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Annual sporting competition amongst French Grande Ecoles. HEC, Centrale, Essec, Mines, Ponts, and ESCP participating.
Petzl, a leading French manufacturer of equipment for vertical and hostile environments, alongside the Polyunion Textile Factory, one of its Chinese suppliers coming from China specifically for this event, will present their improvements on a topic few firms dare speak about.
The conference will be introduced by the head of the NGO Ressources Humaines Sans Frontières ('Human Resources without Borders'), who will discuss the global supply chain and human rights problems firms are facing.
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Martine Combemale, head of Ressources Humaines Sans Frontières
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Moderated by Bénédicte Faivre-Tavignot, affiliate professor at HEC Paris, executive director of the Social Business/Enterprise and Poverty Chair and the SnO Center
The SnO Research Center is proud to announce the first edition of the SnO Research Day.
This workshop will bring together members of SnO and high-profile external faculty for two half days of intense intellectual exchanges over new ideas, research trajectories, and working papers. The program is available on our website:http://www.hec.edu/SnO/SnO-NEWS-EVENTS/SnO-events/SnO-Research-Day
'Gen'Tonique' Special Evening
The comeback of China to the forefront of the world scene has allowed it to benefit disproportionately from the triple ongoing revolution: geopolitical, technological, and energetic. With an abundance of creative disruptions heralding a New World, time has never been so favorable to be part of the 'Generation Tonique' in China.
- David Baverez, author of 'Generation Tonique, l'Occident est completement a l'Ouest' and investor based in Hong Kong
- Yi He, president of Essilor Holding Company China, first Chinese board member of a CAC 40 company
- Raphaël Lebas de la Cour, cofounder of Aëdle, an audio company that produces in Shenzhen but assembles and is based in France.
Being an entrepreneur in China has never been so exciting!
HEC Paris has the honor of receiving Mr. Ratan Tata on April 23rd at 6pm. On this occasion, Dean Ramanantsoa will present him with the HEC Honorary Degree in the presence of the Ambassador of India in France.
He will share his experience about leadership and management, his vision about the role and duties of a CEO running a global company and his views on the future of the Indian economy and the place of India within the global landscape through a Q&A session.
Mr. Tata was the Chairman of the major Tata companies including: Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Global Beverages, Tata Chemicals, Indian Hotels and Tata Teleservices. During his tenure the group's revenues grew manifold, totaling over $ 100 billion in 2011-12. Ratan N. Tata was the Chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, from 1991 till his retirement on December 28, 2012.


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Keating Desk Chair
Efficiency and ergonomics are the guiding principles behind our reproduction of this retro-inspired desk chair. Crafted of wood, it swivels 360 degrees, glides on rolling casters, adjusts up or down without effort, and features a scooped seat and curved back for comfort.
- Crafted of kiln-dried hardwood
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Keating Desk Chair
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MORE THAN 114,000 MILES OF RIVER cut across Oregon's landscape—plunging and meandering through arid desertscapes, fortresses of prehistoric basalt, and verdant canyons bursting with cedars and firs—all bound, eventually, for the Pacific. Some of our twelve thousand waterways are shadowed by highway blacktop; others are escorted by little more than the whisper of wind through sagebrush; and fifty-five of them are accorded the promise of protection by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
Like national parks, Wild and Scenic rivers are safeguarded to preserve the country's most outstanding free-flowing waterways—rivers, or parts of rivers, that must be shielded from overdevelopment because they are culturally significant, recreationally important, or simply too beautiful to neglect. Only eight rivers in the country (one in Oregon) were anointed with the title when the designation was adopted by Congress in 1968. Today, Oregon has more federally designated Wild and Scenic segments of river than any other state.
Exploring all fifty-five rivers could take a lifetime, so we've culled the list to an essential six. Our criteria? Natural splendor, of course, but also the quality of the experience, whether paddling, hiking, mountain biking, or fishing. Each of these gems is a world-class destination for one, if not several, of these pursuits—and each is accessible to all kinds of adventurers, even if your only river equipment is a pair of water wings. Most can be easily enjoyed on guided float trips or riverside trails, two can be traveled by jet boat, and one can even be reached by airplane. Our aim, after all, is to get every Portlander out of the city—and into the water.


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Yesterday I bought from Waterstones,The World Of Poo, a very interesting book, plus got free a preview of Dodger.
In the Works, I found Terry Pratchett The Spirit Of Fantasy, by Craig Cabell.
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Harry Dresden would like Alex Verus tremendously - and be a little nervous around him. I just added Benedict Jacka to my must-read list. FATED is an excellent novel, a gorgeously realized world with a uniquely powerful, vulnerable protagonist. Books this good remind me why I got into the storytelling business in the first place (Jim Butcher )
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April 22, 2015
Synergy with the University's Urban Coast Institute Highlighted
February 05, 2015
Center for Entrepreneurship selected as a finalist in a national competition sponsored by the USASBE
January 07, 2015
The Asbury Park Press featured a story on Professor John Buzza and students from his entrepreneurship class on January 1.
December 23, 2014
A news segment about Wilson Hall at Monmouth University being used as the exterior of Warbucks' mansion was featured on FiOS 1 News on December 19.
December 16, 2014
Monmouth University Professor John Buzza was featured in Bloomberg News BusinessWeek on December 12.
December 05, 2014
Launch party set for Thursday, December 11.
July 28, 2014
Leon Hess Business School at Monmouth University students worked on the launch of the winning product as part of an Entrepreneurship class project! Congrats Nanina's in the Park!
July 24, 2014
Political Science Professor Rekha Datta was featured in the Asbury Park Press on July 24
May 19, 2014
In addition, Warncke Award was presented to Dr. Margaret DelGuercio and Dr. Brian Greenberg.
April 25, 2014
The Writing Center at Monmouth University and students were featured in Star Ledger/NJ.com
April 18, 2014
The pen pal project began as a pilot during the spring 2013 semester
March 25, 2014
Cancro pledges $110,000 to Monmouth University at the event.
February 24, 2014
2014 year's award recipients are Thomas Beaufort, Laura Kelly, Tsanangurayi Tongesayi, and Adam Lowy
November 04, 2013
Bright Ideas!" Presentation on the Future of LED lighting on December 3
October 07, 2013
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Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone and Anton Marvelton have ruled the Las Vegas strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. But lately the duo's greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they've grown to loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerilla street magician Steve Gray, whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show looks stale. But there's still a chance Burt and Anton can save the act-both onstage and off-if Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place.
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"A Youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, / A banner with the strange device, Excelsior"
Homer was often commissioned to illustrate the work of such respected contemporary authors as Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, and John Greenleaf Whittier. Their poems frequently appeared in gift books, which were usually decorative, deluxe editions of poetry or a single poem that were published each autumn for the Christmas season. The four illustrations for Excelsior on view here were also published the same year as Homer's contribution for the gift book Christmastide. The highly symbolic poem about the tragic end of youthful genius driven by the irresistible motive to excel did not translate well into visual form and these images lack the naturalism that infuses most of Homer's art. Here the "strange" youth of the poem sets out on his solitary Alpine climb to the heights of achievement.
- Artist: Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910
- Engraver: Andrew Varick Stout Anthony, American, 1835 - 1906
- Medium: Wood engraving
- Dates: 1878
- Dimensions: Image: 3 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (7.9 x 8.3 cm) Sheet: 8 1/2 x 6 in. (21.6 x 15.2 cm) Frame: 20 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:American Art
- Museum Location: This item is not on view
- Accession Number: 1998.105.198
- Credit Line: Gift of Harvey Isbitts
- Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
- Caption: Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). "A Youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, / A banner with the strange device, Excelsior," 1878. Wood engraving, Image: 3 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (7.9 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Harvey Isbitts, 1998.105.198
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The famous Gothic cathedral, the largest in northern Europe, was closed from the end of the war until 1956. It contains the relics of the Wise Men of the East and the paintings of Stephen Lochner. The cathedral was begun in 1248 on the site of an older church, but the nave and the two spires (each spire 515 ft/157 m high) were built according to the original plans between 1842 and 1880.
Other historic buildings in the city include the Romanesque churches of St. Maria im Kapitol, of St. Gereon, of the Holy Apostles, and of St. Andreas (where Albertus Magnus, the 13th-century scholastic, is buried); the Gothic and Renaissance city hall; and the Gürzenich (1441-44), formerly a meeting place of the city's merchants and now a concert hall. Impressive modern structures include the opera house and the radio and television broadcasting stations.
As the center of German Catholicism, Cologne has long been famous for its impressive religious processions and for its exuberant Mardi Gras celebrations. The city figures prominently in German romantic literature. Cologne is the seat of a university (founded 1388; discontinued 1798; reestablished 1919) and numerous museums, including those of painting, ethnology, and municipal history. The European Astronaut Center also is there.
A Roman garrison in the 1st cent. B.C., Cologne was made a Roman colony in A.D. 50 by Emperor Claudius, who named it Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensis for his wife, Agrippina. The city passed under Frankish control in the 5th cent. The episcopal see, established there in the 4th cent., was made an archdiocese under Charlemagne. Its archbishops, who later ruled a strip of land on the west bank of the Rhine as princes of the Holy Roman Empire, acquired great power and ranked third among the electors. The archbishops' constant feuds with the lay citizenry resulted in the transfer (mid-13th cent.) of their residence to nearby Brühl, then to Bonn.
Cologne was self-governing after 1288, became a free imperial city in 1475, and, as a member of the Hanseatic League, flourished as a commercial center until the 16th cent. Its decline was hastened by the expulsion of the Jews (15th cent.) and the restrictions imposed on Protestants (16th cent.). Cologne was seized by the French in 1794, and the archbishopric was officially secularized in 1801. The city passed to Prussia in 1815, and in 1821 the archdiocese was reorganized.
In the 19th cent. Cologne prospered again as an industrial center and as the main transit port and depot of NW Germany. The industrial town of Deutz (noted for the manufacture of motors), on the east bank of the Rhine, was united with Old Cologne, on the west bank. Old Cologne, with its numerous historic buildings, was severely damaged by aerial bombardment in World War II.
Cologne lies on the River Rhine. The city's famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne. The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is one of Europe's oldest universities.
Cologne is a major cultural center of the Rhineland and has a vibrant arts scene. Cologne is home to more than 30 museums and hundreds of galleries. Exhibitions range from local ancient Roman archeological sites to contemporary graphics and sculpture. The city's Trade Fair Grounds are host to a number of trade shows such as the Art Cologne Fair, the International Furniture Fair (IMM) and the Photokina. Cologne is also well-known for its celebration of Cologne Carnival, the annual reggae summerjam, the largest of its kind in Europe, and the LGBT festival Christopher Street Day (CSD).
Within Germany, Cologne is known as an important media center. Several radio and television stations, including Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), RTL and VOX (TV channel), are based in the city. The city also hosts the Cologne Comedy Festival, which is considered to be the largest comedy festival in mainland Europe.
In 2005 Cologne hosted the 20th Roman Catholic World Youth Day with Pope Benedict XVI. It was one of the largest-ever meetings, with over a million participants.
According to local statistics, in 2006 the population density in the city was 2,528 inhabitants per square kilometer. 31.4 percent of the population has migrated there, and 17.2 percent of Cologne's population is non-German. The largest group, comprising 6.3 percent of the total population, is Turkish. As of September 2007, there are about 120,000 Muslims living in Cologne, mostly of Turkish origin .
In the city the population was spread out with 15.5% under the age of 18, 67.0% from 18 to 64 and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95 males.
The eleven tears are a reminder of Cologne's patron, Saint Ursula, a Britannic princess, and her legendary 11,000 virgin companions who were supposedly martyred by Attila the Hun at Cologne for their Christian faith in 383. The entourage of Ursula and the number of victims was significantly smaller; according to one source, the original legend referred to only eleven companions and the number was later inflated by relic traders.)
Cologne is also famous for Eau de Cologne (Kölnisch Wasser). At the beginning of the 18th century, Italian expatriate Johann Maria Farina (1685–1766) created a new fragrance and named it after his hometown Cologne, Eau de Cologne (Water of Cologne). In the course of the 18th century the fragrance became increasingly popular. Eventually, Cologne merchant Wilhelm Mülhens secured the name Farina, which at that time had become a household name for Eau de Cologne, under contract and opened a small factory at Cologne's Glockengasse. In later years, and under pressure from court battles, his grandson Ferdinand Mülhens chose a new name for the firm and their product. It was the house number that was given to the factory at Glockengasse during French occupation of the Rhineland in the early 19th century, number 4711. In 1994, the Mülhens family sold their company to German Wella corporation. In 2003 Procter & Gamble took over Wella. Today, original Eau de Cologne still is produced in Cologne by both the Farina family (Farina gegenüber since 1709), currently in the eighth generation, and by Mäurer & Wirtz who bought the 4711 brand in December 2006.
Maternus, who was elected as bishop in 313 AD, was the first known bishop of Cologne. The city was the capital of a Roman province until occupied by the Franks in 459 AD. In 785A D, Cologne became the seat of an archbishopric.
During the time of the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, the Archbishop of Cologne was one of the seven prince-electors and one of the three ecclesiastical electors. The archbishops had ruled large temporal domains but in 1288 Sigfried II von Westerburg was defeated in the Battle of Worringen and forced into exile at Bonn.
Cologne's location on the river Rhine placed it at the intersection of the major trade routes between east and west and was the basis of Cologne's growth. Cologne was a member of the Hanseatic League and became a Free Imperial City in 1475. Interestingly the archbishop nevertheless preserved the right of capital punishment. Thus, the municipal council (though in strict political opposition towards the archbishop) depended upon him in all matters concerning criminal jurisdiction. This included torture, which sentence was only allowed to be handed down by the episcopal judge, the so-called "Greve". This legal situation lasted until the French conquest of Cologne.
Besides its economic and political significance Cologne also became an outstanding centre of medieval pilgrimage, when Cologne's Archbishop Rainald of Dassel gave the relics of the Three Wise Men to Cologne's cathedral in 1164 (after they in fact had been captured from Milan). Besides the three magi Cologne preserves the relics of Saint Ursula and Albertus Magnus.
The economic structures of medieval and early modern Cologne were characterized by the city's status as a major harbor and transport hub upon the Rhine. Craftsmanship was organized by self-administrating guilds, some of which were exclusive to women.
As a free city Cologne was a sovereign state within the Holy Roman Empire and as such had the right (and obligation) of maintaining its own military force. Wearing a red uniform these troops were known as the Rote Funken (red sparks). These soldiers were part of the Army of the Holy Roman Empire ("Reichskontingent") and fought in the wars of the 17th and 18th century, including the wars against revolutionary France, when the small force almost completely perished in combat. The tradition of these troops is preserved as a military persiflage by Cologne's most outstanding carnival society, the Rote Funken.
The free city of Cologne must not be confused with the Archbishopric of Cologne which was a state of its own within the Holy Roman Empire. Since the second half of the 16th century the archbishops were taken from the Bavarian dynasty Wittelsbach. Due to the free status of Cologne, the archbishops usually were not allowed to enter the city. Thus they took residence in Bonn and later in Brühl on Rhine. As members of an influential and powerful family and supported by their outstanding status as electors, the archbishops of Cologne repeatedly challenged and threatened the free status of Cologne during the 17th and 18th century, resulting in complicated affairs, which were handled by diplomatic means and propaganda as well as by the supreme courts of the Holy Roman Empire.
The permanent tensions between the Roman Catholic Rhineland and the overwhelmingly Protestant Prussian state repeatedly escalated with Cologne being in the focus of the conflict. In 1837 the archbishop of Cologne, Clemens August von Droste-Vischering, was arrested and imprisoned for two years after a dispute over the legal status of marriages between Protestants and Roman Catholics Mischehenstreit). In 1874 during the Kulturkampf, ArchbishopPaul Melchers was imprisoned before taking refuge in the Netherlands. These conflicts alienated the Catholic population from Berlin and contributed to a deeply felt anti-Prussian resentment, which was still significant after World War II, when the former mayor of Cologne, Konrad Adenauer, became the first West German chancellor.
During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Cologne absorbed numerous surrounding towns, and by World War I had already grown to 700,000 inhabitants. Industrialization changed the city and spurred its growth. Vehicle and engine manufacturing were especially successful, though heavy industry was less ubiquitous than in the Ruhr area. The cathedral, started in 1248 but abandoned around 1560, was eventually finished in 1880 not just as a place of worship but also as a German national monument celebrating the newly founded German empire and the continuity of the German nation since the Middle Ages. Some of this urban growth happened at the expense of the city's historic heritage with much being demolished (e.g. the city walls or in the area around the cathedral) and sometimes replaced by contemporary constructions. On the other hand, Cologne was turned into a heavily armed fortress (opposing the French and Belgian fortresses of Verdun and Liège) with two fortified belts surrounding the city, the relics of which can be seen to this day. The military demands on what became Germany's largest fortress presented a significant obstacle to urban development, with forts, bunkers and wide defensive dugouts completely encircling the city and preventing expansion; this resulted in a very dense built-up area within the city itself.
After WWI, during which several minor air raids had targeted the city, Cologne was occupied by British Forces untile 1926 under the terms of the armistice and the subsequent Versailles Peace Treaty. In contrast to the harsh measures of French occupation troops in the Rhineland, the British acted with more tact towards the local population. The mayor of Cologne (the future West German chancellor) Konrad Adenauer acknowledged the political significance of this approach, as the British opposed French plans for a permanent Allied occupation of the Rhineland. In 1919 the University of Cologne (closed by the French in 1798) was refounded. It was meant as a substitute for the German University of Strasbourg tha had become French in 1918-19. During the Weimar Republic (1919–1933) Cologne prospered under the guidance of Mayor Adenauer, with improvements especially in public governance, housing, planning and social affairs. Large public parks were created, in particular the two Grüngürtel (green belts), which were planned on the areas of the former fortifications, which had to be dismantled as part of the de-militarization of the Rhineland imposed by the peace treaty (this project was not completed until 1933). New social housing was held up as an example for other German cities. As Cologne competed for hosting the Olympics a modern stadium was erected in Müngersdorf. By the end of the British occupation, German civil aviation was readmitted over Cologne and the airport of Butzweilerhof soon became a hub for national and international air traffic, second in Germany only to Berlin-Tempelhof. By 1939 the population had risen to 772,221. Compared to other major cities the Nazis did not gain decisive support in Cologne and the number of votes cast for the NSDAP in Reichstag elections was always below the national average.
During World War II, Köln was a Military Area Command Headquarters (Militärische Bereich Befehl Hauptsitze) for Military District (Wehrkreis) VI in Münster. Cologne was under the command of Lieutenant-General Freiherr Roeder von Diersburg, who was responsible for military operations at Bonn, Siegburg, Aachen, Jülich, Düren, and Monschau. Cologne was the Home Station for the 211th Infantry Regiment and the 26th Artillery Regiment. |
In World War II, Cologne endured exactly 262 air raids by the Western Allies, which caused approximately 20,000 civilian casualties and completely wiped out the center of the city. During the night of 31 May 1942, Cologne was the site of "Operation Millennium", the first 1,000 bomber raid by the Royal Air Force in World War II. 1,046 heavy bombers attacked their target with 1,455 tons of explosive. This raid lasted about 75 minutes, destroyed of built-up area, killed 486 civilians and made 59,000 people homeless. By the end of the war, the population of Cologne was reduced by 95%. This loss was mainly caused by a massive evacuation of the people to more rural areas. The same happened in many other German cities in the last two years of war. At the end of 1945, the population had already risen to about 500,000 again.
By that time, essentially all of Cologne's pre-war Jewish population of 20,000 had gone. The synagogue, originally built between 1895 and 1899 by architects Wilhelm Schreiterer and Bernhard Below, was severely damaged during the pogrom of 9 November 1938 (Kristallnacht) but ultimately destroyed by Allied bombing between 1943 and 1945. It was reconstructed in the 1950s. The Cologne synagogue was the site of an historic visit in 2005 by the German-born Pope Benedict XVI, only the second Pope to ever visit a synagogue.
Despite Cologne's status of being the largest city in the region, nearby Düsseldorf was chosen as the political capital of the Federal State North Rhine-Westphalia. With Bonn being chosen as the provisional capital (provisorische Bundeshauptstadt) and seat of the government of the Federal Republic of Germany, Cologne benefited by being sandwiched between the two important political centers of the former West Germany. The city became home to a large number of Federal agencies and organizations. After re-unification in 1990 Berlin was made the Federal capital of Germany.
For Cologne mayors refer to the list of mayors of Cologne.
In 1945 architect and urban planner Rudolf Schwarz called Cologne the "world's greatest heap of debris". Schwarz designed the master plan of reconstruction in 1947, which called for the construction of several new thoroughfares thru the downtown area, especially the Nord-Süd-Fahrt ("North-South-Drive"). The masterplan took into consideration the fact that even shortly after the war a large increase in automobile traffic could be anticipated. Plans for new roads had already to a certain degree evolved under the Nazi administration, but the actual construction became easier in times when the majority of downtown lots were undeveloped. The destruction of famous Romanesque churches like St. Gereon, Great St. Martin, St. Maria im Capitol and about a dozen others in World War II meant a tremendous loss of cultural substance to the city. The rebuilding of those churches and other landmarks like the Gürzenich event hall was not undisputed among leading architects and art historians at that time, but in most cases, civil intention prevailed. The reconstruction lasted until the 1990s, when Romanesque church of St. Kunibert was finished.
It took some time to rebuild the city. In 1959 the city's population reached pre-war numbers again. It then grew steadily, exceeding 1 million for about one year from 1975. It has remained just below that since.
In the 1980s and 1990s Cologne's economy prospered for two main reasons. Firstly, a growth in the number of media companies, both in the private and public sectors; they are especially catered for in the newly-developed Media Park, which creates a strongly visual focal point in down-town Cologne and includes the KölnTurm, one of Cologne's most prominent high-rises. Secondly, a permanent improvement of the diverse traffic infrastructure made Cologne one of the most easily accessible metropolitan areas in Central Europe.
Due to the economic success of the Cologne Trade Fair, the city arranged a large extension to the fair site in 2005. At the same time the original buildings, which date back to the 1920s are rented out to RTL, Germany's largest private broadcaster, as their new corporate headquarters.
Road building had been a major issue in the 1920s under the leadership of mayor Konrad Adenauer. The first German limited access road was constructed after 1929 between Cologne and Bonn. Today, this is A 555. In 1965 Cologne became the first German city to be fully encircled by a freeway belt. Roughly at the same time a downtown bypass freeway (Stadtautobahn) was planned, but only partially executed, due to opposition by environmental groups. The completed section became Bundesstraße ("Federal Road") B 55a which begins at the Zoobrücke ("Zoo Bridge") and meets with A 4 and A 3 at the interchange Cologne East. Nevertheless, it is referred to as Stadtautobahn by most locals. Fully accomplished in contrast was the Nord-Süd-Fahrt ("North-South-Drive"), a new four/six lane downtown thoroughfare, which had already been anticipated by planners like Fritz Schumacher in the 1920s. The last section south of Ebertplatz was completed in 1972.
In 2005 the first stretch of an eight-lane freeway in North Rhine-Westphalia was opened to traffic on Bundesautobahn 3, part of the eastern section of the freeway belt between the interchanges Cologne East and Heumar.
The Cologne city railway operated by Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe (KVB) is an extensive light rail system that is partially underground (referred to as U-Bahn) and serves Cologne and a number of neighboring cities. Nearby Bonn is linked by both the city railway and Deutsche Bahn trains, and occasional recreational boats on the Rhine. Düsseldorf is also linked by S-Bahn trains which are operated by Deutsche Bahn.
There are also frequent buses covering most of the city and surrounding suburbs, and Eurolines coaches to London via Brussels.
The city is also home of the hockey team Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks), in the highest hockey league in Germany, the DEL. They are based at the Lanxess Arena. Cologne's basketball team "Köln 99ers" competes in the Basketball Bundesliga.
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Slut-Shaming is Not a Winning Strategy
In Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren has already hit Scott Brown for his vote on the execrable Blunt Amendment:
Senator Brown took sides with Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and the right wing of his party, against the people of Massachusetts, who in tough economic times rely on insurance to get the health care they need.
To repeat a point from yesterday, the ultimate outcome of Mitch McConnell's vaunted practice of securing party discipline is this: a group of vulnerable GOP senators with clear votes on deeply unpopular policies, from Paul Ryan's budget to this plan to give employers a veto over the private lives of their employees.
I'm amazed that Republicans are still on this road; as Amanda Marcotte points out, the initial compromise was an out for them. They could claim new ground as defenders of religious freedom, sow dissent among Democrats, and give the Obama administration a bad week of press. It was win-win for them. But like a novice chess player who confuses aggression with strategy, the GOP couldn't stop its assault on the administration, and continued to escalate its attacks. In escalation, Republicans revealed the extent to which this fight isn't actually about religious freedom—it's about sex and the women who have it.
As far as I can tell, the GOP has fully committed itself to the proposition that women who have sex should be punished by their employers, a fact underscored by Rush Limbaugh's cruel and hateful attack on Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University Law School student who testified before Congress about the problems that come with inadequate access to contraception. If you've been on the internet in the last 24 hours, you've probably heard Limbaugh's misogynistic rant:
"What does it say about the college co-ed Sandra Fluke, who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex, what does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex. She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex. What does that make us? We're the pimps." […]
"So Miss Fluke, and the rest of you Feminazis, here's the deal. If we are going to pay for your contraceptives, and thus pay for you to have sex. We want something for it. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch," he said.
The most important thing about this? Not a single Republican lawmaker has condemned Limbaugh for this vitriolic nonsense. Limbaugh isn't just a radio host; he's one of the most influential people in conservative politics, with millions of followers and regular praise from elected Republicans. The silence from GOP lawmakers isn't evidence of agreement, but it's certainly a sign that they fear the consequences of opposition.
With that in mind, here is a tip for the Republican Party: In 2008, nearly half of independents were women. You might think otherwise, but restricting their health care and calling them sluts isn't a winning strategy.
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Fri, 2012-03-02 12:29
Yesterday when I heard what Rush said on his show I had a hard time believing that ANY person would say such things and still have a show! I started looking into who advertises on Rush's show, but when you are on conservative radio that info is hard to obtain.
The time has come to get Rush off the air today I am going to start by writting this comment, then I am going to post what he said on face book and ask everyone who reads it to re post and call YOUR seantor and congressperson it does not matter the party ! This is not a party issue this is a human issue. People are with out jobs , with out health insurance and the GOP wants to talk about birth control, gay rights, seperatiion of chruch and state. How much more insult can we take, the 99% needs to say WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH ! Just for the record, I am middle class 55 year old white divorced women that lives in Montana , I put my name up here because I am not standing in the shadows any longer! We need to act against the insanity of politicians creating issue that are NON issue so they do not have to deal with reality that america needs jobs, needs the rich to pay there fare share of the taxes and we need to get out of spending money on War! Thank you !
Fri, 2012-03-02 12:37
I'm with you Christine! I can't wait to get that awful man off the air. He's always been a disgrace to all Americans. I cannot believe that conservatives like him so much. Says a LOT about conservatives today. I'm the same age as you and I'm another one of MANY who have had enough of this crap. I want to be involved in working for change but I'm limited in resources. I'm loving Occupy Wall Street and the groups that have spun off of it that are actually doing something. Hope to find my niche in the efforts for reform that is greatly needed. Thanks for your post! People are listening!
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Fri, 2012-03-02 17:24
Do not just sit there and enter stuff in blogs. This is an important moment. The REpukeliscum have shown their hand - they are anti-sex, anti-woman, and anti-human. If you vote for them, abortion, contraception, and even pre-marital sex are on the line - all will be attacked. In fact, they are even attacking recreational sex for married people. They would criminalize sex for me and my wife, since we are both way too old to be in procreation end of things.
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Rated 5 out of 5Â by ForeverFree Leather and Lace These boots were a second-choice purchase when I learned that the original slouch boots had sold out. So, with that in mind, I wasn't expecting to really like these, let alone, decide that they're probably the better design for my feet! First of all, the blend of feminine crocheted lace and chunky, distressed leather is so brilliant. Next, the added styling of the strap across the top is interesting, and, also, functional for my high instep. By unfastening it the first few times, I was able to comfortably slip in my feet. Afterward, the leather and fabric seemed to melt around the form of my feet and I've not needed to make any adjustments since. (Nor has the boot stretched in any awkward ways.) I find that the length is perfectly true to size - for me, a US 9 medium = a Euro 39. And the rounded toe box, along with a more slender heel base, accommodate my narrow heels and broad toes in the most delightful way! These boots are not practical for the rugged outdoors where I live, however, on pavement, they are made for walking - for hours upon hours of urban hiking. I bought the tan, and love the versatility of its tones. The distressing is very believable; its warm, tawny hues accent many colors in my wardrobe. Great with skinny jeans, cutoff-shorts, and long skirts. The lack of over-slouching is prevented by a strip of leather running up the back along the Achilles Heel to meet the top band, which is an another subtle detail of stylistic and practical value. Thanks for these, Free People! 4.1.2013
Rated 3 out of 5Â by bksalsa It cute...but... I was so in love with these shoes in the picture. Even though i think it's a bit pricy, I was so obsessed I gotta have them right away. However, when I received the package, I was a little disappointed. Package: very nice. Shoes: very lovely. But... can't help but feeling not happy as I expected. 1st, size run a bit large. I usually wear a size 37, but these feel kinda loose on my feet. 2nd, the overall look a bit boyish, despite of the lace. 3rd, they're not very comfortable for walking, the heels are a bit heavy. So, even though these boots are pretty , i don't think I would buy them if i have a chance to try them on first. However I'm a boots maniac so I'm gonna hold them on since these boots are rare to find. 3.12.2013
Rated 4 out of 5Â by Laurelskye Inconsistent Well I ordered all three colors and kept two. So I obviously like them (a lot!) the first pair, the olive, ran very large. I am an 8.5 usually. I bought all the boots in 39. The olive came in a blue gray with no distressing on the leather or the fabric. They were really big with a huge toe box. I returned them and got the gray. Those were more of a black distressed and ran a whole size smaller! I loved them and distressed them even more as the black rubbed off easily. Then I ordered the tan. Those ran big again, but I kept them since they were so pretty. These were very hard to distress, the color wouldn't rub off, so I added a few different shades of tan & brown polish to help age them. The gray (blackish brown) fits snug (closer to an 8) and the tan, fits large like a sz 9 (I use socks) , the olive (blue-gray) felt like a 9.5. The size really varied; final thought: I would buy them if I were you,take a chance, you can always exchange them. And don't pull them up by the fabric! Grab the leather to pull. I love the two pairs I kept! 3.7.2013
Rated 5 out of 5Â by rharsham LOVE!! I have never really had a pair of boots that I really thought were comfy and so I was skeptical of getting another pair... These fit right out of the box! As someone with fairly wide feet, these didn't kill my feet and the fun lacy/crochet top feature is not only unique and pretty, but it serves to keep these from feeling like your feet/legs are in "leather jail" -- it's like a boot bottom and an airy, loose crocheted "sock" on top. It totally balances out the heavier leather foot-confiing feeling on your foot. Kind of like sticking one leg out from under the sheets at night. :) The leather is really distressed but I love that. They're just so cool-looking. Try 'em! You'll love 'em!! I normally wear a size 10 and the Euro size 41 fit perfectly. The heel slips just a bit, but I didn't have socks on when I tried them on, so maybe that'll correct itself when I do. The chocolate brown color is really dark and mine were not at all as "shiny" the images here make them look -- but each pair probably differs. Mine are more matte leather than glossy like in these pics. One thing they do "warn" you about by way of a tag on the boot: use care when pulling them one or off so you don't tear the fabric part at the top. Makes sense. So if you just grab the leather part at the top or the strip of leather at the back, you should be good to go. What would have been really cool is if instead of fabric, they'd laser-cut suede or leather for the top. :) But really, the fabric is def part of why these boots are so unique and why they're boots but still cool and airy vs. all-theather and kind of hot and stiff. 9.14.2013
Rated 5 out of 5Â by tmimbri8 LOVE LOVE LOVE What a stunning pair of boots. I got the black and the crochet bit is a faded black but I LOVE them. I read all the reviews and decided to get my normal size 8(39eu) as I have a high arch, which is hard to get into boots without a zip and my feet slipped in nicely. They are just a tad big but nothing an innersole won't fix. I've worn them all day (without out the innersoles) and they are comfortable.I've worn them with skinny jeans of all colors and they go with everything. Can't wait to wear them with skirts, It's our winter here. I have received soo many compliments. They are just beautiful. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND. You won't be disappointed. 6.27.2013
Rated 1 out of 5Â by alexandra42peter disappointed bought these in "olive" but they're way more of a blue color and are slightly darker than the picture that is shown. i really loved the blue, distressed, matte color shown but mine were shiny and looked super fake. i thought maybe they were some vegan leather, but looking at the description i'm astonished they're actually leather. they look like plastic. maybe the other colors look better but these were such a let down. definitely going back. ps for sizing i wear 7.5-8 and ordered 38 and they fit very well. 6.13.2013
Rated 5 out of 5Â by FPGigi Good News For Big Feet Such precious shoes with a sturdy fit and a functional yet delicate feel. A perfect spring boot especially for wearers in the south because the open-stich crochet it will keep your legs from getting hot!! So so fun and beautiful when paired with Freeps' other floral pieces!!!!! I have wide and large feet (so attractive) and a size 40 fit me so well!! I can't imagine anyone regretting buying these shoes once they see their versatility and beautiful craftsmanship. 2.7.2013
Rated 5 out of 5Â by Vinylmegan Vintage, Feminine and Worth the Price! These boots are GORGEOUS. All of my friends are jealous. They look just as fabulous in real life as they do online. I saw these on Pinterest I think and I immediately had to find them. I kind of winced at the price only because I never splurge on shoes like this, but now that I see the quality of them they are completely worth it! The only things were that they were a bit more bulky than I realized but the femininity of the crochet lace balances it out. They are also a little bit big but nothing that thick socks or insoles don't fix. I would also warn people to pay attention to the heel size before buying them since they are pretty bulky but I personally love the look of it! Overall these are the most beautiful shoes I've ever owned and I am SO excited to make everyone jealous come warmer weather when I wear them. :) 3.23.2013
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As much as we wanted an image of one of the young rippers from the Who's Now/Who's Next list to appear on our cover, when this sequence of Flynn Novak came in, it was pretty much decided on sight that this had to be a cover. Flynn landed his first "Flynnstone" flip a few years ago, and now he's pulling them with more consistency, more amplitude, and even doing them as functional maneuvers to clear sections. At first glance this photo looks like a pullout, an unmakeable fly away that would warrant a few "oohs" and "ahhs" from an untrained crowd, but not a make, right? Wrong. The proof is in the pudding. "I've done maybe 20 of these flips," says Flynn. "I've only had a few actually documented—this one is one of my favorites."
Flynn's wave of choice for flips like this is Rocky Point, which also happens to be his backyard. "Sometimes the wind at Rocky Point is absolutely perfect for airs like this," said Flynn. "This day was one of the best air wind days I've seen in a long time. I'm just stoked that I rode away from it and the photographer was in the right place at the right time." For the record, he was riding a Surftech 6'1" x 18 5/8" x 2 5/16" Simon Anderson XFC Ultraflex model. Thanks to Graham Nash for the nailing the clip, too!
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Jan 22, 2007
Some thoughts on FLL bot design
1. A noticeable lack of using sensors - I would estimate that 75% of the robots I saw did NOT use sensors, other than the built-in rotation sensor on NXT bots and encoding/rotation sensors on RCX bots. The Light sensor was the most frequently used with the Touch sensor coming in 2nd... what I found interesting was that most of the bots programs were pretty much 90% or more MOVE blocks and all movement was based on table positioning and lining up the robots (either using jigs or aiming visually).
2. Aiming - as mentioned earlier, most robots (probably 80% or more) were aimed using a visual point-and-aim method. Interestingly, when asked about the lack of consistency in test runs and competition runs, most teams admitted that their aim was off and very few indicated that using a jig was an option (or other fixed/sturdy object useful for placing the bot in the exact same spot every time).
3. Confusion over turning rates - many of the teams indicated that they switched to "rotation" movements instead of degrees because they couldn't figure out why their robots would be programmed to turn 90 degrees but would typically only turn 40-50 degrees. This told me that there's still not a good understanding (either by students or teachers/coaches) of how a wheel-circumference turn and a motor rotation are not 1:1. Most teams that answered this question about their design seemed to think that programming one wheel to turn 90 degrees in a forward direction and another wheel to turn 90 degrees in a reverse direction would result in the robot spinning in place 90 degrees and were surprised when this wasn't the case- TEACHERS/COACHES PLEASE LISTEN: it is VERY important for students to learn to program using degrees. Using time isn't a good option because it is so easily affected by battery power and rotational movement programming is okay, but it's probably debatable if the accuracy is the same as with using degrees.
4. Teamwork - one of my questions that I liked to ask was this: "If I were to pick one of the team members at random and ask him/her to run the robot on every challenge, would that person be able to do so?" - I was basically trying to find out how many of the team members were cross-trained - many of the teams consisted of individuals who ONLY knew about the physical robot, some ONLY knew about the research portion, and others ONLY focused on the programming. While this is probably typical considering time constraints and interest amongst students, I cannot imagine that any team will benefit from not knowing a little of every aspect of the competition. It's just my opinion, but I think that any student participating in the FLL challenge should have an opportunity to contribute to robot design, robot programming, and the research portion. We all tend to focus on our strengths, but coaches and teachers need to encourage those students who might tend to "blend into the background" and get them more involved.
5. Programming - I would sometimes encounter a team where only 1 or 2 was handling the programming. They typically would do all the talking and were very good at describing their work. But when asked if they had cross-trained their team and demonstrated the program in its entirety so the entire team understood the programs, most of them were at a loss for words. I asked one team where the SOLE programmer had all the information what would have happened if that member were sick or stuck in traffic and couldn't make it? Keep in mind that we did NOT allow the coaches/teachers into the Technical presentation. Teachers/Coaches need to make certain that ALL the team members have at least a cursory knowledge of the programming environment - even better, having every team member trained on each program and able to EXPLAIN how each program works is even more impressive.
6. Tactical Planning - Only seen in a couple of teams, I was overly impressed by some teams that had done a sort of comparision on which challenges they wished to attempt compared to points awarded. Some teams were able to explain clearly their reasons for NOT attempting a challenge OR for leaving a challenge for last (typically, not enough points to go after since time was limited). Other teams were able to combine challenges in a way that I hadn't seen before - when asked, they also were able to explain WHY they chose the path/route they did - very impressive. Some teams were SO FOCUSED on doing all the challenges and then couldn't complete 25% of them successfully!!! One team in particular had worked on combing 3 of the hardest (IMO) challenges in one run and were able to nail it almost EVERY TIME!
I had a great time - met some GREAT teams and coaches and saw some extremely well-designed robots. I saw professionalism, sharing, courtesy, and respect exhibited. I hope all the teams had a great time. I'm hoping they're seeing how working on a team can be fun. I also hope they see that math and science can be interesting and challenging and rewarding.
Lastly, I need to say hello to some teams that I met and spoke with - Nifty Muffins of Doom, Girls in Black, RoboChiefs, and Radioactive SPAM - I hope all of you had a GREAT TIME!
23 comments:
- Maniac... said...
Though I haven't actually read it yet, only scrolling past it to see if it was the most recent. I must comment though, you have very lengthy thoughts Jim:-)
- Jan 22, 2007, 11:08:00 AM
- Maniac... said...
Having now read through the post, I must say. It was worth the time:-)
I find that with our team, the most difficult part is with the cross training. We try hard to make sure that everybody knows about our robot (and out research) but there are always some people who work almost exclusively with either the research or the robot. I worked mostly with our research presentation, slides, and research paper (but I was certainly not the only one, thanks to KT)
Some steps our team took to make sure every one was able to answer the judges questions, and to avoid one person dominating the conversation, we made up tech and research binders. These contained all of our programs, our slides, skit, research homework, research paper, pictures of our robot, robot wiring diagram, tech and research highlights.....everything. We all had to read them and they were passed around before each judging session.
Also, we (try to) make sure that everyone can run all of the missions. We use tag-teaming to run our missions, so sometimes we only get to run one mission, but we are still (sort of) proficient with the other missions.
The lack of sensors on robots is one thing I also noticed. And it saddens me to think that thanks to the NXT, students can simply program their robots every move. I say simply not because it is easy, but because when compared to writing a line following algorithm, or using other sensors to navigate the table, it is the easy way out.
Maniac (whose thoughts are almost as long as Jim's)
- Jan 22, 2007, 11:20:00 AM
- Robolab29 said...
At the end, which three missions were the hardest that you were reffering to? We have something similar: Drop ATP, start Self-Assembly, manipulate Individual Atoms. All in one big sweep. The team even nicknamed it the 'Bermuda Triangle' because they thought it was the hardest but funnest to program. Through that, they learned to line-follow, slow-down for accuracy (this is a rookie team), and are able to nail it as well.
As to sensors, there are only 5 specific teams who do it annually. RCX teams use time. NXT teams use rotations. I'm glad m rookie team decided upon using them.
To aim, sadly 97% of the teams point-and-shoot, and this is a real-time calculation, and most of that actually do the whole mission, some doing half a mission.
At the beginning of each year, I teach the team about measuring distance and using wheel circumference to find rotations. This tends to impress judges.
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- Jan 22, 2007, 1:40:00 PM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
a very interesting blog entry indeed - though I tend to be shy of ones that extend over more than one single screen, I've read it twice.
Guess it reflects a typical penomenon of our time: as efficient division of labor ever might be in terms of manufacturing something, it nonetheless spawns a lack of insight into global interrelationship as well as missing commitment to the end result. Both things we could do very well in the generations that are poised to take responsibility in the years to come.
- Jan 22, 2007, 10:30:00 PM
- Jaguar said...
Are you gonna put up some pictures from the event? I'm curious to see what some of these bots look like.
I found your comment regardign the lack of team cross-training intresting. How big are the teams in the competition? I certinly agree that the lack of crosstraining is a problem, however it is a problem that is not unique to FLL. At my day-job we have different groups, the dynamics, electrical, sturctures and such. No-one in any one group has a clue what is going on with the others, and most of the engineers don't even really understand whats goign on with the end product.
- Jan 22, 2007, 11:25:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures - we, the technical judges, were seeing 8 teams in a row, with a small break... then another 8 teams... then a quick lunch... then 8 more teams. As soon as one team went out the door, the next team came right in. It left no time for taking pictures.
As for teams - the largest team we interviewed was about 10 members and the smallest was 3. Most of the teams that I remember had 6-7 members which seemed to be a good number for sharing the load.
One of the FLL goals is team-building and you do see it working - some teams are more cohesive and others, not so much. The strongest teams I interviewed seemed to know who had the strongest building or programming skills but didn't ignore the other team members and made sure to include all members in the Q&A. One team in particular made it a point to have EVERY member answer at least one question - I was very impressed.
- Jan 22, 2007, 11:37:00 PM
I don't know how the event is scored, but why not give bonus points for each sensor used?
So two if teams got the same score, the cunning device using sensors would trump the point and shooters.
- Jan 23, 2007, 1:01:00 AM
- David Levy said...
"Using time isn't a good option"
Over short distances where the destination may be a wall or a model, using time is actually a pretty simple technique. The problem with using rotation/degrees is that the vehicle tends to get caught up on a move block if the vehicle hits an obstacle before completing its planned rotations.
- Jan 23, 2007, 1:04:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
I'll try not to make this too long, but here's how technical judges scoring system went:
1. We had 8 categories to rate each team - a few of them included inventive usage of sensors, programming, and structural design.
2. Each of the 8 categories were rated as Exceptional, Good, Fair, or Needs Work
3. The scores were also weighted - each checkmark in the Exceptional column had a multiplier of 4 (x4), Good was x3, Fair x2, and Needs Work x1.
4. Minimum score was 8 and Maximum was 32. (8 checks in the Exceptional column = 8 x 4 = 32 and 8 checks in the Needs Work was 8 x 1 = 8)
5. Judges also checked Yes/No/Not Applicable in order to vote on "Team Spirit Award" and "TeamWork Award" (names might be different, memory's not so good)
6. We also had a comment area to provide comments and I used this to point out teams that were exceptional in an area that might not be judged (such as first-timers attempting 2 or 3 challenges ONLY but doing them right every time)
Of the teams I judged, I don't remember any team scoring less than 19 and the highest score I awarded was 29.
- Jan 23, 2007, 1:14:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
You are correct - what I was really referring to was the accurate explanation by most teams when asked why they didn't use time as a movement option - almost ALL of them were able to explain that they noticed when battery power got low, the robot didn't move as far as they planned (and, likewise, with high battery power, sometimes the robot had a little too much oomph!)
- Jan 23, 2007, 1:16:00 AM
How did the kids do in terms of speaking? What about their research and the writing portion?
I've been shocked by the poor spelling over at Nxtlog and can only hope that the kids competing do better with their talking than they do with their writing.
- Jan 23, 2007, 7:36:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Hi, Brenda.
Most of the competitors were very well spoken... there were the shy ones, of course, but none of the kids disappointed me in terms of the presentation abilities... keep in mind, at this age, they're doing great just to be able to stand up and give a presentation to complete strangers in a competitive environment!
As for NXTLOG, yes, I've noticed the spelling (I'm a moderator) and a lot of it comes from visitors from non-English speaking countries - so many of the kids adding comments and projects are doing fairly well considering they're not native-English speakers.
As for those who ARE native speakers, I'm hesitant to comment :) I do see a lot of "ur" for "your" and "Im" for "I'm" and similar simple words. I'm not wanting to preach to anyone (I have an English degree and make PLENTY of spelling and grammar errors) but yes, it does concern me at times. I'm not sure what the answer is, either. If we (the moderators) rejected every comment and submission that had multiple spelling errors, you'd be shocked by the amount of rejections. I take that back - no, you probably would not. Suffice to say, NXTLOG would be VERY slim in terms of submissions and comments. Again, I don't have an answer other than to encourage kids (and adults) to look up words they're not sure about and to pay more attention in English class ;) (easier said than done, I admit - someone HAS TO KNOW how to make English class more interesting).
- Jan 23, 2007, 7:59:00 AM
I am a member of the women in black team you met on Sunday you were talking about, and this feed back was really good. We thank you for your time and we were wondering what were the three missions in a row you were referring to?
- Jan 23, 2007, 11:06:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Hi, Emily! Sorry I got your team name wrong! Women in Black! How did your team do?
If I remember, the 3 that I'm referring to were stain proof fabric, nano motor challenge, and bucky ball. They might not be the most difficult, but it was the route the bot moved and the preciseness of the movements that impressed me.
You ladies impressed me - especially with your teamwork. Your bot was called "Moxie" (I think) and you scored high on the programming and structure sections if I remember. I hope you all had fun!
- Jan 23, 2007, 11:15:00 AM
Hi Jim:
We met in the Judge's room (you signed my book - thanks). Great post! I'll have to save it for my team next year as we didn't make it to the State.
As for the sensor use, I'd like to disagree. One of our main goals during the season in our robot design was KISS. Since we were new to NXT, we wanted to get as much done without the use of sensors to start with, yet we were penalized for not using them in the qualifier (in our opinion). The FLL manual didn't call out sensor use, but the Georgia Judge Advisor did. We believed that if you can solve the missions and keep a simple design, it should have been good enough. Oh well. More lessons learned for next year.
To all: Being a judge was one of the most difficult jobs I've had (I was a floor judge at the event). Every team was excellent and deserved awards. The Shadow Tigers (Georgia's entry to the World Festival) will do a great job representing the state. And the Nifty Muffins of Doom blew everyone's socks off by scoring 371 on their final round.
Jim: Thanks for judging and for being very generous with your time and energy. I look forward to seeing you again in the near future.
- Jan 23, 2007, 12:06:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
Hi, Mannie... it was nice meeting you as well.
We were NOT awarding points just because a team chose to incorporate 1 or more sensors. What we were looking for was unique programming or lessons learned when using sensors. All teams seemed to use the rotational sensors - and if a team was able to explain why they chose not to use other types of sensors, that was taken into account on the Logic/Planning judging. KISS is a great philosophy to use when designing robots, but you also have to ask the question - if sensors are available, how can they make our job easier? There were plenty of areas on the mat where the Light sensor could have been used to make up for the eyeball-aiming not being so accurate... the Touch sensor, likewise, can make up for over-compensating on movements and allowing for a bot to reverse direction.
Ultimately, all teams learn more and more as they run their bots.
- Jan 23, 2007, 12:37:00 PM
thank you very much for that feedback. We greatly appriciate it. To tell you how we did, we placed 2nd place in teamwork.
- Jan 24, 2007, 11:51:00 AM
- Rob Torok said...
If the problem is how to encourage sensor use, it seems to me that it would be much more effective to devise a competition that makes it advantageous to use sensors rather than rely on dead reckoning...
[bias alert]
Perhaps something like, say, RoboCup Junior Australia? (-:
[/bias alert]
- Jan 24, 2007, 7:59:00 PM
- Fay Rhodes said...
Where can we find information on turning rates, wheel circumference and motor rotation?
- Jan 27, 2007, 12:41:00 PM
Hi Jim,
This is a member of the NIfty Muffins of Doom. I am just going to say I appreciated the tips you gave us when you talked to our team. We enjoyed the competition.
- Jan 27, 2007, 11:37:00 PM
The FLL challenge this year did not really encourage the use of sensors. Though there were a lot of lines on the challenge mat most of them were not conveniently placed. My team was only able to come up with two good uses for the light sensor, and both could have been done just as well using odometry.
Aside from coaching I also judge at FLL events and saw many programs of the "string of move block" type. When I questioned the teams on how they could make their programs easier to write, more robust, more modular (take your pick) they seldom had an answer. When I spoke to the team's coaches the source of the problem became evident. Often the coaches weren't tecnhically savy and didn't utilize the resources available, or they were afraid that teaching robotics to their team was breaking some sort of FLL rule. I did my best to inform them that coaching is teaching, and that teaching is not doing.
My team of 10 year olds did much of their programming using a tape measure and a protractor. To convert travel distances into motor duration they learned about circumference, radius and diameter, negative numbers, fractions, compound numbers, functional decomposition, modular design, etc.... Every team meeting provided numerous educational opportunities.
I can hardly wait for next year.
- Jan 31, 2007, 5:03:00 AM
Hey wait our team the Bananos from MN can all run the robot we are going to the world festival
- Feb 22, 2007, 4:03:00 AM
- shomPaul said...
I teach my students a little differently about using sensors [or gears, guidewheels, etc.]. Designing is all about what a team is trying to accomplish. For example, when the robot interacts with an object, there is always variation in the interaction. The wheels might shift, part of the frame might loosen. etc... Solving missions is all about minimizing this variation, for which sensors can certainly help at times. I teach them that sensors have their own variation. Different concepts of positional registration must be applied at different situations. That's why I disagree with using and not using sensors...it all depends on the context.
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- PhD in Philosophy at Arizona State University, Temple, Arizona, 2007
- MA in Philosophy at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, 2002
- BA in Philosophy at Whitworth University, Spokane, Washington, 1997
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I am a successful teacher when I accomplish three goals that I set for myself in every class: to be as clear and accurate as possible; to listen closely to my students; and to make a point to connect the material to my students' life experiences. In the end, I want to help individuals learn to think critically and fair-mindedly.
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