'No Fax Friday' fittingly came and went much like its namesake; that's to say it suddenly jolted to life, made a small racket, then went stagnant waiting for someone to pay attention. Didn't you get the memo?
"Fax still has its place in optometry—today. But, the writing is on the wall, and it's likely that fax machines will be obsolete in the next 10 to 15 years."
An effort to encourage EHR direct messaging in lieu of the old standby, 'No Fax Friday,' Oct. 12, 2018, is part of a larger initiative from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT to disengage the medical community from its "1990s time warp." Proclaimed by ONC Executive Director Steve Posnack at the ONC's 2nd Interoperability Forum in August, 'No Fax Friday' was a symbolic step on the health IT office's path toward interoperability.
While true interoperability remains a brass ring that ONC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) strive for in the near future-ONC's annual meeting in November is titled "Interoperability Awakens"-CMS officials, at least, have pinned a date on fax's demise: 2020.
In remarks before the health IT community at August's Interoperability Forum, CMS Administrator Seema Verma claimed the federal government's $35 billion effort to streamline doctors' workflow through EHRs backfired, making work more difficult and hastening physician burnout. As a result, doctors still jot down paper notes and fax patient records. Now's the time to budge, she argued.
"If I could challenge the developers in this room here today to achieve one mission, it would be this: Help us make every doctor's office in America a fax-free zone by 2020," Verma remarked.
That's easier said than done, balked some. In fact, a proprietary report found fax usage up 9 percent in 2017 among large health care systems. So, too, hospitals and doctors' offices alike still consider fax machines more secure than email for transmitting HIPAA-protected health information (PHI), of which a breach could cost providers dearly. Familiarity certainly plays a part in fax's widespread usage versus EHR's direct-messaging system or encrypted emails, but interoperability remains the elephant in the room.
Turning back the clock, CMS' erstwhile EHR Incentive Program (meaningful use standards) brought many health care providers up to speed with EHR adoption and usage since 2011. For instance, the AOA's 2017 New Technology & EHR Survey reports nearly three-quarters of all doctors of optometry used an EHR in their practice by 2017, while more than four out of five respondents initially implemented EHR in their practice in 2014 or earlier.
However, health IT and EHR development didn't prioritize information exchange at the outset. Now, nearly 1 in 5 respondents to the New Technology & EHR Survey identify "interoperability" as a barrier to implementing EHR in their practice. This lack of uniform communication among various, siloed IT systems and software applications throughout health care now hinders direct data exchange and the ability for that data to work within other applications.
Although ONC thinks a solution is forthcoming with its Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR), a standard designed to merge data from disparate sources into a compatible format, that doesn't help doctors now. In the meantime, fax remains many providers' 'old reliable' for secure-data transfer and likely will remain that way past 2020, much to health agencies' chagrin.
"I don't think it's feasible that we get there by 2020," says Jeff Michaels, O.D., AOA Quality Improvement and Registries Committee past chair. "Because PHI is so regimented and regulated, and because EHR-to-EHR communication requires such a standardized set of data, right now, I don't think it's possible.
"If they said by 2030 or 2040, sure, I get that. But you have to make it work in today's workflow, and it doesn't right now."
There's no doubt that fax has been an essential communication tool in doctors' offices for many years, Dr. Michaels says, and while he assumes many doctors of optometry would prefer direct communication via EHR, the reality is that particular advancement has been historically slow developing. Today, it's not even a full communication, only a standardized list of patient data (medications, allergies, diagnosis list, etc.) that can be incorporated into the EHR, he says.
"That means if I want to send my cataract surgeon information about the desired intraocular lens to use-multifocal, toric, monofocal-I still have to fax or encrypted-email that information to the surgeon because it's not included in the standardized direct communication for Health Information Exchange," Dr. Michaels says.
Frustrations aside, EHR interoperability will be increasing in 2019 and doctors of optometry should understand how their EHR works for sending a summary of care to other offices, for instance. More referral centers are coming online with direct communication each month, so it's on pace to become a more robust tool in the future, Dr. Michaels says.
In 2019, EHRs will upgrade to 2015 Edition (Stage 3), bringing more mandated interoperability and direct communication from EHR to EHR.
A total 40 percent of doctors' Promoting Interoperability score will be from sending/receiving referrals through direct communication, nearly three times more emphasis than in prior years. This emphasis in MIPS scoring coincides with the development of 2015 Edition EHRs, Dr. Michaels notes.
Some EHRs already have incorporated direct communication over the past several years, and each year that number grows. Dr. Michaels says the net will bring more doctors' of optometry communication to referral sources by EHR Health Information Exchange.
As a profession, optometry is comfortable with incorporating new, emerging technologies into their offices and EHR's direct communication will be a natural evolution. But what's the bottom line for faxes here: Should they stay, or should they go?
"Fax still has its place in optometry-today," Dr. Michaels says. "But the writing is on the wall, and it's likely that fax machines will be obsolete in the next 10 to 15 years. That move will take time because transferring PHI from one office to another carries great responsibility. Fax machines will be part of that natural evolution into improved communication."
Click here to access AOA's library of MIPS resources, including the 2018 MIPS Guidebook: A Roadmap to Success for Doctors of Optometry and The MIPS and AOA MORE reference.
Almost 7,500 AOA member doctors are enrolled with AOA MORE, leveraging its reporting power in MIPS and contributing crucial patient health data that helps support the important role optometry plays in Americans' eye health and vision care. AOA MORE provides clear, solid evidence that the profession is delivering robust patient care at a time when data is the crux of public health strategies and initiatives.
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The Pala Casino Spa & Resort recently became the first casino in San Diego County, California to offer Electrical Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) to the owners of electric cars, according to the tribe's press release.
The upgrade is part of Planet Pala environmental program. The tribe established its environmental department in 1997, and has since expanded to include quality control programs for water, pesticides, air and recycling. Now the tribe is helping improve the environment by supporting electric vehicles.
The casino unveiled two BLINK charging systems on September 8. ECOTality is the nationwide provider of the BLINK system network.
Andrew Hoskinson, the area manager of ECOTality, Inc. for San Diego, drove his 2011 Nissan Leaf to the casino in Pala and demonstrated the system by re-charging the car's batteries for the return trip to San Diego.
"The availability of the BLINK equipment here at Pala is very significant," Hoskinson said, "because there is now a charging station in an outlying, rural area in Southern California for the owners of electric automobiles. This greatly improves travel distances for electric vehicles."
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Although testosterone is important for effective bodily feature in both males and females, in guys it is a large part of exactly what makes us which we are.
Testosterone concerns the androgenic group of hormones yet is incredibly anabolic and accountables for a host of numerous things however it is in its muscle building high qualities that are of specific passion to most.
Many men in Las Vegas USA desire a bigger stronger physical body and there are many crucial aspects that must enter play in order to reach this objective; and all though some factors could without a doubt be of equivalent importance, absolutely nothing ranks above ample degrees of testosterone.
Most understand protein being important to muscular tissue development and upkeep but testosterone is of equivalent importance. In order for this healthy protein to be manufactured in the physical body we have to have adequate amounts of testosterone to achieve this purpose; the even more testosterone we have the greater the accomplishment.
Due to this fact numerous people prefer to supplement their all-natural order with numerous kinds of exogenous testosterone. Remember, we utilize the term "supplement" really loosely given that exogenous use of testosterone will certainly shut down your natural testosterone production; more appropriately we could state we replace our natural testosterone with plenty of the synthetic testosterone offered in Las Vegas USA.
There are numerous people in Las Vegas USA which want a much better physique in regards to mass and or durability that supplement with other kinds of anabolic steroids other than testosterone. Yes, outcomes can be accomplished however by in large this isn't really the very best technique.
Testosterone is the alpha and omega when it concerns anabolic steroids; all anabolic steroids are that come from testosterone; other anabolic steroids are merely altered forms of the testosterone bodily hormone.
Quite simply, there isn't an anabolic steroid around that brings the well-rounded qualities such as that of testosterone; for creating a lean figure ripped with muscle mass absolutely nothing defeats testosterone.
The affects testosterone could have on your physical body are not just impressive but more than we have time to selection. Below is an excellent sample of the many impacts yet not restricted to:.
Boost Red cell Count: the greater your red cell matter the a lot more air in the blood, thus increasing your levels of endurance enabling you to do even more job, i.e. train harder and create even more muscle mass.
Catabolic Security: testosterone could safeguard the body from catabolic hormones; hormones that ruin muscle cells and market fatty tissue storage.
Boosted Healthy protein Stores: with boosted levels of testosterone and it makes no distinction which of the varioustestosteronesyou're supplementing with, our muscle mass have the ability to hold and save additional protein as a result of a higher degree of nitrogen produced in the muscles by means of improved testosterone levels.
Faster-Recovery: when we educate we position heavy pressure on our muscle mass; consider it like little fibrous splits that should be mended. Testosterone plays an active component in this repair service that must occur and it is in the repair procedure that creates our muscle mass to grow. With included testosterone we raise our repair work capabilities, in addition to speed up the procedure considerably. Simply put, we come to be much more efficient, we have the ability to do more work in a shorter time frame.
To be frank, there is no cut and dry solution here; it is largely separately based and this basis lies within the patient's needs, objectives and the level of threat they want to undertake.
Make no mistake, testosterone is an exceptional bodily hormone and there are numerous sorts of testosterone we can utilize and they all job and work well. Nevertheless, similar to so many things in life, additional is better in terms of results; the more you take the higher the giving results will be.
Nonetheless, the more you take, the much more in danger you become to adverse side-effects. It is a give-and-take and you and simply you can make a decision just how much you're willing to press it.
With all of these side-effects there are two key words we ought to keep in mind and these words hold true regardless of which testosterones we utilize; "Feasible" and "Reversible.".
From the 7 noted side-effects just one is for the most part assured with testosterone use which is testicular atrophy; when you nutritional supplement with exogenous testosterone our organic testosterone quits thereby triggering our testicles to temporarily reduce.
Our testicles shrink because we are no longer creating sperm at the rate we were prior to we started exogenous testosterone use. When we terminate exogenous testosterone usage our all-natural testosterone manufacturing starts once more and our testicles fill out to their normal size.
As for the various other side-effects detailed, everyone is preventable, reversible and or non-existent depending upon the person. Keep in mind, when we nutritional supplement with different testosterone the higher the amount the higher the risk; likewise bear in mind danger is simply that, it's danger, it does not suggest it is assured whatsoever.
When utilizing exogenous testosterone, with an audio healthy and balanced diet the first three side-effects could always be removed; you may need to nutritional supplement with fatty acids and points like this to keep things in check and if you can not afford a $6 bottle of fish-oil you should not be getting testosterone.
As it pertains to acne breakouts, this threat is highly overselled. If you feel it is feasible but the greatest source of horrible acne breakouts while on testosterone is utilizing dirty equipment; purchase human grade gear and you'll save yourself a bunch of discomfort.
Now we come to Gynecomastia this could accompany nearly any one of the numerous forms of testosterones and lots of several other anabolic steroids; there is absolutely no chance to forecast if you'll be one to drop prey yet there are actions to take.
A good aromatase prevention such as Femara could certainly keep you secured; in many cases it will. If you do find yourself in a spot where even this won't cut it, I hesitate surgical procedure is the only alternative. Once more, as always, keep in mind, the higher amount of the testosterone you run the higher the danger.
As stated just before there is no cut and completely dry solution in terms of particular dose however there is an area of commonalities. For instance, very first time testosterone individuals, no matter which of the different testosterones they pick will certainly make use of about 400mg-500mg per week when on cycle.
Bear in mind, we're talking about performance enhancing functions, not testosterone replacement therapy. 400mg-500mg each week is a great starting factor and in lots of, numerous cases despite how state-of-the-art of an athlete you may be, 400mg-500mg of testosterone each week while on pattern might definitely be all you ever before require; this a great requirement amount.
Beyond the regular dose, many professional athletes which call for an extreme quantity of muscle mass tissue will undoubtedly raise the amount a fair bit higher; 750-mg-1,000 mg per week is not uncommon in any way.
To answer your next question; yes, definitely, some certainly raise the dose rather above also 1,000 mg every week yet the threat is additionally multiplied a large amount.
Are these higher dosages required and worth the risk? For many people it's not and in the long run it's often a waste but also for those needing an extreme appearance it's the only ways they're willing to be able to preserve it; it is however not recommended by any means when speaking of your basic health and wellness.
Testosterone is a highly effective hormone, really powerful and deserves your respect. If you choose testosterone supplements is right for you constantly consult your physician and ensure you are in proper wellness for testosterone use.
Further, it is essential that you know the legislations pertaining to testosterone and anabolic steroids in the country in-which you live.
When you have actually established a mutual understanding of just how testosterone works, developed your degree of total wellness and comprehend the threat; once you know the law in your country and make it to a factor where you too would like to make use of testosterone, you will not discover a far better device to reach your goals.
If you're looking for an effective and well-tolerated anabolic steroid, if you're a healthy and balanced adult male it could be time to purchase testosterone. Testosterone is the key anabolic androgenic steroid by-which all several other anabolic steroids are measured.
Additionally, as a naturally produced hormone, the main androgen our body creates it is vital to our physical feature and health. As you can view testosterone is not a foreign substance, it goes without saying, our physical body creates it whether we like it or not. For these reasons along with being one effective anabolic steroid, additional efficiency enhancing professional athletes buy testosterone in comparison to anything else.
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Heya! I'm Lucario4Ever, I've been a fan of Pokemon since my big brother introduced me to it. (Like 5 years ago). I'm sort of a Pokemon artist. I've never been good at art, so I intend to get better.
Anyway, good to meet you all. ~ Lucario4Ever.
I'm Astro. I'm 18, my favorite generation is either 2 or 4.
Meh, not entirely sure it's necessary to introduce myself, but imma do it for those who dont know me. My name is...well currently Victini or something to deal with Roxas (like Shadow Roxas). I'm 14. I've been on TH since like...towards the end of April 2011. I have always liked pokemon, and I love to battle (when I'm not talking). Some people *cough*Harsha*cough* call me by Michael, my true name. Others call me Wolf, Roxas, or Victini. The wolf came from my very first names on PO (Lone Twilight Wolf, Lone Wolf, Twilight Wolf, Shadow Hunter Wolf, and [SH]Chaos Wolf name). Just a fair warning: make me mad, and I turn into a time bomb (ask Sheenx). My main name on PO is Shadow Link. And thats all, anything just PM me.
i r teh vappy! y im here u say? cuz of requests lots and lots of them.
Thanks BOO for making the sig banner.
Well, hey guys. It's been a loooong, looong, time since I last saw most of you.
Half of you are probably all like, "who the hell is this kid?"
Well this is why I'm here, to answer that.
It's [FrontierBrain]ExpEX, sorry for leaving you guys for so long, and I hope that'll I'll be accepted again.
Hello Treehouse! I am Duon Adventuor, The best adventurer there is (I also call myself the second Sonic)! I decided that if you can't beat'em, join'em! I'm also here to try and hangout with my TH friends!
Hiya! I'm Jake92ThePokemonFan. I am a Pokemon fan (hence the name,) And I'm normally known as Jake92 on PO. I have loads of fun playing with my Hot Wheels, which isn't based on Pokemon lol. I hope you will see me enjoying the fun!
In reverence, she shall speak my name.
Hey guys, TTD here. I've been a regular on Treehouse (excluding when I left for 5 months) ever since the summer of either 09 or 10. I've been an admin on the server for a while, but haven't had the time to make an account on these here forums. I go by Voice of the Soul or Ashes of the Wake on the server, but everyone calls me TTD because of my original name when I came: TheTrueDragonforce. I used to be such a huge fan of the band DragonForce, but I've gotten into heavier and darker metal, and lost interest in the band. I might not be on often due to having my own band and such. However, I hope all of you fare well in this chaotic age.
Also known under the alias Gonogo, my name is Kira Light. I joined the Treehouse in mid-September, and have grown quite fond of the server. Being a regular nowadays, I think of myself as a polite individual. I honor the Golden Rule, and you will rarely see me swear. As for my battling skills, I think I'm alright. I love battling Rick [Trinitrotoluene] because of the excitement provided during our fierce matches. Harsha is another person who I regularly battle with. Watching anime is another hobby of mine's. Thank you and I hope you will have a nice day.
Hello, My name is Manaphy72 but you can call me Mana. I am known as an Administrator at a different Forumotion site and I am an Ok battler. I am also known as a "Great Artist" some people have called me but I do not agree. I call myself an Ok artist and you can find my page in the art section here at The-Treehouse. My favorite Pokemon's are in order as followed.
I ♥ grass and water types. there design intrigues me!
Some of you guys already know me but I'm Zanian. I'm 15. My favorite type of pokemon are ghost types.
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i was intending on joining this community quite a while back (got a few friends here), but, i guess i was on the auto-kick list, so yerppp.
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I am 14 and I have 3 favorite anime: Naruto/Shippunden, Bleach, and, obviously, Pokemon.
I'm Active Duty Navy, I've been in for 2 years. I cuss, smoke, drink, play Pokemon, and love to have fun with my friends. I'm a very relaxed guy, and hard to get upset.
I'm also a Gamer, Let's Player, and I love Cookies.
The name is Ryuu. Most of you hopefully know me by now. I'm that guy that listens to those who want to vent out. I'm that guy who has that weird channel for those who need someone to talk to. Yes, that guy who hasn't been here in ages. I missed many of my friends on here so how are you all? Sadly my home IP address was caught in a rangeban, but that cannot be fixed. However, I will still come here on the forums so pm me if you wish to speak to the long lost Ryuu!
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i hope i can make many friends here!
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I like shiny hunting too. I am very active and hope to meet many new friends!
Hm I just realised I never really posted here. Guess I should anyways since I'm back.
I'm Fluttershy/*insert 4542973450 alts here*, and a regular on TH. Or morely, I was back in the day.
I'm the girl that has more alts then most auth, and got away with sendalling Vappy.
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Tech Talk: Tires, Bumps & Cooling with Justin Alexander
June 29, 2017 Mike Neff
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is using the same aerodynamic package at the restrictor plate tracks that they have used since 2013, yet the teams continue to find more speed. The difficulty in passing presents bigger challenges to crew chiefs to make strategy gambles, putting more pressure on drivers to maintain track position gained through that strategy.
In this week's Tech Talk we catch up with Justin Alexander, the chief for Austin Dillon's No. 3. He looks back at the craziness that was Sonoma and looks ahead to Daytona. He touches base on front suspensions, gas mileage, driver comfort and the character that has come back to Daytona.
This isn't his first Cup restrictor plate rodeo, but it is his first with Dillon. It will be interesting to see if he can make the right calls to win a second race for the No. 3 this weekend and put it back in Victory Lane at Daytona, in the Cup Series, for the first time since 1998.
Mike Neff – We are coming off of Sonoma. Austin has never been much of a road racer but managed an 18th-place finish. There were a lot of twists and turns in strategy in Sonoma, no pun intended. How did you feel like your day played out in Wine Country?
Justin Alexander – I thought our day played out fairly well. Austin did a heck of a job all day long. We qualified five spots better than he ever did out there, so we started off on a good note. The race went really well. I think our strategy worked out to be just about perfect for the first three quarters of the race. We kind of got track position, stayed out on old tires, and Austin did a heck of a job staying up front on those tires. There at the end, we pitted right in our window and the plan was to go to the end. With six or seven laps to go, Austin spun out in turn 11 I think it was, which cost us a couple of spots. Guys were stopping with 15 or 20 to go and putting new tires on again. They were making that time back up on the race track, which I did not think they could do. If I could go back and do it over again I think I do the same thing. With 20 to go I think I'd pit and I think we'd have netted out quite a bit better. All-in-all it was a solid weekend. Austin is still learning on road courses. He's been putting in a lot of time in the simulator on road courses and he's been doing a lot of things to get better. We ran well, we ran better than I expected to run. We didn't finish where we should have finished but, all-in-all, I thought it was a solid weekend for us.
Neff – You mentioned a little about tire strategy out there. Tires gave up and were dropping three or four seconds per lap and the inventory that you had to use for the event was limited. Were you happy that the lack of inventory forced you into some strategy calls throughout the race?
Alexander – It is always a better race when you have limited tires. That way you don't just pit every time the caution comes out. It makes it a little tougher on us crew chiefs. It was crazy how much tires were falling off there. They were losing four to five seconds when we had the really long runs. It did play into the strategy. Road courses are funny. You don' t always want to pit, even if you have tires. Track position is so important there, which is one of the reasons we stayed out a couple of times. Mainly, most of those decisions were driven by the fact that we didn't have but so many tires in the pits. You always want to save a set in case a late race caution comes out. Tire management was definitely the name of the game out there on Sunday. I felt like we played it well. It was fun. I enjoyed it.
Neff – This weekend will be your first weekend on the top of the box for a plate race with Austin. Have you worked through some strategic plans for how you think the stages will play out in Daytona?
Alexander – I dont have anything too strategic laid out at this point in time. Speedway racing at night, at Daytona, is a little funny. Handling sometimes becomes an issue. You race in February in the 500at Daytona and there are times when you take two tires or no tires. Sometimes in the night race it becomes hot and slick and handling becomes an issue so driver do want tires. Tires do become an issue in this race. Like every other track, track position is so important here, although you wouldn't think it would be, just like it is at every other race track. I've got a few things from my experience, that we'll do in certain situations. Kind of a tentative plan laid out on strategy. We'll just see how the race unfolds with the segments as they are. We'll kind of play it by ear.
Neff -The rules package, amazingly knowing the propensity that NASCAR has for changing rules, is the same as it was in 2013, outside of some safety additions. At this point is there really anything left that you can tweak to find any speed in these cars?
Alexander –It is funny that we've had this same rules package for five years. You are always looking for more speed and there are always different ways to do things. We have limited practice times at these plate races so sometimes you want to go out there and work on drafting and work on your car but wrecks can happen just as easily in practice as they can in the race. These are dangerous places for practice. A lot of crew chiefs shy away from getting into packs and racing during practice. You try to bring different things to these tracks and you're constantly working on the bodies and the suspension and fine tuning things. We've had this package here for so long that you are, at this point, just fine tuning what you've had over the last couple of years and what you've come up with. There isn't a ton of stuff. The biggest part really is just getting the balance right for him. Depending on the weather and track conditions and things like that you try to get the balance for him so that he can hold it wide open through the corner and not have to lift. Really that is a lot of what you're working on.
Neff -You mentioned the suspension. They paved the track a few years ago but it is starting to get the character back. With the ride heights and stipulations NASCAR has for you, is it a matter of telling Austin to grit his teeth and bear it out there or do you build some pliability into the suspension to handle the bumps?
Alexander -No, I build speed into it, I let him worry about the bumps. It is getting rougher and slicker. It is getting to be a lot more like it used to be before the repave. It just puts on a better race, wears out tires faster and makes handling more of an issue. Bumps have always been an issue here and they will become more of an issue as time goes on. They give us the rear shocks and the rear springs for the race. We can mess with the front. We can run whatever we want up there. You do have to tune around that stuff for sure. You want to get it to where they can run wide open all of the way around. As tires wear and the track gets slick those bumps do become an issue. So you do have to sort of set up around those bumps, as opposed to Talladega, which is really smooth and really wide. We do have to account for those bumps and our setup is different here than it is at, say Talladega. We try to put as much speed in the car as we can. My job is to put as much speed in the car as I can and his job is to manage that speed. If he can't, we'll try and dial it back a little bit. I just try to make it go fast and let him worry about keeping it on the race track.
Neff -With the restrictor plates on these cars they are obviously restricting the amount of air the engine can use to make power. We've seen fuel mileage come into play at the 400 in the past. Is there anything you do with fuel mapping for the EFI system that you mess with, due to the reduced air to the engine, that allows you to get better fuel mileage at plate tracks?
Alexander -You knowe don't really concern ourselves too much about fuel mileage. With the segments thrown in here it isn't as big of a deal. Although you did see, in the 500, that it did become an issue. At any race fuel mileage can potentially become an issue. We set the things up and tune them for raw power. The biggest thing you can do with fuel mileage, at plate races, it tuck in behind somebody. Your fuel mileage can change drastically if you're running out front versus drafting behind someone. When you are tucked in behind somebody you are running part throttle, quarter throttle, and that can save you tons of fuel. If we get to that point, we use where he is on the race track to determine strategy for fuel mileage. If mileage does become an issue, you can tuck up behind somebody and save almost all of the gas you need.
Neff -In talking with some crew chiefs over the last month or so, they've admitted that they are actually trying to get a little more air under these cars and that is actually causing them to pick up some speed. Without giving away trade secrets, is that something you're looking into, especially on the plate tracks, letting more air under the cars to speed them up a little bit?
Alexander -he plate tracks are a little different than the downforce tracks. The rules we have here, splitters we run here, we don't run pans, There is a lot of things different about the cars at the plate races. It is not as prevalent at the plate tracks. What we're worried about at the downforce tracks doesn't really carry over to the plate tracks. There are things that we do . There are aerodynamic things we work on at plate tracks that are a little different from the downforce tracks. We do worry about drag moreso here than at say Charlotte or Texas, a typical downforce track. Aerodynamics is something we obviously focus on heavily here. The underbody stuff is not as prevalent here as it is at the downforce tracks. It isn't a huge concern but the air is always a concern, wherever it is. We're always trying to optimize it and where it flows and some of the things we're working on. It is just a little different from a normal downforce track.
Neff -Youtalked about it being hot and slick. We're talking a little about air, as far as getting air to your driver down there, you want the air flowing over these cars as efficiently as possible but you do need your driver to function for the full 160 laps. Is there mandated cooling for this race, for the driver, do you get to decide where to place your NACA ducts to get some air to your driver and how much air you send his way?
Alexander -We have a rule that we have to run NACA ducts in the right side window, to get the driver some air. Anywhere that we run a right side window. Everything above a mile we have mandatory cooling that we have to run to the driver. Along with that the drivers, most of the time, will have an AC unit that they run inside the car. We pull some air off of the left side of the window to help cool him off and give him fresh air. NASCAR has done a few things to help keep the drivers cool. I think it has definitely helped the cockpit temperatures and the drivers in general. We don't do anything other than that to help the driver. You certainly could do that if you wanted to. You could put more NACAs in if you wanted to, to try and help the driver but then it becomes a speed thing. You take some speed out of the car if you do that. You really want to do as little as possible. I think what NASCAR has implemented is sufficient. Everyone does it across the board so it puts everyone on a level playing field.
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Magnesiohastingsite Image
Magnesiohastingsite: NaCa2(Mg4Fe+++)Si6Al2O22(OH)2
Comments: Dark black-brown crystalline massive magnesiohastingsite.
Location: Afrikanda Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk District, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Magnesiohogbomite-2N2S Image
Magnesiohogbomite-2N2S: (Al,Fe++,Fe+++,Mg,Ti,Zn)11O15(OH)
Comments: Massive, fine-grained magnesiohogbomite-2N2S.
Location: Ruoutevare, Kvikkjokk, Lappland, Sweden. Scale: Specimen Size 3 cm.
Magnesioholmquistite Image
Magnesioholmquistite: Li2(Mg,Fe++)3Al2Si8O22(OH)2
Holmquistite: [ ](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Comments: Dark blue thin bladed crystals of holmquistite (magnesioholmquistite) in amphibolite.
Location: Uto, Sodermanland, Sweden. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database
Magnesiohornblende Image
Magnesiohornblende: Ca2[Mg4(Al,Fe+++)]Si7AlO22(OH)2
Comments: Dark greenish-black massive magnesiohornblende.
Location: Willi Agatz Mine, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5.5 cm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Magnesiohulsite Image
Magnesiohulsite: (Mg,Fe++)2(Mg,Fe+++,Sn++++)O2(BO3)
Comments: Green fibrous massive magnesiohulsite.
Location: Itenyurgin, Chukot Peninsula, Magadan District, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
Magnesiokatophorite Image
Magnesiokatophorite: Na(CaNa)Mg4AlSi7AlO22(OH)2
Comments: Black crystalline magnesiokatophorite in syenite.
Location: Kipiwa Complex, Quebec, Canada. Scale: See Photo.
Magnesiopascoite Image
Magnesiopascoite: Ca2Mg[V10O28]·16H2O
Comments: Intergrowth of orange magnesiopascoite crystals on V-U oxide replacement of organic material. CanMin v46:.
Location: Blue Cap mine, near La Sal, San Juan County, Utah, U.S.A.. Scale: Crystal size 2.2mm across.
© Canadian Mineralogist
Magnesioriebeckite Image
Magnesioriebeckite: [ ]Na2[(Mg,Fe++)3Fe+++2]Si8O22(OH)2
Comments: Crystal of magnesioriebeckite showing massive and asbestosform habits.
Location: Cochabamba Dept, Bolivia. Scale: 2.5 cm.
© John Attard
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Magnesiosadanagaite: NaCa2[Mg3(Al,Fe+++)2]Si5AlO22(OH)2
Comments: Magnesiosadanagaite mantled by phlogopite (brown) adjacent to corundum (variety ruby) in white marble. (CanMin, v46:151).
Location: Dattaw mine, Mogok Stone Tract, Mandalay Division, Myanmar. Scale: Picture size 4 cm.
Magnesiostaurolite Image
Magnesiostaurolite: [ ]4Mg4Al16(Al,[ ])2Si8O40[O6,(OH)2]
Comments: White crystals of magnesiostaurolite in rose quartz.
Location: Dora Maira Massif, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy. Scale: Specimen Size 42 x 27 x 25 mm.
© Sergey Vasiliev / Systematic Mineralogy
Magnesiotaaffeite-2N2S Image
Magnesiotaaffeite-2N2S: Mg3Al8BeO16
Comments: Faucetted purple magnesiotaaffeite. These specimens are very rare and un-cut samples ever rarer..
Location: Ceylon gem gravels, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. Scale: See Image.
© Dave Barthelmy
Magnesiotaaffeite-6N3S: (Mg,Fe++,Zn)2Al6BeO12
Taaffeite:
Comments: BSE image of magnesiotaaffeite-6N3S (Mgt-6N3S) with a central lamella of magnesiotaaffeite-2N2S (Mgt-2N2S). Other minerals Spl: spinel; Chl: clinochlore.
Location: Polymetamorphic dolomite marble at Eastern Alps, Stubenberg, Styria, Austria. (CanMin, v46:1195). Scale: See Image.
Magnesiotaramite Image
Magnesiotaramite: Na(CaNa)Mg3ALFe+++[Si6Al2O22](OH)2
Comments: Dark blue granular massive magnesiotaramite.
Location: Liset, Selje, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Scale: See Photo.
Magnesiozippeite Image
Magnesiozippeite: Mg(H2O)3.5(UO2)2(SO4)O2
Marecottite: Mg3(H2O)18[(UO2)4O3(SO4)2]2·10(H2O)
Comments: Powdery and crystalline aggregates of red-brown marecottite and yellow magnesiozippeite on matrix.
Location: Svornost Mine, Jachymov, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Scale: Specimen Size 6.5x9 cm.
© Diederik Visser
Magnesite Image
Magnesite: MgCO3
Comments: Magnesite crystal group. The crystals have rhombic habit. The largest on this specimen is 3.7 cm across.
Location: Brumado Mine, Bahia, Brazil. Scale: Photo by John Veevaert.
© John Veevaert
Magnetite Image
Magnetite: Fe++Fe+++2O4
Comments: Black, opaque octahedral crystals of magnetite on matrix.
Location: Isle of Ischia, near Naples, Compania, Italy. Scale: Not Given.
Nordenskioldine: CaSnB2O6
Comments: Colorless to white bladed crystals of nordenskiöldine with black magnetite.
Location: Pöhla-Tellerhäuser Gallery, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
Chesterite: (Mg,Fe++)17Si20O54(OH)6
Comments: Green platy chesterite in black, metallic magnetite.
Location: Near Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA. Scale: See Photo.
Magnetoplumbite Image
Magnetoplumbite: Pb(Fe+++,Mn+++)12O19
Comments: Black magnetoplumbite masses in calcite.
Location: Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: See Photo.


* (2010/12/21) Your final exam score is available now.
** Total Score is 150.
** You can see your exam papers in Room #400629.
** Please drop by #400629 by December 23 (Thursday) if you want to make a claim.
* The evaluation results for Project 2 are available [[Projects|here]].
* We will have the final exam on 12/14 (Tue) from 16:45 - 18:15. The followings are sample midterm and final exam problems.
* (2010/10/12) There will be no midterm exam in this semester. Instead, we will have a lab session at 16:30 on 10/19 (Tue) at room #400202.
* (2010/9/10) %blue%The first lab session will be held on 9/14 at room #400202.%% TAs will introduce Pintos and the first project.
* (2010/9/10) The first lab session will be held on 9/14 at room #400202. TAs will introduce Pintos and the first project.
* (2010/9/2) The lecture room has been changed to #400102 as of today.
* (2010/9/7) We will have a lab session on (almost) every Tuesday from 13:00 to 15:00. The first lab session will be held on 9/14.
* (2010/9/7) We will have a lab session on (almost) every Tuesday from 13:00 to 15:00.
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This summer, NMWA is presenting four exciting exhibitions covering a range of media. Stay tuned for more information about these shows–exclusive interviews, images of the beautiful works, and much more!
JuYeon Kim and SCAD student Capucine F. Grow working on Untitled_ci09 (detail), 2010. Photo courtesy SCAD Visual Media Department, Savannah College of Art and Design.
JuYeon Kim: The In-Between (opens June 25): Artist JuYeon Kim's exhibition, The In-Between, is inspired by an 8th-century Tibetan Buddist text. Presented in collaboration with The Savannah College of Art and Design, the two meditative spaces—one fashioned from finely embroidered fabric panels and the other a wooden construction embellished with elaborate textural forms—illustrate an imagined passage between the earthly realm and the spiritual world. Starting next week, Kim will be installing the works at NMWA and we will be posting photos of the progress on Broad Strokes!
June Wayne's "Dorothy Series" (opens June 25): Still working at 92, artist June Wayne epitomizes the strength and determination of her generation. Taken from NMWA's collection, "The Dorothy Series," is a set of lithographs created in a hyper-realist style using reprinted photographs, documents, and scrapbook memorabilia. The 20 works illustrate her mother Dorothy's life as an immigrant, a single parent and a successful saleswoman during the first half of the 20th century.
Louise Bourgeois, Henriette, 1998; Lithograph, Iris multiple; 45 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.; Courtesy of SOLO Impression Inc.
The Collaborative Print: Works from SOLO Impression (opens June 25): A selection of more than 50 prints and embroidered works made through creative partnerships between SOLO Impression Inc. founder Judith Solodkin and a number of important contemporary artists including Ghada Amer, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, and Nancy Spero. Solodkin was the first woman to earn the title Master Printer from the prestigious Tamarind Institute.
Women to Watch 2010–Body of Work: New Perspectives on Figurative Painting (opens July 2): NMWA's newest installment in the Women to Watch exhibition series centers on contemporary figurative painting. The 16 works in the exhibition reflect myriad styles and approaches, but all highlight figure painters' embrace of the slow, subtle, and singular processes involved in painting people. Women to Watch features underrepresented and/or emerging women artists from the states and countries in which NMWA has committees.


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7-Day Beautiful Bhutan Exploration
Tour Level: High level
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Tour Period: 7 Days
Tour Highlight
Journey through the beautiful Himalayan foothills in southern Bhutan
Discover some of the most sacred Buddhist monasteries and temples in the Himalayas
Visit one of the tallest (Memorial Chorten) and largest (Centenary Market) structures in Bhutan
See Bhutan's national animal at the Takin Preserve
Gaze upon the collection of ancient Dzongkha and Tibetan scripts at the National Library
The '7-Day Beautiful Bhutan Exploration' cultural tour explores all of the highlights of Bhutan's western valleys and is ideal for those wishing to enter Bhutan from the Indian state of Western Bengal via the southern overland gateway of Phuentsholing. Throughout the eye-opening week, drive through gorgeous mountain passes and verdant forests, abundant with flora and fauna, while also gaining insight into Bhutanese culture with trips to the National Library, 'Painting School', the Centenary Farmer's Market and the Traditional Medicine Centre, amongst other unique places of interest. You'll never forget this week spent in the timeless Dragon Kingdom.
PHUENTSHOLING ARRIVAL (-/-/D)
After arriving at your hotel in Phuentsholing, a representative of Diethelm Travel Bhutan will welcome you in a traditional Bhutanese manner by offering you a 'khadar' or greeting scarf.
After checking in and freshening up, join us for an evening visit to the mani dungkhor (prayer wheel) located in the heart of town. The mani dungkhor was built in memory of Gongzim Raja Sonam Tobgay Dorji and a chorten was built in memory of the Late Prime Minister of Bhutan Dasho Jigme Palden Dorji. The holy site was consecrated by the former Yanbi Lopon in Phuentsholing.
Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel in Phuentsholing.
PHUENTSHOLING - THIMPHU (B/L/D)
After breakfast, drive to Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. The road climbs steeply up into the hills, winding around numerous bends, to an altitude of approximately 2,000 metres. We'll make stops along the way so as not to miss the magnificent views of the Indian Plains and the Toorsa River below. After a 2-hour drive, we'll pass over the first ridge and begin a long and gradual descent to the river, which is the source for the massive Chukha Hydel hydroelectric power project. Lunch will be served en route, and then you'll visit Kharbandi Gompa. This beautiful monastery is situated in a garden of tropical plants and flowers at an altitude of 400 metres above the town. The monastery contains paintings depicting scenes from the life of the Buddha and statues of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal and Guru Rinpoche. From the monastery garden, there is a splendid view of Phuentsholing and the plains of West Bengal with their tea gardens beyond. Drive to visit Semtokha Dzong, which is the oldest dzong built in Bhutan by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1629.
Dinner and overnight stay at a hotel in Thimphu.
THIMPHU INSIGHT (B/L/D)
After breakfast in the morning, begin a local sightseeing tour with a visit to the Changangkha Temple. Built in the 15th century by Lama Phajo Drigom, this temple lies on a hilltop commanding the Thimpu Valley and contains ancient scriptures and thankas. Next, visit the Takin Preserve to see Bhutan's national animal, a rare bovid mammal that only lives in Bhutan.
Afterwards, visit the National Library, which has an extensive collection of ancient Dzongkha and Tibetan scripts. Apart from the silk cloth printing and wrappings kept on the second floor, the library also has traditional wood blocks used for printing books and prayer flags. Then, see the artistic skills of students enrolled in the Institute for Zorig Chusum, commonly known as the 'Painting School'. Continue to the Traditional Medicine Center, which produces and dispenses herbal medicines locally grown from medicinal plants.
In the evening, visit the Memorial Chorten, one the tallest structures in town and a centre of worship for religious people, and the Centenary Farmer's Market, which is one of the largest structures in Bhutan. Built in 2008, this 2-storey building has more than 450 stalls selling vegetables, fruits, meats and other farm products. Vendors from all over the country come here to sell their produce. The market is open six days a week except for Wednesday. Across the Wangchu, over a traditional 'Bazam' cantilever bridge, vendors also sell handicraft items. Enjoy evening free time to visit Thimphu town before settling down for the rest of the night.
Dinner and accommodations at a hotel in Thimphu.
THIMPHU – PUNAKHA
Drive toward the old capital of Bhutan, Punakha, by way of the Dochula Mountain Pass. On a clear day, you'll see a stunning view of the snowcapped Himalayas. Next, visit Druk Wangyal Chorten and drive by the 108 Khangzang Namgyal Chortens, which are a new landmark for travellers crossing Dochula. After a 20-minute walk through the village of Sopsokha, visit Chimi Lhakhang, a temple and holy site where childless couples have come seeking blessings since the 15th century. Lastly, tour Punakha Dzong, which guards Bhutan's most treasured possession, the Rangjung Kharsapani. It also contains a holy book of the Drukpa Kagyu lineage written in gold.
Dinner and accommodation at a hotel in Punakha.
PUNAKHA – PARO (B/L/D)
After breakfast in the morning, drive back to Paro. Check into the hotel, enjoy lunch, and then in the visit Dungtse Lhakhang, which is possibly the only ancient temple built in the shape of a chorten. Its chimi lhakhang is chained down since local belief holds that it will otherwise fly off to heaven. Afterwards, visit Kyichu Temple, one of the 108 temples built in the 7th century by the Tibetan King, Songsten Gampo, to subdue the demoness residing in the Himalayas, who was believed to be preventing the spread of Buddhism. For the rest of the day, enjoy a free evening to leisurely explore the town of Paro.
Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Paro.
PARO DAY EXCURSION (B/L/D)
After an early breakfast, take a short drive to the trailhead of the famous Taktsang Monastery, which clings precariously to a cliff 900 metres (2,600 feet) above the Paro Valley. Also known as Tiger's Nest, Taktsang is one of the holiest sites in the country and one of the most recognised Buddhist monuments in the Himalayas. The climb to the viewpoint will take approximately three hours. Afterwards, lunch will be served during the return hike back to the road point.
The sightseeing tour continues with a visit Drukgyal Dzong. Now in ruins, it was once strategically built over the only passage into Paro Valley. It helped to prevent numerous invasions throughout the course of Bhutanese history, beginning in 1646. In fine weather, the towering peak of Mount Jumolhari, which marks the frontier with Tibet, appears as a backdrop.
In the evening, visit a local farmhouse and see firsthand how rural Bhutanese live. The farmhouses are very decorative, built and painted in a classical three-storey style. The ground floor is used for cattle and the top floor is used for drying hay whilst the family lives on the middle floor. Relax with a hot stone bath, known as 'dotsho', which is an important part of Bhutanese family life and has been used to treat various diseases for centuries.
Dinner and accommodation at a hotel in Paro.
PARO – DEPARTURE
After breakfast, your guide will accompany you to the airport and bid you 'Tashi delek!' for your onward flight.
All private transfers, Hotel accomodation and transportation inclusive of taxes during the entire tour
Meals as stated in the programme B= Breakfast, L= Lunch & D= Dinner
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Mineral water available in the vehicles
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Early check-in and late check-out at hotels, if not mentioned in the programme
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WILD ROSE – On Feb. 11, the Port Edwards girls traveled to Wild Rose to take on the Lady Wildcats. In a game where the Blackhawks got down by as much as eight late in the first half, they fought back to go into the locker room down by just four points, 23-27. In the second half the Blackhawks got hot, connecting on 10 of 16 from inside the arc and making four of seven from behind the 3-point arc. They were also 10 of 14 from the free throw line in the second half.
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Film Review – Incredibles 2 (2018)
written by Nick Kush June 19, 2018
Arguably one of the best Pixar films, 2004's The Incredibles left an indelible mark on movie lovers, acting as a great version of the Fantastic Four that we've yet to actually get onscreen. While it probably took way too long for a sequel to find its way to theaters, Incredibles 2 is finally here, and it comes very close to earning its name.
The following review will be spoiler free.
Directed By: Brad Bird
Written By: Brad Bird
Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Catherine Keener, Bob Odenkirk, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophia Bush, Isabella Rossellini, and Jonathan Banks
Picking up right where they left off, The Incredibles still must fight against legislation that calls for superheroes to refrain from performing superhero acts. In an attempt to change the public perception of superheroes and remove their ban, Mr. Incredible (Nelson) and Mrs. Incredible (Hunter) team with DEVTECH, a telecommunications company that creates a device for everyone to see what great deeds these heroes do.
But, because of his destructive tendencies, Winston Deavor, the owner of DEVTECH, elects to keep Mr. Incredible behind while pushing Mrs. Incredible as the beacon of hope in his campaign. The arrangement forces Mr. Incredible to take care of the kids while Mrs. Incredibles does the saving.
But everything comes undone once the Screenslaver gets involved.
It seems that The Incredibles is strongly tied to Brad Bird as its creative source — and that's probably why it took so long for Incredibles 2 to come around. Back in 2007, Bird said he was open to the idea of a sequel, but only if it could be better than the original. Later, in 2013, he shared similar ideas when he said the following:
"I am stroking my chin and scratching my head. I have many, many elements that I think would work really well in another Incredibles film, and if I can get 'em to click all together, I would probably wanna do that."
Since 2004, it was all about putting the right story together, and it seemed like he finally figured it out when Disney CEO Bob Iger announced to shareholders a few years ago that another Incredibles film was coming.
image via The Hollywood Reporter
Inventive Action Leads the Way
It's a given at this point to say something to the effect of "the latest Pixar film looks amazing." I'm always amazed with how much better the animation is in any Pixar film compared to other animation arms. They look to add something new to every single film.
With Incredibles 2 Pixar has created action that is unbelievably clear while also interestingly inventive. It has a pretty obvious rhythm to it (more on that later), but the familiar set pieces are filled with wildly fun and intricate tidbits. Heroes fly across the screen, all of them using their own special abilities at the same time. A favorite sequence of mine includes Elastigirl on a motorcycle as she stretches and contorts her body to be able to ride her detachable bike through normally undriveable areas. Incredibles 2 understands how to utilize each heroes' powers, combining many of them into single frames for incredibly kinetic and visually compelling movements.
To simplify, Incredibles 2 has no shortage of "Ooo!" and "Ahh!" moments — perfect for blockbuster filmmaking.
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Incredibles 2 is an Ode to Parenthood
Brad Bird worked tirelessly to create a story that is more than just another superhero movie. He succeeded the first time around in 2004 with a story that really worked as a discussion of family dynamics in a super-fictionalized world. With Incredibles 2, he expands on those same ideas. But he found a way for them to ring true in a wholly different manner.
Incredibles 2 flips the traditional family responsibilities on its head by having Mr. Incredible stay at home to take care of the children. As he quickly learns, it's even harder to handle than saving children from a burning building. The film smartly goes back and forth between Mrs. Incredible saving people and Mr. Incredible struggling with day-to-day activities to show that the real heroes are good parents.
Not only does he have to look after Jack-Jack (who arguably steals the show), he has to maneuver through helping Dash with his school work while also consoling Violet as she handles members of the opposite sex. No matter what he does, he seems to fail in some level, losing sleep (and parts of his sanity) along the way. But Incredibles 2 understands the nature of parenthood, showing the little victories that come with some hard work…and a little help.
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Incredibles 2 Wants to Have its Cake and Eat It Too
But the main discussion that Incredibles 2 has is about the superhero genre itself, with the Screenslaver claiming that we've all "gone soft" and expect superheroes to fix all our problems instead of doing it ourselves. Or, as it pertains to our own lives outside of the movie world, we've grown too comfortable with the superhero genre and do not have high enough standards for that form of movie-making (and that we don't seek out new, possibly challenging works of art that don't fall in line with an established intellectual property).
As a critic that recommends countless new, exciting films only then see them pale in comparison to Avengers 25 at the box office, this commentary truly spoke to me. But there's a sense that Incredibles 2 is a little self-righteous. After all, it follows the same standard beats as most superhero films with a clear three-act structure and repetitive set pieces that culminate in the same heroic climaxes. Incredibles 2 is an undeniably entertaining flick with a lot of heart, but it's not dissimilar enough from the movies it's critiquing for its meta commentary to work fully.
image via IndieWire
It's a little too self-reflexive for its own good, but Incredibles 2 is a quality companion to the original that injects more heart into the superhero genre a time where it sorely needed some. Jack-Jack will unquestionably become the fan-favorite from this film, but the family dynamics as a whole are still the most fascinating part of this superhero group as they metaphorical learn how to live in 2018's version of society.
Incredibles 2 is a bunch of fun while still containing a narrative soul. You can't ask for much more from a summer blockbuster!
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Thanks for reading! What are your thoughts on Incredibles 2? Comment down below!
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A current young professional in the Richmond, Virginia area, Nick founded MovieBabble in October of 2016 when he was a bored college student with nothing else to do. (And he kicks himself every day that his story isn't better.) Nick is also a member of the Internet Film Critics Society and the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association. You can follow him on Twitter @nkush42
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AlwaysCarryOn.com July 1, 2018 - 9:10 am
I am so excited for the new Incredibles film, we've waited so long for the second part in the story x
Nick Kush July 1, 2018 - 11:39 am
Exactly! Everyone wanted to see where the best version of the Fantastic Four was headed!
Zeta June 23, 2018 - 7:11 am
I watched this with school as a celebration and I was surprised at just how good it was. I LOVED it.
Nick Kush June 23, 2018 - 5:08 pm
It's such a fun time! I'm glad you liked it!!!
Cam Jones June 20, 2018 - 7:08 pm
Loved this review!! Can't wait to see it this weekend! 🙂
Thanks so much! I hope you have fun!
Cammy Madden June 20, 2018 - 1:04 pm
Completely agree! I was initially excited by the prospect of Incredibles 2 but as more trailers were released, I just lost interest. So perhaps my low expectations allowed me to actually be pleasantly surprised by the movie. As someone who loves superhero movies, even I have become thoroughly exhausted by the genre and its formulated story telling. It says a lot that Incredibles 2 managed to be just as original (if not more so) than many superhero movies being released with a more adult audience in mind.
Definitely agree! I've been somewhat desensitized to the genre recently and it takes a lot for me to be overwhelmingly positive on a superhero movie, but Incredibles 2 is just super charming you can't help it!
The Animation Commendation June 20, 2018 - 12:36 pm
I hope to see the film this weekend!
Anna (apeaceoflife) June 20, 2018 - 1:27 am
I've never really been a fan of the first one. My family want to watch this though
Nick Kush June 20, 2018 - 9:23 am
It's a perfectly enjoyable film! Why didn't you like the first one?
I don't know… it just didn't grab me like Disney/pixar usually do… maybe I was the wrong age when it came out…. I like zootopia much better but feel kinds the same about that, perhaps I'm just too 'old skool' for 21st century disney 😂
Nick Kush June 20, 2018 - 10:50 am
Lol that's fair! It seems like a lot of the love comes from people that were the correct age when the first one came out. Many people of the same age range were cheering the craziest in my screening 😂
anibproductions June 19, 2018 - 5:33 pm
Hey, nice review! I actually wrote one of my own on the film, but I'll definitely agree that the film is as you put it "a nice companion film" to the first, though not surpassing it. I think beyond the meta-commentary thing for me was simply that Syndrome was a stronger antagonist than Screenslaver (and I might have preferred a longer Underminer plot, but maybe that was just me.) There was this powerful personal grudge of over a decade and a half there, and the idea of the self-made villain who became rich off his own genius- and ultimately met his demise via the same hubris in such smarts, just worked on a deeper level than this film's villain, who despite being adequate, never quite hit the same notes of tension and drama for me at least. The action sequences were super-impressive as I'd hoped, and the intact family dynamic was maintained, so for me it was a worthy sequel that will probably place itself among the middle of Pixar's many outstanding films, while the original to me at least is arguably a top 3 pick for the studio.
You're spot on there. There's a history to Syndrome that connects so strongly with the film. Plus Screenslaver as a force is somewhat forgotten because they just HAD to have that reveal that everyone saw coming.
Michael Van Zanten June 19, 2018 - 4:52 pm
You are spot on about the meta commentary. It reminded me of Ready Player One trying to lecture us about appreciating the real world – fairly hypocritical.
You're so right! At least the message wasn't as hamfisted as in this one as it was with Ready Player One 😂😂
mylilplace June 19, 2018 - 3:45 pm
I agree with your review…except maybe it should be A- just for the female empowerment angle? Looking at the audience in my theater, I could tell that the parents enjoyed it a lot more than the kids did. 🙂
The grade is always super subjective. The difference between a B+/A- is always fairly negligible in my mind!
Hahaha….true true! I'll take that answer!
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How Employee Comments Have Evolved in the Wake of COVID-19
Dr Joe Cainey • 20-03-2020
Update: To learn more about how employee engagement has changed in the months after this data analysis, check out our latest Heartbeat report: The impact of COVID-19 on employee engagement.
An obscure viral disease – COVID-19 – first started appearing in news bulletins late last year.
Little did we understand then that just a few months later this unseen threat would come to touch every corner of our lives, and dominate the pages of every newspaper, broadcast, and social media channel worldwide.
It was around February 2020 that COVID-19, or Coronavirus as it is more widely known, became a global household name, and a hot topic of conversation in workplaces. Talk, however, was not confined to water-cooler chat between colleagues. As concern mounted, the virus started cropping up in anonymous employee comments.
The very first employee comment about Coronavirus landed in Peakon's database on January 27th, 2020. The comment came from China, where the virus hit first and where it was already impacting the lives of its citizens nationwide.
From then onwards, comments started to trickle in from all over the world, until the start of March, when the number of Coronavirus-related comments surged. In the first two weeks of the month, and as the World Health Organisation declared a pandemic, Peakon encountered a 106% rise in the proportion of comments relating to Coronavirus globally.
But the curve steepened further still in the third week of March, when the proportion of COVID-19 comments increased ten-fold. By March 18th, 1.5% of all daily comments were related to Coronavirus.
Because as the world woke up to the social and economic implications of this pandemic, employees globally turned to their employers and leaders for advice on what to do.
The number of comments coming in now – at a rate of around 300 a day – betrays a desire among employees for organisations to take action, or to give clarity on what lies ahead.
By March 18th, 1.5% of all daily comments were related to Coronavirus.
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Peakon comments have become a channel through which employees are expressing their views and concerns about this crisis, leaving their feedback on what should be done next, and even giving thanks for action already taken. While we never disclose the content of comments, we can reveal that the vast majority of them are of negative sentiment – accompanied by a low numerical score.
Employees are taking the opportunity to talk about the virus in response to most of the questions on their surveys, with the most frequently occurring words including: Corona, covid, virus, pandemic, situation, office, manage, response, crisis, impact, health, communication, WHF, family, hand gel, and travel. This gives us an insight into what employees are concerned about in particular.
Tracking COVID-19 around the globe
The inflow of employee comments on this topic generally tracked the spread of the virus around the world. While the comments originated in the east, the inflow soon shifted towards the west – growing exponentially in European countries after the first cases were confirmed. For example, we started to see a far greater flow of comments from the UK and US as of March 1st, when reality started to hit home in these two countries.
In the UK, between the first week of March and the second we noticed a 156% jump in the proportion of Coronavirus-related comments. By the third week of this month, as the severity of the situation became all too apparent, the difference grew to a striking 900%.
Similar can be said of the US, where there was a 145% week-on-week rise at the start of March. By the third week of March, after the stock market suffered its worst day since 1987, the proportion of comments in the US was 1200% higher.
There also appears to be a correlation emerging between the action taken in each country, and the rate of comments relating to Coronavirus. In Singapore, where radical measures to control the spread were put in place, there was far slower growth in the proportion of comments. And in Italy, the proportion of comments actually fell once the country lockdown was in place.
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As we know from our recent Employee Voice Report, employees are twice as likely to leave comments in their feedback surveys when they are troubled about something. And employees worldwide are, understandably, worried about COVID-19 and what it means for them professionally and personally.
As the data here suggests, once a situation is in hand, or action has been taken (in this case by both Governments and employers), workers feel less compelled to speak out. So it's positive to also see a far higher than average manager response to the Coronavirus-related comments, as well as higher acknowledgement of them – 7% and 15% respectively. This is a simple way of letting your workforce know that they have been heard, and their feedback is valued.
Few of us can say we've ever worked through a time like this. COVID-19 will have profound and lasting effects on all of us, and change the world of work forever.
Not only will many employees be adapting to new ways of working, such as working from home indefinitely, they will also be dealing with unknowns, such as self-isolation, illness, school closures, or even heightened job uncertainty – many of which impact their wellbeing. So, if there was ever a time to give and get regular employee feedback, it's now.
Employees clearly expect their employers to communicate clearly and take decisive action. How organisations behave now will make or break the trust their workers have in them for the long run. It may also determine how quickly they are able to bounce back after, when the world is through this, and out the other side.
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MARTINSVILLE — South Central Indiana Rural Electric Membership Corporation (SCI REMC) recently began construction of a fiber-to-the-home network, SCI Fiber, across its service territory. Construction on the SCI Fiber network started this week and will be available to 3,754 homes in early 2019. The first construction area, known as Phase 1, is southeastern Morgan County near Cope and Taggart Crossing, northwestern Brown County near Waycross, and around Lake Lemon in Monroe County. SCI REMC members in these areas will have high-speed internet available up to 1 Gigabit per second.
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Stewart Copeland's Orchestral Ben-Hur
OK, here's the only analogy I can draw: the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra's upcoming presentation of Stewart Copeland's Orchestral Ben-Hur is like the MCU Avengers movies. Stay with me.
Every once in a while, even the most strict nutritionist wants to dive headlong into a dessert buffet – just gorge on all the sweet stuff you can handle. The Avengers movies will never be in danger of being compared to Ingmar Bergman – they're just not in the same (justice) league. Avengers movies are so crammed with characters, plotlines, action sequences, and CGI, if there was a cinematic equivalent to type 2 diabetes, these movies would be in danger of causing it. But every once in a while, they're such great, overstuffed fun, they're hard to resist.
Now, take a look at what the ESO is doing May 24 and 25. I remember well sitting around with the friends I used to jam with (and I was never a drummer, mind you), listening to the intricate patterns Stewart Copeland would weave into the songs from Outlandos d'Amour and Reggatta da Blanc. The early Police albums came out in the heyday of punk, yet The Police were anything but just another punk band. They had serious musical chops, and Copeland was no ordinary drummer.
Several inflated egos later, The Police had broken up, and Copeland had moved on. He began composing a lot of music, and got into scoring for films and TV. His bio lists some of that, and you can check it out. As his mastery of writing for orchestra, and his passion for film scoring grew, Copeland created a new musical score for the 1925 silent film Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
Copeland, somewhat disingenuously, describes the more famous 1959 Charlton Heston version of Ben-Hur as a "modest art film," compared to the 1925 treatment. (YouTube video interview) The original novel was written by an American Civil War general, Lew Wallace, and a successful play had been created from it. The 1925 movie, which featured thousands of extras for the many epic battle scenes, was the most expensive silent film ever made. In an age when the average film budget was about $168,000, Ben-Hur cost $3.9 million – over 23 times as much.
Copeland's score debuted in Virginia in 2013. Copeland himself is part of the show, performing on a large drum and percussion kit with the orchestra. YouTube video interview.
So let's put all the parts and pieces together. We've got a Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame musician, appearing live. We've got his masterful score, performed live by him and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Then, there's one of the most amazing feats in the history of cinema. The movie itself will be shown on a screen above the stage. And ESO Music Director Emeritus William Eddins – a huge Police fan, by the way – will conduct. No CGI, no smartass Tony Stark quips. Just everything epic you can come up with without a green screen.
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