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What is hyperhidrosis? Hyperhidrosis is a condition which affects both men and women, causing excessive sweating in the underarms or other areas of the body. Sweating tends to occur in these individuals regardless of external factors, such as a rise in the ambient temperature or an increase in exercise. Individuals who suffer with hyperhidrosis are often self-conscious in social situations, and may suffer from staining and odor. In addition, anxiety and stress may exacerbate the condition. The exact mechanism of hyperhidrosis – that is, why it occurs in some individuals – is not completely understood, and current treatments include the use of dress shields and prescription antiperspirants, which may or may not be effective in these individuals, and injections with BOTOX®. BOTOX® contains botulinum toxin, which is used in cosmetic procedures to treat dynamic wrinkles which occur as a result of muscle contractions. 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In most individuals, 15 to 20 individual injections are given using a very fine needle, and the BOTOX® is injected just beneath the surface of the skin. Most procedures take about 15 minutes to complete, and may be accompanied by minor discomfort or pressure in the treatment area during the injections. What is the recovery from hyperhidrosis BOTOX® treatment like? Recovery is relatively easy and uneventful, although some individuals may experience injection site discomfort and bleeding in the treatment area. In addition, side effects may include excessive sweating outside of the treated areas, sore throat, headache, fever, neck or back pain, anxiety, and itching. Once the injections take effect, you may be able to stop using underarm dress and shirt shields and can usually switch from a prescription antiperspirant to a non-prescription product. In some instances, when injections miss sweat glands intended for treatment, there may be some continued sweating. 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Washington - Jul 3, 2007 - The ongoing battle rages between the supporters and opponents of the satellite radio merger. Both sides continue to gather supporters for their arguments as well.
Recent financial analyst reports from Merrill Lynch, Morgan Joseph and Bear Stearns all show satellite radio as a good investment right now. These firms also have mixed opinions on the successful outcome of the merger proposal. Bear Stearns maintains that satellite radio sees continued competition from Internet and HD Radio.
The merger supporters gained another prominent name in their camp when Harold Furchtgott-Roth, the former FCC commissioner, released an economic review of the proposed merger. The satellite radio providers retained his services to prepare the report. His review includes the arguments that have already been presented, namely that satellite radio competes with all other forms of audio media.
The review goes on to explain that mobile and fixed communications markets continue to change, and viewing satellite radio as a static market is unreasonable. It also states that if the combined operator were to raise its subscription fee, subscribers would likely drop the service.
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Jun 28, 2007 - On June 26, 2007, thousands of Internet radio stations across America turned silent in symbolic protest of the increase in royalty rates proposed by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB). The proposal includes increases retroactive to January 2006. Internet radio broadcasters citing that these increases would decimate the Internet radio industry and put most Internet radio businesses off the air, turned off their streaming on June 26 in an effort to move listeners to contact their congressmen to support a counter proposed bill that offers more acceptable rates. Bridge Ratings conducted two studies in association with the Day of Silence to gauge the effect that this movement had.
The national sample of 3,000 persons 13+ was first asked if they normally listen to Internet radio in a typical week. 21 percent of the respondents said they listened, 79 percent said that they did not. This 21 percent is consistent with previous Bridge Ratings studies and is slightly higher than the 19 percent who said "yes" in a study earlier this year.
During the day on June 26, the designated Day of Silence, Bridge asked those who responded "yes", the following question: "Did you listen to Internet Radio or radio streamed on the Internet today?" Bridge asked the same question of the same participants the next day, June 27, when Internet radio returned.
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Washington - Jun 29, 2007 - Sound Exchange has proposed a voluntary cap on the minimum fees charged against royalties for sound recordings played on Internet radio. Sound Exchange proposed capping such advance payments at $2,500 per service.
Recently enacted regulations that go into effect on July 15 require each webcasting service to pay a $500 minimum fee "per station or channel" regardless of the overall number of stations/channels it streams. By making this offer, Sound Exchange hopes to address certain webcasters' concerns about their liability for per-channel minimums.
Sound Exchange has begun discussions with the Digital Media Association to determine the most effective means for implementing this policy as broadly as permitted under the law. "The idea that the per-channel minimum might have a disproportionate impact on certain Internet radio stations was never presented to the Copyright Royalty Judges," said Michael Huppe, general counsel of Sound Exchange. "Nonetheless, at the request of Congress, we are trying to work with the small subset of affected webcasters, and are offering this proposal in the hopes of addressing those concerns."
Sound Exchange is also currently in active negotiations with small commercial webcasters and non-commericial webcasters such as public radio and college stations to provide what the organization considers to be below-market rates under terms similar to those of previous years under the Small Webcaster Settlement Act. The minimum cap and non-comm webcasters proposal is being touted by Sound Exchange as a "good faith effort" to address the elements of the recent webcasting ruling that have the concern of Congress and individual webcasters.
Sound Exchange maintains that it simply wants to see artists and labels fairly paid for the music they provide while ensuring that Internet radio grows and flourishes.
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This fall, I will need to replace 1000W, 600W, and 400W HID bulbs for subtropical/tropical bonsai and some South African and Madagascan succulents. In general terms, my needs are to extend the growing season somewhat (in a sunroom with skylights) - then to ease most of them into a light dormancy (aka limp along period), trying to give them as much light as possible during the dark Massachusetts winter. During this period, most of bonsai growth will slow to a crawl and the succulents will enter a dry dormancy (except for those that are winter-growing species). The bulbs I will be replacing are: 1) 1000W Sunmaster Cool Deluxe metal halide
To switch it up a bit (and, based on HTG prices, to save a few bucks), I was considering the following: 1) AgroMax 1,000 watt Metal Halide 6500K Ultra Blue Daylight Spectrum Bulb
Bad ideas? Anyone have any experience with any of these? Thanks in advance for any input. Tom |
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- Posted by cannabisgrower 5a (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 18:57
Buy a 600W High Pressure Sodium Ballast Kit from HTG for $105, and rewire your 600W Metal Halide ballast so it will run HPS instead. Then buy the 600W reflectorized HPS lamp from HTG for $60. For $165, you will now have the combined spectrum of metal halide and HPS, plus you will have an absolute killer of an HPS lamp, that will probably outperform your 600W MH conversion lamp two to one. Remember, HPS lumens are more effective as PLANT LUMENS than a metal halide, plus you get more photons per watt. By doing this, you won't even need to run your 400W metal Halide, thereby saving you the cost of the AgroMax, and saving you the cost of the electricity. That's what I would do :) Sativa. |
- Posted by cannabisgrower 5a (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 19:11
for your 600W, that means you already have a 600W HPS ballast, so that will save you the cost of getting one, of course. Just use the $60 HPS lamp I mentioned, it's an absolute beauty of engineering, will outperform the conversion lamp 2 to 1, and during your really slow periods of growth, that lamp may be sufficient on its own. :) Sativa. |
- Posted by tom_termine z5b MA (My Page) on Mon, Jul 28, 08 at 20:19
So, let me get this straigtht - I already have a 600W HPS Ballast (I have been running the MH Conversion bulb on it). If I buy the 600W reflectorized HPS lamp that you suggest, I can run it off that same ballast? What do I insert the lamp into - my Sun System hood? Or, do I need something else? The 400W MH is running over a different set of growing stands, over different plants. Do you think that the reflectorized HPS lamp will cover more square footage than a conversion bulb? BTW, any opinion on the Agromax lamps? Thanks! Tom |
- Posted by cannabisgrower 5a (My Page) on Tue, Jul 29, 08 at 3:19
Usually the reflectorized lamp just uses a simple L shaped bracket. the short part of the L has the octagon box with the mogul socket, and the long part of the L has 2 little hooks on it so that you can hang it from the ceiling using little chains. I'm sure HTG supply can supply the right item, and it should be pretty inexpensive compared to a hood. The reflectorized HPS will certainly cover more square footage than the conversion lamp - for 2 reasons, 1 - the reflector is much better than the sun system hood, and 2 - probably close to twice the number of plant lumens from this lamp, compared to the MH conversion. You should be able to cover twice the square footage with an equal amount of light. While you're at it, since you already have the 600w HPS ballast, buy the 400w HPS ballast kit from HTG for about $50, rewire your 400W MH ballast box, and then buy a PHILLIPS CMH Ceramic Metal Halide lamp. this will be much better than your Agromax lamp. HTG does not sell the Ceramic Metal Halide, but you can get it online for inbetween 48$ and $53. Since this is a commercial lamp, it does not have the "agricultural" premium put on the price, and everyone who uses it finds that it is absolutely the best. There are threads on this forum, where people talk about the CMH lamp, and also a nice long thread on rollitup.org Potgrowers are very difficult to fool, and they tend not to fall for b.*. and hype, they are by nature sceptical, and the conclusion on rollitup.org is that people who use the CMH lamp for their vegetative phase growth love it, it works much better than HPS or Metal Halide for vegetative growth, it runs off a regular HPS ballast, and then once their cannabis is in a well established flowering phase, then they switch to HPS, in order to get the best yield, potency, etc. Also, the CMH lamp lasts longer than a metal halide, has better maintained lumens, so in the long run you will save money, besides having a nicer grow result. :) Sativa. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Link to reflectorized lamp performance, notice strong radiation in 550-620 nm wavelength, excellent for photosynthesis, and exceptional reflective pattern.
- Posted by cannabisgrower 5a (My Page) on Tue, Jul 29, 08 at 3:34
CMH has extraordinary color rendition index, meaning your plants will look very pretty, just like under natural sunlight, because the output of the CMH lamp is almost just like the sun, straight and continuous right across the spectrum. The very fine representation in the longer wavelengths really matches the plant photosynthesis action spectrum region of maximum efficiency - meaning that longer wavelengths are twice as effective as shorter wavelengths for photosynthesis, and the CMH lamp is very rich in these areas, compared to the metal halide you describe. Sativa. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Very fine reference on how to convert a given spectal output into plant lumens.
- Posted by tom_termine z5b MA (My Page) on Tue, Jul 29, 08 at 6:33
Thanks for all this information - much appreciated! You wrote "buy the 400w HPS ballast kit from HTG for about $50, rewire your 400W MH ballast box, and then buy a PHILLIPS CMH Ceramic Metal Halide lamp. this will be much better than your Agromax lamp." Why do I need to convert a MH ballast to run the Phillips CMH Metal Halide lamp? I was looking at those lamps, and was disappointed to see that they do not make them in larger sizes, too (e.g., 1000W). I still need to get a 1000W lamp, as well... Thanks again. Tom |
- Posted by tom_termine z5b MA (My Page) on Tue, Jul 29, 08 at 6:59
Oh, one other clarifying question - If I opt to go with the reflectorized 600W HPS bulb that you recommended, can I run it in my current Sunmaster hood safely, or do I need to switch out my hood for the L shaped bracket you describe? Thanks! T |
- Posted by cannabisgrower 5a (My Page) on Tue, Jul 29, 08 at 8:58
Even though it's called Ceramic Metal Halide, they started with an HPS lamp, and spiked it with some rare earth metals, or something like that, so the 400w lamp runs on an HPS ballast (I know, confusing). Some of the smaller wattages are designed for an MH ballast, but the 400 needs an HPS. Unfortunately only up to 400w is currently available, but I've heard they're working on larger lamps. And there is no problem running the reflectorized lamp in the Sunmaster hood. Cheers, Sativa. |
- Posted by tom_termine z5b MA (My Page) on Tue, Jul 29, 08 at 11:04
Sativa - So, to convert my 400W MH ballast to a 400W HPS ballast (so that it will run the CMH lamp) what do I need to purchase? Are these conversion kits universal to any type of MH ballast that you want to convert (e.g., I believe mine is a Sunsystem, but I would have to check)? Thanks. T |
- Posted by cannabisgrower 5a (My Page) on Tue, Jul 29, 08 at 18:38
Hi, to make an MH ballast into an HPS ballast, you buy the ballast kit from HTG supply for $55. This is a universal conversion kit. It includes a transformer, capacitor, ignitor, brackets and screws, probably some wire, connectors, a mogul socket, and full set of instructions. You will remove several parts of your existing ballast: you will need to open the case, remove the innards, and substitute them with the new ones. You will keep the case, the plug and cord that you use to plug the ballast into the wall, and the cord that runs from the ballast to your octagon box with mogul socket. All the rest is replaced, so you are left over with an MH transformer and a few other goodies, that you will no longer use, because they have become obsolete. HTG claims they include PROPER INSTRUCTIONS, so I believe them. Now enjoy the beauty of CMH, you and your plants will love it. For 55$ for the kit, and $50 for the lamp, you have a winner that will beat the pants off the AgroMax, AND you will be able to run a reflectorized 400w HPS lamp to boot, should you so choose. You will also be using a 1000W agromax MH lamp, which is a real monster of a workhorse and a beauty of a lamp, for only $70, that's a bargain. I wouldn't change that part at all. |
- Posted by tom_termine z5b MA (My Page) on Tue, Jul 29, 08 at 21:15
Sativa- Calculating the area that I am covering has always been tricky to me. Basically, I have three bench areas in a 13x13 sunroom. There are also large windows and three skylights, but the room faces north - so in the dead of winter there is not much useful outdoor light coming in. Some of my stuff goes dormant to semi-dormant (which is okay), some of my stuff I force into dormancy with drought (Madagascan succulents) which they are supposed to do. My concern is always that there is enough light there when it needs to be, i.e., when stuff is awake or waking up. Most of these plants love high intensity light. The bench areas (each bench is three tiers) are: 1) approximately 8'x3' under the 400W fixture. So, what is that - about 92 square feet? I always feel like I am shortchanging the plants on the ends of the benches, and try my best to get the most light-loving ones in the center. Obviously, the plants on the bottom shelf of each bench gets the weakest light. The 400W is about 12 inches from the closest plant tops, the 600W is about 24 inches, and the 1000W is about 28 inches or so from the nearest plant. I have not burned a plant ever at these distances... In the brightest spots, I measure 6-7000 footcandles usually. In the weaker spots, anywhere from 3-5000 footcandles (in the lighted areas, of course). I run the lights for about 11 hours a day in the winter. I am positive that I could be better arranging my growing area to take advantage of these lights, but I do the best I can. If you are ever in the area, let me know - I could use the objective opinion...;-). Wonder if I will need to adjust my distances with these new bulbs? T |
Tom The best way to see if the lights are too close is to place your palm on top of the tallest plant. If the back of your hand seems too hot, or is burning hot, your plant will feel likewise. Zink |
- Posted by tom_termine z5b MA (My Page) on Wed, Jul 30, 08 at 6:28
Hi Zink - Yes, I have tried that test and determined that the height seemed good to me. I don't think I am any more heat tolerant than a Baobab (hopefully!). Thanks. |
- Posted by tom_termine z5b MA (My Page) on Wed, Jul 30, 08 at 16:04
Hi - Just wanted to say thanks (especially to cannabisgrower) for all the help with my choices. Just to close this out (for anyone interested), here is what I went with: 1) I bailed on my 600W HPS to MH conversion lamp and went with the Reflectorized HPS lamp, I thought long and hard about cannabisgrower's recommendation to convert my 400W MH ballast to an HPS ballast and get to the CMH bulb, but I didn't trust my electrical skills. Cost was also a consideration. Thanks again for the help! Can't wait for winter now! T |
I agree that CMH provides the best combination of spectrum and output. However this bulb runs either on the GE Ultramax digital ballast, or a magnetic 400w HPS ballast. The halide and HPS ballasts use different transformers for a The HPS ballast doesn't cost that much more, if any, than Generally I would stay away from 1000w lights, because of For the 600w ballast you now have, you didn't say whether |
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Born | Karachi, Sindh Province, West Pakistan |
11 July 1950
Residence | Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory |
Citizenship | Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Fields | Nuclear Physics |
Institutions | Quaid-e-Azam University National Center for Physics Forman Christian College |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
Known for | Parton distribution functions, Field Theory, Phenomenology, supersymmetry and Abstract algebra |
Influences | Abdus Salam, George Bernard Shaw,[1] Bertrand Russell[2] |
Notable awards | UNESCO Kalinga Prize (2003) Fulbright Award (1998–99) Faiz Ahmed Faiz Award (1990) Abdus Salam Award (1984) Baker Award for Electronics[3] (1968) |
Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy (Urdu: پرویز ہودبھائی; Gujurati: પરવેઝ હૂદ્ભોય born 11 July 1950), is a Pakistani nuclear physicist, essayist and defence analyst. He has taught Physics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as a visiting professor, where he also worked on topics in theoretical applications in the topological insulators, various Hall effects and Graphene. Before joining LUMS, he was a professor of nuclear and high-energy physics, and also the head of the Physics Department, at the Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad. Currently, he holds the Zohra and Z. Z. Ahmed endowed chair in the departments of Mathematics and Physics at Forman Christian College.
He graduated and also received a PhD from MIT and continues to do research in Particle physics. He received the Baker Award for Electronics in 1968,[3] and the Abdus Salam Prize for Mathematics in 1984.[4] He has authored various scientific research papers in peer-reviewed journals.[4]
Hoodbhoy is also a prominent environmentalist and social activist and regularly writes on a wide range of social, cultural and environmental issues. He is the chairman of Mashal, a non-profit organisation which publishes Urdu books on feminism, education, environmental issues, philosophy, and modern thought. Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy is a strong supporter of peaceful use of nuclear technology in Pakistan, nuclear non-proliferation, and nuclear disarmament; he has criticised the United States, Israel, Pakistan's and India's nuclear program in many national and international forums.
Youth and academic career[edit]
Hoodbhoy did the O and A-Level exams in Karachi, Sindh and attended Karachi Grammar School.[5] After completing his high school in Pakistan he got a partial scholarship at MIT to pursue his undergraduate studies there. Hoodbhoy showed great interest in Electronics and Mathemetics.,[6] Hoodbhoy studied for his double major and gained his double Bachelor of Sciences in Mathematics and Electrical engineering, followed by MS in Solid-state physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973,.[7] After graduation he got a job at Quaid e Azam University and left the US for Pakistan.
He went on to obtain a DPhil in Nuclear Physics in 1978 from the same institution.[8] During his doctoral studies, Hoodbhoy had worked with numerous Manhattan Project scientists (who had worked closely in the development of a first implosion device— Fat Man atom bomb in the 1940s) in the field of nuclear physics.[8] Later, he remained a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Washington.[7] Hoodbhoy, joined the Institute of Physics, later Department of Physics, as professor of Physics, since 1973.[7] He spent his research career extensively on Quantum field theory, Particle Phenomenology, and Supersymmetry in the area of Particle physics.[7] Hoodbhoy currently teaches at Lahore University of Management Sciences, and is a visiting professor of Mathematics at the Carnegie Mellon University, and visiting professor of physics at both University of Maryland at College Park, and remains a senior visiting scientist at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.[7] Hoodbhoy also occasionally lectures on various topics in Mathematics and Physics in the American and European research institutions. Hoodbhoy is a prominent sponsor of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, representing the Pakistan's delegation.[9] Hoodbhoy is also a senior member of Pakistan Atomic Scientists Federation (PASF). He also serves on the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Doha Center. After receiving his doctorate in physics, Hoodbhoy, at MIT, met with the renowned scientists Dr. Abdus Salam and Riazuddin where Salam gave his lectures on particle physics. Hoodbhoy then travelled to Trieste where he became a research associate at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).[10] At ICTP, Hoodbhoy began his research in particle physics that was supervised by Professor Salam.[10] In 1999, Hoodbhoy with Ishfaq Ahmad and Riazuddin, played a major and influential role in the establishment of National Centre of Physics (NCP). With its establishment, Hoodbhoy became one of the earliest academic scientists who joined the NCP at its inception.
Defence and political views[edit]
Apart from his specialist field of research, Hoodbhoy extensively writes and speaks on topics ranging from science in Islam to education and nuclear disarmament issues around the world.[11] He is author of Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality, that has been translated into five languages.[4] In this book, Hoodbhoy outlines the history of Pakistan, implications of theocracy and military dictatorships in Pakistan, and the abstract textbook system in education system of Pakistan. His articles on various issues related to science and social issues are often published in international media. His publications are repeatedly published in both technical and non-technical papers.[4] Hoodbhoy widely writes about the role and modernisation of Pakistan Armed Forces, particularly the defence budget spending by the Government of Pakistan on Pakistan Armed Forces. He has been critical of the role of Pakistan Armed Forces in politics and the imposition of unlawful Martial Law. Hoodbhoy heavily criticises militant and fundamentalist Islam, while avidly supporting Pakistan Armed Forces in their operations against the Islamic extremism in his country. Hoodbhoy was among the first activists who voiced their support for the Pakistan Armed Forces Operation Black Thunderstorm, as part of conflict in West-Pakistan.
In an interview on secularism, he mentioned that obsession with scientific-religious Apophenia may have caused lack of scientific advancement among Muslims in recent years.[12] In 2003 he was one the signers of the Humanist Manifesto.[13]
Nuclear weapons in South Asia[edit]
Hoodbhoy is a leading vocal critic of nuclear weapons, and especially of the ongoing nuclear weapons expansion in South Asia.[14] He holds India responsible for Pakistan's symmetric nuclear weapons programme as part of Pakistan's self credible deterrence.[14] According to Hoodbhoy, India's nuclear tests forced Pakistan to jump into the nuclear arena in 1974, and again in 1998, after war-threatening statements were made by Indian government to Pakistan; Pakistan equalised (see Chagai-I and Chagai-II) this magnitude over the nuclear edge that same month.[14] He believes that Pakistan's nuclear deterrence programme has protected Pakistan and helped prevent conflict in numerous war threatening situations with India.[14] Hoodbhoy has also warned about the possibility of radical Islamists gaining control of Pakistan's nuclear weapons.[14]
Science research[edit]
Hoodbhoy has made important contributions in physics, particularly in particle physics. Many of Hoodbhoy's recorded lectures on physics are available online.[15] At National Center for Physics, Hoodbhoy conducted research on different aspects of particle physics, and pioneered studies in modern physics and its extension to mathematical and nuclear physics. In 2006, Hoodbhoy published a brief mathematical description of Generalized Parton Distributions. In 2007, Hoodbhoy re-published the work of Jens Lyng Peterson the Maldacena conjecture (a conjectured equivalence between a string theory and gravity defined on one space, and a quantum field theory without gravity defined by one or less dimension) where he contributed mathematically to the theory.[16] In the same year, he re-published the work of Edward Witten on Anti-de Sitter space and its extension to the field of Holography. While the paper was published experimentally in 1998 by Witten, Hoodbhoy provided the brief mathematical proofs and description to understand, logically, the subject of Sitter space— a scalar curvature in general theory of relativity.[17]
On 14 April 2001, it was announced that Dr. Hoodbhoy would be receiving Sitara-i-Imtiaz from the former President, General (retired) Pervaiz Musharraf which he refused to accept. His refusal prompted the Friday Times to interview him.
I am reasonably [satisfied] with my (scientific) work... I do not think it is earth-shaking or... that it deserves any kind of [award]. On the other hand, receiving an [award] – even if it is a high national award – would give me absolutely no sense of achievement or satisfaction... because it carries no credibility or prestige in professional circles. Such things do not indicate that you have done good work in your field. Therefore I decided to refuse the award
—Pervez Hoodbhoy, issued the statement on The Friday Times, 2001, [18]
Documentary films[edit]
He produced a 13-part documentary series in Urdu for Pakistan Television on critical issues in education, and two series aimed at popularising science. In 2004, he made a documentary film 'Crossing the Lines: Kashmir, Pakistan, India' along with Dr. Zia Mian.[19] These documentaries carry heavy emphasis on the issues of education, public health and scientific revolution in Pakistan.
In his documentaries, Dr. Hoodbhoy has heavily criticised Pakistan and India's nuclear weapons program. He also pointed out the seriousness of the Talibanization in Pakistan and its immediate effects on South Asia. His documentaries also point out that American and NATO forces in Afghanistan didn't help the Afghan people's life and there was no reform in Afghanistan's social and public sector and, instead, the insurgency and corruption grew, which also destabilised Pakistan's western front.[4]
- Crossing the Lines: Kashmir, Pakistan, India (2004)
- The Bell Tolls for Planet Earth (2003)
- Pakistan and India Under the Nuclear Shadow (2001)
Pervez Hoodbhoy on Higher Education Commission (HEC)[edit]
Hoodbhoy was a harsh critic of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) while it was headed by Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman. This led to numerous print and television media debates.
The administrative competency of HEC was called into question. The achievements of the HEC initiative which involved the development, staffing and management of universities, with the aim of attracting foreign academics to Pakistan, were described as 'dismal'. In the case of UESTP-France, in Karachi, out of an expected faculty strength of between 450 to 600, no French faculty or administrative staff actually arrived.
The data used to support the positive appraisal of HEC's activities was questioned in a series of communications between Hoodbhoy and HEC chairman Atta-Ur-Rehman. It was claimed by the latter that in mathematics, Pakistani authors received 20% more citations than the worldwide average. Hoodbhoy questioned this on several grounds including the number of self-citations these publications received and said that this was a crucial aspect that the HEC left out of its interpretation.
Criticism was levelled by Hoodbhoy at the practice of hiring those foreign academics in local universities who were said to have difficulty in communicating and teaching, although they contributed to boosting the number of research publications originating from Pakistani universities.
An article published in 'Nature' on 3 September 2009 was the source of much debate. While it reported many achievements and showered much praise on the activities of the HEC, Hoodbhoy asked that the education system be assessed on the changes in quality of teaching in public universities, procedures for selection of students, and on whether campuses began to see greater academic freedom, greater transparency and less violence from extremist groups.
Awards and honours[edit]
- An Executive member of the board of Riazuddin National Center for Physics.
- Member of the Board of Sponsors of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
- Awarded UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science in Pakistan.
- His TV serials and film The Bell Tolls for Planet Earth won honourable mention at the Paris Film Festival.
- A member of the Editorial Board of Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies.
He is also the recipient of:
- Baker Award for Electronics[3] (1968).
- Student-of-the-Year, Pakistan Students Association of America (1972).
- Rockefeller Mauze Fellowship for graduate studies (1973).
- Abdus Salam Award for Mathematics (1984).
- Associate of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (1986–1994).
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz Award, for contributions towards the cause of education in Pakistan (1990).
- "Book of the Year Award", awarded by the National Book Council of Pakistan (1993).
- Fulbright Award (1997–1998) for research at the University of Maryland, College Park.
- Selma V. Forkosch Prize (2003)
- International Advisory Council of the Brookings Doha Center.
- Civic Courage Award- 2007.
- 2010 Joseph A. Burton Award (2010)
- Education and the State: Fifty Years Of Pakistan Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 978-0-19-577825-0
- Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality Zed Books, London, 1992. ISBN 978-1-85649-025-2 (Translations in Arabic, Indonesian, Malaysian, Turkish, Japanese, and Urdu)
- (Co-Edited with A. Ali), Proceedings of the School on Fundamental Physics and Cosmology World Scientific, Singapore, 1991.
- (With A. H. Nayyar), "Rewriting the History of Pakistan", in Islam, Politics and the State: The Pakistan Experience, Ed. Mohammad Asghar Khan, Zed Books, London, 1986. ISBN 978-0-86232-471-1
Scientific papers and articles[edit]
- Two-Photon Effects in Lepton-AntiLepton Pair Photoproduction from a Nucleon Target using Real Photons, Authors: Pervez Hoodbhoy, Phys.Rev. D73 (2006) 054027
- Probing Quark Distribution Amplitudes Through Generalized Parton Distributions at Large Momentum Transfer, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Xiangdong Ji, Feng Yuan, Phys.Rev.Lett. 92 (2004) 012003
- Explicit Proof that Electroproduction of Transversely Polarized Vector Mesons Vanishes in Perturbative QCD, Pervez Hoodbhoy (University of Maryland and Quaid-e-Azam University), Phys.Rev. D65 (2002) 077501
- Does the Gluon Spin Contribute in A Gauge Invariant Way to Nucleon Spin? Pervez Hoodbhoy, Xiangdong Ji, Phys.Rev. D60 (1999) 114042
- Nucleon-Quarkonium Elastic Scattering and the Gluon Contribution to Nucleon Spin, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Phys.Rev.Lett. 82 (1999) 4985–4987
- Implications of Color Gauge Symmetry For Nucleon Spin Structure, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Xiangdong Ji, Wei Lu, Phys.Rev. D59 (1999) 074010
- Quark Orbital-Angular-Momentum Distribution in the Nucleon, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Xiangdong Ji, Wei Lu, Phys.Rev. D59 (1999) 014013
- The Spin Structure of the Nucleon in the Asymptotic Limit, Ji, J. Tang (MIT), P. Hoodbhoy (Quaid-e-Azam, Pakistan), Phys.Rev.Lett. 76 (1996) 740–743
- Helicity-Flip Off-Forward Parton Distributions of the Nucleon, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Xiangdong Ji, Phys.Rev. D58 (1998) 054006
- Wavefunction corrections and off-forward gluon distributions in diffractive J/psi electroproduction, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Phys.Rev. D56 (1997) 388–393
- Relativistic and Binding Energy Corrections to Direct Photon Production In Upsilon Decay, Mohammad Ali Yusuf, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Phys.Rev. D54 (1996) 3345–3349
- Beyond The Colour-Singlet Model For Inelastic J_psi Photoproduction, H. Khan, P. Hoodbhoy, Phys. Lett. B382 (1996) 189
- The Spin Structure of the Nucleon in the Asymptotic Limit, X. Ji, J. Tang (MIT), P. Hoodbhoy (Quaid-e-Azam, Pakistan), Phys.Rev.Lett. 76 (1996) 740–743
- Novel approach to decays, gluon distributions, and fragmentation functions of heavy quarkonia, Rafia Ali, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Phys.Rev. D51 (1995) 2302–2310
- Quark fragmentation functions in a diquark model for proton and $\Lambda$ hyperon production, Muhammad Nzar, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Phys.Rev. D51 (1995) 32–36
- Systematic gauge invariant approach to heavy quarkonium decays, Hafsa Khan, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Phys.Rev. D53 (1996) 2534–2540
- Twist-Four Distributions in a Transversely-Polarized Nucleon and the Drell-Yan Process, Pevrez Hoodbhoy, Xiangdong Xi, Phys.Rev. D50 (1994) 4429–4435
- Detecting Two-Photon Exchange Effects in Hard Scattering from Nucleon Targets, in Mathematical Physics: Proceedings of the 12th Regional Conference, Islamabad, Pakistan 27 March – 1 April 2006, World Scientific, Singapore, 2007. ISBN 978-981-270-591-4
- Abdus Salam: Past and Present- The News (29 January 1996)
- Generalized Parton Distributions, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
Appearances in TV shows[edit]
- ^ [1] Dr. Sohail Interview, Retrieved 29 March 2012
- ^ Dr. K. Sohail (February 2000). "How Difficult it is to Help People Change their Thinking – Interview with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy". Retrieved 31 December 2013.
Pervez: "I started reading the plays of Bernard Shaw and later on, the works of Bertrand Russell. That had such an impact on me that it bowled me over and by the time I was 15, I was lost, lost to "all good things"."
- ^ a b c Pervaiz Hoodbhoy, Sohail Varaich (2010). ADGKS Parvez Hood Bhoy 187605 C3.mp4 =channel (Television production). Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory: Geo TV.
- ^ a b c d e (FPS), Fulbright Scholar Program (2007). "U.S. and Non U.S. Scholar: Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy". Global Zero. Fulbright Program. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ http://old.drsohail.com/Articals/Pervezhoodbhoy.htm
- ^ http://www.newslinemagazine.com/2012/08/interview-dr-pervez-hoodbhoy/
- ^ a b c d e (Global 0), Global Zero. "Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy". Global Zero. Global Zero. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ a b Parvez Hood Bhoy (2010). ADGKS Parvez Hood Bhoy 187605 C1.mp4 (Television Production). Geo TV.
- ^ CGPACS (2006) 15th Annual Margolis Lecture with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy. The Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies. University of California, Irvine. 12 May. Retrieved on 22 May 2008
- ^ a b "Fascinating encounters: Prof Abdus Salam". Hoodbhoy. Retrieved 2011.
in Authors list (help) - ^ Hoodbhoy (1998) Talk by Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy on nuclear tests in the Indian subcontinent. The Alliance, Pakistan Students Society at MIT, and the MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society. 12 May. Retrieved on 22 May 2008
- ^ Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy: "Islam and Science Have Parted Ways"; Interview in Middle East Quarterly; Winter 2010, pp. 69–74, Retrieved 2 March 2012
- ^ "Notable Signers". Humanism and Its Aspirations. American Humanist Association. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Hoodbhoy, PhD (Nuclear Physics), Pervez Amerali (23 January 2011). "Pakistan's nuclear bayonet". Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy, Doctor of Philosophy (Nuclear Physics), Professor of Nuclear and High-Energy Physics at the Quaid-e-Azam University and Senior academic research scientist at the National Center for Nuclear Physics. Dr. Prof. Pervez Amerali Hoodbhoy and the The Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ http://urduphysicslectures.blogspot.com/
- ^ Peterson, Jens Lyng; Dr. Prof. Pervez Hoodbhoy (28–31 December 2009). "Introduction to Maldacena conjecture". Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory: Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy of National Center for Physics; Second National Winter Meeting on Particles and Fields and Jens Lyng Peterson. p. 41. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ Witten, Dr. Prof. Edward; Dr. Prof. Pervez Hoodbhoy (28–31 December 2009). "Anti de Sitter Space and Holography". Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory: Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy of National Center for Physics; Second National Winter Meeting on Particles and Fields and Edward Witten (1998). p. 41. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ Chowk
- ^ CGPACS (2006) Crossing the Lines: Kashmir, Pakistan, India
External links[edit]
- A complete repository of Pervez Hoodbhoy's articles in the making
- Profile, QAU
- Pervez Hoodbhoy's recent articles for Z Magazine
- Pervez Hoodbhoy's articles for the website Chowk.com
- Pervez Hoodbhoy's research papers
- Science and the Islamic world—The quest for rapprochement, Pervez Hoodbhoy, American Institute of Physics, August 2007
- Video Presentation: "Sacred Terror: Theirs and Ours." Professor Hoodbhoy speaking at the University of Illinois, October 2007.
- Pakistan's westward drift – article by P Hoodbhoy lamenting the rising tide of militant Islam in Pakistan
- Islamic Failure – 2002 article by P Hoodbhoy, first published in The Washington Post and reprinted in Prospect
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That's one of the problems with WoW, the lack of a unique character. It starts at character creation when you are presented with very few options but get's worse at the endgame. Before 60 you might have a little variety in your talent specs and items. Then you hit 60 and realize you need to raid and do instances, so you spec for that. So most lvl 60s are specced the same, and wear the same blue or purple gear, and ride the same epic mount. It's almost like a uniform.
The dye idea would be nice. Many other games allow you to do it. It would let players at least have something that sets them apart.
Another thing that bugs me is how awful some of the gear looks. Like the rogue's Nightslayer gear for example, with the big balloons for shoulders. Absurd looking. And I've seen some druids that look like walking fern planters. They need to water their shoulders and keep them in sunlight.
We put so much time and effort into getting these endgame items and then we're embarrased to wear them because they look so silly. Maybe they're saving the really cool stuff for lvl 70 or the hero classes.
Hell, am I the only one who enjoys the hunter purple-and-gold colouring? :P
First I'd liek to get out of the way that teh Tier 0 sets, i.e. Wildheart, Valor, DEvout, Beststalker, etc, aren't worth collecting except for maybe a few pieces.
For the most part you can fidn better gear for every class in Dire Maul, and the restin Strat, Scholo, and BRS.
My hunter is using three pieces of beaststalker right now, but has more everything, even with set bonus' included.
But yes, it is a problem. Especially with Mail/Plate helms. They all fore hte msot part look exactly the same. Go look at Lionheart Helm then a random grey level 45 mail or plate helm.
You're probably not the only person who likes the purple and gold, Silvertusk, but there are also numerous people who do not, but they're forced into the same look as well as everyone else.
please, oh please Blizzard. Let us turn off the shoulder armor visual.
For some reason casters really look silly wearing football pads. Call me crazy. But that stuff needs to be turn-off-able.
If you look at the screenshots on your wow box. You'll actually see that they have some of the characters not wearing shoulderpads. 'cuase they know it looks better that way! Yet... when you actually play the game it doesn't quite work out like that...
The hunter armor really stands out compared to the rest of the sets though. And I think most people agree that the hunter got shafted. Purple and gold! Come on! Assuming I ever get to Level 60, you won't find me wearing it. Blizzard will eventually have to implement some kind of system for changing the look of your items. Even AC2 allowed you to dye your armor. Sometimes your item came out looking awful but that's part of it. At least it gave you some kind of individuality.
Did anyone else watch that video WIN posted last week with that druid raid group taking on Onyxia? They all looked the same.
It doesn't matter if they release new sets for the classes or let you dye them or anything else... Someone that does the endgame stuff will ultimately determine that set X for class Y is "the best" for the end game contect and every lvl 60 will migrate to that set. So you'll just have a bunch of lvl 60s running around with the same gear, but one will be blue, and one will be gold, and one will be purple, etc.
The best thing they could do would be to allow the people who are maxxed out, artisan crafters in each discipline (tailoring, leatherworking, blacksmithing) modify their gear cosmetically without changing the stats on it. So a blacksmith could change the look (read: select the artwork from a catalog) for a breastplate without changing the fact that it's an epic with +X to strength and blah blah. Maybe you'd need mats to do it that would scale upward with the lvl of the gear or something. I don't know, but it's an idea.
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Array, or not to array? That is the Question, Part 2
May 11, 2012 11:08 AM, By Bob McCarthy
Understanding coverage stretching and pattern bending.
How is the asymmetric steering done? There are several options. We can use asymmetric speaker elements in a symmetric array. This is difficult because 99 percent of the speakers on the market are highly symmetrical, and the few asymmetric ones out there might not have the same shape as we desire. The next and more standard options include using unmatched speakers, e.g., creating a 60-degree array from a combination of 10-degree, 20-degree, and 30-degree elements. The most popular method currently is to use a matched set of symmetric elements and enact asymmetric splay angle and level strategies, e.g., 15 elements all splayed at 4-degree combine to make a symmetric 60-degree speaker (range ratio equal 0dB). The same 15 elements can create an asymmetric 60-degree response by narrowing the splay angles of the upper elements and widening the splay of the lower ones. A similar shaping can be implemented by reducing the level of the lower boxes. We can increase the steering even more by combining both splay angle and level tapering.
Let's let the 60-degree coverage with 6dB of level asymmetry target serve as our example. We will start with a symmetric array of 3x20-degree speakers splayed at 20 degrees (shown in Figure 2a). Since the speakers are matched, we have only the options of splay angle and level tapering. We could reduce the splay between the top two boxes, which will cause the level to increase in their overlap area. Let's try 10 degrees. So far, so good. We still need 60 degrees total, so we will need to make up the lost 10 degrees by increasing the lower splay to 40 degrees. Now we have a problem (Figure 2b), a 10-degree gap inside the array. We can't open the splay between the lower boxes beyond 20 degrees since this will cause a gap in coverage. If we close the gap, we have a different problem: We have only 50 degrees of coverage. This approach won't work unless we have more speakers.
The second option with the 3x20-degree speakers is to leave both splays at 20 degrees and taper the levels of the lower two speakers by 3dB and 6dB as shown in Figure 2c. Sounds straightforward enough, but there is a twist: This won't work well because the transitions between the speakers will not be combinations of the -6dB points but rather a -6dB and -9dB element (since one is turned down 3dB). In order to prevent soft spots in the coverage, we will need to reduce the splay angle to 70 percent of the normal angle (since -3dB is 70 percent of 0dB). Now we have a splay angle of 14 degrees and once again we don't have our full 60 degrees of coverage. Instead we would have around 48 degrees (10+14+14+10). This is shown in Figure 2d, which shows a seamless transition between the speaker elements.
The lesson here is that is if we taper angle or level we will lose coverage, which will need to be made up by either having wider elements, or more of them. We could cover our target shape with either 3x28-degree speakers (splayed at 20 degrees and tapered in 3dB steps) or 4x20-degree speakers (splayed at 15 degrees and tapered in 2dB steps), as shown in Figure 2e.
It is easy to visualize that three different speakers: 10-degree, 20-degree, and 30-degree elements would combine to create a shape that extends further forward in the upper section. The reason is that the 10-degree horn concentrates its energy into a far smaller area than the 30-degree element. If we were to consider the center unit, the 20-degree speaker as the nominal level, then we can see that the upper speaker would be narrower and throw further, while the lower element would spread the energy over a wider area. For our example, we will consider the level asymmetry to have been handled by the difference between the elements. The coverage is divided into three sections, with the farthest area being the smallest angular area and vice versa. Now we can achieve our goal (60 degrees, 2:1 ratio) with three elements. This is shown in Figure 3.
If we want 60 degrees, but with a higher range ratio, we can reallocate the distribution of the angular load. Switching to 9-degree+18-degree+36-degree elements would extend the range slightly, while 15-degree+20-degree+ 25-degree would reduce it.
In order to ensure a smooth transition between elements, it is good practice not to make the angular changes too abrupt (1:2 ratio or less). Therefore a 60-degree array with 2 degrees+8 degrees+50 degrees would not be recommended, whereas the previous three examples would do fine. As the need for level asymmetry increases, we are likely to find it increasingly challenging to keep the transitions smooth. The answer is to increase the number of elements and further subdivide the angular load.
If we are concerned with a smooth transition, then the maximum asymmetry we can get out of two elements for our 60-degree array would be 20 degrees+40 degrees. If we expand to three elements, then we can use 8.5 degrees+17 degrees+34 degrees. With four elements, we can go to: 4 degrees+8 degrees+16 degrees+32 degrees. The difference between the narrow and wide speaker has now expanded to an 8:1 ratio, so we are really going to see some strong level asymmetry in the shape.
It is not easy to shop around for 4-degree, 8.5-degree, or 17-degree speakers. It would be much easier if we could just custom build array elements to the coverage angles we need. Good news, we can! Recall from the part 1 that we built symmetric 80-degree arrays from 16 elements at 5 degrees each. We could think of this as two 40-degree speakers (made of eight elements each), four 20-degree speakers (made of four elements each), or various other ways to slice it. Once we have broken the 16 boxes into segments, we can start to reallocate the elements to create different speakers, narrow ones for the long throw and wide ones for the short throw.
Returning to our 60-degree example, we can see that with 15 boxes we could fill the shape with all of the elements at 4 degrees. Now we have a symmetric 60-degree speaker (refer to Figure 4a). Let's begin the shaping process by breaking it into two elements: 20 degrees+40 degrees. If we split the resources evenly, we will use seven boxes at 3 degrees (to make a 21-degree upper speaker) and eight boxes at 5 degrees (to make a 40-degree speaker). The elements are all identical, but the upper system has much higher percentage overlap and therefore combines for more power in the upper area. We have begun the shaping process. The difference between a 3-degree splay and a 5-splay is less than 2:1, so we cannot expect a large amount of reshaping, and we can see less than 3dB of asymmetry in Figure 4b.
Let's break it into three parts (five boxes each) and see how far we can get. Box A will be a 10-degree speaker (five boxes at 2 degrees). Box B is 20 degrees (5x4 degrees) and Box C is 30 degrees (5x6 degrees). Now the top to bottom ratio is 3:1, which will provide a much stronger steering—in this case 6dB as shown in figure 4c. Another three-part version (Figure 4d) will maximize the three-segment steering at 8dB with 12-degree, 24-degree, and 24-degree sections (A=6x2 degrees, B=6x4 degrees, and C=3x8 degrees). In this case, we have a 4:1 ratio between the widest and narrowest section. As a trend, we can expect 3dB of steering each time we multiply the splay variable (2:1=3dB, 3:1=6dB, 4:1=9dB).
If we are facing large range ratios, we can break the array into smaller sections or we can add some level tapering to the mix (or both). Let's try 3dB of level taper to the three-section arrays (0dB, -1.5dB, and -3dB). The results can be seen in Figure 5a and 5b, which show that we gain an additional 2+dB of steering compared to their untapered versions (Figs 4c and 4d, respectively).
This process can go on for as long as you have a budget. As the need for additional steering arises so will the box count. We used 15 boxes in our example, but if we have more elements, we can more easily break them into smaller sections and achieve vey high levels of asymmetry. As was the case in part 1, the data shown is only an excerpt of that required to more fully grasp this subject. Additional data can be found on my blog at www.bobmccarthy.wordpress.com.
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the licence for manufacturer states the frequencies it uses, maximum power output, and the fact it cannot have any other aerial than the one supplied with it
Therefore apart from the type of batteries it uses, the range is identical to any other licence free walkie talkie, no matter if it cost £10 a pair or £200 a pair. - The "box" says it has an 8KM range. Are they worth getting?
- the 8KM range advertised on most walkie talkie boxes is laughable.
you MAY get that range standing on the top of a very high hill in the middle of a desert, but in a normal town/village probably about half a mile is average. - They have both digital and analogue CTSSC/DSC encryption I think - does this make any difference to the quality/build of these units?
- neither of those is encryption
its just a means to enable one walkie talkie to call a specific other one.
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We recently had our house appraised for an FHA loan. I was a little mad at the banker when I found out it was an FHA loan he was trying to get for us, because our credit is better then that, and it just did not make sense on a 100 year old house. The one thing I am in disagreement with on the bank is about our sidewalk. they said it needs replaced before we can close. Now everything I can find indicates that the FHA no longer requires sidewalks to be replaced. It is not perfect, but it is better then a lot in town. There is no missing chunks, just some cracks and raised areas here and there. Am I stuck replacing it if I want the loan, or is there some FHA official information I can send my banker that states that the FHA does not require sidewalks to be replaced? Or do I just count my appraisal fee is a lesson and banks, and look for a different bank and specify no FHA.
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This is a buttercream that I adapted from my usual buttercream frosting, with a suggestion to add flour to cut the sweetness. Make sure you whip it for at least 6 minutes once all the powdered sugar is added to make it fluffy and light. It's become my standard buttercream frosting after MANY tries at other recipes. This yields ALOT. I'm not sure how many cups, never measured, but this yields enough for probably 2 - 8" cakes (2-layers). I have frozen this with no problems. Enjoy!Julie's Less-Sweet Buttercream Frosting
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- Cream butter, shortening, and extracts until light and fluffy - about 5 minutes.
- Add flour to creamed fat mixture. Beat until thoroughly combined. Add powdered sugar, about 1/2 lb. at a time, beating until combined. When all sugar has been added and combined, add 2-4 T. milk, depending upon consistency desired. Beat for an additional 6-8 minutes on medium speed.
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Creative Minds Team at East Ayrshire Council
Telford & Wrekin Music Education Hub
The Paritor Award for New Music
Oxfordshire Music Education Partnership
Glasgow City Music Service
The Incorporated Society of Musicians Award for Music Technology
Newham Music Hub
Diplomas of Merit
SoundStorm: Music Education Hub for Bournemouth & Poole
SoundCity: Music Education Hub for Brighton & Hove
Devon Music Education Hub
Barking & Dagenham Community Music Service
Mark Pemberton, Chair of the National Music Council, says: "The National Music Council, which "seeks to celebrate and promote the value and enjoyment of music", comprises a range of national music organisations dedicated to the well-being of the music industry. And what we all share is an understanding of the importance of music education, and in particular the commitment of music educators to ensuring the highest quality access to instrumental tuition and performance opportunities for young people at local level. The NMC's Music Education Awards have for many decades been the primary means of recognising on a national level the great work done by local authorities and music education hubs. This year's winners will as ever be an inspiration to others to aim for the highest quality provision for young people in their locality."
Dick Hallam, Chair of the Music Education Council, says: "MEC is delighted to sponsor these important awards which recognise the imaginative, inclusive and high-quality music provision that so many young people in the UK experience every day through the excellent work of all those involved in music education. They continue to be an inspiration to us all."
Kathryn Deane, Chair of the Panel says: "This year's submissions again demonstrated above all the creativity that flourishes in music education ...throughout the UK. It is the music teachers, the peripatetic tutors, community musicians, the managers and administrators in countless hubs, music services who not only make music but make music happen in their communities. The NMC Music Education Awards celebrate the achievements of these individuals and organisations."
The 2014 NMC Music Education awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday 11 November from 4pm at English National Ballet, Markova House, 39 Jay Mews, London SW7 2ES co-inciding with this year's Music for Youth's Schools Proms.
Winners will be notified by email on Wednesday 22 October.
UPDATE: CLOSING DATE FOR THIS YEAR'S NMC MUSIC EDUCATION AWARDS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY 5 SEPTEMBER, 6pm.
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As in previous years, the 2013 NMC Music Education Awards were organised with the support of and assistance from Music Mark and Paritor. NMC are grateful to the Music Education Council for their renewed support and sponsorship of the Awards. See the full report for the 2013 awards here: www.nationalmusiccouncil.org.uk/index.php?page=2013-awards
In addition to the major trophy and diplomas of merit, 2013 also saw the introduction of a new Technology Award, sponsored by the Incorporated Society of Musicians, and Paritor sponsored a New Music Award.
The full reports (including photographs) of recent Awards ceremonies can be found on the left hand side of this screen, whilst older reports can be accessed by clicking on the links below.
Previous Awards Reports
- NMC Local Education Authority Music Awards 2008 (PDF)
- NMC Local Education Authority Music Awards 2007 (PDF)
- NMC Local Education Authority Music Awards 2006 (PDF)
- NMC Local Education Authority Music Awards 2005 (PDF)
- NMC Local Education Authority Music Awards 2004 (PDF)
- NMC Local Education Authority Music Awards 2003 (PDF)
- NMC Local Education Authority Music Awards 2002 (PDF)
- NMC Local Education Authority Music Awards 2001 (PDF)
- NMC Local Education Authority Music Awards 1999/2000 (PDF)
What previous Major Trophy winners have said about the Awards
Denise Barber, Music consultant and Wider Opportunities Manager - Southwark Music services:
"Southwark Music Services won the National Music Council Major Award in 2005 joint with Hertfordshire Music Service. This was an important achievement for us as we are a very small service with no full time members of staff. We appreciated being judged by our merits and not by our size and being recognised for celebrating the talents and meeting the needs of young people in Southwark, one of the most deprived areas in the country. Since the award ceremony I have noticed that Southwark is much more on the Music Education Map with my opinion being sought by national figures such as Howard Goodall (composer and broadcaster) - who presented us with the award and Marc Jaffrey (Music Manifesto Champion) who visited Kingsdale which is our flagship secondary school for music. We hope to apply for the award again this year believing that with the arrival of our new Wider Opportunities Programme we will once again be strong contenders for an award."
Richard Howlett, Head of Hampshire County Council's Music Service:
"This was a great accolade for all we had achieved in the previous years and it meant a huge amount to Hampshire schools, Hampshire Music staff and to Hampshire County Council (HCC). It brought us to the attention of the press - and as a result we had more coverage of our musical events in Hampshire (and later in the year at the Schools Prom) then ever before. Our staff and pupils were very pleased when we were able to display the trophy at a several of our concerts and festivals!
We were pleased that it was a further "hallmark" for what we continue to strive towards - the highest possible achievements for our pupils. In summary - the award "lifted" all those who could share in it. The profile and public image of HMS was very much enhanced. Councillors were able to learn more of the success and impact or our work. More opportunities and support for pupils; music making."
John Harries, Head of Cornwall Music Service:
"Cornwall Music Service have been very fortunate in receiving six diplomas from the National Music Council over the last eight years including a special award from the PRS Foundation for compositional project work. The obvious benefit of receiving such a prestigious award is that of publicity. It is always a benefit to a service to have an outside agency recognising the good work that it does, and through local media parents, schools, governors, and members of the County Council are made aware of this.
The hidden benefits are numerous, perhaps the most important being staff morale. Through receiving these awards they feel more pride in the work that they undertake. They feel they have been thanked by a prestigious body. It also means that they suggest some absolutely brilliant ideas for future projects.
Also, senior officers within the local authority feel proud of the service due to these awards, and there is no doubt at all that as a result of the awards we have gained favour by them.
In 2003, the service received the Major Trophy. Not only all the benefits outlined above were experienced twofold, but the young people who performed in the British Library to an audience of approximately 200 leading British music educationalists were invited to partake in workshops with Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth and to perform the length and breadth of the country, from Strathclyde to Kent and from Belfast to Suffolk - an experience they will never forget.
I commend to you the work of the National Music Council without reservation."
John Treherne, Head of Gateshead Schools' Music Service:
"The Gateshead Council has always supported the work of its Schools' Music Service and taken a pride in the achievements of its young people. Additional funding from the Council has given so many pupils the opportunity to take part in significant musical activities both as performers but also as participants in varied and stimulating workshops.
The award of the Major Trophy was greeted with delight by the teachers who work within the service, and of course the ooportunity to visit the RSA in London and perform in front of Cleo Laine was a great honour.
The Youth Orchestra was subsequently invited to perform in the Council's debating chamber before the Mayor of Gateshead and the full council, and the award was formally received by the Leader of the Council.
Subsequent to this presentation, additional funding was made available to support further initiatives. This has been particularly helpful in facilitating overseas tours by our senior ensembles. The Diploma itself is placed in a prominent position in the foyer of the Dryden Professional Development Centre and the trophy was in pride of place outside the Mayor's parlour. The Gateshead Schools' Music Service was praised in an OfSTED inspection; this major award further confirmed the findings of the visiting inspectors."
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How to strike the ball There are two general types of kicks based on the position of the ball, ground kicks and volleys.
Ground kicks In order to produce a quality kick you'll need balance and composure. The placement of your supporting foot is just as important as your other, kicking foot. To control the height of your shot or pass, be aware of where your supporting foot is, in relation to the ball. By placing your supporting foot in line with the ball, you will achieve power while keeping your kick low. By placing it slightly behind, you will produce a rising or lofted ball. Your upper body also plays a role when kicking the ball. When you lean back, the ball will rise and if you lean forward your kick remain low and hard. In order to get the maximum power from a strike, the knee of your kicking leg has to be above or in line with the ball at the exact moment you make contact. Follow-through in a sweeping motion in direction of your target. If you have trouble understanding this concept, try landing on your kicking foot after you strike the ball.
Volleys When striking the ball in the air, proper balance is essential. Therefore, you need to adapt to the path of the ball by making quick adjustments in your footing. You are ready to swing only after you have positioned yourself at a proper distance from the ball. You should not attempt a volley, if you feel that you are reaching out too far or when the ball is too close to your body for a good swing. Some situations may require jumping and volleying at the same time. Stay composed and concentrate on timing your leap.
How to practice kicking The best way to practice your technique is against a keeper (or a friend) who consistently serves the ball back to you. If that is rarely an option, then any regular wall, ledge or flat surface can work as a replacement. Beginners should work on kicking dead balls (meaning they must trap it before kicking) while advanced players can practice striking the ball without settling it first. Many variations and drills available, such as aiming at a target on the wall or dribbling (in random directions) before you kick. Being able to strike the ball from any situation will improve all aspects of your game which include kicking, for example passing, finishing, clearing and so on. In order to learn the proper mechanics, practice with as few interruptions as possible. Also, look at better or more experienced players and study their technique.
A friend can be very useful when you're working on your volleys. Ask him to throw the ball at your feet and try to hit it back to his hands. Practicing volleys is slightly more of a hassle when you're alone, but it can be done. Simply toss the ball (or kick it) upwards and strike as it drops down. Stay composed and adjust to it its path. Don't swing desperately if the ball is out of your reach.
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Lawyering skills: Research and writing; civil litigation; negotiations, interviewing and counseling
Sample Projects: Conduct client interviews; research; draft pleadings; prepare for and attend settlement conferences and court hearings, negotiate with the IRS, research innocent spouse relief.
Montana Legal Services Association provides access to justice for low-income clients in civil cases. Student s assigned to this clinic will have an opportunity to represent domestic violence survivors in a variety of civil legal matters involving family and landlord tenant law. MLSA has a holistic approach to its clients, and will attempt to meet all of their legal needs, which may include additional areas of practice such as public benefits, consumer law, and others. Interns may also represent and advise low- income people in other areas of Montana through the use of video conferencing technology and other methods.
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- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Male
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I am already neutered, up to date with shots, good with kids, and good with dogs.
It's a bird! It's a plane! Nope it's our super dog, Bizz!!! Bizz not only one good looking pup, he is the resident athlete at AHS-Tinton Falls shelter. He's so talented and always has his tennis ball close by to prove it. He's a young guy too, probably right around a year or so. A perfect day for Bizz would be to go out for a jog and then hit the yard for some running and jumping. One of Bizz' best buddies at the shelter has gotten him to jump over his head while catching the tennis ball!! He's also one to nestle up next to you for some loving as well. Bizz also seems to be housebroken, so he's really the total package. Bizz has amazing potential whether it's being a family companion with some other four-legged playmates with a nice big yard or getting into some agility training to show off his amazing skills. Bizz really would prefer to be in a home where he's going to consistently get some good exercise and play ball on a daily basis.
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Bizz, a Tinton Falls Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium) dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium) for sale in Tinton Falls, or seeking a Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium) dog from a breeder in Tinton Falls.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Tinton Falls already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Tinton Falls breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
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