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A team of Danish naval architects led by Knud E. Hansen are working on a new design for a 50,000-tonne cargo ship whose diesel engine will be augmented by a set of high-tech Aerofoil sails set on six masts mounting. In Denmark, wind ship projects like these are supported by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.
Modern windships take advantage of new technologies and materials borrowed from the aerospace industry. Using high performance steel for the masts they do not need stays to hold them upright, and the sail itself is made of fibreglass, with a profile like an aircraft wing. Unlike traditional sails, these fibreglass wings do not need a large crew to operate them, and are controlled hydraulically from the bridge. An important downside of sails however is that they exert aerodynamic drag which negates some of the fuel savings from having them there in the first place.
Hamburg company, SkySails, are developing high-tech kites which pull a ship across the ocean by utilising winds high above it. The kites would complement a conventional diesel engine and, providing the wind is blowing in a favorable direction, the team at SkySails believe their use can halve the amount of fuel a ship burns.
With the SkySails aerodynamic drag is not a problem as the system harnesses the winds higher above the ocean with an inflatable aerofoil - a kite designed to fly at a height of 100 to 500 metres, towing the ship on a cable fastened to the hull. At this height winds are often stronger and more dependable. And if winds are unfavourable the kite can simply be winched into the ship and stored.
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Pinnacle 3010IX PCTV Dual Hybrid Pro PVR / PCI Express / DVB-T/Analogue TV Tuner / Whitebox £17.99 & Free Delivery
Interface: PCI Express rev. 3.0
Tuners: Frequency range 45.75.. 863.25 MHz (VHF and UHF)
DVB-T COFDM Demodulators: Supported modulations 16, 64 QAM, QPSK, Bandwidths 6, 7, 8 MHz
Antenna inputs: IEC connectors
PCB dimensions: 170(L) x 68(H)
TV Recording Formats
MPEG-2 in native DVB quality or (re-)compressed to quality levels DVD or DVD long
DivX (HomeTheater/Portable/Handheld Profile)
MPEG-4 (compatible with portable media players)
May not be in stock atm, but this is hard to beat price wise, even if there is a bit of a wait. Card is for PCIX computers only. It is not a cheap laptop usb stick.

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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
50 Cent is ready to make some adjustments. Less than a full day after an alleged text exchange with son Marquise Jackson leaked online, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson now wants to change his will.
In an effort to hoard his massive fortune, Fif is making sure that all of his money goes to the right places, including to the daughter of music executive Chris Lighty, who died last summer. "I rewrote my will today now when I pass away all my physical property's and MOST of my money go's [sic] to charities and TIFFANY LIGHTY so when I'm done she can be 50cent," he tweeted yesterday.
There was also an admission involved in the Twitter announcement. 50 owned up to sending the text messages, but doesn't believe he was talking to his son. "That was his mother texting me as him. she sold that to a web site.she hate me for Winning, it's hard to replace me."
Marquise reportedly responded, tweeting, "All I gotta say is my mama been there for me …u never came to not one of my basketball games smh smh smh."
Trouble with his first born is one of two family-related issues involving the Queens native. Following a domestic abuse charge for assaulting an ex-girlfriend with whom he also shares a son, 50 was dropped from a Major League Baseball event in New York next week. The Grammy winner was billed to perform on July 14 along with DJ/producer Kaskade.
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Grunnebo garns Scotlandsull. It's a combed wool yarn 100gr = 400 m.
I used their dark gray, light gray (they also have a medium gray) and unbleached white. I'll let you know how much yarn I used.
Needles: 2,5 mm round stitches 80 cm long for the body. 2,5 mm round needles 40 cm long for the sleeves and 2,5 mm double pointed needles for the sleeves.
The yarn manufacturer calls for 3 mm needles, but I want a tighter, denser sweater. I would have used 2 mm needles, but that seemed just completely crazy so I compromised with myself and used 2,5 mm. Just try different sizes until you find the ones that make your sweater!
This is a personal pattern made for me, but I'll take you through the steps to make your own pattern:
Start by measuring how big you want the body of the sweater, I chose to measure my hips at their widest = 100 cm (actually it was a couple cm off, but 100 is a good number to do the math with..)
Then I made a swatch in stranded knitting, since the sweater is knitted on the round you should also do the swatch on the round. I used needles nr 2,5 mm and got a swatch with 36 stitches to 10 cm (= 4 inches).
36 stitches = 10 cm =
3,6 stitches = 1 cm =
360 stitches = 100cm =
since chart nr 1 has a repeat of 4 stitches you want your stitch count to be divisible by 4 or the pattern will mess upp in the join.
So I casted on 360 stitches in the dark gray yarn, joined on the round and knitted according to chart nr 1. The dark grey (black in the chart) stitches are knitted, the white or light gray stitches are purls
|Ullared sweater chart nr 1
When this is done we need to do some more math:
You want to add about 5-10% of the stitches AND you want your stitches to match up with the pattern.
So: I have 360 stitches on my needles.
5% of 360 = 72
360 + 72 = 432
The pattern har a repeat of 6. BUT the beginning of the front and back has a 12 stich pattern and the end of the front and back has a 11 stitch pattern. My father would make a mathematical formula out of this, I'm too tired to try. So this is how I did it:
432/2= 216 (number of stitches on each side after adding 5% more stitches)
216 - 11-12= 193 (number of stitches after subtracting the "side pattern" stitches) this needs to be divisible by 6. Is it?
No, but 198/6=33
So, I'll add another 5 stitches to each side:
432 +5+5=442 stitches total. In other words: after knitting chart nr 1, I added 82 stitches evenly over the work.
Then knit chart nr 2: I used dark gray yarn and unbleached white. (Oh no!, I forgot about this chart when doing all that math... you do it, it's divisible by 6 and repeats all the way around...sorry)
|The Ullared sweater chart 2
Now we start working on the pattern you will know in your sleep, because you will repeat it soooo very many times:
Using dark gray and light gray start knitting chart nr 3, this does not repeat just knit it once:
|The Ullared sweater chart nr 3
Then knit chart nr 4 using dark gray and light gray:
|The Ullared sweater chart nr 4
|My hand is just to the left of the mirroring of chart 3.
This keeps on until we get to the armpit. I'll get back to you when I find myself in the armpit.. :-)


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I need a program similar to WinRar.
I guess there can be really good ones among today's open source tools and I would like to hear you suggestions.
Thank you in advance.
PeaZip, but I prefer WinRar. You know WinRar is free, the trial never expires, just click Okay every time it tell you about the trial.
WinRar can actually be used on trial forever, that's true, I do that too. But if you don't like WinRar you can download free WinZip which is rather simple and doesn't have trial at all as it's provided for free from the start.
I can suggest you PeaZip or 7-Zip, both free and Open Source.
IZArc, freeware, found here: http://www.izarc.org/
Best to run through the complete post.
PeaZip has already been mentioned and the poster was looking for alternatives to 7Zip.


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'Holly, can you do that later? I need some help with the deliveries!' said Botticelli.
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With the development of carbonation technology, a large number of coconut shells can be converted into biomass charcoal. What's more, coconut shell charcoal can be reprocessed into activated carbon, and the activated carbon is widely used in smelting, chemical fields.
Do you know how to make charcoal from coconut shell? Maybe Beston Coconut shell charcoal making machine can help us do it.
Coconut Shell Charcoal Making Machine With Biomass Gasifier Equipment
Because the pyrolysis gas is sufficient to maintain the carbonization process to provide heat so the technology to "self-heating from carbonization" for the design of the core technology, pyrolysis gas of coconut shell in carbonization process as carbon source. Both energy conservation and environmental protection design, long-term production and low cost and the economic benefit is remarkable. If using coal as heat source, first increased emissions and it's necessary to increase environmental protection equipment, secondly switching heat source in the production is difficult to achieve , and finally taking coal as the heat source ,heat source temperature is difficult to control immediately and other factors. So this technology no longer using the coal, carbon source as for preheating source. Before the start of the carbonizing, we choose simple biomass gasifier equipment separately providing combustible gas as heat source for the charcoal making process.
Description of coconut shell charcoal making process
1. First by the forklift smash particles less than 50 mm of coconut shell silo belt conveyor to quantitative feeder, the feeder quantitative uniform into carbonization machine;
2. Carbonization process in the dissemination of the combustible gas by a cyclone dust remover, spray dust collector, enters into the condensation analyzer system, precipitated tar, wood vinegar through a draught fan introducing carbon machine to heat as carbonization pyrolysis heat.
3. The high-temperature exhaust gas after combustion as the heat source for possible drying heating system, then coconut shell becomes charcoal.
In the coconut shell carbon production process, Both tar and wood vinegar will be precipitated. And they can be used as the chemical raw material for storage and sale.
Security design of coconut shell charcoal machinery
1. Central control can be designed according to the customer's request, which can separate the operator and machine.
2. Combustible gas was recycled to the burner, combustion device with pressure gauge, pressure relief valves and electronic ignition device.
3. Configured with the casing (protective shell), which can prevent the body contacting the high temperature directly.
4. Power supply section has a standardized control system to ensure safety.
5. Power supply section has a standardized control system to ensure safety.
6. Configured with sealing system, ensure the environmental cleanliness and production safety.
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|widely used as fuel in BBQ.
|used as fuel in other area.
|attach heavy metal, improve the quality of soil.
|can be reprocessed into activated carbon.
|used for construction bricks with clay.
|widely used as fuel in industries such as steel and iron factories, ceramics and so on.
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|widely used as fuel.
|greenhouse agriculture heating
|can be used as fuel.
|can be used for drying.
|can be used for generator to get electricity.
|Raw material
|Sawdust,coconut shell,wood, rice husk,
waste sludge and other biomass material
|Capacity (kg/h)
|Rotary speed of furnace
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|Power (Kw/h)
|Host size (W*H* L)mm
1. Carbonization ratio:Around 3:1 or 4:1, means one ton raw material dry material can get about 330kg charcoal. As the material is not exactly same in different place, the end result is different.
2. Raw material preprocess:Consider the material size and moisture to make different configuration
3. Temperature of the end charcoal:At 30 degree after water cooling discharger
4. Working Form:Continuous working, one side feeding and another side discharging at same time.
5. Tar and Wood vinegar: Has the collector to get this by products on the process of the carbonization.


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Copy of Business and Administration - Advanced Apprenticeship at Enfield Training Services
Course description
Whilst completing the Level 3 NVQ in Business and Administration, you will need to be in a full time work placement in an office environment and have experience of at least 1-2 years in that environment as you will be taking on a Supervisory role. You will be training in Business procedures, office Skills and Business Applications Software. You will be required to be assessed on-the-job in order to complete this qualification. You will also receive support towards your Literacy & Numeracy skills and Personal Development to help increase your confidence to find another job if your current employer decides not to employ you full-time once your course has ended. Like all of our courses, you will have constant one-to-one advice and guidance from The Learning Support Team.
Entry requirements
Must be aged 16-24. Fee included for 19-24 year olds. Must have a full time job in the relevant occupation.
Future opportunities
This course offers you a specialist work-based qualification to support a range of careers in Business and Administration. With further training, you could continue to develop your career in Business and Administration by finding a job with a Supervisory role. This course is work-based which means your employer must pay you a minimum of £80 per week whilst developing basic business skills, understanding and knowledge, which most employers are looking for.
Further information
To find out more about this qualification, contact us, ask your Connexions Personal Adviser or school/college careers staff.
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I had a conversation with Adam about the wolf proposal today and the DNR has three major concerns. The DNR is concerned about the anti's being more vocal if trapping is permitted on public lands, the possibility of non targets being caught in larger traps and targeting only problem wolfs. I believe that the anti,s are going to do their thing no matter what we do. The problem wolfs are not living on the property that is having problems they are just using it to raid and retreat back to their forest. CFA land is also included in the private land so if it says that there is 45% private most of that can not be trapped. The proposal also says that a .22 can be used for dispatch but can not be loaded except at the point of dispatch. This is only the case in zone 3 from Nov.10th to Dec.1 and has no place in any regulations in zone 1. We are also looking at recommending a minimum 3/8" thick jaw to minimize any damage to non targets. I have sent an e-mail out to the MTPCA Board about this asking for the boards support and fully expect that they will. Normally I would wait for that to happen before posting anything but the time frame is so short that I want everyone to know what is going on.
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And she still campaigns for education rights, only this time she has a Nobel peace prize to her name.
Yousafzai later went on to pen an global award-winning book, I Am Malala, set up The Malala Fund, and became the youngest ever Nobel Prize Laureate-having received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
The Nobel laureate got admission at Oxford in August this year to study philosophy, politics and economics after she was interviewed for admission earlier in the year.
Today she begins the pursuit of her next prestigious title: Oxford University graduate.
On her twitter account, Malala posted a picture of three philosophy books which received over 300,000 likes and over 100,000 retweets within hours, the caption read: "Five years ago, I was shot in an attempt to stop me from speaking out for girls' education". So grateful you are still with us.
Another tweeted: "Congratulations Malala". The world looks forward to seeing what you will accomplish next.
After recovering from her near-fatal injuries, Malala and her family relocated to Birmingham, UK.
What the terrorists surely didn't expect was that their cowardly attempt to silence her, would take a relatively unknown 15-year-old and catapult her and her cause to the world stage.
And in 2017, Malala's determination made her the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace.
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Son Of Radio Show Host "Delilah" Takes His Own LifeFollowing the separation, Delilah didn't have her parents to turn to, as they disowned her for marrying an African-American man. The show, which is based in the Pacific Northwester, airs at 7pm and wraps up around midnight local time.
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Nick Saban meets with media prior to Arkansas gameBut to the Aggies's credit, they fought back and their young quarterback, Kellen Mond, grew up before our very eyes. Daniel LaCamera would convert a 52-yard field goal that just made it over the crossbar, giving A&M a 3-0 lead.
Cleveland Browns rookie DE Myles Garrett to make debut vsWhile they were not put in the best situations, the Browns did not receive much of a "boost" from turning to Robiskie and Shofner. Q: What did getting the first win of the year tell you about this team? Maybe the Jaguars at home on November 19? "He's a force.
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As it was until recently. Note Bahá'i
Message on Peace
Brazilian-side 1903 Border Mark
As it is since Tuesday, Dec, 21.
Photo by Marco Labanca
As it will look by the end of 2017as part of the
Mark of the Americas Tourism Complex
Theme Park on
Jesuit Missions and the
Spanish adelantado
Cabeza de Vaca *
The Brazilian Border Stone Mark or "Marco" has been handed over to the private sector as a PPP (Public Private Partnership). The first stage of the the new Tourism Complex is open to the public. It includes a Visitors' Center, a Bar overlooking the Iguassu and Paraná Rivers besides of course offering the opportunity to peep at the Paraguayan and Argentinean Border Marks. The company who got permission to run the place hopes to deliver the whole project by December 2017 which will include a Cabeza de Vaca Memmorial, the reopened and renewed iconic Space for the Americas, restaurants and one or two observation towers.
* Did you know that the Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca "discovered" Iguassu Falls on his way from (what now is) the Brazilian Coast to Asuncion, Paraguay, is also part of US History ?
The Argentine Side's
Three Borders Mark (3BM)
|Older and simpler red-earth version of the Argentinean 3BM
|The Argentine 3B Mark as it looked until rather recently
Read more on this HERE
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NEW YORK -- Weak earnings prompted losses in key blue-chip issues, ending a two-session rally by major market averages.
Shares of AlliedSignal dropped 3 1/4 to 40 1/4 after the manufacturer posted weaker-than-expected third-quarter profit. This was the lowest it has finished since it split its shares 2-for-1 on Sept. 16.
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Joyce's Book and Presentation Schedule
Joyce M. Christian is a recognized Gypsy Vanner Horse historian and author. Her articles on the Gypsy Vanner have appeared over the last twelve years in such publications as: The Equine Journal, American Livestock Magazine, Just Horses, and she has been quoted in Horse Illustrated and Breyer Magazine. In 2011 she published her first book, "Dreams..Promises..A Vanner Horse Journey" which is available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Joyce's book, "Dreams..Promises..A Vanner Horse Journey" is her personal story with this amazing breed. It also is a view of the many struggles faced by the Gypsy Vanner Horse Society on its mission to establish, protect, and promote the Gypsy Vanner Horse. To see a recent review click here: www.thehorsestudio.com
Since 2008 Joyce has been a presenter on behalf of her beloved breed:
Keynote Speaker - NY State Horse Council Annual Meeting - 2008
Breed Presentation - Southwest Louisiana Horse Expo - 2011
Presenter - GVHS Annual Meeting 2013 - Las Vegas, Nevada
Book Presentation - Ouachita Library System - Calhoun, LA April 2013
Book Presentation - Keynote Speaker - Trenton Group - West Monroe, Louisiana - October 2013
Authors' Row - LA Reading Association Conference- Monroe, LA Dec. 6-7, 2013
Keynote Speaker - West Monroe Kiwanis Club - West Monroe, LA Dec. 17,2013
Presenter - GVHS Annual Meeting 2014 - Atlanta, Georgia - 22 February, 2014
Her presentation is educational and inspiring. Ms. Christian is available to schools, clubs, and churches. See our "What's New" section for contact information and to schedule a speaking engagement.


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History, Implementation, and Pedagogical Implications of an Updated System of Functional Analysis
Abrahamson, Krista
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This dissertation follows the history of functional ideas and their pedagogy, illuminates with many examples the implementation of my updated system of Functional Analysis, and discusses the pedagogical implications that this updated system implies. The main goal is to update a system of labeling to be as pedagogically friendly as possible, in order to assist students and teachers of harmony to more easily and enjoyably learn, teach, and engage with common-practice tonal harmonic practice. Example syllabi, assignments, classroom demonstrations, and long projects are also included, and each aspect of the labeling is carefully discussed as it is presented. By surveying the history of functional thinking in music theory, we find that desire to analyze for function is not a new idea, and has been a goal of many theorists and harmony teachers for centuries. However, the current methods for instructing in function still leave students confused or baffled, as they struggle to match functional concepts to labels that do not exemplify their analysis goals and methods that insist on starting from tiny detail instead of coming from a more complete musical perspective. The elaboration of each detail of my Functional Analysis system shows how each part of Functional Analysis has been designed to help make harmonic analysis quicker, easier, more intuitive, and more personalized. The greater pedagogical implications on a larger scale involving courses and curricula are also covered, informed by my experience both as a teacher of today's standard system and from teaching Functional Analysis in the classroom.


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There is no better way to explore the underwater world of marine animals, shipwrecks, fascinating coral towers, limestone formations and schools of colourful fish than scuba diving. Here is the list of the most unique, unforgettable diving destinations around the world.
- Palau
Located in the western Pacific Ocean, Palau is an island country. With vivid history of the colonial era, Spanish and American era, Palau has hidden its secrets under the deep oceans. The world-famous Palau dive sites, provides a perfect diving conditions with numerous wreck dives in the inner lagoons near Koror. Different site locations which can be explored includesAmatsuMaru which thelargest shipwreck in Micronesia and the deepest Japanese wreck, Another site is ChuyoMaru the Japanese coastal carrier was bombed during the Desecrate One on 31 March 1944. Addition to this Chandelier cave is another thousand year old site with rain filtering limestone and eroded island creating large caves under water.
Instructor:One can avail special packages from Samstours.com at Koror, which offers the tourist safe diving, with prior announcement of weather-independent conditions of waves and winds.
- Ponta d Ouro , Mozambique
Ponta d Ouro, is a quaint little town in southern Mozambique just 8km from the South African border. A mere 5 hours from Durban and 7 hours from Johannesburg is a perfect spot for weekend getaways or long lazy holidays. Surrounded with beautiful beaches, dune forests, ever stretching deep blue seas, Ponta d Ouro gives a great option for awesome diving.
Instructor: Gala-Gala Eco Resort offers both the tranquil space for those who want to be away from the busy village and a large number of activities for those looking for an active and exciting holiday. One can go deep water diving in the beach organized by the resort.
- Mexico
The mangrove lushly bordered area to the Caribbean state of Belize is a front of the front door and offers perfect conditions for technical diving. With Pristine off-shore atolls with the largest and healthiest reefs in the northern hemisphere that are also home to the largest and most pure population of American crocodiles, remote national parks with unique dive sites where one can interact with manatees on the reef, schooling tarpon; the world's largest underground cave systems, whale sharks, schooling sailfish, bull sharks and more which awaits.
Instructor:One of the certified diving center is XTC Dive Center which has all the necessary facilities, such as tanks, filling / mixing station, gases, training rooms, a small hotel and boats, as well as qualified instructors for re-breather training on the SF2 for the travellers.
- Maldives
We all know Maldives for its stunning beaches and azure waters that define the tropical paradise. The Maldives is flat with white sandy beaches and excellent reefs with an abundance of marine life. Scuba diving is done at a leisurely drift pace as the Indian Monsoon Current sweeps along the island chains, moving nutrients and divers along.With the clear visibility of 20 meters range and water temperature varying from 260 -300 C, Maldives is a perfect for leisure dive.
Instructor: DusitThani Maldives takes pride first official and internationally approved free-diving centre in the Maldives, an incredible addition to the selection of water sports available at the resort.
- Sikao, Thailand
Idyllically situated with a private beach along a breathtaking stretch of the Andaman coastline,Sikao, is home to some of the world's best dive sites. One can get glimpse of colourful fish swim against a magnificent backdrop of varied hard and soft corals. The stunning reefs hereare home to sea creatures including lobsters, crabs, seahorses, anemones, colourful nudibranchs, sea stars and turtles. Beautiful coral covered boulders, surreal caverns and swim-through channels offer a maze of enchantment.
Instructor: AnantaraSikao is led by a multilingual team of highly qualified dive professionals from the award winning dive company Sea Bees Diving.
- Artic
Travelling to Artic itself is an exciting expedition, how about Polar Snorkelling.
Designed for the more adventurous traveller, Polar Snorkelling is a unique activity that offers the chance to discover what lies beneath the icy Arctic waters. One can also try polar diving, experiencing the underwater and topside destination.
The snorkelers and divers can witness the surprisingly colourful marine life of the Arctic; from sea anemones and sea urchins to nudibranchs, crabs and the occasional polar cod.Perhaps the greatest highlight for any Polar Snorkeler is the opportunity to get up close to the glistening ice. Snorkelers will enjoy swimming at the edge of the Arctic pack ice, as well as enjoy the fascinating ice formations that exist below the surface.
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|A Methodology for Maintenance Time Prediction in Virtual Maintenance Environment
|Geng Jie
|Zhou Dong; Lv Chuan
|In this paper, a novel method for maintenance time prediction is proposed based on maintenance process simulation and analysis in virtual maintenance environment. According to maintenance work procedure of giving maintenance task, corresponding maintenance process simulation is produced on the virtual maintenance platform, and for each step of the whole maintenance simulation process, a detailed analysis for maintenance time comparison and calculation is carried out based on the activities of virtual human hands, after that, the analysis data is processed to obtain the predicted time.
|Maintenance Time Prediction; Virtual Design; Virtual Maintenance
|Article #: 19203
August 5-7, 2013 - Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.


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Paint, Paint and More Paint!
I have been painting solidly for three days but not the sort of painting that I like doing. The house we have moved into has a laundry in the basement and it was very messy. I have spent the past three days cleaning and scrubbing everything, scraping off old paint on the concrete painted floor and then giving the floor three coats of paint. It's difficult when you have to work around a washer and dryer and a huge shelving unit. For the walls, I started off using some paint that was left here in the house. I was trying to be ecologically green and not throw left over paint into the garbage but I got more than I expected! It was a green that I thought would look fresh however once I got it up it on a couple of walls I decided it was an awful shade and would make me really mad every time I went down there. That's the thing with acrylic paint. It always dries darker than it looks when wet and being an artist I should have remembered that. There was only one solution, add in lots of while and redo the two walls I had already done. It looks a lot better now but still a bit greener that I would have liked. By tomorrow it should be finished and I can get into my studio and do some real painting
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Wolterman joined Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in May 1999. He was named Chief Executive Officer in November 2002 and retired in August 2016. Under Wolterman's leadership, Memorial Hermann became one of the largest healthcare systems in Texas, operating in 16 hospitals and over 232 ancillary locations with 24,000 employees and is now the country's busiest Level 1 trauma center and generating $6.0 billion in net revenue. Prior to Memorial Hermann, Wolterman was Senior Vice President, Operations & Business Development at Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Health Care System from 1993 to 1999 and President & CEO of Holy Cross Health Services of Utah from 1989 to 1993. Wolterman currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Nuvasive (Nasdaq:NUVA), Vizient, Inc. and Legacy ER & Urgent Care.
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David Mike shares his personal journey from innocent childhood dreams to immobilizing drug addiction nightmare.
Being a soldier seemed to be David's destiny with a strong military legacy rooting all the way back to the Civil War. His father had made a career out of the Air Force allowing David to meet many interesting people. He enjoyed listening to the courageous stories of airmen, soldiers, sailors, marines, and even POWs.
Preparing to join the Army consumed the majority of David's adolescence including joining the Marine JROTC program at school. He took his commitment serious spending two weeks of his summer break at different training camps.
In his senior year of high school, David met Elise and found the courage to ask her out. See agreed and their romance took off like a rocket. Drunk on hormones and the excitement of feeling love for the first time, they planned to wed. David's resolve to join the army strengthened as he saw the military as a way to escape his family and begin his new life.
Warning: Hopeful long-distance relationships often have a disastrous end
But towards the end of David's senior year, Elise's father received the devastating order to report back to the United States. Powerless Elise and David resolved to marry after David completed basic training, and received his first station.
At the tender age of seventeen, his first mission would be to convince his parents to sign him up. His four years of JROTC must have been convincing because they marched him into the recruiter's office to endorse his commitment.
After basic training, David's heart soared to receive orders for Louisiana, a mere 6 hours from his love, Elise. David called Elise regularly and snuck off to visit her when he could.
Elise secretly began to spend time with another man who could give her the attention David could not. Then Elise admitted she had begun to grow apart from David and she could no longer marry him. David felt as though she had splayed open his abdomen allowing his guts to slop out into a disgusting heap.
The beginner's guide to drug addiction
Agony tormented David every waking moment. His future with Elise and their plan to wed had been slaughtered like a hog taken to market.
David retreated into himself falling into a deep depression. His fellow soldiers took notice and invited him out to the club to help get Elise off of his mind. Pre-club prep always began in a crowded hotel room with alcohol. David did not drink but mingled with the others trying to avoid thinking of Elise.
After arriving at the club someone gave him a pill after noticing he still resembled a mourner at a funeral. "Take this-it will make you feel better." He took it without thinking.
The pill's effect took some time to kick in, but when it did, he felt good, euphoric. All of the pain evaporated like rain on the hot concrete after a midsummer's day shower. The depression assault surrendered to pure ecstasy, an appropriate name for the wonder pill.
After that first experience, David began looking forward to the next weekend. Soon weekends stretched far too long in between and he began using during the week. The effects of the drug became less intense and required larger dosages to attain the desired high.
David became the one handing out the pills and selling them to his comrades to help assuage the cost of his new habit. The late nights and drug use hampered his physical abilities, but somehow he managed to keep his head above water.
How to keep selling drugs even after you're arrested
A soldier who had partied with David asked to buy some X requesting to come back later in the barracks to get it. When he arrived he had an unexpected "friend" with him David had never seen. The situation felt strange. David knew he had been set up and the CID (Army's Criminal Investigation Division) had been watching him. David said he had nothing to sell.
David unofficially moved (because he lacked the rank to officially move) off base continuing to sell and take drugs. One evening returning to base after buying pizza he saw lights flash in his rearview mirror and pulled over. The military police informed David he had crossed a solid center line and they would also need to search the car. After finding nothing, one of the officers identified as CID and demanded David turn over drugs to him.
David insisted that he had no drugs. They continued searching until they found an empty canister that once held drugs, but where now only powder remained. The residue served as proof to charge him with possession of a controlled substance.
After agreeing to help the police catch the very people he had been selling to and partying with, the officer took him back to his platoon until his trial. In exchange for David's help, the judge would be lenient when it came time for sentencing.
Within a week brazen David headed back to his supplier to pick up more drugs to sell, but things went sideways and David decided to disappear.
While AWOL David sold drugs for survival money and also continued to consume them at an alarming rate. Ecstasy became one of the several different types of drugs he took to self-medicate the anxiety and depression.
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Six months after going AWOL David returned to the club where it all began.
Oh, the irony. I knew this day would come sooner or later. I even played it out in my mind. "If I ever get caught, I'll pop everything I have on me and go out in a blaze of glory!" I boastfully remarked. Nothing goes as planned, though. I uncharacteristically spent the previous day meticulously slipping one hundred ecstasy pills, one by one, into plastic Ziploc baggies normally used for LSD. Slowly and gently, I cataloged the small white bits of escapism, making it impossible to overdose. This single random act saved my life, having no idea that the next day I would be arrested. –David writes in Dishonor.
The same officer that had worked with David during his first arrest took him into custody again. David felt his life had been ruined, he panicked and considered he might be better off dead.
The Court Martial arrived soon after the arrest. David's father attended the court-martial in support. David agreed to a plea bargain that would reduce his possible 38-year sentence. To David's relief, he received 6 years at Fort Leavenworth.
What every soldier ought to know about dishonorable discharge
While struggling with guilt and shame our country went to war with Iraq. As David's brother left for combat grief-stricken David realized he would never have that privilege, not now, not ever.
"All my life I wanted to be a soldier, and now we were at war. The struggle of feeling like I had let my country down by not being able to stand by my fellow soldiers was brutal. The guilt and shame I felt for running away made me feel like such a coward. I would do anything to go back in time and right the wrongs, erase them, or make the haunting mistakes go away."
How David broke free from the cycle of addiction
David became eligible for a parole hearing after just a year and half of his sentence. Although other inmates cautioned him no one is granted parole the first time unless 50% of their sentence had been served. David wanted to give it his best try.
In preparation for his parole hearing, hopeful David assembled the required plan for release. Still stationed in Germany, his parents arranged for him to live with his grandparents. Additionally, David planned to work towards earning a cosmetology license in the school nearby their home. The last piece of the packet, a letter from his father, would arrive in the mail soon.
During a typical shift in the dining facility a co-worker nervously walked up to David and opened his palm. Inside it, two white squares of paper. David recognized the LSD and popped one into his mouth without hesitating to think about it first, much like his very first hit of ecstasy.
After a long shift of avoiding eye contact and keeping a low profile, he headed back to his cell. His mail waited for him on his bunk, including the letter he had been waiting on from his father.
His father wrote he would stake his job, reputation, and his life on David never touching drugs again. David wept thinking of the damage his father could have suffered from all he was willing to put up as collateral. This would be David's one and only experience with relapse. In this exact moment, David swore off of drugs.
Banish guilt and shame once and for all
David's second parole hearing went differently and was approved near the end of his 3-year confinement David had nothing left to do but wait for his release. He kept up his daily routine and responsibilities as his time at Fort Leavenworth drew to an end.
One evening, while scanning the radio channels we stumbled upon the People to People broadcast and heard a message from Bob George that changed his life.
"You don't have to keep asking for forgiveness; you have been forgiven. Just say 'Thank you,' and accept it."
David realized he had been forgiven and he did not need to keep asking. Bob further explained that "God completely removes sin from us and that He can't even see it anymore. We are considered perfect and holy in His eyes."
As a child, David's parents immersed him in church, but he always viewed it as "legalistic", afraid he may be "zapped", and he needed to "get right" with the Lord. He describes it as "going through the motions", but now he understood what grace and forgiveness truly meant. This is the message he had missed in his youth.
David wrote the radio station and asked for a copy of Classic Christianity written by Bob. When it arrived he devoured it in accompaniment of his bible. Classic Christianity acted as the decoder ring David had been missing all these years. His mind and heart opened and accepted the message of grace.
Who else just wants to go home?
One month shy of his twenty-third birthday David woke up to his last day of prison. The anticipation of leaving became nearly unbearable. He packed his duffel bag full of the toiletries he had been squirreling away in preparation for release, changed into his civilian clothes his family had mailed, and dashed to the administration building where his family would pick him up.
David's family, ecstatic to see him, surrounded him with hugs. David held them briefly and then asked to get out of there. Happy to oblige, they took David and left for home in Nebraska.
How to gain employment even when you're a convicted felon
The newfound freedom and delicious food were easy to assimilate, but decision making and trusting others came slower for David. Being on parole for the next 2.5 years, he still had to report monthly to his parole officer, call daily to check in for a possible required urinalysis and secure employment.
He struggled to find a job. No one wanted to hire someone fresh from prison. He turned in 50 applications and heard nothing. Relentless in his pursuit, he decided to handle things face to face instead of relying on impersonal paper.
At a restaurant, the manager's face lit up excited to hear David had dining facility experience. When David explained the facility's location is inside prison the manager's face and tone fell flat.
"Oh, I don't think you have the skills we need."
"You have high school kids working in there. I can see them."
"No. I'm sorry this isn't going to work out."
David caught a break at a local retail store using his face to face strategy.
"Listen I just got out of jail and I know that looks bad on paper. I promise I'll be your hardest worker if you hire me."
To David's surprise, he said okay.
The secret of building a new dream out of a nightmare
David has been sober and free for 30 years. In that time he has created a new life. He teaches at a cosmetology school where he had to overcome parole related obstacles in obtaining his cosmetology license. This same school is where he met his beautiful wife who he has been happily married to for over 20 years. Together they have 3 lovely daughters.
Recently, David has joined the local Fresh Hope ministry with his friend, Tony, to help released inmates break the cycle of addiction. David offers a beacon of hope to other addicts because he has been able to stay sober and free for thirty years.
In addition to the Fresh Hope ministry, David also sends his book, Dishonor to inmates as donations allow.
When the guilt and shame become unbearable David remembers the radio message he heard almost thirty years ago. He doesn't have to live in shame because God has already forgiven him.
David doesn't think anyone ever feels forgiven, but he spreads the message through his book, Fresh Hope, and speaks candidly about his experience.
Often times people stay in unhealthy paths because they don't feel like they are worthy of anything else, but David knows better. He walked out of his nightmare and built a new dream.
David Mike is a Christ follower, husband, father, author and Cosmetology Instructor in Omaha, NE. David blogs to share humorous life events and also tell the story of the 3 years spent in the U.S. Army's Prison, Ft. Leavenworth, sharing the message that we do not have to be defined by our past and that God can use our kind of mess for good.
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I started writing on LinkedIn about everything and anything and changed the direction to writing about thee Maldives. I was inspired by some of the good writers on linkedIn, it was a surprise that I could write on Linkedin to an international audience, hence it began. I have not written much, just approaching a hundred posts on this blog.
What am I?
As a graduate of the Kingston University of UK, I like to be called an engineer and I am one. With a Bachelors Degree in the field of Aerospace Engineering Technology and Design, and Aircraft Maintenance Engineer's License. I worked as a technical service engineer and later as the Manager until January 2017.
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My mother gave birth to me in RAF hospital in Gan, I was told and grew up in Hithadhoo, the second most populous island of the Maldives, and the capital of Addu City. I belong to the third position in a family of ten. I have my own family with two kids.
The Story of My Life
Anybody's personal story will be a unique one, and so is mine, I hope to be able to tell my story one day, In sha Allah, (God willing).
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"a good piece of writing carries only a fraction of what i intend to say"
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AECOM is also a Campbell Institute Charter Member working alongside top organizations that focus on integrating safety into their business models, as well as a member of the U.S. Occupational Safety Health Administration's (OSHA) Alliance program where participants are committed to working closely with OSHA to develop and share information with workers and employers to help prevent injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in the workplace.
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Grounded in the belief that safety, health and environmental (SH&E) management is at the core of business vitality and intrinsic to operational success, the Campbell Institute is the SH&E center of excellence at the U.S. National Safety Council.
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CV update from Matthew Davock - 14th November 2016
The LCV market continues to go from strength to strength and October did not disappoint. Following on from a strong August and September the underlining question around the market place was when would we see the market dip? I am pleased to report that October shown no sign of dipping and produced the strongest average selling price all year.
During October, the average selling price at the UK's number one CV auction company increased by a staggering £541 pound when compared against September – and £321 better that any previous month in 2016. Following on from this, October recorded the lowest average age and mileage all year. The average mileage of all stock sold in October was 73,000 miles and had an average age of 63 months. When compared against September, average age reduced by 3 months and average mileage reduced by 5,000 miles.
On the back of a very strong performing month, we also recorded our 2nd highest conversion rate of the year; improving by 4% compared against September. During this month headline performance against the guides showed signs of consistency with the total market at Manheim Commercial Vehicles recording a very healthy 98.52% of CAP Average for all stock sold – the strongest monthly performance all year.
6% more volume was offered in October, resulting in the month recording the second highest month in terms of volume in 2016This further unpins how healthy the van marketplace has been during October.
Overall the van marketplace during 2016 has shown strong consistency, stability and growth on what has been a very strong 10 months of performance and conversion. At a headline level, the average selling price in 2016 has increased by £170 year on year on the back of average age and mileage being almost identical to 2015 – and let's not forget what a strong marketplace 2015 was!
During October, our online performance continued to go from strength to strength with 33% of all LCV's selling to online buyers, of which a staggering 73% of all vans offered received an online bid. We also held a very successful online-only sale which saw 87 franchise and independent buyers logging on. Bidding was feverish and a total of 16 buyers won the battle to secure stock. Just over £427,000 in total sales value was achieved, reaching 103% of CAP average and all of this combined to have a positive impact on our month's performance.
Auction performance
During October we've seen what's hot and what's not through our buyer's eyes and from comparing performance against the guide.
Car derived van (CDV)Hot
Ford Connect LWB, Citroen Berlingo Enterprise, Renault Kangoo, Fiat Doblo, Ford Fiesta new model
Not so hot
Vauxhall Corsa (-£300), Volkswagen Caddy standard (-£300), Ford Connect 2014+ L1 (-£600) L2 (-£400) Citroen Berlingo 2 seat models (-£300)
Small panel van (SPV)Hot
Ford Custom Limited, Renault Traffic Sport, Vauxhall Vivaro Sportive, Volkswagen Transporter Highline 140/180ps
Not so hot
Peugeot Expert/Citroen Dispatch (-£600), Volkswagen Transporter base model (-£500), Mercedes-Benz Vito (-£800), Vauxhall Vivaro base model (-£300), Ford Transit 260/280 (-£400), New Shape Renault Traffic/Vauxhall Vivaro (-£400)
Large panel van (LPV)Hot
Citroen Relay/Peugeot Boxer (12-13 plate), Ford Transit L3 H2 Trend, New Model Ford L2/L3 and L4 Models, Ford Transit 350 LWB/High and Med roof examples (14 plate), Mercedes-Benz Sprinter MWB new shape
Not so hot
Citroen Relay/Peugeot Boxer 64/65 plate (-£1,800), Renault Master 64/65 plate (-£1,200), Volkswagen Crafter LWB 109/136ps 64/65 plate (-£1,800), Mercedes-Benz Sprinter new shape and old shape LWB 12/15 plate (-£800)
Ford Ranger Wildtrack/Limited models (62-14 plate), Toyota Hilux with leather, Isuzu High Spec, Volkswagen Amarok Highline
Not so hot
Nissan Navara (-£800), Mitsubishi L200 (- £1,000), Ford Ranger old shape 10/12 plate (-£800)
Tipper, dropside and LutonHot
Ford Transit 350 single cab tippers old shape, Ford Transit 350 double cab tippers old shape in clean condition
Not so hot
Volkswagen Crafter tippers (-£1,200), Vauxhall Movano tippers (-£1,500), Mercedes-Benz 313 double cab tippers (-£800), Lutons without tail lifts (- £1,500) and MWB/SWB dropside (- £800)
MinibusDuring October we saw very low demand for this product and conversion rates have been at their lowest rates for this product all year.
Welfare examples eg. 15 seat Ford Transit and Renault Master, Volkswagen Crafter 15/17 seat
Not so Hot
Ford Tourneo old shape 08/12 (-£1,500), Ford Transit 350 EL 17 seats without tachographs (-£1,800) with tachographs (-£1,200)
The buyer appetite has been there to see during October and both physical and online attendance remained very positive. This is incredible and further underpins the strength of the UK market place. Following on from very strong purchasing months in August and September, thanks to our strong buyer base. Many have confirmed retail demand has remained positive during October, even with many recording they are carrying up to 25% more volume than 2015.
Looking forwardDuring the first week of November we have seen volume continue to increase and show similar stock levels as we witnessed during October, although showing a slight downturn on conversion results. In my opinion, volume could be up to 20% greater than we witnessed in the same period during 2015. The big question will be around retail demand and will it continue to show the strong consistency it has shown for our buyers. This will be the driving force around conversion rates during November and if the retail demand softens, condition and price will remain key, as buyers will select the cleaner stock first and only buy heavily damaged stock if the price is reserved correctly.
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Highfield Park is a neighborhood located in the north end of the community of Dartmouth in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.
Highfield Park is located in the larger neighbourhood of Albro Lake (also a part of the North End) and is situated on the former site of the Royal Canadian Navy's Naval Radio Station Albro Lake. Following the merger of Canada's military to form the unified Canadian Forces in 1968, Naval Radio Station Albro Lake was closed and the land surrounding the lake was opened for development during the 1970s and 1980s.
Highfield Park is situated at the northern extremity of Dartmouth, immediately south of Highway 111, which separates the neighbourhood from an industrial park in Burnside further to the north. The eastern side of Highfield Park is defined by the neighbourhood of Crystal Heights (as well as Highway 111 as it curves around Albro Lake). Victoria Road defines the southern boundary of the neighbourhood.


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CORTLAND – Quinton Coples had an impressive debut in his first preseason game, finishing with five tackles, including two for a loss, a sack and a forced fumble in Friday's 17-6 loss to the Bengals.
That performance has coach Rex Ryan bullish about the Jets' first-round pick – so much so that he compared the young defensive end to his counterpart across town: Giants star Jason Pierre-Paul.
"Obviously, [Coples] has some traits that make you think this guy is going to be successful," Ryan said at his press conference following Monday's practice. "It's funny, when you look at the numbers [from] when Jason [Pierre-Paul] came out and when Quinton Coples [came out], the measurable are almost identical, except that Quinton is an inch taller and 20 pounds heavier. Then Pierre-Paul has those arms that reach for days like [Muhammad Wilkerson].
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Coples clearly has a long way to go before he can match the accomplishments of Pierre-Paul, who helped lead the Giants to the Super Bowl last year with 16.5 sacks. But Ryan is hopeful that the other defensive linemen, along with position coach Karl Dunbar, can bring the best out of the rookie from North Carolina.
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Shreepad Halbe's office is at Hutatma Chowk, the central business district of India's commercial capital — Mumbai. The office is situated in an old building of the Raj period, populated by the numerous offices, mostly table spaces. The tiny office is equipped with an air-conditioner, a computer and telephone abd there are some office assistants, too. I wonder how Shreepad, a tall man, manage to enter the office and settle on the chair. His is a consultancy firm in finance, company law etc. He is a voracious reader. Politics and literature are his favourite subjects.
He gave me Carols Feutes's book and there I found the mention of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It was in 1985, nearly 18 years after the publication of his masterpiece, OneHundred Years of Solitude. I was then involved in the production of a Diwali Special Number. In Maharashtra sweets, gifts and reading of Diwali Special Number are embodied in the celebration of festival of lights. Since, Shreepad gave me a clue, our group sought an article from a well-known poet-critic in Marathi, Prof. Vasant AabajiDahake. We asked him to introduce Marquez to the Marathi reader. He wrote a nice piece on the Spanish master's two novellas — Chronicle of a Death Foretold and No One Writes to the Colonel. I went around in bookshops in Mumbai but could not find any of Marquez's book. I had to buy a pirated copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude from the pavements of the central business district.
I settled down in Mocambo, a modest restaurant in the busy Fort area and ordered a bottle of mild beer. I started reading the book completely forgetting the divine golden drink on the table. Since then, I have been reading Marquez.
Kishor Kadam, an intelligent actor on the Marathi stage, who has also worked with noted film directors like Shyam Benegal, met me accidentally in a dingy bar located on the outskirts of the island city. Our group was discussing some Marquez story and voices went up.
Kishor took it as an invitation and joined us. Later, Kishor told me that Hindi novelist Uday Prakash is deeply influenced by Marquez, particularly his magical realism. Kishor also said that he was to stage Tirichh, a short story by Uday Prakash. I read some of the stories of Uday Prakash. I found him quite interesting. He might have derived some inspiration from Marquez but anti-colonialism seems to be his major concern.
Harish Nambiar and Sunil K Poolani are my two journalist friends. They are from Kerala. Harish understands Malayalam but can't read and write. Sunil can read and write in his mother tongue but his medium of expression is English. Both of them told me that magical realism was invented much before Marquez in Malayalam literature. They referred to the Malayalam novelist and cartoonist late O V Vijayan. Maybe, I said, as I don't understand that language.
Recently, Ashok Shahane, one of the founders of the Little Magazine Movement in Marathi literature in the sixties, said in informal chats with me over a cup of strong coffee that considering the rich treasure of mythology, some Indians should have had discovered magical realism. Ashok has to his credit prognosis of the changing literary sensitivity in the sixties and also publications of select Marathi titles, particularly the works of Arun Kolatkar. Still, I could not agree with him.
The word Magical Realism appeared in Marathi criticism in the seventies. Vilas Sarang, a noted novelist and critic told the Marathi readers (Sisyphus AaniBelaqua) that the term was first used in Europe to the term Sarang had referred to Kafka's Metomorphsis, the short story that inspired Marquez. It appeared to me that Kafka's magical realism has sprang up from the necessity to depict the repressive system vis-à-vis the individual.
In the European civilization, individual is almost at the centre since the rebellion of Martin Luther I and the Emergence of Protestant Ethics, although the tradition can be traced from Immanuel Kant's writing. Milan Kundera's Joke is all about the repressive system that fails to understand a simple joke and results in the sufferings of an individual, the protagonist.
In the case of Marquez it's the other way round. He has employed Magical Realism to underline the solidarityof an individual with the society. Solitude is are current theme in Marquez's work only to emphasise that individual, when isolates himself from the society (for variety of reasons), can't escape the sufferings.
The last sentence of the Solitude… proclaims that "races [the Buendias] condemn to one hundred years of solitude did not have a second opportunity on earth." Obviously, Marquez has distanced himself from the classical European cultural tradition. "…imagination is just an instrument for producingreality," says Marquez while discounting fantasy.
Still most of his admirers get carried away by his 'fantasy'. Indians are no exception. Particularly, in Marathi literature where Bhalchandra Nemade, the noted novelist, critic and poet, held sway connoisseurs crib about the Nemade style realism-nativism for they believe that it had stagnated the novel. Their apprehensions though justifiable should not entail that India with unfathomable treasure of mythology should have rediscovered the magical realism. In fact this burden of the past does not allow Indian writers to explore their own mythical past.
In India mythology is so well defined that it does not allow the individual to explore his own mythical past. Indians are so certain about their identity that they don't need to discover it in every generation. The continuation of culture is the uniqueness of India and is also the hindrance for the writers from successfully employing magical realism in Indian context.
Vinod Kumar Shukla's Hindi novel, Diwar me Khidki Hoti Thee, has successfully employed the imagination to liberate the Indian novel from the influence of nativism-realism cocktail. Interestingly, the technique invented by Shukla does not resemble to Marquez or any other Latin American writer. Shukla creates his own space that lifts him and his readers from the wretched reality. His magic reinforces the traditional Indian faith in co-existence not only with humans but also with nature that includes the flora and the fauna. He does not talk of solidarity but of integrity with the nature and other human beings without getting into the mythical past.
Naresh Dadhich, a scientist of repute who heads the Inter-Universities Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, is a Rajsthani by birth and is fluent in Hindi, Marathi and English. He contended that magical realism is an universal trend born out of a dominant idea of the time. A good creative artist of any discipline does need a free space of its own in which he is the supreme creator. It's the use of this free space which really determines the strength and greatness of the artist. The only guide he has in this space is his historical/mythological anchoring.
According to Naresh, Saul Bellow uses this space wonderfully to uplift oneself from the wretchedness of the immediate reality — exactly in the sense of Bhakti and Sufism where one focusus on something beyond the immediate reality and tend to believe that is the real reality.
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Impossible to say if it's studio shot or not, but judging by the catchlights and the targeted lighting, I'd be 100% sure that strobe lighting (at least) was used. Whether that's a studio head in a studio, or portable lighting used outdoors, I couldn't say (would be easier to achieve outdoors though).
I would say it's ambient light at a relatively high ISO for the camera used.
Thank you Colin and Phil. This is scanned from film so it may be a bit misleading. Any noise in the shadow's indicating high ISO is probably from the scanner.
Feel free to make any other comments you wish.
Judging by the background and guessing that the catch lights are from a window, I would say in a normal environment but who knows. One way or the other, it is an excellent and well made study.
The catchlights suggest some sort of artificial lighting to me.
Normal environment, doesn't make a difference where it was shot, it's the expressions that matter.
Thank you John, Greg and John would like to see what a few others think before I explian why I am curious.
The difference in size/shape of the catchlights in the two boys seem odd.
I'd say in normal environment.
But does it matter?
Afterall, the final say is from the author/photog himself.
The catchlights don't look like any typical softbox shape. My guess is that this is an available-light, non-studio shot with a highly directional source, wider than it was tall. Maybe a large window or the subject's standing under an awning. That said, I will not be terribly shocked if it turns out to be a studio shot. As a found shot, it has more authenticity, and yes, that would improve it in my eyes. But it's a great shot either way.
I had not really studied the catch lights before but on examining the them enlarged I find the ones in the smaller boy have blown a bit but in the bigger boy I can make out a reflections from what seem to be sunglasses.
The other interesting point Lex made was that as a found shot it would be authentic and improve in his eyes.
The photo was runner up in a competition about 10 years ago. First prize was a newly released A3+ pigmented ink printer and second a voucher for $200 of lab printing/processing. The day after the presentation evening there was a judges walk about where one of the judges was outlining the judges thoughts on the photographs. I followed along out of interest. When the group got to the top three someone said they preferred my second place photograph and what was the reasoning. The judge replied that they found it a difficult choice but one of the panel felt as it was a studio shot it did not rate as highly as the other. She was a bit speechless when I piped up and said it was not a studio shot.
The interesting thing is that the first place was awarded to a photograph made up of several images combined and highly manipulated with photoshop. So at the very least a photoshoped photograph ranks higher than a studio shot. It has not particularly worried me but the printer would have been nice however I have always been more than a little bit bemused by the judges logic.
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Google Reine II - most expensive photo ever sold - and it's both "meh" (in my opinion) and heavily photoshopped.
I often feel results of comps like this reveal more about the judges than they do about the artist.
In all seriousness, it comes down to different criteria that people want to apply. I tend to vote up images that I feel would sell well if printed on canvas and offered for sale, whereas someone else may vote up an image that's "outside of the box" - and others will vote down an image because they don't like the photographer, regardless of the images merit, or vote up an image for someone who they felt needed the confidence boost or they liked.
Don't knock judges to much. I now do a bit of judging and it is often(always) a difficult task. Ten years ago there were not as many montage/composite creative images around so my competition had an edge in the novelty stakes that I do not think would exist today. However usually a fashionable or novel image will have an additional appeal over a more mainstream image.
It has been interesting to read the comments and I will tone down the catchlights a bit for any future use of the photograph.
A beautiful shot; but I hopped onto the thread a bit to late to comment; my initial reaction was along the line of Lex's and would have thought there would have been a bit of a fill light from the right had this been a studio shot.
I gave up on photo contests years ago when I was a member of a camera club. It bothered me to no end that the main criteria for winning seemed to be having to be a member of the "in crowd"; i.e. being purely artsy was far more important than being good.
I don't find the prejudices against studio shots at all surprising as I've run into a number of people who think using studio lights and reflectors are "cheating", even when used in outdoor settings. You lost for being too good, which is too bad.
The link below - where an artist won a $15,000 competition using the discarded packing materials of their competitor is a good case in point. To me, this isn't art - it's just rubbish, and the judges who give awards to this kind of rubbish are - frankly - out of touch, and clueless.
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Does anyone have any experience with this brand/system. I heard about it through a post on here about someone trying out their stain mix system. I recently received a sample of their "spray master" clear coat, and just finished a set of laundry room cabinets using their "color master" top coat and primer. I was mostly happy with the outcome, but I was pretty disappointed with the primer. The grain raise was pretty awful on mdf and about average on wood. They suggest doing two coats of primer before sanding and then two color top coats. After this I could still see some raised grain from the mdf. I feel like their product line has some promise but I would like to hear form some others who may have some experience with their products before I go spending a bunch of money trying to test the system.
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Thanks for the replies. I am no stranger to grain raise as I have been using GF enduro for about 6-7 years, and before that I used target coatings products for about 5-6 years. Ive been 100% water based for a long time. Jack, red oak is about as bad as it gets when it comes to dealing with the pitfalls of water based products. I always pre raise the grain and try to do two coats of stain so I can scuff between before getting on with it.
I actually heard about eco steps from a post that dustin made on a thread earlier this year. I have had them ship to me once now for the laundry room job and the shipping was quick and pricing was good. Im a little hesitant to go all the way with anything for fear of being disappointed. General finishes products so far for me have been second to none, but their pricing is way high, and I've kinda been on the search for the holy grail of water based primers so to speak. Like I said in my original post, i liked the pigmented top coat, and it passed my durability tests, but the primer made me sad. I just wonder if their technology may be a little behind the times. I do have a quart sample of the spray master that i have not tried yet. as far as their stains are concerned I wonder how good looking and lightfast they actually are. If they can impress me their prices are far more competitive with what all the solvent based guys are paying


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A guide for British businesses who are interested in developing their overseas trade and doing business in Estonia.
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