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Nation's Best Collide Saturday
Oct. 2, 2009
Courtesy Stanford Athletics
Saturday, Oct. 3 - Stanford, Calif.
- vs. - No. 2 UCLA (9-1, 1-0 MPSF) - 10:30 a.m.
STANFORD, Calif. - The Stanford men's water polo team (8-0) returns to action Saturday at Avery Aquatic Center as the top-ranked team in the nation for the first time since 2004, and will put that ranking on the line against the No. 2 UCLA Bruins (9-1, 1-0 MPSF) in the Cardinal's conference opener at 10:30 a.m.
About The Opposition
UCLA heads back to Avery Aquatic Center for the second time in three weeks this Saturday after turning in a runner-up finish on The Farm at the NorCal Tournament over the weekend of Sept. 19-20. The Bruins (9-1, 1-0 MPSF) suffered their only loss of the 2009 campaign to Stanford in the tournament title game by a score of 6-5, and will be looking for payback in the MPSF contest between the two Saturday. UCLA got its conference slate off to a winning start by capturing a 10-4 victory at home over UC Irvine last Saturday, as seven different players scored in the win. First-year head coach Adam Wright guides a Bruin team that is led offensively by the scoring of Josh Samuels (17 goals), Cole Consani (14 goals) and Scott Davidson (14 goals) and in the cage by goalkeeper Chay Lapin (5.60 saves per game, 3.30 goals-against average).
Last Time Out
Stanford last saw action two weeks ago, when it captured the NorCal Tournament title at Avery Aquatic Center by defeating UCLA 6-5 in the championship game on Sept. 20. The Cardinal claimed victories of 16-3 and 15-9 over UC Davis and Pepperdine, respectively, on the first day of the draw to earn a place in Sunday's semifinals, where Stanford defeated California 8-7. Drac Wigo scored 17 goals over the weekend, including eight against Pepperdine and then four in the title-game victory over the Bruins.
Stanford In The National Rankings
After capturing the NorCal Tournament title two weeks ago at Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford took over the top spot in the Varsity Top 20 Poll. It marks the first time since the final month of the 2004 season that the Cardinal has been ranked No. 1 in the nation.
Wigo Named MPSF Mikasa Player of the Week
Senior utility Drac Wigo earned his first accolade of the 2009 season on Sept. 21 when he was named MPSF Mikasa Player of the Week. Wigo earned the honor following his stellar outing at the NorCal Invitational, where he led Stanford with 17 goals as the Cardinal captured the tournament title. His effort was highlighted by an eight-goal performance in the second round against No. 7 Pepperdine as well as with a four-goal outing in the 6-5 title-game victory over No. 4 UCLA.
Sandman Makes The Stops
Goalie Jimmie Sandman continued his fine play in the cage two weekends agao at the NorCal Invitational, coming up big with 22 stops over the final two games that included key stops of two five-meter penalty shots. Sandman's defense helped the Cardinal build a sizable lead in each game, and for the season he is averaging 8.25 saves per game and allowing just 4.88 goals per game.
Starting The Day Off Right Against UCLA
Saturday marks a rare double-dip as both the men's water polo team and the football team take on the UCLA Bruins at home. In fact, the event echoes last year's Oct. 18 in Pasadena, when Stanford men's water polo routed UCLA 12-2 in the morning but the football team dropped a heart-breaking 23-20 decision. This year, with water polo beginning at 10:30 a.m., the Cardinal can get the day started off right and then cheer as their football brethren attempt to close the sweep at 12:30 p.m. at Stanford Stadium.
Deja Vu?
Saturday's contest also marks Stanford's second game in a row against UCLA, the previous meeting coming two weekends ago in the NorCal Invitational title game. There, Stanford got out to a 6-3 lead before holding on for the 6-5 win and the tournament crown. But this Saturday, UCLA will be looking to spoil Stanford's MPSF opener as conference play gets underway.
A Family Affair
The Wigo Brothers, Drac and Janson, are never too far apart when it comes to the goals column on the stat sheet. So far this season, Drac leads the team with 28 goals while Janson is second with 18. In fact, the scoresheet from the NorCal Invitational title game may have seemed a little one-sided as the Wigos accounted for all six of Stanford's goals in the 6-5 victory over UCLA. Drac scored four times while Janson tossed in a pair.
New Faces Making Waves
Stanford is also getting contributions from many of its newer faces in the pool in 2009, namely redshirt freshman Travis Noll and true freshman Paul Rudolph, who are tied for third on the team with 11 goals. At the NorCal Invitational, Rudolph scored four goals, including a pair against Pepperdine, while Noll added a pair of his own.
Among The MPSF Leaders
Drac Wigo leads the MPSF with 3.50 goals per game through the action of Sept. 27, while brother Janson is tied for seventh with 2.25 goals per game. The Cardinal trio of Travis Noll, Paul Rudolph and Jeffrey Schwimer are all tied for 22nd with 1.38 goals per game.
On the goalkeeping side, Jimmie Sandman's 8.25 saves per game is second in the MPSF while his 4.88 goals-against average is currently sixth.
As a team, Stanford boasts the most potent offense in the conference, scoring 15.00 goals per game while on the defensive end the Cardinal is third, allowing just 5.13 goals per game.
Head Coach John Vargas
Head coach John Vargas enters his eighth year at the helm of the Cardinal program in 2009. Vargas' record at Stanford is 156-45 (.776) against the top collegiate competition in the country, and he led the Cardinal to the 2002 national title in his first year at the helm. He has also led the Cardinal to the 20-win mark five times. Under Vargas' watch, 34 Stanford water polo players have earned All-America honors, including five in 2008. Three of his former Stanford players, Tony Azevedo, Peter Hudnut, and Peter Varellas, represented the United States as part of its 2008 Olympic Team in Beijing.


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Free Conference for Teachers and Advisers
We are pleased to invite you to our popular and informative Teachers and Advisers Conference. The event is being held on our City Campus on Tuesday 8 July 2014. This event is specially designed for people who are playing an important role in advising and encouraging students to progress on to higher education.
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I had some super cute May babies born who joined the Always Happy Life Photography Baby Club! I can't wait to watch them grow during their first year and see them for their 3 month, 6 month, 9 month and 1 Year Birthday sessions! Kailani was one of my first May babies and she is such a cutie pie! She kept her parents waiting for her arrival for days and days and days past her due date (ahem...10 days that is). And her Mommy in labor for days and days and days (3 maybe 4?), but she's definitely a keeper! She was a very healthy 8 lbs. 12 oz. and sweet as can be! Let me tell you...this baby girl is adored by her parents and extended family. She has some pretty amazing parents who I've had the chance to get to know through the past year. Her daddy, Chad, is a very talented musician (think a beach and guitar kind of guy who can jam out...click the link to hear him) and her mommy, Liz, has recently started a bakery business, Delizious Bakery and makes all of my first birthday smash cakes! Yep, she's a very lucky little girl!!! Here are some of my favorites from her session. I love the very natural and neutral colors with a few little pops of color here and there! To see a few more from her session including her adorable baby turtle image, go check out the blog gallery here.
Little tiny features...peeling hands...a sign she hung out in Mommy a little longer than her due date!
Tucked up little toes...who doesn't love baby feet?
Snuggly and cuddly...and so sweet!
A few more of my classic black and whites! How sweet is Kailani's huge smile? She must have known her session was almost over!!!
Snuggles with her Daddy. So sweet...
Becky Furry, owner of Always Happy Life Photography is based in Culver, Indiana. She specializes in capturing custom lifestyle portrait sessions with moms to be, newborns, babies, children, families & high school seniors. Becky is a member of the Professional Photographers of America and also is a certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She loves how Always Happy Life Photography incorporates her love of children & their families with her love of photography. Client portrait sessions are on location using natural light or in the Always Happy Life Photography studio which has a background of beautiful old barns, sprawling green fields and is close to Lake Maxinkuckee and the gorgeous Culver Academies. Contact Becky at 574-598-0022 or email@example.com for a personal consultation for your portrait needs. Please follow Always Happy Life Photography on Facebook as well!
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A key property of the brain's computation is neural processing of visual information. The human brain can rapidly recognize thousands of objects while using less power than modern computers use in "quiet mode". A potential key component enabling this remarkable performance is the use of sparse representations – at any given moment, only a tiny fraction of the visual neurons fire. In this proposed research we wish touse machine learning tools and advanced optimization techniques in order to learn sparse, hierarchical representations that can enable real-time, high-quality visual recognition. The work goes far beyond the standard "dictionary learning" for low-level image patches in that it seeks to go all the way from the analog signal to high-level recognition with sparse, hierarchical representations, and to develop novel, efficient algorithms that can take advantage of the sparsity in the representation.
The research team includes experts in machine learning, sparse optimization, sampling, neural computation and object recognition The research team is lead by Prof. Yair Weiss and Prof. Daphna Weinshall (HUJI), the team will develop new algorithms for learning sparse, hierarchical representations and for using these representations in visual recognition on a small power budget.
The main outcomes of this research project are algorithms for learning sparse hierarchical representations and ways for using these representations in visual recognition on a small power budget. Most of the first year will be used for initial sketches of the approach including the development of rudimentary algorithmic solutions, while subsequent years will be used to continuously improve the approaches using a cycle of experimentation and theory.
- I. Eyal, F. Junqueira, and I. Keidar, "Thinner Clouds with Preallocation". HotCloud'13.
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The Internal Revenue Service has postponed until Oct. 15, 2013, the deadline to make an election to deduct losses for the preceding taxable year from Hurricane Sandy.
Notice 2013-21 postpones until Oct. 15, 2013, the deadline to make an election under Section 165(i) of the Tax Code to deduct in the preceding taxable year losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy that were sustained in federally declared disaster areas in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Last October, Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast, causing severe damage in a number of states, the IRS noted. President Obama issued major disaster and emergency declarations under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, for certain areas. The Federal Emergency Management Agency determined certain areas within those states and the District of Columbia to be eligible for Public Assistance or Public Assistance and Individual Assistance under the Stafford Act.
Section 165(i) provides that if a taxpayer sustains a loss attributable to a federally declared disaster occurring in a disaster area, the taxpayer may elect to deduct that loss on their tax return for the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which the disaster occurred.
Section 1.165-11(e) of the Income Tax Regulations requires a taxpayer to make the election by filing a return, an amended return or a refund claim on or before the later of: (1) the due date of the taxpayer's income tax return (determined without regard to any extension of time for filing the return) for the taxable year in which the disaster actually occurred; or (2) the due date of the taxpayer's income tax return (determined with regard to any extension of time for filing the return) for the immediately preceding taxable year.
Section 1.165-11(e) provides that the return or claim should specify the date or dates of the disaster that gave rise to the loss, and the city, town, county and state in which the property that was damaged or destroyed was located at the time of the disaster. The election is irrevocable 90 days after the taxpayer makes it.
Section 7508A gives the Treasury Secretary the authority to postpone the time for performing certain acts under the tax laws for up to one year for a taxpayer affected by a federally declared disaster. Under that authority, the IRS is granting affected taxpayers a postponement until Oct. 15, 2013, to make an election under Section 165(i) for losses attributable to Hurricane Sandy.
To help the IRS identify affected taxpayers to ensure that they receive this postponement of the deadline to make the Section 165(i) election, they should include a reference to this notice, Notice 2013-21, with their return, amended return or refund claim on which they are making a postponed Section 165(i) election.
The return or claim should also include the other information requested in Section 1.165-11(e).
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Parents and families are the first educators of their children.
Parents continue to influence their children's learning and development during the school years and beyond. This is why it is important for parents and schools to work together in partnership, see the Catholic Education Melbourne Policy 2.25 Parents as Partners.
Research demonstrates that effective schools have high levels of parent and community engagement. Such engagement with the school is strongly related to enhanced wellbeing, positive behaviours and improved student learning.
Catholic Education Melbourne has a range of resources and information for parents to assist them to engage in partnership with their local parish primary school and secondary schools.
Note: terms 'parents' and 'family' are used interchangeably and refer to any adult caregiver or group of caregivers who play a primary role in a child's cognitive, social, and emotional development including grandparents, foster parents and extended family members.
Parent Engagement in Action resource
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by aborange
Programm for scheduled tasks.
by kevin marty
eject removable discs + cd by click or shutdown.
automatic wallpaper changer for windows.
open and close the cd tray from the taskbar.
view characters within a font, copy it into the clipboard and paste it into your application.
for sysops: database for tracking computers, peripherals and software.
by acute system
crossfont for windows 95,98,nt,2000 and xp converts truetype and postscript type1 fonts between macintosh and pc platforms.
by aborange
shows date and week number in the tray.
by ege software
assign virtual drive letters to your directories.
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converts hlp files into rtf files and keeps the references to sections and graphics. so you can e.g. translate these files or completely print them. a re-conversion to hlp is possible.
by microsoft
create html help files (chm). these include html files and dependent elements like graphics and multimedia. you can create help systems, programm documentations and project documentations and deliver them in one file.
with jege floppydiskimager you can create an image from a 1,44-mb-floppy or write the content of an imagefile onto an 1,44-mb-floppy.
software for reminding, can also be used to run another program and schedule a task. can be set to remind on hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or annually basis. has built in shutdown, reboot, and log off routine.
automatic wallpaper changer for windows.
with laucher you can launch your favorite programs or documents within a click of your mouse from the task bar. you can assign a hotkey, specific icons, single click configureable.
macro- und automatization-software.
the essential tool for scheduling programs and messages with flexibility and ease.
by midnight blue software, Inc.
create own screensaver / slide shows from graphics like JPG, GIF, TIF, BMP, PNG, PCX, PSD, add wav or mdi sound.
create your own screensaver from flash files.
password keeper, font viewer, icon extractor, reminder, text edit, and more. take a look!
by peter pearson
- email list pro: for newsletters & mailings
- email pro: write emails from the taskbar
- mail check pro: check emails from the taskbar
- tool pro: systemtools & more from the taskbar
- bailout: quick shutdown
- diskspace pro: view free space on hard drives & network drives
- floppy: view & erase diskettes
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all programmes of the desktop available from the taskbar. you can hide the icons to see the background.
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webexe creates an independent, executable exe-file from html-files on your hard disc. this file contains a built-in web browser, so you need no extra software for watching. starting from an index.htm, all embedded graphics, sounds and sub-files are compiled into one file. examples of use are e.g. offline-homepage, price lists, tips- and tricks collections, enceclopaedias, firm presentations, electronic books, menues for cd-roms, help files in html.
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does anybody really know what time it is? worldtime. stop watch, astronomical data, alarms. time sync over the web.


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> Technically Philly Article
Technically Philly wrote up a piece about my gap year and included my gap year interview video.
Your average undergrad student may take a year off to live abroad, try their hand at a startup or muse over existentialism in a cross-country drive. But Penn undergraduate researcher Anna Brill beat all those clichéd plans hands down: she spent her year off working on some pretty cool-lookin' robots.
> Gap Year Interview
Penn undergraduate, Anna Brill, took a year off from research with Kod*lab to be a Robot Technician for the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago's Robot Revolution. In this video, get to know Anna at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, her next stop with the exhibit after Chicago before returning to Penn Engineering to start her senior year. Check it out to hear Anna's story and learn about her exciting and unique career path into research and robotics.
> IROS15 Paper
Published research on Tail-Assisted Rigid and Compliant Legged Leaping.
This paper explores the design space of simple legged robots capable of leaping culminating in new behaviors for the Penn Jerboa, an underactuated, dynamically dexterous robot. Using a combination of formal reasoning and physical intuition, we analyze and test successively more capable leaping behaviors through successively more complicated body mechanics. The final version of this machine studied here bounds up a ledge 1.5 times its hip height and crosses a gap 2 times its body length, exceeding in this last regard the mark set by the far more mature RHex hexapod. Theoretical contributions include a non-existence proof of a useful class of leaps for a stripped-down initial version of the new machine, setting in motion the sequence of improvements leading to the final resulting performance. Conceptual contributions include a growing understanding of the Ground Reaction Complex as an effective abstraction for classifying and generating transitional contact behaviors in robotics.
> IROS15 Video
A video detailing the results of the 2015 IROS paperTail-Assisted Rigid and Compliant Legged Leaping.
> Daily Pennsylvanian Article
My research project as a student in Kodlab during the summer and fall of 2013 explored the behavior of XRL on ice.
Anna Brill, an Engineering sophomore who worked as an undergraduate mechanical engineer in Kod*lab during the summer, came up with the idea of running RHex on ice. She was encouraged by both Koditschek and her mentor, who also works on the project, to pursue her own personal research project. "As someone who is also interested in the artistic aspect of robotics, the idea of a robot that could elegantly ice skate seemed both an artistic and a scientific goal," she said.
In the summer of 2013 I gave a demonstration of XRL for Maxon Motor's booth at the AUVSI Unmanned Systems Conference in Washington D.C. The demo was featured in their newsletter.


text: Owners Manual Sensation M451/ M901 Reference-grade Integrated Amplifier Manual Version 1.1, September 2010 Purchased from Dealer: Serial Number: Purchase Date: Invoice Number: Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 1 of 1 Welcome We started Virtue in 2005 with the dream of bringing the sensory experience of the high-end audio to the masses. Welcome to our family! If you're already an audiophile, you know already that this amplifier is one of the best sounding, highest value audio products ever made. If you simply like listening to good music, we hope to help you appreciate of accurate sound reproduction and museumcaliber build quality. When you do, you'll be an audiophile. Virtue is a principle-driven company. Here are some of the rules we live by: • • • • • • • • • Life is too short for bad audio. Make audio lovers audiophiles. If it's not overbuilt, it can be made better. Overbuild. Provide a transporting sensory experience through sight, touch, and sound. Make a product too attractive to be hidden in a cabinet. Build it no bigger than it needs to be, but no smaller. Make sure that ten is "loud enough" but go all the way to eleven regardless. Establish Virtue as the highest value brand in the industry. Provide a completely satisfying buying experience. Live up to the Virtue name in every product and every way, every day. We hope that you get a lifetime of enjoyment from your Virtue Sensation amplifier. Let this guide show you how. We'll cover: • • • • • • • • • What's in the box Setting up your amplifier Tweaks & Tips Quirks Do's & Don'ts Troubleshooting Specifications Warranty Trademarks If, after reading through this manual, you are have any questions whatsoever about the Sensation, please submit feedback on our website. Go to www.virtueaudio.com, click on "Us" and submit your question in the message form. Please be sure to specify "Product Question" or "Product Issue". To contact us directly, you can also send and e-mail to email@example.com or call 1-877VIRT-YOU (877-847-8968) and leave a message. We'll call you back! Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 2 of 2 What's in the Box Inside the box you will find: 1. Remote control (top foam) 2. Sensation amplifier (inside) 3. Power supply and cord (bottom foam) 4. Power supply adapter 5. Volume Knobs Box: Sensation will arrive double-boxed. Sensation should be nicely cushioned inside. Remote: The remote control unit will be on the top of the box. The black plastic unit (standard) is shown here. Power Supply: Below the amplifier, you will find one switching power supply (either the standard 24v or the upgraded 30v, if so ordered). Power Supply Adapter: 4-pin to bullet adapter to mate with bullet supplies (center pin positive) Volume Knob: The chrome/steel volume knob is packed separately to avoid damaging either the knob or the potentiometer shaft during shipping Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 3 of 3 Setting up your amplifier We carefully box the Sensation to protect it during long-distance shipping. Here are the steps required to get going. 1. Adjust feet and attach the volume knob 2. Connect the signal cables and speakers 3. Plug in unit 4. Turn on! Adjust the feet and attach the volume knob Rotate the feet to make sure that the unit is level on the installation surface. Simply press the Volume knob onto the potentiometer shaft, aligning the "D" hole in the knob with the slot in the "D" shaft. Connect signal cables and speakers Sensation is a full featured integrated amplifier and hook up is like most other units with which you are probably familiar. RCA Inputs: There are three RCA line level signal inputs for three sources, switchable on the front of the unit or by the included remote. Connect your audio sources (CD/DVD player, DAC, MP3 player, tuner, TV audio, turntable) to the L/R RCA inputs. Speaker Propeller PostTM: Attach your speaker wire to Virtue's cleverly designed Propeller PostTM binding posts. They support banana plugs, bare wire or spades. Check connections after a week to ensure they remained tight. If snug, they should remain that way. Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 4 of 4 • • • Banana plugs, the most convenient option, are inserted in the back of the Propeller PostTM Spades are slid over the binding post shaft, behind the post collar, and the Propeller PostTM can then be tightened. Bare wire can be wrapped around the post or inserted through the rear hole and tightened. You may connect speakers with an impedance of anywhere from 2 ohms to 16 ohms, without problem. Low impedances may cause the amp to shut down; higher impedances may not have optimum frequency response. But, you'll be fine with the vast majority of speakers on the market. Running the amp without speakers will not harm it. Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 5 of 5 Mono Subwoofer Out: The mono subwoofer line level output allows you to attach a powered subwoofer amplifier to the Sensation. Use the provided sub output connection instead of connecting the Sensation's high-level speaker outputs to your subwoofer high-level inputs as this will bridge the Sensation's speaker outputs and destroy your amp. WARNING: Do NOT connect the high-level speaker outputs to your subwoofer inputs and use the subwoofer to crossover the high and low frequencies. With Tripath amps such as this one, there is a decent chance that your subwoofer amplifier will bridge the amp's speaker outputs, blowing up your Virtue amp. Stereo Pre-outs: Sensation's excellent preamp stage can be used as you would a stand-alone preamp, to drive an external amplifier. Connect the L/R stereo RCA pre-outs, which output a full range signal, to your other amplifier. We don't know why in the world one might do this, but it's possible. If your Sensation is equipped with the optional Dodd Buffer, you might like to know that the buffer is part of the preamp signal path. Connecting Power Supply and Cables Sensation is shipped with a standard 24v switching power supply or an upgraded 30v switching power supply. If using another brand power supply, it must not exceed 30v. Connecting the Power Supply: Make sure the amplifier power switch in the back is in the "off" position. 1. Connect the power brick to its separate power cable 2. Connect the power supply cable to Sensation (use the 4-pin to bullet adapter if needed, depending on supply) 3. Plug the power cable into the wall outlet or your power conditioner outlet If Connecting Batteries: Make sure the amplifier power switch in the back is "off". Connect your batteries as directed by the manufacturer and then connect the power source to the back of the Sensation. Use the included 4-pin to bullet adapter if necessary. Please see www.virtueaudio.com for recommended battery options. There is a misprint on the enclosure (it says 39v). The max input voltage is 30v on Sensation. Do NOT exceed 30v. Turning On the Amplifier Sensation has two power switches: a main, manual rocker switch on the back and; a power button on the front (which can also be controlled by remote). The way the soft-start is configured, it is best to put the unit into stand-by before shutting it down with the master power switch or unplugging the power supply. If you mess up, just make sure to wait around 90 seconds before trying to power Sensation back on. Proper Power On Procedure: 1. Turn on rear power rocker switch on the back of Sensation a. At this time you will notice the Protection and Standby LEDs will come on, testing the power input to make sure it is safe before the amplifier can be turned on 2. Wait briefly for the standby circuit to "click" and charge up Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 6 of 6 a. After about 3 seconds, Protection LED will go from yellow, to red, to off and Standby LED will stay on 3. Turn on the front power switch on Sensation or by remote a. Red Standby will go off, Blue "On" LED will come on Turning Off the Amplifier In most cases you only need to turn off the front power button in daily use and enjoyment to keep your Sensation in standby mode. This way it will be ready to play when you are ready to listen. However, if you need to fully power down Sensation and the power supply in order to change connections or make any internal adjustments or tube swaps (if you're one of those lucky dogs with the Dodd Buffer) then you MUST follow the full power down procedure below. You should fully power down your Sensation amplifier and the power supply to: • Take off the top and look inside Sensation to see the Special Sauce • Change tops, sides or any other exterior structural changes • Make internal adjustments to the jumpers, caps, tube and other doohickies inside • Change speakers or inputs • Switch the Dodd Tube Buffer on or off • Switch between power supplies and/or batteries • Protect Sensation from power outage during storms • Just don't want the power supply or battery on Full Power Down Sequence 1. Turn off front power button (or turn off by remote) 2. Turn off rear power rocker switch 3. Unplug the power supply from the back of Sensation Please do NOT rapidly turn on and off the unit. If Sensation goes into protection mode, turn off the master power switch and wait 90 seconds for Sensation to reset. Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 7 of 7 What's Inside Here is an annotated picture of the inside of Sensation. Tweaks and Tips Removing the Top Sensation is easy to open up for customization, tube rolling (with optional Dodd Buffer) or just to peek. 1. Follow full power down sequence to fully turn off Sensation and its power supply 2. Unplug unit 3. With allen wrench, loosen and remove screws on the back holding the rails in place 4. Slide top back Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 8 of 8 Setting 80hz High-Pass Filter Sensation outputs a full range signal to your speakers. If you would like to filter the lower frequencies below 80hz, which you might choose to do if running a subwoofer, simply move the jumpers. Power Supplies & Batteries Sensation ships with a standard 24v, 65w regulated power supply. It's nice and perfectly serviceable but an upgraded supply will help Sensation show its true colors. Our 30v, 130w regulated supply is a huge upgrade and well worth your consideration. Many customers rave about battery power supplies with Sensation. With high-sensitivity speakers, a battery power supply easily exceeds the performance of all other power supplies offered for this amp. The noise floor drops to nothing. Detail levels are greatly improved. The vocal region is smoother and more relaxed. Sound stage and imaging are also improved. However, some customers do not prefer the "tightness" of batteries and will prefer an upgraded regulated power supply. Check our website for several regulated and battery power supply options at www.virtueaudio.com. Cabinet Resonance Placing 1" hobby magnets on the green, interior parts of the inside of the case may help reduce any cabinet resonances you encounter. Some customers may choose to remove the feet and place the unit on a wooden block or granite. The different materials will reduce resonances. Charge Batteries Sensation is so sweet with batteries, but be sure they are charged up. You may experience odd squealing sounds from almost dead battery supplies. Phase Issues Sensation is in phase. The main output to the speakers from Sensation is phase correct. The mono subwoofer out is phase inverted. Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 9 of 9 Using as a Power Amplifier Turning the dial all the way up to maximum volume has the same effect as jumpering out the volume POT. The POT cannot be completely jumpered out on Sensation as it can on the ONE.2 and TWO.2 amplifiers. Dodd Tube Buffer Option We are delighted to be able to offer the finest buffer made today as an optional upgrade to the Sensation's preamp stage. This stage "buffers" the impedance from the source to the amplifier so as to present a "friendlier" impendence to the speakers. It essentially sorts out impedance mismatches that prevent the amplifier from efficiently transferring power, which would otherwise degrade the sound. Most folks agree this results in a fuller, more lively sound that is also cleaner. You don't need to crank up the volume to enjoy the benefits of the buffer. The buffer is a proprietary potted circuit – don't ask what's inside. It is the quietest and most musical that we have ever heard. The Dodd Buffer in Sensation can be switched on or off from inside the unit (but only do so when it is fully turned off and unplugged or else you may hear crackles and pops in your speakers). The upgrade is shipped with an excellent JJ 12-AXJ tube that sounds perfectly swell to many of us. But, you can roll just about any 12v tube that fits. Here are some of the ones we've tried (no guarantees): 12AX7 5751 7025 CV4004 E83CC ECC83 ECC803 12AU7 Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual 6201 6679 CV4024 E81CC ECC81 ECC801 5814 5963 6189 CV4003 E82CC ECC82 ECC802 12AT7 http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 10 of 10 There are often lively discussions on our AudioCircle.com forum about which tubes sound better. Join in! Quirks Sensation is a marvelous piece of equipment designed and manufactured over the course of several years by a boutique audio company (ours). However, it is not perfect and we know of several quirks that you may find annoying. "Rustling" sound when changing the volume There is a strange sound of leaves softly rustling when the volume is changed. We did not catch this issue until recently and it cannot be fixed without a total redesign. This is and remains a "known issue" with Sensation. When the POT is not "in motion" the sound disappears completely. We're sorry about this! Heavy volume knob issues We chose to create a heavy (and expensive) chromed steel volume knob. This knob cannot be shipped with the unit without causing damage, which explains why you must attach it yourself. It is secured with friction only and if you wish to fasten it more tightly please use plumbers tape or a small amount of super-glue (so the seal can be broken if necessary for re-shipment). If your knob falls off and dents or the POT shaft bends, contact us and we will send you replacement parts. In the future, we will make knobs from aluminum not steel. Do's and Don'ts Don't burn in Sensation with heavy metal music. Sensation is destructible and if you just love playing heavy metal music at full blast, return the amp for a full refund before you blow it up. Don't repetitively switch the front or rear power buttons on and off. Don't freak out if Sensation goes into protection mode if you accidentally switch it off in the wrong order. Just wait about 90 seconds and restart in proper order. Do allow 100+ hours for Sensation to fully burn in with use. Do make sure Sensation is fully off and disconnected from the power supply before changing any input or speaker connections or making any internal changes to the unit. Do use a phono preamp to use a turntable with Sensation. Do contact us if you have any questions. Do join us on our Virtue forum at www.audiocircle.com Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 11 of 11 Troubleshooting Issue: "Hum coming through speakers." Recommendation: Especially on units with the Dodd Audio tube buffer, humming is caused by transformer interference. If a nearby piece of equipment has a large transformer in it (could be the JT supply or Piano CD-player), consider moving it 6" or more away from Sensation. With Piano, the transformer is on the left side and on Sensation, the Dodd tube buffer is on the right side. Placing Sensation to the right of Piano is sufficient to eliminate hum emanating from the Piano transformer. Issue: "Hiss coming through speakers." Recommendation: The Tripath technology we use does not reject hiss from the power stage and is not completely quiet. Most hiss is related to power supply issues and with the Dodd Tube Buffer, tubes especially new ones. Burning in the unit properly, changing tubes, and using battery supplies are the best strategies for reducing hiss. If you are still unsatisfied, please consider returning your unit within the warranty period. Issue: "I hear a big "thump" when I switch the tube buffer on and off with the unit on." Recommendation: Don't do that! Sensation should be completely off and unplugged before switching the buffer or swapping out the tube. Issue: "I understand the tube buffer stays on as long as the main power switch on the back is on. I'm worried the tube will burn out prematurely if I don't fully turn Sensation off after listening." Recommendation: The JJ tube included with the Dodd Tube Buffer option is guaranteed to last 5 years under regular use (and is rather inexpensive to replace). Gary Dodd says we'll all be petrified before the tube fails in this usage. Just leave it on and enjoy until petrification sets in. Issue: "Sensation shuts down and the yellow lights come on when I turn it on." Recommendation: Use the master rocker switch to shut down Sensation and wait 90 seconds before turning it on again. Then follow the power on sequence explained above. Issue: "Sensation feels very warm to the touch." Recommendation: Virtue amplifiers tend to run warmer than other Tripath-based amps. Our innovative heat sink system includes a heat pipe connected to the substantial metal case, which dissipates heat. If Sensation feels warm to the touch, it means this system is working correctly by transferring the heat away from the chip and onto the metal where it will radiate. On equipped units, the Dodd Tube Buffer does not emit substantial heat. Issue: "I hear a slight fluttering sound heard when changing volume." Recommendation: A few customers have reported a faint "swoosh" or "flutter" sound when the volume knob is in motion, more noticeable with high efficiency speakers. This does not occur when the volume is set and music is playing. This is a known issue that cannot be fixed. Your amplifier is not defective if you hear this sound. Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 12 of 12 Issue: "When Sensation is on standby (with the front power button off but the rear switch on) I notice the yellow protection light comes on when I turn the volume knob." Recommendation: While this is an oddity, it is fully protected while in standby mode and the light does not represent a danger to the amp. Feel free to turn the volume knob down if this occasional light concerns you. Issue: "Aaaaeeeeeiiiiii! There's a horrible high pitched squeal from my battery-powered Sensation!" Recommendation: Follow proper shut down procedure and recharge the batteries. This can happen when some battery sources are extremely low on power. A full recharge should fix the issue. Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 13 of 13 Sensation Specifications Max DC voltage Efficiency Input impedance Min speaker impedance Max speaker impedance Total harmonic distortion (THD) Power consumption Dimensions (no columns) Dimensions (with columns) Weight 30v, 87wpc @ 4ohms Around 85% 50K ohms 2 ohms 20 ohms <0.1% @ 87wpc Between 300mA (idle) and 7A (maximum output) 270mm (W) x 240.5mm (D) x 103.5mm (H) 290mm (W) x 240.5mm (D) x 109.5mm (H) Around 15 lbs Power vs. Distortion @ 30v, 4 ohms load Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 14 of 14 Power vs. Distortion @ 30v, 8 ohms load Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 15 of 15 Frequency Response Warranty Virtue Audio products are guaranteed to be free of defects for 2 years from the time of purchase. If you experience what you consider a defect, please visit the "Contact Us" section of the Virtue Audio website and submit a message with the type "Product Issue". We reply to requests within 24-48 hours. If you did not purchase the product from Virtue Audio directly, you may also contact the seller who may be able to help you faster and easier. Warranties are technically non-transferrable but we do try to live up to our name every day so if you are a second owner and you haven't mishandled or blow-torched the amp in shipping, we will make every effort to fix problems. We keep a stock of replacement parts such as blue LEDs, power switches, and volume POTs. In some situations, it may be faster and easier for you the customer to perform the repair than to send your unit back to the dealer or Virtue in the USA. We will discuss opportunities for self-service on a case-bycase basis. Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 16 of 16 Trademarks Virtue Audio® as well as WIHIFI™, Better Sound by Design™, Built for You™, EcoAudio™, We make audio lovers audiophiles™, Sensation Amplifier™, Virtue Amplifier™ are protected trade-marks of Virtue, LLC. If you suspect that another company is infringing on our trademark rights, we would be most appreciative of your contacting us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Virtue Sensation Owner's Manual http://www.virtueaudio.com Page 17 of 17


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Join Dan Ablan for an in-depth discussion in this video Modeling a bottle with a curve, part of Creating Product Shots in MODO.
I want to show you how to model an object with a backdrop image using just a curve. So here I have a backdrop image loaded, just this sample soda bottle, and it is just the default settings for this. So let's go ahead and select that backdrop item in the Items tab. And then in the Properties for it, you can click the Backdrop tab, let's take the Transparency probably to about 80% I would say, so I can just punch in 80%.
It might be a little too much, let's say 70% just enough to see it. The reason I'm doing that is because when we start building, it actually is hard to see our geometry when it's 100% opaque. For instance, if I press Ctrl+Space, come down at my Front view, and we choose a curve so that's over here in the Pen tool, so I am going to click and hold on the Pen command and then choose my curve, if I start building, sure I can see this, but it's going to be a little bit easier to manipulate this with a little more transparency.
So even if we do it at 50%, it allows us to see that curvature much better. And let's go ahead and delete that. Okay, so the way we are going to do this is we have our Backdrop item, I have set Transparency to about 50%--and again, you can vary this depending on your monitor and your brightness, doesn't have to be this, it makes no difference for your model. What I want to do to is create a new mesh. So I am going to go to Add Item and choose Mesh. Okay, that's a blank container for geometry, for mesh.
Over here in the Basics tab, when you have this Pen command, click and hold on it and choose the Curve tool. You're also going to see here in the Bezier and the Sketch. Let me show you those real quick, so let's choose Sketch. With Sketch, you can actually just click and draw like this, and it will draw just a nice curvature for you. And with that, you could extrude along it, you can create chords with it and things like that. I am going to press Command+Z to undo on my Mac, Ctrl+Z if you are on the PC.
You can use Bezier, and I know a lot of you Photoshop and Illustrator people like Bezier. Bezier allows you to click and then hold the mouse, and you can control the handles. Now, I don't really particularly like this in 3D, I feel it gives me a little less control. So, I am just going to select that and press the Delete key or my Backspace key, and now I'm going to come back again and choose my Curve tool. So the reason I like the Curve tool is because I can control the shape with points, with vertices, I just feel that gives us a lot more control over where we are going to put some sharps areas and where it's going to be more smooth.
So we can start at the top or bottom, I am going to zoom in, and I am just clicking and holding on these top right buttons here. We have the Curve tool selected, and when I select that tool, the properties for it show up beneath. We are in the Add mode, but we also have Edit and Delete if we need, and Close, Start, End and Make UVs. So for right now, we are going to leave all those blank. We just want the Curve tool on. We are going to start right in the middle, and we are just going to click once to create a point, and then we are going to click right about here.
And as I click and hold my mouse, I can drag that line around. Now, when I start making this curve, if I go too far, you can see that my curve swings out, just the way it would if you're drawing in Illustrator or Photoshop or another drawing type program. But if I make these points closer, I get a much sharper curve. So it's a matter of balancing where these points are without getting too many of them, but getting just enough detail.
And you really only need to do this just a couple of times, and you'll get the hang of it. So I'm literally just placing points in order, up along this curve just to get my detail. If I want, I can zoom in, and the quality of my image is important here because of course if I zoom in too far, and I have a low-res image, this is not the greatest resolution image, but it will work for this. A high-res image will actually have more detail. So keep that in mind. Then I am going to click right in here and then make sure when you have little corners like this, that's definitely a place where you would want a control point.
Now if I go up too far, that's going to curve a little bit, so we are going to keep this one little bit tighter down here, and then we can always click and drag right back on this point. Now if you tend to do that, be careful that you don't click from there, because look what happens. You add a point right in the middle, so I might want to come back in and undo that or what I feel is safer is just rearrange these. So we just make sure that you always have that last point selected before you continue on. So we will keep this one down about here. And I will zoom out just a little bit now.
And this one doesn't need to be too close, it could be right about here, and we will click all the way up here. Now if that curvature is not quite enough, I could make another point, but I think I'll do fine which is moving this one point up. Okay, so unlike what you might think, it is better to have less points. You want as little point as possible, and we are putting more in around these sharp corners. Of course, they are not really that sharp, but the tighter curves I should say.
And you can see right in here, this swoop right in here, we are going to want to point right about there, and then we are going to want to point right about there. So we have that nice curve with just a few points. So you could see why I like these Curve command, these Curve tools better than a Bezier. I just we have just basically more control. Now here it's a little bit tight, so don't get confused by that just simply make sure you continue along, and if these start getting a little tricky for you then move them back down, and we will need another control point there.
And I will put this one here, and then we can come back up, and that straightens that out. Now, the cap, how would we do that? Well, you could build it separate. But what I like to do is keep this part of the model. It depends, though, if you are building something for a client and the bottle has to have the cap pop off, you will want two separate objects. In this case, we are building one solid object. So I am just going to come up very tightly, right in here with a little point, another point right here, another very tight little point right here and just come up around.
It's very easy to make this cap look like it doesn't match, like it doesn't fit just by doing it separately and having the proportions not right. So, we always want to make sure that we do the cap as well and keep that consistency. All right, so we have this, and I just added an extra point by accident, but that's okay. So let's say I want to get rid of that point, I am going to come here to delete, and I can just click on the point and delete it. And now I'm going to move this back out, and we will take a look at what have here and press the A key to fit.
I am going to turn of my Curve tool, and I'm going to save this, and we can just save it as CurveSoda. And I will save that in the Assets file. The mesh itself, we can rename as curve if you want, it's not necessary, but just to keep organized. And then when I do that, I have made a change to my scene so notice that there's an asterisk now. So I will hit Command+S or Ctrl+S again to save.
So we have the curve, what can you do with it now? Well, I am going to turn off the Backdrop item, I don't need that anymore, but now I have got a really great reference that has helped me shape this. I want to use my Lathe command, my Revolve, so Ctrl+Space to get to your Perspective view, and you can see that I built this right along the 0 axis. I can see that 0 Y going straight through. But I can probably tell you that the 0 is not 100% for these endpoints.
So what I'm doing is in Vertices mode, select the two endpoints there. Now when you select, if you click and let go of the mouse, and you go to click again, you will end up getting all of it or you might deselect the other one by accident. If you let go of the mouse, hold the Shift key, and you can add to that selection. If you accidentally select too many, hold the Ctrl key and click back on that to deselect. And if you are not sure how many you have selected, always reference down here on the bottom right corner, two vertices selected. And I could see them top and bottom.
Now I will go to Vertex Map and choose Set Value. Okay, now what this allows me to do is set a value for my selection. Earlier I told you how if you select something, you can choose a tool and then apply that to that selection. If nothing is selected, whatever you do applies to everything in your view. Well, in this case, I have got just two points selected, so I am setting a value for those two selected points. And what's the value for these two points? Well, I want to change their position on the X, which is left and right, and I know that because I can see my legend down here, with my work plane, X is left and right.
And I want to set that value to 0. Notice that it's at -2. I just want it at 0, and I will click OK. Now it doesn't look like much happened, but now I know for a fact that those are specifically right at the zero axis, and I can save my scene again. The last thing we need to do is come here to Duplicate, and we are going to use Radial Sweep, which is like a loft or a lathe depending on which program you have used. The Count is set at 24, we want it around the Y axis which is up and down, we are going to loft or lathe or Radial Sweep around that Y axis, starting at 0 degrees, ending at 360 degrees, looks pretty good.
So we are just going to click in the interface there. And I want to keep an eye on these axis controls just to make sure because it's very easy to offset that and have a little bit of a hole in your object. So if I zoom in to the bottom, you can see that I have got just a little bit of a hole right there. And if I move these values here, you can see that that hole changes where I am using my Radial Sweep. Okay, so we are going to make sure that that's zeroed out, and that's zeroed out, and then we can pull back out and rotate around and make sure that there's no overlapping, and I will turn off Radial Sweep, press the A key, and now we have got a very nice detailed bottle, nice soda bottle built, very accurate in terms of its curves, its cap, and everything else.
But we don't have a ton of geometry. Let's quickly jump over to Render tab, press the A key, and now you can see that that view in the Render View shows a very nice, very clean bottle that renders fast. And we now we know it's very accurate as well because we built it off the background image. So I am going to save this now, something different. I am going to go File > Save As, and instead of CurveSoda, we will call it SodaBottle_Blank, and the reason I am going to say Blank is because it has no textures yet.
We are going to do that a little bit later in the course. I'll show you how to put some glass on here. So building with a backdrop image gives you specific control over your curves and your proportions, allowing you to create very clean but very usable 3D objects.
This course was created and produced by Dan Ablan. We are honored to host these tutorials in the lynda.com library.
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Motel 6 offers fine, affordable accommodations. We provide free airport shuttle, local calls, HBO and ESPN. Complimentary coffee and tea are available from 6:00am to 10:00am. Our entire property is equipped with high speed wireless Internet access. Children under 18 stay free with an adult. Blow dryers, irons/ironing boards and coffee makers are available upon request.Conveniently located next door to our property is the Best Western Heritage Inn Resort and Convention Center. Guests at our hotel are invited to utilize their amenities including indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, exercise facility, and business center. Also located at the Heritage Inn are the Willow Creek Steak House, Max Sports Bar and Casino and the Palomino Coffee and Gift Shop.Our family welcomes your family!
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After yet another dazzling display of Camera, Lights Dance! Strictly Come Dancing has just concluded its 8th spectacularly successful season on our local screens.
Broadcast on SABC 3 and produced by Rapid Blue, South Africas leading independent production company, this international format, is produced in nearly 50 countries around the world and sets the ballroom floor alight every week with a sparkling display of dancing and lighting.
Vualto, global specialists in innovative content delivery and management, has delivered a new online playout solution to the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS), a registered charity set up to entertain and inform Britain's Armed Forces around the world.
The new BFBS Player began live trials in February 2014, in preparation for service launch to deployed armed forces personnel, and their families, enabling them to view online content across the world. The BFBS Player brings live UK TV channels, such as BBC One, BBC Two, ITV and premium channels, plus a host of radio platforms, to forces personnel via the web and complements the existing BFBS satellite-delivered TV and radio service.
The launch of the Joint Task Force on File Formats and Media Interoperability was announced today by its sponsors, the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA), Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA), Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers (IABM), American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's), and Association of National Advertisers (ANA). The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is participating as an observer.
Robe moving lights were right at the hub of the lighting action for the 2013 Crown Gospel Awards, staged at the Durban International Conference Centre (ICC), South Africa, and broadcast live for the first time - by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), recognizing the best of South Africas vibrant gospel music scene.
Source Distribution has chosen next months PLASA show at ExCel as the UK debut for the new PreSonus StudioLive 32.4.2AI digital mixer and StudioLive AI series 3-way active PA loudspeakers, all of which are shipping in Q4 of this year. With around 50,000 of the original StudioLive mixers having been sold worldwide already, the StudioLive 32.4.2AI is the flagship model in the new AI series of PreSonus mixers (with 24 and 16 channel models shipping later this year) and it retains the same surface-driven functionality that made the first generation StudioLive mixers famous but with even more processing power, enhanced workflow features and Active Integration technology. Active Integration is a complete, networked, tightly integrated hardware/software ecosystem that provides the 32.4.2AI with 64 times the processing power and 10,000 times more RAM than the previous top-of-the-range StudioLive 24.4.2, giving the 32.4.2AI an extended feature set, including twice as many internal effects buses and the ability to create two complete sets of EQ and dynamics settings for a channel and then A/B them for comparison.
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A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd's lighting division will showcase the latest cutting edge film, television and broadcast products from its key distributed brands at the BVE North show, Manchester Central on 13th & 14th November (stand D60).
Leading UK television, live events and show production rental specialist, ELP have invested in 48 Chroma-Q¢ Studio Force D 12¢ and Studio Force¢ V 12¢white LED lighting fixtures for their rental stock.
Based in Cambridgeshire, ELP offer a vast hire stock of the latest lighting technologies and provide a premium single source service for Production Managers, Lighting Designers and TV Lighting Directors.
Lighting Designer Michael Veerkamp recently specified Chroma-Q¢Color Force Compact¢ fixtures and Color Force 48¢ LED battens to light the first series of Are You Normal America? (AYNA), a lively new TV games show currently being aired in the US on the Oprah Winfrey Network.


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The Nikon D750 could be the best all round dSLR camera that Nikon has ever produced.
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Today was the first day at kid zone for Lucy and Poppy so after we had dropped them off Anna and I did some errands then it was Starbucks time. Back at home we had our Starbucks coffee before starting Anna's sewing project. She made a pretty personalised patchwork cushion last year and this year she is making a bag. Whatever will it be next year!!
The other two girls Smudge and Daisy enjoyed running in and out and then napping between fits of excitement.
After lunch it was craft time for all three girls and they had great fun beading.Poppy definitely found her skills here, despite being the youngest she sped ahead.


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Billie Jean Raw Denim
***We are the only Independent Yarn Store (IYS) in Australia where you can buy Billie Jean Yarn :-)***
Billie Jean Yarn has been made from pre-consumer denim remnants from production at denim mills. In jean production and like most clothing production, there is tons of waste. In this case, after jeans are made, denim scraps and offcuts are gathered, ground back down into fibres and then these fibres are re-spun into yarn. The great news is that the whole process involves no chemicals or dyes and saves on average an incredible 20,000 litres of water per kilogram of upcycled material.
Upcycled fabric minimises the environmental impact of textile production and decreases the amount of waste that goes into landfill.
Raw Denim Fibres: 100% Upcycled Denim Yardage/Weight: 135 metres ( 148 yards) per 100 gram ball Average tension: 4.5 stitches per 2.5 cm /1" Suggested knitting needles: US 8 / 5mm
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Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE)
CIFE has a distinctive vision, mission and history that set us apart from other agricultural and conventional universities. When the Institute was established in 1961, research and technology had essentially no impact on the development of fisheries in most states . Our seniors envisioned a kind of academic institution-one that could, serve the times and the nation's needs.Central Institute of Fisheries Education results are available on Indiaresults.com as well. For More Details Please Visit Our Website:- www.cife.edu.in


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Virus Yole CustomVirusboats top of the range! Two-colored or white hull (optional), customized lettering and high quality rigging, the Custom is equipped with the "silent-rowing". It is a wooden Martinoli racing seat with double action wheels running on black anodized aluminum rails which offers the pleasure to row in silence…
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Historic Huffaker School
Purchase a Brick Today and Cement a Memory for the Future click here for more information.
Historic Huffaker School is located in the Bartley Ranch Regional Park
Facility Type: Building
Description: One of the area's most amazing historical venues, the Historic Huffaker School has been beautifully restored with hardwood floors, lighting, heating/air conditioning and a restroom, making it the perfect location for business, community or social events.
Capacity: 60
* Approximately 10, 30 X 72 rectangular folding tables
* Approximately 60 folding chairs
* Linens are not provided
* No refrigerator, microwave, or sink
* No Playground
* Restrooms located in the building
* No Wi-Fi or audio/video equipment available
Park Reservable Hours:
* 8:00 am to 10:00 pm Sunday through Thursday
* 8:00 am to 12:00 am Friday and Saturday
Additional Information:
* The Cancellation Policy is in effect when the reservation is made. Please read the Terms and Conditions before making a reservation
* Reservations are made one year in advance from the current date
* Fees are due at the time the reservation is made
* Some events require a Certificate of Liability insurance that names Washoe County as an additional insured. Contact Parks Reservation staff for requirement
* Alcohol is not permitted at any reservable facility unless permitted through a Facility Use Permit
* A security guard is required for events that go past 5:00 pm. We are currently in the process of changing our security services provider. Customers who reserve a facility will be contacted by Reservation Staff once this is in place.
* Hours must include your set up and clean up
* Vendor trucks are not allowed in the park without prior authorization. If you would like your event catered by a vendor truck, please contact Parks Reservations for rules and regulations
* Music, or any amplified sound, is not permitted in outside facilities. Doors must remain closed to the building
* No open flames permitted (floating candles, candles, tiki torches or other open flame articles)
* No tape, tacks, or nails can be used for decorations
* No piñatas, glitter, confetti, rice, or birdseed permitted
* All Washoe County buildings are non-smoking facilities
* Your group is responsible for knowing and adhering to all Washoe County Park rules
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2018 Facility Use Fee
$60.00/hr with a 2-hour minimum
$500.00 refundable cleaning/security deposit
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Hi Mark
An update on my situation here with my son. He is living with 2 other people now in a townhouse. A friend of my son's mother signed the lease for him. I asked her not to get involved because we were trying to work with him (using your program) to get him back on track. She told him that if he didn't like it here with us that he could move in with her and her family. So when we were do the program he jumped ship and went there. 3 weeks after being at her place he was looking for his own and needed a an adult to sign the lease, this "lovely women" who say she loves him and wants to adopt him stepped up to the plate. Just before he moved out he was doing drugs with one of her kid and had a bad trip and came running home for help because he was afraid that he was dying. We got him into the crisis/detox centre and the "lovely women" went and got him. A week later he moved to his own place. I know that he is into drugs heavy duty now. My husband is getting weekly calls from him to see if they can do something together, before he wouldn't even go any where with his dad and now he phones to see what they can do together. I am taking your advice keeping my conversation to 30 seconds and no more after he ran out and left the counselling session 3 weeks ago. The counsellor has the attitude that we should just let him run wild and see what happens. How can you as a parent sit back and watch your child destroy himself? He told me that I should continue the counselling session because the warning lights are going off when I was seeing the behaviour change in this kid and I need to resolve what went on in my home as a child. I came from an alcohlic family physically and verbally abusive, both parents and I raised my brother (we are very close, he phones every night to talk to me before he goes to bed). The counsellor told me his kid does drugs, okay is the whole world gone nuts? I thank God that I saw the warning lights going off! The kids living in the townhouse are going to university, it is just a matter of time now I think before they kick his butt to the curb. I think he will have no place to go. Everyone knows what he is up to. If he should ask to come home what should be my course of action? Rehab, not hang around the friends etc. and how do I convince him to want to go to rehab?... How do I get this kid back? Or do they ever come back?
On Monday, I received a call from a mother of one of his old friends named S___. This friend was in jail and is in a halfway house now, he had gotten into a fight and the kid died from the fight and he went to jail. One of the kids in the townhouse that lives with my son hangs around a kid named Jim. Jim saw S___ and told him that my son is going down the wrong road and that nobody can believe what has happened to this kid with so much potential, that it is unbelievable. S___ begged his mother to call me and to see if they can help in any way to get this kid back. S___ has changed his life around and the mother said he doesn't want what happened to him to happen to my son. S___ wants to meet with him soon, my boy always looked up to S___ and copied him ie. dress, mannerisms etc. The mother said she prayed for 2 hours before she called me asking God for strength and that I would be open to talking to her. Do you think that this meeting will help at all? S___ is trying to arrange the meeting with his social worker to sit in on it as well. Any help and insight from you would be greatly appreciated. Hey the program was working until he called her to move in.
Thanks A.
Hi A.,
Re: If he should ask to come home what should be my course of action?
You'll want to draft a behavioral contract that stipulates (a) the house rules and (b) the consequences for violating each house rule. Be very specific. Click Here for more info on contracts.
Re: Do you think that this meeting will help at all?
I don't know. It's worth a shot though.
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Parenting Rebellious Teens
One day you wake up and find that life has changed forever. Instead of greeting you with a hug, your little boy rolls his eyes when you say "good morning" and shouts, "You're ruining my life!" You may think you've stepped into the Twilight Zone, but you've actually been thrust into your son's teen years.
During adolescence, teens start to break away from parents and become "their own person." Some talk back, ignore rules and slack off at school. Others may sneak out or break curfew. Still others experiment with alcohol, tobacco or drugs. So how can you tell the difference between normal teen rebellion versus dangerous behavior? And what's the best way for a parent to respond?
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During adolescence, teens start to break away from parents and become "their own person." Some talk back, ignore rules and slack off at school. Others may sneak out or break curfew. Still others experiment with alcohol, tobacco or drugs. So how can you tell the difference between normal teen rebellion versus dangerous behavior? And what's the best way for a parent to respond?
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Many families of defiant children live in a home that has become a battleground. In the beginning, the daily struggles can be expected. After all, we knew that problems would occur. Initially, stress can be so subtle that we lose sight of a war, which others do not realize is occurring. We honestly believe that we can work through the problems.
Outbursts, rages, and strife become a way of life (an emotionally unhealthy way of life). We set aside our own needs and focus on the needs of our children. But what does it cost us?
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The Centre is set to launch a scheme for students from higher educational institutions to volunteer to offer innovative, original and practical solutions to problems facing the country and get rewarded for their efforts.
The Human Resource Development Ministry has identified a handful of areas pertaining to which the problem-solving skills of students will be tested.
These are affordable healthcare, computer science and ICT, energy, affordable housing, healthcare, agriculture, education, water resources and river systems, affordable infrastructure, defence, cybersecurity and information security, and environment and climate change.
The scheme that will invite students to find solutions to problems in these fields — and offer a prize of Rs. 1 crore to the best solution in each field — is to be called IDEAS, or Innovations for Development of Efficient and Affordable Systems.
Under each of the above areas or themes, 10 problem statements will be prepared and widely publicised.
All higher educational institutions will be eligible and encouraged to participate, but participation of IITs, NITs and CFTIs will be mandatory.


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Welcome to the website of Rick Wakeman, keyboard maestro and perennial grumpy old man.
The site contains vast amounts of info about Rick, dating back many years, so we invite you to explore and enjoy
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Here are all the reviews submitted by Steve Glossop
Review of 1984 submitted on 21/08/2002
1984 was Rick's last big production concept album of this era before Punk's tenious grip finally faded and Rick with it! The Overture is, without doubt, one of Rick's most enjoyable intrumentals. What people shouldn't forget is the wealth of talent associated with this album. The production for a start is excellent combined with strong lyrical content from Tim Rice and some great vocals from the guest starts. The whole work oozes quality and great musicianship from all parties concerned. I feel this is a highly underated album and deserves a higher status amongst Rick's works. But that's just my opinion!