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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post2728416155778092546..comments2016-03-09T11:32:05.283-05:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Howard's "The Hyborian Age"James Maliszewskihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-28127917536007537602010-01-18T19:04:07.312-05:002010-01-18T19:04:07.312-05:00The original EPT is the only version of that game ...The original EPT is the only version of that game that made me feel as if I could run it without taking a degree in Tekumel Studies.

I feel much the same way and I've been a fan of Tékumel for a long time.James Maliszewskihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-382577807762123792010-01-12T14:04:43.842-05:002010-01-12T14:04:43.842-05:00Gary Gygax asked that the introductory history be ...Gary Gygax asked that the introductory history be trimmed down for the very reason that you cite; he felt that so much history might intimidate the prospective player or GM...

And I really think that is the point regarding world-building and gaming. What Barker, Tolkien, Howard, or anyone else does for purposes of story is a different matter than what works for a game setting.

The original EPT is the only version of that game that made me feel as if I could run it without taking a degree in Tekumel Studies.Matthew Slepinhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-62672431478966753362010-01-12T10:34:10.516-05:002010-01-12T10:34:10.516-05:00Ha! The comment you just made answers my comment,...Ha!

The comment you just made answers my comment, and you are indeed correct. From my recollection of the time, Gary Gygax asked that the introductory history be trimmed down for the very reason that you cite; he felt that so much history might intimidate the prospective player or GM, especially given that at that point in time (the spring of 1975), nobody really knew what would or would not work in an RPG.Chirine ba Kalhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69100451090141849232010-01-12T10:29:01.594-05:002010-01-12T10:29:01.594-05:00First, my apologies for missing this when it was f...First, my apologies for missing this when it was first posted; I'll pay more attention, in the future, as your posts are always worth reading.

Much of the detaiked information which we now take for granted about Tekumel was very well developed by Prof. Barker as a setting for his fan fiction of the 1940s and 1950s. I've seen his hand-carved figures, made in the 1930s, his first map of Tsolyanu drawn while he was in high school in the 1940s, and we have copies of his 1950s history, 'tourist guide', grammar, and script of Tsolyanu in our collection. There is very little 'drift' between what he wrote originally as background setting for his fiction and what was published in the late 1970s and early 1980s as reference material for RPGs. The 'short history', as you noted in your original post, that was included in the TSR edition of EPT was edited down from a longer version that was in the original mimeographed 'playtest' version of the game. All of that edited material was included in the Gamescience "Sourcebook", and of course expanded upon in that volume.

And, of course, we should always remember that the Professor grew up reading REH and H. P. Lovecraft as they were being published; I once had the great fun of taking the Professor out to see the first "Conan" movie, and hearing his comments on reading REH for the first time 'back in the day'...Chirine ba Kalhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-35146215348428633022010-01-12T10:24:37.816-05:002010-01-12T10:24:37.816-05:00MtbDM, It's true that Professor Barker has be...MtbDM,

It's true that Professor Barker has been developing Tékumel in various forms since he was a child. However, my point was not that his own private version of the setting was not as detailed as Tolkien's -- it may well be -- but rather that, as a setting for roleplaying purposes, the information presented in 1975's Empire of the Petal Throne is remarkably scant, particularly when compared to the later Swords & Glory material. A newcomer to Tékumel, who picks up EPT is, in my opinion, a lot less likely to be intimidated than one who picks up S&G, with its wealth of anthropological data about the peoples of Tékumel. That was my only point.James Maliszewskihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-15879357730888270682010-01-12T08:42:40.966-05:002010-01-12T08:42:40.966-05:00On Tekumel's detail: It's my understanding...On Tekumel's detail: It's my understanding that M.A.R. Barker has been detailing the world since his childhood in the 1930s. Though its original presentation for roleplaying did not encompass all that detail, I believe much of the detail was already there at that time. The best way to see the detail of Tekumel is the GameScience edition of Swords & Glory. It is printed on that tissue paper that bibles are printed on in two colums and a very small font. The detail is nothing short of incredible. You can find, for example, what people in a given region build their houses from! Anyway, I'd say Tekumel's detail easily rivals Tolkien's.MtbDMhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89141267665746793692010-01-09T18:38:39.528-05:002010-01-09T18:38:39.528-05:00REH seems to have wrestled with a lot of the same ...REH seems to have wrestled with a lot of the same issues of historical realism vs. creative play that RPG world-builders do. In 1933 REH wrote: "There is no literary work, to me, half as zestful as rewriting history in the guise of fiction. I wish I was able to devote the rest of my life to that kind of work... I could never make a living writing such things, though; the markets are too scanty, with requirements too narrow, and it takes me so long to complete one. I try to write as true to the actual facts as possible, at least, I try to commit as few errors as possible. I like to have my background and setting as accurate and realistic as I can, with my limited knowledge; if I twist facts too much, alter dates as some writers do, or present a character out of keeping with my impressions of the time and place, I lose my sense of reality, and my characters cease to be living and vital things; and my stories center entirely on my conceptions of my characters."laowaihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27848825224670694032010-01-08T10:10:21.501-05:002010-01-08T10:10:21.501-05:00More re: world-building than Howard specifically, ...More re: world-building than Howard specifically, to my thinking the major difference between literary efforts and gaming efforts is that game worlds are, I think, best done as a group effort rather than the work of one person. More on that at my own blog.

Recently saw a book "The decline & fall of the Cthuluhu mythos" and while I didn't get to read much of it I think author may have some interesting comments about the effect of other writers "adding" to Lovecraft's world. It is interesting that Lovecraft welcomed some collaboration, shunned other offers of "help", and the posthumous collaboration, well, let's let sleeping shogs lie.mikemonacohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5802751735282301692010-01-08T01:03:23.675-05:002010-01-08T01:03:23.675-05:00The Hyborian Age is indeed meatier than a lot of p...The Hyborian Age is indeed meatier than a lot of proponents of broad-stroke setting design putting it forward as an ideal seem to realize. However, very little of its length is taken up by discussion of the people and places of Conan's era. Most of it is concerned with what happens in the centuries after Conan was king; its real purpose seems to be to give some context to how the Hyborian Age relates to real history, there's precious little in the essay of much relevance to anything Conan does. My last read of it, I was struck how its last half turns into a traditional narrative, with specific characters interacting to create a particular incident, not so much a historical survey.E.T.Smithhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-24682197360332698702010-01-07T17:43:31.200-05:002010-01-07T17:43:31.200-05:00I think THA and the other REH notes mentioned demo...I think THA and the other REH notes mentioned demonstrates that world-building isn't epic fantasy tolkienian detail vs. S&S seat of the pants, but a continuum.

Howard thought seriously about his world and its relationship to real history. Clark Ashton Smith said the language of Zothique was Indo-European. and gave some examples of it in an unpublished story.

This is something the "detailed world-building! No world-building! Fight!" arguments tend to ignore.Treyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-31853967342133875992010-01-07T16:53:59.249-05:002010-01-07T16:53:59.249-05:00@Herb--I think Tolkien's motive is a bit diffi...@Herb--I think Tolkien's motive is a bit difficult to get at, but he is pretty explicit that the Lord of the Rings was written mostly as a way to present his ancient songs and history and language.

But, a digression maybe.Matthew Slepinhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67418106041991257512010-01-07T14:58:59.622-05:002010-01-07T14:58:59.622-05:00@Matthew: I think you're misreading Tolkien. ...@Matthew: I think you're misreading Tolkien. All indications from the various volumes of the History of Middle Earth are that the genesis is in the earliest stories of the Lost Tales. Tolkien was upset that the English lacked a national epic (Beowulf is a Geat and Arthur a Celt). The earliest lost tales are the stories brought back by Eriol/Ælfwine when he visited the isle that would become England.Herbhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3230419271068342872010-01-07T14:34:41.809-05:002010-01-07T14:34:41.809-05:00Another example of obsessive detail not being what...Another example of obsessive detail not being what people think is Runequest. If you look at the state of affairs with the release of RQ2 and add up what's in that volume, White Bear, Red Moon, Nomad Gods, and all the available issues of the Wyrm's Footprints you get a lot less detail that the 3rd or 4th edition Forgotten Realms hardbacks.

When I started re-collecting RQ I couldn't wait to get it and all that great mythology and stuff. I was amazed at how much I'd inflated what was in that one volume.Herbhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-62909874819652330122010-01-07T13:55:53.931-05:002010-01-07T13:55:53.931-05:00I love reading that essay, but it's worth reme...I love reading that essay, but it's worth remembering the stark differences between that and Tolkien's efforts. First, it seems likely that the essay grew from the first stories. That says, once again, that story was primary for REH. Whereas, for JRRT, the story was almost an after-thought; a justification for his word-building.

Second, the Hyborian Age actually says very little about the Hyborian Age. It's really more concerned with giving a sweep of history feeling. I think the description "biblical" is a pretty good one.Matthew Slepinhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-15790702472771228152010-01-07T11:58:40.826-05:002010-01-07T11:58:40.826-05:00I don't see how REH's "cosmology"...I don't see how REH's "cosmology" was compromised in any way, though Acheron seems to violate Hyborian Age chronology on a surface level.

All evidence points to REH sticking pretty strictly to the order of events he laid out in "THA", but not the timespans when it came to writing the Conan yarns. Everything I've heard from Howard scholars that have seen the previous drafts is that what might be 500yrs in the final is 2000 or 5000 years in previous drafts.

One might then posit that the final draft is the last word, but REH almost immediately contradicted the timespans given in "THA" when he wrote "The Scarlet Citadel", did it again soon after with "Black Colossus" and did it yet again with THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON. For his stories, which are what count, ultimately, REH telescoped the "THA" timeline. A good rule of thumb to use is to triple the timespans given in the essay.

BTW, Howard stated in his synopsis for "HotD" that the Acheronians were ethnic Hyborians.deucehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-58394354387724550652010-01-07T11:20:42.783-05:002010-01-07T11:20:42.783-05:00I actually included an excerpt from the essay in m...I actually included an excerpt from the essay in my Age of Conan OD&D booklet. It's available online, being one of his works that has fallen into the Public Domain. One of the interesting things is that Howard threw a wrench into his own cosmology when he introduced the Purple Empire of Acheron in The Hour of the Dragon. Acheron does not neatly fit into any part of his Hyborian or pre-Hyborian histories. Personally, I slot it between the Thurian Age and the Hyborian, but that's just me.Jasonhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85104746793150798982010-01-07T10:45:42.881-05:002010-01-07T10:45:42.881-05:00Hey James! Sorry about the pic. It was the only on...Hey James! Sorry about the pic. It was the only one I could find.

I'm glad I inspired you to reread "THA". There really is a lot more to that essay than first meets the eye. Almost biblical, IMO. REH packed a lot of data into that piece.

According to Patrice Louinet (and I agree), Howard did not start composing "THA" until after he wrote his third Conan yarn, though obviously he had a pretty solid picture in his head from the start. It appears that he wrote up fairly detailed lists of kings, names and nationalities (Aquilonians average just shy of 5'11", BTW). All of those (which are all that's survived; who knows what's been lost) are in the back of THE COMING OF CONAN.

I've been meaning to start a series of blog entries entitled "The Hyborian Age: Chapter & Verse" to go over all the information contained therein. The only thing holding me back is that I haven't gotten copies of the 3 previous "THA" drafts that have yet to be published. Once I get hold of those, it's on.

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Re: churchs in Perrysburg and marriage info please
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churchs in Perrysburg and marriage info please
georgia brown 1/05/05
Just dropped in to Way Library to pay a 20 cent fine and since it is National Library Week I ended up walking out the door with a freebie, Perrysburg Revisited by Ardath Danford.
In it is listed:
First Methodist Church 1819-continuing (last minister listed was Robert L. Knell 1991)
Ministers for the year: 1879-1881W. A. Yinging
1882J. L. Scott
1883-1884William Scoles
1885-1889George B. Wiltsie
1890-1893John C. Shaw
1894-1899David H. Bailey
1899-1902Daniel Stecker
There was also a German Methodist church to which they joined in the early 20th century with the First Methodist Church.
Ministers found to have served the German M. E. Church were:
Revs. C. Swineforth (1863-65), John C. Egle (1872),
D. Matani (?-1878), Daniel Volz (1878-80), H. Krill (1880-82), John Ficke (1882-84), Jason C. Sinclair (1884-86), Jacob Lenk (1886-89), George Wohl (1889-?), and J. Braun (1898).
Walnut Street Presbyterian Church (1878)
There was the First Presbyterian Church which opened on May 15,1892 served by a minister by the name of George A. Adams.
The Grace Evangelical United Brethen Church had services started in 1836-1959 until a new church was built and continues.
Some ministers who served from 1870 thru 1901 include:
John Plantz, William Wonder, G. Hassenpflug, C.A.Munk, B. E. Schubert, F.R. Totheroh, daniel Strohman, J. S. Fitterer,
H. C. Berger, D. Stull, H.C. Berger, J. J. Bernhart, J.N. Steffani and W. A. Shisler.
There is the Zoar Lutheran Church to which C.F.Kaeding served from 1864-1896 and then by C.S. Ide
And last but not least is St. Rose Church of the Catholic faith.There have been less major church buildings at various locations in and around Perrysburg and the Perrysburg township and the priests who have served are the following: 1863-84 Charles Griss, 1885-1894 Gustave Reiken.
As far as marriage lists are concerned:
Perhaps if you try the Wood County Courthouse with an inquiry, they could help? The Probate Court has records of marriages, estates, guardianships, plus 1867-1908 births and deaths.
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For a lot of years there wasn't much reason to watch the Pirates. I mean you could love baseball and love to watch your hometown team but there was really no reason to WATCH the Pirates. They were going to be bad. You knew it, I knew it, and the guys on the team probably knew it too. Things have changed over the past couple of years and this is a really, really fun team to watch. Last night was just another one of those cases. Throughout the Cubs series it seemed as if the offense was going to be put on an Amber Alert but baseball is a funny game. After getting only 20 hits and six runs through three games and 35 innings against the Cubs the Pirates busted out for 12 runs and 16 hits in nine innings on Friday night against the Cardinals. Baseball is a funny game.
This game looks like a blowout, and it was, but things weren't always that definite. Matt Carpenter hit a two run home run in the fifth inning and the Pirates led only 3-2 and while Gerrit Cole was good early he struggled a little in the fourth and fifth inning the Pirates were only able to muster three solo home runs. Now solo home runs aren't bad but when you hit three home runs and you only have three runs it leaves you feeling like you should have a bit more runs.
If there was any doubt in the game it was put to rest starting in the sixth inning. The Pirates scored three in the sixth, one in the seventh and then five more in the eighth to really run away with the game and make it a laugher.
Pedro Alvarez was really good last night. He hit two massive home runs, one to left field and then another that still hasn't landed yet to right center. These were grown man home runs and as soon as he swung the bat you knew it was gone. That is what he is going to give you. He might strike out a bit much for everyone but man oh man can he make up for some of that with his power. Both home runs were over 400 feet and his second of the night went 434 feet. Wow. Here is the video of it:
Oh yea, along with the two home runs Alvarez stole a base (!!!) and scored on a really outstanding slide. Look at Pedro using his legs.
Cole was pretty good, all told. He breezed through the Cardinals lineup the first time through and then had some trouble in the middle innings. His secondary pitches were a little off and he just wasn't there. Then, a switch flipped and things got really good in the sixth inning and he even go through the seventh, throwing 108 pitches, giving up six hits, walking two, and striking out three. He was able to keep his velocity throughout his start as he was still getting into the upper 90's in the sixth and seventh innings and hit triple digits. This dude is a horse and while he definitely didn't have his best stuff he held a good Cardinals offense to only six hits and two runs through seven innings. I think mod would take that.
What maybe might get lost in the shuffle is how good the play Russell Martin made on a Peter Bourjos bunt for base hit attempt right before the Carpenter home run. I was out with some friends watching the game and as everyone was talking about something I happened to look up and just said wow when the play was over. This kinda stuff doesn't talked about but it was a really outstanding play. There isn't even video of the play on MLB.com but there should be.
The Pirates also tripled two times. Starling Marte was the first to hit the three-bagger and then Andrew McCutchen hit a triple in the eighth inning. Watching those to leg out a triple is one of the most fun things to watch in sports. Also I have no idea what Allen Craig was doing in right field on the McCutchen triple. Hopefully his teammates found him a map he can use for the rest of the series.
Just as I said in the recaps of the Cubs games I am not really going to take a lot from the offense being down those three games and in the same sense I am not going to take too much out of this. We are still super early in the season and while it would be nice to get 16 hits a night that is pretty unrealistic. That doesn't mean last night wasn't fun, because it was.


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"Nova Scotia province-wide has 10% unemployment, but the only way Christmas tree operators can function in the Annapolis Valley is to bring in Mexicans through this agricultural worker program," he said, also pointing to the increased number of Russians working in Prince Edward Island fish processing plants and Romanians working at the Ganong chocolate factory in New Brunswick.
"Even on the north shore of New Brunswick, which has the highest unemployment in the province, the MPs keep telling me the employers definitely need more temporary workers. What's going on here?"
Minister of Human Resources Diane Finley will soon address the issue in further detail, Mr. Kenney said. The coming changes were first revealed in last month's federal budget, which proposed spending $387-million over two years to align EI benefit amounts with local labour market conditions.
The government will consider more measures to ensure the Temporary Foreign Worker Program will continue to meet those labour needs by "better aligning" the program with labour demands, according to budget documents. At the same time, businesses will have to have made "all reasonable efforts" to recruit from the domestic labour force before they seek workers from abroad.
When an employer looks to the government for a labour market opinion, which is one step in getting approval to hire foreign temporary workers, Mr. Kenney said the government will soon point out the number of people on EI in that employer's region and ensure the people collecting EI are aware of that job opportunity.
"If you don't take available work, you don't get EI," he said. "That's always been a legal principle of that program."
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On why he's making immigration reforms
"It makes no sense that we would be bringing newcomers to face chronic underemployment, getting stuck in survival jobs in such an economy. That's why I say we need transformational change to link the newcomers we invite with the jobs that exist now and will in the future.''
On why it's out with the old, in with the new
"The way I characterize the old system that we're leaving behind is that it's been slow, rigid and passive. It's largely been a supply driven immigration system where people from around the world get in a queue. We have been losing the competition for many of the world's best and brightest in what is an increasingly competitive global labour market, so we need a fast system so that it is responsive to labour market needs and can bring many of the most talented people here quickly. That means we must deal decisively with the legacy backlogs. When we came to office, [there were] 840,000 people waiting across our programs typically for seven years for admission. We're returning about three quarters of the backlogged applications in our main immigration program. This will allow us, by 2014, to create a just-in-time or a real-time immigration system where applicants will get an answer, and if they're qualified, be admitted within a few months of their application, rather than several years. This will allow employers to look at this program as a realistic avenue for recruiting talent from abroad.''
On prioritizing the best and brightest
"Currently, if you can believe it, we ascribe the same points to an applicant for immigration to someone with a degree from Harvard as someone with a degree from the worst college in the United States. There is no qualitative assessment, it's ridiculous. We'll be designating bodies and organizations that have expertise in assessing international education to look at the relevance of the education — not just the quantity but the quality of the education and its relevance to the Canadian labour market. Within a couple of years, we'll also be setting up a system for the pre-assessment of credentials for those hoping to work in the licensed professions. We're also going to increasingly empower employers to select people from abroad, making a pre-arranged job one of the key factors in selection and fast-tracking those who have such jobs. Our recent research shows that newcomers who arrive with a pre-arranged job after three years are on average making $80,000 in income. That's nearly twice as much as those who arrive without pre-arranged jobs.
On the Canadian immigrant struggle
"Sometimes people, typically from the left, tell me that we're trying to commodify immigration or we're missing out on the wonderful organic chaos of diversity, people kind of struggle and they eventually succeed. That's a wonderful myth and it's not as though we're going to exclude people who will need to struggle, we're actually increasing the number of re-settled refugees we accept in Canada. But my response to that is that there's nothing romantic about being unemployed or about having left your country as an engineer or a doctor and find yourself driving a cab or working in a corner store in Canada. It's not a wonderful narrative that you can tell your family when you come home that you're ashamed that you brought them to this country and you're working under your potential.''
On how security will keep up with a quicker immigration system
"We have upgraded our security screening full security checks on applicants with both permanent and temporary visas from higher risk countries. And in the context of the Beyond the Borders, continental security plan with the United States, we're about to upgrade our security screening by orders of magnitude, particularly with the introduction of a biometric visa requirement, legal authorization of which is coming before Parliament in Bill-C31. This will have us collecting fingerprints and digital photos of applicants for visits and immigration to Canada. We'll also be putting into place … an exit/entry information system so eventually we will know who is in the country, who's left and that will radically improve immigration enforcement. It will also help combat fraud in our citizenship program where a lot of people pretend they've lived here for three years but don't really.''
On further reforms to the refugee system
"The current system is broken. It takes several years for even a manifestly unfounded asylum claimant to run the course through our system with the various appeals we have. Typically it takes about five years before a clearly fraudulent asylum claimant can be removed, which is a joke. It takes 21 months now for any asylum claimant to get a hearing at the Immigration and Refugee Board. In 2010, we passed significant reforms to the asylum system, which are now being strengthened in Bill C-31, which we hope to pass before the summer recess, to implement the new and faster asylum system this fall, hopefully by October. This system will give bona fide refugee claimants a hearing and protection and then permanent residency within a couple of months. But it will allow us to remove rejected and fake refugee claimants within a few months, rather than several years.''
On any possible dual citizenship reforms
"We're not looking at barring dual citizenship. I do think there is an important question though: For those dual citizens who are permanent residents who have no enduring presence in or connection to Canada, we need to ask 'what is their obligation?' If they expect free consular services to help them with evacuations and they've never paid any taxes to Canada, I think that raises a very important fairness question and it's something we should be looking at.''
On NDP leader Thomas Mulcair's dual citizenship in Canada and France
"I seem to recall that Jack Layton criticized Stephane Dion for being a dual citizen of the same country. Dual citizenship is legal, I'll let him explain that to Canadians. I think that perhaps Canadians expected a different standard for people who want to be the head of our government. I think that's the point Mr. Layton was making to Mr. Dion."


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Manchester United are interested in Shakhtar Donetsk star Douglas Costa.
While rumours of Costa visiting Old Trafford last week were wide of the mark, the Brazilian is under consideration at United.
The Telegraph says manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who has struggled to settle on a central midfield partnership in recent years, is examining the prospect of bringing Costa to England in the summer.
The midfielder has been tracked by United since his time at Gremio.
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Panera Bread is moving forward with plans to build a Manteca location.
Plans are now being reviewed at city hall for a 4,200-quare-foot restaurant with outside seating at 1355 East Yosemite Avenue immediately east of the existing McDonald's. The bakery café described as a "fast casual restaurant" is also seeking a use permit for a drive-thru lane.
A key appeal of the location is the proximity to the Highway 99/East Highway 120 interchange. The dining spots near the interchange are popular with those traveling to and from the Sierra from the Bay Area to stop to eat. The reason is simple. It is the where freeway travel for those heading to and from the Sierra ends and begins.
The proposal also includes a lot line adjustment to carve a parcel out of the site where the original Manteca Bowl once stood.
The closest Panera Breads are in Stockton, Turlock, and Lodi, and Livermore. There is a distribution center in Stockton.
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Bumper crowds are anticipated for the 2014 Tour of Britain cycle race as it makes its way through Horsham and Haywards Heath and various West Sussex villages on Saturday September 13.
Hot on the heels of the Tour de France, the event, featuring some of the best professional cyclists in the world, is free for all spectators to watch.
The Sussex leg is the penultimate stage of the race and will begin in Camberley, Surrey, at 10am.
The peloton is expected to enter West Sussex about an hour later and will spend almost two hours racing across the county before entering East Sussex and finishing in Brighton.
Organisers estimate the race will pass through the following locations at the following times (subject to change):
Kingsley Green – 10.54am;
Fernhurst – 10.56am;
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Tillington – 11.17am;
Petworth – 11.20am;
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Five Oaks – 11.44am;
Horsham – 11.55am;
Handcross – 12.11pm;
Staplefield – 12.15pm;
Cuckfield Green - 12:21pm;
Haywards Heath – 12.25pm; and
Scaynes Hill – 12.33pm.
Further details about the route will be released nearer the time.
West Sussex County Council leader Louise Goldsmith said: "It is exciting to be hosting the Tour of Britain through West Sussex.
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Pang, J. and Callaghan, P. and Luo, Z. (2005) 'LFTOP : an LF-based approach to domain-specific reasoning.', Journal of computer science and technology., 20 (4). pp. 526-535.
A new approach to domain-specific reasoning is presented that is based on a type-theoretic logical framework (LF) but does not require the user to be an expert in type theory. The concepts of the domain and its related reasoning systems are formalized in LF, but the user works with the system through a syntax and interface appropriate to his/her work. A middle layer provides translation between the user syntax and LF, and allows additional support for reasoning (e.g., model checking). Thus, the complexity of the logical framework is hidden but the benefits of using type theory and its related tools are retained, such as precision and machine-checkable proofs. This approach is investigated through a number of case studies: here, the authors consider the verification of properties of concurrency. The authors have formalized a specification language (CCS) and logic (μ--calculus) in LF, together with useful lemmas, and a user-oriented syntax has been designed. The authors demonstrate the approach with simple examples. However, applying lemmas to objects introduced by the user may result in framework-level objects which cannot be translated back to the user level.The authors discuss this problem, define a notion of adequacy, and prove that in this case study, translation can always be reversed.
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July 07, 2014 10:32
Korea will come under the indirect influence of typhoon Neoguri this week, the first to have an impact this summer. Neoguri is the Korean word for raccoon.
The Korea Meteorological Administration forecast high waves around Jeju Island and South Sea on Monday and strong gusts starting late afternoon in waters south of the resort island.
Neoguri, which originated near Guam on Friday morning, increased into a mid-sized typhoon over the weekend and is heading toward Okinawa. The typhoon will approach closer to the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday, causing overcast skies and rain on Jeju Island. The central part of the nation could see some afternoon showers.
Neoguri will reach 220 km south of Seogwipo, Jeju Island on Wednesday afternoon but is likely to swerve right toward Japan.
Lee Dong-hee at the KMA said, "The typhoon is expected to hit the Japanese mainland on Wednesday midnight and climb north along the island. There is only a slight chance that the typhoon will hit the Korean Peninsula."
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My dh makes over $1000 a week before taxes and we still get $600 in Foodstamps Ask away!
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Former Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has backed the club to win the Premier League this season and talked up his own role in their success.
Pearson led Leicester to an improbable escape from relegation last season, winning seven of their final nine matches to beat the drop.
That form has sensationally continued this season under Pearson's successor Claudio Ranieri, with Leicester sitting top of the Premier League with 12 matches remaining.
Pearson believes arguably the biggest title shock in English football history is on the cards, although he concedes it would leave him with slightly mixed emotions.
"A lot of people in the game haven't really sussed what Leicester are about," he told the Times.
"They've got some really good players – [Jamie] Vardy's form has been unbelievable – but collectively they're a strong group.
"They coped with the pressure exceptionally well last year and they're doing the same this year. They won't be interested in what anyone else says. Good luck to them. I think they'll do it.
"I would be dishonest [though] if I said I would be happy for everyone there."
Pearson was keen to point out the debt he feels the club owes to his services.
"Leicester are where they are because they've had a fantastic season and because their manager has managed skilfully and sensibly, but also because they previously had someone in charge who was able to front it up and make tough decisions when they needed to be made," he added.
"I know how pivotal the work I did was for them to be in the situation they're in now."
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Top 5 Tips for Selling Your Products to Large Corporations
I recently did a teleconference call for Dr. Audri Lanford's inner circle members on the subject of developing new products and services to sell or license to large corporations. After the call, Audri noticed a very interesting pattern of feedback. A lot of people reported that they enjoyed the call and got immediate benefit for their businesses. But the topic they were most interested in wasn't developing new products to sell to large corporations - but how they could sell the products they already have to large corporations.
A quick poll of my subscribers turned up similar results. Many of you don't give a hoot about developing new products. You already have great products or services and what you really want is the ability to land the "holy grail" of customers, large corporations that represent sizable contracts.
As you may know, when my partners and I quickly built and sold our software company for $6.2 million, one of the core strategies we used was to sell our software only to large corporations. Starting from scratch, in an industry we had no experience in, we quickly booked appointments with senior executives at IBM, Deloitte Consulting, Ford, Amgen, Anheiser-Busch, the United States Air Force, Squibb Pharmaceuticals and many others. The problem is, most small and medium-sized businesses don't have a clue about how to get their products in front of large corporations. They've tried and tried, but nearly always get shot down by a gate keeper who tells them, "I'm sorry, Mr. Bigaccount isn't interested. But thank you for thinking of us."
In this issue, I'm going to show you how to put an end to that kind of frustration with five top tips for selling your products to large corporations.
Top Tip #1:
Use the proper approach sequence
One of the primary reasons small and medium sized businesses fail to make any headway with large corporations is they use the wrong approach sequence. The majority of the time, they start with a phone call. This simply won't work. The gate keeper's job (typically the executive assistant to the President, CEO, COO, or Senior Vice President) is to screen out calls that may waste their boss' time. And since you are unknown, you're immediately deemed as unworthy. Sorry, but that's a fact of business life.
The only way to successfully do an "end-around" and eliminate resistance from the gate keeper is to use a Letter-Call-Follow Up sequence of contacts. Here's how this works. Start by sending a brief letter addressed directly to the high level executive. Explain the value of your product or service to the large corporation and back it up with sales records, marketing research, and a list of your satisfied customers. If you don't have all of these, use as many as you have.
The critical factor here is you must demonstrate a true value to the large corporation you want to do business with. High level executives are charged with keeping the company profitable and increasing the value of the company's stock to its shareholders. They are more than happy to hear about products and services that will legitimately help them achieve these goals.
End your letter by telling the executive you will call them on a specific date to discuss this further. Then make sure you call on that date. If you don't, you're dead in the water. As the old saying goes, "You never get a second chance to make a good first impression". If you don't follow up exactly when you promised to, most high level executives will write you off as someone who is incapable of carrying through.
When you call, one of three things will happen. (1) The executive will have read your letter and take your call. (2) The executive will have read your letter and has assigned someone to review your offer. You'll be transferred to that person. (3) The executive has not read your letter, but you'll get a promise that it will be read by a certain date. In this case, establish another date to call back.
Most importantly, because of your lead letter, the high level executive has instructed the gate keeper to put your call through. You avoid being given the run around and you'll get an opportunity to make a pitch for an in-person appointment.
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Leverage the power of professional alliances
Another technique that was extremely successful for us was to establish sales alliances with companies that were already doing business with the major corporations we had targeted as ideal clients. The greatest difficulty for a smaller business to overcome when attempting to do business with a major corporation is credibility. So we decided not to even try to do this on our own.
Instead, we found other vendors that already had existing contracts with major corporations to provide complementary but non-competing products or services. We offered them a 50/50 split of profits - far more than the typical 10% sales commission most companies offer. This lucrative commission structure got these key vendors to eagerly listen to our proposal, and a portion of them to agree to do business together. With one company, I was 10 minutes into my 30-minute sales presentation when they said, "Great, how do we get started?" Within one week, they were presenting our software to Ford Motor Company and Amgen, a major pharmaceutical company.
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Establish alliances with industry experts
This tip is incredibly easy to use, but I'm constantly amazed by the fact that almost no one takes advantage of it. In every industry, there are recognized experts. Experts who are well known for being ahead of the curve on issues having to do with your industry.
We created alliances with these experts and used these alliances to our benefit in two ways. First, we added these experts to our board of advisers and displayed this information on our web site and in our printed literature. The name recognition alone contributed strongly to establishing our credibility with large corporations that surely hadn't heard of us.
Second, we gained many corporate contacts from these advisors. Once an advisor has had a bit of time to become comfortable with you, they will offer to make introductions to companies they've consulted with. One of our advisors even offered to host a lunch and presentation to executives from 10-15 large corporations, most of them Fortune 500s. You can bet we jumped on this right away!
How do you get these industry experts to join your board of advisers? It couldn't be easier. Simply provide them with a demo or sample of your product, ask them to join your advisory board, promise to only take an hour or two of their time annually, and offer some sort of compensation. We offered stock options. This cost neither us nor the expert anything up front, but became valuable to our advisory board members upon the sale of our company.
Top Tip #4:
Hire to win
Our software provided advance testing capabilities for the online training industry. One of the key hires we made was a high-level executive from the leading company in our industry to be our Vice President of Business Development. Her recognition in the industry and her deep list of company contacts immediately positioned us in the minds of prospective customers as a company that should be taken seriously.
Before hiring her, when one of our sales people called a prospect, there was a 50/50 chance their call would be taken. But when our new VP of Business Development called a prospect, it was almost guaranteed that her call would be taken every time.
We did the same with consultants. Whenever we needed outside expertise to shore up certain areas, we tried to always hire consultants who had a large number of important contacts within our industry.
As a result of "hiring to win", we were able to make sales presentations to at least a dozen Fortune 500 companies we never would have gotten access to without this method.
Top Tip #5:
Using professional services to win
Here's another technique I love because it's so easy to use. And here again, when consulting with my clients, I'm amazed to find that almost nobody uses this powerful technique.
Do you use a lawyer in your business? A banker? A web designer, a printer, a delivery service, or a forms broker? Or any other type of professional service pertinent to your business?
If so, you should only do business with service professionals who already service large corporations in your industry and who will introduce you to the high level executives charged with keeping those corporations profitable.
We received nearly 20 direct introductions to senior executives at Fortune 500 companies just from our law firm. How did we do this? By first seeking out a law firm that specialized in our industry or related industries and by simply asking them to make the introductions. They were happy to help establish a mutually beneficial relationship for all concerned.
The firm that designed our web site personally introduced us to a major bank and a prominent venture capital firm we never would have had access to. Our banker made a number of significant introductions that led to important sales appointments.
This technique is so easy to use, it's ridiculous not to. Make a list of all the professional service providers you do business with. Ask them to make introductions to high level executives at major corporations in your behalf. If they won't do this, or if they don't have the contacts to do so, consider finding another professional service provider.
What I've covered in this issue is a brief introduction to the many ways to "grease the chute" in getting your products in front of major corporations. There are many more ways that work equally as well. I'll cover more of these techniques in future issues.
For now, you have plenty to start with. You have five different ways to get access to major corporations that can mean huge contracts for your business.
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Yahoo Updates MyWeb 2.0
Yahoo has rev'd MyWeb 2.0. I think the idea is right on, but does anyone else sense that 360 and MyWeb are, well, a bit ahead of Yahoo's own audience curve?
Yahoo has rev'd MyWeb 2.0. I think the idea is right on, but does anyone else sense that 360 and MyWeb are, well, a bit ahead of Yahoo's own audience curve?
I've always liked using my web and prefer it over del.icio.us(that's mainly because I started using it before del.icio.us). I don't like the save to my web button. It's an eyesore to me.
it's ahead of the audience, definitely. However, if their goal is to get the cutting edge users, and position themselves for the future of the web, then it's the right move.
I think some of their stuff looks a bit clunky, and even things as common as the search results does not convey that forward cutting edge line of thinking.
John, I'd say they are ahead of their normal audience curve but in terms of tapping into the 'first movers' for some cool future technology they've done a nice job.
I sat back on the social search tools for ages, but we started using MyWeb 2.0 as a sort of knowledge management toolset earlier this year – as a better way to share and comment on things we find and it's great. The whole office is hooked.
It's definitely a great service that's easy to use (but a pain in the ass for newly invited 'community' members to register for once they've been invited, which may impact it's ability to spread), and I also prefer it to del.icio.us (when will Yahoo merge them?). Yahoo have obviously gone large on community and tagging generally (what with their acquisitions, and their own product development), which obviously underpin MyWeb2.0 (and both of which are done well in MyWeb2.0). I'm beginning to wonder how I lived without tagging!
Thanks for the heads-up re the changes John, and for the link to the Y! blog detailing them. I did notice that the bookmarklet was serving an error page earlier tonight and the site seemed a bit slow, so I guess the upgrade may have had a glitch or two in it.
I agree that it doesn't feel quite like a 'mass' proposition yet (any ideas on user numbers?), but personalised/user-controlled/community-oriented web search services, whether its through MyWeb2.0-type services or Rollyo-type services, are going to catch on pretty fast, I believe. This will happen as users understand the benefits of taking control in terms of creating a 'trusted' web experience based on the sites and resources that they regard highly, and to record and share valued resources that they've discovered (merging the two models would be pretty cool, and would be a natural evolution). That certainly doesn't mean the end of 'general' web search, as users will always want to look for new things. So to answer the question, I believe Yahoo! is nicely poised and is in the right place with this one, and are definitely doing more innovative stuff in this area than either Microsoft or Google (Microsofts Live stuff is good, but they've neglected this particular area quite badly and their Live Favorites offering doesn't come close, not that I'm quite sure if its trying to).
In terms of specifics as to why Yahoo MyWeb2.0 has good potential, it starts off as being a good, simple tool for users to just (personally) manage valued web pages that they've found (a sorely needed resource in a world of ever-growing amounts of information – they should play on this more), and after that it quickly becomes apparent how it becomes more valuable in terms of being able to share useful resources with your own community or the public at large (which are both potentially powerful) – this was my personal 'usage path'.
If Yahoo can:
* get the viral piece right (in terms of how a newly invited 'community' member signs-up)
* successfully merge/integrate the del.icio.us and MyWeb offerings to get a real critical mass of users
* continue to evolve the product (which they've clearly been doing)
* effectively communicate the value and benefits of the service to users of differing levels of sophistication (whether that's virally or in traditional ways)
….then they've onto a winner! And if they can then successfully stitch it together with the impressively (!) large range of related Y! product offerings, then they'll have well and truly nailed it (this is probably one of their key challenges as a company I'd have thought – the product portfolio is in danger of becoming slightly confusing to say the least).
One question: when are they going to slap keyword ads on it, or have they got different commercialisation plans (e.g. premium offerings)?
PS Length of post in direct proportion to my enthusiasm for this area and what Yahoo are doing in it!
I'm perplexed by the wailing about prviacy involving Google's new data storage service and nothing said about Yahoo's MyWeb. In point of fact Yahoo's MyWeb tracks every website you go to regardless of whether you actually save anything from them or not. Your complete browsing history is on Yahoo's servers and you can't really turn it off without compromising the ability to save websites on the service. I stopped using it immediately after seeing this effect.
Ohadi, have you been under the delusion that Google doesn't track all the pages you visit, what do you think that little green widget in the Google Toolbar is really for?
You might want to read the privacy page and note what happens with advanced features turned on.
Also with MyWeb 2.0 you can just use the manual browser button and bypass the Yahoo! Toolbar entirely so there is no privacy issue whatsoever.
… WAY ahead of the audience curve, which was passed sometime back in the 20th century … Google's simplicity continues to rule and as you've noted John, only a small percentage even use the simple "extra" search features.
There's a growing gulf between the perceptions and sensibilities of those who MAKE internet things and those who USE them. How that shakes out may determine….the future of the world!
Lately MyWeb has been Spot On for me for pinpointing the most relevant results on Yahoo! search. As the amount of stuff that gets tagged increases, the relevancy of MyWeb is increasing. I use it exclusively and extensively.
For some reason, I have never been able to get into either yahoo 360 or My Web. From the very beginning, I have found other platforms easier to use and more powerful. It could be just my general lack of satisfaction with most yahoo user interfaces.
Deepak, I know where you're coming from. I really had to sit down and take the time to read the help files, and educate myself about the interface. Transitioning from one search interface style to another is actually a slightly distressing experience for us old dogs, it's like going to a different super market to do your weekly shopping…first of all you're completely lost which isn't a nice feeling, but once you get used to it, if its got want you want you can't go anywhere else.
I always felt that was what really killed AltaVista. Apart from a bit to much spam generally, which should have been easy to fix it was still pretty good, but all those logo and layout changes one after the other, it was like they intentionally wanted annoy their dedicated users.


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I'm happy to report that I've made an awesome new discovery at my local Costco! This review is more about something new and great that about price and value, although as usual, when bought at Costco, the value was there! I'm talking here about the Wafu Japanese-Style Mayonaizu Spread. This was on demo at my local Costco, and I picked up two squeeze bottles of 450 ml each, just under a half-liter, for $6.99, no tax.
I'm a huge fan of traditional Wafu dressing, and when it comes to taste, these spreads are right on. What I enjoy about them is that I can take the wonderful taste of Wafu and apply it to a bunch of places where I couldn't before, on account of the dressing being too thin. For example, I've already tried the Wafu Japanese-Style Mayonaizu Spread on toast – excellent! – in an actual salad, which was delicious, and on humble hot dogs, which tasted like a million bucks after a generous application of Wafu spread!
The Mayonaizu Spread is available at Costco in three different flavors; you get to pick two per order. They are:
- Sesame – Tastes most like traditional Wafu dressing;
- Wasabi – Tastes like Wasabi. Quite spicy, and delicious;
- Spicy – As the name suggests, it's spicy, but not hot like Wasabi;
Of course, being me, I could not resist the two most spicy versions of this delicious mayonnaise-style spread. I got the Spicy and Wasabi versions, pictured below.
The Wasabi version of the Mayonaizu spread is quite spicy; definitely not something to give young kids, which is not something I thought about when I bought this. I will buy the milder Sesame version when I'm next at Costco.
Since the Spicy Wafu is not as spicy as the Wasabi, I don't like it as much, but it may go down better with the other members of the family.
When it comes to ingredients, both are almost identical, so I'll list the ingredients for the Wasabi version:
- Canola Oil
- Water
- Rice Vinegar
- Pasteurized Frozen Egg Yolk
- Sugar
- Modified Corn Starch
- Sea Sal
- Spinach Powder
- Lactic Acid
- Lemon Juice Concentrate
- Horseradish Powder
- Xanthum Gum
- Citric Acid
- Potassium Sorbate
- Sodium Benzoate
- Wasabi Oil
- Natural Flavor
- Mustard Oil
- Capsicum Oil
- Calcium Disodium Edta
None of these ingredients are particularly freaky, although there are quite a few stability and conservation agents. Pictured at right are the ingredients for the Spicy Mayonaizu version.
As far as the nutritional information goes, this is pretty standard for a mayonnaise-style spread. (Compare with my Kirkland Signature Real Mayonnaise here) There are quite a few calories per tablespoon, along with plenty of lipids, cholesterol and sodium. I know that it doesn't look like that much, but seriously, who eats a single tablespoon full? I know I don't, which in retrospect might help explain my expanding waistline issues.
In closing, a word about the name; I don't know if 'Mayonaizu' is what you call mayonnaise in Japanese. I would be surprised if it was so. Maybe one of my more cultured readers can enlighten me in the comments.
I think it is funny to say 'mayonaizu' so I'm going to stick with it.
If you see these products at your local Costco, and you enjoy the taste of Wafu salad dressing, I highly encourage you to give these a try. They are delicious, and I'm not being paid to say so. It must also be said that these products are made right here in Canada, with what I assume are local ingredients (mostly). It's fun to buy something delicious that is made here, knowing that you help support your local economy.


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Dr. Gurewitsch Allen received her undergraduate degree in biology-psychology from Columbia College at Columbia University. She earned her M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She completed her residency and performed a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at New York Hospital, Cornell University Medical Center. Dr. Gurewitsch Allen joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1997.
Dr. Gurewitsch Allen's research interests include shoulder dystocia and birth simulation technology. Dr. Gurewitsch Allen also has an appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, where she is an associate professor.
Dr. Gurewitsch Allen is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She has served as a peer reviewer for numerous medical journals and is listed in the Consumers' Research Council of America's Guide to America's Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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- MD; Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surg (1991)
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- The New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center / Maternal & Fetal Medicine (1997)
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- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology / Obstetrics And Gynecology (1998)
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Gurewitsch ED, Allen RH. Reducing the risk of shoulder dystocia and associated brachial plexus injury. Special Issue: Practical Approaches to Controversies in Obstetric Care. Blackwell SC, Saade GR, eds. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2011;38:247-269. (Citations: 10)
Ruis K, Allen RH, Gurewitsch ED. Severe shoulder dystocia with a small-for-gestational age infant. J Reprod Med 2011; 56:178-180. (Citation: 1)
Allen RH, Gurewitsch ED. Shoulder Dystocia. eMedicine from WebMD. Updated January 22, 2014. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1602970-overview. (Page views: 3,739)
Holcroft CJ, Blakemore KJ. Gurewitsch ED, Driggers RW, Northington FJ, Fischer AC. Large fetal sacrococcygeal teratomas: could early delivery improve outcome? Fetal Diagn Ther 2008;24:55-60. (Citations: 8)
Dipietro JA, Costigan KA, Nelson P, Gurewitsch ED, Laudenslager ML. Fetal responses to induced maternal relaxation during pregnancy. Biol Psychol 2008; 77(1):11-19. (Citations: 33)
Landsberger EJ, Gurewitsch ED. Reproductive implications of bariatric surgery: pre and post-operative considerations for extremely obese women of childbearing age. Curr Diab Rep 2007;7(4):281-288. (Citations: 8)
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Smith-Levitin M, Blickstein I, Gurewitsch ED. "Tissue Echogenicity." In: Current Perspectives on the Fetus as a Patient. Chervenak FA, Kurjak A (eds). New York:Parthenon Publishing,1996; 89-101.
Streltzoff J, Gurewitsch ED, Chervenak FA. "Sonographic Assessment of the Fetal Head, Neck and Spine." In: Diagnostic Medical Sonography: A Guide to Clinical Practice, 2nd edition. Berman MC, Cohen HL (eds). Philadelphia:Lippincott,1997;243-268.
Gurewitsch ED, Skupski DW, Chervenak FA. "The Role of Ultrasonography in the Intrapartum Management of the Multifetal Pregnancy." In: Ultrasound and the Multifetal Pregnancy: Progress in Obstetric and Gynecologic Sonography Series. Monteagudo A, Timor-Tritsch I (eds). Carnforth:Parthenon Publishing,1998;153-163.
Gurewitsch ED, Chervenak FA. "Ultrasound." In: Encyclopedia of Reproduction. Knobil E, Neill J (eds). San Diego:Academic Press,1998.
Gurewitsch ED, Streltzoff J, Chervenak FA. "Craniospinal and Facial Abnormalities" In: High Risk Pregnancy Management Options, 2nd edition. James DK, Steer PJ, Weiner CP, Gonik B (eds). London:W.B. Saunders,1999;403-426.
Gurewitsch ED, Chervenak FA. "Ultrasound Diagnosis and Fetal Therapy of Hydrocephalus, Open Neural Tube Defects and Ventral Wall Defects." In: Ultrasound and Fetal Therapy: Progress in Obstetric and Gynecologic Sonography Series; Evans MI, Rodeck C (eds). London:Parthenon Publishing,2000;113-132.
Gurewitsch ED. "Maternal Complications." In: Iatrogenic Multiple Pregnancies: Clinical Implications. Blickstein I, Keith LG (eds). London:Parthenon Publishing,2001;65-80.
Gossett D, Gurewitsch ED. "Gestational Complications." In: The Johns Hopkins Manual of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2nd edition. Bankowski B, et al (eds). Philadelphia:Lippincott Williams and Wilkins,2002;107-120.
Gossett D, Gurewitsch ED. "Congenital Anomalies." In: The Johns Hopkins Manual of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2nd edition. Bankowski B, et al (eds). Philadelphia:Lippincott Williams and Wilkins,2002;153-161.
Gurewitsch ED, Chervenak FA. "Overview of the Comprehensive Ultrasound Examination: An Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Fetal Anomalies." In: Prenatal Diagnosis: Genetics, Reproductive Risks, Testing and Management. Evans MI, Johnson MP (eds). New York:McGraw Hill,2006;187-198.
Gurewitsch ED, Allen RH. "Epidemiology of Shoulder Dystocia and Its Associated Neonatal Complications." In: Sheiner, E ed. Textbook of Perinatal Epidemiology, Hauppauge: Nova Scientific Publishers,2010;453-98.
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Analysis of Ionospheric Spatial Gradient Over Korea Using GPS Measurements
Jeong, Myeong-Sook ; Kim, Jeong-Rae ;
Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, volume 25, issue 5, 2009, Pages 391~398
Variations of mean ionospheric spatial gradient over Korea are analyzed in order to support GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) augmentation systems and integrity monitering systems. A software for analyzing the ionospheric spatial gradient is developed using an ionospheric plate model. Daily and annual variations of ionospheric delay and spatial gradient are analyzed using GPS data in 2003 and 2005 respectively. The ionospheric delays and spatial gradients in 2003 were larger than 2005. Also, the south-north gradient, about -1.0mm/km, is nearly two times larger than the east-west gradient. The annual ionospheric spatial gradients over Korea is varied within 2mm/km.
Monitoring Vegetation Phenology Using MODIS in Northern Plateau Region, North Korea
Cha, Su-Young ; Seo, Dong-Jo ; Park, Chong-Hwa ;
Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, volume 25, issue 5, 2009, Pages 399~409
Many researches have shown that NDVI provides a potential methods to derive meaningful metrics that describe ecosystem functions. In this paper we investigated the use of the MODIS NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) to monitor vegetation phenology dynamics of Northern plateau region, North Korea, during last 9-years (2000~2008). The findings of this paper can be summarized as follows. First, the length of growing season ranged from a low of 128 days in 2003 to a high of 176 days in 2000 and 2005. On the average of the last 9 years, the highest NDVI of 0.86 was marked on 28 July. Greenup onset occurs at the start of May, while the senescence begins between late September and October. Second, these annual vegetation cycles were compared with Seorak and Jiri Mountain regions of South Korea which have similar vegetation condition. Greenup onsets in South Korea were observed earlier than those of North Korea and the average time lag between the South and North Korea in Greenup was about 16 days which is a time-resolution of remotely sensed data. Sub-alpine conifers of such areas may be severely affected by the large of phenological characteristics due to the global warming trend.
Extraction of Agricultural Land Use and Crop Growth Information using KOMPSAT-3 Resolution Satellite Image
Lee, Mi-Seon ; Kim, Seong-Joon ; Shin, Hyoung-Sub ; Park, Jin-Ki ; Park, Jong-Hwa ;
Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, volume 25, issue 5, 2009, Pages 411~421
This study refers to develop a semi-automatic extraction of agricultural land use and vegetation information using high resolution satellite images. Data of IKONOS-2 satellite images (May 25 of 2001, December 25 of 2001, and October 23 of 2003), QuickBird-2 satellite images (May 1 of 2006 and November 17 of 2004) and KOMPSAT-2 satellite image (September 17 of 2007) which resemble with the spatial resolution and spectral characteristics of KOMPSAT-3 were used. The precise agricultural land use classification was tried using ISODATA unsupervised classification technique, and the result was compared with on-screen digitizing land use accompanying with field investigation. For the extraction of crop growth information, three crops of paddy, com and red pepper were selected, and the spectral characteristics were collected during each growing period using ground spectroradiometer. The vegetation indices viz. RVI, NDVI, ARVI, and SAVI for the crops were evaluated. The evaluation process was developed using the ERDAS IMAGINE Spatial Modeler Tool.
Seasonal and Inter-annual Variations of Sea Ice Distribution in the Arctic Using AMSR-E Data: July 2002 to May 2009
Yang, Chan-Su ; Na, Jae-Ho ;
Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, volume 25, issue 5, 2009, Pages 423~434
The Arctic environment is sensitive to change of sea-ice distribution. The increase and decrease of sea ice work to an index of globe warming progress. In order to predict the progress of hereafter earth global warming, continuous monitoring regarding a change of the sea ice area in the Arctic should be performed. The remote sensing based on an artificial satellite is most effective on the North Pole. The sea ice observation using a passive microwave sensor has been continued from 1970's. The determination of sea ice extent and ice type is one of the great successes of the passive microwave imagers. In this paper, to investigate the seasonal and inter-annual variation of sea-ice distribution we used here the sea ice data from July 2002 to May 2009 around the Arctic within
for the AMSR-E 12.5km sea-ice concentration, a passive microwave sensor. From an early analysis of these data, the arctic sea-ice extent has been steadily decreasing at a rate of about 3.1%, accounting for about
, which was calculated for the sea-ice cover reaching its minimum extent at the end of each summer. It is also revealed that this trend corresponds to a decline in the multi-year ice that is affected mainly by summer sea surface and air temperature increases. The extent of younger and thinner (first-year) ice decreased to the 2007 minimum, but rapidly recovered in 2008 and 2009 due to the dramatic loss in 2007. Seasonal variations of the sea-ice extent show significant year-to-year variation in the seasons of January-March in the Barents and Labrador seas and August-October in the region from the East Siberian and Chukchi seas to the North Pole. The spatial distribution of multi-year ice (7-year old) indicates that the perennial ice fraction has rapidly shrunk recently out of the East Siberian, Laptev, and Kara seas to the high region of the Arctic within the last seven years and the Northeast Passage could become open year-round in near future.
Study on Improvement of Oil Spill Prediction Using Satellite Data and Oil-spill Model: Hebei Spirit Oil Spill
Yang, Chan-Su ; Kim, Do-Youn ; Oh, Jeong-Hwan ;
Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, volume 25, issue 5, 2009, Pages 435~444
In the case of oil spill accident at sea, information concerning the movement of spilled oil is important in making response strategies. Aircrafts and the satellites have been utilized for monitoring of spilled oil. In these days, numerical models are using to predict the movement of the spilled oil. In the future a coupling method of modeling and remote sensing data should be needed to predict more correctly the spilled oil. The purpose of this paper is to present an application of satellite image data to an oil spill prediction model as an initial condition. Environmental Fluid Dynamics Computer Code (EFDC) was used to predict the movement of the oil spilled from Hebei Spirit incident occurred in Taean coastal area on December 7,2007. In order to make the model initial condition and to compare the model results, two satellite images, KOMPSAT-2 MSC and ENVISAT ASAR obtained on December 8 and 11, were used during the period of the oil spill incident. The model results showed an improvement for the prediction of the spilled oil by using the initial condition deduced from satellite image data than the initial condition specified at the oil spill incident site in the respects of the distributed spilled area.
Analysis of Landslide Characteristics of Inje Area Using SPOT5 Images and GIS Analysis
Oh, Che-Young ; Kim, Kyung-Tag ; Choi, Chul-Uong ;
Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, volume 25, issue 5, 2009, Pages 445~454
Localized unprecedented torrential rain and heavy rainfall cause repeated damages and make it difficult to detect and predict the landslide caused by heavy rainfall. To analyze the landslide characteristics of Inje area this study used satellite images photographed after the occurrence of landslide caused by the typhoon Ewiniar occurred in July, 2006, and for GIS analysis purpose, interpreted the satellite images (SPOT5) visually to digitize into developing parts, water traveling parts and sediment parts. For analysis of spatial characteristics, landslide areas obtained from visual interpretation of digital map, 3rd & 4th forest vegetation maps and detailed soil map and grids were overlaid and analyzed. As a result, in regard to topographic features, landslide occurred at places, of which average slope is
, had south, south-east, south-west aspects and average altitude of 627m. From hydrological analysis, it was found out that water traveling area rapidly spread approaching water traveling area and sediment area. From forest type analysis, it was found out that landslide occurrence was high in pine woods, and in terms of girth class attribute, landslide occurred in small-sized woods, in which the crown occupancy of trees that have the diameter at breast height, 6~16cm, was greater than 50%. From the analysis of soil series, landslide areas constitute 37.85% of OdF and 37.35% of SmF, which had sandy loam soil and excellent drainage capacity. Through this study, landslides in Inje area were characterized and SPOT5 images of 2.5m resolution could be used. But there was a difficulty in determining water traveling parts adjacent to urban area.
Despeckling and Classification of High Resolution SAR Imagery
Lee, Sang-Hoon ;
Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, volume 25, issue 5, 2009, Pages 455~464
Lee(2009) proposed the boundary-adaptive despeckling method using a Bayesian model which is based on the lognormal distribution for image intensity and a Markov random field(MRF) for image texture. This method employs the Point-Jacobian iteration to obtain a maximum a posteriori(MAP) estimate of despeckled imagery. The boundary-adaptive algorithm is designed to use less information from more distant neighbors as the pixel is closer to boundary. It can reduce the possibility to involve the pixel values of adjacent region with different characteristics. The boundary-adaptive scheme was comprehensively evaluated using simulation data and the effectiveness of boundary adaption was proved in Lee(2009). This study, as an extension of Lee(2009), has suggested a modified iteration algorithm of MAP estimation to enhance computational efficiency and to combine classification. The experiment of simulation data shows that the boundary-adaption results in yielding clear boundary as well as reducing error in classification. The boundary-adaptive scheme has also been applied to high resolution Terra-SAR data acquired from the west coast of Youngjong-do, and the results imply that it can improve analytical accuracy in SAR application.
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