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Why did the ring affect Frodo so much and not Bilbo?
Every time Frodo put on the ring the Eye of Sauron could see where he was and almost see into his soul as well. Frodo appeared to suffer hugely when he put the ring on.
Bilbo was able to turn invisible and have no side effects or suffering when he wore it.
What changed between Bilbo having the ring and then passing it on to Frodo?
Were the Nazgûl looking for the ring when Bilbo had it or was it only around the time Frodo got the ring?
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Frodo had the ring on in the prancing poney and sauron didn't see him – user4474 Mar 29 '13 at 15:09
The Nazgûl turned up at the Prancing Pony so Sauron must've seen where they were and sent the Nazgûl there. – PriestVallon Mar 31 '13 at 7:10
I think the two main reasons behind this are:
That Sauron is slowly increasing his powers over the whole timeline of the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings - the stories of which take place over an 80 year period.
That Bilbo never receives the attention of Sauron in quite the same way that Frodo does.
Bilbo's 111th birthday party which starts the story of the Lord of the Rings, and where Bilbo gives the ring to Frodo, takes place about 60 years after the events of The Hobbit. A further 18 years elapses before Frodo starts to bear the ring towards Mordor to destroy it.
In the distant past, Sauron was defeated by Isildur and thought to be destroyed, however he is slowly rebuilding his power for literally hundreds of years under the guise of being The Necromancer of Dol Guldur. Sauron does not even openly declare himself until about 10 years after Bilbo finds the ring, and he believes the ring has been lost in the area he was defeated by Isildur.
So at the time that Bilbo owns the ring, Sauron is not as powerful, and he believes the ring is lost and is searching for it in the wrong area.
In Tolkien's writings, Bilbo's party is in S.R. (Shire Reckoning) 1401. It is not until some time between 1409 and 1417 that Gollum (venturing into Mordor seeking the ring himself) is captured by Sauron. Since Gollum is released only a year before the Nazgul actively start seeking for "Baggins" one can guess that it is likely that this happens towards the end of this time period.
So it is well after Bilbo is no longer the owner and active user of the ring that Sauron starts to seek him. Frodo obeys Gandalf's recommendations and does not use the ring in this period, and breaks this for the first time 'accidentally' in the Prancing Pony very briefly, and does not seem to suffer particularly from the experience.
It is when he is attacked by the Nazgul on Weathertop that he first starts to see things - and even then it is primarily the nearby Nazgul that can sense and see him - not Sauron yet from his tower hundreds of miles away.
Also Bilbo stays in the Shire with the ring whereas Frodo brings the ring ever closer to Sauron in the attempt to destroy it, so its possible the closer he comes to Mordor the more powerful and corruptive a hold it gains on Frodo.
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Very excellent explination of the time-line. The first movie didn't do a good job at explaining the lapse of time between when Bilbo got the ring, it being handed down, and the start of Frodo's adventure. – DForck42 Jun 11 '12 at 13:56
It also didn't explain jsut how long Gandalf spent researching the ring and finding out it's history. – DForck42 Jun 11 '12 at 16:06
The time-line in the movie is not really correct anyway..in the book Frodo is much older when he leaves on his trip, in the movie it is shortly after the party. I think the most important part is what you described in the last two paragraphs. After Saurons was made aware of the ring still existing (by Gollum), his mind was set on finding it (especially after Frodo exposed himself to Sauron). – Geerten Sep 7 '12 at 14:51
@Geerten - I will have to watch the movie again. Its not clear to me one way or the other how quickly after the party Frodo departs on the journey. There is no obvious years passing, but it is implied that some time has passed. Bilbo has aged considerably by the time Frodo reaches Rivendell (although it is also suggested in the books that this effect of no longer having the ring). – iandotkelly♦ Sep 7 '12 at 14:56
@Geerten - Frodo is 33 at the time of the party, and 18 years pass - making him 51 at the time of the movie. Hobbits come of age at 33, so he is at most starting middle age, and is really still relatively young. But I do agree - he doesn't look like he is in his late 30's in human years. – iandotkelly♦ Sep 7 '12 at 16:33
Frodo also KNEW more of the ring than Bilbo (Gandalf told Frodo whereas with Bilbo he pretty much just kept an eye on the hobbit). That knowing would alter how Frodo would use the ring - whether he willed it or not. Additionally, Bilbo never sought to DESTROY the ring, thus the Ring had no reason to protect itself from Bilbo and therefore had less of a grip on him.
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Also, in the very end of the third movie(I haven't read the books in a long time :\ ) when they are headed towards the sea to leave with the elves, Bilbo, who looks like his life force is held on by a string asks Frodo if he still has the ring and even says, "I would have liked to have held it one last time". I agree, the movie timeline is really not apparent. You assume the extreme aging of Bilbo is because he no longer has the ring. The movies make it feel like the trilogy took half a year lol. Except for the end when Frodo says to Sam, "It's been four years...".
Why would Sauron ever think that the ring was destroyed? Is he not DIRECTLY linked to the ring? IF it was destroyed would he not also be killed?
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From the books, Sauron does not believe the ring is lost and when he starts to re-establish himself in middle-earth does so in a place where he can search for it, near where Isildur dies at the Gladden Fields. – iandotkelly♦ Dec 24 '12 at 10:00
In the book, the hobbits (with Gandalf) go to Rivendell before heading home, and as they're leaving Bilbo says, 'what's become of my ring, Frodo, that you took away?' 'I have lost it, Bilbo dear. I got rid of it, you know.' 'What a pity! I should have liked to see it again. But no, how silly of me! That's what you went for, wasn't it: to get rid of it?' – Anton Sherwood Feb 16 at 22:32
There are a few reasons.
When Bilbo had the Ring Sauron was relatively inactive and geographically distant. It is fairly strongly implied that the Ring began to 'wake up' in some sense as Sauron began to return to power.
Bilbo never really understood the full significance of the ring while it was in his possession and it's entirely possible that that knowledge, just in itself was a factor.
Another important factor is the would he received on Weathertop. It's explicitly stated that the shard of the Morgul Knife was in the process of turning him into a wraith and so it seems logical that this might well increase the hold that the ring had.It is certainly mentioned at several points that this injury has a lingering effect.
Also Frodo comes much closer, physically to the influence of Sauron. On Amon Hen he comes close to being discovered by the Eye which by now is actively searching for him and again it is explicitly explained that as he gets closer to Mordor and Mount Doom specifically he becomes increasingly aware of the influence of teh ring to the point where is feels like a crushing physical weight.
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What spurred Gandalf to come to the Shire and to organize the Fellowship to try and destroy the Ring?
It was because Gollum, searching to regain the Ring, wandered close to Mordor and was captured and interrogated by Sauron.
The entire time Bilbo had the Ring, Sauron was quietly biding his time, and gathering his Ring-less strength, while the Ring languished, lost, in the deep caverns beneath mountains, with Gollum.
After Frodo got the Ring, a stronger Sauron became aware that the Ring was not lost, and began to actively seek the Ring, both his his servants (the Nazgul, Sauruman) and with his own consciousness.
He was actively using his powers, focused towards the Shire, to try and find the Ring, and the Ring was seeking him, as well. It makes sense that it would be more likely to draw his specific attention in the latter timeframe.
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You can't really know exactly what effect it had on Bilbo though. You don't see it.
Also, Frodo did too become invisible when putting on the ring. In the scene on the hill top with the ruins, he puts it on to escape from the Nazgul. However, he gets stabbed nonetheless because the Nazgul can see him. After all, they're Saurons elite units :p
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Well, you do see Bilbo putting on the ring at the end of his birthday party, and strolling back to Bag End apparently unaware of anything except that it makes him invisible. – iandotkelly♦ Jun 11 '12 at 13:30
Maybe he overcame his fears and made sure he put it on only for a short time. Also, to my understanding Bilbo did become mad from it, given the way he acts in the scene where he dissapears. – poepje Jun 11 '12 at 13:54
Everyone who wears the ring becomes obsessed with it, or even desires the ring like Boromir, but there is no evidence from the movies (or the books) that Bilbo experienced anything the like of which Frodo has later when wearing the ring whilst carrying it to Mordor. – iandotkelly♦ Jun 11 '12 at 14:02
There is also the scene in Rivendell where Bilbo tries to steal the ring back from Frodo, to show how it has, in fact, affected him mentally. – eidylon Sep 4 '12 at 18:45
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Q: remove that special characters and unwanted numbers in cognos report studio I have a description field with special characters and unwanted number, I want to remove that special characters and unwanted numbers which is BOLD in the example description in report studio report.
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A: Instead of trying to define special characters to remove, I'd simply create a regular expression that defined the legal characters I'd want to include. Since you are using Oracle as your data source you can use the REGEXP_REPLACE Oracle native function to replace the characters that aren't in a specified list with an empty string.
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REGEXP_REPLACE(description,'[^A-Za-z0-9 !@#$%^&*]','')

This would return the string with anything that wasn't a letter, number or specified punctuation removed. In practice you'd want to expand the list of punctuation to include more characters such as period and comma but I think this illustrates the concept.

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Document:CIA Coordinates Nazis and Jihadists
Global politics used to be a question of Right (Captalist) - v - Left (Socialist) - or so we were expected to believe. Today the dominant question is 'Side with Anglo-US-Nato or oppose it?' - with the full spectrum of Left-Right present in both camps.
article by Thierry Meyssan dated 2014/05/19
Subjects: Ukraine coup 2014, The Great Game, Globalisation
Source: Voltaire Network (Link)
Translation: Roger Lagassé
The world is changing. Formerly, there was a capitalist right and a socialist left. Today, the world is dominated by the United States and the first question that arises is whether to serve or to resist them. As in World War II, we find all ideologies in each camp. For now, Washington coordinates the alliance between the Nazis and jihadists in Europe with the blessing of the anti-Putin Russians.
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The CIA Coordinates Nazis and Jihadists
Dmytro Yarosh [1] at the Ternopol meeting
May 8, 2007 in Ternopol (Western Ukraine), Nazi and Islamist factions create a so-called anti- imperialist front to fight against Russia. Organizations from Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and Russia participate, including Islamist Crimean separatists from Adygea, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, from Karachay-Cherkessia, Ossetia, and from Chechnya. Not able to get there because of international sanctions, Dokka Umarov had his contribution read. The Front is chaired by Dmytro Yarosh, who became, at the time of the coup in Kiev, February 2014, Deputy Secretary of National Security Council of Ukraine.
The confrontation between the Kiev putschists, backed by NATO and Ukrainian federalists, supported by Russia, has reached a point of no return. On May 2, President Olexander Turchinov and Israeli oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky organized a massacre at the House of Unions in Odessa. The Western press at first minimized the scale of the atrocities and then went mute when the testimony and evidence was accumulated [2] [3]. After these horrors, it is no longer possible for two peoples to continue to live together.
Three scenarios are possible: either the United States will make Ukraine a new Yugoslavia and cause a war in the hope Russia and the European Union will be bogged down; or else they will multiply confrontations around Russia, starting with Georgia; or else they will grow non-state combatants to destabilize Russia itself, Crimea or Dagestan.
Whatever option is chosen, Washington has, as of now, a mercenary army in place. The Defence Council of Kiev sent envoys to Western Europe to hire far-right activists to come and fight against the Federalists (called "pro-Russian"). And a Pravy Sektor France cell, whose members will soon be integrated into the Ukrainian National Guard, has already been created.
In addition, the Kiev Defense Council intends "to grow numbers" to add jihadists who already have real military experience to these Western European neo-Nazis.
In fact, if we are willing to ignore the symbolic bric-a-brac on each side, Nazis and jihadists today have in common both the cult of violence and the Zionist dream of world domination. They are compatible with all other organizations supported by Washington, including Sergei Udaltsov's Left Front and his friend, Russian anti-Putin leader, Alexei Navalny. There are already numerous contacts between them.
Rather than applying the right/left division of the Cold War, the only relevant cleavage line today is imperialism/resistance. In Ukraine, Kiev folks refer to the fight of the Wehrmacht against Jews, Communists and Russians, while those in Donetsk celebrate the victory of the fatherland against fascism during the "Great Patriotic War" (World War II). People of Kiev define their identity by their history, real or mythical, while those of Donetsk are emerging as people from different historical communities but united in their fight against oppression.
Proof that this dividing line is the only relevant one, it is that the Jewish oligarch, Ihor Kolomoisky, is financing those chanting "Death to the Jews!". This is a mobster who has amassed one of the largest fortunes in Europe, seizing at gunpoint large metallurgy, finance and energy enterprises. He is supported by the United States and has placed various personalities including U.S. Vice President Biden's son, on the Board of Directors of his gas holding. [4] Not only does he have no problem financing Nazi groups, he was jubilant when, following his orders, they murdered anti -Zionist Jews in Odessa.
Collaboration between Nazis and jihadists is not new. It finds its origin in three Muslim divisions of the Waffen SS. The 13th division "Handschar" was formed of Bosnians, the 21st " Skanderbeg " Kosovars and the 23rd " Kama " Croats. All were therefore Muslims practicing Islam influenced by Turkey. Indeed, the majority of these fighters defected during the war against the Red Army.
More recently, Takfirists and Nazis fought together again against the Russians during the creation of the Islamic Emirate of Ichkeria (Second Chechen War, 1999-2000).
On May 8, 2007, in Ternopol (western Ukraine), Baltic, Polish, Ukrainian and Russian Nazis and Ukrainian and Russian jihadists created a so-called "anti-imperialist front" with the support of the CIA. This organization is headed by Dmytro Yarosh, who, during the Kiev coup in February 2014, became Deputy Secretary of the National Security Council of Ukraine, then Pravy Sektor candidate in the presidential election of May 25th.
In July 2013, the Emir of Caucasus and local leader of Al Qaeda, Doku Umarov, called on members of the "anti-imperialist front" to go and fight in Syria. However, there is no clear documentation of the Nazi participation in current operations to destabilize the Levant.
Finally, a few dozen Crimean Tatar jihadists came to fight in Syria, and were transported by the Turkish MIT to Kiev to participate in EuroMaidan events and the coup of February 22nd alongside Dmytro Yarosh [5].
The measures taken in Europe, at the request of the U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, to prevent the return of jihadists at home shows that the CIA intends to use them on a new front. [6] The forced April 15th resignation of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, at the request of Secretary of State John Kerry [7] and that of his brother, Prince Sultan bin Salman, May 14 on pressure from Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel [8], attests to the US will to recast the jihadist machine.
Will European and Arab Resistors ally themselves too?
↑ Dmytro Yarosh - Wikipedia page
↑ "Crime in Odessa" - Thierry Meyssan, Voltaire Network, 6 May 2014
↑ "Genocide in Novorossiya and swan song of Ukrainian statehood" - Gérard Jeannesson, Oriental Review / Voltaire Network, 12 May 2014
↑ "In Ukraine, Joe Biden's son mixes business with pleasure" - Voltaire Network, 15 May 2014.
↑ "Jihadists in charge of crowd control in Kiev protests" - Translation Alizée Ville, Voltaire Network, 5 December 2013.
↑ "Syria now a 'matter of homeland security' for US and EU" - Translation Alizée Ville, Voltaire Network, 10 February 2014
↑ "Prince Bandar steps down" - Voltaire Network, 17 April 2014.]
↑ "Reshufflement in Saudi Arabia" - Voltaire Network, 17 May 2014.
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Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 29.6.2013.
Shahidan Kassim's Latest Expose That No Chemicals Were Used In The Indelible Ink But Only Food Colouring Has Reinforced Public Demands That The Entire Election Commission's(EC) Resign For Defrauding The People And Abuse Of Public Funds And Power.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim's latest expose that no chemicals were used in the indelible ink but only food colouring has reinforced public demands that the entire Election Commission's(EC) must resign for defrauding the people and abuse of public funds and power. In a parliamentary written answer to DAP MP for Segambut Lim Lip Eng, Shahidan Kassim said the indelible ink did not last a week as promised because all the chemicals in the ink were replaced by food colouring.
Shahidan's admission debunked EC's previous claims that silver nitrate was used in the ink and was supposed to last seven days. This latest revelation comes after Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam openly contradicted EC Chair Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof's claims that the EC consulted the Health Ministry regarding the safety of the indelible ink by stating that the Health Ministry had never issued such a report.
Tan Sri Abdul Aziz had previously told the Straits Times of Singapore in a May 12 interview that the Health Ministry had advised against adding more than one percent of silver nitrate to the ink, which would have made the ink last. The EC was indirectly blaming the Health Ministry for refusing to allow an extra 1% of silver nitrate and causing EC to waste RM 7.1 million on purchasing the indelible ink fiasco that could be easily washed off.
To date Tan Sri Abdul Aziz has failed to produce the letter from the Health Ministry that stated putting more than one percent of silver nitrate in the ink could damage the kidney and cause cancer, a letter that the Health Minister himself denied ever issuing. How many more lies must the public endure from the EC Chairman and Deputy Chairman?
Shahidan in another reply to Seremban MP Anthony Loke that the total cost was RM7.1 million, added that the EC cannot reveal the name of the 'indelible' ink supplier because of security reasons. It is ridiculous that the national security of Malaysia can be threatened or riots will take place if the supplier of the indelible ink that wasted RM 7.1 million funds is made public.
Did PR Lose The Perak State Government Cleanly And Fairly?
EC has still refused to respond to the switching of election results between BN and PR as exposed by DAP Perak publicity chief Wong Kah Woh for the Jelapang state seat in Perak. DAP's Borang 14 for Polling Stream 3 at SRJK (C) Lahat shows DAP candidate Teh Hock Ke having obtained 330 votes, compared with 137 votes for the BN. However, the result for this stream announced by the EC was in the reverse, with the BN said to have received 330 votes against 137 for the DAP. The EC backed this with a different Borang 14.
Wong said the EC's version of the result, which has been gazetted, is highly unlikely because the DAP's parliamentary candidate Batu Gajah that covered Jelapang state seat, V. Sivakumar garnered 373 votes in that stream, compared with BN's 141 votes. In the other four streams at the SRJK (C) Lahat polling station, Teh garnered between 58 and 67 percent of the popular votes and won Jelapang with more than 70% of the votes.
What is shocking is Wong's suspicion that one of the Borang 14 is likely to have been forged, because the handwriting for the figures in the copies of the form with the DAP and the EC are similar, but the signatures of the DAP, BN and Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) counting agents and the presiding officer are different on the two forms.
DAP won Jelapang with 16,921 votes, a majority of 12,266 votes compared with the 4,655 votes received by BN and 2,568 votes won by PSM. Although the discrepancy will not cost DAP the Jelapang seat, Wong correctly said it would have made a difference in marginal seats such as Lubok Merbau, Manjoi and Pasir Panjang. Indeed this can change the final result as to which party forms the Perak state government as BN won Perak by 3 seats with 31-28 seats.
BN's Retention Of the EC Shows That The Basic Democratic Principle Of "One-Person, One-Vote, One-Value" Will Be Violated.
There can be no politically and morally legitimate government when BN won the smallest 112 parliamentary seats that comprise a mere 20% of the voters to form the Federal government. What type of legitimacy is enjoyed by a government that only enjoys 47% popular support as compared to 51% by the opposition? The average parliamentary constituency size of a BN seat is 46,510 voters compared to PR's 77,655 voters.
BN's retention of the EC shows that the basic democratic principle of "one-person, one-vote, one-value" will be violated. The striking contrast of PR's seat of Kapar with 160,000 voters with BN Putrajaya of around 16,000 voters highlights the unfair delineation of constituencies by EC that is weighted heavily in BN's favour.
As EC Deputy Chair Datuk Wan Ahmad was EC Secretary during the last constituency delineation exercise in 2002, how can the rakyat expect natural justice? The entire EC must resign because they have no integrity and public credibility to carry out a clean, free and fair redelinenation of constituencies that fully respects the principle of "one-person, one-vote, one-value".


Upon their arrival, Prince Lý and his envoy received a warm welcomed by Kojong, the King of Korea's Koryo (aka Goryeo) Dynasty. It seems that Lý Long Tường and his crew came to Korea at the right time, as they were handsomely accommodated by the people of Korea.
Whether Kojong knew it or not, he had been waiting for Lý Long Tường to land on the shores of Korea for a long time. News of the prince's arrival came to King Kojong in a dream, could it be fate that brought Prince Lý to the distant land of Korea?
Legends speak of how Kojong had foreseen the arrival of Lý Long Tường in a dream. Kojong dreamt of a majestic phoenix that flew all the way from the south to land on the shores of Korea. Prince Lý's arrival was therefore perceived as this phoenix, a heavenly sign that was immediately accepted by Kojong and his people. Lý Long Tường was one of Đại Việt's most talented generals, well versed in literature and the art of war.
Recognizing his talents, the Koreans quickly promoted Lý to the position of general. For the rest of his days, Prince Lý Long Tường would be known as Lee of Hwasan, a bright and heroic figure of the Koryo nation. With news of the Mongols' impeding conquests on Korea, Lee of Hwasan, his Lý compatriots, and the Korean nation, mobilized their forces.
Korea's relationship with the Mongols tend to fluctuate at various times. The Koryo Kingdom and the Mongol Empire may cooperate at one instant, and become hostile at another. It all depends on the circumstances, and this time it's war. With the momentum of countless successful military campaigns across the lands of Eurasia, the Mongols now prepared to capture the Kingdom of Koryo.
The earliest of the Mongol invasions on Koryo was ignited in 1231-32, under the orders of Ogodei Khan. Diplomacy between the two sides have failed, as a result the Mongol Empire prepared their assault against the Koryo Kingdom. Ogodei, the son of Genghis, would oversee this first invasion, as well as the defeat at the hands of Koryo and Lý Long Tường.
Ogodei's forces bombarded Koryo in all directions, through naval and conventional assaults. Though they initially succeeded in capturing some Korean territories, Prince Lý (aka Lee of Hwasan) mobilized his forces and confronted the Mongols at Hwang-hae. Lý's forces successfully warded off the Mongol advances, thus preserving Koryo's sovereignty for the time being. The Korean forces also showed tremendous resistance to the Mongol threat, neutralizing their efforts of capturing Koryo.
After 30 years of intense fighting with the Mongol Empire, Koryo would finally see an end to the bloodshed. Nearly three decades have passed since Ogodei Khan kick-started the Mongol invasion of Korea, and neither side wanted to let up. The Mongols had captured many of Koryo's territories, only to lose it in the distant future. Treaties and agreements have come and gone, always resulting in military clashes between the two sides.
Lý Long Tường, now in his 70's, has been fighting alongside the Korean forces. It has been three decades since the prince accepted the title Lee of Hwasan, helping the Koreans in their struggle to break from the Mongols' grasp. After numerous battles, the Lee of Hwasan would engage in one final battle against the Mongols, playing a big role in their final defeat to the Kingdom of Koryo.
In the year of 1253, the Mongol army, under the fierce command of Mongke Khan, entered Koryo once again. As they tried to capture the province of Hwang-hae, the forces of Lý Long Tường was their to engage. After five months of armed combat, the forces of Lý Long Tường successfully eliminated the Mongol forces in that region, forcing them to surrender.
This victory would be the beginning of the full Mongol withdrawal from Korea. Finally, after 30 years of excruciating resistance against the Mongol Empire, Koryo was finally free from their grasp. Political actions taken by the patriotic rulers of Korea resulted in the Mongols abandoning their ambitions of capturing the Koryo Kingdom, leaving the country in 1259.
The fighting spirit of the Koreans helped them defeat the Mongols in numerous battles. Numerously courageous warriors joined the fight to ultimately expel them from the country. Fighting alongside these Korean generals was Lý Long Tường, Prince of Đại Việt, and descendent of the royal Lý family. Prince Lý, along with the remnants of the Lý family, joined in the fight against the Mongols, playing a big role in their final defeat to the Kingdom of Koryo.
Prince Ly was a valiant fighter and a fearless general who led a division of the Korean military. He arrived on the shores of Korea from Đại Việt in the 1220's and will spend the rest of his life in Korea. The several thousand members of the Lý clan would stay there with him, becoming proud members of the Korean community. Besides the title Lee of Hwasan, Lý Long Tường was also known as the "White Horse General," riding into battle on the back of a fierce white stallion.
It is said that throughout his life in Korea, Prince Lý would sit on the peak of a mountain and look southward in reverence of his former home. Little did Prince Lý know that the land he looked back on so fondly would become a battleground for the Mongols' next conquest. His successor, St. Trần Hưng Đạo of the Trần Dynasty, would achieve a feat similar to Lý Long Tường. Next time however, he would do so in a fashion even grander than the Lee of Hwasan himself.


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An incredibly rare Hawaiian sculpture of the war god known as 'the island eater'
Carved some 200 years ago at the height of the islands' artistic production, figures such as this Kona effigy are almost unknown in private collections. Offered in Paris on 21 November, it left Susan Kloman, Head of African and Oceanic Art, lost for words
'When I first saw this figure I was astonished — really speechless,' says Susan Kloman, Head of African and Oceanic Art at Christie's. 'We couldn't imagine that such a work could still exist in a private collection. The figures that we know are in museums, including what we consider the mate to this piece, which is in the British Museum.'
Offered on 21 November in the Collection Vérité sale at Christie's in Paris, this Hawaiian figure was made sometime between 1780 and 1819 — a period considered the height of Hawaiian artistic production.
Important Hawaiian Kona-style statue, circa 1780-1820, representing the god of war Ku-ka'ili-moku. 53 cm (21 in). Estimate on request. This lot is offered in Collection Vérité on 21 November 2017 at Christie's in Paris
That era in Hawaiian history is linked to the reign of Kamehameha I, called the 'unifier of the islands', Kloman explains. It was a turbulent time, and Kamehameha I associated himself with the war god Ku-ka'ili-moku — the 'land snatcher' or 'island eater'.
'Ku became his effigy, and we saw a proliferation of these sculptures created for the temples,' the specialist says. As Hawaiian society at that time was highly stratified, the artists who were allowed to create these sculptures, for kings and queens, were effectively priests.
'This figure could stand on the world stage with any sculptures, and it would captivate and hold anyone's attention' — Susan Kloman
The figure was executed in a highly expressionistic style called Kona, here exemplified by a figure-eight-shaped mouth, distended eyes, and a head crest. When all these elements combine in a single piece, as in this figure, the result is 'extremely powerful', the specialist says.
Hawaiian figurative sculptures are incredibly rare, and Kloman and her team were meticulous in their verification of the piece. Authentication experts 'analysed every single detail of how this work was carved,' she explains. 'They also did a carbon-14 test, which gives a better indication of the age of the sculpture.' Analysis of the wood revealed it to be Metrosideros, a tree found in the high mountains of Hawaii.
'It's an incredible discovery,' Kloman says. 'This figure could stand on the world stage with any sculptures, and it would captivate and hold anyone's attention.'
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Yesterday you gave my brother and I an amazing adventure hang-gliding. We would both like to thank-you and your staff for an amazing trip. I can't stop thinking about it! I'm trying to convince everyone I know to try it, but more importantly I can't wait to come out again and maybe learn for myself. Once again, thanks for the experience.
Everyone that I met at High Perspective has helped me to have a new outlook on life. I had one of the best times of my life and enjoyed every minute of it. I can't wait to learn more and to progress in the sport of hang gliding. Thank you for everything. You guys are the best!
I must truly thank you for introducing my friend Allison and I to hang gliding! We had a fabulous time! As promised, I am emailing you to share my wonderful experience with you.
Thank you for all the trouble that you went for me again, and we will be sure to call you again for another one of those exciting day trips or romantic weekend trips in the future.
Thank you very much for two amazing flights… Yaaaaaaahhhhhhhoooooooo!!!
The first flight in Aug was inspiring, serene and for me, an awakening of the soul. Although the natural high lasted for several days, I could not wait to do it again.
Yesterday's flight was just as amazing and to my surprise, a totally different experience in itself. We gained height, speed and the ground below was naturally decorated with fall colours. It was breathtaking and exhilarating… I'm still smiling thinking about it.
When in flight, I realized the things I worry about are so trivial and it certainly helped me gain perspective. I also appreciated your experience, skill, sense of humour, and your joy for the sport which played a great role in this amazing experience. The greatest accomplishment was to convince four other people to try it. All of whom initially thought I was becoming a crazy daredevil chick. Now, they are grateful to me for bringing them, and to you for a great flight.
I just wanted to write you a quick note to say thank you and tell you (again) what a fantastic time I had yesterday. I am so glad that I decided to give hang gliding a try, and I can't wait to do it again! Although I wasn't as nervous as I expected to be, you really made me feel confident in your ability and at ease with everything that was happening… and what a great experience to fly with someone who, even though you must have flown thousands of times, was still as excited as I was!
As incredible as it must be to fly solo, I'm glad I had someone to share my "first time" with.
I'm definitely interested in the Beginner's Course… I'll be in touch!
Thank you once again for the wonderful hang gliding flight back in the fall. You were the best instructor I could have hoped for. The flight is something I'll tell my grandchildren about one day.
Just wanted to pass on a sincere thank you to you, James and Scott for the amazing experience on Saturday. I will be reliving those first flights many times until my next lesson.
What a thrill! Thank you so much.
I once made a promise to my husband that I would try hang gliding. He has been interested in hang gliding for some time and recently started taking the introductory lessons. He fell in love with the sport right from the beginning, and started to persuade me to try it, hence my promise. Since I uttered those words I had been dreading the day when I had to follow through with my promise. I am not afraid of heights, but I am certainly not overly fond of them either. I can handle flying on a plane, but I have a little difficulty with the take-offs and landings.
The day arrived that I was to try a tandem flight. Luckily I had a fairly hectic day, so I wasn't totally consumed by nerves the whole day. When we arrived at High Perspective there was a person who had just taken a tandem flight already. They looked to me and said that they were REALLY HIGH up there. I took a few big breaths, went to the loo and crossed the field to the starting point. At which time I had to sign a nice little waiver (a couple more deep breaths) and get geared up. I guess by the look of me Peter gathered I was very nervous. He sat me down and explained what was going to happen and reassured me that if at any point I was too nervous and couldn't continue we could land.
So now I'm all strapped in we are ready for take off, and the cable starts to pull us. The wind grabs us, my stomach lurches and I close my eyes. What am I doing I think? I open my eyes to an amazing view. We have started to soar upwards. My nerves begin to calm down and I begin to enjoy myself. At one point I ask Peter how high up we are. The answer, although I wasn't sure whether I was ready for it, was 1000 ft. Wow! Even more amazing was that we were getting even higher, but I couldn't tell. The highest we got to before coming back down was 1600 ft. That is higher than the glass floor of the C.N. Tower!
At one point Peter allowed me to help fly the glider and I was amazed at how easy it was. The other part I was amazed at was how comfortable I felt. At one point I felt like a butterfly just floating in the breeze. Another time I felt as though I was a hawk soaring above the fields. I had this overwhelming feeling of peace and calmness. I can't lie and say that I lost all fear when I was up in the air, but I did lose more than I ever imagined was possible.
When we started our descent I was actually saddened that I couldn't stay up in the air longer. I thought that I would be rather nervous of the landing, because of how I feel in an airplane. I wasn't nervous at all. Although we were probably gliding fairly quickly it didn't feel like it. There wasn't even a time when I felt we were going to crash into the ground. It was the smoothest landing I have ever experienced.
I'm looking forward to going back and taking another tandem flight. Who knows they might even get another student signed up for their course. Never would I have thought of myself taking hang gliding lessons. There is a quote that states, 'you should do one thing every day that scares you', well I followed that advice that day, and was taken aback by how little I was actually scared. To anyone who is even remotely thinking about trying it should stop thinking and just do it. You'll be amazed at how wonderful it is.
Thanks for forwarding this video.
the ground than what we see when we are flying.
is one of the most exiting things I've done in my life.
It has been a long time since I have flown solo… kids, money, career, life in general seems to get in the way of "me". But not the past couple of weeks. I have taken some time for "me" and loved every second of it.
The moments before I took, my reintroduction to this fantastic sport.. After the hang check, getting comfortable holding the glider, "tension please" and moments before those final words.. "Clear and Launch.. Clear and Launch" I have to admit to feeling a bit nervous, it had been years but it all came rushing back in a flash. I as you say "unlearned that I couldn't fly" and am now loving the fact that I could the whole time.
Thanks Michael… I needed that.


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The Geopark Way is a waymarked long-distance trail located within the counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, England. It runs  from Bridgnorth to Gloucester.

Connecting trails

The Geopark Way links with the Worcestershire Way, Glevum Way, Gloucestershire Way, Herefordshire Trail, Jack Mytton Way, Sabrina Way, Severn Way, Shropshire Way, Three Choirs Way and the Wysis Way.

See also
Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom

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Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark
Earth Heritage Trust- Geopark Way
Geopark Way - LDWA Long Distance Paths

Geoparks in England
Long-distance footpaths in England
Footpaths in Shropshire
Footpaths in Worcestershire
Footpaths in Herefordshire
Footpaths in Gloucestershire

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Chinese fishing boat returns after stalemate with Philippine Navy
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Fisherman Cheng Minghai (1st L), Li Liang (2nd L), Deng Yeping (2nd R) and Xu Detan (1st R) pose for photos in front of their fishing boat in Qionghai City, south China's Hainan Province, April 15, 2012. All 12 Chinese fishing vessels, which had sought refuge from bad weather at a lagoon off the Huangyan Island but were blocked the entrance of the lagoon by a warship of the Philippines on April 8, left the lagoon in Huangyan Island on Saturday after a five-day stalemate. One fishing boat has safely returned to Qionghai of south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
One of the 12 Chinese fishing boats has returned to port, nearly a week after they were harassed by the Philippine Navy in the Huangyan Island in the South China Sea.
The Qiong-Qionghai 09099, a Hainan-registered fishing boat, returned to the Tanmen Port in Qionghai City in the island province of Hainan Saturday evening and was currently unloading the catch, its crew said.
Twelve Chinese fishing boats moved into the lagoon in China's Huangyan Island to take refuge from harsh weather on April 8 but were seized and harassed by a Philippine Naval gunboat on April 10. Two Chinese Marine Surveillance ships, which were doing routine patrol in the area, were immediately sent to the site to protect the fishermen.
"The Huangyan Island is the traditional fishing site for residents in Tanmen, and we have fished there since ancient times," said He Shixuan, owner of Qiong-Qionghai 09099.
Liu Weimin, spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, earlier reiterated that Huangyan Island is an integral part of Chinese territory and China has indisputable sovereignty over the island.
All the 12 fishing boats have left the lagoon in the Huangyan Island, and some are continuing their fishing in the South China Sea, according to the local fishermen association in Tanmen.
Chinese fishing boat returns after stalemate with Philippine Navy added by China Times on April 24, 2012
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Jockamo IPA | Abita Brewing Co.
Jockamo I.P.A. is a traditional India Pale Ale made with the best pale and light crystal malts that give the beer a copper color and malty flavor. This full-flavored beer is hopped and dry hopped liberally with Willamette and Columbus hops from the Pacific Northwest and has a 6.5% A.B.V. The spicy aroma of the hops contrasts nicely with the pleasant sweetness of the malts. Jockamo has a flavor that entices and excites the palate.
12-oz. bottle into a pint glass at my house on Nov. 7, 2012 (purchased at World Market in La Mesa (San Diego, Calif.) for $1.99 on Nov. 7, 2012). Caramel amber with two fingers of frothy white head. Good foamy retention on the sides and good on the top as well.
Smelled Cascade or Columbus hops (I'm usually pretty bad at knowing which hops are which). Also got sweet floral noted and a bit of dark fruit. Some caramel late and even some rye or iced tea notes.
Tasted as a toned down version of the smell. Not as much Cascade hops and got more citrus than I thought I would. Still got that sweet dark fruit taste like the smell. Some pale notes as well.
Light-to-medium body. Thin texture. Soft (below average) carbonation. Abrupt and slightly bitter finish.
Finished this beer pretty fast, but I'm not sure what that means. Overall it was pretty good but I wasn't completely sold on the feel/palate. A couple of the ratings could have gone either way.
Malty, not hop driven. Drinks more like a thin syrup than a crisp, biting IPA. Drinkable, but not one I'd pick out of a lineup.
I have been drinking Abita on trips to New Orleans for about a decade now. I always prefer to drink local if I can find a decent beer and Abita by far made the best local beer (which wasn't saying much).
This beer really stood out from the rest. It was very nicely balanced between the hops, yeast and malt. Refreshing and flavorful.
Being from California, it was nice to have access to a balanced IPA again. While I love the extreme IPA's that area all around, this is more of an every day IPA.
Cloudy amber with an excellent thick head leaving nice lace. Nice IPA-ish aroma which seemed grassy hops-plus-lemon to me. Body was thin and a bit watery, though perhaps not untrue to IPA style. But I was let down by the taste in a beer claiming American IPA status. It simply didn't match the aroma. It was only faintly hoppy with a distant background bitterness. Other than that, not much going on.
m-feels decent in the mouth, maybe a little thin but nice oil texture.
d-this is for fans of not so hoppy ipa's and caramel malts. compared to the two ipa's ive had today(sierra nevada torpedo,bells two hearted ale), this one is probably going to be prefered by those who enjoy some hops but not a punch in the face.
Poured cool into the Saison Dupont glass at 50degrees from a brown 12oz w/out freshness date.
S - Very citrusy, hoppy and mildly grapefruit but sort of one dimensional w/out much malt in the aroma.
M - A mildly bitter feel w/ plenty of sweetness and a skosh sharp in the finish w/ a grassy acidity w/ a slight fruit sweetness in the finish and light dry texture.
T - A mildly acidic citrus hop flavor w/ a sweetness that grows as it becomes warmer w/ more of a woody spiced hoppiness and crystal malt flavor. As the beer warms it is slightly grassy w/ a sharper bite. The beer has a more nutty malt w/ restrained fruit also and sweetness. The warming boozy flavor is subtle w/ malt accepting a more prominent role and giving the taste a sort of balance when warmer.
D - A very nice effort for Abita, a standout in their lineup for me. An easy drinking Ipa that is drinkable, thirst quenching but seems to lack any complexity. It has the basics - hoppy sweet ale flavors that makes an ale fan smile. This is mellow for those who prefer a less over the top Ipa.
Abita Jockamo IPA is a crystal clear amber ale with a thin, off-white head that fades to a film and leaves excellent lacing. It has a nice, grassy hop aroma, with notes of juniper and allspice. It's medium bodied, super smooth and a little foamy. The finish is clean and dry. There's a tiny bit of sweetness and decent bitterness. It tastes like it smells: grass and juniper... and a hint of some kind of berry. Lemon zest is in the finish. This is actually pretty complex. It's quite engaging and could serve as a session ale.
12 oz bottle with best by date on neck.
Appears a bright clear dark copper aroma. Cream colored head. Good head retention. Hop aroma is slightly spicy. Brady, biscuity malt aroma in there too.
Taste is fairly balanced for an IPA. Caramel, toffee, earthy hops. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Drinks fairly smooth.
Jockamo IPA from Abita Brewing Co.


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Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, Thursday 24th October, 2013
Hot on the heels of Ben Whishaw's BAFTA-winning portrayal comes another favourite actor of mine in the title role of Richard II. A big name draw, David Tennant improves on his Hamlet (a characterisation I thought was The Doctor by another name) with a performance that switches from regal reserve to petulant camp and back again. In a world of macho men in leather and shining armour, Tennant's Richard saunters around in beautiful gowns, with his crown on his wrist like a bracelet. With his hair extensions and sharp features, he is an off-duty drag queen or an old school rock star. The effeminacy and the bitchiness energise a sometimes languid king. It is a captivating performance.
The whole production is redolent with delicate beauty. Projections of pillars and vaulted ceilings capture both the solidity and airiness of a cathedral. Designer Stephen Brimson Lewis keeps scenery to a minimum, suggesting locations, complimented by Tim Mitchell's lighting. Richard's throne flies in and out on a gantry, suggesting the monarch's link to divinity – a bone of contention in the play. The visuals are supported by beautiful music performed live by sopranos (the singers not the organised criminals) and trumpeters. Gregory Doran's production has no problem in engaging the eye and the ear, but what of the emotions and the intellect?
Oliver Ford Davies as York brings humour and heart. Scenes with his wife (Marty Cruickshank) bring comic relief from all the politicking and macho posturing. Michael Pennington's John of Gaunt masterfully handles the play's greatest hit, the 'sceptre'd isle' speech, and Nigel Lindsay's meaty Bolingbroke makes an effective contrast to Tennant's light-in-the-loafers king.
For me the most compelling on-stage presence is Oliver Rix as Aumerle. Even in scenes where he has little to say, he is there, intense without drawing focus from the speakers. His scenes with Tennant are the highlights. Upset by Richard's decision to hand over his crown, Aumerle is comforted by the king in a moment that is more tender than it is homoerotic.
When Richard is set upon by assailants in his dungeon, there is too much of the action hero in his self-defence. The effete king reveals himself to be something of a medieval martial arts expert in a moment that is incongruous with the rest of the characterisation. Yes, Richard would fight for his life, but not in such an obviously choreographed manner. When the fatal blow is struck, it is a moment of shock and surprise – it's a credit to the schoolgirls in this matinee audience that they gasped at this point rather than at Richard and Aumerle's kiss.
The play begins and ends with a coffin centre-stage, reminding us of the cycle of kingship: one must die so the next can take over. With its projections and lighting effects, it is a production of surfaces. We don't really get to grips with the rights and wrongs of who should be on the throne and how he should behave. Richard seizes what isn't his to raise funds, which leads to rebellion. Opposers of the Royal Mail and NHS privatisations, take note!
Who's a pretty boy, then? Oliver Ford Davies (Duke of York), Nigel Lindsay (Bolingbroke), David Tennant (Richard II)
Photo by Kwame Lestrade
1 Comment | tags: David Tennant, Doctor Who, Gregory Doran, Marty Cruickshank, Michael Pennington, Nigel Lindsay, Oliver Ford Davies, Oliver Rix, review, Richard II, RSC, Shakespeare, Stephen Brimson Lewis, Stratford upon Avon, theatre review, Tim Mitchell | posted in Theatre Review
A Bit of A Do
Wyndham's Theatre, London, Thursday 18th August, 2011
The quintessential romantic comedy gets a 1980s update and a Gibraltar setting for this vibrant and hilarious production, currently packing them in at the Wyndham's. Of course the two stars must be a huge attraction for ticket buyers but I like to think that Shakespeare's funniest and most delightful comedy has enough appeal in its own right.
The two stars are David The Doctor Tennant and his erstwhile companion Catherine "Donna Noble" Tate. What a nerdgasm that is, for Doctor Who fans to see this pair reunited and finally doing what the Doctor and Donna never did – getting off with each other. The chemistry between these two actors is almost palpable, and the "merry war" of wits between their characters is a verbal fireworks display of point-scoring and one-upmanship. The modern (1980s is not that far back in my view, thank you very much) setting works very well, given the slangy, modern inflection with which the actors deliver the sparkling dialogue. Tennant lends Benedick his native Scots accent and within Tate's Beatrice there are traces of her repertoire of comic characters – for example, when quoting the Devil, she gives Old Nick the scowl and tones of her Gran. All of this is very fan-pleasing and makes for an interesting take on Shakespeare's most entertaining female character. This Beatrice is stylish and gregarious, wearing a mask of confidence made of put-downs and wise cracks. Tate adds some touches of sublime physical comedy, ranging from the broad flailing around in the air on the end of a decorator's pulley (you had to be there!) to removing the underwear from her bum in a moment of unladylike behaviour. The performance is not without its subtlety. Shakespeare allows the briefest glimpse into a suggested past liaison between Beatrice and Benedick, and Tate plays the moment perfectly. We fall in love with this wonderful woman. She is more than matched by Tennant's Benedick, the dashing, swaggering soldier, the self-proclaimed eternal bachelor. Tennant proves his own skills at physical comedy. There's a wonderful moment involving a tray of paint (trust me) and I think he has topped his Hamlet of a couple of years ago – I felt his Danish prince had too much of the Time Lord about him but this Benedick retains the Doctor's energy without merely translating the Doctor to another time and another place.
The set, with its huge revolve and towering pillars, threatens to dwarf the actors, especially from my perch in the Grand Circle, but I quickly became accustomed to its graceful transitions, and the gliding monolithic columns and gigantic slatted blinds serve the action well, especially in the comic, eavesdropping scenes. One scene in a nightclub has just a little too much dry ice but on the whole, I approve of this relocation.
Dogberry, the leader of the Watch, is a tricky character to pull off. A verbose buffoon whose every other word is a malapropism (long before Mrs Malaprop ever graced the stage, bless her) in this production he is presented as a gung ho Territorial Army type, linguistically out of his depth in this world of flying wit and word play. I warmed to him but his sidekick, Verges, was under-used, which was a pity. The gender realignment of Leonato's brother Antonio into wife Imogen was an interesting move, but she didn't really put across the right amount of anger and impotent outrage in the face of the "scambling, out-facing , fashion-monging boys" who have torn her family apart.
Overall though, the star for me is William Shakespeare. The play is a dazzling, endearing box of delights with just enough bitter sweetness and humanity to be poignant without killing the buzz. The jokes and the banter still work. The plot, both a contrivance and a confection, still permits moments of high drama. Leonato's spurning of his scandalised daughter is heart-wrenching on the page and in performance.
This production is a party, complete with 80s retreads of Shakespearean songs, to which the audience is invited. We are dazzled, delighted, moved and rewarded with a reminder that to be human and share the company of other humans is life's greatest gift. Thoroughly life-affirming theatre.
Leave a comment | tags: Catherine Tate, David Tennant, Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare, theatre review, Wyndhams Theatre | posted in Theatre Review


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TechAward World of Electronics – vote for PCBA Visualizer !
Eurocircuits creates fantastic "smart tools" free to use by you our customer. Show your appreciation for our investment and VOTE for PCBA Visualizer in the TechAward competition of the World of Electronics exhibition. Do it now since VOTING is only possible till September 1st.
Do you wish to know more about PCBA Visualizer and why we believe that this is a real innovation? View the movie below and read the information on this page on the WoTS website.
Eurocircuits TV made a short movie on how PCBA Visualizer contributes to manufacturing your assembled PCB, prototype or small series, "right first time".
WoTS Proximo gadget – reserveer snel uw exemplaar!
WoTS-gadget PROXIMO – reserveer snel uw exemplaar !
Dit jaar tijdens de World of Electronics, een van de 5 werelden van de beurs World of Technology & Science, kan u deelnemen aan het PROXIMO project.
PROXIMO is een nabijheidssensor gelinked aan een smart phone. Hierdoor ontstaat een applicatie die apparaten in de nabijheid kan waarnemen waardoor de PROXIMO bezitter tijdens de beurs verschillende toepassingen van het gadget kan gebruiken. Het hart van het gadget is de Nordic 5.0 Bluetooth Low Energy chip. Eurocircuits' klant IDEETRON is de ontwikkelaar van het gadget en studenten van de Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen programmeerden de app voor de smart phone.
Eurocircuits TV heeft een korte introductie film over het Proximo project gemaakt.
Eurocircuits TV maakte ook reportages over elke stap in het creatieproces van de PROXIMO. VLOGs klik hier.
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WoTS Proximo gadget – Be quick to reserve one!
This year at the World of Electronics, one of the 5 worlds present at World of Technology & Science, you can participate in the PROXIMO project.
Eurocircuits TV has made a short introduction movie for the Proximo project (Dutch spoken).
Eurocircuits TV also made movies of every step of the creation process of the PROXIMO. VLOGs click here.
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Double Sided PCB production sounds simple enough, but have you ever wondered what the actual production flow involves.
Using our Eurocircuits Insight Technology platform we have made a short informative video that explains the process flow.
There are more than 20 process steps required to make a Double-Sided PCB. It all starts with the selection of the material. This consists of a base material that is covered with copper foil on one or both sides.
The type of base material selected, depends on the function and design of the PCB, it may be an FR4 or Ceramic or Aluminium based material. In addition the selection depends on the required Isolation, Cu Thickness and the Tg value etc.
Once the base material is selected then the production process begins, why not take a few minutes to watch our informative video present by Gruber András, our Production Coordinator.
Students of Université Catholique de Louvain competing in the EUROBOT competition.
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Recap: The Bachelorette Episode 4
I'm angry that I have to spend the bulk of this review talking about The Bachelorette's resident racist, Lee. I would have much rather spent this review trying to figure out why Alex wore that God-awful purple zebra-print blazer last night. But as I said in my last review, after Lee's actions this week, it is worth reiterating: this man should have never been a contestant. He is a hazard to Rachel and to the men of color in the house.
The episode begins with Lee interrupting a conversation between Rachel and Kenny before the rose ceremony. Kenny asks to have one more minute with Rachel while Lee hovers near them, counting the seconds on his fingers. Inevitably, this leads to an argument between Lee and Kenny. What starts as Kenny trying to respectfully explain to Lee why he was bothered by his actions ends with Lee laughing in Kenny's face. Lee openly admits during his time in the confessional that he gets off on aggravating other guys. As my new favorite Dean pointed out, Lee especially likes to start problems with people of color – "The longer Lee sticks around, the more aware everyone will become of his intolerance."
As Lee and Kenny argue in the background, Rachel begins to cry in the confessional. She acknowledges that, as a Black woman – let alone the first Black Bachelorette – she is under an immense amount of pressure. Rachel's confession is powerful, albeit confused. Rachel does not say what specifically is the cause of her tears, just stating that she knows people will judge her no matter what she does. I'm assuming this scene was poorly edited, because Rachel's tears only made her actions during the rose ceremony all the more confusing. Rachel sends Diggy, Bryce, and Brady with the Perfect Nose home.
Somehow, Lee and his stupid hair are still here.
Rachel and the guys travel to Hilton Head Island "to get away from it all," in one of the most blatant cases of product placement I've ever seen. The guys continually bring up in a totally natural and definitely not forced (!!!) way how Hilton Head makes the perfect romantic getaway. Cool.
Anyway, Dean is awarded the solo date. He and Rachel go on a "picnic," which is really just a sweet way of saying that they sit on the hood of a truck drinking champagne. Then a blimp shows up! And Rachel and Dean are going to ride in it! Apparently, Rachel was very into blimps as a kid, so my girl is pumped about this part of the date. Poor Dean, on the other hand, is afraid of heights. Dean is a good sport, though, and he and Rachel take turns assisting the pilot.
When their blimp ride is over, Rachel and Dean head to a Romantic DinnerTM. Dean opens up to Rachel about his mother's death, admitting that she is the first person he's every talked about it with. Dean tears up and women's panties hit the floor all over America. This was definitely the show's most emotionally impactful moment thus far and practically guarantees Dean a spot among the final three.
Back at the house, the guys try to invent reasons why Dean and Rachel could never work out. 37-year-old Bryan the Sexy Chiropractor claims that there is too much of an age gap between Rachel (32) and Dean (25) for things to ever work out. Though Bryan cites Dean's immaturity (which he has yet to display…) as the cause for his rationale, this argument still has a twinge of sexism in it. Bryan doesn't seem worried about the five-year age gap between he and Rachel, but for some reason, considers the seven-year gap between Rachel and Dean insurmountable. Of course, Rachel and Bryan are both in their thirties and, whatever, I'm nineteen, so what the hell do I know about finding a life partner? But still. This comment reeks of insecurity on Bryan's part. It is also obviously a reaction to Rachel's conversation with him before the rose ceremony. Rachel spoke on behalf of all of Bachelor Nation and admitted that she was afraid of how charming Bryan is, saying it seems too good to be true. Of course, it is. Bryan is the Don Juan of the season, speaking only in gushy-gooey compliments. We know absolutely nothing about his background, other than the fact he is Columbian. If he wants to stick around and get Rachel to trust him, Bryan is going to have to follow Dean's lead and open up about his past.
Time for the group date! And it's the largest yet with Alex, Anthony (whoever that is), Bryan, Adam, Matt, Kenny, Lee, Iggy, Will, Josiah, Peter, Eric, and Jonathan aboard the boat with Rachel. We're four episodes in and I have no idea how I've made it this long without mentioning the fact that Jonathan looks like a Great White. I find the resemblance genuinely distracting. I would also like to mention that this is the only situation where the idea of a woman being alone on a boat with a hoard of drunk men isn't absolutely terrifying.
Anyway, the boat leads the group to a Spelling Bee. The men talk about how this is going to be some grand display of their intelligence, as if it's the GRE or the LSATs or something. Dumbass Lee is predictably nervous about the contest meant to be an indicator of their "intellects."
Bryan is up first and his word is "squirt." I died. What a way to start the contest! Also, "squirt" is my favorite word, so this felt like a shoutout. Thankfully, he spells it correctly.
Man, I hope these men were wasted because Eric spelled "façade" as "phsyde". And Rachel's one true love Peter spelled "coitus" as "quicui"! What the hell?!
Josiah wins the Spelling Bee with "polyamorous." He goes onto use his giant trophy as a wine glass, proving that, if I were a contestant on this show, I would be Josiah.
Men who think women are catty gossips have obviously never watched The Bacherlorette. Iggy proves, once again, that he is a bitch and decides to talk shit on Josiah to Rachel in the name of "feeling protective" of her. Sure? This is obviously a thinly veiled way of admitting that he is a control freak who doesn't think Rachel is capable as a judge of character.
Immediately after talking to Rachel, Iggy goes out to Josiah and admits that he told Rachel he thinks Josiah is being disingenuous – a word the contestants struggled for last night, instead saying "disingenuine" multiple times. Do straight men really admit when they talk about each other behind their backs? Or is this something the producers put in play? Either way, it's making everyone involved seem foolish.
Lee and his stupid hair opt to back Iggy. He goes onto play on harmful stereotypes about Black men and tells Rachel that Kenny is "aggressive." We have to wait until next week's two-night special to find out what happens to Kenny and Lee.
Given that it's pretty obvious the producers allowed Lee on the show knowing he's a racist, coupled with the recent allegations of sexual misconduct surrounding Bachelor in Paradise, I think it is important to remember the participants are real people and that that the events that occur in reality TV shows – regardless of whether they are set in motion by producers – have very real ramifications for all involved. I love indulging in mindless television, but there is a moral discussion that needs to be had about the lengths producers are willing to go in the name of creating "good television." This is especially unfair to Rachel, who has had her time wasted by a racist and has been denied the same treatment of every Bachelorette before her.
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