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La Pasión Turca – Guest post by Fiona Mauchline
I don't think I'll ever cease to be blown away by twitter and what all the connections we can make there. Even though I can't put my finger on the exact moment I met Fiona Mauchline on twitter, I certainly remember the moment her thoughts called my attention. If I'm not mistaken, after one or two innocent tweets with another tweep, the discussion got momentum and, as it usually happens on twitter, a whole bunch of tweeps came onboard to join the discussion, and Fiona was one of these. At that very moment, I knew it would be a great chance for me to have a guest post here, as she was certainly making me do some thinking. She's also the author of two blogs, macappella and blood, sweat, and gazpacho. I thoroughly enjoyed reading her post, and I do hope you all enjoy it too – oh, and Fiona, I'll definitely have you back for part 2!! It was definitely worth the while! Now, without further ado, here it comes!!
La Pasión Turca
Holes in the Wall and Postman knocked twice.
At the recent ISTEK conference, Scott Thornbury gave a plenary session listing the six most significant influences on or sources of inspiration for his own professional development and direction. As is becoming the norm for these events, Twitter was a-flutter with tweets during the plenary, and while many merely passed on the birdsong, some chirped in less dulcit, more sceptical tones.
Of course, a good plenary will always provoke anti as well as pro opinions – the worst thing that can happen to you in a talk is to provoke no opinions whatsoever – but as I read the tweets, I couldn't help but feel that some people were either simplifying to the extreme or slightly missing the point, in relation to two of the 'influences'. Since then, I have found myself pondering those tweets and what it was that made me feel uneasy, sense that those tweeting weren't looking closely enough. I have found myself pulling over into lay-bys to take notes and chewing my pen in coffee bars. This post is the result of those ponderings and, as such, is totally non-empirical, but if you don't mind that and a couple of spoilers, read on.
Part I: Holes in the Wall (of dissent)
In 1999, Professor Sugata Mitra, now of Newcastle University in the UK, carried out the first of a series of experiments he called the Hole in the Wall (HIW) experiments whereby he literally made a hole in a wall in a rundown urban district in New Delhi, India, and installed a kiosk containing a computer. He also installed hidden cameras nearby and waited and watched what happened. Local children crowded round to teach themselves to use the computer and the internet, with no external 'bothering' by teachers. Mitra called this Minimally Invasive Education (MIE). With the success of this initial experiment, other hole-in-the-wall computers were installed in India and, latterly, in Cambodia, and the results were similar. As a by-note, these experiments were also the original inspiration for the scriptwriter of Slumdog Millionaire… However… What Scott said he had drawn from these experiments was the fact that children – or learners – do actually have an innate desire to learn and will both absorb information and be motivated to learn if the circumstances are right. These experiments also favour learner-centred learning and put a huge question mark over the role of Teacher as generally perceived by The Establishment. In fact, they show that a teacher – or at least an adult Teacher is not always necessary.
But the tweets went out 'Ah but they worked because it was all about technology' 'It was using computers that made the experiments work' 'How curious that S Thornbury should be inspired by experiments showing that computers help education'. And this is where I beg to differ.
Professor Sugata Mitra works in Educational Technology, yes. That is his current field and he was using those experiments to find out if using computers and the internet is something that kids can learn for themselves. Rather like Chomsky might try to find out of we have grammar hard-wired into our brains. That was his 'agenda', if we can overlook the negative connotations of that phrase.
However, Sugata Mitra is not a Mr, he's not a research students or a Microsoft employee, he's a Professor, and a polymath at that. He has also worked in other scientific fields, and what brought about his interest in computer networks was his work on neural networks and cognitive science. By the time he carried out his HIW experiment, he had also being studying learning styles as well as learning devices for years. So it's fair to say that he probably based his experiments on rather more than a desire to find out/show how cool computers are in their ability to teach children to, um, use computers (NB not to teach them languages). And personally I think the conclusions that can be drawn from the experiments are multiple. The following are my own.
In terms of showing the virtues of technology per se, the bottom line is that the HIW experiments proved that use of computers and the internet is easily self-taught (backed up by the fact that even I've managed it) or semi-peer taught (peer-teaching was also highly influential in the children's success), which, in turn, suggests that overt teacher-led teaching of internet/computer use in schools is a waste of time as, given the right environment, kids will teach it to themselves. This should ideally result in an effect on school time-tabling… It also means that we can get on with our jobs as language teachers and have little responsibility, moral or otherwise, for teaching IT, which in turn means that doing IT (pun intended) or not doesn't much matter, as you aren't intrinsically smarter, more professional etc. either way. It simply indicates different teaching styles, different choices, different preferences, underlying characteristics of being human.
It also means that, despite what many of us 'older' (ie more aged) language teaching types may think, technology will only add a WOW factor to our teaching in areas where access to computer/internet use is rare; in other areas, children will be self-taught from an early age and furthermore will simply 'do IT' without much thought. Technology will not make a class memorable just because. We should only use technology in class where it's fully justified (and sometimes it is), not because we think it's 'gonna be cool'. T'ain't what you use, it's the way that you use it, to paraphrase an old jazz number. Common sense to many, unfathomable to a few.
However, on the other hand and nevertheless…
to my mind, Sugata Mitra's experiments showed a lot more than a couple of characteristics of technology. What the children were actually doing rather than what they were using is more significant in terms of implications to language learning. Without any reference to Mitra's conclusions, here are mine (largely drawn up while sitting in the car) with some implications as I see them.
The HIW experiments were about kinaesthetic-visual learning. Much teacher-fronted teaching is aimed at ears, which is pointless in a society where children find listening harder and harder. In many cases we actually need to sharpen students' listening skills before we can start. The HIW experiments were based on, essentially, hitting keys in a trial & error way, reading instructions on the screen and then clicking on the appropriate thing, watching other children using the computers, and working together. Children learn to use video consoles in the same way, so perhaps it's not news in the area of children-using-technology, but the kinaesthetic-visual combination is also behind the huge success of the scratch & sniff Geronimo Stilton books which have seen many 8-10 year-olds start reading for pleasure, expanding vocabulary and improving literacy. Not just black words on a white page, these books incorporate words written in a way that makes their meaning clear, and include scratch & sniff pages to appeal to/revolt the senses. The books are fun, and they work. So perhaps language teaching should pay even more attention to this combination, using more mechanical, visual, and sensory stimuli to enhance learning, and making the teacher's voice/presence less intrusive, more of another resource or back-up system on hand for support. Personally, I have worked a lot with this idea, particularly with under 8s and over 13s, with wonderful results, and others I know who have also worked with it say the same.
Secondly, what children in the HIW experiments were doing was a type of puzzle-solving, an activity which is intrinsically motivating (think of the popularity of Sudokus, crosswords, illusionists etc) and forms the basis of much of our learning in life. I noticed last December at our town's Christmas Market that the stall you could hardly get near was one selling wooden puzzles. In particular, boys and men would stand mesmerised trying to rebuild a town, release a bottle or fit all the pieces back together. At this 'hands on' stall, the concentration was total, the sense of satisfaction great and, I suspect, the sales figures impressive. So if problem-solving has such a pull, whether in middle-class Spain or less salubrious areas of New Delhi, why not incorporate more into language teaching? Yes, many ELT materials nowadays do (although the grammar box still refuses to relinquish its grip) and some teachers do, but there is still too little of it and too much spoon-feeding. Yes, educational software is good for problem-solving, but it is not unique.
Thirdly, as well as learning from the screen and from trial and error, the children learnt from each other. Peers replaced adult teachers. This has always been the case, for example when kids get together to kick a ball around or to build a kite/tree-house/den/go-cart. The implications here are clear – group/team work, peer-teaching/correction. Again, the teacher's role in the language classroom should be reviewed and this idea of group constructed knowledge embedded in teacher training not only for us CELTA/DELTA types but across the board.
Finally, the HIW experiments strike me as being somewhat rooted in behaviourism – as much of human learning is – in a 'get it wrong, it doesn't work; get it right, yippee' sort of way. So my final implication is that children should be allowed to get it wrong and not be penalised during the learning process, simply encouraged to try again until they get it right ('right' meaning 'get their message across, achieve communication' at early stages – polishing can come as they develop and become used to reworking, to trying again, rather than to being demotivated by red pen and numbers). Rewards should be as significant if not more so than penalties. A sense of 'you've won the key to the next stage' would replicate the computer experiment observations and what keeps kids on those pesky video games for hours 😉 This, of course, means reviewing how we deal with errors and feedback.
Now I've far outstayed my welcome, but there was another 'big idea' that got a volley of tweets and, indeed, is still causing ripples and waves, so I shall leave Part II of La Pasión Turca (dangerously called Postman (always) knocked twice) for another day…. if Henrick will have me back!
I live in Cáceres in Spain, a beautiful and inspiring sort of place to live, and I'm a teacher, trainer, writer. mother and life-enjoyer. Although I originally trained as a translator and interpreter, I've been in ELT since the late 80s and, as a person who trained when Headway was just out, I now tend to teach dogme and am co-moderator of the Dogme web group. I'm big into visualisation, sensory stimuli for the imagination, motivating even the 'grottiest' of teens, learner-generated materials and a heap of other things, many of which are not related to teaching, but I give workshops on the ones that are ELT related. I've also written coursebooks and other ELT materials.
May 4, 2011 at 3:53 am
Hear hear.
and I repeat "hear hear"!
I've joined in in this "T is for Technology" and "Mass Debates" episode and have been following the "two sides" for sometime. They're both right at times, but it seems that the whole question and opinion part of it is muddied by 'who is right'. Who cares 'who is right', when 'what is valid and beneficial for learning is what's most important'.
I loved the study you mentioned here. I was a sociology, languages and a bit of psychology major at uni and tons of questions popped up in my mind while reading.
Lastly, I, like you, was a bit taken aback at tweet reactions and comments vis à vis this discussion during IATEFL and ISTEK. Some had more heat than reason, and that's just too bad. In light of this, I want to commend the tone you've assumed in this post. It's the first time I've read someone write as intelligently, and with a curious and soft-non-judgmental approach to the subject. Thanks Fiona, and thanks Henrick for putting Fiona's article in the spotlight 🙂
Cheers, Brad
May 17, 2011 at 4:15 am
Hi, Brad!
I agree with you about the two sides of the argument; on the whole, we need shades of grey more than black and white – but of course debates don't work in grey 😉
Rather than decry one option or another or take sides in academic debate, of course, the bottom-line-important thing as far as your learners are concerned is to know our their needs, learning styles etc, and really think through our activities to assess whether technology, book, pairwork etc is really the best way. Taking into account what we, the teacher, are like too, as our character, style, beliefs etc mould a class too. It's too easy to go into the staffroom, get 'teacher's block', ask colleagues for ideas, then use their ideas lock, stock and barrel without considering that we have different students, whose responses/needs/learning styles etc may not be the same, and that we are different people too. What's good for the goose, ain't always good for the gander, and it's also too easy to do something simply because we think it's fun and funky…
Thank you for your compliments too – they make me blush or at least experience one of those little smiles that creep up towards my cheek-bones 🙂 .. and I'll get on with the second part of the post (only notes at the moment) as soon as I finish responding to these comments. I promise 🙂
May 17, 2011 at 7:16 am
Please excuse the excess of emoticons in my responses! They're not as noticeable when they're just punctuation marks……..
May 4, 2011 at 4:22 am
Greetings from another ELT teacher in Spain. I agree that it's difficult to get people to listen but I figured I'd just stick with it. They're never going to learn English if they don't listen eventually… Interesting post.
May 17, 2011 at 4:31 am
Hi Daniel,
I agree with you about listening – in fact, I think it's one probably THE most important of the four skills for a learner right from very early on – but I think rather than assume they listen efficiently so that if we explain everything orally in a teacher-fronted 'bla bla bla' sort of way it'll somehow go in, we should separate the two things more often ('using ears' and presenting language). I think we need to find more ways to help students access and process the language – and as a dogme teacher, that means first finding out what they want to say, then helping them say it (then helping them write it down, say it again, recognise it in a slightly different context etc), rather than first spoon-feeding a heap of language into their ear-drums and off a page then telling them that that's what they want to say… – AND we need to put a greater focus on actually supporting learners' ability to listen or to pick up language 'through their ears' from the models they hear. Listening is a skill we can help them learn or refine, and it's a vital skill in the learning of a language but in my opinion it is not enough to make listening the prime means of showing/explaining how the language works. If you think of babies and small children, they use their ears to pick up a model of the language, but it's most frequently alongside using their eyes and or hands to see how it works… I could go on, but that's really another post! Must make a note to write one on my own blog 🙂 So, extra thanks for your comment as it may well just bloom into something bigger.
May 4, 2011 at 12:21 pm
All I'm going to say is, a guest post by one of my favourite bloggers, on one of my favourite blogs, wasn't gonna disappoint. But this is a great post. Rick, you gotta host Part 2! Thanks both.
May 17, 2011 at 4:33 am
Now you really are making me blush. Thanks for the comment – coming from one of my favourite commentators, it's a real honour. 😀 Part 2 on the way.
May 6, 2011 at 7:18 am
Bless you. A marvellous blog (and what about blogs, incidentally, and wikis and how they have (not?) changed parts of the world of ELT.)
Tweets first. As you will all know there are at least two kinds of tweeters. (1)There are those who must tweet before the presenter has finished their sentence. "In Spain in fab surrounds. Fiona is just about 2 say sthing bout kine what's it…." And (2) there are those who use them to ask questions, give references and announce meetings: "Beginning in 5 minutes online." Friends who are category (1) tell me it helps them to focus – shared, public notetaking. I know it puts off some presenters.
I'm excited by the Hole-in-the-wall experiments, Fiona, but quite agree it needs a lot of pondering to see what is revealed. (In passing, ELT readers,Mitra comments somewhere that the kids picked up quite a bit of English but with a very Indian pronunciation. So?) I think that experiment, and the gist of you write is that we need to continue to move the focus well away from teaching and spotlight learning. I believe there is a lot evidence around to be pulled together and presented demonstrating that teachers and teaching can get in the way of learning. As they say in the trade, teachers worth their salt are there to provide affordances for learning, not to give lessons that someone else has decided the learners need to learn without asking them of they want to.
May 17, 2011 at 5:10 am
Morning, Dennis!
Starting with your final paragraph, I agree….. of course! And in teacher training (or teacher preparation, depending on the country) there is still too much emphasis on teaching and not enough on learning. Teaching and, sometimes, language analysis. Obviously these are important (tho in some cases, I think they go way overboard re language analysis eg teachers preparing 'oposiciones', the state exams, in Spain) but should be alongside a focus on learning and learners, not instead of. Here in Spain, for example, the oposiciones for secondary school include James Joyce and Walt Whitman but not Vygotsky, Piaget, Freire etc. They don't even include Thornbury! 😉
As well as that, I also feel we are encouraged to think about how we present and teach far more than think about how we learn – we, us, ourselves. Assessing our own learning both as children and as adults AND assessing our learners, or a sort of generic Learner and His/Her learning style. … Oooh, I feel yet ANOTHER blog post coming on.
… which just goes to show how wikis, blogs et al have changed the world of ELT! Enrichment is the word that comes to mind – even tho it's 10am and I still haven't had a coffee. It has also done miracles for 'shrinking' this planet and allowing us to share a staffroom with folks on all continents. Blogs in particular. And as a woman, I'd also say that internet has changed the gender 'weighting' of the profession, which was largely dominated by women in the classroom, men on the book covers, in the senior common rooms of universities and giving the plenaries before the www came along. Nowadays, thanks to Le Web, publishing is certainly more democratic, women read women, and invite them to give plenaries, having been released from the grip of publishers using charismatic chaps as 'bait' and perpetuating the myth that men command more respect on this planet 😉 (my father sits across the room from me as I write, teehee).
Thanks for commenting and best best wishes to you.
May 8, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Hi Fiona, great to have you back! A nicely packaged post, am sure Rick will invite you back.
May 25, 2011 at 12:30 am
Measured in digital days, I'm a latecomer to this post, but there's no penalty other than ignorance, right?
You've given alluring ideas about technology a gentle down-dressing, Fiona. No mean feat!
Look forward to your next contribution.
May 25, 2011 at 6:28 am
Hi Fiona, and thanks for your very reflective post – lots of food for thought here, and I think you're right on a lot of things.
One of the major problems with our educational system is that, over the years, the fun has been taken out of learning. anyone who knows anything about videogames and has either played a few or critically observed people playing them can see that what actually goes on in most of of them is a lot of learning – gamers are encouraged to play better because of the reward system and modern games are very good at pitching the level of play to be just challenging enough to make it 'pleasantly frustrating' but not too difficult. And when a player fails, it's no big deal – they are encouraged to pick themselves up and try again, and in the words of Beckett – "No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." This, I think is something mainstream education doesn't do well. We make too much of a big deal about passing and failing (probably the exam system's fault).
Now, where I do question you here, is when you say the Hole in the Wall experiment has got nothing to do with technology. I think you're wrong here. Without the technology, it wouldn't have happened. I agree with you that the computers here are not the most important or interesting thing – it is what is happening between the people, especially the young people. However, it's difficult for me (at least) to imagine the same thing happening in the environments where the experiments have been held without the computers. Or, maybe, you can tell me otherwise?
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A robot that picks ripe strawberries while farmers sleep has been unveiled with claims it could cut workloads by two-thirds.
The device, unveiled Wednesday, can pick a piece of fruit every eight seconds by using three cameras to determine which strawberries are ready to pick. A mechanized arm then darts out to snip each one free and place it into its basket.
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World Record Set at 2012 X Games [Video]
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Hi all,
First and foremost I apologize if this is in the wrong thread, section, category, wrongly worded, and/or if it stresses anyone out just reading through it.
In looking for a 'portfolio' themed template, to have as a starters website, I've found both incredible, visually pleasing templates for the PSD /HTML temps as well as the Joomla/WP temps, but I can't figure out or decide which one to use (site temps vs jooma/wp), and why one would trump the other. A vs B – sort of deal. What the benefits are, is it secure, and so on.
My needs are 'basic' Home/About/Portfolio/Contact
I was originally inspired by those 'one page folios', (and was a fan of onepagefolios.com before they went down in December), cos the point of a folio site is the content right?, and in the back of my mind is what I instilled as a guide for what I wanted.
But now, I'm lost. So I've turned to the good community at TF for some guidance.
Well, for you I'd probably rule out any Joomla templates, they are mainly for people/companies with a large amount of content that needs to be updated and kept in order regularly.
Most people looking to start on the web may prefer WordPress for its flexibility and ease of use, but a HTML template can do the job just as well, but without the back-end admin environment.
Mango, thank you for taking the time to answer back. I apologize for the delay on my end.. can't always rely on a steady net connection. I'll prolly start out with an HTML site, and work my way up from there.
Thanks once again.
If it's a build and leave on the net situation html is the easiest route – if you want to blog and update daily / weekly go for wordpress – hope this helps and happy shopping!
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Grazing, Grass and Gas C1
The Commonwealth Club
Thursday, October 3, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (PDT)
Pete Geddes, Managing Director, American Prairie Reserve
Kristine Tompkins, Founder and President, Conservacion Patagonica, Former CEO, Patagonia
Whendee Silver, Professor of Environmental Science, UC Berkeley
Forests are often at the center of conversations about using natural systems to capture and store carbon pollution, but research shows grasslands and prairies are similarly important. How they are managed can potentially have a big impact on storing greenhouse gases so they don't enter the atmosphere.
Nudged by researchers and environmentalists, ranchers are learning new ways to handle livestock and the forage they graze on. Conservationists are also having to rethink their strategies as the changing climate pushes species up mountains, while others move toward the poles.
How is climate affecting land conservation in the United States and other parts of the world? What is California doing to turn rangelands and cows grazing on them from part of the problem to part of the solution? Join conservationists and a researcher for a discussion about protecting ecosystems in the era of climate disruption.
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. check-in, 6 p.m. program, 7 p.m. networking reception
Cost: $20 non-members, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Fleetwood Mac announced a new tour itinerary today that includes a return to the Tacoma Dome on May 20. Ticket prices have not yet been released, but tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Dec. 17. Tickets will be available earlier to American Express card members and Live Nation mobile app users. Find the most up to date info on Ticketmaster's web site here.
The band is going back on the road to celebrate the 35th anniversary of signature album, "Rumours," which included hits "Dreams," "Don't Stop" and "Go Your Own Way." This time around the band will travel with its "Rumours" era lineup, sans Christine McVie. She's a notable omission, sure, but fans will still get original members Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, plus Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, who joined the band in 1975.
Fleetwood Mac last stopped by the Tacoma Dome on the band's Unleashed Tour in 2009.


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i noticed that with this release i'm able to find less Wi-fi network compared with the microsoft windows ( xp sp3 ) used on the same machine.
it seems that the wi-fi power range is less powerful than the windows one.
i've tryed bt4 r1 with 2 different laptops and i had same resoult ( windows range is better ).
is this caused by the beta version of tis release?
Sorry, I don´t speak English very well.
I didn´t boot Backtrack RC 1 from CD. I have 2 laptops.
"pci_root PNP0A08:00: address space collision: host bridge window [mem 0x000cc000-0x000cffff] conflicts with Video ROM [mem 0x000x0000-0x000cebff]
pci 0000:0a:00.0: no compatible bridge window for [mem 0xfffe0000-0xffffffff pref]"
I have pavilion dv4-2115br.
How a resolve this problem?
in aireplay the chop chop attack don't work with the Atheros AR5001+ WLAN chip
I just did apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade which pulled in the latest bunch of updates, which included a newer version of the kernel open Vas stuff etc etc.
Now my webcam has stopped working, it used to be fine before the update.
The laptop is an ASUS EEEPC 1000HE, everything else seems to be fine, ie injection working etc etc.
lsusb shows the device is detected.
Have I missed something here?
my acer 4770 ethernet adapter can't work on bt4
and i've tried to update the kernel to the latest version (BT4 R1 Development)
but still cant work
my ethernet adapter is broadcom netlink bcm57780
since the kernel upgrade, the autoscan does not work normally.
One example is that my webcam is not more recognized with the new kernel 2.6.34, which was not the case with the previous kernel.
And my Broadcom 4322G 802.11 b/g/n WLAN module still not works !!!
Since I upgraded to r1 i can't load backtrack from my hdd, it freezes when the screen shows: b43-pci-bridge 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
Before the upgrade I could load perfectly, and if I boot from USB (using r1 version) I have no problems (well, sometimes it hangs after the "Press <ENTER> to see video modes availible, <SPACE> to continue, or wait 30 sec" but I think that's another matter). Using the live USB the wireless card works great (with airmon-ng it shows that it's loaded with b43 (phy0) driver)
I have an Acer Aspire One D250 using the Broadcom 4312. I've tried blacklisting b43 and ssb (I read it somewhere), but it doesn't work. Help!
Is this the right place to report this problem?
I've also had trouble with my Trackpad and USB mouse. They don't work after upgrading to 2.6.34. This is on a Late 2009 Macbook Pro.
Are there specific instructions on how to upgrade to BT4 Dev R1? What are they?
Is there an ISO that can be used. I would like to try out and provide feedback on DEV R1.


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Hello All,
I just figured i'd pass this info along so no one else will get screwed up. I just had an envelope of decals retruned to me for "insufficient postage" from an overseas destination.:facepalm For the last few years, a common envelope would get ANYWHERE international for the standard "Air Mail" 94 cent stamp. Apparently, that has increased to an even $1.:angry
My apologies to those whose decals were delayed, and a heads up to those shipping international. Thanks.


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Overloading truck traffic study and strategy to minimise it
Chan, Ying Chuen (Maple), Bunker, Jonathan M., & Kumar, Arun (2006) Overloading truck traffic study and strategy to minimise it. In Proceedings of the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering Infrastructure Conference 2006, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld.
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Overloaded truck traffic is a significant problem on highways around the world. Developing countries in particular, overloaded truck traffic causes large amounts of unexpected expenditure in terms of road maintenance because of premature pavement damage. Overloaded truck traffic is a common phenomenon in developing countries, because of inefficient road management and monitoring systems. According to the available literature, many developing countries are facing the same problem, which is economic loss caused by the existence of overloaded trucks in the traffic stream. This paper summarizes the available literature, news reports, journal articles and traffic research regarding overloaded traffic. It examines the issue of overloading and the strategies and legislation used in developed countries.
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Improvements for Eclipse JavaScript Tooling
Alexey Kazakov discusses the latest improvements on JSDT -debugging Node.js and browser applications, JSON editing features, integrations with npm and bower-, and the future of the project.
Meet the Node.js Antipatterns
Igor Soarez and Pedro Teixeira focus on the strengths of JavaScript in the enterprise by trying to isolate the antipatterns that are slowly beginning to emerge.
Taming the Wild Wild West of Next-Gen Front-End Apps
Ari Lerner discusses the options for building next-gen front-end apps, demonstrating how to build and deploy an app using both Angular 2 and React.js.
React.js Reconciliation
Jim Sproch describes how reconciliation works within React, and how to use it to enhance both performance and user experience.
Eclipse Orion: Fast, Functional and at Your Fingertips
Steve Northover presents tips, tricks and new features that make JavaScript development more productive and fun with Eclipse Orion, including quick fixes, content assist and refactoring support.
From Zero to Hyper in 30 Minutes: Live Coding a Hypermedia Client
Mike Amundsen demos creating a HTTP request in JavaScript using Request, Response, Render, and Repeat, then handling the responses, and parsing the returned document for data, links, and forms.
A Browse Through ES6
Jez Higgins takes a look at some of the most significant features in ES6, the impact they have on writing JavaScript, and how one can start using them today.
React Native in Production
Adam Miskiewicz goes beyond the React Native docs and talks about best practices for building responsive and production-ready React Native applications with Redux, Relay, and GraphQL.
The Case for TypeScript
Mohamed Hegazy provides a guided tour to TypeScript, showing how the language and toolset simplify application-scale JavaScript development.
Node4J: Running Node.js in a JavaWorld
Ian Bull introduces Node4J and explores the performance characteristics and highlights the tools that help one develop, debug and deploy Node.JS applications running directly on the JVM.
Creating a Rainstorm Using Infrared and C#
Lisa Taylor shares the story of programming trial and error. Using C#, JavaScript, pixels and bitmaps, loops and infrared light she created a digital rainstorm inside a shipping container.
Comparing Hot JavaScript Frameworks: AngularJS, Ember.js and React.js
Matt Raible compares three JavaScript MVC frameworks: AngularJS, Ember.js and React.js, including client vs. server side templating and how they support isomorphic JavaScript.


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Men Should Take Folic Acid Prior to Conception to Prevent Birth Defects
Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
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A new animal study shows that when fathers lack folic acid prior to conception, there is a 30% increased risk for birth defects. This is the first study to analyze the sperm epigenome and the consequences a lack of folic acid has on the epigenome that is passed along to the offspring. This information is highly important to having healthy children.
The advice for women to take folic acid before and during pregnancy is now well established. This is because folic acid influences how genes express themselves (epigenetics) through a process called methylation. The impact of healthy methylation on DNA is to turn on or off the light switches in the proper way to support healthy cell replication, and thus, a lack of birth defects. Without folic acid methylation issues can impact DNA settings in a way that causes faulty expression of genes with serious health ramifications.
Even when some people take folic acid, a percentage of them cannot activate the folic acid due to their own gene weaknesses. This leaves their offspring open to the same risk as if they were not taking it. The solution is to use a form of folic acid that is already in the biologically active form (5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid), which is by far the most expensive ingredient in a multiple vitamin or prenatal formula (whereas plain folic acid is cheap and may not work). This type of folic acid is the only type of folic acid that invariably enhances methylation processes that lead to DNA stability.
"We were very surprised to see that there was an almost 30 percent increase in birth defects in the litters sired by fathers whose levels of folates were insufficient," said Dr. Romain Lambrot, of McGill's Dept. of Animal Science, one of the researchers who worked on the study. "We saw some pretty severe skeletal abnormalities that included both cranio-facial and spinal deformities."
This study demonstrates that the sperm epigenome is passed to the offspring with a significant impact on cell division in the child. Men must be adequate in folic acid before conception.
I have previously written about this topic in the context of autism risk in my article, Nutrients May Reduce the Risk of Having a Child with Autism.
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Last month Facebook counted more than 900 million active users. This information was supplied by Facebook in a regulatory filing.
Facebook admitted that about 5 percent of those accounts were likely fake accounts, but even so, they now have more users than most countries have citizens. That means if Facebook were a nation, they would likely be a superpower.
Can anyone say "world domination?"
Despite earning a cool $205 million on $1.1 billion in sales, there are so things to consider when it comes to Facebook's astounding growth: it can't last.
Look, there are only 6.8 billion people on the planet at the moment. Facebook already has one billion of them, or a little less than 15 percent of the total human species head count. The numbers show that Facebook is already begin to slow down when it comes to growth.
Last year Facebook had a record growth rate of 58 percent, which was absolutely unheard of. This year that rate has slowed nearly 50 percent, to just over 30 percent. A 30 percent growth rate is certainly nothing to sneeze at, but it is a sure sign of things to come as Facebook gradually eats itself to death.
If Facebook growth slows to zero does this foretell the end of the company? Of course not. But it does change the way everyone will be looking at them. How will they handle their business when their business is no longer based on growth? What will they have as a business model once (or if) they capture every available set of eyeballs?
There is certainly nothing wrong with a business model built around a core audience of one billion people. I'm pretty sure that's what keeps the Vatican open. But how Facebook leverages this base; what they can do with all these users-how they can KEEP them-will be paramount to their success.
With the Facebook IPO expected in just a couple short weeks, all eyes are on the social media behemoth, and all minds are wondering what all this activity is worth. One billion dollars? Ten billion dollars? One hundred billion dollars?
Investors also have to gauge the value of that stock as an investment. Not just, what is it worth today, but also, what is it likely to be worth tomorrow? Next week? Next year?
My guess is Facebook the company will be here for a long, long time. Their social media network, however, I think, is far too subject to the whims of its users. One stiff breeze of "something new" and they'll be off to the races. As long as Facebook knows how to turn a profit, they can stay in business and succeed in spite of diminishing users.
And that's what investors need to know.


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District Statesman Award Information
SkillsUSA Emblem
- The shield represents patriotism
The shield denotes our belief in democracy, liberty and the American way of life.
- The gear represents the industrial society
The gear, symbolic of the industrial society, denotes the interdependence and cooperation of the individual working with labor and management for the betterment of mankind.
- The torch represents knowledge
The flaming torch reflects the light of knowledge, which dispels the darkness of ignorance. In the light of the torch, progress will be made toward the vocational goals of the individual.
- The orbital circles represent technology
The circles present the challenge of modern technology and the training needed to accept and master the challenge of new technical frontiers and the need for continuous education.
- The hands represent the individual
The hands portray a search for knowledge and our desire to acquire a skill. In the process of attaining knowledge and skill, we will develop a respect for the dignity of work and become productive and responsible citizens.
Preparing for Leadership in the World of Work
- Red and White represent the individual States and Chapters
- Blue represents the common union of the States and Chapters.
- Gold represents the individual, the most important element of the organization.
UPON MY HONOR, I pledge:
To prepare myself by diligent study and ardent practice to become a worker whose services will be recognized as honorable by my employer and fellow workers.
To base my expectations of reward upon the solid foundation of service.
To honor and respect my vocation in such a way as to bring repute to myself.
And further, to spare no effort in upholding the ideals of SkillsUSA.


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Joaquin Phoenix, Diane Kruger, Lance Armstrong & More: Celebrity Hot Shots Of The Day [PHOTOS]
So many photos, so little time. Here are some the best of the photos from the day that we didn't get around to posting.
Lance Armstrong steps out from hiding and enjoys dinner at Mastro's restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, while actress Diane Kruger and a friend out shopping at The Grove in Los Angeles, California.
Joaquin Phoenix is looking a little worse for wear while out and about with his girlfriend Heather Christie in Venice, California. The happy couple don't mind getting dirty and walk along barefoot!


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Container Transportation Provider FW Trucking Completes Initial Customer Feedback Survey
SAUGET, Ill. — The container transportation experts at FW Trucking recently completed their first Net Promoter Score customer survey of the firm's top-tier customers, according to Mark Cusumano, President and CEO of FW Trucking.
"We had a 45% response rate from the key contacts at our top-tier trucking customers who were sent the survey," Cusumano said. "We truly appreciate the strong level of participation from our very best customers. We will use the results of this initial survey as a benchmark for future customer surveys and over the next few weeks, we'll use the data we've gathered to target areas where we need to improve, based on what our customers have told us."
FW implemented its program for ongoing customer surveys as part of its continuous improvement efforts linked to its open-book management system involving The Great Game of Business, which the company officially kicked off during Q4 2012.


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Great article! Maybe we can get Americans motivated with a "tax health refund" once they get a "healthy pass" from their doctors? Money seems to be a motivator these days.
Airlines having to adjust, they are not alone. Disneyland has to fix some of their rides, due to people excess weight. Ironically, "It's a small world" ride is one of them. Many hospitals beds have to be made larger and stronger. Even caskets have to be re-designed. Sure the economic and environment impact on this country are huge; but so is the emotional impact on people which is too often ignored.
For years, we have talked about the nation weight problem. For years, we have told Americans what to do and what to eat. Visibly it did not make much difference, as the nation is still getting heavier. Most people acknowledge the information and then ignore it. They also ignore the medical warnings or question them. It is only when facing life threatening sickness that most people are finally willing to change their lifestyle. It becomes a personal decision that just can't be pushed away anymore.
Why waiting to get to that point? Why jeopardizing such precious gift, life, knowingly? Do we only acknowledge the fact that we are mortals when we are about to face death? Maybe we should all ask ourselves those questions?
As a Healthy Lifestyle Coach, I often ask questions to my clients. I like to call it searching and discovering your soul. Here is one of these questions: Is there a situation that could arise in your life where your fitness might affect your chances to survive?
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Skim a synopsis of a Roth satire and you might think him only riotous, ludicrous and extravagant.
As a kid, he just showered us with all kinds of extravagant gifts and such.
Expect rhinestone realness from pop's current queen of all things shiny, girly, and extravagant.
Italian churches are known for many things: extravagant architecture, historical frescoes, and smooth-cut marble statues.
Where the goods are extravagant and flashy, the characters are there to match.
It is as extravagant as Ariosto, and as dull as Wilkie's Epigoniad.
The folkways of the Middle Ages were fantastic and extravagant.
But, on the other hand, his ideas of a sufficient income were not extravagant.
The ideals are necessarily arbitrary and are very sure to be extravagant.
They cook nice clean food here, and have some good claret, which I have been extravagant enough to drink, much to my advantage.
late 14c., from Medieval Latin extravagantem, originally a word in Canon Law for uncodified papal decrees, present participle of extravagari "wander outside or beyond," from Latin extra "outside of" (see extra-) + vagari "wander, roam" (see vague). Extended sense of "excessive, extreme" first recorded 1590s; that of "wasteful, lavish" 1711. Related: Extravagantly.


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Students needn't waste time with additional sheets
February 14, 2007 18:53 IST
Bulkier answer papers and hi-tech optical character reading sheets for computer evaluation in science practical exams are some of the new features that will be implemented in the CBSE class X and XII exams this year.
To reduce the time consumed during taking additional pages and tying them to the main answer sheet, the board has decided to provide more pages in the main answer book, CBSE Chairman Ashok Ganguly said.
"Invariably, asking for supplementary sheets interrupts the concentration and the writing flow of the students," he added.
Hi-tech optical character reading sheets in science practical exams will contain 30 questions having four responses each and the candidates will choose the right answer and darken the circles.
More than 12 lakh children will take the CBSE class X and class XII exams this year, an increase of one lakh over the previous year, Ganguly said.There are 12,07,840 registered candidates for the examinations, of which 5,05,152 are for Class X and 5,02,688 are for Class XII. There were 11,02,472 candidates last year --6,47,992 for Class X and 4,54,480 for Class XII.


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15-Minute White Bean Soup
This hearty soup is perfect for lunch or a light supper.
- Servings: 2
Source: Everyday Food, December 2008
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) vegetable broth
- 1 can (19 ounces) white beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan, for serving
In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add scallions, garlic, and oregano; cook, stirring frequently, until scallions begin to soften, about 3 minutes.
Stir in broth and beans; cook until heated through, about 4 minutes. Using a wooden spoon or potato masher, lightly mash some of the beans to thicken the soup. Stir in lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Before serving, sprinkle with Parmesan.


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The wide receivers as a group on the University of Louisville football roster this season have been generating a lot of talk and hype during the preseason.
Sophomore DeVante Parker caught six touchdown passes last season and is the perceived leader of the group, while Scott Radcliff and Andrell Smith are the seniors and Charles Gaines and Damien Copeland are receiving a ton of attention because of their speed and improvement during the offseason.
"We have a little bit of everything in the group," offensive coordinator Shawn Watson said. "It's a deep, solid group."
The one player from that group flying a bit under the radar during the preseason is Eli Rogers. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound sophomore from Miami Northwestern led the Cardinals in receptions with 41 as a true freshman.
Rogers started four games and finished just one yard behind Michalee Harris for most receiving yards on the team last season with 454. He averaged 11.1 yards a catch, 37.8 yards a game and had one touchdown.
In a recent interview U of L head coach Charlie Strong said he hadn't forgotten Rogers, noting "he's a guy who has really improved with a lot of those other young guys. Those guys have to step up for us."
Rogers is listed as the No. 2 'H' receiver – behind Radcliff – and said he's ready to try and better his performance from last season. While he likely won't start, Rogers will be on the field a lot in Sunday's Governor's Cup game against Kentucky.
"It's a different year for me," Rogers said. "I just kind of did it last year, a lot of times not doing it the right way. And I am still learning, just trying to come out here every day, working hard, critiquing my work and learning from my mistakes."
Rogers became one of quarterback Teddy Bridgewater's favorite targets last season and finished with at least four receptions in seven games.
His 41 catches ranked third all-time for a freshman in U of L history, his total yards ranked sixth for a freshman and he had the longest catch of the year for the Cardinals, a 58-yard reception against Cincinnati.
He's dependable," said Bridgewater, who played with Rogers in high school. "He's one of those possession receivers that if there's nothing there, he's always in the right place at the right time for me.
"He's become a third-down receiver too and he can move the chains for us also. He's one of the guys that will be good for us this year.
Rogers, who also led the team with 54 punt return yards last season but isn't listed on the depth chart at that position, said last year was "so tough," being young but believes he has improved and matured in the offseason.
"I think I am way better at technique this year and better in the detail of my work, like my routes," he said. "My route running has really improved from last year.
"But it's not about me. I am just here to help the team. It was my mindset when I first came in and it's still my mindset now, we are all out here to work together. We have one goal and that's to win. But I do feel like I can help the team win, anywhere I am at on the field, and that's what I want to do."


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^Look good he give free version for promoting, but he have a pay version as i remember .
Also I didn't know you convert all majd games to Cocos2D,to bad you are doing it in the wrong market
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^Look good he give free version for promoting, but he have a pay version as i remember . Also I didn't know you convert all majd games to Cocos2D,to bad you are doing it in the wrong market
App store ? it's not easy now , too many apps there
^Tell me about it, it's hard there, but trust me that's where you make true money.
Also many forget you can always make a game with your on native language for local exposer at start .
Also look as example on Devarai game here vs apps` store in sells. There is really no comparison.
On topic one of my Chinese bed time story for you Tang …
For example in 1998 when i was a student i had a hot girlfriend she was carry a little scratch i must say …..any way one day when we were off to a party on a big yacht in Westchester , i meat here 25 years old brother, after a few word of conversation my first impression he was a complete Idiot …. when i ask him what do you do for a living he told me he is an inventor ,i said to myself inventor my ass.
On our a way home we arrive to Manhattan 4am in the morning and here i am taking the subway number 4 to the upper east side 84st to my tiny studio apt` , so i ask my girl what your Douche bag brother of your invent? she told me that Douche-bag sold a patent to the Chinese, i say what the F* are you on weeds? sold what patent to the Chinese, she told me it was some spring or something …i told here say what the F* ? why in hell the Chinese need to buy a patent spring when those guys sell everything on 99c ? she told me it was that spring you put between the Chopsticks, then i said wow that is so hallucinatory, and she said why? didn't you like his yacht? i say what the F* that his yacht? just form spring that connect 2 sticks? She says yep …..i said hold one sec` i pay 17G a year for school in Manhattan, work my ass all day ,pay $1500 for a tiny studio in the upper east side 4 floor walk up no elevator and you princess crash on my tiny studio cos` you don't have the money to pay the rent ? And you live on my expanse?, when someone in your family is F* millionaire from selling a F* spring to the Chinese? .
She told me ..and i will never forget it … "I don't know about you honey but i am here not for the money but for the sex "
Conclusion tang all you need is a good idea, so you won't need to worry about to many apps …
Lovely American girl. But I have to admit that some are really over-focused on having sex and feeling good and such. It seems so that many American girls recognize not before their mid-30s that there is more to this than having fun, feeling good, no obligations…. German girls earlier get a clue about "love" beyond sex, they have a sense for managing and maintaining relationships and focusing not only on self and what they want to have. It is a typical statement you repeated: "I don't know about you, but I want….". I don't like to be reduced just to my penis
@Tang: I am earning money with simple non-instrusive banner advertisements (iAd and Smaato). My apps have more than 30 million impressions a month.
Wisdom comes with age Dev`, any way nice insight about German girls, but you can't exclude them all.
I prefer the Dutch girls, i think it's my weakness + German is hard to learn, i mean in one word you can find 10-12 letter`s just crazy
Thanks for the bed time story
^Tell it to Matt, the man cant appraise a good bed time story… but hey i don't have much expectation from someone who`s highlights is drinking only hot chocolate milk, that is total weirdo if you ask me


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when I open Mathematica(4.1) double clicking on a notebook icon
I'd like that the directory in use is the clicked notebook directory,
as appened to me with Mathematica(3.0).
How can I do it appens again automatically, avoiding SetDirectory[..] etc.
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I got it fixed!
I installed Virtualbox on my Windows 7 Professional (64bits).
Then i installed Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 on my virtual machine.
I've got a different INPA software, but it should actually work all the same way (INPA, EDIABAS, etc). It's called BMW Standard Tools.
After installing BMW Standard Tools, i installed an update (it was in my Referenz.2006 folder). It updates INPA and EDIABAS. (Look back at the topic's first post, the topic starter has a screenshot where he asks you to check the "Complete" box for INPA and EDIABAS. You can also select others for coding, etc but it's not neccesary if you only want to diagnose.) It's the exact same installation layout!
Now, the software starts up but you don't get any data at all (it give's non stop error's, when you try to diagnose, like fail to initialize).
I did follow the step to edit registry, i think this is a good start! Just edit the value's what is in your registry to the one in the screenshot (so you will get the same value's, its very easy).
Keep the COM port like it is, i mean if its COM3 or COM4, just leave it like that, only thing you got to do is change the obd.ini file in C:\EDIABAS\BIN\obd.ini , change the com port (if you dind't already) to the one you are using. If you are using COM3 and in the ini file it say's Com1, change it to Com3. Now, add the missing value's (check screenshot in first post!). Afterwards just start the car and plug cable, and it works.
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- Mar 14, 2008 at 9:37 am
- This will be a very fun event and me 'n Laura will be there with the Green Machine and hope we see you there too!
Dan & The Green Machine
About GLOBE FIREHOUSE SHOW & SHINE
The Globe Firehouse Show & Shine is a benefit car show with proceeds going to the Globe Firefighter's Association local #2273 with money to be used in the burn fund serving the surrounding community. This show raised $5100.00 last year for the burn fund!
This will be a very fun event beginning Friday evening, April 11th, with an outdoor dinner provided and prepared by the Globe Firefighters beginning at 6:00 pm.
At approximately 7:30 pm participants will be escorted to the local Sonic Drive In for a free dessert, courtesy of Sonic & the Globe Firefighters.
Saturday morning breakfast is again provided entrants by the firefighters from 7:30 - 9:00 am at the Globe Fire House, 131 W Cedar in Globe, AZ.
12 noon again sees the firefighters preparing and serving lunch to all entrants.
The days activities will last until 3:30pm when awards presentation begins. Participants voting ballots for ARIZONA'S 10 MOST WANTED CARS must be in by 1:30 pm in return for your Copper dash plaque.
In addition to these 10 awards, there will be approximately 50 merchant picks, Long Distance and Manufacturer's Awards for best use of product from FORD, GM and MOPAR.
Entrants are encouraged to cruise around the designated area with your ride at this event. Cruisers that are caught will be given "Complimentary Citations" by an officer of the Globe Police Dept. Citations are $5.00 each and will be god for the $100.00+ drawing at the awards presentation.
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DESPERATE to keep Besart Berisha, Brisbane Roar will ask Football Federation Australia to bend its salary cap rules to help them re-sign the A-League's best striker.
The Courier-Mail has learnt that Roar chairman Chris Fong will meet A-League boss Damien de Bohun in Perth to ask for a cap exemption to assist their bid to retain the services of Berisha.
Off contract at the end of the season, the 28-year-old Albanian international has already attracted marquee interest from Sydney FC and Newcastle, while there is a strong chance he may opt to return to Europe for family reasons.
If that happens, a source close to the club has also revealed that Italian giants Inter Milan could be an option for Berisha.
Inter and Roar have a strong connection, with the Italian club's president and majority shareholder Erick Thohir intrinsically linked with Brisbane's Indonesian owners, the Bakrie Group.
Thohir is chief executive Visi Media Asia, a Bakrie controlled organisation that owns two television networks and an online news service.
There is also a chance that Inter could sign Berisha, loan him back to the Roar but still pay the bulk of his wages.
However, that would not solve the Kosovo-born forward's desire to be closer to his extended family.
But it is the Roar's preference to re-sign Berisha themselves.
Unable to pay Berisha outside the A-League's $2.55 million 2014-15 season salary cap due to already having German star Thomas Broich on a marquee deal, the Roar will now seek FFA assistance to offer the star attacker a substantial salary increase.
Terms of Brisbane's exemption plea are unknown, but it could involve the Roar spending over the cap next season in return for having less money to work with the following year.
Fong isn't the only Roar powerbroker heading to Perth, where the first-placed Roar meet the Glory tonight, with managing director Sean Dobson also flying to the West Australian capital.
Berisha, who has scored six goals from just eight A-League appearances this season, is tipped to return to Brisbane's starting line-up after a brilliant second-half cameo in his comeback from injury against Adelaide United last Saturday at Suncorp Stadium.
A decision will be made on Friday on whether playmaker Broich starts.
Having copped a corked thigh among other knocks in the 2-1 loss to a physical Adelaide, Broich had earlier this week been considered a longshot to make the trip to Perth.
But having made a better-than-expected recovery, Broich travelled with the rest of the squad yesterday and will at least be on the bench tonight.
"We can probably get 45 minutes out of him," Roar coach Mike Mulvey said.
"I'm optimistic, because he's got great powers of recovery. He's got great self-belief and he knows his body better than anybody else and he tells me he's a good chance."
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What's the best way to save energy with home computers?
Asked on: March 26, 2012 by Vivian B., Delray Beach
Which is more energy efficient: completely shutting down the computer at night or not? Please don't give the answer my husband wants!
The answer to your question depends on whether your computer's sleep mode is activated. Both you and your husband could be right depending on how many hours a day you are at the computer. Setting a typical desktop computer to sleep mode will help save energy if you are away from it at least four hours a day. To maximize your energy savings, turn it off when you know you're finished. Sleep mode automatically puts your computer and monitor into a low power state if there has been no activity for a period of time. You can choose the number of minutes you are away from the computer before the sleep mode is triggered. Here's how the different operating modes stack up: Not sure how to turn on your computer's sleep mode? On a PC, you can find the sleep mode by going to Control Panel and selecting Power Settings. On a MAC, use the Options pane and go to energy-saving preferences. To save even more energy, use a smart power strip for your computer and computer accessories like printers, monitors and speakers. Smart power strips can detect if a computer is in sleep mode and can turn off attached devices when the computer is powered down. Visit FPL.com for more home electronics energy saving tips.
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Dulce // July 20, 2013 at 6:02 am
I have been told that a PC monitor takes more electricity than the desktop unit itself? So would turning the monitor off even if PC is in sleep mode help lower power cost?Kathleen // December 5, 2012 at 5:53 pm
I turn off my computer every time I get out of the chair.
Click on START
Click on TURN OFF COMPUTER.
Press the shift key and click on HIBERNATE.
Everything goes to memory and all lights go out (but not the modem).
Then I turn off the surge protector.
When I want to get back on the computer, I turn on the surge protector and
Press the button on the computer.
It comes back up very quickly.Marsha Duvall // October 28, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Are there different types of smart power strip.
I never thought there was such a big difference in usage!
thank you for sharing this as I have shared this with others!Energy Management // May 26, 2012 at 9:17 am
I have had set my PC to go on to sleep mode if there has been no activity on it for 30 minutes. My settings on the computer is also set to save more energy and I am using an LED monitor. It sure made a lot of difference!Gen Lotto // May 22, 2012 at 1:26 pm
thankCarlton Moore // May 20, 2012 at 2:17 pm
I leave my desktop pc on 27/7. I don't see a significant increase in my FPL bill and my pc runs more efficiently that turning it off and on multiple times daily.helena rhee // May 17, 2012 at 10:38 am
thanksGordon Energy // May 16, 2012 at 2:32 pm
Great info on how even the smallest thing can help save energy costs.Felicia King // May 13, 2012 at 5:40 pm
I found out it's best to shut down my computer that to have it to go into sleep mode. Thanks for the the info.winston clark // May 10, 2012 at 5:48 pm
Thanks abounch for the great tips i wold have never known;)BJ Ezell // May 7, 2012 at 4:03 pm
Super post, especially found the graphic diagram and statistics helpful. I'll be sure to post this on the screen of each desktop and laptop in our home. The differences between on, sleep, and off are significant. Let's see how the family responds. I always put my own in sleep mode or turn it off (and plug it at night). Thanks again, a Valued CustomerMichael Engelhardt // May 7, 2012 at 11:24 am
Your answer on which position the computer is left standing is vague. I think what most people want to know, is How much power does a computer use turning on and off, then staying on for four hours, as apposed to if the computer is turned on for say 2 hours, and then put into sleep mode, or lastly, a computer that is turned on for one hour, turned off, turned back on after one hour for two hours, and then turned off. In short, how much power is used to turn on and off the computer as apposed to leaving it on in sleep mode.Harry Miller // May 6, 2012 at 12:01 am
I have an internet phone. In order to make and receive calls 24/7, I have to leave the computer on 24/7. I do turn off the monitor (and have the monitor set to turn off after 10 minutes of no use). I may not be saving energy but I am saving significant dollars compared to AT&T.Save Energy // April 23, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Laptops are much more energy efficient than PC's. An equivalent laptop is about 70% less power hungry!Burberry Bags On Sale // April 16, 2012 at 6:24 am
You have useful suggestions on this site. This is a well thought out article that I have bookmarked for future reading. Have a great
Save Energy // April 23, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Save energy at home, save the world.Davone // April 2, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Thanks abounch for the great tips i wold have never known.Haul it Louisville Guy // March 29, 2012 at 4:43 pm
A smart power strip. Thanks, you just saved me a couple buck a month. I should have thought of that.
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