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Textual Analysis OCR Moving Image Hub Page
Textual Analysis OCR Moving Image Hub Page
Any information relating to the OCR AS Media Studies Exam from September 2008 ONLY relates to students who are doing resits from earlier this year. There is now a completely new specification which is based upon TV Drama & Representation.
I Repeat the new specification starting in September 2008 does NOT include Actio-Adventure films
For work on the new specification: TV Drama please follow this link
Several colleges and schools have put up information about this exam so I have decided to create a hub page and copy and paste where there is different information and material.
Hub links
For more detailed work on the shot please follow this link
For more detailed work on Camera Movement / Mobile Framing please follow the link
For more details about the use of sound including some YouTube examples follow this link
For discussion and YouTube Extracts about mise en scene please follow this link
For a revision check list of things to remember in a grid form to practise doing textual analysis at home please follow this link
Breakdown of OCR AS Media Moving Image Section of Textual Analysis
This section comes from Northallerton College It is mainly taken from OCR's own material describing the exam specifications.
The purpose of this unit is to assess your media textual analysis skills using a short unseen moving image media extract and to assess your understanding of the concept of representation using two texts.
The unit is assessed by examination in May of the AS year. The exam is 2 hours (including 30 minutes for viewing and making notes on the moving image extract) and you are required to answer two compulsory questions. The unit is marked out of a total of 90, with each question marked out of 45.
There are two sections to this paper:
Section A (45 marks)
An unseen moving image extract, between three to five minutes long, from the Action/Adventure genre. There will be one compulsory question dealing with textual analysis of technical aspects of the languages and conventions of moving image medium.
Section B (45 marks)
One compulsory question on a comparative study of two Situation Comedies which you will have studied in class. The comparison will largley focus upon representation of gender.
Section A will focus on Action/Adventure Films and will require you to study the technical aspects of moving image language and conventions.The focus of study for Section A is specifically the use of technical aspects of the moving image medium, and its effects on the meaning of the text for audience, rather than the content of the text itself. The technical aspects that you are required to be familiar with for the unseen extract are:
- Camera Angle, Shot, Movement and Position (Establishing shot; master shot; close-up (and variations); long shot; wide shot; two-shot; high angle; low angle; aerial shot; point of view; pan; crane; tilt; track; dolly; zoom/reverse zoom;framing; composition; hand-held; steadicam)
- Editing (Sound and vision editing – cut; fade; wipe; edit; FX; dissolve; long take; superimpose; slow motion;synchronous/asynchronous sound)
- Sound (Soundtrack; theme; tune; incidental music; sound effects; ambient sound; dialogue; voiceover;mode of address/direct address)
- Special Effects/Graphics (captions; computer generated images (CGI); animation; pyrotechnics; stunts; models; back projection)
- Mise-en-Scène (Location, set, studio/set design; costume; properties; ambient lighting; artificial lighting; production design period/era; colour design)
Action / Adventure Films
The information below is once again lifted directly from the OCR textbook.
This unit tests analytical skills and assists you in learning how media texts are constructed. For 2003 and 2004 you are required to study action / adventure films.
The focus is on TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, which means that you need to study techniques used to construct texts. (This is done in detail to help you research FORMS & CONVENTIONS).
The test is UNSEEN so you can look at a number of different ways in which forms and conventions are used.
You need to develop the TECHNICAL VOCABULARY to describe texts. This will be necessary to enhance your practical work.
An extract of between three and five minutes will be shown. It will be shown FOUR TIMES in 30 minutes. You have a further 45 minutes to write your answer.
It will not matter if you have seen or not seen the extract before.
GENRE. This is a major Media Studies concept. You will show that you have studied the conventions of the Action / Adventure genre.
The CODES employed in a text are defined by the genre. There are also technical codes associated with the genre e.g. loud and fast orchestral music accompanies the action. This music would be out of place in the middle of a soap opera or during a news clip.
TEXTUAL CODES - An Overview.
N.B. Various examiners over the years specify different codes. Current OCR thinking specifies TECHNICAL CODES, as well as CHARACTER CODES and REPRESENTATIONAL CODES.
OCR also mentions SOCIAL CODES and the REPRESENTATIONAL CODES to be found within the Technical Codes mentioned above.
TECHNICAL CODES such as CAMERA CODES, LIGHTING CODES, EDITING CODES and SOUND or MUSIC CODES create EXPECTATIONS, and signal the GENRE of a TV programme or film. For example, the lighting of characters face is a code. If the face is lit from the top or below gives the character a harsh or soft expression. High angle shots make the character seem small and vulnerable.
CHARACTER CODES include costume, make-up, gestures and language.
(Film villains inherit many of their codes from days of silent cinema e.g. dark clothing, disability, and villainous gestures). STEREOTYPES are used to build on viewers' previous experience of film and of their own world.
Character Codes are predictable and can be used as a 'shorthand,' to tell a story quickly or they can be broken for dramatic effect (when a 'goody' turns out to be 'baddy').
There are REPRESENTATIONAL CODES such as the DIALOGUE and the NARRATIVE employed in a text. They establish whether it is a current affairs programme, a comedy, or another genre.
We are constantly confronted with genre in this way through both TV and film, and we are able to respond appropriately as they fit in with our own experience, ideology and knowledge of the world.
Even if we do not understand a foreign programme we can still 'read' the signs and codes and understand the type of programme it might be.
After studying genre conventions and basic codes, you must look at texts to see how technical codes are used to ESTABLISH the GENRE.
The examination will ask you to comment upon how the text communicates with / manipulates / engages the audience through the use of technical codes.
As a conclusion for each question about the technical codes you will be asked to comment upon the rationale behind this approach and reflect upon its success. This is intended to ensure that you do not simply describe the technical codes employed without considering their function.
You must go beyond describing what you see and hear and explain why and how the texts are constructed in the way that they are.
It is not possible in 45 minutes to discuss everything, but you can make an informed decision about which are the most significant codes.
The list of codes which follows, is NOT a definitive list - some may turn out to be irrelevant.
By observing a selection of action / adventure movies you may discover other codes which may apply.
SIX TECHNICAL AREAS (Treat every filmic discipline as codes to be read and understood by an audience which 'reads' the messages in the text.
- Camera techniques framing and angle
- Camera techniques - movement
- Editing
- Manipulating time
- Sound
- Graphics / special effects
1. Camera techniques framing and angle
e.g. Long shots - show large subjects and their surroundings
Extreme long shots - sometimes used as establishing shots. They emphasise background and reduce importance of the subject. Can be used as MARKERS between scenes - tension often builds from this point.
Establishing shots define the location and give audience a perspective on the action to come. They are often essential to initially defining the genre.
Master shots - are similar to establishing shots and are used at the beginning of sequences.
Medium long shots - often frame a standing actor. Lower frame line will cut off actor's feet.
Mid-shots - emphasise both the subject and its setting in roughly equal measure. Emphasises body language from head, chest and hands.
Close-up - shows a fairly small part of the scene. It abstracts the subject from its context. See also Medium close-up (head and shoulders), big close-up or extreme close-up (forehead to chin).
Close-ups focus on emotions or reactions, and are sometimes used in chat shows to show people in a state of emotional excitement, grief or joy.
BCU's are intense, MCU's less so; the camera maintaining a sense of distance.
Angle of Shot - conventionally subjects are framed at eye-level. Divergence from eye-level tends to have a specific meaning. High angles can make the viewer more powerful than the people on screen, or can suggest an air of detachment. A low-angle shot places the camera below the subject, exaggerating his / her importance.
Point-of-view shot (POV) - a shot made from a camera position close to the line of sight of a subject, to imply the camera is 'looking with their eyes'. Can be used to imply defencelessness in action film.
2. Camera techniques - movement
Zoom - when zooming in the camera does not move; the lens is focused down from a long shot to a close-up whilst recording. The subject grows in the frame, and attention is concentrated on details previously invisible as the shot tightens. It may be used to surprise the viewer. Reverse zoom reveals more of the scene (perhaps where a character is, or to whom he or she is speaking) as the shot widens. Zooming is unusual because of the disorientating effects.
Tracking (dollying) - when tracking, the camera itself is moved smoothly towards or away from the subject while the focus remains constant. Tracking in (like zooming) draws the audience into a closer relationship with the subject: moving away tends to create emotional distance.
Tracking back tends to divert attention to the edges of the screen. The speed of tracking may affect the viewer's mood. Fast tracking (especially when tracking in) is exciting; tracking back eases tension.
Tracking in can force the audience to focus on something such as the expression of a character. During chase scenes the camera will often 'track' with the action to emphasise the sense of speed.
Pan - the camera moves from right to left or left to right to follow a moving subject. A space is left in front of the subject to ensure that the pan 'leads' rather than 'trails'.
A pan usually begins and ends with a few seconds of still picture to give a greater impact. The speed of a pan across a subject creates a particular mood as well as establishing the viewer's relationship with the subject.
Whip-pan - a very fast pan causing the subject to blur.
Hand-held camera - a hand-held camera can produce a jerky, bouncy, unsteady image, which may create a sense of immediacy or chaos. A hand-held camera can be used to build up tension with unsteady images.
Steadicam - a hand-held camera worn as a kind of harness. It uses a gyroscope system to ensure the camera remains perfectly level and smooth as the camera moves. For example, a steadicam was used at the beginning of Gladiator to film the battle scenes, so the camera could be within the action to engage the audience more directly. The effect was first used in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
3. Editing techniques & 4. Manipulating Time
Cut - a change of shot from one viewpoint or location to another. This may be done to change the scene, vary the point of view, elide time or lead the audience's thoughts, for example at the opening of Gladiator where the CU on the hand trailing through the grass in the sunshine cuts to a MCU of Maximus waiting to begin the battle. The audience immediately makes the assumption that the hand and the character are connected.
There is always justification for a cut. Where a 'transition' itself is important it can be highlighted, for example, by using a fade to black to suggest a passing of time or a change of scene.
Reaction shot - any shot (often also a cutaway), in which a subject reacts to a previous shot.
Invisible editing - the vast majority of narrative films are now edited in this way. The cuts are intended to be unobtrusive except for special dramatic shots. It supports rather than dominates the narrative: the plot and the characters are the focus. The technique gives the impression that the edits are motivated by the events in the 'reality' on screen.
Mise-en-scene - meaning is communicated though the relationship of things visible within a single shot. Composition is therefore extremely important. All features of the background, costume, proxemics (or spacing, relationship of objects to others), lighting, style of production and framing are significant.
Setting - can be location or studio, realistic or stylised. Aspects of the setting or props in the text may take on symbolic meanings such as the red and blue pill in The Matrix.
Costume and make-up - these follow on from and develop these concepts. Towards the beginning of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the elaborate costumes into which Jen is forced serve both to emphasise the importance other family and position (indicating the reason why she should not misbehave), but also to reveal the restrictions and limitations of her world (showing why she feels stifled and longs to break free).
Costumes in The Matrix are futuristic and aggressive, with frequent use of sunglasses for effect and impact. This heightens the atmosphere of the film and imparts depth to the characters.
5. Sound
Music or sound, that belongs within the frame or can be considered to be a natural part of the narrative, is called DIEGETIC music. The source of the sound is often, but not always visible on screen. When the sound (usually music) is used without being part of the action (such as whenever Neo is pushed between the matrix and reality in The Matrix, it is defined as NON-DIEGETIC.
Music is a key SOUND CODE. The type of music in a text can convey a great deal of information about the mood and tone of the text. Tension can be established, emotions communicated and the music can be used as a comment on the action, to set the context for the next sequence or to provide closure, such as the beginning and end of a round in a quiz show or the entry of a new guest on a TC chat show. Music can be very powerful in shaping the form of the text. The rhythm of the music can dictate the rhythm of the cuts, such as the way the drum controls the cuts in the fight sequences in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, or can be used to establish tension. Silence can be used to create tension.
Voice-Over / Narration are used mainly in TV. Commentary can be used to mediate the audience's interpretation of visuals e.g. in Mad Max II.
Sound can be used as a bridge, to maintain continuity in a sequence by running a soundtrack under a series of images to link them. This can be useful in chase sequences for example to both create tension and to link the parallel stories of chaser and victim. The music in The Matrix acts as an underscore in this way on several occasions.
6. Special Effects and graphics
Titles are central to the opening of a text and may be interspersed at different points during the text to act as information (such as an overlay giving information about time and place) or as markers to define the action (the context information at the beginning of a film such as at the beginning of Gladiator) or to provide visual interest and reflection, or vital information such as use of subtitles in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
The style of text on screen can be deconstructed just as with a print text and choice of font, colour, size and so forth will all be directly related to the text.
Graphics can be used in many ways. Where used, they can be analysed as a part of the mise-en-scene of a piece and should not detract from the text.
Still images can be superimposed on each other on screen to create an effect - superimposed images ate merged to some degree as opposed to overlaid images, which hide whatever is behind them on the screen.
CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) is now common in both film and TV and yet increasingly hard to identify. Identifying the scenery seen through the back window of a moving car as a back projection is easy - it is not so straightforward with more sophisticated techniques and equipment.
Most action / adventure movies make great use of special effects. Some of the final scenes in Gladiator had to be constructed using CGI following actor Oliver Reed's death. The Coliseum and the vast vistas of Rome were almost all created using CGI. (Compare these with those of Ben Hur or The Fall of the Roman Empire.
Action is frequently shot against a 'blue screen' or a 'green screen' so that the appropriate background can be constructed using CGI and the two merged to make the scene. The use of the 'blue screen' or 'green screen' means that this simple colour is easily to identify and 'key out' of the scene using a computer. It is, however, important that actors or presenters do not wear clothes of the same or similar colours or they can seem to disappear off screen.
CAMERAWORK & CINEMATOGRAPHY in ACTION / ADVENTURE FILM
A substantial number of Hollywood films are action / adventure films. The term is often used to define a single genre, since it can often be difficult to differentiate between the two. Films that might be included within this genre include Raiders of the Lost Ark and Romancing the Stone as well as the James Bond films.
Action / Adventure films are exciting stories in exotic locations. The plot will be action driven with danger and excitement throughout.
The audience may experience conquests, explorations, battles, discovery, creation of empires, and situations which threaten to destroy the main characters.
Adventure films were intended to appeal mainly to men, creating major heroic stars through the years such as Arnold Schwartzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.
These courageous, patriotic or altruistic heroes often fought for their beliefs, struggled for freedom and overcame injustice.
More modern films have been balanced with female stars as well. From this came movies such as 'Speed', 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' etc.
Within the genre can be included traditional 'swashbucklers' and epics, disaster films, or searches for the unknown.
They may include stories of historical heroes, kings, battles, rebellion or piracy.
The action / adventure film first became popular with weekly Saturday serials, running in instalments that often had 'cliff-hanging' endings to entice viewers to return to the next show. (Heroine Pearl White in the silent era's The Perils of Pauline (1914); was the first major super-star of these serials.
Later examples included successful cheap or 'B' movies; 'Flash Gordon', 'Buck Rogers' and 'Captain Marvel'.
Steven Spielberg's 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', (1981), the first of a very successful trilogy, was a tribute to these Saturday morning matinees with comic-book archaeologist hero Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) battling the Nazis while searching for the sacred Ark of the Covenant. 'Romancing the Stone' and 'The Jewel of the Nile' were similarly successful.
The first full-length adventure films were the swashbucklers which included many 'stock elements' such as lavish sets, costumes and weapons of the past. They were often built action scenes of sea battles, castle duels, sword and cutlass fighting e.g. Errol Flynn as Captain Blood, (1935), Robin Hood (1938) and the Sea Hawk (1940). Also notable from this era, Burt Lancaster as 'The Crimson Pirate' (1952).
Action / adventure Films have a tremendous impact, continuous high energy, lots of stunts, possibly extended chase scenes, rescues, battles, fights, escapes, non-stop motion, spectacular rhythm and pacing, and adventurous heroes - all designed for pure audience escapism with the action / adventure sequences at the centre of the film.
The cinematography and sound is directly structured to sustain this level of activity throughout.
Within the genre, these days, there can be said to be many genre hybrids: sci-fi, thrillers, crime-drama, kung-fu, westerns and war.
Always however, they have a resourceful hero / heroine, struggling against incredible odds, or an evil villain, and or trapped in various modes of transportation (bus, ship, train, plane etc), with resolution achieved at the end of the movie, after two crisis points along the way.
Action / adventure films have traditionally been aimed at male audiences, aged 13 to mid-30s, although modern action / adventure films have features strong female characters to attract a wider audience.
Among the most well-known and well defined modern day action / adventure hero is James Bond. Beginning in the 60s, the slick Bond 'formula' appealed to large audiences with their exotic locations, tongue-in-cheek dialogue, high-tech gadgets, fast-action suspense, impossible stunts and stunning women.
The action hero battled unlikely and incredible criminals, usually without even staining his dinner suit.
The action / adventure-film genre has been among the most successful genre in recent years. Raw, indestructible, powerful and muscular heroes of modern, ultra-violent action / adventure films are often very unlike the swashbuckling heroes of the past.
Each decade has tended to define its own heroes for the genre and this has defined the style of action / adventure films. Arnold Schwarzenegger made a career out of starring in action films in the 80s and 90s, most notably in the action / adventure films Conan the Barbarian (1982), Commando (1986), Raw Deal (1986), Predator (1987), Red Heat (1988), and True Lies (1994), and also the hybrid sci-fi/action/adventure films.
His more recent films have been less successful - perhaps because he has attempted to move beyond the action / adventure genre?
To analyse the technical codes for the action / adventure genre is essentially the same as to analyse the technical codes for most mainstream Hollywood output.
There are stock conventions used in action / adventure films but these should be familiar to you from many films that you have seen. The process of analysing will be more straightforward since you will have a more secure frame of reference than if you were researching a less popularist genre.
Suggested Activities
- You are casting a new action / adventure movie similar to The Terminator. Draw up a character description for your lead character assuming he will be a conventional hero. Define at least FIVE CONVENTIONS of the ROLE e.g. (tall, dark, handsome, like Mr Mannix!?!). Consider the implications of casting a non-conventional hero.
- Select two short sequences of not more than five minutes long. Using the skills that you have studied on textual analysis earlier in this chapter explain how the sequences reflect the codes and conventions of action / adventure movies.
The Art of Film (Bordwell & Thomson)
Codes Summary
Handling the Exam Advice
The most recent examiners report gave the following advice
• Make useful detailed notes on the extract
• Identify moving image language techniques accurately
• Select appropriate examples from the extract to discuss – you do not have to cover the
whole extract or every example
• Analyse why/how these aspects are used to create meaning for the spectator, deconstruct
what you see and hear, explain function, purpose and effect
• Refer closely to the set extract – no generalised analysis of action adventure films nor
reference to what you might know about the rest of the film
• Cover all five aspects – do not miss one out
• Avoid just describing what happens – do not just give a descriptive chronological
commentary – analyse and interpret.


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Elemental nickel is used principally as an alloying element to increase the corrosion resistance of commercial iron and copper alloys; only about 13% of annual consumption is used in nickel-base alloys. Approximately 60% is used in stainless steel production, with another 10% in alloy steels and 2.5% in copper alloys. Nickel is also used in special-purpose alloys: controlled expansion, electrical resistance, magnetic, and shape memory alloys.
Nickel and nickel alloys are used in the chemical processing, pollution control, power
generation, electronics, and aerospace industries, which are taking advantage of their
excellent corrosion, oxidation, and heat resistance.
Nickel is ductile and can be made by the conventional processing methods into cast,
P/M, and various wrought products: bar/wire, plate/sheet, and tube. Commercially pure
nickel has moderately high values of melting temperature (1453°C), density
(8.902 g/cm3), and elastic modulus (204 GPa). It is ferromagnetic, with a
Curie temperature of 358°C (676°F) and good electrical (25% IACS) and thermal
conductivity (82.9 W/m K, or 48 Btu/ft h °F).
Elemental nickel is used principally as an alloying element to increase the corrosion
resistance of commercial iron and copper alloys; only about 13% of annual consumption is
used in nickel-base alloys. Approximately 60% is used in stainless steel production, with
another 10% in alloy steels and 2.5% in copper alloys. Nickel is also used in
special-purpose alloys: controlled expansion, electrical resistance, magnetic, and shape
memory alloys.
Nickel forms a complete solid solution with copper and has nearly complete solubility
with iron. It can dissolve about 35% Cr, about 20% each of molybdenum
and tungsten, and about 5 to 10% each of aluminum, titanium, manganese, and vanadium.
Thus, the tough, ductile fcc matrix can dissolve extensive amounts of elements in various
combinations to provide solution hardening as well as improved corrosion and oxidation
resistance. The degree of solution hardening has been related to the atomic size
difference between nickel and the alloying element, and therefore the ability of the
solute to interfere with dislocation motion.
Tungsten, molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, and aluminum, when aluminum is left in solution,
are strong solution hardeners, with tungsten, niobium, tantalum, and molybdenum also
being effective at temperatures above 0.6 T m (T m = melting temperature),
where diffusion-controlled creep strength is important. Iron, cobalt, titanium,
chromium, and vanadium are weaker solution-hardening elements. Aluminum and titanium
are usually added together to form the age-hardening precipitate, Ni3(Al, Ti).
In addition, some alloying elements can partition to γ', affecting the
interface mismatch and precipitate-coarsening kinetics as well as contributing a
solution-hardening component to strength, with titanium being the most effective
at room and elevated temperatures.
However, titanium, niobium, and tantalum can influence mechanical properties still
further by encouraging the formation of other similar types of precipitates. With higher
titanium content, γ' will transform to the hexagonal close-packed
(hcp) η- phase, Ni3Ti, which has an acicular or cellular morphology.
With increased amounts of niobium, γ' transforms to the commercially
important metastable body-centered tetragonal (bct) phase γ". A decrease in
hardening will result if the equilibrium orthorhombic phase, Ni3Nb, is
allowed to form. The actual phases precipitated and their effectiveness in hardening
the micro-structure are dependent on the alloy composition, the applied heat treatments,
the resulting precipitate volume fraction, and the service conditions.
Carbides. Although not a carbide former, nickel dissolves many
elements that readily form the carbides seen in nickel alloys (MC,
M6C, M7C3, M23C6). The MC
carbides (where M = W, Ta, Ti, Mo, Nb) are usually large, blocky, and undesirable.
The M6C carbides (M = Mo, W) can precipitate as small platelets in the
grains or as blocky particles in boundaries useful for grain control, but deleterious
for ductility and stress rupture properties. The M7C3 (M = Cr)
can be useful when precipitated as discrete particles, but more so are grain boundary
particles of M23C6 (M = Cr, Mo, W), where they can enhance
creep rupture properties.
If carbides are allowed to agglomerate or form grain-boundary films during heat
treatment or in service at elevated temperatures, they can seriously impair ductility
and cause embrittlement. As in stainless steels, precipitation of chromium carbides
at boundaries can lead to intergranular corrosion due to the chromium-depleted zone
alongside the grain boundary becoming anodic to the rest of the grains.
This grain-boundary sensitization is controlled in several ways:
It is convenient to describe nickel alloys by grouping them into their two broad
application areas: corrosion resistance, especially in aqueous environments, and heat
resistance. Naturally, this artificial separation should not be considered a rigid
barrier as the corrosion-resistant alloys have good strength above room temperature
and the heat-resistant alloys have good corrosion resistance. The unique, special-property
alloys, many of which are also used for their good corrosion and heat resistance as well
as high strength, are described separately.
Corrosion-Resistant Nickel Alloys. The commercially pure nickel
grades, Nickel 200 to 205, are highly resistant to many corrosive media, especially in
reducing environments, but also in oxidizing environments where they can maintain the
passive nickel oxide surface film. They are used in the chemical processing and
electronics industries.
They are hot worked at 650 to 1230 °C, annealed at 700 to 925 °C, and are
hardened by cold working. For processed sheet, for example, the tensile properties in the
annealed condition (460 MPa, tensile strength; 148 MPa, yield strength; and 47%
elongation) can be increased by cold rolling up to 760 MPa tensile strength, 635
MPa yield strength, and 8% elongation.
Because of its nominal 0.08% C content (0.15% max), Nickel alloy 200
(UNS No 2200) should not be used above 315°C, since embritlement results from the
precipitation of graphite in the temperature range 425 to 650°C. Higher-purity
nickel is commercially available for various electrical applications.
The low-alloy nickels. These alloys contain 94% min Ni. The 5% Mn
solid-solution addition in Nickel 211 protects against sulfur in service environments.
As little as 0.005% S can cause liquid embrittlement at unalloyed nickel grain boundaries in
the range between 640 and 740°C.
Duranickel, alloy 301 (Ni-4.5Al-0.6Ti), offers the corrosion resistance of commercially
pure nickel with the strengthening provided by the precipitation of γ'. There
is sufficient alloying additions in alloy 301 to lower the Curie temperature, making
the alloy weakly ferromagnetic at room temperature.
The nickel-copper alloys are strong and tough, offering corrosion resistance in various
environments, including brine and sulfuric and other acids, and showing immunity to
chloride-ion stress corrosion. They are used in chemical processing and pollution control
equipment. Capable of precipitating γ', Ni3 (Al, Ti), with its
2.7Al - 0.6Ti alloy addition, alloy K-500 adds an age-hardening component to the
good solution strengthening and work-hardening characteristics already available
with the nominal 30% Cu in alloy 400. The composition of these alloys can
be adjusted to decrease the Curie temperature to below room temperature.
The Ni-Cr-Fe (-Mo) alloys might simply be thought of as nickel-base analogs of the
iron-base austenitic stainless steel alloys, with an interchange of the iron and nickel
contents. In these commercially important alloys the chromium content in general ranges
from 14 to 30% and iron from 3 to 20%. With a well-maintained Cr2O3
surface film, these alloys offer excellent corrosion resistance in many severe
environments, showing immunity to chloride-ion stress-corrosion cracking. They also
offer good oxidation and sulfidation resistance with good strength at elevated
temperatures. These nickel-rich Ni-Cr-Fe alloys have maximum operating temperatures
in the neighborhood of 1200°C.
The Ni-Cr-(Fe)-Mo alloys consist of a large family of alloys that are used in the
chemical processing, pollution control, and waste treatment industries to utilize
their excellent heat and corrosion resistance. Alloys in this commercially important
family, such as C-276 and alloy 625, are made even more versatile by their excellent
welding characteristics and the corrosion resistance of welded structures.
The molybdenum additions to these alloys improve resistance to pitting and crevice
corrosion. Aluminum improves the protective surface oxide film, and the carbide formers
titanium and niobium are used to stabilize the alloys against chromium-carbide
sensitization. Even with the low-level additions of aluminum and titanium to alloy
800, for example, small amounts of γ' can form in service during exposure to elevated
temperatures. The high molybdenum and silicon additions in Hastelloy B and D promote
good corrosion resistance during in the presence of hydrochloric and sulfuric acids.
Heat-Resistant Nickel Alloys. These nickel-containing materials include
nickel-, iron-nickel-, or cobalt-base alloys. They can be made by wrought and
P/M methods, and also with castings produced with carefully controlled conditions
to provide the desired polycrystal, or elongated (directionally solidified), or
single-crystal grain structure for improved elevated-temperature mechanical properties.
The majority of the nickel-base superalloys utilize the combined strengthening of a
solution-hardened austenite matrix with γ' precipitation.
The iron-base Fe-Ni-Cr heat-resistant alloys are extensions of the iron-base stainless
steels with higher nickel and additions of other alloying elements. Retaining the fcc
iron-nickel austenite matrix, these alloys (alloys A-286 and 901, for example) are
workable into various wrought forms and are capable of precipitation hardening with
Alloys 903 and 909 are controlled thermal expansion Fe-Ni-Co-base alloys that are
capable of age hardening with Ni3(Nb, Ti) precipitation and are designed to have high
strength and low coefficient of thermal expansion for applications in gas turbine rings
and seals up to 650°C.
These alloys are hot worked at about 870 to 1120°C and solution heat treated at
815 to 980 °C. The standard aging treatment consists of 720 °C for 8 h,
furnace cool at 55°C/h to 620°C for 8 h, followed by air-cooling. Alloy 909
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yield strength (1070 MPa) at 540°C, namely, 895 MPa.
Specialty Nickel Alloys. Unique combinations of properties are
available with other nickel-base alloys for special applications. While some of these
properties are also available to some extent with alloys described above, the alloys
described below were developed to promote their rather unique properties.
There are many electrical resistance alloys used for resistance heating elements.
They can contain 35 to 85% Ni, but invariably contain greater than 15% Cr
to form an adherent surface oxide to protect against oxidation and carburization at
temperatures up to 1000 to 1200°C in air.
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BRASSARD, LOUIS-MOÏSE, secular priest, bursar of the seminary of Nicolet, and parish priest; b. 25 Oct. 1800 at Nicolet, L.C., son of Jean-Baptiste Brassard and Marie-Josephte Manseau; d. 21 June 1877 at Longueuil, Que.
Louis-Moïse, grand-nephew of Louis-Marie Brassard*, the founder of the school that became the seminary of Nicolet, came from a family that provided many priests and nuns. He was a pupil at the seminary of Nicolet from 1811 to 1820, and was ordained priest at Quebec on 4 Jan. 1824. Having been assistant priest at Les Cèdres, in Soulanges County, parish priest of Saint-Timothée de Beauharnois, Saint-Polycarpe, and Sainte-Elizabeth de Joliette, he returned to the seminary of Nicolet as bursar for the period 1836 to 1840. In particular he sought to find ways of improving cultivation on the farms. The chronic deficit of the institution led him to doubt his ability for this kind of work, and he asked his bishop for permission to return to the care of a parish.
As parish priest of Saint-Antoine de Longueuil from 1840 to 1855, he displayed great activity, particularly in the field of education. He had a boys' secondary school built, on which work was almost finished when he left the parish. He founded the convent of Longueuil. His costly ventures drained the treasury of the parish council, and he did not succeed in having a new church built.
His dealings with the sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary are famous. After vainly trying to obtain the services of the nuns of the Congregation of Notre-Dame for his future school, Brassard, through the intermediary of the Oblate Pierre-Antoine-Adrien Telmon, had asked for some of the sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. In 1846 he prevailed upon the parish council of Longueuil to build a spacious house and to put it at the disposal of the sisters. Soon the parish council was trying to dictate to the sisters' school. For his part, the Canadian priest considered that the nuns were too receptive to the directives given by the French Oblates, their spiritual advisers. He even threatened to withdraw his material assistance from the sisters. In 1849 the Oblates left Longueuil, and shortly afterwards Brassard assumed the spiritual direction of the community. Historians have not failed to stress that the difficult relations between the parish priest, the sisters, and the Oblates began when Charles-Paschal-Télesphore Chiniquy*, who had left the noviciate of the Oblates in November 1847, took refuge with Brassard; the parish priest had been Chiniquy's friend and protector since the latter's brief stay at the seminary of Nicolet.
In 1857, after residing two years in Europe, Brassard was appointed parish priest at Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan. He built a convent there, which he entrusted to the sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, and a college, intended for the Clercs de Saint-Viateur. He was also interested in encouraging settlement on the land. In September 1862, with this end in view, he explored the valleys of L'Assomption and La Mataouin (Matawin), together with the parish priests Théophile-Stanislas Provost and Thomas-Léandre Brassard, his brother.
In 1874 L.-M. Brassard retired to Longueuil, and for some time lived in the residence of the sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. He died at Longueuil at the age of 77. His body rests in the cemetery of the sisters.
Allaire, Dictionnaire. Carrière, Histoire des O.M.I., I, 133–41, 303–20; V, 41–82. J.-A.-I. Douville, Histoire du collège-séminaire de Nicolet, 1803–1903, avec les listes complètes des directeurs, professeurs et élèves de l'institution (2v., Montréal, 1903), I, 250. Stanislas Drapeau, Études sur les développements de la colonisation du Bas-Canada depuis dix ans, de 1851 à 1861 (Québec, 1863), 425–31. Fidelis [J.-H. Prétot], Mère Marie-Rose, fondatrice de la congrégation des SS. Noms de Jésus et de Marie au Canada (Montréal, 1895). Alexandre Jodoin et J.-L. Vincent, Histoire de Longueuil et de la famille de Longueuil (Montréal, 1889), 410–12. Paroisse de Saint-Roch de l'Achigan, Annuaire de Ville-Marie (Montréal, 1871), 57–80. Marcel Trudel, Chiniquy (2e éd., [Trois-Rivières, Qué. ], 1955).
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The IRS watchdog that uncovered the tea party-targeting scandal is looking into whether Christine O'Donnell was unfairly scrutinized by the IRS during her failed 2010 Senate bid, according to a Republican aide.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration will "soon" interview O'Donnell, according to an aide in Sen. Chuck Grassley's office. "They have something scheduled," the aide said.
O'Donnell is best known for her tea party-backed run for the Senate in 2010, when she assured Delaware voters in a television ad that she "is not a witch." She lost to Democrat Chris Coons by a wide margin.
The inspector general office declined to comment on Friday.
O'Donnell approached Grassley's staff a few weeks ago for help finding out if she was a victim of political intimidation. She ran for office in the same time period that tea party groups were found to have been singled out by the IRS.
"We're now talking about an individual candidate — not just the tax exempt and government entities unit, so it would be a broader concern if it turns out that there was something fishy going on," the Grassley aide said.
News of the inspector general interview — which Grassley aides would not call an "investigation" — comes after The Washington Times reported Thursday that O'Donnell says a TIGTA official informed her in January that a Delaware state employee inappropriately accessed her tax information the day she announced her Senate run on March 9, 2010.
That same day, the IRS put a tax lien in her name on a house she no longer owned, arguing that O'Donnell owed the government $12,000, according to Grassley's office.
O'Donnell told Grassley's office that she provided the IRS with documents needed to clear her tax record "four or five times, and they kept getting 'lost,'" the aide said.
The IRS later said it had made a mistake, which the agency said was the result of a computer glitch, and removed the lien.
The lien is significant because O'Donnell's opponents cited it as evidence that she was financially irresponsible even though she espoused financial stability for the federal government.
Her finances comprised much of the chatter surrounding her campaign, including the fact that she sold her home to a campaign staffer to stop a sheriff's sale ordered to settle a mortgage claim and her university sued her for not paying tuition she owed years after she finished school.
In January, O'Donnell alleges she received a phone call from a TIGTA investigator notifying her that her personal federal tax information might have been breached unlawfully by a Delaware state employee. The IG's office interviewed O'Donnell, showing her the name and photo of the perpetrator, asking if she knew the person, according to Grassley's office.
TIGTA investigators at the time did not look into the IRS tax lien on the house, however, which is why Grassley's office thinks they're returning to the three-year-old incident and looking for more details.
O'Donnell said TIGTA investigators told her they had closed the case but wouldn't say why. She — and Grassley's office — have been unable to find out exactly what happened to the case due to privacy laws that restrict who can see tax information, according to Grassley's aide.
Although the tax records are her own, Grassley's office says TIGTA is worried that it could be compromising the privacy of the person they investigated.
Grassley's office has reached out to the Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees for help since the chairmen of both panels have special authority to see private taxpayer information.
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Heirloom Diamonds: twill towels draft by Sharon AldermanWednesday, September 24th, 2014
The newest weaving draft celebrating our 40th Anniversary is the Heirloom Diamonds twill towels by Sharon Alderman woven in Valley Yarns 40/2 Linen on 16 shafts.
Valley Yarns 40/2 linen is perfect for fine linen towels as it is capable of rapidly absorbing liquids and allowing that moisture to evaporate just as quickly. Linen cloth can absorb as much as 20% of its dry weight in liquid before even feeling damp! This 16-shaft draft will produce two heirloom quality towels for you to keep or give as cherished gifts.
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The chapter describes how to configure security for WebLogic Web services.
This chapter includes the following sections:
To secure your WebLogic Web service, you configure one or more of three different types of security.
Table 1-1 Web Services Security
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Message-level security
Data in a SOAP message is digitally signed or encrypted. May also include identity tokens for authentication. See Chapter 2, "Configuring Message-Level Security".
Transport-level security
SSL is used to secure the connection between a client application and the Web service. See Chapter 3, "Configuring Transport-Level Security".
Access control security
Specifies which roles are allowed to access Web services. See Chapter 4, "Configuring Access Control Security (JAX-RPC Only)".
Message-level security includes all the security benefits of SSL, but with additional flexibility and features. Message-level security is end-to-end, which means that a SOAP message is secure even when the transmission involves one or more intermediaries. The SOAP message itself is digitally signed and encrypted, rather than just the connection. And finally, you can specify that only individual parts or elements of the message be signed, encrypted, or required.Transport-level security, however, secures only the connection itself. This means that if there is an intermediary between the client and WebLogic Server, such as a router or message queue, the intermediary gets the SOAP message in plain text. When the intermediary sends the message to a second receiver, the second receiver does not know who the original sender was. Additionally, the encryption used by SSL is "all or nothing": either the entire SOAP message is encrypted or it is not encrypted at all. There is no way to specify that only selected parts of the SOAP message be encrypted. Message-level security can also include identity tokens for authentication.
Transport-level security secures the connection between the client application and WebLogic Server with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). SSL provides secure connections by allowing two applications connecting over a network to authenticate the other's identity and by encrypting the data exchanged between the applications. Authentication allows a server, and optionally a client, to verify the identity of the application on the other end of a network connection. A client certificate (two-way SSL) can be used to authenticate the user.
Encryption makes data transmitted over the network intelligible only to the intended recipient.
Transport-level security includes HTTP BASIC authentication as well as SSL.
Access control security answers the question "who can do what?" First you specify the security roles that are allowed to access a Web service; a security role is a privilege granted to users or groups based on specific conditions. Then, when a client application attempts to invoke a Web service operation, the client authenticates itself to WebLogic Server, and if the client has the authorization, it is allowed to continue with the invocation. Access control security secures only WebLogic Server resources. That is, if you configure only access control security, the connection between the client application and WebLogic Server is not secure and the SOAP message is in plain text.
JAX-RPC clients and JAX-WS clients are not thread safe.
The generated JAX-RPC client stubs are thread-safe by default. However, as soon as you enable SSL, the client stubs are no longer thread-safe.
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I use this trail all the time for biking and walking. I see families, groups. and individual bikers and runners using the trail. These images are from the trail section near the well known Allenwood general store, where you can indulge in a pork roll and cheese sandwich.
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Turkey Swamp Park - Freehold, NJ
Main Park Area (Lake, Campground, Picnic Areas)
200 Georgia Road, Freehold, NJ 07728
732-462-7286 - Campground Office/General Park Information
732-462-9265 - Ranger Station
Turkey Swamp Park Brochure & Map
Nomoco Activity Area Group Campground
143 Nomoco Road, Freehold, NJ 07728
Park opens at 7 a.m. 365 days a year.
Closing time is 9:30 p.m. through July 17, 9 p.m. July 18-August 15, 8:30 August 16-31, and 8pm September 1-23.
1) must be 21 years of age or older to rent a campsite
2) 3-day minimum stay is required on holiday weekends
This 2,173 acre wooded park was acquired and developed with campers in mind. A major attraction is the 17-acre lake for fishing, boating, and ice-skating. The park also features miles of trails, an archery range and playgrounds.
A walk through Turkey Swamp reveals a primitive wilderness. Much of the park is forested by pitch pine and oak trees with an understory of bracken fern, pepper bush, blueberry, and catbriar. Many plants and animals associated with the NJ Pine Barrens can be found here.
Boat Rentals & Fishing
Visitors to the park can fish for bass, catfish, and bluegills either from the shore or from kayaks, rowboats, canoes and paddleboats available for rental in summer. Bait (nightcrawler and garden worms) can be purchased in the Campground Office from April-November. Boat rentals are available weekends only from May 1 through June 16 and then daily until Labor Day and weekends only again from Labor Day through Columbus Day. Boat rental hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.. See the fee schedule below.
The cost of boat rental is as follows:
Turkey Swamp Park features an archery range that is open year round during posted park hours. This stand-up range features seven shooting stations, varying from 15 to 40 yards. Each station is composed of two excelsior bales. Those under 18 years of age shall be supervised by someone age 21 or older. Users must provide their own equipment including paper targets. No broadhead arrows allowed, only field points. The Park System offers archery clinics as well as an introduction to archery clinic for organized groups. Check our Program & Registration page for details.
Athletic Field Rentals
Two soccer fields are available for rental for games only. Visit our Athletic Field Rentals page for further information.
History & Name of the Park
This park was named "Turkey" after the historical label for Adelphia, and "Swamp" because the thick forest with its high water table forms sphagnum bogs wherever the land dips. The core of the park (lake, picnic areas and campgrounds) was purchased in 1963, while the addition of adjacent land in the 1970s and more recently gave the park its present configuration.
Family Campground | Camp Sites Layout
Wooded campsites, Electrical service, Water service (April 1 - November 15), Drinking water, Modern restroom with hot showers and laundry, a self serve sanitary dump station for campers with holding tanks. (It is free for park campers and available for a fee for others), Fire rings for charcoal cooking and campfires, picnic tables, children's playground.
Telephone reservations are available using Visa, Discover, or MasterCard by calling the Campground office at 732-462-7286 after 11 a.m. daily. Mail-in reservations are accepted with check or money order using the Reservation Request Form. Full payment is required at the time the reservation is made. See our fees.
For phone-in and mail advanced reservations, a two-night minimum is required on weekends, three nights on holiday weekends. Walk-in reservations, using cash, check or credit card, are available on day-of-stay and no minimum stay is required.
Internet reservations are not available. Advanced reservations are accepted for the current calendar year only.
Group Campgrounds
At the park's Nomoco Activity Area (143 Nomoco Rd., Freehold, one mile southwest of the main entrance), platform tent camping is available to groups from chartered organizations from April 1 - November 15. For reservations and information, call 732-462-7286. Reservations can be made at the shelter building, at the park, or by mail.
Reservable Group Picnic Areas
Turkey Swamp Park features reservable group picnic areas and is a great spot to host a family reunion, an office get together or a bunch of friends.
Multi-use and fitness trails traverse the park which is located at the northern end of the NJ Pine Barrens. Turkey Swamp's terrain is relatively level and the 17 acre lake adds scenic interest.
(9.15 miles of trails)
Allaire State Park - Wall, NJ
Camping at Allaire State Park
My campsite at Allaire - my favorite sites are # 24 and 25. These sites are secluded and convenient to the showers and bathroom.
Kim Boggio - avid hiker, camper, biker and outdoorsman
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Welcome to Lake Ridge Podiatry
At Lake Ridge Podiatry, our priority is to deliver quality care to informed patients in a comfortable and convenient setting. We specialize in the medical and surgical care of all foot and ankle conditions. We cater to patients of all ages placing emphasis on quality and personalized medical care.
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Cu Chi Tunnels is situated in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh city. Cu Chi District is known nationwide as the base where the Vietnamese mounted their operations of the Tet Offensive in 1968.
Cu Chi tunnels are between 0.5 to 1m wide, just enough space for a person to walk along by bending or dragging. However, parts of the tunnels have been modified to accommodate visitors. The upper soil layer is between 3 to 4m thick and can support the weight of a 50-ton tank and the damage of light cannons and bombs. The underground network provided sleeping quarters, meeting rooms, hospitals, and other social rooms. Visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels provides a better understanding of the prolonged resistance war of the Vietnamese people and also of the persistent and clever character of the Vietnamese nation.
For a place that's physically invisible, the Cu Chi Tunnels have sure carved themselves a celebrated niche in the history of guerilla warfare. Its celebrated and unseen geography straddles – all of it underground – something which the Americans eventually found as much to their embarrassment as to their detriment. They were dug, before the American War, in the late 1940s, as a peasant-army response to a more mobile and ruthless French occupation. The plan was simple: take the resistance briefly to the enemy and then, literally, vanish.
First the French, then the Americans were baffled as to where they melted to, presuming, that it was somewhere under cover of the night in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta. But the answer lay in the sprawling city under their feet – miles and miles of tunnels. In the gap between French occupation and the arrival of the Americans the tunnels fell largely into disrepair, but the area's thick natural earth kept them intact and maintained by nature. In turn it became not just a place of hasty retreat or of refuge, but, in the words of one military historian, "an underground land of steel, home to the depth of hatred and the incommutability of the people." It became, against the Americans and under their noses, a resistance base and the headquarters of the southern Vietnam Liberation Forces. The linked threat from the Viet Cong – the armed forces of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam – against the southern city forced the unwitting Americans to select Cu Chi as the best site for a massive supply base – smack on top of the then 25-year old tunnel network. Even sporadic and American's grudgingly had to later admit, daring attacks on the new base, failed for months to indicate where the attackers were coming from – and, importantly, where they were retreating to. It was only when captives and defectors talked that it became slightly more clear. But still the entries, exits, and even the sheer scale of the tunnels weren't even guessed at. Chemicals, smoke-outs, razing by fire, and bulldozing of whole areas, pinpointed only a few of the well-hidden tunnels and their entrances. The emergence of the Tunnel Rats, a detachment of southern Vietnamese working with Americans small enough to fit in the tunnels, could only guess at the sheer scale of Cu Chi. By the time peace had come, little of the complex, and its infrastructure of schools, dormitories, hospitals, and miles of tunnels, had been uncovered. Now, in peace, only some of it is uncovered – as a much-visited part of the southern tourist trail. Many of the tunnels are expanded replicas, to avoid any claustrophobia they would induce in tourists. The wells that provided the vital drinking water are still active, producing clear and clean water to the three-tiered system of tunnels that sustained life. A detailed map is almost impossible, for security reasons if nothing else: an innate sense of direction guided the tunnellers and those who lived in them.
Some routes linked to local rivers, including the Saigon River, their top soil firm enough to take construction and the movement of heavy machinery by American tanks, the middle tier from mortar attacks, and the lower, 8-10m down was impregnable. A series of hidden, and sometimes booby-trapped, doors connected the routes, down through a system of narrow, often unlit and invented tunnels. At one point American troops brought in a well-trained squad of 3000 sniffer dogs, but the German Shepherds were too bulky to navigate the courses. One legend has it that the dogs were deterred by Vietnamese using American soap to throw them off their scent, but more usually pepper and chilly spray was laid at entrances, often hidden in mounds disguised as molehills, to throw them off. But the Americans were never passive about the tunnels, despite being unaware of their sheer complexity. Large-scale raiding operations used tanks, artillery and air raids, water was pumped through known tunnels, and engineers laid toxic gas. But one American commander's report at the time said: "It's impossible to destroy the tunnels because they are too deep and extremely tortuous."
Today the halls that showed propagandas films, housed educational meetings and schooled Vietnamese in warfare are largely intact. So too are the kitchens where visitors can dine on steamed manioc, pressed rice with sesame and salt, a popular meal during the war, as they are assailed with true stories of how life went on as near-normal, much of the time. Ancestors were worshipped there, teaching was well-timetabled, poultry was raised – and even couples trusted, fell in love, were wed, and honeymooned there. But visitors have it easier: those re-constructed tunnels give the flavour of the tunnels but not the claustrophobia and the sacrifice of the estimated 18,000 who served their silent and unseen war there with only around one-third surviving, the rest casualties of American assaults, snakes, rats and insects.
Now the unseen and undeclared No Man's Land is undergoing a revival, saluted as a Relic of National History and Culture with its Halls of Tradition displaying pictures and exhibits. The nearby Ben Duoc-Cu Chi War Memorial, where the reproduced tunnels have been built, stands as an-above ground salute to a hidden war.
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On December 1 – World AIDS Day – the unremitting babble on Twitter and Facebook will be a little bit quieter. On that day, a handful of celebrities will abstain from tweeting and posting to Facebook until $1 million has been donated to Keep a Child Alive, a group raising money for medical and social services for children and families in Africa and India affected by HIV/AIDS. As told in The New York Times this week, Alicia Keys, the organization's co-founder, "caught [The New York Times'] attention by harnessing fame to philanthropy in an innovative way." According to the article, Keys "knows that she's not alone in thinking that America increasingly treats its celebrities like commodities. But she believes she's the first to tether that reality to technology to do some good." As part of the publicity for the "Digital Death" campaign, "stylized full-color photographs of celebrities lying in coffins, seemingly lifeless, with eyes closed, are to be displayed on the Buy Life web site," along with encouragements to the celebrities' presumably distressed Twitter followers to donate money to "buy their lives back."
The photo of Kim Kardashian, above, shows her lying "dead" in a coffin, wearing a sheer, sequined dress, face expertly made up, with one hand up above her head. I must say, my reaction to this campaign is one of pretty visceral distaste. This sexualization of death – making it glamorous and attractive – is purportedly meant for "grabbing [fans'] compassion" and compelling them to donate and, according to the organization's co-founder, "'taking the fixation with retail and with buying and all of that, and… turning it on its head.'" The whole thing feels like a publicity stunt to me and also an incredibly tactless trivialization of the AIDS epidemic and the very real death and suffering the disease has wrought. Although the campaign is, at the end of the day, for a good cause, I think the way the campaign is being marketed is insulting and suggestive of the degree to which some of these celebrities are blissfully unaware of issues that don't center on themselves.
Donating to a charity, no matter how good the cause, can still be deeply problematic, especially if it consists of donating solely to be able to read the inane tweets and status updates of a handful of celebrities without working to foster any kind of substantive education, advocacy, or policy changes about HIV/AIDS. Although some people may argue that the ends justify the means, raising money by using this celebrity shtick has, I think, crossed a line of taste and respect. We may be able to "buy back" the digital lives of the celebrities shilling for Keep A Child Alive, but the victims of the AIDS epidemic aren't nearly as lucky.
This post was originally published at The Daily Femme.
Photo of Kim Kardashian also found at found at The Daily Femme–to see who else is invovled in the campaign visit the Buy Life website.


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Jim Ross is back with a new blog over on jrsbarbq.com. Here are some highlights:
– @TheRock says that he 'might' have wrestled his last match. I say its not the season for 'mights' and that a performer/athlete like Dwayne Johnson goes out on his terms and not because of a fixable injury.
– If I were the NXT talents I'd add a little sauce to my meal this Thursday night at Full Sail University for the TV tapings. The next call ups should be all that those kids should be thinking about and more specifically, am I on that list?
– I'm not planning on doing a podcast at this time but will be a guest on @steveaustinBSR podcast in the future.
– Some fans still believe that a TV rating, specifically TV14, is what makes a wrestling show either good or not. Some fans continue to clamor for WWE to return to a TV14 rating but I don't see it happening. What made the Attitude Era successful was the talent roster that was dotted with main event level, hungry, competitive athletes who had no issue pushing a peer out of the way to get to the main event level and then fight like hell to stay there. I contend that great talents can make PG rated TV be ultra successful over the long haul if the presentation is smart and strategic.
– I see @RealJackSwagger stepping up his game, especially lately, and @WWEZeb deserves much of the credit. Even a pet coon goofy blind man can see that Swagger is a great athlete but there is more to becoming a star in ring performer than just athleticism of which many of us covet. It's the intangibles such as in ring psychology that must also be in place. The veteran Zeb looks to be an excellent tutor for the former Sooner wrestling all American.


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It's hard to beat a well-rounded fighter. That phrase, which is often used in boxing and mixed martial arts, also applies to football. One-dimensional teams don't win consistently in the NFL.
Earlier this season, the Houston Texans relied on their high-flying offense to win a shootout against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos on the road. On Sunday night, the Texans showed just how well-rounded they are, using their rugged defense to push around a physical Chicago Bears squad and prevail 13-6.
Championship teams win games like the Texans won Sunday. The deck was stacked against them, and they still found a way to get the job done. They were up against an elite opponent, on the road, playing in prime time during a driving rainstorm. Good teams keep those types of games close. Great teams find a way to win them.
Houston didn't look flashy on offense, but the Texans ran the ball effectively with Arian Foster (102 yards on 29 carries). His aggressive, one-cut running style was a perfect fit for the poor conditions at Soldier Field. Texans quarterback Matt Schaub had an underwhelming game with just 95 yards through the air, but he did toss the contest's only touchdown pass. He turned the ball over twice, but considering the opponent and the field conditions, that was an achievement.
The Texans' defense was the story of the game. The unit produced more jarring hits on Sunday night than any other NFL team in any other game I've watched this season. On the Bears' very first offensive play, Texans safety Danieal Manning unloaded on tight end Kellen Davis, forcing a fumble. Later on, linebacker Tim Dobbins landed a devastating blow on Jay Cutler that eventually knocked the Bears quarterback from the game (and drew a penalty for unnecessary roughness). The physical defensive play was key in forcing four Chicago turnovers.
The Texans made a very strong statement. They've now beaten up on two of the NFL's perennial bullies, the Baltimore Ravens and Chicago Bears. There will be other games that require the Texans to show more finesse and flash; Sunday night provided a test of their toughness. They passed.
Didn't see this coming
Every week, at least one result catches me off-guard. The Tennessee Titans' 37-3 trouncing of the Miami Dolphins was the one Week 10 outcome I absolutely didn't see coming.
The Dolphins had won three of their previous four contests. Rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill hadn't thrown an interception in four straight games. Miami's defense hadn't allowed an opposing rusher to top 100 yards in the past 22 games. Apparently, the Titans weren't impressed, because they traveled to Miami and completely dominated the Dolphins.
The Titans' offense didn't have any trouble moving the ball against the respected Dolphins defense. Quarterback Jake Locker tossed two touchdown passes and running back Chris Johnson racked up 126 yards on the ground, adding a touchdown. Locker had more rushing yards (36) than anyone on the Dolphins' offense.
The Titans looked faster, fresher and more focused than the Dolphins on both sides of the ball. I was very impressed with Locker. His ability to create plays with his legs gives the Titans' offense a new dimension. Tennessee's defense has been inconsistent all season, but the unit was very aggressive on Sunday, and it paid off. The Dolphins still have a chance to land a postseason berth, but they can't afford many more days like that one.
Three startling statistics
1) The Baltimore Ravens scored 55 points at home on Sunday; the Jacksonville Jaguars have scored just 44 points at home all season. The Ravens did whatever they wanted offensively against the hapless Oakland Raiders. Baltimore could've put up more points, but quarterback Joe Flacco was pulled early, and his replacement, Tyrod Taylor, threw the ball just once in the fourth quarter. At the other end of the spectrum, it's difficult to believe just how inept the Jaguars' offense has been this season. That they've put up just 44 points in five home games is hard to fathom.
2) The New England Patriots have scored more than 25 points in seven of their nine games this season; the Philadelphia Eagles have yet to top that mark once. The Patriots' offense has been very consistent this season. The unit is incredibly balanced and always finds ways to expose the weaknesses of opposing defenses. The Eagles' offense has been hit with numerous injuries, but I'm still shocked that they haven't been able to generate more points.
3) Over his past four games, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has rushed for 629 yards and five touchdowns while averaging 7.7 yards per carry. I've run out of words to use to describe Peterson. He continues to prove he's the NFL's best runner on a weekly basis. He's now had three straight games with a run of 60-plus yards. Peterson is the definition of a freak.
Bucs powered by youth
The 5-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one of the hottest teams in the NFL. On Sunday, the Bucs knocked off the San Diego Chargers to collect their third straight win. Rookie running back Doug Martin has garnered a lot of national attention over the past few weeks, but he's just one of many talented youngsters on Tampa Bay's roster. Take a look at just how young the Bucs' key contributors are:
Josh Freeman, QB, 24 years old: Freeman has been the key player in the Bucs' turnaround season. In the offseason, Freeman dedicated himself to getting in better physical shape, and he's played solid football all year. He has all of the tools to be one of the NFL's elite quarterbacks.
Doug Martin, RB, 23: Martin has rightfully received high praise for his play this season. He has 862 rushing yards, tied with Titans running back Chris Johnson for fourth-most in the NFL. He also has been a dangerous threat out of the backfield, racking up 296 receiving yards. Martin should have multiple Pro Bowl appearances in his future.
Mike Williams, WR, 25: Free-agent acquisition Vincent Jackson (29 years old) has been Freeman's top target this season, but Williams is also enjoying an outstanding campaign, and is second on the team with 31 catches and five touchdowns. He's also averaging an impressive 18.3 yards per catch. He and Jackson give Freeman two legitimate home-run hitters on the outside.
Lavonte David, LB, 22; Mason Foster, LB, 23: David and Foster have combined to make one of the NFL's top linebacker tandems. David leads the team with 81 tackles, while Foster is right behind him with 63. Their play is the main reason Tampa's defense is the NFL's stingiest against the run, allowing just 80.1 rushing yards per game.
Mark Barron, safety, 23: Barron still has some rough areas to smooth out when it comes to coverage, but he has provided a physical presence in the middle of the Bucs' defensive backfield. He's currently third on the team in tackles (54) and has delivered numerous "wow" hits against opposing pass catchers.
Michael Bennett, DE, 26: A very underrated player, Bennett currently leads the Bucs with six sacks, and has forced three fumbles, too. He can create pressure with both speed and power.


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Mug shot of Kalamazoo spree-killing suspect Jason Dalton
Re-posted by Nicholas Stix
So far, police have no motive, no connection between the vics at the different crime scenes, and no connection between the vics and the suspect.
Suspect in fatal Michigan shootings expected in court
By Ryan Newton
Monday, February 22, 2016 , 7:55 a.m.
Updated February 22, 2016, 8:00 a.m.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Authorities trying to piece together an hours-long weekend rampage that left six people dead in western Michigan said they are looking into a report that the suspect picked up at least one fare for a ride-hailing service between shootings.
Jason Dalton, a 45-year-old Uber driver and former insurance adjuster who police said had no criminal record, was arrested in connection with the shootings after a massive manhunt and was expected to be arraigned Monday. Authorities did not provide a motive for what they said was his targeting of victims with no apparent connection to him or to each other in the Saturday night shootings.
"How do you go and tell the families of these victims that they weren't targeted for any reason other than they were there to be a target?" Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting said at a Sunday news conference.
Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas described a terrifying series of attacks that began about 6 p.m. Saturday outside the Meadows apartment complex on the eastern edge of Kalamazoo County, where a woman was shot multiple times. She was expected to survive.
A little more than four hours later and 15 miles away, a father and his 17-year-old son were fatally shot while looking at cars at a car dealership.
Fifteen minutes after that, five people were gunned down in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel restaurant, Matyas said. Four of them died.
"These are random murders," Matyas said.
Dalton was arrested without incident about 12:40 a.m. Sunday after a deputy spotted his vehicle driving through downtown Kalamazoo after leaving a bar parking lot, authorities said.
Matyas declined to disclose anything found in the vehicle except for a semi-automatic handgun.
By midday, authorities were investigating a Facebook post that indicated the suspect was driving for Uber during the manhunt and had taken at least one fare, Getting said.
A spokeswoman for Uber confirmed that Dalton was a driver for the company, but she declined to say whether he was driving Saturday night.
Uber prohibits both passengers and drivers from possessing guns of any kind in a vehicle. Anyone found to be in violation of the policy may be prohibited from using or driving for the service.
A man who knows Dalton said he was a married father of two who never showed any signs of violence.
This image provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office shows Jason Dalton of Kalamazoo County. Dalton was arrested early Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016 in downtown Kalamazoo following a massive manhunt after several victims were shot at random. (Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Gary Pardo Jr., whose parents live across the street from Dalton in Kalamazoo Township, described him as a family man who seemed fixated on cars and often worked on them.
"He would go a month without mowing his lawn but was very meticulous with his cars," Pardo said, explaining that Dalton, at times, owned a Chevrolet Camaro and two Hummer SUVs.
Progressive Insurance confirmed that he once worked for the company before leaving in 2011.
Dalton was an insurance adjuster who did auto-body estimates and once taught an auto-body repair class at an area community college, said
James Block, who has lived next door to him for 17 years.
"He loved to do things outside with his kids" like taking them for rides on his lawn tractor, Block said.
Dalton's wife and children were unhurt, authorities said.
The suspect was in contact with more than one person during the rampage, authorities said, but they would not elaborate. Prosecutors said they did not expect to charge anyone else.
Authorities were interviewing Dalton and reviewing his phone. They did not know if the handgun belonged to him, Getting said.
"This is every community's nightmare — when you have someone going around just randomly killing people, no rhyme, no reason," Getting said.
Tammy George said the woman who was shot outside the apartment building is her next-door neighbor. She and her family heard the gunfire, ran outside and saw the woman on the ground.
Four bullets flew into a closet of George's home, she said. Her son, James, was playing video games with two friends a few feet away from where the bullets pierced the wall.
"I checked out the back window and saw a car speeding off," said James George, 17.
On Sunday morning, Tammy George came outside to clean the parking lot.
"I was worried about the kids coming out and seeing their mom's blood," she said. "I cleaned it up. No kid should have to come out and see their parent's blood on the ground."
During a Sunday morning news conference, some law enforcement officials wiped teary eyes or got choked up. When the news conference ended, Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell and Department of Public Safety Chief Jeff Hadley embraced.
The four people killed outside the restaurant were identified as 62-year-old Mary Lou Nye of Baroda and 60-year-old Mary Jo Nye, 68-year-old Barbara Hawthorne and 74-year-old Dorothy Brown, all of Battle Creek.
The two victims killed at the car dealership were identified as Tyler Smith and his father, Richard, who was 53.
A 14-year-old girl wounded at the restaurant was hospitalized in critical condition.
Late Sunday night, mourners streamed into a Kalamazoo church for a prayer service intended to honor the victims and help residents cope.
With a population of about 75,000, Kalamazoo is about 160 miles west of Detroit. It is home to Western Michigan University and the headquarters of popular craft beer maker Bell's Brewery. The city also is known for the anonymously funded Kalamazoo Promise program, which has paid college tuition of students who graduate from Kalamazoo Public Schools for more than a decade.


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So, you're checking us out. I'm delighted. There's so much to tell you about us and our 4 and now 5 great companies with one giant philosophy. I'm going to keep it to a nutshell version, though, hoping you'll be compelled to come and meet me and the fantastic team preserving the legacy of Laack's Hall and Tavern by combining it with the HUB, started in Plymouth but now the HUB at Laack's Hall.
You see, Laack's Hall is the latest addition to a group of creative businesses that I started in 2001. Laack's Hall & Tavern actually began in the 1800's, was purchased by the Laack family in 1912. I am now the proud and excited owner of this venerable legacy business. The Laack family has decided it's time to retire and that opened up the opportunity for us. Along with Greg Zahn, owner of Heritage Ventures, we decided to invest in this historical treasure and adding The HUB to the tavern & ballroom/event hall is the perfect way to preserve it. We love the history, we love the community of patrons and we truly love the legacy and soul of Laack's
Back in 2001 it was just me and a startup landscape design business. Landscape design is an artful profession, that plays beautifully with my passion for art and creating. While selling my works at art shows I met so many excitingly talented artists and makers, I just knew we all needed an opportunity to get together to offer our works to the community. July, 2013 Seranya Studios Art Boutique was born. We're a family of artists, delighted and honored to present our works to our community family. This too is making its way to join The HUB and Laack's in Johnsonville - beginning in summer 2022.
Seranya Studios Arts Foundation is a natural offshoot of that. An art centered organization that is designed to create life changing experiences for people in need. I can't wait to tell you more about that too.
You see, we're creating a heritage here at the HUB at Laack's Hall – an artful, responsible philosophy for our community, our family, friends and home. It really comes down to being about people and community. It's a commitment to finding innovative, ways to help whom we can, while being gentle on our environment. Through smart waste reduction and healthy, sustainable consumption – from the foods we prepare, to the natural resources we use, and the art we create, and the events we host, we want to have impact. Positive, clean, fresh, and beautiful, impact.
Come on…meet me at the HUB at Laack's Hall. Join us on this wonderful adventure…
We loved the HUB! The building looks amazing with a very comfortable and friendly atmosphere and the staff was equally as friendly and super helpful. We loved the food also, I think the Turkey Call sandwich will be a new favorite of mine! Susan and the crew did an amazing job, big thumbs up!!Brooks Haas
This was my second time visiting the HUB. The first time I tried the B.Y.O.P. and then I tried the Me and Moo sandwich. They were both amazing. This will definitely be my new coffee and lunch spot!Lexie Greenheck
It was excellent! The atmosphere was pleasant and the food was fresh! I tried their gluten free quiche and it was perfect. They also had a gluten free dessert that I will be back for. The Seranya Art Studios side was beautiful and I'm excited to see what art classes they are going to offer.Tim Wiverstad
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It is always tempting to ignore the bluster and bombast emanating from the vicinity of Patrick L. McDonough, the Baltimore County delegate and radio talk show host who considers himself a man of the people but mostly is a self-promoting bomb-thrower. His is a career built on angry sound bites and finger-pointing, particularly at minority groups, while his actual legislative accomplishments in Annapolis can be contained in a thimble — with room to spare.
But his latest bloviation demands attention — if only because ignoring it might suggest it was excusable (which it was not) or something other than blatant racism (which it was). To paraphrase Will Rogers, once ignorance gets started, it knows no bounds.
Delegate McDonough issued a press release this week entitled "Black Youth Mobs Terrorize Baltimore on Holidays" that invites reporters to attend a "press conference" on the subject at noon on Friday at WCBM, which broadcasts his show. In his one-page release, the delegate frets that the "image of Baltimore is suffering" and then fatuously suggests that Gov.Martin O'Malleydeclare the city's harbor area a "no travel zone."
Why is the race of those involved in criminal behavior pertinent? It isn't, of course. People are people. Criminals are criminals. One doesn't have to be of any particular race to break the law. Yet after Del. Keiffer J. Mitchell Jr. challenged his "race-baiting" tactics during the last day of the special session, Mr. McDonough decried the criticism as "political correctness on steroids."
Sorry, but it isn't even steroid-free political correctness. Political correctness is when there's excess sensitivity to race, gender, ethnicity, etc. Race is simply irrelevant in this instance. That those involved in the St. Patrick's Dayincidents at the Inner Harbor were black is no more pertinent than their height, weight or eye color. Why is it so important to the delegate?
Had the St. Patrick's Day incident involved roaming groups of white youths, would it have been more acceptable? Less scary? Would Mr. McDonough have issued a news release headlined "White Youth Mobs Terrorize Baltimore on Holidays"? His views are, as Mr. Mitchell described them, a throwback to the 1950s and 1960s. That's when "breaking the block" — the prospect of an African-American or other minority moving into one's neighborhood — was enough to send whites fleeing to the suburbs in a middle-class diaspora that continues to haunt the city.
It's also reinforced by the delegate's suggestion that no one should visit the Inner Harbor, one of the state's most popular tourist attractions. Would Mr. McDonough offer the same suggestion in the wake of crimes committed in his own legislative district? It's always easier to blindly hate people who are outside one's base of support.
Earlier this week, we chastised Baltimore officials for playing down the extent of the problems that took place over St. Patrick's Day. After reviewing several hours of dispatch tapes and talking to eyewitnesses, The Sun's Peter Hermann discovered the mob was far more unruly and the situation more difficult and threatening than police had let on. His reporting also documented how ill-prepared the city was to deal with the sudden appearance of hundreds of young people downtown on an unusually warm spring day.
But to the best of our knowledge, police never hid the race of those accused of any crime. It was simply irrelevant — the equivalent of mentioning whether they were wearing Nike or Under Armour brand athletic shoes. And race was never cited as a motivating factor for any of those involved in any of the reported violence that took place.
Yet with his own attack, Mr. McDonough has single-handedly given city officials justification for withholding information from the public. After all, they now know there's an irresponsible politician itching to exaggerate the extent of the threat and give people the false impression that the Inner Harbor is especially unsafe — no matter that the facts (and falling city crime rate) don't support that view.
Known outside his district primarily for championing anti-immigrant legislation in Annapolis, Mr. McDonough may seem a mere buffoon to his colleagues, but his rants can't go unchallenged. That he might personally profit from outrageous behavior in the form of higher ratings on his radio show makes it all the more distasteful.
At minimum, the delegate's behavior deserves to be more broadly condemned by his fellow legislators. Perhaps it even fits the definition of "disorderly or disrespectful behavior" that could be sanctioned with a two-thirds majority vote under Article III of the Maryland constitution. Certainly, it's a view that brings shame to him, his party and his constituents in Baltimore and Harford counties.


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1. If it is F/D, install in order of power supply, product location, product distancing, water supply, and leveling
2. Requirement
- Refrigerators need power voltages of 120v, 20A, 60Hz.
- Power outlet must be connected to a dedicated circuit breaker.
- Use of extension cords and power strips are not recommended.
- The outlet must be grounded in accordance with current wiring codes and regulations.
- Inverters should not be used, as they do not provide 60Hz, AC power supply.
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