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''Kristen cheated'', Who, New Idea and Famous scream. ''More than once'', NW adds, promising a video inside. It's all very tawdry when you get down to the details. K-Stew had an affair with Rupert Sanders, her married director on Snow White and the Huntsman, R-Pattz found out and packed his bags, but it begs the question: why on earth would Kristen, as Famous puts it, ''Hook up with Rupert in her own easily recognisable car in broad daylight?'' And why would Robert move out of his own house? Would it be rude to suggest this is all just another engineered stunt to keep them in the headlines? Possibly, so we won't. We will, however, point out that even this split is already starting to lose interest, with Famous tipping it's own back-up breakup: Brangelina. ''Fights, secrets and now living separately - is this the end?'' They wish.
And then we get to what must be the most entertaining work of speculative fiction since Jules Verne hung up his quill: New Idea's baby diary for Kate Middleton. Despite the fact Kate has yet to announce that she's pregnant, the magazine's prognosticators have mapped out how ''the clucky couple'' will go, complete with some (hopefully unintentionally) hysterical moments. The birth ''will not be a relaxed process'', they reveal in news that will surprise no mother, but Kate is expected to bounce back quickly and ''would return to her royal duties - which are mounting by the month - as soon as possible''. One of her duties is mounting by the month? Those duties apparently already completed, the royal baby will be born on August 27, 2013. Possible godparents include people named Tiggy Legge-Bourke, Hugh van Cutsem and Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton and the child, if it's a boy, will most likely be circumcised ''in a royal tradition that goes back to Victorian times''. The mind boggles at that one … but not as much as it does at the thought of what we will have to suffer through when an actual pregnancy is confirmed. Or if, heaven forbid, Kate and Wills split up.


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I think that religion didn't cause anything good but only start wars, create gilt , hold science back , repressing women's rights, repress sexual subjects , promotes violence racism sectrianism backwardness discrimination ignorance , violates human rights , opression of homosexuals , bigotry , hatred , extremism , terrorism . But sometimes it helps people cope with their problems. I want to hear your opinions and arguments. Plus excuse my English since it's a second language.
PS : I meant abolish not by forcing but using logic and reason.
I would not mind religion per se if believers would leave it a private matter and not try, sometimes vigorously, to spread their delusion to others. Christians, for example, are mandated (supposedly) by Jesus to spread the gospel everywhere, and they believe that gives them the right to go knocking door-to-door to spread the good news. Religion in America and in Islamic countries is also having a detrimental effect on politics that effects not only every American, but the whole world.
I forgot to mention that we can only abolish religion by using logic and reason like now for example. I agree with you Napolean I say that we can still celebrate these holidays as secular . Remember that Stalin abolished religion to become a god like figure. To me I think that people should say whatever they like , to write whatever they want , to believe in anything within reason.
In this case, absolutely haha
....might be wishful thinking, though? Any neuroscientists or anthropologists on here who would argue that some minds/people groups may actually require religion (or a belief in life after death) to function, and get function, out of this life? I'm aware of how condescending this sounds to theists, but I would be lying if I said I hadn't considered this a number of times myself....
Sorry. I added my reply today, before I had read all the responses. You do more clearly define what you mean by "abolish" here. I would still recommend chosing a different word, as this one has too many meanings.
Well stated
I like your response.
If by abolish you mean outlawed, that didn't work in Communist countries very well. It's a bit like trying to abolish poor judgment.
I agree with you Ruth. But abolishing it by using logic and reason.
That's different.
Trying to use logic and reason with someone whose mind has been bound by ancient stories that may or may not have happened, and who believes there is some force planning for us, guiding us, answering prayers is delusional thinking. Is one ever successful in logically and reasonably discussing anything with someone who believes in delusions? I haven't found it so.
Outside the sciences and mathematics, have logic and reason ever defeated emotion?
Emotion can trump science. I'm recalling the guy who about a century ago assembled a dino with the wrong skull and insisted he'd used the correct skull. Ego can be found in lots of places.
Descartes claimed "I think therefore I am."
He didn't feel; he only half was.
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I gave my market to my friend, who was looking for a job. He is my only friend.
I went to the Colosseum to sign up to be a gladiator. I walked up to the Colosseum to sign up, they opened the gates and I walked in. They closed the gates and I knew I was stuck in there for the rest of my life. I felt very intimidated, but at the same time really excited.
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Most of the marijuana users I have known personally over the years had a tendency to be moderate to heavy drinkers also. To a person, they also claimed that marijuana is just a natural herb and it made them see things much more clearly. Did I mention that most of them are/were losers? I speak only from my personal observations including my thirty-five years in law enforcement where I saw the results of drug abuse too horrible to describe. I am sure that many Fortune 500 CEOs frequently imbibe in adult beverages and that natural herb to help them maintain that competitive edge.
As long as pot is illegal, it is going to be a "gateway" to other drugs including alcohol. Drug addicts and alcoholics may also use pot, but it is not their primary drug of choice.
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During your pregnancy you may have taken some childbirth classes and read all the books under the sun about pregnancy and birth. Labor only lasts a day (or 3 for some) and then it's over. Now that you have given birth to your baby (or babies) what the hell do you do now? It's very easy to get lost in the pregnancy and the idea of a baby. The reality of having a baby is much different then the idea of one. Nothing really can prepare you other than jumping right in. When I meet with my doula clients we talk a lot about the birth plan and the pregnancy. I also make it a point to talk about the first two weeks after the baby arrives. People are often afraid to ask for help in those first few weeks. Your friends and family want to help. Take advantage. They usually stop offering once the babies get a bit older and they start focusing more on their own lives than your new baby's arrival. Take advantage when the luster of a new baby is shining bright. Let people wait on you hand and foot. Staying in bed with your new bub helps to establish breastfeeding by lying skin to skin. If you are not breastfeeding this skin to skin contact is so important for bonding in those early days. Eat tons of hearty simple foods. Staying nourished so your body can heal is essential for getting those hormones back in check.
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EL CONFITAL, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria – Spain (Friday, September 23, 2011) – The ASP 2-Star Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro by Gran Canaria completed the third Round of competition today in perfect 5Ft powerful righthanders at the beautiful venue of 'El Confital', Gran Canaria. Four heats were surfed today, keeping the man-on-man action for the final day of competition tomorrow Saturday, September 24, 2011.
Canarian resident Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY) 31, was on fire today in the last heat against local competitor Jose Roman Grau (CNY). Gonzalez scored the highest two-wave combination heat total of the event so far, an impressive 18.50 out of 20, navigating through deep barrels and destroying the last section of each wave.
«I didn't expect those waves because the tide was a little bit too low already but at the end it got more glassy and offshore and it was so much fun to surf these conditions with my friend in the heat. I think the two of us took the best position in the water and we got the best waves.»
Gonzalez started far along the point on what looked like a smaller wave, only to see it grow and bend around the reef perfectly, surfing the longest barrel of the event so far, and netting a perfect 10 point ride, the first of the event.
«Sometimes when it's really glassy like that you can't see the wave approaching but I knew it was going to be a long one and a good barrel. I didn't expect it to be that long though ! The thing is when you're surfing a heat you're kind of stressed to get your scores and all so you actually don't enjoy the wave just as much as when you free surf..»
Gonzalez, surfing the last heat of the day, couldn't paddle in after the heat seeing all the perfect waves breaking and stayed for a 30mn freesurf with all his local friends in the water. The most exposed Canarian surfer on the Star Series knows the importance of such an event on the remote islands like Gran Canaria.
«It's really good for the locals to be able to show what they can do in a smaller event like that. It's good for the juniors too like we saw yesterday and I'm very happy to see them get through a couple more heats !»
Steven Pierson (PYF) 27, was another crowd pleaser today in the second to last heat of the day, finding deep barrels on multiple occasions, and netting the second highest heat total of the event, a 16.83 out of 20.
«It's amazing here today, I feel almost like home. There's some really good barrels out there and I can surf in the boardies which feels so much better than in a full wetsuit. The locals are really friendly with me too, cause I came here with Michel (Bourez) when he won the event a few years back, and I think because it's an island as well we share a same sort of spirit with the Canarians.»
Pierson, who's been absent from ASP events for the last three years, is enjoying being in great form again and performing on a wave he says compares to his home breaks in and around Tahiti.
«There are not many rights in Tahiti that offer tubes like that it's mostly lefts, but on some islands around like Moorea I found some really good rights where I could practice for the last three years. So yeah I prepared myself for this event, I've been really looking forward to coming back here and surf amazing waves so I'm super stoked today !»
Coming in from his Round 3 bout, Steven Pierson was watching very closely the action going down in the last heat of the day, knowing he was going to face an excellent surfer in the quarter finals when competition resumes tomorrow.
«In the quarters I'm going to surf against the second of this next heat and I hope Jonathan (Gonzalez) will get first because he's on fire and definitely the hottest surfer here in 'El Confital'. It's the fourth time I surf this wave and I'm really enjoying it so I hope I can surf a few more heats.»
Felix Ortega (CNY) 35, a local surfer from 'La Cicer' Gran Canaria, will be the third element of the Canarian trio in the Quarter Finals of the ASP 2-Star Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro by Gran Canaria.
«The waves were just perfect today. I was so lucky I got some amazing barrels and I had so much fun out there. I've been coming to compete here at 'El Confital' since the very first edition I think it was in 2002 and that's some of the best waves I've had here. My best result here was two years ago when I finished 3rd losing in the semi-finals and I hope to do even better this time !».
Ortega, displayed a perfect balance between deep barrel surfing and aggressive turns, to be rewarded a 7.50 wave. In a very hard fought third Round Heat, he managed to find a good back up scoring wave, and advanced through to the quarters along with Basque Country resident Norman Landa.
«I'm so happy to do good here at home in front of all the people I know. There's all my friends and family here, and also the locals of 'El Confital' and I know they're proud when I surf well» Ortega said.
The ASP 2-Star Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro by Gran Canaria was called off after the completion of the third Round of competition today. Action will resume tomorrow Saturday, September 24, for the final day of competition with 7 heats of man-on-man action. Event officials have decided for a 9.30AM call tomorrow morning, for a possible immediate start with the quarter-finals.
The ASP 2-Star Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro by Gran Canaria is scheduled from September 21-25, 2011. For more information, LIVE action and all upcoming results, photos, video highlights, press releases and LIVE webcast log-on to;
Upcoming Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro by Gran Canaria Quarter-Finals Matchups:
Heat 1: Adrien Toyon (REU) vs Norman Landa (EUK)
Heat 2: Tom Cloarec (FRA) vs Felix Ortega (CNY)
Heat 3: Steven Pierson (PYF) vs Jose Roman Grau (CNY)
Heat 4: Igor Munian (ESP) vs Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY)
Islas Canarias Ocean & Earth Pro by Gran Canaria Round Three Results:
Heat 1: Adrien Toyon (REU) 15.84, Tom Cloarec (FRA) 11.17, Nelson Cloarec (FRA) 8.70, Luciano Casillas Dorta (CNY) 5.10.
Heat 2: Felix Ortega (CNY) 13.03, Norman Landa (EUK) 11.43, Abdel El Harim (MAR) 10.50, Carlos Marques (CNY) 10.17
Heat 3: Steven Pierson (PYF) 16.83, Igor Munian (ESP) 11.06, Javier Medina (CNY) 11.00, Ian Fontaine (FRA) 10.17.
Heat 4: Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY) 18.50, Jose Roman Grau (CNY) 15.16, Romain Laulhe (FRA) 14.30, Jaymes Triglone (AUS)10.59.
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-- joining us now London David Buick a partner and BCG.
Partner is and he and I talked for -- David about the economy especially during this financial crisis is nice have you back with us when we have so many people speculating about.
What the ultimate effect will be a Greece and that set people up in Europe -- -- -- -- for the global economy.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- We've got to do -- this.
Unacceptable uncertainty which is really simple and markets whether they be bonds commodities but in markets equities -- to complete turmoil.
Boxes -- -- very well with good and bad news they just can't spell uncertainty we got it in spades.
And frankly of the European politicians -- selfish reasons.
Looked as if they've been in turn action of their juicy but coming to a common pools of how to do with this problem.
We've had two years now of staring.
Greece's problems in the face sticking our heads in the sand like a bunch of ostriches -- there's just -- bad dream that'll go our way it's going nowhere.
And the fact remains his charge other.
I was instead jump in there because what we're obviously seeing this this.
Is incredibly economic situation -- you mentioned the politics of it off me what is is really telling us about the state of politics in Europe instead of democracy.
Well the trouble is that -- we're now into a the situation where we have because.
All of a -- for a period of the last ten years where we've borrowed whether it -- government individuals or industry and Colmes gargantuan sums of money.
-- very little ability of being able to repay them.
And -- results which the banking system throughout the world particularly in Europe at the moment.
Is unsustainable and without the help from the central banks that have absolutely no possibility.
All -- confidence in their assets under any circumstances.
Now we can straighten out I've ever period of time if there is an austerity program that is -- -- Greece is in no position.
With virtually no industry and -- -- to speak of any of any great size will be able to service that the -- -- tax officials hope.
So therefore nobody pays -- -- refuse to sell any assets such as ports airports land -- the competing part lot of money from it.
And they're trying to -- original start to program which as a result which people going hungry because they've got no income.
And they can't pay their bills this -- to stall.
And we have to send the world -- message had a European Union means business.
And how -- how does that happen David because some are suggesting that the European Union will not survive this.
That the ripple effects that could affect America's economy as as well as the global economy overall.
Did you -- that actually happening a collapse if you -- the banking system in Greece and then all these ripple effect across banks.
Across the continent there.
I think there's some.
Stir era I mean Greece can't survive in the your opinion in the story in the -- and certainly can survive the European Union.
If the banking system and the governments of Europe have made contingency plans.
In the course of the last two years and what that they didn't do.
Because -- had plenty of time to write down Greek debt to virtually nothing.
All -- some all get some fresh capital and -- correct uttered by this contagion it.
The fact remains is that Italy and Spain haven't got a great opportunity ever period of five years of being able to rebuild their economy.
And if the -- of the European Union sings from the same initially and pulls together they get out this and it's a question of allowing Greece the time.
That these sensitivity.
To warmth.
The kindness.
To make this transition over to -- -- yes the -- will probably devalued by thirty to 50%.
What we can deal with that.
Because people have to live from to have -- and if you show them.
Tender loving kindness and how to get on the can do with it what they mustn't be allowed to do is to walk away from their responsibilities -- We got this that would -- -- planet that is role because if you do that and you allow them to get aware that such Preston for the rest of your.
Sounds like there's a lot of work ahead David nice to see you look forward -- back.
To talk more about this during the -- issue thank you very much.
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A look at Airdries role in the Calgary Regional Partnership
With any election comes campaign promises and Airdrie is no different. New and returning candidates are throwing their hats into the ring before the Sept. 23 nomination deadline and voicing their ideas for how to make the city better.
At a press conference on Sept. 5, the notion of re-evaluating the City�s participation with the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP) was brought up and is now one of the October election�s �hot-button� issues.
In a unprecedented move, four candidates for City council have decided to �run together� on three �key issues.�
One of those issues, identified by Airdrie Team United was the City�s participation with the CRP and whether the partnerships mandates were in the community�s best interest. The CRP is a collective that consists of 13 municipalities surrounding the City of Calgary.
�City council must always put residents of Airdrie first,� Jane Anderson, one of the four Airdrie Team United candidates, said in a press release issued at the announcement of the partnership on Sept 5.
�That includes developing Airdrie the way our citizens want to see it grow, rather than being forced to build to the crowded density requirements imposed on us by our membership in the Calgary Regional Partnership.�
That statement and continued discussions about the partnership�s benefits for Airdrie, led the CRP to issue its own statement Sept. 13.
�The Calgary Regional Partnership (nor the Calgary Metropolitan Plan) does not have any control over land use decisions in any member municipality,� the statement explained.
�Density targets are not regulated. They are commitments made by CRP member municipalities because they want new development to occur in ways that achieve efficient use of land and infrastructure.�
Sitting at the table with Airdrie are the communities of: Irricana, Cochrane, Calgary, Chestermere, Strathmore, Redwood Meadows, Okotoks, Nanton, Turner Valley, Black Diamond, Canmore and Banff.
�The City of Airdrie has been an active part of the CRP,� Executive Director of the Calgary Regional Partnership Colleen Shepherd said. �By voluntarily sitting at the table, it�s been involved instead of being told what to do by the Province.�
The collective bargaining is a stronger voice when dealing with funding, development and environmental concerns, she said.
�The CRP provides a regular forum, rather than going it alone, they can leverage the knowledge of their neighbours,� Shepherd said.
Clarifying its statement, Airdrie Team United member Mike De Bokx said the group members did not say they would pull out of the CRP if elected, and the statement was �misconstrued.�
�We recognize that there are benefits, we want to work with our neighbours. We�re not an island,� he explained on Sept. 17.
De Bokx said he is concerned over his understanding of the CRP�s density regulations and the City of Calgary�s veto vote.
Along with a collective bargaining tool, the City of Airdrie receives its potable water from the partnership with the CRP.
�The Bow River Basin is four per cent of the flowing water in Alberta,� Shepherd said.
�It services 40 per cent of the population. There also has been a moratorium on obtaining water licenses from the basin.�
Despite this fact, De Bokx said he is not worried about Airdrie�s water supply.
�I can�t see them turning off the taps,� De Bokx said. �I don�t think they are not going to give us water for development.�
Rocky View County (RVC) withdrew from the CRP in 2009, citing concerns with Calgary�s veto vote and urban development practices within a rural context.
Rocky View County built the East Balzac water treatment plant and reservoir construction of the facility began in the fall of 2009 and became operational in December 2010. Water delivery began in February 2011. The total cost of the project was $36 million.
The Town of High River pulled out of the CRP on April 2013, sighting issues and concerns over Calgary�s veto power.
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NEW YORK ( MainStreet) A politically unsettled world is once again motivating investors to turn to gold and the precious metal responded with a gain of more than 6% in August, rising to a three-month high. But while the bulls are back in the commodity's corner, gold is still down more than 25% from its peak two years ago.
Investors are especially flocking to physical gold in the form of bars, jewelry and coins, according to the World Gold Council. Globally, the council reports gold jewelry demand was up 37% through the second quarter, reaching its highest level since the third quarter of 2008. In China alone, demand was up 54% compared to a year ago; while in India demand increased by 51%. Bar and coin investment grew by 78% globally compared to the same quarter last year, with Chinese demand surging 157% for the period. Combining jewelry demand with bar and coin investments, global consumer demand was up 53% from a year ago.
But the same period saw a net outflow from gold exchange traded funds (ETFs). And that may be with good reason, according to a recent study.
Dirk G. Baur of the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia studied the historic price and volatility of more than 80 physical and synthetic gold ETFs and found that the strong rise in gold prices beginning in the early 2000s coincided with the introduction of gold ETFs. And with high prices came higher volatility.
"The pooling of gold investments via the introduction of ETFs lowers the cost of storage and the costs of trading," Baur writes in his study. "As a consequence of lower trading costs, the volume which is traded increases. Higher volumes, in principle, imply higher volatility."
Baur says ETFs represent a financial claim on gold, and while that may have advantages in normal times it may not necessarily be a benefit in unsettled periods or in times of disaster when gold is expected to be a hedge against extreme and rare conditions.
"It is well possible that investors lose trust in the ability of ETF providers to redeem ETFs shares for gold precisely in situations in which such trust is most important," he says. "In other words, in extreme market conditions in which investors fear a financial meltdown they may reassess liquidity risks and counterparty risks which are clearly present in gold ETFs while the latter is absent in direct, physical investments in coins and bars."
Baur's study concludes that not only have ETFs impacted volatility, but also the underlying market price of gold.
"The introduction of ETFs is at least partially responsible for the strong increase of the price of gold between 2002 and 2011," Baur says. "It is often argued that the introduction of ETFs on gold and commodities in general do not affect the price of the underlying. This paper provides some evidence against this argument. Commodity ETFs do not turn an illiquid asset into a liquid asset without any costs. The risks represented by changes in the price and volatility of the underlying as well as counterparty risks are the price investors have to pay for the 'free lunch.'"


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What ever happened to these?
They are on hold for the time being Phil, still searching for a machine shop who can make them for a reasonable price so the end product isnt a fortune. I have found a place who maybe able to help so will keep the thread updated.
hehe yeah sure Phil, not a problem mate
Are you still shooting for the £60 mark?
Yep thats the plan Rusty
Well after a long long wait the RC Pit Caddy is going in to production. I am having the first 10 units produced in the coming weeks and the first should be ready end of August.
The price will be £65 which is a lot but remember these are high quality alloy and will last longer than the rest of your RC gear! They will not crack or snap like other cheaper alternatives.
The unit will be 15mm lower than the prototype and will include holes for glowstarter, screw drivers and slots for mounting the battery with the supplied velcro straps. The starterbox mounting can be strapped or bolted depending on your preference and will come with the nuts and bolts to mount it but will not include the straps. It will also have the magnetic strip for keeping those body clips where you put them.
It won't come with any of the electronics but will include the mounting clip for the Sure-Start
If you want to be included on the first run of 10 please let me know, I will be taking a £10 deposit and need to know your colours preference.
It will be made from 2mm high quality aluminum and be finished in powerder coat paint in either black, red or blue. I've been using the prototype for about 6 months now and the finish of the paint is still excellent.


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The driver was given a ticket for reckless driving and driving without a license. The passenger was given a ticket for allowing an unlicensed driver to operate a motor vehicle. The passenger is currently on probation and the report will be turned over to his probation officer for a probation violation.


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The Qatari won six of the seven stages to return to Leon 6min 11.8sec ahead of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo of local hero Nicolas Fuchs.
"We won't sleep until tomorrow afternoon," he said. "We need to make sure we keep full concentration because, with a gap like this, it is very easy to lose it with a mistake.
"We still have the long stage tomorrow, which will be one of the biggest challenges of the rally. But I am looking forward to it and it will certainly test our fitness so we can see how strong we are physically," he explained.
After battling with brake problems for much of the morning, Ricardo Trivino lies third in another Group N Mitsubishi and the Mexican is 14min 23.4sec from the lead. Yuriy Protasov completes the runners in fourth.
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The company's Twin Falls director of operations, Akos Sefcsik, told the Times-News newspaper that the company has had a good summer, but that dealers have not been replenishing their inventories and reordering what they sell.
"I'm assuming some of it has to do with the tight credit market," he told the news provider.
Officials did not disclose exactly how many employees were laid off in this move. They previously told the news source that the plant was operating with about 180 employees, however, which would mean about 18 were let go.
About 40 workers at the Idaho location were also laid off in October 2008.
Sefcsik also told the Times-News that the company will institute a two-week plant shutdown to adjust its inventories.
Jayco, which is headquartered in Middlebury, Indiana, is the largest privately-held manufacturer of recreational vehicles in North America. The company makes and markets Jayco RVs under the Jay Series, Baja, Select, Jay Flight, Jay Feather, Eagle, Octane ZX, Designer, Greyhawk, Precept, Melbourne, Seneca, Embark and Insignia nameplates. The company has nearly 1,600 employees nationally and a network of nearly 300 dealers.


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How to choose the right toys for a small child
Finding the right toy for a small child can be a challenging task. But before you spend an afternoon searching the toy section, have a look at this article.
It's every parent's or gift giver's biggest challenge: How do I find the perfect toy for this child? A toy that is fun to play with, stimulates the child's development, and fits her age & capabilities?
Watch the age marking
Choosing the right toy is a lot like match-making. It's of course important to know about your child's likes and interests. But it's even more important to take age into account.
As a rule of thumb, a good toy is one that requires your child to actively play with it. One that challenges your child at her current level of development. If the toy does all the playing itself, your child will quickly loose interest. If it's too sophisticated or hard to handle, it will frustrate her. And if it's too simple, it will simply bore her. This is why the age marking on the packaging is an important guide when shopping for toys.
Watch how your child plays
Observing what type of play your child is interested in & how she plays gives you an idea of what toy to choose. As your child grows, her way of playing will become more sophisticated. A new toy should therefore match your child's play interest & development stage.
18-24 months: Play to explore
Your child is very interested in exploring the world. Anything that opens and shuts, has knobs and switches, and makes a sound is extremely interesting. Toys with interlocking parts, pop-up toys, sorting & construction toys, vehicles with doors that open, play kitchens with knobs etc. will keep your child occupied for a long time.
2-3 years: Pretend play
Your child loves to imitate everyday life. Dress-up clothes, dolls, animals, vehicles and houses are perfect for pretend play. In addition, your child is developing her problem-solving skills. Basic jigsaw puzzles and building blocks are perfect for testing these newfound abilities.
3-4 years: Fantasy play
Your child is developing her imagination and becoming more creative. She loves to create her own fantasy world. Boys will often take on the roles of knights, firemen, and other action characters, whereas girls tend to focus more on fantasy characters like princesses. Toys that offer an opportunity to make and create your own play world are very popular.
4-5 years: Look what I made!
Your child's natural creativity is in full bloom. She continues to create amazing fantasy play worlds, but is now also making lots of drawings, clippings, plastic bead creations etc. In contrast, she is also starting to take a strong interest in systems. Numbers and letters are new and exciting concepts waiting to be explored. Arts and crafts materials and construction toys are perfect outlets for your child's creative and logic skills.
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Emerging applications for miniature thermal imaging cameras |
The use of thermal imaging technology and the public's awareness of its capabilities has increased dramatically in the last decade. Thermal imaging used to be a very expensive technology for military users only. Today, more and more people are discovering the technology and the benefits it has to offer. Thermal imaging cameras produce a clear image in the darkest of nights, in light fog and smoke and in the most diverse weather conditions. Through television shows like "Rescue 911" and other reality programs that are reporting about the activities of firefighters, policemen and other rescue workers, more and more people are aware of thermal imaging cameras and their capabilities. Many of us have seen on television how thermal imaging can help policemen to locate and follow suspects in total darkness. There has also been an increased interest in thermal imaging for all kinds of security applications, from long-range surveillance at border crossings, truck and shipping container inspection, to the monitoring of high-security installations such as nuclear power stations, airports, and dams. But thermal imaging has a lot more to offer than just a night vision solution for security applications. |
Thermal imaging: a technology that saves livesThermal imaging has a multitude of uses, but none are more important than the ones that save lives, whether it is locating people in a fire, finding suspects in total darkness, or helping drivers and captains to navigate at night. It might just be a matter of time before every policeman, firefighter, rescue worker and security guard will have a personal thermal imaging camera in a compact, battery-powered package. At the same time, consumers are gaining access to thermal imaging technology. Car manufacturers are integrating night vision modules for driver vision enhancement into cars. By helping drivers to see at night, accidents can be avoided. Boats and yachts are being equipped with thermal imaging cameras for nighttime navigation and other maritime applications like man overboard searches. The increasing worldwide demand for thermal imaging cameras has resulted in the ability for manufacturers to bring down production costs considerably. As prices come down and interest in the technology rises, more and more manufacturers across many diverse product areas are seeing the added value of thermal imaging and are willing to integrate a thermal imager in their products. Often the thermal imager is just a small part of the complete product, so it needs to be as small, light and inexpensive as possible. Photon: miniature thermal imaging camera developed by FLIR SystemsRecent advances in miniaturizing thermal imaging technology have led to the production of the FLIR Systems Photon thermal imaging camera. The Photon is a high sensitivity, high reliability, uncooled, longwave thermal imaging camera. The compact design of the Photon and its low weight and low power consumption make it the ideal thermal imaging camera for numerous thermal infrared imaging applications, particularly those involving battery-powered operation. With an IR sensor based on vanadium oxide microbolometer technology that produces images from a 320 x 256 array, the Photon is intended to be a commodity infrared camera, made in large quantities as a standard product, yet with a diverse variety of optional features that make it attractive to a wide market space. A wide range of lenses is available to adapt the Photon to virtually any application. The key to achieving low price is the ability to manufacture the infrared sensors in mass quantity with high yield. FLIR Systems has implemented a highly automated microbolometer production line, based on the commercial silicon foundry process model. This production line has the highest production capacity in the world by far. It uses cassette-to-cassette wafer handling technology to speed up production, as well as metrology integrated into the line to ensure continuous process feedback. Small and lightweight but producing crisp thermal imagesThe Photon fits in the palm of one's hand, is extremely lightweight (only 130 grams with 19 mm lens), and consumes less than 1.6 watts. It is very similar in form to compact CMOS cameras for visible-light imaging. The Photon infrared sensor is a 320 by 256 pixel focal plane array (FPA) that images in the 7.5-13.5 micron, or longwave infrared waveband. The longwave infrared band is particularly useful for seeing people in the dark, even through smoke. The Photon is a fully integrated camera that has both analog video and 14-bit digital data outputs as well as an RS-232 serial communications port, all three of which are brought out to a single 15-pin high density connector that also contains the power input pins.
No thermoelectric coolerThe Photon's FPA does not require temperature stabilization, thus eliminating the thermoelectric cooler (TEC) found in other microbolometer cameras. Although there are other TEC-less cameras, they do not have the wide operating temperature range (-40°C to +80°C) of a FLIR TEC-less camera. Making a camera that operates without a TEC was made possible by FLIR's development of proprietary read-out circuitry and novel non-uniformity correction algorithms. This design feature leads to a number of major advantages over thermal infrared cameras with TECs:
Photon: an excellent thermal imaging camera to include in a wide variety of products and applicationsFor an infrared camera to be successful in the commercial marketplace, it has to be adaptable to a wide variety of applications. The number of applications for infrared cameras is growing at a tremendous rate as the price decreases. The Photon's advanced signal processing is highly versatile and can be programmed in a variety of different ways that allow for specialty features for diverse applications. For example, the firefighting market drove the development of a coarse spot radiometer that indicates temperature within a 2 by 2 pixel region of interest. Another firefighting feature implemented in software is the false coloring of pixels within the image. The color of these pixels correspond to temperatures over adjustable thresholds for rapid identification of hot areas in the scene. Driver Vision enhancementNighttime driving presents serious risks to drivers of cars, trucks, buses and other vehicles. Many serious accidents occur at night, in fog, and in light rain because the driver could not see an object in time to prevent the collision. Each year, thousands of nighttime accidents occur with large vehicles, many due to adverse weather conditions. Drivers may lack the ability to quickly reduce speed, fatigue can negatively affect reaction time, and vision gets severely impaired in the dark. Thermal imaging is a powerful driver's vision enhancement tool which significantly reduces the risks of nighttime driving and allows the driver to see up to 5 times farther than with headlights. It needs no illumination to operate. Thanks to thermal imaging, drivers can more quickly detect and recognize potential hazards and avoid deadly accidents. Thermal imaging also helps drivers to see road edges better, see approaching curves earlier, overcome momentary blindness from oncoming headlight glare and see through smoke, dust, light fog and light rain.
FLIR Systems markets the PathFindIR as a specific thermal imaging camera solution tailored to the demanding needs of the transportation industry. Essentially, the core of the PathFindIR is a Photon camera, which is packaged in an extremely rugged housing that withstands harsh driving conditions. Aviation – making flying saferThe Photon is also the core of the FLIR Systems EVS3. It is a low-cost thermal imager for use as a pilot's night vision enhancement. It helps pilots by enhancing the ability to see terrain and other aircraft at long ranges, even in total darkness, light fog, dust and smoke. The EVS3 is designed for integration with existing multi-function displays, with a simple "power in and standard video out" interface. The FLIR's patented Digital Detail Enhancement (DDE); which is included in the Photon, assures excellent image quality regardless of scene dynamics, revealing scene detail missed by more expensive competitive systems. A choice of lens options is available to accommodate various flight profiles with wide, medium and narrow fields of view. Firefighting – seeing through smokeFirefighters have been using thermal imaging cameras for years in order to see in absolute darkness or through smoke, as well as to detect hot spots in floors, walls and ceilings. Smoke has a large component of micron-sized carbon soot particles in it, making it very absorbing to visible light. However, when the particle size is significantly smaller than the wavelength of light used by a sensor, the scattering is greatly reduced, making it possible to see through smoke.
The ability to detect temperature differences of objects is vitally important to firefighters, who must often open doors that lead to fires, or who must identify the seat and extension of a fire quickly and reliably.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)Unmanned aerial vehicles are becoming more and more common in military and civilian operations, especially miniature aircraft designed to fly at low altitude. These radio-controlled planes can be equipped with video cameras that are downlinked to a ground station. Thermal imaging allows the aircraft to fly in total darkness and detect targets through smoke. The same aircraft can also be used to detect such things as forest fires. Areas which are hotter than the surroundings can indicate the start of a fire and can clearly be seen on a thermal image.
Thermal surveillanceQioptiq based in the UK is a designer and manufacturer of infrared and image intensified night vision equipment. The company has integrated the Photon in one of their handheld thermal surveillance sight products called "VIPIR2-S" and in the weapon mounted "VIPIR-2". Since the equipment needs to be small and lightweight so that it can easily be carried in the field, the Photon was the perfect instrument to integrate in the VIPIR. Moreover, the low power consumption of the Photon allows the VIPIR to be operated on only 4 commercial AA batteries for over 6 hours. The absence of a Thermoelectric cooler in the Photon allows the operator of the VIPIR to switch on the device and get a clear image immediately. Infrared everywhereThe FLIR Systems Photon thermal imaging camera is a major step to the arrival of miniature, low-cost thermal imaging cameras in the technology marketplace. As volumes are increasing and prices continue to fall, we will see the Photon and similar products incorporated into a host of OEM applications and packages. Thermal imaging will, in the not-too-distant future, be as ubiquitous as technologies like GPS and Radar that had their origins in military laboratories but are today widely spread and accepted by consumers worldwide. Ackowledgement to Dr. Austin Richards Ph. D. to authoring the article and to Mr. B. Terre and to Mr. S. Laband for valuable input and advice. |
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