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Volume 20, Issue 6 - Nov 2016
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Development of Statistical/Probabilistic-Based Adaptive Thresholding Algorithm for Monitoring the Safety of the Structure
Kim, Tae-Heon ; Park, Ki-Tae ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 1~8
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.001
Recently, buildings tend to be large size, complex shape and functional. As the size of buildings is becoming massive, the need for structural health monitoring(SHM) technique is ever-increasing. Various SHM techniques have been studied for buildings which have different dynamic characteristics and are influenced by various external loads. Generally, the visual inspection and non-destructive test for an accessible point of structures are performed by experts. But nowadays, the system is required which is online measurement and detect risk elements automatically without blind spots on structures. In this study, in order to consider the response of non-linear structures, proposed a signal feature extraction and the adaptive threshold setting algorithm utilized to determine the abnormal behavior by using statistical methods such as control chart, root mean square deviation, generalized extremely distribution. And the performance of that was validated by using the acceleration response of structures during earthquakes measuring system of forced vibration tests and actual operation.
Mechanical and Thermal Characteristics of Cement-Based Composite for Solar Thermal Energy Storage System
Yang, In-Hwan ; Kim, Kyoung-Chul ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 9~18
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.009
The thermal and mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced cement-based composite for solar thermal energy storage were investigated in this paper. The effect of the addition of different cement-based materials to Ordinary Portland cement on the thermal and mechanical characteristics of fiber-reinforced composite was investigated. Experiments were performed to measure mechanical properties including compressive strength before and after thermal cycling and split tensile strength, and to measure thermal properties including thermal conductivity and specific heat. Test results showed that the residual compressive strength of mixtures with OPC and slag was greatest among cement-based composite. Thermal conductivity of mixtures including graphite was greater than that of any other mixtures, indicating favor of graphite for improving thermal transfer in terms of charging and discharging in thermal energy storage system. The addition of CSA or zirconium increased specific heat of fiber-reinforced cement-based composite. Test results of this study could be actually used for the design of thermal energy storage system in concentrating solar power plants.
Evaluation on Expectation of Deflection of Floor Damping Materials Subjected to Long-Term Load
Kim, Jung-Min ; Hong, Yoon-Ki ; Kim, Jin-Koo ; Lee, Jung-Yoon ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 19~26
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.019
Floor damping materials used in floating floor system to diminish the floor noise have been made with low density and dynamic stiffness. Owing to this low density and dynamic stiffness, the deflection in these materials under long-term loading and cracking of the floor finishing mortar in the floating floor system may occur. This paper presents the results of long-term loading effects on the deflection of different types of floor damping materials. The experimental program involved the long-term loading tests for 490 days loading period on sixteen specimens. Specimens were classified as DM1(Damping Materials) to DM8, depending upon the four main parameters; types, bottom shapes and densities of floor damping materials and amount of loading. Results indicated that the long-term deflection of all specimens of damping materials remained unchanged after 200 days at all loading amounts, except the specimens made up of Polystrene, in which long-term deflection remained unchanged after 160 days at 250 N load and 100 days 500 N load. In this paper, two types of correlation expressions were shown in the deflection range prior to the range where deflection remained constant; two analyses by ISO 20392 and linear regression. In comparison of two analyses and experimental results on the difference of deflection of 16 specimens, the difference of deflection was below 0.4 mm in those analyses in case of that total deflection was below 10 mm. Restrictively, it was judged that the analysis for the deflection of specimens made up of Polystrene is more appropriate using ISO 20392.
Determination of Optimal Accelerometer Locations for Bridges using Frequency-Domain Hankel Matrix
Kang, Sungheon ; Shin, Soobong ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 27~34
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.027
A new algorithm for determining optimal accelerometer locations is proposed by using a frequency-domain Hankel matrix which is much simpler to construct than a time-domain Hankel matrix. The algorithm was examined through simulation studies by comparing the outcomes with those from other available methods. To compare and analyze the results from different methods, a dynamic analysis was carried out under seismic excitation and acceleration data were obtained at the selected optimal sensor locations. Vibrational amplitudes at the selected sensor locations were determined and those of all the other degrees of freedom were determined by using a spline function. MAC index of each method was calculated and compared to look at which method could determine more effective locations of accelerometers. The proposed frequency-domain Hankel matrix could determine reasonable selection of accelerometer locations compared with the others.
Experimental Study for Establishment of Long-term Monitoring System using Fiber Optical Sensor for Pipeline System for Waste Transportation
Kim, Haeng-Bae ; Song, Jae-Ho ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 35~43
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.035
Recently, the pipeline system for waste transportation has been increasingly constructed as new solution for the waste collection and disposal system by constantly increasing domestic waste which issued as social problem. The pipeline system is constructed through long distance, so proper long-term monitoring system is necessary which available to detect the damage location for the effective maintenance. In this paper, the experimental study is carried out to evaluate the applicability of optical strain gauge sensor based on FBG for the long-term monitoring system. Three test parameters such as pressure leaking, blockage and deformation are considered as typical damages for real-scale pipeline test specimen. In order to measure flexural and volumetric strain and temperature, three FBG sensors are installed at each monitoring sections. From the test results, this study suggested effective methods of sensor installation and arrangement. Also the sensor spacing for the design of monitoring system using FBG sensor is derived by the correlation of distances from deformation between sensor responses.
Material Characteristics of Rapid Hardening Cement Paste Using Phase Change Material for Semi-rigid Pavement
Kim, Seung-Su ; Lee, Byung-Jae ; Bang, Jin-Wook ; Kim, Yun-Yong ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 44~50
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.044
A study to apply phase change material(PCM) to rapid hardening cement paste forming semi-rigid pavement was carried out. The characteristics fresh and hardened paste were evaluated through the experiment for a total of 6 mixtures according to the cement type and the substitution of phase change material for acrylate. The fluidity by substituting phase change material for acrylate satisfied the target flow time of 10 to 13 seconds. In case of setting time, it was possible to secure the performance of rapid hardening cement by substituting phase change material, and if the substitution ratio over 60%, the initial set occurred 1 to 2 minutes faster than other mixtures. In case of compressive strength and bond strength, it showed similar strength characteristics with the plain mixture, and it satisfied both the target compressive and bonding strength of 36MPa and 2MPa. The mixture substituting phase change material showed higher resistance to chloride ion penetration than the mixture only using acrylate and the OPC level was insufficient. From the results of physical and mechanical performances of semi-rigid pavement cement paste, the phase change material substitution rate of 20% was effective in the range of this study.
Evaluation of Anti-Corrosion Performance of FRP Hybrid Bar with Notch in GGBFS Concrete
Oh, Kyeong-Seok ; Park, Ki-Tae ; Kwon, Seung-Jun ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 51~58
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.051
Concrete structure is a construction material with durability and cost-benefit, however the corrosion in embedded steel causes a critical problem in structural safety. This paper presents an evaluation of chloride resistance and pull-off performance with various corrosion level. For the work, OPC(Ordinary Portland Cement) concrete and GGBFS(Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag) concrete are prepared with normal steel. Artificially notch induced FRP Hybrid Bar is also prepared and embedded in OPC concrete and accelerated corrosion test is performed. Through the test, FRP Hybrid Bar with notch is evaluated to have insignificant effect on pull-off capacity when corroded steel shows only 21% level of pull-off capacity. Furthermore GGBFS concrete with normal steel shows over 70% level of pull-off capacity due to reduced corrosion currency.
Characteristics of Calcium Leaching Resistance for Concrete Mixed with Mineral Admixture
Choi, So-Yeong ; Choi, Yoon-Suk ; Yang, Eun-Ik ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 59~67
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.059
Concrete is a very useful construction material for the sealing disposal of hazardous substances. In general, mass concrete is applied to these structures. And, the mineral admixtures are recommended for the long term performance. Calcium leaching could be happened due to the contact with pure water in underground structures. Thus, it is needed to evaluate the resistance of calcium leaching for concrete mixed with mineral admixtures. From the test results, the mineral admixtures are effective to the improvement of long term compressive strength and chloride diffusion coefficient in concrete members. When calcium leaching is happened, however, the reduction of compressive strength and chloride penetration resistance is severe than OPC case, the micro pore distribution is adversely affected. Consequently, when the mineral admixtures are applied to underground structures which is exposed to calcium leaching environment, it is desirable to reduce water-to-binder ratio, to expose after the sufficient pozolanic reaction, and to use BFS than FA.
Definition, End-of-life Criterion and Prediction of Service Life for Bridge Maintenance
Jeong, Yo-Seok ; Kim, Woo-Seok ; Lee, Il-Keun ; Lee, Jae-Ha ; Kim, Jin-Kwang ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 68~76
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.068
The present study proposes the definition of service life and the end-of-life criterion for bridge maintenance. Bridges begin to deteriorate as soon as they are put into service. Effective bridge maintenance requires sound understanding of the deterioration mechanism as well as the expected service life. In order to determine the expected service life of a bridge for effective bridge maintenance, it is necessary to have a clear definition of service life and end-of-life. However, service life can be viewed from several perspectives based on literature review. The end of a bridge`s life can be also defined by more than one perspective or performance measure. This study presents definition of service life which can be used for bridge maintenance and the end-of life criterion using the performance measure such as a damage score. The regression model can predict an average service life of bridges using the proposed end-of-life criterion.
Development of the Corrosion Deterioration Inspection Tool for Transmission Tower Members
Woo, Sang-Kyun ; Youn, Byong-Don ; Kim, Ki-Jung ; Chu, In-Yeop ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 77~83
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.077
Recently, interests for maintenance of transmission tower are increasing to extend life of structures and reduce maintenance cost. However, existing classical diagnosis method of corrosion deteriorated degree on the transmission tower steel members, visual inspection, has a problem that error often due to difference of inspector`s individual knowledge and experience. In order to solve the problem, this study carried out to develop the corrosion deterioration inspection tool for transmission tower steel members. This tool is composed of camera equipment and computer-aided diagnosis system. We standardized the photographing method by camera equipment to obtain suitable pictures for image processing. Diagnosis system was designed to evaluate automatically degree of corrosion deterioration for member of transmission tower on the basis of the RGB color image processing techniques. It is anticipated that developed the corrosion deterioration inspection tool will be very helpful in decision of optimal maintenance time for transmission tower corrosion.
A Study on the Integrity Assessment of Bare Concrete Bridge Deck based on the Attenuation of Radar Signals
Rhee, Ji-Young ; Choi, Jae-Jin ; Kim, Hong-Sam ; Park, Ko-Eun ; Choi, Myeong-Jin ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 84~93
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.084
The signal characteristic of radar wave on concrete decks is determined by the attenuation of the radar due to the conversion of EM(Electromagnetic) energy to thermal energy through electrical conduction, dielectric relaxation, scattering, and geometric spreading. In this study, it is found that the attenuation of radar signal received on top rebars in bare deck concrete with 2 way travel time shows a general decreasing linear trend because of its same relative permittivity and conductivity. The radar signal after depth-normalization, can then be interpreted as being principally influenced by the content of chlorides penetrating cover concrete, which caused corrosion of rebars in bridge decks.
Vibration Reduction Effect and Structural Behavior Analysis for Column Member Reinforced with Vibration Non-transmissible Material
Kim, Jin-Ho ; Yi, Na-Hyun ; Hur, Jin-Ho ; Kim, Hee-Kyu ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 94~103
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.094
For elevated railway station on which track is connected with superstructure of station, structural vibration level and structure-borne-noise level has exceeded the reference level due to structural characteristics which transmits vibration directly. Therefore, existing elevated railway station is in need of economical and effective vibration reduction method which enable train service without interruption. In this study, structural vibration non-transmissible system which is applied to vibroisolating material for column member is developed to reduce vibration. That system is cut covering material of the column section using water-jet method and is installed with vibroisolating material on cut section. To verify vibration reduction effect and structural performance for structural vibration non-transmissible system, impact hammer test and cyclic lateral load test are performed for 1/4 scale test specimens. It is observed that natural period which means vibration response characteristics is shifted, and damping ratio is increased about 15~30% which means that system is effective to reduce structural vibration through vibration test. Also load-displacement relation and stiffness change rate of the columns are examined, and it is shown that ductility and energy dissipation capacity is increased. From test results, it is found that vibration non-transmissible system which is applied to column member enable to maintains structural function.
Image Processing of GPR Detection Data
Lee, Hyun-Ho ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 104~110
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.104
To get the empirical data of GPR detection and to develop the image prosessing program of GPR detection data, GPR detection were proceed by the underground pipes and cavities buried in the Chamber. In the case of non pavement and asphalt pavement, water filled cavity that was buried in 0.7m depth was able to detection. But in the case of 1.0 m and 1.3 m buring depth, water filled cavity was not able to detection. In the case of non-reinforced and reinforced concrete pavement, it was difficult to detect the cavity caused by signal interference. GPRiPP programs was developed for image processing of the GPR detection data. The major processing algorithm were background removal, stacking and gain function. With proper image processing of gain function and background removal in GPRiPP program, it was showed that similar results can be obtained with conventional image processing program.
An Empirical Estimation Procedure of Concrete Compressive Strength Based on the In-Situ Nondestructive Tests Result of the Existing Bridges
Oh, Hong-Seob ; Oh, Kwang-Chin ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 111~119
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.111
Rebound hammer test, SonReb method and concrete core test are most useful testing methods for estimate the concrete compressive strength of deteriorated concrete structures. But the accuracy of the NDE results on the existing structures could be reduced by the effects of the uncertainty of nondestructive test methods, material effects by aging and carbonation, and mechanical damage by drilling of core. In this study, empirical procedure for verifying the in-situ compressive strength of concrete is suggested through the probabilistic analysis on the 268 data of rebound and ultra-pulse velocity and core strengths obtained from 106 bridges. To enhance the accuracy of predicted concrete strength, the coefficients of core strength, and surface hardness caused by ageing or carbonation was adopted. From the results, the proposed equation by KISTEC and the estimation procedures proposed by authors is reliable than previously suggested equation and correction coefficient.
An Empirical Study for Cost Saving Effect Analysis When Using Seismic Reinforcing Bar
Lee, Jong-Sik ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 120~127
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.120
Due to the enlargement and high-rise of reinforced concrete structure, the application of high functional material is required. However, high-strength bar is recently introduced to the country and the material is insufficient to measure the variation of quantity of rebar quantitatively when using high-strength bar. For these reasons, this study is to provide useful data in cost decision making when applying high-strength bar at a stage of architectural project planning. For residence-commerce complex buildings, we set up six types of conditions such as in case of using only rebar, in case of using only high-strength bar, in case of using rebar mixed with high-strength bar and so on. With the standard of study model 1 that applies only SD400 regardless of rebar diameter, the analyzed result of rebar variation and the cost change of construction in other study model is as follows. When the rebar amount and cost in study model I was 100%, each ratio was 88.3% and 90.5% in study model II, 80.2% and 83.4% in study model III, 91.9% and 93.5% in study model IV, 88.9% and 87.7% in study model V and 82.4% and 85.5% in study model VI. Therefore, in case of rebar amount and construction cost, study model III was evaluated as the best that was applied only SD600.
A Study on the Durability Improvement of Highway-Subsidiary Concrete Structure Exposed to Deicing Salt and Freeze-Thaw
Lee, Byung-Duk ; Choi, Yoon-Suk ; Kim, Young-Geun ; Choi, Jae-Seok ; Kim, Il-Sun ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 128~135
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.128
In the current concrete structure of the highway is still the major problem most of concrete deterioration caused by the freeze-thaw and deicing salt, which is of issues that are not completely resolved. In particular, a single freezing event does not cause much harm, durability of concrete under multi-deterioration environment by repeated freeze-thaw and deicing salt is rapidly degraded and reduce its service life. In this study, the exposure environmental condition according the regional highway points were established. The damage condition and chloride content of the concrete at general and severe environmental exposure condition were also investigated. In addition, the experimental test of chloride ion permeability, scaling resistant and freeze-thaw resistance were carried out to improve the durability of the mechanical placing concrete of subsidiary structure. According to the results of this study, in observation of concrete surface condition, the concrete exposed by severe environmental condition showed broad ranges of damage with high chloride contents. Meanwhile, the water-binder(W/B) ratio and the less water content, and fly ash concrete than the specified existing mix proportion is significantly improved the durability. Also, the optimal mix proportion derived for test is satisfied the strength and air contents, water-binder ratio, and durability criteria of concrete specifications, as well as service life seems greatly improved.
A Study on Correlation Between Cyclic Drying-Wetting Accelerated Corrosion Test and Long-term Exposure Test
Park, Sang-Soon ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 136~143
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.136
There are various method for evaluating the durability life of concrete structures due to salt damage. The best way is to perform a corrosion test for a rebar embedded in concrete specimen was exposure to marine environment. However, this method has the disadvantage that it takes a long period of time. Also, accelerated corrosion test which was complemented complements the time-consuming weakness is limited to apply because it could not reveal a correlation between long-term exposure test. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to derive a correlation coefficient between cycle drying-wetting accelerated corrosion test and long-term exposure test. Corrosion initiation time was measured in four types of concrete samples, i.e., two samples mixed with fly ash(FA) and blast furnace slag(BS), and the other two samples having two water/cement ratio(W/C
Lap Details Using Headed Bars and Hooked Bars for Flexural Members with Different Depths
Lee, Kyu-Seon ; Jin, Se-Hoon ; Kim, Seung-Hun ;
Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection, volume 20, issue 4, 2016, Pages 144~152
DOI : 10.11112/jksmi.2016.20.4.144
This paper focuses on the experimental study for investigating the performance for lap splice of hooked or headed reinforcement in beam with different depths. In the experiment, seven specimens, with its variables as the lap length of headed or hooked bar, the existence of stirrups, etc., was manufactured. Bending test was conducted. Lap strengths by test were compared with the theoretical model based on KCI2012. The result showed that the cracks at failure mode occurred along the axial direction to a headed bar. The initial stiffness and the stiffness after initial crack were similar for all specimens. For HS series specimens without stirrups, a 25% increase in lap length was increased 11.8~18.1% maximum strengths. For HH series specimens without stirrups, a increase in lap length did not affect the maximum strengths because of the pryout failure of headed bar. For HS series specimens, the theoretical lap strengths based on KCI2012 considering the B grade lap and the reduction factor for stirrup were evaluated. They are smaller than the test strengths and can ensure the safety in terms of strength capacity. For HH series specimens, the stirrups in the lap zone are needed to prevent the pryout behaviour of headed bar.
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Opened in 2014 by Lee Allen, Executive Vice President, JLL's Charleston office advises corporate clients on office, industrial and land transactions and also includes a project and development services team that works with real estate occupiers and investors on construction management and owner representation.<\/p>
Since Allen opened the office, the Charleston team has represented clients on transactions including 7,300+ acres of industrial land sales, 1.5 million square feet of industrial leases and 350,000 square feet of office leases. The JLL team has grown to six professionals who have been involved with some of the market's most significant headquarters, automotive, technology, and logistics related transactions over the past two years. <\/p>
JLL's Charleston office is currently marketing speculative industrial buildings in two of Charleston's premier industrial parks, Charleston Trade Center and Airport Commerce Center. The speculative buildings total over 600,000 square feet in three buildings and represent a total project value exceeding $50 million. The project development services team is currently managing construction of over 250,000 square feet of ground up office developments totalling over $60 million in construction value. <\/p>
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A client recently raised the issue of hidden consequences of a criminal conviction. Her son aged 22, had pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply. He received a 2 year suspended sentence. When she came to renew her home insurance she discovered that this was a disclosable, material fact. Both her home and car insurance are now […]Continue reading


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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Peel the carrots, leaving 1/2-inch of tops attached, and cut them in half. Blanch the carrots in the water for 1 minute. Set aside.
Place the Black Rice in a pot in the oven to heat it up.
Heat a large heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium-high heat. Season the scallops on all sides with 1 tablespoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Pour the oil into the pan and let it heat for 30 seconds. Place the scallops in the pan on their flat round sides. Cook them for 3 to 4 minutes or until they are nicely caramelized. Turn them over and lower the heat. The scallops should be just barely cooked through.
Meanwhile, heat a medium-sized heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium heat.Add the butter and then the shallots and blanched carrots. Season the shallots and carrots with salt and pepper and cook gently for about 2 minutes without getting any color on the carrots.
Add the peas and then the pea shoots to the pan with the carrots, season with additional salt and pepper, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until the peas are just cooked and the pea shoots have just wilted. Season the vegetables with a squeeze of the lemon. Plate the hot black rice at the center of 6 large plates. Scatter the vegetables over the rice. Place 3 scallops on top of the rice on each plate. Spoon the Tangerine Vinaigrette over the scallops and serve immediately.
Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a medium saucepot. Add the black rice and toast slightly, stirring constantly for about 1 minute. Add the diced shallots and bay leaf and stir for 1 minute more. Add the water and salt. Simmer for about 45 minutes or until the rice is tender but slightly al dente. You will see the water turn a beautiful purple color. The idea is for the liquid to cook down to form a "sauce" which will coat the rice. If the water cooks away before the rice is done, add a little more water at a time. Ideally there will be no water to drain off. When the rice is done, pour it onto a sheet pan to cool.
Section the tangerines into "supremes" (sections without the pith), and reserve the remainder of the tangerines. Set supremes aside. Squeeze the juice from the remainder of the tangerines and reserve.
Place the shallots in a small bowl with the vinegar, 2 tablespoons of the tangerine juice, salt, and ginger. Let the mixture macerate for 5 minutes. Whisk in the honey and then the olive oil. Taste for seasoning and adjust. Stir in the reserved tangerine segments and parsley.
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Another year, another Reality Rally but this year was even bigger as our very own host Ben Waterworth ventured over to Temecula in California to attend his first ever event! When over there, Ben managed to land some big interviews and spoke with over 20 different contestants from a variety of seasons! Here today we present to you audio and video from those meetings with some amazing coverage in between! Click for more!
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While there's not much at ECTS that we haven't seen before, there was one special announcement that took us by surprise. Today at the NVIDIA booth, Lionhead's Peter Molyneux unveiled the add-on pack for Black & White, entitled Creature Isle.
Peter nonchalantly opened up the demonstration with the blunt statement, "Overwhelmingly what the fans said is they'd like to see their creature have sex with another creature." With that said, Peter explained that the ultimate objective of Creature Isle is to breed with a female creature.
As the name suggests, the emphasis of Creature Isle is definitely more on your creature. Rather than splitting your time between teaching your pet and managing your villagers, you will explore the island and take your creature through a number of trials and tasks as you progress through the game.
Creature Isle will introduce a new creature type -- the crocodile -- whose goal is to breed with the female on the island just like you and several other creatures that you're competing against. As in nature, the strongest, most desirable creature earns the right to breed, and your dominance will be put on the line in several of the challenges in the game.
Creature Isle will also introduce "tyke" creatures, small creatures that will learn from your larger pet. Your pet will be given a tyke creature in the beginning of the game to prove that he is worthy of being a father. Your creature will learn from you, and in turn, will teach the tyke how to act. You'll also be able to bring your creature with tyke back into the original Black & White, giving you even more of a chance to teach your creature to be a good (or bad) father.
Creature Isle has been in development since shortly after the release of Black & White earlier this year, and Lionhead is expecting the expansion to be released between November 2001 and February 2002.
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Busy weekend turning! First pen is blackwalnut (I think) slimline 24k gold hardware. Second pen is a bolt action pen for a co-worker. Third pen is marblewood, slimline 24k gold hardware. Not sure what the wood is on the fourth pen, 24k gold hardware. Fifth pen is pine with gun metal. I've had a lot of requests for this wood/hardware combo. The last is something that I made for myself. Not sure what the wood is, but I've wanted to make myself a razor handle for awhile now and finally got around to it.
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#1 posted 02-25-2013 02:05 AM
That first pen looks like it has a honey dipper turned on the end. If you give that a try, let us know how it works out. :)
I could never do the freeform pens. Mine always turn out looking like something out of a B-rated monster flick. Yeah, I'll stick with straight and keep the freeform stuff in my mind. Everyone's much safer that way.
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#2 posted 02-25-2013 04:09 AM
Very nice work!! Great Job!
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#3 posted 02-26-2013 05:23 AM
Nice work, I have seen that razor kit and wondered. Have to add that next order and see how it works out. The honey dip pen is great.
-- Live to tell the stories, they sound better that way.
#4 posted 02-27-2013 04:09 PM
Wonderful collection of pens! Like the free form ones, the first and the fourth pens. Like the shapes and choice of wood. Great looking razor too.
#5 posted 03-25-2013 07:20 AM
they look great. Very artistic. how is the hand feel for the first and fourth? They look comfortable.
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source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19721/info Jupiter CMS is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue to include arbitrary remote files containing malicious PHP code and execute it in the context of the webserver process. This may allow the attacker to compromise the application and to gain access to the underlying system. Version 1.1.5 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected. This BID has been retired. http://www.example.com/path/index.php?template=[Evil Code]
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There was a ton of back and forth and conflicting reports about the situation over the holiday weekend, but it's now officially confirmed that Gary Ross will not return to direct Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games.
Ross has put out an official statement about his decision, as has Lionsgate. Ross says the short schedule Lionsgate is on to go into production on the film is his primary reason for not returning.
Gary Ross and the cast discuss The Hunger Games with IGN
Catching Fire is going into production early this fall, for a November 2013 release, meaning all eyes will be on who Lionsgate finds to take on what has become a blockbuster franchise.
Gary Ross and the cast discuss The Hunger Games with IGN
Below is Ross' statement:
- Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct Catching Fire. As a writer and a director, I simply don't have the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted to make because of the fixed and tight production schedule.&#Array; &#Array;I loved making The Hunger Games - it was the happiest experience of my professional life. Lionsgate was supportive of me in a manner that few directors ever experience in a franchise: they empowered me to make the film I wanted to make and backed the movie in a way that requires no explanation beyond the remarkable results. And contrary to what has been reported, negotiations with Lionsgate have not been problematic. They have also been very understanding of me through this difficult decision.
I also cannot say enough about the people I worked with: Producer Nina Jacobson, a great collaborator and a true friend; the brilliant Suzanne Collins, who entrusted us with her most amazing and important story; the gifted and remarkable Jennifer Lawrence whose performance exceeded my wildest expectations, and the rest of the incredible cast, whom I am proud to call my friends.
To the fans I want to say thank you for your support your faith, your enthusiasm and your trust. Hard as this may be to understand I am trying to keep that trust with you. Thank you all. It's been a wonderful experience.&#Array;
And here is Lionsgate' statement:
- We're very sorry that Gary Ross has chosen not to direct Catching Fire. We were really looking forward to making the movie with him. He did an incredible job on the first film and we are grateful for his work. This will not be the end of our relationship, as we consider Ross to be part of the Lionsgate family and look forward to working with him in the future.&#Array;


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Hello there, I've been having some BSOD issues lately that appear to have been caused by BitDefender's Firewall Driver (bdfwfpf.sys). I have made certain that all my drivers are up to date and no virus was detected by BD and MalwareBytes, but the BSODs keep happening and have been increasingly frequent. My guess is that the Firewall is conflicting with something, but I can't seem to identify what it is.
I'm starting to get a bit worried, help would be appreciated.
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A counterfeit installation contains heavily modified code which causes the system to behave in unexpected ways.
For this reason, analyzing counterfeit systems is unreliable and most analysts won't try it.
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Tracking our vehicles has been something the government has been involved in since liscense tags were first introduced. The array of technology that is at their disposal makes that much easier, but most people's daily activities are not of concern to the government, however, that could change at any time.
Right now I do not believe that the government is trying to track our vehicles. However, as ISIS and other terrorist groups infiltrate America, the government may want to track vehicles to make it easier to track where terrorists are in the immediate aftermath of an attack. It may also be necessary to track people who raise certain red flags within government organizations.
No, the government is not tracking us by collecting data through our vehicles. There is some information that might be useful to the government, such as mileage, rates of accidents in certain areas, and consumer buying habits, but these are for aggregate statics and not for determining the location or habits of individual drivers.
The government is too bureaucratic to be able to track vehicles. They can barely keep up with tapping terrorist phone lines. Now, I'm not saying that there are no specific vehicles they may be monitoring for covert operations but they can't do it for all of us, so I would not waste time worrying about it.


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By developing a multi-specialty network of credentialed providers located throughout the state of Arizona, more than 750,000 beneficiaries of the following ASPA contracted payors use IPA members for their health care services.
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America's Choice Provider Network, LLC (ACPN) is a National Healthcare Savings Provider Network that has developed its own network and technology. ACPN is dedicated to finding solutions to assist every party in the healthcare transaction.
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Provider Relations
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Customer Service
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Beech Street
Beech Street is a network offering of MultiPlan, Inc. National in scope, the Beech Street Network is available for use as both a primary and a complementary PPO network, as well as for Workers' Compensation, Medicare Advantage and consumer card programs.
Beech Street became a part of the MultiPlan family with the 2010 acquisition of Viant, Inc. During the course of 2012, the network will be integrated with MultiPlan's national network solutions. Participating Beech Street providers, clients and their health plan members can continue to enjoy the benefits that the Beech Street Network delivers as we work to bring the best of our networks together under the MultiPlan brands.
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Bridgeway Health Solutions
Bridgeway Health Solutions (Bridgeway) is a health maintenance organization that provides acute and long-term care services to people that are enrolled with Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). In addition, Bridgeway provides services to those that are enrolled in the Medicare Advantage program.
1501 W. Fountainhead Corporate Park
Suite #295
Tempe, AZ 85282
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CorVel Corporation is a national provider of industry-leading workers' compensation solutions for employers, third party administrators, insurance companies, and government agencies seeking to control costs and promote positive outcomes. We apply technology, intelligence, and a human touch to the challenges of risk management so our clients can intervene early and often while being connected to the critical intelligence they need to proactively manage risk. With a robust technology platform at its core, our connected solution is delivered by a national team of associates who are committed to helping clients deliver programs that meet their organization's performance goals.
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Phoenix Office
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Phoenix AZ 85004
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Fortified Provider Network
Currently, FPN contracts with physicians, hospitals, ancillary facilities, mid-level providers and other specialty healthcare providers who have the option of participating in one or more of our products (group health, workers compensation or auto liability).
FPN's expertise comes from over 15 years of managing a preferred provider network as well as general healthcare industry experience. Our company is structured so that we are able to provide personalized, focused service for each of our providers. We are familiar with our providers and provide excellent and fast customer service.
8096 N. 85th Way
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Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone 480-607-0222
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Fax: (480-223-6373
General Inquiries
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Galaxy Health Network
At Galaxy Health Network, we believe that Medical Cost Containment requires a custom approach suited to the needs of each of its clients individually – not a universal, one-size-fits-all-does-all method. Unlike many companies who claim to have national networks that are actually a conglomeration of rental agreements, Galaxy believes that it can best serve the needs of its clients by providing direct access to providers in the required service areas. As part of its core business Galaxy uses its network development expertise to provide access management for national and regional clients through customized provider recruitment initiatives in specific geographical areas where the clients' needs are most evident.
631 106th Street
Arlington, Texas 76011
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Phone: 817-633-5822
Toll Free: 800-975-3322
Fax: 817-663-5729
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Health Net, Inc. is a publicly traded managed care organization that delivers managed health care services through health plans and government-sponsored managed care plans. Its mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. Health Net, through its subsidiaries, provides and administers health benefits to approximately 5.5 million individuals across the country through group, individual, Medicare (including the Medicare prescription drug benefit commonly referred to as "Part D"), Medicaid, U.S. Department of Defense, including TRICARE, and Veterans Affairs programs. Health Net's behavioral health services subsidiary, Managed Health Network, Inc., provides behavioral health, substance abuse and employee assistance programs to approximately 4.8 million individuals, including Health Net's own health plan members. Health Net's subsidiaries also offer managed health care products related to prescription drugs, and offer managed health care product coordination for multi-region employers and administrative services for medical groups and self-funded benefits programs.
1230 W. Washington Street
Suite 401,
Tempe, AZ 85281
Customer Contact Center
Provider Network Management
TRICARE Handbook and fee schedule Links:
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Health Choice
Health Choice Arizona is a managed care organization that provides healthcare to people in Arizona's Medicaid Program, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS).
Health Choice provides services for members who live in the following counties: Maricopa, Pima, Yuma, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Apache, Coconino, Mohave and Navajo.
410 N. 44th Street, Ste. 900
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Phone: 480-968-6866
Toll Free: 800-322-8670
Pima County: 520-322-5784
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Health Smart
Since its inception in 1967, HealthSmart has always strived to treat people with respect, emphasizing professionalism, teamwork and operational excellence. We are the nation's largest independent administrator of health plans for selfâ€funded employers. An ongoing strategic expansion strategy has brought greater economies of scale and additional lines of business to our customers, such as student health, casualty claims and voluntary products. This past year we paid $6 billion in medical claims for more than 1.2 million customers. Our mission is improve the health of our members and lower the cost of healthcare.
Humana Healthcare
Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Is on of the nation's largest publicly traded health benefits companies with members in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Humana offers a diversified portfolio of health insurance products and related services – through traditional and consumer-choice plans – to employer groups, government-sponsored plans, and individuals.
Since 1961, Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement, provider guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio.
20860 N Tatum Blvd
Suite 400
Phoenix AZ 85050
Phone: 480-515-6400
Customer Service Department
Commercial HMO and PPO
Phone: 800-448-6262
Medicare Advantage
Phone: 800-457-4708
Provider Services
Phone: 800-626-2741
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Integrated Health Plan, Inc.
Integrated Health Plan (IHP) is one of the nation's oldest and largest PPO networks. IHP offers its clients substantial savings on medical expenditures via use of its comprehensive credentialed provider network, claim negotiations, and medical bill audit services. IHP offers its health care providers an opportunity for increased utilization, prompt payment of claims, simplified administrative procedures and a very competitive reimbursement arrangement. IHP continues to offer its clients and providers unsurpassed, personalized customer service.
4020 Park Street North
Suite 101
St. Petersburg, Fl 33709
Phone: 727-345-8614
Toll Free: 888-640-8707
Fax: 727-3545-7680
Provider Relations
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Med Solutions
MedSolutions began in 1992 as an owner/operator of diagnostic imaging centers, but quickly saw an increasing need in the managed care industry for intensely focused radiology benefits management. In 1997, we sold our diagnostic imaging centers and MedSolutions set out to focus solely on managing the cost of imaging and helped pioneer the new industry of radiology benefits management. We soon established ourselves as the industry leader, helping healthcare payers control the soaring costs in radiology.
Today, MedSolutions has taken the clinical knowledge, proprietary technology, and forward thinking we perfected in radiology management and applied it to other areas of healthcare where we see opportunity for significant improvement, both in quality of care and in cost savings to health plans. MedSolutions continues to evolve to meet the challenges of the healthcare industry through Intelligent Cost Management, developing and introducing new services that extend beyond utilization management to capture maximum savings, reduce overall treatment costs, and ensure diagnostic accuracy.
730 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite 800
Franklin TN 37067
Phone: 800-467-6424
Founded in 1980, MultiPlan is the industry's most comprehensive provider of healthcare cost management solutions.
We have almost 900,000 healthcare providers under contract, an estimated 57 million consumers accessing our network products, and 110 million claims processed through our networks each year, giving us more of the experience and resources healthcare payers in the commercial healthcare, government, workers' compensation and auto markets need to face today's unprecedented cost and competitive pressures.
In addition to offering regional PPO networks in Wisconsin and the southwest, we're the only company that can offer access to the leading independent national primary PPO as well as our complementary network, and negotiation and medical reimbursement services through a single electronic submission.
We have the know-how and creativity to offer more choices and more value for today's healthcare payers and providers.
115 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-780-2000
Fax: 212-780-0420
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PHCS Network
Phone: 800-922-4362
MultiPlan Network
Phone: 888-342-7427
Prime Healthcare
Prime Healthcare Services and the non-profit Prime Healthcare Foundation employ more than 30,000 people and own and operate 28 acute care hospitals in California, Kansas, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas. Prime Healthcare was recognized as a Top 15 Health System in the nation in 2013 and 2012. It also earned the distinction in 2009.
Eight Prime Healthcare Hospitals in California were recognized among the 100 Top Hospitals in the nation in 2014. Desert Valley Hospital and West Anaheim Medical Center have earned the honor five times. Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Chino Valley Medical Center, Garden Grove Community Hospital were also recognized, each for the third time, in 2014, as well as San Dimas Community Hospital and Shasta Regional Medical Center, for the second time, and La Palma Intercommunity Hospital and Paradise Valley Hospital earning their first recognition in this list.
With nearly 3,000 U.S. hospitals surveyed, the hospitals demonstrated that high-quality patient outcomes can be achieved while improving efficiency. If all hospitals in the U.S. performed at the same level as the 100 Top Hospitals award winners:
ï'· Nearly 165,000 additional lives could be saved
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Provider Select, Inc.
Provider Select, Inc. (PSI) is a National Preferred Provider Organization that offers a full spectrum of services, ready for access with customizable solutions.
PSI has almost 500,000 providers and facilities in all 50 states and the District of Columbia forming the PSI Network ready for workers' compensation, group health, general and auto liability claims payors nationwide. PSI offers our National Network System to the TPA, insurance carrier, and self-insured markets.
P.O. Box 330070 Fort Worth , TX 76163 Phone General Inquiries 817-426-3665
Three Rivers Provider Network
Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN) was founded in 1996 as a company that was contracted to provide services for several major auto clients. At that time, our clients needed to access a network that would grant PPO type discounts without incurring balance billing risks for their members. Over time, given superior results and the high levels of satisfaction of service that were achieved, TRPN was prompted by other companies that focused on group health and workers compensation to perform similar type services for them. TRPN contracts were uniquely designed for group health, workers compensation and auto liability claims expanding existing coverage and significantly reducing out of network expense.
Since that time, TRPN has evolved into the largest and fastest growing proprietary PPO network in the United States. The TRPN network is now comprised of more than 600,000 total providers, including greater than 5,000 hospitals and 70,000 ancillary facilities. Through our clients, approximately 10 million lives now have access to the TRPN PPO network.
Our senior management team each have an average 17 years healthcare industry experience. TRPN is committed to maintaining a quality product with superior levels of service resulting in increased choices for the member along with our clients realizing more value for their healthcare dollars spent.
910 Hale Place, Suite 101
Chula Vista, CA 91914
The launch of the first phase of our https://www.tricare-west.com website this week and the posting of their first West Region provider newsletter, a preview of the TRICARE Provider Handbook and the first of their provider quick reference charts. Sample ID cards are found in Handbook new and from handbook on www.hnfs.com . The TRICARE West Region website went live on November 1, 2017 and also contains a review of TRICARE benefits and EFT/ERA forms to complete to ensure your entities are set up for electronic payment.
URL – https://www.tricare-west.com/content/hnfs/home/tw/prov.html
– Newsletter: https://www.tricare-west.com/content/hnfs/home/tw/prov/res/provider_newsletters/tricare-provider-news-2017.html#form_1509471748252
– Handbook/Quick Reference Charts: https://www.tricare-west.com/content/hnfs/home/tw/prov/res/prov_manuals.htm
Providers who have questions on EFT/ERA/EDI or NPI, please call 1-855-200-0756.
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USA Managed Care Organization
USA Managed Care Organization (USA) is the largest, most comprehensive, privately-held Preferred Provider Organization in America. Through esteemed panels of preferred providers, ancillary products and specialty services covering the full continuum of care, USA offers innovative alternatives to traditional group health and workers' compensation medical benefits. With a distinct freedom of choice flexibility and a 100% user-friendly platform, USA affords sound solutions through a portfolio of integrated options that are uniquely client driven; focused on the seamless blend of quality care and cost containment.
7301 N. 16th Street, #201
Phoenix, AZ 85020
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Phone: 800- USA-0020
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Client Services
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Three Rivers Provider Network
Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN) was founded in 1996 as a company that was contracted to provide services for several major auto clients. At that time, our clients needed to access a network that would grant PPO type discounts without incurring balance billing risks for their members. Over time, given superior results and the high levels of satisfaction of service that were achieved, TRPN was prompted by other companies that focused on group health and workers compensation to perform similar type services for them. TRPN contracts were uniquely designed for group health, workers compensation and auto liability claims expanding existing coverage and significantly reducing out of network expense.
Since that time, TRPN has evolved into the largest and fastest growing proprietary PPO network in the United States. The TRPN network is now comprised of more than 600,000 total providers, including greater than 5,000 hospitals and 70,000 ancillary facilities. Through our clients, approximately 10 million lives now have access to the TRPN PPO network.
Our senior management team each have an average 17 years healthcare industry experience. TRPN is committed to maintaining a quality product with superior levels of service resulting in increased choices for the member along with our clients realizing more value for their healthcare dollars spent.
910 Hale Place, Suite 101
Chula Vista, CA 91914
Zelis Healthcare formerly known as Stratose
2 Concourse Parkway, Ste 300
Atlanta, GA 30328
Since 1995, Stratose has elevated expectations in healthcare cost containment. Through a unique combination of people, proprietary technology and analytics, we've delivered remarkable results in claims optimization, saving clients over $10 billion since inception. We serve payors of all kinds, including insurance carriers, third-party administrators (TPAs), health maintenance organizations, stop-loss carriers, Labor/Taft-Hartley funds and health plans. We currently serve the medical, dental and workers' compensation payor markets.


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Posts tagged 'National Non-Fiction November'
If you fell in love with fiction as a kid, you might be surprised to learn that children's nonfiction is booming. This summer, Publishers Weekly suggested that children's nonfiction is "having its moment," due in part to Minecraft's continued popularity and Common Core's emphasis on nonfiction. Meanwhile, literacy advocates like the Federation of Children's Book Groups and Scottish Book Trust are raising the profile of children's nonfiction in the UK.
Still, when you imagine reading nonfiction with your children or students, you might be a bit bewildered. Curling up with nonfiction sounds about as exciting and enlightening as reading a phone book. Why even have the Yellow Pages in the Google age?
But the fact is that nonfiction is good for kids. So is fiction, of course; the two are complementary, not mutually exclusive. As teacher and storyteller Karyn Keene puts it, "Fiction opens other worlds; nonfiction opens this one."
To find out how nonfiction "opens" our world for kids, we asked teachers to share the concrete ways they see nonfiction impact their students. Here's what we learned:
Nonfiction sparks kids' inherent curiosity.
Has a preschooler ever driven you nuts by repeatedly asking, "Why?" If you've ever been around a four-year-old for even four minutes, you're probably nodding. As elementary technology teacher Vanessa Vosburg explains, "Children have a natural desire to learn about the world around them and are highly motivated to explore materials that will answer their questions." Thus, giving kids easily-accessible knowledge in the form of children's nonfiction ignites their natural desire to learn.
For example, the labelled illustrations in Wonderful Words give children an easy way to learn the names of different objects, people and places. Familiar sights are labeled, like swings and skateboards; as are potentially less-familiar ones, like hummus and a hearing aid loop sign. When a child learns words for objects she's never seen, her world expands. With a jolt of joy, she realizes that the adventure of learning will never end.
Nonfiction develops contextual knowledge, helping kids to make connections.
It's difficult to absorb new information when you have no context for it—no place to put a city on your mental map, or no culture in which to place a person. For this reason, young children have a distinct disadvantage when encountering new places, people or ideas. Fortunately, nonfiction books give children the factual knowledge they need to process new ideas effectively and face the world around them with curiosity instead of fear. As history teacher Emily Anderson explains, reading nonfiction in early grades "helps kids to make connections more easily as they get older." In other words, the more you know, the more you can know—and the more fun learning becomes!
For example, our World Atlas' illustrations locate familiar people and places in their geographic context alongside less familiar landmarks, which enables a child to weave new facts into her existing purview. With each colorful spread, the reader's tapestry of knowledge expands, and with it, her comprehension of our complex world.
Even today's world needs to be understood in the context of yesterday's. Since we can't understand the present without the past, our Atlas explores how each region's climate and geography has influenced its cultural development. By introducing kids to the forces that shaped the past, we prepare them to understand the present and identify ways that they, too, could impact the future.
Kids discover real-world heroes.
Speaking of the past: There's nothing more motivational than a true story. Nonfiction shows children "real heroes and real people in both ordinary and extraordinary circumstances," Ms. Anderson says. When a child reads about the incredible achievements of real people like Rosa Parks, Ada Lovelace, Cesar Chavez or Leonardo da Vinci, he realizes that even he, too, could do the extraordinary.
"Seeing these real people gives kids heroes to look up to, people whose heroics they could achieve themselves," Ms. Keene says. "Nonfiction could inspire our future social activists or research scientists." In this way, she adds, nonfiction "opens doors of possibility for children."
Our world is full of things for children to learn and do and be. With nonfiction books like World Atlas and Wonderful Words, the door to that world is open: all children have to do is step through.
But wait: what does print nonfiction do for children that a web or mobile resource can't? That was our next question for elementary technology teacher Vanessa Vosburg. Find out her answer in our next post!


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DescriptionThis entry in the Lipstick Adventure series continues the story of the young private detective Gorou and his sweetheart Otomi. After attending a friend's marriage ceremony, they return to Gorou's office and find a strange package in the flowers. The package contains pictures of Otomi and several other girls, her schoolmates, some of them naked. Gorou heads to Otomi's high school to begin the investigation, without realizing that he will soon become involved in a sinister conspiracy...
Lipstick Adventure 3 plays similarly to its predecessors, having typical Japanese adventure gameplay with menu-based verb commands. The interface has been slightly tweaked, allowing easier "triggering" of events by eliminating some unnecessary commands.
Like the previous games in the series, Lipstick Adventure 3 walks a fine line between adult and non-adult games, having graphical nudity and plenty of sexual innuendo, but no explicit sex scenes.
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The LMC6762 is an ultra low power dual comparator with a maximum supply current of 10
μA/comparator. It is designed to operate over a wide range of supply voltages, from 2.7V to 15V.
The LMC6762 has ensured specifications at 2.7V to meet the demands of 3V digital systems.
The LMC6762 has an input common-mode voltage range which exceeds both supplies. This is a
significant advantage in low-voltage applications. The LMC6762 also features a push-pull output
that allows direct connections to logic devices without a pull-up resistor.
A quiescent power consumption of 50 μW/amplifier (@ V+ = 5V)
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ultra-low supply current is also independent of power supply voltage. Ensured operation at 2.7V and
a rail-to-rail performance makes this device ideal for battery-powered applications.
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|System: DS
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: SNK Playmore
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Ignition Software
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Nov. 18, 2008
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Teen
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
The game only includes seven, fairly short missions to play through. There are no branching paths, no bonus levels, and basically nothing to keep you coming back after you quickly breeze through them all in an hour or two, depending on your chosen difficulty. Trying to rescue every POW can add a bit to your playtime but definitely not much. You can also play as any one of the six included characters. Despite their slightly differing abilities, such as more ammo or better melee attacks, your experience will be almost exactly the same.
In an attempt to compensate for this, the game also provides eighty training levels to extend its life. Each level in the game provides ten to twelve training missions that have you trying to achieve specific goals and giving you a score depending on how well you do. These missions break down into five basic categories including target elimination, base assault, special training, item collection, and POW rescue. Target elimination is roughly playing through each level trying to kill as many enemies as you can within a certain time limit, a set number of lives, or with limited weapons. Base assault typically has you fighting different bosses with similar stipulations. Item collection and POW rescue are fairly self-explanatory, requiring you to collect as many items and save as many POWs as you can respectively. These training levels can be extremely difficult and are often incredibly tedious in nature.
The only training levels that are somewhat inventive and entertaining are the special training missions. Here youll find some completely off the wall objectives and a good deal of variety. In one level youll be trying to keep a ball afloat and steering it towards your goal using bullets, and in the next you may need to collect a steady stream of falling fish, with an occasional mushroom thrown in that will temporarily invert your horizontal controls. Almost all of the special training levels are enjoyable but, unfortunately, they only make up two to four of each levels training missions.
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"You are a predictable snotty little journalist that had to take a shot at the Rolling Stones. Overrated? I think not. You, on the other hand, have accomplished nothing in your pathetic little career. Who are you? Just another third-rate . . . writer."
Sometimes, notes like this one from Ron in Sherman Oaks are what passes for fan mail.
After five years of mouthing off about pop culture in the Sunday Calendar section week after week in the Overrated/Underrated column, one thing has become clear to me. Easy targets come and go — chronically overlooked albums, a below-the-radar independent film or whatever CNN has been wasting our time with this week. But then there are the untouchables — artists and works of art that can be criticized but ultimately almost appear too big to fail.
There's no ceremony declaring when Martin Scorsese, Bob Dylan or Beyoncé drifts into such rarefied air (though big sales and a few lifetime achievement awards certainly don't hurt), but they're just a few pop culture figures who can never be rated highly enough, at least in the eyes of their fans.
Try to suggest that "The Wolf of Wall Street" is at minimum a far cry from "Goodfellas" (and at most a tedious critique of excess that somehow forgets to avoid excess itself) and Scorsese's army of cinéastes arrives in force. Respond to Beyoncé's latest album with anything other than gratitude and risk the sort of wrath typically reserved for those who spray-paint national monuments.
So what takes an artist to such a protected place?
Works of art, music, film or literature matter only when we find something that resonates (unless I've been doing it wrong). If something does click, there's excitement, joy and depending on when such an exposure strikes, a powerful sense of identification.
The marketer's most coveted population is the beloved 18-to-35 demographic. It's a time in life when whatever money you have goes to serving the most important person — yourself — and when you're forming your closest approximation of your identity. When you are young, who you are can be tidily summarized by what you like.
Let a filmmaker or band have a body of work that grows along with you, and those bonds grow that much stronger. (I'm no longer able to think rationally about Radiohead.) Now mix in the emotional upheaval of those years with said art, and that sense of identification can merge into something else: ownership.
But there's a difference between something that's yours and something that's sacred. James Franco, Aaron Sorkin and the latest "X-Men" movie may be popular, but they're part of the pop cultural whirlwind. As social media have equipped us all with 140-character megaphones, you can set your watch to how quickly the prevailing winds will carry most of pop culture from brilliant to backlash and back again. An opinion forms, followed by a contrary opinion that will garner more attention, then an even larger course correction to attract those eyes and ears once more.
By this point most of us need a nap and can no longer remember whether Arcade Fire's last album was sublime or ridiculous. (Hint: It was both.)
But for someone like Scorsese or Dylan, these shifts carry far less weight, in part because of their body of work. Both have achieved rarefied heights, and you can track the footprints left in their wake. Thus, everything they create is viewed from the lens of their achievements.
As a result, Scorsese's recent work wouldn't benefit from further editing or perhaps point to the idea that he's lost a step since "Bringing Out the Dead" — he's just operating at a higher plane that popcorn moviegoers don't understand. Dylan's gravel-gargling-gravel voice isn't committing what amounts to a war crime against holiday music in 2009's "Christmas in the Heart," he's commenting on nostalgia and the folk tradition.
But to their credit, the most essential artists have little regard for how their work is received. In most cases, accounting for a fan's response amounts to a sort of ending, an acknowledgment that the act of creation carries an element of crowd service. During one of U2's creative peaks, Bono & Co. alienated fans with their 1997 album "Pop," which explored darker themes and hedonistic dance music while the band winkingly declared itself a product and started referencing the Village People. Apparently, this is not what we look for in our world-saving Irish rock stars.
Whether in response to that negative reception or not, the band's follow-up, "All That You Can't Leave Behind," sounded so much like the dictionary definition of U2 that you could practically hear the group's apology for deviating from expected form in every arena-ready note.
Consider Quentin Tarantino, who last year took home a screenwriting Oscar for "Django Unchained." In 1997, he took on Elmore Leonard with the low-key "Jackie Brown," which grossed less than half of his breakthrough, "Pulp Fiction." Since "Jackie Brown"? Tarantino has stuck to over-the-top genre homages in "Django," "Inglourious Basterds" and the two-part "Kill Bill." These have earned big box office numbers, but they also deliver exactly what fans expect as Tarantino sticks to his grindhouse-ready wheelhouse.
For many artists, that chorus of adoration is part of the job description, and a loss in appeal means a loss in vitality.
But the door swings both ways, particularly for artists with a large body of work. We need them to forge ahead with an unbroken (and ultimately impossible) creative hot streak because that reflects back on those who believe in them. Or, as more than one fan of the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen or Woody Allen must have noted: As long as they're still capable of replicating past heights after so many years, then so can I.
But becoming an artist that inspires intense devotion isn't always an endurance challenge. Jack White and Jennifer Lawrence haven't been around long, but what they can represent to their fans runs beyond a few albums or a film franchise. For White, it's valuing the legacy of guitar-based blues on a music landscape hell-bent on a robotic future; for Lawrence, it's for a sometimes goofy, seemingly genuine actor becoming a star while still looking like a human being.
Ultimately, all it takes is for one song, story or actor to captivate you at first sight, and defending their work against any and all naysayers becomes part of your job. But as fans, we should want our favorite artists to keep chasing new heights, and the minute that chase becomes less about discovery and more about furthering past success, we owe it to them to recognize the difference and demand more. There are plenty of up-and-coming artists just as worthy of appreciation.
Except for Radiohead. Come on, those guys are amazing.


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Last week we heard that Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would be getting a November 18, 2016, release date. And while Rowling herself will be writing the film, there have been no director or cast decisions made yet -- or even any real names thrown around. But that's about to change.
Reporter Nikki Finke tweeted the following today: "I hear Alfonso Cuaron ('Gravity', 'HP/Azkaban') deep in talks to direct JK Rowling's Harry Potter spinoff 'Fantastic Beasts'. Perfect pick."
Cuaron, as Finke notes in 140 characters or less, previously helmed 2004's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third film in the series and the one frequently credited with elevating the Potter film franchise and bringing a greater depth and quality to the material. He most recently conquered outer space with Sandra Bullock in Gravity, a film that he toiled over for many years. Perhaps a film like Fantastic Beasts, with its pre-determined release date and studio-mandated "make it happen" attitude, would be a nice change of pace for the filmmaker.
Fantastic Beasts is based on a text book from Harry Potter's Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The new film is expected to be a trilogy of tales which follow the book's "author," Newt Scamander, taking place 70 years before Potter's story.
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Since the GLC's introduction as a front-drive car in 1980, Mazda has sold 2 million of them. Now, for 1986, the Japanese carmaker introduces the 323, a spirited example of Mazda engineering and design in a subcompact vehicle. The 323 should catch on as well as the old GLC and help the importer meet or surpass its projected sale of 225,000 cars in the United States in '86.
The new 323 is slightly larger, more rounded, and more powerful than the car it replaces, and carries a base price of $5,495. A more powerful 1.6-liter, fuel-injected, overhead-cam engine produces 14 more horsepower than the previous 1.5-liter unit.
The front-drive 626, introduced in 1983, has been Mazda's biggest seller overall. Now, with the addition of electronic fuel injection and optional turbocharging, the performance of the face-lifted 626 is sharply improved over '85. The optional auto adjusting suspension, replacing the electronic variable shock-absorber system, adds a new measure of luxury to the car, allowing the driver to vary the ride from soft to sporty.
Seats are fully adjustable so that comfort should not be an issue.
Body styles include a 2-door coupe, 4-door sedan, and 5-door touring sedan, all available in three trim levels: De Luxe, Luxury, and GT.
Price for the 626 stretches from $8,695 for the non-turbo 4-door sedan to $12,945 for the turbocharged 5-door touring sedan.
Mileage is surprisingly high and, in an Atlanta-Boston run in a 626 GT turbo, I averaged 37 miles per gallon, a few miles higher than even the Environmental Protection Agency average highway figures. With a shade more than 300 miles on the odometer at the start, the engine was far from fully broken in.
James Trado, who takes over as general manager of Mazda Motors (East) early in the new year, succeeding Eric Sundstrom, says he expects the upgraded 626 to account for 35 percent of total sales; the new 323 another 35 percent; and the restyled, rotary-engine RX-7 30 percent.
Mazda officials see a strong growth in the subcompact-car market as prices of the upper-level cars run higher and higher.
Down the road for Mazda are a 323 wagon, a 4-wheel-drive 323 (introduced in Japan this fall), an upscale 929 series, a 4-wheel-drive B2000 light truck, and maybe even a mini-Mazda if the super-small market continues to grow.


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Living life in the big city, you will need a break from the pace and hustle bustle. So, if you're craving the rejuvenating powers of the beach, waves, and a blissful surfer haven, join Santa Catalina Retreats in beautiful Santa Catalina, Panama. Combining a yoga class each day with an invigorating daily surf session, you'll return home with a sun-kissed glow, stronger surfing skills, and a reinvigorated yoga practice.
On this yoga retreat, you will stay for 6 nights at Hotel Santa Catalina. All the rooms there have memory foam mattresses, plush pillows, and Egyptian cotton sheets. the rooms include fan, air conditioner, fridge, blow dryer, cable television, and a locked storage area. There are also a hammock and outdoor table plus chairs for the perfect relaxation spot.
All rooms have been built using natural sustainable materials including stone, slate rock, natural coal tile and tropical hardwoods, preserving the environment while providing a blissful haven for you to unwind after a day of surf and yoga.
Secluded and nestled in nature, the property backs onto the pacific ocean, giving you your own private beach at hide tide. It also offers the most spectacular view of the world-famous surf break "the point" (la punta). The accommodation offers some facilities for you such as:
Santa Catalina Retreats will give you daily yoga practices. The yoga style includes Hatha and Vinyasa. This yoga retreat will be focusing on the breath, fundamental postures, and having fun playing with new challenges. All levels are welcome as the instructors will adapt poses to suit your ability.
Yoga is also a perfect complement to surfing and it will help you develop your strength, flexibility, and balance. It is especially great for stretching out the shoulders, back, and opening the hips after your surf session.
Your yoga classes will be varied between 1 to 2 hours, with between 1 - 2 classes each day depending on your retreat. Santa Catalina Retreats will provide your mat and props, and iced water for every class. Just bring some comfortable yoga gear and you are ready to go.
To embrace the natural beauty of Santa Catalina and ground your practice, Santa Catalina Retreats often combine a class where you can get your feet in the sand. They couple beach yoga with classes in their tranquil open-air yoga shala with ocean views and their waterfront yoga deck.
You'll experience your yoga classes, listening to the calming sounds of the ocean, and the abundant sounds of wildlife all around you.
The daily surf lessons will be held at the warm waters of Playa Estero. One of the best beach breaks in central America. A quiet, fun, and uncrowded beach with a gentle soft sand bottom, breaking left and right, offer smaller more gentle waves for beginners on the south side and more challenging waves on the north.
Your surfing classes are 1 hour each day. The water is warm all year round so no need for a wetsuit, but Santa Catalina Retreats will provide you with a rash vest for comfort and extra protection from the sun. They have a range of soft and hard boards, so you can feel confident you'll you have the right board for your level.
Class time each day will vary depending on the tides, but generally, you'll be out in the early morning. And if the tides are in their favor, you'll also enjoy a spectacular sunset session.
Santa Catalina Retreats will pick you up from Panama City at 12:00 at a central meeting place in Casco Viejo, usually in front of Hotel Casa Panama. They will make a stop for food and refreshments on the way. You will arrive at Santa Catalina around 18:00 to check into your rooms, re-fresh, and join for a sunset welcome cocktail and supper.
There will be morning yoga class every day. The styles include Hatha and Vinyasa yoga. The surfing sessions will be held in the mid-morning. Delicious healthy breakfast and lunch will be served daily. There will be also evening yoga class.
You will have free time where you can enjoy the beach, snorkel, horse ride, kayak, sup, massage, or just chill in a hammock. There will be a day trip to Coiba Island for diving or snorkeling. Evening yoga classes' style will be Restorative yoga.
You'll make out way back to Panama City at 10:00 and arrive around 16:00 so you can make an evening flight home.
You have the choice of underwater experience at Panama's UNESCO heritage listed Coiba National Park: includes snorkeling / fun dive (for guests with their open water certificate) / or try discover scuba diving if you don't have your open water certification yet and would love to take the first step into diving with a certified dive master.
This yoga retreat will be held in Santa Catalina, Panama. The location makes it the perfect place to disconnect and take some time out. You can chill on a hammock with a good book, sprawl out on the spacious lawns, lounge by the pool overlooking the pacific ocean, or enjoy a sunset drink at the restaurant bar.
You will be served daily delicious healthy breakfast and lunch. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options are available. Dinners are not included in the price at a waterfront restaurant, as well as the best local restaurants in the village providing a deliciously unique and immersive experience.
Massage treatments are available at an extra cost.
Please book your flight to arrive at Tocumen International Airport (PTY). If you would like to join the transfer from Panama City to Santa Catalina, please be at the arrivals gate of the airport no later than 10 a.m. on your retreat start date. If you are already in Panama City, Santa Catalina Retreats will pick you up at a central meeting point in Panama City no later than 12 noon. The pick-up is included in the price.


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Last week Black Entertainment Television Founder Robert Johnson commented on the high black unemployment rate in the United States, remarking that the nation would never tolerate white unemployment being in the double digits. He sat down with Bill O'Reilly tonight to further elaborate, admitting that President Obama is getting a pass from the black community because they still have "immense pride" in the first black president and are still "hopeful" he'll turn things around.
Johnson explained to O'Reilly why Obama has consistently gotten overwhelming support among African-Americans despite high unemployment figures.
"African-Americans have immense pride in President Obama as a president. They see it as a major accomplishment in this country and embracing an African-American leader. And they're positive and hopeful, probably, more than anything, that his leadership will make their lives better."
However, Johnson told O'Reilly that black unemployment has been higher than the national average for decades. O'Reilly cited statistic showing black unemployment under eight percent in 2000, and how under Obama it has risen from 10-14 percent. He asserted that the "primary problem in the African-American community is out-of-wedlock birth."
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