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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Dozois Year's Best on Sale Today
Today the 30th edition of the Year's Best SF edited by Gardner Dozois goes on sale.
The Table of Contents is here.
And my novella, Sudden, Broken and Unexpected is in it.
You can buy it here.
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Sunday, July 21, 2013
Consideration of Works Past: A Canticle for Leibowitz
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We can't effectively criticize Shakespeare or the Bible because they have so profoundly interpenetrated our culture and our language. People who have never read a word of the Bible know the meaning of the phrase "the patience of Job." People who would barely know the Bard's name know the meaning of the phrase "the green eyed monster." Such works have become the water in which we as fish swim. We read the Bible. We watch the plays. But we're seeing our own culture write large portrayed back to us.
These are big examples of how culture and literature reflect one another. It's the reason we should always have a literary canon. Not because these are the best we have to offer but because they are what inform our cultural milieu.
The process is dynamic and recursive. Some works are magnificent and immediately forgotten. Some distill a moment and continue to evoke that moment for decades after the moment is past. To Kill a Mockingbird shows a particular moment in the mid-20th century south and has become metaphorical in is depiction of American racism.
Racism is timeless. The mid-20th century also experienced something particularly unique: the actual possibility of universal destruction of humanity by war. The prospect of such a holocaust has been around since the Revelation of Saint John but only until the 1950s did it become technically feasible. Humans were forced to confront not only their individual mortality but the mortality of their species. They confronted this prospect best (I think) in literature.
Nuclear holocaust and post nuclear holocaust novels were born.
We know of them as a staple these days. In film. In books. But modern post apocalyptic stories now are explorations of a trope. They don't arise out of impending doom. Those of us who learned to duck and cover are a dying breed and our children and grandchildren are products of a society that (I hope) outgrew such an immediate death. Instead, we'll have a slow chronic sickness of global warming and resource scarcity. Fertile literary ground to be sure but not the same as the quick flash and obliterating thunder.
Two books are still known today close to fifty years later: On the Beach and A Canticle for Leibowitz.
They're good bookends of one another On the Beach deals exclusively with death: there are no human beings alive anywhere on the planet by the end of the book. The work's complete focus is how people deal with the true and actual end of the world.
A Canticle for Leibowitz is almost exclusively about how humans (or human belief) survives the end of the world.
The plot is thoroughly discussed elsewhere and only needs a quick synopsis. Nuclear exchange happens. Most of humanity is killed either quickly or slowly by radiation. The living remainder turn first on those who they think did this, then the scientists and then anyone who can read. Isaac Leibowitz, a Jewish engineer, converts to Catholicism and founds an order that attempts to preserve knowledge in the face of this destruction. Six hundred years later, the order is still alive and has transformed from going out and getting knowledge to preserving what knowledge it has while being unable to understand it. They don't know if the works they are copying and recopying to preserve it is a laundry list or a prescription for paradise. It is at this six hundred year mark that Canticle begins.
The book is written in three parts: Fiat Homo ("Let there be man), Fiat Lux ("Let there be light"), Fiat Voluntus Tua ("Let thy will be done".) Part one begins with the discovery of an ancient (and important) cache of documents and ends with the canonization of Leibowitz into sainthood. It takes place during a dark ages where there are no states of any consequence. Part two involves the rediscovery of the importance and knowledge held within the documents and shows the rise of political states and conflicts. In part three the order is again gathering and preserving knowledge, this time in full understanding of the knowledge they have. The world is crumbling again between two mighty power blocs and on the verge of self destruction. The vast majority of the story takes place in the order's abbey.
Canticle asks some really big questions. What is the role of faith and religion over time? Miller suggests that the Church (and perhaps religion itself) is a means of stabilization over time. It serves as a repository for valuable things that are not currently treasured until that time they are once again revalued. The object in the story is the knowledge of the previous time. But Miller also points out the implications of faith are also held within the church and may never be properly valued in the secular world. This conflict between spiritual morality and secular practice occurs over and over again in the book both in the larger political macrocosm and the microcosm of the human interactions of the abbey.
The characters in the novel grapple with these issues over and over again. At one point in the novel, when there is a nuclear strike near the abbey in part three, the government sets up medical triage tents where euthanasia drugs are handed out to those who have had a fatal radiation dose. The abbot fights this and protests it, not allowing the tent to be set up in the abbey.
The book continually shows intellect at war with itself, at war with morality, at war with passion. It is comprised with adults wrestling with some very big demons. This not the children's coming of age story that most post apocalyptic stories have become. These are adults who have made sacrifices for their beliefs. Who are trying to live to an impossible ideal (Christ) and failing and trying again while knowing all the while that such an ideal is, in fact, impossible.
I do not subscribe to much in the way of faith but Miller shows its nobility. Its intellectual and emotional rigor. The sorts of questions that a person of faith must ask and the integrity that person of faith must have to answer those questions honestly.
Usually, when SF deals with faith the religion is a construction to a purpose. (There's a good article on the subject here in wikipedia.) Often, the purpose is political. Sometimes it is a criticism of the concept of religion itself. Sometimes the religion is an allegory or a sacred mystery. Sometimes the issue is how to reconcile dogma with the physical world. I think, however, the consequences of faith are rarely dealt with head on. The Christian faith contains some hard nuts to crack: caring for your fellow man, the role of the secular leader, the issue of accountability and responsibility. These are not usually the stuff of SF.
There's a point in the book where the abbot of the monastery goes out to visit an old friend, a Jewish hermit named Ben. The implication is that Ben believes that he is Lazarus though it is not explicitly stated. In talking with Ben the abbot realizes that in Ben's madness he believes he is the last Jew and so bears the responsibility and accountability for the acts of every Jew that has ever been. The abbot thinks about this and considers his own role as abbot. What would it feel like to be accountable for the evil acts for every other abbot? This, by extension, is the role of Jesus: to be responsible and accountable before God for every evil act that has ever been committed by man, thereby accepting the punishment for those evil acts and absolving human beings from that crushing burden.
Heady stuff and not for the squeamish.
Canticle has not been out of print since its publication in 1959. It has a kinship with To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee never published another work and has said it's because the popularity of her first novel was so great that any later work would inevitably be compared with it and found wanting. Walter M. Miller didn't publish anything else in his life time. He did work on a sort of sequel and got it a good way along but committed suicide after the death of his wife. I've read some conjecture that the difficulties of the book contributed to his death. Terry Bisson was in the process of completing the work when he died. (Here is Bisson's story of how that came to happen.) Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman was published in 1997. I have not read it.
The book stands its ground now pretty much as well as it did when it was first published. We of the duck-and-cover generation still remember the deep, tidal fear of those times and it comes across in the book. But I think later readers will still appreciate it. Anyone born in the last hundred years will understand the apocalypse is always at hand, waiting for the moment when we might embrace it.
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Earnings for 50,000-90,000t long-range (LR) clean oil product tankers the east-of-Suez market may struggle to post growth or even decline in 2018, pressured by rising tonnage availability and uncertainty over supplies of key product naphtha.
Naphtha accounts for easily the largest volume of clean product shipments from the Mideast Gulf to Asia-Pacific. Shipments on the route received a boost in the fourth quarter of 2017, after refinery outages in northwest Europe and the impact of Hurricane Harvey in the US disrupted supplies of clean products from those regions to Asia-Pacific, and instead boosted demand for naphtha shipments on the typical Mideast Gulf to Japan route.
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Chartering rates for 55,000t LR1 and 75,000t LR2 tankers have weakened this year, while rising bunker prices have also eroded earnings for shipowners. And vessel deliveries have risen, with about 34 LR2 and 13 LR1 vessels reaching the market in January-September, compared with 32 and 16 respectively in 2016 as a whole, according to brokerage Banchero Costa. Deliveries of several newly built tankers are likely to be postponed to 2018, keeping pressure on freight rates.
Naphtha consumption in Asia is likely to continue to support demand for LRs in the east of Suez market in 2018, consultant Drewry says. But rising oil prices could lead to more substitution of LPG for naphtha as a petrochemical feedstock, reducing naphtha shipment volumes. LR freight rates have performed strongly over the past two years and the LR fleet is likely to expand by about 4.5pc in 2018, which could curb the outlook for rates, says Drewry's lead shipping analyst Rajesh Verma. And expected weakness in the crude tanker market will lead to additional tonnage inflows, as coated tankers switch back to the clean product sector.
Spot naphtha supplies are expected to be tight in the first quarter of 2018 because of refinery turnarounds in the Mideast Gulf. ExxonMobil and state-owned Saudi Aramco's Samref joint-venture 400,000 b/d Yanbu refinery, the Satorp joint venture between Total and Aramco and the Shell-Aramco Sasref joint-venture's 305,000 b/d refinery at Jubail are scheduled to have turnarounds during the first quarter.
Kuwait's spot product exports are expected to fall because of planned turnarounds at the 270,000 b/d Mina Abdullah and 466,000 b/d Mina al-Ahmadi refineries in March-April and April-May respectively. Crude distillation units at both refineries could be affected, said market participants, although the turnaround plans could not be confirmed with state-owned operator KNPC.
Kuwait is a major exporter of naphtha and has been boosting its exports to Japan. It shipped about 1.5mn t (47,000 b/d) in January-September 2017, about 45pc higher than the same period a year earlier.
One bright spot for LR tankers could be a recovery in Europe's imports of middle distillates, especially gasoil, in 2018. This could revive arbitrage-driven, long-haul shipments from east of Suez to Europe and trim tonnage availability in the Middle East, lifting freight rates from the Mideast Gulf to Japan as a result.
Recent fixtures show gasoil being shipped from Asia-Pacific to Europe, Mexico, the US Gulf coast and west Africa. But some of these bookings were done by trading firms such as China's state-controlled Unipec and Winson Oil, which charted newly built 2mn bl very large crude carriers (VLCCs) to ship gasoil cargoes from north Asia in attempt to maximise returns by using bigger vessels. Newbuilds usually command a lower freight rate for their maiden voyage.
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NANTUCKET, Mass. , Tuesday—There is a man called Frank A. Kelly, a veteran of the Marine Corps who was totally blinded at Okinowa, who has started an association of American war blinded veterans. He is the national director of this organization; the president is a former Navy man, Gene G. Gilmartin. They are forming a committee to help them with the raising of funds for a project which seems a pretty ambitious one, but which is also a very appealing one.
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1. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lowApr 4, 2016 11:59 AM (in response to nemrod)
One option to force the I2C to be driven low is using an Amp Op. You can use the differential amplifier configuration. This circuit lets you subtract a voltage signal from another. So the idea would be to subtract the DC value you want to remove from the original AC signal. In a differential amplifier VO=V2-V1 in the case where the gain of the amplifier is A=1. V2 would be the analog signal from the I2C and V1 would be the DC value you want to correct and remove from the I2C signal.
Try using this approach and let us know your results.
2. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lowApr 8, 2016 2:57 PM (in response to nemrod)
Do you still have this issue with I2C? Please keep us updated on your process.
3. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lownemrod Apr 11, 2016 7:31 AM (in response to Intel Corporation)
Hi Sergio,
Thanks for the reply! I've read up on opamps (differential amplifiers as suggested) and I think I get how it works. So in practice I can feed the opamp the I²C signal on one input, 0.32V on the other (before the level shifter) and get a range of 0-1.56 out instead of 0.32 to 1.88 as shown in the oscilloscope shot? Does this work for I²C which is bidirectional though? I might be missing something due to my EE inexperience/ignorance. Do changes to the opamp output also change the input (in the original voltage range)? Or would I need some additional circuitry?
Thanks again!
4. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lowApr 11, 2016 10:29 AM (in response to nemrod)
Basically yes, if you subtract a DC signal from an AC signal using the differential amplifier configuration you'd be removing the offset of the AC signal. The Op Amp won't change the input if the gain of the circuit is A=1, as mentioned before. You can set A=1 if you use the correct resistor values. Some differential amplifier configurations inverse the signal. Look for the configuration that doesn't reverse the signal so you just have to deal with the offset.
5. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lownemrod Apr 12, 2016 6:47 AM (in response to Intel Corporation)
Can you clarify whether it works for a bidirectional digital signal like I²C (remember I'm an EE newbie)? You didn't seem to address the question in your reply. I want to get it right because of limited funds (it's for a university thesis, self-funded) and not having a store nearby so I have to order online, pay exorbitantly for shipping and wait a week... Thanks for your patience!
Meanwhile, any ideas as to why/what actually happens in the first place? It's such a common circuit (Edison - level shifter - sensor breakout) that it clearly shouldn't exhibit this kind of behaviour or need extra circuitry in the form of a differential amplifier in the first place.
6. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lowApr 12, 2016 9:22 AM (in response to nemrod)
The Op Amp doesn't work in a bi directional way. The easiest way to do this is still using pull up resistors. You say in your original post that the pull up resistors you're using are too low. What resistor values are you using? If the value used is too low the pull up configuration will not work.
When you measured the i2C line in the first post were you using a level translator? What do you see if you don't use the level translator and just measure the I2C lines? In another picture, still not using a level translator, connect an I2C device to the I2C lines. Make sure this I2C device is 5V so that you don't need to use a level translator. The Arduino 1 can be used as this I2C device. This will prove if the issue is caused by the Edison itself or because of the external components used.
7. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lownemrod Apr 12, 2016 9:51 AM (in response to Intel Corporation)
I'm using the mini breakout board which uses 1.8V logic so I have to use a level shifter, and yes, the screencaps are all using a level shifter and the circuit is exactly the same for all of the shots. Unfortunately I have no 1.8V I²C devices to try, nor an Arduino break-out board to use with 5V. Just running it not connected to anything shows perfectly normal I²C values if I recall correctly and I've now tried to connect an Arduino Nano to the Edison via the same level shifter and it seems to work; but it's just getting a request and sending a few bytes of data back, much less complex than the sensor I'm connected to otherwise.
I say the pull-ups is a theory I have; but it's just conjecture. My reasoning is that if the resistance to VCC is too low the Edison "isn't powerful enough" to drive the line all the way low. I haven't added any pull-ups 'manually'; the Edison has an internal pull-up that's configurable by software (20k standard IIRC, 1-50k options), the level shifter has SMD resistors on both ends marked 103 (so 10k) and the sensor break-out board has built-in pull-ups which I think are also 10k. As I mention I've tried disabling the one on the breakout board and the Edison internal ones but still have the issue. The waveforms change slightly, as they should, so it really is changing the resistance in some way or form. Perhaps the pull-ups aren't the issue at all, I stress that it's just a theory from a relative novice.
So since I²C is bidirectional the op amp suggestion won't work? That's too bad, but thanks! (and I learned something, so that's a win)
8. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lowVincenze Apr 12, 2016 12:53 PM (in response to nemrod)
Why do you use a level shifter?
Check the D.C. Electrical Characteristics table in the datasheet of MPU9250 https://store.invensense.com/datasheets/invensense/MPU9250REV1.0.pdf
VDDIO can be 1.8V. Just connect the VDDIO pin to the 1.8V pin of the Edison.
When you use a level shifter, pullup resistors must be used on both sides of the level shifter.
9. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lownemrod Apr 12, 2016 2:24 PM (in response to Vincenze)
Thanks for the suggestion Vincenze, but VDDIO isn't exposed on any of the three different MPU9250/MPU6050 boards I have access to and I don't really have the tools, time or experience to create my own. I'm not particularly keen on soldering wires straight to the MPU9250 as it's a tiny 24 lead QFN package, but I guess I could try to mess around with the breakout board to break some paths and get wires on in the relevant places. It's not a first option though, since really, it should just work with a level shifter. If it's what I have to resort to then I guess I will have to look into if it's feasible on one of the boards. The level shifter does indeed have pull-ups on both sides.
10. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lowVincenze Apr 12, 2016 3:38 PM (in response to nemrod)
Apparently, your level shifter doesn't work well.
Try to change the pullup resistors to 50-100k ones.
There are many specialized chips for I2C level converting like this one:
SparkFun Level Translator Breakout - PCA9306 - BOB-11955 - SparkFun Electronics
11. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lownemrod Apr 12, 2016 5:43 PM (in response to Vincenze)
Apparently. I've used two different ones that both claim to work just fine with I²C though, and this one does seem to work until all of a sudden it doesn't (second oscilloscope shot). I can't find a breakout board with a chip specialised for I²C without $20+ shipping (and a week long wait) in the EU... At some point it'll be cheaper and faster to just get the equipment to make my own PCB. It's a very well-known and common sensor chip, bog-standard level converter (looks exactly like the SparkFun Logic Level Converter - Bi-Directional, though it's not Sparkfun) and the Edison. I don't get how this is happening when it seems to me it should just work. Quite frustrating. Appreciate the feedback though, I'll try to look around a bit more for something specialised for I²C, might have missed some store.
12. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lowApr 15, 2016 11:20 AM (in response to nemrod)
Hi nemrod,
Have you find any specialized chips for I2C such as the one recommended by Vincenze? Keep us updated on your progress.
13. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lownemrod Apr 15, 2016 11:57 AM (in response to Intel Corporation)
I did find a distributor in my country last night (of the specific Sparkfun board Vincenze linked to, incidentally), it's ordered but will take a few days for shipping with the weekend and all. I'll report back when it arrives and I can test it.
Have a nice weekend,
14. Re: I²C not pulled all the way lownemrod Apr 19, 2016 1:39 PM (in response to Intel Corporation)
I've received the PCA9306 and tried it with no luck. As expected it's still not driven low, and not only that but it's even higher with this module (with a nicer waveform though).
As you can see low is a full 0.8v. This is from i2cdetect, which worked before and looks reasonable now except too high. When I instead run the test program that actually does stuff, this is what I get:
It seems barely able to drive it low at all from a high state. Not sure what else could make it look like that.
That's four different types of level converters tried, all of which should have worked. The root issue must lie either with the Edison or with the sensor, but I've tried three different sensor boards with identical results (although all ultimately using Invensense IMUs, though they are very common and I've seen nothing about this issue). Is there some mysterious incompatibility between the Invensense IMUs and the Edison, is my particular Edison broken somehow, or is there something faulty with the Edison design?
Any suggestions on how to make the sensors work in light of this?


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A compact, wall-mountable greenhouse named Lada orbits Earth on board the International Space Station, while a sprawling, 36-acre greenhouse lies outside Greater Vancouver in British Columbia. You may never purchase flowers -- popular greenhouse plants -- but you still might benefit from greenhouses that grow food. Regardless of size, structure or location, greenhouses provide a controlled environment where light helps keep plants warm and thriving in ideal growing conditions.
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The idea behind daylight savings time is to cut back on residential electricity use, which is according to researchers, heaviest at night. By moving the clocks forward in the spring, human activity would start and end earlier, and when people return to their still-sunny houses after work, they wouldn't need to turn on the lights until an hour later than normal. The result? Energy savings.
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Social entrepreneurship is a rapidly growing movement within the HE sector and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has been chosen as a pioneering partner for the UnLtd and HEFCE HE Support Initiative.
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LAN stands for Local Area Network. It is a series of interconnected computers restricted to one site. Usually connected with a series of cables or wireless technologies or both.
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Delhi, Delhi India (PressExposure) April 19, 2007 -- The American OTA (Organic Trade Association) is glad to see global growth in organic agriculture. A report that was released at BioFach 2007 in Germany by IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements), FiBL (Research Institute of Organic Agriculture), and SÃL (Foundation for Ecology and Farming) reflected this.
World of Agriculture: Statistics & Emerging Trends 2007 indicate, around 30 Million Hectares are certified to be organic at present. Globally, organic productsâ market reached 25.5 Billion Euros in the year 2005. Europe and North America remain the leading markets, as per the report.
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Jack Rabbit Sports is a chain of stores in the NYC that fills the needs of runners and other fitness-minded people. It regularly hosts events about the various sports and related services, but last year saw the first Art Night, where runners etc with artistic talents get to showcase their work. I participated with my running-themed sonobes, one with 30 units showing various photos and words about running. A few participants showed photographs, one had a video of trail running, some wood-printing, some sort of knitting, and vector-drawing. See the photos at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151485803853713.1073741825.48482283712&type=3 .
There was some interests in my sonobes but I didn't win. The honor went to a photographer. I'm entering the contest this year with something a lot more related to running and quite artistic, IMHO. I'm talking of course GPS art. From the interactions I have with people on Facebook etc I know a few questions that are regularly asked about my GPS art. Maybe knowing how the work is done will give me more votes to win the $50 gift card...
Here it is, Qaptain Qwerty's Frequently Asked Questions on GPS Art, as done by me and my Garmin watch:
- How do you make it? With a Garmin GPS watch and my pair of legs. Back from the run, I sync the route to Garmin Connect then take a screenshot from the Player view, such as http://connect.garmin.com/jsPlayer/386410198 . While the path can be traced out while walking or cycling, running gives that intermediate speed. Walking is too slow and cycling would sometimes requiring going against traffic, something a law-abiding citizen like me doesn't like to do.
- Did you actually run all that distance? Most of the time, yes. In the "Claudia" example below, I actually ran all that red route. Note that for some letter, like C and u, I had to run the route twice, up to the top then back down.
- Do you have the path traced out on paper etc? No, while I look at a map before the run I don't have it traced out, on paper or otherwise. I occasionally use Google Map on my iPhone to check my progress, but I never use any visual aide that shows the completed path.
- How long does it take? Between one hour and two, depending on the letters. Some letters are easy to complete, like n or r, since they require only one pass, but others like u or l requires going up and down the same block more than once. "Al Goldstein", which refers to the ex-President of Prospect Park Track Club, not that other screwy guy, took over two hours, and I even got e before i .
- How did you make the "e"? It looks like you cut through a city block! I didn't trespass any properties, trust me. It's a trick I discovered with the Garmin watch. When you pause the watch it knows where you were. When you get to another place and unpause, it simply draws a straight line between where you were and your new location. It can be considered cheating, but as far as exercising I wouldn't cheat myself in any way since I end up running a longer distance in reality.
- You use city streets a lot, why don't you use a big open field? The rectangular city grid provides an easy reference, especially the numbered streets. In a big open field, I find it hard to track the distance and one tree that earlier looked unique would later on look just like other trees. Also, a field may look big in person can turn out to lack enough "height" for the letters.
- How do you know what to write? Whatever happening that day. Someone's birthday, some holiday, or whatever puns I think of. Or if someone would offer me a lot of money, I suppose I can sell my soles.


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Humane Society raising funds for new building
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The Charlevoix Area Humane Society is hoping to open a new building to better serve the animals of Northern Michigan.
The Executive Director of the Humane Society tells 7&4 News that the new shelter will have more housing options so the shelter can take in more animals.
The building will be more than 8000 square-feet with space for the shelter and a boarding facility.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 12, 2008) - Midway Gold Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MDW)(AMEX:MDW) has closed its non-brokered private placement announced on October 23, 2008 and has issued 12,500,000 units at a price of $0.22 per unit for proceeds of $2.75 million. Each unit comprised one common share and one common share purchase warrant exercisable for one common share at a price of $0.28 for a term of six months. The common shares and any common shares issued pursuant to the exercise of share purchase warrants are subject to a six-month hold period.
On July 17, 2008, Golden Predator Mines Inc. and Midway Gold Corp. announced that the two companies entered into a term sheet describing the principal terms of a proposed business combination. On September 15, 2008 the term sheet expired and the business combination did not proceed.
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On November 12, 2008 the Company and Golden Predator mutually agreed to release each other from all matters related to the Term Sheet, remove all restrictions and reporting obligations for the use of proceeds of the promissory note and the Company agreed to early pay Golden Predator $1,000,000 of the promissory note together with interest accrued to that date. Finally the Company agreed that 50% of the proceeds of any warrants exercised pursuant to the private placement closed on November 12, 2008 will be applied to the remaining $1,000,000 owed on the promissory note until it is paid. Otherwise the promissory note will be paid when it matures.
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Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Sam Hunt and Thomas Rhett are among the acts playing the main stage at Nissan Stadium at this year's CMA Music Festival. The Country Music Association announced the full list on Friday (March 17th), which also includes Chris Stapleton, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins, John Anderson, Tracy Lawrence, Kenny Rogers, Darius Rucker, Cole Swindell and Chris Young. The 2017 CMA Music Festival takes place in downtown Nashville June 8-11.
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Jennifer, Wow. I just LOVE this painting. It has all the elements that I like. It is gorgeous, has bright luminous colors, striking contrasts and an intriguing background.
Thank you for the nice comments. I lived with my grandparents most of my life.
This is very beautiful! The colors give great depth to the piece. Good job. I look forward to meeting your Grandfather in Eternity. You must love him very much.
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Everyone goes through hard times in there life just as I did when my grandfather died in 2003. This painting was created a few years after his death. On the day I painted this large 4 ft x 5 ft acrylic painting, I remember feeling much better than before. I realized I would she him again and that he wasn't in pain any longer. The flowers I painted were from he's memorial.
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The JDK blog is the most contemporary online journal on Traditional Taekwondo.
15 Feb 2010
Note Taking in Martial Arts Classes
How many times have I asked students about a particular taekwondo technique only to be met with blank stares, and a "no we've not done it" response. Yet, the techniques were introduced and were part of belt requirements that have not changed in years. Then some point midway practicing, I'll get a confirmation that they're starting to remember the technique.
This blog was created end of 2008 to record notes for certain segments of my class. It provides instructor-side insight into the technique by providing more information or providing a different perspective not mentioned in class.
As I am no longer coaching national or sports representatives, the training journals kept by my students need not include competition preparation type training information. Journals however, should be used to capture techniques and tips for improvement. I typically offer personalised advice for each student whilst they learn or perfect a technique - all this should go into the training journal.
In my class there is no shortage of information. It seems only shortage of mental processes to retrieve information.
The training journal should also feature a practice schedule so that the student can practice skills required for the next grade. Any problems or issues should be noted and brought forward as part of the student's interaction with his/her taekwondo instructor.
I highly recommend students take a mature approach to managing their own path through traditioanl taekwondo. One of my pet peeves is to have to 'spoon feed' student practitioners.
Colin Wee
Traditional Taekwondo Techniques, Patterns, and Applications at the Traditional Taekwondo Blog. [Subscribe using email or RSS feeds] [Tkd Sitemap]. Colin is a martial art instructor with 25 years of experience across three continents. Colin leads a small Traditional Taekwondo group for adults in Perth, Western Australia.
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4 comments:
- BSM said...
My second TKD school required us to maintain a journal and turn it in at all promotion tests.
Students could comment on strengths and weakness. Also, instructors would look at it during the test and include the testing sheet with comments. Sometimes they'd also comment on other student comments throughout the journal.
Still, during my 1.5 years there teaching low to mid-belts I ran into a lot of memory loss. I also noticed that the higher your rank the less likely some students where to ask questions. Once that belt became black they got nervous.
I remember the first time I sparred "Tornado" (our best student) after having gotten my black belt. We've sparred before and we were both good about control. I think when he saw the black belt he suddenly thought I was filled with deadly skill and it was all I could do to not get murdered. Tornado was a tri-athelete who still competed. He was also about 28 to my 40.
I should have used my "authority" to pull him back in check. Instead, I had my so-called "honor" (or ego) to defend so I tried to stick it to him. Pretty dumb when I look back on it. Anyhow, I barely contained him and barely beat him. BTW he was a blue belt!
He's since moved on and reachieved blue belt at a different school. He's taking expensive lessons from a master who was on Korea's demo team. He will be a very good black belt when he achieves the rank!
- 15 February 2010 at 19:24
- Colin Wee said...
Typically at gradings I provide a pretty thorough assessment to the student, including what I'd expect to see again on their next test. At least I'm doing my bit.
As for pent up anxiety - yes, I've encountered a similar story before. I was sparring against an ex-BB who was wearing a white belt to signify his starting new in our school.
He was sparring hard and not acknowledging my strikes. In the end, I hit him really hard a few times, he complained, then I got hurt, and then I was going to kill him. I got agry because I got hurt when he didn't follow 'acceptable' rules despite my holding back.
Thankfully the bell sounded and I was stopped in time.
- 15 February 2010 at 22:24
- Michele said...
Hi Colin: Thanks for the mention and for adding to the discussion.
Great suggestion about the practice schedule!
- 20 February 2010 at 20:50
- Colin Wee said...
Hey Michele,
Yeah, took that suggestion straight from my son's violin nazi... I mean teacher.
- 21 February 2010 at 07:56


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10. Forsaken World
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Allods Online in an MMORPG that combines traditional fantasy with some hints of sci-fi which creates a unique overall feel. The character creation options stand out in Allods Online by giving you the choice between two separate factions, each with unique races. Depending on which race you chose your class will use different abilities than the other races equivalents, allowing you to explore the game various ways . With the in depth character customization and unique setting and story. If you're looking for a unique style in an MMO or enjoy playing a large variety of character styles, Allods Online is a great choice!
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Pirate Storm is a free Browser based Pirate themed MMO released by Bigpoint. The gameplay in Pirate storm is focused on combat. You control a sailing ship and have to fend off enemy ships and a variety of sea monsters while exploring the vast Oceans. Pirate storm is available in may languages, and all items in the Premium store are also available to purchase with the in game currency. Because it's a browser based game, there is little to no download time! If you fancy plundering some booty on the high seas, then sail on over to Pirate Storm!
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D&D is the pen and paper Grand-daddy of role playing. Despite being around for 6 years, DDO is still one of the best free to play games out there. DDO is an RPG that uses a combat system called the Active Battle System. You don't just click on your target and wait for your character to react, you get to control every action in real time. Skill based combat means you have to aim and time your attacks while dodging your enemies. Whether you're new to RPG's or you grew up rolling dice in your parents basement, Dungeons & Dragons Online is a role playing experience you won't forget.
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2. Aion: Ascension
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Yikes... appreciation on my part for a Tea Party facebook page posting....
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Do you know how to get a driver license? Can you drive a car on the road if you know how to drive? If you want to drive a car outside on the road, then you must have to conquer a license. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) provides these driver licenses. I am Rajib Humayun Raju. I am inviting you here to know about collecting driving license.
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