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|Reviews for A Remembrance Carried on the Wind
| NollyLvn chapter 1 . 5/22/2015
Its greatly written, I can't take the feels…
| Tower Knight chapter 1 . 1/11/2014
bad pairings
| Shio Moriyama chapter 1 . 10/19/2012
OMG I'm crying!
So touching dude! So so SO touching!
| Extra Gone chapter 1 . 7/13/2012
I'm a sucker for P3/P4 guys meeting up, and this is just a beautiful set of one-sots. I loved the way you went into Yukari's head, especially when you got to the part about The Answer, and her brief interactions with Mitsuru and Naoto (so Yukari to keep slamming the door on the poor detective's face :P).
Finally, S.E.E.S. got the happy ending they needed...
| Neoalfa chapter 1 . 11/17/2011
Art! Seriously this is Art. Thanks for this wonderful piece.
| MadeULook chapter 1 . 11/10/2011
Beutifual... Absolutely beutifual. This story really hit home for me emotionally and the detail to the characters is amazing. Really is one of the best oneshots I've read in awhile. You sir, also made someone cry :)
PS Minato-san X Yukari-chan
| The Genius Mage chapter 1 . 9/13/2011
Haha I actually wanted to see Aigis meet Minato...I LOVE THIS. Great work. The detail is so amazing...So intricate...
| TohnoHana chapter 1 . 6/22/2011
I absolutely loved this. You really made the story in such a way that I don't know how to describe but beautiful. I really wanted to cry when Minato came back to Yukari. It was so tear-jerking.
Minato X Yukari!
| I'm Doxophobic chapter 1 . 1/17/2011
Wow. The lines, the characterization, everything went so smoothly. The mood was so heavy and solemn, it was hard not to take this so lightly.
Yukari had always been my favorite female character in Persona, and I know a lot of people can't stand her being so fickle, or just plainly being the way she is. Of course, I thought she was quite bland, and she pushed off MC way too many times, but she wasn't.
I love she is portrayed in this, probably more than the actual interactions of the characters (Kanji/Naoto is always adorable). I can't put my finger on it, but truly, you wrote her in a special way. And the same goes for Minato, of course.
Anyway, I shall end my tasteless review with this: thank you for the beautiful and very great read. :)
| eggmiester chapter 1 . 10/20/2010
i have a sneaking suspicion you are a professional author. these are TOO perfect...
by the way, what's the name of the song rise sang? judging from just the lyrics, it seems good! anyway, keep up the good work!
| awesomezzZZZnesZzs chapter 1 . 10/20/2010
you da man!
| gb0 chapter 1 . 10/20/2010
i expected and wanted more on Yukari but i can live with this
minato's back... that's good
| ledah13 chapter 1 . 10/20/2010
i am in love with your wonderful play of words
the last line was splendid
| RandowReview chapter 1 . 10/20/2010
I've always avoided any story involving Yukari as I never did like her characterization in P3. Though I gotta say that I'm glad that I gave this story a read! This is definitely one of the quality keepers in the cesspool known as the Persona section. I was never a fan of the fragmented point of views in a oneshot, but the story was so well written that it actually flowed rather well without much confusion. Of course there were minor grammatical errors, but those are hardly worth mentioning.
More Aigis next time please! D
| Emmychao chapter 1 . 10/19/2010
I didn't mind my inbox being flooded in the least (it was more like, "...Is it my birthday or just a really good day today? :D"), but anyway...
I loved the conclusion of this one. The last line especially:
"And when a woman watched the boy sleep, the boy who defined her, always praying that this time he'd remember to wake up."
That's some powerful stuff right there. But after everything Yukari's gone through, he better damn well remember to wake up. :)
I think my other favorite line was "Aigis became a friend, a sister, and sometimes, privately, to herself, the daughter that she and Minato could never have."
That was really sweet (and it makes me want to write a one-shot exploring that angle).
I really liked this one. It gives more closure on the various relationships. Like, yes, it has more emphasis on our favorite girls of the Lover's Arcana, but it also shows more than just their loves. Really clever way of presenting a lot of the couples. I also have to wonder just what Naoto stumbled upon (scholarship info, huh?)
Anyway, I can't wait to see the next story! :)


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Friday, March 5, 2010
Rain or Crabs?
While tweeting one night, @tylerknightxxx wrote about Rain Organics Vodka saying it was his favorite one to use while making a dirty martini and claiming it was a smooth vodka at under $20 that rivaled others at twice its' price. I was intrigued enough search for it in my neighborhood. I found the original at Wally's (of course) for $17.99, they also had the Lavender Lemonade version for $19.31 but since I was making a dirty martini, I went with the original. Other flavored versions are available including a honey mango melon, red grape hibiscus and cucumber lime, for those who prefer making vodka mixed drinks.
Because Rain is made from 100% organic corn, it has a slightly sweet taste, so it is perfect for mixing with fruit juices to create a mixed drink. After tasting Rain, I would have to agree with Tyler, it is smooth and a rival to many vodkas which cost twice as much. My favorite vodka is still Elit, but at three times the price, I will reserve the Elit for special occasions.
For those who don't like vodka or drink alcohol, George Stone Crab delivers the famous Florida Keys Stone Crab claws to you for $18.95-38.95 a lb depending on the size of claw you order with a 5 lb minimum (figure 1.5 lbs per person). The season ends May 15, so you still have about 2 months to order before they go out of season, not to come back until October 15, so order soon or you will have to wait until the Fall. These claws are renowned all over the world for their sweet meat and people who go to South Florida make it a point to eat this local delicacy during their stay, but now you can have it no matter where you live in the US and that makes it even a sweeter deal.
Of course there are some people who will want to drink a bit of Rain and eat a few Stone Crabs, not choosing one or the other but both, and for those people, I say, welcome to my world!
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Come on Mrs Elaine that is not fair! You talking about Vodka and then crabs...ReplyDelete
I am not keen on hard liquor so I was not very interested in this post thus I sort of read it in a fast and superfical way.
That until I started the second half of your articles where started to talk about crabs !
Now I'm really craving for a dish of crab meat.
It is like watching on Tv a boring political debate and then suddenly they switch to female strip tease dancers....Lol
from a fellow in Milano Italy
... well at least I'm lucky you did not come in with aReplyDelete
"coup de grace" by showing us photos of a dish cooked crab...
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India is one of the most amazing, interesting and beautiful places I ever been to. It's an enormously big country, full of beauty, surprises and diversity. Visiting only one place in India would be just like visiting only one of the European countries. There are all different and unique. You can't get a taste of real India without traveling around the country.
The big cities in the North are busy, crowded and often quiet chaotic. Beautiful temples, colourful saris, flowers, children and animals running around on the streets; extreme wealth and poverty blend into each other. I the North I visited New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Varanasi. All these cities were very different form each other. As a tourist it's not always easy to navigate and move around. Especially when your appearance makes you stand out from the crowd. The best advice I could give to anyone who wants to do some sightseeing is to rent a driver. Distances between major attractions can be very big, and one rickshaw or taxi ride can cost you as much (if not more) as the whole day with a driver. Negotiation with taxi and rickshaw drivers can also big quiet unpleasant experience. So if you want to safe time and energy driver could be a very good option (and it not very pricey).
My favourite cities in the North were Jaipur and Varanasi. Jaipur is located in the middle of the dessert and it's also known as the pink city. Building in the city are usually pink or nude. There are animals running around on the streets, you can spot monkeys, pigs and camels. On markets you can get all kinds of colourful spices, fruits and beautiful Indian jewellery. It really feels exotic. Varanasi is the holy city, the spiritual capital of India. Pilgrims from all around the country come to Varanasi to bath in the Ganga river. One of the best experiences was the sunset cruise on the Ganga river. All the colourful Ghats, people and animals bathing in the river, a very unique and memorable moment. Varanasi is probably one of the most fascinating cities I ever seen.
The south of India is completely different. Way more calm, full of palm trees, vegetarian dishes on the menu and also culturally very different. My favourite place was Kerala. Heaven on earth. The most beautiful beaches, forrest of palm trees, exotic fruits, canals and even more colours everywhere. Some of the trains we took in the south didn't have glass windows, and usually they didn't go very fast, so we could easily admiring the beauty of Indian countryside.
In all we visited about 10 different places and I have so much more to share. So if you're interested to know more about this fascinating place, my next monday traveling post will be about my tips and recommendation in India. Have a great week everyone! 🙂
New Delhi, Red Port
Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi
Qutb Minar, New Delhi
In front of India Gate, New Delhi
Streets of New Delhi
Jama Masjid, New Delhi
On the way from New Delhi to Jaipur. Even trucks in India are colourful. It often says "Blow horn" in the back as many of them don't have side mirrors.
Hawa Mahal, Jaipur
Kids in "school rickshaw", Jaipur
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By the Jahl Mahal, a palace located in the middle of the lake, Jaipur
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Cary Fukunaga is out of "It."
The "Sin Nombre" and "True Detective" director has exited New Line Cinema's two-part film adaptation of Stephen King's "It" for budgetary and creative reasons, The Times has confirmed. The Wrap first reported the news.
Based on King's lengthy horror novel, "It" was to span a pair of movies about misfit teens who come together to vanquish an evil creature one summer and then have to resume the battle as adults when the creature reawakens.
The production had been slated to start shooting in the coming weeks, but it is now unclear whether New Line will try to find a replacement immediately or hit the pause button and devise a new approach to the project.
According to trade reports, Fukunaga and New Line clashed over budgets and the director's desire to make two movies rather than one. The first film was reportedly greenlit at $30 million, with the second to have a higher budget.
"It" had been a passion project for Fukunaga, a longtime fan of the book who boarded the film in 2012, when it was set up at New Line's parent company, Warner Bros. Fukunaga co-wrote scripts for the two "It" movies with Chase Palmer and was looking to cast "We're the Millers" star Will Poulter as the titular villain.
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According to mainstream Egyptology, the Sphinx at the Giza plateau is believed to have been built around roughly 2500 before Christ.

But there is a problem with this date:

The Sphinx is a one-piece structure, carved out of the Giza plateau bedrock. Obviously, after whoever-it-was-that-carved-it-out was finished, an "enclosure" remained. These are the walls surrounding what is now the pit, therein the Sphinx lies.

The walls of these pits show evidence of erosion, caused by rainfall.

Robert Schoch, doctor in geology at Boston University, jumped into the matter and has come to an interesting conclusion, based on his scientific research:

For erosion of this type to occur, it needs to rain for at least a few centuries on end. This has not happened on the Giza plateau since roughly 5000 before Christ - as soil sample evidence shows that there has been a climatic change in this region which came to an end around 5000 before Christ, initiated around 10,500 before Christ.

Exact cardinal alignment: just like the pyramids of the Giza plateau, the Sphinx is perfectly aligned according to the cardinal points. Its gaze is exactly due east.

This might lead to a link to the "Orion Correlation Theory", as constructed by Robert Bauval: the Giza pyramids exactly mirroring the three belt stars of the constellation of Orion. But only during one epoch: 10,500 before Christ.

We can take then this further:

The Sphinx, obviously being a lionesque figure, gazes due east. If the Giza pyramids mirror the three stars of Orion's belt, at 10,500 before Christ.. then.. let's look at which Zodiacal sign the Sphinx would gaze at when we take a look at which Zodiacal sign was on the rise during 10,500 before Christ.. and that is the constellation of Leo.

It should be obvious that the core body of what is now the Sphinx was carved out way before 2500 before Christ, because the water erosion evidence shows that. But when was it carved out, and by who, and why?


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Coronation Street star Will Thorp has warned that the tension between his character Chris Gray and Lloyd Mullaney could soon come to a head.
Chris is currently holding out hope for a reunion with his ex-partner Cheryl (Holly Quin-Ankrah), who is now in a relationship with Lloyd. In a twisted plan, the builder has been exaggerating the seriousness of his brain tumour in order to win her back.
Coronation Street viewers see Chris have a heart-to-heart with Cheryl later this week as he tells her that he wishes things were like they used to be.
Thorp told Take It Easy of the scenes: "[Cheryl] is touched by this. It really is not ideal for them to be apart when they have a son together. The idea of being a family is appealing to her."
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Cheryl, Chris and their son Russ will all bow out of Coronation Street later this year as the current storyline reaches its conclusion.
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A few weeks ago I decided to conduct a pepper tasting session to try to find out a little more about the chili peppers that can be used in various hot sauces. My camera crew recorded this fiasco for your entertainment so you can watch as I power through five different hot peppers. Enjoy!
Why did I do this?
I decided to do a pepper tasting so I could better understand the different flavors and levels of heat that each pepper has to offer. I chose the poblano, jalapeño, serrano, cayenne, and habanero because they can all be found at local supermarkets and are spread equally along the Scoville scale. The Scoville scale is a measurement of the heat of a chili pepper, and the number of Scoville heat units (SHU) indicates the amount of Capsaicin present. The scale starts at 0 with the Bell Pepper, and goes all the way up to 16,000,000 SHU for pure Capsaicin. Therefore, the higher the number, the hotter the pepper. What I didn't realize was that the hotter the pepper, the less I could actually TASTE the flavors of the pepper, and the more my mouth and throat were just simply on fire!
With a handy glass of milk at my side to extinguish the fiery sensation from these peppers, I proceeded to dig in…
First: Poblano Pepper
The Poblano is a mild chili pepper ranging from 1,000-2,000 on the Scoville scale. It is one of the most popular peppers grown in Mexico, and is usually used in sauces and salsas. The pepper is about 3-6 inches long and about 2-3 inches wide. It had a sweet flavor like a bell pepper and was very crisp and watery. In general, the smaller the pepper, the hotter the pepper, so it wasn't surprising that this giant didn't pack much heat.
Second: Jalapeño Pepper
After breezing through the Poblano, I moved onto the Jalapeño pepper which was slightly smaller at about 2-3½ inches long. It ranges between 2,500-5,000 on the Scoville scale, and judging by the smoothness and bright green color of the pepper I had, it was probably a younger Jalapeño which would explain its lack of heat. I was expecting a lot more out of this pepper, but it took me three bites, the last being filled with seeds, before I could even start to feel any heat from it. Now don't get me wrong, it definitely wasn't as mild as the Poblano, but it also wasn't nearly as hot as the next pepper I had to endure.
Third: Serrano Pepper
Just as I was starting to think that this pepper tasting was going to be a walk in the park, in comes the Serrano. At about five times hotter than the Jalapeño, the Serrano ranges between 10,000-23,000 on the Scoville scale. At first bite, I could still taste the sweet flavors of this pepper, but then out of nowhere, an intense heat hit the back of my throat. This was the first time I had to reach for my glass of milk to help calm the burn, and it wouldn't be the last.
Fourth: Cayenne Pepper
At this point, I was getting a little nervous about what I was getting myself into, but there was no turning back now. After a short break, I proceeded to move onto the Cayenne pepper which ranges between 30,000-50,000 on the Scoville scale. The Cayenne pepper I had was dried, which meant that the heat was even more concentrated than a fresh pepper. Reluctantly, I raised the Cayenne pepper to my mouth and took a bite. What did it taste like, you might ask? Well the first five seconds had a nice spicy flavor but after that all I could taste was HOT! Bits of dried Cayenne became lodged in my molars and with every breath I took, all I could feel was heat.
And Finally: Habanero Pepper
After some more milk and another short break, it was time to end this madness with the Habanero pepper. This little pepper can be very deceiving at less than 2 inches long, but don't let its size fool you. It tops off the intensity of my hot pepper tasting ranging from 100,000-350,000 on the Scoville scale, and it is one of the hottest peppers that you can get without going to a specialty store or ordering online. That sounds seriously hot, and yeah, it was! Just a small bite from this pepper was all I needed to be brought to tears and at a loss for words (something that doesn't normally come easily for me).
And there you have it. Will I be doing this again in the future? Most likely no, but I hope you enjoyed my suffering and have learned a thing or two about these hot peppers in the process. If you have a pepper tasting video of your own to share, check out my video on YouTube and leave a video response for me. I'd love to see your reactions to eating hot peppers!


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Sunday, 18 February 2007
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Adelaide is experiencing severe drought conditions this summer due to poor rainfall and even poorer flows in the Murray River.
Here is one way to cross the river in the heat-wave conditions. I hope this makes Ausralians feel cooler, and Northern Hemispherians feel warmer.
9 comments:
- Monica from rio said...
M.Benaut, your comment on my page is very kind. I must confess that Im not sure yet about starting the photoblog. There are a lot going on here right now, but I'm afraid not good things (don't want to bore you with the complicated details of Rio political scnario right now) but the truth is we are going through a serious crises. Lots of sad and bad things happening to the city and to the people. So I'm not sure now it's an appropriate moment to be posting beautiful pictures while I see so much drama around me. I put the photo of Christ because we cariocas like to think he's always blessing us from the top of the mountain. And we sure are in need of some blessing...
But looking at the pictures that you guys post at DPs gives me such a pleasure, I love to see the good and beautiful things there are around the world. It certainly makes my day better checking you guys blogs.
Well sorry for the long and sort of tedious comment. Anyway, it's good to know I can count on nice people like you when I really get my blog going! Thanks! Be patient though, I might get a little longer to get the hang of it, or better saying, to get into the spirit of it!
- 18 February 2007 at 14:36
- Monica from rio said...
To answer your question, one can go to the top of the mountain where the statue of Christ is either by road or by trolley.
The view is fantastic. As for the beaches, they're often too crowded (I mean way TOO crowded!) so it might to be so easy going to the beach as one would imagine.
- 18 February 2007 at 14:44
- Monica from rio said...
I meant, it might not be so easy going to the beach..
- 18 February 2007 at 14:45
- M.Benaut said...
I am sorry to hear about those troubles. I understand the history of the Cariocas, (a little) and the Fluminenses and I hope you remain safe and secure.
I get the impression that you perhaps are a visitor in Brazil, but I don't wish to seek that sort of information from you. In the meantime, I hope you will be safe and stay out of harm's way. You will always have friends out here in blogland who care about you, especially in their prayers too. Take a few shots when and if you can, and follow the fun in your own way. I will try to make you laugh when I can.
- 18 February 2007 at 15:11
- Kate Isis said...
Hiya, I had a question for Dive which he sent me to you for an answer.
What is the correct way to eat a croissant properly?
I ordered one in sydney, a ham and cheese croissant.
When they brought me my french breakfast they had put it in a sandwich press.
For some reason i can't see french people sandwich pressing their croissants into croissandwiches.
Awaiting enlightenment.
Great Pics, Adelaide is having water problems to huh? Seems to be a pretty widespread drought this time.
- 18 February 2007 at 21:42
- M.Benaut said...
Howdy Kate,
Thanks for dropping by. It's a long time since I was last in Newcastle so that's one more destination, the beautiful East coast of NSW.
I don't reckon they would have ever heard of a sandwich press in France! Can you imagine sitting beside the Seine and..... Nah, it must have been yesterday's croissant and they were just fresh'ning it up a bit. Bastards! I reckon the proper way is to be dreadfully hungry, like the next morning; the croissants are freshly out of the oven and nicely warm and you are just salivating. A little butter and plum jam. Fresh orange juice, a view over water and no newspapers. Hell, I'm now getting hungry! Mind you at Sydney airport, anything you buy to eat there goes in a sandwich press. Glad you are enjoying the fun here. Me too, and yes the water restrictions are getting worse, we're a bit frightened of bushfires in the hills, so fingers crossed. Thanks mate and see y soon.
- 18 February 2007 at 22:27
- M.Benaut said...
If you want to see uncrowded beaches, rip over to Kate Isis' blog. Click the blue thing up top. She lives in paradise. Que pensez-vous ?
- 18 February 2007 at 23:39
- Kate Isis said...
Butter and plum jam. Yap hunger is now knocking. I knew there was something suss about the sandwich press. Next time i'm in Sydney i'm ordering another and photographing it.
We don't have the water restrictions up here yet, we're pretty ok with water at the moment although they are talking about taking our water supply for the central coast and sydney.
I was in Victoria last November and for the first time really saw what the effects of drought did. It was in a word ugly.
Luckily we haven't had the fire problem this year either, we seeemd to have skipped the worst of it but you guys are getting hamemred down there aren't you. Scary stuff, water shortage and massive fires.
Hugs xoxox
- 19 February 2007 at 22:41
- M.Benaut said...
Yes, it's dangerous. The lawns here are now almost symbolic of a wide, brown land! Glad you have water but I'm afraid we could be in for the long haul!
- 19 February 2007 at 22:49


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|Ronald D. Bishop, Gordon W. Johnston, Christopher P. Hoffman, Scott P. Morgan
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|Acr Electronics, Inc.
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This application claims priority to provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/108,043 filed Oct. 24, 2008, titled "Apparatus and Method For Testing Emergency Locator Beacons," the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
This invention relates to systems for testing emergency locator beacons to confirm proper operation of same.
As the phrase is used herein, "emergency locator beacon" generally refers to commercial, military, and general aviation Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs), consumer and military Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs), and maritime Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs), including those operating in the international 406 MHz Cospas-Sarsat system. All of these devices need occasional testing to verify proper operation. In fact, the U.S. Coast Guard has rules requiring the mandatory testing of EPIRB's on a monthly basis.
Currently, there are four main groups offering beacon testing services: TSI, Inc. (a manufacturer of Local User Terminals (LUTs)), government entities such as the U.S. Coast Guard and the Canadian government, various entities using beacon testing equipment manufactured by A.R.G. ElectroDesign Ltd./Sartech Engineering Ltd. and WS Technologies, Inc., and a number of small test shops/manufacturers to which a beacon owner must return a beacon unit for testing. Of these groups, only TSI, Inc. and the Canadian government provide "over the air" (OTA) testing, that is, testing to verify that the beacon unit is properly transmitting a signal when activated.
Up to now, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations have limited consumer testing of emergency locator beacons to self-testing (internal integrity testing) or to the use of a beacon tester. "Live" testing through the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system has been strictly prohibited.
What is needed, therefore, is a comprehensive way to test emergency locator beacons which includes local testing and an OTA test through the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system.
Preferred embodiments of the invention provide systems for testing emergency locator beacons preferably using privately-owned local user terminals (LUTs). These LUTs provide direct feeds to a privately-operated beacon information processor having dedicated on-line servers for consolidating and providing access to beacon test information. Proprietary software decodes the data provided by the LUTs, stores it in a database, and displays it on a user-friendly website. As described in more detail hereafter, embodiments of the invention are operable to receive beacon signals relayed through the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system, correlate the unique identification numbers (UIN's) in those received signals to the UINs of beacons known to be undergoing testing, collecting the data transmitted by beacons under test, and displaying beacon test results in a useful format on a user-friendly website.
Some embodiments utilize two different forms of real-time testing procedures: (1) Over The Air (OTA) testing through the Cospas-Sarsat satellite network; and (2) local testing using a close-proximity beacon tester and associated software programs running on a personal computer connected to the beacon tester. This combination of local testing and total OTA Cospas-Sarsat system testing is particularly well suited for use in FAA-approved aviation repair facilities, by aircraft manufacturers, by commercial shipping inspectors, in large marinas, in retail and rental locations, and any other facility that manages emergency locator beacons.
In one aspect, the invention provides a system for testing an emergency locator beacon to verify proper operation and for providing test results. Preferred embodiments of the system include a database, one or more local user terminals (LUTs), a beacon information processor in communication with the local user terminals and the database, and a communication network. The database stores beacon registration information which includes a beacon identification number associated with the emergency locator beacon and user contact information associated with a designated user of the emergency locator beacon. The LUTs receive a radio-frequency transmission which includes a beacon identification number from an emergency locator beacon via a satellite network. The beacon information processor extracts the beacon identification number from the radio-frequency transmission, searches the database to find beacon registration information associated with the extracted beacon identification number, determines characteristics of the radio-frequency transmission indicative of the operational status of the emergency locator beacon that generated the transmission, and generates a test report based on the characteristics determined. The communication network communicates the test report to the user.
In some embodiments, the database also stores a time slot allocated for testing the emergency locator beacon, and the local user terminals receive the radio-frequency transmission from the emergency locator beacon via the satellite network during the allocated time slot.
In another aspect, the invention provides methods for communicating information using an emergency locator beacon. In one preferred embodiment, a method includes the following steps:
In some embodiments, the method includes determining characteristics of the received radio-frequency transmission which indicate the operational status of the emergency locator beacon, and generating the report message to include information indicating the operational status of the emergency locator beacon.
In some embodiments, the beacon registration information includes a user-designated message to include in the report message. For example, the user-designated message may be "Self Test Successful" or "I'm Okay" or "Come and get me" or "I'm on my way home."
In some embodiments, the method includes determining a location of the emergency locator beacon based on the radio-frequency transmission, and generating the report message to include information indicating the location of the emergency locator beacon that generated the transmission. The location of the emergency locator beacon may be based on GPS information included in the radio-frequency transmission, or the location may be based on a position of the emergency locator beacon with respect to a plurality of satellites of the satellite network.
In another preferred embodiment, a method for testing emergency locator beacons includes the following steps:
Further advantages of the invention are apparent by reference to the detailed description in conjunction with the figures, wherein elements are not to scale so as to more clearly show the details, wherein like reference numbers indicate like elements throughout the several views, and wherein:
As shown in
Each LUT 14 executes software that continuously monitors the downlink from the Cospas-Sarsat satellites 12 to detect beacon signals at 406 MHz. The LUT software (1) demodulates the beacon signals to form a binary message, (2) performs error checks and if necessary corrects the binary message, (3) decodes the binary message according to Cospas-Sarsat protocols, (4) formats the decoded data into a 36-bit hexadecimal message, and (5) creates an ASCII message based thereon. In preferred embodiments, the ASCII message includes the complete 36-bit hexadecimal message and other information decoded from the binary data. A UIN that is unique to each beacon is imbedded in the ASCII message forwarded to the beacon information processor 16 from the LUT 14. Software running on the LUT 14 also preferably includes system operations and management tools for performance monitoring and troubleshooting of the system components. Each LUT 14 can be remotely monitored and controlled using these tools.
Some embodiments of the system 10 include a close-proximity beacon tester 22. As shown in
With reference to
It will be appreciated that the processing of the beacon data performed by the computer 24 may instead be performed by the processor 32 of the beacon tester 22, and that the ASCII message containing the beacon information may be transferred directly from the beacon tester 22 via the network 18 to the beacon information processor 16. In such an embodiment, there is no need for the computer 24.
The beacon information processor 16 executes software that manages all incoming and outgoing data messages. In preferred embodiments, a database associated with the beacon information processor 16 is the repository for all information received from the LUTs 14 and/or the close-proximity beacon tester 22. Software executed on the beacon information processor 16 records all messages received and searches the database for a match on the received UIN. If a match is found, the corresponding client record is retrieved and updated with the new information contained in the message. This new information is also forwarded to a web server 26 for access and viewing by the client via the Internet 18.
The web server 26 executes software to operate a web site where clients may log in via the Internet 18 to view and/or update client account information. The software on the web server 26 also includes a communications component that uses email and/or Short Messaging Service (SMS) protocol to send report messages to the clients pertaining to account activity and beacon usage.
Table I below provides an example of beacon signal characteristic data that may be provided by the close-proximity beacon tester 22. Some embodiments of the close-proximity beacon tester 22 may not provide all of the listed data.
Beacon Characteristic
Reported Value:
Tested By:
R.D. Bishop
Tester Model/Serial
No./File Name:
Tester Cal Due Date:
Dec. 3, 2009
Tester Temperature:
15 Hex ID:
Full Hex:
Burst Mode:
Self Test Mode (Long)
PLB Serial SLP Protocol
Country 366:
United States
C/S Approval #:
Serial Number:
Position Source:
Internal GPS
Auxiliary Radio:
121.5 MHz
Bits 107-110:
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406 Frequency
406.0281 MHz
406 Power
Power Rise Time:
<5 ms
Phase Deviation:
−1.09 + 1.07 radians
Modulation Rise Time:
188 uS
Modulation Fall Time:
177 uS
Modulation Symmetry:
Modulation Bit Rate:
399.5 bps
121 Frequency
121.5006 MHz
121 Power
With reference to
Substantially at the same time, the IFS signal data received by the Cospas-Sarsat satellites is relayed to one or more of the LUTs 14 (step 112) which provides the data to the beacon information processor 16 (step 114). The beacon information processor 16 receives the IFS signal data from the LUTs 14 and from the beacon tester 22, and matches the beacon UIN from the two different data sources. The beacon information processor 16 then processes the IFS signal data and generates a report message, such as a test report (step 116). The test report is then posted on a beacon testing website (step 118) where it can be accessed by the entity who initiated the test (step 120) or by another entity designated to receive beacon information. One of the options provided on the website is the ability to print a beacon test certificate that will be valid proof to government entities of proper operation of the beacon unit 20.
Although the method of
The above information is received by the beacon testing service (step 206) which processes the user's credit card information (step 208) and registers the beacon unit's UIN in a beacon monitoring program database associated with the beacon information processor 16 (step 210). In some embodiments of the method, a selected beacon test time window is also entered in the database in association with the beacon unit's UIN (step 212), and an alert queue is created corresponding to the selected time window and UIN. A confirmation message which provides confirmation of the test time window is then sent via email to the user (step 214) and/or to another entity designated to receive beacon information. The confirmation email may also provide detailed instructions, preferably with illustrations pertaining to the procedure for activating the specific beacon unit to be tested. At the beginning of the designated test time window, a reminder email message, and optionally an SMS cell phone text message, is sent to the user instructing the user to activate the beacon in the self-test mode (step 216).
Some embodiments of the method do not incorporate a designated test time window. In these embodiments, the user may conduct the beacon test at any time.
At some point during the test time window (or at any time if no test time is assigned), the user activates the beacon unit 20 according to the self-test activation instructions (step 218). For example, most modern beacon units include a self-test button which when pressed causes the beacon unit to be activated in the self-test mode and transmit a signal encoded to indicate that it is a self-test signal. According to Cospas-Sarsat protocol, a self-test signal—or any other signal that is to be ignored by standard LUTs—is indicated by transmitting an Inverted Frame Synchronization (IFS) pattern in bits 16-24 of the message ("011010000"). In addition, Test Protocols transmitted using Normal Frame Synchronization in bits 16-24 and indicated by setting bits 37-39 of the message string to "111" are also ignored by the standard Cospas-Sarsat message decoding/processing software.
The beacon unit 20 then transmits the self-test signal containing its beacon UIN (step 220) which is received by one or more of the Cospas-Sarsat satellites 12 (step 222). The self-test signal is relayed from one or more of the satellites 12 to one or more of the LUTs 14 (step 224) and then transferred to the beacon information processor 16 (step 226). Although the self-test signal is ignored by normal LUTs within the Cospas-Sarsat system (based on detection of the IFS message), the LUTs 14 and the beacon information processor 16 recognize it as a self-test signal (as opposed to an actual emergency signal) and process the self-test signal accordingly (step 228).
A beacon report message, which may be a beacon test report, is then posted on the beacon testing website where it can be accessed by the user or another entity designated to receive beacon information, or the report message is emailed to the user or other designated entity (step 230). In this case, the report message may include:
In embodiments that incorporate a test time window, if no beacon signal containing the registered UIN is received during the allotted time window, a report message is posted on the beacon testing website indicating that the test failed because no beacon signal was received. If no beacon signal was received, it could be because (1) the beacon was faulty or (2) the user failed to activate the beacon to transmit during the allotted time period or (3) the user activated the beacon incorrectly (e.g. indoors or without the antenna erected) or (4) the registered UIN is incorrect or was incorrectly entered into the website database. The report message preferably provides information that addresses each situation. For example, the report message may provide instructions for the user to follow to schedule another time for testing the beacon and instructions on how to correctly carry out the test to optimize the chances of success. The report message may also provide information about service providers to which the user may take or send the beacon for professional testing and repair.
If a normal emergency alert signal is received during a test period, as opposed to a self-test signal, a notice is provided to the user or other designated entity indicating that the beacon may have unintentionally triggered an emergency alert instead of a self test. This signal will otherwise be treated by the Cospas-Sarsat system as a standard emergency signal.
If a message protocol received by the LUTs 14 corresponds to an Orbitography protocol or a test protocol or an IFS Self Test message protocol, the system preferably processes the received message as it would an actual emergency transmission.
As described above, when the system 10 is used for testing an emergency locator beacon, the report message preferably includes the phrase "Self Test Successful" or some similar language to indicate a successful test. It will be appreciated that the system 10 may also be used to communicate information from a beacon user to another entity designated to receive beacon information.
For example, the beacon user may be a husband going off on a hunting trip into a remote area for a few days where regular communication options, such as cellular telephone, are not available. Although he plans to take his emergency locator beacon with him and he assures his wife that in the event of an emergency he will activate the beacon to summon rescue services, his wife is concerned that he might fall and become unconscious and thus be unable to activate the beacon. To alleviate this concern, the husband arranges to perform a self test on the beacon at a prearranged time (the allocated time slot) and for the "Self Test Successful" message to be sent to the wife's cell phone as an SMS text message. In this way, the wife will know the husband is okay when she receives the text message during the allocated time slot. If she does not receive the message during the allotted time, then the wife may take appropriate action, such as calling a friend to drive up to where the husband is hunting or letting the park ranger service know about the situation.
To use the system 10 for communicating according to this example, the beacon registration information stored in the beacon database should be updated to include the wife's cell phone number in the contact information. Also, the husband and wife must make prearrangements regarding the details of the timing of the transmission and what the message means, and of course the husband must remember to actually perform the self test on his beacon at the agreed time. Some embodiments of the invention allow for updating the beacon registration information to customize the textual phrase that will be included in the beacon report message. In these embodiments, the beacon user may choose this phrase to be "I'm Okay" or "Come and get me" or "I'm on my way home" or some other message.
When the system 10 is used for communicating information to a designated entity, it is not necessary to allocate a time slot for the beacon transmission. For example, if no time slot is allocated, any message received by the designated entity at any time may be prearranged to mean "Please come pick me up from the camp site when you get this message." Alternatively, it could be prearranged that the message means something different based upon the time of day it is sent. For example, if a message is sent between 9-10 AM, it means "I am coming home today," and if it is sent between 10-11 AM, it means "I am coming home tomorrow," etc. The user could also use the system 10 to send more than one message. For example, while out on the hunting trip, the husband may send his wife an "I'm Okay" message every day at an agreed time.
The system 10 may also be used to track an emergency locator beacon. To fully appreciate how the system 10 may be used for beacon tracking, one should understand the different types of satellites 12 included in the system 10. Currently there are three types of satellites used in the Cospas-Sarsat network: Low Earth Orbiting Satellites (LEOs), Medium Earth Orbiting Satellites (MEOs) and Geostationary Satellites (GEOs). Each of these three types of satellites requires their own dedicated ground receiving stations (Local User Terminals (LUTs)) respectively called LEOLUTs, MEOLUTs and GEOLUTs.
Under normal circumstances, the GEOs are in geostationary orbit above the earth and thus do not move position in relationship to the earth. Thus, there is no way to extract location information from the GEOs. With the GEOs, the only way to obtain the location of an emergency beacon is to encode its location into the message that is transmitted from the beacon to the GEOs. This is usually achieved using the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) system by embedding a GPS receiver within the emergency locator beacon and including the position (latitude and longitude) that it provides in the message transmitted from the beacon. However, when first turned on these receivers take a considerable amount of time to obtain a position, and they draw a considerable amount of power. Thus, GPS receivers are not ideal for use in the normal "self test" mode of beacon operation. However, there is a special beacon mode called a "GPS Self Test" that does include the beacon's location in the transmitted self test message which can be picked up and decoded by the system 10. At this time, only the very latest models of beacons have this facility and it usually takes about five minutes to obtain a position and run a GPS Self Test. Due to battery life considerations, the number of these tests that can be carried out over the life of the beacon is usually limited.
Having LEOLUTs and/or MEOLUTs within the system 10 provides the ability to determine the approximate location of an emergency beacon by other means without the use of GPS. Since the LEO satellites move across the sky quite quickly, the LEOLUTs may use the Doppler shift principle to calculate the location of the beacon on the earth's surface based on the known locations of the satellites and the measured Doppler shift in the frequency of the beacon's transmission. Generally this technique works best when the location is computed using a number of bursts from the beacon.
MEOLUTs use a totally different principle to calculate the location of the beacon on the earth's surface. MEOLUTs use the Time Of Arrival (TOA) principle and a number of MEO satellites to calculate the position of the beacon by triangulation. This is in effect exactly the way that GPS works, but in reverse. This system needs only one burst from the beacon in order to compute the beacon's location. However, the beacon must be able to "see" at least three MEO satellites (and ideally four) at the same time, and all of the visible MEO satellites must be linked to their own MEOLUT.
In summary, by using either the "GPS Self Test" feature available in some modern emergency locator beacons, or by including LEOLUTs or MEOLUTs in the system 10 and using the standard self test feature, it would be possible to obtain the approximate location of the beacon being tested. Location accuracy would depend on the system being used and the number of transmissions and satellites used. Thus, accuracy could range from a best case of about 300 feet to a worst case of about 10 miles.
If using a modern beacon with the "GPS Self Test" facility, it is possible to check that the GPS Receiver in the beacon is working correctly, that it is encoding location data into the beacon transmission, that the beacon transmission is received and decoded by the satellites and LUTs, and that the indicated location corresponds to the actual location of the beacon when the test was performed.
No matter how the location information is made available, if the beacon self test is used to communicate a message to a designated entity (such as the "I'm Okay" example), the location information can also indicate to the designated entity approximately where the beacon was located when the self test was performed. Further, by making several beacon transmissions over a period of time, it is possible to leave a "breadcrumb trail" showing where the beacon has been.
The foregoing description of preferred embodiments for this invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Obvious modifications or variations are possible in light of the above teachings. The embodiments are chosen and described in an effort to provide the best illustrations of the principles of the invention and its practical application, and to thereby enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the invention in various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. All such modifications and variations are within the scope of the invention as determined by the appended claims when interpreted in accordance with the breadth to which they are fairly, legally, and equitably entitled.
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February 13th, 2003, 08:24 PM #1
I tried the advance option on the "get html" menu. I visited merchant's site looking for a particular product, copied its link then pasted it on the "destination url" box and clicked the update button. In a few secs, it showed new url that I intended to get, but how come when I saw the AID #, it still showed the same AID #s as before. I'd tried with many destination url's, same AID gave me the same #s over and over.
Is that OK for me to go ahead put up the links on my site ??
February 13th, 2003, 08:36 PM #2
Because you are using that AID. The number won't change when you change the destination URL. Did you test the link? Did it take you tot he page you wanted to go?
Yes, it is okay to use the link on your site.
Judge your success by the degree that you're enjoying peace, health, and love.
February 13th, 2003, 08:43 PM #3
Yes, it went well to the url that I wanted it.
Thanks for the reply.
February 13th, 2003, 09:49 PM #4
quote:You could use different original links for different areas, i.e. a bra link for womens stuff and a boxers link for mens stuff but with the new "improved" CJ reports, that might not tell you anything anyway.
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same AID gave me the same #s over and over.
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My friend Amanda is hosting a holiday party! She asks the questions, and we discuss.
~Do you have any specific traditions that your family looks forward to each Christmas?
We aren't usually able to get together with family for the holidays, so most of our Christmases are spent at home, just us. We get up and open presents, I make a special breakfast (though it's not always the same year to year), and the rest of the day is often spent in our pajamas, watching Christmas movies. The few times that we have been out of town with family on Christmas day have been fun, but it just didn't feel like "our" Christmas. There have been several years when we have been with family within the week or two after Christmas, and I love that, but Christmas morning at our house with just the five of us has become our tradition.
~Is your tree real or fake?
I have always considered myself to be in the "real tree" camp. We always had real when I was growing up, and did after we were married until the year Firstborn was one. I think we were worried about him eating the needles or something. Then we had an artificial one until 2006 when we went back to real. However, I'm less than satisfied with this year's tree, and I'm considering getting a nice fake one at the after Christmas sales.
(I guess it doesn't look too bad in the photo. It's just kind of oddly shaped or something.)
~Do you have any favorite ornaments?
I love my silver Dollar Tree pinecones and my glass icicles.
~What's your favorite Christmas treat?
My grandma's boiled custard. It's a beverage, kind of like eggnog, but no rum. She made it every year, and most years I make a small batch for us. It's cold, sweet, creamy and vanilla-y. Southern Comfort eggnog is the closest commercial offering I can find (it doesn't have the same fake rum flavor as most eggnogs).
~Best Christmas gift you ever received?
This is really kind of sad. Craig and I were just talking about this the other day. We were a family of five children on a small-town preacher's salary when I was growing up, and I just don't remember getting anything fabulous for Christmas. It's not that Christmas was no fun, or that I didn't get anything, just nothing that really knocked my socks off. Craig got me a bread machine 13 years ago, and I still use it pretty frequently, so that's probably been the best present as far as something I actually use.
~Coolest crafty thing you made or home decor thing you tried this Christmas season?
Only thing I made this year: my wreath.
~Your favorite Christmas movie?
The Bishop's Wife.
~Most difficult person you have to buy for?
~What's the number one thing on your kids'/husband's/wife's/significant other's list this year?
Craig never wants anything (see above), and the kids' lists have been sort of vague and changeable this year.
~If Santa could bring you one big surprise this year, what would you want it to be?
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|I would like to import tags from a Taylor Modicon PLC - the output file from their software package is in DBF format. Rather than converting it to say, CSV, is there a way I can import the DBF file directly? The list box of database types suitable for import only lists 4 types: ASCII, CSV, Mitsubishi MxChange and RSLogix, as being supported.
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Suryaved Pranayama benefits
Pranayama benefits can be derived by practicing suryaved pranayama regularly as a bridge between our mind and body. By concentrating on the breath the mind becomes calm and balanced.
The lifespan of our body increases as the rate of breathing reduces. For example, the giant tortoise, which takes three breaths a minute, can live about 180 years, whereas a dog, which takes twenty four breaths a minute, has a life span of about ten to fourteen years. A regular practice of various pranayama benefits us to control our mind and slows the breath so that the higher life-force can manifest. During the practice of suryaved pranayama, the mind concentrates on inhalation, exhalation. Our body gets the supply of oxygen through inhalation and exhalation expels waste products and toxins from the body.
Do the following steps to enjoy the pranayama benefits:
1) Sit on Padmasana/Sukhasana .
2) Stretch the left hand with out any bending and keep on left knee (See the Pic).
3) Assume "Gyana Mudra" on left hand by making a circle with the tip of thumb and index finger touching each other. Rest of the fingers to be opened outwards.
4) Close the index and middle fingers of the right hand. Keep rest of the fingers opened.
5) Block the left nostril with right hand's ring finger. Take long breath through right nostril and hold.
6) Then, block the right nostril with the thumb of right hand and exhale through left nostril.
7) Now inhale through left nostril and hold.(Take note that both step 7 and 8 happening on same nostril)
8) Block the left nostril with right hand's ring finger and exhale. Again inhale through right nostril and hold. Follow step (5) to (8) herein afterwards.
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We bring together young scientists from various fields and different backgrounds allowing them to present their ongoing works, exchange ideas, learn from experts and build new collaborations.
The conference features an interactive program that includes posters, talks and round tables designed for young researchers. The wide variety of represented disciplines and topics allows attendees to deepen their knowledge of their own research field while broadening their horizons.


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[Game of Thrones](movie:817617) director Neil Marshall recently took both the series' fans and Marvel film fans by surprise when he expressed a new interest in helming a Marvel Studios solo film of one of the only current Avengers without a solo film: Scarlett Johansson's character Black Widow.
I would love to do a Black Widow movie. That's perfect, I would love to do that. That character is really interesting, she doesn't have any superpowers, she just has extraordinary skills, and the world that she comes from, being this ex-K.G.B. assassin, I find that really fascinating.
While some argue that Marvel Studios' attempts at a Black Widow film were combined with this past year's box office hit [Captain America: The Winter Soldier](movie:254973), others argue that this is just the beginning to the possibilities of a movie all to herself.
Despite the lack of signs that usually prelude Marvel's announcement of a movie, Kevin Feige has suggested that fans' recent movements for a major push for female-lead films could very well influence the films they plan on releasing in the years to come.
While we wait for a solo film, make sure to see Black Widow in the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron next year on May 1st, 2015!


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Quelle Surprise – Jenelle Evans Wants a Divorce
Love is dead.
I mean, who would've imagined the shotgun wedding between Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans and soon-to-be-ex-hubby Courtland Rogers would crash and burn so quickly? (Answer: Everyone in the whole wide world.)
Jenelle and Courtland, who pledged their undying love to each other and made it legal 51 days ago and just a week ago announced they were expecting their first child together are apparently over.
Just this morning, Jenelle headed to the hospital and some suspected the troubled reality star was having a miscarriage. (Others, who are skeptical of the fact the TM2 star is even pregnant and think this is all a publicity stunt for money, thought it was for something else or a 'conveniently timed' miscarriage). It appears Jenelle did not miscarry, after all, but Courtland wasn't around to know for sure one way or the other. It seems as if Courtland wasn't even in town – a choice he consciously made knowing Jenelle was in medical trouble.
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The 4-star Villa Gualino lies within 1.6 km from Mole Antonelliana, Museum of Decorative Art Pietro Accorsi and Teatro della Caduta.
The city center is 30 minute walking distance from the hotel. The hotel is 10 minutes' walk away from Castello del Valentino, Accademia delle Scienze di Torino and Giardino Medievale.
This comfortable property offers proximity to hills.
This hotel comprises 62 rooms featuring Junior Suite, Superior Room and Standard Room.
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As a result of the spec change introduced by derby-866-22-aa-dboFirst.diff, it is no longer possible to directly set derby.authentication.provider to the value NATIVE::LOCAL. That setting only happens when the DBO stores her credentials. We should remove confusing references to NATIVE::LOCAL from Derby error messages.
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Tests passed cleanly for me. Committed at subversion revision 1339869.
Attaching derby-5768-01-aa-removeReferences.diff. This patch removes the remaining references to NATIVE::LOCAL from the Derby error messages. I am running regression tests now.
In the process, I eliminated an error message which, without the reference to NATIVE::LOCAL, became identical to another error condition.
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no Australian this round???...
no~if you can teach well. we welcome you!!
australians english is hard to understand...sorry Master Lee
It's a dirty job but someone's got to do it. The demand will always exceed the supply, because Chinese people are loathe to actually use foreign languages instead of just studying them. For fuck's sake if y'all actually gave a shit about learning languages for anything other than purely materialistic economic reasons, you would start language clubs and teach one another for free.
But you don't, so we won't.
I'm not teaching anymore, but I did it for a long time and struggled with a lot of guilt for making more money than what I thought I deserved. But then I realized, if my students actually had good reasons for learning English, they wouldn't need me.
They'd read a novel or watch a classic movie.
But students and parents are so arrogant! They feel like they have nothing to learn from decadent Western culture, as if you can ever be proficient in a language without an understanding its culture. They come to us saying they want to learn and they tell us what they want us to teach them, regardless of what we know they ought to learn.
Why? Because Chinese people believe only failures come to China to teach language. But what does that say about China that it's so attractive to failures?
@Nymphetamine, You missed the point.
"not all chinese people pay attention to western culture"
This is why they suck. Culture and language are intertwined. You can't skip the cultural lessons and expect to be proficient in a language.
Chinese folks who actually have a passion for learning languages will do so naturally.
Those who only learn it to pass their IELTS/TOEFL, get a promotion, or other materialistic reasons will continue to pay ridiculous sums of money to bullshit training centers.
I think some Chinese people have been grossly manipulated by ignorance thinking and believing that only black race has accent. Their love for copying everything from America will one day er, em, hnmm them. That's the reason most of the girls from wlib is looking for American guys
I really do not understand how a Chinese will believe that s/he will stay in china and speak American or British accent I don't even know whom they're going to speak the accent with.
I asked one lady if she needs American accent to do business in Guangzhou or India. One other lady told me that she only understands American accent. I asked her which state in US have you visited. She said none, I said how then do you understand American accent? She kept quiet. They think only four countries America, Britian, Canada, or New Zealand is native English speaking country.
Time will tell
Am on board with Micky
I wonder after learning English from a pure American with an american accent, then your company sends you to India for work or sends you to Soudan for work, are you gonna use American accent there?
High Priest
Hahahahaha ... "Chinese person will ALWAYS have a Chinese accent when speaking English" ...
... that might explain why I have had doubt whether my ancestor is Chinese ...
Lao Lee, It seems Chinese people show the same regard for Australia as any other nation in the southern hemisphere from which they extract resources. Or rather, since your last head of state spoke Mandarin, they regard you as Chinese already.
Don't you know which side of the bread is marmite'd? Y'all shall be the first to kowtow to our new commufucian overlords.
Teacher !! teacher!!!! I know the answer!!!! DD is from ........ :P
(continued) ... ans: Hong Kong :)
(continued) ... Godfather ... you are sounding more like the Priest ... just a strange observation ...
With the accent thing, it comes more from the usage ... some of my friends and cousins went to Australia when they were just kids (pre teen), and being "soaked" in the environment everyday, they had lost the Hong Kong (or Chinese) accent and picked up fluent Oz accent ...
Back in 94, before I was about to leave Hong Kong, I played touor guide for a family friend, a Japanese kid who has spent a few years in LA, and when he talked to his friend on the phone, there is not a hint of Japanese accent ...
... it is about the "soaking" ... so to speak ...
You're never going to lose the accent unless you live in an English-speaking country for 20 years
It depends. Living in an English speaking country while using chines day by day, how would someone speak like a native?
I've got a Chines friend of mine, he spent 10 years in the US as a student and worked there, when he speaks English, unless you see him for you to detect that he is a CHinese. It's because he is more outgoing, he was spending much of his time with non chinese fellows.
High Priest
@GF, Don´t worry, the important things have grown up enough ;P
well, i met some chinese girls with a very strong british accent, and others with usa-ed,and anyhow sounds funny, so i strongli disagree that is that impossible to get rid of ur native accent. But for Buddha sake, why the hell would u try to copy other people accent? And besides, i doubt that there s another language that is so contaminated, mixed, as it is modern english, from french,german,spanish and even italian...
Hahahahahaha ... 农民 ... it is perhaps a peer thing ... like watching Big Bang Theory, or Sex in the City ...
(continued) ... hahahaaha ... Godfather ... as I said, and you wrote "I think you've grown up. I have unblocked you", that sounded like the Priest ... it was just an observation, nothing to think about :)
I don't want to teach English because I suck on teaching.
I heard in China to teach is an easy and quick way to make money though.
basically you just have to chat in ur mothertongue, and the pay can be up to 200rmb an hour...
So I've been told.
Can't believe it's called "teaching", can't believe people there buy it.
yeah, thats why somepeople even wrtite books about the Chinese Dream....patetic...but the chinese are happy cause they got the white ass teacher,the foreigners feels themselves like king while locals earn something like 150 rmb for the same job...
Should we call this also "distinct Chinese characteristics"?
I was engrafted this quite often last time I was in China.
i think so, we should call it like that, for sure.
American accents are more consistent, but only because radio was catching on during some critical phases of mass immigration to the New World. There is a far higher proportion of people with a neutral Midwestern or Californian accent than that of people in the UK who use Received Pronunciation.
DD and GF, what's wrong witth HP?
I encourage anyone to do anything as a Job, but stealing and cheating. For most of laowai who have not got any degree, please get admission even in China UNI and get a paper.
High Priest
(continued) ...hahahaha ... and many still thinks that Indian accent is difficult ...


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This lesson marks the beginning of our unit on Serving Others in Starting Blocks. Have fun using these activities to teach your preschooler the importance showing other's God's love by helping them like the Good Samaritan did. Be sure to check out the Watermark Kids Significant Summer packet as well as Watermark External Focus Give and Go materials for more great ideas on teaching your kids to Serve this summer.
HIGHLIGHTS from Sunday…
This week your child learned that God wants us to love our neighbor and to serve one another, even if it's inconvenient. The story of the Good Samaritan tells of a man who was robbed and beaten while he was walking down the road. His clothes were taken and he was left to die. A priest was walking down the same road, but when he saw the man he passed by on the other side. A Levite also came to the place where the man was and passed by without helping. A Samaritan came by the man, took pity on him and helped him. He placed the hurt man on the donkey and took him to an inn. When he had made sure he was taken care of, he paid for the man to stay at the inn until he was better. (Luke 10:25-37)
Teaching Truths:
We show others God's love by helping them.
Memory Verse:
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind...And love your neighbor as yourself." MATTHEW 22:37,39 (NIV)
Here's a simple song to help your child (and you) memorize this week's memory verse!
3 Activities that remind us We Show Others God's Love By Helping Them:
1. Paper Dolls
Grab one sheet of construction paper and cut out a large paper doll. Let your child draw a face on the doll and use a red crayon to draw several lines or circles to represent "boo-boos". Next, grab three stuffed animals or dolls to help act out the story. Lay the paper doll on the floor and choose one stuffed animal to be the priest, Levite and Samaritan and walk by the paper doll. Have the Samaritan stuffed animal stop and help the paper doll by placing Band-Aids over his hurts. After you have finished acting out the story, use these questions to talk with your child.
- What happened to the man on the road?
- Did everybody stop to help?
- Who stopped to help the hurt man?
- Who is a neighbor?
- How can we serve one another?
- Should we help or serve one another even if it means we have less time to play and have fun?
2. Caring for Others
Grab a large stuffed animal or doll and a roll of toilet paper. Let your child bandage the stuffed animal by wrapping it in toilet paper. Talk with your child about how he can care for other's hurts by being gentle and kind, just as he is being gentle and kind with his stuffed animal so the toilet paper won't break.
3. Serving Others
Invite a friend over to play, but before he comes over talk with your child about being intentional about serving his friend. Make some cookies or muffins together to serve as a special treat for his friend. During snack time, let your child serve his friend asking "Would you like a snack?" and putting them on a plate for him.
Thank you, God for always taking care of us. Please help us be good neighbors and please show us how we can love you by helping others.
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