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Australian wholegrain cereals (including wheat, corn and/or rice), Australian lamb and beef, premium animal fats, canola oil, sunflower oil, salt, essential vitamins including chelated minerals (vitamins A, D3, E, B2, B3, B5, K3, folic acid, copper, zinc (from Oxide), zinc chelate, Manganese, Selenium, Iodine & Calcium), antioxidants.
Crude Protein min 20%
Crude Fat min 10%
Fibre max 3.5%
Moisture approx 8%
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Inadequate meat content, low quality grains, fat of unidentifiable origin
The main ingredients in this food are cereals. Although whole grains, at least, grains are not a natural foodstuff for canines and should not be the primary ingredients in dog food products. Instead, foods for canines should be based on meat. The main grains are wheat, corn and possibly rice. Rice is a decent quality grain, but wheat is believed by many to be the leading cause of food allergies for dogs. Corn i s a difficult to digest grain of limited value in dog food, and also commonly associated with food allergies.
The meat content of the food appears to be minimal. Grains make up the first two/three ingredients, meaning that the first meat ingredient does not occur until at best third on the ingredient list. These are not meat meal ingredients, but are inclusive of water content (about 80%). Once this is removed, as it must be to create a dehydrated product, the ingredient will weigh around 20% of its wet weight. As ingredients are listed in order of weight, it is thus unlikely that these ingredients are truely as prolific as they appear and may be more accurately placed further down the ingredient list.
Animal fat is an ingredient of unidentified origin for which it is impossible to determine species, source or quality. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this asobtained from the tissues of mammals and/or poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative". No information is given about the preservatives (antioxidants) used in this product, and it may contain chemicals such as ethoxyquin, BHA and BHT all of which are allowed in pet foods, but are banned or heavily regulated in human food due to the belief that they are carcinogenic.
We note the inclusion of synthetic vitamin K (listed here as K3), a substance alleged by some to be linked to liver problems and which is progressively being removed from better quality products.
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Oakland's outlandish 2012 season now includes the American League West title.
The A's, overlooked and unloved during the spring, are now baseball's darlings after tearing through the past week to snatch the division crown from the Rangers, the fearsome two-time defending league champs. Oakland will play at Detroit in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday.
The A's completed their sweep of Texas on Wednesday with a 12-5 victory that was a perfect snapshot of their methods: They got down early and all looked bleak - then Oakland bounced back with gusto, took the lead and handed things to an ironclad bullpen.
"It's kind of like the story of our whole season," reliever Sean Doolittle said of Wednesday's comeback win. "At the end of June, we were 13 games back, we had injuries, young guys stepping up, and we were never out of it.
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The A's held first place alone for exactly one day: Wednesday.
"If there's ever a good day to do that, it's today," said A's manager Bob Melvin, whose players sprinted around the field next to the stands high-fiving fans after celebrating their division title.
"All that matters is the last day," Oakland outfielder Josh Reddick said. "If you don't get the last lap, it don't count."
After trading three All-Star pitchers last winter and going through near constant roster upheaval all year, the A's make for one of the best stories in sports history, particularly in the Bay Area. General manager Billy Beane - who got the designated hero's whipped-cream pie in the face from Reddick - called the A's accomplishments "unique."
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Rookie starter A.J. Griffin allowed five runs (four earned) in the third inning and the A's fell behind 5-1, but they bounced back with six runs in the fourth.
Coco Crisp contributed a two-run double off Derek Holland with two outs to tie the game, and Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton then simply missed an easy, shallow flyball by Yoenis Céspedes to send across two more Oakland runs. Norris had an RBI single in the fifth and a solo homer in Oakland's four-run eighth.
Oakland's bullpen was simply sensational, as it has been all week, ending the season with a scoreless streak of 22 1/3 innings. Rookie Evan Scribner worked three scoreless innings for the win, Jerry Blevins got a key strikeout in the sixth, and Ryan Cook, Doolittle and Grant Balfour worked the seventh, eighth and ninth.
Doolittle, treated with kid gloves early in the season as he converted from first base to pitcher, worked four games in a row. Cook and Balfour threw in five consecutive games, the first pitchers to do so for Oakland since Billy Koch in 2002.
By the time Balfour took the mound, it was far from a save situation, but there was no way Melvin was going to persuade the closer to take a seat. Melvin thought about it, but concluded that Balfour "wasn't having that conversation with anyone. He wouldn't relent."
Melvin said the A's have not determined a rotation for the Division Series, or a playoff roster. The team will travel to Detroit on Thursday and will work out at Comerica Park on Friday afternoon. The A's, who went 3-4 against the Tigers this year, host Game 3 and, if necessary, Games 4 and 5 next week.
"It's going to be a tough matchup," Melvin said. "They played very well against us during the season."
Melvin called Wednesday's sellout crowd "electric," and the Coliseum was loud, loud, loud from before the first pitch. Reddick was among the many A's who shared the celebration with the fans. He'd seen Crisp slapping hands with fans along the railings after the team clinched a playoff spot Monday night, and he vowed to do it himself at the soonest opportunity; he particularly wanted to salute "my right-field fans - they've been so supportive."
The other teams to hold first place for only one day and win a division or pennant: the 2006 Twins and the 1951 New York Giants. Oakland is the fifth team to come back from as many as 13 games behind for a postseason spot, joining the 1914 Boston Braves, the '51 Giants, the 1978 Yankees and the 1995 Mariners.
"In spring training, everyone wrote us off," Scribner said. "It might be the last day of the season, but we're in first place now."
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Thus I heard. At one time the Blessed One lived in the forest of Icchānakala near the village Icchānakala. At that time many well-known brahmin householders lived in Icchānakala, such as the brahmins Chanki, Tārukkha, Pokkharasāti, Jānussoni, Todeyya and other well-known brahmin householders.
To the two young brahmins Vāseṭṭha and Bhāradvāja while walking and wandering for exercise, this dispute arose. "Friend, how does one become a brahmin". The young man Bhāradvāja said "If some one is unsoiled and undisturbed, on both the mother's and father's side as far back as seven generations he becomes a brahmin. " Young Vāseṭṭha said, "If some one becomes virtuous and endowed with good conduct, he becomes a brahmin". Neither of them could convince the other on this dispute, and young Vāseṭṭha said to the young man Bhāradvāja "Friend, Bhāradvāja, there is the recluse Gotama the son of the Sākyas, gone forth from the Sākya clan, his fame is spread in this manner. He is worthy, all knowing, endowed with knowledge and conduct, well gone, knower of the worlds, incomparable tamer of those to be tamed, Teacher of gods and men, enlightened and blessed. Let us approach him and ask this question, and as he explains it, let us both accept it. Young Bhāradvāja agreed to the young man Vāseṭṭha's suggestion. Then the two young men approached the Blessed One, exchanged friendly greetings, sat on a side and the young man Vāseṭṭha addressed the Blessed One in verses.
594. The two of us accept and acknowledge that we are learned in the three Vedas,
I am a pupil of Pokkharasāti, and this young man of Tārukkha.
595. We both can recite the three Vedas completely,
In explaining the meanings of words and grammar, we are like our teachers.
596. O! Gotama, we have a dispute on birth.
Bhāradvāja says "by birth a Brahmin is made"
And I say "by actions a Brahmin is made. "
597. Each of us could not convince the other
We came to ask about it from the well-known all enlightned one
598. When the moon has gone beyond waning, people encounter it with clasped hands,
Likewise Gotama is worshipped with clasped hands by the world.
599. The world is enlightened, we ask Gotama, does one become a brahmin by birth
or else by actions? We do not know this, enlighten us so that we may know the brahmin. "
600. The Blessed One said:
"Vaseṭṭha, I will tell you step by step how it happens,
The classification of living things in this and other births.
601. Look at the grass and trees, although they are not aware,
This and the other have attributes peculiar to their births.
602. So also insects, like grasshoppers and ants
They have attributes peculiar to their births.
603. Look at the animals small and large
They have attributes peculiar to their births.
604. Look at the serpents with long backs going on their bellies,
They have attributes peculiar to their births.
605. Look at the fish too, who find food in the water.
They have attributes peculiar to their births.
606. Look at the birds flying through the air.
They have attributes peculiar to their births.
607. Although these have various attributes, at birth,
In humans various attributes are not evident at birth.
608. They are not in the hair, head, ears or eyes
Not in the mouth, nose, lips or eye-lashes
609. Not in the neck, flanks stomach or back,
Not in the buttocks, chest, pudendum, nor in the sexual intercourse.
610. Not in the hands, feet, fingers or nails, nor in the knees and calves,
Not in the hue or voice, by which to know their birth.
611. In the individual bodies of humans, these are not evident,
They are designated by the activities of humans.
612. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood by looking after cattle,
Vāseṭṭha, know him as a farmer, not as a brahmin.
613. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood doing a craft,
Vāseṭṭha, know him as a craftsman, not as a brahmin.
614. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood by trading,
Vāseṭṭha, know him as a merchant, not as a brahmin.
615. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood working for others,
Vāseṭṭha, know him as a workman, not a brahmin.
616. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood out of what is not given,
Vāseṭṭha, know he is a robber, not a brahmin.
617. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood serving the king,
Vāseṭṭha, know he is a soldier, not a brahmin.
618. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood by advising the king,
Vāseṭṭha, know he is the adviser, not a brahmin.
619. Among humans whoever makes a livelihood
enjoying the wealth of the village andcountry,
Vāsseṭṭhs, know he is the king, not a brahmin.
620. One born of a brahmin woman's womb is not a brahmin,
By address, he is sir, he has defilements,
When he has no defilements and no seizings, I call him a brahmin.
621. When all bonds are cut, if one is not worried,
Bonds, cut and unyoked, I call him a brahmin.
622. Cutting the straps of interest and the present fetters,
When the obstacles removed, is enlightened, I call him a brahmin.
623. If one endures scoldings and floggings without an angry mind,
Develops patience and a lot of it. I callhim a brahmin.
624. Not angry, austere, virtuous not haughty
With taming he bears the last body, I call him a brahmin.
625. Like water that does not stay on the lotus leaf,
the mustard seed that slips from the tip of the
rrow, When not soiled in sensuality, I call him a brahmin.
626. He understands unpleasantness, having diminished
the self view here itself.
When the load bandoned is unyoked, I call him a brahmin.
627. With deep wisdom becomes clever in the path andnon-path,
When attained to the highest truth, I call him a brahmin.
628. Not soiled by householders or by those gone forth,
When he becomes homeless with few desires, I call him a brahmin.
629. Giving up punishing living things infirm or firm,
When he does not kill or hurt anyone, I call him a brahmin.
630. Among enemies without enmity,
among those hurting the self, extinguished,
When among the seizing without a seizing, I call him a brahmin.
631. Like mustard seeds on the tip of a sword, if his greed and hate,
Measuring and malice fall away, I call him a brahmin.
632. Instructs without harsh words, bringing out the truth
When he does not curse anybody, I call him a brahmin.
633. Long or short, small or large, agreeable or disagreeable,
When he does not take anything not given, I call him a brahmin.
634. Is without desires for this world and the next,
When without desires is unyoked, I call him a brahmin.
635. When he has no roosting places, knowing what should and should not be done,
And has taken a dive in the deathless, I call him a brahmin.
636. Overcoming both bonds of merit and demerit
Made pure, without grief, and not attached. Then I call him a brahmin.
637. Like the extremely pure moon undisturbed and without stains,
When the interest `to be' is destroyed, I call him a brahmin.
638. Overcoming this difficult path of deluded existence, concentrates,
Is fearless, doubts overcome, is extinguished without seizings, I call him a Brahmin.
639. Giving up sensuality, one goes forth as a homeless
When his sensuous thoughts are destroyed, I call him a brahmin.
640. Giving up craving, one goes forth as a homeless.
When his greedy thoughts are destroyed, I call him a brahmin.
641. Giving up the human yoke, overcomes the heavenly yoke,
When he is unyoked, I call him a brahmin.
642. Giving up attachment and aversion is cooled and without seizings,
When the hero wins over the whole world, I call him a brahmin.
643. Seeing the fading of beings and also their arising
Is unsoiled, well gone and enlightened, I call him a brahmin.
644. His movements [1] are not known by gods heavenly musicians or humans,
When desires destroyed, he becomes worthy, I call him a brahmin.
645. Has no defiling things in the past, afterwards or in the middle,
When not defiled and not holding I call him a brahmin.
646. The noble bull, the heroic great sage, the fearless winner,
The bather, the enlightened one, I call him a brahmin.
647. Knowing earlier births, and seeing heavenly and hellish existences,
Comes to the destruction of birth, I call him a brahmin.
648. The usual way of the world is to be planned about name and clan,
But accumulated things meet coincidently, at the right time.
649. Ignorantly entangled in views for a long time,
The not knowing tell us, that by birth a brahmin is born.
650. By birth a brahmin is not born, by birth a non-brahmin is not born,
By actions a brahmin is born, by actions a non-brahmin is born.
651. By actions a farmer is born, by actions a craftsman is born,
By actions a merchant is born, by actions a workman is born.
652. By actions a robber is born, by actions a soldier is born,
By actions an adviser is born, by actions a king is born.
653. Thus the wise see action as it really is,
Seeing it dependently arise becomes clever in the results of actions.
654. By actions the world rolls on, by actions the populace roll on,
Beings bound to actions, go on, like the linch pin of the wheel.
655. By austerities, leading the holy life, restraint and taming,
By these a brahmin is born, that is the most noble brahmin.
656. Endowed with the three knowledges, appeased and rebirth destroyed
Vāseṭṭha know it as recognizing Brahmā and Sakha.
When this was said the two young men Vāseṭṭha and Bhāradvāja said thus to the Blessed One: "Now we know good Gotama. It seems as though something overturned is re-installed, something covered is made manifest, As though the path is told to someone who has lost his way. It seems as though an oil lamp is lighted for the darkness, for those who have eyes to see forms. In various ways good Gotama has explained the
Teaching. Now I take refuge in good Gotama, in the Teaching and the Community of bhikkhus. Good Gotama, remember us as disciples who have taken refuge from today until life lasts.
[1] Does not know the movements (gatiṃ na jānanti) means that nobody knows what he thinks. In other words he does not think like a god, a heavenly musician or a human, so his thoughts or movements cannot be traced.


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In case you were thinking that being a wildly famous millionaire is a joyless, arduous prospect you're happy to avoid, here's something that may change your mind: Jay Leno got to be the first non-GM employee to drive the new 2014 Corvette Stingray.
It's all here in this latest installment of Jay Leno's Garage, though 98% of the video is Jay and Corvette designer Ed Welburn poking and prodding the car, marvelling at the styling, the fact that all those vents actually do something, and fantasizing about the number of grocery bags one could haul in such a car.
A few observations to consider while watching this:
- Does Jay Leno own any shirts that aren't denim?
- Corvette designer Ed Welburn makes fun of Leno for using the word "dashboard."
- Leno appreciates ground clearance in his sports cars.
- There's a secret compartment behind the nav screen!


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Gavin Barber and son went to the most recent "Family Day" at Portman Road and he was less than impressed.
On pages 9-11 of the Turnstile Blues fanzine, Alistair Rattray gave an excellent and thoroughly comprehensive description of Town's recent failure to connect with supporters through media, public relations and matchday entertainment. So when the club announced that the Sheffield Wednesday game would be a "family day", with discounted prices and special events for kids, I was hopeful that it might have been a move in the right direction.
Sadly, like an Aaron Cresswell set-piece or an item of New Labour legislation, it appears to have been a decent idea which was let down by being badly executed.
The discounted prices meant that kids tickets were priced at £5 – a decent reduction on the normal price, but at a time when the ground was set to be barely more than half-full anyway, why not accept it as a loss-leader and admit accompanied kids for £1, or even for free? There are other clubs in the League structure who admit under 7s for nothing as a matter of course. Surely better to have some better-populated stands for once.
More significantly, and much like the recent discounted ticket promotion for the game against Cardiff, the event suffered from very few people apparently knowing about it in advance. There were a couple of press releases which were picked up by the usual outlets (such as TWTD) and something on the Club website, but very little detail. I'm aware that resources are limited, but there seems to be a very one-dimensional approach to public relations from the Club at the moment – as though the mere release of information into the public domain will suffice for bringing things to the attention of people who might be interested to hear about them. Were efforts made through local schools, play centres and Children's Centres?
Details in advance of the day were vague – my son was particularly interested in the "mascot race" which had been mentioned in the press release, but it was only through tweeting Planet Blue on my way to the game that I found out when and where it was happening (credit, incidentally, to whoever manages the Planet Blue Twitter feed for getting straight back to me). As can be seen from what I believe to be my EXCLUSIVE video footage of the race, there was a sparse crowd in attendance to see Crazee romp home in first place.
There were face-painters in Planet Blue – which, again, I found out about through Twitter – unsurprisingly there was no queue for their services when we arrived. The Suffolk Playbus – an excellent facility for pre-schoolers – was parked way on the far side of the practice pitch (a long walk for little legs). There were golf and bowling events which were fine in themselves but – again – suffered because very few people knew they were happening.
From my dealings with the Club I've always got the impression that there are some very hard-working and dedicated members of staff there. It's a shame that they – and by extension, supporters – are being let down by a lack of infrastructure which means that well-meaning initiatives such as Family Day are nowhere near as good – or as effective – as they could be.


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Volunteers are the heart of the Selby Gardens and play a vital role in our mission of research, conservation, and horticultural display. Outnumbering staff by more than 15 to 1, volunteers add the equivalent of more than 20 full-time workers to the Selby workforce each year. They continually tell us that they get back much more than they give: new friends, new interests, and opportunities to learn and grow in some of Sarasota's most beautiful surroundings.
Typical Volunteer Positions
Mansion Docent: Volunteers will share their knowledge of art, various exhibitions, and history of Payne house with visitors to the Mansion.
Tour and Display House Guides: Tour guides and Display House guides share knowledge about the Gardens, the Selby legacy, and horticultural displays.
Welcome Center/Gift Shops: Volunteers will welcome guests and assist members and tour groups. Other volunteers may help in the Garden Shop as well.
Ask Me Cart Guide: Volunteers will spend time outdoors providing information about the gardens and answering visitor questions.
School Group Guide: Guide groups through the Gardens and Display House and assist with special programs formulated for groups from schools.
Data Entry: Data entry assistants add important information to the Gardens' records about its plants, assist with upkeep of our member records, our plant care database and more.
Display Plants Inventory Assistants: Volunteers will be responsible for helping updating records on display plants' locations throughout the Gardens.
Kids Corner Volunteers and Children's Rainforest Garden Teen Volunteers: Volunteers will help young visitors find books and puzzles, read stories, look through microscopes, and more.
Walk & Talk Guides: Volunteers will perform half-hour mini-tours throughout the Gardens.
Research Assistant: Volunteers will assist with a variety of projects in research and conservation.
Horticulture Assistant: Volunteers will assist Horticulture team who is responsible for the care of our plant collection and grounds. Positions are available in the Greenhouses and on the Grounds.
Special Events Volunteers: Volunteers will guide visitors, answer questions, assist with production and much more during Special Events including Garden Music Series, Lights in Bloom, Orchid Ball, Fourth of July, and Splashin' Selby Saturdays.
Teen Camp Counselor: Camp counselors will be engaged for 4 weeks for preparation, camp itself, and break down. Counselors should have camp experience, enjoy children, be self-directed and enjoy nature.


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Permanent Collection
The Phillips Collection is home to an extraordinary collection of more than 4,000 works, ranging from masterpieces of French impressionism and American modernism to contemporary art. Learn more about the collection
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Luncheon of the Boating Party
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's sumptuous painting remains the best known and most popular work of art at The Phillips Collection, just as Duncan Phillips imagined it would be when he bought it in 1923. Learn more about the Luncheon of the Boating Party
The Migration Series
Jacob Lawrence's The Migration Series (1940–41) is a masterpiece of narrative painting portraying the movement of African Americans from the rural South to the industrial North beginning in World War I. Learn more about The Migration Series
Rothko Room
Designed by Duncan Phillips in 1960, with suggestions from the artist, this chapel-like space allows visitors to view Mark Rothko's color-filled paintings without visual distraction. Learn more about the Rothko Room
American Art at the Phillips
This interactive feature provides a view of 150 years of American art as represented in The Phillips Collection. The works illustrate Phillips's taste and his enthusiasm for contemporary American artists, many of whom he knew personally and whose work he collected in depth. Explore American Art at The Phillips Collection


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TWbvt necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 56 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
We are a martial arts training studio and media collective. We walk the walk in the ring and now we are ready to go digital with our martial arts collective. We love old kung-fu movies and have a penchant for the retro vibe. Think: Hai Tien (bruce lee) battling mantis (kareem abdul-jabar) who is 5th floor guard in the classic film "Game of Death". We also love futuristic styles, like in the "robocop", "tron" and "blade runner" films.
Though we are totally open to everyone, we realize that the majority of our audience is males on the younger end of the age spectrum. We are seeking to reach martial arts enthusiast who is also connoisseur of the culture and media of the scene.
Ok, we are totally open to interpretation and we will be sure to give feedback. We want the logo to be our brand name crossing over the front of a triangle. Depending on how it all looks, we ideally like the triangle and words enclosed within a larger overall circle. The logo needs to include the words of the brand name "NuWarrior". "Nu" and "Warrior" can be the same or different fonts, it is up to you. Have attached 2 font study files: we are most drawn toward the sega, espn, gang of 3, & hirosh fonts. (all of these font can be downloaded for free from dafont.com) We are also open to your interpretation for font style.
"Nu" and "Warrior" can be the same or different colors, it is up to you. We are open minded on colors, though drawn toward vibrant blues (slightly neonish) and contrasting darker tones (either in same hue or greyscale).
Also attaching some logo inspiration images for you to check out.
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Chinese customs seizes smuggled American e-liquid – Vaping360
Chinese language customs seizes smuggled American e-liquid
Customs brokers in China have confiscated 600 metric tons (1.three million kilos) of e-liquid being smuggled into the nation from america.
The Chinese language information company Xinhua is reporting that the product has a price of about $44 million (300 million yuan). Twenty individuals have been positioned beneath "prison detention" after the seizure.
The story has little or no element about what was seized, describing it solely as "digital cigarette oil," which may imply that it's PG or VG or completed e-liquid. However the $44 million determine would appear to point one thing greater than PG or VG within the containers.
The customs seizure was an enormous operation, with 320 police raiding 4 separate firms, described as being based mostly in Shenzhen and Xiamen, and supplying "the vast majority of the e-cigarette oil within the Chinese language market."
That data got here from Zhou Bin, head of Gongbei Customs Workplace, in keeping with Xinhua. Zhou instructed the information company that Chinese language e-cigarette gross sales have grown 300 p.c yearly "lately."
He additionally stated that many of the e-liquid offered in China is imported. That itself is attention-grabbing, contemplating that each e-cigarette and e-liquid manufacturing originated in China, and there are nonetheless main e-liquid producers like Hangsen and Dekang working within the nation.
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Davis prize-winners work on AIDS prevention
Seniors each get $10,000 to develop projects in Kazakhstan, Swaziland
Davis Projects for Peace is a philanthropic initiative that funds grassroots projects promoting peace and addressing causes of conflict. Recently, the initiative awarded Mangaliso Mohammed '13 and Ardak Meterkulova '13 $10,000 prizes for their ideas on AIDS prevention.
Mohammed will spend his summer in Africa, working on a project to increase access to food to manage and contain HIV/AIDS. Meanwhile, Meterkulova plans to create a bilingual educational film on HIV/AIDS to be used in teaching sex education in summer camps in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan.
The students' decisions to address HIV/AIDS prevention has much to do with their keen attention to justice in their homelands.
In Mohammed's home country of Swaziland, the government is providing free antiretroviral drugs to individuals who test positive due to HIV prevalence. However, poor diets undermine such treatment.
"I wanted to address the fundamental issues that compromise the management of HIV/AIDS in the country focusing in an urban informal community in the capital city of Mbabane," said Mohammed. "I decided that increasing access to food for people affected by HIV and establishing income generating projects for these groups would assist in reducing poverty and empower people to manage HIV more effectively."
Mohammed, who had an internship with the Mbabane City Council in Swaziland last year that focused on community development, hopes that this new project will be "the beginning of a long-term relationship in the development of low-income communities in Swaziland."
Meterkulova decided to work on her film, "HIV/AIDS Education for Peaceful and Healthy Kazakhstan" after receiving the Presidential Scholarship of Kazakhstan in 2008. Entrusted with the responsibility of using her knowledge to improve her home country, Meterkulova hoped to help young students in the Almaty region and to educate them.
"I always used my free time to study medical practices of foreign countries such as China and Germany that could be applied in Kazakhstan," says Meterkulova. "Last summer, I received a Max Kade Scholarship through the Center for German and European Studies to research German the healthcare system, particularly polices related to the law-enforced health insurance."
The two seniors will be recognized at a reception hosted by the Peace, Conflict, and Coexistence Studies program on April 22 from 12-1:30 pm in the Shapiro Campus Center Art Gallery. Attendance is open to all students and lunch will be served.
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BOSTON BAY, Jamaica, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A pair of Jamaican fisherman said they hooked a 900-pound sunfish and that one of them initially feared it was "an alien."
Desmond Phillips said he was out fishing Sunday morning off the coast of Boston Bay, Portland Parish, with the boat's captain, Michael Grant, when he ensnared what appeared to be an enormous fish, The Gleaner reported Monday.
"It was a difficult fight," Phillips said.
"It was difficult to bring the fish to the surface, and even more challenging to get the monster into the boat. When I realized what it was that we had caught, I said to my partner, Michael Grant, who is the boat captain, maybe we should release it," Phillips said.
"At first, I thought it was an alien and I was somewhat frightened," he said.
Phillips said Grant convinced him the fish should be brought to shore, but the men were unable to get the fish into the boat after more than an hour of trying. They decided to tie the fish to the boat and tow it to shore, but soon found the weight of the fish was slowing them down considerably.
"We decided then that if we were going to take the fish to shore, it had to come onboard," Phillips said. "And after a lengthy period, and with water flooding into the boat, we finally brought it into the boat and set sail for Bryans Bay."
Andre Kong, chief executive officer of the Fisheries Division in the agriculture ministry, said sunfish are not native to Jamaican waters, but the species is not a threat to Jamaica's fish stock, as they mainly eat jellyfish and other invertebrates.


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In every Thonotosassa case of domestic violence brought to us, one of the initial things we do is file an injunction, more commonly known as a restraining order. This legally prevents contact between the victim and the perpetrator of violence. Such a measure is granted when there is evidence suggesting that continued contact between the two could lead to incidents of violence and abuse.
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Show your heartfelt gratitude with a beautiful selection of green foliage plants set in a decorative planter and topped with a Thank You Mylar balloon.
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Background Information on Vibrations
Everything in the Universe has a vibration. Each flower, plant, tree, mineral, rock, crystal, or gemstone has its own specific vibration. Each type of cell, organ, system in each living organism also has its own specific vibration. Each thought and emotion has its own vibration. Each sound and color has its own vibration. A Vibrational Assessment is a process where the vibration of a variety of factors is undertaken to identify disharmonious or unbalanced vibrations in the human body and aura. Through dowsing, a Vibrational Assessment reads the vibrational energetic signatures within an individual.
Disharmonious or unbalanced vibrations show themselves in many ways including discomfort, dis ease, illness, fatigue, and a variety of different symptoms. When a body is healthy is has a relatively high vibration, and this is reflected through the vibrations of individual cells, organs and systems. When a person is not perfectly healthy the vibrations in the body are lowered. The objective of a Vibrational Assessment is to identify the lower vibrations of various invaders, organs and systems so that remedial action can be taken to raise the vibrations through Choming Essences.
When an individual is not well their body's vibration lowers, the immune system weakens, and many invaders enter and stay in a person's body. This includes parasites, worms, bacterial infections, viruses, and different types of fungus. These invaders not only affect the direct functioning of a body, but they also cause other problems since they daily unload many toxins into the human body. Today we are being exposed to many of these invaders on a regular basis. e.g. A simple visit to a hospital can expose you to many infectious bacteria.
How Is A Vibrational Assessment Conducted:
A Vibrational Assessment involves the reading the energetic signature of vibrations which emanate from a variety of factors, by using a pendulum. This is a process whereby an experienced energy dowser connects with the vibrations in and around a physical and auric body and makes an assessment of the presence, and degree of vibration of various factors. Even though many scientists believe that these vibrations do exist, testing methods and equipment have not been devised to measure many of them.
Through distance dowsing, an assessment can be conducted of anyone, anywhere in the world by using the name of an individual. Mary Kurus has conducted many distance assessments to-date and has demonstrated a high degree of accuracy and effectiveness in distance dowsing.
The following is a summary explanation of the specific sections of information contained in a 17 page report of a Vibrational Assessment.
1. General Information
The Vibrational Assessment will identify vibrations of a chemical imbalance, the rate at which the cell mitosis is performing, the vibrational rate of protein deficiency, and the overall rate of energy when the assessment is conducted. This vibrational information will be used in the overall analysis of vibrations which will form the basis of a recommended essence program for clients.
2. Parasites, Worms, Infectious Bacteria and Viruses
Globalization is having many impacts on how we feel. The lack of purity in drinking water is becoming a more and more serious issue in many parts of the world. Foods are being grown or handled by individuals who are infected with various parasites, worms and viruses. Processing, storage, and handling can easily expose foodstuff to various unwelcome invaders. Travelers are returning from vacations having been exposed to many parasites and worms in their travel environment.
There are at least 2500 different types of parasites in the world today, and who knows how many not yet discovered. There are equal numbers of worms, infectious bacteria and viruses. Recent research identified the possibility that an illness such as breast cancer may be caused by a virus and might be transferred generationally through our DNA. Medical testing to identify these invaders through blood and stool tests is problematic since the invaders often take the vibration of the body they are in and as a result often cannot be identified through these tests. Little is still known today of these invaders and the specific illness stemming from their presence in the human body.
Parasites, worms or viruses can be eliminated through antibiotics. However a reinfestation often occurs since these invaders leave a spore, or a reproductive cell in the body which results in new parasites, worms or viruses within 30 days.
A Vibrational Assessment will identify the presence of vibrations of parasites, worms, bacterial infections, and viruses in your body through an assessment of their vibrations. It will also identify the strength of this vibration, with 10 being the highest or strongest vibration, and 1 being the lowest vibration.
3. Fungus, Candida and Mould
Many types of fungus are normally present in the human body. The problem occurs when fungus grows out of control as an overgrowth or within the cells of various organs and systems.
Candida, a fungus found normally in the body, often grows out of balance as a result of the overuse of antibiotics. Antibiotics can work very effectively, but because they cannot differentiate between good and bad bacteria, they eliminate all the good bacteria in the human body as well as the not so good bacteria. After using antibiotics a number of times, an individuals system is left without the normal amount, variety and balance of bacteria. The old adage holds true and "nature abhors a vacuum" and the fungus candida or other types of fungus begin to grow and expand further in the body, filling those places left bare without the normal bacteria. This fungus overgrowth creates a variety of problems, including symptoms ranging from a lot of intestinal gas, fatigue, depression, lethargy, food sensitivities, and many other symptoms. The imbalance or overgrowth of fungus in the body can create many serious difficulties.
A certain type of fungus can also grow on the lungs causing difficulties with the respiratory system. In the old days this used to be called farmers lungs. This can cause serious difficulties in the respiratory system.
When an individual is exposed to mould which can be easily inhaled by humans, it can grow within the body causing many symptoms similar to fungus overgrowths.
The Vibrational Assessment will identify any vibrations of fungus overgrowth in the human and body, including candida overgrowth, cellular fungus and fungus on the lungs.
4. Chemical And Metal Poisons
Many individuals are experiencing sensitivities and allergies to a degree never before experienced. Often we find that these individuals are holding residues of metal and chemical poisons in the physical body and the auras. These poisons can create a variety of difficulties including the creation of unusual electro-magnetic vibrations. The metal and chemical residues in the body can range from chemicals in cigarettes or personal care products, to lead from old piping or mercury from contaminated fish or pesticides from the food we eat. A Vibrational Assessment will identify if metal and chemical poisons are present in your body, and the rate of their vibration on a scale of 1-10.
5. Major Organs and Systems
Each cell, organ and system in the body has its own vibration. A Vibrational Assessment will identify the degree of efficiency of key organs, major systems, as well as the individual glands of the endocrine system. This will show you the percentage efficiency of these organs and systems, assuming that a perfectly functioning body of the same age and sex would be 100%. This will help to identify the major areas of vibrational weakness. This includes the cellular system, the bone system, and many other major physical systems.
6. Energies External To The Body
There are many external energies influencing the harmonious vibration of the physical and energetic bodies. These can include energies from electrical appliances in the home, computers, the television set and certain types of lighting. Electrical wiring can effect the human vibration. Large electrical towers close to homes can affect the vibration rate of the physical and auric bodies. We are being bombarded today with electrical and magnetic energies at rates never before experienced by humans. These can affect the vibrations of the human body, auras and chakras.
Mother Earth is surrounded by electro-magnetic grids. Intersections of two of major grids called the Hartman Grid and the Curry Grid, can create difficulties. Often underground water is running under the office building you work in or your home. The energies from various grids as well as underground water can seriously affect your personal rate of vibration.
Human auras and bodies and your own homes and offices are often the resting places of negative energies, entities and spirits. These energies are often drawn to individuals whose vibration is lower. Vibrations can be lowered by illness, the use of alcohol and recreational drugs and they are especially drawn by emotions such as anger, depression, violence and an overall lack of spirituality. Spirits and entities can rest in an individuals aura or body, can affect the flow of energy, creating imbalances and energetic blockages and at times affecting the personality or behavior of individuals.
The Vibrational Assessment identifies if and which external energies are affecting your personal rate of vibration.
7. The Human Aura and Chakras
The human body is surrounded by energy fields that are called the aura which are layered and interpenetrating. There are many layers to the aura but the ones which I deal with as part of the Vibrational Assessment are the etheric field, which is a three or four inch aura which surrounds the body, fits it like a glove and is an energetic duplicate of the body; the emotional body which is associated with feelings; the mental body which is associated with our ideas and thoughts; and the spiritual body which is associated with spiritual aspects of the individual.
Many factors can affect the various fields of the aura creating holes, breaks in connections, imbalances, and various types of blockages and distortions. Traumas, repressed emotions, negative thought patterns, certain types of emotions, smoking, and the excessive use of drugs and alcohol (including second hand smoke) can affect the vital vibration and effective functioning of the different bodies of the aura. It is a well know fact that smoking and drinking create blockages in auras and chakras.
There are seven major energy centers or chakras within the subtle bodies that draw life giving energy into the physical body, comparable to energy transformers. These are said to resemble whirling vortices of subtle energy. Blockages, holes, tears or other difficulties in the chakras can seriously affect the degree of energy entering the human body and the overall vibration and functioning of the human body.
The Vibrational Assessment will identify the degree of openness of the four auric fields and all seven chakras. This information will be used in support of the overall analysis.
8. Emotions and Emotional States
Emotional and mental health is critical to maintaining a high energetic force and physical health. Spiritual health is also a crucial ingredient in this mix of achieving and maintaining a vital energetic force. Emotions can create blockages or imbalances in the vibration rate of the physical and energetic bodies, lowering its vibration and creating an environment in which illness can occur.
Many books are being published today discussing the relationship of body and emotions and the mind helping us begin to understand some of the complex relationships that are the underpinnings for vibrant and energetic health.
This section of the Vibrational Assessment identifies the vibrations of approximately 65 emotions or emotional states which are inherent to the human condition. The degree of the emotional state will be identified numerically on a scale of 1-10 with 1 being the lowest vibration and 10 the highest. If the emotion is not identified it's because the vibration of that emotion was not identified as a current issue. For example it will identify if repressed anger is buried within, if grief is being held, or if sadness or depression is affecting your health.
9. Digestive Food Sensitivities
When vibrational imbalances occur in the human organs and systems, individuals are not able to digest foods and absorb nutrients in the same manner they could when the vibration was high. The presence of parasites, worms, viruses, fungus and metals can change the chemical balance in the digestive system resulting in serious difficulty digesting certain types of foods.
Fungus, parasites, and worms feed on certain foods such as sugar, yeast, and certain carbohydrates and individuals may find themselves craving these foods on which these invaders feed. It's important to understand the relationship of food and vibration and cravings.
The Vibrational Assessment will identify if the individual is sensitive to wheat products, dairy products, sugar, yeast and soy bean products.
10. Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies
When the physical and auric vibrations are high in a human body, the food we eat and drink is usually sufficient to provide the vitamins and minerals required on a daily basis. Invaders such as parasites, worms, viruses and fungus deplete the body of its vitamins and minerals exacerbating the difficulties and eating up all the good vitamins and minerals.
The present agricultural practices often deplete Mother Earth of the minerals required by a human body for vibrant and energetic health. In the past two years studies have been published showing a direct relationship between a deficiency in magnesium and conditions such as depression and Attention Deficit Disorder.
The Vibrational Assessment will identify deficiencies in vitamins and minerals at the time of the assessment.
11. Remedies – Choming Natural Essences – Flower, Tree and Gem Essences
Flower, tree, gem and crystal essences contain the vibrational life force of the flower, tree, gem or crystal used to create them, as well as the vibrational life force of the sun, moon, stars, and various other elements of the Universe.
Choming Natural Essences elevate and adjust vibrations in the physical and auric bodies. They activate and release energy patterns by balancing, detoxifying, repairing and rebuilding vibrational imbalances on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. The process of shifting vibrations eliminates parasites, worms, viruses, infectious bacteria, fungus and mould and detoxifies metal, chemical and atomic poisons, and eliminates the spores of invaders as well as the roots of fungus and mould. It affects the emotional and mental well being. It can shift your spiritual self in many ways. People who have used Choming Essences often say "they have touched my soul". Choming Essences work on the electro-magnetic body as well as the physical body.
12. A Recommended Program of Essences
The Vibrational Assessment will identify a program of Choming Essences that is customized to the individual. More than 150 essences will be considered as part of this analysis. It's important to note that all essences will be customized to each individual client who request an essence program as a result of the Vibrational Assessment ensuring that the rate of vibration is appropriate for the present vibration (neither too weak or too strong), and overall size and weight of the individual. This section of the Vibrational Assessment will identify a program of essences for consideration and the estimated cost of this program.
One follow-up update of the original assessment will be provided as part of the Vibrational Assessment and the program of essences. This update will be conducted approximately 4 – 5 weeks after commencing an essence program. Additional costs will apply if additional follow-ups are requested or required.
To Order a Vibrational Assessment please contact Mary Buchowski-Kurus. Additional articles on health, vibrational healing, and detailed descriptions of more than 150 Choming Essences can be obtained from Mary or read on www.mkprojects.com (this website).
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One of the biggest stories to come out of Washington in recent days involves one of DC's biggest mouths. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) has made some unflattering headlines before (she was roundly chastised after asserting that the Bush administration knew of the 9/11 attacks in advance but chose to do nothing). She lost her seat in Congress not long afterwards, but ran again and returned to Congress with what appeared to be slightly more dignity and circumspection. Apparently, her change of attitude was even less temporary than was her hiatus from the House.
McKinney's latest PR problem began when she tried to rush past security at the Longworth House Office Building. McKinney wasn't wearing the lapel pin that identifies members of Congress for security personnel, and the guard didn't recognize her. The guard asked her to stop, but McKinney kept going. After asking her to stop twice more and being rebuffed each time, the officer grabbed McKinney's arm. It was then, say witnesses, that McKinney turned and hit the guard in the chest.
The Capitol Police have investigated the matter and have turned over their findings to prosecutors who are presenting the case to a grand jury. It's possible Rep. McKinney will be charged with assault. McKinney, meanwhile, wasted no time at all in accusing the security guard of racism as well as of touching her "inappropriately." Since the matter is under investigation, McKinney isn't talking about specifics, but she's adamant that the bottom line underscoring the incident isn't her lack of cooperation or her physical response, but rather "racial profiling."
Capitol Police, of course, deny that racism was a factor. They say that anyone would have been stopped under similar circumstances, and the Chief wonders aloud why McKinney didn't simply identify herself. (McKinney, meanwhile, is incensed that police aren't trained to recognize all members of Congress). But many others in Congress seem to have the same general feeling as the chief, including members of McKinney's own party. Republicans prepared a resolution recognizing the Capitol Police for their professionalism and important work (one for which McKinney later said she'd vote).
Neither McKinney or some others in Congress are going to leave things alone until the grand jury comes back with a decision to indict or not to indict. McKinney is continuing to defend her actions, including during an "apology" offered on the House floor during which she said, "There should not have been any physical contact in this incident," and "I am sorry this misunderstanding happened at all..." For his part, disgraced former Majority Leader Tom DeLay says it's McKinney who's the racist and promises that if someone else doesn't file ethics charges against her, he will (which, if I weren't afraid McKinney would accuse me of being a racist, I'd suggest is something like the pot calling the kettle black even as I happen to agree with DeLay).
I've been to Washington, DC, and I've visited the Longworth House Office Building on several occasions. Every time, I was guided through a metal detector and my purse was x-rayed. And every time, the security personnel were smiling and friendly. Although they never asked whether I had legitimate business there (I did), they did frequently ask if I needed directions to any specific office. I usually accepted gratefully; Longworth is very, very big! Security really wasn't overly concerned with people leaving the building, but guards invariably nodded and said good-bye when I left.
Because there are so many offices there, the entrances are literally teeming with people coming and going. On my most recent trip to Washington, a Senate building was overrun with visitors who lined the hallway and crowded in alcoves and the lobby awaiting the results of a committee vote having to do with legislation addressing the handicapped. Even so, the delay in getting into the building was minimal, and the guards were still in good humor. All around me were men and women of every color in the rainbow and apparently of a variety of economic classes. Many were blind. And during the entire time I observed, not a one of them was treated with anything but professional courtesy.
Of course, while I was waiting in line to get inside various office buildings, others were breezing right past metal detectors. Most of them were probably Congressional aides and members of Congress. With more than 500 members of Congress, however, all of whom have full staffs, I can't imagine any security personnel could possibly be expected to recognize everyone with authorized access to the building even if they got the training McKinney seems to think should be required. Perhaps all of those I saw skipping full security without incident were wearing their lapel pins.
To demand security recognize her, and to be incensed a guard might actually touch her, is the height of arrogance. Some accounts suggest that Cynthia McKinney is, indeed, an arrogant woman. While arrogance is without doubt a fault, we can almost excuse it from someone who attains a position of power and who enjoys wielding it. Her insistence that the incident was a case of "racial profiling" and that she was singled out because she was a "black woman" can also be attributed to her arrogance. After all, nothing is ever her fault, so there must be an outside reason found. Race is, if nothing else, convenient.
I don't excuse McKinney's obvious attitude issues, but at least they're understandable. It seems Cynthia McKinney is not a particularly nice woman, and she's apparently power drunk to boot. But immediately upon McKinney's first accusations of racism, she was joined by black leaders who solemnly nodded at her every claim, and who joined her in demanding that something be done about racial profiling. None of them so much as mentioned the fact that McKinney ignored a police officer's order to stop. Not a peep was heard about the appropriateness of a woman who would hit a police officer with a cell phone.
Cynthia McKinney's lawyer says we should forget about what she did that day and focus instead on the issue of race. I agree. Singling out people because of their skin color is just plain wrong. Of course, that's not what happened here. What did happen was singularly bad behavior which we're now being urged to ignore because the person engaging in the singularly bad behavior is black. In other words, we're not supposed to be racist, but we're supposed to base our entire understanding of this situation purely on race.
McKinney is teaching a lot of people all about race. Unfortunately, it's not a lesson I think she'd really like all of us to learn. Those who stand behind her because they, too, are black might want to make a note of it. We're learning quite a bit about racism from them, too.
Lady Liberty, a senior writer for ESR, is a graphic designer and pro-freedom activist currently residing in the Midwest. More of her writings and other political and educational information is available on her web site, Lady Liberty's Constitution Clearing House, at http://www.ladylibrty.com. E-mail Lady Liberty at
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The beginning of a new year seems like an appropriate time to look at what lies ahead with evolving helicopter systems and technologies. One area that always welcomes improvement is that of helicopter noise and vibration. A quieter, smoother helicopter makes those who fly in them smile bigger, and those who are on the ground complain less; a win-win for all. There are many oscillating forces and moments at work creating sources of noise and vibration in flight. One of the most well known sources is due to blade-vortex interaction (BVI), otherwise known as "blade slap."
Just like an airplane wing, higher-pressure air will spill out from under a rotor blade at the tip, get sucked toward its upper surface, and create a strong corkscrewing swirl of air, or tip vortex. Under normal conditions in level flight, these vortices tend to sink and lose energy as they get blown below the rotor. In autorotation, they pass above the helicopter as the aircraft descends quickly. However, in a partial-power descent, or when the helicopter is rolled into a turn, an approaching blade will often come into the vicinity of a tip vortex left by a preceding blade. When the high-energy swirling air strikes the rotor blade, it causes a sudden change in angle of attack and an associated change in pressure on the surface of the blade. This is what creates the loud impulsive noise that can be annoying to those on the ground. There can be increased vibrations in the cockpit due to BVI, especially as the aircraft is slowed on approach. As you begin to "ride the burble," the tip vortices impart high vibratory loads on the blades that pass down the rotor shaft, into the fuselage, and into the seat of your pants until the helicopter slows to a hover and the vortices are once again blown down beneath the rotor.
There is more than one way to lessen BVI. In recent months, Eurocopter has publicized its latest efforts to make friendlier-sounding, smoother-riding helicopters, developing both passive and active systems to combat blade-vortex interaction. The manufacturer's passive system, which is called Blue Edge, involves redesigning the conventional straight rotor blade from the root outward, to include forward sweep, aft sweep, and anhedral (droop) at the tip. The intensity of the BVI is governed by the distance between the vortex center and the plane of the blade, the strength of the vortex at the time it meets the blade, and how parallel the vortex is to the blade edge when they meet. Blue Edge combats all three of these. The forward and aft sweep of the blade sit at an oblique angle to the vortex during contact, while the anhedral, or drooped tip weakens and deposits the vortex lower, giving the approaching blade more clearance over the top. This has produced a reduction of noise levels by 3-4 decibels, according to the company. Blue Edge has been said to increase hover performance as well, since reducing the strength of tip vortices will increase rotor efficiency.
Eurocopter's Blue Pulse technology is an active noise/vibration canceling system that uses piezoelectric actuators to control trailing edge flaps on each rotor blade. Piezoelectric actuators can change their shape when an electrical voltage is applied, and actuate those flaps at 15-40 times per second, effectively flying it up and over or down and under the approaching vortex with every revolution, greatly reducing transmitted noise and vibration. Eurocopter has reported a 5-decibel decrease with the system.
These methods of BVI reduction have been around for a while, but only now are they coming into their own. The constant development of materials technology is what has allowed this to be so. The unconventional shape of the Blue Edge rotor would plague engineers with difficult bending and twisting loads that try to distort the shape of the blade in flight, were it not for the advent of composite materials that can resist such aeroelastic effects. With Blue Pulse, piezoelectric actuators made largely of ceramic light-weight materials and virtually no mechanical parts have proven to be very robust while living in the high-g, oscillatory environment of the spinning rotor; something that has long-troubled earlier projects exploring active-blade control.
Until these newer systems are fully integrated into the helicopter production line, it falls upon us to keep the negative public perception of our flying to a minimum. Knowing what causes BVI and the regimes of flight it is commonly encountered in allows us to do our best to avoid it, and we should continue to be good neighbors and use "fly friendly" techniques until technology gives us a quiet helping hand.


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