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Before social media became a thing, we had email chat rooms, brought to you by America Online. I still remember my dad using a "street address and mail box" analogy to help me understand what a URL and @ symbol were, all to the static-laden interlude between hitting "connect" and hearing the famous words of one of my wife's favorite movies.
(Bet that voice actor wishes he had taken the royalty option instead of the studio fee).
Where I once felt the rush of talking to an AOL user in a chat room, I now freely post text and images of my life before the better part of 2 billion people.
What happened?
Like everything, technology moves forward, which means feasibility, accessibility and integration does too. In short, things just get easier and more interesting.
After a few years of playing with all of the connectivity apps out there, here are the ones I use daily and why.
Instagram is my go-to social media app for me. It's what I like. Promoting family, adventure, music, life. It encapsulates the essence of a picture being worth a thousand words, and shamelessly ignores the trappings that have made Facebook the mess it is today.
Since 65% of humans are visual learners, its a seamless way to capitalize on our natural predisposition. I can scroll through dozens of images in a minute, learning what my friends or favorite retailers are doing, leave a comment if I want, or just double-tap the image ("like") to let them know I was here.
Posting a picture a day has become a habit I love, because it forces me to look at my day with extreme visual appreciation. It's helped me be intentional with valuing my contexts, and therefore, it's made me a more appreciative person. And it's brought me closer to considering other people's joys and heartaches. It's the closest thing I can handle to having God's timeless and instant access to all of humanity.
Twitter used to be my go-to platform (which now auto-populates from my Instagram posts, accounting for 90% of my Twitter activity). Twitter was especially attractive to me as I tired of Facebook's decay to non-user commercialism and the irrational commentary from people who felt everyone should read their obscure opinions (which added little value to society). Twitter has, in large part, salvaged that, though it's recent popularity in commenting on TV drama and pop culture is wearing on me (thus why I follow so few people).
The limitation to 140 characters means intelligent humans must be thoughtful about anything we say, and likewise limits the praising or ranting abilities of anyone commenting back. This makes for short, cunning dialog that doesn't require much time. And even if someone says something unintelligent, they can't say it for very long.
The only thing I use Facebook for anymore is posting links to what you're reading right now. If I didn't get thousands of click-throughs every week because of it, I wouldn't bother. But enough people still faithfully use Facebook to make meaningful connections that I recognize the value of publicizing my work there.
Facebook was a great idea, but between the maintenance it required (friend request management, comments, private messages, and the incessant app-blocking if you don't want your page to look like a billboard for FarmVille), as well as the presumed familiarity if you're a public figure, turned me off to the site's time-sucking irrationality. I once had a Facebook follower get mad at me because I failed to write him when his wife died suddenly. I was genuinely grieved for this poor man, but astonished that Facebook had elevated presumptive intimacy to such extraordinary levels.
Everything Else
While there are plenty of other cool apps out there, most either seem like repeats (Google+ repeating Facebook) or irrelevant (LinkedIn, since I don't need any more work, and don't want to be linked anymore than I already am). The only other platform I tend to spend a lot of time cultivating is this one right here: my blog. I've made it a point to always respond to every comment.
In the end, my advice is to find one or two platforms that inspire you to be a better person without enticing you to disengage from the world around you, trading reality for life-lived-from-a-screen. Social media is a powerful tool, and it's uses are only in their infancy, but tools should never trump people.
Live life with your eyes open, looking straight ahead, knowing that the most valuable connections are made with the people right in from of you.


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"The supreme act of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting"
-Sun Tzu BIOTECH The Mad ScientistThe Biotech-class battleframe is much more than a simple combat medic. Using their many different on-board medical systems, Biotech-class battleframes can revive the incapacitated, rejuvenate a whole squad of allies, or engage in chemical warfare with clouds of deadly poisons and toxic ordinance
Biotech-class battleframes all have average base movement speed, on par with Assault and Engineer battleframes.
Biotech Variations
General Strengths
With the right perks and cores, the Biotech can rival the Recon battleframes' run-speed which can make it good for "hit-and-run" in and out of pitched battles to revive downed teammates, fire off a few rounds, and escape before being hit too much. Having more hit points than the Recon battleframes makes the Biotech classes more durable in a fight.
- The heal friendly/damage enemy abilities of Healing Wave and Healing Pillar give the Biotech a decent close-range punch while Triage carries a double-benefit of reviving downed teammates expediently as well as providing decent additional damage-resistance for the user further making them more durable than the Recon classes, while still maintaining near the same speed and agility.
- Poison-based abilities of Creeping Death, Evacuate, Necrosis, Poison Ball, and Poison Trail are very effective at slowing and damaging clusters of enemies, especially those with higher-than-average damage resistance (Nautili, some Chosen, etc.). Coupled with a decent speed multiplier, it is possible to spread poison damage and slow enemies over a wide area so the heavier-hitting classes (Assaults, Recons, etc.) can clean up relatively unmolested.
General Weaknesses
- The Accord Biotech and the Dragonfly suffer from a lower damage potential than more combat-oriented classes due to their weak primary weapon. Upgraded versions of them partially mitigate this but they depend primarily on their abilities to do the bulk of their damage. An area-of-effect secondary weapon helps with this but they still cannot compare to a true combat class.
- Class abilities compensate for this but while on cooldown, they are back to depending on their speed and weak primary weapon for offense and defense.
- The Recluse generally doesn't have this issue but unless equipped with some healing abilities of its own loses some of its siblings' resilience. The Siphoning Unit perk, exclusive to Biotech frames, makes up considerably for this weakness, however.
Additional Notes
The Accord Biotech and Dragonfly frames both function very specifically as support frames, with weaker-than-average damage countered by significant healing and group utility. The Dragonfly in particular is an extremely potent healer and support frame, with abilities like Healing Ball, Healing Dome, Healing Pillar, and Healing Wave, allowing the Dragonfly to keep its allies (and itself) up through a significant amount of punishment.
The Recluse frame flips this concept on its head, sacrificing most of the Biotech's support for shear damage output. The secondary fire on the Recluse's BioCrossbow, combined with abilities like Creeping Death, Evacuate, Poison Ball, and Necrosis, give the Recluse a significantly higher amount of firepower than either of the other Biotech frames, putting it on par with the other damage-focused frames. Though rare, Recluses are also still able to equip the Accord Biotech healing and support abilities such as Healing Wave and Triage, giving them the option of sacrificing some of their offensive power for more group utility. Even without healing abilities slotted, however, the Biotech exclusive passive Siphoning Unit gives the Recluse significantly more durability than initially apparent, especially if combined with Necrotic Poison's damage reduction. Potent Toxins also gives the Recluse a significant amount of target control, causing those damaged by their weapons and attacks to also be slowed for a duration. Like the cannon weapons of the Assault frames, the secondary fire on the BioCrossbow has significant arc, allowing more indirect artillery-like fire at long ranges. Modding the BioCrossbow and abilities for AoE size can grant significant battlefield suppression ability, as entire sections of the battlefield become enveloped in the Recluse's caustic poison clouds.
An overview of all the Biotech Battleframes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGXpP5c4KMs
|Accord Assault - Firecat - Tigerclaw
|Accord Biotech - Dragonfly - Recluse
|Accord Dreadnaught - Arsenal - Mammoth - Rhino
|Accord Engineer - Bastion - Electron
|Accord Recon - Nighthawk - Raptor

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Resumes And Cover Letters
They say employers spend about 30 seconds looking at resumes to place them on a "yes," "maybe," or "no" pile. To get your resume on the "yes" pile, you will need to have a great layout, highlights on key points, action verbs to highlight skills and accomplishment, and have it targeted to the job you are applying for. Once the employer selects your resume they will then read the cover letter for a better understanding of your interest in the position and why you would be a good candidate.
The links below will take you to resume/cover letter writing guides with specific examples for your major/college.
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From $195 for Professional Full Car Tint Packages from TintGard (Value Up To $440)
- Highlights
- Fine Print
- Company
The Offer
- Could your car be a little cooler? I tint so!
- Two excellent options for tinting your car windows.
- $195 for the Darkest Legal Tinting Package (value $380) – comes with the 'Xfactor' Tint
- $219 for the Premium 'Night Rider' Tinting Package (value $440) – offers optimum heat control, further solar protection and a more stylish appearance
- Valid for up to 5 windows (plus 2 small quarter windows)
- Both tint sets are legal standard requirement of 35% VLT
- Whenever I want to look cool, I just throw some shades on
The Fine Print
Offer expires 26 November, 2016
Multiple vouchers can be purchased (limit: 3 for you & 3 as gifts)
Bookings are essential & subject to availability - enquire first (ph 09 263 6333 & quote voucher code)
Valid at Manukau location only
Limit 1 per customer per visit
Valid for up to 5 windows (plus the 2 small quarter windows)
Vehicles with more windows will be an extra $50 per window
A surcharge will apply to strip any existing film
Pick up and and drop off services are available at an additional cost
All surcharges are payable directly to TintGard
You must provide your printed voucher on arrival
48 hour cancellation policy applies - non-attendance, late arrival and late cancellation voids voucher
Both tint sets are legal standard requirement of 35% VLT.
No exchanges
No refunds or cash back (except where required by law)
Must be used in 1 visit
Not for use with other offers
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Following the TintGard tradition of superior quality and value, the XFactor High Performance Series tint gives you enhanced driving comfort and more shades to choose from than ever before to customize the appearance of your car. Blocking more than 99% of ultraviolet light, you will be assured maximum protection against harmful UV rays. In addition, you will be glad to know that XFactor window tints features industry leading film clarity for unaltered visibility and safe driving.
- Comes with the 'Xfactor' Tint.
- Quality at great value
- Maximum UV protection
- 3 shades to choose from
- Enhanced comfort
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Option 2: $219 for the Premium Tinting Package:
Night Rider offers a stylish appearance and a new dimension in solar protection for enhanced driving comfort. The Night Rider driving experience is a result of the tint's ability to block up to 58% of total solar energy and more than 99% of ultraviolet light. This ensures optimum heat control and solar protection like no other. Night Rider offers an extensive range of shades including the darkest legal window tint on the market with only 4% visual light transmittance. Whether it be a family vehicle or your personal ride, we have a shade to suit. In addition, you will be glad to know that Night Rider features industry leading film clarity for unaltered visibility and safe driving.
- Outstanding solar performance
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No matter what you drive, TintGard automotive window tints will give your car a custom look that's sleek, tasteful and eminently cool.
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Brunel University London
Course Introduction
The Brunel Integrated PhD combines PhD research with a programme of structured research, professional and subject training. The programme typically takes 4 years (compared to 3 years for a non'integrated PhD programme). On successful completion, you will be awarded a PhD with an Integrated Postgraduate Diploma in Research in your chosen subject specialisation. The Brunel Integrated PhD programme differs from several other UK integrated PhDs in that you begin work on your PhD research right from the start of the programme. The programme of taught modules runs in parallel to your research work during the first three years of study, with the fourth year providing time for you to focus on writing up your PhD thesis.
Other distinctive features of the Brunel Integrated PhD include the highly tailored support provided by staff, the flexibility of the taught programme to fit around research commitments and the benefits of membership of a cross'university cohort of Integrated PhD researchers.
Start Date:
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4 years
Full Time
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Qualifications required:
- The general University entrance requirement for registration for a research degree is normally a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree. All international students must show evidence that they meet the English requirement for their course of study. IELTS 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in any section); With the exception: Games Design: IELTS 7.0 (no less than 6.0 in all). This applies even if English is the native language of your home country. An appropriate level of English language competence is also expected.


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Pubs and Clubs welcomes Entertainment Wandina - WA, find places to dine and relax from our extensive range of listings with Pubs and Clubs. Select a restaurant or expand your search to include pubs in areas around . You can also refine your search by cuisine or price. Find Featured entertainment with some of the best Bars throughout Wandina .
The BFT is an oasis sandwiched between seasonal wildflowers and wavering wheat crops. As the roadtrains cruise past relax in the pleasant surrounds of the pub gardens with a view to the surrounding hills and distant windfarm.
This is the local pub with a twist, where you can expect to see rural folk mixing with big city groovers, all vibing out to the great sounds of local and interstate musos and performance artists. Great sound system, a happening juke box and pool tables out the back for those who like to dance on the inside. Experience real pub grub featuring the famous Bootenal Family T-bone. Open for dinner and special functions. Families are welcome.
Blue Heelers Tavern is located in Geraldon, Western Australia.


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Gogobot Brings Popular Social Travel Service to iPhone with New App
New App Transforming How Travelers Share Experiences And Explore New Places In Real-Time
Oct 18, 2011, 09:30 ET
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogobot, the world's leading social travel site, announced its new Gogobot App for iPhone is now available on the App Store. Gogobot transforms how we explore new places and capture and share our travel experiences by allowing users to harness the power of their social networks to exchange trusted travel advice and share trip plans and rich visual travel memories.
The app extends Gogobot's unique social travel experience to iPhone users, allowing them to create and share real-time digital postcards, find nearby restaurants, hotels and attractions, and access personalized trip plans.
"Travel is all about discovering new experiences and sharing them with your friends and family," said Travis Katz, Gogobot co-founder and CEO. "With the Gogobot App you can capture, personalize, and instantaneously share your favorite moments with richly-styled digital postcards, as well as explore what's nearby and what your friends have recommended."
Users of the app can select their current location, snap a photo and choose from more than ten different styles and filters to transform their photos (or photos from Gogobot's extensive catalogue) into beautiful, geo-tagged digital postcards. Users can rate the places they have been to on the fly, write reviews and share the postcards immediately with friends via Facebook or Twitter. Each postcard is added automatically to a user's Gogobot Guide on Gogobot.com, creating a lasting, magazine-style spread to help users remember and share all of the places they've visited.
The Gogobot App also allows users to access the trip plans that they've created on their Gogobot.com profiles, including maps, reviews and more. Additionally, the 'Nearby' function lists the best restaurants, hotels and attractions automatically based on a user's location. Similar to Gogobot.com, the app sorts destinations based on your friends' ratings, providing an efficient and curated tool to help you make the most of your travels.
The Gogobot App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone or at: http://itunes.apple.com/app/gogobot/id459590827
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111018/NY88262)
About Gogobot
Gogobot.com, the largest social travel site, is writing a new chapter in online travel planning where friends, not strangers, are the key to creating extraordinary travel experiences. Launched in November 2010, Gogobot helps people tap into their personal networks via Facebook and Twitter to easily get and give travel reviews and advice and share all the aspects of their trips through stylized digital scrapbooks and interactive maps. Partnered with HomeAway, Expedia, Hotels.com, Kayak, Priceline, and others, Gogobot enable users to book their vacations directly from the site. Whether you are looking for Las Vegas hotel reviews, the top things to do in Paris or hotels in Silicon Valley, Gogobot provides personal advice for the traveler. Named one of TIME's 50 Best Websites of 2011, Gogobot users have shared more than 2 million places on the site. Gogobot's mobile app is available for iPhone. Gogobot is based in Menlo Park, California.
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Zambia Population 2018
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa bordered by Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Angola. The estimated 2018 population of Zambia is 17.61 million, which ranks 70th in the world.
Zambia's estimated population is 17.61 million, based on a 2012 estimate of 14.3 million and a high 3.3% annual growth rate. While it is the 30th largest country, Zambia is not densely populated with just 17 people per square kilometer (44/sq mi), which ranks 191st in the world.
The capital and largest city is Lusaka, with a population estimated at 1.7 million in 2010, but which is surely higher today. Much of Zambia's population is concentrated around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province in the northwest. Zambia is one of the most urbanized countries in sub-Saharan Africa with 44% of the population in a few urban areas while rural areas remain sparsely populated.
Zambia Demographics
The original inhabitants of Zambia were the Khoisan people. The region was eventually colonized during a Bantu expansion in the 13th century. There are now 72 ethnic groups in Zambia, most of which speak Bantu.
Nearly 90% of Zambians belong to one of 9 ethnolinguistic groups: Nyanja-Chewa, Bemba, Tonga, Tumbuka, Lunda, Luvale, Kaonde, Lozi, and Nkoya. The ethnic composition of Zambia in 2003 was: Bemba (22%), Tonga (11%), Lozi (5.2%), Nsenga (5.1%), Tumbuka (4.3%), Ngoni (3.8%), Chewa (3%), white (1%), and others (45%).
Expatriates, most of which are from South Africa and the United Kingdom, are mostly in Lusaka and the Copperbelt. While there were 70,000 Europeans in the country in 1964, most have left. There is also a small population of Indians and Chinese. It is estimated that 80,000 Chinese live in Zambia, with 13,000 Indians.
There are about 89,000 asylum seekers and refugees in Zambia, most of which came from the Democratic Republic of Congo (47,000), Angola (27,000), Zimbabwe (5,000) and Rwanda (5,000).
Components of Population Change
|One birth every 48 seconds
|One death every 4 minutes
|One net migrant every 65 minutes
|Net gain of one person every 1 minutes
Source: By Lighton Phiri [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons


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Google was busy with new announcements yesterday. In addition to its launch of Google Related , the search engine giant announced on its Webmaster Central Blog that new sitelinks are now available on Google's search results page. Let's break it down to the most important things marketers should know about this new feature.
What Are Google Sitelinks?
Sitelinks are the short links that often appear beneath a website's first listing on a search results page. They vary depending on what you searched for and what Google thinks is most relevant to you and your search term, and they enable searchers to click directly to a deeper page on the website listed in the results (other than the base page). Generally, sitelinks only appear on brand-related terms like a company's name, but they can sometimes appear for other keywords or phrases when relevant.
For example, a Google search for " HubSpot " on Monday returned something like this as the first result. Those items right under the website listing are HubSpot's sitelinks.
It's important to emphasize that you can't influence sitelinks, make certain ones appear, or force them to appear if you don't have any showing up for your website. Google chooses them entirely on its own and only when it wants to. You can, however, request that Google not show specific deeper pages on your website in your sitelinks via the Google Webmaster Tools for your website.
That said, beginning yesterday, Google is rolling out its new and improved full sitelinks for these listings. Take a look at the new " HubSpot " search result:
Google's new changes make improvements to sitelinks' visibility (now with full-sized text and a highlighted URL); flexibility (now more optimized depending on the search terms); clarity (if a domain is the top result, results from the same domain won't appear again on the same results page); and quality (a better ranking algorithm on Google's backend).
In summary, Google is now displaying part of the meta description and the address of each page returned in the sitelinks. The links generally appear to be the same ones as before, although Google says they might vary depend on search terms used, and they now include more detail. It's also important to note that Google clearly states in its announcement that this will not impact the sitelinks being used in PPC AdWords ads or other placements. Only organic search results are using these new and enhanced sitelinks.
What Marketers Should Do
If you're a marketer, check to see if any branded searches for your company or products are returning the new sitelinks yet. If there are pages that you don't want appearing in the search results or that don't look right in this setting, consider logging into your Webmaster Tools account and request that your sitelinks be changed.
If there are important pages that you do want Google to consider, think about where they are placed on your site. It's not an exact science, but it appears that Google looks for particular things when determining sitelinks, like a 'Products' page, a 'Contact Us' page, blogs, and other keywords that indicate popular or frequently requested pages by searchers. Make sure that your page titles, addresses, and meta descriptions are sharp and informative and that they speak well to both humans and search engines .
Have you seen these new sitelinks yet for your site? Have you had luck with crafting them to try and get more specific links to your site's pages? Let us know in the comments.


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Wireless integrated clock hvac systems execute massive time control. Integrated clock systems, wireless or otherwise, ensure that people are on the exact same web page, whether to move en masse or to achieve transactions regarding each other. This article explains how all the different parts operate and also collaborate.
Individuals utilize synchronized cordless clock hvac systems for many different essential factors, all related in some way to much better interaction and/or much better coordination. One of these factors is to determine specifically when unlike groups should integrate to hand off a product. An instance of this is the production production line.
A 2nd reason for synchronized clocks is to optimize procedure circulation by ensuring that no element is out of sync with other part. Production line are also recipients of this feature, but possibly a clearer example of its application is in education and learning, specifically at the middle as well as second levels. Between durations the entire pupil physical body needs to move from one educator's class to another's, and without synchrony this process would certainly be disorderly.
A third factor for synchronization is to obtain accurate recordings of temporal occasions. This is not so critical in an outright sense as in the family member period of time between any type of pair of events. The quintessential instance of this requirement is the client's status graph in a medical facility.
Any one of these functions could inspire a clock system in a variety of sectors as well as applications. The general benefit is almost globally appropriate and yet there is adaptability for changes in recognizing every specific implementation.
How is clock synchronization accomplished for a big hvac system? The technique utilized by two folks to synchronize watches doesn't scale well. Attempting to upgrade all timepieces robotically at the same time is far also imprecise, and also doing them sequentially risks gathering excessive balanced out error.
The only reasonable method is an electronic broadcast indicator sent from a solitary source. This requires all timekeeping tools to "listen closely" for the broadcast and also to reset to the given time according to a widely applied criterion.
The reset regulation can be sent out by means of a hardwired framework or it can be transferred wirelessly utilizing radio waves. The distinction in preciseness of simultaneity of both techniques is unlikely to be recognizable, however there are differences that do matter.
Laying and also preserving wires is an expenditure that the cordless method prevents. As well as although the number of appear the system (also in the hundreds) is not apt to cause an impedance problem, this is possibly a problem only for the wired hvac system. On the other hand, the wireless technique possibly introduces radio frequency interference regarding various other electronic devices on the properties, yet modern policies completely alleviate this.
You could be wondering if cordless clock hvac systems limit in any way the kind of timekeeping gadgets made use of or the nature of their interfaces. The short answer is that these systems consistently user interface with clocks, bells, tone generators, and message boards, both analog as well as electronic.
A longer response is that individual replacements may have peculiarities that need to be resolved. Usually clock systems come as set with all peripherals included. Yet that doesn't necessarily preclude the reuse of an alreadying existing collection of clocks or bells.
It is even possible to integrate analog tools regarding digital through using relays, causes, and comparable digital tools. The keynote is that the transmitted timing indicator does the synchronizing of some local device regarding a central requirement, as well as the regional timekeeper regulates the performance and/or display screen of user interfaces.
In thinking about whether to utilize existing devices or change it with a completely new cordless clock hvac system, you ought to explore the high quality of craftsmanship of numerous manufacturers or vendors. In some cases refined, concealed distinctions in quality lead to higher long life and also lower upkeep prices.
Exactly how an integrated clock influences procedure as well as performance depends mostly on the certain industry application. We pointed out over that production production line count on synchronous stations to collaborate shifts and handoffs. However manufacturers also set up synchronized message boards in break spaces to communicate more effectively and personally regarding their staff members.
Institutions are interesteded in the mass movement of students, so lockstep synchrony of all timekeeping devices is essential. This consists of not only clocks and bells, however additionally tone generators (e.g., to reveal public address system notices) as well as message boards. Additionally, colleges call for athletic-field and also from another location situated exterior clocks, perhaps solar powered, to be synchronous with all indoor equipment.
As pointed out over, healthcare facilities' main concern is the accurate recording of temporal occasions such as therapies. A single person might see lots of various caregivers in various wards on different floorings (and even in unexpected emergency automobiles), and they depend upon precisely exact and also synchronized timing to stop unintentional errors.
In the area of government, there are no products traveling down a production line as in manufacturing, no mass motion of individuals as in education and learning, as well as no sequence of events the relative timing which has life-or-death consequences as in health care. Nevertheless, one can barely imagine federal government schedules functioning almost as well as they do without integrated clocks.
We have actually gone over exactly how integrated timekeeping facilitates production as well as procedures for a number of sectors, yet the perks go well beyond the streamlining of procedures. Administrators come to be furnished regarding reliable information as well as metrics for regular renovation and quality control.
Obstructions as well as crucial paths are a lot more conveniently identified, enabling managers to be really cutting-edge in discovering even a lot better remedies. These technologies cause ever before better control, communication, and communication, boosting productivity even more, all thanks to cordless integrated clock hvac systems.


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They are having a party at school and a dance. Can't believe how grown up she looks. Not my baby anymore:-( But I am so proud of her. Her sister Emily has another 3 years before I have to do this all over again :-)
Happy crafting everyone and hope you didn't mind sharing a bit of life:-)


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November 2007 EBRI Issue Brief - "Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation: Geographic Differences and Trends, 2006"
November 2007 EBRI Notes - "2007 Health Confidence Survey: Rising Health Care Costs Are Changing the Ways Americans Use the Health Care System"
Asset Allocation and Default Investments in 401(k) Plans, This information sheet on the Department of Labor's final ruling on default investments in 401(k) plans provides data on assets held in stable-value, GICs (guaranteed investment contracts, an insurance product), or money-market funds (excluded from the rule) and balanced funds (included in the rule).
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"America's Fiscal Future and Retirement Security" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the American Council of Life Insurers' CEO Capital Forum, in Washington, D.C. GAO-08-236CG, October 23.
"America's Fiscal Future" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Society of Professional Journalists, in Washington. GAO-08-170CG, October 4.
"Fiscal Stewardship in the 21st Century" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Commerce Club, in Atlanta, Georgia. GAO-08-150CG, October 1. [slides]
"Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, on the Fiscal Wake-Up Tour at Georgia State University, in Atlanta, Georgia. GAO-08-151CG, October 1. [slides]
Social Security Reform: Issues for Disability and Dependent Benefits. GAO-08-26, October 26. Highlights.
Social Security: Issues Regarding the Coverage of Public Employees, by Barbara D. Bovbjerg, director, education, workforce, and income security issues, before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, Senate Committee on Finance. GAO-08-248T, November 6. Highlights.
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[11/30/07] Watson Wyatt Insider: "End of an Era: The 2007 Schedule B"
[11/30/07] Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America: "For Saver's Credit 2007: The Time Is Now"
[11/30/07] Internal Revenue Service: 2007 Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements
[11/30/07] Council for Affordable Health Insurance: The 2008 Presidential Candidates on Health Care Reform [Updated November 27, 2007]
[11/28/07] Watson Wyatt Insider: "House Approves New COBRA Entitlements and Tax Credits for Displaced Workers"
[11/28/07] Business Insurance: "Most Employers Meet Massachusetts Health Coverage Mandate"
[11/28/07] Kaiser Family Foundation:
[11/28/07] Center for Retirement Research at Boston College: Do Financial Literacy and Mistrust Affect 401(k) Participation?
[11/28/07] MassMutual Financial Group:
- Study of Retirement Income Account Allocations Among Equities, Bonds and Fixed Income Annuities: January 1, 1980 through December 31, 2006
- Study of Retirement Income Account Allocations Among Equities, Bonds and Fixed Income Annuities: Frequently Asked Questions
[11/27/07] Vanguard Center for Retirement Research: Lump Sum or Annuity? An Analysis of Choice in DB Pension Payouts
[11/27/07] Economic Policy Institute Briefing Paper: "Guaranteed Retirement Accounts: Toward Retirement Income Security"
[11/27/07] Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report: "Large Employers Do Not Use Value-Based Strategies When Purchasing Health Plans, JAMA Study Finds"
[11/27/07] The New York Times: "The High Cost of Health Care" [editorial]
[11/26/07] International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans: Employee Benefits Survey: U.S. and Canada 2007 [Highlights]
[11/26/07] America's Health Insurance Plans: A Survey of Preventive Benefits in Health Savings Account (HSA) Plans, July 2007
[11/26/07] The Segal Group Spotlight:
- "On-Site Health Centers: Offerings and Satisfaction"
- "Post PPA'06 Reviews of DC Plan Investments to Ensure Safe Harbor Fiduciary Protection"
[11/26/07] Journal of Financial Planning: "Prudent Practices for Fiduciary Advisers Under the Pension Protection Act's Title VI"
[11/21/07] Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report: "Congressional Negotiators Hitting Roadblocks on Mental Health Parity Legislation"
[11/21/07] Internal Revenue Service: Retirement News for Employers [Volume 4, Fall 2007]
[11/21/07] Hewitt Associates: New IRS Proposed Regulations on Automatic Enrollment (and other) Employee Savings Plans and Sample Notice to Participants
[11/21/07] Principal Financial Group: 2007 Retirement Plan Trends: The Total View
[11/20/07] Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, & Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation:
- Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports; Notice of Adoption of Revisions to Annual Return/Report Forms [as published in the Federal Register on November 16, 2007]
- Annual Reporting and Disclosure; Final Rule [as published in the Federal Register on November 16, 2007]
[11/20/07] Mercer: "U.S. Employers' Health Benefit Costs Continue to Rise at Twice Inflation Rate, Mercer Survey Finds"
[11/20/07] Investment Company Institute Research Fundamentals: "Trends in Ownership of Mutual Funds in the United States, 2007"
[11/20/07] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicare & You, 2008
[11/19/07] Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation:
[11/19/07] Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report: "Bill Would Allow Tax-Exempt Long-Term Care Insurance Premium Payments"
[11/19/07] Watson Wyatt Insider: "House Ready to Vote on Mental Health Parity"
[11/19/07] MetLife: MetLife Study of International Employee Benefit Trends
[11/16/07] Milliman, Inc.: Monthly Benefit News and Developments, November 2007
[11/16/07] Internal Revenue Service:
- Employee Plans News [Special Edition, November 15, 2007]
- Sample Automatic Enrollment and Default Investment Notice (Relating to Code Sections 401(k)(13) and 414(w) and ERISA sections (404)(c)(5) and 514(e)(3))
[11/16/07] Health Affairs: "Report from Massachusetts: Employers Largely Support Health Care Reform, and Few Signs of Crowd-Out Appear"
[11/16/07] The Commonwealth Fund: A High Performance Health System for the United States: An Ambitious Agenda for the Next President
[11/16/07] National Center for Policy Analysis: Medical Tourism: Global Competition in Health Care
[11/16/07] MetLife Mature Market Institute: Searching for the Silver Bullet: Leading Edge Solutions for Leveraging an Aging Workforce
[11/15/07] Center for State & Local Government Excellence Issue Brief: "State and Local Pensions Are Different from Private Plans"
[11/15/07] JPMorgan Chase & Co.:
[11/15/07] U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support: Hearing on Impact of Gaps in Health Coverage on Income Security [includes links to testimonies]
[11/15/07] America's Health Insurance Plans: Health Insurance: Overview and Economic Impact in the States
[11/14/07] AARP: Preparation for Retirement: The Haves and Have-Nots - A Comparison of Working Households that Participate in 401(k)-type Retirement Savings Plans with Those that Lack Access to Employer-Based Retirement Savings Plans
[11/14/07] Reish Luftman Reicher & Cohen Bulletin: "DOL Issues the Final QDIA Regulation"
[11/14/07] National Conference of State Legislatures: Pensions and Retirement Plan Enactments in 2007 State Legislatures
[11/14/07] Internal Revenue Service: "Plan Now to Get Full Benefit of Saver's Credit: Tax Break Helps Low- and Moderate-Income Workers Save for Retirement"
[11/13/07] Employment Policies Institute: Healthcare Reform: The Economics of "Pay or Play" Employer Mandates -- Who Gets What from Employer "Pay or Play" Mandates
[11/13/07] Inside Consumer-Directed Care: "Benefits Consultants Expect Strong CDH Growth in 2008, ICDC/ISCEBS Study Finds"
[11/13/07] University of Michigan Retirement Research Center: The Effects of Health Insurance and Self-Insurance on Retirement Behavior
[11/13/07] Congressional Budget Office: The Long-Term Outlook for Health Care Spending
[11/9/07] Buck Consultants FYI:
- "IRS Provides More Time to Comply with Transportation Benefit Debit Card Guidance"
- "IRS Guidance on Minimum Lump Sums Under PPA"
[11/9/07] Internal Revenue Service:
- Benefit Restrictions for Underfunded Pension Plans; Correction to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [as published in the Federal Register on November 9, 2007]
- Benefit Restrictions for Underfunded Pension Plans; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [as published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2007]
[11/9/07] U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions: Hearing on "Securing Retirement Coverage for Future Generations" [includes links to testimonies]
[11/9/07] ICMA-RC: Retirement Plan Fee Disclosure Reviewed
[11/8/07] Internal Revenue Service: Automatic Contribution Arrangements; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [as published in the Federal Register on 11/8/07]
[11/8/07] Plan Adviser: "Auto Enrollment Guidance Issued"
[11/8/07] Retirement Made Simpler: Helping You Automate Your 401(k) Step-by-Step [a website sponsored by AARP, FINRA, and RSP]
[11/8/07] Fidelity Investments: Building Futures Vol. VIII: A Report on Corporate Defined Contribution Plans
[11/7/07] Internal Revenue Service: Employee Plans News [November 2007]
[11/7/07] Center for Retirement Research at Boston College: Working Wives Reduce Social Security Replacement Rates
[11/7/07] Clark Consulting: Executive Benefits: A Survey of Current Trends - 2007 Results
[11/7/07] National Center for Policy Analysis Brief Analysis: "The Coming Tax Tsunami"
[11/6/07] Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report: "Column Examines Misstatements About U.S. Health Care System" [opinion]
[11/6/07] The Segal Company Bulletin: "Reminder of Key PPA'06 Changes for Multiemployer Defined Contribution Plans"
[11/6/07] Buck Consultants FYI: "DOL Issues Final Regulations on Qualified Default Investments"
[11/6/07] Workforce Management: "Cash-Balance Plans May Make a Comeback" [registration may be required]
[11/5/07] U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Costs in Private Industry, September 2007
[11/5/07] American Academy of Actuaries Issue Brief: "FAQs on HSAs: Frequently Asked Questions on Health Savings Accounts"
[11/5/07] Economic Policy Institute Briefing Paper: "The Erosion of Employment-Based Insurance"
[11/5/07] Foundation of Research and Education of American Health Information Management Association: State Level Health Information Exchange: Roles in Ensuring Governance and Advancing Interoperability [Preliminary Report]
[11/2/07] U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means: Ways and Means Retirement Savings Survey
[11/2/07] Social Security Administration Policy Briefs:
- "Considerations for Potential Proposals to Change the Earliest Eligibility Age for Retirement"
- "Portfolio Theory, Life-Cycle Investing, and Retirement Income"
[11/2/07] Congressional Budget Office: CBO's Health Insurance Simulation Model: A Technical Description [Background Paper]
[11/2/07] Health Affairs: "Toward Higher-Performance Health Systems: Adults' Health Care Experiences in Seven Countries, 2007"
[11/2/07] Ceridian: Frequently Asked Questions about Flexible Spending Accounts
[11/2/07] Economic Policy Institute Economic Snapshots: "Immigration Not Driving the Erosion of Health Insurance"
[11/1/07] U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means: Request for Public Comment on H.R. 3361, a bill to make technical corrections to the "Pension Protection Act of 2006"
[11/1/07] National Underwriter Life & Health: "Defeat on 401(k) Default Investments Seen As Having Limited Impact"
[11/1/07] Wells Fargo: Strategic Initiatives in Retirement Plans: 2007 Survey Analysis
[11/1/07] AARP: Automatic IRAs: Worker Attitudes and Likelihood of Participation
[11/1/07] Center for Retirement Research at Boston College: The Role of Governance in Retirement Investments: Evidence from Variable Annuities [Working Paper]
[11/1/07] AcademyHealth Issue Brief: "Consumer Choice in the Health Insurance and Provider Markets: A Look at the Evidence Thus Far"
[11/1/07] Society of Actuaries: The SOA's Committee on Living to 100 Research Symposia invites you to its third, triennial international symposium on high-age mortality and related issues taking place January 7-9, 2008, in Orlando, Florida. Actuaries, demographers, gerontologists, and other professionals from around the world will be among those presenting papers on such thought-provoking subjects as:
- mortality trends and projection methods;
- theories on aging;
- enhanced mortality rate and population projections; and
- implications of an aging population for social, financial, health care, and retirement systems.
Click here for further information.
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MENOMONIE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Officials at University of Wisconsin-Stout, Wisconsin's Polytechnic University, today announced that Lalia Rach, Ed.D, will join the faculty in the spring semester as associate dean of the College of Management and director of the School of Hospitality Leadership.
In her new role, she will be responsible for creating and implementing a forward-looking vision for preparing students for careers in global hospitality. Throughout her 25-plus year career as a hospitality educator, she has been on the forefront of redefining education for an industry that continues to change rapidly.
"The hospitality industry is in the midst of continuing change driven by technology, globalization and branding," Rach said. "The framework for the past can no longer define our educational outlook for the future. The hospitality educational curricula established a decade ago already are antiquated. Social media, for example, was barely a concept at the turn of the century. Today it plays a leading role in the way our industry markets itself. Those kinds of changes make this an extraordinarily exhilarating time to be in hospitality education."
Rach's background includes leading some of the world's top hospitality and tourism programs at the university level. She was the divisional dean of the New York University Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management. During a 15-year tenure in that role, she transformed NYU's programs in those areas, creating new undergraduate and graduate programs and attracting a global student enrollment while conducting a successful $30 million capital campaign.
She is the former dean of the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Administration at the University of New Haven (Conn.) and was director of the tourism graduate program at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
"The opportunity to return to my home state and lead a dynamic hospitality program for the 21st century, along with the faculty and alumni, is extraordinary. I realize after three years away from administration that it is my passion and this is the right time and position for me," Rach said.
A Wisconsin native, she began her university teaching career at UW-Stout, earning Outstanding Teacher of the Year honors in her second year there.
"Lalia has an exceptional reputation in the hospitality industry both as an academic and innovation thought leader," said Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen. "Our ability to attract such a highly regarded educator speaks volumes about the potential she sees in our School of Hospitality Leadership. This is one of the cornerstone undergraduate programs at UW-Stout, and I am convinced Lalia will transform an already solid program into one with even greater national and international acclaim."
"Lalia brings to the School of Hospitality Leadership and to COM in general a wealth of experience and extensive industry connections," said Abel Adekola, dean of the College of Management. "She also is very active in research and has delivered keynote speeches and seminars on a variety of consumer issues and perspectives. She has a tremendous skill set, and we are eager to have her get started."
Rach literally grew up in the hospitality industry. Her grandmother owned and operated Eulalia's, a highly popular and successful restaurant in her hometown of Spring Green, WI. Upon graduation from college, she landed her first hospitality job as a night auditor at a hotel. While working full-time, she earned a master's degree in management and information systems before leaving to teach full time at the collegiate level.
Rach has published extensively, authoring book chapters and numerous articles and is a highly sought-after speaker. She is a current or former board member of a wide range of corporations and associations, including the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association, the Madison (Wis.) Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Mohegan Sun Hotel Board of Advisors, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Women Business Travelers Advisory Board, the Educational Institute (American Hotel & Lodging Association), NYC & Co., New York City Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Travel and Tourism Research Association and The Society of Travel and Tourism Educators. She is a member of the Association of Travel Marketing Executives, the Council of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Educators, the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International and Meeting Planners International.
Rach maintains a hands-on role in the "real world" of the hospitality industry as a founder and partner of Rach Enterprises, a consulting firm that provides strategic guidance to hospitality businesses and public sector agencies in the area of economic development, strategic planning, brand management and customer service.
The School of Hospitality Leadership gives students an expansive educational experience that prepares them for leadership and management opportunities. Students receive individualized attention and mentoring and work closely with innovative, industry-recognized faculty in classrooms, labs and with companies throughout the U.S.
UW-Stout prepares students for productive careers in industry, commerce, education and human services through the study of applied mathematics and science, art, business, industrial management, human behavior, family and consumer sciences, and manufacturing-related engineering and technologies. Founded in 1891, it was the first university to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for its history of excellence in higher education. UW-Stout has more than 9,200 students, 44 undergraduate programs and 19 graduate programs.


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Chicken Fajitas have always been a family favorite around here. My son loves assembling his own fajita, and I love that he's eating something so healthy. To make this dish Weight Watchers friendly, I made a few adjustments to how the dish is cooked, but I also put together a tomato, lime, and garlic topping to use instead of sour cream or guacamole. I know, I know…sour cream and guacamole rock. But they can turn a healthy fajitas recipe into an all out Points demolishing fest. The tomato topping is incredibly delicious though, and adds a perfect contrast to the grilled chicken and peppers & onions. Also, by using high fiber flour tortillas, a lot more protein and fiber is added, making it a very satisfying chicken fajitas recipe. Two of these healthy fajitas are just 6 Points. Serve with black beans and a fresh salad for a complete meal.
Chicken Fajitas
These healthy fajitas are not only delicious, but incredibly satisfying with all the fiber and protein they deliver. And the fresh tomatoes and lime marinated topping adds a bright and fresh zing. It makes a fantastic healthy dinner for the whole family.
- 1 lb skinless, boneless chicken breasts, sliced into thin strips
- 8 whole wheat flour tortillas (I used Smart & Delicious™ Low Carb, High Fiber Tortillas)
- 2 small red or yellow bell peppers, sliced into thin strips
- 1 small onion, sliced into thin strips
- 4 roma tomatoes, diced
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- Juice from 2 limes
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp coriander
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Place 2 cloves of garlic, chili powder, coriander, cumin, juice from 1 lime, and 1 tsp salt, and ½ tsp black pepper in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Add the chicken and turn to coat with the marinade. Set the chicken aside for at least 10 minutes, or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
- Heat a grill pan to medium and spray with non-fat cooking spray. Once hot, add the chicken pieces and cook undisturbed until well browned on the bottom, about 10 minutes. Flip and repeat with other side, about 10 minutes more. Remove chicken from pan, and set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl, place the bell pepper and onion and drizzle with the 1 tsp olive oil. Season with a bit of salt and pepper, and toss to coat. Place the vegetables on the grill pan in a single layer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and slightly charred, about 10 minutes.
- Warm the tortillas in an oven or toaster on low heat oven until just heated through, but still very soft – do not let them crisp. Wrap the tortillas in a clean dishtowel to keep warm.
- In another small bowl, combine tomatoes, cilantro, 2 cloves of garlic, remaining lime juice, salt and pepper.
- To serve assemble each of the fajitas with 1/8th of the chicken, peppers and onions, and tomatoes.
Preparation time: 20 minute(s)
Cooking time: 30 minute(s)
Diet tags: Low calorie, Reduced fat, Reduced carbohydrate, High protein
Number of servings (yield): 4
Culinary tradition: Mexican
Entire recipe makes 4 servings
Serving is 2 fajitas
Each serving = 6 Points
PER SERVING: 244 calories; 7g fat; 20g carbohydrates; 36g protein; 14g fiber


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I recently started photographing adoptions for a local animal shelter. Im talking photos of the animals that get adopted and of the volunteers working with the dogs. I have just about 0 experience doing portraits with people, and a tiny bit of experience shooting my own dog. Last weekend was the first time, but im planning on doing this just about every weekend.
The location is the front of a petsmart store, so i cant have a real fancy setup. Here's last weeks photos
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This one is the worst, in was late in the day and i couldnt get any shade to shoot
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Any tips on how i can make next weekends photos better?
FYI all these photos where taken with no flash...
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Pick a color, almost any color - red, blue, green, yellow, purple, black - and there's a plum to match.
Its shape may be round or oblong, its flesh yellow or red, its flavor sweet or slightly tart: Each kind of plum has distinctive qualities. All plums, however, belong to one of two general categories: Japanese and European.


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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes About ExcusesQuotes about: Excuses
If a man called Christmas Day a mere hypocritical excuse for drunkenness and gluttony, that would be false, but it would have a fact hidden in it somewhere. But when Bernard Shaw says the Christmas Day is only a conspiracy kept up by poulterers and wine merchants from strictly business motives, then he says something which is not so much false as startling and arrestingly foolish. He might as well say that the two sexes were invented by jewellers who wanted to sell wedding rings.
We do not admire, we hardly excuse, the fanatic who wrecks this world for love of the other. But what are we to say of the fanatic who wrecks this world out of hatred of the other? He sacrifices the very existence of humanity to the non-existence of God. He offers his victims not to the altar, but merely to assert the idleness of the altar and the emptiness of the throne. He is ready to ruin even that primary ethic by which all things live, for his strange and eternal vengeance upon some one who never lived at all.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
- Born: May 29, 1874
- Died: June 14, 1936
- Occupation: Writer
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The username to access the Holt text online is your school login + h. The password is "holtstudents".
Lesson Plans: Plans are available online for ALA 8, ELA 8, and Creative Communications.
Looking for something I used in class or said I would post? Check the "Class Materials" folder. I post PDFs of stories, Powerpoint presentations, questions, rubrics, and other resources there.
Keep up on the latest assignments and information. Follow me on Twitter: @MrsforsterLA
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The f-number of a lens measures the brightness of the image that lens casts onto the camera's image sensor. Smaller f-numbers produce brighter images, but they also yield smaller depths of focus.
The f-number is actually the ratio of the lens' focal length to its effective diameter (the diameter of the light beam it collects and uses for its image). Your zoom lens has a focal length that can vary from 70 to 300 mm and a minimum f-number of 5.6. That means the when it is acting as a 300 mm telephoto lens, its effective light gathering surface is about 53 mm in diameter (300 mm divided by 5.6 gives a diameter of 53 mm).
If you examine the lens, I think that you'll find that the front optical element is about 53 mm in diameter; the lens is using that entire surface to collect light when it is acting as a 300 mm lens at f-5.6. But when you zoom to lower focal lengths (less extreme telephoto), the lens uses less of the light entering its front surface. Similarly, when you dial a higher f-number, you are closing a mechanical diaphragm that is strategically located inside the lens and causing the lens to use less light. It's easy for the lens to increase its f-number by throwing away light arriving near the edges of its front optical element, but the lens can't decrease its f-number below 5.6; it can't create additional light gathering surface. Very low f-number lenses, particularly telephoto lenses with their long focal lengths, need very large diameter front optical elements. They tend to be big, expensive, and heavy.
Smaller f-numbers produce brighter images, but there is a cost to that brightness. With more light rays entering the lens and focusing onto the image sensor, the need for careful focusing becomes greater. The lower the f-number, the more different directions those rays travel and the harder it is to get them all to converge properly on the image sensor. At low f-numbers, only rays from a specific distance converge to sharp focus on the image sensor; rays from objects that are too close or too far from the lens don't form sharp images and appear blurry.
If you want to take a photograph in which everything, near and far, is essentially in perfect focus, you need to use a large f-number. The lens will form a dim image and you'll need to take a relatively long exposure, but you'll get a uniformly sharp picture. But if you're taking a portrait of a person and you want to blur the background so that it doesn't detract from the person's face, you'll want a small f-number. The preferred portrait lenses are moderately telephoto�they allow you to back up enough that the person's face doesn't bulge out at you in the photograph�and they have very low f-numbers�their large front optical elements gather lots of light and yield a very shallow depth of focus.
Since our eyes are only sensitive to light that's in the visible range, any "smart" optical system would have to present whatever it detects as visible light. That means it has to either shift the frequencies/wavelengths of non-visible electromagnetic radiation into the visible range or image that non-visible radiation and present a false-color reproduction to the viewer. Let's consider both of these schemes.
The first approach, shifting the frequencies/wavelengths, is seriously difficult. There are optical techniques for adding and subtracting optical waves from one another and thereby shifting their frequencies/wavelengths, but those techniques work best with the intense waves available with lasers. For example, the green light produced by some laser pointers actually originated as invisible infrared light and was doubled in frequency via a non-linear optical process in a special crystal. The intensity and pure frequency of the original infrared laser beam makes this doubling process relatively efficient. Trying to double infrared light coming naturally from the objects around you would be extraordinarily inefficient. In general, trying to shift the frequencies/wavelengths of the various electromagnetic waves in your environment so that you can see them is pretty unlikely to ever work as a way of seeing the invisible portions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
The second approach, imaging invisible portions of the electromagnetic spectrum and then presenting a false-color reproduction to the viewer, is relatively straightforward. If it's possible to image the radiation and detect it, it's possible to present it as a false-color reproduction. I'm talking about a camera that images and detects invisible electromagnetic radiation and a computer that presents a false-color picture on a monitor. Imaging and detecting ultraviolet and x-ray radiation is quite possible, though materials issues sometimes makes the imaging tricky. Imaging and detecting infrared light is easy in some parts of the infrared spectrum, but detection becomes problematic at long wavelengths, where the detectors typically need to be cooled to extremely low temperatures. Also, the resolution becomes poor at long wavelengths.
Camera systems that image ultraviolet, x-ray, and infrared radiation exist and you can buy them from existing companies. They're typically expensive and bulky. There are exceptions such as near-infrared cameras � silicon imaging chips are quite sensitive to near infrared and ordinary digital cameras filter it out to avoid presenting odd-looking images. In other words, the camera would naturally see farther into the infrared than our eyes do and would thus present us with images that don't look normal.
In summary, techniques for visualizing many of the invisible portions of the electromagnetic spectrum exist, but making them small enough to wear as glasses... that's a challenge. That said, it's probably possible to make eyeglasses that image and detect infrared or ultraviolet light and present false-color views to you on miniature computer monitors. Such glasses may already exist, although they'd be expensive. As for making them small enough to wear as contact lenses... that's probably beyond what's possible, at least for the foreseeable future.
Like a camera, your eye collects light from the scene you're viewing and tries to form a real image of that scene on your retina. The eye's front surface (its cornea) and its internal lens act together to bend all the light rays from some distant feature toward one another so that they illuminate one spot on your retina. Since each feature in the scene you're viewing forms its own spot, your eye's cornea and lens are forming a real image of the scene in front of you. If that image forms as intended, you see a sharp, clear rendition of the objects in front of you. But if your eye isn't quite up to the task, the image may form either before or after your retina so that you see a blurred version of the scene.
The optical elements in your eye that are responsible for this image formation are the cornea and the lens. The cornea does most of the work of converging the light so that it focuses, while the lens provides the fine adjustment that allows that focus to occur on your retina.
If you're farsighted, the two optical elements aren't strong enough to form an image of nearby objects on your retina so you have trouble getting a clear view while reading. Your eye needs help, so you wear converging eyeglasses. Those eyeglasses boost the converging power of your eye itself and allow your eye to form sharp images of nearby objects on your retina.
If you're nearsighted, the two optical elements are too strong and need to be weakened in order to form sharp images of distant objects on your retina. That's why you wear diverging eyeglasses.
People are surprised when I tell them that they're nearsighted or farsighted. They wonder how I know. My trick is simple: I look through their eyeglasses at distant objects. If those objects appear enlarged, the eyeglasses are converging (like magnifying glasses) and the wearer must be farsighted. If those objects appear shrunken, the eyeglasses are diverging (like the security peepholes in doors) and the wearer is nearsighted. Try it, you'll find that it's easy to figure out how other people see by looking through their glasses as they wear them.
The #2-pencil requirement is mostly historical. Because modern scantron systems can use all the sophistication of image sensors and computer image analysis, they can recognize marks made with a variety of materials and they can even pick out the strongest of several marks. If they choose to ignore marks made with materials other than pencil, it's because they're trying to be certain that they're recognizing only marks made intentionally by the user. Basically, these systems can "see" most of the details that you can see with your eyes and they judge the markings almost as well as a human would.
The first scantron systems, however, were far less capable. They read the pencil marks by shining light through the paper and into Lucite light guides that conveyed the transmitted light to phototubes. Whenever something blocked the light, the scantron system recorded a mark. The marks therefore had to be opaque in the range of light wavelengths that the phototubes sensed, which is mostly blue. Pencil marks were the obvious choice because the graphite in pencil lead is highly opaque across the visible light spectrum. Graphite molecules are tiny carbon sheets that are electrically conducting along the sheets. When you write on paper with a pencil, you deposit these tiny conducting sheets in layers onto the paper and the paper develops a black sheen. It's shiny because the conducting graphite reflects some of the light waves from its surface and it's black because it absorbs whatever light waves do manage to enter it.
A thick layer of graphite on paper is not only shiny black to reflected light, it's also opaque to transmitted light. That's just what the early scantron systems needed. Blue inks don't absorb blue light (that's why they appear blue!), so those early scantron systems couldn't sense the presence of marks made with blue ink. Even black inks weren't necessarily opaque enough in the visible for the scantron system to be confident that it "saw" a mark.
In contrast, modern scantron systems used reflected light to "see" marks, a change that allows scantron forms to be double-sided. They generally do recognize marks made with black ink or black toner from copiers and laser printers. I've pre-printed scantron forms with a laser printer and it works beautifully. But modern scantron systems ignore marks made in the color of the scantron form itself so as not to confuse imperfections in the form with marks by the user. For example, a blue scantron form marked with blue ink probably won't be read properly by a scantron system.
As for why only #2 pencils, that's a mechanical issue. Harder pencil leads generally don't produce opaque marks unless you press very hard. Since the early scantron machines needed opacity, they missed too many marks made with #3 or #4 pencils. And softer pencils tend to smudge. A scantron sheet filled out using a #1 pencil on a hot, humid day under stressful circumstances will be covered with spurious blotches and the early scantron machines confused those extra blotches with real marks.
Modern scantron machines can easily recognize the faint marks made by #3 or #4 pencils and they can usually tell a deliberate mark from a #1 pencil smudge or even an imperfectly erased mark. They can also detect black ink and, when appropriate, blue ink. So the days of "be sure to use a #2 pencil" are pretty much over. The instruction lingers on nonetheless.
One final note: I had long suspected that the first scanning systems were electrical rather than optical, but I couldn't locate references. To my delight, Martin Brown informed me that there were scanning systems that identified pencil marks by looking for their electrical conductivity. Electrical feelers at each end of the markable area made contact with that area and could detect pencil via its ability to conduct electric current. To ensure enough conductivity, those forms had to be filled out with special pencils having high conductivity leads. Mr. Brown has such an IBM Electrographic pencil in his collection. This electrographic and mark sense technology was apparently developed in the 1930s and was in wide use through the 1960s.
I'll assume that by "bigger lens" you mean one that is larger in diameter and that therefore collects all the light passing through a larger surface area. While a larger-diameter lens can project a brighter image onto the image sensor or film than a smaller-diameter lens, that's not the whole story. Producing a better photo or video involves more than just brightness.
Lenses are often characterized by their f-numbers, where f-number is the ratio of effective focal length to effective lens diameter. Focal length is the distance between the lens and the real image it forms of a distant object. For example, if a particular converging lens projects a real image of the moon onto a piece of paper placed 200 millimeters (200 mm) from the lens, then that lens has a focal length of 200 mm. And if the lens is 50 mm in diameter, it has an f-number of 4 because 200 mm divided by 50 mm is 4.
Based on purely geometrical arguments, it's easy to show that lenses with equal f-numbers project images of equal brightness onto their image sensors and the smaller the f-number, the brighter the image. Whether a lens is a wide-angle or telephoto, if it has an f-number of 4, then its effective focal length is four times the effective diameter of its light gathering lens. Since telephoto lenses have long focal lengths, they need large effective diameters to obtain small f-numbers.
But notice that I referred always to "effective diameter" and "effective focal length" when defining f-number. That's because there are many modern lenses that are so complicated internally that simply dividing the lens diameter by the distance between the lens and image sensor won't tell you much. Many of these lenses have zoom features that allow them to vary their effective focal lengths over wide ranges and these lenses often discard light in order to improve image quality and avoid dramatic changes in image brightness while zooming.
You might wonder why a lens would ever choose to discard light. There are at least two reasons for doing so. First, there is the issue of image quality. The smaller the f-number of a lens, the more precise its optics must be in order to form a sharp image. Low f-number lenses are bringing together light rays from a wide range of angles and getting all of those rays to overlap perfectly on the image sensor is no small feat. Making a high-performance lens with an f-number less than 2 is a challenge and making one with an f-number of less than 1.2 is extremely difficult. There are specialized lenses with f-numbers below 1 and Canon sold a remarkable f0.95 lens in the early 1960's. The lowest f-number camera lens I have ever owned is an f1.4.
Secondly, there is the issue of depth-of-focus. The smaller the f-number, the smaller the depth of focus. Again, this is a geometry issue: a low-f-number lens is bringing together light rays from a wide range of angles and those rays only meet at one point before separating again. Since objects at different distances in front of the lens form images at different distances behind the lens, it's impossible to capture sharp images of both objects at once on a single image sensor. With a high-f-number lens, this fact isn't a problem because the light rays from a particular object are rather close together even when the object's image forms before or after the image sensor. But with a low-f-number lens, the light rays from a particular object come together acceptably only at one particular distance from the lens. If the image sensor isn't at that distance, then the object will appear all blurry. If a zoom lens didn't work to keep its f-number relatively constant while zooming from telephoto to wide angle, its f-number would decrease during that zoom and its depth-of-focus would shrink. To avoid that phenomenon, the lens strategically discards light so as to keep its f-number essentially constant during zooming.
In summary, larger diameter lenses tend to be better at producing photographic and video images, but that assumes that they are high-quality and that they can shrink their effective diameters in ways that allow them to imitate high-quality lenses of smaller diameters when necessary. But flexible characteristics always come at some cost of image quality and the very best lenses are specialized to their tasks. Zoom lenses can't be quite as good as fixed focal length lenses and a large-diameter lens imitating a small-diameter lens by throwing away some light can't be quite as good as a true small-diameter lens.
As for my sources, one of the most satisfying aspects of physics is that you don't always need sources. Most of the imaging issues I've just discussed are associated with simple geometric optics, a subject that is part of the basic toolbox of an optical physicist (which I am). You can, however, look this stuff up in any book on geometrical optics.
The simple answer to your question is yes, you can do it. But you'll encounter two significant problems with trying to turn your ordinary TV into a projection system. First, the lens you'll need to do the projection will be extremely large and expensive. Second, the image you'll see will be flipped horizontally and vertically. You'll have to hang upside-down from your porch railing, which will make drinking a beer rather difficult.
About the lens: in principle, all you need is one convex lens. A giant magnifying glass will do. But it has a couple of constraints. Because your television screen is pretty large, the lens diameter must also be pretty large. If it is significantly smaller than the TV screen, it won't project enough light onto your wall. And to control the size of the image it projects on the wall, you'll need to pick just the right focal length (curvature) of the lens. You'll be projecting a real image on the wall, a pattern of light that exactly matches the pattern of light appearing on the TV screen. The size and location of that real image depends on the lens's focal length and on its distance from the TV screen. You'll have to get these right or you'll see only a blur. Unfortunately, single lenses tend to have color problems and edge distortions. Projection lenses need to be multi-element carefully designed systems. Getting a good quality, large lens with the right focal length is going to cost you.
The other big problem is more humorous. Real images are flipped horizontally and vertically relative to the light source from which they originate. Unless you turn your TV set upside-down, your wall image will be inverted. And, without a mirror, you can't solve the left-right reversal problem. All the writing will appear backward. Projection television systems flip their screen image to start with so that the projected image has the right orientation. Unless you want to rewire your TV set, that's not going to happen for you. Good luck.
What a neat observation! Digital cameras based on CCD imaging chips are sensitive to infrared light. Even though you can't see the infrared light streaming out of the remote control when you push its buttons, the camera's chip can. This behavior is typical of semiconductor light sensors such as photodiodes and phototransistors: they often detect near infrared light even better than visible light. In fact, a semiconductor infrared sensor is exactly what your television set uses to collect instructions from the remote control.
The color filters that the camera employs to obtain color information misbehave when they're dealing with infrared light and so the camera is fooled into thinking that it's viewing white light. That's why your camera shows a white spot where the remote's infrared source is located.
I just tried taking some pictures through infrared filters, glass plates that block visible light completely, and my digital camera worked just fine. The images were as sharp and clear as usual, although the colors were odd. I had to use incandescent illumination because fluorescent light doesn't contain enough infrared. It would be easy to take pictures in complete darkness if you just illuminated a scene with bright infrared sources. No doubt there are "spy" cameras that do exactly that.
Just as most good camera lenses have more than one optical element inside them, so your eye has more than one optical element inside it. The outside surface of your eye is curved and actually acts as a lens itself. Without this surface lens, your eye can't bring the light passing through it to a focus on your retina. The component in your eye that is called "the lens" is actually the fine adjustment rather than the whole optical system.
When you put your eye in water, the eye's curved outer surface stops acting as a lens. That's because light travels at roughly the same speed in water as it does in your eye and that light no longer bends as it enters your eye. Everything looks blurry because the light doesn't focus on your retina anymore. But by inserting an air space between your eye and a flat plate of glass or plastic, you recover the bending at your eye's surface and everything appears sharp again.
The only source of common light source that presents any real danger to a child with a magnifying glass is the sun. If you let sunlight pass through an ordinary magnifying glass, the convex lens of the magnifier will cause the rays of sunlight to converge and they will form a real image of the sun a short distance after the magnifying glass. This focused image will appear as a small, circular light spot of enormous brilliance when you let it fall onto a sheet of white paper. It's truly an image—it's round because the sun is round and it has all the spatial features that the sun does. If the image weren't so bright and the sun had visible marks on its surface, you'd see those marks nicely in the real image.
The problem with this real image of the sun is simply that it's dazzlingly bright and that it delivers lots of thermal power in a small area. The real image is there in space, whether or not you put any object into that space. If you put paper or some other flammable substance in this focused region, it may catch on fire. Putting your skin in the focus would also be a bad idea. And if you put your eye there, you're in serious trouble.
So my suggestion with first graders is to stay in the shade when you're working with magnifying glasses. As soon as you go out in direct sunlight, that brilliant real image will begin hovering in space just beyond the magnifying glass, waiting for someone to put something into it. And many first graders just can't resist the opportunity to do just that.
A projector is essentially a camera that's operating backward. When you take a picture of a tree, all of the light striking the camera lens from a particular leaf is bent together to one small spot on the film. Overall, light from each leaf is bent together to a corresponding spot on the film and a pattern of light that looks just like the tree—a real image of the tree—forms on the surface of the film. The film records this pattern of light through photochemical processes, and subsequent development causes the film to display this captured light pattern forever. Because of the nature of the bending process, the real image that forms on the film is upside-down and backward. Because it forms so near the camera lens, it's also much smaller than the tree itself.
A projector just reverses this process. Now light starts out from an illuminated piece of developed film—such as a slide containing an image of a tree. Now the projector lens bends all of the light striking it from a particular leaf spot on the slide together to one small spot on a distant projection screen. Again, light from each leaf on the slide is bent together to a corresponding spot on the screen and a pattern of light that looks just like the slide—a real image of the slide—forms on the surface of the projection screen. As before, this image is upside-down and backwards, which is why you must be careful how you orient a slide in a projector, lest you produce an inverted image on the screen.
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