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Issue No. 21, Winter 2011
- Happy New Year from the MERLOT Executive Director
- 2011 Conference – Call for Papers
- Free Sloan-C Membership for MERLOT Members
- MERLOT Played Role in Inaugural 2010 Global Education Conference
- MERLOT Gets Better with Age
- MERLOT ELIXR Recognition by Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
- Nominations Sought for 2011 MERLOT Annual Awards
- Become a MERLOT Peer Reviewer
- JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching - December Issue Now Available
- Sloan-C Workshop - OER: Use, Re-Use, Share
- Center for Adult Learning in Louisiana Webinar Series
- Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching
- Empowering STEM Faculty for Learner Centered Environments
- AACE - Global Time Conference on Technology Innovation, Media and Education
- CENIC 2011 Annual Conference
- 21st Annual SITE International Conference - Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
- MERLOT 101: An Introduction to MERLOT
- 2011 Tools for Life: Secondary Transition and Technology Fair
- CUE and Tech Ed join Forces
- Blended Learning Conference and Workshop
- Encouraging Your Faculty to Use MERLOT to Enhance Their Classes
- eLearning Africa's 6th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training
- Online Teaching Conference 2011 - Call for Participation
- International Symposium on Academic Globalization
Happy New Year from the MERLOT Executive Director
Dear MERLOT Community,
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season, filled with family, friends, and lots of fun. We've closed out this first "2,000" decade and it's a nice opportunity for us to reflect on the significant accomplishments of our MERLOT community. Growing from about 2,500 materials to over 27,000 materials through individual members' contributions to our collection is a very significant accomplishment. We should soon reach the 100,000 MERLOT member milestone as well. We could not have achieved our sustainable and scalable success without your participation, enthusiasm, commitment, expertise and generosity. Thank yous are well-deserved to everyone who helped.
As you will read in this issue of the Grapevine, MERLOT has a number of exciting events and services coming to you in 2011. We look forward to our continued global collaborations that brings open quality online resources and expertise to our growing community of open education resource users.
2011 MERLOT Conference – Call for Papers
MERLOT is again partnering with the Sloan Consortium to present the 2011 Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Conference, July 11-13, 2011 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA. The due date for submissions is February 21, 2011. The Call for Proposals submission site is: http://sloanconsortium.org/et4online/call_for_presentations
Faculty, students, instructional designers, instructional technologists, and academic administrators are encouraged to submit proposals. Tracks and MERLOT Track Chairs are:
- Pedagogy (Dorothy Fuller)
- Administration, Infrastructure, and Support Services (Vicki Suter)
- Instructional Design and Support of Online Classes (David Wicks)
- New Learning Communities (Deb Gearhart)
- Inventive uses of Media and Tools (Jane Moore)
Free Sloan-C Membership for MERLOT Members
As part of our continuing relationship, Sloan-C is offering a free, three month individual Sloan-C Membership to MERLOT members. This gives MERLOT members full, online access to Sloan-C resources without committing to a full individual membership. Benefits include:
- 10% discount on Sloan-C publications
- Access to the Sloan-C JALN (Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks)
- Full Sloan-C web access: Effective Practices, Job Line, reports, Annual Online Learning Survey Reports , Listserv, Sloan-C networks
- Access to Practitioner Documents ("Tips & Insights" from Sloan-C workshops)
- Upcoming Free Webinars: Key topics for online higher education
- Membership in public, online forums (a place where Sloan-C members and Affiliates can exchange information)
- Permission to display Sloan-C member logo on website
- Access to the list of faculty who have completed certificate programs
Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information . Use this coupon code on the payment page: Discount Code: IND-MERLOT_3MT. Click here to register. By registering, you will be signed up for the Sloan-C mailing list. You may opt out at any time.
MERLOT Played Role in Inaugural 2010 Global Education Conference
The first-ever, completely online, and free 2010 Global Education Conference sponsored by Elluminate was conducted on Nov 15-19. The conference goal was to "create a game-changing event for global education, and to set the stage for future collaboration as part of a global community." There were more than 15,000 unique presentations from 62 different countries, and included participation from MERLOT staff and editorial board members. All sessions were recorded and can be accessed from http://www.globaleducationconference.com/recordings.html.
MERLOT Gets Better with Age
We are continually enhancing www.merlot.org with new and exciting changes. Recent enhancements include:
- A link to the Federated Search page from the Search box on MERLOT pages.
- Revised "Delivery Platform" options to include smartphones and tablets for both Contributing a Material and Advanced Search of Materials. Users can also access the Federated Search through all portals.
- Share links to MERLOT materials on Facebook, Twitter, etc.
- A new link in the "member join" wizard makes it easier to become a MERLOT reviewer.
For previous, recent enhancements to MERLOT visit https://about.merlot.org/MERLOTEnhancements_past.html
MERLOT ELIXR Recognition by Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
The MERLOT ELIXR project was recently selected as an Innovation Award finalist by the Professional and Organizational Network in Higher Education (the professional association for faculty development and teaching support). The awards "recognize innovative ideas that have improved learning and teaching, as well as enhanced the general effectiveness of higher education faculty members".
The MERLOT ELIXR project was selected as the 2010 award finalist in the category of Faculty Development Using Technology. The MERLOT ELIXR project was a collaboration of 30 higher education institutions led by a team based at the California State University Office of the Chancellor, supported in part by a grant from the Department of Education's Fund for Innovation in Post-Secondary Education. The collaboration created over 100 digital media case stories for faculty development, along with processes and tools to expand and sustain the collection. More information on the MERLOT ELIXR project is available at https://elixr.merlot.org.
Nominations sought for 2011 MERLOT Annual Awards
The MERLOT awards program recognizes outstanding work by MERLOT colleagues. Two major awards are:
- The Innovative Use of MERLOT Award - to an individual, department, or program that demonstrates novel, comprehensive, or creative use and/or application of MERLOT materials and services. Nominees must provide evidence of an impact on students that can be demonstrated through qualitative or quantitative research, or anecdotal evidence.
- The Institutional Stewardship Award - to an individual or group to recognize efforts to promote MERLOT at an institutional level. Recipients will have exhibited an outstanding example of stewardship in spreading the use of MERLOT throughout a campus or system.
We are seeking nominations for these awards for 2011. You can obtain a nomination form from firstname.lastname@example.com. The nominations must be completed by February 28, 2011.
NOTE: The Fall, 2010 Grapevine neglected to list the World Languages Classics award that went to "Novosti Nedeli," by Richard Robin from George Washington University.
Become a MERLOT Peer Reviewer
GRAPE Camp is a series of three webinar training sessions focusing on the MERLOT Peer Review Process, and is open to anyone wishing to do peer reviews for MERLOT. New GRAPE Camp sessions are:
- February - Thursdays (3, 10, 17) at 11AM Eastern/8AM Pacific
- March - Wednesdays (2, 9, 16) at 4PM Eastern/1PM Pacific
- April - Thursdays (7, 14, 21) at 2PM Eastern/11AM Pacific
- June - Wednesdays (1, 8, 15) at 3PM Eastern/Noon Pacific
Learn more and register at: https://taste.merlot.org/peerreviewer.html. Please encourage your colleagues to participate as well.
JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching - December Issue Now Available
The December 2010 issue of the Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT) is online at https://jolt.merlot.org/currentissue.html - with article titles and abstracts also in Spanish. Some 2010 highlights about JOLT:
- 122,000 visits to JOLT site
- 293,000 pages viewed
- Visitors from 186 countries/territories
- 44% of visitors from outside the USA
- 276 papers submitted
- 500+ reviews completed
- 76 papers (850 pages) published
- 28% overall acceptance rate
- Spanish titles and abstracts now provided for every paper
Reviewers Needed
With a record number of submissions for the Winter issue, more reviewers are needed. Please contact co-editors Ed Perry (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Michelle Pilati (email@example.com).
Sloan-C Workshop - OER: Use, Re-Use, Share (Workshop Feb 2-11)
Phil Moss,Director of Educational Partnerships and Planning for MERLOT, will be conducing a workshop February 2-11 on Open Educational Resources (OER). The workshop, offered through Sloan-C, provides an overview of OER and related issues including challenges and issues related to OER, through online presentations, readings, and discussions. The workshop sessions and topics will provide introduction to OER issues including where to find them, quality assurance, licensing, and use. The workshop may be counted toward the Sloan-C Certificate. To hear the webinar on this topic which took place on January 19th, visit https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.6380CAB59DBAE2A6E7C0E45652456C&sid=251. For registration and information go to http://sloanconsortium.org/workshop/february2011_open-educational-resources-use-reuse-share
Center for Adult Learning in Louisiana Webinar Series
The Center for Adult Learning in Louisiana is hosting a series of six FREE webinars for faculty, staff, and administrators working at public colleges and universities during the Spring 2011 semester. Download the webinar flyer for a list of topics, dates, times and presenters, along with registration instructions.
Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching (Feb 4-6)
The 2011 Lilly Conference at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, North Carolina to highlight evidence-based learning and teaching. For information visit http://www.uncg.edu/tlc/lillyconference/.
Empowering STEM Faculty for Learner-Centered Environments (Feb 9)
This is the first in a series of free webinars presented through the Multi-versity activity of the Catalyst initiative sponsored by Hewlett Packard, and provided by The Sloan Consortium. The FREE webinar is from 11:00AM - 12:30 EST.
Read more about the Multi-versity at http://sloanconsortium.org/news_press/hp-catalyst. STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) education succeeds when the education is learner-centered. At Empire State College, we have an extensive array of STEM courses at all levels, primarily in math and science, which incorporate activities based on the principles of learner-centered education. In this webinar, we will share strategies for empowering STEM faculty to embrace this environment. Register for the free webinar at
AACE - Global Time Conference on Technology Innovation, Media and Education (Feb 22-24)
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education is holding a cross-disciplinary online conference focusing on technology, media and education. Visit http://www.aace.org/conf/gtime/.
CENIC 2011 Annual Conference (March 7-9)
The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) will hold its 15th annual conference, EXPANDING OUR HORIZONS, at the University of California, Irvine Student Center in Irvine, California. For information visit: http://cenic2011.cenic.org/about/index.html.
21st Annual SITE International Conference - Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (March 7-11)
Celebrating over 20 years of Leadership in Technology and Teacher Education this year's conference will be held in Nashville, TN. For information visit: http://site.aace.org/conf/
MERLOT 101: An Introduction to MERLOT (Webinar Feb 23; Workshop March 9-19)
This webinar and workshop will demonstrate some of the many tools and services that MERLOT has to offer. Participants will learn to navigate MERLOT, and to participate as MERLOT Members. Workshop assignments will allow participants to tailor their work to their own disciplines and courses. Some of the key MERLOT tools will be demonstrated, so participants can create "play lists" for materials that can be used for both face-to-face classes and online classes. The workshop may be counted toward the Sloan-C Certificate. For more information or to enroll, visit: http://sloanconsortium.org/workshop/march2011_merlot-101-introduction-merlot.
2011 Tools for Life: Secondary Transition and Technology Fair (March 7-8)
Tools for Life is for secondary educators, post-secondary educators, special educators, therapists, counselors, service providers, job developers, and other rehabilitation specialists, and especially secondary students with disabilities and their families. For more information visit http://www.idahoat.org/dnn/Services/Training/ToolsforLife/ToolsForLife2011.aspx
CUE and Tech Ed join Forces (March 17-19)
Computer-Using Educators (CUE), Inc. and The Community College Foundation is a new CUE and TechEd joint conference. TechEd will be a part of the Annual CUE Conference in Palm Springs, California this year. Visit http://www.cue.org/conference/.
Blended Learning Conference and Workshop (March 28-29)
The 8th Annual Sloan Consortium Blended Learning Conference and Workshop will be held at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort in Oak Brook, IL, March 28-19, 2011. For more information, visit: http://sloanconsortium.org/blended.
Encouraging Your Faculty to Use MERLOT to Enhance Their Classes (Webinar March 30; Workshop April 13-23)
MERLOT, in partnership with the Sloan Consortium, presents this workshop to provide faculty developers with tools and knowledge to design and conduct training sessions, seminars, workshops, etc. Attendees will learn basic MERLOT navigation and then will focus on how to encourage faculty to use the resources to help save them the time and effort of developing them on their own. The workshop may be counted toward the Sloan-C Certificate. For more information or to enroll, visit: http://sloanconsortium.org/workshop/april2011_encouraging-your-faculty-use-merlot-enhance-their-classes.
eLearning Africa's 6th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training (May 25-27)
eLearning Africa's 6th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training will be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. For information visit http://www.elearning-africa.com/.
Online Teaching Conference 2011 - Call for Participation (June 22-24)
The Online Teaching conference focuses on K-20 faculty, staff, and administrators engaged in the delivery of online services such as student, faculty, library, and technical support. Steve Hargadon, Social Learning Consultant for Elluminate/Blackboard Collaborate will be the keynote on June 23rd. January 31, 2011 is the deadline to submit a presentation proposal. For more information, go to http://otc11.org/.
International Symposium on Academic Globalization (July 19-22)
The 4th Symposium on Academic Globalization: AG 2011 will be held in Orlando, Florida. For information visit http://www.iiis2011.org/wmsci/website/AboutConfer.asp?vc=22.
Find learning materials designed for a Tablet or Smartphone
With the iPad and other tablets becoming more and more important in teaching and learning, it isn't a surprise that learning materials for these "platforms" can now be found in MERLOT. MERLOT has made significant changes to the Advanced Material Search page to allow for easy discovery of such materials.
To see the options available to search and locate such materials, go to the advanced search page at https://www.merlot.org/merlot/advSearchMaterials.htm.
You will see there are now 6 different categories to search for materials. To locate materials designed for a tablet or smartphone, open the second section, "Find materials that work on different delivery platforms, including Learning Management Systems, Smart Phones, and Tablets."
Once you select the options you want, click Search and you will see how many fit your criteria. Remember that this is a new feature in MERLOT so it will take a little time for more materials to be catalogued with such metadata.
In case you were wondering what goes on in MERLOT, here are some statistics to give you a sense of member activity.
As of December 31, 2010 here's what's in the MERLOT collection:
- Learning Materials – 26,445
- Peer Reviews - 7,325
- Member Comments – 7,713
- Personal Collections - 17,431
- Learning Exercises - 1,413
How many people visited MERLOT in 2010?
- MERLOT had 596,222 visits to the www.merlot.org website in 2010.
What top 10 countries used MERLOT the most in 2010?
|1. United States
|6. Philippines
|2. Israel
|7. India
|3. Chile
|8. Mexico
|4. Canada
|9. Australia
|10. Spain
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About SurveyMonkey
SurveyMonkey (NASDAQ: SVMK) is a leading global survey software company on a mission to power the curious. The company's People Powered Data platform empowers over 17 million active users to measure and understand feedback from employees, customers, website and app users, and the market. SurveyMonkey's products, enterprise solutions and integrations enable 350,000+ organizations to solve daily challenges, from delivering better customer experiences to increasing employee retention. With SurveyMonkey, organizations around the world can transform feedback into business intelligence that drives growth and innovation.
SurveyMonkey is a place where the curious come to grow. By embedding inclusion into our processes, policies, and culture, we are building a workplace for our 1,000+ employees across North America, Europe, and APAC where people of every background can thrive. We've won multiple awards and received recognition for our forward-looking policies, including extended parental and bereavement leave, vendor benefits standards, and Take 4 sabbaticals. SurveyMonkey was recognized by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE as a top workplace in 2018 and 2019, and the company has also won numerous awards as a leader in global survey software, including being named among CNBC's Disruptor 50 and the Forbes Cloud 100.
Over the past two years we've become a public company and expanded our platform with enterprise-grade features in privacy, security and compliance, putting SurveyMonkey on the path to rapidly expand our presence within the Fortune 500. We have ambitious goals to grow our international footprint as well, and every member of our troop plays a critical role in driving this growth and transformation. It's an incredible time to join the company and be a part of our next chapter!
The Role
We are looking for a leader to guide and mentor our Infrastructure Cloud Engineering Team. As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for managing and curating the teams roadmap. Support our Engineers through the challenges of building and maintaining a globally distributed footprint in the Cloud. The availability, repeatability and predictability of these environments is critical to the overall success of our team. The ideal candidate for this role would understand the balance of a well curated development life cycle paired with operational regimen.
At SurveyMonkey, we offer competitive salaries, medical/dental benefits, PTO, 401k, paid holidays, and equity compensation.
SurveyMonkey is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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The Browns are talking draft, despite the fact they do not have a pick on day one, and on Friday, two players paid visits to the Browns according to the Plain Dealer. The two players were inside linebacker Jerod Mayo of Tenessee and Beau Bell of UNLV. NFLDraftscout.com says that Mayo is the second-best ILB […]
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HCM CITY (VNS) — The Saigon International Film School will host a discussion on directing and movie-making with Japanese-American director Michael Toshiyuki Uno, an Oscar nominee, on Saturday in HCM City.
The event at the school is open to local film-makers and cinema enthusiasts.
Professor Uno is currently a lecturer at the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California.
He has directed television programmes such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents (a remake of the old TV series), China Beach, The Outsiders, Early Edition and Dawson's Creek.
Uno has also directed the films The Silence, The Wash and Dangerous Intentions.
His AFI thesis film was nominated for an Academy Award for Live-Action Short in 1982.
His works have also received three nominations from the Independent Feature Project West (now called Film Independent), including best first feature.
He has had 15 Cable ACE Award nominations, with two wins, and five Emmy nominations, with two wins.
Those interested in the programme should register at link.sifs.edu.vn/gapgomichaeluno or contact SIFS at 15A Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Binh Thanh District, HCM City. — VNS


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This multi-pronged mace head is cast entirely from solid brass and has an internal hollow socket which allows it to be mounted onto your own wooden haft. Pre-drilled holes in the side of the brass head accommodate rivets or pins to assist in securing the mace head onto a haft (this mounting hardware is not included). From Tod Cutler of the UK.
This many-pronged mace head design is dated to the 12th to 14th centuries in Europe, particularly Scandinavia.
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Dry Eye Treatments
Burning, gritty, stingy and watery eyes? These are classic signs of dry eyes, and effect large portions of the population.
The classic treatment option has always been eye drops, however we now have more treatment options allow us to detect and treat the underlying causes of dry eyes.
A Dry Eye Assessment allows your Optometrist to thoroughly examine the underlying causes of dry eye. This allows us to make treatment plans tailored to each individual patient's needs. During the assessment, we take several high definition digital images and scans of the eye using the Oculus Keratograph 5.
The Oculus Keratograph has several functions, which allows us to investigate the quality and volume of the tears. We can also assess how quickly the tears are evaporating, the thickness of the oily layer of tears, and even the underlying structure of the glands that produce the oil.
These measurements in addition to a thorough slit-lamp microscope examination allow your Optometrist to determine the underlying cause of the dry eye. From this, a personalised report of your findings will be developed and a treatment plan can be initiated to help improve your dry eye symptoms.
Blephasteam treatment
Blephasteam is a new and effective in-office treatment for dry eye. It uses heat and moisture to naturally improve the tear quality.
The Blephasteam goggles are used to warm the meibomian glands around the eyelids. The heat helps to soften the solidified oil within the glands. Then, by applying a firm massage to the eyelid with specialised forceps, we can help to express the now liquefied oil from the glands. Expressing these blocked glands allows the liquid oil to flow more naturally in the future.
Blepharitis Treament
BlephEx is a new, in-office procedure that allows us to clean the eyelashes and remove the debris for you. It is a painless and quick process using a specialised eyelash shampoo and a spinning brush to buff the eyelashes clean.
It is commonly used on our patients who are suffering from sore and dry eyes, or those with itchy and crusty eye lashes. These symptoms are commonly caused by the bacteria Demodex, and up until now has been very tricky to completely remove before the arrive of the blephex.
Patients experience an almost immediate improvement in symptoms and do not require any further treatment for least 6 months! This can not only save patients months of discomfort, but also time and money otherwise spent on lid scrubs and eyedrops.
If you feel you would benefit from this treatment option, contact us, or simply Book an Appointent for a Dry Eye Assessment today.
More Treatment Options
As the cause of dry eye is different in every individual, our optometrists use a variety of techniques to help you achieve the best outcome for your dry eyes.
As a result they are always keeping up to date with the latest treatment options, which can include a variety Drops, Omega 3 suppliments, Manuka Honey treatments and many more.
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SP46H 4083 Stainless Steel IP69 Single Point Load Cell
The type 4083 is a stainless steel hermetically sealed single point load cell, ideal for large bench scales, conveyor scales, filling machines, weigh feeders and for use in heavy washdown applications.
- Capacities from 50kg to 500kg.
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- Maximum platform size up to 400mm x 400mm.
- Bench scales, floor scales, conveyor scales, large filling machines, weigh feeders and medical scales.
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By Maia McDonald of Design Conundrum
As a freelance designer who spends the majority of my time working from home, it's important for me to create the most visually stimulating environment I can. Whether you work from home or not, your workspace can make a huge impact on your life, since, if you're like me, you tend to spend a majority of your time at the office. So I thought I would round-up a few of my top picks for office supplies that serve double duty as beautifully designed objects to keep you inspired.
Links after the jump….
1. 2013 Daily Planner by Julia Kostreva / 2. Vitra Toolbox / 3. Yellow Stapler / 4. Urbio Wall Organizer / 5. Envelope iPad Case / 6. Coral Rollerball / 7. Ceramic Speakers
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The threat of global warming, while many may think it a myth, has convinced thousands of homeowners to do whatever they can to reduce their carbon footprint, and their impact upon the fragile environment. As a result, the popularity of home additions like wood burning stoves or multi fuel stoves has grown in recent years, in some areas even more than solar panels. The many styles of both types, their versatility and adaptability to existing home systems, has made them well worth the initial investment to many, especially when it comes to reducing their monthly home heating payment.
Wood burning stoves were the first to experience the recent renaissance. Striking an emotional and nostalgic chord when they were first re-introduced in the last decade for home use, thousands have been professionally installed in homes both great and small, with great success. Available as free standing and fireplace insert models, they can be used for heating purposes alone, or as both a heater and cooking unit for the family. Ranging in style from the traditional colonial pot belly to sleek, ultra modern stainless steel, copper and ceramic, there is virtually a unit somewhere on the market that will fit into your own personal sense of style.
Multi fuel stoves, on the other hand, have proven to be an even greater seller in recent years, since their introduction. Combining the same versatility as the wood stove, with the capability of using a wide range of fuel sources other than wood, and it is easy to see just why they are so popular. There are models that can be adapted to run on either gas or electricity, but why would someone want to? The rising cost of fossil fuels has affected every market from selling gasoline to utility costs, and having a stove for heat that can burn renewable, non-fossil fuel makes more sense than ever.
This is not to say that you cannot burn wood in a multiple fuel stove. In fact, tests have proven that burning wood as fuel in a multiple choice fuel stove is actually a better idea than in a regular wood stove. While a wood stove burns fuel at around 75% efficiency, it also means that 25% of that heat is going straight up the chimney. A multiple fuel stove, on the other hand, has a chimney vent that is much more streamlined, and can be fitted with a thermal storage unit, increasing that efficiency into the 90% and higher level. A thermal storage unit will hold ambient heat inside of it, build it up while the fuel is burnt, and allows for its later release when needed.
The alternative fuels used by the multiple fuel stove include wood, wood pellets, peat, corn pellets and processed coal. All of them come from renewable resources, even the processed coal, which is basically recycled pellets that been treated to reduce their carbon impact. If you are serious about the environment, this may be the way to go.


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Yesterday (Monday 30 September 2013) was a public holiday in the Australian Capital Territory (Family & Community Day) and not in New South Wales. Our jobs are in the ACT and Cliftoria is in NSW. It was a perfect opportunity to get quotes. So Sharen had arranged for a string of trades people to turn up at Cliftoria to provide quotes for various repairs. Mostly quotes were for the roof but also a clean. Having been a set of flats since 1925 it really needs a general clean. We had people turn up to work on the electrical switchboard and its excessive meter issue. Also plumbers to deal with the leaking water pipe and the ex kitchen pipes that hang in mid-air. As an added bonus to the day we also had a few friends turn up to wander through as well.
I'm not a fan of waiting for tradespeople to turn up so having so many scheduled made it less bothersome. Especially when the 9:00am ones turned up at 4:30pm. I do understand that things can happen to delay people but seven and a half hours is a bit much.
One of the electricians had very recently worked on Cliftoria, after the previous people had left, because the Real Estate Agents wanted the building safe for viewing. He walked through with us pointing out the work they did. As he heard it the previous tenants had been doing the conversion from flats to an Art Gallery in return for free rent. Alas they don't appear to have had the skills to do the conversion. After taking down a couple of walls, put in during 1925, they removed a lot of doors and the door frames. Apparently some of the door frames had power points built into them and they had left wires exposed. A lot of lights had been removed by simply cutting them off leaving the bare ends of the electrical wires exposed. So that is the reason why some of the ceiling roses have brand new modern single bulb fittings on them. He told us that the wiring for the lights is only two strand cable and while currently is safe it will need to be replaced with cable containing an earth wire when we do work on them. I'm glad that the building is electrically safe but I now wonder at what the lost light fittings looked like. Elegant chandeliers I'm sure.
A ceiling rose with a new light fitting.
The good news was that all 3 roofing people agree that the main roof was in pretty good nick and didn't need replacing. The box gutter between the two roof peaks is causing the leak so replacing that should be fairly easy. That is good news. The stable roof and front veranda do need replacing as do some of the guttering. Surprisingly there appears to be fairly new (only a few years old) guttering in a few places. Other places it has rusted through. We are now waiting for the written quotes to make a decision as to who we will get to fix all the roof bits.
The big box gutter on the roof showing evidence of recent raining. Notice the main roof iron is in good condition. The window on the left is a skylight into a kitchen.
We set an electrician (level 2) to work on removing all six meters and replacing it with one meter. Apparently we can't get five removed for technical reasons. Also the individual fusing elements will be replaced with a more up to date set of circuit breakers.
The fuse switches for the 5 flats and community areas.
One of the surprises is how fast the vine has burst into life. I like how it looks. I don't like the damage it is causing. It is very invasive and has grown through all sorts of places including lots of the guttering and so prevent them from working properly. My next visit will be concentrating on removing as much as possible of the vine.
The vine-covered stable springing into life as we are in Spring. Notice the rusting iron that will be completely replaced.
One of our visitors was a neighbourhood cat that wandered in through an open door and up onto the balcony. It lurked in a corner for quite a while before leaving.
The visiting cat.
Over all it was quite a nice day and I enjoyed being there even though I didn't get to do much useful work.


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An Osteoporotic Fracture is a Sentinel Event1
Bone LOSS and menopause
Bone loss occurs earlier than you may think. Women are at an increased risk of osteoporosis beginning at menopause, which typically starts in their early 50s.2-4
In addition to decreased bone density, microstructural damage, such as increased cortical porosity, occurs and is visibly distinguishable within 3.6 years for a woman in her 50s.6-8
Prevalence of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women 50 years and older
The risk of osteoporotic fractures also increases when menopause starts.2-4
A 12-year analysis showed that osteoporotic fractures caused more hospitalizations among women aged 55 years and older than stroke, myocardial infarction, or breast cancer.10†
†Using data from all payers within the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample (N=8 million), this study was a 12-year analysis of 4.9 million hospitalizations due to osteoporotic fracture, 2.9 million for myocardial infarction, 3 million for stroke, and 0.7 million for breast cancer among women aged 55 years and older.10
A separate study assessed the use of osteoporosis medication.
‡A retrospective, observational cohort study based on US administrative insurance claims data for adults (N=96,887). The study outcome was osteoporosis medication use (n=23,250) within the 12-month period after discharge from hip fracture hospitalization.11
An osteoporotic fracture puts postmenopausal women at risk12
Within the first 12 months after an osteoporotic fracture, postmenopausal women are at an increased risk for subsequent fractures.12
§A cross-sectional study with postmenopausal women aged 50 to 80 (N=4140) who completed a questionnaire on risk factors for osteoporosis, fracture history, and onset of menopause. The time that elapsed between a first and subsequent clinical vertebral and nonvertebral fracture, including low-trauma and high-trauma fractures, was analyzed at various times after the first fracture.13
||A retrospective US study using a commercial health insurance database of men (n=41,984) and women (n=88,571) aged 50 years and older with osteoporotic fractures.14
Don't Underestimate Nonvertebral Osteoporotic Fractures
Nonvertebral fractures—fractures not related to the spine, such as in the wrist—also put patients at risk for subsequent fractures.15
¶A comparison study in Taiwan using datasets from insurance programs to compare the incidence of hip fracture in patients with and without distal radius fracture (n=1 million) over 1 year.16
Mortality Rates Associated with Osteoporotic Fractures17
Both vertebral and nonvertebral osteoporotic fractures were associated with increased mortality.17
#A longitudinal, population-based epidemiology study in Australia of men and women aged 60 years and older with osteoporosis who sustained a fracture (n=614).17
**A review of international publications published between 1959 and 1998 on the outcomes after hip fractures in men and women older than 60 years.18
‡A retrospective, observational cohort study based on US administrative insurance claims data for adults (N=96,887). The study outcome was osteoporosis medication use (n=23,250) within the 12-month period after discharge from hip-fracture hospitalization.11
1. National Coalition for Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases. National Action Plan for Bone Health: Recommendations From the Summit for a National Action Plan for Bone Health.
http://www.oif.org/site/DocServer/BoneHealthReport.pdf. Accessed January 10, 2017.
2. National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging. Menopause. 2013. https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/menopause. Accessed November 9, 2016.
3. Gallagher JC, Goldgar D, Moy A. Total bone calcium in normal women: effect of age and menopause status. J Bone Miner Res. 1987;2(6):491-496.
4. Mayo Clinic. Osteoporosis: symptoms and causes. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/osteoporosis/symptoms-causes/dxc-20207860. Accessed November 1, 2016.
5. Finkelstein JS, Brockwell SE, Mehta V, et al. Bone mineral density changes during the menopause transition in a multiethnic cohort of women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008;93(3):861-868.
6. Farr JN, Khosla S. Skeletal changes through the lifespan—from growth to senescence. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2015;11(9):513-521.
7. Zimmermann EA, Schaible E, Bale H, et al. Age-related changes in the plasticity and toughness of human cortical bone at multiple length scales. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2011;108(35):14416-14421. Erratum: Proc Natl Acad Sci
8. Geusens P, Chapurlat R, Schett G, et al. High-resolution in vivo imaging of bone and joints: a window to microarchitecture. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2014;10(5):304-313.
9. Kanis JA, Johnell O, Oden A, et al. Long-term risk of osteoporotic fracture in Malmö. Osteoporos Int. 2000;11(8):669-674.
10. Singer A, Exuzides A, Spangler L, et al. Burden of illness for osteoporotic fractures compared with other serious diseases among postmenopausal women in the United States. Mayo Clin Proc. 2015;90(1):53-62.
11. Solomon DH, Johnston SS, Boytsov NN, McMorrow D, Lane JM, Krohn KD. Osteoporosis medication use after hip fracture in U.S. patients between 2002 and 2011. J Bone Miner Res. 2014;29(9):1929-1937.
12. Siris ES, Miller PD, Barrett-Connor E, et al. Identification and fracture outcomes of undiagnosed low bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: results from the National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment.
13. van Geel TA, van Helden S, Geusens PP, Winkens B, Dinant GJ. Clinical subsequent fractures cluster in time after first fractures. Ann Rheum Dis. 2009;68(1)99-102.
14. Balasubramanian A, Tosi LL, Lane JM, Dirschl DR, Ho PR, O'Malley CD. Declining rates of osteoporosis management following fragility fractures in the U.S., 2000 through 2009. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014;96(7):e52(1-8).
15. Barrett-Connor E, Sajjan SG, Siris ES, Miller PD, Chen YT, Markson LE. Wrist fracture as a predictor of future fractures in younger versus older postmenopausal women: results from the National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
(NORA). Osteoporos Int. 2008;19(5):607-613.
16. Chen CW, Huang TL, Su LT, et al. Incidence of subsequent hip fractures is significantly increased within the first month after distal radius fracture in patients older than 60 years. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013;74(1):317-321.
17. Bliuc D, Nguyen ND, Milch VE, Nguyen TV, Eisman JA, Center JR. Mortality risk associated with low-trauma osteoporotic fracture and subsequent fracture in men and women. JAMA. 2009;301(5):513-521.
18. Haleem S, Lutchman L, Mayahi R, Grice JE, Parker MJ. Mortality following hip fracture: trends and geographical variations over the last 40 years. Injury. 2008;39(10):1157-1163.


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When you arrive at your "place in the sun" for the first time, it can be quite intimidating to find a desert of black volcanic picon (gravel) surrounding your home.
It is difficult to know where to start.
A well-planned and constructed garden is a valuable feature of any property.
In Fuerteventura's excellent climate, the outside "room" is as important as those inside. There is an opportunity to use the garden as an open-air extension of the house, providing space for recreation, enjoyment and relaxation.
You can have a terrace for sunbathing and relaxing, an outside dining area, a Swimming Pool or Health Spa, or a paradise of sub-tropical plants providing structure, colour and all-important shade. A well-designed garden brings all the elements of materials, plants, lighting, and water together to make a space, which reflects the personality and needs of the owner.
The sub-tropical climate that exists in Fuerteventura allows us to grow some beautiful, exotic plants that give joy all year round.
Whether you prefer a tropical jungle, a Mexican desert or a garden full of South African colour, there are hundreds of plants to choose from.
The important thing to bear in mind is to use plants that suit the individual local conditions. If a site is very exposed and windy, it is best to use plants that can withstand the conditions, such as cacti, (Top Picture) aloe, agave, strelitzia, (Garden-leader2) and crassula (2nd Picture)
If there are more sheltered conditions, it is possible to grow plants with softer leaves and taller shrubs and trees (hibiscus, tulip tree).
The Canary Islands have many indigenous species, which are adapted to the local conditions. The Canarian Palm (Phoenix Canariensis), the Dragon Tree (Draceana Draco) and the Verode ( Klenia Nerifolia) are fine examples.
The Island Government (Cabildo de Fuerteventura) operates a scheme, which allows every householder to have 40 plants each year, totally free. This provides an opportunity for everyone to grow plants, which are native to Fuerteventura, and demands our full support.
The first thing to bear in mind is that experience in gardening in Northern Europe has no bearing at all in Fuerteventura. Growing conditions are totally different, plants have different growing habits and requirements and gardening methods are totally different.
1. Don't try to fight the local conditions – water is a valuable commodity. Grow plants that don't need much of it.
2. Avoid buying plants that have been "nursery" grown in coir or peat compost. The "ball" of compost that you plant dries out too quickly, placing stress on the plant. Plants are available that have been grown in "tierra de Fuerteventura" or a tierra / picon mix. These plants establish much better.
3. Avoid using any "potting" compost, especially that which is peat based. Peat is a non-sustainable resource. Adapt to the conditions and help the planet at the same time.
4. Use raised beds wherever possible. This gives the plants a good depth of root run. It is quite normal for new gardens to have several inches of picon over rubbish and rock. If you keep the planted areas at ground level, it is very difficult to get a decent sized planting hole.
5. Never plant directly into picon. Picon is very useful because it acts as mulch, suppresses weeds and absorbs moisture from the air overnight but it cannot sustain plant growth.


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Nina works at Access Now as the European Operations Manager, managing the operations of the European regional legal entity based in Brussels. Her work is mainly focused on finances, HR, compliance and development, in support of Access Now's presence in 5 locations in Europe. Nina is also the Code of Conduct Coordinator for Access Now's Code of Conduct, which is applied to all its online and offline spaces. Prior to joining Access Now, Nina worked as the Office Manager of a tech-SME. Nina holds a BSc in Politics and International Relations from the London School of Economics and a LL.M in International Business Law from City University of London. She loves globetrotting, good food and combat sports.


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Larne folk saw something strange in the neighbourhood yesterday evening after a 'Ghostbusters' car visited Larne Omniplex.
The eye-catching Ecto 1 replica car has been fully kitted out in the style of the car from the recently-released Hollywood blockbuster starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig.
However, far from being the property of the new all-female ghostbusting team, the vehicle belongs to Ballygally businessman and owner of Star Car Hire Mike Barr.
Ecto 1 has now been added to a novelty fleet of TV and movie car replicas, which include the General Lee from Dukes of Hazard, a 'Back to the future'-style DeLorean and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
"The car is a Cadillac Fleetwood hearse which I ordered on e-bay and shipped over from America," Mike told the Times.
"It is the model from the new movie and these cars are very hard to get.
"When I ordered it on e-bay I had no idea what condition it would be in, I just imported it from the States and hoped for the best."
After taking delivery of the car, Mike and his team undertook a complete overhaul of the vehicle to make it ressemble the instantly-recognisable movie car.
"The car was originally just a black hearse but we wanted a real Ghostbusters car and we wanted it to be ready in time for the movie," Mike continued.
"That meant repainting it, building a roof rack, putting the graphics on, getting the lights from Canada, it all took about three months."
Mike has already hired the car out to Sony for PR work around the film's release in Ireland, and hopes to use it at events in Northern Ireland too.
"We have a lot of events planned for Halloween and we even have a wedding booking," he revealed.
"The bride is hoping to suprise her groom on the big day."
A recent photo shoot at the derelict Cairhdhu House showcased the car to its full spooky potential.
"I would like to thank Dessie and George for allowing us to do the photo shoot at Cairndhu House," Mike continued.
"It is such an incredible building in beautiful surroundings and it would be a massive shame not to restore this historic place."
However, Mike says that ghostly goings-on have been limited since the company took delivery of the former hearse.
"our mechanic was working on the car in the workshop when he turned around and thought he saw two faces in the car, but it was just the angle of the light," he revealed.
"He had it in his head but the rest of us just fell about laughing!"
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Have you ever received an email from a potential employer that made you stop in your tracks and question working for that company? How the company treats their employees is just as important as how they treat their customers. If you have questions like; Did they not even look at my résumé? That information is on my résumé, why are they asking for it again? Or perhaps you thought; What are they talking about, a phone interview, and if I pass that I get to be interviewed again in person? Why not just a single in person interview? How lazy is this company? Does this company even know what position I applied for? Answer a survey and then if I pass I can have an in-person interview?
These surveys or questionnaires or personality tests are not even accurate. I read a lot about them while doing my job hunt to see if there's any right or wrong answers. There are. When you answer, you answer on either end, either highly agree or highly disagree. There is no in the middle anyplace, and there is no neutral. Pick an end and go for it. But, some companies depend on these surveys and they don't tell them anything about the person. You can have a very qualified, wonderfully friendly person who does not do well on tests, fail these questionnaires. They are crap, most jobs that use these I don't apply at. Some I will bypass and go directly to the hiring manager. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't, but at least I took a shot.
Now some hoops are legit if it is for a company like say the Secret Service. I could understand the phone interview, then an in-person interview, then a series of tests for physical, mental and emotions stability. Maybe even more tests and hoops to jump through, but that I could understand if it were for a job with that type of pressure and need for specific qualifications. All the James Bonds out there need to be weeded out from the Peewee Herman's. But if you are applying for say a fast food place, or a clothing store, or some type of customer service directed job like that these types of "hoops" are ridiculous. I understand that a company wants to find the best fit, but the turn over on these types of jobs are high not because of the right fit, but because these are temporary jobs. Most of those individuals are using these jobs as starter jobs to eventually get better paying jobs.
I am hunting for a job that will fulfill my financial needs and allow me to continue my writing and my other interest. I want it all, what can I say. I had applied at company XYZ. This company advertised online on a specialized site for that type of work.
Being a great job hunter I investigated the company quickly to decide if it's a place that I would make a good fit. I looked at the hours of operation, the doctors that were working there and then googled their names to see if any bad review of value were ever posted. Tried to find them on LinkedIn and other social media to get a feel for their style and personalities. Then I looked at what they were looking for in a staff / team member. I felt it was a possible match. I then developed a résumé geared toward the company and fired it off.
Since there is no way for me to interview them before the real interview, we as job seekers must wait for the interview to get a better feel for the position and if we think it would be a fit. It took the company XYZ almost three weeks to respond to my application. When I got the response, it was through email, which is perfectly acceptable. However, the email itself sent out some red flags.
First it addressed me by: "Hi there." This is not Facebook, this is a professional company, a business. "Hi there" is just not respectful.
Secondly: It thanked me for applying for an un-named position. Seriously? Does the company even know what position I applied for? Did they even look at the résumé or are they just replying to all the resumes and see what happens?
Thirdly: They sent the email to me at 8:30 at night. The office closes at 6 pm so does this mean they expect their staff to pull overtime regularly? This was not the bad thing, it just made me wonder if I would get overtime pay. But what did bug me was it sent the email at 8:30 pm asking me to come in at 8:00 am the following morning. Less than 24 hours notice of a possible interview via email. Now I know some people have their emails forwarded to their phones via sms. I can't afford this, I must check emails on the computer, not my cell. So how this works is that I check email around 6 or 7 pm daily and again around 8 or 9 am daily. I would have had no way of getting the email in time to respond to them. Therefore, it is very disrespectful of a company to only give less than 24 hours notice of an interview. So, they do this to their employees? If I am scheduled off and someone called in sick and they fired off an email to me that night, do they expect me to know or see this email and drop everything and come in? Plus, if I had to work else wear at that time am I expected to drop that job just for a possible job interview with company XYZ? Giving less than 24 hours for a possible interview is a huge neon red flag waving at me.
Fourth: The kicker, they wanted a phone interview and in the same sentence asked for my phone number? What? Did you not read my résumé? Anyone who is a job seeker would put their best possible phone contact number on the résumé. Then they said after the phone interview they will contact me and let me know if I can come in for an in-person interview. I am not applying for the Secret Service, and I am not applying for a job that is in a different country or province or state. It is not so long distance that a phone interview would be feasible and logical.
With the way the job hunting is now, it is hard to get work. Some people are forced to jump through these hoops, my questions are;
Do you think some companies are going overboard on their hiring process?
Do you have an experience in the hiring process that made you think that it was a bad idea to work for this company, but you did anyway only to find out your first impression was right?
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With artists and theorists crafting hypothetical technological fixes for our future lives in contemporary science fiction, we can't help but look back at the many instances that they were wrong. Technologists and artists from the 70's imagined a future full of green phosphor screens and convoluted designs, which turned out to be only a mirage of that society's collective technological ideals. In the 21st century, big digital data takes center stage as the ideal technological front as analog waveforms; the "pixels" of the material world recedes to the backdrop. Analog Future couples the artist's fascination with waveforms and speculative futuristic aesthetics from the past to create a series of media sculpture and objects. Tube technology was curated for this project due to them being the precursors to the modern day miniaturized and solid-state technology. These functional objects are as intriguing as they are impractical when incorporated into our modern society, which goes on to exemplify why technological speculations can often be moot.
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In a perfect world, Application Performance Management (APM) has all the right elements in place, providing value to the business and IT by giving us the metrics we need and showing us the health of our applications.
It alerts us to anomalies when slowdowns occur, and shows us trends on performance. But there are other elements in play that can make the operations a little smoother and our days a little brighter.
Neutralize Emotions
Having the ability to engage in a fact based conversation about the end-user-experience, instead of "spinning" infrastructure metrics and making assumptions about performance, is an elegant proficiency. Taking the emotion out of performance related problems for critical business applications is one of the intangible benefits that an APM solution can bring to your table.
The secret to this elixir is integration & automation. It comes from the need to do more with less, as scarce IT resources are asked to continue to provide high availability, improve efficiency, and speed up time to market. The benefit is derived from correlating bottom-up monitoring (Infrastructure monitoring) with insights from top-down monitoring (real-time application monitoring) all within the context of the end-user-experience (EUE).
Strengthen the Trust Between Dev and Ops
Following the classic management philosophy of what you want to improve you measure and what you measure you improve, APM will do just that. Building a performance baseline and highlighting the anomalies that breach its threshold is a valuable act across all environments.
For example, when looking at the entire system development lifecycle, how extensible will your APM solution be? If it is flexible enough to integrate ubiquitously, and dynamic enough to be configured rapidly, then you will be poised for expansion and be ready to begin monitoring anything that comes your way.
Collecting and analyzing metrics that will support an amplified feedback loop between Development and Operations will help strengthen the trust between the teams.
Build Confidence with the Business
Charmed by the deep insight and easily understood metrics of a well-defined APM dashboard, your business leaders will begin to trust you over time... To read the full article click here: APM Benefits
To read the full article click here: APM Benefits
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- APM Convergence: Monitoring vs. Management
- APM & MoM - Symbiotic Solution Sets
- The Anatomy of APM
- Why DevOps Needs a Friend
- The Butterfly Effect Within IT
- Real-Time Monitoring Metrics - The Magical Mundane
- Event Management: Reactive, Proactive or Predictive?
- Three Tips to Gain Executive Buy-In on APM
- Synthetic Monitoring: Is It Really Worth It?
- APM: Running with a Renegade - DevOps


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Again, praises, let me count them. There are ton of reasons that make Hillary Clinton the best choice to be representing the Democratic party and our country as her President.
She believes in YOU!
Again, thanks to Steven D'Mused (Captain Danneroo) for the artwork. And even though I personally chose the song for this, appreciation beams for his compiling the list of songs for me. You know there are over a hundred of these reasons, right? There are over a hundred songs here for the choosing when I get to each one of these things. Keep kicking tail and taking names.


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Fiducial-Based Localization
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This document assumes that you are running the software on a Ubiquity Robotics robot base, using the supplied Raspberry Pi camera. It also assumes that you have a workstation with ROS installed, which is connected to a network in common with the robot. You will need a printer, too.
Basic Concept
The Ubiquity Robotics localization system uses a number of fiducial markers of known size (illustrated below). Detection of the markers is done by using the robot's camera. The characteristics of the images of the fiducial markers enable the robot to compute its location.
Print Some Fiducials
A PDF file containing a range of fiducial markers can be generated on your workstation with a command such as:
rosrun aruco_detect create_markers.py 100 112 fiducials.pdf
The 100 and 112 specify the starting and ending numerical IDs of the markers. It is not important what these are (we recommend starting at 100), but it is important that each marker has a unique ID. Print the PDF file to produce the fiducials.
Check the Fiducials
The fiducials must be printed accurately. The image must be 14 cm by 14 cm, to within half a millimeter. Depending on the printer settings, these dimensions may be off. For instance, the printer may be trying to fill the page. Measure with a good rule, and change the settings if necessary.
Mount the fiducials
Affix the fiducials (in any order) to any convenient surface, such as a ceiling, where they will be viewed by the robot's camera. They need to be at a sufficient spacing so that more than one is visible at a time, if the robot is at least 6 feet away from the wall or ceiling holding the fiducials. Below you will see how to test that the spacing is OK.
Running the Software
If your camera points straight up instead of forward, the file /etc/ubiquity/robot.yaml must be edited to change the default (which is "forward"). To do this, add the following 2 lines to /etc/ubiquity/robot.yaml.
position: 'upward'
Log in to the robot from your workstation using ssh. Then execute the following command on the robot to launch the detection and SLAM nodes:
roslaunch magni_nav aruco.launch
It should be run for the first time with at least one marker visible to the robot's camera. A map (this is a file of fiducial poses) is created such that the current position of the robot is the origin.
Using rviz to Monitor Map Creation
Use The following command on your workstation to run the robot visualization tool, rviz.
roslaunch magni_viz view_nav.launch
This will produce a display as shown below. The bottom left pane shows the current camera view. This is useful for determining if the fiducial density is sufficient. The right-hand pane shows the map of fiducials as it is being built. Red cubes represent fiducials that are currently in view of the camera. Green cubes represent fiducials that are in the map, but not currently in the view of the camera. The blue lines show connected pairs of fiducials that have been observed in the camera view at the same time. The robustness of the map is increased by having a high degree of connectivity between the fiducials.


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By Anwar Ali Czarpa
Due to clear sky in Kargil sometimes it happens that the Eid moon become visible in the day time. The Eid than is called "Toe-Eid", the Mid Day Eid. This Eid is considered to be more elated, celebrating and enjoying as it bring the news of Eid very early.
It was just like a Toe-Eid among the Kargilites especially among the youth, when we came to know that the clerics from Karcha have been took an initiative to mediate talks for integration between the two influential prominent organisations of Kargil. Like toe-Eid it was also more elated as the representative of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mehdavipur also encouraged the effort for integration. The prominent well-wisher and representative of Ayatollah Sistani, Molana Qalbi Sadiq from Lucknow also urged the two organisations to cooperate in integrating the two groups.
The letter wrote from the office of Ayatollah Mehadavipur worked as a green traffic light after which the student's organisations, beginning by AKSUD, wrote series of letters to the chairman of both the organisations urging to integrate "for the welfare of the society". This reflects the quest of the people to integrate the two religious Idaras. In the mean while people from Kargil to Delhi and youth studying in different nooks of the country are keen to look for the outcome of this historical effort. To remember this in history I would like to name this initiative as "KARCHA PEACE INITIATIVE".
For the same cause many initiatives have been taken in past also 'but failed'. The major reasons for the failure were non-cooperation from the disputants and lack of planning from the mediators. In most of the cases one party asked for a "zero sum game", which obviously would lead to failure of the negotiation. What we needed here is a "win-win solution" for the problem, in which both the party would remain in satisfaction. Both the parties have to compromise on some issues for which Ayatollah Mehdavipur also urged to "cooperate". If I am not wrong, "cooperate" in the letter means not to come in the talks only, but to make a decision for integration by looking for the greater benefit.
Till date, what happens in the talks doesn't seem to move towards a positive resolution of the conflict. The Islamia School Kargil (ISK) asked the other party to hand-over all the Muttahhary schools, pay the amount of Qatilgah and Jama Masjid Kargil and to dissolve the whole IKMT with all its major branches. Fortunately IKMT was ready to accept the prolonged list of conditions except dissolution, but on the condition that ISK along with the clerics from IKMT should conduct election for all its posts which have not being done since 1992. This only condition is not being accepted by the other side. In this condition it seems that this effort is also going in vain.
Another solution which I would suggest here is to make a referendum. An open election for all the necessary post of an organisation should do by open the voting right to all the members of both the organisations. The newly elected executives would than own both the organisation under the banner of ISK or by any new name. I think ISK shouldn't be any problem to anyone as it has the status of central organisation in all Kargil, formed with the consent of whole Kargil.
Everyone knows that both the organisations have no difference remained in beliefs. Both believe in Islamic fundamentals, fourteen infallibles and the Islamic revolution. Both conduct same events with same goal, same banners and same posters with same slogans. It means that the problem is not in ideology or belief. So the problem would be in 'conflict of interest'. But the question is conflict of interest to whom? It would be so early to pronounce this. In case the situation remains the same or worse than a piece must be needed to pen on these factors also.
I would like to quote an example cited by the prominent cleric Sheikh Anwar. Sheikh said, Kargil is just like a boat and we all are on the boat. In personal antagonism if we all make whole in the boat we all will drown. So the only solution is to get unite and save the boat.
So along with the mediation team another role is for the youth to whom the future belongs to. They should urge both the organisations to integrate for greater benefit of the society rather than remain in group for benefit of few. Along with the organisations the youths should urge all those for integration who are creating hurdle in the way of mediation and integration. Some may thwart this resolution just because of personnel deceitful interest.
If the region really wants to condole Imam of the time, Mehdi (a.s.) on this coming Chehlum of Imam Hussain (a.s.) than everyone should play their own part to bring towards a resolution to the prolonged conflict in the region which is resulting in the backwardness of the region.
Anwar Ali Czarpa is a student of Peace and Conflict Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi. He is also a pass out of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.


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Kotku Bread Pty Ltd v Vero Insurance Ltd and Anor [2012] QSC 109
Risk Management is defined where any organization has an obligation to identify and assess foreseeable hazards, and take steps to eliminate or control the risk. It is the process of identifying the risk, assessing the risk then elimination or controlling the risk. The employer or organization is responsible to provide a safe working environment and take reasonable care to identify hazards to both people and the business, and introduce effective measures to mitigate or control the risk. To ensure protection, you have various duties both before you enter into a new insurance contract as well as at renewal or whenever your risk changes. Failure to observe these duties could lead to the rejection or diminution of an otherwise proper claim. The broker provides an integral service to ensure a smooth and successful outcome is achieved following an insured loss.
Throughout the claims process, your broker can handle everything for you. The broker is a trusted advisor ready to communicate with the client. When something goes wrong, the broker is the client's point of contact. Having a personal relationship with clients means that you can feel comfortable calling your broker and knowing they'll fix your problem. Buying your insurance online or from a large, unknown entity means you don't have that reliable point of contact. With a broker, you always know who to call, and it's easy to speak to your broker to explain what caused the loss. The broker is an experienced professional who understands the ins and outs of the claims process.
Earlier this year a Brisbane-based insurance broker found itself on the receiving end of a $2.7m settlement after Kotku Bread Pty Ltd sued Vero Insurance and Brisbane brokerage 786 International Pty Ltd, trading as Osman Insurance Brokers. So, what can the broker community learn from this?
In 2010 the premises of the Kotku bakery were destroyed by a fire and it was revealed that the premises had been constructed using a large quantity of highly flammable 'Expanded Polystyrene' (EPS). During the underwriting process, the broker had used Suncorp/Vero's online system to assess the risk and determine whether to issue a new policy to Kotku. The online form included a question relevant to the use of EPS in the internal construction of Kotku's business premises.
The broker selected 'zero per cent' as the answer which indicated that the premises had no EPS component. In fact, more than two-thirds of Kotku's premises comprised EPS. Vero denied the claim on the grounds of a relevant non-disclosure and/or misrepresentation. Kotku commenced proceedings against Vero seeking indemnity under the policy, and against the broker for negligence and breach of contract.
In court, Justice Applegarth found that Kotku's answer to the EPS question amounted to a relevant non-disclosure and misrepresentation with the effect that Vero was entitled to reduce its liability under the policy to nil. Justice Applegarth also found that the broker had breached its duty of care to, and contractual retainer with, Kotku.
On the question of whether the broker breached its duty of care and contractual retainer, Justice Applegarth said that on the facts of this case, the broker's failure to make enquiries about the presence of EPS, or to inspect Kotku's premises, constituted a breach of the broker's duty. The court held that, even if the EPS question had not been asked as part of the underwriting process, the broker still would have breached its duty of care and contractual obligations to Kotku because the importance of EPS risks was so well-known in the insurance industry.
Damages of $2,706,300 were awarded against Osman Insurance Brokers with Justice Applegarth explaining this was a conservative estimate of how much a premium containing fire risk would have cost if the underwriter had known about the EPS panelling.
Brokers are more than just conduits between an insurer and the insured – they have positive obligations to their client to ensure that relevant risks that they know of are accounted for, and to ask appropriate questions of an insured so that adequate information is provided to the insurer in proposal forms. Brokers must remember that there is potential for them to be 'on the hook' of liability if things go wrong in the event of a contentious claim. In this case the failure to ask simple questions of an insured in relation to a known risk meant that the broker failed to properly fulfil their duty, with serious consequences.
Brokers are a relatively easy target for joinder to proceedings by an insured who is denied cover, even if only as a secondary target to an insurer.
It is very important that brokers keep adequate records of all stages in the process of obtaining a policy. In the absence of documents to support their position, brokers can be left in a "he said/she said" position where a claim is made or threatened by an insured. Contemporaneous documentary evidence is usually the best way to refute a claim or threatened claim by an insured. Brokers should also remain up to date with risks in the areas that they place cover, particularly as the Kotku Bread decision highlights that a broker has a responsibility to bring those risks to the insured's attention. Brokers should also remind their clients in each transaction of their disclosure obligations and be careful not to make assumptions about an insured's business or premises.


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The Natural Resource Assessment and Management Plan: was completed in 1996 by Rick Van de Poll, professor and wildlife biologist from Antioch New England Graduate School, in Keene.
The Conclusions and Recommendations of this study are as follows:
"The above findings from the natural resource inventory of the Sharon Town Forest revealed a valuable biological resource for the Town. Significant deer wintering areas were identified, a small residential population of moose was recorded, several den sites and numerous cavity nest trees were located, a complex of streamside and upland wetland areas were noted, and several unique plant communities were documented and mapped. At least 22 species or roughly half of the mammal species that occur in the Monadnock Region were observed through sight or sign. Sixty-three species of birds were recorded or approximately 33% of those that occur regionally. All of the frogs that are found in the area were noted and 50% of the salamanders. Both reptiles and fishes were poorly represented owing to poor habitat, secretive habits, and limited field time. A good representation of fungi and lichens were observed (75 species), in spite of the dry year. Finally, at least 328 plant species were recorded; all but 8 of these were vascular species which represented approximately 75% of the woodland flora that is typically found in the Monadnock Region.
On the whole, the most striking characteristic about the Sharon Town Forest was the central wetland complex along Meadow Brook. This was augmented in structural and genetic diversity by the adjacent seepage slopes in compartment D, and the scattered perched wetlands in compartment G and H. In spite of the generally young forest, several pockets of older growth trees were found that added to the variety of cover types. In addition, several of these areas held high hard mast potential for a number of wildlife species.
The agricultural and silvicultural history of the Town Forest has left its mark on the land. However, the hurricane of 1938 and the subsequent fire had a more devastating long-term effect on the character of the forest than any act done by human hands. The forest is slowly aggrading towards a mix of northern hardwoods and hemlock types, although scattered oak-pine associations are still quite common near the property's periphery. While several areas have been intensively managed for sawtimber in the recent past, a very high potential exists for continued harvesting of a mixture of high quality softwoods and hardwoods."
#1. Maintain a no-cut zone in the following areas: a) within any wetland area, especially those associated with Meadow Brook; b) the old growth northern hardwoods-hemlocks in compartment F; c) the mature beech-hemlock stand southwest of Barnes Meadow; d) within 100 ft. of the nearest immediate watershed of any vernal pool, whichever is further, e) within 50 ft. of any permanent stream.
#2. Maintain a seasonal cutting restriction on the following areas: a) during winter in the wintering deer area as indicated on the Significant Ecological Areas (SEA) map; b) during spring and early summer in or near any significant den or cavity nesting tree or area as indicated on the SEA map.
#3. Conduct active timber management activities in the potential oak mast regeneration sites as indicated on the SEA map.
#4. Plan on a biomass harvest of the "short-term hardwood stand" indicated
on the SEA map.
#5. Consider active timber management in the areas shaded in green on the attached map; consider long-term, infrequent management of all other areas.
#6. Clear, upgrade, and/or maintain the trail system within the Town Forest.
#7. Conduct and maintain an active research program to further the knowledge of the following natural biological areas within the Town Forest:
a) the wintering deer areas; b) the vernal pools, especially those that were preliminarily identified; c) the larger wetland areas for wildfowl nesting; d) the potential nest and/or cavity tree areas for confirmed raptor nesting.
Sharon residents are welcome to borrow Van de Poll's full report upon request from the Conservation Commission.


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Tuguegarao prelate makes urgent appeal after 'Ompong'
Tuguegarao Archbishop Sergio L. Utleg JESUS TAQUIQUI
"The lashing winds tore down many homes, its residents are now rendered homeless. The need is urgent. The need is great. We write in their behalf. We appeal for their sakes."
With these words, Tuguegarao Archbishop Sergio L. Utleg issued a heartfelt appeal in a circular issued Sept. 18 in behalf of the survivors of typhoon "Ompong" (international name "Mangkhut").
"Barely two years ago, Cagayan and her people were prostrate in the wake of typhoon 'Lawin'. We prayed hard that never again would such a devastation be visited on us. But Super Typhoon Ompong just ravaged our province," lamented Utleg.
Nevertheless, the prelate rallied the faithful, noting that the disaster may have spiritual benefits for the local Church. He said: "In spite of the fact that the typhoon left us poorer, less certain about the future, less secure about prosperity, but strong, perhaps stronger yet, in our faith!"
First appeal
According to Utleg, despite knowing that generous donors abroad will help, he would like to appeal first to Catholics in the archdiocese.
"Please help them (the people) rise again. Please help them believe in the future. Please assure them that there is a loving Father who, in the midst of the woes of his children, comforts them in the hollow of his hands," said the archbishop, addressing the clergy and church workers.
He also gave priests the final say in deciding whether or not they will open their parishes as relief centers. Utleg noted that the archdiocese's resources are meager, but the needs of the people are also "overwhelming."
Utleg also noted that while "Ompong" was "harsh, merciless, and cruel", he reminded the faithful that Jesus came "to transform the harshness of reality into a resplendent manifestation of his love."
"We his Church must truly be his presence in these dire circumstances," he stressed.
Most urgent needs
Fr Gerry Perez, vicar general of the Archdiocese and parish priest of St. Joseph Parish in San Jose, Baggao – the town which suffered the most damage from the typhoon in the province, according to the assessment of Department of National Defense (DND) secretary Delfin Lorenzana – said that the area's most urgent needs are food, clothing, medicine, and building materials.
"The reconstruction of our Catholic schools comes next in the order of priorities," he added.
The drop-off point for donations is the Social Action Center at the Archbishop's Residence, Rizal St., Tuguegarao City, tel. no. (078) 844-1663, cp# 0916 6060 7346/ 0906 594 7831, Email: email@example.com.
Cash donations may be deposited to:
- Account Name: Roman Catholic Bishop of Tugeugarao
Metrobank Savings Account # 103-3-10359509-7 or
- PNB Savings Account # 228810145036, or
Account Name: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tugeugarao
- BPI Savings Account # 8543-0723-71
The Vicar General advised parish priests and donors to contact the Archdiocesan Social Action director Fr. Andy Semana at +639175008146 for the proper distribution of relief goods.


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Tomorrow night sees the show come to life for our first Late Night Thursday. The show will be open until 9pm so join us for an evening of fun, entertainment, shopping and free entry into Eat & Drink Festival.
If you're with us in the daytime, you'll get entry completely free. If you can only join us for just the evening from 5pm, your can purchase your ticket for just £5, perfect for our after-work visitors!
Also, we are very excited to announce that tomorrow (28th March), Only Fools and Horses' Boycie will be joining us at the show and his original E-type jaguar will also be on show, so don't miss your chance to get a photo with him!
What's on for the Late Night Thursdays
The Nag's Head, sponsored by Britelite Windows
On Thursday 28th March head to The Nag's Head, sponsored by Britelite Windows for a Best of British pub quiz hosted by John Challis aka Only Fools and Horses 'Boycie'! The capacity for the quiz is now full but you can still see Boycie around the show.
On 4th April enjoy live music and enjoy the pubs cocktail hour.
The Champagne Bar sponsored by Hydropool
Add a bit of luxury to your night and head over to The Champagne Bar, sponsored by Hydropool where you can enjoy music and a cocktail hour
Bring an extra bag because with over 600+ exhibitors to shop from they'll be late night bargains galore! See the exhibitor list here.
Pamper Lounge
Free late night hair and nail and beauty treatments so go and get glammed up in our Pamper Lounge in association with the London College of Beauty Therapy.


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Was this year's Oscar race over by TIFF?
It seems to me after seeing David Letterman go berserk over Natalie Portman and "The White Swan" that this year's major Oscar races were over by TIFF. The Toronto International Film Festival 2010 gave its' People's Choice Award to "The King's Speech." The first two press screenings were for, at the same time of day, 9AM(!) "The King's Speech" and "The White Swan." And I'm happy to say I was the first one in line for "The King's Speech," having gotten up at 6 AM to get there to line up at 8:15 for the screening at 9.
When everyone saw "The King's Speech" and "The White Swan" it was clear that Colin Firth was going to win Best Actor and that for "The White Swan" Natalie Portman was going to win Best Actress. And also that "The King's Speech" was going to also be a very strong contender for Best Picture.
I remember saying to Anne Thompson, of Thompson on Hollywood at www.Indiewire.com , and it was the first time I had ever met her, posing the question "Is it just going to come down to 'The King's Speech' for Best Picture versus 'The Social Network.'" And y'know, that's STILL the case three months later…
And what did the wise Anne T say in response?
"I want to see 'True Grit'." And we're all still waiting on that one! Too!
So, nothing has changed since TIFF and Natalie Portman and Colin Firth had already won their Oscars that first morning. TIFF is more important than ever as a launching pad.
And if Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush also win for Supporting!?!? Well, then the ENTIRE RACE was decided that cool morning at TIFF!