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When Divyang Khandelwal started the first TED-Ed Club in his city, he asked for some do's and don'ts from the experts: other TED-Ed Club Leaders! Here are a few of their tips for success:
Help Club Members uncover their ideas. "Take the time to make sure that everyone has an idea that they are truly passionate about, that is worth spreading, and that they will eventually be able to talk about for at least 2-3 minutes," says Megan Lowe. [To help your Club Members strengthen their ideas, check out Megan's TED-Ed Innovation Project: Sproutideas.net] "As much as public speaking is important, TED really is about spreading passions," says Brindha Kodlapur.
Default to 'you can' instead of 'you can't'. "This club is all about letting students express their ideas and their passions," says Mahrukh Bashir. "Don't tell them 'you can't' even if the idea is crazy, tell them 'you can' and you will see the magic."
Try animating your talks. "TED-Ed provides an animation guidebook in the Club Leader resources, and it's fun to try stop motion and other techniques," says Aditi Puttur. "Our Club Members primarily made drawings or did stop motion. For example, instead of using Powerpoint slides for my talk, I sketched out images and projected them on a screen. Another student did a drawing time-lapse, which helped her to express her topic better. But you could also make pop-up books, use props, or do a demonstration while talking — really anything that adds variety and makes a talk more lively and interesting. Things like that can take talks to another level."
Practice public speaking. Learning how to give a TED-style talk is just one of the benefits of joining a TED-Ed Club, notes Ridhima Behal Bharara in this blog post. To help alleviate the pressure of public speaking, Aditi Puttur recommends this great activity: "Give everyone random topics (peaches, going to Mars, education, crayons, etc… it can be serious or silly) and have them talk about their topic for 1 minute."
Remember to collaborate, experiment, and have fun! The TED-Ed Clubs meeting format is flexible, and you can tailor it to meet the needs of your Club Members. For example, instead of working on talks individually during meetings, Kentaro T. Vadney plans to focus on being collaborative and sharing ideas. Each Club is unique, so don't be afraid to try something new!
To learn more about TED-Ed Clubs, go here.
Thank you so much for this information! It has and will continue to be a big help for me as a new TED-Ed Club Leader.


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That broiling sax on the rollicking roadhouse blues "Turn Me Loose" sounds instantly familiar — and it should. After all, Mark Rivera has performed for decades with Billy Joel and Ringo Starr. That's him on Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer," too.
"Turn Me Loose," however, drops any of the sleek pop sophistication that might have been associated with those sides — opting for a bellowing R&B menace.
[SOMETHING ELSE! INTERVIEW: Toto co-founder Steve Lukather, a live-long Beatles fan, still can't get over being asked to join the newest edition of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band.]
Rivera's thrillingly disorderly band, a group that sounds like it's closing out a particularly raucous night at some roadside dive, includes Steve Conte (New York Dolls, Eric Burdon) and Johnny Gale on guitars; Jaff Kazee (Southside Johnny, Bon Jovi) on keyboards; John Conte (Levon Helm, John Mayer) on bass; and Charlie Drayton (Keith Richards, Courtney Love) on drums. "Turn Me Loose" was co-written with producer Jimmy Bralower. Together with a meat-grinding vocal from Rivera himself, they concoct a sex-soaked song that's long on attitude, fire and smoky propulsion.
"Turn Me Loose" is the lead track for the forthcoming Rivera album Common Bond, recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City and due in mid-November of 2012. Meantime, Rivera is continuing a summer tour with Ringo Starr's latest All-Starr band, featuring Santana/Journey co-founder Gregg Rolie, Toto cofounder and legendary sideman Steve Lukather, Todd Rundgren, Richard Page from Mr. Mister and others.
Here are the remaining dates for Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band. For more information, go to http://www.ringostarr.com/index/home/:
July 10, 2012 – Beaver Creek, CO
July 11 – Usana Ampitheater, Salt Lake, UT
July 13 – Northern Quest, Airway Heights, WA
July 14 – Chateau St. Michelle, Woodinville, WA
July 15 – Edgefield, Portland, OR
July 17 – Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA
July 19 – Pechanga Casino, Temecula, CA
July 20 – Humphrey's, San Diego, CA
July 21 – The Greek, Los Angeles, CA
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Here's a look back at some of our recent thoughts on Todd Rundgren, Gregg Rolie, Steve Lukather and Toto, Mr. Mister and — of course — Ringo Starr. Click through the titles for complete reviews …
GIMME FIVE: RINGO STARR SINGING SONGS BY THE OTHER BEATLES: As with the decades-old hit solo album for which it's named, Starr's Ringo 2012 includes an array of name guest stars. Unfortunately, unlike 1973's Ringo, none of those friendly assists come from his fellow ex-Beatles. Joe Walsh, Dave Stewart and Kenny Wayne Shepherd are fine, and all. But the truth is, the combination of Starr and material written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison has provided Ringo with many (some might say most) of his career highlights. Here's our take on the Top 5 — with five more honorable mentions.
SOMETHING ELSE! INTERVIEW: GREGG ROLIE, FOUNDING MEMBER OF SANTANA AND JOURNEY: Gregg Rolie, a 1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, has learned a lot about himself since taking fame's exit ramp to start a family almost 30 years ago. He's put into perspective the work done as a founding member of Santana, a stint that saw Rolie co-produce the group's first four albums beginning in 1969. The bluesy B-3 stylist then added to an overstuffed resume that already included an appearance at Woodstock, leaving with Neal Schon to launch Journey. There, he helped craft a series of 1970s recordings that set the stage for that band's arena-rock supernova moment in the 1980s.
SOMETHING ELSE! FEATURED ARTIST: TOTO: Critics hung soft rock around their necks after the success of tunes like "I Won't Hold You Back," "99" and "I'll Be Over You." But Toto was never so easily identifiable. A closer listen uncovers a musical pallette that brings in heavier guitar sounds, funk, soul, R&B, jazz, even prog rock. Top 5 hits like "Hold the Line," "Rosanna," and "Africa," each as listenable as they can be, scarcely hint at that kind of complexity. Can this legacy be saved? That's where we come in.
MR. MISTER – PULL (2010): The best album Mr. Mister ever created. For those who want to scoff at anything '80s, this may sound like faint praise, but it is not. Where the band had previously created albums that worked mainly as vehicles to deliver some hits, Pull picks up where Go On left off, where it seemed that album was too hesitant to go. The band of "Kyrie" fame is not the band heard on Pull, that much is true, but the music is much stronger as a whole. Where the band has gone is more akin to the territory Talk Talk explored in the transitional album The Colour Of Spring.
SOMETHING ELSE! FEATURED ARTIST: TODD RUNDGREN: Perhaps Todd Rundgren's own restive muse — he's dabbled in every major rock subgenre over the past four decades — simply makes him too difficult to categorize. Maybe Rundgren never stuck with one thing long enough. Somehow, this pop music maverick hasn't consistently found the wider fame he so richly deserves. At least outside of our crowded listening stations at the Something Else! Reviews Towers. We love us some Rundgren. Let's count the ways …
ONE TRACK MIND: JOURNEY, "FEELING THAT WAY/ ANYTIME (1978; 2011 reissue): A new Greatest Hits Vol. 2 was, in some ways, more interesting than Journey's initial best-of compilation — if only because its songs haven't necessarily become ear-wormingly familiar. Perhaps the most potent examples are these twin 1978 gems from Infinity, Journey's first project with Steve Perry. His appearance would immediately transform an interesting, if often unfocused jam band — co-led by Santana alums Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon — into a hit-making juggernaut. This album easily became the band's biggest seller to date, as Journey moved toward a tighter focus on songcraft.
SOMETHING ELSE! INTERVIEW: STEVE LUKATHER OF TOTO: We asked Lukather to dig into his role in a staggering number of hit projects — from Boz Scaggs and Olivia Newton-John to Larry Carlton and Michael Jackson. But you don't talk to the legendary guitarist without talking about Toto. So, we also found out more during a memorable SER Sitdown on the complicated history of the band's lead singers, and what the future holds for Toto after the departure of two Porcaro brothers. Oh, and why Lukather still keeps a copy of Meet the Beatles in heavy rotation, even today.
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I want to revive Cocos2D github repo and want to add "Made with Cocos2D" section into main ReadMe.
I want it to be a series of clickable (leading to AppStore) game icons.
What I want from you is to submit here a markdown code with clickable icon of your game. Icon should be exactly 64x64.
Also, it would be nice, if somebody could point me to older games, which were made with our beatiful engine, even if it's not yours.
Gosh, where do we start. Almost every one of my apps has been done with Cocos2D. Can you give us an example entry so that we can just copy-past to keep the format consistent? (yeah, I'm lazy)
My most current games were created with SB and Cocos2D V3
Cthulhu vs Your Mom Gold (which is still being featured in the Apple Watch App Store under "Great Apps and Games for watchOS2"): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cthulhu-vs.-your-mom-gold/id1028405245?mt=8
Cthulhu Beat: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cthulhu-beat/id1060476403?mt=8
How did you got cocos2d running on watchOs? Back when I checked last time there was no opengl or metal available for that.
@s1ddok The watchOS portion was not Cocos2D. I chose a game candidate that I could implement with animated buttons and timers.
Cocos2D and SpriteBuilder really helped with the accompanying iOS version that has to be a part of any watch app. All of the cells are objects with timeline animations. This approach greatly simplified the development and made me a true believer in SpriteBuilder.
Cool Clash is a fighting game I have developed using Cocos2D V1 : https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cool-clash/id427557757?mt=8 (Currently for free but just for a short period of time)
Edit : And this is the trailer
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hyperPad's editor and player is built off of cocos2d, so you automatically get all the power of cocos2d when you export your Xcode project. You can get each object in your game and it will be a subclass of a CCNode so you can do what ever you want with it at that point. Each object also has a scripting ability where you can do onEnter, onExit, onUpdate and on Fixed Update using blocks.
For more info go to https://www.hyperpad.com/
We'll soon re-work the website too, and add more developers interview to present your games and your work
@nightmare82 Nicely done! Wow! That's a lot of animation. Your sprite atlases must be elaborate. That must have taken forever!
@streamside : Thanks! Yes, this was a crazy project I worked on it with an excellent artist for almost three years on it(part time) and it has an insane amount of sprites.
my top games:
(BTW, if someone can tell me how to format this list like the other submissions, I'll edit it accordingly)
Tap Tangram (iOS) - Launching 17th March
Money Up! - Learn how to use the Next Dollar Up method (iOS)
9 Letters (iOS)
Tap Times Tables (iOS / tvOS)
Math Plus Minus (iOS)
Crazy Balloons (iOS)
Sight Words Balloons (iOS)
Spelling Crazy Balloons (iOS)
Galactoball (iOS / tvOS)
My game with cocos2D v2.x : Seasons Pearl
Here's our game
You have your own cocos2d as I think?
Also why such a big company doesn't contribute it on github?
I developed Wave Wave with cocos2d v2!
Here is my game, Grumpy Granny, which I developed entirely with cocos2d:
@nightmare82 you really need to update the app store with a trailer. I'll be blunt, the screen shots made me go "meh" (which typically means don't download) anyway, after watching the trailer I immediately wanted to download. The animation looks fantastic!
The animation reminded me of this one:
@cadaei Thanks for the hint and the nice words
I guess you are right, I should spend some time to convert the trailer and maybe create some better screenshots.


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Thomas Cemetery
Morningside, Prince George County, Maryland
4600 Morgan Avenue, Morningside MD
Lat: 38° 49' 39"N, Lon: 76° 53' 21"W
Contributed by Anne Braun, May 10, 2011, last edited May 20, 2011 [email@example.com]. Total records = 3.
In Morningsude, from the intersection of Suitland Road and Marianne Drive, go .15 miles northeast on Marianne Drive until you reach Morgan Avenue. Turn onto Morgan Avenue and go north for .005 miles until you reach 4600 Morgan Avenue. The house is on the east side of the road. The cemetery is behind the backyard.
This cemetery is in a fenced area. The best way to get to the cemetery is go to the parking lot of Benjamin Foulois School and walk west through a field about 150 yards.
This is a small family cemetery that is in terrible condition. The cemetery has a lot undergrowth. There are pieces of headstones that is lying around this cemetery. I compared my findings to the supplemental book of "Stones and Bones" which was published in the year 2000.
I walked and read this cemetery on Mar 09, 2011.- Anne Braun
Thomas, Emanuel Wilson, d. Aug 9, 1930, Military Veteran
Thomas, John E., d. Jan 18, 1893 (headstone is missing)
Thomas, M., b. Apr 16, 1829, d. Feb 14, 1913 (top piece of headstone is missing)
Maryland Death Records
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The Falcons advanced to their 4th NFC Championship in their history as they beat Seattle 36-20 thanks to a great game by Matt Ryan. The AJC's D. Orlando Ledbetter reports from the Georgia Dome.
The Falcons performed with precision on offense in their 36-20 dismantling of the Seahawks legendary "Legion of Boom" defense in the NFC divisional playoff game on Saturday at the Georgia Dome.
If it was the last game in the 25-year-old football palace, it went out in style. The Falcons are set to play in the $1.5 billion Mercedes Benz Stadium next season.
MVP candidate Matt Ryan directed scoring drives on six of their first eight possessions to help the franchise advance to the NFC championship game for the fourth time in its 51-year history.
Game Balls: Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and owner Arthur Blank, who still moves like Mick Jagger.
Quarterbacks, A-plus. The week off didn't hurt Ryan's pinpoint precision as he completed 26 of 37 passes for 338 yards and three touchdowns. He finished with a passer rating of 125.7. "For Matt, we had certain plays that we liked," Quinn said. "I thought the offensive line gave him time. We knew that was going to be a factor." With the solid protection, the leading MVP candidate was able to cut up the middle of Seattle's defenses. I think we went where we should with the ball," Ryan said. "When they played zone coverage and dropped their guys deep, we checked down and our running backs did a good job of getting as many yards as they could in those situations. When they went man-to-man coverage, I give our running backs, tight ends and wide receivers a lot of credit because they beat some really good corners and tough guys to go against in man-to-man coverage." The Falcons amassed 34 plays of 30 yards or more during the regular season, which led the league. They added two more against Seattle, a 53-yard catch-and-run by Devonta Freeman and a 37-yard laser shot to wide receiver Taylor Gabriel.
Running backs, A-plus. The Falcons had to run the ball better against the Seahawks, who held them to 52 yards rushing in their regular-season matchup. In the key drive to start the third quarter, the Falcons ran with some authority against Seattle's stout defensive front. Pro Bowler Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman combined to rush eight times for 44 yards. Freeman scored on a 1-yard touchdown run. The two combined for 102 yards rushing on 25 carries (4.1 yards per carry) and one touchdown. Freeman also caught four passes for a team-high 80 yards. He put a wicked open-field move on Seattle free safety Steven Terrell.
Wide receivers/tight ends, A-plus. Ryan completed passes to eight different receivers. All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones aggravated his foot/toe injury and left the game early. He had six catches for 67 yards and was winning his battle with Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman. Gabriel, Sanu and Justin Hardy all had catches with Sanu and Jones scoring touchdowns. Tight end Austin Hooper returned from a knee injury and had a catch. Levine Toilolo had a powerful-catch and run where he used a stiff-arm and then tried to run over Seattle safety Kam Chancellor.
Offensive line, A-plus. The Falcons' offensive line stepped up to the challenge against Seattle. Because the Seahawks held the Falcons to 52 yards rushing on 18 carries in their regular-season meeting Oct. 16, the Falcons needed to run the ball to get their offense moving. The line paved the way for Freeman and Coleman to combine for 102 yards rushing on 25 carries and one touchdown. Freeman rushed 14 times for 45 yards Saturday, and Coleman had 11 carries for 57 yards. "In that first game we were still trying to figure out who we were and our identity as an offense," right guard Chris Chester said. "Up until that point, we'd done some good things. I think over the past four weeks we've increased our efficiency as an offense." While Ryan did get sacked three times and hit eight times, the line was more than respectable in pass protection. "We have to give credit to our offensive line, they really got us going," Ryan said.
Defensive line, A-plus. The defensive linemen relentlessly chased Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson around for four quarters and that paid off with two fourth-quarter interceptions. Brooks Reed, Jonathan Babineaux and Ben Garland each had a sack. Babineaux even had to spy on Wilson a few plays. Dwight Freeney had two quarterback hits. Ra'Shede Hageman had a hit and was moving well on his stunts. Seattle running back Thomas Rawls, who rushed for a franchise record 161 yards against Detroit, was held to 34 yards on 11 carries.
Linebackers, A: Jones was second on the team with five sacks and had the victory sealing interception in the fourth quarter. Weakside linebacker De'Vondre Campbell had four tackles. Vic Beasley Jr. was tired form chasing and spying on Russell Wilson. His hands went to his knees a couple times late in the fourth quarter. It was a relentless effort that Falcons coach Dan Quinn talks about that carried him through the end of the game.
Defensive backs, A. Strong Safety Keanu Neal, who was in the box to help against the run, led the team in tackles with nine. Cornerback Robert Alford played a strong game and Jalen Collins held up. The Seahawks did get a couple of deep passes, including a 52-yard touchdown pass to Paul Richardson. Brian Poole played well and had a big hit on Wilson to end one of his scrambles.
Special teams, C-minus. The coverage units were torched by Devin Hester. Hester set up two Seattle scores with long kickoff returns. His 78-yard return to the Falcons' 31 led to Doug Baldwin's touchdown on the next play and Hester's 50-yard kickoff return set up a go-ahead field goal in the second quarter. Hester also had a long punt return called back in the second quarter because of a Seahawks penalty. Hester fielded Matt Bosher's punt at the Seahawks' 13-yard line, cut across the field to his left and ran down the left sideline until getting pushed out of bounds at the Falcons' 8-yard line. But a holding penalty against Kevin Pierre-Louis on LaRoy Reynolds brought the ball back to Seattle's 7-yard line. Returner Eric Weems needed to make a fair catch on a punt around the 18 but let the ball bounce and it rolled down to the 1. Four of six of Matt Bosher's kickoff went into the endzone. Pro Bowler Matt Bryant made his two field goal attempts from 35 and 31 yards out. Bosher average 37.8 net on three punts and place on inside the 20-yard line.
Coaching, A-minus. The offense was dazzling, especially on the 99-yard drive and on the 75-yard drive to open the second half. After passing in the first half, the Falcons successfully powered the ball at the Seahawks on that drive. Coach Keith Armstrong has to get the special teams together. The coverage must be better in the NFC championship game. The defense adjusted after their usual slow start.
NEXT UP: The Falcons (11-5, 1-0 in the plays) play the winner of today's Green Bay at Dallas game on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3:05 p.m. If the No. 4 seeded Packers win, they will come to the Georgia Dome. If Dallas wins, the Falcon will travel to Texas.
5 things that changed the outcome in the Falcons' win
The ascendant Falcons make short of Seattle -- Column by Mark Bradley
Falcons have been transformed into team Atlanta has waited for -- Column by Jeff Schultz
Falcons rock the Dome with a playoff victory -- By Steve Hummer
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Bus Passes at the Card Office
Bus passes for TCAT and First Transit Cortland are available for purchase at the Card office.
Also, Tompkins Cortland students may use their TC3 card with TCAT and receive discounted bus passes.
With three locations ranging from the Nancy S. Lieberman Extension Center on The Commons in Ithaca to the main campus in Dryden, to our extension center in Cortland, transportation needs are significant for TC3 students and visitors. Local bus services and taxis can help navigate the Ithaca and Cortland areas. Further out, regional bus and air service is readily available. And for visitors and students staying closer to campus, our area features numerous hotels and restaurants.
Main Campus, Dryden
Tompkins Cortland Community College
170 North St, P.O. Box 139
Dryden, NY 13053
1.888.567.8211 – 1.607.844.8211
The main campus is located between Ithaca and Cortland on Route 13 just north of the Village of Dryden. Locate with Google Maps.
Ithaca Extension Center
Nancy S. Lieberman Extension Center in Ithaca
TC3 Tioga Place
118 North Tioga Street
Ithaca Commons
Ithaca, NY 14850
The Ithaca Extension Center is situated in downtown Ithaca on The Commons within easy walking distance from two parking garages. Locate with Google Maps.
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Cortland Extension Center
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text: Ability Network is a contracting agency for Missouri First Steps, various local school districts and State Schools throughout Missouri, the Missouri Department of Mental Health and various Senate Bill 40 Boards. Our network includes over 200 Speech, Physical and Occupational Therapists, as well as Special Instructors, Teachers of Blind/Visually Impaired, Teachers of Deaf/Hearing Impaired, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, Behavior Specialists, Sign Language Interpreters and others. These therapists are scattered throughout Missouri to serve the needs of children and families, as well as adults. Although we primarily focus on rural and other underserved geographical areas, our network extends to metropolitan areas.


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Scenes 1, 2, 3, and 4
1. What is the Bishop doing in the beginning of Scene 1?
(a) Declaiming his philosophy of faith.
(b) Saying a homily.
(c) Quoting scripture.
(d) Praying for the needy.
2. What is the Bishop wearing?
(a) A black suit and white priest's collar.
(b) Robes with exaggerated shoulders and garish makeup.
(c) Sequins and beads.
(d) A simple robe.
3. What does the Bishop repeatedly insist that the Young Woman do?
(a) Shout his name.
(b) Cook for him.
(c) Confess her sins.
(d) Pray.
4. What does the Young Woman insist about her sins?
(a) They are minor.
(b) They are in abundance.
(c) They are real.
(d) They are not real.
5. To whom does the Bishop question about the how and why of his becoming a bishop?
(a) Carmen.
(b) Irma.
(c) His reflection in the mirror.
(d) God.
6. What happens when Irma leaves the Bishop?
(a) He loses complete control.
(b) He confesses his own sins.
(c) He begins to cry.
(d) He prays.
7. Why does the Bishop believe Irma asks him to leave?
(a) She does not like him.
(b) She needs the room for someone else.
(c) She wants to be with him.
(d) She wants more money from him.
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World War II has broken out and Thomas Hudson accepts an assignment to pilot a boat that hunts for German submarines. He brings the boat into the Havana port during a northeastern gale and begins a four-day vacation in his Cuban house. He sleeps with his favorite cat named Boise and thinks about how the cat always tries to follow him when he goes to sea. Other memories include the time that he first took on Boise, a stray that used to hang around a local bar, while Tom, his last remaining son, was visiting. Thomas thinks of Goats, another favored cat that likes to fight other cats, and how this cat helped to find an anti-hangover capsule that had fallen under the bed.
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Canvassing the landscape : an exploration of landscape gardening and artistry in literature and national parks
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Historical and contemporary framings of the landscapes found in gardens, literature, and national parks reveal human relationships with nature that converge, despite the distinct differences between these landscapes. These spaces all become 'canvases' onto which artists and interpreters paint nature, human nature, and art. Eighteenth-century English landscape gardens, novels by Jane Austen and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and the American national parks provide an illuminating study of this human relationship with nature and art in the landscape.
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text: David G. Simons and Donna M. Simons, the proud parents of Poultney High School senior Joseph D. Simons, shared the excitement of their sons recent nomination to a U.S. service academy. A nomination by a public office is a major step in the highly-competitive admissions process. Simons, one of 21 Vermonters, was nominated to either West Point, Merchant Marine Academy, Air Force Academy, and Naval Academy. On Dec. 22, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy, as wel las Congressman Peter Welch, congratulated all 21 nominees at a special reception in the Cedar Creek Room of the Vermont State House in Montpelier. Simons had a photo opportunity with the representatives. The Simons familys history of serving our country began with Josephs grandfather, James Philip Simons, who had been in the Army during World War I and North Africa. His father, David, served in Seabee, the Navy Construction Battalion. An older sister, Christina Smith, is in the Navy Reserve. David Michael, an older brother, served in the Marines, and brother, Stephen, enlisted in the Marines Aviation. Simons parents, noticeably more than proud of their son, were at first at a loss for words. Donna said, What could I say? Joey is determined, has strong leadership skills, has his own convictions, and stays strong never wavering. He doesnt give up. I personally concur with his mother, as I had had the pleasure of teaching Joey 8th grade English and have had the opportunity to observe Joey during and after school hours, said PHS teacher and Rutland Tribune reporter Catherine Oliverio. While in 8th grade, I vividly remember how Joey told me that he would serve our country in one capacity or another due to the strong family tradition. His determination, discipline, and leadership skills cannot go unnoticed by those that know him. He has been a great asset to the Poultney Community. The arduous admissions process began in June 2006. Recently, Simons applied to The U.S. Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) located in Norwich. This is one of the best leadership courses offered in America. Simons wants to specialize in civil engineering. During the application process, Simons has written many essays in preparation for acceptance. One question that stood out in my mind included, Why would you want to attend the United States Military Academy and serve on active duty as an Army officer? The words, respect, professional, and freedoms resonated throughout Simons response. The United States Military Academy is renown for making scholars and the most respectful people. The Academy trains the most professional people and creates a people of a higher caliber that cause them to be the utmost respectful people. I want to serve on active duty as an Army officer because I feel the freedoms I have in the United States are something I want people to continue to have everywhere. I wish to serve to protect these freedoms our forefathers fought to win us. Best of luck to Simons in fulfilling his dream in serving our country and preserving our freedoms.


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What is a gyroscopic stabilizer for an onboard camera after all?
What is a gyroscopic stabilizer for an onboard camera after all?
You probably have heard of gyroscopic cameras – aka "gyro-cams". If not, you certainly have heard the term gyroscopic image stabilizers. Recently popularized by the onboard MotoGP gyroscopic camera, the word is out there. And by now you probably know that both the Dareware Labs project and the already famous Wenpod X1 are gyroscopic camera stabilizers designed specially for bikers, created to allow you to make your action videos even more exciting and engaging.
But what exactly is that?
In short, a gyroscopic stabilizer is a portable electronic device that will keep a camera always leveled horizontally regardless of the situations imposed to it. You can call it an advanced gimbal, smart enough to predict and correct movements smoothly enough so the footage does not get nauseously shaken. There are different applications for stabilizers and lately this technology is getting more accessible as more devices are including gyro stabilization as built-in features.
How it works?
In short, the gigantic majority of the gyroscopic stabilizers consist of three basic distinct parts – all equally important:
- sensors that will notice the actions;
- a control system;
- actuators, or motors.
About the sensors, there are different electronic devices that are used to determine the position and orientation of a given object. The most common of these sensors are the gyroscope and the accelerometer. Though very similar in purpose, these electronic devices measure different things. When combined into a single device as they usually are, they can return a very powerful set of information regarding the positioning of an object. That's why so many things today have gyroscopes (nowadays the term gyroscope is commonly used for the combination of the gyro + accelerometer sensors), from videogames to mobiles and submarines to the SteadyRide.
The gyroscope
What exactly it measures? Gyroscope sensors, also known as angular rate sensors, will sense angular velocity. It means this sensor can tell you (in short) how many degrees an object has rotated in one second – and if the movement was clockwise or anti-clockwise. The usual output of a gyroscope to a control system is something like "12 degrees per second" or "-4 degrees per second". It means that in a given axis your object has rotated N degrees in one second. This way, the control system will know what to do with that information once it gets a message like "object has tilted 4 degrees left in the past second".
If you curious about what an actual gyroscope looks like: its actual size is between 1 to 100 micrometers, or about the width of a human hair. So to make our life easier, the gyro is usually encapsulated into a bigger package, within a few square millimeters that can be seen and manipulated.
The accelerometer
The accelerometer is an electronic device that measures acceleration forces. These forces may be static, like the constant force of gravity (g-force) pulling at our feet, or they could be dynamic – caused by moving the accelerometer. By measuring the amount of static acceleration due to gravity, you can find out the angle a certain object is tilted at with respect to the earth. Essentially, if absolutely nothing happens and the accelerometer is sitting on a table, its output will be zero after you discount the Earth's gravity (that will always be measured by the accelerometer anyway). When it moves, the accelerometer will tell you how much more acceleration was added, always referenced from the acceleration of gravity. All of this – real time, on the spot. The accelerometers do not have the time element as the gyroscopes. That sounds a bit complicated, and it may be indeed. And although the main purpose of an accelerometer is not necessarily to detect the tilt angle of an object, it works indirectly, helping a lot as a secondary sensor.
The combination element
The control system, the brain of any gyroscopic stabilizer, will combine information received from the gyroscope and accelerometer. This will give the system a precise idea of what is happening to the camera, real time. As one example, a SteadyRide sensor tells the control system that the camera onboard a bike has just been tilted 8 degrees to the right. The brain of the stabilizer will then calculate what is required to be done to correct that (to tilt the camera back, 8 degrees to the left to balance the system). The speed and force of the necessary reaction is also calculated in this process, so the leveling of the object is kept as a smooth and continuous action. This seamless process occurs many many times per second and collateral effects like vibrations are also detected so they can be eliminated of the results. The control system is also responsible for battery management, control of user interface and other elements.
Leveling the camera
In order to move the camera when necessary, any gimbal or gyroscopic stabilizer will have at least one motor. These are special compact motors – unbelievably light yet very powerful – that will be able to hold and keep the camera leveled. These motors are usually noiseless, so they do not interfere with the footage audio capture. They also are magnetically driven and have a very fast response. Speed is vital for this application as stabilizers are usually employed in very demanding situations such as extreme sports.
All together now
A gyroscopic stabilizer will then work collecting data from the sensors about the tilt angle of the camera, analyzing it, coming up with a mathematical answer for the recent changes on the angle and using the motor(s) to correct that as fast as possible but with the right speed to ensure a smooth movement. This whole process happens dozens of times per second, and never stops while the control system is on.
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Call for more effort to tackle gulls in Gloucester
Businesses in Gloucester are calling on the local authority to do more about the problem of urban gull numbers in the county.
Traders say they are being forced to spend too much money on pest control measures and the Federation of Small Businesses says a cull is necessary.
Gloucestershire City Council said it has received more than 50 complaints about the birds this year.
However, it said its egg oiling programme was tackling the problem.
John Forward of Regent Arcade in the city centre said it was spending about £18,000 a year on pest control.
'Hundred of them'
He said the birds attack shoppers and leave mess, which he described as "a major problem".
Muhammed Nawaz, who runs the Bedmaker Bed Shop in Eastgate Street, said: "They are always flying around and there are hundreds of them here."
A Gloucester City Council spokesman said it had oiled more than 800 eggs in the past year.
The oiling method sees eggs being treated during the laying season and then left in the nest.
Adult birds continue to sit on the eggs, but due to the treatment they will not hatch.
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Dear Everyone:
You may have already heard the terrible news. The Maine House was not able to get the two thirds majority needed to override Governor LePage's veto of LD 1066, the act to bring federally funded health insurance to 69,500 low-income Mainers. The vote went strictly down party lines. I believe we were just two votes short. It was a valiant effort by our state's Democrats; and by Cover Maine Now--a coalition that includes many organizations, including my agency, the Center for Creative Healing; and by people like you.
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
A different kind of before and after
This past week has been one of a great deal of reflection for me. Part of that was natural: I had a birthday, on which I turned 46 years old. I am now officially closer to 50 than to 40. Believe me, that'll get you to thinking.
Part of my reflectiveness, though, came from a preoccupation with decorating my house. As August gave way to September, I was consumed with the desire to change the look of our home--to go from the breezy, cool look of summer to the warm, cozy look of autumn. In addition, Sarah at Thrifty Decor Chick hosted a "Before and After" party, inviting her readers to share photos of some of their transformation projects. And today, Jen at Sanctuary Arts at Home is having a "You should have seen it before" party. Apparently a lot of us like to see befores and afters.
Somehow, the convergence of these events got me to thinking about the "before and after" pictures of my life. It's a subject that intrigues me on several levels. On a purely physical level, I'm fascinated by before-and-after pictures because I have some pretty dramatic ones myself. You see, I was the ugly duckling in my family. I was one of three girls. My two sisters were both beautiful girls; they both looked like my mother. And I? Well, I looked a little like my father, but mostly I just looked like myself. And that was not a very pretty picture. For instance, here's a photo of me when I was a junior in high school. This is not one of the horrible pictures. I was actually pretty proud of this picture. It appeared in the local paper. Me and a couple of trophies I'd won at a speech tournament.
Or here's another: my junior class picture.
"Sweet 16 and never been kissed"? Are you kidding? Sweet 16 and never been considered by a boy. My high school years were successful in some ways, but certainly not in the boy department. I never had a single date in high school. Not one. Senior Prom? Not for me.
But it turned out that I was just an ugly duckling. I wouldn't say that I grew up to be a beautiful swan, but I did grow up. And my looks changed. I wasn't expecting it to happen; it just happened. I'll admit that attending my 20th high school reunion was a sweet time for me. My classmates even voted to give me the "20 Years Have Been Kind to You" award.
And while I have no keepsake pictures from the Prom, now I have teenage boys of my own, and I can have my picture taken with them all I want. Like this one:
My heart aches now when I see a high school girl who's not one of the pretty, popular girls. I want to pull her to me, dry her tears, show her my pictures, and tell her that it's not over.
And I think that sometimes this is how God feels about us. When He sees one of us suffering with the state we're in, I think He wants to pull us to Him, dry our tears, show us His pictures, and tell us that it's not over. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" (Jeremiah 29:11). I hear God saying, "Don't worry: the way things look today is not the way they'll always look." And I know it's true.
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24 comments:
- Dawn said...
now you have made me cry.
such beautiful words written from your heart. oh what those jr. high/high school days can do to a young girl's mind! so glad that you have made peace with your own thoughts over the whole matter :) i hope your birthday was wonderful!
- September 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM
- Stacie said...
Amen, from one never-went-to-the- prom sister to another!
- September 8, 2009 at 10:44 AM
- Thena said...
It's sad what girls will go through these days to be popular. I was another one of those that never went to a prom. We were raised in a strict pentecostal home so we definetly weren't one of the popular ones. But looking back we were the richer ones and still are because of our inheritance one day with Him.
- September 8, 2009 at 10:56 AM
- Carmen said...
Well said!!! And so true! When you're in high school, you think it's IT. It's such a small part of our lives, too bad we don't realize that until much later.
- September 8, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- Chele said...
WOW that was beautiful. AMEN! It is never over! God always has a plan! :)
- September 8, 2009 at 12:25 PM
- Candy said...
What a beautiful post. I did go to my prom and was considered "good-looking" but my husband told me the other day (we've been together for 13 yrs--since HS) that I'm more beautiful now than I ever was, even with my mom hips and bags under my eyes. It's amazing what age and perspective can do. Just like how God looks at us as we grow.
- September 8, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- southerninspiration said...
Awww, what a great post......now you're closer to MY age! ;)
- September 8, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- southerninspiration said...
oh, and I went to the prom with my best friend...she and I had a great time!
- September 8, 2009 at 1:50 PM
- Patricia said...
Your post was beautiful!
You just always seem to know jut what to say. Your children are blessed to have you!
I did not go to my prom either ~ and I think I turned out okay too!
- September 8, 2009 at 2:06 PM
- Denise said...
Beautiful post, and seriously I wasn't sure when I saw that last pic, I thought you were posting pics of your kids (cos I'm not sure how many you have, still new to your blog and all) because you look SO young! So I had to read slowly, and realized it's you and your son! You look amazing. Is he tall, or are you small, LOL ;-) Either way, you both look great. I posted about your pumpkin bread today :)
- September 8, 2009 at 2:15 PM
- Terri said...
Oooohhhh I am in tears. Beautiful. So transparent. And so beautiful. Thank you. Blessings!
- September 8, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- Kari said...
Beautiful because I think so many of us grow through that. I was the middle of 3 and my sister was my mom's twin, my brother was a cute boy who looked like my mom and dad - and I was the odd one out. Only one with blonde hair - didn't have any facial features that pointed me to my parents and I felt very 'not pretty' much of my growing up.
Not considered by boys - to be liked - but I had many guy friends. Never wore the latest fashions. Couldn't figure out to make make up could look good on me...All that.
You are beautiful, inside and out and isn't it amazing that He always thought so. About you, me and every other person out there.
- September 8, 2009 at 5:12 PM
- melissa said...
Such a beautiful post, Richella! High School is so insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but wow, isn't it our whole existence when we're in that moment? Thank goodness for His vision for us...
- September 8, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- Boy Crazy said...
Beautiful post, and you are beautiful! And? Seeing you next to your son floored me -- I have three little boys (oldest just turned 6) and I can't imagine the day that I literally have to look up to them!!!
Lovely, lovely post.
- September 8, 2009 at 6:52 PM
- jojo said...
never went to the prom or had a boyfriend in high school either. In fact, I married my first and only boyfriend...not that I would admit that outloud or anything!
- September 8, 2009 at 7:07 PM
- The Scooper said...
This one made me cry. Beautiful post. Beautiful author.
- September 8, 2009 at 8:31 PM
- Jo@Mylestones said...
I'm so glad He's got plans beyond what we see, beyond today. Thanks for sharing such a lovely post.
- September 8, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- amy said...
Great perspective! And you are beautiful, girl--inside and out! :)
- September 8, 2009 at 9:42 PM
- Amanda@Imperfectly Beautiful said...
I love you Richella!
You continue to inspire and lift me up!
- September 9, 2009 at 1:00 AM
- deb said...
It is always a blessing to come here. Your smile says much, in all of the pictures, but I'm so glad for you that your heart gets to burst and sparkle all over everyone now.
This resonated with me for different reasons, but many of us shared such pain in those years.
I wouldn't go back for anything, and I too am blessed to see my kids shine through theirs, carried on beauty and strength and love.
Thank you
- September 9, 2009 at 9:48 AM
- Tiercy said...
simply beautiful! You, this post, the insight. I love that scripture from Jeremiah.
- September 10, 2009 at 12:16 AM
- katie carruth at charming innovations said...
this is such an encouraging post! happy belated birthday! :)
- September 10, 2009 at 9:33 PM
- Tara Rison said...
Thank you. This post spoke to my heart.
- September 12, 2009 at 2:03 PM
- Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality said...
Oh, Richella, I can totally relate to this post too. I was the ugly duckling growing up too. Never dated in high school, the boys just didn't pay any attention to me. I made up for it in my 20's though, when I started to blossom. I went to my 5 year HS reunion & NO ONE knew who I was. Funny how it works that way!
- September 13, 2009 at 6:30 PM
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The last caller into John Calipari's radio show Monday night asked if the Kentucky coach could give her reason to hope the NCAA will declare Enes Kanter eligible.
Calipari did not sound optimistic.
"You can keep hoping and praying," he told the caller, "but, you know, it's in the NCAA's hands. If they choose not to let him play, he will not play."
Calipari said that Kanter and his family did not use the compensation he received for playing for a Turkish professional team for extravagance. All the compensation was used "for educational purposes," he said.
Calipari also threw out the idea of Kanter paying back the $33,033 in excess of permitted expenses he or his family received in the third year he played for Fenerbahce Ulker. Left unsaid was any money in excess of permitted expenses Kanter received in each of the first two seasons with the team.
Calipari also volunteered that Kanter might sit out this season and then be eligible next season. Earlier this year, the NCAA declared Kanter permanently ineligible, a decision UK has been appealing.
Finally, Calipari said that Kanter had the option to sue the NCAA, thus playing for Kentucky if he gains an injunction temporarily invalidating the NCAA ruling.
But, Calipari added, "I've not talked to him about getting an injunction."
Jerry Tipton