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|645 sq. ft.
|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|1 - 5 nights
Expertly furnished and fully equipped, this 2 bedroom apartment is located in a quiet area on the outskirts of a small village on the southern side of Gozo named Munxar.
This accommodation is perfect for any type of traveller. Located 3 minutes by car from Xlendi Bay (brisk 15 minutes walk), it is the ideal location for sea lovers while at the same time, it is the perfect place for those who want to lay back and relax.
Close to the apartment there is a very good supermarket where you can find your everyday food. Parking is free and not a problem in front of the apartment.
With over 7000 years of history, Malta and Gozo have many attractions to be discovered. From archeological sites and Roman remains to religious sites, fortifications and towers. Described by many as an open-air museum, the Maltese islands are the best choice for you this year
This partner has demonstrated and is committed to fast response times, the best rates, and a great guest experience.
Bridgette and myself love travelling and we know how hard it is to find a place where to stay which is both affordable and at the same time clean and cosy.
It was always our dream to have a place of our own to rent it out and finally, our dream came true.
We invite you to contact us. Will surely do our best to make your stay a memorable one.
Ruben & Bridgette
Ruben purchased this apartment in 2012
Whatever your holiday expectations, you will find them over here!!
We will meet you as soon as you arrive at Gozo harbour and will show you the way to our apartment. We will prepare a small snack for you and also leave some beverages in the fridge so that upon your arrival you will feel at home.
We also have prepared an information booklet in order for you to be informed about Gozo and touristic areas to visit.
The apartment is in a very quiet location so if after several days driving around the island you wish to have one relaxing day, the apartment is perfect for you. We will provide you with several movies so that you can sit and relax on our comfortable sofa. You just need to buy your own popcorn !! ;-))
If on the other hand you are here for the beach, just 3 minutes away by car there is a small but very nice beach named Xlendi. In the evening Xlendi is also ideal to have a nice dinner with your family and/or friends.
For those who would like to explore the Mediterranean sea, Malta and Gozo are ideal for scuba diving. In fact, scuba diving in Gozo has been voted the 2nd best diving destination in the world in 2014 by Diver magazine. Just 5 minutes by car from our apartment, one can find several diving centers where one can hire equipment for reasonable price.
Malta voted best destination for 2013 in the Group Leisure Awards.
Bridgette and myself love to travel and we know what It means to stay in a clean and cosy place. We renovated and decorated this apartment as if it is our residence in order for you to feel at home and can enjoy your holiday to the full.
Lovely quite location in a north facing apartment, meaning it was always a nice temperature! Clean and tidy in a nice area
We had a really great stay in this property. Wheather was nice, location good, everything in Gozo was close. Better to have a rent car- you will see more and spare some time for your vacation.
Property was really clean and looked like even better than on pictures. Host was really helpful. We where satisfied and recommend it.
From the very first email Ruben and Bridget were wonderful! What you see in the photos and description is exactly what you get. The apartment is beautiful, clean, well maintained and well stocked! We received a very warm welcome and an unexpected starter pack which meant we could relax from the start. Our stay was for 4 weeks and straight away it felt like a home away from home. It was just perfect for the 4 of us!
We highly recommend this beautiful apartment and look forward to staying again soon. Thanks again Ruben and Bridget :)
My wife and I have visited Gozo seven times and this apartment was one of the very best. We have stayed in farmhouses which can be a little large for the two of us so this was ideal. Clean, modern and with all the little touches like washing up liquid and soap etc. which make all the difference. Munxar is ideally located just minutes from Victoria and Xlendi which both have many fine restaurants and shopping facilities. It also has its own small supermarket just a few minutes walk away. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the bed is super comfortable! Ruben stayed in touch via text to ensure everything was fine and the whole booking process was painless and prompt. We would recommend this apartment to any couple or small family.
We've been renting properties all over Europe for the last 8 years and I can sincerely say that this was the best experience - both in terms of the property and in terms of the communication with the owners. The apartment is surprisingly spacious and full of light and equipped with everything you may need - from the air-conditioning to beach towels and the Italian cafetiere....
The view is fantastic, especially at night time, the location is great with all the points of interest and the best beaches of Gozo no more than 20 minutes away. There is parking at the property which is invaluable if you rent a car. If not, the bus stop is just a short walk away.
The owners made us feel welcome and stayed in touch throughout our stay in Gozo in case we had any queries or needed advice. Ruben even booked a restaurant for us on the night of our arrival and bought some food and wine so we could relax straight away.
We can definitely see ourselves going back and recommending this property to friends and family.
Rubben il proprietario è una persona squisita e disponibillissima ci ha aiutato in tutto per tutto. appartamento nuovo e super funzionale ci trovi di tutto non manca nulla . wifi ottimo , l'appartamento si trova in una posizione strategica con ristoranti a 5 minuti di scooter e le spiagge a 10 minuti insomma un posto davvero incantevole.
Unobstructed views from balcony.
A beach is only 5 minutes away by car (20 minutes on foot).
Supermarket within 5 minutes walk.
Cliffs and sightseeing around the area.
Restaurants/bars within 5 minutes by car
|Rental Period
|Minimum Price
|Additional Nights
|Weekend Night
|Monthly *
|Event Price
High Season
1 Jun 2018 - 30 Sep 2018
5 night minimum stay
for 5 nights
Mid Season
1 Oct 2018 - 20 Dec 2018
5 night minimum stay
for 5 nights
|No additional mandatory fees
A damage deposit of €150 is requested upon booking.
Flexible Check-in / Check-out unless there are guests arriving/departing the same day
* Approximate monthly price. Actual pricing will depend on the days of the month you stay.


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Jane Lynch: 'Party Down Would Be a Long-Running Hit in England'
Also: She kind of responds to the Ed O'Neill thing.
Jane Lynch got a Golden Globe nod for Glee today, but an E! reporter noted that Party Down, the canceled cult Starz show in which Jane was also a favorite, did not get nominated. "Could we have been nominated," Lynch wondered. Then she reminisced: "I loved that show. That was such a happy accident of wonderment. It was one of those things that fell together. In England, that would be a huge, long-running hit. Here, it was flash-in-the-pan. I thought it was flawless." So maybe she'd join the cast of Temp? Also, when E! asked Lynch's thoughts on Ed O'Neill having recently maybe, sort of said he didn't think Lynch should have won an Emmy, since Sue Sylvester, while funny, is "one-dimensional," Lynch merely said: "I'm glad it's over." We were sort of hoping she'd have some funny, candid reaction to that controversy, but it sounds like she's just putting it to bed. [E!]

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From 1942 to 1950, the War Department leased three pieces of land totaling 276.96 acres from the Marin Municipal Water District, the State of California and private landowners. The three sites were:
1) A lower operational area for Mount Tamalpais Radar Site
2) An administrative and housing area or Camp Site for Mount Tamalpais Radar Site
3) An additional, upper operational site located atop Mount Tamalpais which became Mill Valley Air Force Station (AFS), a Cold War-era air defense radar station. Due to the geography allowing for 360º coverage, this area was the site for Homing Beacon 4H (also known as Homer Site 4H) and Forward Relay Site 4M, as well as radar during World War II.
The War Departments report, Owned, Leased and Sponsored Facilities, dated 31 December 1945 shows that the former Mount Tamalpais Radar Site (also known as Site B-78) was under the jurisdiction of the Army Ground Forces. It is suspected that this information may been outdated since air defense radar functions were transferred from the Army Ground Forces to the Army Air Forces when the 4th Anti-Aircraft Command was transferred from the Western Defense Command and Fourth Army to the Fourth Air Force on 1 May 1944.
The Camp Site was situated at the Mountain Theater, a Civilian Conservation Corps built outdoor amphitheater constructed of cut rock. It consisted 24.4 acres permitted from the California State Parks Commission in 1942. Temporary buildings were built that housed 94 enlisted men and five officers assigned to a Signal Aircraft Warning Company. The U.S. Army maintained control of this area until the permit was terminated on 30 November 1946
The initial operational site was located to the west of the Pan Toll Ranger Station on the then privately owned Ridgecrest Avenue. It consisted of two parcels leased in 1942 from the Marin Municipal Water District (49.2 acres) and Douglas A. Nye (13.46 acres). These leases were terminated in the fall of 1946.
The second operational area, which became Mill Valley AFS , consisted of 106.4 acres leased from the Marin Municipal Water District in 1942 and held by the Federal government until the final lease expired on 30 June 2005, at which time it reverted back to the Marin Municipal Water District.
From 1944, the Mount Tamalpais Radar Site was under the control of the 411th Army Air Forces Base Unit (AAFBU) (San Francisco Control Group). This unit was superseded by Squadron B, 412th AAFBU (Western Aircraft Control and Warning Group) on 28 February 1947. On 21 May 1947, Squadron B became the 636th Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) Squadron at Hamilton Field. Hamilton Field was described as the squadrons temporary duty station for the duration of time necessary to inactivate former radar sites of the old San Francisco Control Group, at which time it will move to its permanent station at McChord Field, Washington
Soon after the above referenced reorganization the site was closed and its equipment was transferred to Berkeley while the Forward Relay site remained operational. The leases for the operational and housing sites were terminated by 1948. The Army Corps of Engineers retained control of the parcel on top of Mount Tamalpais.
Construction of the former Mill Valley AFS began in 1950 and finished in 1952; the Station was dedicated in 1953. Mill Valley AFS was referred to as Weather Station to disguise its true function. The station was divided into an operations area and cantonment (administrative and housing) area. Improvements included 62 buildings, roads, perimeter fencing and guard posts, communications facilities, and utilities infrastructure. Radar dome (radome) tower buildings housed SLBM detection and warning and AC&W search and height finder radar sets.
Recreation facilities included a tennis court, pool and bathhouse, theater, gymnasium, and bowling alley.
In addition to the normal garrisoning unit, the 666th AC&W Squadron (later redesignated 666th Radar Squadron), the station also hosted a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) detection site from July of 1967 until April 1980. This site was operated by Detachment 3, Fourteenth Air Force (later redesignated as Detachment 3, 14th Missile Warning Squadron).
Unique to California radar stations, Mill Valley AFS was integrated into the Armys antiaircraft defenses and was known as San Francisco Defense Area Site SF-90DC. As such, the station hosted the Army Air Defense Command Post for the 40th Artillery Brigade from 1959 until June 1971, and the 13th Air Defense Artillery Group from July 1971 to August 1974. This command post controlled all of the Nike-Ajax and Nike-Hercules missile batteries in both the San Francisco and Travis AFB Defense Areas. It was equipped initially with the AN/FSG-1 Missile Master command and control system which was upgraded to the AN/TSQ-51 Missile Mentor in the mid-1960s.
Also distinctive to Mill Valley AFS was the fact that the Ground-Air Transmitter-Receiver (GATR) site was located over 100 miles away at Beale Air Force Base and was operated by the 666th Radar Squadrons Detachment 1 from 1963 until the squadron stood down in 1980. The 666th Radar Squadron also maintained an unmanned gap filler annex at the Armys Fort Ord.
Although under the operational control of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since 1 October 1980 when the 666th Radar Squadron was inactivated, Mill Valley AFS was declared excess to the needs of the Department of Defense in 1982 and transferred through the General Services Administration to the National Park Service and the FFA in 1983 under the provisions of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Act and other Federal laws and regulations. In June of 2005, the leases between the Marin Municipal Water District expired and the land was returned to their control.
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Extract, War Department Inventory of Owned, Sponsored and Leased Facilities, 1945


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Wednesday, 10 June 2015
I got the job! My fail-safe interview dress
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congrats!! and love the blue colorReplyDelete
Thank you :) It's so bright isn't it! xxDelete
Congratulations! The color of the dress is so vibrant and I love pleats so much. They just add such a classic touch to any garment.ReplyDelete
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Congratulations on your job! It has been ages since I've had an interview and my current workplace's dress code is casual so I don't even have to wear dresses or suits, but when I worked in a more corporate environment I wore something smart like the dress you wore, I love the colour :) xxReplyDelete
Way to go! You really got everything figured out, particularly in terms of smart dressing and rapport. A key thing about getting hired is engagement, which is basically our capacity to gain our would-be-employer's attention and earn their trust. And it starts as soon as the interview begins.ReplyDelete
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Youth Basketball Coaching Philosophy Tips
Basketball Coaching Philosophy
Why do you want to be a basketball coach?
To be a good youth basketball coach, you not only need to know the game, but you need to be a good teacher, listener, communicator, positive role model, and parent figure to the players you are coaching. All important aspects of a good basketball coaching philosophy. There are also many distractions that a coach must deal with such as irate parents, other coaches, attitudes from players, bad calls from the refs, winning and losing – all of this comes with the job of coaching. When you win, the parents are your best friends – but when you lose, you are all alone. Coaches need a Basketball Coaching Philosophy. These Youth Basketball Coaching Philosophy Tips will assist you with your goals of succeeding as a youth basketball coach.
Why do I coach?
I coach because I love it! I get excited about planning my practices, teaching plays and drills, seeing how the team and each player is developing, and just generally love to be around the game. Over the years I have coached many teams, and it is very rewarding to watch middle school or high school games and see players I have coached – to see them doing well, and to know that I had a big role in their skill development; I helped them succeed in the sport of basketball. It's a great feeling. Success as a basketball coach will be determined by your coaching "philosophy." It takes a very long time to develop a coaching philosophy – it's more than just saying "My philosophy is to press, and run the floor." And it's not just about the "Xs" and "O's" either. A coach's philosophy is an ongoing process that will (and should) continue to grow as you gain coaching experience.
What is meant by Basketball Coaching Philosophy?
A basketball coaching philosophy is determined by many things, and really no two coaches will have the exact same basketball coaching philosophy.
Some of the determining factors of a basketball coaching philosophy are:
1. The coaches overall beliefs, ideas, and team concept.
2. The coaches temperament – are you a screamer, quiet, or both? Will you make this a fun experience for the players, or make them wish they didn't have to be there?
3. The coaches experiences as a player, a coach (head or assistant), or even as an observer. This includes any experiences developed from articles, books, clinics, talking to other coaches, watching videos / DVD's, etc.
4. The types of offenses and defenses that a coach wants to use. Most of all do you understand that sometimes you may not have the players to run these plays, and may have to use alternate plays (with the deciding factor being the type, size, or speed of the players that make up your team).
5. The coaches ability to "teach" – whether it's the fundamentals of the game, developing the players skills, and also allowing players to use those skills in the game.
6. The coach's ability to instill discipline, and be fair to all players when there are consequences. Is discipline an every time thing, or a once in a while thing? Discipline applies to every player equally – not just when you get to the boiling point (it won't have the same effect on the players).
7. Are you easy to work with? Do you compromise when needed, do you follow the rules and guidelines. Do you stand up for your ideas or fold under pressure, etc…
8. Are you organized? Do you plan out practices, put out schedules on time, make the most of your time with the players?
9. Are you a good communicator? Do your players understand what you are saying? Do you get your teaching points across to the players in such a way that it sticks in their minds?
10. Energy – Do you possess a positive energy – where everyone wants to be involved, gets fired up, wants to be there, and wants to work hard, etc.
A basketball coaching philosophy starts when you first accept the position of head coach, and is on-going until the day you stop coaching. It's a good idea to learn from other successful coaches – some have had great coaching philosophy's, and were very successful. But coaches must realize that they must incorporate their own qualities, experiences, attitude, style, trial and errors, and ideas into developing their own coaching philosophy, and most of all you must constantly try to improve, never stop learning. Coaches should understand that even if you possess a good basketball coaching philosophy – there will be no guarantee that you will succeed as a coach. On the other hand – without a good basketball coaching philosophy – you will never succeed…
The 12 Basic Fundamentals of good basketball coaching philosophy!
1. Teaching / Style of Teaching
When teaching the fundamentals a coach must be consistent and stress "execution" in everything about the game – drills, plays, running, shooting, passing, catching, defense, and everything else you teach must be done at game speed (and to perfection). A coach's style of teaching is simply the methods used to teach the players and a big part of any basketball coaching philosophy. This is the most critical aspect of the team succeeding (or not succeeding). If the players respond well to a coaches teaching style, the team will be successful, if they don't, it will be a long season…
2. Understanding Player Ability – How to Best Use Ability
Many coaches make the mistake of placing the 5 "best" players on the court, when in reality they should be placing the 5 "right" players on the court. Many times the best players will not "gel" or work as a team – which is very important to the success of the team. Finding the "right" 5 that will play unselfishly, work together, and execute is a challenge – but can be the difference between winning or losing. Team "balance" is very critical to a team's philosophy. Since basketball is a total team effort – the players must understand their roles and perform at their best in these roles. The point guard should run the offense and handle the ball when needed, the shooters should shoot, the post players should box out and rebound, and the best passer should pass the ball in during inbounds plays. It is the coach's responsibility to make sure that players are put in a position where they will best help the team – the team's welfare is the highest priority. Allow players to use their skills in such a way where it helps the overall success of the team.
3. Getting the Most out of your Players
Is it important for the players to like you? Sometimes this is good, and sometimes not so good (it all depends). Coaches should try to be more of a "mentor" than the players "friend" (and sometimes it works out to be both). The bottom line is that the players must respond to your teaching style, absorb your plays and drills, and rise to the occasion and want to play for you! But again, this doesn't mean that they have to like you? If you can get the players to believe in what the team's goals are – you have won half the battle! Getting the most of your players does not mean that you need to pamper them, let them get away with things, allow them to slack off in practice, joke with them, etc. This would be detrimental to your team's goals, and success will not come so easy. There is a time to "bond" with your players, but it needs to be in the form of hard work, respect, and discipline. If you are passionate about the game, and enthusiastic about teaching basketball – the players will react to this in a positive manner, and you will get the most out of your players.
4. Coach – Player Relationships / Communication
The key to having a good relationship with your players is communication. As long as you are fair, open, and honest to every player on the team (whether it's your star player or the last player on the roster) – you can build relationships with the players. There should be no secrets as to why a player is not playing as much, why they don't start, why they play a certain position, why they are last to go in on the drills, weaknesses they have, their role, any progress they are making, etc… Poor communications between coaches and players can destroy a team quickly. Remember, you are there to help develop the players – not only with their basketball skills, but with life lessons (respect, discipline, friendship, trust, sportsmanship, etc). Keep your players up to speed on their progress, why they aren't playing as much, and any other part of the game that they need to work on and understand. Players also need positive feedback, they are looking for guidance, so don't think of communication as just telling a player what they need to work on – communicate what they are doing correctly also. If you provide your players with consistent, fair communication, your players will respect you, and also have the feedback they need to improve their game. Communication is not an option when it comes to good coaching.
5. Coaching Temperament
Are you soft spoken? A screamer? A little of both? It doesn't matter, as long as you are being who you are – and are consistent about it. You can be soft spoken and still command discipline, or you can scream and command discipline – it can work either way. As long as you motivate your players, be respectful, consistent, and most of all – be fair (treat all the players the same, no matter what). A coach should maintain a consistent temperament throughout the season. It's ok to have fun with the players, but they must know that you will not put up with any problems or poor attitudes. At the same time, you can't send a message of confusion – which means, you are screaming at them one day, and playing around with them the next. The players must know where you draw the line, and never dare to cross it.
6. Organizational Skills
One very important aspect of coaching is being organized – there is no way around being organized – it can make or break the entire basketball program. A disorganized coach exemplifies an unprofessional attitude and poor approach to teaching, and pretty much will not be taken seriously. Being disorganized shows that you just don't care (not only to the players, but to the parents, other coaches, your school or organization, club, etc).
The coach must be organized in the following areas:
* Practice planning, start practices on time.
* Schedules – update as needed, print out copies for players / parents.
* Be early for practices, meetings, etc.
* Signing up for tournaments, scrimmages.
* Game preparation – What strategy will you use against certain teams, who are your starters, etc. Who is doing the scorebook? Who is bringing the between game snacks for the players? Who will find the team a place to eat after the games? Who is keeping player stats during the games?
* Meetings – schedule as needed, be prepared.
Of course a coach doesn't have time to do it all, and shouldn't do it all. But a coach is responsible for the organization of their team, and if they can't do it all, they must surround themselves with people who can help them be successful. Delegate to your assistant coaches, get a team manager, etc. Find a way to get the job done…
7. Keep Learning…
Even if you feel there is nothing else that you can learn as a coach – I can tell you, you would be wrong to assume this. There is so much about the game of basketball to learn, it would be impossible to learn everything in a lifetime. So the solution would be to learn as much as you can, from as many sources as you can (other coaches, video tapes, DVD's, articles), and always keep an open mind to learning. Even if you are not interested in a certain defense or offense – it would be nice to know how they worked so you can come up with a game plan against them. Don't just learn what "works" but rather what "doesn't work" also. What works for one coach may not work for another coach, but at least you will know how to defend it or which offense will work against it, etc. You've probably heard the saying "The more you know." Well it means just that – the more you know about the game, the better you will be at teaching it to others, which is why the coach exists in the first place. Always be eager to learn…
8. Communication is the Key
A good coach is a good communicator. A very important first step with the communication process is to have an open door policy. Players, parents (see note below), administration need to know that they can communicate with you when they need to. Coaches must ensure that all the players understand the team goals, individual goals, work ethic in practices, attitude, rules, guidelines, team expectations, and most of all individual expectations. A good coach will meet with the players one on one, and consistently provide feedback. If a player has to come to a coach and ask "what do I need to do to get more playing time" then there is not a whole lot of communicating going on.
Parents – There is a fine line when it comes to communication with parents. You must have a written policy when it comes to any communication with parents. You really don't want parents to walk up to you anytime they want and start talking about their child's playing time, or why they were taken out of the game, etc. This would be a very big distraction to the team. Just make sure that the parents know up front, how and when they can communicate with you. At our high school there is a policy that the coaches are not allowed to engage in communication with the parents after games – if the parent has something on their minds, they must request a formal meeting with the coach in writing. Then the coach sets up the meeting and they discuss any issues, etc. A coach can avoid a lot of conflict from the parents if they are providing consistent feedback to the players. As long as the coach is working with the players to improve, there is really not any viable conflict. If a coach is not communicating with a player, and not providing feedback to help the player improve, then they should not be surprised when conflict comes their way.
Some coaches even ask players for input during games, after games, etc. This type of communication allows the players to feel like their opinion counts, that they are needed, you value their opinion or you wouldn't be asking. Just don't let this get out of hand. A simple question like "what did you see out there" during halftime is enough. Get a few responses from the players, say thanks, and move on.
Verbal communication is also something to consider. Most of the time, a coach will raise their voice and yell in an attempt to get their players motivated. As long as you are consistent and fair, this is acceptable. But, don't yell at a player in such a way as to embarrass them. This is not a very effective form of communication. I found that I can tell the players to get on the line and run suicides in a medium tone of voice and be effective, just as well as another coach can scream and make players run. It's the same in the game. A coach can scream at a player, embarrass them, and most likely not have any effect on them, other than now they are mad at the coach, and not focused on the game. Playing time is the key. Players do not want to sit on the bench (unless they are tired), so use this as the consequence for not hustling or executing, etc. Don't just yell at them, and send them back in the game. Think about it, once the players lose focus – whether it's a bad call from the ref, or there is trash talking, or the coach just yelled at them – they will not be very helpful to the team until they regain focus and are ready to play.
9. Discipline
Discipline is most likely the hardest part of coaching. Discipline has several parts to it such as commanding players attention, setting and maintaining rules, execution of plays, the actions of the players during warm-up, etc. Discipline is not just simply a coach yelling at players and demanding the players listen or face the consequences – it's a total team atmosphere. If a coach does not establish and maintain discipline right from the start – there will really be no hope of achieving success with the team. The players must want to be there, they must want to play for you, they must want to help the team succeed.
Here are a couple tips:
a. Right from the start, the players must know your expectations (how hard you expect them to work, how they need to treat each other, etc).
b. The players should know that you will not tolerate any negative attitudes or disrespect shown to players, coaches, teachers, etc.
c. The players should know that you expect them to perform well in the classroom.
d. The players should know that they will be treated fairly – the star player will be treated the same as the player who never sees any action.
e. The players should know and understand the written team rules and guidelines – and that all players will endure the stated consequences.
f. The players should understand that they will execute the plays and drills without question, the right way, at game speed, and to perfection.
g. Make every effort to develop a positive, spirited, atmosphere within the team. Team chemistry is extremely important to success.
h. Get to the bottom of any and all team related problems. Ex: If you sense (or hear about) some of the players having a conflict – take care of it ASAP! Don't wait to see how it will all turn out, it could get worse (un-repairable). Take care of business quickly.
i. It is the coaches responsibility to get the most out of each and every player on the team – no exceptions!
j. Teach your players to leave all outside distractions, issues, and problems outside the gym doors when they come to practice – they need to focus on working hard and improving their skills.
Important Note: There are two sides to every story – get both sides before coming to any sort of conclusions. Some coaches make the mistake of listening to one side of the story, then coming to a "biased" conclusion. Even if one side is wrong, give them the chance to speak and explain themselves. All players are not alike. Some players may need more of your attention than others, but try to make it appear that you are not favoring any of the players (even if you are a little). Any player that performs well and/or makes a great play – praise them, get the team to praise them. Give players that make mistakes the feedback they need to improve. Be fair, be consistent, be positive, and provide a winning atmosphere…
10. Team Preparation
Preparing your team starts with preparing for practices. It is the players that will ultimately decide whether the team succeeds or not – the coach will not be stepping on the court. I can tell you this, if your team practices at half speed, don't expect them to perform well in the game. Practice how you play the game! Practice at game speed! Don't allow players to slack off in practice just because you don't want them to get hurt, etc. Practice drills that will help you be successful against your next opponent. Practice drills that are needed to improve game skills. If the players aren't used to playing at full speed – it will feel "different" when they are in the game. The harder your players work and compete against each other in practice, the more improvements you will see. If players play soft against each other in practice, it will be very difficult for the team to improve. Each team needs leaders, these are the players that should set the tone in practice, lead the way. Players respond well to other players that are leading them to success (more so than responding to coaches efforts).
Scouting your opponent – A good coach (and coaching staff) prepares for the game by scouting the other teams. Keep notes from previous encounters, talk to other coaches, etc. Know your opponents strengths and weaknesses, then come up with a game plan to succeed. Let your players know who their opponents are, what to expect, what to look out for, etc. This type of preparation can be the difference in whether or not the team wins or loses. Be prepared!
Game Strategy – Make sure that you go into every game with some sort of strategy, then have a back up plan if things don't go your way. Are you going to start off with a full court press? Man to Man defense? Or use a "junk" defense against their best player?
11. Offense / Defense / Plays / Team Philosophy (concepts)
Every coach will have their favorite plays, favorite defenses / offenses, style of play, system, etc. But the most important thing a coach should realize is this – do you have the talent on your team to play the style of basketball that your philosophy dictates? You can't just ram the plays down the players throats and expect them to execute perfectly if they aren't skilled enough, big enough, fast enough or strong enough. Make sure that you understand what you have, and design plays (style of play) to the talent level you have – not that you wish you had. Be realistic about the strengths and weaknesses of your players. It is not out of the question to modify your favorite plays to fit the skill level of your players. You may find that if you start with an easier play – you can work your way up to the more advanced plays? It all depends on how fast the players progress. Communicate to your players up front the style of play, and system that you want to see the team be successful at. What it takes to run certain plays, how you might have to modify certain plays to fit the talent level, and how each player will have a certain role in the system, etc. It is very important that the players "buy" into your system of plays. It is important for you to be able to teach the players your offenses and defenses flawlessly – use diagrams and / or videos if needed. If you want the plays to work at game time – you will have to practice and review the plays over and over until the players run them perfectly in practice.
Role Playing – You won't be able to have success at the inside game if you don't have a dominant post player, or run the fast break if your players aren't very fast. One of the most challenging aspects of coaching is finding the strengths and weaknesses of your players, and then knowing how to use these skills to help the team succeed. The players need to understand that they are part of the big picture, the team, and this is more important than their individual statistics, etc. This is very difficult for most players to comprehend – most players want to shoot the ball themselves instead of letting the teams "shooter" take the shot. The players must learn to play unselfishly, and think "team first" – if your players understand this, and follow this religiously, your team will be successful. Be flexible, and understand that your favorite plays may not work with this years team (or may work great?). It's up to the coach to figure that out – and figure it out quickly.
12. Evaluation / Measuring Success
Even though success is commonly measured in wins and losses, and coaches are always remembered by their record – it is not always a realistic measurement of a successful season. What you do with what you have is the important factor when it comes to success. It really all depends on who shows up to tryouts. One season you may be stacked with talent, and the next season only have a handful of experienced players show up. So in reality, how do you measure success? The answer is easy – the only way to measure success is to come up with achievable team goals, and see how the team progresses during the season. All of this is part of your basketball coaching philosophy.
Even if your team didn't win many games, there are other variables that can be measured:
a. Did the team improve overall from the 1st game to the last game?
b. Did each individual player improve from the 1st game to the last game?
c. Did the team win a couple games (or at least compete strongly) against stronger opponents that easily beat them earlier in the season?
d. Did participation at practices dwindle, or remain the same (did the players want to be there)?
e. Did the players work just as hard the last week of practice as they did the first week of practice?
I coached JV high school girls basketball for the last couple of years. Two years ago, I didn't have a point guard, just a few post players and lots of guards – all inexperienced. We lost our first 10 games of the season – we just couldn't get the ball past half court – it was awful. I never stopped coaching, and kept pushing the players to work hard. Our biggest setback was getting the ball past half court, every team pressed us and beat up on us. If we only had a ball handler, we could break the pressure and set up our half court offense (which I knew we would run extremely well). Then an ineligible player (that was a point guard) all of a sudden became eligible for JV only. Everything changed! We won 7 of our last 10 games. The players were able to run our plays and were 100 percent more confident on defense. It was just what we needed. The missing piece of the puzzle was a ball handler, and everything else came together. Our season was very successful in everyone's eyes. The very next season, our team went 18-3, and the 3 games we lost were by less than 10 points combined. I was very proud of my players for not giving up that first season. They learned that there is no shame in losing – as long as they gave it everything they had, and worked as hard as they could each time they stepped on the court. Stick to your basketball coaching philosophy no matter what.
Success can be measured in many ways, but those that say it can only be measured by the number of wins and losses – are wrong! A true measurement of success is how much the players developed their skills, how hard they worked, how much fun they had, life lessons and discipline learned, and if they were taught (and believe) that team work and sportsmanship are important to success.
Last on Basketball Coaching Philosophy…
We hope these Youth Basketball Coaching Philosophy Tips have assisted you in some way. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced coach – coaching basketball is definitely a very challenging undertaking. It's filled with all kinds of unknowns, but can be one of the most rewarding experiences you will ever be part of. Learn about the game as much as you can so you are better able to teach your players. Your basketball coaching philosophy will eventually surface, and you will be in a position to help develop and mold youth basketball players into successful individuals – on and off the basketball court…
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Accepting and Declining
How to Accept an Offer
Irrespective of how an offer is communicated to you (by phone, email, or standard mail), you should contact the employer by phone as soon as possible to acknowledge receipt of the offer. Even if you are not ready to accept the offer initially, you shouldn't wait more than 24 hours to let the employer know that you have received the offer and are seriously contemplating it. When you call to acknowledge, give the employer an estimate of when you will be able to make a final decision. While you shouldn't box yourself into an unrealistic deadline, don't leave the employer up in the air for fear you will seem unenthusiastic or indecisive.
If, on receipt of the offer, you know that you want to take the job, a telephonic response is also the best avenue of communication. Place your call to the attorney in charge of hiring or the person who communicated the offer to you. If you cannot reach him/her and get voicemail or an assistant, ask that s/he call you back.
A typical message might be the following:
"This is Jane Doe, a student at Cornell Law School. I am very excited to have received an offer from your office and hope you will be able to call me back shortly to discuss it further. I can be reached at (607) 123-4567."
By making sure you speak directly with a decision maker, you can avoid miscommunications which can lead to problems. If you are unable to speak directly with someone after trying to reach them by phone, it is appropriate to do one of two things:
- Leave your acceptance in a voice message; or
- Accept by email
Neither of these are 100% foolproof, as messages and emails can be lost. So you may want to ask the recipient to confirm receipt of the message with a quick call or email in return.
How to Decline an Offer
It is important to decline offers as promptly as possible, so that your fellow students may benefit from the "rolling offers." This should be done tactfully, both for your own sake and for the reputation of the Cornell Law School. Your letter should express your appreciation of the offer and your high regard for the employer, indicating that it was difficult to make the final decision. Do not burn any bridges. You may want to reapply to this employer sometime in the future. Also, remember that these may be your future colleagues in the Bar Association.
Sample letter:
It is with great regret that I write you this letter to inform you that I will not be able to accept your offer of employment for the upcoming summer.
I have been fortunate in receiving a number of offers and only after considerable thought and soul searching have I been able to make a decision on which offer to accept.
I assure you that I have the highest opinion of (your organization), and I look forward to practicing in Hartford this summer and hope to see you then.


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all them skullgirls by captainosakaWatch
and a couple dudes too. (be sure to zoom in on this one, folks, there's some fun detail in there)
I'm assuming this is cool to post now?? I THINK?! Anyway, yeah, my buddy Alex, the MASTERMIND behind Skullgirls, was kind enough to invite me to contribute to the guest gallery on the game's PC release. THANKS DUDE! Alex has a crazy-inventive design sense, made it really fun to take a stab at drawing all these folks.
If for some reason you're not following Alex on Tumblr, correct this terrible misdeed IMMEDIATELY. Also, check out Skullgirls on PC!! Here it is via STEAM. Their first DLC character, Squigly, is still free for about a month, so now might be a good time to snag a copy
also I guess this is spooky enough to be a Halloween drawing, too? HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEEn
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Awesome picture!
[And such tragic stories! 0.0]
Amazing job!
Easily my favorite of all the art in the guest gallery!
I thought it was Big Band holding that meat at first. XD
That would have been great, him just looking at the meat like, "O rly?!"
Would I have your permission to use her face as my DA avatar?


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Welcome messages
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Euro-Asian Association of Dermatovenerologists (EAAD) is a society uniting dermatologists, venerologists and other specialists involved in dermatological health care from Europe, Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Caucasus, Central Asia, Israel, Middle East, Baltic countries and many other parts of the World. From 2011 EAAD has organized four highly successful congresses in Kiev, Moscow, Odessa and Jerusalem. Now we are looking forward to the 5th EAAD Congress in Riga, Latvia from September 18-20, 2015.
Latvia will be the presiding country of the European Union (EU) in the first half of 2015. Understanding the high political and professional responsibility of our delegates, we have selected the conference centre of the National Library of Latvia (NLL) as the congress venue. This brand-new, state-of-art building with a water-front view in the centre of Riga was designed by the famous Latvian-American architect Gunnar Birkerts and opened in 2014. NLL will serve as the central place of EU Presidency of Latvia.
Congress organizers are working hard to make a truly memorable scientific programme both for practical and academic professionals. We are expecting many prominent international and regional experts to share their experience. We are sure that our industry partners will find it highly attractive to be part of the 5th EAAD.
In a divided world and despite wars, religious and culture differences – let us all be –
Welcome to Riga!
Andris Rubins, MD,PhD , Professor and Chairman
Department of Dermatovenerology University of Latvia
President of the 5th EAAD Congress
Welcome message
On behalf of the Ministry of Health of Latvia, I wish to extend the warmest welcome to all participants of the 5th Euro-Asian Association of Dermatovenerologists Congress that will take place on 18th to 20th of September 2015, at the National Library of Latvia.
This Congress provides an opportunity to explore a wide scientific program, important for dermatologists, venerologists and other specialists involved in dermatological health care. It is important that you – professionals from Europe, Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Caucasus, Central Asia, Israel, Middle East, Baltic countries and many other parts of the World – meet up to interact, network and exchange ideas and concepts. Only by sharing experience and ideas we can develop new ones that catalyze advancement.
At the same time the fact that the Congress is taking place in Riga proves that Latvia can be proud of its high achievements in the field of medicine, as well as of our internationally recognized specialists ensuring the best quality.
We would like to encourage all foreign participants to take time off from their busy schedule to experience our beautiful capital city Riga and its rich cultural heritage to indeed make your visit truly memorable.
We are very much looking forward to seeing you in Latvia!
Dr.Guntis Belēvičs
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What's Your Selfie Technique?
Oh, don't pretend like you don't have one!
Let's have some real talk. I'm aware of the fact that I'm a well-endowed woman. I am reminded of this consistently through everyday activities, not limited to working out, shopping for clothes, putting clothes on, being the recipient of uncalled-for remarks, and simply existing.
In primary school, I was the one who developed first—the Girl With The Big Boobs—and as such, I found myself on the receiving end of incessant teasing remarks from both boys and girls. Looking back, I realize this is all part of the middle and high school scene and that we all dealt with something. Still, some don't realize just how self-conscious that kind of persistent commentary (especially at that awkward stage of your life) can make a person, even when it's about a body part that's otherwise heralded by society.
People struggle to comprehend why, most of the time, I don't necessarily view my breasts as something explicitly positive about myself. They don't understand why I'm not always wearing clothes that accentuate this feature and opt instead for garments that are far more modest. It's because, from an early age, I've learned that it's easier to just not.
And hear me: Poking fun at myself doesn't come from a place of humblebragging, as some have accused, but more of a place of genuine self-deprecation and perhaps even insecurity.
My point is that I'm sometimes exhausted by the restrictions I place on myself out of worry or hyper-awareness. I'm not saying that I want to run out and wear the most revealing clothing possible 24/7. I just don't want to feel bad about, say, wearing a bathing suit top because I feel like I'll be asking for too much attention, or a low cut dress to a bar because people may think things. I do understand that this level of self-consciousness had an understandable origin (all that commentary!), but that it only thrives because I allow it to.
The solution? Stop letting it thrive. This requires internal work, sure, but facing the fear head-on is also effective. On an otherwise unassuming Wednesday, not only did I choose to wear the low-cut dress above, perfectly acceptable in 110-degree Phoenix heat, but I accentuated my décolletage even further via contouring.
The result? Oh, stares, for sure. But even though I felt a little uncertain, I also felt in control, and I felt empowered by myself.
I'm not saying that this look is something I would do every day, but I learned that sometimes it's nice just to take control over your body and do what you want because it's what you want to do.
For those unsure how to contour da bosom: Use a contour brush to apply matte bronzer along the natural arch of your breast. Also apply a vertical line that originates in between and extends upward.
You can also contour your collar bone by applying the bronzer on either side of the clavicle.
Next, apply highlighter on the actual breast, and on the clavicle.
Finally, blend it all out with a super-fluffy blending brush. Once you think you've finished blending, blend some more. Trust.
So, the real question: Did I fix all my problems with a little bronzer and highlighter? Nah. But I'm one step closer.


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Who's eligible?
- Women with Part B 40 or older are covered
- Women with Part B between 35-39 can get one baseline mammogram
Your costs in Original Medicare
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- Diagnostic mammogram: You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount, and the Part B deductible applies.
To find out how much your test, item, or service will cost, talk to your doctor or health care provider. The specific amount you'll owe may depend on several things, like:
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Sunday, September 29, 2013
Mike Butler: Self-interest hobbles forestry trust
The organisation which funds Maori lodging Treaty of Waitangi claims over Crown forests remains unable to fulfil its obligations because of High Court action by a trustee, Sir Eddie Durie, supported by fellow trustee Maanu Paul, and one of the trust's appointors, the New Zealand Maori Council. This boardroom stoush offers a snapshot of treaty industry politics.
The Crown Forestry Rental Trust was created in April 1990, as required by an agreement between the Crown and the New Zealand Maori Council to transfer Crown forestry assets, to receive forestry rentals, fund claims, and disburse rentals should forestry land be transferred to Maori.
A message to clients posted on the trust's website, dated March 28, 2013, said the proceedings sought to clarify the process for the appointment of alternate trustees to the trust to act in place of a permanent trustee on matters where there is a conflict of interest. (1)
Proceedings were initiated on March 22. The trust was in the mean time restricted to considering matters where there was no conflict of interest. A court hearing was set down for April 15. There is no further information on the trust's website on the outcome of the hearing.
The trust, which funds Waitangi Tribunal hearings, said it has had to defer $8-million worth of funding to claimants this year. That put Ngapuhi hearings in doubt, so the Government funded the first four weeks of those hearings at a cost of $300,000. (2)
Deals that involve conflict of interest are listed in trust annual reports. A total of $7.5-million of such transactions have been listed in reports from 2001 to 2012, with the biggest such transactions connected with trustees Whaterangi Winiata ($3.8-million), Graham Latimer ($1.9-million) and Janet Mason ($976,370).
But these amounts pale into insignificance when considering the trust, which has been operating since 1990, has received a total of $836.53-million (forestry rentals and interest) and disbursed to claimants over that time a total of $671.99-million.
The trust deed has a clear process to deal with such cases. Clause 6.8 requires a trustee to declare a conflict of interest should it arise, and 6.9 said that the relevant appointor, in this case is the Maori Council and Federation of Maori Authorities, should appoint an alternate. (3)
The Crown appoints three trustees and the chairperson, while Maori Council and Federation of Maori Authorities appoint three trustees.
Durie wanted to have politician, media personality and political commentator John Tamihere, whose wife is a Durie, take his place, arguing that the person proposed to sit instead of him risks "skewing the delicate political balance". Peter Charlton had been proposed, but Durie and the Maori Council said Charlton was more aligned to the Federation of Maori Authorities, which he used to lead, than the Maori Council, which Durie co-chairs. (4)
John Tamihere is a member of the Maori Council executive. But he is not one of the appointed alternates. Durie and the Maori Council say the court should interpret the trust deed to mean that each trustee has a designated alternate.
The three Crown-appointed trustees and one Maori appointee are happy for alternates to be chosen from a pool. The remaining Maori appointee, Maori Council co-chair Maanu Paul, sided with Durie, saying he regretted the delays in funding for claimants, but maintained the legal action they've taken was necessary. (5)
Ngapuhi claimants have been most affected by Durie's court action. Kaikohe lawyer Moana Tuwhare said if the trustees can't work together, it may be time to replace them, adding "the trust's argument about alternate trustees should have been able to be sorted out in half a day". (6)
The Maori Council should not purport to speak for all Maori, according to Ngati Kahu chairperson Margaret Mutu. (7) It appears to be controlled by Durie, Paul, and Durie's wife legal counsel Donna Hall, whose collective self-interest has hobbled the activities of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust.
1. Email to Crown Forestry Rental Trust clients, http://www.cfrt.org.nz/doclibrary/public/thestorehouse/HighCourtproceedingsCrownForestryRentalTrustFundingAssistance.pdf
2. Ngapuhi call for forestry trust to get act together, http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/213936/ngapuhi-call-for-forestry-trust-to-get-act-together
3. Trust Deed for the Crown Forestry Rental Trust. http://www.cfrt.org.nz/doclibrary/public/aboutthetrust/CrownForestry_TrustDeed.pdf
4. Bid for Tamihere to sit in for Durie, http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/8505835/Bid-for-Tamihere-to-sit-in-for-Durie
5. Maanu Paul's health on the improve, http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/217931/maanu-paul's-health-on-the-improve
6. Ngapuhi call for forestry trust to get act together, http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/213936/ngapuhi-call-for-forestry-trust-to-get-act-together
7. Maori Council lacks accountability - Ngati Kahu, http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/222584/maori-council-lacks-accountability-ngati-kahu
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Massachusetts Senate OK's proposal to license pharma sales reps
A proposal in the Massachusetts Senate could make the state the first in the nation to license pharmaceutical sales reps and prohibit them from providing entertainment, gifts, payments or travel to doctors, healthcare facilities or public officials, The Boston Globe reports. The proposal was passed as an amendment to the state budget by Senator Mark Montigny, Democrat of New Bedford. "Hairdressers and manicurists must be licensed to work in the Commonwealth," Montigny said. "Pharmaceutical representatives who market prescription drugs and attempt to influence doctors to prescribe name-brand drugs should also be licensed." In a statement, PhRMA SVP Ken Johnson said Montigny's proposal "would impose an additional burden on the sharing of new information with physicians." "The amendment also seeks to impose criminal penalties on what should be viewed as the important sharing of information between pharmaceutical companies and physicians regarding the risks and benefits of medicine," Johnson said. John Kamp, executive director of the Coalition for Healthcare Communication said, "This Massachusetts statute is one more example of good intentions gone bad. Doctors could lose their license to practice for not reporting gifts of pens, notepads, medical education and medical texts while politicians and the press spin ugly stories about drug company influence on the practice of medicine. It's time to wise up, Massachusetts, and understand that the medical care industries must collaborate to deliver the best care to patients. More paperwork doesn't serve patients." The measure would require reps to complete training before receiving their licenses and participate in continuing education. If the measure becomes law, licensing fees would be split between the Massachusetts Attorney General's office, where they would be used to prosecute Medicaid fraud, and the state's Board of Registration in Pharmacy, where the money would be used to reduce medical errors. Montigny said he has separately introduced the proposal as a bill in the Senate, should the measure fail during budget talks. "I'm not going away on this issue," he said. "We need to ban all manipulation of drug-prescribing practices."


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You can use OverDrive's desktop app to burn MP3 audiobooks to CDs.
Note: Due to agreements with publishers and digital media suppliers, audiobooks from OverDrive cannot be burned to DVD or Blu-ray.
What you need
- OverDrive for Mac (v1.1 or newer)
- Blank recordable CD
- A downloaded audiobook
How to burn audiobooks to a CD
- Open OverDrive's desktop app.
- Select a title and click the Burn button. The burn wizard will open, and you'll see the "Welcome" screen.
- Insert a blank CD into the CD drive on your computer. Click Next.
- The burn wizard searches for your CD drive. When it locates the drive, you'll see the "Confirm" screen.
Select the part(s) you'd like to burn. You'll need one CD for each part. Click Next.
When the selected parts are being burned to the CDs, you'll see the "Burning" screen and status bar.
- When the burn finishes, you'll see the "Success" screen. Click Finish to close the wizard.
What to do if a CD will not play
OverDrive burns borrowed audiobooks as "audio CDs." If you manually burn them as data CDs (outside of OverDrive's app), you'll only be able to listen to the audiobook on a computer.
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We are interested in collecting clippings of one season's growth from annually clipped plants.
We accept all forms of Taxus baccata (English yew) including golden and Irish forms. We can also collect the hybrid Taxus x media (Hicksii).
The compound (known as 10-Deacetylbaccatin III) is found at the highest levels in the fresh growth of plants which are clipped every year. The annual clipping stimulates the production of higher levels of the compound than in unclipped plants. This is therefore why we are looking for the single season's growth, removed in the annual clipping.
Unfortunately, we are not able to take material from either unclipped trees or material from plants which have not been clipped in recent years and have older woody growth. Levels of the compound are lower and mean that extraction would not be worthwhile.


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BAFact Math: The Sun is 12 *trillion* times brighter than the faintest star you can see
[BAFacts are short, tweetable astronomy/space facts that I post every day. On some occasions, they wind up needing a bit of a mathematical explanation. The math is pretty easy, and it adds a lot of coolness, which I'm passing on to you! You're welcome.]
Today's BAFact: The Sun is 12 trillion times brighter than the faintest star you can see with your naked eye.
In yesterday's BAFact, I showed how the Sun is about 400,000 times brighter than the full Moon – and I showed my math. That's an amazing brightness difference, but while I was writing it I had to wonder: how much brighter is the Sun than the faintest star you can see?
The faintest stars visible to the naked eye have a magnitude of about 6. This depends on lots of stuff, like how dark the sky is, how good your eyesight is, and so on. Some people with excellent vision can see stars down to magnitude 7, and there are reports of a few extraordinary people who can see even fainter. But on a dark night, the average person can just barely see 6th magnitude stars.
Let's use that number then. All we have to do is plug that into the equation I gave yesterday (and remembering that the Sun has a magnitude of -26.7):
Brightness ratio = 2.512(6 – (-26.7)) = 2.51232.7 = 12 trillion
Yegads! That's 12,000,000,000,000 times brighter!
Now, to be fair, that's not really the brightness range your eyes can detect. You can't look right at the Sun easily or comfortably; it's simply too bright. So the range of brightness your eye can see is probably smaller.
We can put a lower limit on it easily enough using the Moon. The Moon is the second brightest object in the sky, and we know we can look at that easily enough, so let's do that math (the Moon's magnitude is -12.7 when it's full):
Brightness ratio = 2.512(6 – (-12.7)) = 2.51218.7 = 30 million
Wow. So you can comfortably see objects over a brightness range of 30 million. That's impressive! The eye is a pretty cool little machine.
As an aside, your eye isn't linear; it's logarithmic (in reality, it's more complicated than this, and I'm simplifying, but close enough). In other words, a star giving off twice as much light doesn't look twice as bright as another. The way your eye responds to light squeezes down the scale, making it easier to see fainter and brighter objects at the same time.
So how faint do objects get? Ah, that'll be tomorrow's BAFact. Stay tuned!
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Impressive stat indeed! 8)
Mind you, most of the stars we can see are actually much brighter than our daytime star but are also much, much more distant! By hundreds of light years rather than a mere single Astronomical Unit. (Captain Obvious speaking here but still.) 😉
So we're talking apparent magnitude NOT intrinsic luminosity clearly.
When it comes to the latter, Eta Carinae one of the most luminous stars can apparently boast something like five billion times our Sun's power which blows my mind trying to imagine it every time! 😮
With the faintest star we can see by unaided eyes – albeit barely on a dark night – being Epsilon Indi with about 70% or so of our Sun's radience surely? Or, wait, maybe would that be 61 Cygni – Friedrich Bessel's faint flying star ( a pair of nearby orange dwarfs we now know) and the first to have its distance measured? One of those two anyhow – or am I mistaken here?
The eye is good, but not that good. The moon is spatially resolved, so you'll have to compare the effective surface brightnesses. In other words, you should factor in the size of the stellar point relative to the size of the lunar disk. The moons diameter is about 0.5 degrees, while the human eyes resolution is about 0.5 arcminutes (+/-). The ratio between the effective surface areas of a star and the moon is therefore about 60^2 = 3600. So the dynamic range between the moon and the faint star, as viewed by a human with good eyesight, is around 10,000. In comparison, modern astronomical detectors have dynamic ranges of around 100,000, so given that it is possible to look at something brighter than the moon, it is probably fair to say that the human eye and an astronomical camera are similar in this aspect. Still pretty impressive!
The human eye is truly amazing. Just think how long a digital camera takes to capture the light from such a dim object. That will tell you how much more sensitive your retina is to light than some of the best sensors available. Just don't try looking at both at the same time. Since the human eye can only deal with a contrast ratio of 500: – 1000:1, the Moon would be so bright it would make the magnitude 6 object invisible.
The Suns disk is about 700 square arcminutes in size. So, a tiny portion of the Sun one square arcminute in size would have an apparent magnitude of about -26.7 + 2.5*log 700 = -19.6 magnitude, or just below -20 magnitude in brightness.
So, how to see the Sun look like this? One way is to travel to Neptune where the Sun would appear so small as to almost like a star in size, but still, at -20 magnitude, be 250 million times brighter than the faintest star we can see. If you are familiar with intensities in decibels (db), this would be a brightness range of 84 db!
A much easier way to see the Sun look like a star is to view a total solar eclipse! Just before and just after totality, a tiny part of the Sun's photosphere is visible as a brilliant star-like glare of light superimposed on the chromosphere and corona circling the blackness of the Moon's disk.
This phenomenon is called the 'diamond ring' with the tiny portion of the Sun's photosphere appearing as the diamond. It is safe to view this without a filter for about ten seconds after the total eclipse is over before the amount of sunlight once again becomes dangerous to view.
(You wouldn't want to look for this just before totality begins because 1) it is difficult to know when totality is only ten seconds away and it is safe to remove your filter and 2) it would ruin your dark adaptation for the total eclipse).
A healthy human eye can detect a single photon at a time, at least some fraction of the time, although the brain does not necessarily respond until there are at least a handful of photons at a time. This experiment has been done:
Now THAT'S cool. It would seem to set a rigorous lower bound on visual sensitivity. An upper bound might be harder to define…
Thirty million -whats-? I'm not grasping the concept here. My two objections:
If you were to take 30,000,000 stars, beginning from the dimmest and each brighter than the next by one -what-, I doubt the human eye could tell the difference between, say, stars #14,500,301 and #14,500,302.
Besides, as the arbitrarily-chosen base of 2.512 approches 1, this result of 30 million -whats- would decrease exponentially (e.g. 1.05^18.7 = 2.49, not nearly as impressive as 30 million). If the base itself is an arbitrary figure… I fail to see the significance of the 30 million figure
If anyone can straighten me out, I would appreciate it.
"Thirty million -whats-?"
thirty million times the faintest star you can see with your naked eye . . . i reckon
"If you were to take 30,000,000 stars, beginning from the dimmest and each brighter than the next by one -what-, I doubt the human eye could tell the difference between, say, stars #14,500,301 and #14,500,302."
I am no optometrist but I think what Phil was getting at is though you probably could not distinguish between 14,500,301 and 14,500,302 (which would be 14,500,301 times the faintest viewable star with the naked eye) we still have this incredible vision which allows us to see the faintest you can actually see 1 (the faintest star you can see with your naked eye) and tolerate over 30,000,000 times (the second brightest object in the night sky, the moon) that lower bound. Which means the eye can detect and tolerate 30,000,000 times what would be considered its faintest detection, which at the very least is . . . a real eye opener 😉
I wonder what the difference between a photon and the faintest star we can see is?
Pete Jackson (4) said:
If you are familiar with intensities in decibels (db), . . .
If you are familiar with decibels, you use the correct notation, which is dB.
Pedantic? Moi?
Andrew (6) said:
Thirty million -whats-?
As a ratio, it is a dimensionless quantity.
It matters not whether you measure the stars' brightnesses in candela, lumens, watts or radioactive potatoes, the ratio is the same and has no units.
The eye most certainly is a "pretty cool little machine".
Always wondered, why 2.512? Was that just a number someone came up with to approximate the 1-6 range they used before? Is there some logical, mathematical reason it had to be 2.512? Did whoever selected that number just like it? Was someone trying to incorporate the date of Christmas?
@11 Vince 2.512 is the 5th root of 100. To be precise, it is
That way, a difference of 5 magnitudes is precisely a factor of 100 in brightness.
@12 Pete – Thanks, makes more sense than the Christmas explanation.
@ Pete Jackson (12) –
Call that precise? You gave up after 32 sig figs!
@1 MTU : Faintest star you can see?
Well from this K5 & K7 dwarfs ^1 Cyni A & B :
With temperatures of 4450 and 4120 Kelvin, they shine only at luminosities of 15 and 9 percent solar, their masses only 60 and 50 percent solar, radii just 65 and 60 percent solar.
Versus Epsilon Indi :
class K (K4.5) dwarf, Eps Ind is one of the intrinsically least-luminous stars visible to the unaided eye. … (snip) .. With a cool temperature of 4620 Kelvin, Eps Ind shines with a luminosity that is just 22 percent that of the Sun, its radius 75 percent solar. This low wattage is the result of a low mass, about 70 percent solar as determined from luminosity, temperature, and theory.
Which compares with young K2 orange dwarf Epsilon Eridani :
which has a luminosity of 34 percent solar and a mass 83% solar.
Not sure too many other orange dwarfs are visible in our night skies seeing as these are the closest examples outside of being companions tobrighter stars such as Alpha Centauri B (linked to my name here) which in any case is a brighter K1 dwarf half as bright as our Sun.
So I think 61 Cygni has that record!
Hm, this means the sun would be barely visible at a distance of 54.75 c-yr. (That's [the square root of 12 trillion] AU.)


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