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The Bravia KDL-40EX524 is the entry-level model in Sony's new range of slim-line LED TVs. It may measure a mere 42mm thick, but it still crams in plenty of Internet features, including widgets for Facebook and Twitter, along with support for BBC iPlayer and Sony's own Qriocity movie-on-demand service. Despite all this, the 40-inch, 1080p KDL-40EX524 has a relatively affordable price tag of around £700.
Menu system
For ages, Sony's TVs used the XrossMediaBar interface, also seen on its PlayStation consoles. Sony has finally decided to take a fresh approach to its TVs in its latest range, which includes this model.
XrossMediaBar was reasonably easy to use, but one of its flaws was that it pretty much took over the entire screen when you called it up. This made it overly intrusive when you just wanted to quickly tweak a few picture or sound options.
The new system takes a slightly different approach. Hit the 'home' button on the remote and the live video feed is shuffled into a fairly large video window on the left-hand side of the display. Across the bottom, there's a rotating menu of icons that shuffles by as you move from one to the other. Above these, on the right-hand side, there's a sub-menu, giving you access to the various functions associated with the currently selected icon, such as the online services, settings menu, channels list, electronic programme guide and AV inputs.
The new system takes a bit of getting used to, especially if you're more familiar with the traditional menu approach seen on LG and Samsung TVs, but it's certainly more immediate and faster to use than the old XrossMediaBar menus.
The new menus also make setting the TV up very straightforward. We also like the way that Sony has replaced the traditionally separate picture and audio presets with what it calls 'scenes'. These are really combined presets that cover a range of different settings. For example, you can quickly skip from the cinema scene, which is optimised for viewing movies in a darkened room and has the pseudo-surround-sound effect turned on, to the sports preset, which ramps up the brightness and boosts the audio settings.
Sony has also done away with the traditional paper manual, and replaced it with an 'i-manual'. It's stored in the TV's memory so that you can call it up on-screen whenever you want. It's rather like a series of simple Web pages that you navigate with the remote by clicking on hyperlinks. You'll probably find, however, that you have to temporarily memorise many of the steps in the manual, as you can't simply look from page to screen when changing the settings, as you can with a normal printed manual.
Internet, media streaming and USB recording
The KDL-40EX524 really excels in the range of Internet services on offer. Ever since Sony launched its Bravia Internet Video service a couple of years ago, the company's TV have offered some of the best online video content around. The options include a good implementation of BBC iPlayer, along with content from Demand 5, Eurosport, Sky News, LoveFilm, YouTube and Sony's own Qriocity music-subscription and movie-on-demand rental service.
Along with the Internet video services, there's support for Skype, although you have to invest in an optional and pricey camera add-on if you want to use this feature. There are also widgets for Twitter and Facebook. These differ from rival implementations, because the widgets can sit at the side of the screen when you're watching a channel, rather than taking over the entire display. For example, you could be viewing tweets about X Factor while simultaneously watching the show.
Another interesting feature that Sony has added is TrackID. This is rather like the Shazam service for mobile phones, in that it lets you find out the title of music tracks and the name of the artist just by recording a snippet of the song. The difference with TrackID is that it's actually built into the TV and has its own dedicated button on the remote.
Hit this button when you come across unfamiliar music in an advert, TV show or movie, and the telly will record a few seconds of it and then upload it to the TrackID servers. The TV then shows a list of matches. The service works surprisingly well and seemed very accurate every time we tried it out.
The set can also act as a digital media player, and will happily play back files locally from a hard drive connected to one of its USB ports. Alternatively, you can play files across a network via the telly's Ethernet port. Sadly Wi-Fi isn't built in, but it is available via an optional USB dongle.
The set played most files without any problems, including MP4, DivX and Xvid formats. But, like many recent Sony TVs, it doesn't play ball with MKV files. This is a format that's becoming increasingly common as a way of distributing HD files on the Internet, so it's something that Sony really needs to start supporting.


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December 7, 2012 (BOR) - The head of the disarmament process in Jonglei State, Lt. Gen. Kuol Diem Kuol, said Friday that South Sudan's army is planning on taking the fight to rebels in Pibor County.
- Lt. Gen. Kuol Deim Kuol, responsible for the Jonglei State disarmament campaign in his office in Bor, 31August 2012 (ST)
"Currrently, we are adapting aggressive defense, but in we will launch aggressive attacks", he said.
The rebellion based in Pibor County is led by David Yauyau, who rebelled against the government for the second time in April this year, after asking for leave to travel to Nairobi, Kenya.
Yauyau originally launch his rebellion against the government in 2010 after he failed to become a member of the state's parliament in the general elections. He joined the government and became a General in SPLA under a deal in 2011.
South Sudan claims that Sudan is backing Yauyau's rebellion in order to destable the young nation, which separated with 75% of the country's oil wealth 17 months ago. Khartoum, however, denies have links to any rebels in South Sudan.
Kuol said that South Sudan's army - the SPLA - has found secret stores of weapons believed to have belonged to the late rebel leader, George Athor Deng, in Pigi and Fangak counties, through the help of the locals collaborating with the army.
Athor was killed in disputed circumstances in December 2011. Like, Yauyau, he also launched his rebellion as a consequence of the 2010 elections, after he lost the gubernatorial race to the incumbent Kuol Manyang Juuk.
Addressing the Jonglei Commissioners' Forum in Bor, Kuol asked the county leaders to deploy their Police, Wildlife and Prison Services to help protect the communities who have been disarmed.
Over 15,000 police and soldiers have been deployed in Jonglei for the state-wide disarmament campaign, which has been criticised by human rights groups and the United Nations. In October a member of the UN Mission in South Sudan was forced to leave the country, apparantly because of an August human rights report about the treatment of civilians during the disarmament process.
South Sudan's army has managed to collect 12,332 guns of different types, as well as shells and mines since the campaign began on 12 March 2012.
"I want the county commissioners to consider the effective deployment of other organised forces. Is it the responsibility of the SPLA alone to protect disarmed people?", he asked.
The UN estimate that around 2,000 people have been killed in the past two years in violence between Jonglei's rival cattle herding groups. The disarmament process was launched in reaction to a massive incursion of mainly Luo Nuer armed men in Pibor County in retaliation to previous attacks.
The head of the disarmament process accused some members of the Murle youth of avoiding being disarmed. This was a cause of insecurity among the communities in Jonglei that had been disarmed, he said.
Security "is the responsibility of the police supported by the SPLA. Please deploy the police effectively so that I move soldiers to go and fight the insurgency", he added.

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By: Doreen M. Zankowski, Esq.
2018 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA):
Washington, D.C. – Senate and House Committees are diligently working on a new water resources bill to be filed in 2018 that would authorize federal funds for new Army Corps of Engineers flood protection, harbor and coastal dredging, and seaport improvement programs. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) over the past four years (2014 and 2016) has authorized $14.7 billion in spending for approximately 64 projects. WRDA-2018 should have appropriations exceeding the 2016 authorization of $10.3 billion. All of this falls in line with President Trump's stated campaign promise to focus on infrastructure and rebuild America. If the Democrats and Republicans can work together on WRDA-2018, expect funding for at least six projects: two in Texas, two in Florida, and one each in Hawaii and New York. The most significant project of the six is a coastal storm protection and environmental restoration projects from Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay in Texas. The project's estimated cost is $3.3 billion.
It should be noted that Senate panel working on WRDA was told at a hearing on Capitol Hill that the Army Corps of Engineers construction backlog is an estimated $96 billion, which is only for current needs and does not include any future requirements. What does all this mean? It means that Federal spending should rise in 2018 and 2019 for much-needed infrastructure projects in the United States.
With the 2017 onslaught of extreme weather events — hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria, the U.S. Corps of Engineers is ready to take on flood control, stormwater management, and a host of other projects to bolster the cities and towns that are vulnerable to extreme weather events. Additionally, with the emergence of the mega-tankers, ships that cannot navigate the majority of our Nation's harbors and waterways, it is time to get real and dredge and expand these waterways and shipping ports to make America a factor in this critical industry sector.
Not only is Congress focused on water projects, but transportation, wastewater, energy and transmission, and enhancement of our seaports and airports should all benefit. Where does the money come from? Only a portion of the money comes from the Federal government. By way of example, the Sabine Pass to Galveston, Texas project will have $2.16 of the $3.3 billion estimated design and construction costs come from Federal funds. States and private investors will need to get savvy on how to fund the remainder of the projects that are necessary and clogging the pipeline. Stay tuned for a series of blogs on new ways to fund infrastructure, and the critical needs of our Nation's crumbling and economically debilitating infrastructure. Please see this blogger's recent post, "Pay to Play: America's Infrastructure Program 2018 and Beyond."


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So I like to read cooking blogs to get ideas, and lately on a few of them I've read about the growing popularity of chicken thighs rather than breasts. At Sam's Club a few weeks ago, I saw that thighs were quite a bit cheaper. I thought we'd give them a try. I wish I'd done a little more research. It wasn't until I tried cooking with them that I realized two things:
1. Chicken Thighs are dark meat, I absolutely prefer white meat.
2. Chicken Thighs take longer to cook than breasts.
I think I'll save the thighs for recipes like casseroles or curries. But even though the thighs aren't my favorite, this was still a yummy recipe. I actually made it up because I had some fresh peaches my boss gave me that I wanted to use, and I love the combination of peaches and balsamic vinegar. I served it with a simple Caesar salad: romaine, Brianna's dressing, and shredded parmesan.
2 chicken thighs (or 1 breast cut in half)
1 peach pitted and sliced
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 TBS honey
1/2 clove garlic pressed
1/2 TBS Dijon mustard
dash of salt and pepper
1/4 tsp thyme
Preheat oven to 350.
Place chicken in a baking dish. If using thighs, bake for 35 minutes. If using breasts, bake for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix honey through thyme in a small saucepan. heat on medium until it bubbles and thickens slightly. Add the peaches and stir to coat. Cook another 2 minutes.
Open oven and pout contents of skillet over chicken. Turn chicken to coat in sauce. Cook for another 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
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We offer a BMus in three areas - Music, Music Education and Community Music. Although a student can be admitted to only one of these degree programmes, the curriculum is flexible enough to allow students to transfer between them after arriving in Aberdeen, especially during the first two years.
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Before buying a demo car: Studying Warranty, Driving Condition, and Pricing
If you have ever been in dealer auto shops, like Mitsubishi dealers, you may have encountered a 'Mitsubishi demo vehicles sale' section. If it sparked your attention once and now you're interested in buying one, hold your horses and think for a while. A demo car may smell new and has the same price as a used car, but you should carefully consider some factors before you apply for that car loan in Brisbane or else suffer the consequences.
What's interesting about demo cars such as Mitsubishi demo vehicles are neither new nor used. It's like they've always been there in the arena but the spotlight wasn't always focused on them. Despite that, customers, family members, and employees of a manufacturer-authorized dealer company have already used them for a couple of times. They are not listed under used cars, even though their odometers show two and six thousand miles.
Interestingly, they were never sold so that makes them a near relative of new cars. In relation to this, buyers of demo cars Brisbane has these days can also enjoy the similar perks that a new, unused car buyer often gets. For example, a buyer of a demo Out lander Mitsubishi Brisbane dealers sell these days can receive rebates, special financing services, and warranty.
If you want to browse for demo cars such as a Triton for sale Brisbane dealers sell nowadays, you can visit http://cars.
Going back, even with cheap prices and good service plans, there are a couple of things you should carefully consider before you get lured into buying demo cars such as Mitsubishi demo vehicles.
Watching out for the warranty
The mileage warranty starts at zero when it comes to new cars. But in demo cars, the original mileage might be already subtracted because it was used already. Some demo vehicles are presented to buyers with 10,000 or 15,000 miles on their odometers. In that case, the manufacturer's original warranty will only be valid for the original mileage minus the consumed mileage. To make use of a demo car's warranty, be sure to check the mileage before buying one.
Moreover, you must also check the service date of the vehicle. Most cars' warranty coverage begins at the time when it gets its very first service. It's the day when a new car warranty takes effect.
Is it well-conditioned?
Another crucial thing to consider is the condition of a demo car. Always check if it's sufficient enough to cater to your driving habits. It doesn't matter if you travel by car a lot or if you drive your kids to school—a car breaking down in the middle of a day is always a pain in the neck.
Watch out for dealers who often use demo cars for personal use and then loan them out to their customers. Not all dealers do this, but for those who do, it's possible that they may have tainted the demo vehicle's performance. It may have gone through certain driving conditions that may have affected its condition.
Thus, before buying a demo car, interrogate a dealer on the number of people who have enjoyed a ride or two with the demo car. If you are comfortable with the history, then with no holds barred, you can proceed with the buying process.
Despite what's been mentioned, don't be paranoid because most dealers in Brisbane are manufacturer-authorized. It means they do service that caters specifically to the type of model. So if you have problems, you'll have no difficulties searching for another qualified mechanic or repair shop.
A simple trick of assessing a demo car's price is to compare with the new version of the same model. Don't compare it with other demo cars' prices. Most buyers usually request for the mile driven to be charged 25 to 40 cents each, which is also $2500 or $4000 for 10000 miles.
With this, self-acclaimed experts may convince you to avoid buying buy demo cars. But the thing here is with the huge discount and for the same benefits you will get from new cars; it's more likely that you'll save more money especially if you buy from a well-established dealer.


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Dive Site: United Caribbean Wreck
City: Boca Raton, Florida
Coordinates: 26 19.268′ N 80 3.539′ W
Type of Dive: South Florida Boat / Line Down Dive
Depth: 62ft Top, 76ft Sand
Last Updated: 6/21/2016
History of the United Caribbean Wreck:
The United Caribbean is better known to the public as the Golden Venture. At 2am on June 6, 1993 the 147-foot steel cargo ship ran aground 300 yards off Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York. Aboard the vessel captained by Amil Humuntal Lumban Tobing and 10 crew members were 286 undocumented Chinese immigrants (262 men, 24 women) who's goals were to be smuggled into the United States. Many of the immigrants panicked when the Golden Venture hit the sandbar and jumped into the frigid 53-degree water. Between the temperature, the current and not knowing how to swim, 10 immigrants drowned. The 4.5 month voyage costed each immigrant between $25,000 – $35,000.
The Coast Guard inspected the single diesel engine vessel and reported that the 286 immigrants lived in horrid, un-livable conditions.
The Golden Venture was seized and renamed the United Caribbean after the 1993 tragedy.
The United Caribbean Wreck:
Palm Beach County paid $60,000 for the United Caribbean to be part of its artificial reef program. On August 22, 2000 the United Caribbean took a 23-minute journey to its final resting place 76 feet under water. The cargo ship landed upright about a mile off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida.
Diving The United Caribbean Wreck:
Now broken into three sections due to the 2004-2005 hurricanes, the United Caribbean Wreck is a popular South Florida dive spot. Knowing its history prior to exploring it will you make you asking yourself, "How did nearly 300 people live in here for months?!?! when you penetrate the United Caribbean Wreck.


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Energy Entrepreneur Darren Kimura Builds a Global Company in Hawaii
Now that the price of oil hovers above $70 per barrel, developing options for assuring Hawaii's energy independence has become important again. Hawaii, unlike any other state, has the opportunity to explore almost every possible alternative including wind, solar, wave, geothermal, ocean thermal energy conversion, bio-diesel, ethanol and cellulosic ethanol. However, energy conservation is one of the few things that can be done right now to impact Hawaii's dependence on imported oil.
HVCA is honored to present to its members, Mr. Darren Kimura, an accomplished entrepreneur who built a global energy business based in Hawaii devoted to effective energy conservation. Energy Industries designs energy retrofit solutions that will generate long-term energy and maintenance cost savings for large commercial, industrial and residential customers. "Darren Kimura proves that a Hawaii entrepreneur can build a salient global technology business in Hawaii," said Bill Spencer, President of the Hawaii Venture Capital Association. Mr. Kimura will discuss alternative energy solutions available to Hawaii and the importance of energy conservation as we wait for new technologies to come on line.
Mr. Kimura began his career in the energy industry working at his family's electrical contracting business in 1988. In 1994, he left the family business to found Energy Conservation Hawaii (ECH). Since founding ECH, he went on to found 7 other start up companies in the energy industry. 6 of these companies and ECH merged together to form Energy Industries. The last company was spun out.
Over his career, Mr. Kimura achieved award winning status as an entrepreneur and has been recognized by Ernst and Young for Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year in 2000, Pacific Business News' inaugural Top Forty under 40, and the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Hawaii, California, Nevada, Arizona and Guam in 2002. He has also compiled 8 certificates and awards that include recognition by the US Senate, and the Hawaii State Legislature to name a few.
He is a recognized expert in electrical distributed generation systems, traditional energy conservation systems and renewable energy systems and has been a speaker for the US Department of Energy, Hawaiian Electric Company, Maui Electric Company, Hawaii Electric Light Company, the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Guam Energy Office, and the Palau Energy Office.
The luncheon meeting will be held on Thursday, August 24, 2006 at the Plaza Club from 11:30AM – 1:30PM.
This event is expected to be heavily attended.Reservations are required and preference will be given to members of HVCA and HS&TC. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by Wednesday, August 23rd but it is suggested to reserve early as seating is limited!
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Date: Thursday, August 24th, 2006
Time: 11:30 Registration; 12:00 Lunch and Program; 1:30 Adjourn
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Cost: $29 HVCA, HS&TC and DualUse Council Members, UH & HPU Faculty; $39 for Non-Members; $25 for Students
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Tony Bianco Women's 42mm Williams Slim Leather Watch - Silver/White/Blue
A sleek and minimalist everyday watch that can be worn with any outfit, this classic watch features a smooth leather strap, a stainless steel case, and some iconic Tony Bianco branding for a stylish finish, this smart and sophisticated timepiece is the perfect addition to any collection.
- Tony Bianco watches
- For women
- Model: Williams
- Model no.: TBT004C
- Movement: Quartz
- Dial colour: White
- Band colour: Blue
- Case colour: Silver
- Case material: Stainless steel
- Band material: Leather
- Band measurement (approx. mm):
- Width: 20
- Length (including the face): 242
- Case diameter (approx. mm, includes casing): 42
- Case thickness (approx. mm): 8
- Clasp type: Buckle
- Water resistance: 3 ATM
- Features minimalist design
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Tony Bianco is Australia's leading fashion label that embodies the attitude of High street London and the spirit of Soho NY. Representing the perfect harmony of creative, cultural and on-trend infusions, the Tony Bianco collection is all about bringing the essence of true style.


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Zuckerberg vs. Google [COMIC]
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Will Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg be welcoming Google into direct competition with Facebook? Find out in this comic from The Joy of Tech.
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Meet Our Dental Team
If the dentists make up the head of a dental office, then the team members are its beating heart – and we're proud to have a very strong heart here at DeMartino Dental Group. Every member of our staff is highly experienced and knowledgeable in their respective positions while also sharing a genuine passion for helping patients feel welcomed and right at home throughout the care process. To learn more about them, keep reading below:
Minerva, Registered Dental Hygienist
Minerva has been a member of DeMartino Dental Group for two decades and counting. She earned her Associates in Applied Science in Dental Hygiene from Northampton Community College, graduating with honors. She is also trained in digital X-rays, VELscope, DIAGNOdent, and Glo Whitening. Being able to help patients and see their oral health improve over time is her favorite part of this job. She has been married for 25 years and has two children at home. Her hobbies include cooking, exercising and traveling.
One interesting fact about Minerva: She was born and raised in Lebanon!
Peggy, Registered Dental Hygienist
Margaret's career in dentistry spans three decades and counting. Originally from Phillipsburg, she studied at Fairleigh Dickinson University College of Dental Medicine and has advanced training in VELscope, teeth whitening, and BOTOX. Her family consists of her husband, two daughters, and a son. She loves spending her free time with her loved ones, cooking, and attending sporting events.
One interesting fact about Margaret: She actually went to dental hygiene school at FDU when Dr. Garcia and Dr. DeMartino were there, and they used to trade patients back and forth to fulfill clinical requirements!
Allison, Treatment Plan Coordinator
Allison studied at Warren County Community College and has a genuine passion for being able to help patients receive the high-quality care they deserve. Originally from here in Phillipsburg, her career in dentistry spans a decade so far. At home, she has a husband named David and two sons named Nathan and Landon. She and David are very involved in the kids' academics and sports activities outside of work – they're always on the go!
Jane, Dental Assistant
Jane is from here in Phillipsburg and attended Churchman's Business School before enrolling into the dental assistant program at Warren County Community College. She is a CDA and has her certifications in infection control and dental radiology. She loves seeing patients so happy with their smile and helping them experience NO dental pain through her efforts! Outside of the practice, she has one daughter, one son, three step-sons, and six grandchildren. She is an avid reader and knitter, loves camping and the shore, and stays active in her church. She also loves spending time with the grandchildren and her dog.
One interesting fact about Jane: She is the only student in the history of WCCC to get a perfect score on the Dental Radiology final exam!
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Take Me to Wonderland: Chromatica Review
LG6 is here, and her name is Chromatica. One might say that this album and its aesthetics are heavily influenced from gaming culture and anime, and in fact, the the Enigma Vegas show is also very reminiscent of these themes. It seems these two projects have a cohesion. Hints of Gaga's The Fame Monster and…… Continue reading Take Me to Wonderland: Chromatica Review


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Editor, Manteca Bulletin,
Congratulations to the City Council for adding Manteca to the list of cities who have taken a stand against frivolous lawsuits and Americans with Disabilities Act law abuse.
Since 1989, Bill Harris and the Tuff Boy family have fought against wrongful and malicious prosecution. We continue to do so as we face no less than three abusive legal actions at this point in time.
For those who have read the Manteca Bulletin articles relating to the current ADA inspired lawsuit abuse, we urge Mantecans and others to write Congressman Jeff Denham to press for ADA reform which will prevent the wrongful acts that are becoming a plague on Manteca, Lathrop, and Ripon at this time.
In past years ADA targeting has been set upon countless other cities in this state. It will only continue to grow as "copy cat plaintiffs" join in this legal mania.
There is a simple solution as outlined by the Manteca City Council: Allow business to receive a warning with a fair time to become ADA compliant before any person can file a court action against the property and business owners.
The economy doesn't need business destruction at the whim of plaintiff greed.
To reach Congressman Denham write: 4701 Sisk Road, Suite 202, Modesto, Calif., 95336
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Today marks the 139th anniversary of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, both iconic for completely different reasons. It seems a shame that this anniversary finds Rorke's Drift completely closed down on account of violent protests and road closures. Locals are demanding electricity.
Having just returned from the serene, uninhabited Antarctic the excitement and challenges of Life in Africa appear almost other-worldy. In reality, they are! I hope matters at Rorke's Drift are resolved quickly and peacefully. Protesters have threatened to burn down the Rorke's Drift Museum, which was the hospital on the night of the battle. Wouldn't that be ironic? Many guides, including myself have been forced to cancel tours to the area, and some Lodges are unable to have their guests arrive or depart.
Antarctica was simply awesome in every regard. We enjoyed wonderful guests, calm crossings and great weather. The wildlife sightings were as good as any I recall, including rare Type D Orcas in the Drake Passage en route back to Ushuaia. Minke Whales played in the bow wave of the ship looking calmly up at guests lining the decks. Elephant Seal weaners took the cake, with their big, brown eyes and trusting demeanour. Returning to a veritable heat wave has been quite a shock to my system.
It has been wonderful catching up with family, and confirming work for the months ahead. There are talks in Cape Town on 4 and 5 February, at Quentin's at Oakhurst in Hout Bay. Always a great evening amongst very enthusiastic folk. I am then going to speak in Grahamstown for the very first time. Many of the soldiers who perished at Isandlwana had fought down in that area during the 9th Frontier War against the Xhosa nation.
I am also fortunate enough to be speaking at Nambiti Game Reserve the night before Johnny Clegg's final concert at that wonderful venue.
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Helen Pashgian: Working in Light
Helen Pashgian '56 is a pioneer Light and Space artist, a member of the small group of Southern California artists who coalesced in the 1960s around the use of industrial materials, which offered unique optical and color possibilities. Technically innovative, Pashgian continues her rigorous exploration of the spatial qualities of color in light. This exhibition brings together early small sculptures and current large-scale light columns.
Peter Schjeldahl, writer for The New Yorker discusses how West Coast minimalism was influenced by the California culture and analyzes works by Helen Pashgian, Larry Bell, James Turrell, Robert Irwin, and others in the exhibition "Primary Atmospheres: Works from California 1960-1970," an exhibition at the David Zwirner Gallery in New York City.
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Toyota 86 Sports Coupe Gets Racing - Themed Hakone Edition
While fevered anticipation for the 2020 Supra continues apace, there's been a lot of chatter and rumors surrounding what's next for the 86, Toyota's existing sports coupe and the twin sibling of the Subaru BRZ. Now, the company has announced an international racing-themed special edition called the Hakone Edition.
It's named for the Hakone Turnpike, a privately owned toll road in the mountains two hours southwest of Tokyo that is a favorite of enthusiasts and automobile reviewers. It's based off the 86 GT grade, the sports car's mid-level trim, and it comes swathed in a striking Hakone green exterior paint that evokes the dark highland green of the Ford Mustang Bullitt and is punctuated by bronze on the 17-inch twisted-spoke wheels. There's also a black spoiler.
The special-edition treatment carries over to the interior, which gets tan and black Alcantara seats and a black sliding armrest with tan trim and black stitching. The Toyota 86 logo is embroidered in tan on the passenger side of the dashboard and on the carpet in the trunk. Tan stitching appears on the steering wheel, parking brake cover and shift boot, while black stitching features on the door trim, knee pad and meter visor.
Specs remain unchanged from the 86 GT, with Subaru's 2.0-liter four-cylinder boxer engine that makes 205 horsepower and 156 pound-feet of torque, and a choice of six-speed automatic or manual transmission.
The latest buzz has the next generation of the 86 and Subaru BRZ switching to Toyota's TNGA platform, but neither company has expressly stated when the new versions are due.
In the meantime, the 86 Hakone Edition will go on sale this fall as a 2020 model. There's no pricing yet, but if you buy one, Toyota will throw in a pair of tan key gloves to wrap your key fob in, and a folio cover with debossed 86 logos.


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File under highly speculative, but following on from Rodman Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar's assertion that Nokia is working on a tablet computer, we caught the first sniff it might have a games focus.
Talking about the company's plans for 2010, German developer Fishlabs has revealed: "We are working on a triple-A title closely together with Nokia featuring OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics for a large screen."
How big is large?
Of course, this could just be a triple-A game for a new Nokia smartphone such as the rumoured N8, which is expected to be announced tomorrow.
But to me the term "large screen" suggests something well... larger. I'm thinking more 10-inches than 4-inches, and that's more a tablet than a smartphone.
Equally, Fishlabs, with its excellent reputation for hardcore cutting-edge 3D games such as Galaxy on Fire and Rally Master Pro, would be an obvious choice of development partner for such a project.
Big touch
The current view is that Nokia's tablet, due towards the end of 2010, will run MeeGo, the mobile operating system created when Nokia and Intel merged their respective Maemo and Moblin OSes.
It will also be supported by Intel's AppUp app store as well as Nokia's Ovi Store.


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Posted on: 26/09/2016
James Graham, Head of Direct Sales was on the panel at Energyst Media's Demand Side Response (DSR) event in September, where consumers called for an end to sales pitches and more transparency over the logistical impacts of DSR on businesses. Here he addresses some of these concerns.
According to the Energyst Media's new report, "almost nine in ten businesses would help National Grid balance the power system if it did not adversely affect their operations". However many of these major energy users feel that not enough information is available in relation to the impacts on their organisation.
Questions asked at the event last Thursday included, "How are you going to tap into our supply?" and "Do we have a choice when to turn down?", making it clear that more needs to be done to help consumers further understand how DSR really works first, before they can understand how to unlock the benefits.
DSR will work differently depending on the business itself and their aggregation partner, but to help bring it to life and remove some of the uncertainty, I will talk you through how the process would work for one of our DSR customers.
Firstly, your ability to participate and the number of sites you are able to participate with is determined with an assessment carried out on your sites, analysis of your energy consumption data and your on-site generation capabilities. This tells us how much flexibility you could potentially utilise without creating an unacceptable impact on your principle operations.
How that flexibility can be unlocked is really dependent on the business itself. Examples include: adjusting thermostat settings, changing settings in industrial freezers, heaters, and dryers, cutting back on non-essential lighting and switching all operations to back-up generation.
In relation to the requirement for an aggregator to directly control your flexibility, this isn't necessarily a requirement, Capacity Market dispatch warnings are notified 4 hours in advance giving you sufficient time to initiate your own energy reduction plan. Having said that there is a commitment to deliver on the capacity that has been entered into the program though it is understood that that sometimes other considerations may mean that performance for a particular event may be below your level of commitment. This is where SmartestEnergy can deliver clear value as an Aggregator to ensure overall delivery for a particular program is balanced across a group of contributing customers.
With the main consequences of non-performance reduced/zero payment and the potential for reduced participation capacity if it is a regular occurrence, our DSR service offers a low risk opportunity to monetise flexibility in your operations and start to develop capabilities that may be increasingly valuable in the future.
As mentioned at this month's event, the untimely removal of DSBR has left "a bad taste" for business confidence in other demand response schemes; but with the rising costs of peak energy and the potential for volatile energy prices ever present, starkly demonstrated this month, this is a good time to start investigating how your organisation can participate. With this winter now a closed case for capacity market participants, businesses who want to be smarter consumers will need to be ready for the 2017/18 winter rounds in January and March 2017, when the next transitional auctions are due to take place.
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There are hundreds and hundreds of ways of making a classic Chicken Tikka Masala, but this is the recipe I have always come back to as it is easy to make and full of flavour. Slow cookers/crock pots are great for meals like curry as it allows it to cook in its juices all day so when you come to eat it the flavours are just so strong! Nothing is worse than a bland curry. Like always, feel absolutely free to play around with the measurements of this recipe as even I don't make it exactly the same every time- depends what mood I am in! However, use this recipe as a basic guideline to making a deliciously warming curry. This was enough curry to feed my family of 5 and even had enough for seconds!
5 chicken breasts
1 tin chickpeas
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tin coconut milk
250ml chicken stock
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 thumb-sized ginger, chopped
1 onion, diced
1tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
3 tsp chilli powder (adjust to taste)
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp curry powder
1tsp paprika
1tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp tomato puree
2 tsp sugar
Rice (I recommend 1/2 cup per person)
A handful of chopped fresh coriander
- In a pan, brown the onion and sear the chicken. This will help to lock in the moisture!
2. Add all your spices and coriander, coat the chicken and cook it until the spices release their smell
3. Add your chopped tomatoes, coconut milk and chicken stock. Bring to the boil an let simmer for a few minutes before adding to your slow cooker. Add your chickpeas (drain them first)
4. Cook on low for 5-6 hours or high for 3-4. I recommend low if you have the time as it aids to release all those fantastic flavours. Serve with rice and enjoy!
That is literally all there is to it! So simple and easy- not to mention delicious and warming! Of course, adjust the recipe to suit your own taste, but this base recipe will guarantee good results. Let me know in the comments below how you found this recipe, and do you have any curry tips? Are there any recipes you would like me to share?
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Dr. Dog: The Lillywhite Session : World Cafe Dr. Dog's fifth album, Fate, has already drawn great praise from critics and fans. Here, the rapidly rising Philly band performs four songs with the legendary Steve Lillywhite at the production board. The group remains true to its bouncy rock style throughout the set, mixing intricate harmonies with '60s pop beats.
Dr. Dog: The Lillywhite Session
Set List
- "The Ark"
- "Talk"
- "The Old Days"
- "Hang On"
The rapidly rising Philly rock band Dr. Dog joins host David Dye for the latest in World Cafe's Lillywhite Sessions series from Avatar Studios. Here, the group performs four songs with the legendary Steve Lillywhite at the production board.
As Dr. Dog's national reputation continues to grow — its fifth album, Fate, just came out — the band remains true to its bouncy rock style, which mixes intricate harmonies with '60s pop beats. Dr. Dog wasn't afraid to come back with another concept album: This one is built around the titular theme of fate.
This segment originally aired August 13, 2008.
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KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 153 countries and territories and have 207,000 people working in member firms around the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), a Swiss entity. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such.
The Role; Exciting opportunity in Insurance!
We are currently looking for an Advisor to join our well established KPMG Risk Consulting team.
Candidates we are looking for will have, in line with their experience, the opportunity to:
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- Collaborate in interdisciplinary projects with colleagues across KPMG;
- Participate in business development initiatives around insurance regulation and regulatory change and to prepare ourselves for the go to market;
- Build trust based relationships with clients in the insurance industry.
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- You hold a recognised accountancy qualification;
- You have a minimum of 2/3 years experience in accountancy and insurance;
- Technical knowledge on Maltese and European insurance regulations and compliance obligations with a special focus on Solvency II;
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Spike Lee Sued Over 'Oldboy' Movie Posters
Months after Juan Luis Garcia came forward to claim that Spike Lee had used his proposed movie posters for Oldboy, the designer has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit.
The complaint was filed on Tuesday in California federal court by Garcia, who says he previously designed the posters for such films as The Great Gatsby, 12 Years a Slave, Lincoln, 42 and Jobs.
STORY: 'Oldboy' Stars Talk Differences Between Two Versions of Film
In the lawsuit, Garcia says he offered Lee and his Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks production company "access to the posters, and offered Defendants the opportunity to use them to market their film, with the condition precedent that they pay Plaintiff for such use. Defendants never paid Plaintiff."
Last November, the plaintiff wrote an open letter to the director saying that he had worked exclusively on the posters for two months, and when the ad agency gave him an extremely low offer for his work, he declined.
In response to that letter, Lee tweeted, "I Never Heard Of This Guy Juan Luis Garcia,If He Has A Beef It's Not With Me.I Did Not Hire Him,Do Not Know Him.Cheap Trick Writing To Me.YO." One man responded to Lee on Instagram, saying, "Dude pay the graphic artist," and Lee responded, "Why Should I Pay Someone Who I Never Met Nor Had Any Contact With Ever? He Never Made Any Deal With Me.Why Don't You Pay Me For Your Stupid Text On Thanksgiving Day?"
The lawsuit takes issue with the fact that the Oldboy posters were released with the tags, ";© 2013 Spike Lee,"; and ";© 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks."
"This copyright attribution is false, as Plaintiff owns these posters, not anyone else, and the images were not owned or under license to Defendants," states the complaint (read here). "Moreover, Defendants knew this was false at the time these posters were created, but continued to reproduce and distribute this false information."
VIDEO: 'Oldboy' Featurette: Transformation
Garcia claims copyright infringement as well as the more rare claim of a violation under 17 U.S.C. 1202. The latter claim has to do with the alleged alteration of copyright management information. The plaintiff, represented by attorney Douglas Linde, seeks various profits and statutory damages not specified.
Lee's company has not yet responded to The Hollywood Reporter's request for comment.
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Obesity is often linked to many health problems. For one, it is closely linked to Type 2 diabetes. Obesity also has been known to cause heart problems as well as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and so on.
You may have also heard the following facts about obesity and health problems:
- Overweight or obese adults are at risk for a number of health problems including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and some forms of cancer.
- Overweight adolescents have a 70% chance of becoming overweight or obese adults.
- Obesity is often associated with poor self-esteem and depression.
- The methods used to find the onset of colon cancer include colonoscopies, virtual colonoscopies, a colon x-ray, a fecal occult blood test, or sigmoidoscopy.
- Overweight in children and adolescents are generally caused by these to main reasons: lack of physical activity and unhealthy eating patterns.
- The most immediate consequence of a child being overweight or obese is social discrimination-becoming the object of ridicule.
- Genetics and lifestyle both often play important roles in causing rapid weight gain in a child.
- More than 90% of colon cancer cases occur in people both men and women equally ages 50 and older.
- The probability of children becoming obese adults increases to 80% if one or more parent is overweight or obese.
- Obesity rates usually are below 5%. However, in some cities rates of obesity are greater than 20%.
- It is estimated that 50% of the people over the age of 60 will harbor at least one polyp.
- Cigarette smoking can increase the risk of colon cancer death by 30%-40%. This helps account for up to 12% of colon cancer fatalities.
- Cancers causing partial bowel obstruction cause symptoms of constipation as well as narrowed stool, diarrhea, abdominal pains, cramps, and bloating.
- Obesity education is gaining greater popularity as schools, local governments, parents and health clubs. Effort is being made to help kids slim down and eat better meals.
Recent Educational Efforts
This is one more brief word about recent educational efforts about obesity as well as eating healthy. First lady Michelle Obama is one person who has so far helped push the issue of obesity to the forefront.
There is for instance certain three-year community intervention programs that have been implemented. Each of these targets a different age group of more than 1,000 children.
Kids younger than 5, primary-school age children, and teens all have their own educational program. There are some concerns as far as wondering how effective these programs are but they are said to be very effective.


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The ASCAP Foundation Fran Morgenstern Davis Scholarships
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These scholarships, named in memory of Jay and Joan Morgenstern's daughter, Fran, are presented annually to two full-time undergraduate music students at the Manhattan School of Music in jazz composition and musical theatre. Each recipient must demonstrate the potential to produce creative and original work and also demonstrate financial need. The students are selected by the Manhattan School of music faculty.
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BALI…The Center of the World
To the Balinese, the center of the world exists in a spiritual plane, where the art of hand craftsmanship and life are mutually dependent as if tranquility of the mind cannot exist without the actively creative self.
It is for this reason that BALI metalsmiths have always been regarded with the highest respect. Their legacy of craftsmanship been passed down from generation to generation. It is this heritage of excellence that we celebrate in The Samuel B. Collection.
The intricate patterns you find in our jewelry are the lexicon of the Balinese artisan. Their ability to carve, chisel, hammer, create silver wire,chain and fine granulation all by hand are skills that take years to master. Within each jewel that we design is the spirit of Bali.
The spark of silver reflects the light and ocean that surround the island, the exquisite gem setting and metalwork is the mindfulness of it's collective soul, and the final polish is the Balinese metalsmith celebrating his work, his spiritual and creative self. The Samuel B. Collection brings Bali to you.
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Hey guys! As most of you know, L'Oreal recently released a new line of foundations. The Infallible Pro-Glow foundations are formulated with a radiant finish and made for normal to dry skintypes. Pro-Glow is billed as a 24-hour foundation, but I don't know anyone that would wear it for that long! It comes in a range of 12 shades. Matching to drugstore foundations is tricky for me, so I picked up 201 Classic Ivory, 203 Nude Beige, and 204 Natural Buff to try out.
I could not find an exact match in any of these shades. 201 was much too light, while 204 was way too dark. 203 was only a hair darker than my HG foundation shade (MUFE HD N115) at first, but it oxidized once it dried to a much darker color. I was able to mix a decent match between 201 & 203, but it wasn't perfect.
As far as wear, this foundation was impeccable. I used it with my usual primers and routine and it applied flawlessly. At the end of the night, when I was about to remove my makeup after being in nightclubs and outside in the humid summer weather for the last 5 hours, it had not budged an inch! The only downside was that there was some light creasing around my smile lines, but that happens to me with all foundations that I try. Pro-Glow did not emphasize dry patches, break up around my nose & T-zone, and did not wear away along my jawline and chin. I will not be testing it to see if it truly stays put for 24 hours, but if it didn't budge in this instance, I can easily see it staying put for a whole day, no problem.
At roughly $12 per 1-ounce bottle, this foundation is a great find. I do wish that the shade range was a bit more inclusive, so more people could find a match, but I think those that can will be very happy with this product. It is available on Ulta's website as well as on Amazon.
Have any of you tried this product? What did you think? Let me know in the comments ❤


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- Not to be confused with Glenumbra.
- "As everyone knows, this was the site of the Battle of Glenumbria Moors in the First Era. This great battle saw the near-simultaneous destruction of both the Alessian Order and the Direnni Elves on one field of battle."
- ―Jean Duthiel[src]
The Glenumbra Moors or the Glenumbria Moors is an expansive battlefield that was the site of the Great Battle of Glenumbra Moors. In the Third Era, a barony was formed under the same name and it existed among the 23 other kingdoms of the Iliac Bay.
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The Glenumbra Moors is a dark wasteland that haunts the people of the Cambray Hills and the Kingdom of Camlorn. The battlefield has many ruins that date back to the First Era and even further. Breton Crypts are located in the western Moors and are well underground. Large pockets of water are found throughout the battlefield, and battle equipment is riddled all across the area. The closest settlements near the Glenumbra Moors are the towns of Aldcroft and Westtry, both of which are located on the other side of the mountains that circle the Moors.
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In 1E 479, King Rislav Larich of Skingrad rebelled against the Alessian Empire and inspired many heroes of Tamriel to follow in his footsteps and rebel against Emperor Gorieus of the Alessian Empire. Ryain Direnni accumulated an army of Direnni Elves, Bretons of Daggerfall, Nords of Skyrim, and the Ayleids of Nenalata to fight the Alessian Army advancing across Greater Bretony and into the Glenumbra region of High Rock. The Alessian Army led by Faolchu the Changeling moved into the Glenumbra Moors with his army of Alessian Warriors and Werewolven Berserkers. Raven Direnni utilized powerful magic to battle-harden the Direnni Soldiers and it proved to be extremely helpful. Faolchu was defeated by a Nameless Soldier by using fire to burn the Werewolf. Eventually, the Alessian Empire fell, and new Empire rose up in the Second Era, the Reman Empire ruled up until 1E 2920.[1][2][3]
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- Main article: Glenumbra Moors (Online)
During the Interregnum in 2E 582, the Bloodthorn Cult of the Reach waged war with the Bretons of Glenumbra to destroy and corrupt the Daggerfall Covenant to do his bidding. The leader of the Cult, Angof the Gravesinger, resurrected Faolchu the Changeling and his army of Werewolves to wreak havoc across the Cambray Hills. They managed to capture the city of Camlorn and the surrounding settlements. Many refugees from Camlorn arrived into Aldcroft until the Lion Guard was able to recapture Camlorn. The Lion Guard and the Daggerfall Covenant advanced to the Camlorn Foothills and the Siege of Camlorn commenced. The way to defeat Faolchu was lost in time and the Mages Guild was hired to learn how to beat him, they traveled to the Glenumbra Moors, his former resting place. A mysterious traveler known as the Vestige traversed the Glenumbra Moors and discovered the way to defeat Faolchu, the Vestige moved to Camlorn to defeat him.[3][4][5]
Third Era[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Glenumbra Moors (Daggerfall)
During the Warp in the West in 3E 405, the Glenumbra Moors remained untouched for years. A Barony on the western coast of High Rock was named after the Glenumbra Moors, and it was independent of the forty-four other kingdoms of the Iliac Bay. A city was constructed in the Barony, and it was named after the larger scale region of Glenumbra. Later in the same year, the Glenumbra Moors was annexed into the Kingdom of Daggerfall.[6]
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Appearances[edit | edit source]
- The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (mentioned only)[7]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (mentioned only)[7]
- The Elder Scrolls Online
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- ↑ Pocket Guide to the Empire, First Edition: High Rock
- ↑ Rislav the Righteous
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Events in The Nameless Soldier
- ↑ Events in Ripple Effect
- ↑ Events in A Step Back in Time
- ↑ The Warp in the West (Book)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Shezarr and the Divines
|High Rock Locations in Lore
|Camlorn • Daggerfall • Evermore • Fharun • Jehanna • Northpoint • Orsinium • Shornhelm • Wayrest
|Bangkorai • Glenumbra • Rivenspire • Stormhaven • Wrothgar
(Miscellaneous: Betony • Isle of Balfiera)
|Anticlere • Beldama Wyrd Tree • Bisnensel • Bjoulsae River • Crypt of Hearts • Direnni Tower • Dwynnen • Firebrand Keep • Frostbreak Fortress • Glenumbra Moors • Honor's Rest • Sorrow • The Doomcrag • Traitor's Tor • Weeping Giant


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From sketch, to stitch, to strut.
This year as part of the workshop sessions we are having an Ethical Fashion Comp. Teams have a chance to create a catwalk piece made entirely out of recycled clothing and using ethical values. From sketch to stitch to strut. You will attend three workshops at camp with the chance to parade your work on stage in the Main Auditorium. Free to enter, limited spaces, all material provided. Register your team now.
* There are 2 categories for entries Day wear and Evening wear – you can enter one or both categories.
* 1 team entry per youth community – no more than 6 people per team.
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State Key Laboratory of Robotics (SKLR), with support from the Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIA-CAS), is one of the leading laboratories developing industrial, underwater, ground mobile, and micro-nano operative robots. State Key Laboratory of Robotics System (SKLRS), with support from Harbin Institute of Technology, is also one of the most famous laboratories. SKLRS has obtained important progress in industrial robots, lunar exploration robots, space robots, robotic arms, and dexterous hand technology. As the only two state key laboratories of robotics in China, SKLR and SKLRS represent China's progress in state-of-the-art robot technology. In this workshop, several researchers from SKLR and SKLRS will introduce their relevant studies, including fundamental research and system technology, as well as future research plans.
The workshop is held on Jun 8th, at Room 8-16 of Shenyang Royal Wanxin Hotel.
The schedule and the brief introductions of the talks are listed below. All the conference attendees are allowed and encouraged to join the discussion. Welcome for attending!
|Lianqing Liu
|Micro/nano robotics for biology Study
|Zhang Lixian
|Switched MPC of switched linear systems with mode-dependent dwell time
|Jiancheng Yu
|The development of underwater vehicles for marine exploration
|Qiang He
|Design and fabrication of self-propelled synthetic nanorobots
|Xingang Zhao
|Surface EMG based interface for assistive robot
|Coffee Break
|Hui Xie
|A flexible robotic system developed for multi-scale manipulation and assembly from nanoscale to microscale
|Ruiwen Yi
|Hydrodynamic Modeling of Unmanned Underwater Vehicle: Challenges and Opportunities
|Wei Dong
|Two Cases of Flexible Robots: Parallel Robots with Compliant Joints and Flexible Needle Insertion
|Yuqing He
|Autonomy of Mobile Robots in Complicated Environments
|Liang Ding
|An introduction to robotic terramechanics
|Conference Welcome Reception
SIA-Speaker 1:
Lianqing Liu, professor of Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received his BSc degree in Industrial Automation from Zhengzhou University, China, in 2002, and his Ph.D degree in Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems from Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2009. Liu was awarded the Early Government/Industrial Career Award by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society in May, 2011, Lu Jiaxi Young Scientist Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Jan, 2011, and president Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009. Currently his research interests include Nanorobotics, Intelligent control, and Biosensors.
刘连庆,博士,研究员,博士生导师,沈阳自动化所机器人学研究室副主任。主要研究方向:微纳机器人学,微纳制造与微纳生物医学。长期从事微纳机器人学的相关研究,在机器人基础理论、纳米制造和生物医学应用等方面取得了重要进展。发表SCI/EI检索90余篇次,曾获得IEEE机器人与自动化学会青年科学家奖(IEEE RAS Early Career Award, 每年两人,大陆学者首获此奖),中国科学院首批卓越青年科学家计划,中国科学院卢嘉锡青年人才奖,中国科学院院长优秀奖,中国科学院沈阳分院优秀青年科技人才奖,辽宁省自然学术成果奖等20余项荣誉和奖励。
Abstract: The technique of Robotic Nano manipulation extends people's ability into nano scale, which generates a significant influence to the modern science. It provides new feasible ways to solve the problems that traditional technique cannot achieve. In this talk, we will present the demonstration of nanorobot for its applications in biological study firstly. Then aiming at meeting the new function requisites aroused from the multidiscipline research, we introduce the recent progress of nanorobot in perspective of system integration. The integration here includes two meanings. One is developing technologies based on nanorobot itself, such as more accurate manipulation, fast scanning, molecular recognition and so on. Another meaning is creating new functions through integrating other advanced techniques into nanorobot system, such as planar patch clamp, Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy, Optical-induced tweezers. Each new integrated technology generates a boarder impact to the applications of nanorobot. The examples show the problems that cannot be investigated with traditional method can be elucidated through the work of nanorobot based integration, which in turn shows nanorobot as system integration leads to an improved significance and scientific value.
HIT-Speaker 1:
Lixian Zhang received the Ph.D. degree in control science and engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in 2006. He was a postdoc researcher in the Dept. Mechanical Engineering at EcolePolytechnique de Montreal, Canada, and visiting professor at Process Systems Engineering Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) during Feb 2012 to March 2013. Since Jan 2009, he has been with the Harbin Institute of Technology, China, where he is currently a Professor in the Research Institute of Intelligent Control and Systems. Dr. Zhang's research interests include nondeterministic and stochastic switched systems, networked control systems and their applications. He serves as Associated Editors for various peer-reviewed journals including IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, etc., and was a leading Guest Editor for the Special Section of "Advances in Theories and Industrial Applications of Networked Control Systems" in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics.
Abstract: In this talk, the model predictive control (MPC) of a class of discrete-time switched linear systems with mode-dependent dwell time (MDT) will be addressed. By the invariance of the reachable sets of the feasible region of each subsystem, the minimal admissible MDT is determined so as to guarantee both the persistent feasibility of MPC design and system stability. The conservatism of ignoring the position of the states at the switching instants is discussed by determining the state-dependent admissible MDT. It is shown that the system stability is guaranteed as long as the persistent feasibility is ensured both within the subsystems and at the switching instants. Finally, when the MDT is given, an algorithm is developed for determining the feasible region for the switched systems.
SIA-Speaker 2:
Jiancheng Yu, Professor in Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA), CAS. He is the associate director of Marine Robotics Department of SIA. Dr. Yu received the B. S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and M. S. degree in Mechanical Design & Theory from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, in 2000 and 2003, respectively, and the PhD degree in Mechatronic Engineering from Shenyang Institute of Automation, CAS, Shenyang, China, in 2006. His research interests include control theory & methods research for underwater vehicles and new concept underwater vehicles design, with a specific focus on the development of underwater glider.
Abstract: Marine exploration, especially for the polar regions, and other extreme deep sea diving detection relies heavily on the advances of underwater vehicle technology. This presentation will introduce the latest underwater vehicles and some of their application results for the marine exploration in the SIA. These underwater vehicles include Qianlong 6000m class AUV, 4500m class AUV, SeaWing underwater glider, Arctic ARV and small portable AUV.
HIT-Speaker 2:
Qiang He, Professor of Micro/Nanotechnology Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology. He won his PhD degree in Physical Chemistry from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS) in 2003. He then joined the ICCAS as an assistant professor and became an associate professor in 2006. He ever spent four years as a research fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in the Max Plank Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany. His research interests include responsive materials-based soft robots, self-propelled synthetic nanorobots and their biomedical application. He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and holds 6 patents.
贺强,教授,博士生导师,哈尔滨工业大学。2003年在中国科学院化学研究所获理学博士学位。其后留所工作并历任助理研究员、副研究员。2006年获德国洪堡基金资助在德国马普胶体与界面研究所从事博士后研究。2010年4月回国,目前主要研究方向是基于智能高分子材料的柔性机器人、自驱动合成微纳米马达及其生物医用。已在Adv.Mater.,Angew.Chem., ACS Nano等国际著名学术期刊发表80多篇学术论文,合作出版英文专著一本。2011年入选教育部新世纪优秀人才,2012年入选黑龙江省龙江学者特聘教授。
Abstract: There is a growing effort in the scientific community to design and fabricate self-propelled synthetic nanorobots because they have potentials in the field of directed drug delivery, roving sensors, isolation and detection of targets, and active biomimetic systems. Inspired by the nanoscale linear biomotors (e.g. kinesins), our group recently developed chemical-powered synthetic nanorobots which have ability of havesting chemical energy into autonomous motion based on a catalytically chemical reaction. Based on this, different physical stimuli including magnetic fields, near infrared light, ultrasound waves have been employed to propel and tune the motion of synthetic nanorobots. These polymer-based nanorobots are able to be served as both autonomous motor and smart cargo, performing drug loading, targeted transportation and remote controlled release in the vicinity of cells and tissues in an organism.
Xingang Zhao, Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIA). He received BE and ME degree from Jilin University, China, in 2000 and 2004, and Ph.D. from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 2008. From 2007 through 2009, he was an Assistant Professor in the SIA. From 2010 through 2014, he was an Associate Professor. Since 2015, he is a Professor in SIA. His current research interests are rehabilitation robot and computer- assisted robotic surgery, which combine the robot design, modeling and control, physiological signal processing. Dr. Zhao has received grants from National Natural Sciences Foundation of China and Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China. He has published 50 peer reviewed papers.
Abstract: A surface electromyography (sEMG) is the summation of action potentials from the muscle fibers under the electrodes placed on the skin. The more muscles fired, the greater the amount of action potentials recorded and the greater the sEMG reading. sEMG signals have a variety of clinical and biomedical applications, for examples, detecting medical abnormalities, activation level, or recruitment order, analyzing the biomechanics of human movement. sEMG signals also have widely potential used as intelligent control interface for assistive robotic system, including rehabilitation robotic system and prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic hands, arms, and lower limbs. However, there are significant uncertainties of sEMG signals of different subjects, which restrict extensive applications in the assistive field seriously. In this presentation, we are going to introduce some common problem of sEMG signal processing and some of our unique research results dealing with the uncertainties, including the false tolerant decoding method, estimation method of continuous motion, user-independent recognition of hand gesture. Several examples of sEMG-controlled robotic system will be given.
HIT-Speaker 3:
Hui Xie is a full professor in the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China. Xie was an a Research Associate at the Institut des SystèmesIntelligents et Robotique (ISIR), Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC)/Centre National de la RechercheScientifique (CNRS), Paris, France, from april 2006 to April 2010. He was awarded the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars of China in 2012, and supported by Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University at the same year. Currently his research is micro/nanorobotics and applications in various fields, e.g. bio-nanotechnology, nanomaterials, nanoelectronics and CD metrology.
Abstract: The atomic force microscope (AFM) has gave nanotechnology a significant boost by providing it with a powerful tool for understanding physical and chemical phenomena from the nanoscale to atomic scale, as well as for performing engineering operations on nanoscale objects, molecules and atoms. A flexible robotic system developed for multi-scale manipulation and assembly from nanoscale to microscale is presented. This system is based on the principle of atomic force microscopy and comprises two individually functionalized cantilevers, to build a nanotweezer. Benefiting from capabilities of image scanning and accurate force sensing, the nanotweezer is capable of positioning one-dimensional nanostructures deposited on a surface, and then performing in situ peeling tests with pick-and-place operations at different peeling locations of interest along a selected nanostructure. As applications of the ducal probe nanotweezer, we will introduce the dual-probe caliper for critical dimension (CD) metrology, pick-and-place manipulation of a single living cell in an aqueous environment for in-situ qualification of cell adhesion and a three-dimensional atomic force microscope (3DAFM) for imaging of the micro and nanoscale sidewall structures with controllable scanning density.
SIA-Speaker 4:
Yuqing He, professor of Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received his BSc degree in Automation Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China, in 2002, and his PhD degree in Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems from Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2008. He was a visiting professor in Institute for Control Theory, Technique University of Dresden, Germany, from April 2012 to October 2012. He was awarded the honors of the 2008 ZhuliYuehua Excellent PhD Student Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Best Paper Award of several international academic conferences. He has published 1 book and more than 80 peer-reviewed SCI/EI cited academic papers and holds 3 patents (including a United States Patent). In this period, his researches focused on the autonomy of mobile robots and nonlinear control of mechatronic systems. Also, he was involved into the hardware and software development of some application oriented testbeds.
Abstract: All kinds of mobile robot systems (MRS) have been widely used in many applications, such as aiding disaster recovery efforts in mines and after earthquakes/tsunami, scientific explore, environmental monitoring, etc. However, the complicated environments introduce some dynamical factors and huge uncertainties, which often make the mobile robot difficult to work as desired without or with as little as possible human's intervention. Thus, autonomy has been an open problem in the fields of mobile robotics since early 21st century. In this talk, the key techniques and some researches involved in autonomy of mobile robots while maneuvering on out-door, unstructured, and dynamic terrain are introduced. The main concerns of this talk include 3D real time environment modeling, online situational awareness and constraint generation, real time behavior optimization under multiple environmental constraints, and coordination and cooperation of cross-domain multiple robots. Besides, some application oriented experimental results will also be presented to show the validity of these methods/techniques for different mobile robots, including UAV, UGV and USV.
HIT-Speaker 4:
Dr. Wei Dong works with State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology. His research expertise is in the general areas of robotics and mechatronics. He has extensive experience in a series of inter-related research subjects including innovative design of robot/mechatronics systems, robotic system modeling and optimization, and smart material and structure integration and application etc. Prior to joining HIT, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at CNRS FEMTO-ST, France (2009.09-2010.08) and University of Connecticut, US (2007.11-2009.07), respectively. He received the Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Mechatronics Engineering and B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from HIT in 2007, 2003 and 2001, respectively.
Abstract: In this talk, the research progress on flexible robots will be reported, e.g. the high precision parallel robots with compliant joints and the robotic flexible needle insertion. On the first topic, creative generation of flexible parallel robots, modeling and optimization of compliant joints, and the applications will be presented. On the second topic, flexible needles' innovative design, needles' shaping identification and needle-tissue operation will be introduced.
SIA-Speaker 5:
Ruiwen Yi, Assistant Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SIA, CAS). He received the M.S. degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2010, and B.S. degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Harbin Engineering University in 2003, and joined SIA in 2010. His current research interests include hydrodynamics and maneuverability of Unmanned Underwater Vehicle. In the last few years, he has been supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, and served in charge sub-system of 863 Program.
Abstract: Hydrodynamic Modeling of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) is the basic work for UUV maneuverability analysis and motion control research. In the last few years, many new type UUVs have been designed, such as super high speed UUV, on the other hand, the capability of UUV has been expanded, such as underwater docking. The traditional hydrodynamic modeling method based on taylor polynomials faces challenges in these new research fields. In this talk, we will present the new design of super high speed UUV in the State Key Laboratory of Robotics, and the new method to meet low speed motion control that based on synthetic jet will also be shown in the presentation. In the second topic, we will talk about the fresh new opportunities in the field of traditional maneuverability which based on hydrodynamics.
HIT-Speaker 5:
Liang Ding, Professor of State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems in Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT). He received the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the HIT, Harbin, China, in 2010. He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers in journals and conference proceedings. He has been teaching robotics for under- and post-graduates. His current research interests include robotic terramechanics, planetary rovers, and legged robots. Dr. Ding was a recipient of the 2011 National Award for Technological Invention of China and the 2009/2013 Award for Technological Invention of Heilongjiang Province in China. He received the Hiwin Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2011 and the Best Paper in Information Award in the 2012 IEEE ICIA Conference. He was among the distinguished young scholar plan and the cultivation plan of distinguished scholar for basic research in HIT.
丁亮,博士,哈尔滨工业大学机器人技术与系统国家重点实验室教授/博导。主要研究方向:机器人地面力学、星球车、足式机器人等。先后主持国家青年自然科学基金青年、面上项目(青年—面上连续资助),黑龙江省博士后青年英才计划项目,中国博士后特别、面上资助,国家重点实验室自主研究课题,中国空间技术研究院委托课题等。作为骨干参与国防973项目、国家973课题、863计划主题项目、探月工程重大专项课题等。在IJRR、IEEE汇刊、J. Terramechanics等刊物发表学术论文70余篇,其中SCI论文30余篇。获得国家技术发明二等奖(2011)、机械工程学会上银优秀博士论文佳作奖(2011)、黑龙江省技术发明一等奖(2009, 2013)等。入选哈尔滨工业大学青年拔尖人才选聘计划、哈工大基础研究杰出人才培育计划。
Abstract: Terramechanics has been developed for more than 50 years to support the development of the terrestrial machines. In recent years, more and more robots that have complex interaction with the terrains have been or will be developed, such as the exploration rovers and the automated sampling robots for planetary exploration, and the terrestrial mobile robots, therefore, intensive research has been carried out for robotic terramechanics, in order to solve the problems beyond the conventional contact mechanics. In this talk, we will present the current situation and development trend of robotic terramechanics. The wheel-terrain interaction mechanics and its application to planetary rovers is the main focus, including the high-fidelity models with consideration of multiple effects: slip-sinkage, lugs, loads and dimensions, the longitudinal skid mechanics, and steering mechanics. The tool-terrain interaction mechanics as well as the terramechanics and terradynamics for robots' legs/feet that emerges in recent years will also be discussed.
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text: One of the coolest things ASFA-CW students get to do is work with local elementary students to foster their interest in writing. For the past several years, we've had a very successful partnership with the 5th grade at Princeton Elementary. ASFA-CW juniors and seniors work with Princeton students all year, learning about — and writing — poetry, fiction, and persuasive essays. In the process, everybody has fun and, when the school year comes to a close, it's always bittersweet: we're all proud of what we've accomplished and we're sad it's over. Congrats to the Princeton kids who worked so hard and achieved so much this year! We'll miss you guys!!


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It has the full support of Bishop Patrick Dunn, Bishop of Auckland, and includes his letter of commendation.
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Dir: Niels Arden Opley; Starring: Michael Nyqvist; Noomi Rapace; Rating: * * *
18 cert; 152 min
Oh Sweden! The crisp cheekbones of its citizenry, the avant knitwear designed by its fashionable youth, the gorgeous melancholy of its nouveau-Balearica bands, its passion for social democracy: it really is a wonderful country. And then there are its crime novelists. Henning Mankell, Hakan Nesser, Mari Jungstedt and, perhaps greatest of all (though he died at an early age in 2004), Stieg Larsson: these thriller writers offer stories stripped bare of cliches, in touch with a sadness as deep as icebergs, and that aren't afraid to tackle state-of-the-nation themes.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, whose original and more potent title was Men Who Hate Women, begins with Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist), an investigative journalist dedicated to exposing corporate crime, facing jail for libelling a wealthy tycoon. Unexpectedly, he gets a call from aristocratic industrialist Henrik Vanger (Sven-Bertil Taube) and is summoned to a palatial rural residence to be told about the murder of the old man's niece Harriet (Ewa Froling) in the mid-1960s. Her body was never found and no one was ever prosecuted: can Blomkvist help?
Real help comes in the form of an androgynous, bisexual, computer-hacking twenty-something called Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace). She's a walking mystery; tense, tiny, apt to get into fights. She's also, for reasons that aren't clear at first, financially reliant on a brute of a guardian. Sharing a hatred for the old men whose ruthless, money-grabbing grip on power gives the lie to the fiction of Sweden as a utopian state, the odd couple embarks upon a long and mostly gripping campaign to uncover the mystery behind Harriet's disappearance.
Rapace is the real star of the film, carrying the action and compelling our attention much more than Nyqvist's passive (literally so, as is shown in one head-scratchingly funny sex scene) and rather inhibited character. She's never more dangerous than when she's under attack, lashing out with a bottle at youths who attack her in a subway, exacting artful revenge against one of the bastards who exploits her. Something has happened to her – something that Larsson explains to readers in subsequent volumes of the "Millennium trilogy" – that makes it unclear whether or not she's suffering from Aspergers syndrome. What's going on in her head is the film's real mystery.
Racism, patriarchal misogyny, globalization: director Niels Arden Opley gives all these hefty themes their due in this largely faithful adaptation that short-changes its source text only in the limited attention it pays to Blomkvist's long-standing affair with a fellow journalist at his magazine. When it comes to pointing the finger of blame at modern-day Sweden, it turns out that the culprits are individuals as much as they are economic or political systems: the bad guys, unquantifiably more wicked than anyone could have imagined, represent a blue-blooded clan that, rather like the Winshaw family in Jonathan Coe's novel What A Carve Up!, has been poisoning Swedish society for many decades.
If that makes this drama, scripted by Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg, feel a little synoptic, like the kind of twisty and rather twisted saga you might expect to see on television, that's probably because it's been constructed from material shot for two television movies. All of which means, in spite of its dark subject matter, it tweaks and extends the thriller genre to less startling or mysterious effect than another Swedish film, Let The Right One In, did to the vampire-genre flick.
Still, the wintry photography is consistently atmospheric, the sense of cultural scabs being picked at interesting, and Rapace's performance altogether more thrilling than any that can be imagined from Kristen Stewart, Natalie Portman or any of the mooted co-leads in the promised Hollywood remake.


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