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The Croakamancer had not spent much time in Jillian's company. She was gone for whole turns. Here in the stone garden, she often slept in one of the marble sheds. Since that first, strange evening of Jillian's captivity, she had not even taken her meals outdoors.
Tonight, though, she set up her brazier beside the clear box, cooking lamb skewers and humming softly in a minor key.
Jillian was curled up under the blankets, peering at the flames of the brazier, listening to the chirp of frogs and crickets. She knew these things to be real, but kept doubting them, testing them. She tried to wish them away, as she sometimes could do with the visions that had tormented her. Three days alone in her own head wasn't something she could immediately shake off, especially when the alternative reality of her senses was kind of a nightmare, too. There was the distinct possibility that she was still locked in her own skull.
The crickets persisted, though. So did Lady Firebaugh.
Well. Okay then. That's how it was. She took deep breaths.
And hey, she was still holding out. At home, they would have had time to pop a new warlord by now, plus a couple of flyers. They'd have another expedition party soon. Father's "find a new capital" plan might be loopy, but as long as Faq had even the tiniest straw of a chance, she was going to have to stay strong and resist. Such was her Duty.
Tomorrow, there would be something new to endure.
She couldn't imagine what, but the sudden dread of it got the better of her. She clenched the blanket tightly, cold but perspiring. The silence of deafness had truly disturbed her. And here was someone real to talk to. Oh, disband it... She was so lonely.
"Whatcha got for me tomorrow?" she said. She cleared her throat, which was clogged with disuse.
Lady Firebaugh stopped her humming, but did not turn. She reached forward and adjusted one of the skewers. "Worse," she said darkly.
"Yeah? Can I guess?"
The Croakamancer said nothing. Jillian wondered if she might get up and touch the box, just to put Prisoner in her place. The danger of flaunting her resistance like this was not lost on her, but she couldn't help herself. After all, in this game she had chosen, she was kind of winning.
"Until I return, you will be pecked by little birds," said Jillian.
The Croakamancer turned one of the skewers, making no acknowledgement.
"Until I return, you will be doused in scalding hot tea."
Crickets chirped. Under cloak of darkness, Jillian hid a defiant grin. There was fun to be had here, at least for the moment.
"Until I return, you will be lectured on etiquette by your father," she said, actually imitating the Lady Firebaugh's voice this time.
The Croakamancer looked up from the flames, up toward the night sky. Then she turned her head to Jillian. "That is interesting," she said. "You have a father. Are you an heir?"
Jillian's lip buttoned itself. Many long, long minutes of silence followed. The Croakamancer ate some of her supper, while Jillian felt foolish and weak for letting down her guard.
"You'll tell me everything I wish to know, eventually," said Lady Firebaugh at last, looking at Jillian with her hands upon her knees. "I've told you, we are patient here. But the suffering gets far, far worse. You have my personal assurance that it's beyond any endurance."
Some sudden, wild insight clicked in Jillian's head. She'd been thinking of the enemy caster as a force of nature, not a person. "Your personal assurance," she said. "So you've been through this, haven't you? You said you chose the hard way."
Even in the dim, flickering light of the brazier, Jillian could tell she had scored a hit. "I'm not the only one who gives up more than she wants to say," she added, trying to keep the note of triumph out of her voice.
The Lady Firebaugh's face went more sour than usual. "We have returned to exchanging information," she said, "if only by inference and gamesmanship. It is progress, of a sort. But again, it ought to be easier. The hard way takes many forms."
The Croakamancer turned away, but remained seated on her marble pedestal.
The better part of an hour then passed in silence. The flames of the brazier dwindled to red coals. Jillian's mind, emerging from the fog of her sensory dungeon, jumped on the problem of Lady Firebaugh and gnawed at it like a soup bone. She'd been a prisoner here at Haffaton? So she wasn't from here?
If she could figure out her captor, then maybe she could work some kind of angle.
The Croakamancer rose and made signs of retiring. In the morning, there would be new torment. Right now was Jillian's only chance to widen the crack. She determined to say something, to keep the conversation going. She would just have to be careful.
"Why do you plant people?" she asked. Of all the questions she could ask, this one seemed the safest tack to follow. People like to talk about what they do, especially when it's unusual.
The Croakamancer glanced her way. "What do you offer in trade for that question? I want much, but I have only asked your lover's story."
"Why, though? Please, I'm asking. Make this make sense to me. This place," said Jillian. In the dark, she gestured at all the stones surrounding them. "Maybe I'll tell you about him, if I don't think it's a threat to my side."
The bent form of the enemy caster did not move, but stood like one of the crude statues that adorned a few of the stone blocks.
"I cannot plant them, not truly," said the Croakamancer slowly and deliberately. Then she turned and sat back down on the marble pedestal. She positioned herself to face Jillian.
"Their Life is gone, and they will not grow back. Their bodies can still serve, of course. I make them serve. But then those, too, will go to dust. Without a memorial, all will be lost. Entire sides, kingdoms, all that ever mattered to anyone. The beginnings, middles, and ends of all life stories. These should be preserved, not lost to living memory. So even as I take their lives, I plant stones to represent them as they lived. Stones are forever."
"But the Titans remember," said Jillian, suddenly and quite firmly. It surprised her to react so strongly against this idea. She didn't think of religion very often, not because it wasn't important, but because those matters were so thoroughly settled. The struggle to stay alive was interesting, but the meaning of life was just a dusty, boring book written long ago. The Titans made Erfworld thusly; that was written in stone. This Croakamancer with her rock garden was crazy; she ignored the plain facts. Nothing was lost except what didn't matter. "The Titans know our lives. They remember. Isn't that enough?"
She nodded with her own certainty. Yeah. All would become clear to those who did their Duty. That's what Scripture said. You didn't need to clutter up the world with reminders of people you'd be seeing in the City of Heroes. They weren't lost. Remembering everyone wasn't the job of ordinary units, or even rulers.
"No," said Lady Firebaugh definitively. "In fact, it is not. What you are to the Titans is one matter..."
The Croakamancer straightened, glancing around. She motioned the uncroaked Bart to approach. Bart wasn't looking quite as handsome these days. A good portion of his head was showing the skull underneath. His raiment was deteriorating. Still... a warrior. Still recognizable as what used to be her man.
"What you were to him—and what he was to you—is quite another. You knew him as a lover. The Titans wouldn't know him that way."
"The Titans know everything," said Jillian reflexively. But she had her doubts. It seemed wrong to even consider the question.
Lady Firebaugh shook her head. "Love is different. It is a personal bond. Private. Knowable only to those who share it. Look upon him," she said, gesturing in the dim light at what was left of Bart. "Despair at what you have lost. Deny the meaning of it, I dare you."
Jillian shook her head. "I didn't love Bart," she admitted.
There was silence.
"I mean, he was handsome and a good man. But you know, you can't let yourself get that attached out there."
The Croakamancer seemed to consider this in silence. "Why not?" she asked in her soft, half-whispered hiss.
"Well for one thing, it causes problems in the field. If one of your subordinates gets a crush on you, there's jealousy, heartache, drama, all that kinda crap. And, you know... you lose people all the time in battle. It's guaranteed."
"Yes, it is guaranteed," said Lady Firebaugh, taking a step closer to Jillian's box. "And you learned that. At some point, you learned this truth the hard way." She put her hand on the box, and Jillian flinched. But there was no pain, no punishment. "Who was he?"
Oh, crap.
Jillian looked up at the shadowed face of her captor, and did not look away. She considered the security implications of telling the details of a story from a mission long past, of a unit long ago croaked. There were many. But if she were going to part with any information at all, then it might as well be some long gone personal history.
"You asked me several questions," said Jillian, echoing one of the first things Lady Firebaugh had said to her. Odd, how she had no trouble remembering anything she'd been told by this woman. "So I will choose which one to answer. I choose, 'Who was he?'"
Her captor cocked her head attentively, and Jillian fervently hoped this would not be a mistake.
"She," Jillian said. "Her name was Marika Neagle."[1]
The Croakamancer's eyes widened and her lips parted as she took in a breath. "You loved her?"
"Of course I loved her, that crazed guttersnipe[2]," said Jillian, cracking a smile. Her cheeks went hot. "You had to. How could you not love Marika?"
There was nothing to endure the next day but a general loneliness, and the doubts of having said so much, even about a subject so strategically trivial.
While the Lady Firebaugh was off in another part of the garden, practicing her simple Dirtamancy, she went over anything and everything that Haffaton might be able to glean from her story. They already knew most of it. Faq was a small, mercenary side, they knew that. She tried to hint that they were located much farther off and in a totally different direction. She'd mentioned beaches and palm trees, and pretended it was a slip.
But the Croakamancer hadn't pressed her on anything sensitive, just the personal stuff. In the end, she'd talked into the night about what made Marika special, how there would never be another as "souped up and looped up" as she was. Their days of flying in and stabbing anything that moved, with Jillian calling the shots and Marika spearheading the charge. Their nights of even fiercer lovemaking, when Marika would call the shots.
Then she told of how it all went wrong: the grumbles, the shouting, and the near rebellion among her other warlords at unrelated little stuff. Battles stopped going well. Losses were getting unacceptable. Jillian called a retreat in a fight that Marika insisted they had in hand, and shouted at Jillian for all to hear from their tent. It turned cold and awful.
Faq's company went from sharp predator to a hired punching bag. Neither Jillian nor Marika would back down. They had no way out. They went into the Battle for Blitzkrieg Bop not speaking at all, and Marika actively ignored Jillian's orders in the fight. Marika's stack was blindsided by a launch of Arrow Sparrows, and that was that. Jillian never even saw her fall.
She'd been trying to regain her leadership and put the company on solid footing ever since. By the time Bart arrived, she thought she'd done it. But here she was; she'd led them all to their doom after all. No lesson learned, in the end.
Shackles appeared on her ankles and wrists, before she even noticed Lady Firebaugh's return.
"You must see it."
Walking was unfamiliar and difficult, chains or no. Escorted under guard by a half dozen of her former soldiers and Bart, she followed the Croakamancer over the soft grass.
Along the way, she glanced at and read some of the stones. There were larger ones for warlords: Lord Huge Ackman of Loganclaw[3], Prince Willie Nilly of Nolens Volens[4], a barbarian called Pundarr[5], Lord Vitaly Important[6] of Frenemy. Rows of small stones with names of infantry nestled in the grass as well: Private Idaho[7], Sergeant Pepper[8], Sergeant Stripes.
They climbed two hills and halfway up a third to reach the spot of Marika's stone.
It was medium-sized, and low to the ground, but perched upon it was a carving of a robed woman, with dove-like wings sprouting from her back. If this was some kind of flying unit, Jillian had never seen one before. Somehow, it suited Marika perfectly. The script on the stone face was tiny and precise.
Countess Marika Neagle
Warlord, Mercenary, Defender
Kingdom of Faq
Level 5 - 440 Turns of Life
a fierce fighter, dominant and brash
"Marika was amazing. She flew and fought like I only wish I could.
I tried to show her how much I needed her, how appreciated she
was, but I could really only show her in private. If the world goes
on for a million turns, it'll never pop another one like her."
-Princess Jillian of Faq, who loved her
"I never said I was a Princess, or that Faq is a Kingdom."
"Prisoner, you have said much more than you realize," said the Croakamancer. "But that is all well."
For the moment, Jillian couldn't worry about what she might have divulged. She could only think of Marika. Talking all night about her, about how she was...it brought it all back. Losing her had hurt so much, especially before they could make things right with each other. But when was there ever time to think about it? Occasionally in battle, she still almost shouted orders to her. She'd called Hedda "Marika" more than once. Hedda hated it.
"It was real," said Jillian, thinking of what they'd had.
The Croakamancer said nothing.
"I see why you do this."
She wept as she was led back to her box.
^1 A homonym of "American Eagle"
^2 Probably a reference to the Magic: The Gathering card from the set Return to Ravnica
^3 Hugh Jackman is an actor who portrayed the X-Men character Wolverine (aka Logan), famously known for his retractable claws.
^4 Nolens Volens is another term for Willy Nilly; could also be a reference to Nolensville, Tennessee
^5 A reference to Thundarr the Barbarian.
^6 A homonym of Vitally Important.
^7 A refernce to the movie "My Own Private Idaho". We can only hope Wanda killed Keanu Reeves.
^8 A reference to the 8th Beatles album, "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".


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Mechanical Engineering: A New Mexico Tech Success StorySOCORRO, N.M. May 9, 2012 – In eleven short years, the Mechanical Engineering Department has exploded to become the largest on campus, comprising more than 25 percent of the undergraduate population.
|Dan Meisner (right) explains his team's design for a new wind turbine to fellow student Matthew O'Keefe.
|The Mechanical Engineering Department hosts design conferences each semester to give students plenty of practice presenting their projects.
|Jordan Klepper (right) discusses his design project with fellow student Will Reiser.
|Team Canary assembles their radio-controlled plane during the spring 2010 semester.
|Osmar Munoz discusses his design project with instructor Keith Miller.
"I think our growth has been due to a variety of reasons," said Dr. Warren Ostergren, chair of the department. "But it's been largely due to the hands-on activities of many labs and courses. Students learn by experimentation at the same time they're learning the theories in the courses."
Engaging New Students
Ostergren, who is known to students as "Dr. O," said the upswing in mechanical engineering students is not just a local phenomenon, but a national trend as well. Students are realizing that a mechanical engineering degree affords a broad range of above-average-salary career options.
Founded in 2000 as Tech phased out the Engineering Mechanics program, the department awarded one bachelor's in 2001 and hit double figures in 2005 with 15 degrees. The next year, 2006, the department awarded 30 bachelor's. In May 2011, 47 students earned their bachelor's in mechanical engineering, which was 23 percent of all bachelor's awarded for the year. This year, the department again leads the way with 42 bachelor's.
New students continue to lean heavily towards the discipline. In the fall 2011 semester, 314 students were declared as majoring in mechanical engineers, including 84 freshmen (or 26 percent of all first-year students).
"When students come to visit, they are engaged when they see our labs and our design projects," Ostergren said.
Design Clinic
Mechanical engineers at New Mexico Tech have a rigorous curriculum that includes much lab work. The linchpin of the department's regimen is the Design Clinic courses.
"I have found that we are unique at New Mexico Tech," Ostergren said. "I've not found any other school in the country that has combined juniors and seniors in design clinics. It builds continuity into learning the design process. The juniors learn how to do projects from the seniors. Then, they become seniors and bring in recruits that they train."
The two-year design clinic requirement also permits the department to embark on multi-year projects. Some projects have been ongoing for as many as five years.
"We're not limited at all in terms of how big a project we can take on," Ostergren said. "Students are able to take on projects of broader scope and that are more challenging."
Not only do the mechanical engineering students get two years of design work, many of the projects have industry sponsors, giving students regular interaction with professionals.
"Sponsors contribute both funding and mentoring," Ostergren said. "We want to find industrial sponsors so students have a chance to work on real-world problems. They learn what's important in industry. They learn about priorities and what to expect on the job."
In recent years, industrial sponsors have included Honeywell, General Electric, Aberdeen Proving Ground, the National Museum of Nuclear Science, Holloman Air Force Base, Up Aerospace, Sacred Power Corp., Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratory, just to name a few.
Students design and build airplanes, vehicles, security doors, high-speed sleds, satellites, rockets, gas guns, bomb chambers, heliostats, and many other inventions. Students employ math, modeling, analysis, testing and engineering – all combined to solve problems.
"They teach us how to think, not what to think," said Leroy Garley, a 2006 graduate who now serves on the department's Advisory Board.
The experience and mentoring are the most important thing sponsors bring to the table, but the funding is helpful as well. Ostergren said companies or national labs provide the money necessary to build prototypes, which can be quite expensive.
"Our students have better intuitive knowledge when approaching design projects," Ostergren said. "Our graduates can begin their careers immediately, as opposed to learning design on the job, which is the norm. That's our best calling card – when they hire one of our graduates, they come back for more."
Update: Fabian Vigil in 2009 was New Mexico Tech's first graduate to get a job at the Honda Research and Development plant in Ohio. Another Tech grad went to Honda in 2010. This year, Ostergren said, five Techies in the class of 2012 have been offered jobs with Honda.
Preparing For A Career
Tami Dixon earned a bachelor's in mechanical engineering in 2010, with a minor in aerospace engineering. She started her career at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard near Seattle. She said the biggest advantage she got from the design clinic regimen is communication skills.
"We [new hires] were all pretty overwhelmed with all the knowledge and information thrown at us," she said. "But I think I communicated better and handled the stress and deadline better than my peers."
A native of Farmington, Dixon said she and her design team gave eight presentations during her final year at Tech. Those experiences helped prepare her for the rigors of an engineering career. At Puget Sound, she works on mechanical systems of aircraft carriers, including elevators, hydraulics, catapults, and arresting gear.
"I knew how to talk to superiors, ask for help, ask questions and have open communication with people who have the knowledge base that I want," she said. "My education at Tech challenged me enough to help me be successful in my career."
The department added Dr. Julie Ford, associate professor of technical communications, to the roster this year.
"In engineering, communications is critically important," Ostergren said. "From my industrial experience, I know that many high-level managers say that the vast majority of problems involve communication and the minority of problems are technical. We have to learn to communicate to propose ideas and to convince others that we're headed in the right direction. We've always tried to emphasize it in design, but to have an expert like Dr. Ford on the team has been outstanding."
|Roushan Ghanbari was the Cramer Award winner in 2009, when she earned her bachelor's in mechanical engineering. After earning her master's, she returned to New Mexico and joined the department's advisory board.
|Dr. Warren Ostergren (left) receives the Distinguished Faculty Award from university President Dr. Daniel H. Lopez during the President's Club Banquet in April 2012. Under Ostergren's leadership, the department has become the largest on campus.
Roushan Ghanbari, a 2009 graduate now working at Sandia National Laboratory, said that two years of design clinic presents crucial experiences for Tech students because of the regular interaction with sponsors.
"You meet with industry sponsors and you have to have something to show them," she said. "You give them a briefing and you have to be prepared to discuss technical difficulties, budget issues, time setback and other issues. You have to be able to explain all facets of the project and be able to communicate well."
Garley said he appreciates the education he received at New Mexico Tech because the department's professors have a wide range of specialties.
"The professors have a good breadth of knowledge," Garley said. "That helps narrow down what you want to do and helps prepare you to work in the field. I got everything I needed at Tech. I was perfectly prepared when I started my career."
Garley served as president of the campus chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers while at Tech. After earning his degree, he started working at Eclipse Aviation, which was also the sponsor of his Senior Design Clinic project.
"They hired me after I graduated," Garley said. "I know a lot of students who got jobs with their project sponsors. Some went to Honeywell. GE hired others. A bunch of different companies hired students. You build rapport based on the relationship with Tech."
Paying It Back
Garley returned to school to get a master's degree, which he expects to complete in May. Ghanbari and Garley spoke to the ASME student chapter in early March, offering advice on starting a career, interviewing skills and networking.
"We're paying it back and helping build the next generation of engineers," Garley said. "What we do in industry reflects on New Mexico Tech. And what current students do at Tech reflects on us."
Ghanbari earned a master's at Texas A&M in 2011 and joined the Advisory Board for the department after returning to New Mexico. She and Garley said they enjoy contributing to the department because they feel a sense of loyalty – to Tech, to the department and to Dr. Ostergren.
"Dr. O is the reason that our department has been so successful," Ghanbari said. "He is the reason we got accredited and he's the reason we have so many sponsors. He's just phenomenal."
Garley said that he will continue to support the Mechanical Engineering Department because he appreciates Ostergren's dedication to education and to engineering.
"We see how hard he works," Garley said. "We're more than willing to help out. By helping him, we're helping everyone in the department. When I tell people I went to New Mexico Tech, they immediately know I got a solid education. That makes me feel that the work I did at Tech is recognized and rewarded."
Ghanbari said the small, tight-knit community at Tech fosters a sense of loyalty.
"Mechanical Engineering is the biggest department, but Tech is a small school," Ghanbari said. "I went to Texas A&M and there was 53,000 students. Here at Tech, every one of my professors knew my name and who I am – as a person and as a student. They take the time to find out what your career goals are and what you're interested in and they're willing to help you. The level of interest is much higher in a small community."
By Thomas Guengerich/New Mexico Tech


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Visual Learning: Gone Fishing
Images, photos, and pictures stimulate the mind. For the viewer, they offer a chance to connect and question. They also offer potential for play and imagination, and pulling the observer into purposeful messages.
Most often, newspaper and magazine readers take a quick scan or snippet at photos and their captions. With this YES! lesson plan, you and your students can luxuriate—and pause—to truly understand an image, its message, and why it's interesting (or not).
Download this lesson plan as a PDF.
Step One: What do you notice? (before the facts)
Ask your students to make sense of the photograph by trusting their instincts of observation and inference. In doing so, the photograph offers possibilities and interpretations beyond a typical reading where the reader glances at the picture to reinforce their interpretation of the picture's title or caption. Do not introduce any facts, captions, or other written words outside of the image. You may hear: Ice, Fishing pole, small person, blue water.
Step Two: What are you wondering? (thinking about the facts)
After you've heard what your students are noticing, you''ll probably hear the peppering of questions (What's that kid doing? Is this Antarctica? Why is the ice melted?) That's curiosity or wonder—the intermixing of observations and questions. This is a good time to reveal the photo's caption, accompanying quote, and facts about the actual situation. Watch how the conversation shifts from what they believe to be true to discerning the facts about the photo.
- Photo caption:
"A 3-year-old Inuit girl fishes for Arctic char using the traditional method of fishing line wrapped around a length of wood. Victoria Island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, 2005." Photo by Chris Bray.
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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October 26, 2011, 11:53 AM »
the first thing I accomplish when I tie up a bridle is to make 4 identical leaders that will be the attachment points at the leading edge. I make these with 3 knots that are approximately 1.5cm apart. For this kite, I've used white, 150lb bridle line.
cut off a significant portion of the line... 75cm should do the trick, but I like to tie up a test lead before I cut the line. (I leave myself way more than enough so I can cut off the extra).
Fold the strand in half. I don't always use a double thickness lead, but for this kite I decided to go for extra heavy duty.
Then tie a knot leaving a loop of 8cm. (use an overhand knot as discussed in the previous post). The knot will be the first tie point for the bridle leg so be accurate with your loop on all 4 leads.
Now tie 2 more overhand knots in the lead 1.5cm past the first, and then 1.5cm past the second. The exact position of the knots will be important later, as the length of the lead will need to be subtracted from the plan's given length for each leg. My intent is for the bridle legs to equal the length in the plan when positioned on the middle knot. This will give me one longer and one shorter length to play with when I start to fly the kite.
Now tie up 3 more leads that are exactly like this one.
To attach the lead to the frame, place the loop behind the leading edge fitting (I've made up a model leading edge without the sail for demonstration). When the sail is attached, it's easier to thread the loop above or below the fitting and then move it into position). Once threaded behind the fitting, bring the loop around the spreader connector portion as pictured in the second photo here:
In the loop portion that is now in front of the spreader attachment point, form a lark's head:
Now bring the knotted portion of the lead back through the larks head toward the middle of the kite. The reason the original loop was made at 8cm is because this is about as small as I could make it and still get the lead tied to the frame in this fashion!
with all the knots threaded through the lark's head, tight up the knot so that it is neat. Repeat this at all 4 leading edge connectors.
The center T will be done a bit differently, so I'll post that process next.
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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November 09, 2011, 08:21 PM »
sorry for limited posts recently. in terms of the bridle, I've started by showing one way that I make attachment points at the leading edges (I will show a new way with the P2 build). The center T attachment leads are different than the leading edge. I start by making one length of heavy bridle line... I mark what will be the center, and tie 3 overhand knots at each end that will serve as the adjustment points. I did not calculate a specific length for this, other than a bit of trial and error to make sure I could have enough length to tie the attachment lead to the center T in the way I wanted. I started with this:
note that the center is marked with a Sharpie and that I have rigged up a demo spine for the purpose of this documentation.
start by making a loose larks head knot with the center of the lead where you can see it like so:
The larks head knot will sit on the top of the center T on the front side of the kite; bear with me. Note also that the individual ends of the lead are split by the spine at this point... one on each side.
Starting with one lead, it will come past the side of the T piece, around the back of the spine, and back under the front of the T (to return to where you started).
Thread the first lead through the Larks head as pictured... it will end up pointing in to the opposite side of where you started.
Through this process, make sure you maintain the position of your center mark. This is important for symmetry at the end of this processes.
Repeat the wrapping with the second lead in the same manor (on the other side of the spine). It should thread through in the opposite direction of the first half.
Once both leads have been threaded through the larks head, tighten up the knot so that the sides remain equal in length. The end should look like this.
The end, pictured again here has knots placed at 3.5cm, 5cm and 6.5cm. These measurements are important, as they will be the adjustment points for the inner leg of the bridle. I will measure the bridle to be at the dimensions the plan calls for when it rests on the middle knot... giving me 1.5cm of adjustment in either direction. Remember that the larks head is on the top of the center T as the plans have called for. Many kites have the inner leg attachment below the center T, so make sure you double check the orientation to match the plans.
and because I haven't posted a picture for a while, here is one of my most recent photographs from my adventures in Yosemite last weekend:
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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November 10, 2011, 05:47 PM »
ok. lets look at the bridle itself. When preparing to build the bridle, it's important to make a few decisions. Typically, I like to sew the loops in my bridle. The reason for this is the ease of measuring... the length of bridle line is not shortened by tying nots. For the B'zar build, I've decided to tie up the bridle using the knots discussed in previous posts. To start, developing a standard for your bridles is important for repeatability and accuracy. For the ends of each leg of the bridle, I always make a loop with an overhand knot. I fold over 10cm of bridle and tie the overhand knot as close to the end as possible (for the largest possible loop with a 10cm fold over). As I mentioned, I fold over 10cm, but I mark the line at 12cm in order to measure how much length is lost to knots.
After I tie the knot, I see how far the original mark has moved... in this case I have lost approx 1.5cm of length by tying the knot. (note that I have not cut off any bridle line from my spool... I will do this once I have figured out how long to make the first portion).
Now, the final requirement to calculate your length is to tie a larks head knot around a test lead and measure how much is lost from the original mark. The final amount lost from the original length (at the fold, before any knots are tied) is 3cm... see that the mark is at 9cm.
If this is getting complicated, hold on. I can make it harder yet.
Now, we know that from the point we fold over (a 10cm portion) to the final amount lost in length is 3 cm. That is only important for figuring out the length of the actual bridle legs. Remember that the leads also need to be subtracted from the length of the leg. As I intend on using the middle knot of each attachment lead for the default position (as dictated in the plan), I will calculate that the there will need to be 3.5cm subtracted from the length on the plan...
OK. So now, to make it even worse, I make my outhauls out of one length of brilde line... upper leg and outer leg = one piece. So stay tuned for additional images. Don't start making your own bridle 'til I post a few more threads. Company just arrived, so I'll get back to it later this evening.
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
Reply #93 on:
November 10, 2011, 06:43 PM »
Thanks for all the details on the bridle. I love how you are making it so adjustable. I'm definitely going to use some of these ideas in my Vortex build.
BTW, while following the steps you have on making the tail strap for the spine, I found an error in your description. The photos show the correct length, but the text is incorrect. It says to cut the Dacron to 7.5 inches. If you do that and fold the .5in flap then fold the remaining strap in half as shown and described, you end up with a 3.5in strap. Now the 2in hook and loop pieces won't fit. I believe you meant to say cut a Dacron strip 14.5in long. That is what is shown in the pictures, and the math works correctly on it as well.
Last Edit: November 18, 2011, 07:52 AM by AKA_MrBill
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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November 10, 2011, 07:27 PM »
Quote from: AKA_MrBill on November 10, 2011, 06:43 PM
I found an error in your description. The photos show the correct length, but the text is incorrect. It says to cut the Dacron to 7.5 inches. If you do that and fold the .5in flap then fold the remaining strap in half as shown and described, you end up with a 3.5in strap. Now the 2in hook and loop pieces won't fit. I believe you meant to say cut a Dacron strip 14.5in long. That is what is shown in the pictures, and the math works correctly on it as well.
error noted and corrected; thanks for the heads up.
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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November 11, 2011, 01:24 PM »
Quote from: sugarbaker on October 02, 2011, 10:01 PM
Then I cut the hole for the standoff. I cut a hole slightly smaller than the post on the standoff connector... and then use a hot cutter to melt the edge of the hole to a size that the standoff connector will fit in (snuggly). Here is a picture taken prior to melting the holes to there larger size.
That pretty much does it for the sail portion of this kite build. In the next thread, I'll talk about how I prep and build my frame. Also, keep an eye out in the Kite Building and Repair forum for a new thread that will cover the kite sleeve construction (I'll be starting it soon).
Sorry to pull up an older page but I am going to be doing this step fairly soon.
How do you determine how far off the TE to place the holes?
Are you centering them in the patch or just using the "TLAR" method? (
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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November 11, 2011, 01:26 PM »
fell a little behind on what I had hoped to document. A quick entry before I go to work today.
Because I wanted a visual for what I'm going to explain, I made up a quick color coded pic of the bridle. These are the pieces as I have built my bridle for this B'zar:
1: orange = connection points/frame leaders
2: purple = turbo and pigtail
3: red = inhaul/ inner leg
4: grey = activator
5: green = outer and upper legs (upper and lower outhaul). This is one piece.
Stay tuned. I have 5 twelve hour shifts in a row starting today, so I won't be posting anymore until middle of next week.
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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November 11, 2011, 01:28 PM »
for the standoff reinforcements, my preference is to put them under the trailing edge strip, and then I put the holes in a way that they will not sever the trailing edge seam. I'll be posting better documentation of this on my P2 build, but not until a week or two away. I am out the door now, but can post more detail later.
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
Reply #98 on:
November 11, 2011, 03:23 PM »
Hmm i noticed on your bridle the leg going from the upper le point to the inhaul you have as an activator. Are you deviating from the plans on this? Usually that is just a keeper line to stop tail wraps and if you make that active you can really screw up how the bridle functions and how the kite performs if its not done right.
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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November 11, 2011, 08:13 PM »
The plan does call for an activator rather than a keeper line. I verified this with positivo because I wondered the same thing.
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
Reply #100 on:
November 15, 2011, 12:02 PM »
I've delayed these last posts because I was unhappy with the photographs of my bridle build. I'm going to completely rebuild my bridle (first one will be saved for a future B'zar build) for the purpose of better documentation. To go along with this, I'm going to be building a new bridle board that will be beneficial for future builds of many different kites (will explain later). So, look for more posts starting tomorrow... hopefully to be finishing up this thread by the end of this week (or next).
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
Reply #101 on:
November 16, 2011, 09:43 PM »
as mentioned, I'm redoing my bridle for the purpose of documenting accurately, and in order to make this applicable to future kite builds. My original intent was to show how I figure the dimensions for a bridle, how much length is lost to knots, etc. (as started in the previous post). While this information is helpful, what I'm going for now is a method in which less math is involved and more building is taking place. To do this, I'm building a bridle board of my own design.
Bridle boards tend to be concoctions of a flat surface with various markings/indications for measurements related to the particular kite being built. Mine is no exception, but I've designed a board that will not only be reusable for future B'zar builds, but for other kite plans as well. Here is a simple sketchup design that depicts what I'll be using. Note that my board is already built and documentation is lagging, but this will give you an idea. The thought behind it is that I will have an over engineered structure that will have a tie off point built in. Then, I'll use removable templates for all of my different kites. Each template will get labeled appropriately, then I can easily store just the templates out of the way. So, enough jabbering, here is the visual idea:
Tomorrow I'll put in an entry that covers most of this build with pics. It is not a complicated design, and if you decide to build one, it can be done any number of ways to accomplish the same thing; so detailed documentation of the bridle board build will not be presented here. Construction of the bridle will commence later in the week as I put this new jig to use. (and I'll warn you now that I will be implementing not just a metallic and black colored sharpie, but colors such as green and red! so look out).
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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November 17, 2011, 10:57 PM »
so, as promised, bridle documentation commences. With this bridle board I've built, it's still important to know how much length is lost to tying an overhand loop and lark's heads and prusik knots, so I've left the previous post in about measuring the loss. Less math will be involved now, as we won't have to subtract the leading edge attachment leads from our final length... you'll see.
Here is the bridle board in all of it's glory. It's constructed out of 3 layers of 1/2 inch MDF. I built it larger than needed so that is will have some heft to it. In the past, boards I've used for this purpose have slid around and needed to be clamped down; not any more. Note also that the top layer is multiple parts, with a slot that allows me to put a 1x1/2x36" template in place... each unique to the kite I'm building. This allows me to use the same board for future and repeat builds. I've drilled and placed a scrap piece of a p200 spar and added a center T and an APA leading edge connectors along with replicated leads for measuring. (I do realize that I may use different spars in the future for leading edges, but the difference in diameter is negligible)
for the template, I've used a measuring rule and marked (and labels with lengths) the measurements for the B'zar bridle. Note that they are in different colors. I've written a key for the colors directly on the bridle board that will be consistent with future builds. Only the measurements will change.
at the top of my template, I've placed a 10cm mark. I almost always make my loops by folding back a 10cm length at the end of the bridle line and tying an overhand knot. Each portion of the bridle starts this way. something to note is the red mark... it will become the end of the line once folded and tied. Sometimes I do not mark the first one, I just hold my thumb nail at the correct spot and make a fold. The bridle line is pretty easy to hold a folded point while tying it off.
Now, these are the beginning steps for every potion of the build (I realize I'm mentioning this twice, but repetition helps with understanding). This particular potion I'm picturing happen to be the Upper leg and the outer leg (I'm not going to cover much terminology here... I assume everyone will know that this could also be referred to as the lower and upper outhauls). I almost always build the upper and outer legs as one portion of line.
Once the first loop is tied, I attach the line to the jig. Remember, I want the middle knot on the attachment lead to be where the bridle equals the plan dimensions. This way, I can experiment with making the legs longer or shorter. So, loop is now attached to the middle knot on the leading edge attachment point:
This is the upper leg portion, so I bring the line taught and make a mark at the 525mm mark (the mark is red, but this doesn't matter).
now, not pictured terribly well here, I take the line off the attachment portion of the jig, flip it around, line the red mark up with the 545mm mark (length for the outer leg) and I clamp the original looped end at the end of the bridle board so that the mark still lines up with the 545mm mark when taught.
Now, at the APA end of the jig, I tie a larks head so that there is enough tension on the line to hold this portion up (remember it is clamped at the other end). This takes a little practice, but can be done fairly easy. I then mark the line at the center of the knot (see picture). Remember though, this is not the mark where you will fold to tie your loop! If you remember previously, you have to add 1.5cm past this mark to account for the line used in the overhand knot.
now, I accidentally skipped a step in the photos. The important thing to note is that you need to loosen the line by 1.5cm and make another mark to compensate for the knot that will be tied to form the loop. at that second line (looser, or closer to the spool; yes the spool is still attached), make a fold and measure out 10 more centimeters. Make a final mark at the end.
In this picture, you can see that I've added a note to the template to loosen (my short version "loose) the line by 1.5cm for the leading edge loop knots. I then made the mark at what will be the final knot. Remember, the spool is still attached and sitting just to the upper right of this photo.
Now, with the line folded over at 1.5cm longer than the original red mark, and tied off at the indicated place of 10cm, you can cut the line from the spool. I cut about 5mm away from the knot, and melt it back. (melted portion not pictured).
Now, I've one Upper and Outer leg assembly. Repeat this portion. (remember, your bridle is identical side to side, so you have to do two of everything).
Once you have two of these, lay them out and be sure they are the same length. fold them at the mark you made to indicate the separation between upper and outer legs (which will also be the attachment point for the turbo portion of the bridle). The upper and outer legs are only a few centimeters different, it should be reflected at this point though.
now time to move on to the turbo, inner leg and activator portions.
Last Edit: November 17, 2011, 11:00 PM by sugarbaker
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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November 17, 2011, 11:09 PM »
now, the activator is constructed in almost the same way, but the biggest thing to remember is this: My activator will not rest on the middle knot of the LE attachment point. I'll be using the knot closest to the spar. That being said, I may also play around with adjusting the activator... the reason for using the closest knot is that I only only foresee wanting to lengthen the activator (I know this from my first bridle build, as the activator does put quite a lot of influence on the inner leg with the dimensions the plan calls for).
So, start with a 10cm overhand loop. Then attach to the jig. (also note that in this picture, I added the 1.5cm mark at the top of the template).
Now, I bring the line taught and make a mark at the 316mm spot on the template, indicating what needs to be the final length of the activator.
now, with this portion, I'm not attaching to a spar... it will attach to the inner leg with a prusik knot (or a sheet bend, but I'm planning for a prusik for easier adjustability). The previous method of tying the knot, marking the center and adding 1.5cm can work, but you'll need and extra hand to hold the line taught. What I've done is figured out that a prusik knot also takes 1.5cm of extra length. So I added one more mark on the template and a note that states "loose 3cm for prusik knot" that is to indicate that I need to loosen the line by 3cm. so, I've added another mark to the line 3cm closer to the spool that will be the spot I fold over.
Then, I finish the piece the same as the first... measure out 10cm, make a mark, tie the overhand knot for the loop and cut from the spool, melting back the 5mm portion left past the knot when cutting. Then repeat all the steps in this post for your second activator. Lay them out and make sure they are the same.
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Re: Bzar 2011 build thread
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November 17, 2011, 11:15 PM »
Nice Idea for the board. SImilar to what I did for mine based of AW's page. I didn'T bother with separate templates, just left the yard stick in and added scrap 3pt, .157 and 2400 along with the p200 instead of the nails. I also took and idea from Jon and Paul and made a pig tail template with 5 holes starting at 3 CM from the rod and 1cm increments so I can make consistant pig tails. Now to get busy and get some of my project list started
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SourceLabs' Continuous Support System brings greater support to enterprises using open-source software in production systems.SourceLabs announced June 28 the SourceLabs Continuous Support System, technology that dramatically improves the timeliness and effectiveness of software support for large, mission-critical enterprise Java and open-source applications.
Byron Sebastian, chief executive of Seattle-based SourceLabs, said the new system increases support and service by providing continuous diagnostic monitoring of production systems to prevent downtime. The system initiates pre-emptive repair processes that discover and resolve issues before they become problems, and it provides ongoing notification, alert and analysis services, Sebastian said.
"The Continuous Support System is the payoff to the bet we made in support for large enterprises," he said. "We always said technology and software could be applied to the support issue."
SourceLabs' Continuous Support System features what Sebastian calls "adaptive diagnostic probes" that are fully integrated and configured for customer environments. The probes identify production issues and begin to gather diagnostic information to help get to the root of the problem, he said. Indeed, the probes can be configured so that as soon as a problem occurs, the SourceLabs support team extracts system information to find and resolve the problem. And the system includes a database of more than 200,000 signatures of problems that might occur, Sebastian said.
"It's like an MRI into the situation," said Cornelius Willis, vice president of marketing and co-founder of SourceLabs. "But where the magic is lies in what we do with the information."
SourceLabs extends its certified open-source software stack to Oracle middleware. Click here to read more.
The SourceLabs Continuous Support System features issue acquisition tools that continuously check open-source data sources and come away with more than 1,000 problem signatures a day, Sebastian said.
The key pieces of the system include the adaptive diagnostic monitoring probes; automated issue acquisition tools; a database of over 200,000 issue and failure signatures; failure signature-matching algorithms; continuous notification, alert and analysis services; and pre-emptive triage and repair services, Sebastian said.
"We think this is the strength of open source," Sebastian said, noting that instead of waiting for quarterly or monthly updates, open-source software developers are constantly updating and refining open-source software, and users can get access to fixes on a daily basis.
Read the full story on eWEEK.com: SourceLabs System Provides Continuous Open-Source Support
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Howard University disclosed Wednesday that it will require 1,700 of its hospital employees to take the equivalent of eight days of unpaid leave over the next year, in an effort to save $6 million.
The university said the furloughs "will be carefully coordinated to retain the highest quality patient care delivery."
The university, in Northwest Washington, said it had no plans for other hospital personnel cuts. Howard University Hospital, under pressure lately to decrease expenses because of revenue shortfalls, also plans to reduce spending on employee overtime, supplies and drugs, among other steps.
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Natixis Asset Management's outlook and investment strategies: where to get value in 2016?
Natixis Asset Management foresees growth picking up in the euro zone, aided by an ever-accommodating ECB, even if global growth should remain moderate again this year. The decisions by the Fed and its monetary tightening policy will however set the pace in 2016.
Natixis Asset Management's experts give an overview of their outlook and investment strategies for 2016:
• Philippe Waechter, Chief Economist;
• Ibrahima Kobar, Co-CIO and Head of Fixed Income;
• Yves Maillot, Head of European Equities;
• Franck Nicolas, Head of Investment & Clients Solutions.
Continually low inflation and moderate global growth
Inflation will stay low in 2016 in developed countries and especially in the euro zone. The upturn is not expected before 2018 or even 2020 and this despite the ECB's efforts. "The reason for this is twofold. The drop in oil prices continues to negatively impact inflation. The central banks are also having a hard time alone in propelling internal growth that would trigger a wage increase," explained Philippe Waechter, Chief Economist at Natixis Asset Management. This overly low inflation drags down growth, represented in terms of consumption, at a period where households are more in debt than they were in 2007. Moreover, the sluggish global trade has not propelled growth onto a higher trajectory. Growth in the euro zone is expected to reach 1.5% in 2015 after four consecutive years of flat lining. It should increase in 2016 as the business cycle will be more synchronised among the euro zone countries, spurring corporate investment.
ECB - FED: The central banks' unprecedented divergence
In December 2015, the Fed made the first hike of a quarter of a percentage point in the federal funds rate. This has led to an unprecedented situation where the main central banks have diverged from their North American counterpart. "While the Fed has initiated monetary tightening measures, which should be quite gradual and moderate, the ECB will keep its very accommodating stance in 2016. It will extend its QE programme to dispel any uncertainties among economic players," commented Philippe Waechter. The divergent monetary policies will confirm that the euro is retreating against the dollar. "Benefiting from the ECB's proactive policy, coupled with low oil prices, the euro zone will be in the best position to synchronise the business cycle in 2016: this is where we can expect growth to pick up," added Philippe Waechter.
Long-term rates still hinge on the Fed's decisions
In 2015, forecasted hikes in the federal funds rates did not impact the long term rates. Despite some volatility, they were overall stable during the year thanks to purchases made by foreign investors. "This impact may be felt in 2016, but it will all depend on the Fed's stance," stated Ibrahima Kobar, Co-CIO and Head of Fixed Income at Natixis Asset Management. An assessment will need to be made on the extent the Fed will tighten its balance sheet, which could more or less impact the yield.
High selectivity and an appetite for calculated risks on fixed income
With the overall weakening of risk-free rates, a portion of the curve is even generating negative rates in Europe. Investors seeking higher returns will therefore need to be very selective. This is especially the case for sovereign debt. "We need to know how to take calculated risks and conduct an in-depth assessment of each country," stated Ibrahima Kobar. "For example, we need to factor in the strong correlation between German and US debt. In neighbouring countries, Italian debt and Spanish debt should improve under the ECB programme, but Italy has the advantage of better liquidity." There's an alternative in finding higher returns in fixed income: knowing how to take calculated risks in the loan market. "Asset Backed Securities (ABS) have a major advantage as they expose the investor to variable rates," explained Ibrahima Kobar. "For investors with a greater risk appetite, high yield bonds and other types of subordinated debt such as contingent convertibles (CoCo) or leverage loans offer higher potential returns." added Ibrahima Kobar.
European equities: a promising year for stock pickers
2016 could be another favourable year for stock pickers. "We are focusing on investment themes and sectors that are reaping the advantages of low interest rates. These include companies with solid balance sheets that payout dividends to their shareholders, securities that could be contributed in M&A deals, defensive stocks of companies generating large positive cash flows (telecoms, pharmaceuticals, real estate), and sectors positively impacted by the collapse of raw materials. For example, the automotive industry is benefiting directly by paying less for steel and plastic as well as indirectly as lower interest rates on loans and cheaper oil prices boost consumer purchasing power," stated Yves Maillot, Head of European Equities at Natixis Asset Management. Mid-caps have also been performing quite well recently. The CAC Mid & Small Index has clearly outperformed the CAC 40 over one to three years. Mid-caps still have a lot of untapped potential. "US statistics from 1950-2014 show that mid-caps have outperformed large caps by an average of 2.9% per year. Currently these mid-caps do not offer any premium even though their growth rate is higher," pointed out Yves Maillot.
Asset allocation: top choices are European equities and US bonds with long term interest rates
Building the portfolio should remain selective in 2016 as the two main asset classes, equities and bonds, are priced rather high. "Our asset allocation is based more on relative choices than directional ones," explained Franck Nicolas, Head of Investment & Clients Solutions at Natixis Asset Management. "In terms of fixed income, we are focusing on US bonds and on the long end of the yield curve, which is less sensitive to the upcoming monetary tightening measures and more profitable than its European counterpart. For equities, we are selecting European stocks over US ones. We are also taking calculated risks on some Japanese stocks. We are still shying away from emerging markets, which have not been able to jump start growth despite a deep discount in stocks after under-performing for several years in a row." concluded Franck Nicolas.
Visit the following site to download the press conference's presentation - available only in French : Natixis AM_press conference's presentation
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About Natixis Asset Management
Natixis Asset Management ranks among the leading European asset managers1 with €328.6 billion in assets under management and 649 employees2. Natixis Asset Management offers its clients tailored, innovative and efficient solutions organised into six investment divisions:
Fixed income, European equities, Investment and client solutions, Structured products and volatility developed by Seeyond, Global emerging developed by Emerise, and Responsible Investing developed by Mirova.
1 Source: IPE Top 400 Asset Managers 2015 ranked Natixis Asset Management as the 46th largest asset manager based on global assets under management, and by the country of the main headquarters and/or main European domicile, as of 31 December 2014.
2 Source: Natixis Asset Management - Natixis Asset Management Asia Limited as of 30 September 2015.
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Seeyond is a brand of Natixis Asset Management. Emerise is a brand of Natixis Asset Management and Natixis Asset Management Asia Limited with teams in Paris and Singapore. Natixis Asset Management Asia Limited is an asset manager, 100% subsidiary of Natixis Asset Management. Mirova is a subsidiary of Natixis Asset Management.
About Natixis
Natixis is the international corporate, investment, insurance and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE, the 2nd-largest banking group in France with 36 million clients spread over two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne.
With more than 16,000 employees, Natixis has a number of areas of expertise that are organized into three main business lines: Corporate & Investment Banking, Investment Solutions & Insurance, and Specialized Financial Services.
A global player, Natixis has its own client base of companies, financial institutions and institutional investors as well as the client base of individuals, professionals and small and medium-size businesses of Groupe BPCE's banking networks.
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We especially recognize the contributions of our donors who have taken an active role in the university's success and given a portion of their resources to benefit the educational community by profiling a few of our donors: Helen Price, Lois Elliott, Jeffrey and Lila Scott, and Dr. Mary Lou Hubbard.
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Yona Corn is a lyric mezzo-soprano with a passion for opera and classical musical theatre. Determined to build a career as a performer, Corn faces daunting odds, but she's been cultivating some essentials, including resilience and a can-do attitude.
You've hit a few potholes on your career path. How have they affected you?
In 2009, I was playing Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro with the Amato Opera in the East Village. A boy, Cherubino cross-dresses as a girl. The hem on my dress was too long, and I tripped on stage, fell, and shattered my left [jaw] joint. I had surgery and made a complete recovery, but when you are faced with a potentially career-ending injury, you have a lot of time to think.
I also sing with the Oratorio Society of New York. Last fall, we were invited to perform at the Vatican. The night before we were to leave, I had a 102-degree fever and couldn't travel. I missed the trip and the performance. But I've sung with the society at Carnegie Hall. I'm part of a 200-voice choir for a holiday performance of Handel's Messiah. Not a moment goes by that I'm not grateful to be there.
How are you broadening your skills?
Recently I was a communications intern for the National Dance Institute, which was founded by Jacques d'Amboise, a former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. The institute brings dance to schools where kids might not have been exposed to the arts. It was an opportunity for me to experience a different aspect of the arts. The kids were so happy to see the performers. It was wonderful to see artists sharing their skills with a population that needs it so badly. I'm now considering starting my own nonprofit organization.
How has your Barnard education enhanced your work?
It enriched my experience with music. I took a lot of music theory classes; I can place a piece of music in a historical time and analyze it. Now I'm at a point where I can instruct other people.
You don't speak Italian. So how did you pull off a seemingly effortless rendition of the Italian national anthem at the Columbus Day wreath-laying ceremony at Columbus Circle?
I went to YouTube and did research to make sure I had the current version and the right verses in the right order. I've studied classical voice for a while, so I can sing in Italian. I practiced a lot. I met the Italian ambassador who said I did a pretty good job.
What keeps you motivated?
My advisor, Gail Archer [director of Chamber Choir] has always been so supportive. There has never been anyone who's told me not to go for it, though saying you want a career in the arts can be a very big thing to say. I feel it's just a question of the right audition at the right time with the right person.
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Most other field operations use much less fuel, like planting no-till corn at 0.53 gal./acre and disking at 0.49 gal./acre. — Top Farmer Crop Workshop Newsletter, June 2006


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Charlie Daniels, Darius Rucker Featured On 'SEC Storied'
Charlie Daniels and Darius Rucker will join other singers, actors and athletes as part of the 'SEC Storied' documentaries set to air on the new SEC Network.
'The Stars Are Aligned' will feature 14 celebrities sharing about their pasts, with each person representing a different college in the Southeastern Conference.
'SEC Storied' was launched by ESPN Films in September 2011 to tell the history of the conference. The SEC Network, which is operated by ESPN, is taking over the series and expanding it to 10 documentaries per year.
Rucker will represent South Carolina, with Daniels representing Tennessee. Other celebrities featured include Jason Dufner (Auburn), James Carville (LSU), Ashley Judd (Kentucky), Shepard Smith (Ole Miss), Amy Robach (Georgia), Willie Geist (Vanderbilt), Melissa Joan Hart (Alabama), Rick Perry (Texas A&M), Ralphie May (Arkansas), Emmitt Smith (Florida), Carl Edwards (Missouri) and Jonathan Papelbon (Mississippi State).
Kenny Chesney will also be involved with the network, going behind the scenes to co-produce 'The Believer,' a film about NCAA's Steve Spurrier, which will air on Aug. 27.
'The Stars Are Aligned,' directed by Andy Billman, will air Aug. 14 on the SEC Network.


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Undergraduate Scholarships
Criminal Justice currently has four undergraduate scholarships available: the Suzanne Bailey Scholarship, The Leslie Vaughn Prater Memorial Scholarship, and the Doc Schettler Scholarship.
is a maximum of $2000 a year awarded to an outstanding, full-time, Senior majoring in Criminal Justice. Criteria include, undergraduate GPA, purpose of pursing a criminal justice degree, and financial need. Preference will be given to students who intend to pursue a Master's degree in Criminal Justice at UTC. Award to be determined by Departmental Scholarship Committee.
Ann Schettler Worth established this scholarship in memory of her father, Clarence G. "Doc" Schettler who was a pharmacist who owned Schettler Drugs in Sweetwater, Tennessee, and was a great believer in education. He was one of seven children of German immigrants. At age eighteen, he became the youngest person to successfully complete the pharmacy qualifying examination. He served in the military in Europe during World War I, and upon his return attended the University of Tennessee. Doc was instrumental in establishing the National Guard unit in Sweetwater, and faithfully served his country during World War II. His commitment to education inspired his two daughters and all of his grandchildren to attend and graduate from college. Doc's passing in 1981 was a great loss to his family, friends and community, but the fruits of his integrity, faithfulness, and commitment to education endure through his family and this scholarship program established in his memory.
The Undergraduate Suzanne Bailey Scholarship is a maximum of $600 a year awarded to a junior or senior in Criminal Justice who has demonstrated financial need and successful academic progress. A student who has held this scholarship in the previous year shall have preference in subsequent years.
This scholarship was set up in honor of Suzanne Bailey, Judge of Hamilton County Juvenile Court since 1990, by the Tennessee Juvenile Court Services Association, a professional association of Juvenile Court workers created in 1973 to serve the interest and needs of children across the state of Tennessee. Through this fund, the association, which provides a forum for the exchange of professional ideas through training of Juvenile Justice professionals, wishes to fund scholarships that will benefit worthy students in the field of Criminal Justice.
The Undergraduate Leslie Vaughn Prater Memorial Scholarship is an award of approximately $500 awarded to a student majoring in Criminal Justice with at least 60 hours and a GPA of 2.75 or higher. Preference will be given to African-American students. A student who has held this scholarship in the previous year shall have preference in subsequent years. Applicants must write an essay on "I Believe in Justice for All."
Leslie Vaughn Prater was born on December 24, 1966 in Chattanooga, TN. He was the son of Dwight and Loretta and the brother of Stefan Prater. He was a graduate of Tyner High School, where he was selected as a Senior Superlative of his 1985 graduating class. He had a very charismatic personality and strong leadership qualities. During his teenage years, Leslie developed a strong interest in the arts, particularly painting and drawing. Leslie attended Tennessee State University and the Art Institute of Atlanta. While living in Atlanta, he held a position as an illustrator and Post Production Manager with Medical Legal illustrations. Eventually he returned to Chattanooga where he resided until his tragic and untimely death on January 2, 2004 at the age 37. Although his glowing smile and personality are no longer here to brighten the days of those who knew and loved him, his love of life and passion for helping people will live on through this scholarship. It is the family's sincere hope that the recipients of this scholarship will embrace justice and embark on a successful professional career to ensure that justice is enjoyed by all.


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In Israel, 3 teenagers decided to make a fake "holy grave" of Onkelos and people flocked all over to pray there. When it was exposed, people still kept coming with the neighbors complaining about the idiots trampling the grape vines.
It was on the local news here and I translated this for a friend of mine. So click on "CC" for "Closed Caption" (bottom of the screen, a bit to the right) and select English, unless you can read Hebrew.
You have to click "play" before the "CC" option will appear, apparently.
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Nice to see that some of us Jews are equally as foolish as the gentiles who surround them. Goddamn 'em all!
Well, it's not any different than the Chabadnikim who walk around the Rabbe's table after kiddish with their empty cups, imagining him filling them, or bowing to his empty chair, praying to it, and leaving messages on his empty desk (google youtube Chabad rebbe chair for several of these hidden videos).
I suppose people need a dead human to talk to!
Apikorsim like me, however, are another matter. heh!
The Chabad people are the equivalent of liberal Christians. Both argue for a reasoned approach to their horseshit and make the truly strident stronger by increasing the general number of willing suckers for religion.
Oh, and I use the handle "Apikoros" in some online venues. GMTA!
Ah, so you're the one! :D
I used to be at Delphi and I'm currently at Go Comics as Apikoros. I'm also El Judío Bravo or El Judío Boricua.
So, I was raised Jewish but I have never been to Israel. Is Israel more or less religious than the USA? Are non-religious ethnically Jewish men in Israel allowed to date or interact with other non-religious women in Israel before marriage or not even get married?
Remember, Israel was founded by secularlists and atheists. There is still one last atheist kibbutz. (Kibuttim are dying due to the theory behind them). And when the Russian influx came in, you ended up with huge numbers who could not even prove that they were Jewish, never mind having a connection. So yeah, the makeup isn't too different than the USA. But if you live where I do, it's sort of a bubble where non-religious is a rarity - a sort of a flip.
And anyone can date or do whatever they want. It's a democracy, not Shi'ira law! ;) However, the Charadeim are in charge of the religious courts, and if you want to get married, you need to prove that you are both Jews (mother's ketuba, etc.). Some just take a jaunt to cyprus, have a wedding there, and bring back the paperwork to the courts for filing (intermarriage or gay weddings).
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Defensive end Osi Umenyiora has been experimenting with standing up as a linebacker at camp after signing with the Falcons as a free agent this offseason, but that might have been in his future even if he stayed with the Giants.
The Giants have been doing their own experiments at camp and one of them features Justin Tuck without his hand in the dirt. Tuck called it something the team is "toying around" with in hopes of increasing their versatility on defense. Mathias Kiwanuka, who is back at defensive end after years of moving between end and linebacker, thinks Tuck can handle the responsibilities of the new gig but Tuck says there's an adjustment.
"It is weird," Tuck said, via Conor Orr of the Newark Star-Ledger. "It's something I did in high school and college more, but eight years of putting your hand in the dirt — it's a little different. But like I said, I'll do whatever the coaching staff feels will help this defense out."
The Giants have long been a team that looked to their front four to generate pass rush, with their main wrinkle coming via the "NASCAR" package of four defensive ends on the field at the same time. That didn't work for them last season, though, and the maneuvering with Tuck shows they're at least open to trying some different things in order to get their defense back to the desired level.
Coach Tom Coughlin said that they are toying around with players with the second and third teams as well, so there's a chance you'll be seeing some of this new look during the preseason.


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In 1891, John Dunn dropped out of the University of Pennsylvania due to illness, ending a dream of a career in civil engineering.
To recover from illness and to regain stamina, Dunn traveled to Maine for the fresh air and rigors of the outdoors.
From 1885 to 1904, John Dunn spent weeks on end photographing, hunting and fishing around Ragged Lake, Roach Pond and Moosehead Lake.


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