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Plan B… No, Make it Plan C
Plan A… Yesterday we had signed up for the civilian fly-in at the Columbus Air Force Base. We had our standard government paperwork filed to land at CAFB and we were excited about spending the day around the jets on base and spending some time in the simulators. The weather was looking good until we arrived at the Raymond Airport to depart… heavy fog. We waited as long as we could for it to clear, but no luck and our time ran out. In order to land at CAFB, we had a designated slot time for arrivals and if we were not "wheels up" by 0715 from Raymond, we would not make the slot. At this point we threw up our hands and drove to Starbucks for coffee and a muffin and to come up with Plan B.
Plan B… One of the things you learn as a pilot is to always have an alternate plan. Our Plan B, was to go to the fly-in and camp out down at Pineville, LA (2L0) and check out the planes and eat lunch. We have been to Pineville for their monthly breakfast several times, but not to the fall fly-in. I started looking at the weather south of here only to see that it was still socked in near Pineville. 1/2 mile visability and 200 foot ceilings still plagued south Louisiana, so we decided to rub on the plane for a while until the weather broke at our destination. 2 hours later and a call to the automated weather system at Alexandria confirmed the poor computer reports… It's still low IFR. Now we are getting stir crazy and ready to go somewhere.
Plan C… We had been invited to fly to Starkville with some friends to watch Mississippi State play Tennessee, but had decided that flying home after an 8:00 game was not for me. But, this is the south and 90% of the fun of college football is the pre-game campus environment. So, Plan C turned out to be flying to Starkville, MS (KSTF), eat lunch at our old favorite place, Oby's, and walk campus before the game. This was perfect, after a great lunch, we spent some time shopping in the book store, visiting the Student Union, watching other college games on various TV's and tailgating with friends. After walking miles and covering the beautiful MSU campus we flew home to just in time to catch our Bulldogs on ESPN.
#HAILSTATE… After waking up at 0500, this had been a long day… We were tired, but wide awake in front of the TV until 2330 when our beloved MSU Bulldogs defeated The Tennessee Volunteers 41 to 31. Our now 15th ranked Bulldogs are 6 & 0 for the first time in many years and should be 7 & 0 when they roll into Tuscaloosa on the 27th of October to play the #1 ranked Crimson Tide of Alabama – GO DAWGS!
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"5150 Somebody Call the POPO!" Oshkosh Fun Part 1
By Beth Hardy Duff
HOME, SWEET OSH, HOME… So arrive at Oshkosh, we did. In perfect RV style, packed to the hilt with our belongings, looking somewhat like Santa's red & white sleigh. We followed our guide to our appointed spot and parked Caddie. Great spot this year, we thought to ourselves – on a slight incline so no rainwater would pool up beneath our tent and very close to the road making for an easy taxi out when it's time to go home. We hopped out and quickly snugged Caddie to the ground with our trusty "Claw System" (don't leave home without it) and began to set up our Big Agnes tent. We had purchased Big Agnes just for tent camping with the plane in mind – she's a big, roomy tent with plenty of headspace – enough for Paul to stand and just enough room for the two of us (Big Agnes is considered a 6 man tent) and weighs less than 13 pounds. Awesome tent! We got the tent all set up and headed to registration to pay our tent camping fee and to register. Within 15 minutes, we ran into two of our hangar buddies from home, Tom and Webb. They had gotten here earlier in the week and looked and sounded like they were having a blast! We chatted for a minute and headed on, so much to see and do and oh so glad to be back here again. The afternoon passed by quickly and we began to meet some of our new neighbors. Mel and Taylor, a father and son team who had flown in from Colorado. They were cattycornered across from us and quickly became two of our newest favorite friends, such great people! We, ourselves, were sandwiched in between a white Velocity and a blue and white RV-10, not too shabby company either. As it got close to dinnertime, we met up with some more folks from home and headed over to the Charcoal Pit for dinner. Everyone was having a great time at AirVenture, but most were planning to head back tomorrow being that they had gotten there much earlier in the week than us. Not us, our fun was just beginning…
5150, SOMEBODY CALL THE POPO!… Our first night at OSH, a great dinner had been had by all and now it was time to go night night…or so we thought. About 3:00am or so, Paul and I were awakened by the most terrible racket! We sat up and struggled out of our zippered sleeping bags and unzipped the opaque part of the back of our tent. We rubbed our eyes and stared into the darkness. It sounded like someone banging a Port a Potty door, shortly followed by a LOT of yelling and hollering! A young man apparently high on "something" was standing on top of another guy's AIRPLANE and screaming not just gibberish, but was on some sort of wild rant about "sustainable development". Now how does that topic grab you at 3:00am in the morning?? The owner of the plane bolted out of his tent yelling, "Stop It, Stop It, GET DOWN" and jumped the guy standing on his airplane knocking him to the ground. The young man on the ground was very strong and it was hard for the plane's owner to hold him down. Thankfully, a LOT of help ran to his aid and helped subdue the assailant until more help could arrive. First, Grounds Security showed up on 4 wheelers and flashing lights, then the police showed up along with the K-9 unit shortly followed by an ambulance. He was still thrashing about on the ground with 3 or 4 big men sitting on him and his utterings eventually became x-rated. The paramedics finally injected him with something that didn't knock him out, but slowed him to the point they were able to get him strapped to a gurney and hauled away. Eventually, everyone finally settled down. We found out later on that the young man was high on bath salts which caused his delirium. Hopefully, that night ended his career of experimenting with them, although, I'm sure his troubles didn't end there, with his visit to the local hospital and the fact that there was a certain amount of damage done to the owner's airplane. SHEW, that over, we re-zipped our tent and went back to sleep.
CAN I HAVE IT? CAN I HAVE IT? CAN I HAVE IT?… Wednesday morning rudely rolled around, after we finally got back to sleep Tuesday night. We were ready to start out the day by looking at all there was to see in the newest crop of "airplanes and airplane accessories". We spent part of the morning strolling though Van's display and their new announcement – the RV-14. If we had not already built our beloved RV-9A and were still looking for the perfect airplane, this one would have been it! A Lycoming IO-390 (210 hp engine) as opposed to our 160 hp, the ability to hold 50 gallons of fuel as opposed to our 36 gallons, had a little larger baggage capacity and area (maybe those golf clubs would actually FIT in this one) and not that this was a must, but it was aerobatic! Hmmm….for a brief second or two, Paul and I began to drift off into the dream world of breathing life into yet another airplane. We had enjoyed building over those 3 years and had made mention of the fact that both of us did miss the process some. At times, it had become rather Frankenstein-ish, but it was overall a fun and exciting adventure. HOWEVER, snap back to reality – we absolutely do NOT have the funds to start this again without selling our "first born beloved" and I absolutely will NOT give up the ability to fly just to have another airplane ready in "a few years". NO! We both looked at each other, more or less shook ourselves back into "now-time" and completely agreed that we were most happy exactly where we are in life right now with our "completed" airplane and things will just stay that way…for now. BTW, thankfully Webb and Tom both lost their bets that we would have the tail section to a brand new RV-14 ordered before we left OSH – give us credit, guys, we have some restraint (but mostly, lack of money)…
CAN YOU HEAR THE WIND BLOW?… Wednesday afternoon, found us strolling around looking at some of the vintage warbirds. We always enjoy seeing these old beautiful birds that people love enough to maintain in excellent form and fly them to AirVenture – the "Mecca for all things Aviation". The wind was beginning to kick up a good bit and the forecast called for bad weather that afternoon. The wind had already removed my hat from my head twice. Thankfully, I was wearing my "fishing hat" which has a chin strap that kept it with me (I promise, it's not quite as "gooberish" as it sounds). Anyhow, Paul got a call on his cell and looking down, didn't recognize the number right off hand. He answered and someone with the grounds crew at Oshkosh had called to let us know that our tent had blown down and we might want to go back and tend to it. Apparently, the winds had gotten a lot worse over on that side than where we had been. Thankfully, it never rained that afternoon, it just blew. We walked back toward the plane and immediately noticed that we could see the tail of our plane, but could no longer see Big "Tall" Agnes standing. When we got there, Agnes was lying in a pitiful heap on the ground with a broken tent pole staring us in the eye through a newly poked hole in the rain fly. We picked her back up, looked her over, and really, very little harm was done. The tent was still just fine, only one broken tent pole and a "somewhat" minor hole in the rain fly. Our good neighbor, Taylor, helped us by locating some duct tape and helped us mend Big Agnes and her broken tent pole back into an acceptable position and she was deemed good to go again. I talked to Taylor for quite some time and found out he was a remarkable young man and just as easy and fun to talk to as anyone I'd ever met. I told him about meeting Brittany, the beautiful young pilot and her grandfather on our stop in Mankato and Taylor told me I needed to find her and let her know he was available! So, Brittany, if you are checking out our blog, let me highly recommend chatting with Taylor (if you are not already taken) because I think you two would be a perfect match! You have TONS in common!!! Now, Taylor, I have fulfilled my duty and done what I can, the rest is up to you!
STAR WARS ON THE HUDSON… Wednesday night came and we attended the EAA Chapter President's Reception hosted by Ford Motor Company. This year's special guest was George Lucas – yes, THE George Lucas! Jeff Skiles was also there as one of the Young Eagles Co Chairmen – you'll remember him as Chesley Sullenberger's co-pilot from "Miracle on the Hudson". So the night was full of fame, food and fun. We ran into our dear friend, Steve, from home and spent quite some time chatting and sweating with him as it was as hot as a Mississippi night in July in Wisconsin that night.
STAY TUNED FOR PART 2… "Where's the tent?"
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Rapid City to Oshkosh, Just the Beginning…
Density Altitude… It was Monday morning and the forecast was still looking a little nasty for the next few days. So, we decided to break camp a day early and try to get as close to Oshkosh as we could. It was only a five hour flight, but we would would lose a time zone hour traveling east. This would make it hard to get into Oshkosh before the airshow closed the field, so we decided to get as close as we could, find a hotel, take good shower and spend the night in an air conditioned room. By the time we packed everything up and loaded the airplane at KRAP it was 10:00 and the temps were already in the 90's. The automated weather at the airport was indicating a density altitude of over 7,000 feet… with a field elevation of 3,200 feet, thats a lot of DA! To the non-pilots out there, density altitude is a calculation that tells you basically where the plane "feels" like it is. The higher a plane climbs the harder it is to continue that climb. So, on this day, at this location and temperature, with the wheels on the ground our plane would climb like it is already at 7,000 feet… not too good, but well within her performance limits.
Long Roll… After "holding short" for a few planes on final, we were finally give clearance to takeoff and get out of this sweltering heat. As expected with the high density altitude, we rolled a lot further down the runway before lifting off, but soon we were climbing out and heading east. As we were departing, the controller even asked if we were going to Oshkosh… he sees a lot of RV's stopping there during Airventure week.
Weather Ahead… We knew when we were planning the route that morning that we were going to have to get around a cold front that was slowly falling south from Canada. As we approached the looming clouds we could see several openings to the north and since its always better to be behind the weather than in front we took advantage of these openings. This did turn out to be a good decision since the front consolidated to our south and the temps fell into the 50's at 9,500 feet – a welcome relief from the 90's we just left!
Two Hops to Wisconsin… We were not able to land at our intended first stop due to weather but made it a little farther northeast to Mankato, MN. Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) is located just south of Minneapolis and has two nice long runways. The staff was friendly and had free hot dogs and drinks for Oshkosh travelers along with a fuel discount. While resting there, we met two folks from California that were headed to Oshkosh. A young lady that had just taken her PPL check ride at 16 years of age and her grandfather. It was inspiring to see the two of them sharing a passion like flying and to hear her
dreams of becoming a Naval aviator. They were going to try to get into Oshkosh after the airshow that day, but we had decided to fly close to Oshkosh and spend the night in a hotel so we could wake up clean and fresh for the demanding OSH arrival. I had chosen Alexander Field (KISW) at Wisconsin Rapids, WI and gave them a call to see how far we would be from a hotel. The lady that I talked to, called a local hotel with a reasonable rate for us and offered to give us a ride in when we arrived – What a deal! The weather appeared to be moving in on us again, so we said our goodbyes to our new friends and continued east to KISW.
Great Place to Stop… We arrived at Wisconsin Rapids without any issues and were able to put Caddie in a hangar for the night for 20 bucks (good insurance, considering the weather we had been through). Howard, the owner of HJ Aviation, drove to the hangar, picked us up and carried us in to the hotel in his personal vehicle and said he would be back to pick us up at 7:30 the next morning. Our hotel was nice and within walking distance of an Arby's (dinner) and a CVS (wine)… two showers and a good nights sleep in air conditioning AND Howard was picking us up and taking us back to the plane early Wednesday morning. You always hear of southern hospitality, but we were treated like royalty at every airport we stopped at on this trip, especially at HJ Aviation!
Red & White RV, Cleared to Land Runway 36L… We threw our overnight bag in Caddie, said goodbye to Howard and departed to the southeast for Oshkosh. Beth flew the first leg to Ripon which allowed me to setup the radios and go over the NOTAM one more time. Our plan to get into OSH early worked out perfect, there was very little traffic due to the bad weather south and 4,000 overcast in the area. I took over flying once established on the arrival. At Fisk, we were asked which runway we wanted & we took 36 since it is what we did last year and it lets us roll out near the taxiway to home-built camping.
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Great Times Ahead… Once we got the plane tied down and the tent set up, we headed to show center with eyes wide open and our thoughts turned to all things aviation – what a great week we have ahead of us… I am turning the keyboard over to Beth for the next post from Airventure 2012 – Stay tuned…
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Road trip to Devils Tower Wyoming
Status of Caddie… So, after two hail storms and torrential downfalls at the campground near Hill City, SD our concerns turned toward the plane which was at the airport in Rapid City (KRAP). The weather map on the iPad had the storm that was on top of us heading straight to the airport. After limited sleep, we popped up early and drove straight to the airport to lay eyes on Caddie. She was fine! The tie downs were secure, the Bruce's Custom Cover was a little askew, but there was no water inside or hail dings to be found. The folks at the FBO said it had not rained that much there, apparently it is usually much more severe in the hills than down on the plains where the airport is.
Road Trip… So, with our fears of damage to the plane put to rest, we decided today would be a good day for a road trip. We had 200 miles per day allowance on the rental car and had only driven a hundred or so. We decided to head north and then west to Wyoming to see the Devils Tower.
Almost Rally Time… Our first stop, up I-90, was the infamous town of Sturgis, SD, home of the annual bike rally. The rally was still two weeks away, but this little town was preparing for the arrival of thousands of biker dudes and babes! A lot of them come up early and were cruising the hills on "Softails", "Fatboys" and choppers. We stopped at one of the large T-shirt vendors and ran into a couple of guys from Birmingham that were running the business. We bought a couple of T-shirts just to proclaim we had been to Sturgis and continued west.
Close Encounter… After nearly an hour of driving, we went over a hill and "WOW", there it was. Just rising up from the plains was this large rock formation unlike anything we have ever seen. As we got closer, I could see how this site held such a spiritual significance to the local tribes. It was one of those "goose bump" moments as we arrived at the monument welcome center. The goose bumps got a little bigger when I realized there were people scaling the sides of this thing at varying elevations. I did not realize that, not only did the Park Service allow climbing on the monument, but promoted it also. While listening to a ranger give a talk about the turkey vultures (we call 'em buzzards) that were circling the monument, I heard someone behind me make a comment about "being caught in a storm in a tent the night before". I turned around only to see Jason and his family, our new friends from North Dakota that we camped next to. What a small world… we were over a hundred miles from the camp and they had pulled up stakes that morning to head home by way of Wyoming.
"What an incredible Cinderella story!"… "Licensed to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations.", Caddyshack's, Carl Spackler (Bill Murray) would have come unglued at the sight of the area leaving the monument. Hundred of prairie dogs infested the grounds with warning signs not to feed them. The warning didn't keep us from stopping and "shooting" them with a camera, nor did it stop them from coming right up to you to beg. These little buggers had holes dug everywhere and kept popping up at random as far as the eye could see.
More Beautiful Views… On our trek back to camp, we took the Spearfish Canyon Highway route. Once again we found ourselves looking up to some of the most beautiful bluffs and scenery we have ever seen. At the end of this road was the town of Deadwood. Besides the HBO TV series, Deadwood was best known as a gold rush town that saw the likes of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Now, this clean looking town has lots of saloons and gaming establishments, but would justify further investigation at a later date… we were tired!
There's Goats in Them There Hills… We didn't see any gold but we did see the local heard of bighorn sheep just outside of Hill City. Most of the sheep had collars around their necks, which I suspect is what set off the flashing lights on the highway when they get near. This area is such a photo trap for us tourists, that they have paved "pull over" lanes to protect us from crashing into each other. So after several hundred miles on the road, we arrived at the KOA to find that their workers had done an incredible job of rebuilding the roads from the prior storms. With more bad weather forecast for the next afternoon, we decided that we should probably cut a day off of our stay in the Black Hills and head out early the next morning toward Oshkosh. So we had a nice dinner at the camp restaurant, washed up some clothes and packed the car for an early departure…
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Dog found in a ditch will walk again thanks to new leg
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Stanley, a 2-year-old Lab mix, has come a long way since the day he was turned over to a rescue group, barely able to hobble due to his damaged front legs.
On Wednesday, the energetic pup is expected to take his first steps on a new prosthetic leg. It's the result of months of work by volunteers from The Arrow Fund, who rescued Stanley, and by doctors from BluePearl Veterinary Partners hospital.
"It will be wonderful to see Stanley walk with his foster family," said Rebecca Eaves, president of The Arrow Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides medical treatment to animals who have been victims of extreme torture, abuse and neglect. "Despite everything he has been though, he's really happy and loving. And it's clear he can't wait to play, just like a regular dog."
Eaves said Stanley was brought to The Arrow Fund in July from Johnson County, Kentucky, by a family who said they found him in a ditch and could not afford the cost of his medical care.
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On Wednesday, Stanley will be fitted with a new fiberglass prosthetic leg, created by Ortho Pets. Dr. Ruth Schmidtchen, a senior BluePearl clinician who is certified in canine rehabilitation, will help Stanley get used to the leg and make any last-minute adjustments.
"The boot is designed to fit right over his leg, and will be attached with Velcro," Schmidtchen said. "We're hoping this will give him a normal gait – or at least as normal as possible."
Stanley hasn't let his medical problems slow him down, Eaves added.
"He's very determined to do what other dogs do," she said. "He attempts to climb stairs and get on the couch with his foster family. He has the best disposition and literally smiles all the time."
Those who would like to contribute to the cost of Stanley's care can do so by visiting The Arrow Fund's website (arrowfund.org) or mailing checks to The Arrow Fund, P.O. Box 1127 Prospect, Ky. 40059.


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Bill de Blasio, the New York City Public Advocate, has declared that he's running for mayor of New York City. The announcement came today outside his home in Brooklyn's Park Slope.
The Democrat's slogan is: "We only succeed if we leave no New Yorker behind." The 51-year-old candidate is seeking to replace outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in November.
The field of candidates includes City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Bill Thompson, a former city comptroller – both Democrats – and Republican Joe Lhota, former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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I discussed a live trade setup on the XAU/USD forex currency pair a few days ago, and I have now closed this trade for a breakeven result. I would like to talk you through how this result occurred right now.
If you take a look at Figure 1, you will be reminded of the trade setup in question. This is the daily chart for the XAU/USD pair (the pair for gold and the US dollar), and it is the only timeframe that I looked at for this particular trade. What you can see is that there is an area of support/resistance marked in at the top of the chart, and price had reacted to this level by forming a bearish engulfing pattern. What I did was to put an order in to go short at the break of the low of this level, with a stop loss placed just a few pips above the high of the move. This order was filled the following day, and I had an initial target of just two times the risk – as the stop loss was quite wide due to entering at the break of the low of the candle rather than a 50% retracement entry. The reason why I didn't go with the 50% retracement entry on this occasion was because of the slight lower shadow on the bearish candle, and wanting some added confirmation that the bearish move would continue.
For the last five trading days, this pair has been moving sideways in a consolidating pattern. As such, I wanted out of this trade to free up capital for other trades, so I moved my target to breakeven, which was hit for a breakeven trade. Sometimes, if a move does not happen quickly, it is best to be out of the trade, and this is what I felt on this occasion – and I am now happy to be out of this one.


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Country: Sweden
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Release: 1985
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Multiple candidate Parkinsons disease (PD) biomarkers have been identified over the years, but none have been properly validated. Using a targeted mass spectrometry platform, a multiplexed assay (experimental set-up) will be developed to accurately quantify approximately 170 candidate protein markers in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) of Parkinsons disease patients and control subjects. The goal will be to identify one or more proteins that will serve as markers of disease and disease progression.
Of the many proteins associated with Parkinsons disease and neurodegeneration in general, it is expected that a small subset will prove useful in monitoring disease progression and eventually therapeutic efficacy.
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An advanced mass spectrometer will be used that can accurately identify and measure signals from each of these proteins in CSF, the fluid that bathes the brain and spinal column. Proteins will be tested for their ability to distinguish disease from control subjects. If successful, those that pass this first test will be validated on additional patient and control samples in a future study.
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A biomarker protein or panel of proteins that are associated with PD could eventually serve as an early diagnostic, a means of measuring disease progression and/or a measure of drug efficacy in a clinical trial.
Next Steps for Development:
A panel of one or more proteins that can classify Parkinsons disease patients will be further tested for sensitivity and specificity and eventually validated using additional patient and control subject samples, including those from other neurodegenerative diseases.
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not_assembling_silly, 17 Apr 2014Why can't you look at the positive side wherein if a specific module breaks, you don't have to... moreI'm not against the idea of modular phones. I'm just very skeptical of it even making to beta stage because of the first point I made which is the support of the OEMs. Especially the mainstream OEMs will find this idea neither attractive nor lucrative enough to support it. It's just not sustainable.
Why majority of the comments given here are by 'Anonymous' or in reply to Anonymous. Why the users afraid to use some nick names?
It's funny how a lot of the readers here are underesrimating Google and technology itself. While many of the issues you're raising here are valid, common sense tells us they won't release a half-baked product to mass market with little to no support. They're not just recreating hardware here. They will create service and support to come along with the final product. It's pretty obvious that the 2015 target of Google here is the 3rd party ddevelopers and some early adopters to see how the product will fair and evolve on a user-level before its true mass market release. This is exactly how android itself began. Calm down, armchair CEOs. Google knows better than everyone of us here. Project Ara isn't even beta yet. Jeez
This might be the "last phone" you ever need. Pretty sure most phone company will be wanting to see this fail. I just hope they can see beyond the profits.
I'd be surprised if they manage to make this into a thin, attractive form factor given all the removable parts.
Unfortunately I suspect it will look compartively thick, clunky and ugly compared the competition.
This need wireless charging for all their modules. So u can plug and play and have optimal battery.
This project will be able to increase life as this will make mobiles like laptop. You can upgrade certain things but not completly. This may bring a new revolution.
Anonymous, 17 Apr 2014yes it will be difficult but am sure they will look into this thoroughly. As for the no OS up... moreI don't see them building a robust enough system to handle technology that will come within the next 5 years. Even if they can see the near future it still be too costly.
simply put by year 2 the chassis won't be adequate to handle for example the new display, processor or camera. And the software updates will stalled.
Anonymous, 17 Apr 2014so pc users have to buy new pc's to stay up with tech then?!? seriously......think before typ... moreyou forgot how fast phone advances as an platform.
No way in 2 years time the original chassis(skeleton) can keep up no matter what you want to plug on it.
I know we are spoiled but its true people will only accept the best integration of all the latest features. And it has to be in a fresh package.
How many time we all hear an 1 year old phone-style is outdated.
MoFo, 17 Apr 2014I completely agree. Replacing parts for a small sized netbook is such a headache...imagine try... moreUnfortunately, notebooks are not really built to be like ara's. There are service centers for laptops or even desktops to do the upgrades for you. Different objectives for different devices, just so happened that the main objective for this project is to make the device 'user serviceable'.
Anonymous, 17 Apr 2014so pc users have to buy new pc's to stay up with tech then?!? seriously......think before typ... moreIf you use the same standard, yes you would have to buy or build a complete new PC.
Anonymous, 17 Apr 2014you are twisting my words. building any whole phone is challenging enough making all part w... moreyes it will be difficult but am sure they will look into this thoroughly. As for the no OS update after 2 years, most maufacturers only give updates to their phones twice and in some cases this has been in under two years. the only ones that receive the updates rugular are the nexus series or the google versions from other OEMs. I think the updates will be restricted to what hardware there is - i.e. the phone will state there is an update available but you are not able to updates if you have x cores or x ram - but onlt time will tell what they do with this. i like the idea and am eager to see it but do have reservations about it
Anonymous, 17 Apr 2014Are you trying to say that the components are not what keeps you up with tech? The only thing... moreyou are twisting my words.
building any whole phone is challenging enough making all part works effiently and and too the full potential.
it will be a nightmare trying to have all part new or old work nice together.dont feel surprised if no more os update after 2 years.
AnonD-5197, 17 Apr 2014I think it will go more like this. One of the OEM works hard to produce a component, say in Ja... moreWhy can't you look at the positive side wherein if a specific module breaks, you don't have to throw away the entire phone? It's not assembling your own phone, I'm pretty sure most people would buy the pre-assembled ones just like what's happening with PCs but to have the ability swap out a broken module in less than a day versus having to have to buy a new one or say having your phone serviced for weeks or month, that is something we should be excited about.
Excited but one thing comes to mind, will this eliminate the shock/water proof capability? Or will google create such a shell? Or will I just rely on otter or other cases?
So if you drop it, does it like fly everything all over the place? Imagine picking up pieces of your phone in the middle of the road. Hope they take these into considerations.
AnonD-5197, 17 Apr 2014I think it will go more like this. One of the OEM works hard to produce a component, say in Ja... morei agree with the most part of this. the end comment is kinda irrelevant though as it's not about building more upgrading. the question should be rephrased to 'how many people upgrade their pc' and the answer is allot. this won't be a phone aimed for the non technical or ungeeky
Oh my, my sim module fell, idk where?
haist! have to buy a new module and a sim...
Anonymous, 16 Apr 2014the only way to stay up with tech is to buy a new phone. A phone is not just sum of its parts.... moreso pc users have to buy new pc's to stay up with tech then?!? seriously......think before typing.
yeah there could be stability issues but i would imagine that google will address these pre launch of phone and any new components due to the shere size of the company and amount of bad press it would bring. still this is speculation and only time will tell.


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Wireless Bluetooth earphones with charging box and built-in mic
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Features and specifications:
• Bluetooth chip: CSR64110 V4.1 version
• Receiver distance: 10 meters
• Operating frequency: 2.402 – 2.480 GHz
• Adjustment method: GFSK, TT/4 DQPSK, 8DPSK
• Signal to noise ratio: > 75 dB
• Distortion: <1%
• Charge input voltage: DC 5 ± 0.25 V
• Battery specifications: 3.7 V/45 mAh
• Charging time: ≤2 hours
• Microphone sensitivity: - 42 ± 3DB
• Low voltage tip: 3.3 V
• Speaker specifications: 16Ω ± 15%
• Continuous playing music time: ≥1.5 hours
• Standby connection time: ≥20 hours
• Working current: ≦25mA (the greater the volume the greater the current)
• Quiescent current: ≦5uA
• Supports A2DP decoding
• Supports simple pairing
1) Could earphones adjust the volume?
The earphones themselves cannot adjust the volume. Adjusting the volume of the devices( such as mobile phones, watches) that are connected with the earphones could raise/lower the earphones\' volume.
2) Could the earphones answer phone calls?
Only the main host earphone can answer phone calls, the other earphone cannot hear the sound from the calls.
3) How long could earphones generally last after a full charge?
After the earphones are fully charged, they could be used for about 2 hours.
4) Could the charge box and the earphones be charged at the same time?
Yes. they could be charged together. When the four indicator lights of the charging base shine blue, it indicates that the base is fully charged; when the earphones indicator light shines blue, it indicates that the earphones are fully charged.
5) How do I pair earphones with the mobile phone successfully?
Firstly, choose one earphone and turn it on by holding the button for 5 seconds until there and blue lights blink alternately. Then, turn on the Bluetooth on your phone and search for the device " Air50" and start to pair with the earphone. (You will hear voice prompt "connected" on the earphone after pairing successfully).
Last, turn on the other earphone by holding the button for 1 - 2 seconds (release the button as soon as you see blue lights). You can now you can start to enjoy the music on both.
(Please note that we must connect one earphone with the mobile phone before connecting the second)
Reminder: Sometimes the earphones\' signal might be interrupted due to the signal transmission interference by another strong signal. For example, when earphones are far away from the mobile phone, in an environment with other Bluetooth devices, in an open area, under heavy rain, or in a strong Wi-Fi signal location. We suggest you stay away from radio interference (GPS, GPRS, WIFI) and use a Bluetooth version above 3.0 to avoid these issues.
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Norway trees kept vigorous have a much greater capacity for avoiding and recuperating from fungal disease than weakened or stressed trees. Grow your Norway maples in areas that offer full sunlight to light shade. Norway maples thrive in many types of soil provided that conditions are moist and extremely well drained, according to the University of Illinois Extension HortAnswers. Norway maples will tolerate dry soil but will not tolerate wet sites.
Anthracnose is a fungal disease of Norway maple trees. Caused by a wide variety of disease pathogens that thrive in high moisture levels, anthracnose spores are spread on wind and water, infecting leaves, buds and stems. Verticillium wilt is another fungal disease of the Norway maple caused by the fungal pathogens Verticillium albo-atrum and Verticillium dahliae. This disease thrives in cool soil conditions and invades plants through their roots. Plants in bloom and those with stressed roots are at a higher risk of infection, according to the University of Illinois Extension HortAnswers.
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The Group Managing Director, NICON Group, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, is the new owner of Virgin Nigeria, the controversial airline formed in a partnership between the British businessman, Richard Branson, and some Nigerian investors. Ibrahim, at a press conference last week, spoke on his plans for the nation's flag carrier. OYETUNJI ABIOYE was there. Excerpts:
Are you coming up with a merger arrangement between NICON Airways and your new airline, Virgin Nigeria?
In fairness, the deal for Virgin Nigeria had been on since 2009, but you know it is not every deal that you put on the pages of newspapers when you are yet to conclude. In that very year 2009, if I had wanted to make NICON Airways to be flying with all the aircraft, we would have done so. We felt that let us quickly look at this deal, and we can have a merger later and then we can move on.
But if I had made up my mind and say we don't want Virgin Nigeria, and use the money for NICON Airways, maybe that would have been a different thing, may be also we would not have issues with NICON Airways. The Virgin deal started in 2009 and it went from back and forth until it closed in 2010, sometimes in April. Two things are very key in the Virgin Nigeria deal. First, we as a nation must continue to show the capacity that we can do it.
Agreed that Richard Branson came with this brand to Nigeria and things were going bad and Branson walked out with the managing director, the chief executive officer, and the chief finance officer and technical officers in a day. Is it that we don't have the personnel, entrepreneur that can do it? This is why I said we should conclude once and for all this matter. Coming to my major plan, my immediate plan is to stabilise the airline with seven aircraft and we will achieve this very shortly. What we want to do is actually stabilise it at seven and from there move to 17 and after that we start the international route. Our immediate plan is to get the local market right, get the regional market right and then from there, we move on to the international routes. Our long term plan is to make it good and take it back to Nigerians who are the owners, just like all our companies that we have acquired in the past and then take it to the stock exchange and make Nigerians to be proud owners of a good airline.
Are you planning to change the name of the airline?
Well, of course, there will be a name change, that can never be ruled out. There will be a name change and the name change will reflect the integrity of our nation. I am not too far away from the name change and I am sure in a matter of days, we will have another meeting with you where I will present document to show you that a name change has happened. I will probably place advertorial in the newspapers. Be prepared for a name change.
What name do you have in mind?
Wait till that time when I call you for a name change. We will have a meeting where we will plot the new name.
With the state of uncertainty around NICON Airways, there are fears that Virgin Nigeria may go the same way?
I don't think anybody should have any fear; that fear is your own fear, your own created fear. If anybody has run any company well in this country, I think by the Grace of God, I am number one and this is not the first company we have bought. We have never had a company that died in our hands. First, we took NICON, it survived, and it is now in Sao Tome and Principe . We picked Nigerian rail, you didn't know that Nigerian rail was taken away by the National Assembly Act. Today, it is surviving. We picked Le Meridien hotel, where we had snakes and cobras staying in. They were using snake powder to bring them out, today; we have American Embassy having office inside Le Meridien hotels that shows you how far we have gone in turning it around. We picked 110 petrol stations that we bought for people; we never built them; all the fuel stations are selling fuel today.
We picked up VGC from the former HSC owners, it has been turned around. Today, the hotel is there today running very well. The industry there where they produce chairs, today they are made by our factory. We picked this building from NDIC. All the area boys of Marina were living here before, but you can see how it looks now. We have been turning around corporations. One of the areas where we have respect among the youth is the ability to turn around companies.
Let me tell you, some interesting companies; I don't want to mention their names had even been talking to us to see how we can rescue them in management plan. So, what is in Virgin Nigeria to turn around for us? I don't see anybody expressing fears, rather from the report I got yesterday, all flights were fully booked. Infact on Sunday, they were double booked. So, I want to thank Nigerians for the tremendous support that they are giving to us. They believe in our capacity above all. If it was when Virgin Nigeria was being run by Richard Branson, can you have an interview like this with him?
Why add the burden of Virgin Nigeria to NICON Airways in view of the sensitivity of the airline business in Nigeria?
I am used to putting my head in trouble waters. Don't worry about it. Let me correct one thing, NICON Airways is not the same thing as Virgin Nigeria because Virgin Nigeria has all the structures, has a lot of connectivity and a lot of things to build and they are far from each other, but nevertheless, we used to do an unusual thing to get an unusual result. When this house was put for sale, it was there for almost three years, nobody applied, but today, if I put it for sale, everybody will be here because it has been turned around. I appreciate your sympathy, you can be sure Virgin Nigeria will survive. Again, it is not about profit again, if you know that at this level, I go for something that is exciting. I have run close to about 16 companies. We have eight hotels, 210 petrol stations etc. What do you think I will be doing? The total debt I owe is just N2.4 bn, that is what is left over. What do you think I should be doing at my age if I don't put my head in Virgin Nigeria? So, it is an exciting moment.
What airline did you really buy, is it Virgin Nigeria or Nigerian Eagle?
We bought Virgin Nigeria, there was nothing called Nigeria Eagle that we bought. Am I so stupid? I am a lawyer, common give that to me. I am Harvard and University of Ife trained. Am I going to buy Nigeria Eagle, I bought Virgin Nigeria (brandishing a certified true copy of the certificate) and I got original shares certificate of Virgin Nigeria. So, I don't know what Virgin is talking about. We are not paying any thing to anybody to have the Virgin brand. Is Virgin Nigeria a brand (general laughter of disapproval)? I don't have issues with Virgin Nigeria; you know me critically, if I buy any foreign company, forget about brand or no brand, whatever the brand, I will change it to reflect Nigerian name. So that is me. Even if Virgin gives me their brand for free, I will not take it, I will still use my local name.
What plans do you have for this airline and the workers?
Thanks for your concern and we appreciate it. Don't worry, we will survive. I don't think there will be problem at all. I am aware running an airline is very expensive. I know what it is; I have enough of experience to turn around the airline quickly. Normally, turn around takes two years and I implore all of you to join in the turn around, so that you can see things and educate yourself. In the case of Virgin Nigeria; from the diagnosis I have seen, may be in less than one year, we would have been through with the turn around.
What is the future of workers in the airline?
If you are a fraudulent staff, you better start running. If you are not, enjoy yourself and expect your promotion. Let me tell you, its not all turn around that require people to be sacked. Le Meridien was turned around; we never sacked one single staff of Le Meridien. We are increasing the fleet, why are the workers afraid? If you sack them and increase your fleet, who are the people that will come and do the job? An aircraft must have a marginal number of people that will work with it. So, where will you get the people from? What you will do is to restructure them to training. Let me tell you, our turn-around is only limited. Virgin Nigeria is not technically sick, it is financially sick; so the turn around will be directed to finance.
Why did Captain Dapo Olumide resigned as the airline's managing director and what is your relationship with Lufthansa Technik and Ethiopian Airways?
This people are doing their job and I don't want to interfere with their job because of safety standard. Like I told you Virgin is not technically sick, but financially sick, and we don't want the financial sickness to affect technical matters, so that it does not spread. That is why some of you should be careful with your report. I have no issue with Captain Olumide. You people are the ones that removed him from the place. We woke up in the morning and read that he has resigned.
He was with me here and waited till 6pm. By 10pm, I called him to ask for some data and he gave me. He was going into some details and I said Olu, why don't you go and take your rest, let us see tomorrow and he said good night and the following morning when I woke up, I saw newspapers to say that he has resigned. I called his line, it was not going through and we were going to have a staff meeting the same day. When I asked whether he has letter for me, my secretary said he did not have any letter from Dapo, so what do you want me to do as somebody who has just invested that type of money in the place, to just be waiting? I don't have issues with him. He is some of the people I have a lot of respect and confidence in. May be somebody misadvised him and he did not look at it very well and he took a wrong action. His career must be managed. If I had wanted to be funny yesterday, I would have said we dismissed him because we did not see his resignation letter.


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Deal: Save $30 on Samsung's Wireless Charging Convertible Stand (works with iPhones, too)
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1. antroid (Posts: 299; Member since: 24 Jan 2018)
Charging your iPhone with a Samsung charging pad hilarious
2. maherk (Posts: 6227; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
If that's the case, then touching an iPhone with a Samsung's screen is even funnier
4. Trex95 (Posts: 2308; Member since: 03 Mar 2013)
Nokia lumia 1520 wireless charging (first to introduced wireless charging) still can charge both iPhone and Samsung .
5. worldpeace (Posts: 2693; Member since: 15 Apr 2016)
Galaxy S4 and Droid mini also got Qi wireless charging, and both released before Lumia 1520
6. kozza3 (Posts: 760; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
The Lumia 920 had it in 2012. It was pretty freaking cool at the time.
8. darkkjedii (Posts: 29478; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Lotta Samsung components in an iPhone.
3. Mreveryphone (Posts: 1719; Member since: 22 Apr 2014)
I have noticed that my iphone X charges a little faster on the wireless charger mentioned in the article opposed to the first wireless charger I have from Samsung...
7. HumBHOldt (Posts: 31; Member since: 30 Jan 2018)
Like Kozza3 mentions 920's I bought on launch day that came with Nokia Qi wireless charging pads, AT+T also had a JBL speaker i bought that day with wireless charging on top of it that i still use daily .
All Flagship Nokia Windows phones had Qi since 2012, unfortunately most people were to busy following others combined with salespeople that were given commission to push droid/iOS and so you had to basically demand a Windows phone....WP was ahead in many features but theyd rather fight than switch (great Nokia 920 commercial still on youtube"don't fight, switch")
10. Blazers (Posts: 634; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)
This thing doesn't work with a case on, even though they claim it does. I'm using an official Samsung rugged case for my Note 8, and it continually pauses. No wonder they gave it away as a free gift.
11. PSAfromThisGuy (Posts: 104; Member since: 16 Jan 2017)
works with iPhone as well!!, as it should since how much of the phone is made by other companies technology... apple would crumble if they didn't have US Sheeple or other companies sympathy and compassion to share their technology with them..


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Welcome to the shift 2020 Brain Food #17 newsletter with news on my activities, insights and links to must read articles on the technological transformations in business and society, carefully curated by yours truly. The header of this newsletter is an image I've been using in most of my recent presentations (courtesy of Frank Diana). The slide includes most of my topics and thoughts on the future evolution of exponential technologies. You can see the [...] Read More
October 16th – 18th 2015 – Peralada Spain shift 2020 and Claro Partners present the "IoT Shifts Transformation Retreat" – a brand new, groundbreaking two-day custom designed workshop at a beautiful luxury 5-star resort in Spain. Designed and led by Digital Strategist Rudy de Waele, and Innovation Philosopher Humberto Schwab, the IoT Shifts Transformation Retreat, (#ISTR), will give you exclusive industry insights which shall empower you to use the IoT (Internet of [...] Read More
Here are the slides of my presentation on The Evolution of Mobile (towards the Internet of Things) at Sanoma Mobile Inspiration Conference in Amsterdam on March 24, 2015. The Evolution of Mobile from Rudy De Waele You can view a short video resume of the conference here.
(this article was originally published on The Next Web on September 20, 2014) The first time I saw a 3D-printer in action was when I participated to the Singularity University Executive Program in the spring of 2011. It was a place that offered corporate executives and entrepreneurs the tools to predict and evaluate how emerging technologies will disrupt and transform their industries, companies, careers and lives. Since then, I have been following [...] Read More


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The #DreamRide was amazing again this year! We, Special Olympics NY and the SONY Hudson Valley Region are honored and blessed to be a part of this wonderful event. The hugs, love and commitment of the Athletes shined through the entire weekend and our Athletes had a blast once again. They cannot stop talking about it and are all excited for next year. Thank you to everyone who was involved, who donated or were a part of this event. To those who made this happen, Special Olympics Connecticut, Bozzuto's, Inc. and Hometown Foundation a very special Thank you! Final count as of yesterday afternoon, over $1.5 million was raised – WOW! AMAZING! We cannot wait for next year. Enjoy the photos everyone! Dream Ride #DreamRideExp #SpecialOlympicsNY #LoveOfTheAthetes #FUN #AMAZING
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Wednesday evening, the band and choir groups gathered for their last concert of the year. This is no ordinary concert like the others however, it was a concert that acknowledges the soon to be graduating seniors.
The talented seniors of LHS showcased their special talents in single performances by writing songs that they conducted for this special night. A slideshow of seniors was played at the event as a normal tradition.
Different instrumental groups performed such as chamber orchestra, wind ensemble, symphonic band and jazz ensemble all gathered to perform many well known famous songs. A well known song that was popular for many was the theme song of Harry Potter.


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Warship in the Dardanelles, Turkey. The Turkish battle cruiser Yavuz. The Turkish fort at Hellespont. Several small working boats with dark sails. Several fast moving cutters underway in U.S. coastal waters.
German built Turko-German Light Cruiser, the Breslau, during World War I in Dardanelles, Turkey.
Allied war ship entering the Dardanelles immediately after end of World War 1. Views of the Fort of Sedul-Bahr which had been pounded by British long range guns. French General Louis Franchet D'Esperey landing at shore and reviewing formation of Turkish troops at Constantinople. The Turkish battleship, Yavuz Sultan Selim (formerly German SMS Goeben) tied up at a dock. She displays the Turkish flag.
British troops disembark during World War I at Sedd el Bahr, Cape Helles, in the Dardanelles, Turkey. Soldiers sit and stand in ship and at piers. Soldiers lay a narrow gauge rail track from beach. A steam roller stands nearby the laid track and soldiers stand around. A small car is moved on tracks.
The U.S. Destroyer, USS Dyer (DD-84) in the Dardanelles, Turkey, after World War 1. The entire ship's conpany is posed on deck for photographers. The officers are seated in front, on deck, with the non-commissioned officers standing behind and the remaining company of sailors occupying the upper structures of the ship. The ship's captain, U.S. Navy Commander Fred H. Poteet is seated front and center in the row of seated officers. The relaxed movements of all aboard suggest they are waiting for a formal still photograph to be taken. The next scene shows Commander Poteet standing with six of the ship's officers. The rest of the ship's company has left their earlier places and are not seen. Closeups of Commander Poteet and each of his staff officers.
Turks muster to fight in the Greco-Turkish War, leaving homes and villages, bidding farewell to loved ones and assembling as infantry and cavalry.


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It's my last day studying for my last Soci paper of Year 1, and I think I finally have an answer to the question "What do you learn in Soci?"
I come face to face with the deep reality that no man was made to live alone. I learn the nuances of behaviour; of acting and reacting. Society breathes a single breath, no matter how individualised we think the world is becoming.
I also come to face the reality that this world is indeed lost – a voyager with no destination, a note without a tune; a human with no god.


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Neutron correlations viewed through nuclear break-up
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The possibility to use nuclear break-up as a probe for neutron correlations has been investigated both from an experimental and a theoretical point of view.
A theory beyond mean-field, called TDDM^ P, taking into account some two-body correlations has been developed. The dynamical evolution of a correlated nuclei can be described and especially nuclear break-up. This study enables to understand the influence of initial correlations between nucleons on the nucleons emission and shows that nuclear-break-up is sensitive to the initial correlations.
From an experimental point of view, correlations between the two neutrons in the halo of the borromean nucleus 6He have been investigated. Its ground state is predicted to have two dominant configurations: the di-neutron configuration where the two neutrons are very close to each other and the cigar configuration, where the two neutrons are on opposite side with respect to the core. Nuclear break-up of $^6$He on a lead target has been studied at GANIL with a SPIRAL beam. Angular correlation functions extracted from data were extracted.


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Teachers: Are you looking for ways to use Turkey Trouble in the classroom? On the website teacherspayteachers.com there are more than 20 teacher-created teaching packets for use in teaching things such as vocabulary, repetition, predicting, problem solving, dynamic characters, figurative language, math, art, etc. Just type in "Turkey Trouble" to see the assortment. Here is a link to a 58-page unit that is particularly wonderful:
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The Gotei 13 (護廷十三隊, Goteijūsantai; 13 Division Imperial Guards, 13 Court Guard Squads in the English dub, 13 Court Guard Companies in the English manga) is the primary military branch of Soul Society and the main military organization most Shinigami join after leaving the academy.
The first 13 captains.
While the history of the Gotei 13 remains largely unknown, the organization was founded by Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, who has stood at the head of the group since its inception.[2]
The first generation of the Gotei 13 consisted of Yamamoto, Yachiru Unohana and 11 other captains. Shunsui Kyōraku considers this generation to be the strongest version of the Gotei 13.[3]
According to Yhwach, the original Gotei 13 were "defenders" in name only, comprising nothing less than a brutal mob of killers, but it was for this very reason they were a force to be feared. It is noted the Gotei 13 underwent dramatic changes after the extermination of the Quincy, mellowing out in the ensuing peace, having now found a sense of justice upon discovering things to protect and treasure.[4]
The Gotei 13 serves as a military force with its primary responsibilities consisting of:
The defense of the Seireitei, the center of Soul Society.
The deployment of Division members into enemy territory for combat operations.
The deployment of Task Forces as defensive measures in the Human World.
The guiding of souls to Soul Society.
General Operation
The Gotei 13 does not normally operate as a cohesive unit. The command of the divisions are generally left to the discretion of its particular Captain, who commonly runs it whatever way he or she sees fit, allowing for the change of a division's traditional duties to an entirely new set and even the creation of a separate institution connected to the division. The Gotei 13's main duty is to defend the Seireitei, but they are allocated districts in Rukongai to defend.[5] In addition to these duties, Shinigami have to deal with the business of being assigned to the Human World.[5]
The only general authority to call forth a combined front is an edict from the Central 46 Chambers, or more often the Captain-Commander. It is not uncommon for captains to not see each other as a whole group for long periods of time, except for cases involving a threat to all of Soul Society, a captain's punishment, or, to a lesser degree, a captain's promotion. On a regular basis, the captains are spread out all across Soul Society doing their divisions' duties, whatever they may be. They are so far spread out, getting the captains together as a group, or even getting their lieutenants together as a group, could normally take a day to accomplish.
Unless specifically ordered by the Captain-Commander, captains can choose whether or not to attend meetings (at their own risk) or not even involve themselves in the daily situations of Soul Society. Captains are not allowed, without permission, to carry out activities outside of their normal jurisdiction or their division. The captain of one division cannot punish the subordinates of another captain.
Officially, the Kidō Corps and Onmitsukidō are not part of the Gotei 13, but since Suì-Fēng is both the captain of the 2nd Division and the head of the Onmitsukidō, the Onmitsukidō is effectively under the control of the Gotei 13. Additionally, the captain of the Kidō Corps has been known to obey summons and orders from the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13.[6]
The Gotei 13 is made up of thirteen divisions, with several divisions having certain specializations.[7]
The Gotei 13 is led by the Captain-Commander, who has the statuary authority to conduct all the affairs of the Gotei 13 while deferring to the authority of the Central 46 Chambers in matters involving Soul Society.
As with any army, the Gotei 13 has ranks. There are 20 ranks for officers, but no ranks for non-officers. The lower the number is, the higher the rank. The ranks and their descriptions are below, from highest to lowest in terms of strength. The Gotei 13 is an organization with a merit-based hierarchy. It has disposed of the system of rank based on seniority. Abilities are the only thing used to determine one's rank.[7]
Captain's Council
The captains congregate in the main hall of the First Division Headquarters to discuss important issues involving their specific divisions and matters which affect Soul Society. This council is highly formal, with the captain-commander leading its proceedings. All captains are considered equal (with the exception of the captain-commander), and determine the course of their individual division unless dictated otherwise by the captain-commander. Votes are carried out via a unanimous consensus.
The Captain-Commander (総隊長, Sōtaichō; Viz "Captain-General"; Captain-Commander, Head-Captain in the English dub) is the supreme leader of the Gotei 13. The position requires the Captain-Commander to oversee the overall operations of the Gotei 13, Onmitsukidō and Kidō Corps when the well-being of Seireitei and Soul Society is at stake. The only power the Captain-Commander answers to is the Central 46 Chambers, who elect the successor of the current Captain-Commander in the event of their death.[8] The former holder of this title is Captain Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto of the 1st Division, who had held this post for the last 1000 years.[9] The current Captain-Commander is Shunsui Kyōraku.[8]
A Captain (隊長, Taichō; lit. Unit Commander) is the leader of one of the thirteen divisions (with the special case of the Captain-Commander).
Captains are generally the most respected Shinigami within the Soul Society, with the leaders of the Kidō Corps and Onmitsukidō possibly being on equal status. With one exception, all captains are able to utilize the final stage of their Zanpakutō, and are far more powerful than even their lieutenants. Knowing Bankai gives captains an average of five-to-ten times the strength of Shinigami who are unable to perform it.[10] They have extensively trained, if not mastered, their Bankai, allowing them to use the enormous power effectively in battle. Most captains are skilled in the use of Shunpo and Kidō, and generally have extensive knowledge of Shinigami history and battle tactics. All of these factors create a vast power gap between captains and lower-ranked officers.
They function as Chief executive officers, and they determine the course, organization, tactics, and policy of their division. The power a captain has over his/her division is absolute and cannot be questioned by subordinates or the captains of the other divisions. A captain can choose to change the division specialty (which Kisuke Urahara did upon becoming captain of the 12th Division). Due to captains having supreme authority in their respective division, the divisions are separate entities and not a cohesive military. In this way, they only have the right to punish the actions of their subordinates and not those of other divisions unless the division in question has no current captain or the subordinate's actions are against the laws or rules of Soul Society.
The true power of Soul Society lies in the captains of the Gotei 13, as they are the leaders of its military arm. With them at full strength, Soul Society is safe and almost unbeatable. If they are broken, their strength dwindles, making them highly vulnerable.
There are three different ways to become a Gotei 13 captain:[11]
Captain Proficiency Test (隊首, taishu): A test which requires the ability to perform Bankai. Nearly all Shinigami become captains using this method. At least three existing captains, including the Captain-Commander, have to witness the test.
Personal Recommendation: To have personal recommendations from at least six captains and approval from at least three of the remaining seven.
Trial by Combat: To defeat a captain one-on-one with at least 200 witnesses from the captain's division. This method is seen as being the exceedingly rarest and the least refined of the three. The method is commonly looked down upon by some captains as barbaric compared to the other refined methods. This method allows one to bypass having the mastery of Bankai or other possible abilities which a captain would otherwise be required to have knowledge of, for it allows no judgment from captains who would require those skills as a prerequisite to join their ranks. Though rare in other Divisions, the Eleventh Division has been set up to exclusively utilize this method, with each captain attaining their rank by killing the predecessor.[12]
A Lieutenant (副隊長, fukutaichō; Viz "Assistant Captain"; vice-unit commander, often translated as vice-captain) is the 2nd seated officer in a division.[13]
Lieutenants function as executive officers for their division, taking care of or supervising day-to-day operations. Along with their captains, they are not assigned to one specific squad. They generally only know the Shikai of their Zanpakutō but they are still the second strongest in their division. In the case of a division captain's death, departure, or other circumstances making him unable to perform their duties, the lieutenant acts as the "substitute captain" until another can be assigned.
The authority to appoint or dismiss a lieutenant lies solely with the captain of the respective division, a privilege which was granted to them with the support of the Central 46 Chambers. Captains reserve the right to appoint multiple lieutenants at a single time, though this is rarely done due to it being both considered highly unorthodox and heavily frowned upon by the Central 46 Chambers. [14] Though rarely exercised, any potential candidate retains the right to decline the nomination.[15]
Seated Officers
Seated officers are the remainder of the officers in the Gotei 13 which hold ranks at or below 3rd Seat. Captains and lieutenants have the ranks of 1st and 2nd Seats, respectively. Next to that, there are 18 more seats (3rd-20th). In the Gotei 13, only one person can hold a senior officer rank (such as 3rd or 5th seat), but there are several holders of junior officer ranks (e.g. 20th seat). This varies from division to division, for there are two 3rd Seats in the 13th Division. Seated officers often lead sub-units within each division (for example, 7th seat Hanatarō Yamada is leader of the 4th Division's 14th Advanced Relief Team).
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The Seafoam Marketing Challenge is a program designed to give local high school students real-world marketing experience by intertwining their learning curriculum with the marketing needs of an area non-profit.
Throughout the semester, student teams will have the opportunity to learn from Seafoam's marketing team, gather research data on the non-profit client, use this data to map out a marketing strategy for the client, and build their strategies into actual marketing materials.
At the end of the semester, the student teams will compete with one another by presenting their marketing strategies to Seafoam's leaders and the client. After a winning team is chosen, one to two students from this team will join Seafoam Media as summer interns where they will actually put their winning marketing strategy into motion for the client.
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Memoirs from the Women's Prison-- Complete
There are some book titles which catch the eye of people passing by and folks cannot help but comment. Memoirs from the Women's Prison by Nawal El Saadawi is one of the books. I read this book while waiting for w squared to begin, on the airplane, and while waiting for my car to get serviced. One of my new favorite t-shirt says "Speak Justice." When I wear the t-shirt while reading the book, several folks did double takes. This amused me. My favorite exchange about this book went something like this:
Woman: Is that book any good?
Me: Yes, it is about a woman in Egypt who is imprisoned for her writing which questioned the government.
Woman: I have really gotten into women's prison writing. The torture, the beatings, the harsh conditions are more than people can bear. How do these women survive?
Me (feeling the need to clarify): This woman has actually not been beaten or tortured. Her writing is powerful because she describes being in prison without explanation. She spends her day in a cell with a lot of other women and has not seen her family in over a month.
Woman (looking very puzzled): How can it be a prison without torture?
I did not know how to respond to that comment. What I do know is that this book is incredible. I got the book from Beth with the inscription, "Inspiration to live aligned with your passion, integrity, and conviction." The book delivered on that promise. There are several passages that illustrate the power of writing; how a state's restriction and response to the written word impacts freedom and democracy. What does it say about a society when the government can say things are fair and just while folks are put in prison for their thoughts? The images of the cramped prison cell, the poor plumbing, and the writer's transformation made me feel as though I was with her the entire time.
This book is my second piece for the Armchair Traveler Reading Challenge. I learned a lot about the Egyptian government and prison system. Even though it has changed, there are lots of similarities to the United States. I found this book timely given the war in Iraq and my growing awareness that there are many nuances and implications of laws, bills, and speeches which lie beneath the surface.
Recommend to a friend: YES!