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The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are collectively referred to as Oxbridge and are internationally renowned. Having one of these universities on your CV will open many doors, and stand you in good stead for the rest of your life. They are looking for bright, ambitious students with lots of potential, whatever their social or economic background, and the application process is a bit more rigorous than other universities. You will also need to apply early (15th October), and you cannot apply to both of them.
The majority of students (~60%) come from state schools, and both universities are taking active measures to encourage applications from non-traditional backgrounds. Look into the Oxford and Cambridge Access Schemes.
Is Oxbridge right for you?
Ask yourself the following questions:
- Are you consistently at the top of your class?
- Are you on course for strong A or A* grades at A-Level?
- Did you get excellent GCSE grades?
- Do you enjoy reading about your chosen subject in your own time?
- Does the stuff you encounter at school inspire you to do some research in your own time?
- Do you find that your schoolwork throws up questions that you would like to devote more time trying to answer?
- Do you enjoy discussing your views with classmates, parents, teachers or anyone else?
If you answered yes to the questions above then you should consider making an application.
Factors to think about when choosing a college
- Size
- Location
- Appearance
- Accommodation
- All-girls colleges
- Subject availability
- Facilities
- Scholarships and Bursaries
- Academic Staff
Go to the college's individual open days to get a feel for the place. If you have no preference, you can do what is called an open application and they will allocate you a college at random.
What happens after I submit my application?
If you applied to Cambridge… The Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ) will ask for your AS-Level module results, and questions about your experience so far and possible career paths. If your application is successful, you will be invited for interview, which normally takes place at the beginning of December. You might also be given a short test beforehand or during the interview.
If you applied to Oxford… There is no extra application form to fill in, so the university does not see your AS-Level module results. You may have to sit a short test before they decide whether to interview you. If you get interviewed you may stay overnight at the college. Accommodation and food will be provided free of charge by the college, and social events are organised for the evenings.
Both universities are much more interested in your potential than your current knowledge. You should be notified of either university's decision sometime between December to January.
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Happy Wednesday everyone! Is everyone getting excited about Christmas??? I can't believe it's already next week! Man, this year has really flown by.
Speaking of the year wrapping up, we will not be hosting Work it Wednesday on Christmas day or New Years day. So over the next two weeks we will be taking a much needed break! Thank you all for linking up over the past few months. We've appreciated every link up:):) We will be back up and running on January 8th, so make sure to come back after the holidays!
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- 5 novembre 2014
Within four years, STEAK have established themselves as one of the British stoner rock scene's most satisfying acts. Following the sandy steps of their American elders Fu Manchu or Kyuss, STEAK's enthusiastic stoner rock sound is driven by ballsy riffs and contagious grooves, sparingly tinged with moments of pure cosmic escapism.As their sexy name suggests, this London-based foursome is far from sticking to the genre's clichés, for they rather exploit sci-fi and comics imagery (all artworks were made by DC Comics artist Eduardo Ferigato) to illustrate the fuzzed-out sandy rock tornado they've been blasting for two years now.
After their two critically acclaimed EPs « Disastronaught » and « Corned Beef Colossus« , and a serie of successful gigs across Spain, France, Switzerland and the UK, the fuzzy foursome flew out to Palm Springs' very own Thunder Underground studio this winter to record their first full-length « Slab City », due out in September via Napalm Records. The album was produced by Harper Hug (Vista Chino, Brant Bjork, Nick Oliveri) and co-produced by Unida's guitarist Arthur Seay, and will feature guest vocals from desert rock legend John Garcia.
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As we drive down Hierá Hodós (the ancient Sacred Way) towards Eleusis, we may possibly not realize that we are on the oldest road of the European civilization. It is the same road often followed by the poet Sikelianos "to milk life from the outside world", as he writes in his poem "The Sacred Way". Since the dawn of time, when King Erechtheus of Athens defeated King Eumolpus of Eleusis, Eleusis has been supporting the operation and the growth of Athens, initially through its agricultural production and, as of the 20th century, it has been supporting the economic growth of the entire Greece through its industrial production. Lire cet Article
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Being suspicious of the "establishment" is a bit of an occupational hazard for me as a special education attorney. When you're taking on local and state governments on a daily basis, it becomes easy to believe that the system is skewed. It probably doesn't help that I was raised with the theory: "just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not all out to get you." Still, I try not to give in to this world view too often. But every so often, something happens that validates my worst fears about school districts.
I've discovered over the years that I learn the most about the attitudes of educators by how they talk when they don't think anybody from the "outside" is paying attention.
Most of the meetings I attend for my clients are held in the public school where the student attends or would otherwise be attending. Sometimes I arrive early, and I will usually be seated in the main office while I wait for my clients to arrive. Because I guess I don't resemble what many envision a lawyer to "look like," often the adults coming in and out of the office have no idea who I am. So, they start talking as if I'm not there.
I am just astounded by how many things are said in my presence which reflect a basic disrespect towards children who are struggling in school or their parents.
Like the time when the middle school kid came into the office in tears, asking to use the phone to call her mother, and the adults chastised her: "AGAIN? How many times do you need to call her? What is that, three times this week?" Or the little boy who came in to complain to the Principal that some other boys had written something mean in his yearbook, and he was asked to wait sitting next to the two boys who he had accused. Not one adult, other than me apparently, thought there was anything inappropriate about having this poor kid sit there while the other boys ask him why he tattled. Or there was the time I overheard a Guidance Counselor telling another school district employee, loud enough that anyone in the office could hear it "I don't know why that kid is applying to private schools, we all know THOSE PARENTS can't afford it!"
Despite these experiences, they are not the "norm," and I usually operate from the perspective that most educators are trying to do the right thing.
Yes, I hear and write about the occasional outrageous adult who works in special education, but I like to believe such individuals are rare. Then today I decided to Google the term "special education blog," as part of a research project I was doing. Okay, who am I kidding, I was checking to see if mine was listed.
To my horror, I found the following site on the FIRST Google page: www.Tard-blog.com.
Yes, that's "tard" as in "retard." And the 15 Minutes I spent browsing this site (about as much as I could stomach) verified that the content of this blog is even more offensive than its name. Who would write a blog with a title like this, and which openly mocks and vilifies kids with disabilities and their parents? Surely this must be some disgruntled regular education administrator or teacher frustrated with having to comply with the IDEA and No Child Left Behind, I thought. Nope. Tard-blog.com was written by a special education teacher.
Okay, let me clear up a few things that don't really matter but will surely be brought up by those who don't find this as incredibly offensive as I do: 1) the most recent blog post made on this site was apparently in 2005; and 2) the special education teacher who authored the site is apparently retired, so the owner of the blog is taking applications for a new author. And no, I'm not making that up. So, really this isn't a currently active blog and it doesn't at present have an author.
Well, I feel so much better, how about you?
While I am relieved that this particularly offensive educator is no longer teaching children with disabilities, it really doesn't matter, because the attitude reflected by this site is not unique.
Here is a brutal truth: there are a number of people who chose to become educators or administrators because they like the power. They like being in a position of authority, and it makes them feel good to lord that authority over kids, who have little power. Unfortunately, when you get a person like that, one who wants the glory of control but doesn't really appreciate the responsibility of it, you are asking for trouble. But when such a person chooses special education as their area of focus, it is because they know that their victims will be especially powerless.
It is not just offensive, it's scary.
This kind of attitude is one of the main reasons that so many of my clients who are the parents of children with significant disabilities want to make regular school observations. Often the administration sees it as an affront, or an attempt by the parents to control the school staff. But that really isn't it at all.
Most of my clients want to observe their children in school to make sure that they are safe.
It must be terrifying to send your child to school every day knowing that he or she is unable to tell you if something wrong or inappropriate happened there. This is a fear many parents have not just about what happens at school itself, but on the bus and playground as well.
So, next time a school district lawyer gives me grief when a parent requests regular observations of their child in school, and tells me that my clients are being paranoid for worrying that something really awful might be happening, I think I'll just refer them to Tard-blog.com.


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Protest against overground HS2 route through Ealing
- Published
A 12-hour protest has been staged against plans for an overground High Speed 2 rail link through west London.
Stop HS2 campaigners say 18 bridges will need to be replaced, including the Hanger Lane gyratory, to make way for the route.
Up to 10,000 vehicles an hour pass through Hanger Lane and Ealing Council wants the rail link to go underground.
An HS2 spokesman said contractors were studying both options and no final decisions had been made.
The demonstration, which was due to end at 19:30 BST, was held near the gyratory - one of the busiest intersections in London.
Traffic disruptions
Protesters say three footbridges, 12 road bridges, one rail overbridge, one river underbridge and one canal underbridge will need to be rebuilt.
Ealing Council is not opposed to the rail link but wants trains to pass through a subterranean tunnel, a compromise those opposed to the rail link are willing to consider.
Kerry Brennan, from Stop HS2, said although the plan is "not a done deal" they want people to be aware.
She said: "Our protests engage people that will be affected by the HS2... to let them know that it isn't too late and it's time for them to have their say.
"HS2 are very good at trying to sell the benefits... but they have never come clean about the fact that they are going to have to rebuild huge parts of the Hanger Lane gyratory, if not all of it."
The HS2 project has not considered the cost of lost time for commuters, disruption to the Central Line on London Underground, and the loss to businesses as people might be put off from going to the area because of the traffic, she added.
'Catalyst for regeneration'
Peter Fry, from HS2 Ltd, said London would be a "big winner" in the scheme.
"HS2 will support the creation of some 20,000 jobs for Londoners, provide extra space on the existing lines for more commuter services, a completely revamped Euston station, and improved connectivity with our great northern cities," he said.
He claimed a new interchange station at Old Oak Common would provide "a catalyst for regeneration in west London".
"Our aim is to minimise the disruption to traffic by building temporary replacement bridges where we can, before replacing the current bridges," he added.
Mr Fry said bridges would be replaced in phases, and noise barriers would be introduced.
The final decision will be made by the secretary of state for transport.
In August, Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, Ealing Council's cabinet member for transport and environment, said: "A tunnel needs to be seriously considered and is the clear preference of residents from Northolt, Greenford, Perivale, Ealing and Acton to alleviate the serious issues they face under the current proposals."


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I don't know if it is the time of the year when people need money for the holidays that spur scammers and criminals to come out of the woodwork, but we are at that time of year again.
As you know, we have highlighted the Foot Fetish Creep several times during the last two years, and we are again receiving calls and emails from members that fit his general actions and comments of the past. He is again largely targeting those who have advertised in various print publications so those of you who advertise, and we are certainly not telling you not to advertise, need to be on extra alert for his calls. If you do receive a call from him (or 50 as he sometimes does as well), please let us know. Just as an aside, he seems to usually hang up and stop calling when members have said something along the lines of, "I know who you are. You are the Foot Fetish Creep, and we are working with the police to help find you."
We have also received renewed notices from members about supposedly foreign clients who want some sort of money transfer made to a bank account. Let me just say that this scenario has become more common for scammers so please be extraordinarily cautious, as you should always be, with foreign clients. (And as always, we are not saying not to work with foreign clients; just be smart about your dealings with them. If it sounds odd or your gut tells you something isn't right, it probably isn't.)
We also have received more reports of purses being stolen out of cars, which leads to the reminder to NEVER leave anything visible in your car, even if you are just running in a property for a few minutes. That is all it takes for a criminal to break your car window and be gone with your purse—and everything in it. Common advice also tells you to place your items in the trunk prior to arriving at your destination. This might sounds difficult, but it just means to put your computer or anything else of even minimal value in the trunk before you leave your office or home. You can just take your purse, cell phone and anything else with you when you go in the store or property.
On a local TV news station, it was reported that someone is placing fake Harris County orange notice stickers on homes, specifically in the town of Oak Ridge North (near The Woodlands), which strangely isn't even in Harris County. The notices indicate that this is the Final Notice and has a phone number to call that purports to be the Harris County Clerk's office. That office has said the notices are definitely not from them, and the local police department has said that it is likely a scam to obtain homeowner's person information. If you or a client receives one of these notices, please contact your local law enforcement agency or the Harris County Clerk's Office to report it.
Lastly, the Craigslist scam has reared its ugly head again as well. This is the scam when someone takes a listing from the Internet that it for sale and lists it as being for lease on Craigslist, usually at an insanely low price. (It gets lots of people to respond to what looks like a deal that is too good to pass up.) The homeowner is almost always out of the country doing mission work but is just looking for someone "responsible to take care of my home while I am gone for the next few years." Obviously, since they claim to be out of the country, they ask for the first and last month's rent to be wired to them and then they agree to overnight the keys to the lease applicant. The keys never arrive though. In one case last year, the supposed homeowner was in town and showed the property to the applicant. Ironically, there was a broken window in the back of the home, through which the supposed homeowner most likely crawled and then actually went to the trouble of changing the locks so that they keys he had would work for the showing. In this case, the "renter" gave him the first and last month's rent in cash. She was surprised when the REALTOR® who had the home listed for sale arrived and informed her that the house was not for lease and that she had been scammed. It was a very unfortunate situation for everyone involved. It should be noted that the reputation of Craigslist is not helped at all by these scams so we have a very quick process through which we report the scam listings and they are removed from the Craigslist site. They take the integrity of their listings very seriously and have been very easy with which to work in these situations.
If you are contacted in any of these scenarios—or others—please let us know so that we may let your fellow REALTORS® know so that they may be on the lookout. I also want to reiterate that we are offering REALTOR® Safety course about which you may register for at www.har.com/edu.


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The Richard & Judy Book Club won't be recommending regional newspaper financials as an engrossing read any time soon.
But perhaps the Finnegans' researchers should take a closer look at the numbers. For in recent weeks, as Archant and Johnston Press have gone public with their numbers, a full picture of the regionals' performance in 2006 has started to emerge. It's a tale of secret heartbreak concealed behind a stiff upper lip.
Last year, revenues at the Big Four publicly-quoted regional newspaper groups fell for the second year in succession.
At Archant, Johnston Press, Northcliffe and Trinity Mirror, regional revenues fell by 6.4 per cent, or slightly more than £100m. The damage was caused by what Northcliffe described as the worst ad recession since the early 1990s.
Yet the cause of the industry's private grief lurked in the Big Four's relatively impressive profitability.
In a downturn, profits are partly influenced by what the City calls "operational gearing". Newspapers have plenty of it — because fixed costs such as printing equipment and lots of full-time staff are necessities.
As a result, even small declines in revenue can rapidly destroy a newspaper's profitability during a recession.
This explains the City's relief when the regionals owned by the Big Four only registered a 6.6 per cent decline in operating profits during 2006.
Given the economics of newspapers, the numbers could have been a lot worse.
But these results were only achieved by a serious efficiency drive. And the iron law of operational gearing meant that staff bore the brunt of efforts to salvage profit margins.
During 2006, for example, Northcliffe slashed a remarkable £35m from its cost base, making 1,000 staff redundant. A bar chart in the company's annual report – released in January – records 13 successive months of declining payroll numbers.
Without these cuts, Northcliffe's operating margins would have fallen to 12 per cent — well below the minimum 15 per cent that the City demands from most media companies.
As it was, Northcliffe turned in operating margins of 19 per cent during 2006.
The big question is whether the regionals will be forced to continue cutting costs. On this subject, two clear schools of thought have emerged – The Structuralists and The Cyclists.
For both camps, the key question is the future of advertising, which typically provides the lion's share of regional revenues.
The Structuralists believe that the regionals' ad revenues are in long-term decline – thanks to the web.
Alongside a majority of City analysts, Carolyn McCall, chief executive of Guardian Media Group (GMG), has emerged as a leading Structuralist.
In March, after annual results presentations from Johnston Press and Archant, McCall told Press Gazette that regional newspapers' ad revenues "will not come back into print". In particular, she suggested, local job and car ads are shifting to the web rapidly.
GMG's critics have privately suggested that McCall's talk of "deeply structural change" is designed to deflect criticism.
In the year to April 2006, operating profits at GMG's regionals slumped by nearly 40 per cent — far worse than the industry average.
Alternatively, McCall's position may have been influenced by the news – from the authoritative Internet Advertising Bureau – that while regional print revenues slumped during 2006, online classified advertising expenditure grew by 45 per cent.
Admittedly, GMG's regionals — located in Manchester and the Thames Valley — are at the sharp end of the digital revolution. As one competing publisher admits: "It's different in Macclesfield — at least for now."
From her own experience, McCall — like any good Structuralist — also knows that digital ad revenues aren't growing fast enough to compensate for the declines in print-based ad revenues.
Supporting evidence comes from Trinity Mirror, the only UK newspaper group that details the split between its regionals' digital and print revenues.
In 2006, print revenues at Trinity's non-Metro ("core") regionals fell by a swingeing £41.1m. But despite the launch of 245 websites, the company's regionals only managed to increase digital revenues by £13.4m.
To make up for this kind of deficit, argue The Structuralists, Britain's regional newspapers face several more years of cost-cutting and consolidation.
Ironically, the opposing ranks of The Cyclists – who blame the business cycle for the regionals' malaise – are led by Johnston Press, the industry's champion cost controller and consolidator.
Presenting his company's 2006 results in early March, chief executive Tim Bowdler claimed that the four pillars of regional advertising – ads for jobs, motors, property and retailers – were simply enduring a regular slump. T
ake job ads, which account for up to one-quarter of regional ad revenues. According to Bowdler, industry-wide declines of 16 to 17 per cent in job ad revenues during 2006 were caused by public sector job cuts and immigration from Eastern Europe.
(Separately, Michael Pelosi, managing director of Northcliffe Newspapers, chimed in with the suggestion that immigration has made it "easier for employers to fill vacancies" without advertising).
In 2005, the job market sagged first in the South, and then in the North – a classic recessionary pattern, according to Bowdler.
Arguing against McCall, he also suggested that his newspapers' revenues from "very local" job ads for "lower demographic groupings" would prove "resilient" against threats from the web.
Revenues from the industry's second "pillar" – car ads – fell by 15 per cent at Johnston Press and 17 per cent at Northcliffe during 2006.
But far from seeing an online shift for car ads like McCall, Johnston Press pins the blame on Britons' declining interest in car buying. New vehicle registrations have fallen three years in a row, says Bowdler. And because dealers are going out of business, print-based ad revenues are declining, too.
Managers at Johnston even marshall the record-breaking levels of property advertising to support their argument.
"Vendors have had to work harder to sell their properties than was the case a year or two ago," Bowdler suggests sensibly.
Hence the seven per cent increase in property ad revenues during last year – and Johnston's combative suggestion that estate agents "continue to value newspaper advertising".
The case against McCall sounds impressive. But even the king of The Cyclists – Bowdler – can't suppress a murmur of doubt.
Buried deep among the positive noises in Johnston's annual report is the suggestion that "any upturn in performance could be taken disproportionately by the web".
Should that happen, Britain's regional journalists may find themselves looking back on Northcliffe's 1,000 redundancies as just the beginning of their heartbreak.
Meanwhile, in one of the industry's bigger ironies, the triumph of The Structuralists would also open the way for Bowdler to consolidate an industry beset by structural change he claimed not to foresee.


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"Some goodbyes mark new beginnings."
As the sun of 2015 sets and the eve of new year 2016 creeps in, I feel fortunate for this year of learning. This year has given me a lot and also snatched away somethings from me, for which I hold no remorse. The biggest thing which I have gained this year is myself. I have come in terms with my fears and discovered my dreams. I have learned to forgive and love unconditionally. I have gracefully evolved and been shaped into the person I am today by the little lessons life has managed to teach me throughout this year. At times, life was unfair; only to teach me how much hope and faith mean in the darkness. At times life gave me pain, only to put me in the shoes of the ones I hurt, so as to make me more kind and compassionate. I have been showered with love, support and encouragement right from my family and friends to my blogging community. I wish to become like a mirror reflecting and giving back much more love, light and peace I have been fortunate to receive.
2016 holds high hopes, dreams and ambitions for me and you. I will pray for your success and happiness as dearly as I do for mine. Keep me in your prayers. Hugs, love and prayers to you 🙂
Signing off 2015 ! Hello 2016 🙂


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Volcanic eruption Stromboli can have a low humanitarian impact based on the exposed population and vulnerability.
The Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report provides information about global volcanism on a weekly basis. Latest Stromboli report has been published on 03 Jul 2019 09:41.
INGV reported that during 30 June-2 July activity at Stromboli was characterized by ongoing low-to-medium intensity Strombolian explosions and degassing from multiple vents within the crater terrace. A high-energy explosion from vent C in Area C-S (South Central crater area) was recorded at 2303 on 25 June. The event lasted for about 28 seconds, ejected material that fell onto most of the crater terrace and into the Valle della Luna, and widened the vent.
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Medtronic continues to push outcome-based contracts: 5 things to knowUpdated Print | Email
Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak is pushing for the device manufacturer to take on more risk-based compensation contracts, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Here are five things to know.
1. Currently, Medtronic is signing contracts with customers to adjust prices based on how well the specific product works rather than having a customer paying a fixed price for a product despite its performance.
The move toward outcome-based contracts follows the healthcare industry's push toward value-based care.
2. Medtronic began signing outcome-based contracts in 2017. To date, the company has signed close to 1,000 contracts that require the company to reimburse hospitals for certain infection costs.
The company also signed an agreement with Aetna to combine a portion of the reimbursements the insurer pays for insulin pumps if a patient doesn't see an improvement with Medtronic's pump.
3. When asked about the decision to move toward outcome-based contracts, Mr. Ishrak told WSJ, "Medtronic is focused on technologies to improve outcomes. We use biomedical engineering to alleviate pain, restore health and extend life."
"Historically we've done that by creating credible evidence that our technologies do change outcomes. But at the end of the day, we and the industry get paid on the technology itself and a promise that those outcomes will actually be changed," said Mr. Ishrak.
4. Mr. Ishrak emphasized the move toward these contracts is to provide additional assurance to customers that they are receiving their money's worth, instead of as a way for Medtronic to reduce costs.
5. When talking about why more device companies are not moving to this model, Mr. Ishrak said, "It's difficult to do. Incentives for the whole healthcare industry don't encourage this. You get paid for a service; that's easier than being paid for an outcome. You get paid for a technology; that's easier than getting paid for the technology actually doing something. So, the incentive structures across multiple stakeholders, almost every stakeholder, are fashioned to make this risky proposition."
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The vast majority of all the games made make their way onto the PC, usually at first launch. The user base of PC is simply vastly greater than that of gaming consoles and the number of game genres which can easily be played on the PC can't be matched either.
PC v Consoles
The eternal debate among gamers is the one of whether PC or the consoles are better. While subjective opinion may sway you to say consoles, the reality is that the vast majority of games look, feel and sound better on the PC and this is naturally due to the higher technical capabilities of the machines.
The one area where consoles undoubtedly win is the cost, as the console itself will usually cost you many times less than a good gaming PC. Still, a good PC can also be used for work, school and a host of other tasks, while gaming consoles for the most part remain exactly that.
Competitive Gaming On PC
When it comes to competitive gaming, PC is also the number one platform. Many of the most popular eSports such as Dota 2, League of Legends or Counter Strike: GO are exclusive to PC gamers, while most others such as the Call Of Duty games can be played on both the PC and the consoles, with the PC versions usually looking a lot better and running smoother.
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He stared down at her small, lifeless body lying on the hospital gurney.
The Rev. Dwight Wolter wanted nothing more than to crawl into the bed and hold her. His 6-year-old daughter, Maya, had died only an hour earlier - alone. She had never been by herself before.
In the dim lights, he saw her battered body wrapped in white cloth. Her blond hair was tucked away, only her face exposed.
Her bright blue eyes were open. They were among the few undamaged parts of her body. She stared toward the sky.
One year after suffering through this tragedy, Wolter finds some comfort in knowing that someone else sees with his baby's blues and that her heart valves help the heart beat in another child's chest. But it hasn't been easy.
His family is torn. He often feels like he has been ripped into pieces.
But he tries to hold everyone together. He tries for his congregation at Spring Hill United Church of Christ; for himself, a parent who lost a child; and for his son, 11-year-old Casey, who was badly injured in the car wreck that killed his little sister.
"How do I grieve the way I need to when I have an 11-year-old sitting next to me?" Wolter said, sitting in the church sanctuary last week. "I don't care whether you're a man, woman, gay, straight, up or down. It's hard to keep it in balance, and whether I do or not, that goes from minute to minute, hour to hour."
If there's one thing the 55-year-old Wolter knows, it's that faith saved his life. He understands now how people can crack mentally, how heartbreak can kill them.
"I always ask my cardiologist if it is possible that my heart can handle this," Wolter said. "Nothing I've ever been through touches this. But I am firmly convinced now that, even in those dark moments, God is still speaking."
Casey sits on the pew next to his father, listening. The accident left him with a gaping head wound and a broken arm. The night it happened, he was flown to Tampa for treatment. He has a barely visible scar on the left side of his forehead, thanks to a good plastic surgeon.
Casey used to remember every detail of the wreck. But time and therapy have helped make them fuzzy.
His mother, Christine Kirk, Wolter's ex-wife, was driving on U.S. 19 north of Weeki Wachee on Feb. 18, 2005. It was almost 6 p.m. She turned around to give the children something.
Then Kirk lost control of the car. It veered out of its lane, spinning and tumbling 240 feet before stopping on the driver's side in the center median, where it caught fire.
Backpacks were strewn as far as 100 feet from the car. Scattered around the roadway were luggage, CD players, lipstick, a Game Boy and a paper Burger King hat.
A passer-by cut the family, and another child in the car, out of their seat belts. Casey remembers a woman dragging him to the side of the road. She accidentally set him facedown on a red ant hill. He couldn't move. He saw blood.
Just before, Maya screamed her last words to him.
"Casey, where are you?" she cried.
"Maya, where are you?" he yelled.
The next morning in his hospital room, Casey told his dad to change the channel. He thought the Saturday cartoon on TV was childish. In his morphine haze, he said he figured his sister was watching it in her room.
Wolter realized that Casey thought Maya was still alive. Casey thought he had borne the brunt of the injury because he was the one flown to Tampa. His mother was taken to Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville for shoulder and knee injuries. The other girl, April Zagorski, was not injured.
As he searched for the words and the moment to tell his son of Maya's death, Wolter got a phone call. It was LifeLink of Florida. The caller wanted to know if he was interested in donating Maya's eyes and heart valves.
She had been dead for 11 hours.
A quick, but hard, decision
It's the kind of thing no one wants to think about - giving away the body parts of loved ones just after they died.
Five of six people are buried or cremated with organs they no longer need, and Wolter found that statistic appalling. But so was his daughter's death. He had only a short time to make a decision.
Thinking about the generous spirit of his daughter, Wolter chose to donate.
He remembered how, after coming home from birthday parties, Maya always made sure to save half of her goody bag for Casey.
Once, when leaving a playground full of children she didn't know before arriving, Maya said goodbye to each and every one by name.
She didn't mind sharing anything, even cherished onion rings from Burger King.
Wolter, Casey and Maya ate lunch there hours before she died. They sat in a booth - Casey on one side, Maya and her father on the other.
Wolter asked Casey for an onion ring.
"No," the boy said.
"Why not? I paid for it," Wolter said.
"No," Casey replied. He continued to stuff the fried rings into his mouth.
As father and son bantered, Maya slid over one of hers to her dad. He looked down and, before popping it into his mouth, praised the move to taunt Casey.
Meanwhile, she pushed over another with a small pointer finger across the table.
"You could feel her heart from a mile away," Casey said.
Though he doesn't like onion rings anymore, he smiles when he hears his dad tell the story.
"She was always nicer than me," he said.
The two were close. In family pictures, they are always touching. An arm around a shoulder here, a hand on a lap there.
Maya was just starting to come out of her shyness when she died. As her legs grew longer, so did her will to fight back against her big brother.
One time, as the siblings sat in the back seat of their family van, Maya gave Casey a twisting pinch. Rubbing his welted arm, Casey complained to his dad. Wolter asked her if it was true.
"Yeah, and there's a lot more where that came from," she said, laughing.
Wolter and Casey were stunned.
After Burger King, later that day, the children's mother picked them up for the weekend. When Wolter said goodbye to the kids, Maya was still wearing the paper crown she put on at lunch.
Finding a cause in tragedy
Together, Wolter and Casey have slowly gotten used to the empty seat at the kitchen table.
Thanksgiving was painful. Neither could bear a turkey and no Maya. So they went to Busch Gardens and had dinner at a Middle Eastern restaurant.
Most of the time, they end up eating out. Or they eat at home standing up, next to the kitchen counter with paper bags full of whatever they grabbed on the way home.
Before, Wolter, who has full custody of Casey, always had sit-down meals with the kids. He even made his own salad dressing.
Yes, some days are dark. The nights are always long. Wolter has cried himself to sleep, screaming into his pillow.
Casey has post-traumatic stress disorder. His therapist recently instituted rules over TV and PlayStation. No violent or potentially violent images after 7:30 p.m. (But Wolter does allow time for American Idol.)
The two of them have also become proponents of organ donation. At first, Casey had a hard time wrapping his mind around the idea. He understood it but didn't know why he had to learn this now.
As his dad pointed out, it's something Maya would have wanted.
Casey wants to donate his organs, too. Wolter speaks about it every chance he gets. He constantly reminds people of how many lives could be saved.
Because Maya was only 6, Wolter had not given much thought to the end of her life. But if a decision had been made earlier, more body parts could have been saved.
"People need to know that they should make a decision in advance," Wolter said. "Fill out a card, then tell your loved ones. Let them know. Because if you're at a hospital, and they say your husband, daughter or parent was an organ donor, and you don't want them to do it because it's too upsetting at the time, they won't."
Wolter doesn't know whether he could have talked to someone in his situation a year ago. It would have been threatening. It is threatening.
He finds himself thinking about what a woman once told him in seminary school: "Lean on God, because everything else will ultimately fail you."
The words struck him. But he didn't fully comprehend them. Today, he still searches for the meaning behind Maya's death.
He still thinks she died wrongfully. But he has found that, clearly, God won't be bullied by Dwight Wolter for immediate answers - even if he is an ordained minister.
"And I find that very upsetting," Wolter said. "But I have to unclench my fists and say to myself, "I have to trust.' "
For information about donating organs to LifeLink of Florida, go to www.lifelinkfound.org or call toll-free 1-800-262-5775.


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Danielle Foley, a graduate of the pastry arts program at 'The Culinary Institute of Canada', Canada in 2001 with experience as a baker before and after school in PEI and Montreal.
Before going to pastry school when Danielle was 20 years of age, she worked in a small local bakery 'Ourson de Miel' in Pointe-Claire Village, Montreal, where she decided that baking and pastry was chosen career path and after a year and half working as an assistant baker applied to pastry school. While in school, Danielle was asked by her Pastry Chef instructor to create a cake in 2001 for the former Canadian Governor General Adrianne Clarkson while she was visiting on an official visit to the PEI just happened to be celebrating her birthday on February 10th.
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MANG2011 Human Resource Management
Module Overview
This module concerns issues in human resource management and organisational design. These are what ultimately implement the firm's strategy. Although many organisations recognise the importance of managing the work force effectively and even "know" what approaches are effective, it is remarkable how often firms and managers fail to implement these approaches. Consequently, this module has two central themes: (1) How to think systematically and strategically about aspects of managing the organisation's human assets, and (2) What really needs to be done to implement these policies and to achieve competitive advantage through people. The intent of the module is both to impart knowledge as well as to stimulate discussion about the values and beliefs that stand in the way of implementing this knowledge.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- how to define the distinctive features of strategic HRM and compare it with traditional approaches;
- how to identify the key issues to be considered in the implementation of human resource strategies in two of the following areas: recruitment and selection; incentives and reward systems; performance appraisal; training and employee development; promotion and career concerns; employee participation;
- how to distinguish alternative approaches to specific issues of practice in the areas identified, describe the factors to be taken into account in choosing between alternatives, and evaluate the applicability of these approaches in particular instances.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- critically assess various strategies available to HR personnel in a variety of workplace settings.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- apply skills such as learning, communication and self-management.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate various forms of incentive or performance pay, i.e. piece-rates, commissions, bonuses, stock options etc.;
- understand employment and training as a mutual relationship – based on the view that human resources are a kind of capital;
- understand various issues involved in organisational development.
• The historical development of personnel management • The concept of strategic human resources • Human resource management and corporate strategy • Recruitment strategies and equal opportunities • Job design and organisational architecture • Compensation systems • Performance appraisal: objectives and methods • Training and career development • Employee participation • Flexibility, downsizing and out sourcing Europe and the consumer. • Central and Eastern Europe • Europe and emerging economies
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
The module consists of 24 lectures. In addition, you are expected to attend twelve classes.
|Preparation for scheduled sessions
|Follow-up work
|Wider reading or practice
|Completion of assessment task
|Total study time
Resources & Reading list
Lazear, E. (1998). Personnel Economics for Managers.
Torrington, D. & Hall, L. (1998). Human Resource Management.
Legge, K. (1995). Human Resource Management: Rhetorics and Realities.
Baron, J. & Kreps, D. (1999). Strategic Human Resources.
Problem Classes
|Percentage contribution
|Essay ( words)
|Percentage contribution
|Essay (2000 words)
|Written assessment
|Percentage contribution
|Essay (2000 words)
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External
Costs associated with this module
Students are responsible for meeting the cost of essential textbooks, and of producing such essays, assignments, laboratory reports and dissertations as are required to fulfil the academic requirements for each programme of study.
In addition to this, students registered for this module typically also have to pay for:
Recommended texts for this module may be available in limited supply in the University Library and students may wish to purchase the mandatory/additional reading text as appropriate.
Please also ensure you read the section on additional costs in the University's Fees, Charges and Expenses Regulations in the University Calendar available at www.calendar.soton.ac.uk.


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Cults: Apple, Gold and Silver (15:04)
Oh dear, another video that will generate dozens of emails:
"You just don't understand. AAPL is the pre-eminent, global technology company and their share price should be at $1,000." or "Governments around the world will print money forever and so the price of Gold is potentially infinite."
I do understand the story and yes, to some extent, I wish I'd jumped on board back in the day. So, I'll admit, a little sour grapes. And one day I'll tell the world my personal Gold horror story.
Anyway, that's all interesting background color to the real story, which is the price and volume chart. So, let's just focus on that – and the psychological importance of (round number) price levels that drive Amateur activity.
- 0:00 – AAPL chart commentary ($540, price 5 Dec 2012)
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Here in Perth the weather hasn't been so sunny as of late – in fact, it's been weeks of rain and storm. Most people would see this as a reason to avoid the beach, but it's a great time to visit and take in some amazing scenery. If you just so happen to have a drone handy, it's even better! I hit up Burns Beach near Joondalup on Saturday to make the most of the sunny day.
And as you can see, it was a quiet time to visit! Drone photography gives a unique perspective on the shore that we normally wouldn't see. The unusual weather also makes for some waves. It wouldn't be the best for swimming in, but through a birds eye it looks almost tranquil.
If you've invested in a drone and you'd like to improve the quality of photos and videos, it could be worth picking up a neutral-density filter – or ND for short. The filter reduces the amount of light that the camera takes, similar to how sunglasses work. These aerial shots were taken with an ND4.
The unusual weather made for a beautiful sunset - for seascape photos I love using slow shutter speeds so the water rippling around the rocks on the shore. It gives a different view of the beach to the drones, don't you think?
At Perth beaches we have had a surge in bluebottle jellyfishes dotting the shores. You can't see them in these shots but they are scattered along the shore, and look like blue bubbles. They're fun to step on, but are called the man-of-war or floating terror with good reason - their tentacles can sting painfully, and they are toxic to dogs.
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Siblings can be the best victims to goad into being gullible.
Just ask the family and friends of this hilariously innocent young boy, who was recently pranked into believing that covering him with a blanket had actually rendered him invisible.
(Yes, really.)
The family and friends of the young boy planned the hilarious trick ahead of time, under the hilarious insistence of—little surprise—an older sister who was sure that if anyone could be fooled, it would be this kid.
She certainly got that part right!
To the boy's credit, his family and friends sold it with all their efforts thrown into the prank.
"We planned it all this past Sunday in our basement while her little brother had gone upstairs to eat. We planned everything out and she took a picture beforehand of my husband's little brother next to the couch," explained a caption on the video.
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Although at first confused because he was still capable of seeing himself, their reiteration that all they saw was air eventually started to cause some doubts.
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The atheist says there is no God. But he can't prove it. And where the atheist really comes unstuck is when he can't explain how the entire universe came into existence out of nothing.
The agnostic concedes that there may be a God, but suggests that it's impossible to know for sure.
Is it possible to prove the existence of God?
Yes, it is. A preacher named Peter Grant has a good way of illustrating this.*
Suppose you decide to go to the office to see if your boss is in. You see his car in the car park. You ask his secretary if he's in. "Yes he is," she says. "I've just been talking to him." You see the light underneath his office door. As you get nearer, you hear what sounds like his voice talking to someone on the telephone. All this would be good grounds for concluding your boss is in his office.
But there's one more thing you could do. You could open the door and meet your boss face to face. At that point, the other things would still be valid, but would become secondary, because now you've met him face to face.
If you want to find out if God is real, you can consider stories of answered prayer; hear evidence of changed lives; read others' testimonies; study examples of fulfilled prophecy. All these things would be valid. But there's something more you can do. You can have something more personal than that.
Jesus said "unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." "Born of water" is evidently a Hebrew expression for natural birth. In other words, if you want to enter the kingdom of God, it's not enough to be born naturally, you also need to have a spiritual birth. Jesus called it being "born again."
Don't laugh. Don't mock. Don't jeer. That would be allowing your prejudice to make the decision without putting it to the test.
Repent of your sins. (We're all sinners. We've all done things we shouldn't have done and not done things we should have done.)
Tell Jesus you're sorry for the things you've done. Tell Him if He's alive and He's who He says He is you will yield Him your life and follow Him. Ask Him into your life.
As He comes in He'll do a work in your life by His Spirit. You will enter into a personal relationship, and you will know that you know that you know that you know that God is real.
* Described by Lee Strobel in The Case for Faith. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2000, p85.


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True story: The other day I was looking up onomatopoeia on Dictionary.com (don't ask.) Let's just say I didn't quite get all my vowels lined up right the first time; trial and error ensued.
Next time, I won't have to toil so for my vocab payoff. A new voice search feature on Dictionary.com, releasing today for iPhone and Android, will let you speak your search term into the app.
This is a boon for anyone voted least likely to win a spelling bee, or for anyone else who prefers to skip the typing.
Voice-to-text shows up in the app as a separate function on a separate screen. This isn't a bad interface decision, but placing it on the search bar as Google does its Android search widget would make it much more accessible.
In addition to voice search, the update let you revisit definitions in a list of favorites. It also brings a feature where you can click a word to get a definition, customizable backgrounds, and for word nerds, sharing on social networks.
Dictionary.com has been downloaded over 20 million times on the iOS, Android, and Blackberry platforms. The updates will surely make the app richer on the former two; we hope BlackBerry users have a chance to benefit as well.


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Loew's Orpheum Theatre
168 E. 86th Street,
New York,
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Loew's Orpheum Theatre opened on October 19, 1913. A Kimball 2 manual 20 rank organ was installed in 1915. It was twinned in July 1968, with the former balcony being named Loew's Cine 3rd Avenue.
The theatre closed in November 1989 and was demolished.
In November 1991, a new 7-screen Loews Orpheum Theatre opened on the site, which remains open in 2010.
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Coll phots Tinseltoes.
in his comment of Oct.22, 2005 Robert refers to the X rated "Inga"
a film shown at the Loews' Cine as "porn". i am a librarian by
education and vocation as a result am very picky about the use
of language. i do not think Loew's would have booked an actual
porn film into the Cine. many X rated films at the time "Inga" was
released would probably get R rating today. so please unless its
actual porn do not refer to it as such. refer to it as an
exploitation film to use and old term. thank you.
Chris, when "INGA" was released, it was considered a porn film since graphic sex films were not yet in existence. Loews was the first chain to book X-rated independent Swedish sex films like "WITHOUT A STITCH" and "INGA" into mainstream theatres and was even accused of promoting pornography by MPAA President Jack Valenti.
This photograph of the Loew's Orpheum Theatre was taken in 1930 by George Mann of the comedy dance team, Barto and Mann.
Thanks Brad for the link.
Great photo!I was 11 years old when my folks took me to see "Superman The Movie"at this great theatre.It's one of my best memories of being a kid in NYC during the 70s and 80s.Saw some other classic films there too,including"The Empire Strikes Back","Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom","Aliens","King Kong 76" and "Top Gun".At the 3rd.Ave.side of the theatre ,I saw "Prophecy","Stir Crazy","Superman II",and "Beetlejuice".I miss the way this theatre used to be.
Vivid memories of this as a single screen with How the West Was Won in Cinerama, Cat Ballou, Major Dundee in the 60's then of the twin with both the Orpheum and Cine providing good old school movie going experiences…Among the picture I saw in the Orpheum – See No Evil (after its Music Hall run), Ryan's Daughter (after the Ziegfeld), French Connection (at least 4 times), The Anderson Tapes…then much later The Abyss (in 70 MM), Farewell to the King, U2 Rattle and Hum, Lethal Weapon 2…At the Cine – Valachi Papers with Charles Bronson, Johnny Handsome, License to Kill
The Loews theatres were in their day at different times Columbia, Paramount, Warner Bros and Universal showcase houses with some Fox product in the 80s and 90s
This theatre never had Cinerama capability.
I want ask a question about this Orpheum. I was reading a 1928 "NY Supreme Court Papers on Appeal" on Google Books that mentioned the following: "…said premises Nos. 152-164 East 87th Street Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, on the EAST IS LOEW'S ORPHEUM THEATRE, which has a frontage of about 155 feet on the southerly side of EAST 87th." Was there another Loew's Orpheum on 87th as well as on 86th?
The public's 'appeal' was due to the fact that a fireproof garage was built (or was to be built) on the south side of E. 87th at 152-166 East. Directly across from the address was a fire house and that building at 159 E 87th stands today, as of 2016.
According to the New York Times, the Orpheum also had a "large frontage" on 87th Street and extended the full block.
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Electronic Cigarettes, as I stated before, are starting to get big. Ego-T's, Joye 510's and many other brands and models are showing up all over the place, more and more frequently. My buddy Steve K from Steve K's Vaping World read the article I posted a week or so ago and wanted to write a supplemental. Well, after all the traffic we got on the last article and all of the people that thanked me for the information, I jumped at the chance to have him do a guest spot.
Besides, I've known the guy since before either of us was able to legally buy cigarettes. How could I turn down my boy?!
Well, now I have the final product from Steve and I'm posting it here for all of you. I've also taken the liberty of adding some editorial comments in, which will appear in this kind of odd shade of reddish-orange.
Read on for more.
Electronic cigarettes have been around for a little under 10 years. The devices have become popular in the United States in the last few years and with increasing popularity seems to come increasing misunderstanding. There has been a lot of curiosity, and some degree of confusion about the devices and how they work.
Distilled to its most simple and basic principles, the technology surrounding e-cigarettes is pretty basic stuff. The devices are simply batteries with a small heating element and some method to hold liquid strapped onto it. The liquid, which usually contains some level of nicotine makes contact with the heating coil.
And, sometimes, your lips / tongue when you overfill :P
When the battery is activated, the liquid rapidly evaporates into a vapor. The vapor is then inhaled by the user. The user is no longer edgy and difficult to be around because he or she now has sweet, sweet nicotine coursing through the bloodstream.
Now that we understand what keeps Joe in accounting from breaking his foot off in some intern's ass, let's take a little closer look at each of the components, because, technology.
Interns are fun to scare. You're like GET ME A COFFEE OR YOU'RE FIRED!! And they hop-to like their ass is on fire. It's amazing.
Starting from the end people used to light on fire with real cigarettes, we have the battery. The battery is the one part of the e-cigarette that sort of dictates what type of device the e-cigarette will be. In general, the battery on most e-cigarettes is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
Traditional e-cigarette batteries are roughly the size and shape of the tobacco containing part of a traditional cigarette. An LED light located on the tip of the battery lights up when the user (also known as a vaper) activates the e-cigarette. Many times this LED is red or orange in color to simulate a cigarette's cherry.
This is totally a personal thing, but I dislike red LEDs on e-cigarettes for two reasons. First, this is 2011, we can talk to our phones and talk to someone in Timbuktu instantly, red LEDs are just so Coleco Football circa 1978. Second and most importantly, while I like the mannerisms of smoking I don't want to look like I'm doing it in public. The last thing I want is some Barney Fife type to roll up on me on his Segway and tazer me for smoking in front of the Sbarro.
I dislike the red and orange LED's because they're made to imitate smoking, which makes people misunderstand the technology. Too many people think we're firing up tobacco with a battery and still blowing second hand smoke. This just helps reinforce that myth.
When it comes to cigarette simulation, many of these types of batteries are what's referred to as automatic batteries. Auto batteries are equipped with a switch that activates the battery when the user takes a puff, completing the overall ritual of smoking.
I used to think this was important, as did most of the "hardcores" that I know. We all realized pretty early on that the size / shape / glowy bits don't matter as long as we're getting that wonderful nicotine which is so vital to the lives, safety and well-being of those around us. Now, it's all about the VFTH (vapor, flavor, throat hit, for the uninitiated).
Modern auto batteries use a vacuum switch that engages with the suction created by taking a drag. Older batteries used a sound activated switch, making it a bad idea to carry around a heating element in your pocket any place louder than a library.
The sound activated batteries are awesome because there's no vacuum switch to clog or break but man do they suck when you have one in your pocket and walk into a club.
My preference is to use devices with manual switches. While it might seem like more effort to add button pushing in with the action of smoking, it only takes a minute to master. E-cigarettes that use push-button switches tend to perform better and last longer than their buttonless counterparts.
Very true. Any manual battery will outperform an auto battery any day of the week. The button becomes second nature after about 4 hours.
Of course, not all e-cigarette batteries are the exact same size as traditional cigarettes. There are extra long batteries that still have the same diameter as a regular cigarette. However, those models are considerable longer than even 100 style cigarettes, they're more reminiscent of one of those cigarettes on a super long filter that were all the rage in the 50's and 60's.
There are also batteries that are much fatter than cigarettes and more closely resemble a cigar than anything else in size. The point of these unusual sizes is to fit more battery into the device. While battery technology has evolved in recent years, bigger is still better in terms of battery life. Many of the traditional e-cigarettes will last a couple hours between charges while some of the bigger batteries can double or triple that time.
Funny this. For most "mini" style e-cigs, this is totally true. The guys at Intellicig did something crazy, though, and manage to get 8 hours or so out of a teeny, tiny battery which, with the atomizer and cartridge attached, is about the size of a 100 length cigarette.
Going beyond the idea of making e-cigarette batteries larger is the concept of e-cigarette "mods". Mods are generally devices that use external rechargeable batteries. These types of devices come in a dizzying array in form factors and features.
Tube style = win…just sayin'
Mods may be simple mechanical devices that are a simple tube that holds a battery and a mechanical switch and spring are pressed to complete the circuit providing power to the device's heating coil. Other mods contain microprocessors to control the amount of voltage that is delivered and have a myriad of extra features like resistance meters (we'll talk resistance later).
Some of these advanced models even contain a large reservoir bottle to hold the nicotine liquid which can be directly applied to the heating coils. Other mods are built from parts from an electronics with no features at all but perform well and cost next to nothing. About the only thing many mods have in common are they look nothing like a cigarette at all.
We have our Standards.
Speaking of a jumbled mess of things that don't quite agree, now would be a good time to talk about standards. e-Cigarette batteries have to accept the heating element portion to work correctly. To do that, that portion of the device has to screw onto the battery. Naturally, during the early days of e-cigarette development, all the manufacturers in China got together and came up with a unified standard to ensure maximum compatibility.
Yeah, not so much.
While not quite as diverse an ecosystem as the mod universe, there are several competing standards when it comes to e-cigarettes. Specifically the standard refers to the "thread pattern" of the e-cigarette. This has to do with weather the battery end is male or female, how wide the thread is, and things like that. Standards have designations like 510, KR808D-1 and DSE 801.
Somebody, somewhere, knows what the hell that all means. Sometimes it has to do with the size of threads in millimeters or the phase of the moon or something, I guess. The key to remember is simply to match the numbers from part A, to those on part B. 510 is probably the most popular of the standards followed by the KR808D-1 which is fairly popular in the more mainstream style e-cigarettes.
Just to be argumentative, as is my nature, it seems that the 306 is supplanting pretty much everything at this point. It will fit a 510 thread but makes so much more vapor and, as we know…MOAR…BECAUSE, MOAR!!!
Now that we've covered the power portion of the e-cigarette equation, it's time to take a look at the heat generation part of the e-cigarette. The original second half (actually third) of the electronic cigarette is the atomizer. Cartridges containing annoying bits of absorbent material were then shoved into the atomizer to complete the e-cigarette.
Noting that it was kind of a pain in the ass to deal with these little cartridges, some enterprising soul came up with something that combined both the heating element and the liquid infused filler material. Thus was born the cartomizer. The cartomizer also had the added bonus of being disposable so e-cigarette companies could make more money off of them since atomizers tended to last a lot longer.
Many companies refer to cartomizers simply as cartridges to make things as confusing as possible. Other wacky names I've heard include atomized cartridges and even filters. Generally, people who know things (or think they do) will use cartomizer, or the short hand, carto.
Before anyone gets me wrong and starts with the pro-atomizer hate comments, I'm not done with atomizers just yet. Atomizers are still very popular and have quite a few devoted fans. The trick is pretty much none of them use the cartridges that hold the liquid, those things really are terrible.
Rather, atomizer fans engage in a practice known as direct dripping. The process is pretty straight forward, take the cartridge out of the equation and put a couple of drops of liquid directly onto the atomizer. Many people swear by this move because it tends to provide better flavor and increased vapor output.
It's funny how big of a rift there is in the consumer arena, here. Most carto users swear by them while most atomizer users swear by those and there's very little in-between. I switch off, personally. Sometimes, ya just gotta drip!
Vapor output is kind of popular amongst some people (me). The harder it is to see the person's face after they exhale a huge cloud of vapor, the happier they are. Think of it like penis envy, but with fog.
I'm all about the vapor. If the vapor isn't good, the experience is just…meh.
Producing giant plumes of vapor is dependent on a number of factors, not just the use of an atomizer or cartomizer. The type of liquid used plays a significant role in vapor production, as does the amount of power that is applied to the liquid to create the vapor.
This is the part where people start talking Ohm's law and optimal wattage and things like that. When transitioning a liquid to a vapor, the amount of energy applied to the liquid in terms of wattage comes into play. I hate math, so suffice it to say a combination of voltage and resistance dictates the actual amount of power in watts the electronic cigarette puts out.
The easiest way to calculate this is : Volts divided by resistance = Amps. Volts times amps = watts. If you know any 2 of the 4 numbers, you can figure out the rest. Get an Ohm's law calculator, man! I know you have a droid or an iphone or some sort of high-tech smart gizmo.
Unlike that guy you knew in high school with the car stereo that cost three times as much as his car, throwing more watts at the problem doesn't work with e-cigarettes. Take the wattage too high, and the liquid will produce a gag-inducing harsh, burnt taste. Too low and you'll get a cold, whispy and not at all satisfying amount of vapor.
Ahem…I WAS that idiot in high school, AS. YOU. WELL. KNOW. I take offense!
One way to find the sweet spot in terms of wattage is to use one of those high-tech devices I mentioned up in the mods section. Those tend to be expensive, so another route would be to match whatever you're using with the right cartomizer. Cartomizers (and atomizers) come in a variety of resistances, if you have a relatively low power device, match it with a low-resistance cartomizer. Have something that uses two batteries, go with the higher resistance.
So, basically, you want to fiddle with the voltage / resistance (battery / atomizer) combo until you find a wattage output that agrees with you. My "sweet spot" seems to be around 12 watts (4.6 volts / 1.8 ohm atty or 4.2v / 1.5 ohm)
It may take some trial and error, but matching hardware will provide a massive wall of vapor.
So you have all the gear sorted out, but now it's time to find something to do with it. The coolest e-cigarette gear in the world is pretty much useless without something to vaporize. The liquid component of e-cigarettes goes by a few names. I personally go with e-liquid but I've also heard e-juice, smoke juice, juice, niquid among other mostly stupid names.
Juice…just plain ole' juice…
e-Liquid can be had in a few different forms and from several different sources. The variety most first timers are used to is whatever comes pre-loaded in the e-cigarette kit. While this can be convenient not having to deal with a separate bottle of liquid, going this route for very long can get expensive.
Depending on where you buy your stuff from, pre-filled cartomizers can run you anywhere from $8 – $25 per five pack. Many e-cigarette sellers claim that a cartomizer is about a pack's worth of vaping. So 8 bucks for five packs of smokes seems like a deal.
The problem with that math is those companies are completely full of shit.
Realistically under normal conditions, your cartomizer is probably good for about half that many if you're lucky and the vapor gods favor you. All of a sudden, it seems like carrying around a bottle of liquid to save some cash isn't such a bad idea.
Depending on the source, a 10ml bottle (which should be about 10 cartridges worth of liquid) can set you back anywhere between 4 bucks up to 10 dollars. Most of the time you can save even more by buying larger bottles. One of the liquids I buy regularly is available dirt cheap in very large quantities.
Prices will vary wildly because there are many different sources of this stuff as well as vendors. The cheapest liquid tends to be made in factories in China. This is generally the stuff you find for under 5 bucks per bottle.
I get 5 packs of low resistance (1.8 ohm) cartos for $10. Each one lasts about a week. After that I go through about 3 ml of juice per day, give or take so a week of vaping costs me about $4.
The other option is stuff made domestically (there are makers in many countries catering to local markets). Being an American, the rest of the world pretty much doesn't exist to me, so I'll be speaking mostly about US companies. US liquid manufacturers range in operations from pretty large and high-volume factories all the way down to random dudes mixing the stuff up in their mom's basement when you order.
Each manufacturer has their own set of fans and detractors, so to avoid inciting a war in the comments, just assume I'm talking about your favorite vendor and I said they were awesome.
Having so many vendors in the market means there's a lot of choice consumers have. This is especially true of flavors. Many times you're stuck with regular or menthol when you get your e-cigarette kit. Buying your liquid on its own opens up a world of flavors. There are according to my highly sciency estimates roughly elevinty zillion flavors available on the market.
I think it's elevinty zillion, four hundred and sixteen.
Flavors range from traditional types that try to taste like cigarette smoke (few are successful) to other types of tobacco like pipes and cigars. However, many flavors go well beyond flavors you'd associate with smoke. You can find e-liquid in every flavor from grape, to whiskey, to bacon (I am not kidding on that one)
Even with the variety of flavor, e-Liquid is pretty simple stuff. Despite what some fear-mongering types might have to say, there's only three real components to e-liquid: a base liquid, nicotine, and food-grade flavoring. There is, in fact, no antifreeze, rat poison or tears of lost children in e-liquid, unless someone seriously screwed something up, or is trying to murder you.
Why did they take out the tears of the lost children? That was the best part :(
Propylene glycol is a key ingredient in most e-liquid. While it sounds like something terrifying, PG as it's often called is harmless. The stuff has been tested since the 1940's and can be found in everything from food to asthma medication. It's also the stuff used in fog machines because it readily transitions into a vapor.
PG is also a well known airborne anti-microbial and most of the people I know who vape RARELY get respiratory infections and, when they do, they don't last long.
Some liquid also uses vegetable glycerine (VG) in combination of or instead of PG in its mixture. VG is commonly used in cosmetic and food applications and is also generally regarded as safe by the FDA.
There's a couple reasons to use glycerine in e-liquid. First, some people are sensitive to PG and VG offers a good alternative. Primarily the reason is that VG while it doesn't provide as much flavor or throat hit (that burning sensation you get in the throat and lungs when smoking), it produces much more vapor. Adding some glycerine in with the PG gives you an e-liquid that still has good flavor and sensation while producing more vapor.
Depending on the retailer, they will either have a blend they use by default. Others may let you choose a percentage of each type of liquid to use. Everyone seems to have different opinions of the perfect balance. The best thing to do is use trial and error until you find something you like. That may take forever, but some people are all about the journey.
Most online places I shop from allow you to select your blend. I go 70/30 (pg/vg). Again, my "sweet spot".
Really e-cigarettes in general can be like that. There are people who never quite seem satisfied and are always looking for the next best thing. Some even get a little OCD about it and start writing about e-cigarettes on the internet.
What are you trying to say, Steve? Oh…wait…
If you are perfectly content with the basic starter kit you picked up at a truck stop, or you are planning your next trip to a regional vaper's conference (yes, that's a thing) the good news is you're right. At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter what you're using. If you are able to stop smoking while not throwing things at the TV because the damned volume is so loud during commercials, you win.
Indeed, and…Thanks Steve!
Steve is Chief Vaper at Steve K's Vaping World where he publishes in-depth and objective e-cigarette reviews and posts regular e-cigarette news updates. Steve hasn't threatened a single intern, mostly because there are no interns. You can also follow Steve on Twitter and like Steve K's Vaping World on Facebook.
Also, if you're interested in getting more vaping information and becoming a part of a really cool community, check out vapetv.com. Also check out the Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association.