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Kate Middleton Opens Up About Her Experiences Homeschooling 3 Kids Amid Pandemic
We're all struggling right now—every single one of us. The COVID-19 pandemic doesn't discriminate against who it takes its toll on; everyone across countries is feeling the effects. And yes, that even includes celebrities, especially those with kids at home who they're forced to homeschool.
For example, Drew Barrymore recently opened up about her struggles with homeschooling her kids, saying she's cried every day of doing it. It really made her appreciate the work teachers do—at least, the work they did in person before coronavirus struck.
And now, the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton is going through something similar. The royal has also come forward to discuss how hard of a time she's having.
With three young children at home, it hasn't been an easy ride as she's had to homeschool all of them—all of different ages—at the same time.
So what's that like, even for someone who seems to have it all? Not easy! That's not even something professional teachers are used to doing, let alone a mom stuck at home.
One of the biggest struggles Middleton has had to deal with while homeschooling is that her oldest son, Prince George, has been open about being jealous of middle sister Princess Charlotte's school work. It turns out that Charlotte has a lot more fun work to do and George is stuck doing the hard stuff.
"George gets very upset because he just wants to do all of Charlotte's projects, like making sort of spider sandwiches is far cooler than doing literacy work," Middleton says.
Hey, we can totally understand that! We'd much rather made a spider sandwich than have to read a boring book. We feel you, George.
On top of taking on the role of teacher and mom at the same time, Middleton has also recently launched "Hold Still," a photography project that captures people around the UK's mood during the pandemic.
In collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, Middleton wanted to be able to capture what everyone is going through during this time. Again, the virus does not discriminate, and we're all feeling our fair share of feelings.
"We've all been struck by some of the incredible images we've seen which have given us an insight into the experiences and stories of people across the country. Some desperately sad images showing the human tragedy of this pandemic and other uplifting pictures showing people coming together to support those more vulnerable," Kate said in a statement.
To hear more about how homeschooling is going on top of everything else, plus more about Hold Still, check out this interview with Middleton herself in the view below.
Have you had to homeschool your kids during the coronavirus crisis? How have you been doing it on top of other responsibilities that pile up?

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Hiya, and welcome to the third edition of this week review of Kpoppy music. This week has some releases that I think was more interesting than last week since some relevant groups came back so hopefully this will be a more tantalizing post than last week.
As always, please remember I'm not a music expert so these reviews are solely on my own subjective opinion. I don't have any technical musical knowledge outside the being in middle school band. But without further ado, to the reviews~
For those who are curious on my favourite song of the week, just check who's the header image.
Note: Please inform me if I miss anything. I don't review every song, of course, but the two songs right after this (TXT and STAYC) I missed last week and it sorta kills me if I miss songs from prominent groups like that. So, just hit me up on Twitter or leave a comment here if I miss a rather important song. Thank you!
A coronavirus song that's s'alright. I mean, it's not up there with their like Run Away or even Blue Hour (which is so-so in itself but kinda grew on me). You're not missing much if you decide to skip this song.
The melody has those vague future bass sounds you hear in those kawaii uwu songs though you may not hear it at first. I can't lie that while I do like the music, the vocals are kinda meh to me. Meaning, I felt like the vibes of the song doesn't really match the singing for me. Perhaps I'm too used to those tiny-voiced uwuwu Japanese girls singing over this kinda melody instead.
First time I listen to it, I was kinda meh but on the second/third listen, it's not too bad. At worst, it's your average K-pop girl group song that is expected from a big company group so of course, it ain't gonna be horrible. On the other hand, I dock points because I wanted less Aya ya ya ya ya ya yas and more snakes. Plus, I wanted more AI action, ain't that their all schtick?
BTS – Life Goes On
So like, this gave me fan song vibes when I first listened to it especially at the end when they're on stage. It really sorta screamed, "This is for you, our beloved borahae ARMYs~~~~~" I mean, it's kinda not farfetched. Anyways, this may be unpopular but at best this song is pretty…average. Like, not horrible, but not good, but maaaaaaybe something I'd listen to again if Spotify for some reason snuck it into my playlist while I was on a drive and cause I'm on the highway I have to be a responsible driver so I'd be forced to sit through it this song of 3 minutes and 50 seconds of non-offensiveness that's something you'd definitely hear in a Korean café on repeat because it just came out and the owner doesn't know what else to put on but everyone loves BTS, right??
Yeah…anyway, best part of the MV was the fact that V was the opening shot. Worst part, Suga's rapping (dude, I used to like your rapping, what happened…? Oh…)
Dreamcatcher – No More
I just loved the juxtaposition of BTS's Life Goes On with Dreamcatcher's No More. It fits, Life Goes on no more…which is how I feel on a daily basis.
Anyways, Dreamcatcher cleansed me of BTS's milquetoast offerings (especially after listening to BE) and brought us their usual but goodie sound that really sounds like it's some summoning song that bewitches the beast inside of us to come out and join the Insomnia fandom with head banging to boot. So yeah, I liked it.
Also, the video I found (sorry people on my stream, found it already uploaded afterwards) is one that kinda confuses me but it's on Pony Canyon's official channel so I'm going with it. And it has Gahyeon in it, soooo…
LOONA – Star (Eng. Version)
I have already reviewed this song in my LOONA 12:00 review but I will put this in here because it's LOONA and the MV is great eye candy potential. In that review, I was a bit harsh on it, saying I didn't really feel much for the song (despite rating it above a 6 lol), but that was my feelings than, now it definitely has grown on me and definitely has me dancing in my seat. The retro vibes might actually win it over again here.
모모랜드(MOMOLAND) – Ready Or Not
Momoland's back! After all the stuff they've gone through, too. One of the people said on my stream that the filter is so white you can't even see the girl's noses and my god. Anyways, I give the song credit for being upbeat. It definitely tries to have that quirkiness that Momoland is known for but I can't quite get behind the song. It seems like a grower though.
Weki Meki(위키미키) – The Girls Running on the SANMAGIYET-GIL(산막이옛길을 달리는 소녀)
The title is long and the song feels equally long. I was confused because it's only like two girls in the video – where is the rest of Weki Meki? It's a very cute video though honestly and how many of us girls wouldn't like a girls' day outing with our bestie – oh wait, I hate people, nevermind.
TAEMIN 태민 '안아줄래 (Think Of You)'
My dude Taemin sneaking into the weekly review with 12 hours to spare. He saw my stunning review last week and saw he took 2nd place so he wanted another shot. Well, sorry sir, but this one doesn't hit me like IDEA did. Plus, setting a bad example in this time of COVID by frolicking around France without a mask (note: apparently this MV was most likely shot last year, but I rest my case).
Not really my cup of tea. He tries, so I give him props for being solo. I feel like he's trying to be someone but I can't put my finger on it. G-Dragon? Hmmm. He kinda gave me Seventeen vibes and I have no idea why, haha. Old One Direction if they rapped?? Ugh, I can't quite figure it out – someone help me.
CNBLUE (씨엔블루) – 과거 현재 미래 (Then, Now and Forever)
An older group that I guessed being the neophyte I am missed their height of fame. They're one of the groups that have an actual authentic band concept, right (looking at you, past AOA)? This song does pick up and I do appreciate whenever a song utilizes some ACTUAL drums and guitar, but still not quite there for me. Probably cause I need it to go harder; otherwise – it's chill.
One sentiment that I agreed with from one of my followers on stream who put it succinctly, "Liked the mv, not the song."
Same applies here.
Sorry Henry, but I couldn't help but get distracted by my own thoughts as I was listening to this. Lookin' good though.
Bling Bling(블링블링) _ G.G.B
We got a debut, guys! Poor girls, overshadowed by AESPA up there. Does it make sense if I say the song sounds incomplete? Like there's music, right? But there's also this emptiness that's kinda subtle. Has potential but falls on average at best.
BTOB 4U(비투비 포유) _ Show Your Love
BTOB…they another group that was popular but I missed that? Well, I was expecting it to be a slow quiet RnB song so it being pretty upbeat is a nice surprise. Still not totally vibing with it but I give it 6/10 rating.
DRIPPIN(드리핀) – Shine
Still think about how these poor boys have to carry the name of DRIPPIN. I almost want to give them pity points for this song, but I won't despite how meh this song is.
P1Harmony (피원하모니) – SIREN
This song technically came out a few weeks ago BUT this performance video came out just a few days ago, so it can slide. I actually feel like I could have liked this song if it had been executed differently. They just debuted so we'll see what they come up with next.
LUCY – 선잠 (Snooze)
Man, I was tricked. I thought this was going to be a girl named Lucy but it's four dudes – what? They do have a band concept and a dude with a violin so all is forgiven. Actually, I feel like the violin does wonders with the chorus and helps carry the song a bit while even getting it's own solo part towards the end (3:30 for all you violin maniacs). Not bad to me. Not bad at all. (Yes, I'm being biased cause of the violin – sue me).
이비채 – uglypet
Ok, found this through Twitter and first thing you may notice – holy scheisse, she definitely doesn't fit the usual K-pop standards. It's not really a song I'd groove, too, but it may appeal to one of you out there so I hope you enjoy. God, good luck to her knowing what the internet's Korean society is like.
코드 쿤스트,잔나비 최정훈,사이먼 도미닉 – 사라진 모든 것들에게(with ELLE KOREA)
Dude, this is 10 minute dramatised advertisement for a beauty media company in Korea. Song starts 3 minutes in and I'm not entirely sure it was worth the wait honestly. If you're interested in the drama, it starts up again at 6 minutes in (w/o music). Last minute and a half is just credits. Wow.
Well, I like the diversity. Yup.
BAE173 _ Crush on U(반하겠어)
Another debut alert! I like the smooth sound of the guitar when it decides to slide in but is it bad when I say I can't quite get into this song too much because these boys are basically fetuses and that's a bit distracting especially when they pop up in their school uniforms. Can never look at these type of videos without being reminded of this post.
Raina(레이나), NADA(나다) _ Piggyback Ride(어부바) (Live Ver.)
The song doesn't do much for me honestly but it's nice to see Raina do something again since I thought she was done with the industry. I only know her from Orange Caramel and basically missed when they were relevant in the industry. Sad.
KyoungSeo(경서) – Shiny Star(밤하늘의 별을)(2020)
It starts with a couple doing cutsey things with each other – how do you think this song is gonna go? Guess then click to see if you're right.
Jukjae(적재) – Shining, My 2006(반짝 빛나던, 나의 2006년)
The last song and this song has the year in it for some reason. To be fair to this guy, the song ain't my style but after the year this turned out to be, I can excuse anyone for nostalgically looking back at old times – you could make it more entertaining though, my dude.
I think I may have missed this one last week…oh well, it's not really worth putting it up with the other ones I missed last week. A bit too angsty for me and not in the right way.
Sandeul (산들) – Lonesome Diary (어른 일기)
This is an OST I believe. It honestly sounds pretty forgettable, but I guess it's supposed to blend in as background for the drama so it's supposed to not be so bombastically attention-grabbing but golly, can't that step outta that boundary and try something new?
GB9(길구봉구) – If I knew(알았다면)
I know it's supposed to fit the style but these men actually look real sad especially the one with the beard. It makes me feel sad. I give them pity points even the song isn't completely vibing with me. It's alright (pity).
withus(위더스) – 도깨비
I believe this is another debut and a rather low-budget one at that. It's…not that good. Yet, I'm sure these boys are just really happy to at least debut with something. Don't blame the idols, blame the company (who are probably too poor to afford anything else).
[BALLAD] Youth Library(청춘도서관) – The night I drew you(너를 그린 밤) (Feat. 예빈(YAEBIN)
Another one you can guess just by the title and thumbnail alone.
WOOGIE – PARADISE (Feat. ROMderful & punchnello) (Visualizer)
Sound like a waterdown laidback tropical melody that will lull you to sleep for the wrong reasons.
Brown tigger(브라운티거) _ Boosta mode (feat. Skull, Koonta)
The song had me for a second with their unique voices, but it's definitely not my style. The MV alone shook my poor little Catholic heart. Holy water for all of you.
OST from the same drama as Lonesome Diary up there and I feel no different about this song.
Lacuna (라쿠나) – 춤을 춰요 (Dancing in the rain)
I was hoping it would be quite rocking but it took too long to get to that point so major points off as I thought I would fall asleep. I've reviewed too many songs at this point so I need something to grab my attention quickly.
H:CODE(에이치코드) – A night full of you(나의 밤) (Feat. Jeon Sang Keun(전상근)
At this point, I'm pretty done.
PARK JIHOON(박지훈) _ Midnight (Love Revolution(연애혁명) OST Part.2)
I give this one credit for not being the usual honeysuckle sweet yet somehow still draggingly dreary OST. The best out of the OSTs I've reviewed this week easily.
Low – MOVE [with CHILLY]
7 minutes…why? Cause it's another story-line drama. The song starts and stops throughout the MV which is…not great since the song isn't enough for me to forgive that.
That's all, folks. I'm done. I think I reviewed more songs than I did the last two weeks and I'm not sure rather I'll continue that but I do like discovering new artists and putting this list together so we'll see. I'm not that consistent unfortunately, so only time will tell. For now, I hope you enjoyed the review, and I'll see you next week hopefully.


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Anita Aikara/Rediff.com revisits her father's ancestral house in the backwaters of Kerala and shares some pics from her trip.
You can share yours too! #India-Photos
IMAGE: Getting to Kuttanad, Alleppey is a task. Away from the confines of the city, it is hidden by palm trees and accessible only via boats and ferries. Years ago, the canals were built by the rajas as there were no road facilities. However, almost a century later, they still are the much loved mode of transport.
All photographs: Anita Aikara/Rediff.com
All photographs: Anita Aikara/Rediff.com
IMAGE: Sunsets are glorious here and it's one of those places that you must visit at least once in your lifetime.
Miles and miles of glittering water, fringed by coconut and palm trees welcomes you.
Miles and miles of glittering water, fringed by coconut and palm trees welcomes you.
IMAGE: Houseboats are a common sight here. While tourists folk in large numbers to take a ride on these boats, the diesel that is let out has been polluting the water for years now.
IMAGE: Big boats, small boats, it's here that you'll see boats of all sizes.
IMAGE: Where else in India would you get a glimpse of the snake boat, which is used in boat races. When these boats get old, they are used to transport goods.
IMAGE: Most homes here own a boat. If you don't own one, you can always call for a boat, just like how people in cities book Uber and Ola cabs.
IMAGE: A lot has changed here. Earlier there were no boundary walls separating the homes from the river banks, where women would wash their dishes and laundry.
IMAGE: At a distance you'll see a boat approaching an empty 'jetty'. This is definitely not one of those tourist infiltrated villages.
IMAGE: There's a reason why Kuttanad is called 'The Rice Bowl of Kerala' -- gorgeous green paddy fields are a common sight here.
A man walks with his daughter on the river bank, with the river flowing on one side and paddy fields on the other.
A man walks with his daughter on the river bank, with the river flowing on one side and paddy fields on the other.
IMAGE: For people who are excited to explore an unusual river culture, this is a perfect match. It will give you a feeling of being cut off from the rest of Kerala too :)


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A good Olympic security plan should include "having people on hand who can be flexible, field emergency units on hand who are able to respond, and clear communication," says the director of the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security.
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The president's belief in policies that can benefit all Americans is being repudiated by voters, in favor of a vision of politics as a zero-sum game, writes a Duke law professor.
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As the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Philadelphia, Duke history professor Bill Chafe, author of "Hillary and Bill: The Politics of the Personal," writes about what he thinks Hillary needs to share with voters at this week's convention.
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Construction starts on R1.3bn LPG terminal, Saldanha Bay, West Coast
Construction has officially started on the R1.3-billion Saldanha liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import and storage terminal, in Saldanha Bay – a project aimed at remedying rampant LPG shortages in the Western Cape, and dismantling what Sunrise Energy MD Barthlo Harmse describes as a monopolised LPG supply chain market.
"The Sunrise Energy terminal will be an open-access facility, meaning its infrastructure can be accessed by qualifying wholesale distributors, importers, traders or industrial LPG users, breaking the existing cartels and enabling new producers to enter the market," he said at the facility's launch on Thursday.
As a result of a shortfall in LPG production capacity in the Western Cape, Harmse said gas had to be transported to the province by road from Secunda and Richards Bay, which was becoming increasingly uneconomical and unsafe.
"LPG availability from inland refineries is not sustainable, owing to substantial market growth in the north of the country. The terminal will, thus, provide strategic buffer storage in the Western Cape, increasing the current storage capacity from 3 to 14 days," he commented.
According to Harmse, not only was the required capital spend on LPG infrastructure far less than that on coal-fired power stations, but 1.5-million tons a year of the gas could replace 2 500 MW of equivalent electricity.
"To give you an indication, this terminal was 3% of the total cost of the Medupi power station," he said, adding that LPG was a far cleaner source of power, generating only 20% of the emissions that coal-fired power stations generate.
Following a rigorous Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) Section 56 tender process, Sunrise Energy, which is 49%-owned by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and 51% by project developers Ilitha Group Holdings, was, earlier this year, awarded the terminal operator agreement by the TNPA, which granted it a concession to build and operate an open-access LPG import terminal for 30 years.
The project was also awarded a National Energy Regulator of South Africa construction licence in 2010, as well as the records of decision for land and marine environmental impact assessments, which are required by the IDC Credit Committee before funding was released.
The R700-million initial phase of development would involve the construction of 5 500 t of storage capacity, comprising five off-mounted storage bullets to meet current market demand.
"These storage bullets will be the largest vessels of their kind manufactured in the southern hemisphere and are being fabricated by local manufacturer Elgin Engineering," said Harmse.
The planned commissioning period for the Phase 1 facility was the second half of 2015.
Future expansion of 5 500 t each would begin thereafter to meet projected market growth, with a total available capacity upon completion of up to 52 000 t/m.
The LPG vessels, which would originate from refineries in Mozambique, Angola, the Gulf of Guinea and Qatar, would make use of a multibuoy mooring system, as well as subsea and overland pipelines to transfer the gas to the onshore storage facility.
The product would then be dispatched by road tankers, with provision for future pipeline transfers and rail loading.
Major contracts already awarded included the engineering, procurement and construction management contract to professional services and investment consulting company Jacobs Matasis and the marine engineering contract to consulting engineers PRDW, with Sunrise expecting up to 70% local spend.
Harmse added that the project was in line with the Department of Energy's goal to improve the South Africa's energy mix and provide lower-income households easier access to cleaner energy.
Additionally, LPG availability in the region would allow for small business growth, which had, in the past, been constrained as a result of limited access to LPG.
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The past year has forced us to confront unprecedented economic challenges. Those challenges make it imperative that Congress can come together to pass a comprehensive infrastructure package. This bill would not only support our highways, bridges, high-speed rail, and crumbling water systems, but would also serve as a catalyst for economic development in the aftermath of the pandemic. While examining our infrastructure priorities, we must not forget the implications to our energy sector and climate goals.
I am pleased to see that President Biden's plan To Build A Modern, Sustainable Infrastructure and an Equitable Clean Energy Future focuses on climate resilience. Congress and the President are already beginning conversations to pass a comprehensive infrastructure package in 2021, which has the potential to lead to millions of good paying jobs.
I'm hopeful that a final package is developed after bipartisan negotiation and with both sides of the aisle at the table. As governor, I led the effort in the mid-1990s to restructure Pennsylvania's energy market. After several years of negotiation, Republicans and Democrats agreed to this plan. It has led to millions of dollars in savings for taxpayers and built a strong foundation to accomplish other energy goals.
State and local governments are often leaders on bipartisan negotiation. I hope to see similar cooperation within the federal government. Energy issues ought to be bipartisan. Republicans should lead on environmental issues. Ours is the party of Teddy Roosevelt, who championed the protection of public lands, and Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service (and later the governor of Pennsylvania). Good science should be at the heart of good public policy. Neither party has claim to one energy or another.
As we think about the long-term viability of the United States infrastructure, we must ensure a resilient grid that includes an all-of-the-above energy approach. This includes incentives for electric vehicles, support for our existing nuclear fleet, and resources for the development of new technologies in the energy space.
In order to limit our carbon footprint, we must think about what is fueling our cars and other vehicles. Electricity is a source of energy that is diverse and has long-term stability. Electric vehicles contribute less to climate change than most of our gas-based cars because they produce fewer direct emissions. We should support electric vehicle production and infrastructure capacity, such as electric vehicle charging stations, in an infrastructure bill.
Investing in the transition to transportation electrification not only strengthens our national and energy security, but sends the important signal to manufacturers and the financial community that the demand needed to build up our domestic supply chain is here in the U.S. We have seen auto company after auto company declare that the future is electric. To delay this shift is to seed ground to global competitors like China who are more than happy to control the market on autos, batteries, minerals, and more.
The recent cold snap and subsequent power outages in Texas reminds us that we need to be ever mindful about where our electricity is coming from. The nation needs reliable and diverse energy resources to ensure our national security and global competitiveness.
While we must have an "all-of-the-above" approach to energy sources, we need more support for clean sources of energy, including nuclear. Nuclear is the nation's most abundant source of clean energy, but it is often disadvantaged when competing with other energy providers. Nuclear plants emit no greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. They are a reliable source of energy, often being the only source of electricity during harsh weather or other infrastructure challenges. Along with support for solar, wind, and hydro energy sources, an infrastructure plan must include tax credits for our existing nuclear fleet to ensure a level playing field for all carbon free sources.
Finally, new technologies that can help us solve our climate goals and transform our infrastructure are being researched and developed daily. An infrastructure package should support innovation intermediaries, organizations that support researchers who have developed innovative energy technologies, to bring their ideas to market.
Congress and the Administration must work to advance economic opportunity while redeveloping our infrastructure. They must strengthen access to electric vehicles, preserve our nation's baseload nuclear fleet, and support energy innovation. A wonderful adage says, "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." The air we breathe and the water we drink should never be taken for granted. And our political leaders – from both the left and the right – must take greater ownership on behalf of our children and their children.
This post was written for Ridge Policy Group, a top government affairs firm, by founding partner Tom Ridge. Ridge served as former Governor of Pennsylvania and as the nation's first Homeland Security Secretary.


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Outrunner EDF Versus Inrunner EDF
von Motion RCPilots often equate 12 bladed EDFs with more speed than 5-6 bladed EDFs, but this is not always necessarily true.The thrust output and amp draw of any EDF system will vary widely based on the aircraft it's being installed in. The FSA (Fan Swept Area, the area of the opening where the air goes through the fan) of the intakes, the geometry of the ducting itself, the exit duct's length and final diameter, etc.
All these factors impact performance. Freewing's 70mm 12 bladed inrunner power system outputs ~20-25% more thrust with a 30% increase in amp draw, in Freewing aircraft such as their SU-35, when compared to the SU-35's stock plastic 70mm six bladed outrunner fan. If you are contemplating installing a 12 bladed power system, you will need to test it in the airframe to get a fully accurate observation of its performance in your specific aircraft.
It is important to note that if you decided to test it in your aircraft, that the sound will potentially be more "whoosh" and less "whine" (but that depends also on your ducting). Additionally, the amps will increase and the thrust will increase at a slightly less rate, but most importantly the top speed of the aircraft will likely not increase significantly. In most Freewing airframes, a ~5%-10% increase in speed, depending on how the aircraft is flown, can result from the 70mm 12 blade inrunner power system.
But in general, higher blade count fans sound better and give more thrust/acceleration than their 5-6 bladed counterparts, but the higher blade count fans pay for it with less efficiency and minimal speed gains. Certain changes can be made to an aircraft's ducting arrangement to fine tune the factors of static thrust versus dynamic thrust, and efficiency, speed, sound, etc.
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FutureSPORT 2019: Natalie Quirk to MC at Chelsea FC on 26 November
SVG Europe is excited to announce that renowned sports presenter Natalie Quirk will be our MC at FutureSPORT 2019.
At Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge stadium on Tuesday 26 November, Quirk will take the mic for the afternoon, bringing her own experience in sports broadcasting to the stage, hosting the event and chairing a seminar session.
Quirk has been a presenter and reporter for BT Sport since 2014, working regularly on the Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup, Women's Super League and National League coverage. She also hosts International Grand Prix Speedway and British Premiership Speedway on the channel.
Qualified as a broadcast journalist, Quirk has worked in television since 2007 for a number of broadcasters including Sky Sports, Eurosport, Premier Sports, Freesports, MUTV and Channel M.
In 2013, Quirk was the main reporter on the Rugby League World Cup, with her interviews aired internationally. Her portfolio boasts a wide variety of sports, including football, speedway, rugby league, boxing, basketball, hockey, ice hockey, rallycross and stock car racing.
Before appearing on screen, Quirk worked in radio as a news and sports reporter and could be heard on national station Absolute Radio and local station Radio City, where she was a senior member of the newsroom, working on the breakfast show for seven years.
To find out more and to register visit: https://www.svgeurope.org/future-sport-2019/


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University of Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta has confirmed that Siena coach Fran McCaffery will be named the new men's basketball coach. Barta says he'll introduce McCaffery at an 11 am press conference in Iowa City Monday.
McCafferey has been at Siena for five seasons with a record of 112-51. His team won the MAAC Championship this year and lost in the first round of the NCAA tourney to Purdue.
McCaffery will replace Todd Lickliter who was fired March 15th after three seasons. Lickliter did not have a winning season at Iowa after replacing Steve Alford.


text: Neelima Shukla-Bhatt is a Professor of Religion at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. She has a doctorate in comparative religion from Harvard University (2003). The focus of her research is devotional literature of medieval north India, especially in its performative aspects. She has also published on women's devotional genres including garbā dance of Gujrat, Hindu goddess traditions, religious pluralism, and Gandhi. She is the author of Narasinha Mehta of Gujarat: A Legacy of Bhakti in Songs and Stories (New York: Oxford, 2015) and co-author (with Surendra Bhana) of A Fire that Blazed in the Ocean: Gandhi and the Poems of Satyagraha in South Africa, 1909-1911 (Delhi: Promilla, 2011).


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At some point, Juventus will field a team that is incapable of continuously shooting itself in the foot and delivering self-inflicting damage in games that they can win. But until they reach that point, games like what we saw on Saturday night will only continue to happen.
Whether it's because of the inability to handle to pressure or just simple mental exhaustion coming off the first international break of the 2021-22 season, Juventus' bad side was on display again in the second half of its 2-1 loss to Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Two goals that Napoli didn't have any business scoring found the back of the net, first on a massive mistake by Wojciech Szczesny and then whatever the hell that was from Moise Kean to put the home side ahead with 10 minutes to go.
Self-inflicted mistakes.
They have been the bane of Juve's existence the last couple of years.
And when you've got so little room for error with half your regular starting lineup sitting back in Turin after just getting back to Italy and a slim 1-0 with Napoli pushing forward to tie (and then try and win) the game, making two massive mistakes like Juve did is killing your hopes of winning with a couple of punches to the gut.
But that is the team Juventus is right now. From top to bottom, the inability to play — or, hell, even manage effectively — for 90 minutes just continues to ring true. Juventus did a lot of things right in the first half as they went into the halftime break up 1-0 on Alvaro Morata's surprising opener thanks to Napoli doing a little bit of its own shooting itself in the foot. It was the right kind of approach, they were absorbing pressure well and overall playing a solid game against a Napoli side that has started the season well.
Then it all fell apart.
Seeing the ball not caught or perried out by Szczesny shouldn't be a surprise because that's just the goalkeeper he is right now. The mistakes he's making are routine ones, and ones that he wasn't making during the beginning of his time taking over for Gigi Buffon as starter. But the calendar year of 2021 continues to be one that has seen his form go into the tank, and the unfortunate part is that, a lot like the team as a whole, the end of the struggles seem to see no clear end.
Juventus has allowed five goals this season. Szczesny's mistakes have played a direct role in three of those being scored.
I'm not going to try and figure out what was going through Kean's head on what proved to be the game-winning goal because only he knows. We can read into it all we want, but there's only one dude who truly knows what he was attempting to pull off — a header back for Szczesny to try and pick up or simply being thrown off by teammates in front of him missing their clearance attempts — and that's Kean himself.
No matter the reason, it hurt Juventus all the same.
Considering the circumstances coming into Saturday night's game, a draw against a Napoli side that has started the new season well wasn't going to be the worst thing in the world. Certainly better than one of the alternatives, one that involved Juve heading back to Turin with their tail between their legs and still stuck on one point through the first three games.
Yet here we are — again.
We have watched Juventus drop points — again.
And, despite all of the players missing and not called up, Juventus had a chance to win this game. Except they didn't — again.
At some point, a Juventus team will snap out of whatever the hell is currently wrong with them. The problem is, that could be in a few weeks, it could be in a few months or it could be in a few years. Right now, nobody knows — and the solution to the problem might be one of the biggest mysteries of them all.
- Just ... pain.
- I just ... I don't know, man.
- I usually like to try and be funny with the first couple of bullet points here. But not today. Not after that game. Not with the start to this season that Juve are currently in. It's not exactly something that inspires (attempted) comedy or anything close to it.
- It feels like years since Italy won the Euros. It was two months ago.
- And here I thought we would be the ones benefiting from the biggest mistake of the game. So much for that idea. We can't have nice things, I guess.
- With every mistake the current starter makes, there is going to be a growing goalkeeper controversy. And while Szczesny seems to have the full backing of his manager right now, something needs to happen soon or else Mattia Perin is going to deserve some kind of shot at being the guy. Sure, Perin's not the perfect solution to the problem — those types of guys happen to have the same first name and are currently playing in Serie B and Ligue 1, respectively — but Szczesny's going to some sort of kick in the ass to either shake whatever is wrong with him or allow Juve's current No. 2 keeper to bring some stability to a position that needs it desperately.
- That's the long way of saying Szczesny needs to snap the hell out of it or else Perin deserves the chance to become the starting goalkeeper at Juventus for the short term.
- Amidst all of the bad, there was some good to come out of this game — it's Manuel Locatelli. Is he an out-and-out regista? No, but some of the passes he played in this game were absolutely beautiful. He was pinging the ball all around the field in the first half especially, and just the general ability to play such a direct kind of ball a good amount of the time is such a welcomed change to what we've seen from Juve's midfield for much of the last two or three years. Now if only the rest of the midfielders around him can get their act together, then there could be something good happening.
- Luca Pellegrini ... wasn't terrible?
- Mattia De Sciglio ... wasn't terrible?
- Pavel Nedved's comments about De Sciglio before the game ... ah, I needed that laugh.
- I'm not going to stop thinking about the scoring chances that Weston McKennie and Dejan Kulusevski couldn't convert in the first half. It's a completely different kind of second half if one of those attempts goes in.
- This sounds bad ...
The unpredictability of this Serie A season so far where at the end of tomorrow there could be potentially 4 sides at 9 points and +8 over Juve
— Francesco (@FRANCESCalciO_) September 11, 2021
- One point in three games. That's just stupid. How Juventus has dropped points this season is very, very stupid. This squad continues to do stupid things.
- At least the South Americans will be back for the start of the Champions League. Who knows if it will actually help, but it will be nice to at least have a full-ish roster again.
- This sport is dumb and I don't know why I keep watching it sometimes.
- With that said, see you Tuesday.


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OBIT – Ida Keller
MISSION – Ida Mae Keller, 90, of McCook, passed away on May 8, 2018.
Mrs. Keller was born Feb. 2, 1928, in Flatonia, to Theodore and Lillie Machac. She graduated from Edinburg High School in 1944 and worked as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell. She married Dominick E. Keller on April 9, 1947, and was married for 50 years before his death.
She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in McCook and served on the church board and Altar Society. She was a long-time member of the K.J.T. and K.J.Z.T. Societies.
Survivors include her children, Daniel Keller of Mission, George Keller of Elm Mott, Margaret Smith of Waco, Joyce Macias of Austin and Cheryl Keys of McCook; sisters, Evelyn Kotara and Rosie Lee Hommel; and 18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband and parents, and brothers, Richard and Frank Machac.
A funeral mass was held on May 12 at Immaculate Conception. Burial followed at Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission.
Pallbearers were Frankie Machac Jr., William Keller, Paul Neugebauer, Paul Keller, Mike Kotzur and Kenneth Hommel.
Memorial donations may be made to the Immaculate Conception Church in McCook or the charity of one's choice.


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The stress induced in the IndoPacific bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops aduncus, by boat presence and type was investigated in a highly urbanized coastal environment, the Port Adelaide River-Barker Inlet Estuary, South Australia. The level of stress experienced by bottlenose dolphins was inferred from the distribution patterns of their dive durations. Dive duration has previously been shown to increase under boat traffic conditions, and is considered as a typical avoidance behavior. Dive durations were opportunistically recorded from land-based stations between January 2008 and October 2010 in the absence of boat traffic, and in the presence of kayaks, inflatable motor boats, powerboats and fishing boats. Subsequent analyses were based on nearly 6000 behavioral observations. No significant differences in dive durations were found between control observations (i.e. absence of boats) and boat interferences, which could erroneously lead to conclude that boat traffic did not induce any stress in T. aduncus. In contrast, the scaling exponents of the cumulative probability distribution of dive durations obtained in the absence of boat traffic and under different conditions of boat interferences show (i) that the presence of boats affected the complexity of dive duration patterns and (ii) that stress levels were a function of boat type. Specifically, the complexity of dive duration patterns (estimated by the scaling exponent φ) did not significantly differ between control behavioral observations and behavioral observations conducted in the presence of kayaks. A significant increased in behavioral stress (i.e. decreasing values of φ) was, however, induced by the presence of fishing boats, motorized inflatable boats and powerboats. This demonstrates that traditional approaches based on the analysis of averaged behavioral metrics may not be sensitive enough to detect changes in the distribution pattern of behavioral sequences, hence underestimate the potential consequences of e.g. chronic exposure to low levels of stress. It is finally emphasized that fractal analyses of behavioral variables, and in particular the analysis of their cumulative probability distribution function, may provide a non-invasive, objective and quantitative framework that can be used to assess the changes in stress response, and subsequently evaluate the welfare status of organisms under various conditions of abiotic and/or biotic stress.
Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 2333-2339 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications |
Volume | 390 |
Issue number | 12 |
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Publication status | Published - 15 Jun 2011 |
- Animal welfare
- Anthropogenic disturbance
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Wildlife impacts on airports and aircraft can have a direct effect on sustainability and safety. Attracted to an airport because of food, water, or a desirable habitat, wildlife can create significant hazards for pilots and airport operations. According to the FAA, wildlife is attracted to waste disposal operations such as landfills, stormwater management ponds, drainage channels, wetlands, golf courses, and agricultural activities. Moreover, birds and mammals striking aircraft during take-off, landing, or in flight cause millions of dollars in damages annually and threaten lives. Airport sponsors and managers are federally obligated to ensure a safe operating environment. It is the airport's goal to make their property as unattractive to wildlife as possible by removing food, water, and shelter. Reducing the amount of wildlife on and near an airport greatly reduces the chance of wildlife colliding with aircraft.
The Federal Aviation Administration is placing a high value on reducing the impacts of wildlife with the National Airspace System. Many GA airports will be mandated in the future to have detailed mitigation plans in place to ensure aircraft safety. This may come in the form of a Wildlife Hazard Assessment and Management Plan by a certified wildlife biologist. An assessment will identify the wildlife present, including seasonal wildlife, and a management plan will detail how best to remove the hazard.
The removal of the attractant may solve a wildlife problem, yet some destructive animals may be adaptable to habitat modifications. Auditory and visual frightening devices can be effective in controlling wildlife but must be alternated on a regular basis. Falcons and dogs can be trained to frighten creatures away, and traps can be set to capture and relocate animals. Sometimes, extermination, which requires U.S. Fish and Wildlife approval or a federal permit, is the best option to eliminate the potential of strikes. Applicable federal, state, and local laws should be reviewed prior to any removal or handling of any wildlife species.
Resources, such as the materials produced by the System Plan, are designed to assist airport staff and policy officials to properly mitigate wildlife impacts.
Resource tools available online and in print.
- Airports and Wildlife; a Guide for the Public is designed to be a guide for the public on the importance of mitigating wildlife at airports. This brochure explains why wildlife is a major concern to airports, how the airports mitigate wildlife, and provides resources on federal and state regulations as well as how the public can help.
- Airport Wildlife Handbook is designed to be a quick reference field guide for airport operators. This handbook has information on the regional wildlife, mitigation techniques, regulations, and commonly used resources and contact information.


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Joshua Kammerer operates his independent practice at Kingsview. Partners in Carmel, Indiana bringing over 16 years of industry experience to his clients.
Growing up Lebanon, Indiana, Mr. Kammerer went West to further his education. Having graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in Finance and a Certificate in Business Economics. He began his career in financial services working for The Hartford before becoming a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. Josh then joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management as a Senior Financial Advisor and Retirement Benefits Consultant before stepping out to manage his own office under Kingsview Partners. He currently holds the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor designation (CPFA), which highlights his expertise and experience working with retirement plans.
Having grown up in a small town, Josh has a sense of duty to serve others ingrained into his character. Grateful to be aligned with a truly independent Registered Investment Advisory Firm, Mr. Kammerer enjoys learning and solving problems, working with clients to find
solutions to meet their needs. He greatly enjoys building long term relationships, becoming part of his clients' families and celebrating life's special moments.
Operating under a fiduciary standard along with Kingsview's multi-custodian, fee-based platform, Josh has the freedom to truly provide comprehensive client-centric strategies and services. These services include holistic financial planning, professional portfolio management, streamlined performance reporting and collaboration with tax and legal professionals. Away from the office Josh plays golf and spends time outdoors, hiking, camping and spending time together with his family. Close to his and his family's heart is support and involvement with Down Syndrome Indiana and Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome (D.A.D.S.). He currently lives in Lebanon, Indiana with his wife Tanya and their two children, Sydney and Henry.


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Francesca Bianchi Perfume Review and Score Under my skin
by Therapeutic FragranceSCORE: 82
Who? I See Wearing the Fragrance
Sharon Stone
Where? I Use the Fragrance
When? The Season I Use the Fragrance
All year
What? Occasions or Events I Use Fragrance
Francesca Bianchi
Price Per Millileter
Perfume Classification
Extrait de Parfum
How? I Apply the Fragrance
3 to 5 sprays
REUPLOAD HAD TO FIX SCORE CARD: Without a doubt I am getting used to Iris is this the new patchouli. An ingredient I turned from. Sampling people would offer I would shake my head from east to west. Reviewers on the Tube would start in I would click next. A hint in the mall and turning opposite I would go. If you your going to get into this I aptly told myself there is a reason this is constantly used and I need to search and seek out that reason. Here is my beginning into iris. Francesca is not responsible for starting only allowing me to take another higher step and get closer to how special this ingredient is. There is a huge reference to animalic notes in perfume, this is the one wear you are okay to note really listen to those notes. There are barely present and is stated in perfume marketing perfectly. It's totally the tames wild beast by the vixen in the form of powders. Yes I like powder now and it's because of people like Francesca pushing the envelope this direction. It is one of the best complimenters to strong dark mean scents. Why did we take so long to get here. Because designers dropped the ball in the form of IFRA and we had to wait for a band of I am going to move this thing forward anyway with all abandoned and see what I can do people. Francesca is one of those people. I easily see past marketing, but it is so dangerous to be so provactive when it's unfair a lot of people will be turned away before even smelling. If you can get past the names and seduction the juice is absolutely divine. Sorry marketing hat on for a bit. Hard to get away from. Fragrance in my opinion compared to Perfumes Notes Off of the top I get the leather and balsams with the pepper. I would swear there is a huge saffron note, but this I am guessing is the ambergris. Grapefruit and lavender are never there own for me, but add to a seductive vibe that is clearly meant by the title of this fragrance. Coming into the heart the full sniff becomes like a condensed version of Baccarat Rouge extrait version accord which itself is already condensed. Smells like the airy izonic narcotic accord on steroids. I pick up real ambergris and oris butter without looking at the notes and it is lovely against a tad shaded leather of masculine sorts. Make no mistake this is a powder bomb. With the airy ozonic thing going on this stabilizes into something I personally don't mind. Starting to see this accord being used very heavily which is a little disturbing. Yes it is the most mass crowd pleasing realm of synthetic, but it reminds me of hotel stays galore. I travel for business and am fortunate to stay at some of the best hotels around. Drydown is straight up vanilla santal and powder, freaking sweet and good like the fluffiest flakiest and moist croissant ever. Notes I never got tree moss animalics. I think I am loving oris butter so much because of it's incredible ability to stay even more beautiful with rich animalic synthetics behind it.
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Company: | Francesca Bianchi |
Perfumer: | Francesca Bianchi |
Classification: | Extrait de Parfum |
Pricing: | $4.00/fluid ml |
Country: | U.K. |
Year: | 2017 |
Sex: | Feminine |
Hashtag: | #undermyskin |
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The Israel Defense Forces has suspended four soldiers for failing to engage the enemy during an infiltration incident on the Gazan border on August 1.
The IDF investigation into the incident found that the armed Palestinian who crossed the border fence carrying an AK-47 assault rifle and grenades was observed by Israeli security forces about 250 meters from the barrier, and a force from the Golani Brigade headed by a squad commander was dispatched.
The commander of the force left his military vehicle and started exchanging fire with the gunman, during which the commander was moderately wounded. Two of his soldiers were also lightly wounded by gunfire.
Additional forces joined the hunt for the gunman, one of which reportedly refrained from acting out of fear of friendly fire due to the multitude of soldiers in the area.
The terrorist was reportedly on Israeli territory for about two hours before being eliminated as the IDF tried to avoid misidentification of Israeli forces.
The gunman, later identified as 20-year-old Hani Abu Salah, was a member of the military wing of the Hamas terror organization that rules Gaza.
Abu Salah was serving in a Hamas division in charge of securing the border with Israel from independent, non-Hamas rocket launchers and preventing infiltrations into Israel.
IDF officials say that the investigation found some very commendable operational actions alongside defects in the conduct of one of the forces.
The investigation results led the commander of the Golani Brigade, Maj. Gen. Shai Klapper, to suspend the squad leader and two soldiers from duty for not acting as expected during an operational event.
The driver, who was from the Gaza Division, was also suspended.
"Every operational event in the IDF is thoroughly investigated in order to learn from it and this is what happened in this incident," the IDF Spokesperon's Unit said.


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Fox has released the Official Synopsis of Gotham episode "Better to Reign in Hell" (3.01) that will be aired on Monday, September 19 at 08:00-09:00 PM.
Gordon works in a monster-ridden Gotham as a bounty hunter and seeks to find answers about the Indian Hill escapees, and why their powers appear to be killing them. Meanwhile, Bruce's doppelganger roams the streets, and Barbara and Tabitha open a new nightclub called The Sirens .
"Gotham" is starring Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Morena Baccarin as Leslie Thompkins, Sean Pertwee as Alfred, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/the future Riddler, Jessica Lucas as Tabitha Galavan, Chris Chalk as Lucius Fox, Drew Powell as Butch Gilzean and Michael Chiklis as Detective Nathaniel Barnes.
Guest Cast are Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney, Jamie Chung as Valerie Vale, James Carpinello as Mario, Tonya Pinkins as Ethel Peabody, Richard Kind as Mayor Aubrey James, Clare Foley as Ivy Peppe.
In Gotham everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker? GOTHAM is an origin story of the great DC Comics super villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told.
GOTHAM is based upon characters published by DC Comics and is produced by Warner Bros. Television. Executive producer Bruno Heller wrote the pilot, which will be directed and executive-produced by Emmy Award nominee Danny Cannon.


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The July commons meeting was held July 19 at the home of Brandr and Hrefna in Brokenbridge. Here are the minutes as recorded by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin. The officers' reports are attached at the end.
- Suuder Saran, Il-Khan
- Lada Monguligin, Il-Khatun
- Alienor Salton, Seneschal
- Francisco de Braga, Exchequer
- Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin, Herald, Youth Marshal
- Laila al-Sanna' al-Andalusiyya, Chatelaine
- Rakkurai of Kamakura, Minister of Lists
- Zahra al-Andalusiyya, Chronicler
- Arnora Ketilsdottir, Chancellor Minor
- Brandr Aronsson, Brokenbridge Seneschal
- Oliver de Bainbrig, Interim Northpass Seneschal
- Brekke Franksdottir
- Ajir Tsagaan
- Jibril al Ghazal
- Thomas of Northpass
- Apollodora of Delphi
- Catelin Straquhin
- Hrefna Aronsson
- Johanna Brandrsdottir
- Anne of Østgarðr, Webminister
- Sofya Gianetta di Trieste, Historian
- Vika Grigina z Prahy, Whyt Whey Seneschal
- Nagashima Ichiro Ujimichi, Lions End Seneschal
- Alec MacLachlan, Fencing Marshal, Deputy Seneschal
Absent Officers
- Donnchadh mac Eoin, MoAS
- Ervald LaCoudre, Armored Combat Marshal
- Arnbiorg Helga Niálsdóttir, Archery Marshal
- Ian of Clan Mitchell, Chamberlain
- Called to order at 8:20 PM.
- Seneschal: Thanks to Brandr for hosting our meeting tonight.
- Provincial bylaws have been ratified, w00!! Thank you to the bylaws committee and to all who contributed for your hard work.
- Thank you for Lady Esnede for her service as Northpass seneschal, and to Lord Oliver for stepping up.
- Vivat to Magistra Rufina Cambrensis on her nomination by the Society Chronicler for a William Blackfox Award for Best Overall Newsletter!
Officer Report Items For Discussion
- New armored combat winter practice site is available at a community center on 133rd St., Manhattan, through a relationship with the NYC chapter of the ACL (Armored Combat League).
- In exchange for access to the space, they would like us to hold kid-friendly workshops there to benefit the community.
- Perhaps we can use this space for a youth combat practice?
- Ervald can provide additional details.
- Webminister has consolidated our current inclusion policies on our website: https://ostgardr.eastkingdom.org/wordpress/inclusion-policies/
- Webminister posted inclusion policy
- Caitlin is working on code of conduct
- Laila: is there a PCA policy?
- Caitlin: not yet, let me know.
- [Discussion afterwards: some people are working on an unofficial financial accessibility fund.]
- Chronicler needs content for September 1st issue! Please submit Pennsic photos.
- Send photos to Chronicler
- Laila: were any of the crown entrants from Østgarðr? Because I have poems about them.
- Lada: Ryu and Valgard
- Historian requests photos of awards received by Østgarðrians in the past year & a half (since she took office).
- Pennsic:
- Viceregents need retainers
- Viceregents need Runnymede volunteers
- Fighters Østgarðr army contact Ervald
- Potluck
- Largesse
- Pillows — one pillow still needs painting
- Green and white maybe — space will be limited, slope may be a problem, but on the other hand shade and rain protection would be good
- Space will be tight this year! Layout may differ from previous years.
- Camp fee $20 — Shower $15
- Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival (Cloisters demo) needs an event steward.
- Zahra & Catelin with support from Mathghamhain
- Laila will coordinate performing arts
Committees and Projects
- Bylaws Committee
- Mission accomplished; committee dissolved
- Finance Committee: no news
- Regalia / Coronet Committee: no news
- Provincial Storage: no news
- Nordenfjordr [Stonebridges] Sponsorship: thriving!
Other Business
- Seneschal: Any other business we should discuss?
- Laila: acquired more gold key for smaller people; from Bhakail.
- Need to reinventory after Pennsic
Upcoming Events
- See event planner.
- Novice day
- a lot of people are cancelling due to heat
- they need another bardic judge
- last opportunity to authorize for Pennsic [Ed: Pennsic rules now allow authorization there!]
- Pennsic
- Lions End Aug 24 potluck social barbecue in Farmingdale, neighbors invited
- Brekke's back yard
- Uji will coordinate potluck categories
- Barleycorn
- seems to be on track
- fees are not posted yet
- Ducal challenge
- Yehuda's elevation to Pelican
- Queens Farm, Ian, laid back demo
- Sept 28 St. Andrews in An Dubh
- Cloisters
- Coronation just announced in York PA, in early October
- Bid for 12th night, Jan 4
- no response from royals yet: due by July 31st
- Suuder: site contact, Ken is very nice.
- May need to set up a shuttle if the adjacent parking lot is inaccessible.
- Deck the Halls of Valhalla, Jan 11
- Queer History Schola in March [finance committee was unprepared to consider budget this month]
- Fight for a cause
- Lada: will talk to Northpass folks about using Putnam site
- Veteran's Memorial Park would love to have us back
- An Dubh Challenge
Upcoming Commons Meetings
August 16
- Informal social event to be held in a park—which one??
- Prospect Park?
- Ft. Washington Park?
- Woodlawn?
September 20
- To be held in Northpass, at New Rochelle Library.
October 18
- To be held in Whyt Whey, at the usual Solar location
November 15
- To be held in Lions End, at the Greenvale Townhouse diner
- Meeting closed at 8:46 PM.
Viceregents • Suuder Saran & Lada Monguligin
Pennsic!! We are looking for retainers for Pennsic. A spreadsheet will be shared on lists and FB for anyone who wants to retain for us during Pennsic. If you're new to Pennsic it's a good way to be introduced around and who knows, the Viceroy might just buy you an ice cream or a beer.
Still looking for people to help out with Runnymeade Dinner. We are splitting it with Settmour Swamp and it's a golden chance to see how the barons do things, or get to know who is who. We have some but can always use more.
The King of Acre was found to be in our lands at an event in our canton of Northpass and was given two of our fastest horses to make sure his trip home was speedy and safe. (He was given 2 hobby horses made of leather).
l Khan has created his personal Order of the Ornery with 3 levels.
Lvl 1) Order of the Shepherd's Stick
Lvl 2) Order of the Brown Shovel
Lvl 3) Order of the Silver Eyes.
Some shenanigans have started. The premier of the Il Khan's Order of the Shepherd's Stick has taken to his punishment quite well so far and has sent back some of the lost yaks he was sent to find. Lets keep it going. More to come.
Seneschal • Alienor Salton
Bardic circle attendance is up. Holding it in concert with fencing practice is working out well. Next week's weather should be lovely, so please join us. (DO NOT FORGET BUG SPRAY!!) Zahra al-Andalusiyya will host the circle the first Wednesday in August, while I am out of town. We could use a host for the last Wednesday in July, if anyone is interested and available.
Lady Esnede O Murrin has stepped down as Northpass seneschal. We thank her for her service. Lord Oliver de Bainbrig is interim seneschal while Northpass amends their bylaws and elects a new seneschal. We appreciate him stepping up.
No news yet on the 12th Night bid we submitted.
Exchequer • Francisco de Braga
We are still pursuing the consolidation of our bank accounts to TD Bank. No further progress has been made at this time.
Q2 reporting is due by the end of the month and will be submitted soon.
There is an Exchequer Meeting at Pennsic which i will be present at. Should anything important be discussed or possibly impact our Province, i will let everyone know next Commons.
Chatelaine • Laila al-Sanna' al-Andalusiyya
I do not have anything new to report. It's been a quiet month at my desk. I'm sure Pennsic will change all that….
Chancellor Minor • Arnora Ketilsdottir
Special rules for the youth of Pennsic have been released and, despite evidence to the otherwise, are not specifically designed just to confuse people.
Read them if you are responsible for minors.
Arts & Sciences • Donnchadh mac Eoin
Nothing new to report. The Aethelmearc exile continues.
Herald • Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin
The court report for Blood and Axes was submitted promptly, as was my branch-herald quarterly report and those from the heralds of Lions End and Brokenbridge. (I have not heard from the Whyt Whey herald and Northpass currently does not have a branch herald.)
Armored Combat • Ervald LaCoudre
The fighter practices in McCarren Park, Brooklyn are small, but focused. I expect three more authorizations before the end of the year.
Count Sir Valgaard has been holding practices in Prospect Park, Brooklyn on occasional Sundays, and got one person, Thomas Siman, authorized.
Nancy Wall donated her old armor for loaner gear. I have it now, but if there is someone else who can commit to bringing it on Tuesdays, that would help. It is good for a smaller person and is in a large box.
Pennsic is coming. Any Østgarðrian fighters who wish to fight with the Østgarðr army, please contact me by email at email@example.com or through my Facebook profile (Zorikh Lequidre) and let me know. I would like to arrange the fighters for maximum impact.
The NYC chapter of the Armored Combat League has a new practice site in a community center on 133rd St in Manhattan, and will allow us to practice there in the winter on a provisional basis. Part of the deal, though, is to engage the youth in the center in an educational manner. With this in mind, we can hold practices and workshops of all types and variety (so long as they are kid-friendly). If people have ideas of what they can do in this regard, I would love to get together to discuss how this can be done
Fighter practice is officially suspended for War Week of Pennsic, but if people want to gather, I can't stop them.
Fencing • Alec MacLachlan
Fencing practice has been on going in Central Park, with myself and 2-3 fencers attending.
Practice will continue for this week and next week. While I am not going to Pennsic until War week, I will see if there is interest for a practice during peace week.
Archery • Arnbiorg Helga Niálsdóttir
There will be no archery this weekend since the weather is going to be extremely hot. There is no shade where we shoot and even with a pop up it will be unbearable. No archery in Staten Island and Friderich is waiting for the forecast tomorrow and he will post either way.
Other than that all is quiet on the archery front.
Youth Combat • Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin
We had a lovely time at Blood and Axes last month, with seven youth fighters on the field, including a first-timer.
Minister of Lists • Rakkurai of Kamakura
Nothing to report.
Webminister • Anne of Østgarðr
Chancellor Minor email setup should be complete, after it was left hanging last month.
Set up Google Analytics, in response to a request from the former chatelaine that we have robust tracking around website visits after last year's Cloisters demo (sorry for the delay… it's done before the demo this year!). Let me know if you'd like access; chatelaine and seneschal should already have access.
Created a page to summarize our current inclusion policies, which may be of use as we draft new provincial policies. https://ostgardr.eastkingdom.org/wordpress/inclusion-policies/
Chronicler • Zahra al-Andalusiyya
I am so so incredibly pleased to report that our newsletter, the E-Horse, has been nominated by the Society Chronicler for the William Blackfox Awards A.S. LII for Best Overall Newsletter. These awards (https://www.sca.org/officers/chronicler/blackfox-awards.html) are given each year in memory of Master William Blackfox and in recognition of excellence in the work of Chroniclers and newsletter contributors. Congratulations and huzzah to Magistra Rufina Cambrensis, and to Østgarðr for achieving this prestigious nomination!
In more mundane matters, our next newsletter will go out on September 1 (after Pennsic but before Barleycorn), and since there won't be an August Commons, this will be my official request for content. I'd love to have some really great Pennsic photos to use, so please remember to bring your cameras! Other contributions—artwork, shoutouts, items for the Vyllage Square—are of course welcome and encouraged as well.
Reminder about the Paper Seahorse challenge—we are still accepting submissions! Remember—the Seahorse must be made with *paper*, not ink *on* paper.
Chamberlain • Ian of Clan Mitchell
Nothing has moved in the last month.
Historian • Sofya Gianetta di Trieste
I do not have anything to report at this time however will modify my statement, if needed, one I receive the Herald's report.
I would like to request from the populace pictures of any awards they've received in the past year and a half since I took office. I would like to add photos to our history report. Releases will be required. I will post tomorrow.
Whyt Whey • Vika Grigina z Prahy
– This month's Solar was on spinning, and help with Pennsic projects.
– There will be no August Solar due to Pennsic.
– There will be an un-quarterly Commons in September (Sep. 5) per usual, to address…
- is Sep 29.
- We need an event steward – no one present at last week's Commons will be able to take the helm. Are there any within the Province who can help us out?
Northpass • Oliver de Bainbrig
No report submitted.
Lions End • Nagashima Ichiro Ujimichi
No report submitted.
Brokenbridge • Brandr Aronsson
June was a quiet month, not much to report. Pennsic Prep continues.
Upcoming Events
Pennsic Encampment • July 27–August 10 • Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin
Over the next couple of days I'll be reaching out to those who are camping with us to confirm arrival and departure dates and tent sizes so we can sketch a draft camp layout, although we may need to adjust the plan to reflect the conditions on the ground as it promises to be an unusually wet year.
Østgarðr Event Planning
Rusted Woodlands: EK Novice Day (Tappan NY, 30 min. N)
Date: July 20
Activities: good place to authorize for Pennsic
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3455
August 2019
Æthelmarc: Pennsic (Coopers Lake PA, 6 hours W)
Date: July 26 – August 11
Activities: Peace, War
Link: http://www.pennsicwar.org/penn48/
Anglespur: Harper's Retreat (Richmond, NH, 4.5 hrs. N)
Date: Aug. 30 – Sept. 2
Activities: bardic
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3465
Middle: KW Cooks & Bards (Wood River, IL, 15 hrs. W)
Date: Aug. 29 – Sept. 2
Activities: camping, classes
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3477
Atlantia: KW Ag. & Forestry (Booneville, NC, 9.5 hrs. SW)
Date: Aug. 30 – Sept. 2
Activities: classes & exhibits on period agriculture, land use, livestock.
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3478
September 2019
The Feast Of John Barleycorn
Type: event
Host: Northpass
Date: Sept. 6-8
Location: Camp Morty, North Salem
Focus activity(s): provincial archery championship
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3487
Event Steward: Wilhelm Larrson
Reservations: Meadhbh O'Gairbhith
Settmour Swamp: Ducal Challenge (Pittstown, NJ, 1.5 hrs. W)
Date: Sept. 7
Activities: armored combat, rapier, A&S prizes
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3496
Concordia of the Snows: Keepers of the Central Flame II (Scotia, NY, 3 hrs. N)
Date: Sept. 21
Activities: artisans (textile, culinary, costuming, research, scribal, smithing, science, etc.), A&S triathlon
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3503
Queens Farm County Fair
Type: demo
Host: Østgarðr
Date: Sept. 21-22
Location: Queens Farm
Event Steward: Baron Ian
Caer Adamant: Benedicta Vita Arma (Wilmington, DE, 2 hrs. SW)
Date: Sept. 28
Activities: 14th C tournament with full heraldic display, needs inspirations for champions
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3494
An Dubhaigeainn: St. Andrew Crosses the Alps (Middle Island, NY, 1.5 hrs. E)
Date: Sept. 28
Activities: baronial armored combat championship, photo booth, classes, youth activities, Alpine feast
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3528
Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival
Type: demo
Host: Whyt Whey
Date: Sept. 29
Location: Fort Tryon Park
Focus activity(s): provincial armored combat competition, provincial fencing championship competition
Event Steward: Catelin Straquhin, Zahra al-Andalusiyya
October 2019
Carillion: Ghosts, Ghouls & Goblins (Manalapan, NJ, 2 hrs. S)
Date: Oct. 11-13
Activities: archery shoot, baronial championships
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3517
Iron Bog: River War X (Mullica Hill, NJ, 2.5 hrs. S)
Date: Oct. 18-20
Activities: war games between Iron Bog & Bhakail
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3511
November 2019
Dragonship Haven: St. Eligius (Location TBD)
Date: Nov. 16
Activities: A&S competition
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3512
Rusted Woodlands: 100 Minutes War (Sparta NJ, 1 hour W)
Date: Nov 23
Activities: fighting
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3454
December 2019
Beyond the Mountain: Yule (New Britain, CT, 2.5 hrs. NE)
Date: Dec. 7
Activities: feasting, music, dancing, games
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3437
January 2020
12th Night (if bid accepted)
Type: event
Host: Østgarðr
Date: Jan 4
Location: Glenwood Landing American Legion Hall
Event Stewards: Sofya Gianetta di Trieste, Mathghamhain Ua Ruadhain
Reservations: Francisco de Braga
Head Cooks: Friderich Grimme, Arnbiorg Nialsdottir, Monkey Magee
Deck the Halls of Valhalla
Type: event
Host: Brokenbridge
Date: Jan 11
Location: Old Stone House, 336 3rd St, Brooklyn
February 2020
Beyond the Mountain: Artifacts of a Life IV (New Britain, CT, 2.5 hrs. NE)
Date: Feb. 8
Activities: A&S challenge
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3433
March 2020
Bear's Tavern
Type: event
Host: Northpass
Date: March 7-8
Location: Blue Mountain Lodge, Peekskill, NY
Focus activity(s): adult-activities
EK Calendar Link: https://eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3518
Event Steward: Oliver deBainbrig
Queer History Schola
Type: event
Host: Østgarðr
Date: March 14 or 21
Location: Brooklyn Pride Center
Focus activity(s): classes on queer history
Event Steward: Apollodora of Delphi, Francisco Duraes
Schedule Uncertain
Fight for a Cause
Type: event
Host: Østgarðr
Date: October? Outside?
Location: Staten Island- Christ Church of New Brighton
Focus activity(s): rattan fighting and pageantry
Event Steward: co-stewarding of two locals names TBD
An Dubh Challenge
Type: event
Host: Østgarðr


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During the first day of training camp, after warm-ups, the Detroit Lions coaches and players participated in a unified exercise, doing 40 up-downs together. And according to coach Dan Campbell, this is something that the team plans to use moving forward as a way of unifying the team.
"That was all AG (defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn) with the up-downs (yesterday)," Campbell said at his morning press conference. "He had said it the night before in the defensive meeting. After my meeting, he goes in there and sets the tone with what they're doing. He tells them, 'We're starting a tradition here, guys. We're doing 40 of them things'".
Today, newly acquired defensive tackle Bruce Hector took the field for the first time in a Lions uniform and after warm-ups were done, the 40 up-downs were waiting for him.
The entire defensive team surrounded Hector as he began the exercise his teammates cheered him on. By rep 26, Hector's enthusiasm was beginning to fade, and a few of his teammates jumped in to join him in the exercise as a way of encouraging him to find more energy. By rep 30, almost the entire defense was doing the exercise in unison. After they reached 40 together, teammates loudly cheered, jumped around Hector, and excitedly welcomed him to the team.
That's a heck of a way to join a team.
Cool moment from camp today. DT Bruce Hector was claimed off waiver, so he missed Day 1 of camp and the 40 up-downs.
— Pride of Detroit (@PrideOfDetroit) July 29, 2021
He had to do them solo today in front of the entire defense.
But 2/3rds the way through, the entire defense joined him.
Video via @Lions Instagram pic.twitter.com/qNXzb4rL8g
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Global Medical Response (GMR), a medical transportation company focusing on intimate and high-service solutions at a local level, such as 911 emergency, interfacility transportation, event medical standby, federal disaster response and more relies on RGB Spectrum's Galileo video display processors to keep its operations running smoothly.
GMR expanded its second headquarter office near Dallas, Texas with the relocation of its Office of Emergency Management National Command Center and an Integrated Communication Center into a single location. Both GMR facilities installed new state-of-the-art video walls powered by RGB Spectrum's Galileo video display processors feeding eight 55-inch LCD screens arranged in a 2-high by 4-wide array.
RGB Spectrum's Galileo processor was selected for its real-time performance, ability to support a diverse variety of disparate digital and IP-based signal sources, and exceptional 4K image quality.
Each center is comprised of diverse personnel, incident command staff, section chiefs, radio dispatchers, flight control coordinators, and registered nurses, and serves as centralized command and control center consolidating ground and aircraft tracking, ground transport, local mapping, logistics, weather, and national and global news.
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The Galileo processors receive an extensive range of baseband and IP-based inputs, including video conferencing, PC content, maps, radar, TV broadcasts, surveillance camera feeds, and dispatch data.
The processors consolidate critical visuals and data to provide a centralized, correlated view to personnel. Source signals are displayed in windows of any size, anywhere on the video wall. Operators use touch screen controllers to switch and route sources, choose preset display layouts, and pan and zoom to view particular items of interest, for assessment, analysis, decision-making and response coordination.
"Global Medical Response performs mission-critical public safety and medical services worldwide 24/7. These services require vital real-time information to effectively and expeditiously assess, analyze, decide and respond at a moment's notice," says Blake Polk, GMR's Corporate Director of Real Estate, in a statement. "The new Galileo-based video walls deployed in our centers empower efficient collaboration, communication and coordination of our ground and air assets. They vastly enhance our situational awareness and assessment capability, resulting in faster decision making and more efficacious response," he says.
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Exciting news for racing sports fans as Jenson Button is going to make his debut in the GT3 in British GT championship's final round at Silverstone next month (7th / 8th of November). Button is a 15-time Grand Prix winner and Formula 1 2009 champion. He will drive the McLaren 720S GT3 along with Jenson Team Rocket RJN outfit which he co-owns with Bob Neville (RJN boss). He will share his car with Chris Buncombe, his lifelong friend.
After his F1 career, Button has also participated in the Japanese Super GT championships and won the 2018 title with Naoki Yamamoto. He also did a part-campaign in the FIA World Endurance Championship with SMP Racing LMP1, where he participated in the 24 hours Le Mans in the year 2018. He had his last victory at Silverstone during the British GT 1999's support bill when he was only 19 years old. Since the 2018 WEC round, the upcoming three hours Silverstone 500 is going to be his first race on home soil. Both of them, Button and Buncombe test at Silverstone by the end of this month. The race will take place under strict regulations and no spectators will be allowed to attend the event but fans must be going gaga over Button's debut in GT3.
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Game name: ReCore: Definitive Edition
Ganre: Action, Adventure, PC Games, Shooter
Developer: Comcept, Armature Studio
Release date: 2017
Interface language: EN / Multi9
Voice language: EN / Multi9
From legendary creator Keiji Inafune and the makers of Metroid Prime comes the "ReCore Definitive Edition", an action-adventure masterfully crafted for a new generation.
You are "Joule Adams", one of the last remaining humans on the planet "Far Eden", a mysterious and dangerous world controlled by robotic foes bent on your destruction. To survive you must forge friendships with a courageous group of "Corebot" companions, each with unique abilities and powers.
The ReCore Definitive Edition includes the new "Eye of Obsidian" adventure. Join the plucky Corebot "Violet" and journey into the permanent midnight of the "Starving Sea", a previously unexplored region of Far Eden where ancient enemies plot their revenge—on Joule and all humankind!
Other features of the ReCore Definitive Edition include:
- The "T8-NK" (or "Tank") Corebot frame. Use the T8-NK to cross quicksand and explore Far Eden with new power and speed!
- Dynamic sandstorms in Far Eden's "Shifting Sands" regions. Brave the storms to defeat more dangerous enemies and earn more valuable loot!
- 10 new dungeons and 2 new overworld areas
- 3 new weapon modes for Joule's Energy Rifle
- Upscaled to higher resolutions with HDR skies and lighting
- Dozens of additional Corebot gear pieces
- Decreased loading times and other improvements
- Increased level caps and gameplay tuning
- All new Achievements
System Requirements:
CPU: Intel Core i5 3550 @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-6300
OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
Video Card: 2 GB VRAM AMD Radeon R7 370 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660/570
Free Disk Space: 18 GB
Recommended System Requirements
CPU: Intel Core i5 4570 @ 3.2 GHz or AMD FX - 8350
OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
Video Card: 4 GB VRAM AMD Radeon R9 290X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
Free Disk Space: 18 GB
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1st Edition
Gallium Nitride (GaN) Physics, Devices, and Technology
Addresses a Growing Need for High-Power and High-Frequency Transistors
Gallium Nitride (GaN): Physics, Devices, and Technology offers a balanced perspective on the state of the art in gallium nitride technology. A semiconductor commonly used in bright light-emitting diodes, GaN can serve as a great alternative to existing devices used in microelectronics. It has a wide band gap and high electron mobility that gives it special properties for applications in optoelectronic, high-power, and high-frequency devices, and because of its high off-state breakdown strength combined with excellent on-state channel conductivity, GaN is an ideal candidate for switching power transistors.
Explores Recent Progress in High-Frequency GaN Technology
Written by a panel of academic and industry experts from around the globe, this book reviews the advantages of GaN-based material systems suitable for high-frequency, high-power applications. It provides an overview of the semiconductor environment, outlines the fundamental device physics of GaN, and describes GaN materials and device structures that are needed for the next stage of microelectronics and optoelectronics. The book details the development of radio frequency (RF) semiconductor devices and circuits, considers the current challenges that the industry now faces, and examines future trends.
In addition, the authors:
- Propose a design in which multiple LED stacks can be connected in a series using interband tunnel junction (TJ) interconnects
- Examine GaN technology while in its early stages of high-volume deployment in commercial and military products
- Consider the potential use of both sunlight and hydrogen as promising and prominent energy sources for this technology
- Introduce two unique methods, PEC oxidation and vapor cooling condensation methods, for the deposition of high-quality oxide layers
A single-source reference for students and professionals, Gallium Nitride (GaN): Physics, Devices, and Technology provides an overall assessment of the semiconductor environment, discusses the potential use of GaN-based technology for RF semiconductor devices, and highlights the current and emerging applications of GaN.
GaN High-Voltage Power Devices
Joachim Würfl
AlGaN/GaN High-Electron-Mobility Transistors Grown by Ammonia Source Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Yvon Cordier
Gallium Nitride Transistors on Large-Diameter Si (111) Substrate
Subramaniam Arulkumaran and Geok Ing Ng
GaN-HEMT Scaling Technologies for High-Frequency RF and Mixed Signal Applications
Keisuke Shinohara
Group III–Nitride Microwave Monolithically Integrated Circuits
Rüdiger Quay
GaN-Based Metal/Insulator/Semiconductor-Type Schottky Hydrogen Sensors
Ching-Ting Lee, Hsin-Ying Lee and Li-Ren Lou
InGaN-Based Solar Cells
Ezgi Dogmus and Farid Medjdoub
III-Nitride Semiconductors: New Infrared Intersubband Technologies
M Beeler and E Monroy
Gallium Nitride–Based Interband Tunnel Junctions
Siddharth Rajan, Sriram Krishnamoorthy and Fatih Akyol
Trapping and Degradation Mechanisms in GaN-Based HEMTs
Matteo Meneghini, Gaudenzio Meneghesso and Enrico Zanoni
Farid Medjdoub is a CNRS senior scientist at IEMN in France. He earned his Ph.D in electrical engineering from the University of Lille in 2004, and worked as a research associate at the University of Ulm in Germany before joining IMEC. Medjdoub's research interests include the design, fabrication, and characterization of innovative GaN-based devices. He is the author and co-author of more than 100 articles, and holds several patents deriving from his research. In addition, he serves as a reviewer for IEEE journals, is a TPC member in several conferences, and is part of the French observatory of wide-bandgap devices.
Krzysztof (Kris) Iniewski
manages R&D at Redlen Technologies, Inc., Vancouver, Canada. He is also the president of CMOS Emerging Technologies Research, Inc. (www.cmosetr.com). Iniewski has held numerous faculty and management positions at the University of Toronto, University of Alberta, SFU, and PMC-Sierra, Inc. He has written and edited several books for numerous publications including CRC Press, published more than 100 articles in international journals and conferences, and holds numerous international patents. He is also a frequent invited speaker and has consulted for multiple organizations internationally. His personal goal is to contribute to healthy living and sustainability through innovative engineering solutions.