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The growing field of early childhood education includes many different job opportunities. Regardless of the position sought, persons considering a degree in early childhood education should enjoy working with children and have a strong desire to help them learn and succeed. As an early childhood education major, you might enjoy a variety of career options after you graduate, including a child care teacher, an assistant director or director of a child care facility, a private preschool teacher, nanny, director of a preschool program, an elementary school assistant, or Head Start assistant. Professionals may work with children of different age groups, depending on their specialty; the age range covered usually goes from birth to age 8 or so (third grade). An early childhood education major enjoys the opportunity for employment in a field that dramatically shapes and influences the lives of children.
Many of Richland's Early Childhood Education Classes will transfer to the Millikin University Early Childhood Education program: ECE 101, 110, 113 290. and ED 220
Visit the Education page for information on Paraprofessional Education (Teacher Assistant), Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education.
ECE classes are aligned with the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards
Description: This course offers an introduction to the child care and education field with emphasis on the history of childcare, the variety of operations, services, facilities, career opportunities, and basic child development principles. The laboratory includes 15 hours of field studies in a variety of childcare, preschool, elementary grades K-3rd grade. These observations are mandatory. Reading of periodical articles is required to introduce the student to childcare and the authors and publications of the profession. A portfolio will be completed including a philosophy of education, "Why I Want to Teach" paper, and 15 hours of observation recordings.
What will students learn? Students will learn what is current in local child care centers and local schools. How to observe, opportunities to observe and apply and evaluate theories and what is learned in class. Theory (Piaget, Erikson, Gardner), research, article summaries for ages 0-8.
What can students expect in class? Writing, summarizing 20 documents, reading, weekly chapter study guides, two exams on computer in testing center. Travel to child care centers and schools. A portfolio of all observations will be required.
What skills are needed for this class? College reading, writing, summarizing, computer skills, time management.
Description: School-Age Child Care is a course for the individual caring for children five years to twelve years of age in a before and after school setting. Basic concepts of physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of this age group are introduced. The provision of child care services is discussed. Appropriate curriculum, environment, and activities are explored by the students through semester projects and class activities.
What will students learn? Piaget, Erikson, Kohlberg Theory on development of children 5 – 12. Activities for After School Care – Games, activities, literacy bag review in RCC library, case studies in teams. Illinois required SACERS review SchoolAge care Environmental Rating Scale.
What to expect in this class? Case study review, game lesson planning, computer skills, review of research, tour the LRC and review the literacy bags.
What skills will be needed for this class? Computer skills, responsible student in handing in documents on time, time management skills.
Description: Course Description: addresses typical characteristics and needs of children ages 0-5 and provides a broad range of practical, effective, and flexible guidance strategies based on tested theories. Workable steps are devised for creating cooperative, respectable relationships with young children. What will students learn? Learn how to research a subject and write it in a concise way with no plagiarism, how to devise a checklist for environment, and review techniques in guiding children. Practice I-messages, active listening, and conflict resolution. You will learn what is developmentally appropriate.
What to expect in this class: Student must be able to observe a child in an objective manner and take notes. Student will make a take-home midterm, but will take a final in the testing center (study guide will be given). Student will devise an environmental checklist. A research paper is required using the internet and sending the paper to a drop box on-line.
What skills will be needed for this class? Computer skills, responsible in ability to hand in items on time in on-line class. Ability to write a research paper without plagiarism.
Description: Provides an overview of current concepts in the fields of health, safety, and nutrition with emphasis on meeting children's needs in group settings and in accordance with licensing standards. Topics include community health issues, appropriate curriculum for nutrition needs, first aid and emergency practice, reporting policies, and choices for a healthy lifestyle. What will students learn? Nutrition, health checklist research, policies and issues in health, nutrition, and safety for young children.
What to expect in this class: Online class, observe local child care and school cafeterias, two exams in testing center, article review, devise a health checklist, case study problem solving, research various articles in the three subjects.
What skills will be needed for this class? The student will be able to devise a checklist in MSWord. Student will be able to research online and compile a concise summary without plagiarism. Computer skills, responsible in a ability to hand in items on time in online class, basic college reading and writing level.
Description: This course explores basic concepts of reading and telling stories and suggests methods of encouraging the child's creativity in the language arts. An important part of this course concerns the selection and use of materials appropriate for the level of comprehension associated with the different stages of mental, physical, and emotional development of the individual child. Particular emphasis is placed on language development. Five hours of observation in an ECE classroom or any BabyTalk lapsit or child care center are required and mandatory.
What will students learn: Learn developmental milestones in language for children under the age of 8. Appropriate children's literature, view environment for whole language, study of current reading and writing teaching strategies, learn to tell a story, learn what to expect in an appropriate environment, learn how to enhance language.
What to expect in this class: Make a cookbook of snacks for preschool age child, make a list of books and fingerplays under one theme, research children's author, tour a local library, two exams in testing center.
What skills will be needed for this class? Computer skills online class. Time management skills. Ability to tour a library and observe 5 different hours of classroom teaching. College reading and writing level. Online class.
Description: Creative activities in art, music, and drama explores concepts of art, music, and drama and suggests methods for encouraging student participation and creativity in these areas. Included during the course are discussions of the various activities associated with different stages in the mental, physical and emotional development of the individual child and the use of these art/music forms to increase the child's social abilities. Emphasis is on small motor activities.
What will students learn: How to present a song, how to write lesson plans with ISBE goals, how to present a creative drama lesson with a team, learn how to encourage not praise a child's art.
What to expect in this class? Student will be working with a team, present a song, present art to children, two exams in testing center.
What skills will be needed for this class? Hybrid class – meets once a week. Computer skills, teamwork ability present lessons to children, college level reading and writing, time management skills to get discussion completed two days a week online.
Description: This course explores basic concepts of child's motor abilities. Emphasis is on large motor activities. Playground evaluation is a major part of this class. On line participation with instructor is required.
What will students learn? Product Commission and DCFRS regulations for safety on playgrounds and gyms. Developmentally Appropriate lesson plans for gross motor, 5 stages of play, learn how to construct play items out of recycled materials, gross motor development of children 0-5.
What to expect in this class? Playground evals, observe young children, present a game to a group of adults and children, work as a team.
What skills will be needed for this class? Hybrid class – meet once a week. Computer skills, ability to work in a team, time management skills to get discussion completed two days a week online, basic reading and writing skills.
Description: What will students learn? Child development milestones ages 0-3. Learn how to devise a 'parent packet', learn how to observe appropriate environment and children. What to expect in this class? Five hours of observation of children 0-3. Quizzes after chapters and midterm and final.
What skills will be needed for this class? Time management skills to prepare documents on time, basic reading and writing skills.
Explores basic science concepts, methods, and strategies for encouraging the child's problem solving skills and investigation through hands-on exploration. Emphasis is on identification of concepts appropriate to levels of mental, physical, and emotional development of the child and the role of science in the education and development of young children.
Description: Explores basic concepts of mathematics and science and suggests methods for encouraging the child's creativity in these areas. An important part of the course concerns the identification of those concepts appropriate to the different levels of mental, physical, and emotional development of the individual child. Hands-on experience supports this basic concept.
What will students learn? Piaget, Vygotsky theory, Rockwell research, article reviews, lesson planning using ISBE goals
What to expect in this class: Hybrid class, Article review, teamwork present lessons to children, college level reading and writing, hand-on learning with manipulatives and experiments, presentation of an article summary, two exams in testing center.
What skills will be needed for this class? Computer skills, ability to work in a team, time management skills to get discussion completed two days a week.
Description: This course investigates the historical and current attitudes toward children and families, the history of childcare and economic, cultural and political factors that influence child care practices. Five hours of observation of family-based groups will be a mandatory part of this class. What will students learn: Students will learn how to devise a newsletter. They will also learn how to research online without plagiarism.
What to expect in this class? Research, case studies, 5 hours observation, online discussion two times a week, journaling, two exams in testing center, travel to 5 different parent/child events.
What skills will be needed for this class? Online class. Computer skills, ability to work in a team, time management skills to get discussion completed two days a week online, basic college reading and writing skills.
Description: Offers an overview of the methods and procedures used in childhood education programs. Topics covered include curriculum, program planning, role of the teacher, use of materials and equipment, techniques of classroom management, and meeting the needs of individual children. The student needs either several of the ECE activity courses or equivalent knowledge to succeed in curriculum and program planning.
What will students learn? Student will learn how to devise an appropriate curriculum for children ages 0-5, learn how to navigate various websites and videos online for critique.
What to expect in this class: Student will spend most of the semester writing a three-part DAP curriculum for ages 0-5. Lesson plans will be a major part of the curriculum planning, using ISBE goals. The student will take two exams in testing center.
What skills will be needed for this class? Online hybrid class. Computer skills, ability to work in a team, time management skills to get discussion completed two days a week online, basic college reading and writing skills. Writing a variety of lesson plans using ISBE, demands that the student has mastered previous ECE classes.
Description: This course affords the student in a ECE program the opportunity to apply the principles learned in other courses to the work situation through employment in or observation of activities necessary for the operation of a child care agency. Employment or observation activities are coordinated with the student's course work. One of the requirements of this course will be a seminar to be arranged for maximum convenience of the student. Credit is determined at enrollment based on the ratio of five or more hours per week in the employment setting for a regular-length semester for one semester hour of credit. The course may be repeated for a maximum accumulation of three semester hours of credit. Students planning to enroll in this course must request an application from the ECE Coordinator 30 days or more prior to the first day or registration for the semester during which the student desires to participate in this course. Practicum assignments are allowed in the Richland Learning Child Care Center/Academy and any licensed center in RCC area. Each student serving a practicum in a licensed child care center or preschool must furnish current proof of a physical examination including a statement of his/her physical and emotional ability to work with children. Proof of a current T.B. check and background check are also required. The cost of the physical exam and T.B. check are the student's responsibility.
What will students learn? Responsibility, lesson planning, DAPS, ISBE guidelines. What to expect in this class: Timely attendance, lesson plans, observation and journal weekly, discussion online required. Professor will expect a meeting for contract signing before semester and the student will be observed twice.
What skills will be needed for this class? Lesson planning skills, professional dress, and student must have taken other ECE classes to be eligible for this class. Computer skills, ability to work in a team, time management skills to get discussion completed two days a week online, basic reading and writing skills.
What will students learn? Hands-on adaptive techniques for special needs.
What to expect in this class: Observation of more than five hours of blended/inclusive classrooms, research of one adaptive technique, documents will be required to ensure textbook knowledge (review questions), two exams in the testing center required.
What skills will be needed for this class? Computer skills, ability to work in a team, basic reading and writing skills, ability to tour classrooms in Richland's community.
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text: KEEPING THE FAITH mandeville First Baptist Church to host series The First Baptist Mandeville Church will hold a six-session series on Wednesday nights through Aug. 1, from 6-7:30 p.m. Free child care will be provided. Registration is required. Call Ashley at Northlake Crisis Pregnancy Center at 893.4281 to find out more information. Hosanna movie series Hosanna Lutheran Church in Mandeville invites you to "God in the Movies," beginning July 1. Scripture tells us that God is quite present in ordinary activities, and makes Himself known in some very subtle, and sometimes, not-so-subtle ways. In this message series, we investigate different "Big Screen" movies and look for God at work in the movie's storyline, whether it was the writer's intention or not. Each Sunday, we will take one movie and, showing three or four different video clips from that movie, present God's message of love and hope to His aching world. Each of these five movies are quite different, but each uniquely powerful in its delivery of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The weekly titles are: July 1 - "Run the Race Set Before You" - "Secretariat." July 8 - "The Power of Loving Your Enemies" - "The Grace Card." July 15 - "Who is My Neighbor" - "Secret Millionaire." July 22 - "Temptation: You Must Master It" - "Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." And July 29 - "Life is Full of Big Questions"- "The Tree of Life." Hosanna Lutheran Church is located at 2480 U.S. 190 East in Mandeville, east of the Mandeville post office. Service times are 9 and 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and the phone number is 727.9200. You can view past sermons online at www.hosannalutheran.com. MADISONVILLE St. Anselm teen Bible study Would you like to learn more about the Bible? Then come out and join the Teen Bible Study Group at St. Anselm's St. Joseph Hall on Sundays at 6 p.m. The group will continue to meet each Sunday and is open to all teens. For more details, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or call the parish office at 845.7342. Sanctifire group to host discussion series Each Wednesday through July 25, the St. Anselm Sanctifire group will hold its summer series on discussions of the "Life in the Spirit." The time is 7 p.m. and is open to all students in eighth through 12th grades. For more details, call the parish office at 845.7342. st. tammany Christian Women's Connection lunch "A Yankee Doodle Luncheon," a Dynamic and Inspirational Women's networking event/luncheon sponsored by the Mandeville-Covington Christian Women's Connection, will be held July 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Benedict's Restaurant in Mandeville. Marlaine Peachey will speak to all attending the luncheon. Members of the 2011-12 Mandeville High School "Encore!" Show Choir will perform a selection of patriotic and inspirational songs. Tickets cost $18 (all-inclusive) and may be purchased until closing on July 9 at Serenity Home and Gifts (951.7724) and Simple Goodness (809.7770) in Mandeville; and at the Copper Rooster Antiques and Gifts (892.5171) and DeLuca's Expressions in Gold (892.2317) in Covington. Call 892.9383 for information about a free off-site nursery during the luncheon for children 5 years and under. GALS fellowship ministry to meet monthly All women are invited to join a women's fellowship ministry group that meets monthly. The GALS group (which stands for God Assisting Ladies in Service) normally meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30 p.m. in Cokesbury 209. Because the first Wednesday is July 4, they will postpone their meeting until July 11. This group enjoys service projects with the Methodist Children's Home in Mandeville and studies that generate discussion. A nursery will be provided. If you would like more information about this fellowship, contact Jill Williams at email@example.com or 641.3374. COVINGTON Mass of thanksgiving at St. Peter St. Peter Catholic Church will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving today to thank the Rev. Paul Nguyen, pastor, and the Rev. Robert Cooper, parochial vicar, for their service to St. Peter's. The Mass will be said at 11:30 a.m. A reception will follow in St. Mary's Hall. All are invited to extend appreciation for their service as they leave St. Peter parish for new assignments. Nguyen has been assigned as the new pastor of St. Rita Catholic Church in New Orleans and Cooper has been assigned as the new parochial vicar at St. Ann Catholic Church in Metairie effective July 1. Peter and the papacy Catholic Productions is hosting a one-day conference on the Apostle Peter and the papacy. It will be held on Aug. 11 in St. Mary's Hall at St. Peter parish from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The slate of speakers includes Brant Pitre, John Bergsma, Chris Baglow, Professor Cory Hayes and Nathan Eubank. Seating is limited to 400. You may register $25 by phone, call 504.305.1938 or register online at www.CatholicProductions.com. Adventure at Pilgrim Rest Space is still available for the summer music adventure camp at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church near Barker's Corner. The camp will be held July 1-3 from 6 to 8 p.m. for children age 4 through those entering sixth grade. Professional music ministers Joseph and Sara Horan from Americus, Ga., will present a program that will introduce children to rhythm, melody and harmony with electives such as guitar, keyboard, percussion and strings. Call 892.1242 or 985.373.6110 for details or to register. Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church is located at 20016 Louisiana 1081 near Barker's Corner.

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I have searched the forums here and looked at Nigel Calder's book and can't find an answer I am comfortable with.
I have a 2 battery system, one for starting and one for house. They are both wired to a single 4 position battery selector switch. Alternator is wired to switch as is distribution panel.
I just had to replace my starting battery because apparently it was not getting charged all the way. My practice was to usually use the "Both" selector on the switch when running the battery so in theory both batteries would be charged. Apparently this was not working well, alternator might not be big enough, and only one battery was being charged fully. The house battery was charged and was 100% healthy and the starting battery had 0 health.
Recommended I start the engine usually with the starting battery and run the engine so it would stay topped up. Every once in a while while engine is running switch to the house battery to keep it topped up. For the most part there is very little draw on the house battery since it is just used for radio, GPS, etc.
Is it OK to switch between 1, 2 and Both while the engine is running? West Marine said it should be OK and Nigel says "the switch needs to be of the make-before-it-breaks variety - both batteries are first brought on line (Both position) and then one disconnected". I take this to mean I can use Both to start and then switch to 1 or 2 depending on which battery I want to charge fully. Thoughts.
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Orca, Senex Find Unconventional Gas in the Cooper Basin
Orca Energy and Senex Energy have intersected 173 feet (53 meters) of net gas pay at their unconventional exploration well, Kingston Rule-1, in the onshore Cooper Basin. The well was drilled to a total depth of 9,423 feet (2,872 meters), where it intersected 30 feet (9 meters) of pay in the Epsilon Formation shales and 144 feet (44 meters) of pay in the Patchawarra Formation tight gas sands. In addition, Kingston Rule-1 intersected 276 feet (84 meters) of shale in the Roseneath Formation, 217 feet (66 meters) of shale in the Murteree Formation and nearly 66 feet (20 meters) of gas charged coal in the Patchawarra Formation. During drilling and coring, high gas readings were recorded in the shales of the Epsilon Formation and the tight gas sands and the deep coal seams of the Patchawarra Formation. Mud logs also confirmed the presence of liquids rich hydrocarbons in the Permian section. "Fifty three meters of net gas pay is an excellent result. Coupled with the impressive quantum of shale and coal, the outcome continues to validate our strategic acquisition of Cooper Basin acreage over the last two years," Senex's Managing Director Ian Davies said Thursday in a statement. Kingston Rule-1, sited in permit PEL 115, is being cased and suspended for fracture stimulation and production testing in early 2013. Orca holds a 20 percent interest in the permit and is free-carried through the drilling of the well by Senex. Both Orca and Senex are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
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In Andy Tennant's (SWEET HOME ALABAMA, ANNA AND THE KING) delightful romantic comedy HITCH, Will Smith stars as Alex Hitchens, an urban "date doctor" who helps the common man woo the woman of his dreams. Hitch will use any means necessary--dance lessons, back waxing--to instill romantic confidence in his clientele. Why? He was once a lonely wallflower himself, who learned about love and heartbreak the hard way. His latest project, Albert Brennaman (Kevin James), may be his most difficult. Brennaman, a junior accountant prone to clumsiness, has fallen head-over-heels for one of his clients, Allegra Cole (Amber Valleta), a well-known celebrity. To complicate things further, Hitch's dating dogma is shaken when he meets and falls for a beautiful gossip columnist, Sara Melas (Eva Mendes), whose sharp wit easily pierces his cool façade. Conflict arises when Melas uncovers Hitch's true profession and blames him for her best friend being dumped.HITCH is set in affluent hot spots around New York City, making for some splendid visuals. Tennant gets charming performances from all of his leads, especially James, who makes an amazing transition from television's KING OF QUEENS and nearly steals the spotlight from Smith with his talent for physical comedy. Nevertheless, James and Smith have excellent onscreen chemistry. Kevin Bisch's first script is full of clever, contemporary dialogue, alternately pointing out the silliness and the poignancy of love and dating.
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"A collection of sixteen unique and honest conversations you won't read anywhere else… Welcome to the future of QPOC art activism"
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"A collection of sixteen unique and honest conversations you won't read anywhere else… Welcome to the future of QPOC art activism"
Someone recommends…
I love it because Miles Walser is a great poet. Miles wrote some very touching stuff about trans issues, and especially if you are FTM I bet you will love this, but no matter who you are you will love the writing of this cute as hell and intelligent writer.
You can find a nice blog of Miles, where there is a lot of poetry recommended…
Zena Sharman recommends…
The Genderfork community might like an anthology on butch and femme called Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme. (Full disclosure: I co-edited this project with my partner, Ivan E. Coyote). We're really proud of the book. It's a beautiful and diverse collection of 40+ femme and butch voices including MtF and FtM butches and femmes — like Amy Fox's piece "Changed Sex. Grew Boobs. Started Wearing a Tie.", Rae Spoon's "Femme Cowboy", Elizabeth Marston's "Rogue Femininity", and S. Bear Bergman's "Brother Dog".
Our aim in creating this anthology was, as Audre Lorde says, to "broaden the joining" — to make space for a continuation and expansion of the butch femme conversation, to reflect on what femme and butch can mean in today's ever-shifting gender landscape.
There's also an interesting tumblr, though it's no longer active.
Joss/Ame recommends…
I found this gem of a collection whilst wandering through my university's library — in particular, the few shelves tucked away on the seventh floor containing science fiction anthologies by women and queer people… The short stories it contains are all winners of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for science fiction and fantasy that explores the boundaries of gender and sexuality. Some are old favorites like Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Matter of Seggri", while some I had never heard of before and instantly fell in love with, like Eleanor Arnason's "The Lovers". All of the pieces play with gender roles and expectations in settings at once fantastical and exquisitely human. If you like speculative fiction, I would highly recommend this book.
Aubri recommends…
This digital book is like a gender 101. It would be very helpful to start the conversation with someone who doesn't know anything about gender. It's also very affirming to browse for someone who is gender non-conforming in one form or another. I also like that it's open access and they encourage people to download and distribute it.
Lexie Bean recommends…
"Attention: People With Body Parts" commenced as a drive to collect letters from folks who have written to one of their body parts. Our bodies are filled with histories and identities, which change the way people look at each other and look in the mirror. Together, we self-construct and self-destruct our bodies. This project is about accessibility of control, celebration, and space for connection to and from body parts. This project is about establishing safe spaces for anyone who has been told or forced to believe safety is not something he/she/ze/they can find within the home, the body.
Arca recommends…
The universe of this book is where any queer can find a good home, a place to hide away in. You'll get lost between the lines, you'll never think of time the same way again.
The only way you can identify a person in this book is by their name. Sex and gender are irrelevant. Sex and gender are relevant. Sex and gender are skewed and warped and spat out in a way that makes so much sense.
You'll feel good after reading it. You'll feel validation, you'll feel smarter, you'll become more inquisitive. Maybe you'll feel less lonely. Just read it. It's an experience.
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Here is a whimsical, yet serious, poem from my book:
In Siberia
there is a tree
that oozes satin
Russian cross-dressers
make the arduous journey there
to pray and bathe
in its glory
One day
a man in angelic drag
cried out,
"There is no satin tree,
it is a fake"
"Pay no attention to him,"
said a soldier
in black bra and matching tap pants,
"his stockings have runs,
his wig is in tangles,
and his wings are made of cardboard"
"Still we must investigate,"
said a government official
in towering heels,
he took samples of the ooze
and headed back to Moscow
On his way back home,
the ooze seeped
out of his bag,
onto the streets,
underneath doorways,
and into master bedrooms
Even though
it was the dead of winter,
a strange joy
hovered over Moscow
Tim Trace Peterson recommends…
As far as we know, this is the first-ever anthology of poetry by trans and genderqueer writers! "Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics", edited by TC Tolbert and me (Nightboat Books, 2013) gathers together a diverse range of 55 poets with varying aesthetics and backgrounds. In addition to generous samples of poetry by each trans writer, the book also includes "poetics statements"—reflections by each poet that provide context for their work covering a range of issues from identification and embodiment to language and activism.
You can order the book at Small Press Distribution.
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The story begins as a simple one, a plane full of contestants in the Miss Teen Dream beauty pageant crashlands on a seemingly deserted island. The girls must now learn to survive with each other while either holding on to the competition or building a community. Things get more complicated as the girls explore themselves (and each other) in the context of their new found freedom.
The enchanting story is set to a background of satirical footnotes, "commercial breaks," and sponsor's notes. The book, like everything else in the dystopic society the girls left, is sponsored by The Corporation.
An overall great read from an overall great author.
Someone recommends…
Though primarily a fantasy story based in ancient China, the main character is a boy called Eon — who is actually a biological female. While at first sie is "pretending" so that sie can train with the other boys, the book has some very thoughtful moments where Eon starts to wonder whether it really is acting, or whether sie actually feels male at heart. Even the synopsis of the book online calls hir "he", even though it is never actually clarified in the first book whether sie feels male or female or other.
There are other characters that tackle gender issues such a trans woman, who is treated respectfully as truly female. The book, overall, handles gender issues very well even though they aren't the focal point of the novel and I'd really recommend reading it for any genderqueer lover of fantasy novels.
Someone recommends…
A great book with a unique twist on the Werewolf genre! This book is full of LGBT*Q characters, focusing on Devon Andrews, and her death and re-birth into this underworld which she never expected (or even knew existed). There's some great gender play in here, and I don't want to give away too many spoilers, but if you're a fan of horror or werewolves, this has a great cast of characters for readers to identify with.
DonC recommends…
'Annabel', by Kathleen Winter, is the story of a child born in 1968 on the edge of the Canadian wilderness. The child is born a hermaphrodite. Shortly after birth, the decision is made to raise the child as a boy, christened Wayne. The child's true biological status is kept a secret by the parents and the local medical community. Maintaining this secret causes many problems for the child and parents.
tigr recommends…
"Breakfast on Pluto" is a wonderful tale, following the adventures of Patrick "Kitten" Braden (Cillian Murphy! <3) from close-minded small town, via a run-in with the IRA, to London in search of Kitten's lost mother. Fabulous! With darker parts dotted throughout, but really heart-warming in the end. :)
The film is based on the book with the same title (but I only saw the film; haven't yet read the book).
There's also a pretty cool official site (flash only, unfortunately).
Anna May recommends…
"Here, We Cross" is a collection of queer and genderfluid poetry from issues 1-7 of Stone Telling magazine. It includes poems about both trans* and genderqueer identities and issues, and all of them are powerful, amazing poems. The chapbook is available via Amazon.
Erica recommends…
Though it deals with trigger-warning worthy topics such as homophobia, transphobia, and sexual abuse, Justin Bond's memoir about v's childhood in small-town Maryland is definitely worth reading. Bond, a "boy", is obsessed with old-time Hollywood stars like Rita Hayworth, listens to Elton John with his best female friend, and dances like Ginger Rogers. All of these interests are treated by v's family as if they were symptoms of a shameful secret. Struggling with difference in a world out of the reach of the 1969 Stonewall riots, v and his grade and high school friends stumble through homosexual desire, sexual abuse, and trans issues while on boyscout trips, in tree houses, or in middle-class girl's rooms lined with stuffed animals.
The lies that simmer under the surface of tranquil suburbia aren't a new theme in literature, but Bond takes a trope usually used in midlife crisis stories and reworks it as aggressively queer. This isn't a coming out story so much as a portrait of what LGBT looked like before gender theory and the Internet age busted these secrets wide open.
tigr recommends…
a+e 4ever is the story of two gender/queer teenagers in high school, their friendship, and their exploration of their gender and sexuality. Black and white and dark and still really sweet. Beautiful and heartwrenching. Not for everyone [tw: rape, bullying, sex/nudity], but an amazing read. I didn't manage to put it down till I finished it crying bittersweetly…
(The book has its playlist at the very back, if you'd like a soundtrack while reading!)
Soo recommends…
"Roland Humphrey is Wearing a WHAT?" is a picture book for children from the perspective of a young child who can't understand why kids must be dressed according to their gender. Roland Humphrey loves hockey, but also ballet; Roland Humphrey wears pants but also lavender shoes, tiaras and sparkly butterfly pins. When friends criticize Roland for breaking the "boy rules," the child tries to conform. But eventually Roland Humphrey decides being true to one's self is all that matters. For readers of "My Princess Boy" and "10,000 Dresses" who are looking for another addition to their children's book library and/or recommendations.
Eli Clare is one of my favorite genderqueer, queer, disability, and class activists. Zi is also a great racial justice ally. This book is poetic, personal, and powerful. One of my favorite sections includes the lines— "The body as home, but only if it is understood that bodies can be stolen… The body as home, but only if stolen bodies can be reclaimed."
I highly encourage reading Eli Clare's work and checking out hir website.
Juli Myers recommends…
This is, without a doubt, the best and most accurate portrayal of a trans woman's life (and I am speaking as one) that I have ever read. The story is narrated from the points of view of all of the main characters, and the thoughts and feelings of the trans woman in this book could have been lifted from my head. She and her situation are treated with what can only be described as love. Over the years, I have read many reviews of this book, some good, some so-so. However, from the point of view of someone who could be the main character, it's a must-read for anyone – trans or not.


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Model the dynamics of switched reluctance motor
Fundamental Blocks/Machines
The Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) block represents three most common switched reluctance motors: three-phase 6/4 SRM, four-phase 8/6 SRM, five-phase 10/8 SRM, as shown in the following figure.
The electric part of the motor is represented by a nonlinear model based on the magnetization characteristic composed of several magnetizing curves and on the torque characteristic computed from the magnetization curves. The mechanic part is represented by a state-space model based on inertia moment and viscous friction coefficient.
To be versatile, two models are implemented for the SRM block: specific and generic models. In the specific SRM model, the magnetization characteristic of the motor is provided in a lookup table. The values are obtained by experimental measurement or calculated by finite-element analysis. In the generic model, the magnetization characteristic is calculated using nonlinear functions and readily available parameters.
Specifies a three-phase 6/4 motor, four-phase 8/6 motor, or a five-phase 10/8 motor.
Set to 6/4 (60 kw preset model)
to 8/6 (75 kw preset model)
, or to 10/8
(10 kw preset model)
to use a predetermined specific
model of a switched reluctance motor. When you use these presets,
you do not need to specify the parameters in the Model tab.
The resistance Rs (Ω) of each stator phase winding.
The inertia momentum J (kg.m2).
The friction coefficient B (N.m.s).
The initial rotation speed w0 (rad/s) and initial rotor position Theta0 (rad).
Specifies the sample time used by the block. To inherit the
sample time specified in the Powergui block, set this parameter to −1
Select Generic model
or Specific
. The Model tab is modified
The stator inductance when the rotor is in unaligned position Lq (H).
The unsaturated stator inductance when the rotor is in aligned position Ld (H).
The saturated stator inductance when the rotor is in aligned position Ldsat (H).
The stator maximum current Im (A).
The maximum flux linkage ψm (Wb or V.s) corresponding to Im.
If selected, the mask plots the magnetization curves corresponding to the lookup table provided. The magnetization curves represent the machine flux linkage versus the stator current with the rotor position as a parameter.
Select Generic model
or Specific
. The Model tab is modified
Select Dialog
to specify the magnetization
characteristic directly in the mask of the block. Select Mat
to specify the magnetization characteristic from
data in a MAT file.
When the Source parameter is set to Dialog
enter the 2-D lookup table containing the flux linkage as a function
of stator current and rotor position.
When the Source parameter is set to MAT-file
enter the name of the MAT-file that contains the 2-D lookup table
flux linkage table, the rotor angle vector, and the stator current
vector. The MAT-file must contain these three variable names: FTBL,
RotorAngles, and StatorCurrents.
The rotor position Θ (deg) for which the flux linkage
is specified. The Rotor angle vector parameter
is visible only when the Source parameter is
set to Dialog
The stator current Is (A) for which the
flux linkage is specified. The stator current vector parameter
is visible only when the Source parameter is
set to Dialog
If selected, the mask plots the magnetization curves corresponding to the lookup table provided. The magnetization curves represent the machine flux linkage versus the stator current with the rotor position as a parameter.
The block input is the mechanical load torque (in N.m). TL is positive in motor operation and negative in generator operation.
The block output m is a vector containing several signals. You can demultiplex these signals by using the Bus Selector block from Simulink® library.
Signal | Definition | Units |
V | Stator voltages | V |
flux | Flux linkage | V.s |
I | Stator currents | A |
Te | Electromagnetic torque | N.m |
w | Rotor speed | rad/s |
teta | Rotor position | rad |
The power_SwitchedReluctanceMotorpower_SwitchedReluctanceMotor
illustrates the simulation of the Switched Reluctance Motor.
To develop positive torque, the currents in the phases of a SRM must be to the rotor position. The following figure shows the ideal waveforms (Phase A inductance and current) in a 6/4 SRM. Turn-on and turn-off angles refer to the rotor position where the converter's power switch is turned on and turned off, respectively.
[1] T.J.E. Miller, Switched Reluctance Motors and Their Control, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1993.
[2] R. Krishnan, Switched Reluctance Motor Drives, CRC Press, 2001.
[3] D.A. Torrey, X.M. Niu, E.J. Unkauf, "Analytical modelling of variable-reluctance machine magnetisation characteristics," IEE Proceedings - Electric Power Applications, Vol. 142, No. 1, January 1995, pp. 14-22.
[4] H. Le-Huy, P. Brunelle, "Design and Implementation of a Switched Reluctance Motor Generic Model for Simulink SimPowerSystems," Electrimacs2005 Conference.


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It really is a simple thing, working with dc current. Your boat should have a panel where you turn on the navigation lights as well as other things on the boat. This panel should have fuses or circuit breakers that look like light switches, depending upon your boat's age. Most probably, they are pushbutton breakers or fuse. Anyway, one side of the switch or fuse will have a wire that goes to a main breaker or fuse. The other side should have a screw connection with a wire going to what ever appliance or light that the switch / fuse operates. Select an available breaker / fuse that you will keep turned on all the time. If you don't have an empty one, select one that will be ok if you keep it on all the time. Don't select navigation lights because you only want to turn them on at night. Put the positive (red) lead from the depth sounder there. The black lead should go to a negative bus bar. This is a block with lots of screws and wires attached. Find an available spot and crimp on an appropriately sized connector and attach it to the bus bar. That, is all there is to it.
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Nissan clearly wants to get as much mileage as it can out of the "duel" it staged between its Infiniti M Hybrid and the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid. You'll remember the spot, showing the M35h ripping through the quarter-mile in less than 14 seconds, ahead of the hybrid Porsche. Infiniti got Guinness World Records to proclaim it the fastest accelerating full hybrid last year, which served as the inspiration for filming the online ad.
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It definitely wasn't a concussion.
That's what Chicago forward Marian Hossa said today when asked about the "undisclosed upper-body injury" that kept him out of Wednesday's 3-2 win over Colorado.
Hossa will play in tonight's rematch with the Avalanche in Denver.
The 34-year-old that suffered a serious concussion in last year's playoffs also expressed surprise when told that, whenever he sits out with an upper-body injury and there are no further details provided, there's speculation he's dealing with concussion issues.
"That's what they're saying?" said Hossa, per the Chicago Sun-Times. "I never thought about it. That's news to me."
Related: Tortorella says players, fans 'don't need to know' about players' injuries
- noisetheorem - Mar 8, 2013 at 3:49 PM
I just imagine big Hoss saying 'It's not a tuma'
- howiehandles - Mar 8, 2013 at 3:59 PM
Never mind the fact that Frolik was out with the flu. Since when do people sit out one game due to concussion symptoms. Everything with the Hawks is either an upper body injury, or a lower body injury. Bad haircuit, upper body injury. Stubbed your toe, lower body injury.
- bigoldorcafromvan - Mar 8, 2013 at 4:11 PM
The flopper didn.t want to play that game cause Torres was around.
- r8rbhawk - Mar 8, 2013 at 4:34 PM
Colorado doesn't have cheapshot artists, they actually play a pretty clean game. The hit that injured Sharpie was legal. So no, Hossa wasn't scared to play the Avs.
- comeonnowguys - Mar 8, 2013 at 5:53 PM
Change your user name so the rest of your fandom's brethren doesn't look as stupid.
- arlingtonrob - Mar 8, 2013 at 4:24 PM
The Blackhawks almost NEVER provide additional information, and whenever any player goes down a concussion is the first thing speculated.
It's a knee jerk reaction…
- thehighcountrybear - Mar 8, 2013 at 5:41 PM
Hossa's a fraud, and the best living example of idiot economics in the NHL…the guy's got a heart of glass!
To wit: Marian's scored all of 88 goals for the Hawks in just under four seasons…? Given his output and contract, the Hawks [ read Hawks' fans ] have paid approximately $84,204.00 per goal. Outrageous, and people wonder why the League is considered to have the least bang-for-your-buck of any professional league in North American sport!
Once I had a love and it was a gas
Soon turned out had a heart of glass
Seemed like the real thing, only to find
Much of mistrust, love's gone behind
Once I had a love and it was divine
Soon found out I was losing my mind
It seemed like the real thing but I was so blind
- comeonnowguys - Mar 8, 2013 at 5:55 PM
Somebody started the weekend drinking early…
- r8rbhawk - Mar 8, 2013 at 6:54 PM
Hossa is not just paid for his scoring output. He plays on the PP and PK. He is a 3 zone forward and a beast on the puck. In hockey terms, he has a lot of intangibles. The man backchecks as hard as his forecheck.


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Book Club Brown Bag Lunch at Vivint - Agile Experience Design
Event date:
December 5, 2012 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
2500 West Executive Parkway, Suite 300
Lehi, UTUnited States
Event description:
Several people have requested we get the book club back up and going again. So let's do it!
We will be reading Agile Experience Design (http://www.amazon.com/Agile-Experience-Design-Designers-Continuous/dp/0321804813). We will meet at Vivint and brown bag it.
Even if you don't find that you have time to read the book, we'd still love to have your participation! If nothing else, it's fun to get together with other folks in the industry. The book just gives us that excuse :)


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3 Towns Toasted, New York to Go
by Erika S., Wine Enthusiast Companies
Toast of the Town New York, our fourth stop on the Toast of the Town roster this year, is just a few weeks away (June 15th). Tickets are going fast! New York is where Toast of the Town was born so after putting on fantastic events there for a decade, we know it will be an incredible evening. Some of the exciting participating restaurants include: Alfama, Allegretti, Barbetta, Thalassa, and the Capital Grille. But let's take a minute to discuss some of the buzz that has already been building for this year.
We started in San Francisco, where the folks at YumSugar shared their favorite wines including a 2007 Deep Purple Zinfandel ("plummy and extremely juicy"), a 2006 Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Reserve ("smooth and not overly tannic"), a 2007 Jackson-Triggers Proprietors' Reserve Vidal IceWine ("a full-bodied sticky") and some top Korbel sparkling wine. Adam Levin of Snooth.com, enjoyed making up his own food and wine pairings and getting hints from the people pouring. Drinkhacker.com posted a full tasting report, saying "It's the first time I've left a wine event completely stuffed — and perfectly satiated with a glass of Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon (rating: A) — a unique way to finish a wine tasting event" He also calls it a "must-attend event." He enjoyed crab dumplings, duck salad, steak tartare, lobster thermidor, ahi tuna and more.
Our next stop was a swimming success in Atlanta, at the Georgia Aquarium, the world's largest aquarium and home to over 60 marine exhibits. Sharks and beluga whales created an elegant backdrop for the evening. Premier restaurants including Canoe, Atlanta Grill and Aqua Blue offered a wide spectrum of great tastes like shrimp lettuce wraps, steak sandwiches and crawfish etouffee.
Next, the fascinating Field Museum in Chicago was our third stop for Toast of the Town this year. Under the watchful eye of Sue, the Tyrannosaurus rex fossil, attendees enjoyed spiced lamb tenderloin, seared arctic char, big eye tuna with grapefruit, and much more. As with any Toast of the Town, worldly wines flowed freely including selections from as far as Austria and as near as Niagara and Napa. Live jazz added to the festive gathering.
We hope to see you all in New York in just a few short weeks! Grab your tickets today! If you are a Twitter user, be sure to use #TOTT as you tweet from the event.
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Product Listing
Message Notification - Residence and Business - V6.0
Product Description
Message Notification notifies an end-user of new messages in their mailbox by calling another number. The number called may be:
- Any 7-digit local telephone number
- Any 10-digit local telephone number
- A toll-free number (NPA 800, 866, 877 or 888)
- A pager telephone number
- A non-pager telephone number
- Use one or two schedules
Message Notification can only be provided as an optional feature to an end-user that has one of the following services:
Service | USOC(s) |
Residence | |
Voice Messaging Service - Residence Only | VMJXA, VMJXB |
Mailbox Only - Residence Only | VMJXX |
Business | |
Voice Mail Mailbox - Business Only | MBB, MBBXA |
Business Voice Messaging Service Choice | VVMAD, VVMAE, VVMAF, VVMAG |
An end-user that subscribes to Message Notification has the ability to:
- Turn notification on or off as desired
- Program the number to be dialed
- Choose to be notified of all calls or just urgent calls
- Choose how quickly notification can occur
An end-user may have only one Message Notification feature per mailbox. Message Notification can not be used to simultaneously notify multiple pagers. Each Message Notification has three schedules:
- Schedule One can go to a pager or a telephone number.
- Schedule Two always goes to a telephone number.
- Schedule One and Schedule Two can be used together as long as the notification times do not overlap.
- Schedule Three will temporarily override Schedules One and Two.
Message Notification Residence is a simplified version of the Message Notification feature offered for business accounts. Message Notification Residence does not have the following Business Voice Message Service Message Notification capabilities:
- Designation of urgent messages
- Multiple schedules
- Override schedule (Business Schedule Three)
- Schedules for setting Message Notification at specific times
- Choice of how quickly notification will occur
If the notification goes to a pager, the pager will signal the end-user that a new message has been entered into their mailbox by displaying:
- 11111 for residential accounts
- 77777 for business accounts
If notification goes to a non-pager, it will dial the telephone number and play the message (after the end-user enters the correct security code).
The system makes the following Out Call Attempts when reaching a busy or don't answer condition on a subscriber's pager number:
If the system reaches a... | And the call is... | Then the system makes |
Busy Condition | Urgent | 5 attempts in 10 minute increments |
Non-Urgent | ||
Don't Answer Condition* | Urgent | 5 attempts in 10 minute increments |
Non-Urgent | ||
* - The system determines if a "Don't Answer" condition exists after 6 rings. If a person answers the call and does not interact with the VRU, the VRU will assume it has reached a "Don't Answer" condition. If a machine answers the call, the VRU will assume it has reached a "Don't Answer" condition. Depending on the machine's greeting, part of the Message Notification script may be recorded. |
Message Notification is available wherever Voice Messaging Service, Voice Mail Mailbox and Business Voice Messaging Service Choice are offered.
Additional information can be found in the Pre-Ordering Overview.
The table below summarizes the compatibility of Message Notification with other products and services:
Compatibility & Restrictions
Feature/Service | Rules/Restrictions |
10-Digit Pager | Compatible End-users can program Message Notification to 800/877/888 numbers just as they do with 7-digit numbers. There is no need for the end-user to dial "1" before the number or program the Personal Identification Number (PIN). |
Additional Message Capacity 50 | Compatible |
Additional Message Capacity 100 | Compatible |
Answering Machine | Compatible
When an answering machine answers a Message Notification call, the Message Notification script starts. Since buttons are not pressed to respond, the call ends. Depending on the length of the machine's greeting, part of the Message Notification script may be recorded. Notification tries later based on a No Answer schedule. |
Call Forwarding Variable | Limited compatibility
If notification goes to a telephone number that has Call Forwarding Variable activated, Message Notification will forward to the end number. |
Call Routing | Not compatible Message Notification may not be built directly on the router, but it may be built on one or more mailboxes behind the router. |
Call Routing to Number | Not compatible Message Notification may not be built directly on the router, but it may be built on one or more mailboxes behind the router. |
Call Waiting | Compatible
If notification goes to a telephone number with Call Waiting and the end-user is on the line, they will hear the Call Waiting tone. If the end-user ignores the tone, Message Notification will try later based on the Don't Answer Schedule. |
Caller ID | Compatible
If notification goes to a telephone number with Caller ID, the number will either display "Out of Area" or one of the numbers in the Voice Response Unit multi-line hunt group. |
Custom Ringing Service | Compatible
Message Notification will call on the primary number. |
Extension Mailbox | Limited compatibility Message Notification notifies users of messages left in the main mailbox only. |
Measured Service | Compatible |
Pager | Limited compatibility
If the end-user is roaming outside the local calling area and the end-user's paging company provides coverage in that area, Message Notification will work. Message Notification will also work with a Sky Pager, providing the number is a seven digit or a toll-free 10-digit telephone number. |
Route to Other Number | Compatible |
Scheduled Greetings | Compatible |
Voice Messaging | Not compatible
If Message Notification goes to a Voice Messaging Service, the system recognizes voice mail and stops. Nothing is put in the receiving mailbox. |
Voice Pager | Limited compatibility
May not work depending on paging equipment. It is best to choose a telephone number rather than pager when you have a voice pager. |
Wireless Phone | Limited compatibility Works if wireless number is a local seven or ten digit number. Will not work on wireless phone with Calling Party Pays because these calls are not toll free. |
Rate Structure
Message Notification may have a recurring and no nonrecurring charge based on state specific Tariffs/Catalogs/Price Lists.
Retail rates for this feature can be found in the state specific Tariffs/Catalogs/Price Lists.
Rates and/or discounts are available in Exhibit A or the specific rate sheet in your Interconnection or Resale Agreement.
Ordering Rules
Additional information on ordering can be found in the Ordering Overview.
Feature Activity Types (Action Codes)
The valid Feature Activity Types are:
- D = Disconnect
- N = Add
NOTE: When changing from one feature to another, use N and D Feature Activity Types.
Feature Codes (USOCs)
Message Notification is identified by using VFN USOC:
Feature Detail (FID and Data Requirements)
Message Notification requires the FID MBOA (Mailbox Out Call Authorization) followed by "P" and the appropriate "P" identification number. The number following the "P" dictates a specific dialing sequence. The "P" number is one digit for business accounts and two-digits for residential accounts.
If the pager requires a PIN, this number should be entered behind the "P" number. PINs can be 1 to 14-digits long.
To determine the correct "P" number, consult the table below:
If Message Notification is going to a: | For residential accounts, add this entry after the VFN USOC: | For business accounts, add this entry after the VFN USOC: |
Non-pager telephone number | /MBOA P0 | /MBOA P0 |
Pager Named:
Seiko Pager Watch | /MBOA P36 | /MBOA P4 |
Pager with PIN that allows caller to press # after entry | /MBOA P37 + PIN | /MBOA P5 + PIN |
Pager with PIN that does not allow caller to press # after entry | /MBOA P35 + PIN | /MBOA P3 + PIN |
Pager with no PIN and has a tone without voice instructions | /MBOA P36 | /MBOA P4 |
Pager with no PIN that has a voice message that can be interrupted by pressing a key | /MBOA P33 | /MBOA P1 |
Pager with no PIN that has a voice message that can not be interrupted by pressing a key | /MBOA P38 | /MBOA P6 |
Adding Message Notification
This feature is ordered by including:
- Feature Activity Type N and the appropriate USOC from the Feature Codes table.
- Feature Detail requires the FID MBOA and the "P" number to establish Message Notification and must follow the VFN USOC; e.g., N VFN/TN NPA-nnn-nnnn/MBOA P1
Removing Message Notification
This feature is removed by including:
- Feature Activity Type D and the appropriate USOC.
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User developed applications and information systems success: A test of DeLone and McLean's model
McGill, T.J., Hobbs, V.J. and Klobas, J.E. (2003) User developed applications and information systems success: A test of DeLone and McLean's model. Information Resources Management Journal, 16 (1). pp. 24-45.
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DeLone and McLean's (1992) model of information systems success has received much attention amongst researchers. This study provides the first empirical test of an adaptation of DeLone and McLean's model in the user-developed application domain. The model tested was only partially supported by the data. Of the nine hypothesized relationships tested, four were found to be significant and the remainder not significant. The model provided strong support for the relationships between perceived system quality and user satisfaction, perceived information quality and user satisfaction, user satisfaction and intended use, and user satisfaction and perceived individual impact. This study indicates that user perceptions of information systems success play a significant role in the user-developed application domain. There was, however, no relationship between user developers' perceptions of system quality and independent experts' evaluations, and user ratings of individual impact were not associated with organizational impact measured as company performance in a business simulation. Further research is required to understand the relationship between user perceptions of IS success and objective measures of success, and to provide a model of IS success appropriate to end user development.
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Murdoch Affiliation: | School of Information Technology |
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On my deviant 4 weeks ago i'v post a game on my journal called Random http://lozzus.deviantart.com/journal/Random-333150757#comments where people were suposed to say 3 random things. After i'v collected all the words i should'v made a composition with them and this, is the final work.
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What are the available NX Node packages for Linux?
NoMachine's general policy is to provide NX packages (RPM, DEB and compressed TAR), natively-compiled either for 32bit and 64bit architectures, for the most recent versions of Linux.
The NX node package ships the NX core components, binaries and libraries. Among them the libXcompshad.so library which links to libstdc++ version 6 and requires that this library is present on the system.
Installing the NX Node package is a pre-requisite for installing NX Server. An up-to-date list of supported platforms, which apply to either server and node, can be found at: http://www.nomachine.com/download-node.php?os=linux
For those users of earlier Linux versions, not shipped with libstdc++ library version 6 or XFT libraries, NoMachine makes available proper NX packages at:
Users need to be aware that at the time of any NX release, it is possible that these packages for older Linux distributions are slightly delayed. The NX Node for Linux i386 and x86_64 packages
The NX Node for Linux packages ship the nxnode executable and the perl libraries required by the node binary. They also ship NX Core binaries and libraries which may need to share libraries provided by the NX Client package. Having NX Client installed is the only requirement to install NX Node. Please note that NX Client requires that libstdc++.so.6 is present on the system. The libstdc++.so.6 library is needed also by the libXcompshad.so library shipped together with NX Node package. More information related to requirements for NX Client are available at:
The NX Node for Linux i386 packages for earlier Linux versionsThese packages are intended for less recent Linux versions, not shipped with libstdc++ library version 6 or XFT libraries.This NX Node software works on 64bit hardware as long as the Operating System offers support for 32bit applications:
Installing this NX Node package requires that NX Client for Linux i386 packages for O.S. not shipped with libstdc++.so.6 is already present on the system.
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He has food, clean water and litter. And, since I've been home, he's been on me. He loves it when you hold him. He'll be in the other room and he'll meow (never does this), and then he'll come and look for me. The cat is usually very quiet. Doesn't even meow when he is hungry. He just sits by his food dish and looks up at you.
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I am going to be in Switzerland for 3-4 days in May. I would like to get to the top of the Alps, most likely Jungfrau. I was in the Lauterbrunnen area once before, but because of limited visibility, never got to the top. Ideally, I would like to explore a village/town/city or two, as well as the Jungfrau.
Would you suggest I stay in a place like Lucerne, and get to the Jungfrau from there, or would I be best staying in a place closer to Jungfrau? If a Lucerne/Jungfrau trip is possible, that would be ideal. Would it be better to stay in a place like Interlakken, which is closer?
Getting to the top of Jungfrau is the priority, but some typically touristy things would be great as well. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Lucern is really too far - since even if the top is open when you check in the am it might be socked in by the time you get there. You either need to be in Interlaken - where the train starts (we were there 3 days before we got one with visibility at the top) or in one of the villages on the lower slopes.
From either you can visit those villages on the slower slopes and can easily take lake steamers on Lakes Thun or Brienz and see those towns (the former is very cute double level town with a great castle and the latter hosts a bunch of woodcarvers and is near the Ballenberg folk museum). -
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I would consider staying in Lauterbrunnen, Murren, Wengen, or perhaps best of all, transportation-link-wise, Grindelwald.
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Would you suggest I stay in a place like Lucerne, and get to the Jungfrau from there, or would I be best staying in a place closer to Jungfrau? If a Lucerne/Jungfrau trip is possible, that would be ideal. Would it be better to stay in a place like Interlakken, which is closer?>
Lucerne to Jungfraujoch is a long long way - five hours or so each way I'd think and expensive to commute - stay in the Interlaken area - the only practical advice for what you want to do. If going to Jungfraujoch Wengen and Grindelwald are the closest by train - the only way to go besides alpineering - to the Jungfrau. -
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If the purpose is really to go up to Jungfraujoch, then commit to it. Stay in either Grindelwald or Wengen with direct access to the top.
Get up early, go to the Tourist Office and check the weather on top, they will know. If clear, go up THEN, first thing in the morning. That is usually the best time of the day for clear weather up top.
You can easily day trip to other places on your other days without a problem. One I would suggest for a day trip would be to Ballenberg. http://ballenberg.ch/en/Welcome -
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Living less than 50 miles from the Jungfrau and seeing this mountain everyday from my livingroom (if there are no clouds), I feel flattered if you call "my" Jungfrau (11333 ft) the top of the Alps.
But in order to be honest: there are other alpine "tops" of easy reach by public trainsport:
Kleinmatterhorn (Zermatt): gondola station 12525 ft, foot path up to 12740 ft
Aiguille du Midi (Chamonix): gondola station 12605 ft
Testa Grigia (Breuil-Cervinia): gondola station 11415 ft
Mitelalallin (Saas Fee): cablecar station 11345 ft
Hinterer Brunnenkogel (Pitztal): gondola station 11285 ft
Rifugio Torino (Courmayeur): gondola station 11060 ft
Schwarze Schneide (Soelden): gondola station 11000 ft
Mont Fort (Verbier): gondola station 10925 ft
Corvatsch (St. Moritz): gondola station 10820 ft
Les Grands Montets (Argentiere): gondola station 10810 ft
Ghiccaio Indren (Alagna Valsesia): gondola station 10750 ft
Hintereis (Schnals/Senales): chairlift station 10700 ft
Wildspitz (Stubaital): gondola station 10540 ft
Unterrothorn (Zermatt): gondola station 10200 ft, footpath up to 11200 ft
Hohsaas (Saas Grund): 10175 ft, footpath up to 10500 ft
Gornergrat (Zermatt): railway station 10140 ft, footpath up to 10750 ft
But Jungfraujoch is a fine place. If you want to go there, stay close to the mountain as suggested above -
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If Jungfraujoch is your priority, then I'm with those who are suggesting Lauterbrunnen, Wengen, Murren, or Grindelwald. FWIW, I was glad I stayed in Lauterbrunnen and can heartily recommend the Hotel Staubbach.
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We stayed at the Hotel Belvedere in Wengen for six days this June when my husband and I spent two weeks hiking in Switzerland. Wengen is a lovely little town about 20 minutes above Lauterbrunnen by cogwheel train, a very scenic ride. Our hotel room had a balcony with views of the Monch, the Eiger, and every once in awhile when the clouds cleared, a gorgeous view of Jungfrau herself. The hiking in the area was spectacular!
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The train ride from Muerren to Jungfraujoch takes as long as from Interlaken.
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Listen to neckervd - the Jungfraujoch - by definition - is not the top of the alps, it is the lowest point, the "saddle" (= Joch) between two peaks (Mönch and Jungfrau). Unless you are a technical climber par excellence, you won't get to the top anywhere. Jungfraujoch is spectacular though.
But look up those that neckervd lists - for example seeing the Matterhorn on a good day from the Gornergrat is - to me - even a better "top" view than being on the Jungfraujoch and looking up at the peaks.
Another I can recommend - it's not a peak as high as the really high ones, but it stands apart, is high enough, easy to get to and provides a spectacular 360-degree view: Niesen (www.niesen.ch). -
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Ah yes, Niesen. We first saw it from the train window on the way to our Kandersteg apartment and it was one of the first places we visited. A very enjoyable trip and I agree, the views are spectacular.
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Bonus with Wengen: an extra 20 minutes of sleep before the first train arrives from Lauterbrunnen..
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Gornegrat also provides a great view of Monte Rosa the highest of the Swiss Alps a little over 15k feet and second only to Mont Blanc almost 16k. One a reasonably clear day the train ride to Gornegrat is well worth it!
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Directed by | Alejandro Agresti |
Produced by | Eddy de Kroes |
Written by | Alejandro Agresti |
Starring | Rodrigo Noya Carmen Maura Julieta Cardinali Jean Pierre Noher Mex Urtizberea |
Narrated by | Rodrigo Noya |
Music by | Luis Salinas Paul M. van Brugge |
Cinematography | Jose Luis Cajaraville |
Edited by | Alejandro Brodersohn |
Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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Country | Argentina France Italy Netherlands Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Valentín is a 2002 Argentine-French-Italian drama film written and directed by Alejandro Agresti. The film features Rodrigo Noya as Valentín and Carmen Maura as the grandmother. Director Alejandro Agresti also stars as Valentín's father.[1]
The story revolves around the world of an eight-year-old boy, Valentín (Noya), who dreams of one day becoming an astronaut. While caught in the middle of his family, he attempts to better the bewildering world around him.
The story takes place in 1969 and is told through the eyes of Valentín, an eight-year-old small cross-eyed boy (Noya) whose thick black-rimmed glasses sit heavily on his face. He lives with his grandmother (Maura) due to the divorce of his parents. He dreams of being an astronaut one day and intently follows the on-going space race between the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union. He no longer sees his Jewish mother, who was chased out of the family home by his imperious, dictator-like father (Agresti). He misses her badly but hardly remembers her. His anti-Semitic father only occasionally visits to his mother and son, preferring to live the life of an Argentine playboy.
Valentín is friends with his uncle Chiche (Jean Pierre Noher) and the piano teacher Rufo who lives across the street (Mex Urtizberea). Both talk to Valentín as if he were an adult, and it seems Valentín is wise beyond his years. His uncle takes him to mass and where a priest (Fabián Vena) talks about the death an Argentinian doctor who was killed recently. He talks about Che Guevara as a man "who believed in an ideal, and who believed that injustice could be overcome. Please, don't leave here before you've asked yourselves, in all sincerity: Who of you would give, not his whole life, but a year or even just one day, for an ideal, the way that Che gave all he had?". Many in the audience walk out and Valentín comments: "But just like my uncle said, the priest couldn't change anything. Everything stayed the same".
Leticia (Julieta Cardinali), his father's latest romantic interest, pays a visit and both she and Valentin spend the day together going to the park, seeing a movie and sharing a meal. Valentín tells her personal things about his life and father. Due to Valentín's tales about his family, Leticia rethinks her relationship with his father and breaks up with him. His father is quite upset and blames Valentín.
One day Valentín realizes that his grandmother is ill but refuses to see a doctor. Valentín makes plans on how to get her to see Dr. Galaburri (Carlos Roffé). The plan he cooks up seems to work and she makes certain lifestyle changes. To thank the doctor, Valentín is thoughtful and buys a painting for Dr. Galaburri to display in his office. However, one day his grandmother passes away when she goes to the hospital and Valentin comes to stay with one of his friends from school.
One day a thoughtful man visits Valentín and gives him a shirt that his mother sent for him. They have a conversation about his mother and Valentín begins to understand why his mother has stayed away for such a long time. The film ends as he sets up a blind date between Leticia and his piano teacher Rufo. They all have a meal together and Valentín tells us he decided to become a writer and that Leticia and Rufo lived happily ever after.
- Rodrigo Noya as Valentín
- Carmen Maura as Grandmother
- Julieta Cardinali as Leticia
- Jean Pierre Noher as Uncle Chiche
- Mex Urtizberea as Rufo, the piano teacher
- Lorenzo Quinteros as a barman
- Alejandro Agresti as Father
- Carlos Roffé as Dr. Galaburri
In the DVD interview with director Alejandro Agresti, he said the film was based on one year of his childhood. Furthermore, Agresti stated he was motivated by what he perceived as the nature of kids. He made the case that kids have an ability to deal with life's difficulties and have a natural inclination to overcome obstacles out of sheer love and necessity, and not out of pride and fear.
Valentín garnered mostly mixed reviews from film critics. On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an overall 61% "Fresh" approval rating based on 66 reviews, with a rating average of 6.1 out of 10. The site's consensus is: "A coming-of-age tale that's more cloying than affecting."[2] At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 0–100 reviews from film critics, the film has a rating score of 52 based on 29 reviews, classified as a mixed or average reviewed film.[3]
Film critic Roger Ebert lauded the film and casting of the young boy as Valentín, writing, "I am not always sure what I mean when I praise a child actor, especially one as young as Rodrigo Noya. Certainly casting has a lot to do with his appeal; he looks the part and exudes a touching solemnity. But there is more. There's something about this kid, and the way he talks and listens and watches people, that is very convincing. Perhaps it helped that he was directed by a man who was once Valentin himself. The film is warm and intriguing, and he is the engine that pulls us through it. We care about what happens to him; high praise."[4]
Critics Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat of the website Spirituality & Practice liked the film and wrote, "Written and directed by Alejandro Agresti, this remarkable drama takes us right into the yearning heart of a very smart and lonely young boy...The hopeful finale gives Valentin an opportunity to play matchmaker, something he finds much to his liking. This tender and heart-warming Argentinian film is a winner!"[5]
The New York Times's Dave Kehr seems to like the film (he says nothing negative about it) but does make the case that the director panders to the audience a bit. He wrote, "[The film] has become all too familiar in the art houses: the cute child who awakens the cranky grown-ups around him to the infinite possibilities of life...[it] neglects few opportunities to pander to its public...[and] soon enough the bouncy pop score takes over again, and Valentín returns to its true business, tugging at well-worn heart strings."[6]
The producers used the following tagline to market the film:
- Cupid just turned eight.
The film was first presented at the Netherlands Film Festival on September 29, 2002. It opened in Argentina on March 12, 2002 at the Mar del Plata Film Festival, and opened wide in the country on September 11, 2003.
The film was shown at various film festivals, including: the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands; the Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse, France; the Cannes Film Festival, France; the Seattle International Film Festival, USA; the Toronto Film Festival, Canada; the London Film Festival, UK; and others.
In the United States it opened on a limited basis on May 7, 2004.
Release dates[edit]
- France: March 21, 2003
- Italy: April 16, 2004
- Netherlands: February 6, 2003
- Spain: April 4, 2003
- Netherlands Film Festival: Golden Calf; Best Director of a Feature Film, Alejandro Agresti; 2002.
- Mar del Plata Film Festival: ACCA Jury - Special Mention Best Film; Special Jury Award; both for Alejandro Agresti; 2003.
- Newport International Film Festival: Audience Award, Best Feature, Alejandro Agresti; 2003.
- Oslo Films from the South Festival: Audience Award; Alejandro Agresti; 2003.
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Art Direction, Floris Vos; Best Director, Alejandro Agresti; Best Editing, Alejandro Brodersohn; Best Film; Best Music, Paul M. van Brugge; Best New Actor, Rodrigo Noya; Best Original Screenplay, Alejandro Agresti; 2004.
- Imagen Foundation Awards: Imagen Award, Best Picture; 2004.
- Oulu International Children's Film Festival: Starboy Award, Alejandro Agresti; 2003.
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Cinematography, Jose Luis Cajaraville; Best Sound, Fernando Soldevila; Best Supporting Actor, Mex Urtizberea; Best Supporting Actress, Julieta Cardinali, Best Supporting Actress, Carmen Maura; 2004.
- Cartagena Film Festival: Golden India Catalina; Best Film, Aejandro Agresti; 2004.
- Young Artist Awards: Young Artist Award Best International Feature Film; 2004.
- ^ Valentín at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Valentin (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ "Valentin Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. Chicago Sun-Times, film review, May 21, 2004. Last accessed: January 23, 2008.
- ^ Brussat, Frederic and Mary Ann. Spirituality & Practice, film reviews, 2004. Last accessed: January 24, 2008.
- ^ Kehr, Dave. The New York Times, film review, May 7, 2004. Last accessed: December 18, 2007.
External links[edit]
- Valentín at the Internet Movie Database
- Valentín at the cinenacional.com (Spanish)
- Valentín English dialogue
- Valentín review at CINEstrenos by Alejandro del Pino (Spanish)
- Valentín trailer on YouTube
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