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Arsene Wenger's English is certainly improving
It'll be all F-this and C-that from now on…
It's been a long time coming, but you could feel the swell of pride stretching from North London yesterday afternoon, as Arsene Wenger finally let rip with some wonderful, long-awaited, effing and jeffing during a routine press conference.
Usually such a studied, calculated gentleman, the Arsenal boss reacted to an enquiry about Theo Walcott's chances of making it into Capello's World Cup squad, with this poetic retort:
"For fuck's sake the World Cup is in June. Is he on holiday until June 11? You cannot be serious."
It was a beautiful moment.
Arsenal, of course, will be playing host to Standard Liege this evening, with a win or a draw enough to put them through to the knockout stages of the Champions League. Fact fans might be pleased to know that in their three previous encounters Arsenal have scored thirteen goals, to Standard's two.
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Sept. 29, 2006
SOUTH BEND, Ind. --The Santa Clara men's and women's cross country team spent the afternoon at the Notre Dame Golf Course for the Notre Dame Invitational, and behind spectacular performances by Shannon Bell, Anne Murphy-Hagan, Lauren Swigart and Anna Wheatley, the women placed 7th out of a field of 24 teams. On the men's side, junior Mike Delaurenti set the pace as the only Bronco to come in under 26 minutes as the men took 16th place out of a field of 25 teams.
Almost all of the Broncos who had participated in the Notre Dame Invitational in 2005 improved upon their times in 2006. Shannon Bell sliced 12 seconds off her time, while Mike Delaurenti came in almost a minute faster. Chris Gumbs took 28 seconds off his 2005 performance and Chris Furnari was over two minutes faster than in 2005.
In addition, out of the seven Santa Clara women who ran Friday, four of them posted their fastest times so far this season as the women's team muscled their way to a 7th place finish. And for the third time this year, Shannon Bell was followed by a very strong supporting cast, with freshman Anne Murphy-Hagan and Lauren Swigart crossing the finish line only ten places behind. Lauren Swigart continues to race at a very high level, finishing right behind Murphy-Hagan in 17th place, and sophomore Anna Wheatley closed a huge gap from her last race to finish at 18:56 in 40th place.
For the men's team, junior Mike Delaurenti was the first Bronco to cross the finish line, and was the only one to come in under 26 minutes. Chris Gumbs came in at 26:13 as the pair reversed their finishing order for the first time this year after Gumbs led the team in the previous two races. As for the rest of the men, they filled in the scoresheet in almost the exact same order as in their last race at the Sundodger Invitational, with junior A.J Blumel, and freshmen Alex Harkins and Steven Koch rounding out the Broncos top-5.
And the Broncos aren't done yet. Saturday, those who did not travel to Notre Dame will be at the Stanford Invitational. The Broncos will be participating in four of the five collegiate races, with the first one getting underway at 4:15 p.m.
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41st | Delaurenti, Michael | 25:51 | 6th | Bell, Shannon | 18:04 | |
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93rd | Blumel, A.J. | 26:28 | 17th | Swigart, Lauren | 18:33 | |
96th | Harkins, Alex | 26:29 | 40th | Wheatley, Anna | 18:56 | |
102nd | Koch, Stephen | 26:33 | 97th | Marimpietri, Blossom | 19:37 | |
124th | Furnari, Chris | 26:52 | 100th | Porter, Whitney | 19:39 | |
135th | Dipre, Tony | 26:59 | 143rd | Fitch, Gillian | 20:36 | |
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Even in countries where poverty is widespread and the economy is weak, people still buy flowers. Our fascination with flowers goes back as far as history can take us.
The sight of a flower shop or street stall brimming with color can lift our spirits. The sight and scent of a bouquet on a hall table is a special welcome when the front door opens to a visitor. Scientific studies have confirmed that adding flowers and plants to a dreary, sterile environment such as an office, business, nursing home, school or hospital has a measurable positive outcome in improved mental and physical health, energy and even mortality.


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Something I thought you guys might be interested in hearing. By federal order, every nuclear power plant in America has restricted airspace for 10 miles around the plant. Except Arkansas Nuclear One in Russellville, about 70 miles NW of Little Rock. Why, you ask? There is no answer. Our local paper covered it all today and confirmed that out of 86 sensitive sites, the Russellville plant was the only one not restricted. The only answer given by government people, was "We don't know why".
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I'm still working on Keri Smith's Wreck This Journal. I got a little bit done this week, including finishing one page I had marked "a work in progress". Yay!
Anyway, here's my update for week 9 of my journal wrecking adventure:
Fill This Page with Circles: I think I added enough to this one to call it done. If I come across something in my travels that will be perfect for this page, I might add to it.
Doodle Over Top of the Instructions: When I was 5 or 6, I had pneumonia and had to be hospitalized. While there, I made a friend named Ruby. I can't remember much about her except that we had tons of fun colouring in our books. Somehow we ended up making little circles (like jelly beans?) on all of the pages after we coloured the pictures. I believe it was her idea; I thought she was a genius. Anyway, I don't know what happened to Ruby, but I still have some fond memories of her. So, if your name is Ruby and you were hospitalized at the Misericordia in Winnipeg in the early 70s, this page is for you.
Doodle Over Top of the Cover: Somehow one of those companies that send out mass mailings got the idea that I had children. So every once in awhile, they send me (and everyone else on the list) a sheet of stickers with the promotional material. Up until now, I didn't know what to do with them. I only put a few on the back staying away from the "to:", "from:" and stamp areas in case I decide that I really want to follow the instructions on the back (Tape This Journal Closed. Mail it to Yourself. ) I'm not sure I trust Canada Post that much. We'll see. A work in progress.
Sleep with the Journal: Describe the Experience Here: I enclosed the journal in a Ziploc bag to protect it (and us) during the night. I figured the safest place was under my pillow. Unfortunately, I had a terrible sleep worrying about house renovations. While I couldn't really feel the journal under the pillows, I think knowing it was there added to my sleeplessness. I hope I have better luck when I try the Bring This Book into the Shower with You page. I haven't yet described the experience in the journal. I'm going to print off this picture and perhaps add a few other "sleepy" type things to the page. A work in progress.
Links to other updates: The Beginning, Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI. Part VII, Part VIII.
Shann from Illusion-Esk also has been wrecking her journal. Here's her latest update.
See you next Sunday for another update.
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The Good
- Simon Johnson examines a 10/15 speech by NY Fed President William Dudley in which he made an "unexpectedly forceful" case for reform of TBTF banks. Bloomberg, 11/26/12
The Bad
- Treasury Secretary Geithner exempts Foreign exchange and foreign currency swaps from Dodd-Frank restrictions, Economic Policy Journal, 11/18/12
- Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance, Mary J. Miller, is reportedly on the shortlist for SEC Chairman. Miller's three decades of experience in fund management make her an unlikely advocate for stronger oversight of her own industry. New York Times 11/22/12
The Ugly
- Matt Taibbi covers a "lurid sex-and-corruption lawsuit" by a former SEC investigator against the agency. This is only the complaint, but it makes for some ugly reading. Rolling Stone, 11/19/12
- The divergence between the fortunes of Wall Street and mortgage borrowers is only getting worse, as "the biggest lenders are doing better than ever while those with the least, many of them black borrowers, are struggling the most." Bloomberg, 11/19/12
- A powerful corporate CEO lobbying group, Fix the Debt, is using the fiscal cliff negotiations to lobby for massive corporate tax benefits in exchange for big business CEO support for entitlement cuts. Huffington Post 11/25/12


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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly resort with full-service spa and free breakfast
This family-friendly Pushkar resort is located in the historical district, within 1 mi (2 km) of Atmeshwar Temple and Pushkar Lake. Pap Mochani Temple and Aptaeshwar Temple are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Resort Features
A full-service spa, a restaurant, and an outdoor pool are available at this resort. Free buffet breakfast and free valet parking are also provided. Additionally, a 24-hour fitness center, a bar/lounge, and a swim-up bar are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 62 individually furnished rooms feature WiFi and 24-hour room service. Conveniences include refrigerators and coffee makers, and guests will appreciate thoughtful touches like bathrobes and slippers.
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, Ananta Spa and Resorts features an outdoor pool and a sauna. The resort offers a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include a swim-up bar and a bar/lounge. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. High-speed wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.
Business amenities at this 5-star property consist of a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. 3 meeting rooms are available. This luxury resort also offers a children's pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and spa services. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a train station pick-up service. Complimentary self parking and valet parking are available on site.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Total number of rooms - 62
- Number of floors - 2
- Bar/lounge
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Hair salon
- Tours/ticket assistance
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Free valet parking
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Year Built 2011
- 24-hour business center
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- Free self parking
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
- Children's pool
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- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
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- Arcade/game room
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( INR 618 per 24-hour period )
Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge)
Free self parking, Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- Shower only
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Satellite TV service
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Individually furnished
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Oasis - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a 24-hour fitness center.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, fitness facility, or spa tub without adult supervision.
Spa Services
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the resort's full-service spa. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. The spa is equipped with hot springs/mineral springs and a sauna. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, and hydrotherapy.
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- Body scrubs
- Body wraps
- Facial treatments
- Hot springs/mineral springs in spa
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Manicures and pedicures
- Massages
- Sauna in spa
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 8 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for INR 1900 per night.
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No cribs (infant beds) available
No pets or service animals allowed
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: INR 7500.00
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: INR 5000.00 (from 8 to 12 years old)
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: INR 618 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Airport shuttle fee: INR 6000 per vehicle (roundtrip)
- Rollaway bed fee: INR 1900 per night
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Children 8 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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First job: At age 11, I began mowing lawns in the neighborhood.
Dream job: No Question. I LOVE MY JOB.
My favorite thing about being a real estate professional is: People -- it's a great feeling to help someone buy or sell their home. But also the people I work with, at DiSalle and throughout the Toledo Board of Realtors.
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Because I can't reblog entire half hours of Norm MacDonald talking about sports, here's the "Boom Goes the Dynamite" guy's web redemption on last night's episode of "Tosh.0." When you type it like that it reads like "tosh point oh point." Anyway, Gus Johnson makes a funny cameo and Tosh('s writers) get to rant at length about ESPN personalities. The best part of the entire video is the explanation of where "boom goes the dynamite" comes from, a very human, identifiable story about how happy it makes you when you destroy somebody with a green shell in Mario Kart.
This is the second sports-related Tosh this season, alongside last week's Manny Pacquiao appearance, so maybe he'll keep doing these and I'll have a reason other than LOLing at racism and misogyny to watch. Steve Bartman could use a web redemption, at least.


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By Tiernan Ray
Is serious competition coming to solar panel darlings First Solar (FSLR) and SunPower (SPWR)? The two's shares traded down today after a note from Friedman, Billings, Ramsey analyst Mehdi Hosseini stated that a customer of equipment maker Applied Materials (AMAT) was able to build a panel factory in three months' time using Applied's tools, according to the Associated Press, signalling that Applied could boost supply in the market, which could conceivably spell sharper competition for First Solar and SunPower. (As an astute reader pointed out, Hosseini last week downgraded First Solar on margin concerns.)
In a conversation I had with American Technology Research analyst John Hardy this evening, Hardy, who follows First Solar and SunPower, acknowledged that both stocks were responding to the Applied news, but says he sees no imminent threat.
"Applied's customers are attempting to make a similar thin film solution to First Solar's that is applicable to the same end market," he noted, "But First Solar is producing higher efficiencies than Applied on an R&D basis." By which he means First Solar's conversion rate is 10.5%, versus the "mid to high single digits" for the technology that Applied enables, he says. It's hard to know how to gauge the success of Applied's custoemrs, furthermore, before they start producing finished product, said Hardy.
Hardy went on, "First Solar has a pretty strong lead at this point. I don't think in the near to medium term there should be any impact to First Solar's fundamentals," from Applied's advances, he said. Ditto for SunPower. Hardy has "Buy" ratings on both stocks, and his 12-month price targets are $450 for First Solar, $164 for SunPower.
Shares of First Solar fell 5% to $265 today, and were up a fraction of a percent in after-hours trading. SunPower stock fell 3% to $82.52 and continued to decline fractionally in after hours. Applied Materials stock rose 3.4% to $19.56 today, and the shares continued to rise fractionally after the bell.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 4th Dec 2012 09:50 UTC
"For a seventh consecutive month, the Samsung Galaxy S III is the most popular smartphone in the United Kingdom. The data compiled by uSwitch is based on live searches, pre-orders, as well as postpaid sales. Curiously, Apple's current smartphone flagship is not even second. The iPhone 5 is outperformed by its predecessor, whose lower price and improved contract offers helped it remain appealing. The Samsung Galaxy S II completes the quartet at the top. The rest of the top ten smartphones is entirely an Android party. It includes the Google Nexus 4, who entered the rankings a solid fifth. The second half of the top ten includes the Samsung Galaxy Ace, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Sony Xperia U, HTC One X, as well as the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2." This is getting ridiculous, and it's not good for the market. For the love of Fiona, people, buy something that's not Android. I don't want to live in an Android-dominated smartphone world.
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Android is looking so dominant.
Oh and by the way the source of the main article comes from:
Key sentence in there:
"The South Korean phone-maker's flagship phone topped the tracker, which an aggregates clicks and sales from uSwitch and Omio partner sites"
It's a shame Samsung never reports any numbers in their earnings. Would be nice to see how accurate these "reports" are.
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Directly from Jerusalem, ancient biblical historically important bronze coin "Prutah of Pontius Pilate. (Minted the years close of Christs Crucifixion & Resurrection) The exact date of the event is not known for certain, but could have been in the year 17 of Pilate's coins or A.D 30
Coin Diameter: 1.3 cm Pontius Pilate, who governed for 10 years, minted two different types of "Prutot" coins. His role in history would have been relatively unknown it if were not for these coins and his part in the Crucifixion. Pontius Pilate is by far the best known of all administrators of his time. His existence, however, is not well documented by anything other than his coins. If it were not for his coins, and the biblical account of hisdelivery of Jesus to be crucified, he might well have gone unnoticed by historians. His approval by the Jews must have been tarnished by his lack of understanding or concern for their custom of excluding forbidden symbols on their coins. Pilate issued only two types of coins during his ten-year term in office. The first bronze Prutah is dated year 16 (Of Tiberius Caesar) and was struck in AD 29. It has in its design three bound ears of barley on the obverse, and the Roman sacrificial simpulum, or libation ladle, on the reverse. His second type of Prutah shows an augur's wand, or lituus, on the obverse surrounded by Tiberius Caesar's name. The reverse has a date rendered in customary Greek letters indicating the year of Tiberius Caesar's reign. LIZ=17, and LIH=18. All of these are of special interest to collectors because Pilate issued then close to the year of Crucifixion. Found in Jerusalem, Israel ALL ITEMS THAT WE OFFER FOR SALE COME WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY |


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HotSchedules was founded in Austin, Texas in the late 90's by Ray Pawlikowski and David Cantu – restaurateurs who had a vision for how to help restaurants work smarter through the use of technology. They decided to tackle one problem in particular: old-school scheduling practices. When one of them was asked to build a Website for a college project, he saw an opportunity to put an end to the persistent paper-schedules and back-and-forth phone calls. He developed a site that let employees log-on and view their schedule from their computers. It was a huge hit and a company was born.
Today, HotSchedules provides the most loved, followed and used employee scheduling and labor management solution in the restaurant industry. Over the years, we've proudly earned the trust of more than 1.2 million managers, owners, operators, servers, line cooks, bussers and bartenders. Our employee scheduling software is used by companies of all shapes and sizes, from huge franchise operations down to independent mom and pops and pretty much everyone in between.
But the leadership team recognized that the picture wasn't complete. After all, there's a lot more to successfully running a restaurant than managing labor. So, when the opportunity to partner with other industry-leading companies, including Macromatix (now known as HotSchedules Enterprise Back Office), Schoox (HotSchedules Train) and The Manager's Red Book (shift and task management) came up – it was a no-brainer.
For a short while, we called ourselves Red Book Connect (and if you heard of it, well, yay! Some of that expensive marketing paid off!), but it wasn't long before we realized that the name most people recognized and had come to love was HotSchedules.
In 2015, we decided to go back to the HotSchedules namesake. We also decided to strengthen our portfolio with two game-changing products: HotSchedules Recruit, the hottest referral-based recruiting tool in the restaurant industry, and the HotSchedules IoT Platform, which integrates all of your disparate data sources so you can use it to improve your business. The first two apps developed on the Platform, HotSchedules Inventory and HotSchedules Reveal, are now also part of the portfolio.
In a lot of ways, this year feels like we're just getting started. What was once a small Austin office filled with people working in their gym clothes is now a global family working hard (sometimes still in their sweats) to make our products amazing for everyone.
One thing is for sure, we're looking forward to what the next decade has in store and in continuing to deliver on our mission, our purpose and our values.
Our Mission
We empower service-based organizations to master their operations, engage their teams and recapture work-life balance.
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To provide the most trusted platform for empowering people and increasing their effectiveness as they serve others
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Hospitality – We go beyond the expected to provide unparalleled experiences and help our customers do the same.
Empathy – We started in a restaurant. Service of others – both externally and internally – is in our blood.
Innovation – We never give up seeking creative ways to solve tough problems.
Community – We believe in the power of the communities we create and serve, our community of team members and in giving back to the communities we live in.
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Accountability – We do what we say we're going to do. If something happens to prevent that, we determine the new course and communicate quickly.
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John is the executive chairman of HotSchedules. He was previously the chairman and CEO of Burger King Corporation where he served as president and CFO…
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Kevin Costello served as president of Ariba, a cloud-based software and consulting services company that helps companies to buy, sell and manage their cash…
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text: What did movies start as?Short, almost pointless means of entertainment that were being produced simply because the technology to do so had become readily available.And what did video games start as?Short, almost pointless, yada yada yada.Yet, as anything that hopes to survive, movies evolved, and the video games? Yeah, they're doing their thing, checking out big brother and taking cues as to where to step and go.Trembling as it went, films lengthened and expanded to focus on more than the perseverant yet pratfalling cowboys and eventually became Midnight Cowboys, just one work that tried to show more depth and sympathy towards characters and ideas, an example of art formed that, honestly just had to do with the fact I wrote the word cowboys right before it, yet it is still an example, although dated, of something even controversial in films being respected as art.As the movies continued to be popular in the day of only movies, (books? What are those things?) those kids that saw the older movies, could make movies of their own, creating something new with the possibility of it being richer and deeper because there were methods used they could copy and modify, and ideas that they could partake of and add to. A kid that saw Taxi Driver in the seventies could go on to create Pulp Fiction in the 90's. (Well, that particular kid has seen probably more movies than any other kid, but he could still take the sense of lingering violence that was present in that particular movie.)It's pretty easy to see why even film critics, people that judge the merits of films (for the purpose of bringing in or sending away potential spenders) would think that games are nowhere near art though. What are they for generally? To have fun with, most of the time they're not concerned with expanding minds or spreading any kind of new views or ideas. And seemingly incapable to look past that, many will say that games are masturbatory means of grandly living in the fantasies that plague humanity. This same thing can be said about many movies today that continue to rest upon the fact that people will probably be interested in seeing people shooting sh-t and getting hit, because it's safe for the viewers able to live in fantasy, and safe for the producers hoping to get back their money. Not that there aren't the games that just live out pointless fantasy, some of which that are directly involved with Hollywood, but, that's just one aspect of what games can be.The critical film critics don't even seem to give a chance to a budding medium, even if they're willing to give a chance to one that has already grown up, but an example of big brother protecting the younger gaming world (in a roundabout way) is the popular and talented filmmakers that are looking to the future and trying to think of ways of making their movies more interactive and inclusive.Well, that's kind of what games are, or can be if they just get time to grow before people are saying they stink, and they're no good, and they'll never be any good.It's not entirely impossible that games can basically be the movies that went before them though.As an example of similarities, horror movies are in some cases indistinguishable to horror games, neither tend to get much respect as art anyway, both can thrill (even if they don't commonly), but in a thing like horror, being a part of the story is a big deal. Stephen King knew this and thus would spend time letting the audience get to know, maybe like, but more importantly, relate with the characters, at the least on a human level. But straight up and away, horror games are already on that plain, because it's the player playing the game, they don't need to relate with anyone else, they are the character that's in the peril of the seven fingered splotchy skin guy that walks with a limp and talks with a limp whose master plan is to give you damn nasty paper cuts. (I sure hope that idea gets made some time.)In this particular kind of creative product, I can see how the game could effectively replace the movie in the nearish future. The same fears that guide the movies can help guide, and even be further utilized in frightening participants into hiding their shame as they do their laundry quickly.But could it be possible for things outside of pleasure/pain level id kind of stuff? Well, yeah probably..As time goes and players get used to certain aspects of games, they demand that they be reworked and retooled and improved upon, making it more fun to play. The game play and graphics gets more complicated to compensate for the level of exposure gamers have had to it before. And the same could be said for everything else, people were exposed to lords and lads saving the world, but then they wanted something better. They wanted something like the Great Train Robbery came, something that takes all these ideas of filmmaking and shoved them into a narrative that's not all that bad.And now that there's games like Bioshock (I get ten points for bringing the game up) that got all that press for having a detailed kind of in game existence, a kind of narrative that wasn't reliant on its quickly shot through plot, but in things that are put in that make things more complicated for the player, whether it be morally, intellectually, or even just narrative wise. (Ken Levine even likes to play video games other than his own too, perhaps being influenced, shocking.)Whether it deserved all that sycophantic praise doesn't matter, but the fact that it did means that it's either going to get ripped off a whole lot, or other developers are going to try and make even games as simplistic and generally stupid as First Person Shooters, and make them something more than that. And it has the potential to continue to the point, as films have, that they can be considered art when they're artistic, or just fluff when they're flufftastic without having the whole medium shat upon.Yet, even the games that get considered innovative now are mostly taking those seemingly novel ideas from other sources, but since you can also blow up heads at the same time as experience those ideas, they've created something entirely new. That could be considered bad, as if gamers aren't interested in thinking new thoughts, but in a way, it's also doing exactly what new artistic movies are doing to old, expanding upon the creative thoughts of those that have gone before.Things grow and change as long as people are willing to let it. And so can it be as ideas and methods are built up and bettered brick by digital or metaphysical/metaphorical brick.To think about it though, even the word I've been using throughout is something that expands the definition of that which we do, game. We're gamers, players, people that practically fondle ourselves at the thought of gyrating joysticks. But really, that's what they are to the world. It's hardly ever considered by anyone as some title as interactive media, it's just a game, a playful pass time. We can't quite be called an audience, rapt up in having the creators show us what they want to, but perhaps we're simply experiencers (that's not a word, don't check) people that take what the creators show and put in our own selves in the mix. If people that experience interactive media want to change and evolve, or simply remain LuvesToMonkeyFiggle73, then games have to become something more to them rather than just lauding the eventual random game that has merit and then going back to racing go karts off the sand dunes of Wizzlebooza and exploding into the midgets that inhabit the land just to smile at it, we have to expect it more often and recognize the fact that the artistic games are more than the fluff of the others. (Since trying to make art all the time is polarizing and pointless, as it is with films.) Since even the gamers themselves call themselves as such, so shall they be perceived.And really, what determines how something is viewed, be it good or bad?Perception.And that changes each and every day as the world, including I and everyone reading this, continues to alter each definition of itself. After things like Columbine, anything that was perceived as violent and in the reach of youngsters (which is everything) was viewed by many as very bad and dangerous, whether it was in games, films, or music. (Even though it was a highly paranoid and unrealistic view.)And after it was apparent that there was something more to the moving image fad, then it eventually became art.Right now games are considered that practice in inane pointlessness that movies about bearded ladies riding on elephants once were. (Even though that is pretty fun in its own merits.) Perhaps, there can be something that changes the world to view itself as a place where games, or interactive media, are more than something innocuously or dangerously pointless.And from there, we can always hope that maybe some day, even something as seemingly foolish as a game about pratfalling gold diggers can grow up and turn into pure artistic gold. For, who's to say there can never be a Citizen Kane of games? (And I sincerely don't mean a direct movie to game adaptation… although that would be interesting. You could kill zombies with your childhood sled!)


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In a desperate bid to save her husband, Elizabeth bundles her infants and sets out through the snowy wilderness and across treacherous waterways on the dangerous trek to Canada. But she soon discovers that freeing her husband will take every ounce of her courage and inventiveness - and will threaten her with the loss of what she loves most: her children.
Torn apart, the Bonners must embark on yet another perilous voyage, this time all the way across the ocean to the heart of Scotland, where a destiny they could never have imagined awaits them....
©2009 Sara Donati; (P)2009 Random House
"Diana Galbeldon fill in"
Probably not, the story is not that complex. The story is forced in some areas.
"Nothing Like Book 1"
Once the ship disappeared (I don't want to spoil the plot by more details) I had to quit the book. It was exhausting following one unbelievable twist after another. Nothing like the Wilderness of the first book in the series, and impossible to keep up with all the royalty, soldiers, French vs. English etc.
On a petty note, I wonder if anyone besides me was annoyed by the constant references to "he/she raised one eyebrow." After endless such comments in Book 1, I started counting them in this book. There were 13 through Chapter 14, when I quit listening. I don't know anyone who can raise one brow, though I'm sure some can. But really...
I would have rated the performance higher if I could have understood what was being said when the narrator uses her Scottish accent.
This is my wonderful sons account that he has allowed me to have. Due to a neuromuscular disorder, reading is difficult. So thankful 4 this.
"Great great great"
I read reviews about people not liking the second book as much as the first, but they never take into account that the first book is new, is an unknown story line, unknown characters etc. You have to go into the second book with that awareness. I really loved that this book picked up right where the last book left off. I loved the real emotions I felt when reading this. Genuine anger, happiness and one moment of utter shock and heartbreak. I love when I can feel the book and this one, like the last, gave me that.
I love all the characters, but who's favorite ISN'T Robbie!? He's just that lovable guy that is always there and cares way more for others than himself.
Definitely worth the read. I'm alternating between this series and "The Tea Rose" series (If you haven't read it, DO!!!) and I'm much anticipating returning to Elizabeth and Nathanial and family!!
"I enjoyed this series"
The Plot was great
the narration was great
took me a while to get into this series but could not put it down after i started
it's the best way to spend a working day, and i'm thankful my job is one where i can listen to books all day long.
"Enjoyed but not loved."
I enjoyed this book but it seemed to drag on and on, and it bothered me that some of the things that happened to these two just seemed ridiculous. Why can't they seem to stay out of trouble? lol However, I suppose if they did then we wouldn't have a book, would we? I'm not sure I'll listen to the remainder of the series because what more could happen to them?
"The Second Tale of the Bonners"
This is the second novel in the series of six "wilderness" novels written by the author. In order, for your reference: Into the Wilderness, Dawn on a Distant Shore, Lake in the Clouds, Fire Along the Sky, Queen of Swords, and The Endless Forest.
These novels should be read in order although each is self-contained. They do, however, refer to previous novels and its most helpful to read them in order. I strongly suggest you read them in order as that will definitely enhance your interest. It's also easier to keep track of the many characters in each novel if this is done.
All of these novels are quite lengthy, hence the cost of two credits. They're worth it. All contain highly original and fascinating stories about the Bonner family, set in rural New York during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Set on the edge of the wilderness they represent a fascinating story of the history of that period although I wouldn't limit their impact by merely thinking of them as historical novels. They should be considered literature of the highest kind.
I read all of the stories in hard copy form then purchased each of the six in unabridged form from audible.com. Long gone junkies of this series will read and listen to them again and again. I had some trouble with my iPod in listening to them and was careful to manually start or restart each of the three parts of this and the other novels at Chapter 1 of each Part. If you don't do this the audible.com recording will sometimes drop the first paragraph or two when each new part is played. This is not true simply of this series. Be careful when listening to all novels that have two or more parts. This novel has three parts of approximately 8 hours each.
I've listened to more than 200 audible.com books, primarily classic literature as that's my background. This series represents one of the best I've found in a lifetime of reading. Highly recommended. Definitely five stars.
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"You can't wait to see what happens next!"
As gold a family drama as I have ever read. If girls could read well written historical fiction that has been well researched they would love history.
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I loved it. Great characters, story, struggles, images. perfect. sometimes the narrator's accents were unsatisfying, but all and all a solid performance
I have a rather eclectic love of books. I know what I like and I tend not to be a severe critic. If I enjoyed it, it gets 4 or 5 stars.
When I figured out where this book was going, I was kind of put off. However, I was wrong - it turned out to be a wonderful story. It brings new characters into the series that are so beloved. I highly recommend this series to anyone who loves American History and anyone who enjoyed Outlander.


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Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
110g/4oz butter or margarine, softened at room temperature
110g/4oz caster sugar
2 free-range eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
110g/4oz self-raising flour
1-2 tbsp milk
for the buttercream icing
140g/5oz butter, softened
280g/10oz icing sugar
1-2 tbsp milk
a few drops food colouring
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale. Beat in the eggs a little at a time and stir in the vanilla extract.
Fold in the flour using a large metal spoon, adding a little milk until the mixture is of a dropping consistency. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases until they are half full.
Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until golden-brown on top and a skewer inserted into one of the cakes comes out clean. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the tin and cool on a wire rack.
For the buttercream icing, beat the butter in a large bowl until soft. Add half the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
Then add the remaining icing sugar with one tablespoon of the milk, adding more milk if necessary, until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Add the food colouring and mix until well combined.
Spoon the icing into a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe the icing using a spiralling motio onto the cup cakes in a large swirl
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Instrument flight rules
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Instrument flight rules (IFR) is one of two sets of regulations governing all aspects of civil aviation aircraft operations; the other is visual flight rules (VFR).
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Instrument Flying Handbook defines IFR as: "Rules and regulations established by the FAA to govern flight under conditions in which flight by outside visual reference is not safe. IFR flight depends upon flying by reference to instruments in the flight deck, and navigation is accomplished by reference to electronic signals."[1] It is also a term used by pilots and controllers to indicate the type of flight plan an aircraft is flying, such as an IFR or VFR flight plan.[2]
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Comparison to visual flight rules[edit]
To put instrument flight rules into context, a brief overview of visual flight rules (VFR) is necessary. It is possible and fairly straightforward, in relatively clear weather conditions, to fly a plane solely by reference to outside visual cues, such as the horizon to maintain orientation, nearby buildings and terrain features for navigation, and other aircraft to maintain "separation". This is known as operating the aircraft under VFR, and is the most common mode of operation for small craft. However, it is only safe to fly VFR when these outside references can be clearly seen from a sufficient distance; when flying through or above clouds, or in fog, rain, dust or similar low-level weather conditions, these references can be obscured. Thus, cloud ceiling and flight visibility are the most important variables for safe operations during all phases of flight.[3] The minimum weather conditions for ceiling and visibility for VFR flights are defined in FAR Part 91.155, and vary depending on the type of airspace in which the aircraft is operating, and on whether the flight is conducted during daytime or nighttime. However, typical daytime VFR minimums for most airspace is 3 statute miles of flight visibility and a distance from clouds of 500' below, 1,000' above, and 2,000' feet horizontally.[4] Flight conditions reported as equal to or greater than these VFR minimums are referred to as visual meteorological conditions (VMC).
Any aircraft operating under VFR must have the required equipment on board, as described in FAR Part 91.205[5] (which includes some instruments necessary for IFR flight). VFR pilots may use cockpit instruments as secondary aids to navigation and orientation, but are not required to; the view outside of the aircraft is the primary source for keeping the aircraft straight and level (orientation), flying to the intended destination (navigation), and not hitting anything (separation).[6]
Visual flight rules are generally simpler than instrument flight rules, and require significantly less training and practice. VFR provides a great degree of freedom, allowing pilots to go where they want, when they want, and allows them a much wider latitude in determining how they get there.[7] Pilots are not required to file a flight plan, do not have to communicate with ATC (unless flying within certain types of relatively busy airspace such as near airports or military bases), and are not limited to following predefined published routes or flight procedures. For these reasons, and because "visual meteorological conditions" in which VFR flight is allowed are typically calm, clear conditions in which a recreational pilot would want to fly a small propeller aircraft in the first place, many such pilots never pursue the training to obtain an "instrument rating" which allows IFR operation.[citation needed]
Instrument flight rules[edit]
When operation of an aircraft under VFR is not safe, because the visual cues outside the aircraft are obscured by weather or darkness, instrument flight rules must be used instead. IFR permits an aircraft to operate in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which is essentially any weather condition less than VMC but in which aircraft can still operate safely. Use of instrument flight rules are also required when flying in "Class A" airspace regardless of weather conditions. Class A airspace extends from 18,000 feet above mean sea level to flight level 600 (60,000 feet Pressure altitude) above the contiguous 48 United States and overlying the waters within 12 miles thereof.[8] Flight in Class A airspace requires pilots and aircraft to be instrument equipped and rated and to be operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). In many countries commercial airliners and their pilots must operate under IFR as the majority of flights enter Class A airspace; however, aircraft operating as commercial airliners must operate under IFR even if the flight plan does not take the craft into Class A airspace, such as with smaller regional flights.[9] Procedures and training are significantly more complex compared to VFR instruction, as a pilot must demonstrate competency in conducting an entire cross-country flight in IMC conditions, while controlling the aircraft solely by reference to instruments.
Instrument pilots must meticulously evaluate weather, create a very detailed flight plan based around specific instrument departure, en route, and arrival procedures, and dispatch the flight.[6][10]
Separation and clearance[edit]
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The distance by which an aircraft avoids obstacles or other aircraft is termed separation. The most important concept of IFR flying is that separation is maintained regardless of weather conditions. In controlled airspace, air traffic control (ATC) separates IFR aircraft from obstacles and other aircraft using a flight clearance based on route, time, distance, speed, and altitude. ATC monitors IFR flights on radar, or through aircraft position reports in areas where radar coverage is not available. Aircraft position reports are sent as voice radio transmissions. In the United States, a flight operating under IFR is required to provide position reports unless ATC advises a pilot that the plane is in radar contact. The pilot must resume position reports after ATC advises that radar contact has been lost, or that radar services are terminated.
IFR flights in controlled airspace require an ATC clearance for each part of the flight. A clearance always specifies a clearance limit, which is the farthest the aircraft can fly without a new clearance. In addition, a clearance typically provides a heading or route to follow, altitude, and communication parameters, such as frequencies and transponder codes.
In uncontrolled airspace, ATC clearances are unavailable. In some states a form of separation is provided to certain aircraft in uncontrolled airspace as far as is practical (often known under ICAO as an advisory service in class G airspace), but separation is not mandated nor widely provided.
Despite the protection offered by flight in controlled airspace under IFR, the ultimate responsibility for the safety of the aircraft rests with the pilot in command, who can refuse clearances.
It is essential to differentiate between flight plan type (VFR or IFR) and weather conditions (VMC or IMC). While current and forecast weather may be a factor in deciding which type of flight plan to file, weather conditions themselves do not affect one's filed flight plan. For example, an IFR flight that encounters visual meteorological conditions (VMC) en route does not automatically change to a VFR flight, and the flight must still follow all IFR procedures regardless of weather conditions. In the US, weather conditions are forecast broadly as VFR, MVFR (Marginal Visual Flight Rules), IFR, or LIFR (Low Instrument Flight Rules).[11]
The main purpose of IFR is the safe operation of aircraft in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The weather is considered to be MVFR or IMC when it does not meet the minimum requirements for visual meteorological conditions (VMC). To operate safely in IMC ("actual instrument conditions"), a pilot controls the aircraft relying on flight instruments and ATC provides separation.[12]
It is important not to confuse IFR with IMC. A significant amount of IFR flying is conducted in Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC). Anytime a flight is operating in VMC and in a volume of airspace in which VFR traffic can operate, the crew is responsible for seeing and avoiding VFR traffic; however, because the flight is conducted under Instrument Flight Rules, ATC still provides separation services from other IFR traffic, and can in many cases also advise the crew of the location of VFR traffic near the flight path.[citation needed]
Although dangerous and usually illegal, a certain amount of VFR flying is conducted in IMC. A scenario is a VFR pilot taking off in VMC conditions, but encountering deteriorating visibility while en route. "Continued VFR flight into IMC" can lead to spatial disorientation of the pilot which is the cause of a significant number of general aviation crashes. VFR flight into IMC is distinct from "VFR-on-top", an IFR procedure in which the aircraft operates in VMC using a hybrid of VFR and IFR rules, and "VFR over the top", a VFR procedure in which the aircraft takes off and lands in VMC but flies above an intervening area of IMC. Also possible in many countries is "Special VFR" flight, where an aircraft is explicitly granted permission to operate VFR within the controlled airspace of an airport in conditions technically less than VMC; the pilot asserts they have the necessary visibility to fly despite the weather, must stay in contact with ATC, and cannot leave controlled airspace while still below VMC minimums.[citation needed]
During flight under IFR, there are no visibility requirements, so flying through clouds (or other conditions where there is zero visibility outside the aircraft) is legal and safe. However, there are still minimum weather conditions that must be present in order for the aircraft to take off or to land; these vary according to the kind of operation, the type of navigation aids available, the location and height of terrain and obstructions in the vicinity of the airport, equipment on the aircraft, and the qualifications of the crew. For example, Reno-Tahoe International Airport (KRNO) in a mountainous region has significantly different instrument approaches for aircraft landing on the same runway surface, but from opposite directions. Aircraft approaching from the north must make visual contact with the airport at a higher altitude than when approaching from the south because of rapidly rising terrain south of the airport.[13] This higher altitude allows a flight crew to clear the obstacle if a landing is aborted. In general, each specific instrument approach specifies the minimum weather conditions to permit landing.
Although large airliners, and increasingly, smaller aircraft, carry their own terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS),[14] these are primarily backup systems providing a last layer of defense if a sequence of errors or omissions causes a dangerous situation.[14]
Because IFR flights often take place without visual reference to the ground, a means of navigation other than looking outside the window is required. A number of navigational aids are available to pilots, including ground-based systems such as DME/VORs and NDBs as well as the satellite-based GPS/GNSS system. Air traffic control may assist in navigation by assigning pilots specific headings ("radar vectors"). The majority of IFR navigation is given by ground- and satellite-based systems, while radar vectors are usually reserved by ATC for sequencing aircraft for a busy approach or transitioning aircraft from takeoff to cruise, among other things.[citation needed]
Autopilot allows automatic piloting.
Modern flight management systems have evolved to allow a crew to plan a flight as to route and altitude and to specific time of arrival at specific locations.[citation needed] This capability is used in several trial projects experimenting with four-dimensional approach clearances for commercial aircraft, with time as the fourth dimension.[citation needed] These clearances allow ATC to optimize the arrival of aircraft at major airports, which increases airport capacity and uses less fuel providing monetary and environmental benefits to airlines and the public.[citation needed]
Specific procedures allow IFR aircraft to transition safely through every stage of flight. These procedures specify how an IFR pilot should respond, even in the event of a complete radio failure, and loss of communications with ATC, including the expected aircraft course and altitude.[citation needed]
Departures are described in an IFR clearance issued by ATC prior to takeoff. The departure clearance may contain an assigned heading, one or more waypoints, and an initial altitude to fly. The clearance can also specify a departure procedure (DP) or standard instrument departure (SID) that should be followed unless "NO DP" is specified in the notes section of the filed flight plan.[citation needed]
Here is an example of an IFR clearance for a Cessna aircraft traveling from Palo Alto airport (KPAO) to Stockton airport (KSCK).
"Cessna 21756, cleared to Stockton Airport via turn right heading zero-six-zero within one mile of the airport. Radar vectors San Jose, then as filed. Maintain three thousand expect five thousand five minutes after departure. Departure frequency is one two one decimal three. Squawk four two six three." |
Detailed explanation:
- "Cessna 21756"
- Verifies that only this specific aircraft is cleared.
- "cleared to Stockton Airport"
- Clearance Limit: the farthest destination the aircraft is allowed to go under IFR (in most cases it is the destination airport).
- "via turn right heading zero-six-zero within one mile of the airport."
- The pilot is expected to execute the right turn to 060° magnetic heading without further ATC prompting within one mile of the departure airport.
- "Radar vectors San Jose"
- The departure controller will provide directional guidance to the San Jose VOR.
- "Then as filed."
- After arriving at the San Jose VOR, the pilot will likely resume navigation without ATC prompts along the airways and intersections that were filed in their flight plan.
- "Maintain three thousand ..."
- After takeoff, climb to an indicated altitude of 3000 feet above sea level.
- "... expect five thousand five minutes after departure."
- Your next altitude assignment is probably going to be 5000 feet above sea level. However, you must follow actual ATC altitude assignments throughout the flight. This portion of the clearance provides a backup if communications are lost, allowing you to proceed to climb and maintain 5000 feet.
- "Departure frequency is one two one decimal three."
- After you are airborne and the tower controller tells you to "contact departure", you are to contact the departure controller on this communication frequency.
- "Squawk four two six three."
- Program your transponder with beacon code 4263 so that ATC can positively identify you on radar.
The clearance scheme, used by ATC, can be easily remembered using the acronym
- Clearance Limit - Route - Altitudes - Frequencies - Transponder (Squawk)
En route flight is described by IFR charts showing navigation aids, fixes, and standard routes called airways. Aircraft with appropriate navigational equipment such as GPS, are also often cleared for a direct-to routing, where only the destination, or a few navigational waypoints are used to describe the route that the flight will follow. ATC will assign altitudes in its initial clearance or amendments thereto, and navigational charts indicate minimum safe altitudes for airways.[citation needed]
The approach portion of an IFR flight may begin with a standard terminal arrival route (STAR), describing common routes to fly to arrive at an initial approach fix (IAF) from which an instrument approach commences. An instrument approach terminates either by the pilot acquiring sufficient visual reference to proceed to the runway, or with a missed approach because the required visual reference is not seen in time.[citation needed]
To fly under IFR, a pilot must have an instrument rating and must be current (meet recency of experience requirements). In the United States, to file and fly under IFR, a pilot must be instrument-rated and, within the preceding six months, have flown six instrument approaches, as well as holding procedures and course interception and tracking with navaids. Flight under IFR beyond six months after meeting these requirements is not permitted; however, currency may be reestablished within the next six months by completing the requirements above. Beyond the twelfth month, examination ("instrument proficiency check") by an instructor is required.[15]
Practicing instrument approaches can be done either in the instrument meteorological conditions or in visual meteorological conditions – in the latter case, a safety pilot is required so that the pilot practicing instrument approaches can wear a view-limiting device which restricts his field of view to the instrument panel. A safety pilot's primary duty is to observe and avoid other traffic.[citation needed]
For all ILS Cat II or Cat III approaches, additional crew training is required and a certain number of low visibility approaches must either be performed or simulated within a fixed time for pilots to be 'current' in performing them.[citation needed]
In the UK, an IR (UK restricted) - formerly the "IMC rating" - which permits flight under IFR in airspace classes B to G in instrument meteorological conditions, a non-instrument-rated pilot can also elect to fly under IFR in visual meteorological conditions outside controlled airspace. Compared to the rest of the world, the UK's flight crew licensing regime is somewhat unusual in its licensing for meteorological conditions and airspace, rather than flight rules.[citation needed]
The aircraft must be equipped and type-certified for instrument flight, and the related navigational equipment must have been inspected or tested within a specific period of time prior to the instrument flight.
In the United States, instruments required for IFR flight in addition to those that are required for VFR flight are: heading indicator, sensitive altimeter adjustable for barometric pressure, clock with a sweep-second pointer or digital equivalent, attitude indicator, radios and suitable avionics for the route to be flown, alternator or generator, gyroscopic rate-of-turn indicator that is either a turn coordinator or the turn and bank indicator.[16] From 1999 single-engine helicopters could not be FAA-certified for IFR, and Helicopter Association International estimates that 326 lives were lost in 133 accidents that would likely not have happened if those helicopters had been flying in IFR.[17]
See also[edit]
- Acronyms and abbreviations in avionics
- Airspace class
- Approach plate
- Autoland
- Bárány chair
- Distance measuring equipment
- Flight instruments
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
- Helmet fire
- Instrument landing system
- Non-directional beacon
- Transponder landing system
- VHF omnidirectional range
- ^ "Instrument Flying Handbook" (PDF), Instrument Flight Rules (defined), Oklahoma City, OK: Federal Aviation Administration, 2008, pp. G–9, retrieved 2017-02-06
- ^ "Aeronautical Information Manual" (PDF), Instrument Flight Rules (defined), Oklahoma City, OK: Federal Aviation Administration, 2010-02-11, pp. PCG I−4, retrieved 2017-02-06
- ^ Keel, Byron; Stancil, Charles; Eckert, Clifford; Brown, Susan (June 2000). "Aviation Weather Information Requirements Recommendations". Aviation Weather Information Requirements Study. Aviation Safety Program. Hampton, Virginia: NASA Langley Research Center. pp. 40–41. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.32.1842.
- ^ "14 CFR 91.155 [ Basic VFR weather minimums ]" (PDF). Federal Aviation Regulations: 721–722. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library%5CrgFAR.nsf/0/D97FA35A1232A3988625768F005C12DE?OpenDocument
- ^ a b Collins, Richard (2006-11-11). "Getting an Instrument Rating". Flying Magazine. 133 (11): 68. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ Wallace, Lane (2010-05-03). "The Basics: VFR Flight Planning". Flying Magazine. 137 (4): 61. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ "FAR Part 71 Sec. 71.33". Retrieved 24 Aug 2015.
- ^ Federal Aviation Regulations Title 14, Chapter I, Subchapter E, §71.31, §71.33
- ^ Goyer, Robert (2010-04-30). "IFR Flight Prep: A Whole New Game". Flying Magazine. 137 (4): 56. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ Aviation Weather Center - METARs Help Page (4 of 5) National Weather Center. Retrieved 29 January 2015
- ^ McCloy, John. "Safety Pilot in IMC". IFR magazine. Archived from the original on 5 September 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ See KRNO approach plates for "LOC RWY 16R", "ILS RWY 16R", and "ILS or LOC/DME RWY 34L".
- ^ a b "Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems—TAWS". Skybrary. Retrieved 11 July 2014
- ^ US Code of Federal Regulations, 14 CFR 61.57(c) and (d)
- ^ Hirschberg, Mike (April–May 2015). "Resurrecting single-engine helicopter IFR". Vertical Magazine. Retrieved 11 April 2015.


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Evaluating the impact of a targeted land distribution program: Evidence from Vietnam
In this paper we estimate the impact of a land reform program in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. In 2002, Program 132 directed the transfer of farm land to ethnic minority households that had less than one hectare of land. Using the 2002 Vietnam Living Standards Survey as a baseline, in 2007 we resurveyed over one thousand households to provide a retrospective evaluation of the impact of their participation in Program 132. We supplemented the household-level panel with commune and district-level surveys as well as local interviews in order to better understand the details of program implementation. Contrary to official reports that the program was implemented as intended, our findings show that there was considerable deviation from the planned program parameters: Many eligible households did not receive land, while ineligible households often did. We estimate that beneficiaries of the program in the province of Kontum experienced increases of household income largely in line with what one would expect from a small plot of poor farm land. Outside Kontum, where participation rates were substantially lower, household incomes did not improve with program participation, though this could be explained by lags in the maturation of perennial crops. Overall, our results underscore the limitations of simple transfers of land as a mechanism for improving the living standards of ethnic minorities. Our results also show the significant gap that can exist between simple program design and decentralized implementation, the potential implications of which we discuss for program evaluation.
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- Martin Ravallion & Dominique van de Walle, 2008. "Land in Transition : Reform and Poverty in Rural Vietnam," World Bank Publications, The World Bank, number 6433.
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You need to check your fund holdings more often
Aaron PressmanInvestment manager Roger Nusbaum has an excellent post today reviewing what he did after reading this Bloomberg News article on Argentina's shaky finances. Bond investors seem to think the country might default on its debt. Nusbaum immediately took a look through the holdings of funds he'd considered in the past that might own Argentine bonds. And, sure enough, he discovered that the Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund (Symbol: TEI) had almost 10% of its assets in Argentina debt as of its most recent portfolio disclosure. He concludes:
From where I sit I would want to know what is under the hood of a fund like this if I owned it, especially with the actively managed funds in order to minimize the chance of getting blindsided. Notice I'm saying minimize as opposed to avoid. Every so often you are going to get blindsided by something but the extent to which knowing some details about what you own and paying attention to the news might spare you a little.
Obviously, it's important to review a fund's holdings when you buy it. Over-concentration in one sector or asset class or country can be a red flag, depending on the type of fund and what you're seeking by investing in it. For example, see how all those supposedly safe dividend funds have done since the financial sector crack-up?
But the need to check a fund's holdings is a kind of periodic and perpetual task that never ends. You have to keep up on it even after you make that initial purchase decision. Too many investors want to buy and hold forever. Fund managers are constantly making changes, sometimes radically altering the risks in their portfolios.
Minor update: Franklin Resources, manager of the fund, says exposure to Argentina is 9.8% of assets as of the end of February (Scroll to bottom and click on link for PDF listing).


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