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Microsoft's Efforts in Accessibility, Part 1
By Cheryl Heppner
September 2009
Editor: I have a real love-hate relationship with Microsoft. I love some of the stuff they do and hate some of the other stuff they do. Putting a lot of effort into accessibility is definitely in the former category.
Here's Cheryl Heppner with her report on those efforts. This is part one of two parts.
Sean Hayes of Microsoft Corporation is known for his expertise in the area of developing captioning technologies for the internet. His focus is on making internet-delivered media accessible. He with Microsoft's accessibility business unit, which has been a corporate function for three years and includes accessibility outreach and policy. Originally it was part of the Windows group, which still deals with the technology parts of accessibility.
Microsoft's vision is to enable everyone to meet their full potential regardless of their challenges. One of the things they are passionate about is improving what they call the natural user interface. As we move into new worlds with computer applications, they seek to keep the entire spectrum of disability needs in the forefront so no one gets left behind.
Sean gave the example of sustaining an injury that renders your arms useless for a few months. You have to learn to adapt, or more importantly have the computer adapt to you. Corporate ethics are involved, and a desire to do the right thing, but it's good business too. A study Microsoft commissioned in 2003 by Forrester Research found that 57% of the population surveyed could benefit from some accessibility features that were put into Windows.
Inclusive Innovation
Microsoft uses a term called "inclusive innovation" that goes beyond universal design. Sean sees universal design as a process but not necessarily an outcome. He showed approaches to what could be called a bicycle to illustrate that there is no one-size-fits-all or universal bicycle everyone can use.
One of the ways Microsoft addresses this is with a user needs matrix. When designing products, they develop scenarios with different people who might use the product, like stay at home moms with two children or someone running a small business. The accessibility group created a number of personas with various kinds of disabilities. They take all those personas and look at aspects of product design such as a text screen, determining whether there would be a barrier.
This approach, Sean said, can get creative juices flowing and be a powerful model. Product groups are encouraged to think this way in their designs to get a wide range of inclusion when the product is brought to market.
Silverlight's Access Features
Silverlight is a plug-in that goes into an internet browser. It enables a rich application environment, and one of the things you can do with it is high quality audio and video streaming. Sean showed a Silverlight media player embedded in an HTML page. The first thing it did was display captions. It also could provide audio description and switchable sign language translation. The media player has buttons labeled with international symbols for closed caption, audio description and signing.
Something of particular interest for people with hearing loss is the ability to separate the audio foreground from the audio background. With the Silverlight player you could have separate volume controls for each, and if you are having trouble understanding speech you can mute or eliminate the background sounds.
An individual with visual impairment who can't make use of a mouse can operate Silverlight from the keyboard. If you have hearing and vision loss, you can adjust the caption size and color or the background behind the captions.
TV vs. Internet
Moving on from traditional television broadcasts to the internet, Sean said, certain things can be done that TV can't do. When you're streaming on the internet, you can pause to get other information and then resume the video. You can also capture a full text transcript that gives both the audio description and the transcript of what is going on, or stop and go back to catch something you missed.
Sean demonstrated a template for a product called Expression Encoder. This is a tool for generating video experiences, which had its third release in July. You select your video and audio assets, encode them, and select how you'd like the interface to look from a menu of templates. Fill in the information and it will generate the whole Silverlight experience that you can then copy to your website, ready to go.
Demonstrating Microsoft Expression Encoder
Sean Hayes of Microsoft demonstrated the company's Expression Encoder. Using an advertisement, he selected and began to fill in various templates.
With the caption file, he selected W3C time text. "As bad as you might think captions are in the US, in the rest of the world they're all over the map," he said. Some countries have no captioning at all. Others do it a completely different way than in the US. But the internet is an international medium so we can't have specific technologies for captioning for each country. W3C has been working on captioning standards called "time text" and Sean is co-chair of that working group. The standard will cover how you author and exchange caption data. [NVRC Note: W3C is the World Wide Web Consortium — http://www.w3.org/].
Next Sean incorporated an ASL file. This was a video of someone who had watched the non-ASL file and provided continuous ASL translation. It was filmed against a green background so it could be overlaid on the video. Sean also added audio description, a timed text file with markers that direct when the audio description files are appropriate to play.
You can select from other choices for appearance, such as whether you want the video to play automatically when you go to a web site, which can be a bad choice because it can interfere with screen readers. Once the features are selected, you hit the encode button. This takes all the components you have selected and puts them together.
The template and all of the code is an open source project that you can get if you'd like to use it for your own projects.
It's Easy – Why Isn't It Everywhere?
All this technology looks so easy, so why isn't all of the media on the internet accessible? Sean asked the question he knew would be on everyone's mind, and his answer was that there are multiple formats and proprietary tools to deal with, particularly for generating captions. Captions usually go through an intermediate broadcast standard. As an example, a broadcast of the TV program "House" uses specific tools and delivery. If you buy or lease content from NBC or BBC, the accessibility data they give you will be in only some formats.
An additional hurdle is that there are many playback environments. You may be playing the video on your computer or on a handheld device. Or you may be using the TV and a set-top box or watching through a game machine like Xbox and a web browser.
"We can't just say 'let's have CaptionMax build me a set of caption files and I'll just run with that.'" Sean said. A request to NBC for a series comes with no guarantee you will get any of the caption data that was on TV. If a TV show is a live production, the caption files may not have been saved. There may be no record of which company did the captioning. Or it may be that captions came from the cable provider. The entity with IP (internet) rights for the program may not have the IP rights for the captions that were generated when it was shown on TV.
"We don't know where that data is, and it's expensive to recreate it," Sean said. He also does not have the right under IP rules to do captioning; studios are upset if third parties provide captions for their material because there is an IP revenue stream in the captions.
Here's Part Two
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That's the problem.
BS: "My resume speaks for itself. You can't ruin my fun with hate."
Lame, the easy to go to hate line. That resume doesn't include a degree in English, baseball, basketball, hockey or college sports, unfortunately.
Chris Carlin: "What bothered me is the notion that somehow we're going anywhere."
We have contracts that WFAN is not going to let us go and pay us no matter how bad the ratings are.
CC: "We're just trying to do this."
Yep, trying.
MG: "We understand hating comes with the territory."
Let's call Ray up and axe him to pray for the show.
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She was only 13.
She was a sweet innocent child.
After coming to the Untied States with her parents, Jenelle was kicked out of her house by her stepdad. Lost, lonely and afraid–she gravitated to a man she met on the street who promised her he would clothe her, feed her and take care of her for the rest of her life.
It seemed like a dream come true–she finally found someone to love her after all the abuse she had endured as a child. But her dream soon turned into a nightmare of more torture, enslavement and desperation. That man became her pimp–her sex trafficker.
Beatings, torture, and cruel punishments to "be obedient" became an everyday norm for her.
Years went by and the more she was sold to countless different men–the more she lost her true self–and the little sweet blonde girl who once dreamed of being loved–gave up her dreams for locked chains of addiction, rejection and abandonment.
She had become a sex trafficking slave–a throw away to many in society. But God!
When we met her she was literally at her ropes end. Ready for change–she had finally gotten up the strength to leave her pimp. What great courage this takes!
When I picked her up to take her to our Destiny House she was in tears. Not tears of sorrow or regret–but tears of pure JOY. She was now on her journey to FREEDOM!
I took her to Starbucks to get a frap and something to eat–she was starving. When we gave her the drink she said: "No one has ever bought me anything before without expecting something back. Why are you treating me so kind?" (wait..what??)
Because love IS something–it DOES something.
It's not just a studied theory on paper in school. It's not just proclaimed in the streets, on blogs or in the pulpit.
Love rescues, protects, restores and redeems those who some believe don't deserve it.
These are some of the precious people that Jesus loves so deeply.
The adulteress. The harlot. The stripper. The prostitute.
The sex trafficking victim.
LOVE! It's SUPER radical. Goes anywhere. Does anything. It's unbelievably unconditional. It expects nothing back!
And it is NEVER ENDING.
God is love.
Today Jenelle met love–
And today is her first day of freedom.
She doesn't need to be afraid, lost or rejected anymore. She is HOME.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor.
He has sent me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy), to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord. (the day when salvation and the favor of God abound greatly) Luke 4:18-19 AMP
Our hearts our FULL from meeting Jenelle! It prompted our heart to be so thankful for our Destiny House.
The other day I paid our electricity bill for the Destiny House and offices. I then went to our bank account to check the balance.
We were minus $`-12.00 in our account. It was overdrawn!
I could hear past criticisms in my head like:
"You can't afford it–shut it down"
"Get rid of Destiny House–it's too hard."
"You're suppose to be successful–what have you done wrong?"
"You should be ashamed to ask for money–sounds like you're begging"
"Is there something easier you can be doing like traveling and speaking–instead of rescuing girls?"
But I heard this scripture in the back of my head:
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
Yes. I was absolutely afraid.
But I need to GIVE Him my TRUST.
Jesus never promised that following Him would be easy. If He didn't have it that way to the cross–why would we?
You see–I frankly do not care what others think–and neither should you. When you know you're right before God–you need to focus on Him and what He's called you to do!
I have been reading the (dreaded) book of Job and I must say that I can totally relate to him in so many ways.
I know that my heart is pure–I've given it to God daily.
And even though negative accusing voices and even some people (supposed friends) can come against you and question your motives–you need to trust God that He will make a way when it seems like everything is falling apart.
We do our due diligence with every dime that is spent…it goes to our outreach and Destiny House program–taking care of the girls.
We also are writing some grants and very hopeful we will be getting them soon–all in God's timing. Please pray for us!
In the meantime–we are going to TRUST.
How about you?
Will you trust Him when it seems like all your chips are down?
I am going to do a bold ask.
(How dare me, right?)
To be able to help precious Jenelle and other girls like her–this is not cheap–it does not come free.
We have needs. And are down to nothing.
Love always…
protects, trusts, hopes, perseveres and it never fails!
Current Needs Destiny House:
Emergency Doctor Care (new girl) $458.00
Emergency Dental (new girl) $375.00
Tennis Rackets (exercise for girls) $557.00
24/7 care house managers (1/2 month left) $4,110.00 half raised-THANK YOU!
Water Well new holding tank (broken) $974.00
Note: We do not leave the ladies alone–ever. Our program is very structured and there is always a supervisors overseeing the ladies daily & nightly activities. This is to insure they receive the excellent care that is so needed–and also for their safety and well being as they heal from the serious effects of complex trauma and PTSD. This is a non-negotiable expense.
If one or many of you feel prompted in your hearts and offer $10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 5000…this need could be met in NO time! Also–your gift is tax-deductible!
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Monday's Dancing With The Stars will transport you to Hollywood.
Well, not Hollywood specifically just back to the soundtracks of the best productions to ever hit the silver screen.
Twilight. You're up Michelle Bridges. A Star Is Born. That has Samuel Johnson written all over it. Pulp Fiction. Come on down Olympia Valance.
You won't want to miss Sir Curtly Ambrose getting into the Mamma Mia spirit for an ABBA classic. While Courtney Act has been brave enough to attempt a number by Fred Astaire from Roberta, Constance Hall performs to This Is Me from The Greatest Showman.
Jett Kenny gets Happy with a mega hit from Despicable Me 2 and Jimmy Rees will really sizzle when he moves to Earned It from 50 Shades Of Grey. Talk about a coming attraction!
And to kick off the night, we're having an old fashioned dance off! It will be La La Land versus Bohemian Rhapsody with costumes and moves that have to be seen to be believed.
Who will give an Oscar winning performance and who will take home a razzie?
Don't forget to vote to keep your favourite celebrity dancing. Log onto www.10play.com.au for all the voting details.
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There are times when politicians say, "I speak for all (fill in the blank) … Albertans, Canadians etc."
They rarely do.
On Friday, however, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's words delivered to the congregation at the Akram Jomaa Islamic Centre in northeast Calgary really did. At least, that's the hope. Sadly, there is some evidence online that a fringe group of Canadian haters were justifying the terrorist attack at two New Zealand mosques during mid-day prayers there.
"I join you today," Notley told the estimated 5,000 congregants who gathered for Friday prayers at the mosque on Barlow Trail, "in mourning over the violent terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
"We are devastated to learn that 49 people were killed and many, many more injured, while they gathered to pray together. On behalf of all Albertans, I offer my condolences to everyone affected by this act of terror . . . and to all of you gathered here today, I want you to know, Albertans stand with you — I stand with you — and our hearts embrace you."
During Friday prayers in New Zealand, a 28-year-old Australian Muslim-hating white supremacist is suspected of gunning down almost 100 people — 49 of whom have died with another 48 injured, some seriously, with the possibility more could perish from their wounds.
New Zealand police who arrested the alleged killer are combing through the 28-year-old suspect's 74-page manifesto of hate on social media, where he identified himself as Brenton Tarrant from Australia and said he was avenging terrorist attacks in Europe perpetrated by Muslims.
For members of the mosque in Calgary, including Junaid Mahoon, president of the Islamic Centre of south Calgary and a spokesperson for the Muslim Council of Calgary, the murders of their Muslim brothers and sisters half a world away hits close to home.
"The community are very concerned about their brothers and sisters across the globe in New Zealand and the sentiments are, why hate, why again? And then solidarity," from "different colours and faiths coming to show their support," said Mahoon at the northeast mosque, which has in the past invited controversial speakers to speak there and hateful things have appeared on its website.
Hate must be rooted out and decried everywhere if this world is to become a better place, because hate begets hate.
Rushing past two Calgary police constables on hand to reassure the congregation, Rahil Tarique, 35, caught the midday prayers at the northeast mosque — the same time of the day when the gunman started shooting in New Zealand — and said he was devastated by the news.
"The only thing I knew of New Zealand was cricket and hobbits, so it's a big shock.
"I'm from Bangladesh," said the web developer at the University of Calgary, "and I know there were four or five casualties from Bangladesh which hurts, but any time people are targeted in their place of worship, it's upsetting."
And that has happened a lot in the past few years.
* On Jan. 29, 2017, six worshippers at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City were murdered and 19 others were injured when Alexandre Bissonnette entered the place of worship and opened fire. Just last month — on Feb. 8 — the white supremacist was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 40 years, one of the stiffest sentences in recent Canadian history.
* White supremacist Dylann Storm Roof murdered nine African American worshippers and injured one at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. He opened fire on the congregants — who included senior pastor and state senator Clementa C. Pinckney — all of whom warmly welcomed the hater into their Bible study before he shot them.
According to news reports, security officials in New Zealand and Australia did not have those who have been arrested in Friday's mosque attacks on a watch list. Clearly, white supremacist organizations need to be closely monitored all around the world, as they are growing ever more deadly and, like Islamist terrorists, feed off of past terrorist acts that gain notoriety on the Internet.
The New Zealand suspect also posted photos online, including one showing a rifle magazine featuring Bissonnette's name incorrectly spelled, written in white paint. The manifesto also praised Roof and Anders Breivik, who killed dozens of young people at a summer camp in Norway for that country's left-leaning political party.
Meanwhile, within hours of the shootings in New Zealand, which last year only had 35 homicides in the entire country, hateful comments appeared on Canadian Facebook posts that in some cases celebrated the attack or justified it. Many of those posts have since been removed.
"We know there is hate in the world but we can never forget that love is stronger," Notley said. "No one should feel unsafe because of where and how they worship. This is fundamental to who we are.
"Together," added Notley, "we must continue the fight against racism, hate, intolerance and religious persecution of all forms, including Islamophobia."
Here's hoping for the day when we can truly say that the condemnation of hate speaks for everyone.
Licia Corbella is a Postmedia opinion columnist. firstname.lastname@example.com


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There's no denying that the candidate experience is important and that the last thing you need as a TA professional is to find your perfect candidate and then lose them because the candidate experience was lackluster / less than hoped for OR maybe another company provided a better candidate experience, winning them over. It would be particularly gut-wrenching given that in addition to handling hiring managers, calendars, multiple candidates, interviews, etc. – you already had to put so much energy into the nuances associated with getting people in the door in the first place There's never enough time to make sure that every aspect of filling a req is perfect – employer branding, through candidate experience, to hire – yet it's possible to come close. How?
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Is Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) starting to step away from his image as a relative GOP moderate? He's now calling for a constitutional amendment to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants, an idea that has become a cause célèbre on the right.
"But there's another problem we have in this nation that I think is novel and needs to be fixed. If you come across the border illegally and you have a child in America, automatically, that child becomes an American citizen. Under the 14th Amendment, three court cases says there's a constitutional right to that," Graham said in an appearance Wednesday on Greta Van Susteren's show.
He also added: "But I may introduce a constitutional amendment that changes the rules if you have a child here. Birthright citizenship I think is a mistake, that we should change our Constitution and say if you come here illegally and you have a child, that child's automatically not a citizen."Birthright citizenship is a legal principle based in the 14th Amendment: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside." In the absence of birthright citizenship, it is possible for someone to be born without having citizenship in any country at all, due to failure to meet some extra requirement that could be imposed, such as ancestry or other circumstances.
(Via Adam Serwer.)
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What would you like us to know about you?A long entrepreneurial journey and a diverse educational foundation give Stavros his creative point of view. From his Bachelor of Professional Studies in Construction Management, to his Master of Science in Creative Studies, to his distressed takeover of the family business and the founding of a chain of eco-friendly dry-cleaners, it seems like Stavros has done it all. Currently he loves his job facilitating and training collaborative creativity, and he also conducts research at the University of the Virgin Islands. (Apparently it's impossible for him to do just one thing). Stavros and his family live between New York City and the US Virgin Islands. He enjoys friends, philosophy and sailing. Jibe Ho!
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I'm sure most have you have set your New Year's Resolutions already and that most of them have something to do with health and fitness. Last year my resolution was to see myself as stronger by the end of the year. I had many different steps to do so and overall, I feel like I succeed in reaching that goal.
This year, though, I'm trying something different. I'm trying something that should keep me going all year long. I'm giving myself 30 days each month to accomplish something….and I'd like you to join me. From today until the end of January is 30 days. In this time, I resolve to sort out what I really want to accomplish this year. Each day I will come up with something I want to finish this year. Instead of just one big vague resolution, I'm going to find all those little things and list one of them each day. It may be a tiny post with the just a paragraph about that item, or it may be something bigger. But each day, for 30 days, I will be narrowing down what will make 2016 the best year ever for me.
Give me your next 30 days to do the same. Do some soul searching, figure out where you really need change in the little and big ways. Come up with one plan of action each day this month that will last you all year. Try not to make huge life changes, but just the ones you know you can do. Join me and share your 30 days with me!
Day One – Seeing the World
The first thing I'm doing for a better year is seeing the world…for real. I haven't gotten new glasses since 2003 and now that I have to wear glasses on most days instead of contacts, this has been a real issue. Did I mention that my current glasses have been cracked for over a year? I just needed to start this year off with a gift to myself….so today, and not puting it off one more day, I went and got new glasses. Now I can see the world around me, as it is, to accept it and be more clear on what I need to/can change.
Happy New Year! What is your Day One?


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Monthly Archives: September 2016
The summer that won't end
Good Tuesday, everyone. It's no secret that our summer has been a toasty one across Central and Eastern Kentucky. Allow me to let you in on another little secret: It's not about to end anytime soon. Temps this week will … Continue reading
Summer keeps going
Good Monday, and welcome to another week of summer temps. This hotter-than-normal pattern just won't go away, and it could another 90-degree day our way later this week. Monday will be a pretty nice day, with partly sunny skies and highs in … Continue reading
Tracking a cold front
Good Sunday, everyone. We have a cold front working across the state, and this is bringing more showers and storms to parts of the region. Once this bad boy scoots to our east, summertime temps get ready to surge back … Continue reading
Scattered storms for the weekend
Good Saturday, folks. We've made it to the weekend, and some scattered storms have finally made it back into Central and Eastern Kentucky. These storms will be around for the next couple of days, bringing a nice drink of water … Continue reading
Wet weather for the weekend
Good Friday, everyone. Coming off another soaker of a summer, it's hard to believe we could use some rain across our part of the world. But, that's exactly the case, as September has been dry as a bone. The weekend … Continue reading
All eyes on the weekend forecast
Good Thursday to one and all. We have another nice-looking day taking shape across the region, but everyone is looking ahead to the weekend weather. It's the time of year for fall festivals and football, so the weekend forecast takes … Continue reading
Tracking scattered storms
Good Wednesday, everyone. We have scattered showers and thunderstorms blowing back into the Bluegrass State. This action is ahead of a weak cold front arriving from the northwest, and it's the first of two fronts due in town in the … Continue reading
Summer hangs on
Good Tuesday to one and all. We have summer temps moving back into the Bluegrass State. This will also bring an increase in humidity and a gradual increase in the shower and thunderstorm threat. Highs Tuesday will generally be in the middle … Continue reading
Active pattern slowly takes shape
Good Monday, folks. We are starting the week on another gorgeous weather note across Central and Eastern Kentucky. This nice weather will soon be replaced by a pattern that looks increasingly active. That's code for rain chances will be increasing. … Continue reading
Much better weather blows in
Good Sunday to one and all. Gusty showers and thunderstorms rumbled across the region on Saturday. That action was helping sweep the hot and humid air out of town, replacing it with a taste of the good stuff. Today's weather … Continue reading


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Eleven Sports has announced that Guillaume Collard has been appointed as Managing Director of the company's operations in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Collard has been with Eleven Sports since 2016 and takes over from Anouk Mertens who was appointed as COO of the Eleven Sports Group in November.
Since launching in October 2015, Eleven has enjoyed huge success in Belgium and Luxembourg, creating a sustainable, profitable business in under three years and achieving 100% household distribution across the market.
Collard was previously Head of Business Development for Eleven Sports in Belgium and Luxembourg, playing an integral role in the success of the business by achieving commercial agreements with distributors, sponsors and partners while also securing the key sports rights.
He later combined this role with the position of Head of Acquisitions for the Eleven Sports Group, which he will continue going forward.
Eleven Sports Group COO, Anouk Mertens, said:
"Having worked with Guillaume in our Belgian team for almost three years, I am confident our business is in very capable hands. This will be a seamless transition and I look forward to continuing our close working relationship.
"Guillaume has excellent knowledge of the local business and the market dynamics. As part of our team he has helped to establish Eleven Sports as a leading sports provider in the market."
Guillaume Collard, Managing Director, Eleven Sports in Belgium and Luxembourg, said:
"I am delighted to have the opportunity to continue the great work done with Anouk and the team to create a very successful business in Belgium and Luxembourg.
"We have a first-class team that is eager to keep improving and innovating our offer for fans all over the country. I am looking forward to working together to ensure we reinforce and grow our strong market position."
Prior to joining Eleven Sports, Collard held various management positions at Proximus, including Head of Content Strategy.
He will take on his new role from 8 April.


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I recently posted about a pay-it-forward moment I had a few days ago. As I noted in that post, the homeless man and his two dogs have been on my mind since. I did some online research for ideas and then set out to create a care package for him and his dogs.
First, when I began to gather items for the care package, I considered bulk and weight and the usefulness of each item. As I have already interacted with this man, I know a few things about him like his size and that he has a shopping cart to store some items. I tailored the care package for him and his dogs. If you're inspired to make a care package for a homeless person, the lists below are a good guide for items of personal care, warmth, and nurishment.
Second, in Sacramento (where I live), I've observed when arrested, homeless persons often lose their belongings when they're only stored in a shopping cart or such. If they have a suitcase or backpack, those are taken with them into custody. As such, I wanted to supply him with a few bags or backpacks. I checked around the house and found two I could spare – an Eastpack daypack and a water-proof REI bag (about the size of medium-sized purse) with lots of zippers and storage space; both are in very good shape without rips, tears, and all zippers work well.
I chose the smaller bag to become a one-stop shop for personal hygiene, first aid kit for humans and dogs, and other small items. All told, I spent 60 dollars on this care package. Now, that's a significant amount given I'm out of work. I'll need to skip a few outings with friends, but ultimately, in the scheme of things, it's really not a lot of money.
If you look at the picture above and the list below, you may be surprised how much I was able to fit into the two bags. It took careful packing, no doubt. Lastly, I wrote him a short note which included a list of the items in the care package. I found this suggestion during my online research. If you're including new (or newer items and/or backpacks, etc) it's good to list these. If the homeless person is approached by police, they can provide the note to show they did not steal any of the items.
Smaller bag:
– Small LED bike light with 12 extra AA batteries
– Large tube of Neosporen
– Small plastic bottle of liquid skin
– Package of multiple-sized strip BandAids
– New tube of toothpaste and unopened toothbrush
– Bar of Dove soap
– 2 tubes of Burt Bee's lip balm (one medicated, one regular)
– Large tube of BenGay
– Bottle of Benadryl 25 mg
– Bottle of Aleve
– 2 small package of tissues
– 3 packs of 20 handy wipes (Target sample/travel section)
– 2 med. size tubes of Eucerne hand lotion (Target sample/travel section)
– 1 canister Burt Bee's hand salve
– Comb
– 2 Greenies (treats for cleaning dog's teeth)
– 6 doses of large-breed flea medication (with package instructions)
– 10 oz bottle of tea tree oil and aloe dog shampoo (I've used it before on myself and must say, it's quite lovely and helps with insect bites and stings)
– Small mending kit
– Collapsible canvas dog bowl (I'd given him one the other day)
– 2 Bic lighters
In the day pack (fully expanded):
– Roll of Duct Tape
– Full-sized thick woolen blanket
– Pair of wool socks
– 2 pairs of thick Dickie work socks (on sale at Target)
– A size x-large fleece-lined rain jacket with hood
– A construction vest with reflective stripes
– Lined notebook, 10 stamps and envelopes
– 2 one gallon Ziploc bags
– 3 pack deodorant
– 3 dark colored t-shirts (on sale at Target)
– 7 pairs of cotton boxers (on sale at Target)
– Quick-dry wash cloth and bath towel in small pouch
– Coleman foldable fork/spoon
– Small can opener
– 2 ink pens, a black sharpie
– spill-proof travel mug
– 2 24″ bungee cords
and in the side pouch, an umbrella
I found 2 Nalgene square-sized 64 oz. and one 32oz. water containers at REI on sale for 9.50 each. I added those (filled with water), a rip-stop 8′ x 10′ tarp (on sale at a sporting goods store), a large jar of peanut butter, strawberry jam, a loaf of whole wheat bread, and a 2 dozen cliff bars to the care package.


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I'd wager that anyone who was asked to name the most-popular silent-screen comic of all time would answer "Chaplin." But I'd also bet that a second answer would be "Buster Keaton." The fact is, Keaton always seemed just that much behind Chaplin, even in the teens and twenties when they were both competing for the public's love and attention. Keaton, known as the "Great Stone Face" because of his naturally dour but generally expressionless countenance, could never quite seem to equal for most people the warmth and charm of Chaplin's sentimental Little Tramp. Yet it was Keaton who consistently came up with some of the funnier and more imaginative sight gags in movies like "Sherlock, Jr.," "Steamboat Bill, Jr.," and "The General." In the end it's probably a toss-up, and a moot one at that since most of both of the men's best pictures are now available on DVD.
In the present collection, Warner Bros. have gathered together three of Keaton's transitional films. "The Cameraman" from 1928 and "Spite Marriage" from 1929 were the comic actor's last silent movies (although "Spite Marriage" had a synchronized sound-effects track), and "Free and Easy" from 1930 was his first starring "talkie." The films also mark Keaton's move from doing independent productions to working for a big studio, MGM, where he was promised bigger budgets, wider distribution, and better publicity. But he was also given far less control over his movies, and it was by his own admission the beginning of his downfall as a preeminent attraction. His films declined in quality in the talking era, until by the mid-to-late 1930s he was unhappy, divorced, alcoholic, and reduced to playing supporting roles and writing gags for other MGM performers. A brief glow of stardom came again in the early 1950s with a pair of short-lived TV programs, and then it was on to more bit parts and cameos until his death in 1966. He did go out in style, however, co-starring in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" the year he died.
"The Cameraman":
This was Keaton's first film for MGM and the first film over which he had little personal control. He did keep his old director, Edward Sedgwick, but he, too, had to toe the MGM line. Unlike the work in his earlier movies, Keaton's performances for MGM were to strictly follow the script; he was allowed almost no room for improvisation on the set. Nevertheless, the old Keaton magic could not be entirely dampened by the studio's dictums, and "The Cameraman" includes a number of very funny bits.
In "The Cameraman," Keaton plays a sidewalk photographer, a tintype picture-taker, who longs to be a big-time newsreel cameraman working for a major movie studio in order to impress the girl he's just fallen in love with. His character's name is given in the credits as, not surprisingly, "Buster." The girl he's smitten with is Sally (Marceline Day), a secretary at a movie studio, not unexpectedly, MGM. She tells him that to break into the business he should go out and shoot something, "anything that's interesting." The plot, what little there is, involves Buster's attempts to take some newsreel footage and romance the lady at the same time.
A sequence in Yankee Stadium is a standout for its allowing Keaton a moment to actually extemporize. It's a clever few minutes of the actor playing a baseball game with himself. Another amusing scene has Buster trying desperately to open a dime bank. It's a small gimmick, but it shows how well Keaton could manage to make even little things work over a reasonably lengthy scene. A brief example of Keaton's more subtle humor involves the cameraman jumping aboard a fire truck in an attempt to get to the scene of a blaze and film it, only to discover that the truck is on its way back to the fire department!
Keaton was used to doing his own stunts, but once he arrived at MGM the studio insisted for insurance purposes that a stunt double do all the tough stuff. They weren't about to jeopardize one of their biggest investments. Keaton complied in most cases (as people like Jackie Chan do today), but there is a particularly chancy (and funny) stunt on a moving bus that Keaton did himself, as well as a number of shots in a swimming pool and later at the beach that must have involved a certain degree of risk. The movie ends with a Tong war during a Chinese New Year's celebration that contains stereotypes that would be discouraged today, but it demonstrates the attitudes of a bygone age. Finally, it should be pointed out that a monkey upstages everybody in the film.
"Spite Marriage":
This was Keaton's last silent movie, and as such it marked the end of an era for one of the silent-screen's most notable stars. In "Spite Marriage" Keaton plays a fellow named Elmer, the luckless owner of a dry-cleaning shop, a "pants presser" as he is later described, who is hopelessly in love with a famous stage star, Trilby Drew (Dorothy Sebastian). In order to impress her, Elmer dresses up each night in a customer's tuxedo and attends one of her performances, pretending to be a millionaire.
"There are only two cures for love…marriage and suicide" announces an interscene card, and true enough, once they're introduced the lady consents to marry Elmer out of spite (to get back at a boyfriend who has just jilted her). Unfortunately for Elmer, once the marriage takes place, Ms. Drew regrets it and will have nothing to do with the hapless pants presser. Somehow, by the end of the movie they all manage to come together on a yacht, where a seemingly hopeless situation turns fruitful and Elmer's unintentional heroism saves the day and the girl.
Although MGM insisted that Keaton again follow the script to the letter, there are some wonderful visual gags, pratfalls, slapstick, and double takes that continue to amuse, almost as many as in "The Cameraman." Some backstage folly at Trilby's theater is delightful and reminds one of the backstage antics in the Marx Brothers' "A Night at the Opera" a few years afterward, to which Keaton was an uncredited contributor. The most famous scene in "Spite Marriage," though, is undoubtedly the one where Elmer must put an inebriated Trilby to bed, a series of sidesplitting actions he would repeat many times over in subsequent films and on TV, a wonderfully choreographed piece of business.
"Free and Easy":
It's in "Free and Easy" that Keaton got his first starring role in a talkie, a role that he would soon regret. Keaton was a visual comedian, his work abounding in terrific sight gags perfected over his years as a vaudeville stage performer as well as a silent-movie actor. But now the studio wanted him to say funny things rather than do funny things, and they were eager to show off their new sound equipment with numerous song-and-dance routines as well. For Keaton, it didn't work.
It wasn't that his voice wasn't up to the job; indeed, his gravelly voice closely matched his hangdog appearance. But as he later explained, the studio just wanted him to utter funny lines of dialogue, and they didn't care for his physical abilities. This would be like trying to force Jackie Chan into being a stand-up comedian; it denied the talent involved.
Interestingly, Keaton's silent-screen rival, Charlie Chaplin, was no more fond of the talking era than Keaton was, but Chaplin owned his own movie studio and wrote and produced his own films. Thus, when the talkies came along, Chaplin could afford to ease into them smoothly and gently with movies ("City Lights," "Modern Times") that were virtually silent well into the talking age. Keaton did not enjoy such a luxury, and it shows to his disadvantage.
In "Free and Easy" Keaton again plays an "Elmer," this time Elmer Butz, the contest manager for a girl, Elvira Plunkett (Anita Page), who has just won a beauty pageant as Miss Gopher City, Kansas. Their prize is a trip to Hollywood, where Elmer insists he is going to make her a movie star. It is no surprise that he's in love with her.
But once in Hollywood, he finds he has a rival, a handsome young actor named Larry Mitchell (Robert Montgomery), who falls for Elvira the first time he meets her. The problem with this situation is that we can see in a flash that Larry is a really nice guy and that he and Elvira hit it off famously. So where, we have to wonder, will this leave Elmer?
"Free and Easy" moves along more slowly than Keaton's previous two pictures, and it contains far too much talk and far too few visual gags. It relies on Hollywood cameos (Jackie Coogan, John Barrymore), romance, and musical numbers to carry it along, diluting Keaton's natural gifts in much the same way that MGM would dilute the Marx Brothers' zaniness in their later movies.
Keaton often seems adrift in the story. He is as much as anything the poor soul, the fool, the sap in this film, falling down more than usual for him and being absent from more footage. What few scenes Keaton is allowed to handle on his own are inspired, to be sure, especially a sequence on the MGM lot where Elmer tries first to get in and is then chased from pillar to post.
But the film's "Pagliacci" ending is a complete downer, and Keaton's agreeing to do it must have been one of the actor's most ill-advised moves. We leave the movie feeling cheated and manipulated. "Free and Easy" would be the beginning of the end for Keaton the star.
Of the three movies, "The Cameraman" and "Free and Easy" show the most faults in their picture quality. The image is often marred by minor age marks–lines, scratches, and smudges–and "Free and Easy" is further marred by a few somewhat blurry reels. The imperfections are not excessive, however, and the movies are still quite watchable. In fact, they are probably the best video transfers of these films ever made. Definition ranges from so-so to excellent, depending on a given sequence, as do the B&W contrasts, which can sometimes be strong and other times slightly faded. "Spite Marriage" is the best of the three prints, quite good for its age. It shows better B&W contrast and sharper delineation than the other two, plus it shows fewer signs of age.
None of the prints used for the Warner Bros. Keaton transfers were digitally restored, and none of them compare to the quality of the Chaplin prints used in WB's Chaplin box sets, prints which were mostly found preserved in the Chaplin family vault in near-perfect condition and restored from there. Still, no one should find the Keaton prints at all objectionable, and they are undoubtedly better looking than anything previously available to the public.
"The Cameraman" on the first disc and the documentary on the second disc are in two-channel Dolby stereo, mainly because "The Cameraman" is accompanied by a new musical soundtrack and the documentary is also newly made. Otherwise, the sound of the original synchronized sound-effects track on "Spite Marriage" and the early talking sound on "Free and Easy" are in single-channel Dolby Digital mono, the latter somewhat dull and pinched, but still listenable. No matter; the sound works efficiently in each case. There is little that we today would associate with high-end audio, it's true, yet there is nothing to distract us, either, like excessive background noise.
The two discs in the package are crammed full of good material that will make any Keaton fan jump for joy. Disc one contains the feature films "The Cameraman" and "Spite Marriage," with introductions by "Turner Classic Movies" host Robert Osborne. On "The Cameraman" there's an audio commentary by film historian Glenn Mitchell, and on "Spite Marriage" there's a commentary by silent-era film historians John Bengston and Jeffrey Vance. All of the commentaries are straightforward and informative, much more substantial than many of the commentary tracks on other discs that provide little detail you'd care to remember for more than the moment. The first Keaton disc also includes photo montages from "The Cameraman" and "Spite Marriage," plus seventeen and fifteen scene selections respectively.
Disc two contains the feature film "Free and Easy," which is divided into seventeen scene selections, along with a thirty-eight minute documentary, "So Funny It Hurt." Narrated by James Karen, an actor and a friend of Keaton, it details Keaton's unfortunate years with MGM. According to the documentary, MGM only wanted the performer, not the essence of the performer's talent. They wanted Keaton to toe the line, follow the script, never improvise, and never give them any trouble. It was his downfall. In those days MGM was a factory that had little regard for personal initiative, and because Keaton could not conform to their tightly regimented system of filmmaking, he was fired within a few years.
The two discs are housed in a foldout, plastic-and-cardboard case housed in a cardboard slipcover. English is the only spoken language provided throughout the set; but English, French, and Spanish subtitles are available for those who need them.
Parting Thoughts:
Interestingly, both "Spite Marriage" and "The Cameraman" were later remade as vehicles for another MGM star, Red Skelton, "I Dood It" in 1943 and "Watch the Birdie" in 1950, with Keaton acting as an uncredited consultant and gag writer. It's indicative of the once great comedian's decline, yet Keaton himself is said to have never aspired to greatness and seemed, at times at least, resigned to his fate.
Anyway, the three films in WB/TCM's Buster Keaton Collection complement each other nicely and offer a good overview of this sometimes neglected comic actor and writer. Together with the informative commentaries, the excellent documentary, and the best video transfers of the films yet, the set finally does some small justice to the work of the Great Stone Face. Overall, I'd rate the Film Value for "The Cameraman" an 8/10, "Spite Marriage" a 7/10, and "Free and Easy" a 5/10. The composite score indicated below seems to me a fair assessment of the three films as a whole.


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We want our children to become confident mathematicians, in the same way that we want them to become confident readers and writers. Knowing about numbers and being able to count are an important part of the mathematical knowledge and skills that children need as they grow.
Children learn to recognise numerals by seeing them written down. They learn about the order that numbers come in by hearing and saying the number names. However children need more than this in order to really understand how much each number is worth – to know the 'twoness' of two'. Knowing the value of each number will give them a firm foundation on which to build the rest of their mathematical journey.
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- sort, match and count things that they can see and touch, such as pieces of apple and orange on their plate, or a collection of autumn leaves.
- count sounds that they can hear, such as clapping, or pebbles being dropped into a tin.
- have a number 'day'… celebrate all things 2…2 shoes, 2 ears, 2 ducks in the pond, 2 carrots etc. Make sure you concentrate on just one number at a time before moving onto the next number.
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Customer Service Interview Questions:
What can you be asked in an interview for a customer service job?
These questions will follow along with the lines of competency-based interview questions where the interviewer tries to find out your skill level and what you would do and have done in certain situations relating to a customer service job.
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Possible Customer Service Interview Questions
- What would you do if you were given 10 tasks but only have time for 8?
- Tell me what you know about a ticketing system.
- What do you know about a ticketing system?
- How well do you work under pressure?
- Do you work well with a team?
- What would you do if you had to deal with a problem last minute?
- How would you deal with an angry client/customer?
- Give me an example of when you went the extra mile for a customer?
- How would you solve a problem creatively or in a creative way?
- If you had to decline an urgent request from a client what would you do?
- What targets did you deal with in the past and what were their results?
- Why should we hire you for this Customer Service Role?
The majority of these questions are competency based so follow our GOLDEN RULE: You should always give an example, whether the interviewer asked for one or not. When in doubt give an example. The reason for this being, the employer wants to see how you have previously handled such a situation, so now is your time to shine, show them what you've got.


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My three-legged stool 18 months on
In the past I have mentioned my hypothetical three-legged stool – the three key numbers that I need to keep an eye on. Well two of the three are heading in the right direction and one is drifting a little in the wrong direction. My platelets (the tiny blood cells that help stop bleeding) have been counted. They are at 150 compared to the 10 they had dropped to two years ago, and are knocking on the door of being normal (150+). Great. The next leg, my HbA1c figure (I will explain later) was the lowest it has been for about four years at 46mmol/mol. When I went to the doctors with a cough and came out with diabetes my HbA1c reading was 67. Since then it has been running at an acceptable 45-49 until it went up to the high 60's when I was on steroids whilst my platelets were being encouraged to climb out of the ditch. So far so good. Continue reading "My three-legged stool 18 months on"
I don't do reversing
My annual diabetes review went off OK – my blood glucose levels have settled back to 'normal' following the hump when I was taking steroids. We had a discussion on cholesterol and I was given a booklet to read. So I thought I would tell you about my experiences as a parking attendant. Continue reading "I don't do reversing"
My three legged stool
A three legged stool is more stable than any other. But mine has been out of kilter for a while. It's not a real stool of course, just a hypothetical one with the legs being three of the numbers that try to rule my life – PSA, platelet counts and blood glucose. A year and a bit ago my PSA leg was too long, six months ago my platelet count leg was almost non-existent while the third blood glucose leg was knocked senseless by chemotherapy and then beaten up by the prednisolone that was trying to get my second leg right! Continue reading "My three legged stool"
Farewell 2016
I said that I would update you on the 'blood out of a stone' front. This morning I just about managed to get a drop of blood out of my finger (I am sure that the Lancing Device is not as efficient as it should be, only works properly when a nurse is watching) and got a reading higher than previous ones – not the figure I was hoping for. Was it the Christmas effect or something else? I have tried to behave and only had a couple of slices of Christmas Cake (without icing) and no Christmas pudding, then I wondered whether there was another reason. I had got up at 4am on Friday morning with a raging sore throat and had then slept most of Friday (which is not like me) once the raging sore throat had died down to a murmur (although forbidden from speaking because it still came out in a croak). Continue reading "Farewell 2016"
Animal health and blood numbers
It is often (incorrectly) claimed that a healthy dog has a wet nose (or vice versa). If that were true and I was a dog I would be regarded as being healthy! Since March I have had a slightly damp nose. Not sure why – it's not listed among the many side effects of Docetaxel or of Triptorelin, so it's a bit of a mystery. Continue reading "Animal health and blood numbers"


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This is a required form, unless an exemption is claimed. It includes a list of exemptions and line by line instructions. For non-recorded transfers use the PTAX 203-NR form. Add supplemental form A if the sale price is over 1 Million, and supplemental form B only for transfer of a beneficial interest.
Real Estate Transfer Tax Payment Form for Non Recorded Documents
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Notarial Record Form
This form is generally required, but certain transactions are exempt. A list of exempt conveyances can be found on page 1 of this document.
Plat Act Affidavit
Fill in the blank affidavit form to comply with the Illinois Plat Act (765 ILCS 205).
Illinois Homestead Exemption
Homestead exemptions are given to owner-occupied residential property. If you qualify, it could have substantial savings on your property taxes.
Notary Certificates
The supplemental forms in this section can be used as loose certificates by Illinois notaries.
An easement is the right to use the land of another for a specific purpose. An easement can exist in any portion of the real estate and can be made by agreement at any time, created by the seller when property is conveyed, or by operation of law. The creation of an easement always involves two separate parties, one of whom is the owner of the land over which the easement runs. Easements can be broken down into two categories: easements appurtenant and easements in gross.
An easement is recorded just like any other property interest in Illinois. This means that an easement deed should be signed and acknowledged by the grantor. If acknowledged in Illinois, acknowledgments can be made before a notary public, United States commissioner, county clerk, or any court, judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of such court. If acknowledgments are taken before a notary public or United States commissioner, the acknowledgment should be attested by his or her official seal. Acknowledgements taken before a judge or clerk of court should be attested by the seal of such court (765 ILCS 5/20). Easement deeds acknowledged outside of Illinois must still comply with the Illinois recording requirements and can be acknowledged before any of the officers listed in 765, 5/20 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
Easement deeds can be recorded in the county where the property is located (765 ILCS 5/28). All easement deeds that are authorized to be recorded will take effect and be in force from and after the time the deed is filed for record with the county recorder, and not before, as to all creditors and subsequent purchasers without notice. All such deeds will be void as to all such creditors and subsequent purchasers without notice until they are filed for record (765 ILCS 5/30).
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'In the days of Chivalry it was deemed a disgrace to ride upon a mare, and no greater indignity could be inflicted on a recreant Knight than to cause him to be placed upon one' (Lady Charlotte Guest, The Mabinogion, 1838, vol. 1). Did you ever wonder why a knight could never ride a mare and be considered a man? Was it because the patriarchal, male-dominated chivalry admitted no female to its inner circles of power, even if that female was equine? Or should the narrative of homosocial bonding and rampant feminism be abandoned in favour of a more mundane – or indeed, of a more exotic – explanation? Was it even true that the western male elite rode only stallions, never mares, geldings or mules?
In her article the 'English metrical romance of Percival', appended to the tale of 'Peredur the Son of Evrawc', Lady Guest comments that, in the English version, 'Percival is therefore doubtless represented as mounted on a mare, in order to add to the absurdity of his appearance and equipments'. Interestingly, the Welsh version of the tale is not gender-specific: Peredur is riding an old working horse, thus appearing poor and, doubtless, ridiculous, but not unmanned, as in the English romance.
In her notes on the continental chivalry, Lady Guest here relies on St. Palaye's Mémoires sur l'ancienne chevalerie, which she must have seen before its publication in 1838, as her own volume I of the Mabinogion appeared the same year. She, thus, had access, to most up-to-date research and collaborated closely with other scholars of the time, including those working on the French material. One of them was Hersart de la Villemarqué, who edited for her Chrétien de Troyes' Owain, (published in the notes), and went on to author a number of works on medieval literature, including an edition of Breton folklore, as in the nineteenth century folkloric material was generally accepted to be dating back to the medieval period.
In his edition of the Breton songs, Villemarqué includes 'The March of Arthur', which he introduces as an ancient war song of the Bretons. The song enumerates the vengeance the army would wreck upon the enemy, among it 'Stallion for horse, and mule for donkey! general (or 'war leader') for soldier, and man for child! blood for tears, and flames for sweat!' A stallion, as different from the generic 'horse', is of the same order as other superior military attributes, war leaders, men, blood, fire, and, surprisingly, mules, though these could have been used as comparatively swift and enduring pack animals.
There were, however, some exceptions: in the east, the unashamed Saracens and pagans rode mares and geldings indiscriminately, even though the practice was scorned by the westerners. In medieval Wales, the a warhorse or destrier could have been a gelding, or so the Southern version of the Welsh law intimates (the Latin redaction of the laws of Hywel Dda). Mares, however, were used neither for riding nor for work by the Welsh, and their compensation value was fixed, while the compensation value for (male) foals would depend on their age and level of training and for other working horses – on their use. Definitely, the Welsh Peredur had a poor working horse for a mount, but not a mare.
So, why did medieval western society have such an issue with mares? Did people think that relying on a female mount would have compromised the knight's masculinity? Then why would women ride stallions?
Female horses are not specifically inferior in strength, endurance or intelligence, neither are gelded horses, as one can see by looking at the performance of modern sport horses. The explanation for the absence of mares from among the working stock could be purely practical: they were used for breeding. Indeed, broodmares could be named and valued by their owners, who knew well enough that it takes both a good mare and a good stallion to produce a quality foal. In most of the Western Europe, mares and young horses were usually kept at pastures throughout the year, often in the wooded areas. This, in fact, is still the practice in certain large studs, where foals are allowed to run practically wild with the mares until the age when they can be trained. Nowadays, the most valuable horses would be kept in stables from a very age. In the Middle Ages, they need not be even priced individually until they were broken in: mares had a statutory price from the age when they could be put in foal, and the price of young horses increased with time until they could be broken in. Again, in the Welsh law, a new compensation was set when for a horse that was caught and haltered, and, after it had undergone suitable training, its final value under the law would be fixed. The horse's price could vary, depending on the skill of the dealer and the willingness of the buyer, but, interestingly enough, leaving a warhorse on pasture would entail the loss of its status for a destrier in the independent Wales…
Medieval economy required an enormous amount of horses, especially in wartime. Not all foals would have matured into working horses, either, due to injury and epidemics and other eventualities. Thus, mares could have been much too valuable to be used for work, unless by the very poor. In fact, it would have been cheaper to leave them on pasture rather than training and using them with intermittent 'maternity leaves'. In the more nomadic economies, mares would travel with the rest of the household, and there was little to no additional expenditure in feed and labour for using them as mounts and even warhorses.
Ideology comes into play, at some point, too. Stallions, indeed, are more likely to fight or to play for good reasons or for no reason at all, and they are often more active and more attached to their owners or carers than mares. Certain scholars argue that the western knight was, in cultural terms, an assemblage, a cyborg-like construct of arms and armour, trained, obedient body and powerful yet controlled mount. In this case, of course, a stallion fits in the picture better than a gelding or a mare: though it does not explain why mares were of little use for the non-combatants.
I may be totally wrong in all of these respects, of course, but if I am, I hope some kind soul may point out my error. Or, better still, give a paper at one of those excellent Equestrianism sessions at the IMC Leeds.
Lady Charlotte Guest (ed. and trans.), The Mabinogion, from the Llyfr Coch o Hergest and other Ancient Welsh Manuscripts: with an English Translation and Notes by Lady Charlotte Guest, vols I-III (London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1838)
St. Palaye, Mémoires sur l'ancienne chevalerie (1838)
Hersart de la Villemarqué, Barzaz Breiz. Chants populaires de la Bretagne recueillis, traduits et annotés par le vicomte Hersart de la Villemarqué, member de l'institut (Paris: Librairie académique, 1883), 8th edition


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Cone Crusher Maintenance
Cone crusher is an advanced hydraulic crusher with high power, large crushing ratio and high productivity. It is widely used in metallurgy, building materials, road construction, chemical industry and water conservancy industries. It can crush various ores of medium and medium hardness. And rocks. In order to ensure the efficiency of its work, the equipment must be properly checked and maintained during the operation. How to do the maintenance work in the operation of the cone crusher?
- 1. When the oil temperature is heated to 25 & mdash; 30 degrees, first start the oil pump motor to run for 5-10 minutes, check the working condition of the lubrication system, the oil pressure is 0.11-0.18Mp, observe the return oil return to normal, the oil quality meets the requirements. Start the main motor.
- 2. Check the lubrication station for the temperature of the return line every hour not to exceed 50 degrees, check whether the return oil is sufficient, and whether the height of the oil level in the tank is normal. Make sure that there is no oil leakage in the lubrication line or the cone body of the oil pump.
- 3. After the crusher is running for 1-2 minutes, the feeding can be started. When feeding, prevent non-crushed materials from entering the crushing chamber. If metal objects fall into the crusher, stop immediately. Pay attention to whether there is any blockage in the ore chute, crushing chamber and discharge funnel.
- 4. During the operation, the thin oil lubrication system should be checked frequently to maintain the height of the oil surface in the fuel tank. The output oil pressure is not lower than the rated oil pressure (0.8Kg/cm2) and the return oil temperature is not higher than 45 °C.
- 5. Check equipment, dustproof water pipes and cooling water pipes are good. Always listen to the sound of the crusher bevel gear rotation is normal, the motor running sound is normal. Observe the main motor current, do not exceed the rated current, the motor temperature is lower than 60 °C.
- 6. During the operation check, the coupling guard should be ensured to be intact, and the screw of the coupling should be prevented from falling off and hurting; if the pressure is too large, the joints will be stretched and the oil will splash and hurt people.


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Are you a Trent student? Do you have mass amounts of college spirit? Do you want to help the environment? How about win some awesome prizes? Then the first annual Waste Warrior Challenge is for you!
Trent is having its first ever waste challenge between the colleges. The purpose of the waste challenge is to increase diversion rates of on-campus garbage.
What does this mean?
It means putting your garbage in the correct bins (compost in the green bin, recycling in the blue bin), hereby reducing the amount of garbage going to landfills, and educating the campus on how to be environmentally conscious with their waste.
When is it?
It takes place on March 16-20
Where is it?
All the cafeterias on campus (Otonabee, Gzowski, Champlain, and Lady Eaton).
Who can participate?
Everyone! This is a campus wide challenge, and it is encouraged for people to share their knowledge on proper waste disposal!
A waste audit has been completed of all the cafeterias prior to this challenge in order to compare the results and declare which college is the champion of waste management.
The winning college will be treated to a hot chocolate and cookie afternoon courtesy of Chartwells. As well, students from that college can enter to win cool apparel, and the winning college will also receive a "Sustainability Certificate" declaring them as the 2015 Waste Warrior Champions!
This waste challenge is brought to you by the Food Services Sustainability Committee, Sustainable Trent, Chartwells, Meal Exchange, and the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Society.
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OUTREACH: Promote the challenge by talking to students about how to separate resources properly, putting up posters, handing out flyers, lecture announcements, sharing on social media, etc.
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A New and Improved Lug-A-Mug!
Have you heard about the money you could be saving if you lug your own mug? Over 50 cents per cup! That's right! $1 coffee and tea are now available at all cafeterias on campus (Otonabee, Gzowski, Champlain, and Lady Eaton)!
Imagine how much money you could save if you buy a coffee every week day – by saving 50 cents on every cup, you would save $130 in the span of a year! Roll Up The Rim season is coming to a close and what's better than a guaranteed win of $130 a year?
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Be a true waste warrior by changing your habits and save yourself a real chunk of change simply by lugging your mug!


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Casino Loyalty Scheme: Members of the Fitzpatrick's Casinos get to enter prize draws daily and once a month is a massive draw with cash prizes. Members get to take advantage of special events and can win money through monthly and even daily promotions. In other words, it's not a bad idea to become a fully registered member. All you need to do is take a Photo ID and bring it along to one of the clubs and we will sort out the rest for you.
Player Reward: There is a Loyalty Scheme available through the six Fitzpatrick's Casinos. Each time you go along and gamble you have to scan your card and once you accumulate a certain amount of loyalty points*, a free play or match bet will be given to you! Ask at reception for more details.
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Date(s) - 03/02/2020
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This training teaches adults how to be an active bystander in child sexual abuse prevention and response. Examples of boundary violations (warning signs of potential perpetrators of abuse) and inappropriate behaviors are shared, and the training highlights how to make spontaneous and planned interventions that reinforce boundaries and protect children. During the training, you will learn simple and practical actions you can take to protect children. The training combines videos and group discussions.
You will receive a certificate of attendance with your name on it. Depending on your profession, you may be able to earn CEU's for attending. Light refreshments are provided. Childcare is not available. Time: Approximately one hour. Cost: FREE!
This free training will be located at the new ABC House in downtown Albany! 228 5th Ave SW Albany, OR 97321.
Note: This FREE training includes an OPTIONAL tour of our new ABC House beforehand. The tour is scheduled from 5:00-5:30pm. The training is scheduled from 5:30-6:30pm. If you do not plan on attending the tour, you may arrive at 5:30pm for the training. Thank you!
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