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Best Practice for Teaching
"You can easily adapt these practical lessons for your own classroom. Each chapter shows how social studies can be tied to a multiplicity of disciplines, including history, geography, math, science, and technology." (Lindy G. Poling, Social Studies Department Chair 2008-01-04)"Randi Stone has assembled an exciting collection of teaching methods to benefit all learners. The book brings together an esteemed group of teachers who are to be congratulated for sparking interest in a subject that is too often taught solely from a textbook." (Heather E. Robinson, Fifth-Grade Teacher 2008-01-11)Randi Stone is the author of nine Corwin Press books: Best Practices for Teaching Reading: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, Best Practices for Teaching Social Studies: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, Best Practices for Teaching Writing: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, Best Practices for Teaching Mathematics: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, and Best Practices for Teaching Science: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do. She is a graduate of Clark University, Boston University, and Salem State College. She completed her doctorate in education at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
Powerful Lesson Planning
Every teacher's goal is to create a rich instructional environment for their students, and thoughtful, informed lesson planning is a key element in that process. Janice Skowron's jump-start of a book offers novice and experienced teachers step-by-step, essential guidance in this challenging and oftentimes highly complex task. It brings into focus the decisions teachers face as they plan instruction and provides four progressively complex and nuanced models: basic, integrated, differentiated, and problem-based instruction. Descriptive information, numerous examples, and tools such as key questions, planning guides, and templates help educators develop proficiency in planning instruction.This revised edition will:Help teachers incorporate the best practices for lesson planning, Build the lesson-planning skills and repertoire of new teachers, Revitalize instruction for veteran teachers, Strengthen teachers' abilities to plan standards-based lessons, Help teachers focus on assessment in the initial phases of lesson planningPowerful Lesson Planning will increase teachers' competence and confidence--and help them master the skills needed to advance their practice and improve learning for all students.
You Are the Teacher
Resolve classroom management challenges with more than 300 field-tested insights, tips, and strategies!In the third edition of this bestseller, teacher, trainer, and keynote speaker Renee Rosenblum-Lowden and school counselor Felicia Lowden Kimmel offer beginning and experienced teachers an abundance of techniques for dealing with everyday classroom management issues. Blending their professional knowledge, common sense, and wit, the authors provide new strategies for
(1) Avoiding confrontations, defusing difficult situations, and encouraging honest communication.
(2) Empowering students by building their confidence and cultivating responsible behaviors.
(3) Getting students to complete homework assignments, come prepared, and stay on task.
(4) Working with parents and staff.
This timeless collection of innovative ideas and teacher-tested methods is an ideal "mentor-in-a-book" that educators will use again and again throughout their careers.
The Art of Teaching
The noted classicist presents his educational methodology, within the context of history, from the Sophists to modern teaching.This book is one of the best books on teaching that I have yet read. Highet's style is engaging and charming. As he meanders his way through various references to the Classics, personal anecdotes, and humorous stories to argue and elucidate each of his points, the reader is drawn in. It is difficult to put this book down.Highet lays out in detail, with examples, and with practical guidance just what it takes to be a teacher; in short: an expert with a passion for both his subject and his students. Of particular interest to his reader was Highet's exploration of the methods of some of the greatest teachers in history (Jesus, Plato, and Aristotle, among others). I recommend this book to teachers and parents
The Homework Myth
A compelling exposé of homework – how it fails our children, why it's so widely accepted, and what we can do about it.Death and taxes come later; what seems inevitable for children is the idea that, after spending the day at school, they must then complete more academic assignments at home. The predictable results: stress and conflict, frustration and exhaustion. Parents respond by reassuring themselves that at least the benefits outweigh the costs.But what if they don't? In The Homework Myth, Alfie Kohn systematically examines the usual defenses of homework – that it promotes higher achievement, "reinforces" learning, teaches study skills and responsibility. None of these assumptions, he shows, actually passes the test of research, logic, or experience.So why do we continue to administer this modern cod liver oil – or even demand a larger dose? Kohn's incisive analysis reveals how a mistrust of children, a set of misconceptions about learning, and a misguided focus on competitiveness have all left our kids with less free time and our families with more conflict. Pointing to parents who have fought back – and schools that have proved educational excellence is possible without homework -- Kohn shows how we can rethink what happens during and after school in order to rescue our families and our children's love of learning.
Inside Mrs. B's Classroom
With high ideals and great expectations, the author was soon teaching in one of Chicago's toughest South Side neighborhoods--and quickly learned that noble ideas would go only so far. "In reality, my classroom was just one deck chair on the Titanic," she comments. Overcrowded classrooms, little if any infrastructure, and more than enough derision and contempt to go around added up to a problem extending well beyond her educational training. It would take determination, persistence, and, perhaps above all, a sense of humor to make a practical difference in the lives of these students.Inside Mrs. B's Classroom is Baldacci's extraordinary memoir of life in the trenches of inner-city teaching. She takes us inside the classroom, and introduces us to a colorful cast of characters--both students and teachers alike. With wry wit and a sharp sense of irony, Baldacci relates her story with the grace and ease one needs to manage the days in a classroom such as hers. Developing strong (and absolutely essential) bonds with her fellow teachers proves to be her saving grace, but surprisingly, her students become her greatest inspiration. "Leaving school to walk home after gunfire had spit bullets through the neighborhood they were my role models. As long as they kept coming to school, so would I," she says.
In most schools of India, the teachers work with sole motive of preparing students for the examinations, focusing more on cramming up everything rather than learning. Divasvapna (Daydream)is the story of a teacher who experiments with new ideas on his class IV students, discarding conventional methods of teaching. From these experiments he tries to develop and implement a pedagogy which is more interesting and learning oriented.The book is a good one time read, but don't expect it to be humorous. You may also feel that the story is not very close to reality.
Good Teachers Crazy
A refreshingly honest look inside the teaching profession, Why Are All the Good Teachers Crazy? is a captivating collection of hilarious stories and unreserved observations from one man's odyssey in the classroom. With equal parts humanity, insanity, and profanity, Frank Stepnowski, a twenty year veteran of the academic wars, offers unique insight into a world everybody knows about but very few understand. "Step" as he was re-christened by his students, pulls no punches in the classroom, and takes no prisoners in his writing debut. The title, which comes from a line that the author heard many times throughout his career, is both a confession and a confirmation. "I wanted a book," he explains, "that would make people laugh out loud but also open their eyes to just how insane the teaching profession can get. With that in mind, the book is a riotous success, providing searing insight into the classroom and giving an iconoclastic voice to a profession that often goes unheard. Why Are All the Good teachers Crazy? is a wakeup call for some, a rallying cry for others, and an invitation to laugh and learn for everyone.Based on actual events, the vivid imagery, colorful characters, and incendiary dialogue of this nuclear powered novel will take readers on a roller coaster ride that they will be talking about long after the ride is over.
What Great Teachers Do Differently
In the second edition of this renowned book, you will find pearls of wisdom, heartfelt advice, and inspiration from one of the nation's leading authorities on staff motivation, aker describes the beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and interactions of great teachers and explains what they do differently. New features include:o Meaning what you say o Focusing on students firsto Putting yourself in their position.
Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire
In a Los Angeles neighborhood plagued by poverty and violence, there is an exceptional public school classroom called Room 56. The fifth-graders inside are either immigrants or children of immigrants; most live in poverty and few speak English as a first language. They also play Vivaldi, perform unabridged plays by Shakespeare, and go on to attend the finest universities in the country. Rafe Esquith is the teacher who helps them achieve these accomplishments.In this book, Esquith gives any teacher and parent the tips, techniques, exercises, innovations, and visions that have made him one of the most celebrated teachers in the world. Instead of ruling with an iron fist, Esquith asks his ten-year-old students to "be nice and work hard," and encourages them to embrace personal codes of behavior. His students voluntarily come to school at 6:30 A.M. and stay well after five; they come during vacations too. They learn to handle money with an in-class economic system. They read great literature, tackle algebra, take field trips all over the world, and play baseball and rock 'n' roll. Above all, the students in Room 56 are treated with respect and given license to engage in the world of ideas.Mediocrity has no place in Room 56, and the children in it dare to defy society's expectations. This is their story. It is a strange feeling to write this book. I am painfully aware that I am not superhuman. I do the same job as thousands of other dedicated teachers who try to make a difference. Like all real teachers, I fail constantly. I don't get enough sleep. I lie awake in the early-morning hours, agonizing over a kid I was unable to reach. Being a teacher can be painful.
Teaching Outside the Box
This book is for new and experienced teachers who want to try a different approach to teaching -- one that makes school enjoyable for both teachers and students. The Table of Contents includes:Are You Teacher Material?Do Your Homework: things to consider before you step into the classroom. Developing your personal philosophy of teaching, discipline and grading.Preparation, Preparation, Preparation: preparing your classroom, your paperwork and yourself. Includes tips for organizing and arranging your room, student seating, lesson plans, etc.Discipline is Not a Dirty Word: how to create a positive discipline program that eliminates the Teacher VS Student dynamic that can undermine your efforts and lead to a constant cycle of misbehavior and consequences.Reading, Reading, Reading: how to motivate nonreaders to give books a chance. How to teach Shakepeare to reluctant readers.Motivation and Inspiration: practical advice for creating a dynamic classroom where students actually enjoy learning and participate in their educationQ&A from teachers and from students.Twenty Years from Now: people write letters about their own teachers.Resources: a few of my favorite books and web sites.
Teaching the Best Practice Way
In Teaching the Best Practice Way, Harvey Daniels and Marilyn Bizar present seven basic teaching structures that make classrooms more active, experiential, collaborative, democratic, and cognitive, while simultaneously meeting "best practice" standards across subject areas and throughout the grades. Each section begins with an essay outlining one key method, providing its historical background and research results, and then describing the structure's vital features. Next, several teachers representing different grade levels and school communities explain how they adopted the basic model, adapted it to their students' needs, and made it their own. Teaching the Best Practice Way adds the stories of twenty more celebrated teachers, including James Beane, Donna Ogle, Franki Sibberson, and others from around the country. A brand-new chapter focuses on reading as thinking, detailing the ways teachers can nurture strategic readers—readers who not only deeply understand the printed materials they encounter in school, but who also bring these cognitive strategies to their "reading" of film, art, music, and their experience of the world. The book also shares new research studies that validate the principles and activities of best practice teaching, along with lists of recommended materials that support each of the seven methods.Unique in the field, Teaching the Best Practice Way speaks to all teachers, K–12, with stories, examples, and practical classroom materials for the teachers of all children. This is the book for teachers, schools, and districts that believe the big ideas about teaching really do cross all grade levels and subject areas. Education professors will also find this an ideal resource for use in methods courses
Teach Like A Champion
Teach Like a Champion offers effective teaching techniques to help teachers, especially those in their first few years, become champions in the classroom. These powerful techniques are concrete, specific, and are easy to put into action the very next day. Training activities at the end of each chapter help the reader further their understanding through reflection and application of the ideas to their own practice. Among the techniques:Technique #1: No Opt Out. How to move students from the blank stare or stubborn shrug to giving the right answer every time.Technique #35: Do It Again. When students fail to successfully complete a basic task, from entering the classroom quietly to passing papers around, doing it again, doing it right, and doing it perfectly, results in the best consequences.Technique #38: No Warnings. If you're angry with your students, it usually means you should be angry with yourself. This technique shows how to effectively address misbehaviors in your classroom.
Inquire Within
"A one-stop-shopping resource for any educator seeking a better understanding of how to develop curriculum materials, plan for instruction, and assess student learning within classrooms that are undeclared by inquiry. An amazingly clear and broad synthesis of virtually every important topic associated with inquiry." (Richard H. Audet, Associate Professor 2006-07-04)"Enables teachers and other education professionals to reconceptualize the teaching of science. An invaluable resource for all those committed to achieving and surpassing world standards in the science education of present and future teachers and their students." (Hubert M. Dyasi, Professor 2006-09-04) Douglas Llewellyn is director of science at the Rochester City School District, a professor of undergraduate- and graduate-level science education at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, a former middle school science teacher, and a former junior high school principal. He is a frequent guest speaker at local and national science conferences and has been involved with numerous National Science Foundation grants on systemic reform.
The Dimensions of Engaged Teaching
Engaged teaching recognizes that educators need to offer more than lesson plans and assessments for students to thrive in the 21st century. Equip your students to be resilient individuals, able to communicate effectively and work with diverse people. The authors contend that students must develop their emotional and social skills as thoroughly as their academic skills, and that teachers must cultivate this growth.Benefits- Gain practical, classroom-ready teaching techniques that are supported by research.- Discover how to incorporate meaningful classroom practices that support each of the five dimensions.- Learn to collaborate with fellow educators to optimize engaged teaching outcomes.
The Freedom Writers Diary
Straight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students.As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long beach, California, Erin Gruwell confronted a room of ?unteachable, at-risk? students. One day she intercepted a note with an ugly racial caricature, and angrily declared that this was precisely the sort of thing that led to the Holocaust?only to be met by uncomprehending looks. So she and her students, using the treasured books Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and Zlata?s Diary: A Child?s Life in Sarajevo as their guides, undertook a life-changing, eye-opening, spirit-raising odyssey against intolerance and misunderstanding. They learned to see the parallels in these books to their own lives, recording their thoughts and feelings in diaries and dubbing themselves the ?Freedom Writers? in homage to the civil rights activists ?
Frustrations Teaching Math
Frustrations teaching math, gives the student an opportunity to see how basic math ideas are solved. Sometimes, I give two scenarios in solving a problem. Other times, a "cheating way" is shown, so that math can be understood and also be fun. Some of the topics covered are the various ways to factor a binomial, trinomial, or polynomial. Another favorite is grasping the concept of greatest common factor or least common multiple. Right triangle trigonometry for the middle school student is explained using boating as the source of frustration. How much to tip at a restaurant? What does a half-off sale really mean? Let us not forget the "story" or word problems that really cause concerns. Distance! Rate! Time! All these ideas plus games and many more mathematical topics are reviewed on my 45 day road trip from Delaware to Florida. Coming back, with several stops on the way home, we'll explore these "frustrations."
Love and Logic
Love and Logic is a method of working with students which was developed by educational expert Jim Fay, and child psychiatrist Foster W.Cline, M.D. The "Love and Logic" tecniques: Put teachers back in control of the classroomResult in students who are internalized in their discipline rather than dependent upon external controlsRaise the level of student responsibillityTeach students to think for themselvesPrepare students to function effectively in a world filled wiht temptations, decisions, and consequencesReturn a teacher's joy of teaching! Jim Fay has more than 31 years experience as an educator and principal. He is recognized as one of America's top educational consultants and has won many awards in the educational field.David Funk has been involved in education at both public school and university levels since 1969. He has experience as a teacher, administrator, associated professor and conference speaker
Teaching English Language Learners
Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (4th Edition) (Teaching Strategies Series) by Adrienne L. Herrell and Michael Jordan, includes a rich assortment of practical strategies aligned to TESOL standards which have been field-tested in diverse classrooms. Each strategy includes a brief explanation, step-by-step instructions on how to plan and use the strategy, and two classroom scenarios demonstrating how the strategy can be adapted for different grade levels and content areas. Herrell and Jordan have included additional language and literacy development strategies, technology strategies, and assessment strategies to support both pre-service and inservice teachers.
Instructional Strategies for Middle and …
Instructional Strategies for Middle and High School is an accessible, practical, and engaging methods textbook that introduces pre-service teachers to various instructional strategies and helps them to decide how and when to use these methods in the classroom. Classrooms are comprised of diverse learners, and aspiring teachers will face complex decisions about the assessment of student learning and classroom management. Instructional Strategies for Middle and High School equips pre-service teachers with the methodological tools to promote understanding, conceptual awareness, and learning for every child in the classroom.Features include: (1) clear, step-by-step descriptions of seven instructional techniques that pre-service teachers can realistically implement within the classroom setting (2) practical suggestions for ways to integrate effective classroom management and valid assessment techniques with each instructional strategy (3) concrete examples to illustrate each concept or teaching method described (4) guidelines for deciding which instructional methods are most appropriate to different classroom situations and for diverse learners (5) guides for creating lesson plans
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Blast from the Past (FOX 1999)
My parents grew up in the 1950's. I always love to go through their old yearbooks and see the kind of clothes they wore, how their hair was cut, and what kind of cars they drove. Though they were labeled "rebels" who drove their cars just a little too fast and smoked cigarettes a little too much, my folks look back at that era with so much happiness and fond memories.
Now haircuts go from conservative to the totally bizarre. It's not how fast your car is it's what kind of sound system do you have? Sex and violence have replaced values seen on television and movies, and sadly that way of life is all but gone.
But what if someone from that era came to 2009? Could their values still work into today's anything goes society?
The Edge Conservative Movie of the Week, Blast from the Past starring Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone, has made National Review's The 25 Best Conservative Movies of the Last 25 Years. I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised to see this film make NR's prestigious list. Blast from the Past is funny movie I think the whole family will enjoy! Here is the movie review from film critic
Revolutionary Road is only the latest big-screen portrayal of 1950s America as boring, conformist, repressive, and soul-destroying. A decade ago, Hugh Wilson's Blast from the Past defied the party line, seeing the values, customs, manners, and even music of the period with nostalgic longing. Brendan Fraser plays an innocent who has grown up in a fallout shelter and doesn't know the era of Sputnik and Perry Como is over. Alicia Silverstone is a post-feminist woman who learns from him that pre-feminist women had some things going for them. Christopher Walken and Sissy Spacek as Fraser's parents are comic gems.
Here is the trailer...
11 comments:
- Brooke said...
I hadn't heard of this one before. Thanks!
- May 12, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- Z said...
sounds great, Edge..thanks.
Met a Hollywood writer who got a gig writing for a producer, until the producer told him to write scripts which denigrate the American family...this is the truth..the guy QUIT on the spot.
That was a few weeks after another producer had him to the house in the Hollywood Hills only to ask "So, you're gay, right" "NO..and I'm OUTTA here".. Nice, huh? (not)
Apparently, to Hollywood, films like THE HOUR, American Beauty and Revolutionary Road are the REAL way of looking at family life and Leave it To Beaver is hooey.
Not at my house growing up...yours?
It's harmful and it should stop. Nice to know your film made the list. !!
- May 13, 2009 at 10:55 PM
- EDGE said...
It's a cute comedy that I'm sure you will like...though I think they try to make fun of the old ways of doing things, the truth is there. Our society today has lost its way and we need to get back to old fashioned values.
Glad the Hollywood writer stood up for what he believes and hope he can catch a break out there in LALA land.
When will the libs realize if they want to make money and make a film that adults and children will cherish for years that it must be a positive story. I never understood films like American Beauty and never saw Revolutionary Road.
I'm glad these films films were made however or what good would a conservative movie blog be?
- May 14, 2009 at 12:26 AM
- WomanHonorThyself said...
ohhh an oldie but goodie?..thanks hun!
- May 14, 2009 at 9:41 AM
- EDGE said...
Thanks Angel!
- May 14, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- Borepatch said...
Edge, it was the Week From Hell, so I'm late to the party here. But this is one of our favorite films. Brooke, you're in for a real treat.
Love the dance scene.
- May 16, 2009 at 10:56 PM
- nanc said...
that was a very cute movie, imho.
- May 18, 2009 at 11:52 AM
- Cappy said...
Yep, Wally and the Beav were the way it was. And don' you forget it!
- May 20, 2009 at 8:14 PM
- Donald Douglas said...
Sending this along, as a tip: "The 75 Movies Every Man Should See".
- May 23, 2009 at 11:21 AM
- Cappy said...
Help me out, Edge. Our local hippie theater is showing Plan 9 from Outer Space. Is it possible for them to ruin it?
- May 25, 2009 at 12:55 PM
- EDGE said...
Thanks for the visit! Hope the week gets better!
Glad you liked it! :O)
Thanks for the list, man! I'll check it out!
HA! Hippies have the capability of ruining anything!
- May 27, 2009 at 8:32 AM

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The Three Primary Types of Ear Reconstructive Surgery
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anotia, ear reconstruction, Microtia, otoplasty, trauma surgery
There are three types of ear reconstruction surgery that patients who wish to restore a normal look and function to their ears can choose from. Each has its own unique benefits. The following is a brief description of each that patients can use to help decide which would be the right option for them.
Microtia/Anotia Surgery
This procedure involves partial reconstruction of the upper half of the outer ear cartilage. In more severe cases due to mild birth defects, creation of an entire external ear is necessary. The most commonly prescribed surgical option for full reconstruction involves taking the patient's skin–usually taken from an arm or leg–and grafting it around a polyethylene-plastic frame base. Partial microtia usually involves removing the patient's own living cartilage and grafting it to the affected area.
Otoplasty Surgery
This is a simple, highly individualized surgical procedure that is most often performed on an outpatient basis to correct oversized ears. Thousands of patients undergo this operation in the U.S. every year to correct simple anatomical types of ear deformities. Also referred to as ear pinning, recovery time from this ear reconstruction procedure often takes about a month and involves wearing an elastic headband in the evenings for a brief period as the new cartilage hardens.
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Injuries to the ear can range from common vehicle accidents to a previously unsuccessful ear procedure. Deformation can also occur if the patient has suffered from cancers such as carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or melanoma. If the injury is not the result of cancer or some other health-related condition, then the corrective ear reconstruction procedure is relatively straightforward and will be similar to the ones performed for Microtia or Otoplasty. However, if the injury is due to a cancer, there are other factors that should be considered, such as if radiation therapy has occured. Your surgeon will consult with your oncologist to develop the proper plan that produces the best prognosis for full recovery.
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It's a perennial question in the martial arts world and one that continues to ignite debate. In some places it also seems to have become an indicator of whether your art is effective or not, if it is "alive" - ie you work against a "resisting opponent"
First let me say that I'm not of the "too deadly to spar" school. This is often used as an excuse to never engage in any type of work outside of a fixed response pattern, which even at basic levels of training is of very limited value. On the other hand there are of course real safety factors to consider and no-one would suggest we regularly break each other in training in the name of "realism"
But if your goal is to study self-protection , sports-based sparring is of limited value. To begin with look at the range and set-up of sparring vs fight. Actual fight range is very close - I'm talking about a person intent on causing serious harm here rather than arguing or a pushing match. When a person is in the mindset of wanting to knock your block off they close in very quick. They want to punch, grab, bite, It's a very different experience from touching gloves then maintaining a safe distance while you feel each other out.
There is a psychological aspect to consider too. A highly agitated and aggressive person is acting off of primal instinct rather than a carefully though out strategy. That in itself can be overwhelming and needs to be prepared for.
In short there are countless variable factors to any situation, and we haven't even mentioned weapons or groups yet. None of these factors are replicated in the conventional "sparring" situation. One more thing to think about is that the sparring experience replicates only a very specific moment of any situation - the actual physical hitting/grappling part. If we are serious about self-protection we need a wide range of awareness and observation skills, how to read people, good communication skills not to mention a reasonable understanding of legal and associated issues.
This can develop into very sophisticated drills, such as the ones put together by Ed and Rory at this year's training camp, which put people through a range of physical and emotional challenges. As they ably demonstrated real self-protection work isn't all about being "tough" and charging through everything like a bear with a toothache, it is about having the skills to assess a situation and react accordingly. It's not often how self-defence is "sold" - people like an easy answer or a "no fail technique" that will get them out of trouble. The truth is unfortunately more involved than that, even the simple solution of giving someone a slap can have consequences way beyond the original situation.
So to spar? Yes - but with conditions. As with all training be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the drill. Having a good ground grappling session helps develop skills and is a good workout (probably the most real you can get without injury). Gloving up and having a spar is good for hitting and getting hit, movement and developing tenacity. For instructors who run these drills - every now and then throw something different into the mix. Three people boxing instead of two. Chuck a knife to one of the grapplers. At least that will keep your people on their toes and stop them getting too "sparring" fixated. To take it beyond that start working the type of drill mentioned earlier, keep it safe, keep it challenging and keep it grounded in reality and personal experience - then sparring becomes a useful tool
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Saturday, 27 November 2010
Man and Superman
Sales of comic books and movie spin-offs are at an all time high, we all enjoy Spidermanm, the X-Men and co. Magicians and mentalists such as Derren Brown are doing very well too. Running parallel to that is the NLP / psychology industry which has made huge inroads into the corporate market.
The martial arts world has always been fertile ground for superhuman feats. Every culture has its myths and legends, from Achilles to Cuchulain to Mu Lan to King Arthur. Many martial art styles have roots in mystic practices - Shaolin temple, ninjitsu, Zen monks. They often talk about developing "superhuman" powers. Traditionally these might inlcude things such as - light body skills (the ability to jump high distances from a standing start), poison hand/ dim mak (the ability to kill with a touch), telekenesis (the ability to move people or objects with the power of the mind), telepathy (the ability to read others' thoughts) and so on. In popular culture martial arts masters are able to display any or all of the above thanks to years of rigorous training in their respective disciplines.
So do these things exist? Are there really people who can read your thoughts and kill you with a mere touch? In recent history both major superpowers obviously thought it was an area worth investigating. The USA set up groups like the Stargate Project, the Soviets had similar programs running (in fact the book Experiments in Mental Suggestion discusses research as far back as the 1920s). As you might expect from the Cold War era it is difficult to draw definite conclusion from amongst the fog of secrecy, competition, desire for funding and mis-information. However I can't help feeling that if anything truly substantial had been achieved we would have had some kind of trickle-down effect by now
On a more personal level over the past 30 years I've experienced a wide range of teachers, some of whom claimed "special powers". In fact some of whom built their whole persona around those powers. So I've seen most of the no-contact people, a few ninjas and various type of chi-power exponents. In 100% of cases where their powers were heavily promoted, I thought their work was totally explainable through mundane psychology. They were very good at leading, establishing rapport, cold reading and so on. In even less savoury cases they were very skilled at manipulating the psyche of their students through what could probably best be described as "grooming". Of course there are a few Youtube clips of what happens when these teachers try and work with someone who hasn't been through the process - with predictable results!
On the other hand I've met a few people who demonstrated interesting skills not so easily explainable. The big difference was these skills manifested in normal situations rather than as a show-piece. No attention was drawn to them, they weren't presented as anything special. No money changed hands either!
Let's take a simple example, the hunter who lives and works in the forest, the commuter who works in the city. Switch environments and both will struggle. The commuter in the forest will not be able to predict the coming change in weather, see animal tracks, pick up the distant scent of woodsmoke. To the city dweller these may appear to be "superhuman" abilities (Crocodile Dundee) when in fact they are the result of training, experience and finely honed natural senses.
You can apply the same thing to human interaction. Those of you who trained at our Body Language Workshop recently will now be able to pick out some good indicators of stressful behaviour. When you get good at this you can amaze people by telling them what they are thinking in some circumstances. It isn't telepathy - you aren't literally getting a word flash up in your mind - but you can "read" them through the physical indicators. Refine that skill to a higher level and you can understand how some people disappear from view, confuse you into forgetting your name and all the other things that a skilled operator or "mentalist" can achieve. That's not to say there isn't trickery involved in stage mentalism though, as anyone who has seen my "mind reading" routines will know!
So "superhuman" abilities are a fantasy. Either the wishful thinking of someone wanting to be a lot more than they are, or the bait on a hook to reel in the vulnerable and gullible. Developed human potential is something esle altogether - but even then this development takes part alongside regualr training, it grows alongside the "bread and butter" skills. To sell it as some sort of instant "add-on" is also misleading in my view. There is also an issue of potential harm for anyone undergoing some types of training without adequate qualified supervision, that applies equally for physical and psychological work
I guess the old adage applies at the end of the day "if it sounds too good to be true, it is"
I'll leave you with a story I heard about an instructor up in Manchester. There was a local Ninja who was offering to teach the "secrets of invisibility". Out of interest the instructor visited the class and the results were less than spectacular. A few weeks later the instructor was in a local pub and saw the nija talking to a girl. He went over to the table, ignored the ninja and started chatting up the girl. The ninja gave an indignant "oi mate!". The instructor turned and said "sorry mate, I didn't see you there!" Classic....
PS if anyone out there feels they can demonstrate powers of telepathy, non-contact work or the like please do get in touch - as long as I can film whatever goes on I'm happy to give it a try.
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Wednesday, 10 November 2010
To develop skills in martial arts or any sport you need a good understanding of your body's form and structure. Without this you will never develop true strength or efficient power and may even run the risk of short or long term injury
This DVD shows the importance of posture, how to develop good spinal alignment, the use of the hips for low impact running, how to maintain good form under pressure and more. There is also a bonus section from the 2010 Training Camp on the use of circles and lines in hand-to-hand work and how joint rotation assists in both absorbing and developing power
Running time 1 hour 45 min, available at our store
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A landmark 21 year study of 469 seniors measured mental acuity in aging by monitoring rates of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. The researchers studied cognitive activities such as reading, writing for pleasure, doing crossword puzzles, playing cards and playing musical instruments. They also studied physical activities like golf, swimming, bicycling, dancing, walking and doing housework.
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To my lady's chagrin, Justin and I were in bowl mode at the Righteous Room in the Poncey-Highlands section of the ATL hours before kickoff. My brother and nephew and his grandfather had made the long drive north and west to Memphis. The Dawg Nation was ready to put a pleasant 2011 stamp on an up-and-down but mostly down 2010 season. Floridian Aaron Murray put gloves on his hands to protect against the January Tennessee chill and prepared to face a champion, the Central Florida Golden Knights of Conference USA, in his first bowl game and second neural site contest. The first had gone poorly – four turnovers made. He felt he cost his team a Cocktail Party win in Jacksonville. Doing nearly everything right for a 2nd half of football, he had played poorly in overtime when ball protection was of the utmost essence. He was 0-1 against the flagship school of his home state. The team that had recruited him against his now beloved Dawgs. Georgia was his team from the day Zach Mettenberger was booted off campus. He was a leader; leaders take accountability. He went out and tried way too hard in that bowl game and played perhaps the worst game of his career and UGA lost without producing much offense. Then the long offseason saw the expected early NFL entry of his best weapon. But he knew in his heart that good times were ahead on the horizon. All you had to do to believe was look at the impressive stats. And then 0-2 happened. Yet, he believed in himself and his coaches and teammates. And Rambo intercepted that ball and then tipped another away into the Tennessee night. He had done what he set out to do at 0-2 and 6-9 in his career. He had led his team to five straight victories and the precipice of an SEC East title if they could win out while depleted Carolina lost a game. But this was not the time to contemplate future championships. This was the time to focus on Florida where the biggest game of his career was to be played, on the bank of the river.


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There is no legal procedure to follow in order to change a name. You simply start using the new name. You can change your forename or surname, add names or rearrange your existing names. However like other public organisations and financial institutions in the UK, universities have a duty to prevent fraud and so can exercise the right to make certain requirements mandatory.
In an attempt to eliminate fraudulent applications and enrolments, we require every applicant, whether applying via a clearing house or direct, online or on paper, to apply using the name shown on your passport or birth certificate. This name will be logged onto the university's database and must be used throughout your academic career, unless a formal change of name is requested later. The name will be used on any acceptance and visa letter that the university issues before enrolment. You must notify us of any minor misspelling we may have made for correction immediately before any further issue of correspondence.
If the British style of forename and surname is not used in your culture, you should insert the complete name on the surname line of any form.
The correct name will also be registered on the enrolment form and will eventually appear on the final award certificate, if you are successful. If this name is different to that shown on your entry qualifications, you will need to provide suitable evidence, as shown in the list below.
Also any subsequent request to change name on the database during your academic career must be submitted in writing and accompanied by written evidence, either in original form or as a certified true copy of the original. Please note that changes cannot routinely be made retrospectively e.g. you cannot have your award certificate re-issued in your maiden name following a divorce after you have finished your course at DMU. However a trans student may ask for a degree/diploma certificate to be reissued in his/her new name (see below for more information).
Examples of appropriate forms of evidence are listed below:
If you are a woman wishing to revert to your maiden name we will also need to see your birth certificate, and a statement from you confirming the reversion to your maiden name for all purposes.
A certified copy of a birth entry - A certified copy of a birth entry will be evidence of a change of name if the new name has been recorded in the birth entry.
You may want to record your name change by placing an advertisement in a local or national newspaper. This should state that you have stopped using your previous name and have assumed a new one. A copy of the advertisement can then be used as evidence that you have changed your name.
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Hi fellow CS people,
I have a question around service&maintenance contract management.
Normally when you have a contract assigned to e.g. equipment, via contract determination the S&M contract is found. This contract is taken through the whole service process where the service order will be settled to the contract and the billing document revenue will be posted to the contract. Also the price agreements are taken into account durig resource related billing (RRB).
What is the contract flow around the repair&service process via the sales order type RAS?
1)I create a notification for equipment under contract.
2)Contract determination will find S&M contract.
3)RAS order is created via actionbox in notificaiton.
4)Service order is created via action of the RAS order. Settlement rule is SDI RAS ordernr.
5)Costs are posted on service order and order is TECO.
6)RRB is done on the RAS order and costlines of the Service order are taken for the RRB.
7)Billing is done on the RAS order.
I would think that the contract price agreements are taken into account during RRB. But this is not working.
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LOLA just celebrated its 7th anniversary in business earlier this summer, and we've helped over 450 brides take their walk down the aisle since the company's inception in 2006. In celebration, we thought we would take the next few weeks and revisit some of our favorite events that have been featured on our website. What makes us even happier than our own success, is that we have stayed in touch with so many wonderful brides and grooms that continue to grow together as a couple and add children to their happy families. So Happy Anniversary to LOLA, and Happy 3rd Anniversary to Carrie and Bill…
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When Lauren first met Carrie she was a bride with grand plans. As an art director for a gallery, she had so many fun and creative ideas for the big day… It was our job to see these dreams become a reality – a rainbow of custom couture bridesmaid gowns, a picture perfect ceremony setting, living gardens suspended over the tops of our eclectic reception tables, and an expertly choreographed first dance. This wedding was truly spectacular.


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Twin sisters Jil and Joanna Pasiecnik, both originally from Deerfield, on set in Atlanta, Georgia. SUBMITTED PHOTO—
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ATLANTA — Two comedy writers originally from Deerfield are making a name for themselves in Georgia's rising film industry, and they're looking for hometown support.
Twin sisters Jil and Joanna Pasiecnik, 27, moved to Atlanta in 2013 and started a film company, J and J Productions, in 2015. The duo has launched a crowdfunded Indiegogo campaign to raise money for their first short film, "Unemployable." In the past, they've produced many films for other companies, but never directed one themselves.
Film producers assemble crew members, manage the set on shooting days, and follow up on post production, "making sure everything is edited to the director's liking," Jil Pasiecnik said.
The sisters got their start in Frontier Regional School's production company during high school. Then they took local film internships at Northampton Community Television while studying at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Jil Pasiecnik studied English, and Joanna Pasiecnik studied communications. Their father, Jim Pasiecnik, owns J.M. Pasiecnik Farms, and J.M. Pasiecnik Farm Stand & 5J Creamery, both in Whately.
After college, "we came to Atlanta because there's a lot of film stuff going on here, a lot of opportunities," Pasiecnik said. These days, "at least 50 percent of all movies are filmed in Atlanta," and the city is called "Y'allywood" by those who live there, the south's Hollywood, she noted.
They've found success in the past few years, producing or writing more than 20 short films and two web shows for clients like Highwire Comedy Co., Adult Swim, Funny Or Die and Elizabeth Banks' WhoHaha. One of the web shows they produced, "SIDES," will soon be available to stream on Amazon. Their work has been screened at the Memphis Comedy Festival, the Los Angeles Scripted Comedy Festival and Atlanta Ladyfest.
J and J Productions is becoming more established, although the sisters still supplement incomes with second jobs. It's getting better, but at first life was difficult.
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Getting into comedy production wasn't intentional — they moved to Atlanta for the film industry, not just comedy. "We just kind of fell into it. That's where our heroes — Tina Fey, Judd Apatow — started," Pasiecnik said. "The most exciting part, to me, is all the independent filmmakers — you network, and make friends who are hustling the same way you are. There are so many creative people here.
"Our Indiegogo campaign is going to run through the month of November. And it's going to be at least a 50 percent female crew, if not 100 percent female crew, if people want to support women in the film industry," Pasiecnik added. Almost all of their work has been written and directed by women.
The sisters' proposed short film, "Unemployable," features Lauren Schmuck, hailed as a rising star. The film tells "the story of 25-year-old Taylor — smart, ambitious and jobless. Taylor desperately fights to be independent financially from a world (and her mom) conspiring against her," it's described on the Indiegogo campaign site.
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Introducing Methods and the Main() Function in C#
This tutorial will introduce methods, where we will code a simple method and call it from another method. We will also look at the Main method of a C# application.
- Introduction to Programming
- What is C#?
- Your First Console Application in C#
- Introducing Methods and the Main() Function in C#
- Introducing C# Classes and Structs
- C# Data Types, Variables and Casting
- C# Program Flow Control and Entry Points
- Passing Parameters to Methods and Return Values in C#
- C# Access Modifiers and Scope
- C# Interfaces and Classes
- Using Namespaces in C#
- C# Conditional Statements
- Looping and Iteration in C#
- Using Arrays and Lists in C#
- C# Constants and Read-Only Variables
- Error and Exception Handling in C#
- Using Recursion in C#
- C# Operator List
- Class Inheritance in C#
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In the last tutorial, we wrote a simple hello world program where we saw the Main method, but we didn't explain anything about what it is or what it does. The "Main" is a method that must exist in every program, as the compiler uses this to decide what to do when the program runs. This is called the entry point for the program.
In this tutorial, we will look at the Main method and we will also see how to create a new method that we can run (call) from the Main. Let's have a look at our Hello World again.
using System; class HelloWorld { static void Main() { Console.WriteLine("Hello World!"); } }
As you can see on line 5, our Main method is declared using
static void Main()
Note: The M is capital and is case sensitive. The Main method must always be marked as static otherwise it cannot be run. We will look at static and void in a later tutorial where we look at variable types and methods in more detail. In a nutshell, they describe to the compiler where the method can be called from (static means can be called without an instance of the class) and what the method will return (void, in this case, means nothing is returned).
All Methods are blocks of code, and a block of code is always encased within curly brackets (braces).
Methods are always executed from the top brace down to the bottom brace, in sequential order. When the compiler reaches the end of the Main method, the program exits.
Creating Methods
We can add another method to our project in much the same way as the Main method. After the closing brace of the Main method, we will add in another method called "myMethod". Also, add in an empty code block with open and close braces.
The method name can be anything you like as long as it follows a few general rules. Method names must:
- Be Unique
- Not the same as a keyword
- Contain only letters or numbers or the underscore character (_)
- must not start with a number
There are also several guidelines that should be observed for good coding practice, but they do not affect the compiler or the running of the program.
Going back to our old Hello World program, the code should look like this when you add our new method.
using System; class HelloWorld { static void Main() { Console.WriteLine("Hello World!"); } static void myMethod() { } }
Now we need our method to do something, so add another line between the braces
Console.WriteLine("myMethod Has Been Called");
Try and build your project now, using Ctrl+Shift+B and hopefully you will receive a successfully built message. Now run the project using the F5 key, or the play symbol on the toolbar.
Can't see the console window?
Depending on the configuration of your installation of Visual Studio, you may see a console window flash up and vanish very quickly. If this is the case we need to stop the program from exiting by adding another line into the Main method. After the
Console.WriteLine line, add a new line
This will cause the program to wait for an input before exiting. Alternatively, you can run the program without debugging (Ctrl+F5), which will cause the program to output a message "Press any key to continue..." and wait before exiting. The downside of this method is you cannot debug your program.
Run the program now, and you should see the console window with a line that says "Hello World!".
Why does it not show "myMethod Has Been Called" as well?
The simple answer is that we have not "called" myMethod yet, so the code in myMethod does not get executed. Press the Enter key to close the program and return to the editor. We can fix our little problem by adding
myMethod(); between the
Console.WriteLine and
Console.ReadLine lines. This will call myMethod and cause the compiler to break out of Main and into myMethod. When it reaches the end of myMethod, it will return to the point in Main where it left off. This is explained in more detail in a later tutorial about Flow Control.
Now when you run the program, you will see two lines on the console window.
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using System; class HelloWorld { static void Main() { Console.WriteLine("Hello World!"); myMethod(); Console.ReadLine(); } static void myMethod() { Console.WriteLine("myMethod Called"); } }
Summary and Conclusion
In this tutorial, we have seen the Main method and how it works, we covered code blocks using braces and creating a simple method as well as calling it from Main. We also touched on program flow control.
In the next tutorial we will have a closer look at methods, how to pass parameters and return a result from a method.
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SLATE MAG: Would Facebook or Twitter Ever Ban President Trump?
One says it wouldn't, and one says it would.
Could the president of the United States ever get suspended or banned from a major social network? The answer: It depends on the network.
It's a hypothetical question, of course—but not merely an academic one, given the president-elect's track record of using social media to sow conspiracy theories, attack reporters, threaten political rivals, and call for religious discrimination. Facebook and Twitter in particular have already struggled to reconcile their policies on harassment and hate speech with some of the activities of Donald Trump and his political allies. And the two social networks have offered starkly different answers to the question.
Facebook has indicated that it will not apply its normal community standards to posts from President-elect Trump, given their newsworthiness and the widespread popular support for his views. But Twitter told Slate that no one is exempt from its rules—not even the president.
Twitter recently suspended the accounts of several leading pundits and activists from the "alt-right," a pro-Trump movement that is linked with notions of white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-Semitism. Asked whether Twitter would ever consider banning key government officials or even the president himself, a company spokesperson responded via email: "The Twitter Rules prohibit violent threats, harassment, hateful conduct, and multiple account abuse, and we will take action on accounts violating those policies." Pressed on whether that meant that, hypothetically, Trump himself could be suspended were he to violate those policies, a spokesperson confirmed: "The Twitter Rules apply to all accounts, including verified accounts."
Twitter Threatens To Kill Trump's Account
A Twitter spokesperson told Slate this week that it would consider banning government officials, including president elect Trump, if its rules against "hateful conduct" were violated.
"Twitter Rules prohibit violent threats, harassment, hateful conduct, and multiple account abuse, and we will take action on accounts violating those policies," a spokesperson recently told media outlet Quartz. "The Twitter Rules apply to all accounts."
Give Twitter's clear bias and selective enforcement of the rules, such a ban would not be unlikely.


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Happy birthday Lester Young!
Lester Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959) was an American musician. He is most remembered as a tenor saxophonist, though he played other instruments. He played with Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, and many other influential figures in American Jazz.
Young was born in Woodville, Mississippi. His father, Willis Handy Young, was a musician himself, as well as a teacher. Willis Handy Young taught the young Lester Young to play trumpet, drums, violin, and the saxophone. By his teen years, Young was performing on the vaudeville circuit the family band, called the Young Family Band. Young left the band when he was 18 because he refused to tour in the racially segregated South.
Young played all over the country, bouncing between groups on the tenor saxophone. Young played with Art Bronson's Bostonians, Walter Page's Blue Devils, and Eddie Barefield. By 1933, when the Blue Devils disbanded, Young decided to settle in Kansas City. It wasn't long before he met pianist and bandleader Count Basie.
Count Basie, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Harry Edison, Herschel Evans, Eddie Miller, Lester Young, Matty Matlock, June Richmond, and Bob Crosby, Howard Theater, Washington, D.C., ca. 1941 (source)
Ray Bauduc, Herschel Evans, Bob Haggart, Eddie Miller, Lester Young, Matty Matlock, Howard theatre, Washington D.C., ca. 1939. (source)
Young's stint with the Basie band marked his rise to national prominence. He left the group for a period to play with Fletcher Henderson's orchestra, but his style clashed with theirs and he soon returned to Basie. During this period, Young appeared on The Kansas City Sessions, a recording on Commodore Records that featured Basie, Young, Buck Clayton, Dicky Wells, Freddie Green, Rodney Richardson, and Jo Jones. Young continued to play with Basie until 1940. During this period, he appeared on the recording The Complete Decca Recordings (1937–39) and others.
Following his departure from the Basie Orchestra, Young led several small groups, making records including Lester Leaps In (1939), and went on to record with Billie Holiday and Nat King Cole.
Billie Holiday with Lester Young (source)
Young returned to play with Count Basie's band in 1943, and was honored with first place in the Down Beat poll for tenor saxophonists. But it wasn't long before he was drafted to serve in the U.S. Army in World War II. After being found with alcohol and marijuana in his possessions, he was dishonorably discharged in 1945.
After he left the Army, Young joined Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic (JATP) troupe. He toured with them for 12 years and recorded prolifically. Some notable recordings came during this period, including Prez in Europe (1956). He also spent 1956 touring Europe with Miles Davis. However, many believe the quality of his musicianship decreased significantly by this point in his life, partly as a result of alcohol abuse.
In 1957, Young appeared with Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, and Gerry Mulligan in the CBS television special The Sound of Jazz.
Young made his final performances and recordings in Paris with drummer Kenny Clarke. Upon returning home to New York in March of 1959, he died as a result of alcohol abuse.
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|Novel selection system of ultra-precision machining tool for optical lens
|Chan, CY
Li, LH
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Optical lens
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|Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, EUSPEN 2015, 2015, p. 315-316 How to cite?
|The machining profile will always deviate from the designed profile, due to the finite tool radius of diamond turning tool. This deviation would occur theoretically before the commencement of actual machining process and introduce error in ultra-precision machining. Conventionally, tool path design will try to minimize the form errors which induced by the finite tool radius (FETR) geometrically. However, for optical components, the best geometrical approximation does not always match the best optical approximation. Thus, merely improving the form accuracies might not be an effective mean to attain a designated optical requirement which would be testified by comparing the designed profile with the measured profile. The measurement would be achieved by using a high precision interferometer. The optical lens would be machined again using tools with reduced tool radius, if the machined profile does not satisfy with the requirements. As tools with smaller radii are more vulnerable to tool wear, such tool will cause larger form errors. Thus, the optimisation process to look for an appropriate tool through trial and error is inevitably time-consuming. To this end the impact of FETR should be predicted and a guideline on selecting a suitable tool to machine an optical lens should be developed for saving time. In this paper, a novel selection system of single point diamond tool for ultra-precision machining of optical lens is proposed. By taking into account the FETR, this system will generate simulated machining profiles for different tools from a designed profile and then simulate the optical performance of these machining profiles based on an optical ray-tracing model. With the help of the ray-tracing model, the wave-front aberration of a simulated focal spot would be estimated. The optimal diamond tool would be selected based on two criteria. It must be able to produce a focal spot with an acceptable amount of aberration while the tool radius should be the larger the better. Based on this proposed selection system, the machining effect of the optical lens can be predicted and the trial-and-error cycle can be shortened.
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