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Blang Minority
The Blang ethnic minority and their customs.
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The Blang people, numbering 91,882, live mainly in Mt. Blang, Xiding and Bada areas of Menghai County in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern Yunnan Province. There are also scattered Blang communities in the neighboring Lincang and Simao prefectures. All the Blangs inhabit mountainous areas 1,500-2,000 meters above sea level. The Blangs in Xishuangbanna have always lived harmoniously with Their neighbors of both the other Minority nationalities and the majority Han.
The Blang people inhabit an area with a warm climate, plentiful rainfall, fertile soil and rich natural resources. The main cash crops are cotton, sugar-cane and the world famous Pu'er tea. In the dense virgin forests grow various valuable trees, and valued medicinal herbs such as pseudoginseng, rauwolfia verticillata (used for lowering high blood pressure) and lemongrass, from which a high-grade fragrance can be extracted. The area abounds in copper, iron, sulfur and rock crystal.
The Blangs speak a language belonging to the South Asian language family. The language does not have a written form, but Blangs often know the Dai, Va and Han languages.
According to historical records, an ancient tribe called the "Pu" were the earliest inhabitants of the Lancang and Nujiang river valleys. These people may have been the ancestors of today's Blangs.
Past Social Conditions
Before liberation in 1950, social development was uneven in different Blang localities. The Blang communities in the Lincang and Simao prefectures were fairly developed socially and economically, as Their members lived together with Hans and other more socially advanced peoples. Except for cemeteries and forests, which remained common property, land had become privately owned. A landlord economy had long been established, with landlords and rich peasants taking possession of the best land through exorbitant interest rates, mortgages, pawning and political privileges. Poor Blang peasants, aside from being at the mercy of landlords and rich peasants of Blang origin, were exploited by propertied classes of Han and other ethnic minorities. The Bao-Jia system (an administrative system organized on the basis of households, instituted by the Kuomintang government in 1932) tightened political control over all the Blang areas. The Kuomintang government, in collaboration with local landlords and tyrants, caused great suffering to the Blang people by excessive levying of taxes and forced conscription.
The Blang communities in Xishuangbanna's Mt. Blang, Xiding and Bada areas were less socially developed and more poverty-stricken. The Blangs had long been subjected to the rule of Dai feudal lords, who exacted from them an annual tribute of money and farm produce. The Dai landlords appointed a number of hereditary headmen called "Ba" from among the Blangs. Each "Ba" had several Blang villages under his rule and collected tributes for the Dai masters.
Blang society in Xishuangbanna retained varying degrees of public ownership of land by the clan or the village, aside from private ownership. A small number of villages had retained characteristics of the primitive commune, which was composed of 20-30 small families who had a common ancestor. Commune farmland, forests and pastures belonged to all the members. Families and individuals had the right to utilize this kind of land, but could not buy or sell it. As productivity developed, however, the patriarchs took advantage of Their positions to gradually grab property for themselves, and began to exploit clan members.
Most Blang villages in Xishuangbanna had primitive commune features. Each village consisted of some 100 households belonging to several or a dozen clans of different blood relationships. While farm implements, houses and farm animals belonged to individual households, land, forests and water sources were the village's common property. The different clans took permanent possession of different parts of the public land and allocated Their share to small families under them on a regular basis to enable farming on a household basis. The households were entitled to the harvest. Just as each small family depended on its clan membership for the use of land, each clan relied on its affiliation to the village for its right to use the village land. Once a clan moved elsewhere, its land reverted to the village. When a newcomer applied for land, a meeting of headmen would decide how much to allocate.
Members of a village commune were engaged in the same kind of political and religious activities. Public officials of the commune, namely the headmen, were elected.
Gradually, however, private ownership of land emerged. Many village commune members lost Their land, becoming tenants of headmen or rich households. Their land henceforth assumed a completely private nature: it could be sold or bought, mortgaged or rented. Patriarchs or the elected headman of a village commune, taking advantage of Their position, often took permanent possession of large amounts of good land.
Production was at an extremely low level before liberation in Xishuangbanna's Blang area. Agriculture was the economic mainstay of Blang society, with dry rice as the dominant crop, followed by tea and cotton. At the beginning of the spring ploughing season, patriarchs would organize clan members to clear forest land and allocate it among individual households for farming. Harvests were poor. The Blangs' low income contrasted sharply with Their heavy economic burden, which included tribute, high interest to money lenders, different kinds of taxes and corvee.
Post-liberation Life
In the spring of 1950, the Chinese People's Liberation Army entered the Blang area. By driving out bandits and local tyrants, and taking measures to protect the lives and property of the people of different nationalities, the army soon stabilized social order in this frontier region. This was followed by the people's government sending work teams to help the Blangs develop production and establish grassroots organs of power. Blangs sent Their representatives to the prefectural and county people's congresses, where they exercised Their rights as masters of Their own affairs.
In light of the actual conditions in the Blang area, the government conducted a series of social reforms aimed at gradually eliminating feudal exploitation and vestiges of primitive backwardness hampering social development. Between 1952 and 1953, a land reform similar to that in the Han areas was carried out in Zhenkang, Lincang, Yanxian, Jingdong, Jinggu, Mujiang and other areas. In 1955-56, land reform of a more moderate nature was conducted in Gengma, Shuangjiang and some parts of Lancang, followed by the setting up of production cooperatives. In Xishuangbanna and Lancang's Nuofu area, where vestiges of primitive communism still existed, social reform progressed more slowly. It was not until 1958 that some cooperatives were set up There on a trial basis.
Since 1949, with the help of Their Han and Dai neighbors, but mainly relying on themselves, the Blang people have made much progress in adopting more advanced farming methods. They have created paddy fields, built water-conservancy projects, begun using fertilizers and advanced farming tools, and adopted efficient management methods. As a result, the grain harvest has kept going up every year, as has the production of tea and cotton.
Commerce, education and health care have also developed rapidly. An ethnic minorities trading corporation has been set up in every prefecture; in some villages There are shops with a fairly complete stock of farm tools and daily-use items. State trading organizations purchase local produce in large quantities, resulting in increased income for the Blang people.
There were almost no schools in the Blang areas before 1949. In some places, young men were able to learn a little of the Dai language through chanting Dai Buddhist scriptures as trainee monks. Now all Blang children attend primary schools, which are evenly distributed in Blang villages.
The absence of any medical facilities in the Blang area before 1949 used to compel sick people to seek help from shamans and other charlatans. In the early post-1949 days, the government sent medical teams to the area, providing free medical care. Later, clinics were set up, local medical teams formed, and medical workers of Blang origin trained. Epidemics such as dysentery, smallpox and malaria were basically brought under control. As a result, the general health conditions of the Blang people have greatly improved.
Pre-1949 Life
Before China's national liberation, the Blang people were very superstitious. Ancestor worship was a part of Their way of life. The Blangs in Xishuangbanna area believed in Hinayana Buddhism, as a result of the influence of the Dai tribe. The Blangs' Buddhist temples and social systems were similar to those of the Dais.
Blang men wear collarless jackets with buttons down the front and loose black trousers. They wear turbans of black or white cloth. Men have the Tradition of tattooing Their limbs, chests and bellies. Blang women, like Their Dai sisters, wear tight collarless jackets and tight striped or black skirts. They tie Their hair into a bun and cover it with layers of cloth.
Their staple diet consists of rice, maize and beans. They prefer Their food sour and hot. Drinking home-brewed wine and smoking tobacco are Their main pastimes. Blang women like chewing betel nut and regard teeth dyed black with betel-nut juice as beautiful.
The Blangs live in two-storied balustraded bamboo houses. The ground floor is for keeping domestic animals and storing stone mortars used for hulling rice. The upper floor is the living quarters, and in the middle of the main room is a fireplace for cooking, heating and light. When a family builds a house, nearly all the grown-ups in the village offer help, completing the project in two or three days.
The Blang ethnic group has a rich store of folk tales and ballads transmitted orally. Their songs and dances show the strong influence of Their Dai neighbors. Elephant-leg drums, cymbals and three-stringed plucked instruments provide musical accompaniment for dancing. People in the Blang Mountain area revel in Their energetic "knife dance." Young people like a courting dance called the "circle dance." For the Blangs in the Mujiang area, New Year's Day and weddings are occasions for dancing and singing, often lasting the whole night.
The Blangs seek spouses outside Their own clans and practice monogamy. With a few exceptions, mainly parental interference, young Blangs are fairly free to choose marriage partners.
The death of a person is followed by scripture chanting by Buddhist monks or shamans to "dispel the devil," and the funeral is held within three days. Each village generally has a common cemetery divided according to clans or people having the same surnames. The dead are buried in the ground except for those dying a violent death, who are cremated.
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CRAZY-MAKERS: PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE PEOPLE (page 5)
by Monica A. Frank, Ph.D.
This needs to be the subject of a separate article. In fact, what I would like to do is to use some real-life examples that people submit and discuss them in detail in another article. So, if you have an example, please submit it on the form below by describing the situation in detail, your relationship with the person, and the specifics of what was said and how it was said.
Although each situation may vary, there are some basic steps you can take with passive-aggressive behavior.
Identify the reward
Determine what the passive-aggressive person achieves by engaging in the behavior. Do they get something they want? Do they make you feel bad? Do they discharge their anger on to you so they can feel better? Do they escalate conflict so they can make you look bad?
Refuse to provide the reward
If you refuse to provide
the reward, they are no longer in control of the interaction which tends to cause the situation to backfire on them. For instance, when the co-worker I described earlier would give me a back-handed compliment I would effusively respond "Oh, that's so nice of you to say that! I really appreciate it!" as if it were a true compliment. This would have the effect of making her believe that she had not accomplished her purpose (which she hadn't anyway because I was thinking "How silly of a grown adult to act this way") which tended to reduce the behavior because she was getting her reward of feeling better at my expense.
If you determine that the individual is trying to escalate conflict, then you want to become even more calm almost to an extreme. The more calm you become, the more apparent and ridiculous their behavior will appear. Plus, you are not allowing them to get the reward of freely discharging their anger on to you. What I mean is that if you allow the situation to escalate, they will then engage in a full battle while blaming you for "starting" the argument.
Indirectly confront
Obviously, as I described above, if you directly confront the passive-aggressive person is likely to turn it against you. But if you confront with "I" statements instead of "you" statements and remain very calm you may be able to reduce the behavior. Although you are unlikely to get them to admit they were wrong, since they do not like to take responsibility, they are more likely to reduce the behavior if they know they will be confronted every time.
The following example uses the broken-record technique in which you repeatedly make your point of letting them know how you feel when they act in a passive-aggressive manner.
"You need to be careful what you're eating. You're getting fat."
"I feel hurt when you call me fat."
"I'm just saying that because I'm concerned about you."
"But I feel hurt when you call me that."
"You're just too sensitive!"
"That may be, but I'm letting you know that I feel hurt when you call me names." This statement uses the technique of agreeing with them but still using the broken record to make your point.
"You need to just get over it."
"Since I've told you that I feel hurt when you call me names should I assume that you are trying to hurt me when you call me names?" This last line should not be uttered unless the passive-aggressive person persists.
When you start changing a behavior pattern in which you've engaged with someone for a period of time, sometimes you may see the behavior get worse. Although
sometimes this is because you are still learning and needing more practice, many times it occurs because the person will try to escalate the behavior in order to obtain their reward. It is much different from trying to change a child's temper tantrums. If you have been rewarding the child by trying to quiet her with a piece of candy whenever she has a temper tantrum and then you decided to stop doing that, you will initially see an increase in the temper tantrums. However, if you remain firm and consistent, eventually they will decrease.
It will take time to learn to handle passive-aggressive people, however, it will be well worth the effort. When I'm working with clients frequently it will take a number of tries and adjustments in our approach but if we examine the behavior and the reward process we can usually find a method that can work.
Introduction--page 1
What is passive-aggressive behavior?--page 2
Catagories of passive-aggressive people.--page 3
Types of passive-aggressive behavior.--page 4
How do you handle passive-aggressive people?--page 5
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"By better understanding how conflict and anger arise, and practicing handling such conflict in an assertive way, it can become far less intimidating and be an aspect of work you can learn to manage rather than have it manage you."
By Brett Hart, Ph.D.
One rarely sees David and Susan more than a few feet from each other at work. The thought of Susan increases David's heart rate, while Susan's thoughts do likewise every time David is near. The way they look into one another's eyes tells their co-workers, "You don't really belong here." Even their boss feels a bit awkward when the heat between them borders on the inappropriate.
A passionate relationship beginning to bloom? No. David and Susan are two co-workers locked in what seems to be an incurable conflict at work. Their situation illustrates how conflict can affect us at our job. Conflict may not only take a toll on our physical body (as it did on David's racing heart), but it often occupies our thoughts and causes us a great deal of emotional distress. As we saw in the situation with David and Susan, conflictual behavior impacts not only those involved in the conflict, but also those who have no part in it. As most of us spend approximately one-third of our adult lives in the workplace, conflict in this setting can't be easily dismissed as unimportant. In fact, failing to address such conflict may have implications for our "non-working" lives. As a result, it becomes important for each of us to understand how conflict arises in the workplace, and what steps we can take to deal with such conflict.
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Former NBA star guard Kenny Anderson has made a statement regarding Russell Westbrook, that the latter can surely be proud of.
"I think Russell Westbrook is the most athletic point guard the NBA will ever see," Anderson said in a blogpost. "I watched him at UCLA and he was a defensive point guard. He had to learn on the job in Oklahoma City about how to become an offensive point guard."
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"If I had to take a point guard to start a team, I would take Chris Paul. CP3 does about everything – he can assist, he knows when to take a game over, and when to score," Anderson said.
"For years, Chris Paul was the top point guard, but I think this year Stephen Curry, John Wall, and Kyle Lowry are closing the gap. Those three guards are playing extremely well," he wrote.
Anderson also recalled his own career, how he had to adapt and change his playing style from his college days to his NBA career.
"Point guards have to adapt to each situation, including the type of team they are drafted to," he said. "When I was in college at Georgia Tech, I was a scoring point guard. But when I got to the NBA and played with different teams, I had to adjust and be a pass-first point guard, defense, and become an extension of the coach on the floor. It is about adaption to the team, the players, and the coach you play for."
A 1994 NBA All-Star, Anderson was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame along with NBA stars Sam Perkins and Rod Strickland. Anderson spent 14 years in the NBA, appearing in 858 games (693 started), averaging 12.6 ppg, 6.1 apg in 30.1 minutes of playing time.
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When The Huffington Post recently published a blog by Vala Afshar titled "The Top 100 Most Social Human Resource Experts on Twitter" a small storm erupted about who – and who was not – on that list. But what caught my attention wasn't the list itself, but the words used to describe some of the people the author included in that list: "organizational development, HR technologies, compensation and benefits, strategic talent development, recruiting, and future of work domain experts."
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- Experience – Even if you are not certified or don't have a degree, you can still be an HR pro if you have done some real HR work for a business that is paying you money to do it. Like fired someone. Or held open enrollment. Maybe counseled and/or trained a manager. Whatever the experience, it needs to be real experience that HR pros really deal with and learn from (so as to help others). No debates about whether or not HR should be the perfume or body odor police. They often are, so their experience counts. You don't have to be #TrenchHR now – if you were at one time.
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|2013-03-28, 13:19
|Link #1141
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if its only pure energy then it will just explode in a form of energy like material burst. Practically the control of temperature or the control of heat on an object is hax if its played right.
Its reminds me of the debate when Uiharu's ability to control the temperature. A level 1 that anything she touches, the temperature of the object will stay the same.
For level its hard to gouge the right power for level. it can be tested in terms of destructiveness, effectiveness or control.
it depends on how you put it in a category and if it excel on that part then it can quality as a level 4.
if the explosion of heat when its been released can toast a roam or a part of the building, then yes, its probably at least a level 4 (on the lower part of it)
|2013-03-28, 13:33
|Link #1143
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^lol true.
if you remove the heat then the molecules will stop moving and the matter will freeze, while increasing the heat will melt it or active the cells or molecules to much that it will start regenerating or moving faster but in enhance pace it will eventually break down
lots of potential danger in that department.
|2013-03-28, 17:32
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I role play a lot I had a esper with the ability "Stasis" which is basically the inverse of accelerator nullify any scalar forces on a object
Which can be used on a lot of ways
Time freeze (time stop)
Cut anything
Turn invulnerable
and a lot middle of the road powers
For magic I like dungeons system, slayers chaos words system, and negima spells.
Slayers is a series done right in its power level even if the high tier magic are absurd even by most mages settings... giga slave is basically a "unmake creation spell".
|2013-03-28, 20:41
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but giga slave is a dangerous spell that what, Lina only cast it twice? in the series. Though ragna blade was spam on the high tier mazoku like the priest, general or lord.
Spell words is a problem for me when dealing with magic. Unlike with science. Just rack your brain on type of physics that you want to smash or play with and your set. But for magic, making a good spell words or chant is the same for me when forming the magic.
|2013-03-28, 20:44
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In the novel she cast it 4 times
A trial in a lake
Vs Shabranigdu-Rezo (imperfect version)
Vs Phibrizzo (imperfect version)
Vs Phibrizzo (perfect version... he kill her mid cast)
Ragna blade its a dangerous spell as normal enemies are to fast to be hit... she needs to bind them normally and it doesn't really work on Lords or bigger fish.
(I am talking of the novel).
|2013-03-28, 20:53
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It is level 4 because it can freeze large object, the limiting factor that prevented it from reaching level 5 is the AIM field..... which draw heat from environment since the heat has to go somewhere.... so the Esper end up absorbing the heat into his body.
Normally his AIM does not affect him from his daily activities but if he planned to use his power in summer, he need to prepare lots of water to keep him cool because his AIM field does absorb some of the "liberated" heat.
On the plus side, it keep him warm during Winter.
On the downside, using his power in a hot desert condition will result in heat injuries.
Edit: Why I was considering this power as thermal hand rather than Cryo Hand:
Themal = Heat
Hand = Telekinetic (in Academy City's classification)
Combine the two = movement of heat through the use of Telekinetic
I think that is a easy one to start with
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|2013-03-28, 21:17
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Well the most obvious thing that stands out for the Lady of the Lake is her giving King Arthur the Excalibur sword. But remember that Excalibur is not the Sword in the Stone that proves Arthur is the son of King Uther pendragon- that has nothing to do with the Lady of the Lake. Excalibur is a sword that is apparently derives from the Welsh Caledfwlch which combines the elements caled ("battle, hard"), and bwlch ("breach, gap, notch"), from what I could tell it is
But that is only if we focus on Arthur's story, but if we talk about just the Lady of the Lake, there's is something else to consider. Different writers and copyists give her name variously as Nimue, Viviane, Elaine, Niniane, Nivian, Nyneve, Evienne and other variations.
Knight > Lady > Magician ?
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|2013-03-28, 22:03
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you can create a lot of sets of authority for the lady of the lake with that much information.
in the topic of authority and magic. How did one legend connect with the others?
I want to find a god/goddess that has connection with love/fertility and space/earth. A treacherous one or a legend that has origin with betrayal or at least connected to it is preferable. Is there a legend like that?
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|2013-03-28, 22:58
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There, a mid level magician nice and easy.
Take the Lady again,
In fact, that might be a really good idea.
|2013-03-28, 23:07
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Hey Phibrizzo or pretty much anyone else, try to make a magician out of this one for size
|2013-03-29, 00:54
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but I'll still needed at least 3 more.
The type of god/goddess that I'm looking for,
the first one is a vicious, merciless, wicked and like rabid god. The type that is pure malevolent of evil or so his exterior projects but the truth is his legend might be shrouded by his/her wildness and craziness but he/she is kind in the inside and has a connection to healing or revitalization or resurrection or maybe reincarnation. I need an authority that can be both dangerous and can heal. I don't plan to do the kiss thing to just heal someone (though maybe not all the time )
the other god is a god of trickery and not Loki (yet, have plans for that guy) I'm looking for a god that is known for his kindness to his people that he/she ended up being sacrifice or betraying the people for his wicked plan. A god of betrayal and destruction.
Finally is a god of pure evil that the other gods even are scared of him. The authority that can be usurped are the likes that aim to KILL or corrupt a weapon to deal inside and out damage.
That's for the gods/goddesses that I seek.
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Music Track Title: Anticipation - Loop
Catalog ID: 569162 ISRC: US5UL1301228
Description: Simple piano composition with methodically sequenced synthesizers in 62 second loop suggested for underscoring of motivational images, narration and scenes involving waiting or anticipation. Also for depictions of efficiency, assembly line production, time lapse photography. Key of A, 120 bpm
Social Media Link: https://www.audiosparx.com/sa/archive/Corporate/Corporate-Dramatic-Epic-Music/Anticipation-Loop/569162
Artist or Group: Rick Dickert
Keywords: Intro outro credits sound design main theme Powerpoint presentation Flash animation advertising media spots TV journalism corporate voiceover PSA montage film
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Corporate Music
Corporate Dramatic Epic Music
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Duration: 1:02 Tempo: Medium BPM: 120
Arrangement: Band / Ensemble
Instruments: Piano, Synthesizer
Vocal Mix: Instrumental
Moods: Driving, Energetic, Flowing, Hopeful, Hypnotic, Intense, Motivational, Obsessive, Optimistic, Patriotic, Powerful, Rhythmic, Spirited, Stimulating, Successful, Thoughtful, Triumphant, Uplifting, Vibrant, Wondrous
Styles: Commercial / Promo, Film Instrumental, High Tech, News / Rejoin, Phone On-Hold, Radio Production, Soundscape, Spa & Relaxation, Sports / Cardio, Video Games
Extended Keywords: sequence automation robotic mechanical commercial ad soundscape computer technology epilogue subway train automobile innovation cutting edge state of the art theatre cinematic drama modern aviation space NASA astrology news magazine anchor investigate report feature movie Powerpoint presentation Flash animation public service announcement narration voice over voice-over title end credits dramatic voiceover journalism video game onhold on-hold on hold theater theatrical theatre intermission epilogue indie student independent trailer short radio spots advertisement muzak reel demo background transition segue stage appearance live public summer stock company movie motion picture scene sequence bumper stinger television slideshow cue talent show score best friends forever cocktail party ringtone commercial soundtrack bumper trailer ident live stage DJ workout Pilates progression online awards event gala walkon walkoff flight jet spacecraft shuttle


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Brighton named Curtis Bauers Tuesday as its next director of utilities, a position that puts him in charge of the water treatment plant, utility billing and engineering, the wastewater treatment plant, and wastewater collection maintenance and stormwater.
Bauers, who served as the water systems manager for the South Adams County Water & Sanitation District, started work Tuesday. He received his bachelor's degree in geological engineering with an emphasis in water resources from the University of Minnesota.
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Australian Dental Association (PDF 620KB)
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Australian Dental Council (PDF 509KB)
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Australian Medical Council (PDF 238KB)
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Australian Hotels Association (PDF 59KB)
Melbourne International Social Group (PDF 73KB)
Mr Ben Genevieve (PDF 119KB)
Mr Barry Parker (PDF 98KB)
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Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Inc (PDF 58KB)
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Mr Scott Campbell (PDF 66KB)
National Electrical and Communications Association (PDF 110KB)
Migrant Network Service (PDF 57KB)
The Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers Inc. (PDF 132KB)
Australian Council of Trade Unions (PDF 302KB)
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Ms Sally Hindmarch (PDF 122KB)
Mr Grant Spork (PDF 93KB)
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Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (PDF 754KB)
Teachers Registration Board of South Australia (PDF 235KB)
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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (PDF 82KB)
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Mr Neil McKellar (PDF 94KB)
Mr Bob Messenger (PDF 104KB)
Name Withheld (PDF 170KB)
Mr Martin Vesely (PDF 27KB)
Engineers Australia (PDF 224KB)
Tasmanian Government (PDF 461KB)
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Ms Norma Rampant (PDF 72KB)
Mr Danny Jaggs (PDF 56KB)
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (PDF 896KB)
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Dr Peter Mulrooney (PDF 336KB)
Immigration Lawyers Association of Australasia (PDF 1300KB)
Queensland Government (PDF 1283KB)
New South Wales Government (PDF 240KB)
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Global Recognition Agency Limited (PDF 40KB)
CEPU Electrical Divison (PDF 58KB)
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Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (PDF 50KB)
Australian Trucking Association (PDF 48KB)
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Imelda Argel & Associates (PDF 99KB)
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South Australian Government (PDF 203KB)
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Australian Entertainment Industry Association MP (PDF 94KB)
Warnborough College/Warnborough University (PDF 33KB)
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Victorian Government (PDF 1,168KB)
Dr Vol Colic-Peisker (PDF 1,168KB)
Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (PDF 349KB)
Department of Health, Government of Western Australia (PDF 229KB)
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Ms Emanuela Canini (PDF 1,267KB)
Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine Incorporated (PDF 125KB)
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Decimal Multiplication Worksheets
The worksheets here help kids to practice decimal multiplication. Advance decimal multiplication included for middle grade students.
Multiplying Decimal with Whole Number
When you multiply a decimal with whole number, count the position of point in the decimal from right to left and mark the decimal point that number of places in the answers.
Multiplying Tenths - Easy
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Air Jordan, Your Royal Airness, Le Wilde Bulle, Sir Altitude, MJ, Ready For Takeoff… yes, he is Michael Jordan.
Last week I took my daughters to their swimming lessons and I was able to see an amateur basketball game. Not All Stars at all but I love how nice and fair basketball is, and I remembered my school days… These days Jordan was some kind of hero, and I think time proved he is also a great person.
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We think Yoshimitsu is potentially one of the best characters in the game. He's got a decent mix of unorthodoxy and fairly obvious strengths, including his plethora of very usable unblockable attacks. His various unblockables are very fast and work into his mix up game since he can often threaten with other attacks while simultaneously threatening with the unblockables. It's an interesting mind game that only Yoshimitsu can play. Yoshimitsu's various stances aren't super useful except in confusing the opponent. His attacks from the stances are generally pretty limited, though some of them are very effective, like his Mt. Devil Divider unblockable ( B ) that comes from the Super Dragonfly stance. Yoshi's also got decent combo starters, though connecting much off of them can be difficult. Still, a very simple and powerful combo comes from the Passing Light attack ( + B )—just hold B to enter the Intimidation stance after the first attack hits and tap B for additional hits and massive damage.
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|Bullet Cutter : : This pair of quick mid hits combos and causes enough knock back that it's likely to net you a ring out if you've got the opponent anywhere near the edge. The problem with the attack is that, when blocked, it leaves you a bit open. If the first kick gets blocked, we suggest holding down B to delay the second strike. Hold it long enough and it'll turn into an unblockable, though you can also release it at any time to catch an opponent off guard if they try counter you.
|Spine Divide Combo : : The Spine Divide strike ( + B ) has good range, hits mid, comes out quickly and stuns on impact. That should make it an awesome strike, but the sad truth is that it's tough to follow the stun with any meaningful combo. This short combo, however, does solid damage and is very easy to execute. Make it a part of your repertoire.
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|Crying Spirit Sword : : These attacks can be performed from any direction 8-way-run, which makes them pretty easy to break out whenever. Simply tapping A + B gives you a very rangey, mid-hitting strike that stuns opponents on impact and lets you follow with another attack for added damage. You can, however, interrupt this attack with + B to turn it from a mid attack to a low attack. Opponents trying to guard against the mid will get poked by the low strike, and while it's not especially damaging it is a solid mix up.
|Turning Suicide : : This attack is very fast for a mid-hitting unblockable, and it doesn't come up short on damage. The limiting factor of this attack is that it also damages yourself when executed. We don't recommend this attack for all situations, but it does have some applications. If you've got the opponent under half health and you've still got more than half health, you can hit with the Turning Suicide and get the KO while remaining alive, assuming it hits. You can also use it as a desperation move if you're very close to death but the opponent is just under half health. In this situation, the hit will earn you a double KO, which is basically a tie and better than a loss.
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Lake Bosumtwi
The 2004 ICDP Bosumtwi Impact Crater Drilling Project, Ghana
Christian Koeberl University of Vienna
Bernd Milkereit University of Toronto
Jonathan T. Overpeck University of Arizona
Christopher A. Scholz Syracuse University
The 10.5-km-diameter 1.07 Ma Bosumtwi impact crater was the subject of an interdisciplinary and international drilling effort of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) from July to October 2004. Sixteen different cores were drilled by DOSECC at six locations within the lake, to a maximum depth of 540 m. A total of about 2.2 km of core material was obtained.
Introduction and Geological Setting
Bosumtwi is one of only four known impact craters associated with a tektite strewn field. It is a well-preserved complex impact structure that displays a pronounced rim and is almost completely filled by the 8 km diameter Lake Bosumtwi. The crater is excavated in 2 Ga metamorphosed and crystalline rocks of the Birimian System; it is surrounded by a slight near-circular depression and an outer ring of minor topographic highs with a diameter about 20 km. The goal of the integrated drilling, rock property and surface geophysical study was to study the three-dimensional building blocks of the impact crater (delineate key lithological units, image fault patterns, and define alteration zones).
Paleoclimatic Studies at Bosumtwi
Owing to its impact origin, Bosumtwi possesses several important characteristics that make it well suited to provide a record of tropical climate change. In order to gain greater insight into the role of the tropics in triggering, intensifying and propagating climate changes, scientific drilling for the recovery of long sediment records from Lake Bosumtwi was undertaken. Five drill sites (Fig. 1) were occupied along a water-depth transect in order to facilitate the reconstruction of the lake level history. At these five drill sites, a total of 14 separate holes were drilled. Total sediment recovery was 1,833 m. For the first time the GLAD lake drilling system (a system specifically constructed for drilling at lakes) cored an entire lacustrine sediment fill from lakefloor to bedrock.
The complete 1 Ma lacustrine sediment fill was recovered from the crater ending in impact-glass bearing, accretionary lapilli fallout. This accretionary lapilli unit represents the initial post-impact sedimentation and provides an important age constraint for the overlying sedimentary sequence. The initial lacustrine sediment is characterized by a bioturbated, light-gray mud with abundant gastropod shells suggesting that a shallow-water oxic lake environment was established in the crater. Future study of the earliest lacustrine sediment will address important questions related to the formation of the lake and the establishment of biologic communities following the impact. Most of the overlying 294 m of mud is laminated thus these sediment cores will provide a unique 1 million year record of tropical climate change in continental Africa at extremely high resolution. The shallow water drill sites consist of alternating laminated lacustrine mud (deepwater environment), moderately-sorted sand (nearshore beach environment) and sandy gravel (fluvial or lake marginal environments). These sediments preserve a record of major lake level variability that will greatly advance the present Bosumtwi lake level histories obtained from highstand terraces and shorter piston cores. All of the drill sites will be used to produce a basin-scale stratigraphic framework for the crater sediment fill.
Geophysics and Impact Results
The two impactite cores, LB-07A and LB-08A, were drilled into the deepest section of the annular moat (540 m) and the flank of the central uplift (450 m), respectively. Samples from these cores have been studied by more than a dozen different research teams from around the world. The first set of peer-reviewed papers resulting from this work has just been published in a special issue of the journal "Meteoritics and Planetary Science", which contains 27 papers on various aspects of the impact and geophysical studies at Bosumtwi.
At both impactite holes, drilling progressed through the impact breccia layer into fractured bedrock. LB-07A comprises lithic (in the uppermost part) and suevitic impact breccias with appreciable amounts of impact melt fragments. The lithic clast content is dominated by graywacke, besides various metapelites, quartzite, and a carbonate target component. Shock deformation in the form of quartz grains with planar microdeformations is abundant. First chemical results indicate a number of suevite samples that are strongly enriched in siderophile elements and Mg, but the presence of a definite meteoritic component in these samples cannot be confirmed due to high indigenous values. Core LB-08A comprises suevitic breccia in the uppermost part, followed with depth by a thick sequence of graywacke-dominated metasediment with suevite and a few granitoid dike intercalations. It is assumed that the metasediment package represents bedrock intersected in the flank of the central uplift.
Major results include the complete petrographic and geochemical record of the impactite fill. Major surprises in this regard include the, in comparison to suevites outside of the crater, small impact melt component and the record of shock metamorphism in the clast content of suevites, which are both at variance with earlier numerical modeling results. Also, impact-related hydrothermal overprint seems to be limited. These examples suffice to illustrate that further research on impact structures, accompanied by numerical modeling, is required to solve these and other problematics. Impactite geochemistry has also revealed that the impact breccias and the Ivory Coast tektite compositions can be satisfactorily modeled as mixtures of the known Birimian-age target rocks (metasedimentary rocks and granitoids). The geophysical studies, calibrated against the petrophysical data retrieved from the drill cores, have allowed to develop much improved three-dimensional models for the crater volume.
Deep drilling results confirmed the general structure of the crater as imaged by the pre-drilling seismic surveys. Borehole geophysical studies conducted in the two boreholes confirmed the low seismic velocities for the post-impact sediments (less than 1800 m/s) and the impactites (2600-3300 m/s). The impactites exhibit extremely high porosities (up to 30 vol%), which has important implications for mechanical rock stability.
The statistical analysis of the velocities and densities reveals a seismically transparent impactite sequence (free of prominent internal reflections). Petrophysical core analyses provide no support for the presence of a homogeneous magnetic unit (= melt breccia) within the center of the structure. Borehole vector-magnetic data point to a patchy distribution of highly magnetic rocks within the impactite sequence.
Prior to drilling, numerical modeling estimated melt and tektite production using different impact angles and projectile velocities. The most suitable conditions for the generation of tektites are high-velocity impacts (>20 km/s) with an impact angle between 30 and 50° from the horizontal. Not all the melt is deposited inside the crater. In the case of a vertical impact at 15 km/s, 68% of the melt is deposited inside the crater. Results of the numerical modeling agreed well with the then-available geophysical data, crater size, and the distribution of tektites and microtektites of the tektite strewn field. The now observed situation for breccias within and around the crater is very different from these model results. The predicted amount of melt is much higher than the meager amounts observed. Clearly, much more melt has been incorporated in the suevite ejected outside of the structure, in comparison with the low amounts measured in the within-crater suevite occurrences. The lack of a coherent melt sheet, or indeed of any significant amounts of melt rock in the crater fill, is thus in contrast to expectations from modeling and pre-drilling geophysics, and presents an interesting problem for comparative studies and requires re-evaluation of existing data from other terrestrial impact craters, as well as modeling parameters. This research project provided important new data and improved our understanding of global change and impact processes.
Read more about this scientific core drilling services project at ICDP.
This work was supported by the International Continental Drilling Program (ICDP), the U.S. NSF-Earth System History Program under Grant No. ATM-0402010, Austrian National Science Foundation (project P17194-N10), the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and by the Canadian National Science Foundation. Drilling was performed by DOSECC.
Koeberl C., Milkereit B., Overpeck J.T., Scholz C.A., Amoako P.Y.O., Boamah D., Danuor S.K., Karp T., Kueck J., Hecky R.E., King J., and Peck J.A.
(2007) An international and multidisciplinary drilling project into a young complex impact structure: The 2004 ICDP Bosumtwi impact crater, Ghana, drilling project – An overview. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 42, 483-511.
Ferrière, L., Koeberl, C., Ivanov, B.A., and Reimold, W.U. (2008) Shock metamorphism of Bosumtwi impact crater rocks, shock attenuation, and uplift formation. Science 322, 1678-1681.
Nowaczyk N.R., Melles, M. and Minyuk, P., 2007: A revised age model for core PG1351 from Lake El'gygytgyn, Chukotka, based on magnetic susceptibility variations correlated to northern hemisphere insolation variations, Journal of Paleolimnology, 37: 65-76.
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Niessen, F., Gebhardt, A.C. and Kopsch, C., 2007: Seismic investigation of the El'gygytgyn impact crater lake (Central Chukotka, NE Siberia): preliminary results, Journal of Paleolimnology, 37: 49-63.
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Nowaczyk et al., 2002: Magnetostratigraphic results from impact crater Lake El'gygytgyn, northeastern Siberia: A 300 kyr long high resolution terrestrial paleoclimatic record from the Arctic, Geophysical Journal International, 150: 109-126.
Nowaczyk N.R., Melles, M. and Minyuk, P., 2007: A revised age model for core PG1351 from Lake El'gygytgyn, Chukotka, based on magnetic susceptibility variations correlated to northern hemisphere insolation variations, Journal of Paleolimnology, 37: 65-76.
Salzmann, U., Haywood, A.M., Lunt, D.J., Valdes, P.J. and Hill, D.J., 2008: A new global biome 4004 reconstruction and data-model comparison for the Middle Pliocene, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 17: 432-447.