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IN this age of scientific armament, every new invention that bears at all upon the art of warfare is carefully weighed in. the balance of military usefulness. The balloon, telegraph, telephone, automobile, motorcycle and, more recently, wireless telegraphy, have all demonstrated their ability to further the dread game of war and have, consequently, been added to the standard equipment of armies. While enthusiasts are heralding the advent of universal peace, the silent, non-sentimental sentinels of warfare are eagerly acquiring every device and invention that may give them an advantage in the next clash of arms perhaps the worlds greatest war! To the military man, warfare is a science; no sentimental theories or fancies enter into his cold calculations; no dream of the ages appeals to him unless it can add to the efficiency and destructiveness of his engines of war. Consequently, when word went round the world that man had flown, that a heavier-than-air machine had actually risen from the ground, military authorities did not let enthusiasm run away with judgment; they placed a "watch" on this new invention and the more progressive nations took steps to test it carefully with a view to its use in warfare. Within less than three years, its usefulness, even necessity, for scouting and reconnaissance work has been proven beyond a doubt, and, in consequence, the aviator has taken his place in the military establishment and aviation corps have become a part of the organization of armies. From developments in recent maneuvers, it is safe to predict that, in the next great war, the initial battle-clash will be between squadrons of scouting aeroplanes and that many a deed of devotion and daring will inspire the pen of the future historian. Much has been said and written lately about the use of the flying machine as a destructive weapon. "Bomb" dropping has been a popular feature of recent aviation meets and enthusiastic reporters have given their imaginations full rein, with the result that cities have been destroyed, forts demolished and battleships sunk. It must be observed, however, that all such tests have been made from heights of three hundred feet or less, at which range an aeroplane would not have a ghost of a show against machine guns, shrapnel, rapid-fire guns or even rifle fire. When we consider aeroplanes flying at reasonably safe heights, say between one and two miles, the problem of accurately dropping projectiles becomes a difficult one and scientific calculation must take the place of guess-work. Granting that a reasonably accurate method has been or will be developed for dropping projectiles, let us inquire what damage can be done. 1st, Against Armies.—At the beginning of a battle, usually about one-third of the troops are on the firing line in extended order, while the remaining two-thirds are massed in supports and reserves in the rear of the firing line in positions offering the best protection from the enemy's fire. These supports and reserves are massed in close order, they cannot be greatly extended, for the commanding general must have them under his thumb in order to quickly reinforce weak or threatened parts of his firing line at any time. Still farther to the rear are the wagon trains, artillery parks, lines of communication, supply -depots, etc. An aeroplane operating against armies in the field would, therefore, probably use shrapnel, an explosive shell filled with hundreds of bullets and equipped with a time-fuse in such manner that it can be exploded above bodies of troops on the march, supports, reserves, wagon trains, camps, etc. Shrapnel is considered one of the most effective projectiles used in modern warfare, and it does not require a military expert to imagine the havoc it would work on a body of troops en masse. Moreover, the moral effect of such a weapon would be tremendous. 2nd, Against Cities.—In operations against cities, aeroplanes would use incendiary bombs, small bombs filled with some material which would set fire to combustibles on contact. Dozens of such bombs could be carried and a few aeroplanes could soon start a general conflagration. Any activity on the part of the fir", department could be quickly dampened with a few shrapnel. 3rd, Against Fortifications.—Any one familiar with sea coast fortifications knows that tlie accuracy' of the big guns mounted there depends altogether upon the range-finding system. These systems are of two' kinds, horizontal and vertical Both systems depend upon more or less delicately mounted instruments, mounted in buildings screened and protected from the harbor but not from the sky. In fact, they must be above the parapet so as to get an unobstructed view toward the harbor. Consequently, it would not be necessary to pick out the separate emplacements and guns for destruction, it would only be necessary to drop a steel projectile filled with high explosive, lyddite, for instance, on or near the range-finding bases. These being out of commission, the costly guns become as useless as so much junk. Magazines, barracks and store-houses could also be destroyed. 4th, Against Battleships.—The most difficult target for an aeroplane would probably be a battleship, on account of its relatively small size and its rapid movement. Night attacks and attacks while at anchor would probably be the most usual; although, in a naval battle, aeroplanes would be able to do much to harass the enemy. A few well placed shrapnel exploded above the gunnel's would not tend to increase their accuracy, and, better, smoke bombs exploded to the windward would do much to destroy accuracy of aim. Then a high explosive would be used, and, unless protective decks are materially strengthened, would be terribly effective. Authorities to the contrary notwithstanding, the writer holds that a steel projectile filled with 200 pounds of high explosive, striking with a velocity of 500 feet per second, even though it should not penetrate the protective deck, would work terrible havoc to a battleship. Present development points to the early construction of aeroplanes that will be able to carry a load of 1,000 pounds to a height of a mile and remain there for several hours. On the other hand, those who have studied the question carefully believe that an aeroplane flying at heights' greater than one mile will be a very difficult target, indeed, for gunners on the ground. Some of the reasons for reaching this conclusion are as follows: 1st. The aeroplane is not confined to movements in a horizontal plane, but may move in any plane. Those familiar with the subject know that, in order to hit a moving battleship from a seacoast gun, it is necessary to plot ahead and lay the gun ahead of the ship, just as a shot gun is held ahead of a duck. With a swiftly moving and, probably, zig-zagging aeroplane, it will be much more difficult to plot speed and direction and lay ahead than in the case of a battleship. 2nd. The difficulty of accurate aiming in high angle fire is generally recognized. 3rd. Refraction, or the bending of light rays from a rarer to a denser medium, will complicate matters. 4th. Projectiles fired at a very high angle, especially at aeroplanes hovering over an army in the field, will return to the vicinity from which fired, whether the target is hit or not. 5th. An aeroplane in close quarters would probably drop smoke bombs to obscure the eneIly's vision, on the principle of the cuttlefish. However opinions may differ, the rapid development of the aeroplane for military and i:.iv;i[ purposes, especially in Europe, behooves us to consider it most seriously in the problems of seacoast and canal fortification that now confront us. We like to boast of our splendid isolation, of the steel throated monsters that guard the entrances to our harbors. Suppose, for instance, that, ten years hence, every battleship is equipped with flying machines; also, that an enemy's fleet appears fifty miles off New YorK. Would it be necessary to pass our forts in order to destroy the metropolis? Hardly; a fleet of aeroplanes would be despatched; within an hour they would be over the city; obeying wireless orders from their commander, they would maneuver over the thickly built section and soon it would be a mass of flames. Fantastic? Possibly so; but, in view of the recent extensive and successful use of the aeroplane in European maneuvers and, also, of the fact that other nations are spending many millions of dollars for aeronautical purposes, it might not be unwise for our Congress to depart from its usual policy of economy by appropriating a million dollars to enable the army and navy to fully test this new arm. Nations, as well as individuals, are sometimes penny wise and pound foolish. A careful study of the problem of dropping projectiles reveals a certain relationship to the problems presented in mortar fire. In mortar fire, the theoretical trajectory of the projectile la a parabola, as shown in Fig. 1. Neglecting atmospheric resistance, the ascending and descending halves of the parabola: are equal and symmetrical. The apex of the trajectory is a point at which the vertical component of the muzzle velocity has been used up in overcoming gravity and only the horizontal component remains. From this point the projectile falls with an acceleration due to gravity and, theoretically, would strike a target on a level with the muzzle of the gun with the same velocity it had when it left the gun. It is evident that, if an aeroplane should be moving on a level with the apex of the trajectory considered and in the vertical plane containing the trajectory, with a velocity equal to the horizontal component of the muzzle velocity, and should, at the apex, drop a projectile of the same weight, size and shape as that of the mortar, the projectile thus dropped would take the identically same path and strike with the same velocity as the mortar projectile. In other words, the problem is similar to that of mortar fire and only one-half of the trajectory has to be taken into account. Briefly considered, the mathematical aspects of the problem are as follows: If an aeroplane, moving horizontally in vacuo, with a velocity of, say, 20 meters per second, should release a projectile at a point, A, Fig. 2, the projectile would take a parabolical path whose form and equation would be determined entirely by the height of the aeroplane and its speed with respect to the surface of the earth. The general equation of such a parabola is readily calculated and is, x2 = -y; in which x is the horizontal dis- g tance in front of the' target at which the projectile must be released; y is the height above the ground; v is the velocity of the aeroplane with respect to the ground; g is the constant of gravitation for the particular place. Knowing all the factors in the second member of this equation, the value of x is readily found. This gives a right angle triangle, AOT, Fig. 2, in which, knowing x and y, the angle, a, :3,t which a line of sight (telescope) in the vertical plane containing the target must be set in order to strike the target, T, can be readily computed. Each velocity of the aeroplane and each height will, when substituted in the above equation, give a different triangle and, con sequently, a different value for the angle, a. Substituting for every possible height and every possible speed will give a series of values for this angle which may be easily tabulated. This discussion has considered the projectile in vacuo. It is apparent that the resistance of the atmosphere will depress the trajectory, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. Consequently the table above referred to would have to be corrected for atmospheric resistance and additional correction-tables constructed for winds and hygrometric conditions. Such correction tables would be relatively simpler than similar tables used in artillery and naval practice. Apex A patented device, of which the writer is the inventor, takes scientific consideration of all the factors that enter into this problem. This device consists of a series of concentric rings universally mounted (that is, mounted on gimbals at right angles to each other). The center of gravity being considerably below the center of support, the inner ring assumes a horizontal position when symmetrically loaded. A telescope, with graduated arc and vernier, is mounted on the inner ring at right angles to the plane of the ring. The line of sight of this telescope therefore describes a vertical plane when revolved, enabling the operator to lay off the angle, a, for the particular height and speed used. Consulting Fig. 2, it is evident that, when the line of sight intersects the target, T, the projectile should be released. In order to solve the equation above given, it is Fig.2 necessary to know v, the velocity of the aeroplane with respect to the /ground. There is no instrument for measuring this velocity; it can, however, be readily determined by using the device above described. Consulting Fig. 3, it may be seen that, when the angle a is 45 degrees, the distance y equals distance x. Therefore, in order to determine the speed over the ground, set the telescope at 45 degrees from the vertical and fly horizontally. Knowing the height from the barometer, note when some conspicuous object, as a tree, crosses the field and start a stop-watch. Then revolve the telescope to a vertical position and continue the flight to B, at which point the tree will again cross the field. At this point, stop the watch. Line of Flight Fig. J The speed over the ground will equal the height divided by the elapsed time. These speeds may be tabulated by taking all possible heights divided by all possible elapsed times. It is apparent, also, that the whole operation will take scarcely more than a minute unless the height is very great.
Dropping Bombs from Flying Machines
The Aeroplane as an Offensive Weapon of Warfare
This article was originally published with the title "Dropping Bombs from Flying Machines" in Scientific American 105, 18, 388-389 (October 1911)


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FRISCO, Texas — Since Dax McCarty picked up a right quadriceps injury against Real Salt Lake on July 17, FC Dallas manager Schellas Hyndman has been using rookie midfielder Eric Alexander to fill the gap. The Indiana University product has played well and has since registered two goals and two assists for the club.
But Hyndman still wants a fully healthy McCarty as the MLS season transitions to the MLS Cup Playoffs.
"[McCarty and I] had a good talk yesterday," the FCD manager said. "We wanted to make sure that he knew how important he is to this team and also for our run in trying to win MLS Cup that we need him on the field. Eric Alexander has been outstanding, but doesn't bring what Dax brings through experience."
McCarty made his first appearance since his injury on Sept. 16 against the New York Red Bulls, coming on as a sub in a 2-2 draw. Since then, the fifth-year midfielder has started two of Dallas' four games, but he has only gone the full 90 minutes once, another 2-2 draw against the New England Revolution on Sept. 22.
"I feel like I'm still a little ways off," McCarty said. "I don't feel like I've come back 100 percent just yet. I think that's normal with the injury I had. I'm starting to feel better each day."
"It's been a long journey. I've never had an injury like that. I'm just trying to get back, get my sharpness back and my toughness back. Just the game sharpness is the most important thing."
The FCD stalwart didn't start in last Saturday's 2-2 draw against the Colorado Rapids, but came on after center back George John had to leave the game with a tight left hamstring.
"I didn't feel like I was at my best coming in against Colorado — a tough game to come into giving up a goal quickly," McCarty admitted. "In the second half, we were under a lot of pressure. I wasn't as involved in the game as I should have been and that was frustrating."
McCarty has appeared in 19 games this year, recording one goal and two assists. FCD are currently riding a 19-game unbeaten streak, an MLS record. Dallas' trip to Rio Tinto Stadium will test that mark against RSL's own 24-game unbeaten streak at home. For McCarty personally, the match has added significance.
"That was the game I was injured in," he said of the RSL matchup. "That was a good win for our team. In the second half, we came out and outplayed them. That was great for me to personally see from the bench. I would have loved to have been out there."
"This game coming up is an opportunity for not only myself but our whole team to prove we're contenders for MLS Cup. If I'm part of it, then great and I'm going to do whatever I can to help the team win."

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|View Poll Results: Vote for your favorite Steins;Gate character(s)
|Lab Member 001 Hououin Kyouma / Okabe "Okarin" Rintarou
|Lab Member 002 Mayushii / Shiina Mayuri
|Lab Member 003 Super Hacker / Hashida "Daru" Itaru
|Lab Member 004 Christina / Makise Kurisu
|Lab Member 005 Shining Finger / Kiryuu Moeka
|Lab Member 006 Lukako / Urushibara Luka
|Lab Member 007 Feyris Nyannyan / Rumio Akiha
|Lab Member 008 Part Time Warrior / Amane Suzuha
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|2011-10-14, 02:03
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Anxious bookseller
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Shibuya Psychic Research
Finally finished Steins;Gate so time for my votes.
Okarin: Seriously Miyano Mamoru's best role in years. At first he was a bit too weird for me but he totally grew into such a freaking cool character. I liked him better as "Okarin" then Houounin Kyouma (though I loved how he said it) but at the end when he decides to go back and save Kurisu, I felt it was appropriate. Ive got something for mad scientists and he was one of a kind
Kurisu: I didn't really like her character as much as I liked seeing her and Okarin together. Epi 22 was great and I loved how they showed affection to eachother up to that point.
Rukako: I like me a trap
|2011-10-14, 03:03
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
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If I had to vote for one of them, it would be the maedt scientist, it's so cool! His development really made the series for me, and the entire show seems to help raise him to the top, which imo it accomplished just fine, with elevating tension and drama, and a great climax. Plus, we got to hear his future self!
|2011-10-21, 10:17
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Oh man I didn't know you could vote for multiple characters :< Otherwise I would have picked: 001, 004, 008
Edit: I just recently read the discussion, but I am disappointed how little people point to George Orwell's 1984. "Controlling the past equal controlling the future." Dystopias, fear of bombing, planted chips, etc.
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|2011-10-29, 01:56
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Kuala Lumpur
I voted for Okabe, Kurisu and Mayuri. For the first half of the series Okabe and Kurisu were kind of okay, but not great. Mayuri was a complete darling, though, always cheerful, helpful and optimistic, girlish not in an annoying way but in a really endearing way (the way she whined at Okabe to buy her an Opa was so cute, and could so easily have been annoying if done wrong). Talks like an airhead but is actually very observant, and even Kurisu acknowledged that she was the one who had the clearest picture of what was going on in the lab through not being immersed in the research.
In the second half, once SERN makes its move, Mayuri understandably moves into the background (even if she's ironically now the main focus of the plot). Okabe loses his arrogance and idiotic attitude and develops into a proper protagonist burdened with the pain and pressure of the main plot. Kurisu also reciprocates (she doesn't change but the changed Okabe allows her to express her more serious and gentle side) and they both develop into a great couple. Kurisu acts as Okabe's anchor and conscience, and they complemented each other so well.
|2011-12-05, 16:44
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Togame's Sword
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Canada
Age: 37
My fave is okarin for sure. But I didn't feel there were any minor characters at all.
If it weren't for the hiliarious pervert jokes from Daru, the building of character familiarity and contrast to the later seriousness would've been much weaker. mmm squishy banana lol!
Moeka was pretty moe although not many people comment on that. I guess when the crazy cat lady side comes out in full force some viewers gets scared of her. But when she's docile texter Shining Finger she's so cute and moe.
Super characters and perfect seiyuus. All favorites
|2011-12-17, 05:39
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lost ronin
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: in the recesses of my convoluted mind...
it's okabe and kurisu all the way! great tandem. they make me laugh every time they start arguing like little kids.
i like okabe's eccentricities, silliness, ambition, arrogance and selflessness. definitely one of the most unique characters i've ever encountered. i like how he and kurisu develop as characters together, drawing them closer and turning them into lovers. but they're interesting by themselves as well. i like kurisu's sensibilities and calm demeanor, how she handled everything with an open mind and how she helped okabe through his ordeal.
|2011-12-23, 02:07
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: In this reality (A.K.A. Colorado, U.S.A.)
I gave my vote to Okarin, Mayuri, Feyris, Kurisu, and Suzuha.
Okarin got my vote easily since it was his crazy eccentrices that got me hooked on S;G in the first place, and later on the contrast by his seriousness and emotionness made for quite the interesting lead character. I voted for Mayuri mostly because of her innocenct charm that added a quaint feel to the show (and not to mention TUTURU!). Mayuri's just that character that makes me smile no matter what when she speaks.
Feyris (I can never remember her real name) and Suzuha were characters I liked mostly for the same reason, they're cute. It sounds completely shallow but hey, it's hard to articulate that beyond what it is.
Makise Kurisu however, was by far my favorite. I tend to like thunder styled characters anyway, but the script and interaction with other characters made this very well executed. Especially with Okarin, the collision of wackiness and tsun-tsun was both hilarious and set up a very good wrap up as well a the end. Over all though, a well designed character, visually and charactically.
|2012-01-03, 10:57
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I miss Haruhi
Join Date: Sep 2011
Okabe just fits my tastes 100% as male protagonist ever created. Totally cool character, that was able to give many laughs in such a dark and serious atmosphere. Even tho he looked a bit weird in the beginning with all the paranoia about agencies whatsoever and his mad scientist thingie, coupled with the mad laugh, he later on uncovers another side of himself, when things actually get tragic. He also says that he created that lab and did all that weird stuff just because he probably wanted friends. Nowhere i've found such cool and charismatic character. I really have no words if not saying that he's cool. He's just cool.
Kurisu also fits my tastes as a girl, beside she's a tsundere, which adds some pepper to the plot. Loved when she was being the victim of Okabe's jokes about otaku things. Loved her character all the way, her attitude and when she actually tried to cheer up Okabe when he was being depressed(after having seen Mayuri dying many times). Loved that she actually cared about Okabe and that they were quite similar. Probably one of my favorite female characters, if not the favorite.
Daru was an awesome support to Okabe's jokes, with his perverted fantasies(banana), beside being the most useful characters behind the scenes(He hacked SERN system, he repaired the Time Machine, he will build the time machine with okabe in the other future)
Mayushi is what you'd define the best friend, without going anywhere beyond. Cheerful and good natured, Okabe's treasure, was sad seeing her dying so many times. She actually was of great support for Okabe. After the first 3 times seeing her dying, i got used to it tho, like Okabe did. It's true that going through that hell you just become cynical and insensible. It's like you put a barrier around yourself to avoid further pain. Could easily understand Okabe, since i happened to be in the same situation, and i think i still am.
Moeka was cute and had nice tits, but never liked that nerd side of her of never speaking and raping her cellphone's buttons. I came to hate her later on for obvious reasons. Weak personality and easily influenceable, not exactly my kind of character.
Suzuha was the one i considered standing in the 5 most important characters list (Okabe, Kurisu, Mayushi, Daru, Suzuha). I liked her even tho i'm not a fan of pigtails. Another useful character with a story behind her. I had somehow predicted that Daru was her father when i heard "barrel-like person".
Characters like Ruka and Faerys are very minor to my eyes, but MISTA BRAUN kinda surprised me later on. Wouldn't have ever imagined that development.
I really would have liked to vote both Okabe and Kurise(tina), but i was in a hurry and didn't actually notice it was a multiple choice poll, so just went for Okabe. Anyways, i think i would have chosen only Okabe just to end that tie.
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Lithuania
I just finished watching this serie, so I wanted to share my opinion on this.
Well, I don't think that all of the characters were properly developed, but I still liked them all. My least favourite one would definitely be Ruka, as he had no purpose whatsoever(except for being in a shrine with IBM) and his D-mail was dumbest one. I still like him! So, naturally, my love for my favourite ones is even greater. That would be Okabe and Kurisu.
Okabe is my favourite one because we can see most of his development throughout series. We can see how he manages, shifting through both of his personalities. With time, he shows his kind and caring side, which is hiding under the image of a crazy nut, who calls himself a mad scientist.
I love Kurisu because of a similar reason. She was really useful and was the second character who really opened up. Normally I don't really like characters like her, but this girl changed my mind. Maybe it is because of all internet memes, I don't know! I really liked how sharp her mind was all the times Okabe told her that he time leaped and the way "Christina" is able to make decisions and help him.
I loved them as a pair as well.
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Late last year, I came across what is, in my opinion, one of the most important books of 2012, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan (Free Press, 2012). In it, the New York Post reporter chronicles her harrowing battle with a rare autoimmune disease known as anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, first discovered in 2007 by Dr. Josep Dalmau at the University of Pennsylvania. In fact, she was only the 217th person in the world to be diagnosed with the condition. Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Susannah about her experience. Read on to see what she had to say…
Andrew DeCanniere (AD): Getting to your story, the thing that was most striking to me about the condition you were diagnosed with is that all the symptoms are so disconnected from one another that you wouldn't think that it is symptomatic of anything in particular.
Susannah Cahalan (SC): Right. The beginning stages were just kind of so disparate. It was just behaviors that are a little bit abnormal and then some numbness in my hand that didn't seem at all related.
AD: No one would really think that it is anything more than your garden-variety illness.
SC: Right. They thought that it was Mono at first. And they didn't really connect the behavioral changes, because I didn't really communicate my behavioral changes to anybody in the beginning. I just felt off. I didn't really tell anyone about that. I remember talking to one of my friends and saying like "I'm all weird about my boyfriend." I'm acting all strange. I had just gone on birth control, so I thought maybe that was part of it, or maybe I was just not feeling like myself, so I didn't connect the two at first at all.
AD: Now so many people turn to WebMD when they suspect something is wrong, but back in 2009 when you were diagnosed -- and certainly not two or three years before -- there wouldn't have been all this information that would have been readily available about the disease [anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis], so it's not as if that would have been an option.
SC: I mean the disease itself was discovered in 2007. So, when I finally knew what was wrong with me, and looked it up, it was basically just medical journals and very abstract things that I couldn't at all understand at the time.
AD: Right. Apart from that, I don't think any information on it would have been readily accessible.
SC: There was one Diagnosis column in the New York Times -- if you're familiar with that column -- where they cover these kinds of crazy illnesses and they talk about how a doctor figures it out. Anti-NMDA Receptor Autoimmune Encephalitis was in the New York Times Diagnosis column in 2008 or something. So that was the only mass media that had ever covered the illness prior to my getting sick.
AD: And I don't know about you, but I certainly don't delve into the medical journals on a regular basis. Another thing that struck me is that even with the support system that you have -- with your family at your side -- it seems that at first it was really difficult to get the proper care yourself.
SC: Definitely. But without them fighting for me -- because I couldn't fight for myself at that point -- I don't think I would have found a diagnosis on my own.
AD: The first doctor that you went to, Dr. Bailey, seems to have been so adamant about his initial diagnosis. It seemed he truly believed these symptoms were simply the result of excessive alcohol consumption, and he couldn't be convinced that it might be something else.
SC: Oh yeah. He was convinced. He was really convinced that I was drinking too much and that I was stressed out. He almost couldn't be convinced otherwise.
AD: It's like he was going with some sort of stereotype.
SC: Definitely.
AD: It seems to have been something along the lines of here's another young, hard drinking, hard partying twenty-something professional. Then, more shockingly, you go back to him with your mom and, though someone had been with you at all times because of your illness – which means you would have been observed at all times -- and your mom tells him that you haven't had a drop of anything to drink, he still thought that he was right.
SC: Right. My mom was able to push him and say this just doesn't make any sense. Eventually he said "Fine. We'll do it your way," but he was very hesitant about it and he wasn't very convinced.
AD: He really had to be pushed to even get you admitted to the hospital.
SC: She had to throw a list of my symptoms at him to actually admit me to the hospital.
AD: Possibly the only more incredible thing to me about this whole thing is when you went back to him, after you were back at work, was his reaction. I would have been angry.
SC: I was at first. I was. It took me a while to come to terms with it and be okay with it in a way, and kind of forgive him and be a little bit more journalistic in my approach as opposed to emotional. So my first draft of the book was very tough on him, but as I grew as a person and a writer and I was able to maintain a journalistic distance, I realized that he was representative of a broken system. He himself was wrong, but he was also part of a bad system.
AD: I think it definitely points to shortcomings. Obviously in this country [when it comes to healthcare] we are in a much better position than in a number of other countries. We have access to much better care than in many parts of the world, for example. But I think there's still so far to go.
SC: I agree with you completely. I read something in the Times today about for-profit medicine. It's really scary when you take all of that into account.
AD: I certainly know that he doesn't represent everybody, but there are definitely things that need to be ironed out. That's the most diplomatic way that I can think of putting it. Another point that stuck out to me is that though now there is an established series of test to diagnose your condition, back when you were admitted this really wasn't a known thing, so they had to do a whole bunch of tests to determine what it could be. There was a whole bunch that they had to rule out first.
SC: Exactly. That was a big thing. The ruling out of everything.
AD: I know that at first there was just a whole series of diagnoses, basically. That's obviously changed, but I think you said it cost something like a million dollars?
SC: Yes. A million dollars in tests.
AD: I can't even imagine what would happen without insurance.
SC: Yeah. They wouldn't have been able to see Dr. Najjar, most likely, without insurance.
AD: Now that's supposedly changing. Everyone's supposed to be insured, in theory.
SC: I don't know how much is changing really, and I think that even if you have very terrible insurance, I'm not sure you're going to be at NYU's epilepsy center because it is very expensive to be there per day. If insurance isn't covering it, most people cannot afford that kind of care.
AD: The recovery part of it in and of itself seems to have been the most difficult part for you. There's so much that goes into the recovery alone.
SC: I think it was the most difficult for me to go through and the most difficult part for me to write.
AD: For example, there's this part in your book where this woman comes up to your mom, and she begins to speak as if you're not aware of what's going on or as if you're not there, when in reality, you are there. You're just not necessarily being able communicate what you want to communicate, which seems to have been lost on that woman.
SC: Right. You're kind of there. You're still kind of cognizant of your inabilities. It's not like you're completely there. It's not like you're sitting there without any clue of what's going on. It's that you do have a clue and you understand how much you are not yourself. And I think that was just really painful to go through and hard to recount as well. It's hard to write about yourself at 90 percent yourself or 80 percent yourself. You know what I mean? It's a hard thing to communicate to a reader as well… especially to someone who hasn't gone through something like that.
AD: I can only imagine. Especially when you can't necessarily share how you're feeling.
SC: You can't really communicate. You can experience, but you can't really communicate.
AD: It surprised me that something so low-tech is used to diagnose the condition.
SC: That's what's amazing about it. The actual diagnosis was helped by a relatively simple test, the clock test. Then it was confirmed through a spinal tap. Spinal taps have been around forever. It's a combination of intelligent, smart thinking and simple thinking and cutting-edge neuroscience. So, you can't just say we can just go back to simple times because that doesn't really work, either. It's the combination of working simply and having these cutting edge tools at your fingertips as well. The real cutting-edge part was Dr. Dalmau and the discovery of the new disease, and how he did that. It was also very much trial-and-error and intelligent -- kind of smart, simple thinking as well. It just shows you that with all of the technology we have, it still takes a creative thinker to make it all work.
AD: It's not all about the new technology that's available. That alone is not going to do it, obviously. When it comes to this sort of research, it almost seems like the more we know, the more you become aware of how little we know and how far we have to go.
SC: Very much so. That was a kind of a shock for me while researching this. I'd think I'd be asking a stupid question, but then these amazing doctors wouldn't have an answer for me. So I realized "Wow. We really are still in the dark ages."
AD: Just goes to show, you'd think we progressed so far, and to a certain extent we have, but I think that the more we learn the more apparent it is that there's so much further to go and so much more to understand. It's almost seems never ending. I think that part of what's so great about the book is that you really do a wonderful job of explaining a lot of this stuff. I think that if people think of a medical mystery novel -- if you want to call it that -- which can involve a lot of medical jargon, it is easy to get lost in a lot of that sort of stuff. Yours explains it wonderfully, in such a way that the reader can easily follow along.
SC: Thank you so much. That's wonderful to hear, because that was important to me.
AD: The condition that you were diagnosed with, anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis --you said basically that part of what it does is it targets much of that which makes you who you are, higher functions, your personality. I think that's a good way of explaining it?
SC: I think that's a good way of explaining it, definitely.
AD: To me that would be a scary thing. It seems like before you enter the hospital, when you are writing in your computer diary, through the series of Word documents you type up on your computer, it seems like you were very aware of losing your self.
SC: Yeah. I think so. I was in such a frenzied rush writing those -- I don't really remember writing them that much, that coherently. Looking back now I can sense that there's definitely a foreboding there.
AD: That would've had to be just a really difficult position to be in.
SC: Oh, definitely. It's very strange reading something that you hardly remember writing. You know, you were in a different mind state. It's just very strange.
AD: I know that you said that what ended up being the cover photo was taken while this was all going on?
SC: I did. I took the photo right before I went into the hospital, when I was home from work for one of those weeks where I took off a bunch of days. For some reason I took all these photos of myself and my cat. They were just very strange pictures and that was one of them. I totally forgot about that until my publisher asked me if I had any pictures of myself during that time, and I looked through my MacBook Photo Booth and so that is where they originate.
AD: To me, being in that sort of position where you kind of realize what is going on and don't really know what to do about it, would be frightening. In the book you also touch on that just two years or three years separate you from those who went undiagnosed, or were potentially misdiagnosed, and ultimately ended up in a facility never knowing that they have this condition, which would potentially have been treatable.
SC: I'm hoping that changes, but it's still happening.
AD: I don't know how common it is now for people to be tested for it, or if there's anything that can be done for them after the fact. It does seem like, for someone who does indeed have the condition, it is time sensitive.
SC: Very much. I have had calls from people who think that they have it, and it was in the 80's, and they have cognitive difficulties or disabilities following that. But it is, it's very much time-sensitive.
AD: The longer it goes on, the more damage that can be done, and the bigger the risk that the damage may be permanent.
SC: Yes. Exactly. Basically it can affect the receptors in the brain in a long-term way.
AD: And what fascinates me is that this has been around forever basically. I know you write that in the late 80's, a French Canadian pediatrician treated a number of kids who had a similar sort of pattern of symptoms, and were diagnosed with the generic "encephalitis of an unknown origin." They could have had this disease, for example. A lot of people have also been misdiagnosed with Autism, and in reality they have this condition. One doctor you cite in your book actually says that out of five million people diagnosed with Autism, about 100,000 could actually have been misdiagnosed and indeed be afflicted with this condition instead and they just don't know it.
SC: That's kind of a conjecture thing. Even if it's just five percent or one percent, that's still a good, sizable chunk. There's this possibility that they have been misdiagnosed and that they have something else.
AD: That's alarming. That's why it is so good that it is being recognized, that the word is getting out there with this book. Because maybe there still is something that could be done for some of these people, they can still be treated. Not to over politicize the book, but what do you feel needs to change about the healthcare system?
SC: I think that doctors need to be rewarded for time they spend with patients, as opposed to being rewarded for the number of tests that they issue to patients. I don't know how that's possible to do, but you know doctors aren't paid per hour. Right? So, the doctor who spent five minutes with me, who diagnosed me with alcohol withdrawal, gets the same amount of money as Dr. Souhel Najjar who spent an hour of his time with me. Doctors aren't rewarded for their time and diligence and consideration. Instead they're rewarded for the number of tests that they give. So, I think something in that needs to change. I don't know how to change it, but something needs to change there.
AD: I think part of that mindset or culture -- when it comes to ordering many tests, often more than are needed to diagnose the problem -- is that they also want to make sure they're protected from any sort of lawsuit as well. So that if one test is good, well then, ten must be better.
SC: Exactly.
AD: And then, as you say, they are often overscheduled.
SC: Definitely. That's just to make money. That's how they make money, which is terrible.
AD: And then you try to squeeze everyone in.
SC: I know. It's just not the way it should be. It's a calling instead of a career. They are patients, they're not clients. You know?
Susannah Cahalan is the author of the New York Times bestseller Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness and a reporter at the New York Post. You can find out more about Susannah and her book by logging onto her website, www.susannahcahalan.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/brainonfirebook.
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In a sterile white boardroom in ABC Family's headquarters in Los Angeles, two young women are assiduously ignoring a spread of cookies in favor of two more important things: their laptops and a live broadcast of the show Pretty Little Liars playing on a large flat-screen TV.
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Technology has always meant intimacy to this generation, so social media and texting are key to ABC Family shows, in terms of both storylines and audience engagement. Diana Gal, 22, is a fan of Pretty Little Liars partly because she enjoys the social-media aspect. And she's noticed the network cannily taps into pre-existing fan bases. Pretty Little Liars, for example, is a little like the CW's Gossip Girl.
"So I think they're building off of things they already know will work," Gal observes. "And they've done a good job of it."
But ABC Family launched its breakthrough hit The Secret Life of the American Teenager, about a girl who gets pregnant at 15, before MTV began airing a reality show called 16 and Pregnant.
The network's slightly edgy scripted shows filled the gap left by the WB network. ABC Family has gone through a few reinventions over the years. It started 20 years ago as The Family Channel. It was owned by the Christian Broadcasting network. It was sold to Fox, then Disney, which also owns ABC — with the proviso that the word "family" had to remain in the name.
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"When we first came in the door, it was thought, 'Oh my god, it's such a burden,' " she recalls.
But research proved that the word"family" is no longer necessarily uncool for 15-to-30-year-olds today. They're more connected with their parents than previous generations. Indeed, they often still live with them.
"A unique aspect about the millennials is an incredible closeness they have with their parents," says Kennedy.
So ABC Family took a risk. Rather than playing down the family label, it decided to make families central to its brand — what families are, the choices they make, how people fit in or not.
And parents are powerful characters in every ABC Family show, including Switched at Birth, a show that explores all kinds of dynamics through a domestic prism.
"Our family on our show is Latina, deaf, two [economic] classes mixed — and that's very millennial, right?" observes creator Lizzy Weiss.
Her lead characters are two teenage girls who were literally switched at birth in the hospital. One is deaf, and Switched at Birth includes extended sequences subtitled while characters use American Sign Language. Juergens says she never saw this as a problem. After all, she points out, reality shows subtitle English speakers all the time. It just seemed like an exciting new way to tell a story.
It did feel risky to Weiss.
"I felt it was really ballsy, actually," she says. "And that's when I thought, wow, I am so excited to be at this network actually taking chances together."
Betting The Future On 'Bunheads' And Its Fans
Chances like Bunheads, a show on a channel for teenagers about the fractious relationship between a 40-year-old woman and a 60-year-old woman. But Juergens insists Bunheads was not a risk either.
"It was my team's favorite script last year coming out of our development process," she says, noting that it was written by Amy Sherman-Palladino, who created the much-loved Gilmore Girls for the WB. "And we thought, well, we all love it, and we have to make it. And we tested it with our millennial audience, and they all responded to it."
Juergens hoped Bunheads would broaden ABC Family's audience — and it has pulled in older female viewers. But ABC Family is still banking on younger women. Research shows that more millennial women will graduate from college than young men. They're going to be leaders, decision-makers. And it's possible the most coveted audience, 18- to-35-year-old men, will cede that spot to 18- to-35-year-old women.
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NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: Maybe that sounds really narrow - just targeting women in Generation Y. But Charles Kennedy runs research for ABC, and he says there are more than 80 million members of the generation called millennials.
CHARLES KENNEDY: They're huge. They're going to redefine brands and businesses, the way that baby boomers did.
ULABY: So how do you win their devotion to a prime-time soap like ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars"?
GREGG SULKIN: (as Wes) You Aria?
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (as character) Not now, Wes.
SULKIN: (as Wes) Dude, introduce me.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (as character) Dude, keep walking.
ULABY: Here is how you get the girls. You book a sterile, white boardroom at ABC Family's headquarters, in Los Angeles. You put out cookies. They're ignored by two young women, focused on their laptops and a TV broadcasting "Pretty Little Liars" in real time. They're also teaching the dreamy young man who plays Wes, how to live-tweet an episode.
DALIA GANZ: Include #PrettyLittleLiars in your answers.
ULABY: The show's social media manager is 28-year-old Dalia Ganz. She's helped set records for the number of tweets generated during shows. For the next hour, Ganz tweets relentlessly - tosses virtual goodies to fans - and obsessively monitors the show's popularity online. She tracks who's watching, and what they're saying.
GANZ: The other thing we have to track for, during episodes, is commercials often trend - that run in episodes. And we share that information with advertisers.
ULABY: ABC Family's social media team talks with fans 24 hours a day, every day, says Danielle Mullin. She's a vice president of marketing who's dropped by.
DANIELLE MULLIN: We act like a friend, to our fans. And friends don't only talk to you between 9 and 5. And friends don't use a corporate tone of voice, when they talk to you. So they actually do think they're speaking to their friend. And that's really an incredible opportunity, for marketers.
ULABY: For this generation, technology has always meant intimacy. So social media, and texting ,are key to ABC Family shows.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (as character) Look, I don't know what Hannah has told you.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS #1: (as character) Everything. She's my best friend.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (as character) She's having a hard time hearing how sorry I am.
DIANA GAL: I think they're building off of things they already know work. They've done a good job of it.
ULABY: Twenty-two-year-old Diana Gal is a huge fan of "Pretty Little Liars." She's noticed ABC Family skillfully gives fans what they already like on other channels. "Pretty Little Liars" is a bit like "Gossip Girl," on the CW. MTV's "16 and Pregnant" was popular before ABC Family's breakthrough hit "The Secret Life of an American Teenager." [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: The ABC Family series title was slightly misstated. It's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." Also, this program debuted in July 2008, almost a year before MTV began airing "16 and Pregnant."]
UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS #2: (as character) I'm the one who's pregnant. My God. I can't believe I'm old enough to use the word "pregnant" in a sentence.
ULABY: ABC Family's slightly edgy, scripted shows filled the gap left when the WB went off the air. It started as the Family Channel, 20 years ago. It was owned by the Christian Broadcasting Network.
ULABY: The channel was sold to Fox in 1998, with the condition that the word "family" always remain in the title. And it had to keep airing the show "The 700 Club." Then, Fox Family got unloaded to Disney. Kate Juergens is its current chief programming executive. She says there was worry the word "family" would be a turnoff to teens.
KATE JUERGENS: You know, when we first came in the door, it was thought, Oh my God, it's such a burden.
ULABY: But research showed that the word "family" is not necessarily uncool for 15- to 30-year-olds today. They're more connected with their parents than previous generations. They often still live with them. Here's Charles Kennedy, ABC's head of research.
KENNEDY: A unique aspect about the millennials, is an incredible closeness they have with their parents.
ULABY: And parents are powerful characters in every ABC Family show.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (as character) No wonder the kids are acting out.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS #3: (as character) Let's not make excuses for Daphne. She lied to us, for a motorcycle.
ULABY: Including "Switched at Birth," a show created by Lizzy Weiss that explores all kinds of dynamics through a domestic prism.
LIZZY WEISS: Look, our family - on our show - is Latina, deaf, two classes mixed. And that's very millennial, right?
ULABY: Weiss got interested in America Sign Language while a freshman at Duke University.
WEISS: I don't know, it really clicked with me. The language is so beautiful - and intuitive, in some ways. Some of the signs are really funny.
ULABY: "Switched At Birth" features intense, extended sequences that are subtitled while characters use American Sign Language - like when a hearing girl and her deaf boyfriend, sign together after a fight.
UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS #4: (as character) That must have hurt. Are you OK? How about us - are we OK?
ULABY: Programming executive Kate Juergens says she never saw signing as a problem. After all, reality shows subtitle English speakers all the time. It just seemed like an exciting, new way to tell a story.
JUERGENS: It allowed you to experience the conversation, and the emotion, in a different way. I loved it. I thought it really just adds to it. It doesn't feel risky to me.
ULABY: It did feel risky to "Switched at Birth's" creator, Lizzy Weiss.
WEISS: I felt that was really ballsy, actually. And that's when I just thought, wow. I am so excited to be at this network, at this time...
WEISS: ...when we're all sort of just taking all these chances together.
ULABY: Chances like the show "Bunheads," the latest hit on a channel for teenage girls - about the fractious relationship between a 40-year-old woman and a 60-year-old woman.
SUTTON FOSTER: (as Michelle Simms) I am his wife.
KELLY BISHOP: (as Fanny Flowers) And I am his mother. And I have been his mother for 48 years.
ULABY: But programming executive Kate Juergens insists "Bunheads" was not a risk, either.
JUERGENS: It was my team's favorite script last year. And we all thought, well, we all love it. We have to make it. We tested it with our millennial audience, and they all responded to it; and we thought well, maybe it is a show for us.
ULABY: Juergens hoped "Bunheads" would broaden ABC Family's audience - and it has pulled in older female viewers. Another popular show on the network is called "Baby Daddy," created by Dan Berendsen. He says his biggest challenge is keeping up with the fashion. Millions of his young, female viewers copy what his characters wear - like a dress with a giant, Peter Pan collar.
DAN BERENDSEN: Being of a certain age, I looked at them and went, it's a Peter Pan collar; she looks ridiculous. Every woman went, oh my God, that's the coolest thing in the world. Just so you know, they're back. And the little more oversized they are, the more they're in.
ULABY: You know what else is in? Young, female viewers. Research shows millennial women are more likely to graduate from college than young men. They're going to be leaders, decision-makers. And ABC Family is taking a gamble that the most coveted audience - 18- to 35-year-old men - will become 18- to 35-year-old women, whose favorite shows are on ABC Family.
Neda Ulaby, NPR News.
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Top Billund attractions
- LEGOLAND Resort: visit the home of LEGO for family-friendly fun.
- Sculpture Park: see an interesting collection of art among the verdant splendour of this park.
- Lalandia: excellent resort that boasts Scandinavia's largest water park.
- Kongernes Jelling: an authentic Viking experience perfect for history buffs.
- Givskud Zoo: open enclosures give you an intimate look at a variety of exotic animals.
To discover more about your trip to Billund, check our inspirational and informative travel guide! We give the essential details you need to make your visit an unforgettable one.
What's the best way to get around Billund?
LEGOLAND, a top attraction, is within easy walking distance of the town. Transport is particularly convenient in the summer, thanks to the regular shuttle buses ferrying people to various attractions as well as to and from the airport. Moreover, public transport is readily available as well and connects Billund to nearby cities.
What's the weather in Billund?
July is the sunniest month on average, with temperatures of 17°C (63°F). As expected, winter is much colder with an average temperature of 1°C (34°F), so if you do visit during this time be sure to pack warm clothes.
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This concept from over at Yanko Design would charge batteries using a traditional jump rope action. Also, your self-respect. Start practicing!
The charging mechanism would be placed in the handles, with the charging itself taken care of by the spinning rope. Just a few hundred hops, or 20 minutes worth, will charge the batteries 100%. Whether you'll have the energy required to do whatever it is you were trying to use after your marathon charging session is a question best left unasked of this concept. [Yanko Design via Technabob]


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From Classroom to Control Room: Music & Technology Alumnus Rob May '13 Composes Career at MSNBC
Rob May entered Stevens in 2009 with his mind set on music.
"I've always had a passion for music, so studying and finding a career as an audio engineer made sense," he said. "I knew I wanted to go to the Music & Technology program at Stevens because it's filled with entrepreneurs and other types of engineers, and I think they were the perfect people to work with."
A native Pennsylvanian, May grew up teaching himself about amplifiers, mixers and microphones, and spent his high school years rewiring guitars for the school's bands. When he arrived to Stevens, he knew that a career in audio engineering would require hands-on experience in addition to his classroom instruction.
"I completed four internships as a student, starting with a summer morning show position at a radio station in central Pennsylvania in 2010," he said. "I also interned at Electric Lady Studios in the summer of 2011, which was originally Jimi Hendrix's West Village studio, and Avatar Studios in midtown Manhattan during the summer of 2012."
May was also active at Stevens and the Hoboken community, serving as the president of on-campus radio station WCPR and doing live sound each summer for the City of Hoboken during their summer concert series.
"My experiences working with radio shows, live sound, the concert series, and redesigning, building, and using the recording space at WCPR really helped me excel in class and with personal audio projects," he said.
With the help of Stevens' Office of Career Development, May landed a yearlong internship with NBC Network Broadcast Operations during his senior year. This internship exposed him to the world of audio engineering for the fast-paced environment of television network broadcasting, which he believes led to a career in the industry.
"I looked for opportunities anywhere I could find them," he said. "I feel that anywhere you can apply your unique blend of skills can end up being a path to your dream job."
After graduation, May secured an audio engineering position at MSNBC, where he currently mixes audio for live and taped programming.
"I manage everything aural that relates to what's on screen, which includes checking the host and guest microphones, balancing and cleaning up all of the signals both in studio and remote, and cueing and playing all of the show music," he said. "The goal is to make everything sound natural and fluid, and make sure that what you're hearing corresponds well with what you're seeing."
May believes the combination of his classes at Stevens and internship experiences, in addition to his secondary concentration in philosophy, were key to his success after graduation.
"My Sound Recording and Sound Design classes were a great preparation for working in television audio," he said. "In the Sound Recording series we got to interact with professional bands we recorded and mixed together as a team, and I see now that people skills can really set you apart in the workplace."
Most important, May sees learning as an ongoing part of the process to success.
"I've learned that it's important to be bold and confident, but not to be afraid to ask questions!" He said. "I've made some of my best impressions not by knowing a lot, but by asking the right questions. When people realize that you're eager to learn, they're much more likely to bring you in and teach you."
To learn more about the Music & Technology program at Stevens, visit www.stevens.edu/musictech.
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University®, is a premier, private research university situated in Hoboken, N.J. overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Founded in 1870, technological innovation has been the hallmark and legacy of Stevens' education and research programs for more than 140 years. Within the university's three schools and one college, more than 6,100 undergraduate and graduate students collaborate with more than 350 faculty members in an interdisciplinary, student-centric, entrepreneurial environment to advance the frontiers of science and leverage technology to confront global challenges. Stevens is home to three national research centers of excellence, as well as joint research programs focused on critical industries such as healthcare, energy, finance, defense and STEM education and coastal sustainability. The university is consistently ranked among the nation's elite for return on investment for students, career services programs and mid-career salaries of alumni. Stevens is in the midst of a 10-year strategic plan, The Future. Ours to Create., designed to further extend the Stevens legacy to create a forward-looking and far-reaching institution with global impact.


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In honor of Mister Bilbo Baggins's Birthday ,Shire Rose and Hobbit Heart proudly present a unique musical performance of songs, tales and poems inspired by Bilbo Baggins's adventures. An evening in which an adaptation of Mister Bilbo Baggins's great adventure will be told in music and words for your enjoyment. Songs, poems and stories will bring to life the incredible adventures of Bilbo and his companions as written by him.
Date: September 21st, 2014
Time: 8 pm ( British Summer Time) - 9 pm (CEST) - 3pm /servertime
Location: Bag End gardens on The Hill - The Shire
Some of the main characters in the story will be enacted, others will be mentioned in the narration.
Characters in the story:
Bilbo Baggins the hobbit
Gandalf the wizard
Thorin Oakenshield, leader of the dwarves
Elrond Half-Elven, master of Rivendell
Smaug the Dragon
Bard the Bowman
Dwarwes : Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur.
The three trolls
Beorn - a shape-shifter who helps the travellers
The Elvenking, lord of the Elves of Mirkwood
The Master of Lake Town
The thrush
Bard the Bowman
The Lord of the Eagles
There And Back Again is a unique musical performance inspired by Bilbo's adventures in The Hobbit and adapted by Hobbit Heart for your pleasure. A musical and theatrical performance which will involve music, songs, tales and poems. It will be , of course, a simple version of a great story but we hope you will enjoy. All races are welcome. The performance will take place in the gardens of Bag End, The Hill, in the Shire and will take approximately 2 hours.
The Hobbit or There And Back Again was originally a story Professor Tolkien wrote for his children. The book was published in 1937.It is a fantasy novel, a story of a heroic quest, a children's story....and , of course, a true hobbit tale
"I am personally immensely amused by hobbits as such, and can contemplate them eating and making their rather fatuous remarks indefinitely" - J.R.R.Tolkien
"We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!"- Bilbo Baggins
"You're a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I'm quite fond of you. But you are really just a little fellow, in a wide world after all" - Gandalf
Please do come and join us to celebrate Bilbo Baggins's birthday and adventures.
There And Back Again - Teaser Trailers 1 ( from the 2013 production)
THERE AND BACK AGAIN 2012 Forum Thread
THERE AND BACK AGAIN 2013 Forum Thread


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Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 1966
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tado° - your heating just got smart
Every year, when the days get shorter and the temperature outside starts to fall, the same discussion takes place many households: how can we reduce heating costs and still keep the house nice and warm? Now the Munich-based technology start-up tado° is offering a solution to the problem.
Who hasn't experienced the classic dilemma: turn down the heating to be kind to the environment and the bank balance, but come home to a cold house? Or leave the heating on to keep the house warm and cozy, but face a large heating bill? Those with a thermostat at home can program it, but thermostats are often complicated to operate, and in case plans are changed on the spur of the moment, this outdated technology is rendered useless.
In total, the heating and air conditioning of buildings accounts for over one third of global energy consumption. "Our main motivation for developing tado° was to tackle this issue and make a significant contribution to the energy transition," says company founder Christian Deilmann. tado° is a completely new kind of smart heating control. It works like a personal heating assistant, helping consumers to cut their heating costs by an average of 27%*. To achieve this, the temperature of the home is adjusted precisely to the behavior of the residents – in a fully automatic process.
*Beta test in winter 2011/2012. The end customers in the test made energy savings of 12-40% (compared to their heating behavior before using tado°).
The tado° solution - what makes it so smart?
Whether it's your daily journey to work or a spontaneous weekend break with the family – the tado° application on the mobile phones of the residents detects when the last person has left the house, with no user action required. A signal is then sent to the heating system to turn down the temperature. As soon as one of the residents starts to head home, tado° reacts immediately and warms up the house to the desired temperature. It also takes sleeping times into account, reducing the temperature to a lower chosen setting.
Since no two buildings are the same, tado° learns about all the significant properties of a home in just a few days. For instance, how quickly it cools down or how the sunshine influences the interior temperature. This information is used to develop control strategies that will bring about the desired temperature in the most efficient way possible. These strategies can also make use of current weather forecasts: if the sun is going to shine the next day, tado° will automatically take this information into account and heat on a lower setting.
Why tado°?
Whether you have a regular schedule or not, whether you live in an old or a modern building, with your family or on your own – with tado° you are perfectly equipped for the upcoming heating season. "tado° is our answer to the rising cost of heating and a modern, environmentally friendly lifestyle. "With the help of tado°, everyone can make a contribution to climate protection, save money, and make their home more comfortable in the process." Founder Johannes Schwarz adds: "We were not convinced by any of the solutions available on the market. We were looking for a solution that, in terms of design and function, fits in perfectly with people's lives – not the other way around."
Using the tado° App on a smartphone or a computer, users can keep an eye on how tado° is working for them and how their energy usage is being optimized, no matter where they are. In addition, users can decide for themselves whether to put the emphasis of this smart control system on savings or comfort. And if users want to take the wheel themselves, they can simply input a desired temperature manually – from anywhere in the world.
The sleek white tado° Box that comes with the order establishes a connection with the central heating. It can be installed by the customer in a few simple steps and is compatible with almost all boilers.
Price and availability
tado° is available immediately, and for a limited time at an introductory price of 99 euros per year. Thereby our price is far lower than the yearly savings tado° is achieving. Furthermore the tado° hardware is gratis for the first 1.000 beta customers during the now starting beta phase. With the regular reporting the user can always retrace tado°'s advantages. After one year the tado° service can be cancelled on a monthly basis for those who think that tado° is not appropriate for them.
tado° is easy to install. In addition an installation service is available for those who would prefer not to install tado° themselves.