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Violating the Wire Act from 2005 to 2012 is the main thing that has Calvin Arye possibly facing extradition to the United States soon.
Calvin Arye is known for being the creator of the Bodog brand, and he's always been a bit outspoken when it comes to US politics despite being from Canada. Now he's the target of a federal prosecutor from Maryland who is looking to have him extradited to the United States for charges of violating the Wire Act and of related money laundering activities.
The Wire Act was originally a bill put in place in the 1960s to help prosecutors go after mafia sports betting operations that used telephone lines to place bets. In modern terms, it's been used as an excuse to go after just about any type of betting, though a fairly recent DOJ ruling stated that it does not apply to anything but sports betting. Whether or not it's right, the law still stands, and this is why Arye is facing these charges for accepting sports bets between 2005 and 2012 via the Internet.
He was indicted back in 2012 for these charges. A few other Canadians were also indicted including Derrick Maloney who is a media buyer, James Philip who is an accountant and David Ferguson who was the eCommerce Chief for Bodog. Overall, all of these indictments have to do with Bodog operations.
It's really unlikely that Arye is extradited any time soon, if ever. He lives in Antigua, and they do not have a treaty for extradition with the United States. In fact, they're in a massive dispute with the United States over destroying their own online gambling operations, so it's unlikely that they'll get anywhere on that particular front. Calvin Arye, in typical fashion, is making is pretty well-known that he's not in hiding and that he's not a hard man to find. Along these lines, prosecutors have acknowledged how unlikely it is to get Arye on US soil to arrest him, so they have suggested themselves that the case be put on hold until some unknown point in the future. We're sure that US taxpayers are thrilled with the efficient use of government revenues over all of this.
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Science Corner: Natural resources officials talk jobs
Undergraduate students seeking a job or internship in the field of natural resources have the chance to learn from two state leaders of the craft. Two directors of prominent divisions within Alaska's Department of Natural Resources are visiting campus to speak with students on careers in state government, and current projects for both organizations.
Steve Masterman, director of the Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, visits Nov. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in the Wood Center Ballroom. Chris Maisch, director of the Division of Forestry will be on campus Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m., also in the Wood Center ballroom.
Maisch, for his part, wrote that he: "plans on speaking to both wildland fire and forest management topics, including employment opportunities and minimum requirements for entry positions."
"[Forestry] has several new forest management projects starting up or in the early phases of ramping up that I plan on discussing," wrote Maisch. "Two of the projects are in southeast Alaska working in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the other is in Interior Alaska and is called the Forest Inventory and Analysis program."
As for Masterman, the Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys is working on numerous projects as well. The division's annual report lists its 2016-2017 goals, which include developing maps of Chiginigak and Kasatochi volcanoes, stimulating resource discovery in the state's oil and gas basins, geologic mapping of Tok and its surrounding area and numerous other projects.


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My #bookreview of IRON MIKE
by Patricia Rose
When the black ships drop from the clouds, billions die. The weapons are silent, the effects, lethal. Nations fall. Humanity crumbles. Their mission is simple: seed the earth. Feed their creatures. Harvest the crops.
The war is over before it begins. Or is it?
From the ashes of our memory, heroes are forged. In the shell of a surviving outpost, one boy is asked to do the impossible. Rising to the challenge, Mike Sanderlin becomes a man, then a soldier, and finally, a hero. He's more than a symbol and less than perfect, but to save his younger sister and fight for Earth, he'll become Iron Mike.
With an alien ally, Iron Mike will hurl himself into the teeth of a war that can only have one winner.
Built to fight. Born to win.
Iron Mike is ready. Are you?
I've heard raves about this book from some of my fellow authors. I was told it was the best book they'd read all year, so I couldn't wait to buy my copy. And I was not disappointed. Part of what grabbed my attention was that some of the POV chapters are by a dog named Hersey. If you've read the Christmas Anthology, Mistletoe Magic, then you already know about Hersey. He's the main character in Heresy's Christmas.
BTW, this book is permafree.
This is Patricia's first novel, and believe me, it's not written like a first time author. I was very impressed by how complex the plot and characters were. You can feel Mike's anguish when he has to make decisions that will impact the children he promised to protect and deliver to the New Fort Knox. And I can't say enough about how much I loved Heresy's side of the story. It's like Patricia got right inside of a dog's head. As for the aliens, they are truly unique and creepy. I do not want to ever run cross a Feeder. YIKES! Of course, by the time you realize you've found one, it's too late and now you have a long, painful death awaiting you. What an imagination.
I must admit, the ending left me a little off balance. It's not what I was expecting. I know there's a sequel, and I can't wait to see what's next for Earth and Iron Mike. If you love dystopian / post-apocalyptic stories, then you need to pick this one up. I give it 5 feathers.


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What would you do to get BlackBerry 10? Hint: tattoo, pool dancing (video)
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In a Z10 raffle we get a bikini-clad model dancing in a pool, a man who gets BB 10 tattoo, a guy just stuffing himself with he Four Horsemen burger, and more, so enjoy the collection inside to warm up for RIM's event later...
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1. idroidequis (Posts: 103; Member since: 23 Jan 2013)
Copying the Carls Jr approach. Thats the way to go. *cough*sammy*cough*apple*cough* who needs the next best thing when you have a hot girl telling you to buys something. Studies show SEX sells.
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well if you noticed other things other than the girl, i have some very bad news for you :D
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well if you noticed things other than the girl, i have some very bad news for you :D
6. No_Nonsense (unregistered)
Someone needed to have told I'd hear Justin Bieber's or one direction albums for a fortnight.
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just release the damn thing ....
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I think it is a shame
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i don't get it. what would i do for some mid-range phone? not much. i'm sure the z10 is a decent phone for a mid-ranger, but they're acting like it's the Next Big Thing. There's nothing special about it that i can see.
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I'll stay with my Galax Note 2, you can keep the slut and the s**tty phone
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She's only doing this because it works.


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Accession Number : AD0718682
Title : Spillway for Stockton Dam, Sac River, Missouri: Hydraulic Model Investigation.
Descriptive Note : Technical rept.,
Corporate Author : ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS
Personal Author(s) : Melsheimer,E. S.
Report Date : JUL 1965
Pagination or Media Count : 59
Abstract : The spillway for Stockton Dam was studied on a 1:60-scale comprehensive model and a 1:100-scale section model to determine flow conditions in the approach channel and the performance of various elements of the structure. Particular emphasis was placed upon the selection of a stilling basin which would operate satisfactorily with tailwater depths insufficient for ideal performance of a hydraulic jump-type basin. Three alternate designs were investigated in an attempt to effect economies in construction costs. A stilling basin (type 3) was developed which permitted a reduction in the size of basin elements and permitted the basin elevation to be raised 5 ft. (Author)
Descriptors : (*DAMS, *HYDRAULIC MODELS), DESIGN, TEST METHODS, WALLS, FLUID FLOW, RIVERS, MISSOURI
Subject Categories : Hydrology, Limnology and Potamology
Civil Engineering
Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE


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Dirigibles by gaslight. We race to build the Hindenburg wiith dice playing Airships and take turns tracking down Jack the Ripper or plotting his escape in Mr. Jack.
News & Notes: Stained glass d20, Game on podcast, International Gamer Awards
The List: Airships, Mr. Jack
Name That Game: Win Rat Hot
Backshelf Spotlight: Great Dalmuti, Upwords
Truckloads of Goober: Akaba
Game Sommelier: 5 games you can play without needing to move the pieces yourself
Mail Bag: Baby Jung, War of the Ring Corrections, Delicious Library 2
Complete Show Notes continue after the break.
Game News & Notes
Stained Glass 20-Sided Dice Buy | Atlantean Artifacts
Artist John Talrico creates these amazing works of art. Perfect keepsake for any gamer. You can roll them. Once.
Game On with John and Cody Link
A new podcast about games produced by our pal John Richard and his pal Cody. Check it out!
Battle Lore sold to Fantasy Flight Games Link
Days of Wonder has announced the sale of the entire Battle Lore board game franchise to Fantasy Flight Games. We hope this means Days of Wonder will be returning to more traditional board games with their next releases!
Noodleboro Link
New series of board games to teach children manners. Dave needs the whole set.
International Gamer Award Nominees Announced Link
The International Gamers Awards were created to recognize outstanding games and designers, as well as the companies that publish them. The awards are truly international in scope, with committee members representing countries throughout the world. The hope is that this will lead to greater exposure for these wonderful games to more and more people and help spread the word of the "wonderful world of gaming" on a global scale. Thanks to game reviewer/luminary Greg Schloesser for sending us a list of the nominees!
The List
Airships BGG | Official Site
A light fast-paced dice game where players compete to build airships using dice combinations and cards, hopefully culminating with the construction of the Hindenburg.
Mr. Jack BGG | Official Site | Play the Online Olympic Version (until Sept. 25)
An elegant and easy-to-learn 2-player game where you take turns trying to capture the infamous Jack the Ripper or plot a way for him to escape London by dawn. There are also two expansions to Mr. Jack which I failed to mention in the review. The Carriage and The Extension
Backshelf Spotlight
Mystery Connection Contest
Can you create a connection between these two games? Post your connections in our forums and you could win a set of custom Spiel dice! Remember the more left of center your connection, the more likely you'll get our attention.
The Great Dalmuti BGG
Game designer Richard Garfield's variation on a classic ladder-style card game (like El Presidente or Asshole) is by far one of our favorite informal party games. No matter the crowd, once you start playing, you won't want to stop. And it's even better with silly hats.
Upwords BGG | Official Site
Quick and dirty Scrabble cousin where you build your words on top of each other by stacking your letter tiles to get more poin
Truckloads of Goober
Akaba BGG | Official Site
A ridiculously fun dexterity game where you use a rubber bellows to blow your flying carpet around the bazaar to gather up gifts and treasures.
Game Sommelier
The Challenge: Five games a person with two broken arms (after a freak trumpeting accident) could play without needing to touch his/her pieces.
Dave's List
Stephen's Vote
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Next Challenge: 25 games to assemble bundles to donate to children's hospitals. After the success of the Spiel-a-thon, our plan is to compile the best possible list of games to donate to children's hospitals. And we want your help! Stephen will start the challenge, but we need your input to make the list reflect the best that the wide world of games has to offer! Remember, we need games that can fit a wide variety of ages ( from kids 4-16 years old) and the games must also be in print. Feel free to email Stephen with your suggestions!
Mail Bag
Thanks to donors Misha "Keeper of the Comfy Chair" Nosiara, Jim "The Ripper" Grosch, David "Brass Master" Mitchell, Dale "Invoker of Ra!" Larson
Congratulations to listeners Derek and Barb Jung on the birth of their son, Kenneth James (Sai-Cheung) Jung!
Our pal Jason Ober takes us to task over a few rules goofs during our review of War of the Ring.
Samuel Williams writes in to suggest Delicious LIbrary 2 for creating a digital catalog of your game collection. Available for mac users only.
I'm sure there are some goofs in there somewhere. Let us know if (when?) you find one!
Not a compaint - it was a great show and I know you are still in the padded dungeon, but the sound levels were a little off this show. The pre-recorded intros were blasting my ears off at the volume I needed to comfortably listen to the show.
Loved the bellows sound effect that Stephen did - cracked me up.
Along with the sommelier challenge a partner list could be ways to make a game last longer, and also ways to make a game be more easily sanatized. Some examples: I am not sure I want to stress test my copy of Gulo Gulo to see if the eggs lose color after 100 wipes with a anti-bacterial wipe, but I thought maybe a clear coat of polish or something might seal in the color? Card sleeves or lamination might make cards easier to wipe down and also last longer. A seperate sheet listing the components that you could tape to the box can help keep track of game pieces. I am sure there are lots of other ideas that could be useful.
- Jonathan
Yep, the spoken voice levels were way too low again on this episode. I had to use the levels at maximum with headphones on to hear it.
Great show though.
Hmmm... I'll double check my levels again.
The weird thing is I used the same method I always use to record and mix-down each episode, so I am not sure why this one would be so different. And the extra weird thing is that when I listen to the files, they don't seem to have the volume issues you describe. Welcome to the audio twilight zone!
Which version of the show did you two listen to, the mp3 or the enhanced?
I'm on the case and I'll certainly do my best to make this problem go away... once I know how to solve it!
I get the same issues too.
Interestingly I have been listening to some of the older podcasts lately and they suffered from the same sound problem. Maybe something you fixed but which has got lost again after the great flood ?
I had the issue as well (finally getting it listened to yay!). I listen to the enhanced version.
For anyone willing to help me troubleshoot, I'm going to post a couple newly mixed versions of this episode. I don't want to taint anyone's mind by saying what I have done (if anything) to the files. I want to see which ones (if any) sound better to you all. There are 2 different files an enhanced version and an mp3.
The big challenge is we're using a new very nice but very complicated mixer in a space that is horrendous for recording (cement block basement) Trying to tweak the equipment and learn its subtle nuances while trying to cancel out the "roominess" of the space makes it tough to come up with something that sounds even half way decent.
We are getting ready to record the next show this week, so I am hoping to apply what I learn here to the next show. Sorry for any ear damage caused by the last episode!
Renovations on the padded cell are ongoing. I can't wait to get back into an office!
Ok, my test was not perfect, as I performed it on my pc with earphones instead of my ipod, but the sound levels seemed more consistent (mp3 in both cases). Instead of the show levels being good, and the intros being too loud, I had to turn down the volume for all of the test show :)
By the way, I think the sound was good on the original show, just the volume change was pretty dramatic between the canned and live stuff. The roominess and other problems associated with the dungeon torture chamber were not an issue.
Listening to mp3 of show, using my laptop.
PS maybe err on side of LOUD, cos it can always be turned down, but cannot go up beyond maximum :)
Excellent point about the extra wear and tear on the games in a hospital play room. I hadn't fully appreciated that factor until you mentioned it!I can see including card protectors or something pretty basic to help protect the games, but I don't know whether we would want to get into the business of doing extra coats of sealer etc.
Perhaps, we just let the hospitals know that when the games eventually break down, they can let us know and we can put the hospital's name back on our donation list for the next round.
Yeah, I guess I wasn't suggesting that you go too far in protecting the games, just taking into consideration which games quickly wear to the point of being hard to use vs those games that would stand up, and those easier item like card protectors and component lists.
Hey! I won Backshelf Spotlight! I knew watching all that Japanese Iron Chef would come in handy someday...
By the way, awesome episode as usual. I'm a big Mr. Jack fan, so I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. There's a good place to play by web as well (http://mrjack.hurricangames.com/).
Great Dalmuti sounds like something I need, and as a fan of word games, I'm intrigued by the sound of Upwords. I've seen it in a bazillion thrift stores and always overlooked it.
Keep it up!
I will admit my envy, but will try not to be so envious that I shoot death rays that bounce of a couple sattelites & godzillas fins (not one you mentioned and another part of asia to boot I hope) to get you.
okay again I apologize for my stream of consiousness. honestly I mean congrats, you had a way cool & clever connection that I truly wish I could have thought up myself.
congrats, Teabo! A well-deserved victory. :)
The online version is great fun. Can't believe I forgot to mention it on the show, so thanks for reminding everyone.
Dalmuti and Upwords are great additions to anyone's game closet, especially for those times where you need games to play with non-gamers.
Interesting episode as I have already played both games numerous times before hearing them on The Spiel and I agree with your opinions on both games.
Airships is quick , fun and uses dice. Used this as a gateway game with great success but I have to admit after 10 + plays it loses a little appeal. With this and KIngsburg makes you think of fun ways to use dice in different ways to play games. I have a few fun ideas in my head.
Mr. Jack also a good one and I have the expansion on pre-order . Best part of both these games is they are quick and always a little different.
I have to agree the volume in the show is a little low, especially when compared to the lead ins audio for each section. I find myself raising and lowering it several times.
As always enjoyed the show.
Thanks sloef!
Admittedly both games are light, but there's plenty of room on our shelves for games that can provide some quality entertainment even if its only for 10-20 minutes. :) I am surprised that Airships doesn't hold up better in your opinion With all the different card combos, it seems like there's quite a lot of replayability since each combo could give you a slightly different path to victory.
Thanks also for the feedback on the douns issues. I am a bit puzzled on how to fix it right now, but I'll certainly go back and see if I can figure out what went wrong.
seriously quick. I have a huge long setup and explanation, but in a pre-new year (okay extremely pre-new year) resolution, I am working on brevity. so you don't get all the stuff that I think makes my question interesting. on the plus side, you get all the explanation as to why my question is interesting, which is actually less interesting than the junk I would usually use...so go figure. if you have had much experience with my posting/email you will already know to skip the 1st paragraph. if you haven't...well consider yoursefl warned for the future.
my boss works 3 days a week. if I'm lucky we get 15 minutes overlap time on lunch. I have an opportunity to borrow Mr. Jack for a week. Is it worth borrowing? There is nobody (other than tuesday nights when I would borrow it for 1 week) who has better than 60 minutes (again 20 minutes spread over 3 days...not 60 in a row) . Is it worth borrowing, or should I merely hope I can get to game night early enough to play a game with somebody in a single episode?
I'm not sure how well Mr Jack would work if you split the game session up. I'm sure you'd lose your place as it were, it's a great game though so give it a try.
I enjoyed the episode and it was interesting to hear your views on one of my favourite 2 player games.
Just a point about the review on the show. You said that the character pieces get flipped back and forward as the game goes on which I'm sure is wrong. Once a character is shown to be innocent, by being in the light while Mr Jack is revealed as in the dark or vice versa, then that character stays revealed as innocent for the rest of the game. This makes it even harder for the player who is Jack as the number of suspects dwindles throughout the game.
It also means the players are trying to arrange the characters on the board differently. Jack is trying to get as many people as possible into the light or dark at the same time. The Detective is ideally trying to get half the suspects to the light and half to the dark to narrow down the suspects as quick as possible.
I always feel it's much harder to play Jack's side well which is why you should definitely play two rounds as you guys suggested. Why don't you try and review the Mr Jack expansion soon?
Interestingly, regarding Mr. Jack, I was taught to play at the Asmodee Editions booth last year at GenCon by their main marketing person and we played just as I described with the flipping happening every turn. In the English translation of the rules in my copy, I am not sure I see anything that contradicts this method of play. That said, I think it is totally easy to see how either interpretation of the flip-rule could be valid if it isn't explicitly stated.
Also, I definitely neglected to mention the adjacent characters counting as being in the light. Thanks to several listeners for catching that mistake.
And if I have overlooked a rule somehow, I'll happily own up to my goof, for sure.
Interesting indeed. I suppose flipping the counters back again does make things tougher for the detective and easier for Jack but I think thematically it makes more sense that if someone is proven innocent in round one they cannot be guilty in round two.
I sense a house rule variation here.
Since I've played it multiple times using the flip-rule, it would definitely work as a variant if it turns out we aren't playing the officially sanctioned way.
I kind of think the constant flipping plays out more true to the theme, since in detective stories it is often difficult to determine someone's true innocence. You often see detective's opinions flip back and forth over the course of the story. In this way, the suspects in the games literally become moving targets. If you can stick the first few bits of information in your brain and remember, you're more likely to nab the right one in the end.
The flip rule is quite clear in my (English) set of rules.
When you are sure a character is innocent you flip him to the grey/innocent side. At no point does it talk about flipping back to the coloured/suspect side in any subsequent turns.
The online implementation at biludi plays this way as well.
Mr Jack is not a memory game, it's a deduction game. The Investigator needs to get the groups split up so that he can rule out as many suspects as possible. Mr Jack needs to keep everyone either witnessed or unwitnessed at the same time to prevent this happening (preferably "unwitnessed" so he gets the opportunity to sneak out)
One other part which I'm not sure you mentioned - characters who are adjacent are always witnessed whether they are in the light or the dark. This makes it worth Mr Jack's while to keep suspects clumped together and adds to the power of Sgt Godfrey who can spilt them up again with his whistle.
It's a great game,
Well, everyone else seems to have covered the rule you missed in Mr. Jack, and the flip discussion takes care of what I was wondering (I'll continue to play "once innocent always innocent" I think. :) ), BUT nobody has mentioned the part of Airships you missed.
You get the bonus chits in the game on some of the cards, yes, but the main way you get them is when you miss what you're trying to get on the dice. The chit is the consolation prize for not getting a card. This actually explains the "spend three chits for an extra turn" thing, because if you're missing a lot then you're getting an extra turn (and the tools to +1 things) more often, but you NEED those tools because you're not getting as many dice improvements as everyone else. I think it's a pretty clever way to help mitigate that dice-luck issue that some people can have.
I'm behind a couple episodes (stupid me forgot his ipod on a two week trip), but had one thought on Airships.
Our group found that the game ended too fast. Like, you're building up this great airship building machine, and then you build 1-2 airships, and the game ends (especially in 4 person games). We found that the "Hindenberg f9inished or one or less ship left in each stack" rule was to blame. So we modified it to "until the Hindenberg is done or only one airship remains in any stack" It's a small change, but for our group, the extra couple minutes, and extra couple rolls just finally made it feel more full. So that's the way we play it now.
I realize we could play several games in a row, but I think our group prefers to see how well our "machine" actually works, rather than the building of said "machine" It's one of my favorite recent games either way.


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The ODCE has secured over 280 convictions against more than 100 companies and individuals since 2001. We are happy to clarify this.
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Capcom Co. this week released DuckTales: Remastered to Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3, Nintendo Co.'s Wii U and the PC Aug. 13 at $14.99.
The PS3 physical retail SKU with download code and collector's pin will be sold Aug. 20 at $19.99.
It will be released to the Xbox Live division of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 Sept. 11.
DuckTales Remastered is an HD remaster of the classic NES title that will include fully recreated character sprites and backgrounds. In addition, new voice work, some of the original cartoon, will be added to the original soundtrack.
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If you back your stuff up you should be safe. Then you can try to get a dual boot working or something like that by changing the partition table. It's not really difficult, as long as you shrink your existing partitions, make a partition mounted at / and install your stuff. GRUB comes with Ubuntu and it will probably find Windows automatically. If it doesn't you can post another thread on the forums, but please note that if you use google, you'll get pretty far anyway in that case.


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Liz Saint John interviews three guests every Sunday morning covering a variety of issues and topics. She talks with representatives from Bay Area non-profit organizations, documentary filmmakers, authors, and professors.
1. Molly Antopol is a Jones Lecturer at Stanford University. She's a recipient of the 5 Under 35 award from the National Book Foundation. Her new collection of short stories is The UnAmericans.
2. Jonathan Moscone, Artistic Director of California Shakespeare Theater, and Michelle Hensley, Director of Cal Shakes current production of Twelfth Night (and Artistic Director of Ten Thousand Things), talk about the history of Cal Shakes, the upcoming season, the March 15th fundraiser, volunteer opportunities, and the summer conservatory for ages 8-18.
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We have been tough on the observational and experimental methods, pointing out their pitfalls and not saying much about their virtues. When science is done correctly, their virtues are great. Observational and experimental research give us two distinct powers, prediction and control. Early psychologists from James to Watson all endorsed that goal for psychology: prediction and control of behavior .
What general goal was endorsed by psychologists from James to Watson?
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Some people do not like this emphasis on control. Methodological controls like the double-blind design are fine, but the idea of "controlling behavior" or "controlling nature" implies that nature is hostile and unruly and must be subdued or controlled by masterful humans. This assumption has been criticized as (a) distinctively Western, and (b) excessively macho.
Smith (1992) points out "the control of phenomena as an explicit aim of science is of relatively recent origin... For centuries, the aim of science was taken to be the understanding of natural phenomena."
What "two distinct mental abilities" are amplified by which two types of research?
Substituting the goal of understanding in place of the macho "control" idea, we can say observational and experimental methods amplify two distinct types of mental ability: (1) prediction of future events, and (2) understanding of natural systems.
Prediction Science can give us advance warning of phenomena. Through observational research, we can detect correlations and make predictions.
Understanding Science can help us gain knowledge about systems , so we understand how they operate. Having analyzed the components of a system and how they work together, we can interact more skillfully with the system or repair problems in a system that is damaged.
Prediction and understanding resemble the human powers of intuition and analysis . Intuition involves sensitivity to patterns. It is often expressed in "hunches" or predictions. To the extent these predictions are accurate, they must be based on the brain's ability to sense patterns or correlations, but we may not know the underlying cause of the correlation. This is much like observational research, which reveals patterns and allows prediction even if we do not understand the reason for the correlation.
Analytic intelligence, by contrast, resembles experimental research. Experimental research is designed to reveal how the components of a system interact. "If I manipulate A and hold B steady, what happens to C?" This sort of active exploration increases our understanding of how things work. It is also fits the dictionary definition of analysis, which is to "break a system into its parts" to see how it works.
Both sorts of intelligence, intuition and analysis, are necessary for a well-rounded person. Both sorts of research, observational and experimental, are important to science.
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There's a couple of things I have grown to love over the years and that's a good raincoat and ankle boots. I recently purchased this Joules floral printed raincoat and have styled it today with some ankle boots. Although it's not raining yet, there is a chance of rain so I wanted to wear it.
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Today I'm showing you my Joules Floral Shirt Outfit. I love floral prints and have not got the chance to wear them much over the winter. Having an item like a floral shirt is a great way to wear a winter floral print.
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A campaign designed to give downtown Charlottetown restaurants a boost in what is typically a slow season is about to kick off its tenth year.
WinterDine begins Thursday, January 24 and will run for three weekends.
This year, 19 restaurants are taking part, offering a three-course meal at either $28 or $38 per person.
"WinterDine has been fabulously successful over the years," said Dawn Alan, executive director of Downtown Charlottetown Inc. "We grew this from a one-weekend event that was mediocre at best, way back when, to a full three weekends."
Alan is advising people not to wait until the last minute to book a table.
"People have learned quickly that if you don't get your restaurant reservation in early, you won't get a WinterDine seat," she said. "As a rule, the last weekend of WinterDine, some of our restaurants are turning away as many as 80 reservations."
A complete listing of the restaurants taking part this year can be found on the Downtown Charlottetown website.
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I think everyone in America knows Teriyaki. I'm almost positive everyone in Seattle knows Teriyaki. I recently read somewhere that Seattle has so many Teriyaki restaurants they were thinking of naming it the official dish of Seattle. Well, I'm not so sure about all that but I do know Seattle does have many teriyaki restaurants compared to other cities and some of them are pretty good. Most are not really Teriyaki though, they're Korean barbecue, but that's okay lots of people confuse the two. They're very different dishes. I'll get into that when I do a Korean Bulgogi post. Making your … [Read more...]
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In the northeast there's sometimes an 8th day of the week: Fogday. And yesterday was definitely Fogday.
This time of year, we're past the crystal clear frozen days of January, and now that we're in February, the storm track is more in our favor. But with that storm track, comes more moisture in the air. And with that moisture in the air, comes Fogday. And with Fogday, comes limited visibility.
We did our best on Fogday to keep our bearings though. KC led the charge as usual.
Which way is down?
"I think this way is down," I said.
When we got down out of the alpine and into the forests, Lionel was able to use the massive birch trees as a guide for navigation.
Fogday did funny things to my auto focus however. We'll just call this one "art."
And we'll just call this one of KC "gnar."
When the fog lifted for a bit, because it was Fogday, and it was only proper, I hid behinds some trees to limit my visibility anyway.
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First Fogday tracks were schussed in a state of limbo. Only trees in peripheral vision would give a sense of level. Vertical position was given by where morning coffee stood in stomach.
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I just finished with 2 hours to spare! I present to you Albert (pronounced the French way) the Owlbear. (click images for larger versions)
Albert is a gift for my husband who loves owlbears.
I used 1.75 skeins of Paton's Allure, felt for the face and assorted feathers. I might do some embroidery to his face a little later to make black outlines but I'm not sure yet. The pattern is a jumble of things- I started out using the directions for Kate from Knitty only backwards to start with the head and then I did basic raglan increases like I was making a top down sweater to get the arms and then did like for a glove for the legs. He is completely seamless with the exception of his little tail which I had to sew on.
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Well now, Fletcher's TMD was a bit less awkward than Westford's! Gaze upon this Freep report:
Westford residents voted overwhelmingly, 67-37, to approve a non-binding resolution asking Treasurer Charlotte Vincent to resign Monday night at town meeting.
Selectboard Chairman John Quinn introduced the resolution, saying Vincent had failed to execute her duties as treasurer.
"We have a town report without financial statements because they were not submitted on time," Quinn said. "She is not performing her duties and it's impacting the Selectboard and town auditors."
Quinn further indicated issues with Vincent go back many years, which does make me wonder why she keeps getting re-elected. That said, in small towns it is certainly difficult sometimes to find people willing to step up for certain posts and once you've got somebody in there it can be even more difficult to dislodge them. That's especially true if voters aren't aware of problems with how that person is doing the job.
Now, being fair and balanced, the paper spoke to other people in town who thought Quinn's approach was "unfairly harsh." One person went the hyperbolic route, using words like "public flogging" and "bullying."
You know what's a public flogging? Being flogged in public. You know what's bullying? Being actually pushed around and stuff. Being called out is none of that, and a necessary part of open government.
The Treasurer is an elected official and has duties to perform. The position is not only extremely important to the town, but is also one that is ripe for abuse. Elections are one way to provide oversight, but if the person is moderately clever at hiding things–say, by not providing timely information–there is little the Selectboard can do under Vermont statute during the Treasurer's term.
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It seems like every day we hear about another organization being formed for IDNs and Hospitals to aggregate purchasing volume for better pricing and concessions. Until recently, these Regional Purchasing Coalitions (RPCs) have been under the radar of many supplier and IDN/Hospital executives that were not participating in one. Their value has become so apparent that they can no longer be ignored by suppliers or facilities not involved with one.
We are seeing mainly three types of RPCs being formed; GPO associated LLCs, GPO member organized and ones associated with a State/Regional association. We are currently tracking 123 RPCs that comprise 814,000 staffed beds, 30 million annual admissions and 129 million annual outpatient visits. These are tremendous opportunities of aggregation for their participants and market share for their suppliers.
Earlier this year, we released a study where we surveyed nearly 300 supply chain executives from hospitals and IDNs across the country. We asked them questions like "Are you in an RPC?" "Which GPO are you with?" "What is your primary reason for joining an RPC?" "What service line do you expect to receive the greatest savings due to your participation in an RPC?" "Has your RPC delivered the value you expected?"
I found it fascinating that 40 percent of our respondents were part of a RPC, but were currently buying less that 25 percent of their volume from their RPC contracts. This screams to me that the opportunity for savings by RPC participants is at its very early emergence. It was also apparent that most all RPCs contracting initiatives were being conducted, or at the very least facilitate, by the various national GPOs.
The future of RPCs will be very interesting for IDNs/Hospitals and suppliers. Will they be able to deliver the coveted contract compliance suppliers so dearly want? Will they be able to consolidate thought and utilization on high clinical preference items across hospitals with uncommon ownership?
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The Age of Napoleon. Chapter 18 Section 4. Napoleon Rises to Power. Born in Corsica Age 9 sent to France to be trained for military career. Favored the Jacobins and republican rule
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Don't miss this chance to hear one of the world's great jazz-driven piano trios: multi-award winning German jazz pianist Michael Wollny has exploded onto the European jazz scene in recent years, thanks to the electrifying spontaneity of his live gigs and a series of highly-acclaimed recordings. From tender, Tom Waits-esque ballads to wild rollercoaster rides, the ideas come thick and fast, each almost tripping over the last.
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Dublin Vocalist and Composer Sue Rynhart's debut album 'Crossings' was nominated 'Best Jazz Album' in the Irish Times Ticket Awards 2014. Her new release 'Signals' is currently reaching critical acclaim from publications and radio including; All About Jazz, The Irish Times, Folk Radio UK, RTÉ 1, RTÉ Lyric fm and BBC Radio Ulster.
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She has been featured extensively on the Irish Times podcast 'Róisín Meets', 'The Blue of the Night' RTÉ Lyric FM and Bernard Clarke's award-winning radio program 'Nova' RTÉ Lyric FM.
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We present a nonlinear model that allows exploration of the relationship between energy relaxation, thermal conductivity and the excess of low-frequency vibrational modes (LFVMs) that are present in glasses. The model is a chain of the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam (FPU) type, with nonlinear second neighbour springs added at random. We show that the time for relaxation is increased as LFVMs are removed, while the thermal conductivity diminishes. These results are important in order to understand the role of the cooling speed and thermal conductivity during glass transition. Also, the model provides evidence for the fundamental importance of LFVMs in the FPU problem.
1. Introduction
Glasses are solids that do not have long range order (Langer 2007). They are formed by cooling a melt fast enough to avoid crystallization. This process is not well understood (Jackle 1986; Anderson 1995; Phillips 1996). For example, it is not clear why the glass transition temperature (Tg), defined as the temperature at which the relaxation time exceeds the experimental time scale, can be lowered or raised by adding impurities (Micoulaut & Naumis 1999; Louzguine-Luzgin et al. 2008). Recently, it has been experimentally observed in metallic glasses that Tg is related to the thermal conductivity κT, which, at the same time, is related to the chemical composition (Louzguine-Luzgin et al. 2008). In fact, the glass-forming ability, determined by the minimal speed of cooling required to form a glass, depends on the chemical composition of the melt. Also, almost all glasses present anomalies in the density of low-frequency vibrational modes (LFVMs) (Elliot 1990; Binder & Kob 2005), such as the Boson peak (Binder & Kob 2005) or the floppy mode peak (Kamitakahara et al. 1991) owing to the flexible/rigid character of the atomic network (Phillips 1979; Thorpe 1983; Naumis 2005). It is surprising that most of the theories concerning glass transition do not give any special importance to such observations (Debenedetti 1996). In previous papers, we showed that Tg depends on the number of LFVMs, which is a function of the chemical composition due to the rigidity of the lattice (Naumis 2000, 2006; Huerta & Naumis 2002). It remains to be explained why the minimal cooling speed and the thermal conductivity are also related to the glass transition and chemical composition. This minimal cooling speed depends on the time for thermal relaxation. We must point out that, although a supercooled liquid is not a glass, it still shows a well-defined excess of LFVMs for time scales below structural rearrangements (Binder & Kob 2005). To study relaxation, nonlinear Hamiltonians (Fermi et al. 1955) such as the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam (FPU) model of a one-dimensional chain with nonlinear interaction are required (Fermi et al. 1955; Toda 1988; Lepri et al. 2003; Campbell et al. 2004). Still, there are many unsolved questions concerning this simple model. However, it seems that relaxation is dominated mainly by LFVMs (Ford 1961; Arnold & Moore 2001; Reigada et al. 2001; Ponno 2005), owing to a cascade energy transfer mechanism akin to turbulence. The purpose of this article is to answer some of these questions by looking at a simplified glass model, in which the number of LFVMs can be changed at will, mimicking what happens in a glass when the chemical composition is modified. The model is based on the application of rigidity theory (RT) to glasses, in which each covalent bond is considered to be a mechanical constraint (Naumis 2000). The present article also gives clues about the important role of LFVMs in the FPU model.
2. A nonlinear model of a glass
Our glass model is a one-dimensional lattice made of equal masses (m) joined by nonlinear springs, with second neighbour springs (SNSs) added at random as shown in figure 1. The corresponding Hamiltonian is 2.1 where un is the displacement of the mass m at site n, and N is the number of sites. k is the harmonic spring constant for first neighbours and k2 for second neighbours. and are the strengths of the nonlinear springs. In what follows m=1. We will use dimensionless variables for temperature, specific heat and heat flux. Θn+2,n is a random variable that takes values 0 or 1, with probabilities c and 1−c, respectively. Eventually, Θn+2,n can also be made a periodic function, as shown in figure 1b.
Let us briefly explain the characteristics of the model. When the anharmonic term is small, the actual number of LFVMs depends on the structure of the pure harmonic Hamiltonian, since, using the rotating phase approximation for small , one can show that the effect of nonlinearity is a shift of the modes (Cerón et al. 2005). Following the idea of RT, each bond can be treated as a mechanical constraint (Phillips 1979; Thorpe 1983). Comparing the number of constraints with the degrees of freedom, one can obtain the fraction of modes with zero frequency (known as floppy modes), denoted by f. In the case of a linear chain, removing bonds does not lead to a 'floppy lattice'; it just cuts the lattice. So the only possibility is to add constraints, which is precisely the role of the springs that connect SNSs.
In the harmonic case (), the number of LFVMs changes as c goes from 0 to 1.0. There are many ways to prove this. For acoustic modes, ω(q)=vcqa, where q is the wavevector, a the lattice constant (set to 1 in the present article), ω(q) its corresponding frequency and vc the speed of sound for a given c. Using that the density of states (DOS or ρ(ω)) in one dimension is given as ρ(ω)=(1/π)dq/dω(q), ρ(ω) turns out to be a constant, given by ρ(ω)=1/πvc. figure 2 presents a plot of ρ(ω), and the corresponding limiting value 1/vcπ, obtained by diagonalizing the Hamiltonian and averaging over realizations of disorder, i.e. different configurations of SNSs. It can be seen in the inset that 1/vc is a linear function that interpolates between ρc=1(ω) and ρc=0(ω).
3. Thermal conductivity
It is known that glass transition and chemical composition are related to the thermal conductivity (Louzguine-Luzgin et al. 2008). We can shed some light on the problem by looking at the effects of removing the LFVM. First, we treat the case of a pure harmonic Hamiltonian. The Kubo–Greenwood formula allows us to calculate the thermal conductivity (Elliot et al. 1974), 3.1 where is the phonon distribution function, Ω the system volume, T the temperature, Aμ≡1/2(ri−rj)μΦ the transversal or longitudinal vibrational modes, Φ the dynamical matrix, μ and ν the Cartesian coordinates and G(ω)=(mω2−Φ)−1 the Green function. Such a function can be calculated by matrix inversion (Economou 1983). The harmonic model works only in the low-temperature region, because anharmonic effects are not present. These effects are the cause of the lattice thermal conductivity drop in dielectric materials after Umklapp processes activate.
figure 3 presents the thermal conductivity for chains with 100 atoms and different concentrations of SNSs using equation (3.1), in units where kB=1 and . Note that the zero concentration case corresponds to the first neighbouring interaction. The second neighbouring interaction changes κ(T) with c, as can be seen in the inset of figure 3. Basically, κ(T) is reduced as c grows, until it reaches a minimum around c=0.5. Then κ(T) increases. This result can be explained as follows. κ(T) can be written as (Lepri et al. 2003; Binder & Kob 2005), 3.2 where l(ω) is the phonon mean free path, C(ω,T) the specific heat and vg(ω) the group velocity. Let us analyse the limiting value at high temperatures, and, for the moment, we will consider a periodic arrangement of SNSs, as in figure 1b. In such a case, C(ω,T) =kBρ(ω)=(kB/π)dq/dω(q). The group velocity is vg(ω)=dω(q)/dq. Thus, in equation (3.2), the linear increase in the speed of sound as is compensated by a decrease in C(ω,T). As a result, equation (3.2) can be written as, 3.3 where ωS(c) is the bandwidth of the phonon spectrum. For periodic chains, l(ω)=Na and ωS(c)≈(2k+ck2/2). This explains why the conductivity is higher for c=1 than for c=0, since ωS(1) > ωS(0) (figure 3). In the case of disordered chains, the arguments are similar except for two differences: l(ω) depends on the frequency and it is not possible to define a dispersion relation ω(q). However, the integral is dominated by extended low-frequency modes since l(ω)≈Na. For LFVMs, the phonon spectrum is continuous, and it is possible to use an effective dispersion relation (Lepri et al. 2003). High-frequency modes are mainly localized and do not contribute much to the integral. Localized and acoustic modes are separated at the Ishii limit (Lepri et al. 2003) (denoted by ωI(c)). For example, a detailed inspection of figure 2 for the concentration c=1/2 reveals that the Ishii limit is close to ωI(1/2)≈1.4. Below this frequency, ρ(ω) is smooth owing to the extended nature of the excitations, while ρ(ω) is spiky above ωI(1/2), a fact indicating localization. Therefore, κ(T) per unit length can be approximated by 3.4
One can see in figure 3 how κ(T) decreases as c goes from 0 to 1/2, as deduced from the fact that ωS(0)>ωI(1/2) (figure 2). Then it grows again after reaching a minimum. Such behaviour can be understood as a consequence of disorder, which is maximal at c=1/2, leading to strong localization. In real glasses and quasi-periodic systems at very low temperatures, the mean free path is also strongly reduced owing to Rayleigh scattering and two-level systems (Binder & Kob 2005). To study κ(T) for nonlinear cases, we solved the dynamical equations by using a fourth-order Runge–Kutta algorithm, with fixed boundary conditions (u0=uN+1=0). Both ends of a chain were in contact with heat baths. The equations obtained from equation (2.1) are (Lepri et al. 2003) 3.5 where δnl is a Kronecker delta. ξ+ and ξ− are stochastic variables that follow a Langevin dynamics to simulate heat baths at temperature T+ and T−, respectively. λ is the coupling constant between the bath and the chains (Lepri et al. 2003). The local heat flux is given by (Lepri et al. 2003) 3.6 and the total flux is . This leads to the thermal conductivity κ(T)=−J/∇T. Also, the local temperature is (Lepri et al. 2003) 3.7 where μt is the average over time. This allows us to build a temperature profile for the temperature gradient imposed on a chain. figure 4 presents such profiles for different concentrations of SNSs, using chains with and . Each profile has been averaged over 10 realizations of disorder. The profile shows that the chosen parameters are inside the Fourier law behaviour (Aoki & Kusnezov 2001). The inset presents the resulting κ(T) at T=1.0 as a function of c. The overall behaviour is similar to the linear case. These results allow us to understand in a qualitative way how chemical doping leads to changes in the thermal conductivity by affecting the LFVM.
4. Relaxation
The energy relaxation was studied by solving the motion equations with a fourth-order Runge–Kutta algorithm. First, the chains were thermalized using a Langevin dynamics, then the thermal bath was retired and a damping term was added at both ends of the chains. The equations of motion are 4.1 where Γn=γ[δn,1+δn,N] is the dissipation near the ends of the chain and γ is the damping. We used fixed-end boundary conditions. figure 5 presents a typical plot of the energy relaxation using a nonlinear Hamiltonian for different concentrations of SNSs. Each of the plots for the energy relaxation was made for N=100, starting from thermalized baths at T=0.5. An average of 50 realizations of disorder was made in all cases.
Clearly, the time required for relaxation increases as c goes from 0 to 0.5. A similar plot is obtained from c=0.5 to 1.0. The long time behaviour can be understood in terms of the depletion of the LFVM. According to Reigada et al. (2001), relaxation requires a transference of energy from high-frequency modes into LFVMs, which dissipate energy (Ponno 2005). The reduction of the LFVM as c increases means that not so many modes are available to dissipate energy and then energy relaxation is slower. Such a result is important in glasses because glass transition depends on a fast cooling that avoids thermal equilibrium. The chemical composition affects the number of LFVMs, and thus the speed required to achieve thermal equilibrium.
5. Conclusions
We presented a nonlinear model that shows in a clear way how low-frequency modes have a great impact on the thermal properties of a glass, although most of the theories concerning glass transition do not consider such important effects.
We would like to thank C. Moukarzel for pointing out to us the rigidity properties of the second-neighbour interaction model. We thank DGAPA-UNAM projects IN-117806, IN-111906 and CONACyT 48783-F, 50368 and FICSAC-Universidad Iberoamericana for financial support.
↵† On sabbatical leave from: Departamento de Física-Química, Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Apartado Postal 20-364, 01000 México, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
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Fiya's trip to China: A tale of two extremes.
I get confused by many things in this world. My top three are currently…
- Politics (specifically the 2016 election)…
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Then I went to China. Believe me when I say, China is by far the most confusing!
I am Chinese. Full, 100%, purebred Chinese…but I was born and raised in America. I know how to speak Cantonese (on a very basic level) but I don't know how to read Chinese (which turns out to be a very valuable skill while in China). Aside from the obvious inability to communicate, what threw me off the most was how this trip was pulled in to two extremes. Here is what I noticed.
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The worst part of this trip was the traveling. Yes, the worst part of "traveling" is the actual traveling. The combined 48 hours spent sitting in planes, 31 hours spent waiting for said planes, endless car rides, crammed bus rides, ferries, trains and a mini boat (Actually, I enjoyed this one).
This period of sitting is mirrored by countless miles of walking in 90+ degree heat (this part I enjoyed very much but I can't say the same for my family).
Culture (What did…is that…um…WHAT!?!?)
Manners are rare in China. People aren't rude on purpose, that is just the norm. I found that people in China are kind and generous but don't care much for small talk.
I smile at strangers and greet most people. This is often times a pleasant experience in the United States but in China…people just glance at me with a face that says "What kind of drug is he taking, get him away from me." Oh well.
The streets are dirty and it is acceptable to litter (workers will continuously clean the roads throughout the day).
Cute things! Cute things everywhere!! I though that was just a Japanese thing but man was I wrong!
Dogs and cats are friends…kinda. From what I have been told and what I've seen, these furry friends are seen as pets now (sadly, some regions still cook them). On the plus side for the ones that are pets, they are rarely neutered…so I guess an argument can be made that China is more dog friendly than America.
Unfortunately for the chickens, ducks and geese, they are still staples in the Chinese diet.
Most shocking is public urination. Kids just go when and wherever they please. I saw way more children genitalia then I care to admit. No pictures were taken…for obvious reasons.
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I'm not sure if a middle class exists in China. I'm sure it does but the gap between lower and middle is so stunningly wide. I was awed by the grand hotels that we stayed in and deeply humbled by the destitute destination we experienced. One would assume that the five star hotels provided a better place to stay but no…the poverty stricken houses we called home were much more favored by me (haha, not so much for my family).
Here is one of the many restaurants we had the pleasure to dine in.
Here is my aunt and grandma sharing a bed in the farmlands.
Yeah, the hotels and restaurants in the city are nice but their is a surreal experience when I found myself living like the locals. No AC, no plumbing, no electricity, but wow, I loved it.
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I'm a city boy; born in a big city (New York, NY) and raised in another (Jacksonville, FL). The thought of staying in an area that was void of electricity, plumbing, AC and…dare I say…internet…was disturbing. How does one even live without google? Needless to say, I was not too eager for this leg of the trip but after a few nights in the country side…I feel like…I…love the country more than the city. I wouldn't live there though…not until internet is as common as cow droppings.
Then there were the cities. Each one with buildings that touched the sky. The voices of hundreds of people, the car horns honking and roars of motorcycle engines filled the air. I was constantly lost in it all; the sounds, the sights, the people. Everywhere I looked I saw people that looked…just…like..me.
Then there was the middle. The best of both country and city blended together. Nature and Netflix. Sun and air conditioning. Areas of solidarity and places with plenty of people. What more can I say about this? It's perfect.
Next up was Hong Kong and Macao. If there is a Heaven, I'm sure one can reach it from any of the hundreds of beautifully built skyscrapers in Hong Kong.
If there is a hell, I'm sure it is identical to Macao.
Hong Kong was breath taking! The sight of skyscrapers eclipsing the sky, the fabulous food and friendly attitude was unexpected. The first portion of the trip to my dad's home town mentally prepared me to be one with nature, to be humble and live in a constant state of relaxation. Here are some pictures…
Hong Kong was the complete opposite! The stars from the country side were replaced by the flashing lights embedded into the buildings. The buzz from the bugs replaced by the buzz of neon lights. The herds of farm animals replaced by…the clusters of people. I don't know why I love Hong Kong as much as I do. Maybe it reminds me of growing up in New York. Maybe the shock of being in an unexplored place. I have no Idea but I will definitely go back and find out.
Macao was also breathtaking but for a very different reason. Pollution. My experience in Macao is not one that I'd like to relive. Hong Kong is like New York where as Macao is like Las Vegas. From the point I stepped off the boat, it felt like someone punched me in the gut, threw me in a dumpster and then proceeded replace the blue sky with a grey film.
Not only was I mentally sick of Macao but I actually caught a cold for a few days too. To make matters worse, the three days we were there for happened to be the same three that Nida decided to visit. Nida was a hurricane. Here is Senado Square…
Here is Senado Square an hour later…Hmmm…I wonder where that nine story sized poster went…
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Staff: Fundamental Training with Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming is a DVD of solo drills and matching practice on Tai Chi and Shaolin Kung Fu staff techniques. I found the materials different from the Japanese staff training I've done, but similar in ways to the staff training I did in Korea. This would be because my Hapkido instructor also had a Wushu and Qigong background, and the Chinese influence was apparent in some of his instruction.
The first nine minutes contain an introduction by Dr. Yang. During this intro, he explains that this is the first of a series, and that these basics are an important foundation for advanced training. This DVD actually contains the first three courses that Dr. Yang put on video. Course 1 covers Sliding, Sliding Stinging, Chopping, Coiling Stinging, Advanced-Retreating Circle Sealing, Four Corners Repel Neutralizing and is approximately 76 minutes long. Course 2 covers Follow-Neutralizing Entering, Bouncing, Four Sides of Staff Sealing, Step Forward to Seal the Staff, Point Striking and is approximately 65 minutes long. Course 3 covers Coil Stinging, Up Coiling, Side Coiling, Center Stinging, Four Corners Repel Neutralizing, Four Corners Sliding Strike, Four Corners Diagonal Strike, Bouncing, Groin Scooping Strike, Step Forward to Seal the Staff, Short Matching, Free Sparring and is approximately 97 minutes long. Like most of Dr. Yang's DVDs, he provides a lot of material and instruction.
There are parts, especially in Course 1, where there are more demonstrations by his students than instruction by Dr. Yang, and I think the very inexperienced beginner might have a little trouble with some things. Many of the slides and such are performed at speed, and I while those with experience may pick things up easily, especially if you have experience with the staff, the inexperienced beginner may have trouble picking some things up. I like the parts where Dr. Yang explains things with more detail better because he has such a tremendous wealth of martial information to share. So some parts are easier to learn from than others.
If you are interested in the staff or any of the other Chinese long weapons, the material presented and taught on this DVD provides the foundation for them all. I would have preferred more instruction from Dr. Yang and maybe a little less of the demonstrations. However, I do realize that you can learn and benefit by watching the material being done by Dr. Yang's students too. Overall, this is a very good addition to any martial artist's resources on learning the long staff. It is especially good for those wanting to learn and study the Tai Chi and Shaolin Kung Fu techniques of this weapon.
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