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Pdf Presenter Console 1.1 released
Jakob Westhoff
Since I released the first version of the PDF Presenter Console (PPC) I received a lot of feedback on it. I am glad this project is not only useful to me, but to other people out there as well. Furthermore I used PPC on several occasions for myself and therefore implemented some features I discovered were missing.
All new features implemented in version 1.1 are quite simple. There is nothing groundbreaking new, but some nifty little things here and there, which make your life easier while presenting. There are things, like color indication of the last x minutes, counting of the time your are overdue, hiding the mouse cursor if it is not used, to name just a few.
Aside from new features I did some bugfixing as well. One of the main fixes is a bug which caused the presenter console to be unable to position its windows correctly, when Xfce4 was used. I am quite sure Xfwm, the Xfce window manager does not behave correctly in this situation and reported a bug upstream. Nevertheless I wrote a workaround for you guys out there using Xfce, which makes the usage of PPC possible again. Thanks to Yves-Alexis Perez for reporting the bug.
Other changes to the codebase of the Pdf Presenter Console have been made, which were mainly some cleanup and refactoring to allow for easier maintaining and flexibility in the future. I have already started to work on some new features, like handling links inside of pdf documents, which can be found in the current development branch.
I especially want to thank Rene Wagner for sending me quite a bunch of patches I partially incorporated into this release. Furthermore he provided the initial rudimentary patches for the link handling stuff I am currently working on.
Migration to github
I decided to migrate the whole PDF Presenter Console project to github. The before used subversion repository will be read-only from this time on.
The new development repository can be found at:
I had different reasons to migrate the project repository over to git and especially github. First git does allow a lot more flexibility when it comes to branching, which makes the developers life a lot easier. Second git and especially github make it really easy to incorporate patches from other developers, who use git as well. Another bonus feature is the availability of a quite minimal but yet functional issue tracker on the github project pages.
As always comments and suggestions as well as patches are very welcome. Use the comment function on this blog or contact me using email.
To report a bug you may either contact me directly or use the issue tracker on the github project page
Detailed changelog for version 1.1
- Implemented: Controllable interface for cleaner controller code.
- Fixed: Install target is now executable.
- Fixed: Warnings shown in one-screen-presentation-mode, due to non existent process indicator.
- Implemented: Presentation timer as its own GTK Widget
- Implemented: Support for negative timer values (aka overtime)
- Implemented: Different Timer colors for normal time, the last x minutes and overtime
- Implemented: Made last-minutes time configurable
- Fixed: Library paths were not used correctly for compilation
- Implemented: Fullscreen window as own Gtk class
- Fixed: Problem which caused the windows not be displayed on the correct displays using the Xfce4 Xfwm window manager.
- Implemented: Command line option to set the size of the current slide in the presenter screen
- Implemented: A few more common key bindings
- Implemented: Hide cursor after 5 seconds timeout


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An atmosphere (from Greek ἀτμός - atmos "vapor" and σφαῖρα - sphaira "sphere") is a layer of gases that may surround a material body of sufficient mass,[1] by the gravity of the body, and are retained for a longer duration if gravity is high and the atmosphere's temperature is low. Some planets consist mainly of various gases, but only their outer layer is their atmosphere (see gas giants).
The term stellar atmosphere describes the outer region of a star, and typically includes the portion starting from the opaque photosphere outwards. Relatively low-temperature stars may form compound molecules in their outer atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere, which contains oxygen used by most organisms for respiration and carbon dioxide used by plants, algae and cyanobacteria for photosynthesis, also protects living organisms from genetic damage by solar ultraviolet radiation. Its current composition is the product of billions of years of biochemical modification of the paleoatmosphere by living organisms.
Atmospheric pressure is the force per unit area that is applied perpendicularly to a surface by the surrounding gas. It is determined by a planet's gravitational force in combination with the total mass of a column of air above a location. Units of air pressure are based on the internationally-recognized standard atmosphere (atm), which is defined as 101,325 Pa (or 1,013,250 dynes per cm²).
The pressure of an atmospheric gas decreases with altitude due to the diminishing mass of gas above each location. The height at which the pressure from an atmosphere declines by a factor of e (an irrational number with a value of 2.71828..) is called the scale height and is denoted by H. For an atmosphere with a uniform temperature, the scale height is proportional to the temperature and inversely proportional to the mean molecular mass of dry air times the planet's gravitational acceleration. For such a model atmosphere, the pressure declines exponentially with increasing altitude. However, atmospheres are not uniform in temperature, so the exact determination of the atmospheric pressure at any particular altitude is more complex.
Surface gravity, the force that holds down an atmosphere, differs significantly among the planets. For example, the large gravitational force of the giant planet Jupiter is able to retain light gases such as hydrogen and helium that escape from lower gravity objects. Second, the distance from the sun determines the energy available to heat atmospheric gas to the point where its molecules' thermal motion exceed the planet's escape velocity, the speed at which gas molecules overcome a planet's gravitational grasp. Thus, the distant and cold Titan, Triton, and Pluto are able to retain their atmospheres despite relatively low gravities. Interstellar planets, theoretically, may also retain thick atmospheres.
Since a gas at any particular temperature will have molecules moving at a wide range of velocities, there will almost always be some slow leakage of gas into space. Lighter molecules move faster than heavier ones with the same thermal kinetic energy, and so gases of low molecular weight are lost more rapidly than those of high molecular weight. It is thought that Venus and Mars may have both lost much of their water when, after being photodissociated into hydrogen and oxygen by solar ultraviolet, the hydrogen escaped. Earth's magnetic field helps to prevent this, as, normally, the solar wind would greatly enhance the escape of hydrogen. However, over the past 3 billion years the Earth may have lost gases through the magnetic polar regions due to auroral activity, including a net 2% of its atmospheric oxygen.[2]
Other mechanisms that can cause atmosphere depletion are solar wind-induced sputtering, impact erosion, weathering, and sequestration — sometimes referred to as "freezing out" — into the regolith and polar caps.
Initial atmospheric makeup is generally related to the chemistry and temperature of the local solar nebula during planetary formation and the subsequent escape of interior gases. These original atmospheres underwent much evolution over time, with the varying properties of each planet resulting in very different outcomes.
The atmospheres of the planets Venus and Mars are primarily composed of carbon dioxide, with small quantities of nitrogen, argon, oxygen and traces of other gases.
The atmospheric composition on Earth is largely governed by the by-products of the very life that it sustains. Earth's atmosphere contains roughly (by molar content/volume) 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, a variable amount (average around 0.247%, National Center for Atmospheric Research) water vapor, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, and traces of hydrogen, helium, and other "noble" gases (and of volatile pollutants).
The low temperatures and higher gravity of the gas giants — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — allows them to more readily retain gases with low molecular masses. These planets have hydrogen-helium atmospheres, with trace amounts of more complex compounds.
Two satellites of the outer planets possess non-negligible atmospheres: Titan, a moon of Saturn, and Triton, a moon of Neptune, which are mainly nitrogen. Pluto, in the nearer part of its orbit, has an atmosphere of nitrogen and methane similar to Triton's, but these gases are frozen when farther from the Sun.
Other bodies within the Solar System have extremely thin atmospheres not in equilibrium. These include the Moon (sodium gas), Mercury (sodium gas), Europa (oxygen), Io (sulfur), and Enceladus (water vapor).
The atmospheric composition of an extra-solar planet was first determined using the Hubble Space Telescope. Planet HD 209458b is a gas giant with a close orbit around a star in the constellation Pegasus. The atmosphere is heated to temperatures over 1,000 K, and is steadily escaping into space. Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and sulfur have been detected in the planet's inflated atmosphere.[3]
The Earth's atmosphere consists, from the ground up, of the troposphere (which includes the planetary boundary layer or peplosphere as lowest layer), stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere (which contains the ionosphere and exosphere) and also the magnetosphere. Each of the layers has a different lapse rate, defining the rate of change in temperature with height.
Three quarters of the atmosphere lies within the troposphere, and the depth of this layer varies between 17 km at the equator and 7 km at the poles. The ozone layer, which absorbs ultraviolet energy from the Sun, is located primarily in the stratosphere, at altitudes of 15 to 35 km. The Kármán line, located within the thermosphere at an altitude of 100 km, is commonly used to define the boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space. However, the exosphere can extend from 500 up to 10,000 km above the surface, where it interacts with the planet's magnetosphere.
Other astronomical bodies such as these listed have known atmospheres.
The circulation of the atmosphere occurs due to thermal differences when convection becomes a more efficient transporter of heat than thermal radiation. On planets where the primary heat source is solar radiation, excess heat in the tropics is transported to higher latitudes. When a planet generates a significant amount of heat internally, such as is the case for Jupiter, convection in the atmosphere can transport thermal energy from the higher temperature interior up to the surface.
From the perspective of the planetary geologist, the atmosphere is an evolutionary agent essential to the morphology of a planet. The wind transports dust and other particles which erodes the relief and leaves deposits (eolian processes). Frost and precipitations, which depend on the composition, also influence the relief. Climate changes can influence a planet's geological history. Conversely, studying surface of earth leads to an understanding of the atmosphere and climate of a planet - both its present state and its past.
For a meteorologist, the composition of the atmosphere determines the climate and its variations.
For a biologist, the composition is closely dependent on the appearance of the life and its evolution.
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Earth's atmosphere is the layer of gases around the planet Earth. The atmosphere is held in place by Earth's gravity. It is made up of nitrogen (78.1%) and oxygen (20.9%), with small amounts of argon (0.9%), carbon dioxide (~ 0.035%), water vapor, and other gases. The atmosphere protects life on Earth by absorbing (taking) ultraviolet radiation from the sun, and balancing the temperature on earth between day and night.
Solid particulates, including ash, dust, volcanic ash, etc. are small part of atmosphere. They are important for the formation of clouds and fog.
The atmosphere does not end at a specific place. It just gets thinner when you go higher. There is no clear line between the atmosphere and outer space. 75% of the atmosphere is within 11 km of the Earth's surface.
Some parts of the atmosphere are hot or cold, depending on height. If you were to climb straight up, it would get colder, then, it would get hotter, as you got higher. These changes of temperature are divided into layers. These are like layers of an onion. But you can not see any difference going from one layer to another layer. You can only feel the change in temperature; start getting hotter in the new layer, or start getting colder.
These are the layers of the atmosphere, starting from the ground:
Where one layer changes to the next have been named "-pauses." So the tropopause is where the troposphere ends (7 to 14 kilometers high). The stratopause is at the end of the stratosphere. The mesopause is at the end of the mesosphere. These are called boundaries.
The average temperature of the atmosphere at the surface of earth is 14 °C.
The atmosphere has pressure. This is because, even though air is a gas, it has weight. The average pressure of the atmosphere at sea level is about 101.4 kilopascals (about 14.7 pounds per square inch).
The density of air at sea level is about 1.2 kilograms per cubic meter. This density becomes less at higher altitudes at the same rate that pressure becomes less. The total mass of the atmosphere is about 5.1 × 1018 kg, which is only a very small part of the Earth's total mass.


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Program Overview
Japan is a land of endless contrasts and extremes, where you'll have the opportunity to explore a unique, refreshing, and incredibly exciting side of the world. Live in Tokyo, the world's most populated greater metropolitan area and influential city with wide boulevards, bustling streets, all with an underlying order and cleanliness. You'll study at Seisen University, tucked away on the top of a hill in downtown, Seisen's lush green campus looks like it could have emerged from a cloud in a Miyazaki film. Even though it's summer, the campus is dotted with local students. If you'd like to experience natural beauty, taste amazing food, see some wild style, and live in what many consider to be the most incredible city in the world – then this program is for you!
Interested in teaching English overseas? You can extend your time in-country, enhance your cultural immersion, and gain valuable English language teaching skills through a unique "Train to Teach" add-on.
- GPA Requirement
- 2.5
- Application Deadlines
- Session 1: April 15
Session 2: May 1
Session 3: May 15
- Avg Course Load
- 1 course (3-6 US credits)
- Language(s) of Instruction
- English and Japanese
Key Program Highlights
- Study in the heart of Tokyo, the capital of Japan and the world's most populous city
- Feel supported with Seisen's small class sizes and communal feel
- Japanese language classes to learn one of the world's top in-demand languages
- Opportunity to meet Japanese students and attend special lectures
- Eclectic range of Japanese cuisine beyond sushi
- Visits to ancient shrines and temples
Your Journey Begins Here
Connect with your Global Advisor to start planning. Apply by the application deadline.
Meet your Program Coordinator to finalize acceptance paperwork, housing, courses, flights, visas, payments, etc. Attend a pre-departure orientation.
Fly away. You'll be greeted at the airport, participate in a robust On-site Orientation and La Vida Local Curriculum with your Site Director.
Located in the bustling city of Tokyo, Seisen University's private hilltop campus feels serene. Founded in 1935, the university is the perfect location for summer study abroad. You'll be in the heart of it all, with a peaceful escape from the electrifying city of Tokyo.
The University sits on the grounds of a former Samurai Mansion, in a park-like setting. You can easily get to the world-famous central Tokyo neighborhoods of Harajuku and Shibuya. On campus, bilingual Japanese students and professors will enthusiastically welcome you. The program is designed to spark and deepen your interpersonal connections with local students. With an internationally focused curriculum, the students at Seisen are globally minded and eager to learn from international students.
You'll have have the chance to dive into Japan's language, history, and culture first hand in an incredible setting. The campus is picturesque and unique for Tokyo. Many movies are filmed on campus, and many professional fashion shoots regularly take place in the gardens. You can also explore the rest of Tokyo and beyond; the train is just a short walk down the hill!
Accreditation: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
How to Choose Your Courses
Now the fun part! You get to pick the courses you will take abroad. Review the course information on this page. Once you've decided which courses you want to take, fill out the CISabroad Course Selection Worksheet in your online portal.
Course Approval
Make sure to talk with your home university about course approval and get additional classes approved before you go abroad. For example, if you are taking 4 classes abroad, we recommend getting 8 approved. This gives you some flexibility in setting up your class schedule. Think about courses required for your major, but also courses that fulfill your elective requirements.
GPA Requirement
If you find your GPA is lower than the requirement listed at the top of this page, do not despair! Get in touch to let us know your situation. In many cases, there are additional application materials that you can submit to make your case for acceptance.
Choose your courses, making sure to get them approved by your home university and then fill out the Course Selection Worksheet.
Course Information
Summer in Japan offers three separate two week sessions. You can easily find a session that fits with your study abroad schedule.
Course load: One class per two week session (3-6 US credits).
Course approval:
It is best to get your classes approved before you go abroad. This gives you some flexibility in setting up your class schedule. Think about courses required for your major, but also courses that fulfill your elective requirements.
Course descriptions:
At Seisen University you will have the opportunity to study intensive Japanese Language, or delve into the complex issues of Global Citizenship and Cross Cultural studies. Please choose one of the following courses per each 2-week session:
Japanese Language Course
Levels: Session 1: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
This course is focused on modern spoken Japanese through aural-oral drills and exercises, and mastery of the basic grammatical structures. Emphasis on the spoken language, although there will also be exposure to enough of the Japanese writing systems to meet practical needs. The method of instruction will be a communicative approach, Proficiency Method, Direct Method, Jorden Method, TPR, VTS, etc. More advanced students will focus on reading Japanese newspapers and understanding other media outlets. There should be a minimum of four students per level per session in order to offer each level in each session. The course will also utilize Seisen University Japanese Teacher Training students as Teaching Assistants who assist the main instructor in the program. The course meets for at minimum of 45 hours per two week period and issues a transcript with grade from Seisen University for each session. Four Seisen University credits will be given per course per session.
Global Citizenship & Cross Cultural Studies
In this course students will experience interdisciplinary studies based on global citizenship and cross cultural understanding. The course contents include class discussions about Japanese lifestyle and culture, global issues, multicultural understanding, cross-cultural communication, peace building, current events as well as current events analysis through the newspaper, and global citizenship as related to culture, environment, politics, drama, music and film.The course will meet independently weekly and will also join other on-going classes at Seisen University related to the course topics and together with Japanese students in order to enhance the learning and cross cultural experience. Each two week session will cover course contents as listed above but will have different discussions for those who continue for both sessions. The course meets for a minimum of 45 hours per two week period and issues a transcript with grade from Seisen University for each session. Four Seisen University credits will be given per course per session.
Global Citizenship & Cross Cultural Studies is offered in Session 1 and/or Session 2, not Session 3
Life in Tokyo
Welcome and Orientation
Upon arrival, students will begin with getting familiar with their apartment room while visiting local convenient stores and markets for anything they may need. On the Sunday after arrival, together with Japanese students, we start by getting familiar with the neighborhood surrounding the apartment complex, taking and learning about the city subway and train system, and then starting off with our first excursion to Asakusa. On Monday, we continue Orientation on the University campus getting to know the area around the campus, campus facilities, clubs and school activities, learn about excursions. Orientation continues with a welcome dinner the first Friday night of the week in the fun fashion district of Shibuya!
Farewell and Re-entry Program
Though you're not an astronaut returning from space, re-entering your home culture after being abroad can be shocking to the system. We'll walk you through some of the things to expect, rehash your time abroad so that you can remember the highlights. We love to stay in touch so although it is farewell for now it is not goodbye.
Housing Options
Students on the Summer in Japan program will stay in single rooms at a local hotel in downtown Tokyo. Commute time to classes will be 25-30 minutes by train. Single rooms will include:
- Air Conditioning
- Bed and linens
- Body Soap, Shampoo & Conditioner
- Towels
- Yukata
- Hair Dryer
- Vacuum Cleaner
- Mini Kitchen
- Microwave, Dishes and a Kettle
- Frying Pan, Cooking Knife
- Refrigerator
- Electric Cooking Plate
- Study Desk or Drawer (can be used as a desk) and a chair
- TV set
- Wi Fi (Password in the room)
- Washing Machines and Dryers are in Building A near the Hotel Reception
Local Life
- Japanese Gardens in Tokyo: The Imperial Palace Higashi (East) Gyoen (garden), Shinjuku Gyoen, Kiyosu Teien, Hamarikyu, Rikugien. Asianesque garden beauty is laid out and provides a serene feeling of Japan and Asia.
- Mt. Fuji: Ride the fastest Japanese train, the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) from Tokyo station to Shin Fuji station. At the station, you can see a dynamic view of Mt. Fuji. Climb up to the top of the mountain to see more amazing views of Japan. Take the Bullet train further to Kyoto city. Stay overnight in a Japanese inn, and walk around the ancient capital city.
- Largest Fish Market in the World: Be sure to go to Toyosu Fish Market in Tokyo. It is the largest fish market in the world. Try to get to the market early so you can watch the auction for freshly caught giant tuna fish. Enjoy the freshest sushi possible and/or the market's exceptional ramen!
- Japanese "Onsen" (Hot Spring): Take a train to Hakone and Atami, less than one hour ride from Tokyo. In Hakone and Atami, there are a number of traditional Inns where you can enjoy hot springs and authentic Japanese cuisine. Tokyo has some good spots too.
- Tokyo Sky Tree: The world highest free-standing broadcasting tower. The height of the tower is 645m. Take the elevator up to the top "TEMBO DECK" (observatory deck) so you can have a complete panorama view of Tokyo.
More About Tokyo
Huge, stylish, exciting, bold, and incredibly fun—Tokyo is a one-of-a-kind city. The Tokyo metropolitan area is the most populous place in the entire world, and it's home to absolutely everything. You can step from a bustling market into a quiet park, from a frenetic dance club to a serene temple. The best thing to do in Tokyo is to embrace it all, including the food, the festivals, and the karaoke.
It would take several lifetimes to explore all that Tokyo has to offer, but CISabroad will show you some of the best sites during the Summer in Tokyo program. The university and its housing are smack dab in the middle of all the action. Every day will be filled with unforgettable sights and scenes, Tokyo style.
You can spend your free time visiting world-famous markets, shrines, and museums. For a more low-key experience, ride a bike around a quiet neighborhood, where you can interact with street vendors, food cart owners, and friendly residents. Your time in Tokyo will fly by, and we guarantee you'll always want to come back. The city is that special!
Program Excursions
While participating on a CISabroad program, you'll be able to take part in built-in day trips at no additional cost. These trips are subject to change from term to term; listed below are excursions that have run in the past.
Harajuku, Meiji Shrine, & Shibuya
On the first Friday afternoon and evening of the program, also together with local University students, spend the afternoon and into the evening at one of the most fun and well known areas of Tokyo and Japan! See Meiji Shrine, the largest and most famous shrine in Tokyo. After that, enjoy hanging out in nearby Harajuku, one of the most famous fashion districts in the world. Get the night started in nearby Shibuya where we will enjoy a welcome Izakaya party where you can enjoy many kinds of Japanese food.
Japanese Tea Ceremony
Experience and learn about the tradition of the tea ceremony with fellow University students where you can perform some of the traditions, enjoy the pure form of Japanese tea and sweets in the traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony room on campus.
Together with local University students, this excursion will take us on a short subway ride to Asakusa, an area in Tokyo not far from the Tokyo Sky Tree where you will have free time for shopping, visit the famous Sensoji temple as well as the well known Kaminarimon (Kaminari Gate) structure.
Traveling to Japan is an adventure waiting to happen and so long as you keep an open mind you will create more memories and friendships than you ever could have imagined. Through your classes, excursions, and walking around the streets of Tokyo you will experience the beautiful culture of Japan and leave with the wish to return to the great country again and again.
Your Support Staff
Travel Tip: We love what we do and want to talk to you! The Global Advising Center is here to help you decide on a program, and complete the Online Application. From the moment you first hear from us be it through a phone call, email or personal visit, you will find that our passion for international education is contagious. We're ready to launch you abroad.
Travel Tip: Be open to meeting new people! Some of my favorite memories while traveling include meeting people in hostels, or by getting involved at my school abroad. You never know who will be a lifelong friend! Try all of the local foods, even if you don't think you will like it. Write everything down in a journal- you will appreciate those stories later!
Travel Tip: When choosing places to travel, venture to locations with a culture entirely different than your own, where the language, food, behaviors, traditions, ways of thinking, and ways of working and living are totally foreign to you. The experience will be transformative in good ways and stay with you for a lifetime.
Program Fees & Dates
Advisor Tip: Please do not book flights until you have received confirmed dates in your acceptance paperwork. Dates posted here are subject to change.
Summer 2019: Session 1
Application DeadlineApril 15ArrivalJune 15DepartureJune 29PRICE$3,990
Summer 2019: Sessions 1 & 2
Application DeadlineApril 15ArrivalJune 15DepartureJuly 13PRICE$5,990
Summer 2019: Session 2
Application DeadlineMay 1ArrivalJune 29DepartureJuly 13PRICE$3,990
Summer 2019: Sessions 2 & 3
Application DeadlineMay 15ArrivalJune 29DepartureJuly 27PRICE$5,990
Summer 2019: Session 3
Application DeadlineMay 15ArrivalJuly 13DepartureJuly 27PRICE$3,990
Summer 2019: Sessions 1, 2, & 3
Application DeadlineApril 15ArrivalJune 15DepartureJuly 27PRICE$7,090
CISabroad reserves the right to alter fees at any time due to currency fluctuations and/or fee changes made by our partner universities.
Optional Elective Course: Teaching English and Professional Development in Japan
Summary of Program:
- 6 weeks
- Training course in theory and practice of teaching the English language in Japan and other Asian countries
- Three stages: series of lectures, group discussions, peer activities, real-world teaching observations, and teaching demonstrations
- 18 hours of instruction
- 34 hours of practical teaching experience
- One week of classroom teaching in Tokyo
- PRE-TESOL Basic Certificate and letter of recommendation post-completion
Interested in extending your stay? You could earn up to a $1,000 discount!
Many students wish they could extend their time abroad. It's often easier to do so before your program starts, rather than when you're on site. Consider adding another session to further improve your Japanese. Or, head on to South Korea for a month on our Summer in Asia – Japan & South Korea program. Ask your global advisor for more info.
Program Inclusions
As with all study abroad programs, you should count on a few additional expenses.
Program fees are in US dollars and include the following:
- Welcome dinner with Japanese University students
- Visit famous shrines and temples
- Live in a residential and convenient Tokyo neighborhood
- Full-time tuition and fees
- Single room housing
- Seisen University Transcript
- Trying on a real Japanese Kimono
- Experience a Japanese traditional Tea Ceremony
- Medical and accident insurance
- CISabroad support services before, during, and after the program
- Academic advising
- Financial aid counseling
- Assistance with travel arrangements
- Predeparture orientation
- Airport pickup
- On-site support
- NYTimes Digital Subscription
- La Vida Local cultural program


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Review by Lyndee:
Everyone in Iowa seems to be wearing an Iowa or Iowa State t-shirt today. Tomorrow is the "super bowl" of college football here in the state with rival Hawkeyes and Cyclones. In honor of this day we are having a tailgate food day at work where everyone brings in a dish to share and sports their favorite colors. I am, of course, in my Iowa black and gold. Last night after work and hours of running around with the kiddos I made two things for today. The first was the cheddar bacon dip. The pinner wasn't lying when they said it was a bit like crack. Holy cow this thing was super simple to make and the bite I had to taste test was to die for! This would be a super simple dip for tailgating. Make it the night before, refrigerate and then serve at tailgating with chips, crackers or veggies.
Cheddar Bacon Dip
16 oz sour cream
1 packet Ranch dressing mix
3 oz bacon bits (in the bag not jar)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Mix together and refrigerate 24 hours. Serve with chips, crackers or veggies. You could reduce the fat with a light sour cream and reduced fat cheese too!
Next I tried the Rolo stuffed cookies. The recipe called for snickerdoodle dough, which I couldn't find at the grocery store so I went with sugar cookie. I mean, come on, you can never really go wrong with sugar cookie, right?
Rolo Stuffed Snickerdoodles
1 batch store-bought or homemade snickerdoodle dough
2 rolls of Rolo's (16 candies)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Flatten 1 tablespoon dough and wrap around Rolo candy. Roll into ball and set on cookie sheet.
First of all, my sugar cookie dough was really sticky. I'm not sure why. I went straight from the refrigerated aisle at the store and home to bake it. The first roll I did the way I was instructed on a cookie sheet. Something just told me they weren't going to go as smoothly as planned, so I did the second batch in mini muffin tins. They sure looked cute going in the oven. They smelled awesome when they came out too. But when I went to remove them, they were breaking apart in the tins. And the cookies on the sheet all melted into one giant oddly shaped cookie. Don't believe me? Yeah, check out the video to see just how odd they look.
Good news is, they still tasted really good. So hooray for that. A for taste, D on presentation. Hey, at least I didn't burn them. I'm taking that as a win.


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Liz Stewart of Athol Rd. was recently honored at a luncheon held by other co-workers - Warren County employees - with whom she'd worked for years. Liz retired Nov. 30 from the county Adult Protective Services after 25 years with the agency. She had also worked for other employers for 20 years, so she decided it was time to retire and to get involved with volunteer work. We all wish you only the best, Liz!
Party to recognize highway workers
A hot luncheon will be offered Mon. Dec. 22 at 11 a.m. to show appreciation to the Thurman Highway crew. Please bring a food item or covered dish to the event, which is intended to thank the highway workers for another year of keeping our many roads open for travel. Dishes can be dropped off at the Thurman Town Hall anytime after 8 a.m. Monday Call Cindy at 623-4588 with any questions.
Happy Anniversary wishes go out to Irene and Dick Lamphier, for their 54 years together and to John and Doreen Cooper, 63 years, Dec. 20; to Lisa and Billy Arnold, 27 years on Dec. 22; and Tammy and Nick Moon, 25 years on Dec. 24.
Thurman residents celebrating birthdays this week include Janelle Bacon and Sue Baker on Dec. 21; Ida Reynolds, Tom Belden and Irene Lamphier, Dec. 22; Rex Reynolds Jr. and Nicky Zuboff on Dec. 23; Preston Hennesy and Dick Lamphier on Dec. 24; and Floyd Baker on Dec. 25.
Val Smarro of Williamsport, Indiana is spending some time in Thurman with her mother and her brother, Roberta Wilde and Jim on River Rd.
Get well wishes go out to Pearl Cameron, Liz Stewart, Vern Baker Jr., Hial Hall III, Keith Allen and Charlotte Brandt.
Word has been received of the death of Louella Mosher, 82, on Oct. 19 in Greenville Fla.Born in Thurman the daughter of Edward and Susie Rounds, Louella Mosher was the wife of Harold Mosher.
Sympathy from the community goes out to the family of Jeffrey Burch who passed away on Dec. 4.
Volunteers sought, driver training set
The Thurman Emergency Squad is now seeking new members - not only emergency medical personnel, but vehicle drivers too.
The squad will be sponsoring an emergency vehicle operations course Jan. 4 and Jan. 11 at the squad building on High St. There is no cost for this training, and it is open to nearly anyone seeking to become a driver for the squad. Prospective drivers must be at least 18 and possess a standard driver's license. For information, call Jill at 682-2602.
Christmas services in Thurman
The Christ Community Church in Athol will hold a Christmas Eve candlelight service Wed. Dec. 24 at 6 p.m.
The Thurman Baptist Church on South Johnsburg Rd. will have their Christmas Eve candlelight service Wed. Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. and the Kenyontown Methodist Church on Valley Rd. welcomes everyone on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. to their special services.
The Baptist Church will have their children's program at the Dec. 21 morning service at 11 a.m. This is a special service presented by the Sunday School classes.
Free babysitting services are offered Dec. 19 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Baptist Church. Call Dee at 623-2708 and let her know you are bringing your children.
Over the fence
The Thurman school bus run through the Kenyontown area was delayed Dec. 4. The alert driver encountered icy conditions on Mountain Road and pulled the bus over and waited for sand trucks to be dispatched. The children arrived at school about one hour late, but safe and sound.
Merry Christmas everyone! We hope your holiday will be extra special this year and to all who are ill at this time, we pray that you will feel so much better.
News from Countryside Adult Home
Residents of the Countryside Adult Home have been busy getting ready for Santa's visit. In November, many took a shopping trip. Also they had a visit rom the local Girl Scouts.
Other events at the home included Bible studies with Julie, a pet visit and a monthly birthday celebration. Thanks go to this month's visiting entertainers: Cliff & the Kitchen Pickers, Joan and Friends, & friends, and Julie & Friends.
The residents attended a Variety Show at Warrensburg Central School and enjoyed several Santa's workshops.
All are welcome to visit the Countryside Home virtually anytime.
Put your trash out on time; town news
The Town of Thurman requests that residents place their household trash by the side of the road by 7 a.m. on the regular day of pickup to be assured of timely removal.
The regular Thursday trash removal route will be changed this week for the holiday.
Trash will be picked up Wed. Dec. 24 and recyclables will be gathered Tues. Dec. 23. The same swap is effective the week of Dec. 31.
The Town Hall offices will be closing at noon Dec. 24 and all day on Dec. 25 to observe the Christmas holiday.
The offices will also be closed at noon on New Years' Eve and closed Jan. 1.
Nutritious food is available at a lowered cost to local households through the Extra Helpings food program. A variety of food is available in each month's delivery for a payment of $14 per month. A variety of food packages are available. call Norma in advance at 623-9649 to find out about the program and to sign up before the January delivery.
A snowmobile club meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Fri. Dec. 26 at the Thurman Town Hall, but check that it will definitely occur before you attend.
Holiday celebrations in Thurman
Barb Keene of South Johnsburg Rd., enjoyed Thanksgiving with her son and family, Jack and Jocelyn Keene in Saratoga. On Saturday, she had Sally and Peter Holmes of Cape Cod up for a weekend visit.
Les and Patti Marro and Russ and Nereida Howe and son Ryan of Long Island joined Cliff Dureau of Sky High Rd., Thurman, at Thanksgiving dinner in the home of Geri Howe in Warrensburg.
Doris Baker of Cameron Rd. says she is the luckiest person living where she does because she has the most wonderful neighbors in the world. She is surrounded on all sides by the most thoughtful people, she said. her holiday meals were delivered, and she wants to thank everyone. Special thanks go to Cindy and Bill Altman, Ernie and Karma Smith and Jamon and Jennifer Baker and daughter Alexa.
Thanksgiving guests of Jackie and Charlie Dingman of High St. included their daughter Linda Hall, grandchildren Kim and Keith Evans of Warrensburg and son Bruce and Karen Dingman of Athol.
Grace Flynn of Zaltz Rd. gathered with all family members for a big Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Red and Debbie Pitkin at their Zaltz Rd. home.
Holiday guests of Karma and Ernie Smith, Cameron Rd., were her grandchildren Jessie and Jason LaPoint and children Owen and Aiden of Athol, Jerrod Smith and Nicole Havens of Glens Falls and the Smith's son Dan and spouse Lori Smith of Zaltz Rd.
We would like to hear from the rest of you about your Thanksgiving celebrations and visitors. All our readers are important, so please call 623-2580 with your news.


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My Cardiologist Unclogged My Arteries and Removed the High Blood Pressure With Just 4 Tablespoons
High blood pressure and the problems that are associated with it are one of the most common health problems treated by pharmaceutical medicines.
When a person is diagnosed with high blood pressure or cardiovascular problems such as constricted arteries, the go-to for a physician is usually to give the patient a prescription for heart medication and send them on their way.
But herein lies the entire root of the problems that dogs the medical world. So many people are in trouble after not looking after themselves and they are simply given medication to try and control the problem, through artificial and chemical means.
Heart and blood pressure drugs are one of the biggest money spinners for Big Pharma, they make billions of dollars a year selling these drugs, but never once does your doctor turn around and and suggest a natural alternative.
But there are natural alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs which can do everything that they do, with the added bonus of no chemical side-effects.
The recipe that can naturally unclog your arteries, and lower your blood pressure contains just 3 everyday ingredients, you will be surprised at how simple it is.
The first ingredient is garlic. Garlic is probably the best natural food for heart health, it really does rival the pharmaceutical drugs. It helps to regulate your blood pressure and helps to thin the blood, meaning the entire circulatory system including the heart performs at its optimum.
The active ingredient in garlic is allicin, which contains antibacterial, antiseptic and antiviral properties, plus it is rich in vitamin C, B6, manganese and fiber.
The second ingredient is ginger. Ginger, like garlic is of great benefit to your heart health, as it helps to control blood flow and helps the heart to pump blood more efficiently, keeping the whole circulatory system in check.
Finally, fresh lemon for an added boost of vitamin C and alkalizing properties. Lemon juice helps to cleanse the blood and helps fight disease and infection.
Old German Recipe for Pressure and Arteries
The Ingredients:
Garlic (4 heads).
Ginger (4 cm / 1.5 in).
Lemons (4 units).
Water (2 liters)
The Preparation and Usage:
First, wash the lemons and ginger well and chop into slices. Then, peel the garlic and ginger and put all the ingredients into a blender. Blend them until you get a homogenous substance.
Transfer the mixture to a pan, and heat gently over a medium heat until the mixture is quite hot, then leave to cool. Transfer into a storage bottle and keep in the fridge.
Take 1 glass of the mixture each morning to help unclog your arteries and to greatly lower your blood pressure.


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The lead editorial in today's Washington Post laments the return of the $1-million political donor, amusingly noting that when it comes to bills in Congress, "you can assume that the measure will accomplish almost precisely the opposite of what its name boasts." Sure enough, the "527 Fairness Act" isn't about regulating the independent "527" groups that were the loopholes of choice in campaign finance laws during the last election cycle, but rather about lifting the limits on how much individual donors can contribute.
For the Wall Street Journal editorial page, Thursday's 5-4 Supreme Court decision to uphold a city's right under the 5th Amendment to buy homes to make way for a hotel and corporate offices is another example of a "judicial encroachment on our liberties." The issue: What constitutes "public use" when exercising eminent domain? Justice Anthony Kennedy sided with the four liberal justices. He is vying with David Souter to be the most disappointing justice to conservatives.
In reacting to a bid by a Chinese company to buy Unocal, The Journal agrees with us that the potential deal is hardly alarming: "The fact that a Chinese oil company wants to buy an American one is a sign of progress, not concern." The Financial Times is happy to see Tony Blair arguing that the failure of the proposed EU constitution at the polls in France and Holland amounts to a wake-up call for the continent: "He was right to bite back at those people -- chiefly Jacques Chirac, French president, and Gerhard Schroeder, German chancellor -- who portray change as some kind of betrayal of the European ideal."
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1. Navigate to Design->Edit HTML. As usual, create a back up of your template before you make any changes to the template. Once the back up is done, proceed to step 2.
2. Search for the following piece of code in your template.
So, what does this code do with my blog? To keep it very simple, assume that a person searches your blog on any search engine, say Google, then he/she would see a description written by you beneath the name of your blog as shown in the picture below. When it comes to a post page, that is, if he/she searches for some content, say "Add meta tags to each blogger post", then the post title would be the meta description that appears on the post page.
Do you wonder what benefit your blog would get by making this small customization? The answer is very simple, better search engine ranking which in turn means more traffic. Another advantage would be like this, if your blog and another blog has got the same traffic and if you had installed this tag it means you have a better edge over him and I'm pretty sure you will receive more hits than the other blog.
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I am a BzzAgent and received for free Penningtons' Smart Feed Sprayer System. Here is my journey with trying out this new product!
Here is my Pre- Penninton Smart Feed Sprayer shots of some of my garden areas at my home. It was in serious need of some help.
The system is easy to use. You just slide in some fertilizer capsules and attach to your garden hose. You can set the nozzle to spray in the flow you would like. Its an amazing little gadget that delivers just the right amount of fertilizer to your plants!
Here are my after shots of the same areas!
As you can see the results of just a couple of weeks using this are amazing. The Smart Feed™ Sprayer System delivers 100% of its nutrients in roughly 10 minutes! That's half the time, half the water of competing products. The clear chamber makes it easy to see when you've used all of the fertilizer, so you don't waste any! They make fertilizer for your flowers & veggies!
Landscaping tip
Edging : You can really use anything you like even just cut out dirt. Make sure you make a nice flow around your plants. Examples of edging can be rocks,wood,gates,natural flowering, a tiny trench around the edge of the garden.
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Is it bad that i have a veggie box built but yet theres still nothing in it due to rain and rain and more rain =( ..
HI Renee. Awww thats too bad. I actually am a few weeks late doing my project for pennington because we had so much rain we have to recover from & guess what this week 6 out of 7 days we are supposed to have clouds and thunder storms again! Yikes! Hurricane season is now on here as of June 1 st not looking forward to this years bad summer weather!
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we had a record rainfall in 24 hours the other day it was around 2.25 inches in 24 hours =( and we are having pop up thunderstorms every afternoon ! Ive tried to grow things indoors and the only thing that doesnt die is my aloe plant .. it keeps reproducing !
Wow thats pretty tuff Renee. I hope the rain stays away more for you soon so you can grow stuff. A very easy indoor garden I will be blogging about is so simple ( very soon) you take old salad containers from a Mc'ds etc and wash them. Line them with paper towel some dirt and some beans seeds. add a little water and close lid up. Place in sunlight and you have a little green house to grow been spruts to eat. They grow fast and are super good for you!
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Allee Willis' Kitsch O' The Day – Burger King 'Flame' Cologne
Taking meat and kitsch to a new high, Burger King's Flame cologne promises to make you smell like a romantic burger. With one spritz and the slogan "Behold the scent of seduction, with a hint of flame broiled meat", BK Flame roars ahead of Avon at even its Mid Century cheese peak to take the top tier in the Parthenon Of Kitsch. This audacious expression of marketing kitsch makes me forgive BK for having the scariest and most unappetizing mascot of all time, that king with the big head. Remember, the next time you smell something cooking it could be the guy next to you.
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3 Sigma Expands Customer Service Staff
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Press release from the issuing companyTroy, OH, December 2008 -- 3 Sigma Corporation, a leading supplier of pressure-sensitive and other materials to the label industry, has responded to increased business in recent months by expanding the 3 Sigma customer service staff. The latest staff addition is Susie Anderson, who brings an exceptional background in customer support serving both business-to-consumer and business-to-business companies. She has extensive knowledge of major retail network fulfillment systems, including Wal-Mart, Target, Sears and Meijer. In addition to customer service expertise, Anderson also has functional experience in retail analysis, inside and outside sales, and office management. She ran a home-based business for several years. A welcome addition to the 3 Sigma staff, Anderson is anxious to work with 3 Sigma customers.
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Private equity firm KKR is to buy a one-third stake in the energy arm of Spain's Acciona for 417 million euros ($567 million), the companies said on Tuesday, as they move to develop one of the world's largest renewable energy portfolios.
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It was the latest asset sale by a Spanish renewables energy firm after regulatory changes in Spain to cut costly subsidies. The government measures have particularly hurt profit at Acciona's wind farms.
The deal gives Acciona Energia International (AEI), the international renewable energy generation arm of Acciona Energia, an enterprise value (equity plus debt) of 2.6 billion euros, in one of the world's biggest-ever deals in the renewable energy sector.
Half of that enterprise value is in equity and half in net debt, the companies said.
The portfolio will include Acciona Energia's operating renewable assets outside Spain, amounting to 2.3 gigawatts across 14 countries including the United States, Italy and South Africa. The assets largely consist of wind farms, with a few solar plants.
The companies are also planning an initial public offering through a vehicle that will hold all or part of AEI's assets.
The public offering would be for a so-called yieldco vehicle, similar to a spinoff by another Spanish renewable energy firm Abengoa, which recently made public its U.S. subsidiary Abengoa Yield.
Yieldcos usually own and operate some assets of their parent companies and have long-term purchase agreements with power utilities, a guarantee of stable cash flow.
The KKR-Acciona deal is expected to be closed before the end of the year. Shares in Acciona were last trading up 3.5 percent at 67.24 euros at 0724 GMT.


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Why I Cloth Diaper
I decided early on in my pregnancy that I would use cloth diapers on my baby but I needed to find an alternative to the old ways of using cloth diapers (i.e. lampin). So, I turned to the internet for help. I Googled endlessly about cloth diapers and found out that there is a new way of cloth diapering. Well, there are a lot anyway. I talked about the various systems in this post.
I wanted to do cloth diapering because:
1. I wanted to be Earth friendly,
Disposable diapers leave a trail of waste and pollution. Some disposable diaper packaging instructs to dump solid waste into the toilet and flush it away, but most parents aren't aware of that. That means that waste is going into our landfills where it can leach into groundwater and possibly spread disease. Cloth diapers release solid waste where it belongs - into the sewage system where it is treated with other household waste water. Cloth diapers can also be reused on succeeding children as well.
2. I was conscious about the health risks of using disposables on my baby,
Disposable diapers have dyes, sodium polyacrylate (the super absorbent gel), and dioxin, which is a by-product of bleaching paper. Sodium polyacrylate has been linked in the past to toxic shock syndrome, allergic reactions and is very harmful and potentially lethal to pets. Some dyes and dioxin according to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is known to cause damage to the central nervous system, kidneys, and liver. I don't think I want any of that near my baby.
3. I wanted to save money.
If I were to use disposable on may baby, he/she would use an average of 10 diapers a day at about P6 per diaper, that's P1,800 a month. A child wears diapers up until about 2 years of age so that's about P43,200.
Initially, cloth diapering could be quite expensive, but I look at it more as an investment and still not as expensive as disposables. I could use my CD stash on future children as well.
I'm still looking for the best system to use that'll be both economical and convenient for me and my baby. So far I've purchased pocket diapers and diaper covers with flats and prefolds. Next on my list would be AI2 or hybrids.


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Clean Water Technology (CWT) encompasses all aspects of wastewater treatment. Creators of the GEM System, the most advanced flocculation and floatation system on the market, CWT specializes in solutions for primary treatment (GEM Systems, DAFs, clarifiers), bio-degradation, screens and membrane systems. Funded in 1996, Clean Water Technology has focused on improving the technology for the waste water industry. With over 20 patents in the field of flotation and flocculation, the company is the leader of the flotation and flocculation systems through its Gas Energy Mixing System ("GEM"). The Company has offices in Los Angeles, CA, South America and in Mexico, and we provide our products throughout the globe.
Company details
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- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Water and Wastewater - Water Treatment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1996
- Employees:
- 11-100
About Us
In addition to new installations, CWT can retrofit existing DAFs and bio-degradation units. Our systems require a smaller footprint and are more efficient than conventional technologies. We provide waste water solutions which are above and beyond any other comparable products in the industry. In the development of our products, we have surpassed the competition in terms of equipment efficiency, footprint requirements, contaminant removal rates, ease-of-use, more beneficial bi-product generation, and price.
Clean Water Technology, Inc. is the leader in solid/liquid separation technologies. Our wide variety of patented technologies introduce novel concepts in mixing flocculation and flotation, the implementation of cutting-edge biological reduction technologies, and a complete array of robust waste water system peripherals which include screen filtration units and automated chemical delivery systems.


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Noel Thomas Lemass (14 February 1929 – 13 April 1976) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South–West from 1956 until 1976.
Born in Dublin in 1929, Lemass was the son of Seán Lemass, a Fianna Fáil TD, and Kathleen Lemass (née Hughes). He was named after his uncle, a victim of the Irish Civil War in the early 1920s. Lemass was educated at Catholic University School, Leeson Street in Dublin and later at Newbridge College in County Kildare. He didn't attend university, against his father's wishes, instead undertaking business training and later becoming an executive member and branch secretary of the Irish Commercial Traveller's Association.
Lemass followed his father into politics in 1955 when he was elected to Dublin City Council. He was elected to Dáil Éireann in a by-election in Dublin South–West the following year. In winning that by-election, Lemass delivered a blow to the ruling Fine Gael party whose TD had held the seat for a number of years.
Lemass had to wait until his father retired as Taoiseach for political preferment. In spite of this he was active in a number of political councils and other groupings. From 1966 to 1968 he was a member of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe. He was also a member of the Irish-British Parliamentary Group and the Irish-French Parliamentary Group.
Lemass was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance, serving from 1969 until 1973 and holding responsibility for the Board of Works. In his first year at the Department, he served under his brother-in-law, Charles Haughey, and later under George Colley.
When Fianna Fáil lost power in 1973 Lemass was named on the front branch as spokesperson for physical planning and the environment. He held that position until January 1975 when he was dropped from the front bench.
Lemass's political career, a career in which he was invariably judged in comparison to his father, was cut short when he died suddenly in 1976.
Lemass married Eileen Delaney in 1950. The couple had four children. Lemass's wife became involved in politics herself when she became a member of Dublin Corporation. She also entered the Dáil following the death of her husband.


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Geography: Mission statement
Geography stimulates an interest in and a sense of wonder about places the complex and dynamically changing world.
Geography inspires pupils to become global citizens by exploring their own place in the world, their values and their responsibilities to other people, to the environment and to the sustainability of the planet.
Key Stage 3
Pupils follow a complete unit of geographical study equipping them to cope with the basic concepts of a world in which the physical, political and economic balance is constantly changing and adjusting. They will undertake enquiry-based decision-making and fieldwork techniques e.g. Year 7 Rochester settlement studies, Year 8 trip to Kew Gardens to study biomes including the Tropical Rainforest,
Year 9 local river studies.
Key Stage 4
GCSE Geography follows the AQA A Syllabus. It is a modular course allowing pupils to take one examination at the end of Year 10 and one at the end of Year 11. In addition it involves practical fieldwork and a short investigation entered as a controlled assessment (coursework).
(a) Unit 1 – Physical Geography (this will be taken at the end of Year 11)
This will examine geographical skills and three physical topics including The Restless Earth (Tectonic Activity), Rocks Resources and Scenery, and The Coastal Zone, and is worth 37.5% of your final mark.
(b) Unit 2 - Human Geography (this will be taken at the end of Year 10)
This will examine geographical skills and three human topics, including Changing Urban Environments (Settlement), Globalisation, and Tourism, and is worth 37.5% of your final mark.
(c) Unit 3 – Local Fieldwork Investigation (Year 10/11) Pupils will complete one piece of coursework, which will be based on urban fieldwork undertaken in Canterbury. This piece of coursework will be a 'controlled assessment' with some parts written in
examination conditions, and other parts involving class work and homework time.
Titles will be published by the examination board. It is worth 25% of your final mark.
Key Stage 5
AS and A2 Geography at the Math will follow the Edexcel specification. This will build on what you have studied at GCSE maintaining the enquiry approach and a people-environment focus. It will incorporate a range of global themes and local issues across a range of physical and human topics, together with a research element.
Year 12 (AS Units)
Unit 1 – Global Challenges (30% – exam in June - 1 hour 30 minutes)
You will study the meaning, causes, impacts and management of global challenges, and how we can influence global challenges through our own lives.
Topic 1 – World at Risk.
You will look at a range of hazards from earthquakes and volcanoes to droughts, floods, cyclones and avalanches, and study how global trends in hazards such as these are changing. You will also look at reasons why some places are more vulnerable than others and link this to future global challenges such as climate change and the impacts of global warming.
Topic 2 – Going Global.
You will study globalisation and the connections between people and environments across the globe. There is a strong link to population migration and Political and Economic Geography including the role of TNCs in the global economy. The concept of interconnectivity and international migration within Europe and the consequences and challenges that this brings will be a key element.
Unit 2 – Geographical Investigations (20% – exam in January – 1 hour 15 minutes)
This unit allows you to investigate one Physical and one Human Geography topic in depth. You will be asked about your understanding of fieldwork skills and geographical enquiry sequence as part of this unit.
Topic 1 – Crowded Coasts (Physical Geography) This topic will investigate in terms of environmental value a variety of coastal environments. Alongside undertaking fieldwork you will examine competing and conflicting land uses and the
pressures from development. You will look at the risk to valuable coastlines of rapid erosion and coastal flooding. Conservation and management issues will be assessed and evaluated.
Topic 2 – Rebranding Places (Human Geography) This topic will focus on a range of contrasting rural and urban areas, some characterised by wealth, opportunity and excitement, and others suffering from dereliction, deprivation and fighting to
survive. You will investigate alongside undertaking fieldwork how places can be re-imaged and rebranded by flagship schemes and community projects to provide a more prosperous future.
Year 13 (A2 Units) Unit 3 – Contested Planet (30% – exam in June – 2 hours 30 minutes) In this unit you will consider five key world issues and in the sixth topic discuss possible technological solutions to the problems.
Energy Security
Water Conflicts
Biodiversity Under Threat
Superpower Geographies
Bridging the Development Gap
The Technological Fix?
The examination will consist of some essay writing, and questions on some pre-released resources.
Unit 4 – Geographical Research (20% – exam in January – 1 hour 30 minutes)
This unit will allow you to develop further investigative skills in one topic area and prepare you for the demands of higher education or employment.
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After more than 30 years in the shipyards, Slimane, a 61-year-old worker, is unemployed. With his meagre severance check, the divorced father decides to open a restaurant on board an old ship. Rym, his daughter-in-law, believes in the project and helps him with the administrative obstacles. But financial support is hard to come by.
Slimane decides to organize a dinner for possible investors. His ex-wife and their children arrive to give support, but the irresponsibility of his son, a womanizer, is likely to seriously compromise the success of the evening.
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The gang is reunited for the last show of the season. Also, there's confetti.
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River Moy
The River Moy continued to fish reasonably well over the week, where the Moy Fishery yielded 38 salmon and the Moy system, 172. The Ridge Pool produced 11, with Brian McGlashan, Scotland and Andrew Pearson, England, both catching and releasing two on the fly. The Cathedral yielded 12, including three for Jude Nevin, Longford. The Spring Wells had 6 for the week, with one of 5lbs for George Dawson, N.I. On the Ash Tree Pool, 6 in total were caught, with one for Gerard Portes, France, and one for Reto Coutalides, Switzerland. The Point and the Community Beat also produced a few salmon.
The Ballina Salmon Anglers' water yielded fish, and angling at Mount Falcon was good. The Knockmore water had a reasonably successful week, with Attymass and Coolcronan also fishing well. At Coolcronan, Billy O'Malley, N.Ireland had two salmon, one on the spinner with the second falling to the worm. Armstrong's, Gannon's and the Foxford Fishery enjoyed a reasonably successful week. At Foxford, Jack Mc Donnell, Carlow, had two to the worm, while Ben McQuillan, Dublin had his first fly caught salmon.
Rinanney fished well, while the Foxford town waters and Cloongee also produced their share. At Cloongee, Hans Hulverscheidt, Germany had a nice fish of 10lbs to the worm. The East Mayo Anglers' water also fished well, where Manfred Kauert, Germany, had one of 7lbs to the fly, with Dave Price also catching one on the fly.
Ballisodare Fishery At Ballisodare, a total of 9 fish were caught by 8 anglers for the week. Three fish were taken by visiting anglers John Sheratt, John Keynon and Thomas Andrew. Productive flies on the system included the Bann Special and the Moy Green with good numbers of salmon observed entering the system throughout the week.
Lough Arrow Lough Arrow continued to live up to its reputation of producing good angling into September, with some anglers enjoying good sport throughout the week. Fishing wet flies, Peter Dunn had two trout of 2.25lbs and 2.5lbs, while Brendan Smith had two of 2lbs each. George Conway enjoyed good success, boating a trout of 2lbs, and a fine trout of 4.5lbs.
Ballin Lough Angling effort and catches have slowed somewhat on Ballin Lough, with 11 anglers reporting only six trout for the week. Among those to have success were Pat Murphy and friend, who had two trout, with their best 2.5lbs. Mattie Foley and friend also had success catching two, with their best also 2.5lbs, while Paul Morgan also had two, his best weighing 3lbs. Productive flies included Dabblers, black Ace-of-spades and the Buzzard.


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Just as certain as the change of seasons is the recurring prediction of the end of email. The Wallstreet Journal published an article yesterday, titled: "Why Email No Longer Rules… …And what that means for the way we communicate".
I was approached today by a colleague that asked if I knew of a utility to look at a .dll and get some information about it. I paused briefly and thought; Microsoft has purchased the System Internals web and completely rolled it into their Technet site. This is a good time to go back and review the completed process and see if the sire is still as useful as it was as a self sufficient web site.
Many companies have embraced the social networking phenomena created by the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Bright Kite as a way to communicate with their customer base and provide information to prospective customers. Where the rubber meets the road is the big issue with integration into back end systems and front facing websites while providing security, and separation of critical data.
IBM and its Lotus division released Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1 today. The new version adds a number of features with the top feature being the addition of Iphone support in the traveler product line. The Iphone has been supported in the past thru Inotes Web Access with a light interface. Iphone users can now access the domino server with full fidelity with ActiveSync technology for push notifications.
Google has released to a limited beta in the normal fashion two important applications or groups of applications, Google Wave and Google Voice. The Google voice application is a very nicely designed no frills Telephony application that allows a user to setup a centralized phone number and voice mailbox to route calls to.
Click the phone and enter your name and phone number to speak with us or leave a Voicemail.
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Which teams have the best group of defensive backs in the country? SI.com's Ben Glicksman and Colin Becht give their picks.
With the start of the 2015 season less than one month away, our breakdown of the top position groups in the country concludes with evaluations of the best secondaries. Which teams have an elite collection of defensive backs and who are the shutdown players no quarterback will want to try to throw on? SI.com's Ben Glicksman and Colin Becht discuss the following in the video above:
• Which team has the best secondary? Clemson, Stanford and LSU led the nation in yards allowed per pass attempt last year. Who will be this year's toughest team to pass against?
• Which individual defensive back will be the best in the nation? Who can be trusted on an island with this year's top receivers?
• MORE POSITION INDEXES: QBs | RBs | Receivers | O-line | D-line | LBs
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Suranga, R's mom why have you blocked me out? Your site does not allow me to comment. Too bad!
A 65 year old, grandma of four, mother of three, daughter of two and wife of one. I'm also a writer, botanist, teacher and volunteer.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Unhappily married??
Suranga, R's mom why have you blocked me out? Your site does not allow me to comment. Too bad!
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- Ugich Konitari said...
HHG, Nothing has changed on my blog. I have no clue why stuff is blocking you. Maybe both of us should reboot and try ?Hmm
- July 17, 2011 2:13 PM
- R's Mom said...
Arey HHG, that stupid blogger na..even Comfy was having problems commenting!! kya pata whats wrong
and I have problems posting in comments in Suranga-ji's post as well..
There is something wrong with blogger...sorry!
- July 18, 2011 9:24 AM
- Hip Grandma said...
Suranga ans R's mom: will try commenting again. blogger behaves weird sometimes.
- July 19, 2011 7:46 PM
- Ape said...
You cant say divorce has nothing negative. Divorce happens because proper thinking was not done before marriage. Dont you think we should marry someone whom we know at least for an year. Divorce is better than a unhealthy relation but don't u think we should start discouraging going into those unhealthy relation than encouraging divorce. Divorce is cure, we need prevention. Isn't it?
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Image: Brian Cirmo, Angle, 2013
Mills Gallery at Boston Center for the Arts
Curated by Susan Metrican
Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) presents Feelers, the 24th installment of the BCA Drawing Show, this year featuring work by 56 artists. In Feelers, curator Susan Metrican considers the possibilities of existing in a two-dimensional reality through drawing's inherent encounter with flatness.
Image: Ryan Arthurs, (Untitled 91) George River, Labrador, Canada 2012, Digital print (detail)
Curated by Steve Locke
Arcadia brings together a diverse group of artists and artistic practices that focus on the idea of the landscape as a site of human endeavor and a source of human experience. This exhibition puts forth the idea that the desire for pastoral space in the city creates a productive tension, one that raises the question of how we navigate the world and, more importantly, of what we want from the nature that is framed and preserved in our built environments.
Image: James Montford, Black Indians in Space: Will it be hands up don't shoot? 2015, Melissa Blackall Photography 2015
James Montford: Persuasions 1990—2015 is the first retrospective survey of artist James Montford's confrontational work and ongoing engagement with racial stereotypes and social alienations. It features a range of works highlighting his repetitive and grid-like visual portals, along with maps, proclamations, performance videos and documents.
Curated by Robert Moeller
Free, Public Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, 6-9pm
Yeah, You Missed It!
And perhaps, that's the point. You missed it. This exhibition continues to explore the very temporary placement of art in both traditional and nontraditional venues. The show, part of an ongoing series, features a rotating group of both artists and curators, organized by Robert Moeller, who work together to program very brief pop-up exhibitions. These can range from informal backyard events to the embedding of new work into an existing art collection in someone's home for an evening. This exhibition at the Mills Gallery, lasting only two days, has in its title the most likely response to questions about its brief existence: Yeah, you missed it!
ACTION KITS is an exhibition of new interactive artworks by five artists. Each of these works takes the form of a kit – a coordinated set of things that have been assembled to be experienced by visitors to the exhibition.
Wednesday12–5 pm
Thursday–Saturday12 noon–9 pm
Sunday12 noon–5 pm
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It is always a good time to talk about racism and poisonous images pumping through the mass-media pipeline. What is most interesting is the traditional but unpredictable source of the trouble. Whenever critics point at Tea Party posters of Barack Obama as a witch doctor or as a garishly dressed pimp attending a ball at the White House with Michelle, it is easy to realize that the Tea Party, Fox News and the rest of their ilk are not the worst offenders. Hip-hop minstrelsy, taken to an extreme, has repeatedly outdone all crude, vindictive and simply clumsy whites whenever it comes to dehumanizing black people. Hip-hop obviously, and no less insultingly, does it better.
Byron Hurt is a hip-hop fan from way back, but when he took a critical look at what it has become in its most thugged-out extremes, the filmmaker created a devastating documentary, Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes. It makes the strongest case for connecting hip-hop imagery with all that was demeaning and commonplace in 19th- century minstrel shows.
Though losing the ball as often as he recovered it, Spike Lee served us all well with his Bamboozled by looking high and low until he reached something uncomfortably close to the absolute truth, which always cuts both ways. The Brooklyn, N.Y., director and filmmaker finally recognized that simple-minded "street brothers" can come up with an angry black nationalism as shallow and unconsciously pernicious as anything done in the long Hollywood tradition of stereotyping black people for laughs.
That is what Thomas Chatterton Williams meant in The Wall Street Journal when he recently described Lil Wayne as "a modern-day minstrel who embodies the most virulent racist stereotypes that generations of blacks have fought to overcome. His music is a vigorous endorsement of the pathologies that still haunt and cripple far too many in the black underclass."
And now, under the banner of humor or satire, yet another minstrel monster has raised his video head from the gutter once again in the brand-new "Head of State," which has been seen on YouTube more than a million times.
Shouldn't Barack Obama almost always be moving through an open season for satire? Without a doubt. Any American in a position of power has to be ready for a pie in the face. It goes with the job description; it's a frequent tool used by those from the lower depths of society in order to get vital revenge against those who pretentiously give commands from above.
Others have parodied Obama, including Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen and YouTube star Alphacat, aka Iman Crosson. But "Head of State" is not actually about satire or taste or any sense of the judicious. It is grounded in what Arthur Rimbaud termed the "love of sacrilege" in his 1873 book-length poem, "A Season in Hell."
The willfully outrageous rant is one of the blueprints for irresponsibly childish petulance in the face of a constricting bourgeois order. Sacrilege and combative rejection of the rules become basic tenets of individuality. In the American matter of race, with so many innovators apparently committing themselves to defilement, what group can we expect to go further and better express disdain for the middle class than those loud and obnoxious people who were not born white? After all, they live in the scalding underbelly of society, where "reality" never takes a backseat.
Observing the bull rage through the china shop has become both a form of liberation and entertainment. Crash — and it's done. The only thing left standing is the destroyer, especially charismatic if embodying the joy of the child ruining a bloated and pompous form. The first black person to benefit from literal destruction in performance was Jimi Hendrix. He concluded his act by setting fire to his guitar and beating it against his amplifier. Minstrel anger and symbolic violence became central to the rock audience's appetite for thrills bound to anarchy.
But the image of the Negro in cinematic comedy has, more often than not, been far less than compassionate or aware of this fact: Truly great comedy moves very close to pathos, tending in its most extraordinary moments to embrace the bittersweet feeling of human frailty. Profound recognition of human frailty is always collective, and the exclusion of black people from that equation of universal fact is the perpetual problem.
When sheer vulgarity is thought to do the job of liberating, more than a little is lost. Shock is misconstrued as a substitute for substance. Richard Pryor was, along with Charlie Chaplin and W.C. Fields, one of the prime geniuses of American comedy. Pryor brings pathos and humor together with a matchless virtuosity in his 1979 film Richard Pryor: Live in Concert as he describes his heart attack. He falls to the stage in a bracing rendition of pain, then tries to call heaven and gets God on the line. He's put on hold.
Then Death finds out that Pryor was calling God behind his back and puts a heavy foot on the comedian. More pain ensues, until Pryor is lying onstage in a pretzel of agony. None of his imitators have ever done anything close to that. They take the shortcut through the reductive force of tasteless vulgarity.
Unfortunately, Pryor's use of coarse language, and his fast and loose sprinkling of the term "nigger" as both a linguistic spice and a misbegotten form of black "authenticity," bedevil us to this day. It has become no more than a product that any unimaginative black comedian or rapper can use as recklessly and relentlessly as possible.
Of course, Pryor's rejection of the term as demeaning late in his career has largely been forgotten. Or conveniently forgotten. "Nigger" — or, rather, "nigga" — is used as almost an incantation in "Head of State," which was directed by Martin Usher and stars comedian James Davis as the thugged-out Obama. It is a spoof of rapper Waka Flocka Flame's "Hard in Da Paint."
Jon Caramanica, a New York Times writer, praised "Head of State" and proved once again how dangerous critics are when afraid of angering and alienating themselves from opportunists more intent on getting attention and making product than saying something artistic. Artistry is beyond Negroes anyway, as these critics see it. Buffoonery will do. Extreme hip-hop has proved that. The more vulgar and violent, the more real and deeply felt — or so the thinking goes. They are wrong, of course. Even Flocka Flame has described "Head of State" as "almost a form of disrespect" to Obama.
Davis sees things differently. But then, he's confusing minstrelsy with an ethnic and class statement. "I can speak to the educated black guy and the hood black guy," Davis told the Times. "The fact that we can come out and put on a full production like this in an area where there's gang violence, in what people would consider the hood, is important to me."
It is disturbing to see the petty power of meaningless violence and impotent threat boosted up by endless partying, as if tomorrow is a fantasy. It is not. For the majority of the uneducated young black men depicted in "Head of State," little more than deep discomfort and endless frustration are guaranteed them.
The muddy little secret is that most of these "street brothers" will end up in real body bags or the cement cocoons of prison and the squat, stucco houses of an impoverished underclass. Prisoners in one place or another, they will remain important only in terms of entertainment value as brutal and stupid buffoons, always wearing the cold iron mask of a minstrelsy they may never see for what it actually is: contempt.
Stanley Crouch is an essayist and columnist based in New York. He has been awarded a MacArthur and a Fletcher and was recently inducted into the Academy of Arts and Sciences. The first volume of his Charlie Parker biography will appear within a year.


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Welcome back for the fourth installment on how to properly start a restaurant. This has been a lot of fun for me to share this information with all of you and I hope that it has been helpful in any way you needed it. This installment will be focused on creating a business plan for your restaurant. Enjoy the article and be sure to share it with others. You can also feel free to use the contact form on this website to share any other ideas with me, and I may feature them on this site!
Writing a Business Plan:
The first thing to keep in mind when thinking about your restaurant's business plan is that the plan is not set in stone. There will be room for improvements or changes at all points during the launch of your restaurant. You don't need to be tied down to something you determined months before when the landscape may have changed since then.
The business plan however is extremely important as it gives you and massive scope of information to which you can refer to for any reason. Your business plan will include information on your customer base, the area in which you are opening your establishment, marketing plans, income and expense forecasts, and much more. Your business plan once completed will give you information to make conscious decisions and will help you to outline potential challenges that your restaurant may take on in the future.
One of the most important things to get your restaurant off the ground and will be reflected in your business plan, is the funding of the establishment. You will need to ask and answer questions like; how much do I need to get started? Who can help me? Should I seek out a partner? All of these questions are essential to filling your kitchen with equipment and food, and having the proper resources in the dining room. At the end of the day you have a few options to choose from, all have been done and some make more sense to some rather than others but either way, startup capital or necessary operating capital is vital to your restaurant launch.
- Use Your Own Resources
- Ask Family & Friends
- Seek a Partner
- Apply for a Loan
These options are all quite self explanatory, and as I mentioned some of these options make more sense for people's individuals situations than others. Of course it would be great to have all the necessary operating capital but sometimes you need to look elsewhere. The necessary operating capital will be noted in the business plan as something that will eventually need to be paid back.
Again I hope this information helped you think about the importance of the business plan in regards to your new restaurant and please feel free to contact me with other ideas or success stories you may have had. Good luck and keep cooking!


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By: Rex - Friday, June 07, 2013
I don't know if you can technically call pole dancing a sport, but in the porn world, it's definitely a sport! And there's one thing that you know about the athletes in this particular sport, the athletes are going to get naked at some point. You know the deal, first song clothed, second song top off, third song fully naked. It's kind of like the periods of a hockey game. There's a lot of rules, you'll get use to them.