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Le drapeau de la république démocratique du Congo est son emblème et drapeau national depuis le .

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La constitution de la république démocratique du Congo du  traite du drapeau national à son titre I consacré à l'État et à la souveraineté plus précisément au premier chapitre du titre précité qui, en traitant de l'État définit et instaure ses emblèmes dont le drapeau. Ainsi, le constituant a disposé à l'article premier alinéa 2 : « Son emblème est le drapeau bleu ciel, orné d'une étoile jaune dans le coin supérieur gauche et traversé en biais d'une bande rouge finement encadrée de jaune. »

La couleur bleu ciel symbolise la paix, la bande rouge représente le sang des martyrs, la couleur jaune est le signe de la richesse du pays tandis que l'étoile jaune renvoie à un pays uni promis à un avenir radieux.

En héraldique, le drapeau de la RDC peut être décrit de la manière suivante : D'azur, à la barre de gueules bordée d'or, accompagné au canton dextre du chef d'une étoile à cinq rais du même.

Histoire

Le premier drapeau du Congo fut créé pour l'Association internationale africaine du roi Léopold II de Belgique, et représentait une étoile à cinq branches en son centre sur un fond bleu foncé, supposément dessiné par Henry Morton Stanley, représentant la lumière de la civilisation illuminant l'Afrique noire. Ce drapeau fut utilisé pour l'État indépendant du Congo, puis le Congo belge.

Après l'indépendance du Congo, le , six étoiles furent ajoutées au drapeau, représentant les six provinces composant le Congo belge de l'époque.

En 1963, à la suite de la rébellion du Katanga et le coup d'État du général Mobutu, un nouveau drapeau fut adopté, lui aussi de couleur bleue, avec cette fois-ci une seule étoile jaune dans le coin supérieur gauche et une frange diagonale de couleur rouge avec les bords jaunes. Il fut légèrement modifié en 1966.

En 1971, le drapeau changea en même temps que le nom du pays. Le drapeau de la république du Zaïre était de fond vert clair, avec un disque jaune en son centre, dans lequel se trouve une main portant une torche aux flammes rouges.

En 1997, à la chute du régime du général Mobutu, le drapeau de l'indépendance fut à nouveau adopté.

En 2005, la nouvelle constitution prévoit de rétablir un drapeau proche de celui de 1966. Après l'adoption de la constitution, ce drapeau est officiellement hissé le .

Protection juridique

L'article 138 du code pénal congolais érige en infraction l'outrage à l'emblème du pays. Cet outrage peut s'entendre comme tout acte, tout geste susceptible d'affecter l'intégrité du drapeau ou de dégrader sa valeur emblématique et symbolique représentative de l'identité et de l'unité nationale.

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Door County News
Porte des Morts Staircase Suffers from Erosion
By Celeste Benzschawel, Peninsula Pulse – August 16th, 2019
Porte des Morts Town Park stairs. Submitted.
High water levels have caused erosion around the base of the Porte des Morts staircase in Ellison Bay, said Bud Kalms, Liberty Grove administrator.
To combat the erosion, the Liberty Grove Town Board is looking to place stone around the base with proposals from Death's Door Marine and Hocker's Excavating. The board has an emergency permit from the state's Department of Natural Resources to do this so the area surrounding the base doesn't completely wash out, Kalms said.
"The structure would fail if that happens, so we're trying to get that done as soon as possible," he said.
A significant ice shove in the spring could damage the staircase, said board Chair John Lowry said. He projects the board will take action in September.
Broadband Towers
Liberty Grove has been working with Door County Broadband (DCB) to expand internet coverage by placing three grant-funded towers, but at this time, DCB has placed no orders for necessary building equipment, Lowry said. Finding locations has been difficult because of people backing out at the last minute and negotiations falling through.
At an Aug. 7 meeting, the Liberty Grove Town Board discussed two possible locations. The first is a former dump site off County ZZ, which the town owns. It would be an ideal spot, but the board needs to consult with the DNR in order to move forward. The north fire station in Ellison Bay is looking like another good option, Lowry said.
Kalms said a Sand Bay Road location was being considered, but at a July 18 meeting, Technology Committee Chair David Studebaker reported that engineering issues have arisen because of the site's proximity to the shore.
The board will continue to search for appropriate locations.
The Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) is working to create a countywide broadband plan. Door County follows state-specific parameters regarding towers, but it has additional restrictions that are harming broadband, Executive Director Jim Schuessler said.
One example of the restrictions is that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) doesn't regulate towers that are lower than 100 feet, but Door County requires FCC approval for towers lower and higher than 100 feet, which incurs unnecessary costs.
Such restrictions are causing people to build individual towers rather than sharing them, Schuessler said. The situation is also hurting the sale of properties because buyers don't want homes where broadband isn't available, and a new tower can cost $10,000 or more.
DCEDC is collaborating with experts to increase the capacity and reach of broadband and hopes to begin proposing recommendations by Labor Day.
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49.2.	A committee may appoint standing or ad hoc sub-committees, whose exact composition and competence it shall determine at the time of appointment. National delegations and political parties or groups shall be fairly represented.
49.3.	A committee of 85, 90, 91 or 93 seats may not appoint more than three standing sub-committees, and a committee of 38 or 22 seats may not appoint more than two, unless authorised by the Bureau of the Assembly with a two-thirds majority.
49.4.	An ad hoc sub-committee shall cease to exist once the committee has considered its report.
49.5.	A standing or ad hoc sub-committee not re-appointed during the first part of an ordinary session shall cease to exist.
49.6.	The number of members of a sub-committee may not exceed one third of the full membership of the committee. An alternate from the same national delegation may be appointed for each full member. In addition, the chairperson of the committee shall ex officio be a full member of any of its sub-committees. No member of the committee may be a member of more than two of its sub-committees.
49.7.	The Bureau of a sub-committee shall include the chairperson and the vice-chairperson. Elections shall be held in accordance with the procedures laid down in paragraphs 2, 4 to 6 of Rule 46 while taking into account the principle of gender equality. Full members of the sub-committee who have been members of the sub-committee for at least one year may be candidates for the office of chairperson or vice-chairperson of the sub-committee. A single candidate put forward for any office shall be declared elected without a vote. The chairperson and the vice-chairperson of a sub-committee may be re-elected for one further term, consecutive or not. On expiry of a period of four years, they may be again elected for two new consecutive or non-consecutive terms. A chairperson or vice-chairperson of a sub-committee elected in the course of a session for an incomplete term to replace the chairperson or the vice-chairperson previously elected during the session may be re-elected for two further terms.
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Google "How big can entanglement get" and be prepared to have this idea challenged.
I'll look into it when I get a chance.
If you really want to know, I suggest you read "Faster than the speed of light" by Joao Magueijo. Not an easy read but enjoyable if you are a physics geek.
Thanks for the recommendation NCBFr. As an English Major I find the math challenging (O.K., incomprehensible!), but I am fascinated by the theoretical implications of this stuff. My approach is more philosophical than mathematical too, so I find lots to chew on.
Now that my awareness has been elevated, I increasingly view the mysteries of the natural world by applying the biocentric model. It is, so far, the explanation that "fits" more often.
The quantum world is continuing to encroach on our paradigm. We all at one point could make some peace with it by putting it in the box labeled, "Oh, that is just what photons do, and what does it have to do with MY world?" Increasingly, not so much.
Biocentrism is as old as Schroeder's Cat, and as ancient as Buddha, so the recent spate of words about it is merely repackaging, at least on a superficial level. But then you mix in Einstein and quantum properties and it suddenly hits a little closer to home. The mystery of consciousness is absolutely the crux of the gist for me, and the topic of what a BF's consciousness is ? Well, THAT is on another level-up still.
The mystery of consciousness is absolutely the crux of the gist for me, and the topic of what a BF's consciousness is ? Well, THAT is on another level-up still.
Yes, this entire thread is more about physics than BF. The great mystery of BF consciousness is he likes to eat. He apparently will breed as well as develop forms of clan life. They like to break trees, maybe to vent? Perhaps probing the intellectual value of tree breaking will unearth startling clues.
Anyone talking to them in the forest has been unable to satisfactory explain why their physical behavior does not mirror this alleged consciousness-speak which gives them buddah like powers.
"The quantum world is continuing to encroach on our paradigm. We all at one point could make some peace with it by putting it in the box labeled, 'Oh, that is just what photons do, and what does it have to do with MY world?' Increasingly, not so much."
As a non-scientist I did put quantum in that box. But as a writer/editor I wish to break down what is being said, so I -- and people like me -- can understand it. Although I can say I just don't get a lot of what is mentioned in this thread, what you are saying does make sense. If you could write more with specific examples of biocentrism, I'd be happy. The mystery of BF consciousness, now that's quite a topic, as is the whole mystery of its illusiveness.
Wolfjewel....I know. Even theoretical physicists I'm told have moments where what they think they are aware of becomes incomprehensible. If you want to dip your toe in to the quantum universe it is a fascinating exercise, and just realize the befuddlement you'll experience at the weirdness of it all is something shared by the greatest minds in history. You'll feel really dumb, but you'll be in great company!
But to put this back on track of the OP, let me just put it in the context of BF studies. The most intriguing premise of biocentrism is that there is no objective time that exists in the universe, and what we comprehend as the passing of time is merely imposing a linear measurement on entropic processes. In other words, say you are watching evaporation occur in the form of paint drying. The water in an acrylic paint is changing from a liquid to a gas, which produces what we call "dry paint". Painters call this "open time" because they need to know when they can apply a second coat. The universe doesn't keep that information. The non-time description of the entropic process will do just as well if you don't need to predict when you can rehang your pictures on the wall you just painted.
So what is our "time" to a BF? I've thought that there is a real possibility BF exists outside of time as we know it, which gives it an incredible advantage over those trying to pin it down. One basic human tendency that thwarts a lot of human ambition is impatience. When you think about it, impatience as a trait cannot exist outside of time. So if I am a researcher who needs to predict or out wait a BF, I'm already one down. If BF is more human than ape, you've got a formidable adversary on this level alone...a human-like intellect with no drive (or possibly no ability at all) to operate in measurable or perceptible time. While a researcher is hampered by predictions and anxieties about the future (how long will my FLIR batteries last; how much daylight do I have left; do I have to get home in time to let the cat out...?), my presumption is a BF is not. A BF probably exists in a permanent state of "now", without all these considerations. I believe that much of the forest-ninja rhetoric is describing this advantage over we humans who exist in a constant state of comparative chronological position.
Arvedis, what you describe is not indicators of consciousness....at least to the extent I'm using the term. I would consider those to be behavioral traits, and although those can be indicators of consciousness, they are not the same thing to me.
To put a little finer point on what I mean, I'm not referring to how the fish likes to swim, but rather what is its "water"? Coming to grips with that idea as it applies to a BF is, I grant you, rather an impossible task when we have to admit we really don't know what human consciousness is, so we'd certainly not be able to say if BF consciousness differs from ours....only a guess is possible. My understanding of the biocentrism theory leads me to conclude that it IS possible that BF consciousness differs remarkably from our own. Or, at the least, it would be rash to think it can't. If we want to understand this animal, whatever it is, we would be best served by proceeding from that premise.


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Oakland Mass Shooting "Unprecedented Tragedy"
Oakland police now say seven people died inside an Oakland university Monday.
By Lori Preuitt	• Published April 2, 2012 • Updated on April 3, 2012 at 8:56 am
A mass shooting was reported at 7850 Edgewater Drive Monday morning at a private Christian university.
Witnesses say a former student opened fire inside the school hitting several students.
Oakland police told NBC Bay Area that in all ten people were shot at the school; seven people died and three others were injured. Those who survived suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
At least one of the victims, a 19-year-old woman, was released from the hospital late Monday. She suffered a gun shot wound to her arm.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said that most, if not all of the victims who died were foreign-nationals and that she has been working with the Korean consulate to help identify the bodies.
"This is the kind of incident that hurts the entire community," Quan said. "We won't understand the situation immediately, and the community will ask questions about it for a long time."
"Today's unprecedented tragedy was shocking and senseless," Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said.
Chief Jordan said they would not name the victims Monday.
Police said they arrested a suspect in Alameda following the shooting. Law enforcement sources close to the investigation tell the NBC Bay Area investigative unit the Oakland school shooting suspect is One L Goh, 43, of Oakland.
Students said the gunman walked into a reception area at the school and took the receptionist hostage. He then headed toward classrooms. They said he shot people in what appeared to them to be random manner. One witness said the shooter was a "strange person" and acted as if "something wasn't right with him" from the time he first began taking classes in Oakland.
One Student Follows Instinct, Saves Lives
Police swarmed Oikos University just after 10:30 a.m. Helicopter video showed police carrying out at least three lifeless people. They put them on the ground outside the building's front entrance. The victims were soon taken away on stretchers by emergency officials. The school is on the west side of 880 near the Oakland Coliseum in an industrial or business park area.
When police arrived they had guns drawn because they thought the gunman might still be inside the building.
Police said some of the people were trapped inside locked classrooms and needed rescue from Oakland officers. At the time of the shooting there were 35 people inside the school, according to police.
The first call to 911 came in at 10:36 a.m. Chief Jordan said the first officer was on the scene in two minutes.
Just a few minutes later, the suspected shooter walked up to an employee at a Safeway in Alameda and said he needed to talk to police. A security guard then called police and detained the man as they waited for officers arrived. Witnesses said the suspect did not resist arrest as he was put into handcuffs. (Scene pictured to the left). Alameda police then took the suspect back to the shooting scene in nearby Oakland, before taking him to police headquarters.
It was not clear what motivated the suspect to turn himself in at a Safeway.
The motive for the shooting was also unknown as of Monday evening and the gun had not been recovered.
Oakland police described the suspect as having an asian male with a heavy build wearing khaki clothing. The police chief tweeted: @oaklandpoliceca Possible suspect is male,asian,heavy build,khaki clothing,near or in area.Call 9-1-1,or 510-777-3321 if suspect nixle.us/7Y47K while the shooting scene was still active.
Police asked for anyone with photos, cell phone video, or surveillance video from the scene to contact them.
This is how Oikos University describes itself:
We are an independent institution that was established specifically to serve the community of Northern California in general and San Francisco and Oakland areas in particular. Oikos University was launched to provide highest standard education with Christian value and inspiration.
The university is a Christian school that offers courses of study in Asian medicine, theology, music and nursing, according to its website. Many of its students are Korean, an instructor said.
Monday afternoon, students who had fled the shooting returned for their belongings as community members turned up looking for loved ones.
Below is video from our helicopter in the moments after the shooting. We want to warn you it is graphic in nature and shows police pulling victims out of the building.
View more videos at: http://nbcbayarea.com.


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Q: Vb.Net : Dynamically create rectangles in a picturebox side by side I am current working on an application in which I am using a video stream eventhandler to produce a camera image in a Forms picturebox in VB.Net (yes it sounds like a kinect app...it is...)
I can create a red rectangle over my bitmap image (camer stream) using this code:
        Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(kinectVideoBitMap)

                Dim rect As Rectangle = New Rectangle
                rect.Width = 6.4
                rect.Height = 480
                g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Red, rect)

        End If

Straight forward enough.
But, what I really would like to happen is to be able to create multiple rectangles side by side crossing the width of my picture box at "6.4" (<--pixels I think??)
I have attempted using a "For Loop" to create these rectangles and then setting a new location for each one, like this:
            Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(kinectVideoBitMap)
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To 100
                Dim rect As Rectangle = New Rectangle
                rect.Width = 6.4
                rect.Height = 480
                rect.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(*{not sure how to measure here}*, *{or here either}*)
                g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Red, rect)

            Next

Any help would be wonderful.
My plan is to use these rectangles to help me choose skeletons to monitor chosen by the microphone array sound source position. Hence the rectangles width of "6.4"
640 is the Width resolution of the video stream, and I divided it by "100" the measure of "-50 to 50" in the microphone array.
But, in the end I just need help with the rectangles.
EDIT: Here is something here that I have come up with. I am now very close to an answer:
            Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(kinectVideoBitMap)
            Dim i As Integer = 1
            Dim newLocationX As Integer = 0

            Do Until i = 100
                Dim rect(i) As Rectangle
                Rect(i) = New Rectangle
                Rect(i).Width = 6
                Rect(i).Height = 480
                Rect(i).Location = New System.Drawing.Point(video.Left + newLocationX, Rect(i).Location.Y)
                g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Red, Rect(i))
                newLocationX = newLocationX + 6
                i += 1
            Loop
        End If

Last Edit: My math was way way wrong. Here is how I got it to work:
The resolution of the image width is 640
I needed to fill the width with 100 rectangles.
The math is 640 / 100 = 6.4 <-- the width of the rectangles
I thought that I had to repeat the For Loop 100 times to get 100 rectangles. this is not true. Repeat the For Loop the width of the picture box: 640 times!
The fact that you place rectangles in the picture box at a width 6.4 will automatically create 100 rectangles in a picture box with a width of 640.
here is the code that works:
            Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(kinectVideoBitMap)
            Dim i As Integer = 0
            Dim newLocationX As Integer = 0

            Do Until i = 640
                Dim rect(i) As Rectangle
                rect(i) = New Rectangle
                rect(i).Width = 6.4
                rect(i).Height = 480
                rect(i).Location = New System.Drawing.Point(video.Right - newLocationX, rect(i).Location.Y)
                g.DrawRectangle(Pens.Red, rect(i))
                newLocationX = newLocationX + 6.4
                i += 1
            Loop

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New USSR MiG Fighters Take Flight in World of Warplanes
Flight combat MMO gets new aircraft line, bigger map and revamped warplane roster in Update 1.6
Wargaming today announced the launch of content update 1.6 for its massively multiplayer aviation combat game World of Warplanes. The update adds a new line of Tier 5 and higher Russian MiG fighters as well as revamps the currently existing plane roster by adding a new multirole class of warplanes for ultimate player freedom and customization.
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The Torin now comes in two flavors with Altra calling out the Knit for "Comfort" and the Mesh for "Speed". The Torin is a well cushioned, 28 mm heel/ 28 mm forefoot Zero Drop daily trainer. The overall specs don't change from the 3.0 although we note some subtle and welcome changes in ride in both and in cushion in the Mesh.
What is new are very comfortable new uppers with an engineered mesh upper in the Mesh and an engineered knit upper in the Knit. The Knit weighs approximately 0.4 oz more than the Mesh with the Mesh 0.6 oz more than the Torin 3.0 but both still come in below 10 oz. so a lot of shoe for the weight. To hold the foot on these pliable uppers with no overlays with minimal heel counters, higher ankle collars along with two new internal A straps are incorporated at mid foot on both sides. Please read on for the details and for how they run.
Bold and attractive each in their own way both versions really call out Altra signature Foot Shape toe box. And quite a toe box it is.
Roomy in width with just the right amount of height and stretch to keep from swimming around but no longer with the low front dive, medial toe overlay and stiff bumper of the 3.0 which had some sizing up a half size. I did not size up in the 3.0 but did notice that low front and for sure would not size up in the 3.5 as I fit me perfectly true to size.
Altra calls out the Knit as the comfort version and the Mesh as the speed version. At least at the upper level, but read on, this is spot on accurate. The 3.0 had a dense conventional mesh upper with melted in dot overlays for support.
The Knit's stretchier knit allows the toes to easy push up without the foot sliding around while the heel hold with no heel counter is fine if a bit relaxed for my tastes. The knit is dense so this will be a warmer shoe than the more open engineered mesh...Mesh.
The mid foot hold is also somewhat more relaxed in the Knit than the Mesh.
The Mesh's upper is more breathable and less stretchy but is pliable, soft and very comfortable.
At the toe box, the Mesh's large ventilation holes provide some give for the toes but in combination with a slightly stiffer toe bumper, which is maybe also a touch broader over the toes, we did not quite have the sumptuous comfort of the Knit but did have a better hold up front.
The mid foot of both of these pliable uppers is securely held by two "A" straps on each side, in both models. The forward one opens into an A further down towards the midsole than the rear one. The laces run through each A strap. They remind me of Saucony's Pro Lock in the Kinvara but here are totally unobtrusive, unlike the ProLock which is distinctly felt. I think such straps are essential with these newer very light and pliable engineered mesh or knit uppers without overlays. If the engineered mesh is stiffer such as in newer Hokas then they are not needed but fit for different foot volumes can be trickier without them in stiffer mesh.
A strap down the middle of the Mesh's tongue holds the laces in place with three loops and in combination with the A straps and pliable upper gave me a quick, easy, and secure fit.
Further back the Knit tongue is more of the upper's knit. It is dense, soft, and has some body/structure to wrap and stay over the foot and keep from twisting. Both models have a partial bootie construction. Towards the front of the tongue we have an approximately 1" wide stretch strip on the lateral side with a broader bootie on the medial side. The 3.0 had no bootie.
The Mesh has a padded softer tongue and a more substantial bootie as it also extends further back on the lateral side. I am not sure why the Knit does not have the more substantial bootie on both sides as it might have helped improve mid foot hold somewhat.
Both shoes have an impeccable, easy pressure free lace up and secure foot hold, although I prefer the slightly more secure mid foot hold of the Mesh.
The ankle collar is similarly padded with a touch more hold in the Mesh. The Mesh's outer heel material is suede like while the Knit's is a dense thin textured plastic overlay. Both ankle collars are considerably higher than the very low one in the 3.0 and the slightly higher one in the 2.5. The 3.0 had a stiff plastic heel cup.
Vertically at the heel and low along the sides the Mesh has a low pliable internal stiffener while the Knit has none at the heel and an equally pliable external stiffener on the sides. The result is that the Mesh has a somewhat more secure heel hold echoing the somewhat more secure hold of the forefoot. I did worry that the white/gray suede like rear heel fabric will quickly pick up dirt and it has.
The 3.0 and 2.5 relied on a series of variable density melted in dots for the upper's support and which were very effective if making the uppers trail shoe support worthy. Compared to the Torin 3.0, and especially the 2.5 , and I ran a lot of smoother trail miles in the 2.5 with total security, the new 3.5 due to the light pliable mesh and knit likely won't quite be the trail hybrids the earlier models were but I need to test more on trails. That's OK. After all these are road shoes.
While subtle, and after noticing that the Speed actually has a somewhat softer and more cushioned feel than the Knit, my friend Harold Shaw, a truly sharp shoe geek immediately noted the same running one on each foot and pronounced he felt a difference in the sock liners.
Comparing we indeed discovered the Mesh has a thicker denser sock liner which interestingly is also very close to the same weight as the Knit's. The Knit appears to have the same thinner sock liner as the 3.0 It also rides somewhat firmer than the Mesh and about the same as the Knit when compared one on each foot. More in Ride but the "comfort" Knit, while definitely having a very comfortable more relaxed upper is also firmer under foot than the Mesh. We think not putting the Mesh sock liner in both was a misstep.
The midsole has a 28mm heel and since this is a zero drop shoe also a 28mm forefoot stack. No changes were highlighted by Altra from the prior version. The midsole is made up of a two layer combination of Abound as a bouncier layer under foot and below that Altra's EVA. As in most Altra, the forefoot is notably well cushioned due to the high stack there. Many conventional trainers have 8-10 mm less forefoot stack and cushion while having similar heel heights. Unseen below the footbed is Altra's InnerFlex a system of tennis string like grooves in the midsole to increase flexibility and lighten. Flex is excellent for such a high forefoot stack.
The outsole features Altra's FootPod technology where the geometry mirrors foot structure and motion. In the picture above the orange areas are the firm durable rubber, the white areas are exposed midsole. The coverage is considerable. I note so early scuffing of the lateral exposed midsole areas on the lateral (right) front, not illustrated in this picture of the as new outsole. The outsole appears in all respects identical to the 3.0's.
If you are an Altra fan and Torin fan the ride will feel familiar, very familiar. This said we noticed both versions of the 3.5 were very slightly softer, less slappy, and transitioned more smoothly than the 3.0. The Torin 3.5 is decently light, lively and fast for its relatively high stack and has good response. As a zero zrop shoe the "missing heel" is noticed somewhat more than the lower 26 mm stack somewhat firmer Altra Duo but not overwhelmingly so.
The Torin 3.5 updates the upper of its predecessor, for the better. Altra now offers a choice of Mesh for speed or Knit for comfort in the Torin, its flagship neutral daily trainer. Both versions, in comparison to the Torin 3.0 and especially so for the Mesh, are a touch softer, less slappy, and transition slightly more smoothly. The Knit version is slightly more relaxed with more front toe overhead height as it stretches but not does not have quite the mid foot and heel hold of the Mesh. It would be a better choice for high volume wider feet, while the Mesh might work better for narrower lower volume feet. Interestingly, on the run, the Knit is actually slightly firmer we think due to its thinner, less dense sock liner. We are puzzled as to why the comfort Knit didn't get the plusher sock liner of the Mesh which we thought led to a slightly softer road feel of the Mesh, reducing some of the harshness felt in the Knit and the 3.0.
The Torin 3.5 is a great first zero drop shoe as it has that high 28mm stack front and back with a middle of the road cushioning feel. Very soft or very firm low or no drop shoes can be more tiring on the calves and achilles and longer to adapt to. We alway advise caution and a gradual build up in starting with low or no drop shoes if your usual running shoes have 6mm or more drop.
-0.05 for weight gain of 0.6 oz over the 3.0. It is unclear how such as seemingly lighter upper with no heel cup led to weight gain as the midsole and outsole are identical to the 3.0. Is it the weight of the A straps and higher ankle collar?
-0.05 for less balanced feel than Altra such as the Duo. The zero drop is more noticeable in Torin.
-0.05 for weight gain of 1 oz over 3.0. Knit does tend to weigh more than mesh.
-0.05 for less balanced feel than Altra such as the Duo.
-0.05 for slightly less cushion, more shock than Mesh. Due to the sock liner?
Both new Torin have more supportive uppers than the Duo. The Duo's very minimal upper has greater toe box height and volume but not the locked down fit of the Torin. Lower volume feet or those seeking more support should fit better in the Torin..On the run ,the lighter 8.5 oz, slightly lower stack Duo is somewhat firmer but conveys less shock and seems more balanced between forefoot and heel at zero drop so less sensation of missing the heel. I found Duo segmented outsole more effective in transition and toe off. A tough call but I'll live with the Duo's minimal upper for its superior ride.
The Instinct weighs over an ounce more, has a yet roomier upper vertically upfront with zero overlays or stiffer there beyond some cosmetic overlays. It is a touch narrower too but all the soft mesh stretches like a glove. Surprisingly it is more lively and responsive than the Torin but its weight holds it back somewhat from being any kind of a faster shoe as the Torin is. It has a 25mm front and back stack with a very thick yoga mat type insole, designed to be removed to accommodate orthotics if need be. The foot landing is somewhat softer than the Mesh's and for sure the Knit's and then after landing there is a nice rebound from the firmer lower height midsole without excessive shock. Because of the weight I would still lean towards the Torin 3.5 but not by much.
Sam Winebaum is the Editor and Founder of RoadTrailRun. He has been running trails and roads and run shoe and tech geeking for 45 years. As he turned 60 in 2017 he was thrilled to clock a 1:35.24 half as well as 2 days after his 61st birthday a 3:40 marathon. He runs his roads and trails in coastal New Hampshire and Park City, UT.
The Torin 3.5 were provided at no cost. The opinions herein are entirely the authors'.
Sam thank you for the mention and it was a lot of fun attempting to figure out the differences between the two models. I really like both models with a slight preference for the Mesh model and if I was going to run in a zero drop shoe one of these would be the model I would choose. They both felt comfortable on the feet and when I picked up the pace the shoes didn't get in the way of how I run. Great review of the Torin's. I did run in the original Torin's way back when and running in these reminded me of how well I did run in them.
Was a bit confused. Mesh and knit versions but comments also on "speed" version. Which version is that?
Sorry for any confusion. See the Introduction and the Conclusions. Altra calls out the Mesh for speed and the Knit for comfort. In terms of actual fit and performance of the uppers. I would agree with their designations. As detailed in the review the Knit is actually slightly firmer due we think to its thinner less dense sock liner. Firmer does not always mean faster. We prefer the Mesh's sock liner as it adds a bit of cushion and rebound with a touch less road feel harshness.
How does the mesh compare to the Torin 2.0 (if you have familiarity with the older version)? The Torin 2.5 and 3.0 seemed to be stiffer and not as comfortable upper when I compared them to the 2.0. Hoping that these new ones are much like the 2.0s.
Unfortunately we did not run in the 2.0 but I do agree 2.5 and 3.0 had stiff uppers, as much the mesh as the dense pattern of printed dots. This made them very trail worthy shoes as said in the review. Both the 3.5 Mesh and 3.5 Knit are far more comfortable than 2.5 and 3.0 with the Knit the most comfortable but not quite as dialed in and supportive as the Mesh.
Sam, Thanks for your great reviews! I'm a huge fan. Could you possibly give a brief comparison of both shoes to the Escalante? Is the upper on the knit torin similar? I know briefly discussed above but how does the mesh fit a higher volume foot? I've been running in the escalante since it came out and love it except for a few reasons....need something with more lock down but still accommodating to wide foot and need slightly just slightly more cush. I love the ego midsole! Also any other shoes you would recommend for a wide foot that is a solid workhorse shoe that can go fast (100-800m), take a beating, and go long (half distance type). I tried a lot of shoes out but cant find the one. I love the Brooks ghost and Wave Rider but mm drop to significant. Iso fit upper for Saucony is insecure and NB fresh foam kills my legs. Thanks in advance.
Thanks for reading and commenting. Plenty of lockdown and a touch more cushion but not as dynamic in the Torin 3.5. Given your wide foot you might be happier in the Knit version but it will have a touch less support than Mesh. Take a look at our just posted Escalante 1.5 review: http://www.roadtrailrun.com/2018/05/altra-running-escalante-15-review.html No changes underfoot but an improved lockdown. I might look to the Duo and Instinct compared in the review with instinct having a more stable supportive upper than Duo. Instinct is a great and lively workhouse despite its weight. You might also look at the Paradigm 4 initial review here: http://www.roadtrailrun.com/2018/04/altra-running-paradigm-40-first-look.html. It is a lot more shoe compared to Escalante so not great for that sprint work. but does have the EGO midsole. You might also consider the Topo Ultrafly http://www.roadtrailrun.com/2016/05/review-topo-athletic-ultrafly-natural.html. Great foot hold, plenty of cushion and an anatomical toe box.
Very much looking forward to trying the Mesh as well as the Paradigm. Looking forward to the full review of that, Sam.
Im looking at upgrading from the Torin 2.5 to 3.5 Mesh. Do you know how sizing compares between those models?


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"Diary, I know this is weird, but I wish Jack was the burp-on-your-pillow sort of cousin. It turns out the perfect-in-every-way sort is even more annoying," Lina. –On Thin Ice
On Thin Ice
Diary of an Ice Princess #3
by Christina Soontornvat
Lina's excited about her class field trip to the aquarium. Lina has never ridden on a yellow school bus or gone to the aquarium before. When Lina finds out that her cousin will be visiting and going to school with her, Lina's a little bit nervous. Because of his ice magic, Jack soon becomes the most popular kid in school. Lina is jealous of Jack's ice magic skills and she is tired of him always showing off.
At the field trip, Lina and Jack see the penguins. Each one wants to prove that they can build the best ice sculpture. But soon their magic is out of control. Although the penguins love the ice slides and the mountains of snow, the other aquarium animals are in danger. Will the two cousin's competition turn the aquarium animals into icicles? Will they ever learn to get along?
Readers will relate to Lina's jealousy of her cousin's ice magic skills. Lina and Jack get along fine when they are alone, but once Jack is around people he always shows off. In the end, both of them realize that jealousy can be dangerous. Eventually, Lina learns that Jack "thought that if everyone saw I was so good at winter magic, they'd ask me to come back and teach you again." Even though their ice magic gets them into some cold situations, in the end, both Jack and Lina learn the importance of learning from each other.
Illustrated with cute black, white, and purple illustrations, On Thin Ice is perfect for any reader who dreams of being a princess. Even though Lina tries hard to be nice, she still makes mistakes. On Thin Ice is told in a diary format using simple vocabulary. The paragraphs contain three or fewer sentences and have a variety of graphic elements to break the text into small portions. The easy-to-read story has relatable conflicts and highlights the importance of communication.
The cute illustrations include pictures of all of the characters and Lina's activities. The bright purple-and-black illustrations appear on almost every page, and they include illustrations of binder paper with a list that helps readers understand the plot. For example, Lina makes a list of "things I'd noticed earlier this week." In addition to the illustration, Lina's grandfather's words are in big, bold text, which will help the reader distinguish the speaker.
Readers who like friendship, magic, and animals will enjoy On Thin Ice. The story teaches about animals. The end of the book explains how blubber works and gives directions for an experiment. Parents will like the encouraging characters and the positive life lessons the story teaches. Scenes of a perfect pink palace in the sky are mixed with a regular school and kind characters to create a story that will please both parents and younger readers.
Lina's granddad is the North Wind and he created the jet streams. Both Lina and her cousin Jack are winterharts who can control snow and ice.
In Lina's world, some people have different powers. "Skypainters make sunsets and rainbows. Sparkarachers create lightning and thunder. Stormsirrers make big storms, like hurricanes and tornadoes. Windtamers control the wind and the weather."
When Lina was practicing her magic, she "stood up straight and tall. I let my breath out slowly and spread my fingers wide. The spray of the water froze in midair, making a sheet of ice that looked just like glass."
Lina thinks back to when she was a baby. "The only memory I have of my cousin Jack is from a family reunion at Granddad's castle when Jack froze my diaper." Later Jack says, "you ran around the room screaming, 'Butt cold! Butt cold!'"
Jack tries to help Lina control her power. Jack tells her "Focus your magic on just one snowflake, and allow your magic to flow out from there, building and building, crystal by crystal."
While collecting bugs for a class project, Jack "was using his frost magic to stun the insects. That made them slow enough to catch in his jar. As soon as the insects warmed up, they were flying around again, totally fine." When Lina tries ice magic on a spider, "all of a sudden a ball of snow formed above the spider and dumped right on top of him." The spider is not injured.
Both Lina and Jack want to prove that they have better ice magic. While at the aquarium, they begin making ice sculptures for the penguins. Jack "waved his fingers at the glass, and formed a slide of his own with fancy curlicue decorations made out of spindly ice crystals." Trying to make a better ice feature, Lina "made snow fall inside the exhibit. I used my powers to scoop the snow into a ramp that the penguins could use to launch themselves in the water." The two make so many ice features that they endanger the other animals. An employee is able to turn up the thermostat so none of the animals are hurt.


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Q: CAKEPHP 3 - Flash component unrecognized after used inside component I have wrote a component ( isPilotFree ) that makes some checks.
<?php

namespace App\Controller\Component;

use Cake\Controller\Component;
use Cake\Controller\Controller;

class SharedComponent extends Component
{
    public $components = [ 'Flash' ];

    /** check any pilot overlap
    *
    * @param string|null booking record
    * @return true / false
    **/

    public function pilotIsFree( $booking, $who )
    {
        $controller = $this->_registry->getController();

        $Bookings = $controller->Bookings;

        $res = true;

        if( $booking->id == null )
            $booking_id = -1;
        else
            $booking_id = $booking->id;

        if( $res )
        {
            $bookings =  $Bookings->find( 'all' )->Where( [ 'provider_pk != ' =>  $booking->provider_pk, 'Bookings.id !=' => $booking_id, $who, 'start = ' => $booking->start ] );

            $res = $bookings->count() == 0;
        }

        // deleted some lines for simplicity
        ... ... ...

        if( !$res )
        {
            $this->Flash->error( __('The pilot is not available.') );
        }

        return( $res );
    }

}
?>

This component is called from inside a controller as :
        if( $this->Shared->pilotIsFree( $booking, [ 'Bookings.requester_pk =' => $booking->requester_pk ] )  )
        {
          ... ... ..
        }

The component is loaded in the controller as :
/**
 * Initialization method
 *
 * @return none
 */
public function initialize()
{
    $this->loadComponent( 'Shared' );
}

The issue that I'm having now is that the Flash call inside the component works fine, but when I try to trigger a flash message from inside the controller I got this error :
Error: Call to a member function success() on boolean
File .../src/Controller/BookingsController.php
Line: 191
The only way I found to make it work fine is to add at the beginning of the controller this :
public $components = [ 'Flash' ];
It is not supposed the flash component to be loaded in the parent class AppController.  Actually if I do not load / use my custom component, I can trigger Flash messages from inside the controller without adding the previous line.
Am I missing something ?
Thanks.
Regards.
Facundo.

A: You need to put this inside your controller.
public function initialize()
{
    parent::initialize();
    $this->loadComponent('Flash');
}

Or inside AppController without parent::initialize();


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The purpose of this research program is to support advanced development cooperative agreement (U01) projects to develop safe and effective medical countermeasures against chemical threat agents. Chemical threat agents are toxic chemicals that could be used in a terrorist attack against civilians, or chemicals that could be released at toxic levels by accident or natural disaster. This announcement will support previous and ongoing research within the CounterACT Network by translating basic research findings into clinical interventions.
The NIH has developed a comprehensive CounterACT Research Network that includes Research Centers of Excellence, individual U01 research projects, SBIRs, contracts and other programs (see http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/research/counterterrorism/index.htm). The network conducts basic, translational, and clinical research aimed at the discovery and/or identification of better therapeutic and diagnostic medical countermeasures against chemical threat agents and their movement through the regulatory process. The overarching goal of this research program is to enhance our medical response capabilities during an emergency. The CounterACT Advanced Development U01 program described in this RFA is part of this overall larger effort, and is designed to support investigator-initiated individual research projects. To ensure that research is highly focused on the development of new and improved countermeasures and their timely advancement through the regulatory process, CounterACT research projects will be funded as cooperative agreement U01s with substantial involvement by NIH staff. Each CounterACT U01 will be part of the CounterACT Research Network which will facilitate interactions with other researchers in the field as well as regulatory and public health organizations. The CounterACT U01 principal investigator and collaborators will be members of the research network. The CounterACT program at NIH is part of the larger biodefense program coordinated by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (http://www.niaid.nih.gov/) that includes biological and radiation/nuclear threats.
Unlike the previous CounterACT FOAs, research on sulfur mustard will not be supported. Applicants are urged to contact the program officials listed in this RFA to determine whether their proposed threat agent or countermeasure is of high enough programmatic priority to be considered for funding under the CounterACT U01 program.
The highest priority will be given to projects that have already identified a lead compound, or will do so within the three-year project period. Lead compounds are biologically active compounds or hits where affinity, potency, and selectivity have been established. High priority will also be given to research that is clearly aimed at rapid screening for candidate therapeutics, such as studies that develop and validate efficacy screens using the appropriate controls. Validation includes a demonstration of the model's predictive value for screening compounds for the desired therapeutic effect. Several other areas of research will be given higher priority in this announcement in order to fill research gaps within the overall program.
The highest priority will also be given to research that is relevant to specific populations who are particularly vulnerable, including the young, the elderly, and individuals with pre-existing medical conditions. Clinical research, including trials, will be supported but will depend on the nature and scope of the proposed project. All applicants are strongly encouraged to confer with NIH staff and with staff at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as soon as an appropriate product candidate or medical approach is identified. Information on FDA processes, requirements, and contacts can be found at the following web sites: http://www.fda.gov/cder/about/ smallbiz/default.htm; http://www.fda.gov/cber/manufacturer.htm; and http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/devadvice.
Special biosafety certifications may be required to conduct research with some chemical threat agents, e.g. nerve agents. Therefore when applicable, applicants will be encouraged to collaborate with laboratories that are certified to work with restricted chemical agents, such as the NIH-supported facility at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. Applicants are encouraged to contact the NINDS program official listed in this RFA for further information on working with restricted chemical agents.
This funding opportunity will use the Research Project Cooperative Agreement (U01) award mechanism(s).
The NIH CounterACT Program intends to commit approximately $2.5 million dollars in FY08 to fund 4-6 new and/or competing continuation grants in response to this RFA. An applicant may request a project period of up to three years and a budget for direct costs up to $500,000 dollars per year.
This RFA supports translational research (see Section 1). Since the need for new and improved medical countermeasures is time-sensitive, priority will be given to those projects that are translational in nature, with a new therapy that has already been identified and needs further development. Each CounterACT U01 application must include a clearly stated project timeline that includes practical achievable goals and project milestones. Milestones toward therapeutic intervention are not a description of specific aims and experiments, but rather are discreet goals that create go/no-go decision points in the project that include quantitative success criteria. Some awards may be contingent upon pre-award negotiations between the applicant and the NIH where milestones are reviewed and refined. Progress towards proposed milestones will be a major factor in the review and approval/disapproval of Type 5 non-competing annual applications.
If a specific new therapy has not yet been identified, the proposed translational research should demonstrate a clear path towards identification of a lead compound by the end of the three-year project period. Lead compounds are biologically active compounds or hits where affinity, potency, and selectivity have been established. If the project goals are related to model development, then the model(s) should be fully developed and validated by the end of the three-year project period. Validation includes a demonstration of the model's predictive value for screening compounds for the desired therapeutic effect. The proposal should describe in detail how the proposed research will lead to the development of a validated model and/or lead compound, and it should present milestones related to achieving that goal.
All collaborators, consultants, or subcontractors must be identified, no matter when during the conduct of the activity the proposed interaction occurs. It is not required that an IND or IDE is achieved during the first project period, but the plan to complete preclinical development should be presented in the application. Since translational research is intrinsically interdisciplinary, this plan will often involve cooperation among basic researchers and clinicians, and may include the participation of private-sector companies and voluntary organizations.
Applications must be received on or before the application receipt date(s) described above (Section IV.3.A.). If an application is received after that date, it will be returned to the applicant without review. Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness by the CSR and responsiveness by the appropriate IC. Incomplete and non-responsive applications will not be reviewed.
The overall program is designed for optimal research flexibility, synergy, and efficiency, with the goal of rapidly developing effective countermeasures for clinical use. When appropriate, and in accordance with NIH policies (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing and http://www.ott.nih.gov/policy/rt_guide_final.html), awardees will be expected to collaborate; share novel reagents, assays, and animal models; and share both positive and negative results that would help guide the research and development activities of other CounterACT awardees. These activities will be facilitated by annual meetings of CounterACT investigators. Budgets should include cost for travel to one annual meeting of CounterACT investigators.
Applications that are complete and responsive to the RFA will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by an appropriate peer review group convened by NINDS in accordance with the review criteria stated below.
The adequacy of proposed project milestones, and the feasibility of achieving them.
The potential usefulness of the proposed countermeasure(s) for enhancing the response capabilities of medical personnel during a terrorist attack, accident, or natural disaster.
Appropriate plans for the rigorous management and quality control of research data or materials from human subjects.
Awardees are responsible for identifying specific milestones toward development of medical countermeasures that will be achieved during the project period.
Awardees agree to participate in the overall coordination of NIH research efforts to develop medical countermeasures against chemical threats. This participation may include collaboration and consultation with other CounterACT research awardees, and the sharing of information, data, and research materials.
Each project will have the support of one or more Project Scientists from NIH program staff who are assigned an administrative role for the countermeasure(s) being studied and have expertise in the implementation of the CounterACT research program.
The NIH Project Scientists will have substantial scientific-programmatic involvement during conduct of this activity, through technical assistance, advice, and coordination above and beyond normal program stewardship for grants.
The NIH Project Scientists will facilitate the establishment of contacts and collaborations between awardees of the CounterACT research program and other persons or organizations whose participation will assist with the accomplishment of project goals. These persons or organizations may include the FDA, disease voluntary organizations, pharmaceutical companies, or research organizations that can provide essential services on contract.
In addition, an NIH Program Official will be responsible for normal stewardship of the award.
Ernest T. Takafuji, M.D., M.P.H.
Carl C. Baker, M.D. Ph.D.


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An educational assessment can evaluate intelligence, performance in specific subject areas, and learning abilities. Our psychologists offer information that is useful for the school and strategies that families can implement at home. Additional treatment recommendations and referrals are also made when appropriate. A typical assessment evaluates intelligence and achievement (how the child is performing in areas like math, spelling, reading, etc.). We are also attentive to other factors that can impact learning, and offer additional testing to explore these pieces further. This can include evaluating how accurately the child sees and hears the world around, how well the child expresses ideas, and other skills that are valuable in the classroom. While BRAINS psychologists are not school employees and cannot determine special education eligibility, our assessments are often useful for schools in understanding the nuances of the learning or academic struggles.


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Fonds F0007 - Carmen and Elin Corneil fonds
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Carmen and Elin Corneil fonds
ca. 2895 drawings
ca. 20 items of display material
ca. 5 m of textual records
Corneil, Carmen
Carmen Corneil was born in Niagara Falls, New York, December 19, 1933. He received his B.Arch. (Honours) from the University of Toronto in 1957. From 1967 to 1996 he was a professor in the Programme in Architecture, University of Toronto. He is a member of the Ontario Association of Architecture, a member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts (1975).
Awards include: Medal, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, 1957; Massey Medal, 1971; Governor General's Medal (Ontario), 1992.
Corneil, Elin
Elin Corneil was born in Trondheim Norway on July 23, 1935. She graduated with a diploma from the department of architecture at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, in 1962. Elin taught in Norway at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, and in the Faculty of Architecture at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. She has also lectured at the University of Toronto, and the MIT School of Architecture in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Most recently Elin held the Visiting Critic Master's Studio at the School of Architecture, University College Dulbin.
Elin has been a member of the Council of the Trondheim Architectural Association, the Committee of the Museum Norwegian Fish Industry Museum, a founding member on the committee for documentation of the Norwegian Iron and Steel Industy, and Chairman for the 'Amelia Earhart' Stipend committee. The Corneils now teach and practice in Norway full time.
Acquired by donation in 1998.
Corneil, Carmen, 1933- ; Corneil, Elin
Fonds consists of drawings, display material, correspondence, and office files of the architectural practice of Carmen and Elin Corneil. Significant projects include: School of Architecture building, Carleton University, Ottawa; Wayland Drew House, Port Perry, ON; Canadian Pavilion, Expo '70; Harbourfront, Toronto; OPSEU Headquarters, Don Mills, ON; Vestmannaeyjar Municipal Works, Vestmannaejar, Iceland.
Further accruals expected.
No restrictions on access.
The material is in English.
Includes record nos: 260A/98.01
Title based on contents of fonds.
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CAA-3459
Corneil, Carmen (Creator)
Corneil, Elin (Creator)


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The brand's story begins in 1960, when Manuel Barceló founded Cosí Cosí Footwear and opened his first factory in Elche, one of the leading manufacturing centres in the area around Alicante. It was not their craftsmanship skills alone that made the Barceló family a leader in the manufacture of handmade rope and braiding, it was also the restless energy of the company's founder, who understood that having full control over the production process was the key to achieving excellence. He successfully attracted the attention of renowned international brands, securing contracts for manufacturing their espadrilles, platform soles and innovative designs. A model of artisan skill and timeless exclusivity.
A few years later and inspired by his father, Manuel Barceló junior put in place the foundations of the brand as it is known today. Breathing new life into his father's legacy, he came up with new techniques for using jute, hemp and raffia and continues to design new models with intriguing platforms, heels, new trims and materials, creating a unique style of footwear that challenges preconceived aesthetic formulas. His designs are displayed in store windows across the whole of Europe, America and Asia as well as in the brand's own stores in Madrid, Valencia, Puerto Banús and Barcelona, a total of five stores in Spain and in La Spezia, Italy.
The meaning
Naming the brand PALOMA BARCELÓ coincided with the birth of a daughter for founder and creative director, Manuel Barceló. This event made a deep impression on the designer, and while he continued to develop collections for numerous international brands, he was on a quest to develop his own brand of footwear for a woman he imagined as different and with the kind of style he dreamt his daughter might have one day. This is how PALOMA BARCELÓ came to be.
The PALOMA BARCELÓ identity evolved over the years but never forgot its roots. A distinctive style that, season after season, combines a strong innovative trend with a deep-rooted Mediterranean spirit. Opposing features that shape the essence of the brand.
This precept is obvious and runs deeper than the range of products, collections and market segments. With its clearly defined identity and positioning, the brand appeals to a customer base that is interested in design yet highly demanding, with a strong desire to be different. Paloma Barceló is based on flair, without neglecting a sense of tradition, and a firm commitment to the modern.
Paloma Barceló design combines aesthetics, archetype and emotion that is constantly projected as the brand's highly individual sense of self. A modern, sexy brand, arousing passions and affinity with its models, is all down to the courage of the designer, who comes up with surprising colours and forms, as well as convincing functionality.
The highest quality as an essential requirement: in design, selection of materials, machining, distribution, presentation and services. The product must be noble, long-lasting and good. At Paloma Barceló, quality must be maintained throughout the entire output chain.
Expression as a distinguishing feature. Modernity, cutting-edge touches and a splash of eccentricity give the brand its expressive impact.
Culture as the brand's background and its customer commitment. Focus is essential, it requires reflection; passion for art and culture to find novel ways of developing designs. Being aware of tradition, respect for cultural values, a love of aesthetics and of the essential, this is what characterises all Paloma Barceló collections.
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A product like Paloma Barceló demands suitable marketing, careful staging and the best service.
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Manuel Barceló and his siblings, Julio, José and Maria Luisa, currently combine their skills to share management responsibilities. He brings the younger generation's distinctive character to a family business. A boldness in terms of colours, forms and an international touch. Based on this expertise, the launch of his own brand seemed like a logical outcome.
Through his creativity, Manuel defies preconceived aesthetic formulas. The simple and the classic are intentionally distorted, rethought and revamped in the tireless search for new angles. He chooses conceptuality as his preferred form of expression. What is considered beautiful and controversial is deliberately mixed up in a ceaseless game between the past, the present and the future, where bourgeois codes are frequently dismantled and rebuilt.
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The Manuel Barceló collection features eye-catching designs with art and pop influences that have inspired completely new models. Bold shoes, built for freedom and comfort, make up a collection with geometries based on squares, ellipses, and cylindrical shapes.
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Robin Mumford, Stephen Silva, Eric Stoddard, J Odom; Effects of Lighting on Test Performance on the Odom-Robin Visual Efficiency Near Vision Chart in a School Aged Population. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):5688.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of luminance on the performance on a new near vision, number reading chart designed to measure visual efficiency, the Odom-Robin Visual Efficiency Chart.
81 students whose mean age was 12.61 years (range 9-15 years; SD=1.2 years) who were participating in an After School All Stars Reading Camp at St. John's University were tested using the first three panels of the Odom Robin Visual Efficiency Chart under two lighting conditions, using room lighting of 20 ft-candles and a Spring Light with an illuminance of 100 ft-candles. The two lighting conditions both had color temperatures of approximately 2700K. The Odom-Robin Chart is a near vision number reading chart which consists of numbers which must be read and compared as same and different. The chart consists of 10 blocks of numbers whose sizes range from 0.9 LogMAR to 0 LogMAR in 0.1 LogMAR steps. Five lines and two columns of the same print size are grouped into a block. Students read each line of the three largest sizes (15 lines), indicating whether the two numbers on each line were the same or different. Test distance was 40 cm. The time required to read the 15 lines with no more than one error per block of 5 lines was recorded. Students were tested twice on the same day, one light in the morning and the other in the afternoon. The sequence of lighting conditions was varied so that half of the students received one light first and the other half the other light first.
Students completed the test in 76.5±26.0 sec on average in the room lighting condition and 80.95±36.0 sec using the Spring Light. The mean difference -4.4±21.6 sec was not statistically significant (p = 0.0687). Performance on the Odom-Robin chart correlated significantly across the two lighting conditions (r = 0.81, p < 0.0007). The slope of the linear regression relating the two values, 1.18, was not different from 1 (p > 0.10).
Consistent with visual acuity research and data from other vision charts, performance on the Odom Robin Chart is relatively insensitive to changes in illumination within the photopic range. Scores obtained with classroom lighting and with special lighting will be comparable.


PELLA, IOWA – State and business officials will detail a statewide Energy Plan process this week in Pella.
The state of Iowa is in the process of developing a statewide energy plan, the governor's office announced Friday. The Iowa Energy Plan will allow the state to set priorities and provide strategic guidance for decision-making around energy policy initiatives.
Co-chairs of the initiative, Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds and Pat Meyer, CEO of Pella Corp., will discuss the purpose and process of the Iowa Energy Plan Tuesday, followed by a press conference. The event will take place at Pella Corporation's main manufacturing facility on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 1:30 PM. Speakers will include Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds; Pat Meyer, Pella Corporation; and Debi Durham, Iowa Economic Development Authority.
The Pella Corporation – Design Center is located at 102 Main Street in Pella. The public is welcome to attend. Visitors must check-in at the security desk and provide a photo ID. Parking is available in the visitor lot in front of the building.