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Toyota Bob Carter Says Far Fewer Stations Needed In Shift From Gas To Hydrogen
Thank you, Kirk... and good morning everyone.
It's great to be back here.
I was based in Chicago from 1983 to 1990, working as a Regional Marketing Manager, and every year I worked the Auto Show from open to close.
It's great to be back here.
I was based in Chicago from 1983 to 1990, working as a Regional Marketing Manager, and every year I worked the Auto Show from open to close.
The year 1985 really stands out for me... so many things happened that year:
Michael Jordan won the NBA's Rookie of the Year award...
The Bears finished their amazing season 18-and-1... with a victory in the Super Bowl...
And they beat the Packers twice that year.
Those are all great memories... but what I remember vividly is the winter of 1985 and how brutal it was. In late January, the mercury dropped to a record low of minus 27 degrees.
Move-in day at the Auto Show was also below zero... and it snowed more than a foot.
To make matters worse... Toyota was the last brand to move in. Toyota didn't have much... "horsepower" back then to influence those decisions.
And we didn't get to unload our vehicles indoors. No... we dropped off down by 31st Street... and we drove them across Lake Shore Drive to the East Building. In a foot of snow.
By the time we got to the East Building... snow and ice were packed tight around our cars' suspensions. So I had to lay under the trucks all day and chip blocks of snow and ice off the suspensions with a screw driver.
And then, during the entire charity preview event, I kept chipping ice and mopping the water off the carpet. I was soaking wet, cold and filthy.
If I'd only been born with the ability to dunk a basketball!
Well... over the years... besides the cold weather, and occasional snow and ice, the Show has not only been memorable to me, it's been especially important to Toyota.
This is where we unveiled our first generation Tundra Crew Cab... our NASCAR Tundra race truck... and last year... our all-new... redesigned 2014 Tundra. And this year?... well, you'll have to wait to find out.
Four years ago... I personally unveiled our beautifully updated Avalon sedan... an "All-American" vehicle... designed, engineered and built right here in the U.S. And, let me tell you ...it's doing great today.
In fact, Toyota's first appearance at the Chicago Auto Show was in 1959. We wedged three vehicles into a 700 square foot display area... including the Toyopet Custom Crown four-door sedan you see here.
So together...this show... our industry... and Toyota's display space... have come a long way in 100 years.
Today... every automaker is contributing new ideas and technologies to meet the needs and desires of our customers... and in the process...ensuring the auto industry has a very bright future.
So this morning... I'd like to share several reasons why we think 2014 will be another great year for automakers...and why tomorrow will be EVEN better.
Let's start with our economic and industry forecast.
The industry has enjoyed four consecutive year-over-year sales increases... driven by pent-up demand for new vehicles as the economy recovered from the recession.
This year... the pace of growth will slow somewhat... but be driven more by broad economic strength rather than pent-up demand.
That's good... because pent-up demand can carry you just so far.
And by many measures... the economy is showing signs of a rebound.
For example... economists predict GDP will grow 2.8% this year... and 3% by 2015.
The unemployment rate is dropping... and could hit about 6.5% as our economy gets rolling again.
And, with a big boost in GDP... and more Americans back to work...household wealth should continue rising.
In fact...U.S. household net worth climbed 2.6% in the 3rd quarter of 2013... the highest increase on record... due mostly to rising stock prices and a recovery in home values.
At the same time... Congress is acting to provide some needed market assurance.
The recent budget agreement could provide added stability for the next two years... and set the stage for continued economic growth.
So... what does all this good economic news mean for the car business?
Currently... analysts predict 2014 industry sales will range between 16.2-Million and 16.4-Million vehicles.
At Toyota... we're planning for 16-Million units or higher... healthy growth but slower than the past few years.
And there are several reasons why the good times should continue this year.
First, we expect over 400-Thousand more customers than last year will lease of buy a new vehicle.
This continues a trend from 2013 when leases accounted for more than 20% of new-vehicle registrations... the highest annual percentage in 10 years.
Second...historically low auto loan rates.
Thirty years ago... we saw loan rates in the mid-to-high teens... but they've steadily receded to the 3-to-4% rates we see today.
Of course... auto loan rates may tick up again as the Fed eases the stimulus... but we believe they'll stay relatively low and affordable for most Americans.
And...third...strong product momentum from nearly every automaker. Just walk the show and you'll see amazing new vehicles in nearly every segment that will act as a magnet to attract consumers to dealerships.
So, our industry should see a fifth consecutive year of growth...a positive sales run automakers haven't seen since the 1930s.
And Toyota is positioned to grow as well.
This year... we'll introduce 8 new or updated products to go along with full-year sales of some of our core models... including:
and Lexus IS
As a result... we estimate our 2014 sales will increase by about 100-Thousand to about 2.3-Million vehicles.
And leading our charge of new vehicles is the exciting 2015 Lexus RC F sports coupe on display here.
It's a real piece of eye candy... inside and out.
It offers true racecar performance... with a high revving... 450+ horsepower...5-Liter, V8 engine under the skin.
Many of the RC-F's features are inspired by our super car... the LFA... and you can also see a special Nurburgring racing edition LFA in the Lexus area of the show.
My son keeps asking me when he can lease an RC-F... and I keep telling him... "not in my lifetime".
We also shocked some people when we recently unveiled the Toyota FT-1 concept sports car.
Our customers have been asking for a product that would follow in the footsteps of our heritage sports cars like the 2000 GT... Celica... Supra... and... most recently... the Scion FR-S.
Well... the FT-1 certainly fits the bill.
And a lot of people are taking notice...and some are asking me when they can get their hands on one.
And I'm talking about some big names.
Just minutes after the reveal... I received a text from NASCAR driver Kyle Busch... who drives the Number 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing.
The text said, "Bob! When can I come out and test drive the FT-1!"
So I called him... and said, "Kyle, do you think I've lost my mind? The last time I let you drive one of our new sports cars was the Lexus LFA. A few days later... it was all over the nightly news that you got pulled over on a back road in North Carolina... and they clocked you at over 120 in a 35!"
So Kyle paused for a second... then said, "Yeah, but look at all the publicity you got!"
So... we have a lot of great products that will meet consumers' current needs and desires, but we aren't stopping there...and neither is our industry.
Automakers are developing vehicles to meet the future transportation needs of consumers and society... including cars equipped with advanced fuel economy and environmental technologies.
Every brand is making big gains in fuel economy. In fact, the average adjusted fuel economy of all cars sold hit a new high last year, improving by 1 mile per gallon over 2012... to 24.8 mpg.
I'm particularly proud of the fact that Toyota continues to be the industry's most fuel-efficient full-line automaker according to the most recent NHTSA Final CAFE report.
Taken as a group...automakers have expanded their high-mileage lineups... from a total of 69 vehicles in 2006... to more than 400 in 2013... that's nearly a 500-Percent increase in just 7 years!
That's important... because automakers are gearing up to meet the upcoming CAFE standards.
From 2015 to 2025...CAFE regulations will require automakers to significantly reduce emissions... and increase fuel economy across their fleets.
That won't be easy, but at Toyota... with our fuel-efficient products and lead in hybrid vehicles... we think we are in the pole position on CAFE.
In addition to great fuel economy, consumers tell us they want cars that are friendlier to the environment.
And our industry is responding.
Today, nearly every manufacturer offers some sort of alternative fuel vehicle.
At Toyota and Lexus, we offer 12 hybrids in the U.S., and we've sold more than 2.2-Million hybrids here.
Globally... that number goes up to 6-Million... resulting in an estimated 41-Million-ton reduction in CO2 emissions... the equivalent of taking about 4.8-Million vehicles off the road.
So, we ARE doing our part for the environment... and there is more to come in the future.
For instance, Toyota, Honda and Hyundai are focusing on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
When our fuel cell sedan comes to market next year... and is joined by those from other automakers... I truly believe it will fundamentally change how we think about transportation.
Here's why...
Our model will travel over 300 miles on a tank of hydrogen... takes about five minutes to fill... and has ZERO emissions. It emits only harmless water vapor.
And there is good news on building hydrogen re-fueling stations.
Automakers, energy companies and government agencies are coming forward to build the infrastructure required to support consumer acceptance and vehicle sales.
For instance... in California... 9 hydrogen stations are currently in operation. And... the state has approved funding to support construction of about 20 new stations by 2015... 40 by 2016... and as many as 100 by 2024.
Those numbers might sound small, but our research shows the issue of infrastructure is not so much about how many... but rather... location... location... location.
Toyota... and the University of California... collaborated on a model that maps-out a specific distribution of fueling stations.
And we found that... in California... where we will initially market our sedan... it will take only about 68 stations to regularly re-fuel about 10-Thousand hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Another way to look at it... if every vehicle in California ran on hydrogen, we could meet refueling logistics with only 15 percent of the nearly 10-Thousand gasoline stations currently operating in the state.
So, we'll continue to work with our fellow stakeholders... other automakers and government agencies to advance the development of hydrogen stations.
But there's more to the industry than meeting our customers' demands for stylish, fun-to-drive, fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly vehicles.
One of the most exciting things about the auto business is the work we do to enrich the lives of people and communities across this nation.
For example, the auto industry is a major engine that drives the U.S. economy and supports American families....think about it...
8-Million Americans and their families rely on the auto industry for their livelihoods.
In Illinois, the industry employs 460-Thousand people... more than double the population of Aurora, the state's second largest city.
In addition, the auto industry pumps more than 735-Billion Dollars into the U.S. economy annually through employment...tax revenue...and manufacturing operations.
At Toyota, we're proud that 70% of the vehicles we sell in the U.S. are assembled here in our 14 North American plants...providing 37-Thousand jobs to support local communities.
In the past two years alone... we've invested 2-Billion Dollars in North American plant expansions... creating more than 4-Thousand new jobs in North America.
Our North American plants are not only building cars for U.S. consumers, they're building cars for export overseas.
In fact, I'm excited to announce today that...in 2013....Toyota exported a record 130-Thousand U.S.-built vehicles... a 5% increase from 2012.
We think the sound of "Toyota Imported from North America" has a nice ring to it... so we'll continue expanding our exports this year.
So...as an industry...we're doing a great job and seeing some good success.
But today's consumers want more than great products... they also want to do business with companies that give back to their communities.
Once again... automakers are stepping up in this area.
Just last month, the General Motors Foundation announced a 1-Million Dollar grant to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African-American History and Culture.
This grant will help the Smithsonian tell the story of African-Americans' diverse contributions to our country... and preserve this rich history for future generations.
And since 1991, Toyota has contributed over half a billion dollars to charitable programs in the U.S.
And let's not forget our outstanding dealer partners, who are some of the biggest contributors to charities in their communities.
I know of two great examples right here in the Chicago area.
One is the Turning Pointe Autism Foundation... founded by Randy and Kim Wolf of Lexus of Naperville... along with Randy's father, Dan Wolf, Sr., and his brother, Dan Wolf, Jr., of Toyota of Naperville.
This foundation provides education programs, career preparation and specialized communication training to families and individuals living and learning with Autism.
Another example is Restoration Ministries...founded by Ronnie Colosimo, Dealer Principal at Oak Lawn Toyota...to help individuals who struggle with addictions. Services include free residential treatment along with after-school and performing arts education programs... and much more.
So when you add it all up...this is a GREAT time to be in the auto business.
The auto industry is poised to take advantage of the improving economy and achieve another year of sales growth.
But to ensure long-term success, automakers, our dealer partners, policymakers and regulators must work together to meet the future needs of our customers and society.
We need everyone... to help us tell our stories about:
Our exciting and dynamic industry...
Our stylish, fun-to-drive cars...
Our new technologies that meet tomorrow's transportation needs...
And our many efforts to enrich the communities where we live and work.
By working together, the industry WILL continue to thrive and enjoy a bright future.
Thank you... and I wish you all the best for a successful 2014.
One last thing...
Please join me at 9:30 at the Toyota "Off-Road Ride and Drive" space near the Scion exhibit for a special announcement.
Then... come on down to the Toyota exhibit at 2 o'clock to join me, Lesa France Kennedy and Joie Chitwood of International Speedway Corporation for an exciting motorsports announcement.
See you there everybody!


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"I know its only Rock and Roll (but I like it!)"
Oh, the parenthetical irony.
Go to YouTube and watch Tina Turner on stage with the Stones in an energetic live version of this classic or if you want to see what rock videos looked like pre-MTV (what?), check out this beauty. An all-time great album cover too.
Song (click for full lyrics): Its only Rock and Roll (but I like it!)
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The February/March 2009 issue of The Photogram arrived in my office recently and editor Janice Schimmelman has again found some interesting writers to contribute articles about their fascinating collections. The Photogram is the newsletter of the Michigan Photographic Historical Society (MiPHS) and the group has been around the metro-Detroit area since 1972. DIA patron and photo collector Len Walle introduced me to the group several years back.
For those readers who are interested in 19th-century photography, vernacular photographs and historical ephemera, the MiPHS and its membership have been active advocates of the medium sponsoring lectures, The Photogram, and their annual "Photographica" show and sale that specializes in historical camera equipment and other ephemera.
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Why is it ok for non-white girls to imitate a white girls' look?
And why can't a girl just mix it up a bit and do whatever she wants with her own hair?
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From Hollywood Reporter: Vogue is back in the hot seat after a pair of Instagram posts displaying Kendall Jenner in an Afro-like hairstyle were accused of cultural appropriation.
"The image is meant to be an update of the romantic Edwardian/Gibson Girl hair which suits the period feel of the Brock Collection, and also the big hair of the '60s and the early '70s, that puffed-out, teased-out look of those eras," the Conde Nast publication said in a statement to E! News on Tuesday. "We apologize if it came across differently than intended, and we certainly did not mean to offend anyone by it."
The instigating images — promotional photos for the publication's CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund — showed Jenner wearing a curly, voluminous hairstyle that many interpreted as being a take on an Afro. In a post on Thursday, Jenner posed with model Imaan Hammam, whose hair was styled straight. In a subsequent post about the Fashion Fund on Saturday Jenner posed alone in the hairstyle.
"FOR YEARS WE have been penalized about our looks and especially our hair, It is a slap in the face when non-Blacks try to imitate our look," one Instagram user wrote in a comment on the initial photo.
"I like Kendall but why didn't they use an ethnic model who has hair like that," another wrote of the initial photo.
American Vogue and a few of its sister publications have come under fire multiple times in the past year for features accused of cultural appropriation or sending a tone-deaf message. A Vogue Italia cover was accused of showing model Gigi Hadid in "blackface" in May, while last year Vogue Arabia sparked controversy for styling Rihanna in Queen Nefertiti-like garments. The same publication was called tone-deaf when it featured Saudi Princess Hayfa bint Abdullah Al Saud in a photo this year showing her behind the wheel of a car: The feature celebrated the lifting of driving restrictions for women in Saudi Arabia, but the princess' father, the late king, enforced the women-only driving ban.
Earlier this year, American Vogue angered some women's advocates online when it published a sympathetic story about Harvey Weinstein's wife, Georgina Chapman, in May. In an editor's letter, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour wrote, "blaming her for any of it, as too many have in our gladiatorial digital age, is wrong."


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Russia to Deploy Precision Strike Missiles in Western Atlantic
Russia is deploying long-range, precision cruise missiles to the western Atlantic that American defense officials say will allow Moscow to target Washington and other East Coast cities with conventional or nuclear attacks.
Moscow is adding Kalibr land attack cruise missiles to both warships and missile submarines that Moscow plans to use in Atlantic patrols near the United States, sorties that were once routine during the Cold War.
The new sea-based Kalibr deployments are expected in the coming months, according to officials familiar with intelligence reports of the Russian maritime operations.
The land-attack version of the Kalibr, known as the SS-N-30A by NATO, is a relatively new weapon and was showcased for the first time by Moscow in attacks on Syria that began in 2015
Russia has stated that over 100 Kalibr missile strikes were carried out against Islamic terrorists and other anti-Syrian government rebels.
The Office of Naval Intelligence in 2015 said the Kalibr is deployed on Russia's new Sverodvinsk-class nuclear attack submarine as well as older submarines and surface warships. A total of 32 Kalibrs can be launched from missile tubes on the new submarine.
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God is in Control, He can Handle It.
It is starting to become obviously clear that America is the "Mystery Babylon" spoken of by John in Revelation and by the different prophets in the Old Testament. There is just to much evidence to support the facts now. It wont be long now before America destroys Egypt(just like it says in the Bible) and God calls his Christians out of America. God is going to validate that HE is the one true God to the whole world through the destruction of America.(America will be considered a ransom/payment for Israel coming to know Christ as the Messiah) After we destroy Egypt Christians in America will have one year to escape to Tarshish(Great Britain).
This shows you that the cold war realy never ended. It could warm up and become a hot war to bring us into the coming New World Order or Agenda 2030 under globalization
I couldn't have said it better. In Jesus name Amen
What does this actually have to do with loving God and serving him with our life in accordance with the 5,6&7 chapters of Matthew? The commission of the disciples to teach them to live in the ways he taught in those 3 chapters. Everything Jesus taught is based on kingdom of heaven principles. There is so much more in this Bible then just prophecy of judgement, doom and destruction., But that is all people seem to use the Bible for. Eternal life John 17:3 to know the one true God and whom he sent, Jesus Christ. The work of God. John 6:29 to believe in the one who he sent. The might be exactly why there is sickness illness and disease in the body of Christ today. If people believe the word of God and would uphold it regardless of what others do We would not see all the sickness, illness and disease we do today because we would become the light and represent the kingdom of the Father in heaven. Jesus Christ numerous times told his disciples that he didn't come to destroy, yet everyone today makes the kingdom of God all about destruction. Jesus did say the love of many will grow cold because of the wickedness abounding. Why don't we teach people to encounter Jesus, live and love like Jesus, honor and uphold the commands of Jesus than we would see your change. Jesus said in a parable that there was a farmer who planted his field, during the night a thief snuck in placed weeds in the field and the servants the next day noticed it and asked the farmer of they should remove it. He said not unless you uproot the good. Leave it alone, during harvest separate it. The description is simple there is a lot of junk out there not of Jesus and doesn't honor and uphold the commands of Jesus. By Jesus isn't worried about it. Why are you all making something Jesus said not to worry about a big issue. Instead get rid of these little foxes that are keeping each person from getting alone and sitting in the presence of God, live there and watch what the Lord will do through each one of your lives.
Lord have mercy on our souls. The Rapture is coming
Each side is trying to get the one up on each other, but I'm with the last person that commented that wrote when your time is up it's up. But pray and God bless everyone and all believers worldwide.
I do not understand why you do not teach grace scripture for salvation Galatians 3,5
Romans 10 , Hebrews 10, Titus 2:11-12,
If you know millions will die and your still preaching the law of Moses and not grace . You will be accounted for that. My God gift is Jesus as a grace gift and we do not have to earn our way into heaven by laws rules and regulations like outward holiness
Awake Zion! Awake!
President Trump has warned us of a national crisis…..
The Wall represents…. Preparation
The USA will be attacked with an EMP bomb
Prepare your family
Tribulation is close at hand
Our money will not save anyone
In one day …..
All money will be gone when there is no electricity
No bank card will work
No gasoline will pump
No water will run into your home
No plumbing
No refrigerator
No food at the store
Marshal Law declared
NO ONE wants to hear tribulation
So the preachers tells the people what they want to hear
So…. they will receive their tithe
Even the preachers will be shocked at the things coming on the USA
Oh well
Why worry ? Don't you want to go HEAVEN ?
TNK U for shareing about updated report, on Russias Precision Strike Missiles. We need to be abreast of these prophetic situa. That r going on in this world. Especially when it pretains to U.S.A..
I AM A PRAYER WORRIOR in my church. & we do pray hard w info. U send is in END TIME MAGIZINE & also the e mails i send
Tnx so much prophet Baxter, one of ur friends in Christ, Barbara Blackledge * we pray for ur health & ur familys health also:)
World War 3 here we come
It never helps to worry and it never hurts to pray. If you've accepted Jesus as Saviour and Lord,nothing to worry about. Only if Jesus allows it to kill me will I be dead. When your time's up it's up!
Ed. I agree with everything you said except the last line. Only if Jesus allows it to kill me will I be dead. Not sure what you are really saying. Is that like if the missile hits next to you, you will not die unless Jesus decides it's your time. Don't think so. It does not work that way. The rain falls on the just and the unjust. Christians are getting killed every day by accidents, murderers, kids, animals and you name it. The NT says God gives us 70 years and 80 if we are strong. We can shorten or lengthen our days by the decisions we make. I do not believe God intervenes against our will. He gave us free will and we should use it wisely. If we are here when the missiles hit, we are dead, unless God takes us out, like maybe the rapture. I talked to an individual once who said he will not go until God says so, and I said so if you have your head lopped off with a sword, what then…he said he would only die if God chose for him to die. Well, he will die. People can kill themselves and that is not God's will for them. The main thing to keep in mind is to always be ready for the unexpected and then, as you say, we have nothing to be concerned about. Stay in the will of God and always give Him the glory in everything.
Well said
God Bless
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After having kids there is more planning that goes in to having sex than actually having sex. There are a few steps I follow to ensure that it will happen that night. Let me take you through my steps and show you what exactly it takes to be able to either have sex or use toys alone.
Step One: Energy
I know this sounds crazy but with two kids under 5, having the energy to have sex is not easy. I usually take a nap when my oldest is at preschool and my baby takes a nap. It may only be an hour or so but it helps a lot. If it just so happens to be on a weekend that I would like to do something freaky, I nap when the kids do the day before and I keep them up as much as I can the same day. It sounds easy but it's far from it.
Step Two: Bath Time
I am usually the one who gets the kids ready for bed. I try my best to wear them out after being up all day. I then give them warm baths and put them to sleep. Now at this point if you would like to use toys on your own, you could use waterproof toys in the shower or bath. Also you and your partner could shower together and have sex then. It would be killing two birds with one stone.
Step Three: Sex
Now if you have made it thus far, give yourself a pat on the back. I hardly ever make it to having sex in a bed anymore. Usually I get shower sex and crash after I dress. Sex is almost always fun and I almost never have the time. We all know how to have sex but if you have a baby sharing your room it is not as easy as it usually would be. Being quiet isn't the easiest thing in the world to do. So if you are sharing your room with a baby (like myself), you should know a pillow will muffle the sounds and you can be loud without waking the baby. Another option is sex on a couch or anywhere else your heart desires. Get creative. Remember to have fun with your partner and explore new things.
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If you have followed these steps and sex with your partner is getting boring you made need to spice things up. The first thing I would try is a sexy outfit. Lingerie is the best to experiment with and also the cheapest. If you have an adventurous partner like I do, toys can be a fun addition to the bedroom. In the world of sex toys there are so many different things to try. There are sexy clothes, all different kinds of toys, sex positioners, all kinds of different BDSM gear and there are all kinds of book and movies to fit everyone's taste. Many things are available to spice your sex life up. Communication is the key to doing anything new.


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Emmy Awards don't factor in the degree of difficulty, but they should. It's at least one way to choose between equally good performances.
So in the spirit of rewarding the effort behind excellence, here are one critic's picks for what should win when the Emmys are handed out on Sunday night.
2011 Emmy Award Nominees
Alessandra Stanley's Picks
Who should win the major awards, as chosen by the Times's television critic.
When it comes to best drama, "Game of Thrones" and "Boardwalk Empire" on HBO are both such ambitious and expensively made mega-series that they deserve acclaim just for nerve. But cable isn't the underdog anymore. Broadcast networks operate under much heavier constraints on nudity, sex, language and even violence, and must appeal to a much bigger audience for far more episodes a season. And by that standard "The Good Wife" on CBS, which had almost twice as many episodes as "Boardwalk Empire" last season, comes out ahead. It's a drama for grown-ups that doesn't have to be on an adults-only channel.
Among the nominated comedies "Modern Family" is very funny, but so is NBC's "Parks and Recreation," even with municipal government as its setting.
Most important, "Modern Family," like "Glee," is already enormously popular, whereas "Parks and Recreation" hasn't received enough credit or viewers.
Kyle Chandler, up for best actor in a drama, certainly deserves an award for his performance on "Friday Night Lights," which began on NBC and is now on DirecTV. But his fellow nominee Hugh Laurie has a far more demanding role on "House," and he has to do it in an American accent. (Also, he has won plenty of other awards, but never an Emmy, and the show is entering its eighth season.)
Mireille Enos, nominated for best actress in a drama for her role as the watchful homicide detective in "The Killing" on AMC, was exciting to watch even after the series began to flag, but Elisabeth Moss — Peggy Olson on "Mad Men," also on AMC — has more shades in her palette: she plays a secretive and moody 1960s secretary turned advertising copywriter; as the fifth season approaches, Peggy is even more enigmatic and intriguing than her boss.
"The Office" on NBC may well be good this season, but we won't know for a while who will be the new regional manager now that Steve Carell has left the show. When this comedy began in 2005, it was impossible to imagine any other actor taking over the part from its creator, Ricky Gervais. Mr. Carell made it his own without detracting from the original. Oddly, Mr. Carell has never received an Emmy for his work on the show, so with his nomination for best actor in a comedy, this is the last chance to make things right.
Amy Poehler has lots of competition, but she is as funny as any of the other nominees for best actress in a comedy, and her character on "Parks and Recreation" is perhaps the hardest sell: she plays an ardent Nancy Pelosi-quoting feminist who is loveably goofy and also good at her government job.
There were more imaginative mini-series last year than "Downton Abbey," but that British series on PBS deserves credit for ingenious adaptation: it's a shameless blend of "Upstairs/Downstairs" and "The Forsyte Saga" that didn't feel at all like a cheap knockoff.
2011 Emmy Award Nominees
Alessandra Stanley's Picks
The Primetime Emmy Awards
ArtsBeat talked to a number of Emmy nominees about their award prospects, what goes in to making their show a success and the other shows on TV that most impress them.
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Dexter (Showtime)
Friday Night Lights (Direct TV)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Mad Men (AMC)
TV Ratings Game
Tell us which new shows will be winners among viewers between the ages of 18 and 49 and which shows will be canceled and how fast. It's like playing fantasy baseball except with Whitney Cummings – who has two new shows on two different networks – instead of Albert Pujols.
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Glee (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC)
The Office (NBC)
Parks and Recreation (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights (Direct TV)
Michael C. Hall, Dexter (Showtime)
Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie, House (FOX)
Timothy Olyphant, Justified (FX)
Kathy Bates, Harry's Law (NBC)
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights (Direct TV)
Mireille Enos, The Killing (AMC)
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife (CBS)
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men (AMC)
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC)
Louis C.K., Louie (FX)
Steve Carell, The Office (NBC)
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes (Showtime)
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC)
Laura Linney, The Big C (Showtime)
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly (CBS)
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope (Fox)
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Cinema Verite (HBO)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
The Kennedys (Reelz)
Mildred Pierce (HBO)
The Pillars of the Earth (Starz)
Too Big to Fail (HBO)
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From 'Baghdadi's State' to 'Lone Wolves'
From 'Baghdadi's State' to 'Lone Wolves'
The "State of Baghdadi" is expecting an imminent collapse. It was not destined to last. After its thunderous emergence, experts expected the world to uproot it; not only because it cannot live with it, but also because terrorism makes a fatal mistake when it operates under a known title. The power of terrorism lies in the absence of a slogan, which makes it difficult to target or to capture.
ISIS struck the region as an earthquake from the depths of the past. It was clear that it was going in the opposite direction of history and age. The mysterious black army emerged from Al Qaeda's legacy… from toppling the regime of Saddam Hussein and the policies of retaliation that infuriated Baghdad… from the bloody rift of the Syrian state… and from the open Turkish crossing, which allowed ISIS members and other militants to infiltrate into the Syrian arena.
The years of the "Baghdadi state" were violent, frightening, and full of scenes that the world did not witness in the post-World War II world. Gunmen coming from the caves of history used the latest technologies to intimidate the world with scenes of slaughtered heads, burnt prisoners, and assassinations in front of cameras. It was the longest process of destruction and intimidation in the region, loaded with cruel practices.
The years of the rule of "Baghdadi state" inflicted expensive costs on the relations between the components. Not only because it is a project of elimination and divorce, but also because it is a formula for the spread of destruction to cities, states, national partnerships and bridges of coexistence. Those years saw the erasing of the international borders between Syria and Iraq, which the world could not accept. We all remember the response to Saddam's attempt to eliminate the borders between Kuwait and his country.
ISIS' story has not been written yet. It is complex. It involves the roles of those who fought it, those who infiltrated it and tried to employ its brutality to serve their own agenda; and those who invoked its existence to justify strategies similar to policies that caused the emergence of ISIS.
Some people, including Syrian Kurdish Leader Saleh Musallem, believe that ISIS has turned into a supermarket used by security services. He mainly pointed to the Turkish intelligence. We have witnessed years of the "Baghdadi state" and the war against it. It imposed itself on the front pages and gripped the attention of reporters. I was one of them.
On June 10, 2014, I had a meeting in Paris with the President of Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani. Before leaving the hotel, I was interrupted by urgent news on Al-Arabiya television announcing the fall of the city of Mosul. Barzani was worried despite his usual quiet attitude. He was receiving reports and wondering why thousands of Iraqi soldiers were fleeing the city and its surroundings, leaving their arsenal of US weapons in the hands of the terrorist organization. He asserted that the Kurdistan Region "cannot live with these monsters on its borders." He said that he drew Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's attention to suspicious activities of terrorists in Mosul, and that the latter replied that the situation was under control, hinting that Barzani ought to focus instead on concerns in his province. Barzani said: "This is the Middle East, unfortunately. We get out of a war only to see that we engaged in another one." I saw him later on the lines of contact with ISIS. The first confrontations were very expensive because of ISIS' military advantage due to the arsenal that they sacked in Mosul.
Curiosity is journalists' syndrome. They retire immediately after it declines. I had met with and interviewed suspects of terrorism. But I was eager to talk with an ISIS member, particularly those who came from faraway places to live under the banner of what was claimed to be the "Caliphate State." In the last week of August 2017, I asked President Barzani to intervene so that I could meet some of the ISIS members detained at the counterterrorism headquarters in Erbil. He agreed.
The headquarters official gave me an office and the detainees were brought along with an interpreter when necessary.
A Chinese man, S.Q.K., told me that he came with his family from East Turkistan to Turkey and ran out of savings, but a network working there paid the cost of his transfer to Raqqa and from there to Tal Afar, where he was enrolled in the "Abu Hajar Turkistani camp" and then underwent a "religious training," included training on the use of weapons.
He justified joining ISIS by saying that he was promised he would find a "state" that meets his aspirations, where he could live freely according to his beliefs, unlike in China. He admitted in the end that he had been "deceived" and that he had not found what he had been promised.
Kublan Ozak Hasan came from Kazakhstan and was sent to Tal Afar, where he met with Russian speakers from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Dagestan, Turkmenistan, and Chechnya. He admitted taking part in military operations, but denied committing individual killings. He expressed his disappointment that "the Baghdadi state" was different from the picture that had been portrayed to him.
R.K., an American citizen, said he studied religious sciences in Trinidad. He saw on YouTube a video of a Syrian woman bleeding in the rubble and calling on Muslims to help. He decided to come and brought along his wife, a doctor, to Turkey. There, the network was waiting for them and took them to ISIS areas, where they underwent a "religious session."
I also met an Iraqi from Tal Afar and resident of Baghdad. He said he had joined ISIS because of "sectarian policies that targeted the Sunnis in Iraq under Maliki." I met a Syrian from Amouda near the area of Qamishli. He said he joined the "Free Army" and when the latter was expelled, he joined ISIS to continue to fight against the regime.
ISIS did not only attract mobile fighters searching for a theater of confrontation. It also attracted narrow-minded people through images and poisonous propaganda that drew them into what they thought to be "the land of salvation and dreams."
Therefore, it is necessary to go back to studying the phenomenon of ISIS with the announcement of the success of the international coalition over the organization and eradicating its "state." It is necessary to reflect on the flaws that facilitated its birth and the provision of safe passage for those wishing to join it.
The fall of the "state of Baghdadi" does not mean the end of ISIS. The organization may split in the form of "dangerous wolves" who are waiting for a new haven. Its fragmentation may help al-Qaeda to inherit some of its elements. The page of military confrontations ended. A new page of security and intelligence warfare has just begun.


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I take a look at the people behind the scenes at big theatrical events.
Everyone from Al Domanski the laser and pyro guy who worked on the Roger Waters Wall tour to Machiko Weston, who makes these amazing miniature stage sets... so that designers will know whether a life-sized set will work or not.
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Objective: Build a framework/skeleton for a mini-project that can be used in different related, but distinct, classes. The basic framework we outlined:
Protein sequences fold into 3D structure within the cell (See PDB). The structure of the sequence constrains the permissible evolutionary changes. This exercise is designed to examine and explore the relationship between 3D structure and evolutionary conservation using ConSurf.
This general work flow can all be done within ConSurf:
sequence => generate a MSA => score conservation => visualization
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- Ultimately MSA depends on an underlying scoring scheme and some inference of a phylogeny (the relatedness between the sequences).
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- The phylogenetic relationship between the sequences
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- The 3D structure, colored by conservation
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So how do we adapt this for different classes? A graduate level algorithms class or a senior undergraduate biology course might emphasize different aspects of this exercise.
Variations and Extensions:
- Modify the number of sequences considered in the multiple sequence alignment.
- Consider different levels of conservation given the same number of sequences.
- Compare different multiple sequence alignment methods:
- Select different ConSurf options
- Use/Write your own sequence alignment method.
- If considering a protein domain, use the PFAM manually curated alignment.
- Compare Bayesian to Maximum likelihood scoring schemes for conservation.
- Contemplate why some aspects of the molecule are more conserved than others.
- Consider the problem of highlighting differences in individuals within the same species – use PyMol to visualize key differences in an alignment of very closely related sequences.
- Prepare an entry for Protopedia (http://www.proteopedia.org) using this information.
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1. Close Gaps in Situational Awareness. "Most enterprises are simply not aware of the totality of their network."
2. Focus First on Solving "Old" Issues–and Doing It Well "Software updating and patching is a good place for many organizations to begin making improvements."
3. Educate Your Workforce on Security–and Include Them in the Process "Target C-level executives and other VIPs for extensive education, as they are prime targets for phishing and social engineering schemes."
4. Understand That One Security Border Is No Longer Enough "Business is becoming 'borderless,' and so, too, is the network, which means there are multiple borders to protect… and they are constantly changing."
5. View Security as a Differentiator for Your Business "How an enterprise approaches security and responds to trends such as social networking and mobility can have a direct impact on its ability to hire and retain talent."
More and more reports are being published covering security issues caused by social networks and social media. Surprisingly enough these reports are coming or being sponsored by providers of security software …
Nevertheless the challenge is there and the IT departmetn need to respond, Hopefully not by just blocking social software. This can't be the solution. Or did you block E-Mail after the first worms occured? So Cisco's recommendations are on the right path. Security solutions are the one side of the coin, education is the other side, perhaps even more important.
P.S. And it is still not only Social Media: I heard through the grapevine that yesterday a real big German company had problems and could not work on their computers caused by the current Microsoft security hole. Of course such stories will never get officially published. It is a rumor. Or as we say in German: "Wie wir aus gut unterrichteten Quellen erfahren haben …"


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Team Aukett Swanke before the race
Team Aukett Swanke came 22nd out of 180 with a time of 1 hour 9 mins and 53 secs, just inside our target. Many thanks JLL and Human Race for a great event and happy we could contribute to the charity Crisis and the Grenfell residents. See you next year, hopefully with two teams
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Florida's Sen. Joe Negron is obviously in the dark! According to the Palm Beach Post
Negron also objected to Palmer using the term "foreclosure mills" when referring to South Florida law firms specializing in foreclosures, some of which are now being sued or under investigation for alleged fraud.
"In most occupations, whether it's making doughnuts or running a sporting goods store, having more volume is better than having less volume. It may, in fact, be a commentary on your capability and your competitive advantage rather than something that we should disparage," Negron said. "Foreclosure mill could also be called very busy law firm because you provide excellent service to your clients."
Perhaps a better comparison would have been a puppy mill. Wouldn't you agree it's about quality, not quantity?
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November 13, 2004
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Twenty-two seconds in, the Bears knew they were in for a long night.
Cal Poly scored on its first play from scrimmage Saturday night and never looked back in a 31-0 Great West Conference victory over Northern Colorado in Mustang Stadium.
The win, coupled with UC Davis' loss to North Dakota State, gave Cal Poly (8-2, 4-1) the inaugural Great West title outright.
Northern Colorado (2-8, 2-2) needed to win its final two conference games to have a shot at the title.
The conference title is the Mustangs' first since 1994 when they won the American West Conference under first-year coach Andre Patterson.
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This one was never in doubt, as Cal Poly scored 22 seconds in and went on to record its first shutout in two years.
Despite the loss, Vincent Jackson's five catches during the game put him No. 1 on the Bears' all-time list for career catches. He passed Kim Boerema, who played from 1982-85.


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Another interview, this one from Time Out. So, nothing too original in this one. In fact, for a moment I thought I was reading an old interview. Anyway, including it because I can!
When I get interested in something, I tend to obsess. At present, my obsession is anything The Mighty Boosh related. Other things may slip in once in a while, but mainly you will find this site to be fairly single minded, focusing on one subject! I have a tendency to include Boosh stuff into everything I do these days, so instead of including them in my other Blogs, I thought I would deposit them here. This way, I can have my favorite videos, pictures, gifs, etc. all in one place!
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'Life Lines' is an exhibition showcasing the work of Kathy Miller and Judith Christensen. The show, which takes place within the light and airy space of Rose Art Gallery on the campus of Francis Parker School leaves its mark in several ways. Familiar found objects tug on our memories, and draw us into the vocabulary and simplicity of these well crafted works. Miller's use of recognizable objects of a mannequin, bedsprings, ceramic hands, bits of horse hair, hand spun text, metal, wire and fabric are tools Miller uses to transform into visual poetry that is both elegant and intimate. Christensen uses language together with self-created books, found dictionaries and texts to create house structures, paper doll dresses and other sculptural pieces that illicit personal memories in the mind of viewers and engage us in a dialog with ourselves about its meaning. Miller and Christensen's works have an affinity to the assemblage and sculpture works of mid-twentieth century artists Joseph Cornell and Louise Nevelson whose simple found and created materials of wood, plastic and metal create an extended linage into the hands of contemporary artists.
This exhibition runs through January 17th, however the Rose Gallery is closed from
December 21 – January 5th. Hours are 8:00 am – 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
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Hundreds of protesters converged in the pouring rain on the Ferguson, Missouri, police department on Monday as they launched another day of demonstrations over the August killing by police of an unarmed black teenager.
Some protesters attempted to block a door to the police headquarters and faced off with law enforcement officers wearing riot gear. Amid the tense standoff, some protesters sang the song "We Shall Overcome," an anthem of the civil rights movement of half a century ago.
Police arrested a handful of protesters outside the police headquarters including activist, author and academic Cornel West.
Protesters have numbered in the thousands at some events since Friday in the St. Louis area in demonstrations aimed at drawing attention to what they say is police mistreatment of blacks.
Chanting "black lives matter" and other slogans, protesters joined in prayer at a local church before marching to the nearby police department, a target for many who have expressed outrage over the Aug. 9 killing of Michael Brown, 18, by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.
A grand jury is considering charges against Wilson, who has been placed on administrative leave. Protesters want Wilson arrested immediately and have called for the appointment of a special prosecutor. The U.S. Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into Brown's death.
Activists have traveled from across the United States to join in four days of protests dubbed "Ferguson October," culminating on what organizers call "Moral Monday" with activities protesters said likely would result in many arrests.
"The weekend has been incredible to help re-energize those of us that are here," said Ferguson Democratic Committeewoman Patricia Bynes.
"People are still very much following closely what is going on," she said. "The message is getting out there."
Several local and national religious leaders have been taking part in the protests, and have said they hope to build momentum for a nationwide movement against police violence.
"The faith community is standing shoulder to shoulder with the people of Ferguson in one of the defining civil rights moments of our generation," Reverend Deth Im, a member of the PICO National Network group of faith-based community organizations, said in a statement issued Monday.
There have been numerous protests in the two months since Brown was killed. Tensions escalated in recent days after a white officer in St. Louis shot and killed another 18-year-old black man, Vonderrit Myers Jr., on Oct. 8.
The events in Ferguson have focused global attention on the state of race relations in the United States and evoked memories of other racially charged cases, including the fatal shooting of black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012.
More than 1,000 protesters shouted slogans at police on Sunday night into the pre-dawn hours on Monday in St. Louis, near where the white off-duty officer shot and killed Myers last week. Police said Myers had opened fire, but his family maintained he was unarmed.
(Reporting by Fiona Ortiz and Kenny Bahr in Ferguson, Missouri; Additional reporting and writing by Carey Gillam in Kansas City, Missouri; Editing by Jim Loney and Will Dunham)


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More Than 90 Percent Of All Organisms That Have Ever Lived On Earth Are Extinct
As new species evolve to fit ever changing ecological niches, older species fade away. But the rate of extinction is far from constant.
At least a handful of times in the last 500 million years, 50 to more than 90 percent of all species on Earth have disappeared in a geological blink of the eye.
Though these mass extinctions are deadly events, they open up the planet for new life-forms to emerge.
Dinosaurs appeared after one of the biggest mass extinction events on Earth, the Permian-Triassic extinction about 250 million years ago.
The most studied mass extinction, between the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods about 65 million years ago, killed off the dinosaurs and made room for mammals to rapidly diversify and evolve.
Scientists have narrowed down several of the most likely causes of mass extinction. Flood basalt events (volcano eruptions), asteroid collisions, and sea level falls are the most likely causes of mass extinctions, though several other known events may also contribute.
These include global warming, global cooling, methane eruptions and anoxic events–when the earth's oceans lose their oxygen.
Both volcano eruptions and asteroid collisions would eject tons of debris into the atmosphere, darkening the skies for at least months on end.
Starved of sunlight, plants and plant-eating creatures would quickly die.
Space rocks and volcanoes could also unleash toxic and heat-trapping gases that—once the dust settled—enable runaway global warming.
An extraterrestrial impact is most closely linked to the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event, one of the five largest in the history of the world, and the most recent.
A huge crater off Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula is dated to about 65 million years ago, coinciding with the extinction.
Global warming fueled by volcanic eruptions at the Deccan Flats in India may also have aggravated the event. Dinosaurs, as well as about half of all species on the planet, went extinct.
Massive floods of lava erupting from the central Atlantic magmatic province about 200 million years ago may explain the Triassic-Jurassic extinction.
About 20 percent of all marine families went extinct, as well as most mammal-like creatures, many large amphibians, and all non-dinosaur archosaurs.
An asteroid impact is another possible cause of the extinction, though a telltale crater has yet to be found.
The Permian-Triassic extinction event was the deadliest: More than 90 percent of all species perished. Many scientists believe an asteroid or comet triggered the massive die-off, but, again, no crater has been found.
Another strong contender is flood volcanism from the Siberian Traps, a large igneous province in Russia. Impact-triggered volcanism is yet another possibility.
Starting about 360 million years ago, a drawn-out event eliminated about 70 percent of all marine species from Earth over a span of perhaps 20 million years.
Pulses, each lasting 100,000 to 300,000 years, are noted within the larger late Devonian extinction.
Insects, plants, and the first proto-amphibians were on land by then, though the extinctions dealt landlubbers a severe setback.
Today, many scientists think the evidence indicates a sixth mass extinction is under way. The blame for this one, perhaps the fastest in Earth's history, falls firmly on the shoulders of humans.
By the year 2100, human activities such as pollution, land clearing, and overfishing may drive more than half of the world's marine and land species to extinction.
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Dr. Joep Lange, a leading AIDS researcher and the executive scientific director of the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, died alongside 297 other passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over Ukraine last Thursday. The disaster claimed the life of several other passengers headed to the International AIDS Conference as well, including Lange's partner Jacqueline van Tongeren.
Lange was a pioneer in the early years of the AIDS crisis, and much of his work – which included both clinical research and medical diplomacy – involved making H.I.V. treatments available in the developing world.
"My friend always tried to be there where politics and humanity were at odds with each other," said Onno Schellekens, managing director of the Investment Fund for Health in Africa. "Maybe I'm being philosophical, but dying by being shot down by rebels in a way symbolized his life."
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Lighting Ideas: Find the Perfect Chandelier
Design Star judge Vern Yip shares his tips for choosing and hanging the right fixture and HGTV Magazine sheds light on 9 different looks.
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Vern Knows Chandeliers
Mix Styles
Vern's Tip: A chandelier doesn't have to match the style of your house. If you live in a traditional home, like an old Victorian, you don't have to have a chandelier dripping in crystals. A simple metal one with just a few crystals can be a nice pick. On the flip side, if your house is contemporary, an ornate chandelier with traditional details is a great counterpoint.
Beyond the Dining Room
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Vern's Tips: Look beyond the dining room and foyer. Those spots are great, but I also love a chandelier in the living room, bedroom, closet, and bathroom. I'd probably draw the line only at the garage. Don't rely on the chandelier as your primary light source. If you don't have recessed can lighting in the room, make sure you add some floor lamps, table lamps, or sconces.
Match Metals
Vern's Tip: Stick to one metal family. If you have silver curtain rods, for example, choose a chandelier that's nickel or pewter. A shiny brass chandelier would look great with bronze or gold-trimmed elements.
Size Matters
Vern's Tip: A chandelier that's not big enough can make a room feel smaller. A good guideline: Measure the room's length and width, and add those together. Then use that number for the diameter, substituting "inches" for "feet." So if your room is 10 feet by 18 feet, you should look for a chandelier with a diameter of at least 28 inches.
Go Bold
Vern's Tip: You can have a big, bold chandelier in a small room if you choose the right one. An all-glass or thin-frame metal chandelier is striking without taking up a lot of visual space.
Hang Multiples
Vern's Tip: Over a long table, try two chandeliers instead of one. I prefer two of the same, each with a diameter about a third of the table's width. If your table is extra-long, you can try three.
Above the Table
Vern's Tip: When I hang a chandelier above a table, I like to have about 66 inches from the floor to the underside of the light fixture. That's enough room to put a flower arrangement or a centerpiece on the table and sit and talk, but low enough that you still have light hitting the table, giving a glow.
Measure Wisely
Vern's Tip: If you hang a chandelier in a spot other than above a table, still measure carefully. If people will be walking under it, I think of 6 feet, 8 inches as my minimal clearance from the floor to the chandelier's underside. (Or 7 feet, if you have tall people in your family.) If your ceilings are higher than 11 feet, a clearance of 7 feet, 6 inches looks better.
Vintage Fixtures
Vern's Tip: Consider a vintage fixture that was originally meant for candles. This is a great piece to repurpose! You can take it to a lighting store and have it rewired as a chandelier for a couple hundred dollars. I spent $300 on an eight-candle fixture and had it rewired for $200 instead of spending $2,000 on a comparable newer one.


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Version 2.3 progress
Work advances steadily for version 2.3. The main goals is finishing remaining the game systems, specially in the space station and in the officers AI/gameplay.
Managing a mid to late game space station can be complicated. For this reason we are adding some new features to make tracking of production and consumption easier. The first is a graph report screen that shows the evolution of visitors, stocks and credits over time:
We are also adding icons to every planet, system and sector, indicating which resources are available and being extracted. This will make much easier to decide which planets need to be conquered and where to find more sources of certain resources.
We've also rebalanced the resource spawns so it should be easier to find resources which in v2.2 are too rare.
A goal of v2.3 is to make the officer management deeper and more interesting. One of the steps to accomplish that is object ownership. A new option to assign an officer will be made available for many of the objects you can build in the space station. Once you assign an officer to an object only that officer will be allowed to make use of it. And when they need to find a new work task, they will always give priority to those tasks belonging to the objects they own. This allows to optimize labor by, for example, making some factories exclusive to experienced officers. Or to reward them with exclusive private rooms.
"Experienced officers"? Yes! We are introducing level progression for officers. They will be able to earn experience by working in the station or by killing enemies while exploring planets. Each level will award a random bonus to the officer, both to their combat stats and to their work efficiency, and sometimes will also make the officer tastes and needs more sophisticated. Higher level officers will have large bonuses over level 1 officers, completing work in half of the time or doing double damage in combat, but will also have a wider variety of vitals and cravings to satisfy.
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Island in the Sky offers the best opportunities for sightseeing by car. The overlooks along the 34-mile roundtrip scenic drive are perched 1,000 feet above the surrounding terrain, providing spectacular views of the canyons below as well as the other districts. Plan on spending at least an hour in the park in order to drive out to Grand View Point. You will need more time to enjoy additional overlooks or explore some of the short trails.
The scenic drive at The Needles continues 6.5 miles past the visitor center, ending at Big Spring Canyon Overlook. Along the way are several pullouts for short hiking trails, viewpoints, and a picnic area. Graded gravel roads lead to Cave Spring and the Elephant Hill trailhead, where there is a second picnic area. The Elephant Hill access road provides the best view of The Needles from a car.
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All forms of education are essentially interactions between content, students and teachers, proposes Garrison and Shale (1990). Educational theorists, such as Wenger, Shank and Visser, all value interactivity as: "crucial to learning communities", "key as a learning component in constructivist theory", and "crucial to inducing mindfulness in learners" (Anderson, 2008). Most educators would agree that interaction, or interactivity, play a major role in the educational process (Anderson 2003). Interactions are categorized as: student-student, student-teacher and student-content (Christenson & Menzel, 1998). [Garrison and Anderson added teacher-teacher, teacher-content and content-content. (Anderson 2008)] My focus is on how to best facilitate and encourage student-student interaction at the high school level, beginning first in a blended classroom and then progressing to an online course.
My photography class uses the inquiry model with the community of learners at its center. Interactions between students are an integral part of that model. As I take the role of facilitator and build on a student-centered approach, more and more of the learning will be centered on students sharing, collaborating and reflecting on their experiences in the photography class. In the past, my experience with high schools students collaborating and sharing within a group has not always been successful. My challenge is how best to present learning opportunities for students so they will benefit from peer-to-peer interactions that help develop the skills of communication, collaboration, and research.
Currently, my photography students are working mostly independently with a few second-year students assisting in the class when needed. Our "community of learners" is at the beginning stage with the class getting to know each other and obtaining confidence in the computer lab and darkroom. The course is evolving into the student-centered model I have envisioned. With the creation of e-portfolios and a class resource page, students will be in charge of sharing, reflecting, researching and presenting their learning for their peers and mentors. What I hope to see is students engaged with their learning and eager to share and build on their learning with each other. Accomplishing this in a blended classroom will be a feat on its own; transferring to a complete online course presents more challenges.
Will the use of e-portfolios and a group-managed class resource page be enough to create the atmosphere of interactivity needed for the students in my photography course? Will the students find value in creating their own web pages to showcase and reflect on their learning? Will their engagement with learning photography propel them to be expert researchers and collaborate with their peers to build a quality class-resource page? What other components am I overlooking as I implement these changes to my photography course?
Knowing that the interactions involved in the creation of an online course will be essential to the learning environment, what can I take away this term to apply to my future course to ensure interactivity among students?


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