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UNODC has developed both Video and Audio guides to raise awareness of human trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants among those who are vulnerable to trafficking, and those who are empowered to act against these crimes.
Ways and Means - Awareness Raising Video Clip on Smuggling of Migrants
Download: Arabic - French - English - Portuguese - Spanish - Russian
Affected for life is a training and awareness raising tool.
Duration: 13:36 and 23:38
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watch short version (English) This 13 minute version is an abbreviation of the longer 23 minute version of the full-length training film.
Affected for Life promotes awareness of human trafficking. The film is targeted at prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers and other specialized audiences, and illustrates the elements and different forms of human trafficking. The film is available in both full-length and abbreviated versions in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Shaun Driscoll discusses the involvement of Transnational Organized Crime in the Fishing Industry. A study on this issue has been published by UNODC's Anti-Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Unit.
Duration: 11:37
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Dr. Joana Daniel-Wrabetz, Dr. Joana Daniel-Wrabetz, Anti-human trafficking training expert and former Director of the Observatory on Trafficking in Human Beings (Portugal), talks about the usage of the Anti-Human Trafficking Manual in the global efforts to combat trafficking in persons. Dr. Daniel-Wrabetz has been the coordinator of the Manual's translation into Portuguese.
Mexico launching national campaign against human trafficking...
Date: 14-04-2010
In the margins of the Working Group on Trafficking in Persons, UNODC hosted a side event to brief delegates on the technical assistance UNODC offers to States parties in combating human trafficking and migrant smuggling. Presentations of UNODC expert panelists can be viewed below:
Ms. Doris Buddenburg, Senior Manager of AHTMSU/UN.GIFT introduces UNODC's anti-trafficking and migrant smuggling technical assistance work and expert panelists.
Ms. Riikka Puttonen, Officer in Charge of UNODC's Anti-Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Unit (AHTMSU), on criminal justice system response.
Ms. Silke Albert, Crime Prevention Expert at AHTMSU, on victim protection and support.
Ms. Julie Kvammen, Associate Expert at UNODC Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa, on research and data collection
Ms. Olga Zudova, Senior Legal Adviser at UNODC Central Asia Regional Office, on international criminal justice cooperation.
Mr. Alun Jones, Chief of Advocacy on the Blue Heart Campaign to raise awareness about human trafficking.
Mr. Felipe De La Torre, Crime Prevention Expert on Trafficking in Persons in the UNODC Mexico and Central America Regional Office, on the practical preventative power of awareness raising, in the context of the Blue Heart campaign in Mexico.
On the 28th of August at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, the United Nations Anti-Human Trafficking Manual for Criminal Justice Practitioners was launched.
Duration: 09:30
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To coincide with the Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking, UN.GIFT produced a Public Service Announcement video spot. The theme - a man walks through a market without realising the human trafficking crimes happening around him - calls for people to open their eyes to human trafficking.
Duration: 0:30 and 0:60
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The spot calls on the general public to take action against human trafficking by showing a woman helping a victim escape her forced labour situation. UNODC worked closely with local partners in the distribution of the spot to add a telephone hotline number at the end for help or more information.
Duration: 0:45
This spot seeks to empower victims of human trafficking by showing that it may be possible to escape forced labour situations. UNODC worked closely with local partners in the distribution of the spot to add a telephone number where victims are able to receive assistance and support.
Duration: 0:45
The focus of this award-winning spot is the trafficking in men, women and children for forced labour, such as in factories, fields or as domestic servants. The spot aims to warn potential victims about the dangers of trafficking, and to raise awareness among the general public of this growing problem.
Duration: 0:30 and 0:60
Young women who are at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking networks are the focus of this Public Service Announcement. The spot uses powerful images to reveal the harsh realities behind attractive job offers abroad, and seeks to educate potential victims of the dangers involved in human trafficking.
Duration: 0:30 and 0:60
AHTMSU Crime Prevention Expert Mr. Usman Haruna discusses human trafficking in Africa on the occassion of the launch of AU.COMMIT - an intitiative of the African Union to fight human trafficking.
Duration: 12.33
Through her work with victims of human trafficking, Emma Thompson felt inspired to take action. She said that Elena's story, 'somehow contained the seeds of a rebirth and also of a creative act that could be taken'. So, she joined forces with fellow artists to create "Journey".
Duration: 3:40
Afghanistan is a place of origin, transit and destination for victims of human trafficking. The country currently has no specific law to deal with this crime, but legal drafters are working on Afghanistan's first Anti-Trafficking Law. Riikka Puttonen, a legal expert with the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, discusses the trafficking situation in Afghanistan with Louise Potterton.
Duration: 8:35
Children from Vietnam are being trafficked to the UK, where they're forced to work in cannabis factories. UNODC is working on projects in Vietnam to prevent human trafficking and is assisting the UK and Vietnamese police authorities in tackling this crime. Troels Vester, Crime Prevention Expert, discusses the issue with Louise Potterton.
Duration: 8:35
Troels Vester from UNODC's Anti-Human Trafficking Unit speaks about UN.GIFT. Read more on the Initiative
Duration: 7:6
A series of audio public service announcements has been produced within the framework of UN.GIFT. Using real-life examples from around the globe, these radio spots show that by joining forces actino can be taken against this crime. UNODC encourages broadcasters around the world to support UN.GIFT by airing these PSAs. For information on UN.GIFT visit www.ungift.org
Duration each: 0:30
PSA 1 - Victims can be freed from situations of exploitation download
PSA 2 - Traffickers can be caught and brought to justice I download
PSA 3 - Traffickers can be caught and brought to justice II download
PSA 4 - Victims can be rehabilitated and start new lives download
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"Everything" may be a rather vague term, but when trying to figure out what factors determine the ideal spring rate for a car, it's pretty darn accurate nonetheless. To put it succinctly, anything that adds or removes weight from a car affects the optimal stiffness of a spring. Aluminum flywheels, A/C systems, fiberglass hoods, power steering boxes, aluminum heads, and a driver's midsection girth all swing the weight total in different directions, but each and every component that has mass plays a role in spring rate selection. With the countless variables that can alter a vehicle's weight, it's not surprising that GM had to use more than 100 different rear spring rates on the first-gen Camaro and its Nova platform-mate at the factory.
The OE suspension designers back in Detroit-equipped with mechanical engineering degrees, chassis schematics, CAD/CAM software, and really big brains-can precisely calculate the perfect spring rate by feeding data such as control arm lengths and suspension pickup points into exotic math formulas. Those of us that can't are stuck with test-fitting boatloads of springs onto our project cars and hoping for the best, or settling for a setup that compromises ride quality, handling, or both. Obviously, neither option is particularly appealing.
So when Chris Alston of Chassisworks informed us that he's devised a method of selecting the ideal spring that's both 100 percent accurate and easy to execute, we were all ears. "People call us up all the time and want us to recommend the perfect springs for their car. If I were that brilliant, I'd be in the business of buying lottery tickets, not building race cars," Chris quips. "We can get you in the ballpark by comparing your car's setup to other cars we've supplied springs for in the past. However, no two cars are the exact same, so you can't get it perfect that way. For people who have already made the plunge for coilovers, our method involves starting out with a baseline spring to get you in the ballpark, making a few simple measurements once they're installed, then plugging those numbers into a simple formula to determine the ideal spring rate for your car. That still requires buying a second set of springs, but if you think it's worth the money we'll sell them at a discount. That's still better than trying out dozens of different springs to no avail."
It's All About Support
Unless the role of a spring in relation to overall suspension dynamics is made clear, the procedure required to select the right rate-and why it's necessary-won't make any sense at all. Consequently, at the risk of being redundant, we'll briefly recap some info covered in previous installments of CHP's ongoing suspension tech series. According to the vast majority of chassis tuners we've consulted, a spring's job is to simply support the weight of the car. Although a higher spring rate reduces body roll, it comes at the expense of a harsher ride. "Not only will a softer spring improve ride quality, it will also enable the tires to follow uneven road surfaces more precisely for improved grip. A tire that momentarily loses contact with the road due to having too stiff of a spring won't produce any grip at all," Chris explains. "Upgrading to bigger sway bars is a far more effective method of limiting body roll and managing weight transfer. Once the spring rate is dialed in, the bulk of track tuning is accomplished by adjusting the shocks and trying out different sway bars. If you prescribe to this school of thought, where the purpose of the springs is to merely support the weight of the car, then picking out the right rate isn't hard."
Hitting The Sweet Spot
If the role of the springs is so simple, then why the big stink about picking the perfect set for your car? It all comes down to making sure that the shocks can operate in their ideal range of motion, and the importance of the shocks in relation to overall handling performance. "In my opinion, the only thing more important than the shocks in regards to handling is the tires. By dampening the motion of the springs, shocks control the rate of weight transfer in a corner," Chris explains. "Optimizing the rate of weight transfer is the essence of good handling, and the shocks control how the entire suspension operates. That said, shocks have a very limited range of motion, and their performance degrades dramatically as they reach the extremes of their travel. It's up to the springs to make sure the shocks operate in their sweet spot, which is why proper spring selection is so important. If your car sits too high or too low due to having the wrong springs, it will take the shocks out of their sweet spot and they'll never perform well. People often think there's something wrong with their shocks, but 80 percent of the time perceived shock problems are a result of not having the right springs on their car."
Shock Travel
A typical A-arm-style front suspension has between 5 to 7 inches of wheel travel. However, the wheels are mounted farther outward than the springs and shocks, and travel in a longer arc. That means that the 5 to 7 inches of wheel travel necessary for a smooth ride and secure handling equates to just 3 to 4 inches of total shock travel. When attempting to determine the correct spring rate for a car, the trick is to set the ride height so the chassis rests in the shocks' sweet spot within this small 3- to 4-inch window. A solid-axle rear suspension, on the other hand, is a bit more forgiving. Since the shocks are usually bolted directly to the rearend housing, the motion ratio of the wheels is more proportional to the total travel of the shocks. As a result, the shocks mounted to a solid-axle rear suspension typically have 5 to 6 inches of travel.
How much of a shock's range of travel is allocated to compression and rebound depends on a car's intended use. Street cars require more compression than rebound, while drag cars are the exact opposite. Cars built for the road course or autocross, on the other hand, can benefit from an even split of compression and rebound. "A street car needs about 60 percent of its travel in reserve for compression, and the other 40 percent for rebound (60/40). The bias toward compression improves ride quality and has a built-in safety guard for unexpected road hazards," Chris explains. "Street/strip cars need roughly 40 percent of their shock travel for compression and 60 percent for rebound, as the extra extension assists in front-to-rear weight transfer. Since road course and autocross cars usually run on smooth surfaces which require less compression, they can benefit from a 50/50 split. However, variations in suspension geometry or track conditions may necessitate altering the travel percentages to prevent the shocks from bottoming- or topping-out."
Whether you bias the shock travel toward compression, rebound, or keep it neutral, the first step in accomplishing this is determining the total travel of your shocks. Chassisworks publishes the shock travel specs of all its shocks and struts, as do many other manufacturers. It just takes some research. Next, figuring out how much the springs and shocks should be compressed at ride height to get the shocks in their sweet spot is merely an exercise in simple math. A street-oriented setup (60/40) requires that the shocks and springs collapse 40 percent from their free length at ride height. Consequently, a shock with 4 inches of travel should compress 40 percent, or 1.6 inches, at ride height. That results in 40 percent of travel reserved for rebound and 60 percent, or 2.4 inches, reserved for compression.
The Math
With all the foreplay out of the way, it's time to finally get into some number crunching. Calculating the optimal spring rate for any car can be expressed in the following equation, where "F" is the free length of the spring, "L" is the loaded length of the spring, "R" is the baseline spring rate, and "T" is how much the shock collapses at ride height.
For the sake of illustration, let's presume that a 500 lb/in spring (R) measuring 8.94 inches (F) compresses down to 6.50 inches (L) at ride height. The difference between the two spring height figures is 2.44 inches, which yields a product of 1,220 when multiplied by the spring rate of 500 lb/in. When matched with a shock featuring 4.25 inches of travel, setting it up for a 50/50 cornering application requires the shock to collapse 2.13 inches (T) at ride height. Finally, dividing 1,220 by 2.13 results in a quotient of 572.77, which is the ideal spring rate for this application.
In this example, the baseline spring rate of 500 lb/in was too soft, which resulted in a shock that collapsed more than the desired amount at ride height (2.44 inches). Not only would this spring move the shock outside its sweet spot, it would also bias its travel too far toward rebound, not leaving enough travel for optimum compression valving and potentially degrading ride quality. Although it may seem trivial, the extra 73 lb/in as calculated in Chassisworks' formula would effectively decrease the amount the shock collapses at ride height to hit the target sweet spot of 2.13 inches. That yields an equal amount of shock travel in each direction for compression and rebound (50/50), which is perfect for many road course or autocross setups.

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AbstractIn our introductory VoxCAD project, we provided a template with four materials: two active materials that expand and contract in the physics sandbox mode, and two passive materials — one hard and one soft. The project mentioned material properties, but it did not go into much detail — you just used the default settings from the template. Changing the material properties can drastically change how your robots behave. Engineers must take material properties into account when designing robots and other machines. For example, they might want to use a strong metal material for the legs of a robot to support its weight, but a soft rubbery material for the feet to help absorb impact when it walks.
This document will explain what the different material properties are, what they mean, and how to change them. But because this is an abbreviated project idea, we will not provide specific directions for how to run new tests or simulations with your robot designs. Deciding exactly what to do will be up to you.
To start, click on the Palette tab in the bottom-right corner of the VoxCAD window. Within the Palette tab are three sub-tabs: Appearance, Model, and Physical. These are where you edit the material properties, as shown in Figure 1.
The palette tab has three sub-tabs which are appearance, model, and physical. The sub-tabs are used to edit the material properties.
Figure 1. The Palette tab is in the bottom-right corner of VoxCAD and has three sub-tabs above it: Appearance, Model, and Physical. Select the material you want to edit from the list in the upper right, then edit its properties using the settings in these three tabs.
Important: Be sure you have the material you want to edit selected from the materials listed on the right-hand side of the screen.
The Appearance tab enables you to change the color of a material. This only affects how a material looks and does not change its other physical properties.
The Model tab lets you select the mathematical model used to calculate how a material deforms (stretches, bends, and compresses). We recommend sticking with the "Linear" model, which means that your materials will always "bounce back" to their original shape and never "break."
The Physical tab lets you set additional physical properties of the material.
Here is a complete list of properties you can change, assuming you are using the "Linear" option in the Model tab. These are only brief explanations — you can do more research about each topic if you want to know more.
- Elastic modulus is the material's stiffness, or how hard it is to stretch, bend, or compress. A material with a low elastic modulus will be stretchable and rubbery. A material with a high elastic modulus will be hard, like metal. Elastic modulus is measured in megapascals (MPa).
- Poisson's ratio is a measure of how much a material expands in one direction when it is squished in another direction. Imagine holding a ball of dough in your hands — when you flatten the dough, it will expand outward. Poisson's ratio does not have units.
- Density is a material's weight per unit volume. It is measured in kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m3).
- Coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE for short) determines how much a material expands or contracts as temperature changes. Note that, with our default settings, the red material has a positive CTE and the green material has a negative CTE. This makes one expand while the other contracts, and vice versa. CTE has units of 1/ °C.
- Temperature phase sets the time lag between expansion and contraction of materials in radians (radians are units used to measure angles. One radian is approximately 52.3 degrees, and there are exactly 2π radians in a complete circle). If two materials are 180 degrees (or π radians) out of phase with each other, then one will be at its maximum expansion while the other is at its maximum contraction. If they are 0 degrees (or 0 radians) out of phase with each other, then they will expand and contract at the same time.
- Static coefficient of friction determines the friction between a material and the ground when it is not moving (static). Coefficient of friction does not have units.
- Dynamic coefficient of friction determines the friction between a material and the ground when it is sliding (dynamic). Like static coefficient of friction, this does not have units.
To test what these settings do, change them one at a time, and by small amounts. For example, the coefficients of thermal expansion are originally set to +0.01 and -0.01. But if you change them to +100 and -100, your simulation may change so dramatically that it will be hard to understand what happened. It is more realistic to change them to +0.02 and -0.02 to start.
If you want to use more than the four basic materials, you can also create new materials by clicking the Add Material button in the Palette tab, represented by a plus (+) symbol. Watch the tutorial video in the Bibliography to learn about some of the more advanced options in the Palette tab.
Remember, because this is an abbreviated project idea, exactly what you do now is up to you. Here are a few ideas:
- Import your simulations from the introductory VoxCAD project. What happens when you change different material properties? Can you make your robot move faster by changing the material properties, without changing its shape?
- Look up material properties for real-world materials and change your simulation accordingly. How do your robot designs behave after making the switch?
- Create two robots with identical designs, but different material properties, and race them. How do different properties affect speed?
If you want to learn more about VoxCAD, you can check out our abbreviated project ideas on changing the physics settings and designing energy-efficient robots.
- Hiller, J. (n.d.). VoxCAD. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- Hiller, J. (2011, April 27). VoxCAD Tutorial 2: Palette. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
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Everton boss Roberto Martinez is all too aware of the threat Crystal Palace pose to his side's top-four dreams.
The Toffees moved ahead of Arsenal in the battle to qualify for the Champions League with a seventh victory in a row over Sunderland on Saturday.
Another five wins from their remaining matches would guarantee Everton a place in the top four for only the second time in the Premier League era, with Palace the first of those tests, at Goodison Park on Wednesday evening.
Their focus may be at the other end of the table but the Eagles' third win in a row against Aston Villa at the weekend just about ensured their survival.
It is a remarkable achievement given the club looked destined for relegation when Tony Pulis took over as manager in November.
Martinez said: "Momentum and confidence, those are the words you can feel in the dressing room, but we know how difficult it's going to be.
"The mind is very much set on the challenges that we have. Two away games and three massive home games, which start on Wednesday with Crystal Palace.
"In my eyes they have probably the best defensive set-up in this league, especially since Tony Pulis arrived at the club, they don't concede many goals, if any, and now they are probably in one of the best runs of their season with three straight wins.
"We're well aware that we need to create a special atmosphere under the floodlights and make sure we are really strong helping the players to face a very difficult fixture."
Palace had picked up only four points from their first 11 games when former Stoke boss Pulis took the job.
Since then they have won 10 matches and kept 11 clean sheets, conceding an average of less than a goal a game.
Martinez said of his opposite number: "It comes with his experience.
"He's accumulated a very strong method of working. You can see how hard the team works and how well organised they are and the defensive set-up is impressive.
"We know what to expect, and the biggest compliment I can pay to Tony Pulis is that, even though you know what to expect, it's very difficult to compete against it."
Victory over Sunderland was notable not just because of what it meant for Everton's league position but also because it took them to 66 points, a new Premier League record for the club.
They have not won eight consecutive league matches for 29 years, but Martinez is making sure his players' focus is firmly on the bigger picture.
He said: " I'm really excited that we've just broken the highest points tally in the history of the Premier League, and as a club that's an incredible achievement from the players.
"I expect a great welcome at Goodison, and from that point on it has to be a real focus on the tough job in hand.
"All we want is to make sure we fight with everything we've got for every point available from now until the end of the season.
"At the moment we've got a very good points tally, which allows us to fight for a footballing dream, and that's what we're going to carry on doing.
"It's not about runs or stats, it's how many points we end up with on May 11."
Martinez will pick from the same squad he had at Sunderland, with captain Phil Jagielka still not quite ready to come back after a hamstring problem.
Teenager John Stones has been hugely impressive in Jagielka's absence, but Martinez insists there will be no selection headache.
"He's our club captain and as soon as he's ready he's straight back in the team," the Spaniard said of Jagielka.
"We need him immensely. He's been very influential even when he hasn't been on the pitch. He's always had a real presence in the dressing room with wise words towards the young players in the squad."


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15 arrested in massive drug smuggling scheme
2-year investigation started with separate Harford Co. tips
A two-year undercover task force investigation led to 15 arrests, the seizure of massive amounts of drugs, guns and cash, and it disrupted a cross-country smuggling operation that led into Harford County, officials said Wednesday.
Detectives said since the investigation wrapped up, they've been able to seize 140 pounds of marijuana, 20 guns, 14 vehicles and more than $140,000 in cash in an operation originating in California.
The Harford County Sheriff's Office said the task force discovered, through tips that were nearly two years apart, that Dwight Narcis, 35, of Aberdeen, and Reinaldo Rodriguez Jr., 37, of Abingdon, were both distributing drugs in the county, and they were able to link them to the same distribution network.
It started with a tip from a concerned citizen in 2010. Officials said undercover officers then bought marijuana from both men on several occasions, which led to the department getting a wiretap of phones used by the men.
"They would leave out of (Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport), fly into Oakland, Calif., to meet with Bryan Showalter and their California supplier. Then, they would rent two rental cars -- one would have the drugs contained in it, the other would be a lead car -- and they would drive it back here to Middle River for distribution in Baltimore and Harford counties," Lt. Lee Dunbar said.
He said the suspects made that trip every other month during the course of their investigation and brought back high-grade marijuana that sold for more than $4,000 a pound.
That original phone tap led to addition wiretaps, which led to the identification of the following men:
- Showalter, 25, who has homes in Bel Air and Emeryville, Calif.
- Goutumm Jayant Karapurkar, 25, of Middle River
- Brian David Bell, 26, of Middle River
- William Russell III, 26, of Emeryville, Calif.
Dunbar said the four were all high school classmates, graduating in 2005 from C. Milton Wright High School.
"We're looking for Bryan Showalter," Dunbar said.
WBAL-TV 11 News went to the address listed for Showalter, but someone inside said he wasn't home and they had no comment.
Neighbors living near one of the original suspects, whose phone was wiretapped, were astounded.
"It's devastating. It's actually very devastating. I'm on the verge of tears right now," Annette Grden said.
Police said Karapurkar, Bell, Showalter and Russell were arrested at Bell's Middle River home in October after task force members caught them smuggling about 57 pounds of marijuana, which were found in several suitcases, into the state.
After their arrests, police executed 28 search and seizure warrants, which led to the arrests of the following men:
- William Marshall Edwards, 33, of Joppa
- Allen Olaide Fadiora, 27, of Nottingham
- Terry Head, 33, of Edgewood
- Cody Adam McPherson, 21, of Towson
- Kason Wise Allah Stephens, 35, who has homes in Baltimore and Brooklyn, N.Y.
- James Edward Bryant Jr., 39, of Edgewood
- Frank Henry Buck, 36, White Marsh
- Adrian Lamar Goodwin, 26, of Aberdeen
- Anthony Rashaw Brooks, 33, of Havre de Grace
All 15 men are either charged with smuggling drugs into Maryland from California or dealing them in Baltimore City, as well as Baltimore, Harford and Frederick counties.
"Drug operations know no boundaries," Sheriff Jesse Bane said in a news release. "Successful cases depend on good investigative work and strong law enforcement partnerships working together. The Task Force demonstrated these attributes and, in doing so, these detectives took down yet another drug organization working in Harford County."
He also thanked the witnesses who called in tips that helped get the investigation off the ground.
"Not all tips work out, and as frustrating as the wait is for our citizens and the police, it may take months for that one tip to pay off. But in this case, it did," he said. "Cases like this demonstrate the power of citizen involvement and how one phone call can help to effectively dismantle a drug operation."
Police said they are confident they've finally shut down the drug trafficking ring.
"We greatly reduced the flow of marijuana to Harford and Baltimore counties by taking in these 15 individuals," Dunbar said.
Baltimore County police, the Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office and the Drug Enforcement Agency's Oakland, Calif., Division helped in the investigation.


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|Lindenwald, Van Buren's post-Presidential home
|Artist's rendering of Van Buren's farm c. 1850
In a nutshell, it was possible to do this at Martin Van Buren NHS because of the still-essentially-agricultural society in which Van Buren lived and the always-essentially-political nature of debates about food, farming, health, and land use. You don't have to think very deeply about food in the 21st century before you find yourself engaging with political questions. And because the economy of Van Buren's America was still largely built around agriculture, those farm-related questions connected with nearly everything else. Here are some of the big links that seemed most salient as I was gathering data for my study:
- Questions about the place of farming within a market-oriented society. Farming was becoming much more a matter of commercial exchange in the early 19th century, with supply chains lengthening, crops becoming commodities, and prices determined more by distant market conditions than local costs and circumstances. Martin Van Buren and his neighbors farmed for their own household sustenance but also increasingly sold commercial crops like potatoes, apples, and hay for New York City and more distant places, entering into the kinds of volatile, market-driven relationships that farmers have been trying to navigate ever since. The present-day food movement is attempting to rethink these kinds of markets and relationships and to shorten our food chains again.
- Questions about the relationship of agriculture and industry. Industrial manufacturing was surging to the forefront of the 19th century American economy, particularly in the older northeastern states. Industrialization brought new tools that made farms more productive but also created new expectations that they should be as efficient and mechanized as factories. It's another vicious cycle that farmers have been caught in ever since: greater efficiency means lower prices, which means the need for greater mechanization and higher yields just to stay economically viable. And again, the contemporary new/small-scale/local/sustainable food movement is trying to find ways out of the cycle, back to a scale of production and marketing closer to what existed in Van Buren's time.
- Questions about labor and land. Van Buren took up farming at a time when young, landless farmers were already struggling to find and afford productive land in the old northeast (that's why so many of them headed west) and when the country was sharply divided over the use of non-free agricultural labor. As with debates over land protection and access today, these 19th century arguments were all about morality, market forces, and the relative political power of regions and kinds of people.
- Questions about the role of government. As with industrialization and commercialization of farming, Van Buren lived and farmed--and was involved with politics--at a sort of hinge-point in U.S. history. Particularly after the Civil War, the federal government became much more involved in agricultural policy, methods, and markets (Abraham Lincoln signed the U.S. Department of Agriculture into existence as a Cabinet-level position in May 1862, just two months before Van Buren died). It's another ongoing set of issues, which have been clearly felt in the recent months of negotiation over the 2012 Farm Bill. Do some kinds of farms and products need or deserve public support and subsidy? How (and how much) should food production and marketing be monitored and regulated? How have farmers made their voices heard politically as their numbers have dwindled, and what does that mean for the steadily-increasing numbers of new/young/locally-oriented farmers who are choosing a different path from the dominant one that's been mapped out over the past 150 years?


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I will be happy. I already am. I have been since first place became our permanent place for 2006 in April, but this is another dimension of happiness. I'm afloat and will remain so until further notice.
I will be immersed. We're in the playoffs. It's all I can think about. In late October 2000, I recall a boiling debate in the news about a vote in the Senate. There were fingers pointing and recriminations abounding. I had to admit I had no idea what they were talking about. I was so caught up in the World Series and the rounds preceding it that I had tuned out everything that wasn't my Mets habit or didn't provide me the means to support it.
I will be profligate. In October 1988, WFAN announced it was selling K Kloths at Modell's. They were total ripoffs of the previous autumn's Homer Hankies, a Midwestern conceit derided by us Eastern intellectual types…you can't clap if you're waving a hankie. But once they had something like that for us, I grabbed as many as I could. Now and then I run across them in a box of stuff. The Mets lost that playoff but I still smile at the K Kloth. When they put other playoff stuff in front of me this week and hopefully next week and more hopefully the weeks and months after that, I will dig deep. Whether it winds up on my wall, on my person or in my closet, the smile will stay with me. That's from 2006, when we were in the playoffs.
I will be proud. When SportsCenter does its reports from those workouts, one of them will emanate from Shea Stadium. Hey! They're talking about the Mets! That's Endy Chavez taking batting practice in the background! When I pick up the paper tomorrow and there's a special section on the playoffs, I will save half of it instead of shoving all of it inside a kitty carrier as has been my practice since 2001. When I pass somebody on the street wearing a Mets cap, I will either raise my fist in solidarity or perhaps tamp down the urge to do so because I'm not really that outgoing. If I am handed a pro-Mets placard coming off the subway on Thursday (or Wednesday should I get lucky), I will carry it home with care and display it in my window for the neighbors to see.
I will be relevant. In 1999, I worked with a woman who was the soul of dyspepsia. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, we didn't speak. But on the elevator down at the end of the Monday after the Sunday when Robin Ventura singled over the fence, she sought me out: "Fifteen innings. That was something else." Family members who patronize me during the season will actually ask what I'm thinking. Shopkeepers will recognize me and tell me Way To Go! or Hang In There. Anybody who calls who isn't a telemarketer will beg pardon for the interruption. When it's over, I will be just another man. Until then, I am That Mets Fan.
I will be insightful. "You know how I know the Mets are playing in Atlanta? Because when the Mets are up, the crowd boos, but when the Braves are up, the crowd cheers." That was my expert determination as relayed to Mom and Dad during the first-ever National League Championship Series game on October 4, 1969. I'm bound to come up with another flash any day now.
I will be fretful. I'm in a hot debate with myself over which cap to wear Wednesday. I wore my black 2000 World Series model to five straight victories but its magic left me later in September. I really love my Bicentennial cap, but that's almost too showy. The official blue and black & blue models have yielded no wins when I've been at Shea. Do I go with something anti-Dodger like my cherished black New York Giants topper? Something tangentially related like my Rheingold number? Something deep-seated like the 1981 adjustable, mesh survivor with the oversized NY? No cap at all? This is a big decision to make by Wednesday…and it's for the game that I don't have a ticket to.
I will be amazed. It's something to realize your team, my team, our team is still playing when most other teams aren't. It's a reward for being Mets fans. It feels instantly like destiny. How could they ever think of having postseasons without us? I love how it becomes part of the fabric of conversation. Some good-natured, non-baseball ruckus ensued in Manhattan in October 1973 and Channel 2 reported that "for just a moment, the war in the Middle East, the resignation of Spiro Agnew and even the Mets had to take a back seat." Yes, even the Mets. But just for a moment.
I will be nervous. There was an upholstered chair in my parents' bedroom forever. I spent the latter innings of Game Three of the 1986 NLCS more or less sitting in it, scratching at its arms as the Astros closed in on a 2-1 series advantage. Shortly after Lenny Dykstra took Dave Smith deep, I noticed it was suddenly in dire need of reupholstering.
I will be devastated. And that will be if Jose Reyes doesn't lead off Game One with a triple on the first pitch (and if he does, I'll be disappointed that he didn't come all the way around on the throw). Every strike against us will be the end of the world, every inning when we don't score will augur doom. I will try to keep this tendency in check. Good luck.
I will be irrational. Anybody with a microphone who picks the Dodgers goes on my enemies list right now. I listened earlier to Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick on ESPN Radio pick the Dodgers. Patrick's a cipher, but Olbermann — he of the "special comment" and the "worst person in the world" and nightly truth-telling on MSNBC — is one of my idols. Was, I mean. This is real with us-or-against us time. Sorry Keith. We'll be pals again by November.
I will be careful. Did I write anything that the gods will forward to the Dodger clubhouse? Oh crap, I have to go back and scrub my copy. Um, Grady Little is a genius, J.D. Drew is whatever the opposite of annoying is and Rafael Furcal is the salt of the earth.
I will be touchy. STOP TELLING ME ABOUT THE 2004 RED SOX! WE DON'T HAVE ORTIZ OR MANNY TO SAY NOTHING OF PEDRO! WE'RE DOWN OH TO FUCKING THREE! YOU DON'T NEED TO REMIND ME! I will also be weaving worst-case scenarios as a precaution against worst cases.
I will be confident. Mets in anywhere from three to five. What's the point of thinking otherwise?
I will be remembering. Six postseasons are burned into the memory. When time peels away everything else, I will recall what it felt like to understand my team and I were circling the top of the world in Octobers 1969, 1973, 1986, 1988, 1999 and 2000, to luxuriate in landing at its apex twice, to despair of coming so close the four other times but being sated on some level that we got as far as we did, me and the Mets. Until playoff appearances become second-nature for this franchise, I will remember this, our seventh October, for as long as I have the faculties to do so.
I will be ready. I already am.


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As the Trade Deadline Looms: Taking a Look at Pitchers
Heath Bell, RP, Padres
One of the elite closers in baseball who made a heck of an entrance in the All-Star game, Bell is competing on a team that is out of contention and looking to shed salary. If you have Bell on your fantasy team, you may want to trade him, because the odds are he'll be offering middle relief to a contender by season's end.
Erik Bedard, SP, Mariners
The often injured hurler is dealing with some knee pain right now, but when he's be on the hill, Bedard has been extremely effective. You can't chalk it all up to the Safeco confines either, as his ERA is just 2.16 on the road. The hard-throwing southpaw is just 32 years old, which may make the Yankees eager enough to take a flyer.
Ubaldo Jimenez, SP, Rockies
We've heard his name on the rumor mill, but I doubt that he will actually be moved. Jimenez is just 4-8 , but his 4.14 ERA and 1.30 WHIP aren't all that bad when you consider where he pitches. The Yankees would probably offer the farm for him, which may get the Rockies listening, but it will be very tough to move the ace of a team that is still in competition.
Jeremy Guthrie, SP, Orioles
Despite a 3-12 record, Guthrie has actually pitched well this season with a 4.18 ERA. Guthrie has played his entire career with the O's, and his record is 41-60, but at times he has looked like a second or third starter, and will offer a franchise quality innings. A former first round pick, Guthrie is now 31 years old, so he's not exactly a long-term investment.
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There is a youth events that has attracted the attention of the community On July 1, 2017. Byron Zhou from China who is an outstanding youth, generation of post-95s, an education pioneer boarded the big screen at the New York Times Square, due to the re-definition Chinese examination-oriented education and high-profile.
He led the two personally created education company that in the country has been famous came to New York, the United States, standing in the center of the world – Times Square. Qingbei New Dream assembled a large number of Chinese "college entrance examination" champion talent for the lecturer, as well as to solve the examination of education pain points to developed by the most complete and most scientific and most practical education system, help the struggling domestic students and parents to bring the dawn. Currently Qingbei New Dream has opened the courses in Tianjin, China.
Byron Zhou who a continuous young entrepreneur, executive director of Favor Group, CEO of LIFT International & Qingbei New Dream Education Technology Co., Ltd. Early he had already gained investment in top-level capital such as IDG. At the same time he hold the post of the global youth entrepreneurship organization Kairos Society Greater China VP (the former president of the United States and Bill Gates founded ten years for the world's most innovative young people organizations). He writes a book called "walking of the hormones"- with his own perspective to dig out 21 outstanding entrepreneurial experience and personal life. The book will be released in August in the world.
He always believes that the most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and not to give in to peer pressure to try to be something that you're not. Optimism is a conviction that we can make things better – that whatever suffering we see, no matter how bad it is, we can help people if we don't lose hope and we don't look away.
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- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
The eyes have it.
Look at the compound eyes of an insect. Some are colorful, some are drab. But they are all organs that detect light.
Most insects "have some sight and many possess highly developed visual systems," write UC Davis entomology professors Penny Gullan and Pete Cranston in the fourth edition of their textbook, The Insects: An Outline of Entomology, published by Wiley-Blackwell earlier this year.
"Virtually all adult insects and nymphs have a pair of large, prominent compound eyes, which often cover nearly 360 degrees of visual space," they point out.
If you're studying to be an entomologist--or thinking about entomology as a career--you can learn more about how "the basic components needed for vision are a lens to focus light onto photoreceptors--cells containing light-sensitive molecules--and a nervous system complex enough to process visual information."
If you're photographing insects, you know how quickly they detect movement. Cast your shadow on them and off they go. Move closer and off they go.
Sometimes it's a challenge, but in the end, the eyes have it.


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King John of England – Short History and Accomplishments
John of England was born Christmas Eve 1167 and died October 19, 1216. He became King of England in 1199 and had a very interesting history. His succession to the throne came after his brother King Richard the First, the Lionhearted. John's nickname was not as inspiring. He was called both "Lackland" (because he was not to inherit the land of his father, being the fifth son) and "Soft Sword" (due to his military ineptitude as a king).
Kids may think of King John as the character in Robin Hood, and that is who he is supposed to be. Although we have no idea if a Robin Hood existed. But historically King John is known as the signer of the Magna Carta in 1215, one of the most famous documents ever. The Magna Carta was the inspiration to our democracy today. It greatly reduced the power of the monarchy, putting more power into the people's hands.
King John of England was the last, and 8th, child born to Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was his father's favorite and was well educated, with the ability to read fluently. His childhood was embroiled in disputes as his mother and brothers were constantly in dispute with his father Henry II. Eleanor was even imprisoned by her husband at one point. As a young boy John was being trained for and expected to enter into clerical (church) service. This was to relieve his father, King Henry II of having to give him any land.
As a child, John was promised to Alice (Alys) of Savoy, daughter of Humbert III of Savoy. It was at this same time that John was no longer designated to go into clerical service, since it seemed more important to use him for politics. John was to inherit most of Humbert's lands over the Alps, helping to expand England's influence. Unfortunately Alice died on her way to meet John.
John was known as a treacherous person siding back and forth, for and against, his brothers and mom, what ever benefited him the most. He was not trustworthy. In 1184 he and his brother Richard were in a bitter dispute as to who was to inherit the thrown. In 1185 John was made Ruler of Ireland, where he was despised and quickly kicked out of the country. In 1189 Richard, The Lionhearted became the King of England. By 1194 Richard had named his brother John as his successor, forgiving John of prior disputes.
When King Richard died, his brother John became King John the 1st, in 1199. However, once again it was not easy for John. He ended up in a dispute over the kingship with his nephew Arthur. King Philip II of France had favored Arthur, although he supported John eventually. King Philip II was actually John's feudal overlord at the time for certain French territories held by John.
Later John refused some things that Philip asked of him, which was the right of a feudal lord, and war was declared between England and France. John built a modern Navy for this war and sometimes is declared the Father of the Modern Navy. The English and French war lasted past John's death in 1216. His 9 year old son became King Henry the III. John's life and reign was full of disputes and battles. Many consider his time the most disastrous in English history although some consider his agreement to the Magna Carta the greatest event in the history of democracy.
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On the Table
Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Duel at Mount Skullzfyre. That should be enough to get you interested in playing this game or at least reading this review.
It's a fun game, and it's actually a smarter design than I expected. The multi-part card thing is very similar to BattleCon, but you've got three pieces instead of two. The Dead Wizard mechanic is freaking great, even when you're eliminated you're drawing cards and getting ready to get revenge in the next round. I love any game where a player is able to say "fucking kill me now or Barnes is going to slaughter us all in the next round".
The art style is freaking killer. It looks like Larry Elmore dropped a bunch of acid, put down his airbrush, and looked at some 1960s underground comix for inspiration. While watching Superjail.
Funny enough, Rob Heinsoo is one of the credited designers so there's actually some genuine D&D cred.
Anyway, the game has a little cardboard standup of Mount Skullzfyre that does nothing but look awesome on the table. Game component of the year.
The winner of last week's "Guess Bill Abner's Line" was no one. He put something in there about paying attention to other people's quests. I didn't write that. I never would write that.
On the Consoles
Reviewing Ridge Racer: Unbounded this week at Gameshark. It's not bad, if you like racers like Split/Second and Burnout. It's not very original, but it's at least got some grit to it unlike the past 49 Ridge Racer games.
Funny enough, playing it made me want to get back to Driver: San Francisco so I rebought a $11 copy of it at Target. I think that game was really underrated last year. It's a totally unique concept with the weird Life on Mars/possession angle. And it's refreshing to hear a bunch of obscure go-go and funk on a soundtrack instead of god damned dubstep. More on that in a minute.
I just wrote up Kid Icarus: Uprising for No High Scores. I freaking LOVE it. It's like a cross between a Treasure shooter and a simple dungeon crawl with loot and weapon crafting. The best thing about it is that there's more dialogue than in Nintendo's past ten years of games. Pit, Lady Palutena, and even the bosses literally jabber NON STOP through the whole game. But it's not irritating- it's funny! She'll describe the bosses- "In the eighties, Thanatos appeared as one of Medusa's henchmen…" and it'll show the original Kid Icarus graphics on the bottom screen. Game is hard as balls too if you crank it up past about 6.0 on its sliding scale.
Biding time until the Witcher 2 comes out. Very excited to finally play that.
On IOS
Battle Academy reviewed at NHS- the long and short? Definitely worth $20, there's virtually unlimited depth and play value. I'd love to try the async multiplayer if any of you folks got the game.
I bought Imperium Galactica II, but I have no idea what I'm doing and I can't be arsed to watch a video tutorial right now. Looks great though.
Bug Princess 2 (Mushihimesama Futari) came out last night, I didn't buy it yet. But I will.
On the Screen
We have become a Toy Story household. River is officially obsessed with them. And I have to admit, I've really become enamored of them too. I never really liked them, but having seen them all 175 times over the past two weeks I think I've got some kind of Stockholm Syndrome.
Nah, they really are pretty great- the writing is extremely smart (despite Joss Whedon on the first one), the characters are great, and it turns out that they're pretty timeless unlike too many animated films.
But yeah, River flips out when we're in the store and he sees "Badoo" and "Wodai", which is what he calls them. I got him a 12" talking Badoo for Easter. Perhaps it will tell him the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.
I've tried about four times in the past week to watch Shaolin Soccer since I've never seen it. I fall asleep every time. I really should start it before 4am.
On Spotify
OK, back to the dubstep thing. I feel like an old man, but I really had no idea what dubstep was and why the kids are talking about it these days. I knew Skrillex is a Big Deal, they were on the Ridge Racer Unbounded soundtrack, and the record nominated for a Grammy and all that. So I thought I'd listen to the Skrillex records on Spotify so I could be with it.
What a load of shit. It's such a soulless, plastic, and completely baseless kind of music that seems like it's written by and for people who really don't give a flying shit about music. It's so empty, hollow, and without any sense of purpose. All the "drops", the autotune vox…it's alarmingly commercial and bland, unlike the best electronic and techno music.
Seriously, hold up "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" to Daft Punk's "Discovery" or Justice's "Cross"…there's awesome, hard-rocking and body-moving dance music that's thoughtful and heartfelt and then there's empty headed bullshit party music.
Beside that, who the hell will listen to this crap two, three years from now? It already sounds dated.
Damn youngsters. Buy a Kraftwerk record.


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The KPWT Dunkerque Kitesurf Pro has come to an end today. It has been a successful week for kitesurfing and we have witnessed some World Class Kitesurfing!
Some new names from Belgium have impressed in the freestyle discipline and some very exciting course racing took place. We had a huge response from the city of Dunkerque and many spectators came to appreciate the kitesurfing and the festivities on offer.
Course Racing started off the kitesurfing action today! The first race started at 14h07 and the course was set out over 2 laps that were roughly 10 minutes each.
The wind was blowing over 20knots, which pushed the riders endurance rather than tactics. Jesse Richman (HAW, CABRINHA) reached the upwind buoy first, followed by Abel Lago (SPA, RRD), Olivier Dansin (FRA, NORTH) and Antoine Auriol (FRA, KITELOOSE).
They picked up super speed on the downwind and charged the buoy for the second lap. Race was on and Richman reached the finish line in first place after 18 minutes of speedy racing! In second place, not too far behind was Lago. Dansin seemed to have third place in his sights, but on the home straight he crashed a couple of times allowing an excited Lukasz Ceran (POL, NORTH) through. Richman: "What a fun race, the wind was quite strong and it was quite tricky to know where the sand banks are. My fins are over 30cm long so you need to watch out for this!"
A quick rest for the riders and the race director went straight into race 2 for the day. He moved the upwind buoy a little further away, but the wind had increased to 22 knots so the course time was relatively similar to the previous race.
The second race started at 14h52 and off they went! Jesse Richman once again charged the upwind buoy in first place, followed tightly by Antoine Auriol and Abel Lago! Downwind was certainly exciting, as the wind was strong and the riders were using every bit they could to build up good speed! Richman crossed the finish line first after 18 minutes on the water, followed by Julien Kerneur (FRA, NORTH) and Pierre Romain (FRA, NORTH).
Antoine Auriol raced well and was looking good, but third place seemed to be a curse for the riders today and he crashed just before the finish line! He recovered well and managed to still place fourth.
For the women, Kari Schibevaag (NOR, OZONE) did tremendously and held strong to place first in both races and show her dominance here in the Course Racing in France.
The Course Racing stopped at 15h21. A quick adjustment to the buoys and off went the freestyle juniors just before 16h00. The race director ran 7minute heats with 3minute transitions. The juniors were riding well in the conditions they were handed, but unfortunately the final and losers final was unable to be completed due to dangerous conditions.
The wind was shifting onshore to offshore and gusting between 6 and 20 knots. Etiennes Freydrich (FRA, CABRINHA) looked good with some solid rotations, as did Danilo Nacarato (POR, SLINGSHOT) who performed a really cool Blind Judge 3.
The day ended at 18h00, and prize giving took priority on the main stage! Spectators gathered closely to see the Champions of the KPWT Dunkerque Kitesurf Pro 2009 receive their trophies! Thank you to Christophe Hugoo and his team for a highly successful event on the KPWT 2009. They have been nothing, but helpful, extremely well organized and professional in every aspect of the event.
The next stop on the 2009 KPWT is in Canada at the Shippagan Kitesurf World Cup, starting the 23rd September 2009 with registration.
1. Jesse Richman (HAW,CABRINHA)
2. Abel Lago (SPA, RRD)
3. Lukasz Ceran (POL, NORTH)
1. Kari Schibevaag (NOR, OZONE)
2. Ania Grzelinska (POL, NORTH)
1. Jesse Richman (HAW, CABRINHA)
2. Julien Kerneur (FRA, TAKOON)
3. Pierre Romain (FRA, NORTH)
1. Kari Shibevaag (NOR, OZONE)
2. Ainhoa Garcia (SPA, AIRUSH)
3. Ania Grzelinska (POL, NORTH)
1. Danilo Nacarato (POR, SLINGSHOT)
1. Julien Kerneur (FRA, TAKOON)
3. Blazej Ozog (POL, NORTH)
3. Etiennes Freydrich (FRA, CABRINHA)


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Strategy and Program Development Director
Description SHIFT: Day JobSCHEDULE: Full-timeYour Talent. Our Vision. At Anthem, Inc., it's a powerful combination, and the foundation upon which we're creating greater access to care for our members, greater value for our customers, and greater health for our communities. Join us and together we will drive the future of health care. This is an exceptional opportunity to do innovative work that means more to you and those we serve at one of America's leading health care companies and a Fortune Top 50 Company.Location: Any Anthem Location. Preference given to candidates residing in Atlanta, GA or Boston, MAThe Strategy and Program Development Director is responsible for coordinating the relationship of a business unit with internal partners to ensure growth and compliance. Primary duties to include, but are not limited to:
Monitors related legislation and advises senior management relative to compliance.
Researches new ventures and prospective revenue expansion opportunities.
Assists in creating company's strategic and annual plans.
Lead components of organizations overall Cost of Care Strategy initiative
Work closely with key business and IT leaders to design use cases, proof of concept(s), and IT solutioning in support of CoC initiatives
Unify, project, and present the aggregate CoC strategy to key stakeholders and potentially C-suite executives
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Half the reason people pay attention to awards is so they can argue about them, and this year's crop of Oscar nominees has its share of table-pounders. Let's take a look at the two biggest shockers and the two biggest outrages.
Biggest Surprise
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" – Best Picture
Stephen Daldry's adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's post-9/11 novel has been panned by critics, and barely tolerated by audiences, scoring the film a 48 and 67 respectively on Rotten Tomatoes. And the only other nomination it scored was a Best Supporting Actor nod for Max Von Sydow. So how on Earth does a film that was not particularly beloved, and had little else going for it wind up being hailed as one of the nine best films of 2011? We have no idea. All we can think is that it benefitted immensely from the Oscar glow of stars Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock. Honestly, we're at a loss.
Demian Bichir, "A Better Life" – Best Actor
There had been rumblings that Bichir's candidacy had been gaining steam, but who'd've guessed that a group as a middle-of-the-road would find the time to honor a guy who starred in a film that ran in only 216 theaters and took in a meager $1.7 million? "A Better Life," directed by Chris Wietz ("About a Boy"), stars Bichir as a Mexican immigrant and single father working as a landscaper to provide a better life for his teenage son, who is ashamed of him. We're happy for Bichir but what about MIchael Fassbender?
U.S. & World
Biggest Snubs
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
This film endured weeks of accusations that it's a flop, despite the fact that the hard-R thriller packed with graphic violence and sex is poised to break $100 million. And now director David Fincher's adaptation of the global bestseller just took it on the chin from the Academy. The film tied "The Descendants" for the fifth-most nominations, being recognized for Best Actress (Rooney Mara), Cinematography, Editing, Sound Editing and Mixing. So how does a film with great acting that looked and sounded great, and was masterfully put together not rank as one of the year's best films? "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," whose case is buttressed only by Max Von Sydow's Best Supporting Actor nod, finds itself nominated for Best Picture, but not "Dragon Tattoo"? Hell, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" received more nominations than "Extremely Loud."
Albert Brooks, "Drive"
Watching Albert Brooks in "Drive," playing a gangster who's exceptionally deft at handling a razor blade, was a rare treat. A gifted actor you've watched for decades going completely against type, without resorting to mugging or other such scenery-chewing nonsense—much like the exact opposite of watching Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy." Brooks was so serenely menacing in the face of Ryan Gosling's nameless driver or his bombastic partner, a walking landmine just waiting to be stepped on. We love Kenneth Branagh and Jonah Hill, but what Brooks did in "Drive" makes their work in "My Week With Marilyn" and "Moneyball" look like summer stock.
Lesser Snubs
Michael Fassbender, no Best Actor nod for "Shame"
David Fincher, no Best Director for "The Girl With the Dragoon Tattoo"
Shailene Woodley, no Best Supporting Actress for "The Descendants"
"The Adventures Tintin," No Best Animated Feature nod
"Project Nim," no Best Documentary nod


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They are both adapted from Rachael Ray recipes. I never follow a recipe very well, so I wrote them out as I made them, not as the originals were. If you make one, please let me know what you think.
Chicken Pot Pie (If this is not a husband/child pleaser, your eaters are too picky:)
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, poached and shredded or diced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 pound button mushrooms, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 russet potato, diced
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 cup milk
- 1-1 1/2 cups chicken stock
- 5 to 6 sprigs fresh tarragon, leaves picked and chopped
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 sheet puff pastry or pie dough, defrosted if frozen (I used Pepperidge Farms, no hydrogenated oils)
- 1 egg, lightly beaten with a splash of water
Preheat oven to 375ºF.
Poach chicken breasts. To poach, place chicken breasts in a pan and mostly cover with water. Simmer, uncovered, until meat is cooked through, about 12 minutes. While meat is cooking, cut up veggies and brown in olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. When veggies are cooked through, sprinkle with flour, toss lightly to coat, and cook for about a minute. Deglaze pan with white wine and add stock and milk. Return to a simmer and add peas, tarragon, mustard, and shredded chicken. Stir until sauce starts to thicken, 2-3 minutes.
Transfer to a casserole dish and cover with the pastry dough, trimming it as needed to cover the entire surface (a good way to do this is to put the casserole dish on top of the dough and trace around the dish with a knife). Make a few slits in the dough to allow steam to escape, then brush the top with the beaten egg.
Bake the pot pie until the filling is bubbling and the crust is golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Chicken, Tomato, and Arugula pasta toss
- 2/3-1 lb. whole wheat penne
- 3 T olive oil
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced
- 2 t. poultry seasoning
- 3 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1 large red onion, chopped
- 2 pints grape tomatoes
- 3 T flour
- 1 c. red wine
- 1 c. chicken stock
- 2 cups fresh basil, chopped
- 3 cups arugula, roughly chopped
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan


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Fire extinguishing systems are a common expression for systems using different medias to suppress- or extinguish fires in buildings. The medias can be water, foam, gas or chemicals.
Fire extinguishing systems are used to extinguish or suppress fires in all sorts of buildings. Medias to extinguish fires are various, but they all fight one or more of the 3 criteria's necessary to have fire; Oxygen, fuel and heat.
Fire extinguishing systems are:
· Sprinkler systems: Pipes with sprinklers providing water-droplets with system water flow Q < 10,000 l/min and Water pressure H < 12 bar
· Water mist systems: Pipes with water mist nozzles providing water-droplets with water flow Q < 200 l/min and water pressure H < 150 bar
· Hose reel systems: Handheld hose to put out fire
· Fire hydrants: Provided in most urban areas with municipal water service to enable firefighters to tap into the water supply to assist in extinguishing a fire.
· Foam systems: Systems where foam detergents added to water is used to extinguish fire
· Gas systems: Systems using inert gasses like Halon, carbon-dioxide etc.
· Chemicals: Dry systems using sodium - , potassium bicarbonate, ammonium phosphate etc. and wet systems using various proprietary chemical compositions.
The building owner will decide the standard to be used in collaboration with his insurance company and local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) and the consulting engineer will select the system-type accordingly, depending on building type (production, storage, office- or resident buildings etc.) hazard class, the potential physical damages the extinguishing media may cause.


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Jim expands on lesson 2 and teaches several different picking patterns. He also covers the basics of muting.
Taught by Jim Deeming in Fingerstyle Guitar seriesLength: 14:23Difficulty: 2.0 of 5
I'm working through Phase 1 having just reached lesson 14. Playing an F barre cord slowed me down a bit. I started Phase 2 a few days ago. I found myself smiling through this lesson 3. LOVE IT! I started JamPlay early August with my new Cordoba classical guitar. (I played a bit of classical 30 years ago.)
rimsba1 hi Jim, this is fifteen days with you and jam play and loving every second of your presentations. My thumb is almost ready to go down town by it self. Cheers for now
I'm finding it helpful to say something like "yes"/"no" as I play - "yes" for the pinches and "no" for the single bass notes.... so for the second and third beat ones - it would be "no" "yes" "yes" "no" Enjoying these lessons. Thanks, Jim.
Hey i have a doubt.... For a fingerstyle - percussion... Which will b the right choice... Looking around 700-800 USD.... Let me know asap
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Being able to read music and tab < I find the supplemental material invaluable. Tnx
fun lesson
I don't like thumb picks. I prefer to just use my thumb.
Is it necessary to play all the exercises with the chord changes at the fast speed before moving to the next lesson?
You should be able to at least play them smoothly at a slow tempo.
This is my first day at Jamplay and I ejoyed so much the class, is taught in a very easy way but requires a lot of practice. God bless you Jim.
Thanks for this. AS someone who is fed up with Travis Picking, this gives me something to play with.
Been looking for a lefty thumb pick (yes...there is a difference) with no luck...the big stores laugh when you say lefty. Anyone else stuck in the wrong hand world? Any ideas?
I dont understand what bass strings you are picking because you didnt say the name of the strings every time, and every time it looks like you are picking different strings. If some body could type the sequence and order of the first excersize here that would help!
Chava,,,,, the rhythm patterns are available to view or print in the "SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT"
Hi Jim and fellow students,I've been playing guitar for a while now and I never used a thumbpick.I can play most of the exercises without a thumb pick. I have a Dunlop thumb pick and I find it way to long.Do they make shorter picks or can a thumb pick be filed down and what is the best way to do that? Paul
I know Jim uses a fred kelly slick pick, which are great. they are shorter and just so much better to play with.
you can just trim it down with some scissors. i know a chap that did that and it worked.
Another great lesson but am really struggling with the thumb pick, when i do the pinch im either making the d string sound too loud or if i lighten up on the d then my other fingers lighten up too to the point the g string makes no sound. Guess this is gonna take some practice.
Hi dannyw7982.I had the same problems but believe me it will come to you suddently,just keep on practice and use your ears.Jamplay and mostly Jim motivate me so mutch that i pick up my guitar every time i`ve got a minute free and i can feel and hear that i am getting better,it`s a great feeling.The way Jim plays is fantastic and if i could just play a little like that i would be more than happy.Dannyw7982 this is hard work but if you think i`ts fun practice you will learn.Jim says that you should have fu during practice,very important i think.When i practice some of this hard stuff i do it 10-15 minutes and then i play something else or put away my guitar for a while,that works for me.To you Jim thank you for teaching so well and i have to buy your first fruits cd.Forgive my english,best regards from Denmark
how much does your thumbpick go out from your thumb? cause the longer that is the higher you have to have the thumb so do you recomend some lenght or is it the same legth on all picks?
Its to hard :D What is 1-4-5?
I'm wondering this: in the end when I finally get my thumb to seperate from my fingers (if it ever happens) will I ALWAYS have to "learn" a song as to where the notes are with in the chords I'm playing or will that come naturally. For instance, one doesn't have to "learn" a song to strum it (you know, if you know the melody of it) so I wonder will I have to always learn a song as I said in fingerstyle?--Capo
Maybe this will help some folks. Find some folk songs in 1-4-5 and play them with these patterns. It's more interesting, it feels more like you're playing music, and if you have someone around who'll sing, it's a great way to practice. I've been playing Folsom Prison Blues to practice the syncopated pinch, Me and Bobbie McGee to practice the 1-4 pinch, and some others, too.
This lesson completly screws you up as it the total opposite of the last lesson, "throw the thumb a curve ball" your not kidding, but we love Jims lessons and the hard graft that goes with them as i've played guiatr before and i realise it takes hard work to get where you wanna go, rock on Jim..
Keep working! It gets easier. Muting is still tough for me, though.
Jim loves to watch us writhe in pain as our thumbs swell up, blister and fall off :)
This is fun stuff! Excellent lesson and it's time for practice! Still trying to get used to the whole thumb pick thing...
oh oh it's back to no substitute for slow practice and the metronome is your friend thanks jim i gotta work on this
I have been assuming that your tab is one measure long. But it make some sense it is actually two measure long. Is this correct/ It would help if you marked the measures on the tab. thanks
Great to see Jim getting into some gooood stuff! The chord exersizes were good but now it's starting to sound like something. Go Jim!
Fingerstyle guitar allows you to play the bass, harmony, and melody of a song all within the context of a single guitar part.
Lesson 1
This lesson serves as an introduction for Fingerstyle Guitar with Jim Deeming. Come on in and get started!Length: 24:32 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
Lesson 2
Jim demonstrates a basic fingerstyle exercise that you can use with any of the chords you know.Length: 16:05 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Lesson 3
Jim expands on lesson 2 and teaches several different picking patterns. He also covers the basics of muting.Length: 14:23 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 4
Jim Deeming explains how to integrate basic syncopation into your rhythm playing.Length: 17:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 5
This lesson is all about picking melody notes. Fingerstyle guitar really gets interesting when you combine bass, harmony, and melody.Length: 33:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 6
Jim Deeming teaches a fingerstyle version of the classic Civil War era song "Aura Lee."Length: 43:23 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 7
Jim explains key components of Chet Atkins' guitar style.Length: 18:12 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 8
Jim Deeming teaches a fingerstyle arrangement of "Bicycle Built for Two." He uses this piece as an example of 3/4 or waltz timing.Length: 37:34 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 9
Jim Deeming teaches a fingerstyle arrangement of "Yankee Doodle" and "Dixie." Both songs are played simultaneously!Length: 30:03 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 10
Jim Deeming teaches the basics of open G tuning. He also teaches a song entitled "Spanish Fandango" to show how the tuning can be used.Length: 39:58 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 11
Jim Deeming introduces a playing style called "Carter Family Style." The technique is also referred to as "Frailing" or "Clawhammer" style.Length: 13:07 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 12
Jim Deeming teaches the many wonders of DADGAD tuning.Length: 32:25 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 13
Jim Deeming tackles the topic of thumb independence.Length: 31:51 Difficulty: 1.5 FREE
Lesson 14
Jim Deeming teaches a more advanced version of the aptly named "JamPlay Song."Length: 7:24 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 15
Jim Deeming teaches a fingerstyle version of the classic song "The Wayfaring Stranger."Length: 31:27 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 16
Jim Deeming answers one of the most common fingerstyle questions, "which thumbpick should I use?"Length: 13:03 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
Lesson 17
Jim Deeming presents his thoughts on how to properly grow and groom your fingernails.Length: 7:07 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
Lesson 18
Jim Deeming teaches a fingerstyle arrangement of "The Entertainer," a classic piano song ported over to the guitar.Length: 20:40 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 19
Jim Deeming teaches the skills necessary to transform any song into a solo fingerstyle masterpiece.Length: 37:04 Difficulty: 4.0 Members Only
Lesson 20
Jim talks more about arranging fingerstyle songs. This time around he discusses harmonization and chord inversions.Length: 13:35 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 21
Jim Deeming demonstrates alternate ways to play the CAGED chords that can be very useful when playing melody and accompaniment simultaneously.Length: 30:38 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Lesson 22
In this lesson Jim Deeming talks about a simple way to add harmony notes to the melody section of fingerstyle songs. This technique is quite simple and can add a whole new dimension to your playing.Length: 5:51 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Jim Deeming got his first guitar when he was only six years old. His Dad was taking fingerpicking lessons, and Jim wanted to be just like him. The Mel Bay books didn't last very long before he strapped on a thumb pick and added the Chet part to Red River Valley so it sounded better.
Most of Jim's early learning was by ear. With unlimited access to his Dad's collection of Chet Atkins albums, he spent countless hours decoding his favorite songs. They were never "right" until they sounded just like Chet. Around the age of 12, Jim heard Jerry Reed for the first time and just knew he had to be able to make that "Alabama Wild Man" sound. The styles of Chet & Jerry always have been a big influence on his playing.
More recently he has pursued arrangements by Tommy Emmanuel and Doyle Dykes, in addition to creating some of his own and writing originals.
Jim has performed in front of a variety of audiences, including concerts, competitions, weddings and the like, but playing at church has always been a mainstay. Whether playing in worship bands or guitar solos, gospel music is deep in his roots and is also the driving theme behind his debut CD release, titled "First Fruits".
Jim has been playing for about 38 years. He also has taught private lessons in the past but believes JamPlay.com is an exciting and better venue with many advantages over the traditional method of weekly 30 minute sessions.
Jim lives in Berthoud, Colorado with his wife, Linda, and their four children. Although he still has a "day job", he is actively performing and is already back in the studio working on the next CD. If you wonder how he finds time, look no further than the back seat of his truck where he keeps a "travel guitar" to take advantage of any practice or song-writing opportunities he can get.
The opening song you hear in Jim's introductory JamPlay video is called, "A Pick In My Pocket". It's an original tune, written in memory of Jim's father who told him early on he should always keep a pick in his pocket in case he ever met Chet Atkins and got the chance to play for him. That song is slated to be the title track for his next CD, which will feature several more originals plus some of his favorite covers of Chet and Jerry arrangements.
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Monday 8 April | 1:30pm
Dr Chris Jansen
Chris is a senior consultant with Leadership Lab where he works alongside organisations in the education, health, social services and community sectors in a range of projects. These include design and delivery of leadership development programmes, change management initiatives, organisational capability and strategic planning.
In particular Chris is involved with the Grow Waitaha programme where 150 schools across Greater Christchurch have partnered with Ministry of Education, Ngāi Tahu, and 4 providers over the last 4 years to explore future focussed pedagogy including student agency, collaborative teaching, flexible learning spaces, cultural narratives, authentic curriculum and diverse partnerships. www.growwaitaha.co.nz This process includes individual coaching and mentoring of school leaders, facilitation of collaboration between schools to share innovation, and the curation of successful case studies to benefit the wider public sector.
Chris is a Senior Fellow at the University of Canterbury, where he teaches and supervises leaders studying in the Masters of Business Management and Post Graduate Diploma of Strategic Leadership. Over the past 20 years Chris has been involved in a range of leadership roles which include Learning Community Director at Linwood College in 2012, Head of Physical Education at Mangere College in Manukau, Auckland, counsellor at Aranui High School, Department of Child, Youth and Families "AIKI" programme working with adolescent offenders and their families, and in substance abuse treatment programmes in Atlanta, Georgia and Hong Kong.
Chris is particularly passionate about the wellbeing of Maori and Pasifika young people and their whanau/communities. Chris has been involved in NGO community development and social service sector for many years, both locally though Te Ora Hou Otautahi (an indigenous youth development organisation where Chris is currently Board chairperson) and also in the Pacific (Ola Four development project).
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