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Justia Patents US Patent Application for Non-Pneumatic Tire Patent Application (Application #20190344621)
Non-Pneumatic Tire
Dec 27, 2017 -
A non-pneumatic tire (10) including a rigid central annular portion (12), an annular shear band (14), one or more deformable spokes (16), a tread (18), a plurality of tread elements, one or more displaced reinforcement layers arranged within the annular shear band (14) such that a longitudinal groove extends through at least one of the one or more displaced reinforcement layers wherein the one or more displaced reinforcement layers are arranged between one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers and the tread (18).
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This application claims priority to, and the benefit of, International Patent Application No. PCT/US2016/069388, filed Dec. 30, 2016 with the U.S. Patent Office (acting as the US Receiving Office), which is herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND Field
The embodiments herein relate generally to shear bands and treads for use with non-pneumatic tires.
Description of the Related Art
It is appreciated that a reduction in the rolling resistance of a tire may improve fuel efficiency by reducing the amount of energy wasted during use. However, in an effort to reduce the rolling resistance of a tire, other sacrifices are often made, which may result in the reduction of other performance measures. For example, when reducing the rolling resistance of a tire, the tread thickness is often reduced, along with the voids contained therein. As a result, wet weather performance is negatively impacted due to the reduction in void volume. In instances such as this, there is a desire to reduce the tread thickness to reduce rolling resistance while maintaining a desired groove depth to help maintain a desired level of wet weather performance. Specifically, when reducing the tread thickness, the depth of any longitudinal groove is also reduced, which immediately reduces void volume useful for consuming water to promote tread-road contact. If the grooves are widened to recapture lost void, a reduction is contact surface area decreases, which reduces the amount of traction available and, in turn, reduces certain tire performance measures. Accordingly, there is a need for an improved tire tread capable of reducing rolling resistance while also minimizing any reduction in wet weather performance.
Particular embodiments herein comprise a non-pneumatic tire. The non-pneumatic tire comprises a rigid central annular portion, an annular shear band circumferentially arranged about the central annular portion, and one or more deformable spokes arranged between the annular shear band and the central annular portion. The non-pneumatic tire further includes a tread defining an outer, ground-engaging side of the non-pneumatic tire extending annularly around the non-pneumatic tire. The tread has a length, a thickness extending radially inward from the ground-engaging side to a bottom side of the tread, and a width extending laterally between a pair of opposing lateral sides of the tread. The width of the tread also extends transverse to a direction of the tread thickness and to a direction of the tread length. The non-pneumatic tire further includes a plurality of tread elements arranged along the outer, ground-engaging side of the tread. The plurality of tread elements include at least one pair of tread elements spaced apart by a longitudinal groove, which extends primarily in the direction of the tread length. The non-pneumatic tire further includes one or more displaced reinforcement layers extending circumferentially around the non-pneumatic tire and in a direction of the tread width. The one or more displaced reinforcement layers are arranged within the annular shear band such that the longitudinal groove extends through at least one of the one or more displaced reinforcement layers and, therefore, separates opposing portions of the at least one of the one or more displaced reinforcement layers. The non-pneumatic tire further includes one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers extending circumferentially around the non-pneumatic tire and in the direction of the tread width. The one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers are arranged within the annular shear band. The one or more displaced reinforcement layers are arranged between the tread and the one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers.
The foregoing and other embodiments, objects, features, and advantages of the embodiments herein will be apparent from the following more detailed descriptions of particular embodiments, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numbers represent like parts of the embodiments.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a non-pneumatic tire, in accordance with an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a prior art non-pneumatic tire tread taken along line 2-2 of the tire shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an improved non-pneumatic tire tread, the improved non-pneumatic tire tread being an improvement of the prior art non-pneumatic tire tread shown in FIG. 2, in accordance with an embodiment.
Embodiments herein describe an improved non-pneumatic tire.
In particular embodiments, a non-pneumatic tire comprises a rigid central annular portion. The non-pneumatic tire further comprises an annular shear band, which is circumferentially arranged about the central annular portion. The annular shear band includes a plurality of reinforcement layers, each such layer including a plurality of elongate reinforcements. Neither the shear band nor the non-pneumatic tire is configured to retain any pressurized air. The non-pneumatic tire further comprises one or more deformable spokes, which are arranged between the annular shear band and the central annular portion. The one or more deformable spokes are spaced apart around a rotational axis of the central annular portion or more generally of the non-pneumatic tire, where a length of the each deformable spoke extends primarily in a radial direction of the central annular portion or non-pneumatic tire. The rotational axis of the central annular portion and the non-pneumatic tire corresponds to an axial direction of the central annular portion and the non-pneumatic tire. The axial direction of the central annular portion or non-pneumatic tire is perpendicular to the radial direction thereof. The annular shear band is operably attached to a radially outward extent of the one or more deformable spokes, which, are in turn, connected at a radially inward extent to the central annular portion.
The non-pneumatic tire further includes a tread. The tread defines an outer, ground-engaging side of the non-pneumatic tire, which extends annularly around the non-pneumatic tire and the shear band. The tread has a length, which extends in a circumferential direction of the non-pneumatic tire. The tread also has a thickness, which extends radially inward from the ground-engaging side of the tread to a bottom side of the tread. The tread thickness extends perpendicular to the tread length. The tread further includes a width, which extends laterally between a pair of opposing lateral sides of the tread. The width of the tread extends perpendicular, or transverse, to both a direction of the tread thickness and a direction of the tread length.
In particular embodiments, the non-pneumatic tire further includes a plurality of tread elements. Tread elements are generally formed by spaced apart voids or a lateral side of the tread spaced apart from any one or more voids. The plurality of tread elements are arranged along the outer, ground-engaging side of the tread and are spaced apart by a longitudinal groove. A longitudinal groove extends primarily in the direction of the tread length (i.e., the circumference of the non-pneumatic tire when utilized therewith), although it is not required to extend the full length of the tread. It is appreciated that the tread may include more than one longitudinal groove.
To permit a reduction of tread thickness without sacrificing longitudinal groove depth, one or more of the shear band reinforcement layers is parsed or separated, such that a portion of the reinforcement layer is eliminated ("displaced") to create a spacing or void within the layer through which a longitudinal groove extends. By doing so, the depth of the longitudinal groove is equal to or greater than a maximum thickness of the tire tread as measured along a tread element arranged adjacent (next to) the longitudinal groove. The portion of the tread thickness associated with the tread element is measured from the most radially outward point (outermost radial point) of the annular shear band below the tread element to the outer, ground-engaging side of the tread associated with the corresponding tread element. In certain embodiments, the depth of the longitudinal groove is equal to at least one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the adjacent tread element thickness. In other embodiments, the depth of the longitudinal groove is equal to at least two hundred percent (200%) of the adjacent tread element thickness. In these embodiments, for example, the depth of the longitudinal groove may be equal to twelve millimeters, and the maximum thickness of the adjacent tread element may be equal to six millimeters. It is appreciated that, if the tread includes more than one longitudinal groove, the depth of each longitudinal groove may not be equal to the depth of all other longitudinal grooves or, in alternate embodiments, the depth of each longitudinal groove may not be equal to the depth of any of the other longitudinal grooves.
It is appreciated that any tread element may form a rib or a tread block ("lug"). A rib may extend continuously along the tread length, or may include intervening sipes or lateral grooves to form a discontinuous rib. A block is a tread element bounded by spaced apart lateral grooves or sipes. A tread block may be arranged with other blocks to form a discontinuous rib. For example, in certain embodiments, the plurality of tread elements of the non-pneumatic tire include at least one pair of tread elements spaced apart by a lateral groove. The lateral groove extends primarily in the direction of the tread width (i.e., the axial direction of the non-pneumatic tire when utilized therewith), although it is not required to extend fully across the width of the tread. It is appreciated that the tread may include more than one lateral groove.
As previously noted, the non-pneumatic tire includes a plurality of reinforcement layers arranged within the annular shear band. At least one, or a plurality, of the plurality of reinforcement layers includes one or more displaced (i.e., discontinuous) reinforcement layers extending circumferentially around the non-pneumatic tire and in a direction of the tread width. Each of the one or more displaced reinforcement layers includes a discontinuity (also referred to as a "spacing" or "void") into which a longitudinal groove extends as noted previously. When multiple displaced reinforcement layers are present, the multiple displaced reinforcement layers are stacked together to create a common discontinuity where the discontinuity of each layer is laterally aligned (or "stacked") such that the discontinuities together form the common discontinuity. In the end, the one or more displaced reinforcement layers are arranged within the annular shear band such that a longitudinal groove extends through the one or more displaced reinforcement layers. In these embodiments, the longitudinal groove separates opposing portions of the one or more displaced reinforcement layers located below opposing tread elements arranged on either side of the longitudinal groove in the direction of the tread width. The plurality of reinforcement layers also includes one or more non-displaced (i.e., continuous) reinforcement layers extending circumferentially around the non-pneumatic tire and across the tread width and in the direction of the tread width. The one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers are arranged within the annular shear band such that the longitudinal groove does not extend through any of the one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers. The one or more displaced reinforcement layers are arranged between the tread and the one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers.
In particular embodiments, the one or more displaced reinforcement layers and the one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers extend linearly or along a slightly arcuate path in the direction of the tread width. In other words, none of the plurality of reinforcement layers forming the common discontinuity in the shear band extend laterally, that is, in the direction of the tread width, along any alternating non-linear path to form the common discontinuity into which a longitudinal groove extends.
In particular embodiments, due to the structure of the annular shear band in relation to the one or more longitudinal grooves, the one or more longitudinal grooves are able to utilize the entire tread depth, which results in the longitudinal grooves remaining active throughout an entire useful life of the tread. With respect to the stacked arrangement of the plurality of reinforcement layers, the size and depth of the reinforcement stacks are a function of the desired width of the tread element and the required depth of the one or more longitudinal grooves. In this way, a more shallow tread depth may be employed with the one or more longitudinal grooves having an increased depth due to the stacked arrangement of the plurality of reinforcement layers. As a result, the rolling resistance and mass of the non-pneumatic tire is reduced without sacrificing wet weather performance.
Particular embodiments of the non-pneumatic tires discussed above will now be described in further detail below in association with the figures filed herewith exemplifying the embodiments.
With reference to an exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a non-pneumatic tire 10 is illustrated. The non-pneumatic tire 10 comprises a rigid central annular portion 12. The non-pneumatic tire 10 further comprises an annular shear band 14, which is circumferentially arranged about the central annular portion 12 but not directly contacting the central annular portion 12. The non-pneumatic tire 10 further comprises a plurality of deformable spokes 16, which are arranged between the annular shear band 14 and the central annular portion 12. The plurality of deformable spokes 16 are spaced apart around a rotational axis of the central annular portion 12, which is also a rotational axis of the non-pneumatic tire 10. The rotational axis of the central annular portion 12 and of the non-pneumatic tire 10 corresponds to an axial direction A of the central annular portion 12 and of the non-pneumatic tire 10. In this way, a length of each of the deformable spokes 16 extends in a radial direction R of the central annular portion 12 of the non-pneumatic tire 10. The axial direction A of the central annular portion 12 and of the non-pneumatic tire 10 is perpendicular to the radial direction R thereof. The annular shear band 14 is operably attached to a radially outward extent of the plurality of deformable spokes 16, which, are in turn, connected at a radially inward extent to the central annular portion 12.
The non-pneumatic tire 10 of FIG. 1 also includes a tread 18. With specific reference to FIG. 2, a prior art non-pneumatic tire tread is illustrated. The non-pneumatic tire tread includes an annular shear band 114 configured to extend circumferentially around a central annular portion of a non-pneumatic tire (not shown). The tread 118 includes an outer, ground-engaging side 120 and a bottom side 122. The tread 118 has a length configured to extend circumferentially around the tire and a thickness T118 extending radially inward from the ground-engaging side 120 to the bottom side 122 of the tread 118, the length being perpendicular to the thickness. The tread 118 further includes a width W118, extending laterally between a pair of opposing lateral sides of the tread 118. The width W118 extends perpendicular to the tread thickness T118 and to the tread length.
The prior art tread 118 includes a plurality of tread elements 124 arranged along the outer, ground-engaging side 120 of the tread 118. The portion of the tread thickness T118 arranged within a tread element 124 has a thickness T124, which extends radially outward from a most radially outward point of the annular shear band 114 below the tread element 124 to the outer, ground-engaging side 120 of the tread 118. In the exemplary prior art non-pneumatic tire tread shown, a pair of tread elements 124 are spaced apart by a longitudinal groove 126. Each longitudinal groove 126 has a depth D126, which extends from the outer, ground-engaging side 120 of the corresponding tread element 124 to a bottom of the longitudinal groove 126. Of final note, the annular shear band 114 includes a plurality of reinforcement layers 128, each such layer 128 including a plurality of elongate reinforcements 130.
With reference to FIG. 3, an improved non-pneumatic tire tread 18 is illustrated. The tread 18 defines an outer, ground-engaging side 20 of the non-pneumatic tire 10. The outer, ground-engaging side 20 of the tread 18 extends annularly around the non-pneumatic tire 10 and the annular shear band 14. The tread 18 also has a length, which extends in a circumferential direction of the non-pneumatic tire 10. The tread 18 has a thickness T18, which extends radially inward from the outer, ground-engaging side 20 of the tread 18 to a bottom side 22 of the tread 18. The tread thickness T18 extends perpendicular to the tread length. The tread 18 further includes a width W18, which extends laterally between a pair of opposing lateral sides of the tread 18. The width W18 extends perpendicular, or transverse, to both a direction of the tread thickness T18 and a direction of the tread length.
As further illustrated in FIG. 3, the tread 18 of the non-pneumatic tire 10 further includes a plurality of tread elements 24. The plurality of tread elements 24 are arranged along the outer, ground-engaging side 20 of the tread 18 and are spaced apart from each other by longitudinal grooves 26. Each longitudinal groove 26 extends primarily in the direction of the length of the tread 18, which corresponds to the circumference of the non-pneumatic tire 10 when the tread 18 is utilized therewith. Further, each longitudinal groove 26 has a depth D26, which extends primarily in the direction of the tread thickness T18. The depth D26 of the longitudinal groove 26 greater than a maximum thickness T24 as measured along a tread element 24 arranged adjacent to the longitudinal groove 26. The thickness T24 of a tread element 24 is measured from the most radially outward point of the annular shear band 14 below the tread element 24 to the outer, ground-engaging side 20 of the tread 18 associated with the corresponding tread element 24.
As further shown in FIG. 3, the annular shear band 14 of the non-pneumatic tire 10 includes a plurality of reinforcement layers 28 arranged within the annular shear band 14, each such layer 28 including a plurality of elongate reinforcements 30. The plurality of reinforcement layers 28 include both displaced (i.e., discontinuous) reinforcement layers 28d and non-displaced (i.e., continuous) reinforcement layers 28nd. Each reinforcement layer 28, including each non-displaced reinforcement layer 28nd and each displaced reinforcement layer 28d, extend circumferentially around the non-pneumatic tire 10 and in a direction of the tread width W18. The displaced reinforcement layers 28d are arranged within the annular shear band 14 such that at least one of the longitudinal grooves 26 extends through at least one of the displaced reinforcement layers 28d. In this embodiment, the longitudinal groove 26 separates opposing portions 28d1 and 28d2 of each of the displaced reinforcement layers 28d. The opposing portions 28d1 and 28d2 of each of the displaced reinforcement layers 28d are located below opposing tread elements 241 and 242 arranged on either side of the corresponding longitudinal groove 26 in a direction of the tread width W18. In addition, a plurality of non-displaced reinforcement layers 28nd are arranged within the annular shear band 14 of the non-pneumatic tire 10 such that the corresponding longitudinal grooves 26 do not extend through any of the plurality of non-displaced reinforcement layers 28nd. The plurality of displaced reinforcement layers 28d are arranged between the tread 18 and the plurality of non-displaced reinforcement layers 28nd. The plurality of displaced reinforcement layers 28d and the plurality of non-displaced reinforcement layers 28nd extend linearly in the direction of the tread width W18.
In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the plurality of displaced reinforcement layers 28d are arranged within the annular shear band 14 in a stacked arrangement in the direction of the tread thickness T18. In this way, the longitudinal grooves 26 extend to a depth within the annular shear band 14 that is more radially inward than a thickness T24 of an adjacent tread element 24.
To the extent used, the terms "comprising," "including," and "having," or any variation thereof, as used in the claims and/or specification herein, shall be considered as indicating an open group that may include other elements not specified. The terms "a," "an," and the singular forms of words shall be taken to include the plural form of the same words, such that the terms mean that one or more of something is provided. The terms "at least one" and "one or more" are used interchangeably. The term "single" shall be used to indicate that one and only one of something is intended. Similarly, other specific integer values, such as "two," are used when a specific number of things is intended. The terms "preferably," "preferred," "prefer," "optionally," "may," and similar terms are used to indicate that an item, condition or step being referred to is an optional (i.e., not required) feature of the embodiments. Ranges that are described as being "between a and b" are inclusive of the values for "a" and "b" unless otherwise specified.
While the embodiments have been described with reference to particular embodiments thereof, it shall be understood that such description is by way of illustration only and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the claims herein. Accordingly, the scope and content herein are to be defined only by the terms of the following claims. Furthermore, it is understood that the features of any specific embodiment discussed herein may be combined with one or more features of any one or more embodiments otherwise discussed or contemplated herein unless otherwise stated.
1. A non-pneumatic tire comprising:
a rigid central annular portion;
an annular shear band circumferentially arranged about the rigid central annular portion;
one or more deformable spokes arranged between the annular shear band and the rigid central annular portion;
a tread defining an outer, ground-engaging side of the non-pneumatic tire extending annularly around the non-pneumatic tire, wherein the tread has a length, a thickness extending radially inward from the outer, ground-engaging side to a bottom side of the tread, and a width extending laterally between a pair of opposing lateral sides of the tread, the width extending transverse to a direction of the tread thickness and to a direction of the tread length;
a plurality of tread elements arranged along the outer, ground-engaging side of the tread, where the plurality of tread elements include at least one pair of tread elements spaced apart by a longitudinal groove, the longitudinal groove extending primarily in the direction of the tread length;
one or more displaced reinforcement layers extending circumferentially around the non-pneumatic tire and in a direction of the tread width, the one or more displaced reinforcement layers being arranged within the annular shear band where the longitudinal groove extends through at least one of the one or more displaced reinforcement layers and thereby separates opposing portions of the at least one of the one or more displaced reinforcement layers; and
one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers extending circumferentially around the non-pneumatic tire and in the direction of the tread width, the one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers being arranged within the annular shear band, wherein the one or more displaced reinforcement layers are arranged between the tread and the one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers.
2. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 1, wherein the longitudinal groove has a depth extending primarily in the direction of the tread thickness, further wherein the depth of the longitudinal groove is greater than a maximum thickness of an adjacent tread element of the plurality of tread elements, the maximum thickness of the adjacent tread element being measured from an outermost radial point of the annular shear band below the tread element to the outer, ground-engaging side of the tread associated with the adjacent tread element.
3. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 2, wherein the depth of the longitudinal groove is equal to at least 125% of the maximum thickness of the adjacent tread element of the plurality of tread elements.
4. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 1, wherein the one or more displaced reinforcement layers comprises a plurality of displaced reinforcement layers in a stacked arrangement in the direction of the tread thickness.
5. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 1, wherein the one or more displaced reinforcement layers and the one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers extend linearly or along an arcuate path in the direction of the tread width.
6. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 4, wherein more than one additional displaced reinforcement layer forms the stacked arrangement.
7. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 1, wherein each of an additional reinforcement layer of the one or more non-displaced reinforcement layers is continuous.
8. The non-pneumatic tire of claim 1, wherein the plurality of tread elements include at least one pair of tread elements spaced apart by a lateral groove, the lateral groove extending primarily in the direction of the tread width.
Applicant: (Clermont-Ferrand)
Inventors: Ryan GAYLO (Simpsonville, SC), Brian NAROWSKI (Greenville, SC), Timothy Brett RHYNE (Simpsonville, SC), Steven M. CRON (Greenville, SC)
Application Number: 16/474,411
International Classification: B60C 7/18 (20060101); B60C 11/00 (20060101); B60C 11/03 (20060101);


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Middle row: Ian Legge, John Chipchase, Anne Stephenson, Rita Markham, Tina Wilson, Christine Lee, Joan Verrill, Kathleen Danby, Cynthia Tyreman, Christine Sickling, Frances Vincent, Judy Williams, Brian Richardson, Michael Wilson.
Front row: Barbara Mead, Christine Drew, Pat Dyke, Anne Marie Elliott, MarilynWale, June Lightfoot, Miss Marion Lightfoot (teacher), Dorothy Collins, Marilyn Leng, Florence Cornforth, Ann Rowland, Annie Preston, Ann Horner.
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Front row:- Pam Dobson, Kathleen Grant, Anne Jefferson, Sheila Verrill, Heather Woodall, Judith Dean, Jacqueline Duncan,Valerie Tate, Doreen Eddis, Eileen Benson, Mary Shaw.
Image courtesy of Marian Toulson and many thanks to Sheila Harris (nee Potts) for the update.
The Junior School not quite as I remember it; there was a dividing wall to the right of the photograph, maybe it's still there? This wall with just a small adjoining gap, kept the boys from the girls. Yes we had separate yards to play in, not that it kept us separated for long! The yard that can be seen was the boys yard and school entrance and I don't remember the small gardens being there do you?
Back row: John Hicks, Michael Preston, Geoffrey Chadwick, Peter Bargewell, Michael Hollingsworth, Peter Jackson.
Front row: Jimmy Smithies, Paul Chester, Howard Jackson, David Smithes, Derek or David Hampton.
Image and names courtesy of Kathleen Hicks; thanks to Barbara McBurney for updated names.
Back row: John Hicks, John (Cudgie) Patton, Howard Jackson, Kenneth Hancock, Eric Mead, Michael Preston.
Front row: Tony Blaylock, David Smithies, Colin Smith, Jimmy Smithies, Michael Hollingsworth.
Image courtesy of Kathleen Hicks, updated names thanks to Norman Patton, Alan Franks, David Archer, Barbara McBurney and Cody McKay.


1 AUG 1877 Sutton on Forest, Yorkshire.
He entered the 5th Dragoon Guards from the Militia in 1898 and accompanied his Regiment to South Africa from India in September 1899. He was one of two 5th Dragoon Guards Officer fatalities during the War and is commemorated on the memorial in School Hall at Eton College.
2nd Lieutenant Cecil Sherman Platt died of enteric fever in Ladysmith on 5.1.1900. Buried at Intombi Camp.
PLATT Cecil Sherman 2nd-lieutenant in H.M. 5th Dragoon-guards died 5 January at Ladysmith Natal Administration London 18 August to Frederick Platt esquire Effects £306 0s 4d.
Died in active service in the Boer War.
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In its seventh year of providing ahead-of-the-curve industry knowledge, this year's Madison Advisors CCM Executive Roundtable explored the connection between CCM and customer experience (CX) at each step in the customer journey. Attendees shared their own industry experiences and worked together to outline best practices and processes for improving the quality of the CX.
Along with an impressive list of attendees, the CCM Executive Roundtable welcomed a roster of notable sponsor companies that included Canon, CEDAR Document Technologies, Content Critical Solutions, GMC Software, icon Communication Dynamics, Inlet, Kofax, Messagepoint, NEPS and RR Donnelley. Sponsors presented educational sessions discussing their unique insights on CCM best practices, shared case studies and revealed what companies should be doing today to better improve existing CCM processes. Attendees also heard from Madison Advisors analysts on the latest issues in CCM: customer experience, preference management and customer journey. Additionally, the group toured Canon's Customer Experience Center facility in Boca Raton as part of the event's agenda.


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The broad expertise of physicians and dentists within holistic medicine should be supported by modern facilities and diagnostic equipment. Over the period of a few months, a traditional Appenzeller house, located directly on the village square in Gais, Appenzell, was rebuilt and converted into a joint practice. Spread over four floors, it contains our medical and dental practices, as well as various therapy and recreation rooms. In April 2018, the Alpstein Clinic opened its doors to its first national and international patients.
Bright rooms with breath-taking views foster an atmosphere of well-being. A well-trained and motivated team always ensures that you, and those with you, feel well cared-for.
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By Sylvie Kauffmann (Davos, special correspondent). 26 January 2014 at 11:26 • Updated 26 January 2014 at 1:29 p.m.
Ukraine: "It's not a question of Russia, but of escaping injustice and corruption"
Nataliya Gumenyuk, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, said she would return to Ukraine to monitor the protest.
On Sunday, Nataliya Gumenyuk returned to Kiev. At the beginning of the week, when the protest movement on the Maidan recorded its first deaths, and she was at Davos she asked herself: "If she could be away from Ukraine during the critical time?" Finally, her friends, and especially the colleagues with whom she created the independent online television station Hromadske.TV last year, convinced her that at that moment she could also have some impact being shortly away and talking directly to those in power.
Small, thin, her eyes red from lack of sleep, Nataliya Gumenyuk (30) speaks quickly but accurately, as if every minute counts. She was invited to Davos as part of the Global Shapers group, young elites whom the World Economic Forum believes are already shaping the world of tomorrow.
A LIFE OF 'UPHEAVALS'
On Thursday night, at one of those very 'Davos' dinners whose theme was the future of Europe, by chance she found herself sitting at the table of José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. He listened to her carefully. "I don't know if your life has changed since last Sunday," she told him, "but mine has been turned upside down. The country that I will find after I get back from Davos is not the same as the one I left."
Nataliya Gumenyuk was born in Birobidzhan in the Russian Far East, where her father, a Soviet military man, had been stationed. She was seven years old when Ukraine became independent. Another thing which changed her life, in 2005, was a grant from the Swedish government, which allowed her to do a Masters in Journalism at the University of Örebro, Sweden. When she returned to Ukraine, she was a European. Here is her story: Continue reading →
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Q: Convenient way to update version of multi-module project in Eclipse I have a Maven multi-module project in Eclipse.
Each time I want to update the version, I go to Run As -> Run Configurations..., change the parameter newVersion of the goal versions:set to a higher number and then run the goal.
Is there something more direct?
Note that I cannot use the CI-friendly versions because they clash with the Maven release plugin.

A: Following the idea of https://stackoverflow.com/a/34091470/927493,
I configured the newVersion parameter to be ${string_prompt:newVersion} as shown in the image below

Then I get prompted for the version number which works fine.

A: Based on the answer from JF Meijer, here's a Launch Configuration explanation for M2E, which I suspect you already have installed, which does exactly what you're asking.
Launch Create Dialog

*

*Open "Run Configurations..."

*Select "Maven Build"

*Click "New Launch Configuration" (in the top left)

*Give it a name (Like "Set Version")

*Click "Workspace..." And select the parent pom project

*Enter "versions:set" under Goals

*scroll down (can be hidden)

*Under "Parameters" select Add... on the right

*Add a Parameter with

*

*Name = newVersion

*Value = ${string_prompt:"New Version":0.0.1-SNAPSHOT}
so, to expand on what JP Meijer already pointed out, the variable string_prompt, as shown under step 9, supports a distinct name, like "New Version", and a default value, in this case 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.
Now, Apply, Save, and Run!

A: Here is a script that checks if the maven build system needs updates.  By running this script, you will get all the updates (but none of them will be applied).  This lets you change all, some or none, as you see fit.
mvn versions:display-plugin-updates
mvn versions:display-parent-updates
mvn versions:display-dependency-updates

I typically save this script in a top-level check-versions.sh or check-versions.cmd (adjusting for the scripting language).
For this script to work, in /project/build/plugins you'll need the org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin:2.7 or greater.  I typically configure the plugin like so
<plugin>
  <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
  <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>2.7</version>
  <configuration>
    <generateBackupPoms>false</generateBackupPoms>
  </configuration>
</plugin>

As this doesn't make backup pom.xml files which pollute my git history.
The first few times you run this, you might notice that the inherited plugins show themselves to be out of date (as they are effectively built-in to the defaults in the maven default parent pom.xml).  You will have to explicitly define the defaults to a newer release to get them to stop reporting.
In addition, you will find that a lot of the plugins will still report because it isn't clear what is the minimum required version of Java and the minimum required version of Apache Maven.  To encode these requirements into the pom.xml, you will use the Maven Enforcer plugin.  An example of mine that forces Maven version 3.5.4 and Java version 11 is
<plugin>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>3.0.0-M3</version>
    <executions>
      <execution>
        <id>enforce-maven</id>
          <goals>
            <goal>enforce</goal>
          </goals>
          <configuration>
            <rules>
            <requireMavenVersion>
              <version>3.5.4</version>
            </requireMavenVersion>
            <requireJavaVersion>
              <version>11</version>
            </requireJavaVersion>
          </rules>
        </configuration>
      </execution>
    </executions>
  </plugin>

With these tools in place, I currently get the output on one of my projects
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO]
[INFO] ---------------< com.edwbuck.parserhelp:pascal-adapter >----------------
[INFO] Building pascal-adapter 1.0.0
[INFO] --------------------------------[ jar ]---------------------------------
[INFO]
[INFO] --- versions-maven-plugin:2.7:display-plugin-updates (default-cli) @ pascal-adapter ---
[INFO] artifact com.github.sevntu-checkstyle:dsm-maven-plugin: checking for updates from central
[INFO] artifact net.nicoulaj.maven.plugins:checksum-maven-plugin: checking for updates from central
[INFO]
[INFO] The following plugin updates are available:
[INFO]   maven-project-info-reports-plugin .................... 2.6 -> 3.0.0
[INFO]
[INFO] All plugins have a version specified.
[INFO]
[INFO] Project inherits minimum Maven version as: 3.5.4
[INFO] Plugins require minimum Maven version of: 3.2.1
[INFO]
[INFO] No plugins require a newer version of Maven than specified by the pom.
[INFO]
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 2.976 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2020-04-16T07:52:12-05:00
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO]
[INFO] ---------------< com.edwbuck.parserhelp:pascal-adapter >----------------
[INFO] Building pascal-adapter 1.0.0
[INFO] --------------------------------[ jar ]---------------------------------
[INFO]
[INFO] --- versions-maven-plugin:2.7:display-parent-updates (default-cli) @ pascal-adapter ---
[INFO] Project does not have a parent.
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 1.325 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2020-04-16T07:52:15-05:00
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO]
[INFO] ---------------< com.edwbuck.parserhelp:pascal-adapter >----------------
[INFO] Building pascal-adapter 1.0.0
[INFO] --------------------------------[ jar ]---------------------------------
[INFO]
[INFO] --- versions-maven-plugin:2.7:display-dependency-updates (default-cli) @ pascal-adapter ---
[INFO] artifact com.edwbuck.parserhelp:pascal_client: checking for updates from central
[INFO] artifact org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine: checking for updates from central
[INFO] artifact org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api: checking for updates from central
[INFO] artifact org.influxdb:influxdb-java: checking for updates from central
[INFO] The following dependencies in Dependencies have newer versions:
[INFO]   org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api ................... 5.6.0 -> 5.6.2
[INFO]   org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine ................ 5.6.0 -> 5.6.2
[INFO]
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 1.848 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2020-04-16T07:52:18-05:00
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

which indicates I need to update my maven-project-info-reports-plugin and my org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api and org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine plugins.
Normally I don't use the maven versions plugin to actually do the update in the pom.xml file, because text editors are fast, if you're doing all the updates you want to do in the pom.xml at one time.
Currently the maven versions plugin offered by codehaus doesn't have an command line option to automatically update more than one version at a time.  The reasons it is not there is simple.  To use the versions:update-properties plugin, one needs to either:

*

*Define the update policy (what to update / what not to update) in the pom.xml.

*Define the update policy (what to update / what not to update) on the command line.

These policies are verbose as they cover the entire project.  Yes, they can use glob matching, but they're still verbose.  For my personal projects, I notice that for them to give me proper handling, I update them too often, so I leave them out of the picture, instead deciding what to update or not update at the time I work on the output of my check-updates script.
That's because it is not always safe to automatically update plugins and dependencies.  Sometimes the next version of a plugin requires code changes to the project.  For example, projects shifting from Java 8 to Java 9 require alterations to how they are built and linked.  The same goes for dependencies, if you want to keep the code bound to non-deprecated APIs.


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Well, I've been a little pants at blogging this fine February and it's pretty much all down to our hell hole of a kitchen renovation! We've pretty much survived on eating out, take away, and frozen food, which in the most part has been grim.
However, February the first was my 32nd Birthday so we booked the day off (well, half a day as I had a lovely board meeting in the AM) and made our way in to Chester. Our mission… tile shopping. We didnt make it any further than Fired Earth, there were just so many amazing choices it was easy and so much fun (I'll update you more on this in some up coming new kitchen blogs).
Post tile shopping Mr. Matt treated me to some yummy grub at one of my favourite places to eat, The White Horse, Chester.
Basically, without giving you my life story I suffer with aura migraines and some foods are triggers – Onion, Garlic, Cheese, Citrus Fruit. As you will know, these ingredients are in EVERYTHING. Now it's fine when cooking for yourself, but the biggest pain the backside when eating out.
Usually, to save embarrassment I opt for the safe bet, Steak, Ham and Eggs, and such which can get oh-so-boring. However, a couple of years ago Mr. Matt and I decided to try The White Horse and a gnocchi dish tickled my pickle. With a nervous giggle I asked if it contained any Sam un-friendly ingredients. I was totally expecting the usual 'I'll check with the chef', followed by a 'yes it does, try again' comment but oh no, the waitress simply asked what I couldn't eat, noted them down and sure as s**t, fifteen minutes later a freshly prepared Sam-Friendly, super yummy feed appeared. I cannot begin to tell you how much this meant to me.
We must have been back about 6/7 times since and every time it's the same amazing experience… HAPPY SASS.
The White Horse is based in Chester racecourse with an amazing outdoor area that opens up during summer months and during race days, and yummy open fires during the winter. The atmosphere is super laid back and very welcoming.
So I had the 'Cheese free, no death by onion', stone baked chicken pizza with roast squash, corn on the cob, and mushrooms. Mr. Matt went for the sirloin steak with peppercorn sauce, and they did not disappoint.
I'm not really a foodie (its hard to be when eating the wrong thing turns your vision into a trippy kaleidoscope) but what I do love is when a restaurant takes really great simple ingredients and cooks them perfectly which is exactly what The White Horse chefs do.
I'm so not a starters kind of girl, if I could get away with skipping mains and going straight to puds, I would. After my massive pizza i had creme brûlée (or Cambridge burnt cream as they call it) with a super melt in your mouth shortbread. Mr. Matt had steamed cherry Bakewell sponge. Personally I think almond is horrid but Mr. Matt wolfed his down. The puds are small but seriously after such nice big portions for main meals they are just the perfect size!
So all in all, including Coca Cola, my vino and Mr. Matts odd request for a side of Cauliflower cheese the bill came to £49.90 which I think for a faultless feed, so close to Chester city centre, is amazing but as it was half price January (well almost, the offer ran out on the 2nd February), our bill only came to £28.40!!! Total win.
So there you have it, I honestly can't recommend the place enough. If you fancy a relaxed meal somewhere you know the food is cooked fresh and just to your taste, then take a look at the Menu and book yourself a table!
P.s This was totally written off my own back, none of this sponsored post malarky. I just really wanted you to know that not all restaurants make your feel like a muppet because some foods have turned their back on you!


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Volpp is a well-known scholar in law and the humanities. She writes about citizenship, migration, culture and identity. Her most recent publications include "Immigrants Outside the Law: President Obama, Discretionary Executive Power, and Regime Change" in Critical Analysis of Law (2016), "The Indigenous As Alien" in the UC Irvine Law Review (2015), "Saving Muslim Women" in Public Books (2015), "Civility and the Undocumented Alien" in Civility, Legality, and Justice in America (Austin Sarat, ed., Cambridge University Press, 2014), "The Boston Bombers" in Fordham Law Review (2014), "Imaginings of Space in Immigration Law" in Law, Culture and the Humanities (2012), the edited symposium issue "Denaturalizing Citizenship: A Symposium on Linda Bosniak's The Citizen and the Alien and Ayelet Shachar's The Birthright Lottery" in Issues in Legal Scholarship (2011), and "Framing Cultural Difference: Immigrant Women and Discourses of Tradition" in differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies (2011). She is the editor of Legal Borderlands: Law and the Construction of American Borders (with Mary Dudziak) (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006). She is also the author of "The Culture of Citizenship" in Theoretical Inquiries in Law (2007), "The Citizen and the Terrorist" in UCLA Law Review (2002), "Feminism versus Multiculturalism" in the Columbia Law Review (2001), and many other articles.
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Pinehurst Resort Golf
Pinehurst Resort Golf in North Carolina
The majestic pines that line all 9 of the courses whisper the legends of golfers like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Payne Stewart and all the legends who have walked these fairways. Since 1898, Pinehurst has hosted more championships than any other club in the country and we look forward to being the site of the 2024 U.S. Open Championship. Until then, Pinehurst Resort invites you to explore all of our nine courses and create a championship experience of your own.
1 - Donald Ross Course (1898)
It all started here in 1898. Dr. Leroy Culver built the first nine holes and John Dunn Tucker added the next nine, but it is clearly Donald Rosss touch that you feel on Pinehursts first golf course.
Recalling his Scottish heritage, Ross made liberal use of bunkers, both across the fairway and around the green. Dont let the short 6,089-yard par 70 fool you; wild drives or a sloppy short game can make for a long day. No. 1 was a great start for Pinehurst, and its a great start for your visit.
2 - Donald Ross's Masterpiece Course (1907)
Pinehurst No. 2, the centerpiece of Pinehurst Resort, remains one of the worlds most celebrated golf courses. It has served as the site of more single golf championships than any course in America and hosted back-to-back U.S. Open and U.S. Womens Open Championships for the first time in 2014. The U.S. Open will return in 2024.
Opened in 1907, No. 2 was designed by Donald Ross, who called it the fairest test of championship golf I have ever designed. Ross was associated with the course for nearly a half-century, improving the course continually until his death in 1948. No. 2 is best known for its crowned, undulating greens, which are some of the most complex and widely hailed in the world. Ross believed in providing golfers with strategic choices, and Pinehurst No. 2 was intended to epitomize that philosophy.
In February of 2010, the design firm of Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw began to restore the natural and strategic characteristics that were the essence of Rosss original design. The project included the removal of about 35 acres of turf and the reintroduction of hardpan, natural bunker edges, and native wire grasses. Today, you are playing the restored course as originally envisioned.
This classic Donald Ross design (circa 1910) is the shortest course at Pinehurst at just 5,155 yards. But dont let its modest distance fool you this is a fun par 68 that was renovated this year to return many of Rosss original design flourishes and characteristics throughout the classic layout.
Tiny elevated greens averaging just 4,500 square feet each demand precision, the kind of delicate approaches that will surely come in handy as you gear up for No. 2. An interesting combination of par-3s and shorter par-4s provide ample opportunities to play aggressively in search of a low score. But beware accuracy and distance control also come into play on a number of well-conceived doglegs.
4 - Gil Hanse Course (2018)
Acclaimed golf course architect Gil Hanse began his redesign of Pinehurst No. 4 in the fall of 2017 as part of a master plan to further restore the original character and spirit to the Pinehurst golf experience. Hanses design and routing creates a landscape similar to Pinehurst No. 2 including exposed sand, native wire grass, wider fairways and natural topography.
We think this approach will create a more authentic, visually interesting golf course and one that feels in tune with its unique surrounds, says Hanse. His new design of No. 4 will open on Sept. 20, 2018.
5 - Ellis Maples Course (1961)
No. 5 was designed in 1961 by Ellis Maples, a protg of Donald Ross, and part of North Carolinas first family of golf course design and construction.
Like Ross, Maples believed that it was the designers job to find the golf course that resided in the lands structure, and his fealty to the land is evident in No. 5s varietyholes meandering up and down, left and right, and over water. The combination of water carries, elevated greens and overall greater yardage favors longer hitters.
One of Pinehursts most picturesque holes, the par-3 15th, is here. Known as the Cathedral Hole, its fronted by a pond and encircled by a stand of ancient pines, the tops of which resemble the pipes of an organ.
6 - George/Tom Fazio Course (1979)
No. 6 rests a few miles from the center of Pinehurst, and is also a departure from the first five courses in design and temperament.
Tom and his uncle George, a famed designer in his own right, began work on No. 6 in 1975. The result was a more rugged, undulating track that demands bigger drives and more aggressive approaches. Tom returned in 2005 to carve new bunkers, soften angles and seed faster greens. The addition of native wiregrass throughout the course gives it a distinctive Pinehurst feel.
7 - Rees Jones Course (1986)
Rees Jones son of Robert Trent and brother of Robert Trent, Jr. built No. 7 in 1986, on the site of a forgotten nine-hole employee course laid out by Donald Ross.
The layout unfolds overdramatic, hilly terrain thats dotted with wetlands in lower-lying areas. No. 7 has many colorful flourishes. Old bunkers from the employee course adorn the tee of the par-4 4th hole; one wetlands area, the Devils Gut, must be cleared on your approach to the short par-4 7th hole, and Jones trademark Fingers bunker demands accuracy on 16.
Every hole on No. 7 features something to test your game. Just ask Tiger Woods, who won his lone Pinehurst title to date here in the 1992 Big I Junior Classic.
8 - Tom Fazio Course (1996)
Building a new course grand enough to celebrate Pinehursts first 100 years might intimidate some architects, but Tom Fazio took on the assignment with gusto. No. 8 which opened in 1996 combines classic Donald Ross concepts with the whimsical snarls that have become Fazios calling card.
Fazio took full advantage of the 420 acres of rolling terrain and natural wetlands to fashion a course thats visually enthralling and challenging yet fun to play; its a nod to No. 2, but hardly a replication. Many feel No. 8 synthesizes all the elements of the Pinehurst golf experience into one layout.
This championship track has twice been home to the PGA Club Pro Championship. Just a short drive from the main club, the Pinehurst spirit is quite alive at No. 8 and served as the companion course for the 2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship.
9 - Jack Nicklaus Course (1988)
Jack Nicklaus constructed a masterpiece set amidst the long leaf pines. This 18-hole championship layout features classic Nicklaus architecture: wide fairways, lush course conditions and undulating putting surfaces that test your mind and your true golfing ability.
Pinehurst No. 9 is a magnificent 7,122-yard course and is as meticulously designed as it is compelling. An intriguingly well-balanced course which, according to Golf Digest, has come to enhance even the lofty Sandhills image for world-class golf amenities.
Each hole has been customized to create a great diversity in the way it can be played. Added to this uniqueness are tall pines, grassy swales, groomed waste areas and a natural variety of lakes and stream beds beautifully fashioned to give No. 9 its own distinctive look.
10 - The Cradle Short Course - Gil Hanse (2017)
Nearly 120 years after golf arrived here, we present The Cradle, a nine-hole short course that even the newest to the game can enjoy. Designed by golf architect Gil Hanse, the Golf Channel calls The Cradle, the most fun 10 acres in all of golf. Mere steps from the Resort Clubhouse, it is the same area where, in 1898, Dr. Leroy Culver carved our first nine holes out of the sand. Over the next century, Pinehurst came to be referred to as the Cradle of American Golf.
Greens fees for The Cradle are $50 and replay rounds are free.
Kids 17 and under play free when accompanied by a paying adult, and resort guests may book tee times in advance. Public tee times are available 24 hours in advance. Replays will be booked at the conclusion of each round.
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Mod Bikes' Easy SideCar Is A Modern Take On The Classic Three-Wheeler
The world of electric bikes has evolved from the realms of necessity to include fun and exciting offerings in the world of recreational vehicles, and I'm not referring to for-sport electric road and mountain bikes. Here on InsideEvs, I've shared all sorts of fun and quirky e-bikes and trikes of all shapes and sizes. Today, we're going to add to that list with the newest creation from Texas-based Mod Bikes, the Easy SideCar.
If the term "sidecar" has gotten you excited, then you certainly aren't the only one. Sidecars are loved for their fun and laid back character, and I'm pretty sure the same is true for e-bike-based sidecars. Naturally, Mod's Easy SideCar draws some inspiration from the three-wheeler's military origins. This is most evident with its colorways consisting of Army Green and Charcoal Black. Apart from that, the Easy SideCar takes on a personality of its own. It rolls on 24-inch wheels with three-inch-wide tires, ensuring a cushy ride even on less-than-perfect road conditions.
While we're on the topic of technical specifications, the Easy SideCar is equipped with a geared hub motor with a nominal power output of 750W and a peak output of 1,050W. The powertrain is capable of propelling the Easy SideCar to a top speed of 28 miles per hour, although MOD recommends you not to go beyond 10 miles per hour if the sidecar is installed. Battery-wise, the Easy SideCar is equipped with a 48V, 15 Ah battery, which Mod Bikes claims is good for a range of up to 45 miles on a single charge.
With that figure, we can assume that Mod is referring to optimum riding conditions, but hey, this fun-loving sidecar makes up for its lackluster mileage with its impressive payload capacity. Speaking of which, the Easy SideCar can carry 54 kilograms of cargo on the sidecar, which is enough for kids, pets, and lightweight adults. Additionally, the bike's rear rack can hold an extra 25 kilograms, factoring in all your camping and picnic equipment for a day out in the countryside.
Overall, the Easy SideCar tips the scales at a rather hefty 69.6 kilograms, meaning it's certainly going to be a struggle to haul this bugger around when not in use. Luckily, the battery is detachable allowing you to charge it off the bike. Other features on the Easy SideCar consist of hydraulic brakes, a full LED lighting system, and nifty techie features such as password-protected unlocking and a digital LCD instrument panel. The price for this fancy recreational vehicle? $4,190 USD. That said, you can opt to buy the Easy SideCar without the sidecar, in such a case, I'm guessing it'll just be called the Easy—for the price of $3,290 USD.
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Douglas Coupland: Bit Rot / Art In The Age Of...Asymmetrical Warfare
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Douglas Coupland: Bit Rot
Art In The Age Of...Asymmetrical Warfare
September 11, 2015–January 3, 2016
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"My books have always, to some extent, contained ideas for installations and works […]. Pieces in the exhibition become materializations of words, and some of the words in this book are a dematerialization of objects in the exhibition."
–Douglas Coupland, introduction to Bit Rot, 2015
Bit Rot is the first large-scale solo exhibition in Europe by artist and novelist Douglas Coupland. The exhibition presents Coupland's "mindscape," combining his own work with loans from his personal collection, as well as a new work stemming from his recent residency at the Google Cultural Institute. Throughout the exhibition Coupland shares his thoughts on globalization, terror, the Internet, pop culture, social media and the resulting accelerated image economy. Taking its title from the phenomenon in which digital data spontaneously and quickly decomposes, Bit Rot creates an associative and visually playful constellation in which memory, fame, violence, loss, destruction, and creation are subjects for contemplation. An eponymous paperback collection of new and existing short stories and essays written and compiled by the artist accompanies the exhibition.
Curators: Defne Ayas, Samuel Saelemakers
Bit Rot is supported by Intracorp, Vancouver and AMMODO, Amsterdam
Just as World War II began with a charge on horseback, and ended with the atomic bomb, the technological escalation of killing machines continues today. Art In The Age Of... Asymmetrical Warfare—the third and final edition of Witte de With's year-long series Art In The Age Of…—considers the irregular, and often uneven nature of the hybrid battlefield. War is ever-present, however, its theater now extends from the so-called "real" to the virtual. While hard power is still asserted face-to-face and hand-to-hand, remotely controlled weaponry and other means of telecommunicated violence are broadcast and delivered digitally through cyber attacks, and via social media propaganda platforms. As such, the exhibition asks the question: What role do artists play when they slip into these networks and try to reveal the engines and effects of contemporary conflict? Working with a diversity of media, the participating artists explore subjects such as diplomacy, media, extra-judicial killing, computation and coding, military and guerrilla tactics, and of course, weaponry.
With: Abbas Akhavan, Sven Augustijnen, James Bridle, Broomberg & Chanarin, Crass, Claire Evans, John Gerrard, Terence Gower, Isao Hasimoto, Glenn Kaino, Navine G. Khan-Dossos, Trevor Paglen with Jacob Appelbaum, Mohammad Salemy, Susan Schuppli & Tom Tlalim, Nida Sinnokrot, Thomson & Craighead, José Antonio Vega Macotela
Curators: Defne Ayas (Concept), Adam Kleinman, Natasha Hoare
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Putting the "Romance" in "UnRomantic"
When we were "young marrieds" my husband commuted to work out of town and I stayed home with our two special needs kiddos. Our address was RR#2 and I had no car at the time, so back in this Pleistocene era before the internet and cell phones, my only social interactions took place by telephone.The landline kind, that hung on your kitchen wall.
My father-in-law, God bless him, used to phone me at lunch time once in a while, "just to check in" and see how I was doing during the day, and one day - the day AFTER Valentine's Day - he got more than he bargained for, poor man.
"Paul completely forgot Valentine's Day!" I wailed, "I didn't get a card or anything!" Tears, drama, hiccups.
"Valentine's Day? It was Valentine's Day?" said my father-in-law. "I guess I didn't get Mum anything either, then."
"WHAT?" I started to realize where my beloved might have gotten his forgetful genes from, "how can you possibly forget Valentine's Day? There's decorations all over the mall he eats lunch at every DAY!" (I was quite dramatic, as I recall) "It's on the radio, there's chocolate boxes on display in every grocery store - how can any man forget Valentine's Day???"
"Now, Laurie," my father-in-law put on his best "I'm about to teach you a valuable lesson on marriage" voice, "that stuff is great when you're dating or engaged but it has nothing to do with being married. Paul loves you and you shouldn't need a card to prove it to you."
Which made me think this week, of all the "unromantic" things he's done - some of them many, many times - which have proven to be more loving and romantic than any dozen roses, or chocolates, or Valentine cards could ever be.
Going out in -30C weather to start my car and get the ice and snow off it. We live in Canada so this is a Biggie!
Getting said car washed and filled up before I go somewhere on the weekend.
Running up and down stairs with basins and towels when the kiddos have stomach flu.
Buying me a chocolate eclair on his way home from work because he knows I've had a bad day.
Faithfully keeping the humidifiers going and buying filters so I don't have to worry about them.
Noticing a new TV show trailer he knows I'll love, and taping the pilot to surprise me.
Making extra coffee to go on the weekend when I'm off for the day.
I know I've matured since we got married and so has he, thank goodness! And I treasure the cards he's given me, signed "Longrifle" as well as just "Paul". But I'm happy to say that the "unromantic" gestures mean even more to me than the big romantic splurges because they mean he's paying attention to me on a day to day basis. He's being kind, he's being thoughtful. And he can still surprise me!
All of those things are the "glue" that hold a marriage together. They're the characteristics of a true hero - the kind of romance hero we love to write in our books. The quiet guy who faithfully does the right thing, day in and day out. Who perseveres, who does the morally right but difficult thing, who doesn't give in to temptation. That's the "Warrior" archetype.
What "unromantic" things does your Guy do for you in your relationship? What are the little things you cherish about him? Please share!
Speaking of Valentine's Day, we're going to have Patti Jo Moore here to dish with us about her new release, there'll be a giveaway, and you can ask her whatever you desire about her writer journey and her book! Save the date!
Laurie, great thoughts in your "unromantic" post! Yes, those unromantic, everyday sacrifices are marriage glue. I admire those heroes like your husband and mine.
It's good to appreciate those expressions of love and commitment. In the morning, my husband gets up first, turns up the heater, and starts the coffee....so a few minutes later, I'm toasty warm and ready to pour the mugs of caffeine. He knows I'm not...and never will be...a morning person, but I treasure our quiet morning time together ....as I slowly wake up.
Looking forward to your guest on Valentine's Day!
We aren't morning people either! We agreed early on to be silent until the second up of coffee, but he's usually gone now an hour or more before we get up. I think it's too easy to take for granted those little things our men do for us, and we need to acknowledge them! Those rituals are what bind us together as a couple.
I'm looking forward to my first Blog guest too! Valentine's Day is going to be a fun celebration - I've got a giveaway planned along with what Patti Jo's got up her sleeve, so I hope my readers will pop over and spread the love.
Laurie, great post. It sounds like you married a good one.
I'm looking forward to your first guest!
Laurie, what a sweet blog about your precious hero! I miss my sweet husband so much...and am so grateful we had 49 years together. He was a romantic sort...and also a doer of small seemingly insignificant things that embraced the definition of sacrificial love. Isn't it wonderful we have been blessed with adoring husbands? No wonder we LOVE romance!


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The Wiggle Waggle golf towel is 15" x 18" terry velour, Navy & Orange, 100% cotton. It comes with a corner grommet & hook. It is the perfect size to use when you are on the green and you need a towel for cleaning your ball or putting your clubs on so they won't get dirty or wet.
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Because the time between Memorial and Labor Day feels like an eternity wrapped inside an infinity packed with a ludicrous amount of Styrofoam inside a box of forever, sneaking an extra few vacation days this summer is crucial. Fortunately, beyond our mandated American holidays, there are plenty of international ones that all call for taking fixed Mondays off. Here's how you make your workplace believe you seriously, deeply care about them.
What It Is: While Canada doesn't really have an independence day because they never angrily threw tea into a harbor to assert their dominance, they do sort of kinda have a holiday celebrating the formation of their government and the creation of their constitution. Yes, it is super boring, but that doesn't stop them from marking it with awesome BBQs, carnivals, and firework shows.
How You Fake It: Prep your boss early in the week by staring at your monitor, shaking your head, and muttering, "Man, Quebec is at it again". Then on the Friday before the holiday, tell everybody you're grabbing a "two four" (Canadian for a case of beer) and "heading up north" to a "cabin retreat", as is traditional.
What It Is: A whimsical little remnant of the British Empire, commonwealth countries (mostly places that were former British colonies) celebrate the birthday of the Queen with a day off. Thanks, the Queen.
How You Fake It: Pretend you've got New Zealand (obscure is always better) roots by lamenting your people's lame flag (it just looks like a bunch of other countries' flags) and loudly proclaiming to your cube mates that the holiday should be renamed Edmund Hillary Day already because, you know, instead of just being born he climbed Mount freakin' Everest. Your coworkers will be glad you're out just because of the yelling if nothing else.
What It Is: This day honors the death of Luís de Camões, a Portuguese poet so influential that the Portuguese language is sometimes called "the language of Camões". Because reciting poetry is nonetheless boring, revelers on this day typically enjoy parades, street fairs, and awesome grub.
How You Fake It: Bake up a batch of pastéis de nata, a delicious egg pastry, and bring it to work explaining, "Oh my bisavó just whipped these up!" Then explain you'll be taking a day off because you have to perform the Bailarico at the local Dia de Portugal parade. Don't have one? Congrats! You just founded your town's first Die de Portugal parade.
What Is It: Georgia, the country so nice it declared independence from Russia twice! First from the Russian Empire in 1918 and, after being reconquered a few short years later, from the USSR in 1991. And both times it was May 26! Hopefully a third independence day isn't in the cards.
How to fake it: For us Yankees, what's unique about this particular holiday is really what's unique about all Georgian holidays -- the Tamada. He's like an MC, toastmaster, and designated party commander-in-chief (like the cool customer above) all in one. Every party occasion calls for one and it's sometimes determined by a vote before the fete begins. Just tell your office you won this year's Tamada election and that refusing the responsibility would mean impeachment and disbarment from your family forever. When everyone looks at you quizzically, deploy smoke bombs and run away very fast.
What It Is: A holiday that's as old as the Roman Empire. Originally created by Emperor Augustus Caesar, it was a day off to celebrate the harvest. It later evolved into a cultural occasion for taking a weekend trip.
*Except for definitely getting fired, which, frankly, will probably happen if you try any of these. Good luck!


100 years ago today, Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary issued a declaration to his people. The Emperor, seeing Serbian aggression as intolerable, chose war. On 28 July 1914 Austria-Hungary found itself in a state of war against Serbia. The First World War had begun.
"To my people!" Emperor Franz Joseph's declaration of war. Bad Ischl, 28 July 1914.
It is my duty to assign the Minister of my house and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to notify the royal Serbian government of the state of war between the monarchy and Serbia.
At this fateful hour it is my beloved people to whom I must turn. I call on you, therefore, to bring this proclamation to the attention of the general public.
It was my dearest wish to devote the remaining years that God may grant me to works of peace and to protect my people from the heavy sacrifices and burdens of war.
The machinations of a hateful opponent force me, after long years of peace, to take up arms to protect the honour of my monarchy, to safeguard its reputation and its authority.
Years ago, the Kingdom of Serbia, which from the very beginnings of its national independence until very recently was supported and encouraged by my predecessors and by me, demonstrated its fickle ingratitude by choosing the path of open hostility towards Austria-Hungary.
When, after three decades of promoting peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I extended my sovereign rights to these countries, my decree lead to outbreaks of unbridled passion and bitter hatred in the Kingdom of Serbia, whose rights were in no way infringed. At that time my government made use of the privileges of power and as patiently and gently as it could requested only that Serbia reduce its army to peacetime proportions and promise in future to follow the path of peace and friendship.
"To my people!" Franz Joseph's declaration of war on Serbia.
Guided by the same spirit of moderation, my government, when Serbia was in the grip of conflict with the Ottoman Empire two years ago, restricted itself to preserving only the most essential living conditions of the Monarchy. It was due primarily to this approach that Serbia achieved its war aims.
The hope that the Serbian Kingdom would acknowledge the patience and pacifism of my government and would honour its word, did not materialise.
More and more hatred was heaped upon me and my House, increasingly unconcealed was the desire to use violence to tear apart inseparable Austro-Hungarian territories.
A criminal force stretches over the border to undermine the principles of national order in the south-east of the monarchy, to make the people, to whom I, with sovereign love, devote all my attention, waver in their loyalty to the Upper House and to the Fatherland, to lead the young astray and incite them to wanton acts of sheer foolishness and high treason.
Those secret machinations, implemented and driven by Serbia, have formed a clearly visible trail of blood established by a number of assassination attempts, a conspiracy systematically prepared and carried out, whose terrible success has deeply saddened me and my people.
This unbearable force must be stopped and an end must be put to Serbia's incessant provocation, the honour and dignity of my monarchy must be kept intact and its national, economic and military development must be protected from constant shocks.
My government has in vain made one last attempt to achieve this goal by peaceful means and to issue fair warning to Serbia in order to persuade her to change her course. Serbia has rejected the moderate and fair demands of my government and has refused to observe those obligations whose fulfillment establishes the natural and necessary principle of peace in the lives of the people and governments.
So I must proceed by force of arms to make the pledges essential in ensuring the internal peace and the lasting external peace of my country.
At this solemn hour I am fully aware of the importance of my decision and my responsibility before the Almighty.
I have verified and considered everything.
It is with a clear conscience that I tread the path that it is my duty to follow.
I trust in my people, who have always gathered round my throne in harmony and loyalty in times of hardship and have always been prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for the honour, greatness and strength of the Fatherland.
I trust in the devotion and enthusiasm of Austria-Hungary's brave armed forces.
And I trust in the Almighty, that He will grant me victory in the fight.
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If only it had stopped with Austria-Hungary and Serbia!


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Q: Sending email options in iOS5 app I've got my iOS app sending out emails, where it generates the email form ready for the user to send using MFMailComposeViewControllerDelegate. Now I'm just wondering if we can hide the CC/Bcc field and if we can choose not to include the users signature. I've looked around and not found anything in the API - am I barking up a non existant tree?

A: You are indeed barking up a non-existent tree.
You can, however:
Implement your own mail composer view (and probably your own mail sender code);
Look for an API that can help you with implementing that;
Try the private API calls (and Apple won't probably accept your app);