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Mass and energy
Simple calculations on nuclear transformations; mass difference;
binding energy
Atomic mass unit, u
Conversion of units; 1u = 931.1 MeV
Appreciation that E = mc2 applies to all energy changes
Graph of average binding energy per nucleon against nucleon number, A
Fission and fusion processes - see here for whole topic index
- know that the mass of nuclear particles when associated together in a nucleus (and therefore all matter!) is less than the sum of the mass of the component parts.
- know the difference in mass between individual consitituents and the associated particles is called the 'mass difference'
- know that mass and energy are interchangable via the equation E = mc2 (Einstein's equation).
- know that the conversion between mass (u) and energy (MeV) is possible via a shortcut in the databook that states the equivalence of mass and energy as: 1u = 931.1 MeV
- Draw the graph of average binding energy per nucleon against nucleon number, A - including labelled axes with units and values on those axes!
- Recall that fission is the splitting into two of a large nucleus and fusion is the fusing (joining into one) of two smaller nuclei.
- Relate fission and fusion to the binding energy per nucleon graph to explain why the processes are energetically viable.
Now try some questions and even more...
Induced fission by thermal neutrons
Possibility of a chain reaction
Critical mass
The functions of a moderator and the coolant in thermal nuclear reactors
Control of the reaction rate
Factors influencing choice of material for moderator, control rods and coolant
Examples of materials used (details of particular reactors are not required).
- recall that a thermal neutron is a neutron that has energy in the infra red photon range.
- know that if U235 absorbs a thermal neutron (becomes U236) it is very unstable and will split into two (not usually equal) nuclei
- know that a couple (on average 2 to 3) of free neutrons are also produced (these can go on to produce more fissions). The fragments are more stable (energetically viable reaction) and energy is released when this happens.The resulting nuclei are called fission fragments NOT daughter nuclei (that is the terminology in radioactivity!)
- The freed neutrons can go on to produce further fissions, but are usually of too high energy to do this and need to be slowed down. This is done by a MODERATOR (moderates the speed of the neutrons!) such as graphite. It slows the neutron down by allowing multiple interactions (about 50) with the carbon lattice without absorbtion of the neutron into the carbon nucleus - graphite has a 'low cross section for neutrons'.
A chain reaction is a reaction in which the instigator of the reaction is also produced as a product. It is therefore possible for the product of one reaction to go on to take the role of the reactant in a future reaction. Each fission produces neutrons that could go on to produce further fissions so the more atoms you have (greater mass of sample) the more likely that the reaction will continue in a chain reaction. But those neutrons are produced isotropically (equally in all directions) - the production direction is random, so an atom on the surface could well shoot off a neutron out of the Uranium mass and no fissions would then occur from them.
The bigger the surface area of the Uranium sample the more likely that neutrons will be sent out and not be able to make more fissions. As mass increases so does volume and surface area of the sample. A very small mass will have a larger surface area relative to its size than a bigger one so a chain reaction is less likely (greater proportion of its atoms will be on the surface). There is therefore a minimum mass that allows a chain reaction to occur. This is called the critical mass
- it has a critical mass/surface area ratio below which a chain reaction is not viable. As 2/3 neutrons are produced each time a nucleus of Uranium splits the energy produced by reaction would escalate by a factor of about 2/3 at each stage. This would be uncontrolled acceleration of the reaction and be very dangerous (bomb). Control rods of cadmium or boron can be inserted into the reaction vessel to maintain the energy production at the required level. These have a 'high cross section for neutrons' - they absorb the neutrons, taking them out of the reaction preventing further fissions occuriing. The deeper the rods are inserted into the vessel the faster the rate at which energy is being produced will be diminished (more surface area of absorber - more absorbtion) Moderator materials are chosen for low cross section for neutrons - don't absorb neutrons - interact to take kinetic energy from them instead.Control rods are made of materials that absorb neutrons effectively - have a high cross section for neutrons.
Coolant (eg. water or CO2) needs to have a high specific heat capacity so that a large amount of heat energy can be absorbed without it getting too hot
Now try some questions
Safety aspects:
Fuel used, shielding, emergency shutdown
Production, handling and storage of radioactive waste materials
Uranium is an alpha (and gamma!) emitter - uranium dust is very dangerous - highly localised ionisation in the body from alpha results in a high risk of cancer and mutaion in reproduction.
All forms of radiation are produced by the cocktail of fission fragments so shielding must be thick concrete (lead to expensive!)
Control rods contain enough absorbing material to completely shutdown the reactor - absorb so many neutrons that the chain reaction is stopped.
Fission fragments are radioactive isotopes of many elements - variety of half lives and type of radiation produced.
Neutron absorbtion by an atom creates a radioactive isotope of that element - which then decays into something else! So the reactor itself and instruments used within the reaction vessel become highly radioactive.
You should know about the three categories of waste (low, intermediate and high) due to their half lives (how long they will be dangerous for) and their activity, how they are dealt with (stored, monitored).
Also revise safety when dealing with radioactive materials for handling of active waste.
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Kenny Dalglish has warned Roberto Martínez that he has more to worry about than Luis Suárez after the Wigan Athletic manager claimed his planning for tonight's match against Liverpool has been scuppered by the Uruguayan.
The FA handed Suárez an eight-match ban and a £40,000 fine, pending an appeal, last night after finding the striker guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra, the Manchester United defender. Martínez had revealed that the uncertainty created by Suárez's case had affected his preparations.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Making Our Beds
We're creating a second garden bed near the house, in addition to the larger co-op garden on our side lot. We have terrible soil, very rocky, so we need to create our own.
First, my husband cuts down a couple of old trees. We have five wooded acres on a ridgetop so trees are no problem. He then measures and cuts them to fit together in a rectangle. Then we lined the bed with thick newspapers.
In this case we had to start with some purchased dirt mixed with manure and peat. We planted some purchased items plus some transplants with the bed pictured filled with climbers.
We cover everything with straw which keeps the moisture in and weeds down. If weeds pop through the newspaper, we pile on more straw, which becomes mulched in at the end of the season. We'll add egg shells, coffee grounds, leaves, grass clippings, etc. throughout the season, layering it to create soil for next year.
Bed #1 houses the tomatoes and peppers plus everything is ringed with marigolds. We'll have to fence it off since the raccoons, oppossums and deer come visiting pretty often, taking only a bite and leaving the rest.
It's going to jump into the 90s the next couple of days - and this is Spring??? Then it will cool down to the 60s. The poor veges won't know what to do.
In the meantime I have the flowers waiting in the shade of our porch until the cooler temperatures come back.
3 comments:
- Mary Christine said...
Your garden looks wonderful! We had temperatures in the 80s over the weekend, it is now snowing!
- May 11, 2011 at 7:17 AM
- me said...
That's a good idea about the weeds, thank you. I was looking for a way to stop mine appearing so rapidly.
- May 11, 2011 at 8:03 AM
- MAYBELLINE said...
I'm afraid if I mulched like that I would have even more earwigs.
- May 11, 2011 at 11:17 PM
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In the opening scene of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Luke famously chucks his old lightsaber off a cliff like a week-old burrito, and thanks to a not-quite-canon "deleted scene" from the Blu-ray, we now know what happened to the weapon after being discovered by the Ahch-To's most adorable inhabitants, who just might be too innocent for their own good. Of course, every memorable moment in Star Wars deserves to be immortalized in LEGO, and that's where builder Takamichi Irie comes in, with an excellent recreation utilizing the official life-size LEGO Porg set.
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Massive Star Wars Resistance Bomber built from over 5,000 LEGO pieces is ready to unload on the First Order Dreadnaught
One of the best things about highlighting the best fan-built LEGO creations is the numerous occasions to watch and re-watch the most spectacular movie scenes. Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi treated us to a whole bunch of fascinating battle scenes and visual effects, but I've totally forgotten how good the opening scene is. A great thank you to Mirko Soppelsa for giving us an unscheduled reason to enjoy the heroic deeds of Poe and Rose with this jaw-dropping model of an MG-100 StarFortress bomber. The build counts almost 5200 LEGO pieces and stands over 25 in/64 cm high. What a monster!
Everything you want to know about the Star Wars Finch Dallow Minifigure replacement [Feature]
LEGO seldom makes changes to their sets once they're already in production, but it does happen from time to time, usually to correct a section of a model that's discovered to be too fragile for play. However, the most recent case is an oddity even in this rare class of updated sets. Nearly a year after its release, set 75188 Resistance Bomber has been updated with a minifigure swapout, changing one of the pilots from a generic "Resistance Bomber Pilot" figure to Finch Dallow, a named minifigure sporting a new head and helmet. So, why did Finch Dallow suddenly become important?
The crystal Vulptex from Star Wars comes to life in LEGO bricks
The crystal fox-like Vulptices from Star Wars: The Last Jedi are something that I never thought would be able to be represented well in LEGO form. But builder Runa Lindblom (legovalkyrja) has pulled it off quite nicely indeed with this large-scale version. The red elements on the ground depicting the exposed salty mineral beds of the planet Crait is a nice touch and just enough to bring a little contrast and realism to the whole sculpture.
Using an array of both white and transparent bricks is all that was needed, though knowing where exactly to place them for maximum effect is always the secret. The amount of painstaking work to angle the various transparent elements is key to getting the intended effect.
LEGO Star Wars 75225 Elite Praetorian Guard Battle Pack [Review]
Battle packs are known for being sets with simple builds and greater emphasis on the number of minifigures. The 75225 Elite Praetorian Guard Battle Pack comes with three Praetorian Guards, a First Order stormtrooper, and a plethora of weapons. You can't really go wrong with battle packs if you're out to build an army, but this Elite Praetorian Guard Battle Pack 109 piece set is more than meets the eye. Since minifigures are the primary attraction when it comes to battle packs, the emphasis of this review will be on them.
Packaging & instructions
Box artwork portrays the Elite Praetorian Guards in what appears to be a training room. The set consists of two numberless bags and a set of instructions
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LEGO Star Wars: The Last Jedi 75216 Snoke's Throne Room [Review]
One of the most shocking scenes in Star Wars: The Last Jedi occurs on Supreme Leader Snoke's enormous flagship the Supremacy, when Kylo Ren turns on Snoke and he and Rey join forces to battle the Supreme Leader's Praetorian Guards. 75216 Snoke's Throne Room captures this scene as a playset. The set includes 492 pieces with 5 minifigures and retails for $69.99.
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LEGO Kylo Ren's TIE Silencer from The Last Jedi in UCS scale
One of the fascinating new craft flying from the latest Star Wars film is Kylo Ren's personal starfighter, the TIE Silencer. Mirko Soppelsa built this intimidating, TIE Interceptor-like craft in similar scale to official Ultimate Collector Series LEGO sets like the Millennium Falcon and Slave I. I'm confident Kylo Ren would be pleased with this simply amazing model.
End the Resistance on the mineral planet of Crait
The 2017 game Star Wars Battlefront II allows players to experience Star Wars battles unlike what is seen on the big screen. First Order Lego captures a snapshot of such freedom with a diorama of the Battle of Crait. The layer of salt carpeting the red soil and crystal underneath is textured well, with cracks and unevenness throughout upon closer look.
LEGO Star Wars 75201 First Order AT-ST reveals The Last Jedi spoilers for no good reason [Review]
It's rare that a LEGO set on its own serves as a major spoiler for a movie. From the now-classic Indiana Jones sets to Jurassic World sets more recently, LEGO sets provide characters, vehicles, and locations without revealing much more than a character's name. But 75201 First Order AT-ST reveals several fundamental plot points of a major scene late in the movie. The set includes 370 pieces with 4 minifigures. Beyond just our usual criteria of design and value, is the set worth the spoilers?
We'd normally add a SPOILERS! warning here before the jump to the full review, but hey, LEGO has already spoiled several key plot points by releasing the set, so let's just dig in.
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LEGO Star Wars 75200 Ahch-To Island Training from The Last Jedi [Review]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been out in theaters for nearly a month, so we're circling back to some of the LEGO sets released to support the movie. 75200 Ahch-To Island Training retails for $29.99 (US) with 241 pieces and features Luke Skywalker, Rey, and a porg.
We hope you've had an opportunity to see the movie, but fair warning that we'll be discussing the movie's plot freely, so consider this your standard SPOILERS! warning.
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Top 10 LEGO Star Wars sets released in 2017 [Reviews]
2017 has been a fantastic year to be a LEGO Star Wars builder and collector. As we celebrate the release of The Last Jedi in theaters today, we're asking ourselves what the best LEGO Star Wars sets released this year have been. Since several of the sets in our best LEGO sets of 2017 list were Star Wars sets, a couple of these won't be a surprise. LEGO released dozens of Star Wars sets this year, and although we've only reviewed about 10 sets so far, we have built many of the rest. For sets we haven't reviewed here on TBB yet, we'll include a brief mini-review. Let's dig in!
#10: 75160 U-wing Microfighter
The excellent minifig-scale 75155 Rebel U-wing Fighter set included a pilot minifig who wore a standard Rebel pilot helmet. However, the U-wing pilots in Rogue One actually wore unique helmets reminiscent of helicopter pilot helmets. So, for a paltry $9.99, you can buy 75160 U-wing in Microfighters form and pick up the one accessory that should've been in 75155. Still, this is a wonderful little set on its own merits, with a fantastic minifig (I believe I've already mentioned his headgear…) and a nicely miniaturized U-wing built from a mere 109 pieces.
#9: 75167 Bounty Hunter Speeder Bike Battle Pack
LEGO is notoriously stingy about doling out unique characters in large sets, while the Battle Packs have mostly been army builders with multiples of tertiary characters (like generic clone troopers or stormtroopers). However, 75167 Bounty Hunter Speeder Bike Battle Pack includes a fully redesigned Bossk, brand new 4-LOM, and a new printed piece for IG-88. Oh, and Dengar, for some reason. Despite my criticism of the inclusion of old Mr. Head Wound, stud-shooters for weapons, and the basic design of the non-canon vehicle, this set really is a fantastic way to get several iconic minifigs plus a handful of azure parts (125 pieces overall) for just $14.99.
LEGO Star Wars 75188 Resistance Bomber from The Last Jedi [Review]
With Star Wars: The Last Jedi in movie theaters in just a few days, we're focusing again on the LEGO Star Wars sets released ahead of the film's release. 75188 Resistance Bomber joins a substantial line of LEGO Star Wars sets from The Last Jedi, including 75187 BB-8 and 75204 Sandspeeder we reviewed previously. 75188 Resistance Bomber includes 778 pieces with 5 minifigs and retails for $109.99.


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We are using a KL17 as a slave using the high level Transactional API callback interface. We are using the GNU compiler version 6.3.1.
The master is sending the KL17 two bytes of data and the KL17 is expected to respond with 3 bytes of data back to the master. The KL17 is the salve, and we have another ARM CPU as the I2C master. A scope with an I2C analyzer shows the 2 bytes the master sends always looks good but sometimes the KL17 does not receive the 2 bytes properly. The Kl17 will sometimes ( say 1/100) will not receive the second byte [rx2] properly in the callback.
The scope with an I2C bus analyzer will show:
Note, the slave address is 50, S=Start, R=Repeat Start, E=Stop
S[50] [rx1] [rx2] R [51] [tx1] [tx2] [tx3] E
Sudo code:
Switch RX Event
xfer->data = (unsigned char*) &rxbuff[0];
xfer->dataSize = 2;
Switch TX Event
Check rx data here, this is where the incorrect data is seen [rx2].
xfer->data = (unsigned char*) &txbuff[0];
xfer->dataSize = 3;
Switch Complete Event
The callback code flow is RX Event followed by a TX Event and finally the Complete Event.
Question 1: Is the expected sequence for a 2 byte I2C write followed by a three byte read?
Question 2: Would we ever expect to see the callback come back from the first 2 byte receive is it had not received the two bytes?
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How technology can help solve the Opioid crisis
Recent developments have finally provided funding to address the Opioid crisis. It is important to recognize that the crisis is a policy problem that will be solved with programs and people. But, technology can be an enabler to identify those at risk, define and execute the right interventions, and measure effectiveness of those interventions.
Much like the focus on the social determinants of health, identifying those at risk and defining targeted prevention programs can be enhanced by looking at a spectrum of data. Analyzing demographics - such as age, location, and income - and non-traditional data sources like social media will help identify those in need of help. Just as smoking prevention programs are more cost effective and desirable than smoking cessation programs, identifying those at risk and creating effective interventions is a better approach to solve the Opioid crisis.
After you have determined the population that may be at risk, the next step is to identify those that may be abusing opioids, or enabling their abuse. Tools to identify multiple prescriptions or fraudulent purchases exist, but can be enhanced, for example by extending the data set to cross state boundaries. Prescription databases exist, and standards such as NCPDP enable semantic normalization and integration of cross-provider and cross-pharmacy data. Challenges exist when drugs cross state borders: both policy challenges of sharing data, and integration issues of sharing data from various repositories. These can be solved by integration tools that focus on federation and use of meta-data dictionaries. The more technology can accommodate data as it is - structured or unstructured - the more actionable data can be generated for the people to enable programs.
Lastly, effective programs can be identified and fast-tracked through modeling. As initial program results are reported, those can be combined with historical program effectiveness data and predictive analysis, enhanced by AI tools, to both assess the effectiveness of programs and identify those programs or tools that would work best moving forward. Like most AI tools, the more data you feed it, the better the result. Again, focusing on federated data and enabling semantic integration through meta-data dictionaries will lessen the burden on data providers and enable a large, unified data set for use.
This is how technology can support the people and programs to solve a heart-breaking problem to today's society - a tool to enable knowledge sharing and support outcomes, a means to an end.


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I'll keep this short and sweet. My siblings know me as a complainer. I must hold some kind of record for being the Whiner of the Year. Too bad it doesn't come with a cash prize.
I've been quiet for a while, because I've been under the weather, under my blanket, and under my computer, earning money and looking miserable. It's the eyebags.
So, when my little brother asked me to do a rant about Yu lines, I sat on it for a little while. I had words with Safcom on a really bad day, which appeared to some as sour grapes. And I now adore Zuku since they've totally styled up – for me at least.
But it seemed a little picky to … pick … on Yu. After all, I like Yu. They're cheap, they're fun, and they offered air time for 10 bob. It gets a little tricky when I need to load a thousand and all the shop has is tens, but hey, you can't win them all.
The trouble with Yu is advertising. Not the TV ads. I love the TV ads. The dude singing to his chickens makes me cry with joy, seriously. And I love those kids with the chicken dinner phone call.
The problem is the endless annoying texts. They come in so often that I now autodelete without reading, and I never pay attention to a text alert on my Yu phone. As a result, I have gotten into some serious problems for ignoring a genuine sms from a … friend. Many, many times.
I've tried the regular channels to resolve this problem. I asked at a Yu Customer Centre, and they said that if I don't want the endless texts, I should just reply 'Stop' to whichever number it came from. I tried. Four times. It didn't work. Mostly because the stops kept bouncing back.
Next, I called Customer Care.
[Yay! I got through the Customer Care!]
The nice lady at the other end asked me to confirm my number, then said she would delete me from the text-promotion database. She asked me to be patient, as it would take 24 hours.
Yeah, still waiting on that.
She was really nice though. I like nice people. So after my phone kept me up half the night, aggravating the eyebags, I figured I'd give in and do a rant. So here goes.
In more coherent terms:
Dear Yu,
I love you. You're adorable. But please, please, PLEASE, enough with the texts. You're going to get me into trouble with my people-who-like-to-send-real-texts.
Lots of Love,
PS: Zain now has the same problem, but I called their Customer Care people and they promised to send no more texts. My phone has been delightfully silent since. Yay Zain!!
Also, I am depressed to note that according to the news, Safaricom has 16 million subscribers. That's 16 million possible clients who may prefer to pay through Mpesa. Does this mean I'll have to get a new Safaricom line? *Groan*
♫ What goes around comes around ♫ Justin Timberlake ♫


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SUMRALL – The Sumrall Lady Bobcats desperately needed a win Monday night against Greene County. Without a win, a playoff berth would have been highly unlikely.
Trailing by three runs in the sixth inning, Sumrall scored five runs in the bottom half of the inning to defeat the Lady Wildcats 9-7 in a crucial region contest. Sumrall is now 2-4 and it sits a game and a half back from the third and final playoff spot with four region games to go.
"We've been on the other side of it so many times," Sumrall coach Dodie Robertson said. "We just needed tonight. We needed to be on top for once because we've lost so many close ones."
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Despite entering Monday with a 1-4 record, the Lady Bobcats have been competitive against region foes. They lost back-to-back extra-inning games to Greene County and Purvis last month, and hung tough with top-ranked Lawrence County and Poplarville. Sumrall's only win came against lowly Forrest County AHS, and it'll play the Lady Aggies, Poplarville, Lawrence County and Purvis one time each before it's all said and done.
"This game was just one of many that we have got to win," Robertson said. "We knew we have to at least split with everybody at this point in order to give ourselves a chance. Poplarville (4-3), Greene County (2-4) and us are fighting for that third spot, so these games are critical."
On Monday, Sumrall grabbed a quick 4-1 lead before a few questionable calls by the umpires fired up the Sumrall coaches. With two on and one out for Greene County in the fourth, Kayla Mazzocchi smacked a pitch down the first base line that Robertson thought was foul. The home plate umpire ruled it fair and the Lady Wildcats cut Sumrall's lead to 4-3.
Greene County tied the game 4-4 during the next at-bat.
When it looked like Sumrall would regain the lead in the bottom of the fourth, another call by the umpires got the Sumrall coaches riled up. With two on and one out, Taylor Green sent a grounder to second, but the Greene County second baseman collided with the Sumrall base runner, and the infield umpire ruled it runner's interference.
Robertson and her assistant coaches argued the Greene County second baseman had an opportunity to field the ball before the collision, but the umpire saw it differently.
"The rule is, once the infielder has a chance at the ball then it's no longer interference by the runner," Robertson said. "That ball went all up her arm, like, she had a chance at it and she missed it. Then she just barreled our girl over. She should have been safe and that run should have scored. There was no doubt about that."
Greene County escaped the jam moments later to keep it a 4-4 game.
Riding the momentum, Greene County pushed across three more runs in the top of the fifth while the Lady Bobcats went down quietly in the bottom half.
When it looked like the Lady Wildcats would add to their lead in the sixth inning, seventh-grader Ashlyn Burkhalter entered the game to pitch and made quick work of the Greene County hitters.
"She was huge, and she's a seventh grader throwing against 18-year-olds," Robertson said. "She has been so good for us. She has been excellent all year for us; not just tonight."
Burkhalter's momentum in the circle translated to the offense, too, because Sumrall scored five runs on two hits, four walks and a Greene County error to retake the lead. Brandi Bond picked up the first RBI on a double, then a Greene County fielder misplayed Autumn Burkhalter's shot to left field to score another run. Bethany Prine walked with bases loaded to tie the game at 7, and Londyn Robertson delivered the big blow with a two-RBI double to right field to give the Lady Bobcats a 9-7 advantage.
"We've been having trouble stringing hits together," Dodie Robertson said. "We've been leaving people on base and we've been coming up to the top of our lineup and not getting it done.
"Just to be as disciplined as we were at the plate (Monday), because (the Greene County pitcher) wasn't throwing a lot of strikes. We've had trouble deciding which pitch to hit, so I was proud of them tonight for picking good pitches to go after."
Ashlyn Burkhalter got two quick outs in the top of the seventh, but she did allow a hit and a walk before getting the game-ending popup.


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Sugar House 2015 in Review
Jan 04, 2016 14h36
● By Bryan Scott
District Seven Residents,
As another year comes to a close, let's take a moment to consider some of the accomplishments in District Seven during 2015.
With thanks to the Sugar House Community Council for its recommendations, the City Transportation Division has added or will be adding key crosswalks at the following locations:
• crossing McClelland Street at the intersection with Sugarmont Drive
• crossing McClelland Street at the intersection with Elm Avenue
• crossing both streets at the 900 East and Elm Avenue intersection
In addition to these, installation of a new HAWK pedestrian crossing signal at the intersection of McClelland Street and 2100 South is scheduled for next summer.
Thanks to Amy Barry, Sugar House Community Council chair, who spearheaded a Capital Improvement Project request that resulted in the city council funding an improved and redesigned pond in Fairmont Park. Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring and be completed during the summer.
The council voted to provide matching funds for the Sego Lily in Sugar House Park just east of 1300 East, on The Draw. The Sego Lily will be the first flood control system in the world designed as a work of art. It will function as both a dam and spillway for intermittent flood waters that occur in Sugar House Park, and help prevent damage to homes and businesses in the area.
Designed by world-renowned artist Patricia Johanson, the Sego Lily will work together with the recently completed "Canyon" pedestrian walkway/bicycle path under 1300 East to help divert potential flood waters.
Police bike patrols are returning to Sugar House. In the coming months as officers are hired and trained, you will notice an increased police bike patrol presence in the Sugar House Business District and parks on the east side of Salt Lake City.
The first draft of a Small Neighborhood Plan for 21st and 21st is complete and ready to be presented to the city council. Work continues on the Parley's Way Corridor Master Plan. This plan will provide a vision and direction for the corridor as future development opportunities arise.
This is an exciting time for District Seven. I will continue to work with my council colleagues and the city administration to help make our neighborhoods great places to live, work, dine, shop and play.
Happy holidays!
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Sugar House Community Council Update
2015 was a year where Sugar House finally saw some of the construction come to an end. The fence around monument plaza came down as the city finished construction of our very first pedestrian plaza. People started using our public space, and businesses have started to fill in the heart of the business district. We continue to see great events come to our area with Monday night food truck rally, Friday night Sugar House Farmers Market, free concerts in Hidden Hollow and an amazing Sugar House Art Walk that continue to make our community so lively.
On a different note, residents also began and will end the year struggling with some major development projects/proposals at 21st & 21st and the old Granite Furniture warehouse. We continue to struggle with how to grow and reduce the negative impacts of this growth.
Sugar House needs to continue to push the dialogue with the city regarding the demolition ordinance that allows for blight to continue in our neighborhood. We need to push the discussion about how we want our neighborhoods to grow and be invested in the process.
Sugar House needs committed efforts to get more affordable housing to meet the needs of those that work in our community, but can't afford to live here. We are losing out on people who make a difference to our lives in teachers, police, fire personnel, etc. who should be welcomed into our community.
Sugar House will continue to have real problems with traffic impacts due to the growth. We need a transit master plan that makes sense, and we need to pay attention to pedestrian circulation safety issues in the business district.
We finally saw an end to the construction, but it was only temporary in the heart of the community. Not only are we looking at 105' building on McClelland and Sugarmont, but we are likely to see much of the same thing on the east side of that block. We are just waiting for Craig Mecham to file his plans with the city. Residents need to stay involved in all these developments, since we are the ones that experience the impacts with traffic, parking, etc. We certainly are not done with the construction. The small area plan for 21st & 21st should be completed early in 2016, and we will see something different coming up there, and it is our voices that can help make those projects more compatible with our neighborhoods.
Ultimately we still have such great amenities in our community that is rarely seen elsewhere in this city.


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Cardboard? If anybody can make that humble material the future of gaming, it's Nintendo. The Labo Toy-Con kits for the Switch are pushing interactivity back into the physical world, letting users construct cardboard houses, robots and more and bring them to life with the Joy-Cons motion and vibration features. It's another innovation from a company that's built on it, and we love the dang thing. The Toy-Con Garage mode is already letting cardboard craftspeople come up with their own interactive items.
Nintendo has already teased potential future Labo devices, including a steering wheel and a shotgun. But if the people want more, we'll give it to them. We got out the blueprints and technical specs for what the Labo can do and used them to come up with ideas that we'd love to see make it into mass production. What follows is our fantasy list for future Labo kits.
Virtual Reality Helmet
With the Switch's tablet form factor making it portable, and the Joy-Con motion controls just sensitive enough, there's no reason that Nintendo couldn't put together a cardboard housing that let developers deploy VR applications on the Switch. Sure, it doesn't pump as much power as an Oculus headset, but if the thing is made out of cardboard people aren't going to expect crystal clarity. Watching Nintendo step back into the VR world 23 years after the flop of the Virtual Boy would be amazing in itself, but the functionalities of the Switch could be a game-changer for the nascent medium.
Musical Instruments
The original Labo trailer showcased what looked like a kick drum pedal made out of cardboard, but we can see the Labo platform being used to create all kinds of musical instruments. The accelerometer could be used for the slide of a trombone, for example, or the strum of a pick on a cardboard guitar. There's already a Japan-only Switch drumming game (Gal Metal), and even though Guitar Hero and the like aren't at the top of the charts like they used to be, a core group of music game fans are thirsty for new experiences. Letting them build their own instruments would be choice.
Pinball Machine
Pinball is the predecessor of the modern arcade game, and this might be a stretch but the Switch's touchscreen could work with physical bumpers and flippers to create a fascinatingly weird hybrid of the two. Nintendo could give players the ability to design their own tables, placing targets and switches on the surface and then rolling a light plastic ball along it to trigger the touchscreen. Just don't use one of those regulation silver metal pinballs if you value the life of your console.
Cooking Utensils
No, we're not suggesting that you take cardboard into the kitchen, but the success of DS games like Cooking Mama could pave the way for a similar experience. Imagine watching a simulated kitchen where you need to use Labo tools like a knife to chop vegetables and trim the fat off meat, a ladle to stir food in a pot and a spatula to flip pancakes. Nintendo's all about bringing character to ordinary experiences like this, and it's a perfect use of the Switch's motion control sensors – not too granular and replicating movements that most humans know how to do. Hell, you might actually learn how to make something delicious in the process!
The Game Boy Camera is one of Nintendo's most legendary bizarre peripherals, a plug-in to the original monochrome portable that let it take pixelated low-res shots of the world around you and print them out on stickers. One of the least-used features of the Switch's setup is the IR sensor on the bottom of the right Joy-Con. It's a remarkably powerful little device that, as seen with the walking bug-bot Toy-Con, can transmit a grainy video feed to the system. The time has come to reinvent cruddy cameras for the console age and create a housing that lets you snap shots with your Switch, doodle on them and upload them for friends. The initial trailer for Labo showed a cardboard camera, but we haven't seen any more evidence of one yet.
Animal Crossing
Nintendo's bucolic life simulator franchise seems tailor-made for the Labo. We've already seen the house model in the Variety Kit create a little environment populated by a cartoonish creature, so it's only a matter of expanding on that general premise to create an immersive Animal Crossing game out of cardboard and screen space. Chop down trees with a Labo axe, fish with the Variety Kit's rod and find a way to pay off Tom Nook so you don't live in constant fear of foreclosure. We'll be very surprised if Labo functionality isn't a big part of this new game.
Burglar Alarm
You can probably guess that the IR camera is our favorite part of the Labo system – it's just overflowing with possibilities. One cool thing that we came up with is using it as a motion sensor for a burglar alarm – housing it in a tripod-like device that points it at a pathway, and then monitoring it for any object coming close to it like a roustabout's foot. When it gets the signal, it can trigger a noisy alarm or maybe even a Home Alone-style boobytrap.
Logic Gates
Much like enterprising people used redstone in Minecraft to create computing devices, we could see Nintendo creating a Labo kit that was all about teaching the core principles of electrical engineering. A set of cardboard constructions that measured conductivity and let users build simple and / or logic gates could serve as the core of a more complicated system that would be limited only by the user's imagination. We're sort of getting into meta territory here, but imagine a Labo that could let you make other Labo, or create instructions and setups for devices that you could share?
The original weird-ass Nintendo peripheral, R.O.B. came with the Nintendo Entertainment System as a way to convince game-shy 80s parents that what they were about to shell out cash for was a Real Toy. Only two games were ever released for the little guy – Gyromite and Stack-Up – but he's become a sort of C-tier figure with appearances in the Smash Bros series. Reinventing R.O.B. for the cardboard age might put a new spin on the machine, but we're not 100% sure how to make the current Labo functionality work with his bizarre form factor.
The IR sensor on the Joy-Con can pick up changes in color density, so one cool idea for future Labo projects involves a modular cardboard maze, where the red Joy-Con slides into the pathway from the top and the player has to move it through the laybrinth without looking down – only getting visual feedback from the screen and tactile responses from their hand. That kind of interaction mechanism is something new – imagine playing a Pac-Man style game that way, where the ghosts are only visible on the screen.
Nose Picker
Let's close this out with a super ridiculous one. When the internal team at Nintendo was first conceptualizing what would become the Labo, they realized that to get the best results from the IR camera it needed to be restricted to a box. After some spitballing, they came up with a nose picking game using a huge cardboard schnozz. This isn't without precedent – the Wario Ware titles have featured booger-digging activities in the past. But it would be the height of delicious absurdity for the big N to sell a cardboard nose and finger so people could digitally pick with their Switch.
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As a lot of you will know, from my Facebook Lives, I do love to babble and it often takes me five or ten minutes to say goodbye. I am sat here right now, not able to think of a single thing to say, but still I am talking ten to the dozen.
I used to teach English, both as a first and second language to both adults and children. I loved conversational classes, encouraging people to talk about anything and everything. My favourite lessons to teach were the summer schools filled with Catalan teenagers.
These students were from well-off families in the Barcelona region of Spain and every year, I would organise a timetable for them, which would always include conversation. The would come to Poole feeling that they were fluent in English and the poor loves would learn very quickly that they were not. The tongue twisters for the Spanish speaking students are B and V sounds - Vivacious Vivian loved to voice vigorous verses vociferously.
It would often take the entire duration of their stay to conquer the changes to a pronunciation that they had spent their whole lives becoming accustomed to. It would also take their entire stay to for them to remember the pronunciation of the word 'Quay', such a simple thing for us to do, but complex and rather stupid to a 13 year old from Barcelona, but they would accomplish it - if they managed it they got to visit the famous Poole Quay and see the Sunseeker Yachts as they passed the lifting bridge and headed to their new homes. Then they got to binge on fish and chips the most British of foods while they practised mispronouncing the and so that it sounded right - say it to yourself now, we don't say fish and chips, we say fish n chips.
Politics is a great learning tool and the less you know as a teacher the more they have to speak, the harder they have to try to help you to understand - that could be a whole lesson in itself! A lesson where you, as the teacher can sit at a desk and become the student. You can ask complex (and annoying) questions about the different political leanings of Spain and they would answer in a way you just don't expect from children of their ages. The had it down, they knew their politics, they would put a lot of adults, in this and many other countries, to shame with the extent of their knowledge.
My first ever teaching experience was with these students. I was asked to cover some classes for my English tutor and WOW! It was terrifying, it was tiring, it was amazing! It was the best and the worst work experience I had ever had - I was hooked.
It was July and it was a joint teaching session with another teacher who had never met - it was also being observed by a teacher who helped to fund the project - no wonder Ashley hadn't wanted to teach it!
All the kids came in with Stuart who had started the project years before, they were all under the impression that I had taught before and knew what I was talking about! I had spent a whole week practising. Ashley had given both me and Lucy a copy of the lesson plan to work from - yup that was it. We were doing a basic geography lesson really - all about the local area and the Quay (there's that word again). Well, I won't go into details, but between nerves, trying to hide that I wasn't actually a teacher and having never worked with Lucy before, it was a complete disaster and just looking at the Spanish teacher's face that was obvious! You could see her wondering where they had found us, two women who obviously didn't have a clue and were supposed to be preparing her students for their Cambridge University exams! Well I could completely understand why she felt like that - I felt like that!
We had our break, Stuart looked like thunder and I felt like a mouse in a room full of lions. I really hated Ashley at that point, but the show must go on - that is what teaching is, it is a show and you are the writer, directer and star. It is up to you to make it a success or a failure, these kids were relying on me to teach them how it should be done.
Stuart pulled me aside and told me not to worry - he seemed to think that the failure of the last lesson was not down to me but situation and this helped me to feel a bit better, but only a bit. He went through the lesson plan that I had prepared for the next session and was happy. I grabbed a much needed caffeine boost form the tiny kitchen that was to become my between-lesson haven and it would help me hide tears in the coming weeks too.
With my coffee, I walked into the classroom that had, once upon a time, served as a bedroom for the wealthy family who had owned, not just this house, but also the land on which my house, several miles away, was built.
The lesson was about music and question formation and it was one that, I may have changed with the times, but remained with me and was taught to every group I was given. It was a great ice breaker, it was a fab opportunity to be ridiculed for my taste in music and a great chance for students to inform me of what I should be listening to. It was also the start of a career that I loved and one that I miss like you miss a child. One that I really want to go back to, but I don't feel I ever will.
I worked with Ashley as my manager for a few years (I cannot remember how many), she took me on at the local Adult Education College where I taught mainly ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and Adult Literacy. Ashley, was one of the many people who came into my life for a reason. She showed me what I was capable of, she helped me to realise a lot about myself and for that I will forever thank her.
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I enjoyed watching two rather different TV programmes last night.
One was the final episode of season one of The Crown, Netflix's lavish and beautifully-made biopic of Queen Elizabeth II and the shenanigans of the UK royal family.
The second was a four-minute YouTube video by a guy called Techmoan who reviews dashcams and buys obscure bits of old hifi equipment from eBay and takes them apart. His piece on a Star Wars hologram vinyl LP has notched up 433,421 views in its five-month life, a number that would be a very respectable audience for a non-peak linear TV show.
The crucial difference between these two shows is that one cost £100 million for the first two seasons (roughly £5 million per hour), while the other cost close to zero, yet still helps to make its creator a useful income from YouTube ads and product affiliate fees.
The launch last week of Amazon's The Grand Tour shows how the OTT players are able to invest significantly higher budgets in making shows: because they have deep pockets (Netflix has a $5 billion content budget, about 5x that of a large European broadcaster like ITV or ProSiebenSat.1), and also because they can exploit that content on a global scale with none of the troublesome need to manage complex deficit finance, rights sales and distribution operations.
That budget was clearly visible on screen compared with its previous incarnation as the BBC's Top Gear, and it delivered results (exactly what ratings we have to guess, but it is Amazon's top show), and earned critical and fan acclaim (becoming the top-rated TV show on IMDB with a 9.6 rating).
Meanwhile the traditional UK broadcasters seem determined to discourage me from using their OTT services.
Last night I also tried to watch a programme on Channel4's More4 on my Amazon Fire TV box but got stuck in an endless loop of mid-roll commercials (several of which had no audio). On restarting the playback I was told I would have to sit through a further seven ads. No thank you. On the ITV Hub it seems to be pot luck as to whether the latest episode will appear or not, especially for live shows like X-Factor. And recent changes to the UK TV licence fee mean I can no longer legally watch BBC iPlayer on a fixed TV away from my main home. That's as ludicrous as Netflix demanding a separate subscription for each location I watch from.
Traditional TV businesses may take comfort in the latest figures showing how broadcasters' own OTT platforms are doing well in the UK, France and Germany (ahead of Netflix, behind YouTube). But the comparison isn't fair, as these platforms are free-to-view and the business model assumes the content was already paid for by linear. They are not (currently) viable standalone OTT services.
Traditional broadcasters now risk being stuck in the middle – between the lavish investment and long-form cinematic content of Netflix and Amazon, and the short-form, zero-budget, but infinitely varied, YouTube fare. And being stuck in the middle is a dangerous place to be for any business.
These broadcasters need a new approach – or they face a chronic decline in audiences as older TV-native viewer die out. Exactly what has happened to the print newspaper business.
This means building services around the needs of the audience – not artificial constraints imposed by outdated rights windows and archaic TV licence legislation. And it almost certainly means making less content overall, and investing that money in more high-quality, big-budget statement shows and live events.


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Friday, January 29, 2010
Best of Jacksonville Party @ MOCA
Aqua Grill, Ponte Vedra Beach – Fire-roasted dynamite shrimp finished with a caramelized sweet chili aioli, served over a cold Asian rice noodle salad.A chef from Aqua Grill cooked the spicy shrimp to order over hot stones. Biscotti's, Avondale – An assortment of glossy pastel-colored French macarons. I had a heavenly peanut butter-flavored macaron, but there were also pistachio and oreo, among others. Bistro Aix, San Marco – Duck spring rolls with pineapple "ketchup." These were wonderfully crispy, hot, and subtly flavored. Blue Bamboo, Southside Blvd – Asian noodles served in mini Chinese take-out boxes and an Asian slaw. Café NOLA, in the MOCA downtown – Shrimp in a creamy white wine porcini sauce with a smoked cheddar grit cake. Rich and divine. The Casa Marina, Jacksonville Beach – A take on ceviche: lime and chili marinated shrimp, scallop and fresh fish accompanied with avocado and a cilantro cucumber emulsion topped with crispy tortilla strips. Good contrast of textures and a perfect dose of citrus. Chew, downtown – frisee aux lardons salad and bacon and white bean cassoulet. Frisee was an excellent choice for a catering event – the hearty lettuce remained crisp and peppery in its vinaigrette, and the lardons were perfect little cubes of salty, chewy goodness. Joseph's Italian, North Jax and Atlantic Beach – Stromboli and baked ziti. Matthew's, San Marco – Seafood soup with mussels, shrimp, and bay scallops. Top-notch seafood in a flavorful broth, served with a side of handsome chefs! Metro Custom Cakes – An assortment of cupcakes in flavors such as almond cream cheese and vanilla with raspberry filling. Mezza Luna, Neptune Beach – Braised short ribs with swiss chard, black currants and compressed apples. MOJO Barbecue – BBQ ribs, chicken wings, and pulled pork sandwiches. I could have just eaten at MOJOs and been full and satisfied – two ribs, two chicken wings, and a sandwich! Love this place, the ribs were especially tender. Morton's The Steakhouse – Mashed potatoes with prime rib. This was a real crowd-pleaser. Nineteen @ TPC Sawgrass - Pan-fried risotto cake and Kobe beef finished with a demi glace and crispy fried leeks. Probably the best plated presentation of the night, served with a beautiful, friendly smile. The beef was a perfect medium rare and extra salty, just like I like it. One Ocean's Azurea Restaurant, Jacksonville Beach – Crab claw and crab salad over whipped avocado. The photo is atrocious but the crab claw was an especially clever idea for a cocktail party – one bite with a built-in handle. Genius and delicious! Orsay, Avondale – Shrimp and Anson Mills grits topped with roasted corn and Eden Farms bacon relish, served with a huckleberry scone. Again, this could have been a meal in itself. Love the sweet roasted corn and salty bacon topping.Pastiche, Avondale – Shrimp in a tangy remoulade sauce. A single bite that made me want to go back for more. The Reef, St Augustine – Seared scallop tostada with black bean and fresh salsa. River City Brewing Co., downtown – Salmontini: house-smoked salmon with crème fraiche, capers, and a quail egg. Twisted Martini, downtown – I tried the white grape martini which according to their website is made with white grape vodka, triple sec, sweet and sour, and a splash of Red Bull. 619 Ocean View Restaurant @ Sawgrass Marriott, Ponte Vedra Beach – Creamy bisque with truffled popcorn. There is a limit to even what I can fit into my tummy, so unfortunately I was unable to sample the offerings from the following restaurants: Deco Bistro, Riverside; JJs Bistro (they had a lovely table full of pastries like pecan tarts); North Beach Bistro, Atlantic Beach; Sliders Seafood, Neptune Beach; and Zaitoon Mediterranean Grill.
500 guests + over 25 restaurants + 1 Marilyn = 1 heck of a party. Looking forward to next year.
MOCA Jacksonville
333 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL
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8 comments:
- leena! said...
Looks delicious. I'm jealous!
- January 29, 2010 at 2:52 PM
- Kevin Smith said...
That food was TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Good!!! HA HA I love that event. I go every year!!
- January 29, 2010 at 4:27 PM
- A FEW STITCHES said...
hey, welcome to Jville! We're in your neighborhood, pretty old, but foodies too. We've been here forever so great to see the scene with new eyes.
- January 30, 2010 at 5:21 PM
- Cari said...
@leena! - Oh yeah girl - it was a feast and a half!
@Kevin Smith - loved getting a taste of so many spots under one roof. Looking forward to next year!
@A FEW STITCHES - my list of restaurants to try seems ENDLESS, so I'm really going to enjoy eating my way through the city. There really are some real gems here!
- January 30, 2010 at 11:51 PM
- Frederick Wright said...
Cari -
Another amazing set of photographs and good writing. Thanks for raising the bar here in this city.
I saw your tweet about the ramen-ya article in NYT and I keep thinking how well a noodle shop would do here in Riverside. The noodles served at our local sushi places are just sad, salty excuses.
Imagine 13 Gypsies cloned as a noodle bar? How cool would that be?
Full liquor license obviously - so we could serve shōchū and awamori...
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- February 4, 2010 at 6:07 AM
- Cari said...
@Frederick - you flatter me!! (no complaints)
I second your call for a quality local noodle shop! Ordered takeout tempura udon from Sumo the other night and I'm sad to say that it just didn't travel well and left me a bit disappointed. What I really want is a quick, cheap, no-frills counter devoted to turning out the very best broths and noodles imaginable. I love to cook at home but ramen-ya is so time consuming to do well on a small scale. Sigh. I am looking forward to trying World Food Market hopefully this weekend!
- February 4, 2010 at 4:24 PM
- Frederick Wright said...
Cari -
I wish that I knew SOMETHING about the business side of restaurants so that my partner and I could invest in a venture such as this. Not necessarily to make a pecuniary profit (although that is okay) but to improve the social fabric of this neighborhood.
I think you will like the WFM very much. My favorite dish continues to be the spicy seafood noodles, but everything looks good.
- February 4, 2010 at 4:29 PM


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