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American Best Falls at Huskies' 2003 Track Opener
Jan. 18, 2003
SEATTLE - Club Northwest's Tony Young ran the fastest indoor mile by a masters division runner in U.S. history, and Pacific Sport's Diane Cummins joined the world's elite at 800 meters, helping Washington open the 2003 track and field season in the Husky Indoor Preview at Dempsey Indoor.
The announcement of Young's time of 4 minutes, 8.60 seconds brought a roar from the crowd of roughly 2,500 in attendance at the largest indoor track and field meet in the state of Washington in over 20 years. Despite bettering the U.S. indoor masters mile record of 4:11 by more than two seconds, the mark will not be officially considered the U.S. record due to an IAAF rule which requires records to be set on tracks of no more than 200 meters in length. The Dempsey Indoor track is 307 meters.
The host Huskies made plenty of noise in their 2003 opener, welcoming first-year head coach Greg Metcalf with four Pac-10 qualifying marks and six marks that rank among the top-10 all-time indoors for UW.
No Husky made a bigger splash than senior Courtney Inman, whose time of 2:10.56 in the 800 meters is the second-fastest indoors all-time at Washington, and earned the senior a return trip to the 2003 Pac-10 Championships in May. Not even Inman, however, could catch Cummins, whose winning time of 2:03.05 is the second-fasest indoor 800-meter mark in the world thus far in 2003. Far from a runaway win, however, Cummins was hotly pursued by NIKE Farm Team's Chantee Earl, who kept pace with Cummins step-for-step before finishing second in 2:03.88. Inman's mark was good for third.
Joining Inman at the Pac-10 meet will be sophomore James Sims, who won the triple jump with a mark of 47-11 1/4 that was well beyond the conference standard. Sims, also a safety on the UW football squad, was one of several Husky football players to make an impact at the meet. Freshman Shelton Sampson, a UW tailback, placed second in the 60-meter dash - his first race as a collegian - with a time of 6.84 seconds that was just .03 seconds shy of UW's all-time top-10, while freshman Matt Fountaine, a Husky cornerback, placed fourth in the event in 6.99 seconds.
Not to be overlooked by the outstanding performances on the track are those by Husky field athletes, who, including Sims, posted three conference-qualifying marks. Junior Brittiny Roberts notched a qualifying leap of 39-8 1/2 that was good for second place, trailing only the facility-record jump of 41-6 by Rosaline Olomina, competing unattached. Additionally, redshirt freshman Cherron Davis scored a Pac-10 mark with a winning throw of 44-3 1/4 in the shot put, edging teammate Mary Beeman by just under two feet.
Washington returns to the track Sat., Feb. 1, for the Husky Invitational, a meet scheduled to feature several Olympic athletes from the U.S., Canada and abroad, as well as teams from Oregon and Arizona State.
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Recently, I've noticed what a terrible influence I have been on my husband. I have subtly turned him into a Canadian or actually, I replica of me! Let me explain.
I have a potty mouth and I use a plethora of weird expressions that have just become part of who I am. I slip the F*bomb when I'm frustrated, pissed off, or annoyed, so in short, I curse a lot!
The other day I heard my husband say the word "pop" for a soda. "Pop" is a Canadian thing and when I heard him use this term I had to giggle. He is surrounded by Americans on the ship and yet my single influence on him has seeped into his everyday vocabulary.
But it gets funnier in a "oh my, what have I done?" Kinda way too. I have this expression which is similar to "are you kidding me?" This is one of my favourites, but sometimes I will also say something like "are you smoking crack?" So, you can just imagine our conversations. I said something ridiculous to my husband the other day just to tease him and his immediate response was "are you smoking crack?" I know this may not sound funny to you, but my husband is not a typical Italian. He is a reserved guy, who never said the F*bomb before he met me. Oh, I really do feel terrible for corrupting him…not really.
My dad was probably hoping that my mild-mannered husband would have a calming effect on his daughter instead. All I have to say about that is "driving a car in Italy would even turn Mother Teresa into a potty mouthed sailor". But for the record, today I served coffee in antique china cups and actually posted a photo on Facebook referring to it as a party! Oh, how a case of Molson's Canadian beer would have defined that moment 20 years ago.
I think that's about where my influence stops though. My husband still cannot figure out the differences between Robert Plant, Roger Daltry, or Ozzy Osbourne 😦 let the crazy train roll dude. Oh, that's another funny one, my husband loves the word "dude". Heehee.

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Designed by Angel Sanchez Vargas, the A0 Monocycle is a project sponsored from Audi's very own design and research center in Munich. Taking design ques from Audi's automobiles, the A0 is a compact and lightweight all-electric personal transportation vehicle that is designed to fold and fit into the trunk of any Audi automobile.
Although the A0 isn't exactly the most innovative personal vehicle out there, the design has a lot of potential when combined with Audi's automobiles. The idea is to give drivers maximum mobility and convenience in their urban environments. Accented day lighting adds a stylistic flare to the vehicle while automatic headlights and brake lights ensure safety during the night.


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Each team will get 3 minutes to demo their project.
To be eligable for prizes you must enter your app in Samsung Apps in preparation for your Smart App Challenge entry.
To submit to the app store visit http://seller.samsungapps.com/
Link to submit to Challenege Post: http://samsunghackathon.challengepost.com/
Samsung Developers wants to help developers like you build the best apps for the world's greatest devices! You're invited to an Android hackathon where you can win prizes, get training, conspire with your fellow developers, and get valuable feedback. The focus will be on using Samsung Chord for networked applications as well as new developer concepts. We will also offer prizes for partner integrations.
Immersion will be there, and is offering some great prizes for apps using Immersion's haptic effects. The prizes are:
- Best app using Samsung Chord and Haptics: Samsung Galaxy S4 (for developers who applying start for the Samsung Smart App Challenge).
- 1st place, best app with haptics: Samsung Galaxy S4
- Runner-up, best app with haptics: Samsung Galaxy Note 8 tablet
- Tickets to the Samsung Developers Conference
These prizes will be awarded at the sole discretion of the panel of judges. In addition, Immersion will bring some Android plushies, some t-shirts, and other swag to encourage developers throughout the Hackathon.
Learn more about:
- Samsung Smart App Challenge with $800k in Prize Money
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- Building with native tools
- Opportunity to present at the Samsung Developer Conference
You can also share your ideas for new developer tools for others to hack on our devices. And of course we will also have great food, beer, swag, and awesome partners to give you additional money for their Android API integrations.
This event is brought to you by Samsung Developers.
What should you make?
Make things like games, photo sharing apps, chat apps, or anything else you can imagine. Just make sure it works on a Samsung device.
You own your product 100% during and after the event!
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You can start preparing your ideas, mockups, logo, etc. before the event. However you cannot start coding until the event starts.
Begin Coding at the Same Time
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In oder to make sure that everything was built at the hackathon winning teams will be subject to a code-review.
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Teams fully own everything they build at the hackathon.
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Teams can have up to 5 people.
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Create an example of a solution to a problem that can't be easily found anywhere else.
Every project will have its own ChallengePost.com page and each team must post their hack by 1:00pm on Sunday.
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Q&A with the humans of the King's U pup
Q: Hi, Alison! Introduce us to your role.
I'm the Residence Life Coordinator. I cover everything from administrative residence application to crisis management in the rez and disciplinary stuff. This is my and Shay's (Alison's husband) fourth year living in the tower, which is where the first- year students live as well.
Q: Whose idea was it to get a dog that would live on campus?
It was Shay's. I put in the request to Dr. Mike Ferber. Mike and I were talking about self care, and we thought the dog would help now and into the future. So we started researching hypo-allergenic dog breeds.
Q: What breed is Indy? How old is he?
A golden doodle! He's three-quarters poodle. He was born in April 2017.
Q: Is Indy the first campus dog at King's?
He's the first approved pet. He lives with me and Shay in our apartment in the tower.
Q: What is Indy's purpose on campus?
He is our pet, but we did a lot of research on the impact of having animals in the community. We talked to other residence directors on why other institutions have animals. They've seen that students are more willing to engage with those rez directors, that the animal is a bridge for the student to start a conversation—they can connect with the dog and then have a way to talk about what they need.
Animals have a therapeutic opportunity. There is so much research into the therapeutic benefits of animals. It's encouraging how something so small can make such a meaningful impact. I've also noticed having Indy has brought me out into the community more. Students will engage with us when we're out for a walk. In my off time, I'm in the campus spaces more than living in my apartment.
Q: How long has Indy been at King's?
We brought him to King's in June this year.
Q: How is he doing so far with students back on campus?
We think he loves it. It's been a little tiring, but for the most part he's been more outgoing. We've been working to socialize him, and he's getting lots of attention. He even took part in Colour Me King's! He's truly the King's dog now.
Q: What is Indie's favourite treat?
We give him carrots and zucchini—which he loves and are really good for dogs—from my plot in the King's community garden beside the apartments.
Q: What is the most common question students ask you?
A lot of students ask if they can take him for a walk.
Q: Why did you name him Indy?
We thought a lot about this. I read that a dog should have a two syllable name with a vowel at the end. We were going to name him Tango, Whiskey…but then it's a dry campus (she laughs). There's a cute little inside joke to Indy's name. The joke in Indiana Jones is that Indy (the protagonist) is "Indiana junior," but he's not named after his father. He's named after their dog. We've had a few people say we need to get him an Indiana Jones hat and dress him up for Halloween.
Q: Can you book time with Indy or do students just catch him around campus?
There's nothing official booked yet. He's going to be at pretty much any event that's outside. Students and others are very free to approach him when he's around. I've even had students pull their vehicle over when we're walking him in the community to come pet him.
Indy has his own hashtag: #Kingsupup. Catch more pictures of him on the The King's Residence Instagram account!


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Post title: About this writer
I've been making a living as a writer for many years, writing about everything from cell-phone chips to city-council meetings to people and their ideas. So, here are the thoughts that enter through my eyeballs and ears and nose and rattle around in my brain for awhile before making their exit.
Post title: Spring Cleaning on Fast Forward
Post Date: April 13, 2014
Some nut job with nothing better to do dreamed up a new challenge for those of us who had enough to do already, thank you very much.
Her challenge: get rid of 40 bags of stuff in 40 days. Since her idea appeared around March 5, the 40-day time frame probably corresponded to Lent this year (Easter is on April 20). Giving up something. And what better time than Spring? Renewal, rebirth. You don't have to be religious to appreciate that.
But to undertake the 40/40 Project, you do have to be zealous to some extent. Just like a missionary knocking on every door to find converts. Closet doors, cupboard doors, cabinet doors, garage doors — where the lapsed possessions lurk. They don't need to be saved since they already are, but they yearn for salvation: new life in a new location, Salvation Army filled with Good Will.
Since I'm on a path to create a simpler life, I decided this 40/40 Project was perfect for me. If I grabbed a few bags and opened a door a week and a drawer or file box a day, I could do it!
Letting things go is not easy. It requires 20/20 vision — the ability to see ourselves and our lives clearly and to make decisions quickly. Will we ever wear the pin-striped power suit again? The purple dress? The turquoise pants with black blotches that seemed fine at one time?
Will we ever throw that Christmas party we've been planning for 20 years? All those silky green and red lanterns. Napkins, glassware, recipes. The invitation I hand-lettered after I took a calligraphy class.
Will we write the mystery novel we filed away? Will we need the papers we slaved over in high school and college on the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Shakespearean character development, politics in Germany between world wars? Will we re-read the once-timely articles we saved, the issue of Time magazine dated September 11, 2001? Some decisions are easier than others. There's no longer any need to save what we can find on our computers or the internet.
Some items with sentimental value are difficult or impossible to discard. My grandmother's Scottish cookbook and recipe cards, even though they are falling apart. A few pieces of my mother's china and silver. My collection of old letters from relatives long dead, husband long-ago divorced, boyfriends, other friends. I used to fantasize about sitting in a rocking chair on a front porch in old age and reading them all with good memories. But the closer I get to rocking-chair age, the less appealing it sounds. I'd rather read something current and be in the now and carry my memories inside.
Soon, I was in the 40/40 flow! I filled little bags, big bags, counted an old suitcase as a "bag," added items here and there to my trash bags. I hung on to a few family items and will gradually hand them over to my sons and daughter-in-law. My file folders are lean and functional, containing only what I'm working on now and a few ideas. My clothes have room to breathe. I feel more ready to make my next move to a smaller home.
Truthfully, it's 40 bags in 50 to 60 days for me, since I took a vacation and some days have said "Screw It." But as the inventor of this project said, it's the spirit that matters and I'm sorry I called her a nut job.
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4 Steps for Converting AutoCAD Details into Revit Projects
If your firm is transitioning from AutoCAD to Revit, but still has a library full of old AutoCAD Details, you can rest assured. There are several ways to convert your AutoCAD Details into your Revit projects. This process will involve cleaning up your AutoCAD Details, importing to Revit for scaling, cleaning, and importing it back into a separate "seed" Revit file. In the October From AutoCAD to Revit webinar, U.S. CAD's Technical Specialist, Jack Trexler demonstrated this process in 4 simple steps:
Step#1: AutoCAD Portion – Cleaning your details for importing
For the first step, you will be selecting the AutoCAD Details that you use on almost every project, and cleaning them up before bringing the file into Revit.
The Steps
- Open AutoCAD Details file or open a single detail file. If using a file that contains all the details, copy out one detail at a time and name the file the same name as the detail.
- Change all text to an Arial font, use TXT2MTXT command to combine single line text to multi line text. At this point decide if you want to change the layers now for easier conversion in Revit.
- Remove all designer notes and options. Options will need to be separated into different files and details.
- Purge all.
- Save the file to a temporary location the same name as the detail. This file can be deleted once in Revit.
Step #1 Video Transcript
Here's a typical detail layout. It would have a lot more than this, of course. But, I just grabbed a quick file that shows you a few details on here.
Basically, this is what I'm talking about, is just take one of your files. Take one of your details here. I'll just take this. Then, I'm just going to copy this guy out. Start a new DWG, and just paste this guy in at the 0,0, just where … there. This is where you start to start changing your text.
This is a multi-line text, and we'll test it here. I'm not going to break this out. But, what I like to do is type in my styles. There we go, style. Hit my … I guess I probably should have found out which text style I'm using most. But, I'll just go ahead and change all these. Just change all of these to the Arial, just so that I know they're all there. That one's good. That's a true type, but we'll just change it anyway. And one last one.
All right. Good. I'll apply that. Close it, and now it still looks like it's not. I'm going to regenerate. Oh, not region. Regen, and there we go.
All right. Now you can see that all my text is to the Arial font. Basically, like I said here, you can come in here and change these layers. This is objects. You can change them for easier conversion, but basically, I'll just leave them alone. We'll change them over once we get into Revit.
So, I'll come in here and I can take this, and I'm going to copy that name. I'm going to go "Save As." Throw this onto my desktop, well actually, I just throw it in here. Give it that name that I copied. Actually, I will put it on my desktop, just for easy … Okay, there we go. Save.
All right, now what I can do is basically get rid of that, because I'm not going to need that anymore. My title. Everything else looks pretty good. I'm going to keep the hatches there for now. I'm going to go through my purge. Purge this all out. All right, that looks good. Okay. So, I'm going to save this file, and that is just about it for the AutoCAD cleanup.
Basically, all I did was just change the text to an Arial font, and purged it so I don't have any extra stuff that comes in. That's about it for right now, for the AutoCAD portion.
Step #2 – Revit Part 1: Bring CAD in and scale it
In this step, you will create a "trash" file, where you will import your AutoCAD Detail to scale and clean for the "seed" Revit file import.
The Steps
- Open a copy of the company template. This will be a trash file so AutoCAD styles don't get into projects and the "seed" file.
- Create a Drafting view with the same name as detail and use the 12"=1'-0". If you know the scale, use it.
- Use Import CAD and select the CAD detail. For options, I use Black and White, All, Auto-Detect, Auto – Origin to Origin and turn off Correct lines that are slightly off axis. Move the view in the project browser to the correct location.
- Create a sheet, place it and adjust the scale.
- Open the detail and use Full Explode.
Step #2: Video Transcript:
Right here, so I already have a … Let me see here, I already have a trash or a transfer project already setup. Let me see if I can find it. Okay, so that's what this one is going to be. So it's basically just going to be my transfer file. I don't want to use this in any project or anything like this. I'm just going to use it basically to remove the AutoCAD stuff that comes in. I'ma open him up.
Okay, so here's one of my details that I did earlier. So let's see here, let me change this real quick. Okay, so basically this is just going to be a copy of the of your company template, I'm just using the the out of the box systems template. So if anybody is curious about that I'm just just the out of the box Revit template. So we've got it, now what I want to do is start a drafting view right here and I believe I still have the same name. Yes, so there we go, I'm using the name as the detail. I'm just going to make this one to one and select okay and now we've got our detail.
Now all we're going to do is just import the CAD in. Go out and find, oh at this top. So there is my file, so like I said colors … And this is up to you too. I just prefer black and white, because I have the white background. If you have a black background, if that's the way you like to use Revit that is totally fine too. Probably you would want to use colors at that point. Layers and levels I do all. Auto-detect, I will turn off my correct lines that are slightly off axis and then origin to origin, level one is good, orient to view is good too. So I will go ahead and place this in here and there we go, there is my detail.
So before I go in and put this on a sheet here is that detail right here, okay. So talking about moving this it came in as coordination, that's because of the drafting view that I use. I'm just going to change this over to plumbing and now it will be under my plumbing details. Okay, so and I could add a subcategory or a subdiscipline in here too I'm just going to leave it as plumbing.
And that is my detail there so now what I'm going to do is come down here and it looks like I already have a sheet created. All right, good now I've got a couple details on here. So these details will kind of help me decide what scale I'm going to run this detail at. So I want to come back upward to my details, right there and then I'm just going to drag and drop him in and there we go. So that one to one detail is very big. So I'm pretty sure I could probably check. So I've got three eights and a quarter. Well let's just try the quarter first. There we go, that looks a little too small. Yes, that is definitely too small, so I'm going to jump this back up. There we go, now I'm just going to move these guys over. That looks about the same. So I think we've got it. So there is my scale now.
Now I'll just come back. Now I'm ready to explode this detail. Now I've got it to the right scale so I'm going to get in here, select my detail, I'm going to use the full explode, and there we go, now I've got the full explode. All right, so that finishes up the Revit part one. It's basically just bringing them in here.
Step #3 – Revit Part 2: Clean the detail
While still working in the "trash" file, step #3 involves cleaning up the detail.
The Steps
- Use a window to select all of the lines and text of the detail. Use this process with filter to select items to change.
- Filter out everything but text and change it to company standard for details. If there are different size text on the detail, separate them out.
- Repeat 1st and 2nd bullet for Lines and Detail Items. Check the detail at this point for missing lines or objects.
- Optional: delete all leaders and arrows and replace them with the text leaders. Keep arrows from dimensions and scale them so they match.
- Change the scale to N.T.S. (Not to Scale). Select Custom… from the scale list select Display Name: and type N.T.S.
- Save and close the file.
Step #3: Video Transcript:
So here what I will do is just come into my Revit, do a big window select, I'll filter out, first I'll do my text so my text notes here. Take those and it looks like I'm going to use one size text on all of this so I'm gonna come up here and you can see all those different text styles will start coming in. When you start doing 10, 20, 30, you can see that this can get very big so like I said, this is just gonna be a trash file so 3/32 Arial. That's my company standard right now and you'll see too that I brought this as an Mtext and it did explode onto single line text.
Now what I'll do is I've got all my text done so I'm gonna come back in here and go to looks like lines earth, so I'll just start with this one, lines earth. Okay so it looks like those up there so I'm just gonna change this to my thin line style, there we go and then do this over again. And then we got some hidden, we got some leaders, I'll do my object for now and those are all the objects so I want them to be probably medium. I'll do these medium lines. There we go. Now all those lines are medium. So I've got my medium, I've got my thin, let's look at the rebar. Those looks like it could be a little bit thicker, we could try wide. Yeah, those look fine. We'll do wide lines on there. And then I've got leaders. So those are gonna be, I could probably put these in the thin line style. There we go. And we just keep doing this until we get rid of all these so there's my hidden, 10 medium so I will check none, do my hidden. Okay right up here so this one I'll try MEP hidden, see if that does. That's fine, that's good.
Alright so now what I'll do is I'll just check it again, make sure that there's none of those so the detail items, I'll still need to fix, let's see, wide lines, thin lines, everything looks good there, we'll check our detail items so here's what I'm talking about with the arrows and such. So here you can go through the lengthy process of basically selecting your text, getting a new arrow on there, getting it correct and deleting out your old. So like I said I'll do a couple of these and then I think you guys get the point. Want to delete those out. So here you just go through the whole gambit of arrows and leader lines, all those look pretty decent. If you do use in any one of these like these dimensions that are set up here, I will just take a leader, I'll just add a leader here and basically just take this leader and just scale these arrowheads up so they're basically the same size so that's what I would do for some of these detail items and basically, that is it for this. We'll save this, okay. And then I could close the file, I think I'm gonna keep it open for right now.
But basically that's the conversion that you do in Revit.
Step #4 – Revit Part 3: Add the detail to the "seed" file
To ensure none of the unwanted AutoCAD styles are remaining in the "trash" file, we create a new "seed" Revit file to hold the cleaned-up details. From here, you can add all your cleaned details to your Revit Sheets, Views, and Schedules.
The Steps
- Create a "seed" file to hold all clean details. Use the project template so all settings are the same.
- Import the cleaned detail from the temp file using the import views from file. Check the project browser that the detail inserted to the correct location.
- Check the text styles, line styles, and filled regions to make sure no unwanted styles have come over. Check the detail at this point for missing lines or objects.
- Repeat all steps until all of the details are in the "seed" file. Allow about 3 – 10 min per detail.
Step #4 Video Transcript:
Now, like I said, I'm going to come in here and, I'm not used to that little "R" quite yet. So I'm going to go in here, open, project, or actually start a new. New project. And this is where you would use your company template. So like I said, I'm just using the systems default. Select open. Select okay. And this will become my seed file. So I'm going to save this guy, over here, into my location. Right here, and basically that's what that file's going to be. So I can make this details and, or name him to seed, there we go.
Okay, now I can just basically, any time in my project I can just come over here and go to insert. And I'm going to use the insert from file, and I'm going to insert views from file. I'm going to select that. Then I'm going to go find, that detail, and I'm going to transfer file and there's that detail. So I'm going to select open. And here is what you would do in your seed file and your project file. So this is sewer service, nope not that one, that one. And see how I can select multiple too and it gives you a nice little preview unless you can make it, can make it bigger but it doesn't change the size of this.
So there is my detail that I just created, so I'm going to select okay. And 3/32, that's fine. And again I'm going to just select the key, the notes, and it looks like I haven't gotten any additional CAD textiles for that. I'll check my lines. And see if I've gotten any, there it looks pretty good. I don't see any crazy AutoCAD layers in there. So my lines are good. Then I'll just check my detail items. It doesn't look like I've gotten anything crazy in here, so everything has stayed with, basically the trash file. So this becomes my seed file. And I can put sheets together.
One thing I did forget. On your scale, this is one thing I did forget, is to change it to NTS, go up here to custom, on your scale list, and just use the display name, and then just change this to "N.T.S.", select okay. And now when I put this in the sheet the scale's going to be NTS. So let me do that real quick. Choose that. Now I'll come in here and there's where my drafting went to, so exactly where I put it. I'll drag him on, and there we go. And now you'll see that my title comes with NTS.
And you can customize this title to show how you want, and so on. But basically that is my detail from here. That is that entire conversion process. So I'm just making sure that none of those AutoCAD lingering stuff comes over into my projects and definitely into my seed file. So this is what I would do, is now what I'd do, is just start bringing in all these details in, and bringing it into my seed file and go from there.
Looking for more information about Details? Check out the full FAQ transcript below from the October 11th From AutoCAD to Revit webinar.
FAQ from the Webinar
Can I use my old AutoCAD details in Revit?
Yes you can. We have lots and lots of AutoCAD details. Especially if you've been in the industry for 10, 20 years, or so, you will have a lot of CAD details.
Will the details be "dumb"?
Sort of, but we can make them a little smart by referencing them on the floor plans and referencing that view on the sheet. They are a little "dumb", but we still have our referencing.
Will I be shamed by the Revit gurus?
Anything that you bring up AutoCAD into Revit, you'll be shamed by Revit gurus. That's just the way it is. How I look at it is, as long as I don't crash the project, and I make it very organized, and I don't bring a lot of AutoCAD stuff into my project, I think you're pretty good to go.
Will CAD trash my Revit file?
Yes. If you just start bringing them over and start exploding them into your project, yes, your project will get very big. The other things, too, is your line styles and your text styles will grow immensely, because all those styles will come over into your Revit project. It may be hard to switch between your line styles and your text styles.
We still use AutoCAD on projects, does this mean I will need to keep up with two sets of Details?
If you still are in-house, and most places do this, they have AutoCAD projects that are strictly going to AutoCAD and our new Revit projects. Basically this is kind of, will you be maintaining two sets of details? Yes, you will. I've had to maintain two sets of details for a while. I've tried to find a better way of doing it, and really, maintaining the two sets is really not as bad as you think. But you do have to keep up with the two sets of details, if you're still in AutoCAD and Revit.
Should your Revit template be complete?
Well, no Revit template is 100% complete, but you should at least have your text styles set up, your line styles set up. And what's good, too, is to have your browser organization set up prior to doing all these details, because we want to keep our line styles the same. We definitely want to keep our text styles, our Revit text styles, the same for our details with our other projects. And then the project browser, is basically what I like to do when I'm converting my details, basically, I copy a project from our current template and use that. I can basically place these details into the project browser. So when I do go to import them in, they go into the correct location, and I don't have to keep moving them around in my project.
Which ones should I start with?
What I normally tell people is find 80% of your details that you use on all of your projects. Start with those details that you use on all of your projects. Then slowly work in the special details, or the details that don't get used a lot. Start using those. But at least get 80% of your details in there, and you should be good.
What tips & tricks did you find most useful when moving your AutoCAD Details to Revit? Leave us a comment below!


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Scholarship selection procedure
Annually, there are 13-15 full EMJMD scholarships available for the most excellent applicants to the IMIM programme. Of these full EMJMD scholarships, 75% is awarded to students applying from Erasmus+ Partner Countries (mainly non-EU countries). The other scholarships are available to Erasmus+ Programme country students (Member States of the EU, Former Yugoslav, Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Turkey). EMJMD IMIM scholarships are awarded on the basis of the ranking of students during the application and selection procedure. This means that the scholarship selection procedure is an integral part of the admission procedure and that only the highest ranking students qualify for an EMJMD IMIM scholarship.
On the IMIM application form, you can indicate whether you would like to be considered for an EMJMD IMIM scholarship. When the selection procedure has been completed by the Admissions Board, each applicant will be informed as soon as possible about whether s/he is offered a place in the IMIM programme and if so, if this offer also includes an EMJMD IMIM scholarship. Generally speaking, it is expected applicants will be informed about this mid-March.
(In case of withdrawal of a student that has been offered a place - and, if applicable, a scholarship - in the programme, the next student in the ranking scheduled to start at the same partner university as the student that has withdrawn will be offered the place - and, if applicable, the scholarship. This ensures an equal division of students among the partner universities as well as a proper match between the applicants' educational background and the 1st year partner university.)
Formal notifications concerning selection of applicants and the distribution of scholarships will include a reference to the formal appeal procedure of the central coordinating institution (i.c. University of Groningen).
What does the scholarship cover?
The EMJMD scholarship truly is a full scholarship. It covers:
• IMIM participation costs
• A contribution to student travel and installation costs
• A monthly subsistence allowance (€1,000) for the duration of the study programme (24 months)
• Insurance policy in compliance with minimum reqiurements set by the Erasmus+: Erasmus Mundus programme
The IMIM programme is governed by the Erasmus+ Programme Guide. This guide and any other official documentation from the European Commission related to EMJMD funding is always leading.
Note that:
• Maximum EMJMD contributions are preset by the Erasmus+ programme.
• Students whose citizenship is one of the Erasmus+ Partner Countries count as Partner Country students. Students whose citizenship is one of the Erasmus+ Programme Countries count as Programme Country students. Students with a Partner Country citizenship who do not fulfil the Partner Country criteria defined below (12 months rule) count as Programme Country students.
• Partner Country students who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, training or work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years (calculated backwards from the scholarship IMIM application deadline; 15 January 2017) in any Programme Country are considered as Partner Country students.
• Proof of place of residence will have to be submitted in accordance with Erasmus+ requirements.
• Contribution to subsistence costs will not be given to the scholarship holders for the IMIM periods (study/research/placement/thesis preparation) spend in their ordinary country of residence, nor to scholarship holders from a Partner Country for the IMIM periods exceeding three months spend in any Partner Country.
• Contribution to travel and installation costs depend on the place of residence (not citizenship) of the scholarship holder:
- €1,000 per year per scholarship holder resident in a Programme Country for travel costs
- €2,000 per year for travel costs & €1,000 for installation costs per scholarship holder resident in a Partner Country whose location is situated at less than 4,000 km.* from the IMIM coordinating institution (University of Groningen)
- €3,000 per year for travel costs & €1,000 for installation costs per scholarship holder resident in a Partner Country whose location is situated at 4,000 km. or more* from the IMIM coordinating institution (University of Groningen)
*Calculating said distance is done using the Erasmus+ tool dedicated to this purpose. This calculation is leading.
• The contribution to travel costs will have to be managed properly by the scholarship holder. He/she will have to ensure sufficient funds are available throughout the study programme in order to be able to participate in all mandatory study activities.
• Installation costs are meant to cover additional costs such as the visa application procedure, issuing of residence permit, temporary accommodation costs etc.
• Students who have already obtained an Erasmus+ EMJMD scholarship or an Erasmus Mundus Master/Doctoral Course scholarship are not eligible for an additional scholarship under the EMJMD action. Students benefiting from an EMJMD scholarship cannot benefit from another EU grant while pursuing their EMJMD studies.
• Students applying for an EMJMD scholarship for a specific academic intake are not allowed to submit a scholarship application to more than three Erasmus+ EMJMD consortia.


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Not everything we deal with or face is directly mentioned in the Bible. Gun violence is not mentioned…because there were no guns at the time. Today's Ezekiel reading gives us a solid, though not exhaustive list of sins. Though we can't get yes and no answers on every one of our questions on sin through this list, it does give us a good set of guidelines to start from.
Ezekiel 18:1-19:14:
- 5-9 – There are many more laws listed in other parts of the Old Testament, but this list is meant to be general guidelines. If you've done these things, God will look with favor upon you.
- 10-13 – Though not an exhaustive list of sins, definitely avoid these things.
- 14-20 – This is good news! There had been instances of people being punished for their parents' sins.
- 26-29 – This reminds us that God is just and forgiving. Israel was the wicked one with every opportunity to turn away from sin. God would have forgiven them.
Hebrews 9:1-10:
- This section explains the significance and practices associated with the Israelites' temple. Jesus referred to himself as the temple when talking about being resurrected in three days. The past few days of Hebrews reading has explained how Jesus is a new edition of God's plan to be connected with his people. This is a continuation of that.
Psalm 106:32-48:
- 32-43 – These are a continuation of the examples of Israel's unfaithfulness.
- 44-48 – But there's always hope in the end! God still offers forgiveness and opportunities for restoration.
Proverbs 27:10:
- To have a friend you have to be a friend. And place a lot of value on those who are close and actually helpful rather than those who should be on paper, but actually aren't.


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From The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (MCT)
Joseph Aulisio killed two children. Christian Kenyon helped murder a rival gang member.
Both of the Lackawanna County men were juveniles when they committed their crimes and were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
Now two recent rulings by the state Supreme Court have given Kenyon hope he could someday receive a lesser sentence, while Aulisio is destined to die in prison.
Their cases illustrate what advocates for juvenile justice say is the blatant unfairness of a state Supreme Court ruling issued Wednesday that will preclude hundreds of juvenile lifers from seeking new sentencing hearings.
Calling the ruling "appallingly unjust," attorneys with the Juvenile Law Center and Defender Association of Philadelphia say they will likely appeal the decision, issued in the case of Ian Cunningham of Philadelphia, to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The ruling relates to the landmark 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miller vs. Alabama that declared mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles unconstitutional. The court found such sentences violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
In a 4-3 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said the U.S. Supreme Court ruling cannot be applied retroactively to cases in which a juvenile had exhausted all their appeals before the high court decision was issued. The ruling is at odds with a separate ruling the state Supreme court issued in the case of Qu'eed Batts, which said the Miller case is applicable to cases where a juvenile's appeals are still pending.
In Lackawanna County, Kenyon, a Scranton street gang member who at age 17 was convicted of helping two other men kill Allen Fernandez in 2009, was recently granted a new sentencing hearing based on the Batts ruling. No hearing has been set yet as he has an appeal pending of his conviction before the state Supreme Court, said his attorney, Robert Buttner.
Aulisio of Old Forge, who was 15 at the time of his crime, will not get that chance, however. He was convicted of killing 8-year-old Cheryl Ziemba and her 4-year-old brother, Christopher, in 1981 and exhausted his appeals long before the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Miller case.
Bradley Bridge, an attorney with the Defender's Association, said the court's latest ruling in the Cunningham case is "exceedingly unfair," as it violates a basic tenant of justice that calls for equal treatment of all defendants.
Buttner said he's also troubled by the court's ruling in the Cunningham case, even though it does not affect his client. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling was based on the premise that juvenile's mind is not fully developed, therefore a judge must be given latitude to consider each juvenile's situation, including background, upbringing and likelihood of being rehabilitated, in deciding whether to sentence a juvenile to life.
"Are we saying children's immaturity and development is less now than it was in the 1980s and 1990s?" Buttner asked.
Richard Long, executive director of the Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association, said the focus should be on the question of fairness to victims and their families, who deserve to have some finality to their cases.
"There is always a balancing that goes on with the criminal justice system," Long said. "The survivors of murder victims have had to deal with the loss of a loved one taken from them by a juvenile murderer. Would it be fair to have those cases reopened for another sentencing?"
The ruling affects nearly 500 inmates statewide, according to Marsha Levick of the Juvenile Law Center.
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Jess Santiago
An avid solo and chamber musician, Jess maintains a career as a freelance horn player and pedagogue. Known to go wherever the wind will take her, she has performing credits across the USA, Europe, and Asia. Most notably she has performed with the MostArts Festival (Alfred, NY), Artosphere Festival Orchestra (Fayetteville, AR), Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela (LA), Hollywood Concert Orchestra (FL), and the Sarajevo Philharmonic (BiH). A native of New York, Jess performs at some of the most famous and unique concert halls the city has to offer. However, her favorite venue is tucked away on a street in Chelsea - St. Paul's Church - where she has performed with The Chelsea Symphony for the past five years.
Jess is currently a brass instructor at Sage Music in Long Island City. She holds degrees from Manhattan School of Music and the University of Delaware. She maintains a private studio for horn and trumpet in Queens, and is in her seventh years as a teaching artist with the Corona Youth Music Project.
Solo credits include a performance of Richard Strauss' First Horn Concerto, Op. 11 (2013) with the Manhattan School of Music Symphony and Reinhold Gliere's Horn Concerto, Op. 91 (2009) with the University of Delaware Symphony Orchestra. This season she will be performing George Crumb's Idyll for the Misbegotten (Images III) with members of TCS!


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We are fortunate to have an excellent choice for Lake Washington School District (LWSD) school board district 3 position, and that choice is Anita Damjanovic. Anita is a teacher, a mother and a passionate advocate for children and public schools. As a member of the school board, Anita will rely on best practices and ideas informed by 13 years in the classroom, including experience teaching in diverse school districts across three different states. This unique perspective on what works in education will improve educational outcomes and experiences for all LWSD students.
I am also inspired by Anita's fervent belief that public schools are the bedrock of our democracy, the great equalizer that must be protected and not undermined by diverting funding to charters. Anita believes in graduating students prepared to be successful in an ever-changing world regardless of the path they choose. Above all, Anita believes in our students, teachers and public schools, and a vote for Anita is a vote for equity, experience and excellence. I hope you'll join me and vote for Anita Damjanovic for LWSD school board district 3!
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We present a stable and efficient method for the Bloch-mode computation of one-dimensional grating waveguides. The approach uses the Fourier modal method and the S-matrix algorithm to remove numerical instabilities. The use of perfectly matched layers provide a high accuracy. Numerical results obtained for different lamellar grating waveguides and for both TE and TM polarizations illustrate the performance of the approach.
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The Bloomington area has more than 2,000 hotel rooms, plus a number of suites, cabins, and guesthouses, to accommodate the several thousands of guests who come each year for Commencement.
Make Commencement a weeklong event
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Indiana Memorial Union's Biddle Hotel and Conference Center is the perfect place to stay during Commencement weekend.
That's why reservations for Commencement weekend must be requested one year in advance. The Biddle Hotel is currently fully booked for May 2020 Commencement weekend, but you are encouraged to contact the staff about cancellations. Reservation requests for Winter 2020 Commencement are currently open.
Rooms are booked on a first-come, first-served basis.Learn more about the Biddle Hotel
Other places to stay
Most other hotels in Bloomington require reservations a year in advance and require a two- or three-night stay, with an increase in rates. Rooms go quickly, so call as soon as reservations open.
Neighboring cities and towns
A handful of communities (Bedford, Nashville, and Columbus) are within 40 miles of Bloomington and have branches of national hotel chains. Downtown Indianapolis is about 50 miles from Bloomington, within a 60- to 90-minute drive.
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Meals on Wheels Needs Volunteer Drivers
FRAMINGHAM, MA - Meals on Wheels urgently needs volunteer drivers for Framingham area routes!
Meals on Wheels, (the oldest and largest senior nutrition program in the USA), is administered locally by Baypath Elder Services, Inc, of Marlborough.
Meals on Wheels provides and delivers hot lunches Monday through Friday to home-bound seniors in Framingham and surrounding communities.
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All students automatically become members of the Students' Union (SU) when they enrol at the College. The SU works closely with the college Principals and CEO and helps make important decisions facing the college. They also organise events and leisure activities including football, basketball and other clubs, and take part in national campaigns. Members can apply for an NUS card which qualifies them for discounts at various cinemas, shops and restaurants.
The SU Executive Committee is made of elected student representatives. We have four executive committees across the college based at each site, working together to ensure that your voice is heard. The Executive members are elected to voice your opinions about the College and its facilities. Students can apply for positions such as President, Student Governor, Equality and diversity officer and Women's officer in elections that take place in mid-September each year.
Meet your Student Union Representatives
Governor for Further Education - Abhi Pandya
Hammersmith & Fulham College
Ealing Green College
Southall Community College
Acton Construction & STEM Centre
President - Malcolm Farrell
Assistant President - Lee Bevan
Treasurer - Asher James
Deputy for Education - Simon Chatterson
Deputy for Activity - Toby Champeney
Deputy for Wellbeing - Mark Hope
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PMI-Montréal project management blog
Alcides Santopietro, Operations Vice-President Canada, SwissportAuthor : PMI-Montréal
Alcides has 17 years of professional experience in Project and Operations Management, notably in IT, engineering and aviation. Alcides is currently Head of Operational Performance for Swissport in Canada, which includes managing fleet, the training program, organisational change and developing systems.
His professional background has brought him to many countries, where he has worked as a professor, instructor and mentor. Alcides is an active member of PMI, having participated as a volunteer on multiple fascinating projects, including developing the Guide for new members, executed under his leadership. He's an industrial engineer (University of São Paulo, Brazil, and member of the OIQ), a Master of Project Management (UQAM) and a certified PMP since 2002. He is Brazilian and has lived in Quebec since 2007.
As a Project Management Professional, what keeps you up at night?
This happens when I see projects that aren't managed according to the golden rules. It's been many years since best practices in management have become available and circulated, but you still see projects that go over budget, that have poorly managed risks and with plenty of other problems that have been discussed for years. People continue to make the same mistakes….
What pushed you to begin or pursue a career in Project Management?
It's been a while (the PMBOK® Guide was in its third edition), but I remember finding the basis of project management knowledge to be quite logical and powerful. I was happy to see that the field was already well structured and I wanted to be a part of the industry, to learn and to practice.
What is your most memorable moment with PMI-Montreal?
I have many! Most recently, and this is very important to me, was working on PMI-Montreal's Guide for recent immigrants. The project was a success thanks to real teamwork and I witnessed not only the quality of PMI-Montreal's volunteers but the passion these volunteers demonstrated for their profession as well.
What project would you like to bring to the industry (a small community project, a big project that went under the media's radar, etc.)?
I'm very curious about the Montreal International Jazz Festival. This event operates at a very high level organisation-wise and I'd like to know how they make it all happen. How much time ahead they start, how the team is structured, how they manage the project's risks, etc.
Do you have a personal thought to share with the industry (a realisation, advice, a call to all, a reference, etc.)?
Having worked in different countries and fields, I realise that in many professional environments, simple project management techniques already make a big difference in terms of a project's overall quality. In fact, increasing a project's chances for success is much easier than we think. Another thought is about IT projects that I participated in and still participate in: with these projects, the technical aspect is always easier to manage. Managing humans involved with the project is always more difficult, the complexity of which is over underestimated.
Why did you become a PMI-Montreal member, and why renew your membership?
As a Project Management Professional in Montreal, becoming a member is a must. It's the best way to stay connected to the industry's major players in the city and to participate in really interesting activities, like evening lectures and the Symposium.
Are you a PMI-Montréal member and have something to say about project management in Québec ? Answer the PMP Generation questions ! Click https://goo.gl/forms/fHsqP7zKwyaI1tkG3 to access the form.


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Making Book Marketing Tolerable
One of the recurring themes in independent publishing is discussion of the time-consuming nature of marketing your book if you are an independently-published author. I've posted about my day job, time management, and producing more 'product'. You might ask, where does marketing and PR come in when trying to increase exposure for your book.
This is the one aspect of independent publishing where I have turned to a professional for help. As an independent author, I had no difficulty navigating Amazon, Create Space, and Barnes and Noble to publish print and e-book versions of my book. I had an editor, beta readers, and a cover designer. What I didn't have is market research to tell me things that I needed to know and to help me build my network. The collective knowledge of a marketing professional that handles many authors can be a huge help. Here are some of the areas where outsourcing my marketing gives me an advantage:
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Key Word Research
Amazon and other publishing platforms allow you to select key words. These are terms that make your book appear in certain searches that readers might run looking for books to read. All of the marketing experts recommend changing these words frequently to keep your work popping up on the latest searches. My marketing professional is able to regularly give me keywords. Updating them on a regular basis is easy and effective if you know what words to use. Because of exposure to multiple authors and search trends, the keywords that I'm given have more credibility than just guessing at what words to use.
Participation in Blog Tours
Because a book marketing professional presumably handles many authors, they have a group that can be called upon for blog tours. Every independently published author should have a blog to increase exposure. When we use each other's blogs, it opens up an entirely new list of followers that will exponentially increase that exposure. Book marketing professionals can help you increase your network and help other authors in the process by sharing your own blog followers.
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In addition to blog tours, my book marketing guy helps me by frequently circulating interviews about me and my writing on different venues. These venues can be independent author web sites and blogs, online magazines, and other similar vehicles that I might not have access to on my own. He is able to spin interviews from a pool of questions that I have responded to and time the interviews with upcoming events such as book launches, cover reveals, etc.
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Third Party Validation
It's one thing to post links to your book on hundreds of groups on Facebook or to your twitter followers, but having someone else do it for you increases your credibility. If a respected third party is telling their multitude of followers that your book is worth a look it goes a long way. In addition, most marketing professionals have many more groups and platforms for this information to gain traction.
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Cafeteria Style Services
The marketing person that I used has everything from full-service book PR packages down to single reviews and interviews that are very reasonably priced. You can pick and choose the services you want. If you need a third party review, a podcast interview, posting on Facebook, or something similar, you can pick just these services and pay a one time or monthly price accordingly. I like this arrangement because it allows me to ramp up or down and then measure the results. This is an important aspect of using outside marketing, make sure you can measure the results and adjust your marketing choices accordingly.
Now that I've talked about outside marketing/PR services, I want to stress that you use caution in selecting them. Here are some guidelines to help you select the one that's right for you.
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Beware of Full-Service Only
I mentioned the cafeteria-style arrangement that I have. For independently-published authors that don't have unlimited funds, this is probably the way to go. If you lock yourself into full-service, you may be throwing money away and the results of what worked and what didn't may be murky. Make sure you are focusing your marketing dollars.
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Talk to Other Authors
Before outsourcing my marketing, I talked to other authors that were further down the path that had marketing campaigns that I admired. I found that they were usually very forthcoming about what and who they had good experiences with and what and who to stay away from. I try to share this information as well. If anyone is interested in my experiences with my outsourced marketing, you can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Don't be Afraid to Try Something Different
One thing I've learned through outsourcing my marketing is that it isn't just the books that are being marketed when you are independently published. It is the author, the author's thoughts, and the author's image that get marketed as well. Be prepared to do podcast interviews, written interviews, giveaways, and other things that might take you out of your comfort zone.
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Be Opinionated
If you are not happy with a particular aspect of your marketing or you feel that something is damaging your image, say so. You are paying for a service so you have a right to express your own ideas and input. Don't be forced into a cookie-cutter marketing approach that is contrary to your vision.
I hope that these tips have been helpful to you. I have found much more success and have freed up time by outsourcing certain aspects of my book marketing. That being said, I try to keep my spending limits within the boundaries of the profit that I'm making on my writing. Someday, like all of us, I hope that my profit greatly exceeds what I'm spending, but until then, I want to keep these expenses in line. My marketing person understands and respects this. It has been a mutually beneficial arrangement thus far and I am hoping to gradually outsource more of my marketing chores so I can spend more time writing. I'm sure that is a goal for most of us.


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Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B).
Forest monitoring is important to assess global environmental changes, and remote sensing is a powerful tool for observing the forest environment. Usually the traditional way of monitoring the conditions of forests provides more accurate and precise results. An obvious disadvantage of this method is that because of the vast nature of forests, data over large areas is difficult to obtain. Satellite remote sensing can be applied most effectively in monitoring such large forested areas. However, there are problems in methodology and accuracy to overcome for the technique to be utilized successfully. Therefore, it is emphasized that field work remains essential when applying remote sensing techniques.To achieve the project goal, the experiment was designed to determine the relationship between ground data and the estimate from satellite data. Test site for remote sensing of trees was located around a parking lot at Knazawa University, Kakuma Campus. Data from Landsat and a portable spectrometer was used. We measured the spectra of trees at three different distances and scales using a portable spectrometer : 1) individual leaves, 2) part of a tree seen from a distance of 40 m, 3) mixture of several different trees seen from a helicopter, and investigated how the data changes during the scaling up of the measurement.A model will be constructed to estimate vegetation coverage from satellite data. After determination of the relationship between ground data and the estimates, this model will be applied to wide areas of Japan.
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Client: Fisker Automotive Holdings, Inc.
Case Background: In November 2013, Fisker Automotive Holdings, Inc. ("Fisker"), an American car manufacturer that produced one of the first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Subsequent to the Chapter 11 filing, Fisker was purchased by a Chinese auto-parts manufacturer, Wanxiang Group. The purchase resulted in a dispute among creditors regarding the value of Fisker's international intellectual property.
Our Role: 284 Partners was retained to provide valuation services and expert testimony in connection with this engagement.


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Creative Automotive Photography by Webb BlandPhotography 0 Comments
Webb Bland or known as NotBland is a highly skilled and talented photographer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Shortly after graduating from the Savannah College of Art & Design with a BFA in Graphic Design, Bland's changed direction and began focusing in automotive photography.
He started off shooting cars for private owners and collectors all around the country. Bland continually improving his skills over the course of four years and in 2010, he transitioned into the commercial field with clients including Chrysler, Dodge and Ram where he has been shooting for their press release on the upcoming vehicles.
For more Webb Bland's awesome cars photography, we highly recommended you to visit his website here, his DeviantArt gallery here and his Behance site here. Enjoy and get inspired!
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Who are our next generation of leaders – who is going to step up and take the reins?
One of the key issues that I continue to note is that many companies are not adept at identifying the gaps in their business. This includes gaining a genuine and methodical understanding of leadership practices and effectiveness in the organisation. It is very difficult to solve an issue that is not identified or put another way, a question unasked remains unsolved. Non-awareness can be due to various reasons often cultural, political or personal. In a broader, strategic sense this lack of identification can be seen in the outcomes and sub-cultures born out of poor leadership. Leadership development is a theme explored in a recent article in the InsideHR magazine titled, The Best leaders: Few and Far, Born Not Made.
A significant leadership shortage is looming over the world…Leadership is in crisis. Baby boomers are retiring and fewer Gen Y's want to step up to the plate, creating a massive gap. Quality leaders are now hard to find. We have some data here on 3000 Australian leaders and 50 percent of the leaders in our study are creating environments that are demotivating for people.
If identification and subsequent action is not a deliberate and discussed corporate goal, then other seemingly more critical focus areas will be followed instead. Denial of leadership ineffectiveness in the first place means that businesses ignore the existing issues and not enable future growth in individuals and culture as a result.
Part of the problem is that there are too many leaders who just don't measure up.
Another related issue is the mismanagement in effort and action for those leaders who are not capable of effectively leading and developing their teams. It is a corporate and social responsibility to ensure we provide the platform, support and opportunity for leaders to contribute and grow in their roles. In my experience this is most commonly performed poorly, with the effort to change and address challenges seemingly too difficult, or is not performed at all.
I have been in positions where individual employees have been dismissed based on poor, ongoing performance and behaviour – some who are long-term employees. When this is discussed at senior levels, there is acknowledgment that these team members had been a 'problem' for many years in some cases. My response in return is always, if this was a known issue, then why was no action taken to either develop or remove them? To date, there has never been a reasonable response to this question.
Denial, ignorance and/or laziness to act only lead to dismal results. Is this something you are prepared to accept…or do you wish to alter the outcomes by changing your contribution? A challenging question to answer and even more so to exploit. It is an important query however, reflecting the tytpe of issue highlighted by poor leadership practices and a culture that accepts varying degrees of mediocrity.
Creating a regular process to identify actions for the development of your leaders is an important step. This may form part of a bi-annual review, linked to other formal appraisal or assessment processes. A quarterly review of the progress, goals, contribution and direction of all team members could act as a catalyst for discussion.
A focus on how results are achieved as well as focusing on the end results themselves adds more value to the process. How we get there is as important as the outcome, enabling relationship-building, trust and process improvement throughout the process, amongst other benefits. When we focus on the outcome only, there is a tendency to cut corners and drive aspects of culture that ignore many necessary positive aspects…and often drive negative elements of culture also. This is just as important when focusing on leadership as a contributor to and receiver of cultural growth initiatives. The InsideHR article highlights 5 key leadership trends:
1. A shortage of leaders means there will be a gap in middle managers.
2. Succession planning is likely to be the hot issue ahead.
3. The best companies will be out recruiting future leaders.
4. The shortage of leaders will shape HR strategies.
5. There will be a heavy focus on leadership training.
A willingness to acknowledge the gaps in leadership and developing a culture of learning and growth, along with succession planning steps is a useful next stage. The challenge for many organisations is their willingness to spend the time and funding to understand the existing situation and culture. Considering the current status of individual leaders and the organisational leadership position should be part of the review process.
A blind hope that culture and leadership will somehow 'look after itself' is naive and poor business practice. The effort and discussions at senior levels that drive culture and direction can be difficult. However the benefits of developing strength in leadership now and for the future can be seen and felt…now and in the future.
How does your business stack up?


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Many think that veganism is a passing fad, a diet with an expiration date. Untrue, says, Dr. Ian McDonald, veganism and vegetarianism have a long history, traced back until the fifteenth century. On today's episode, we're going to explore how the hunter gatherer's expressed remorse over eating animals, mock meats way before the current state of faux meats, Paris' role in laying the groundwork for the modern veg movement, and what the future holds.
Plus, in the first segment, I'll keep you updated on all things McDonald's vegan options. What are they offering? Do I support it? Do you agree with me? As always, let me know over on Instagram if you agree.
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➜Episode 69- Cruelty Free Beauty
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An unusual commission, the request was for a choral bluegrass piece. Since blue grass music is not typically associated with choral singing, there were some interesting challenges. The audio sample included here is a capella but the addition of traditional blue grass instruments will enhance the stylistic effectiveness of the piece. Performance suggestions are included with the score.
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Getting Busy After Birth
Knowing when is the right time to get intimate again after having your first baby can be tricky for first-time moms. Some women might feel pressure to jump in the sack after their sex life has taken a hiatus during pregnancy. Others can't wait to get busy.
In a recent Valentine's Day episode of Modern Family, hot mama Gloria and husband Jay were depicted as anxiously waiting for their 6-week grace period to expire so they can resume bedroom activity.
The reality is most first-time moms will wait longer than 6 weeks after childbirth to resume having vaginal sex, a study finds.
Researchers also found that women who had a caesarean section, a birth assisted with forceps, perineal tear, or episiotomies appear to wait even longer.
Since researchers say that only about 10 percent of women having their first baby will have a vaginal birth with an intact perineum, it's reasonable to expect a delay in resuming vaginal sex after giving birth.
Study findings
The study conducted by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Australia and published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, collected data from more than 1,500 women who were given questionnaires early in pregnancy and at 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum.
Results showed that 41 percent of new moms attempted vaginal sex by 6 weeks after giving birth, 65 percent by 8 weeks, and 78 percent by 12 weeks. By 6 months postpartum the rates increased to 94 percent.
Women aged 30-34 years were less likely to resume vaginal sex by 6 weeks after giving birth compared with women aged 18-24 years: 40 percent compared with 63 percent.
Note these findings are specific to vaginal sex. The study found that other sexual activities typically began earlier.
May help reduce feelings of guilt
In a news release issued by BJOG, Associate Professor Stephanie Brown from the Murdoch Childrens Research institute and lead study author said, "The most important finding from the study is the wide time interval over which couples resume sex after childbirth. Most couples do not resume sex until after 6-8 weeks postpartum, and many delay much longer than this."
"This is useful information for couples to know before their baby is born, and may help reduce feelings of anxiety and guilt about not resuming sexual activity sooner," she said.
More pregnancy and baby news
Food allergy risks rise with too much vitamin D during pregnancy
Breastfeeding laws in Missouri looking to change
New study reveals that women are afraid to breastfeed in public


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The Information Technology has shrunk the world into a global village , this proximity among the nations has not only brought the people closer together to conduct their tender feelings to one another quite comfortably but on the other hand this process has resulted into a horrible fact, the fact that weaker nations are helplessly at the mercy of developed countries. They have discerned their secrets and can exploit them regarding their secret designs. On the contrary we have undergone a gruesome neglect and have furtherly dashed into the abyss of wake full blindness.
We thought, understood, discerned but we slept and could not move in wake of the colossal challenges of 21st century. The root cause of our deterioration is the abandonment of strong faith, virtuous life, Islamic oriented social norms and our abhorrence of the technological and scientific education.


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The Oregon State offense came ready to play early on and never let up as they defeated TCU 101 to 81 in Corvallis. The Beavers continued their late season success winning their sixth game out of seven and advancing to the Final Four of the CBI presented by Zebra Pen. After defeating top seeded Washington and Washington State in the Pac 12 tournament, they won their 2nd straight game of the CBI and will face Washington State in the semi-finals.
Oregon State began the game with a 21 to 8 run and kept a double digit lead throughout the game. They finished the first half shooting 68% compared to the horned frog's 31%. In the second half, the Beavers kept the pressure up leading by almost 20 points the entire second half. TCU played better in the second half but they weren't able to make up any ground on the Beavers, who looked red hot.
The Beavers offense was well balanced. Jared Cunningham led the team with 27 points, while Angus Brandt and Devon Collier added 22 and 19 points respectively. Garlon Green led TCU with 21 points off the bench.
Oregon State will host Washington State Wednesday in a rematch from the Pac 12 tournament. Washington State won 2 out of 3 matchups earlier in the season so the Beavers will be looking to even the season series and advance to the Best-of-3 Finals against the winner of Pitt and Butler.
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Piano Tuner Plano Tx
Piano Tuning and Repair Service in Plano, Tx
If you have a piano that isn't sounding its best and you need to find a qualified and trusted professional in the piano tuning field in Plano, let me give you a few tips on what to look for.
- Make sure the technician is a "Registered Piano Technician". This way you can rest assured that the person you hire has been thoroughly trained and tested.
- Hire someone with plenty of experience. There is a lot to know in this industry and it takes some time to acquire this knowledge.
- Find a piano tuner who loves what they do.
I am a Registered Piano Technician with over 35 years of experience and I will treat your piano like my own. I have frequently attended regional seminars and national conventions since I became a Registered Piano Technician in 1974 and served as the President of the Dallas Chapter of the Piano Technicians Guild. I have also attended continuing education classes provided by Steinway, Baldwin, Yamaha, and other piano manufacturers.
About Plano
Settlers came to Plano, Tx in 1840 and the city got its name from the Spanish word for flat, due to its topography. Today, Plano is known as the headquarters for many large corporations that began moving there in the 80's such as J.C. Penny, Frito-Lay, Dell, Ericsson and many others. For an experienced piano tuner in the Plano area, contact Yonley's Piano Tuning and Repair.
Plano Texas Piano Tuning Services
The services I offer to the Plano community and the Greater Dallas area include:
- Piano tuning service (including concert tuning)
- Expert Voicing and Regulation Services
- Action Rebuilding
- Most Piano Repairs
- I install Dampp Chaser humidity control systems.


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