzell propeller. The upper wing was positioned forward in comparison to the S-1S for mass and balance. The model is in production since 2008 by Aviat Aircraft and available upon request.
|Pitts S1-S Ultimate
A S1-S, but this model has the wing tip square with full wing ailerons to obtain higher rolling rates.
|S1-11B Super Stinker
S1-11B "Super Stinker":
With 300 hp, exclusively prepared for the world championship. It has a revolutionary aileron design that was extremely popular for rolling at more than 300 degrees per second, with symmetrical wings and three blades.
|Pitts S-2A
The S1, scaled up to allow 2 seats in tandem, with a 200 hp engine.
Aerotek built 259 models of the S-2A with 200 hp, variable pitch, with a longer landing gear and a front cabin about 51 mm wider.
|Pitts S-2B
A S-2A with 260 hp. With an auxiliary fuel tank on the upper wing, the landing gear and the upper wing positioned forward about 6 inches. Today, it is not in production, but Aviat Aircraft supplies replacement parts.
With four ailerons, factory-made, symmetrical wings, 260 hp, with variable pitch.
It developed from the S-2B model; with ailerons, improved rudder limiter and landing gear, better performance in upside-down flight and certified for +6/-5g.
Amateur construction of the S-2A from factory-produced kits.
|Pitts S-2S
Aerotek built a S-2B with a single dome and single-seat, with another fuel tank.
The fuselage is 35 cm shorter in order to install the heavy 260 hp engine, and has better air penetration, more velocity, and better vertical lines. The wingspan is from 6.10 m. A total of 17 units were built.
Amateur construction of the S-2S from the factory-produced kits.
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I wrote a letter to SNL. Just a simple email. I am sure an intern will read it and trash it (if I am lucky).
I wrote a letter to SNL. Just a simple email. I am sure an intern will read it and trash it (if I am lucky).
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What are naval stores?
Naval stores originally came from longleaf pine trees and were used in shipbuilding. These products or "stores" are turpentine, rosin, tar and pitch. During the American Revolution, longleaf pine forests were common throughout the vast prairies of southeast Louisiana. The gum-like resin harvested from these
trees was known as crude turpentine. The distillation of crude turpentine produced spirits of turpentine, which was used as lamp oil and also in the manufacturing of medicines, paints, and rubber goods. A residue from the distilling process was rosin which was often used to reduce the harshness of lye-based soap. The smelting of pine logs made tar and pitch. Tar was used to protect the rope rigging of sailing ships, to grease axles, and in making tar paper. Tar was also used to "tar and feather" people that done something improper. Hot tar was also used to cauterize bleeding and to sterilize wounds and amputations. Rope, soaked in pitch, was driven between the planks of ships to make them water tight and to coat hulls for protection from ship worms in salt waters.
Longleaf Pine
Longleaf pine was clearly the most valuable tree to the naval stores industry. Prior to 1900, forest fires started by lightning, burned until they reached a river or other natural break. This periodic burning cleared undergrowth and other trees, leaving the older, larger and more fire-resistant longleaf pines. Longleaf pine requires heat from forest fires to drop its seeds. As forest fires are now stopped as soon as possible, longleaf pine no longer is abundant in natural prairies.
Obtaining Crude Turpentine
Removing resin (or crude turpentine) from longleaf pine was a laborious task. First a quart size hole, or "box," was hollowed into each side of the tree about a foot from the ground.
Using a scraper, called a "hack", a strip of bark was removed above the box. This strip, or "face", was twelve inches wide and twenty inches long. Resin would seep from the trees, flow down the face and into the box. The box was emptied seven or eight times per year. This "dipping" of turpentine did not kill the tree since the resin is not part of the tree's nutrient system. The face would be extended each season until it reached a height of about twenty feet. At that height the tree would cease to produce enough crude turpentine to be profitable.
Making Spirits of Turpentine
Once removed from the longleaf pine, kegs of crude turpentine were taken to distilleries, put into large copper kettles and brought to a boil. The resin would vaporize and condense in a cooling tower. The condensed liquid became the refined or "spirits" of turpentine Spirits of turpentine was used in paints and medicines, as a solvent, a fuel for lamps, and in processing rubber in the 1800s.
Making Pitch
Pitch was used to coat the hulls of ships to protect them in salt waters. Boiling tar and a small amount of turpentine in a large iron pot made pitch. Boiling thickened the tar to a semi-solid. Hot "pitch" was poured into large barrels and a pole driven through them.
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We don't need electric transport trucks, we need to get rid of trucks
We could have had efficient rail for long haul, small trucks for short haul. Instead we have big trucks everywhere.
At the 1967 International Container Conference in Genoa, Italy, Gabriel Alter (my late dad) outlined what he called a "land bridge" for moving goods in containers from ship to rail to truck for freight distribution across the country. With the development of the interstate highway system, the launch of the Boeing 747 and of course, the dawn of the shipping container era, he saw the transportation world changing.
He would tell me that "freight belongs on rails, and people belong in planes and cars, it is crazy to mix them up on the roads." He projected terrible congestion on the highways and in the ports if transport trailers kept taking more of the freight that the railways used to carry in their old boxcars. He was certain that many would die in crashes between cars and trucks, that it was a fundamentally dangerous mix.
My dad never got to see his vision take hold; while a few companies tried out his lightweight aluminum urban containers that could go from rail to truck to store, the American railways were losing money by the bucketload and didn't invest in the technology that was needed.
They couldn't fight against the multi-billion dollar investment in the interstate highway system that gave truckers such a vast subsidy. The transport trailer came to dominate freight in North America and we got to where we are today, with tiny cars sharing space with giant transport trailers, tragic crashes, congestion and pollution.
Which brings me to Elon Musk and Tesla and his shiny new rig. (See Sami's post Tesla unveils electric, 500 mile-range semi truck) He is a genius and a visionary, but he is, I believe, fundamentally blind to the fact that his cars are still cars, and now, his trucks are still trucks. They are still 80,000 pounds of inertia pounding on the asphalt and bridges.
I have been here before; see Why we don't need electric cars, but need to get rid of cars
The "enhanced autopilot" may prevent crashes like the recent north of Toronto, where the truck driver plowed right into the rear of a pile of cars, but there will still be crashes, this thing cannot stop on a dime. It is a little bit cheaper to operate than a diesel truck, but in the end, doesn't change much; his truck is still a truck. Rail still costs a fifth as much per ton-mile carried. My dad was right; it's crazy to mix cars and freight on the roads. Every day, people die because of this madness.
It's also not the optimum use of electric drives; our biggest problems with diesels happen in cities, because of the particulates and pollution. Alex Davies writes in Wired:
"Your best application is a vehicle that doesn't travel a great deal of distance and has an awful lot of stop-start maneuvers," [Navistar's Darren] Gosbee says. Meaning trucks that wander cities, making deliveries and pickups. These wouldn't benefit from the current, highway-focused iteration of Tesla's self-driving tech, but they have lots of benefits for electric propulsion: They don't go that far, they can charge at the same place every night, they stop constantly to can recoup lots of energy, and the diesel trucks doing that work now do their polluting where the most people live.
My dad was right; it's crazy to mix cars and freight on the roads.
Musk is building a fancy truck that carries about 80,000 pounds or 40 tons. A single train carrying double-stack containers can carry 20 thousand tons. Of course, trains right now can't do everything trucks do; the system needs fixing. We need lots of small electric trucks to take goods from the rail terminals to the stores. They might even be the light aluminum containers that were more like truck bodies that my father proposed. That's where we need genius and investment. Because we don't need fancy electric transport trucks, we need to get rid of transport trucks.


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If one windy day
you find yourself
beside the pool
with your three-
year-old girl,
resist the urge
to stay dry. She
will laugh at the way
you pull her through
the blue chlorinated
water with such real
joy that it will catch
in you so wholly that even
strangers in the grass
watching you play
will comment to you
on how sweet that you,
like your daughter,
delight in being wet. Someday
you will forget the chill—
the body cannot
pull the back the memory
of cold anymore than it
can bring back the red
pain of labor.
But her smile, the memory
of that as it flashes
above the refracting light,
it will forever bring a smile
to your lips, a real smile,
no matter how
tired you are,
how old and dry.
Pep Talk in June
June 7, 2012 by Rosemerry
If one windy day
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on June 7, 2012 at 5:23 am | averagechildhood
One of the things that keeps us from happiness as adults is dwelling too much on temporary discomforts that may result. Good advice you give to live in the moment!
on June 7, 2012 at 9:40 am | edbrummel
Every once in a while, let your kids see the kid in you. It endears you further to them, and keeps them on their toes, wondering what you'll do next.
"…how old and dry." Good closing, especially for the (at least) double-meanings of "old" and "dry."
Thanks, Ed … It was all I could do to get in the water. Brrrrrr! But the goosebumps are gone …
on June 7, 2012 at 7:59 pm | anon
Ah yes, that closing, so poignant, so frail, so punny too. It puts the delight in the end of the poem, but also that hesitance so lightly touched on in the 6-7 line. I like that the "pep talk" is to yourself, not your daughter.
I think you might have one too many "that" in lines 12-15: "…with such joy it catches in you so wholly even strangers in the grass…" perhaps.


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Citing a number of trouble spots in the Cleveland School District reflective of national trends in public education, Mayor Frank Jackson released a multi-point plan "that will reinvent public education in our city and serve as a model of innovation for the state of Ohio."
In his proposal that he presented Monday night to a public group of school officials, lawmakers and citizens, Jackson lays out his case for re-engineering the district offices. It call for the district office to focus on governance and support while putting autonomy and authority in the hands of individual schools. In essence his plan is an exchange of autonomy for results; so long as individual schools produce great results, they are allowed to manage themselves.
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Cleveland, OH Visitors to the Progressive Mid-America Boat Show at Cleveland's I-X Center can learn about Lake Erie with fun and educational activities on January 16-20 at the Ohio Sea Grant booth. Sea Grant experts will be available to discuss harmful algal blooms, invasive species, dead zones, and climate change, along with educational opportunities available at Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University's Island Campus on Lake Erie.
Visitors can support Stone Lab's research, education, and outreach efforts by purchasing admission on January 20, Lake Erie Day. The event's managing organization, the Lake Erie Marine Trades Association (LEMTA), donates $1 from every admission ticket purchased that day to Stone Lab student scholarships.
"The show provides an incredible opportunity for students, teachers, and the general public to have their questions answered and interact with scientists from Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab who are working on Lake Erie," says Dr. Jeff Reutter, Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab Director.
Throughout the 5-day show, experts will be available at the Ohio Sea Grant booth (booth numbers 129 & 130) to answer questions about how to become an Ohio Clean Boater, what causes harmful algal blooms, what to do with unwanted medicines, and the "Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!" campaign that aims to prevent the introduction of new aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes.
The following Sea Grant experts will be available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Lake Erie Day (January 20) at the Ohio Sea Grant booth:
" Ohio Sea Grant Director Dr. Jeff Reutter
" Ohio Sea Grant Fisheries Extension Specialist Tory Gabriel
" Stone Lab Education & Outreach Coordinator Dr. Kristin Stanford
" Stone Lab Research Coordinator Dr. Justin Chaffin
" Stone Lab Assistant Lab Manager Kevin Hart
" Ohio Clean Marinas Coordinator Sarah Orlando
Children ages 17 and under can make their own Lake Erie walleye lure at the booth. College and advanced high school students can learn more about summer classes at Stone Lab, and teachers can plan science field trips for their classes or find out more about educator courses available at the lab.
For more details and tickets, visit clevelandboatshow.com.
"Ohio Sea Grant's participation at the Progressive Mid-America Boat Show reminds us that everyone plays a role in our stewardship of Lake Erie"? explains Ken Alvey, LEMTA President. "From the Clean Marina Program to the challenges of Asian carp, protecting Ohio's most important natural resource is job #1 for the Ohio Sea Grant Program. Lake Erie Day at the boat show brings hands-on science to our visitors and helps teach them how to protect and preserve our Great Lake."?
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"The results of a poll conducted by the Gallup Institute showed that in 2018 only 47% of Americans are proud of their country."Gallup used a scale from "extremely" to "not at all" to determine how proud Americans are of their country. The actual number of these who said they are proud is 95%, while 3% responded they are "not at all proud." The Russian media misrepresented the Gallup results, using only the 47% of those who said they are "extremely" proud as the total number.
"It's unacceptable to impose on #children ideology of #nationalism, to teach them false history and values. They should not be discriminated on national origin or be denied the right to learn in native language. We'll continue to draw intl [international] attention to such violations in some States"The Mission does not name individual countries or violations. And Russia routinely subjects young children to militaristic "patriotic" indoctrination and false historical narratives, and it also suppresses the use of non-Russian languages in schools.
"I am sure that President Putin … is trying to create a situation in which the balance of powers is more stable, and a little more logical and predictable" [as quoted in Russian].MisleadingSince 2014, Putin has been involved in military aggression in Ukraine and Syria and has meddled in other countries' elections.With Russia's invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014, along with numerous Russian snap military drills and violations of the airspace of neighboring countries, Putin has made the balance of power less stable and far less predictable.
"[T]he main objectives of Russia here are the building of economic cooperation with mutual benefits and the maintenance of sustainable cultural and humanitarian ties with the Balkan peoples. All this certainly applies to Albania. Any other speculation about Russia's 'aggressive plans' or 'expansionist appetites' is nothing more than part of a major Western strategy to portray Russia as an imaginary enemy of NATO and the EU."Russia has annexed foreign territory, is involved in several regional conflicts, and has reportedly been meddling in sovereign countries' domestic politics, including in the Balkans. Moscow has repeatedly said it sees NATO as an enemy and a threat to Russia's national interests.
"A veteran of the anti-Russian direction at CNN, Jill Dougherty said: "Much insane news from Ukraine. It's good news that Babchenko is alive, but it's a huge blow to Ukraine's reputation; after all, nobody is going to trust their words anymore."The mistranslation of the quote could only have been intentional, which means that Russian TV used the American journalist's words as part of its propaganda war against Ukraine.
I am opposed to raising the retirement age [in Russia]. As long as I am president, no such decision will be made. Altogether, I believe that there is no need in our country to raise the retirement age. We can and need to boost the economy and the interest of people to continue working but without infringing on their rights to retirement. I will say this again: I am against raising the retirement age.While Putin's said in 2005 that the retirement age would not be raised as long as he was president, the Russian government has decided to raise the retirement age 8 years to age 63 for women, and five years to age 65 for men. Putin's press secretary says Putin was not involved in the recent decision to raise the retirement age in Russia.
"Russia is ready to host the World Cup. The stadiums are open. The cops are polyglots. That is a quick recap of many years of work.We're not going to lose face in front of the planet. It's not for nothing we terrified [the planet] with a missile. In general, all is well. But there is only one "but": Our team, frankly, is sh-t."The International Federation of Football Association, the world soccer authority better known as FIFA, ranked Russia's national team #70 and labeled it a "worst mover."
"For each date, the star actor [Johnny Depp] took a thousand dollars, which at the current exchange rates is about 62 thousand rubles. Roughly forty Moscow girls wanted to meet one-on-one with the Hollywood star, qualified roughly forty Moscow girls. If you add up the entire amount Depp earned, it turns he was enriched by Russian girls to the tune of about two and a half million rubles … Earlier it became known that Depp landed in a car accident in St. Petersburg. Fortunately, he managed to avoid serious injury."Johnny Depp had neither a car accident in St. Petersburg, nor paid for dates with women in Moscow
"No Racism in Russia, FIFA 2018 Set to Be Great Tournament – Shanghai SIPG Player."The Russian Football Union is currently under investigation over racism charges from world and European football authorities. In the past, Russian football authorities had paid financial fees for racist behavior and Russian clubs have played in empty stadiums around Europe as punishment for racism.
"American newspapers presented the use of napalm in Vietnam as forest fires. Since then nothing has changed."There is no indication @Current_Policy is a creation of the Russian government, but the Twitter account Tweets a stream of pro-Kremlin messages – including a false interpretation of an ad promoting press freedom.
"I'm just saying they [Americans] wouldn't report to us. Look at the amount of abuse those children were subjected to. I am not saying that it happened everywhere. But there were a lot of cases like that. We weren't notified about them because the child would lose their citizenship."MisleadingRodnina's statement fails to take into account important facts about intercountry adoptions.Russian lawmaker Irina Rodnina's statement justifying the Russian ban on U.S. adoptions overstates instances of abuse of adoptees in the U.S., ignores Russia's own lack of accountability in inter-country adoptions and misstates laws in Russia and the U.S. governing citizenship.
"If you're a Russian immigrant in the United States — or anywhere else — don't bother tweeting your opinions unless your English is flawless. Otherwise you'll be branded a Kremlin-paid troll by influential American think tanks."FalseNimmo's article covers several factors that might suggest a Twitter user is a paid pro-Kremlin troll.Grammar mistakes common to Russian-speakers are only a small part of Nimmo's article, which gives readers a list of several factors to look at when trying to determine whether an account is fake. RT's writer either did not read the full article or deliberately misrepresented its content.


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Capgemini is a world leader in outsourcing, consulting and technology and they want graduates to join their Projects and Engagements teams and work within Infrastructure Services. Graduates looking to join this world leader in Technology and Consulting must be able to shine as a prospective candidate. This includes superb team working skills, a logical and fast thought process and a proactive mentality. Fancy this? Try these Consultancy, Computing and IT and Management.
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text: I can hardly believe that Leo is already a year and a half old. Where has the time gone? I will so miss having a little baby to snuggle and hold, but I have to admit that having a toddler to interact with is pretty darn fun. I was looking back at some of my old photos and realized that I never posted these gorgeous images taken by my friend Greta at Olive Hill Photography last June. So bright and fun! I don't think I'll ever tire of looking at these images for as long as I live.