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Langkawi Cruises, Malaysia
There's a paradisal quality to Langkawi, which is anchored off the west coast of Malaysia, in the Andaman Sea. Things are pretty laidback in the island's premier town, Kuah, which has a waterfront that's home to family-run shops and rustic bars, plus a huge statue of a swooping red eagle. In the north, you can take boat trips into vast cave networks, and the centre of the island's dominated by rice paddies and the tree-draped Gunung Raya Mountain. Sleepy fishing villages are dotted around the unspoiled coastline, with meringue-white beaches punched between them.
- If you've got a head for heights, take the Langkawi Cable Car to the top of the Gunung Machinchang Mountain. Soak up the views from the peak and the Langkawi Sky Bridge. This suspended walkway curves high above the leafy canopy, and offers the best panoramas of the island.
- Tanjung Rhu delivers one of the best sunbathing scenes in Langkawi. Rocky islands out to sea are like a scaled-down version of Vietnam's Halong Bay, and you can explore limestone caves and mangroves when you're not on the pale sands.
- At Telaga Tujuh Waterfalls, you'll be able to dip your toe in Langkawi's top-rated natural attraction. The name translates as 'Seven Wells', but what you get is a series of pools and channels with waterfalls trickling between them.
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Cable car mountain ride
The main attraction on this trip is Langkawi's mountain-scaling cable car. To start the day, though, you'll spend time at the Rice Garden Museum. View the traditional tools that are used to tend paddies, and learn about the island's history of rice cultivation. Next, you'll visit the Oriental Village – an entertainment and shopping complex that's themed like a local settlement. It shares the same postcode as the cable car's base station, so you won't have to walk far to start your ascent. Take a seat in one of the gondolas, and you're ready to begin the steep climb up Machinchang Mountain. The sweeping panoramas are only bettered by the views from the top, so remember to pack your camera. You'll be able to see the tree-blanketed hills melt into the Strait of Malacca from up here, and when you're back at ground level, there's a wedge of free time to grab a bite at the Oriental Village.
Experience of Langkawi
From soaring statues to tapping trees, this trip takes in an armful of Langkawi's best bits. You'll start with a visit to Dataran Lang – or Eagle Square in plainer terms. This star-shaped platform juts out into Kuah Bay, with a 40-foot statue of a flapping eagle perched on top. The whole thing's a nod to Langkawi's name, which is an old Malay mixture of the words helang and kawi – which mean eagle and reddish-brown. Next, you'll head to a museum that's packed with thousands of gifts and awards that were heaped on Malaysia's longest-serving prime minister. Things get rural after this, as you visit a rubber plantation on the outskirts of the town. Watch as incisions are made in the bark of rubber trees, and latex is extracted in a process known as 'tapping'. Last up, you'll pop to Atma Alam – an art village where pretty batik fabrics are designed and printed.
Sunset catamaran cruise
You won't set off until mid-afternoon on this trip, which will take you out to sea in time for sunset. After boarding a smart catamaran at Awana Porto Malai, you'll plot a winding course around the islands of the Malacca Strait. Hit the onboard bar for a chilled beer or a cocktail, then pick a spot on deck where you can soak up the scenery as the light starts to fade. There'll be a buffet spread to tuck into while you sail, with options like Malay chicken curry, barbecued fish, and rice noodles. The main attraction of the trip comes when the sky turns a burnt shade of orange, and the scenery takes on a whole new look. Snap a few pictures, then kick back with a drink as your captain steers you back to port.


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I never thought that I could become so attached to a piece of electrical equipment, however since I've been living in Africa, I don't think I could live without my generator! Before, I was used to just turning on a switch and power would be there, however now that's a thing of the past. With a lack of a reliable connection to the mains, if I want to power my lights or appliances I need to have a generator that is powerful enough to keep everything running perfectly.
It took me a while to choose the right generator to suit our home's needs. I had to make sure that I was choosing one that wouldn't be undersized since it could damage my appliances and create a hazard. I had to think about the safety of the installation, the total amount of electrical load that would need to be connected, the frequency, phase and voltage, the automatic mains failure mechanism, the right location for the generator, the running time and altitude as well as the noise levels.
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Other things to keep in mind include whether to get a diesel-powered unit or whether to opt for a gas powered one and how to choose one that will offer the right level of performance. Not all generators are equal in terms of quality and performance, and you get what you pay for when it comes to generators. There are two kinds of generator to pick from – portable and standby models. A portable generator is smaller and can, as the name suggests, be taken from place to place, however, they can't power as many appliances and pieces of equipment as a standby model, which means that they are best for emergency situations or for use while on the go, for example when camping. They are also pretty noisy and may not have been waterproofed, which leads to problems, since they can't be run indoors either due to exhaust fumes.
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The downside to a standby generator is that it is extremely large and is fixed permanently in position, as well as being very expensive to have installed. However, the upside is that despite these points, they are so effective in supplying power that you would never notice that the grid had gone down.
Another of the main considerations was the capacity of the generator – while some equipment such as PCs doesn't use a lot of power, they are voltage sensitive and that is an important thing to bear in mind since if there are spikes and dips, the equipment can be irreparably damaged.
In the end, I went for a Generac BP13S-G single phase gas generator which had all of the essential features I needed. This large standby generator may not be portable or lightweight, and may have cost quite a lot to have installed, however the best thing about it is that it keeps everything functioning perfectly all the time. I never see a drop in my quality of life with this impressive model. Producing a maximum of 14.3kVa, it has indicator lights that can be seen at a glance, a powerful engine that is up to the task of heavy duty use, a RhinoCoat finish to protect effectively from the weather, and fuel conversion to LPG without needing any tools. Even better, it's protected by a 5-year warranty.
Thanks to my powerful generator, I can power all kinds of equipment and appliances in my home. Not only can I keep my essential kitchen gadgets running such as my refrigerator and microwave, but I can also power the lights, the sump pump and my heating system. To make sure that I can carry on working, it can also power my computer, and to keep us all entertained, it can keep the TV running too. It's even powerful enough to run my washing machine or tumble dryer as well as the air conditioner, so we won't overheat. It makes sure that I can use all of the essential electrical equipment in the house whenever the grid goes down. Perfect!
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So I won't be able to take it camping! But I'm seriously considering investing in a second, small and portable model for that!
I don't think I was prepared for how tired I would be after a long day on a medical mission here in Africa. Even when I was working at home, I never got this exhausted. I suppose the heat and the dust don't help. I get back home at the end of the day and I just feel utterly shattered. Still, rather than heading straight to bed, I like to take a little time for myself to do some of the things that I really enjoy.
Before I do anything, however, I like to take a lovely warm shower. There's nothing better to get off the grime of the day and all that dust so I can feel refreshed and ready to face the rest of the evening. When I first arrived, there was only cold water, which may have been refreshing but wasn't very luxurious, but now I've had the tankless water heater installed I can enjoy hot water whenever I like which is just wonderful.
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I think I'm a little bit in love with my tankless water heater. It produces water at the perfect temperature exactly when I need it, so there's no need to switch the heater on and wait for the tank to warm up. It's just brilliant for those quick showers when I'm on my way out somewhere.
I have an electric tankless water heater – a Rheem RTE 13 which is perfect for small homes like mine. Modern, user-friendly and reliable, it's absolutely brilliant for one shower homes and thanks to its affordable price it was an obvious choice. Small and convenient, it was easy to install under the sink and its 4 GPM flow rate is pretty impressive. The digital thermostat has a handy dial that I can use to get a perfect temperature for me, and it's also 99.8% efficient for a super-intelligent design. It's especially good for warm climates, making it ideal for use in Africa!
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I wasn't sure about this heater when it was installed. My friend has a Takagi T Kjr 2 NG which is gas powered rather than electric and which is perfect for larger homes. With a high flow rate and great reliability. I would definitely recommend that model too to anyone who is running more than one shower as its 6.6 GPM flow rate is enough to accommodate several people showering simultaneously. Since there are three people living in her house, it makes sense to have a more powerful unit, but it definitely gets the job done – it produces wonderful warm water right when you need it, and with its digital controls, it's so easy to get just the perfect temperature.
After I've had my shower, I have a choice of several things that I can do to unwind. Most evenings, I just sit on the porch and read a good book. It's lovely to just rest and smell the fragrant flowers and feel the cooler night breezes as I indulge in an epic tale of adventure and mystery. I've also started painting recently, and sometimes in the evening, I like to go out and find something beautiful to capture on canvas. I'm not sure I'm very good, but I love the relaxation of mixing the paints and just enjoying the beautiful colors on the canvas. Sometimes I go out with my camera and take photos of the wildlife, flowers and scenery around the house.
But sometimes, I like to go out and meet my friends. Sometimes, we all go around to one person's house to have a casual get together. I like to take a bottle of wine and some cake and we just chill out, have a good chat and a catch-up and enjoy ourselves. We don't often go out into town, but we don't really need to. None of us really have the energy after a long day on the mission, and so we just prefer a more laid back approach to entertaining ourselves. Although it's very different to the life I had at home, I find it very rewarding, and I wouldn't change it for the world. It's truly an amazing experience.
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Review: Radial Engineering Tonebone Mix-Blender
The Radial product line includes scores of switchers, splitters, boosters, buffers, preamps, DIs, interfaces, and hum and buzz eliminators, as well as a number of effects pedals. The Tonebone line alone features more than two dozen devices. Although most of these products are intended for general usage, a significant number of them were designed either to aid musicians and engineers tackle specific problems for which there were previously no solutions, or to facilitate new creative possibilities.
At first glance, the Mix-Blender appears to be little more than a 2x1 mixer with 1/4" inputs and outputs. Such a device could be useful if, say, you perform with two guitars and one amp and don't want to have to connect and disconnect guitars—especially if they have different output levels and you also have to adjust controls on the amp to compensate. Plug them both into the Mix-Blender, adjust the Level controls, and you're set. And because those inputs accommodate instrument-and line-level signals, you can do the same with bass, keyboards, and many other instruments.
If your acoustic guitar has both piezo and magnetic pickups (or a high-impedance microphone) with separate outputs, the Mix-Blender can combine them into a single feed to an amp or mixer.
A professional-grade box that mixes the signals from two instruments or pickups into a single-output signal without sucking tone, adding appreciable noise, being a hum and buzz magnet, or introducing other audio bugaboos for $160 is already a decent deal, especially given the Mix-Blender's discrete Class A circuitry, 14-gauge steel construction, and heavy-duty hardware—but that's only half the story.
The Radial Tonebone Mix-Blender is a multipurpose utility pedal that can be used with instrumentand line-level sources. Mixing two signals down to one also comes in handy when you want to route both through the same effects chain, which brings us to the Mix-Blender's ingenious effects loop section. Unlike a typical "loop switcher" that simply allows you to isolate a pedal and switch it in and out of a signal chain, Mix-Blender has a Blend control that lets you retain the original sound while adding the desired amount of processed sound.
This creates lots of possibilities: When I put a compressor pedal in the loop and used the Blend control to dial in the right amount of squashed signal, it amounted to de facto parallel compression. And I got great results blending a clean guitar tone with a nasty-sounding old Big Muff. Inserting an auto-wah, a ring modulator, a harmony pedal, a synth pedal, and even a volume pedal (as a variable boost) also yielded cool sounds. The footswitch lets you instantly engage or disengage the effects loop.
Additionally, the polarity switch inverts the phase of the loop signal, which is important because, if the polarity of your pedal's output signal is opposite that of the dry signal, it can seriously compromise the sound, and there is no consistent polarity standard among manufacturers. Moreover, the effects loop's Send jack may be used to feed a tuner—it is always active—and the Return jack can be used as a third mixer input, with the Blend control serving as its level control.
I tested Mix-Blender using several different guitars, a bass, a synth module, and effects pedals from vintage tone suckers to modern boutique boxes with true-bypass switching; in all cases it performed admirably. Mix-Blender does its job flawlessly and is built to last. What more could you ask for?
Highly versatile. Rugged construction. Superb performance. Excellent value.
None that I encountered.
$169 street
Barry Cleveland is a San Francisco-based journalist, guitarist, composer, recording artist, and audio engineer. Learn more at barrycleveland.com.


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In 1983, Widem Corporation BVBA was founded as a customs broker.
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Widem Logistics can also provide you with distribution services. In 2013 a new hub was opened in Blyes ( near Lyon in France ) and over 35 delivery vans have been bought. Moreover, in 2015, we will build a new crossdock in Germany in order to be able to deliver your goods over Germany and the former East Bloc countries. On a weekly basis, we make over 500 deliveries to over 300 shops.
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The continuing saga of VistA Office continues with the announcement that an evaluation version of the software is available through 4 software vendors
(although I suspect the list of vendors will grow). Participating in
the beta trial of a new product is not for the faint of heart. The
wording of the press release (whose obfuscatious text must be read to
be believed) does not inspire confidence in getting reliable software
that is ready for prime time.
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for what is known as interoperability, or the ability to communicate,
exchange, and use data with other systems and software. As a result of
this evaluation, software vendors will be able to further improve the
software and develop a version of VistA-Office EHR that is certified in
accordance with a process recognized by the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS).
Oh, and the software's not free any more.
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During and after your treatment, you will usually have regular appointments at the outpatient clinic at the hospital. You will usually have regular talks with someone from your cancer team. This may be your surgeon, specialist doctor, nurse or another health professional.
During your appointment, your doctor or nurse may examine you and check your blood results. They will talk to you about what to expect during and after treatment. They will ask you about how you are feeling, if you are eating well, or about any symptoms or worries you have. If you have any problems or notice any new symptoms between appointments, let your doctor or specialist nurse know as soon as possible.
Some hospitals provide a treatment summary that describes:
- the treatment you've had
- what you should expect
- details of the follow-up or tests you'll have.
You keep a copy and the hospital should send a copy to your GP. You may have your follow-up appointments with your GP. This is called a shared care agreement.
Many people find they get very anxious before appointments. This is natural and it may help to get support from family or friends during this time.
Some cancer teams use holistic needs assessments (HNA) to plan your care. Your team may write a care plan based on this. This should give information about the support you are getting and other services that may be useful. You should have a copy of the care plan and can update it whenever you need to. You can use it at follow-up appointments or when you see your GP or other doctor.
These treatment summaries, assessments and care plans aren't used everywhere, but more hospitals are starting to use them.


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Bidet Buddy Reviews
After attaching to your toilet in a matter of minutes, Bidet Buddy can gently and hygienically wash you completely clean, without worrying about irritation.
About Bidet Buddy
Feeling less-than-clean after you go?
Bidet Buddy—a discreet bidet that installs on any toilet in minutes—can gently wash you completely clean, without toilet paper or wipes.
All you have to do is turn it on, adjust the water pressure to your comfort level, and sit back and relax while Bidet Buddy rinses you clean, irritation-free. It's so easy that even your kids can use it!
And when you're done, Bidet Buddy instantly hides away.
Wondering if Bidet Buddy is right for you? Confused about what a bidet is in the first place? To answer all your questions, let's start with the basics.
What is a Bidet? Is it Effective?
Not to be too crude about it, but bidets are small, oval plumbing fixtures that use water to clean your (ahem) backside after you've used the restroom. Traditional bidets are separate fixtures than toilets, but there are also many toilets from mainstream manufacturers that feature built-in bidets.
Although they're extraordinarily popular in many parts of the world, bidets largely haven't caught on with Americans, due to several reasons.
Despite this, bidets are widely considered to be more sanitary and hygienic than using toilet paper. In fact, because no (or less) toilet paper is being used, bidets are also thought to be less stressful on the environment.
Good news so far, right? But does this mean you should run right out and buy Bidet Buddy? First, consider other options.
You Have a Lot of Bidet Choices
Even if you've already decided that you want a bidet, standalone fixtures can cost several hundred (or thousand) dollars, which can be a big hurdle to overcome.
Thankfully, in recent years, dozens of companies have started offering bidets that can be attached to existing toilets, which you can see by typing the phrase "bidet toilet attachments," "toilet mounted bidet," or "bidet seat" into the search engine of your choice. You'll also find options at local home improvement stores.
During your search, you'll almost certainly find a couple of options that feature the same basic principle as Bidet Buddy (more about this in a moment). In fact, many appear to be essentially identical.
Admittedly, most of these options will cost you $60 and up. How much does Bidet Buddy cost?
How Much Does Bidet Buddy Cost?
One Bidet Buddy is priced at $19.99 plus $7.99 S&H. You'll be able to purchase another at checkout for an additional $7.99 S&H.
Bidet Buddy comes with a 30-day refund policy, less S&H. Did you catch that?
This means that if you ordered the BOGO offer, you'll probably lose just as much in non-refundable S&H charges as you'll receive as part of your refund.
Nonetheless, in order to request a refund, you'll need to call Telebrands customer service at 855-789-4109.
Alright, at least compared to the competition, it seems that Bidet Buddy can help you save some money. Will it save you time with installation, though?
How To Install Bidet Buddy in 5 Steps
According to the manufacturer, Bidet Buddy will "install in minutes." This is technically true, although just how many minutes it takes (whether 5 or 50) largely depends on your plumbing experience.
In most instances, we think a basic knowledge of plumbing should allow you to get the job done—although not necessarily quickly.
Note: We did not test Bidet Buddy, and there are no installation instructions on the product's website. The below instructions are based on almost identical bidet attachments from other manufacturers (we'd recommend watching this video for more details).
- First, shut off the water supply and drain your toilet's water tank. Then, disconnect the water supply line from the shutoff valve.
- Remove your existing toilet seat and put Bidet Buddy in place.
- After making sure everything is aligned and level, place the plastic screws from your seat through the two corresponding holes in Bidet Buddy. Use the underside bolts to tighten.
- Attach a t-valve to your shutoff valve (this does not appear to be included with your order—be sure to use plumber's tape!). Then, reattach your toilet's supply line to the top of the valve, and Bidet Buddy's supply line to the remaining opening.
- Turn your water back on and check for leaks. If all is well, use the bidet attachment according to the manufacturer's recommendations.
Now that you've got a better idea of what it'll take to install Bidet Buddy, let's discuss a couple concerns we have before wrapping up.
Some Concerns Regarding Bidet Buddy
Even if you're Bidet Buddy installation goes flawlessly, we'd have to wonder if its thickness would raise the rear (no pun intended) of your toilet seat, causing you to sit at an angle. Admittedly, we didn't find any complaints about this in the installation videos we watched during the course our research, but we still think it's worth mentioning.
Next, if you're not familiar with the ins and outs of bidets, remember that Bidet Buddy doesn't have a hot water attachment, so any water that reaches your backside will be cold. It sure might wake you up in the morning, though!
Finally (although it's probably obvious), with its large dial sticking out to the side, Bidet Buddy won't exactly be a secret. It will be plainly visible to anyone who enters your bathroom, regardless whether or not they use your toilet.
Is Bidet Buddy the "Ultimate Toilet Accessory?"
Based on its similarity to other products, the basic principle behind Bidet Buddy seems trustworthy. Assuming, of course, that it's a quality product built to withstand everyday wear and tear.
While there weren't any online reviews available for Bidet Buddy during our research, some other popular products from Telebrands (such as Ankle Genie, Pocket Hose Ultra, and Hurricane 360 Spin Mop) often come with low customer satisfaction ratings. Why? Mostly due to complaints of not working as advertised and poor quality.
Will this be the case with Bidet Buddy? We definitely think it's something you should consider during your decision making process.
What can you do instead? We might recommend researching local options, which could be of better quality and provide longer-lasting service, but will also cost more than Bidet Buddy.
Or, for the ultimate money saving option, you can tackle a DIY bidet project!
Bidet Buddy, manufactured by Telebrands and sold by Groupon
I purchased this item through Groupon on October 12th, 2019. From day one it was leaking from the main body. There was no help from Groupon customer service and no phone number to contact the seller. It cost me $31.00 for a piece of crap. This is a scam.
I will not Groupon to anyone.
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Flooded our home
Flooded our home after six days of use! I am a plumber and even though the product looked cheap, I figured if it was on the market so it had to go through some kind of testing to make it into production. The installation was simple and I made sure to get the connections on carefully. I then tested each connection to ensure there were no leaks. After a few tests, I felt confident that it would work.
Six days after installation my wife, three children and I returned home after a night out. As I followed my family into the house, we could hear noise coming from somewhere in the house. My wife quickly ran down the stairs to our newly finished basement and saw water pouring out of our ceiling! I quickly ran to the master bathroom realizing this product was the most recently installed plumbing fixture. Sure enough, this was the cause! I turned the stop off to the toilet and we all went to work as fast as we could in efforts to save our basement from the flooding water.
After pulling up carpet, throwing carpet pad away, drilling holes in the sheetrock, having my kids put buckets under the can light to catch water, vacuuming water up and getting fans going to dry things up, I went to investigate the Bidet Buddy. I quickly found that the initial valve or hose connection that comes from the factory failed! It gave me some comfort knowing that it was not my connections that failed; however, our house was still a mess. And yes, I have a pressure regulator, and it is set at 50 PSI!
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Good product but…
WE really like the Bidet Buddy, especially the blue light, no need to turn a light on at night when using the toilet and it does clean the butt.
Now the BUT, after 1 month of use it has a small continuous flow of water that we can not stop. No matter what we do whit the control lever the water flows.
I just sent Telebrands an email and we will see what happens. We do have another Bidet but made by another company and it works well, no problem with the water running.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
4 out 4 people found this review helpful
Bidet Buddy is cheaply made and DANGEROUS
This cheap hunk of plastic was easy to install and worked fine - for about 48 hours. Then, my wife woke up in the middle of the night to hear running water coming from the bathroom. She went in to find the cheap plastic compression fitting on the plastic water line had broken and was leaking water all over the floor, flooding our bathroom! Thankfully, she caught it before it could do much damage. If we had been away for a day or two, our entire house would have been flooded with untold damage and a huge insurance claim. I took it off immediately. That was a warning shot, so I'm not taking any chances. I'll spend a little more to get a quality product elsewhere. DON'T USE THIS PRODUCT.
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend


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How to start a time bank
From an alternative holiday survival kit to a video about Plenitude Economics, the Center for a New American Dream has been at the forefront of presenting alternative models for how to think about our economy. Specifically, their focus is often on ways to promote community-based, informal economies that use fewer resources, create stronger social ties and help lift the entire community.
As part of their Get2Gether Challenge, the center put together this video on how to start a time bank. Essentially a neighborhood exchange program that allows people to connect and trade their skills, time banks work by providing a system through which neighbors perform tasks or services for each other—anything from DIY to accounting to gardening skills—and earn "hours" in the time bank (everyone's time is valued equally), which they can then trade with other neighbors for other skills.
Not only does it get neighbors talking and trading together, and therefore create tighter social bonds, but it also keeps people trading skills, goods and resources locally. Why pay for an organic tomato from California when you can have your neighbor teach you how to grow your own? The other plus side of time banks is that they can help low income people, or folks who may not be able to work full time, by providing a way to supplement their income and get out in society on their own terms, without the need for start-up capital or formal business knowhow.It's a neat idea. And it's simple as heck. This is what the sharing economy should be about.


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Where the Bible meets the Big Bang
2 October 2007 By Brian Sacks
Tomorrow in the synagogue, we read the Torah account of the first six-day working week. The world and all life was created in that time, so the story goes, seemingly at odds with the current scientific estimate of 13.7 billion years. Yet Dr Gerald Schroeder, a former professor of nuclear physics at MIT and member of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, believes that there is no conflict between these two time-lines. Both are to be taken literally.
Schroeder, the author of the bestselling book Genesis and the Big Bang, maintains that in many ways the Torah was scientifically 3,000 years ahead of its time. Its insights begin with its first word: Bereshit, "In the beginning". In a 1959 survey, two-thirds of leading American scientists believed that the universe had no beginning - that it always was. Then, in 1965, came the discovery of the cosmic microwave echo of the Big Bang. There was a beginning; the scientists were wrong, Bereshit was right.
The Torah writes of the end of day one, :Vayehi erev, vayehi voker, yom echad" - "There was evening and there was morning, one day". According to Schroeder, these words can equally be translated: "There was disorder and there was order, one day". One can verify his translation with a dictionary; for example, in the Torah, the "erev rav" is the "mixed multitude" that accompanied the Israelites out of Egypt.
This theme of progression from disorder to order is reinforced by the Torah's description of the Earth as initially "unformed and void", and by its account that on five occasions God "separated", for example between the lower and the upper waters. In modern thermodynamics, a movement from disorder to order (scientifically speaking, a decrease in entropy) cannot occur without an external cause. For Schroeder, this cause would be the Almighty.
Schroeder notes a difference in construction between yom echad, one day, and the subsequent yom sheni, yom shlishi, second day, third day etc. The Torah does not talk of yom rishon, the first day, but of one day, then the second day, then the third day. Time is looked at from the outset forwards - not in retrospect, from a later time, when there would have been the first day, then the second, then the third.
Scientists also see an important distinction between looking at time from the outset forwards and from a later date backwards. This is because, since Einstein, we know that time is different for different people: it is relative. A holiday at the Dead Sea really can make you younger. General relativity asserts that the stronger gravitational pull at this, the lowest spot on Earth, causes time to pass more slowly. You could return home a tenth of a second younger than you would have been if you had never travelled.
Perhaps it is not worth the effort for such a meagre result. But if you were at a place or a time where relativistic effects were really strong - such as on the spot at the Big Bang - the time-stretching effect would be more impressive.
Schroeder quotes Nachmanides, writing in the 13th century: "From the moment that matter formed from substance-less substance, time grabs hold." The Biblical clock starts when matter first condenses out of energy. Taking Nachmanides's start-point for time, and applying modern knowledge of physics, Schroeder computes a time-stretching factor of one million.
Six days of 24 hours each, from the viewpoint of an observer present when matter first formed (in science-speak, the moment of quark confinement), would appear to an observer looking back on it from the end of the period, as a million times longer, or 15 billion years. Not only that, but the breakdown is: The first day as viewed from Big Bang corresponds to 8 billion years looking back, second day from Big Bang corresponds to 4 billion years looking back, and so on.
So Schroeder believes that the Torah uses two clocks. The first, placed within the frame of reference of the Almighty, recorded Creation from the moment within the Big Bang when matter first condensed out of energy. The second clock, placed within a human frame of reference, started at Rosh Hashanah with the birth of Adam, and has so far ticked away 5,768 years. In support of the "two clocks" thesis, Schroeder quotes Midrash Rabba from 1,500 years ago, saying that the six days of creation are separate.
He also references Nachmanides's commentary on Deuteronomy 32:7. In his last address to the people, Moses exhorts them to "consider the days of old, the years of the many generations". For Nachmanides "the days of old" refer to the six days of Creation, and "the years of the many generations" to all the time from Adam onwards.
As Nachmanides interprets the verse, Moses says that one can see God's fingerprint on the universe in two ways. The first is the miraculous creation of the universe in six days. The second is all human history from Adam onward. Through either perspective, the imprint of God is visible.
To summarize, Schroeder argues convincingly that the Torah account of Creation is strikingly close to our modern scientific understanding. He finds ancient interpretations to explain apparent contradictions between the Torah and science, such as the stars being first mentioned on a later day than the Earth. He starts from an axiomatic belief in the literal truth of Torah. In this he departs from scientific method in which one accepts an explanation only after experimental testing.
However, he does well to point out that we presume too much when we ask the question: "Did it take six days or did it take 14 billion years to bring about the universe, life and mankind?" The question assumes a Newtonian universe where time is the same for everyone, whereas Einstein showed we live in a relative universe. Even Stephen Hawking might have no problem with Schroeder's invoking "time dilation" to reconcile six days of Creation with billions of years as viewed from today.
George Gershwin memorably wrote: "Whatever you're liable to read in the Bible, it ain't necessarily so". But Gerald Schroeder has put up a spirited argument that it ain't necessarily false, either.
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Republican Dan Maes declared Thursday that he wouldn't be exiting the governor's race, even as one of his key backers pulled his support.
Maes and American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo met Tuesday to discuss the possibility of a two-way race but came to no decision. Maes has said repeatedly he will not get out of the race, despite a growing chorus of conservatives asking him to do so.
"One more time . . . I am not going anywhere!" the Evergreen businessman posted Thursday on his Facebook page.
Recent polls put Maes in the mid-teens and Tancredo in second place behind Democrat John Hickenlooper.
State Rep. Kent Lambert — one of three legislators who continued to support Maes — said he's no longer behind the Republican nominee and instead cast his lot with former Republican Tancredo.
"We want to support the Republican people. At this point, the Republican people are not with Dan Maes," said Lambert, R-Colorado Springs.
"Even people from outside the traditional Republican system are saying this campaign is basically over."
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"Jeez, I hate Shakespeare." I can easily remember many of my high school classmates saying that or something not quite so charitable while trying to read and/or understand Hamlet or Macbeth. I won't try to kid you, there were many times I was just as confused as most and reacted in much the same way. Now, in my dotage, and thanks to a couple of English faculty at Northeastern, I can enjoy much of what The Bard had to say. The question is, "Why is William Shakespeare more famous today than he was more than 400 years ago?" I guess it depends on the source you use since time travel is a bit of a bitch. The various sources that I have researched state that "…his friends said that he was the best writer of his time." Today we know that he may well be the greatest writer of all time. You may not enjoy Elizabethan English any more than I do, but think of some of the quotes that still roll off our tongues and for which we must give credit to Will…"what's in a name;" "we band of brothers;" "something's rotten in [the state of] Denmark." All in all, there are many reasons why Shakespeare's fame has lasted for more than four Centuries.
Come we now to today's famous folk: Robert Redford, Steven Spielberg, Sam Peckinpah, and a number of wonderful film directors; movie actors, singers in several genre, writers of note and you can pick fiction or non-fiction, songs or shows…take your choice. There are sports heroes and others out the wahzoo who will have their moment of shining glory before fading into obscurity. Who remembers Ken Jennings, Mae Sutton Bundy, Moe Berg, Joan Weston, or Victoria Woodhull? These people, among others, all had a moment in the sun, and when we look them up, we say, "Oh, yeah, I remember now. Just don't ask me a month or a year from now." Fame is earned and fame – sad to say – is fleeting.
Now, here comes the $64,000 question: What the hell makes Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Richard Hatch, or – and this one is the kicker – the Kardashians so friggin' famous that we hear their names damn near as much as we do the President of the United States [Barack Obama for those of you who have been hiding under a rock]. Okay, I understand Conrad Hilton and his hotels, and perhaps his descendants are cashing in on his fame. It would be one thing if she had talent other than living an outrageous lifestyle and hanging out with other wannabees but I just don't understand the media attraction to her anymore than I do to Nicole Richie. I guess fame can also be an inherited thing. Hatch is now pitching crap on television, but the first Survivor winner is rapidly on his way to obscurity.
I have dug and dug and dug – a classy word for research…or not, and I really do not understand what makes the Kardashians such a big deal. A lawyer for a dad who had a big case; a sex tape that I have no desire to see, a friend of Paris Hilton – gee, that impresses me…NOT – a camera hound who is enamored of her own face…I can't say "and body," because the body and maybe even the face are not really her own, and as she indicates, "…a brand." And the media just sucks this stuff up.
Call me crazy – as many have in my day – but there are people out there who deserve 'fame' whatever that is, far more than some of the idiots the media dote on. When Brittany Spears 'forgot' to wear panties as she climbed out of a car, the media went wild; as did Brittany's fans, as did members of Congress, as did priests, ministers, rabbis, and, for all I know, the top imam in Jordan. What were people expecting, a Harley to drive out of her vagina with the reincarnation of Evel Kneivel on board?
In another decade there will be tens – oh please not, God – maybe hundreds of these fame grabbers. They will come and they will go, and the people of their time will 'oooh,' and 'aaah' over their actions and their antics. They will be bright shooting stars and just like shooting stars, their fame will be fleeting. I will bet, however, that people will still be reading William Shakespeare, J.K. Rowling, and Dr. Seuss; people will still be watching Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz; people will still be listening to Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Whitney Houston, Garth Brooks, and Ella Fitzgerald. Good is good for a long, long time. Pretenders, for all that they try, are soon found out and forgotten. I wonder why it takes so long for us to see through the phoniness of these people.
You may not care for Shakespeare, his plays, his sonnets, his phraseology, or his themes, but ya gotta admit, the guy has a hell of a lot better staying power than Violet Gibson, Annie Edson Taylor, John Montague, or Matthew Henson. Who of your generation will be remembered 400 years from now?


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The wind was unexpected, I was tired and it wouldn't have taken much for me to ditch this ride. As usual, it passed un-noticed and the ride becomes the natural thing to be doing.
I took note of the progress of the rebuilding of the East Fairhaven School. Both the kids went there and it's also where the Mariner Soccer League was born in 1977.
I was going to ride out to Marion, Ma. where the annual Boat race to Bermuda originates. The tired legs told me to make this an easier recovery ride. The back roads to Mattapoisett would suffice.
Those roads took me past old fish hatchery
and a cemetery dating to the early 19th century. Most of the houses also have plaques that tell of the original owners and the dates of the home. It's very common around here and most date to the early or mid 1800's.
Thinking about lunch at the Oxford Creamery had me drooling. It's a seasonal business and the place is packed on the warm summer evenings. The line was outside the door, the parking lot was full and there was no room at any of the outdoor tables. Water would have to do for now.
The ride then took me down to the waterfront. Crescent Beach and Point Connett were devastated by Hurricane Bob in the early 90's. Strawberry point had twenty two homes vanish when a thirty foot tidal surge hit. Those homes are now rebuilt, and all on stilts.
There was a woman rider I saw a few places. I caught up to her at the crossing that took us back to the country roads for the return leg, and tried to start a conversation. I asked her where she was heading, she was very vague and very slow in getting started. I took the hint and moved off. Not long after, I was taking a couple of final photos and heard "on your left". I caught the faintest smirk as she passed and let her put some distance between us. We ended up taking the same roads and I wonder if she thought me a predator?
Lots of families, people on bikes and lots of teens on bikes. That's nice to see.
The wind on the return leg made the ride difficult. I ended up doing a pretty good training ride along with a photo taking ride.
The weather will allow commuting to work for at least the first three days. If I can get out of bed at 5AM.
Here is what I saw with some music.


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Summary: Lotus Notes is not showing window content at gnome
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Product: openSUSE 12.1
Version: Final
Platform: PC
OS/Version: Other
Status: NEW
Severity: Normal
Priority: P5 - None
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After update to opensuse 12.1 IBM Lotus Notes (8.5.3) is not showing windows
contents in Gnome3. I think it's related to gtk2/gtk3 changes.
Solution is available [1] - it's just simple library and wrapper to LotusNotes
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[1] https://github.com/sgh/lotus-notes_gtk2.23.3
[2] home:lijews:lotus-notes-gnome3
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Avon Branch Visit: Julia Montes at TaftSaturday, February 20, 2016
One of the things I've learned from Avon is that they are always willing to give back to their Representatives and to all the women out there. One of their rewards or surprises is that they let their hard-working representatives meet their endorsers. One of the visit I witnessed was with Julia Montes at Taft Branch. Even just for an hour or so, you can see the smiles on their faces and the happiness in their eyes by getting the chance to see their idol. Nothing compares to that experience.
What I like about this kid is that she's very genuine and nice to everyone. You can see that it's real and not just for show. I guess that's why the Avon Reps also love her.
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Kerala Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson categorically denied that cow meat was served at Kerala Bhawan and said they will wait for "police action" in the wake of their complaint over the incident.
"I totally deny that cow meat was served here (canteen of Kerala House). Only buffalo meat is served," Thomson told reporters here.
However, in the light of the events yesterday, Kerala Bhawan has temporarily taken buffalo meat off its menu.
Noting that the Resident Commissioner of Kerala House has lodged a police complaint, Thomson further said, "we will wait for police action".
"I was told that some persons gate-crashed into Kerala House yesterday, the police had also entered. The resident commissioner has made a complaint to the DCP over their (gate- crashers') entry. We will wait for the police's action now," he said.
A PCR call complaining about beef curry being served at Kerala House near Jantar Mantar here had thrown police into a tizzy yesterday.
Police said that a team had to be sent there to avert any "untoward incident" after the call complaining about beef on the menu was received by police control room at around 4.15 PM yesterday. The caller had claimed to be from a fringe right- wing group.
"The policemen took no chance and the input was immediately passed on to Parliament Street police station, from where a team was sent to Kerala House to deal with any potential violence," a police official had said.
The team remained deployed there for several hours and spoke with the officials posted there. They also informed them about the PCR call and assured them that "things were under control" before leaving Kerala Bhawan.


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Grammar school supporters often use the argument that the UK's remaining 164 grammar schools are not representative of a working grammar school system. They claim the remaining grammars are 'besieged' by wealthy families who use prep schools and tutors because there are not enough selective school places in the system. However in Kent just under 30% of children are deemed 'suitable for grammar school' and every child with an 11+ pass will gain a grammar school place if they want one. Many grammar schools are not oversubscribed, in 2014 11 of Kent's 32 grammar schools did not fill their available places, and in 2015 there were 9 Kent grammar schools with places available when school allocations were made. West Kent's grammar schools are more likely to be oversubscribed and do more often involve children travelling long distances to school. There are 33,000 grammar school places in Kent and 2,700 children from outside the county travel to Kent schools.
East Kent has the sea on one side and is not within easy commuting reach of any comprehensive area, so looking at this area may give a better picture of how grammar schools would operate if they were widely available. This area contains some of the most deprived areas in the county, so looking at these communities might also show how grammar schools would work in areas of social deprivation if the government pursued this as policy.
One clear difference with grammar schools in poorer areas is that they need to set a lower bar for entry, they need to do this because they would not otherwise fill the school places. It is also clear that many low income families simply don't engage with the test process, and this will be a problem with any attempt to use grammar schools to improve social mobility We can speculate that this might be because lower income families prefer local mixed-ability schools, or perhaps they don't like the pass/fail risk the eleven-plus, or it could be that some parents simply don't like the extra effort and paperwork involved in entering for local grammar school tests.
Low numbers of disadvantaged children enter Kent's 11 plus test
Looking at the 2014 Year 6 pupil cohort overall 57% of all primary school children took the Kent Test. If we look at pupils in that cohort who are receiving Free School Meals (FSM) just 33% of children sat the test, while 61% of pupils who did not receive FSM sat the 11 plus. Clearly there is a substantial difference. It means that FSM children in Kent are about half as likely to sit the Kent 11 plus test than non-FSM children.
So making grammar school places available in areas of disadvantage is not necessarily going to mean disadvantaged children reaching grammar schools, many low-income parents will simply not engage with the system. This group will include high ability children who simply do not take the eleven-plus test.
Easier entrance tests are needed in disadvantaged communities
Kent County Council's eleven-plus test has widely varying pass rates, with wealthy communities achieving much higher pass rates than deprived communities.
As this table shows areas like Thanet and Shepway achieve just 31% and 27% on entrants passing the test, while wealthier Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells achieve 50% and 54% pass rates.
The low numbers of children taking the test, and the low number passing mean that grammar schools in poorer areas do not find enough children to fill grammar school places. The grammar schools in these areas have two plans. a) They offer large catchment areas, and we find grammar schools in Thanet recruiting pupils from wealthier areas further afield, such as more affluent Canterbury and Whitstable which are 30 minutes away by train. b) They offer their own, easier tests to qualify pupils. The grammar schools in Gravesend, Folkestone and Dover all offer their own tests to allow entry to their schools, they accept pupils who either pass the council-operated Kent Test or pass the schools own easier tests.
We looked at the entrance test for Dover Boy's Grammar school and found that 78% of children who took this test passed and were eligible to apply to the school. We could speculate that this test must be more about discarding children of low ability rather than looking for children of high ability. It certainly appears that few who take this entrance test are denied entry to the school.
Grammar schools in deprived areas educate more 'medium ability' children.
Some in the government support the return of grammar schools because they believe they will nurture the most intelligent pupils to achieve degrees at top universities. Yet most regular Kent grammar schools do not contain 'academic high fliers', only the super-selective grammar schools of Kent which select by the highest scores are hot-houses for academic talent. Yet super-selective grammar schools are disliked by most parents because tutoring is intense to win a place, these schools contain the lowest percentages of disadvantaged pupils, they contain the highest percentages of children from the independent sector, and qualify many children who do not live locally. Kent's regular grammar schools are certainly popular and they contain a mix of children of medium and above average attainment as judged by SATS. It is unlikely that they encourage academic achievement that betters any good comprehensive school.
This table makes it clear that the grammar schools operating their own tests accept a greater proportion of 'medium ability' children, and it is clear that grammar schools that reduce the bar for entry also contain more disadvantaged children and appear to reflect their communities better.
Non-selective schools in disadvantaged grammar school areas are skewed to low ability intakes
The grammar schools in Dover and Folkestone set their own tests and select more 'medium ability' children, and as you'd expect this changes the non-selective schools in these towns.
It is clear that both non-selective and grammar schools are educating many 'medium ability' children, so how do the results compare for the medium ability children in the grammar schools and the medium ability children in the non-selective schools?
These are the % of children achieving 5 GCSE including English and Maths.
It is clear the grammar schools achieve significantly better results, but also probable that the results are skewed by the grammar schools selecting towards the top of 'medium ability band.'
However it is likely that the 'medium attainment' children are getting some advantage in the grammar school, and that there is some disadvantage to those who attend the non-selective schools with poor results.
The unfairness is compounded if you consider these scenarios:
- A child of medium-high ability may be getting worse results in a non-selective school because their parents couldn't be bothered entering them for the test.
- A child of medium-high ability may be getting a worse results in a non-selective school because they entered the harder council-run test and failed, they didn't know they should have chosen the much easier local school test.
- A child of low-medium ability may be getting better results in a grammar school because they were tutored and it helped them pass the entrance test.
- A child of medium ability may be getting better results in a grammar school having entered the council test, the school test, and failed both but gained a place through the appeals process.
And of course there are high ability pupils in Dover and Folkestone's non-selective schools, it is clear that they must deserve entry to local grammar schools which select so many children of medium ability. It is likely their parents did not give them the opportunity to take the test. So how do the high ability pupils do?
One non-selective school does achieves results that match the best local grammar schools, but looking at the schools overall shows that the high achievers in the non-selective schools are let down by the system.
I would like to see more research into why these system effects occur. It seems to be accepted as fact that grouping medium and high ability pupils together in grammar schools creates high quality schools with better results. This is the sole drive for the government's current plan to create more grammar schools. However I do believe there is a clear need to understand why grouping low and medium ability children together in 'secondary modern' style schools creates an increased number of failing schools and produces worse results than a comprehensive school system.
These results are just a small sample of schools in two towns in Kent, plus there are outlying schools that might skew results, yet we have data from Kent as a whole that almost exactly replicates this pattern. Kent's non-selective schools under-perform for results, and high ability pupils in these schools are particularly hit by the grammar school system. It is certainly clear that grammar schools are generally good schools creating good results, but where they exist they create schools skewed to lower ability children, and many of these schools are troubled schools.
The chart above shows all non-selective schools in grammar school areas throughout the UK. These schools are half as likely to be rated Outstanding as comprehensive schools, and more likely to be rated less than 'good.'
The government wants to 'create more good schools' but must surely find a way to raise achievement in the body of schools the new grammar schools leave behind. Schools skewed to low/medium ability intakes might not have a name to describe them, the government refuses to call them 'secondary moderns,' but just like grammar schools these schools are different from comprehensive schools because they do not contain a mix of children of all abilities. Their particular problems should be noted and I would welcome the government giving them a name so we can study them, monitor their results, and make sure that the children attending them are doing okay.


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ATLANTA – Corey Heyward, a 2011 all-state guard from Duluth, Ga., who spent the 2011-12 academic year at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia, has signed a letter-of-intent to play basketball at Georgia Tech.
The 6-1, 195-pound Heyward was named first-team all-state in class AAAAA by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and also was named Region 7 Player of the Year, following a 2010-11 season in which he averaged 16.6 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game for Peachtree Ridge High School. The Lions finished the season as regional runners-up with a season record of 21-9.
The son of former NFL and University of Pittsburgh running back Craig "Ironhead" Heyward signed with Morehead (Ky.) State out of high school but elected instead to attend Hargrave Military High School in Chatham, Va., last year. At Hargrave, Heyward averaged 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, helping the Tigers to a 38-1 record and the championship game of the national prep school championship.
"We're very excited to have Corey join the Yellow Jacket family," said head coach Brian Gregory. "Simply put, Corey is a winner, and we need to continue to add that winning attitude into our program. Coming from highly successful programs at Peachtree Ridge and Hargrave Military Academy, Corey brings the character, toughness and competitiveness that we are looking for into our program."
Heyward becomes the fourth member of the Yellow Jackets' 2012 signing class, all of whom attended high school in the Atlanta area. In the fall recruiting period, Tech signed 6-3 guard Chris Bolden from North Gwinnett High School, 6-8 forward Robert Carter from Shiloh High School and 6-5 forward Marcus Hunt from North Clayton High School. Prior to Heyward's signing, this class was ranked as high as 14th in the nation.
Tech also has an incoming transfer, 6-4 guard Stacey Poole from Jacksonville, Fla., by way of Kentucky. Poole will be eligible to play for the Jackets following the 2012 fall semester.


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Christine Miyachi
Principal Systems Engineer and Architect, Xerox Corporation, and SDM Alumna
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Date: May 20, 2013
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Cloud computing is a disruptive technology that is emerging with new opportunities. Companies that move to the cloud can save both time and money.
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- An introduction to several cloud computing basics;
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SDM alumna Christine Miyachi has almost 30 years of experience working for startups and large corporations. She is the chair of the IEEE Computer Society's Special Technical Community on Cloud Computing and writes a blog about software architecture. She is a principal systems engineer and architect at Xerox Corporation and holds several patents. Miyachi graduated from the University of Rochester with a BS in electrical engineering. She holds two MIT degrees: an MS in technology and policy/electrical engineering and computer science and an MS in engineering and management.
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The MIT System Design and Management Program Systems Thinking Webinar Series features research conducted by SDM faculty, alumni, students, and industry partners. The series is designed to disseminate information on how to employ systems thinking to address engineering, management, and socio-political components of complex challenges. Presentation slides and recordings of previous webinars are available on demand.


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The Xindi-Insectoid patrol ship was a small warp-capable starship utilized by the Xindi-Insectoids during the mid-22nd century. They were armed with at least one forward and one underbelly directed energy weapon emitters.
The crew of Enterprise incorporated three Xindi-Insectoid patrol ships into the simulation they created on the behalf of acquiring the location of Azati Prime from Degra. In the simulation, Archer and Degra were pursued by three Xindi-Insectoid patrol ships as they attempted to escape an Xindi-Insectoid prison colony aboard a Malosian cargo shuttle. They were ultimately able to escape after disabling the ships by venting five hundred liters of warp plasma from their ship. The warp plasma, in turn, got into the patrol ship's intake manifolds, causing their engines to overheat. (ENT: "Stratagem")
Upon Enterprise's arrival at Azati Prime, Trip Tucker and Travis Mayweather were hailed by a Xindi-Insectoid patrol ship, as they attempted to infiltrate the system aboard a Xindi-Insectoid shuttlecraft. The commander of the patrol ship informed Tucker and Mayweather that they were not authorized within the detection grid and were ordered to withdraw and return to their carrier ship.
Archer was later pursued and captured by three patrol ships as he attempted to infiltrate the Xindi weapon. (ENT: "Azati Prime")


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Traditional photography people look into camera with poses. Wedding Photography is generally filled with non orchestrated photo shoot. The photographer has to be alert and shoot the events. Orchestrated and pre planned photo sessions are known as Traditional Photography.
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Artistic Photography is the production of images to fulfill the creative vision of a photographer. Photography is an Art and the the Photographers are artists. First they perceive it with their artistic eye. Then they click a photo.
Lifestyle photography style approach document everyday activity of couple. Meeting in coffee shop, sitting in drawing room etc. are few example.
Usually involving artistic lighting, artificial backgrounds, using props etc. to create a cinematic like scene.


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