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- User Name: gypsy
- Member Since: Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 2:13 PM
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- Name: Christo Leone
- Studio: Die Mang-ers
- Location: For me 2 know and you 2 find out.(Originally from South Africa), Guess
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- Profile: ++++ Update 25-05-2006 ++++
I'm not dead, for those interested. I recently returned back to South Africa and I was requested to make an AMV for Eminence. It's a live orchestra that's gonna play on a symphonic song on the video that I'm making. There's gonna be about 12000 people there so i'm fairly excited (That's only in Sydney. For more info go to http://www.eminenceonline.com/2006/ My video has to be in by June 10th. As I'm typing here i'm about 85% done and I just have to go through and make it all pretty and seemless and stuff...
In other news I posponed my WMAGMV music video to finish this. Hopefully finishing this will give me more enthusiasm to do that. I'll probably submit it for AWA this year since there's no way that I'll make the Otakon deadline now. Oh well. I promised myself I would not rush it. The Eminence video just seemed like too good an opportunity to pass on.
So, Till the next update.
Cheers vir eers
++++ Update 1-08-2006 ++++
A new year, new resolutions and new hopes.
Not much 2 tell about me. Been editing on and off since 2002. I'm now in the process of becoming a US citizen (to stay with my wife). I'm originally from South Africa where the anime community is, unfortunately, VERY small. Decoy has a list of people that he knows of on the amv forum but I'm sure there's more SA members that we dont know about.
I'm currently working on my biggest project to date and I'll have it done before Otakon, which I'll definately attend this year.
Plans for the year is to complete my big project for Otakon and try 2 squeeze in a couple of small projects. I wanna settle down and get my own place and a car with my wife.
Our website will be up in a couple of months or so, so till the, my Ice Age video is down and not hosted.
When there's more 2 say I'll let you know what's up.
Till then,
Live it large.
Cheers vir eers.
~~~ You are only limited by your ignorance ~~~
++++ Update 10-28-2005 ++++
As of now I'm sitting in my wife's house in Monroe, MI. That's right people. I got married !!! I am very happy and hope I can stay without being deported back home when my visa expires...
Anyway. Now that I'm done with the years work I can continue to work on my video that's been going on since January... I'm hoping to have it done soon but it';ll probably be another month or 2 before it's done. If I can stay everybopdy can expect to see allot more from me. If not, you'll still see allot of me but my downloads will be limited. (Cable here is cool, dail up back home sucks.)
The site is down for the time being. Once I know what'll happen I'll register and open it again. I'll upload my Ice Age video to there since it's been removed from the .org's database. (So nice of them to let me know but I understand why.)
My e-mail is always open to suggestions and questions. I'm looking forward to the new year with everybody.
++++ Update 10-1-2005 ++++
Myself, .:Decoty:. and DiePaashaas have banded together to create "Die Mang-ers". Don't ask what it means, it's afrikaans and I'll update on the meaning.
I can't believe it's been 2 years and 2 days since my last video update. Anyway. Myself and a couple of friends worked on a music video this week and completed the editing in about 2 days. I know it doesn't sound like much effort but we worked figirously to make it perfect. I hope you enjoy it.
Let us know what you think.
++++ UPDATE 6-March-2004 ++++
I't's been a while since my last update. (Quite a qhile I see.)
Neway. News is that I'm leaving for work in the US on Tuesday 9 March. I'm gonna save up cash and come back to take a cource in video editing.
I started a new project with spriggan but this'll have to wait till I finish with my work. I've made notes and stuff for myself as I'll never be able to remember what I've done.
I won't be able to post on the site as often as I like and if I owe you a review please let me know.
++++ 20 Feb 2002 ++++
I got hooked on AMV's when I one with Gravity of love (Enigma) with Final Fantasy 9. Till this day I still dont know who did that movie.
That got me interested to collect Final Fantasy AMV's and then I learned that there are AMV of other anime as well. This led to my interest into anime and finally I started editing.
I started editning in March 2002 and I got someone to help and tutor me when I got stuck with something. I finished my movie in August and it premiered in Anime USA on 17 October. I never planned to have it shown at a Anime Con but the offer was there so I couldn't refuse.
I am now collecting Anime and Anime Music Videos and my Grand total of music vids are 4.2 Gigs. I will be starting my next project very soon and as soon as I get my host sorted out I'll upload my movie. Tell me what you think and drop an opinion. I would really appreciate all input.
Till then
Cheers vir eers.
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- "Grand Maester Pycelle... send a raven to Casterly Rock."
- ―Ned Stark
Ravens are a species of large, black-feathered birds native to Westeros.
Ravens are uncommonly intelligent animals that can be trained to serve as messengers. They can fly great distances at speed, and are used by the maesters of Westeros to pass messages between the castles and cities of the Seven Kingdoms. Through complex training methods, the maesters are able to send messages from almost any castle in Westeros to any other.
Although most messages brought by ravens are standard and innocuous, they are also linked to ominous tidings, giving rise to the phrase "Dark wings, dark words".
There is also a cleverer but much rarer species of white raven, which the Conclave of the maesters dispatch from their headquarters at the Citadel in Oldtown only when they agree that the season has turned. This happen in 299 AC, when Summer turned into Autumn, and then again in 303 AC, where winter had officially come.[1]
Behind the scenes
Live ravens are used in most shots in which the animals appear in cages, though more complex shots of them flying around often need to use CGI ravens. The rare white raven which Pycelle presented to the small council in Season 2 had to be brought in all the way from Austria.[2]
In the booksIn the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, ravens are depicted as being identical in appearance but somewhat smarter than "real" ravens. They are used essentially the way carrier pigeons were in real-life. Most ravens can only be trained to fly back to a specific castle when they are released. They usually have to be transported back to their point of origin by land.
According to Tybald, the maester of the Dreadfort, only a small handful of ravens can learn to travel between two different castles, and these birds are greatly prized. Only very rarely do ravens occur who are so intelligent that they can be trained to fly to the locations of four or even five castles; ravens this intelligent occur only once a century.
In the books the messenger-ravens of Westeros often replicate simple human speech in the manner of parrots. Real-life ravens can actually do this, they just aren't coaxed to do it as frequently as pet parrots are. As opposed to parrots, which have high-pitched voices, real-life ravens have a much deeper vocal range and can thus (if given sufficient training) make surprisingly accurate replications of human speech. It is also stated that ravens can speak the "True Tongue", the language of the Children of the Forest, a tongue no human can speak.
The white ravens used by the maesters of the Citadel are not albinos, but a separate sub-species bred and maintained by the Citadel. This is evidenced by the fact that their eyes are black, not red as in albino animals. White ravens are larger and generally more intelligent than normal ravens, thus why they are bred and used for only the most important messages, particularly notification that the erratic years-long seasons are changing.
King Baelor Targaryen, in one of his pious delusions, tried to replace all the messenger ravens with doves, but this was unsuccessful. Maester Aemon says at one point that while doves or pigeons can be trained to carry messages, the maesters don't use them because ravens are larger and more clever: they have the physical strength to fly longer distances as well as the intellectual capacity to accurately remember the longer path they must take; they are also able to fend off attacks from hawks much better than smaller doves or pigeons can.
Ravens and crows are both members of the genus Corvus in real life, but a raven is not a kind of crow. In-universe, Maester Aemon says that "the crow is the raven's poor cousin". There are several differences distinguishing them: ravens are somewhat larger (almost the size of hawks) and have larger bills; crows have a more rounded tail, ravens have a more pointed tail; crows make a high-pitched "caw" sound, while ravens make a low "croak" sound; crows live around 8 years, while ravens can live for 30 years. The collective noun for a group of crows is "a murder of crows", but the collective noun for a group of ravens is actually "an unkindness of ravens" (alternatively, "conspiracy"). Both crows and ravens will eat corpses on a battlefield, but euphemistically "crows" are more often spoken of as carrion-eaters, i.e. that a battle will make "a feast for crows".
See also
- ↑ "The North Remembers"
- ↑ Making Game of Thrones blog, April 17th, 2013
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Professional storytellers will weave tales from all over the world for students in Lenoir and Jones counties Friday and Monday, respectively
Professional storytellers will weave tales from all over the world for students in Lenoir and Jones counties Friday and Monday, respectively.
The annual festival, in its 18th year, is presented by Friends of the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library in Lenoir County, and the Neuse Regional Library and the Jones County Arts Council in Jones County. Professional storytellers �Patti Cake� Lambe, Ray Mendenhall and Linda Solomon will enchant and excite their audiences with a variety of tales � Lambe and Mendenhall in Lenoir County, and Mendenhall and Solomon in Jones County.
The public is invited to Lenoir County�s concluding presentation of stories at 4 p.m. Friday in the Children�s Library Theater. Reserve seats by calling 252-527-7066, ext. 133.
Monday�s Jones County event will feature Mendenhall and Solomon performing at Comfort and Maysville elementary schools. There will not be a public presentation in Jones County.
Lambe is known as a magical storyteller. She has created several characters that she uses to reach the young and old. She produces shows that combine storytelling, comedy, magic, puppetry and audience participation to educate young people on various subjects while encouraging them to read. She also performs as �Granny Ree,� a hip senior and a family friendly character developed specifically for adult audiences.
She is also a member of Kidabra International, an organization of family and kidshow performers; the North Carolina Association of Black Storytellers and the National Association of Black Storytellers; and is a graduate of Graham High School and earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from N.C. A & T State University.
Mendenhall, the Basic Bard, has entertained and delighted audiences of all ages across the Carolinas. He is a prize winning �Liar,� storyteller, singer and songwriter. With a whimsical flair, he shares his Stories2Go weaving a spell with classic fables, folk and fairytales; stories from around the globe and even a bit of hometown humor. He draws audiences in, turns them around, and offers a broader world view.
He has told stories across North and South Carolina, performing at a variety of venues. He has performed at the North Carolina State Fair and, in 2009, won first place in the �Boldface Liars' Showdown� in Laurinburg. He has won other medals as well.
Solomon, a native Kinstonian, has always been one to inspire children through storytelling. She has served as first-grade teacher�s assistant, public librarian and School Library Media Coordinator. She is known throughout the region as a masterful story weaver. During her tenure at the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library, she spun tales and enchanted many young minds as head of the Children�s Department.
Solomon believes that life is a hands-on workshop � a learning lab in which we all get to participate. She uses every opportunity as a learning experience. She is a member of the Friends of the Library for Lenoir County, the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the Banneker Literary and Social Club, and holds several positions in other organizations, her church and the community.
18th Storytelling Festival
Friday, for Lenoir County School students
9 a.m. to noon, Kinston public library, 510 N. Queen St.
4 p.m., public closing presentation
To reserve space, or for info: 52-527-7066, ext. 133 or neuselibrary.org
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Articles and Information on General Packet Radio TopicsGreg Jones, WD5IVD (editor)
132 pages. ISBN: 0-9644707-0-5
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Sorry, Packet Radio: What? Why? How? is no longer available
InformationDon't let the ham digital revolution pass you by! If you own a packet station or think you might buy one soon, this book is a must for your reference library. Published and endorsed by TAPR, the inventors of the TNC-II. Why reinvent the wheel? Save hours of time and endless frustration getting started, and find hundreds of tips and short cuts from ham radio's digital experts.
Finally, a book with everything you need to know about packet radio, explained in easy-to-understand English, not overly-technical mumbo jumbo! Destined to be the packet book by which all others will be judged.
Table of Contents
- Why Packet Radio? Could be, You are Missing Something Fun
- Introduction to Packet Radio
- Go Digital! The HF digital modes are booming
- Do's and Don'ts: Rules and Regulations
- Buying Equipment: Terminal Node Controllers
- Buying Equipment: Antennas for Packet
- Buying Equipment: Radios for Packet
- Eliminating Poor Operating on Packet
- A Simple Guide to Better Packet Operations
- Beginners' Frame: Command Settings
- Beginners' Frame: Basic Problems
- Beginners' Frame: Packet Software
- Beginners' Frame: STS/MIR Packet
- Beginners' Frame: Packet BBS
- Beginners' Frame: TNC Alternatives
- Beginners' Frame: Packet and HTs
- HF TNC Settings
- A Tutorial for Using the Packet Channel on APLINK
- Hints & Kinks for AMTOR Operations on APLINK
- Digipeating
- Prioritized Acknowledgment: An Overview
- Multi-Connect Survival Guide
- Conference Bridge Commands
- APLINK PACKET Channel Commands
- Net/Rom Command Summary
- KANode Commands
- DX Cluster Commands
- Mailbox/BBS Command Summary
- TexNet
- TheNet+
- Full-Service BBSs - How to Better use Them
- Common BBS TO Fields
- Formatting Messages for Transmission via the National Traffic System (NTS)
- How to Repair Packet Equipment
- Technical Terms
- Digital Groups (Jan 1995)
Review of Packet Radio: What? Why? How?Presely Smith, N5VGC
TAPR PSR, Issue #60, Fall 1995 p18.
The new book from TAPR called Packet Radio: What? Why? How? contains a collection of articles and information on many different packet radio topics. The introduction for this book states the goal is to "provide information to beginning and intermediate packet operators."
This book covers a broad range of topics from an introduction to packet radio for the beginner to DX Clusters to the use of packet BBS systems. This book gives the reader good overview of all the various types of packet capabilities that exist today. Since this book contains an overview of many different topics, none of these topics are covered in full detail. This book is an excellent overview for someone who would to understand all the various capabilities that exist with packet radio today.
The book starts with an introduction to packet radio. The first two sections summarize the basics of packet radio and how to get started with packet. The first section gives a broad overview from direct connects to packet networks to packet satellites. The section details equipment needed and has a summary of networking schemes with packet radio.
Operating HF packet is the next topic. This section details the what is needed in a transceiver, computer, and TNC. This section also gives an overview of the various HF modes such as RTTY, AMTOR, PacTOR, CLOVER, and GTOR and lists some of the most popular frequencies.
The next sections of the book cover the selection and purchase of packet equipment with sections on Terminal Node Controllers (TNC), antennas, and radios. Topics include the tradeoffs between various models of TNC's from BayCom TNCs which require the computer to function as the TNC to the sophisticated Digital Signal Processor (DSP) TNC's that are available now. The section on radio selection also has information on importance of having the proper deviation in the packet setup.
The next few sections deal with operating your packet system. There is a section on Eliminating POOP (Poor Operating On Packet) from Packet. This section is an overview of good operating practices on packet and has information on the proper way use beacons and how to set various parameters in your TNC for optimal performance for example. The need for a good Elmer is mentioned in several sections of the book.
Jim Neely's Beginners' Frame sections are next. These sections include "Command Settings" which has information on the various settings for your TNC parameters, "Basic Problems" which contains hints on solving various problems, "Packet Software" which reviews various packet software programs that are available such as PACKET-GOLD and LAN-LINK. The next section is "STS/MIR Packet" which overviews the operation of packet on the U.S. Space Shuttle missions and the packet operation on the Russian MIR space station. (Note: the STS frequences change on various missions and are not right in the book and the MIR callsign has changed from what is in the book. Check with AMSAT for the correct information.) Next sections are the "Packet BBS" which is an introduction to using a packet BBS and "TNC Alternatives" which has additional information on TNC kits.
The next sections include information on operating HF packet. Sections include "HF TNC Settings" and a tutorial on operating APLINK which is a HF mailbox. In these sections the proper equipment setup and the procedures for using APLINK are detailed.
The next sections of the book contain information on digipeating, the use of various network capabilities. The commands for various systems such as DX Cluster, Net/Rom, and KANode systems are provided. An overview of packet BBS commands is also provided.
An overview of the various packet networks is contained in the next sections of the book. Included are sections on the Rose network with an introduction to the system and a summary of commands and how to use them. Next is an overview of TexNet commands and how to use the TexNet system. The final section on networks has information on TheNet+ with information on how to use the system and a summary of the commands.
Packet BBS systems and how to use them is the topic of the next section. This section includes information on the various commands available on these systems and also a list of common TO fields that are used in bulletins found on packet BSS systems. Also included in these sections is information on how to format messages for the National Traffic System (NTS).
In summary, this book covers a broad range of topics that provide a good overview of most of the capabilities of packet radio that exist today. The book is made up of a collection of articles that have been written on various topics. As a result, the level of information varies widely with some topics discussed in more detail than others. Since each article was written separately, the flow of the book is not as smooth as it could be. The book is not a tutorial but is a very practical guide for someone who is interested in capabilities of packet radio and wants to know more about what is available today. The strength of this book is it's introduction to the broad range of topics covering all aspects of packet radio today.


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Join me on my quest to reclaim my office and save some trees as I attempt to eliminate as much genealogy paper clutter as I can from my office.
Friday, October 7, 2011
The Impetus
It's a good question to be sure. I mean I've been doing genealogy research in various forms for the better part of the last 15 years, and the system I have has been working so far, right? So once I looked up the definition to be sure I understood the question, I came up with what is actually a pretty basic answer, but I think sums it up well.
I am what some would call "slightly unorganized." You might say my organization system is messy, untidy, severely cluttered or disheveled. Those who know me might say "What organization system?" The truth is these are all valid ways to describe what my office and my genealogy records have become.
As the president of our local genealogical society I have explained to people the need to be organized. I have attended many presentations on organizational strategies... both for genealogists and for work. It's just never seemed to click. Everything is based on filing things in a way that makes sense for you. The problem is an organizational structure that makes sense to me today may not make sense to me tomorrow, so I need something a little more fluid. Having things electronically at least gives me, I hope, better access to search for the things I need but can't find because of ADD when it comes to how things should be organized.
Also, I have to point out, I've been doing this for 15 years. Well, to be fair, that was pointed out to me first, so it wasn't much of a revelation, but here's why that's important. If you have a bad habit, ANY bad habit, for any given length of time, you will eventually realize its a problem and recognize you need to take steps to fix it. If, for example, I were a smoker, and I had been smoking for 15 years and I announce to the world that I decided I needed to quit smoking would anyone say to me, "Why? You've been smoking for 15 years. What's the impetus for THAT decision?" I would like to think the first reaction would be more like "Awesome! Way to go man!" But can I really compare a life threatening addiction with being a clutter bug? As I think about my wife's reaction if I keep letting my office's organized chaos slip into the bedroom, I think there is a fair comparison to be made. :)
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Good post Brian. I can totally relate to your comment that what makes sense to you one day (re filing/organization) may not make sense another day!ReplyDelete
That is so me. :-) I set up filing systems, they seem very logical and sensible. I walk away feeling so proud of myself. Then I try to find something and cannot. When/if I eventually do find it I often think "What on earth possessed me to file this under blah blah!"
Good luck with your journey, I'll be following with interest
Thanks Lorine!ReplyDelete
Sounds like you're at least one step ahead of where I've been, but I'm really excited to get started down this road. I've heard a lot of discussion about the technologies to make this all happen, but I haven't heard a lot of success stories yet. I'm hoping this blog will be the beginning of one.


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let's welcome our next responsive Opencart theme – Pavo Wines. It is a fully responsive design and ideal for a Wines Shop, Drinks Shop, Food store, Toys Shop or Cakes Store. With clean, flexible and fully responsive design, your site will look great whatever it is being viewed in Desktop, Mobile or Tablet.
The professional design of this Responsive Opencart Theme makes it really versatile and suitable for selling a wide range of goods starting from home appliances and finishing with office supplies.
It has fours color variations, stylish look template, control over mega menus, Google fonts, over fifty modules positions and many more features.
Key Features
- Work with Opencart 184.108.40.206, 22.214.171.124, 1.5.5, 1.5.4, Opencart 220.127.116.11, 2.1.x, 126.96.36.199, 188.8.131.52
- Built-in Pavo Framework and Bootstrap
- HTML5 and CSS3 Support
- Full Responsive Theme
- Multiple color skins easy to fit your ideas
- Google Fonts
- Integrate Mega Menu Module
- Integrate Blog Module
- Valid XHTML and CSS markup
- Eeasy control theme such as skin changer, font-changer, modules – position … via Control Panel Module
- Easy Use and Easy Customize As great for customwork
- So easy to install in existed , Easy to create a new store with quickstart
- Support Add Custom Javascript, Css, Change Background …..
- [NEW]Improved Awesome Font
- Support Multiple Layout – Position, Allow drag and drop modules
- [New] Off Canvas Menu Support, Display Very nice on Handhelds and Easy to customize
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- [New] Support Display Sale Label for Listing Products and Product Detail, In Module Carousel…
BackEnd Demo
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- Username: demo
- Password: demo
Modules And Layouts
What you will get?
- + Quickstart package: includes the latest version of Opencart and sample data like on the demo site, Theme, Opencart Modules
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- + PSD Source ( for memership only)
- + Userguides
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- +Ticket: http://www.pavothemes.com/supports/helpdesk.html
- + Email Contact:http://www.pavothemes.com/contact.html
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- + Video Install Themes From PavoThemes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNEepYl3LAk
- + Read: Theme Guide
Update Logs
+ 3rd September 2016 Update new versions opencart 188.8.131.52, 18.104.22.168 for the template+ 1 November 2015 Update new version opencart 2.1 for quickstart package
+ 20 April 2015 Update new version opencart 126.96.36.199 for quickstart package
+ 02/10/2015: Create a new version theme for opencart 2.0+ 01/02/2014: update topbar responsive and font-awesome
+ 11/08/2013: Improve New Version for Megamenu and Improve Wide Screen Responsive


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Summer Inspiration: The Sleeping Porch
We recently visited a friend's summer home on the Eastern Shore boasting an incredible dormitory-style sleeping porch that slept nearly twenty (!) people. Ever since, I've been amassing decor inspiration for my dream home, which will most definitely include a screened-in sleep space. Once a common find in older DC area homes, many sleeping porches have since been closed in and converted to year round sunrooms. While we love those too, the idea of escaping the sweltering DC nights without A/C or mosquitoes is certainly dreamy...
A comfy bed, ceiling fan, and fresh air sound like the perfect recipe for an at home escape!
Given the choice, would you opt for a year round sunroom or a screened in sleeping porch?
(Images: 1: Pottery Barn, 2: Traditional Home, 3: Apartment Therapy AB Chao's house tour, 4: Laura Resen, 5: Poppy-Cottage, 6: Homeaway, 7: Flickr member Frances 1972 licensed under Creative Commons, 8: Leah Moss of the Smith Farm)


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- Artist
- Sir Eduardo Paolozzi 1924–2005
- Medium
- Etching on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 375 x 156 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented anonymously through the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1980
- Reference
Catalogue entry
P01975 [from] CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY MACHINE 1970 [P01961-P01984; P11003; complete]
24 sheets inscribed 'Eduardo Paolozzi 1970' bottom right and '9/24'. I sheet (cancelled proof) inscribed 'Eduardo Paolozzi 1970' bottom right and '⅓'
25 etchings, printed and published by Editions Alecto, various sizes
Presented anonymously through the Friends of the Tate 1980
Lit: op.cit., nos.63–86
This portfolio was the first for which Paolozzi used photogravure. The source material, drawn from his own stocks of magazines and science journals, was photographed and transferred to etching plates. The set is divided into four sections of six prints each: 'Secrets of Life - The Human Machine and How it Works', 'Manikins for Destruction', 'Pages from the Aerospace Medical Library', and 'From Genot to Unimate'. The first section (titled from a book Paolozzi was given in Paris in 1948) deals with the human body and methods of explaining its functions. 'Manikins for Destruction' deals with traffic accident simulations, and 'Pages from the Aerospace Medical Library' with aerospace experiments. The last section presents robots, real or as toys and humanoid or purely mechanical.
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The Tate Gallery 1980-82: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1984
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One of ProPath's goals is to help bridge academic and career development, while improving the career and graduate outcomes instrumental to the strategic plans of academic departments. To assist this process, we've gathered a series of career-related assignments that are "ready to go" or can be modified to meet specific needs.
UMass Lowell's Career & Co-op Center understands that your missing a class may sometimes be unavoidable. When those situations arise, our Don't Cancel Class program provides a way for your class to meet as usual, but with one of our career professionals who will deliver a career-related presentation.
A sampling of presentations we could bring to your class:
If a topic you would like presented is not listed, we'd be happy to discuss your needs.
We strongly recommend attaching a for-credit assignment to our visit to your class. Some suggestions:
Please allow us as much time as possible to schedule a presentation; we receive many requests and do our best to accommodate as many as we can. To arrange a presentation for your class, please call or e-mail the Career & Co-op Center at 978-934-2355 or firstname.lastname@example.com .
As a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), UMass Lowell's Career Services & Cooperative Education Center adheres to NACE's ethical standards in recruiting and holds recruiting employers to ethical standards, as well. These guidelines for faculty outline ethical standards for faculty involvement in recruitment of college students.
Need some ideas to assist students in exploring how their curriculum relates to careers? Our online Exploring Majors and Careers resource can help.
We encourage faculty members to bring their classes to the Career & Co-op Center for a tour so we can introduce your students to our library and resources. To arrange a class tour, please contact our office at 978-934-2355.
The Career & Co-op Center can offer assistance if you would like to find an employer to speak to a class. Let us know if we can help you make the connection.
Many faculty work with employers during the course of the year. If you are a faculty member who knows of an employer who might be interested in employing UMass Lowell students, please contact the Career & Co-op Center at 978-934-2355 to provide us with contact information.
Faculty are welcome to acquaint themselves with CareerLINK, the Career & Co-op Center's online recruiting program through which employers can post job, internship, and co-op opportunities for viewing specifically by UMass Lowell students. To view CareerLINK from the student's perspective, login to the system using the following username and password:
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The Netherlands is a nation of seafarers. The National Maritime Museum on the IJ waterway in Amsterdam brings 500 years of maritime history to life in playful and colourful exhibitions. People of all ages love learning about the major role of shipping in Dutch culture. Hop on board a replica VOC vessel, travel through the Golden Age and discover a mysterious underwater world.
On the banks of the IJ waterway, you'll find a former arsenal housed in a monumental historic building. This was once the warehouse where the Admiralty of Amsterdam stored canons, sails and other maritime equipment. Nowadays, it is open to the public to wander among the beautiful collection of maritime objects. Children are invited to go on a journey of exploration by means of interactive exhibitions with exciting themes. Even the youngest children love it here; a dedicated show full of luminous sea creatures has been created especially for them.
Walking on the street towards the museum, you'll immediately notice the majestic sail ship De Amsterdam. The vessel is an exact replica of a famous East Indiaman of the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) that unfortunately was wrecked during its first voyage in 1749. This type of vessel was used for months-long trips to the Far East in the 17th and 18th centuries. Amsterdam!, an exhibition inside the ship, vividly brings to life the adventures of those people on board during the long journeys.
Would you like to stand face-to-face with the Dutch maritime hero Michiel de Ruyter? Then take the virtual Sea Voyage adventure. This spectacular interactive show in the Maritime Museum takes you back in time to experience what it was like to be a famous or unknown sailor: enjoy stunning starry nights in the middle of the ocean until a storm awakens and you suddenly find yourself in the midst of a battle. Not to worry – relief is on the horizon when you hear the words 'Land ho!'.
The whale, the largest animal on earth, plays a major part in Dutch maritime history. Although whale hunting is now forbidden, this wasn't always the case. Its baleens and oil made the marine mammal a profitable prey and nearly led to its extinction until hunting was banned. The exhibition The tale of the whale teaches visitors how these magnificent creatures have been perceived through the centuries.
Especially for children up to the age of 6, the museum offers the show Sal & Lori and Circus Sea. In this magical underwater world, children and their parents first 'swim' among luminous fish and other sea creatures. The real show begins on the deck of a ship. Sal and Lori enter the arena and head out to sea with the captain. The expertly projected images and typical sounds of the sea make this a stimulating experience for the senses.


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Come one, come all to the first annual Volunteer Park Trust Summer Picnic in Volunteer Park. It's for neighbors, friends, families, and kids of all ages who love Seattle's premier Olmsted park.
The picnic takes place this Thursday, July 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the great lawn in front of the Volunteer Park bandstand. The park is located at 1247 15th Ave. E on Capitol Hill.
Bring a blanket and a picnic, enjoy bluegrass music by the Shed Boys, Dante's Inferno Dogs for sale, and free ice cream, bars and lemonade provided by the Trust.
The Trust plans to make this picnic an annual summer don't-miss event, so be here for the first one!
The Volunteer Park Trust is a new nonprofit organization created by Seattle residents whose mission is to protect and preserve this treasured landmark for today and for future generations. The Trust works in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Seattle Parks Foundation to increase awareness of the park's value and to increase public stewardship by sponsoring public events and supporting such future projects as improved lighting and signs, restoration of landscaping, renovations of the water tower, and preservation of the reservoir. For more information on the Trust, please visit http://www.volunteerparktrust.org/.
The Seattle Parks Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization working with public and private partners. Since 2001, the Foundation has been involved in more than 40 park projects. Its role in each project is different, and roles have included fundraising, advocacy and project management. For more information on the Foundation, please go to http://seattleparksfoundation.org.
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When shopping for an LCD panel, NuVision is not one of the first manufacturers that come to mind. Sold only through a network of CEDIA-member dealers, NuVision is firmly in the category of boutique brands. Their line of televisions are "built by connoisseurs for connoisseurs" to quote their website. These are TVs intended for high-end custom installations where quality and aesthetics are paramount. NuVision has a full line of displays ranging from 19 inches up to the behemoth I reviewed, the 65-inch NVU65FX5. This panel uses a traditional cold-cathode florescent (CCFL) backlight. They also have a new line of LED backlit panels in three sizes. Look for a review of the 55-inch LED model soon here at Secrets.
While I am a great advocate of front projection, there's no mistaking the impact a large flat panel can have. Once you surpass 50 inches, you're talking about a TV that's more commonly found in custom installed systems. A 65-inch display looks right at home in a luxury media room or den. It also makes a great component for a small home cinema. Just add a surround speaker system and you won't have to buy a theater ticket ever again! At $10,499 this TV is not cheap but it is priced well with comparable displays. $10,000 will get you a Panasonic 65-inch plasma. If you want an even bigger LCD, Sony has a 70-inch model for $20,000. But size is not everything. Or is it?
- Screen size: 65″ (Diagonal)
- Aspect: 16:9 (1.78:1)
- Native Resolution: 1920×1080
- Video Processing: NiDO IV 10-bit
- Noise Reduction: Motion Adaptive, User Selectable
- Input Signal Compatibility: 480i/p, 576i/p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p24/60Hz
- Screen formats: 4:3, Panorama, Zoom, 16:9, 1:1 Pixel
- Audio: Internal Amplifier 10 watts x 2, Digital Output (Dolby Digital, PCM)
- Inputs: 2 Composite, 2 S-Video, 2 Component, 15-pin VGA, 4 HDMI 1.3
- Power Consumption: 500 watts/<3 watts in standby
- Dimensions: 36″ H x 61.5″ W x 3.9″ D
- Weight: 143.3 Pounds
- Wall Mount or Tabletop Stand Available
- MSRP: $10,499 as Reviewed, $9,999 for Black Bezel Version
The NVU65 projected high quality the moment I unpacked it. There is no plastic or flashy trim here. The bezel is medium silver in color with a brushed finish and is made entirely of aluminum. The silver bezel is a limited edition item. The normal color is black brushed aluminum. The base is also a heavy metal casting. Even the rear cover is metal. Badging on the lower right and left is minimal with a small NuVision logo and a one-inch strip containing status lights and the IR sensor. On the right side of the TV are buttons for power, channel, volume, menu and input. The panel weighs over 140 pounds and as such, I needed a strong friend to help me lift it up and onto the tabletop stand. I expect this TV will most commonly be hung on the wall. At less than four inches thick the NVU65 is a natural for on-wall installations.
All inputs and connectors face downward and are recessed for easy cable management. There are four HDMI, two component video, two S-video and two composite video inputs. There is a 15-pin VGA input for a computer. Audio connections include two speaker level outputs via spring tabs and a coax digital output which supports Dolby Digital and PCM. NuVision does not include speakers with the NVU65 leaving that choice to the integrator. The on-board amps are rated at 10 watts per channel. Also included are analog stereo outputs. Finally there is an RF input for a cable or antenna feed. The lone control input is called NuControl Card. This is an RJ-45 connector that carries bi-directional RS232, and IR.
The NVU65FX5 features a 120 Hz refresh rate. This is fairly common with modern LCD panels but not every manufacturer does it right. NuVision fortunately does. 60 frames-per-second (fps) material is displayed using a 2:2 cadence to achieve 120 Hz. Film-mode material originating at 24 fps from Blu-ray disc can be played with a 5:5 cadence where each frame is repeated five times or you can turn on the frame interpolation feature which NuVision calls Frame Forward Motion (FFM). When this is engaged, the NVU65 compares one frame to the next and creates four new frames to fill in the missing information. The three available settings; low, medium and high; control the degree to which the smoothing is applied. Low only adds frames in fast action sequences. High always adds frames, and medium falls somewhere in between.
The remote is one of the best I've ever seen included with a TV. It has a metal faceplate and a thick rubberized back. The buttons have a nice soft feel and click with the extra quality usually found in high-end products. This is one of the rare remotes that include discrete input buttons. There isn't one for HDMI 4 but I suspect that is because this remote is included with other NuVision models that only have three HDMI inputs. A discrete code for HDMI 4 is supported through the RS-232 interface. The volume and channel buttons are shared with menu navigation. The Day and Night buttons toggle presets for the backlight level. You can also leave the backlight on Auto so it changes with the level of room light. Also included are buttons for the different aspect ratios and PIP functions. You can also freeze the image at any time. Pressing Display brings up info about the current input, input resolution, and refresh rate. One omission is a single for the 1:1 pixel mode. To set this you have to press Enter and 3.
The menu system of the NVU65FX5 is pretty straightforward and intuitive. The TV has five preset picture modes, Normal, Vivid, Sports, Movie and Custom. They can be toggled by pressing the Picture button on the remote. They are not selectable from the onscreen menu. The only mode that allows picture adjustments is Custom. In fact if you try to adjust anything in the other modes, the TV automatically switches to Custom. The differences between the various modes are in the selected color temperature, gamma, backlight, brightness and contrast. The color space remains the same regardless of which mode is used.
The main menu has six submenus for Picture, Audio, Function, Channel Tuning, Picture-in-Picture, Time, and Color Calibration. Picture Settings gives you all the typical adjustments, Brightness, Contrast, Color, Tint, Sharpness and Color Temp. The Color Temp choices are Warm, Normal, Cool and Vivid. Vivid is another term for "very cool" as it measured almost 10,000 Kelvin! In the Advanced menu are the controls for backlight, noise reduction, gamma, game (to reduce processing lag), FX5 (5:5 pulldown) and FFM which is the frame interpolation feature. This has Low, Medium, High or Off settings. More info on FX5 and FFM in the benchmark section.
The Audio Settings menu has adjustments for balance, a 5-band equalizer, simulated surround sound, audio language, digital output (PCM or bitstream), speakers on or off, lip sync and a screen blanker. The digital audio is useful when you're using the onboard tuner and you want the Dolby Digital audio from hi-def channels. As the review unit I received did not come with speakers, I was unable to test the audio capabilities of this TV.
The Function Settings menu lets you choose the on-screen display language and timeout. You can turn closed captioning on or off here as well. There are also controls for zoom mode (stretch or letterbox) and overscan (which is zero by default). Other aspect ratio choices are found on the remote and are zoom, 4:3, 16:9, Panorama and 1:1 pixel mode.
The Channel Tuning menu activates the auto tune function to scan for signals (antenna or cable feed). You can also add or erase channels manually if you wish. The Picture-in-Picture menu lets you select the PIP position and adjust brightness, contrast and color within the PIP window. This is also where you select the PIP source. Any active input can be used. The Time menu activates the sleep timer functions. You can also set the TVs clock manually or have it download time and date from an antenna or cable TV connection. There are even functions for time zone and daylight savings.
The final menu is called Color Calibration. This is where all the calibration controls lie and as such requires a passcode to enter. As I said earlier, picture adjustments can only be made in the Custom mode. Settings are per input so you can calibrate various sources individually. There are four color temp memories which can be calibrated independently. When I was using this menu to make my adjustments I encountered a small land mine. If you start in any picture mode other than Custom, the NVU65 will automatically change to Custom but inherit the settings from the mode you were in. For example, if you try to adjust Vivid, the TV will switch to Custom and overwrite the settings in Custom with the settings from Vivid. The workaround is simply to avoid making any adjustments without switching to Custom first. The other modes have fixed presets and cannot be changed. I wish NuVision would have locked out the ability to make changes in the other picture modes so you can't accidentally change Custom. My recommendation to NuVision owners and installers is to omit the Menu button from any universal remote used to control the TV. That way, the user can switch picture modes but not adjust any settings in the menu.
Calibration was pretty straightforward. I started by turning down the backlight to 20 percent to achieve a decent black level. I was still able to reach a peak light output of nearly 38 foot-Lamberts which is plenty for all but the brightest rooms. At the default backlight setting of 80 percent the peak white is somewhere near the brightness of the sun at almost 95 foot-Lamberts! The default gamma setting of 2.2 measured closer to 1.9. I quickly discovered that raising it actually lowered the gamma reading. Setting a value of 2.14 gave me flat gamma tracking and an average of just over 2.2, very nice!
For white balance adjustments I used the Normal color temp as my starting point. With the available gain and bias controls for each color I achieved very good grayscale tracking. Finally, I used the blue-only mode to tweak color and tint. Color only required a single click upward and tint was fine at the center position. The end results were quite good and can be seen in the benchmark section. There is no color management system on the NVU65 but since the HDMI color space option is pretty close to HD standard Rec 709, it wasn't missed. S-video and composite inputs will switch the TV to the correct SMPTE-C (Rec 601) color space for standard-definition content.
In Use
During any display review I like to view content that has both natural and interpreted color. My first film was Seabiscuit, released on Blu-ray back in May. This color palette of this film is about as natural as it gets. Lush hues abound in this period drama about the life of the most famous racehorse in American history. From the warm fire-lit scenes to bright sunny days at the racetrack, the NVU65 gave a supremely accurate presentation. As a diehard plasma fan, this LCD exceeded my expectations. Remember this is not an LED-lit TV. It uses the traditional cold cathode florescent backlight. Despite this, contrast was very deep and uniform with excellent color separation. Dark scenes were not quite inky black but I was very impressed with the sharply rendered shadow detail.
To test the frame interpolation feature (FFM – Frame Forward Motion) of the NVU65 I put in the action thriller Live Free or Die Hard. FFM has three levels (low, medium and high) or you can turn it off. I compared several car chase and flyover scenes at the different settings. This is the first implementation of this technology I have seen that does not produce motion artifacts such as tearing or stuttering. Even though I find the look a bit strange, the NVU65 did a perfect job of smoothing out fast motion and restoring lost resolution. There wasn't even the slightest hint of motion blur in any material. Whoever was responsible for the software development of FFM at NuVision did a heck of a job, bravo!
My final film test was Mission Impossible 3. This movie is full of oversaturated color and overblown contrast. Many displays will look flat when showing this kind of material but not the NVU65. Color separation remained solid and the image retained excellent depth and dimension at all times. The NuVision's excellent video processing showed itself during the difficult Vatican staircase scene. The closely spaced steps showed no signs of breakup or judder even with FFM turned off.
On The Bench
Equipment used: EyeOne Pro spectrophotometer, CalMAN Professional 3.3 analysis software, Accupel HDG-3000 signal generator, Spears and Munsil Benchmark Blu-ray disc.
Since the Custom mode is the only one that allows calibration, I measured and calibrated that mode. The other picture modes simply change the presets for the various functions like brightness, contrast, color temp and the like. There are four color temp memories which can be individually calibrated. I used Normal as the basis for my calibration. I performed a factory reset before taking the baseline measurements. All pre-calibration graphs below reflect out-of-the-box settings.
The color space for HDMI inputs is pretty close to the HD standard, Rec 709. Only green is a bit off but the Delta E is only 4.5, a barely visible error. Luminances are fair with deviations of between 1 and 5 foot-Lamberts; again a barely visible error.
I used the Normal color temp memory as the basis for my calibration. At the default settings it measures only slightly cool. Though it is not accurate in this state, the image is still perfectly watchable.
After calibration, the secondaries are much closer to the targets. The Ideal Secondaries chart shows the correct positions relative to the primaries actual measurements rather than the Rec 709 targets. This is very good performance. Only yellow has a barely visible error of 4.1 Delta E.
Achieving flat grayscale tracking is more difficult on LCD panels than other display types. The NVU65 showed excellent results here. With an average Delta E of 1.2 and very flat gamma tracking, this TV delivers excellent grayscale performance.
Contrast performance was excellent in comparison to other LCD panels. After calibration the minimum black level was .0106fL and the peak white level was 37.95fL for an on/off contrast ratio of 3580:1. ANSI contrast measured 1277.6:1. These numbers were achieved with the backlight set at 20 percent. At the factory default of 80 percent, peak white measured 94.5fL.
The NVU65 uses NuVision's proprietary video processing solution which they call NiDO IV. I ran tests covering the most commonly used de-interlacing and upscaling parameters. The only test not passed was 2:2 video mode de-interlacing. The bleachers in the Super Speedway test showed moiré during the entire clip. All other cadences passed this test locking on in less than one second. The film mode tests looked very good with near-instant lock-on.
24p signals from Blu-ray disc are handled correctly with a 5:5 pulldown to the TV's native 120Hz refresh rate. The FFM frame interpolation feature worked perfectly with no observed artifacts. Though it is not my personal taste, some people do like the smooth motion this feature creates. The NVU65 has the best frame interpolation I have seen to date.
Overscan was zero in the 1:1 pixel mode with no pixels cropped. In the 16:9 mode there was approximately 1.5 percent overscan.
The NuVision NVU65FX5 really impressed this diehard plasma fan. It did extremely well on the bench and produced a very accurate and contrasty image. Video processing was top-notch and the display had all the features anyone would need without the gimmicky ones found on many TVs today. Styling and build quality was also top-notch. This TV would fit right in to a luxury media room. Considering this is an exclusive boutique product it's priced very competitively. With its prodigious light output, it will work in any environment. By simply lowering the backlight, it's equally capable of showing a movie in an otherwise darkened room.
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The basic drive behind alternative energy research is to achieve maximum output of energy from the least possible input (and consequently the least possible drain on the environment). Although the law of entropy tells us that there can be no gain without a certain percentage of loss, the primary aim of the experimenter with natural power sources is to shave that percentage down to its irreducible minimum. Therefore, while we know that there aren't any "free" lunches, we also know that some lunches are a heck of a lot cheaper than others.
Adapting Bill Yanda's Solar Greenhouse Design
That "free lunch" metaphor is more than just a figure of speech. When one reflects on the fact that current agribusiness practices in this country require about twenty calories of energy in the form of petroleum to produce only one calorie of energy in the form of food, it becomes obvious that the connection between Exxon and Safeway is a lot closer than it might appear at first glance. The entire process would be considerably more efficient if we could learn to drink our meals directly from the gasoline pump!
It follows that those of us who don't relish the idea of some ex-camel drover or corporation fat cat having virtual control over our victuals would do well to start cultivating our own gardens. Unfortunately, in most sections of this country, a vegetable patch is strictly a seasonal affair. Animal protein can generally be raised in any season, but the majority of food plants won't grow during the winter unless you happen to live in the tropics.
Enter the solar greenhouse . . . an invention so simple and productive that I regard it as the single most effective alternative energy device anyone can possess. Wind electric systems, methane digesters, and solar collectors might well be added later in your progress toward self-sufficiency, but a sunwarmed growing area built onto the south wall of your dwelling will probably yield more immediate benefits at less cost than all the other equipment combined.
First of all, just what do we mean when we refer to a "solar" greenhouse? Don't all such gardening structures fit into that category (since they all make use of the sun's energy)? The answer, of course, is "yes". Generally speaking, though, a "solar" greenhouse differs from others by receiving all its warmth from the sun and using no auxiliary heater as backup. (Actually, I feel that the adjective "solar" is redundant . . . but since the term "solar greenhouse" is now part of our language, I'll use it.)
Readers of my "Build Your Own Ecosystem" series in MOTHER EARTH NEWS NOS. 28 through 31 will recall that the system I'm working with is based on the concept of the "growhole" or pit greenhouse, which is a gardening structure built below ground level to take advantage of the insulating properties of the earth itself.
Since I don't use a backup heater, my growhole qualifies as a solar greenhouse (of a rather unsophisticated type). While such a facility has definite advantages, it has some drawbacks as well . . . most notably the fact that some of the heat collected in cold weather is vented outside and wasted. On many a day last winter, when the Ashley heater in our home was consuming firewood by the cord, I regretted that I hadn't built the greenhouse in such a way that it could spill its excess warmth into the house.
Then, at a recent solar energy conference, I met Bill Yanda . . . a man who has pioneered the construction of solar greenhouses in New Mexico, specifically as a means of providing low- and middle-income families with auxiliary heat in winter and with food all year long.
In July of 1974, Bill received a small grant from the Four Corners Regional Commission to construct and supervise the initial operation of 11 greenhouses in various villages of northern New Mexico. These units are located in several different climatic and geographical locations, ranging from altitudes of less than 6,000 to over 8,000 feet . . . from the lowlands around the Rio Grande all the way to the mountain community of El Valle, which has an outdoor growing season of less than 90 days.
The idea behind Bill's greenhouse — shown in Figure 1 (see the image gallery) — simplicity itself: An ordinary stud framework is built onto the south wall of a home, and covered with a double layer of Filon or Lascolite greenhouse-grade fiberglass sheeting. (Filon and Lascolite are trade names for products which differ about as much as Fords and Chevrolets. These materials have a life expectancy of up to 20 years, are specifically designed for the spectral requirements of plants, and-unlike glass-are virtually unbreakable.)
The greenhouse is vented into the dwelling through existing doors or windows, or with specially constructed ventilator flaps, and additional vents are included to control the add-on structure's temperature in the summer when the growing area is closed off from the home. Various methods of shading are also provided to keep the summer temperatures from getting out of hand. The accompanying photos give an idea of some of the many possible variations in design.
The fabrication of such a unit is straightforward and simple, within the skill range of even the most inexperienced handyman. Bill estimates that the cost of the average structure comes to about $1.86 per square foot, and quickly adds that the price could be considerably less for experienced scroungers.
Yanda's greenhouses can be found coupled to almost any type of architecture: built against the side of an old adobe house in downtown Santa Fe, or onto an aluminum-skinned mobile home out in the boondocks. Even if your dwelling doesn't have a south-facing wall, a southeastern or southwestern exposure will serve almost as well. About the only ironclad "no-no" is a site that looks north (unless you're interested in raising nothing but shade-loving houseplants).
The operating principle of Yanda's add-on unit during the winter growing season is that the greenhouse provides a considerable amount of heat for the home in the daytime . . . and, at night, the household heating system helps-in turn-to keep the sheltered plants from freezing.
According to Bill: "Though the home returns heat to the greenhouse overnight, there's still a positive gain in the opposite direction during the winter. In other words, in this climate you collect more warmth during the day than you spend after dark. In addition, heat retention can be increased with rocs, storage, or by stacking water-filled drums on the north wall of the unit."
So impressed am I with the simple practicality of Bill's design that I'm going to add one of his structures onto our house in time to have it supplement our home's heat this winter. During the day, the greenhouse will warm the living room . . . and at night, an Ashley heater will keep the thermometer in the growing area from dropping below 40 degrees Fahrenheit (the theoretical minimum temperature to which a growing area can be allowed to fall and still perform efficiently).
None of the Yanda greenhouses that I visited actually haul stoves installed in them, but depended instead on the home heating system to provide warmth after sundown. In some cases this worked out well enough. At the higher altitude though, the nights can get really cold and a little wood-burner is cheap insurance in December and January.
Bill, who lives at an altitude of 6,400 feet-considerably lower than my own location-left his unit open to his home (without supplemental heat) during the coldest period of the winter, and reports that "the greenhouse temperature average from November 1 to February 1 were 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit (low) and 80.4 degrees Fahrenheit (high). If the structure is closed off from the house during the night, the lower figure drops about 5 additional degrees,"
Most participants in Yanda's research project were more interested in heating their dwellings than in raising food and did, in fact, close off their greenhouses overnight. Even so. they managed to produce cool-weather crops such as lettuce, onions, and cabbages. A simple insulating cover-such as Steve Baer's "Night Wall", for example-on the shelter's south face and clear roof areas should improve growing conditions by raising the minimum temperatures in the coldest period to 50 degrees Fahrenheit, a figure. within the optimal range for winter horticulture. Yanda plans to test this refinement of the design over the coming months.
If we put aside the unit's food-growing potential for the moment and consider it just as a solar heater, the performance of Yanda's device is impressive. Bill calculates that one square foot of southfacing greenhouse panel will meet the heating requirements of between one and three square feet of dwelling space . . . depending on conditions.
Bill and I, in fact, both believe that most of the fuss and bother over solar collectors is a waste of money and time. Government and industry are spending millions of dollars in an effort to come up with the perfect solar panel, yet it seems to us that — in terms of the cost/benefit ratio — the Yanda greenhouse meets all the requirements for such a device . . . and then some. After all, you can't raise vegetables in a flat-plate collector!
"Fine," you say, "but what happens in summer, when the last thing I want in the house is extra heat?" No problem! From late spring through early autumn the greenhouse is closed off from the main living quarters, and ventilation is accomplished by auxiliary vents which release unwanted warmth to the outside air. Shading is also an important part of temperature control, but need be nothing more complicated than an awning or bamboo curtain which is adjusted each day to keep out excess solar radiation. (Actually, I've never resorted to shading my ecosystem growhole in the summer . . . mainly because I haven't been able to afford an awning that big. The plants do sometimes wilt during the hottest part of the day, but always recover by evening and certainly continue to grow and thrive.)
In most of the greenhouses constructed for Bill's project, shading is an integral part of the structure. The photo of the growing area built by Rick and Lisa Fisher of El Valle, New Mexico shows a type of roof which allows all the winter solar radiation to enter, yet blocks part of the intense summer sun (an arrangement which does away with the need for an exhaust fan).
Readers of my "ecosystem" series are perhaps wondering how such a greenhouse would adapt to the integrated systems (hydroponics, aquaculture, wind power, etc.) with which I've been working for over two years. Well, I see no reason why such projects shouldn't work perfectly in a Yanda greenhouse. In fact, Bill's design should be even more efficient than the one I'm using now, since-in addition to being cheaper and easier to build-it adds the dimension of supplementary heat to the home. I fully intend to combine most of the ecosystem concepts with my new solar greenhouse, and expect that the results will equal or surpass those of the growhole I already have in operation.
Finally, a word on the use of Bill's design outside this geographical area: Yanda takes pains to stress that his design was intended for the climate of northern New Mexico . . . and, in fact, he often refers to the unit as "the Rocky Mountain attached greenhouse". The basic idea, however, is simple enough to be adapted to a wide range of conditions. Naturally, certain modifications might be required to operate the device successfully in Minnesota or Hawaii, but anyone with gumption enough to build one of these easily erected structures should be able to modify it to his own needs and surroundings. One thing is for sure: With inflation and the energy crisis getting worse by the day, installations like Bill's could provide us all with some real security for the hard times ahead.
The idea, of course, is still in an experimental stage and its value can't be assessed accurately until several growing seasons have passed. Meanwhile, Bill is writing a book about solar-greenhouse construction and operation (in collaboration with Rick C. Fisher, coauthor and artist) . . . and I for one, await its appearance with great interest.
NOTE: Since I announced in MOTHER EARTH NEWS NO. 30 that I was writing a book about the ecosystem concept, I've received over 300 letters from folks who want more information. Well, our original plans for that work were, to say the least, premature.
We've learned so much in the last year that the publication project just keeps growing. Findings on carbon dioxide implementation, photoperiod, and organic hydroponic solutions have all modified my original idea, and — since we want the study to be as complete as possible — we're going on with the research. The book is now slated to come out by the end of the year, and we think it'll be worth waiting for.
Bill Yanda on Alternative Energy
I'm excited by the populist, grassroots potential that alternate energy promises. However, if the government and large corporations dominate the research and production of the necessary equipment, you can bet that promise will be unfulfilled.
The people who could use low-cost alternate energy systems the most aren't even aware that they exist.
If an independent energy system like the photovoltaic cell could be produced and sold at a low cost, it would never be allowed to hit the market. It's too threatening to the power monopolies. I was in on the beginning of the revolution in electronic calculators, and they dropped in cost by a factor of 100 in eight years. The technology is here to make that happen in the photovoltaic cell industry, but don't hold your breath.
Many of the systems I see are high on the Rube Goldberg factor. I think the key to making an alternate energy setup work for you is to keep it as simple as possible. There are a lot of complicated things you can do to make a greenhouse work better, but they all demand your time, energy, and money. It's best to have a good design for your area and work within its limitations.
Greenhouse operation is a great way to study the earth in microcosm. It's fascinating to have the life functions that support the planet going on right there in that shelter outside your kitchen window.
Seven Reasons Why You Should Have an Add-on Solar Greenhouse
[1] Every vegetable that comes out of the greenhouse and onto the table is one less that has to be fertilized, processed, and shipped around the country . . . and when you grow food yourself, you know what it contains!
[2] The easiest way to increase food production is to lengthen the growing season. Here in northern New Mexico, for instance, we're trying to stretch a three month season to twelve.
[3] The greenhouse owner has space to start garden seedlings early, and can sell some for added family income.
[4] Utilization of vertical space makes a greenhouse more productive than a garden of the same square footage . . . and the resultant space-conserving nature of the design makes this add-on all-year garden feasible for urban as well as rural dwellers.
[5] In dry areas like New Mexico and much of the Southwest, the closed environment of the greenhouse conserves water.
[6] The excess or waste heat from the top of the greenhouse goes directly into the house, and the structure thus becomes a supplemental heating unit.
[7] The greenhouse is an attractive and healthful addition to a home. Ours provides space for our infant daughter's sandbox and gives her a bright, sunny area in which to play all winter.
— Bill Yanda


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Imagine you were a fitness industry novice who decided to buy a money-losing club with only 500 members. Through research and help from industry consultants, you turned around the club and made a fortune as you reached 20,000 members.
The January 2006 Inc. magazine cover story, "How Mike Schwartz Breaks the Rules to Make His Business Great," detailed the turnaround of a Delaware Harley Davidson dealership that earned $1.8 million in sales when Mike Schwartz purchased it. Today, the dealership makes $38 million. The fitness industry can learn a number of powerful lessons from Schwartz's story.
When Schwartz took over the Harley dealership, it was stuck in the past. While Harley buyers of the past were hard-core bikers, Schwartz saw that today's Harley buyers were more likely to be middle-aged with an above-average income. Schwartz's dealership didn't appeal to these new buyers because his employees dressed like traditional rather than modern Harley bikers. Unless customers looked like them, employees gave customers the cold shoulder. Heaven forbid a customer came in driving a Honda motorcycle.
It's only natural to be drawn to people like you. That's why too many of your employees may focus attention only on your fit membership (who would be there regardless of the attention your staff gives them) and may ignore the individuals who walk through your doors (and desperately want your help) from the lucrative unfit market.
To appeal to a wider clientele, Schwartz changed his staff, required everyone to wear uniforms and provided ongoing training in every department. Training covered customer service, sales and answering the phones (something the original owner never would have dreamed of doing).
One of the first things Schwartz realized was that he wasn't just selling motorcycles; he was also selling the experience of owning a Harley motorcycle. Schwartz made dramatic changes in the physical facilities of the dealership (which he eventually moved to a new building down the road). To make coming to his location a memorable experience (just as coming to a club should be), he created a new, exciting environment using lighting, colors and sound.
He also offered educational materials. Think about the opportunities that exist for a club to educate its members. Pre-programmed television shows on monitors throughout the club, articles, books, bulletin boards and posters can add to the education and experience of fitness. Schwartz did all of this and even put a small museum in his store.
Schwartz also sold clothing at his facility, aggressively using the Harley brand in his business — a lesson many clubs should learn from. Too few clubs put effort into a logo or branding to create a marketing image. Most fitness facilities no longer offer their own club-branded clothing citing that logo-ed shirts, hats and shorts often "walk away." Mike's Famous Harley Davidson also had this problem, yet Schwartz didn't let that deter him from providing this additional customer experience and marketing opportunity.
In addition to clothing, Schwartz sold food at his facility. Many club owners rely on using vending machines for food offerings because they feel a juice bar would make little money, but a juice bar adds to the social experience of a club while a vending machine does not.
Just as Schwartz discovered he was selling much more than motorcycles, club owners must realize they are selling much more than fitness. Clubs sell energy, fun, friendliness, an opportunity to meet and interact with others — and a way to change people's lives for the better. All of this means creating positive emotions. Customers who come into Schwartz's dealership feel that when they buy a Harley, they are going to have more fun and excitement in their lives. Do people who come into your facility feel that they are going to have more fun and excitement when they join your club?
A lot of health clubs are experiencing reduced sales and profits — even losses — but are clinging to what worked in the past, just as the previous owners of the Harley dealership did. One of the hardest lessons learned by companies is that markets constantly change. Many legendary companies have lost dramatic market share to other businesses that better saw who the market was and what they wanted. Schwartz was an outsider whose vision wasn't clouded by the past. We, too, need to make sure that our vision of the past doesn't distort and limit our future in the constantly changing health club business.
Bruce Carter is the president of Optimal Fitness Design Systems International, a club design firm that has created about $420 million worth of clubs in 45 states and 26 countries.


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See, there is good football being played in the lower divisions. It's not only the Premier League that produces the best games and the best players.
Here's Cardiff's Craig Bellamy scoring a brilliant goal and celebrating with fellow Championship players Aaron Ramsey and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.
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I have been very busy working on my clothing label, letting out our house (still in the works) and preparing to move. I have been on endless business classes and workshops and learned a lot of new and useful things. I have also found a lot of support from all over the place for my business, reassuring me I am on the right track to success. What a blessing.
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Artist Dougie Padilla is known for his loud and raucous paintings. He's exhibited his work at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and in museums from Fargo, North Dakota, to Paris, France.
But Padilla himself is attracted to the calm and quiet.
The Minneapolis painter is as passionate about meditation as he is about art. A visit to his studio shows what happens when these two disciplines collide.
Beef bones hang from the ceiling like beaded curtains and plastic dolls' heads peek out from a potted plant. There's a faded picture of Jesus on the table and a mound of seashells on the floor. In the middle of it all is artist Dougie Padilla. He's meditating, but in his own special way. When Padilla quiets his mind, it can get pretty noisy. Today he's pounding nails into a four-foot-long section of a downed pine tree.
"Every time I pound a nail, I say a mantra," he explains. "I'll do it for like 40 minutes, however long my arm can handle, and try to get into a place where there is nothing happening except for the pounding of the nails and prayer."
Eventually, all that meditating will produce a sculpture called a Prayer Tree. Thousands of nails will sprout from its trunk like metal fungi.
"I've been meditating for 45 years and these sculptures are my attempt to overtly combine my spiritual discipline and my art practice," he said.
To Padilla, meditation is the experience you have after your conscious thoughts stop and before they begin again. It's not a time to think; it's a time to be. And it's not much different from the way he approaches painting.
"Thinking is vastly overrated," he said. "Most art does not come from thinking. I do things that I have no idea why I do them. I'm working from a place of intuition. What I'm interested in is, 'Does that color orange feel correct?' When I was younger, I was trying to arrange things so I could get good art, now I just do art."
The studio, or Dougieland as it's better known, echoes with music sung in Spanish. The room explodes with color - bright yellows, metallic purples and blues that can't possibly exist anywhere but here.
While Padilla's process may be shaped by Buddhist teachings, his style screams "south of the border." This self-taught artist is part Norwegian, part Mexican. But it's clearly his Latino side that comes out on the canvas.
"When I go to Mexico and come back to Minneapolis, I paint with pinks and turquoises and lime greens for like six, eight months because the colors in Mexico make me go nuts," he said.
That mixing of Minnesotan and Mexico can produce some startling pieces. He points to a piece on the studio wall.
"Everybody loves that painting" he said." It's the classic Lutheran church basement reproduction of the old man with the white hair praying over his food and I've got this sort of Day of the Dead, bright colored fish with huge teeth coming out of the painting about to eat him."
Padilla begins working on a new piece. Across from a collection of clay skulls and next to some rice cakes he's covered with day-glow paint, Padilla's creating a sculpture from wooden saltshakers and angel figurines. He doesn't have a plan for the piece. He'll just go where the art takes him.
"It's more like sailing and trying to catch a certain wind, to get some good wind in your sails and head off over there," he said with a grin.
And in Dougieland, an artistic journey can lead just about anywhere.


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