text: Lee sparks Capital's 27-0 close-out run By Tommy R. Atkinson January 7, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Khadijah Lee and the rest of her Capital teammates are finally beginning to settle into the season.The senior turned in an all-around floor game with 14 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and seven steals as the host Cougars ran past Hurricane in the second half, winning 62-26. A crowd of about 100 attended the Class AAA Mountain State Athletic Conference matchup.Keke Walker led Capital (4-3) in scoring with 16 points, hitting four straight 3-pointers and five baskets in a row in the fourth quarter to help fuel a 27-0 game-ending run to blast open a 35-26 game. Walker made 6 of 15 shots, 4 of 7 from 3-point range.Senior Katie Crowder contributed nine points, nine boards, three assists and one steal while 6-foot-2 sophomore Dashia Foster added eight points, eight boards and three blocks.After Brooke Crompton's hook shot cut the Redskins' deficit to two points (21-19) about one minute into the third quarter, Capital scored nine straight off defensive pressure for a 30-19 advantage with two minutes to go in the period."We really and truly challenged them at halftime and told [our players] the first 31/2 or four minutes of the quarter were going to be crucial,'' said Capital coach B.J. Calabrese. "They're capable of playing defense like that, but we've gone through the last three games where we get really silly. We've gotten smarter."I'm really proud of the defensive effort. We only gave up nine points in the second half and I thought we shared the ball a lot better.''The Cougars, who forced 16 of the Redskins' 22 turnovers in the second half, outscored Hurricane 41-7 from Crompton's basket until the end of the game."We just came together as a team and broke out in the second half,'' said Lee, who scored five points after halftime but was nearly everywhere on the floor. "[It was] the team's defense. We just motivate our team to keep going. If somebody blows past you just yell and we help each other when we're down. We're just doing what we've been doing in practice.''After opening the season with 27 points in a 62-52 win at Hurricane, Lee sat out the next two games because of disciplinary reasons. Since she returned, the Cougars own a 2-2 mark, but have lost by two points each to South Charleston and Winfield."That kind of hurt me,'' said Lee of missing letting her team down. "I was just losing my head and I had to get it back together. This is my senior year. My team was like, 'We need you.' When I came back it just felt great. My team welcomed me like I never left and that made us break through in some games.''"Her defense and overall hustle has been outstanding,'' Calabrese said. "She really started it in the summer and fall. She's a nonstop bundle of energy for us and we need that. People feed off her and it's kind of contagious and everybody wants to do it. That helps us get steals and layups.''It has been a tough couple of games for Hurricane (4-4), which was hoping to rebound from a 55-29 loss at two-win Point Pleasant on Saturday. The Redskins made just 10 percent of their shots (5 of 50) Monday, including a 2-of-17 effort on 3-pointers.Junior guard Abby Watson, who was the second-leading scorer in the MSAC at 23.2 points per game entering this week, tallied just 11 points on 2-of-14 accuracy but did contribute eight rebounds and three steals. Watson was the only Redskin to score in double figures. "We attacked the basket great in the first half and we stopped that in the second half,'' said Hurricane assistant coach Austin Lowe, who is helping wife and first-year head coach Natasha Lowe. "[Capital] got some fast-break transition on us and we got behind. We started rushing."They played a box-and-one and took Abby out of the game. Until we learn to attack the zone and get better movement, it isn't going to get any better. The last three games it's all been whenever [opponents] play a box-and-one or a 1-3 with a chaser. We've got to get better at shooting and making shots from the block. Good things can happen from there.''Reach Tommy R. Atkinson at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-4811. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Charleston restaurant 2 Gazette editorial: Capito has second chance to do the right thing 3 Rod Run and Doo Wop brings classic cars, music to Boulevard for 12th year 4 Parole hearing set for Putnam man who claims wrongful sex assault conviction 5 Doug Smock: AAC not ready for Power 6 quite yet Girls basketball standings, stats Previous Story Area roundup Next Story


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Parag Garg is a passionate technologist with over 10 years of experience in consumer electronics. He�s done automotive work for car brands like BMW and Porsche in his own start up, later he worked in the Automotive team at Microsoft delivering the Ford Sync product, afterwards he worked in other teams like Embedded, Courier and XBOX. Parag is currently at Amazon in the Kindle group working on World Class Products. When not working on �gadgets�, Parag enjoys his time at home with his wife Linh and their 3 kids.
Why can I buy a Kindle Fire for $200, but an OEM Nav system for my car costs $1000?
You would think the obvious answer is that the Auto Makers want to hold a high premium for these features in their vehicles. From my experience this is not actually the case, after contemplating the pivots that increase the cost of a in car infotainment system, I�ve narrowed it down to these 5 reasons:
Business Licensing
As a consumer we think that Maps should be free, it�s a �give me� feature that we get on our PCs, Phones and Tablets without paying anyone. This is not true in the car, the automakers need to pay significant fees to Navteq or Teleatlas to licensing their road mapping data to use in a vehicle GPS system. A few years ago, the licensing terms used to even have clauses that charged differently if a GPS system used in a mobile device on in a vehicle.
The same holds true for licensing of other components such as Audio/Video codecs and 3rd Party Periphrials like iPod/Phone.
Licensing for Moble Devices is greatly different and cheaper.
R&D Development Costs
Typically the R&D development costs to build an infotainment system are fairly high. An carmaker may involve 3-7 suppliers to develop the complete end to end system. Automakers also like to �protect� any components that go into their vehicles, so that usually means proprietary protocols for communication between the different pieces of their infotainment system. The Auto industry also has a very long development cycle, something like an iPad gets refreshed every year, while vehicle models are refreshed every 5-7 years. The 5-7 years in my opinion hurts the development of technology in their vehicles as they feel like they have a lot of time to develop new features.
You typically get a new iPad or Kindle every year.
Auto Qualification of Components
One thing that consumers generally overlook is how robust the components in your vehicle have to be. Your car could be parked in -30F to 130F degree weather, regardless of the weather condition, you expect your vehicle to start up and the infotainment system to �just work�. To support this extended temperature range for components, Auto makers work closely with component suppliers to get parts that are Automotive Qualified. �AutoQual� certification of a part both costs money and time which adds to the overall development cost and final cost of the product.
Your Kindle Fire or iPad 2 does not need to operate in those weather extremes.
Consumer Liability
The automakers are extremely concerned of infotainment liability; all it takes is a way to blame the infotainment system as the cause of the accident and their liability could shoot through the roof.
The other consumer liability to worry about is warranty repairs, generally the Infotainment system is one of the more complicated parts in the vehicle, so the automaker needs to account for repairs and replacements of this system at it�s dealerships.
Unlike an Infotainment system in your vehicle, it�s assumed that you can use your Kindle Fire in MANY other places. The vehicle is not a primary use cases for most people.
Units sold to share development costs
The development of any Infotainment System has a lot of Non-Reoccurring Engineering Costs also known as NRE. These NRE costs are generally costs that the automakers likes to divvy up amounts all the sold Infotainment systems for accounting. While not 100% accurate, the NRE costs of a iPad or Kindle Fire are similar to those of an Automakers Infotainment system. The difference is that the Auto industry as a whole sold about 11 Million vehicles in the US. While the iPad 2 sold 11 Million tablets in Q3 2011 alone. ~44 Million a year.
Now of the 11 million vehicles sold in the US, that�s ALL brands with or without Infotainment systems. Even if you take a 20% slice, you need to divvy all Infotainment Development costs between ~550,000 Infotainment systems vs. 44 Million iPads.
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In-hospital Cardiac Arrest - Dynamics and State Transitions
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St. Olavs Hospital
Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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First received: June 12, 2009
Last updated: April 23, 2015
Last verified: April 2015
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The purpose of this study is to analyse transitions in cardiac rhythm and hemodynamic variables during resuscitation of patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest.
|Heart Arrest Death, Sudden, Cardiac
|Procedure: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Drug: Epinephrine Drug: Atropine Drug: Amiodarone Device: External defibrillator
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Dynamics and State Transitions During Resuscitation in In-hospital Cardiac Arrest
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MedlinePlus related topics: Cardiac Arrest Health FacilitiesU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by St. Olavs Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Survival to discharge [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Short-term survival [ Time Frame: minutes-days ]
|Study Start Date:
|August 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Intervention Details:Detailed Description:
Procedure: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
CPR is performed according to international and national guidelines on all patients.
Other Name: CPRDrug: Epinephrine
According to guidelines epinephrine 1 mg i.v. is administered every 3 minutes during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Other Name: AdrenalineDrug: Atropine
According to CPR guidelines atropine 3 mg i.v. is administered if asystole og PEA with frequency < 60 beat/min.Drug: Amiodarone
According to guidelines amiodarone 300 mg i.v. is administered if recurrent ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia (VF/VT) during CPR.
Other Name: CordaroneDevice: External defibrillator
According to CPR guidelines patients with shockable rhythms may receive DC shocks. The defibrillator also stores physiological information regarding cardiac rhythm, pulse-oximetry, and end-tidal carbon dioxide (CO2) from endotracheal tube.
Other Name: Defibrillator
In-hospital cardiac arrest carries a grave prognosis, with survival to discharge in the range of 15-20%. Key factors determining outcome include the presenting cardiac rhythm, aetiology, and early initiation of resuscitation. Some cardiac rhythms benefit from defibrillation (shockable rhythms). During resuscitation patients may switch between shockable and non-shockable rhythms, and may show signs of spontaneous circulation temporarily. Depending on rhythm and according to guidelines, patients receive direct current (DC) shocks (defibrillator) and/or i.v. adrenaline, atropine and amiodarone, which may affect state-transitions. We wish to make statistical analysis (time-series analysis, Markov modelling) of these state-transitions and variations in hemodynamic variables during resuscitation, related to CPR interventions and the cause of arrest. The cause of arrest will be determined based on chart records, interview with staff and autopsy if appropriate. One hypothesis is that differences in the patterns of state-transitions may reflect underlying aetiology, which may guide in future decision-making during resuscitation.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest at St.Olavs Hospital (Trondheim, Norway) during the study period.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest who are resuscitated
Exclusion Criteria:
- Younger than 18 years old
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00920244
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00920244
|St.Olavs Hospital, Department of Anesthesia
|Trondheim, Norway, 7014
Sponsors and Collaborators
St. Olavs Hospital
Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
|Study Chair:
|Eirik Skogvoll, MD, PhD
|St. Olavs Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Trond Nordseth, MD
|St. Olavs Hospital
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by St. Olavs Hospital:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
Skogvoll E, Nordseth T. The early minutes of in-hospital cardiac arrest: shock or CPR? A population based prospective study. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2008 Sep 22;16:11. doi: 10.1186/1757-7241-16-11.
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|St. Olavs Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00920244 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
08/11457 ( Other Identifier: SHDir )
20708/2/IB ( Other Identifier: NSD )
|Study First Received:
|June 12, 2009
|Last Updated:
|April 23, 2015
Keywords provided by St. Olavs Hospital:
Cardiac arrest
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Arrest
Death, Sudden
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
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Epinephryl borate
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agents
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Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
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Respiratory System Agents
Vasoconstrictor Agents
Adjuvants, Anesthesia
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Last weekend, in Barcelona, Indiana-born racing driver Conor Daly won his first European race at the wheel of a Lotus GP3 car. Aged just 20, and competing in this prestigious junior single-seater series, he is one of a handful of Americans racing in Europe and targeting Formula One.
This week, Formula One legend Jean Alesi has crossed the Atlantic. The 47-year-old French Sicilian is at the opposite stage of his career to Conor and has come to the US to compete in the Indianapolis 500, having never driven an IndyCar or raced on an oval before. He, like Conor, has come to a different continent to experience a different racing culture, and to do so behind the wheel of a Lotus single-seater.
"I was hoping for a new challenge," says Jean, who retired from Formula One in 2002. "I'd never raced on an oval before, never done anything like the Indy 500, but it's a very important and special race. I'm interested in the cars and the history and the culture of racing in the US, which is a very different experience to Formula One. I thought it would be a satisfying and fun challenge, and I'm very grateful to Lotus and my sponsor F.P.Journe for giving me this wonderful opportunity. I will be able to say I have raced in the Monaco Grand Prix, the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Indy 500, which is something I'm very proud about."
He's more used to drinking podium champagne than victory milk, but Jean appreciates the cultural differences that exist between Indiana and Monte Carlo. "I've got to see a lot more of the fans than usually happens at a grand prix, which is really nice," he said of his Rookie Orientation Program, and autograph sessions. "The teams are smaller in IndyCar, there are less people in the crews, there's not as much equipment. It's such a huge event, the Indy 500, but there's a kind of back-to-basics feel compared with Formula One. I think it's less corporate, more relaxed, and obviously the cars and the racing are really different. It's another world really."
Conor Daly, Lotus GP, GP3 driver
Jean Alesi, Group Lotus Ambassador, Indy 500 driver
The culture clash took Conor a little while to get used to when he came the other way, from Indianapolis the UK, and to Formula One's support paddock at its European rounds.
He moved to Bracknell, a small town south west of London last year to work with British GP3 team Carlin. Now he's racing for Lotus GP, which is based an hour from Paris, but continues to live in the UK where the majority of F1 teams are situated.
"It's completely different, a real lifestyle change," reflects Conor. "I still love Indiana, but I have to be over here because this is where the Formula One teams are. This is the place to be. You have to make sacrifices to get what you want in life, and I'm actually as happy as can be living here because I'm realizing my racing dreams."
Conor's surname may sound familiar. His father, Irishman Derek Daly, raced in 49 Formula One grands prix between 1978 and 1982, the highlight being two fourth places for Tyrrell in 1980, before turning his attention to CART and the Indy 500, and raising his family near the Speedway.
Conor grew up watching the races on both sides of the Atlantic, and while he decided F1 was his ultimate goal, he also developed a love of ovals, which is rare among his GP3 peers, most of whom have never seen one.
"People don't give oval racing the credit it deserves. I love it, it's very different and very challenging". Conor raced at four oval races in the Star Mazda Championship, which he won in 2010. "Those were the most fun races I've ever done. I really wanted to race on ovals in Indy Lights, but I didn't have the finance". He contested five Indy Lights rounds last year, alongside his GP3 program, but all on road courses, winning the Long Beach Grand Prix.
Racing on the twisty tracks of Europe, with bigger budget teams, Conor describes it as "like playing a different sport" compared to US auto racing. "For me it took a long time to get used to it, and get the results coming". He finished his rookie season with Carlin 17th in the GP3 Drivers' Championship. "The season ended too quickly for my liking. With Lotus GP I am converting everything I learned last year and now I'm getting the results. We're in a great position now". After two races, he's currently second in the title chase.
From GP3 (280bhp, 630kg, 165mph), most drivers step up to GP2 (612bhp, 688kg, 206mph). The best and luckiest then move up to the pinnacle of motorsport, Formula One.
"The ultimate goal is to have a long and successful career in F1. I'd never count out the option of IndyCar, but I'm so focused on F1 I can't think about anything else. That said, I grew up in Indianapolis, and I would love to return one day to race there. Maybe as a one-off race, like Jean is doing. That would be cool."
Conor will be in Monaco next week for the first time, racing on the world's most famous street track just as his Lotus colleague Alesi straps himself in at the legendary Brickyard. "It will be difficult for Jean," warns the American. "It's not too difficult to go flat-out, but it's hard to find those last few miles-an-hour, to trim the car and get to the point where you qualify well and have the confidence to do all 500 miles faster than anyone else. Fair play to him for really going for it."
Daly is sure to be doing the same between Monaco's fearsome Armco barriers that same weekend. Two of the world's greatest motor races, 4500 miles apart, both totally at odds in terms of layout and racing culture, yet with Lotus machines racing in both: For Jean and Conor, it will be an all-new experience and one they've always dreamed about.


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If you're a fan of European comics, you've probably heard the names Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Picaret and Jean-Claude Gal. Dionnet - along with Jean Giraud, Philippe Druillet and Bernard Farkas - helped found Métal Hurlant magazine, the precursor to Heavy Metal. Likewise, writer Picaret (author of Polonius) and artist Gal (who worked with Alejandro Jodorowsky of Metabarons fame) deliver with ARMIES.
Originally published in black and white in the first issues of Métal Hurlant almost 40 years ago, this medieval tale of military might and fright is collected here in a beautiful over-sized hardcover measuring 9.5" x 12.5" and 185 pages in length. The book features a preface by author Dionnet which provides some insight into the book and author.
As for the stories told here, as a veteran of war myself, I can say it's not so much the battles - those intense, fleeting moments of stress and danger - that capture memory, but the times in-between, when a warrior is forced to think on and fear the unknown future and the hardly survived past, that are remembered best. Here, in ARMIES, writer Dionnet brilliantly captures these in-between moments. We readers observe various tales and characters who must cope with and learn to continue living in a brutal and violent world after surviving battle, living between spear thrusts and sword slashes.
Two engaging and interesting tales are told here. The first, Conquering Armies, reveals various individual stories about common soldiers while the second, Arn's Revenge, tells a longer, more linear story of a slave-turned-ruler who fights to retain his crown and then comes to an understanding far too late. Both stories feature well written characters and plot devices and Dionnet delivers solid dialogue throughout the book. While the first tale is possibly more frightening - as a tale of those "in-between battle" moments, it's Arn's Revenge which tells the longer, more linear story that'll make more sense and be more enjoyable for modern comic fans. Of course, if you - like me - enjoy reading monthly serials of this type, the shorter story will be not only appreciated (especially in this beautiful new binding) but relished.
Of course, while Dionnet's words and plots are impressive, without the beautiful line work by Gal, the book wouldn't be what it is today. The dynamic drawings, layouts and progression leads the story onward and ensures readers never lose sight of where the story is coming from or going. While some purists may have issue with the story being colored, the coloring (which was the first thing I noticed besides the new binding and size) is gorgeous. These now beautifully colored pages are bright and bold which compliments Gal's line work and engages new readers instantly.
ARMIES concludes with a postface by Pat Mills, creator of 2000AD. Overall, ARMIES makes for an enjoyable and impressive collection that's sure to leave both modern comic fans and fans of the classic Métal Hurlant impressed. If you're anything like me and enjoy medieval heroic fantasy, you'll love ARMIES.
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Sorry for the format of the original post. I'm not sure how to edit it.
After working for a while, and modifying a vi someone else posted, I have the vi shown below (where the bottom block diagram is that of the subvi in the top block diagram). Using the internal clock of 100kHz, and 100 samples, I can output a 1kHz sample. I wanted to try the 20Mhz clock with 20,000 samples (and so still a 1kHz digital output), but apparently my computer can't handle that (or so says labview).
Anyhow, using the values shown in the image below, and hooking the output of 9474 to an oscilloscope, I did confirm a 1khz signal. Changes to the duty cycle are also reflected while running. I do have one problem. The waveform rises very quickly (i.e. very small rise time). However, even with a small duty cycle, the waveform never goes back down to zero. It falls pretty slowly. I did get around this a bit by hooking up a resistor to ground at the output, but I was curious if it should do it on its own. Also, it didn't work on line0, so I used line1. After trying again it didn't work on line1, so I had to use line0.
Hello hope you are doing great!
Is this a DO 5v pulse you are trying to generate? I can think of PWM so you can contol the duty cycle.
There are several exaple codes you can check at www.ni.com/code that involve PWM and variable duty cycle you can check and you can implement to your HW set-up.
Luis A.
The 9474 uses an external voltage source to supply the DO high. So, it doesn't have to be 5V, but I do have it around there.
There were some examples of PWM using a counter, but if I recall (I don't have labview on hand right now), they used counters as outputs. I don't have an output counter (unless I can use the DO as that...?) So, I was trying to make use of the clock/counter thing internal to the cdaq chassis.
Using the counter as an input, I didn't see how to really use it, since it seems to be used to measure things like periods, frequencies, etc..
(Again, I may not fully understand all of this at present).
So, long story short, I wasn't really sure how to implement the counter for PWM. It seems somehow using a counter would be better. Then for a 50% duty cycle, 1khz signal. I could turn the output high, wait 500us (by counting somehow?) and then turn the output low, etc. Rather than putting it low multiple times, and high multiple times (as is done by my writing of the array) for one period. Perhaps it doesn't matter. I'm not sure. It seems there should be a slightly more efficient way though, but the examples didn't seem to address my situation exactly.
Now I am working on the next part of my program. A while loop running simultaneously will measure voltage values (at 1kHz). Based on these values, the duty cycle will changed every second. If I get it working, I may just move ahead with it. However, I'd still be interested in any suggestions to make my above posted program better.
Take care,
Hi Thomas,
You can definitely do pulse train generation with a counter using your 9474 in a cDAQ-9172 chassis. Make sure the module is in slot 5 or 6 (newer chassis do not have this restriction). The pulse train examples can be found in the example finder under Hardware Input and Output->DAQmx->Generating Digital Pulses. The Gen Dig Pulse Train-Continuous.vi example is probably in the neighborhood of what you want.
To update the duty cycle on the fly, write the Co.Pulse.DutyCyc channel property after starting the task.
Thanks for your response! You are correct. I do recall seeing slots 5-6 as being special (though I also recall seeing 1-4 as special for something, which is what I was using). This is why I could never make sense of the Gen Dig Pulse Train example.
Anyhow, after putting in slot 5 it works.
To change the duty cycle while running I did add the change property block, but it would never change. I then used the vi here:
which was actually the same thing I tried, with the exception of also having the frequency change (CO.Pulse.Freq). After removing the Co.Pulse.Freq, it stopped working again. I am a bit puzzled by this, but I suppose it isn't too bad. I'll just wire a constant to the Co.Pulse.Freq.
Thanks again!
The cDAQ-9172 chassis is a little restrictive on digital modules. If you want correlated DIO, which is what you were doing initially, the modules need to be in slots 1-4. Slots 5-6 are for counters and PFI routing. All slots, including 7 and 8, can be used for software timed DIO.
Glad you got it working.


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Whether it involves management practices, genetics or environmental conditions, getting cows bred can be a challenge. In this article we've highlighted a successful dairy producer who has been able to manage a strong reproduction program in the midst of all the other operations on the dairy. Mike Larson from Larson Acres, Evansville, Wisconsin shares experiences on what has worked best to get cows bred on their dairy, and provides advice on how other dairyman can learn from their experiences.
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When it comes to getting cows pregnant, Larson Acres has many different tactics to make sure cows are bred at the right time. The dairy is home to 2,600 Holsteins. Cows are milked three times each day and spend their days resting in a sand-bedded freestall barn. The family also crops over 3,500 acres.
When it comes to reproduction on their farm, Mike Larson says they have taken advantage of scientific research and new technology to keep pregnancy rates high. They use different methods for breeding different groups of cows:
- For first-service breedings, all cows are bred on a presynch program. Cows are given two shots of prostaglandin followed by an Ovsynch™ program. Cows are resynched at 25 days with GnRH and ultrasounded at 32 days after insemination. If they are open, they receive a shot of prostaglandin and are then bred three days later.
- Larson Acres ignores all signs of heat before cows are serviced for the first time. After cows are serviced, they will breed open cows that show natural heats. They also breed a small percentage of their herd by using pedometers, the data from which are linked to software utilized by the milking parlor equipment to identify cows potentially in heat.
- For the past 18 months, the dairy has been using controlled internal drug release (CIDR®) devices to get two types of tough breeders pregnant. The first group is older cows with a body condition score of 2.5 or less. CIDRs are given to these cows after the first prostaglandin shot and removed before the second. The farm has seen a pregnancy rate improvement of four to five points and the reproductive rates are now similar to those of the other cows in the same pen.
- The second group is open cystic cows. If these cows are open at 32 days after breeding, a CIDR is used and cows are given another shot of GnRH. Although this is a relatively new protocol on the farm, early indications are that it's working.
The farm has seen results using the multiple reproductive protocols. They are currently running a 20 percent pregnancy rate, but have seen rates as high as 25 percent. The herd is running conception rates between 36 to 38 percent during the first service. But even with their reproductive success, Larson says there are still places where their program can be improved.
"I would really like to improve our first service conception rates by five points," he says. "I am working on the details of a future trial with Milo Wiltbank of the University of Wisconsin on using a double Ovsynch program to replace our presynch program."
Trust the technology…
Mike Larson attributes their reproductive success to two management changes. First, they pushed the voluntary waiting period (VWP) back to 74 days. By doing this, they have given cows more time to begin cycling and become ready for conception. They have stopped cherry picking cows in heat. Rather than breeding cows that show signs of heat after the second prostaglandin shot, they ignore any signs of heat and breed the animals as the shot protocol instructs them to.
"We've learned most of our techniques by working and talking with other producers, university faculty members and agribusiness individuals in the industry," said Larson. "Nothing we do is new or magical. We've learned it from other people who have seen the results."
…and the employees
Another key to the Larson Acres reproductive program is the role of employees. All of the breeding is done in-house, so trained employees are doing a great job getting cows pregnant. The farm uses two to three breeders to complete all of the breedings. The employees that are involved in the reproduction program have been involved with the farm for an extended period of time. Even with their breeding skills, Mike notes that they do offer on-farm refresher courses to keep their breeders up to speed and at the top of their performance.
Getting cows pregnant is the bottom line. Even though reproductive protocols are different for every farm, it's important to find one method and stick to it, like Larson Acres. Whether you decide to breed on natural heats, use heat detectors like pedometers or use an Ovsynch program, following set protocols can ensure reproductive success.


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Hot weather is often blamed for suppressing fat levels, but milk fat depression is actually a multifactorial problem with many moving parts, says Martha Baker, dairy nutrition specialist with Purina Animal Nutrition LLC.
Whether you're struggling with milk fat depression or want to head it off at the pass, here is a look at six key areas that can influence milk fat production.
Take a look at your total mixed ration (TMR). Evaluate delivery times - including nighttime feedings, feed refusals, availability of bunk space and overcrowding. Avoid slug feeding, as it can create subclinical acidosis which impacts milk fat. "Any of these issues should be addressed right away," says Baker.
Forages and fiber in the diet
Concurrently, while you are taking a closer look at management factors that influence milk fat, examine the forage and fiber levels in the diet. Use the Penn State Shaker Box to evaluate particle length. "The goal should be to have 47 percent of the TMR in the bottom and 7 percent on top," says Baker.
Cud chewing can also be a good indicator of forage and fiber in the diet. "Look for 50 percent or better of the pen to be chewing their cud," she says. The percent of neutral detergent fiber digestibility (NDFD) should also be evaluated to make sure it isn't too high.
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Assess how many pounds and what percent starch is being fed. Technology like rumen degradable starch testing can help assess starch levels in the ration ingredients and how they will perform in the cow. "Different ingredients ferment faster in the rumen than others. This affects the dynamics of the rumen and can have a major impact on milk fat levels," explains Baker.
"An awareness of the rate of starch digestion, especially in the rumen, is critical when trouble shooting milk fat depression," she says. "Rumen degradable starch testing allows you to very quickly rule out starch as a culprit of suppressed milk fat levels."
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Consider the fat level and source in the diet. There shouldn't be more than 5 percent fat in the diet, notes Baker. Be mindful of polyunsaturated fatty acid or PUFA levels.
Once care has been taken to maintain proper total fat levels, evaluate the source. The different compositions of fat fed impact milk fat. "Our continued use of highly unsaturated byproducts to other animals has the ability to impact the saturation level of the tallow. As a result, the level of saturation of the fat sources at the mill you work with may have changed unbeknownst to you," notes Baker
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Take into account feed additives that could help improve milk fat levels.
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Cardinals manager Mike Matheny wanted to take no chances when Matt Holliday approached him shortly before Tuesday's game to let him know that he felt some tightness in his left side. He pulled Holliday from the lineup, replacing the left fielder with Oscar Taveras.
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There's a chance, Matheny said, that Holliday could be back on the field as early as Wednesday. Holliday is 10-for-39 this spring with five extra-base hits and five RBIs.
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Hopefully my connection is slightly better during today's keynote than it was during yesterday's, when "Live Blogging" didn't really cut it. The PASS staff saw the problem and have resolved it (thanks guys!).
Quentin Clark has jumped on stage to talk some more about SQL Server 2012, and he started with the expression "Data, Information and Knowledge". I love this – I see Business Intelligence about extracting information from data, and it's good to have Microsoft see this priority across the whole SQL platform.
He's also talking about the 12 biggest features of SQL Server 2012, which he says has more new features than any release of SQL Server yet.
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Yes, "Power View" has a space in it. It's the new name for Crescent, which is about self-service reporting using a Silverlight experience. I'm all for allowing users to interact with the data in powerful ways, but I'm also concerned about how to manage this. SharePoint seems to continue as the main platform for this, and although I'd love to see the administration of these reports be done inside SQL itself (instead of SharePoint), I get that SharePoint is currently the platform of choice.
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I'm not going to comment on this stuff right now – it's been talked about plenty already, but the enhancements definitely look good. The new stuff around DQS lets you fix up data at a number of extra points and have it pushed back into the underlying warehouse.
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This is useful. Audit is one of the massive things, and yet an administrator has always been able to turn it off. With the ability to have user-defined server roles, auditing turns into a much more real option.
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The Replay tools have become Distributed Replay, which is introduces a ton of really good options.
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Appliances are stepping up. Buying an appliance, adding the network connection and electricity, and it's ready to accept data in twenty minutes. The number of new options available suggests that the future of hardware buying will be even more focused on the appliance concept.
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I really like the idea of CDC for Oracle, although I doubt there will be any
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And of course, many of these items contribute to make a much more cloud-ready platform. Cloud isn't for everyone, but Microsoft are certainly making steps to make it a more feasible option.
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A senior in the BS/MS computer science program at CU-Boulder, Wiese designed the web application for Boulder Food Rescue (BFR), a nonprofit network of volunteers who deliver perishable food donated from the Center for Community on campus and local grocery stores to social service organizations serving homeless and at-risk individuals in Boulder.
"A lot of CU students are involved," said Wiese, who is from from Centennial, Colo. "It's a small, local organization that has a big impact in the community. What's unique about this organization is that we rescue fresh fruits and vegetables for people who don't always have access to healthy food."
Since BFR was founded a year ago, more than 170,000 pounds of produce and baked goods have been diverted from the dumpster. Wiese's online administrative tool enables BFR to track pickups and deliveries of food and manage the schedules of 70 volunteers, thus optimizing its limited resources.
For his work with BFR, Wiese received a Casey Feldman Foundation award. The foundation has provided funding for a civic engagement program in computer science that offers a paid internship for computer science students who assist non-profit organizations with their technology needs. Wiese is the first intern in the program.
"I can use the resources of the grant and the experience of the internship to expand and grow my work," said Wiese.
In April of this year, Wiese was a member of a CU-Boulder team named among the top 10 winners in the international Mathematical Contest in Modeling. Their winning entry was a computer model designed to optimize the flow of river rafts down a theoretical river.
After he graduates in May 2013, Wiese will work as a software development engineer on Microsoft Dynamics at Microsoft's office in Seattle, Washington.
"I've had the opportunity," said Wiese, "to work on a variety of research projects and two corporate internships where I was able to use the fundamental computing skills taught in class to solve real world problems. This hands-on experience outside the classroom has adequately prepared me for a job a Microsoft."
To learn about volunteer opportunities at CU-Boulder visit http://volunteer.colorado.edu/volunteer-opportunities and to learn more about becoming civically engaged visit http://www.colorado.edu/iece/.


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Peppa Pig UK Live Stage Tour
Peppa Pig Live Stage Tour tours around the UK at different venues and has many different themes depending upon the time of year or venue you go to. We saw the Peppa Pig Birthday Party.
To find out more about a show near you, check the website below;
Peppa Pig is a childrens show seen on Channel Five Milkshake on weekday mornings and also on Sky's Nick Jr (the younger childrens version of channel from Nickolodean).
Peppa Pig is a young little girl pig who, alongside her family and friends, has fun, everyday, adventures such as going on picnics, going to ballet, a flood in her home town, starting school and so forth; all everyday things which young children can relate to.
The stage show last only around one hour including a 15 minute break in the middle (which is well times for toilet breaks for young children!) and costs between £12.00-£15.00 per adult, with £2.00 off of the ticket price for under 15's. A family ticket starts at around £50-£60, though this might be different at other venues, I am not sure. Personally, I think that this is a little expensive, though it seems average for these kinds of shows.
The characters in the show are all huge puppets, operated by people wearing black. The puppets are really well made and their large stature is perfect for young children. Although you can easily see the humans working them, they perform their parts well and almost blend into the background. I think that it is mainly adults who see them as children are too engrossed in watching their favourite characters on stage.
Unfortunately, not all the characters from the television show are present on the stage which is a little upsetting for very young children as they wonder where on earth they are.
The show itself follows Peppa and her friends and family as they prepare for Peppa's birthday party, singing songs with actions which young children are invited to partake it and generally providing a lot of interactive entertainment to young children.
The set is simple yet effective and easily recognisable as the places seen in the television show.
Firstly, I think that the cost of tickets is ridiculous! The adult prices alone are too high considering you are going only for the benefit of the child, and with a measly £2.00 off for little ones, I personally think this is extortionate! I know that these are average prices for shows such as this these days, though I would have expected a little more for the cost. Of course, the entry cost does not cover any merchandise your child may badger you for which are very expensive within themselves!
The show was very entertaining though I felt it was too short and it was very sad that they did not include all the characters! The songs with actions were a great way to get the children interacting with the show and the choices in songs were fun and easy for children to learn if they did not know them already.
My daughter loved it and she is three. We went with some friends who had children of the age of five and eight and the eight year old was bored stiff, so perhaps a good age range for this is between two to five
If the show had been bulked out a little bit more, then perhaps the price of the tickets would have been much more understandable, though personally, I would rather spend the money on a DVD of Peppa Pig and take my children to the new Peppa Pig world in a theme park as that, I feel, is more value for money!
I took my three children to see this show in Reading theatre. It cost around £70 for the five of us but after reading the reviews I thought it must be worth it.
My children who at the time were 2 years 9 months, and twins of eighteen months. In short - they absolutely loved it! It was worth every penny to see their happy faces. One of my daughters, who is normally shy and quiet in front of people, was up dancing, clapping, pointing, and shouting out.
The act is done in two parts so that there is a short break half way through (time to buy merchandise, go to the toilet, grab a drink!) Each character was acted with a pupateer, which at first seems dissapointing (for the adults - the children didn't seem to mind a bit) but they all do such a good job. The story is Peppa's party and includes parts where you get to join in singing and dancing. Peppa makes a cake and goes on a 'hunt' which is taken from the bear hunt song but adapted to fit Peppa's story.
The only thing i would say is where is Rebecca Rabbit? I think she should be in the show too!
Summery - worth going to if your children love the tv show. I will be looking out for other shows for the children now because they loved this one so much!
Peppa Pig live stage tour
As an early birthday present/Christmas present for our little one, we decided that the Peppa Pig live stage show would be a great hit as Peppa Pig, the fun-loving character from Nick Junior television, is a firm favourite in our house.
Ticket prices are quite high really for what this show actually is;
Tickets £12.50, £14.50
Family Ticket £50.00
Under 16 £2.00 off
I am unsure whether the prices differ depending upon what theatre you see this in, though from what I can see, this is average price in most places. Specific theatres may add some or take some depending on the economy at the time!
The show is only approximately one hour long with a short interval in the middle (so perhaps a 40 minute showing in all). This short a time is great for young children though is horrendous when you think of the money you have just spent for such a short time!
The show itself was not too bad. My little one loved it. It was the first time we had gone to anything like this and our youngster was transfixed and often danced to the songs, singing out loud along with the characters, which is completely encouraged in this stage show. I even found myself singing along to some well known songs from the programme!
The characters are large puppets which are operated by people who can be seen in plain clothes behind the large puppets at all times. This, to me, was very off-putting though my youngster didn't seem to even notice them and after a while, neither did I as they did a great job at blending in to the background in the way of becoming the character themselves. I don't really know what I had envisioned before I went, though it certainly was not this, though as an after though, I think this is possibly one of the better ways to portray these lovable characters. One little annoyance, though, and this is one for my little one and not really me, and that is the fact that many main characters from the television programme were missing. My youngster kept asking where certain characters were and was quite upset as they did not appear. This, I think, is a real shame.
Yes, the price is very high for what you actually get, though it is a very enjoyable show for young fans of the television programme.
I took my 5 year old Grand daughter to see this show. I was quite amazed when the show started to see that it was 5 puppeteers holding Peppa Pig character puppets and doing the show in full view of everybody. This could destroy a child's perception of the Peppa Pig that they see on TV and frankly it would have been far more believable to have done this show inside the puppets (Like a stage horse). From start to finish you could hear around the theatre that children were disappointed. I cannot understand why doing the show this way (destroying the perception of Peppa Pig for young children) was not thought out beforehand - I feel this show was just a money making thing with no thought at all about the audience that they were going to get - Total Rubbish.
My partner and myself took our daughter to see this show, cost nearly £60 through Ticketmaster, the only way to purchase the tickets on line.
I hadn't researched the show, i didnt feel it was necessary given it was an official show.
The show lasted around an hour, probably long enough for young children but not for adults paying £60 for the pleasure.
I was really disappointed to discover the show being put on by 6 performers (who also stood in as stage hands) with large glove puppets, none of whom sounded like their characters (other than possibly pepper). The scenery was cheap and reminiscent of a school play.
Usual expensive must have merchandise in the foyer to drag even more cash out of you.
My daughter, aged 3 enjoyed the show (but she also enjoys playing with string) we thought it was a poor con simply making money out of the brand.
From now on will only ever see Pepper as a bacon sandwich.
Peppa Pig Live Stage Tour
Peppa Pig is a firm favourite with my daughter and she often watches the lovable programme on Nick Jr or channel 5 Milkshake. It follows the lovable, yet slightly bossy, little pig Peppa and her family as they and their friends go through their daily lives with lots of fun and laughter. Over the past couple of years my daughter has collected many toys of this lovable pig and her family and can sit for ages watching her DVD's so when Peppa Pig's live stage tour came to a theatre near us I thought that it would be a wonderful idea to take her.
Peppa Pig live stage show focuses on Peppa Pig's birthday party.
My daughter is two and a half and so this is the first time we have taken her to a live show and so I looked up online to see if I could find anything about it before we went to give her an idea of what she was going to see. On the special website you are able to download an activity pack to take with you as well as watch a small clip so you can prepare your children if they have never been to something like this before. After seeing the video clip on the site my daughter started getting very excited and actually went to bed like a good girl the night before so she could see Peppa Pig quicker!
To check the site please visit the following link:
Tickets can also be purchased online though do check where the performances are and the dates to avoid disappointment as this is a touring show.
We attended Wycombe Swan Theatre in Buckinghamshire, though from the video clip on the site I feel that this review will suit all performances as it is the same cast.
There is a cast of six members in this performance with varying degrees of experience and qualifications in acting so it is certainly a professional cast.
As I had already researched this stage performance before we went I was prepared for how it was going to be put on, and also as a past drama student myself I was able to appreciate certain aspects of the performance whereas my mum on the other hand (who came with us and my nephew) felt a little disappointed with the fact that the actors could be seen.
The way that the Peppa Pig show is performed is with large puppets, puppeteered by five of the actors who are behind and on show to the audience throughout. This was the part that disappointed my mum though with me I had seen it before and felt they did a really great job. Yes, you could see them talking for the characters though the children do not really notice this as they are focused on the large characters in the show. The actors are not static either. They do not over act and take the attention from the character puppets yet they do not stand and do nothing. Their facial expressions mimic the puppets as they talk and the simple fact of the excitement and joy in their faces portraying what their puppets are doing or thinking gives even more depth to the show. Each of the actors were dressed completely in black to take the focus on them except for one actor who actually appears as herself and helps with the narration of the show. She interacts with both the character puppets as well as the audience and was a great front runner - keeping the children motivated and excited throughout. The noise was deafening at times!!
The puppets themselves were amazing. They were all very large and so could easily be seen from the back of the theatre and had such perfect clarity and detail to them which made them so believable, as though they were real! It is not hard to see why young children get so caught up in the characters and show. My daughter kept calling to Peppa and the other characters and interacting when the actor got the children involved. Her excitement and happiness was pure joy to watch. I think that if the characters had not have been so well done then the show would certainly not have been so successful.
The set was certainly not perfect though for the view of the children it was brilliant. Its main feature was the house of Peppa Pig with windows in which the characters used to peer through quite often. It was very well done in its appearance and easily recognisable as Peppa's house to my daughter. There was only a couple of real set changes which were done quickly by the actors themselves, using the character puppets to 'help' them, though I don't know whether this aspect was a good idea or a hindrance to be honest as it drew the children's attention to the set change as they kept watching the characters. The other main sets were the woods with various trees. This, like the house, was presented really well though quite a few times I thought they were going to fall over as they were swaying so much! Also the inside kitchen of Peppa's house was used really well. There was also the movable train of Grandpa's which was possibly the best part of the show though unfortunately it did not stay on for long.
The show itself was very short, which in one sense is great for young children with short attention spans though in another sense it is annoying as you pay so much to go for both adults and children that you really feel as though you want more. (prices to follow below). Overall the show only really lasted for an hour approximately with a 15 minute interval in between. I was shocked when the interval came as it did not feel as though we had been there very long at all, though a toilet break for young children is a must and gladly welcomed with my potty training toddler!
The first half of the show centres around meeting the characters, inviting the audience to Peppa's party and taking the characters on a nature trail. The second half focuses more on audience participation with songs and dances in which the lights in the auditorium go up and the children get to dance and sing along to songs both from the television show and ones specifically done for the stage. Although the second half encourages more participation from the audience, children are welcomed to call out and participate in the first half too. This show is certainly made for children. You will not get anyone telling your children to be quiet here! The only thing that annoyed me was this child behind me who constantly kicked my chair and hit my arm many times without her parent telling her to move over to the mass of empty space around her! There is always one though isn't there!
One big disappointment to this show which both myself and my daughter found is the lack of characters. There was obviously Peppa, her brother, mum and dad though as it was Peppa's party you would assume that all her friends would be there. This was sadly not the case. Only Suzie Sheep, Danny Dog and Emily Elephant was in the character list which upset my daughter as her favourite character of Rebecca Rabbit was no where to be seen. She had been so excited to see all her Peppa Pig friends and was telling me all the way there who she was going to see which not only included Peppa's friends but also many other big characters from the television show though these seem to have been forgotten which was a huge shame. Not even Grandpa Pig was there yet his train was!
When the Peppa Pig music first began to play at the beginning of the show, my daughter and nephew couldn't contain their excitement and in the main this held out throughout the whole show apart from the few times where my daughter got upset that the other characters were not there. She absolutely loved it and two days later is still talking about it.
I do not really think that my opinion of the show rates higher than my daughters as this show is made for children and she completely enjoyed it, though I'll be honest with you...so did I! Yes, there were a number of things such as the lack of characters, the trees waving around and the shortness of it which bothered me though as my daughter was happy, so was I. I am very glad that I took her to see her first theatre show and she enjoyed it so much. I think she would certainly recommend it and so do I.
Now this is where I point out the big negative of the experience...the price.
As already mentioned above, the show is so short which is not really a big problem as it is for young children though when you see how much you pay then really you do expect much more.
Prices are as follows;
Tickets £12.50, £14.50
Family Ticket £50.00 (2 Adults, 2 Children)
Under 16 £2.00 off
To pay nearly £15.00 for an adult and only £2.00 less for all under 16's is beyond belief really for what it is. I will never understand why we adults have to pay so much for ourselves when it is not at all for adults though that is the same everywhere unfortunately. When you think that we paid £50 to take my daughter and nephew to see approximately an hour of show which includes an interval is is too expensive really.
Prices may vary in other theatres.
Obviously as this is a touring show I can not list all the venues and times and dates though please do check the website for shows in your area.
Of course the price of entrance to the show is not the only thing. As with all children's places there is always expensive merchandise right on show for the children to see. I did have a little look and they did have some lovely bits and pieces such as colourful glowing Peppa or George battery powered windmills, t-shirts, fans, toys and other such things. These were all lovely though after paying for the show and lunch and petrol over there (although my mum actually paid for the children as it was her treat!!) I decided that £7 for a windmill, no matter how lovely it was, just was not worth it as it would probably break anyway after a while. These do seem very popular though and I did feel guilty about not getting one for my daughter though had bought her a Peppa Pig cuddly toy before hand so she was happy!
This show was packed full of energy and fun with great audience participation. The children are very welcome to dance on the seats if they feel so inclined and there was even a group of children (which continued to grow throughout) right by the stage! Thankfully Daddy Pig did not decide to stage dive!!
A lot of young children will not sit and watch something for long amounts of time though there is no need to worry about that with this show as Children are certainly encouraged to get up and dance. My daughter loved every minute of it and I am so glad I took her. I even enjoyed myself even with the couple of negative things (the main one being the price!!).
I fully recommend taking your little one to see this show though the price is certainly an issue so some saving may be worth it before hand! If you don't want to spend loads on the merchandise, do what I did and buy them a small Peppa teddy toy to take in with them - it worked with my daughter!
I took my daughter to see Peppa Pig Live in March of this year at Harrogate Theatre, after a successful trip to the pantomime in December, it seemed such a long time to wait to take her to the theatre again. My daughter is about to turn 4 on Sunday so I would say she is just about at perfect age for a performance like this. I was worried that it may seem a little babyish for her. I needn't have worried, it was a huge success, and my daughter thoroughly enjoyed watching this show although I have to say I was a little bored!
The show is based around Peppa Pig's birthday and she has a trip to the woods planned with a sleepover in tents and a birthday party at the end. My first impressions of the show was that it was performed in a very strange way! Whilst I expected people to come out in Peppa Pig suits and all the other characters, they actually were like large character dolls on the end of sticks, with the performers moving them around. I can imagine that at first this would seem very difficult for the target audience (2-4 year olds) to grasp why these adults dressed all in black were holding these dolls - although my daughter was too excited to mention anything. I would imagine the main reasons for doing this are down to the scale of the characters, for example George is absolutely tiny, but Daddy Pig is humongous, so this may not have worked very well as a stage production. Expect to see favourite characters from the TV programme such as Peppa and George, Suzy Sheep, Danny Dog and Emily Elephant, as well as Mummy and Daddy Pig.
The set's were really good, with colourful, fun and engaging scenes, such as Peppa's house, a country scene and a train. The sets were all true to the TV programme and it felt like you had just stepped straight into the cartoon! The production also mirrored the TV programme in that its messages were that of family values, fun and a safe environment.
The show also involves audience participation which myself and my daughter particularly liked. This involved doing various basic dance moves, such as stamping feet, turning around and jumping up and down. This really made my daughter giggle and warmed my heart just watching her have so much fun!
Tickets are still on sale now for various theatres all over the country such as Birmingham on 4-5 September and Sheffield on 5-6 June. Expect to pay around £13 a ticket.
I would recommend as a fun afternoon out for pre school children. If you do plan on going to see this, make sure your children are wearing something with Peppa Pig on - they may feel left out if not!
I took my daughters to see Peppa Pig Live when aged 2 & 3. They are huge Peppa Pig fans, but had never really been to the theatre before so we didn't know what to expect.
The show's storyline was based around it being Peppa's Birthday party.
When the curtains opened I was a bit shocked to see that the show was going to be performed by visible puppeteers, with hand-held puppets.I suppose I expected it to be people dressed up in full size Peppa suits.
At any moment I expected my daughters to ask me what was going on, but to my amazement they completely accepted it and were engrossed immediately.
The puppeteers have microphones and do all the voices for the characters they are operating. The voices are good and sound very much like the voices from the tv show.
As well as Peppa and George, you also see Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, Emily Elephant, Danny Dog, and lots of Peppa's other friends.
There is lots of singing and dancing in the show and lots of interaction with the audience. By the end of the show, the majority of the children in the audience were down at the front jumping around and dancing.
Overall it was a good show and my children loved it. Both said they wanted to go again as soon as it finished!
The show lasted around an hour an 40 minutes - with a 10 minute interval
We paid around £12 a ticket, so as there were 4 of us it wasn't exactly a cheap afternoon out, but it was very entertaining and as a treat well worth it just to see the looks on our kids faces.
They sell a lot of Peppa merchandise and it's certainly not cheap - Peppa t-shirts were £12, so be prepared to avoid the vending stalls!


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The 3 year period does seem kind of steep, but then again, so is the discount depending on which Mac you buy. I'm surprised they wouldn't shorten it for iPads. They don't want their employees running around with last year's tablets, do they? But hey, 50% off is pretty awesome!
I wonder if part-time employees get this deal. Three months in an Apple store for decent pay and huge discounts on the latest gear would be pretty sweet!
This is great... I need to make more friends that work at Apple lol
How well does apple pay its employees in the first place?
Hahah whenever stuff like this is released, you've got to read between the lines.
This was probably initiated to stop apple employees from buying all of their friends and relatives products at 25% off or maybe even buying products at 25% off and re-selling them online.
Of course, if the old plan had similar restrictions, then this logic would then not old water. That doesn't seem to be suggested here though.
Kinda curious how much do apple employees make
"User's would need to purchase a $2,000+ Mac for the discount to be less than the $500 credit."
So what your saying is if your buying a more expensive Mac then you get less of a discount? I read about this elsewhere and whatever your attempting to say here isn't mentioned so do explain.
I think it was just a poorly written sentence where he meant to say that the only products where the $500 discount is less than the 25% discount they previously enjoyed only when purchasing products for over $2000.


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Keller, Ludwig, and the Mennonites
Keller's letters reveal much about his intentions. He claimed that "the best and purest tradition of Anabaptism" goes back to the period of 1517-1534. Since there was no Anabaptist in the strict sense before 1525, this contention needs explanation. Keller equated the teachings of mystics and spiritual reformers with those of Anabaptists proper. Thus he included in his list of "early Anabaptists" men like Johann von Staupitz (Luther's superior in the monastery at Erfurt), Sigmund Salminger, Jacob Dachser, Christian Entfelder, and above all Hans Denck. They all taught a free semimystical and individualistic interpretation of the Scriptures (over against Luther's solid Biblicism and ecclesiasticism), but they had little to do with the essential idea of Anabaptism. Keller urged his Mennonite friends to study Denck, the Theologia Deutsch, also Tauler and other mystics. It is known that in those years the father of John Horsch published the Deutsche Theologie together with comments by Denck (1886), and John Horsch published Denck's Von der Wahren Liebe at Elkhart, 1888. The Mennonitische Blätter and the Gemeindeblatt published long excerpts from these authors, and so did the Herold der Wahrheit (1888-1891) and the Kirche unterm Kreuz (1885-1889) in America. W. Molenaar, a leader of the Berlin Mennonites, wrote to Keller in 1886, "We are definitely espousing your program but believe that the moment has not yet come for general action," which meant for the promotion of the idea that the Mennonite congregations should reconstitute themselves as an aggressive "old evangelical brotherhood."
Keller's letters to John Horsch are particularly revealing. Horsch was a young man full of enthusiasm and willing to risk money and more for the propagation of such ideas. At first the Gottesfreunde (among them the Theologia Deutsch had originated in the 15th century) attracted both Keller and Horsch more than the Anabaptists, but soon also the latter moved into the focus. In 1883 Joseph Beck had published his Geschichts-Bücher der Wiedertäufer in Österreich und Ungarn, which provided rich material for the student of Anabaptism. Keller also called attention indiscriminately to Sebastian Franck and Caspar Schwenckfeld. In spreading the ideas of all these men he saw the "German mission" of the Mennonites. Its goal should be the overcoming of prejudices among the Lutherans against Anabaptism, a goal eventually reached, to a large extent thanks to Keller's efforts.
When in 1887 young Horsch moved to Elkhart, Indiana, the correspondence became even more intense. Keller hoped that Horsch could perhaps help in reshaping also the Mennonite church in America according to his ideas, but he warned Horsch to proceed slowly, with circumspection and greatest care. The Herold der Wahrheit of these years (1887-1891) abounds in reprints of the above-named authors, together with reprints from Johannes Arndt, Matthias Claudius, Michael Hahn, and—at long last—also some genuine Anabaptists, taken from newly discovered Hutterite sources. Strangely enough, Menno Simons is somewhat neglected and his authority even opposed. (Keller: "By cleaving to Menno Simons the goal of the brotherhood has been narrowed down too much.") In 1891 John Horsch published his Kurzgefasste Geschichte der Mennoniten, quite in line with Keller's ideas; Hans Denck appears here as the most important early spiritual leader of Anabaptism.
But then, all of a sudden this trend came to an end. Keller lost interest in making the Mennonite church the mouthpiece for his ideas, and turned to other pursuits (Christian humanism and Free masonry). And so the correspondence stopped. The same was true in Germany: the Keller period was definitely over by 1893.
Looking back we may say that it is easier to understand the issues today than it was in the 1880's. Keller had been thinking of the Mennonites as an open society of inspired Christians, while the Mennonites understood themselves as a closed brotherhood with strict discipline. Keller, who was always a staunch individualist with some inclination toward mysticism, had very little appreciation for this type of church life, and his association with the Mennonites inevitably had to come to an end. And yet his idea of "old evangelical brotherhoods" was widely accepted even long after the 1880's. The Langnau-Emmental Swiss congregation accepted this name for their church and on the title page of P. M. Friesen's book on the Mennonites in Russia (1911) we meet this term again. It is still used now and then in Mennonite writings, and has, no doubt, also a grain of historic truth in it. (See Altevangelische Wehrlose Taufgesinnten-Gemeinden for a discussion of Keller's influence on the use of this term by Mennonites.) The Keller letters to John Horsch are preserved in the Goshen College Library. His letters to Christian Neff are preserved at the Weierhof.
Bender, Elizabeth H. "The Letters of Ludwig Keller to John Horsch, 1885-1893,"Mennonite Quarterly Review 21 (July 1947):175-204.
Friedmann, Robert. "John Horsch and Ludwig Keller," Mennonite Quarterly Review 21 (July 1947): 160 ff.
Friedmann, Robert. Mennonite piety through the centuries : its genius and its literature. Goshen, IN: Mennonite Historical Society, 1949: 257.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 480.
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