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Goodyear Airdock
This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.
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It is hard to tell from photos how LARGE this building really is!
Built in 1929, the almost unbelievably huge Goodyear Airdock in Akron, Ohio, was created as a space where blimps, airships, and dirigibles could be constructed, but building such a massive space created some pretty weird problems, such as indoor rain and putting the whole thing on rollers so that it can expand and contract with the seasons.
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For a brief, beautiful moment in the early 20th century it really seemed like airships and zeppelins were going to be the future of air travel, with docking towers built in major cities and aspirational advertisements filling Americans with dreams of luxury sky balloons. It was this era that led to the creation of the Goodyear Airdock. The almost comically large hangar stands over 200 feet tall and well over 1,000 feet long, all without any interior supports like pillars or struts. At the time of its completion the building was the largest of its kind in the world. The interior of the building holds over a million cubic meters of space in which to create massive lighter-than-air ships. To get the ships out of the airdock once they were completed, both of the rounded ends of the building actually slide apart like huge rounded wedge doors. Each of the doors weighs 600 tons and is powered by its own separate power plant. Of course construction on this grand scale created some surprising issues.
For one, the huge building was expected to expand and contract as the temperature changed, so much of the structure was placed on rollers so that it could do so without doing any structural damage. In addition, the temperature inside and outside the building would often be drastically different, creating a sort of indoor weather system. To combat this, rows of massive windows were installed on either side of the hangar, which open up to equalize the temperatures. Despite this, during certain conditions, condensation can accumulate in the upper air of the hangar and begin to "rain" on the builders below.
The Goodyear Airlock is not open to the public, but the monolithic black slug of a building can be seen by passersby on the highway.
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Is this the first sign that Samantha Cameron is now set to launch her own fashion label?
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Bethan Holt, Digital fashion editor
14 October 2016 • 5:30pm
Samantha Cameron
As soon as David Cameron announced before last year's general election that he wouldn't seek to serve a third term as Prime Minister, fashion industry talk soon turned to what Samantha Cameron might do next.
During her husband's six years in Downing Street, her own career had taken something of a back seat.
Although she continued to consult for British accessories label Smythson, Cameron had stepped back from her role as creative director to focus on charity work and supporting her husband.
Samantha Cameron on the day her family left Downing Street. Credit: Steve Parsons
That didn't mean her style presence wasn't still keenly felt. She savvily used her high profile position to promote British fashion, wearing homegrown designers for public engagements, attending London Fashion Week, acting as a judge in the BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund contest and hosting receptions at Downing Street for designers and industry insiders.
But once the Camerons departed number 10 in June, rumours began to swirl that Samantha and her aide Isabel Spearman, who formerly worked as a PR for Anya Hindmarch and is a close friend of Samantha's half-sister Flora Astor, would be going into business together with their own fashion collection.
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It seems that there is now some firm evidence that a label is on the cards. On 5th October, 'Samantha Cameron Studio Limited' was registered as a private company, with Cameron listed as the company's director.
Although the former Prime Minister's wife used to work at Smythson's head office on Bond Street, her new start up is based in the market town of Brigg, North Lincolnshire with a pub and tyre centre for neighbours. It's also near to Normanby Hall, the estate where she grew up, and where her father Sir Reginald Sheffield, has a home.
There is no mention on the company registration of Spearman, who set up her own image consultancy business after leaving No.10 in 2015 and who bore the brunt of the criticism directed at Cameron's resignation honours list when he put her forward to recieve an OBE in the summer.
Samantha Cameron, Natalie Massenet and Caroline Rush at Burberry's LFW show Credit: Rex
Cameron - whose sister is Emily Sheffield, the deputy editor of British Vogue - has kept a relatively low profile since her husband's resignation, but was seen on the front row at Burberry's London Fashion Week show alongside two of the most powerful women in British fashion, BFC chairwoman and Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet and BFC chief executive, Caroline Rush. Spearman, meanwhile, had a front row seat at Emilia Wickstead's show.
Incidentally, Cameron was wearing a striped dress by Wickstead at Burberry, could those shows of support be a sign that Wickstead - renowned for her ladylike designs - is in on the plan too?
Samantha Cameron showing her shoulders in L.K Bennett Credit: Beretta/Sims/REX/Shutterstock
During her time in Downing Street, Cameron's style choices were much analysed. She cleverly mixed British design talent like Roksanda Ilincic, Erdem and Preen with high street pieces from Zara, Whistles and Marks and Spencer, honing a way of dressing which seemed to strike the perfect balance between experimental and appropriate, gaining her the admiration of women around the world.
She displayed subtle sartorial wit too when she attended the funeral of Margaret Thatcher wearing a pussy-bow blouse, a style the first female British prime minister had coined as her own. And in May, she sparked debate when she bared her shoulders in St Paul's cathedral in a striped L.K Bennett dress for The Queen's 90th birthday celebrations.
Whether Cameron goes it alone or forms a formidable partnership with Spearman, there's no doubt that women craving a way to tap into her modern, elegant look will be watching closely.
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Werner Brenner (* 25. September 1951) ist ein österreichischer Lehrer und Politiker (SPÖ). Brenner war von 2005 bis 2010 Abgeordneter zum  Burgenländischen Landtag.

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Werner Brenner besuchte die Volks- und Hauptschule sowie die Berufsschule. Danach absolvierte Brenner die Berufspädagogische Akademie. Er ist von Beruf HTL-Lehrer.

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Brenner ist seit 1987 Gemeinderat in der Marktgemeinde Lockenhaus und wurde 1997 zum Ortsvorsteher der Marktgemeinde Lockenhaus gewählt. Ab 1997 war er Bürgermeister der Großgemeinde Lockenhaus. Brenner hat zudem die Funktion eines Vorstandsmitglieds im sozialdemokratischen Gemeindevertreterverband inne. Er vertrat die SPÖ ab dem 25. Oktober 2005 im burgenländischen Landtag und war in der XIX. Gesetzgebungsperiode Mitglied im Agrarausschuss und im Rechtsausschuss. Brenner war zudem SPÖ-Bereichssprecher für Verkehr sowie Verkehrssicherheit - Infrastruktur. Nachdem Brenner bei der Landtagswahl im Burgenland 2010 nur auf Platz 4 des SPÖ-Kreiswahlvorschlags für den Landtagswahlkreis Oberpullendorf gereiht worden war, schied er per 24. Juni 2010 aus dem Landtag aus. Er kündigte in der Folge an, wieder in seinen Beruf als Lehrer zurückzukehren und sich verstärkt seinem Amt als Bürgermeister zu widmen. 2012 folgte ihm Christian Vlasich als Bürgermeister von Lockenhaus nach.

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Ronan Farrow Reports Kavanaugh Accuser Refuses to Come Forward, No Witnesses
On the eve of a vote on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, Sen. Dianne Feinstein has produced a letter from an unnamed woman who accuses him of sexual misconduct when she and Kavanaugh were in high school.
Ronan Farrow — a journalist who has gained notoriety for his investigative reporting on sexual predators, including disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and CBS executive Leslie Moonves — worked with another writer at the New Yorker to report on the last-ditch effort by Democrats to derail Kavanaugh's confirmation.
Unlike Farrow's earlier reports on Weinstein and Moonves – in which victims are named and interviews included in the piece, the Kavanaugh accuser is different — and less credible — for several reasons.
First, the woman is refusing to provide her name or to be interviewed — even anonymously.
Second, she did not tell anyone at the time of the alleged encounter with Kavanaugh, while Kavanaugh was with a friend during their interaction and said he doesn't recall the story she tells.
The New Yorker reported:
The woman, who has asked not to be identified, first approached Democratic lawmakers in July, shortly after Trump nominated Kavanaugh. The allegation dates back to the early nineteen-eighties, when Kavanaugh was a high-school student at Georgetown Preparatory School, in Bethesda, Maryland, and the woman attended a nearby high school. In the letter, the woman alleged that, during an encounter at a party, Kavanaugh held her down, and that he attempted to force himself on her. She claimed in the letter that Kavanaugh and a classmate of his, both of whom had been drinking, turned up music that was playing in the room to conceal the sound of her protests, and that Kavanaugh covered her mouth with his hand. She was able to free herself. Although the alleged incident took place decades ago and the three individuals involved were minors, the woman said that the memory had been a source of ongoing distress for her, and that she had sought psychological treatment as a result.
Kavanaugh has issued a statement, which the New Yorker included in its story.
"I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation," Kavanaugh said in the statement. "I did not do this back in high school or at any time."
The New Yorker included the facts about how the woman approached her congresswoman, Anna Eschoo (D-CA), which reveals the woman now lives in the Golden State.
The letter was also sent to Feinstein, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who questioned Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing but did not refer to the woman or the letter.
The New Yorker reported that the woman had decided to not advance her allegations, but:
After the interactions with Eshoo's and Feinstein's offices, the woman decided not to speak about the matter publicly. She had repeatedly reported the allegation to members of Congress and, watching Kavanaugh move toward what looked like an increasingly assured confirmation, she decided to end her effort to come forward, a source close to the woman said.
The New Yorker article describes the tense reaction to how Feinstein handled the revealing of the letter among fellow Democrats.
"Feinstein's decision to handle the matter in her own office, without notifying other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, stirred concern among her Democratic colleagues," the article stated. "For several days, Feinstein declined requests from other Democrats on the Judiciary Committee to share the woman's letter and other relevant communications."
Eventually, Feinstein briefed other Democrats on the committee, but no staff was present at the briefing, according to the New Yorker.
Feinstein made a public announcement on Thursday.
"I have received information from an individual concerning the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court," Feinstein said. "That individual strongly requested confidentiality, declined to come forward or press the matter further, and I have honored that decision. I have, however, referred the matter to federal investigative authorities."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the agency that received the letter, issued a generic statement: "Upon receipt of the information on the night of September 12, we included it as part of Judge Kavanaugh's background file, as per the standard process."
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Your Favorite Tips from The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
by: Mei Chin
There are so many great conversations on the Hotline—it's hard to choose a favorite. But we'll be doing it, once a week, to spread the wealth of our community's knowledge—and to keep the conversation going.
Today: It's time for some spring cleaning—what are your best tips for getting a cleaner, more organized house?
Have you heard about Marie Kondo and her KonMari Method? Or, as my dad asked me the other day, "That Japanese cleaning thing?" If you haven't, here's a quick review:
Marie Kondo is a lifestyle and organizing consultant from Japan. She advocates strict methods for cleaning and organizing your things—mainly, take everything you own by category (books, clothing, kitchen tools) and hold each object one by one. Ask yourself if the object "sparks joy" while you're holding it. If yes, put it in the keep pile. If it does not, get rid of it. But before it gets the heave-ho, thank the object for its service. Repeat. These two actions, practicing gratitude and saying goodbye, are the foundation of the KonMari method.
Assistant Editor Ali Slagle read Kondo's book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, cleaned out her closet, and found the results truly life changing. So, over on the Hotline, she asked if any Food52ers have also had success with the KonMari Method and offered bonus points for spring-cleaning tips. As always, you have plenty of opinions, and a whole lot of joy:
Slice of Life says that "The thing that still brings me joy is [Kondo's] instructions on folding and organizing laundry. I smile now when I fold."
Bevi says that she loves the KonMari Method, but that there's only so much she can do: "I can only really clean out much of our 'stuff' with the approval of our kids, who need to tell me what goes and what stays when it comes to their possessions."
Lindsay-Jean Hard claims the book helps her take her penchant for organizing to a whole new level. She explains: "I used to ball up my socks and was skeptical when Kondo claimed that those 'potato-like lumps' take up more room (and are harder on your socks), but she was right. Folding my socks into compact rolls saved me room in my sock drawer."
QueenSashy organizes her shoes in white photo boxes. She says, "Every morning I walk into my closet, look at the white neatness, and feel happy all over."
AntoniaJames shared her best organization tip: "Treat it like any other project to be managed, and break it down into bite-sized pieces." She does this by planning tasks that can be accomplished in 2-, 5-, or 15-minute chunks and writes them all down on index cards. She says: "When a pocket of time becomes available, I simply scan the cards, pick one or more tasks, do them, check them off, and move on with my life. On the weekend, I update the cards."
Cara Rosaen started organizing her home by putting all of the clothing in her house into one pile. She says, "The mountains in front of me were embarrassing—it inspired much more purging. I really think I got rid of 60 to 70% of my closet and now I only have things I love. It's inspiring to try to live simpler and teach my new son about living with less—as a way of living more."
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Anticancer Res. 2003 Sep-Oct;23(5A):3971-7.
Distinct site-specific oncoprotein overexpression in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a tissue microarray analysis.
Freier K1, Bosch FX, Flechtenmacher C, Devens F, Benner A, Lichter P, Joos S, Hofele C.
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Abt. Molekulare Genetik (H0700), TP3, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Tissue microarray (TMA) analysis is a high-throughput approach that allows the screening of large tumor collectives for cytogenetic aberrrations. In this study, a TMA of a large collection of clinically well-defined primary squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (HNSCC) was used to determine the expression of several oncoproteins.
A TMA containing 547 primary HNSCC was used for the analysis of cyclinD1, c-myc, erbb1 and erbb2 expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC).
CyclinD1 and c-myc were overexpressed at higher frequencies in primary pharyngeal and laryngeal carcinomas compared with primary oral carcinomas (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001), while erbb1 and erbb2 overexpression was associated with oral site (p < 0.001 and p = 0.04, respectively). Furthermore, cyclinD1 overexpression correlated with stage IV primary carcinomas (p = 0.04).
HNSCC is a heterogenous group of tumors, which, depending on anatomic sites and clinical stage, shows variable expressions of the oncoproteins described. This indicates a specific pathogenic role of these oncoproteins in different subtypes of HNSCC and may have therapeutic implications.
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Parents can continue to hit their children in Canada for discipline, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. But hitting, the court said, is acceptable only against children aged 2 to 12.
While it upheld the so-called corporal punishment defence by a majority of 7-2, the court attempted to narrow the limits of use of force by parents against children. The court banned the use objects such as belts and rulers for punishment. Also impermissible are blows or slaps to the head. The court did not expressly outlaw multiple hits below the neck.
Teachers, the court held, can no longer beat kids as punishment. But they can forcibly remove a disruptive child from class or restrain pupils to get them to comply with instructions.
The spanking defence will apply only in cases of "sober, reasoned uses of force that address the actual behaviour of the child and are designed to restrain, control or express some symbolic disapproval of his or her behaviour. Degrading, inhuman or harmful conduct is not protected," said Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin, writing for the majority.
The court said that were it to totally prohibit use of force against kids, teachers could be hauled off to jail and parents forced into the criminal justice system which would disrupt families.
Citing expert evidence, the court said corporal punishment harms children under 2 who don't learn from it, and teenagers because "it can induce aggressive or antisocial behaviour."
McLachlin, along with justices Charles Gonthier, Frank Iacobucci, John Major, Michel Bastarache, and Louis LeBel said the protection of law may be invoked only in "the mildest forms of assault."
They found it does not infringe on the rights of children, is not too vague, and properly kept families and educators out of the criminal courts in minor cases, while protecting children from abusive treatment.
To criminalize minor "corrective" behaviour by adults that does not harm a child "would harm children more than help them," the court wrote.
"The decision not to criminalize such conduct is not grounded in devaluation of the child, but in a concern that to do so risks ruining lives and breaking up families — a burden that in large part would be borne by children and outweigh any benefit," McLachlin said.
Justice Ian Binnie dissented in part, saying he would not have extended any defence to teachers who use force. Binnie said while order in the schools may be a legitimate objective, it doesn't justify "immunity for the criminal assault of children."
In dissent, Justice Arbour said the problem is lower courts have never consistently determined when discipline crosses the line into abuse or assault, resulting in an unconstitutionally vague law that should be re-written by Parliament, not the court.
Justice Marie Deschamps agreed and went further, saying the law also infringes a child's equality rights to the equal protection of the law.
It "perpetuates the notion of children as property rather than human beings and sends the message that their bodily integrity and physical security is to be sacrificed to the will of their parents, however misguided," she wrote.
The corporal punishment defence, enshrined in Section 43 of the Criminal Code, was challenged by the non-profit Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law.
The challenge was supported by the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies. Arguing to keep Section 43 was the federal government, backed by the Canadian Teachers' Federation and the Coalition for Family Autonomy.
Section 43, part of the Criminal Code since 1892, states:
"Every schoolteacher, parent or person standing in the place of a parent is justified in using force by way of correction toward a pupil or child, as the case may be, who is under his care, if the force does not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances."
The foundation had argued that by requiring that the force applied be "reasonable in the circumstances" and be "by way of correction" Section 43 employs an impermissibly vague standard.
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Perpetual Peace
From Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought
Essays on Kant's Cosmopolitan Ideal
Edited by James Bohman and Matthias Lutz-Bachmann
In 1795 Immanuel Kant published an essay entitled "Toward Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch." The immediate occasion for the essay was the March 1795 signing of the Treaty of Basel by Prussia and revolutionary France, which Kant condemned as only "the suspension of hostilities, not a peace." In the essay, Kant argues that it is humankind's immediate duty to solve the problem of violence and enter into the cosmopolitan ideal of a universal community of all peoples governed by the rule of law.The essay's two-hundredth anniversary, 1995, also marked the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II and of the establishment of the Charter of the United Nations. The essays in this volume were written for a conference held in Frankfurt in May 1995 to commemorate these three anniversaries. Together, the authors argue for the continued theoretical and practical relevance of the cosmopolitan ideals of Kant's essay. They also show that history has both confirmed and outstripped Kant's prognoses. As recent events have shown, we certainly have not emerged from the violence of the state of nature. Accelerating globalization also gives these reconstructions and reappraisals of Kant's cosmopolitan ideal a new urgency.
Contributors Karl-Otto Apel, Kenneth Baynes, James Bohman, Jürgen Habermas, David Held, Axel Honneth, Matthias Lutz-Bachmann, Thomas McCarthy, Martha Nussbaum
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James Bohman is Danforth Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University. He is the author, editor, or translator of many books.
Matthias Lutz-Bachmann
Cogent Science in Context
William Rehg
Democracy across Borders
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Cerba Healthcare Enters Agreement to Acquire Viroclinics-DDL Expanding and Transforming Its Offering in Clinical Trials
Cerba HealthCare, a leading global player in medical diagnosis, today announced it has reached agreement to acquire Viroclinics-DDL, a fast-growing global virology and immunology contract research organization (CRO) from Summit Partners.
Viroclinics-DDL, employing a total of over 390 scientists and experts, offers a broad range of virology related services in the field of non-clinical and clinical trials, clinical diagnostics, assay development and clinical trial logistics enabling the development of antiviral drugs, vaccines, and other therapies. The acquisition fits perfectly into Cerba HealthCare's strategy aimed at further strengthening its position in the entire diagnostic and clinical trial laboratory services value chain, while providing the most relevant services to patients, the medical community and healthcare industry players. Within the Cerba Research division, Viroclinics-DDL will be able to further broaden its services and access new markets inNorth America, Asia, and Africa.
Based in the Netherlands, Viroclinics-DDL brings the best scientific expertise in virology, with core competencies across the entire drug development process, from the preclinical phase to market approval, with unique virology assay capabilities and unparalleled experience working with highly pathogenic viruses. With its global network of 38 processing labs, Viroclinics-DDL is able to support large multinational clinical trials. Its strong logistics infrastructure is critical for the swift and safe transport of fragile virology and PBMC (Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell) samples from the patient to the lab.
Alongside its historical activities in routine and specialty clinical pathology with sound positions in Europe and Africa, Cerba HealthCare also has a worldwide presence through its expertise in clinical pathology for clinical trials, showcasing the Group's geographic and expertise diversification to sustain its integrated vision for diagnosis.
Within Cerba HealthCare's comprehensive Group offering, and ranking under the Cerba Research brand, clinical laboratory and diagnostic solutions for clinical trials have grown considerably over the past years, demonstrating a strong track record in patient recruitment and clinical trial sample testing, as well as in logistics solutions for immuno-oncology, anti-infectives and metabolic disorders. Over the years, Cerba Research has evolved to be the precision medicine partner to CROs, the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, and non-profit organizations with growing needs for complex clinical research programs.
Cerba Research CEO Mario Papillonsaid: "The acquisition of Viroclinics-DDL is a milestone for Cerba Research, as it enables us to build a comprehensive offering for our customers, with broader capabilities, best-in-class logistics, and key specific expertise that meet the healthcare industry needs. With our combined expertise in immuno-oncology and infectious / respiratory diseases, we are poised to accelerate therapy and vaccine development for biopharma customers while becoming the reference lab for cell and gene therapies of tomorrow. We are very much looking forward to onboarding the team of Viroclinics-DDL and together paving the way for new therapies."
Viroclinics-DDL CEO Davide Molho added: "With Cerba Research, we have a new foundation for further global expansion to North America, Asia, and Africa with unrivalled expertise, capacity and capabilities. Together, we will be able to offer integrated solutions to the life science industry, accelerating antiviral, vaccine, and other R&D programs, while offering unmatched logistics solutions securing the integrity of fragile samples. Our 390+ scientists and experts look forward to joining Cerba Research in our continuous quest to provide the best possible science and service to our customers."
The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions, such as completion of the consultation procedure with Central Works Council of Viroclinics-DDL. The acquisition is expected to close by end of Q1 2022.
About Cerba HealthCare
Cerba HealthCare, a leading global player in medical diagnosis, aims to support the evolution of health systems towards more prevention. It draws on more than 50 years of expertise in clinical pathology to better assess the risk of diseases development, detect and diagnose diseases earlier, and optimize the effectiveness of personalized medicine.
Every day, on 5 continents, the Group's 12 000 employees sustain the transformation of medicine, driven by one deep conviction: to advance diagnosis is to advance health.
Cerba HealthCare, enlightening health.
Additional information is available at www.cerbahealthcare.com
About Cerba Research
Cerba Research is a leading healthcare company with end-to-end drug development and diagnostic solutions to optimize R&D drug productivity and commercialization. Providing Early phase research, clinical development through central laboratory and diagnostic services, Assay and biomarker development and validation. Working with government agencies, non-government organizations as well as pharma and biotech organizations to change the shape of clinical development.
Cerba Research is part of Cerba HealthCare, a leading player in medical diagnosis.
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About Viroclinics-DDL
Viroclinics-DDL is a leading specialty contract research organization, serving the biopharmaceutical community with a broad range of non-clinical research, clinical diagnostic, assay development, laboratory, and clinical trial logistic services. It offers its clients a global reach through a network of 38 processing laboratories. Viroclinics-DDL extensive experience in clinical and preclinical virology studies, including its specialty in respiratory and blood-borne viruses, puts the company at the forefront in supporting the development of vaccines, antibodies, antiviral compounds, and other therapies. Its in-house state-of-the-art preclinical and clinical BSL-2 and BSL-3 laboratories facilitate complex experiments with highly pathogenic organisms. Viroclinics-DDL is based in Rotterdam, Rijswijk and Schaijk in the Netherlands, and employs over 390 highly trained, dedicated scientists and technical experts.
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Ipsen Nominates Karen Witts as New Independent Board Member21.1.2022 07:00:00 CET | Press release
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Peru Is Presenting Itself at FITUR 2022 as a Bio-safe Destination, Committed to Outdoor Experiences21.1.2022 02:48:00 CET | Press release
Peru is in attendance at the 42nd edition of FITUR 2022 to position itself as a safe and ready destination for international travellers, motivating them to rediscover the South American country, reported the Comisión de Promoción del Perú para la Exportación y el Turismo [Peruvian Export and Tourism Promotion Commission] (PROMPERÚ). This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220119005812/en/ Inauguration of the Peru stand at FITUR 2022 by the executive president of PROMPERÚ, Amora Carbajal. ©PROMPERÚ In line with its promotion and recovery strategy, Peru is presenting a delegation made up of 19 co-exhibitors in order to show off the best of its tourist offering in the nature, adventure and culture segments. Likewise, it announced its collaboration with the Asociación Española de Agencias de Incentivos – IdeMICE, in order to enhance the attributes of the destination in this segment. In addition, the executive president of
McAfee Continues to Provide Leading Online Protection to Consumers21.1.2022 02:40:00 CET | Press release
Today, McAfee Corp. (NASDAQ: MCFE, "McAfee"), a global leader in online protection, provided an update regarding its pure-play consumer offering and the previously announced divestiture of its enterprise business. In July 2021, McAfee completed the sale of its enterprise business. This transaction allowed McAfee to singularly focus on its consumer business and accelerate its strategy to be the leader in online protection for consumers. "McAfee continues to safeguard the privacy, security and identity of our consumers as the digital world evolves rapidly," said Gagan Singh, Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue and Product Officer, McAfee. "We continue to stand firm that meaningful protection is a personal right for consumers and have recently rolled out major updates and industry firsts, including McAfee Total Protection and Protection Score, that look out for consumers online, including their privacy and identity." The McAfee Enterprise business was purchased by Symphony Technology
Velodyne Lidar Named Finalist for 2022 SXSW Innovation Awards20.1.2022 22:30:00 CET | Press release
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR, VLDRW) today announced its Intelligent Infrastructure Solution was selected as a finalist for the 24th annual SXSW Innovation Awards taking place March 14 during the South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals. Velodyne's smart city solution provides traffic monitoring and analytics to improve road safety, efficiency and air quality, and help cities plan for smarter, safer transportation systems. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220120005876/en/ Velodyne Lidar announced its Intelligent Infrastructure Solution was named a finalist for the 24th annual SXSW Innovation Awards at the South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals. Velodyne's smart city solution provides traffic monitoring and analytics to improve road safety, efficiency and air quality, and help cities plan for smarter, safer transportation systems. (Photo Credit: Velodyne Lidar) Velodyne's Intellig
HCL Technologies Named Top Employer 2022 in 17 Countries Globally20.1.2022 20:00:00 CET | Press release
HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, has been named a Top Employer in 17 countries by Top Employers Institute, a global authority in recognizing excellence in people practices. HCL emerged as a Top Employer, among some of the world's largest and best-known enterprises, based on its dedication to fostering employee growth while continuing to drive value for clients around the globe. HCL has been awarded this status in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Guatemala, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. Recognized for the sixteenth time in a row in the United Kingdom, HCL is also ranked first in Poland, Sweden and the Philippines. Each year, Top Employers Institute certifies organizations that are focused on putting their people first through their exceptional HR policies. The Top Employers Institute program certifies organizations based on the part
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Xylem Clocks 113,000 Volunteer Hours in 2021, Doubling Time Donated to Help Tackle Water Challenges in 55 Countries20.1.2022 16:30:00 CET | Press release
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Most Semantic Role Labeling (SRL) approaches are supervised methods which require a significant amount of annotated corpus, and the annotation requires linguistic expertise. In this paper, we propose a Multi-Task Active Learning framework for Semantic Role Labeling with Entity Recognition (ER) as the auxiliary task to alleviate the need for extensive data and use additional information from ER to help SRL. We evaluate our approach on Indonesian conversational dataset. Our experiments show that multi-task active learning can outperform single-task active learning method and standard multi-task learning. According to our results, active learning is more efficient by using 12% less of training data compared to passive learning in both single-task and multi-task setting. We also introduce a new dataset for SRL in Indonesian conversational domain to encourage further research in this area.


As a genre, science films have routinely dehumanized the scientists who appear in them, portraying these characters as simple, one-dimensional encyclopedias of knowledge, whose sole purpose is to relay facts and provide expert testimony in support of the filmmaker's agenda. These films fall short of their true potential when they neglect to present their subjects as complex, multidimensional human beings with fascinating stories, opinions, tragedies and comedies to share about their lives. As science filmmakers we should attempt to re-humanize the way science is portrayed on film by looking to examples like standpoint feminist theory, which advocates owning our particular, incomplete subjective-viewpoints, or 'standpoints' as a form of empowerment. Championed by scientist and feminist scholar Donna Haraway, these partial perspectives allow filmmakers to create a place where the public and private lives of scientists can not only co-exist, but also strengthen one another. By exploring the complex world in the private lives of scientists, we can give greater respect to scientists themselves as well as to the intelligence and emotional needs of the greater public. To treat science and the people involved in its construction with more ethical responsibility, to build a more empowered and enlightened public, we as filmmakers need to introduce the personal values of willing scientists into the public sphere. If we can reinvent the science film as an endeavor steeped in humanity, it may become a more ethical and effective communication tool to fill these growing needs.
Sweetness and light is a film that is part of the student's thesis project.


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High Octane Educations
By Bill Holder
In October, you learned about the teachers at Sinclair Community College
in Dayton, OH, involved in the school's High Performance program. This
one-year certification program provides hands-on, certified automotive
training for skilled entry-level positions in automotive dealerships,
independent garages and motorsports and other auto-related industries.
- LS Intake Manifolds
- Choosing the Correct Block for Your LS Engine Build
- Open Loop/Closed Loop and Learning
Its auto department is recognized as a leader in training and provides a
substantial advantage to its graduates in seeking employment, as well
as the independent shops hiring them.
Last month we talked about the instructors – program developer Professor
Mike Garblic, teaching Profession Blaine Heeter and his assistants
Kevin Smith and Jim Butts – this month we'll focus on some students and
the engines they have chosen to build.
Engine Buildup #1
Kasey King, from Coshocton, OH, started the course when he was only 19.
He came with experience though, having two years of automotive
vocational training in high school.
Since his interest was performance engines, King took the opportunity of using a technical school to hone his skills. The starting point of his effort was a trashed 454 engine from a '73 GMC pickup. The plan was to bore and stoke the block to 489 cubic inches with a capability of 500 horsepower. It took awhile, but the mission was accomplished – actually
528 horses and 500 ft.-lbs. of torque on the dyno. After tuning and refinement, he figures that 600 hp is possible.
That 454 GMC block was the main component used in the build-up, with most of the remainder being aftermarket parts and pieces.
King explained that he line-honed, de-burred, square-decked and did a 0.030? overbore, which added about 35 cubic inches. Finally, he balanced it at 850 rpm on a Sunnen crankshaft balancer. The heads selected were 454 LS-6 versions, which also required work.
"I did some porting to take off some rough edges from the casting, which helped the air flow," King said. "I also port-matched the gaskets between the intake manifold and head." The compression ratio achieved was 10.5-1.
Also, the valves needed attention and King cleaned up the facings. The gas-fuel mixture is provided by a monster 1100 cfm Demon four-barrel. The cam was initially planned to be a moderate flat-tappet,but he later decided on a more-aggressive mechanical roller type. The crank is aftermarket Eagle.
Coming from a drag racing family, it's not surprising the planned
purpose of this engine isn't a shock. "I have a 1991 rail dragster that I
run on a 1/8-mile strip," King said. "I'm hoping I can get into the
mid-fives with this engine powering it."
Engine Build-Up #2
At 42 years of age, Dave Lemke of Dayton, OH, describes himself as an
"old school" mechanic. Lemke, who owns an auto repair and towing
business in Michigan, said his new quest is to concentrate on his hobby
and establish himself as a high-performance builder.
"With this build-up, I wanted to learn about upgrading the Chevy LS engines."
To that end, he started with a used 140,000-mile 5.3L LS-1. The goal was
to increase the horsepower to about 500 at the wheels. The engine's
final resting point will be in a 1981 Buick Regal.
The block received the initial attention when it was shot-peened and
measured. Next, it was punched out 0.125", plus the addition of an
aftermarket stroker cam provided an additional 61 cubic inches of
displacement. That produced a 396 cid engine.
Lemke also wanted better engine oiling and cut channel on both the front and back of the block to open up a galley.
The next procedure was to balance the rotating mass of the engine that
included the pistons, rods, pins and clips. Aftermarket parts were used
internally with ADP Performance rods and moly pistons. Also, a GM LS7
cam was installed.
The stock intake was retained although it was ported and polished and was custom fabricated into a tunnel-ram configuration.
The heads received huge attention as Lemke figures he spent about 200 hours of machining on each of them. "I ground off everything that would hurt the flow. I then tested the heads on a Super Flow 1020 Bench and it recorded 278 cfm," he said.
After the headwork was completed, the engine showed a huge increase in compression ratio from initially at 9.5-to-1 to an impressive 12.2-1.
The injection system was acquired from an 8.1L Chevy Vortec engine, which produced an injection pressure of 42 lbs. compared to the 5.3's 29 lbs. of pressure.
For 65-year-old Jim Rose, his engine build project started at the lowest
of starting points with a rusty 1967 440 block that had been sitting in
a field for a long time. He also had an ultimate location for the
engine on completion — the engine compartment of a '69 Dodge A-12
replica drag car and providing about 600 hp, which was accomplished.
Jim's motivation for the build-up came from his longtime fascination of
big block Mopars. During the process, he found that there was a lot more
to do than he had expected. But he found help through Sinclair
Community College.
"The Sinclair instructors were always right there keeping me going in
the right direction," he said. In all, there was about $6,000 invested
and "a whole bunch of hours of work."
The first goal was to increase the displacement to 496, which was done
with an overbore. And there was also a lot of precision work required
including line honing and decking.
Jim decided that Edelbrock aluminum heads would be required to achieve the 600-horse figure he desired.
"I wanted them to be the best, so I carefully smoothed the intake and
exhaust passages," he explained. "I also used larger 2.20? valves."
Other upgrades included increasing the oil pan volume to contain eight
quarts of 20-weight oil. The fuel is 115 octane Turbo Blue with the
final compression ratio about 15-1.
Fifty-three-year-old Al Christian, retired from the Air Force, had the
strong desire to build up a 421 Stoker engine to serve as a street car
engine with about 500 hp and 550 lb.-ft. of torque.
It was a long journey as he started with a bare Bowtie racing block. The
increased displacement was accomplished by a significant boring to
4.155". The block was honed and the deck was squared. All the galleries
were chamfered and the valleys smoothed.
To produce the power he required, he installed a potent rotating mass consisting of SRP aluminum pistons and Eagle rods.
Next, AFP aluminum heads were selected. Due to the fact that the valve
springs were gauged for racing, it was necessary substitute softer units
for street driving. "I had received good comments from builders who had
used these heads and they sure worked for me," Al said.
Other engine parts that were selected were a Comp Cams roller cam and an
aluminum Edelbrock intake. The carb selected was an 850 cfm Demon.
Finally, the exhaust was expelled by 1-7/8" full-length Hooker Headers.
Al got a 10.5-1 compression ratio, which was what he had been hoping
for. What he also got that he desired was excellent dyno readings of 503
horses and 565 lb.-ft. of torque.
All of these examples are simply that – examples of people who are
actively involved in this industry and a positive sign that despite the
fear of technician shortages good, trained help is out there.
Investigate with your local community college or university about
students they have graduated from a machinist or engine building
program. Your next great employee may be waiting.
Or visit Engine Builder's sister website, aftermarketjobs.com
to place an ad seeking employees. Aftermarket Jobs is the only
comprehensive job board serving the automotive aftermarket. Aftermarket
Jobs is the best way to expose qualified candidates to job opportunities
at companies large and small. Pulling open jobs from the collision,
distribution, executive, tire and service and repair segments,
Aftermarket Jobs effectively targets prospective employees in your
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Randy Bauer Shares His Experience as PERA President
We recently spoke to Randy about his PERA presidency and what some of the biggest hurdles are facing the engine remanufacturing industry right now.
In the 76-year history of the Production Engine Remanufacturer's Association (PERA), there have been 68 different presidents who have helped lead the association in an effort to assist its members in navigating the engine remanufacturing industry and run better businesses. In fact, presidents of PERA used to change out on a yearly basis, until 2007, when a two-year term was put in place.
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Women in Motorsports: Kayla Blood
A veteran of the military, a former track star, an MMA fighter, Motocross and ATV racer, and now a Monster Jam driver, Kayla Blood has packed a lot into her still growing career. Now the driver of Soldier Fortune, she strives to make a name for herself and for other women looking to make motorsports a career.
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Felicia Smith was never a huge gear head. However, following her first taste of speed at the track, she's been living a life of cars and racing ever since. She's taken the past six years to build up her CTS-V and her own car/engine skills in an effort to share it all with the car community.
Women in Motorsports: Jillian McLaughlin
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Women in Motorsports: Janine Shoffner
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The Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Detected
May 6, 2013 in Science, Space | Tags: burst, Cherenkov, galaxy, gamma, NASA, neutrino, neutrinos, observatory, particles, radiation, Ray, satellite, supernova | by Wayne | Leave a comment
Swift's X-Ray Telescope took this 0.1-second exposure of GRB 130427A at 3:50 a.m. EDT on April 27 (Credit: NASA/Swift/Stefan Immler)
Gamma rays have the most energy of any wave in the electromagnetic spectrum (which includes more familiar radiation such as x-rays, radio, and visible light). The wavelength of gamma rays (10 picometers and smaller–which is a subatomic scale) is less than that of any other sort of EM radiation. Such radiation is created in the event horizons of massive black holes and during the destruction of gigantically massive stars. Comic book enthusiasts know gamma rays as the mysterious super force which created and empowers the incredible hulk, although actual cell biologists recognize gamma rays as ionizing radiation–supremely hazardous to living entities.
Artist's conception of a gamma-ray burst. (Credit: NASA.)
On Saturday, April 27, the Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope (a NASA satellite which orbits around Earth) detected a sudden brilliant surge of gamma radiation from the collapse of a super massive star in a galaxy 3.6 billion light-years away. Gamma ray burst travel in vastly powerful beams which are very narrow–an effect which is a result of the shape of supernovae, as illustrated in the picture above. Our old friend Eta Carinae has probably exploded and produced such a burst by now. A gamma ray bust from a nearby Wolf–Rayet star (any star with more than 20 solar masses) would most likely fry away life on our planet if it were aimed directly at Earth, but such explosions are increasingly rare as the universe ages. Scientists can monitor gamma bursts from the edge of the universe (i.e. the distant past) but such a powerful event has never been monitored by our modern satellites and observatories from a middle range until now.
Antarctica's IceCube Neutrino Observatory (Photo by Sven Lidstrom)
As the gamma ray burst fades (and the astronomy community begins to assess the initial data) other observatories will be on the lookout for the next wave of phenomena associated with the supernova. Most of the energy of a supernova explosion is believed to be dissipated as neutrinos (esoteric subatomic particles which react very little with physical matter in this universe). Fortunately humankind now possesses a sophisticated neutrino observatory on the South Pole where thousands of sensors are imbedded within a vast amount of Antarctic ice. In the rare cases where neutrinos interact with matter, they produce a cascade of charged particles which can emit Cherenkov radiation (familiar as the spooky blue glow in a nuclear reactor). Understanding the neutrino signature of such an event would potentially further our understanding of the physical parameters of existence.
Also, a luminous flash of less energetic radiation (x-rays, radio waves, light, and so forth) should be following the gamma ray burst. We understand these parts of supernovae better (since they are visible from many angles unlike the linear gamma ray bursts), but it should still be pretty–and round out our understanding of the full astronomical event.


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Interesting Walks and Topics
Interesting Walks and Topics 2020
We will add to this page, interesting topics, and a selection of walks covering the West Highlands of Scotland, Yorkshire Dales, Lake District and local ones.
This second interesting walk is based in a small Yorkshire Dales village called Malham. It has great walks and interesting geological features, and the villages has all the facilities for its size. Be advised it can get very busy on weekends, bank holidays, and school holidays, and the roads into it are narrow in places, so drive with care.
Malham, in the Yorkshire Dales
Malham, is in the Yorkshire Dales. It is a very popular area for walks, with its geological features such as the Cove, Limestone Pavements and Gordale Scar.
This suggested walks originates from the village, where there is a large car park - but it can be very busy over the weekend, school holidays or bank holidays.
The walk is a circular one, from the village to Gordale Scar, then onto Malham Tarn, and back to the village via Malham Cove. You can do this same route in reverse.
Most visitors head up through the village to the more direct route to visit Malham Cove.
However, this circular route starts by crossing over the village stream, and following the footpath heading south east out of the village. After about half a mile you will need to do a left turn following a good footpath towards the Janets Foss waterfall - which from memory is signposted for the waterfall, and Gordale Scar.
The path basically follows the stream called Gordale Beck up to the waterfall called Janets Foss.
From here the path takes you onto a country road just by Gordale Bridge. There is usually a catering van parked here, where I had a well filled bacon butty and hot, fresh tea, last time,
At this point you can see the opening of Gordale Scar. Follow the road for a short bit, before taking a clearly signposted path across a grassy meadow, which leads into the deep sides of the Scar. This is a great walk up to the waterfall at the head of the Scar.
Be advised, that at this point the official footpath actually goes up the waterfall, which you would have to scramble up. It does not look easy, and would be rather wet if there is a lot of water in the stream, as you have to cross the stream on rocks. If you manage the waterfall climb, the footpath then takes you up approx 500 feet, via a steep rough stoney path, onto the top of the Scar and moor.
Here, at a signpost, and stone wall style, the path continues along more gentle grassy moorland towards Malham Tarn.
Brave walkers can attempt the waterfall route, but there is an alternative route. You return to Gordale Bridge by the way you came, and here follow the sign post and path for Malham Cove - you cannot miss this.
After following the path across fields for about 200 yards, you cannot help but notice a big steep hill on the right, which is the left hand side of Gordale Scar, which you were in. You will need to climb this steep hill, which is not an official path, but you can see where other people have walked up it. This route takes you up 500 feet to reach the moor top. It's a steep ascent!
Once on the moor top, follow the faint path which takes you parallel to the Scar, keeping the broken stone wall on the right, as it's a steep drop. If the weather is really poor, and your navigation is not good, avoid this alternative route. We took this route one winter with snow and low cloud, and had to be very careful.
The unofficial trodden path is quite obvious, over grass, and after about half a mile you reach, and join the official footpath up from the waterfall, where you will find a sign post for Malham Cove, by a style over the stone wall.
From this point it is a nice couple of miles stroll towards Malham Tarn along the official grassy moorland path.
You know when you are near the Tarn, when you reach an intersection of four tracks and road at a point called Street Gate. Follow the small tarmac road in a westerly direction - there are signposts at Street Gate, pointing you in the direction of Malham Tarn, which you can see in the distance on a clear day.
Follow the tarmac road until you come to a small car park on the right, which is for visitors to use and walk to the Tarn, which is about 200 yards beyond the car park - again clearly signposted. You will see well trodden paths other walkers have used.
Enjoy the Tarn, and its peaceful environment.
For the return journey, head back to the car park and walk down the road a short bit, after crossing the bridge over the outlet stream from the Tarn, on your left and you will see a clearly signposted and gated path to take you to Malham Cover, and the village. Take the direction of the Pennine Way from the sign post.
The path takes you alongside the stream for a short while before it literally disappears underground through a rocky surface, these are called "water sinks". Not sure where it comes out again though; and I understand its not the same stream that comes out of Malham Cove.
At this point the path follows a stone wall on your left, which becomes a mix of rocky and grassed surfaces, continuing on through a narrow small valley. See the photographs to get an idea.
Watch your step as the rocky footpath can be slippy if wet, or icy, as it was when we walked the route when snow was on the ground!
You eventually reach a high point where the path comes to an outcrop by Comb Hill. Here you have a great view of the valley of the Ings Scar and the Watlowes rocky features. Take a break, enjoy the view, before you descend into it.
Continue along the same path a short distance until you come to steep rocky steps that lead down into the valley, which you need to take. Be careful as these are uneven, and could be slippy if wet or icy.
Your route then continues along the grassy and stone path, through the valley, until you come out into a high open area, with a great views from the Limestone Pavement above Malham Cove itself.
Explore the Limestone Pavement, but be careful if they are slippy.
Whilst on the top of the Cove, you will see that there is a well trodden path coming in from the left distance, which is the route from Gordale Bridge mentioned earlier.
You will need to cross over the pavement towards the right hand corner, to reach a path and steps that take you down into the Cove. If you do not fancy crossing the pavement, you can circumvent it by heading sharp right over small a grassy hill, which is at the back of the limestone pavement, and then head for the path and steep steps down into the cove.
Once you have gone down the steps, you can take a path up to the cove rock face. Malham Cove is very impressive, with a stream coming out from under the sheer rock face of the cove.
From Malham Cove there is a proper footpath that takes you back into the village of Malham, which ends this circular walk.
In the village there are a couple of pubs, a bistro, toilets, visitor centre, cafe, shop. But be advised the pubs are normally very busy for meals, so you might need to book before heading out. The pubs and Bistro also provide accommodation.
This is always a great repeat walk, and we have done it several times over the last couple of years, once in winter, where we had poor visibility and deep snow, once during a very sunny day in February, and during the spring and summer. There are lots of over different walks in the area, so plenty of choice.
Arrive early to get a parking spot in the village carp park, it's big, but can be very busy during school, bank holidays or weekends. On a couple of occasion we have parked by Malham Tarn - less busy; and started the circular walk from there.
Link to Malham here.
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The Nigerian VP, Yemi Osinbajo involved in a Helicopter crash - WakeUP Africa!
The Nigerian Vice President, Professor Yemi osinbajo and his team survived a helicopter crash earlier today on on their way to Kogi state northern Nigeria.
The Vice President is said to have continued his journey with his crew as neither him nor his team sustained any injuries.


A frequent issue with most non-pro scripts is unnecessarily long bloated descriptions containing unimportant or insignificant information. If the words are not significant to the story, characters or scenes then don't include them.
I have read countless 6+ lines descriptions of scenes that could and should have been done in a faction of that.
It shouldn't blow your chances (of landing a sale, getting an agent etc) if you do this rarely but what tends to happen is that the non-pro screenwriter doesn't know any better and make these mistakes a lot. Many think it is how they should write and is 'good writing'.
Prodco and agency readers are very busy people. They don't want to read verbose description full of unnecessary detail when 1-2 lines would suffice. Such prose is a sign of non-pro and your script will likely get binned.
Keep your descriptions tight - if the detail is superfluous then don't include it.
Always remember: screenwriting is not novel writing.
Amanda retrieves Rick's work laptop bag. She pulls out the laptop, places it on the dining table and switches it on.
Rick's desktop screen appears on his laptop (and on Amanda's TeamViewer window on her iPhone). Amanda runs another iPhone app that grabs all the recently changed files on Rick's laptop and transfers them to her iPhone via Bluetooth (wireless link). A message box stating 'Transferring recently updated files via Bluetooth: syncing' comes onscreen on Rick's laptop and Amanda's TeamViewer window on her iPhone.
The above is far too much detail - it's also written in passive voice (see: Stay in Present Tense and Active Voice). You could probably get away with it as a one off verbose occurrence - ideally later in the script, not early. However, frequent use of such elaborate detailing of information that is not crucial to the screenplay, will most likely lead to your script being discarded.
MATT DY: ...Also, a lot of first-time screenwriters will direct too much in their scripts and include long blocks of scene descriptions. Screenplays are considered the blueprint for a film but it still needs to leave room for the director's vision.
...A different problem arises for some otherwise entirely capable writers in English - they overwrite their description and dialogue. Poetic and literary language has a place, but it's not typically in screenplays. Readers and judges often react negatively to florid, overwritten description that serves to slow the story rather than to propel it forward.
Non-pro action and Sci-Fi screenwriters fall into this trap with alarming frequency.
I fully understand you're passionate about your scripts, its subject area and are keen to demonstrate your expertise and knowledge of it. However your writing needs to be kept tight - to understand your script I don't need to know the inner workings of a nuclear device, I just need to know it's a nuclear device.
Many non-pro screenwriters go into huge detail regarding the weapons or hardware in use - it's often totally unnecessary. I don't need to know it's a Barrett Model 82A1 bolt action sniper rifle that can fire a fifty caliber round at 853 m/s to a range of 1,800 meters. I simply need to know it's a sniper rifle.
Don't get me wrong, I love action and Sci-Fi movies and I relish the tech but we're here to make your scripts better, give you a chance of landing an agent or selling your spec script. That's simply not going to happen if your scripts are filled with unnecessary detail insignificant to the story. So include your tech but do so with very tight writing - keep your descriptions of it very short.


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Spitfire Aces of Burma and the Pacific
Andrew Thomas (Author), Chris Davey (Illustrator)
The arrival of the Spitfire in Burma came at a crucial time as the RAF struggled against the Japanese to support the Chindit operation on the ground. Proving a huge boost to morale, the Spitfire played a large part in defeating the enemy, and covering the subsequent Allied advance through Burma, protecting the ground troops and providing vital supplies. Covering this little documented aerial war, this book tells the stories of the 54 aces who flew against the Japanese, and also those who fought in India and Australia. Full-colour artwork reveals the markings and paint schemes of this most-famous of British planes, whilst first-hand accounts and archive photographs bring the aerial battles of Burma, India and Australia to life.
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Spitfire Aces of Burma and the Pacific by Andrew Thomas provides a good look at Spitfires and their pilots in some of the less publicized actions of WWII... The book describes 54 aces through the usual Osprey blend of good text, archival photos, and well-rendered color profiles.
Air Classics (September 2009)
In addition to the usual superb collection of period photos, there are several pages of color profiles of the aircraft discussed in the book. The appendices include a full listing of men who were successful against the Japanese while flying the Spitfire as well as their tallies. In all, it is a book that should find a lot of interest with Spitfire fans in particular and those whose interest is in this theater of war in general. A great read that I know you will enjoy.
Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness (April 2013)
If you're looking for compact, convenient coverage of Spitfire operations against Imperial Japan, grab Thomas' book.
David L. Veres, www.cybermodeler.com (May 2013)
...a comprehensive history of the elite fighter pilots and the aircrafts that they flew. Andrew Thomas is one of Britain's leading RAF researchers...
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Berger Prize Winner 2013: Wall Paintings of Eton
The William MB Berger Prize for British Art History 2013 was awarded to Wall Paintings of Eton by Emily Howe, Henrietta McBurney, David Park, Stephen Rickerby, and Lisa Shekede, published in 2012 by Scala, at a reception in London on the evening of Thursday 4 July 2013, held at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. The prize, worth £5000 to be shared among the authors, was presented by Professor Mark Hallett. The assessors said: 'This is a very exciting, major project on the the most important surviving 15th-century wall decoration of the north of the Alps. It also features a major discovery of a 16th-century mural of a school scene that came to light in 2005 in the Head Master's Chambers. The production was perfect, the scholarship outstanding, the international context explored; the book combines, in the most successful manner, conservation and technical reports with history of great clarity and authority. There was also the romance of the story of the involvement of M.R. James in the preservation of these very important paintings. Congratulations are also due to those who encouraged the project, including the Provost of Eton, Lord Waldegrave, and to the publisher and designer for creating such an attractive, beautifully produced book."
The assessors are:
Timothy J Standring, Gates Foundation Curator of Painting & Sculpture, Denver Art Museum
Dr John Wilson, Director, Timken Museum of Art, San Diego
Dr Rosemary Hill
Andrew Wilton
Dr James Hamilton
Professor Robin Simon, Editor, The British Art Journal
The assessors commented on the other shortlisted books as follows:
Basil Spence, Buildings and Projects
Louise Campbell, Miles Glendinning and Jane Thomas, eds.
This is a tricky moment for Basil Spence: still recent enough to be vulnerable to fashion and taste, the impact of such buildings as Coventry Cathedral, the British embassy in Rome and the University of Sussex still fresh in the memory. But this elegantly produced book is hugely impressive and to the point, filling in much invaluable material and making sense of 20th-century Modernism in Britain and the place of Spence within it. An example to all of how to combine several contribution into a whole, that was the product of a vast amount of research.
Japanned Papier Mâché and Tinware c1740-1940
Yvonne Jones
The Antique Collectors Club
The assessors all agreed that this was a pioneering work, on a subject that no-one knew anything about, but which opened a window onto the interconnecting worlds of art, design and commerce. It was 'wondrous' and in addition an 'unbelievably beautiful book"' 'I felt I was being introduced to a world that was new and exciting, in a book that was especially well written.' It might seem to the be last word, but the assessors felt that it really opened the way forward to more research and further publications. A model of its kind.
The London Square
Todd Longstaff-Gowan
Yale University Press for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
This was, all the assessors agreed, quite wonderful. The Prize several observed, has often shown how writers outside the academic world are free from boundaries limiting their investigations, for the very good reason that they simply do not care to recognize that they exist. This book therefore moved freely and fruitfully over architecture, design, social history, modern developments, garden history, and more, over a long sweep of time, with endless cross-references and interconnections. It was refreshing, and opened everyone's eyes to something, the London square, that we think we know but in fact rarely properly reflect upon. There is now simply no excuse…
James Wyatt, Architect to George III
John Martin Robinson
Wyatt the destroyer… Not a popular man. A tricky topic… This is a book that has been long in the making and is comprehensive in its scope, arguing for a more positive appreciation of one of the most important but neglected architects in British history. It revealed the range and variety of Wyatt's inventiveness, his capacity to change and adapt, his sheer professionalism but also, significantly, the beauty of many of his buildings. The illustrations were of the highest quality and altogether the book represents an enduring resource.
George Stubbs: 1724-1806 Science into Art
Herbert W Rott, ed.
Prestel Publishing Ltd
This is the catalogue of an outstanding exhibition that only one of the assessors had been lucky enough to see in Munich. The editor of the catalogue, Herbert Rott, director at the Neue Pinakothek, succeeded in persuading his board to agree to a Stubbs exhibition, with angle towards science, reflected in the title. The exhibition and the book were therefore shaped for a particular audience but both succeeded triumphantly. 'The catalogue is a perfect model of what a catalogue ought to be but so rarely is, these days…' It is especially important in its treatment of the engravings and the scientific aspect of Stubbs' works. In the event, the exhibition was one of the most successful exhibitions of recent time and in shortlisting this outstanding catalogue the assessors were especially happy to be acknowledging a major initiative in the introduction of Stubbs to a German audience.
Finally, not all books that ought to win prizes are large and the assessors wished especially to commend Ian Waites for Common Land in English Painting 1700-1850 published by The Boydell Press, a most elegantly written book that calmly knocked many entrenched but erroneous notions about British landscape painting firmly on the head, almost in passing…


1. My favorite blog is "Ms. Cassidy's Classroom Blog" for numerous reasons. It is very evident that she is a teacher that strives in going the extra mile. She mindfully created a wonderful blog that displays her students' strengths through their artwork and activities.
2. I dislike "Lessons From The Middle" for only one reason: too much writing! It didn't grasp my attention because I felt like I was looking at an incredibly long manuscript! There is great information in this blog, but I found it was just too lengthy for my liking!
3. "140+Learning" is a great blog for those that like visuals! He often has pictures and/or videos mentioned in each post. I like incorporating pictures and videos into a blog post because it engages the readers and they are more likely left 'wanting more' after reading the post.
5. "Teaching FSL" is definitely a blog for those French teachers! It is important to have a variety of blogs in the "blogasphere" to reach and assist the diverse educators out there! Teaching French as a second language could be challenging for some so having access to this blog helps alleviate some of the challenges teachers may face by providing tools and endless ideas for teachers!
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Thank you for mentioning a better way to link the blogs. I completely agree!
I agree on the "rookie teacher" blog as an excellent blog. I believe perhaps we both love this blog is because we are both rookie teachers. It is a blog I will be looking at in the future! I enjoyed how you wrote your blog in number fashion as it makes it easy to read and attracting to the eye. I suggest to have the links to the specific blogs you talked about in your post rather than the link to the top 12 blogs so as readers we don't have to look for the blogs but have them right there.
I really enjoyed reading this blog post, as you were able to positively reflect on more articles then the required amount. You show great enthusiasm in your blog especially in the "Rookie Teacher" article. However, I would like to suggest that your blog would be easier to read if you hyperlinked the actual blogs to your blog. I know you included the link to the top 12 however it would be more convenient to have the link to the specific blog such as "Rookie Teacher." Because you only briefly discuss the blogs, I would like to further read into it and I do not have the resources to do so.


The DuckTales Christmas Special, Last Christmas, airs on the Disney Channel in the USA and Canada today.
David Tennant returns as adventuring trillionaire Scrooge McDuck, along with Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz and Bobby Moynihan as his mischief-making nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie. Kate Micucci, Beck Bennett, Tony Anselmo and Toks Olagundoye are also back as Duckburg's most famous family embark on a new festive themed adventure.
Jack McBrayer ("30 Rock") guest stars as fun-loving ghost Past.
Last Chirstmas! premieres on Disney Channel at 7.30am ET/PT in the USA and at 9.30am ET in Canada today.