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Please can you advise if there is any standard advice/basic steps regarding a self build 1000mW laser based on the 'typical' 445nm laser diodes? I have searched the forum, but have not found much.*I am fairly experienced in most of the aspects of using laser modules & electronics, but not in the actual 'building' of a laser module.
From what I have learnt from these forums, YouTube & LaserpointerForums forums, the basics seem to be:-
1) Ensure I have suitable safety kit, like goggles, anti-static mats/wrist straps, & a respect/knowledge of the safety considerations. Plus tools of course.
2) Obtain an M140 laser diode, taken from a digital projector.seem to go for about £45 on eBay. Physically a fairly simple 5.6mm diameter metal can. Very static sensitive & make sure I don't touch where the beam emerges.
3) press/fit the laser diode into a suitable housing. I keep finding reference to Aixiz Modules, so presumably these are round tubes with a lens at one end. Are they fixed lenses, or adjustable focus? Plastic lenses not upto the task of handling a 1000mW beam, so glass lenses preferred? Are there alternatives to the round Aixiz modules? But I guess these modules are good at holding the laser diode & lens in alignment, & conduct heat away to the heatsink? I have found there are kits and/or pre-assembled modules on eBay, in case I don't fancy handling a bare laser diode?
4) Once fitted, connect a suitable driver to the laser diode. Due to the special engineering characteristics of the laser diodes, simple series resistors are not enough? Regulation, over-current protection are just a few requirements. I have found mention of Dr Lava Flexmod, but there seems to be many more of these on the market? Once fitted, the laser can be powered from a fairly simple regulated dc PSU or battery. Support the driver PCB so it cannot move/flex?
5) Mount the Aixiz module/housing in a suitable heatsink, & cool with a small fan if needed. Could this be a lump of finned aluminium with a dia. 5.6mm hole? Heat transfer paste maybe, just like fitting a heatsink & fan to a PC microprocessor?
6) Attend to the shape of the beam produced. I read that it is not always a collimated beam, but is elliptical. The output lens should help, but a pair of Anamorphic Prisms or cylindrical lens may help. But how is it best to get a beam of about 2mm with only 1 to 1.5 mrad of divergence? Especially if I want to combine it with my green DPSS laser module using Dichroic filters etc. a fat blue beam won't do will it? Also I'm not sure the mirrors on my XY Galvanometer pair would accommodate a wide divergent beam either.
7) Don goggles, check all my hard work, check it again, get someone else to check it, before applying power (possibly current limited)?
Is the above a concise summing-up of the process, or have I omitted important considerations?
Also much of the advice relates to laser pointers which will only be on for 10 to 30 seconds. What I want is more of a module, capable of continuous operation as the blue in my RGB Laser projector (built to enhanced ILDA Standards). I understand if I run the laser at less than the 1000mW level, things may be easier in this respect?
Sorry if this is not the right part of the forum, but I could not find a more suitable place to post it! I certainly don't want to upset anyone by asking for such rudimentary information. Also are the M140 laser diodes a more efficient buy than the others?
Many thanks in helping a newbie with his first steps in 445nm laser design! I guess I am seeking a bit of a de-risk; hopefully I can avoid my own expensive mistakes, by asking for the considerable accumulated knowledge & expertise present in the Photolexicon Forums (that's you guys & girls).
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The story of Big Sur
Monday, 04.01.2016
Nature strikes back. I stand still, the wind skims my face, the sunlight dances on with my face and make me smile. Immersed in the moment I breathe in the spell of nature's magic around me. Cormorants' murmurations float in the air, forming elliptical shapes. The sun sets down, the pink hues of clouds resemble the traces of brush strokes. I'm here. California's Big Sur.
Highway 1
The rough beauty of Highway 1 takes us to Big Sur. Its wilderness, untouched by human action, stays preserved. In 1962, a law has been enforced which bans any advertising along the road to prevent the fall of its pristine condition. The local authorities even give none permissions for new building sites in order not to destroy the horizon.
The road goes through the California coast from Legget (Mendocino county) to Los Angeles. It is 655 miles long, built in smaller sections, and its oldest part was opened in 1930. Highway 1 took its present shape in 1964. The road is divided into four parts: Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), Cabrillo Highway, Shoreline Highway and Coast Highway. So you can choose whichever section floats your boat. Our boat led us to Big Sur.
Big Sur is a state of mind
Lonely Planet guidebook doesn't describe Big Sur as a place on a map, but as a state of mind. Big Sur is a go-to, when you want to get away from the hectic pace of the San Francisco Bay Area. There's no reception nor Internet connection. There is no honking, screeching tires, or road rage. There's only you and the gusts of wind playing with your hair. Here you commune with nature (the one with a capital N).
Restaurants, shops and bars are rare in Big Sur. Camping sites and cabins are popular, but you need to book them in advance, otherwise you might have a problem to stay for a night. But I strongly recommend to ask camping hosts if you can put up your tent. Often the sign saying "Full" is a half-true. It means, the parking lot is full. If you don't bother to leave your car by the road, you can spend the night for as much as $10.
Cliffs and rugged mountains plunging into the Pacific Ocean reign at Big Sur. The unreachable summits overlook the coast making every human feel like an ant. Behind every curve of Highway 1 the vista takes a different look. We pull over at every possible lay by to feast our eyes on the view. This road is definitely about the journey.
As a European I'm bewildered by the cooperation between nature and humans. I'm not used to not wild animals, in Europe they hide from people. Here it's different. The animals and humans live in harmony, everybody is minding their own business. The tangible nature of Big Sur is foreseeable, but it happens even in Mountain View, where I live.
On the coast green areas are scarce. These are the Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park and Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. You can stay for a night on a campsite, go hiking or just relax. Rattlesnakes, black bears or mountain lions might occasionally cross your path.
As a landlubber I have to learn a lot about the ocean. We set on the trip when the ocean spits out loads of kelp – the biggest seaweed in the world, reaching up to 260 foot length. It can grow up to 3 foot per day! Underwater, it creates a tangled forest of seaweed and the most effective ecosystem on Earth. The kelp jungle works for many animals as a protection or nutrition.
In September the sea currents throw ashore kelp. On a beach kelp decomposes and nourishes the soil. For many years people used it as a fertilizer. Kelp is also rich in iodine, also used as an ingredient of cosmetics, dairy products, or salad sauces.
The only drawback of kelp are the clouds of flies, or rather their countless numbers, which coat you, go inside your ears, mouth and nose. This period lasts, supposedly, only a month. No exceptions – every beach is covered with piles of decomposing seaweed. The reason is that local biologists and ecologists are in favor of keeping the ecosystem intact. After the WW II kelp was on the verge of extinction, so any attempt to keeping it alive is praiseworthy. So, there's nothing left, but to let the ocean take it back to the depths.
Camping site
Americans love to camp in style. When in Europe the campsites are packed with tents, trailers and campers, in the US the organization reaches its peak – special parcels are prepared for the visitors. When in Europe the campfires are lit randomly, the Americans built up spots just for it. In Europe you need to bring all the gear with yourself, here there's even a bench to sit.
I was truly impressed by American camping style meaning being bigger than the neighbor. Has it ever crossed your mind to bring a ten-people leather couch in front of a tent? And here, a group of surfers came with their own trucks (one even with a trailer!) and took a small fully-equipped house with them. Or maybe a big house? They had everything, even a big-ass gas grill. They didn't limit themselves to it: even their folded chair had to have a mere 5 foot height and an ottoman in front of it. You need somehow to get into it, don't you?
17-Mile Drive
On our way back home we stepped by to 17-Mile Drive. It is the most picturesque place on the California coast. Located close to Monterey, 17-Mile Drive goes through golf courses, million-dollar mansions, and picturesque coastline. If you want to see luxurious America, then come here.
17-Mile Drive ends in a lovely town of Carmel which looks as sweet as the name suggests. Small, cute wooden houses perching on hills, as if taken from a fairy tale.
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We finish our trip in Carmel. We drove 400 miles, it took us 15 hours, 2 days. It was worth it. Tired, but happy we reached home with the thought at the back of our heads that it's not just vacation, but it's our reality.


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To My Neighbor H Who Reads My Blog:
This is not an invitation to kidnap me!
Just sayin'....
Anyways, this workout thing? It's not happening.
I got into the gym habit in South Carolina, partly to get out of the tiny apartment, but mostly because it was easy. I drove the girls to school and went straight from there to the gym for a 9am weight lifting class three days a week. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, when DH had evening classes, I went to 5pm yoga while the kids played in the daycare. It helped keep our long evenings from becoming overly stressful and it kept me healthy.
In Florida I went to the gym after dropping Bug off at school. The gym was right next to his pre-school and it was easy to go in and run a few miles, take a cardio class, or lift weights before coming home in time for the baby's morning nap.
Now the nearest gym with a daycare is 30 minutes away. I don't have to drive anyone to school. The baby takes one long nap in the middle of the day. And the mornings are usually when I get my writing done so I am loath to give them up. I'd need to budget 2-3 hours for the gym each morning I want to go. My time is already sliced thin, and I'm not sure I can budget an hour of travel time for a 60-90 minute workout.
So we bought weights for the house. I have everything I need to workout at home. I have yoga. I have pilates. I have blogilates and pump DVDs. I have everything but the motivation.
Being healthy and happy and knowing I enjoy working out isn't getting me off my tush. My winter weight gain isn't getting me moving. The gentle suggestions from my doctor that a little exercise might be a good thing does nothing for me.
My self-diagnosis is that working out has become Another Thing To Do and I'm already so stressed about other things that I drop it out of a sort of self-defense. When I get overwhelmed I can manage to do two, maybe three big tasks every day, and the more stressed I am the more things I drop. Working out got dropped during the move and I haven't figured out how to shuffle it back into the mix.
So.... what motivates you? What gets you to pick up something that requires a major commitment? What gets you to the gym each day?
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Oh, I am so hearing you. The weight just keeps climbing and the junk food influxing, and to myself I'm like, you're stupid! This isnt hard! But you've got it exactly: it's another thing on the horrendous to do list, and unlike the rest, it's neither urgent nor fun. >.< If you figure out how to get motivated, let me know!!! :DReplyDelete
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It's always tricky fitting fitness into a busy life - I don't like gyms (I prefer the outside) so I walk while listening to podcasts (writing ones and ones for research) or while plotting in my head - which makes me feel more efficient. I walk quicker when thinking too.ReplyDelete
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A bedroom is like a mirror, and reflects us as we really are. A neat and tasteful bedroom indicates that the owner possesses the same virtues, while an untidy and cluttered one means a hasty, if not untidy, inhabitant.
Of first importance, of course, are light and air. These must be had, and the sun also, if possible. With these given, the best start toward the rest of the room is made, and upon its exposure and size depends largely what we shall do to the room in the way of decorations and furniture.
A warm, sunny exposure invites the use of blue — light blues, grays, greens and creams — while the glow of delicate pinks and yellows helps to make sunshine in tbe shadows of a northern light. East and west lights adapt themselves to the use of almost any color, except, perhaps, red, which has a rather irritating effect upon the nerves of some individuals. If red is used, it must be well distributed and tempered with white.
Starting at the base, as is usual in all construction, floor coverings which only partially cover the floor are preferable to those which extend from wall to wall. Hardwood floors are certainly to be recommended, but only one blessed with a long purse can afford them. However, those of pine, stained and varnished or oiled, will often answer the purpose very well. In the majority of cases, it is the rug which receives the most attention, and if it is attractive and of good size, any defects in the floor will escape notice.
Whatever the size of a rug, large figures and strong colors should be avoided, somewhat small and indistinct patterns woven in the deeper shades of the other decorations of the room being chosen in preference. This will, at the same time, supply a foundation which, without calling attention to itself, will become a good support for the general decorative plan.
From an artistic and sanitary standpoint, the Colonial cotton rag rugs are quite the most desirable for bedroom use. They are woven to produce charming effects, the usual combination being two colors — white with blue, green or pink, black with red, different shades of the same color, etc. Sometimes three colors are used, but a greater number than this is apt to destroy the dainty simplicity which is the distinctive charm of rugs of this sort. They are woven like any other rag rug, and are made in almost every size. Mattings are preferred to the bare floor, and they come in a variety of patterns and colors, and always have a neat, fresh appearance. There is little choice between Chinese and Japanese, except, perhaps, the Chinese wears a little better. Matting is readily broken, and should not be used where the bed must be drawn away from the wall to be made or heavy furniture moved about.
Going from the floor to the wall, we reach that part of the room which gives it its real atmosphere and provides a setting for all that it holds. The general plan is to shade the color up from floor to celling, and this is brought about in so many equally attractive ways that it is beyond the writer's power to do more than to offer suggestions which may be elaborated to suit the individual taste and condition. Calcimine is the simplest and cheapest style of decoration, and can be renewed at a slight expense. The only difficulty lies in getting just the right tint. The same difficulty is encountered in painted walls and ceilings.
In selecting bedroom draperies, these two things are offensive to the taste: The use of flowered drapery with a flowered wall, and of heavy unwashable hangings of woolen, damask or brocade, which not only are out of harmony with the whole idea of bedroom simplicity, but exclude the air and sunlight, make the room seem stuffy and collect and hold dust and odors. The patterns of chintzes, cretonnes and silkolines are made to follow closely the designs of the papers, and where flowered celling and frieze are used with the plain wall, the same color and design may be carried out in the bed and window draperies, and in couch and chair coverings. With a flowered or much-figured wall, snowy curtains of Swiss, muslin or net with ruffles of lace or of the same material are prettier than anything else. At the same time, they are appropriate with any style of decoration, and can always be kept fresh and dainty.
The furniture of the bedroom should be chosen rather with a view to fitness than to fashion. Two styles of woodwork are suitable in the modern bedroom — the rich dark, mellow mahogany, which is rather costly for the average pocketbook, and the white enamel. The all-white furniture gives the room an air of chaste purity, besides combining tastefully with any supplementary color scheme, and is also inexpensive. The trend of modern taste is to the metal bed, with the accompanying furniture in plain or bird's eye maple, mahogany, dark oak, curly birch or mahogany and birch.
Like friends, furniture cannot be acquired promiscuously without unpleasant consequences. The good piece is exactly what it claims to be, without pretense or artificiality. Simplicity should be the keynote of all bedroom furnishings, and the upholstered sort is out of place here.
Chair cushions corresponding to wall paper or rug colorings give a touch of cozy comfort. When two persons occupy the same room, twin beds furnished exactly alike are preferable to the double bed.
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Twentieth Sunday of Pentecost – October 7, 2018 (Canadian Thanksgiving)
Joel 2:21-27; Psalm 8 and Matthew 6:25-33
Albert Einstein is quoted to have said: "He who can no longer pause to wonder, is as good as dead." Madeleine L'Engle concurs with Einstein that anyone who does not get carried away in awe at the power and glory of the mind behind the universe "is as good as a burnt out candle."
1. Making a case for awe
The poet who wrote the eighth Psalm is in good company, as he must have spent many hours drinking in the beauty of God's handiwork when he expressed what he said in this Psalm.
It's a nice contrast to some of the themes in many of the other Psalms. Where some of the Psalms offer cries for help amidst times of trouble and struggle, this one, the eighth psalm reminds us of the immense splendour of the creation we live in. It underscores the majesty of the hand that knit all of creation together. It causes us to stop, pause and reflect on the goodness of God and the beauty that is still all around us.
Think of the lovely fall colours, the bright moon in the sky, or even the northern lights, the aurora borealis, that are God's way of filling us with awe. Think, for example, of the birds in nature, undoubtedly there must be a greater hand that brought all of this into being.
The poet of this psalm was enthralled about the understanding that beings as insignificant as us would be given the privileged position we have. "I ask, 'Why do You care about us humans? Why are You concerned for us weaklings?'" and, "You let us rule everything your hands have made." (verses 4 and 6). That each one of us is loved and valued so much by God.
The focus here is on God. God's bigness, God's majesty, God's grandeur and second to that, the psalmist's sense of gratitude that God would actually think of us, each one of us! Whenever we pause to look at all God's great deeds in the universe, the paths of the planets and stars, the amazing moon, the faithful path of the sun, we can't deny how huge and amazing all of this is.
2. How then, can we not?
How can we not be moved to thanks? We just can't NOT want to thank God!
Looking at the awe-inspiring miracles of nature, there is no way for a moment to go by, let alone a day like Thanksgiving day, in which we just can fully be taken over by gratefulness.
What shape does our gratitude take on? I would venture to say that the lack of heartfelt gratitude might be part of what causes a deep loss of happiness and contentment in today's society.
3. Ways of giving thanks
Coming from the beautiful continent of Africa, more specifically South Africa, I too, often became jaded to the wonder that unfolded around me. We didn't do something like Thanksgiving. In the rural town we lived in, our congregation started a first Sunday in October service of thanks for the harvest (this was an anomaly to society in South Africa). We called it our tenth month, alluding to the month we get to give our tithes, ten percent of our income. It was a way to say thanks to God. A very similar take happens all over the world, as our folks from Africa will show next Sunday.
Here in North America I have come to fully appreciate thanksgiving.
Having emigrated from the Philippines, our friend Sam says that Thanksgiving as we know it in Canada is not celebrated. Yet, Filipinos have this tradition of thanksgiving for almost any milestone. Graduation in all levels of education (from pre-school to university), passing of professional examinations, promotions, business successes, having a new house, or even something seemingly trivial like getting a job. Thanksgiving comes in the form of a meal or party which always starts with a special prayer. Needless to say, "Thanksgiving" can be any day of the year. In some years, there may even be more than one thanksgiving day!
Today, no matter what our circumstances are, may we be people who stop, pause and take a moment to see the beauty and awesomeness of the world we live in and allow it to remind us of the brilliance of the one who crafted it and continues to craft it – the one whose name echoes around the world, giving us a very prominent role within it all.
Let's allow God to stun us with the beauty of God's creation, every day and every moment of our lives. And let us thank God every day for God's goodness.
I conclude with an anonymous adage that certainly resonates with me today: "A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset. When you wake up, take a second to think about what a privilege it is to simply be alive and healthy. The moment you start acting like life is a blessing, I assure you it will start to feel like one. Time spent appreciating is time worth living." Amen
Copyright 2018 – Heinrich Grosskopf, Minister of Dayspring Presbyterian Church
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A CHILD with special needs was forgotten during school drop-off and spent the day alone in a bus.
The seven-year-old was left behind last Thursday, when temperatures soared above 30C.
Channel Seven reported he was on his way to the Monash Special Developmental School in Wheelers Hill, in Melbourne's southeast.
He was aboard a Crown Coaches bus when it finished the morning drop-off and pulled back in to the depot at Nunawading, in Melbourne's east.
The child slept throughout the day and he had a packed lunch with him.
He was found when the bus left the depot to pick up other schoolchildren in the afternoon.
According to Channel Seven, Crown Coaches fired the driver and supervisor working during the incident.
Crown Coaches released a statement through the Bus Association of Victoria, saying the company clarified procedures to prevent another incident occurring in the future.
"Crown Coaches have operated special school bus services for 45 years. They are the largest special school bus operator in the state. They have never had an incident of this nature before. This failure to adhere to company policy and provide the highest levels of care to a student could have had far worse ramifications and Crown Coaches deeply regrets the matter," it said.
Fairfax Media reports Monash Special Developmental School principal Helen McCoy was appalled by the incident.
"This is completely unacceptable and we are pleased that the bus company has taken tough action against the driver and chaperone," she said.
"To make sure this doesn't happen again, we are also now calling parents immediately when the child is believed to be absent."
In June last year the Manningham Leader reported another child was left on a Crown Coaches bus after he fell asleep.
The boy, who also had special needs, was locked on the bus for more than five hours.
He wasn't found until the afternoon pick-up about 2.30pm.
The bus driver and supervisor involved in that incident were also sacked.
Earlier this year a four-year-old was locked in a bus for hours in Warracknabeal, 330 kilometres northwest of Melbourne.
She was dehydrated when found by police later in the day.


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Businesses used to be able to easily understand the threats they faced: financial liquidity, changing customer behaviour, and staff morale. However, while these threats will always exist – and still pose a significant threat to businesses to this day – cyber threats are now a factor for virtually every business. The two attacks described in this article, DoS and Phishing, are not new: however, they are still important to understand and mitigate against for all businesses.
Denial of Service attack (DoS)
A denial of service attack, or a distributed denial of service attack, is the name given to an attack which overwhelms a computer system. The most common form of DoS attack is through a coordinated effort to disrupt the service of a website, by instructing automated bots – sometimes referred to as bot nets – to target web hosting servers with repeated requests. This leads to the hosting servers becoming overwhelmed and failing for all users who are legitimately trying to access the website.
The threat of these attacks can best be mitigated through a dedicated IT support team which can respond in real time to DoS attacks. IT professionals can blacklist the threat coordinators and bots from accessing the servers, limiting any impact on the website.
Phishing Attacks
Phishing attacks are among the most common cyber attacks businesses face in the modern age. They work for one very simple reason: they rely on human beings as the last line of defence.
In a phishing attack, a cybercriminal will attempt to fraudulently gain access to a computer system using social engineering or electronic manipulation. One particularly common method involves a criminal spoofing an email address, making it appear legitimate to the recipient. The email would usually include a link to a website which prompts the receiver to enter sensitive data, such as their username and password. Once the criminal has the sensitive data, the damage they can cause to a business system is immeasurable.
The best preventative against these attacks is education around cyber threats and how email spoofing works. This can be delivered most effectively through a dedicated IT support team, who will have the knowledge to share with colleagues best practices and what steps to take if they suspect a phishing attack is taking place.


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A little about me — I started fencing epee in September 2014 at Cobra Fencing. My day job involves using statistics and computing to predict how financial instruments will behave based on various sources of data.
First, of course, a short disclaimer... The following analysis is by no means definitive nor error free. Due to simplifying assumptions, time restrictions, human errors, and other data science mishaps, one must take everything below with a grain of salt.
Assigning a rating to players in games and sports is inherently difficult. While systems like the ELO rating, Glicko rating, Glicko-2, TrueSkill, and others all attempt in theory to model and predict wins and losses and changes in skill, in practice, the amount of data per player is small, skills change at different speeds at different times, and the pool of players change constantly.
The letter-based US fencing rating system has been untouched (pun intended) for more than 50 years. It has some redeeming qualities like simplicity (no math!) and tradition. But many have raised issues with the system. Although I don't think a complete revamp from the top down is necessarily warranted, it can be fun and instructional to explore alternatives. This is made possible with AskFred and the multitude of open-source technology available today.
Because I'm a biased epeeist, I do all of the analysis for epee first.
The public data was collected through AskFred's api. I've downloaded all bouts, tournament results, and promotions since 2010. Although there are a lot of descriptive statistics we can go through here, I'll stick to what's important for this article.
Sorry for the hideous x-axis labels. I am a noob at pandas. Please teach me how to fix it.
We can clearly see the off season in July and August.
I clipped the x-axis to ignore outliers. Some of the tournaments are pretty massive.
For simplicity, I've chosen to use TrueSkill to start things off. Based on a quick survey of the options, it accounted for skill uncertainty, and was easy to use. However, some of the issues include:
Here's how I address the problems:
Each fencer starts with a default rating of 25 with a standard deviation of 8.33; those values are suggested by TrueSkill. Note that I define a fencer by their fencerid from AskFred. I make no attempt to deal with people who accidentally created more than one id. After running the algorithm from 2010-01-01 through 2015-06-31, I noticed that both the median and the average rating of an active fencer (active defined as a fencer who fenced in at least one tournament in the past 1 year) drifted down.
One hypothesis is that experienced fencers (usually with higher ratings) retire and drop out of the active pool. However, only the difference in ratings matter when comparing two fencers. Hence, I address this drift by simply adding back a constant to every fencers' rating according to time. After adjusting for that drift, comparing two different ratings across different times becomes possible.
First, here is a distribution of letter ratings as of 2015-07-01. I filter out all fencers that have not fenced since 2014-06-20 from here on.
Below I show how the letter rating compares to the PointControl rating. The lower and upper whiskers are the 5th and 95th percentiles, and the middle red bar is the median PointControl among all fencers with that rating. Obivously as a sanity check, the higher the letter rating the higher the PointControl. It is also interesting to quantitatively see the high unpredictability of fencing an unknown U fencer; you never know whether s/he is an A in disguise! But from this graph, that would happen much less than 5% of the time.
Link to foil and saber distributions.
Here, I show what the PointControl rating of the fencer right after a traditional letter rating promotion. I also highlighted in green all the "one step" promotions. This also suggests that the skill gap between achieving an E>D>C>B>A gets progressively larger.
Finally, we must evaluate if the PointControl rating is any better at predicting tournament outcomes than letters. Given a tournament event result ranking, I compute a Kendall Tau (specifically Tau-b to handle tied rankings) against the PointControl ranking and the letter ranking of the participants prior to the tournament. For letter-years rankings, I rank more recent years higher than earlier years. I do this for all epee events that happened between 2014-06-20 and 2015-06-31 and plot a histogram of the Tau's achieved by PointControl vs Letter.
I also replicate the effect of random seeding of fencers with the same letter-year rating (right histogram).
A Tau of -1 signifies the predicted ranking perfectly reversed the order of the actual final ranking. A Tau of 0 signifies a ranking no better than a random ranking on average. A Tau of 1 signifies a perfect prediction of the ranking.
It turns out, there are a lot of small U-only tournaments and the letter based rating will make no prediction and the seeding will be totally random, thus leading to a zero Tau. PointControl can definitely add some predictive value here.
But what if we ignore those events, is PointControl still more predictive?
The difference is small, but one can still see that the blue histogram is slightly more to the right. We can compute means, medians, and t-test. Of course, tournament events are of different size. Intuitively I should weight the prediction results of larger tournaments higher than smaller tournaments. I can weight the tournaments by the number of fencers. Or, I can weight by the minimum amount of comparisons to determine a total order, which is O(n log(n)) where n is the number of fencer. So I report the median, unweighted, n weighted, and n log(n) weighted means of the Tau's.
SciPy doesn't seem to offer a weighted version of the paired t-test. But results are self evident enough to ommit this test.
In the end, no matter how we look at the results. It is clear that PointControl is more predictive of tournament event results than the curent Letter-based rating. I've also shown that it is possible to simply use AskFred's API to implement a historical and on-going PointControl system. Whether the USFA adopts this model or not, this new system is available for public use at PointControl.
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If you ever happen to spot great frigatebirds soaring high in the skies of Hawaii or the Galapagos, it's hard not to be impressed. With long, slender, pointed wings, jet-black bodies, and deeply forked tails, these large birds — like their cousins, the magnificent frigatebirds — are incredibly graceful and acrobatic.
Frigatebirds birds fly great distances over the ocean — feeding on fish, squid, and jellyfish on the water's surface — but they can't take rest breaks on the water because, unlike most seabirds, their feathers are not waterproof. If they get wet, their plumage will weigh them down and prevent them from taking off again. So, to avoid the need for breaks, they use thermals to soar and glide, rising to heights of up to 8000 feet. Up there, they can glide for miles on end without having to repeatedly flap their wings, giving them the energy they need for their long voyages.
But as amazing as these birds can be in flight, it's even cooler to see them during their breeding season.
Both the great and magnificent male frigatebirds have a very unique way of attracting their mates: a red, inflatable throat pouch, which looks a little bit like a giant red heart. In other words, when they're trying to woo a lover, it looks like they're wearing their heart on their throat and displaying it for all to see.
"Males have these crazy ornaments, for which they are famous," says Dr. Donald Dearborn, professor of biology at Bates College. "Lots of birds have colorful ornaments, which can be colored feathers or unfeathered, exposed patches of colored skin, but the inflatable aspect of the frigate throat is unusual."
This pouch, he explains, is connected internally to the bird's respiratory system, which allows it to inflate in about 15 to 30 minutes when the male is trying to attract a female as part of its courtship display. He inflates this red throat pouch, often in groups with other males, while also quivering his wings, tilting his head back, and clattering his bill as he calls out to the females that circle above him.
During this process, the pouch has two possible functions, according to Dearborn. First, it is a strong visual signal to the females above — kind of like pointing a giant Valentine's day card into the sky. Second, it could serve as a resonator for his courtship calls because, he says, "some data suggest that it resonates or amplifies the bill-rattling noise that they make, and that larger throat pouches do this in a way that is more attractive to females." In other words, it's a way for him to make sure she hears his call in that noisy crowd.
The red color itself of the balloon-like pouch is created by hemoglobin (the protein that transports oxygen in blood) and carotenoid pigments (red and yellow pigments made by plants, but often found in animals.) For example, carotenoid pigments are what make cardinal bird feathers red.
"To incorporate carotenoids into the red feathers of a cardinal or the red throat pouch of a frigatebird, that bird has to eat carotenoid-containing plants or eat animals that ate such plants," Dearborn explains. "In the case of frigatebirds, we suspect that the carotenoids are obtained by eating certain kinds of squid."
While it is still unclear why the color red might be specifically helpful to the frigatebird in attracting his girl, Dearborn says, we do know that in other species, carotenoids seem to help males show off their ability to forage for food, their energy stores, and how healthy they are, because carotenoids can be important antioxidants.
However, it's unclear what exactly makes a female pick a certain male, at least in the Hawaii population that Dearborn studied. "We've looked at throat pouch size, color and damage; body size, symmetry and damage to wing or tail feathers; [and] size and shininess of the iridescent feathers around their neck," he says, but no one factor predicted their success in finding a girl. Still it seems like a female does notice his age (males under the age of eight get no attention) and how much time he invests in his courtship display.
Either way, if a female is interested in him — and his red pouch — from the sky, she'll fly down beside him and inspect him a little more closely. "She lands beside a particular mate… [and] decides whether he is 'the one,'" Dearborn explains. "This could happen within a minute or two, or after an hour or more."
"It's unclear why it takes a variable amount of time," he continues. "If she rejects him, she leaves and resumes flying around and the process starts over. If she accepts [him], she stays with him, and they sit together for maybe a day."
While his heart-shaped throat-sack might deflate after she picks him, he isn't done winning over her heart just yet.
He'll fly off and begin collecting nest materials, which he'll bring back to her so she can start assembling the nest — a process that can take several days. Then he'll guard their newly built home while she forages for food before laying their single egg. He'll then split the incubation duties with her equally, and he'll help her feed their baby once it hatches, every 18 hours or so, for about 10 of the 18 months it takes their little one to grow up.
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By the end of the 18th century eminent scientists explained the climatic changes on the basis of temperature and the ensuing glacial retreat. This disturbing observation led many prominent scientists to send air balloons equipped with special devices to trap air from the lower atmosphere in order to measure CO2 concentrations. Ninety thousand (90,000) measurements were carried out at 138 locations in 4 continents between 1810 and 1961. The data indicated that atmospheric CO2 concentrations, during the 19th century varied between 290 and 430 ppm (with an average of 322 ppm for the pre-industrial period). For the 20th century, the average concentration is 338 ppm when combined with comparable CO2 measurements carried out by Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii, USA (1958- 2000). Measurement precision is ±3%. Based on thermometric measurements, the mean average temperature increase from 1850 to the present is 0.75o C (0.44o C/100 years) with the following fluctuations. From 1850 to 1940 the temperature increased by +0.6o C, while from 1941 to 1975 temperature dropped by -0.2o C. From 1976 to 1998, the temperature rose by +0.35o C. From 1999 to 2006 temperature increase was nil. Finally, since 2007 the Mean Annual Temperature of Earth's surface has substantially decreased. As far as CO2 concentration in the air's atmosphere is concerned, it has been well documented that during the Holocene Epoch there is a substantial time lag between maximum temperatures recorded during the Interglacial periods and maximum CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. Moreover, the same time lag is documented between 1850 and 1980, where CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere lag behind the increase of temperature for more than 100 years. A parallel increase of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere and temperature increase is observed only between 1981 and 1995. No correlation is seen thereafter. The divergence is substantial from 2003 to the present where CO2 concentrations are increased while temperatures are decreased. These interpretations exclude any correlation between atmospheric CO2 concentrations and temperature fluctuations. Hence, in order to explain the well documented climatic changes the influence of many natural climate drivers should be accepted. Key words: climatic changes, temperatures, CO2 concentrations.


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Emilia Clarke's Impressions At The MTV Movie Awards Prove The 'Game Of Thrones' Star Kills It With Comedy Too — VIDEO
Who knew that the best thing about Andy Samberg and Emilia Clarke presenting an award for Best Fight would have nothing at all to do with Game of Thrones? As it turns out, Clarke's impressions at the MTV Movie Awards totally stole the moment. The Game of Thrones' star mimicked both The Godfather and Borat during her quick set, and it was one of the night's most delightful surprises.
This isn't the first time that Clarke has wowed fans with her impression skills, however. She did a mean Valley Girl on Jimmy Kimmel a while back and just recently competed with Jake Gyllenhaal and Cara Delevingne on the Graham Norton show with Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions. But her MTV Movie Awards set of impressions might be her best yet, for how silly and amusing they were.
No one would mistake Clarke for one of the characters she pretends to be, but it does make for some great entertainment that fans watching could definitely enjoy. Perhaps after Game of Thrones, Clarke has a stand-up comedy set in her future — and maybe Samberg, a star known for his comedic chops, could give her some tips. You can watch Clarke's impressions from the MTV Movie Awards below.


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The quick, messy death of the AAF, Silicon Valley's complement to the NFL
The Alliance of American Football was always going to struggle, despite a reasonable product on the field. But its legacy may live on in live betting
It ended with a bang and a whimper. The bang was the head injury suffered last Saturday by the Alliance of American Footballs star name, Johnny Manziel, which forced the quarterback out of the game and to the sideline, where he sat on a folding chair eating chicken wings. The whimper was the mealy-mouthed announcement via an email to employees on Tuesday that the AAF is suspending operations (it has not technically folded) two months after its opening game, becoming the latest league to prove that despite footballs immense popularity, the NFL is the only professional game that matters.
Its pretenders always debut with hype and hope and end in tragicomedy and farce, unhinged by the reality that the NFL season lasts for only five months yet the planets richest league still manages to be all-consuming. A hundred million Super Bowl viewers in the winter does not mean there is a gap in the market in the spring.
The AAF folded faster than the World Football League, which was not exactly global, since it stretched from Philadelphia to Honolulu, whose best team operated out of a trailer when tax authorities came calling, and saw a player abruptly exit the field when he was served with a restraining order during a game. It sank sooner than the United States Football League, which was doomed by the obtuse overconfidence of the real-estate tycoon who became the 45th President of the United States. And it submitted even quicker than the United Football League, which was mired in financial and legal woes, and the XFL, the tawdry shambles birthed by the wrestling impresario, Vince McMahon.
The AAFs demise barring the emergence of a deep-pocketed saviour is bizarrely timed, coming with two weeks left in the regular season and only six weeks after Tom Dundon, owner of the Carolina Hurricanes NHL franchise, took charge after announcing he would invest $250m. Warning signs included moving the final from Las Vegas to an arena at the Dallas Cowboys training ground that holds only 12,000. The last hours were predictably messy, with now-jobless players reportedly told to pay their own way home and one coach, Steve Spurrier, telling the Orlando Sentinel, were definitely good to finish out this year shortly before it transpired that they were definitely not.
Perhaps Spurrier might have divined that his first-place Orlando Apollos had some problems at mission control when it emerged that they were staying at a hotel in Jacksonville, a two-hour drive north of Orlando, and training at a high school another 30 miles away, just across the state line, because it was easier to find insurance in Georgia than in Florida.
Still, the quality of play was reasonable. There was a celebrity fan: ALLOWING THE PLAYERS TO ACTUALLY FIGHT WOULD BE KEY TO LEAGUES SUCCESS, Eminem tweeted.
Though teams in Salt Lake City and Phoenix struggled to attract more than 10,000 fans to games, the league was averaging around 15,000 and San Antonio had an announced crowd of 30,345 in week seven. TV ratings were solid and better than Major League Soccer, while wages were tightly controlled: all the players were on contracts offering a total of $250,000 over three years.
But the eight teams had 52-man rosters and only five regular-season home games. Add the costs of venue hire, travel and insurance in a sport with frequent injuries, and its obvious that the economics are daunting for any football league without substantial sponsorship and broadcast deals.
The co-founders, Bill Polian, a respected veteran NFL executive, and Charlie Ebersol, a peppy 36-year-old TV producer, knew that. They saw the AAF as a complement to the NFL rather than competitor: a spring league that started the week after the Super Bowl and even had a deal to broadcast some games on the NFL Network. They hoped the relationship would deepen over years and that the AAF would emerge as a gateway to the NFL.
However, Dundon told USA Today that unless a loan system to allow the AAF to use young players already signed to NFL teams could be promptly installed, in effect turning it into a baseball-style minor league or a domestic version of the defunct NFL Europe, he did not see a future.
Yet the play itself was only half the story. Conceptually, the AAF was part little brother to the NFL, part Silicon Valley start-up. And like many new tech companies, it was positioning itself as valuable not for any short-term profit potential but through growth and innovation that would lead to a dominant market share when the time was right for its product to become ubiquitous.
From its San Francisco office, the AAF developed hardware and software to track, visualise and analyse games in real time, aiming to immerse fans in the action even if they were only following via a mobile app. That has obvious appeal for fantasy gaming. And since a 2018 US Supreme Court ruling essentially legalised Vegas-style sports wagering across the country, live betting is likely to proliferate in the coming years, making the AAFs instant technology potentially lucrative, especially if licensed to others.
Its hardly surprising that the AAF had a partnership with the casino operator MGM Resorts International and that investors included Peter Thiels Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based technology venture capital firm. The likes of the Birmingham Iron, Atlanta Legends and Memphis Express might have scored their last touchdowns, but the AAFs digital platform could live on.
McMahon, meanwhile, is planning an XFL reboot for 2020 and seven of the eight teams will be in cities that currently have NFL franchises. The apparent collapse of the AAF removes a rival, but it hardly seems like a good omen.
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text: Emergency Medicine Advanced Practitioner Residents Chelsea Dexheimer, PA Bay Path University, Longmeadow, MA Chelsea is a Western Massachusetts native, and is so pleased to be afforded the opportunity to serve the community she grew up in. She loves this area for the beautiful nature and diversity of arts and culture. On her downtime, Chelsea enjoys hiking, gardening, cooking for friends and family, and seeing live music. Since embarking on a career in the medical field, Chelsea has always had a keen interest in emergency medicine. Baystate Medical Center offers the only level one trauma center in the area, and it has been a goal for Chelsea to learn from the experts in this unique environment. Her expectations were exceeded while rotating in the BMC emergency department during her clinical year of education. Not only did she receive the highest level of training, she also observed an unparalleled level of respect and camaraderie between employees, and a united effort to ensure the best patient care possible. Chelsea knew then that the PA Emergency Medicine Residency was the ideal program to build her skills and competencies as a provider. William Mohn, PA Bay Path University, Longmeadow, MA Hello! I'm Will and I am very excited to begin my PA career with the amazing team at Baystate. My journey started in eastern MA where I grew up. After high school I enlisted in the Air Force and spent over 6 years in various locations including Alaska, Utah, and Iraq. During my time in Iraq I had an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to volunteer my time assisting the incredible medical professionals at the hospital there. This is where I decided to pursue medicine as a career. After my deployment I came home, finished my enlistment, and then hit the books. I graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a B.S. in microbiology. During that time I also worked as a CNA in a long-term care facility and as an emergency room technician at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Finally I was accepted to the Bay Path University PA program and now the Baystate Emergency Medicine PA residency program. I knew once I graduated I would not have trouble finding a job. However, I wanted more specific training that would bring my skills to a higher level and jump-start my career as a PA. Once I heard about the intensive training I could receive as a PA resident at Baystate I knew it was where I wanted to be.


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Welcome to the Southern Stop Smoking Service.
We provide a free Southern wide service offering community group clinics and one-on-one support with eight site coaches operating across the Southern region.
Individuals, health providers, workplaces, and community organisations can refer.
We provide free nicotine replacement therapy resources to support you on your journey to become smoke-free. These include gum, lozenges and patches.
Get in touch with us today!
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Smoke Free Families Incentive Programme: The stop smoking incentive programme is offered to parents and family members who smoke in the primary home of a child who has recently been admitted to hospital for a tobacco associated health issue (i.e.respiratory infection or glue ear).
Pregnant Women: The Southern Stop Smoking Service is pleased to extend the Pregnant Women Stop Smoking Incentive programme, which aims to encourage and support pregnant women to become smoke free.


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Hello my Luvs, It`s been a minute...
And we have 2018!
So I personally don`t care about dates or numbers or calendars or seasons...
I take one day at a time and am grateful to be alive and well.
I think this all changed as I became so sick back in 2012.
Batteling and getting gradually better each day,
that I stopped caring about this stuff at all.
I don`t do new Year`s resolutions,
I don`t do fireworks and I don`t do parties,
kind of boring huh?
But for me it is nothing special and to see all the people going crazy about new year`s and blowing all the money out, that could help one other in a horrible situation make me kind of sick.
Let alone the 137 millions that the people blew up on fireworks in my country is horrible!
This money could do so much good!
And the poor animals that are terrified on a new Year`s Eve!
I do care about that...
But if you are having New Year`s resolutions and stick to them, good for you!
If you love glitzy parties and fireworks, works fine with me.
Everyone had to do what is right for them!
When you are really in to it, than
I am wishing you a
May all the good in the world come to you and your loved ones!


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May 2019 - The (July 1, 2018) City census population estimate released.
Polk County population is estimated at 487,204
on pace for 500K in 2020. Polk population is +56,564 since 2010
The 8-year population increase of +56,564 is greater than the individual total population of the 89 smallest counties. The increase also represents 51.5% of the State of Iowa's increase in population during the past 8 years.
Latest demographic and housing information for Polk County, Iowa. US Census released the ACS results on December 7,2017 (2016 - 5 year estimates)
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We've been trying to figure out a phone problem in the office for about a month now. Occasionally, someone will call into the office and we can hear them, but they can't hear us. We call it "the one way audio problem." Network Admin has been working with the phone vendor to try to figure out the problem. WireShark and other cool tools have been unveiled to track all the traffic from the phone server back and forth to the phones. The problem doesn't happen consistently, so it's a little hard to have the "sniffer" going at the right place at the right time.
Praise God for today! Tony's phone had hiccupped a time or two, so I called him to tell him to restart his phone so he wouldn't have any weird phone problems. Except I couldn't hear him when he answered. So I IM'ed him. But he could hear me.
"Uh, Network Admin?" I hollered over the cubical wall. "I think we have a one-way audio in process!"
Network Admin was estatic! Tony stayed on the line with each other while the sniffer was set up. I talked. Tony IM'ed. Then we hung up and I called him again. Miracle of miracles (seriously)- the same problem happened again! 20 minutes and three more phone calls later, Tony and I finally hung up and Network Admin was jumping out of his skin with excitement.
"I'm going to go give Tony a bear hug!"
Praise God for answered prayers! Now we just gotta get this figured out!
Oh... and it was really weird being on the phone with Tony and not being able to hear him. We both had our phone headsets on and were working on other projects while Network Admin was testing. My headset was silent, but Tony could hear everything -- my keyboard, my exclamations, the helpdesk visitors, my sighs, my laughter. Then he would IM me and I would laugh. or groan. He heard that too. Happy Six Month Birthday, Ava!


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Lord of the Rings Online brought a lot to the table, but one of the most popular new features was scaling.
It was a big hit, and the developers are now adding it to the rest of the game in the form of instance scaling. If you're curious about how it will work, Content Designer Joe "jwbarry" Barry has written out a developer diary explaining the system.
One concern was making these instances available to the widest possible number of players, while still maintaining quality, challenging content. Joining instances like you would join a skirmish was another detail to be worked out, as was the overall method of scaling.
The full developer diary provides some great insight on how instance scaling will work, as well as the thought process behind the design -- it's a must-read for anyone interested in trying instance scaling.


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Earthquakes and animal behavior: it's in the water
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Earthquakes and animal behavior: it's in the water
by Will Parker
For hundreds of years people have been reporting unusual animal behavior prior to earthquakes. Now, scientists say that it may be caused by rock deformations in the Earth's crust which release charged particles that then react with groundwater. The findings, by an international team of researchers led by Friedemann Freund from NASA, appear in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
How animals might be able to sense impending seismic events has been the subject of much discussion in the past, with theories that included ultralow frequency electromagnetic emissions from the ground, luminous phenomena (earthquake lights), changes in the atmosphere near the ground or changes in water chemistry.
The new theory stems from serendipitous research conducted by Rachel Grant of the Open University (UK) on a colony of toads in L'Aquila, Italy, in 2009. Days before an earthquake struck the area, Grant observed the toad population abandon the pond. After publishing her observations she was contacted by Freund who had been conducting research into the chemical changes that occur when rocks are under extreme stress. Freund believed the mass exodus of the toads might be linked to a previously unknown form of electrification that he had observed when rocks are subjected to mechanical stress.
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2019 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners
2019 Writer
John Sullivan
Sullivan said, "Winning the EJK Award means a lot to me. It means my book has played a small part in bringing people together. Done well, a children's book shows that people have the same hopes and fears, and that how we behave, not surface differences, is most important."
When asked what inspired the idea for his book, Sullivan added, "My first year as a night watchman, many years ago, I found a stray kitten on a worksite, fell in love with her, named her Beebe and we spent the next 17 years together. My book tells our story while showing children the value of compassion for animals."
Kitten and the Night Watchman
Published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
2019 Illustrator
Oge Mora
Mora said, "I have always looked up to Ezra Jack Keats and I am incredibly honored to be a small part of his storied legacy. Keats understood that diversity isn't an ideal, diversity is our world. For my grandmother, cooking was about bringing people together. My books are my way of honoring that love and sharing it with the world."
Like Keats, Mora illustrated her book using collage, and remarked, "I approach collage with no rules. A sky can be yellow. A map can be a pot holder. A floral pattern a savory stew. Spontaneity is what makes collages exciting to make and look over. I use collaged text throughout the book to seamlessly blend my writing, and art together."
Thank you, Omu!
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
2019 Honor Books
Writer Honor
Juana Martinez-Neal
Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
Does Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela need all these names? Alma doesn't think so until Daddy tells her the fascinating story of the ancestors with whom she shares a name and a wonderful character trait. The story deftly shows a child that the world is bigger than she thought, but in a warm and comfortable way.
Writer Honor
Keith Calabrese
Lena's Shoes are Nervous
Illustrated by Juana Medina
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
First of all, it isn't Lena who's nervous about school, it's her shoes. Luckily, Lena is a gifted negotiator, well up to the task of giving her shoes the confidence they need to be brave. Also refreshing is the fact that Dad is the patient parent in the background, making sure Lena's shoes get where they need to go.
Writer Honor
Matt James
The Funeral
Illustrated by Matt James
Groundwood Books
Mom cries a lot at Uncle Frank's funeral, but it turns out to be okay. Norma and Ray fidget at the service, sneak outside to play during the home visit and have some great adventures. Norma decides Uncle Frank would have enjoyed his funeral. Written from the child's perspective, this book provides a gentle picture of an experience that could otherwise frighten a child.
Illustrator Honor
Jessica Love
Julián is a Mermaid
Written by Jessica Love
The fluid and lyrical images of this book work in perfect tandem with the simple text to tell the story of how Julián and his Abuella flow gracefully into the stream of participants in a mermaid parade. We aren't sure how Abuella will feel about Julián dressing as a mermaid but it's wonderful when we see how matter of factly she supports his dream.
Illustrator Honor
Jane McGuinness
Prickly Hedgehogs!
Written by Jane McGuinness
You may not have known that you wanted to learn everything about hedgehogs but the engaging illustrations in this book do everything but actually hug you into its world. Hedgehogs may be prickly but children will return often to this non-fiction book because the world of the hedgehog looks like a happy, warm, snuggly place.


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Karen White is known for her beach books of the summer. This time the readers are given a more contemporary story line with a little history, in The Night The Lights Went Out. It is a different kind of story. It is one full of gossip, blogging, and the secrets of a small town.
Merilee Talbot Dunlap has recently divorced her ex-husband and is ready to start her life a new in Sweet Apple Georgia. She and her kids move into a house on Sugar Prescott's property. Sugar has lived there forever and is not keen on starting a friendship with Merilee. Yet circumstances seem to throw them together anyway. Her kids start school at a private school her ex-husband's parents paid for Merilee begins a friendship with one of the mother's Heather. She works on her committees and their daughters become friends. There is also this mysterious blog that seems to chronicle closely Merilee's life since her divorce. It also questions her relationship with Heather. Who is this mysterious blogger? Is Heather the friend that Merilee has hoped for? Or is there more going on?
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I enjoyed this story. It is different from the past Karen White summer books. The author does have two story lines going which is the norm. The second storyline is more about Sugar's past, and not a story that merges with the present. Readers' hearts will break for Merilee and her circumstances. Karen White creates a lot of tension for readers as they read this story. I found myself flipping pages because I wanted to know how it would end. One part of the story was a little predictable for me was the role of Heather's character, in the plot. It is a juicy tale with an ending you would not expect, especially when the identity of the anonymous blogger is revealed.
Karen's next book will be once again with her writing sisters of Beatriz William and Lauren Willig. It has been hilarious listening to them discuss what the title will be. My personal favorite is The Memory of Air! Purchase The Night theLights Went Out here.
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Down with plastic straws! Long live Klean Kanteen Steel Straws!
Kids love straws, I love straws, who doesn't love straws? Well, unfortunately, the planet doesn't love plastic straws. No worries though, these eco friendly, sustainable alternatives to disposable straws are a wonderful investment as you evolve away from single use plastic and embrace a lifestyle that aspires to plastic free and zero waste living.
We use these straws constantly. We just throw them in the dishwasher, first removing and separating their silicone tips, and that seems to work fine. I highly recommend you give them a try. They do well on R&R's sustainability checklist so relax, make yourself a milkshake, and sip on:
- Not made from recycled material, but a good option to reduce your waste
- The stainless steel is recyclable, but frankly, these things will last you a lifetime.
- Kleen Kanteen is a great, family owned business that is a certified B Corporation and gives 1% of its sales to support environmental sustainability causes via 1% for the Planet
- This is a high quality product, for a reasonable price, that will last for years and years
Brand: Klean Kanteen
Color: Color/Stainless
- Includes four Stainless Steel & Food Grade Silicone Straws and Straw Brush
- 2-piece food grade silicone and stainless steel straw is the perfect size for any beverage
- Safe, flexible silicone tip is removable and easy to clean
- Available in with black or multi-colored straw tips which include orange, green, blue and purple
- Backed by the Klean Kanteen Strong as Steel Guarantee
Publisher: Klean Kanteen
Details: The Klean Kanteen 5pc Straw Set is the perfect accessory for Klean Kanteen Insulated Tumblers and Steel Pint Cups. Whether you're drinking smoothies, pressed juice, or iced coffee, Klean Kanteen straws make sipping safe and easy while saving the planet from plastic straw waste. The straws are made from high quality 18/8 stainless steel with a safe, food grade, silicone flex tip. The Straw Brush is made from 18/8 stainless steel, natural fan palm fiber bristles and helps keep the straw clean and ready to go from juice to water to iced coffee. All Klean Kanteen products are made using safe healthy materials and backed by the Strong as Steel Guarantee.


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Trishuli River Rafting: most adventurous white water rafting in Nepal.
Trishuli River Rafting is the most popular and adventurous river rafting in Nepal. This famous river has been the ultimate destination for rafters all around the world. The river is rich in geographical conditions and water current . That makes it a suitable river for rafting among all the other rivers of Nepal.
Rafting in Trishuli provides an enduring satisfaction. Also it fills up your thirst for an exciting and overwhelming experience. This is the best adventurous rafting place for all the visitors and tourist.
The beautiful river lies in the Tibetan region of China which is called Kirong Tsangpo. The river is name after the Trishula; a trident of Legendary Lord Shiva. This highly admired river for rafting originates in China . And it meets at the Narayani River of Nepal and water flows through the lower regions to join the Ganges in India.
This rafting river awaits you for an adventurous and exciting course through the strong currents of the river. It is also a river that helps in gaining hydroelectricity.
Trishuli River lies in the list of rivers available for rafting purpose. It is with impressive gorges, adventurous rapids and also options for easier sections. This river is also popular for being easily accessible from the Kathmandu valley as well as the Pokhara City. Besides, the river is also easily accessed from the Prithvi Highway and to the Chitwan National Park. Trishuli river is the best whitewater rafting river. There are many riversides lounge and hotel for the people visiting the river Trisuli.
Trishuli River Rafting Itinerary:
Day 01: Arrive at Kathmandu Airport and transfer to hotel to stay overnight
Day 01: Departure from Kathmandu [1,338m/4,389ft] to Malinga [429m/1,407ft]. Hotel or resort overnight
Day 02: Day adventure. Today, we pass through different rapids, butterfly effects, currents and bends of water. Camp overnight
Day 03: Drive from Baireni [436m/1,430ft] to Malekhu [379m/1,243ft]. Hotel overnight
Day 04: Drive back to Kathmandu to a hotel and stay overnight
Day 05: Final departure
Location, transportation, and timetable
The Trisuli river is located just further 3 to 3.5-hour drive from west Kathmandu. It makes an excellent choice for short trips, or for those who are in route to Pokhara or from Chitwan national park.
The return journey to Kathmandu is 5 hours, to Pokhara is approximately 4 hours and to Chitwan is approximately 1 hour .Yearly more than 1000 tourist visit Trisuli for the mean of adventurous rafting. In fact, the rafting time is divided for 1-3 days.


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The Ken Burns documentary "The War" tells the history of World War Two through the personal stories of those who served. Of course there are many more stories to tell, and all this week, WPSU radio brings some from Central Pennsylvania. Today, State College resident Harlan Hoffa, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Hoffa was captured by the Germans and escaped--not once, but three times.
Stories: World War II Stories: Harlan Hoffa
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For several years BBC iPlayer has offered viewers access to a slew of recently-broadcast TV programming, usually the last seven to thirty days worth. If you wanted to watch something older than that you were out of luck. But from today things are changing at iPlayer HQ, because the Beeb has launched a brand new section called 'From the Archive'.
Kicking off the new section are a selection of 450 programmes from the BBC's long history. Well not all of it, so far only content from as early as 1946 will be making it online. On offer are the likes of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends, early documentaries from David Attenborough, The Great War Interviews (a series of interviews with veterans and civilians about WWI), and other content that hasn't been seen since it was first broadcast.
Presumably 'From the Archive' won't include content that still has plenty of commercial value, like classic episodes of Doctor Who. But lack of commercial interest doesn't mean all this stuff is completely worthless, and I assume that's why the BBC is making sure people can access it. It was, after all, paid for with public money.
Dan McGolpin, Controller, Programming & Daytime, says:
"For millions of people, BBC iPlayer is a reliable place for finding something good to watch whenever they choose to look. It will now provide an even richer choice of quality BBC programmes with this new category, From The Archive, making available hundreds of gems from the past including some historic documentary series and interviews with cultural and sporting icons."
You can access the From the Archive section in your browser or using one of the many BBC iPlayer apps. If you're having trouble finding it, just click the Categories button up top. There's a link in there. Oh, and remember to register an account if you still haven't done that. [BBC]


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Goldene Kugel Bankhammer – three floors of great taste
The Goldene Kugel is the perfect setting for an authentic tavern culture. We have a total capacity of 300 seats in a rustic atmosphere over 3 floors. Anyone who's after a relaxed beer will feel at home in the Schwemm ("cosy lounge") in the main area of the building. The basement vaults house the Bierkeller, which has a unique atmosphere and space for around 70 people. The Bürgerstube is on the first floor, for those who enjoy a more traditional environment. And anyone who doesn't want to have to balance their own plate as they climb the stairs can of course have at‑table service. In the summer months, there is the Schanigarten open‑air section outside the restaurant, seating 50.
For us, a "Wirtshaus" (tavern) means getting together – with the very best quality food and drink.
Wherever you decide to sit, you can choose to serve yourself from the buffet or to have table service. Whether you're after a light snack or a lavish meal, you will always be served what we love best: freshly‑prepared traditional dishes made with local ingredients.


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More than one hundred definitions of sustainable development exist, but most widely used is from the World Commission on Environment and Development, presented in 1987.
It states that sustainable development is...
Sustainable development promotes the idea that social, environmental, and economic progress are all attainable within the earth's natural resources.
Sustainable development approaches everything in the world as being connected through space, time and quality of life. Sustainable construction of homes, retail outlets and other structures that incorporate recycled and renewable resources will be more energy efficient and stand the test of time.
We analyse each and every project on its own merits and apply the most efficient design based on commercial acumen, expertise and creativity. We take a whole life approach to every project with the emphasis on resilience, quality and return on investment.
Our knowledge and experience mean we are able to deliver environmentally sensitive solutions that best fit both the business and environment. We are able to consistently reduce carbon emissions and cut energy costs.