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I am so ready for the premiere of Doctor Who. So. Very. Ready. Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman have been around the world premiering the first episode, Deep Breath, but that doesn't help most of us. We all need it, [...]Read more
Special DOCTOR WHO Programming and Update on Theatrical Premiere Screenings
We told you last week about the plans to screen the premiere of Doctor Who Season 8 in theaters, and now we have more info. As they did with the anniversary show, it will screen at a very limited number [...]Read more
Watch the DOCTOR WHO Season Premiere in a Worldwide Theater Near You
Ah yeah. I missed the opportunity last go 'round to rub elbows with my fellow Whovians and geek out watching an episode of Doctor Who in the theaters. Lucky for me, and all the rest of you Who fans, we [...]Read more
BBC America Sends Us into the Weekend with INTRUDERS and ORPHAN BLACK Featurettes
It's Friday and I am ready to spend the weekend getting ready for Comic-Con (yes I'll be there) but not before posting two excellent featurettes from our friends at BBC America. If you stop by SciFi Mafia often you'll know that [...]Read more
DVD Review: Orphan Black, Season 2
Genre: Sci-Fi | Action | DramaCreators: John Fawcett, Graeme MansonDiscs: 3 (2 for Blu-ray, but identical content)Run time: 450 minutes (10 episodes) plus bonus featuresSummary:The new season hits the ground running with Sarah (Golden Globe® nominee Tatiana Maslany, Parks and [...]Read more
Check Out BBC America's Smart, Creepy INTRUDERS in Featurettes and Screen Shots
BBC America offers a fairly wide range of programming, but included in that range are some of the best, smartest, most intriguing shows on television. Judging from what I've seen so far, including the two featurettes below, upcoming series Intruders, [...]Read more
Behold the First DOCTOR WHO Trailer for Season 8
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Behold the First Screen Shot of the DOCTOR WHO Premiere, Plus Showrunner Insights
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BBC America Renews ORPHAN BLACK for Season 3
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Wait Til You Hear Who's in This DOCTOR WHO TV Spot, then Check Out New Posters
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The DOCTOR WHO Season 8 Premiere Date is Confirmed
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As the Pining for ORPHAN BLACK Takes Hold, See Dance Featurette and Finale Pics
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Yap Cultural Delegation, Headed By Governor Ganngiyan, Performs In China
Yap State Government
Zhongshan, China
July 11, 2017
The Yap cultural delegation headed by Tony Ganngiyan, governor of the state, gave its first performance on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at the Zhongshan Youth Palace as part of the Zhongshan and Yap Cultural Exchange.
The theme of the two-hour long cultural exchange was "Join Hands For A Brighter Tomorrow," offering live cultural displays and performances by both sides. Zhongshan performers included singers, dancers, kungfu fighters and musicians. The Yap delegation did a local attire display for men showing the various thuw ensembles from boyhood to manhood. Likewise, the girls displayed the women's traditional grass skirt attire from girlhood to womanhood.
Narrating the significance of these traditional attires was John Mafel, president of Rull KLM (Kan-Rull, Likaychog, Milew), who also shared the story of Pluwlap and the Melgobingbing dance. Legend has it that Pluwlap was half human and half spirit who came from above Yap, and married a local woman who bore him three sons and a daughter. Pluwlap taught his sons the art of navigation and they sailed often.
Since that time, for many generations the Melgobingbing dance has been performed as a ritual dance in Rull Municipality as an oral and dance legend for the honor Pluwlap's three sons bestowed on their father to ensure his navigation legacy and the pursuit of his art live on.
The 29-member delegation will be representing Yap, the Federated States of Micronesia on the cultural tour, which will visit different cities over the next two weeks. During this time, the governor's delegation will also be exploring further business and exchange opportunities along the way.
The cultural delegation is comprised of dancers from Rull Municipality headed by the mayor of Rull, Simeon Waathan, and supported by John B. S.Thing, John Guswel, John A. Mafel, Peter Gilinug, Jeffrey E. Adalbai and Philip Tamag Ranganbay.
The artist members of the delegation are John Fagalchoo Choo who is the dance lead, followed by dancers Jordan Paam, Brian F. Ramngen, Jaymi Hallens, John M. Thinmaw, Jeremy Waayan Defag, Johnny Tamag, RayGlenn Patrick W. Ranganbay, Raloford Moon Thigthen, Terence Gilmatam and Brandon J. Buchun. The nunuw and attire display ladies of the group include Rhonda Ann Chutnan Gilmatam, Michelle Gomtin Adalbai, Trudy Turgen and Juliana Kugdigow Yilbuw.
The government delegation is headed by Governor Ganngiyan, and accompanied by Chief Francis Xavier Fithingmow of the Council of Pilung, Yap China Association Chairman and former Yap State Governor Vincent Figir, Yap China Association Vice Chairman and Interpreter Mr. Yang Gang, Director of Health Services Martina Reichhardt, Protocol Chief Sebastian F. Tamagken and 2018 Micronesian Games Chief Executive Officer Liyon Sulog.
According to Governor Ganngiyan, this trip was made possible through FSM Congress appropriation as the major sponsor, which his Office submitted a request for funding to. The support of Yap's congressmen — Isaac V. Figir and Joseph Urusemal —together with the rest of the honorable FSM congressmen, is always appreciated. The same goes to Peter Christian, president of the FSM, who made sure the fund was expeditiously transmitted to Yap state on the 11th hour.
Other major cooperative sponsors and partners of this trip include: Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission in Beijing headed by David Morris; FSM Embassy in Beijing through Ambassador Carlson D. Apis; United Airlines Yap Branch Office headed by Daniel Palik; Jan Mok in Hong Kong, China through Yap Visitors Bureau manager Don Evans; the People's Republic of China government and private sectors which include the Chinese Embassy in FSM through Ambassador Li Jie, Zhongshan City, GD Province, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies headed by Professor Liang Xuehong, Shenzhen Cultural Commission headed by Kevin Yingshi Zhang, Chengdu Exhibition and Traveling Group Chairman Deng and the provincial government of Guangdong Foreign Affairs Office and Sichuan Provincial Foreign Affairs Office.


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A "Stranger" in the Holy Land
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This chapter outlines the author's own research practice designed to address the theoretical questions about culture, narrative, and identity posed in Chapter 1. But this chapter cannot simply offer an account of detached research activity, for such is not the story of this project. In this type of project, the reflexivity of the researcher is essential. That is, he must unapologetically locate himself for the audience by telling his own personal narrative and considering the way in which his process of discovery was coconstructed by him and his young Israeli and Palestinian research participants.
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This article describes the steps to restore a thick-provisioned lazy zeroed VMDK or VMDK-linked image export to a VMware ESXi environment.
Use the VMDK export method if you need to copy the image export as thin-provisioned.
To learn more about virtual disk provisioning policies, see VMware's article on the subject (external link).
- Datto SIRIS
- Datto ALTO
Which file format should I choose?
- Choose VMDK if you have enough free disk space on the destination hypervisor and if you would like to have the ability to expand the disk size of the virtualization's VMDK files in the future.
- Choose VMDK-linked if storage space on your hypervisor is a concern or if you have to perform a USB transfer of the image export to the datastore and you will not need to resize the disks in the future.
To export a thick-provisioned disk image for use on VMware ESXi host:
- Access the Datto appliance GUI.
- Click the Restore tab.
- Select the system to restore, and then click Export Image.
- Choose the recovery point that you want to use, and then click Start Restore.
Figure 1: Start Image Export (click to enlarge)
- Choose the Destination. In Figure 2, the device is sending the restore to a Network Share.
- Select VMDK or VMDK-linked as the Format.
- Select the desired boot type: MBR, EFI, or Auto Detect.
Figure 2: Export Image (click to enlarge)
- Click Export. The Datto appliance will create a clone of the point you selected and share it on the local network.
- The GUI will refresh with new options. Copy the NFS VMDK share path to your clipboard.
Figure 3: CIFS/Samba VMDK Share path (click to enlarge)
- Add the NFS share from the Datto appliance to VMware as a datastore and create the VM if necessary.
- Choose a copy method to continue:
- Copying the Export to the Datastore via the VMware GUI
- Copying the Export to the Datastore via the VMware Command-Line
Copying the Export to the Datastore via the VMware GUI
Copy the VMDK file(s) and .datto files to the datastore. To do this:
- Right-click the datastore you created in Adding a NFS Share from the Datto Appliance to VMware ESXi as a Datastore and click Browse. You will use this as the Source Datastore in the next steps.
Figure 4: Browse (click to enlarge)
- You will see a list of virtual disks displayed, similar to the example shown in Figure 5. Select the disk you'd like to copy and click the Copy button.
NOTE: You will only see boot.vmdk in the export if you selected VMDK-linked as your export option, or if this is a cloud VMDK export. Otherwise, the boot volume will be the lowest-lettered volume of the image export.
Figure 5: Browsing a Source Datastore (click to enlarge)
- In the Select Datastore window, choose the Destination Datastore for the virtual disk.
NOTE: If you have an existing VM, or you created a new one, select the folder in the datastore associated with the VM you created. If you do not have an associated VM yet, create a new folder in the destination datastore where the VMDKs are needed.
Figure 6: Selecting a destination (click to enlarge)
- Select the destination datastore and folder, and click Copy. The VMDK will copy to the target. Proceed to the Cleanup section of this article to continue.
Technical Notes
- When you attach the NFS share to VMware as a datastore, you will not see its .datto files if you selected VMDK-linked. Instead, you'll see VMDKs listed as FULL Files. However, both the VMDKs and the .datto files should copy over.
- If you notice that the total file size of the VMDKs is too small after copying, delete the copied virtual disks, return to the Source Datastore, and select Move. The VMDK pointer files will move to the Destination Datastore and leave behind their corresponding .datto files. Move these files to the same destination datastore you moved the VMDKs to.
- The disk image provided by the VMDK export is thick-provisioned. Using the copy method described in this article will result in a thick-provisioned VMDK in the destination datastore. If you wish to copy the VMDK as thin-provisioned, you will need to do so via VMware Converter or through the use of vmkfstools via the ESXi Command-Line Interface (CLI).
- Do NOT copy the .VMX file if it is present. The .VMX file is only useful when using VMware Converter and should not be used to restore the system manually. Follow the steps in Creating a New Virtual Machine in VMware ESXi to create a new virtual machine and attach the recovered .VMDK files to the new virtual machine.
Copying the Export to the Datastore via the VMware Command-Line
To copy the datastore from the Datto appliance to a permanent datastore on VMware with thick disk provisioning, use the following command:
vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/[SourceDataStoreName]/[DriveLetter].vmdk /vmfs/volumes/[DestinationDataStoreName]/[DriveLetter].vmdk
The SourceDataStoreName is the datastore you created, which references the NFS share on the Datto appliance. The DestinationDataStoreName is the datastore on your environment to which the disk images will copy.
vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/Datastore/C.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/HostStorage001/C.vmdk
Proceed to the Cleanup section of this article to continue.
- When the transfer completes, access your ESXi environment. If you have not already, create a new virtual machine, or attach the transferred disks to an existing virtual machine as necessary.
- Make sure that the machine's settings match the needs of your environment. Make any adjustments needed.
- If your import process requires a VMX template, you will need to create one before attaching the virtual disks. The Image Export process does not generate a VMX template. Ensure that you add the hard disks when you create the VM template to prevent a temporary issue in which VMDK or VMDK-linked files show as 0 GB in size.
- If you exported a VMDK-linked image: Make sure to attach the boot.vmdk file first, followed by c.vmdk, and then any other applicable drives.
- If you exported a VMDK image: Make sure to attach c.vmdk first, and then any other applicable drives.
- Boot the virtual machine. Make sure that it boots to the Windows login screen. If the virtualization fails after the first attempt, try again with a different storage controller. If the issue persists, contact Datto Technical Support.
- Unmount the NFS datastore you created in Step 10 from your ESXi environment.
- After confirming that the virtual machine functions as expected, return to the Export Image screen in your Datto appliance's GUI, and click Unmount to remove the shared clone.
Figure 7: Unmount (click to enlarge)


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Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the purchase of the Via Australis to be used in its operations in the Galapagos Islands. The Company expects to take possession of the ship in the 2nd quarter of 2016 and following a significant renovation will deploy the ship during the 3rd quarter of 2016. The Via Australis will replace the National Geographic Endeavour. The purchase price for the ship is $18 million and Lindblad plans to spend up to $10 million to refurbish and outfit the ship immediately after closing.
"The Via Australis will be the ideal platform for our Galapagos expeditions far into the future. Opportunities to acquire high quality expedition ships on attractive terms are infrequent so we seized this one," said Sven Lindblad, President & CEO of Lindblad. "The Via Australis will provide us with increased profitability on the same route through more operating days, revenue enhancement opportunities, operating efficiencies and cost savings compared to the National Geographic Endeavour. Additionally, it will require significantly lower capital expenditures for the foreseeable future."
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This week's gospel presents us with a familiar story. Jesus tells Peter he must forgive transgressions, not seven, but seventy times seven times, which essentially means without limit. Forgive, forgive, and then…forgive some more. Why? Because you've been forgiven. A lot. Do you know how much?
There's something in this story that I always missed. Something that's easy to miss, and I didn't catch it until I researched this article. However, it makes all the difference in understanding this passage and what it means for our spiritual lives. It has to do with talents.
The Kingdom of Heaven is like…
In the gospel, Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like a king who's settling debts with his servants. At first it doesn't sound so great. "When he began the reckoning, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents; and as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made" (Matthew 18:24). Nice, huh? But then it gets better.
"So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, 'Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.' And out of pity for him the lord of that servant released him and forgave him the debt" (Matthew 18:26-27).
When it came down to it, the servant pleaded for mercy and the king gave it. He didn't make the servant pay, but erased the debt instead. This is us. Collectively, mankind owes a debt to God. Our first father Adam incurred it.
Adam enjoyed intimate friendship with the God of the Universe, and with full knowledge of the consequences, rejected him. It was an offense not he, nor any of his descendants, could make amends for. That's how great it was…or so we're told. But do you really believe that? Do you really know how immense this offense was? To get a grasp of it, you need to know what a talent is.
What is a talent?
Here's the easy to miss part I was talking about earlier. Do you know what a talent is? It means nothing to most of us. Some type of ancient currency, right? Yes, a large type of currency.
A talent is 6,000 denarii, and a denarius is one day's wage for a laborer. The servant owes 10,000 talents! That's 60 million day's wages! The servant could never live long enough to pay the debt. With this hanging over his head, he and his family would be slaves forever with no hope of freedom.
Can you imagine racking up that kind of debt? It seems impossible. How could he even manage it? Obviously, the servant had no understanding of how much that was. Probably, we don't either.
We hear that Adam broke confidence with God, sinned against him, and incurred a debt. We're told God became a man, Jesus Christ, to erase the debt because we couldn't pay it. Jesus gave himself over to die on the horrific Cross so friendship with God would once again be possible.
Recognizing the gift and giving a response
We're told all that, but does it mean anything to us? I think part of the reason we don't live more deeply Christian lives is we don't understand how much Jesus gave for us. But think about 60 million day's wages! Does that help with seeing the immensity of what we've been given? It does for me. What would 60 million day's wages look like for you? What if someone forgave a debt like that for you? Would you be grateful? Would you tell others about it? Someone has and you should be grateful.
The king just forgave it and let him go…but not without a price. To repay the king, the servant was expected to go out and do likewise. When he failed, it was not pretty.
How could you repay the unbelievable debt you owe to Jesus for his sacrifice? Recognize it for what it is and pass it on.
The wicked servant didn't think about anything but saving his own skin. He didn't feel indebted to the king for his kindness. He wasn't grateful. All he could think about was how he was slighted by someone else.
Jesus Christ saved you. His death makes it possible to live in the freedom of God's children. Free to love, free to laugh, free to be fully who you are…a flourishing of your personality and giftedness. He's inviting you to live that kind of life now. You can't live it on your own, though. You can only live it through him. Since the Fall, we're broken. We need the grace of Jesus Christ to mend us. We need the power of the Holy Spirit to live God-like.
The message of this week's gospel—forgive as you've been forgiven. Recognize the great gift you've been given and give it to others. You can only really do this in union with Jesus. Accept his mercy, commit yourself to him, and deepen your relationship with him through prayer and the sacramental life. Then rest in the Father's love and know your great worth in him.
Marc Cardaronella is director of the Office of Discipleship and Faith Formation.
Daily Scripture Readings
For complete daily Scripture texts, click here. http://www.usccb.org
Monday, September 18
1 Timothy 2:1-8
Psalms 28:2, 7, 8-9
Luke 7:1-10
Tuesday, September 19
1 Timothy 3:1-13
Psalms 101:1b-2ab, 2cd-3ab, 5, 6
Luke 7:11-17
Wednesday, September 20
1 Timothy 3:14-16
Psalms 111:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
Luke 7:31-35
Thursday, September 21
Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13
Psalms 19:2-3, 4-5
Matthew 9:9-13
Friday, September 22
1 Timothy 6:2c-12
Psalms 49:6-7, 8-10, 17-18, 19-20
Luke 8:1-3
Saturday, September 23
1 Timothy 6:13-16
Psalms 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5
Luke 8:4-15
Twenty Fifth Sunday in
Ordinary Time, September 24
Isaiah 55:6-9
Psalms 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18
Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a
Matthew 20:1-16a
Monday, September 25
Ezra 1:1-6
Psalms 126:1b-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6
Luke 8:16-18
Tuesday, September 26
Ezra 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20
Psalms 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5
Luke 8:19-21
Wednesday, September 27
Ezra 9:5-9
Tobit 13:2, 3-4a, 4befghn, 7-8
Luke 9:1-6
Thursday, September 28
Haggai 1:1-8
Psalms 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a & 9b
Luke 9:7-9
Friday, September 29
Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14
or Revelation 12:7-12ab
Psalms 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5
John 1:47-51
Saturday, September 30
Zechariah 2:5-9, 14-15a
Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12ab, 13
Luke 9:43b-45
Twenty Sixth Sunday in
Ordinary Time, October 1
Ezekiel 18:25-28
Psalms 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Philippians 2:1-11
or Philippians 2:1-5
Matthew 21:28-32
The full text of the Scripture readings for this week and next week can be found here: http://www.usccb.org/
Click on the "Daily Readings" tab on the right hand side of the page.


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Online vs hybrid: The big divide in education start-ups3 min read . Updated: 02 Jun 2016, 04:21 PM IST
Experts believe that in India, some amount of offline presence may be crucial for real growth in the long run
Bengaluru: Some of the online education providers that have quickly scaled up operations through videos, online tests and chat forums are beginning to realize the benefits of mentoring and collaborative learning, usually associated with classroom learning.
US-based Udacity Inc., one of the best-known education start-ups which provided only online classes so far recently launched Udacity Connect, a program where learners could interact with each others as well as with teachers. In a blog post, the company claimed learners in such a model were three times as likely to complete their program.
Udacity is yet to introduce the program in India, which has both online-only education providers—the preferred solution since it is easier to scale up—and hybrid learning providers who offer a mix of online learning and offline sessions. The latter limits scale and is more difficult to implement.
In India, test preparation platform Toppr (owned by Haygot Education Pvt. Ltd) which has raised $10 million and professional certification-oriented Simplilearn Solutions Pvt. Ltd which has raised $28 million follow the online-only model. Others such as test preparation platform Byju's (Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd) which has raised $75 million, and tutoring start-up Vidya Next (run by Pengala Learning Pvt. Ltd) offer hybrid education.
Udacity plans to launch a program similar to Udacity Connect in India—one of its key markets—to increase participation and completion rates.
"We don't want to exactly replicate Connect in India, because the problems here are different. We are launching a pilot called co-learn which is like a support group where learners can come together. This is to boost social learning and to get more people enrolled in Udacity, while Connect is to accelerate course completion," said Vardhan Koshal, country manager India, Udacity.
The co-learn pilot has been launched in Bengaluru already and will be launched in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai in the next four months, Koshal said.
No one disputes the benefits of online education, but the jury is out on whether that alone will suffice.
Start-ups such as UpGrad (U Education Management Pvt. Ltd) and Unacademy (Sorting Hat Technologies Pvt. Ltd) are trying to bridge the gap by bringing social-learning and gamification elements to their online courses, hoping this would urge more learners to complete the courses.
"I believe online learning will completely replace offline. Offline learning can bring motivation, but the same can be replicated online, with personalised recommendations and so on," said Gaurav Munjal, chief executive officer, Unacademy.
This strategy, however, was earlier used by Udacity, which recognized the benefits of personal networks.
"There will always be exceptions where people can learn completely online, and it is possible where you have to learn superficially, to let's say, pass a test. But when it comes to in-depth learning where you have to assimilate and apply concepts, you need external support. It's when the courses are hard that people drop out, and it is in cases like this that learning support and mentorship really helps," said Mohan Lakhamraju, chief executive officer, Great Learning, a hybrid education platform that offers MBA.
Experts believe that in India, some amount of offline presence may be crucial for real growth in the long run.
"What we are seeing, especially with Byju's, is that digital consumption is increasingly sharply—people are paying money and consuming through their tablet or smartphones. But you may need to have some offline presence so that your brand credibility is also established, parallelly," said Vinod Murali, managing director at InnoVen Capital India, which has given venture debt to education start-ups Toppr and Embibe.
"For scale, for consistency, for the predictability around the brand, it needs to be more online, but for a little bit of padding around the sides, offline will help, especially in the early stages," added Murali.
Another important factor to consider the benefits of having an offline presence is the localisation it will bring.
"Everyone learns very differently, and online learning will bring a higher availability of choice to individuals for them to learn according to their own patterns. In India, when a lot of learning happens through communication in local languages, a blended approach is more likely to be applicable than a pure online approach," said Anand Sudarshan, founder of Sylvant Advisors, an education advisory firm which currently incubates 19 education start-ups.
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu — the rockstar geek Nobel Prize winner — announced at the first ARPA-E summit on Tuesday that the Department of Energy will hand out $100 million in a third round of grants to early stage greentech startups through the ARPA-E program. Specifically this round of grants will focus on energy efficiency technologies including grid storage, power converter technology, and building cooling technology.
The ARPA-E program, which plans to allocate a total of $400 million out of the stimulus funds to high risk green technologies, has already awarded a total of $151 million for 37 projects, and is in the process of awarding another $100 million for companies developing liquid transportation fuels, carbon capture technology, and batteries for transportation. The ARPA-E grants average $4 million each and are given to promising but high-risk startups.
Once this third round of funding is awarded the ARPA-E program will have spent a little over $350 million, and will have around $50 million of the pot left to dole out (it's not clear if this is the last round of funds or not, but I'll update when I know more). After that the program will have to find a new set of funds to keep ARPA-E funded.
ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar said at the summit this morning that the ARPA-E program identified its specific areas of funding by discussing what sectors need innovation in a "pull and push" manner. What energy technologies are researchers eagerly developing and what technologies are sorely needed, asked Majumdar.
We're particularly excited to see that ARPA-E is focusing on various energy efficiency innovation, and looking at areas that are under funded. The DOE describes its goals for funding power grid storage innovation — or Grid-Scale Rampable Intermittent Dispatchable Storage (GRIDS) — as focusing on "developing energy storage technologies to balance the short-duration variability in renewable generation." ARPA-E is looking at two areas of grid storage: "proof of concept storage component projects focused on validating new, over-the-horizon electrical energy storage concepts," and "advanced system prototypes that address critical shortcomings of existing grid-scale energy storage technologies."
Power converter technology also isn't exactly a sexy technology, and the DOE says it will use some of the grants to focus on finding materials to develop new "soft magnetics, high voltage switches, and reliable, high-density charge storage," which will deliver better performance while offering reductions in cost. In particular the DOE is looking for chip-scale power converters for solid-state lighting, micro-inverters for solar PV, and "single-chip power supplies for computers."
Interested entrepreneurs, don't forget that these grants are very competitive. Only 1 percent of the initial round of applicants received funds (37 out of 3700). The ARPA-E summit today is chock full of all the companies that didn't win those initial funds.
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This week we've got new photo sets of Ren Hong Jing 任泓静 to share with you on our chinese sirens website .
Formerly known as Zhou Mu Ying 周沐莹, Ren Hong Jing also goes by the name of Candice. Ren Hong Jing was born on April 3rd, 1990.
Other Name(s): Zhou Mu Ying 周沐莹, Candice
Origin: Wuhan, China
Born: April 3, 1990
Height: 172cm
Weight: 49kg
Measurements: 34-23-34
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Woke at 6 bright and early in the little cabin and looked out of the tiny window to see a new, lunar-like landscape and a big volcano looming in front. We'd been travelling again through the night, and we were now at Isla Santiago, the fourth largest island in the Galapagos. I headed up to the deck and performed my morning stretches in the morning sunshine, as frigate birds flew overhead. At 7, the bell for breakfast rang.
After a breakfast of cereal, yoghurt, fruit and omelette, we headed over to Sullivan Bay in the east of the island. The first activity today was a walk around the lava fields, an incredible sight of multi-layered rock created from a huge eruption millenia ago. The landscape was similar to what I imagined on the moon, and the solidified lava we were walking on resembling folded curtains, or big walnut whips. Lava pools and inlets had been formed over time, and marine iguanas favoured the place to bask in the glory of the sun. It was the kind of place, Phil and I discussed, where you can imagine they'd shoot a music video – dramatic panned out vista of the area, then moody band member shots of them walking around, then video of the band full on thrashing out the song, before finishing with them all running down the side of one of the parasite volcanos, throwing their instruments in the air. We saw a few cactuses, one of which became a particular favourite, and it was subjected to a torturous display of silly posing by at least 10 of the group, one of whom did a backwards 'crab' right over the cactus. A fall, I thought, would be cactus karma indeed.
We walked all around, marvelling at the raw power of mother nature, taking photos, and then we jumped back on the dinghy to go back to the boat. Here, we had a little snack of cookies and a cup of tea, then it was time for snorkeling.
The snorkelling here was spot on – possibly the best I've ever done. We were dropped off and as soon as we put our masks on and put our heads under the water, we saw a fearsome sight. 7 white tip sharks, each at least 2m long, pure cartilage and muscle, all swimming around next to a rock at the bottom. It was a great start to a great snorkel, on which I saw countless sea stars, all kinds of incredible exotic creatures, such as angelfish, butterflyfish, Grouper, Moorish idol, Panamic Sergeant Major, Azure Parrotfish, and schools of Galapagos mullet and Striped mullet, and came across a few more sharks cruising menacingly on their own, which terrified me as I was alone too. There is nothing more terrifying under water than suddenly seeing a shark out of the corner of your eye, and then turning to see it come towards you. They are unpredictable, and you just have to hope they don't want to bite you, because there is no way you could stop them if they wanted to. Perhaps I didn't look tasty enough today, and so it drifted past me with a 'watch it, mate' look. To top the dive off, an adult sealion whisked right up to me to inspect me near the end of the dive, looking at me with those amazing eyes, then sped off again as though I was boring him. Absolutely superb.
Back on the boat it was time for lunch, and we started with an Equadorian speciality – ceviche, which is raw fish (Grouper fish today) soaked in lime juice. Delicious. Beef and pasta and vegetables followed, then it was time to head out again to a point where there are two beaches separated by a sliver of land. We were late getting there, however, as the Maltese couple on the boat, who so far had refused to listen at all to the guide and lagged behind the group constantly, or if they didn't charged in front of your photos like bulls in chinashops, had fallen asleep on the top deck and, despite two bells ringing to announce our departure, didn't hear them. They came on the boat with silly grins on silly faces (he was a Maltese version of Carl Pilkington of 'An Idiot Abroad' fame, she was like a character from League of Gentlemen), and we were finally ready for off. We walked along one of the beaches, and here we could photograph the comical red Sally Lightfoot crabs, sea turtles, which poked their heads up out of the water like the turds of a man who doesn't have enough fibre in his diet, countless lava lizards and iguana, and a few seals chilling out on the beach. We then snorkelled from the other beach, which was again amazing, and I saw schools of Reef Cornetfish, Blue Striped Snapper, White-Tailed Damselfish, mean-looking Mexican Hogfish. and many types of Parrotfish. They're funny, fish. I've got mates that resemble fish. In fact, most people probably have a fish stunt double– the resemblance can be quite startling.
Around a huge rock we came upon a group of Galapagos penguins standing proudly on a rock. I couldn't believe I was actually getting this close to penguins. On the swim back, I decided to go through a shallow area. To my surprise, emerging in a sinisterly graceful fashion from the depths was a 2 metre white tip shark, cruising up and down the shallows. Maybe it was the one from before, and had been tracking me all along. I could hardly get out of the way in time. I swam away as quickly as I could, losing my composure and swallowing a load of seawater. It was terrifying to come across such a predator at such close quarters.
We had a quick turnaround back on the boat, before we were off again to climb to the top a lunar-like hill, to get to a viewpoint which provided some incredible views of the two beaches and the volcanos in the distance. The sun was setting, though wasn't visible due to the cloud cover, but still made lighting quite special. It was amazing, and for some reason reminded me of a similar view in Koh Phi Phi in Thailand, as that is also an island joined by a thin strip of land in the middle, creating 2 lagoon-like bodies of water either side . Minus the volcanos of course. Here seemed a fitting place for a group photo, as now we all knew each other, were more comfortable with each other, and real personalities were beginning to surface – and we all got on well, although the daft Maltese couple seemed a bit introverted, preferring to speak only with each other. The Swiss bloke Jorge set a timer and put his camera on a mini-tripod before sprinting down to join the group. The Maltese couple made sure they were in the middle of the picture, squeezing in front of me and blocking me. Cheese.
Back on the boat we had a dinner of chicken, rice with beans and vegetables, with a fruit pie for dessert. Friendships had now been forged and blossomed in the group, and drinking was very much on everybody's mind. The Kiwi guys were nice to talk to, both lived in London. The Nowegian girl was sound, the young Dutch crew were really friendly, the American couple both biology lecturers, were lovely and the voices of experience, the Swiss bloke was full of fun, and engaged the crew and the Spaniards constantly, eager to keep practising his (excellent) Spanish, the older Spanish couple from Bilboa were very amiable, Phil from England was funny and interesting….the only oddballs were the Maltese couple – but they were nice but dim and harmless enough, so we were lucky really. We trusted each other more now, knew who we wanted to talk to and who we didn't. We now talked about more than just travel stories, we began to share more intimate details as those together in each others company for a while trust each other enough to do. Most people are genuinely sound. You have to believe in the good of humanity. I was enjoying this trip, and the whole experience immensely. I finished typing up my day and headed up to the deck, where Phil, Tom and Andrew (the Kiwi guys) the Norwegian girl Gitte and one of the Dutch lasses were sitting drinking beer. The Swiss bloke Jorge was perched on the edge of the deck, looking down at a sealion pup below, who had somehow managed to get onto the edge of the dinghy and was sleeping. A huge shark we saw circling underneath gave us a clue why. The pup was far from home – a swim for safety at this time would be a gamble with its life. It stayed a few hours, then slipped off quietly when it was sure the shark had gone. Sharks had been circling the boat everyday, looming ominously under the dinghies. Phil and I spoke deep into the night, as he brought out a bottle of sambuca, and got stuck in. We spoke for hours, complete strangers pouring out our feelings under the stars on this little boat in the Galapogas islands.


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is not the name of a famous
police dog, it is the brand name of what is, most likely, the best
professional dog training equipment available. They are especially
famous for having developed the so-called "power harness", but
more to that later. First a bit of company and K9 history. The
company originates in Hungary and was founded by Julius (sic!) Sebő,
born in 1970, a civil engineer. He founded in 1997 the company known
today as Julius-K9. But the story started earlier than 1997, it
started back in 1990 when the twenty years old Julius Sebő got
involved with his local Budapest Rottweiler Club and got drawn into
the different aspects of dog training and dog handling taught and
exercised there. He started to get especially interested into the
different ways and methods dogs were trained there and how equipment
was used to help with this task.
When he and his wife moved later to Vienna (Austria), they continued to get involved with local dog clubs, included, but not restricted to, the German Shepherd Club in Vienna, but without neglecting their connections to the Budapest club back home in Hungary. From 1994 Julius Sebő also joined the trainer team at the Vienna club.
His technical background and expertise made him quickly to the "go to" person, dog trainers and other aficionados went to, when it came to dog training and dog handling equipment and soon he started to design and produce his first range of dog harnesses.
Over time, he developed this first range of harness further, always testing them where it mattered most, in the day to day work of active dogs. Of special benefit were to him his many contacts and visits to the different police dog (K9) training schools and centers in Vienna and surroundings. The input and exchange with police officers that used different types of harnesses for their professional working dogs were invaluable for the development of his first line of Julius K9 harnesses, later rebranded as Julius K9 power harnesses.
The base for the development of this power harnesses were the so-called "Kenndecken", dog security waistcoats or waist-covers, that identified a dog as a working dog on duty. The functionalities of these was often limited to reflective stripes and name tags, encouraging Julius Sebő to develop a more rounded, multi-purpose harness. The first models that were tested back in Austria were hand sewn from scrap material obtained from textile and even automative fabric producers.
The goal was to develop the best possible dog harness for a working police, security, rescue and / or guide dog. And, obviously, to found his very own company producing these and to make a living from his passion. But already the first, hand-made, models found eager buyers and users amongst the Austrian police dog (K9) handlers and from 1995 the first examples of the Julius K9 harness were for sale on the Austrian market. Mostly promoted by "word of mouth" advertisement.
Finally, in 1997, Julius Sebő founded his own company back in Hungary. To this day he not only produces and sells dog harnessses, leashes, collars and learning toys all over Europe via certified retailers, but supplies also professional dog handlers like police and rescue dog units and private dog owners, that enjoy the superior quality of the products, directly.
Since 2000 is Julius K9 located near Budapest and from this strategic position in central Europe it delivers its products Europe wide. It is still a family owned and run company, where the employees are involved in development, production and distribution of the products. These K9 related products are distributed via a network of certified retailers, holding up the standard of service, customers have to become to expect from Julius K9. For the company is important that every dog owner / handler receives the best possible advice and support, not important if the product is designed for a working police / rescue dog or a lapdog Chihuahua. Julius Sebő describes himself frequently as a perfectionist, whose most important business goal is not to make the most money, but to produce the best product for an existing need. And, in the end, this is what will secure the future of the company, as quality is hard to beat and imitate.
What brings me to a dark aspect of being an innovator, the risk of being plagiarized. Unfortunately pirate copies of Julius K9 products have found their way into the market and internet trading places like Ebay.
Julius K9 products are exclusively retailed via a network of company certified and approved retailers and specialist shops. Because of their great success, pirate copies, often made cheaply in low-cost countries, made from inferior material and with poorly copied design have appeared on the market. To check if your product is a original Julius K9 design, you can do several things:
- You should ask the seller to prove to you the provenience of his products, including the certificate of authenticity from Julius K9 (Hungary) that confirms him as a certified retailer.
- You should check the design AND the name or hang tags with the photos of the original designs on the Julius K9 website.
- Be especially careful if you plan to buy via the internet or flea markets.
You can help to fight product piracy by
submitting and doubts you might have to Julius K9, Hungary directly,
either by fax or email. Don't forget to include information about
where you bought a the suspicious product and one or more photos of
Product piracy not only damages a company, it can also endanger the health and even life of your dog as these pirated products are often of a dangerously low quality.
Where and by whom are Julius K9 products used nowadays?
In the beginning they were mostly used by professional dog handlers in police and rescue dog units, but nowadays they are used also by a lot of private dog owners. Official units that use Julius K9 products today include both civil and military police dog units in Austria. This happened first when rescue dogs and their handlers were send 2003 to Bam (Iraq) to help to find victims of the earthquake. Harnesses are in such situation superior to a "collar and leash system" as they not only allow the dog to move more freely, but also allow the dog handler to help their dog by lifting it via the incorporated handle or even to carry it, safely secured, on their back and even to abseil into territory the dog could never reach on its own. That makes this kind of harness the first choice for rescue dog units Europe wide, examples include, but are not restricted to the Red Cross, the Hungarian Guide Dog Association and Rescue 24.
And now a bit of background information
about K9s ( pronounced "Ca-Nine's") in general. The word is a
homophone that abbreviates the sound of the latin canine for "dog"
to a letter and a number. It became soon a synonym for police and
other working dogs, like rescue dogs. In many countries K9 have a
similar official status as their dog handler when it comes to their
protection by law and retirement. K9s are often issued with Ids and
official badges, to help to make them recognizable as "official"
dogs that are employed by law enforcing or other government services.
They are used in many fields like classical police dog work as a
public order enforcement dog. As search and rescue dogs, not only in
case catastrophes, but also to find missed persons after a kidnap or
similar. As "sniffing dogs" that help to find hidden explosives,
drugs or other illegal substances, especially in the control of
country borders.
In Europe, police dogs were known as early as the mid-19th century, first in Belgium where police officers took their own dogs with them on patrol. This was so successful that other European countries followed soon suit. One of the most used breeds became soon the German Shepherd dog that was especially bred to serve as a police dog. Beginning of the 20th century the first official dog units were founded throughout Europe, giving the police dogs not only official status but also protection by law – including health care and a safe retirement provision. Also training standards were developed and unified. During the First World War dogs fought alongside soldiers and helped as messenger or rescue dogs. After the war, police dog work became more specialized and dog units were founded that concentrated on one aspect of work, like, for example, searching for missing persons and that could be employed in a wider area, wherever a need arose. Nowadays police dogs are bred by specialized breeders, carefully selected and socialized and then trained, together with their human partner, in special police dog training centers. Some countries, like the Netherlands, even use trios, made up from a dog, a horse and a rider, to patrol areas and supervise outdoor events.


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General Motors emerged from bankruptcy just last year, but that doesn't seem to have taught it anything about empathy. The financially troubled Big Three automaker recently announced that it's offering a variety of attractive cash-back rebates and financing incentives for Toyota owners who switch over. Now Ford has hopped on the bandwagon, too.
It appears that, when you're the world's largest automaker, everyone's out to get you. All's fair in cars and war, right?
The more profitable Big Three automaker is offering Toyota owners $1,000 trade-in cash on Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. The offer even extends to Acura, Honda, Lexus and Scion owners. The rebates are also available to Toyota and Honda leaseholders with contracts expiring by June 30.
Edmunds Inside Line says Ford "has not specified when this incentive program will end," though Business Week reports the program will run through March 1. GM's program also runs through the end of February.
So who's next to kick Toyota when it's down? According to Business Week, it won't be Honda, Nissan or Hyundai. They report that spokespeople for Toyota's overseas brethren have confirmed they will not be introducing similar incentives.
We have to hand it to the brands for sticking together. They've shown a form of decency that isn't often seen in the cutthroat auto industry.
But then again, maybe it has nothing to do with decency. Maybe they just don't need the money as badly.
Which begs the question: When is Chrysler going to throw its hat in the ring?
If you're in the market for a new car, check out the U.S. News rankings of this year's best cars as well as this month's best car deals.


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A Brief History of The Knights Templar School
1939 – 1951: Mr Frank Hancock
In 1937 The Urban District Council proposed that a new senior school be built in Baldock and in 1938 provisional plans were drawn up for the new school; Baldock Secondary (Elementary) School. In 1939 applications for the headship were advertised and the managers recommended that Mr Frank Hancock be appointed. He had been the Headmaster of Pond Lane School, succeeding Mr Bennett in 1922 and was the only Headteacher in the town to have experience of teaching both boys and girls.
Before the senior school could open, six London teachers arrived, evacuated along with pupils from two Tottenham schools who had been sent, with their gas masks to the 'safe' countryside, before 1st September 1939. War was declared on September 3rd and a war timetable was drawn up by Mr Hancock on the 6th, by which the school was to operate in three shifts. The school opened for business on September 18th 1939. Local children had classes on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and they did sporting and practical activities on the other two days. The evacuees had classes on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The school roll was 182. In the next few months children from other London Boroughs also joined along with some from Eastbourne. At the start, the school had no phone and no electric lighting!
During the war years the school ran remarkably smoothly, although hundreds more children were relocated to the area, until there were 444 children at the school, using numerous other buildings in the town.
In accordance with the Education Act of 1944 the school became designated a secondary school and on 1st April 1945, it became known as Baldock Secondary Modern School. Children of high ability attended the local Grammar Schools in Hitchin, Stevenage and Letchworth. Between 1945 and 1960, under Mr Hancock, the school gained its motto and badge and some of the present day houses were established, all with local connotations: Templar, Pembroke, Hine and Bennett. By 1951 the school roll was around 350. The school was a typical post war Secondary Modern School, catering for the less able children in a small market town. Mr Hancock laid the foundations for what was to become one of the most successful schools in the area. Mr Hancock retired in September 1951.
1952 – 1959 Mr Tyler and Mr Lennox
Mr Tyler became Headmaster in January 1952. He arranged for the school to have a uniform for the first time, although for the most part very few children wore it. He also introduced examinations for the first time. He left in 1955 and Walter Miller, the Senior Master was caretaker headmaster of the school until Mr Lennox took over in September 1956. In 1956 eleven pupils took 5 or 6 examination papers each, but there were only ten passes out of 56. Examinations had to be taken at the local Grammar School. By 1958, the school had 403 on roll, but there were only four pupils, (all boys) in the fifth form by Christmas 1959 when Mr Lennox ended his headship.
1960 – 1984: Mr Crellin
Vivian Crellin became Headmaster in January 1960 and Barbara Hancock, Frank's daughter, became his Deputy, as County Hall decreed that one of his deputies had to be female. Mr Crellin approached his task with messianic fervour. He was horrified to find that nobody seemed to care about the education of the so called un-academic children who attended the secondary school in Baldock. "They were the intellectually abandoned children who knew they had been judged." Mr Crellin decided to act. He intended to produce a school where the talents of all pupils were valued and where all could aspire to great heights. Mr Crellin was going to revolutionise the school and was not going to let anyone stand in his way. He got rid of those that he considered to be poor teachers and encouraged those whom he admired.
In 1960, many pupils left at the end of the Third Year (Year 9) and most of the rest left after their birthday in the Fourth Year. Four boys stayed to take 'O' levels at the Grammar School. By 1961 there were 15 pupils in the Fifth Year and in 1962 the school became a centre for sitting national examinations. Prior to 1960 the school consisted of the 'Old Block' (K Block) but over the next decade the premises were transformed. In 1961 two science rooms, (now History rooms) woodwork and metalwork rooms and gym (now the Drama Studio) were built. By the end of the 1960s the new science block had been built along with the new hall, dining hall, kitchen, staff room, Head's office, upstairs offices and sports hall with climbing wall. Aby Cottage (the Caretaker's house) had also been purchased. The school field, on the other side of Weston Way, was purchased in 1961. By 1962 Mr Crellin was referring to the school simply as Baldock County Secondary School.
The changes made to the school by Mr Crellin laid the very foundations of the present school. He established compulsory school uniforms, issued regular reports, gave the children exercise books and textbooks to look after and take home. He demanded that pupils brought their own pens, pencils and rulers to school and insisted that homework was set. He even stopped teachers sending pupils into town to buy cigarettes for them! He began the Parents Association, bought a school van for outdoor activities and trips in out of school hours. He introduced adventure trips - a predecessor to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. He started the Carol Service in St Mary's Church and instituted Commemoration Evening. He created the Upper and Lower schools and oversaw a doubling of pupil numbers on roll. He started the Sixth Form and guided the first pupils to gain admission to Oxford and Cambridge. He introduced the practice of having a Head Boy and Head Girl and prefects. When the School became a comprehensive in the late 1960s he gave it the present name; The Knights Templar School.
Mr Crellin developed a very special ethos in the School, which to a large extent remains to this day. He insisted on high standards of discipline and expected all pupils to abide by the rules of the School. He expected pupils to be polite and courteous at all times and expected them to show respect to the staff. He expected his staff to set high standards for all pupils and expected them to demonstrate high standards of professionalism. In his early years he did not expect any teacher to do things he would not do himself. He taught all manner of subjects and even introduced the teaching of shorthand and typing, which he taught himself. Meanwhile he got rid of subjects that he did not approve of such as gardening, rural science and needlework. He also insisted that pupils were taught mathematics rather than simply arithmetic.
He made the pupils and staff feel special and encouraged them to take pride in the school that they attended or in which they worked. He did not suffer fools gladly, and as a consequence many who did not agree with his vision tended to look for jobs elsewhere. Mr Crellin was not unhappy with this as he wanted teachers who he believed would help raise the school to the levels he envisaged. He was not afraid to take teachers or parents to task if he felt that a situation warranted it. As he once said; "I made enemies, Peter Chapman made friends". By the time Mr Crellin retired in 1984 the school was in a position to flourish under new leadership. However, the legacy of Vivian Crellin lives on in the Knights Templar School to this day, in its ethos and its commitment to high standards for all and the value it places on the pupils it educates.
1984 – 2006: Peter Chapman
Peter Chapman joined the Knights Templar School in September 1982 as Deputy Head, succeeding Ken Fisher who was already a deputy when Mr Crellin joined and had been a pilot in World War 2. Mr Crellin was very keen for him to succeed him as Headmaster two years later in September 1984. Mr Crellin was not an easy act to follow, and in those days there was no training for prospective headteachers. One was simply expected to get on with the job. However, Mr Chapman stamped his own mark on the School very quickly. He had a tremendously engaging personality and was able to relate to all pupils and staff alike. He had a great sense of humour and liked to enjoy life to the full. He engendered a huge sense of loyalty from his staff and most pupils not only respected him but felt genuine affection towards him, as demonstrated by the turnout of ex-pupils during the celebrations at the time of his retirement.
Mr Chapman was very aware of the traditions and ethos of the School and did not try to change the basic tenets of them. He built on and developed them with his own very special style. Mr Chapman took over during the time of teachers' industrial action and the withdrawal of good will. This should have been a very difficult time for a new Headteacher, but he seemed to take it all in his stride with the attitude of 'we are all in this together.' In many ways the School became a more relaxed place in which to work and attend, but without losing its rigour. Mr Chapman had no airs and graces and was always very approachable and very understanding of other people's strengths and weaknesses. He listened to people and tried to see their point of view. He became a kind of father figure to whom both staff and pupils felt they could share their problems. When in distress, Mr Chapman was always there to put an arm around the shoulder and empathise with a problem. He was not a manager in the modern sense; he was a leader, who people felt they could trust to take the School in the right direction.
Mr Chapman's tenure as Headmaster saw the School double in size to over 1200 pupils with a commensurate growth in the number of staff and administrators. This required massive management yet he seemed unfazed by it all and simply got on with the job. New government initiatives flooded into schools as never before, often totally contradicting one another, as education became a political football with each political party trying to outdo each other in the 'game'. The period witnessed no consensus over what education was or what it was supposed to achieve, yet Mr Chapman managed to keep The Knights Templar School moving forward and upward, maintaining those features which make the School what it is, while other local schools often floundered. The success of any school is not assured. Towards the end of his tenure, the School took over Norton School in Letchworth, which was one of the most successful schools in North Hertfordshire in 1960. Another local school closed because too few parents chose to send their children there. Others with once proud reputations have sunk into mediocrity.
Mr Chapman presided over enormous growth in the Sixth Form and increased immigration from other schools in a way that noticeably enhanced the social confidence of the whole school. He was a Choral Scholar at Cambridge and under his guidance, music in the school flourished. The reputation of the School's orchestras, jazz bands and choirs spread far and wide. Hundreds of pupils learnt instruments every week and Drama in the school flourished. The School became more and more popular during his 20 years in charge with the number of parents naming The Knight Templar School as their first choice school, far outnumbering the number of places available.
During Mr Chapman's years the school buildings changed dramatically. Such was the growth in the number of pupils, that for many years mobile classrooms were dotted around the premises. Eventually, a new sports hall was built on the school playing field and a new block of 20 classrooms was constructed to accommodate the growing numbers. Improvements were made throughout the school especially with regards to IT provision, which was non-existent in 1984.
As the reputation of the school rose, Mr Chapman was able to employ more highly skilled and highly qualified teachers. Results improved year on year throughout all age groups with more and more pupils gaining places at top universities. The school performance compared favourably with any of the schools in North Hertfordshire and beyond.
Peter, like Vivian, left a lasting legacy to the Knights Templar School, which, if treated with the respect it deserves, will last for many years to come.
2006 – 2014: Andrew Pickering
Like Peter Chapman, twenty years before, Andrew Pickering had a hard act to follow, but he managed it admirably, in his own way. At the time of Mr Pickering's appointment the education system was tending to produce trained would-be headteachers who fitted a particular mould and who believed that they knew everything and could do anything. Most were trained to believe that rapid change was the only way to drive up standards and prepare pupils for the modern world. The Knights Templar School was lucky that Mr Pickering did not fit into this mould and did not believe that he knew everything. When interviewed it was greatly in his favour that said he would first find out what made The Knights Templar School the good school that it was, before trying to change anything radically.
In the tradition of the previous 30 years, Mr Pickering believed in organic rather than revolutionary change. He respected the traditions of the Knight Templar School and the nature of the way in which the School had developed and made real steps forward with regard to insisting on smartness and adherence to the school uniform. His tenure witnessed further developments in all areas of the School including music, sport and academic results. He continued the work of his predecessors in trying to ensure that the School educated the whole person rather than concentrating solely on academic performance. Mr Pickering's success in gaining independence from the local council for the school and the building of the new reception area, offices and Sixth Form Block resulted from a talent for diplomacy and will be seen as his lasting legacy.
2014: Tim Litchfield
Mr Litchfield succeeded Andrew Pickering in September 2014. He, like all his predecessors, will have his own ideas regarding the direction that The Knights Templar School must take in the future to prepare pupils for the modern world. He has, however, a huge respect for the history of this wonderful school and its place in future developments. I have no doubt that the School is in safe hands
Richard Robertson
History Teacher
The Knight Templar School (1979 – 2013)
The Knights Templar School Houses
All of our houses have local connotation, links to our past and to the history of Baldock.
Bennett: Mr G. H. Bennett was Headmaster of Pond Lane Primary School from 1879 to 1922
Crellin: Mr Vivian Crellin was Headmaster of Baldock Secondary Modern School (which he renamed Baldock Secondary School and then renamed The Knights Templar School) from 1960 to 1984.
Hancock: Mr Frank Hancock M.B.E was first Headmaster of Pond Lane School 1922 – 1939 and then of Baldock Secondary School from 1939 to 1951. He was our first Headmaster.
Hine: Alderman Neville Hine was for many years Chairman of Managers of Baldock County Council School and worked with others for the building of the new school. He died in 1931.
Knights: Knights house was added to the school in 2002-2003 when students from the Norton School in Letchworth transferred and our numbers increased. As a matter of interest, during this time, we also had an 8th house 'Jubilee,' which was dropped once school numbers stabilized.
Pembroke: Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, the 3rd Earl of Pembroke owned the Manor of Clothall and the school is built on land owned by the Earl in the medieval period.
Templar: Baldock was founded by The Knights Templar in the 1140s. The Templars built their church (St Mary the Virgin) on land granted to them by Richard 'Strongbow', the 3rd Earl of Pembroke.


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Justin remembered a "constant barrage of law enforcement" that he and his buddies were cooperating with, but also said that investigators told him that Alonzo had probably gotten drunk and decided to walk home, barefoot.
"Total bulls–t, that's what we kept trying to tell them," Justin said. One, that would have been out of character for Alonzo, and two, he had tweaked his ankle playing basketball and had been limping that night, so "is he just gonna take off his boots and then truck I don't know how many miles home?"
After weeks of the sheriff's office telling them to leave the searching to the authorities, according to Maria Ramirez, it was during a search organized by friends and family that Alonzo's body was found lying in a tangle of brush and branches at the bottom of an embankment at the edge of Middle Creek on May 1, 2004.
"My God, it was awful," Alonzo's dad, Billy Brooks Sr., told Dateline. "To find my boy like that. Nothing can describe that pain." But, he added, "At least we had found him. It wasn't how we wanted to find him, but at least we did."
Alonzo's wallet, with cash, was still on him, as were other personal items, such as a ring he always wore.


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The Heart Truth
Quick Takes
1. What's your favorite way to unwind?
2. What supplements and/or foods are essential to your daily regimen?
A heart health multivitamin-type formula, EFAs, and resveratrol
3. What are your favorite foods?
Italian roasted free-range chicken and smoked salmon
4. Do you have a guilty pleasure food?
5. What motivates you?
Passion for learning, teaching and helping others to be the best they can be in mind, body and spirit.
Mark C. Houston, MD, has spent more than 20 years researching and treating heart disease. "I realized many years ago that the medical community hasn't been doing a good job at reducing heart disease," says Houston, author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Heart Disease: The Revolutionary Book that Reveals the Truth Behind Coronary Illnesses-and How You Can Fight Them. Here, he sheds light on overlooked heart saboteurs.
BN: Why did you want to write What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Heart Disease?
MH: There are several hundred risk factors for heart disease that aren't being evaluated or treated. Addressing only blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, and smoking still leaves more than 50 percent of patients at risk for heart disease. I want to educate physicians and the public about all of the risk factors.
BN:What are the most shocking myths about heart disease?
MH: For decades, we've been told that if the five major risk factors for heart disease are kept under control, you're practically guaranteed not to have a heart attack. And, frankly, that's a lie. The truth is, abnormal cholesterol levels are not the primary causes or indicators of heart disease. More things you may not know:
- Consuming a high-cholesterol diet or eating eggs does not significantly raise blood cholesterol levels for most people.
- All LDL cholesterol is not bad and all HDL cholesterol is not good.
- A fasting morning blood sugar reading of 99 mg/dL-deemed normal by most labs-is not safe or normal. Instead, it indicates an increased risk of heart attack.
- A normal body weight does not ensure heart health, as it doesn't reflect the amount of the "belly" fat that promotes heart disease.
- So, what is the real reason people have heart attacks? For many, it's inflammation, oxidative stress, vascular autoimmune, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and obesity and increased body fat.
BN:What are some of your recommendations for people who want to prevent heart disease (or even reverse it)?
MH: Omega 3 fatty acids are number one. I also strongly recommend vitamin K2 (use the MK-7 form), garlic, resveratrol, CoQ10, alpha lipoic acid, selenium, vitamin D, vitamin E (gamma delta tocotrienols), D-ribose, L-carnitine, curcumin, N-acetyl cysteine, and glutathione. I find that a low-sodium/high-potassium and high-magnesium diet is beneficial. As outlined in my book, it's a compilation of the Mediterranean and DASH diets, focusing on fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, lean meat, fish, and wild game. And it limits refined carbohydrates and grains (even whole grains). This may come as a shock to those who are used to the "6-11" servings of grains recommended by the USDA, but grains are simply not foods that we have evolved to consume.


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Date: 4 Feb 2017
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Laura Muir breaks European Record in Karlsruhe
Laura Muir smashed the European indoor 3,000m Record with a time of 8:26.41min in Karlsruhe tonight and moved to fifth place on the world all-time list.
The Scot who broke the British indoor 5,000m record in Glasgow last month, showed another strong performance at the World Indoor Tour meet in Karlsruhe, Germany, beating Olympic 5,000m silver medallist Hellen Obiri who finished 2nd with 8:29.46.
Laura's next race will be over 1,000m at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix on the 18th of February.
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If you love a traditional, old-world Christmas, you probably won't think much about a color scheme for your Christmas decorations. You'll gather together everything with sentimental value in any color, and find just the right place for it and your home and tree will be lovely.
But if you're just starting out or want your decorations to complement your home's decor, you'll find that all your Christmas decorating decisions will be easier if you start out with a specific color scheme.
How to Choose a Color Scheme
There are a number of ways you can determine or choose a color scheme you want to follow with your Christmas decorations. They include:
- Your Home's Color Scheme
Focus on the colors you have in your home year 'round and select complementary colors that bring out the seasonal feeling.
- Colors From Your Childhood Christmases
If you have particularly happy memories from Christmas past, try to choose a color theme to enhance that memory. If you loved all the candy canes, choose a red and white color scheme. Did your tree have shiny silver tinsel laid over the boughs? Maybe you'd like a silver glittery color scheme. How about the bubble lights from the '50s and '60s? Choose a color scheme that brings all those colors to mind.
- Colors From a Decorating Motif
Do you love the luscious and luminous beaded fruits? Then you might want to bring the jewel tones into all your Christmas decorating. Do you love rustic, earthy decorations? Then you might want to stick with greens, browns, and golds.
- A Piece of Fabric
If you have seen a beautiful fabric that would be spectacular in the center of your dining room table, draw your Christmas colors from the fabric design. Bring the hues into all the rooms for a unified look.
- A Sentimental Collectible Christmas Decoration
Were you given a special Christmas decoration from your childhood home? If so, make that the focal point and use the colors from it for your color scheme.
- Hues From Your Home
If your home has warm colors, it would be best to choose golds and reds for decorations rather than icy white and silver. Keep with the feeling of your home for a harmonious decor.
- Photos From Magazines and Books
Though the pictures might look casual and lived in, most photo layouts from magazines and books are "staged" by professional designers. Use their ideas to bring the color scheme and designs into your home.
- Holiday Gift Wrap
You can see lots of color schemes used in Christmas gift wrapping paper. See which ones you like and think about the style, the motifs represented, and the colors. Choose a paper that would look good in your home and find more decorations to place around the house.
- Ribbons
Almost any Christmas decorating is enhanced by adding ribbons and bows, lots of them. If you find a ribbon that you particularly like, use the colors for the decorating scheme throughout your home.
How to Bring Consistency and Harmony to Your Decor
Once you choose a color scheme, it's a good idea to carry the color through all connecting rooms, for a look of consistency and harmony.
There are some general rules to follow when bringing a Christmas (or any seasonal temporary) color scheme into your home.
- Harmonize With Your Interior
If your home is decorated with a contemporary interior of black and white and chrome, don't try to create a rustic space with twigs and birds nests. Focus on the space as it is with silver, white, glitter, and crystals, maintaining the minimalist look.
On the other hand, if your home is decorated in warm, colorful tones, don't try to make it look sleek and sophisticated with silver and white Christmas decorations. Choose colors from the decorating plan and draw them out for the Christmas decor.
To summarize, if the space is warm and cozy, choose Christmas decorations in shapes and colors that retain that feeling. If the space is cool and sleek, choose decorations that are also sleek and sophisticated.
- Transition From Room to Room
For continuity through your home, coordinate your Christmas decorations from room to room. Don't use silver and white icicles in one room and rustic twigs and calico ornaments in the adjoining room.
Try to repeat main decorating colors in each room. The decorations don't have to be the same but bring colors from one room to the next. Try to find some decorations that have several colors in them. Then use one of the main colors in one room, another in an adjoining room, and the third color in the third room. Tie the spaces together with a common garland or decorative ribbons.
- Why Color Is So Important
Color evokes strong emotions in people and the colors chosen for a Christmas color scheme might be more important than the items chosen for decorations.
Think about walking into a room that's black. Black walls, black floors, black furniture, black lights. Then see a bowl of plain round silver sparkling ornaments in a black bowl. The silver ornaments are the only thing you really see. The ornaments could be green, red, gold, or purple, but they'd still draw all your attention.
Now think of a white room. White walls and everything else white. What would attract your eye the most? Something, anything, that's not white.
Choose the colors you like the most for your Christmas decorating. Choose what will draw your eye and make you feel joyous and festive.
- A Monochromatic Color Scheme
If you love things harmonious to look at, all in a family of colors, you may choose a monochromatic color scheme. But that doesn't mean that everything will be the same color. In fact, your monochromatic color scheme will be much more dramatic if you select items in many shades of your chosen color.
If red is your color, think of all the hues of red. Start at the pink end and move on to fuchsia, rose, cherry, firecracker, ruby, cranberry, burgundy, and maroon. You get the idea. Find balls, bows, garlands, and other decorations in every shade of red. That's a monochromatic color scheme.
Do the same thing with greens, blues, purples, whites, silvers, golds – whatever color you choose.
- Use Color to Add Texture
Even with a monochromatic scheme, it's important to have some texture for interest. A tree decorated with only balls can look boring. Use garlands, different finishes on the balls, ribbons, nosegays to add different textures and balance.
- Warm Colors and Cool Colors
It's known that certain colors evoke particular feelings. Reds, yellows, and golds are warm colors. Blue, white, and silver are cool colors. If you choose a decorating scheme of snow, you'd probably gravitate towards cool colors. If you're focusing on the cozy feeling of a winter fireplace, you'd choose warm colors. If you live in a climate that's freezing cold, you might want to warm up your interior with warm colors. If you live in a tropical area, you might want to bring the coolness of icicles into your home at this time of year.
Tie It up With Ribbon
Christmas decorations are temporary and can be over the top and whimsical. Bows and ribbon can be a unifying element in holiday decorating. Use the same ribbon in every room or buy coordinating ribbons in contrasting colors (for example, a gold ribbon with red stripes, and a red ribbon with gold stripes) to use in various rooms. Purchase different widths of the same design ribbon so you can use narrower around candlesticks and wider on wreaths and garlands.
Use ribbons and bows to add color and a holiday mood to garlands, wreaths, mantles, swags, and candlesticks. Learn a simple way to make floral bows to use anywhere in your home.
French ribbons with a wired edge cost more than regular soft ribbons, but are a great investment as they can be used year after year. With the wired edges, you can make a perfect bow, arranging the loops and tails any way you like for the best effect.
Be sure to purchase more ribbon than you think you'll need. You may not be able to find more later.
Almost Any Hue Can Work
Though red, green, gold, and silver are the favorite choices for Christmas colors, almost any hue can create a beautifully decorated home for the holidays.
When choosing color combinations, remember that most colors of equal depth and intensity will harmonize with each other. Pastels, for example, mix easily with other pastels such as pink, peach, butter yellow, baby blue, lilac, and mint green.
Or the deep jewel tones of navy blue, hunter green, and deep red will also combine well.
Most colors, whether pastel or jewel tones, mix well with crystals, white, and ivory. And metallic tones like gold, silver, iron, brass, and pewter look great with almost any color.
Here are some more colors and wonderful color combination for Christmas decorations all around your house.
- Red and Green
- Red and White
- Green and White
- All White
- Any Color and Gold
- Any Color and White
- Any Color and Silver
- White, Blue, and Silver
- Ivory and Brushed Gold
- Sage Green, Ivory, and Pewter
- Bright Purple, Blue, and Green
- Icy Blue, Lilac, and Silver
- Autumn Tones of Beige, Brown, Golden Yellow, and Rust
- Forest Green, Burgundy, and Gold
- Primary Toy Colors Such as Red, Yellow, and Blue


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How to Troubleshoot Ignition Switch Problemsby Alibaster Smith
Your vehicle may begin developing ignition switch problems as it gets older. Ignition switch problems usually present themselves as the inability to start your vehicle. While there is no official service life for most ignition systems, you will typically end up replacing the ignition switch whenever it dies, which can happen suddenly. However, before replacing the switch, you need to troubleshoot the problem.
Step 1
Open the fuse panel in your vehicle underneath the steering column.
Step 2
Remove the fuse for the ignition starter. Use the diagram on the underside of the fuse panel cover and the fuse puller located in the fuse box.
Step 3
Check the metal strip in the fuse. If it is broken or damaged in any way, replace the fuse with another fuse of the same amperage.
Step 4
Open the hood and set the dial on the voltmeter to "Volts."
Step 5
Touch the red lead on the voltmeter to the power terminal on the battery. Then, touch the black lead on the voltmeter to the negative terminal on the battery.
Step 6
Read the voltmeter display. The battery should give off 12.4 volts. If it does not, then the battery is dead. If the battery is good, then the problem may be with the ignition.
Turn the ignition key. If the battery is charged and you do not hear a click upon turning the ignition to the "III" position to crank the engine, then the ignition switch is dead.
Items you will need
- Voltmeter
- Auto Repair For Dummies; Deanna Sclar; IDG Books Worldwide; 1999
- Hemera Technologies/PhotoObjects.net/Getty Images


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St. Mary Catholic
In 1867, Father O'Meara and Miss Maggie McCowan were the first to organize a small group of volunteer lay teachers, and Saint Mary Catholic School was born. The school came at a time of great transition and growth within Mobile. The Civil War had ended and the process of reconstruction had begun. Mobile's population had grown to a staggering 30,000, which meant there was a need for educating the Catholic youth in the growing community.
In 1898, Father M.F. Filan brought the Sisters of Mercy from Ireland, laying a solid foundation for Saint Mary School.
For more than a century, Saint Mary Catholic School has continued to educate the leaders of our community. Today, through faith formation and a stellar education, Saint Mary continues to produce pioneers and leaders. St. Mary Catholic School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. This accreditation requires the school to meet higher educational standards.
Through parish and parent involvement and an excellent administrative staff and faculty we currently offer two classes per grade, with a current enrollment of over 500 students. Today St. Mary Catholic School remains in a constant state of growth and revitalization. As Mobile continues to grow and develop, so does the face of our school. Uniquely situated in historic midtown and near McGill-Toolen Catholic High School, St. Mary provides families from various professional backgrounds convenient access to a quality education for their children.
St. Mary Catholic School is the oldest existing Catholic elementary school in Alabama. Today the main building is home to kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms, science lab, computer lab, resource room, library, gym, and a full-service cafeteria. The top floor of the Sisters of Mercy Building is home to our middle school (6th-8th grades), while the bottom floor houses our pre-school classrooms for three and four year-olds.