text:
Archive for September 2010
The Top End
Seisia/Bamaga to Gove/Nhulunby – August 26, 27 &28
Crossing the Gulf of Carpenteria took 3 days and 3 nights. The less said about the trip the better, as it was most unpleasant. The wind was from the SW at first and then wavered between S and SE. This meant we got the main swell on our beam. Although the wind wasn't more than 20-25 knots, the seas were short and steep and confused. This is because strong currents from the Coral and Arafura Seas meet here as water from the Pacific and Indian Oceans flows in opposing directions over the relatively shallow continental shelf, and the wind and tide are often at cross purposes too. That washing machine effect, again…
Gove Harbour/Nhulunby – August 29 &30
The harbour and town exist to service Rio Tinto Alcan's vast bauxite processing plant, which squats at the entrance to the harbour. The land of both harbour and town is owned by the Aboriginal inhabitants and is only leased to the company. This place is truly remote: almost 700 miles from the nearest paved road and serviced by a 4-WD track that is impassable during the wet season, although an airport is accessible by small aircraft so the settlement isn't completely cut off.
The harbour is large and contains a reef just as one approaches the Gove Yacht Club mooring area. This is exposed at low tide and is visible on the charts, but no one seems to have thought it necessary to mark the hazard, though there are red and green buoys slightly to starboard of it as one enters. Though these would ordinarily indicate the entrance to a harbour they're placed right amidst the numerous moored yachts, which was puzzling. The explanation came during a chance conversation with a chap on the foreshore, who told us that in fact these mark the positions of 2 sunken vessels. A mast from another sunken sail boat poked out of the water at a drunken angle close by and closer to shore the rusted skeletal superstructure of another, larger, vessel was marked with a fishing float tied to one girder. Many of the moored yachts there looked ready to join the wrecks on the bottom any day. It all seemed a bit random.
We'd arrived late on Sunday afternoon and discovered the Gove Yacht Club is closed on Mondays, which was a disappointment; we'd been looking forward to eating out, doing laundry and having real showers. But at least I hitch-hiked into town to buy fresh fruit and vegetables for the next few weeks while The Captain did boat maintenance. We'd read hitch-hiking seems to be the done thing in the area, but I'd never hitch-hiked in my life, having been brought up to 'never accept a ride from strangers'. I nervously flapped my hand at the first passing Ute – the thumb gesture was beyond me – and the man who picked me up must have been especially nice, or seriously bored, because he waited until I'd done the shopping and brought me back to the yacht club too!
As it got dark, the Alcan plant was brightly illuminated and looked sparkly and attractive under night's tactful veil. On the opposite shore bush fires had been lit as part of Aboriginal traditional land management practices dating back some 30,000 years and flickered through the trees. The two sets of golden lights – the ancient and the modern – glittered at each other across the dark waters of the harbour.
Elizabeth Bay, Cape Wilberforce – August 31
As we left Gove Harbour another sailboat came up alongside from behind and the two people on board shouted across to find out if we were also headed for Elizabeth Bay. We bellowed back and agreed to meet there, which was a pleasant prospect as it had been a considerable while since we'd had company.
To reach Elizabeth Bay by the shortest route one passes through a cut between Cape Wilberforce and S.W. Bromby Island, then turns sharply to port to pass through another, narrower cut between the peninsula and a tiny speck of land which doesn't seem to have a name.
Coming toward the cut we were flanked by impressive rock formations. Chocolate brown, layered rock that looked soft was undercut in galleries. This was capped by a thick layer of pale, much cracked and fissured sedimentary rock of a completely different texture. By the time we'd got this far 2 ½ metre waves were coming at the boat from several directions, the wind was strong, the current in the cut was against us, and with impeccable timing The Captain caught a seriously big fish on the trolling line he'd forgot to bring in.
It turned out to be a Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus) – a variety that fetches top price in Japan for sashimi. Mmm! So that definitely had to come in before it threw the hook. It was too big and vigorous to fit into the net and we had to use the gaff, so the cockpit was liberally spattered with blood by the time I subdued it by splashing its gills with vodka. (This is, by the way, the quickest way of killing large fish, and any alcohol will do. They give a shudder, then stiffen and become still.)
Tuna, like other pelagic and especially warm water species must be bled immediately on capture and speedily chilled to maintain the quality of the flesh, so I hoicked the beast into the galley sink. After bleeding it I tried to saw the head off. (Remember that the boat was heaving all over the place during these procedures, the fish was very slippery and much heavier than one would expect and The Captain was fully occupied fighting his own battle to keep the boat steady and moving in the right direction.) I have a 12" long, extra heavy diving knife with a 7" blade, hopefully bought especially for such purposes. So far it had worked beautifully but this time it was barely adequate for the job. The galley was well covered with scales, slime and gore by the time I'd also gutted the carcase, sawed off the tail, wrapped the carcase in several layers of plastic rubbish bags and shoved it into the freezer to bring the temperature down as quickly as possible.
I regained the cockpit just as we turned to port to pass through the smaller cut. At the midpoint of this, the water suddenly became smooth, as if Neptune had drawn an invisible line on the surface of the water and pronounced: 'Agitation this far, and no further'. It was really quite astonishing. We glided on to Elizabeth Bay in the fading afternoon light, avoiding the necklaces of buoys that marked pearl farms, and that evening shared the bounty with our neighbours off Silver Cloud: we provided the sushi and Tahitian 'poisson cru' and they brought beer! This necessity I'd been unable to buy in Nhulunby due to the draconian licensing laws there. One must first obtain a license at a special office in the centre of town and liquor stores are only open in the afternoons. The laws are meant to help control the alcohol related problems within the Aboriginal community, but are hard on thirsty yachties with limited time and transportation.
Gugari Rip a.k.a. Hole in the Wall
From Elizabeth Bay we left the next morning for the Gugari Rip, which is also known as the Hole in the Wall.
This is a narrow, short passage, only about 50 yards wide and about a mile long, where an island cracked in half to become two: Raragala & Guluwuru Islands. These are part of the Wessel Group of islands that stretches up between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Arafura Sea. As might be expected where large volumes of water are squeezed through a narrow space as tides rise and fall, the currents can be terrifically fast.
The Gugari Rip has a certain notoriety because it must be taken on the High Water slack or first hour of the ebbing tide (if coming from the south), otherwise it is impassable or dangerous. However, many boats take this route through the Wessel Group because it saves a good day's sailing.
Received wisdom has it that the Gove Yacht Club will provide the correct information to enable a smooth passage. However, the Yacht Club had been closed while we were there and my internet searches resulted in conflicting information:
"In Gove we had been confidently told the High Water slack was one hour behind HW Gove"
"Clearly, slack water is a little later than one hour after HW Gove"
"High tide is approximately 1 hour before that in Gove"
"Some references say to use Gove tides minus 1 hour and others say to use Darwin tides plus 2 ½ hours to hit slack tide and so go through with just a bit of current on your direction"
"Something in their calculations of the right time to start through the pass was off"
"Conditions were not as 'per guidance'"
We made the decision to forget about received wisdom, Gove and Darwin. We looked up HW at Guluwuru Island on Seafarer Tides 2010. (This programme is put out by the Australian Hydrographic Service and has been most useful and well worth the reasonable price one pays for it.)
HW Guluwuru Island was 13.01 that day.
We made much better time than expected from Elizabeth Bay and arrived at 12:00 The wind was 15-17 knots SE, there was a 2 ½' to 3' swell, we saw standing waves and a general aura of roughness at the entrance to the Rip. We could also see that the water's surface within the Rip itself was preternaturally smooth. For curiosity's sake we decided to move up and reconnoitre in spite of being too early.
We had the Genoa furled and the main was ½ up as The Captain nosed the boat up very slowly, coming close but meeting no resistance until almost at the entrance to the passage, where our speed quickly dropped from 4 knots to nothing as with the engine on full we came to a complete stop. We turned the boat around and motored slowly about ½ mile back, where we lurked around until 13:45.
At 14:00, as we approached the entrance for the second time, the water presented a completely different surface although the wind had not dropped. It was mostly smooth, with almost no swell. There was a patch of densely ruffled, small standing waves at the port side of the entrance. We nosed up to the entrance and this time began picking up speed even before we entered. The water here was very smooth, with whorls and whirlpools along both sides of the passage. The current continued to increase until at the midway point it measured 6-7 knots and The Captain had to increase the engine revs to maintain steering control. (NB for non-boaty people: Whizzing along in a fast current sounds brilliant. However, in order to steer a boat, water needs to be moving over the rudder. If one is caught in a current – or wave – that is moving faster than the engine can push the boat, the current is in charge. This is Not A Good Thing, especially in a narrow, rocky corridor and quite aside from the fact that Captains prefer to be in charge at all times.)
The ride was exhilarating and really one of the best experiences of the voyage so far. The rock formations along both shores are wonderful – a tumbled desolation of massive cracked, broken and tilted slabs of sedimentary rock decorated with patches of sparse vegetation. I was able to take lots of photos, which have their own gallery and are in sequence beginning from the southern entrance to the northern exit.
We emerged into a wide bay and a dry, low landscape with white sand beaches and scrub. Although there were 18 knots of wind the water on this side of the islands was almost flat calm, so we brought up the sails and sat back to enjoy a really pleasant sail!
Guruliya Bay/Raragala Island – September 1
We paralleled the shoreline of Raragala Island after our little adventure. It was very barren and along the shoreline we noticed curious reddish patches that upon closer inspection with binoculars turned out to be big balls of varying sizes. I have been unable to find out what they are, but judging from the colour assume they are large balls of bauxite that have weathered out, or been washed out of the surrounding rock.
The Captain hung the fishing line out and caught a mullet about the size of a breakfast plate. It looked delicious. Something else must have agreed, because when he pulled the poor thing up, had been neatly bitten in half but was still alive. Oh dear! A swift mercy killing was in order. I then cut it up for bait, and he dropped the hook overboard again. Wham, bam! Bait gone, hook gone! Now consumed by blood lust, dinner forgotten, determined to catch the thief, The Captain repeated the procedure several times, each time either the hook was taken along with the bait or the trace was bitten in half as well. He was obviously feeding some kind of monster. Finally he caught a small forktail catfish (Arius graeffei) which had stolen the bait this time but would have been incapable of biting the other fish in half. It made a rather pathetic, small gurking noise as it lay in the net, so we released it.
This wasn't the first time he had lost a hook. During one of our passages between anchorages, a large hook and lure went when the steel trace was bitten through, and a subsequent attempt resulted in a huge chunk being bitten out of the wooden lure. We had agreed that we preferred not to have a jaw with teeth that powerful in the cockpit, and fishing ended for the day.
Refuge Bay (Elcho Island) September 2
This was a good anchorage, but we had to anchor very far out because of the sand shoals, so no photos. We left early the next day and sailed overnight to:
Mullet Bay (N. Goulburn Island) September 4th
En route to this anchorage we came across a sharply delineated patch of very turbulent water near an island and at the edge of it caught a huge Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson).
This time it took a fair bit of wrestling to get it alongside and there was no question about having to use the gaff. There was also no question about not trying to clean & butcher it in the galley. Spanish mackerel is delicious and nothing like European mackerel. The flesh isn't oily but white and quite firm and it tastes excellent both as sashimi or filleted and cooked plainly with butter and lemon.
Mullet Bay was a pleasant enough anchorage and calm, but of no photographic interest and even had we been tempted to go ashore this would not have been allowed without a permit, as it is Aboriginal land. However, we were able to access the internet, which more than compensated for the lack of visual interest. The Aboriginal settlement and/or small airstrip on the other side of the island must be provided with a really strong 3G network!
Malay Bay (Cape Cockburn) September 5th
This was a quiet anchorage, but again we were so far out that there was little to see and nothing to photograph.
Palm Bay (Croker Island) September 6th
To arrive at this anchorage we went through the passage between Croker Island and the Cobourg Peninsula, choosing our time so as to travel with the tide. This was another wide, shallow bay and we anchored far out from shore in 12' of water. There are many sand shoals here and the area is poorly charted, so we edged the boat in even more carefully than usual.
Port Essington (Black Point), Cobourg Peninsula September 7th
Port Essington was a pleasant anchorage and it would have been interesting to go ashore if we'd had the time. It was the site of an attempt to form a British settlement called New Victoria during the 1830's, intended to act as a major trading port to service the Asian market. But disease, lack of skilled labour and the destruction of the settlement by a cyclone caused its abandonment and it is now only a remote ruin.
Port Essington is also the site of archaeological remains of trepang (sea cucumber) processing plants, dating back to the early 1700's, when the aborigines of Arnhem Land traded with Macassan seafarers who supplied the markets of southern China with that delicacy. This is the first recorded example of trade between the inhabitants of the Australian continent and their Asian neighbours, and it had a lasting effect on the Aboriginal culture of the area.
Alcaro Bay, Cape Don , Cobourg Peninsula September 8th
We only spent part of the night here, as we had to leave at 2am (4 hours before HW Darwin) to catch the tidal current that would take us around Cape Don.
Before each passage The Captain checks and re-checks tide tables and timings very carefully but from here on, timings of passages and departure will be even more tide-determined than they have been. Until now, the tidal range has ranged between 1-3 metres. In Darwin, the tidal range is about 8 metres between HW and LW! Because of the many peninsulas, islands, outcroppings and bays along the shore of the Northern Territory and the Kimberly, tidal rips are common and flows reach 8-9 knots. Trying to fight these is a fuel-expensive waste of time.
Hence the 2am departure, only slightly delayed by the autopilot, which refused to start until it had been rebooted it a few times. We raised the anchor and cautiously motored out of the bay. Gradually the current caught us and our speed quickly rose to 9+ knots and we fairly zipped along under a starry sky and over what seemed like a completely still sea.
Cape Hotham (West side) September 9th
We were now where the Arafura Sea meets the Van Dieman Gulf. En route we had passed an undersea formation with the wonderful name of 'The Deep Craven Patches'.
We had to try 3 times to get the anchor to hold and even so the boat was at a peculiar angle in relation to the anchor, probably as a result of the strong current. The water was muddy green and on the distant shore dense forests of gum and mangrove trees stood with their feet in the water. As twilight fell, it was so quiet that we could hear the evening chorus on shore as birds settled for the night and bats flew over the treetops in large flocks, chittering noisily. Then complete silence fell, but did not last.
We'd been anchoring near mangrove swamps and although we were usually at least half a mile from shore, insects seem to be attracted by our LED lights and we'd had a few unwelcome visitors. Among these was a very large cricket which jumped on me and then hid somewhere in the main cabin and didn't reappear. I mentioned it and the Captain said he'd seen it and that it wasn't a cricket but something like a praying mantis. Oh well…we forgot about it.
The cricket began shrilling at an unbelievable volume at about 9pm. I was already deeply asleep by then and didn't hear it, though probably would have done eventually had not The Captain woken me first with a flash-light and irritable demands for bug spray, a fly swat, help searching for the offending insect, anything to silence the din. Equally irritably, I blearily scuffled thorough our cache of cockroach killer, insect repellents for body and clothing, mosquito nets and rat traps with no success. When I pointed out that trying to find a cricket in a dark boat is futile, The Captain began muttering evil things while continuing to peer into dark cavities with his flash-light. Finally I moved a few things about in an arbitrary sort of way and shouted, 'Be quiet or you die!'
Silence. I grumbled off to bed again. Then the cricket gave a very tiny, tentative chirrup and The Captain threw something large at its general vicinity and discouraged further zithering for the night.
Darwin – Fannie Bay 10-14 September
I sat on the side of the dinghy yesterday evening, waiting for the incoming tide to float the dinghy and watching the sun set. The clear blue sky was painted with scarlet and gold clouds in swirling veils and the sun was a bloated fiery ball as it sank below the horizon. As dusk fell, a small, dry scratching on the concrete slipway where it met the sand meant the hermit crabs were creeping out from their hiding places among the rocks to meet the rising tide. The signs I'd read during my walk along the shore that day came to mind:
'NO SWIMMING – Blue Green algae has been reported in the water in this area. It can cause skin irritation and respiratory distress'
'IRUKANDJI' – No Swimming from October to May, Swim with Caution During Other Months. First Aid:
1. Vinegar
2. Resuscitation
3. Emergency Room
'CAUTION – CROCODILES INHABIT THESE WATERS. No swimming!
I thought about trying to swim 'cautiously' in murky waters while trying to keep a sharp lookout for transparent centimetre-sized jellyfish and didn't imagine for a moment they'd be waiting politely for the correct date on which to move in and terrorise human swimmers.
I thought about crocodiles, and how they like to feed at dusk, and how unwise it is to wade in water while trying to launch a dinghy. I decide to wait until the dark, warm water actually floated the dinghy rather than try to hurry the process by dragging it. Sparkles on the dark water all began to look like reflections from crocodile eyes…
We're moored about a mile out and even so we have only about 3' under the keel at low tide. It's a long dinghy ride to shore, and feels like an even longer one back in the dark, but there's no alternative, because we're anchored in Fannie Bay, because there's no room for our boat in any of the marinas.
When there's an 8 metre tidal range, you have to go to shore on the high tide and leave again on the high tide – 12 hours later – unless you are physically capable of dragging a heavy dinghy for long distances. The alternative is to come in when the tide is lower and leave the dinghy marooned where the returning water will get to it earlier. This means one has to load the dinghy by slithering back and forth for 100 metres or more in very soft, smelly, squidgy mud pockmarked with the deep conical depressions made by crabs. While we've been here I've had to leave for shore in the mornings to do necessary errands and for the last 2 days have been getting back after dark because that's when the tide is high. At night, our boat can be seen as one of about a dozen dim mast lights, distinguishable only by an extra, even dimmer glow from the spreader lights The Captain has turned on to help guide me in the right direction.
To add discomfort to inconvenience, the temperature and humidity have been unusually high for this time of year – one taxi driver said it's like The Wet. Various bits and pieces of the boat are misbehaving again, including the refrigerator. Possibly it's working too hard. Possibly it's finally given up. Possibly it isn't sheer, malignant perversity that it's decided to stop working after all the shopping had been done. The Captain got a touch of heat stroke while working on the boat the first day, so I've been doing the dinghy runs, including those to chandlers to pick up complicated bits of hardware and the correct oil for the diesel engine (in case anyone is interested, there are more varieties of engine oil than any sane person would think possible). Finally a taxi driver whom I'd helped earlier with his new touch-pad mobile phone returned the favour by taking me to the right place to buy what was needed.
'Scanno' was a real character: eighty years old if he was a day, elfin, with the build of a jockey and the long, beautiful hands of a pianist and no front teeth, he'd been a commercial fisherman and worked building marine diesel engines for many years in his younger days. He assured The Captain over the phone after getting our engine details from me, "She'll be all right, Mate!" We drove around for about an hour and he turned the meter off about half-way through. His comment, when I thanked him for his extraordinary kindness, was "You're a pretty poor excuse for a human being if you can't help other people."
The Darwin Sailing Club is pleasant and the staff helpful; there are certainly worse places to kick one's heels while waiting for the tide to come in. I took a walk one day to visit the cliffs nearby, where the rock is beautifully coloured and so soft and waxy where it has been exposed by the tide, that one can break pieces off and draw with the various coloured ochres. The stuff seems to be pure pigment. I bought vegetables at a local market and took some photos there. It felt very Indonesian and the food vendors were busy grilling and pounding and chopping and stirring the most delicious-smelling foods. I wished the Captain had been there too, as he would have enjoyed it. Then I walked back to the sailing club feeling an idiot for having bought too much, because when it's 90° and one is walking for half an hour, melons and mangoes get heavy.
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory – only a short walk from the club along the shoreline – was well worth visiting. As well as a permanent exhibition of really excellent contemporary Aboriginal art, one of the most interesting exhibits is about Cyclone Tracy, which devastated the whole town on Christmas Eve 1974. It includes a sound recording of the event, taken by a local pastor. One listens to this in a completely dark room in order to experience it as did the inhabitants of Darwin that night after the wind had torn down all the electrical cables, plunging the town into Stygian blackness. It was the most elemental thing I have ever heard. The wind didn't howl, it growled – a deep, roaring growl that had fangs in it. The sound is unbelievable; it completely bypasses the neo-cortex and goes straight to the most ancient part of the brain. I could feel all the hair on my body begin to stand on end.
On the whole, though, Darwin has been rather a disaster though had we been able to spend 2 weeks here while tied up in a marina so we could see a bit of the beautiful countryside, as we had originally intended, we'd probably have enjoyed ourselves. The Captain is feeling better physically, thank goodness, but the boat is like a furnace and we're much too hot – streaming sweat all day but having to be careful of water to wash with. We're also seriously fed up with the constant hassles. I'm stressed out – losing all the fruit and vegetables that are in the fridge hasn't amused either – and the poor Captain has spent most of his time either upended over an engine or babying some bit of machinery or other. We're out of here tomorrow with only about 1,600 miles to go!
Internet access may be limited during the next 2-3 weeks!


text:
(303)242-5868 · (770)587-2538
9:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday – Friday
Find Your Franchise
Best Franchises for You
Home-Based Franchise Systems
Children's Art Education
Residential Elevator Sales & Installation Franchise
Environmentally Conscious Pest Control Franchise
Air Duct Cleaning Franchise
In-Home Academic Tutoring Franchise
Retail/Service Site-Based Franchise Systems
Pet Boarding & Doggie Daycare Franchise
Motorcycle Maintenance Shop Franchise
Blueprint Duplication & Distribution Services Franchise
Food Service Franchise Systems
Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt
Pizzeria & Grill
Franchise Your Business Now!
How to Franchise Your Business
Is Your Business Franchisable?
What's the Cost to Franchise a Business?
What Will Be Your Company's Franchise ROI?
How the Franchise Doctor Helps Companies Franchise
Franchising MBA
Why Buy A Franchise?
How to Evaluate A Franchise
How to Avoid Common Mistakes in Franchising
Where Should You Look for the Right Franchise
Steps to Opening A Franchise
Insiders' Secrets
Insiders' Secrets to Buying a Franchise
FranchiseFit Entrepreneurial Survey
Franchise Buyer Profile
Invest in a Custom Franchise Review
Recommended Resources
Recommended Reading
About Us
Meet The Franchise Doctor Team
Contact Us
Franchise Buyer Profile
Insiders' Secrets
Franchise Buyer Profile
Find Your Franchise
Franchise Your Business Now!
Franchising MBA
Insiders' Secrets
About Us
Copyright © 2011 · All Rights Reserved |
Privacy Policy

subset: commoncrawl


text:
There are some things we can never quite tear ourselves away from (nor would we want to) — Bi-Rite, red wine…the list goes on. But, if we're talking sartorial preferences, ankle boots most definitely top that can't-live-without-'em list. Yes, we'll admit it: We have an addiction and we don't plan on recovering anytime soon. Can you blame us? The savvy staple instantly elevates any look from ho-hum to sleek, and no matter the S.F. hill you're trekking, these stylish babies are pretty easy on our feet, too.
Since you've made it through the holiday stress in one piece, it's high time to score a little bootie for yourself. Get clickin'!


text:
Samsung is back at work updating their core apps, which is good news for the handful of you ATIV owners out there.
Samsung's Now app is actually not a half bad "all in one" spot for your local weather, news, stocks and even social information. It's laid out nicely, has a double wide main tile and is surprisingly zippy (even though the load screen doesn't match the ATIV's resolution).
The app got a small bump today from 188.8.131.52 to 184.108.40.206 though absent any changelog or visible new features, we're hard pressed to tell you what is different. There is still no lockscreen support (which is a shame since their RSS reader has that) and the app appears to be functioning as it should, so perhaps Samsung just fixed some back things or made some performance improvements.
If you use the Samsung Now app, you can head to the Store to grab your update. Thanks, Saket S. and Bruno C., for the tip!


text:
Your admiring endorsement of President Barack Obama ("Obama for president," Nov. 4) came as no surprise to those followers of your editorial page. After four years of failed leadership, you have indicated that, "He will need to do a better job in the next four years, but he must be allowed to finish the job."
That remark caused me to remember a Latin quip from my law school days. "Male secum agit arger, medicum qui heredem facit." Translated it means, The sick man does himself no favor when he makes the doctor his heir.
The nation has suffered for four years with the same doctor. Why would anyone give him four more years?
Chuck Marks, Perry Hall


text:
The Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft delivered Curiosity to its target area on Mars at 10:31 p.m. PDT, Aug. 5 (1:31 a.m. EDT, Aug. 6). Mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., spent last week beginning initial checks of Curiosity's 10 instruments and updating software for its two-year mission to investigate whether conditions have been favorable for microbial life and preserving clues in the rocks about possible past life.
Audio of the event will be streamed live online at: http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio. Visuals will be available at the start of the event at: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/telecon/ .
For more information about NASA's Curiosity mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mars and http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl .
Guy Webster/D.C. Agle 818-354-6278 / 818-393-9011
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
firstname.lastname@example.com / firstname.lastname@example.com
Steve Cole 202-358-0918
NASA Headquarters, Washington


text:
Maps of Gettysburg: An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign, June 3-July 13, 1863, Bradley M. Gottfried, Savas-Beatie LLC, 363 pp., 149 maps, index, bibliography, 2010, $39.95.
Maps of Gettysburg, Revised Full Color [2010] Edition, is identical in all ways to the original [2007] edition, except on the final page is a brief description of the author. Both editions' list price are $39.95. So, the obvious choice for the first time buyer is choose the Revised Full Color Edition.
So how about those colors? Red (Confederate), purple (Federal), sky blue (streams), green (vegetation), black (labels) gray (fences) and brown-gold (roads at the time of the battle). Each look great on the glossy buff colored paper. The 2007 was gray-scale on white non-glossy paper. Vegetation includes trees, corn, orchards and grains, Fences include worm, post & rail, and stone. Elevations are generalized with hash marks. The maps are scaled for distance.
Maps of Gettysburg [2010] or Phil Laino's Gettysburg Campaign Atlas [2009]? If readers are shopping for an atlas, both are equally valuable. Gottfried's is a hard cover binding and Laino's is paperbound. Gottfried's has smaller dimensions than Laino's. Gottfried's has a sturdy 'perfect' [glued] binding and Laino's has a spiral binding with thick, sturdy wire. Those who are Gettysburg Magazine readers will recognize Laino's work.
Internet buyers should use caution. It appears that many Amazon.com 'second-sellers' do not generally differentiate between the 2007 and the 2010 editions.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
New Edition---Maps of Gettysburg 2007 vs. Maps of Gettysburg 2010
Posted by Rea Andrew Redd at 5:21 PM
Labels: Battle of Gettsyburg, Maps
2 comments:
- redhy said...
nice blog ,,..hope i'll get a lot of information on your site..
- TPS said...
Thanks for this, Rea. Note that the Maps of Gettysburg book is glued AND sewn. I believe we also corrected 10 or so pages of mistakes for the color edition.
Happy New Year.
Ted Savas
Savas Beatie LLC
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox, Sept 12, 2011
Other People's Pools - Get your Swim On!
Times are tough - finding a good pool to crash can be difficut these days. Budget cuts have been severe, and many public pools in the U.S. have had their seasons shortened, or have chosen not to open their pools.
But there's hope, if you play the game right, you can enjoy some free swimming - there's lots of opportunities here to help your kids learn to swim, or shake off some of that excess midsection.
But first, you have to get in the right frame of mind. Swimming is meant to be shared - repeat this mantra 10 times, with deep breaths before you begin to plan your swim.
1. Do a Google Maps search to find all the pools in your neighborhood. Ignore the ones that look small or ... green.
2. Do a search online for - Swimming Pools Ft. Worth, or wherever you live. Search Query Modifiers (lol) like Free or YMCA or Public or Hotel can help you zero in on a suitable oasis.
3. Post on your facebook wall or Tweet a leading question. Keep it simple and direct, like - Who has a Pool I can use!?!
4. Put all friends and co-workers who have pools into a database (spreadsheet). Make a rotating request wheel - so that you can space out all of your swims, so as to avoid that stare that means - dude, you're using my pool too much. Don't be that dude, instead - be helpful! Some pool owners will allow you to work off your visit - by lending a hand with a skimmer net or pool vacuum.
5. Find a local club pool or HOA pool. Ask the front desk staff (lifeguards) if the members can bring in guests, and if there is a guest fee. Then hang out in the parking lot, with the cash in hand. Ask incoming members "Can I be your guest today? I have the fees!" It helps to have some very sad eyed kids in tow, faces sprayed with water to make them look miserably hot ;-).
6. Stake-Out a quiet Hotel pool, indoors or outdoors. Call the front desk and ask if they allow non-guests to pay a pool usage fee. If they are unsure, but they don't say No...head out to the lifeguard, and ask the same question. Sometimes a nice tip to the lifeguards is all you need. If no one objects, or if they seem not to know, maybe you can take a little dip! But be careful about dipping too often, and make sure that you are not violating hotel rules or trespassing.
Of course, always be respectful of your friend's pool, never leave it a mess, and leave it cleaner than when you arrived. Be safe and use all equipment properly, and don't forget to shut the gate(s) as you exit. If you want to get your kids more acclimated to water - and pass onto them a lifetime of joy in and on the water - take them pool crashing!


text:
Small Cars
Small but beautifully formed
With so many new models to choose from in the Peugeot range, it's sometimes tricky to find the type of car you want.
So we've made things a bit easier by categorising all of our new cars in to a certain range. This way, you'll know straight away whether it's the kind of vehicle you're looking for - whether it be an SUV, a hatchback or a compact, nippy city car. Of course, with all their credentials, some of our car models appear in more than one range - after all, there's no reason why you can't have one of our new cars from our SUV range if you're looking for the perfect family car.
To find out more about each of our ranges and the cars within them, from our new car models to our more established models, simply click on the relevant 'Discover More' button below. Whether you're interested in one of our new cars or you've fallen in love with one of our ore recognised models, you'll find there's a car model for everyone in the Peugeot range.
Small but beautifully formed
Ideal for everyday urban driving
Strength and character combined
Perfect for just about any driver
Practical and stylish for all the family
Extra room for work or play
Giving you all the extra space you need
Intense driving sensations
Sporty look, efficient engines
Sporty style and mighty performance
Elegance and practicality combined
Discover eco-friendly motoring


text:
June 10, 2016
The 120 mm (4.5 inch) COP RC45 reverse circulation hammer, features a revolutionary new design. Since it is 40 % shorter than the nearest competitor and more than 30 % lighter than most hammers doing the same job, one man can easily handle the hammer by himself.
The COP RC45 hammer works with an extremely high impact frequency – up to 52 Hz at 30 bar. This is possible thanks to a unique air chamber design. Much smaller air chambers build up pressure faster and make the piston strike at a much faster rate. The marginally lower impact force is more than compensated for by the much higher impact frequency. Tests show excellent penetration rates in all types of rock – also in difficult rock formations.
Like RC 50, the COP RC45 hammer features Atlas Copco Secoroc's unique tube retention system. This design allows fast and easy service, and tubes are quickly replaced without disassembling the hammer. The result? Less time servicing the hammer, and more time producing samples.
The COP RC45 hammer is our most effective RC hammer ever. As expected it has all the technical features to help you reach your sampling goals. The added benefit? You can do this while handling a much lighter weight.
Pavel Vedeneev, Product Line Manager DTH, Atlas Copco Secoroc
Phone: +46 223 31 20 87, e-mail : firstname.lastname@example.com
Veselin Donchev, Product Manager RC, Atlas Copco Secoroc
Phone: +46 223 461 08, e-mail: email@example.com
Kristoffer Brännström, Senior Product Specialist RC, Atlas Copco Secoroc
Phone: +46 223 463 46, e-mail: email@example.com
Torbjörn Viberg, Communications Manager, Atlas Copco Secoroc
Phone: +46 223 463 84, e-mail: email@example.com


text:
The Federal Communications Commissions' Notice of Inquiry on content blocking and filtering devices is done, with all comments and replies to comments filed. And judging from the latest statements, a key question is whether the FCC's required report to Congress on this matter will encourage lawmakers to expand the TV ratings systems used by the statutorily required V-Chip.
"The Commission should adopt rules designed to incentivize broadcasters to ensure the V-Chip will function effectively with multiple, independent ratings systems," wrote the Parents Television Council on the final day of the proceeding. "Given the inconsistencies, subjective nature and lack of transparency of the television industry's guidelines, families should be free to choose a ratings system that comports with their own standards."
Ratings heaven
There are a lot of alternative ratings methods out there besides the one used in the V-Chip. And there are a lot of groups that want the government to "incentivize" the industry to add them. Here's a quick tutorial on the chip: All post-2000 manufactured TVs with screens 13 inches or bigger have to have them. Parents can program these sets to block content via the following ratings: TV-Y ("all children"); TV-Y7 ("older children"); TV-G ("general audience"); TV-PG ("parental guidance suggested"); TV-14 ("parents strongly cautioned"), and TV-M ("Mature").
The Children's Media Policy Coalition wants ads to be rated just like programs, "so that parents can block those that contain violent or sexual images or themes," the group told the FCC.
This system was set up by the Motion Picture Association of America, the National Association of Broadcasters, and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. PTC argues that it doesn't work very well because TV stations often don't flash one or more of the four possible advisory content or "theme" labels during shows: V ("violence"); S ("sexual situations"); L ("strong coarse language"), or D ("intensely suggestive dialogue"). The group has its own ratings system, which "no broadcaster has yet volunteered to transmit," it complains.
But PTC's approval/disapproval list is only one of many. The Coalition for Independent Ratings boasts a veritable cornucopia of methods up on its website that it wants made more accessible. "The usefulness of these ratings systems to parents is greatly diminished if they are not able to access them when they are making their decision regarding what programs to block with the V-Chip," CIR wrote to the FCC last week.
It's easy to get lost in the forest of new ratings proposals, but the one that practically all the reform groups have glommed onto is a proposed extension of ratings categories to commercials. The Children's Media Policy Coalition wants ads to be rated just like programs, "so that parents can block those that contain violent or sexual images or themes," the group told the FCC.
CMPC includes the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Psychological Association, among other groups. The coalition also wants ratings to include a "content descriptor" tagging commercials that push "adult-oriented" items "so that parents have the option of blocking ads for movies or video games that are intended for mature audiences, as well as alcoholic beverages and certain prescription drugs." Both PTC and CIR have endorsed this general idea.
The CMPC also wants to add another category to the V-Chip, "E/I," or "educational/informational" programming as it's called. "Allowing parents to use the V-Chip to affirmatively select good programming for their children," the group argues, "rather than just to block objectionable programming, would increase the V-Chip's effectiveness as a parental control mechanism."
Limits of authority?
A lot of free market and civil liberties advocates have been pushing back on these proposals. Most argue that the market presently offers a wide variety of content raters and blockers for just about every possible platform, so why does the government need to get further involved?
"There has never been a time in our nation's history when parents have had more tools and methods at their disposal to help them decide what constitutes acceptable media content in their homes and in the lives of their children," noted Adam Thierer of the Progress and Freedom Foundation in his comments on this proceeding.
PFF's filing is 148 pages long, but anyone leaning towards more regulation in this area should give the commentary a read. A key point is that when Congress passed the Child Safe Viewing Act in 2007—asking the FCC to advise the government on the state of content filtering devices—it authorized this inquiry and no more.
"Does the Commission recognize any boundaries to the oversight authority it asserts in the name of investigating 'advanced blocking technologies'?" Thierer asked. "It certainly should."
Indeed. But with Capitol Hill considering a bill that would ban the TV advertising of erectile dysfunction pills between 6am and 10pm, there's no telling what inspirations politicians will derive from the FCC's report, especially if it sympathetically outlines these proposals for expanding the V-Chips' scope. The agency has to submit its survey to Congress by August 29.


text:
Brie Fetty will show you how to save money using the least amount of time with coupons. Learn the policies of local stores and how to most effectively use coupons at Buehler's, Walmart, CVS, Rite Aid and more. Learn to organize your coupons, when, how and what to stockpile, and how to "stack" coupons in order to get the most savings. Learn how to "extreme coupon" or just save some time and cash! Please call the library to register for this free program.
Event Type:


text:
To cap the night, Galen Rupp (Portland, Oregon) won a record, sixth USA Outdoor 10 km championship, steadily sneaking his way from 11th on the fourth lap to a solid seventh with a few laps to go. In signature style, Rupp kicked to the front on the bell lap to take the title in 28:12.07.
Kara Patterson (Vancouver, Washington) and Brittany Borman (De Soto, Missouri) made USATF history in the women's javelin as for the first time, two women surpassed 200 feet at a U.S. Championships. Patterson earned her fifth USA Outdoor Championship, throwing 62.43m/204-10 on her third attempt. Borman's best mark, also on the third attempt, was 62.05m/203-7.
Along with the USATF Outdoor Championships, the junior combined events finished up Thursday. Both the junior decathlon and heptathlon champions were crowned and the top two athletes will compete for Team USA in July at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
In perfect conditions, junior decathlete Harrison Williams (Memphis, Tennessee) surpassed a previous lifetime best of 7,525 total points to finish the day with 7,734. He made pole vault his top event, soaring 4.90m/16-0.75 for first place as the top three junior multi-eventers all set lifetime bests, including second-place finisher Gabriel Moore (Freeport, Florida).
Moore punched his ticket to 2014 World Juniors, and also surpassed lifetime best of 6,881 in the process. His 7,594 points came after he ran 14.98 in the 110m hurdles and and threw the discus 43.43m/142-6.
In heptathlon, Ashlee Moore (Chandler, Arizona) started the day in first place and continued her winning form with a wind-aided 5.78m/18-11.75 (+1.4) in long jump. She threw the javelin 36.31m/119-1 before coasting to a 2:34.66 final event in the 800m.
Shaina Burns (Lakeville South, Minnesota) was runner-up with 5,363 points, marking her best Thursday performance with second place in the javelin (36.56m/119-11).
After five Thursday events in the senior decathlon, Trey Hardee (Austin, Texas) leads by 368 points with a score of 4,441. Hardee is on track to break the track record for the decathlon, aided by a PR-matching 2.05m/6-8.75 in the high jump.
Oregon's Laura Roesler (Fargo, North Dakota) won the women's 800-meter prelims in a competitive fourth heat, which featured the event's top-three finishers. Roesler crossed in 2:01.64, despite Molly Beckwith-Ludlow (Bloomington, Indiana) taking the lead in the final lap. Beckwith finished second place in 2:01.81. Brenda Martinez rounded out the top three after making a move on the final straightaway to nip at the heels of Beckwith and finish in 2:01.83.
Advancing in the men's 800m were five runners from the first heat including Duane Solomon (Los Angeles, California), who led the entire race and set the fastest prelim time of 1:47.17. Mike Rutt (Plainsboro, New Jersey) and Erik Sowinski (Iowa City, Iowa) will also compete in the final.
Kibwe Johnson (Suwanee, Georgia) and AG Kruger (Ashland, Ohio) were the last men standing in hammer throw as the two previous national champions each reached the greatest distance on their second attempts. Johnson's 74.16m/243-4 was enough for the championship as Kruger's event best was 73.34m/240-7.
Four-time national triple jump champion Amanda Smock (Minneapolis, Minnesota) won the 2014 indoor title, and she now adds this year's outdoor title to that list after leaping 13.77m/45-2.25 on her final attempt.
Moving on from the Women's BMW 400 prelims are Jessica Beard (Euclid, Ohio) in 51.14 for the top time, as well as Natasha Hastings (Brooklyn, N.Y.) in 51.48, Francena McCorory (Hampton, Virginia) in 51.64, Dee Dee Trotter (Orlando, Florida) in 51.83 and Sanya Richards-Ross (Austin, Texas) in 52.39.
The Men's BMW 400m saw Gil Roberts (Lubbock, Texas) take the top prelim time in 45.16, while LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Virginia) cruised to a heat win in 45.19. Kyle Clemons (Lawrence, Kansas) finished in 45.45, while David Verburg (Fairfax, Virginia) crossed in 45.61 and Manteo Mitchell (Cullowhee, North Carolina) finished in 46.00 to all make the final.
The last two heats of the Women's BMW 100m made for an interesting finale of the short sprint prelims. All eyes were on English Gardner (Vorhees, New Jersey) and Tori Bowie (Clermont, Florida) in Heat 4, as Gardner finished in 11.30 and Bowie, and finished in 11.33. Allyson Felix (Los Angeles, California) also moves on to the finals with her time of 11.53.
Mike Rodgers led prelims of the Nike Men's 100m with a time of 10.11. Ryan Bailey's (Los Angeles, Calif.) 10.24 (Salem, Oregon), Sean McLean's 10.29 and Marvin Bracy's (Clermont, Florida) 10.37 also lead them into the finals.
Kim Conley (West Sacramento, California) and Jordan Hasay (Portland, Oregon) ran an exciting final lap in the women's 10 km. Conley took her first lead with six laps to go as Hasay remained quick on her heels and within a strides. Conley led at the bell before Hasay overtook the lead on the back curve. In the end, Conley put in a strong kick at the final 80 meters to confidently earn the win and her fourth national title.
Click here for complete results.
USATF Outdoor Championships continue Friday at 11:45 a.m. PT with the men's decathlon 100mH.
Friday 6/27
2:45pm-10pm ET/11:45am-7pm PT - All Events - LIVE on USATF.tv
10pm-Midnight ET/7pm-9 PT - LIVE on NBCSN (Field Events will be LIVE on USATF.tv)
Midnight-12:40am ET/9pm-9:40pm PT - LIVE on USATF.tv
12:40am ET/9:40pm PT - COOL DOWN - on USATF.tv
Saturday 6/28
10am ET/7am PT Racewalk - LIVE on USATF.tv
1:30pm-4pm ET/10:30am-1pm PT - All Events - LIVE on USATF.tv
4pm-6pm ET/1pm-3pm PT - LIVE on NBC (Field Events will be LIVE on USATF.tv)
6pm-7pm ET/3pm-4pm PT - on Universal Sports
6pm ET/3pm PT - COOL DOWN - on USATF.tv
Sunday 6/29
10am ET/7am PT - Racewalk - LIVE on USATF.tv
2:30pm-3pm ET/11:30am-12pm PT - All Events - LIVE on USATF.tv
3pm-4pm ET/Noon-1pm PT - LIVE on Universal Sports (Field Events will be LIVE on USATF.tv)
4pm-6pm ET/1pm-3pm PT - LIVE on NBC (Field Events will be LIVE on USATF.tv)
6pm ET/3pm PT - COOL DOWN - on USATF.tv


text:
Μοναδικός Κωδικός Ταυτοποίησης Τύπου (UFI)
Generating a Unique Formula Identifier (UFI) and printing or affixing it on the product label is an industry obligation. In order to create a UFI, you will need your company's VAT number (or company key in specific cases) and a mixture specific formulation number. Entering this information into the UFI Generator, will generate your unique UFI code. The tool allows singular or bulk generation of UFIs and is available in all EU languages.
For efficiency purposes, in particular if you are managing a large number of formulations, you may want to integrate the UFI Generator into your company's internal IT system. This would allow a more automated approach to the bulk creation of UFIs. The UFI Developers Manual below will guide you through this process.
- UFI Developers Manual [EN] [PDF]
Webinar on the UFI
This webinar explains what the unique formula identifier (UFI) is and how it can be used. It also describes available tools and support for generating and using the UFI for hazardous and non-hazardous mixtures. In addition, it gives you practical examples of different ways for using the UFI.
Categories Display
Route: .live2


text:
California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) has become one of the fastest growing campuses in the CSU system. Providing access to a high quality education and preparing the leaders of tomorrow remain at the core of what we do. CSUSM embraces and symbolizes twenty-first century learning. We offer hands-on and collaborative learning experiences, cutting edge technology and academic programs relevant to the rapidly changing global environment. Our faculty engages in the latest research and other creative activities and our graduates are prepared to lead and compete in the digital age. Founded in 1989, CSUSM is located on a 304-acre hillside overlooking the city of San Marcos. It is fifteen miles east of the ocean; just thirty miles north of downtown San Diego.
California State University San Marcos is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer strongly committed to equity and diversity and seeks a broad spectrum of candidates in terms of race, sexual orientation and identity, gender, age, and disability or veteran's status. The university is particularly interested in candidates who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for under-represented groups.
CSUSM has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) and was recently named one of the top 32 Colleges most friendly to junior faculty by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education.
CSUSM is committed to addressing the spousal and partner employment needs of our faculty and staff employment candidates and employees. As part of this commitment our institution is a member of the Southern California Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. Visit their website to search for open positions within a commutable distance of our institution.


text:
Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2004 News Releases > October 2004 > Pinson outlines distinctive traits of Baptist faith
Pinson outlines distinctive traits of Baptist faith
PLAINVIEW – Students at Wayland Baptist University got a bit of a denominational review on Wednesday as William "Bill" Pinson spoke on the 12 distinctives of the Baptist faith during the weekly chapel service held at Wayland on Oct. 6.
Part of Pinson's Lectureship on Baptist Distinctives, the chapel speech was one of several events in which Pinson spoke during his two days in Plainview. The Lecture Series began on Tuesday with an evening banquet and lecture for area church leaders and continued with Pinson speaking to several religion and ethics classes on campus. Considered an expert in the field of Christian ethics and denominational features, Pinson also visited with ministerial students after the chapel service and delivered the message at the evening prayer service at First Baptist Church in Plainview.
Drawing on Galatians 5:1, which reads, "Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage" (NKJV), Pinson listed the twelve facets of the Baptist faith that he says are part of a formula that makes the denomination distinctive.
"What is the one thing that makes Baptists who we are? There really isn't one but more of a formula of things that when put together makes us distinct," Pinson said.
The formula, as Pinson shared it, includes a belief in the Lordship of Jesus Christ as the only Lord over creation, life and the church; belief in the Bible as the sole authority for the church; and the belief of sole competency of the believer, meaning that each person can make his or her own decisions.
"God created each of us free to make choices. We're not His puppets, but we have a free will," he said.
Baptists are also strong believers in salvation from sin coming "only by God's grace gift of Jesus," Pinson said. "We believe that grace plus faith plus nothing brings a person into a right relationship with God, and that's where we begin to differ from other denominations."
Other Baptist distinctives are the belief in the priesthood of the believer, meaning that each believer has direct access to God through prayer and has no need of another to act as go-between; baptism by immersion for those professing faith; and membership in a local church body for believers, which goes against the historical pattern of state churches.
"(Christianity) is not a solo sport but a team activity," Pinson said. "The church should be made up of believers, and it's a voluntary membership."
Pinson added that Baptists are set apart by their belief in having two ordinances – that of baptism and the Lord's Supper (communion) – which are symbolic of Christ's death and resurrection. Also, Baptists have long believed that each church is self-governing under the Lordship of Jesus, with no hierarchy in the church, and that churches maintain an autonomous state as congregations. Though churches often join associations or cooperate with mission service organizations and state or national denominational groups, Pinson pointed out that each church has the authority to make its own decisions.
Finally, Pinson noted that the belief in the separation of church and state is a long-held Baptist distinctive, and one that has not always been the popular belief.
"Every time in history there has been a situation of a church state, it was disastrous," Pinson noted. "Freedom must be a part of our life and we embrace that."
The Pinson Lectureship was established by the BGCT in 2000 and rotates among the Texas Baptist universities and institutions. The event was funded in part by a grant from the BGCT.


text:
High School Students Develop Applications for Google's Android Mobile Platformby GDN Shared Post June 25, 2010
Nearly 30 high school students with complementary backgrounds in arts, computer science and business have come together this summer as part of Florida Atlantic University's Engineering Scholar Program in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Students are working in teams of three to develop gaming and social networking applications on Google's Android mobile phones. Android is the latest new mobile phone that is built on open source principles, enabling students to leverage the work of others to build their own sophisticated applications.
Funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in 2009, the program's objective is to create an "incubation" center that brings together students with diverse backgrounds and interests to develop high technology products that have potential for commercialization. Students will receive three credit hours upon completion of the program and are competing for tuition and scholarships totaling $12,000.
"There are more than three billion mobile phones in the world today, and this is a rapidly evolving field," said Dr. Ravi Shankar, professor and director of the Center for Systems Integration in FAU's department of computer and electrical engineering and computer science. "Nurturing young, entrepreneurial minds in a structured environment will help to spawn new information intensive products and companies in the long run, similar to the evolution of companies like Microsoft, Yahoo, Google and Facebook."
The three-week program consists of concurrent sessions, including Camtasia for promotional video development; Adobe Photoshop and Maya for aesthetics and animation; and Java for programming. In this course, students will learn how to market their applications on the on-line Android market. They will also be able to post and sell their applications on the Android market and FAU's own Android site.
Google's Android Mobile Platform has a number of built in features including a Web browser, Google Map, GPS, accelerometer and Bluetooth. These features are readily available to be embedded in the students' applications for gaming, social networking and even robotics. Students will use a software emulator for the phone to develop the application and a real phone to demonstrate their applications.
"We strongly believe that an ideal entrepreneurial team encompasses several people with complementary backgrounds," said Shankar. "Our teams are composed of students in arts, business and computer science to enable them to focus on their areas of expertise while working as a team to build a software application that is functional and aesthetically appealing."
The program will culminate with a day-long event which will provide the students with a platform to showcase and demonstrate their applications to a panel of expert judges representing various industries and fields. Their Android applications will be judged based on their functionality, aesthetics and the promotional video which the students will be required to produce. The students will share a total of $12,000 in scholarships which they can also use toward the universities of their choice. Student scholarships will range from $100 to $800 depending on the ranking of their project.
The program's team members include: Shankar; Francis McAfee, associate professor, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies and past director of the former Center for Electronic Communication, FAU's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters; Dr. Georgiana Carvalho, visiting assistant professor, FAU's department of computer and electrical engineering and computer science; Norman Silva, Silva Animation Studio, Inc.; Steve Smodish, Echo Beach Studios; FAU graduate student Mihai Fonoage, department of computer and electrical engineering and computer science; FAU graduate student in computer engineering Charles Norona; FAU undergraduate engineering students Victor Gallego and Alexander Andresen (computer engineering) , Brian Chamba (computer science) and Finner Noon (electrical engineering); and FAU undergraduate student in business Skender Fani.
About the Center for Systems Integration at FAU
The Center for Systems Integration provides a state-of-the-art center for multidisciplinary research, teaching, and training with a component of service and nucleating beneficial economical activities. The Center's focus is on emerging technologies for real-time embedded system modeling, co-design, co-verification and integration. The Center is envisioned to provide a collaborative environment that induces individual performance and rewards excellence for both university and industry participants, and to contribute to a research and development infrastructure in South Florida.
About the College of Engineering and Computer Science:
The College of Engineering and Computer Science has extensive research programs funded by business, industry and government. Leading these initiatives is the Center for Ocean Energy Technology which explores innovations that will extract energy from the ocean's Gulf Stream current. This research initiative involves many of the engineering and computer science disciplines, and is just one of the many projects establishing the groundwork for innovation and technology. The College will be the first in the state to call a 97,000 square foot LEED Platinum Level building "home" in fall 2010. The building is being designed to achieve Platinum Level certification – the highest level in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) from the US Green Building Council. The building is the first in the new engineering complex on the Boca Raton campus and will be a living learning laboratory for sustainable development, featuring all areas and disciplines of the College. The data collected by different sensor technologies embedded throughout the building such as photovoltaic (solar) energy created, energy consumed, geothermal well water temperatures, and temperature indicators will be used to teach, learn and observe. All of the collected information will reinforce the groundwork for new innovation and technology to be fostered within the college.
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the College of Business, the College for Design and Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Graduate College, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.


text:
Turning up the heat can defuse polar bear attacks
Posted on 15 January 2014
An urban tool for self defence could make one of the world's most remote destinations safer as well - for both polar bears and people, according to WWF.An urban tool for self defence could make one of the world's most remote destinations safer as well - for both polar bears and people, according to WWF.
Svalbard, Norway, is one of the most accessible places in the world for polar bear tourism. But that accessibility can come with a price as encounters between people and bears can turn fatal.
Currently, people venturing into polar bear territory on Svalbard are limited mainly to flares as a deterrent, and firearms for self-defense at close range - as a result, an approaching polar bear that is not frightened off by noise or flares is unlikely to survive the encounter. A recent study found that pepper spray can be a safe and highly effective alternative to lethal force in some circumstances. Expanding the repertoire of deterrence tools to include the non-lethal spray could keep both polar bears and people safer, while conditioning the bears to avoid humans in the future.
This and other recommendations are available in a new WWF report on reducing human / polar bear conflict on Svalbard. The full report is available at http://awsassets.wwf.no/
For more information:
Nils Harley Boisen
Advisor, Arctic and Northern Areas
WWF Norway,
+47 22 03 65 00


text:
The Ivy Lane Petite Pavé Drop Pendant Necklace
In Stock | STYLE: SN20644
Available in 7-10 Business Days
A petite and delicate pendant that will bring a touch of edge to your wardrobe. Let a splash of Black Diamonds cascade down and be the envy of all. Perfect for a daytime date or a night out with the girls.... *Prices are subject to change based on fluctuations in metal prices and currencies
Spanning four decades, Tacori designs have fused classic elegance with modern inspiration, creating some of the world's most highly regarded and exquisite jewelry. The stunning beauty and intricacy of each piece of Tacori jewelry is the result of an uncompromising passion for artisanship. Handcrafted in California, these remarkably detailed rings and fine jewelry pieces become the timeless symbols of connection that join individuals and generations.


text:
I strongly believe so, as I am currently preparing for an exhibit in Beijing, China, where artworks are sometimes censored and banned from public view.
I would like to first clarify an important aspect of my artwork on the ceiling of the newly built comfort station. I did not make the artwork to write an accurate or general history of Ocean Beach, nor to commemorate the 125-year anniversary of Ocean Beach.
I am not equipped to write an accurate history of Ocean Beach, nor do I deserve to do so just having lived there for five years of my life.
Second of all, I never made my work with an intention to hurt nor to offend anyone. I have always believed in art's capacity to start a dialogue and heal rather than hurting people.
In my work, I utilized words and texts to describe some of the things that I felt were important. I used some texts (not all) from the OB Rag because a grassroots citizen-driven publication like that is a testament to Ocean Beach's spirit of freedom, not because I agree with what they say, their views and their accuracy.
It is important to note that I did not "quote" these articles. I used these texts as a pool of vocabularies and defragmented them in ripple shapes so that they intersect with the vocabularies from the writers whose name appear on the Ocean Beach's streets.
I felt that these mixes of vocabularies of past and present create new meanings and new interpretation, and perhaps a new proposal for the future.
Why for the future? Because I knew that building is built to last for a long time, and hopefully that artwork will last for a long time as well. So when someone looks at it 20 or 30 years later, they can remember the most random and beautiful moments as well as some difficult moments of Ocean Beach.
For an example, when I lived in Ocean Beach, I was extremely sad about incidents involving shootings. I am not trying to blame any particular person, party or policy, but rather I wanted to share my feeling — I was simply sad that these things had to happen.
I remember thinking deeply about the idea of freedom and what it meant, and what it takes to create that. Hence, I feel strongly that the only way these things do not happen again is by not forgetting them.
I believe art is a perfect platform to talk and think about these difficult and sometimes painful memories.
I say this also because when I visited the Ocean Beach Historical Society in my research, I could not find much written or documented about Wonderland which stood right by the bathroom merely 100 years ago or so. I was disappointed that such a wonderful history is not very widely remembered in Ocean Beach, and again reminded about the importance of remembering.
Ultimately, I would like to make clear that I am also not trying to control how the work is viewed and interpreted. I would like everyone to go see the work, use the bathroom, and have his/her own interpretation of the art.
Being able to work on this art was truly a honor for me because Ocean Beach is such an important place for me, After all, I learned and put into practice the Obecean spirit of freedom when I was living nine houses away from the bathroom on Brighton Avenue.
From the living room of this apartment, I co-founded The AJA Project, a nonprofit that work with refugee children using photography which 12 years later is still thriving as one of the most innovative social organization in San Diego.


text:
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Construction Company Fired Black Employee Because He Complained About Racial Harassment, Federal Agency Charged
BECKLEY, W.V. – A South Point, Ohio-based construction company condoned egregious racial harassment and illegally fired an employee who complained about the abusive treatment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
The EEOC charges in its lawsuit that Mike Enyart & Sons, Inc. subjected Mareo R. Allen, who is African-American, to a hostile work environment based on his race, when he worked for the company on a sewer line installation project in White Sulphur Springs, W.V. Co-workers and a foreman repeatedly used racially offensive slurs and epithets to Allen and other black persons, including "n----r," "black boy" "and colored boy," the EEOC said in its lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of West Virginia, Civil Action No. 5:10-cv-0921. The EEOC alleges that the harassment also included threatening conduct such as cutting Allen's belt with a knife while Allen was wearing it and showing Allen a swastika that had been spray-painted onto company equipment.
The company failed to take effective action to stop the pervasive harassment, the EEOC said. Instead, a company official told Allen that he could only remain employed if he agreed not to pursue his discrimination claims. When Allen refused to withdraw them, the company terminated him in retaliation for his opposition to the racial harassment, the EEOC charged in its lawsuit.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits harassment based on race. Title VII also prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee who opposes racial harassment or discrimination. The EEOC attempted to reach a voluntary settlement before filing suit.
"It is appalling that the company not only condoned the vile and offensive racial epithets made to Mr. Allen, but actually warned him that he had to drop his complaints about the racial harassment in order to keep his job," said EEOC Regional Attorney Debra Lawrence of the EEOC's Philadelphia District Office, which oversees Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, Maryland and parts of New Jersey and Ohio. "No employee should have to endure racial slurs and threatening behavior as a condition of remaining employed."
In Fiscal Year 2009, the EEOC received 33,579 charge filings alleging race-based discrimination. Historically, race discrimination has accounted for the most frequent type of charge filing with EEOC offices nationwide. In Fiscal Year 2009, the number of retaliation charges filed with the EEOC surged to a record-high level of 33,613.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


text:
For anyone who has been on the forums for a while knows that I LOVE mentalism but don't perform it much (however, I use to). I like it, but I get my paycheck from performing magic. I typically find a way to toss in a few mentalist principles into performance and play with those ideas but I enjoy the separation of the two.
Now my question is for everyone here, I don't care how long you have been performing etc.
How many of you focus on BELIEVING in what you are doing?
I commonly see people in both mentalism and magic just go through the motions but add very little through acting. It's a lot like how Houdini had mentioned that escaping a strait jacket wasn't difficult. What was difficult was making it look that it's near impossible.
I think mentalism and magic should share this idea but yet I see a lot of people rushing to the finish. I recently watched a video of Luke Jermay performing a "muscle reading/pendulum reading" routine with ESP cards... 10 cards, a small ball on a chain and 10 minutes of entertainment.
My question is, how often do you feel like you need to rush to the ending? Do you like to wait and build suspense?
Personally, I think it's a mistake to go quickly and it doesn't have the same reaction.
NOTE: The question was kind of brought on by a small pet-peeve (when people rush), while watching a performer earlier this week. He got an okay reaction because the trick itself was strong but it could have been SO much more to those people.


text:
As the school year ends, many educators are sharing the great ways they plan to use Edmodo over the summer. If you're looking to stay connected with colleagues and engage students over the summer, here are eight ideas to help you get started, as shared by members of the Edmodo community:
1. Edmodo Summer Camp
"We are using Edmodo this summer for our incoming fifth graders. The only classes at our K-5 elementary with computers are the fifth grade. So we decided this year we would help speed up the learning curve and get students excited about 21st century learning by having an Edmodo Summer Camp. We have a book club, websites for them to learn how to use, apps from the Edmodo app store and just an area to help build community for our classes. So far we have almost half of our students signed up and we have only been out 3 days! The participation has been great so far! We will post tasks and challenges for fun twice a week and award badges to students who complete the assigned task or challenge. I think by using Edmodo over the summer we will see great results in our learning this next year!" – Wes Brownfield
2. Summer Reading Group
"We are using Edmodo over the summer with rising 6th grade students at one of our middle schools. The group is for their summer reading program and will allow students to communicate what they are reading, share book recommendations, and turn in their summer reading book form. It is giving us a chance to play with Edmodo during the summer with teachers and students for a specific purpose and time frame." – Eve Heaton
Looking for book recommendations? Search the Edmodo Communities for recommendations.
3. Concept Study (for teachers)
"Our English department has decided to do a 'book study' of sorts over the summer. We are actually going to do a "concept study." Each teacher has a concept that they need to find good resources for and an engaging way to teach for 6, 7 and 8th graders." – Candace Weathersby
4. Alumni Groups
"Teaching fifth grade, we end the year with our students moving on to several different middle schools. It has become a rite of passage for me to ceremonially add my leaving middle school students into my "MAX in Middle School" Group.
Here my leaving group can keep in touch with their friends who are now spread around different campuses. I have also found that my students of previous years welcome them with comments, tips, and suggestions about their upcoming new experience (advice about their new teachers, lunch choices, lockers, and strategies to get to that next class).
Edmodo makes for a smooth and exciting transition." – Robert Miller
5. Science Projects
"Our science department created an Edmodo group for students to have a venue to discuss their science fair projects. Our summer assignment is for students to decide on a topic and research the topic to be able to design a testable question by the time school starts again in the fall. The group allows students to maintain dialogue with teachers and other students to help with approvals and proper paperwork required before starting experimentation in the fall. The dialogue allows teachers to offer feedback and suggestions when students need it most. At the time learning at its finest." – Jane Beach
6. Engage New Students
"I plan on keeping in touch with my new students. They got the code for the courses at the end of school so they can join Edmodo. I give summer homework and this was I can answer any problems they might have." – Marie Jump
7. Host Professional Development Sessions
"I intend to give a summer week-long course on web 2.0 tools and on Glogster. I'd like to use Edmodo as the platform to run the course." – John Zoccola
" I will be doing a training for the staffs of my two junior high school sites. The first half of the day will focus on Edmodo itself and how teachers can implement it, and the second half of the day will focus on other digital resources the library has available to teachers and how they can help teachers with planning lessons, doing research projects, etc." – Amanda Sharpe
8. New Teacher Group
Create a group for teachers who are new to your school or are in their first year of teaching. This group can act as a support community to help these new teachers transition. You can use the group to provide support materials, discuss curriculum or answer any questions they may have as they are getting started.
How will you be using Edmodo this summer? Share with us in the comments.
20 comments. Leave new
My Spanish students practice communicating in Spanish over the summer by answering bi-monthly questions and discussing summer activities.
I teach to heritage language students and would like to give them a summer assignment in Edmodo. Could you explain what kind of assignments or questions you give to your students?
Ana Varela,
Preston High School
Bronx, New York
Connecting with next year's students to have conversations, introduce them to a few ways of how we'll use Edmodo in 4th grade, and to provide them with some resources to try out this summer.
I have already started a summer course for my high school students. My students have chosen a book to read and will be doing assignments based on the reading. They were very excited about the summer course. The course is for students whose English is a foreign language.
Other teachers are invited to join my class
so we can turn it into an international literature based collaborative learning experience. Please contact me if you are interested. My students are going into grade 11 in September and are 16 years old.
Thank you.
I am new to edmodo and would love to join your group to see how it works. I also am a teacher of two grade 11 esol classes and am sure my students would love this tool next year.
Thanks and regards!
how do i sign up i need help
Teq will be doing many courses for teachers over the summer and will be using Edmodo as a way of collaborating, communicating and sharing with the groups that attend. http://www.teq.com/summer
I will be utilizing Edmodo this summer for professional development connections in my iPad classes. I will also use it in August for our summer learning camp students!
Being retired, I know nothing about Edmodo, but I think it could keep kids engaged in a limited way with school work!!
Hi Leah, I'd love to hear more about the "iPad" class, what apps the students are using, class structure, and if your using tech standards or those alligned to another subject/or core class?
Do all the students have (school provided) their own devices?
Thanks so much, love mine and would like to be able to use for more student integration, rather than just as a teacher tool (display, grades) etc.
Hi, my name is Alexis. I am a student of a middle school.
My teacher made us a class for summer learning over the summer. She posts fun activities to keep our minds strait forward! I love using over the summer for learning. Its like being in a type of virtual learning experience! 🙂
Thanks for sharing Alexis!
Our faculty are researching apps on their new iPads in preparation for the coming school year, and Edmodo is part of this research! As their principal, I am looking for apps to help me make the most of classroom visits and "one minute walk-throughs". Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!
Try Classroom Mosaic! Best tool ever!
wow thank you for sharing luciagia
i love this website edmodo +3 Love from NewJersey
Every year I open up an Edmodo Summer group for my students as a way to keep in touch, and to give them an opportunity to discuss interesting articles, ideas, etc they have. I post "challenges" regularly that transform into badges, and subscribe it to science related RSS feeds. (I teach 5-8 Science)
Our high school counselors will be experimenting with Edmodo over the summer to stay in contact with college bound seniors. We are trying to reduce the phenomenon of "summer melt." This is where seniors have been accepted to colleges and universities but never show up in the Fall to enroll. We believe students may get side tracked over the summer or simply don't know how to navigate the final steps that lead to college enrollment. We hope that by using Edmodo, seniors will still have someone they can turn to during the summer months to keep them motivated and answer any final questions.
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing Mr. McCormick.
We will be using Edmodo next year to create a research paper support site for all our 11th grade students. Students will watch screencasts, complete assignments and take assessments on all stages of the research writing project. WE will be spending the summer creating these resources and testing them on rising seniors who were unable to complete their graduation paper in their junior year.


text:
Tag Archive: graphic design
What are KPIs?
UX VS UI: What's the difference?
What is the difference between UX and UI design? Do they ever intertwine with one another?
What is a CSG?
Learn more about our CSG process all current and presents client will go through!
The process of developing a mobile app
As mobile apps continue to gain popularity with consumers, a business and its decision makers might start to consider the possibility of a mobile app being developed for the business.
How SEO and website design work together
The marketing world and website world collide once more. While Search Engine Optimization and web design Omaha NE couldn't be anymore different, the two strategies often intertwine with one another.
How to grow a start-up with the power of digital marketing
The Midwest is slowly being coined as the Silicon Praire! How can your start-up use social media and digital marketing to grow brand awarness and clientele?
The importance of long-tail SEO keywords In 2019
Did you know long-tail keywords make up 92% of all search queries that people are looking up? These keywords usually have very low competition, and while they are not as traffic intense as short-tail keywords, they can still get your website seen on the first page of search engines about 1,000 to 10,000 times a month.
4th of July - Office Closed
Please note that our management office, development and production teams (US and Europe) will be on Fourth of July vacation from 12:00 pm on Wednesday, July 3rd through Monday, July 8th, 2019.
The key benefits of email marketing
With over 250 billion emails being sent each and everyday, your business can be losing out on leads!
4 Digital Marketing Trends for 2019
Neophytes to the world of marketing are prone to mistakenly believing that digital marketing is different than other types of marketing. It isn't. Digital marketing is marketing.


text:
Staff writer
County lake officials teamed up Thursday with 40 Marion Girl Scouts to beautify the shoreline of Marion County Lake.
The scouts planned to paint log dividers at the swimming area parking lot, but with the deluge last week changed their plans.
Lake officials provided sticks and trash bags to clean up trash that floated in on rising lake water.
"It is going to count as their service project for this year," scout leader Sherry Hess said. "Some of the older girls built bat houses, too."
Scouts started at the heated dock and worked their way north to the swimming area.
They formed pairs and took turns using sticks to pick up soggy bottles, cans, cups, papers and driftwood. One pair even disposed of a ratty shirt and a beat-up hat.
"We love service projects," Ericka Herzet said. "That's why we're in Girl Scouts."
While the scouts were picking up trash, Lake Superintendent Steve Hudson strapped on a lifejacket, got in the water near the dam and unclogged a tower drain.
Hudson could tell the drain was obstructed because the burp-hole south of the damn was only gurgling.
"When it is working correctly after a heavy rain, it looks like Old Faithful," he said.
Logs, sticks, duckweed, small bushes, and brush had slowed flow from the lake.
The debris was hard for him to clean up because it matted like hair.
"Last night I had to take a shower in the bath house before I showered off in my house," he said.
Hudson also had to be aware of suction near the drain.
"I tied my shorts pretty tight," he said, "This thing can suck you in. The higher the water is the more pressure there is. Sometimes fish are sucked in and come shooting out the other side."
The lake pool level was 2 feet above normal when Hudson began his clearing. It dropped 6 inches within the first 20 hours afterward.


text:
Find what you're looking for with Search.
Enter anything you want to find, including:
- Songs
- Albums
- Artists
- Playlists
- Podcast shows and episodes
- Videos
- Genres and moods
- Other Spotify users
Note: If you can't find another user by typing their name, it's likely they don't have a display name. Try searching spotify:user: followed by their Spotify username instead (with no spaces).
On mobile and tablet, you'll also find recommended music and podcasts under various categories in Search, plus Radio and Concerts too.
Advanced search
Try an advanced search to find music by year, genre, or label. You can also exclude results, or look for 2 things at once.
Advanced search options
Enter any of these before your search term to narrow the results.
- year: Displays music from a particular year. You can also enter a range of years, for example year:1978-1984.
- genre: Displays music in the genre matching keyword.
- label: Displays music released by the label matching keyword.
- isrc: Displays tracks matching ID number according to the International Standard Recording Code.
- upc: Displays albums matching ID number according to the Universal Product Code.
Exclude or add search terms
Refine your search with AND, OR, and NOT, for example:
- Kyuss AND Green - Displays results with keywords 'Kyuss' and 'Green'.
- Zeppelin OR Floyd - Displays results with keywords 'Zeppelin' or 'Floyd'.
- Metallica NOT Anger - Displays all Metallica tracks except with the word 'Anger'.
Tip: Instead of using AND or NOT, you can also use + or -.
Combine searches
Use any combination of the advanced search options to find exactly what you want!
- year:1989-2013 NOT year:1993
- genre:metal AND year:1932
Note: This particular example may not yield many results.