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Avatar Online Podcast Episode 61
Avatar Online Podcast Episode 61 – August 4th 2013
Morgan (Airspeed Prime) is joined by Troy (Trojan People) to discuss the latest Avatar and Korra news including the 6 page preview for The Search Part 3 and some new Book 2 Spirits images, 2 great listener questions are answered before an in-depth discussion on 213 The Drill.
00:00:00 – Opening
00:01:04 – Intro and Book 2 Preview Question
00:04:53 – News – The Search Part 3 Preview, New Korra Book 2 Images and The Search Part 2 bestseller
00:15:53 – Listener Questions from DragonMoose134 and Avatar Yangchen
00:34:09 – Intermission
00:35:03 – Episode Discussion – 213 The Drill and Outro
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Podcast is just over 80 minutes long
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Dudley Manson Said:
I really liked the Nostalgia Critic's review of "The Drill".
Airspeed Prime Reply:August 8th, 2013 at 3:52 am
I liked it too, though he was reviewing it without the knowledge of it coming back or really getting how big of a deal an attack on BSS is, with it being the last big city left.
The episode as a contained thing is dramatic and I agree that it builds so much, but when the drill is destroyed the drama does just stop. As I said in the review I do now really see a missed opportunity to make this episode so much more dramatic, show the impact of this attack on the people.


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Debra Burke
Director, Human Resources & Operations
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Debra L. Burke PHR, SHRM-CP is the Director, Human Resources and Operations for the Educational Service Center of the Western Reserve. She is responsible for the oversight of all facets of human resources for the ESC of the WR and supports member districts with human resources projects. Additionally, Debra handles ESC business agreements and contracts, information technology, and facility management.
Debra began her career at Reliance Electric, a Rockwell Automation Company, responsible for payroll, the HRIS/Payroll systems and accounting functions. She was employed at Cleveland Municipal School District for 8 year as an HR Manager responsible for compensation, staffing, licensure, EMIS and historical records retention. Additionally, Debra worked at Marous Brothers Construction and Cardinal Commerce as the department head of human resources.
Debra holds Bachelors of Arts in Accounting and Business Administration from Malone University. She obtained her PHR in 2005 and her SHRM-CP in 2015. She joined the Lake Geauga SHRM in 2004, joined their board in 2009 and has served as the Vice-President of Membership since 2010. Additionally, Debra holds the position of Treasurer for B.A.L.D. Run Inc., a non profit organization helping low income diabetics in Lake County, since its inception in 2006.
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Paul Pogba was screaming at his Manchester United team-mates throughout their midweek defeat to Feyenoord, says Dutch striker Dirk Kuyt.
Pogba, who joined United in a world record £89million deal earlier this summer, has made a slow start to his career at Old Trafford since arriving from Juventus.
The 23-year-old France international could not nothing to prevent Jose Mourinho's side slipping to a 1-0 defeat in the Europa League on Thursday.
And Kuyt says the midfielder was quick to voice his frustrations at the performance of his new team-mates in Rotterdam.
'All I heard during the first half against United was Pogba screaming and shouting at his own players,' Kuyt told The Mirror.
'And when it was half-time, he was shouting at them all even louder.
'He was screaming at them, about the things which were not going right for the team.'


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SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 2, 2005 - Juniper Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR) today announced the Infranet Controller and Infranet Agent, new solutions designed to support the Enterprise Infranet and bring endpoint intelligence into network traffic decisions. By enabling coordination of network enforcement with endpoint assessment, user authentication, and secure transport, these new products deliver the levels of use control and threat control organizations need to ensure service assurance and availability.
Leveraging best-in-class endpoint defense technology and the host checking features of the Juniper Networks SSL VPN solution for the extended enterprise, the Infranet Controller appliance and Infranet Agent software enable enterprises to protect their network and client endpoints at campus locations and distributed sites. This approach addresses the network and security challenges faced by enterprises today as they look to provision ubiquitous network access, while supporting an increasing number of users accessing the network via mobile laptops. These challenges and the problem of malware are not addressed by traditional approaches, which focus on scan and block models that are incomplete, resulting in security gaps and high deployment and management costs. Juniper's approach supports heterogeneous solutions and uses components of SSL VPN technology, firewall and IPSec technology to provide comprehensive network protection.
Best-in-Class Solutions
The new Enterprise Infranet Controller enables conditional access to networks based upon user authentication and a real-time check of the device's security characteristics. The dynamically provisioned Infranet Agent accepts user credentials, conducts the host check and provides optional authenticated and encrypted transport to enforcement gateways. These enforcers will be delivered as a software upgrade to Juniper Networks' NetScreen firewall systems and appliances. These firewalls are broadly deployed in key locations within the network and make granular traffic decisions. By consuming signals from the Infranet Controller and terminating connections from agents, enforcers can provide end-to-end transport security and greater policy control and visibility without requiring significant infrastructure changes. The new Juniper Networks Enterprise Infranet Controller appliance will provide benefits similar to the SSL VPN, but on a much larger scale, preventing non-compliant hosts from attaching to the enterprise network and providing use control for enterprise network traffic.
"Network security professionals are acutely aware that the current offerings do not address the growing volume of attacks or the requirements of evolving networks," said Andrew Harding, director, Product Management, Juniper Networks. "Juniper has already solved this problem with its SSL VPN solution for the extended enterprise, providing secure access to a wide variety of users, connecting from diverse locations with managed and unmanaged devices. By combining the endpoint defense features of our SSL VPN platform with performance scalability of our firewall/VPN platforms, we can extend the usage model and security of SSL VPN from remote access and extranets to large scale enterprise networks."
Compatibility With Third Party Approaches
The Enterprise Infranet Framework complements Juniper's work with Microsoft on Network Access Protection (NAP) as well as standards efforts, such as the Trusting Computing Group's Trusted Network Connect Subgroup. The effort represents the next phase in integrating user, application and network policy and enforcement in a seamless manner through open, multivendor solutions that facilitate a secure and assured network.
The Enterprise Infranet Controller, Infranet Agent and ScreenOS upgrade required to enable Infranet Enforcer features are planned to be available in Q3 2005.
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N.B. May contain spoilers!Castle TV series features a beautiful detective Katherine Beckett and a mystery novel writer Richard Castle, who solve unusual crimes in the city of New York. This series was created by Andrew W. Marlowe, and originally released on March 9, 2009.
Female protagonist, Kate Beckett had a painful memory and trauma about the death of her mother. The case had been unsolved, and that was why she chose her current career. The first episode starts with a murder case which seems to resemble the murder case in Castle's novel. Detective Beckett comes to contact Castle and asks him for help. Intrigued by the beautiful, mysterious Kate Beckett, Richard Castle starts working together with her two other male colleagues to solve strange challenging cases. Interestingly, Castle argues that he is going to investigate as many murder cases as possible in order to release his new novel series featuring an attractive female detective named Nicky Heat. As story goes on, Beckett is almost close to her mother's murderer, but at the same time she has to face the devastating fact, losing her trustful boss and naerly losing her own life. The story is very thrilling as well as romantic. Richard cannot help fall in love with Beckett, supporting her in the back. Where are their relations going?
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Learn what slows Apache web server down, and how to get the most out of PHP.
Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (or Perl) form the basis of the LAMP architecture for Web applications. Many open source packages based on LAMP components are available to solve a variety of problems. As the load on an application increases, the bottlenecks in the underlying infrastructure become more apparent in the form of slow response to user requests. The previous article showed you how to tune the Linux system and covered the basics of LAMP and performance measurement. This article focuses on the Web server components, Apache and PHP.
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Applications using the LAMP (Linux®, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl) architecture are constantly being developed and deployed. But often the server administrator has little control over the application itself because it's written by someone else. This series of three articles discusses many of the server configuration items that can make or break an application's performance. This second article focuses on steps you can take to optimize Apache and PHP.
This article focused on tuning the Web server, both Apache and PHP. With Apache, the general idea is to eliminate extra checks the Web server must do, such as processing the .htaccess file. You must also tune the Multi-Processing Module you're using to balance the system resources used with the availability of idle workers for incoming requests. The best thing you can do for PHP is to install an opcode cache. Keeping your eye on a few resource settings also ensures that scripts don't hog resources and make the system slow for everyone else.
Tuning LAMP systems, Part 2: Optimizing Apache and PHP


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Les Maitresses
Release Year: 1978
Cast: Erika Cool Karine Gambier Liliane Lemieuvre Lucie Doll Morgane
Genres: Feature, Classic, Orgies
Video language: French
If there is a paradise for man, it is Burd Tranbaree Universe Of Lazy Man: where the hottest and wildest fucking takes place!
With 2 Macho-men and their 7 mistresses (including Karine Gambier, Cool Erika, Morgane) provide us the proof.
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Duration: 1:11:06
Video: 720×472, AVC (H.264)
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They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. If you picture is not perfect, it may dilute the message. This is true when it comes to online selling as well. The picture you put up usually attracts buyers.
Your picture would set you apart from the competition. When selling on Amazon, there are certain standards that you need to meet as well. Amazon is very particular about the picture you put up when selling something. If the Amazon standards are not met, you will not be allowed to sell your product. Amazon may even take the step of suspending you account.
With Amazon photo editing, we will take care of your picture while you can sit back and concentrate on selling your product. Images are always the crux of your product. It will either get a buyer to your site or not. There are many things that you need to keep in mind while designing an image. You need to ensure that you remove background from image. Not only do you completely need to remove background, but you also need to take care of photo editing. Similar to ebay photo editing, you need to ensure that the clipping path service that you use meets the standards of Amazon photo editing requirements.
One of the things that you need to keep in mind with Amazon photo editing is to keep the image simple and free of any distractions. You want the buyer to see only the product and nothing else. That is one of the main reasons you need to keep a white background. Taking care of your image is as important as ensuring that your product is perfect. You also need to represent the product carefully in your image. Misrepresentation will result in losing credibility in the market and will hamper your reputation.
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Amazon will always keep the buyers comfort level and experience a priority. If you want to be successful and sell to wider audience, you definitely need to comply with the rules and regulations of the site. We provide the best photo editing services customized for Amazon. We will ensure that we remove all the errors from the original image and provide a clean image that highlights your product the way it deserves to be highlighted. This will ensure that you get maximum clicks for your product thereby increasing your chances of conversion.
We provide Amazon photo editing services for a variety of products. Right from apparels and jewelry to electronics and various accessories, we do it all. We are more than capable of removing watermarks, retouch the images, crop images, remove flaws, and a whole lot more. We have re-touched over 1,000 images and can ensure timely completion of you work in an efficient manner. Keeping up with Amazon's standards is very difficult. We want to save you the headache of dealing with that aspect of selling your product. All you need to do is give us the picture of your product and we will ensure that traffic to your sales page increases just because of the image.
As the saying goes, 'Good images sell your products quicker'. We make this come true with our photo editing services. We ensure that we edit your image and make it look extremely professional. We also ensure quick turnaround and timely delivery of your images so you can stay one-step ahead of the competition all the time. We are compliant with the marketplace and standards of Amazon and we can assure you that you will never fall into trouble because of your product image not being up to the required standards. Various software's out there will claim to bring your images up to the required standards. However, there is nothing better than a human touch and we provide that to you.
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Tomorrow, the Green Party will launch a dental health policy which the Greens believe will enjoy widespread public support and boost the party's hopes of a general election breakthrough.
The Greens are committed to the founding principles of the NHS – including free dental healthcare, which they say could be provided for an extra £1.8 billion a year.
A party spokesperson said today, "£1.8 billion a year is a trifling sum for a huge improvement in Britain's dental health service. Everyone who wants one should have access to an NHS dentist, and we must end the scandal of British children in the twenty-first century suffering the pain and misery that come with poor teeth."
The Greens dismiss water fluoridation as a "cheap, tacky, sticking plaster solution with side-effects." They say that "mass medication of doubtful efficacy and potential side-effects is no substitute for a proper dental healthcare strategy. We need to be teaching new parents how to look after their toddlers' teeth, and teaching young children from nursery onwards all about how to look after their own teeth properly.
"And in addition, we need everyone to have access to the right professional support, which means guaranteeing free access to an NHS dentist for everyone who wants it."
A summary of the new briefing to be launched on Tuesday is below.
Full copies of the briefing will be available at www.greenparty.org.uk/reports on Tuesday 2 March 2010.
Summary of Fair, free and effective: Green Party proposals for the dental health service
1. Currently, only half the UK population is provided with free dental healthcare. NHS dentistry charges are a regressive tax: they hit the poor hardest and prevent many from accessing dental care.
2. Access to dentists should not depend on where you live. But getting access to an NHS dentist is difficult and there is wide variation across the country:
Between 55% and 60% of NHS practices are not taking new NHS patients. Some Primary Care Trusts have no NHS dentists taking on new patients. Most areas have around 55 dentists per 100,000 people. But some have as few as 25, while others have over 100.
3. Less than half of the UK adult population and only around two thirds of children are visiting NHS dentists. The percentage of children who have visited NHS dentists within the previous 24 months has fallen in recent years – a worrying sign.
4. Some areas have opted for the addition of fluoridation chemicals to tap water in a bid improve dental health. The Green Party says:
• The use of fluoridated water to improve dental health is not a viable solution – it's more like "sticking plaster with side effects".
• Any (slight) benefit from fluoride in drinking water has to be weighed against the increased risk of osteosarcoma and dental fluorosis.
• Mass medication may breach the European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine – it's unethical to medicate people without their consent.
• The use of fluoridation demonstrates a failure to tackle the underlying problems of dental health provision.
5. The Green Party wants:
• Free basic dental care available to all.
• Everyone to have access to an NHS dentist if they want one.
• An end to fluoridation of our tap water.
• A comprehensive dental health strategy including proper education for children and their parents.
6. Assuming that some people will wish to remain private, to provide free dental care to 75% of the population would only cost the NHS an extra £1.8 billion a year.


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Tacos for Dinner – (I could eat them every night)
Tacos is a favorite in our household… and while my dad always made them the best, I've improvised some…
You see, my dad always used REAL ingredients, and you can't beat REAL ingredients – you know like, green chili's, jalapenos all finely chopped and added to the filling with many other great choices. Me on the other hand, I take the easy way out and use 'taco seasoning' that has all that stuff mixed up and ground into a fine powder that I can add to my filling. I call it the lazy taco…
I can't wait to get home and make these tonight:
The Lazy Taco:
1 lb ground beef (I use a lean mix of 90/10)
1can refried beans
1can chopped black olives (these come in a small can)
1 onion (I use yellow)
2 packets of taco seasoning (I mix a mild pack and a hot or medium pack)
Any taco toppings that you like!
Brown the ground beef do not drain as the stock will assist in mixing in the taco seasoning. As the ground beef becomes mostly cooked, add the seasoning and mix well. Once the seasoning is well mixed, add the refried beans, olives and onions. Let cook for about 10 more minutes over low to medium heat – keep an eye on it and add a TINY bit of water if necessary to keep it from drying.
There you have it – a quick, easy to cook dinner that everyone can enjoy (IF they like tacos, that is)
Thanks for coming out today! Tomorrow is Scrap book day!! Look out for faire pics and maybe a few other fun choices.


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Back when I worked at Scotland on Sunday I was never the Lockerbie Guy. Nor was I even the Lockerbie Guy's Assistant. For years every paper needed a Lockerbie specialist, not least because having one ensured that the rest of us didn't have to follow the tortuously complicated story any more closely than the readers. Which is to say, I don't know the extent of Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi's involvement, though clearly even if he was involved he wasn't the fellow who ordered or thought of the mission.
Still, the speculation that he might be released on compassionate grounds - he has been diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer - has provoked a furious reaction from some of the usual suspects. Con Coughlin, for instance, considers his potential release a "humiliating episode" and wonders if Megrahi, far from dying, might "suddenly make a miraculous recovery the moment he sets foot back in Libya". Does Con really think Megrahi has faked his own cancer? Perhaps!
Still, Coughlin is more restrained than Nile Gardiner who writes:
It would send completely the wrong signal to terrorists across the world that the West doesn't even have the stomach to keep them in jail for more than a few years. Such a move will only encourage future terrorist attacks, and embolden our enemies.
It is important in the coming days that US Senators and Congressmen, as well as British MPs, speak out against any release for Megrahi, and demand that he serve the rest of his days behind bars on British soil. David Cameron should also make his voice heard on the issue and call for a full explanation from the Brown government.
It also defies belief that the United States government (most of the victims were American) would agree to such a deal being struck, though it could well be part of the Obama administration's broader strategy of engagement with dictatorial regimes, including Libya. Barack Obama recently shook hands with Gadaffi at the G8 summit in Italy.
The families of those who were viciously murdered over Lockerbie deserve to be given a huge say over the fate of Megrahi – there appears to be little indication they have been fully consulted on the matter. The release of such a brutal terrorist, with the blood of hundreds of innocents on his hands, would be an affront to civilized values and a dangerous gesture of surrender to terrorism.
Frankly, it is hard to see how any decision made by Kenny MacAskill (the Scottish Justice Secretary) is going to have much impact upon international terrorism. For good or for ill. Perhaps we should keep Megrahi in jail even after he has died? That would show the terrorists that we're serious!
I also find it curious that Gardiner seems to think that the American administration should have the power to decide what is, despite the international elements to the case, a decision for the Scottish legal and political systems. I dare say the Americans have been consulted, but unlike Gardiner, I don't think that means giving them the power of veto. (It's also worth remembering that it was the Bush administration that began the rapprochement with Libya, not Obama.)
Nor for that matter is there much point calling for a "full explanation from the Brown government" since, as Gardiner must know, it's not a matter for Jack Straw to decide either. Equally, if permitting a man with terminal cancer the luxury of dying at home constitutes a "dangerous gesture of surrender to terrorism" then, really, we're losing our minds. By this standard, letting Megrahi appeal his conviction must also be considered a dangerously naive, soft-on-terrorism decision.
One final point: it's interesting to ask who leaked this? Was it MacAskill wanting to "soften up" public opinion in advance of letting Megrahi go home, or was it a senior civil servant (or someone else) hoping to provoke a backlash against the idea and keep Megrahi in Scotland until he dies?


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Dr. Nadine MacIntosh
15 enero , 1922 – 26 septiembre , 2019
Dr. Nadine MacIntosh died at Halifax, Nova Scotia on Thursday September 26th, 2019. She was born on January 15th, 1922 in Darmstadt, Germany, and spent much of her youth in London, England and Berlin. She was predeceased by her parents Nadine (Exten) and Vladimir Chatelain, as well as her half-sister, Masha Jaksic. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Donald MacIntosh, and by her three daughters, Nadia Mary (Max) Gold, Catherine Anne MacIntosh and Elizabeth Viola (Frank) MacKinnon; three grandchildren, Heather Elizabeth (Mark Ruggle) MacKinnon, Nadia (Joshua Cairns) MacKinnon and Graeme Alexander MacKinnon; her niece Svetlana (David) Watkins and nephew Dusan (Debbie) Jaksic and several grandnephews. Nadine graduated with a BSC in 1941 and MD in 1945 from the University of Berlin. After an Internship at Berlin University Clinic in Neurology and Surgery at a Bremen Hospital, Nadine joined the British Red Cross and worked in Displaced Persons Camps and at a Red Cross Hospital in Germany. She continued her medical studies for one year in London, England and worked at a Tuberculosis Sanatorium for a further two years in Kent, England. In 1951 she crossed the Atlantic and pursued post graduate studies at the Trudeau Sanatorium in Saranac Lake, New York. There she met her husband Donald. They moved to Montreal, Quebec and were married in 1953. Nadine practiced at the Montreal General Hospital, The Royal Edward Chest Hospital, and taught at McGill University from 1953 to 1978. In 1978 she moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia where she continued to practice at the Victoria General Hospital specializing in Occupational Health, and teach at Dalhousie University until 1995. Throughout her lifetime Nadine especially enjoyed the pursuits of teaching as well as community volunteering. Nadine volunteered her time with many organizations including the Soroptimists, the Future Club and the Senior College Association of Nova Scotia (SCANS). In her leisure time, Nadine enjoyed reading, classical music and opera, gardening at her country home in Lismore, Nova Scotia, as well as spending time with her children and grandchildren. Nadine was fluent in four languages; French, English, German and Russian and enjoyed extensive world travel with her husband, Donald. Nadine was a lifelong member of the Russian Orthodox Church and was actively involved with the congregations in Montreal and Halifax. A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 3, from 2- 4 and 7-9 pm in J.A. Snow Funeral Home, 339 Lacewood Drive, Halifax. Funeral service will be Friday, October 4, at 11:00 am in St. Antonio's Orthodox Church, 2480 Windsor St, Halifax. Donations to St. Vladimir's Orthodox church or the charity of your choice.
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Darren Reiniger
18 octubre , 2019
Don and family, please accept our deepest condolences on Nadia's passing. I remember vividly the times we spent talking on Rockwood Avenue over the years.
Darren & Jenn Reiniger
Solofoniaina RAMILISON
14 octubre , 2019
My deepest sympathy for the family.
Rest in peace Dr. Nadia
Mary Pat and Don Bernosky
1 octubre , 2019
Elizabeth, Frank and Family;
We were saddened to hear of your loss. Nadia was such an amazing wonderful lady that made you feel so special. Remembering our trip to Lismore with Hillary and all the visits Mom and Dad made to Thunder Bay! You are in our thoughts and prayers💞. We will call later. Hugs to all. Love Mary Pat & Don Bernosky
Jason Williams
1 octubre , 2019
So sorry to hear this news. I enjoyed getting to know you both over the years, particularly sharing our connection to Barney's River/Lismore!
I won't be able to attend the services but my thoughts and sympathies are with you and your family as you say goodbye to this amazing lady!
dorothy Grant
30 septiembre , 2019
I first met Dr. Nadine Macintosh and her husband John two years ago when we moved to Parkland at the Gardens
Almost immediately, I concluded that she was an extraordinary woman who possessed all of wonderful attributes of a compassionate, truly caring physician
She was also a remarkable individual who, after being with her, always left me with a sense of being special.
I shall never forget her because, knowing her was a great privilege and, also admiring her so much, carved a lasting memory on my "heart" that will never, never fade away
Elaine MacDonald
28 septiembre , 2019
Nadia we will remember enjoying her summers on the beach in Lismore with Donald and her daughter Betty, Frank and grandchildren Heather, Nadia and Graeme whom she loved dearly. Rest In Peace Nadia, God bless.


text: Aims and background: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a common finding in hemodialysis patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate if the diameter of the distal radiocephalic fistula could influence left ventricular variables in stable hemodialysis patients. Methods: Nineteen patients were investigated. Measurements of the diameter of the arteriovenous (AV) fistula were performed in 4 different locations. The patients were investigated using M-mode recordings and measurements in the 2D image. Doppler ultrasound was also performed. Transonic measurements were performed after ultrasound investigation. Results: Fistula mean and maximal diameter correlated with left ventricular characteristics. Fistula flow correlated neither with the left ventricular characteristics nor with fistula diameters. Conclusions: The maximal diameter of the distal AV fistula seems to be a sensitive marker of LVH in stable hemodialysis patients.


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The use of wood as a noise barrier has helped the South Fraser Perimeter project in several ways including ease of construction, [it is] aesthetically pleasing to residents and travelling public, and the price point of this product has helped with budget concerns.
Project Overview
British Columbia communities looking for ways to reduce their environmental impact are finding that wood is a less expensive, lightweight, sustainable and attractive option for reflective or absorptive sound walls along highways to reduce traffic noise. In the Lower Mainland, four recent projects were completed, which incorporated roughly 1,300 lineal metres of a woodconcrete hybrid to construct sound abatement barriers. These projects included a perimeter road for the new Port Mann Bridge and a demonstration project at McCallum Road in Abbotsford. The wood in these reflective walls effectively neutralizes sound and, in other applications, can even absorb noise. When wood is used, the barriers are lighter, have greater strength-to-weight ratio than other building materials, and are much easier to build. They can be installed in four-metre lengths, with fewer posts and less disturbed ground. In most cases, heavy machinery is not needed, which is important in a tight urban setting. Wood costs less and offers a natural solution that delivers environmental benefits, especially when the products are from forests that meet third-party certification standards. With proper construction and treatment, wood barriers are resilient and durable, and are expected to last more than 30 years. The wood barriers are also successful projects on an aesthetic level, preferred by nearby residents who appreciate the natural appearance.
Wood Features
Cost Effective, Flexible
The final cost of the kind of wood-concrete hybrid system used in the Lower Mainland is about $110 per linear foot, or less than $14 a square foot. Wood is lighter, more flexible and easier to install; it uses fewer posts and does not require heavy machinery
Durable And Effective
Appropriate milling and conditioning ensures the wood lasts as long as other materials under similar conditions. The tongue-andgroove construction delivers an acoustical performance exceeding North American requirements of 20 to 30 sound transmission class. Wood barriers are tough: rocks and other highway debris are not as likely to cause damage and neutralize their effectiveness, and they are an excellent choice in colder climates where roads are treated with salt.
Natural, Attractive Choice
Wood provides a tangible connection to nature that is unmatched by other building materials, and offers an aesthetic appeal for both local residents and those travelling on the highway. When asked, 11 of 13 residents near the Alex Fraser Bridge perimeter road barrier chose the wood option.
Lower Environmental Impact
Wood is a natural choice for sustainable building construction; it has a lower energy and carbon footprint than most other products. The wood-concrete hybrid barriers save about one tonne of carbon for every five metres installed.
Underutilized Species
The Lower Mainland projects used hem-fir, an underutilized species that is a combination of British Columbia coastal hemlock and amabilis fir. Western Forest Products, which supplied the wood for the barriers, is exploring other ways to use hem-fir in custom products for export markets.


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A friend who is really proficient at sewing is making me a pen roll - and not just of any material but of this amazing leather!
This will be the outside of the roll, the inside will be made of somewhat thinner natural tan leather and hold 8 pens, 4 thick and 4 slim ones. There will also be a flap to protect the pen's caps from rubbing against each other. It should be ready some time this week and I'm really excited! I've always wanted to have a pen roll but the ones I saw never appealed to me.
What's best is I'm allowed to pay for this with a handmade journal. I think the pen roll should be ready some time this week and the notebook is already finished: dark brown leather with Italian peacock paper cover.
|A 5 sized journal with leather back & corners
This paper is gorgeous. I have some stationery with this motif and had been looking to buy a matching journal a while back but couldn't find a convenient option. Of course I'll have to part with this one - it goes to a young woman who is a psychologist -, but I have more than enough of this paper left to make another one for myself.
|Sprinkled edges. At the far left: curious tomcat's whiskers!
I pressed the book block firmly between two boards using winches, then sprinkled the edges with watercolor in various shades of blue to match the cover.
|I'm not sure how these ridges on the spine are called in English. (If you know, leave a comment!) In any case they complete the nostalgic look.
Spine and corners are made of heavy grain lambskin. It's a little hard to work with as it's quite stiff but I really like the look of it on the finished book.
I love bartering like this, wish there were more opportunities for it.


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I need an exercise to work the inner part of my thighs and the long satorius muscle.
I don't have access to a nautilus abductor-adductor machine.
What can I do instead Vince?
I get my students to do low pulley squeezes on a cable crossover machine, 5 sets of 12-15 reps.
Sit on a low box in the center of a cable crossover machine. Hold the low handles on the inside of your thighs.
Allow the resistance to pull your thighs open as far as you can, really stretching the inner thigh and then using inner thigh strength only, slowly squeeze your thighs together.
Hold for a count of two to contract the muscle.
I feel this exercise is superior to the Nautilus machine. Try it and see.


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Ride Forever Courses
The Ride Forever Motorcycle Training Program is subsidised by ACC.
Getting training and having less accidents is the motorcyclist's only way to actively work towards reducing ACC levies.
Don't sit around complaining about other drivers. Take the responsibility and look after yourself
Think of it this way, this gives you the chance to get something directly back from ACC, to be safer and get more enjoyment from your riding – how great is that?
PLEASE NOTE: These courses are only for people riding registered motorcycles. If you vehicle is registered as a car you can not use it on these courses. You may have to hire a motorcycle appropriate to your motorcycle license type. Alternatively we can talk to you about our premium coaching options
There is a small non refundable booking fee of up to $50. We run regardless of the weather as long as it is safe so we do expect you to attend even if it's raining at the start of the day.
If you can't fully commit to a course, please leave the place for someone else, as numbers are strictly limited and as low as 2 students per course. Please read and understand the terms & conditions.
These courses are heavily subsidised by ACC, although you only pay a small booking fee their true value is much greater
Repeating Courses
Please note: ACC have rules regarding repeating courses and the number of courses you can do in a 12 month period. Check the info near the bottom of this page
We recommend that you have at least 6 months between course repeats or next levels so you can practice and develop the safe riding habits you have learnt from previous courses.
Why choose Ride Forever training?
These courses are designed to help you:
Identify Areas Where You Can Further Improve
Improve Your Skill Level
Give You Tools And Knowledge To Keep Honing Your Skills
Prepare You For The Restricted And Full Licence CBTA Assessments
Increase Your Safety On The Road
This will help you to gain a better understanding of yourself and your bikes capabilities and how to deal with the hazards that constantly present themselves to us on the road.
We enjoy what we are doing, we'll make sure you have fun too! Ride Forever training is provided by NZTA accredited instructors and the courses are designed to cater to all experience levels. We prefer to coach in small groups so its a highly personalised experience for you regardless of your riding level.
You will need to bring your own motorcycle to these courses, if you don't one you may need to hire one from a motorcycle shop.
Note: Please Do NOT Book a course if you are not willing to attend the day if its rainy or the weather is not "nice"
- This is a 4 hour course designed for motorcycle riders whose riding is mostly commuting in urban environments and who have had some on-road riding experience.
- This course is held in a quiet local area where there are safe areas to practice and low traffic volumes. Only $20!
Suitable for those on L or R licence with limited on-road riding experience.
You must provide your own Motorcycle or Scooter for this course.
- Book
- A whole day course that will help you to prepare for anything that you will encounter on the road and includes both urban and open road riding.
- This level supports riders on L or R licence to prepare for their Restricted or Full Licence assessment (CBTA R & F) and it is only $20. It can also help those on a Full licence who are lacking in confidence or have had limited time on their bike.
- Either way, it is a great level to start at if you have not previously attended a Ride Forever course or any formal training. Suitable for 3 years or less continuous riding, or for riders that have had a break from riding or anyone that has never had any formal training.
- Book
- A whole day course aimed at experienced returning or intermediate level riders and focuses on both urban riding and riding in more challenging, open-road environments at higher, open-road speeds.
- Its a full day only $50 and includes a mix of urban and open road riding. Its highly recommended that you first complete the Bronze course so we can refresh you on the core skills of riding, and you will gain much more from this course if you progress through the whole program from the beginning.
Suitable for 4 to 10 years continuous riding on a full licence, or have had a break from riding for any number of years.
- Book
- A whole day course geared to a much higher level of experience for riders that have mastered many or all of the key fundamental skills with a focus on more advanced riding skills including group riding, touring and other advanced riding skills.
- You will gain a lot more from this day if you progress from the Silver level course.
This course offers a more tailored approach to the individuals needs. Its a full day only $50.
Suitable for more than 11 years continuous riding.
- Book
Please READ before making a booking
Please Do NOT Book if you are not willing to attend the day if its rainy or the weather is not "nice"
There are limited spaces on each Ride Forever course and non-attendance compromises the integrity of the Ride Forever programme and your riding development. Be assured you will be under the careful guidance of the instructor who will ensure your safety is not comprised on the day.
Depending on the level of course you are attending, your coaching day will cover some or all of this
Where are the courses held?
Auckland (North, South, West, East & Central), Whangarei, Hamilton, Matamata, Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane, Taupo, Whitianga, Thames
You can attend a maximum of TWO courses in a year.
Ride Forever training is provided by NZTA accredited instructors and the courses are designed to cater to all experience levels.
Note: You will need to bring your own motorcycle to these courses. If you don't own a motorcycle you will need to hire one.
What riding gear do I need?
The courses are 70% on road riding so you need to wear your safest motorcycle riding gear. We recommend that your skin should be covered at all times when riding and you use these requirements as a guideline:
- Approved helmet – full face preferable
- Leather gloves
- Leather or cordura jacket and pants
- Sturdy boots or shoes Draggin jeans OK
The Urban Commuter is for new riders of any level, or riders who commute. To attend a Bronze, Silver or Gold course it is expected that you have mastered the following:
- Basic control of your machine including moving off, stopping, braking, steering & turning.
- Some riding experience in urban environments including motorways.
- Confidence to travel at legal speed limits of up to 100kmph for the open road segments.
If your competency is not at this level, it is recommended that you first attend a 4 hr Urban/Scooter course. If in doubt contact us so we can advise the most appropriate way to help you progress your riding.
How long are the courses?
All courses are a full day unless specified. (Urban/Scooter is 4 hours)
Got some mates you regularly ride with?
Get a group of 3 or 4 of your riding buddies together and we will schedule a coaching day for you. There's no better way to keep honing your skills and be on the same page as your mates. Enquire now.
You need to bring your own bike
You will need to bring your own roadworthy, legal motorcycle or scooter and please ensure your licence is valid for the bike you are riding. See below for Motorcycle shops where you can hire a bike if you don't currently own one.
You can attend one Urban/Scooter course per year
You can attend two Bronze courses per year
You can attend two Silver courses per year
You can attend one Gold course per year
Please Do NOT Book if you are not willing to attend the day if its rainy or the weather is not "nice"
Ride Forever courses are a FULL day course, generally 9am – 5pm. We hope you can join us on a course soon!
Make a booking
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Applauded by a big early morning audience that sat around the chess square of the Nageswara Rao Park, 13 year old M Harini, a student of Vaels Higher Secondary School, Injambakkam presented a vocal carnatic music performance this morning on day 2 of the three day Navarathri Special Kutcheri in the Park organized by Sundaram Finance.
Harini was accompanied on the Violin by R.D. Shyam Ragav (Guru Sherthalai R.Sivakumar) and on the Mirudangam by Sai Srivats Kamath (Guru Thanjavur Srinivasan).
Harini presented compositions that included Girirajasuta (Bangala), Kamakshi kamakoti (Sumadhyuti), Koluvaiyunade (Devaghandhari) and Thirumalai Giriraya(Mohanam).
P Viswanathan, Company Secretary, Sundaram Finance Ltd., presented certificates and mementos to the artistes.
Over 1100 children have presented concerts at the Kutcheri in the Park. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the artistes aged below 15years for the monthly Kutcheri in the Park.
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- £100 would fund a place for a low-income writer at one of our Writing School courses.
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For every pound we raise, the donation is doubled by the Arts Council catalyst fund, which means that even a small donation makes a big difference.
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Typically, I won't talk about current events unless it directly deals with me in some fashion. In the last couple of years, I've had a few folks come up to me and ask my opinion of the former 49er's Quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, kneeling during the national anthem. Since all of these folks I talk to are my friends, we have a civil and great discussion about different perspectives.
We both agree with each other, but we stand fast to our beliefs and go about our way. No problem.
Yes, I find Kaepernick doing the work others failed to do, even as a former United States Marine–but once a Marine, always a Marine–that proudly served honorably. I have no problem with the social good symbol Kaepernick is bringing to many Americans that never had to pay attention to the historical act of police brutality towards African Americans.
The beautiful culture about any branch of service is the uniforms. Within the first few months (during boot camp) of being in, we didn't wear civilian clothes. Everything that made us individuals was stripped away by choice and agreed to become a Marine all that mattered. It wasn't until we all started looking at driver licenses, the differences stood out and allowed everyone to talk with one another without a wall of defensiveness and/or divisive character attacks.
Seek to Understand to Be Understood
Towards the end of my active duty, I found myself hearing those conversations again but at another level of unity and camaraderie. As we were forced to live with each other 24 hours, 7 days a week, work together as a team, the personal biases faded away because we made time to understand.
One of the biggest issues with our current climate is people are failing to understand what's being said. A small choice with big ramifications.
The basic skill of listening is being thrown out of the window. In the military, we wanted to listen to each other because we actually cared about another. We could still listen, disagree, and remain close without sacrificing our relationship.
When Kaepernick started to silently protest, his message didn't resonate with a lot of people because police brutality doesn't happen in their neighborhoods. Even for myself, I grew up in a predominantly white neighborhood and we didn't have any of those issues. But because we currently live in a 24/7 news world with cameras to publish content anytime, the transparency has never been to this level of accountability.
Therefore, I had to talk about it with fellow marketing guru, Kent Lewis. We talked about it in the podcast, along with other things. In Kent's words, "Nike's decision to fire some of their customers…"
Kent continued the discussion with a LinkedIn article below.
Nike's Just Do It ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick: Brand Genius or Genocide?
On September 3rd, (Labor Day), Nike posted a new ad campaign celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Nike's Just Do It campaign. The ad features unknown aspiring athletes as well as established elite Nike professional athletes (including Serena Williams and Odell Beckham Jr.), but what makes the ad remarkable is the former professional NFL quarterback who narrates and is featured briefly at the end of the ad. Former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, Colin Kaepernick, has become a martyr of sorts since October 2nd, 2016, when he became the first (black) professional athlete to kneel during the National Anthem. His appearance in the ad sparked a controversy that has clogged the social media feeds and press coverage the entire week.
Contrary to conservative rhetoric, Kaepernick's controversial actions are not rooted in a blatant disregard or disrespect for America or Americans. Kaepernick, inspired in-part by the suggestion of a fellow San Francisco 49ers (white) teammate and former veteran, started kneeling during the national anthem, to protest the treatment of African-Americans in the U.S., particularly around police brutality and social injustice. His highly visible action created an immediate firestorm, which was fueled as other teammates and teams followed suit. The NFL, government officials and public denounced the action as un-American.
Signed by Nike in 2011, Colin Kaepernick hadn't been featured in any major ad campaigns previously. The timing is not a coincidence of course. Kaepernick is on the tail end of winning a lawsuit against multiple NFL team for collusion (agreeing not to hire him because he was the first to kneel). He hasn't worked since 2016, but his new undisclosed contract with Nike includes an apparel line for Kaepernick and a contribution to his charity, Know Your Rights.
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Despite being a compact digital camera, the COOLPIX A is equipped with a Nikon DX-format CMOS image sensor, an effective pixel count of 16.2-million pixels, and the EXPEED 2 image-processing engine similar to those built into Nikon DX-format digital SLR cameras.
16.2 Megapixels
The COOLPIX A delivers extraordinary image quality, high ISO sensitivity and minimized noise thanks to its large DX (23.6 x 15.6mm) CMOS sensor – the same sensor used in Nikon DSLRs.
Exquisite detail
Combined with the high resolution 16.2 megapixel DX CMOS sensor, the COOLPIX A adopts an image sensor unit designed without an optical low-pass filter to deliver exquisite detail and image quality.
High-performance image processor
Using the same image-processing engine found in Nikon D-SLR cameras, the COOLPIX A utilises EXPEED 2 for excellent image results. Working with the DX-format CMOS sensor, this image-processing engine handles image data with extraordinary speed and accuracy.
Ultra-compact NIKKOR lens
Designed exclusively for a slim, compact body, the Fixed 18.5mm f/2.8 lens NIKKOR lens features incredible optical performance in an ultra-compact configuration of seven elements in five groups to achieve the ultimate optical quality.
Continuous shooting
To capture fast-moving action, the COOLPIX A can continuously shoot up to 4 frames per second.
Ultra-compact NIKKOR lens comparable to D-SLR interchangeable lenses
Designed exclusively for a slim, compact body, this NIKKOR lens features incredible optical performance in an ultra-compact configuration of seven elements in five groups. Thanks to the lens-integrated camera body structure, the overall system – including the sensor and mechanical controls – has been optimized to achieve the ultimate optical quality.
The advantage of 18.5 mm* wide-angle coverage
The 18.5 mm* angle is excellent for most subjects, including landscape, architecture, documentary, close-up or candid shooting. The versatile wide-angle lens encourages your spontaneity, enabling you to instantly capture any moment that attracts your attention while still retaining your subjects' natural expressions. You can also use the wide-angle advantage to emphasize the perspective for dramatic effects. Unlike zoom lenses, the fixed focal length ensures exceptional edge-to-edge optical performance. Wherever you go, whatever catches your eye, the COOLPIX A is ready to capture it beautifully.
* Equivalent to 28 mm in 35mm 135 format
Exceptional resolution, colour reproduction and bokeh
The COOLPIX A corrects and compensates for spherical aberration and coma to realize images comparable to those captured with D-SLR interchangeable lenses. The lens inside the COOLPIX A incorporates a seven-blade iris diaphragm. In addition to incredible detail at the focus points, employing an odd number of blades results in a beautiful, circular bokeh (background blur) effect.
Large sensor with 16.2 effective megapixels
Not only is the camera's sensor 12.9 times as large as the 1/2.3-in. type found in conventional compact cameras, the DX-format CMOS sensor inside the COOLPIX A is also the same one used in Nikon D-SLR cameras, delivering the same extraordinary image quality, high ISO sensitivity and minimized noise as its larger-bodied brethren.
No optical low-pass filter for maximum sharpness
With a DX-format sensor designed without an optical low-pass filter, the COOLPIX A achieves consistently high levels of sharpness and image quality. Combine this with the camera's superior lens resolution and you get truly breathtaking images.
Micro-lenses specifically designed for the COOLPIX A
Designed exclusively for this camera's optical configuration, the COOLPIX A has micro-lenses above the sensor arranged to maximize the performance of the lens. The resulting images have natural, edge-to-edge sharpness.
High-performance image-processing engine
There is another important factor contributing to the camera's incredible image quality: EXPEED 2. Using the same image-processing engine found in Nikon D-SLR cameras, the COOLPIX A utilizes EXPEED 2 for excellent image results. Working in concert with the DX-format CMOS sensor, this image-processing engine handles image data with extraordinary speed and accuracy, while efficiently managing to avoid generating excess heat.
Designed for an authentic feel
In addition to its high performance, fine optics and state-of-the-art internal mechanisms, the COOLPIX A is designed to convey Nikon's exceptional standards by taking on the authentic look and feel of great photographic equipment.
Parts and controls
The buttons, dials and switches are all crafted to assure comfort in every operation. With manual options like focus ring adjustment, you wield precision control that can be useful when you want to inject your own creative intention into an image. What's more, most of the operation system and the GUI are consistent with Nikon D-SLRs, so you can be confident using the COOLPIX A as a substitute for a D-SLR.
Robust metal frame
Built for endurance, the compact COOLPIX A body is encased in a tough aluminium alloy, with a top surface covered by magnesium alloy for true durability. With a leatherette grip and dials cut from a metal block, the COOLPIX A conveys the feeling of authentic photographic gear. This and a myriad other design details serve as valuable examples of Nikon's unique heritage of craftsmanship.
7.5 cm/3-in., high-resolution, approx. 921k-dot LCD monitor
Featuring an integrated panel and glass structure, the large, high-resolution TFT LCD monitor remains viewable even in bright sunlight. The new structure minimizes internal reflections for clearer visibility, all while providing a wide viewing angle for more comfortable viewing. Surface reflection is reduced and light loss greatly decreased thanks to the integrated glass and panel structure.
Exposure control
You can control the COOLPIX A exposure options with the same operating system you have become accustomed to with your Nikon D-SLR camera. The Mode dial makes it easy to select among AUTO, P (with Program shift), S, A and M exposure control modes, as well as between two of your own personalized setting configurations: U1 and U2. Exposure compensation (+5 to -5 in 1/3 steps), AE lock and AE bracketing are also available.
Manual focus operation
In addition to autofocus operation, the COOLPIX A has a manual focus ring for when you want to take your creative intention into your own hands. This D-SLR style of creative control – the ability to alter the focus plane slightly forward or backward – can be especially beneficial with macro photography.
Full HD movie
With Full HD movie recording at 1920 × 1080/30p, you can shoot impressive movies utilizing the DX-format sensor. With beautiful bokeh and incredibly high image quality even at high ISO sensitivities, you can record exquisite and expressive movies that are only possible with DX format. The subject-tracking AF feature keeps even moving subjects in clear focus. The sound of movies is recorded in stereo. By connecting an HDMI cable, you can output the movie to external equipment for viewing on a large screen.
Continuous shooting at approx. 4 frames per second
To capture fast-moving action, the COOLPIX A can continuously shoot up to 4 frames per second*.
* Up to 26 shots when image size is set to L and image quality is set to NORMAL.
Conquer extreme lighting with Active D-Lighting
Reveal the details in both dark and light areas of high-contrast scenes. With Active D-Lighting, you can do it automatically. Set it either to Auto or select from several degrees of strength. Auto bracketing is also possible.
Picture Control
Choose from six settings: Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Landscape and Portrait. When you desire further fine-tuning, you can manually adjust the sharpening, contrast, brightness, saturation and hue. The settings can be saved for future use.
DF-CP1 Optical Viewfinder
Gives you more freedom in determining composition. It covers the angle of view of a 28 mm lens (35mm 135 format equivalent; frame coverage 90% at infinity).
Adapter Ring/Lens Hood
The UR-E24 Adapter Ring is used to attach on HN-CP18 lens hood and filters with a diameter of 46 mm available in the market. The HN-CP18 Lens Hood can prevent unwanted stray light from entering, thus minimizing lens flare.
Optional Speedlight
When you want more power and creative capability than the built-in flash, try using one of Nikon's range of optional Speedlights. Just a simple bounce flash technique – angling the flash to "bounce" light off a ceiling or nearby wall – can make a big difference to an image. Your subject and shooting scenario will be bathed in softer light, with less harsh, unnatural shadows that can occur with a direct flash. Bounce flash shots are just the beginning. See where a Nikon Speedlight can take your photography.
GP-1 GPS Unit
The COOLPIX A is compatible with the GP-1 GPS Unit for recording EXIF data regarding the latitude, longitude and altitude of your shooting locations and embedding this information into your image data. What's more, online image sharing services like NIKNON IMAGE SPACE (Nikon's new and improved image sharing and storage service website) and commercially available digital mapping software are all at your disposal, so you can share and enjoy your photography even more.
WU-1a Wireless Mobile Adapter
With the optional WU-1a Wireless Mobile Adapter connected, you can wirelessly transmit images taken by the COOLPIX A to a smart device* such as smartphone or tablet so that you can share your images via email or social networking services (SNS). What's more, images can be taken by using a compatible smartphone or other smart device to release the camera shutter remotely from a distance while monitoring images in the smart device screen.
* This function requires installing a Wireless Mobile Utility to the smart device prior to use. This can be downloaded from the application store of each smart device (free).
Exclusive Nikon software – expand your creativity
Your Imaging Toolbox – ViewNX 2 (supplied) – This simple and intuitive software helps you get the most out of your images and movies after shooting. ViewNX 2 provides importing and browsing capability while also incorporating image-editing functions such as Resize, Brightness, Crop, Straighten and NEF (RAW) image processing. High-definition and high-quality RAW processing is achieved by utilizing the same processing algorithm as Capture NX 2 that faithfully reproduces Nikon image quality. Its movie-editing functions help you create your own original movies quickly and easily, and Nikon's new and improved image sharing and storage service, NIKON IMAGE SPACE, works smoothly with ViewNX 2, allowing you to log in directly from the software for easy uploading without activating a browser.
Quick and simple image-editing software with intuitive operation – Capture NX 2 (optional)
Nikon's RAW images (NEF: Nikon Electronic Format) maintain extremely rich data. Only Nikon's Capture NX 2 can fully utilize this data with its optimized file format and software processing algorithms. With the enhanced speed of the algorithms, high-speed processing is achieved. This enables high-speed, stress-free editing even if the data size is large. Also, Capture NX 2 supports 64-bit (native) to realize a comfortable working environment. You can focus on editing with ease because it is possible to leave the original image intact with NEF editing. In addition to the intuitive and simple editing using Color Control Points, it incorporates various functions such as Auto Retouch brush, Batch Processing, Quick Fix, Straighten Tool, Vignette Control, Auto Color Aberration Control and Distortion Control.
Note: For further details of the latest version or operating environment, please visit Nikon's website.
Other great features:
- 7.5 cm/3-in., high-resolution, approx. 921k-dot LCD monitor with an integrated panel and glass structure for clear visibility even in bright sunlight
- 14-bit RAW (NEF) file format support with in-camera processing
- Wide ISO sensitivity range from ISO 100 to 6400; expandable to "Hi 2" (ISO 25600 equivalent)
- Full HD (1080p) movie with stereo sound
- Performance-proven Active D-Lighting
- Continuous shooting at up to 4 frames per second
- Electronic virtual horizon and a convenient grid display
|Product name
|Compact digital camera
|Number of effective pixels
|16.2 million
|Image sensor
|23.6 x 15.6 mm Nikon DX format CMOS; approx. 16.93 million total pixels
|NIKKOR lens 18.5 mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 28 mm lens in 35mm 135 format) f/2.8
|Autofocus (AF)
|Approx. 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.) to infinity; approx. 10 cm (4 in.) to infinity in macro autofocus mode. All distances measured from center of front surface of lens.
|7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 921k-dot, TFT LCD with a wide viewing angle, anti-reflection coating, and 9-level brightness adjustment
|SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards Still pictures: JPEG, RAW (NEF; a proprietary Nikon format)
Movies: MOV (Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio: Linear stereo PCM)
|Image size (pixels)
|L (4928 x 3264)
M (3696 x 2448)
S (2464 x 1632)
|Shooting Modes
|Auto, Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close-up, Night Portrait, Night Landscape, Party/indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Pet portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn Colors, Food, Silhouette, High Key, Low Key), P, S, A, M, User Settings (U1, U2)
|Continuous Shooting
|The camera takes photographs at about 4 frames per second (fps) while the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down.
|1080(fine)/30p: 1920 x 1080/approx. 30 fps, 1080/30p: 1920 x 1080/approx. 30 fps, 1080(fine)/25p: 1920 x 1080/approx. 25 fps, 1080/25p: 1920 x 1080/approx. 25 fps, 1080(fine)/24p: 1920 x 1080/approx. 24 fps, 1080/24p: 1920 x 1080/approx. 24 fps, 720(fine)/30p: 1280 x 720/approx. 30 fps, 720/30p: 1280 x 720/approx. 30 fps, 720(fine)/25p: 1280 x 720/approx. 25 fps, 720/25p: 1280 x 720/approx. 25 fps, 720(fine)/24p: 1280 x 720/approx. 24 fps, 720/24p: 1280 x 720/approx. 24 fps
|ISO sensitivity (Standard output sensitivity)
|ISO 100 – 3200; can be adjusted using ISO sensitivity to 6400, Hi 0.3 (ISO 8000 equivalent), Hi 0.7 (ISO 10000 equivalent), Hi 1 (ISO 12800 equivalent), and Hi 2 (ISO 25600 equivalent)
|Matrix, center-weighted, or spot
|Programmed auto with flexible program, shutter priority auto, aperture-priority auto, manual with exposure bracketing and exposure compensation (±5 EV [photos] or ±2 EV [movies] in steps of 1/3 EV)
|Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter
|Electronically-controlled 7-blade iris diaphragm
|Choose from durations of approximately 20, 10, 5, and 2 seconds
|Built-in flash
|Approx. 0.5 – 11.5 m/1 ft 8 in. – 37 ft (mode auto, auto ISO)
|Flash exposure compensation
|-3 – +1 EV in steps of 1/3 EV
|Accessory shoe
|ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock
|Hi-Speed USB
|HDMI output
|Can be selected from Auto, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i
|I/O terminal
|Digital connector (USB)
HDMI mini connector (Type C)
Accessory terminal
|Supported languages
|Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, European Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
|Power sources
|One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL20 (supplied)
AC Adapter EH-5b; requires Power Connector EP-5C (available separately)
|Battery life *1
|Approx. 230 shots with EN-EL20
|Tripod socket
|Dimensions (W x H x D)
|Approx. 111.0 x 64.3 x 40.3 mm (4.4 x 2.6 x 1.6 in.), excluding projections
|Approx. 299 g (10.6 oz), including battery and memory card
|Supplied accessories
|Camera strap, Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL20 (with terminal cover), Battery Charger MH-27, Accessory Shoe Cover BS-1, USB Cable UC-E16, ViewNX 2 CD-ROM, Reference Manual (CD-ROM)
|Optional accessories
|Power Connector EP-5C, AC Adapter EH-5b, Optical Viewfinder DF-CP1, Wireless Remote Control ML-L3, Remote Cord MC-DC2, GPS Unit GP-1, Wireless Mobile Adapter WU-1a, Capture NX 2
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"All hail the new king of cams: a compact snapper with a DSLR spec. It won't suit every wallet, but it will fit in – and class up – any pocket."
Editor's Choice Award & 8.4 Rating. "The APS-C sensor puts this camera in a league of its own, and the Nikkor lens delivers sharp and detailed images time and time again."
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Sydney Morning Herald
"If you're a dab hand at photography, the COOLPIX A can produce photos that are nothing short of phenomenal."
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The aim of this study was to elucidate the selective traditions of Swedish primary school teachers in using inquiry-based learning. Material from thirteen interviews where teachers described their own inquiry practice was used to study the selective traditions along with the qualities these traditions emphasized. Four different selective traditions were identified: the fact oriented, the activity oriented, the collaboration oriented and the community oriented traditions. Different qualities were emphasized in the different traditions, for instance regarding whether teaching and inquiry should be difficult, correct, free or fun.
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This thesis deals with the use of inquiry-based approaches in primary school science. The aim is to investigate the goals and purposes that are constituted by the curriculum and by the teachers in interviews and through their teaching in the classroom. The results are used to develop conceptual tools that can be used by teachers' in their work to support students' learning of science when using an inquiry-based approach. The thesis is comprised of four papers. In paper one a comparative analysis is made of five Swedish national curricula for compulsory school regarding what students should learn about scientific inquiry. In paper two 20 teachers were interviewed about their own teaching using inquiry. Classroom interactions were filmed and analyzed in papers three and four, which examine how primary teachers use the various activities and purposes of the inquiry classroom to support learning progressions in science. The results of paper one show how the emphasis within and between the two goals of learning to carry out investigations and learning about the nature of science shifted and changed over time in the different curricula. Paper two describes the selective traditions and qualities that were emphasized in the teachers' accounts of their own teaching. The results of papers three and four show how students need to be involved in the proximate and ultimate purposes of the teaching activities for progression to happen. The ultimate purposes are the scientific purposes for the lesson (as given by the teacher or by the curriculum), whereas the proximate purposes are the more student-centered purposes that through different activities should allow the students to relate their own experiences and language to the ultimate purpose. The results show the importance of proximate purposes working as ends-in-viewin the sense of John Dewey, meaning that the students see the goal of the activity and that they are able to relate to their experiences and familiar language.
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"Daddy, is garbage bad?"
My 5-year old daughter is entering first grade in about a month. Her questions about all things in life have become a bit more complex in the past year, but I can usually still come up with a satisfactory answer in short time – but this one left me thinking for a bit.
Of course she was probably asking the question because I had just snapped a photo of our garbage can. After returning from 5 days at the University of South Florida in the BioWET (Biological Waste to Energy Technology) class, I will never look at a can of garbage the same again. That orange peel at the bottom of the can…would the world be a better place if I put it through the garbage disposal down the drain to the wastewater treatment plant? My local wastewater utility anaerobically digests their sludge and uses all of their biogas for process heat, building heat, and a chiller system – seems like a good option, right? I also know that our garbage winds up in a waste-to-energy facility, so at least it's being incinerated and converted to power which is certainly not the worst case scenario. But where does that process line up with other options for processing my orange peel through biological processes to produce energy?
Compared to my daughter, my 4-year old son's typical line of questioning can generally be described as rapid fire.
Liam: Why are you taking a picture of the garbage can?
Me: So I can post it to the BioWET blog.
Liam: Why?
Me: Because Dr. Yeh compelled each of us to post our reflections of the class online.
Liam: Why?
Me: Because we all came into our class with different perspectives and we're trying to capture some of our impressions and findings from the week and share those with others.
Liam: Why?
Me: Eat your Cheerios.
My daughter can explain to you that the water that goes down the drain winds up in pipes "under the house" and eventually goes under the street and then winds up at the wastewater treatment plant. I'm sure there are a lot of adults that couldn't get that far if asked about their sanitation system. So her question about garbage being bad maybe isn't too surprising. She knows what gets recycled and what goes in the garbage. She knows our Christmas tree gets picked up in January and ground into mulch which winds up on our flower beds in the spring. But…is garbage bad? Good question. That depends on a lot of things. What happens to your garbage? Does it go to a landfill? Is that landfill properly designed and operated? Does it capture biogas and is that biogas then used to produce heat or electricity? Or is it flared? Does your garbage go to an incinerator? Does that incinerator capture the heat to produce energy? So many questions. So many nuances.
I didn't walk away from the week at USF with global experts, energetic graduate students, and other researchers with a clear answer, but I don't think that was the point. What I did walk away with was an impression that we have many options on how to optimize our recovery of energy from organic waste. And the details of those options are being researched by a lot of very smart people. The paradigm shift of thinking of waste not as waste, but as a resource is gradually happening. It starts with forward-thinking engineers and scientists who can harness natural processes to recover resources for an increasingly resource-constrained world. But that shift is implemented when policy-makers, leaders, and the public get behind the concept. There are many technical challenges ahead of us. We will continue to optimize and look for new pathways to energy generation. The good news is that we already know how to get there. But, widespread adoption of this path forward will require non-technical barriers to be overcome. I am optimistic we'll get there and my grandkids will never ask their mom or dad "is garbage bad?" because by then they'll know that there really is no waste – only resources waiting to be converted into something useful.
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My fiancée Lindsay sent me a link to a cool project raising funds on Indiegogo called Motes — "tiny tough sensors to keep you connect with your world."The Motes come in three flavors: the Climote senses temperature, light levels, and air humidity; the Gromote senses sunlight intensity, soil moisture and soil temperature; and the Thermote measures the temperature of any object it faces.
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At IF, using I see different peaks with a spacing of 1 KHz. I am getting a bit confused because I worked in a similar way with the BGTMTR11 chip but I had not the same issues.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Hunger Games - Katniss!
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Just a quick note
Like dear Jack here searching for his Rose, I've been off the book radar for the last few days. I'm supposed to be reading HUNTRESS by Malinda Lo (a lovely copy that I scored from ATOM books cause I'm awesome at winning things) and THE QUEEN'S LADY by Eve Edwards, but unfortunately for my awesome book blog, I've decided to take at least a week's break from reading and everything book blog related. Just a small break. So bear with me if I don't update like I usually do. I should be back to reading in a week or so. Maybe two. We'll see. Erin. xox
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The Best Years of Our Lives. Ex-Servicemen Fredric March and Dana Andrews, soothed by Myrna Loy and Teresa Wright, struggle toward reconversion through an honest, overlong, highly polished Goldwyn production (TIME, Nov. 25).
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