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NavSim PPU
NavSim PPU (Portable Pilot Unit) features a pilot optimized version of NavSim's popular navigation software. The NavSim PPU comes with a Panasonic ToughBook™ ruggedized laptop along with the NavSim RG4 ROTG (Rate of Turn Generator), and a high quality dual-beacon equipped GPS. NavSim PPU systems are provided with a light-weight water-repellent carrying case for optimum portability when boarding vessels.
NavSim PPU offers a powerful decision support tool to assist pilots in the safe and effective pilotage of vessels. It is the most powerful and effective PPU system available to pilots.
The PPU unit contents:
- A Panasonic ToughBook™ loaded with the latest NavSim PPU software
- NavSim RG4 ROTG (Rate of Turn Generator) with interpreted AIS receiver
- A high quality dual-beacon equipped GPS (SX Blue II DGPS or SX Blue IIB DGPS)
- Waterproof carrying case
- All Bluetooth ready
About the NavSim ROTG
The NavSim ROTG unit is a combined ROTG and AIS Pilot Plug. Bluetooth signal to the PPU Computer will contain both ROT information and AIS Pilot Plug information.
Technical Specifications:
Resolution: 0.1 degree per min
Range: +/- 60 degrees per min
Weight: 469 grams
Dimensions: 136x86x49 millimetres
Battery Life: 12+ hrs
Data Output: Bluetooth and USB
Auxiliary Output: Pilot Plug AIS
Certifications: DNV shipboard RFI electronics standards, DNV certification of ROT accuracy
Design / Operation Points and Features: NSROT-RG4-1000
- The unit can charge and operate at the same time from a USB power source (computer or 115 / 230 VAC wall adapter powered USB port).
- Minimum safe compass distance: 2 feet / 610 millimeters.
- Minimum safe distance for VHF radio operation: 3 feet / 915 millimeters for 5 watt handheld unit
- Normal operation is via the wireless Bluetooth™ connection and the USB (wired) port is used as a backup or for a second pilot.
- AIS data from the ships pilot plug can be re-transmitted through the unit for convenience.
- The unit can maintain a synthetic heading from the gyro data for several minutes in case of ships gyro or heading indicator system failure.
NavSim PPU Software Feature Overview
This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of NavSim PPU software features but highlights some of the key features used and requested by Pilots.
Night Mode
During the hours of darkness it is desirable to hide the "Title Bar" at the top of the screen and the "Task Bar" at the bottom of the screen. This reduces the light being emitted by the screen and increases the area in which the program window will utilize. The use of S-57 charts, as opposed to the use of Raster Charts, will assist in reducing light being emitted by the screen as well.
Meeting Place
Another handy feature popular with Pilots on confined inland waterways is Meeting Place. A Meeting Place (or Meeting Point) shows the point where you would intersect the route of a selected vessel. It can be activated by hotkey. Simply dragging the meeting point will tell you the new speed needed to reach that meeting point.
Alarm Management
The Alarm Management section allows users to enable or disable all the alarm states of the program. Typically, many pilots disable all but the device alarms. You can show or hide parts of this manager by selecting the alarm types: Main Alarms, Object Alarms, and Utility Alarms.
This is where you modify AIS settings to set the AIS filter range to put less importance on targets outside that range. As well, you may choose to show or hide military or passenger or restricted vessels.
NavSim PPU software alerts the pilot to problem conditions by display of an Alarm dialog that the pilot must dismiss. Alarms can be dismissed individually or en masse with the Dismiss All button. The visual notification can also be accompanied by optional audio alarms. Each alarm has its own custom color and sound options.
Alarm examples
- Device failure: No communication with the device
- No Position Fix: Connected but no position data
- Parallel Index Line: Alarms when crossed
- Collision: Collision predicted with AIS
- Zones: Alarm on enter or exit
- Waypoint: Arrival and Departure
- Range configurable in Alarms/Ranges settings
- Active Route: Cross Track Error
- Also configurable; changes road width in highway view
- Alarms can be disabled in Alarms/Ranges settings
Docking allows the user to create a dock by simply drawing it as a line right on the chart. Usually this will correspond to an actual dock, but can also be used for any straight obstacle that needs to be avoided. Docking is in its own layout tab (shown above). Both on the chart in in the Docking layout tab you can monitor distance lines indicating how much clearance each corner of your ship has. In the Docking layout, you will see arrows representing the motion of your vessel, the bearing of the Dock relative to true north, and another display of distances to the nearest docks.
The distance lines can be toggled on and off by clicking the circles on the corner of each ship. Your setup will be saved with your profile. The bow and stern vectors indicate the motion of that point of the vessel. They are always shown in the Docking cell.
Other settings include:
- Display Bow/Stern Vectors On Chart: Shows the bow/stern arrows on the chart view.
- COG Look Ahead Enabled: Shows/hides the COG arrow on the chart view.
- HDG Look Ahead Enabled: Shows/hides the Heading arrow on the chart view.
- Vessel Predictor Enabled: Shows/hides the rate of turn ship outlines.
- Bow/Stern Vector Color: Changes the color of the bow/stern arrows on the chart view.
- Predictor intervals: Changes the time intervals of the predictors.
- Number of Predicted Headings: Sets the number of rate of turn ship outlines to display on the chart view.
PPU Minimum System Requirements
The PPU has been designed for and tested with the following:
- Windows® 7
- Intel® Core™ i5-520M Processor
- 320GB hard drive
- Bluetooth® v2.1 (Class 1 – long range)
- SDHC Memory Card Slot
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Just days before, Ayotte was on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanoplous" saying that she was open to a grand bargain on debt reduction. She would consider revenue increases, she said, but only if they included tax rate reductions, came with serious entitlement reforms, and the new revenue was dedicated exclusively to reducing the federal debt.
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Title | O2 plasma treated polyimide-based humidity sensors |
Author | Suzuki, Takeharu; Tanner, Philip; Thiel, David Victor |
Year Published | 2002 |
Publisher | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Citation | The Analyst, Vol. 127, pp. 1342-1346 |
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I've been busy too since I'm picking up more hours at work, but I'm still here!! :)
I'm back to working full time too (which sucks - I'm ready to become independently wealthy now!).
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I'm here too... and was also wondering the same thing when I read this, but I tried to respond and the system wouldn't even let me post. LOL
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Alison Kerby's guesthouse is already crowded with spirits. The last thing she needs is a whole new batch of haunts settling in. As Alison's reputation as "the ghost lady" grows, so does her business—and not always in a way she'd like. Tourists may be flocking to her guesthouse for a chance to glimpse her resident spirits, but her special abilities are also bringing unwanted private investigation cases to her door. And she has no choice but to take a case when the local homeless man is found murdered under mysterious circumstances, just hours after asking for help in exorcising a specter. If that weren't enough to deal with, Alison's other PI case soon turns fatal, as the mistress she was spying on for a jealous wife turns up dead as well. The cases seem like they couldn't possibly be linked, but with a mountain of clues, motives and suspects—both living and dead—Alison will have to think fast before someone else checks out for good… |
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1 cup frozen, pitted cherries
1 banana, cut in chunks
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/2 cup low-fat Greek-style yogurt (such as Fage®)
6 ice cubes
3 drops almond extract
Because my banana was frozen, I did not add the ice cubes. I didn't have greek yogurt on hand but I did have light vanilla bean yogurt, so I used that in it's place. I threw in a couple tablespoons of ground flax seed at the last minute. Quite good! I was able to clear some of last year's cherries out of my deep freeze and have a healthy smoothie to start out my day. I really liked the combination of the cherries, banana and lemon together, with the faint hint of almond.
This was way too thick and bland. I could barely taste the fruit because of the ice.
18 Ratings
Substituted vanilla for almond extract and omitted ice cubes as frozen cherries as it was already thick because of the cherries. yum!
I enjoyed this recipe. My proportions weren't exactly the same as she shared. I used a lot more frozen sweet cherries so I added milk to thin it enough to blend (I made 8 servings), omitted the ice, and used vanilla instead of almond extract. The recipe, though, is a good one. I really enjoyed the flavor of just cherries and bananas. My kids loved it, too.
Silly me, I didn't check to make sure that we had enough ice to make this, so of course, there were only three ice cubes left in the tray. I decided to add a half cup of milk to make up for the missing liquid. It may have been a weird substitution but hey, it worked and I may just make it that way on purpose from now on! I also used vanilla instead of almond extract.
I rarely find smoothie recipes that use cherries so I had to try this one. I used frozen cherries so I didn't use any ice. And I didn't have any yogurt so I added a scoop of vanilla protein powder and soy milk. It still came out pretty tasty.
I would give this recipe four and a half stars.
I really enjoyed this smoothie. However, I did make modifications based mostly on reviewer comments. Since my cherries and banana were frozen, I did not use any ice. I used 6 oz. of Dannon Light & Fit Vanilla yogurt. I used a splash of bottled lemon juice in lieu of fresh. Result was a really creamy tasty smoothie and no flavor overpowered the other. I could taste cherry, banana and almond in every drink. No yogurt aftertaste AND no seeds from berries! YAY!! Thanks for sharing this recipe, Jenjennjennifer!!
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The Science, Technology, and Environment Programme at the Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy, in partnership with ExxonMobil and Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (GASCO), announced that Dr. Alex Friess, Mechanical Engineering professor at RIT Dubai has won a research grant from the Emirates Research Foundation for his project on RIT Dubai Residential Energy Assessment Centre. The grants are awarded to support UAE-related research, to create local energy efficiency related initiatives, facilitate workshops and conferences that enhance public awareness and to enable Emirati nationals to participate in leading professional conferences on the topic. The Foundation has successfully completed two rounds of its Energy Efficiency Competition, supporting hundreds of Emiratis in promoting energy-efficient practices throughout the country. The Foundation has received many proposals submitted for the third round competition for energy efficiency and is currently in the process of evaluating them.
Welcome the RIT Dubai's Sustainable Energy and Energy Efficiency group. The activities of the group build on the Alternative Energy and Sustainability concentration of the Master of Engineering degree-program at the University, and focus on sustainability and energy efficiency aspects of interest in Dubai and the UAE.
The necessary paradigm shift in the source of the energy we use and how we use it represents a truly global challenge, and our group, part of the worldwide network of expertise that Rochester Institute of Technology embodies and represents, is uniquely positioned to accept this challenge.
We are currently working on projects aimed at reducing the energy signature of the Dubai build environment, we are investigating the implementation of alternative energy technology into the building envelope and in extreme climates, we study water conservation, present public sustainability information, and we are interested in the study of the rapidly growing field of E Mobility and its deployment in the region.
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Energy demand in Dubai, UAE has increased in sync with the explosive urban development and population growth over the past decade. In particular the residential (villa) building stock, which represents about 10% of the overall energy demand of the emirate, has grown by over 300% from slightly over 20,000 villas in 2000 to over 60,000 villas in 2009 (Dubai Statistics Center). Throughout this time, three typical outer wall materials have been used in response to the Dubai administrative Decree 77 (2001)– insulated concrete block, aerated concrete block, and plain concrete block with perimeter insulation, in combination with a reinforced concrete structure. This work investigates the difference in energy performance of the three materials by means of an EnergyPlus (design Builder) energetic simulation of a typical villa, and examines the effect of typical wall/roof energetic retrofit measures. In particular it compares the energetic performance of the standard insulated and aerated block with that of a building with continuous outside perimeter insulation. Preliminary results show that by addressing the thermal bridging of the RC structural elements with an appropriate full perimeter insulation, energy savings of 8-10% can be realized.
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Dust deposition on solar modules. One of the characteristics of the Middle East is the large desert areas surrounding the cities. The blowing wind will carry over dust particles from these desert areas towards the city. As wind hits the PV panels, dust particles accumulate on the glass cover and in turn reduce the transmittance of the solar irradiance to the PV cells. The group studies this soling effect by long term measurements of spatial dust deposition patterns, as well as appropriate CFD simulations.
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Dr. Friess is the leader of the group. He holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautical engineering and a B.Sc. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY, 1997), and has served as Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at RIT Dubai since 2009. He teaches graduate level courses in Renewable Energy Systems, Sustainable Energy Management in the Build Environment, and Wind Turbine Aerodynamics in the Mechanical Engineering program, and brings years of experience in energy efficiency and renewable energy systems to RIT. Dr. Friess has extensive industrial experience in the US, Europe and the UAE, and his interests revolve around energy modeling, thermal building envelope optimization, integration of renewable sources into the building envelope, and electric mobility.
Tamer Hendawi
Tamer Hendawi has completed his M.Eng. degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. He has a B.Sc.degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cairo University where he also completed a two years of higher studies in air conditioning and refrigeration. For several years he has been involved in sustainable building design and has a LEED AP certification from the US Green Building Council. His research interests cover fluid mechanics,CFD analysis and energy modeling, Also the development of renewable energy such as wind and solar energy, wind turbines, photovoltaic panels and CSP technology.
Kambiz Rakhshan
Kambiz Rakhshan, graduated from Hormozgan University - Bandar Abbas, Iran on October 2002 (Mechanical Engineering, Heat and Fluids major). My graduation project was an experimental study on an internal combustion engine exhaust gasses. I am a Piping Material Engineer in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industries and I have worked with PIDEC, Iran and Petrofac, UAE. I am currently working on Energy Efficiency of residential Buildings in the UAE. I am interested in Sustainable Engineering researches (sustainable utilization as well as renewable power generation).
Sahand Tajerzadeh
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Hi there,
I can find which images are attached to my current drawing with the following code. However, I don't know how to find out how many times they are attached.
Anybody ?
Using tr As Transaction = db.TransactionManager.StartTransaction Try Dim nod As DBDictionary Dim imageDict As DBDictionary Console.WriteLine("Getting ACAD_IMAGE_DICT DB dictionary") nod = CType(tr.GetObject(db.NamedObjectsDictionaryId, OpenMode.ForRead, False), DBDictionary) imageDict = CType(tr.GetObject(nod.GetAt("ACAD_IMAGE_DICT"), OpenMode.ForRead, False), DBDictionary) For Each dicentry As DBDictionaryEntry In imageDict Dim myRasterImgDef As RasterImageDef = CType(tr.GetObject(CType(dicentry.Value, ObjectId), OpenMode.ForRead), RasterImageDef) If myRasterImgDef.IsLoaded Then Console.WriteLine("Found: " & myRasterImgDef.ActiveFileName) ' NEED TO COUNT INSTANCES HERE Else Console.WriteLine("Not found: " & myRasterImgDef.SourceFileName) End If Next tr.Commit() Catch ex As Exception System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString, "Configurator", System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons.OK, System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon.Stop) End Try End Using
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Will give option 2 a shot, seems the most appropriate indeed.
If you happen to have an example for this iteration ,great, if not, I'll figure it out by myself ;-)
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— Barbara Pirolt, Alpharetta, Georgia A: You don't need all those varieties, and you can rest easy about your arteries—as long as you don't take megadoses of the mineral. Calcium builds bone, of course, but it also performs other duties, like helping your muscles contract. So when your body runs short, it must pull the mineral from your skeleton, potentially weakening it and raising your risk of osteoporosis. Getting enough calcium is key to protecting your bones. Good sources include dairy, small fish such as sardines (the calcium is in the tiny bones of the fish), and a wide variety of plant foods, like spinach, kale, figs, peas, beans, and nuts. Since most Americans fail to get enough from their diet, supplements can fill in the gap. (Women's diets average in the neighborhood of 700 to 800 milligrams daily; they need 1,000 milligrams between the ages of 19 and 50, and 1,200 milligrams over the age of 50.) To help ensure that your body absorbs the mineral, look for calcium supplements containing vitamin D. And while some varieties of the mineral are easier for your body to absorb than others, the differences are negligible and definitely not worth fussing about. As for your arteries, calcium is often part of the plaque that narrows and hardens blood vessels: The mineral lodges in areas of arteries where bad—LDL—cholesterol has caused damage. If your cholesterol is high, however, avoiding calcium won't save your arteries. And if your cholesterol is at healthy levels, you have nothing to fear when getting the recommended amounts. Just don't overdo it: Taking more than 2,000 milligrams from pills daily has been linked to calcium deposits in arteries and the kidneys. Fortunately, you don't have to worry about your diet—calcium from food doesn't seem to have this effect. From the January 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine


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Joe Gibbs Racing revealed on Thursday that Mark Martin will drive the No. 11 Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series while Denny Hamlin recovers from his back injury. Hamlin is expected to miss the next six weeks after he sustained a compression fracture in his lower back during his last lap accident in the Sprint Cup race last Sunday at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Martin will make his first start for the team on April 7th at Martinsville
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Taking stock: How will the defensive line look?
Change is here.
After running a 3-4 base defense for nearly a decade, things will look different in Foxboro this year.
And why would this be a surprise?
Despite 25 interceptions, New England's defense surrendered 258.5 passing yards per game, good for third-worst in the league.
When it came to third-down defense, none performed worse than the Patriots who allowed a league-high 47.1 percent completion percentage.
The root of the problem lies in the pass rush, or lack thereof.
The team lacked the top-tier pass rushers off the edge, especially at the outside linebacker position.
Now, the scheme has been adapted to fit the personnel.
Bill Belichick has masterfully bought low on several key veterans, none bigger in personality or stature than former Pro Bowler and Washington Redskins bust Albert Haynesworth.
The mammoth free agent bust was picked up for a 2013 fifth-rounder and early reports state he is dominating in practice.
After refusing to play nose tackle in Washington's new 3-4 defense, Big Al should thrive next to Vince Wilfork in the middle of a four-man line.
With Haynesworth playing the three-technique, Wilfork should play a similar role in the 4-3 as he did in the old scheme. His primary role will most likely be to draw double teams, which should allow the linebackers to make plays behind the line of scrimmage.
One of the big problems with converting to a 4-3 is the lack of edge rushers. According to reports, Jermaine Cunningham and Eric Moore have been underwhelming in practice in getting to the quarterback.
Therein lies the genius of Coach Belichick.
On Sunday, the Patriots got better while weakening their biggest rival by signing former Jets defensive lineman Shaun Ellis to a one-year deal.
The 6-foot-5, 290-pounder has racked up 72.5 career sacks and has experience playing defensive end in both systems and can line up inside on passing downs.
However, the acquisitions didn't stop there.
New England added another veteran pass rusher in Andre Carter.
Like Ellis, Carter is scheme versatile, although he has excelled as a 4-3 end far more than a 3-4 outside linebacker.
With the additions of Carter and Ellis, the Pats have significantly upgraded their defensive line with both experience and talent.
This should allow Cunningham and Moore to become situational players in case they aren't ready for starting roles.
With a front four of Ellis/WIlfork/Haynesworth and Carter/Cunningham, the Pats will have more opportunities to make plays behind the line of scrimmage and get after the quarterback.
More importantly, the size alone of the Ellis/Wilfork/Haynesworth trio should help maximize the talents of Jerod Mayo and Brandon Spikes.
Obviously the transition will have some bumps in the road, but could the defense possibly be any worse than last year?
Without a doubt there is more talent on defense this season.
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Nickname(s): The Phoenix City (凤城) | |
Location of Chaozhou in Guangdong |
Coordinates: 23°40′N 116°38′E / 23.667°N 116.633°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
County-level divisions | 4 |
Township divisions | 43 |
Government | |
• CPC Chaozhou | Luo Wenzhi (骆文智) Committee Secretary |
• Mayor | Tang Xikun (汤锡坤) |
Area(ranked 31st) | |
• Total | 3,110 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0–1,497.5 m (0–4,913 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,669,844 |
• Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
• Major nationalities | Han—99.7% |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 521000 (Urban center) 515600, 515700 (Other areas) |
Area code(s) | +86768 |
License plate prefixes | 粤U |
GDP (2008) | CNY 44.3 billion |
- per capita | CNY 17,317 |
Website | www.chaozhou.gov.cn |
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Chinese | 潮州 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Tide prefecture | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chaozhou (Chinese: 潮州), alternatively spelled Chiuchow[1] or Teochew,[2] is a city in eastern Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and the South China Sea to the southeast. It is administered as a prefecture-level city with a jurisdiction area of 3,110 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) and a total population of 2,669,844.[3] Along with Shantou and Jieyang, Chaozhou is part of the Chaoshan region.
Chaozhou's municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are situated in Xiangqiao District, together with its CPC and Public Security bureau.
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# | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 Census)[citation needed] | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
1 | Xiangqiao District | 湘桥区 | Xiāngqiáo Qū | 452,472 | 152,5 | 2,967 |
2 | Chao'an District | 潮安区 | Cháo'ān Qū | 1,335,398 | 1,261 | 1059 |
3 | Raoping County | 饶平县 | Ràopíng Xiàn | 881,974 | 1696,5 | 520 |
Geography and climate[edit]
Chaozhou is located in the easternmost part of Guangdong Province, north of the coastal Shantou City. It is situated in the north of the delta of the Han River, which flows throughout the city.
Chaozhou territory mountains, at the junction of Wuyishan have Yuemin system, macro mountains offshoot and tidal peaks Mei at the junction of the Lotus Mountain - Phoenix mountains. Phoenix bun for the eastern peak,1497 meters above sea level. The main rivers are the Huanggang River and the Han River. Han River from west to Southeast ramp through downtown Chaozhou, flows through Chaoan County, in the Chenghai River; Huanggang river flowing from north to south through the whole territory of Raoping, in the Huanggang town of Dongfeng dam into the sea. Two rivers provide abundant water resource for Chaozhou.[1] Throughout the low-lying North High South, the northern mountains, the central hills, south of Han River alluvial plain. Hills account for 65% of the total area, mainly in Raoping and Northern Chaoan. North is a mountainous area suitable for tea cultivation and Shan, Tong, oak, Ke, tree growth; Hilly and low mountainous areas mainly bamboo, peach, plum, plum, olive, pineapple and tuber growth; Han River alluvial plain fertile land for rice, sweet potato, peanut, soybean, carrot, orange, peach, banana, Yang cultivation. History is" more mature rice, silkworm also received five place".
In 214 BC, Chaozhou was an undeveloped and named part of Nanhai Commandery (南海郡) of the Qin Dynasty. In 331[citation needed] during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Haiyang (海陽縣) was established as a part of Dongguan Commandery (東官郡).
Dongguan Commandery was renamed Yi'an Commandery (義安郡) in 413. The commandery became a prefecture in 590 in the early Sui Dynasty; first as Xun Prefecture (循州, Xunzhou), then as Chao Prefecture (潮州, Chaozhou) in the following year. In 1914, the Republic of China government combined Chao and Xun prefectures into Chaoxun Prefecture or Chaoxun Circuit (潮循道).
For a short while in the Sui and early Tang Dynasties, Haiyang District was called Yi'an District (義安縣). The name remained Haiyang until 1914, when it was renamed to Chao'an County (潮安縣) to avoid ambiguity with the Haiyang County, Shandong.
The seat of the 1951 Guangdong People's Government was at Chao'an County; part of it was converted to Chao'an City in 1953 and later that year renamed Chaozhou City (county-level). In 1955, the provincial seat moved to Shantou. Chaozhou City was abolished five years later, and reestablished again in 1979. In 1983, the situation was reversed, with Chao'an abolished and made a part of Chaozhou City. Chaozhou was made a provincially-administered city in January 1989, and a vice-prefecture-level city in January 1990. In December 1991, Chaozhou was further upgraded into its current statue of prefecture-level city.
Chaozhou and the nearby cities of Shantou and Jieyang are collectively called Chaoshan. The name was used for the joint political-administrative area which encompassed the three cities from 1958 until 1983. For the next five years, Shantou City was a higher-level city containing Chaozhou and Jieyang within it. Currently, Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang are equal in status.
Teochew dialect (潮州話), by which the Chaozhou culture is conveyed, is one of the most conservative Chinese dialects because it preserves many contrasts from ancient Chinese that have been lost in some of the other modern dialects of Chinese. (See the Teochow dialect transcription of the poem Shi shi shi shi shi to note how words which have become homophonic in other dialects stay distinct in Teochow.)
It is spoken by about 10 million people in local Chaozhou and approximately 2–5 million overseas. Thirty percent of the Chinese in Vietnam speak this dialect.[citation needed] Teochew people are the largest ethnic Chinese group in Thailand and Cambodia, and the second largest ethnic Chinese group in Singapore, after the Hokkien. However, in Singapore, Mandarin is gradually supplanting the Teochew topolect as the mother tongue for this group, especially among younger generations.
Chaozhou is famously known as one of the great cultural centres in the Lingnan region of China. Chaozhou culture is known worldwide as a unique part of world heritage[citation needed]. Throughout history, the Chaozhou region, was able to flourish and thrive as a prosperous cultural centre enabling the nourishing of a unique and distinctive character epitomized in the Chaozhou Dialect, Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou cuisine, Chaozhou Ganghu tea, Chaozhou music, Chaozhou lion dance and Chaozhou embroidery.
Chaozhou opera (潮劇) is a traditional art form which has a history of more than 500 years and is now appreciated by 20 million Chaozhou natives in over 20 countries and regions[citation needed]. Based on the local folk dances and ballads, Chaozhou opera has formed its own style under the influence of Nanxi Opera. Nanxi is one of the oldest Chinese operas and originated in the Song Dynasty. Clowns and females are the most distinctive characters in a Chaozhou opera, and fan-playing and acrobatic skills are more prominent than in other types of performances.
Gongfu tea, the 'espresso' of Chinese teas with a formidable kick, which was first sipped back in the Song Dynasty, is still flourishing and remains an important part of social etiquette in Chaozhou. Visitors to local families can be sure of at least one round of Ganghu tea. Though it tastes bitter when it first reaches the mouth, it is the lingering aftertaste that marks Ganghu tea. Drinking Ganghu tea is a process of aesthetics rather than a solution to thirst.
At the local teahouse, tea service is often accompanied by Chaozhou music. String music, gong and drum music and the ancient music of set flutes are the traditional forms of Chaozhou music. Chaozhou string music is made up of mostly plucked and bowed string instruments, and on some occasions, wind instruments are used. The most characteristic instruments are the rihin (二弦), tihu and yahu (all two-stringed bowed lutes), the sanxian, pipa, ruan, guzheng, and yangqin. The number of instruments and performers in the ensemble is flexible and depends on the availability of instruments and musicians to play them - but to have an even and balanced texture only one of each instrument is preferred. Chaozhou drum music includes the big drum and gong, the small drum and gong, the dizi set drum and dong and su drum and gong ensembles. The current Chaozhou drum music is said to be similar to the form of the Drum and Wind Music of the Han and Tang Dynasties. The Chaozhou guzheng and erhu are also regarded as major members of the southern instrument family.
The region is best known for originating 'Bak Kut Teh' (肉骨茶), loosely translated in dialect as 'Meat Bone Tea' which is a popular dish with overseas Chinese Teochew community in Singapore and Malaysia. Owing to its coastal geography, Chaozhou is also famed for its seafood soups and porridge known as a 'Myu'eh'.
In 2006, GDP of the whole city totaled 33.0 billion yuan, up by 13% over the previous year. Agricultural output value reached 5.732 billion yuan, dropped by 3.1%. Industrial output value amounted to 64.9 billion yuan, representing an increase of 16.4%. Seven pillar industries of ceramics, garment, food, plastics, electronics, stainless steel products and printing achieved above-scale industrial output value of 22.92 billion yuan, up by 30.3%, accounting for 62.7% of the total above-scale industrial output value. The proportion of the three industries to the aggregate of GDP was 9.5:56.2:34.3 in 2006. Local financial revenue in the general budget increased to 1065 million yuan, up 23.2%. The gross value of import and export added to US$2.3 billion, representing an increase of 21.3%. Overall consumer product retail sales came to 11.814 billion yuan, representing an increase of 14.7%. Consumption on transport and telecommunication, garment, health care and housing showed massive growth. Expenditure reached 3.56 billion yuan for urban resident and 8.25 billion yuan for rural resident, showing rises of 11.1% and 16.4% respectively. Throughout the year, Chaozhou received visitors of 1,899,000 person/time, up by 15.6%, yielding a revenue of 2.748 billion yuan in tourism, up by 15.4%. Investment in fixed assets came to 10.974 billion yuan, up by 12.4%.
Chaozhou is a famous historical and cultural city in the country. The city's feature is known as "Classic Tourist City" which receives numerous tourists both from abroad and home. There are many valuable historic relics in Chaozhou city, totally about 600 units and among them 42 are classified as the state, provincial and city's key preservation units of cultural relics. The Chaozhou Dialect, Chaozhou Opera, Chaozhou Ganghu tea, etc. have unique features of Chaozhou culture, attracting numerous tourists from home and abroad, and are the richly endowed tourist resources.
- Beige Fodeng—The Lighthouse of Buddha (北閣佛燈). The lighthouse was used for boats in the Han River as this part of the river was dangerous. The lighthouse could remind people that they were in Chaozhou area and ought to be careful. It is said a former emperor once passed in his "dragon boat" while he was sleeping and was woken by the light from this Lighthouse. He thought it must have been a bodhisattva sending him the light and therefore named it the "lighthouse of Buddha".
- Guangji Bridge, built in the Southern Song Dynasty (1170 A.D.).
- Huang Jilue Temple (己略黃公祠), displaying the wood carving art of Chaozhou in the Qing Dynasty.
- The old site of Song Kiln, that shows the scale of production and the exquisite craftsmanship of ceramic in ancient Chaozhou.
- Jiadixiang (甲第巷), the ancient family houses.
- Kaiyuan Temple (開元寺) is a Buddhist center embodied with the quintessence of the architectural art of various dynasties such as the Tang, the Song, the Yuan and the Qing. This temple is over 200 years old. The temple is also home to the most influential Buddhism Study Institute in Southeast China. Inside, handsome calligraphy and inscribed steles remind visitors that this temple once functioned as the record keeper of the city.
- Night scene of the People's Square.
- The Ming city wall (明城墻), 2.6 kilometers long.
- Xu, Imperial Son-in-law, Mansion (許駙馬府), which retains the basic pattern of the architecture of the Song Dynasty.
- Xi Hu Yuan, a museum in the main city park, has a unique collection unique of stones with natural geological markings representing (or resembling) Chinese characters.
- The township of Chaojhou in western Pingtung County, Taiwan is named after Chaozhou.
- The Chaozhou people form the second largest group amongst the ethnic Chinese in Singapore, after the Hokkiens, comprising 21% of Chinese Singaporeans. Teochew was originally the dominant language amongst the Chinese immigrants in Singapore, until it was superseded by the Hokkiens due to later immigration flows. Concentrations of Chaozhou people once settled along the banks of the Singapore River as well as the Straits of Johor, until urban development and the redistribution of the people in public housing development diluted this geographic trend, although they are still known to concentrate in the northeast such as in Hougang. Traditional commercial sectors of Chinatown once dominated by Teochews include Circular Road and South Bridge Road. Chaozhou peoples also founded rural settlements and were active in the plantation industry, and gave rise to modern place names such as Choa Chu Kang, Lim Chu Kang and Yio Chu Kang. Today, the Chaozhou people continue to be represented by various clans and association, one of the most prominent being the Ngee Ann Kongsi, which built schools such as the Ngee Ann Secondary School and also went into real-estate (Ngee Ann City). Much effort has been made to preserve their distinct identity and culture under the heavy influence of the Hokkiens, including through the airing of a popular television drama, The Teochew Family in 1995 by MediaCorp's Channel 8.
- There is also a large number of Teochew people in Penang, Malaysia. In the early 19th century some Teochew people settled here and in 1855, they founded the Teochew Association, which also includes a temple in Chulia Street, George Town. The community continued to grow until in 1919, a school named after the Han River, Han Chiang School, was founded to provide education for the people. Today, during some large occasions, the Teochew community still holds Teochew operas here. Other than that, Han Chiang School went on to become one of the most famous education institutions in Penang. They have 3 schools, namely SJK(C) Han Chiang, Han Chiang High School and Han Chiang College.
- There is a large population of Chaozhou people in Hong Kong. When mainland China opened its gate in the 1950s, there was an exodus of refugees into Hong Kong to flee the communist rule. Refugees from Chaozhou banded together in very tight communities. They were known to be very generous of helping refugees from their own regions. They spoke their own Teochew dialect amongst themselves, hence they stood out among the locals when almost everybody else spoke Cantonese in Hong Kong. The locals called them by the name "Chiu Chow Loun", where Chiu Chow is the Cantonese pronunciation of their origin, Teo Chew and Nang is the Teochew pronunciation of the word "people". They were known to be a very hardworking people and they were good at running small businesses. Back in the 1960s, almost every "rice store" (grocery stores for dried food and uncooked rice) in Hong Kong were owned by "Chiu Chow Loun". Decades and generations later, the offspring of these immigrants blended into the rest of the communities. Large corporation run supermarkets drove many "rice stores" out of business. Chiu Chow Loun no longer as stood out as special communities in Hong Kong, though they are still very active in organizing charity activities, especially around the "ghost festival" in the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. See Teochew people for more details.
- There is a large population of Chaozhou people in Pontianak and Ketapang, Indonesia. Teochew is the main lingua franca used among the Chinese, and Teochew are the dominant ethnic Chinese group in Pontianak and Ketapang.
- There is a large population of Chaozhou people in Thailand. Thailand has had a long history of business and trade with Teochew merchants. Many of the major business families in Thailand can trace their roots to Chaozhou. There are also many instances in the Thai language where Teochew words have been adopted as part of daily use.
- There is a large population of Chaozhou people also in Cambodia, where they had been residents for generations most of the trade in Cambodia, even in small towns is dominated by them. Most of the business and profesional families in Cambodia can trace their ancestry to Chaozhou. The Teochew community associations are engaged in management of their own schools, pagodas and charities. The Chinese lunar new year is a national holiday.
See also[edit]
- Chaozhou cuisine, the cooking style originating from Chaozhou.
- Teochew dialect, the dialect spoken in Chaozhou.
- Teochew people, history of the people from Chaozhou.
- ^ Transliterated from its Cantonese pronunciation
- ^ From Postal map spelling
- ^ "Profile of Chaozhou" (in Chinese). Official website of Chaozhou Government. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chaozhou. |
- UC Los Angeles Teo-Chew Association
- UC Berkeley Teo-Chew Association
- Government website of Chaozhou (simplified Chinese)
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Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 27, Issue 2, 68-69, 20 December 2011
Intraspecific behavioral variation is important in both deliberate and unintentional species introductions: response to Carrete et al.
David G. Chapple , Sarah M. Simmonds and Bob B.M. Wong
School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
In a recent review in TREE[1], we outlined a conceptual framework for how inter-and intraspecific behavioral variation may influence the success of unintentional species introductions, particularly during the pre-establishment phase of the introduction process [2]. Carrete and colleagues [3] argue that selective factors acting on intraspecific behavioral variation can also be important in the success of deliberate species introductions prior to establishment. We agree. Indeed, our review included several examples of how behavioral variability could enhance the post-establishment success of deliberately introduced species [4].
However, Carrete et al. imply that we did not consider individual-level behavioral variation to be important during the pre-establishment phase of deliberate species introductions. This is incorrect and appears to stem from a misinterpretation of several statements in our review relating to intentional species introductions bypassing the initial stages of the introduction process. We were simply highlighting, as have others [5,6,7], that the selection of species for intentional introduction is heavily influenced by human biases for species with particular traits or attributes (e.g. for biocontrol or the pet trade). That is, our statement related to the biased selection of species rather than to intraspecific behavioral variation.
Nonetheless, in the context of deliberate introductions, Carrete et al. outline several behaviors that may predispose certain individuals to capture, survival during transport and captivity, and release from captivity. Given that our review largely focused on unintentional species introductions, the behaviors highlighted by Carrete et al. provide an informative and valuable discussion that not only reinforces one of our key points, that pre-establishment factors are important determinants of invasion success, but also broadens the application of our conceptual framework to both deliberate and unintentional species introductions.
Although pre-establishment factors may be important in the success of both types of species introduction, we argue that the selective pathways differ between deliberate and unintentional introductions. For deliberately introduced species, humans select the species that are introduced into new regions and, within these, selection acts on intraspecific behavioral variation (and variation in other traits) during capture, captivity, transport and release [3]. By contrast, unintentional introductions may be more reliant on biological factors, because interspecific trait and behavioral variation influences both the 'opportunity' and propensity of a species for transportation [1]. As outlined in our review, once ensnared in the transport vector, intraspecific behavioral variation may contribute to the likelihood of transitioning through the initial stages of the introduction process. However, despite these different pathways, important similarities in behaviors or personalities (e.g. boldness, exploratory behavior or aggression) could influence the success of both unintentional [1] and deliberate [3] introductions during the pre-establishment phase.
We were supported by funding from the Australian Research Council (to DGC, DP0771913), Hermon Slade Foundation (HSF09/02), and the National Geographic Society (8085-06 and 8952-11).
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