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Swift + Attributes
I think all iOS developers have all been here: we just pick up programming, or start learning a new language where things are foreign - and we happen across some code. We may not understand it, but we think it works. So, we take it in good faith and continue on, none the wiser.
This process is exactly how I started incorporating Swift's attributes into my codebase. Swift supports a robust variety of attributes, and when browsing Github repos - we may see one or two we don't recognize. If you're like me, you might jot it down to Google later, and then be on your way.
Why use Swift's attributes?
Attributes help developers improve the efficiency of their codebase, without sacrificing the quality of their code. Their code is easier to read, easier to compile, and ultimately easier to maintain and safer to use.
Both in personal projects and at Buffer, efficiency is always at the forefront of my iOS development. This post enumerates some of Swift's attributes that have improved my efficiency as a Swift developer. Let's dive in...
At the expense of starting by providing a boilerplate definition, I think it's requisite to quickly hit on what exactly an attribute is. And really, all a Swift attribute is/does is provide more information about a type or declaration. This information can dictate everything from compiler warnings to how something is handled in memory.
No matter the flavour, each one is preceded by an "@" symbol. In addition, declaration attributes may also accept arguments inside of enclosing parentheses.
So, put simply:
//Or with arguments…
Let's look at some examples from the front lines.
@available(args) attribute
The Swiss Army Knife version of a Swift attribute is @available(). Flexible as it is powerful, you may find it indispensable if your daily duties revolve around managing or releasing an API. With it, one can indicate API naming changes, platform availability and more.
Consider an object from a metaphorical API that serves up blog posts:
class BasicPost {}
Consumers of our API have long enjoyed using the BasicPost class, though imagine we've fielded several requests for a more honed in object that represents a technical blog post, much like the one you're reading now. So for version 1.2,
we introduce it:
class TechnicalPost {}
Now, to make our documentation complete, our code sensible and our API consumers informed we could take advantage of @available() to make its presence known:
@available(*, introduced: 1.2)
class TechnicalPost {}
This particular attribute can accept several arguments, but the first one always indicates the intended platforms. The remaining arguments supported can be supplied in any order.
It can also take advantage of a wildcard. In this case, the wildcard is the asterisk you're seeing as the first argument — which communicates that on all platforms the API is used on, this class was first introduced on version 1.2 (represented by the second argument).
That's neat, but also extremely broad. Thankfully, we can focus it in even more with a shorthand syntax:
@available(iOS 10.0, macOS 10.12)
class TechnicalPost {}
Much better! Now, our fictional API can clearly see when this class can be used even if it doesn't know much about the attribute itself.
But, if left as is, you'll also receive a compile time error. Why?
Apple has a tendency to introduce new platforms, and we need to enforce our code to account for this. To do so, we include the wildcard as the last argument to signify that this code is available for the provided platforms, and any potential future platforms:
@available(iOS 10.0, macOS 10.12, *)
class TechnicalPost {}
This way, your code is already set up for the next big thing Apple's planning. For now though, Apple has provided us with an enumeration representing each platform as they exist today:
- iOS
- iOSApplicationExtension
- macOS
- macOSApplicationExtension
- watchOS
- watchOSApplicationExtension
- tvOS
- tvOSApplicationExtension
Before we move to the next attribute, let's consider another commonality. With our recent changes, our API has taken off, and iOS developers around the world have entrusted us with serving them up with lovely bits of JSON that represent technical blog posts.
As such, we no longer have a need for the original class anymore. And, it's time to deprecate it:
@available(*, deprecated: 1.3)
class BasicPost {}
Now it becomes clear how useful the wildcard argument can be, as in one (ahem) swift move we've deprecated BasicPost on all platforms.
Further, if we wanted to keep it around but a bit refactored, we can even provide notice of an API naming change. Courtesy of a technique I caught from Apple, we can pair it with an unavailable argument and a typealias to make things even easier for consumers:
//From an earlier API version
class BasicPost {}
//From a new API version, where we renamed it for whatever reason
class BaseTechnicalPost {}
@available(*, unavailable, renamed: "BaseTechnicalPost")
typealias BasicPost = BaseTechnicalPost
I personally love this, because for my money and from an efficiency perspective — the most obvious code is always the best code.
This attribute has even more tricks, with support for arguments specifying some code obsolete, a message to provide in conjunction with a warning or error and
@discardableResult attribute
If you've worked in a mature, legacy codebase it should come as no surprise that some functions can be a bit verbose.
Perhaps you've come across an existing function that's been added to and manipulated since the early 90s, and due to no fault of its own — it might do 124 important things that need to happen when the software starts (access a
database, setup a cache, initialize some sign in process — the scenarios are endless).
Until the day you convince the product manager to let you come back and do some necessary refactoring.
Right. Right!? Right:
let someUnusedVarBecauseIHaveToCallThisOldInsaneFunction = anOldInsaneFunction()
However, clang will complicate things further because even though we've got to invoke this function for some outlandish coupling reason — we now have an unused variable to show for it as well. Talk about getting kicked while you're down...
This is where the
@discardableResult attribute can help, as it tells the compiler that the result of the function may be unneeded. It also kills the warning at compile time:
@discardableResult func anOldInsaneFunction() -> String
//Bunch of business logic occurs
return ""
Now, the code above which invokes the said function will stay there only as a relic of your past software engineering mistakes — but it will do so without providing an error.
For added clarity, one could make the state of affairs even more obvious by simply assigning to a
_ = anOldInsaneFunction()
Sometimes, there are functions or architecture in software development we can't directly control or fix, and this attribute makes that situation a little bit
@autoclosure attribute
@autoclosure is another handy attribute that adds clarity to your codebase. It automatically wraps a closure that's supplied as an argument. Since the closure doesn't take any arguments itself, it'll return the actual value of the expression that's wrapped within it.
This may seem confusing, but it's easily understood when you come across one. At a high level, we're talking about the ability to get an expression to automatically become a closure. If you've spent some time adding unit tests to
your project, you've likely come across this attribute several times already.
Assume we'd like to write a simple test for a class like so:
class Programmer
var pay:Int
init(withPay pay:Int)
self.pay = pay
func applyRaise(by amount:Int)
self.pay += amount
class ProgrammerTests: XCTestCase
func testPayRaise()
let devsPay = 50000
let raiseAmount = 25000
let expectedSalaryPostRaise = devsPay + raiseAmount
let aDev = Programmer(withPay: devsPay)
aDev.applyRaise(by: raiseAmount)
XCTAssertEqual(expectedSalaryPostRaise, aDev.pay, "Unexpected salary after raise was applied.")
The first two parameters of the XCAssertEqual are both closures that take in a generic expression. While the function's signature can look a little intimidating, take note of the first two parameters that are taking advantage of
func XCTAssertEqual<T>(_ expression1: @autoclosure () throws -> T?, _ expression2: @autoclosure () throws -> T?, _ message: @autoclosure () -> String = default, file: StaticString = #file, line: UInt = #line) where T : Equatable
Since the
@autoclosure attribute is supplied, invoking the function is quite readable and easier on us. We can either pass the closure with something as simple as a value (as we did in our previous example) or with a bit more logic, and each one is trivial to use:
class ProgrammerTests: XCTestCase
func testPayRaise()
let devsPay = 50000
let raiseAmount = 25000
let aDev = Programmer(withPay: devsPay)
aDev.applyRaise(by: raiseAmount)
XCTAssertEqual(aDev.pay + raiseAmount, 750000, "Unexpected salary after raise was applied.")
Take note that when the first argument is supplied, it reads much more like an addition operation than it does a closure:
XCTAssertEqual(aDev.pay + raiseAmount, 750000, "Unexpected salary after raise was applied.")
versus what it might look like without the
@autoclosure attribute
return aDev.pay + raiseAmount,
}, {
return 75000
}, "Unexpected salary after raise was applied.")
As you can see, passing a fully qualified closure (in terms of syntax) — it's a bit much to read and write. That would be a compounded problem if one can't use a trailing closure as the last argument.
So with
@autoclosure, that's essentially what we mean when we say that the closure returns the actual value that's wrapped inside of it. You might even say the parameter became a closure…automatically, thus,
This code is also inherently delayed. This is an added benefit if the actual closure might end up being an expensive task or it might bring about some unintended side effects. The code provided is never executed until the closure it's wrapped in is.
Going further, where else might you have seen this in your recent iOS endeavours? How about assert()?
struct Programmer
var isSenior:Bool
var appsShipped:Int
let aSeniorDev = Programmer(isSenior: true, appsShipped: 13)
assert(aSeniorDev.isSenior, "This dev isn't a senior!")
The first argument provided uses
@autoclosure, if it weren't we'd invoke it closer to something like this:
return aSeniorDev.isSenior
}, {
return "This dev isn't a senior!"
@autoclosure, the code is a bit easier on us to write, and I would also argue that it also makes for a far more enjoyable reading experience.
And, if you're curious how assert()'s signature looks, it's something like this:
func assert(_ condition: @autoclosure () -> Bool, _ message: @autoclosure () -> String = default, file: StaticString = #file, line: UInt = #line)
If you're thrown off by the other two parameters in the signature, we omitted them in the example because they have default values assigned to them. The more you know, right?
Using Multiple Attributes
While each attribute has benefits that help it stand on their own, it's also helpful to pair them together in certain scenarios.
For example, take the
@escaping attribute. The
@escaping attribute signifies that the passed in closure can outlast the function it's passed to.
//A property on a view controller
var onFakeCompletions:[()->()] = []
func fakeNetworkOp(_ completion:@escaping ()->())
//Network stuff happens
//The closure is appended to an external array outside of the function's scope. This implies it could be invoked outside of the function - i.e., it could "escape" it
Considering this, we could pair both
@escaping with
@autoclosure for the same parameter. As an example, let's imagine H.R. let us know that any developer who is both a "Senior" in title and has shipped at least three apps is due for a raise, but we also need to keep track of each evaluation for historical purposes:
class Programmer
var previousPayRaiseEvaluations:[()->Bool] = []
var isSenior:Bool = false
var appsShipped:Int = 0
func evaluatePayRaise(withAccolades raiseEvaluation:@escaping @autoclosure ()->Bool)
if raiseEvaluation()
//Give them a raise, and then save it to their records
let aProgrammer = Programmer()
aProgrammer.isSenior = true
aProgrammer.appsShipped = 4
print("Past pay raise evaluations: \(aProgrammer.previousPayRaiseEvaluations.count)") //0
aProgrammer.evaluatePayRaise(withAccolades: aProgrammer.isSenior && aProgrammer.appsShipped > 3)
print("Past pay raise evaluations: \(aProgrammer.previousPayRaiseEvaluations.count)") //1
func evaluatePayRaise(withAccolades raiseEvaluation:@escaping @autoclosure ()->Bool)
if raiseEvaluation()
//Give them a raise, and then save it to their records
let aProgrammer = Programmer()
aProgrammer.isSenior = true
aProgrammer.appsShipped = 4
print("Past pay raise evaluations: \(aProgrammer.previousPayRaiseEvaluations.count)") //0
aProgrammer.evaluatePayRaise(withAccolades: aProgrammer.isSenior && aProgrammer.appsShipped > 3)
print("Past pay raise evaluations: \(aProgrammer.previousPayRaiseEvaluations.count)") //1
There's certainly nothing prohibiting you from "chaining" attributes together, and when the situation calls for it, it works rather seamlessly.
Final Thoughts
Attributes have always been something I've been particularly passionate about using in my code. I like the idea of doing some powerful heavy lifting in a clear, concise and simple way — and that's really what attributes do for you. Of course, there are the heavy hitters worth knowing, such as the ubiquitous
@objc attribute in Swift + Objective-C projects.
Considering that, an argument could be made that attributes are more akin to a necessity rather than a nicety. In the end, it's all about optimizing your workflow as a developer, be it in your codebase or otherwise. Attributes are just one way to achieve this.
Once your application is complete, services like buddybuild can further improve your efficiency by doing the heavy lifting to automate your continuous integration and deployment processes.
At Buffer, we're always looking for ways to optimize our development workflow, and these are just some of the ways we've discovered to help us do so.


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On Thursday 21st April 2016 James Troop & Co Ltd, Runcorn supported by Volvo Penta hosted their 2016 Dealer Day at the Liverpool Maritime Museum located in the historic Albert Dock, the perfect venue demonstrating the maritime history of Liverpool.
After being greeted upon arrival there was time for Dealers, Volvo Penta and James Troop staff to network over a coffee and take in the amazing views across the Albert Dock.
The focus of the day was to review 2015/16 performances and highlight opportunities and challenges for 2016 onwards. Presentations were geared to Business growth, Opportunities, Strengthen communication, raise and resolve concerns and discuss critical action points.
The day commenced with presentations from Troops Business Development Manager, Stephen Griffiths giving an overview of the performance to date, followed by Technical Manager Alan Railton reviewing Service and Warranty Processing. Carl Kenwright, Parts Team Leader – presented Parts systems overview and Anthony Ward New Engine opportunities.
Volvo Penta performance and Marketing presented by Ruben Ramos Rodriguez, Dealer Business Manager and Michelle Bartlett, Dealer Business Area Manager, Training opportunities presented by Training Specialist Tony Wilson, all providing required information on current promotions, new products and Drop Box Tools to assist in achieving our goals.
"Challenges" the theme for the day and 100% attendance ensured – break out group sessions were very interactive! focusing on all areas of the businesses to make 2016 0nwards successful for all. Points documented to be actioned and discussed during Dealer visits. This was followed by "Question time" ran by Troops New Business Development team member Sean Dignam.
Day concluded with a presentation by the Director of the Northern Boat Show followed by the James Troop Dealer rewards ceremony, specifically to acknowledge all the Dealers hard work over the past 12 months.
Special Awards
- Dealer performance of the year
Awarded to: Shepherds Marine, Windermere for: outstanding performance during major restructure changes and critical weather conditions.
- Engine Sales
Awarded to: Dickies of Bangor – Best Dealer performance
- Business Growth
Awarded to Llyn Marine, Pwllheli – Best Dealer Performance.
The attendance and representation from all companies was exceptional and provided a platform to create a successful day.

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I was in the middle of doing some pre-spring gardening work on Saturday when Arjan told me to "get ready we're going shopping". Panic… I was dressed for GAR-DE-NING!!! Didn't he see that? There was to be no discussion.
So a shower and some interrogative style questions later we were off…
Just to give you an idea of the conversation that followed:
-Me: Is it in Antwerp? A: Not in the city centre exactly?
-A: I should empty the trunk of the car first. Me: Seriously??how big is it anyway?
-Me: Shouldn't we drop off the kids at my parent's? (thinking we were getting a lamp or chair and dreading the idea of three kids in a design store!)
-A: Don't worry, kids are allowed
-Me: Do I look worried? – followed by a very fake smile.
It went on for a while and I must have looked like I had a giant question mark over my head! I was in agony – seriously.
But I was not to worry… for the gift my amazingly sweet husband had in store was a puppy!!! The little baby Shi Tzu that I had been wishing for for so long.
And there she was… looking.right.at.me.
Meet …Willow – The puppy who stole my heart! Not only was she the perfect birthday gift, she is a gift to all of us.
PS: Arjan.. I love you and sorry for calling you sweet on here but you are totally sweet and amazing, so get over it. I WOOF you! ;-) Oh and gardening is totally dorky and I love it. So there!


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Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year!
Mrs. Angela Oruska and Mrs. Kari File are Sol Feinstone's Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs). Mrs. Oruska is at SFE full time and Mrs. File is at SFE part time (3 days a week). Together we service children in grades Kindergarten through 6th grade. We work in the "Speech Room" along with the Occupational Therapist, Mrs. Feingold, and the Physical Therapist, Mrs. Haig. We also service children all around the school environment such as in their regular education classroom, special education classroom, and even the recess yard. We love SFE and are so happy to be an active part of an amazing group of staff and students!
As a SLP working in the school setting, our role is to assess, diagnose, treat, and help prevent a variety of communication disorders. For more information on the role of a SLP in the school setting click the link below:
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Friday Night Lights creator Peter Berg openly criticized Mitt Romney earlier this month for using the show's slogan "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts" on the campaign trail. Now, star Connie Britton and executive producer Sarah Aubrey have followed suit.
Britton and Aubrey together penned a column for USA Today slamming Romney's use of the phrase and saying he represents the opposite of everything the show stood for.
"The show wasn't just about football," they wrote. "And 'Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose' wasn't just about winning games. Rather, it was a rallying cry of hope and optimism in a community where everyone had a fair shot — no matter their background, no matter their parents, no matter their gender. And no matter their politics. So it has been surprising that the phrase has been usurped and co-opted by Mitt Romney and his campaign for their gain. And it got us thinking: What would the women of Dillon think about this?"
Friday Night Lights creator accuses Mitt Romney of plagiarism
Britton and Aubrey go on to praise President Obama's Affordable Care Act, his support of Planned Parenthood, and his signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act granting equal pay for women, citing examples of how each policy was represented in the show.
"This law makes it possible for women such as ... Tami Taylor to fight for the same wages as men no matter what they do or where they live, from Dillon to Philadelphia, where Tami was able to pursue her dream job as a college admissions counselor," the letter stated. "Brian 'Smash' Williams' mom worked [at Planned Parenthood], Tami got a pregnancy test there, and, after being abandoned by her parents, Becky Sproles was able to get a safe and legal abortion there."
It remains to be seen whether the Romney campaign will heed the request from the Friday Night Lights camp to abandon using the phrase. Berg's critiques were met with a tin ear and in fact, the Romney campaign recently began selling red, white and blue bracelets emblazoned with the slogan. It's also worth noting that Buzz Bissinger, who wrote the book on which the movie and TV series were based, has endorsed Romney.
But it's clear who Britton and Aubrey will be voting for next Tuesday.
"As women, let's take "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts" back and use it as it was always intended — as a motivator for progress, power, and greatness," they wrote. "Let's use our clear eyes and full hearts to vote early. Let's use our clear eyes and full hearts to tell every friend, family member and neighbor about what's at stake for women in this election. What's at stake for all of us. If we women make ourselves aware of the issues and make our voices heard, we most certainly cannot lose."
Do you think Romney should stop using the phrase?


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Guerrilla Armory: StA-55 Assault RifleBy Victor Zuylen on 2/07/2013 11:00:00 PM
Guerrilla Armory is a series of exclusive Killzone.com articles that highlights new weapons from Killzone Shadow Fall's extensive lineup. In the first installment we look at the Helghast StA-55 assault rifle, a successor to the trusty StA-52 and the new standard rifle for Helghast soldiers. Art director and firearms designer Roy Postma answers a few questions about the new design.
How has the look of the Helghast assault rifle evolved over the past 30 years?
"A lot has happened to the Helghast visual style since they began moving to Vekta 30 years ago. Simply put, we've made sure they caught up in time. We changed a lot of the materials and construction techniques on the weapons, to elevate them out of the World War 2 inspired root. This brings them more in line with what you would expect of modern/future weapons, without losing that authentic and functional look of the Killzone weapons.
To provide a simple example, we motorized the Helghast ammo drums, adding an authentic whirring motor sound to the guns when feeding ammo and providing a more distinct sound when emptying the magazine. We also unified the look of the weapons more, since the Helghast faction represents a single design and production entity and this should reflect on the weapons. At the same time, we tried to maintain the unique look, feel and experience of each individual weapon as much as possible."
Were there any real-life weapons that served as the inspiration for the StA-55's new look?
"We always look at real life weapons for inspiration – not just for the external design, but also for the internals and the handling of the weapon. For the new look I wanted to stay close to the original's silhouette and setup, so the main focus was updating the materials and construction. Good examples for construction and materials reference would be the G36 and the MTAR."
Aside from cosmetic changes, are there functional differences between the StA-52 and the StA-55?
"It's still the same work horse of the Helghast, doing the same thing: a high fire rate with a big magazine in a nice, compact package. It's the perfect all-round weapon if you don't require high accuracy. So there are no new surprises on the weapon in terms of functionality.
The biggest functional change, and one that is not limited to the StA-55, is the reintroduction of attachments. We can switch out various sights and optics, secondary weapon attachments, grips, flashlights, silencers – you name it. This makes the StA-55 even more versatile, but it did require us to go over some functional and cosmetic changes to be able to make them all fit on the weapon in an appealing and functional manner."
Thanks, Roy! The Guerrilla Armory will be back with another new weapon from Killzone Shadow Fall soon. In the meantime, check out the high-res screenshots in the gallery below:
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Getting ready for the upcoming Lacrosse season should include a mix of cardio and strength workouts, as well as ball throwing, catching and stick training to improve your game. If you're a bit sick of the typical 5-mile endurance run or the boring wall-ball routines, here's a few tips to put a modern twist on your Lacrosse workout.
Wall Balls, With A Twist
Growing tired of facing that wall for twenty minutes a day with the same old routine? Shake things up by adding a some twists and movements to your wall ball routine. Try moving laterally back and forth in front of the wall, alternating hands and leading passes. Give it an extra twist by throwing right, and then run left facing the wall. Then try throwing left, followed by running right facing the wall again. Alternate your classic stationary wall balls with these fast-paced moving routines for Lacrosse training that keeps you on your toes.
To The Ladders, For Agility
Bust out those agility ladders to hone-in your quick Lacrosse movements. Kick up your boring routine by stepping outside of the box, or rather – the ladder. Working not just inside, but also outside the agility ladders will improve your quick-stepping abilities and speed. As you are moving from an agility routine and stepping outside the ladder, have a teammate toss you a ball. Learning to stay alert to catch while still maintaining your foot coordination will keep you upright and moving efficiently in your Lacrosse game.
Interval Springs, For Endurance
Skip the long-distance runs and focus on short, powerful sprints to up your endurance this season. Lacrosse is all about speed and power on the field, and the faster your running time is, the quicker you'll be to make the goal. Try sprint intervals in sections of 20-40 seconds full power, and then recover at a jogging pace for 45 seconds to 1 minute. Sprints will not only improve your running abilities, but also up your endurance and better your heart health.
Chopping Ropes, For Core Strength
Not literally chopping ropes, of course. Put the axe down. But, the whole "chopping" action will get your core strong for those quick Lacrosse movements. Get set-up in the gym with a cable machine at your side and a pad until your knee furthest away from the cable machine. Set the cable weights at a level comfortable for you (but still challenging), kneel down and start chopping. Put the ropes across your body in an angled motion, tightening your core. Sound confusing? Check out a video of this core training drill here.
More Intervals, Just For Fun
Intervals are fun if you make them fun. You've got your interval sprints going on to improve your Lacrosse speed and endurance – but interval training can also be applied to several other workouts. Try interval rotations with push-ups to side-shuffles across the field and throw in some stationary squats for an extra boost of power. Intervals are great for your cardio and endurance – but combining them with strength training and weights will be even more beneficial for the Lacrosse season.
As the women's Lacrosse season approaches, training becomes imperative to prepare for success. By putting a modern twist on your old routines, you'll not only stay interested in your training, but also improve your agility and performance to make for a great season.
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Lee Ji Ah to Model for "Diablo 3"
Lee Ji Ah will model for the upcoming Blizzard computer game "Diablo 3." Besides Lee Ji Ah, the producer Yoon Il Sang, and Leessang will also be models for the upcoming game.
Blizzard Korea stated on May 4, "We wanted to choose models that would give more credibility to the testimonial clip. That is why when we chose models we looked for people that were actual fans of the Diablo series."
Yoon Il Sang stated, "Diablo is a game that made real-time happen when all games during that time were more time-based. I remember sitting in our work-rooms and killing one of the bosses Baal. Diablo was like an oasis for my music career."
According to Lee Ji Ah's agency on May 4, "[She] was a Diablo user. In the past, she was so into Diablo that she would stay up late at night."
Lee Ji Ah will open a sign event to match the launch of "Diablo 3."


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The Learn to Row course at Glebe Rowing Club is a great way to get out on the water and get some experience in this great sport. Rowing is an excellent cardio-vascular workout that is also low impact on the body.
What Is Included:
Lead by a qualified rowing coach, this course starts with a 4 hour session on the first Sunday of the program for an on-land introduction to rowing and rowing terminology. In that first session we will also get you out on the water for a try of the real thing. Over the next three Sunday mornings you will attend a 2 hour session each week to further improve your skills and gain confidence in the sport of rowing.
What You Will Learn:At the end of the course you will:
- Have been introduced to a range of rowing terms and be familiar with the different boats,
- Have been instructed in correct rowing technique that you can use in the gym and on the water
- Have been instructed in how to row and have practical experience of rowing on the water.
- You must be able to swim 100m and be of reasonable physical fitness to enrol in this course.
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Even when countries have a wealth of untapped hydropower potential available, why can it still remain a challenge to entice financial investors to become involved? Suzanne Pritchard investigates recent developments in Pakistan and the work of the IHA working group looking at finance and risks.
Spirits were high at the inauguration of the 84MW New Bong Escape hydropower project, on 15 July this year. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was elected in May partly on promises to fix persistent power cuts in the 180-million people country, attended the ceremony in person. "We need sufficient power for our industry, schools, hospitals and other sectors" he said, adding that the project was a milestone in the country's history and would pave the way for similar projects.
New Bong Escape is indeed a milestone: it is the first private hydroelectric power plant in Pakistan. More projects are in the pipeline, including the 147 MW Patrind project.
Waqar Ahmad Khan, CEO of the independent power producer Star Hydro Limited (SHPL), and a member of IHA, discussed investment and risks at the last World Congress in Malaysia.
"As far as Pakistan is concerned it has a relatively long history in independent power projects," Star Hydro's CEO explained. "It also has a long history in developing hydro power projects. Even in the 1900s small hydro schemes were set up here, and when Pakistan became independent in 1947, it started working on larger projects.
"Unfortunately," Khan adds, "from the 1980s onwards progress in the hydropower sector has been very slow, and there has been a slight shift to thermal power. But despite all the challenges and difficulties, independent power projects (IPPs) have enjoyed a relatively safe investment climate in Pakistan."
IPPs currently provide about a third of power generation in Pakistan. This has been achieved through wide-ranging reforms of the country's energy sector, with assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank since the 1990s. The public sector alone could not provide the required investment to promote much needed electric power development, and so the government restructured and opened up the energy sector to attract private capital.
The need for additional power supplies in Pakistan has been described as a matter of utmost urgency. Energy deficits have been a major barrier to economic growth in the country, and such shortages have been estimated at over 4,200MW during peak demand.
Investment in new generation has fallen behind expectations, while power demands continue to rise with ever increasing occurrences of power shortages across urban centres. In addition the problem has been heightened by the country's increasing dependency on oil imports, with its associated price escalation and volatility.
"Pakistan needs to develop projects to bridge the generation gap but at the same time thermal projects are expensive to run, and the cost of electricity is going up. So it is looking for ways to generate energy economically. It needs to diversify resources from thermal power and gas projects to hydropower," Khan commented.
To help with this shift the government has initiated a new policy which allows a 17% rate of return on the equity that an investor will spend on a hydropower project. "This is a very, very attractive rate of return," Khan admits. "Under the policy guidelines the government has also guaranteed concessionary arrangements and agreements."
New investors in hydropower
With such incentives and significant hydropower potential remaining untapped in Pakistan, surely private investors are snapping up the opportunities? "There is potentially 50-70,000MW of hydro potential here. However the frustration," Khan laments, "is that even though the investment framework is established, and tested, the challenge remains in financing these hydro projects in Pakistan.
"There are quite a few IPPs already operating in the private sector but, apart from New Bong Escape, the hydropower sector hasn't seen any major activity in the past." Khan hopes that the recent progress of the Patrind hydropower project will attract more investors in the country.
The 147MW run-of-river Patrind hydropower facility is to be constructed between the Kunhar and Jhelum rivers, near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan. Under a build-own-operate-transfer basis, and after completion of a four-year construction period, the project is scheduled to start producing electricity for the country's National Grid in December 2016.
"We completed financial closure in December 2012," he says, proudly adding, "this is currently the largest private sector financing for renewable energy in Pakistan." Financial closure for the project was very much dependent upon Star Hydro Power raising finances amounting to US$247M from the Asian Development Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC - the lending arm of the World Bank), along with the Korean Investment Bank.
Due to non-payment of government subsidies, power distribution companies have been unable to fulfil obligations to generating companies, which adds a commercial risk to the whole endeavour" – Waqar Ahmed Khan, CEO, Star Hydro Limited
The Patrind project is a milestone for a consortium of companies from the Republic of Korea: it marks the country's first investment in Pakistan's hydropower sector. Star Hydro Project Limited is a special purpose vehicle which has been created to implement the hydro project. It comprises Korea Water Resource Corporation (K-Water) and Daewoo Engineering & Construction Company, also of Korea.
"K-Water has been working outside of Korea for the past 14 years or so," Khan says, "but it's not been investing in projects, only providing technical services in the hydro power and water sector. It's a recent phenomenon since 2009 when they started to look outside and invest in countries other than Korea."
"Pakistan was the first destination for South Korea as far as their investment was concerned," says Waqar Ahmad Khan. "Patrind is basically the first major investment project taken outside of Korea and we're beginning to write our own success story."
Securing financing was not a given. Khan points to a variety of problems which have deterred private investment in the country's much needed hydropower development. These include political instability; security fears in relation to the war on terror; plus investor reluctance to commit to large infrastructure projects with long construction periods and their inherent geological, social and environmental risks.
"Micro economic issues also mean that there is still this question of what we call circular debt," Khan continues. "Due to non-payment of government subsidies, power distribution companies have been unable to fulfil obligations to generating companies, which adds a commercial risk to the whole endeavour. All these things have come at a time when the country needs investment in this sector but, when looking at the risks, most investors still do not find it attractive enough and are unwilling to come and invest in Pakistan."
The role of development banks
The assistance of international investors and development banks was key. "When we presented our case to them I think we struck a chord with their mandate to help develop a country like Pakistan which needs hydropower. Our background and technical and financial strength," Khan adds, "were perhaps the key factors which prompted these organisations to lend a sizeable sum of the project cost."
IFC believes its involvement in the Patrind project will send a valuable and positive signal to international lenders and investors; just as Pakistan plans to add additional generating capacity on an IPP basis. ADB also considers that its financial assistance was indispensible.
The bank's long term financing enabled the project to achieve financial closure; something which it believes would have been difficult only using commercial sources under the country's present financial and political environment.
"ADB was instrumental in this project," says Takeo Koike, principal investment specialist at the bank. "Our key rationale is to support the development of power in Pakistan. Power shortages are one of the biggest problems in the country and we are trying to mitigate this and help diversify power resources. Hydro is an area where Pakistan has potential and we wanted to expand our activities in this sector.
"We have been working with the Korean Investment Bank in other countries," Koike continues to explain, "and based on our discussions with them, we started to talk about Patrind."
It's a dual process: we assist private sector involvement and we are also working with the government to provide a better environment for investment." – Takeo Koike, principal investment specialist, Asian Development Bank
ADB's justification for becoming involved in the Patrind hydropower scheme hinged on the fact that the project will expand, strengthen and stabilise the country's energy supplies. The use of indigenous water supplies will not only produce affordable hydroelectricity and reduce reliance on expensive oil imports, it will also decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
In addition to creating job opportunities for local people during and after construction, ADB also believes its active participation in the project will reassure other sponsors and lenders.
By facilitating debt financing ADB can help co-ordinate the project financing. "What we are trying to do is fill up the funding gap in terms of volume,' Koike said. "The banking market cannot solve all financial needs for this type of project and local banks cannot commit for such a long duration. There are international banks operating in Pakistan, but they are not participating in long-term financing either. ADB can still provide financing for this type of infrastructure investment, and based on our networks, we hope to bring in other debt financing as well."
By acting as a catalyst for hydropower projects like Patrind, ADB believes it can inspire confidence in investors. The bank hopes that its previous experience of working in the Pakistani energy sector, as well as its role in mitigating risk, solving problems and catalysing financial resources, will help promote interest in countries such as Pakistan.
Yet, in spite of the fact that he considers the country to have a good international framework for investors, Koike admits that investor confidence is still very weak.
"We cannot resolve all the issues that Pakistan is facing," he says, "but we are talking to the government to encourage sector reform. It's a dual process: we assist private sector involvement and we are also working with the government to provide a better environment for investment."
Assessing the Investment Climate for Climate Investments was the title of a recent World Bank research working paper. Published in September 2012, the study focused on clean energy investments across South Asia and stressed that supportive policies are needed to lower investment risk, and create a more favourable environment in emerging markets.
Although a number of private companies praised the efforts of the government of Pakistan in creating an attractive environment for renewable energy producers, they have called for more effective implementation of existing laws and regulations, along with greater transparency.
The report continues to identify other barriers to investment in Pakistan. There is the need to reduce administrative costs and have a speedier, less political process of obtaining project approvals. Cost-effective access to both land and equipment is also described as being critically important and can be a serious constraint to investment.
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The majority of Nicaraguan meals are founded upon traditional Nicaragua foods. Those include corn, beans, plantains, yucca and peppers. A characteristic Nicaragua meal that you can try all over the country might include a meat like chicken, pork or fresh seafood from Nicaragua's expansive coasts, deep-fried plantains, rice and beans (aka "gallo pinto") and a cabbage salad. Coconut water and meat are also a common ingredient, mostly on the Caribbean coast.


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Millions of Americans play golf each year. It's not only a tough game at the competitive level, but many people find that a day out on the course can be relaxing, enjoyable and a great opportunity to spend with friends and family. Motivators has so many great golf giveaways and gifts. Our items are priced reasonably so you can brand your business without breaking the bank. We have so many golf items, so I made sure to narrow this list of great items down to five. So here you go: four great items for golf lovers!
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Enjoy these tips from Luke, one of PG Sunnyvale's members, who is happiest high on a rock face and is always willing to share beta. Luke has climbed many long routes in Yosemite including El Capitan, the face of Half Dome, and various other routes. Luke and his wife, Lizzy, write about their many adventures on Dream in Vertical, covering everything from trip reports and beta to gear reviews.
A jumble of climbers on the NW Face of Half Dome
One of the best things, in my mind, about sharpening one's skills as a climber is the ability to go to bigger and experience beautiful places. I love the feeling of the wind on my face high on a rock wall, alone with nature.
I want to share some tips and tricks on how a climber can take existing skills and use them to break into longer and/or harder routes. This is a multi-step and usually a multi-year process. Growth as a climber is not always measured by gains in strength. Learning logistics, planning, efficient climbing and communication will help one do bigger and more badass things! There will be a follow-on post with my experiences on some of the harder routes I've tried on the West Coast.
Working towards more difficult multi-pitch routes
I think there are two good methods for working up to long free routes. A simple step is for a climber who can onsight 5.10 to increase the number of pitches he/she can do at that level. Doing a one pitch 5.10 is much different than doing five pitches of 5.10. This is a very linear way to your work your way up to bigger and longer days. By doing many pitches at your limit, you build stamina at your maximum level. A downside to this method is that you must perform at your maximal level for multiple pitches, which can be mentally exhausting.
More 5.10 climbers will start by doing a five pitch 5.9 and then venture into a five pitch route with a single pitch of 5.10. This incremental way lets you taste harder pitches on a multi-pitch while keeping a lower average difficulty. One benefit of doing more pitches below your limit is that you can work on getting better logistics and efficiency. Sometimes being a fast or efficient climber can be a bigger challenge than the crux of the route. Cloud Tower is a perfect example of a great route where one pitch is much harder than the rest. It is great to be able to onsight 5.12 but when it takes you two hours, you cannot get in very many hard pitches. Climbing slowly not only costs time, but energy. After my slow lead of the crux pitch on Cloud Tower, I was quite fatigued and climbed the remaining pitches at a sub-optimal speed. We ended up rappelling in the dark, never a plus.
One way that combines these two methods is to do them in parallel. Working up to do a route like Astromanor the Rostrum, you need to be able to do three 5.11 pitches and many 5.10 pitches. This can easily be simulated by doing Serenity + Sons and then a trip to the Cookie to do the Nabisco Wall. Even doing these two "routes" on different days in the same weekend is helpful for simulating the stresses of a longer route. If you only have a little time, it is still valuable to do a few harder pitches in a row to see how your body reacts, even if you don't end up doing as many total pitches as your goal route. Cumulative fatigue is a big factor when climbing long routes and you can simulate it on single pitch routes or even in the gym.
While the difficulty and number of pitches may play a very important role in working towards more challenging multipitches, there are many other skills that contribute to efficient, successful, and fun multipitch climbing. Following are some tips for some of these important skills.
Rope management
Proper rope management is a good way to keep things moving while multi-pitch climbing. Take a second to look over these tips that Lizzy put together on keeping a clean belay. If you end up having to re-flake your rope at every belay, or make the leader pause while the belayer deals with rope spaghetti, you lose a lot of time over a number of pitches. Clean, well-managed belays make for faster, safer belay transfers (less distraction = safer) and are also key on crowded routes where you may be sharing belays with other parties.
On the crux pitch of Atlantis
Pitch selection
When planning for a route, it is important to consider the difference between leading in blocks and swinging leads. When daylight is fading and there isn't much time for extended rest compared to single pitch climbing, I tend to prefer leading in blocks, but on the Rostrum I took the lead after the following the crux pitch. By speeding though the belay transition, I kept my pump from the previous pitch. This poor decision quickly made a tricky pitch even more challenging. Luckily I pulled it off, but it is important to keep your priorities in line. If it's getting dark, then efficiency should usually take priority. If you have plenty of daylight then its smart to rest up and send! Make sure to have a plan when choosing pitches and for when you plan on switching leaders. In most situations the goal is for both climbers to send the route, so pitches and transitions should be matched to the strengths of the team.
Lizzy approaches the crux corner of Cloud Tower
Efficiency on moderate terrain
On certain routes, like the NW Face of Half Dome and the Chouinard-Herbert, there are a multitude of sub-5.11 pitches. On my attempts to free these routes, the sheer volume of climbing was hard to manage. I had no problem with the easier pitches, but throughout the day they wore me out. By the time I got into the 5.11 and above pitches, I was too tired to send. Being efficient on easy terrain is a really good skill to have. This also means that you will be moving much faster, which is essential on very long routes and in the mountains. Moving fast also means less food and water (i.e. less weight).
Most of the time, you're not done when you get to the top of the route. Most alpinists know that the summit only marks the half way point for their day. Many new multipitch leaders discount the time and energy it takes go get down. Take the time to figure out the way off the formation or the proper rappel route beforehand. Also, when climbing large formations you should always have a plan for how to get down in case of a storm or injury (this may be different than the normal descent). Rescue is often not an option and planning an escape route is time well spent. Here is Lizzy's writeup of our lessons learned from getting stormed of El Capitan. Even in the sunny state of California the weather can have serious consequences.
An often overlooked item can be food and water consumption. It makes a difference when you don't have access to your crag pack and must carry everything that you consume. When you are cragging you can take a break and each lunch whenever. Not all multipitch routes have awesome ledges so it is smart to multi-task and eat and drink while belaying and at belay changeovers. Certain foods will be much easier to eat while climbing and often I end up eating a bunch of clifbars and shotblocks. Eating on the wall is a team game so make sure to help your partner keep well fed and hydrated.
Before any long climb it is smart to discuss food and water with your partner. Weather, sun aspect and duration all play into the amount of water you need. Sometimes it is smart to bring extra water to leave at the base for when you get down from the route. I'm a big fan of Nuun, Gatorade or other sports drinks that have electrolytes and help you avoid cramps. It is important to eat throughout the day even when you don't feel hungry. A bit of caffeine (gu or blocks) can help give a performance boost before difficult pitches. When climbing alpine routes (or routes far from the car) it can be smart to consider natural water sources near the route. The spring behind Sentinal Rock has helped re-hydrate many a parched party. There also are seasonal springs at the end of Royal Arches and at the base of Half Dome.
Tips Summary
- When pushing yourself it is good to either push the difficult or duration of the climb but not both.
- Efficiency can be helpful if you are climbing five pitches or El Capitan. Speed = Safety!
- Know the grade/level of climbing you can relax on. Confidence allows you to focus energy on harder pitches.
- Pitch by pitch planning is essential for sending. Swinging leads is not always best.
- Have a plan for getting down in case you need to bail. Weather can be surprising!
- Make food and water a priority while climbing. It's much harder to send when your arms are cramping.
Safe climbing!
– Luke


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A global manufacturing slowdown took hold in May, as Europe weighed heaviest on world-wide factory activity.
The JPMorgan Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, a broad measure of manufacturing activity across the world, fell 0.8 point to 50.6 in May, its lowest reading in five months.
The reading above 50 signals that global activity still is expanding. That's thanks in large part to a continued expansion in the U.S. The U.K. and euro zone indexes both were at three-year lows. An official figure from China indicated that the sector there continues expanding, though at a reduced rate. But a figure released by private companies Markit and HSBC indicated that the nation's factory activity was contracting.
"The rate of expansion in global manufacturing production slowed sharply in May, as growth of total order books remained lackluster and international trade volumes posted a marginal decline," said David Hensley, director of global economics coordination at J.P. Morgan. "The sector is hitting a softer patch heading into mid-year and this is being reflected in reduced cost inflationary pressures and lower commodity prices."
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UX Recorder is n iPhone app designed for usability professionals who need to conduct user testing on mobile Web sites. It is pretty cool because it uses the built-in hardware on your iOS device to record on-screen activity, video of the user's face, and audio. You can then export screen-in-screen video files for viewing in QuickTime. Download it now.
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Just when you thought the parallax scrolling fad was finally dead Nike launches their new HTML5 Air Jordan Jumpman23 site. Get your scrolling finger warmed up and click here to check it out.
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Maily is a new iPad app that is not only a cool app but an interesting social commentary on the fact that children have become so technology proficient that a 4-year-old needs an email client. Maily allows kids to create email messages using digital pencils, brushes, photos, personalized backgrounds, stickers, and their most commonly used expressions. Once the email is done they can send it to a list of recipients preprogrammed by their parents. Checkout the demo video and download the app here.
Get Together iPhone App
Planning social events can be a real pain the butt. Twelve Twenty's new iPhone app Get Together is a really new take on the problem that let's you select a time slot, pick a subject, add participant and then you can decide on later. Download it here.
If there is something that inspires you feel free to contact me and I might just include it next week.


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Everyone who uses lynda.com needs to create a personal profile in the lynda system so that you can track your progress through courses, create playlists, take tests, and earn certificates of completion.
Your library card makes you a member!
From home: You will be prompted to enter your library card when you click on any links on this page. Inside the library: click on any of our lynda links (no card required).
Visit lyndaLibrary using the link below and in the centre of the page select the "create a profile" button.
You are now free to watch all of the content on lynda.com!
Return to the lyndaLibrary site via this library portal to continue your courses. Watch the recommended "How to Use lynda.com" videos for tips on how to make use of the site.
If you have had access to lynda.com in the past, visiting it through the Winnipeg Public Library link will allow you to reactivate your existing account, with all of your playlists and courses intact.
If you already have access through work or school, please continue to go straight to lynda.com or use your institutional link to lynda.com as the content is exactly the same.
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We all spend our days immersed in our own industry, looking for ways of improving the way we do things from within. But what if there were lessons to be learnt from outside that could have a more dramatic impact on our business and leapfrog the competition in the process?
Let us take high tech companies as an example. Traditionally, they would focus their efforts on improving product, leveraging its potential for differentiation. But such potential has been eroded by advances in technology and reduced manufacturing costs, commoditised products forcing even the leaders in this field to search for new means to claim the high ground.
This has led to an increased appreciation of the strategic value of service, as companies have moved towards offering their customers improved after-sales support as a means of differentiation. So far, this change has evolved from within the industry. But is there further untapped potential for complementary strategies that thought-leading companies can explore from an industry whose offering couldnt be more different, but whose challenges offer surprising commonalities? Can High Tech learn from Aerospace & Defence?
The A&D industry is witnessing a dramatic increase in PBL (Performance-Based Logistics) contracts. These place the responsibility for performance back with the original supplier, who is no longer merely providing product, rather guaranteeing uptime over an agreed period of time. This means that any problems arising with a critical part such as an engine are no longer the concern of the customer: the supplier must repair or replace the item immediately or incur contractually agreed financial liabilities, which, in A&D, can easily run into hundreds of thousands of pounds. Suppliers can therefore no longer stand back and cash in on repairing their own products: they must be proactive in ensuring uptime, providing the right part at the right time with the right engineer before the problem even arises. Moreover, for the model to work they must price these contracts both competitively and profitably: a huge challenge in itself, when PBL contracts typically run for several years. They are asked to predict parts and labour availability and cost over the long-term but is that not a reasonable price to pay for customer loyalty?
Let us now move out of the cockpit, and into the office. The copier is on the blink (again); theres a PC in Finance thats always crashing, with the accounts due for filing next week; and that new projector, bought especially because a major prospect is due in this afternoon, seems to have a faulty bulb. Things always go wrong at the most critical junctures, dont they? Yet surely youve shelled out enough for this to be someone elses problem If someone made it their problem, would you not consider becoming a customer of theirs? How much do you really care whether their copier is slightly faster or slower, or indeed slightly cheaper or more expensive? If they committed to having an engineer on site within two hours of your call to either fix or replace, and to be liable for the costs of it being out of operation (e.g. overtime costs), wouldnt that give you near-priceless peace of mind and a sense that they believed in the solidity of their own product?
PBL contracts address a basic human desire and project it into the business world: the desire for a problem outside our comfort zone to be someone elses problem. Companies that satisfy that need stand to gain faithful, long-term customers: challenging as they are, the demands of meeting PBL obligations compare quite favourably with the costs of acquiring new customers and retaining their business. In October 2006s The Service Parts Management Update Benchmark Report, the Aberdeen Group stated that profit margins for aftermarket service and parts range from 25per cent to 1000per cent higher than margins for initial products: it is hard to imagine a more compelling argument to ensure customer relationships are strong, rather than fleeting.
To ensure they capitalise on the potentials PBL offers, High Tech companies must ensure they are equipped with the required tools. They need to empower their Service division with leading-edge visibility and planning capability in order to successfully tackle, over numerous years, the perils of obsolescence, parts chaining and supercession that they already struggle with over a matter of months.
With margins tighter than ever, positive ROI depends as much on reliable lifecycle planning as it does on innovative R&D and marketing. Companies require tools to plan their service parts requirements from product launch to withdrawal, as well as to optimise their service parts pricing strategy throughout that entire lifecycle. Improving pricing by just 1% has a 7.8per cent impact on gross profit far more than an identical increase in sales (2.8per cent) or reduction in cost of sales (4.9per cent). That highlights that, whilst the potential of well-constructed PBL contracts is clear for all involved, suppliers cannot afford to either price themselves out of the market or make commitments they cannot honour and therefore require proven solutions, capable of addressing both High Tech and A&D, to help them meet their new challenges.
The PBL model A&D has mastered definitely holds valuable potential for High Tech companies as they to differentiate themselves on a basis that is not product. As for enabling them to leapfrog the competition if executed correctly, this is a strategy that might just enable smart players to jet all the way past it.


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By Dr. Marc Rayman
Asked by our friends at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum in Michigan.
This kind of question actually brings to mind the general question of how scientists know what they know. It is often as interesting to learn about how questions are answered as it is to learn what the answers themselves are. One of the reasons that science is so exciting is that it has managed to find many wonderfully creative ways to learn about the universe.
So how would we learn the temperatures of the clouds on Jupiter, a planet 5 times farther away than the Sun? We can see the planet easily; in fact, you can go outside and see that it is one of the brightest objects in the nighttime sky. But of course just looking at Jupiter, even with a powerful telescope, certainly won't tell you the temperature there.
When we see an object, our eyes are responding to the visible light coming from it. It seems as if our eyes pick up such a great range of colors; just think of how beautiful the world is and how many different colors you can see. Even a rainbow does not contain all the colors your eyes treat you to. You might be surprised then that there is a much much larger range of light that you and I simply can't see. You have heard of X-rays, microwaves, radio waves, and ultraviolet light, but maybe you didn't know that they are related to the light you can see. An important difference though is that when any of these reach your eyes, nothing registers. For example, you might know of the harmful effects of ultraviolet light on your skin, causing sunburn or even worse damage; but your eyes don't allow you to see ultraviolet light. Some animals can see it however, just as some animals can hear sounds you cannot hear.
Now, all objects glow with a kind of light called infrared. The infrared light that an object gives off depends upon its temperature, so if we can measure how bright the infrared light is, we can tell how warm or cold it is. Infrared is another kind of light you and I cannot see, but scientists and engineers can build devices that can pick it up. By measuring the infrared light, they can discover the temperature. If your eyes could see infrared, things would look very different from what you are used to. You would actually be able to see the temperature. This sounds strange, but you can get an idea of what this might be like, while learning more about infrared light, by viewing the Infrared Photo Album. Nurses now often use an instrument to look at the infrared coming from inside your ear to measure your body temperature instead of using a thermometer, which takes longer and is sometimes uncomfortable.
Earth's atmosphere blocks much of the infrared signals coming from space. Therefore, NASA and other space agencies have launched a number of spacecraft that could measure infrared light from above our atmosphere. The instruments on these spacecraft have allowed scientists to find out not only the temperature of the clouds of Jupiter, but also the temperature of many other objects throughout the solar system and beyond.
Scientists can even learn more about Earth itself by looking at our home planet with infrared. Many new questions can be answered when we use infrared to look at a familiar site in a new way. To have fun learning more about the world in infrared, play the infrared matching game. I'll be waiting to see you there!


text: I've had this S&W 60-9 for a while now, but never really used it. I finally decided to put it in the carry rotation, so I put on a set of CT grips like I do on all of my carry snubs. Here she is. BTW, anyone have any holster recommendations for an OWB holster that can hold it tight to the body?


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I never said these memory posts were all going to be serious, did I?
I never said these memory posts were all going to be serious, did I?
- Michelle said...
Your 11-14 hair is me exactly! It's between curly and frizzy and just a royal hot mess. I still haven't figured out what to do with it!
- October 10, 2017 at 12:44 PM
- Hannah said...
With the exception of the blonde hair as a little girl, this sounds just like the story of my hair :) I remember it being straight and pretty and I could braid it and fix it a few different ways, but it was nice, we got along really really well. And then around the age 14 or so, we were visiting my sister who had curly hair, and I was convinced/talked into getting my hair cut short with some layers and that would make it curly! So I cut it... ugh. I blame it all on that one hair cut. I'm convinced if I hadn't done that all those years ago my hair and I would still be on happy terms. But we're not. My hair did curl. And then we moved to the most hot and humid place on earth, which did NOT help a bit. and I was called a lion in a different language because you know, that's what my hair looked like. Fun times. There weren't a lot of products available to me, that or I just didn't know about them/what to do with my hair. So it was a hot mess until college when I discovered a flat iron. Now I straighten my hair a lot more than I have it curly. Though, I will say, when it's long, I like my curls - though after having babies it's all crazy again. Who knows what's going on with it. When it's short [shoulder or above length] it has to be straight. The curls are too fat and poofy for me. But when it's long, I have found one product that works for me, that and drying it with a diffuser make good curls. But my hair's short right now so, it's straight. Sometimes I've used a curling wand to help the curls a little bit. But after my hair grows out after the butcher job that happened this year, I'm curious to see how the curls will do on their own. Hopefully good so I can leave the curls be. It's so much easier than flat ironing it! Any and all questions about curls I would be more than happy to answer and talk with you about. I've done it all! :)
- October 10, 2017 at 1:32 PM
- Natalie@She Builds Her Home said...
I do have wavy/curly hair. Mine went from ringlet curls as a little girl, to then awkward kind of wavy because I chopped it off, to mildly wavy but just not straight, but to pretty wavy/semi curly now. It is a challenge. I have found that with wavy/curly hair, 2 days are never the same. I can do the exact same routine on it and have it look stellar one day, and then the next week it's a complete flop. It drives me nuts. I am still looking for a product to REALLY tame the frizz. I have found some that help, but I've just come to terms with the fact that my hair is super frizzy :/ I know exactly the straight preferred hair phase you're talking about-I felt that a lot too and ONLY wore my hair straightened probably from about the ages of 12-23+ish. I sometimes wear it curly in the warmer months (b/c otherwise I am freezing while I wait for hours for it to dry naturally in the winter) now and have had the same thoughts as you about embracing my natural hair for my daughters' sake. Especially my curly haired daughter ;)
- October 10, 2017 at 1:43 PM
- Anna said...
I enjoyed reading your post today. I had about the same hair hair story also. Especially the big frizzy curly-ish hair as a teen, once I discovered mousse. In college I did some research into how to care for my curls. I'm still a naturally, curly girl today, over ten years later. The biggest help I found was a book called Curly Girl by Louraine Massey. I personally like the older version of the book but both are great. Right now I don't currently go no-poo (where you don't use shampoo and talked about in the book), but I was for about 7 years. I also have not owned a hair brush for 10 years and my curly hair is rarely every knotty. I know this all probably sounds pretty bizarre, but it's definitely worth the few dollars to buy it used on Amazon. Currently I am using the Shea Moisture brand of shampoo and conditioner, bc I can get it at a discounted price.
Okay, I'll be done for now. But I hope this was helpful for you and your girls. :)
- October 10, 2017 at 5:12 PM
- Rachel said...
I had straight hair as a kid that turned curly almost overnight in my teens. It normally straightens out a bit the longer it gets, but I usually wear my hair fairly short, and I love the body of the loose curls. I couldn't get a haircut at a Malaysian salon without being asked if I want a permanent straightening treatment to "fix" my hair. The majority population is Chinese where we live, so yes, straight hair is always in fashion! But curls run pretty strongly in my family, and I love them! Actually, my all time favorite product for curls is from the "sexy" line--the "sexy curly hair" curl cream. One of the fun perks of having a cos. license is being able to get pro products and colors and tools at the discounted price for professionals. These days my hair is more wild than defined curl...but honestly, I like it that way. I'm trying out letting my hair grow out while I'm pregnant since it grows a bit faster...with the full expectation of chopping it all off next year.
- October 10, 2017 at 5:34 PM
- Felicia said...
I did wonder where your kiddos go their blonde hair from! Now I can rest at ease haha.
- October 11, 2017 at 2:11 PM


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At the turn of the century…
In 1907, the original piece of Bukit Arang land was in the district known as AMOKIAH (predecessor of today's Ang Mo Kio). It belonged to a widow named Tan Poh Neo who inherited it from her husband. On 8 July 1907 she sold this piece of land to Yeo Chow Cheng, a planter.
Yeo was a Christian worshipping with the brethren in the Chinese Gospel Hall. The Lord opened his heart and in the next year, 1908, he donated this piece of land to the Chinese Gospel Hall.
Thus, the Chinese Gospel Hall in Bukit Arang began and the Chinese work continued through the Japanese occupation years. From this period (1942 to 1945), through to the end of the Second World War in August 1945, and right up to 1953, services were held only on Sundays.
It was during the late sixties and the early seventies that the impetus of our present development began to take shape. when the English-speaking assembly at Bras Basah Road took a leading role in the development of the present site.
In 1968, the Elders at Bethesda Bras Basah Road first mooted the idea of building a new Gospel Hall on the 2-acre land at Bukit Arang, which was in the vicinity of Toa Payoh and Upper Serangoon Road.
1975 marked the completion of the church building – a three storey building standing oddly in a kampong setting amidst low zinc-roofed wooded structures. It was accessible by a footpath from Jalan Girang.
So it was when the opportunity came, a vision of a new work conceived, faith and hard work complemented each other, that the church building finally took concrete form as we have today.


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These fish can, generally, be raised to a harvestable size in less than 2 years and even as little as 6 months, depending upon the species, food quality and growing conditions.
Several different species of catfish are popular choices for growing in freshwater ponds. In the United States, these include the channel, blue, billhead and flathead catfish. These species are tough and resilient, growing quickly when fed well. It takes around 15 to 18 months for catfish to reach a harvestable weight of between 1 and 1 1/2 lbs. Catfish are particularly good at handling ponds with low oxygen levels and poor environmental conditions. Predominantly predatory fish, catfish do best on higher protein diets.
Indigenous to Africa and the Middle East, tilapia are hardy fish that grow quickly, even when pond management is minimal. Tilapia are so prolific that they are sometimes referred to as "aquatic chickens." As true omnivores, they will eat just about anything, making them very easy to raise. These fish are usually harvested when 1/2 to 1 lb. in weight. With good water and weather conditions, proper care and good nutrition, this can be accomplished in as little as 6 months.
Carp can also be raised for food in ponds. Species include the common carp, silver carp and bighead carp. All carp are introduced species. Some carp species can grow to well over 60 lbs., although most are harvested at between 5 and 10 lbs. Carp grow quickly and can put on that much weight in as little as 2 years. While carp are excellent for eating, they do tend to be somewhat bony.


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Angelina Jolie scolds Maddox in Tokyo airport – thinks Brad handles the boys better
HollywoodNews.com: 'Salt' actress Angelina Jolie appeared to tell off her son Maddox after he hit his brother Pax when they arrived in Tokyo.
The 35-year-old was recently spotted walking through Narita International Airport with her four eldest children – Maddox, eight, Pax, six, Zahara, five, and Shiloh, four – as she arrived to promote her new movie.
As they were walking through the airport, her eldest son Maddox hit his brother in the mouth and appeared to be told off by his mother who leant over and gave him a talking to.
Jolie has previously said that she is better at making sure her daughters are disciplined and partner Brad Pitt is better at taking care of their sons. The couple also have twins Knox and Vivienne, two, who were absent from the trip with their mother and siblings.
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