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Over 14 months had passed between Isaac Dogboe's previous fight, a second straight loss to Emanuel Navarrete, and his ring return last Tuesday against Chris Avalos in Las Vegas. But he may not have to wait very long to get back into the ring again.
Carl Moretti, VP of Top Rank, tells The Ring that he will probably be back in the ring by October or November. No opponents have been discussed yet, he adds, but says Dogboe will get another fight "definitely before the end of the year."
For the 25-year-old native of Ghana, that works just fine.
"I'm still in fighting shape, I just have to keep the momentum going," said Dogboe (21-2, 15 knockouts). "I just have to keep familiarizing myself with the weight and in the ring as well. After a long time out of the ring, you get rusty." Asked whom he'd like to face next, Dogboe replied, "That's a decision that has to be taken on by my team."
Avalos (27-8, 20 KOs) had shown his durability, but Dogboe was dogged in his pursuit, and finally got the stoppage with just 35 seconds remaining in the eighth and final round.
"He was tough, he was tougher than we expected," said Dogboe.
The fight was more than just an activity bout. Dogboe had a new trainer, Barry Hunter, and was fighting in a new weight class, moving up to featherweight after having reigned briefly as WBO junior featherweight titleholder in 2018.
When Dogboe first visited Washington D.C. to visit Hunter in December, he thought he'd only be there for two weeks to get a little training work. Dogboe liked it so much there, and clicked with the crew, that he phoned up his father Paul Dogboe, who had previously been his trainer, to let him know he was staying.
Dogboe says his father, who was not in his corner last Tuesday, is currently in Ghana "taking care of other business."
Dogboe says that Hunter, who had previously trained Lamont Peterson and Shawn Porter, says the guru had been working with him each day, halting training at times to point out changes he wanted Dogboe to make to his form. Among the fighters in the gym that Dogboe has to spar with are Patrick Harris Jr. (19-0, 9 KOs), an unbeaten junior welterweight and the son of Patrick Harris Sr., one of the assistants who Dogboe works with.
There were other changes that Dogboe had to undergo alone after a back-to-back defeats to Navarrete, he admits. He says it was a "time of healing," but also for "rebuilding."
While in D.C., Dogboe says he was unable to train for some time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the closing of borders did have one added benefit: he got to spend more time with his mother and brothers who were in town on vacation.
"I got a chance to spend a lot of time with them and that's a plus for me," said Dogboe. "I move around a lot and don't get a lot of time to spend with them."
–RINGTV.COM
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Worried about Bots Replacing Humans? Here are 4 Reasons Not to
With each new form of technology, there usually comes some trepidation regarding how it will replace humans. Chatbots are no exception. As we head deeper into realms of automated software, should we be concerned that bots will replace the need for humans?
The simple answer is "NO." However, to really explore the subject, we first have to take a closer look at chatbots and their role in the industry.
Developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning technology are having a profound impact on the way that businesses communicate with customers. A chatbot's automated functionality helps to resolve customer inquiries quickly and, and in many cases, more efficiently than human interaction.
Studies show that up to eighty percent of customer inquiries in any given industry are repetitive, consistent questions and issues. By employing chatbots, companies are able to lighten the load of call centres, thereby reducing overhead, and inevitably being able to offer their products and services at a lower cost—an attractive option across the board for industries. For example, the SnatchBot platform , which allows users to deploy bots via several means, is able to offer a low subscription price mainly thanks to the use of automated software.
Of course, the use of terms like "reduce" and "automated" immediately strikes a chord with many that an entire workforce might be eliminated in the process—which is a reasonable concern, until one looks at the facts and industry forecasts. So here are four reasons not to be worried about bots replacing humans.
1) We, as humans, are readily adaptable.
Take a look around, and you might notice that despite all of the innovation and progress that's been made in the last 300 years or so, humans still play a huge role in almost everything. At nearly every turning point since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the early 1800s, novel ideas and new machines have threatened to replace a need for humans, and each time, there were those that resisted the progress—only later to discover that new machines beget new industries that beget not only new jobs but new possibilities.
It's in our nature to be frightened of the unknown, but forward progress is not the only natural; it's essential, and humanity has always been able to adapt. Though the full significance of artificial intelligence is as of yet unknown, many tend to jump to the worst conclusions. But if they would just pause and take a look at history, they'd see that humans, on the whole, are quite resilient.
2) Evolution isn't just for living things.
Humans evolve. Animals evolve. The earth evolves. It's natural, and in much the same way, industries evolve. Technology evolves. Our methods for doing even the simplest of tasks evolve with them.
Technology that changes the way we do something is often labelled "disruptive," and with it comes a new set of challenges to surmount—but once we do, we often find that this new way of doing something is better, faster, more efficient, and just plain easier.
One of the easiest examples is to look at the evolution of the telephone. In the not-so-distant past, a phone had to be tethered by a cord to a wall in your home. Now, everyone carries one around in their pocket, and the functionality of modern smartphones are so advanced that it can barely warrant being just called a "phone"!
Elaborating on that example, with cellular technology came new industry—new corporations, cell towers, satellites, hardware developers, software developers, factories, and much, much more. If you're old enough to remember the dawn of mobile phones, and you were resistant to it, you need only consider how many millions of jobs were created by such a simple evolution.
Still, there's no way to know what the future will hold, and because of this many are quick to jump to negative conclusions. Regarding artificial intelligence and automated software, however, it's important to keep in mind that our technology is only as strong as what we as humans apply to it.
3) Evolution takes time, and it's never certain.
There have been predictions of "robots taking over" since the nineteen-fifties, and even earlier, and although these false prophecies were largely rooted in science fiction, they still represent all of those who worry about technology one-day subjugating humanity. In fact, in the sixties, it was believed that most human functions would be automated within a decade. Obviously, that hasn't happened yet, even more than fifty years later.
The path to true AI is a steep one, continually ongoing. (Source)
There's no denying that we're in something of a technological funnel; developments that would have taken years to develop in the past now take a matter of months or even weeks. Even so, technology takes the time to fully mature, and for automation to reach a point in which it renders all human function and interaction useless is a farfetched notion.
4) We have an innate need for human interaction.
People have a biological need to connect with other people, plain and simple. Even if technology reached a place of being able to replace humans entirely, would we let it? Would we want it to? Human-to-human interaction is deeply ingrained in us.
For instance, at SnatchBot, we envision the world in which humans and bots work together for the betterment of mankind—and in this current climate, the way to do that is by delivering exceptional user experiences. We understand that technology is capable of incredible power and speed, and we strive to harness that to improve the way people do business. However, we equally acknowledge the importance of having a real person available when unforeseen circumstances arise.
One of the big ways in which the SnatchBot platform is improving human relations is by tearing down language barriers with its unique matching learning methodology. SnatchBot allows people who speak different languages to communicate simply by speaking directly to their counterpart without interrupting the conversation, as often happens with text.
With SnatchBot, you can create a bot in your native language and have it translated into any language you want. For example, a company spokesperson in Mexico who speaks Spanish can communicate clearly with his colleagues in China, regardless of a language barrier.
Perhaps best of all, SnatchBot enables you to choose whether you want your process to be fully automated, or to add a human input at any point. For instance, your bot can interact with clients until a question of price or quotes comes up; then, the bot will divert the inquiry to a live person. We implemented this feature because we understand that no matter how much technology advances, the need for human interaction will always be present.
Here at SnatchBot, we see the ways in which bots are being applied today, and it helps us believe they can have an enormously positive influence on relations between people and businesses, no matter how uncertain the future may seem.

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Earl Cathcart is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

History
The title was created in 1814 for the soldier and diplomat William Cathcart, 1st Viscount Cathcart. The Cathcart family descends from Sir Alan Cathcart, who sometime between 1447 and 1460 was raised to the Peerage of Scotland as Lord Cathcart. He later served as Warden of the West Marches and Master of the Artillery. His great-great-grandson, the third Lord, was killed at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547 (his father Alan Cathcart, Master of Cathcart, was one of many Scottish noblemen killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513). He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Lord. He fought at the Battle of Langside in 1568 and was Master of the Household to King James VI. His great-great-great-grandson, the eighth Lord, was a soldier. He was a major-general in the army and sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1734 to 1740. In 1740 Lord Cathcart was appointed commander-in-chief of the British Forces in America. However, he died on the passage out and was buried on Dominica.

He was succeeded by his son, the ninth Lord. He was a lieutenant-general in the army and also served as British Ambassador to Russia. Between 1752 and 1776 Lord Cathcart sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer. His son, the tenth Lord, was a noted military commander and diplomat. He was a general in the army and like his father served as British Ambassador to Russia. From 1788 to 1843 Lord Cathcart was a Scottish Representative Peer in the House of Lords. In 1807 he was created Baron Greenock, of Greenock in the County of Renfrew, and Viscount Cathcart, of Cathcart in the County of Renfrew, and in 1814 he was made Earl Cathcart. These titles were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

He was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, the second Earl. Like his father he was a general in the army and also served as Governor General of Canada from 1846 to 1847. On his death the titles passed to his second but eldest surviving son, the third Earl. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire and President of the Royal Agricultural Society. His eldest son, the fourth Earl, was also a Deputy Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire. He never married and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Earl. His son, the sixth Earl, was a major-general in the army and served as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords from 1976 to 1989. The titles are held by the latter's only son, the seventh Earl, who succeeded in 1999. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits on the Conservative benches. Lord Cathcart lost his seat in 1999 but was able to return in 2007 in a by-election caused by the death of Lord Mowbray. He is also chief of Clan Cathcart.

Several other members of the family may also be mentioned. The Hon. Sir George Cathcart, fourth son of the first Earl, was a general in the army. The Hon. Charles Cathcart, younger son of the ninth Lord, was a colonel in the British Army and represented Clackmannanshire in the House of Commons. The Hon. Louisa Cathcart, daughter of the ninth Lord, married David Murray, 7th Viscount of Stormont. In 1793, on the death of her and Lord Stormont's uncle William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield, Louisa inherited (under a special remainder in the letters patent) the earldom of Mansfield created in 1776, and became the second Countess of Mansfield, while her husband inherited the earldom of Mansfield created in 1792, and became the second Earl of Mansfield (see the Earl of Mansfield and Mansfield for later history of these titles).

The family seat is Gateley Hall, near Fakenham, Norfolk.

Lords Cathcart (1460)
 Alan Cathcart, 1st Lord Cathcart (died 1497)
 Alan Cathcart, Master of Cathcart (died before 1497)
 John Cathcart, 2nd Lord Cathcart (died 1535)
 Alan Cathcart, Master of Cathcart (died 1513)
 Alan Cathcart, 3rd Lord Cathcart (died 1547)
 Alan Cathcart, 4th Lord Cathcart (1537–1618)
 Alan Cathcart, Master of Cathcart (1562–1602)
 Alan Cathcart, 5th Lord Cathcart (1600–1628)
 Alan Cathcart, 6th Lord Cathcart (1628–1709)
 Alan Cathcart, 7th Lord Cathcart (1648–1732)
 Allan Cathcart (died 1699)
 Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart (1686–1740)
 George Alan Cathcart (born 1719)
 John Cathcart (born 1719)
 Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart (1721–1776)
 William Schaw Cathcart, 10th Lord Cathcart (1755–1843) (created Baron Greenock and Viscount Cathcart in 1807 and Earl Cathcart in 1814)

Earls Cathcart (1814)
 William Schaw Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart (1755–1843)
 William Cathcart, Master of Cathcart (1782–1804)
 Charles Murray Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart (1783–1859)
 Hon. Charles Cathcart (1824–1825)
 Alan Frederick Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart (1828–1905)
 Alan Cathcart, 4th Earl Cathcart (1856–1911)
 George Cathcart, 5th Earl Cathcart (1862–1927)
 Alan Cathcart, 6th Earl Cathcart (1919–1999)
 Charles Alan Andrew Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart (born 1952)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Alan George Cathcart, Lord Greenock (born 1986)

References

Attribution

 Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

External links

Earldoms in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1814

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Roundtable of Death: Actual Death Edition
Posted on May 27, 2013 by Varada
It's time for our end of season wrap-up. Thanks to everyone for reading this season; it was a great one. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, where James routinely kills it, and come back during the summer, when this blog converts back into a blog about devil sticks.
It really was the best of times
Varada: Preseason predictions, including my own, had the Sens as a bubble team at best. And I guess they were a bubble team, but on the right side of 8th place, and with their playoff probability well above 80% all season long. We got great looks at Silfverberg, Zibanejad, and Wiercioch, had some pleasant surprises in Pageau and the trade for Conacher, and enjoyed a number of improbable comebacks and gutsy wins. And, of course, they won a playoff round for the first time in six years. How could you call this season anything other than a success?
James: I think the biggest plus I take out of this season (and I truly feel there were many) is that though many players very green, this team has depth that can get the job done. I say this is my biggest takeaway because just a few short years ago plugging a Binghamton player or two into the lineup even for a short period of time was to see a different team. Ottawa's always had good players but if they went down the team would suffer greatly. Do you have any substantial memories of Cody Bass or Roman Wick? The Ottawa Senators actually had a more successful season than the previous without Jason Spezza, Erik Karlsson and largely Craig Anderson and Milan Michalek. Of course I'd have preferred full seasons from these stars but if 7th seed post season birth from a bunch of rookies and old men isnt team development I dont know what is. Cant wait to see the star players combine with the capable reinforcements. I dont know if there's ever been a more exciting time to be an Ottawa Senators fan.
Gonchar is going to be a decision
Varada: He was a bit of a revelation this year, even if 27 points in 45 games and unspectacular possession stats still aren't worth $5.5MM a year. But you don't find a player with 19 seasons of NHL experience under his belt every day, and that experience probably went a long way when the team needed stability and leadership while weathering injuries. Looking at the Sens' lineup, I don't see someone who will step in and play 20+ minutes a night. MacLean seems to have thought the same, praising Gonchar in his post-season presser.
I think at this point nobody would be particularly torn up to see Melnyk's money go back into Serge's bank account. At the same time, do you remember Kuba? Solid stats, steady partner for Karlsson, a bit older, lots of experience, cup ring…and Florida gave him $4MM a year for two years. My point being, somebody is going to overpay for Gonchar, and if it's Ottawa I guess that's ok–but it will still be overpayment.
James: I agree with your points and think Gonchar had a very good season for Ottawa. When it comes to resigning Gonchar the decision to let him walk is an easy one for me. It's not an indictment of his play. You're right about all those things. A calmness with the puck that just cannot be taught, solid point production, raised his game unexpectedly: Hey, mind filling in indefinitely for a guy who plays up to 30 mins a night and is the defending Norris winner? THX BRO! Guy was instrumental in salvaging the season. That said, he is 39 years old. I thought he played a lot younger than that… well until about the post season. And hey that's cool. Some of the young guys looked old against the Penguins. I just think its going to take 2 years to resign Gonchar and I don't think Ottawa should do that. It's not the money its the time. If Murray can convince him to sign for 1 year, yeah do it. Two? I'm going to take names of people who argue me and come back to them when we're watching a 41 year old Sergei Gonchar play an 82 game season on the youngest team in the NHL..
It's clear Karlsson has a steady partner now in Marc Methot who I thought was the best, most consistent defenseman all season for Ottawa. I think we're all a bit down on Jared Cowen right now but he looked so normal out there that we quickly forgot how rusty he probably was. The guy hadnt played NHL hockey in nearly a calendar year when he came back. For me, I trust Cowen can take on second pairing minutes. Next Patrick Wiercioch. His game is not perfect but thrust into 42 games thanks to injury, Wiercioch, a rookie, was the second highest scoring defenseman on the team and finished a team high +9. All that at a paltry 15 minutes a game. The kid has some ability. Below that, guys like Benoit and Gryba (who played first pairing a lot this season LOL) have shown they can play at the NHL level and there's always the emerging Boroweicki to consider. Notice I havent even mentioned Phillips yet who had his best season in years. Is Cowen – Wiercioch a viable second pairing? Obviously I'm not sure but this is still a rebuild and this season's injury troubles showed me you actually can hand the keys over to the kids to an extent. I'll take having a first pairing of a Norris winner and a fast, strong and physical shutdown beast and let MacLean play around with the rest over signing a very good 39 year old to term. If that doesnt cut the mustard, trade a little of that depth for a top 4 d man. With Karlsson – Methot we don't even need an elite guy. Grow Sens Grow.
Ottawa's depth isn't even truly appreciated yet
Varada: As much fun as it was to watch Ottawa's young guns this year, remember that they still have three first round picks–Noesen, Puempel, and Ceci–who have yet to play an NHL game. You've got Stone on the cusp of breaking into the NHL, and others, like Hoffman and Shane Prince, making strong cases for themselves. Lehner is cutting the brakes on Anderson's car right now. Who knows what other hidden, Pageau-like gems are in the system. Ottawa might lose some veterans next season, but there's a version of this team that's two or three seasons away that is going to blow the doors off the league.
Add to that a Norris trophy winning defenceman, a (probably) Jack Adams winning coach, a great development team in Luke Richardson's B-ham Sens, and the fact that the contenders in the East are entering their twilight years of contention, and this team's best years are ahead.
James: A huge, huge thing for me was seeing Robin Lehner get tossed into a second round playoff game and make some huge stops against some Elite shooters. Lehner went in ice cold and did not look scared in the slightest out there. Maybe the pressure was off because the team was losing so badly but I think it would be assholish of me to assume the pressure is ever off playing the no.1 seeded team in the playoffs. Ice water in those veins. J/K you have to have a heart to have veins. I'm not trying to say anything extreme here like make him no. 1 or anything. That's just amazing experience right there. I'm one for preaching patience with developing goaltenders but I must admit watching his dominance in Binghamton and composure during his call up that the 21 year old Lehner is way, way ahead of the curve.
I can't move on from this topic without talking about Jean Gabriel Pageau. Look, I called the shit out of this from the get go but we're not going to talk about that too much *brushes diamonds off platinum shoulder* We've seen breakout late season performances (Bobby Butlah) and unexpected playoff dominance (Peter Regin) but this one feels different. I'm not going to overdo it but with all the quality prospects Ottawa has I was waiting for a kid to come out of the woodwork and put up an undeniable performance. Pageau has been that so far. There were points in the PLAYOFFS where he looked like the most complete player on the team. Not bad for a guy with 9 NHL games under his belt going into the post season. I think he's a lock to to make the team next year. With a coach who rewards quality of play the way P Mac does, what line he lands on will be squarely up to Pageau.
Lastly, as far as development goes, I actually think it's good for the young guys on the team to experience overcoming the struggle of a season filled with adversity, the glory of a dominant playoff win and then a pretty thorough ass kicking at the hands of the best team in their conference. Over the past two seasons there's been a lot of fast tracking of experience. Consider that as of this writing Jakob Silfverberg has played only 4 fewer playoff games than Rick Nash. No. 3 overall Kyle Turris, has now played 21 more than the entire Edmonton Oilers' top five in scoring. Unfair stat? Whatever fun is fun.
Several great looking young players are solidifying their sports in the lineup and there are more potential prospects than spots on a roster. Some smart moves and patience could turn this into a very, very dangerous team quickly.
We're a year closer to the heritage jersey being made our primary jersey
Varada: For real. This has to happen. Death to the 3-D head.
James: Yo. I'd like to remind everyone out there that IM ONLY FUCKIN WITH HOT SHIT. How are so many people still rocking that Senagoth jersey? The Heritage is the nicest jersey since the original one. OH SURPRISE, SURPRISE Fan designed and brought to prominence by a fan petition. Open your wallets and show that the other jersey's theyve tried to push on us stink. Just dive in. What a Karlsson uni isnt as safe a bet as an Alfie at this point? You leave the organization to their own devices and you get the SNES. You know what id like to see more than anything?
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Twasnt broke, twidn't need fixing.
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Yahong on May 28, 2013 at 1:16 pm said:
Ha yes, the heritage jersey is so beautiful it NEEDS to be the official one. The cream/beige white is seriously gorgeous with the red & black. I am poor but I will be willing to wear any jersey bought for me with pride. I am a large/x-large in Youth NHL sizes. 😉 😉
I think the best part for me about this season is that we managed to win a playoff round. I remember before diving in against Montreal that everyone was saying, "let's please win at least one, give our rookies some experience and take some steps forward in the organization", and that's exactly what we did. Sometimes I still have to go, "WHOA. We did it. We won four games against Montreal (and 3 in a row!) and moved onto the second round."
Personally, I really really really want Gonchar to come back for one more year. (#OneMoreYearGonch?) He makes the smart plays, the necessary plays, and though we might have some depth coming up in terms of d-men, I really don't think anyone will be able to replace Gonchar, even a 40-year-old Gonchar. I'm also a little wary, James, of resting all the "elite" responsibility on Karlsson-Methot. The pairing of Cowen-Wiercioch is very young, and I think I would be more afraid than not having them together as the second pair.
As for our depth: with successes like Pageau, I'm alternatively thrilled to see what else is hiding down in Binghamton, and afraid that we've used up all our prospect luck & everyone else will turn out like Bobby Butler. And the thing about depth is that it turns you into a contender team, yes… in about three years, minimum. There are some questions that need to be addressed now. Plus, I'm just impatient, haha.
PS: what are devil sticks? (I'm concerned about Googling this.)
Varada on May 28, 2013 at 5:03 pm said:
WHAT ARE DEVIL STICKS????
I feel old.
Oooh, I know what these are! I've always known them as flower sticks, though. (Don't feel old, you poor baby.)
worsteverything on May 29, 2013 at 9:28 am said:
Flower sticks? Back in Australia we called 'em WazzaDinkum Sticks …but then I learned that in Japan they are called Sparkle Wishes
Yahong on May 29, 2013 at 12:49 pm said:
YOU ARE WRONG according to WIkipedia *smug* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_sticks
PLG on May 29, 2013 at 11:46 am said:
Hello all, just a brief thank you for the fun year. R.I.P. Latendresse.
worsteverything on May 29, 2013 at 1:39 pm said:
Thanks for reading! There's a new Farewell Latendresse post up now for your perusal! Dont be a stranger!
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A DB 407 sorozat, vagy más néven a Siemens Velaro D a Siemens Mobility legújabb nagysebességű villamosmotorvonat-sorozata. A motorvonat a Siemens Velaro motorvonatcsaládra épül, németországi használatra. Tervezett darabszám: 16 motorvonat. A DB még 2008 decemberében 15 nyolcrészes, 460 ülőhelyes, 200 m hosszú nagysebességű vonatszerelvényt rendelt meg a Siemenstől, melyeket a cég 2011 3. negyedévétől szállít le.  A Velaro D négy-áramnemű kialakítása (15 / 25 kV AC és 1,5 / 3 kV DC) lehetővé teszi, hogy Németországon kívül Franciaországban, Belgiumban és Svájcban is közlekedhet.

A nemzetközi nagysebességű személyszállításban elért erős növekedés után, a Német Vasutak (DB) úgy döntött, tovább növeli, ICE 3 (406) flottáját. Az új ICE 3-sok 407-es néven ismertek, a DB saját hálózatán fognak üzemelni továbbá észak és kelet Franciaországban és Belgiumban, s első alkalommal dél-Franciaországban is.

Az 500 millió euró értékű megrendelés 2 000 munkahelyet biztosít csak Németországban. A vonatok gyártása jelenleg teljes erővel folyik. Az új ICE 3-nál az egyik fejlesztési cél a nagysebességű vonatok energiatakarékosabb kialakítása volt. Ennek érdekében a Siemens az alumínium korábbiaknál szélesebb körű alkalmazását tervezte meg. Az összesen 120 kocsiszekrény járművenként 190 alumíniumprofilból épül fel. A legnagyobbakból, a 21 méter hosszú, 650 kg tömegű alumínium elemekből az oldalfalak készülnek. A 2000 °C hőmérsékleten történő alumíniumhegesztés rendkívül nagy szakmai felkészültséget igényel. A kocsiszekrények 25 m hosszúak és nyers szerkezeti állapotban 10 tonnát nyomnak. Az előd-típusoknál áramvonalasabbra tervezett szerelvények halkabbak és energia-takarékosabbak is azoknál.

Története
Alleo a neve annak a közös vállalkozásnak, mely a Párizs–München és a Párizs–Frankfurt am Main járatokat üzemelteti. Elég hamar siker sztori lett, mely arra késztette az SNCF-et és a DB-t is, hogy felvesse a lehetőségét egy nagysebességű vonal kiépítésének Strasbourg és Dijon között, hatékony kapcsolatot teremtve délnyugat-Németország és délkelet-Franciaország között, sőt, a későbbiekben a mediterrán térséggel is.

Világos volt, hogy ha a DB megjelenik a piacnak ezen szegmensén, több olyan vonatra lesz szüksége, mely a nemzetközi üzemeltetésnek megfelel. Így 2007 nyarán, 15 nagysebességű, többfeszültségű vonat legyártására írtak ki tendert. A Deutsche Bahn csoport gépészeti, és beszerzési részlegei határozott instrukciókat kaptak, hogy azokat a vonattípusokat részesítsék előnyben, melyek közül már szállítottak, vagy szállításra készen álltak abban az időben, ezzel bátorítva az ajánlattevőket. A tender kiírást üzemeltetési és kereskedelmi pályázati feltételekre alapozták, s egész Európában 2007 harmadik negyedévének végéig reklámozták.

Négy vezető európai gyártó jelezte érdeklődését és küldte el a teljes pályázati anyagát 2007 év végére. Ezekben hangsúlyozták, hogy a vonatok eleget tesznek a TSI-nek és alkalmasak négyáramrendszer használatára. 320 km/h sebességgel 25 kV, valamint 15 kV váltakozó áramú hálózaton, 1,5 kV és 3 kV egyenáramon pedig 220 km/h sebességgel kellett tudni közlekedniük. Lehetővé kellett tenni ezeknek a vonatoknak a futását a német, a francia és a belga vonalakon, további biztosítani kellett a lehetőségét annak, hogy a későbbiekben a svájci és/vagy a holland hálózatokon is közlekedhessenek. A Deutsche Bahn sikeresen kizárta a pályázati konzorciumok kialakulását, mindig is valódi versenyt szeretett volna a pályázók között. Lehetetlen lett volna az ilyen jellegű pályázók jegyzése kevesebb idő alatt, mint ami valójában meg volt engedve, és 2008 márciusára a DB így is rengeteg pályázatot kapott két vállalattól. Kiderült, hogy ezek a cégek megfelelő tárgyalási alapokat fektettek le: Egy dupla szintes vonatajánlat érkezett az Alstomtól hasonló vonatokkal mint a TGV 2N2, melyet "RGV 2N2"-nek kereszteltek, és egy hagyományos vonat a Siemenstől, melyet Velaro D-nek neveztek el. A DB-t igen rosszul érintette, hogy a másik két gyártó, melyek eredetileg érdeklődésüket fejezték ki, visszaléptek a tendertől. A tenderek átgondolása és az alternatívák felajánlása után, a két versenyzőt arra ösztökélte, hogy egymással versenytárgyalásokat kezdve vegyenek részt a megmérettetésen. Az intenzív tárgyalássorozat következtében, mely rendkívül nehéz időszak volt a felek számára, és mely idő alatt számos technikai részlet sikeresen le lett fektetve, a Siemens egyik ajánlatáról döntés született 2008 végére. Az előfeltételek közül a legfontosabb egy gyakorlatias, de precíz leírás megléte volt a kereskedelmi és technikai követelményekről.

Felépítése
A kocsik padlójában, az oldalfalakban és a tető alatt bonyolult kábel- és vezetékrendszer van. Ezek látják el a vonatvezető mellett az utasokat is az aktuális információkkal. Az első és másodosztály egyaránt fel van szerelve  video-képernyőkkel. A fedélzeti hálózat a világítást, a klímaberendezést, a szellőztetést és a fűtést is kiszolgálja. A vasúti közlekedésben a biztonságot tökéletes irányítástechnikának kell garantálnia. A szerelvények összeállításánál és rendezésénél mindazonáltal előfordulhatnak ütközések. A szerelvény orrában rejtőző "crash'-modul célja az ütközési energia elnyelése, de egyben a javításokat gyorsabbá és olcsóbbá is teszi. A Velaro D számára az ICE 3 korábbi építési konstrukcióját átdolgozták és illesztették a legújabb fejlesztési eredményekhez. A Velaro D többáramnemű kialakítása biztosítja, hogy Németországon kívül Franciaországban, Belgiumban is közlekedhet, az ottani vasúthálózatok eltérő tápfeszültsége ellenére. Ezen kívül összekapcsolható lesz a korábban gyártott ICE 3-mal, ami a német vasúti menetrendbe való rugalmas beilleszthetőségét teszi lehetővé. Például egy ilyen szerelvény két egysége először együtt halad, majd egy közbenső állomáson a vonat szétválik, és a két ICE 3 két különböző útvonalon ill. célállomások felé folytathatja útját. Ez a rugalmasság az utasok számára is kedvező. Mint ahogy az is kedvező, hogy a Velaro keveset fogyaszt: utasonként 100 km-re mindössze 0,33 l benzin-egyenértéket. Szén-dioxid kibocsátása is ennek megfelelően alacsony szintű: a légi közlekedéshez képest 90%-kal kevesebb üvegházhatású gázzal szennyezi a légkört utaskilométerenként 320 km/h utazási sebesség mellett.

Az osztott hajtásnak köszönhetően a tengelyterhelése nem éri el a 17 tonnát, úgy, hogy minden második tengely hajtott.

A TSI (Technical Specification of Interoperability) szerint a vonathossz 200 m, mely dupla-trakció alkalmazásával 400 méterre bővíthető. Az össze- és szétcsatolás gyorsan megvalósítható, így a 400 méteres vonat egy köztes állomástól 2 vonatként folytathatja az útját, emellett az előd ICE 3-mal is csatlakoztatható.

A vonatokon a TCN (Train Communication Network) feladatát jellemzően egy félvonaton belül az MVB, a félvonatok és a trakciók között a standartizált WTB látja el. A fékrendszereket a felügyeleti rendszer vezérli, ez határozza meg, hogy adott esetben a pneumatikus vagy az energiavisszatermelő örvényáram fék milyen arányban kerül alkalmazásra.

Általános jellemzők
Az egyik feltűnő pont az új vonattal kapcsolatban, hogy a legnagyobb sebességét 320 km/h–ra csökkentették (a 403 és 406-os ICE3-k 330 km/h-hoz képest). Továbbá a 406-ossal ellentétben a holland pályákra való alkalmassága egyelőre nem tervezett. Az ügyfél azt is hangoztatta röviddel a szállítási szerződés megkötésével, hogy az új vonatok képesek lesznek az SBB hálózatán üzemelni. A flexibilitás csak úgy, mint a felszereltség az alapját képezik az új vonatokkal szemben támasztott követelményeknek. Ez teszi lehetővé például, a csendes zónák felszereltségét és elhelyezését, az étkezőkocsiban elhelyezett külön csoportosított ülőhelyeket, vagy a kerekesszékes zónák megfelelő kialakítását. A DB ezekkel a lehetőségekkel élt, míg az új vonatok építési munkái meg nem kezdődtek, a tárolópolcok elrendezésére vonatkozó előírásokkal, a páholyos üléselrendezés részleteiről az egymással szembe néző székek pozicionálására, és a vendéglátó-ipari létesítményekre vonatkozóan.

Belsőtér-elrendezés
A vonatok elrendezését illetően az egyik megjegyzendő változtatás az új modellben az ún. "várózónák" eltűnése rögtön a fülkék mögött. Most erre a területre összpontosították azokat a berendezéseket, melyek a kocsihoz és funkcióihoz tartoznak. Ez a megoldás előnyökkel szolgál a karbantartási munkálatok során. Ez az elrendezés lehetővé tette az automata vonatszabályozó eszközök által foglalt teljes térfogat optimalizálását, továbbá a jelentősen rövidebb kábelhosszok szintén növelték a tömegtakarékosságot a kocsivégeken.

Az elhatározás, hogy nélkülözzék a fülkés elrendezést mindkét osztályon lehetővé tette, hogy 444-re növekedjen a foglalható ülőhelyek száma mind a két motorvonatban (beleértve a 111 első osztályút plusz a 16 étkezőszéket). Az ülőhelymegosztás a 407-en százalékosan a következő 1. osztály 24%, másodosztály 72% (plusz 4% az étkezőben), mely sokban hasonló a 406 F (22% : 78%, étkező szék nélküli) modellhez. Az étkezőszékek egy első osztályú nyílt-szalonos kocsiban kaptak helyet. A kiszolgálózóna a következő kocsiban található hosszában, így megfelelő a tér a kerekes székeseknek és a kiszolgálópultnak.

Ez az első olyan kocsik egyike a Deutsche Bahn nagytávolságú vonatai között, melyet lifttel szeretlek fel a tolókocsisok részére. A vonat mindkét oldalán található egy kerekesszékbeemelő-lift 350 kg-os terhelhetőséggel, s különlegességük, hogy a legalacsonyabb peronmagasságon is képesek dolgozni (azaz 550 mm-el a sín felett). A lifteket a vonatszemélyzet működteti.

Egy megfelelően túlméretezett és speciális dizájnnal rendelkező univerzális WC szolgál a kerekes székben utazók rendelkezésére.

Az új vonatok vizuális megjelenése erősen hasonlít az ICE család korábbi tagjaira, noha az új ICE3 bonyolult és komoly modernizáción esett át. Egy jó példa erre, az utasok orientálása, ezzel a látássérült utasok mozgásának könnyebbé tétele volt a cél. Most már élvezhetik a braille feliratok által nyújtott lehetőségeket, amelyek először a modernizált ICE 1-ben a székeknél és a kocsi átjárójában, s most már a helyfoglalásban is segítenek.

Az utasok számára kialakított információs rendszer a szokásos információs tartalmat most a mennyezetre rögzített kijelzőkön közli, s ezt tetszés szerint lehet programozni fénykép-, film- vagy grafikus tartalmakra. A rendszer, mely ezeket a kijelzőket működteti, továbbfejlődött és továbbra is az utasok tájékoztatására (az alkalmas csatlakozások változásáról, késésekről, nemzetközi állomások vágányváltozásairól, vagy a vonat-szétkapcsolásokról) szolgálnak.

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HMI integration: Cloud-based solutions can help highly connected enterprises retrieve plant data faster and more efficiently, where and when they need it, through human-machine interfaces (HMIs). In Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things concepts, smart factories have real-time access to plant floor information, enabling management, engineers, and technicians to gather information and make decisions based on collected data.
As highly connected enterprises continue to seek ways to retrieve plant data faster and more efficiently, many have turned to cloud-based solutions to provide this level of functionality where and when they need it. Many experts regard this as a key consideration in the development of Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT) concepts. [See related articles below.] While these are much buzzed-about topics for "technology futurists," more applications are applying the core concepts in the field today.
The open connectivity provided through use of cloud services allows data from the shop floor to be supplied to any human machine interface (HMI), enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or other connected interface via any number of standard access methods.
In addition, cloud connectivity supports multiple communications platforms, including but not limited to TCP/IP, Direct SQL, and OPC UA, among others, giving it the flexibility to painlessly integrate into just about any existing control system. The OPC UA standard is particularly important to ensure security of more connected systems through built-in encryption technology, protecting sensitive plant data without requiring expert handling. Security being designed into the open OPC UA specification has pushed it into the lead for Industry 4.0 communications standards and will play an important role in the industrial market as the realization of the IoT develops.
Regardless of how effectively companies can transmit plant data to the cloud, access via the cloud could be for naught without a robust system to capture data and monitor/transmit all relevant information, coupled with a modern HMI for users on the plant floor. Effective on-site HMI solutions play an important role, providing reliable remote access and superior plant floor functionality. HMI systems implemented into a PC-based control system offer an easy route into further cloud use, and a feature-rich, on-site option for viewing and interacting with plant floor data.
While "hyper-connected" systems more easily enable integration of cloud connectivity, users need not make sacrifices regarding day-to-day in-house functionality. PC-based systems offer a wealth of features to fortify and streamline existing systems. Multi-touch technology, for example, enables the creation of far more dynamic HMI concepts for plant-spanning views and the ability to zoom in on areas of concern with pinch-to-zoom functionality. It is possible to develop interface designs that use up to five individual simultaneous points of touch. With more information to manage than ever before, the ability to more flexibly interact with the operator interface is a key consideration to prevent the machine operator from getting left behind in the march toward enterprise-level connectivity and big data.
Another way to modernize HMI at the plant floor level can be found in networking advances for integrating power, display data, and touch functionality into one CAT6 cable to streamline control systems and reduce the number of components, lowering overall costs as well as decreasing assembly time. In addition, the cable has the ability to transmit over distances of up to 100 m, freeing the operator from the constraints of having to be directly next to the data collection point. This functionality also can be used to transmit data to additional HMI access points within the facility, allowing those not directly on the plant floor to receive the required information and act accordingly, whether to make changes to the production parameters or to improve overall plant efficiency.
The Industry 4.0 end goal of "smart factories" necessitates real-time access to plant floor information in many cases. This applies not only to the local HMI, but also remotely, to enable management, engineers, and technicians to gather information and make decisions based on this collected data. Collaboration with teams globally is possible, as team members can access the data, day or night and on their timelines. Trends in data analytics indicate the need to bridge the gap between access on the fly and access in the cloud. PC-based control solutions represent an elegant option to provide answers for this dilemma, as the openness and flexibility of the system enables simple, painless access to any number of platforms, programming languages, and communication standards. This is done without requiring complex hardware add-ons or numerous software platforms. One PC-based software environment can combine traditional automation technology (AT) and programming with IT/computer science programming.
Selecting a modern PC-based control solution offers the best of both worlds: a powerful front line solution, and a scalable platform that flexibly adapts to implement any cloud-based access method chosen by the user. Whether the technology exists today or is invented tomorrow, PC-based control already has the tools in place to bridge the divide, cost-effectively and efficiently.
– Daymon Thompson and Reid Beilke are product specialists, Beckhoff Automation. Edited by Mark T. Hoske, content manager, CFE Media, Control Engineering, mhoske@cfemedia.com.
www.controleng.com/archives November links to additional related information.
Cloud-based solutions can help highly connected enterprises retrieve plant data faster and more efficiently, where and when they need it, through human-machine interfaces (HMIs).
With Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things concepts, smart factories have real-time access to plant floor information, enabling management, engineers, and technicians to gather information and make decisions based on collected data.
Greater integration helps the end goal of "smart factories" with real-time access to plant floor information.
Do you have a plan for increasing information flow in your processes, ensuring smarter, real-time decisions?


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Add $126 CAD for a roundtrip checked bag.
You can also try the WOWSALE promo code on all of WOW Air's other flights to Europe between September and December, but the prices to most other destinations aren't that amazing after you factor in the bag fees.
There are a few that are pretty decent....
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5 Responses to "Toronto to Reykjavik, Iceland - $214 CAD (personal item) to $340 CAD (checked bag) roundtrip including taxes "
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Self-Cultivating Jewelry in China
By Kellie Riggs
Body Alchemy
November 7–19, 2015
China Academy of Art's Contemporary Art Museum, Hangzhou, China
It started with an egg, I was told, as many things do. All things have to start somewhere, and finding just the right departure point when organizing a cross-cultural exhibition of over 80 international artists is a crucial first step. The theme, Body Alchemy, though rather fitting with curator Ruudt Peters—who has circled back, both as curator and artist, to this subject and has spent extensive time in China doing research—was actually chosen by the show's host institution. The 35 Chinese artists included were picked from an initial larger list provided by co-curator Zhou Wu, the dean of the College of Crafts at China Academy of Art (CAA), from which Peters made final selections. And the 51 remaining artists who fulfilled the western counterpart of the exhibition (plus their specific pieces) were picked by Peters with free reign. So somewhere in the Internet space hovering between the Netherlands and China, this exhibition was organized in virtual cooperation. The timeline from conception to debut: three short months. Exhibition length: 12 days. Seminar length: two days. But the budget? B I G. Six figures big.
Body Alchemy, though not exactly a groundbreaking concept, was an appropriate choice to accommodate the many individual voices the show aspired to showcase. That's mainly because it is an easy choice for a show consisting of contemporary jewelry (primarily) and hollowware: By nature, the work, in all its diversity, cannot turn its back on the body. The show's title poetically admits this, but also risks seeming just a convenient umbrella under which to place a lot of different jewelry.
When investigating how the idea of "Body Alchemy" underscores a more Chinese sensibility and relationship to jewelry and art in general, easy starts to drift to apt. Chinese art is still arguably very much a national art, coming from a unique and specific cultural history that's difficult to strip away. Whatever the vantage point, the theme ultimately does ask the viewer to re-acknowledge jewelry's unique symbiosis with the body, and it reminds the artist and student alike to be appreciative of it, to not forget it. This is not a bad thing. It also kept even the most conceptual work on exhibition humble.
So back to the egg, or rather, Carrying Device for an Egg, by Sigurd Bronger (Norway). This was the first piece of jewelry Peters selected for the show, and the rest of the selection was built up from there. Were the chosen artists the best qualified to speak on behalf of jewelry's bodily role? Out of all the work that makes up this world of contemporary jewelry, were these 200+ pieces our best and most diverse examples?
Many of the included pieces required the viewer to figure out how exactly they played with, or adhered to, the theme, in all of the infinite and subtle possibilities. I certainly found myself trying to crack some code of why certain work was there, or with what aim Peters called on particular pieces. Some work that at first seemed out of place came to make more sense with time and reflection. Wen Hsien Hsu's (Taiwan) Between Series brooches—silk stitched cotton fabric rolled like measuring tape, used to determine the figurative distance between things like passion and apathy—are a good example; the work only begins to make sense after learning the artist's full intentions. Some of the other work, meanwhile, seemed completely out of context: Norman Weber's (Germany) gold brooches from the Bijou Series (2015) come to mind (though his Flocked Balls, 2014, did work), as do Benedict Fischer's (Austria) bright-colored, large plastic brooches (2014). I recall being particularly baffled when I found Peter Skubic's (Austria) Pedestals for an Invisible Ring (2015), made of colorfully painted cardboard—but we'll let that one slide, given its charm.
Some of the more formally sculptural jewelry struggled to speak loudly among other conceptual contributions; certain pieces from Estela Saez (Spain) and Annamaria Zanella (Italy), for example, felt too industrial to relate to the theme. At times, while walking around the two enormous oval-shaped spaces that housed the exhibition, I got the sense that the lineup of artists had to fulfill some kind of international prerequisite, that some selections were consequently checks off a set list of countries. Whether that was CAA's or Peters's striving for diversity, it was both good and bad, and for every downswing in this exhibition there was an upswing: While some of the inclusions felt like too much of a stretch, others may have mistakenly been left out otherwise. Carine Terreblanche (South Africa) comes to mind, whose carved jelutong wood pieces, Clues and Indie Pendant (2013), were a positive addition to the selection, and work I've never seen before.
Finding pieces that truly fit the theme's bill took some time but wasn't difficult. Christoph Zellweger (Switzerland), who often speaks about the natural versus cultured body and the blurred line between, had some of the more literal successes in the show. His leather works from the Hip Piece series (2002)—which welcomed the visitor into the first room—and his transparent blown-glass blobs from the series Excess (2012) were perfect anchors for the exhibition. More symbolic examples came from Ted Noten (Netherlands) with objects ranging in materials from the series Crosses from Tokyo to Moscow (2015). Although placed far apart and not visually similar, I found them to be a nice complement to Guo Xin's (China) filigree and clay Metamorphosis pendants, which reflect the meditative qualities of jewelry and speak about sincerity.
Although it could be of value in this text to continue to describe other successful pieces similarly, it just can't happen. There's too much work, and yet another code to crack: Each piece was paired with another, placed in binary display cases. More often than not, an Asian artist was paired with a non-Asian artist. A dialogue was meant to be created between each pairing, between East and West, Peters told me, and the pairings were sometimes laborious, sometimes serendipitous. Trying to discover the relationship between the pieces—whether it was more formal, conceptual, or emotional—was often fun.
There were hits and some real misses. The sign of a good match is when both entities are lifted up via their association to one another. Ke Zhen Wang's (China) impressive silver Bone Artifacts (2008) were the perfect visual consequence to Aaron Decker's (United States) Tank (2014), a brooch that is part of a series that includes Debris and Bomb. Lucy Sarneel's (Netherlands) Grey Beady brooch (2013) gave Donghyun Kim's (Korea) tin-plated copper vessel, Rising (2012), the contemporary twist it deserved; his immaculate craftsmanship was luscious and overwhelming in all of his pieces.
A surprising but solid pairing: Christiane Förster's (Germany) lightly enameled silver pieces (2015), delicate like fragile folded paper, were not particularly interesting or relevant to the show until I saw one next to Xiao Liang's (China) work. His intestinal stuffed-silk brooches, dusted with colored growths, similarly came alive through the association. The rest of the pieces of both artists then earned another look—especially Liang's. His Incessantly Chatter series (2015), in particular, turned out to be one of the most curious and fresh inclusions in the whole exhibition.
Having the right lens with which to look through is a vital component of good exhibition making. Because the lack of context and stark environment did nothing for the many works, the pieces were even more reliant on the right pairing, like in the last examples, to be seen and understood. Unfortunately this didn't happen every time and some good work consequently suffered: Although beautiful, Tore Svensson's (Sweden) giant raised iron bowls (2013) did nothing for Jing He's (China) Potential Pins 1-3 (2014), for example. Which is a pity: Jing's work is super-relevant and refreshing in the world of contemporary jewelry, not to mention some of the smartest work in the room. There were just too many pairs.
Big shows are often bad or boring shows because they lack vision, appearing as a survey of Contemporary Jewelry 101, and at times feel like work, with so many individual pieces that deserve attention. Going in initially I was afraid of this. An overriding question when visiting the show was indeed why Peters would associate his name to such a formless curatorial project in comparison to what he is known for. His far more complex past curatorial endeavors, like Lingam, or any number of his own exhibitions for that matter, usually take every last detail into account while utilizing some relatively innovative display mechanism. Some of the things that were skimped (missing labels, bad carpet, banal display cases, etc.) probably fell through the cracks of time constraints, co-organization, and compromise. I do know that Peters had other ideas in mind for what the jewelry should be displayed on, but a bunch of Plexi boxes he got instead. Did this setup manage to communicate a basic understanding or appreciation of all the pieces, or lend them a collective meaning regardless? I can't say I know, and perhaps it is a moot point anyway, considering there are hardly any alternatives when it comes to displaying that many individual works securely.
But let's ignore all that; there are bigger fish to fry. The show's real purpose goes far beyond examining "the spiritual chemistry between body and jewelry," as Peters says the show does. The money for this expensive project was spent elsewhere; many of its international artists were flown in to attend the opening—as I was—and with that came a costly seminar. The speakers: Carin Reinders, director of CODA Museum (Netherlands); Liesbeth den Besten (Netherlands), historian and writer; Guo Xin (China), head of the jewelry and metals studio in the College of Fine Arts at Shanghai University; Zheng Hong Wang (China), head of the jewelry studio at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou; Fan Zhang (China), artist; David Huycke (Belgium) artist; Tanel Veenre, artist (Estonia); Tarja Tuupanen, artist (Finland); and Christoph Zellweger.
If Body Alchemy worked as a title for the exhibition, it was more confusing for the seminar, as was the program itself: a combination of traditional artists talks, museum introductions, a random-seeming video by Hilde De Decker (Belgium) and a talk from Peters about his own work—and not the show—that left me puzzled as to what the takeaway should be, or the point of it all. Finding common ground? Sharing cultural tendencies? Establishing universal values in jewelry? The contributions from the West tended to be convoluted, not to say self-centered. In contrast, the Chinese contributions by Xin, Fang, and Wang felt they were more about sharing and broadening their own perspectives and that of others: They were quite enlightening, providing a real window through which to see and better understand jewelry from a scene we still know very little about. It was only during the post-presentation Q&A that the relationship between East and West in contemporary jewelry became a real point of debate, and concepts like shared identities, distance, communication, and otherness were discussed.
But by trying to assess whether the seminar of the exhibition "did well," this review might miss the bigger point made by our hosts. What should probably go on record here is a $100,000 indication that China wants to play in the contemporary jewelry big leagues. CAA isn't the only one in China flexing its muscles: In late October of 2015, the Beijing International Contemporary Metal & Jewellery Art Exhibition (BIC.MAJA) opened at the China Millennium Monument Museum of Art, apparently displaying more than 300 works from artists of more than 20 countries. The pieces were selected via a juried submission process, and people like artist and gallerist Sofia Björkman (Sweden) and artists Lauren Kalman and Timothy Veske-McMahon (both United States) were flown out to attend the opening. The show lasted 16 days. Then, following in December, the similarly titled Beijing International Jewelry Art Exhibition was opened at the Innovation Park of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, as part of Beijing Design Week. In this case many renowned international schools with contemporary jewelry programs—like the Royal College of Art (United Kingdom), the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich (Germany), Alchimia Contemporary Jewelry School in Florence (Italy), and many more—were part of the organization committee. The selections were again made by submission, the show lasting 14 days (why all these spectacularly expensive shows only lasted a few weeks at the most is beyond me).
But Hangzhou's insight to invite a sole European curator to organize their lineup signifies a greater respect for what's happening elsewhere in the world, that they want to really connect to that. An easy assumption to make is that this gesture is also an accord. China wants to properly introduce "Western" contemporary jewelry to Chinese students and the Chinese public. And in return, it wants to be invited to play on Europe's playground.
But what if it was in fact about bringing attention to its very own playground, asking international eyes to look at what's been happening there all along? What if we were the ones who have the most to learn, and to gain? The relatively short history of China's contemporary jewelry education programs makes it hard for some to accept that this is a history worth learning about. CAA, for example, only began to incorporate jewelry into its curriculum in 2004. Like in other schools, many of its current professors got their jewelry education in Europe or the US before returning to implement similarly structured programs into Chinese institutions. But a shorter history doesn't necessarily make the work any less relevant. Maybe "we" just don't yet know how to see it, and paying attention includes trying to empathize with cultures far away from what's familiar or more accessible. We have to hold on to the fact that contemporary jewelry is academic, yes, but nothing without recognizing individual culture or identity.
Accordingly, the discovery of new work should also be in clear focus. And that's what's actually good about a big and seemingly boring survey; when paying attention there are many exciting things to be discovered.
A lot of the more intriguing pieces I discovered in the Body Alchemy exhibition did indeed come from Chinese artists. It seems right to conclude by briefly discussing some here—though most of the whys and hows of their origins remain a mystery to me. Chai Jichang's enigmatic spikey, curly, black found-object brooches called The Series of Ruin—Heavy Metal (2013), seemed from another, darker universe. Ming Gu's blobby neon, creature-like silicone objects (each called Miss.Guan (2013) and designated as rings yet strangely not identifiable as such) were freshly otherworldly and exciting. I just wished I could have picked them up! Xiao Liu's Immortal Symbol Series (2012–2013) exerted a more subtle fascination; plastic shopping bags were completely transformed into 20 multicolored geometric forms. When the individual pendants are laid out symmetrically in the right way, the shapes—that I'm told are related to cut jade—create the figure of some kind of head totem …
By placing talented Chinese artists like these on the same list of big names from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, the US, New Zealand, etc., the Chinese organizers of Body Alchemy are being smart. Their decision demonstrates that the sphere that's been created around this field elsewhere in the world is appreciated. Europe should show mutual appreciation. That's where the opportunity lies, I think, for galleries, museums, and collectors … It is beneficial for everyone to be more inclusive of Chinese and Asian jewelers and metalsmiths, to learn more about the contexts from where that work originates, and to take new initiative in seeking new work without having to be invited on a free ticket. Because much of what is being done over there is good and it doesn't matter if there's European influence or training in the mix or not, the work is still Chinese. Peters himself even said something of this nature to me, during an interview: "When a cat gives birth in an oven they will not be born small breads. They will still be cats."[1]
[1] Ruudt Peters in conversation with author, June 2012.
Kellie Riggs
Kellie Riggs was born in 1986 and grew up on Whidbey Island, WA. She is a recent Fulbright Grantee based in Italy where she maintains a studio practice and continues her research on contemporary jewelry's relation to the visual arts. She received a BFA in Jewelry + Metalsmithing from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2011 and is the founder of www.greater-than-or-equal-to.com.
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We are alive and well after the loft conversion. You may have been wondering where we are – that thought has crossed our minds too!
There was I thinking we'd have it all decked out in a week. Reality check! These things take a while.
So thought I'd start with introducing the hallway.
Of course, we now have an extra flight of stairs. This lends itself rather well to forgetting what we have gone up for.
We had a good idea of what we wanted and have always dreamed of having a carpet runner. So, with our blank canvas, we had the opportunity to start afresh.
We opted to keep the walls a neutral colour (Natural Hessian) primarily because we have a tiled hall floor and we wanted to make changes that were in keeping with this. It is one of the things that we really love in the home. We had this floor laid when we moved in back in 2001.
This type of floor would probably have been an original feature of a house like ours which was built circa 1905. Sadly, fashion over the years meant that somewhere along the line it was removed.
I also saw on the Living etc Home Tours a black stair rail which I thought would fit in rather well with the neutral walls and hallway floor. The rest of the paintwork was white which included the stairs themselves.
We went for it and opted just to have the posts and handrails painted in a matt black with everything else white. You will see how our carpenter has matched our new spindles to the existing ones.
And then for the choice of carpet.
Once again, we were agreed on stripes. Sounds simple – right? Yes, we thought so too.
But if you have ever shopped for striped carpet, you will know that there are stripes and there are stripes. Couple this with not being 100% sure on the colour we should go for and you've got yourself a whole load of choice.
After taking lots of samples back and forth, we finally decided that a primarily black striped mix would look best as well as being practical on a well used staircase.
We chose one with a grey and a beige stripe alongside the black which worked well with the colour of the walls too.
I took the picture below on one leg, leaning backwards to try to capture the view looking down (without my feet in it).
Don't forget to look away!
I also have some useful pointers which I have included below. The parts where we had to make choices.
Obviously not all stairs run straight. There will be several turns. Equally the stairs on a turn will be larger. It is on these stairs that you have the choice of whether to have the carpet cut to follow the previous stairs or whether you have the carpet squared off so that the pattern follows.
The third stair up is the one to look at in the picture below. With the advice of the fitter, we chose to have the carpet squared off. It's probably not something you would notice if it wasn't pointed out. Nevertheless, you may be given the choice.
As tends to be the case with old houses, the existing framework can be a little higgledy piggledy. Generally things don't line up, neither is anything straight. It makes hanging things interesting!
One of our stairs happened to be much larger than the rest so the squaring off technique didn't look as it should. After much deliberation (myself and the carpet fitter), we decided that following the existing line was the best way here.
Again, you wouldn't notice unless you were asked.
And then there is the landings. Do you want the whole landing carpeted or the runner with gaps around the edges. We opted for the former. The runner is tacked under the top stair and then the landing carpet is laid as a separate piece.
And the same rule applies on the next flight of stairs. Notice how the landing carpet is laid so that the stripes follow.
Another little conundrum we had was that where the hall tiles finished and there had previously been a carpet – well, we had a rather nice gap. See below. No runner was going to fill this little crevice.
We were recommend several solutions, none of which were available in time. As luck would have it, Iron Man came to the rescue by using a dark grey grouting and once again, you wouldn't notice – unless it was pointed out.
And that is the area complete. We are really chuffed with the results and our choices. We also used a local independent retailer which is good to be able to do. Fabulous service.
It is probably also worth pointing out that the fitting is done in two phases. The first is to cut the carpet out. Every stair is an individual piece. The carpet is then sent away for 'whipping'. That is edging to you and I. You will need to choose a colour for your whipping. We chose black. If you look closely, you will see this in the pictures.
The second visit is for the actual laying of the carpet. This took about four hours. It's a very fiddly job.
Next stage is to adorn the walls with some love. And boy do I love a photograph and some wall art. This will need lots of thought. Those bare walls are aching for some love, it looks like nobody lives here at the moment!
And lighting is also on the agenda.
Good! I'm glad you put this post up so I have a virtual version as well as the real life version I saw( when I foisted myself upon you for Blogfest) because we need a new stair carpet and love stripes. However, because ours is a new house we don't have lovely solid wood stairs so we'll need to have our carpet all the way across. Boo Hoo!!! I do love your choice of colours for the stair rail and the flooring in the hallway. It really does have wow factor. All you need is a massive framed print of the selfie I took of all of us on your sofa last week and the look will be complete!
Thanks Jane. I'll see how the photo comes out when enlarged! What are your stairs made of then as a matter of interest?
I want to say plywood? Think that's what it is. – New houses!!!!
It looks lovely, I may move in!
It looks great! I would love a staircase with a carpet runner on it, I think it looks really smart.
Blimey! Who knew it would be so complicated! Well done, Nick! It looks fabulous. Can't wait to view in person!!!
Thank you Fionnuala. I imagine the grey looks very stylish too – obviously the black is a little more forgiving in terms of hand prints. We had white before and that showed every little detail. Thank you for your comment.


Simone Biles competes on the vault during the women's team final at the 45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Guangxi Sports Center Stadium on Oct. 8, 2014 in Nanning, China.
They were rising stars in waiting.
When the London 2012 Olympic Games were held, gymnast Simone Biles, then just 15 years old, watched TV coverage at her former training gym in Houston. Triathlete Katie Zaferes was working babysitting jobs in Syracuse, New York.
"My coach put it on this giant wall we have so everyone watched it that day," Biles said, remembering the day in London when the U.S. women's gymnastics team, dubbed the "Fierce Five," won the Olympic team gold medal.
Since then, Biles has won two world all-around championships, vaulting onto an international platform she might share with 2012 Olympic gold medalists Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman and Kyla Ross, who are all still competing in hopes of defending their titles at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, which begin one year from today.
The Olympic dream first surfaced for Biles in 2008, when she watched the Beijing Olympic Games on TV.
on Aug. 30, 2014 in Edmonton, Alberta.
Zaferes is ranked No. 2 in the latest ITU World Triathlon Series Rankings, but her quest to qualify for her first Olympic Games is complicated by the athletes surrounding her in the rankings. Top-ranked Gwen Jorgensen and third-ranked Sarah True, both 2012 U.S. Olympians, earned their 2016 Olympic nods by finishing first and fourth at the ITU World Olympic Qualification Event earlier this month in Rio. Zaferes took sixth place, but only the top two U.S. athletes within the top eight could earn an Olympic bid, so Zaferes will have to secure her nomination in the spring.
Biles and Zaferes aren't the only stars looking to make their Olympic debuts in 2016. Other athletes who are in line to hit Rio for their first Games include WNBA All-Star Elena Delle Donne and NBA MVP Stephen Curry in basketball, Mary Cain in track, Sabrina Massialas in fencing, and Steele Johnson and Samantha "Murphy" Bromberg in diving.
In addition to Jorgensen and True, five other athletes have already earned bids to Rio (all qualifications and nominations are still pending approval by the United States Olympic Committee). First on that list is modern pentathlete Nathan Schrimsher, a 2010 Youth Olympian, who clinched his first Olympic nomination by merit of a third-place finish at the Pan American Games this past month in Toronto.
"I don't have words yet. It's not going to sink in for awhile," Scrimsher said afterward.
Another modern pentathlete, 32nd ranked Isabella Isaksen, is hoping to make her first Olympic team. If she does, she could join her older sister Margaux Isaksen, the world's ninth-ranked pentathlete who narrowly missed winning a medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Another set of siblings could join the Isaksens on the U.S. Olympic Team: Sabrina Massialas, the daughter of three-time Olympian Greg Massialas and a 2014 Youth Olympic champion herself, is hoping to join her older brother Alex Massialas, a 2012 Olympian, in Rio.
Three other athletes won't have to wait to secure their bids for their first Olympic Games: Table tennis' Yue "Jennifer" Wu and open water swimmers Jordan Wilimovsky and Sean Ryan already earned their first nominations as well.
Among the best of the rising stars in the pool is Simone Manuel, a sophomore-to-be at Stanford who won three medals at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships.
Other swimmers contending for their first Olympic spots include Maya DiRado, Tom Shields and Kevin Cordes.
No matter who represents Team USA in golf, they will be first-time Olympians, as golf is returning to the Olympic program in 2016 after having not been held since 1904. Based on the current Olympic Golf Rankings, the United States would send four men and four women to Rio.
round of the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits on Aug.
13, 2015 in Sheboygan, Wis.
Jordan Spieth (No. 1), Bubba Watson (No. 4), Jim Furyk (No. 6) and Dustin Johnson (No. 6) lead the U.S. men while Stacy Lewis (No. 3), Lexi Thompson (No. 8), Brittany Lincicome (No. 11) and Cristie Kerr (No. 12) lead the U.S. women.
It's the same situation for rugby sevens, the smaller-sided rugby game that makes its Olympic debut in Rio. Both the U.S. men and women's teams have already qualified. Among the leaders of the women's team are Lauren Doyle, Kelly Griffin and Kate Zackary, who each scored three times in the Olympic berth-clinching win over Mexico earlier this summer.
The United States has no shortage of talent when it comes to basketball, and the pipeline continues as new generations of stars rise on both the men's and women's side. Curry, who led the Golden State Warriors to the 2015 NBA title, could make his Olympic debut after playing on the U.S. teams that won world titles in 2010 and 2014.
On the women's side, Delle Donne is one of the sport's fastest rising stars after leading her Chicago Sky to the WNBA Eastern Conference finals as a second-year player last season. Tulsa Shock guard Skylar Diggins, who was taken one pick after Delle Donne in the 2013 WNBA Draft, was the league's Most Improved Player in 2014 and made the All-WNBA first team. And then there's 6-foot-8 center Brittney Griner, who led her Phoenix Mercury to the 2014 WNBA title and Team USA to the 2014 world title.
The U.S. women's field hockey team, which qualified for the Rio Games by winning the gold medal at the Pan American Games, could feature some Olympic debutants, including new national team members Loren Shealy, who led North Carolina to a pair of NCAA championship game appearances, and Ali Froede, a two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection with Miami (Ohio).
"It is an honor to be given the chance to represent my country and to play field hockey at the highest level," Shealy said.
On the track, distance runner Mary Cain qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials at age 16 and became the youngest finalist in the women's 1,500 at the 2013 world championships at age 17. She won the 2014 indoor national title in the 1,500 and has finished runner-up at that distance the last two years at the national outdoor championships.
Also rising quickly in women's track is Ajee' Wilson, who has won back-to-back U.S. indoor titles in the 800 and finished third in the 800 in the 2015 outdoor national championships. She won the world junior championship at that distance in 2012.
Shamier Little is also on a hot streak on the Road to Rio. The 20-year-old earned the 2014 U.S. junior 400-meter hurdles title before going on to claim the junior world championship title. This season, she has won gold at the NCAA Championships, Pan American Games and U.S. championships.
In diving, Amy Cozad was the first to secure an Olympic quota spot for the United States at the FINA World Championships, finishing sixth in the women's 10 meter. It was the highest finish in that event for an American woman since 2007.
Oriental Sports Center on July 15, 2014 in Shanghai, China.
A six-time senior national champion, Steele Johnson combined with 2012 Olympic champion David Boudia to win the bronze medal in the men's synchronized 10-meter at the 2014 FINA Diving World Cup. Other rising stars include Samantha "Murphy" Bromberg, a bronze medalist in the 2010 Junior World Championships, and Michael Hixon, who won a bronze medal in the men's 1-meter at the 2015 FINA World Championships and finished one spot out of the finals in the 3-meter event.
Rising athletes on the strong USA Shooting team include 18-year-old Lydia Paterson, who won an Olympic quota in women's air pistol, and 13-year-old pistol shooter Carson Saabye, who is the youngest member of the team in history.
Mackenzie Brown, LaNola Pritchard and Ariel Gibilaro, who are each resident athletes at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California, will be among those seeking Olympic berths in women's archery. Pritchard fell just one win short of clinching a quota spot in the 2015 World Archery Championships. Meanwhile, Brown recently won gold at a world cup in Wroclaw, Poland, where she also teamed with Pritchard and five-time Olympian Khatuna Lorig to earn Team USA's first-ever women's team world cup win.
Youth Olympic Games boxing champion Shakur Stevenson, who is the first U.S. male boxer to win a junior world championship and youth world championship, is a contender in boxing. The U.S. men were shut out of boxing medals at the London Games.
Rising through the waters in canoe/kayak is Michael Smolen, an 18-year-old native of Poland who did not obtain his citizenship in time to compete for the United States in 2012 in London.
And then there is Buck Davidson, the son of Olympic two-time gold medalist Bruce Davidson in equestrian, who is seeking his first Olympic berth after serving as an alternate for the 2012 and 2008 Olympic Games.
Adeline Gray, a two-time world champion, will go after an Olympics berth in women's wrestling. Also hoping to make their Olympic debuts are two-time world bronze medalist Alyssa Lampe and world silver medalist Helen Maroulis.
Doubles players Phillip Chew and Sattawat Pongnairat are among those chasing after a first Olympic medal for the United States in badminton. They won the Brazil International championship in 2013, finished third at the 2014 Peru International and won gold at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Paul D. Bowker has been writing about Olympic sports since 1990 and was Olympic assistant bureau chief for Morris Communications at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games. He also writes about Olympic sports for the Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Bowker has written for TeamUSA.org since 2010 as a freelance contributor on behalf of Red Line Editorial, Inc.


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Alex Meng, was interviewed by Professor Zhuang of Taiwan Mingchuan University recently. Professor Zhuang will be showing this video to his students as well as other staff members from the University's Radio/TV Department as part of his research about Radio Industry in China.
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Published 7:42 am Sunday, June 20, 2021
Tony N. Helmes, 69, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Baptist East Memorial Hospital in Memphis. He was the husband to Janet Helmes.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with interment to follow at Crowder Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, June 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wells Funeral Home as well as one hour visitation prior to the service on Wednesday.
Tony was born on Sept. 27, 1951, to the late Jimmy Lois Helmes and Jewel Etoile White Helmes in Marks. He worked as a mechanic during his lifetime with his brother and for the City of Batesville. Tony enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working out in the yard, which he took pride in.
Tony would be found spending time with his brothers cutting up and drinking coffee every morning. He had a special love for his grandchildren and great grandchildren, and was a member of the Enon Baptist Church.
The family he leaves behind to cherish his loving memory includes his wife, Janet Helmes of Batesville; one daughter, Lindsey Helmes Powell (Brandon) of Senatobia; two sons, Brad Helmes (Jamie) of Enid, and Toby Helmes of Batesville; one sister, Dorothy Nell Roberson of New Albany; three brothers, Billy Helmes of Batesville, Bobby Helmes of Batesville, and Jimmy Dale Helmes of Pope; 6 grandchildren, Mitchell Helmes, Kholton Helmes, Amber Helmes, Konnor Helmes, Addy Beth Powell, and Nora Kate Powell; 2 great-grandchildren, Kotton and Karoline Helmes.
Along with his parents, Tony is preceded in death by three sisters, Ginger Gray, Margaret "Bit" Sides, and Teresa "Sissy" Moore.
In lieu of flowers, the family ask if you wish to make any memorial contributions in Tony's name to do so to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The American Cancer Society, or Enon Baptist Church.
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