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10-13-2018, 12:04 PM (This post was last modified: 10-13-2018, 12:12 PM by ancientyankee.)
Corbin had his best season in 2018, going 11-7 with a 3.15 ERA for the Dimondbacks Even more impressive, he struck out 246 batters vs only 48 walks in 200 innings, while yielding only 162 hits, which translates to a 1.05 WHIP. This is the guy I was hoping the Yankees would target during the season, but Arizona was asking for Torres or Andujar.
On the downside, it will take a lot of dough to land Corbin, but as we all know, this team is desperate for another top-of-the-rotation starter, so my guess is that a deal will get done. Corbin is 29, and should be in his prime for another 3 or 4 years.
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I am sitting here at my kitchen table, listening to James Taylor and staring at this blank screen trying to decide where to begin. Because I have been at Disney World for the past week, my head and heart are full of magical memories. But I don't want this post to be a virtual slideshow of my vacation. It was more than a vacation.
So much more.
To begin, I suppose I should start with the day I received an invitation to the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration a couple of months ago. You see, the first round of invitations had already gone out and I didn't get one. I had hoped to be one of the luckiest ones, but I wasn't. As I had in years past I thought maybe next year will be my year and congratulated my friends who would be going.
That was that.
Yet in the nature of true Disney magic, a second round of invitations were sent. To my absolute surprise, I got one! I had NO idea there would be a second round. None! It was quite honestly one of the best surprises I have ever had. I don't remember if I cried that day, but believe me the tears would come.
I spent weeks planning and anticipating this conference and I was completely blown away by the generosity of every single person who played a part in making this trip happen for me and my family.
I told some friends that I felt like I was caught in a strange tension of nostalgia for the Disney of my youth (because I grew up not far away and went many times as a child) and that of a first-timer because I had never stayed on property. It didn't matter which side of me was there though because when Disney says they are in the memory-making business, they mean it.
I will never forget this trip.
I plan to share some highlights and fun pictures along with some of the practical takeaways in the coming weeks. But for today I just want to be here in this moment of gratitude. When I started this blog in 2003, I never in my wildest dreams thought that it would lead to the kind of comeraderie and fellowship that I found this weekend. I am truly humbled and so so thankful that I was able to bring my family to this celebration of motherhood, magical Disney moments and social media.
I don't know that I will ever have another opportunity like this. And I think that is the magic of Disney. They have a way of pulling you out of your life and into their world so every visit, whether it is your first or your 50th, is a once in a lifetime experience. In a culture with so much negativity to focus on, I am positively gushing after letting my dreams out of their cage in a place where they can be free and in many ways, fulfilled.
And while I could say, wow that was a great trip and leave it at that, I don't think that is what Walt Disney had in mind when he imagined this place. His inspiration, passion and love for making wishes come true for individuals both young and old is contagious.
Life is too short for small dreams.
For more Disney Social Media Moms recaps, check out these posts!
- Risk-taking and the dress that reminds me of Peter Shankman
- Disney Fashion recap
- Disney's Magic Well runs deep
I paid a conference fee to attend the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration at a deeply discounted rate. As a part of this conference, we were provided with complimentary items, special discounts and other benefits such as food and entertainment so that we could experience the magic of Walt Disney World. I was not asked to blog about my experience. All thoughts in this post are my own.


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President 41 International – 41 Club Belgium AGM 2016 in Eupen [Engelbert Friedsam]
… just a "hopp" behind the German border
Dear Tablers,
As you can imagine I am receiving many mails about 41 International matters, so of course also from our friends in Belgium. Especially Jean Claude, the 41 Club President of Belgium reminded me continuously to make sure that i can come to "his" 41 Club AGM to Eupen. "Engelbert, Eupen is just 3 hours from Frankfurt, so easy to come… I take care and register you, so no hustle for you… just relax and come to my AGM. Karin and Jean-Claude are just great people! True Tablers! When we arrive in Eupen on Friday we start the welcome with Belgium "Eupen beer" brewed to the German "Reinheitsgebot", so without chemicals. Monika and I feel instantly at home :-)!!
Our expectations in regard to drinks and food in Belgium are high – but what we are experiencing at the Friday night dinner is exceptional! Especially the food… Whow! Yes, this is Belgium! Then a big surprise: Carnival music starts to play (we recognize this immediately, as Monika and I are living in an area in Germany where Carnival is celebrated….) – inviting to join-in singing and clapping… the party is on! Then suddenly the Carnival dancers are arriving on stage and push the party to highest level. Everybody is standing up, singing, clapping , dancing… what a party J! The Eupen "Funken-Mariechen" (young teenager) is doing the typical flip-overs, showing her beauty… big applause!! Then Jan-Claude and the convenor is called up together with myself. We get awarded with the 2016 carnival medal of Eupen :-)! The "la-la" is following spontaneously by the audience. This is probably unique for a 41 International President receiving this medal.
The business meeting turns out to be interesting as Belgium had copied from GB&I the green – yellow – red light system for controlling the speakers. Nearly all speakers including myself had to suffer because after the red light the microphone is switched off after less than 3 minutes. You could only get back the microphone working after the sergant of arms is successful with his penalty (a cocktail drink based on Baileys…). As the business meeting is held mainly in French I use the time to update Luc Trigaux on 41 International matters.
Picture source: http://41clubsagm.be/en/photo.php
Before the banner exchange I meet with the new board of 41 Club Belgium under the new President Didier to go through 41 International topics and also get an update on the situation of 41 Club Belgium. Key message is that the relationship with Belgium Round Table is very good and there is quite a lot of joint activity. We also share quite some ideas how the 41ers can help to identify candidates for Round Table, especially how these candidates should be approached and how we can motivate them to join. There is lots of good thinking coming up through the discussions in the associations. I will address this at the HYM in Bangalore and share the thinking and approach.
Monika and I enjoy the gala evening very much. The food is excellent and we can use the evening to TALK as the band plays really great music in a not too loud manner.
I am just back home from the Poland AGM. Only 2 days to go… then taking off to the 41 International HYM in Bangalore. Our Swiss friends Albrecht Seltmann and Gerrie are with us at our place enjoying the evening with great food, some champagne and wine, having a good start for the upcoming trip. We are on the same flight tomorrow to Bangalore. See you guys there :-)!
We are all Tablers!
Engelbert Friedsam
41 International President 2016 – 2017


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As a matter of fact, there are SO many head-scratchers that I may not have much hair by the end of the column. I love doing this spin every once in a while as I think is helps to fan the flames of angst and frustration throughout the B&B fan-base and lets me really make the powers that be at B&B mad as Hell. This is my top ten list of things that make no sense whatsoever and I venture a guess that many of you out there have wondered the same things...especially now.
10: What kind of drug was Dante on the night of the big pregnancy reveal with Bridget? He looked stoned or something... the woman you used to love says she is pregnant with your child as you sit there with her sister and new love and you say little of anything. No yelling, no nasty comments...not even something gooey and happy at the thought of becoming a Daddy again. HELLO? Felicia never has a shortage of things to say, that's a given. But it didn't even seem to phase the pretty boy at all. Maybe he's too whipped by Felicia knowing that any happy reaction would make her crazy. Who knows...and according to some of my readers out there, who cares?
9: What kind of correctional facility allows a revolving door into a 'private' cell where visitors can come and go (several at a time even!) whenever they please like shoppers in Macy's at Christmastime? No glass. No phones to talk through. Hell, I was expecting Phoebe and the gang to wheel in a cake and celebrate her 18th birthday right there in the cell. Everyone could have worn matching orange jumpsuits with a big '18' on them! It would have been fabulous!!!!
8: Did Jackie have a mental break or what? Maybe some anger management classes or something? I know Stephanie can be irritating to no end but I think Jackie needed to take a walk and get some air before putting herself in the position of 'America's Next Forrester Casualty'. Yikes! I have never seen her become so rabid. And did Donna see Stephanie push her or not. When it happened in 'real time', she did but when she was recollecting it, her field of vision of obscured. What did she see? Will everyone think Jackie had it coming after Stephanie's spin control paints the picture of a crazed mother who was physically out of control? Will we get to laugh again at the flailing legs going over the railing like a life-size Raggedy Ann doll? I know that's wrong but I chuckle every time I watch the clip. Soaps never can quite master the art of good stunt falling.
7: When did Nick start wearing suits all the time? Where is the hot sea captain and his assortment of marina fashion? The turtlenecks. The peacoats. I'd even settle for a t-shirt at this point. Where is the real Nick Payne? It was all downhill after he found out he was a Marone. What a shame.
6: Could this slimy guy Shane BE anymore obvious in his intentions where Phoebe is concerned? He may as well take out a billboard that says 'I want to de-flower the little rich girl!!!' How does no one around her see this? He's not that good of an actor to be that cunning. He's actually so transparent that even Hector can see right through him (forgive the pun). He does sense what the true motive is but he's obviously not a position to make any waves since he has skirted an obstruction of justice charge. I'd be keeping a low profile, too.
5: When is Ridge's 'Father of the Year' award going to hit the mailbox? After all, don't all good fathers chase some skirt instead of help their daughter celebrate their 18th birthday? But then again, with Phoebe's mother in the cooler, why would she need her OTHER parent to be there, huh? He's a slug and I don't care what his character's fans think...he keeps proving me right every week and this was just disgusting. His character never should have had kids to begin with. You can't be as selfish as Ridge and have kids. It just doesn't mesh.
4: What was the point of having Storm Logan come back to help Taylor if he's all but gone again? Couldn't any shmoe of the street have come in to (try) and defend her? Why get our collective hopes up at the return of an original character? Why does Brad insist on not keeping anyone around for any real length of time unless their names are Stephanie, Eric, Brooke, Ridge, Bridget or Nick? Can Brad spell the word 'v-a-r-i-e-t-y'? I can send a dictionary if he needs one.
3: Why is Amber showing up in Genoa City and not coming back to LA? I was never an Amber fan, mind you, but it doesn't make any sense that she would go there where she has not ties to any character and not be written back into the fold at B&B where it all started. With Thomas allegedly coming back for more airtime, wouldn't it make sense to have her scheming and plotting in LA again? So Amber will be a Sheila or Lauren type of character that bounces back and forth between shows because we may like the actress/character but are not really sure where to plug her in? Well, she was not that interesting enough of a character to really pull that off in the first place so good luck with that. Unlike B&B, Y&R doesn't need that kind of help...they are doing just fine.
2: Exactly how many more times does Thorne have to come and brow beat Taylor? When will he start to recognize the truth and start coping with it? Can I really stand to see Taylor blubbering one more second? NO. Please make it stop. Enough with the jailhouse visits and confessions. I am not sure what all of this is leading up to but it needs to start heading somewhere. And why is he harping on everyone's perception of Darla as a 'dingbat'? Ok, she wasn't and no one is saying she fell into the road because she was stupid! WAKE UP! It was an accident. Now let's all move on already! I like Thorne but this is getting stupid. At the end of Friday's show he was showing some signs of softening a bit...good! He needs to march himself back to the beach house and be there for his little girl or he, too, is in danger of competing with Ridge for 'Father of the Year'.
1: Why did Brooke ever marry Nick in the first place? After all the nonsense and ultimatums she threw at Nick during dinner, it became clear to me that she was setting him up with expectations he would have a hard time abiding by. She obviously still wants Ridge and probably always had. Her rhetoric proves it when she keeps coming back to the phrase 'You both hurt me and yet I love you both...I can't have two husbands, etc'. If Brooke never really has over Ridge, why go through the exercise of marrying Nick? She's fallen down so many pegs in my book (and she was climbing, believe me) to the point where I hope her character starts seeing a decrease in airtime soon as it is becoming to nauseating to watch. I think what really did it for me was her LETTING Ridge make out with her like two adolescents in the hospital supply closet while her HUSBAND'S mother is fighting for her life down the hall. Insensitive, disgusting, and as much as I hate to say this, true to form. It also makes me wonder how her die-hard fans could watch her act that way, either. The writers are tearing down a character that I truly thought was turning a corner. The closet scene was all I could deal with. You know, some readers write in and ask how I could still watch the show since many of them have bailed due to the repetitive writing, stale character development, and lack of any real romance at all. Well, that's a valid question and after Friday's show I started asking myself the same thing.
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Pronunciation skills: What accent should I teach?
ELT Pronunciation expert Adrian Underhill addresses your practical concerns on accents, RP and student identity.
Practical concerns
What accent should I teach?
I suggest you teach your own accent. Whether you are a native or non-native speaker, teach the accent that you speak. Tell your students there are many English accents around the world, and that you will expose them to some through the course materials, the internet and movies, and they can try them out too. Having fun with accents means having fun with pronunciation and gaining confidence.
What about Received Pronunciation (RP)?
Although RP is a minority English pronunciation, spoken in the South East of England, it was for historical reasons selected as a prescriptive model of English in teaching materials. Those historical reasons are changing, and it is now better to treat RP as a point of reference and not as a preferred pronunciation target. Certainly RP has widespread intelligibility, but so do many other accents. The American English 'equivalent' is known as General American (GA).
So, what is the best pronunciation target for my students?
The aim is not that they should sound like a native speaker, nor that they should adopt a specific accent such as RP. Rather, the aim for your students should be comfortable without difficulty or distraction, and when they listen they can comfortably follow what different speakers are saying.
This means two separate pronunciation targets: a speaking/productive one and a listening/receptive one. The speaking target can be slower and perhaps more careful and the listening target requires the student to follow more rapid speakers with different accents and differing clarity. For example, a student can say What's the time? but needs to understand others saying wostime?.
Should students keep their own accent?
We don't need to tell students to lose their own accent because we all have an accent. We should help our students to speak and listen with comfort and confidence and enable them to discover that they have the capacity to develop and change their pronunciation in the direction of any accent, if they have the interest and will. The important thing is that they discover that they can learn new pronunciations, be understood, and enjoy it.
Won't changing my students' accents change their identity?
We do not want to undermine a student's sense of identity if that is connected with their pronunciation. But, nor do we want to hide behind identity as an excuse not to show students how to change their pronunciation and adopt the accent of their choice. I don't think I have ever had a student in my class who was not excited by the discovery that they could change their pronunciation and then change it back if they wished!
Practical ideas for the classroom
1. Teach your own pronunciation, and be upfront about it.
Tell the class about your own pronunciation of English (whether you are native or non native speaker) and get students to demonstrate different accents of their first language. You can do this with monolingual and multilingual groups. Make it clear that you give no greater value to one variety or another and that different accents exist in English throughout the world and within single countries. Invite them to name and imitate some major English accents.
2. Expose your students to other accents of English whenever possible.
Constantly expose your students to short clips of different accents through course materials, online resources and accents of other teachers in the school. Expose them both to well-known global varieties of English for example accents from the United States, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, etc and to local accents of English from anywhere in the world for example in the UK this could be a Devon accent or an accent of someone from Liverpool or Edinburgh.
Invite them to notice and play with the differences between accents. The more they do this with their voice the more they will educate their ear to hear the distinctions when listening to different accents outside the class. Here are some YouTube videos you might like to use.
Twenty one accents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgpfSp2t6k
One woman, 17 British accents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyyT2jmVPAk
Fun tour of American accents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NriDTxseog
3. Be playful with different accents
The best way to notice different accents is to try saying the different pronunciations. Get your students and yourself to do this playfully, and with pleasure. Encourage students to listen to the differences and above all enjoy it. If you the teacher joins in and experiments, you can relieve the anxiety and grow an atmosphere of creative exploration and fun in which there is laughter with each other, not at each other.
David and Ben Crystal have a website at http://www.panmacmillan.com/book/bencrystal/yousaypotato which consists of people round the world saying the sentence "This is how I say potato and I come from …" Your class could listen to the differences, and add their own.
4. Practise sounds and words, but then immediately join them up
Help your students to practise individual sounds, but then ensure they join the sounds up into words, and join the words up into connected pieces of speech. A good tip is this: The right words in the right order is not the same as correct. When doing grammar and vocabulary exercises in class it is easy for the teacher to say good when you hear the right words in the right order. But it is not actually 'good' until it has the best connected up flow and clarity that they can manage at that moment. Students notice how it brings the language alive when you require this and you will quickly raise the standard in your class. Using a smart phone you can get students to practice recording and listening to their own versions of a connected up sentences that you are practising in class.
5. Aiming for comfortable intelligibility
Tell your students that a core aim in learning English is 'comfortable intelligibility' when speaking or listening. This is important as it gives an overall standard for progress. To develop the ability to listen to rapid speech, get your students to imitate, and practice bits of rapid production. Not because they need to speak quickly themselves, but because this helps them to listen quickly. The mouth educates the ear. I tell my students "I don't expect you to speak rapidly, but you still have to listen rapidly".
For more practical ideas see my blog www.adrianpronchart.wordpress.com
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Hello Dili,
Thank you very much for your feedback, we are pleased you agree with this article. We would also definitely recommend the use of audio/video when teaching learners about different accents.
Best wishes,
The onestopenglish team
I read your article.It was great and I agree your ideas.First of all you advice how to clear pronounce and understandble. You mentioned enjoy pronunciation in variety of accents and each person has own accents and use different way. There are very good speakers of English around the world who grew up with different language and often put some native speakers shame with their English! It was probably useful to use audio and video examples during the lesson. This will demonstrate how to world English can be interesting and encouraging for students! When I become a teacher in future I used your methods so I advise you too.
Hi bartonim,
Thanks for the feedback. That's a very good point - being understood and comfortable are key, as is setting realistic objectives for students (aiming for their own level of excellence rather than striving to mimic native speakers at all times).
We do have authentic audio and visual examples of native and non-native speakers in our Live from... series (see below) and students can focus on specific areas of pronunciation with our series of videos by pronunciation expert Adrian Underhill:
Hope these help and let us know what your students say in relation to the point about identity.
Best wishes,
The onestopenglish team
Good article! I've always tried to encourage students simply to be understood and comfortable, but if they are good at and enjoy pronunciation in a variety of accents, they are free to do so.
One thing I tell them is that they are not, nor will they ever really be, native speakers of English as I am, but they can be excellent English speakers nonetheless. There are very good speakers of English around the world who grew up with a different language, and often put some native speakers to shame with their English! It's probably useful to use audio and video examples of such speakers, particularly not from the students' cultures. This will demonstrate how 'world English' can be interesting and encouraging for students!
The point about identity is very important; I will emphasize that more in my lessons, definitely!
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Our next blog post comes from AmeriCorps School-Based Mentor, Lauren Demicco. Lauren is working at Steamboat Springs Middle School this year and loves working with kids! Lauren comes from a small town in central Pennsylvania and graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in Earth Science Education. This is what Lauren had to say …Read the full article
The Yellow Brick Road of Life
Becoming Cultured in Unexpected Places
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A constant state of ascension: How a cross country coach mentored me
To continue our blog series, we move on to our School-Based Mentor placed in 5 Routt County middle and elementary schools. Our School-Based Mentoring program is made up of nine full-time AmeriCorps volunteers, who dedicate ten months of service to our at-risk youth here in Routt County by providing in school one-to-one mentoring, in …Read the full article
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Even a Few Minutes Make a Difference
Our blog post this week comes from Lindsay Kohler, Partners in Routt County's School-Based Mentoring Program Manager. Lindsay approaches her fifth year with Partners with a multitude of different hats over the years. Lindsay came to Partners initially as an AmeriCorps School-Based Mentor working as a mentor in Steamboat Springs Middle School. She then took …Read the full article
To Give of Yourself
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This time of year, we're preparing for winter and many folks are doing some Fall pruning. Do you say you're grabbing your shearsor your pruners? There is a difference between pruning and shearing.
Pruning means cutting off a part of a living plant, and covers everything from snipping a twig to reaching deep inside a tree canopy and sawing off a major branch. Shearing is a particular kind of pruning, one in which only branch tips are cut, and they are cut as a group rather than individually.
The goal of shearing is to force lots of small outer branches while creating a smooth outline. The result — if it is successful — is that the sheared plant loses it's natural identity and becomes a formal shape.The most common example of the technique is the flat-faced wall of a sheared hedge, but people also shear plants into mounds, pyramids, graduated balls on sticks, or (in a few extreme cases) things like chess pieces and leaping dogs.
Shearing at the simple hedge level seems as thought it should be easy; just hold the shears at the proper angle and clip away. In fact, it takes patience, practice — and strong arms — to see where you need to cut and then do the cutting properly.
Electric hedge trimmers promise to relieve you of much of the work, and they do make it go faster. But they are heavier than hand shears, their speed increases the chance of mistakes, and they have a regrettable tendency to tear everything they touch instead of cutting cleanly.


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Nevada City, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/26/2012 -- Since it opened in 1995, the California College of Ayurveda (CCA) has prided itself on offering top-notch professional training programs on the study of Ayurvedic Medicine in the West.
Now the oldest State-approved college—courses comply with the standards found in the California Education Code—the school features a complete and comprehensive number of classes, including shorter length seminars and workshops. CCA offers three levels of classes that help students earn their certification as a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist.
Recently, the staff at CCA announced that it will conduct an Ayurvedic Health Educator Program. The seminar, which will begin on October 9, 2012, will be available at the school's northern and southern California locations, as well as online. This means that students who are interested in learning more about this ancient healing science from India can view the program from anywhere in the world, as well as through distance learning.
"This program is for the student wishing to integrate their training in Ayurveda with an existing health care degree, massage or yoga certification, or to receive the knowledge for personal growth and/or self-healing," an article on the school's website noted, adding that graduates with no previous training may conduct community ayurvedic educational workshops and seminars.
"This training can be combined with our Ayurvedic Massage and Body Therapy certification, allowing level-one graduates to become licensed Massage Therapists in the state of California and perform Ayurvedic massage and spa therapies."
Like the other courses available through CCA, the October program will also be available in Spanish through Escuela Ayurveda.
The user-friendly website also includes a lot of in-depth and helpful information about the various types of topics and courses that the school teaches during its various seminars. For example, articles help explain what Ayurveda and related topics like marma points mean, as well as panchakarma, which is the Ayurvedic art of purification, detoxification and rejuvenation.
In addition, the instructors at CCA stay busy all year teaching a wide variety of other courses. For example, the Ayurvedic Massage and Body Therapy Certification Course covers Abhyanga, Shirodhara, and Svedana.
About the California College of Ayurveda
Established in 1995, the California College of Ayurveda is the longest running, state-approved college offering professional training programs for the study of Ayurvedic Medicine in the West. CCA offers a comprehensive curriculum, with three levels of programs leading to certification as a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist. The Ayurveda school offers a variety of shorter length workshops and seminars, training students to become the healers of the future. Ayurvedic practitioners are dedicated to understanding the whole person: physically, emotionally and spiritually. The school's programs available in both English and Spanish. For more information, please visit http://www.ayurvedacollege.com


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Visit Iceland - the land of Fire and Ice
Passport and Visa regulations
Iceland is an associate member of the Schengen Agreement, which exempts travelers from personal border controls between 22 EU countries. For information on passport and visa requirements as well as the Schengen area regulations, visit the website of the Icelandic Directorate of Immigration: www.utl.is/english
Icelandic is the national language. English is the country's official second language and is spoken widely. Danish is the official third language taught in schools in Iceland.
Driving in Iceland
Ring Road Nr. 1 around Iceland is 1,332 km (827 mi). The general speed limit is 50 km/h in urban areas, 80 km/h on gravel roads in rural areas, and 90 km/h on asphalt, rural roads. For more information, be sure to visit www.safetravel.is All mountain roads and roads in the interior of Iceland have a loose gravel surface. The surface on the gravel roads is especially loose along the sides of the roads, so one should drive carefully. The mountain roads are quite narrow and are not made for speeding. The same goes for some bridges that allowing only one car to pass at a time. Information on road conditions, tel.: +522-1000, daily 8:00–16:00. www.road.is.
Right of public access
The Icelandic Nature Conservation Act allows free passage through the country as well as the right to dwell for legitimate purpose as long as the natural environment is treated with respect and the utmost care is taken to avoid damaging the country's natural resources. For detailed information please visit the website of the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources
National Parks
There are three National Parks in Iceland, each with its own particular points of interest. Þingvellir, is in a rift valley between the North Atlantic and Eurasian Plates. It is a site of historical and cultural as well as of geological importance, and is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Snæfellsjökull National Park includes a volcano and glacier, and is steeped in mystery and romance; it is the only Park that reaches from the seashore to the mountaintops. Vatnajökull National Park is the largest national park in Europe, covering an area of 13.600 km2. The park encompasses, among other areas, the Vatnajökull glacier, Skaftafell, Jökulsárgljúfur, Lakagígar and Langisjór.
Post Offices.
General hours are Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00. More on www.postur.is/en
Opening hours are Mon–Fri, 9:00–16:00. 24-hour cash dispensers are found in cities and villages around the country. Look for the Hraðbanki sign. All major credit and debit cards are accepted, especially by hotels, restaurants, shops and petrol stations in Iceland. You can also draw money with your credit card from cash points throughout the country. Traveller's cheques are accepted at many hotels and tourist information centers. The major cards in Iceland are MasterCard and VISA.
Find backpackers Hostels and Bunkhouse
Accommodation in Iceland.
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Volcanos, Glaciers, Geysers, Hot Springs, Northern Lights - Iceland
Arrival in Iceland
Several shuttle services are operated between Reykjavík and Keflavík International Airport.
Buses operate in connection with all arriving and departing flights, and seats are guaranteed.
The bus departs Keflavík from directly outside the terminal building around 40 minutes after each flight arrival, and leaves the BSÍ Bus Terminal 2.5 hours before each flight departure.
The drive between the airport and Reykjavík takes about 45 minutes.
Several companies offer shuttles between the international airport and the city center, and most offer hotel pickup for a small extra fee.
Some also offer a stop at the Blue Lagoon on the way!
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When it comes to outdoor adventure, Iceland has everything. From Glaciers to volcanos it is no wonder that Iceland is called The Land Of Fire and Ice! Unfortunatly Iceland can be very expensive so the best way to cut costs is to stay in a Hostel. Hostels in Iceland are far superior to many other places in the world and are more like hotels. There is a great network of hostel accommodation in Iceland stretching all the way around the island.
Use the form below to check live availability, prices and book backpacker hostels in Iceland.
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One of the wonders of the world - outdoor bathing in geothermally heated pools.
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D and M on a synchronized walk to see the moose in Slottskogen on a typical Göteborg mid winter day, 1st of January 2018.
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P on a long walk to what turned out to be an epic night out.. in the forest!
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Posts tagged with "Phoenix":
Artists' housing in downtown Phoenix might (literally) elevate the Airstream
This Arizona medical school blends into the desert with a folded copper facade
- Facade Manufacturer & Installer Kovach Building Enclosures
- Architects CO Architects
- Associate Architects Ayers Saint Gross
- Contractors DPR Construction Sundt Construction
- Structural Engineers John A. Martin & Associates
- Energy & Environmental Design Atelier Ten
- Location Phoenix, AZ
- Date of Completion 2017
- System Copper rainscreen and sunshade
- Products Custom-fabricated copper panels
Waymo's self-driving cars in Arizona elicit violence
Waymo's self-driving taxi service goes live
Frank Lloyd Wright's David and Gladys Wright House back on the market
The relationship between the School and the House is formally manifested in the David Wright House Collaborative Fund, a supporting organization of the Arizona Community Foundation. The principal focus of the David Wright House Collaborative Fund was to develop a vehicle to raise the $7-million endowment on which the pledge of the House for the benefit of the School was conditioned. Over the past year, we have learned that the fundraising timetables of both parties do not lend themselves to a joint campaign.The original terms of the donation, which required that the school raise $7 million by 2020, proved difficult. Additionally, Phoenix residents reportedly weren't thrilled over the potential conversion of the house into an educational facility and were worried about the traffic and noise the transformation would bring. Interested in buying a progenitor to the Guggenheim? You can put down your $12.9-million bids here. AN will follow up on this story when updates become available.
Howeler + Yoon and substance are among winners of AIA Small Project Awards
DLR Group converts a former Phoenix jail into sunny offices
DLR Group is currently at work repurposing an existing 1980s-era county jail in Phoenix, Arizona, as a new, state-of-the-art office space owned by Maricopa County. The now-decommissioned jail was originally designed to hold 700 inmates, but its population eventually swelled, incarcerating between 1,200 and 1,500 individuals at a time over the last decade of its life. The jail was decommissioned in the early 2000s and has sat vacant for a decade. After DLR Group's planned renovations, however, the complex will have new life, and will house six levels of daylit office space and ground-floor community areas.
"The basic approach was to remove everything back to the superstructure and start over," Larry Smith, principal in charge of DLR Group's southwest division, said. Smith explained that the 350,000-square-foot structure will be surgically altered in order to absorb the new office functions.
Planned changes include completely removing the structure's four mezzanine levels and replacing its exit stairs. The existing stairs are located awkwardly within each of the four square-shaped lobes of the complex, impeding open floor plan configurations. They will be demolished and their footprints filled, with new exit stairs to be located at each corner, beyond the existing building envelope, instead. These new glass-clad circulation cores will complement a new communicating stair at the center of the complex that will be topped by a solar light monitor designed to bring light into the building's center.
The removal of the mezzanines will lower the overall size of the project to 270,000 square feet and raise floor-to-floor heights to roughly 16 feet. The arrangement allows designers to add a raised floor plenum housing ducts, telecommunications, and electrical and plumbing infrastructure to each level. Also as a result, the old cell windows—a thin, horizontal band of glass set in from the exterior facade—now act as ribbon windows that will wash interior surfaces with reflected sunlight. Closer to the floor, a second continuous band of windows measuring 32 inches tall will wrap the perimeter of every level. Along the southern facade, this ribbon window is wrapped by a louver assembly made from aluminum plates. New planted terraces will rise through the structure's perimeter.
Along the ground floor, new entry lobbies will embrace surrounding street life and create a "changing entry procession from the new entry on the street to the lobby and then security zone" for new users, Megan Duffy, senior interior designer at DLR Group, said. The complex will feature community rooms on these levels as well as a large planted plaza along the street.
Demolition phase for the project starts this fall; DLR Group expects to finish construction at the end of 2019.
Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture gifted a new Wright-designed home in Phoenix
"It's transformative for the school and a fantastic opportunity," Betsky told The Architect's Newspaper. "One of the things that sets our school apart is living and working in Frank Lloyd Wright's built works—this addition only enhances that experience and lets us build on Wright's legacy."
Betsky also acknowledged that "without doubt," some work has to be done on the house before educational programming can start there. A structural analysis has been carried out, though repairs to cantilevers and fixing leaks and touching up areas of corrosion also need to take place. Phoenix-based architect Victor Sidy is working on the building, as is landscape architect Chris Winters.
Arizonan architect Eddie Jones, principal at Jones Studio, will be teaching at the design studio specifically launched for the David and Gladys House. The studio will begin this fall and students will engage in the building and its six-acre site's renovation. (Originally, when Rawlings first purchased the house, it only came with a two-and-a-half–acre lot. Rawlings then bought adjacent lots to try and restore its original acreage.)
"This is all about the house becoming a place that can help students understand the relationship between the landscape and the built environment," remarked Betsky. He estimated that renovation work could take two-three years but admitted this was "optimistic." "We do not want to interrupt the [design] work going on inside," he said. Once restored there will be limited tours, and the house will be open to the public.
New models emerge in multifamily NZE buildings in Arizona
For years, builders across the western and southwestern regions have been moving in piecemeal efforts toward developing Net-Zero Energy (NZE) housing models for mass production, as new regulations envision the near-future proliferation of NZE building types, and energy-conscious consumers begin to ask for these structures as well. NZE buildings—a widely and variously defined concept—generally produce as much energy as they consume over the course of a year. They aim to reduce overall energy consumption while also generating renewable energy on site.
Builders have discovered that the best way to standardize NZE building methods is to lower overall building energy consumption first, and only then tackle costly additions like green technology. That means increasing insulation values within building walls while also tightening the exterior envelope. It is also important to place mechanical equipment within conditioned spaces and to program interior spaces with an eye toward solar exposure. After energy-efficient appliances are specified and a building energy analysis is conducted, designers move to size energy systems appropriately for the remaining energy loads. This tactic generates tight, efficient buildings that require smaller and cheaper solar panel installations. Because many of the building-related approaches—like constructing walls out of larger two-by-six-foot studs to create a wider insulation cavity—are easy to do and do not require builders to learn new skills, these approaches have brought down the potential cost of NZE buildings substantially.
Using the above strategies, builders like Phoenix, Arizona–based MODUS Development are helping to bring NZE residential buildings into the mainstream even further by developing NZE buildings with contemporary massing and detailing at both single- and multifamily scales.
Ed Gorman, founder and president of MODUS, has been hard at work streamlining and modernizing existing NZE housing models in an effort to stay ahead of California's plan to have all single and most multifamily residential construction be NZE-equivalent by 2020. When the change comes, MODUS will be ready. Gorman expects the housing market to move toward the wide adoption of NZE homes either way.
MODUS has completed work on several NZE developments across California and Arizona so far—most recently, a 41-unit development called Equinox in Scottsdale, Arizona. The project—the first NZE apartment complex in Arizona—is organized around a central courtyard, and the one- and two-story units feature deeply recessed balconies and loggia spaces. Gorman explained: "The balconies serve as a heat sink" to facilitate passive ventilation, and the structures "create shade directly from the architecture, the way a modernist building would, instead of as an applied afterthought." The project came in at the same cost as a non-NZE construction and is fully occupied. The firm's portfolio for the year includes three new NZE developments: two 20-townhome developments in Scottsdale and a 32-unit multifamily development in Tempe, Arizona.
For Gorman, the NZE strategy is a no-brainer. "Highly efficient buildings have higher tenant retention, often sell for as much if not more, and cost less to build than traditional buildings," he said. "If you can make it work in the desert of Arizona, you can make it do anywhere." The future of building in Arizona and California, it seems, is heading toward Net-Zero.
Urban farming in suburban Phoenix becomes the basis for an entire community hub
While urban farming has become a great catchphrase, it has yet to take hold in a significant way in most American cities and suburbs. However, an excellent model for its progression is DSGN AGNC's Spaces Of Opportunity, an 18-acre site in South Phoenix, Arizona, that is much more than just a place for growing: It's also a community hub, an art center, and a music venue.
"The idea is that farming here is an excuse to bring services to this area," said DSGN AGNC principal and founder Quilian Riano. "A way to bring economic opportunity."
The semi-suburban area is home primarily to low- and middle-income Latino and African American populations. It's also the site of a food desert, meaning that fresh food is very difficult to find. "There are more liquor stores than grocery stores here," noted Riano.
DSGN AGNC's master plan for the project, undertaken with the Desert Botanical Garden and a consortium of local nonprofits, called Cultivate South Phoenix, lays out segmented plots for community gardens and incubator farms. Master farmers will teach apprentices agrarian skills, helping them progress so they can get their own plots to work. Spaces in between the plots will be lined by rows of flowering fruit trees. The spaces along the edges of these plots will take on myriad uses, including washing and cleaning stations housed in repurposed shipping containers; compost and animal areas; a 500-person, colorful corrugated-metal and solar-panel-topped stage; playgrounds; an outdoor gym; and walls for art.
Work on the project is already underway, and Riano said he hopes it will be fully up and running by this coming summer or fall. Its creation involves an iterative process that Riano calls "design, wait, build." In other words, the firm comes up with a plan, but then the community inevitably changes it to better meet their needs, and then the designers scramble to catch up with an adjusted plan.
"The community already moved faster than my previous design," said Riano, referring to his early efforts to start growing on the site. "I had to rethink completely. The design is constantly re-questioned, rethought, and reworked."
He hopes the project—both its content and its development—will become a model for future urban farms and for urban development in general. Incorporating so many types of uses has helped not only with interest, but also with fundraising. Already money has come in from local philanthropists and education and arts foundations.
"It's a design that is very flexible and very participatory," said Riano. "We're using every angle." The team also plans to coordinate with local schools, churches, and businesses to maximize participation and support.
Like many of DSGN AGNC's initiative across the country, the project is also filled with learning lessons, like how to farm, how to build, and how to bring residents, designers, nonprofits, and city officials together. The firm's other highly collaborative projects include Under El-Space Pilot, a pop-up park under the Gowanus Expressway in Queens; INPLACE, a community plan designed to bring urban art and design projects to Youngstown, Ohio; and La Casita Verde, a flexible community garden built on the site of a derelict lot in Brooklyn.
"It's not just about building, but about rethinking the design process," said Riano, of his diverse body of work. "Everybody learns, including me."
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A day late and a dollar short, but let's talk Emmys. We actually sat through almost the entire excruciating show. But I had to see my beloved Mad Men win. And can we just discuss the loveliness that is January Jones? A smoky eye and a red lip. Seriously, if a blonde bride would let me do this to her I would be on Cloud Nine. This is stunning. I know people were sharply divided on her dress. I happened to love it, but to me the hair and makeup were absolutely flawless.
I am going to be charitable and not call out a worstie. The karma thing and all.


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Autumn is also the moment of interference between the two seasons with the most pleasant atmosphere in year. Let's enjoy the most magical moments of autumn in the world.
Spectacular landscapes are at Nantai Mount and Chuzenji Lake of Nikko, Japan. In the autumn, we can catch sight of incredible moments here.
New York City is famous for skyscrapers. The wonderful colors of natural wonders make viewers ecstatic.
The bridge area of Bear Mountain, New York.
Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany.The beauty of it is more wonderful with fall colors of the trees surround.
Autumn is around the temple area of Osaka, Japan.
Rockies in Canada are more attractive in the fall.
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Release Date : 18 May 2015
Availability : Mid June 2015
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- 3.5mm Microphone Socket
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Use 4K Video to capture the perfect photo
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The LUMIX DMC-G7 integrates new imaging technology that takes advantage of this outstanding 4K video performance to capture 8-megapixel photos with more accuracy than ever before. The 4K Photo function allows you to capture even the most fleeting photo opportunities with exact precision. After capturing 4K footage, you can simply scroll through 30 frames per second of video to select the exact image that you had in mind. Perfect for capturing shots of sea life breaching the surface or the exact moment a child blows out the candles, 4K Photo takes photographic control and accuracy to a whole new level.
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|EV -4 – 18 (ISO100 equivalent)
|AF assist lamp
|AF lock
|Yes (AF/AE LOCK button)
|One Shot AF, Shutter AF, Half Press Release, Quick AF, Continuous AF (during motion picture recording), Eye Sensor AF, AF+MF, MF Assist, Touch MF Assist, Focus Peaking, Touch AF/AE Function, Touch Pad AF, Touch Shutter
|DFD technology
|Starlight AF
|OLED Live View Finder (2,360k dots)
|Field of view
|Approx. 100%
|Approx. 1.4x / 0.7x (35mm camera equivalent) with 50 mm lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1
|Eye point
|Approx. 17.5 mm from eyepiece lens
|Diopter adjustment
|-4.0 – +4.0 (dpt)
|Eye sensor
|Eye sensor adjustment
|High / Low
|Light metering system
|1728-zone multi-pattern sensing system
|Light metering mode
|Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot
|Metering range
|EV 0 – 18 (F2.0 lens, ISO100 equivalent)
|Exposure mode
|Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual,
|ISO sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity)
|Auto / Intelligent ISO / 100 (Extended) / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 / 25600 (Changeable to 1/3 EV step)/(Up to ISO6400 in motion picture recording) (ISO Auto in M mode)
|Exposure compensation
|1/3 EV step ±5EV (±3EV for motion picture)
|AE lock
|Yes (AF/AE LOCK button)
|AE bracket
|3, 5, 7 frames in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV Step, Max. ±3 EV, single/burst
|White balance
|Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting
|White balance adjustment
|Blue/Amber bias, Magenta/Green bias
|Color temperature setting
|2500-10000K in 100K
|White balance bracket
|3 exposures in blue/amber axis or in magenta/green axis
|Focal-plane shutter
|Shutter speed
|Still image: Bulb (Max. 2 minutes), 1/4,000 – 60/Motion picture: 1/16,000 – 1/25/Electronic shutter: 1/16,000 – 1
|Self timer
|10sec, 3 images / 2sec / 10sec
|Remote control
|Remote control with Bulb function by DMW-RSL1 (Optional)
|Still image
|Clear Portrait / Silky Skin / Backlit Softness / Clear in Backlight / Relaxing Tone / Sweet Child's Face / Distinct Scenery / Bright Blue Sky / Romantic Sunset Glow / Vivid Sunset Glow / Glistening Water / Clear Nightscape / Cool Night Sky / Warm Glowing Nightscape / Artistic Nightscape / Glittering Illuminations / Handheld Night Shot / Clear Night Portrait / Soft Image of a Flower / Appetizing Food / Cute Dessert / Freeze Animal Motion / Clear Sports Shot / Monochrome
|Motion picture
|Clear Portrait / Silky Skin / Backlit Softness / Clear in Backlight / Relaxing Tone / Sweet Child's Face / Distinct Scenery / Bright Blue Sky / Romantic Sunset Glow / Vivid Sunset Glow / Clear Nightscape / Cool Night Sky / Warm Glowing Nightscape / Artistic Nightscape / Handheld Night Shot / Clear Night Portrait / Appetizing Food / Cute Dessert / Freeze Animal Motion / Clear Sports Shot / Monochrome
|Panorama shot
|Yes (Standard / Wide)
|Burst speed
|Mechanical shutter: H: 8 frames/sec (with AFS), 6 frames/sec (with AFC), M: 6 frames/sec (with Live View), L: 2 frames/sec (with Live View)/Electronic shutter: SH: 40 frames/sec, H: 10 frames/sec, M: 6 frames/sec (with Live View), L: 2 frames/sec (with Live View)
|Number of recordable images
|More than 13 images (when there are RAW files with the particular speed)/More than 100 images (when there are no RAW files)/(depending on memory card type, aspect, picture size and compression)
|Flash Mode
|Auto*, Auto/Red-eye Reduction*, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off * For iA, iA+ only.
|Synchronization speed
|Less than 1/160 second
|Flash output adjustment
|1/3EV step ±3EV
|Flash synchronization
|1st. Curtain Sync, 2nd Curtain Sync.
|Built in flash type
|TTL Built-in-Flash, GN9.3 equivalent (ISO200 ・m) / GN6.6 equivalent (ISO100 ・m), Built-in Pop-up (Reference)
|Synchronization for flash dimming and exposure compensation
|TFT LCD monitor with static touch control
|Monitor size
|Free-angle 3.0-inch / 3:2 aspect / Wide viewing angle
|Approx. 1,040k dots
|Filed of view
|Approx. 100%
|Monitor adjustment
|Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red-Green, Blue-Yellow
|4K Photo mode*
|4K Pre-Burst: 30 frames/sec, approx. 2 seconds/4K Burst: 30 frames/sec, max. 29 minutes 59 seconds/4K Burst (S/S): 30 frames/sec, max. 29 minutes 59 seconds/(depending on memory card size and battery power)
|Exif information
|Selectable aspect ratio
|Yes (4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 1:1 are selectable)
|Exposure mode
|Program AE/ Aperture-Priority / Sutter-Priority / Manual Exposure
|Marking function
|Yes (in 4K Burst (S/S) mode)
|Digital zoom
|2x, 4x
|Extra Tele Conversion
|Still image: Max. 2x/Motion picture: 2.4x (FHD), 3.6x (HD), 4.8x (VGA)
|Other functions
|Level Gauge, Real-time Histogram, Guide Lines (3 patterns), Center Marker, Highlight display (Still image / motion picture), Zebra pattern (Still image / motion picture)
|Direction Detection Function
|Fn1, Fn2, Fn3, Fn4, Fn5, Fn6, Fn7, Fn8, Fn9, Fn10, Fn11
|Exposure Comp. / Wi-Fi / Q.MENU / LVF/Monitor Switch / AF/AE LOCK / AF-ON / Preview / One Push AE / Touch AE / Level Gauge / Focus Area Set / Zoom Control / Cursor Button Lock / Dial Operation Switch / Photo Style / Filter Select / Aspect Ratio / Picture Size / Quality / AFS/AFF / Metering Mode / Burst Rate / 4K PHOTO / Auto Bracket / Self Timer / Highlight Shadow / i. Dynamic / i. Resolution / HDR / Electronic Shutter / Flash Mode / Flash Adjust. / Ex. Tele Conv. / Digital Zoom / Stabilizer / Snap Movie / Motion Pic. Set / Picture Mode / Mic. Directivity Adjust / Silent Mode / Peaking / Histogram / Guide Line / Zebra Pattern / Monochrome Live View / Rec Area / Step Zoom / Zoom Speed / Touch Screen / Sensitivity / White Balance / AF Mode/MF / Restore to Default
|Still image and motion picture
|Standard / Vivid / Natural / Monochrome / Scenery / Portrait / Custom / Cinelike D* / Cinelike V* *When Creative Video Mode is selected.
|Still image
|Expressive / Retro / Old Days / High Key / Low Key / Sepia / Monochrome / Dynamic Monochrome / Rough Monochrome / Silky Monochrome / Impressive Art / High Dynamic / Cross Process / Toy Effect / Toy Pop / Bleach Bypass / Miniature Effect / Soft Focus / Fantasy / Star Filter / One Point Color / Sunshine
|Motion picture
|Expressive / Retro / Old Days / High Key / Low Key / Sepia / Monochrome / Dynamic Monochrome / Impressive Art / High Dynamic / Cross Process / Toy Effect / Toy Pop / Bleach Bypass / Miniature Effect / Fantasy / One Point Color
|Flicker reduction
|Cinelike gamma
|Cinelike D / Cinelike V
|Playback function
|30-thumbnail display, 12-thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed playback (Max. 16x), Slideshow (All / Picture Only / Video Only / 4K PHOTO / 3D / Category Selection / Favorite, duration & effect is selectable), Playback Mode (Normal / Picture / Video / 4K PHOTO / 3D Play / Category / Favorite), Location Logging, RAW Processing, Clear Retouch, Title Edit, Text Stamp, Video Divide, Time Lapse Video, Stop Motion Video, Resize, Cropping, Rotate, Rotation Display, Favorite, DPOF Print Set, Protect, Face Recognition Edit, Picture Sort, Creating Still Pictures from a Motion Picture
|Single / Multi
|Single / Multi / All / Except Favorite
|Direct Print
|PictBridge compatible
|USB 2.0 High Speed Multi
|microHDMI TypeD / VIERA Link/Video: Auto / 4K / 1080p / 1080i / 720p / 480p (576p in PAL system)/Audio: Stereo
|Audio video output
|Monaural Type, NTSC/PAL, NTSC only for NTSC area/*Check the website of the Panasonic sales company in your country or region for details on the products that are available in your market.
|Stereo, Wind-cut: OFF / Low / Standard / High / AUTO
|Remote input
|φ2.5mm for remote
|External microphone input
|φ3.5mm for external microphone/Stereo/Lens Auto/Shotgun/Super Shotgun/Manual is selectable when attaching DMW-MS2 (optional).
|OSD language
|Japanese, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
|Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 1200mAh, 8.7Wh) (Included)/Battery Charger
|Battery life (CIPA standard)
|Approx. 360 images with H-FS1442A/Approx. 350 images with H-FS14140/Approx. 350 images with H-FS45150
|Dimensions (W x H x D)
|124.9 x 86.2 x 77.4 mm / 4.92 x 3.39 x 3.05 inch (excluding protrusions)
|Approx. 410g / 0.90 lb (SD card, Battery, Body)/Approx. 360g / 0.79 lb (Body only)/Approx. 520g / 1.15 lb (SD card, Battery, H-FS1442A lens included)/Approx. 675g / 1.49 lb (SD card, Battery, H-FS14140 lens included)/Approx. 610g / 1.34 lb (SD card, Battery, H-FS45150 lens included)/Approx. 720g / 1.59 lb (SD card, Battery, H-FS1442A + H-FS45150 lenses included)


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11 Things You Think Are So Important Before Your Baby's Born But Are Really No Big Deal
Ever been on a Pregnancy Message Board? Show of hands. Yeah, me too. Chances are, if you are currently pregnant, you raised your hand eagerly and diligently, ready to tell the class about all the things you discuss there. Chances are if you've already had your baby, you are laughing kindly at past you (and, perhaps, at the women you have kept in touch with along the way) and everything you said, thought, and did during that time.
Being pregnant, especially for first-time parents, is such a crazy and uncertain time. All the reading in the world can only sort of prepare you for the myriad challenges and joys coming your way. Get a whole bunch of pregnant women in one place and the concerns, fears, unknowing, and concepts of "what it will be like" are amplified. But whether or not you partook of the drama-filled echo chambers of online pregnancy boards or not, you still no doubt spent a lot of your time contemplating issues about your Future Baby and Future You that, you would find out later, was a completely misspent allocation of mental resources.
Now that I've had my kids, when I talk to pregnant people, I am very wary of balancing my "been there done that" experience with the knowledge that many a woman-with-child is very sensitive to the idea that her concerns or opinions are being dismissed by a fellow mom. But there are some things I feel I must assure readers in general, if not specific pregnant individuals, are so not the big deal you are making them out to be.
Your Baby's Room
Whether you're worried that you're in a lease that keeps you in a one-bedroom apartment until your baby is 6 months old, or you're fretting over the exact shade of green to paint your bespoke, eco-conscious, perfectly appointed, whimsical nursery, chances are, you are putting way more thought into this than you have to and that you will look back on even a moderate level of stress with a chuckle. Because the fact that you bookmarked 29 sets of bedding before choosing The One after months of tearful deliberation? Child, your baby is going to have multiple poop accidents on those. And odds are, you'll wind up taking out half of the items that came with the bedding when you learn that crib bedding safety guidelines are basically like, "Stick them in a crib with a fitted sheet. Eventually you can give them a thin blanket, sometime before college." Also, if you're anything like me your kid is going to be coming into bed with you every night for months, so their own room (or lack thereof) is kind of a non-issue.
Anything On Your Pinterest Board
In fact, anything you want to
Your Baby's Clothes
You worry that you only have 20 newborn onesies and only 45 three-month onesies; You worry there's too much blue — or not enough blue; You worry about your child's lack of formal attire; You debate how many shoes a child needs before they learn how to walk. (Answer: none, for real.) You worry about whether you have seasonally appropriate items. How many layers does a baby need to wear in the summer? One? Two? 109? You go legitimately insane buying froo-froo dress you come across because look at how tiny they are I can't even stand it! But when it comes down to it, here's the deal: Your child is going to get bodily fluids on absolutely everything and stain a good chunk of your favorite items, but that's OK, because they outgrew those things in about two wears anyway.
How Cute Your Diaper Bag Is
Your diaper bag is where diapers go. Sometimes dirty ones. Diapers and, as your child gets older, a metric ton of stale Cheerios that you have to carry around with you at all times. I liked to think before I had kids that my diaper bag would always be a potent symbol that though I had children, I remained stylish and put together. And my diaper bag is cute! But deep in my heart, I know that deep inside of it lies a pee-pee soaked diaper that I didn't have anywhere to throw out and then I completely forgot to throw it out by the time I did get to a garbage can.
Baby Toys
Eventually, your child's toys may become an area of concern or interest. My kids are 4 years and 21 months and I love finding and buying them toys. But before I had them, I was already concerned with the state of their toy box. Would they have the proper toys to stimulate their intellectual, spiritual, and social development? Were they made with organic fibers? Was I going to screw up my son by giving him a little toy tool set because it was subconsciously gendering his play? Then my first child was born and he could not have been less interested in interacting with objects until he was about 4 months old. And then when he did want to play with something it was usually, like, a box or a dish towel. So don't sweat the toys just yet. They won't be actually interested for a while.
The Precise Contents Of Your Hospital Bag
OMG if I had a dollar for every panicked Mommy Board post I read (or wrote) about what everyone was bringing in their hospital bag, I could send my kids to that really fancy daycare the next town over where they have horseback riding lessons and a personal chef. I honestly do not know a single person who wound up using even half the stuff they packed in that first hospital bag. A good friend of mine looks back in disbelieving giggles when she recounts how she packed her thesis because "I'll have some downtime to work on it." The hospital provides most of what you'll actually need and when it comes to luxuries, you will likely have neither the time nor the inclination to take advantage of them. So go ahead and leave the Lush bath bombs and 40 different kinds of lotions at home. You will not use them.
Pooping During Delivery
This is a picture of me shortly after giving birth. On my chest is my 9 pound, 2 ounce daughter born via VBAC after 9 hours of intense labor. This is the face of a tired woman. Of a proud woman. Of a woman who does not give a crap that she just took a crap in front of her midwife, husband, and two nurses. In fact, as I felt it happen, my exact words were, "Oh thank God! That helps some of the pressure." This is more personal than I normally get with my birth story, but I feel like the possibility of public pooping is one of the Top 5 concerns I hear about when people talk about birth fears and I want to assure you in as personal and memorable a way as possible that you will. not. care. You won't. Besides, there's a good chance that as you are pooping, there's a head sticking out of your vagine. What do you think is going to be the bigger focus?
Precise, Unyielding Plans For Baby
Oh, we have so many Infallible And Important Ideas for our babies before they're born, starting with exactly how they're going to be born. From 15-page birth plans that specify which Beyoncé track must be played off your "Labor and Delivery" playlist as you begin crowning, to the set-in-stone decisions you've made about how much screen time your child will have between birth and 3rd grade (at which point you'll re-assess...because you're not crazy). You did these things with the best intentions, out of love. You read up on so much and made so many plans because you thought doing so would prepare you. But I think we all know what happens when we make plans at this point, right?
Whether Your Baby Will Be Cute
Everyone secretly worries their baby will be ugly. We can't help it, and ultimately it's really not important to us and we know that... But we still hope for a cute one. But babies only ever come in four basic varieties:
- Standard model babies, which make up about 80% of newborns
- "One weird thing" babies, which are standard models but with one weird thing, like a full head of hair or particularly chubby cheeks, and they account for about 15% of new kiddos.
- Ugly babies, because it happens
- Transcendently gorgeous babies, which are super rare
Everyone thinks they have a #4. And that is as it should be, because to you, they are.
How Soon You Will Be Able To Get Back To Doing [Thing You Love Doing That Makes You Feel Like You]
You spend weeks researching how soon you'll be able to get back to exercise, sex, dancing, swimming, skydiving, or whatever other hobby you loved and adored before you ever got pregnant. But chances are, the exact restart time won't matter as much to you once your little one is here. That's not to say once we have babies we stop being passionate about other things or that we're not eager to get back to doing what we love after we pop out a kid, but priorities shift around and it's likely that you'll hit the date your care provider gave you and you'll be like, "Oh, wow! Already. OK, cool. Ummm... can't do it right now, but it's nice to know I can."
Being A Super-Parent
For sure, the most super of parents are those among us who learn that trying to be a super-parent is futile. (Whoa. Deep, right?) Most of us learn pretty quickly that our lives our different and we have to reorganize all the thoughts and ideas and hopes we had before we actually had any clue what having a baby would mean for those plans with our new reality.


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A second life for your used sawmill tools
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WESTWOOD (CBSLA.com) — A 29-year-old man has been identified as one of the injured in Friday's shooting at Los Angeles International Airport.
Family members said Brian Ludmer was among the five people who were hurt when a gunman opened fire in Terminal 3 at 9:20 a.m.
Ludmer's family said he works as a theatrical technical director at the Las Virgenes Unified School District.
The superintendent told KCAL9's Serene Branson that Ludmer had been with the district for more than a year.
Ludmer's family told the superintendent that the young man is recovering from surgeries at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and is expected to pull through.
Meantime, Branson reported that it's believed suspect Paul Ciancia is also being treated at the Westwood hospital.
Although medical officials would not confirm that information, KCAL9's cameras captured a patient handcuffed to a gurney and rushed to the hospital.
"So there are three male victims. Two have suffered gunshot wounds; another has suffered other injuries," said ER physician Dr. Lynne McCullough.
Doctors later revealed one of the "fair" patients had been released.
McCullough said the trauma center was prepared for as many as 50 patients. She also said they've been in touch with the victims' families.
"Our hearts go out to the families of the victims and to the communities that were affected," she said.


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ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Politics as a service": a testimony by the spiritual father of Shahbaz Bhatti
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – "Recognising his gifs of leadership and concern for the good of the Catholic Church in Pakistan, I encouraged his studies and involvement in politics. Although he had little desire to so, he decided to play an active part in politics in order to protect the country's Christians and other minorities. A man of great commitment he decided not to marry. He lived a life of celibacy. He had no possessions and saw his activity as a service. I believe that Clement Shahbaz Bhatti was a dedicated lay Catholic martyred for his faith ": this testimony was given to Fides, in April of 2012 by Bishop Anthony Lobo emeritus of Islamabad, who died in 2013. Bishop Lobo, Bhatti's spiritual father, describes for "future memory", the life and commitment of Shahbaz Bhatti, a member of the Pakistani parliament and a Catholic, brutally assassinated by a terrorist in Islamabad on 2 March 2011.
The document, consigned to Pakistani Mobeen Shahid, today a professor at the Lateran University in Rome, will be added to other testimony which the diocese of Islamabad is collecting for the preliminary enquiry in a diocesan process in view of declaring Bhatti a "martyr". "Bhatti lived his political activity in the spirit of a follower of Christ, sequela Christi" Mobeen told Fides, "working to promote full integration in society for Pakistan's Christians and enable them to contribute towards the development of their country. He felt truly Pakistani and fought any kind of fundamentalism. He realised he was in danger but went ahead in his intent" the testimony concludes. (PA) (Agenzia Fides 2/3/2016)
ASIA/TURKEY - The COVID-19 pandemic has also strongly impacted the newspapers of the Christian communities
ASIA/CAMBODIA - The memory of the victims of the Khmer Rouge is an occasion to remember the Cambodian martyrs
AFRICA/NIGERIA - "He continued preaching the Gospel and asking me to change the evil ways, that is why I killed him", says the murderer of the young seminarian


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Posted 21/11/2016
SRM is a core subject in the world of supply chain, but it is a surprisingly Cinderella subject - it goes in and out of fashion, the programs developed often seem to have core components missing, resource allocation is patchy and there's a constant cry of 'show me the money'.
Is this a really challenging subject, or are we just bad at getting the fundamentals right in this area?
If you look at historical approaches to SRM, there's always been a solid foundation available for inspection within the car industry. There, excellent measurement programs and supplier development programs exist, trying to identify and extract the optimum performance, and indeed improved performance, as a core activity. Here, the ability of the supplier to add value in a very real way is so embedded that any other approach makes no sense. Joint working, co-location, joint investment programs, approaches which access innovation and development are all put in place.
It is possible to see industries in which strongly adversarial approaches have always been used, and indeed the whole set up is based not on collaborative working, but on closely monitored dispute resolution. The civil engineering world tends to stand out as having a preference in that direction.
So, with those two as opposite ends of the available spectrum, is there a best approach somewhere between them? Well, this is where the complexity arises. There is unlikely to be a one size fits all approach available here. Some arrangements with suppliers will tend to an approach which seeks to check for contractually expected performance, and looks for defensive outcomes if they are not achieved. This happens, in general, when the perceived value from a more complex approach is not visible. Unfortunately, it also seems to be the starting default position.
Contract Management is used by a number of organisations as a way of ensuring that the contracted for value actually arrives and is experienced. This can be a highly effective approach, focusing on outcomes and subsequent payments as a way of ensuring delivery. When managed at too simplistic a level, it can cause significant frustration, as the approach does rely on the intent of the contract having been translated clearly into the words used.
This all implies that we need to be able to adopt a nuanced approach in this area, optimising our use of a range of tools and techniques which are applied to different suppliers and contracts in different ways.
In turn, this suggests that we need a range of tools and systems available to be able to manage the nuanced approach and we also need individuals in place who can see through the complexity to the best combination of approaches to be used.
So, to get to the right set of outcomes, we need skilled resources who are well trained in a range of tools, techniques and systems to ensure that any particular supplier and contract is delivering the maximum value for the organisation, within the envelope of our overall resource constraints.
That, as a final twist, suggests that we'd better get good at organisational design as well, as we need to be able to optimise the outcomes we are seeking against what we are able to achieve.
It is unsurprising that SRM programs seem to struggle; there is a depth of complexity here which is seldom discussed in any clear way. Bringing this to the fore, and making sure we are concentrating adequately on optimising the value from our supply chains, seems to be an excellent way to progress
One for the new year resolutions, perhaps?
Tagged by topic: Supplier Management


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Confidante: The Escort news - Angelien and I have a planned meeting today further map out the book - we have a rough draft of what stories are going in there, but it needs some polishing so we don't mess the time line up!
Take care to everyone out there - I hope all of my US readers are safe from the hurricane! To everyone else - have a great halloween (if you celebrate it) my kids are all very excited as they have a party to go to this afternoon; I can expect some very hyperactive children tonight!
Lilli xoxoxox


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Travis Perkins has donated thousands of pounds worth of materials to Southsea Skatepark as part of its role as an official event partner of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Portsmouth.
With £300,000 worth of metal and timber ramps managed by the Southsea Skatepark charity, regular maintenance is crucial to keep the facility open to the public. The Travis Perkins team donated materials for around £15,000 of refurbishment work, which included the creation of a new training ramp.
Carol Kavanagh, HR director at Travis Perkins, said: "Our sponsorship of The Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Portsmouth is about furthering our commitment to local communities and the family values that our company is built upon.
"Southsea Skatepark has been used by generations of locals since the 1950s and it remains a valuable facility for young people in the area. The donation is part of our responsibility as a major UK employer to encourage young people to try new experiences and develop skills for a career they may not have considered before."
Southsea Skatepark is one of the oldest parks in the world with the original rink first used in the 1950s. The skateboarding boom followed in the 1970s and in the 1990s with BMX and the recent scooter craze bringing a new audience to the facility.
Simon Tiller, from Southsea Skatepark, said: "The park is all about connecting the community through sport and physical activity. With over 40,000 visitors and over a million wheels rolling across our ramps each year, maintenance can be a huge undertaking. We're grateful to Travis Perkins for the donation which will allow thousands more visitors to enjoy the park."