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Specialty eyewear eyeglasses designed specifically for certain tasks can help you optimize your vision for nearly any scenario.
While "one size fits all" might be true in some situations, it's rare that one pair of eyeglasses is suitable in all circumstances. Examples of specialty eyewear include computer glasses, driving glasses and protective eyewear.
According to a survey by The Vision Council, the most important reasons for purchasing specialty eyewear include:
- For a specific activity such as computer use, work, hobbies, sports or driving.
- To see better in general.
- For the safety features that create an increased enjoyment of sports by protecting eyes from harm.
- For cosmetic reasons or because the wearer wants a different look.
Can you benefit from specialty eyewear? The descriptions below should help you decide.
Computer Glasses
The more time you spend at a computer, the more you risk developing eye strain and other symptoms of computer vision syndrome. That's because during computer use, your eyes must remain focused at a very specific range for long periods of time, and viewing a computer screen tires the eyes more quickly than reading a book or newspaper.
Computer glasses are designed specifically for intermediate and close-up distances, the zones most associated with computer use. Computer-specific eyewear gives you the best correction for these distances and helps you avoid eye strain.
Specialty Eyewear for Work and Hobbies
Some people discover that their regular glasses are suitable for everything they do except for certain tasks associated with their job or hobbies.
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For example, if you wear bifocals, you may find that unless what you're reading is in your lap you must tip your head back all day long to use the reading zone in the bottom of the lenses.
You can avoid neck discomfort by purchasing special work glasses that have the reading segment placed higher up in the lenses. Special-design bifocals and trifocals for work-related tasks often are called occupational lenses.
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If your hobbies include close-up work such as beading, needlepoint, crafting or anything requiring intense focusing at very close distances, a separate pair of reading glasses may be helpful.
If both your eyes need the same correction, then you can purchase several pairs of inexpensive reading glasses, also called "readers," almost anywhere: drugstores, bookstores and even craft stores.
But if each of your eyes has a different correction need, which is very common, then you'll want to order a custom pair of readers from your eye care practitioner to accurately address the prescription needs of each eye.
Of course, safety glasses are a must to protect your eyes from flying debris when you are working with power tools as well as hand tools such as hammers and saws.
Sports Eyewear
By changing the lens tint of sunglasses, you can improve your visual acuity on the tennis court, golf course or the slopes.
Sport-specific eyewear can enhance performance by improving visual clarity while protecting your eyes from injury. Within this category, you'll find both eyeglasses and sunglasses with impact-resistant polycarbonate or Trivex lenses.
Sport eyeglasses, sport contact lenses and protective sports eyewear all are great options for athletes.
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Driving Glasses
Driving glasses come in two categories: sunglasses designed specifically for driving and prescription eyeglasses. Sunglasses for driving feature polarized lenses that reduce glare and make it easier to see in bright sunlight.
Drivers who have been in accidents often claim that they couldn't see the other car or a pedestrian because of glare reflecting off the road or the sun shining in their eyes. And studies have shown that glare can be a causative factor in automobile accidents.
Polarized sunglass lenses reduce glare and make it easier to see in bright conditions, and polarized lenses tinted specifically for driving increase contrast for sharper vision.
Prescription eyewear for driving includes an appropriate distance prescription and lenses with an anti-reflective coating. This special coating reduces glare from light reflecting off the front and back surfaces of your lenses and allows more light to enter your eyes for better vision when driving at night.
Safety Eyewear
Many people buy specialty eyewear for increased eye safety. This eyewear can be in the form of safety glasses, sports goggles or shooting glasses.
Safety eyewear is made of ultra-durable materials and provides more coverage than regular glasses, especially when the frame has a wraparound design or includes top and side shields. Many safety frames also include spring hinges for added durability.
All safety eyewear should include lightweight, impact-resistant polycarbonate or Trivex lenses for comfort and superior eye protection.
Specialty Eyewear for Fun and Fashion
Maybe you want more than one pair of eyeglasses simply so you can match your eyewear to different outfits or moods.
To help you find the frames that will look best on you, read our articles on matching eyeglasses to your personality and lifestyle and choosing frames that complement your face shape and coloring.
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Man arrested with 27 pounds of marijuana in vehicle, says sheriff's department
A driver was arrested Thursday after agents with the Merced County Sheriff's STAR Team allegedly found him with 27 pounds of processed marijuana inside his vehicle.
The incident was reported at 1:30 p.m. in the southeast Merced County area, according to Sgt. Kevin Blake.
The driver, Bulmaro Perez, 59, of Modesto, was pulled over in the vehicle with his wife as part of an ongoing investigation. During a subsequent search of the vehicle deputies found the marijuana, packaged in individual freezer bags.
Perez was taken into custody and booked into the Merced County Jail on suspicion of marijuana possession for sale. His wife wasn't arrested, Blake said.
Blake said the team's investigation in the case continues.
— Sun-Star staff
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The United States became a powerful republic because the people believed in freedom, education and an excellent standard of living.
Today, our freedoms are being curtailed by a federal bureaucracy that runs our lives from Washington. The Constitution of the United States of America delineates the responsibilities of the U.S. Government and its role in States Rights. As citizens, we must assert our States Rights. Recently, the people of Oregon voted for right to die legislation. Now the Federal Government wants to negate the will of the people. Let us stop them!
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New Eagle Claw Featherlight, 6'6" for 4/5 weight - $24. South Bend Finalist -$10 at the second hand store. I have always been a fan of the yellow rods and had a few over the years. The last one I had broke so I thought it was time for a new one. I like to have one handy as a loaner for beginners and non-fisherman. The new ones have a nicer reel seat and the rod is a hoot to use. Caught some trout with it last weekend. Most enjoyable. Jack
Glad to see someone else pushing those "yellow rods" other than me! You got good deals on both. Nice finds.
Nice to know. I have the new 6.5ft and 8ft Featherlight rods I got those two new for $30 total, shipped! The guy I got them from lost money on the deal. I've been thinking about getting the 7fter too. Can't go wrong at $20.
What weights do the featherlights come in? I have one of the 6'6" 4/5 and it's a great little rod. I hardly get to use it, though, because my wife has claimed it as her go-to small stream/bluegill rod. Do they make a 3wt version? Amazon lists a 3/4 and a 5/6, did they change up the line ratings on them at some point?
Something funny here. The Eagle Claw website lists 6'6" 3/4 wt., 7' 5/6 wt., 8' 5/6 wt. But, the 6'6" I just bought says 4/5 on the rod?????????? I tried it out and it casts fine with either 4 or 5 wt lines. The Amazon listing is from the manufacturer so I would expect it to be the same and it is. Don't know what to tell you. Walmart also sells the rods but only the 7' and 8' . Jack
Those are great little rods, I've always liked them even though I don't currently own one myself. The cork handle and reel-seat, on yours Jack, appear to have been changed. I don't think they come from the factory like that, or do they? LB
The new 6'6" is definitively a 4/5wt casting but I've seen it mentioned as a 3/4wt too. Despite what the 8' says on the blank (e.g. 5/6 wt) I think it's more a 6/7 wt personally. I like mine best with DT7F line. Also for Papafish, these new Featherlights are much different from the Featherlights that have preceded it the last twenty years or so (e.g. FL-300's with the black graphite and all silver aluminum reel seats). The taper is much nicer, not noodly, and that annoying hinging you'd get when trying to get a lot of line out is absent. Also the real old Featherlights models from the 1960's and 70's for the most part are really nice too.
I have a Dawia 8' #7 that I bought in 1973, I beleave it's fg, would that be right? It's the only fly rod I have own and the only one I have ever fished with. thanks Outlaw
I "special-ordered" one from WalMart: when it arrived I immediately treated the handle with spit, pit-sweat and fish slime.
I guarantee you will get way more that $20+ worth of fun from one of these yellow rods. They are just plain fun to fish with and always were. Also, I find that they appeal to the "reverse snob" part of my personality. A few weeks ago, I fished the rod at a favorite lake of mine. I had just gotten my hip boots on and was about to make a cast when I was approached by two very well equipped and well seasoned fly fisherman. Seeing my "yellow" rod, I could sense that they assumed I was a beginner. They confirmed that feeling when they immediately started to "talk down" to me. It was quite obvious. Anyway, I played "dumb"(comes easy sometimes) for a bit. We chatted for a few minutes and when I finally had my fill of suggestions and advice, I punched out a perfect 40' foot cast and nailed a beautiful trout right in front of them. I like the yellow rods. Jack
Ron, If you will be attending Gary's get-together, please make sure to point out this rod. I want to make sure I don't pick it up. Jack
Hey Jack- I'd kinda like to go to this, but, to tell the truth, I'm a bit hesitant to go 'cause I think I'd be a bit uncomfortable among all the experts..... If I do muster up the courage to go, I'll make sure the rod is clearly marked as being a biohazard. Best, Ron
Ron, I'm no expert. I just invite all the experts over under the guise of a fun get together. Really I just want to get them all in the same place so I can steal all of their secrets! It should be fun, but it will also be a very educational experience for this young, new flyfisherman.


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Kyle Farnsworth, who took time off late last season because of an elbow injury, is once again experiencing elbow soreness in Rays camp.
Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that his status for Opening Day is in question, although for now the Rays are awaiting test results for a clearer picture of his return timetable.
Farnsworth saved 25 games with a 2.18 ERA and 51/12 K/BB ratio in 58 innings for the Rays and is slated to be the full-time closer after Tampa Bay exercised its $3.3 million option this offseason. Top setup man Joel Peralta is seemingly the obvious fill-in choice, although Fernando Rodney has the most closing experience in the bullpen.
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Bailey, bucket and now farnsworth? Keep em coming guys. GREAT day in baseball news…..
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What did he do, beat Paul Wilson up again?
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Title: | Some Aspects of the Feeding Behavior of Remora remora |
Author: | Strasburg, Donald W |
Date: | 1962-04 |
Publisher: | University of Hawai'i Press |
Citation: | Strasburg DW. 1962. Some aspects of the feeding behavior of Remora remora. Pac Sci 16(2): 202-206. |
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Davis Lake |
Davis Lake is fly fishing only. It has great hatches and big rainbow trout and large mouth bass. |
Lake by USFS. Tui Chub |
Map Bathymetric Map Hatch Chart Every picture is mouse-over. |
The 3,000 surface acres of
shallow water coupled with the primary inlet Odell Creek, makes Davis
Lake a very rich and productive aquatic system producing numerous large
rainbow trout. Davis Lake is open to fly fishing only.
Klamath rainbow trout have been planted annually to supplement natural reproduction, which was successful until the drought in early 90's. Tui chub have been a problem in the lake, and it is hoped that the piscivorous (fish eating) Klamath trout are dining on the chubs. The stocking of Klamath strain rainbows was discontinued in 1999. The wild rainbow population seems to be doing fine since habitat and structure restoration work in Odell Creek. Largemouth bass were illegally introduced in 1995 and seem to be thriving. Their impact on the lake ecosystem is a constant controversy among managers and anglers. Some people think that they may prey on small trout and compete for food. Others say that the bass help control the Tui Chub population and provide a fishery in areas of the lake un-utilized by trout. Whatever the viewpoint, they are likely here to stay. In recent year bass of over six pounds are regularly taken on flies each year. |
Vehicle Access: |
Davis Lake is near the southern end of the Cascade Lakes Highway (FS Road 46). |
Fishing Access: |
To fish the best fishing areas, you need a boat or float tube. Lakeshore is primarily reeds and grasses and muddy bottom, making it difficult to wade and fish from the shore. Motors are allowed. Speed limit is strictly enforced. Electric motors are preferred. |
Launch Points: |
There is a primitive boat launch at West Davis Campground, and a good boat ramp at the Lava Flow Campground on the northeast corner of Davis Lake (due to some nesting eagles nearby this ramp may be closed). A new primitive campground has bee established near the lava flow away from the eagles nest. |
Fish Species Present: |
Rainbow trout (2 to 15 pounds or more), and largemouth bass. |
Physical Characteristics: |
Size: 1,000 - 3,906 surface acres. Depth: At full pool, average depth of 9 feet with 20ft maximum depth. Elevation: 3,386 feet |
When to fish: |
May to October. Get a weekly fishing report from ODFW. |
Popular Fishing Methods: |
Fly fishing only |
Fly fishing methods: |
Most productive areas are: the northeast end near the lava dam; the west shore between Ranger and Moore Creeks and in the Odell Creek Channel. Floating, intermediate and slow sinking lines are used. |
Hatches: |
Hatch Chart for the Davis Lake. |
Camping Information: | East Davis Campground, Lava Flow Campground, and West Davis Campground |
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It would be interesting to know what the return from inception would have been if all money was in 90 days bills
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Launch Radio playerHeavy exposure to international share markets has enabled the New Zealand Superannuation Fund to post its second best annual return.
The fund made an annual absolute return of 15.45% in 2010 – second only to its 19.20% return in 2006.
Although the fund hasn't published returns on the various parts of its portfolio, the all-country MSCI for shares rose 10.4% in 2010 while the US broad market was up 15.1%. The NZX-50 index was among the poorer performers, returning just 2.4%.
The fund now totals $18.21 billion, after adding a net $2.68 billion in the past year. The absolute return is before tax of $1.53 billion, which the fund counts as a return to the Crown. On that basis the total return for the six months to December was 17.8% and took the annualised return since inception 2003-04 to 7.41%. (The fund reports annually on June 30.)
An asset allocation breakdown shows 60.1% of the fund is in global equities and worth nearly $11 billion. The New Zealand share portfolio is worth another $950 million and makes up 5.2% of the total fund.
But this strong performance is not making individual Kiwis richer because of their conservative investing habits.
This week's ASB investor confidence index for December showed just 6% of New Zealanders rate shares as offering the best return – ranking them well below cash and property.
The ASB says nearly times as many (21%) believe term deposits offer the best return followed by rentall property (14%) and bank savings (12%), KiwiSaver (11%) and managed funds (9%). (The remaining 27% had no preference.)
The NZ Super Fund holds 11.5% – or a fifth compared with shares – of its portfolio in fixed interest.
The Mercer survey of KiwiSaver funds performance, also issued today, shows how much investors are giving away by ignoring shares.
Mercer says KiwiSaver growth and balanced funds (heavy in shares and property) did best with median returns of 7.1% in 2010, while conservative funds had 6.1% and default funds 5.9% for the year.
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We all know someone who's doing it (or we're doing it ourselves): banning bread from the table, ditching dairy, carefully scrutinising product labels for preservatives, colourants and chemicals. Sky-high obesity stats have made us more aware than ever of the need to eat healthily; to cut out fat, cut down on snacks and up our intake of fresh fruit and veg.
But what happens when awareness turns to obsession? When you can't get through a restaurant meal without grilling the waiter, maître d' and chef about what's in the food; when you isolate yourself socially because you don't eat what friends serve at dinner parties; or when grocery shopping takes longer than an appointment at the hairdresser?
This disturbing new trend is called orthorexia nervosa – a pathological fixation with eating righteous or healthy food.
Janet's dance with orthorexia started with cutting out wheat and yeast. Amy can't eat anything with nuts. Susan won't touch anything with fat, and Nadine is into "raw-foodism". Linda is a fruitarian and Joey is a vegan. At what point does righteous eating become just plain wrong?
Allergy or obsession?
Food health and food allergies are big business. Bookshelves are crammed with food allergy titles; in health shops, gluten-, wheat- and lactose-free products stand cheek by jowl. Soya is in, dairy is apparently out. Tofu is in, potatoes are out. With the advent of legislated food labelling, colorants and additives no longer go unnoticed. Food stores claim to stock "only organic". There's a new emphasis on food, nutrition and health. Which is good... until it becomes obsessive.
The causes
The roots of orthorexia are varied. Sometimes it's a desire to improve general health; for some it's about attaining holism or spiritual purity (some of the strongest ideals of alternative medicine), and for others it starts simply as an adjunct to getting over illness.
Jill cut out all dairy products when a friend suggested her post-nasal drip was a symptom of lactose intolerance. But as time went on, she found herself developing increasingly specific food rules. Planning ways to stick to her self-imposed dietary regimen took up more and more of her time. As is common with orthorexia sufferers, what to eat, and the consequences of a dietary indiscretion, began to control her.
Now Jill cannot go anywhere without carrying her own "pure" food supply. Her eating habits have isolated her. She no longer eats out, not only because she can't, but because her friends are tired of being lectured on the evils of refined, processed and junk food, and the dangers of pesticides and artificial fertilisers.
From asthma to isolation
Lynn was a chronic asthmatic. She first cut out milk, then later, wheat and maize. Her asthma improved drastically, thereby also reducing her reliance on medication. She was hooked on her new "food therapy". Next to go were other "allergens", like meat and eggs. The demise of several vegetables and fruits followed, as she discovered additional "sensitivities". Even eating a carrot became an issue, until eventually her diet was a complex rotation of only a couple of foods, with days of fasting to "clear" her system.
Social butterfly Lynn stays at home worrying about what to eat, because while the asthma hasn't come back, headaches, nausea and "strange moods" have taken its place.
From phobia to self-control
Janet, 170cm tall and weighing only 49kg, admits that her ability to participate in normal conversation is impeded by intrusive thoughts of food. After two years, she's no longer able to eat what's readily available, as her phobias have extended to include fat, chemicals, colorants and preservatives. Sticking to this regimen takes tremendous willpower, which allows Janet to feel self-righteous and superior to those who don't have her kind of self-control. It's here that symptoms common in anorexia emerge: limiting foods, feeling superior and in control, and then crashing into a binge.
As with anorexics and bulimics, when Janet breaks her health-food vows and gives in to a craving she feels guilty, and punishes herself with even stricter rules and more restrictions. The difference, though, is that she's concerned only with the quality of food, rather than the quantity. While anorexics want to lose weight, orthorexics want to feel pure or holy, but their relationship with food is equally neurotic.
Dr Steve Bratman, who coined the term "orthorexia" in 1997, says: "The act of eating pure food begins to carry pseudospiritual connotations. As orthorexia progresses, a day filled with sprouts, umeboshi plums (Japanese pickles), and amaranth biscuits comes to feel as holy as one spent serving the poor and homeless. When an orthorexic slips up (which may involve anything from devouring a single raisin to consuming a large pizza), (s)he experiences a fall from grace and must perform numerous acts of penitence. These usually involve ever-stricter diets and fasts. This 'kitchen spirituality' eventually reaches a point where the sufferer spends most of her/his time planning, purchasing, and eating meals."
Information overload?
This is a biology teacher's story: "I've thought about the orthorexia phenomenon for a long time without knowing it had a name. The people I know who have developed eating disorders have all been like that, overly concerned with eating healthily, but taking food far too seriously. None of them was too concerned with body image in terms of fashion, so I've wondered if subjects like those I teach are partly to blame. When I discuss nutrition in class, for example, I try to make pupils aware of reading labels, so that they're aware of additives, etc.
"Also, the media is full of research detailing what you should and shouldn't be eating, and I think young people take it all to heart. They can't just relax and enjoy food without analysing it."
The bottom line
There's never been a better time to eat healthily. Obesity stats are terrifyingly high (children as young as 11 are being diagnosed with type-2 diabetes, and heart attack rates continue to soar). So it's vital that we, and our children, are taught to distinguish good food from bad, and to understand that eating healthily prevents disease and prolongs life.
But obsession is never healthy – whatever form it takes. It is equally important to understand that an obsession with good health can be as harmful as not taking care of your health at all.
Are you health food-obsessed?
Take this test, compiled by Steve Bratman, to find out:
1. Do you spend more than three hours a day thinking about healthy food? (For four hours plus, give yourself two points.)
2. Do you care more about the virtue of what you eat than the pleasure you get from eating it?
3. Have you found that, as the quality of your diet has increased, the quality of your life has correspondingly diminished?
4. Do you keep getting stricter with yourself?
5. Do you sacrifice experiences you once enjoyed to eat the food you believe is right?
6. Do you feel an increased sense of self-esteem when you're eating healthy food? Do you look down on others who don't?
7. Do you feel guilt or self-loathing when you eat foods you like, but which don't comply with your diet?
8. Does your diet socially isolate you?
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4. Detailed Descriptions of the Added Complications: |
such an array of complications to discuss, I decided to follow
the history of the watch and present the complications in their
historical order. To that end, we must first discuss briefly the Grande
et Petite Sonnerie and Minute Repeater. I won't attempt to discuss its
mechanism in detail as such a dissertation could fill volumes (if I was qualified to write such a thing). In
addition, the design of the original mechanism is so classical as to have
already been discussed in several volumes at least already, this example is distinguished largely by its diminuitive size and exemplary execution. Instead I'll
simply offer an overview of what the mechanism does. |
The Sonnerie and Repeater One of the most challenging and certainly the most complex classical grand complications, the Grande et Petite Sonnerie and Minute Repeater is an extremely exotic animal. Even today there are only a handful of examples of this grandest of complications and their numbers diminish exponentially as their size decreases. For Philippe Dufour to make a Grande et Petite Sonnerie and Minute Repeater in a wristwatch size in the late 20th century is a major accomplishment, for Louis-Elysee Piguet to do so in a similar size 100 years earlier is nothing short of mind-boggling. A Sonnerie is a watch that strikes the time in passing, much like a grandfather clock. In "grande strike" position it will strike the number of hours on a single gong at the turn of the hour and, in addition, at the passing of each quarter hour will strike the hours with single chimes and the quarters with double-chimes (on two different gongs). In "petite strike" position the hours will be struck on the hour and the quarters only as they pass. For occasions when such music coming from your wrist might not be appropriate, of course it is equipped with a "silent" position as well. |
To realize a complete array of passing strike options like this in a clock the size of a small closet and powered by the falling of large weights requires some ingenuity and engineering prowess, but to do so in a mechanism small enough to be worn on the wrist borders on the incredible. Sharing all the complexity of a Minute Repeater and then some, it is no wonder that most Grande Sonneries are also Minute Repeaters. | ||
The Perpetual Calendar/Thermometer The Perpetual Calendar has become a "standard" in the world of complicated watches, but perpetually has its charm as a mechanism that knows a little bit about the future. It "knows" how the date indications will be set in, say, 97 years (needing the adjustment of a single corrector in the year 2100)! Franck Muller, at the very beginning of his impressive and successful career, added the Perpetual Calendar together with a Thermometer. As far as can be judged from pictures, the Perpetual Calendar plate is of excellent execution and classic design as would seem most appropriate to add to such a traditional movement. The notable exception is the retrograde month indication, forecasting the multitude of retrograde indicators that Franck Muller has become known for in recent years. Here are two pics of the module (with the easily detectable retrograde mechanism at the 12 o'clock position) and of the module fitted on the dial side, above the minute repeater works. Please note that the retrograde indication mechanism is quite different from a retrograde second as we know them from Paul Gerber or Blancpain, for example: |
Tourbillon |
first item on Paul Gerber's agenda was the construction of the Flying
Tourbillon. One can hardly believe that this is not only Paul Gerber's
first Tourbillon, it is also the world's smallest Flying Tourbillon. A special challenge
here was that both the original balance and hairspring of the Piguet movement should be
used in the Tourbillon. These constraints necessitated the "flying" mounting
of the Tourbillon cage. To place the regulator as close as possible to the balance axis,
Paul Gerber made a new hairspring with Breguet over coil and Phillips terminal curve
(no 57.5 according to the Phillips classification). He also implemented a new escapement with lateral pallet.
That this construction is also more sophisticated, more
difficult to assemble and a more visually appealing construction are merely
welcome side-effects. |
Vyskocil, the owner of the excellent watch information resource www.ClockWatch.de,
developed an informative animation of Paul Gerber's masterpiece of miniaturisation: |
place the Tourbillon in the movement, the cocks for the balance and escape
wheel and the bridge for the pallet lever had to be removed and extra
space for the Tourbillon cage and its intermediate wheels had to be milled
into the movement's base plate. It bears repeating that the pressure
on Mr. Gerber at this stage, where irreversible alterations are made to
the main plate of the movement, was immense. To account for the increased
need of power for the Tourbillon, two further modifications had to be
applied: A stronger mainspring (which is shorter and has a thicker blade-strength
to optimally use the barrel space: 1/3 barrel, 1/3 barrel core, 1/3 free)
and two additional jewel bearings had to be inserted with the help of
an additionally added Tourbillon bridge on the dial side of the movement
that also supports the mainspring barrel. A finicky work, just think of
the minute repeater mechanism placed there... |
Tourbillon itself is of classic flying construction. In the first implementation,
it was fitted with ruby bearings for the balance axle. Ever the perfectionist,
Mr Gerber decided to change to a diamond cap jewel: A simple modification
one might think, but that was not the case. The Tourbillon top bridge
had to be made a second time completely from scratch to take into account
the now increased diameter of the diamond end stone: 1mm instead of 0.7mm
of the ruby stone. Consequence: the two screws which fix the cap jewel
plate had to move outwards. That means the cap jewel plate as well as
the entire top Tourbillon bridge had to be re-done. Here you see the old
(top: left and middle) and the new Tourbillon construction (top: right),
as well as some parts (low: Tourbillon top plate, Tourbillon cage, Tourbillon
bottom plate): |
result in 1995 was again the most complicated wristwatch in the world.
As we know now, this was only an intermediate stage, since the owner planned
much more. Right now, for most of us, the construction plan looks like
a incomprehensible miracle, like a map of a megalopolis: |
Chronograph The construction of a new chronograph mechanism is quite a technical feat that very few manufactures undertake. The broad use of the handfull of commonly available chronograph calibres is ample evidence of this. A Split-Seconds chronograph is particularly challenging, many times more difficult than a simple chronograph even, due to the incredible tolerances that must be realized to keep from putting a critical strain on the movement when the chronograph is engaged and especially when the Split-Seconds mechanism is activated. The fine adjustment necessary and infinitesimal loads that must be balanced against each other make a rattrapante possibly the most challenging complication to properly set-up and adjust. In this special case, the mountain of difficulties was two or three times higher than usual: An incredibly complicated movement, a unique piece, should be upgraded with a Split-Seconds Flyback Chronograph, operated by a column wheel of course. Challenging even more so because the gongs of the Sonnerie and Repeater are in the way of the chronograph pushers: |
existing beautiful dial should be used, which fixes the placement of the chronograph
hands. Last but not least the movement should not gain much height, that
would make the use of the platinum case impossible. Is it any wonder this
challenge kept a Master Watchmaker working for 8 years? |
Since the movement was not intended to be fitted with a time-counting mechanism, there was of course no space reserved for it. Forced to use every bit of space that could hold a wheel or a lever, Paul Gerber invented one of the most classical and technically demanding chronograph mechanisms ever seen: |
the end, a classical but uniquely implemented column wheel chronograph
was the result of years of construction, testing, modification, further
testing and finally approval. The following plans and videos recorded
by Paul Gerber may give you a more clearer understanding of the chronograph
works. The construction plans showing the mechanism in the various positions
help to understand: (left) Chronograph off, (middle) chronograph
on, (right) chronograph reset |
Several characteristics of this astounding mechanism should be covered more in detail: The Control Mechanism It is not surprising that Mr. Gerber chose to utilize a column wheel for the chronograph controls. The column wheel has a lower portion with sixteen ratchet teeth and an upper portion with half as many columns. The ratchet teeth are advanced one tooth at a time by an operating lever and held in place by a jumper. As the column wheel rotates, the ends of the levers for the coupling lever and the brake alternately fall on a space or are lifted by the columns. |
of the remarkable things about this implementation is the exotic shape required
of the coupling lever for it to weave its way through the rest of the mechanism.
In order to accommodate the power reserve mechanism, the end of the coupling
lever became increasingly thin and curvy until its final form was realized
(shown here in two different evolutionary stages, new version is on top).
I'd like to describe some of the many details of this highly complicated lever:
Jumping Minute Counter
As mentioned before, the existing case should be kept. This means that the additional chronograph should not overegg the pudding too much. One measure to minimise the need for space and fitting points was the use of a jumping minute counter, which by the way counts a full hour (60min) instead of being limited to 30 or 45 min. Since such a construction utilises levers to transport the motion of the center seconds counter to the minute counter, Mr Gerber was more flexible with the placement of the axes. Additionally, less energy is needed. |
chronograph minute indication is located concentrically to the continuous
small seconds at 6 o'clock. That means that the counted time is
transported from the drive wheel on the seconds arbor of the base movement
via the intermediate (coupling) wheel to the chronograph wheel (in the
center). From here the impulses for the elapsed minutes are passed back to the chronograph minute wheel, via a snail mounted on the arbor of the chronograph center wheel. This is a more complicated, technically challenging and elegant solution than the common semi-instantaneous minute counter, where a finger on the chronograph wheel flicks an intermediate minute counter wheel once per minute. |
jumping minutes counter principle is similar to a retrograde seconds mechanism
– to some degree: A lever gauges the snail fixed on the chronograph
center wheel. After 59 seconds it falls back to the zero position, thereby
using this energy to transport the chronograph minute wheel one unit forward
(read: one minute indication). Such a jumping construction demonstrates
a charming perfectionism: technically not necessary, but aesthetically
a non-plus-ultra, especially if viewed from the movement side. |
following pics, taken in the prototype stage of the chronograph design,
highlight how extremely refined and elegant Mr Gerber's solution for the
Chronograph came out. |
very good illustration of the jumping minute counter is given on a video
recorded by Paul Gerber during the construction work of the chronograph.
With most of the parts of the chronograph yet assembled, it gives you
a good and unobstructed view of the jumping counter mechanism. |
Reset Mechanism Everybody can imagine that a chronograph only is really useful if it can be reset to zero. This was not possible with the first pocketwatch chronographs. Finally, when the watchmaker Adolphe Nicolet invented the heart cam in 1884, a chronograph could be reset to zero after timing an interval without waiting for the chronograph counters to arrive back on zero. This is achieved with the use of a reset lever with flat, hammer surfaces pressing against the heart shaped discs that are fixed on the chronograph counters' arbors (each arbor of the chronograph - seconds, minutes and hours - needs a heart cam to reset to zero). The reset hammers press against the edge of the heart cams (in whatever orientation they have stopped), causing them to rotate until the hammer is resting against the flat portion of the cam and the counters are reset. A simple principle – but there is again our old challenge: no space. As you probably guessed by now, Paul Gerber found a way. The heart cams of the chronograph seconds and minutes counters are not visible in our images (you can only see the heart cam of the split-seconds wheel), but in the next three pics you can see the horizontally acting reset lever operating a hidden heart cam: |
educational are two videos Mr Gerber made during the assembly. The first
shows the reset lever acting on the seconds and minutes counters and you
can also see that it lifts the brake and jumping minute lever out of the
way. If the chronograph was engaged at the time, the reset lever would
also lift the chronograph coupling lever (for proper "flyback"
function): |
2 shows the obstacles the base movement presented for the reset mechanism.
Notice the way they have been partially buried under the various wheels
and brides with a bridge on the reset lever itself being necessary for
the seconds hammer to clear the extended arbor of the power reserve mechanism! |
Split-Seconds Mechanism Never satisfied with "good enough", Lord Arran wanted to have a Rattrapante or Split-Seconds chronograph mechanism installed. Mr. Gerber embraced the challenge as an impassioned watchmaker and as a perfectionist. The result, like the other complications, is a beauty in its own right. As a matter of course, this mechanism also looks like it belonged there from the beginning. |
by a pusher mounted co-axially in the crown and controlled by an octogonal
rim wheel (reminiscent of the famous "MG" logo, don't
you think?), the delicate, pincer-like, split-seconds brake levers gently
clamp the split-seconds wheel and stop it. A second push of the split-seconds
button moves the rim wheel another step, the brake levers release the
split-seconds wheel, and it "catches up" with the chronograph
wheel. The catching up action occurs because of the tiny split-seconds
lever, mounted on the split-seconds wheel, which presses against an auxiliary
heart cam mounted on the chronograph wheel arbor. The tension of this
lever must be very precisely adjusted so that the split-seconds wheel
catches up properly while not placing an undue strain on the mechanism
while the chronograph is running and the split-seconds wheel is stopped. |
of the main challenges in the construction of the split-seconds mechanism
(in addition to the slender column/rim wheel), was to get the operating
lever to connect the pusher in the crown to the rim wheel (around the
gongs of course). Paul Gerber also mastered this problem ("of course"
one is tempted to say). The following pics and drawings show the newly
made winding stem and the almost hidden levers for the Split-Seconds operation: |
How could Paul Gerber get all these magical works into the movement? The implementation of the chronograph mechanism caused some changes to the existing movement. Two changes should be highlighted here. One is a problem of thickness. The additional arbors for the chronograph wheel and split-seconds wheel of course had to find their way through the central axis of the movement and the jumping minute counter arbor likewise had to find its way through the seconds wheel pinion. Because of this, new, larger pinions were necessary and consequently, new jewels with larger holes. Mr Gerber found himself confronted with replacing excellently executed vintage jewels with modern ones, so shaping and polishing a jewel nearly from scratch was the best solution. Here you can see the movement side of the center bridge with old (left image) and new (right image) seconds jewel in place (the far left jewel on the center bridge). Note also the fine finishing on the underside of the bridge. |
you can see from both images, the bearing surfaces of the jewels are slightly
domed. What is not apparent from the pictures is that the inside of the
holes in the jewels are also curved. These "olive" jewels have
two major aims: to miminise the friction between pivot and jewel, and
to assure that the parsimoniously applied drop of oil will be held in
place. The next step was the construction of a new center wheel pinion that could allow the passage of the two new chronograph arbors (for the chronograph and split-seconds wheels). This turned out to be one of the most challenging parts to manufacture since incredibly small tolerances had to be handled with utmost precision. In a "simple" watch, this central axis already bears the center wheel, center wheel pinion, the cannon pinion (and minute hand), the hour wheel (and hour hand) and sometimes the seconds pinion (and second hand). In the case of a striking watch, the center axis also has to carry the respective control discs for the striking mechanism. In the end, the final center wheel pinion is a work of art in its own right. It consists altogether of eight parts: the split-seconds arbor, the chronograph wheel arbor, the center wheel pinion and the cannon pinion which carries the quarter snail, minute snail and surprise piece, and the four lobed trigger star for the Sonnerie. In the lower part of this picture you can see some of the arbors and pinions that had to be manufactured from scratch. |
together, this complicated piece looks a bit like something out of an
automobile engine: |
chronograph wheel arbor and the split-seconds arbor are exercises in precision
machining. Less than 0.5mm had to be drilled out of the chronograph arbor.
The following picture shows the split-seconds arbor (bottom) and the chronograph
wheel arbor (middle) and both arbors put together (top). |
give an idea how tiny and finicky the split-seconds arbor is, it is shown
together with a straight pin and a ruler with centimeter scale (the arbor
is about 1.4 cm long!). |
can imagine how many attempts Paul Gerber had to make to drill a precise
hole in the chronograph arbor. In addition to the center wheel pinion,
the pinions for the seconds wheel and minute counter had to be made from
scratch. A much easier task, but nevertheless it had to be done
- several times. |
Power Reserve Lord Arran also wanted to have an indication for the power reserve of both the timekeeping train and the striking mechanism. Paul Gerber fulfilled this desire by placing these indications around the column wheel of the chronograph. The Power Reserve is a little complex in that it gets information from the barrel and the ratchet wheel with two differential gears (for each barrel). This made it nesessary to add a pinion to each barrel to drive the differential gears. |
you can see in the CAD drawing, the bridge for the power reserve had to
curve around the column wheel.The next images show how this was done.
the end, as with the other complications, the Power Reserve fits perfectly,
with beautiful symmetry . It seems to unify the timekeeping and the striking
mechanism, and the initals of the owner preside over the complete movement.
leave you with a selection of pictures showing the completed movement
in the case. Maybe you can imagine the feelings Lord Arran experienced
when he had the chance to handle, hear and feel this masterpiece, after
14 years of waiting, fully completed for the first time! |
After all these examples of excellent watch making art, please feel invited to meet Mr. Paul Gerber himself in an interview conducted directly after the accomplishment of the Ultra Complication! | ||
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We came back from staying at AKL last week, we enjoyed the hotel very much but not so much on transportation... We have 3yr old and 8 months old....and bus ride (mostly MK and Epcot) after 5p.m. So I'm planning to go back in fall....and thinking about either Contemporary Garden Wing or Poly..............or renting DVC points to stay in BLT (1BR). I did the calculation....with a hope of getting 20%off for Room, still renting the BLT is cheaper on top of getting 1bed room. I think I'm worried that something may go wrong with renting points....is it better to just book through Disney so there won't be worry free? What would you do??
Rent the points to stay at BLT 1 Bedroom! Trust me, the difference in the rooms between a standard hotel room and the 1 bedroom is SIGNIFICANT. If you are truly worried about renting, pay a bit more to rent from Davids Vacation Rentals.
Yes, that's the site I'm looking at for renting points......so if I go through them and they secure the room, there's nothing I need to worry about? (like not having a reservation etc. when we are checking-in?) I'm just worried that if some error happens, I may not have a room available and just get a refund or something.......
I went with a 2 1/2 year old and a seven month old recently to BLT. Best.Decision.Ever. The location is PRICELESS at that age and having the kitchen was so nice with one still on baby food and bottles. Easy back and forth for naps and fireworks. Plenty of space for the double stroller just inside the door and delivery from grocer for daily breakfast and a few dinners/snacks. So perfect. I did it through Disney last time (and still have the mortgage on the house to prove it) but I'm renting points this time. A huge time and money saver to be so close. I'd do BLT for sure!
David probably handles thousands of rentals each year. I have never read of a bad experience. We are DVC members and in the event that we ever need to rent points again, we will utilize his service.
OK that's promising............thanks!! I'm not sure what kind of room discount historically Poly or CR get for Fall, but if there is going to be 35% room discount, then that's going to be about $350 cheaper than renting points.....but I guess that's a small amount of money compare to getting 1 bed room?
I recently booked BLT as a cash customer. Have stayed at Poly many times and CR once before. Ready for the space of a 1-BR villa. Fear of renting points is my personal problem. If you don't mind renting points, BLT is a great deal. If you can get a discount from Disney directly on BLT, it would help too. I have been over to the DVC boards and there is some good information.
We stayed in a Theme Park view BLT studio last December. View and convenience were great. Not as nicely themed as Poly but we are definately glad we tried it. We were first time renters and found everything on disboard. Worked fine.
October is very popular with members. So if you want BLT, you really need to plan on booking that before you are seven months out if possible. If you wait until seven months out, you might not be able to get a full week in a one bedroom. Even though the one bedroom villas usually are available later than the studio and two bedroom villas - they go faster. You are nearing seven months out for early October right now. If you want to do this, book it very soon or you may be too late. There are some sticky threads at the top of the DVC Rent/Trade Board about "renting points" from a member. Even if you go through David, you are just purchasing a reservation that a member booked with their DVC points. So there are lots of limitations on the points. Like little or no chance of a refund if you have to cancel or change your reservation. David is just a broker who matches up members who want to sell one time points to others who want a one time DVC stay. Reminder, you won't get daily housekeeping. You'll have services every four days. And if you stay seven nights or less, you will only get trash removed and towels replaced on day four (day one is check in) for the entire seven night stay. Unless you pay for the extra service. If Disney offers free dining, you won't be able to get that. You can usually purchase the dining plan, but you will pay for it.
Yeah........location is so SO important with little kids....I'm willing to pay for it! I'm aiming for the late Sept to early Oct, so I can at least try some Food & Wine at Epcot, but hoping for the low crowd of Sept... CR or BLT is the only resort that we can walk to MK, right? If I can't rent points for BLT, I have to decide either CR or Poly, but option of walking back to resort may slightly edge us to the CR.....even though I don't mind eating Tonga Toast every morning by staying at Poly
I agree with the PP that you need to get your BLT reservation in ASAP! If you want until after 7 months of your dates, the chances of being able to get a room as slim... Renting points is extremely easy and not too scary if you are going through David's Vacation Rental or another well known DVC point agency. You won't regret the larger space and convenience of BLT compared to a regular hotel room. If you can't get points or don't get in by the 7 month window, I'd go for the contemporary if only for the easy walk.
IMO the CR and the Poly both have plusses when it comes to convenience. Like you said you can walk to the CR from the MK. But you can either take the monorail or the boat to the Poly -- a little less convenient, but the boat ride is really nice and we enjoy it. As for Epcot and the F&W -- the Poly has the edge over the CR since you can walk to the TTC and get on the monorail to EP. Quicker and easier than taking the 2 monorails from the CR. Since the transportation options are so similar, I would pick mostly based on the rooms, pools, and theming -- whichever appeals to you more.
Let me join the chorus of people who say if you want to rent points at BLT, you need to book yesterday. You're already eight months out (give or take a few weeks), so from now until you get to seven months out, people who own at BLT can book there. Once that seven month window opens, ANY DVC owners can book there. And with BLT's location on the monorail and within walking distance to MK, it makes it a very popular destination for people who want to go to MNSSHP or the Food and Wine Festival. The other hiccup you may run into (assuming there's any availability left for your dates) is David's has been running short on available points. Since David acts as a broker, he would pair you with a DVC owner and that owner would make your reservation. So he needs to have a BLT owner with enough points for your trip in order for your trip to be booked. Good luck!
One of the few discounts of BLT ROOM-only reservations that I found was a AAA discount. I booked directly through Disney since I did not need a package. It was 20%off rack rate. This saved me $1550 on a 2 bedroom for 7nights, at only the cost of a AAA membership (~$50). I called disney first to make sure the room type I wanted was available with this discount, then joined AAA online in five minutes, then called back and booked my room. The %off varies by time of year, so ask them what the discount is for your dates. The advantage is that you can cancel up to 5days before departure and lose no money.
We stayed at BLT in August. I booked my room directly through Disney. My family really enjoyed all the room we had. We had a one bedroom. My 3 children used the pull out couch and chair in the living area. The two bathrooms and the washer dryer were great. I am not sure what the price difference would have been if I rented points, but not being owners we did have daily housekeeping and we were able to get "free dining" which helped offset the cost of the room.
It seems like David doesn't have the points available at this point..........they said usually points will be available if I wait list. But after some conversation with my husband, his parents may join us, so I decided to just go with either CR or Poly to be a little more flexible on dates(no cancellation or change for renting points).......... Strange that no Garden wing rooms are available in late Sept through beginning of Oct..... I grabbed the CR Garden Wing Standard with 9/25 check-in for now.....so at least I have the room I'm interested in. If I decide to change to Poly, that shouldn't be a problem... I'm slightly more interested in CR because we have a option to walk back the the resort (in case monorail is jam packed after Wish), but anyone like Poly better? I know Poly's theme is better and I enjoy Kona Cafe and Ohana, but it is super easy to hop on to monorail from CR to Poly for those restaurants anyway.... Is Poly's standard room bigger than CR?


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Estimated resources and permanent appropriations for 2013 were approved Tuesday by Auglaize County Health Board members.
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A profound artist will soon visit the area to teach about painting.
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Journalist Brian Williams hosts The Lincoln Awards: A Concert For Veterans & The Military Family on Jan. 7 at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. Recent reports suggest the suspended NBC anchor may have embellished several of his stories. Paul Morigi/Getty Images Entertainment hide caption itoggle caption Paul Morigi/Getty Images Entertainment Media Months After Scandal, Will Brian Williams Return To NBC News? April 28, 2015 The professional fate of Brian Williams remains up in the air after a scandal led to his six-month suspension as chief anchor of NBC News. What path could lead him back to the anchor's chair? Listen Loading… 3:51 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/402856137/402856138" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
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Members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the University of Virginia were accused of committing gang-rape in a Rolling Stone article last November. The article was later retracted. A report by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism said the errors behind the article involved "basically every level of Rolling Stone's newsroom." Jay Paul/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Jay Paul/Getty Images The Two-Way Report On Retracted 'Rolling Stone' Rape Story Cites 'Systematic Failing' April 5, 2015 The now-retracted 2014 article on campus rape, according to a report by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, involved errors made at "basically every level of the newsroom." Listen Loading… 4:51 Playlist Download Embed Embed Close embed modal <iframe src="http://www.npr.org/player/embed/397696712/397774831" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no">
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Some time ago I wrote a column for the Newnan Times-Herald reflecting on the multi-millions of dollars spent every year by those who wish to make their hands beautiful.In thinking of this the other day, I remembered an experience of a young man which changed his life and had much to do with what he became.
It was a simpler time.
Wealth was limited to a few. Church was the most important place in our lives – not only the spiritual center, but it was where we gathered with our friends for social activities, as we sought to grow up to become what God wanted us to be.
His mother said, "There goes old Mrs. Estelle Hall, the one with beautiful hands."
The son looked again as the small figure, stooped with age, leaning heavily on her cane, slowly and painfully made her way down the road.
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The Nitten is the most popular of all the great art organizations in Japan. The Nitten has a long and industrious history, which began in 1907 as a result of the First Ministry of Education Art Exhibition. In the beginning, the exhibitoin was referred to as the Bunten. In 1919, the Imperial Art Academy was established, and following this, it was renamed the Imperial Art Exhibition or the Teiten. In the years 1935,1937, the Imperial Art Academy was reorganized, and once again it was referred to as the Bunten. In 1946, after World War II, the management of the Imperial Art Academy was taken over by the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition and the Nitten was formed. In 1958, the non-profit corporation Nitten was established, and the exhibition became to be privately-managed one. And now in 2012,the Nitten has changed its legal status to a Public Interest Incorporated Association, pursuant to the reform of Public Interest Corporation System.
Throughout Nitten's long and developing history, its contribution to the Modern Japanese Art World has been great. Today, the Nitten claims to be the largest combined art exhibition of its kind in the world, attracting a great number of fans and critics. The current management of Nitten is administered by Tadao Terasaka, the chief director. The Nitten comprises five art faculties; namely Japanese Style and Western Style Painting, Sculpture, Craft as Art and Calligraphy. Each of the departments features works of the great masters of the Modern Japanese Art World with works of the new but talented artists featured alongside.
Japanese Style Painting; features such names as Chikuhaku Suzuki, Yujin Nakaji, Hisashi Iwakura, Haruhiko Kawasaki, Reiichi Tsuchiya, Senkei Fukuda and Takao Yamazaki, all of whom value the tradition of this style of art, and display their works with strong individuality, befitting this modern art.
Western Style Painting; is featured by Yuzuru Hiramatsu, Tadahiko Nakayama, Eikichi Shoji, Shoichiro Nushi, Tadao Terasaka, Shozo Murata and Kaneaki Fujimori who collectively have aimed at producing a modern interpretation, representative of the natural features of Japan.
Leading artists engaged in Sculpture, include such names as, Shin-ya Nakamura, Keiko Amenomiya, Kentaro Hashimoto, Hiroteru Kawasaki, Jiro Hiruta, Seiji Nojima, Rokuro Ichimura, Shinsuke Yamamoto, Mineo Kanbe and all their works display character and expression in firm reality.
Craft as Art; has been unfolded to present magnificent, innovative and intriguing qualities of the modern craft artists such as Sayume Okuda, Toshiro Ohi, Goichi Mitani, Masayuki Imai,Teiji Nakai,Toshiaki Takegoshi,Taimei Morino and Hiroshi Ito.
Calligraphy; traditionally profound, has been presented by Soin Furutani ,Koho Hibino and Keido Ishige to reveal to this modern world, new works in Kanji, Kana, Chowatai (Kanji and Kana) and Seal Engraving.
Every autumn, the Nitten is opened for public viewing at The National Art Center,Tokyo. It is expected about 200,000 spectators will enjoy the exhibition, prior to its tour of the principle cities of Japan: after which, an estimated 500,000 people will have had the opportunity to have been part of the growing development of the Nitten. So we, Nitten artists, are to be more responsible and self-confident in the future.
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Fear not, VoIP fans; the nightmare is almost over. Sign-on problems continued to plague Skype users Friday, though the company said in a blog post that an "encouraging number" of users have had their service restored.
A worldwide outage prevented customers from logging on to the Internet telephony service beginning Thursday afternoon. Skype quickly dismissed rumors that its system had crashed or that the company was a victim of a cyber attack, instead blaming an algorithm deficiency within its software.
Technologists, however, made some headway yesterday in corraling the rogue alogirthm, according to Skype.
"We know we're not out of the woods yet, but we are in better shape now than we were yesterday," Villu Arak wrote on the blog. He also denied the problems resulted from planned maintenance of Skype's Web-based payment services.
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Ticket #1072 (closed enhancement: wontfix)
Please add a "Known Bugs" section to the docs
Reported by: | j.ammon@… | Owned by: | andrew |
Priority: | major | Milestone: | 1.0 |
Component: | documentation | Version: | unknown |
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Today I spent hours hunting a bug in my code, which turned out to be a known bug in South: http://johannesammon.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/south-doesnt-recognize-it-when-you-change-the-target-of-a-manytomanyfield/
Maybe I would have realized this earlier, or avoided the problem in the first place, if there had been a listing of known problems with the current version in the docs.
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comment:1 Changed 3 years ago by andrew
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Closing as WONTFIX - that would be a massive documentation burden, and the ticket tracker is already a place where you can look for open bugs (in fact, that's its entire purpose).
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