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Houston Dynamo vs. Montreal Impact
Saturday, March 15, 7:30 p.m. CT
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX
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The Houston Dynamo will be looking to continue their impressive start to the new campaign when they play host to the Montréal Impact in a playoff rematch from a year ago on Saturday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo,who defeated New England 4-0 in their season opener, knocked off the Impact 3-0 in last year's Knockout Round meeting. The Impact are on the road for a second consecutive week, having started the season with a 3-2 loss at FC Dallas.
REFEREE: Yader Reyes. SAR (bench): Stefan McHardy; JAR (opposite): Luis Guardia; 4th: John Dearmond
MLS Career: 22 games; FC/gm: 27.1; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 7; pens: 3
HOUSTON DYNAMO -- OUT: Eric Brunner – Right ankle sprain; QUESTIONABLE: Tony Cascio – Right knee sprain; Ricardo Clark – Left knee sprain
MONTREAL IMPACT -- OUT: Nelson Rivas – R thigh injury; Maxim Tissot – R shoulder sprain; Adrian Lopez – R knee surgery; Sanna Nyassi – L Knee injury
- ALL-TIME (6 meetings): Dynamo 2 wins, 7 goals … Impact 3 wins, 12 goals … Ties 1
- AT HOUSTON (3 meetings): Dynamo 2 wins, 5 goals … Impact 0 wins, 1 goals … Ties 1
- RETURN MATCHES: 6/29: Montreal Impact vs. Houston Dynamo, 7:30 p.m. ET; 9/6: Houston Dynamo vs. Montreal Impact, 7:30 p.m. CT
- The teams met last year in the Knockout Round of the MLS Cup Playoffs, the Dynamo claiming a 3-0 victory at BBVA Compass Stadium behind a pair of goals from Will Bruin.
- The Dynamo have not lost in all four lifetime meetings in all competitions at BBVA Compass Stadium, including a 1-0 regular season victory last year.
- The Impact have won all three meetings lifetime in Montréal, including a 5-0 win in the second meeting last year, Aug. 24 at Stade Saputo.
- Coaches record: Dominic Kinnear vs. MTL: P6 W2 L3 D1 … Frank Klopas vs. HOU: P7 W1 L1 D5
The Houston Dynamo started off their 2014 campaign on the right foot, easing to a 4-0 win against the New England Revolution on Saturday evening at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Dynamo are in a tie atop the Eastern Conference with 3 points from 1 game.
- The Dynamo were in the lead just 64 seconds into the game. Kofi Sarkodie sent the ball back for Will Bruin on the right, and he was left alone to settle and strike a half volley across goal for the opener.
- Just 12 minutes later Bruin struck again. Corey Ashe picked off a pass then sent a cross to the back post for Bruin, who was wide open again to finish with a sliding effort.
- It was 3-0 before the break. This time Bruin played provider, shrugging off two Revs defenders to set up Boniek Garcia in the box, and he made no mistake with his finish.
- The rout was complete in stoppage time as Revolution goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth could do nothing when Ricardo Clark's arching shot from the top of the box deflected off Omar Cummings' head and into the goal.
- Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear had two newcomers in his team to open the new season. Tony Cascio (on loan from Colorado) manned the right side of midfield and David Horst stepped into central defense.
- HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-3-1-2): Tally Hall - Kofi Sarkodie, Jermaine Taylor, David Horst, Corey Ashe - Tony Cascio (Andrew Driver 57), Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis - Boniek Garcia - Giles Barnes (Omar Cummings 78), Will Bruin (Mark Sherrod 90).
- The victory was the largest for the Dynamo since a 4-0 win against D.C. United last May 8 – when Will Bruin also scored a pair of goals. It was the third consecutive year Houston has won its season opener, after going five seasons without winning the first game of the year.
- "I thought the first half an hour you could say it's the best I've ever seen this team play, and that's the saying something," head coach Dominic Kinnear said. "I thought the goals were excellent. Our reaction when the ball turned over was really good and we were really sharp in front of goal. At halftime walking up the tunnel I was a little bit dumbfounded because we didn't expect it. But I will say I have a great seat watching these guys play, and they were excellent."
- Will Bruin scored multiple goals for the fifth time in his MLS career, hitting for a pair of goals in the opening 13 minutes of the win vs. New England.
- "I know I can score goals," Bruin said. "I never lost confidence in myself and neither did the guys in the locker room. ... There's always going to be stuff on the outside, but you never let it come in the locker room."
- Bruin's second-minute goal matched the second-earliest in club history. It was also the second time in club history a Dynamo player had hit for multiple goals in the season opener – after Brian Ching scored four goals in the club's first game ever in 2006.
- "We knew what he was capable of," said Bruin's strike mate, Giles Barnes. "Everyone knew what he was capable of in this locker room, but to come out and get two goals was good for him and you can see from the celebrations that we were all happy for him."
- Winger Tony Cascio was forced from the field before the hour mark after suffering a knock, and was kept out of full training in the week leading up to the Montréal game. "He twisted his knee a little bit, which is unfortunate because I thought he had played well. … We're keeping him out of practice right now, and we're hoping he can join us later in the week," Kinnear said. "I play it by ear. Sometimes you get good news, and sometimes you get bad news."
- With both Warren Creavalle and Servando Carrasco still out with injuries, Boniek Garcia moved from his usual wide role into a central attacking position in the midfield.
- "It's hard to tell right now," Kinnear said about the pair's fitness level. "This is the first Warren's really stepped in. Servando was fine before he got hurt. It's good to see them out two days in a row for both of them without any problems."


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Microelectronics is in expectation of miracles. Discovery of the giant magnetoresistance phenomenon, thanks to which the HDD capacity has increased by a factor of a hundred at once, has inspired researchers for new exploits, specifically for search of an appropriate RAM replacement. If this task is solved, habitual equipment will change drastically, for example, a switched-on computer will start working from the "interrupted point" without waiting and loading. The future of microelectronics as it is considered by the world science, and the Russian researchers' contribution to the progress is discussed in the interview with the vice-chancellor of Moscow State Technical University of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation Alexander Morozov.
Alexander Morozov: "It is great luck to find an area where you will be the first to get interesting and important results. I have been in the physical science for 36 years, and I came across only five or six zests like this throughout this period. Frustration is one of them."
Alexander Igorevich, electronic industry is taking in scientific theories and developments very quickly, so researchers probably know better than all analysts what the industry future may hold. What changes are most likely and expected?
– This is indeed a thriving industry. If in the early 90s of the last century, the HDD capacity of our personal computers was about a hundred megabytes, by the mid-90s it increased by ten times, after which it grew quickly up to a hundred Gigabytes. Nowadays, the HDD capacity is coming closer to a Terabyte. This qualitative leap happened owing to giant magnetoresistance discovery made in 1988 by scientific groups under the guidance of a French physicist Albert Fert and a German physicist Peter Grunberg, who were awarded the Nobel Prize for this discovery in 2007 году. The industry immediately grasped the discovery, it seems to me, even quicker than physicists finally comprehended it. The companies that produce HDDs made new playback heads (which were more sensitive to the magnetic field) and smaller tracks on the disk. The outcome was as follows – much more information could be recorded on the same area of HDD, the HDD capacity has increased by a factor of a hundred at once. Naturally, this resulted in magnetoelectronics boom. New active research started, in the course of which other effects were found in the framework of this discovery. First of all – the possibility to create magnetic nonvolatile memory (NVRAM), which will probably come soon to replace current RAM. Nowadays, when the computer is switched on, everything is deleted from the RAM, and switching requires access again to a relatively slow hard disk drive, i.e. it is time-consuming. Should a new memory be in place, there will be no such inconveniences: after switching, the computer will start working from the place it stopped without any loading and waiting. In the future, such memory will replace the HDD and flash memory. A natural question arises: why this has not happened so far? The point is that this memory (MRAM or magnetoresistive memeory) is rather difficult to fit into an ordinary technological chain based on application of silicon semiconductors. Besides, it is very expensive, about a hundred times more expensive than the RAM is. Naturally, nobody would agree to its implementation in production quantities so far. Anyway, pathfinders have already appeared, specifically Motorola has already used it in its cell phones via making the MRAM-based memory chip. To make the technology popular, it should be got into shape, the cost should be decreased, and it should be adapted to existing technologies.
What is the contribution to the progress made theorists at Moscow State Technical University of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation, who are not bound either to experimentalists or to the industry?
– Yes, we are exclusively making theoretical study. As the above-mentioned technologies have not become widespread in Russia – neither HDDs or MRAM are produced in our country, as far as I know, indeed, we are not bound to anybody. We are studying magnetic nanostructures, where the giant magnetoresistance effect was discovered. Such elementary structure consists of two ferromagnetic metal layers separated by a layer of nonmagnetic or antiferromagnetic metal, and it is called a "spin valve". It has turned out that roughness of interface between layers, the thickness of which being about one nanometer, cardinally influences their magnetic properties. Only theorists prefer to believe that boundaries are ideally smooth. But this is not the case in real life. Prior to our research commencement, it was known that presence at the interface of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic layers of atomic steps, changing the layer thickness by one atomic plane, led to appearance of frustration in the interlayer exchange interaction. At that, homogeneous distribution of magnetic parameters of order does not meet the minimum energy. Our research group pursued the following aim – to predict what distribution of magnetic parameters of order in the space will appear depending on the layer thickness and the distance between atomic step edges at the interface. The aim was successfully achieved for the case of two-layer ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic nanostructures and spin-valve structures with an antiferromagnetic interlayer. We have been the first to solve this interesting basic task. Why is it needed from the practical point of view? Knowing phase diagram enables (via correct selection of technological parameters) to obtain the roughness of interface boundaries, which would ensure optimal characteristics of a given magnetoelectronic device. Of course, this requires enormous technologists' work, however, without our theoretical calculations at hand, a technologist can carry out this search only by trial and error, i.e., by the hit-and-miss method.
How did the world scientific community apprehend your theories?
– The researchers working in this area acknowledge our priority. Specifically, we have predicted a new type of domain walls – frustration-caused domain walls. Their thickness has turned out to be significantly smaller than that of traditional domain walls, besides, it changed according to moving away off the interface boundary. Our work was published in 1998 at the domestic "Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics". We persuaded experimentalists for a long time to verify our theory, but this required the nanometer resolution for magnetic properties investigation. Our colleagues had no such possibilities as a rule. At last, in 2004, the US journal Physical Review Letters published works by German researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Physics of Microstructures, Halle (Max-Planck-Institut fur Mikrostrukturphysik, Halle), where our predictions had been experimentally confirmed. The German researchers had not, in all probability, read our article, although the "Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics" is translated into English, therefore, they did not refer to our research right away, but only after we pointed to our publication.
A group of Italian researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of Milan experimentally discovered discretization of ferromagnetic layers in the "ferromagnetic–antiferromagnetic oxide–ferromagnet" nanostructures into nanodomains, as well as transition from a nanodomain state to a homogeneous state accompanied by the layer thickness change. They found only one theory that explained the observed phenomena – our theory, and they actively refer to us.
We can also be proud that we were invited to write chapters for two monographies published in the US and Germany, that were dedicated to giant magnetoresistance and antiferromagnetic oxide properties. It is interesting to note that we did not perform marketing, the publishers appealed to us by themselves and asked to tell about our activities, magnetic phase diagram, frustrations, etc. As a matter of fact, we have done everything we wanted on this subject, all findings have been published, so it is time to undertake something new.
Is it clear already what you are going to deal with?
– When selecting the research direction we shall make a start from our own knowledge, skills and interest towards the subject. Of course, it is great luck to find an area where you will be the first to get interesting and important results. It is well-known that a fruitful debut idea is great rarity. I have been in the physical science for 36 years, and I came across only five or six zests like this throughout this period. Frustration is one of them. No doubt that the largest "nuggets" have already been selected in this area. One can certainly continue to rock gravel for gold, but this is not that exciting. You will not get crucially new results already. As a person brought up in strict requirements, I believe that if experimentalists need some details, we certainly need to help them to sort out. However, it does not make sense to my mind to simply increase the number of parameters or to draw multidimensional phase diagrams.
Interviewed by Natalia Bykova, published by The Russian Nanotechnologies journal
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Now imagine that it doesn't take any force to depress the brake pedal. It moves as soon as your foot touches the pedal. The farther you move your foot, the farther the pedal moves, but you can't feel it. If you withdraw your foot, the pedal comes back as well, but you still feel no force on the bottom of your foot. The car's reaction is your only cue to how much brake you're applying.
Think this might take some getting used to? Think you'd ever like it? What about a panic stop? Think there might be any tendency to over-brake?
Every time we physically interact with someone or something we rely on tactile feedback. More than a sense of touch, we use tactile feedback to know how hard to push, how tightly to squeeze, what feels good, and what hurts. You use this feedback mechanism, or cue, every time you fly.
Flying Forces
Most general aviation airplanes have "reversible" flight controls, which means you have a direct physical connection - push-pull tubes, cables, torque tubes, etc. - between the cockpit controls and the control surfaces. Therefore, the pilot feels the air load on a deflected control surface. Actually, the amount of force feedback the pilot feels depends on mechanical engineering factors - the hinge moment of the deflected control and the gearing of the linkage, but the important point is the pilot feels a force proportional to the air load on the control surface.
Generally, the larger the cockpit control displacement, the larger the control surface deflection, and the higher the force needed on the stick, or yoke, and pedals. That works out nicely because the farther the pilot flies from the airplane's trimmed condition, the stronger the control-force feedback should be. Let's say you're trimmed for 100 knots in straight and level flight. You expect to hold back-yoke to fly at 80 knots, assuming you don't re-trim or adjust the throttle. You also expect to hold more back-yoke at 70 knots than at 80 knots.
Holding back-yoke lets you know that you're flying off-trim. The increasing control force requirement for progressively slower airspeeds gives you an idea of how far off-trim you're flying. Wait a minute - that's the airspeed indicator's job. Yes, and the control-force feedback is another source of information you can use to corroborate or suspect the indicator's reading. It's just like pitch attitude and wind noise and engine-propeller noise and probably a half-dozen other cues so subtle we don't realize we use them.
Initially, this example of yoke force as a cue to an airspeed change might sound a little far-fetched. Then again, pitot-static systems have been known to become blocked by ice, and pilots have been known to focus on VASI lights or the glideslope and localizer needles and let the airspeed indicator fall outside their scan. Having these inadvertent airspeed deviations channeled through the yoke is a nice back-up, but you have to be aware of this channel and what this force information is telling you.
Control-force feedback has other advantages. Once you get the "feel" of an airplane you can make better initial control displacements. Because you know how much force it takes, you can apply that force without the experimentation you had to go through the first time you flew the plane. You know how much yoke pull it takes to rotate for takeoff, flare for landing, compensate for lowering the flaps, etc. This predictability allows you to make those smooth transitions you're known for to everyone at the FBO.
Cockpit control-force feedback is not limited to airspeed changes. You may have heard of "stick force per G," an expression associated with maneuvering flight. Although this specific longitudinal stability term is often misused, the basic force-feedback idea generally comes through. The issue is how hard you have to pull to pitch the airplane to the attitude you want.
All three control axes are fair game for control feedback. Rolling out on a heading following a turn, you stop the roll when the wings are level. There's no disputing that the real or artificial horizon is your primary cue for achieving the wings-level goal. But the disappearance of lateral yoke force is another significant information channel that tells you where to place the yoke when you want no more roll rate. To begin the rollout you turn the yoke, and as you approach wings-level you turn the yoke toward its pre-roll position. Have you ever actually looked at the yoke during this task? Probably not, but you rely on the reduction of force you must apply to tell you when the yoke is back at the neutral position - force feedback.
Size Matters
How much force is the right amount depends on several factors. Should airliners have higher cockpit control forces than general aviation airplanes? What about the Airbus A-320, which uses a side-stick instead of the traditional yoke? Should the touch of the control stick in an aerobatic airplane be different from that of a similar airplane not designed for aerobatics? Should a trainer feel different from a business jet?
Generally, you can expect higher cockpit control forces in larger airplanes. This isn't because their larger control surfaces require more force to deflect. A better explanation for designing these higher cockpit control forces is solidly rooted in the whole feedback idea. Higher forces are there to continuously remind the pilot to be smooth and deliberate when flying this airplane. The hundred or so passengers on board want to peck at their laptops, watch the movie, or savor the in-flight cuisine, and blistering roll rates and two-G turns seem to extract some of the enjoyment from these activities. Designing the stick force per G on an airliner to be around 50 lb/g helps ensure non-aggressive normal maneuvering while preserving the pilot's ability to perform emergency maneuvers when necessary.
Let's take our cockpit control force example in the other direction. It's possible to design a reversible control system that requires very little force to deflect the control surfaces. That can translate into tiny cockpit control forces needed for flying far off-trim, or for pulling a lot of G or for achieving a very fast roll rate. We might classify these control systems as sensitive.
Of course, airplanes designed to produce high-G, dizzying roll rate maneuvers should not have the same cockpit control-force feedback as an airliner. These specialty aerobatic machines still must provide feedback to their pilots, but the forces should not be so high that the pilot is exhausted after just a few minutes of maneuvering. Keep in mind also that these airplanes are usually flown by experienced and accomplished pilots who may be more attuned to subtle cues than the rest of us.
Cockpit control-force feedback varies widely among the hundreds of homebuilt airplane designs on the market. They range from two-hands-required-for-a-full-stick-roll to a single finger stick pull for a three-G pitch-up. You won't see this variety among modern general aviation airplanes because the certification regulations specify some cockpit control-force requirements. Another reason is that the manufacturer wants to produce an airplane that "feels" like it should be flown a certain way. You should not be flying loops in a Cessna 172, which is, perhaps, one reason why the 172's stick force per G is more than 20 lb/G. Usually, pilots start a loop with at least a three G pull, which means the yoke force for a 172 (40 pounds) would be discouraging.
The type and location of cockpit controls are other things that vary in homebuilt aircraft. Side-sticks are popular, particularly in small or narrow cockpits. These control sticks are short - usually less than 12 inches from the top of the grip to the pivot point. That means they have a lot less mechanical advantage than a conventional center stick, which has its pivot on or beneath the cockpit floor.
By design, a side-stick is for one-hand use. So is a center stick, but at least the pilot has the option of grabbing the stick with his other hand. Naturally the stick force requirements for a low-mechanical-advantage, one-hand, limited-displacement side-stick should be different from the yoke of the four-place, single-engine, general aviation airplane. Yoke forces are usually higher than stick forces. The reasoning here is the two- versus one-hand operation.
Relative size matters, too. How much force it takes to pull, push, and move the stick left and right, and how these forces compare to each other, also affects the airplane's handling qualities. Imagine flying an airplane that requires a 25-pound pull to flare to land. That's about the weight of three one-gallon jugs of water - a pretty hefty tug. Next, imagine it only takes a few ounces of force to begin rolling the airplane. Do you think it might be difficult to keep the wings level during the flare?
Control harmony is the compatibility between cockpit control forces in the different axes. It can be quite challenging to modulate ounces of yoke force in roll while applying dozens of pounds of yoke force in pitch, particularly if a gust of wind hits you from the side.
The generally accepted ratio of reasonable control forces among roll, pitch, and yaw is 1:2:4. Pitch control force should be about twice the roll control force, and pedal force should be twice the pitch force and four times the roll force. This relationship makes sense. Our leg muscles are huge compared with our arm muscles. Any effort exerted by a pilot's legs should be heavier. We are also stronger pulling toward and pushing away from our chest than we are exerting an extended arm effort side to side. Most pilots are happy with the 1:2:4 ratio, which has been around for about 50 years now.
Force Shapers
When the original airplane design doesn't have the desired cockpit control-force feedback, designers resort to gadgets. You've seen them. Aileron spades, servo tabs, and aerodynamic balance horns are a few of these force-altering devices attached to various control surfaces. These fixtures all reduce the amount of force you must exert on the cockpit control. They all provide a hinge moment opposite to the hinge moment caused by the air on the deflected surface. What you feel in the cockpit is the difference between these two moments, and it is less than it would be without the device installed.
Not all force-altering devices are designed to reduce the cockpit control force. Some are intended to increase the feeling. Using an anti-servo tab is a common way to increase the cockpit control force. This trailing edge tab deflects in the same direction as the surface it's attached to. It sticks farther into the air flow, which means you must apply more muscle to deflect the surface.
Some force-shapers are internal. Springs are commonly used in airplane control systems. These can be helping or opposing springs whose function is to decrease or increase the cockpit control force, respectively.
A bob weight is another internal force-maker that is used in the longitudinal, or elevator, control system. The bob weight adds or subtracts stick/yoke force based on its location in the control system and the airplane's pitch rate and acceleration. Because the bob weight has mass, it has inertia that opposes any change to its motion.
Picture a mass attached to the end of a rod that extends forward from the control stick. When the pilot pulls the stick back the airplane pitches nose-up. As the airplane pitches nose-up the bob weight pulls downward - trying to pull the stick forward - because of its inertia. The pilot has to pull harder on the stick to overcome this forward pull of the bob weight in addition to the normal pull force associated with the deflected elevator.
If the bob weight were on a rod that extended aft from the control stick, it would tend to lighten the pull force needed. Bob weights are usually incorporated somewhere along the longitudinal control system other than the control stick, but the effect is the same.
Breakout and Friction
For all the stick force per G, hard maneuvering, and full-stick rolls we talk about, most of us spend most of our flying time in one-G flight. Whether we're climbing, cruising, or descending, we're always trimming the airplane for hands- and feet-free flight. Whenever we change the flight condition, we move the stick/yoke and pedals first. The minimum cockpit control force necessary to make the airplane pitch, roll, or yaw is called "breakout."
To see how breakout might affect your flying, imagine a flight control with no breakout in the pitch axis. The tiniest force exerted on the yoke causes the airplane to pitch. Even keeping a hand on the yoke is likely to cause inadvertent control inputs, and each of these inputs results in an unwanted airplane response.
Now let's crank up our imaginary breakout to six pounds, or the weight of a six-pack of 16-ounce soft drinks in plastic bottles. No inadvertent inputs here. Anything short of a substantial and intentional effort won't change the airplane's attitude.
Think you might have some difficulty with precision in this scenario? Too much breakout makes it hard to fine tune a control input. Depending on the control forces after the breakout, you might be pulling or pushing way too hard.
For example, suppose it takes six pounds to start the airplane pitching nose-up, but only seven pounds to generate a two-G pitch-up. Chances are good you'd be in for a less than comfortable flight. Fortunately most airplanes are not this extreme.
The right amount of breakout is enough to preclude unintended control inputs, but not so much as to make small control inputs difficult. Like the harmony between pitch and roll control forces, the relationship between breakout and control forces beyond the breakout must be compatible. Too much of one and not enough of the other makes for predictability problems and sabotages your efforts to be smooth.
Friction is everywhere, including flight control systems. Friction is the force that opposes the motion of one object relative to another. Bearings, cables in pulley channels, and hinges are a few of the flight control components where friction occurs. Most things are fine in moderation, but friction in a flight control system is not. Generally, we pilots like as little friction as possible.
Too much friction can prevent a displaced flight control from returning to its pre-displaced position. If this happens, the airplane is no longer in trim, and you're deprived of the force cue that tells you the control is in the wrong place. Re-trimming the airplane is one way to deal with this, but all you'd be doing is trimming through the friction band. You can reposition by trial and error until you happen upon the correct position. Either way the friction wins. You'll be distracted, off-trim, and probably frustrated.
Time for another imaginary airplane. This one has a generous amount of friction in the roll control system. The breakout is extremely low, and aileron spades compensate almost completely for the air loads. Got it? You've just rolled out on final approach. You return the yoke to where you think it was on base leg before the turn to final, but the airplane still rolls. You turn the yoke slightly to arrest the roll rate, and now it is rolling slowly the other direction. Again you adjust the yoke position, and again a persistent residual roll rate remains.
You have no force feedback, because the friction allows you to leave the yoke anywhere within a range of positions, and only one place within that range is the correct zero-roll-rate position. Your only recourse is trial and error. Had there been less friction and a more definitive force required when you displaced the yoke, you might have been able to converge on that correct position more expeditiously by simply returning the yoke to the zero-force position.
We pilots use all sorts of feedback channels every time we fly. All senses are working all the time even when we're not consciously feeling, listening, or looking. We can't ignore the big ones - the fumes in the cockpit or the sudden change in engine noise. But we might miss the more subtle ones if we're not prepared to observe them. Cockpit control forces fall into both categories. You're already aware of the high forces - now start feeling for the subtle ones.


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Please in Chinese
Please in Chinese Video
If you want to know how to say please in Chinese, take a moment to watch this video that gives the Chinese phrase, the characters, and the PinYin for saying please in Chinese.
Saying Please in Chinese
The common phrase for please in Chinese is 请 (qǐng) said with the falling and rising third tone. This Chinese character usually begins the sentence and is used for making a polite request.
There is also another phrase for please in Chinese that's not used quite as often. When you are pleading with someone or begging them, then you would use 拜托了(bài tuō le) instead. Although you probably won't hear or use this phrase as often, it still is important to know when you're in a desperate situation.
Four Tones of Chinese
There's just no underestimating the importance of the tones as you are speaking the Chinese language. Of course, the trick is to either
- think of them as though you are singing OR
- associate the tones with sounds you already know in English.
So, here's my attempt at making this as easy as possible.
- 1st TONE is pretty annoying and sounds like when you say "Aaahhhhhhhhhh" at the doctor's or dentist's office.
- 2nd TONE is like asking a question because your voice rises at the end–like asking, "Huh?"
- 3rd TONE is a little complex because it falls & rises, but is close to the sound of exasperation or frustration, "Oh!" or "No!"
- 4th TONE is like a sigh of relief because your voice falls slowly over time.
To listen to the four tones briefly, click here.
Learning Chinese
Overview of Learning Chinese
Knowing how the Chinese language is different from English is the first step toward success in Mandarin Chinese! Once you have a basic understanding of these differences, then it becomes easy to focus on the essentials.
- This language focuses on ideas rather than individual words.
- Chinese characters are the way to express these ideas.
- Others will only be able to understand your Chinese when you use tones that are a lot like singing.
- Mandarin Chinese has four tones.
- Once tones are mastered, PinYin will be the best way to master Chinese sounds.
The Essentials of Learning Chinese
To become fluent in Mandarin, being able to speak the four tones is crucial! (If you can't speak them, no one will know what you're saying)! Once tones become like second nature, you'll be ready to move on to the "alphabet" of the Chinese language–which is PinYin.
So, in review, focus on
(Click on the links above for more detailed information on these topics). Of course, if you're ready to learn Chinese fast, then download my free study guide by clicking on the study guide to the right.
Good luck on your journey!
How to Say Hello in Chinese
To get started with how to say hello in Chinese, it's important to know PinYin (the romanization/phonetics/alphabet) of the Chinese language.
For example, you can see what the PinYin looks like by viewing the letters written beneath the characters:
The pronunciation is similar to "knee how," but notice that there are also markings above some of the vowels. This let's you know the tone to use when speaking the words in Chinese. The tone marking you see above is known as the third tone or the "falling and rising tone." That is because your voice must fall and rise in pitch in order to say the tone correctly. For more on how to Learn to Speak Chinese , read this eBook on your tablet with the Kindle app.
You'll see what I mean by taking a look at this video on hello in Chinese . . .
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Late in Chinese
One Chinese character for late in Chinese is "chi". This character is said with the rising second tone and…
Early in Chinese
Early morning is one of the best times of the day! Literally, morning in Chinese is said as "early" + "on".


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- Red Bull is a great energy drink to have by your side, and is appreciated world-wide by top athletes, students, and in highly demanding professions as well as during long drives. For those who need WINGS for intense meetings or creative brainstorming sessions, on the field with teammates or competitors, or simply want to get the most out of life, a chilled can of Red Bull Sugarfree Gives You WINGS. Without sugar. WHAT'S INSIDE THE CAN: Caffeine was well known for its stimulating effects by ancient civilizations who consumed it from natural sources like tea, coffee, cacao beans & cola nuts. Taurine is an amino acid, naturally occurring in the human body and present in commonly consumed foods. It is involved in a wide range of biological processes. B-Group Vitamins are essential micronutrients that are required for maintaining normal body functions. Aspartame & Acesulfame K are among the most-tested and most-used sugar substitutes worldwide. Alpine Water: Naturally, water is a key ingredient of Red Bull.
- Contains a source of Phenylalanine
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- Pack size: 355ml
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Water, Acidifier Citric Acid, Carbon Dioxide, Taurine (0.4%), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Carbonates, Magnesium Carbonate), Sweeteners (Acesulfame K, Aspartame), Caffeine (0.03 %), Vitamins (Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, B6, B12), Flavourings, Thickener Xanthan Gum, Colours (Caramel, Riboflavin)
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Preparation and Usage
- Served chilled.
- Caffeinated taurine drink with sweeteners - high caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women (32 mg/100 ml). Consume moderately.
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Net Contents
355ml ℮
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|13 kJ (3 kcal)
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|8 mg / 50 % NRV
|Pantothenic Acid
|2 mg / 33 % NRV
|Vitamin B6
|2 mg / 143 % NRV
|Vitamin B12
|2 µg / 80 % NRV
|NRV = Nutrient Reference Value
Safety information
Caffeinated taurine drink with sweeteners - high caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women (32 mg/100 ml). Consume moderately.
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You can see the proportion of students who complete the first year of their programme here, you can also see the proportion of students who complete their studies in the prescribed period of the programme.
First-year completion
The first-year completion shows the proportion of students who are still enrolled in their programme after the end of their first year of study. Therefore, the period being measured is from the 1 October one year to the 1 September the following year.
Completion in the prescribed period for the programme
Completion in the prescribed period for the programme shows all the students, who have completed their programme in the prescribed period for that programme. This means that only the students who have completed their study within the period that their programme has been designated are included in this overview.
If a student is on a programme scheduled to take two years (four semesters), but only graduates after two years and x number of months, they will not be included in this statistic.
The table below therefore does not show the total number of graduates from a given programme, but it does show the number of graduates who finished according to the prescribed period.
Addtional statistics
In addition, you can via the Ministry of Education's data bank (in Danish only), see statistics for the average study time in months for completion and see the completion percentage for the programmes. And on Uddannelseszoom, you can compare the first year drop-out rate and the overall completion time for all programmes (in Danish only).


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The indoor pool was completely renovated in 2010, complete with whirlpool and geysers; the internal dimensions of the pool are m.12,20 x m.7,00. Childrens in the age from 14 years are allowed.Openings : from 15.00h to 19.00hThe Wellness Center "La dolce vita" offers following services:Emotional shower, balancing phase.
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Say hello to your growing baby bump and wave goodbye to all those alcoholic treats. Alcohol and pregnancy just don't mix and there are good reasons why.
Once you're pregnant, your lifestyle choices as well as your diet matter more than ever before. Alcohol and caffeine consumption as well as smoking are big no-nos during pregnancy. Here's why.


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Volunteer & Community Service Hours
Service and volunteerism seeks to enrich the lives of others through dedicating one's own time to make a difference. The willingness to work for the benefit of those in need without compensation or recognition of any kind is a quality that is essential to the growth of an individual. The purpose of service does not exist to only satisfy a requirement, but to genuinely help others.
As students volunteer throughout the summer and school year, they should track their hours each time they volunteer. Students who need assistance tracking their hours, may use the sample tracking form below.
East staff members are not responsible for tracking or recording any service hours completed by students. This includes any hours earned through Independent Study.
The Service 'E' Recognition Award
East High School's Service 'E' Award is the oldest, non-academic award granted to students who have demonstrated volunteerism and service to others without financial or academic compensation. Certificates are awarded based on the total number of accumulated hours beginning the summer prior to freshmen year. Seniors who have accumulated 100 hours or more will receive the Service 'E' Pin.
In order to receive the Service 'E' Award, students must submit their service hours (including Independent Study) using the online form (link below). Students who do not submit hours through this form will not receive recognition. All hours must be submitted by February 2019.
Below are the specific hour requirements each grade level must earn in order to be granted the Service 'E' certificate:
Total number of hours
9th grade (current class of 2022)
25 total hours
10th grade (current class of 2021)
50 total hours
*cumulative from 9th -10th grade year
11th grade (current class of 2020)
75 total hours
*cumulative from 9th-11th grade year
12th grade (current class of 2019)
100 total hours
*cumulative from 9th -12th grade year
Transfer Students
Please submit all hours earned prior to enrollment at East High School.
Guidelines for Service Hours
Hours may be earned for:
- Volunteering as a tutor
- Volunteering as a coach
- Volunteering at a community library, senior center, historical society, recreation department, youth center, etc.
- Participation in service projects with an EHS clubs or organizations (NHS, BSU, Key Club, Student Congress etc.)
- Volunteering with charity organizations (e.g. United Way, or other philanthropic organizations)
- The service portion of mission trips
- Civic engagement
- Work with Habitat for Humanity and Meals on Wheels
- Volunteering at soup kitchen, food pantry, shelters etc.
- Volunteering in nursing home or other senior assistance
- Volunteering as a Teachers Assistance (must have Independent Study form completed by guidance counselor)
This is not an exclusive list; many other examples of service may qualify.
Hours may not be earned for:
- Any service with a material or monetary reward
- Participation in athletics (including acting as a manager of a team)
- Court-mandated community service hours
- Fundraising for Madison East High School clubs, sports or organizations
- Hours helping a family member in a role that typically any family member would do, e.g. babysitting for a sibling, household chores, etc.
- Hours worked before June 1, 2014
Please check with the main office if you have specific questions regarding service hours.
Submit your service hours for the Service 'E' award through this Google Form


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Our Location
St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church
3646 Coldwater Canyon Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
Parking Information
St. Michael and All Angels' parking lot is located south of the church off of Avenida Del Sol. Please note, the parking lot directly north of the church is owned by Harvard Westlake School.
Parking Monday through Friday
We share our parking lot Monday through Friday with Sunnyside Preschool and Harvard Westlake School. Guests of St. Michael and All Angels are welcome to park in our lot located off of Avenida Del Sol in any unnumbered or unreserved space.
Parking on Sunday
Guests of St. Michael and All Angels are welcome to park in any space in our lot located off of Avenida Del Sol. The Harvard Westlake lot on the north side of the church is also available for parking on Sundays.


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AIS Profile of Graduates
Through the AIS mission, vision, and core values, we seek to prepare our students for the world of today and tomorrow.
Our vision is to live in a world in which we are:
- Globally minded. We think about the global context and consequences of our actions.
- Interpersonally skilled. We recognize each other's strengths and strive to build long-lasting relationships with one another.
- Interculturally skilled. We consider others' perspectives and value the ability to communicate across languages and across cultures.
- Positive. We maintain a positive attitude in everything that we do by embracing challenges and looking for opportunities.
- Adaptable. We consider different perspectives and approaches to the problems that face us.
Our mission is to have a school where we can be:
- Curious. We have a desire to learn more about the people and the world around us.
- Successful. We persevere until we find solutions to the various challenges that confront us.
- Prepared. We develop a bank of knowledge and a set of skills that will help us engage in the world around us.
- Inspired. We pursue our dreams and we learn from our peers, educators, families, and other community members.
- Confident. We recognize the valuable contributions that we can make to our families and to our communities.
Our core values encourage us to be:
- Creative. We take creative risks that help us learn and grow as individuals and in teams.
- Respectful. We listen carefully to one another and favor empathy over sympathy.
- Communicator. We communicate across languages and cultures, seeking out common ground for the things that we know, say, and do.
- Independent thinker. We strive to develop strategies that enable us to think adaptively and to develop our unique perspectives and opinions.
- Critical thinker. We work to analyze situations presented to us, call on shared information that we know, and develop reasoned opinions about what we have learned.
- Balanced. We recognize that in order to find academic success, we must seek personal balance – physically, mentally, as well as emotionally.
- Generous. In learning about others, we learn about their needs, hopes, and desires. Our generosity of heart encourages us to support one another.
- Responsible. We show respect and care for our global and local societies as well as for our shared environment.
- Autonomous. We learn to work and explore independently, developing our set of strengths and recognizing areas for growth.
- Adventurous. We are excited about opportunities to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.


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Following this week's release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on the PlayStation Network, Activision will be releasing Modern Warfare 2 on the PSN next week.
Six minutes into the PS blog's podcast, the game is confirmed for PSN, although no price point has been given. COD 4 was released a few days ago for $19.99, so this title will likely have a similar price.
A few days ago, Sony changed the changed the policy for downloading games on PSN store down from five systems to two systems, upsetting many multi-console owners. However, if the recent releases of digital version of full PS3 games (such as Red Dead Redemption, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One and Call of Duty) are any indication, this can only mean good things for people who support digital distribution. Come on Sony, release that Killzone 3 multiplayer already!
Are you guys willing to double dip so that you no longer have to move from your couch in order to enjoy some Call of Duty? Let us know in the comments below.


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Our competencies in the field of production machines include the development of special-purpose machines for high-performance materials and laser systems. We develop production machines for composite engineering and advance the automation of fiber-reinforced plastics processing. With our expertise in laser system technology, we optimize conventional production systems and machines for applications such as sheet metal working via modular laser system upgrades.
Our research and development in these fields focuses on the following areas:
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- System and process development for processing tapes and prepregs
- Gripping and handling systems
- Multifunctional thermoforming
- Molding tools for the production of fiber-reinforced components
- Fiber-reinforced components for machine tools
- Market and technology studies focusing on composites
Fiber-reinforced Plastics in Medical Engineering
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Take On Noisecontrollers is an entirely free DLC for Take On Helicopters. Fusing two seemingly disconnected worlds, it is one of the first forays of hardstyle music into gaming. The exciting collaboration between DJ and producer duo Noisecontrollers and Bohemia Interactive, has produced a fun expansion for everyone to enjoy.
Take On Noisecontrollers includes 14 new Time Trials, virtual recreations of the Noisecontrollers themselves (Bas Oskam & Arjan Terpstra), themed Light helicopter liveries, and last but not least: a 30-minute exclusive DJ mix!


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Is ANC unity call yet another Zuma ploy?
If Mabuza's unity ticket flies, what impact will it have?
What game are those ANC leaders calling for unity playing? In particular, what is David Mabuza, the Mpumalanga leader pushing for unity, trying to achieve?
His province held a provincial general council (PGC) last week and some delegates decided not to nominate President Jacob Zuma's successor but wrote "unity" on their forms.
During that PGC, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa received 117 votes while Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma got 123 votes, while 223 votes went to "unity" for the position of the party's president.
Mabuza has been preaching unity, saying ANC members need to elect leaders that will bring unity after the conference next week. He argues that slates will further divide and kill the governing party.
Mabuza's wish is everyone's dream but the dynamics in the ANC may not allow for that.
There is currently a proposal on the table that members have to adopt at the conference before voting for leaders begins. It is a call for an increase of ANC top officials from six to seven or even nine. These proposal would see the ANC with two deputy presidents as well as two deputy secretaries-general.
Should the proposal be adopted, members will nominate additional officials from the floor.
But will an enlarged top structure be able to function and bring unity? That may be impossible because ANC leaders do not have the same interests. The dominant factions, those of Ramaphosa and Dlamini-Zuma, differ sharply on how they would fix the ANC. Their supporters have already shown their differences publicly.
Parliament is currently holding an inquiry into the capture of Eskom. The ANC MPs supporting Dlamini-Zuma are against the inquiry, but those in support of Ramaphosa support the process.
Ramaphosa wants Zuma to appoint a commission of inquiry into state capture but Zuma and his loyalists are against that because the public protector report has implicated them and shows how they supported government business with the Gupta family.
The North West and Free State leaders, Supra Mahumapelo and Ace Magashule, see nothing wrong with the Guptas' methods and their relationship with Zuma.
Leaders like Pravin Gordhan and Mcebisi Jonas lost their jobs because they were blocking the influence of the Guptas.
Such leaders, including Gauteng leader Paul Mashatile, will want to see the Guptas prosecuted and those who support them dealt with.
Mabuza does not support the Guptas, which explains why those nominated in his province kicked out Magashule from the Dlamini-Zuma slate for the position of secretary-general. They instead gave their votes to Senzo Mchunu, who is on the Ramaphosa slate.
If Mabuza's unity ticket flies, the question is: what impact will it have on leaders who get elected? There are two very vast sets of interest at play here. If the unity ticket wins, the big question is: will it bring the ANC votes in 2019 or will it paralyse the governing party further?


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Internet sensations are made nearly every day. There are times when this is a great thing but then there are times when we wish we hadn't seen what we did. Social media is becoming more prevalent and in 2011, some of these sites made impacts that changed the world. Wagering via social media is taking off greatly. People can sign petitions to either allow or disallow casinos in their area or online casino can advertise via specific outlet, in the countries where it is legal, to entice new players.
Yes, social media is the driving force for many events and advertising. Things occur that most would never have thought could occur and it is all because of social media. Casino sites such as Casino Wings are struggling daily to gain an interest in social media.
This form of advertising for a casino is a very effective one. The whole, "tell two people" concept of word of mouth advertising works rather well and almost effortlessly. Sure, the social media can spark up controversy but in the end it has proven to be a great form of advertising that many companies can take advantage of. Players and customers also get the benefit of learning which are the best places to gamble straight from the people who have already tried them out.


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The Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre organised a conference on 4th January 2008 while His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Drepung Monastery In South India. The event was attended by highly respected masters from the Gelug lineage who came together to discuss the preservation of the Buddhist teachings for future generations. This is the second such event organised by the Centre, which coordinates an international project to protect endangered teaching lineages.
The latest conference was carried out with help from Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government in Exile, who attended to show his support. Present at the event were Jangtse Choje Rinpoche and Sharpa Choje Rinpoche, who hold two of the most esteemed spiritual positions in the Gelug Tradition, as well as Denma Locho Rinpoche, Dhakpa Tritul Rinpoche, Khyongla Rato Rinpoche, Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Other important lamas including the abbots of the four major Gelugpa monasteries (Drepung, Sera, Ganden, and Tashi Lhunpo). The current and former abbots of and Gyutoe, Gyumey, and Rato Monastery also participated along with many younger tulkus. Hundreds of monks and lay observers turned up too.
The conference programme covered the following topics:
- How to pass on those endangered teachings which have so far been identified by the Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre (GPBPC). These teachings are held not only with lamas in India, but also individuals in many different countries.
- Recruitment of reliable staff in the Dharamsala office who can help increase the speed of the work.
- Profile of individuals who will be asked to travel to different countries to receive the teachings from lamas residing there.
- Possible solutions and suggestions from the attendees to ease the funding crises currently facing the Geden Phacho Bhucho Preservation Centre.
To open the conference, Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, Jangtse Choje Rinpoche and Sharpa Choje Rinpoche all spoke movingly. The floor was then opened up for discussion. Everyone used the time well and shared their opinions. The outcome of the conference was extremely positive. A number of lamas volunteered to help with finding the texts which we are not available in India. Others pledged their support for the teachings GPBPC will organise. Most importantly, participants said they will assist the work of the GPBPC in any form.
The entire proceedings were transcribed in writing by Ven. Geshe Beri Jikmey. A cameraman also filmed the event and a DVD is available. If you would like a copy (even a rough cut) please email us. We are happy to provide the DVD at-cost (including shipping) to anyone interested. You can also see video excerpts on our website.
Following the conference, GPBPC director Lelung Rinpoche invited lamas and contributors for tea at the meeting hall above the new Loseling prayer hall. Although it was not well-attended, we received a large number of donations. (A full financial statement is available on this website.) In addition, Lelung Rinpoche and his staff visited many older lamas with the happy result that GPBPC is planning more rare teaching transmissions for the younger generation. These will be announced shortly. Watch our website for details.


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The story of a national chess champion from Baltimore was cause for celebration—with a front-page story in The Sun, with a ceremony hosted by Mayor Catherine Pugh at City Hall, and with a visit to the Orioles clubhouse where the seventh-grader took down Manny Machado, Jonathan Schoop, and first base coach Wayne Kirby.
The only problem, according to a new report in Deadspin, is the boy is not a national chess champion.
As writer Dave McKenna reports, the student at Roland Park Elementary/Middle—McKenna goes to great lengths not to name him, a courtesy we'll also extend, though it's no doubt easily found in Baltimore media—played at SuperNationals and won a lower-level event.
"None of the kids who played in the under-1000 could compete in the Championship section," Francisco Guadalupe, director of events for the United States Chess Federation, told McKenna. "It would not be competitive for them to play in that section."
"The kid didn't do anything wrong," Guadalupe said, "but he's not a national champion. To say that is incorrect."
But the story soon went viral, and it was too good not to share—even for some in the chess world, who made no effort to correct it.
Sun metro editor Eileen Canzian defended the cover story when reached by McKenna.
"The heart of the story is that a little boy in a barbershop learned how to play and stay off the streets and is doing well," she said. "That's the essence of the story. Are you saying that's not right?"
As of this writing, the headline still declares: "Tested in a barbershop, 7th-grader becomes Baltimore's first-ever national chess champion."
As always with McKenna's writing, the full account has way more detail and shoe-leather reporting. Read it here.
UPDATE: Luke Broadwater, the author of The Sun's cover story, said that, contrary to McKenna's report, he sent a response. Here it is in full:
1) The Baltimore City Kids Chess League contacted us seeking coverage of their performance at the SuperNationals. The headline of the email from the league commissioner Steve Alpern was: "The Baltimore Kids Chess League has a 2017 USCF National Chess Champion." The email continues: "Cahree Myrick, a 7th grader at Roland Park had a perfect 7-0 score to win a national chess championship in Nashville today. There were 249 players from 28 states in his K-8 u1000 section. Cahree started playing chess in elementary school in another BKCL program at the Green School. BKCL has produced three national team championships but Cahree is the first BKCL player ever to win an individual USCF national champion." This was the basis for the story. A local kid had done well at a national tournament in an effort that was the first time a Baltimore youth player had done that.
2) Cahree won a huge first place trophy at the event. The dictionary defines "champion" as "a winner of first prize or first place in competition." According to people who there, at the tournament itself they referred to him as one of the champions at the event.
3) My story was clear (I think in three references) that he won his division at the nationals. We even added in explicit language to that effect. I believe we were the only media outlet to cover the story that included any mitigating language about the nature of the championship. We also were not even the first or second media outlets to cover the story. We certainly didn't break the story or start the wheels of celebration in Baltimore in motion.
4) The idea of there being several national champions at different levels of a sport is not really a crazy notion. In fact, that's a pretty typical practice across sports. Think of NCAA DI, DII, DIII, NJCAA and NAIA national champions in college. All can rightfully call themselves national champions, even though few of the lower division champions could compete with the DI athletes. This is even more pronounced in youth sports, where there are national championships all year long all over the country at varying skill levels. For instance, in wrestling, a sport I coach, we have eastern national champions, Fargo national champions, National Preps champions, NHSCA national champions, Cadet national champions, open national champs, etc.
5) My story was not narrowly about Cahree winning this tournament, but also how the city was reacting, rallying around a public school student who had excelled in a game Baltimore isn't really known for. The mayor, the Orioles, people in the schools, etc., had all scheduled celebratory events with Cahree prior to me ever writing a word.
6) I believe you understate Cahree's rank. I think he's risen from about a 700 to nearly a 1,300 in about a year. But I need to double-check that.
7) Finally, I understand what the chess purists nationally are saying: Basically, he isn't that good. But I think Baltimoreans are well within their rights to celebrate the Baltimore Kids Chess League's first individual national championship in chess – and Charee's 7-0 performance at nationals -- even if it wasn't in the highest division.
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: It is worth clarifying that Broadwater didn't respond to McKenna until after McKenna's story was published. That said, to not update a story that claims Broadwater didn't respond is a strange choice—it's common to update a story when someone who previously didn't respond does respond. You can also read a very tedious Twitter flare-up about Broadwater's story and updates here.


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Dr. Balentine joined The Family Health Centers in August 2016. She completed her Doctor of Osteopathy degree at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, VA, and graduated from the Family Medicine Residency Program at the New Hanover Regional Medical Center (an affiliate of UNC, Chapel Hill) in Wilmington, NC. Dr. Balentine's professional interests include Women's Health, Pediatric Care and Osteopathic Manipulation. Dr. Balentine is accepting new patients at our Arden Office.
Richard (Rick) Burris graduated from East Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina in 1985 and completed his residency at MAHEC in Asheville in 1988. Dr. Burris, who is a partner in the practice, has been with The Family Health Centers since 1999 and is located at our Arden office. Dr. Burris currently serves as IT Director.
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Dr. Jason Cook joined The Family Health Centers in October 2014. A native of Eastaboga, Alabama, Dr. Cook graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in Religion from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. He attended The University of Alabama School of Medicine, and went on to complete his residency with the Mountain Area Health Education (MAHEC) Family Medicine Program in Asheville. Dr. Cook is a National Merit Scholar and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Along with his wife and young son, Dr. Cook spends his free time enjoying the outdoors as well as Asheville's vibrant neighborhood locales. Dr. Cook is accepting new patients at our Arden office.
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Natalie Dorsey joined the practice in 2014. She earned her Physician Assistant-Certification (PA-C) from Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, CA in 2011. Ms. Dorsey also holds Teaching and Child Development degrees from Appalachian State University. Natalie Dorsey is accepting patients at all practice locations.
Serving established patients at all offices
Debra earned a BA in Women's
Studies from San Francisco State
University, and a Master's degree in
Social Work from UNC-Chapel Hill
in 2012. She has more than 15 years
of experience including working
with breast cancer patients, those
experiencing grief as a Hospice
Bereavement Counselor, and with
medically complex patients and
their families at Mission Health. Her
current role is Behavioral Health
Specialist, providing support for
patients with depression. Debra
enjoys being an involved parent and
is an avid swimmer and bicyclist. Consulting with established patients at all offices
Welcoming New Patients
Dr. Lisa Choe Scott joined The Family Health Centers in 2013. She graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in zoology and a minor in Spanish. She went on to the University of South Florida School of Medicine in Tampa, Florida and completed her residency at MAHEC in Asheville. Dr. Scott is active in her church with her husband and four children. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, baking, figure skating, playing music, singing and drawing. Dr. Scott's professional interests include contraceptive management, reproductive health, pediatrics and sports medicine. She is trilingual and can communicate with patients in English, Spanish or Korean. Dr. Scott is working at our Arden location.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Welcoming New Patients
2017 Certified DOT Exam Provider
Cindy A. Stephens achieved a Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from Western Carolina University in 2016. The DNP is the highest practice-focused doctoral degree in the nursing profession. Nurses who achieve a DNP know how to apply evidenced-based medical practices to treat patients, especially those with chronic illnesses. Cindy earned her Masters of Science in nursing degree from East Tennessee State University, and achieved board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 1998. Cindy also works with our doctors to provide team-based care to patients with Diabetes. Cindy is located at our Arden office.
Michael Stephens graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia in 1988, and completed his residency at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston in 1991. Dr. Stephens is a partner in the corporation and has been with The Family Health Centers since 1994. He serves as our IT Director and is located at our Arden office.


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Okay, I admit it: I don't know a whole heck of a lot about Lent. I'm a fairly non-liturgical Baptist. And even though I grew up in a Presbyterian church I don't remember hearing much about Lent. I do know a little, however. I know it begins with Ash Wednesday, a day to reflect on our own mortality. You know, "Ashes to ashes and dust to dust." All of us are going to die. We should think about that and live a life and find the faith that prepares us for our eventual appointment with death. Lent then proceeds for 40 days (excluding Sundays) until Holy Saturday the day before Easter. Lent is a time to reflect on the sufferings of Jesus and all that He sacrificed for us. It's somber time, a reflective time, a holy time. And somewhere along the way, this idea of giving up something for Lent was introduced to the church.
So every year I hear some of the things people are giving up for Lent. My experience with such things indicates that most of the giving up tends to be either dietary or media-based. People give up chocolate or sweets or Cokes or booze or fried food. Others give up certain television shows or going to the movies. A few determine to give up something like smoking or cussing or another bad habit that may or may not even be a sin. And it seems like the popular give-up this Lenten season is Facebook. I read some posts from my Facebook friends last Wednesday that said something to the effect of, "If you need to contact me, call or email because I'm giving up Facebook for Lent. I'll be back on in 40 days."
This whole thing has always intrigued me. It's like a 40-day attempt to do something Jesus calls us to do 365 days a year. You remember when He said, "If anyone comes after me let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me" (Lk. 9:23). I guess Lent is a way of trying to do the first of these three actions: self-denial. And if it is, it seems to me that folks ought to consider giving up something important enough that they don't plan on taking it right back up again when the 40 days are past. Shouldn't self-denial run a bit deeper than that?
Self-denial is one of the most difficult things Jesus calls us to do. It's not natural. We learn from birth to exalt the self. A baby's wet or hungry and what does she do? Does she say, "Oh mother, pardon my intrusion. How selfish of me! You get your sleep first, then I'll get mine." Is that what a baby does? Yeah, right. The baby's going to scream her lungs out until somebody tends to her needs.
Or take a toddler. Suppose your toddler wants something. It doesn't matter what it is—it could be anything—a little attention, some crackers and juice, his sister's toy, or to get up from his nap too early—anything. And suppose you're busy. Does the toddler say, "I'm sorry, mother. I didn't know you were busy. Please take your time in tending to my wants. Finish your phone call. Wait till your program is over. Finish the chapter. I'm really in no hurry." Is that what toddlers do? No way! They'll fuss and whine until you either make them quit or give them what they want.
We tend to be self-centered by nature. It shows up in our lives from birth to death. We want what we want when we want it. Age and reality usually tempers our ability to get it, but it doesn't stop many of us from trying. Look at credit card debt. Look at chronic overeating. Look at all the addictions. Look at the number of divorces caused by self-centeredness. Look at parents who neglect their kids to satisfy their own wants. Even adults have a hard time saying no to themselves. When Jesus calls us to deny self, He is asking us to go against the flow, to cut across the grain of human nature. So we resist.
And our culture doesn't make it any easier. Put a drop of self-centeredness in the Petri dish of American culture and it will grow like a fungus. American culture does not treat us as persons but as consumers. Thus, ad after ad to whet our appetite for more, people counseling us to go get ours, and all the "I deserve it" and "I'm entitled" mantras that shout to us through a megaphone of selfishness. And as if that's not enough, even many of today's churches treat us as consumers too: "Come check out our programs tailored just for you. We're the home of only seven commandments—you choose. Home of the 3% tithe." It's tough to say no to oneself. Even the church isn't always a lot of help. And yet Jesus calls us to do it: "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself …."
I wonder if the key is not just learning to say no to self but yes to Christ. In Matthew 12 Jesus tells a story about a man who swept his life clean from one evil spirit. But because he didn't fill the void with Christ, seven spirits worse than the first came back and moved right in. See what I mean: denying self is more than saying no to self, it's saying yes to Christ. And if we can get that in perspective, it might make giving up something for Lent more meaningful than a 40-day change in one's eating habits or Facebook usage. What if we picked on bigger things? What if we determined to say no to old grudges and yes to offering forgiveness to those who have hurt us? What if we say no to a certain level of media addiction and say yes to filling up that time reading God's word or a good Christian book or a little time in prayer and reflection? What if we say no to a relationship that is moving us away from Christ and say yes to relationships that draw us toward Him? What if we said no to spending so much on ourselves and said yes to giving more to the things that are close to God's heart: things like the church or charities that serve the poor and the wounded? No to self doesn't mean all that much unless we say yes to Christ.
But then again, what do I know about Lent? I'm a Baptist for crying out loud. I'll be the first to admit that Lent is a bit of foreign ground for me. But at the same time, I do know this: Jesus didn't just say, "If anyone come after me, let him deny himself for forty days between Ash Wednesday and Holy Saturday." The full verse says, "If anyone come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." That looks like no to self and yes to Christ to me—a no and a yes that Jesus will give you the strength to accomplish as you lean into Him.
Oh, and one other thing: taking this path might help us make for some significant change that lasts a lot longer than forty measly days.


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Try-outs or Training camp can be a complicated process. Player evaluations can be tough at times and stressful for both the parents and players involved. But it is part of the process needed in order to choose and shape your team and your practice plan should reflect this. Meet with your coaching staff and manager prior to the first practice. Assign one or more the job of running the practice sessions. Plan to either sit up in the stands or on the bleachers with your pen and clip-board. Pay attention closely to the each player's skill level by evaluating them when they do drills emphasizing fundamentals. Evaluate how hard they work in drills. Pick out the ones that seem to struggle in the different individual skill drills that you have scheduled and make a note of them, as well as the ones that do the drills with ease. Watch them closely during team drills when they have to work in tandem with other players. How do they respond? Does it appear that they could play within a system or do they struggle? As well, note their effort in drills where they are pressured and have to battle, do they battle hard, or do they shy away, this will measure their character. Finally, after practice, meet with your staff once again and discuss each player individually. Some will stand out immediately while others will have you wondering what they can do. Talk about their strengths and their weaknesses and what they would bring to the team. In the following practices pick the tempo up and evaluate them once again. You should soon start to see the separation begin and you will start to get a pretty good idea of how the team will shape up. Keep a log of your players during this process. This will help you in the end with your selections. Also, if you are challenged by a player or parent on your selections you can refer to your log on the player in question. Usually, o a challenge once you dig out your log this puts an end to any sceptics.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Team Selections
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This romantic and elegant wedding comes to us from Veronica of Sogni Confettati, based in Arona, Italy! Here's Veronica to tell us more:
This wedding took place in Italy, on the shores of Lake Maggiore. The red theme with roses and hearts was developed along all the wedding, from the charming country chapel to the historical villa along the banks of theLake Maggiore. After the ceremony, bride and groom enjoyed a cruise on a ferry boat ofLake Maggiore. The reception took place in the park of villa and in her lounges.
See more after the cut!
Congratulations to the happy couple and thank you Veronica for sharing! For more information about Sogni Confettati, please visit their WeddingLovely Vendor Guide profile or head straight to their website.
What do you think of today's real wedding? Let us know in the comments below!
Wedding planner: Sogni Confettati Wedding & Event Planner
Wedding venue: Villa Claudia dei Marchesi Dal Pozzo
Catering: Il Partycolare Banqueting & Events
Wedding cake: Il PartycolareBanqueting & Events
Floral designer: Sogni Confettati
Photographer: The Lake Maggiore Wedding Photographer
Wedding favors and sweet table: Sogni Confettati Concept Store
Church: Chiesa Vecchia – Belgirate


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I have some sound lags/stutter ingame. I would like to know if its normal in Hitman Absolution and if it can be fixed somehow or if it is a hardware problem.
Soundcard: Asus Xonar Essence STX
Graficcard: Nvidia Geforce gtx680 retail evga
I already deactivated my sound and graficcard and played hitman with my intel onboard grafic chip (intel cpu 3570k) and onboard sound chip (Motherboard MSI MPower Z77) but still the same problem.


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Thursday, September 10, 2009
Salad with Halibut
This was a very satisfying meal that I will definitely make again. But I'll also try to make some crusted halibut soon...
Questions: Do you like fish? What's your favorite fish? Hubby isn't a big fish fan, but he loves halibut because it doesn't taste "fishy."
Be well,
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I love that you served a light salad with Halibut, such a delicious and healthy meal! We love fish and eat it at least two times a week,halibut is one of our favorites as well as wild salmon!ReplyDelete
I've never tried halibut because I'm not a big fan of seafood. I do love how you prepared it though, and it looks so appetizing.ReplyDelete
Does your family appreciate the beauty? My girls would, but I'm not sure if the boys would.
You've just inspired me to make a really beautiful, healthy meal this weekend and see if anyone says anything! I'll let you know!
I love fish, salmon, halibut, tilpia, sardines, :) etc. I eat fish 2-3 times a week.ReplyDelete
I love love salmon! smoked salmon for salad and baked salmon as entree. My fav recipe is marinate salmon in soy sauce/wine/brown sugar/salt/pepper and baked it with some onion rings. :)ReplyDelete
Andrea this looks delicious! I love fish...my favorite include salmon and tilapia. And sushi is probably my all time favorite food...yummmReplyDelete
your halibut looks really good! my boyfriend hates fish but the other night we made some cilantro pesto-macadamia crusted halibut and he thought it tasted more like chicken. it is sooo not fishy! i don't discriminate, i love all fish :D it is so nice how quick it cooks.. oh and i love it raw as well!ReplyDelete
I love fish period! it's why going veggie just is never gonna happen. Salmon I love, but if we go out I order all sorts of other kinds.ReplyDelete
and then there's always sushi. and wasabi!!!
I love fish of any kind, but the stronger the taste the better!ReplyDelete
I love mahi-mahi and a good salmon would be a close second. The salad looks beautiful!ReplyDelete
I LOVE fish! I could eat it everyday, but my family hates it! I really like salmon, smoked salmon is my fave!ReplyDelete
I really enjoy a good fish, any kind! My favorite would have to be a nice medium rare tuna fillet. Your halibut salad looks very tasty, and Nick doesn't like fish either so if your hubby ate this salad, perhaps I should try it out on Nick!ReplyDelete
I am trying to like fish, althought I LOVE shell fish.ReplyDelete
Have you ever tried baramundi? It's an Australian white fish that is not fishy at all!
I adore fish, and my favorites include black code/sablefish, king salmon, and seabass (which I haven't had in forever due to extinction issues). Halibut is definitely tasty too!ReplyDelete
Oh my! What a fantastic, light, heart-healthy recipe! I must jot this down to do!!!ReplyDelete
My favorite fish is Red Snapper from the Gulf of Mexico. However, I no longer eat it for two reasons: 1. I no longer live in New Orleans where it was easy to get fresh and 2. it's a species which has been overfished.ReplyDelete
I've been veg for two years but I use to like shrimp! Salmon, crab and lobster too.ReplyDelete
Even though I don't eat fish there's no denying that's a pretty lookin' dish! ;)
And cryptic or not, I loved your comment today. Sending good thoughts your way my dear.
I love halibut- it's so underrated! I don't like "fishy fish", but one of my favourites is smoked haddock...sooooo good.ReplyDelete
I looove fish, and picking a favorite is really difficult for me. But yellowtail sushi is up there, for sure.ReplyDelete
I basically love all seafood but I think salmon is my favorite :)ReplyDelete
I'm with hubby on this one... ;) lol! I do love tuna in a can, but honestly haven't tried many varieties of fish. The smell of salmon is sooo gross to me. I tried Tilapia recently and really liked it, i'll have to put Halibut on my list now too since hubby ok'ed it! ;)ReplyDelete
great salad and so simple i adore fish all types I work on a blog for an Alaskan seafood company free free to email our fav recipe I will feature itReplyDelete
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Looks yummy. I love fish. I am a vegetarian and have been for years. While I was working on my nutrition degree I added fish back into my diet. I think tilapia is great because it is not fishy and very versatile. I refer to it as the tofu of fish. It will taste like what ever you cook it in.ReplyDelete
I love fish, but hate cooking it because it makes my house smell fishy. I like fish, but not the prolonged fishy smell...ReplyDelete
I love fish of any kind! And this looks delicious! I love recreating restaurant meals at home, looks like you did a fabulous job with yours!ReplyDelete
i ADORE fish but my hubby (the vegetarian) doesn't like the smell of it cooking. so i only order it when i'm out. no - that's not true, i eat sardines and tuna at home....ReplyDelete


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Brede Hangeland headed a last-minute equaliser to spare his own blushes and deny Manchester United victory in a gripping encounter at Craven Cottage.
United appeared to be heading for maximum points when Hangeland scored an own goal with just seven minutes to go.
But the Norway centre-half atoned for that error by powering a header past Edwin van der Sar in the United goal after Fulham won a corner with just a minute remaining.
Moments earlier Nani had missed a penalty that would have put United 3-1 up as Sir Alex Ferguson 's side renewed his rivalry with former Manchester City boss Mark Hughes – in charge of Fulham for the first time at Craven Cottage.
The spot-kick was harshly awarded after Damien Duff 's miscued clearance hit his own hand. But Nani's tame effort was beaten away by home goalkeeper David Stockdale, whose performance suggested Fulham will not need to buy a new goalkeeper should Arsenal finally complete a deal for Mark Schwarzer.
United had taken the lead in the 11th minute when in-form Paul Scholes fired home a low 25-yard drive to register his 150th goal for the club.
But Fulham, who dominated lengthy spells after the interval, clawed back the deficit when Simon Davies' firm strike capped a flowing move.
After the match United manager Ferguson renewed his vow of silence with the BBC.
The Scot had been expected to end his boycott of speaking to the corporation, which dates back to 2004, amid pressure from the Premier League and League Managers Association.
But the United boss chose to maintain his stance, with assistant manager Mike Phelan providing comment.


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On August 9, 2017 I arrived in Athens, GA to participate in Ballooniversity 2017. I joined 200 balloon artists from around the world, and we were presented with a challenge; to create something spectacular using over 250,000 balloons.
The Challenge
We arrived at the convention center in the early morning of August 9th, 2017. Everyone took their places and one of the lead designers began to speak. He presented us with the challenge; one that almost seemed impossible to complete in 3 days. We were to take a very large and empty room (see above photos) and transform it into an African Safari.
He compared what we were about to undertake too climbing a mountain. He told us we would get to a point, sometime during the second day, that we would just want to give up. That it seemed impossible to complete. He encouraged us not to give up when we hit that point. To reach deep inside ourselves and push past that wall. Keep climbing, do not give up; do not give in. It will all be worth it in the end.
We spent 16-18 hours per day, inflating, twisting, (sometimes popping), and putting into place balloon after balloon. Many of us worked to the point of our fingers bleeding. Every muscle in our bodies ached. Our feet felt like they were on fire from standing for so many hours. But we never gave up; we never gave in.
The Results
The result of our collective effort was spectacular. When people walked into that room they were in awe. They were overwhelmed with the beauty and enormity of the design.
As people walked, from scene to scene, you would see the huge smiles on their faces and hear the amazement in their voices that everything they were seeing was created with balloons. Even those of us who worked on this project were overwhelmed when we first walked through the balloon tunnel and into that beautiful scene.
I have always known that balloon art can be beautiful and take an event from ordinary to extraordinary. But, until I worked on this project, I never fully understood the power of balloons to take an event from ordinary to over the top spectacular. I will never forget this experience.
~Thank you for reading our inaugural blog post…Sharon


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No special rates deal for Limerick's sports club bars
CITY Hall's head of finance Tom Gilligan has said sporting organisations who operate bars commercially are unlikely to get a pass on rates bills.
At a meeting of the City Council, Labour's Cllr Joe Leddin asked whether "a special dispensation" was possible for "organisations such as sporting and community groups who are in rateable buildings but are providing a real service".
They found themselves "in the same category as commercial traders" but some he was aware of in the city were "living week to week and struggling to keep going".
While sporting groups might have a licence to sell alcohol seven nights a week, "the reality is that some are lucky to be open one night a week," Cllr Leddin declared.
Mr Gilligan said in relation to sports clubs with bars, there was a rateable valuation on any property that was commercially active.
"They may be in competition with the local pub up the road and what we say to clubs is quite simple. If you have a bar, that is commercial activity and you will be treated accordingly," Mr Gilligan said.
After councillors were told Limerick City Council was owed over €20 million in rates, Cllr Jim Long expressed concern that City Hall was awarding contracts to firms who were in arrears.
"Is Limerick City Council doing any business with non-ratepayers?" the Fine Gael councillor demanded to know.
"There is a perception out there that some people can do what they like. People talk out there and if they see one crowd getting away with it, it's a case of monkey see, monkey do," he added.
Mr Gilligan said that if the council was doing business with such firms, any money paid out "could be offset against outstanding rates".
"We are within the law to do that. It is in the act," Mr Gilligan said.


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In the room you're sitting in, there will be a mixture of gases – nitrogen, oxygen, argon and carbon dioxide. Some of that carbon dioxide will be from burning fossil fuels. Theoretically, you could work out how much carbon dioxide various activities or different companies have contributed to the air in the room.
That's what the Carbon Majors report attempts to do. Author Richard Heede has discovered that two thirds of emissions since the beginning of industrialisation are attributable to 90 large institutions – mostly oil and mining corporations, with a handful of big cement companies. Their impact is considerable. In the average small room there will be enough CO2 from Chevron to fill a coke can.
You get just short of another can out of ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco too, with BP and Gazprom rounding out the top five.
That's a curious fact, and one for you to think about, but the point is not to analyse the content of rooms, but to highlight the role of carbon producers. Climate change negotiations are generally around developed countries and their consumption of fossil fuels. So it should be, but the role of producers is easily overlooked. That includes shareholder corporations, state-run enterprises, and the producer countries themselves, says the study:
"Without minimizing the responsibility of Annex I nations, nor of China and India, often discussed, this analysis highlights the role of some non-Annex I nations, such Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Mexico, Iran, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Libya, Nigeria, Indonesia, Brazil, and other countries that have not been at the center of discussions regarding responsibility for controlling emissions. Some of these nations are, in their role as carbon producers, as important contributors to climate change as the Annex I nations who until now have been the focus of attention."
These images are from Carbon Visuals, who I've mentioned before. If you want to see the carbon majors total CO2 contribution rather than just the bit in your room, visit their Flickr page.