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Like several other apps, Win8 StartButton restores the traditional Start menu in Windows 8, which Microsoft eliminated in the latest version of its operating system.
A crisp display, quad-core processor and full Windows 8.1: the ThinkPad 8 is a slim little Windows tablet, and one of the best for its size.
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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with 2.7 million youth members and over 1 million adult volunteers. Since its founding in 1910 as part of the international Scout Movement, more than 110 million Americans have been members of the BSA.
- I would like to state at this time that I am not now and have never been... a member of the Boy Scouts of America. Their motto is, as you know, "Be Prepared!" and that is the name of this song.
- Introduction to "Be Prepared" -Tom Lehrer

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Richard Saunders Mackney passed away on April 17, 2010 at his home in Fountain Hills, AZ, a victim of A.L.S. Beloved husband of Ilana. Cherished father to Keith and Lindsey. In addition to his wife and children, Richard is survived by his father Stanley of Westbury and siblings, Robert of Greenville, SC, Elizabeth of Rockport, MA, Mary Jo Granato of Huntington and David of Wilmington, NC. Richard's mother Jo Saunders Mackney of Old Westbury died in 1996 of A.L.S.
Richard was raised in Westbury. He was a graduate of Chaminade High School, Holy Cross College and special studies at the University of Angers in the south of France. He also had a graduate degree in the "Thunderbird" School of Global Management in Glendale, AZ. Upon graduation, he joined Smith-Wesson as the international marketing director spending the next four years in Belgium. Upon returning to the U.S., he joined the Universal Propulsion Co. (a division of B. F. Goodrich) in Phoenix, AZ, as manager of Law Enforcement sales where he remained until his passing.
As a memorial, contributions may be sent to: Rich Mackney A.L.S. Warrior Fund, 15443 Acacia Way, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 or Rich Mackney Scholarship Fund payable to Thunderbird School of Global Management, One Global Pl., Glendale, AZ 85306.


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Leah Messer Calvert Gives Birth to Baby #3!by Free Britney at . Comments
Leah Messer Calvert of Teen Mom 2 is a mother again!
Already mom to two three-year-old girls, the reality star welcomed her first child, a baby girl, with husband Jeremy Calvert on Monday, February 4.
"Yes, the time is near," the MTV star tweeted Sunday.
"Can't wait to meet you little Miss Calvert!"
Leah Messer shares Aleeah and Ali with ex-husband Corey Simms, whom she divorced in April 2011; she married pipeline engineer Calvert in June 2012.
"There is a reason God gave the baby to us now," Messer said last fall. "I'm not going to say it wasn't planned, because we intended to try ... eventually."
"It just happened a little sooner than we expected. Our parents are thrilled. It'll be Jeremy's parents' first grandchild, so they're really excited."
The Elkview, W. Va. native, who first appeared on Season 2 of 16 and Pregnant in 2010, says she can handle another child despite her young age.
"The path I chose isn't right for everyone, but it's right for me," she explained. "I am financially stable - we just bought our first home - and I'm emotionally fit."
"I'm 100 percent prepared this time... way more than I was at 16."
Here's hoping. Congrats to the new parents and the whole fam!
Congrats to Leah and Jeremy. Leah I love that you are all about your family, because you do not see alot of young women that think that way, most of them just think about themselves and not their children. ei..Janelle for example. Anyway take care and again congradulation to you and you new family.
I used to like leah but how she hurt corey was not cool.i think corey deserves to be happy.love you corey.
congrats leah i like ur part in teen mom2 but the other moms are to greedy expecially amber good luck
I think Leah is a wonderful mother who will always put her kids 1st .Jeremy seems like he genuinely cares about Leah & her 2 little girls & Corey also loves his little girls so these children are very lucky .
i hope leah gives birth to a baby girl
Congrats Leah, Jeremy, Aleeah, and Ali ! I am so happy for u all. You are a incredible mom and all three of your girls are really lucky to have a mommie that is so dedicated to her children and husband. Jeremy is already a great father. I hope life brings u more and more happiness.
Good for her, I'm happy to hear that she's happily married to someone who's THERE for her and doesn't make her feel like s***. And I'm even more happy that she and Jeremy have their own child together!!
I am very happy for you and your family Leah! I wish u and Jeremy the best in life !


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i'm reading a book. blake came in with a chorus. we noodled around for a bit, blake threw together some more chords for a second section. adrian dredged up some old rhythm loops, added some old lyrics for the second section, bec created some melodika riffage and ellie vamped on the organ. an hour and a half later and the bones of a new song rolled out.
lullaby. words and music by adrian. this song actually appeared on the first ever telafonica demo, many many years ago, as a solo voice with acoustic guitar backing song. thinking it might make a nice bookend with the other track we started working on tonight (hush, hush my father), we began to create some vocal arrangements for it as well.
words by bec
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an old 20th Project (www.cabinetpin.com/20th) song written by bec and adrian. having never been developed past that first demo, we thought we'd give it a go now. a possible closing track for the new album. here, we work on vocal harmonies.
6.2.14 from Telafonica on Vimeo.
'home song', an old song of ellie's that's never been quite developed. there's some nice bottom end going on that you won't hear on your laptop speakers, so plug into a decent system. and watch out for pesky mosquitos.
30.12.13c from Telafonica on Vimeo.
a fairly different type of track. this one has been hanging around adrian's head for a long long time. it might finally get developed to completion. needs some chorus lyrics.
a barebones sketch of a track called 'you, me and the missionary', words by bec, music by adrian. there's another part to this which is the four part harmonies sung to a backing track. no one's singing harmonies here because it's still all to fresh to be able to play and sing simultaneously.
the vocals to go with the last track uploaded. :)
Slightly more developed version of something we began earlier in the year.
Ellie was running a bit late so Bec, Blake and Adrian decided to start something completely from scratch. Bec had a title (Comfort Junkie) and a rhythm feel she wanted to use, Blake and Adrian each had a chord sequence. Put the three together, throw Ellie in to the mix when she arrives, and here you have it.
Beautiful Noise
The ABC Jugband - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)
The ABC Jugband
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covering The Ramones' christmas song for the compilation
I Saw Three Ships (click to get the free download)
Telafonica and Friends Present :
Sister Zephyr EP
Released October 28, 2013
Inspired by Australia's awesome community radio networks, Telafonica are having a supporter drive. But, instead of asking for your support via money, we're asking for your e-mail address. This means we can keep you informed about our comings and goings, gigs, new releases etc.
In return, you get a download of our new EP, four tracks (plus a radio edit of one of them) of indie-electronic goodness, clocking in at 35 minutes worth of music.
As well as the regular audio, we've also included some enhanced visual versions of the tracks. These consist of custom artwork and lyrics for each track which appear on the screen of your digital music player as you listen. Think of them as a new media half-way house between video clips and the liner notes on traditional physical releases.
The music on the EP sees a sleeker electronic focus return to the Telafonica sound palette. Inspired by some of the usual suspects – Underworld, LCD Soundsystem, Sufjan Stevens, Ricardo Villalobos – the tracks are all sprawling, growing electronic impulses overlaid with earworm vocal melodies and lyrics exploring the nature of human existence.
Title track, 'Sister Zephyr', has been a live staple for some time now and was originally developed alongside the tracks from Telafonica's 2011 album – Sleeping With The Fishermen. It didn't quite fit with the sonics of the rest of the tracks at the time, however, so the recording was put to the side and returned to this year where it has been given its own life. Written in response to a loved one having a serious brain haemorrhage, it searches for joy and comfort within pain.
'Sister You Have' was largely written by Rebecca as a gift for fellow band member Ellie when the latter announced she would be getting married in late 2012. It's flowing melodies and building harmonies a euphoric celebration.
'Ask Me' is a song snippet embedded in an insistent dancefloor groove, turning itself into abstract contortions as it grows.
And, finally, 'The Thickness Of White' is a leftover instrumental track created by Adrian and Blake back in 2009 which has never found a home to fit elsewhere, even though it was loved enough to be tried out in all Telafonica releases since then. Finally, it has somewhere to sit comfortably and so can now meander moodily to its own heart's content.
2013 video diary no.4
15.2.13 from Telafonica on Vimeo.
a 4th new track, though it doesn't have a title yet.
2013 video diary no.3
1.2.13 from Telafonica on Vimeo.eliza's first song for our new batch. this one's called 'what remains'.


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Boy you just can't buy one elf product! For the price you cannot beat it. I bought three of them and they are all excellent. Little tacky but it feels moisturizing and as long as you don't get your hair stuck in it it is fine
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Amazing for the price! Very good pigmentation. Sweet scent. Have been using it daily for a month now; good value for the money! Looks to be nowhere near done. It is a bit sticky, but works as a good base for lipstick. Will definitely buy again.
Like one of the other reviewers, I got the set with Victoria, Miami, Houston, New York, and Pink. I don't see how others like the smell because I despise it. They smell very similar to the e.l.f. Super Glossy Lip Shines in the tubes and remind me of chewable children's Tylenol, which is probably why I really hate the scent.
The pigmentation is about a 2.5/5. I do think these glosses are pretty tacky if you wear them on their own, and they are thick. Swatching them on my hand and removing them with soap and water just left a sticky mess. I don't think these are worth your money unless you want to give them to a young child to play with.
On a side note, the packaging is sleek, compact, and looks very nice.
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I usually really love E.L.F. products because they are great quality for a low price, but these glosses really didn't do it for me. The only upside for me was that they smell good. Barely anything comes in the little tube, they show up VERY sheer on the lips, you can barely see anything, and the different colors all look very similar on the lips. I bought these for really cheap so I'm glad, because I never wear these glosses. They don't stay on for over 5 minutes..
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These lip glosses I found were very nice for the price. They aren't sticky, but still have just enough tackyness to help them stay on for longer. I don't know if it was just the set that I got, but it seemed as if all the colors smelled different. The one in 'miami' smelled really good and fruity, but the one in 'pink' smelled like soap and chemicals. I am not fond of lip products that smell weird, especially because there's a chance I might swallow them. But for those who don't mind smells, this is a great set, considering the price for all 5 of them!
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I hate ELF but i'm a sucker for their lip glosses.
These are not high end, have high pigmentation or will blow you away. For what they are, they're great.
the glosses are not gritty at all. They go on very smooth and are sheer. They provide a good tint to the lips. I really love how all the colors are wearable and have fantastic staying power. I can go out for several hours and these won't fade. They're very moisturizing but I can't detect any sparkle on my lips. In the tube, it's everywhere but doesn't transfer onto my lips. I'm a bit disappointed. then again, it's not a huge deal for me.
It's amazing how cheap they are, $5 for all of them. the amount of product is almost half of what it would normally be. As long as you wouldn't wear these every single day, they'd last.
Do not wear any of these on a night out or a very special event. For casual wear, the glosses are perfect.
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this collection has a : gold,Coral,Creme barbie pink,a berry, and a red.
the coral is my most used one. Im almost finished it! all of them are very sheer and wearable. The creme barbie pink is more opaque. they are pretty thick. But i dont sence any stickyness. these last about 4/5 hours on my lips with out touch ups. for some like me works well but for others they want longer. I got all of these lip glosses (5) for $4 from winners i think! I love the packageing that it came in too!
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I got them for $2.50 when the e.l.f. site had a sale.. I actually like that it doesn't have much tint.. but then what is the point of the colors then?
I like that it's not thick and goopy.
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Okay it was 5 bucks for all five!! I got them at target. I love them all. They aren't that pigmented but they are great glosses. Smell yummy and leave some shimmer. Good for people who are trying to branch out of chapsick.
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I'm really schizophrenic about this kit, and am contemplating returning it. The glosses are nice and the price was great ($5). The colors looked so pretty in their containers; the shades are Victoria, Miami, Houston, New York, and Pink. I like the consistency and faint melon flavor. The main problem is, these glosses appear to be tinted, and the website says they are tinted, but they're really not. Shimmery yes, tinted no. Only the red and berry shades (can't recall the names) are faintly pigmented, and I really wanted glosses that would accentuate my lipstick or that could be used for color on their own. So, if you're just looking for nice clear/shimmery glosses, these will work. But if you're looking for actual color, look elsewhere.
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Galileo, a famous inventor who lived about 400 years ago, came up
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instrument. Can you turn your pendulum into an accurate minute
This month there is a Friday the thirteenth and this year there are three. Can you explain why every year must contain at least one Friday the thirteenth?
Sometime during every hour the minute hand lies directly above the hour hand. At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock does this happen?
Mathematics has allowed us now to measure lots of things about eclipses and so calculate exactly when they will happen, where they can be seen from, and what they will look like.
A bus route has a total duration of 40 minutes. Every 10 minutes,
two buses set out, one from each end. How many buses will one bus
meet on its way from one end to the other end?
Noticing the regular movement of the Sun and the stars has led to a desire to measure time. This article for teachers and learners looks at the history of man's need to measure things.
Every day at noon a boat leaves Le Havre for New York while another
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days. How many boats will each boat cross during their journey?
Use the clocks to investigate French decimal time in this problem.
Can you see how this time system worked?
How far have these students walked by the time the teacher's car
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I found these clocks in the Arts Centre at the University of
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would be ambiguous with only two or three of them?
Can you rank these quantities in order? You may need to find out
extra information or perform some experiments to justify your
Read this article to find out the mathematical method for working out what day of the week each particular date fell on back as far as 1700.
Calendars were one of the earliest calculating devices developed by civilizations. Find out about the Mayan calendar in this article.
Can you place these quantities in order from smallest to largest?
Can you order pictures of the development of a frog from frogspawn
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If Tom wants to learn to cook his favourite supper, he needs to make a schedule so that everything is ready at the same time.
Anne completes a circuit around a circular track in 40 seconds.
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Can you create a story that would describe the movement of the man
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This article explains how Greenwich Mean Time was established and in fact, why Greenwich in London was chosen as the standard.
Which segment on a digital clock is lit most each day? Which
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If it takes four men one day to build a wall, how long does it take
60,000 men to build a similar wall?
How many times in twelve hours do the hands of a clock form a right
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Can you rank these sets of quantities in order, from smallest to largest? Can you provide convincing evidence for your rankings?
A game for two or more players that uses a knowledge of measuring
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Great Granddad is very proud of his telegram from the Queen
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What can you say about when these pictures were taken?
Use the interactivity to move Mr Pearson and his dog. Can you move
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A train leaves on time. After it has gone 8 miles (at 33mph) the driver looks at his watch and sees that the hour hand is exactly over the minute hand. When did the train leave the station?
On a digital 24 hour clock, at certain times, all the digits are
consecutive. How many times like this are there between midnight
and 7 a.m.?
A paradox is a statement that seems to be both untrue and true at the same time. This article looks at a few examples and challenges you to investigate them for yourself.
Two trains set off at the same time from each end of a single
straight railway line. A very fast bee starts off in front of the
first train and flies continuously back and forth between the. . . .
My cousin was 24 years old on Friday April 5th in 1974. On what day
of the week was she born?
At the time of writing the hour and minute hands of my clock are at
right angles. How long will it be before they are at right angles
Not everybody agreed that the Third Millennium actually began on January 1st 2000. Find out why by reading this brief article.
Astronomy grew out of problems that the early civilisations had. They needed to solve problems relating to time and distance - both mathematical topics.
What is the date in February 2002 where the 8 digits are
palindromic if the date is written in the British way?
Two engines, at opposite ends of a single track railway line, set
off towards one another just as a fly, sitting on the front of one
of the engines, sets off flying along the railway line...
These two challenges will test your time-keeping!
Can you put these mixed-up times in order? You could arrange them in a circle.
Use your knowledge of angles to work out how many degrees the hour
and minute hands of a clock travel through in different amounts of
Use the information to work out the timetable for the three trains
travelling between City station and Farmland station.
How many of this company's coaches travelling in the opposite
direction does the 10 am coach from Alphaton pass before reaching
This article for teachers suggests ways in which dinosaurs can be a
great context for discussing measurement.
The pages of my calendar have got mixed up. Can you sort them out?
In this matching game, you have to decide how long different events take.
On a digital clock showing 24 hour time, over a whole day, how many
times does a 5 appear? Is it the same number for a 12 hour clock
over a whole day?
In this version of the story of the hare and the tortoise, the race
is 10 kilometres long. Can you work out how long the hare sleeps
for using the information given?
These clocks have only one hand, but can you work out what time
they are showing from the information?
Here's a chance to work with large numbers...
Do you know the rhyme about ten green bottles hanging on a wall? If
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Snapshots Thursday: TBR Dream Marathon
|At the finish line, TBR Dream Marathon (May 22, 2010)
|At the finish line, TBR Dream Marathon (May 22, 2010)
(a 5k fun run at UPLB with my students, December 2009)
This is the reason why I wore this same shirt at the starting line:
(last minute stretching 6 minutes before gunstart)
When I arrived at the venue- Nuvali, it was 11:30pm May 21. I still can't feel anything, I still can't believe that I will be doing a 42k hours after. I was looking for a nice spot to set up my hammock to get some rest but I wasn't able to find one.
I saw my TBR marathon classmates and ANR Alabang Group. The ANR Alabang group became our support group (more stories about them on the next post).
I'm not 100% in good standing coming from a Siargao and Cebu the past week, I lacked sleep and didn't eat well the past days. The last week of marathon preparation was really bad except for more than an hour of surfing a.k.a. cross-training. =)
Still, I don't want to think about this because it could easily discourage me from finishing the marathon. We had group pictures, met well-wishers, encouraged fellow TBR marathoners, prayed together.
dreamers and chasers (sana drinks and chasers na lang)
the Adination of Runners Alabang- our support groups and cheerers
prayer time, committing the run to the Lord
then the gunstart…
Pacing me was TitaniumRunner
At the finish line: Tired but fighting until the last kilometer
Official Time- 5:00:07 Chip Time- 5:00:02 (3 seconds shy of sub-5hr)
Split times: KM13- 1:46:30 and KM31- 4:08:32
Rank: 49 among 237 runners (41 among 173 male runners)
Gameplan: 21K-10K-10K (1km for walk breaks when tired, uphill and water stations). I would like to finish the 1st 21K as if nothing happened.
Nutrition: Since I knew that cold water and cold Gatorade will be over-flowing, I decided to just bring 2 small water bottles. I contains 3 hammer gels (2 espresso and 1 vanilla mixed), the other contains honey mixed with water. Someone gave me Nature Valley Bar and I ate fruits and chocolates whenever I can. I stop to every water stations to drink or dab water on my face. Honey helped me a lot as I did not experience hunger.
Costume Change: At KM32 I changed clothes, socks and shoes (the last 2 pics is very obvious). It was planned, thanks to Ms Nao for making this possible.
As far as I can remember, I like the trail part as I run faster during those parts. I was really walking the uphills to conserve energy. There are times that I would close my eyes to feel and savor the moment.
Sleep running?
Mt. Makiling has been my training ground during the marathon preparation and since Mt. Makiling can be seen from Nuvali my mantra was "I look up to the mountains, where does my help comes from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth." (Psalm 121:1-2). This verse has helped me especially at the 2nd half of the run.
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This Is the best from the best singer | Reviewer: Lucho | 10/6/07
Oh yeah this is the best song ever, this is better than others singers' songs, she should make a video of this one. I love er music for a long time and this isthe best one.
omg! | Reviewer: minerva | 10/4/07
omg!!!! i love this song. ever since i heard it ive been playing it over and over again, this shouldnt be her single it has to be her single. i love the words its exactly how i feel about my boyfriend.
No I don't like it | Reviewer: Tammy | 8/22/07
I miss the old Avril, with the Let Go and Under My Skin days. This is such a plastic version of her, like the person before me said: it's so borderline and mainstream - she's not trying to be different like she used to be. So what if she's number 1# on the Billboard Hot 100? Soon everyone will forget about Girlfriend and songs like this, just cheap, poppy singles, and will listen to real music.
PS. Hot IS going to be the next single. Sadly. Innoncence or Runaway would be much better picks.
Hm. | Reviewer: Kelli | 8/20/07
I'm not sure If I like this song. Yes, it is a good one, but we've never seen this side of Avril. It sounds more like some rap stuff, like Ushers confessions or something. This song is very borderline, but I guess its okay. Though I disagree with the rest of you- I dont think this should be a single. Sorry.
this is wat i say | Reviewer: LoseItToMusic | 6/21/07
ok this song i so awesome i was like listening to it on the cd and it better then girlfriend, dude do a video
I've always loved her music :) | Reviewer: Ashli | 5/2/07
this song is amazing.
i love the lyrics.
all of her lyrics always explain things very well.
and how people feel, and this song reminds me of how i feel about my boyfriend (:
i love it.
it should be the next single.
i love every single one of her songs.
all of them. <3
HOT | Reviewer: Cathy | 4/17/07
I really like this song. It shows that she has a different side to her. It's very catchy and the first time I heard it, I enjoyed it and had to play it over and over again!
I hope she makes this her next single.
wtf...yes. | Reviewer: jordanx3 | 4/6/07
i like this song. it's catchy. hopefully, next single. i hated girlfriend...this should soooo be next. =]
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10 Phrases Guys Can't Get Enough Of
Turning your husband to mush doesnt require going all Kim Kardashian and Instagramming a photo of yourself in a skimpy bikini. Sometimes the warm and fuzzies are as simple as saying these words.
By Anna Davies
"My wife recently said that our 3-year-old's eyes light up when I come home, and it totally made my day. I know my daughter loves me, but she really loves her mommy, and sometimes I sort of wonder how well I'm doing at the whole parenting thing. Hearing about the bond she sees between my daughter and me made me realize I was doing okay after all." — Charles, 43


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'Drapers' Almshouses, Priscilla Road', Survey of London: volume 1: Bromley-by-Bow (1900), pp. 26-27. URL: http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=74447 Date accessed: 29 November 2014.
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Ground Landlord, Leaseholders, &c.
General description and date of structure.
Condition of repair.
Historical notes.
Bibliographical references.
In the Committee's MS. collection are—
Mr. W. Girton, machine dealer, of Bow-road, has leased the chapel for the
past 20 years. The houses on either side of the chapel are occupied and in private
Formerly the almshouses covered three sides of a quadrangle, in the same
manner as the principal block of the Trinity Hospital in Mile-end-road. There were
six houses on each of the east and west sides, and at the southern end, facing the
road, a central block containing the chapel and four houses.
This block is now the only remaining portion of the almshouses, and stands
at the southern end of Priscilla-road, at right angles to it, parallel to Bow-road, and
adjoining the North London Railway on the west side. It is rectangular in plan,
with the chapel slightly projecting in the centre. The front of the chapel is of very
finely-rubbed red bricks, and is crowned by an elaborate moulded and blocked wood
pediment and cornice, which cornice is also continued on each side to form the
eaves of the houses. In the centre of the pediment is an elliptical shield bearing
an inscription recording the foundation of the almshouses, but now much defaced.
Above it were the arms of the founder—according to Lysons (Gu. a pale wavy Erm:
between six escallop shells or.); these are now missing.
Over the entrance doorway to the chapel is a wooden pediment supported by
carved brackets with charming little cherubs, each looking inwards. The windows
are circular-headed, and the external angles of the chapel front have stone quoins.
The houses on either side of the chapel have very little that is noteworthy in
design beyond the square-headed and mullioned windows: the rooms inside are of
plain wood panelling.
The interior of the chapel has been almost entirely ruined save for the plaster cornice and
cove next the ceiling. It has in fact, since the demolition of the other houses about 25 years ago,
been used as a warehouse and store room.
It is stated in Lysons' Environs that the almoshouses were erected for 12 poor persons in 1706, by
the Drapers' Company. Dunstan (Hist. Brom.) says that part of the ground they stood on was taken
from the adjoining almshouses (Sir John Jolles') which stood on the spot now occupied by the Bromley
Vestry Hall and the adjoining shops. In addition to this, says Strype, an additional piece of land was
purchased, "about three-quarters of an acre, more or less, which cost the company £195." "These
two pieces of land were then thrown together, and formed what we now call the Alms House field,
measuring a.1 3 28. On this last mentioned piece, the company built a chapel and twelve almshouses;
corresponding with those eight on the opposite side, the whole forming three sides of a square, having the
chapel in the centre of the south side and facing towards the road. Over the door of the chapel is a neat
tablet having the following inscription"—
Mr John Edmunson, Saylemaker,
dec'd, out of a pious & charitable
intention for Relief of Twelve poor
people left an Estate To the
Worshipful Company of Drapers
To whose worthy memory & in
pursuance of their trusts, they
have built this Chappel and
twelve Almshouses.
Anno Domini, 1706.
The estate, which was left for the maintenance of these almshouses, produced about £180 per annum in
1706, but increased so that in 1836 four additional houses were built (Dunstan).
Lysons (Environs, 1810–Middlesex, vol. i., p. 44) mentions the almshouses very briefly, but Dunstan
(History of Bromley, pp. 205–212) gives a very complete history of these and adjoining almshouses.
Strype, Survey of London, Appendix, cap. I. p. 112.
Brewer, Beauties of England and Wales, vol. x., p. 290.
* General view of the front of the almshouses (photo).
Detail view of doorway and front of chapel (photo).
* Details of the carved scrolls to chapel door (drawing).
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Teh hon tsi kwaks eks * Guh jee gwah ai
"Creator's game" by Kanatiiosh 2001©
Lacrosse is more than just a game to the Iroquois people (the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora), for it is a spiritual tradition that is woven into the fabric of our heritage. As Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of Onondaga, says, lacrosse is "the life blood of the Six Nations."
The Iroquois believe lacrosse to be a gift from the Creator. A gift that is played by the Iroquois for the Creator's enjoyment and to heal. Lacrosse is played to restore harmony to the people and the Natural World. During specially called ceremonial medicine games lacrosse is played to heal people.
The Iroquois did not call the ball and webbed stick game lacrosse. The Mohawk call the game teh hon tsi kwaks eks. The Onondaga call the game guh jee gwah ai. The Oneida call the game ga lahs.
The Iroquois have been playing lacrosse since time immemorial. When the Europeans came to North America, they saw the Iroquois playing a ball and webbed stick game.
The French Jesuits thought the webbed sticks used by the Iroquois to throw and carry the ball resembled a Shepherd's crook, a crosier, like the ones carried by bishop's and abbots to show their authority. Soon the French began to refer to the ball and webbed stick play as le jeu da crosse. Today the word lacrosse has become the generally used term to describe the Creator's game the Iroquois call teh hon tsi kwaks eks, guh jee gwah ai, and ga lahs.
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DIE Sabbati, 21 die Martii.
Writs of Error Bill.
L. Wotton introduced.
Bill to make Rivers navigable in Surry, Sussex, and Hants.
Bill to create Tithes.
Application to the King, about Peers Evidences concerning Advowsols, &c.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, "An Act concerning
Abatements of Writs of Error, upon Judgements in
the Exchequer."
ORDERED, That the Consideration of this Bill be
committed to these Lords following:
Their Lordships, or any Five; to meet on Tuesday next, at Nine of the Clock in the Morning, in the Prince's Lodgings; and the Lord
Chief Justice of the King's Bench and Baron
Turner are appointed to assist their Lordships.
This Day Charles Henry Wotton, de Wotton, Chevalier,
was introducted, between the Lord Mohun and the
Lord Berkley de Stratton. The Lord Great Chamberlain and the King of Heralds went before. The Peers
who introducted him were in their Robes. The King
of Heralds carried the Patent of Creation and Writ,
and delivered the same to his Lordship at the End
of the Woolsack, who upon his Knee presented the
same to the Lord Chancellor, who delivered the Writ
to the Clerk of the Parliaments to be read. Which
being done, his Lordship was brought and seated in
his proper Place between the Lord Lexington and the
Lord Langdale.
Hodie 1a
vice lecta est Billa, "An Act to make navigable, or otherwise passable, divers Rivers, from
Creenstead, Arundell, Petersfeild, Darkin, and Farnham, in the Counties of Surrey, Sussex, and South'on,
to London, and from South'on to Winchester and Alfford."
ORDERED, That the Committee for the Bill concerning Tithes, being now sine Die, do meet on Monday
next, in the Afternoon.
ORDERED, That the Duke of Albemarle is appointed
to attend the King, with the Lord Privy Seal, in the
Place of the Lord Mohun, about the Deeds and Writings belonging to several Lords.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque in diem Lunæ, videlicet,
23um diem instantis Martii, hora decima Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.
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According the ILO's "World of Work Report 2012: Better Jobs for a Better Economy", despite signs that economic growth has resumed in some regions, the global employment situation is alarming and shows no sign of recovery in the near future.
Descargar:GENEVA (ILO News) –Despite signs that economic growth has resumed in some regions, the global employment situation is alarming and shows no sign of recovery in the near future, says the International Labour Organization (ILO).
The ILO's "World of Work Report 2012: Better Jobs for a Better Economy" says that around 50 million jobs are still missing compared to the situation that existed before the crisis. It also warns that a new and more problematic phase of the global jobs crisis is emerging.
First, this is due to the fact that many governments, especially in advanced economies, have shifted their priority to a combination of fiscal austerity and tough labour market reforms. The report says such measures are having devastating consequences on labour markets in general and job creation in particular. They have also mostly failed to reduce fiscal deficits.
The narrow focus of many Eurozone countries on fiscal austerity is deepening the jobs crisis and could even lead to another recession in Europe", said Mr. Raymond Torres, Director of the ILO Institute for International Labour Studies and lead author of the report.
Countries that have chosen job-centred macroeconomic policies have achieved better economic and social outcomes", added Mr. Torres. "Many of them have also become more competitive and have weathered the crisis better than those that followed the austerity path. We can look carefully at the experience of those countries and draw lessons."
Second, in advanced economies, many jobseekers are demoralized and are losing skills, something which is affecting their chances of finding a new job. Also, small companies have limited access to credit, which in turn is depressing investment and preventing employment creation. In these countries, especially in Europe, job recovery is not expected before the end of 2016 – unless there is a dramatic shift in policy direction.
Third, in most advanced economies, many of the new jobs are precarious. Non-standard forms of employment are on the rise in 26 out of the 50 economies with available information.
There are, however, a few countries that managed to generate jobs while improving the quality of employment, or at least one aspect of it. For example, in Brazil, Indonesia and Uruguay employment rates have increased while the incidence of informal employment has declined. This was mainly due to the introduction of well-designed employment and social policies.
|Employment rates and incidence of non-standard employment, changes between 2007 and 2010
|Fig 1.7 - Nonstandard employment includes temporary employment or precarious workers (involuntary part-time and temporary employment) for advanced countries and informal employment for developing countries.
|Change in the risk of social unrest between 2010 and 2011 (scale of 0 to 1)
|Fig 1.14 - Source: IILS estimates based on Gallup World Poll Data, 2012
However, the report argues that if a job-friendly policy-mix of taxation and increased expenditure in public investment and social benefits is put in place, approximately 2 million jobs could be created over the next year in advanced economies.
Other main findings of the report include:
- Employment rates have increased in only 6 of 36 advanced economies (Austria, Germany, Israel, Luxembourg, Malta and Poland) since 2007.
- Youth unemployment rates have increased in about 80 per cent of advanced countries and in two-thirds of developing countries.
- Poverty rates have increased in half of developed economies and in one-third of developing economies, while inequality rose in half of developed countries and one-fourth of developing economies.
- On average, more than 40 per cent of jobseekers in advanced economies have been without work for more than a year. The majority of developing economies show a decline in both long-term unemployment and inactivity rates.
- Involuntary part-time employment has increased in two-thirds of advanced economies. Temporary employment has also risen in more than half of these economies.
- The share of informal employment stands at more than 40 per cent in two-thirds of emerging and developing countries.
- In 26 out of the 40 countries for which information is available, the proportion of workers covered by a collective agreement declined between 2000 and 2009.
- 28 per cent of the selected group of emerging and developing countries implemented policies to reduce social benefits during the crisis compared to 65 per cent in advanced economies
- At 19.8 per cent of GDP in 2010, global investment remains 3.1 percentage points lower than the historical average, with a more pronounced downward trend in advanced economies. In all regions, investment in small firms has been impacted disproportionately by the global crisis.
|Employment and investment changes during 2007–2010, in per cent, selected economies
|Fig 4.5 - Note: The Figure shows the per cent change in investment as a share of GDP and the unemployment rate over the period 2007 and 2010. Figures above the axis represent gains in investment and employment, while those below represent losses.


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- Beautiful Look And Sound David
Intimus 5C Center Channel SpeakerThis was my first Aperion purchase. If the center speaker sounds great, you can build the rest of your home theater around that. I was blissfully surprised at how great it really sounds. Once my settings were correct I thumbed through the TV listings, and saw that Star Wars: Attck Of The Clones was on. I turned to hear great battle scenes. That's not what hooked me. There was a point where Anakin rubbed his hand on along the sleeve of queen Amidala's dress. I could hear and feel the silkiness. That's when I was hooked! Pure clarity and perfection from an affordable speaker. I am Aperion for life now. (4/25/14)
- No Kidding... these really work! Fast Eddie
Aperion Allaire™ Zona® Home Audio Link SystemAfter years of trying to get another wireless stereo product to work - and giving up - I used a complete interior makeover of our house as an excuse to jump back into the market. After struggling to get a decent signal from my laptop to my speakers in my home office, I finally just ran a long stereo RCA cable from the headphone connection around the floor to the amp. After a brief search on the web, I ran across the Zona HAL system. The reviews were almost universally positive, so I gave them a try. They were professionally packed, came with every accessory imaginable (including their own power supplies) and were super easy to hook up. I have the "Send" unit connected to a powered USB hub that is hidden under my desk and the "Receive" unit is hidden behind the Proton amp (driving Island Sound Stowaway speakers - we're talking vintage stuff here...). It works like a charm! Sound quality is as good or better than a CD and I'm able to listen to Pandora, ripped CD's, YouTube, anything with never a drop in the signal. These are a high-quality product from a top notch company. The order process was painless and the follow-up professional. Looking back, it seems almost comical how difficult it was to get a wireless connection from my computer to the stereo. This is a great little system and worth every penny. Get them - you won't be disappointed...
- Unbelievable Sound JW
Verus Grand Tower XDMy only complaint is that after 2 weeks I still cannot peel the smile off my face. I continue to be amazed at the sound quality of these speakers.
I never write product reviews but felt obligated to do so in this case due to the quality of the product and customer service I received.
Initially, I was a little apprehensive about purchasing a speaker system that I had not heard in person. If you fall into this category, I strongly encourage you to take the plunge and pursue the Aperion Audio speakers. I can tell you from my own experience that Aperion Audio's no hassle return policy and TOP notch customer service/support should definitely remove any concerns you might have. I leveraged both of these services during my purchase experience and they were great to deal with. Their no hassle return policy is not just lip service, they stand by it.
After much research online and auditioning various speakers in similar (and above) price ranges, I decided to order the Aperion Verus Grand XD system. It was the best decision I could have made. After placing these speakers in my far less that optimal home theater room, the Aperion's clearly shined above the other similarly priced systems I auditioned in much better acoustically designed rooms.
The Verus Grand Tower's are fantastic for two channel music. I immediately heard new elements of music I've listened to for years due to the quality and clarity of the sound these speakers produce. As I've continued through my music library, I repeatedly have this experience, hearing my favorite music at a whole new level.
The Verus Grand XD systems is equally amazing for Home Theater use. The Verus Grand Center produces excellent, clear dialogue. As a whole, the system has fantastic imaging, really allowing the sound to move from left to right and front to back with a seamless transition.
Initially I was a little concerned on the Bravus sub. It initially seemed a little light to me. After some tuning of my system (and possibly some break in) I have found that the folks at Aperion knew what they were doing. The sub rounds out the bottom of my music and is more than capable of substantial punch in home theater use. I find that the Bravus sub is paired very well with the Verus Grand Towers for music. It just seems to cup the bottom end of the sound spectrum without sounding over or under done... Just right.
Aside from the sound, the speakers are well made and beautiful. Wife points achieved...
- Detailed and Tight Rusty
Bravus II 12D Powered SubwooferI bought this sub on a bit of a whim. I needed something that was very detailed and clear for music. I thought, hey, what the heck, the pro's like it, it has a ten year warranty and in home trial, lets give it a shot. When I received the package, I was a little disappointed to find it was only single boxed, but the foam was quite thick and the sub arrived in excellent condition. When you take the foam out, the sub is encased in a beautiful purple velvet bag. Unreal, very cool. After several layers, you pull out the sub and man, this thing is a work of art. Easily the best fit and finish I've ever seen on a sub.
After firing it up and letting it settle in for a few days, I played a lot of music. I just couldn't stop listening. This sub doesn't go as low or as loud as others in it's price range, but it is so precise and gets plenty loud and low for me. I had to add foam tape all over the place just to stop the house from rattling!!! As far as precision, I listened to a lot of technical death metal with bass arpeggio's and crazy fast double bass. This sub not only played it clean as day, but as loud as I could handle. VERY IMPRESSIVE. Equally impressive was electronic music. The extension on low bass notes is astounding, you can literally feel it, no matter where you are in the room. I discovered at loud volumes you can feel it in every wall, even on the other end of the house. Not for apartments, that's for sure.
I never was into the Home Theater scene, but I find myself buying more and more movies just because this sub has made them a blast to watch. If you buy one of these beauties, let it warm up and watch the new Batman trilogy. What a treat!
In summation, I was totally blown away by this sub. Not just it's sound, but it's really a piece of furniture too. I often take the radiator covers off just to watch this beauty play. Great job Aperion. I plan on buying another just to bump up the bass even more. Highly recommended.
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Verus Grand Center Channel Speakeri was blow away with the aperion grand verus center channel, with my sonus faber venere 2.5 towers is the perfect combination, this center it's 10 out of 10 so far so good, this center blow out of the water the venere center channel i had, the venere couldn't keep up with the towers at references levels, losing it's composure sounding harsh and shrill, but the verus grand was effortless, sounding clean, clear, and BIG, without compromise any sound quality, simply amazing.
Bravo Aperion Audio
5 stars to the Grand verus center channel in every way.
- Excellent Sound Excellent Value Excellent Quality Omar
Intimus 5B Harmony SDI waited until 100+ hours of break in to write this review. I absolutely love these speakers. This system has has exceeded my expectations. I purchased the Intimus setup on their farewell sale about 3 weeks ago on a tight budget. I just finished watching Pacific Rim Blu-Ray in DTS Master Audio with the Marantz SR5008 that Aperion also offers. Even my wife was blown away. We live in a medium sized apartment and the sound stage was the size of a 5 bedroom house. Epic all around. If you are deciding between these and the Versus line my 2 cents are you'll be happy either way it all just comes down to your budget. Aperion speakers are very high quality and you will not be disappointed. The 30-day in home trial and trade up program only sweeten the deal. My interactions with customer service have been exceptional as well. Stop reading and buy whatever you have in your cart right now!
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- Well made and excellent value Omar
Marantz SR5008 7.2 Channel Home Theater ReceiverPurchased this with my Intimus setup and could not be happier. The sound is very clean and its obvious the technology present in this receiver is top notch. I was really impressed with how balanced the highs and lows are out of the box and how well Audyssey MultEQ XT took it up to the next level. 100watts per channel is plenty to drive 4 5B's, 1 5C and the 8D. I personally love the porthole design and overall aesthetics. In general this is a much smaller profile than the Onkyo or Elite's in the same price range.
For those debating the 5008 vs the 6008 here is my take. If you don't have a need for HDMI out for zone 2 or DSD ( SA-CD) then the extra 10w per channel might not be worth the $300 dollars. Also the 5008 is going to be a few inches more shallow than the 6008 which happened to be a positive for my current furniture.
Overall couldn't be happier! Its a perfect match with the Aperion Intimus setup.
- Completes my HT Michael B.
Verus Grand Tower SpeakerIn 2007 I purchased my first Aperion speakers, the Intimus 5Bs. I used these for years on their own mounted on the bookshelf stands. I was so impressed at how they simply handled everything I threw at them with such responsiveness and clarity. I decided last year I would start completing my HT system with Aperions. I was a little upset Aperion stopped carrying the Intimus family in Cherry. So, I ended up purchasing a closeout opened box 5C Center in Cherry and a new Bravus 8A Sub in black. I was on the fence for a while about the front towers. It wasn't until after having an issue just recently with the Bravus amp and Aperion sending me a replacement amp under warranty that I decided to see if the Verus Grand Towers in Cherry could complete the system.
Let me just say that never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined my completed system sounding this good. I used my Integra 8.9's bi-amp capabilities with the Verus towers for the fronts and used the 5Bs as the surrounds. I did my firsts test with HBO's John Adams miniseries and with Rob Rodriguez's Machette, both Blu-ray discs in DTS-HD Master Audio. The sound stage is stunning for both action scenes or immersing yourself into an entirely natural landscape. When calibrated, the towers and the center literally disappear delivering a broad and enveloping experience. The bookshelf speakers handle the surrounds just as easily as they handled the fronts. And the sub continues to cleanly push out thunderous lows with no distortion.
And they have to be the best looking furniture in my theater. I was worried about this point but it actually works out considering how large and heavy they are. And believe it or not, you'd be hard pressed to notice the difference in finishes unless you put a lot of light and attention onto the Verus and the Intimus cabinets.
My one complaint about the towers is that they are advertised to have metal grilles. Having a cat with claws, this was a huge selling point. They are metal, but they are also covered in fabric which sort of kills this selling point. They are also impossible to remove without the "grill removal tool" which I was unable to find anywhere in the packaging.
All in all, what I got was much more than I expected to get. And with Aperion's proven customer service record I know I couldn't find a better deal on speakers of this caliber.
- Excellent Doug
Verus Grand Tower SpeakerI've had my VGTs and VGC for a few weeks now and I'm very happy with them. I listened to, bought and returned numerous speakers including the VGBs. The company is great to deal with and I must have been a real pain for them. I bought their speakers, returned them, bought them again and finally upgraded them. After returning the VGBs the first time and buying different speakers I couldn't shake their sound, these speakers really did grow on me. So I bought the VGBs again and this time realized they were the speaker for me....well almost. I did exchange the VGBs for the Towers which I love but honestly I think I'd have been happy with the Bookshelves since I have a pair of SVS subs. The VGBs put out an amazing amount of sound for their size, but the Towers do have more output on the bottom end which you would expect. Also I think the finish is much nicer than most other modestly priced speakers. My only complaint is the quality of the front baffle isn't up to the same standards as the rest of the cabinet. All in all I think these speakers are an excellent value and I can't imagine a company offering better customer service.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend these speakers. The velvet bags are a nice touch too.
- Fan for years Mike
Verus Grand Tower SpeakerI have been waiting for years to make the purchase of my wife friendly speakers. I have owned multiple brands over the years. The original wish list was the 633 towers. Wow was I happy to have waited for the Grand Versus towers. Spectacular service and products, I have never been so happy with an audio purchase as I am with Aperion. Make no mistake they are the ultimate in a budget high end audio. Do your self a favor buy me all.
Now to the sound. I have owned Klipsch heritage lines for years. Not wife approved by the way. The Aperions blow the Klipsch away in detail and texture. The fact that they are great foe movies as well as music is the number one reason for my purchase and do they ever deliver. Previous Definitive Technologies were pale in comparison as well. After the break in period the openness is amazing. If you like movies with all the in your face sounds and music with all the nuances recorded and intended to reproduce you better get your credit card warmed up.


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| Advaith Siddharthan
Text Simplification using Typed Dependencies: A Comparison of the Robustness of Different Generation Strategies
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Generating Affective Natural Language for Parents of Neonatal Infants
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|Christian Chiarcos
Evaluating Salience Metrics for the Context-Adequate Realization of Discourse Referents
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The Impact of Visual Context on the Content of Referring Expressions
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An Algorithm for Generating Size Modifiers
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| Jeff Orkin
MIT Media Lab, USA
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|11:00 - 11:30
|Nadjet Bouayad-Agha, Gerard Casamayor and Leo Wanner
Content selection from an ontology-based knowledge base for the generation of football summaries
|11:30 - 12:00
|Richard Power
Deriving rhetorical relationships from semantic content
|12:00 - 12:30
|Albert Gatt and Francois Portet
If it may have happened before it happened, but not necessarily before
|12:30 - 1:30
|Generation Challenge Talks and Posters
|1:30 - 1:40
|Generation Challenges Overview
|1:40 - 1:55
|Result Presentations: SR, HOO, GIVE
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|Presentation of Planned Tasks: SR Spanish, Question Generation 2nd Edition, GRUVE
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Friday 30 September
|ENLG Talks: Optimizing task success in interactive systems
|9:30 - 10:00
|Verena Rieser, Simon Keizer, Oliver Lemon and Xingkun Liu
Adaptive Information Presentation for Spoken Dialogue Systems: Evaluation with real users
|10:00 - 10:30
|Nina Dethlefs and Heriberto Cuayáhuitl
Combining Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning and Bayesian Networks for Natural Language Generation in Situated Dialogue
|10:30 - 11:00
|Konstantina Garoufi and Alexander Koller
Combining symbolic and corpus-based approaches for the generation of successful referring expressions
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|Marcel Bollmann
Adapting SimpleNLG to German
| Laurence Danlos, Frédéric Meunier and Vanessa Combet
EasyText : an Operational NLG System
| Valerio Basile and Johan Bos
Towards Generating Text from Discourse Representation Structures
| Thomas Bouttaz, Edoardo Pignotti, Chris Mellish and Peter Edwards
A Policy-Based Approach to Context Dependent Natural Language Generation
| Sandra Williams, Allan Third and Richard Power
Levels of organisation in ontology verbalisation
| Diana Trandabat
Using semantic roles to improve summaries
| Alessandro Mazzei
Building a Generator for Italian Sign Language
| Andrew Walker, Advaith Siddharthan and Andrew Starkey
Investigation into Human Preference between Common and Unambiguous Lexical Substitutions
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Production of Demonstratives in Dutch, English and Portuguese Dialogues
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Glue Rules for Robust Chart Realization
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Detecting Interesting Event Sequences for Sports Reporting
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| Johanna Moore
University of Edinburgh, UK
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All of us, in our lives, have challenges to solve and also want to have an impact on those challenges so we are not overcome. It can be a challenge at work or even at home. Sometimes we can get help and, other times we are forced to deal with the challenge alone.
Approaching the challenge can, in – and – of itself, require a major effort. All of this leads me to the wagon wheel – yes – the wagon wheel.
Here is the question, and then I will explain why I am using the wagon wheel. My first question is when a wagon wheel is on the ground ready to support the wagon – what spoke in the wheel exerts the most pressure on the hub of the wheel? Most people answer that question by saying the spoke closest to the ground is the one.
If you think about it, that makes a great deal of sense. The spoke closest to the ground would appear to apply the most pressure. But that is not really the case.
Actually, the pressure from the ground is circulated around the rim of the wheel and equal pressure is applied to each spoke from the rim and directed to the wheel's hub. That is just one of the laws of physics.
And what has all of this to do with meeting challenges in our lives? Well, first, sometimes the obvious approach to a challenge is not always the best way to go. There are often, in our lives, multiple ways to go in solving or having an impact on a challenge. With multiple solutions, sometimes it is difficult to chart the best course.
One way to deal with the multiple ways to go is to be sure to think through each approach, keeping in mind that the one closest to the ground or the most obvious is not always the best solution.
Another dimension to this column is what I call "multiple paths." Using the wheel with spokes analogy, sometimes it is better to use more than one spoke or path to meeting a challenge. I feel that using multiple paths or spokes can get you to an objective even if one of the spokes or paths no longer works.
One of my sayings is that it is always better to be on multiple paths in life so that if one path comes to a dead end, life can still go forward. If you are depending on one spoke or one path, the termination of the approach can mean that you have to start all over again.
From time to time, I have used a wagon wheel at the start of various lectures. It is an attention mark with several people in the audience being unaware of one simple law of physics which can truly be applied to life in general.
Thank you for reading.


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Horizontal Bars (スプリングポール Supuringupōru?, lit. "Spring Poles") are gimmicks that appear in the game Sonic Generations. They are used to launch Sonic higher into the air in order to reach shortcuts or send him flying across gaps that otherwise cannot be spanned.
Horizontal Bars are usually seen in two-dimensional sections, held in place by a pole in the background. In order to grab a Horizontal Bar, Sonic must either jump into it or use his Homing Attack. Once he has grasped it, a circle will appear around the bar. This circle is mainly yellow, with a blue section in the front. As Sonic swings around the bar, the circle lights up according to Sonic's alignment with the bar, similarly to a Plan Position Indicator radar display. The player must press / when the part of the circle that is lit up is in the blue section. If the player presses the button at the correct time, Sonic will be launched forward and upward; however, if the player presses the button too early or too late, Sonic will be launched forward and downward with much less speed.
The only times Horizontal Bars appear in three-dimensional sections are in the Challenge Act "Cream: Helping Hand" and the Seaside Hill Challenge act "Surf, Sea and Sand". They function exactly the same, but the circle that appears is slightly harder to read due to the camera angle. There are no poles holding the bars.