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SOUL POETRY is a collection of the most fantastic and mind blowing poems, verses and quotes that Anita Bacha penned down when inspiration nudged her and words started to flow from her fountain pen like drops of ambrosia on a starving script.
Laced with a tinge of humour, SOUL POETRY is a gold mine not only for the seeker of spiritual love, magic, solace and enlightenment but also for the general reader in search of beauty, fantasy, entertainment, reflexion and relaxation.
This book is an exploration and a discovery of the Self. The spiritual approach of the author to nature, life, love, happiness, joy, adoption, relationships, suffering, adultery, break-ups and death gives a special mythical cliché to the distinctive poems, verses and quotes.
Written for the passionate reader of poetry in mind, she travels with him along a journey of enchanting dreams, beauty and wonder, bringing at times tears to his eyes and at others a smile on his face.
SOUL POETRY brings the writer and the reader together as One Soul in an élan of luscious sharing
Anita Bacha is a Barrister of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn and an Expert in Intercountry Adoption by profession. Surprisingly, she is also a talented inspirational writer and poet.
She was inspired to write her first love poem when she was a schoolgirl of eleven, only to be scorned by an authoritative and orthodox father. She then gave up poetry writing and concentrated on academic studies.
Nonetheless, her passion for poetry, which she describes as her 'inseparable lover', continued to haunt her for innumerable years. By Divine Grace, in 1978, she came across a Spiritual Teacher, in India. She then started on a spiritual odyssey which ultimately led her to self-realization. She authored and published two books on spirituality and self-realization- The Maker of Miracles (2006) and My Journey with God (2008).
SOUL POETRY is her third book.
Anita is a lover of nature, birds, animals, plants and flowers. As a child, she spent countless hours and days, strolling in the sugarcane fields or playing on the sea shore in the Island of Mauritius where she is born.
Her birth family having originated from India and a naturalized British, she is well-acquainted with the cultures of Mauritius, India and Britain. Her writing reflects her closeness to the three states.
In 1986, she retired from the Judiciary where she was a Senior Magistrate and joined the Executive, as the Chairman of the National Adoption Council, an institution set up by the Government of Mauritius, to fight and stop child trafficking and other abuses related to children. New doors opened to her. She travelled across the world to attend International Conferences and seminars, to finally realize that life is a journey from oneself to oneself. All are one. There is God in all beings and beauty in all things.
Anita is married. She is the mother of four wonderful children and the grandmother of five.
In 2008, she was elevated to the rank of Commander of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean, by the President of the Republic of Mauritius, Sir Aneerood Jugnauth Q.C. in recognition of her invaluable contribution in community welfare.
My Friend
One year has passed
Another has stepped in
It all happened so suddenly
In a blink of the eye
Did I love you enough, my dear friend?
Did I say it often enough?
Time waits for none
But love stands the test of time
God has blessed me with this life
And with you my friend
Trust in my love and friendship
You are God's gift to me
You live in my heart
I love you
Very Happy New Year to you, my friend!
Love and Poetry
Love and poetry boast no barrier
No religion
No frontier
The poet is an eternal lover
His pen
A magic feather
Tipped with an ardent kiss
Filled with heavenly bliss
His language
The language of the soul
Melting every frozen heart he touches
Opens every heart like a white rose
My Poetry
My poetry is my inseparable lover
At night I snuggle and slumber with her
A velvety couch of imagery is our dream
Of mystic lands, beings and forms unseen
In the morn my eyes open to her beauty
In her silky tresses I thread myself furtively
Her kisses are words of ecstasy
Burning my skin as evanescent paper arduously
As she carves with the pen of immortality
She turns to ashes my poet's frisk and folly
Turning my heart to lyrics of past life and mystery
Together we plough in the pasture of divinity


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- "Be a team player, throw down some Ballistic Vests for your crew."
- — In-game intel.
Ballistic Vests is a five point Support Strike Chain reward which appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Ghosts.
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Ballistic Vests are contained in a duffel bag which the player deploys with the "fire" button. Teammates can then take vests from the duffel bag.
Advantages Edit
The Ballistics Vests adds 50 health to the player, allowing them to survive longer. If enough damage is taken, the vest will be destroyed, reverting the player back to 100 maximum health, so caution should be taken even with the vest. When damaging a player wearing a vest, a ballistic vest icon will appear under the hitmarker.
The Ballistic Vests pile cannot be taken by the enemy team. The player who placed the Ballistic Vests gets 50 XP every time a team-mate picks one up.
Ballistic Vests are often favored in Hardcore due to the lack of health. Players in Hardcore usually get used to putting one or two rounds into an opponent due to the low health. However, the vest will give the wearer extra time to either find cover or to fire back.
Additionally, this is the only killstreak that cannot be rendered useless by an enemy EMP, due to the simple fact that it does not run on electricity.
Limitations Edit
The enemy team can destroy the Ballistic Vests, and even during Hardcore games it is somewhat less effective due to the maximum weapon damage this mode features. It can quickly be destroyed with a devastating weapon, such as explosives, shotgun or sniper rifle. Killstreaks can also eat into the extra protection it offers.
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- In Modern Warfare 3, an infinite amount can be taken from it, and the bag of vests will disappear after several minutes, regardless if they were used or not. The bag will burst into flames and disappear, which also happens when the Ballistic Vest duffel bag is destroyed by enemies. In Ghosts, not only does it have a time limit, but also a use limit. Up to five Ballistic Vests can be equipped before it disappears.
- Players can easily destroy their own bag of Ballistic Vests by knifing them.
- In Modern Warfare 3, players may only pick up one Ballistic Vest per duffel bag per life. However, in Ghosts, only one Ballistic Vest can be equipped per life, regardless of how many piles are laid down.
- Even though it is possible to pick up more than one Ballistic Vest at a time via different Ballistic Vest Duffel Bags, the effects do not stack. Rather, if the first Ballistic Vest is almost out of armor points, it resets back to normal.
- If a player is wearing a Ballistic Vest then obtains a Juggernaut or Juggernaut Recon, the Vest will disappear and can not be obtained when wearing Juggernaut armor, nor does the armor bonus from Ballistic Vests stack with Juggernaut Armor bonuses.
- The yellow tint around the player's screen while using the Ballistic Vest is the same tint used with the Painkiller Deathstreak in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. There is a very small green tint on the very edges of the HUD in Ghosts.
- While the player is near death (screen flashing red) in hardcore mode, they can pick up a vest and "regain" health as well as the extra hit points the vest itself gives.
- It is possible to survive being stuck with a semtex with the Ballistic Vest on.
- Ballistic Vests can be destroyed by a Trophy System while they are being tossed.
- If the player uses their knife when the Ballistic Vest duffel bag is in their hands, they will appear to melee with the bag in third-person.

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The district's villages are plotting their welcome for cycling stars competing in next Sunday's National Road Championships.
In Sturton by Stow the Methodist Church will be hosting a fun day, while at Stow drinks and cakes will be available on the green and the village's annual bike ride will take place.
Kexby village hall will host a large screen to watch the race, pupils from Frances Alexander School in Lea will display futuristic bike designs and at Upton the Rose and Crown and Upton chippy will be open.
At Ingham both the Black Horse and the Inn on the Green are holding barbecues.
To find out more about the championships, visit www.nationalroadchamps.co.uk.
For a list of road closures, visit www.west-lindsey.gov.uk


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Hey SAF!
Is there someone you know that contributes a lot to the SAF community and is always over achieving? If you have someone if mind, please fill out an AFSA Award nomination so we can recognize and show our appreciation for them and all their hard work!
Applications close Sunday, November 12, 2017.
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What is this about? I've had certain conviction that there are better ways to transfer knowledge, learn, and connect the dots than the way we currently do it. New, interesting and increasingly affordable technology and ideas give us the capability to leap frog over how we did it last year, last month and even last week. I love when people bring together seeming unrelated ideas, technology or processes and make something new that helps move a greater good forward. Examples of this mashing together of ideas or technology that I've been part of or admire are RFID which took the identification of things and married it to a non-line of sight technology, the Khan Academy which made use of You Tube videos to turn how we learn on its head. My own contribution is using process simulation software to not only understand complex systems, but generate test data for the real systems.
For years I've thought that many of these mash-ups could be used to move progress along faster, make us better able to adapt and adopt new ideas at a faster pace. I've had success in bringing together supply chain data with simulation software and Google maps to demonstrate potential future outcomes and current bottlenecks due to regulatory provisions. Now, I'd like to see these same techniques applied to the understanding of complex systems so that the best solutions, regardless of perceived complexity, can come to light.


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Recently bought a new 2016 Mazda Miata. It's white. Paint is in great condition, accept for some very light swirls/spider webbing under fluoresent light....or sun light if you look really hard. I assume that's normal for a new car?
What cleaner and wax combo do you suggest to correct issues, or AIO cleaner wax? Beauty is number 1 wax priority. Not as concerned about durability.
Will be applying by hand. Thanks!


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In the game with the Newton A. A. Saturday afternoon, the Harvard football team put up a decidedly weak game, but finally won by the score of 18 to 0.
After the good showing of the past week, the game was especially disappointing. The three touchdowns scored were due chiefly to the poor work of the Newton backs and to Draper's poor kicking, while Harvard gained but little ground by aggressive play.
Newell played right tackle for Newton and broke through the Harvard line almost at will. He was several times caught offside, however, and as a result Newton was heavily penalized.
In general, the first half showed better team work and stronger play than the second, on the part of the Harvard team. The credit was, however, wholly due to Wrightington's steady work and Brown's long punts. The most conspicuous weakness was on the ends, where Newton was again and again allowed to make material gains, owing chiefly to Harvard's poor tackling.
For the Newton team, Draper ran well and Hewes at centre played a strong game.
The first touchdown was scored after fumbling and offside play gave Harvard the ball close to the line. Wrightington carried the ball over, and soon after scored the second touchdown. As before, most of the ground had been gained by Brown's punting.
In the second half Harvard scored again, and nothing further of interest occured except when Newton rushed the ball through centre close enough to Harvard's line for an attempt at a goal from the field. The kick was a poor one, however, and the ball was soon carried back to the middle of the field.
The line-up was as follows:
Richardson, Graydon, l. e. r. e., Clark.
Mills, Haughton, l. t. r. t., Newell.
Sargent, l. g. r. g., Paul.
Jaffray, l. g. r. g., Guyon.
Doucette, F. Shaw, c. c., Hewes.
N. Shaw, Wheeler, r. g. l. g., Leggett.
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While interest in personalities like Ghalib, Zauq, Meer and other Urdu poets has always been there (some believe it has even increased) the valour and sacrifices of people like Maulvi Mohammed Baqar, Muneer Shikohabadi, Munshi Sajjad Hussain and Brij Narayan Chakbast are hardly heard and remembered.
Some personalities like Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Hasrat Mohani, Mohammed Ali and others are remembered more for their political activities that overshadows the work they did with the pen. Their prominence and fame had a lot to do with the fact that their publications were loved by the masses that catapulted them in the public domain.
Another name that comes to mind is that of Abdul Qaiyum Ansari in
Maulvi Mohammed Baqar the editor of Urdu Akhbar was a contemporary of Ghalib. Baqar had taken upon himself to keep up the morale of the
Candid and fortright in his comments and reports, the British very soon realised the harm he was doing to their interest. William Dalrymple's The Last Mughal gives a vivid picture of the man and his mission. Maulvi Baqar's Urdu Akhbar was not a mouthpiece for the rebels, but like any nationalist of the time he opposed the Britishers. Under the most trying circumstances, Baqar continued to bring out his paper and earned the ire of the Britishers.
Baqar was shot dead after the Britishers took over
Muneer Shikohabadi, a poet based in Farrukhabad was arrested, tortured and sent to the Andamans for his nationalist views and fanning anti-British opinion. Not much is known about Shikohabadi and he has been reduced to a footnote in the annals of history. However, his poems give an account of the situation in
As the government of the day responded quickly and forcefully against the unyielding Urdu press some revolutionaries started printing newspapers outside
The committee also mentioned Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh and Maulana Obaidullah Sindhi who 'used Urdu for the propagataion of their ideas and produced a rich volume of political literature'.
The Awadh Punch, started under the editorship of Munshi Sajjad Hussain in 1877, took Urdu satire to new levels. It poked fun at the British administration and joined cause with the Congress. Using humour it also worked to forge Hindu-Muslim unity.
Chakbast (pic left), a Kashmiri Brahmin died when he was only in his 40s. A lawyer by profession he was a gifted poet and writer. His hilarious poem 'Lord Curzon Se Ek Jhapat' describes a fictitious conversation between Chakbast and Lord Curzon. A daring and fearless piece of work, 'Lord Curzon Se Ek Jahpat' was well ahead of its time.
The Mumbai-based popular Urdu daily Inquilab was founded by Abdul Hamid Ansari in 1938. A staunch Congressman, Ansari's newspaper espoused nationalist causes. After Partition, Jinnah invited him to


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from GeneWatch 27-2 | May-July 2014
After Michael Cole bought a genetic ancestry test from DNA testing company Family Tree, he says he discovered that the company had made his personal information - including his unique DNA kit number - publicly available, not only publishing the information on its own website but also sharing it with other companies. Now a class-action lawsuit is in the works against Family Tree with Cole as the lead plaintiff.
The proposed suit, based in Alaska, accuses Gene by Gene Ltd., which does business as Family Tree, of violating the Alaska Genetic Privacy Act by sharing DNA results without the plaintiffs' consent. It is not clear how many potential plaintiffs have been added since the suit was announced in May.
Cole's attorney says that during a web search, Cole stumbled upon his information cross-posted on the website of a different ancestry testing company, RootsWeb (a subsidiary of Ancestry.com). In addition to personal identifying information, the site had posted his Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) short tandem repeat (STR) results.


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This is the OverClocked PodCast, a regular dose of video game music and conversation from OC ReMix.org!
Like the goddesses of Hyrule themselves, this episode descends upon the waiting world with a trio of Zelda-themed delights: an interview with WillRock and DaMonz about Mirror Image: A Link to the Past ReMixed, an installment of The Big One about the very same game, and a Playlist that highlights rearrangements from the whole series over.
Next Week's Playlist: Autumnal Tunes
ReMix ReWind:
- The Ultimate Armor - Mega Man X5 (Nabeel Ansari)
- La Princesa de Taikun - Final Fantasy V (Jaun Medrano)
- E.S. Cinder - Dark Souls III (RoeTaKa)
- A Link to the Future - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [DDRKirby(ISQ)]
- Sky High - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (NoTuX)
- Yummy-yummies - Final Fantasy IX (Mattias Haggstrom Gerdt))
- Vacuum Shell - Beneath a Steel Sky (ninecoins)
- Space Garden - Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (Mazedude)
- Tricky Labyrinth - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (DjjD, Jehm Faulking)
In-Tune Interview with WillRock and DaMonz
- Music from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Mirror Image: A Link to the Past ReMixed
The Big Ones with Matthew Tucciarone
- Music from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Playlist: Character Themes
- A Royal Appearance – Originally from Ocarina of Time, ReMixed by Nostalvania (timaeus222)
- A Raucous Din - Originally from Oracle of Seasons, ReMixed by Lemon ft. Amaterasu, prophetik, Tuberz McGee, XPRTNovice)
- Grandma's Theme on Guitar - Originally from Wind Waker, ReMixed by CSGuitar89 (JosephG)
- First Time on Outset - Originally from Wind Waker, ReMixed by halc (Genghisdani)
- Play with Me - Originally from Link's Awakening, ReMixed by DDRKirby(ISQ) (Yami)
- A Rose for Zelda - Originally from A Link to the Past, ReMixed by Tepid (Eino)
- Unsealed - Originally from A Link to the Past, ReMixed by CarboHydroM (heymagurany)
- Triforce Majeure - Originally from A Link to the Past, ReMixed by Disco Dan (SquarEvil)
- Forest of Hysteria - Originally from Link's Awakening, ReMixed by Platonist (eggsperience)
- Castle Town Market - Originally from Ocarina of Time, ReMixed by Buchholz (Jac
Bumper music:
- Late Night Sneakin' - HappyBivouac
- Jet Set Groove #3 - Hideki Naganuma
- S.E. Tape - SEGA
- Oldies But Happies - Hideki Naganuma
- The Concept of Love - Hideki Naganuma
- Like It Like This Like That - Hideki Naganuma
- S.E. System01 - SEGA
- Chillin with the Bros. - Amphibious
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Our Philosophy & PROCESS
At The Drawing Room, we are passionate about transforming interior spaces to create rooms that exude personality, vibrance and joy. We provide interior design, space planning, color consultation and art consultation services for an array of new construction and renovation projects. Custom residential interior design is our specialty.
We work extremely close with each of our clients, helping to create the initial conception of a design project to it's final actualization and implementation. This means working very closely with our clients along every step of the way and working closely with contractors, architects, and hired installers to ensure that every job is carefully monitored and executed.
When beginning any project, we meet with our prospective clients at their homes to review the space(s) to discuss needs, desires, potential ideas and areas requiring problem-solving, for each room. After our initial consultation, we draw up an individualized plan for our client from the information gathered and discussed during our first meeting. After this initial meeting is when we also provide you with questionnaires to be filled out by you. It is within this initial process that we are able to delve deeper into understanding your personal aesthetic, values, and style, and gain a better sense of what design elements and concepts might best highlight your lifestyle and personal taste and best fit your budget. Communication is extremely important to us, and the more we understand our clients, the better we are able to help them achieve a space that brings them joy and happiness in their newly designed home.
After this point, we are typically well on our way to the next steps which include composing new layout options for each space, reviewing potential concepts and discussing each potential phase of development for each room. This includes selecting specific furniture, lighting, accessory, artwork, and textile options to fit your needs.
There's nothing that brings us greater joy than providing our high attention to detail and helping you design (or redesign) and style your home in a way that feels fresh, sophisticated and expressive in color, texture and form. We look forward to working with you, and helping you achieve your dream home!
Art Consultation Services
We will source artwork options for your review, specifically tailored for your project or spaces. If you are looking for something custom-made, we will also administer this process and work closely with the chosen artist to create that perfect work of art. We work with you to identify values, taste and goals and select the ideal artwork for your project, which fits closely with your vision and budget.
BUDGET: We will work with you to utilize the best use of your budget. We will source artwork that best fits your budget whether that means sourcing original fine art, high quality prints and editions or a mix of the two.
HOME TRIALS: We allow 48 hour home trials for select works under serious consideration. Client is liable for safe-keeping and artwork taken on home trial must be fully insured by client's home insurance policy. Client covers costs of any necessary shipping of artwork to residence.
FRAMING: We are happy to assist and help guide clients with framing if needed.
DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION: For works larger than 44x44, and being taken on home trials, artworks can only be delivered to client's home by hired professionals at client's expense. We will manage and administer final art installation process using our partners who are a professionals contracted out with the highest level of experience and attention to detail. Clients have the right to hang their own artwork and opt out of any assistance hanging artwork if they so choose.
About our Vendors, artists and artisans
The vendors, companies, artists and artisans whom we choose to work with are important to us and we handpick very carefully. We work closely with each of our vendors to guarantee quality of material, craftsmanship, and color accuracy prior to presenting materials and goods to our clients. Many of the vendors and companies we work with we have exclusive access to, in our area. The materials and products that we choose to work with are not big box stores, but companies that have made a solid commitment to us and our clients, in providing us the highest quality products and customer experience possible. We strive to search far and wide to find you the best of the best.


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How to: Create and edit a school video on your smartphone
Creating videos for your school marketing does not need to be complicated or expensive. No need to hire Spielberg or rent out a £100,000 camera to capture your #SchoolStories.
Instead, make use of the tools that are readily available - you likely have a decent camera and full editing suite sitting in your pocket or handbag right now.
Being mobile
A large part of what we deliver to schools is this idea of capturing #SchoolStories as they happen. How? By using mobile devices (i.e. smart phones and tablets).
It gives the user the easiest method of recording a quick video - or montage of pictures, or audio bite or whatever it may be - without having to lug around additional equipment. It allows for spontaneity and mobility.
Recording a video
Every modern smart phone will have a native camera app that allows for video recording. There are, of course, hundreds of other apps that can be downloaded / purchased, but try using the native one first to get a feel for it.
The goal to begin with is to understand basic principles of good film making:
Lighting - knowing what is good and bad lighting can have a huge impact. Try to shoot your video in brightly lit areas. This will help avoid unnecessary shadows and grainy areas in your video. On the flip side, you should be careful not to point the camera directly at bright light sources, as it will cause overexposed footage and lens flaring.
Keep it steady - if you don't want your video footage to come out distorted or blurred, try to keep your phone steady while recording. Use both hands to hold your smartphone as close as possible to your body as you record the video. Alternatively, invest in additional gear such as stabilisers and tripods.
Audio - a good video with poor audio quality is not good (unless you plan to add an overlaying track during editing). To help mitigate poor audio be mindful of background noise and wind conditions (if outside).
Stay close to the subject - staying physically closer to your subject ensures better image quality, less digital noise and better focus in your videos.
Shoot horizontally - do not shoot vertical video! A common mistake when recording video on smart phones is the phone vertically (up and down rather than sideways). Hold your phone horizontally so that videos played back on other screens will look fine.
Editing a video
Now you have shot something, you can make use of a plethora of mobile apps to edit it.
There are a lot to pick from so here are 4 top apps:
- iMovie (iOS) - this is the gold standard, go-to video app for Apple users. It is a versatile and powerful application (plus it comes in a desktop version for added options). Add visual effects, on-screen text, and include music.
- Splice (iOS) - this editor (owned by GoPro) offers separate tracks for video and audio to help create more complex videos. Add on-screen text, voice narration, and animations.
- Magisto (iOS / Android) - uses artificial intelligence to automatically create an edited video for you. It also adds visual themes and music.
Adobe Premiere Clip (iOS / Android) - allows you to create simple social media-bound movies. Requires Adobe ID to be used, but links nicely to other Adobe products.
There is no one guide for these - everything will require a little practice and patience at first. Alternatively, try asking pupils to have a go at editing your video (and be amazed at how quickly they pick it up!)
Video options
Feeling a little more brave? How about trying a few different video styles to add spice to the content you are creating? Here are a few of our favourite:
- Slow motion - record in slow motion! Great for capturing beauty that is hard to spot with the naked eye.
- Time lapse - the opposite of slow motion, play videos at a much faster rate. Perfect for capturing the turning of time - perhaps the sun's path across the sky or a full day at school in a few minutes. Give it a go.
- Hyper lapse - similar to time lapse with the exception of allowing the camera itself to move (time lapse the camera is generally static; hyper lapse the camera moves).
- Boomerang - takes a burst of photos and stitches them together into a high-quality mini video that plays forward and backward. Great fun.
Sharing your video
We often get asked about the implications of low-quality video content - so, knowing the right place to share your video is important as part of your marketing.
In general, if the video has been shot on a smart phone the quality is unlikely to be spectacular. But this does not mean it should not be shared!
The point is, your school community (i.e. your parents, teachers, prospectives and pupils) will be invested in this content because it is part of your school culture. Share these #SchoolStories on platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. We promise the content itself will outweigh concerns over video quality.
For the more "professional" standard videos, use channels like YouTube or Vimeo. You can then share these clips as URL's on Twitter and Facebook. 👍
We hope you have enjoyed this quick guide to recording, editing and sharing your #SchoolStories in video format. We'd love to hear about what you think about this topic - please comment below.


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text: NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> NICHIA CORPORATION SPECIFICATIONS FOR WHITE LED NS3W183AT ● Pb-free Reflow Soldering Application ● Built-in ESD Protection Device ● RoHS Compliant NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> SPECIFICATIONS (1) Absolute Maximum Ratings Symbol Absolute Maximum Rating Unit Forward Current Item IF 400 mA Pulse Forward Current IFP 600 mA Allowable Reverse Current IR 85 mA Power Dissipation PD 1.6 W Operating Temperature Topr -40~100 °C Storage Temperature Tstg -40~100 °C Junction Temperature TJ 135 °C * Absolute Maximum Ratings at TS=25°C. * IFP conditions with pulse width ≤10ms and duty cycle ≤10%. (2) Initial Electrical/Optical Characteristics Symbol Condition Typ Max Unit Forward Voltage Item VF IF=350mA 3.3 - V Luminous Flux Φv IF=350mA 125 - lm Iv IF=350mA 41 - cd - IF=350mA 0.344 - - - IF=350mA 0.355 - - RθJS - 9 14 °C/W Luminous Intensity Chromaticity Coordinate Thermal Resistance x y * Characteristics at TS=25°C. * Luminous Flux value as per CIE 127:2007 standard. * Chromaticity Coordinates as per CIE 1931 Chromaticity Chart. * RθJS is Thermal Resistance from junction to TS measuring point. 1 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> RANKS Item Forward Voltage Luminous Flux Rank Min Max M 3.6 4.0 L 3.2 3.6 K 2.8 3.2 B13 130 140 B12 120 130 B11 110 120 B10 100 110 Unit V lm Color Ranks Rank b3 Rank b4 x 0.287 0.283 0.304 0.307 x 0.307 0.304 0.330 0.330 y 0.295 0.305 0.330 0.315 y 0.315 0.330 0.360 0.339 x 0.296 0.287 0.307 0.311 x 0.311 0.307 0.330 0.330 y 0.276 0.295 0.315 0.294 y 0.294 0.315 0.339 0.318 Rank b5 Rank b6 Rank c1 Rank c2 x 0.330 0.330 0.361 0.357 x 0.330 0.330 0.357 0.356 y 0.339 0.360 0.385 0.361 y 0.318 0.339 0.361 0.351 * Ranking at TS=25°C. * Tolerance of measurements of the Forward Voltage is ±0.05V. * Tolerance of measurements of the Luminous Flux is ±7%. * Tolerance of measurements of the Chromaticity Coordinate is ±0.005. * A shipment shall consist of LEDs in a combination of the above ranks. The percentage of each rank in the shipment shall be determined by Nichia. Luminous Flux Ranks by Color Rank Ranking by Luminous Flux Ranking by B10 B11 B12 B13 Color Coordinates b3,b4,b5,b6 c1,c2 2 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> CHROMATICITY DIAGRAM 0.45 0.40 c1 0.35 c2 y b4 b3 0.30 b6 b5 0.25 0.20 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 x 3 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> OUTLINE DIMENSIONS * 本製品はRoHS指令に適合しております。 This product complies with RoHS Directive. 管理番号 No. NSxW183x STS-DA7-0379A (単位 Unit: mm, 公差 Tolerance: (単位 Unit:±0.2) mm) Cathode Mark 5 (4.3) 3.5 6.5 (4.3) 5 1.6 1.35 0.5 1.06 3.7 2.05 1.1 0.5 Cathode 3.1 項目 Item 内容 Description パッケージ材質 Package Materials 電極材質 Electrodes Materials 耐熱性ポリマー Heat-Resistant Polymer シリコーン樹脂 ( 拡散剤+蛍光体入り) Silicone Resin (with diffuser and phosphor) 銅合金+銀メッキ Ag-plated Copper Alloy 質量 Weight 0.13g(TYP) 封止樹脂材質 Encapsulating Resin Materials Anode 4.7 K A 保護素子 Protection Device 4 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> SOLDERING • Recommended Reflow Soldering Condition(Lead-free Solder) 1 to 5°C per sec 260°C Max 10sec Max Pre-heat 180 to 200°C 60sec Max Above 220°C 120sec Max Anode 3.9 (4.3) ● Recommended Soldering Pad Pattern (9.5) Cathode 1 Cathode 2 1.1 4.5 8 (単位 Unit: mm) Blank boxes: Solder resist opening , Shaded areas: Footprint Cathode 1 and Cathode 2 should be soldered to a PCB. * This LED is designed to be reflow soldered on to a PCB. If dip soldered or hand soldered, Nichia cannot guarantee its reliability. * Reflow soldering must not be performed more than twice. * Avoid rapid cooling. Ramp down the temperature gradually from the peak temperature. * Nitrogen reflow soldering is recommended. Air flow soldering conditions can cause optical degradation, caused by heat and/or atmosphere. * Since the silicone used in the encapsulating resin is soft, do not press on the encapsulant resin. Pressure can cause nicks, chip-outs, encapsulant delamination and deformation, and wire breaks, decreasing reliability. * Repairing should not be done after the LEDs have been soldered. When repairing is unavoidable, a hot plate should be used. It should be confirmed beforehand whether the characteristics of the LEDs will or will not be damaged by repairing. * The Cathode 2 should be soldered to customer PCB. If it is difficult or impossible, use high heat-dissipating adhesive. * When soldering, do not apply stress to the LED while the LED is hot. 5 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> TAPE AND REEL DIMENSIONS Nxxx183x 管理番号 No. STS-DA7-0152A Φ1.5+0.1 -0 8±0.1 2±0.05 4±0.1 0.2±0.05 (単位 Unit: mm) 6.7±0.1 5.5±0.05 12+0.3 -0.1 Cathode Mark 1.75±0.1 テーピング部 Tape Φ1.5+0.2 -0 1.55±0.1 5.2±0.1 エンボスキャリアテープ Embossed Carrier Tape トレーラ部/リーダ部 Trailer and Leader トップカバーテープ Top Cover Tape 引き出し方向 Feed Direction トレーラ部最小160mm( 空部) Trailer 160mm MIN(Empty Pockets) LED装着部 Loaded Pockets 引き出し部最小100mm( 空部) Leader with Top Cover Tape 100mm MIN(Empty Pocket) リーダ部最小400mm Leader without Top Cover Tape 400mm MIN リール部 Reel 180+0 -3 15.4±1 13+1 -0 * 数量は1リールにつき 1400個入りです。 Quantity per reel=1400pcs Φ * JIS C 0806電子部品テーピングに準拠しています。 ± 21 ラベル Label Φ 13 ± 0 .2 Φ60+1 -0 8 0. The tape packing method complies with JIS C 0806 (Packaging of Electronic Components on Continuous Tapes). 6 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> PACKAGING - TAPE & REEL シリカゲルとともにリールをアルミ防湿袋に入れ、熱シールにより封をします。 Reels are shipped with desiccants in heat-sealed moisture-proof bags. 管理番号 No. Nxxxxxxx STS-DA7-0006B ラベル Label リール Reel シリカゲル Desiccants XXXX LED TYPE Nxxxxxxx ******* LOT YMxxxx-RRR QTY. PCS RoHS NICHIA CORPORATION 491 OKA, KAMINAKA, ANAN, TOKUSHIMA, JAPAN 熱シール Seal アルミ防湿袋 Moisture-proof Bag アルミ防湿袋を並べて入れ、 ダンボールで仕切ります。 Moisture-proof bags are packed in cardboard boxes with corrugated partitions. ラベル Label XXXX LED TYPE Nxxxxxxx ******* RANK RRR QTY. PCS RoHS NICHIA CORPORATION 491 OKA, KAMINAKA, ANAN, TOKUSHIMA, JAPAN Nichia LED * 客先型名を*******で示します。 客先型名が設定されていない場合は空白です。 ******* is the customer part number. If not provided, it is not indicated on the label. * ロット表記方法についてはロット番号の項を 参照して下さい。 For details, see "LOT NUMBERING SCHEME" in this document. * ランク分けがない場合はランク表記はありません。 The label does not have the RANK field for un-ranked products. * 本製品はテーピングしたのち、輸送の衝撃から保護するためダンボールで梱包します。 Products shipped on tape and reel are packed in a moisture-proof bag. They are shipped in cardboard boxes to protect them from external forces during transportation. * 取り扱いに際して、 落下させたり、 強い衝撃を与えたりしますと、製品を損傷させる原因になりますので注意して下さい。 Do not drop or shock the box. It may damage the products. * ダンボールには防水加工がされておりませんので、 梱包箱が水に濡れないよう注意して下さい。 Do not expose to water, the box is not water-resistant. * 輸送、 運搬に際して弊社よりの梱包状態あるいは同等の梱包を行って下さい。 Using an original packaging material or equivalent in transit is recommended. 7 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> LOT NUMBERING SCHEME Lot Number is presented by using the following alphanumeric code. YMxxxx - RRR Y - Year Year Y 2009 9 2010 A 2011 B 2012 C 2013 D 2014 E M - Month Month M Month M 1 1 7 7 2 2 8 8 3 3 9 9 4 4 10 A 5 5 11 B 6 6 12 C xxxx-Nichia's Product Number RRR-Ranking by Color Coordinates, Ranking by Luminous Flux, Ranking by Forward Voltage 8 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> DERATING CHARACTERISTICS 管理番号 No. 周囲温度-許容順電流特性 カソード側はんだ接合部温度-許容順電流特性 Solder Temperature(Cathode Side) vs Allowable Forward Cu rrent RθJA =39°C/W RθJA =69°C/W Ambient Temperature vs Allowable Forward Current Derating1 Derating2 500 (75, 400) 300 (100, 230) 200 (100, 125) 100 許容順電流 (30, 400) 400 Allowable Forward Current(mA) 許容順電流 500 Allowable Forward Current(mA) NS3W183A STS-DA7-0371 (100, 400) 400 300 200 100 0 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 20 40 60 80 100 周囲温度 カソード側はんだ接合部温度 Ambient Temperature(°C) Solder Temperature(Cathode Side)(°C) デューティー比-許容順電流特性 Duty Ratio vs Allowable Forward Current Duty 120 TA=25°C 1000 許容順電流 Allowable Forward Current(mA) 600 400 100 10 1 10 100 デューティー比 Duty Ratio(%) 9 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS NSxW183x 管理番号 No. STS-DA7-0261A * 本特性は参考です。 All characteristics shown are for reference only and are not guaranteed. 発光スペクトル Spectrum T A=25°C IFP=350mA Spectrum 1.0 相対発光強度 Relative Emission Intensity(a.u.) 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 波長 Wavelength(nm) Directivity1 指向特性 Directivity T A=25°C IFP=350mA -10° 0° 10° -20° 20° 30° -30° 40° 放射角度 Radiation Angle -40° 50° -50° -60° 60° -70° 70° 80° -80° -90° 90° 1 0.5 0 0.5 1 相対照度 Relative Illuminance(a.u.) 10 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> FORWARD CURRENT CHARACTERISTICS / TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS NS3W183A 管理番号 No. STS-DA7-0262A * 本特性は参考です。 All characteristics shown are for reference only and are not guaranteed. 順電圧-順電流特性 Forward Voltage vs Forward Current 周囲温度-順電圧特性 Ambient Temperature vs Forward Voltage VfIf T A=25°C 1000 TaVf IFP=350 mA 4.5 600 4.0 順電圧 Forward Voltage(V) 順電流 Forward Current(mA) 350 100 3.5 3.0 2.5 10 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 -60 -40 -20 順電圧 Forward Voltage(V) 順電流-相対光束特性 Forward Current vs Relative Luminous Flux 20 40 60 80 100 120 周囲温度 Ambient Temperature(°C) 周囲温度-相対光束特性 Ambient Temperature vs Relative Luminous Flux IfIv T A=25°C 2.5 TaIv IFP= 350 mA 1.4 2.0 相対光束 Relative Luminous Flux(a.u.) 相対光束 Relative Luminous Flux(a.u.) 0 1.5 1.0 0.5 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.0 0 100 200 300 400 500 順電流 Forward Current(mA) 600 700 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 周囲温度 Ambient Temperature(°C) 11 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> FORWARD CURRENT CHARACTERISTICS / TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTICS NS3W183A 管理番号 No. STS-DA7-0263A * 本特性は参考です。 All characteristics shown are for reference only and are not guaranteed. 順電流-色度特性 Forward Current vs Chromaticity Coordinate Ifxy TA=25°C 0.38 0.37 y 20mA 100mA 0.36 350mA 400mA 0.35 600mA 0.34 0.33 0.34 0.35 0.36 0.37 x 周囲温度-色度特性 Ambient Temperature vs Chromaticity Coordinate Taxy I FP= 350 mA 0.38 y 0.37 0.36 100°C 50°C -40°C 0°C 25°C 0.35 0.34 0.33 0.34 0.35 0.36 0.37 x 12 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> RELIABILITY (1) Tests and Results Reference Test Standard Resistance to Test Test Conditions Duration JEITA ED-4701 Tsld=260°C, 10sec, 2reflows, 300 301 Precondition: 30°C, 70%RH, 168hr Solderability JEITA ED-4701 Tsld=245±5°C, 5sec, (Reflow Soldering) 303 303A Lead-free Solder(Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu) JEITA ED-4701 -40°C(30min)~25°C(5min)~ 100 105 100°C(30min)~25°C(5min) Moisture Resistance JEITA ED-4701 25°C~65°C~-10°C, 90%RH, (Cyclic) 200 203 24hr per cycle High Temperature JEITA ED-4701 Storage 200 201 Temperature Humidity JEITA ED-4701 Storage 100 103 Low Temperature JEITA ED-4701 Storage 200 202 Soldering Heat (Reflow Soldering) Temperature Cycle #2 0/22 100cycles #1 0/50 10cycles #1 0/22 TA=100°C 1000hours #1 0/22 TA=60°C, RH=90% 1000hours #1 0/22 TA=-40°C 1000hours #1 0/22 1000hours #1 0/22 1000hours #1 0/22 500hours #1 0/22 1000hours #1 0/22 48minutes #1 0/22 #1 0/22 #1 0/22 Operating Life Test board: See NOTES below High Temperature TA=100°C, IF=125mA Operating Life Test board: See NOTES below Temperature Humidity 60°C, RH=90%, IF=250mA Operating Life Test board: See NOTES below Low Temperature TA=-40°C, IF=350mA Operating Life Test board: See NOTES below JEITA ED-4701 200m/s2, 100~2000~100Hz, 400 403 4cycles, 4min, each X, Y, Z JEITA ED-4701 HBM, 2kV, 1.5kΩ, 100pF, 3pulses, 300 304 alternately positive or negative Soldering Joint Shear JEITA ED-4702B Strength 002 3 Failed/Tested 0/22 TA=25°C, IF=400mA Electrostatic Discharges # Units #1 Room Temperature Vibration Failure Criteria 5N, 10±1sec NOTES: 1) Test board: FR4 board thickness=1.6mm, copper layer thickness=0.07mm, RθJA≈69°C/W 2) Measurements are performed after allowing the LEDs to return to room temperature. (2) Failure Criteria Criteria # #1 #2 Items Conditions Failure Criteria Forward Voltage(VF) IF=350mA >Initial value×1.1 Luminous Flux(ΦV) IF=350mA <Initial value×0.7 Solderability - Less than 95% solder coverage 13 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> CAUTIONS (1) Storage Conditions Storage Temperature Humidity Time Before Opening Aluminum Bag ≤30°C ≤90%RH Within 1 Year from Delivery Date After Opening Aluminum Bag ≤30°C ≤70%RH ≤168hours 65±5°C - ≥24hours Baking ● Product complies with JEDEC MSL 3 or equivalent. See IPC/JEDEC STD-020 for moisture-sensitivity details. ● Absorbed moisture in LED packages can vaporize and expand during soldering, which can cause interface delamination and result in optical performance degradation. Products are packed in moisture-proof aluminum bags to minimize moisture absorption during transportation and storage. Included silica gel desiccants change from blue to red if moisture had penetrated bags. ● After opening the moisture-proof aluminum bag, the products should go through the soldering process within the range of the conditions stated above. Unused remaining LEDs should be stored with silica gel desiccants in a hermetically sealed container, preferably the original moisture-proof bags for storage. ● After the "Period After Opening" storage time has been exceeded or silica gel desiccants are no longer blue, the products should be baked. Baking should only be done once. ● Customer is advised to keep the LEDs in an airtight container when not in use. Exposure to a corrosive environment may cause the plated metal parts of the product to tarnish, which could adversely affect soldering and optical characteristics. It is also recommended to return the LEDs to the original moisture proof bags and reseal. ● After assembly and during use, silver plating can be affected by the corrosive gases emitted by components and materials in close proximity of the LEDs within an end product, and the gases entering into the product from the external atmosphere. The above should be taken into consideration when designing. Resin materials, in particular, may contain substances which can affect silver plating, such as halogen. ● Do not use sulfur-containing materials in commercial products. Some materials, such as seals and adhesives, may contain sulfur. The extremely corroded or contaminated plating of LEDs might cause an open circuit. Silicone rubber is recommended as a material for seals. Bear in mind, the use of silicones may lead to silicone contamination of electrical contacts inside the products, caused by low molecular weight volatile siloxane. ● To prevent water condensation, please avoid large temperature and humidity fluctuations for the storage conditions. (2) Directions for Use ● When designing a circuit, the current through each LED must not exceed the Absolute Maximum Rating. Operating at a constant current per LED is recommended. In case of operating at a constant voltage, Circuit B is recommended. If the LEDs are operated with constant voltage using Circuit A, the current through the LEDs may vary due to the variation in Forward Voltage characteristics of the LEDs. (A) (B) ... ... ● LEDs should be operated in forward bias. Driving circuits must not subject LEDs to either forward or reverse voltage while off. Continuous reverse voltage can cause migration and LED damage. ● For stabilizing the LED characteristics, it is recommended to operate at greater than 10% nominal current. ● For outdoor use, necessary measures should be taken to prevent water, moisture and salt air damage. (3) Handling Precautions ● Do not handle LEDs with bare hands, it may contaminate the LED surface and affect optical characteristics. In the worst case, catastrophic failure from excess pressure through wire-bond breaks and package damage may result. ● When handling the product with tweezers, be careful not to apply excessive force to the resin. Otherwise, The resin can be cut, chipped, delaminate or deformed, causing wire-bond breaks and catastrophic failures. ● Dropping the product may cause damage. ● Do not stack assembled PCBs together. Failure to comply can cause the resin portion of the product to be cut, chipped, delaminated and/or deformed. It may cause wire to break, leading to catastrophic failures. 14 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> (4) Design Consideration ● PCB warpage after mounting the products onto a PCB can cause the package to break. The LED should be placed in a way to minimize the stress on the LEDs due to PCB bow and twist. ● The position and orientation of the LEDs affect how much mechanical stress is exerted on the LEDs placed near the score lines. The LED should be placed in a way to minimize the stress on the LEDs due to board flexing. ● Board separation must be performed using special jigs, not using hands. (5) Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) ● The products are sensitive to static electricity or surge voltage. ESD can damage a die and its reliability. When handling the products, the following measures against electrostatic discharge are strongly recommended: Eliminating the charge Grounded wriststrap, ESD footwear, clothes, and floors Grounded workstation equipment and tools ESD table/shelf mat made of conductive materials ● Proper grounding is required for all devices, equipment, and machinery used in product assembly. Surge protection should be considered when designing of commercial products. ● If tools or equipment contain insulating materials such as glass or plastic, the following measures against electrostatic discharge are strongly recommended: Dissipating static charge with conductive materials Preventing charge generation with moisture Neutralizing the charge with ionizers ● The customer is advised to check if the LEDs are damaged by ESD when performing the characteristics inspection of the LEDs in the application. Damage can be detected with a forward voltage measurement at low current (≤3mA). ● ESD damaged LEDs may have current flow at a low voltage. Failure Criteria: VF<2.0V at IF=1.5mA (6) Thermal Management ● Proper thermal management is an important when designing products with LEDs. LED die temperature is affected by PCB thermal resistance and LED spacing on the board. Please design products in a way that the LED die temperature does not exceed the maximum Junction Temperature (TJ). ● Drive current should be determined for the surrounding ambient temperature (TA) to dissipate the heat from the product. ● The following equations can be used to calculate the junction temperature of the products. 1) TJ=TA+RθJA・W 2) TJ=TS+RθJS・W *TJ=LED junction temperature: °C TA=Ambient temperature: °C TS=Soldering temperature (cathode side): °C RθJA=Thermal resistance from junction to ambient: °C/W RθJS=Thermal resistance from junction to TS measuring point: °C/W W=Input power(IF×VF): W Ts Point (7) Cleaning ● If required, isopropyl alcohol (IPA) should be used. Other solvents may cause premature failure to the LEDs due to the damage to the resin portion. The effects of such solvents should be verified prior to use. In addition, the use of CFCs such as Freon is heavily regulated. ● Ultrasonic cleaning is not recommended since it may have adverse effects on the LEDs depending on the ultrasonic power and how LED is assembled. If ultrasonic cleaning must be used, the customer is advised to make sure the LEDs will not be damaged prior to cleaning. 15 NICHIA STS-DA1-1368C <Cat.No.120420> (8) Eye Safety ● In 2006, the International Electrical Commission (IEC) published IEC 62471:2006 Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems, which added LEDs in its scope. On the other hand, the IEC 60825-1:2007 laser safety standard removed LEDs from its scope. However, please be advised that some countries and regions have adopted standards based on the IEC laser safety standard IEC 60825-1:20112001, which still includes LEDs in its scope. Most of Nichia's LEDs can be classified as belonging into either the Exempt Group or Risk Group 1. High-power LEDs, that emit light containing blue wavelengths, may be classified as Risk Group 2. Please proceed with caution when viewing directly any LEDs driven at high current, or viewing LEDs with optical instruments which may greatly increase the damages to your eyes. ● Viewing a flashing light may cause eye discomfort. When incorporating the LED into your product, please be careful to avoid adverse effects on the human body caused by light stimulation. (9) Others ● The LEDs described in this brochure are intended to be used for ordinary electronic equipment (such as office equipment, communications equipment, measurement instruments and household appliances). Consult Nichia's sales staff in advance for information on the applications in which exceptional quality and reliability are required, particularly when the failure or malfunction of the LEDs may directly jeopardize life or health (such as for airplanes, aerospace, submersible repeaters, nuclear reactor control system, automobiles, traffic control equipment, life support systems and safety devices). ● The customer shall not reverse engineer by disassembling or analysis of the LEDs without having prior written consent from Nichia. When defective LEDs are found, the customer shall inform Nichia directly before disassembling or analysis. ● Both the customers and Nichia will agree on official specifications of supplied products before a customer's volume production. ● Specifications and appearance subject to change for improvement without notice. 16


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DEG gets the word out about Blu-ray
EmptyA home entertainment industry trade group is putting Blu-ray Disc front and center, developing a multifaceted campaign to promote the next-generation format through consumer education, retail training and public relations programs.
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group was formed at the launch of DVDs and helped grow that format into the most successful entertainment product in history. Now, the group, whose members are mostly studio, consumer electronics and IT executives, wants to provide a similar unified marketing effort for Blu-ray.
"Given our success in promoting new entertainment formats, the DEG is the logical association to underscore the benefits of Blu-ray Disc to consumers, retail and the media," said Bob Chapek, chairman of DEG and president of Walt Disney Studios Worldwide Home Entertainment. "As the DEG was the unified front for the support of DVD, we will also be leading the promotion of high-definition packaged media."
Member companies are letting DEG serve as the primary source of information for Blu-ray Disc, taking the lead in consumer education efforts, introducing new hardware and software, and dealing with the media. DEG also will serve as a central repository for data.
The consumer component of DEG's Blu-ray Disc campaign will encourage consumers to upgrade to Blu-ray Disc hardware and software to accompany their HDTVs.
The Blu-ray Disc Association welcomes the support of DEG. "As the BDA continues to drive promotional efforts and moves its focus to providing consumers with a broader understanding of the format and the benefits of upgrading to next-generation hardware and software, we look forward to coordinating the efforts of the DEG and the many other supporters of the format to encourage and accelerate consumer adoption," the association said in a statement.


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Crossrail 2: Doing Nothing Is Not An Option
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Because of an article being planned analysing the October 2015 Crossrail 2 consultation, this thread is now locked and it is no longer possible to add comments.
"The ultimate false economy would be to delay decisions on Crossrail 2 in the face of overwhelming evidence that its going to be necessary. Engage in a lot of patch and mend work which will be unavoidable if you don't do it AND THEN have to put into place a really serious Crossrail style line from the South West into the North East afterwards."
– Lord Adonis, Transport Committee, May 2013
In February 2013, London First published Crossrail 2: Supporting London's Growth. The report, which first appeared in provisional form in May last year, was accompanied by a well organised flurry of media activity which included high profile commentary from Lord Adonis and public backing from the Mayor. This ultimately resulted in some relatively in-depth coverage from both the BBC and the Evening Standard.
Interestingly, TfL themselves remained largely apart from the media activity surrounding its launch. By-and-large they appeared as respondents to the report's conclusions, rather than as promoters. Following its publication, for example, the Financial Times talked to Michèle Dix, Head of Planning at TfL, who almost begrudgingly seemed to admit that TfL had begun thinking similar thoughts to London First. The IET's coverage quoted her more extensively, and followed similar lines:
Transport for London's (TfL) planning managing director, Michèle Dix, said: "We welcome London First's recognition and support for the need of Crossrail 2.
"The capital needs continuous long-term investment in its transport infrastructure to keep pace with London's increasing population and to support economic growth.
"TfL has been considering the route options for Crossrail 2 in light of this as well as the impact from projects such as the Government's proposals for (high-speed rail project) HS2.
"We are currently considering two options for the route; we will be developing these options in more detail before carrying out a strategic consultation starting this spring."
The narrative, at least as far as the mainstream media were concerned, seemed relatively clear:- London's businesses felt that a new cross London line was vital, and they had a good idea of what form that should take. TfL's job was now to take their ideas and turn them into reality. This TfL dutifully then did, leading to the publication this month of their public consultation into the route of Crossrail 2, offering two distinctly different proposals for the line.
London and its businesses had led, TfL had followed. It's a good narrative, but (as is often the case), it isn't quite the full story.
It's The Way You Tell 'Em
As those familiar with London's various rail schemes will be aware, Crossrail 2 is not a new idea. The Chelsea – Hackney Line has existed as a concept since at least the late forties, when it was considered as part of the process that would eventually lead to the construction of the Victoria Line. The idea then resurfaced in the 1974 London Rail Study, in which both Crossrail and the London Overground also effectively debuted. In fact, a route for "Chelney" (as it has become known to its friends) has been safeguarded for future development, in some form, since the early nineties.
It's against – and indeed because of – the historical backdrop of this safeguarding that the current flurry of activity around Crossrail 2 takes place because back in 2009, the DfT asked the Mayor (and TfL) to investigate and review the safeguarding for Chelney, indicating that they wished to know within five years whether it should be retained.
The timing of both London First's report, and now TfL's consultation, is thus no coincidence. The narrative may be that London's businesses may have asked for Crossrail 2, but they did so at a time when TfL very much wanted to be asked (and given that they contributed to the technical elements of London First's report they effectively wrote the question). Indeed thanks to the arrival on the scene of High Speed 2 (HS2), the need for a clear push for Crossrail 2 has become increasingly important, from TfL's perspective at least. For as both the Mayor and TfL have continually made clear, Euston Underground station is by no means capable of coping with the additional passenger throughput that HS2 would bring. The only way that the additional demand can be met is through bringing additional rail capacity to the station – and that rail capacity can only really come from Crossrail 2.
All this may seem to be splitting hairs – surely its the form the line, not the narrative, takes that really matters? As the battle to build Crossrail proved, however, both will be crucial in getting Crossrail 2 off the drawing board.
The Battle To Meet Demand
Before looking at the specific route proposals, it is worth stopping to consider why a new line is thought necessary at all. On this point the consultation is pretty clear – London's population is still growing. Not only this, but it is growing faster than previously thought.
London's population continues to rise and, based on the forecasts used in the work undertaken to date, was expected to have grown by 14% from the 7.8 million forecast for 2011 to 8.9 million by 2031. That increase in population was expected to be accompanied by an increase of 14% in employment. In combination this was expected to lead to some 16% additional trips per day.
With the release of figures from the 2011 census, it became apparent that London's population had already reached 8.2 million in 2011 and is now expected to grow to between 9.7 and 10 million by 2031, a 9% to 12% increase on the forecasts used to date.
That increase in population brings with it increased demands on London's transport infrastructure, even before HS2 is factored into the equation. In effect this means that any benefits set to be accrued by the improvements to the Tube network, and the opening of Crossrail, will have been negated by 2031. Indeed in real-terms overcrowding is likely to increase by 10% – with most of that focussed on North/South routes on the Piccadilly, Victoria and Northern Lines.
Following the publication of the consultation, a number of the scheme's key players, including both Lord Adonis and Michèle Dix, appeared in front of the London Assembly Transport Committee and this was the point that they clearly wished to hammer home – Crossrail 2 is no vanity scheme, it is a vital and near-inevitable requirement of future efforts to relieve pressure on the network. Were it not to be built, it would be necessary to carry out alternate piecemeal mitigating works – such as extending the DLR to either Euston or Victoria – which would provide only a fraction of the relief and connectivity yet still cost upwards of £8bn.
As Lord Adonis eloquently put it:
Doing nothing is not an option. If you don't do Crossrail 2 then you have to do substantial work on the Overground, particularly in the South East and you have to do something, really significant, to the Tube.
One of the areas that already seems likely to contribute to this overcrowding is the Upper Lea Valley, where considerable growth and development has already begun to take place. It is also the development of this region that contributes greatly to the economic case for the line, something we will explore in more detail when we look at the specifics of the regional option.
Moving on to look at the proposed options in more detail, it is interesting to note that although TfL have only taken two options forward to full consultation, more were considered. Of these only the Metro, Regional and original Safeguarding made it as far as the final report.
The Original Safeguarding
As the consultation describes it:
The safeguarded route that was protected in 1991 and 2008 had proposed to take over part of the Central line. This would have entailed converting the Epping branch north of Leyton to Crossrail 2 operation, with all trains south-west of Leyton taking a different alignment and no longer offering a direct service to the City of London. The Central line would still have served the route to Leyton and the Hainault Loop via Newbury Park, where Crossrail 2 would have branched off the existing Central line, and would thereby have doubled the capacity between Leyton and central London. It was also proposed that the route safeguarded in 1991 and 2008 would take over the District line from Parsons Green to Wimbledon. This does relieve some crowding on this stretch of the line but does not address the more significant crowding challenges on National Rail lines from Wimbledon or the Northern line from Tooting.
Given that it did not make the final cut, it is not worth spending too much time on the original safeguarding. The reasons why it didn't make that cut are given in the consultation's supporting documents. Since the safeguarding was put in place, relieving the Piccadilly and Victoria lines in the long term has acquired a much greater priority. The existing route would also sever the link between the Epping Branch and the City, with similar results for Wimbledon in the south.
As a side note, the section of the report covering the safeguarded route does include one interesting nugget of information (bolding ours):
The Central line operates a high frequency 30tph peak period service, with 33tph services from the east during the peak hour. The Central line has long suffered from crowding. The opening of Crossrail should provide some relief to the line although crowding is forecast to continue. To help address this, there are future plans to upgrade the Central line before the completion of Crossrail 2 (forecast for around 2030), which will help to relieve the crowding. Those plans are in development as part of the work on a New Tube for London.
LR assumes that "A New Tube for London" is what was previously known as "Deep Tube" – the plan to produce a single, unified, new rolling stock for the Northern, Bakerloo and Central lines. Just as Crossrail 2 has begun to take on its narrative it seems that TfL are positioning their rolling stock programme to do the same, in this case taking a thematic lead from "the New Bus for London."
Option 1: The Metro Option (Wimbledon to Alexandra Palace) – £9.4bn (£12bn with optimism bias)
Of the two options ultimately taken forward for final consultation the Metro is the smaller in scope, bearing more similarity to both the existing Underground network and DLR than to Crossrail.
This option would largely focus on relieving the Victoria Line and the mainline termini of Victoria and Waterloo, with limited relief to Liverpool Street in the east. Initially it had been posited that the Metro option terminate at Clapham Junction in the south, but the additional benefits of serving Tooting Broadway and Wimbledon were ultimately realised.
The line itself would be built with 5.5m metre diameter tunnels and relatively short platforms, and would be served by four-car trains. Assuming technology developed to support it, the intention would be to run up to 40tph.
From the relatively scant coverage this option receives in the consultation, it is clear that the Metro option is pitched as the "budget" version of the scheme. When pushed at the Transport Committee, Dix insisted that it was a genuine option – not something being offered up merely to provide a contrast to the larger option. It was clear, however, that it was the Regional option that was very much preferred by all parties within the room, including Network Rail. Indeed Dix admitted that if the Metro model was pursued, future conversion to a variant of the Regional would likely be an expensive, but ultimately necessary, activity.
Option 2: The Regional Option (Hertford East/Alexandra Palace – Wimbledon and beyond) – £15.7bn (£19.7bn with opimism bias)
The Regional option takes the route of the Metro option as its core, but adds considerable overground mileage on top.
Heading up from the south, trains from Epsom, Surbiton, Kingston, and Twickenham would head underground at a new station at Wimbledon, then follow the route of the Metro option on a newly-bored alignment through Tooting Broadway, Clapham Junction, Kings Road Chelsea, Victoria and Tottenham Court Road (where passive provision for Crossrail 2 is part of the current Crossrail works). It would then head up to a new "Euston St Pancras" station, continuing on to Angel.
At Angel, the line would split into two branches. The western branch would continue north through Dalston Junction (where passive provision again exists), Seven Sisters and Turnpike Lane before terminating at Alexandra Palace.
Meanwhile, the eastern branch would continue in tunnels to Hackney Central and then surface south of Tottenham Hale, close to Coppermill Junction. Here it would join the WAML through which it could continue on to Angel Road, Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Hertford East.
The Regional option would very much follow the Crossrail model. It would feature 6.4m diameter tunnels and 250m long platforms. It would have 10 car rolling stock, with the potential to upgrade to 12 car (indeed the consultation even suggests that Crossrail class 345s would be used). 30tph would be the target frequency.
The scope of the regional option is clearly much greater than the Metro, as indeed are the benefits – using DfT methodology the Metro has a Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR) of 1.2:1 whilst the Regional Option has a BCR of 1.8:1. Those ratios rise to 3.5:1 and 4.1:1 respectively, once wider economic benefits are taken into account. For the regional scheme, those wider economic benefits are considerable.
Following the Money
Ultimately, the relative benefits of both options amount to nothing if the funding can't be found to build them. This is why, as we highlighted at the beginning of this article, Crossrail 2 is as much about the narrative within which it is framed as it is the plans laid down.
It is clear that TfL, London First and indeed Network Rail believe that it is vital that the scheme's benefit to, and support from, businesses within the Capital is highlighted. What also became clear from the Transport Committee meeting was that all parties involved are being realistic about the amount of support they expect to receive from the DfT itself. As Lord Adonis rather bluntly pointed out:
In my experience the DfT is not very good at thinking more than five years ahead. It thinks in spending review cycles and its officials are deeply reluctant to engage in anything unless their political masters put it firmly on the agenda, which goes well beyond their spending review and possibly the one after. There's also a strong view in the Department that London has done very well out of investment in recent years, and this is becoming politically contentious.
His comments go some way to explaining why Crossrail 2's narrative seems set to focus heavily on the higher long-term cost of doing nothing at all. As he continued:
The pragmatic view you have to look at when evaluating projects of this kind is: 'Is the status quo an option?' And if its seriously NOT an option, what is the realistic choice you've got between different options?
The issue we face as decision makers is not a £12bn scheme or nothing, and that's £12bn with a very strong economic case behind it and transformational increases in capacity, or a whole lot of patch and mend jobs that are going to be very expensive
It's a strong argument, but whether it will be strong enough to persuade the Treasury, who will ultimately find themselves footing a considerable percentage of the bill, remains to be seen.
Indeed even should the initial support of the Treasury be secured, it is clear that the experience of Crossrail itself has played a considerable part in the decision by TfL and Crossrail 2's other backers to try and present the scheme as a business led, and hopefully business funded (at least in part) scheme. For although Crossrail is now forging firmly ahead, it is not so long ago that its fate, and its funding, were very much up in the air.
Lord Adonis, it seems, believes that the fact that the scheme was not solely in the hands of the Treasury financially was a considerable factor in its survival:
I am fairly confident that if Crossrail had been a conventionally funded Treasury scheme it would by now have been cancelled. The reason it proved uncancellable was a combination of the HUGE political authority of the Mayor and the Greater London Authority, PLUS the fact that there was a Partnership Funding Model, including the supplementary business rate raising £4bn of the £16bn and direct contributions by London businesses. Which meant that if the Treasury had tried to cancel it then the FIRST people who would have wanted their money back would have been London businesses directly and indirectly.
The fact that TfL seem so keen to highlight London Business' role as a wider partner seems to suggest that they at least tacitly agree.
You can find more details about the consultation, and how to take part, on the TfL website here.


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State and federal legislation creates an environment of possibility for making the kinds of deep changes in our schools that are required. Mississippi First believes the time for action is now and that our organization is poised to make an impact on the direction of school turnaround in Mississippi for the next decade.
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A List of Educational Slideshows and Presentations for Teachers and StudentsPosted in Labels: educational presentations
Presentations and slideshow are great tools in education and learning. They do not only provide information in such a visually appealing way but also help learners remember what they have seen and read. One of the outstanding feature that slidewhows have is their brevity. They provide what is needed in shot sentences and sometimes illustrated with pictures, videos or audio.
Throughout my decent experience in teaching in different countries I come to the conclusion that students and teachers too love to have learning materials presented in slideshows.This is why I devoted a whole section in my blog to just sharing with all of you interesting presentations that you can use in your classroom with your students or share with your colleagues. Below is a list of the slideshows I have been shraring in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning.
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At present Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School has an Interim Executive Board (IEB) which has taken over governance at the school. This arrangement has been implemented following consultation between the governing body and with the support of East Sussex Local Authority and also the DfE.
The combined skillset of the members of the IEB, will provide support and capacity to the school so that it can make rapid and sustained progress in securing improvements to standards and the quality of provision in the school. Its members will work closely with the school leadership team to bring about the improvements required. The IEB is expected to remain in place for the forseeable future until the standards and quality of provision in the school make the necessary progress.
Members of the Interim Executive Board (IEB)
September 2018
Penny Gaunt (Chair) Chair on other IEBs, previously Deputy Director of Children's Services
Claire Roberts Senior Manager, Support and Intervention (Improving Performance)
Cathy Slow Education Officer, Diocese of Chichester
Janet Bowen Senior HR Officer, East Sussex County Council
Clive Wormald Finance Officer, East Sussex County Council
Associate Members:
Fiona Sayers Headteacher, Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School
Contact Penny Gaunt on the following email:
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It may have been awhile since you dealt with the dilemmas of playground politics but forming friendships and keeping them is a learning curve your kids are facing every day.
While school yard bullying is not a new problem it is an ageless one and now that technology has moved the humiliation of bullying from the school yard to the World Wide Web ensuring your child has a strong understanding of what it means to be a good friend is more important than ever.
So how do you teach your child what it means to be a true friend as well as preparing them for the unavoidable reality of rejection and conflict?
Child psychologist, Kimberley O'Brien highlights the fact that many parents are asking themselves the same question.
"Parents are worried about the child's ability to manage playground conflict, regardless of age and gender. While girls are struggling to initiate contact with groups in the playground, boys are misinterpreting social cues and being excluded. All these issues lead to conflict on a daily basis."
Figures reveal that these concerns aren't unfounded, with one in six Australian children being bullied on a weekly basis. These instances of bullying are most often occurring in their own peer group, which leads us to the heart of the problem, teaching our children to relate to each other in a healthy way.
Quirky Kid is a clinic and website that offers specialist advice on a range of topics, as well as running programs and workshops that can help your child develop healthy social skills. Programs like, The Best of Friends, teaches children skills such as empathy, self-worth, rules of conversation and how to be sensitive to the viewpoints of others.
Another great resource from the Quirky Kid clinic is a book titled How to be a friend: A guide to making friends and keeping them. Written and illustrated by Mark Brown and Laurie Krasny Brown – the acclaimed creators of Arthur - this book reveals the ups and downs of childhood friendships and illustrates ways in which your kids can value and grow the friendships they have.
"Giving children strategies to create inclusive, friendly playgrounds is an advantage for every school community, and this book can help", says Kimberley.
Simply by relaying the reality of bullies and bossy kids in a relatable way can help your children grasp new concepts on how to handle those situations.
Another issue explored in the book is instances of friend envy. It is a common problem and at some stage your child will most likely face the pain of having their best friend stolen away by a more popular child.
"Children can learn from early stages of social interaction the importance of sharing not only their toys, but their friends. Being flexible is an important social skill that children will carry with them well into adulthood", says Kimberley.
By teaching your child how to deal with these situations early on you can help them to develop the social skills they will need to not only be a successful child but also a successful adult. Sometimes it helps all of us to be reminded of what a true friend actually looks like. Modeling this behavior for your kids is undoubtedly a vital part of developing the importance of friendship into their character.
You can get more information on resources from the Quirky Kid website and purchase a copy of How to be a friend: A guide to making friends and keeping them.


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Learn the technical analysis– One of the ideal ways to begin the trading activities is by learning to do technical analysis or by looking at charts. Most of the technical strategies will never give you a sell or buy signals against the market trend. The initial step to learning about the technical analysis is by reading about moving averages and candlesticks.
Fix a stop loss on all the trades– For a beginner; it is a must to have the stop loss on all the trades you conduct. It is essentially a predetermined point to book the loss if at all things don't go as planned. By doing so, one can come out of the wrong trades quickly and can maintain a mental balance to search for other trades that are profitable. The biggest mistake an amateur does is by adding more to the trade to lower the acquisition cost whenever they are wrong, instead of exiting that trade. You need to slow down whenever things are not going well and never increase the trading capital in such scenarios.
Posses' money or risk management skill– A trader is required to have risk management skill to be a profitable one. It is critical to allocate those funds for trading which you can afford to lose. The money put for each trade should not exceed more than 15% of the capital allocated in total. It ensures that you don't put all the money in a single trade.
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Friends, it's hard for me to admit this: I've lost a lot of the joy I used to feel in homeschooling. Oh, I still believe in homeschooling as much as I ever have, but I think I've lost MY sense of wonder, fun, and enthusiasm.
Somewhere along the line all of the little "tasks" in a day have taken on such importance. Math drills, grammar lessons, handwriting practice, piano practice, laundry left on the floor, dishes left on the coffee table, junk left in the van..... these little things have overtaken my life.
It's exhausting.
Why do I have trouble just relaxing and having fun with my children? (I'm assuming I'm not alone in this problem.)
Why must I always be the drill sergeant mom that make sure everything is picked up, neat and clean and all assignments completed? It exhausts me making sure everyone tows the line.
I want my precious ones to cling to memories of their youth. Life is fragile and often short. Making the most of each and every day is IMPORTANT.
Last week our Tuesday was NOT GOOD. Our last activity of the day was piano lessons. While my daughter was in the piano teacher's house, my son asked me to throw the ball. After doing this for a while, he asked me to make leaf piles.
I'm SO GLAD I said yes.
During that time something clicked within me - made me realize I'm just too STIFF and SERIOUS with my children. Watch what my funny little guy did to me as I was filming him (totally unplanned, by the way):
He FORCED me into laughter that day. I realized how little I laugh with my children in a day. It felt good to laugh, and good to enjoy my little boy. We spent some time throwing leaves at each other and made a memory.
What if I scheduled activities - the ones that truly MATTER - first? What if I left a little laundry in the basket, the rooms a little dirty, and some math undone (gasp!)?
I believe the end result would be abundantly worth it.
I think I'm going to relax... I want to make a tremendous effort to just BE with my children this fall.
Let's resolve to just have FUN with our kids! (And I'll be sure the kids are learning along the way.)
Play in the leaves
Have you ever just played in the leaves with your kids? I mean built a leaf pile, jumped in it, buried yourself in it, and then thrown leaves at your children? It's FUN, and good for the soul.
Snuggle With Good Books
Through the years I've collected some favorites:
Picture Books:
- Cranberry Thanksgiving & Cranberry Autumn
- Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving
- There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie
Chapter Books:
Make Your Home COZY
My kids love helping me decorate for fall. Bringing out the pumpkin candle holder in the dining room marks the beginning of the season.
I try to plan a fun recipe or craft several times a week. These might include Tricia's Easy Cake Mix Muffins, Paper Cup Turkeys, or making candles.
Invite friends and family to dinner several times and let your children plan and execute the dinner.
Fall is a time of thankfulness - let your children show their thankfulness by sharing the gift of hospitality.
Take a Fall Field Trip!
We'll be going to a Pioneer Days event with our homeschool group soon - this is always a lot of fun for everyone! Make it a point to get out and ENJOY these beautiful days with friends!
If you live near mountains, get in the car and GO! Pack your audio books and make a day of it driving and exploring new territory. Just DO SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY and be thankful you have the freedom to enjoy your children and surroundings.
Make "School" Fun!
The possibilities here are endles. I am, however, going to suggest something radical for some of you: PUT THE TEXTBOOKS AWAY! Give your children opportunities for real life, hands on learning. Read to them a lot, craft with them, bake with them, and play games!
How about Candy Mix Math? (check out these free printables) Or maybe a Fall art project (I just love Hodgepodge Mom's Pastel Tutorials!)?
Homeschool Share has a Making the Days Count Activity Calendar for November -- so many great ideas.
Please please be fun, moms -- your children want to see you enjoying life with them! Can you say they see you do that most days? (I'm not sure mine can.)
One day when my children reminisce about their childhood I don't think they'll talk about the mom who made sure they knew their multiplication tables or every preposition. I believe, however, that they will talk about the mom who played in the leaves, baked, and snuggled with them.
I'm not saying neglect the academics, but you get the point...
Don't Be a Drill Sergeant Mom!! I'm working on that, won't you join me?


text:
In the second season of House of Cards, Frank Underwood and The President stroll the halls of the White House, and sit down for a brief chat.
The chairs they sit in are remarkable. The furniture in the White House is consistently stately and unsurprising, but these chairs have an unexpected Art Nouveau quality. They arms of the chair connect to the back in a smooth loop. The dark wood and caning are classic, and the added organic quality take these chairs to the next level.
If anyone has more information about them, I'm all ears.