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* The final dub commercial break eyecatch was placed in between the scene of Nurse Joy saying goodbye to Ash and friends while they head back on a blimp and the exterior shot of Pidgey Express.
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==In other languages==
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| Carrying On!
First broadcast
English themes
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Carrying On! (Japanese: ポッポやのでんしょポッポ! The Carrier Poppo of the Poppo Store!) is the 164th episode of the Pokémon anime. It was first broadcast in Japan on September 14, 2000 and in the United States on September 22, 2001.
|Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.
Just outside of Ecruteak City, our heroes see a flying Pidgey being attacked by a huge Fearow and decide to intervene. With Brock carrying the wounded Pidgey, the gang enters Ecruteak City in hopes of finding its trainer. Not only do our heroes find this Pidgey's home, they discover it is a member of the Carrier-Pidgey Express! Join Ash, Misty and Brock as they learn about caring for carrier-Pidgey and witness the dedication of a young boy and his grandfather to these very special Pokémon.
Ash and his friends are making their way to Ecruteak City when they encounter a Pidgey being attacked by an immense Fearow and decide to intervene. Ash sends out Noctowl to battle Fearow, and as it soars up to meet its foe, the clever bird Pokémon strikes first with Hypnosis. Fearow succumbs to the attack and, now convinced that Noctowl is a Charizard, flees the battle. Unfortunately, the poor Pidgey has become too exhausted to stay aloft and plummets to earth. As it had flown even further away from them during the battle, the companions and Noctowl can only watch with horror as it tumbles through the air and out of sight beyond the treetops.
With Noctowl flying ahead of them, the three friends break into a sprint that takes them through the trees and to edge of a steep drop-off where they discover that the tiny bird's free-fall has come to an abrupt end. Pidgey has crash-landed on a rocky outcrop protruding from the sheer face of a small cliff! Ash orders Noctowl to retrieve it, but Pidgey is understandably terrified when Noctowl lands beside it and begins to struggle feebly. Noctowl once again uses its Hypnosis, this time making itself appear as a fellow Pidgey.
Having retrieved the tiny Pidgey, Brock carefully ties a bandage to Pidgey's broken wings. Misty notices the backpack on Pidgey, while Ash suggests taking the tiny bird in order to find its Trainer. They quickly arrive in town, and while walking along the pavement, they notice a flock of Pidgey flying around town with the same backpack as the Pidgey they found. Then, a young boy named Malachi runs towards them, recognizing the Pidgey, whose name is revealed to be Ken. Seeing the bandage on Ken's wings, Malachi accuses them of hurting his Pidgey, but Brock quickly calms him saying they only helped it after its encounter with the Fearow, followed by Malachi's apology.
Next, Ash congratulate him for its Pidgey, but Malachi explains the little Pidgey is one of his grandfather's carrier Pidgey which deliver letters and newspapers to the islands nearby. From a close sever, a camera is seen spying on them. As the camera turns to the inside of the sever, Team Rocket are seen making a plot in order to steal every carrier Pidgey. The scene then reverts to the others who have arrived at the Pidgey Express building. Malachi takes them to a coop full of Pidgey where his grandfather gives instructions to four of them, which are preparing to make a delivery.
After becoming acquainted with Ash, Misty and Brock, he invites them inside for some refreshments in order to express his gratitude for saving his Pidgey. After explaining his methods of training, his grandson Malachi goes back to the coop in order to spend time with the Pidgey. After he left, Ash notices his strong love for the Express. Malachi's grandfather agrees, informing them after his retirement the business will be closed. He then proceeds to explain his reasons which include the inability of competing with airplanes and e-mail, and the fact that it takes a whole life to dedicate.
Next, the scene turns to the coop where Malachi is sweeping the floor. The scene turns back to Malachi's grandfather answering a call from Nurse Joy who informs him about the absence of the Pidgey which was supposed to deliver some medicine. He rushes with his binoculars to scout the sky in hoping of seeing the wayward Pidgey. The others notice him, and found out about the missing Pidgey, to which Malachi reacts by saying he is going to find the Pidgey using the blimp which his grandfather uses to train them. Ash and the rest offer to go, and they all lift-off in search of the Pidgey.
Ash sends out his Noctowl to scout the area and the scene turns to Team Rocket's balloon having attached underneath it a retriever system with a bag full of Pidgey. After stealing another Pidgey, Jessie notices the blimp searching for the Pidgey. In order to avoid being seen by them, Meowth activates a button which engulfs the entire balloon into a white smoke making it appear as a cloud. But their scheme is quickly discovered by Noctowl which uses Whirlwind to blow away the smoke.
After the two sides encounter, Jessie sends her Arbok. Realising it's floating in air, it almost falls when it is quickly grabbed by Team Rocket by its tail. While hanging, it uses Poison Sting to attack Ken and Noctowl. Noctowl dodges then uses Hypnosis to trick Arbok into thinking he attacks the others, while actually missing. Then, Noctowl and Ken tear the bag, releasing the Pidgey. When Team Rocket finally snap out of Hypnosis, the Pidgey are all released while soaring the sky.
When they realize they are surrounded, Team Rocket proceed to flee but are quickly shocked by Pikachu's Thunderbolt. Then, the flock of Pidgey peck their balloon, blowing it up and sending them blasting off. Next, Ash along with the others, successfully deliver the medicine to Nurse Joy and return to the Pidgey Express. Back to the rooftop, Malachi is waiting for the arrival of Ken, which successfully made his delivery.
Malachi's grandfather reveals that he changed his mind about closing the Express by informing Malachi the family business will be run by him after his retirement if he proves to be a professional. Ash then congratulates Malachi and the scene cuts to the group bidding farewell.
Major events
- Ash's Noctowl is revealed to know Whirlwind.
- For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the timeline of events.
Pokémon debuts
Who's That Pokémon?: Mewtwo (US and international); Pidgey (Ken) (Japan)
- Pikachu (Ash's)
- Meowth (Team Rocket)
- Togepi (Misty's)
- Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
- Noctowl (Ash's; Shiny)
- Arbok (Jessie's)
- Pidgey (Denjirō's; multiple)
- Pidgey (Malachi's; Ken)
- Fearow
- Ekans
- Caterpie
- Poliwag
- Bellsprout
- Geodude
- Muk
- Lickitung
- Scyther
- Charizard (illusion)
- This episode may be loosely based on an event in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal and their remakes, HeartGold and SoulSilver, in which a Trainer just outside of Goldenrod City gives the player a Spearow carrying mail to deliver to a friend.
- Additionally, Spearow's nickname, Kenya, is similar to that of the main Pidgey in this episode, Ken.
- In the Who's That Pokémon? segment, Mewtwo says, "Prepare to battle."
- The Pidgey in this episode are based on real-world carrier pigeons.
- Each of the Pokémon species in the Pokémon Center has been owned by a main character at some point, with the exception of Bellsprout (although its evolutions, Weepinbell and Victreebel have been owned by one).
- This episode has a few references to the film, Ken Takakura.
- He starred in a film called Railroad Man, which in Japanese is "Poppoya", which is close to Pidgey's Japanese name.
- The film stars actor Ken Takakura, who resembles the character of Denjirō.
- One of the Pidgey's names is Ken, which comes from Ken Takakura.
- After Ash and co. are impressed by the fact that Denjirō flies all over the city, telling the Pidgey where to go, he says "It's because, I'm a clumsy man.". This is a reference to Ken Takakura, who once said in a commercial for Nippon Life, "It's because I'm clumsy".
- In the Hungama TV Hindi dub, Jessie incorrectly says Pidgeys as the plural of Pidgey.
- Before Team Rocket were about to hide in smoke, Meowth said "I prepared for just the sort of sitiation" instead of saying situation.
- When the Pidgey glares at Team Rocket, they had a dark brown color.
Dub edits
- After the Who's That Pokémon? segment in the Japanese version, a 5-second scene of Ash and friends inside the rising blimp was edited out in the dub.
- The final dub commercial break eyecatch was placed in between the scene of Nurse Joy saying goodbye to Ash and friends while they head back on a blimp and the exterior shot of Pidgey Express.
In other languages
|Mandarin Chinese
|Pidgey pošta
|We gaan door!
|Ilmojen sankarit
|European French
|Courrier express
|Der Taubsi Express Service!
|פידג'י אקספרס Pidgey Express
|लगे रहो! Lage Raho *
|Una tradizione di famiglia
|Rodzinna tradycja
|Mantendo a Tradição!
|Latin America
|This episode article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.


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Stage director: Štěpán Pácl
Dramaturgy: Jan Tošovský
Sets: Andrej Ďurík
Costumes: Iva Němcová, Lucia Škandíková, Tereza Kopecká
Music: Jakub Kudláč
Motion cooperation: Veronika Knytlová
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Unisys announced in September a four-part cloud computing strategy that will enable clients to move their enterprise application workloads securely to tailored cloud environments and give them confidence in maintaining the integrity of their critical information.
In this Exclusive Q&A with Cloud Computing Journal in the run-up to SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo (November 2-4, 2009) - Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan speaks with Rich Marcello - Unisys President, Systems & Technology - about the Unisys Secure Cloud and sets the scene for the upcoming Unisys Cloud-in-a-box.
Cloud Computing Journal: Starting at 35,000 feet, what overall relationships does Unisys see between cloud computing and the increasingly real-time needs of today's enterprise?
Rich Marcello: I believe that cloud computing will revolutionize the way enterprises obtain IT and business services because of a number of converging factors - 1) the economy has forced enterprises to rethink their traditional cost models and minimize their capital expenditures in favor of pay-as-you-go models, 2) the need for anywhere, anytime IT since data sets continue to grow exponentially, and 3) the shift in the way IT works with, for example, virtualization and automation, which enable cloud computing.
Cloud Computing Journal: So cloud computing isn't just a buzzword, it's actually a glimpse of the future of enterprise IT so far as you are concerned?
Rich Marcello: Absolutely. When you think about "IT as a service", ease of delivery, access from anywhere at anytime, the ability to have a totally flexible IT infrastructure, and the cost benefits of a subscription or pay as you go model, you realize very quickly cloud computing, in any of its forms (internal, external, hybrid) is here to stay.
Cloud Computing Journal: I understand, though, there are some concerns with moving to the Cloud.
Marcello: That's right. Security is a big concern as well as privacy of the data once it leaves a client's data centers and the ability of a cloud provider to meet the client's compliance requirements. Additionally, there's concern about whether or not a client's applications can be moved to the cloud without rewriting them. Unisys addresses each of these concerns with Unisys Cloud Computing Strategy and solutions portfolio announced June 30, 2009.
Cloud Computing Journal: Tell me more about this new Strategy and what it means to your clients.
Marcello: We announced a four-part cloud computing strategy that will enable clients to move their enterprise application workloads securely to tailored cloud environments and give them confidence in maintaining the integrity of their critical information. We're delivering on the first two parts this year beginning with our June 30 announcement and the availability of our Cloud Transformation Services, followed by our Unisys Secure Cloud Solution available on July 31. Our "Cloud-in-a-box" solution planned for later this year is a comprehensive IT infrastructure package that will enable quick and cost-effective implementation of a private cloud. We also plan to deliver hybrid cloud technologies early next year that will provide the best of managed and dedicated services by combining public and private cloud capabilities.
Our comprehensive Cloud Transformation Services include Advisory and Assessment services that can provide our clients with strategic guidance on how best to move to the cloud.
Cloud Computing Journal: How are you leveraging your breadth of Enterprise IT experience?
Marcello: We believe our strong heritage in Data Center Transformation and Outsourcing is foundational to cloud computing - you can't begin to offer a cloud computing solution unless you understand the data center and are true experts. We've been helping clients transform their data centers and make the right IT sourcing decisions for a long time by leveraging our services, technology, and outsourcing capabilities so they can achieve maximum return from capital expenditures, reduce operating expenses, and increase business performance. Our heritage of experience and innovation combined with our independent thinking, innovative infrastructure and sourcing capabilities deliver data center solutions that are secure, productive and reliable. We see all of this as a key advantage over other cloud providers who are just entering this market.
Cloud Computing Journal: How big an issue is security for enterprises who wish to migrate toward this kind of an infrastructure wholly or in part?
Marcello: As I mentioned earlier, security is the biggest barrier to cloud adoption as cited by organizations and industry analysts, as well as our own clients in a recent survey we conducted.
When it comes to security in a cloud it's really about the workloads and how clients can confidently move them to the cloud. A lot of vendors talk security in the cloud but we've tackled this issue head-on and believe we have an advantage. Security is inherent in all Unisys operations and offerings and, like Data Center Transformation and Outsourcing, is one of Unisys four key areas of strength.
We address security by ensuring operational excellence. Unisys Secure Cloud services teams operate ISO 20000-certified delivery processes that are ITIL V3-compliant. All of this protection is delivered in independently audited and ISO 270001-certified delivery centers. We utilize security best practices - a layered multi-vendor approach to security with Intrusion Detection and Prevention Services (IDPS), firewall management, 24x7 security monitoring, advanced correlation and analytics, auditable logs, and so forth.
From a cloud perspective, our commitment is to provide a security framework that is as good as or better than any clients could establish for themselves. We do all of this and more with the addition of our patent-pending Stealth technology that allows private communities of interest based on FIPS 140-2, 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption and cloaks the data with proprietary "bit splitting". Unlike other approaches to security, Unisys Stealth is very simple to deploy and does not require rewriting applications. We believe this is a key differentiator as Stealth technology allows different groups in a multi-tenant client environment to share the same IT infrastructure without fear of exposing one client's data to another, and there's no need for the client to rewrite the applications it chooses to move to the cloud.
Cloud Computing Journal: What kinds of applications need security that your cloud offers?
Marcello: Clients who have workloads that require application, database or user security will have exposure if they put such workloads onto an unsecured cloud service. Consequently, today companies are primarily using unsecured cloud services for workloads that have few security needs, such as Application Development and Testing or basic Web services, along with some less secure email workloads.
With Unisys Secure Cloud, you can move conventional business applications that contain patient data, employee, financial, or customer information, or document management or disaster recovery applications to the cloud environment. In addition to security, most of these applications tend to require quite a bit of IT infrastructure and staff time to manage even though they tend to run in spurts and are quite cyclical or the workloads can dramatically vary in size from one period to the next. For example, they may only run at the end of day, end of week, month, or year. Some good examples are: Budgeting and planning; or HR systems like employee self-service, or time reporting. Retailers have massive swings in system demand from one season to the next and need flexible capacity. IT also has workloads that are cyclical in nature, including back-up, disaster recovery, and quality assurance, each of which has very high security requirements. And, most of the time they are not using all of the hardware dedicated to them. This is why the average enterprise server utilization is only 5-10%. Think of the savings in capital and IT operations if these applications could be moved to a cloud service where you only pay for what you use.
Lastly, large OLTP-based workloads, or ERP systems or web store fronts are the most critical applications for your business. If you are a manufacturer, it could be your order, inventory and supply chain systems; for banks, it's core systems like deposits, transfers, etc; for airlines it would be the reservation systems. When these go down, the business is all but dead. Therefore, these are the kinds of systems that make sense to continue to invest in traditional, in-house IT infrastructures. Because these kinds of workloads tend to run nearly all the time, it makes good economic sense to buy the infrastructures to support them.
Cloud Computing Journal: How would someone decide if cloud computing is right for their business and which workloads to move?
Marcello: It's really about understanding what makes the most business sense for the client and what they are trying to accomplish. As part of the June 30th announcement, we have Unisys Cloud Transformation Services, available now, which allow clients to plan and migrate to the type of cloud environment that best meets their business goals. These services help clients assess what application workloads can be moved to the cloud, how that can be done, and the technology, financial and security implications of their choices.
Cloud Computing Journal: How about virtualization and automation, where do they fit in the big picture?
Marcello: These are fundamental to cloud computing and for Unisys, our Real-Time Infrastructure technology powers our cloud. Virtualization is an enabler that helps us supply only the needed amount of IT resources based on the workload demand of the business at any given time. Automation adds elasticity to the environment, reduces the time needed for changes, and eliminates or at least simplifies the manual intervention in a potentially rapidly changing environment.
Cloud Computing Journal: And what kinds of governance and service management tools does the enterprise need?
Marcello: From a service management perspective, many vendors operate as siloed mechanisms. Unisys, on the other hand, has built into our secure cloudware stack an integration layer that enables us to interface with our clients' service management framework as well. The virtual data center, regardless of the location of the resources, is managed seamlessly. Unisys makes it look like one holistic environment. A key point to keep in mind is how hard it is for any IT organization to develop world class governance and service management. With Unisys Secure Cloud Solution and "Cloud in a Box" we have developed a broad set of ITIL best practices, which are fully automated, and which allow us and our clients to run a very efficient IT infrastructure. With this, a lot of automation occurs, and this can save money by minimizing manual tasks, reducing errors, and getting much higher utilization rates.
Cloud Computing Journal: What verticals among your customers are leading the adoption of the Cloud?
Marcello: We're getting a number of inquiries from a broad range of Unisys clients in telco's, financial institutions, transportation, and the public sector as well as partners who are interested in Unisys hosting their solutions within our Secure Cloud.
Cloud Computing Journal: What does Cloud Computing have to offer to mid-tier enterprises?
Marcello: Cloud computing is compelling for mid-tier enterprises since it minimizes the need for capital expenditures as well as lowers the need for on-going operational support. They will be interested in our Secure Cloud Solution, especially secure Software as a Service (SaaS).
Additionally for those clients who want to build an internal cloud, the Unisys Cloud-in-a-box that we'll deliver later this year will be a cost-effective, simplified cloud deployment alternative.
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- Quark Materie (3)
- quark gluon plasma (3)
- quark matter (3)
- Quark Gluon Plasma (2)
- heavy ion collision (2)
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- relativistic heavy ion collision (2)
- relativistische schwere Ion Kollision (2)
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- The directed flow maximum near c(s) = 0 (2000)
- We investigate the excitation function of quark-gluon plasma formation and of directed in-plane flow of nucleons in the energy range of the BNLAGS and for the Ekin Lab = 40A GeV Pb+Pb collisions performed recently at the CERN-SPS. We employ the three-fluid model with dynamical unification of kinetically equilibrated fluid elements. Within our model with first-order phase transition at high density, droplets of QGP coexisting with hadronic matter are produced already at BNL-AGS energies, Ekin Lab C 10A GeV. A substantial decrease of the isentropic velocity of sound, however, requires higher energies, Ekin Lab C 40A GeV. We show the e ect on the flow of nucleons in the reaction plane. According to our model calculations, kinematic requirements and EoS effects work hand-in-hand at Ekin Lab = 40A GeV to allow the observation of the dropping velocity of sound via an increase of the directed flow around midrapidity as compared to top BNL-AGS energy.
- Hadrons in dense resonance matter: a chiral SU(3) approach (2000)
- A nonlinear chiral SU(3) approach including the spin 3 2 decuplet is developed to describe dense matter. The coupling constants of the baryon resonances to the scalar mesons are determined from the decuplet vacuum masses and SU(3) symmetry relations. Di erent methods of mass generation show significant differences in the properties of the spin- 3 2 particles and in the nuclear equation of state
- Superheavy nuclei in a chiral hadronic model (2000)
- Superheavy nuclei are investigated in a nonlinear chiral SU(3)-model. The proton number Z=120 and neutron numbers of N=172, 184 and 198 are predicted to be magic. The charge distributions and alpha-decay chains hint towards a hollow stucture.
- Unusual bound states of quark matter within the NJL model (2000)
- Properties of dense quark matter in and out of chemical equilibrium are studied within the SU(3) Nambu Jona-Lasinio model. In addition to the 4 fermion scalar and vector terms the model includes also the 6 fermion flavour mixing interaction. First we study a novel form of deconfined matter, meso-matter, which is composed of equal number of quarks and antiquarks. It can be thought of as a strongly compressed meson gas where mesons are melted into their elementary constituents, quarks and antiquarks. Strongly bound states in this quark antiquark matter are predicted for all flavour combinations of qq pairs. The maximum binding energy reaches up to 180 MeV per qq pair for mixtures with about 70% of strange (s¯s) pairs. Equilibrated baryon rich quark matter with various flavour compositions is also studied. In this case only shallow bound states appear in systems with a significant admixture(about 40%) of strange quarks (strangelets). Their binding energies are quite sensitive to the relative strengths of scalar and vector interactions. The common property of all these bound states is that they appear at high particle densities when the chiral symmetry is nearly restored. Thermal properties of meso-matter as well as chemically equilibrated strange quark matter are also investigated. Possible decay modes of these bound states are discussed.
- Van der Waals excluded volume model for Lorentz contracted rigid spheres (2000)
- Conventional cluster and virial expansions are generalized to momentum dependent interparticle potentials. The model with Lorentz contracted hard core potentials is considered, e.g. as hadron gas model. A Van der Waals-type model with a temperature dependent excluded volume is derived. Lorentz contraction effects at given temperature are stronger for light particles and make their effective excluded volume smaller than that of heavy ones.
- Second cluster integral and excluded volume effects for the pion gas (2000)
- The quantum mechanical formula for Mayer s second cluster integral for the gas of relativistic particles with hard-core interaction is derived. The proper pion volume calculated with quantum mechanical formula is found to be an order of magnitude larger than its classical evaluation. The second cluster integral for the pion gas is calculated in quantum mechanical approach with account for both attractive and hard-core repulsive interactions. It is shown that, in the second cluster approximation, the repulsive -interactions as well as the finite width of resonances give important but almost canceling contributions. In contrast, an appreciable deviation from the ideal gas of pions and pion resonances is observed beyond the second clus- ter approximation in the framework of the Van der Waals excluded-volume model.
- On the observation of phase transitions in collisions of elementary matter (2000)
- We investigate the excitation function of directed flow, which can provide a clear signature of the creation of the QGP and demonstrate that the minimum of the directed flow does not correspond to the softest point of the EoS for isentropic expansion. A novel technique measuring the compactness is introduced to determine the QGP transition in relativistic-heavy ion collisions: The QGP transition will lead to higher compression and therefore to higher compactness of the source in coordinate space. This e ect can be observed by pion interferometry. We propose to measure the compactness of the source in the appropriate principal axis frame of the compactness tensor in coordinate space.
- Critical review of quark gluon plasma signals (2000)
- Compelling evidence for a new form of matter has been claimed to be formed in Pb+Pb collisions at SPS. We critically review two suggested signatures for this new state of matter: First the suppression of the J/psi , which should be strongly suppressed in the QGP by two different mechanisms, the color-screening [1] and the QCD-photoe ect [2]. Secondly the measured particle, in particular strange hadronic, ratios might signal the freeze-out from a quark-gluon phase.
- Hyperstars: phase transition to (meta)-stable hyperonic matter in neutron stars (2000)
- Recent progress in the understanding of the high density phase of neutron stars advances the view that a substantial fraction of the matter consists of hyperons. The possible impacts of a highly attractive interaction between hyperons on the properties of compact stars is investigated. We find that the equation of state exhibits a second stable minimum at large hyperon contents which is in accord with existing hypernuclear data. This second solution gives rise to new effects for neutron star properties which are similar to the ones proposed for the deconfinement transition to strange quark matter and absolutely stable strange stars. We find that the corresponding hyperstars can have rather small radii of R=6-8 km independent of the mass. PACS: 26.60+c, 21.65+f, 97.60.Gb, 97.60.Jd
- Anisotropic flow in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions (2000)
- A sign reversal of the directed flow parameter v1 in the central rapidity region in Au+Au collisions at s = 200 AGeV is predicted. This anti-flow is shown to be linked to the expansion of the hot matter created. In line with this observation the predicted elliptic flow parameter v2 of various particle species is linked to the mean free path of these particles.


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Apple has settled into a rhythm (some would call it a rut) of selling a redesigned iPhone every two years. In the off years when the company doesn't rework the look, it tweaks the internal components and adds a useful feature or two. These phones get designated with an S, a practice Apple first adopted with the iPhone 3GS.
On Tuesday, we got another S phone. The 5S uses the design of the iPhone 5, but the internals have been given a significant refresh, with the first 64-bit processor in a smartphone, a co-processor to take some of the load off the CPU, a fingerprint sensor built into the home button, improved graphics, a better camera and a dual-color flash.
While Wall Street may have yawned and Apple haters predictably snickered at the 5S, it really does advance the smartphone under the hood. As Ben Bajarin writes at TechPinions, having a 64-bit processor in a smartphone provides real advantages for many of the things people do with them – video, photography, gaming. Software has to take advantage of it, of course, and so iOS 7 is also the first 64-bit smartphone operating system.
The fingerprint sensor is also a big deal, presuming it works better than similar features in previous phones, such as the original Motorola Atrix. The world is ready to move beyond passwords, swipe patterns and PIN numbers to secure mobile devices, and that's particularly true for business users and their beleaguered IT departments.
But because these advances come inside a phone that looks like last year's model, the 5S suffers from a low WOW! factor. That may or may not come when updated versions of these features are packed into whatever redesign Apple comes up with for next year's model, presumably to be called the iPhone 6.
(Yes, there was also the iPhone 5C, but that's more of a strategy story than a new phone. The 5C is essentially the iPhone 5 in cheaper, more garish attire. As Jacqui Cheng writes for Ars Technica, it's a change to Apple's approach to offering last-year's model as a less expensive alternative to the current iPhone. And because it's made of plastic, it costs Apple less to make. While Apple will sell a huge number of these, just as older iPhones do well each year, the 5C is not an advance.)
So the question arises as it does in each of the "S" years: Should you buy one, or wait until the redesign likely to come in 2014? The answer depends on what phone you're using now, how you use it and whether you want to stick with the iOS platform.
• If you have an iPhone 4 or older: Definitely. While the iPhone 4 will be able to install iOS 7 when it's made available for free on Sept. 18, the device is still growing long in the tooth. While it's great that Apple makes its newest OS on hardware that's relatively ancient, it's likely going to result in a performance hit, if the past is a predictor of the future. And you won't be able to put the new software on a 3GS or later. If you've been holding off on buying a new iPhone, the 5S is the one to get.
• If you have an iPhone 4S: Probably. Most 4S owners who bought their devices when it initially came out are seeing their two-year contracts end. The 5S would be an excellent upgrade, but if your phone is working well and still has snappy performance, it's not a must. A tip: Install iOS 7 when it comes out and see how your 4S feels running it. If you think it hurts performance, that might give you the incentive you need to pull the trigger on the 5S.
• If you have an iPhone 5: Probably not. If you bought your iPhone 5 on contract shortly after launch, you probably still have at least a year on a two-year carrier contract. That means only a partial discount on the full price, if there's any at all. (Those on a family plan may be able to swap eligibility from another phone, but you then must deal with potential bitterness and resentment from the pillaged family member.) You could buy it contract-free and sell your iPhone 5 to cover some of the cost, but it still won't be cheap. But in general, the upgrades to the 5S may not justify these costs. It will be better to wait for what's coming in 2014.
• If it's your first smartphone: Probably. If you've never bought a smartphone and you're considering making the move, and iOS is the platform that most interests you, this year's offerings give you a good choice. If you're on a budget, the 5C is a good choice starting at $99. If you can afford it, though, I'd suggest going with newer technology and get the 5S. In general, I think iOS is easier to use and learn than Android, and the free handholding available at Apple's retail stores is very good.
• If you're thinking about switching to iOS: Probably not. If you're using a relatively modern Android device that's working well but you want to jump ship to Apple's platform, wait until next year. Chances are the smartphone you have now – if it was made in the last two years – has a screen that's larger than the iPhone 5S. While it's not a guarantee, I and many other Apple watchers suspect the company will offer a bigger display on the iPhone 6. If that happens, Android switchers will be a lot happier with the greater real estate.
One other note about buying an iPhone now: You may be tempted to sign up for one of the new plans offered by T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon that lets you upgrade your smartphone more frequently. In the case of AT&T and Verizon, I'd recommend that you don't. T-Mobile's plan, however, is worth considering.
Under these plans, you make separate monthly payments for the handset you buy. Depending on the plan, you can trade in the phone after 6 months or a year. For someone who wants the latest iPhone, Android or Windows Phone device, it's tempting.
But think twice before you get into it. When T-Mobile started this trend with its Jump plan, it lowered prices for its voice and data services to reflect the fact that it was no longer selling phones at subsidized costs. But AT&T and Verizon didn't do that. If you buy a handset on their get-a-phone-earlier plans, you're still paying the full voice/data price that includes money for a phone subsidy. If you have a separate payment plan for the phone with those two carriers, you're essentially paying for it twice. You're better off sticking with a contract and a subsidy with them.
For more details, see this blog post I wrote about the three plans earlier this summer.


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Broadcaster Chris Tarrant is recovering in hospital after suffering a mini-stroke.
His manager, Paul Vaughan, said he was taken ill on a flight to London from Bangkok in Thailand on Saturday, March 1 and was taken to Charing Cross Hospital.
He said: ''The doctors have confirmed he has had a mini-stroke, but he is made of stern stuff, Mr Tarrant, and hopefully he will be home by Thursday or Friday.''
The 67-year-old had been filming in Asia and South America before falling ill and Mr Vaughan said he would not be going straight back to work after he is discharged.
He bowed out from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in February after a decade and a half in which the quiz show has become one of the most successful programmes in the world, inspiring spin-off games and Danny Boyle's hit film Slumdog Millionaire.
Tarrant first found fame hosting the ITV children's show Tiswas.


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Megan Knighton is a charitable giving advisor for CNEWA.
Spring is a time for new life and new hope — and CNEWA is helping to bring both to women and children in need.
No baby should ever die because her mother cannot afford a safe birth. No mother should ever have to suffer that pain. One of the most pressing needs in the places we serve is medical care — especially for pregnant women and for newborns during the first hopeful-yet-vulnerable months of their precious young lives.
That is why our CNEWA family supports mother-and-child health clinics such as the Mother of Mercy Clinic in Zerqa, Jordan, and the Little Sisters of Nazareth Baby Care Center, which serves Christian Palestinian refugees in Dbayeh, Lebanon.
Thanks to prayers and generous donations, in 2012 the doctors and nurses at these two clinics were able to serve mothers and young children to the fullest. Here are just five of their successes:
Delivered over 1,000 healthy newborns
Provided 15,000 newborns and young children with free physicals and vaccinations
Gave free gynecological exams for any pregnant woman seeking care from our clinics
Screened every pregnant mother for vitamin and nutrient deficiencies and gave necessary supplements and dietary information
Purchased two new sonar machines that doubled the number of ultrasounds performed in a year
If you believe every baby deserves a safe birth, please make a generous donation today to CNEWA. You will help us to help others — and continue to bring forth a new springtime of life and hope for so many. God bless you and your family!
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Cristina Tortalla coordinates corporate matching gifts for CNEWA.
Want to know a secret? This actually may be the best-kept secret in the world of charitable giving. But it's one every donor should know about.
There's a way you may be able to double your support for the poor and the churches of the East, and it won't cost you a dime. The secret is corporate matching gifts. It's a terrific way to make a gift go even further, and do even more good.
Here are five things you should know about matching gift programs:
A corporate matching gift is a means by which your employer matches your donations to charitable organizations such as CNEWA. Recent survey data estimates that some 83 percent of companies match at least some charitable gifts. So there's a good chance your employer offers you this benefit, too.
The idea has been around for a while. It actually got its start at General Electric. The company's foundation began to match gifts to colleges and universities in 1954.
Corporate matching gifts are worth more than you may think. In 2011, U.S. employers donated about $14.55 billion. Among companies participating in matching programs, matching gifts accounted for about 12 percent of corporate giving. That means employers matched almost $1.5 billion of charitable giving, doubling the efforts of countless generous individuals. That kind of support can do a great deal of good in the world!
Even if you are retired, you may still be eligible to take part in matching gifts. A surprising number of companies match the charitable gifts of their retirees.
Your human resources department is the place to find out if your employer will match your charitable gifts. Why don't you head over there first thing Monday morning and ask?
Corporate matching gifts are the secret to doubling your support for the great work of CNEWA and people we serve. Unlike most secrets, I don't mind if you share it. Tell someone you know and spread the word!
If you have any questions about corporate matching gifts, feel free to reach out to me — Cristina Tortalla — at 1-800-442-6392 ext. 519 or email@example.com. I look forward to hearing from you!
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With the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI continuing to generate headlines and analysis, we asked our external affairs officer, Father Elias Mallon, to look at a few little-known facts about papal elections.
For several centuries the bishop of Rome was chosen in the same manner as other bishops — by the clergy, the neighboring bishops and the people of Rome. In 709, a Synod of the Lateran abolished the role of the people of Rome in the selection of the bishop. Nonetheless, slightly less than a hundred years later, in 862, the right of approval was restored to the Roman nobility by Pope Nicholas I.
In 1059, Pope Nicholas II decreed that the pope should be elected by the cardinals, although the system he set up was very different from the present one and a pope took office still only after the assent of the clergy and laity of Rome.
The conclave (Latin: cum clave, "[locked in] with a key") was in place by the time of Pope Gregory X (1271-1276). Gregory set up stringent rules intended to prevent the extremely lengthy elections that had taken place in the past. Cardinals were secluded, were without private rooms and were allowed only two servants. After three days, they were to receive one meal a day; after five days, only bread and water. Over the centuries popes added, removed and modified different aspects of the conclave. Pope John Paul II codified the procedures now in place in 1996. The present conditions under which cardinals in conclave live aren't as harsh as those prescribed by Gregory but they are still, nonetheless, monastic.
The number of cardinals has varied greatly over the centuries. Pope Sixtus V limited the number to 70 in 1587. However, in 1970 Pope Paul VI raised the number to 120, stipulating that cardinals over the age of 80 at the time of a pope's death (or resignation) are ineligible to vote in a conclave. It is estimated that at times the College of Cardinals consisted of less than 10 cardinals.
The youngest pope ever elected was Giovanni di Medici who took the name Leo X. He was elected in 1513 at the age of 38. Although he was tonsured and, therefore, a cleric, he was not ordained or the member of a religious order at the time of his election. In 533, a man named Mercurius was elected. He thought it inappropriate for the bishop of Rome to have the name of the Roman god Mercury and changed his name to John (II). Since then, most popes have changed their names on being elected. The last pope to keep his baptismal name was Pope Marcellus II, who reigned less than 20 days in April 1555.
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With the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity drawing to a close today, and Pope Benedict XVI meeting with members of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox churches, we asked our external affairs officer Father Elias Mallon to explore a few interesting facts about the Roman Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox.
The Oriental Orthodox churches are six ancient churches that differ from the various Orthodox churches in the Byzantine tradition, such as the Greek, Romanian, Russian and Ukrainian, etc. They are: the Armenian Apostolic Church, Coptic Orthodox Church, Eritrean Orthodox Church, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Syriac Orthodox Church and the Indian Orthodox Church, which is split into two groups, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and the Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church. Many of these churches have Catholic counterparts in full communion with Rome: the Armenian, Coptic, Ge'ez, Syriac and Syro-Malankara Catholic churches are much smaller than their Orthodox counterparts and share their liturgical rites, traditions and many of the same disciplines.
These Orthodox churches are very ancient. The Coptic church traces its beginnings to St. Mark the Evangelist. The Syriac churches of the Antiochene tradition trace their roots to St. Peter. The Armenian church prides itself on being the oldest national church as Christianity became the state religion of Armenia in 301, though it traces its roots to Sts. Bartholomew and Thaddeus.
These churches are not in communion with the Catholic Church and the Byzantine Orthodox churches. The split between the Oriental Orthodox churches and the rest of Christianity is traditionally dated to the Council of Chalcedon (451). This council's formulation of the relationship of the humanity of Jesus to his divinity was not acceptable to the Oriental Orthodox church for various reasons. Modern theological and historical research among the Catholic, Byzantine Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches has come to the conclusion that the differences that have existed for almost 15 centuries are cultural and linguistic, and need not necessarily be church dividing.
Relations between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox churches have improved dramatically since Vatican II. The Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue has — often against great odds, such as the arrest of Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Orthodox Church by the Egyptian authorities from 1981-1985 — made considerable progress, resulting among other things with the official Statement of Christological Agreement that was signed 12 February 1988, overcoming one of the major obstacles to unity between the Catholic and Oriental Orthodox churches. Some ecclesialogical issues remain, but the commission continues to study the issues and to attempt to resolve them.
CNEWA works where all these churches originated and maintain large communities — Armenia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iraq and Syria — and has developed an outstanding rapport with its leaders. CNEWA exercises the dialogue of charity in its many forms of assistance, from priestly formation in Ethiopia, refurbishing Syriac churches in the Middle East to humanitarian assistance in Armenia.
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When you go to church this week, you might not see your pastor. He might be down the street at the Presbyterian church — and the Presbyterian minister might be delivering a sermon to you.
Such pulpit exchanges are common during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, a 105-year-old effort of the Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches to promote understanding and harmony among the followers of Jesus Christ. This year the Week of Prayer starts today.
Working toward Christian unity is a big part of CNEWA's mission and ministry on behalf of the Holy Father. And so here are five quotes to get you thinking about and praying for your brothers and sisters in Christ.
The first is from Vatican II and its Decree on Ecumenism ("Unitatis Redintegratio"): "The restoration of unity among all Christians is one of the principle concern of the Second Vatican Council." This decree made ecumenism central to the work of the Catholic Church.
Regarding other churches, the council stated:
"Moreover, some and even very many of the significant elements and endowments which together go to build up and give life to the church itself, can exist outside the visible boundaries of the Catholic Church..." and "the separated churches and communities as such, though we believe them to be deficient in some respects, have been by no means deprived of significance and importance in the mystery of salvation. For the Spirit of Christ has not refrained from using them as means of salvation which derive their efficacy from the very fullness of grace and truth entrusted to the church."
Blessed John Paul II, in his encyclical "Ut Unum Sint" ("That They May be One"), declared:
"Thus it is absolutely clear that ecumenism, the movement promoting Christian Unity, is not just some sort of 'appendix' [the Holy Father's emphasis] which is added to the church's traditional activity. Rather, ecumenism is an organic part of her life and work, and consequently must pervade all she is and does..."
Pope Benedict marked the Week of Prayer this year by inviting Christians "to pray, asking insistently to God, for the great gift of unity between all of the Lord's disciples. May the Holy Spirit's limitless strength arouse us to the sincere commitment to seek unity, so that we might all progress together that Jesus is the savior of the world."
The last is a prayer written for this year's observance. Please join your voice with your brother and sister Christians in asking for God's help in uniting the church:
"Jesus Christ, we proclaim with joy our common identity in you, and we thank you for inviting us into a dialogue of love with you. Open our hearts to share more perfectly in your prayer to the Father that we may be one, so that as we journey together we may draw closer to each other. Give us the courage to bear witness to the truth together, and may our conversations embrace those who perpetuate disunity. Send your Spirit to empower us to challenge situations where dignity and compassion are lacking in our societies, nations, and the world. God of life, lead us to justice and peace. Amen."
Tags: Pope Benedict XVI Christianity Unity Ecumenism Christian Unity
With Gaza very much in the news this week, we thought it would be helpful to look at some of the region's remarkable history — and share a few little-known facts. So here are five things to know:
The area now known as the Gaza Strip got its name from the ancient city of Gaza. Gaza has been on the stage of world history for almost 4,000 years. The area of what is now the Gaza Strip was the site of several Egyptian fortresses from the end of the Early Bronze Age (3000-2100 B.C.) through the Middle Bronze Age (2100-1550 B.C.).
The city of Gaza is mentioned several times in the Old Testament and once in the New. Gaza was one of the five Philistine cities that Judah was unable to conquer (Judges 1:18). It was the city where Samson was held captive after having been betrayed by Delilah. It was in Gaza that Samson caused a temple to collapse, killing himself and his Philistine captors (Judges 16:21-51).
The present Gaza Strip consists of 139 square miles (360 square kilometers) and is slightly more than twice the size of Washington, D.C.
The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated areas in the world with 1,710,257 people as of July 2012. According to UN statistics, 43.8 percent of the population is under 14 years of age; half of the population is under 18 years old and unemployment is above 40 percent. The vast majority of the population is Muslim; only about 3,000 Christians live there today.
The Pontifical Mission for Palestine, CNEWA's operating agency in the region, is working with the local church in Gaza to provide on-the-job-training to young people and jobs for women who have graduated from school. Our Jerusalem-based staff are also working to help educate handicapped children in Gaza. Last summer, we shared here some of the work being done by CNEWA to help meet the health needs of the people. You can help the families of Gaza now. Click here to learn more.
Tags: Gaza Strip/West Bank Palestine Israel Holy Land
With the situation in Syria deteriorating by the day — a report this morning indicated there could be half a million refugees by next spring — we thought it would be a good time to look at some of the relief efforts underway.
In March, through the Pontifical Mission, our operating agency in the Middle East, CNEWA launched an appeal to help the church provide emergency relief to families forced from their homes.
Here are five specific ways CNEWA is involved:
We're working with the Sisters of the Good Shepherd to assist people displaced from Homs, helping to provide food rations for over 400 families.
CNEWA's partnering with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate to aid over 1,000 needy children displaced with their families to Wadi al Nasarah and villages in areas outside the city of Homs.
We're raising funds for Winter Survival Kits, offering warm clothes and heating oil to help some 2,000 vulnerable Christian families.
In Aleppo, we have partnered with Father Jules Baghdassarian, the national director of Oeuvre Pontificale Missionaire, who has registered around 1,450 needy displaced families from all confessions, and launched a food distribution program in the basement of a church that so far has helped about 300 families.
Also in Aleppo, we're working with the Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS) under the leadership of Jesuit Father Mourad Abou Seif and his team.
For the latest, check out this report by Issam Bishara, who runs our program in Lebanon and Syria.
Also, visit our Syria page, which has details on how you can help.
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This week's announcement that Pope Benedict XVI will create six new cardinals next month — including two with ties to CNEWA — reminded us of a few other cardinals connected to our work.
Here are five:
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This year, for the first time, we've posted our consolidated Annual Report as an interactive multimedia feature online. If you visit this link to explore the report, here are a few things you'll find:
You can find much more, of course, in our 2011 consolidated Annual Report. But for a preview, check out the brief introductory video below.
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If you want to keep up with what's happening in CNEWA's world, some of the best resources are literally at your fingertips.
Here are five invaluable web sites that can help you keep track of developments in some of the places we serve:
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GPS Treasure Hunt
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Learning Goals
- How to use a GPS
- Teamwork!
- Different types of building stone
Context for Use
Teaching Materials
Before the activity, you'll want to create sheets with directions for the student groups.
- If the students are doing the activity on their own time, you can give all groups the same sheet, but if they're all doing it at the same time, they'll need separate sheets to split up the groups and require more of the students to actually use the GPS reciever and make identifications.
- Depending on the nature of the class, decide what the students will be identifying (trees or building stones work pretty well).
- Choose six to eight identification stops (depending on the number of students in the groups you'll assign) with appropriate trees or building stones on campus.
- Mark the identification stops and their coordinates on a campus map
- To make multiple direction-sheets, work out the bearings among the identification stops with a protractor and work out as many routes as you can that cover all of them.
Once it's time to start the activity, organize the students into teams of three or four (depending on how many GPS units are available).
Start by teaching students to use GPS recievers. They need to be familiarized with the global positioning system and with the ideas of coordinates and bearings before this exercise.
- Have each student in each group use the GPS receiver to obtain coordinates for your starting spot and write them down. After they are done, have someone volunteer coordinates.
- Now is a good time to briefly review how much error there is likely to be in these coordinates and factors that will make it difficult to make measurements, such as proximity to trees and buildings (which is where they'll need to be to make identifications, unfortunately).
- Time to try using the GPS as a compass. Have the student groups work together to get bearings to a particular landmark.
- Then, give the students bearings that you previously worked out to another landmark, and see if they can point out the correct landmark.
Give the students sheets of directions (different sheets for different groups if possible) and insist that they must take turns using the receiver. Ideally, you'll have twice the number of identification stops as students per group, so each student gets to use the receiver twice.
- If this activity occurs during class time or lab time, you'll want to wander between various groups and make sure that they understand what they're doing.
- The direction sheet should consist of bearings and either coordinates or a description that tells them when to stop (alternatively, mark the stop with a small piece of bright flagging). Tell them what to identify and have them give either the coordinates or a description of the stop which may include the name of a building (whichever they didn't get on the sheet).
- At the last stop (possibly not an identification stop if you've got a good hiding spot on campus), have the team pick up a winning ticket for an edible prize, to be redeemed at the next class period.
Teaching Notes and Tips
The biggest chunk of work will be the direction sheets. Making sure that students take turns but don't get lost during the actual activity is rather important. If they misidentify a stop, the bearings that lead them to the next one won't work!
A follow-up discussion for an activity could include having them work out some of the bearings they used on a map of the campus.
Scoring: In addition to the snack, you could offer an extra prize for all groups who turn in 100% correct answers.
You may want to require the students to get a certain number of answers right for a grade.


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While digital cameras offer plenty of attractive features and come in convenient pocket sizes, the right camera may be right in your phone. Sure, digital cameras shoot with higher megapixels and have more lens options, but these pricier gadgets are usually too much for average photographer.
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What is RABASE?
- RABASE contains Rabeprazole sodium which belongs to a group of drugs called proton pump inhibitors
What RABASE is used for?
It is used,
- to treat active duodenal ulcers (ulcers in your intestine) gastric ulcer, peptic ulcer
- to treat and to prevent gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- in patients whose stomachs may contain extremely high amounts of acid, a condition called Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
- in combination with appropriate antibacterial therapeutic regimens, to remove the bacterium Helicobacter pylori in patients with peptic ulcer disease
Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine, if you:
- are allergic to RABASE, or any proton pump inhibitor or 'substituted benzimidazoles'
- have a stomach tumor
- have ever had liver problems
- have reduced body stores or risk factors for reduced vitamin B12 and receive long term treatment with RABASE
- have risk of osteoporosis
- have ever had a skin reaction
- are due to have a specific blood test (Chromogranin A)
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- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
Tell your doctor if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. RABASE Tablets can influence the effect of some other medicines:
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Justin Hardman collected his "Wally" trophy for his Jr. Dragster win in the 16-17 year old class at the Division 1 Jr. dragster event that was held at Mason Dixon Dragway in Boonsboro, MD.
The event was contested in Aug. and while Justin received a very cool Xmas tree trophy at the event, he was awarded the coveted "Wally" , an NHRA Gold Card and an embroidered Champion Jacket during the annual Div. 1 Awards banquet which was held on January 15, 2011 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA.
Pete DeSalvo was also honored with the National Dragster Contributor Award and the track was presented with a very nice looking award for being an NHRA member track for 50 years which was presented to Rolland when we got back home. Congratulations also to Mike LaRose for winning the Race of Champions in the Pro class at the Bracket Finals while representing Spencer Speedway.


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XPRIZE is a non-profit organization that designs and manages public competitions intended to encourage technological development that could benefit mankind. Their Board of Trustees include Elon Musk, James Cameron, Larry Page, Arianna Huffington, Ratan Tata among others.
The XPRIZE mission is to bring about "radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity" through incentivized competition. It fosters high-profile competitions that motivate individuals, companies and organizations across all disciplines to develop innovative ideas and technologies that help solve the grand challenges that restrict humanity's progress.
The most high-profile XPRIZE to date was the Ansari X Prize relating to spacecraft development awarded in 2004. This prize was intended to inspire research and development into technology for space exploration.
- 1 Background
- 2 XPRIZE unifying principles
- 3 Prizes and events overseen
- 3.1 Past contests
- 3.2 Canceled contests
- 3.3 Active contests
- 3.4 Future XPRIZEs
- 4 Xprize Foundation India
- 5 Board of Trustees
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
The first XPRIZE – the Ansari XPRIZE – was inspired by the Orteig Prize, a $25,000 prize offered in 1919 by French hotelier Raymond Orteig for the first nonstop flight between New York City and Paris. In 1927, underdog Charles Lindbergh won the prize in a modified single-engine Ryan aircraft called the Spirit of St. Louis. In total, nine teams spent $400,000 in pursuit of the Orteig Prize.
In 1996, entrepreneur Peter Diamandis offered a $10-million prize to the first privately financed team that could build and fly a three-passenger vehicle 100 kilometers into space twice within two weeks. The contest, later titled the Ansari XPRIZE for Suborbital Spaceflight, motivated 26 teams from seven nations to invest more than $100 million in pursuit of the $10 million purse. On October 4, 2004, the Ansari XPRIZE was won by Mojave Aerospace Ventures, who successfully completed the contest in their spacecraft SpaceShipOne. The prize was awarded in a ceremony at the Saint Louis Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri.[2] As of 2011, the Science Center maintains numerous exhibits about the XPRIZE.
The foundation has also created the XPRIZE Cup rocket challenge competition.
XPRIZE unifying principles
XPRIZES are monetary rewards to incentivize three primary goals:
- Attract investment from outside the sector that takes new approaches to difficult problems.
- Create significant results that are real and meaningful. Competitions have measurable goals, and are created to promote adoption of the innovation.
- Cross national and disciplinary boundaries to encourage teams around the world to invest the intellectual and financial capital required to solve difficult challenges.
Other organizations such as the Nobel Prize committee award prizes and financial rewards to individuals or organizations that produce novel advances in science, medicine and technology. One difference between the XPRIZES and other similar organizations is awarding prizes based on the first to achieve objective 'finish line' requirements rather than a selection committee discussing the relative merits of different endeavors. For instance, the Archon Genomics XPRIZE target is to sequence 100 human genomes in 10 days or less, with less than one error per 100,000 DNA base pair, covering 98% of the genome and costing less than $10,000 per genome (note: this prize was cancelled because it was outpaced by innovation).
The prize can increase attention to endeavors that otherwise might not receive much publicity. For example, attempts in the recent Lunar Lander competition have been well publicized in the media, increasing visibility of both the foundation and the participants.
With the Ansari XPRIZE, XPRIZE established a model in which offering a prize for achieving a specific goal can stimulate entrepreneurial investment. Since then, new challenges have expanded into a range of other fields. XPRIZE is developing new prizes in Exploration (Space and Oceans), Life Sciences, Energy & Environment, Education and Global Development. Some hope the prizes will help improve lives, create equity of opportunity and stimulate new, important discoveries.
Prizes and events overseen
As of September 2014, there are four completed contests, five active contests and one contest that has been canceled.
Past contests
1996–2004 Ansari XPRIZE for Suborbital Spaceflight
The Ansari XPRIZE for Suborbital Spaceflight was the first prize from the foundation. It successfully challenged teams to build private spaceships capable of carrying three people and fly two times within two weeks to open the space frontier. The first part of the Ansari XPRIZE requirements was fulfilled by Mike Melvill on September 29, 2004 On SpaceShipOne, a spacecraft designed by Burt Rutan and financed by Paul Allen, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft. On that Space Ship, Melvill broke the 100-kilometer (62.5 mi) mark, the internationally recognized as the boundary of outer space, winning the prize. Brian Binnie completed the second part of the requirements on October 4, 2004. As a result, US$10 million was awarded to the winner, but more than $100 million was invested in new technologies in pursuit of the prize. Today, Sir Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and others are creating a personal spaceflight industry.
Awarding this first prize gave XPRIZE as much publicity as the winners themselves. After the 2004 success there was ample media coverage to afford both Scaled Composites and XPRIZE additional support for them to expand and continue to pursue their aims. Following this early success several other XPRIZES were announced that have yet to be awarded despite various attempts to meet the requirements.
The Ansari XPRIZE won the Space Foundation's Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award in 2005. The award is given annually to an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to public awareness of space programs.[3]
2007–2010 Progressive Insurance Automotive XPRIZE
The goal of the Progressive Insurance Automotive XPRIZE was to design, build and race super-efficient vehicles that achieve 100 MPGe (2.35 liter/100 kilometer) efficiency, produce less than 200 grams/mile well-to-wheel CO2 equivalent emissions, and could be manufactured for the mass market.[4]
The winners of the competition were announced on September 16, 2010.[5]
- Team Edison2 won the $5 million Mainstream competition with its four-passenger Very Light Car, obtaining 102.5 MPGe running on E85 fuel.
- Team Li-Ion Motors won the $2.5 million Alternative Side-by-Side competition with their aerodynamic Wave-II electric vehicle achieving 187 MPGe.
- Team X-Tracer Switzerland won the $2.5 million Alternative Tandem competition with their 205.3 MPGe faired electric motorcycle.
2010–2011 Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup XCHALLENGE
The Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup XCHALLENGE was introduced on July 29, 2010. The $1 million prize had a goal to inspire a new generation of innovative solutions that will speed the pace of cleaning up seawater surface oil resulting from spillage from ocean platforms, tankers, and other sources. The team of Elastec/American Marine won the challenge by developing a device that skims oil off of water three times faster than previously existing technology.[6]
2006–2009 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander XCHALLENGE
The Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander XCHALLENGE (NGLLXPC) was a competition (co-hosted by NASA) to build precise, efficient small rocket systems. It was introduced in 2006 and awarded on November 5, 2009 in Washington D.C. to Masten Space Systems, led by David Masten, the top $1 million prize, while Armadillo Aerospace, led by id Software founder John Carmack took home the second place prize of $500,000, plus an additional $500,000 in 2008.
Canceled contests
2006–2013 Archon Genomics XPRIZE
The Archon Genomics XPRIZE, the second XPRIZE to be offered by the foundation, was announced October 4, 2006. The goal of the Archon Genomics XPRIZE is to greatly reduce the cost and increase the speed of human genome sequencing to create a new era of personalized, predictive and preventive medicine, eventually transforming medical care from reactive to proactive. The $10 million prize purse will be awarded to the first team that can build a device and use it to sequence 100 human genomes within 10 days or less, with an accuracy of no more than one error in every 100,000 bases sequenced, with sequences accurately covering at least 98% of the genome, and at a recurring cost of no more than $1,000 per genome.
If more than one team attempts the competition at the same time, and more than one team fulfills all the criteria, then teams will be ranked according to the time of completion. No more than three teams will be ranked and will share the purse in the following manner: $7.5 million to the winner and $2.5 million to the second place team if two teams are successful, or $7 million, $2 million and $1 million if three teams are successful.
Actual competition events were originally scheduled to take place twice a year with all eligible teams given the opportunity to make an attempt, starting at precisely the same time as the other teams. This was changed to a single competition scheduled for September 5, 2013 to October 1, 2013, which was canceled on August 22, 2013. The rationale for the change was articulated by the CEO: "Today, companies can do this for less than $5,000 per genome, in a few days or less - and are moving quickly towards the goals we set for the prize. For this reason, we have decided to cancel an XPRIZE for the first time ever."[7]
Active contests
2007 Google Lunar XPRIZE
The Google Lunar XPRIZE was introduced on September 13, 2007. The goal of the prize is similar to that of the Ansari XPRIZE, to inspire a new generation of private investment in space exploration and technology. The challenge calls for teams to compete in successfully launching, landing, and operating a rover on the lunar surface. The prize awards $20 million to the first team to land a rover on the moon that successfully roves more than 500 meters and transmits back high definition images and video. There is a $5 million second prize, as well as $5 million in potential bonus prizes for extra features such as roving long distances (greater than 5,000 meters) capturing images of man-made objects on the moon, or surviving a lunar night.
2011 Tricorder XPRIZE
The Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE was announced on May 10, 2011, and is sponsored by Qualcomm Foundation. It was officially launched on January 10, 2012.[8] The $10 million prize is awarded for creating a mobile device that can "diagnose patients better than or equal to a panel of board certified physicians".[9] The name is taken from the tricorder device in Star Trek which can be used to instantly diagnose ailments.[10]
2012 The Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE
The Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE goal is accelerating the use of sensors and sensing technology to tackle health care problems and find ways for people to monitor and maintain their personal well-being. It will be composed of two distinct Challenges held in 2013 and 2014. Prize purses totaling $2.25 million will be awarded. It was announced in 2012[11] and 12 finalists announced in 2013.[12]
2013 The Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE
The Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE is a $2 million competition to improve our understanding of ocean acidification.[13]
2014 The Global Learning XPRIZE
The Global Learning XPRIZE, launched in September, 2014, is a crowdfunded $15-million prize for open-source teams to create free Android apps to spread reading, writing, and arithmetic skills, and prove their effectiveness over an 18-month period in African pilot communities. The apps will encourage self-learning by users in the 2–5-year-old age range.[14]
Future XPRIZEs
XPRIZE has partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a prize for a better tuberculosis diagnostic tool. Other potential prize ideas include preserving biodiversity, mapping the oceans, developing clean aviation fuels, energy storage, sustainable housing and carbon sequestration.
On March 20, 2014, an A.I. XPRIZE was announced. The aim is to use artificial intelligence to deliver a TED talk so captivating, that the audience gives a standing ovation. Precise details are yet to be decided and suggestions are encouraged from the public.[15]
Xprize Foundation India
Considering the potential of Indian Talent. Xprize Foundation has setup a Trust/NGO in India Mumbai in November 2014.[16]
Board of Trustees
The Foundation is run by a board of trustees, of which the members are as follows:[17]
- Eric C. Anderson, Trustee.
- Anousheh Ansari, Trustee.
- Amir Ansari, Trustee.
- Jack Bader, Trustee.
- Michael Boustridge, Trustee.
- Peter Diamandis, Founder and Chairman.
- Gil Elbaz, Trustee.
- Eric Esrailian, Trustee.
- Richard Garriott, Trustee.
- James N. Gianopulos, Trustee.
- Eric Hirschberg, Trustee
- Jack Hidary, Trustee.
- Arianna Huffington, Trustee.
- Naveen Jain, Trustee.
- Dean Kamen, Trustee.
- Ray Kurzweil, Trustee.
- Erik R. Lindbergh, Trustee.
- Gregg E. Maryniak, Secretary.
- Rob McEwen, Trustee.
- Diane Murphy, Trustee.
- Elon Musk, Trustee.
- Larry Page, Trustee.
- Adeo Ressi, Trustee.
- Jeffrey L. Shames, Trustee.
- Barry Silverstein, Trustee.
- Ratan Tata, Trustee.
- J. Barry Thompson, Treasurer.
- Ali Velshi, Trustee.
- Craig Venter, Trustee.
- Robert K. Weiss, President & Vice Chair.
- Will Wright, Trustee.
See also
- DARPA Grand Challenge
- Elevator:2010
- Global Security Challenge
- H-Prize
- Inducement prize contest
- L Prize
- Methuselah prize
- Orteig Prize
- ^ "The XPRIZE Heritage | XPRIZE". Web.archive.org. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ Boyle, Alan. "Spaceship team gets its $10 million prize". MSNBC. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ "Symposium Awards | National Space Symposium". Web.archive.org. February 3, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ "Competition Guidelines, Version 1.2" (PDF). Progressive Automotive X PRIZE. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Three Teams Awarded Share of $10 Million Purse in Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE for Super Fuel-Efficient Vehicles". X Prize Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Boyle, Rebecca. "Winner of Million-Dollar X Challenge Cleans Up Oil Spills Three Times Better Than Existing Tech | Popular Science". Popsci.com. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ Peter Diamandis (22 Aug 2013). "Outpaced by Innovation: Canceling an XPRIZE". Huffington Post.
- ^ "X PRIZE Foundation and Qualcomm Foundation Set to Revolutionize Healthcare with Launch of $10 Million Qualcomm Tricorder X PRIZE | X PRIZE Foundation". Xprize.org. January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ "The X PRIZE Foundation and Qualcomm Join Forces to Develop a Competition to Enhance Integrated Digital Health". X PRIZE Foundation. May 10, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Zehn Millionen Dollar für den "Star Trek"-Trikorder". Der Spiegel (in German). 14 May 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Nokia Sensing XChallenge Media Mentions".
- ^ Scott Jung. "Nokia and XPRIZE Announce Finalists of the Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE". Medgadet.
- ^ url=http://oceanhealth.xprize.org/
- ^ url=http://globallearningxprize.org/
- ^ "A. I. X Prize". X Prize Foundation. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ http://allcompanieslist.com/Industry/Business-Services/XPRIZE-FOUNDATION
- ^ "XPrize Board of Trustees".
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Mentioning private classes and visting in person... Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Mentioning private classes and visting in person... Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Colombia View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message danpatmacJoined: 03 Mar 2009Posts: 4 Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:34 pm Post subject: Mentioning private classes and visting in person... (as this question is relevant in most places, I also posted this in the General Discussion forum). Hi there, I do not think this topic has been covered before - I did a search and could find nothing. Everyone's advice is greatly appreciated. I have just arrived in Colombia and am planning of settling down in Medellin or Cartagena and teaching English in a private language institution. I have a BA and the CELTA, but my only teaching experiece is doing private classes in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I worked ther for 6 months, teaching students which I found on Craigslist or by advertising my services on posters. I have heard that language institutes (understandably) frown on teachers doing private classes because it competes with their business. My question is this: bearing in mind that I have no other teaching experience, should I mention these private classes on my CV / in an interview, or would this just make my potential employer suspicious that I might try and steal their students for private classes outside of the institution (which, by the way, I have no plans of doing). i.e. What is better, rousing this suspicion or having NO teaching experience whatsoever on your CV? Another question: In Colombia, do you think it is better to email institutions a CV and cover letter, or to visit them in person to hand in a CV / ask for an interview? Does the direct approach work better? Once again, any input is greatoly appreciated.... Dan Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Colombia All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China