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|Elektrik Sk. / (Street), 34430 Istanbul, Turquia
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The studio is equipped with a double bed, a TV, a desk work area, and an open kitchenette. The kitchenette is fitted with a stove, fridge, coffee maker, tea kettle, and all necessary dishes and cutlery. The high ceilings and bright windows create a wonderful sense of space. The bathroom has a walk-in shower.
In less than 20 minutes, guests can walk to the Old City, which is home to such famous and historic sites as the Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, and Hippodrome. Walk to famous Istiklal Avenue in 5 minutes and runs in 15 minutes to lively Taksim Square.
Istiklal Avenue is lined with many great shops, restaurants, bars, art galleries and entertainment venues. It also has a historic tram line running along it. Iconic Galata Tower is just 10 minutes' walk away.
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The Apartment was big enough for 2 persons and all what you needed was there.The Rooms were clean and comfortable.Kivanc is a very kindly Person and helpfull if you have any Questions .The Apartment is really in a Central Area and if you like you can find places by Feed.If you dont want to go by Feed you can take the metro its near by.We have had a really nice stay in Istanbul.Whenever we want come back to Istanbul we rent an Apartment from Kivanc.Thank you
Die Lage der Wohnung ist sehr schön zentral, Galata-Turm und Brücke in Laufdistanz. Die Wohnung ist jedoch sehr klein, Küche nicht wirklich zu gebrauchen und die Einrichtung hat schwächen. Wir sind immer essen gegangen, da es auch günstig ist. Wohnung generell aber ok.
Kleiner Tipp: lasst euch zum Hotel Santa Pera bringen, die Elektrik ks. kennt kein Taxifahrer.
Locatie is uitstekend 5 sterren.
Bed was veel te hard 0 sterren.
Kivanc niet gezien alleen een huismeester 1 ster
Douchebak is lek 3 sterren
Vloer niet helemaal schoon 3 sterren.
Algemene indruk is ruim voldoende 3 sterren.
Gemiddelde is 15 sterren gedeeld door 6 is 2,5 sterren.
Aanbevolen maar verwacht niet te veel.
Be careful – the apartment you are booking based on the photo you see might not be the one you will get when you pay and arrive. Before we came, I personally sent two mails to Mr. Kivanc, the owner, insisting to get the apt I saw on webpage and pasted copied picture from the web page two times. But when we arrived at 2 in the morning with a small child, the man in charge took us to the neighbouring building and put us in the flat that I would never choose if a saw it on the picture. When we contacted Mr. Kivanc, he told me that he has 8 apartments in 2 buildings next to each other and "the one that he gave us is recently renovated and better than the one we chose". I will never know what is the other one like but the situation in this "better" apartment was like this: it is decorated with taste, it might look nice at the first glance but the bathroom had bed smell coming from the drainage (all the time, you have to keep doors closed), toilet bowl was dirty, toilet seat broken, bed sheet had few stains, blankets felt like they get washed maybe once a month (if that much), the stairways are extremely narrow, steep and dangerous (when I complaint about the stairways, Mr. Kivanc told me that they are the same in the other building). And on the top of it all – as few other people wrote in comments – once when you pay in advance it becomes very hard to reach the owner, he is not replying to emails and calls. I only heard from him when he guessed (well) that I will write comment that corresponds to the truth. Mr. Kivanc is a sweet talker but made us wish to run away from the apartment he rented us as soon as possible and we would (if we did not have to pay in advance). I wish Mr. Kivanc all the best in his future work but he is obviously overwhelmed with work and it made him forget that it is about the his guests feeling well, not just making money.
Perfect place close to the Subway, City centre, Bazaar you name it, we walked to all the great tourist places and back without any trouble.
The place looks great i will recommend it to all my friends and family and push them to go to Istanbul!
Just one thing, it would be great to have up to date metro, train, ferry and tram maps in the apartment because as we found out the public transport network is extremely well and has been expended so much the last year/s that all the maps we found where out of date, get a Istanbul pass and hop on hop of every where when you are tired of walking.
Bastiaan Versloot
Hôte très gentil et très serviable
We enjoyed our trip to Istanbul very much and were very happy with the apartment. Everything was fine and clean and we can definitelly recommend the apartment. Thanks for everything and all the informations!
Tobias & Katharina
Die Wohnung war gut zu finden und lag wirklich sehr zentral, Supermärkte, Restaurants und Bars sowie die Haupteinkaufsstraße schnell fußläufig erreichbar. Tagsüber laut, abends ok. Wohnung war ähnlich wie auf den Fotos und für zwei Personen ausreichend. Der deutsch sprechende Hausmeister war sehr freundlich.Kaffeemaschine, Wasserkocher und Toaster vorhanden, Bügeleisen gab es keines (wurde aber auch nicht benötigt), Fön gab es - auf Nachfrage - stundenweise geliehen.
Einziger Kritikpunkt: Im Winter zu kalt. Die Fenster sind undicht und die Heizung wurde nicht richtig angestellt. Nach einer Beschwerde und Gabe eines Trinkgeldes wurde sie an einem Abend für einige Stunden hochgedreht, die darauf folgenden Tage mussten wir dann aber wieder frieren bzw. mit Klimanlage heizen (lautes unangenehmes Heissluftgebläse). Im Bad ist keine Heizung vorhanden, dafür ist die Dusche schön groß und es gibt auch warmes Wasser!
Alles in allem vom Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis durchaus weiter zu empfehlen, nur nicht unbedingt in kalten Winternächten.
Sehr netter Gastgeber! Tolle Wohnung und super Lage. Der Hausmeister ist auch sehr nett :) empfehle jeden diese Wohnung weiter. Danke Kivanc
Actually, we did not spend our trip to Istanbul in the apartment booked, as the flat was still occupied by previous guests who only checked out late the evening we arrived. Instead Kivanc proposed us to spend the first night in a similar flat right in front of the booked one, the next days we could have moved back to the booked one. But we decided to stay in the second flat as it did not differ much from the booked one. It was very clean, simple and offered everything necessary. The flats are close to a main street, so during the day it is a bit noisy, but the night is very calm. Nevertheless, they are located next to taksim and to public transport.
Kivanc is a very friendly and helpful host, there was always a contact person around. We enjoyed our stay and recommend this flat to people who want to visit Istanbul.
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Is Every Personality Flaw A Condition?
I have to admit, it was reading that one of my favorite entertainers, British comedian Lee Mack, was diagnosed as being ADHD at the age of 43 that made me think about this issue, rather than starting back at work teaching children and wondering how best to understand and relate to them, taking into account the myriad factors that make up a person's personality. But whatever the reason for this being on my mind this week, it is an interesting question. How much of our behavior can be put down to us just being "us," and how much of it, now or in the future, is diagnosable as a specific and potentially treatable condition?
It seems to be behavioral conditions in children that attract the most skepticism. Not only is there a large portion of the population who think that ADHD is basically a made-up idea, those who do believe it is a real thing admit that it is difficult to know where to draw the line between someone who is diagnosable and someone who simply has a personality of a certain type that is within normal boundaries. I have known people who have worked as educators, as teachers and later in senior administrative roles, who claim that dyslexia doesn't exist and that people who many of us would say have it are just a bit dumb or lazy, just as some are as blunt as to say that people who are claimed to have ADHD are just "little shits." Thanks, doctor.
There is a more considered, moral argument against trying to diagnose and treat everyone for all kinds of things than the hard-nosed, "cruel to be kind" and, in my opinion, outdated one mentioned above. It is the argument that trying to analyze and change people has a very dark history in the late 19th century and much of the 20th century, at its worst in the form of eugenics — trying to weed out anything considered to be, or indeed anyone considered to have, undesirable traits.
But I personally don't believe that better trying to understand the human mind and where possible to treat recognizable problems with it has to be anything like the sinister processes of the past. The mind, some may even say the soul, is a very complicated subject, and whilst I do not wish to reduce every person to a lump of bones, organs, veins and arteries that can be fixed like a car engine (although I suppose it is not that far off my position), I do think that in future medical advancement will see us being able to treat problems related to the brain somewhere close to as efficiently as we can the rest of the body. It is simply that understanding of the brain is at an earlier stage. I do believe ADHD exists, and I believe that many people will benefit not only by having it treated, but simply by having it recognized by those around them. I think other kinds of sometimes unpleasant behaviors will be similarly treated in future, but with the important difference to the past being that is primarily for the benefit of person who has the condition, not for the greater good.
I realize this is all a very difficult concept in terms of the rat race, which needs people to fail. Once we are able to say that all lack of educational ability is as blameless as a physical disability in terms of it being unacceptable to refuse somebody a job for having it, will academic qualifications begin to seem like a cruel separation of people for things they have no control over, and are simply afflicted by? Even if one of those things, at our in many ways still unadvanced and barbaric period of history, may callously be described simply as "stupidity." Well, who am I to say, I suppose; I may be afflicted with a soon-to-be-diagnosed condition that makes someone a sissy liberal and can be easily treated with a course of medication. But for now, this is my opinion.
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Conference on 22 January in the European Parliament (Brx) organised by EPHA & CECODHAS Housing Europe, and hosted by the EP Urban Intergroup
The event 'Tackling Health Inequalities through Investing in Housing' focused on the connection between health inequalities and affordable housing. It emphasised that investment in good quality housing can bring returns in health and environmental outcomes.
Evidence shows that decent housing is an important social and environmental determinant of health [1] These determinants lie outside of the health sector [2]. Nevertheless, neither health professionals nor health policymakers are able to tackle health inequalities in the housing sector without the support and cooperation of their colleagues in the fields of housing. This made the case for a joint seminar between the European Public Health Alliance, the Federation of public, cooperative and social housing and the European Parliament Urban Intergroup.
The Agenda of the event is available here.
MEP Karima Delli, vice-president of the EP Urban intergroup who hosted the event, deplored the fact that the link between housing and health is all too often overlooked at a European level. She highlighted that EU member states are seeking to reform their welfare states under serious budget constraints, acknowledging that a more nuanced awareness of the intricacies between health and housing is necessary to promote more efficient spending in social and care services.
Karima Delli is the rapporteur of the EP own initiative report on Social housing in the European Union
CECODHAS Vice-President Özgür Öner stated that "investment in social infrastructures today will relieve public budgets for health and social assistance in the longer run".
EPHA Secretary General Monika Kosińska said that "improving housing for workers was one of public health's first areas at its birth. We need to rethink these synergies to ensure that we enjoy good quality public housing to reduce the impact of poverty and build healthy populations and communities."
Measuring the housing component of health inequalities in Europe Matthias Braubach, Technical Officer of WHO Europe Environment and Health, coordinator of the WHO report on environmental health inequalities in Europe detailed the many housing-related environmental disadvantages that impact on people's health: lack of flush toilets, shower or bath, damp dwellings, excessive exposure to noise, difficulty in accessing recreational or green areas and thermal discomfort. [3]
Furthermore, high housing costs have indirect negative health outcomes as it dangerously limits families spending for other basic needs. According to a 2011 report [4], inadequate housing accounts for around 100 000 deaths per year in the WHO European region.
In all cases, poor households are more exposed to these disadvantages but depending on the issue and the countries, it can be a more widespread problem (notably in new member states). Also worth underlining is the fact that housing-related inequalities are accumulative and clustered. This means that population groups that combine socio-economic characteristics such as being low income, single parent families and/or large families have increased the chances to be exposed to housing-related environmental disadvantages and that they are often affected by several types of inequalities at the same time.
the presentation of Matthias Braubach: Environmental Health Inequalities in Europe – Health and Housing implications.
Carlotta Balestra, policy analyst in the Directorate of Statistics of the OECD, introduced the results of an analysis by the OECD exploring the determinants of housing and neighbourhood satisfaction among a series of micro-data?. She noted that people who assess their health status as good, are much more likely to assess their housing situation as satisfactory.
There are great discrepancies across EU countries as regards child-injury risks, pointed out Morag MacKay from Childsafety Europe, who highlighted shortages in prevention policies concerning home safety of children.
the presentation of Morag MacKay: Analysis of national policies to address injuries in the built environment of the home
Investing in human capital: housing is more than just a roof!
With the presentation of the OECD Better Life Initiative, Carlotta Balestra stressed the importance of thebeyond-GDP approach and she proposed to shift from "treasuring what you measure - the GDP - to measuring what you treasure". The index compiles eleven indicators of human well-being including housing and health and safety. Ms Balestra insisted that housing is not only about sheltering from bad weather: quality housing increases people's self-esteem and social capital. Having access to decent housing is at the basis of human dignity. She finally underlined that well-being is sustainable over time because it builds up human, natural, economic and social capital that feeds into tomorrow's well-being.
the presentation of Carlotta Balestra: OECD findings on health inequalities and housing
Efficient spending: invest in social infrastructure today to save money tomorrow
This vision is likely to be endorsed by the up-coming Social Investment Package of the European Commission, suggested Fritz von Nordheim, from DG Employment and Social Affairs. Europe needs to put an end to the destruction of human capital triggered by today's soaring unemployment levels. More emphasis should be put on social investment because the quality of our labour force depends on the support we provide to people throughout their life. M. von Nordheim also recalled that the earlier you invest in somebody's life, the higher the returns in terms of reduction of inequalities and increases in their capacities.
Drawing from the example of social housing in Northern Ireland, Joe Frey, Head of Research at the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, explained that if investment in energy efficiency of buildings had failed to take place in the past years, fuel poverty would have gone up by 50%. He also presented the results of a study undertaken by the Building Research Establishment: investments of nearly € 600 million to reduce category 1 hazards in the housing stock in the UK would cut down health expenditure by € 40 million per annum and thus have a payback period of 13 years.
the presentation of Joe Frey: Health benefits of investing in housing and impact on health expenditure/ Fuel poverty and health impacts
Capitalizing on synergies to improve service coverage and social integration
Dr Chris Handy, CEO of the Accord Group, advocated for a renewed partnership between social housing providers and healthcare services. The Accord Housing Group endeavours to open up new horizons with initiatives such as Direct Health, where Accord Group acquired an independent healthcare company in order to increase home care and residential support provided to tenants.
the presentation of Dr Chris Handy: Cooperation between social housing organisations and health services providers
Undertaking combined health-housing action proves very efficient when it comes to targeting marginalised communities. Deyan Kolev, from the NGO Amalipe pointed to some de-segregating projects for the Roma in Bulgaria that involved integrated approaches - notably with housing and health dimensions - with support from EU funds. According to Kolev, these are pilot models that should be implemented on a national basis.
the presentation of Deyan Kolev: Social housing sector inclusive towards marginalized communities
Natalia Rogaczewska from the BL housing association explained how a Danish non-profit housing organization trains voluntary tenants to become Health Ambassadors and run seminars among tenants to promote healthy eating regimes and lifestyle.
the presentation of Natalia Rogaczewska: Educating tenants for a healthy lifestyle
Finally, Dr Pascale Estecahandy, National Technical Coordinator of the "Un chez soi d'abord" programme, submitted encouraging results from a French experimental programme for reintegration of homeless people based on the "housing first" model.
the presentation of Dr Pascale Estecahandy: Social housing sector, homeless population and health outcomes
Recommendations for further action:
Open discussion with the participations of MEPs.
At the end of the event, a roundtable discussion was held by the active participation of several MEPs (Alejandro Cercas (Spain, S&D) MEP and shadow rapporteur of the EP report on social housing, Jean Lambert MEP (UK, Greens/EFA), Françoise Castex MEP (France, S&D) during which participants discussed the following issues:
Could and should the EU do more for a quality housing sector supporting health equity? What could be done, when, by whom and to what end?
What do we need to make it happen? Research, funds, collaboration, political will, social movement, leadership?
How can the European elections 2014 help change the paradigm of social investment?
The main messages of MEPs are quoted in the EPHA-CECODHAS Housing Europe Joint press statement "Fighting an uneven battle - without tackling poor housing, the race against social exclusion risks stumbling", which is available on request.
on EPHA website
on CECODHAS Housing Europe website
Related EPHA articles
[Seminar] Tackling Health Inequalities through Investing in Housing
Energy and Health: How are these Policies Connected? Why should we Tackle Energy Poverty?
European Urban Health Conference - Amsterdam, September 12th-14th 2012
The Impact of the Economic Downturn and Policy Changes on Health Inequalities - the example of London
Poverty is Not a Crime! - European campaign against the criminalisation of homelessness and poverty kicks off in Brussels
Most EU Member States Fail to Ensure the Right to Housing - FEANTSA Press Release
[1] Social and environmental determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow up in, live, work and age. They have impacts on the opportunities people have to have healthy lives; affect the chances of developing illness and suffering injury; and also impact on people's life expectancy.
[2] WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2008) Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through an action on the social determinants of health. Final Report. Geneva: World Health Organisation
[3] Findings from the WHO report Environmental Health Inequalities in Europe, 2012.
[4] WHO report Environmental burden of disease associated with inadequate housing. Methods for quantifying health impacts of selected housing risks in the WHO European Region, 2011.


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The IRC Financial Education Program teaches refugees the basics of the US financial system and encourages good habits in budgeting, credit, tax preparation, and banking.
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How and when should I tell my new boss I'm pregnant?
I got a new job before I found out I was 6 weeks pregnant. I know I do not qualify for FMLA...how do I go about telling my boss? It's just her and I in our HR department for a start up location.
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i'm in a similar situation. i went in for an interview and a few days after that found out i was pregnant. she then called and offered me the job and i accepted it. i think i'm going to wait until around week 12 or 13 when the risk of miscarriage significantly decreases. don't know if that helped at all but that's kinda my plans!!posted 09/15/2007 by jenndean05
I went through the same thing, started a new job and 3 weeks later I found out I was pregnant. When I told my boss, he was totally understanding and super supportive. I then new I was working for a great company. I am about to go on maternity leave, and he still supports me 100%. I think it has to do with him having children himself.posted 10/30/2007 by esme1
Just found out I was pregnant and went a head and told my boss. I know it won't spread around the office and this way she knows why I'll be going to the Dr. three times in the next 2 1/2 weeks.I'll wait to tell everyone else for about a month or so.posted 10/05/2007 by renay98
I waited until 5 months. Partly because I have had several miscarriages, and partly because our company is very deadline oriented and I needed to see how much work I'd be pushing off on someone else. We also have very few people that do my job so I have been very motivated to document every thing I have done in case I go into labor prematurely. Once my boss found out that I have everything documented to the point that anyone can follow my instructions and get the task done, he felt much better. As long as your boss doesn't get edgy about you being off once a month for Dr.s appointments, I wouldn't tell her unitl you have a good grasp on your what your job entails and have proven that you can do your job well.posted 12/31/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
well 2weeks from joining the new profile, I discovered my pregnancy...decided to tell me male boss right then, as dint want him to get any hints from any where else later. He appreciated my being honest(and the fact that i did not wait untill 12/13weeks) to him, and wished me luck thruout. Few days later broke the news that he & his wife(two months in advance) too were expecting there first child...lol. Hence he could very well understand what i am going thru personally. Lucky me, By God;s grace, It has all gone so fine professionally for us....wishing the same luck to all you to be moms professsionally as well....posted 03/27/2011 by sonalbhatnagar
It's good to know that I'm not alone. I found out that I wa pregnant and then immidiately had to start looking for a job as I was self-employed and therefore not contributing to EI, hence no Mat leave. When I officially started my new gig I was 12 weeks. I'm now 17 weeks and will be telling them 3 months from my start date. By then, I will be 6 months so hopefully I can hide it until then. It's a blessing that I wear scrubs! I've contacted Service Canada and the Labour Board and the law states that you're only obligated to give 2 weeks notice. That really shocked me. I don't want to rock the boat or take too many chances until I have accumulated the required 600 hrs required to be entitled to Mat Leave.posted 08/30/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
If I were you, I would probably tell her soon, at least after you have had your 1st prenantal appt and all is well. And DOCUMENT it. That way, if your company decides to be a butthole and use your pregnanct against you, like mine did, you honestly were up front about it to give them plenty of time to make plans for your absence. Dont do ANYTHING to give yourself negative attention (being late or get a bad review) and keep up with EVERYTHING they say and do. Keep copies of all dr slips for your own records. They legally cant fire you for being pregnant, BUT they can fire you for any violation and will use that as the reason! Hopefully your boss will be supportive but it's not the case for many of us. I started my job and found out I was 7 weeks pregnant a week later. And it was nothing but harrassment and stress. My advice is to be a good employee, do your job, stay home and rest when your sick, and take care of yourself. Thats the most important thing! No job is worth your health!posted 01/02/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
i just found out i am pregnant-almost (4 weeks on 10/21), and am waiting until the 10-12 week mark to tell anyone, but it's killing me not to jump up and down and tell everyone.posted 10/19/2007 by DiamondLil03
I was already 16 weeks when i got a new job, i was afraid to tell my boss and Hr, but one way or other i had to find a way to break the news because i a beginning to show and my job is physical, they weren't quite happy about it, i didn't know what to choose, i needed the job and also me and my boyrfriend were so excited when we find out we are pregnantposted 04/11/2011 by palesan
i am 4 mnths pregnant and got a new job offer ,, i accepted it but dont knw how to tell my new boss as i really wnt to wrk but hav no idea if he wud b understanding enough to support me or wud rather ask me to leave .... :(posted 11/09/2010 by sumbul_12aug
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Intonation of Acoustic Guitars
~ without splitting hairs ~
Copyright ©1999 Howard Coleman
I feel that there is a lack of impartial advice on what guitarists and luthiers really need to do to achieve good intonation. My aim in this article is to fill the gaps using my own experience and judgement. I hope this provokes a bit of discussion. I am happy to amend any of it if proved wrong. Unbiased opinions.
Several factors affect intonation - string gauge, composition and age, fret positioning, action (at nut, saddle and along the fingerboard) and compensation at the saddle or fingerboard/nut. Some appreciate that for string to string intonation (all chords sounding equally good - or should that be "equally OK"?) the tuning itself has an effect. Tuning open strings to concert pitch might not be good enough. Some claim that an in-tune guitar cannot sound good with a piano as, apparently, the tuning of pianos is often altered very slightly away from equal temperament (sharp above middle C and flat below in order to make a more pleasing sound). We seem to have a system of standard concert pitches (equal temperament) and instrument technicians who feel they can improve on it. I am going to stick my neck out and call this this a piano tuner's problem not ours. I believe that thoughtfully designed, well made and set up guitars sound great, play in tune and always have. I do not believe in making adjustments that only oscilloscopes can appreciate. This article will discuss and recommend reasonable measures to take to provide good intonation.
String Gauge and Composition
When the guitar has been set up the intonation may be affected if a different set of strings is used. Different brands often use different gauges for their sets so it is better to choose according to the gauges not whether they are called "Light" or "Extra Light". The composition of a string affects its density and stiffness, which in turn affect pitch and tension, and hence intonation. To find out more on the effects of string gauge and composition Arto's String Calculator is the place to go.
Fingerboard/Nut Compensation
Some guitars do not play completely in tune. Some appear to play in tune but sound bad next to keyboards. According to Feiten and Back (see below) the problem lies with the way guitars are set up and the way pianos are tuned. They quote that "...your first three frets will always be a little sharp. The middle register - the 4th through the 10th frets tends to be a little flat." One of the ways in which they compensate for this is by lopping a fraction from the end of the fingerboard. The actual amount they lop off is 1.4% of the distance from the nut to the first fret for acoustic steel string guitars. (To the the nearest measurable degree of accuracy this translates as 0.5mm or 0.020" for long or short scale guitars.) Elsewhere, I demonstrate the difference this makes to the vibrating string length. It is zero at the nut because I adjusted the scale length to allow for the shortening; 0.4mm for the first 3 frets; 0.3mm for the next 6 frets; 0.2mm for the next 9 frets. I would therefore say that the only significant change occurs between open strings and fretted strings.
The even more pernickety give different compensation for all six strings, not by slanting the nut, a compromise which is much too easy, but by carving the notches in the nut by different amounts. To be fair, I have only come across this in one make of banjo and one make of classical guitar.
I am interested to find out who invented fingerboard shortening. It must have been around for a long time because I have a Frets magazine from 1981 where a Stelling banjo is advertised as having a compensated nut. Stelling currently say that "By selectively notching the nut slots to different lengths, relative string distance from the nut to each fret is adjusted." To do this they shorten the fingerboard first. Frank Ford says, "...a lot of makers cut about .020" from the nut end to improve the intonation in lower ranges. This really does work, and it's been done for as long as I can remember by various technicians as a repair technique."
My personal conclusion is that, for my guitars, fingerboard shortening and nut compensation are unnecessary because intonation is taken care of by good design and setting up. (See Charles Tauber's article on setting up.) However, I think that it may be beneficial in adjusting guitars with intentional high action.
Here is some food for thought. There is a change in intonation when a flat area has developed on a fret. This fret wear could easily move the last point of contact with the fret 1mm, ie several times the offset that fingerboard/nut compensation methods use. It is therefore worth considering a refret before anything more drastic.
An Alternative Non-patented Solution
I have found the nut to be one of the most underestimated parts of an acoustic guitar. In my experience, if it is accurately cut in the first place, then the instrument's intonation will be acceptable to the keenest ear. It is simply to do with the height of the strings as they leave the nut. If there are intonation problems the nut may just need its grooves deepening a little - or maybe someone has fitted a shim to raise the whole nut to stop buzzing after a refret? Putting a capo at the first fret is a good way to diagnose a nut that is too high. If intonation is improved by the capo then its your nut at fault. The way I approach setting string height at the nut is to deepen the grooves gradually, checking visually, and aiming to get the height of the string over the first fret very slightly greater than it is over the second fret when fretted at the first. I then proceed to deepen them very gingerly. I recommend Frank Ford's excellent articles on the subject. If not enough care is taken there could well be intonation problems.
Saddle Compensation
Did you notice in the 80's that the bridge saddles of some acoustic guitars were in two or three separate sections ? Funny how they reverted to single saddles when under-saddle transducers became the latest fashion! Don't you think that says it all - that the separate saddles were more important for marketing than for intonation. I also have serious reservations about adding metalwork to the bridge of any purely acoustic instrument to make intonation adjustable. I find that a single non-adjustable bridge saddle that is slanted and has its top carefully bevelled to give different take-off points for all the strings can work perfectly.
Tuning Methods
I'm afraid it's not straightforward. However, I feel that there are some rules worth following while others are "splitting hairs". Well, what else can I say when all my guitar heroes just tuned up using simple means yet sounded fantastic?
Tuning open strings with an electronic tuner gives good results for me. I am aware of the pitch dropping about 5 cents (hundredths of a semitone) a fraction of a second after twanging but try to do the same for all strings - either going by the initial pitch or the sustained pitch. I suppose the extra pernickety could choose which to follow according to the type of music they are going to play. If it's fast and loud it could be argued that the initial pitch is more relevant and vice versa. Once the guitar is tuned try to resist the temptation to improve the tuning. You might make one chord better but only at the expense of several others. That is the compromise of equal temperament. Once you have trained your ears to accept it, it will sound fine.
If you tune using a tuning fork to give you the
pitch of one string perhaps the best way of tuning the others
from this is by the 5th fret/ 4th fret method.
You should definitely not use the 7th fret harmonic when tuning one string from another because the note it gives is not part of the equal temperament scale but the Pythagorean scale which is slightly different. The advantage claimed for this method is that the strings are not being fretted and therefore not being stretched unduly. In practice though what happens is that the discrepancy becomes magnified as the player tunes across successive strings.
However, if the 7th fret harmonics of the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th strings are each tuned separately with a meter then you get what are claimed to be desirable tuning offsets as in the Feiten Temper Tuning Table (US Patent 5814745). In my opinion an offset of only one or two cents would not make an appreciable difference as this is only just at the limit of perception of the best trained musical ear. I doubt if I can tune up to within 1 cent anyway because the pitch of a guitar string changes as I have said. I could do it by plucking the strings only lightly but this would be unrealistic because that's not how I play.
This method comes from the Guild
of American Luthiers
(Data Sheet #45) and is very sound. Apart from
being hard to remember I can't fault it.
This challenging method came from Simon Husbands via Fretbox. The only unison is the 1st string tuned from the 6th. The others have to be slightly sharp or flat according to the # and b signs. You have to judge how sharp or flat by listening to the beat note. When it beats about once every 2 seconds you are there. If you then check the G to B interval on open strings, this should beat at about 8 beats per second.
This method is therefore a variation of the 7th
fret harmonic method but with offsets designed to remove the
inaccuracies. The object is to stretch the fourths and shorten
the fifths of the scale. On a practical note, to tune up this way
you need complete silence and total concentration to focus on the
beat notes. It is easier on a responsive guitar as you can then
also feel the beat notes in the neck and body. I recommend
picking hard quite close to the bridge.
So, there you are - what seems like perfection to one player is less than perfection to another. As I have mentioned, the pitch of a string changes after being plucked so it is virtually impossible to tune it to perfection. That is the nature of the beast - a guitar cannot be played absolutely perfectly in tune. It isn't a synthesiser after all but something organic, almost living, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
Feiten and Back's patents, US Patent 5404783, 1995; US Patent 5600079, 1997; US Patent 5728956, 1998 and US Patent 5814745, 1998 can be read for free at US Patent and Trademark Office or US Patent Search - (Download patents from the United States Patent Office for free.) While you are there have a look at Salazar's patent for fret positioning (US Patent 5063818, 1991).
Last revised: July 06, 2006.


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Republican Sen. McCain, a sharp critic of Hagel's nomination as defense secretary, says will not support proposed filibuster of President Obama's pick
Yitzhak Benhorin, AP
Published: 02.05.13, 19:10 / Israel News
Yitzhak Benhorin, AP
WASHINGTON - Now that the implementation of a filibuster
– a procedural tactic in which hearings can be extended indefinitely – seems unlikely, it appears that President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel as the next defense secretary will achieve majority support in the Senate.
"I do not believe a filibuster is appropriate, and I would oppose such a move," McCain, a 2008 presidential candidate, said Monday, two days after Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell raised
the possibility of forcing a showdown vote.
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This follows a fierce exchange between McCain and Hagel at the confirmation hearing last week. McCain, who opposes the Hagel nomination
due to his lack of support for the US presence in Iraq,
questioned the nominee about the war, asking whether he was right or wrong in opposing an additional 30,000 US troops in 2007.
The Arizona senator said he still has questions on the nomination and "was not happy with (Hagel's) failure to answer a really simple question."
But McCain
said he would not support use of the filibuster, which can derail a confirmation vote and can be stopped only by the votes of 60 of the 100 senators. McCain's support gives backing to three other Republican senators who have voiced opposition to the move.
Thus, it appears that the Senate's Democratic
majority of 55, in addition to two other Republicans who have already stated their stance against the filibuster, ensures Hagel's appointment as the next secretary of defense.
Several other Republican senators echoed McCain's sentiments.
"It would be unprecedented for the Senate not to allow an up-or-down vote on a president's Cabinet nomination, but I haven't made any decision about a vote," said Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.
Sen. Susan Collins,
R-Maine, said she was "not inclined to support a filibuster regardless of my ultimate decision" on the nominee.
Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, who opposes Hagel's nomination, said he would not support a filibuster.
In the last few days, there were reports of great disappointment with the performance of Hagel at the senate hearing, and of the possibility that he would remove himself from candidacy.
However, now that it appears that the opposition is not as great as expected among the Democrats, the next step is to bring the appointment to a vote – first among the Senate Armed Services Committee on
Thursday, and then within the general assembly.


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Remember my post on brooch bouquets? Today, I bring you pretty bouquets with dressed up stems.
The trend I'm referring to isn't just about pretty bouquets – it's about incorporating your wedding dress into the stem of the bouquet. More and more, brides are going for a completely cohesive look; I love how the bouquet pulls together different colours and elements of the wedding.
Examples of what I mean:
- If a bride is wearing a lace dress, she will dress up her bouquet with lace trimmings
- If a bride has buttons going down the length of her back, so will her bouquet.
Check out some pretty bouquets below!
I love the idea of dress replica bouquets or dress inspired bouquets. How about you?
p.s. I have a few more bouquet ideas coming up so stay tuned!


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Visit a floating museum and see what life was like aboard an ocean liner, a riverboat, aircraft carriers, a submarine, and one of the world's oldest active ship.
History doesn't stop at land's edge, so why should our museums? The West Coast teems with ships and boats rich in high-seas history.
USS Arizona Memorial Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The sunken battleship is a tribute to the 1,177 crewmen and 1,211 other Americans who lost their lives on December 7, 1941. (808) 422-0561, www.nps.gov/usar [3].
Balclutha San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. This 1886 square-rigger brought salmon from Alaska and lumber from Seattle and even appeared in Mutiny on the Bounty. (415) 447-5000, www.nps.gov/safr [4].
USS Blueback Portland. Tour the cold war-era submarine seen in the film The Hunt for Red October. Book a Submarine Sleepover and experience the sub as its crew once did. (503) 797-6674, www.omsi.edu [5].
Delta King Sacramento. Today a hotel and restaurant, this stately riverboat made a daily 10-hour voyage from Sacramento to San Francisco during the 1930s. Guests enjoyed Prohibition-era drinking, live jazz, gambling, and fine dining. (800) 825-5464, www.deltaking.com [6].
USS Hornet Alameda, Calif. This World War II aircraft carrier helped with two Apollo space missions. (510) 521-8448, www.uss-hornet.org [7].
SS Jeremiah O'Brien San Francisco. In 1994, this sturdy World War II Liberty ship sailed to Normandy for the 50th anniversary of D-day. (415) 544-0100, www.ssjeremiahobrien.org [8].
Lightship Columbia Astoria, Ore. The last floating lighthouse to be operated on the West Coast is now retired and stationed at the Columbia River Maritime Museum. (503) 325-2323, www.crmm.org [9].
Lady Washington Aberdeen, Wash. This 175-ton tall ship, recently a star in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean:The Curse of the Black Pearl, calls on various West Coast ports. (800) 200-5239, www.ladywashington.org [10].
USS Midway San Diego. The longest-serving aircraft carrier in U.S. naval history opens for tours in early June. (619) 702-7700, www.midway.org [11].
USS Pampanito San Francisco. One of the last surviving submarines from America's World War II fleet. (415) 775-1943, www.maritime.org [12].
USS Potomac Oakland. Board FDR's "Floating White House" for a history cruise on San Francisco Bay. From secret wartime meetings to drug smugglers to Elvis Presley, tales abound on the Potomac. (510) 627-1215, www.usspotomac.org [13].
Queen Mary Long Beach, Calif. Larger than the Titanic, this venerable ocean liner boasts 365 staterooms, 16 ballrooms, some 2,000 portholes, and a jail. (562) 435-3511, www.queenmary.com [14].
Star of India Maritime Museum of San Diego. Born in 1863, she's the world's oldest active ship. (619) 234-9153, www.sdmaritime.org [15].
Wawona Seattle. Now a valuable relic, this ship launched in 1897 is one of the largest three-masted schooners ever built in North America. (206) 447-9800, www.nwseaport.org [16].
Photography by Kenny Williams
This article was first published in May 2004. Some facts may have aged gracelessly. Please call ahead to verify information.


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Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
Here are some things we learned around the Big 12 over the past few days:
1. Texas and Oklahoma need to improve their running games -- fast. The Sooners and Longhorns both overcame sputtering starts to win their conference openers. But their key showdown next week at the Cotton Bowl could hinge on a factor that both teams struggled with in their victories on Saturday. The team that runs the ball best likely will win the Red River Rivalry -- as usual. And both teams struggled in that facet of the game Saturday. Oklahoma finished with 203 rushing yards against Baylor, but the Sooners had produced only 52 rushing yards midway through the third quarter. And the Sooners struggled in the red zone, settling for field goals on four second-half drives where they couldn't score touchdowns against the Bears. Texas was even worse, rushing 25 times for 46 yards against a Colorado defense that was allowing 4.9 yards per carry coming into the game as Vondrell McGee and Tre' Newton both were idled with injuries. Both teams will have extensive preparation for their ground games as they prepare to play against much better defenses than they struggled against on Saturday.
2. Is Kansas the nation's worst undefeated team? After Saturday, I think so. The Jayhawks needed all kinds of luck to escape with a gritty 41-36 home victory over Iowa State. A memorable offensive performance keyed by record outings by Todd Reesing, Kerry Meier and Dezmon Briscoe almost was undone by the Jayhawks' defense. Mark Mangino admitted after the game that his team had been exposed defensively. Its margin of victory over the Cyclones was the narrowly overthrown pass from Austen Arnaud to Darius Darks that if completed would have likely beaten them. And Mangino's biggest concern has to be that if Iowa State can produce 6.1 yards per snap against the Jayhawks, what will teams like Texas, Oklahoma and Texas Tech be able to do?
3. It's a season of firsts for Mike Leach. Before Saturday night, the Texas Tech coach had never had a backup quarterback start a game. And after Steven Sheffield singed Kansas State for 490 yards and seven touchdowns, Leach has got something else new on his hands -- a quarterback controversy. Leach had reasons for installing Taylor Potts as his new starter earlier this summer. Potts' performance had been that much better. But Leach might have to at least consider revisiting that choice after Sheffield blistered rival defenses for 10 touchdown passes since Potts sustained a concussion last week. Sheffield said after directing a 66-24 beatdown of Kansas State that he feels he has won the starting job. But he won't be the one making the decision.
4. Shipley and Suh deserve Heisman consideration. After their performances this weekend, the Big 12 has two unconventional players who I think merit consideration for college football's most prestigious award. Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is the most dominant defensive player in college football. Suh has to be accounted for on every play, making game-changing statements like his interception return that sparked the Cornhuskers' wild comeback over Missouri. And Jordan Shipley is just as important for Texas, becoming one of the Longhorns' primary forces as a receiver and a returner. Shipley accounted for a career-high 273 all-purpose yards against Colorado, producing 11 catches for 147 yards and a 74-yard punt return that was his second TD return of the season. Most of the media will consider Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy and Jimmy Clausen and stop at that. But to this point of the season, it can be argued that Suh and Shipley deserve strong consideration -- and not just from voters who might be thinking of out-of-the-box ways to present the award.
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The concerns that the Jignesh Shah-promoted Financial Technologies (India) could potentially arm-twist Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) through one-sided agreements were perhaps flagged first in a due diligence by NYSE Euronext around 2007, when the global financial market group was looking to buy a stake in MCX.
According to a special audit on MCX by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), in an email to FTILs Devendra Agrawal on November 14, 2007, Nayan Mehta, then a senior vice-president at MCX, said: A draft agreement has been prepared. Last time, the NYSE due diligence team had mentioned that FT-MCX agreements are very one-sided and we had promised they would be rectified on renewal. Accordingly, if any change is required to be made for the above and any other reason, please let me know.
Interestingly, NYSE Euronext, through its affiliate Euronext NV, had picked up roughly a 5% stake in MCX in 2008 for Rs 240 crore.
However, market sources said it offloaded almost its entire shareholding in MCX possibly for about Rs 100 crore during the October-December quarter of the 2013-14 fiscal after the Rs 5,600-crore settlement crisis at the National Spot Exchange (NSEL), an FTIL arm, flared up.
The audit was conducted at the behest of the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) after the commodity market regulator had declared Shah and FTIL not fit and proper following the NSEL crisis.
FTIL has a 26% stake in MCX and the exchange has been heavily dependent on FTIL and other group companies for several services, including warehousing and collateral management.
Shah and former MCX MD Shreekant Javalgekar were arrested by the Mumbai police last week in connection with the scam.
The PwC report said the validity of certain agreements with FTIL was unusually long, with limited or no right to MCX to terminate the contracts.
For instance, an initial TSA signed on October 1, 2005, was valid for one year and subsequently renewed further for five years in October 2007. However, in October 2012, the validity was increased to 33 years with a provision for automatic renewals for two additional terms of 33 years in technical services agreements.
The primary reason cited during a board of directors meeting held on November 2, 2012 for the renewal for a long period was to address the concerns of the investors raised during the IPO road-shows.
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Hi, I have a question regarding a letter I've received from my local county council's motor tax office. I've been warned that shall I refuse to surrender my Irish driving license to them within 7 days then "Garda will be contacted to retrieve it". I must reiterate that I haven't been to a court of law which sanctioned this action nor have I received any penalty points. The motor tax office simply claiming that my Irish driving license that was issued to me after exchange of a lost Austrian d.license is void as my original license was from Israel. I wonder where is the due process that allows me to put my case before a court before Garda will be at my door. I'm being panelized for exercising free movement rights of taking employment in IE as due to this I have no address in Austria & so have been refused a new Austrian d.license. Recently the EU cancelled the requirement to exchange EU licenses when moving to live permanently in another member state. So shall I still had the lost license I could have used it indefinitely in IE. Before submitting the request for exchange I've stated that my original license was from Israel & was assured this isn't a problem (albeit they've issued me an Irish license). In order to have the Irish license I had to employ an Austrian lawyer in order to get an official letter from the Austrian traffic police with the Austrian driver's license register proving my entitlement that cost me almost 2000 Euros. Only now the motor tax office has realized their mistake. Based on a law that conflicts with EU directives & is discriminatory.
1. What are my chances of pursuing this in Irish court & ECJ? Does the Garda have authority to confiscate/retrieve the license without a court order? What are my chances to recover the 2000 Euros legal expenses spent due to their negligence? Thanks!
Hi Fran,
I will continue waiting.
Thank you for your question. I afraid that under the EU rules on driving licences, the Irish authorities are not required to exchange an EU licence that was first issued in exchange for a licence obtained outside the EU (Article 11 of Directive 2006/126).
Unfortunately, Ireland does not recognise Israeli driving licences as confirmed here. This unfortunately means you will have to re-sit a driving licence exam in Ireland:
I am sorry not to have better news to give you, but I am afraid you would lose your court case if you were to challenge the Garda's decision before the courts.
I hope this answers your question.
Kind regards
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I received my Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1987, and I conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Minnesota (1988). I have been at the University of Michigan since 1988, and I have been an associate editor for Ecology, Ecological Monographs, and Soil Science Society of America Journal.
Research investigates links between the composition and function of soil microbial communities, and the influence of microbial activity on ecosystem-level processes. This work draws on ecology, microbiology, and biochemistry and is focused at several scales of understanding. Current research centers on understanding the link between plant and microbial activity within terrestrial ecosystems, and the influence climate change may have on these dynamics. Teaching includes courses in general ecology, soil ecology, and ecosystem ecology.
Soil Ecology
This course centers on the overlap of soil science and ecology. Our goal is to understand: (1) how the interactions of landform, topography, climate, and biota result in patterns of soil development and the distribution of soils that we observe within the landscape; (2) how physical, chemical and biological properties of soils affect water and nutrient availability to plants; and (3) how nutrients are cycled within terrestrial ecosystems and how these processes are influenced by human activities. In the field portion of the course, we will sample and describe soils of four ecosystems and observe first-hand how differences in landform, topography, climate and biota influence soil development. In the laboratory, we will analyze our soil samples for a number of physical, chemical, and biological properties. Using laboratory data in conjunction with field data, each student will select two of the four ecosystems for detailed comparison in a research paper. Although we will focus our attention on local ecosystems of Michigan, skills learned in this course may be broadly applied within a variety of terrestrial ecosystem types in other geographic regions. Students are expected to have a background in chemistry and biology. In particular, a working knowledge of chemical equilibria, ionic solution chemistry, pH, and oxidation-reduction reactions is highly recommended. Students without such background should consult with the instructor before enrolling. Also useful (although not required) are familiarity with biochemistry, plant physiology, microbiology, geology, and local flora. You will find it very helpful if you have had, or are currently enrolled in, Woody Plants (NRE 437). If you have not done so, we highly recommend that you enroll in these courses concurrently! While the lecture portion of the course provides background knowledge, the laboratory portion of the course is an opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience sampling and describing soils in the field and analyzing various soil physical, chemical, and biological properties in the lab. The importance of the laboratory is reflected in the proportion of the time each week devoted to it. In each lab section, students will be grouped into teams of two or three. Activities and assignments in the lab will be cooperative efforts among team members. Attendance is critical to permit equal participation among team members, and all laboratory assignments are due at the beginning of the next laboratory meeting. Assignments will vary with each specific activity, and specific instructions for each lab assignment will be contained in the weekly lab handout.
Ecosystem Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology focuses on current theories regarding the control and function of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, the approaches and techniques being used to test these theories, and the application of theory to the management and restoration of ecosystems. The scope includes examples from terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecosystems. Our goal is to develop students' understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological factors controlling the dynamics of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Ecosystem Ecology is a lecture course that focuses on understanding the physical, chemical and biological processes regulating the dynamics of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. We discuss classic and current topics in ecology that have built our understanding of ecosystem organization and function. The course integrates across disciplines of physiological, microbial, population, and community ecology to understand how and why ecosystems differ in composition, structure, and function, and how ecosystems change over time. Students are expected to have a solid background in biology and ecology. We also expect that students will be able to use general principles of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology as tools to understand ecological processes occurring at the ecosystem level. The scope of the course includes examples from terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecosystems. Selected topics for discussion include: "What are ecosystems and why are they so complex?"; "The principles of biogeochemistry - nutrient cycling, mass balance, and microbial function"; "Global ecology - are processes in ecosystems additive across a range of spatial scales?," "The use of chemical tracers of energy flow through organisms and their environment," and "Do species matter for ecosystem function?". There are three lecture periods each week involving a lecture presentation by the instructor focusing on assigned readings from the required textbook and the primary scientific literature. We welcome questions in lecture, and we encourage your participation in the discussion of all topics.
General Ecology
Ecology is an integrative scientific discipline concerned with understanding the interaction of organisms with one another and how organisms interact with their physical environment. In this course, we will build your understanding of the fundamental processes controlling the abundance, distribution, and diversity of organisms that inhabit the Earth. To accomplish this task, we will develop principles and theory that span levels of biological organization, beginning with the physiological attributes of organisms enabling them to inhabit particular environments. We will use these principles to understand the population dynamics of organisms and how the interactions among organisms control the composition (i.e., who's there) of biotic communities. Then, we will explore how and why the interaction of organisms with the physical environment causes energy to flow and elements to cycle within terrestrial and aquatic environments. Humans are a part of nature; they are not apart from it. In the final section of this course, we will explore how human activity has altered the abundance, distribution and diversity of organisms on Earth as well as how our activities have modified the flow of energy and elements in ecological systems. The primary goal of our course is to develop your understanding of the underlying processes controlling the abundance of organisms, the communities in which they reside, and the ecosystems they compose in combination with the physical environment. It is our expectation that everyone successfully completing this course will master the scientific principles necessary to understand a wide range of ecological dynamics, enabling them to use this knowledge as an ecologically literate member of society. We will accomplish this goal with the use of lectures, selected reading to enhance lecture material, and directed discussion and exercises. As discussed above, ecology is an integrative science drawing off principles in biology and evolution as well as from the physical sciences of climatology, geology, chemistry and physics. It is mandatory that each student has completed BIO 162, and it is beneficial (but not expected) if other course work in the aforementioned areas has been taken in the past or concurrently. Students are expected to attend all scheduled course meetings. Lecture time will be used to build important concepts that are integral to our understanding of ecology, and we strongly encourage questions during lecture and active engagement in all parts of this course. Your ability to master and apply knowledge in this course will be evaluated with the use of in-class exams and exercises during your weekly discussion. Exams are not cumulative, but they are integrative. As such, it is necessary to master principles early in the course, because they are a foundation for further learning later in the course.
Ecosystem Science in the Rockies
The Rocky Mountains are an ideal setting to study the relationships between climate, geology and ecology; all are intertwined to create landscape-level patterns of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems that are readily observable across this climatically and geologically diverse region. In this course, we will use the Rocky Mountains as a field laboratory to explore, illustrate and explain principles of climatology, geology and ecology. These areas of study do not stand alone; rather, they interact in understandable and predictable ways to create the Rocky Mountain environment. Our goal for the course is to build your understanding of environmental science and develop a conceptual framework to understand how the physical environment (i.e., climate and geology) controls on the distribution of organisms in mountainous regions. We will employ an active, field-based approach in which you will learn basic principles and apply them to understand interactions among climate, geology and ecology. Most days will begin with a brief lecture on fundamental concepts and an explanation of an exercise designed to illustrate these principles in the field. Thus, we will spend the majority of our time in the field making observations, collecting data, and discussing the information we have obtained. The course is organized in a hierarchical manner: climate and geology set the broad stage for terrestrial and aquatic ecological processes. Thus, we will begin our course by developing your understanding of climatology and geology. We will integrate the influence of climate on geological and ecological processes, and in turn, how geology, through its effect on relief, can alter climate and create a range of conditions to which terrestrial and aquatic organisms have adapted in the Rocky Mountains. You will leave this course with an understanding of how climate and geology create the physical conditions that give rise to the range of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems that typify the Rocky Mountain region. Given the field orientation of the course and its location, there are several ways in which you should prepare yourself to gain the most from this experience. Students with general course work in geology and ecology will be well prepared to take on the intellectual challenges of this course. In addition, those in good physical condition will be well prepared to take on the physical challenges of this course. Realize that we will travel by foot when doing field work, and on several occasions we will hike from relatively low elevations (ca. 6000 ft) to the alpine ecosystems which lie over 10,000 ft.
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- 1 large butternut squash (2-1/2 pounds), halved lenghtwise and seeded
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- Place squash cut side down in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Add water. Cover and bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until tender. Scoop out the squash and place in a large bowl, add the syrup, butter, lemon juice and peel; beat until smooth. Yield: 4 servings.
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Abrams resorted to a lot of tricks to make this movie visually exciting, that distracted from actual storyline, and made it look and feel like any Transformers movie. Some events defied logic and made the action hard to watch with any realism (or even suspended disbelief). The characters were made to seem boring and cheesy through bad dialogue and several points of ridiculous plot design, and most references to the original Star Trek seemed trite and contrived. The plot seemed to be unoriginal and followed fairly predictable patterns. Instead of intending to please fans and create new fans of Star Trek, this movie seemed to follow some mold for a generic action movie, complete with a gratuitous and entirely unnecessary disrobing of one of the characters, possibly just to fill the trailers out and make the movie sell. It's the only reason I could imagine. The incessant action scenes that bled into each other could all be used to sell a movie not really worth selling. See it if you like most action movies, it's entertaining as a general action film, but don't expect it to be a classic Star Trek or even a memorable movie.
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Date: 06 February 2012
The Assembly to sit at noon.
Matter of the Day – 60th Anniversary of the Accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second to the Throne
1. Prayers
2. Assembly Business
Motion: Suspension of Standing Orders
That Standing Orders 10(2) to 10(4) be suspended for 6 February 2012.
Mr P Weir
Ms J McCann
Mr J McCallister
Mr P Ramsey
Mr S Dickson
Committee Membership
That Mrs Sandra Overend replace Mr Mike Nesbitt as a member of the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment; that Mr Fra McCann replace Mrs Sandra Overend as a member of the Committee for Employment and Learning; and that Mr David McNarry replace Mr Michael Copeland as a member of the Committee for Regional Development.
Mr J McCallister
Mr R Swann
Ms J McCann
Mr P Maskey
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Motion: Widening Access to Education Maintenance Allowance
That this Assembly calls on the Minister for Employment and Learning, in conjunction with his Executive colleagues, to expedite the finalisation and implementation of an effective and cross-departmental strategy for young people Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEETs) and the on-going Review of Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), in order to address the issues of record levels of youth unemployment and increasing disengagement with mainstream education; and to make the necessary improvements to ensure that EMA is targeted at those in greatest need.
Chairperson, Committee for Employment and Learning
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Motion: Car Insurance
That this Assembly notes with concern the soaring cost of insurance in Northern Ireland; and calls on the Minister of Justice to intervene to ensure that the payment of compensation claims is capped, and that cases are heard in lower courts.
Mr A McQuillan
Mr G Campbell
Motion: Regulation of the Local Home Heating Oil Industry
That this Assembly notes that home heating oil has the most variable price of any heating fuel; further notes that a growing number of households have no choice but to purchase 20 litre drums of oil that are significantly more expensive per litre than buying in bulk; and calls on the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to introduce legislation, as soon as possible, to regulate the local home heating oil industry.
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