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Andrew repeats an interesting claim that I've seen all over twitter tonight:
Chuck Todd notes that Ron Paul voted for the MLK national holiday. Gingrich voted against. I find the notion that Ron Paul is a racist to be preposterous.
Again, I make no claims about the contents of Ron Paul's heart. I've never met him, and consider such things beyond the bounds of the ultimately knowable. But Ron Paul's voting record is a different matter.
But first here's Ron Paul on Martin Luther King Day in his newsletters:
Boy, it sure burns me to have a national holiday for Martin Luther King. I voted against this outrage time and time again as a Congressman. What an infamy that Ronald Reagan approved it! We can thank him for our annual Hate Whitey Day.
It has been alleged that these are Lew Rockwell's words, not Ron Paul's. One would think that Rockwell would be familiar with Paul's record, as he was his longtime Chief of Staff.
But, fair enough. Let us assume that Rockwell was, indeed, in error. Paul's supporters link to his Yea vote on this 1979 bill as evidence that he supported an MLK Holiday:
But this actually isn't the bill for the holiday. The text doesn't even claim that. More importantly, the date is wrong. This vote was taken on December 5, 1979. The vote for the King holiday was actually taken on November 13, 1979:
The bill was called up in the House on Tuesday, November 13, 1979...When the final vote was taken, 252 Members voted for the bill and 133 against--five votes short of the two-thirds needed for passage.
I'm sorry to report that one of those Nay votes, as you can see here, was cast by one Ronald Paul. I'm sorry to further report that Paul again voted no on the 1983 bill that passed.
If we are to take the version of events proffered by Ron Paul's defenders, the Congressmen voted for a holiday which his Chief of Staff publicly denounced as "Hate Whitey Day." In Ron Paul's own name, no less. This version of events should inspire skepticism even in a Paul admirer. I am happy to report that in some, it did.
I want to reiterate--again--that I make no claims on the heart of Ron Paul. How he truly feels about black people is best left to Paul and his conscience. His actual record, however, is wholly subject to the wiles of google.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
More Baptism Pics
Joe's mom sent me some more pictures awhile ago, but I finally got around to downloading them today. This picture has most of the people who were at the baptism. (And pretty much everyone looks terrible, which makes it extra hilarious.)
I just like the evil look I'm giving Ramona in that one.
A cute one of Joe and Ramona
Most of Joe's family
Ramona at the church
There were a lot more, but these were my favorites. I felt like garbage today and ended up leaving work early. I'm feeling a lot better now, but I'm hoping bedtime goes well tonight because I'm still pretty exhausted. I really need to get a lot done at work tomorrow, so I'm hoping I feel awesome when I wake up.
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Halloween premiere for Ghosts of Wales theatre show
Sitting at home reading spooky stories by candlelight is all well and good, but there's something EXTRA special about experiencing them in a dimly-lit auditorium surrounding by fellow ghost fans.
For Halloween 2018, I teamed up with Swansea-based Fluellen Theatre Company to bring three long-lost ghost stories to the theatre stage. And to make it even creepier, they were all based on real-life paranormal activity reported in Wales.
Entitled Phantoms, the script was adapted by Francis Hardy, and it premiered to a packed Swansea Grand Theatre Arts Wing on Saturday, October 27, 2018 – just in time for Nos Calan Gaeaf.
The performance went very well – and by well, I mean everyone jumped and laughed in all the right places! – and the feedback has been fantastic, so I'd say that there's a 99.9% chance that it will be revived very soon.
A huge thank you to the fantastic cast, and everyone who made it possible:
• Brendan Purcell as The Storyteller
All other characters played by
• Matthew Bool
• Georgia Griffiths
• Alison Lenihan
• Christopher Pegler-Lambert
Director: Peter Richards
Stage manager: Claire Novelli
Sound and lighting: Richard Davies
If anyone is interested in hosting the production, or maybe even staging your own version, then please get in touch. Or if you were in the audience and survived to tell the tale, I'll love to hear your thoughts!
For more Welsh ghost stories, check out Ghosts of Wales: Accounts from the Victorian Archives by Mark Rees.


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I've been busy with work. Real work. Work that pays with actual coin of the realm. I'm a happy Crayolateer!
I've got the bread and butter "Creative Tech" gig for the Marketing wing of a local casino that's proving to be a lot of fun while it pays the bills. I work there with some very creative and energetic people who keep the old Philbert's juices flowing. The guava, mango, passion fruit punch is a real kick anyway. I'm doing graphic design on a scale far larger than I had ever envisioned. New technology, software and 21st Century graphics gizmos are keeping me afloat in the New Milleneum. Animated holygrams! What a blast! I'll keep you abreast (sorry, still doing the turkey thang).
Then there's my "dream job" with Food for Thought: A News Café where I get to cavort with my dear friends and neighbors and foist my peculiar brand of winsome word play and crudely rendered two-dimensional depictions of silly situations onto my community with relative impunity. Relative impunity is especially important during the holidays when impuned relatives arrive in abundance. Author's Note: "A Bun Dance" is a popular hip-gyrating bit many of my relatives impune down at "Cheeky's, Where The Meat Meets The Bun and Can't Be Beat." I eat there every Thursday. I recommend the rump roast… it must be jellied 'cause jam don't shake like that. You can enjoy it Al Frescoe (if Al doesn't mind) or you can have it in sandwich form…like a g-g-gyrating gyro…a real lap dance for the palate.
Also, it looks like a national parking magazine may be suckered into buying another round of cartoons for the next 10 issues. Hopefully, they're not reading this and getting wise. The hardest part about getting "return business" is that clients almost invariably always sober up, thus making pawning off any additional "work" more difficult. I'm not counting on it, but this is in the works.
In addition to the above projects, I've been asked to spec up a couple of pieces for a new website that has a brilliant business model to provide art for publishers — and it looks like I'm among a handful of artists taking part. The nice thing is that we're not competing against each other, we're presenting as a group…work for all!
I'm also compiling some poems, various writings, scribblings and the like for a 100 page illustrated E-Book set for sale beginning in March. It will include the nearly serialized "comedic mystery" short-story, "Frayed Knot, The Hangman's Tale" featuring the gang in foggy old England's seaside village of Old Bristle as they deal with hangings, inebriated cyclists, golfers, constables, High Sheriffs, wankers, skankers and an odd noddy 'n' bangers here and there. The E-Book will arrive on your computer in PDF form for a mere $10.00 (includng postage and handling, of which there will be nil because it's an "E-Book" you silly ninny) via PayPal.
If the E-book does well, look for the great "Lost Scripts of Yux Fritter, The Musical Cowpoker" to make their way to PDF. Recently discovered in a trash bin at Tantamount Pictures as they retro-fit to a claymation studio. I will be lovingly transcribing many of the great, old Yux Fritter Saturday Flickers to electronically emulsified LED monitors. Big hits like, "Yux Takes A Bath," "The Golden Streams of Yuxas," "Big Trouble At The Dishpan Ranch" and "Cacti & Tales, The Musical" will live once again in your fevered brain. You're Welcome.
That ain't all! Lest we forget that it's just a couple of weeks until the 2nd Saturday Art Hop wherein Your Humble 'Toonist will be showing his wares (and drawings) at the Enjoy Magazine offices on Park Marina Drive. I'll be doing "Improv Cartooning" in exchange for donations of food and/or money for the Good News Rescue Mission who feed hundreds of folks a special dinner on Christmas Day (not to mention the other 364 days).
Now, with the paying gigs all set-up it means I get to do some fun stuff. I've been providing a semi-regular cartoon feature for "It's Just This Little Chromium Switch Here," which is rapidly becoming the one-stop receptacle for all things "Firesign Theatre." Tom, the webmaster at Chromium Switch, has done a great job adding archives, data and scans on an almost daily basis. Major Firesign archivists like Fred Weibel, Elayne and The Guys themselves (especially helpful has been one Mr. Philip Proctor) have all ganged-up to make rare documents, photos, art and their own extensive notes available for Seekers and Surfers alike. I'm proud that Tom has chosen a portrait I did of TFT to use on his masthead. Of course, I'm thrilled to have Philbert's Phavorite Phiresign Phunnies, in which Phamous Phiresign bits are played out in cartoon form, appear there for other Fireheads to (hopefully) enjoy.
So, on this Holiday weekend I would like to take a moment to sincerely thank Zee, Karen, Doni, Kelly, Bruce, Jim, Linda, Jim, Joe, Steve, Ronda, HawkMan Studios, Scott, Harry, Jinks, Tom and, of course, my wonderful family; Mrs. Beans, Andy & Diane, Zac, Hannah, Ezzie, Nick and Sam for making this a great year to be a Philbert.
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'I'd tell myself that I was stupid, I was nothing, I was thick. I hated myself'
'X Factor' sensation Mary Byrne tells Niamh Horan how she has fought to overcome feelings of worthlessness
She looks so strong and confident as she sings her heart out to millions of fans on the The X Factor.
But behind the image of a show-stopping diva, Mary Byrne has struggled for years against feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy.
Ireland's newest singing sensation has a fantastic chance to scoop the crown, which could mean saying goodbye to her job in a Tesco supermarket
It will be the ultimate triumph for a woman who has gone through the torment of depression and weight gain.
In an interview with the Sunday Independent, she has told how she was once a svelte nine stone but has struggled with her weight ever since her daughter Debbie was born -- and she split from the child's father.
"I had Debbie at 27 and I started comfort-eating after she was born," she said.
"It was probably due to my feelings of rejection after Debbie's dad and I split up. Some people lose weight during stressful times -- I just gained it."
The 50-year-old Ballyfermot-born singer recalled how, when she was at her lowest ebb, she would stare into the mirror and constantly convince herself that she was worthless.
"I'd tell myself 'You are stupid, you are nothing. You are thick'. I hated what I saw and I hated who I was," she recalls.
Mary gained three stone over a short period of time. From a healthy and trim nine-and-a-half stone, she was soon tipping the scales at 12-and-a-half stone. The weight gain crippled her self-confidence.
"Looking back, it was terrible. My confidence was so low because of the weight and it was a vicious cycle. I would then turn to food and comfort eat -- and the problem would just get worse. I thought I was worthless, I really did."
She says those dark time have made it difficult for her to come to terms with her overnight fame on The X Factor, where she is now watched by millions in Ireland and the UK. When she is given a standing ovation by the studio audience, Mary can't hold back the tears. It's an emotional rollercoaster.
"That's why it's so crazy to think I'm up there at The X Factor now. Back then, I couldn't even look at myself in the mirror, now 13 million people are watching me every week," she laughed. "It's incredible."
The Tesco checkout assistant has been tipped by Irish judge Louis Walsh to win the coveted title. Louis clearly believes there's something about Mary. "This girl is going to do so well in this competition. She's going to get a record deal, she's going to fulfil all her dreams, and she's great. She's 50, she's got soul, she's Irish. She ticks all the boxes for me. And she can really, really sing."
He added that Mary didn't need any showbiz tricks on the show. "For Mary, it wasn't about tricks and make-up and hair and dancers and things. Just one thing -- her voice.'
Other X Factor judges- including Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole are also huge fans of the Dublin woman, admitting that they would not like their acts to face her in a sing-off. Mary's odds of winning the competition have been cut since the first live show, when she received her standing ovation for her spine-tingling renditions of It's a Man's, Man's World and Dusty Springfield's classic You Don't Have to Say You Love Me.
Despite rumours that she is in a relationship with fellow contestant Wagner Carrilho, the popular contestant said she had no time for romance and needed to concentrate on her singing and the competition.
"Music is my first love. That's what I feel I'm married to now -- I've no time for anything else."
On Wagner, she said: "He's a lovely man, but he definitely wouldn't be my cup of tea and I don't think I would be his. He likes the young women, you know! I'd go for someone around my own age or about 45."
Meanwhile, the show's other contestants have complained that supermarket giant Tesco has sent out a "vote for Mary" email to over 300,000 employees, which would give the Irishwoman an unfair advantage.
But a spokesman for the supermarket chain said that although the company was supporting its employee, it was not trying to influence how people voted. "She has reached The X Factor finals on her talent alone," he said.
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Sweden 2016
Following the performances in Manchester the companies travel directly to Sweden where they perform in Härnösand on the 26th of January and Sundsvall on the 27th.
The companies will be joining together every morning to take company class with James Wilton and also will work with the students of the Folkhögskola on the New Education for Contemporary Dance program. This will be the second time that the dancing partners companies work with these dance students, repeating the experience started in the first DP visit to Sweden in 2013.


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Mei (signed): Eiroku gonen jūgatsu Myōchin Nobuie + kaō
(永禄五年十月明珎信家「花押」, "tenth month of Eiroku five [1562]")
(with inscription from the Heart Sutra on the back side)
Period: End Muromachi (1562)
N.K.B.K.H.K. Kōshu Tokubetsu Kichō Shiryō Certification (Special Extraordinary Work Grade A)
Exhibited: Louisville KY, The Frazier History Museum, "Samurai, The Flowering of Japan" 2012.
Published: Andrew Mancabelli and David Pepper, Samurai, The Flowering of Japan, Louisville KY, p. 27.
With no restorations.
With a wood-stand and kiri box.
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Here we have an excellently forged russet-iron Sujibachi Kabuto,
A rare unaltered kabuto (helmet) By Myochin Nobuie, dated 1562.
Constructed of 32 heavy iron plates, with russet lacquer finish, the mabisashi lacquered black, the maedate a simple gilt-brass "u"-shaped crest, the bowl fitted with a threelame shikoro of black-lacquered iron plates in kiritsuke iyozane style, the fukigaeshi and shikoro trimmed with a gilt-copper fukurin, fitted with inner chain-mail shikoro, a feature typically seen among northern samurai during the Sengoku (Warring States) period, signed on the interior of the bowl Myōchin Nobuie saku with kao and dated Eiroku mizunoe inu gonen jugatsu no hi (1562.10).
This helmet, though from rather late in the Muromachi period has its original shikoro (neck guard) and metal fittings. Only a handful of helmets from the Muromachi period have come down to us without having been altered-most of them in the collections of Shinto shrines. This helmet is complete with its original, gilt-brass maedate (helmet ornament). Gilding brass was common in the late-Muromachi period but maedate from this period are rare.
The former traced their origin back to the Prime Minister of the Empress Jingō, who is recorded to have invaded Korea at the beginning of the 3rd century; but they only became strictly historical with Munesuke, who is said to have been given the family name of Myōchin (妙珍) by Emperor Konoye about the middle of the 12th century, the family name before this being Masuda. Munesuke is the maker of the helmet crown of the Akita armour referred to above.
The 15th and 16th centuries are marked by the rise to prominence of the great families of hereditary armourers, chief among whom are the Myōchin. This school, above all others, gained fame as metalworkers of the highest order, receiving the patronage of the wealthiest in the land. Kunimichi (1624-43), 21st Master in the genealogy, began to produce embossed helmets and cuirasses of a very high standard and his example led many of his contemporaries to follow suit. He was the first Myōchin to move from Kyōto to the new capital of Edo around 1670.
In Orikasa's publication "Studies on Arms and Armour" he shows that the Myōchin family's move from Edo to Kaga was quite late. The first was a Myōchin Muneyoshi who established himself in Kanazawa during the Kansei period (1789-1801). His pupil, Munetoshi, became official armourer in 1805, dying in 1837. The post was then taken by Muneyoshi in 1838. Another pupil of Muneyoshi was Munehide who died in 1851 followed by Munetaka, Munenobu, Munenaga and Munemitsu. Orikasa also lists the stipends of some of these showing they were on the Han's payroll. Muneyoshi, being an official armourer, received rice to support seven people, others such as Munehisa only sufficient for two people.
This family existed until the last days of the Tokugawa (end of 19th century).


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If you're ready to make the leap and start vaping you're going to need some good equipment to hit the ground running. With your first device, reliability and simplicity are two key factors to consider. Once you've mastered a starter kit you can begin investigating the myriad of options available for vaping.
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There are three key components to electronic cigarettes. Atomizers are powered by a battery. A form of liquid nicotine known as e-Liquid or e-Juice goes into the atomizer/cartomizer/tank. When the liquid is heated by a coil inside a tank for example, it produces vapor. Various devices are filled with e-liquid in different ways. You can buy all items individually and in a wide array of colors shapes and sizes.
What to Buy
Starter kits are ideal for beginners because they contain all the components of an e-cig in one neat bundle. It's worth noting however that some outlets don't include e-liquid with their kits, you may need to purchase that separately.
The truth is the market is flooded with countless manufacturers and models. If you read on forums and other websites you'll find most folks will agree on this. The Kanger Evod (MT3s) is a good setup for beginners, at least in terms of performance, reliability and simplicity.
Update: 11/25/2014
Since I wrote this some time ago and the market has moved on at a blistering pace, I thought I should update this advice. The Evod is still a fantastic piece of kit that has withstood the test of time. More accurately, it's the coil heads they use that are still widely used. If you're looking to dive straight in and buy yourself some quality gear. I highly recommend purchasing a variable voltage mod battery. The Eleaf iStick or the iTaste MVP 2.0 (a little bulkier and battery life not as good as the former) are two great battery options. I can also highly recommend the Pro Tank 2 (mini if you prefer small) which is compatible with Evod coil heads.
I would also strongly recommend learning how to rewick the Pro tank (or evod both will work) coil heads with Japanese cotton for the ultimate beginners vaping setup. You'll find lots of videos on Youtube that cover how to do this. I recommend Japanese cotton because it's far superior to pure cotton as a wicking material.
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I usually use local suppliers for my replacement parts and smaller purchases, normally because I want my items sooner rather than later. But when I bought my first starter kit I ordered it from China, the fact is they offer the most competitive prices. It's worthwhile ordering from China when you're ordering a bunch of stuff together. Unfortunately their range of e-liquids is limited to Chinese producers such as Dekang and Hangsen, otherwise you'll find anything and everything you need for vaping at a great price. It's worth ordering a batch of replacement heads for your device also. They can last anywhere between 2-7 days depending on your vaping habits. Ensure your replacement heads are compatible before confirming your order.
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The St. Regis Bangkok Introduces New Tea Blend With Inspired Jewellery
High tea may be a social media trend today, but the custom holds a much more profound cultural significance. Afternoon tea dates back to the 19th Century when Anna the seventh Duchess of Bedford would experience hunger pangs at around four in the afternoon. Back in the day, people would have dinners fashionably late, at around eight in the evening, so to appease her stomach growls the Duchess would ask for a pot of tea and a light snack—typically cakes and bread and butter—to be brought into her room. The idea was so enjoyable, the duchess soon began inviting her closest friends to join her, and other socialites quickly picked-up on the practice.
Since the introduction of afternoon tea by the Duchess of Bedford, the St. Regis has been known worldwide for its adaptation of the practice—The St. Regis Afternoon Tea Ritual—turning afternoon tea into a form of private social gathering held exclusively for society'selites. Since the St. Regis brought afternoon tea into its hotel—like the duchess' peers—other hotels followed suit, resulting in the prevalence of high tea today.
To celebrate St. Regis' legendary afternoon tea tradition this year, the hotel has invited Chinese jewellery designer Bao Bao Wan to created a limited edition piece of jewellery. The result is a teapot-shaped pendant in exquisite 18K rose gold, inlaid with diamonds and bearing the St. Regis monogram on its handle. A red ruby also rests elegantly on the teapot's lid—a reference to the brand's signature colour. The piece holds special meaning to the designer's heritage, reflecting her personal perception of the juxtaposition between Western and Oriental tea culture.
Bao Bao Wan's limited jewellery piece is introduced with an all new tea blend, the St. Regis Exclusive Blend. A combination of loose-leaf green, black and jasmine tea, the new blend also has hints of nuts and white chocolate and a floral aftertaste.
Enjoy this new signature blend at The St. Regis Bangkok's Afternoon Tea, while indulging in great views of RBSC and Bangkok's cityscape. The afternoon tea set comes with a selection of divine sweets and savoury bites, ranging from Norwegian salmon gravlax to picturesque pistachio eclairs. And, you can order Bao Bao Wan's lovely pendant at The St. Regis online boutique.
For more information or to book yourself an afternoon of fancy high tea, dial 0-2207-7777 or visit stregisbangkok.com.


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Tax free price: $2,545.00 AUD
This classic style pendant is made with a solid Australian White Opal from Coober Pedy in South Australia. This White Opal is set in 18K White Gold with Diamonds.
- Pendant Dimensions (approx.): 29.5 mm x 12 mm
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has said that the review of national minimum wage is a constitutional matter that cannot be achieved by mere protest or agitations without recourse to the National Assembly.
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With power applied to the product the indicator at the top of the loudspeaker will illuminate blue. If it does not light up, the mains supply and the mains inlet fuse should be checked.
An M6 comes out of Standby mode when it receives an appropriate communication signal from another Meridian product. This signal is received on the Speakerlink input socket of the loudspeaker and is produced when the rest of the system is brought out of Standby. When this happens, the indicator on the top of the loudspeaker illuminates white.
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Bass output can be increased, but it may require some configuration. Refer to our support documentation relating to the DSW for further information.
No. Most subwoofers require to be fed with a variable analogue audio signal. This does not exist in a two-channel Meridian system. Even subwoofers which feature a digital input are unlikely to offer any practicable method of integration due to issues with controlling volume evenly across the system.
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Yes. There will be no need to use an external PSU with the Distributor 1.
Power will be provided to the specific Distributor module connected to the M6. However, the three modules within the Distributor 3 are completely independent, so power will need to be provided from elsewhere to the other two modules if they are in use.
Yes. By default, the loudspeakers have EBA enabled and the internal switch for EBA is set to change only if a loudspeaker receives the relevant command on its Speakerlink input. This behaviour can be changed by sending the appropriate RS232 command via the Speakerlink input. Options exist to set EBA to On or Off regardless of any commands received over Speakerlink. Details of how to do this are found on this TechNote.
No. Meridian DSP loudspeakers feature internal protection which, when activated, can demand high current from the mains supply in order to blow the fuse within the product. This is a deliberate aspect of their design and is a key safety feature. If, under these conditions, anything inhibits the current required to blow the fuse, the loudspeaker will be exposed to circumstances for which it was not designed. Such circumstances could result in catastrophic damage and become a fire-risk. It may be thought that this can be avoided by using a mains conditioner which boasts a current rating which is higher than that required to blow the loudspeaker's fuse. However, the possibility of the mains conditioner itself developing a problem needs to be considered. If a problem in the conditioner restricts its current delivery capabilities, and then the loudspeaker suffers a failure as described above, the fuse may not blow and a serious risk of fire will result.
EBC uses the ceiling height of the listening room to counteract undesirable reverberations likely to occur when M6s are used in that room. These reverberations are produced because the bass drive on the M6 fires downwards causing low frequency sound waves to be reflected back and forth between the floor and ceiling. As these waves collide with each other, constructive interference causes particular frequencies to be louder than expected and to ring-on longer than intended.
EBC requires the ceiling height of the room to be entered via the front panel of the controller product. The system uses this setting to calculate the frequencies where these undesirable effects are likely to occur. Appropriate DSP filtering within the loudspeakers is then selected to counteract the problem. The degree of EBC applied by the loudspeakers can be adjusted according to personal preference. The available options are; "Off", "Minimum", "Medium" and "Maximum". This setting can be adjusted to taste on-the-fly while listening to music.
As we tend to live in "box-shaped" rooms, most listening environments have approximately rectangular walls, floors and ceilings. This usually leads to large surfaces which are parallel to each other. When a loudspeaker is played in such a room, a proportion of the sound waves emitted from the loudspeaker are reflected back and forth between the parallel surfaces. There is scope for these reflected waves to interfere with each other as they bounce between the two parallel surfaces. This interference can cause particular frequencies to be unnaturally resonant; sounding louder and ringing-on longer than they should.
The pressure of sound waves diminishes as they travel over distance through air. This means that more interference is likely to occur between parallel surfaces which are closer together then those which are further apart. In most listening environments, the distance between floor and ceiling is the smallest of the three main dimensions i.e. it is shorter than the width and length of the room.
The amount of reverberation contributed by any surface is also related to its physical make-up. The materials used and the method of construction affect which frequencies are reflected and by how much. In general, the more solid a surface is, the less likely it is to resonate when subjected to low-frequency sound waves. For obvious functional reasons, walls and floors tend to solidly built. However, ceilings often have no serious load-bearing role to perform, so their construction may mean that they resonate when subjected to low-frequency sound. For example, some ceilings are made from a single layer of plasterboard (drywall) – it's easy to imagine such a ceiling acting like a drum when sound waves hit it.
The M6 loudspeaker features a bass drive unit which is both downward-firing and close to the floor. As a result, a relatively large proportion of low-frequency sound waves are reflected from the floor up towards the ceiling. Given the two factors above; the relative short distance of the ceiling height and the likely construction of the ceiling, it is possible for the M6 to "set-off" resonances in many rooms. This is undesirable so Meridian has designed EBC to help deal with it.
The frequency of a sound is inversely proportional to its wavelength so the longer the wavelength, the lower the frequency. Resonance caused by interference occurs when wave "peaks" meet to combine creating an increase in pressure. Between a floor and ceiling, the frequencies which cause resonances have wavelengths which relate to the ceiling height by a simple arithmetic relationship.
The lowest frequency ( f ) which we need to worry about has a wavelength ( λ ) which is equal to the distance from the floor to the ceiling and back again. This is because the time taken for the peak of such a wave to travel from the floor, reflect off the ceiling and then arrive back at the floor is such that the next peak will be leaving the floor. The two peaks will combine to cause a resonance.
i.e. 0.5 λ = ceiling height
The next lowest frequency we need to consider has a wavelength which is equal to the ceiling height. In this case, a peak leaving the floor will reflect off the ceiling and then, half way back to the floor, it will interfere with the next peak which is on its way up.
i.e. λ = ceiling height
The next frequency up the range will have wavelength equal to two-thirds of the ceiling height, i.e. the ceiling height is 1.5 x wavelength. Here, a peak will combine with the next peak one third of the way down to the floor.
i.e. 1.5 λ = ceiling height
This sequence continues with the factor for the wavelength increasing as an arithmetic progression: 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5…
If we take an example of a room with a ceiling height of three meters, the equations above give us wavelengths of 6m, 3m, 2m, 1.5m, 1.2m…
If we then take the speed of sound to be the commonly-used value of 343 metres per second, these wavelengths lead us to frequencies of approximately 57Hz, 114Hz, 171Hz, 229Hz,etc. As we are concerned with sound from the bass drive only, we do not need to consider frequencies further up the audio range.
EBC carries out such calculations on whatever value for room height is entered via the set-up menu. DSP filters are then employed to dampen down the anticipated reverberations at these frequencies. The degree of filtering applied is selected by choosing from the set-up options via the menu system; "Off", "Minimum", "Medium" and "Maximum". This setting can be adjusted according to personal preference on-the-fly while listening to music.
This causes the M6 to play a balanced mix of the left and right audio channels feeding the speaker. This allows a single speaker to be used on its own in a room where installation of a more than one speaker is inappropriate or undesirable. The Mono setting also allows for the M6 to be used in installation situations which do not feature clearly defined "left" and "right" positions for the speakers. Such applications include hallways, corridors and open areas without fixed seating arrangements.
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Woo hoo! What a great site. So I rescued my wrist warmer by doing a bit a frogging for the first time! I'm knitting in the round, so I was a bit intimidated but with a little patience it worked out. I'm ready to tackle the button hole again when I get to it.
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Student Organization Funding
A.S. Funding Request
To request funding for your student org., submit the online Student Org. Funding Request application. Or, if you are a student that's presenting at a conference and not going as a member of a student organization, submit the online Individual Pilot Funding application. Don't forget to include all attachments. Missing attachments will make your request incomplete and unable to move forward. Please refer to the A.S. Budget Policies for all of the restrictions and required documents needed. A copy of the Student Organization Resource Guide is available for anyone who wants more information about A.S. funding with samples of what is expected as well as other helpful information.
The Associated Students at SJSU collects $98.00/per semester as a General Activities fee from each student. A portion of this fee is used to fund programs and services for student clubs, groups, and organizations. If you are not sure if an expense is appropriate please call us at (408) 924-6240 before you spend your funding. We will be happy to answer your questions.
F.A.Q's - Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How do I start a club or organization?
A. The Office of Student Involvement has information available about starting a new club or organization. Check their website or visit the office on the first floor of the Student Union
Q. How do Student organizations receive funding?
A. You need to be recognized as a club, group, or organization by the Office of Student Involvement. Then pull up a Funding Request Form online at as.sjsu.edu/funding . Type in your answers in their entirety, and submit a completed copy of the form a minimum of 4 weeks before the scheduled event. All Funding Requests are subject to be in accordance with the A.S. Budget Policies.
Q. What are the deadlines?
You must submit a completed Funding Request Form (FRF) at least four (4) weeks prior to the date of approval of your early bird registration, program, event or activity. Use the chart below to help you determine when to submit your FRF.
|If your event takes place the week of or after:
|You must submit your completed Funding Request Form by:
|You must attend the Finance Committee meeting on:
|September 23, 2019
|August 26, 2019
|September 4, 2019
|October 14, 2019
|September 9, 2019
|September 18, 2019
|October 28, 2019
|September 23, 2019
|October 2, 2019
|November 11, 2019
|October 7, 2019
|October 16, 2019
|November 25, 2019
|October 28, 2019
|November 6, 2019
|December 16, 2019
|November 8, 2019
|November 20, 2019
|December 30, 2019
|November 25, 2019
|December 4, 2019
Begin to complete the form as soon as possible. You may need to gather additional documents or signatures from various individuals and departments on-campus and off-campus. Also, revisions may be requested before the form can be accepted. Allow yourself sufficient time to complete all of these tasks and still be able to submit the form on time. Funding Request Forms will NOT be accepted if your program, event or activity takes place less than two weeks from the date you submit a completed FRF.
To be complete, the FRF must contain all required information, only request funds in the ten categories listed above and have all required documentation attached. Incomplete forms will not be accepted.
Q. How much funding can a Student organization receive?
A. Each Student Organization may receive a maximum annual allocation, not to exceed, $2,700.00. Groups requesting funds for Research Projects can get the full allocation of up to $2,700.00 per academic year after approval.
Q. If my Funding Request Form is approved, how soon can I receive my funding?
A. Once the Finance Committee approves your Funding Request, please wait 3-5 business days for all paperwork to be submitted to the General Services Center. After the 3-5 days business days, go to the General Services Center (located on the East Wing of the Student Union near the ATM's) with all of your original quotes to fill out the appropriate paperwork (i.e. requisitions for purchase orders or payments, and any contract request forms for your speaker/artist). It then takes approximately 10 business days for the requisitions and contracts to be approved and a check to be cut. Associated Students asks that you provide the minimal 4 weeks to get your Funding Request to be approved, but more than 4 weeks would be better for your event.
Q. Can I turn in the Funding Request Form now, and turn in all supporting documents
later (i.e. Speaker/Artist biographical information, quotes, and publicity material)?
A. When submitting the Funding Request Form, it must be completed in its entirety with all supporting documents attached (i.e. Speaker/Artist biographical information, quotes, and publicity material). Incomplete Funding Request Forms will not be accepted.
Q. My event is next week, why can't you just give me the money now?
A. Per the A.S. Budget Policies, the Student Organization Funding Process states, "The student organization shall allow at least four (4) weeks from the time a Funding Request Form is submitted online until the date of the program. This time is required for the review and approval by the Controller, Finance Committee and/or Board of Directors." Not allowing the minimal time to get the Funding Request Form approved provides a greater risk of Associated Students not funding your event.
Q. Can I be reimbursed if I don't have the original receipt?
A. You must supply a receipt to prove you purchased any items you want A.S. to fund, but do not pay for any item with personal funds that you are requesting funding in your Funding Request Packet prior to approval. Associated Students does not provide for direct reimbursements to organization members.
Q. When do I need to go to the Finance Committee?
A. Any request $1,000.01 - $2,700, needs to be placed on the Finance Committee agenda and then presented at an AS Finance Committee Meeting. Upon presentation, the AS Finance Committee will vote and allocate funds it determines necessary and reasonable from the student group's proposal. Meeting dates and deadlines are located above.
Q. Where do I get the proper forms?
A. Download the and complete the paperwork that is linked in the first paragraph of this webpage. You can also retrieve a hardcopy from the A.S. Government Office. Please contact the Government Administrative Assistant, Christy Riggins for more information.
Q. If I don't receive funding from the Associated Students, where else can I go?
A. There are other on-campus entities who may be willing to contribute to your organization:
- University Advancement Student Activities Award
- Crowdfunding www.sjsu.edu/advancement/help/crowdfunding/
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Said Mrs Watts from Suffolk: "Great effects bathing and as a fly/bug spray – will now try for mites. My mare is even soothed by the smell of Ruggle-it products & I love them too. Teeko says "Thank you"…she is more peaceful now."
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The Suite offers the perfect luxury accommodation with an impressive space of 30 m². They have one bedroom and one living, outside the sleeping room. The living room provides a sitting area and a working place, which makes this place to be a great choice both for working and relaxing.
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Steel Panther photo gallery updated,, that now has over 100 photographs from six different shows over the past few years. All images ©Chad Lee Photography .
You can view the photo gallery here: http://www.chadleephotography.com/portfolio/steel-panther/
One of the most entertaining acts on the road and self proclaimed " Greatest Heavy Metal Band Ever ". Steel Panther have been selling out venues around the world for years now, and keep turning hits about 3 basic things Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll. With hits like Community Property, Death To All But Metal , Asian Hooker, and The Shocker, guys want to BE them, and girls want to be WITH them. If you have a chance to see them live DO NOT MISS IT, you will not be disappointed !
You can stay up to date with all things Steel Panther at the bands Facebook https://www.facebook.com/steelpantherkicksass/
Here's a few samples from the gallery of my personal favorites
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Hello everyone, I present to you this Kenworth. In the mod there are 2 versions of the truck. Tractor and long-axle. In the mod in general, 18 addons, 15 semi-trailers. 5 semi trailers interacted Sounds and wheels taken from SpinTires: Mudrunner DLC: American Wilds.
It has:
– 18 of their addons (1 default)
– 1 kind of wheels.
– able to carry 4-6 points of his cargo.
For fans of all-wheel drive made a separate folder with all-wheel drive version.
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I attended a conference with the Ontario Trillium Foundation over the weekend and stumbled upon a workshop featuring a panel of tech leaders from the non-profit sector. The three members of the panel who came from technology related groups like Tech Soup, spoke about the need for NGOs to make service-delivery more innovative and efficient by taking risks. In fact, they mentioned that if Canada doesn't change its risk-averse nature it'll fall behind.
I agree, but are we that much more cautious than, for instance, the United States? According to Michael Adams the author of Fire & Ice, we are. Americans are allegedly "more innovative" because they take more risks. Risk can lead to good and bad outcomes however. Good in that it leads to radical innovation like Apple, Google or the Swiffer Sweeper; bad in that if left unchecked, it could lead to 2008-recession-type consequences.
The conference panellists were alluding to the need for greater funding for technology start-ups, small businesses and big ideas. The United States has this down pat, just look at the founding of Facebook and venture capitalists like Peter Thiel and Tesla's Elon Musk who are behind multi-billion dollar innovation hubs which in turn contribute billions to the economy.
In Canada, we like to play it safe and for the most part, it's paid off. Tight regulations and the centralization of banking powers helped us weather the economic storm of 2008. But we're a different Canada now. We're a nation yearning for that one opportunity to become a global leader in something, anything, and our time is now. With a healthy appetite for start-ups in Canada's major cities, we need to start taking calculated risks and not simply rely on Dragons' Den for our daily dose of entrepreneurial spirit. The outspoken, often brash Kevin O'Leary who stars as a judge on Dragon's Den and its U.S. equivalent Shark Tank noted that "Canada has maybe three main sectors in their economy while the U.S. has 10. The opportunities are much bigger down here [U.S.]."
I'm a firm believer that risk creates opportunity. Canada could definitely use more opportunities and sectors. Opportunity-generation is never devoid of failure of course, but it is always reliant upon risk. This means investing in ideas that may be cutting-edge, unprecedented and downright uncertain. As a G8 nation we can afford to take chances and as the U.K., U.S., France and others state their international claim, we can and should do more to toot our proverbial horn a little more. I know it may not seem like the "Canadian" thing to do, but who said it wasn't anyway? There's a difference between cockiness and confidence, but underestimating domestic potential is not being humble, it's being sidelined. As Muhammad Ali once notoriously stated, "it's not bragging if you can back it up."
The Canadian Task Force on Social Finance assembled a report urging the government to take more calculated risks when it comes to solving social issues and generating economic activity for the non-profit sector. We can do this nation-wide but it starts at the local-level. From risk-taking in community organizing to bold ideas for the boardroom we can become an international leader in innovation and collaboration in addition to taking bold stances on foreign policy.
We need to supersede mediocrity and push forward towards the forefront of something other than hockey and TimBits. We can be a leader in tech, the social impact sector, international relations and more, but it takes gusto and perseverance on leadership levels to go where no organization or country has gone before. We need to dare to be different. We need to take policy advice from people like Miss Frizzle who share a healthy disregard for the impossible and who emphatically urged her students to "take chances, make mistakes and get messy," sure she was a character from a popular '90s children's cartoon but the lady had a point.
Canada's potential is remarkable, we need to believe in that potential and invest in its development before looking elsewhere for inspiration. It's all right here.


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We are all philanthropists in this digital age
Most of us want to give back, help out, make a difference in the world on a local, regional, national, international, or individual basis. In my blog from February 10, 2015, My 5 Tech Trends for 2015: How will they impact you and your organization I looked at how the digital age was changing fund development for organizations. It is also changing the landscape for those who give, and this blog outlines how.
Like most people at tax time, I reviewed my charitable contributions to declare on my taxes. It prompted me to review the other contributions I had made that are not able to be declared because the dollars, time, goods, etc. I gave did not go to a 501(C)3 charitable organization. I either gave directly to a needy family, person, or cause, not thinking of a tax benefit, and know that those contributions did a lot of good. Donating money at a fundraiser for a family in my town devastated by cancer; donating cans of food to the USPS food drive; buying presents for the giving tree at Christmas time; paying for a hungry young person's sandwich when they didn't have enough change, etc. You also have this kind of list, I am sure.
This kind of giving, to me, is part of our humanness. Although easier to do on a local level, the digital age has ushered in a new age of philanthropy where this personal kind of giving can be done for larger causes while still going directly to the source of need.
The Spring 2015 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review had an article that outlined how technology was changing the philanthropy field. Disruption for Good by Laura Arillaga-Andreessen outlines the ways that technology is personalizing giving and providing a more intimate relationship between giver and the cause or organization they are giving to. The article begins:
Until recently, someone making a small gift—whether placing a few dollars in a collection basket, sending a check in response to a mail solicitation, or donating via a credit card—felt like he was putting money into a black hole. Tracing how the money was spent was almost impossible, as was measuring the impact of those dollars. Enter technology. Although giving into the black hole still happens virtually through the many "donate now" buttons, a new generation of digital-savvy nonprofits is enabling donors not only to go online to donate a few dollars anywhere, any time, but also to receive direct feedback (including photographs, videos, data, or messages from the recipients themselves) on how their gift is helping transform lives or solve social problems.
The article goes on to say that the new philanthropists are not just donating money, but are contributing ideas, feedback, and suggestions for service improvement and delivery. Social media has enabled anyone, not just major donors, to actively and deeply engage with a cause:
But for committed givers, technology can enable greater impact. Whether participating in problem solving or getting real-time feedback on the impact of a program, everyone now has levels of access once available only to major donors and large organizations. Technology now reaches people who might never have thought of themselves as philanthropists, engaging a new generation of change makers…..By increasing access and lowering barriers to entry and innovation, technology is enabling the democratization of philanthropy.
Arillaga-Andreessen outlines critical areas where technology is impacting donor decisions:
- Greater access to information: donors can find research reports and other data sources that help donors calculate the impact of their money, time, or resources. After analyzing available data, donors can evaluate where they can do the most good, as well as who is doing the most effective work in the area. This helps donors make better choices that are aligned to their priority areas for giving, and to whom to give their money.
…. online evaluators are doing valuable legwork for donors. GuideStar International provides information on millions of nonprofits in the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, India, and Israel. GreatNonprofits develops tools that allow people to identify, review, and share information on effective charities. GiveWell compares the impact and relative cost of different nonprofit organizations and makes recommendations to donors, helping them decide where to give. And a relative newcomer, theSocial Impact Exchange's S&I 100 index, uses third-party evaluations to assess nonprofits' impact and scalability. Armed with this kind of knowledge, donors can make far more informed decisions about where to distribute resources.
- Greater access to networks: connecting donors to each other to share their passion, develop new innovations, and interact with
beneficiaries creates a giving community that can tackle financial, service, and social issues that arise. Networks can also engender communal giving where people, groups, or organizations come together to fund a large project or give meaningfully to a cause. For example:
Change Gangs unites a group of giving circles donating to pets, poverty alleviation, and veterans. As people reach out to their networks, donors who don't otherwise know each other can coalesce around a cause or issue.
Interestingly, FaceBook likes and other social media do not necessarily translate into monetary donations. People view "liking" a cause enough of a contribution.
A recent study in the journal Sociological Science found that only 0.24 percent of people who "liked" the Save Darfur Cause on Facebook actually donated to the organization. And a recent study by Blackbaud found that only about 1 percent of online fundraising occurred through social media; just 2 percent of American nonprofits raised $10,000 to $25,000 through Facebook; and a mere 1 percent raised $25,000 to $100,000 on Facebook.
- Lower barriers to entry: donors can now either set up their own philanthropies, join with others for more impact, crowdfund, and use networks to increase impact and return on investment.
…. the connectivity of the Web and social media means anyone can launch a giving movement or an advocacy campaign, informing and inspiring thousands of people at relatively low financial cost.
- Lower barriers to Innovation: by using and creating networks of like-focused people, ordinary donors can band together to drive new practices and new solutions to intractable problems.
Most philanthropic funding, however, comes from ordinary people with extraordinary generosity, not from the millionaires and billionaires who appear in the mass media. And to be effective in their giving, these ordinary people also need access to communities in which they can exchange ideas and sources of innovation. Social networks are beginning to transform the way that individual philanthropists collaborate with one another. The matchmaking power of the Web creates networks of donors who would otherwise have no way of finding one another.
- Call to Action: because of the ability for individual donors to connect, there is a greater potential to solve, or at least make headway in, the intractable problems of today and tomorrow. Action, not just financial donations, can be the driving force for many who want to do, not just give.
Empowered by technology, philanthropy is in the nascent stages of what could be a significant transformation—moving from relying on good intentions to achieving greater scale and measurable impact.
In her March 2007 TED talk, You are the Future of Philanthropy, Katherine Fulton, president of the Monitor Institute, predicted that technology and the digital age would change the emphasis from "thinking our way to acting to acting our way into the next way of thinking". She identified five new disruptions in the philanthropic world that lead to less emphasis on organizations and nonprofits delivering services and more emphasis on collective, directed donations by individuals.
She identified:
- Mass Collaboration, such as wikpedia, has developed a living resource that is cared for by volunteers all over the globe. This type of mass collaboration can be applied to tackling social and economic issues as well.
- Online Philanthropy Marketplace, where peer to peer philanthropy is supported by entities that match donors and beneficiaries. These already exist, such as DonorsChoose, which matches classrooms across the country with donors who purchase specific items requested by the teacher.
- Aggregated Giving: a community forms around a cause, and collective action is planned and carried out without the need for organizations. Fulton cites Warren Buffet as an example of this – he gives away his money to causes he deems worthy without forming his own nonprofit to do so.
- Innovation Competition: by issuing an invitation to help innovate to solve a problem, donors compete with each other to raise the most money, identify the best solution, innovate. This puts the emphasis on solving the problem instead of supporting a specific institution or organization.
- Social Investing: matching social capital markets for social enterprise to maximize impact and return on investment for donors and beneficiaries, such as micro-loans for business development or competitors banding together to tackle business problems in areas around the world.
Fulton says we don't have language to begin to describe these disruptions. We are just developing them because these are so new and unformed as of yet. She is confident we will get there, and that all of us will be active, engaged, committed, philanthropists in ways of our own choosing and doing.
What do you think about the philanthropic changes afoot? Do you see other disruptions beginning to take hold? Do you agree with Katherine Fulton's disruptions? Can you identify more? What is your organization or agency doing to create a donor involved organization?
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Does beauty hold the key?
Inaugural lecture - Professor Ulrik Egede. Rare and fleeting particles called beauty mesons could be the key to understanding the nature of dark matter in the universe.
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Randomness, dynamics and risk
Professor Damiano Brigo (Mathematics) answers the question: What is randomness, and how can we measure and model it with probability?
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Thermonuclear fusion versus Murphy's Law
Nuclear fusion powers the stars and could be an almost inexhaustible source of clean, renewable energy on Earth. Are we getting close at last?
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Robotic vision
Humans move easily through their surroundings due to a powerful and efficient sense of vision. Robots originally lacked this ability to see the shape of the world, but they are now catching up fast.
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Exploring the amazing heart: devil in detail, heaven in integration
Professor Peter Kohl from the National Heart and Lung Institute presents his inaugural lecture.
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