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Friday, October 14, 2016
Hillsdale College/TALKERS Magazine Presidential Election Talk Radio Debate in DC Aired Live on CSPAN2; Available on Talkers TV Soon. The Hillsdale College/TALKERS magazine Presidential Election Talk Radio Debate that took place in Washington, DC earlier today was aired live on CSPAN2. For those who wish to see the event, the video will be featured on Talkers TV in the coming weeks. The debate was moderated by TALKERS publisher Michael Harrison and the panel of participants included: (in alphabetical order): Thom Hartmann, syndicated host, WYD Media; Hugh Hewitt, syndicated host, Salem Radio Network; Joyce Kaufman, afternoon host, WFTL, Ft. Lauderdale/Miami; Joe Madison, morning host, SiriusXM "Urban View" channel; Larry O' Connor, morning co-host, WMAL, Washington, DC; and Chris Stigall, morning host WPHT, Philadelphia. The event took place at Hillsdale's Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship at 227 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC.
Alpha Media Sells Salina-Manhattan, Kansas Cluster to Rocking M Radio. This divestiture of stations is the first on record for Alpha Media, as far as TALKERS can tell. The company is selling its stations in the Salina and Manhattan, Kansas markets to local operator Rocking M Radio for an undisclosed price. The five stations in the deal are: news/talk KSAL-AM, Salina; classic hits KSAL-FM, Salina; standards KABI-AM, Abilene; country KYEZ-FM, Salina; and adult contemporary KBLS-FM, North Fort Riley. Alpha Media CEO/president Bob Proffitt comments, "We're happy for our employees in Salina to be joining such a great company. Rocking M Media is a strong force in Kansas radio and media." Because Rocking M already owns three signals in the market, it goes over the FCC cap and is announcing that it will spin KBLS-FM to Manhattan Broadcasting Company for an undisclosed sum.
Emmis Finds Buyer for Texas Monthly. Just two days after Emmis Communications' announcement that it found buyers for its stations in Terre Haute, Indiana, the company reports it has signed a deal with Genesis Park to sell the assets of Texas Monthly for $25 million, subject to working capital adjustments. The press release indicates that "Genesis Park is a regional private equity firm that has built successful communications and technology businesses in Texas for many years. Examples include CapRock Services, Alpheus Communications and Vivante GMP." It was founded by Paul Hobby. Emmis chairman and CEO Jeff Smulyan states, "Texas Monthly has been a member of the Emmis family for 18 years, so today is bittersweet. We want to thank all of our employees for their dedication and hard work. This transaction allows us not only to de-lever our balance sheet, but puts TM in the capable hands of one of Texas' great families, the Hobbys." Emmis is still exploring opportunities to sell four other publications and New York radio signal WLIB-AM.
The Presidential Race and Related Stories at Top of Talkers TenTM for Week of October 10-14. The presidential race was the most-talked-about story on news/talk radio during the week. At #2 was the Donald Trump hot-mic incident followed by the Wikileaks Hillary Clinton document dump at #3. Coming in at #4 was the Fox News report that FBI and CIA staffers questioned James Comey's decision not to indict Hillary Clinton over the private email server matter. The Talkers TenTM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed on news/talk radio during the week and is the result of ongoing research from TALKERS magazine. It is published every Friday at Talkers.com. View this week's entire chart here.
Odds & Sods. Chicago sports talk personality Terry Boers will be back on CBS RADIO's WSCR "The Score" on October 24. Boers – the longtime on-air partner of Dan Bernstein – has been off the radio since June dealing with an undisclosed health issue…..After CBS RADIO elected not to re-up its deals with the NHL's Washington Capitals and the NBA's Washington Wizards, Hubbard Radio signs up its WFED, Washington "Federal News Radio" to serve as the flagship station for the teams…..Speaking of hockey, with the start of the NHL season, fans can hear hockey action via TuneIn's NHL radio station all season long with no subscription fee.
WBT, Charlotte Seeks Talk Host and Digital Content Editor. Charlotte's heritage news/talker WBT-AM/FM is seeking a talk show host and management has clear ideas about what it wants and what it doesn't want. Here's what the station says: "Charlotte's News Talk 1110 and 99.3 WBT is looking for personalities that can lead a conversation while being entertaining. Be serious when needed. Embrace the Carolina lifestyle. Someone who is not angry at the world. If you want to talk politics for 3 hours a day please don't waste your time applying for this role. If you have to lean on guests to get through 3 hours a day we don't want you. If you get your show prep from Drudge you won't fit in. This is the perfect opportunity for you if you're stuck on a cookie-cutter talk station or if you're a music personality looking to extend your career. Show us what you got. Email your resume and a short aircheck to email@example.com now. No phone calls please." Simultaneously, the station is also seeking a digital content editor. It says: "What do you get when you mix part writer, editor, news and political junky, student of social media and add a dash of video creator? The making of News Talk 1110 & 99.3 WBT's newest Digital Content Editor. Our new team member will be a self-starter that creates, aggregates and maintains content, including text, video, photos and graphics, driving traffic and conversations to our news-talk radio station website, social and mobile efforts and builds communities. Writing and editing succinct, fact-filled content in a compelling and active tone for wbt.com are at the core of this positions duties." Also apply for that position at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Rumor: Anthony Weiner to Try Talk Radio. Here we go again! Another disgraced politician – this time it's former congressman and former NYC mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner – is rumored to be in the running for a talk show on one of two New York City radio signals. The New York Daily News is reporting that sources say Weiner is in talks to begin hosting a show on either Cumulus Media's WABC (where the 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm ET slot is opening in the New Year) or on Clear Channel's WOR. WABC operations manager Tony Mascaro tells the paper they are looking at a lot of candidates for the slot but denies Weiner is one of them. The track record of former politicians – especially disgraced ones – succeeding in talk radio is not good. Most managers and programmers are either aware – or find out very quickly – that the tradeoff for hiring such a person is not usually worth it. Yes, one gets instant recognition of the person from the public, but the long hours, challenging work, glamorless working conditions and time needed to get traction in the ratings usually turns off former pols who are used to a different sort of workday. Oh, and then there's the fact that they almost always have no broadcasting skills whatsoever. Stay tuned, the Weiner-watch is on!
Cumulus Media Holdings to Refinance $2.23 Billion in Debt. According to a Reuters report, Cumulus Media Holdings has set terms on a new $2.23 billion loan that would serve to reduce its interest payments over the course of the loan. The company is marketing a $200 million, five-year revolver and a $2.025 billion, seven-year, first-lien term loan. The proceeds would refinance Cumulus' current first- and second-lien loans. Moody's Investor Services VP and senior credit officer Carl Salas is quoted saying, "It's a meaningful improvement in their annual debt service. They will save upwards of $30 million to $35 million in interest costs which adds nicely to their free cash flow generation."
CBS Radio's WJFK, Washington Hears It from Redskins About Game Broadcast Parodies. NFL fans are aware that the Washington Redskins – owned by the litigious and sensitive Dan Snyder – are having a tough season (3-9 right now) after making the playoffs last year. That's been the source of much frustration on the part of fans and the source of material for WJFK host Danny Rouhier and producer Ajay Atayee who've been producing bits that are mock-ups of game broadcasts. Rouhier does the voices of Redskins radio play-by-play announcers Larry Michael and Sonny Jurgensen and splices in actual drops of color man and former 'Skin Chris Cooley. The hysterically funny bits have been critical of the team's play, the fan experience at FedEx Field and Snyder's public image, so much so that, according to the Washington Post, WJFK Redskins beat reporter Grant Paulsen was told by team spokesman Tony Wyllie that the bits are so malicious that they could prompt legal action. This may be water under the bridge since the Post reports Wyllie says after talking with the station and being assured it's all in good fun, the team has no problem with the station's content. Since the station has no intention of stopping Rouhier from producing more similarly themed bits, we'll see how the rest of the season plays out.
KYSR, Los Angeles Morning Personality Kennedy to Host Fox Business Net Show. Former MTV VJ and current morning drive host at Clear Channel's alternative KYSR, Los Angeles, Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, will begin a new nightly current events talk show on Fox Business Network titled "The Independents" that will premiere on Monday, December 9. The Hollywood Reporter states that Kennedy will co-host with Reason magazine's Matt Welch, America's Future Foundation's Kmele Foster and a rotating panel of money experts. Kennedy herself writes on her KYSR blog that the show will be "aimed at all the mealy-mouthed, partisan faithful out there. Has the 2 party system totally failed you? Yeah, me too! Tune in 4 nights a week on FBN, and just remember, music and politics go hand in hand. I will always hold hands with you." Kennedy has been a contributor to FBN making regular appearances on "Stossel."
Vali Named Interim GM of Ohana Broadcast, Hawaii. The name Austin Vali is widely-known in Hawaii radio and, as Ohana Broadcast Company's interim general manager, he will oversee four Oahu stations and five Kauai facilities. Owner/president Jason Wolff comments, "Austin brings a wealth of experience, knowledge, and relationships in the Honolulu market. He will be a tremendous asset as we strive to produce the best possible radio for our listeners and clients." Recently, Vali was vice president/general manager of Cox Media Group's three-station Long Island cluster. During his 40-year radio career, he has worked in Pittsburgh, Norfolk, and Louisville; however, Vali is perhaps best known for his experience in Hawaii. Since arriving there in 1978, he worked at Honolulu's KIKI and KQMQ and he co-owned KRTR-FM and KXME in that market.
PodcastOne Adds Mariel Hemingway Program to Stable. Titled after her best-selling book Running with Nature, actress and author Mariel Hemingway, along with her partner, stuntman, actor, health and wellness expert, Bobby Williams, are launching their new podcast via PodcastOne. The podcast invites listeners to "join them on their adventures; from Hollywood to Holistic healing…transforming relationships to finding the most meaningful ways of living every day, Mariel and Bobby are here bringing laughter, wonder and awe with some great advice." The first podcast episode "features nutrition tips, a review of her just released documentary called 'Running from Crazy,' and exercise tips from Bobby and Mariel's 'Meditation Moment.'" PodcastOne COO Greg Batusic says, "Mariel and Bobby offer a refreshing and unique take on life that their fans and new listeners will surely benefit from. We're happy to have them join our stellar lineup."
WTOP, Washington's Bob Madigan to Retire. Drive time news anchor Bob Madigan will retire from his position at Hubbard Radio's WTOP, Washington, DC at the end of the year. Outgoing vice president of news and programming Jim Farley (also retiring, see next story) says in a memo to his DC staff, "Bob has been in this crazy business of ours for 50 years, 20 of them here at WTOP and WASH when both stations were co-owned. He and I worked for 11 years at NBC News….I have been inflicted on Bob for 27 of his 50 years in the business. By the way, if you are wondering how he got in 50 years ago, he started working in radio during high school." Farley goes on to say that as WTOP's "Man About Town," he "was a one-person 'good news' department covering everything from charity galas to scholarship awards and chili cook-offs for a good cause. Bob covered so many events, that in less than a year on the beat, he was emcee, announcer or celebrity judge at many of them. He became a one-man marketing machine for WTOP, getting our name out there in a positive way that was priceless! He was chosen to announce the Inaugural Parade along Pennsylvania Avenue for both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. At the Bush Inaugural Parade he was paired with…Meat Loaf. For years he announced the start of the Race for the Cure live on WTOP. He has a long, long list of awards and honors including a (rare for a journalist) RAMMY Award, "The Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award." RAMMY's are awarded by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington.
A Farewell to Jim Farley. Radio consultant and TALKERS contributor Holland Cooke (right) poses for a selfie with outgoing vice president of news and programming Jim Farley at a retirement bash for the longtime WTOP, Washington programmer at the Newseum in Washington, DC. After 17 years with the station, Farley is "slowing down but not retiring" as he'll step down from his current post but consult WTOP for the next two years. He's also open to consult others with their news and/or digital strategies. Current WTOP program director Laurie Cantillo is stepping into the post at year's end. Cooke reports that modern-day WTOP-ers, Hubbard execs and many alumni toasted Farley at the bash. Among other things said at the farewell party, Farley told staffers, "What a crowd! YOU did it. YOU GUYS do all the heavy lifting, and I got all the credit. I'm gettin' out before they catch me."
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors. Usually that's the case but at the Entercom AM transmitter site in Westwood, Kansas, just how a good fence is defined appears to be the issue. The towers for KMBZ and KUDL are surrounded by residential neighborhoods – that wasn't the case in the 1930s when the towers went up. According to the Prairie Village Post, now neighbors are challenging the renewal of Entercom's special use permit for the site claiming they want improvements there. After meeting with residents, a plan commission sub-committee is suggesting the current chain-link fence with barbed wire makes the property look "blighted" and recommends removal of the perimeter fence and replacement with fencing that complies with current code. Entercom fears liability issues without a perimeter fence. In 2008, a trespassing teenager was killed after falling from a tower on the site. Expect some sort of compromise on this issue since moving the station towers would be very difficult yet protection of the transmitters and towers needs to continue for obvious reasons.
Credit to WJFK-FM, Washington's "Junkies" for Nabbing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Segment. He's been one of the hot talk radio topics for the past several weeks (as documented in TALKERS magazine's weekly top topics chart The Talkers TenTM), so why not book him as a guest? CBS Radio's "The Junkies" did just that and got a cool 25-minute segment with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford on WJFK-FM, Washington today. Ford, who's obviously been in the news a bit lately and doesn't seem to be very mic-shy, talked with the Junkies about football (he offered his NFL picks for the week), the drug use allegations against him, President Obama, and his run for re-election next fall (which he says he'll win because he has the support of the people).
Odds & Sods. Entercom's KGMZ, San Francisco is preparing to begin a listener giveaway of tickets and cool memorabilia for its six area pro sports teams. "95.7 The Game" is calling the promotion "The Six Teams of Christmas" and will give listeners a chance to win game ticket packages to see the Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants, Oakland As, Golden State Warriors and San Jose Sharks…..CBS Radio's New York stations (including sports WFAN-AM/FM and all-news WINS and WCBS) are announcing a new promotion: The Firehouse Chili Cook-Off. After entries were submitted from all across the tri-state area, semi-finalists will compete to see whose chili recipe reigns supreme. At establishments in New Jersey and New York, the staple food of firefighters will be cooked, tasted and judged by local sports figures, and one fire company at each event will move into the final round of the competition. The grand prize winner will receive VIP tickets to a 2014 New York Yankees game…..Entercom's Boston Red Sox flagship WEEI, Boston is broadcasting from the MLB Winter Meetings in Orlando next week. Live coverage of the meetings will begin with Salk & Holley from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Monday through Wednesday. The Mut & Merloni show will also originate from the Swan and Dolphin Resort from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Tuesday through Thursday.
Holiday Magic at KIRO-FM, Seattle. Pictured here is KIRO-FM, Seattle afternoon drive duo Ron & Don manning the tote board at last year's "Holiday Magic Radiothon." The Bonneville news/talk station, in partnership with Treehouse (a non-profit agency that ensures that kids in foster care have access to the essential services required to help them make it to high school graduation and beyond), are hosting the 25th Annual Foster Child Holiday Magic Radiothon today. The station set a record last year raising more than $500,000. The 12-hour "Holiday Magic Radiothon" helps local foster kids by raising money to provide each child in the program with one significant holiday gift along with support programs and services throughout the year.
Rusty Humphries on the Set in Bucharest. That's talk show host and actor Rusty Humphries (left) with actor Michael Damian (right) on location in Bucharest, Romania on the set of the romantic comedy Love By Design. Humphries says he plays a reporter covering a big fashion show in New York City. He notes that Bucharest is a popular location to shoot NYC scenes since it can be made to look like the streets of New York and the production costs are much less. The movie also stars Jane Seymour. Humphries was in Bucharest for seven days filming. He tells TALKERS, "I had a blast. I love the fact that I'm having the opportunity to really live out my dreams: radio, TV and film. This is my third major motion picture, and it's always an honor to be involved with a project as special as this."
ObamaCare Criticism, NSA Cell Location Database, Obama Millennial Support Diminishing, Detroit Bankruptcy, Bashir Resignation, and Fast Food Minimum Wage Effort Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (12/5). Analysis of the implementation and effects of the Affordable Care Act; the NSA policy that reportedly gathers the location of cell phone users; the loss of support from Millennials for President Obama; the Detroit bankruptcy case ruling; Martin Bashir's resignation from MSNBC after his Sarah Palin comments; and the move by organized labor to push for a national minimum wage for fast food workers were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS.


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Sarah Palin Reality Show
December 14, 2011 by staff
Sarah Palin Reality Show, Sarah Palin is really feeling the pains of obscurity. UK's Telegraph reported the former vice presidential candidate and GOP sweetheart is having a hard time finding a network to pick up her new reality show. Since TLC canceled Sarah Palin's Alaska in November last year, she's announced that she won't be running for president, has been hired by Fox News as a special correspondent, and has been getting rejection after rejection from networks who don't want to pick up her new reality show, which is focused around her husband and his career as a champion snowmobile racer.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Mark Burnett, who produced Sarah Palin's Alaska is also behind the new show.
The two are asking for a salary of $1 million an episode, which they received for Sarah's previous reality show. So far, TLC, A&E Networks and Discovery have passed up on the opportunity.
Of course it's no surprise that networks aren't interested. After all, the 47-year-old, and even daughter Bristol, has been absent from headlines for quite some time, minus a few irrelevant scandals.
But she can't be too unhappy about the situation, after all she is being paid a cool $1 million to work for Fox.
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Introduction to the programmable differential amplifier
As high-speed systems become more complex and design cycles become shorter, engineers need to find high-performance yet flexible components to facilitate their system designs. One method is to use components that offer very high performance, yet are easy to reconfigure to produce new products, or can be quickly reconfigured to correct issues discovered late in the design cycle. Finding parts that offer both high performance and flexibility is a challenge. Now there is a new class of differential amplifiers to meet the needs of engineers.
This article explains the architectural features of the industry's first programmable differential amplifier (PDA), including its easy-to-change voltage gain, consistent bandwidth over gain settings, constant input impedance over gain settings, excellent linearity, and low-noise figure. The PDA is compared to the fully differential amplifier (FDA) and digital variable gain amplifier (DVGA). Configuring the PDA's gain and input configurations are also discussed.
The industry's first PDA, the LMH6881, is a high-speed, high-performance, fully differential amplifier. With a bandwidth of 2.4 GHz and an OIP3 of 44 dBm, it addresses a wide variety of signal conditioning applications from radio equipment to high-speed test and measurement systems. The PDA combines the best of FDAs and DVGAs. It offers superior noise and distortion performance over the entire gain range without external resistors, enabling the use of one device for many applications requiring different gain settings.
Figure 1. Typical connection of the programmable differential amplifier
PDA vs. FDA
The PDA was designed to make differential amplifier circuits easy to implement. It can be used in place of a traditional fully differential, fixed gain amplifier (Figure 1). Because the gain is easily changed, the PDA supports last minute design changes while accommodating variability in other parts of the signal chain.
Traditional FDAs require external components to set the closed-loop gain (Figures 3 and 4). The PDA's gain can be easily changed by either the external gain set pins or with the internal serial peripheral interface (SPI) register. For fixed gain applications, the external gain set pins can be connected directly to ground or the 5V supply.In addition to fixed gain applications, the PDA also supports rapid gain changes. In parallel mode, gain changes require only 20 ns. The PDA requires no external resistors to set the closed-loop gain. Gain can be set in 2 dB increments by external pins, or an internal gain register allows the use of 0.25 dB gain steps. The internal gain register is accessed through an SPI-compatible control bus.
Figure 2. PDA frequency response with 4 dB voltage gain steps
In contrast to a typical FDA, the PDA offers consistent bandwidth performance over a wide voltage gain range. With an FDA, the bandwidth, noise figure and distortion performance all change significantly over the usable gain range. The FDA has large changes in loop gain when the closed-loop gain is altered. As shown in Figure 2, the PDA's frequency response is insensitive to voltage gain. The frequency response graph of a traditional FDA (Figure 3) shows a frequency response with the well-documented gain bandwidth product.
The input is terminated at 100 Ohm for differential signals, and the input termination is independent of gain. In contrast, a FDA has to balance input impedance with realistic gain set resistor values. Two FDA circuits are shown in Figures 4 and 5, with one set at 8 dB of gain and the other at 26 dB. From this example, it's obvious that the input impedance changes drastically between the two gain settings. In addition to the input impedance, the noise contributed by external resistors is different.
Figure 4. Traditional FDA with 8 dB gain
Figure 5. FDA with 26 dB gain
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In the wake of what the Washington Post called "an extraordinary rebuke of the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee" and former Education Secretary William Bennett called a "slap at the people," there are now efforts to bring Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan together for a meeting next week in Washington.
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Altamira & Atapuerca caves are famous archeological sites in Spain, both were declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites. We invite you to learn more about them.
Spain is not only rich in culture and tradition but also in human history. Some of the earliest human habitants can be traced to regions of Spain where many archeological sites have been discovered. In particular, the caves of Altamira and Atapuerca are exceptional illustrations of human history and cultural tradition that have given scientists valuable insights to our human heritage. UNESCO proclaimed them both World Heritage Sites: Altamira in 1985 and Atapuerca in 2000, respectively.
Altamira Cave Paitings
Located 18.5 mi. (30 km) northwest of Santander, near the charming town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain is the Altamira Cave, famous for its Upper Paleolithic cave paintings of wild animals and human hands.
The cave consists of various chambers and passages covered in paintings. The cave paintings were created with the aid of charcoal, ochre or haematite. As an example to the human artistic intelligence of the time, even the natural contours of the cave walls were exploited to create a three-dimensional effect. The most famous part of the cave of Altamira is the polychrome ceiling featuring a heard of bison, horses, a large deer and a wild boar. Scientists used uranium-thorium dating to estimate that the Altamira's paintings are from 25,000 to 35,000 years old, and were likely painted over thousands of years.
Approximately 13,000 years ago, the entrance to the cave was sealed off due to a rockslide. This phenomenon preserved the cave's contents until its eventual discovery in 1879 by archeologist Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola. The archeologist would claim that the cave's paintings were Paleolithic in origin. His declarations about the cave of Altamira provoked a lot of controversy and ridicule because it was believed that prehistoric man was not sufficiently intelligent to produce artwork. The supreme artistic quality and exceptional state of conservation of the cave paintings led Sautuola to be accused of forgery. In 1902 other prehistoric cave paintings were found in Spain forcing the scientific society to publically recognize their error.
In 1977, the cave of Altamira was closed to the public because the paintings were being damaged by the carbon dioxide produced by the visitors. It was later reopened with limited access until a replica cave was completed in 2001. The reproduction of the cave of Altamira allows visitors to have a more comfortable view of the paintings and even includes some features that cannot be visited in the real cave.
Since the discovery of the cave of Altamira, other similar caves, of less importance, have been found in Northern Spain and were later included as part of the Altamira World Heritage Site.
The Atapuerca Mountains, or Sierra de Atapuerca in Spanish, are located near Burgos, Spain. Among the hills, several caves were discovered which have proved rich in fossil records dating back up to almost a million years ago. The exceptional amount of artifacts and fossils found at Atapuerca of the earliest human inhabitants of Europe has yielded priceless information to society. In recognition of this, UNESCO declared the archeological site of Atapuerca as a World Heritage Site in 2000.
Excavation in Atapuerca has yielded numerous fossils of animals and tools, ceramic artifacts, rock paintings, evidence of cannibalism as well as a tooth and jawbone fragment of the earliest West European hominid. Undoubtedly the most important site in Atapuerca is the Sima de los Huesos. Here, at the bottom of a 50 ft. (13 m) pit, 5,500 human bones of at least 350,000 years of age, 28 skeletons of Homo heidelbergensis, an ancient bear species and a two sided cutting tool were discovered. The important finding suggests ancient burial practices.
Today, the archeological site of Atapuerca is a highly prestigious scientific project that forms part of our global cultural heritage. The high quality research has produced numerous publications in scientific journals bringing the discoveries to an international forefront and demonstrating the extraordinary significance of this unique archeological site in Spain.


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Monstrous Love, by John Manderino, will be performed at Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor, on May 19 and 20 at 7pm and May 21 at 2pm. Monstrous Love was one of the many plays submitted in the fall of 2016 to the MHTL playwriting contest.
This series of six short plays treats relationships between parent and child, husband and wife, and one's inner self, using the "monster" metaphor. Although the plays are hysterically hilarious, they speak to various kinds of love poignantly and honestly. "MONSTER" music holds the short plays together.
JOHN MANDERINO lives in Maine with his wife Marie, where he teaches college writing and provides coaching and editing services to other writers. He has published three novels, two short stories collections and a memoir with Academy Chicago. John has also written plays that have been performed at theater festivals and other venues. A stage version of his memoir Crying at Movies was produced.
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The Meetinghouse Theatre Lab is dedicated to creating an ensemble of performance artists who come together to excite the senses, push the limits, and transform the definition of create with the aim of growing as performers and enriching the humanity of all involved.
Since 2003 the Theatre Lab has presented readings, staged readings, and full productions, both classic and contemporary, that challenge accepted social norms and values, question reality, break down the "fourth wall", explore the notion of "truth". It is dedicated to creating a yearly ensemble of performance artists who come together to excite the senses, push the limits, and explore the definition of "create" with the aim of growing as performers and enriching the humanity of all involved.
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This is really a delicious dessert. I don't usually like raisins in a lot of things, but I do like it in this recipe. Recipe is from Paula Deen's magazine.
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this is, without a doubt one of the very best crisps that I have ever made! To make it as diabetic friendly as I could I used 50/50 all purpose and whole wheat flours. In the topping I used 1/2 a cup of Splenda Brown and a 1/2 cup of Splenda in the apple mix, and after baking I wouldn't want it any sweeter (I made a half recipe). This has lots of apple and the cinnamon and nutmeg are great. The one thing I did find that needs to be mentioned is that ever my half amount took an hour and 15 mins to bake through. It was no problem for me buy if your counting on the stated time being on the dot you might want to allow some extra time in the over, Don't let that put you off because it's worth the wait!
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- 1 1⁄3 cups sugar
- 1 cup golden raisin
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 8 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
Crumb Topping
- 4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease a 13x9-inch baking dish.
- In large bowl, combine sugar, raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Add apples, tossing gently to coat.
- Place apples in prepared baking dish.
- For topping, in large bowl, combine brown sugar and flour.
- Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
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The clover is slowly getting past its prime. There has been a lot of it and the bees have definitely been working it. I also found some bees on our blossoming cilantro, but more often the little dark bee in the photo below.
The bees are doing well, but other things are looking good here in Iowa in June. It's been quite dry, but we're heading into a great berry season nonetheless. The black raspberries should be plentiful, though we're still learning how to trim them properly to get larger, juicier berries. We'll continue to get a bigger harvest from our wild ones along the edge of the woods.
The reds are also loaded, but we'll have to contend with the Japanese beetles, just emerging (shown here on the underside of a leaf). They will not only eat the foliage but will also go after the fruit, in huge numbers. They're really a problem.
Blueberries and grapes are also looking good. Grapes initially were affected by a late frost but are now looking good. Blueberries were not affected.
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Strawberry fields forever. Yes we do have loads of strawberry fields in Bavaria – something I remember fondly, picking strawberries with my mum for the delicious cake of hers (she's obviously the best cook just as most mothers are). Unfortunately the Franz Ferdinand video, directed by Nick McCarthy's sister Anna McCarthy, who is also part of Munich 'eigh tette' Damenkapelle, shot in deepest Bavaria, features no Bavarian strawberry field whatsoever. But enough Bavarian weirdness and strawberries to be a hell lot of fun to watch. In strawberries we trust, legalize today.
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11 Best Places for Entertainment in Metro Phoenix
Who needs Vegas?
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New Times' Best of Phoenix is out now. Here's our list of the best places for entertainment in the Valley.
Best Casino: Talking Stick Resort and Casino
It's close to 300 miles between Phoenix and the glitzy lights and ringing slot machines of the Las Vegas strip. Sure, some people might think it's worth the drive to be in the heart of Sin City. But we know that you can find plenty of sin, fun, and relaxation by driving across town (if that) to Talking Stick Resort and Casino in Scottsdale. With an award-winning restaurant, Vegas-quality performances in the TSR Showroom, and raging pool parties during the summer, TSR is a top spot for staycationers.
Best Place to See a Comedy Show: Stand Up Live
Part of the same empire that includes the storied Tempe Improv across town, Stand Up Live is located in the CityScape complex in downtown Phoenix, and the club brings in a roster cool enough to justify that whole drink-minimum thing. Featuring acts like Bill Bellamy, the Dan Band, JB Smoove, and podcasting titan (and Barack Obama interviewer) Marc Maron, Stand Up Live is comfortable hosting alternative comedy types and big names alike, and it's not all touring comics: Local up-and-comers also take the stage to work out new bits, refine their craft, and see what jokes fly and which ones sink.
FilmBar is the go-to spot for indie flicks.
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Best Indie Movie Theater: FilmBar
Yeah, there are quite a few places where you can have a beer with your movie. But do those big chain theaters have Prince movie marathons, Four Peaks on draft, lectures from seasoned screenwriters on why Jaws is still legit, and regular local film showcases spotlighting aspiring Scorseses among us? Um, nope. But downtown indie standby FilmBar sure does.
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Best Budget Movie Theater: Pollack Tempe Cinemas
Pop quiz: What costs $3? Let's see. Acceptable responses include two sticks of loose gum, a really big bobby pin, or four off-brand crayons. Oh, and also a ticket to see a movie (a real, actual, professionally made film) at Pollack Tempe Cinemas on the south side of the Valley. At Pollack, we slackers who kept meaning to see the latest blockbuster in the Avengers franchise are rewarded for such laziness and poor planning with dirt-cheap tickets, eye candy by way of lobby memorabilia displays, and literal candy at prices that won't have you groaning over how you forgot to sneak in Skittles. Pretty sweet.
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When Harkins finally shuttered its tiny indie Scottsdale outpost Camelview 5 (the property's owners had announced plans to bulldoze the theater for mall expansion), Phoenicians commiserated with both sadness and rage at the Valley's inability to hang on to anything culturally cool. But then we saw the theater that replaced its cozy, five-screen predecessor. Camelview at Fashion Square includes 14 screens, reclining leather seats, and a dedication to screening the arty flicks the 5 was famed for showing.
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Found along the Arizona Canal, the SRP Arizona Falls is set in the Arcadia neighborhood at 56th and 58th streets and Indian School Road. The falls are a 20-foot drop created by the canal at that spot, and Salt River Project and the Phoenix Arts Commission have turned it into quite the romantic destination thanks to a few features — including three waterfalls, a viewing room, a pedestrian bridge, and 24-hour access. So whether you're walking or biking along the canal path on date night or just driving around with your new sweetheart, the Arizona Falls may be a good place to stop if you're trying to get to first base.
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On a lot of my first dates, if the bill was over $20 or more I've had the girl offer to pay half on the first date. I pay regardless just a common courtesy. I don't do it and expect anything out of return but do girls do this on the first date to see if you're a cheap ass?
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Bangalore, Sep 7: India Under-19 World Cup winning coach B Arun described Unmukt Chand as a "special" player and felt it was important for the India U-19 captain and his team-mates to be "stars of first class cricket" before being picked for international duty.
India, on August 26, won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup under Chand's leadership. Coach Arun, the former India medium-fast bowler, played a huge part in that success Down Under.
India defeated Australia by six wickets at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville. Chand hit a match-winning unbeaten 111 as India successfully chased 226. Chand won the Man-of-the-match award in the title clash.
In the aftermath of that triumph, the focus has all been on Delhi boy, Chand. However, Arun did not single out Chand as the only "special" player but added there were others, who too were "special."
"Unmukt (Chand) has been outstanding. Not only Unmukt but many others. They have done a fabulous job. Unmukt is special and there other players who are also special," Arun told Thatscricket in an exclusive interview on Friday.
He continued: "The biggest challenge is the next level. They have to excel there. They will get a lot of confidence if they do well there (first class cricket). They have to excel in first class cricket. They should be the stars of first class cricket. It is not necessary now to fast track them into Indian side."
Arun, who played two Tests for India, partnering Kapil Dev with the new ball, also appeared in four One Day Internationals.
The 49-year-old from Tamil Nadu was one of the main men behind India's third U-19 World Cup glory. He will soon be back at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) to work with another bunch of young cricketers for future assignments.


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I've realized that a lot more guys are always looking for a girlfriend. Then when they can't find one or have one they get really bummed and upset. They usually post it all the time over a social website or I hear them complaining about not being able to find a girlfriend such as " man, I'm just looking for a girl...why can't I find her". I never realized how hard it is for some guys to find girls. You would think that most guys would be able to find a girl or at least go do other things while waiting. But why do some guys make it seem like it's the end of the world if they don't have a girlfriend? I know why some girls are like that but why would a guy need a girlfriend?
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Currently in society a male is still not seen as a worthy male, unless he has been able to attract a woman. If a guy is alone it is assumed he unworthy of a woman. Women use to have this same problem but in recent years more women have learned not to judge their worthiness on whether or not they have a man. Unfortunately men are still being lead to believe they won't ever be happy without a woman in his life.
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Library Procedures
Weekly Library Visits
Students in grades TK – 5th visit the library weekly for 30 minutes; 6th – 8th grade visits are more flexible and scheduled as needed. In addition, teachers of any grade have the option to sign-up for extra visits as needed.
Library time is used to introduce the library and its world of books to students and allow them to learn how to navigate a library when finding a book or using its resources. Students will also be able to exchange library books during their weekly scheduled time, or may visit during "open" times with a pass from their teacher.
In order to check-out a book at Pioneer, students must have 0 overdue books from any TRUSD school.
K – 6th are checked out for 1 week; 7th – 8th are checked out for 2 weeks
~Kinder – Beginning in January, students check out 1 book, kept in the classroom
~1st grade – Students check out 1 book, kept in the classroom
~2nd grade – Students check out 1-2 books, taken home with teacher permission
~3rd – 8th grade – Students check out 2 books
Book Renew
Students in grades 2nd – 8th are allowed 1 week renewal of chapter books. Books must be renewed in person and no overdue books on the account.
Book Hold
If a book is checked out, a student may place the book on hold. When the book is returned, it will be saved for 2 weeks for pick-up before being returned to the shelf. Each student in grades 2nd – 8th are allowed 2 waiting holds at any given time.
Parent Check-out
Parents are welcome to set up an account in the library. Parents are allowed up to 3 books, and books are checked out for a 3 week period. Overdue books are transferred to the child's account at the end of the year - Books overdue a month or later could prevent child check-out privileges during the school year.
Overdue books
Students will begin receiving paper notices the second week a book is overdue – phone calls will begin after a student has received 4 notices. Notices will indicate the book title and the cost of the book. It is the responsibility of the student to return the book or pay the amount listed (exact change or money order – no checks). If a family cannot afford the cost of a book, they can speak to the library tech to work out a payment plan. Report cards will be held at the end of the year for overdue books on a student's library account. As well, promotion certificates will be withheld from 8th graders and they may not be allowed to 'walk' in the promotion ceremony.
Extra Library Programs
Here's a glimpse of some of the things happening through the day/year so students can get involved in their library.
Student Library Helpers – Students in grades 4th and higher can 'apply' to be a library helper. Library helpers are expected to come in during recess to assist the library tech in running the library. Jobs can include anything from putting away books to keeping supplies in order, helping students find books to helping with the box tops and book fair programs.
Book Fair student crew – Pioneer has 3 book fairs scheduled throughout the year. This is a great time for parents to volunteer in the library. As well, students in grades 4th and higher can sign up to help. The student crew assists parent volunteers in helping students find books to purchase during the fair during recess and after school.
Library book club – Grades 3rd – 6th meet twice a week while grades 7th-8th meet once a week during lunch. After getting their lunch from the cafeteria, students meet in the library to read and discuss books. Books to be discussed include nominees for CYRM (California Young Reader Medal) as well as other books of interest to the group. This is a volunteer group and limited only to the number of chairs in the library.
Library Fundraisers
The library holds two main fundraisers throughout the year.
Scholastic Book Fair – Scholastic sends books to the school to sell in the library. The library then keeps up to 50% of the profit as students purchase books for their home library. Book fairs for the 2016-2017 school year are scheduled for September, February/March, and May. Watch for more info to come on these events.
Box Tops for Education – Our school is collecting box tops, found on various food packages as well as other select products. Each box top is worth 10*. There are monthly contests as well as trimester contests throughout the school year. The big deadlines are in October and March – this is when we have to send in box tops to receive a check.


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From Roy of the Rovers to World War 1 – Joe Colquhoun
Nick Churchill on the extraordinary body of work of Swanage illustrator Joe Colquhoun
Published in September '14
Although Charley's War was described by The Word magazine as the 'greatest British comic strip ever created', drawing it, was to Joe Colquhoun's family, simply what he did for a living. It kept him fully employed for at least five, but usually more, days a week, alone at his desk in the attic of the Swanage home he shared with wife Mary and children Ian, Jane, Tracey and Kate. Charley's War ran in Battle Picture Weekly from 1979 until Joe's death in 1987 and followed the story of an underage British soldier called Charley Bourne who lies about his age to join up and is immediately thrust into the hell of the Somme.
The commemoration of the centenary of the outbreak of World War One has accelerated a growing resurgence of interest in Joe's work in general and Charley's War in particular with original drawings being exhibited at the International Comic Art Festival, in major shows in France and Holland and in Joe's hometown, at Durlston Castle.
Written by Pat Mills, the strip tells of Charley's frequently mundane and sometimes harrowing life in the trenches throughout the Great War and beyond, into the invasion of Russia in 1919 and eventually to a less successful story, penned by Scott Goodall, at the start of World War 2.
'Joe was incredibly conscientious,' says Mary. 'He was always at his desk by 9.30 every morning and he worked right through until six or seven in the evening and often much later. The scripts would arrive and he would have to draw three pages a week, every week, for Charley's War, plus whatever extra work he had taken on as well. He was always taking on extra jobs when we needed the money. If we ever took a holiday it was a nightmare for him as he would have to do all the work in advance.'
Jane, herself an artist, remembers her dad constantly working, invariably to a tight deadline, although she says he always had time for the family.
'He never seemed to mind being interrupted even though it must have been terribly annoying for him. We knew he drew but we didn't take much notice, if anything all these war stories were a bit of a turn off. Other people were much more impressed by his work; to us it was just what he did. The ironic thing is that if he was working today he would enjoy far greater recognition.'
Joe's drawings for Charley's War are widely credited with pushing the boundaries of art in comics, long before they were referred to as graphic novels and artists such as Jim Lee, Steve Ditko, Frank Miller and Alan Moore enjoyed superstar status among the cognoscenti. Joe's use of heavy inks, busy backgrounds and predominately black frames, with his unflinching portrayal of emotion in men at war, established Charley's War as the only overtly anti-war story of its era and directly influenced the darker tone of modern graphic novels.
Indeed, when Joe started working in comics artists were not even credited. 'Dad's name didn't appear on the strips until the 1980s,' says Jane. 'I've been reading his diaries which go back to his school days and it seems he sort of drifted into drawing for comics in the 1950s after finishing art college. Even then he was told he was putting too much in the frames and he would never make any money out of it if he drew that much detail.'
In 1954 he became the first artist to draw Roy of the Rovers and also wrote the story for three years, despite professing to have no interest in football. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for comics including Tiger (Football Family Robinson), Buster (City Jungle) and Corr!, for which he drew the all-colour Kid Chameleon in 1971 and The Goodies in 1973. He also created a Morecombe and Wise strip. His other strips for Battle included Johnny Red and Soldier Sharp: The Rat of the Rifles.
In one particularly sinister 1976 strip for Valiant called The Final Victim, Joe drew an over-worked comics artist who grumbles about short deadlines, late payments and demanding editors. In an effort to capture the perfect expression of horror the beleaguered illustrator goes on a killing spree, studying his victims' faces as they succumb before burying them in his basement. As if it could be any darker, Joe's fictional artist is a perfect self-portrait.
'I've only just seen this one, but it's definitely dad,' says Jane. 'It's his desk in the attic, his angle poise lamp, the same dirty cups, the flares! We didn't even know he'd done that one.
'However, Charley's War was certainly his magnum opus. There's something about the mark making in those strips that is unlike anything else of that time. It brought together all his skills and was the strip he was working on almost until he died.'
For all the uncompromising action sequences, the bulk of Charley's War reflects the drudgery of life in the trenches interspersed with outbreaks of terror. In the early strips much is made of Charley's touching friendship with Ginger Jones. After many action-packed episodes Ginger is killed by a random shell while at ease and in three agonisingly poignant frames (shown below), Charley gathers his friend's remains in a sack only to be accused of stealing by an officer.
'I think a lot of the stories were aimed at adults, even though the comics were read by children,' says Mary. 'Pat Mills was a lot younger than Joe, a different generation and he definitely wrote them with a political edge.'
Charley's War was re-serialised in the comic 2000AD, created by Pat Mills, and has since been made into ten books, which have been translated into French. Joe's original artwork is highly prized by collectors and some is now included in permanent collections at the Tank Museum and on long-term loan at the Cartoon Museum.
'The interest in dad's work has been gathering pace for a few years now,' Jane explains, 'ever since it featured in a BBC documentary called Comics Britannia. There are collectors wanting to buy it and the French are really keen, but the only pieces we've sold have been to a genuinely dedicated fan. I'm sure dad would be happy to see his family benefitting from the sale of the archive, but we felt a real pang when we let some of it go.'
Joe's diaries, unlooked at for years, are laced with clues to the man and his work. Mary and Jane have been unpacking these parcels from the past and through them are seeing Joe's work in a new light. There are drawings of soldiers and footballers throughout the journals and also in Joe's school exercise books, particularly his French grammar book: 'He always said he wasn't interested in fighting or football, but I suppose he was just drawing the things that boys of his generation were into,' says Jane. 'There are things he was drawing at 13 years old that crop up in his later work, especially Charley's War. He had a nice childhood, I think. It was almost like a boys' own comic strip of the day, full of adventures and trips with his mates. Later on he seems to be very disappointed as his mates started to get married and move away.'
Called up as an 18-year-old in 1944, Joe served in the Royal Navy during World War 2, mainly in the Mediterranean. He saw little action, if any, and somewhat resented spending his salad days swabbing decks in the sunshine. 'Oh, he had a lovely war,' says Mary, 'if a bit boring. He writes about it in the diaries and letters home to his parents. He certainly wasn't drawing on his own experiences in Charley's War, but he was able to put himself in the shoes of men at war in extreme situations. He couldn't do women though, couldn't get the expressions right. He tried a couple of things for girls' comics but they didn't really work.'
The diaries reveal Joe had considered becoming a writer and completed a correspondence course in the Navy, but he also mentions wanting to be an architect and having a job where he could travel. In the event he enrolled at art school in Kingston, close to his parents' home, and subsequently fell in to writing and drawing for an American-backed comic. When that didn't pay he went to work for Amalgamated Press and the die was cast.
'Dad was a bit remote I suppose,' says Jane, 'always busy. As well as the drawing he took the dog for walks, did all the DIY in a crumbling house, kept an allotment, took us to school, did his accounts and insisted on taking us out on a Sunday, but he'd always come back to work. It's strange hearing from fans of his work because he's held in such esteem by them, but to us he's just dad. People used to say he was everyone's favourite uncle and he was like that as a dad as well. He was a cuddly man, very kindly, funny too.'
This resonates with Mary who adds: 'It must have been quite depressing at times to be surrounded by that much misery in the stories, but he hardly ever let on. He was a lovely dad. I was absolutely in awe of what he could do, I can't do anything like that … I can make a cake though!' ◗


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By Ms. Sandra Gibson (ATEC)August 11, 2016
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (August 11, 2016) -- Team members from the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command's, or ATEC, German Liaison Office and two subordinate organizations, the U.S. Army Evaluation Center, or AEC, and the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, or ATC, visited Germany to participate in an exchange of test and evaluation, or T&E, information with the German Ministry of Defense, or MOD, April 1-8.
The team, which included six AEC and three ATC delegates along with the German liaison officer, traveled to three Bundeswehr Technical Centers, commonly known as WTD, in Meppen, Trier, and Greding, and the Robotics Test Facility in Koblenz, to tour their test facilities.
The term 'Bundeswehr' refers to Germany's unified forces which include the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Germany's military is one of the largest in Europe and the second largest in the European Union.
The visit started with a tour of the Bundeswehr Technical Center for Weapons and Ammunitions, or WTD 91, in Meppen, April 1.
WTD 91 is the central T&E center for weapons and ammunitions used by the Bundeswehr and has the largest fully instrumented ground firing range in Western Europe, where ammunition of all calibers can be fired.
The WTD 91 visit gave both organizations an opportunity to learn how each country works and what kind of information and technology is available to be shared and distributed.
Mary Ellen Raymond, lead engineer for test and safety in AEC's Mounted Systems Evaluation Directorate, or MSED, gave briefings on ATEC's organizational structure and test capabilities and explained how the command fit into the larger acquisition process in the U.S.
ATEC's German liaison officer, Eberhard Kloeckner, discussed the status and explained the objective of the upcoming Test and Evaluation Program, or TEP, memorandum of agreement, or MOA, which is in the final stages of development and when signed, will promote defense T&E technology cooperation; allow for the reciprocal use of test facilities and ranges; and will facilitate the transfer and exchange of information, equipment, and resources between MOD and DOD.
According to Kloeckner, the ability to exchange technologies, share information, operate within all test facilities, and cooperate with the development of standards and methodology will enhance the capabilities and effectiveness of weapons systems for both the U.S. and Germany.
Kloeckner added that the TEP MOA will also reduce overall costs and risks for both nations through the sharing of information, including future defense requirements and current and future technological developments.
The ATEC and WTD 91 teams discussed how research and development, or R&D, and T&E worked within their respective organizations as well as the shared challenges both countries faced with contracting, limited resources, and time constraints. The Budeswehr, like the U.S. Army, is in a fiscally constrained environment where more has to be done with less.
At the end of the visit, the two organizations set down to discuss how to proceed with their new working relationship and formulated a plan to allow each country to build upon the strengths of the other. A list of action items were drafted to outline the cooperation efforts between Germany and America and their future partnership in the T&E of weapons systems and ammunitions.
Next up was the Bundeswehr Technical Center for Land-Based Vehicle Systems, Engineer and General Field Equipment, or WTD 41, in historic Trier, April 4-5. Trier is the oldest city in Germany, dating back to 16 BC and the reign of the Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar.
WTD 41 handles all of the Bundeswehr's land-based vehicle systems (wheeled, tracked, and special application vehicles) and their respective components, as well as engineer support and general field equipment.
The ATEC team were given tours of WTD 41's automotive test facilities and a firsthand look at how they conduct tests on their synthetic test courses using robotically-driven vehicles.
"Their testing is similar to ATEC's," said Brian J. Wise, ATC's test director for the Unmanned Vehicle Test Division. "They have a lot of similar automotive facilities and objectives for performance and reliability testing."
WTD 41 has numerous test tracks and terrains of various soil conditions and degrees of difficulty used to conduct mobility trials. The ATEC team had the opportunity to ride in several different German vehicles on various synthetic, secondary, and off-road test courses.
Gregory R. Brewer, acting chief for AEC's Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Division, explained that although both WTD 41 and ATEC share the same automotive capabilities, WTD 41 uses their robotic drivers capabilities far more than ATEC does.
"WTD 41 extensively uses robotically driven vehicles over their synthetic automotive test courses to limit driver exposure and to eliminate the possibility of test drivers avoiding the most severe obstacles on the test courses," Brewer said.
Brewer added that forming a partnership with WTD 41 would afford ATEC the opportunity to test their automotive capabilities in a different region of the world.
On April 6-7, the team traveled to Koblenz to visit the Robotics Test Facility, or RTF, and were given tours of the facility's state-of-the-art robotic test settings and demonstrations of robotically-driven and remote-controlled vehicles.
The two organizations discussed the need for international test standards and how to best interact with and support the various organizations currently working to construct overarching test methodology.
Additional discussions focused on the importance of the standardization of testing and the Interoperability Profiles, or IOPs, currently in place to help standardize robotic hardware and software interfaces, plus several of the interoperability experiments RTF has already participated in.
"I would love to see future collaboration and networking between ATC and WTD 41 on robotics test technology and the development of international test and operation procedure's on robotics test technology," said Kloeckner. "Having our subject matter experts working together, our organizations have the potential to become the lead government agency in robotics test technology."
Sandy Sheng, AEC's ATEC System Team chair, noted that one of the most significant and noticeable differences between the two countries is how their acquisition communities are organized. According to Sheng, the German acquisition community is co-located with the T&E community and shares various roles, while the American T&E community is spread out between various organizations.
"Germany's engineers and T&E are within one house, while T&E in the U.S. is separate from all the other acquisition processes," Sheng said. "Germany's entire acquisition process works together, which makes it easier to discover failure modes and quickly pinpoint a system's weak areas prior to testing."
Keith D. Adkins, Jr., a mechanical engineer in AEC's Integrated Suitability and Methodology Evaluation Directorate, was also impressed with Germany's acquisition system compared to the U.S. model.
"I was very impressed with how agile Germany's acquisition system is due to its smaller size," Adkins said. "Their acquisition system seemed to be a better collaboration and systems engineering style involvement from cradle to the fielding of a program."
The ATEC team spent their last day at the Bundeswehr Technical Center for Information Technology and Electronics, or WTD 81, in Greding, April 8 and were given demonstrations of the target simulation dome used to test infrared aircraft-tracking technology and the anechoic chamber, a room designed to completely absorb reflections of either sound or electromagnetic waves.
WTD 81 is also home to Europe's largest fully shielded hangar for the study of electromagnetic compatibility and electromagnetic effects, plus home to one of the world's largest dome structures (ATC has a similar, but larger dome). The dome houses a multispectral target and scenario simulation facility used for the realistic simulation of battlefield scenarios in the visual and infrared range.
The team returned home and on May 11 met with ATEC's commanding general, Maj. Gen. Daniel L. Karbler, to brief him on their visits to the technical centers and the RTF.
During the briefing, it was recommended that ATEC hold annual test technology workshops with the Bundeswehr technical centers, which Kloeckner said the MOD concurs with and Karbler supports.
"I was very excited when I got the 'thumbs up' from Maj. Gen. Karbler to support the establishment of annual test technology workshops between the U.S. and Germany," said Kloeckner. "Test technology workshops between the two countries will become the equivalent of the R&D workshops already in place between the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command and German R&D organizations."


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Socceroos striker Robbie Kruse scored his first goal in the Bundesliga as Fortuna Dusseldorf played out a 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Having established himself as a starting player in his third season with the promoted club, it was Kruse's maiden goal in 10 appearances in Germany's top flight.
The 24-year-old former Brisbane Roar and Melbourne Victory player gave his side the lead in the fourth minute as he headed home from close range after Hoffenheim keeper Tim Wiese misjudged Ronny Garbuschewski's free-kick.
Joselu equalised for the visitors in the 39th minute and they held on for a point despite losing Marvin Compper to a red card in the 51st minute.
Socceroos regular Kruse has been spared a trip to South Korea this week with Australia coach Holger Osieck opting to leave out a host of his European-based players for Wednesday's friendly match in Hwaeseong.
Fortuna Dusseldorf sit in 17th spot, just above the relegation zone.
Meanwhile Fortuna Eintracht Frankfurt coach Armin Veh insists Bayern Munich are in a "league of their own" after the Bundesliga leaders' 2-0 win kept them seven-points clear at the top.
Goals by France's Franck Ribery and Austria's David Alaba gave Bayern their tenth win from 11 league games and Veh says the Bavarians are currently untouchable.
"We were up against opponents who are in a league of their own," said Veh, who won the Bundesliga title with VfB Stuttgart in 2007.
Second-placed Schalke 04 stayed in touch with Bayern after coming from behind to beat Werder Bremen 2-1 in Gelsenkirchen.
Defending champions Borussia Dortmund moved up to fourth with a 3-1 win at bottom side Augsburg.


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A driving series tracking the history of the automobile and celebrating the art of driving.
An adaptation of the long-running UK series, Top Gear on the History Channel is a celebration of the art of driving.
The show is hosted by comedian and car aficionado Adam Ferrara, champion racer Tanner Foust, and racing analyst Rutledge Wood. Together, these three explore the colorful history of the automobile with features such as extreme stunts and challenges, car reviews, and celebrity interviews.
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