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Superb new Lexus IS300h available in Ireland from July 9 for €37,780
Lexus Ireland is delighted to announce that the all-new IS300h will be available in Ireland from July 9th, 2013, priced from only €37,780. The car will be unveiled at Lexus dealerships across the country during July.
The IS300h features the boldest L Finesse design yet, with an all new exterior featuring the Lexus spindle grille frontal design and independent arrowhead daytime running lights.
In addition to a new interior design with LFA – inspired, driver focused cockpit, the IS300h also offers significantly increased rear seat space and luggage capacity for best in class roominess. Drivers of the IS300h will enjoy ergonomically ideal interaction with touch sensitive switchgear and state of the art human machine interface technology.
Featuring double wishbone front suspension and a multi-link rear system similar to the new Lexus GS, the IS combines improved ride comfort with outstanding grip performance, and an agile response to steering inputs. The new IS also delivers class-leading safety features including eight airbags, Whiplash Injury Lessening front seats and active headrests, active break lights, a tyre pressure warning system, hill start assist control, along with advanced braking, stability, steering and traction systems.
The third generation, 223bhp IS 300h will be available in five grades, Eco, S-Design, Executive, F SPORT & Premium and features a new 2.5 Litre hybrid system and boasts CO2emissions as low as 99grams, meaning road tax from only €180 per annum.
For more information or to order an IS300h brochure visit www.lexus.ie
Grade pricing (including €1,500 VRT rebate) is:
IS 300h Eco €37,780
IS 300h S-Design €38,780
IS 300h Executive €42,280
IS 300h F SPORT €43,280
IS 300h Premium €46,780
Commenting on the pricing announcement, Mark Teevan, Managing Director of Lexus Ireland said: "We're delighted to be able to introduce Irish drivers to the Lexus IS 300h and believe the new IS marries a premium driving experience and class leading technology to create a true automotive masterpiece for which Lexus is renowned. Priced from only €37,780, the exceptional value for money the new IS represents will attract an even wider audience to the Lexus brand."


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In an attempt to "reclaim sex from pornography," a British television network will air a brand new show in which couples will have sex inside a soundproofed box in studio, and then be interviewed by a panel of experts regarding their love lives. Welcome to "Sex Box."
The show will be hosted by journalist and television presenter Mariella Frostrup and will feature three couples invited to have sex inside an opaque four-metre-square cube. Although cameras will not be allowed inside, the box will be located in the middle of a television studio.
Upon completion or in-completion, whatever the case may be, the couples will be interviewed by a panel of experts that includes relationship adviser Tracey Cox, sex columnist Dan Savage and author Phillip Hodson.
Frostrup said she approached the show with "great trepidation and a degree of skepticism, particularly about why we need a box, but ultimately I think it was a really really mature – surprisingly for television – look at a subject we've allowed to proliferate in its worst manifestations and refuse to confront."
Channel 4's head of factual programming, Ralph Lee, said there was "nothing salacious" about the show and that "strangely it's quite a chaste programme – there's no sex in it".
He went on to say, "the explosion of online pornography is one of the stories of our time and this absolutely intends to be an open, adult, quite deep conversation about sex. The experts we have are not flippant people. That said, there is a levity to the conversation. It's not a massive furrowed-brow type conversation because there's something mischievous when you watch it. We're confident there's a sincere motive behind it."
The first to enter the "sex box" will be Rachel and Dean, a couple in their 20s. Reports say they've been training feverishly for their television debut, October 7.

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As the impacts of Hurricane Harvey continue to unfold, ASA wants to assure everyone that we are monitoring the situation carefully in terms of our upcoming conference.
We have received word from Hilton that as of Tuesday, August 29, the hotel is open and fully operational.
At this time, we are expecting to hold the joint ASA 2017 Advanced Business Valuation and International Appraisers Conference October 7-10, as planned and will provide updates should the status of the hotel or conference change.


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Fire Prevention & Safety
Preventing Fire:
The easiest fire to put out is the one you prevent. Please read our "Making Your Property Fire Safe" brochure to learn more!
Smoke Detectors
- Proper Placement of Smoke Detectors In Home
Smoke detectors are one of the most important safety features of any home. As the name implies, smoke detectors sound an alarm to alert inhabitants of the home to the presence of smoke that may be caused by a fire. Proper placement of smoke detectors, therefore, is key so you are always alerted to the presence of smoke.
- Number of Smoke Detectors
At the very least, you will want to use at least one smoke detector for each bedroom. The ideally protected house is one that also has a detector in the living room, and any other living area. Also place detectors in hallways that connect each bedroom to each other. You can place detectors near, but not in kitchens. Each level of the home should be protected with smoke detectors.
- Height
Place smoke detectors either on the ceiling facing downward at the floor or high on the wall facing the inside of the room. Whichever type of placement you choose, make sure to not place a detector in a corner, smoke tends not to collect in these so-called "dead corners". If you choose the wall placement, make sure to leave at least 4 to 6 inches clearance between the detector and the ceiling, but do not place them any lower than that.
- Placement
Never install a smoke detector near a venting duct used by a central heat system. Vents can blow smoke away from the detector, inhibiting its ability to detect the smoke. To save yourself trouble in the long run, spend some time choosing a location for the smoke detector that meets all safety requirements discussed above but that is also easily accessible for maintenance and battery replacement. Change batteries at least once a year.
Fire Pits Within The City
· Fire pits must be 3 feet or less in diameter (including the height of the fire).
· Fire pits must be used for recreation-cooking food, socializing, etc. They cannot be used for burning trash, yard waste etc.
· There must be a ten foot clearing from the fire pit in all directions. This includes overhanging trees, bushes, weeds, furniture and/or any structure.
· Fires must be attended at all times.
· You must have a way to extinguish the fire with you at all times, i.e.: a hose, shovel, and dirt or an extinguisher
Carbon Monoxide
Understanding the Risk
What is carbon monoxide?
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and toxic gas. Because it is impossible to see, taste or smell the toxic fumes, CO can kill you before you are aware it is in your home. At lower levels of exposure, CO causes mild effects that are often mistaken for the flu. These symptoms include headaches, dizziness, disorientation, nausea and fatigue. The effects of CO exposure can vary greatly from person to person depending on age, overall health and the concentration and length of exposure.
Where does carbon monoxide come from?
CO gas can come from several sources: gas-fired appliances, charcoal grills, wood-burning furnaces or fireplaces and motor vehicles.
Who is at risk?
Everyone is at risk for CO poisoning. Medical experts believe that unborn babies, infants, children, senior citizens and people with heart or lung problems are at even greater risk for CO poisoning. Protect ourself and our family from CO poisoning install at least one carbon monoxide alarm with an audible warning signal near the sleeping areas and outside individual bedrooms. Make sure the alarm has been evaluated by a nationally recognized laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Carbon monoxide alarms measure levels of CO over time and are designed to sound an alarm before an average, healthy adult would experience symptoms. It is very possible that you may not be experiencing symptoms when you hear the alarm. This does not mean that CO is not present.
Have a qualified professional check all fuel burning appliances, furnaces, venting and chimney systems at least once a year.
Never use your range or oven to help heat your home and never use a charcoal grill or hibachi in your home or garage.
Never keep a car running in a garage. Even if the garage doors are open, normal circulation will not provide enough fresh air to reliably prevent a dangerous buildup of CO.
When purchasing an existing home, have a qualified technician evaluate the integrity of the heating and cooking systems, as well as the sealed spaces between the garage and house. The presence of a carbon monoxide alarm in your home can save your life in the event of CO buildup.
If your carbon monoxide alarm activates call 911.
Are you prepared for a Natural Disaster?
The Wellington Fire/EMS Department is committed in educating residents by providing public awareness of what to do in case of a natural disaster.
"Shelter in Place"
In the event of a hazardous materials release the fire or police department may ask residents to "shelter in place" or stay indoors until the release can be contained. To shelter in place means to stay in hour home, close all windows and doors, bring your pets in, and turn off your heating and air conditioning. Stay indoors, and monitor television and radio announcements for further instructions. Shelter in place is preferable to evacuation when it is not feasible to move a large amount of people in a short period of time, or to expose them to a hazardous material. Do not hesitate to call 911 if there is an emergency during the shelter in place order.
An evacuation order may be authorized by the fire or police departments. An evacuation order will be given in the event residents need to leave their homes quickly, but in a calm and orderly fashion. A shelter location such as a church, school, or other property will be detailed in the evacuation order. You can also seek shelter at a family or friends home that is far away from the emergency incident. Pets are usually not allowed in shelters so make sure you have a pre-arranged place for your pet to stay. If an evacuation order is given please take only essential items or your family disaster care kit with you, lock your home, and leave immediately. If you do not have transportation, emergency responders will arrange transportation. Know two ways out of your residential area in case one is blocked. Monitor television and radio for further information on the length of the evacuation order.
Family Disaster Supply Kit (72 hours)
If you cannot leave your home, or need to evacuate immediately and cannot return for several days you need to have a disaster kit readily available with essential items. Here is what you need:
1. one gallon of water per person per day for three days
2. canned meat/fruit/vegetables
3. battery operated radio and extra batteries
4. paper cups/plates/utensils
5. flashlight and extra batteries
6. cash or traveler checks
7. non-electric can opener
8. toiletries
9. soap and liquid detergent
10. personal hygiene items
11. rain gear
12. shoes or work boots
13. blankets or sleeping bags
14. baby items
15. prescription medicines
16. a first aid kit.
Rules For Open Burning‐Permit Required
· (Failure to follow rules will result in revocation of permit and possible citation)
· Winds during the burn must be less than 6 mph. If winds increase during the burn the fire must be extinguished until conditions improve.
· Only brush or clean wood allowed by the fire department can be burned.
· Materials to be burned cannot be located any closer than 150 feet of a structure, power line, tree line, or other combustible material.
· The responsible party must have access to water or have on hand tools/equipment capable of extinguishing the fire.
· The ignition material cannot be gasoline by itself. A mixture of ½ diesel and ½ gasoline will be allowed.
· The burn cannot impact neighboring homes or businesses (smoke travel)
· There will be no burning at night.
· The responsible party must attend the burn at all times until fully extinguished.
· All debris left unburned must be removed within 14 days.
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THE VILLAGES — "Sherry…A Musical" boasts a frenzy of dance numbers — 26 in 90 minutes.
When the show opens at 7 p.m. today at the Savannah Center, the 33 Music in Motion dancers will show off their skills in four types of dancing, according to choreographer Jim Caisse.
"Tap and jazz and theater dance — that's like Broadway musicals, it's interpreted," Caisse said. "And there's lyrical dance — that's slow and also interpreted, like in TV's 'So You Think You Can Dance.'"


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Dutch news broadcast Altijd Wat and team WOAW asked us to develop a hybrid music and sound piece to match their unique rope visuals. A strikingly unique news opener. Video and bumper text displays in the angular spaces that the ropes create.
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I'm Chelsea Gross, a Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach.
I help women break free from dieting, make peace with food and create a life they love filled with energy, self-love and freedom from rules and obsession.
I support my clients in creating permanent change so they NEVER have to start over on Monday, next year or get back on the wagon ever again.
I can help cause I've been there. For nearly a decade I tried 100's of diets, filled out notebooks with my calories each day, binged, obsessed and struggled with food, weight, my body and health.
I've since broken free and these days I feel truly balanced, at peace around food and confident in the way I eat, think and live. I no longer struggle with those things that took up all the space in my life.
Now, I want to help you get there too.
Why is my approach different than everything else you've already tried?
I'll break down the BS of the diet industry and arm you with the knowledge of simple real food nutrition free from calorie counting and quick-fix diets + how to seamlessly transition to that way of eating.
We'll focus on quality and the nutrients your body desires and thrives on to feel it's best - not eating less or depriving yourself + how to work with your body instead of against it.
We'll get to the root of what's feeling off and make attainable shifts to your lifestyle & mindset to get you feeling 100% fully confident to take on life and all it's ups and downs.
- I'll create a completely custom nutrition, lifestyle & mindset plan just for YOU + we chat each week so you feel totally supported in all the changes you're making on this new journey (my ultimate goal is for you to see permanent change!)
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Reducing energy consumption saves money and helps protect the environment. Installing energy efficient equipment, adjusting settings, and making changes to routine practices will reduce spending on utilities. Even if you don't own your building there are still plenty of opportunities to make improvements.
A main point of contact and reference for resources is Clark Public Utilities. Contact them for billing analysis, rate schedule reviews, power quality troubleshooting, on-site energy assessments, incentive programs and more.
On-Site Energy Assessment: offered for free to Clark Public Utilities customers interested in improving the energy efficiency of their buildings. The energy assessment will help you find problem spots and eliminate costly consumption issues. Completing this assessment will help you understand your energy consumption on a yearly basis. Additional Business Conservation Programs exist on their site as well, including heat pump equipment conversions, compressed air audits, and other custom energy efficiency improvement projects.
Commercial and Industrial Lighting: incentives for approved retrofit lighting upgrade projects with Clark Public Utilities.
The Clark Public Utilities Green Lights Program funds renewable energy projects throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Energy Trust of Oregon serves NW Natural customers
Energy Star labels indicate energy efficient office equipment, and the website also offers a tools and resources library with information about building energy management, heating and cooling, lighting, etc.
For a really easy energy use benchmark and performance measurement tool, see Energy Star's Portfolio Manager Quick Start Guide.
Bart Hansen, Key Accounts Manager
Clark Public Utilities
For natural gas:
Nicholas Dreves
Energy Trust of Oregon
(503) 568-3324
Upcoming Events
August Green Business Morning Blend
August 30, 2018
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Join us! Green Business Morning Blend is an opportunity to network and discuss business environmental initiatives in an informal setting.


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Small is big and beautiful
The reportage of our magazine has been focused on finding those seemingly small stories with big implications. We look out ...Read More
Wizard with water
The village of Laporiya in Rajasthan gets very little rainfall. The average for 18 years is less than 500 mm ...Read More
The AURED way
In 1986, a young teacher of the deaf gave up her job to start her own centre. It was in ...Read More
A Pepper Doctor
In the sleepy villages of Sirsi in Karnataka an economic revolution is taking place. In just four years, farmers have ...Read More
Reader of Plants
You can see hundreds of medicinal plants blooming on the leafy 15-acre campus of the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local ...Read More
Titri's Headmaster
When the Government Upper Primary School at Titri village opens every morning, it is Mohammed Gafur Chhipa, the headmaster, who ...Read More
Life coach in library
Whether it was because of a Malayali fascination with the Himalayas or just a young man's urge to do something ...Read More
Warangal's rights man
Umesh Anand, Harsha Sai and Photographer P. Anil Kumar It is tough being a farmer in Telangana's Warangal district. Water ...Read More
The people's forester
When forest fires ravaged the hills of Uttarakhand one vast stretch went unscathed. This is Ufrainkhal where communities have grown ...Read More
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Umesh Anand and Photographer Ajit Kirshna When Ramesh Gharu enters a classroom it is packed to capacity. There are students ...Read More
LIC agent builds lives
Dressed in spotless white Honnesara Paniyajji Manjappa smiles warmly at the children sitting behind a long narrow desk. The classroom is octagonal so ...Read More
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We are often asked how we discover the wonderfully talented and public-spirited people who enter the Civil Society Hall of ...Read More
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Umesh Anand, Harsha Sai and Photographer P. Anil Kumar It was a beautiful baby that Kim Chadda gave birth to. ...Read More
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Umesh Anand and Photographer Ajit Kirshna Bool Gaon is the kind of place you cannot get to easily. Even Google ...Read More
Business of smiles and hope
Nothing prepares you for the New Hope Children's Village. It is at Kothavalasa in the recesses of Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram ...Read More
Officer on dream mission
It is as though a beam of sunlight has penetrated the darkened assembly hall when RS Praveen Kumar, 46, walks ...Read More
Sarpanch with raw courage
HARMADA is about half an hour's drive from the small town of Kishangarh, famous for its marble and the 18th ...Read More
Guardians of the Ghats
A narrow mud path begins under a sprawling banyan tree and takes us up rocky slopes thick with green cover. ...Read More
Lister of farmer suicides
Puli Raju, 42, is a government schoolteacher at Gajwel in the Medak district of Telengana. His wife is also a ...Read More
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mHealth Alliance Summit 2010: Mobile Phones Boost Global Health Care
November 17, 2010
From November 8-10, 2010, more than 2,500 participants from nearly 50 countries came together in Washington, D.C. for the 2010 mHealth Summit to learn, share and discuss the power and potential of mobile technologies to improve health and patient care around the world. The Summit nearly tripled in attendance from its first year, and the numbers send a clear message: now is the time for mHealth. In the words of Ted Turner, "Nothing is going to stop us from being a success. Let's make mHealth work."
In his fireside chat with mHealth Alliance Chairman Tom Wheeler, Turner applauded the Summit participants for being trailblazers and daring to invest in something new in the face of skeptics. He urged the dialogue around mHealth to continue. "We need to work together. That's why we started the mHealth Alliance. Everyone is welcome here."
Later that same day, Bill Gates took the stage to discuss the future of innovation and global health. Gates' remarks underscored the need for continued action to combat disease in the developing world, stressed the importance of vaccines, and described the role that mobile technology can play.
"If you could register every birth on a cell phone — get fingerprints, get a location — then you could [set up] systems to make sure immunizations happen," he said.
Other health and technology experts, including Aneesh Chopra, the first federal chief technology officer of the United States, and Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, delivered engaging and inspirational keynote remarks. Rodin urged the development of open source technology and Chopra insisted that his speech was a call to action for attendees and experts to maximize the power of mobile technology for health.
The Summit also provided a forum to announce new partnerships, collaborations, and commitments that will shape the future of mHealth. On the first day of the Summit, the mHealth Alliance announced a million-dollar donation from HP, the mHealth Alliance's first private sector technology partner. The following day, the Norwegian Agency for Development and Cooperation committed an additional $1 million to the mHealth Alliance to support its Maternal mHealth Initiative. The Alliance also launched a new partnership with Healthpoint Services, Inc. to deploy mobile health services for mothers and newborns at village clinics in Rural India. On the final day of the Summit, the Rockefeller Foundation announced its renewed support for the mHealth Alliance through a million-dollar grant in support of mHealth Alliance core activities.
Following on the heels of the September United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit in New York, the mHealth Summit further demonstrated the potential for technology and innovation to help us reach our international goals for global health.
Read more about the opportunity to seize the mHealth moment.


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As I mentioned in my sulphate-free shampoo post last week I'm trying to make the effort to buy more cruelty-free beauty products when I can. So I thought today I'd share with you a few products I've picked up recently.
This all started with an NYX counter finally arriving in Newcastle and the whole thing just escalated. The one NYX product I'd been dying to try was the matte lip creams, as I'd heard so many amazing things about them. After much deliberation, I opted for the shade 'Cannes' which is the perfect rose nude type colour. It's that typical 'Kylie Jenner' mauve-ish shade – I hate myself for just typing that, but its the only way I can describe it. I also happened to pick up a matte lipstick in 'Tea Rose' which turns out to be a really similar colour, but hey they're different products so its fine right? Since buying these they've barely left my handbag, they are the perfect everyday lipstick without having to worry too much about smearing it all over your face.
Whilst I was at the counter I also picked up a liquid eyeliner – however, it has quickly found itself in my bin, as it had the same colour pay off as my old 9-month-old Soap and Glory Supercat Liner after just one use. So I've stuck with what I love and picked myself up an old favourite. Boots also happened to have a lovely 'buy one get the second one half price' deal that I couldn't stop myself taking advantage of. I decided to finally try their Kick Ass concealer as my friend Vicky swears by it and her makeup always looks flawless. I'm a huge fan of the peach shade for my under-eyes, however, I'm finding the other shade a little too dark and yellowy for my skin tone – but with a bit of blending in it does the job fine.
Finally, I revisited my youth and paid a visit to the Natural Collection counter and nabbed myself a blusher in a gorgeous dusky pink shade called 'Pink Cloud'. I forgot how much I used to love these blushers, which are a steal at just £1.99 and the shades are perfect for my pale skin as I find a lot of blushers on the market a little too intense for my complexion.
I'd love some more recommendations of your favourite cruelty-free beauty products, so send them my way!


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The Trick Pro1-V ShortBoard Single Bass Drum Pedal is an engineering marvel. It features innovative design elements, aerospace materials - titanium, billet aluminum, stainless and hardened steel - and machined on the latest state-of-the-art CNC equipment. These technical innovations result in one thing: A pedal that plays like no other. Compressio... Click To Read More About This Product
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The Trick Pro1-V ShortBoard Single Bass Drum Pedal is an engineering marvel. It features innovative design elements, aerospace materials - titanium, billet aluminum, stainless and hardened steel - and machined on the latest state-of-the-art CNC equipment. These technical innovations result in one thing: A pedal that plays like no other.
Compression Spring Technology
The Pro1-V utilizes an internally housed compression spring. Compression springs have the ability to "cycle" faster and utilize energy more efficiently. The benefit is a pedal that will react as fast as your foot. The compression spring works with the profiled cam follower to reduce the amount of spring tension build-up as the beater approaches the drum head; this gives you a more fluid stroke from beginning to end. Spring tension is adjustable while you're playing-simply turn the spring dial that's conveniently located within easy reach at the top of the main housing. Imagine no longer having to remove your pedal from the hoop to change tension settings.
Independent Split-Cam System
Because of the split-cam systems design, you can now change the attitude and attack of the pedal in seconds. Trick's fully independent split cam system allows the player to infinitely and independently adjust the beater from the drive cam angle with a 360-degree range of smooth yet solid settings. This system also allows for immediate conversion of the Pro1-V into a cocktail kit pedal or a triggering pedal.
Multi-Position Stroke Adjustment Cluster
This three position cluster is an integral part of the sophisticated geometry at work on the Pro1-V. It gives the player separate adjustments for the footboard angle, pedal action, and throw. This feature is patent pending.
Universally adjustable, the Pro1-V Bass Drum Beaters can be easily moved to any height/angle along the titanium shafts within seconds by using a standard size drum key. This allows the beater to strike your desired location on any sized bass drum without radically affecting the overall pedal feel. Hard/Soft surface change-out options are also included with beaters.
The Pro1-V footboard is machined from solid billet aluminum that is rigorously fracture tested to 12,000 pounds per square inch. The footboard is attached to the heel plate using a pressed-fit hardened solid steel pin which is extremely reliable and durable.
Base Plate
The Pro1-V base plate is machined from solid billet aluminum. This provides the Pro1-V pedal with an ultra sturdy platform on which everything else is built. The base plate is tensile strength certified to withstand over 12,000 PSI.
Slide-Trac Rapid Release Hoop Clamp
This multi-purpose feature streamlines your set-up time. To connect the Pro1-V to your bass drum, simply hold down on the spring loaded lever and slide the pedal onto your hoop and release! No more fumbling to screw and unscrew wing nuts. When it's time to pack up, simply squeeze down on the lever to disengage the clamp, remove your Pro 1-V pedal, and hit the road! The Slide-Trac has three memory set-screws so you can pre set your hoop size and distance from the head for fast set up and tear down, time after time. It also allows the Pro1-V to fit snugly and perfectly on any brand of bass drum hoop regardless of the width or thickness.
This is truly a pedal like no other. Experience the difference. Try one for yourself today.
Guitar Center's Pro Coverage
Pro Coverage gives you added warranty protection for your gear. Stepping in where the manufacturer's "normal wear and tear" coverage ends, our Pro Coverage program offers you upgraded coverage if your product ever fails Click To Read More About This Product.
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Comments about Trick Pro1-V ShortBoard Direct Drive Single Bass Drum Pedal:
I understand that every musician has different preference as far as performance of each gear, depends on types of music one plays. For that reason, I would not say this is the best pedal out there. I�ۡ���d rather say �ۡ����This is the best pedal that I�ۡ���ve played so far�ۡ���, in terms of agility, ease of adjustability, and being able to control at the faster movement, while still adding very strong punch. When I played it for the first time, I felt that reaction of the pedal was as fast as �ۡ����Axis Direct Link Pedal�ۡ���. Usually when reaction is too fast as �ۡ����Axis�ۡ��� or new �ۡ����Pearl Demon Pedal�ۡ���, you might lose the control of the pedal as you speed up the movement of the pedal. However, I was able to maintain the control of the pedal as I was playing many of bass notes within short period of time. In spite of the smaller size of the beater compared to other conventional larger beaters, I was able to bring very strong punch. Even my sound engineer noticed that my bass drum sounded very punch compared to my previous pedal that I was using. Another feature that I enjoyed most was the tension adjusting knob. With this feature, I can quickly adjust the tension of the spring which is hidden inside of the cam. There is no messing with outside spring to adjust tension which could be very painful in live situation. I understand this is not a pedal that fits in a beginner�ۡ���s price range; however, craftsmanship and overall performance ability are worth the price.
Comments about Trick Pro1-V ShortBoard Direct Drive Single Bass Drum Pedal:
My new Trick Pro 1-V bass drum pedal is,without a doubt,the best bass drum pedal I have ever played! It's fast,smooth,silent,and the adjustment capabilities are practically infinite, giving me the ability to get that "like a glove" feel. A design suggestion to the manufacturer would be to round-off all sharp corners, even on the set screws, and bevel or round all edges. Thanks to Guitar Center for the lowest price I could find.
Comments about Trick Pro1-V ShortBoard Direct Drive Single Bass Drum Pedal:
All I gotta say is that this pedal is very well built and looks really nice, but the performance was terrible. Definately not worth that price. I did not like it and went back to a tama pedal. I now have a tama power glide and its propably the best pedal out there, its fast , smooth, and powerful. If you want a good pedal go for a TAMA or DW.
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No internet conectivity is required
Speech data does not leave the device
No per-use fees that don't align with your business model
Language and acoustic models can be customized to specific domain and population
iOS, Android
Unity plugin
30k words on iPhone 6, over 100k words on iPhone 7
State-of-the-art engine based on Deep Neural Networks
Natural Language Understanding extracts user's intent (coming soon)
We offer professional services for SDK integration, proof-of-concept development,
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Spoken language instruction and assessment, early reading, early
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QUIZ: Which of the potential husbands in Answer Me 1988 is your perfect match?
The husband guessing game is now well underway in Answer Me 1988, and some of the four male leads have moved to the forefront as the likely endgame for Deok Sun. But the guy who's right for Deok Sun isn't necessarily the right one for you! Take this quiz to see who your ideal match would be if you lived in Deok Sun's neighborhood!
What was your result? Were you surprised? Share your thoughts in the comments, and don't forget to check out Answer Me 1988 to see all four guys in action!


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Lynda Kiejko (pronounced KAY-ko) is passionate about pistol shooting! She started competing at age 11 and has been growing in her sport ever since. She specializes in 10m Women's Air Pistol, but also enjoys 25m Women's Target Pistol.
In 2010 Dorothy and Lynda Teamed up for the first time in their sports career to bring home a Team Bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. And leading up to the 2012 London Olympics, they were both at the top of their Game. Lynda placed second to her sister at the Canadian Olympic Trials for the 2012 Olympics, and traveled with Dorothy as part of her Olympic Support staff. Although not competing in the 2012 Olympics, the experience for Lynda was invaluable! Not often does an athlete have the opportunity to experience the Olympic Village and Venues from the competition floor without the pressure of competition. With this new perspective and a new coach, Lisa Borgerson, the training for Rio 2016 Olympics had already begun!
Lynda carried on with the momentum she was gaining after her daughters birth through the 2015 competitive season. First winning the trials for the Pan American Games team, followed by placing 6th at the South Korea World Cup in Changwon.
Double gold at the Pan American Games would be the pinacle of the season, as it brought with it a qualification to Rio 2016. Lynda competed in the Canadian Olympic Trials in April 2016 and secured her spot to represent Canada at the Olympics!
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Malika Haqq Gives Tyga & Scott Disick Lap Dances While Kylie Watches — Video
Yikes! The latest episode of 'Kocktails With Khloe' promises to provide a little drama among the Kardashian sisters. Khloe dares pal Malika Haqq to give a lap dance to Tyga while his girlfriend Kylie Jenner was waiting in the wings.
Khloe Kardashian keeps bringing the fun with her new talk show Kocktails with Khloe and the next episode promises tons of hilarious drama. She engages bestie Malika Haqq in a game of truth or dare and unfortunately for Mal, the dare she choses ends up having to give a lap dance to one of the male guests, which are Kylie Jenner's boyfriend Tyga and Kourtney Kardashaian's baby daddy Scott Disick. Needless to say, this was going to be awkward no matter what! Especially since Kylizzle, while not a guest, was on hand for the taping!
Malika is clearly stunned by the news she has to give a lap dance to people who are like brothers to her, saying, "No it can't be" repeatedly to Khloe's dare while taking a big swig of her cocktail. The guys are clearly excited with Tyga telling her to "do the left knee then the right knee" referring to Scott's ripped jeans. Malika begs Khloe to let her give one to Rich Kids Of Beverly Hills guest Morgan Stewart instead, but her pleas fall on deaf ears for Koko.
Malika finally gives in and Tyga came prepared with a giant wad of cash, ready to make it rain on her as soon as she starts getting down! "Girls, I need cheerleaders, this is f–king awful" she pleads to the ladies on the sofa as she prepares to get down. But after the music comes on, she basically shimmies in her tight leather pencil skirt to some music beats and after a couple of seconds of hip swiveling she is OUT! Clearly, she need to pick "truth" instead of a "dare" next time she plays this with Khloe!
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Finally, a movie I'm excited to see
Lucky girl that I am (and we all are if we think we are -- I had a conversation with Lisa Robertson at QVC where we realized that we were both born with all 7s and 11s in our birthdays and had grown up being told and feeling like we were lucky. Maybe we worked really hard to make that true. Either way, feeling lucky always brings me good luck. Blah blah longest parenthetical ever), I get invited to lots of movie premieres.
I don't go hardly ever, except to some of the kiddie ones I get dragged to if it's fun for Charlotte and her friends. I'm going to this one, though. It sounds worth the sitter/night away from my daughter. I am pretty exclusively a reality/documentary/non-fiction girl. Ross McElwee is probably my favorite director of all time. Though Les Blank is amazing too.
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The marketing mix is a term coined by Neil Borden in a 1948 article called, "The Concept of the Marketing Mix." It describes the various elements that together make up the strategic marketing plan for a product. In 1960, American marketer E. Jerome McCarthy introduced the four Ps classification of product, price, promotion and place to refine this concept. The later addition of physical evidence, people and processes extended this framework to seven Ps to accommodate the unique characteristics of services marketing.
A product that someone needs and wants to buy is at the heart of your marketing mix. In traditional marketing, products have a tangible presence; you can show a bottle of soda or a box of laundry detergent. In services marketing, your product is not so easy to hold up for scrutiny and examination. You should critically ask yourself if the service that you're delivering offers a clear benefit that satisfies an identifiable market need.
Work out a price for your service that is profitable for your business, attractive to the consumer and competitive in the marketplace. You may be able to charge extra for more customer-friendly options. For example, if you run a plumbing business you might consider a weekend service at a premium price for people who work during the week.
Promotion is how your customers find out about your service. It is the different ways in which you communicate, describe and sell your service. When designing your promotional messages, try to think in terms of your service's benefits rather than its features. For example, for a painting and decorating business you might try to describe how you bring a new lease on life to drab and tired decor.
Place is where your customers buy your service and how you make it available to them to view and evaluate. You'll need to think about how you reach your customer base and how they will consume your service when they make a decision to purchase it. For an intangible service like insurance for example, you may decide that it is best to trade exclusively online. Printed fliers may be more suitable for a local builder looking to offer his building services.
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The main problem with a service is that a purchaser cannot test it out before buying. It may not even be produced until it is needed. It is, therefore, important to offer some other means by which a potential customer can make an objective evaluation of the value and quality of your service without committing to buy. Testimonials from previous customers can be useful when used on brochures, as can photographs of completed work. If you have a showroom, office or workshop where customers visit, make sure it shows a professional outlook compatible with the nature of your business.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Kay - 3 the cat and the Flapjack
Yesterday, as I was sitting down for my morning coffee..I thought, what about a piece of that flap jack in the kitchen?..Jan had baked some the night before but it was how shall I describe it..'crisp'...I lifted a piece from the tin which was on the work surface. It was difficult to sink my teeth into but had a distinctive flavour.I put the piece into my mouth whole and proceeded to try and suck it into submission. Then I thought..ah ha!..don't leave the rest out...put it into a covered container..so i got a knife and began to lift the individual pieces ...however, they began to fall apart.this shouldn't happen I thought due to the extended time they'd had in the oven...it was then that i had my 'miss Marple' moment...the flap jack open to the elements..which earlier had been covered by a tea towel..the cat that had run into the front room dragging a tea towel in it's mouth...the sodden pieces of flapjack...the kitty litter tray shaped baking tin..the distinctive (but unknown) flavour....My powers of deduction arrived at the only conclusion..how about you..does your conclusion match mine?
Thursday, October 30, 2008
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Favourite Artists - Jim Burns
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Oskur der Wyld Munkee.."its mee..Ey kan droor!"
Iv yu wont, ey kan cel yu mi pikchur..iyt iz ownlee a fouzand powndz..veree cheep foor ur werc ov arrt wot iyt iz! won dey ey wyl bee a faymuss artyzt..butt ey downt fink sew..ey fink dur mastur wud bee a gud faymuss artyzt..dur ownlee trubbel iz..ee iz nott ded yet...hoe wel...
ey av tu gow nouw and ruun der baff foor dur mastur...gud biy fanz...siee yu sooown.
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Finished Balcony.
I'm going to spend the rest of the day taking things easy....work on my sketches and ideas, and if they don't look as if they're ready to work on just yet, i'll get something else up and running.
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Vegetarian roast marrow and cheese sauce.
Here you can see the mixture over the marrows before serving..the beans were served next and cheese sauce generously poured as required by each of us.
Balcony - 12 Bye bye Pudding!
For those of you following the 'Pudding gate' saga...I disposed of the remains last night.Earlier i'd made a vegetable curry and had eldest son state his detestation of it and my daughter erupt in tears at having to have it for her tea (she never even tried it!)...I complained when Jan got home that no one eats my food anymore..Jan said " When have I ever refused your food?"..at this point I should have kept my mouth shut..but no..male brain engaged and activated..I told her i'd made the Bread and Butter pudding just for her and she'd refused it..so off she went to attempt to eat it...but no..she complained it was like 'Soggy bread' ...she told me she's hated it ever since her Mum made it for her as a young girl ...sometimes one cannot do right for doing wrong. I managed to refrain from saying things like: "Well what do you expect, it's been in the fridge for nearly three days and has developed it's own intelligent life !'...and......'If your Mum couldn't make it, then how can i expect mine to be as good as hers?...and since hers was awful,I can only imagine what that relegates mine to being!'
she's due home in 1 1/2 hours and bringing a guest...what am i going to cook?...I'll tell you tomorrow..( If I'm still alive!)
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Balcony - 11 A closer look
Here I've rubbed out some of the pencil lines so that i can see clearly the areas I need to blend into each other..this creates the the soft fuzzy out of focus effect. the ladies hair is a mixture light blues dots, red dots and yellow..then shadows are picked out in green .
Monday, October 20, 2008
Balcony - 10
It can also be a bit of a hindrance when one is looking for meaning in all things when there is nothing more than "Do you want sauce on your chips?"....actually, that sounds like a bit of a euphemistic question...and therefore a minefield of other meanings.I wrote to someone recently remembering the late great Ronnie Barker who famously said: " The thing about double entendres is that they can only have one meaning!".
Anyway..I digress.Today I've worked on the man to the left...there's not much more to go now..in fact I should finish this week.I'll do some more this evening..so until tomorrow..goodbye!
PS..There are still two servings of Bread And Butter Pudding left in the fridge..Middle son tried it and said..."Urgh Dad...it's got bread in it!"...Jan just didn't even try it!...now what is the symbolism there eh?.......
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Traditional English Victorian Bread and Butter Pudding.
6 slices well buttered Bread
50g/2oz Sultanas
4 Eggs
25g/1oz Sugar
600ml/20fl.oz. Milk
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15. Preheat the oven to 170C, 325F, Gas mark 3. Grease a 7.5cm/3 inch deep ovenproof dish.
16.Take totally misshapen loaf from the fridge and empty contents onto work surface.Reserve 4 quarters (you may need to find an undamaged piece from another loaf!)for the top and arrange the rest in layers in the dish, sprinkling the sultanas between each layer. Top with the reserved quarters.
17. In a saucepan, heat the milk to hot but not boiling. In a large bowl, mix together the eggs and sugar then add the hot milk, stirring well.
18. Slowly pour over the bread and fruit, being careful not to dislodge the top layer of bread. Leave to stand for 10 minutes.
19. Sprinkle with a little sugar and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes until the top is browned and crispy.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Balcony - 9...Delicatessen
Anyway..I've been wanting to post some clips of my favourite films.If you're a a regular reader of this blog, you'll know that Amelie is probably my favourite film.The director of that movie: Jean-Pierre Jeunet has created other movies of equally wonderous visuals and concepts.You might recall that among these are 'City Of Lost Children''A Very Long engagement' 'Alien Ressurection' and the film i've posted a clip from today 'Delicatessen'.The scene which echoes the rest of the movie shot in muted colours, is a comment on what our bodies and minds are atuned to..the rythm of life.....and humour!
Friday, October 17, 2008
Balcony - 8
Work on my picture continues though..I've added a new figure to the scene..I'm wanting to fill in the railing, but I'll hold off for a little while yet.I'd estimate I'm around half way through now...
Thank you again for more of your condolences especially to Devil Mood and Margret.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Balcony - 7
Thank you to those of you who have sent me condolences over the death of my little cat Tremble who was killed yesterday.Julie and Preeti, it meant a lot to receive your comments...thank you.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Balcony - 6 and Mikado
Monday, October 13, 2008
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
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Friday, October 10, 2008
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Thursday, October 09, 2008
Balcony. Pencil sketch.
It will be a colour picture which whilst being an excercise, will allow me unhurried time to develop the next piece.
Orbits - finished.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Orbits - 45 Penultimate session.
I've been doing my role play acting today in Stoke On Trent.I played a 51 year old man with chronic fatigue syndrome and depression.I was interviewed by four different assessors. So I didn't have much time to work on Orbits. However...there's not much left to do now.So I've worked on the sea...here you can see the progression of detailing has moved from right to left as far as the ship on the horizon...I need to add a little more texture to the shoreline then I'm finished! If all goes well, tomorrow will see the final hours on this.
So join me then for the unveiling!
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Orbits 44...."It's more important than that"
My art to me has become my life..I sit at home in my little bedroom...I work...I try to take time off..but those days are not what I live for.I take pride in my work, but I feel dissatisfied with it which is good, because it propels me towards making the next piece 'The one'. but sometimes art passes beyond the visual and even beyond the object that it is...it's when it touches or brings us into contact with others who we wouldn't normally have met...sometimes it becomes more important than we could imagine.
I hope you'll forgive me Claudine, but I wanted just to mention that it is through my art that I became aware of you and your battle against breast cancer. you have commented with great generosity of heart about my work and that in itself is wonderful..but you mentioned that you aim to fight your decease and aim to come to see my work...and that is something I find to be an incredible privilege...and a deeply moving prospect. Art is a matter of life and death..it is also more important than that..it bridges cultures, it bridges nationalities and oceans..it transcends our awareness and invades our lives taking our minds and bodies to greater places.
I am thankful that my art has brought me such meaningful and wonderful friendships with people i have never met. I'm sure all my readers would like to join in me and wish Claudine a speedy and prompt recovery..that her battle against this enemy is successful. Please take some time to drop by her blog which you'll find here.It's not in English..but your comments will be read and understood.
Today I've been working on introducing the clouds that i spoke of yesterday..a lot of the composition is vertical..I wanted to add balance by creating a wider effect..a vista..next you'll see how I plan to enhance this effect.
Having completed Honey's stockings..I begin to make waves!I firstly pencil in some guide lines..then dot along these to denote the waves
Gradually making the line closer and less distinct towards the horizon..also making sure not to make them too uniform..
Finally having darkened the horizon and broken some of the lines to give the effect of the waves, I start to add texture to the foreground. The panel I'm working on here between honey's legs and her staff is nearly finished..the area to the right has yet to be given the detailing...I then go over to the left of the staff and then the end of my work is really in sight.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Orbits - 43 The Frill Of The Chaste or Ruffled Feathers
Saturday, October 04, 2008
I think that Gustav Klimt must also have had the same opinion as myself. Now you don't need me spouting off a historical lecture about an Artist..a Symbolist..a great painter...muralist and draughtsman such as we're looking at here...there are a myriad websites you can glean all the information you want.
Famous in most peoples knowledge for his painting 'The Kiss'..a million student bedroom walls will attest to his brilliance in capturing the tenderness, eroticism and sheer beauty of the young man and woman surrounded in gold and darkness.but i am drawn often to his portraits...his nudes. You will know by now that my pictures are indeed symbolist in nature..each part of the composition has a symbolic meaning weather known or unrevealed. so with Klimt...only better!Way way better!
I'll stop writing in a short while and leave the pictures to do the talking, but there's one thing I'll ask you to do, not necessarily with the examples I've posted here, but with all his other works as well. Hold you hand in front of yourself so that the face of the subject (in the case of the portraits) is covered.Look at the rest of the painting.Often no reference is seen to the fact that a person exists in the composition.A random abstract conglomeration of geometric forms, organic swirls can be seen. To me this suggests that Klimt is trying to show us that whatever the circumstances we find ourselves in,whatever life throws our way, it is ourselves and the character we are that defines our place in the world. It is the nature and personality contained in the faces of his women, that Klimt has used to define the painting..to bring perspective and relativity.
I love klimts paintings, I love women.
Adam and Eve.
The Three Ages Of Woman(detail)
You can see more by visiting : http://www.ricci-art.com/en/Gustav-Klimt.htm or look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Klimt for a historic perspective.


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Surfing the web is something pretty much all of us do on a daily basis. Now developer WebWars is looking to make that everyday experience into a game called WebLords, which is accepting sign-ups for its open beta today.
WebLords is a free-to-play browser-based MMO that enables players to take control of any website they like and amass armies to battle other players for dominion over the web. Players create a hero character (the WebLord) and construct their armies from various fantastical beasts like trolls and dragons. Each website the player has control over will yield resources that will help them grow their empire.
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Changes to Registration Procedures for Elementary Language Courses*
All students should be advised of the following changes in the Department of Romance Languages that may affect
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* Elementary language courses include: FRENCH 101, FRENCH 102, FRENCH 103, FRENCH 231, FRENCH 232, FRENCH 235, ITALIAN 101, ITALIAN 102, ITALIAN 103, ITALIAN 231, ITALIAN 232, SPANISH 101, SPANISH 102, SPANISH 103, SPANISH 231, SPANISH 232, SPANISH 275 and SPANISH 276.
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The sequence of FRENCH 101/102 presents the essential elements of French grammar, vocabulary, and culture which are needed in everyday life to understand French spoken at a moderate speed and to be understood by sympathetic native speakers. Vocabulary and structures are practiced in class primarily through communicative activities stressing listening and speaking. Authentic documents are used to develop reading skills and culture. Cultural awareness and listening skills are further developed through listening and video materials. Classes meet four hours per week in sections of 20-25 students. Daily homework assignments involve studying vocabulary and grammar, writing exercises or short compositions, and practice in listening comprehension. There are several quizzes and tests, as well as midterm and final examinations and speaking tests. Class participation is graded.
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 101. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in FRENCH 103. FRENCH 102 is NOT open to students who have begun instruction at the high school level. College or university transfer students who have received credit for one term are encouraged to enroll in FRENCH 103.
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See FRENCH 101. FRENCH 102 is the continuation of FRENCH 101. FRENCH 102 is NOT open to students who have begun instruction at the high school level. College or university transfer students who have received credit for one term are encouraged to enroll in FRENCH 103. It is STRONGLY suggested that transfer students see H. Neu for advice regarding placement in the appropriate course.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Assignment by placement test. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in FRENCH 102.
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FRENCH 103 is a course for students with some prior language study in French, and covers the same material presented in FRENCH 101 and 102. Entrance into the course is by placement or with the permission of the coordinator. Because students placed in FRENCH 103 are already familiar with some of the material, the course moves at a rapid pace. Students will need to plan on spending at least 8 to 10 hours each week preparing for daily lessons. Tests and quizzes (with both aural and written components) will be administered to check students' assimilation of the material covered in class. There will be two hourly exams, three 25 minutes quizzes, a final exam, compositions, and two speaking tests.
By the end of the course, students will have a good working vocabulary and strong listening comprehension skills; they should be able to express themselves in French (both in writing and orally) using most of the basic structural patterns in the language. Students will also have a general knowledge of some French-speaking cultures. Technology (multi-media, the web) will be used to aid in developing writing, reading, and listening skills as well as cultural competency. Since active participation is essential to the development of strong communicative skills, regular attendance is required and participation will be included in the final grade.
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 111 and 112 are designed for juniors, seniors, and graduate students interested in gaining a reading knowledge of the language. (4). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Completion of FRENCH 111-112 does not satisfy the LS&A language requirement. May not be elected for credit by undergraduates who have received credit for college French. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in FRENCH 101, 102, or 103.
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This course is for undergraduate and graduate students who would like to gain a good reading knowledge of French in one term. The essentials of French grammar as well as vocabulary and idioms are presented for passive recognition, followed by translation and sight-reading exercises on materials taken from both humanities and sciences. The skills gained in the course should enable students to read technical writings of moderate difficulty. Toward the end of the term, students select a short article or a chapter of a book in their field of interest for outside reading. Classes meet four times per week in sections of 25 students. There are weekly quizzes as well as course-wide midterm and final examinations.
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 102 or 103; or assignment by placement test. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in FRENCH 112 or 230.
Students whose last French course was NOT at UM–Ann Arbor must take the placement test. FRENCH 231 builds and expands upon the work done in FRENCH 101/102 or FRENCH 103. The primary goals of FRENCH 231 are to:
Classes meet four times per week in sections of 20-25 students. Since communicative skills are emphasized daily, regular attendance and active participation are essential. Homework consists of CD-ROM activities, writing exercises, and laboratory work, both audio and video. There are comprehensive course-wide tests as well as final examinations.
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 231; or assignment by placement test. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in FRENCH 112 or 230.
Course Homepage: http://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2003/fall/french/232/003.nsf
In FRENCH 232, we will use literature, magazine articles, movies, videos, and songs to explore the history of France and several other Francophone countries from the 1940's until the present. We will begin by studying life in France during the Second World War. Then, through some videos and the literature of several other Francophone cultures, we will examine the effects of colonization and decolonization
on language use, culture, and identity. The last part of the course will focus on the politics and social climate in modern French society. Throughout the course of the term, students will be expected to review and learn various grammatical elements and vocabulary in order to participate in classroom activities and discussions. Linguistically, we will focus on supporting opinions, making comparisons, hypothesizing, and composing more and more sophisticated sentences.
Classes meet four times per week in sections of 20-25 students. Since communicative skills are emphasized, daily, regular attendance and active participation are essential and will be included in the final grade. There will be several short writing assignments, two compositions, two tests, and a final examination.
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 232. Prerequisite to the concentration and academic minor. (3). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit.
Credits: (3).
Course Homepage: http://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2003/fall/french/235/001.nsf
This course will be dealing with some of the most recent issues facing today's French/Francophone politics, society, economics and culture through readings, videos and CDs:
1. The "French Republic."
2. Europe: The European Union — The European Monetary Union.
3. Transatlantic Relations: Globalization / "Exception française."
4. Societal Issues: Unemployment / Social Exclusions / Violence / AIDS.
5. Families: Traditional / PACS / Gay Rights: Adoption. 6. Women: Political Parity / Abortion Laws / Excision.
7. France's multicultural Society: Colonization / Immigration / Islam / Raï / Rap.
Your final grade will be based on three oral presentations (30%), three essays (30%), several written exercises (20%) and very active class participation (20%).
This course will
be dealing with some of the most recent issues facing today's
French/Francophone politics, society, economics and culture through readings, videos and CDs:
Your final grade
will be based on three oral presentations (30%), three essays (30%), several
written exercises (20%) and very active class participation (20%).
See French 235.001.
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Prerequisites & Distribution: Taught in English. A knowledge of French is not required. (3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit.
First-Year Seminar
Usurpers, assassins, and other agents of anarchy fascinated Renaissance writers. Although generally considered a time when national monarchies consolidated their political position in Europe, the age developed a darkly rich imagination of political chaos. From Machiavelli to Macbeth, the figure of the usurper appears either one of murderous and tragic political ambition or of courageous liberator. Four papers, presentation, and two exams.
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 235. (3). (HU). May be elected twice for credit.
This course will study how various concepts of health and disease have been used throughout French literary, social and political history. What is normal and what is deviant? What are the links between medical science and literature? How was medicine used to define race and sexuality? If disease can be used as exclusion, can it also be used in a positive way? What is the AIDS crisis telling us about French society?
Readings: Montaigne, Chateaubriand, Zola, Maupassant, Barrès, Gide, Dreuilhe.
Film: La bête humaine, by Jean Renoir.
Course Homepage: http://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2003/fall/french/270/002.nsf
This course will examine the literature of the fantastic which flourished throughout the nineteenth century at the very heart of its seeming opposite, Realism. Through a study of works by Balzac, Gautier, Mérimée, Baudelaire and Maupassant, we will look at the features of the fantastic, the historical circumstances of its emergence and development, its ambiguous relationship to Realism, its status as a literature of subversion, and its role as an indicator of cultural ideals and anxieties.
In this course, we will read some short texts from different periods that address the idea of the twosome from a range of perspectives. We won't be concentrating on romantic couples alone, but will stretch the understanding of "coupledom" to think about relations between any two people, and about how those relations might be explored. We will look at texts and films that suggest ways to think about friendship, about marriage, about the couple's relation to the state, and about the brother-sister bond. We will end the academic term on a less literary note, by thinking about the PACS debate in France and about the image of the couple presented in those debates, and we will read an essay by the French sociologist Eric Fassin, who writes about the question of gay marriage in the U.S. This course will also focus on improving your reading and writing skills in French; we will use the material as a springboard for your critical responses, and we'll spend some class time developing your writing abilities.
Montaigne, De l'amitié
Racine, Bérénice
Charrière, Lettres de Mistriss Henley
Rousseau, Le Lévite d'Ephraïm
Collected articles on the PACS, essay by Fassin
Films: Truffaut, Jules et Jim
Denis, Nenette et Boni
Amadou Hampaté Bâ, a Malian writer considered to be one of Africa's wise men, had said: "In Africa, when an old man dies, an entire library burns down." African societies are based, then, upon Speech, Memories that the old transmit to the young. Tales, legends, and childhood memories enable the richness of literature from contemporary Black Africa to be explained.
The objective of this course therefore is to show how traditions, customs, and beliefs are important elements of a culture. They are also a means of understanding how today's African societies attempt to link Tradition and Modernity.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Taught in English. A knowledge of French is not required. (3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit. Only one literature in translation course may be considered in the completion for the concentration requirements.
Credits: (3; 2 in the half-term).
In what way should the imagination of Black Africa be understood? How do people invent gods? Where does the idea of the Devil come from? Where does the idea of a World divided between Good and Evil come from? Do inanimate objects have a soul? Is there life after death?
Africa is, without a doubt, one continent for which beliefs are very important.
By examining the works of writers and great storytellers from Africa, this course will show how one can preserve a culture by means of myths and legends on a continent in which oral tradition is a fundamental element.
1.The Dark Child (by Camara Laye ) ISBN: 080 901 548X
2.The Black Cloth : A collection of African Folktales
( by Bernard Dadié ) ISBN: 087 023 5575
3.The palm-wine drunkard and my life in the bush of Ghosts
( by Amos Tutuola ) ISBN 080 213 3630
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 235, and 2 courses numbered between FRENCH 250 and 299. (3). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit.
This course focuses on written production and textual interpretation. It will enhance one's writing and interpretative skills in French. Students will acquire stylistic, rhetorical, narrative, and prosodic tools indispensable in written activities and textual analysis. Course content will present essential elements of stylistics, rules of essay composition, analysis of press articles, prose and poetic literary texts, use of monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, and rules of punctuation. Readings will also include texts by Guillaume Apollinaire, Joachim du Bellay, Charles Baudelaire, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine, etc. Final grade: several written exercises (30%), two quizzes (20%), three 3-4 page essays (30%) and very active class participation (20%).
Prerequisites & Distribution: Taught in English. A knowledge of French is not required. (3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit. Laboratory fee ($35) required.
Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($35) required.
In this course, we will consider ways of looking ... at movies, at the movies, at other people, at other people at the movies, at people in the movies, at ourselves. How does a film look (to us, at us, at itself)? How does a character look on screen (to us, at us, at other characters, at herself — say — in a mirror)? We will look for answers to these questions by looking… at French and Francophone films that propose models for or theorize ways of looking. In particular, we will examine parallels between the role of the gaze in desire and seduction on the one hand and the visual aspect of "reading" films on the other. How are we seduced by the films we watch? How can we desire, fall in love with characters on screen? How do we learn to fall in love by looking at love stories? While this is not a course in French film history, nor will the films be screened in chronological order, considerable attention will be devoted to the importance of the French New Wave, particularly as it challenged conventional ways of looking at the movies at the same time as it overturned conventions for how movies were supposed to look. In a few films, we will also consider how France looked and looks at its colonized Others, as objects of both desire and repulsion.
Weekly response papers, take-home midterm, final paper.
Films (tentative list):
Jacques Demy, The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Jean-Jaques Beineix, Diva (1981)
Jean Cocteau, Orpheus (1949)
Alain Robbe-Grillet, Eden and Afterwards (1971)
Jean-Luc Godard, First Name: Carmen (1983)
François Truffaut, Day for Night (1973)
Eric Rohmer, Chloe in the Afternoon (1972)
Agnès Varda, Vagabond (1985)
Chantal Ackerman, je tu il elle (1974) (Belgium)
Claude Jutra, Kamouraska (1973) (Québec)
Claire Denis, Chocolat (1988)
Nouri Bouzid, Bezness (1991) (Tunisia)
Alain Robbe-Grillet, Jealousy (19)
Jean Baudrillard, Seduction (selections)
Laura Mulvey, "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema"
Rey Chow, Primitive Passions: Visuality, Sexuality, Ethnography, and Contemporary Chinese Cinema (selection)
Roland Barthes, A Lover's Discourse: Fragments (selection)
Judith Butler, "The Force of Fantasy" Judith Mayne, "Lesbian Looks: Dorothy Arzner and Female Authorship.
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 235, and 2 courses numbered between FRENCH 250 and 299. (3). (HU). May be elected twice for credit.
How does the process of discovering others leads to self-discovery? The New World gave birth to modern times by encouraging Europeans to look at themselves with new eyes. Imagining what natives might think of French culture, from the 16th to the 18th centuries, led the French to a consciousness of their own truly foreign nature. Four papers, presentation, two exams.
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 235, and 2 courses numbered between FRENCH 250 and 299. (3). (HU). May be elected twice for credit. May be elected more than once in the same term.
In this course, we will explore some early modern texts that travel around the notion of space. We'll look at how different genres structure space in different ways, and we'll consider ideas like the gendering of space, the relations between France and the foreign (both within Europe and without), the philosophical interior, the topography of the absolutist court, private and public spaces, and the relation between town and country. We'll be concentrating on canonical literary texts, but will look at other kinds of material, too, like letters sent home by missionaries in Canada, or accounts of embassies abroad. We'll accompany our texts with research into places like the palace of Versailles.
Du Bellay, Les regrets, Les antiquités de Rome (selection)
Labé, Sonnets
Shakespeare, As You Like It
Le Jeune et Lalement, Relation de ce qui s'est passé en la Nouvelle France (selection)
Descartes, Discours de la méthode
Lafayette, La princesse de Clèves Racine, Bajazet Sévigné, Lettres (selection)
Choisy, Mémoires (account of the French embassy to Siam)
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 235, and 2 courses numbered between FRENCH 250 and 299. (3). (HU). May be elected twice for credit.
In this course, we will explore some of the forms and themes of the Gothic through readings of 19th-century French authors: romantics and decadents, like Nodier, Gautier, Nerval, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, but also writers not usually associated with the Gothic sensibility, such as Hugo, Balzac, and Flaubert. Although the Gothic in France was originally a British import, and became widespread through translations from the English (e.g., Monk Lewis, and Horace Walpole), it soon took a life of its own. The vogue of primitivism, orientalism, and the medieval revival, in both literature and the arts, contributed to give the French gothic tale or novel its peculiar character. Moreover, unlike the British gothic novel, French gothic romances often betray the 'haunting' of history, in particular echoes of the French Revolution and the Terror. While the Gothic as a genre has obvious connections to the 18th century concept of the sublime, it also has something to tell about the cultural sensibilities of a period. Apart from offering another perspective on 19th century French literature, this course also proposes to explore the ideological implications of this literary phenomenon. What do, we will ask, the hybrid and terrifying distortions of the gothic imagination reveal about contemporary social anxieties.
Evaluation will be based on an expose, participation in class, and three short essays.
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 235 and one additional FRENCH course numbered 250 and above. (3). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in FRENCH 414.
Having attained a solid base in comprehension and communication strategies in French, students will have the opportunity to enhance their linguistic skills while learning about one of the most dynamic aspects of French culture: the Francophone Business world.
Class participants will be exposed to the differences between business situations in France and those in the U.S.; and they will learn to function comfortably within the cultural and linguistic register of the Francophone business domain.
We will study the basic elements of French and Francophone commerce, industry, and international trade, as well as the more practical skills of telephone conversations, letter writing, interview techniques, and general cultural interface in a business setting.
Typical examples of French companies will be studied and presented by students, using the Internet as their research source for the most up-to-date information. Videos, television excerpts, and newspaper articles will complement our text Carte de Visite, which itself includes video, audio, and supplementary conversation materials. We will use the grammar explanation and exercise books Grammaire by Hachette to continue improving linguistic skills.
Grades will be determined by writing assignments, class presentations, Midterm, Final, grammar work, and class participation.
This course will be conducted entirely in French.
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 380, and an offer of a summer internship. (3). (Excl). (EXPERIENTIAL). May not be repeated for credit. Offered mandatory credit/no credit.
Course Homepage: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/rll/Independent%20Study%20Form.pdf
The aim of this course is to spend between 6-10 weeks during the Summer working abroad in a French-speaking country. Students will gain valuable hands-on experience in a true work environment, improving all aspects of their French language skills, as well as benefiting from the experience of living within another culture.
Timeframe: the student and instructor begin working on placement during the Winter Term. This involves detailed searching by students, completion of curriculum vitae in French, and letter writing. Once a position is secured, the student begins liaising with his/her contact in the sponsoring company. Also during the Winter semester, students attend several tutorials related to living and working in a French-speaking country. During the Summer, students travel to their companies and work for the agreed-on amount of time. They maintain close contact with the professor of FRENCH 381 with weekly reports via email, and also keep a regular journal in French. The instructor will fulfill a mentoring role, as well as monitoring each student in term s of their progress and success in their position. Once the Internship is completed, the student enrolls in FRENCH 381 for the Fall semester. During this academic term, the student is required to write a 20-page paper in French relating their areas of learning while abroad, concentrating particularly on enhanced language skills, acquired job skills, and elements of cultural awareness. Students are also required to prepare a 10-15 minute presentation of their experience in French, which will be performed for prospective internship students and faculty members. Most internships are unpaid. Some travel funding is available.
Requirements: Desirable, but not required, FRENCH 380 or FRENCH 414. Students will be assessed on their readiness and ability to live and work in a foreign environment.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Permission of departmental Honors Committee. (3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May not be repeated for credit.
Independent study. Students must gain consent of the French honors committee to enroll.
Course content is designed with a faculty advisor. Work should consist of readings of selected works from French literature, conferences, written reports, and term papers.
Independent study. Requires consent of French honors committee to enroll.
Students should find a faculty member to sponsor them. Class work consists of readings of selected works from French literature, conferences, written reports, and term papers.
Prerequisites & Distribution: FRENCH 235, and 2 courses numbered between FRENCH 250 and 299; permission of instructor. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 credits.
Credits: (1-3).
Readings and topical studies relating to French-speaking cultures (in Europe, Africa, North America, and Indian Ocean) not addressed in other courses, as well as to aspects of French and Francophone culture that may require special treatment.
Course Homepage: http://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2003/fall/french/438/001.nsf
This course is specifically intended for prospective teachers of French. Although students will be introduced to theories which can be applied to the teaching of any language, practical applications of these theories will all be done in French.
The purpose of this course is to present methods and techniques used in language teaching with emphasis on those that develop the language learner's proficiency in using French for real-world purposes. Readings, lectures, and discussions will be on theoretical issues and current research in language learning and teaching as well as on practical applications to the secondary school language teaching context. The course is designed for prospective middle and high school teachers who are competent in their language skills and now seek to focus that competency into a personal teaching style in a foreign language classroom. By examining and understanding theories and research about language learning and teaching, pre-service teachers will be in a position to make informed choices about teaching, selection of teaching materials, and creation of their own teaching activities and to justify these choices to future students, colleagues, administrators, and parents. During the semester, students will have opportunities to practice their teaching skills in preparation for effective student teaching. Please note that this course should be taken by students enrolled in the teacher certification program at the School of Education, and preferably the term just prior to student teaching.
This course is designed to provide students with opportunities to:
Prerequisites & Distribution: Three courses in FRENCH numbered 300 or above. (3). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit.
Course Homepage: http://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2003/fall/french/465/001.nsf
French poets of the nineteenth century were preoccupied with painting: its means and materials, the subjects of its representation, its status in the hierarchy and history of the arts. Some of the richest and most innovative poetry of the period was that which sought to explore this relationship with another, different art, attempting to create a poetic language which would incorporate the benefits of the visual image. In this course, we will examine the many ways in which the major poets of the century — Baudelaire, Gautier, Mallarmé, Rimbaud, among others — addressed this crucial question: exploiting the visual potential of language, creating poems inspired by particular paintings or appropriating a specifically visual style, experimenting with spatial structure as in a picture, actively collaborating with artists in illustrations of poetry. Through a combination of focused close reading, on the one hand, and attention to the broader "inter-art" connection, on the other, the course should ultimately lead to a better understanding not only of nineteenth-century French poetry, but of the concept of the poetic or literary "image" itself. The course will fulfill the upper-division writing requirement for undergraduates. Graduate students will write a term paper only.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Open only to seniors by permission of the departmental Honors Committee. (3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May not be repeated for credit. Continuing Course. Y grade can be reported at end of the first-term to indicate work in progress. At the end of the second term (FRENCH 492), the final grade is posted for both term's elections.
Course Homepage: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/rll/frenchhonors.pdf
Supervised independent studies; a program of selected readings and conferences, term papers, or reports; and written examinations.
Prerequisites & Distribution: Open only to seniors by permission of the departmental Honors Committee. (3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May not be repeated for credit.
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