Anne Clare Graham works in precious metals, semi- precious and precious stones making jewellery and small silversmithing pieces from her studio in Kilbarchan. The concept for her jewellery designs have evolved through a series of observations and drawings of architectural and organic forms and their juxtaposition. This has resulted in her work being a combination of geometric and stylised natural shapes. The pieces are produced using traditional and new techniques. The details are integrated in the designs using texture, shape and form, balancing symbolic elements in silver and gold. Anne was shortlisted this year for Creative & Cultural Skills, Jewellery Skills of the Year Award 2015.
David Hempstead's work has evolved to become minimal, selecting interesting stones combined with silver and gold. Some pieces explore three dimensional, sculptural possibilities using bracelets and bangles. His brooches are about form, texture, shape and composition using combinations of precious coloured stones and metals. Working in a traditional skills based way with a contemporary European influenced design concept, he produces unique and desirable hand, made pieces.


Some of the Fed's policymakers fear that the bank's bond-buying program could cause inflation. If the Fed curtails the program, it could lead to higher U.S. interest rates and a stronger dollar.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The dollar is holding on to most of its gains after the Federal Reserve signaled that it's considering slowing or ending its efforts to support the economy.
The dollar rose against the euro in morning trading in New York. It was also higher against most other currencies.
The British pound recovered from a 2½-year low and the Japanese yen climbed.


Custom Web Design is the process of crafting and launching a customized website to represent your business online and optimize your business's web presence. Put simply, a website is your business's storefront and the cornerstone of its online brand. Implementing a unique, custom-tailored design for your website is crucial to defining and maintaining your business's brand, showcasing your products and services, and most importantly – driving sales.
At Benson Media, we know that template designs are a commonly travelled route to creating a business's web presence. While attractive for their cheapness, the problem is that template designs can harm your business's branding and reputation and hence decrease your business's visibility on the web. We provide an edge in giving our clients custom designs that not only are congruent with their brands, but that are optimized to convert a website's visitors to customers.
The heart of Benson Media lies in helping our clients achieve their goals. By putting your business's goals and needs first, we work with you every step of the way to ensure that your website's design is custom fit to your brand, mission, organizational goals, and moreover, is as simple for you as possible.
At the beginning of any successful web design, it's important to define the requirements and goals of the website. Whether it's converting visitors to users or visitors into customers, the goal needed to be defined and conceptualized in the first stage. Designing from your goals outward, gives your website the Benson Media advantage to convert your visitors into your customers.
After the goals and requirements of the website are defined, we put ourselves in the shoes of the visitor and identify the flow of the website. This ensures that the website is designed in a logical manner to enhance the user experience.
At the heart of a successful website design is the actual design. The wireframing stage is when the website begins to takes life with the finalized design. After defining the flow of the website, we design a visually appealing website that matches your business's branding.
After the website's design is finalized and approved, the developers at Benson Media code the website design and flow into a fully functioning website. At this stage, the website is coded to be optimized for search engines to increase your business's visibility after launch.
Do you ever see websites with incomplete pages or pages with "Coming Soon"? For the successful launch of any new website design, it's necessary to ensure that all of the aspects of your website are ready and optimized prior to publicly promoting your website. The experts at Benson Media audit the website prior to launch to ensure it has all of the seen and unseen aspects required for your new website to be a success.
Why wait? Contact Benson Media today to get us started on your custom-tailored website design. Your business's web presence depends on it.


Many organisations need a success tracking practice, they just don't realise it yet.
As any Team Sky cyclist will tell you – it's great to be able to rely on the Team Sky staff team and the array of coaches on everything from telemetrics to nutrition.
Think about having your own team of performance coaches at work – wouldn't that be fabulous?
Well some organisations are already well on their way – PwC, the United Nations and others – have set up success tracking programs, initially targeted at social media success. Employees can sign up to the program and they get personalised tracking scores combined with peer networking and coaching advice to help them succeed at social media.
The success tracking approach is one that you can introduce into your own organisation, or as a consultant, you can provide as a service to your clients. All it needs is a blend of coaching and attention to numerical feedback.
If you're success tracking for your team, for example tracking your Facebook page against your competitors, then there's no need for privacy controls – you are both the player and the manager.
However if it's your team who are success tracking then you are the manager and they are the players.
As a success tracking manager you need to lay aside your old dogma of command and control and instead use coaching and calculation to influence your staff behaviour.
As a coach you are as interested in your player's development, as you are in the success of the team – they go hand in hand: team success and player success. You cannot have one without the other.
As a calculator your job is to create and maintain a score algorithm that blends both sets of objectives. The score algorithm, it's ranking rules, metrics and weightings, now become your management lever instead of traditional sticks and carrots.
On the player side we know from Deci and Ryan's research that high performance comes in a context where they feel in control of their circumstances. In most cases that means having some power over how you are measured.
A good success tracking system should therefore offer players a number of abilities that allow them to control and manipulate the scoring system, without compromising the overall goals of the program for the manager.
Now, not all success tracking programs will be able to offer players all the possible controls. There are some contexts – for example a sales leaderboard at work – where opt-out is not viable – however we believe that by maximising the controls available to the player, a manager can, to paraphrase Deci and Ryan, provide a context that supports autonomy and that leads to greater buy-in and ultimately higher performance.
We might characterise it as "Give more to Get more".


Check out our field trip to the Teen Maze!
Welcome to 8th Grade Language Arts! We offer an interesting curriculum that is both educational and entertaining! Our major focuses include citing textual evidence, close reading, annotating texts, writing, and much more! Please checkout my webpage for updates, class assignments, important dates and reminders, and my contact information. You can sign up for Remind for my class by clicking on the Remind links under the "More" tab.
Welcome to my 8th Grade ELA Webpage! Click on any of the above tabs to access materials from class, my contact information, or upcoming events in class.


Anthony Gilbert is the owner and founder of The Athlete's Edge, based in San Mateo, California. He has been in private practice since 1984. Having extensive expertise in work- and posture-related biomechanical problems, Anthony works with each individual to ensure pain-free daily activities.
Anthony works with both professional and amateur athletes, including Olympic athletes, triathletes, football players, baseball players, bodybuilders, and dancers. He understands the effort and discipline it takes to train consistently and remain injury-free, and he appreciates how difficult it is to be sidelined. He works with each athlete to optimize performance and limit down time from injuries.
Anthony also works with fitness enthusiasts and "corporate athletes" (anyone who has chronic pain that affects them at work or home) in order to regain the quality of life compromised by overuse injuries.
Nationally certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, Anthony is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). He is a graduate of the Sports Massage Training Institute, and has extensive training in Active Release Techniques, Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Integration, and Neuromuscular Therapy. Anthony is one of the few therapists in the country certified to teach the ART method and is one of only four ART instructors in the Bay Area.
Having been an athlete all of his life, Anthony regularly participates in numerous adventure sports, including ultra cycling events, such as centuries and double centuries, Randonneuring (unsupported long-distance rides from 200 to 1200 kilometers in duration of up to 4 days/nights), and marathons. He also enjoys cycle touring, white water rafting, camping and fire walking. These events have taken him to destinations such as France, Spain, Honduras, Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.
Always an active supporter, Anthony has crewed for endurance athletes providing ART and support for RAAM (Race Across America), Furnace Creek 508, and Bad Water out-and-back run, as well as other cycling and running events.
Anthony presents workshops on injury prevention to corporations, athletic clubs, and high school and college athletic teams. He is widely recognized in the industry and routinely receives referrals from physicians, coaches, physical therapists.


While I rather doubt professional golf is high on the list of interests of most users here, I thought I'd pass on the good news to one of my favorite forums. While I'd expected Annika to shoot better than the +1 she actually did produce, given the amount of hype that has surrounded her appearance on the PGA tour, her score is more than respectable. In fact, she played brilliantly (well, from tee to green, anyway), and has at least given herself a shot at making the cut in the event, which would make a lot of testosterone-O.D.'d men very, very unhappy.
\"Of two choices, I always take the third.\"
How is this history making? She's just following in the foot steps of Mildred (Babe) Didrikson Zaharias.
That's why I said "moderately."
I would be a whole lot more impressed if she were competing against the men on equal footing..special forward tee positions just means she can't compete by playing by the same rules. If you are in the Mens catagory...tee off from where all the men do.
Sorry but I am for equal rights...not "more than equal rights" or "special Exceptions"
You just HAD to screw up the party, didn't you ?
Ah, in fact, children. Annika played from the same tees and by exactly the same rules as the rest of the field. That, you see, is rather the point.
Annika is a brilliant golfer, and I've watched her in the LPGA for quite a while. I personally don't have a problem with a publicity match like this where she gets a crack a the PGA... it's good for both mens and womens golf.
I do however have a problem with women in general trying to play on the tour... simply because I think there's an assumed "M" in the name. The LPGA is a great forum for women to test the mettle in a level field... the best of the best. The PGA I always thought of as the forum for men to test their skills. While Annika IS competing in EVERY way 1:1 against the guys (and I believe she WILL make the cut), the REAL risk of opening the PGA to women is that it will leave the LPGA open to assault by guys who are darn good golfers, but can't make the tour. I DON'T want to see the LPGA turned into a farm league for the tour... I really think we should keep them seperate for now. Annika isn't the only female golfer out there, and while she might be able to make a living on the tour as a mid-level player... most women would not.
Sorry to tell you Ray, she is competing on an equal footing, she has no special forward tee positions, and she is playing by the same set of rules. She is in the men's category, and she is teeing off from where all the men do.
Is is historic - sure is in this day and age - the age of the athlete golfer where men (and women) hit the gym heavily to get extra length through physical conditioning.
It was great seeing Annika hit in a 6 iron to a par 3 and watch the next 10 guys hit 6 iron. I only watched the first 14 holes - it was getting too late for me (1:30 am), but in terms of how close to the pin your approach shot was, she would have easily been in the top 10 % of what I saw. Her putting really let her down - it is these shorter shots where the nerves and the tension of the occasion were most likely to get to her. But for some more confidence in the putting stroke, she would have been up in the top 20 easily.
If that is true, I retract my statement, HOWEVER, ABC news on the radio yesterday said she was starting from a forward Tee. Several yards closer to the hole.


text:
Home > MBA Rankings > How does the MBA programme at SDA Bocconi produce a high ROI for its graduates?
How does the MBA programme at SDA Bocconi produce a high ROI for its graduates?
By Aisha K
Updated October 18, 2022 Updated October 18, 2022
Explore this year's Global MBA Rankings in full
The number one business school in Italy, SDA Bocconi, has ranked 22nd in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2023, solidifying its status as one of the best schools for an MBA education.
One of the areas in the ranking that SDA Bocconi particularly excels in is the return on investment indicator, having ranked joint first with four other business schools.
TopMBA.com spoke to Stefano Pogutz, the MBA Director at SDA Bocconi, to learn more about how they're ensuring a high return on investment for their graduates.
How does SDA Bocconi's MBA programme and careers service help students find strong graduate outcomes?
Our MBA is a transformational experience during which professional goals, even personal ones, will no longer be the same.
To deliver this promise, the career development centre has designed a unique and intense training and development programme, customising it to each one of our students. The training plan to enhance development of soft skills and managerial competences is tailor-made: every student works on his/her situation with a forward-looking eye so that the career development strategy can take into consideration various stages of the students' lives.
From a corporate development perspective, our major market for the offering of job opportunities in the range of middle management roles is focused predominantly on Europe, where Germany, the Netherlands, France and UK play an important role. Italy remains still the most sought-after country when students decide which location will be the start of their post MBA career journey.
Throughout the years we have grown a solid network of corporate relations with firms that select from our student pool and on a yearly basis engage in multi-master campus activities to further strengthen their brand at SDA Bocconi as top employers.
What are the most popular industries/job roles your students work in post-graduation?
Consulting and strategy are popular industries when developing a post-MBA career plan. Of course, the business side of technology is just as popular as consulting, offering optimal work-life balance company cultures in which remote working allows more flexible working patterns.
Trends show a large interest from firms to look for candidates who are knowledgeable about sustainability, ESGs and D&I, so a small, but growing percentage of students are targeting roles in which they can deliver impact.
What makes your programme different from other school offering MBAs in terms of targeted career development?
Our students receive targeted soft skills development with a three month pre-arrival engagement toolkit, through the implementation of a psychometric test that gives a clear understanding of soft skills and preferred managerial behaviours.
This is also the basis for matching each MBA student, through artificial intelligence, to an international experienced coach to discuss their identity model composed by the inner and outer self.
These two elements are very distinctive and help offer a completely tailored personal and professional development model, which can be replicated post-MBA when students become alumni and is offered at any stage of their career.
A further investment has therefore been made in order to offer continuous support both on the self-development aspects as well as career progress.
How do you enable your students to take on the workplace with confidence and feel empowered about their career progression?
We invest a considerable amount of time in underlying the importance of company cultural fit, through dedicated seminars but also through sessions with alumni who visit us and meet current students, explaining their career journey post-graduation (do's and don'ts when landing a job in a specific firm, country and new role).
We foster a paying it forward culture so that current students can benefit from past cohorts, by implementing the Reciprocity Ring.
This article was originally published in October 2022 .
Want more content like this Register for free site membership to get regular updates and your own personal content feed.
MBA rankings
Aisha K
Aisha is Content Editor for TopUniversities.com and TopMBA.com, creating and publishing a wide range of articles for an international student audience. A native Londoner, Aisha graduated from the London School of Economics with a degree in Philosophy and has previously worked in the civil service.
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Copy Link
Related Articles Last year
Top MBA programmes in the world 2023
By Craig O Dec 09, 2022 0M 58
How to talk to your company about funding your MBA
By Aisha K Nov 01, 2022 212 2
What makes a good business school?
By Laura L Oct 25, 2022 340 3
Top MBA programmes for return on investment in 2023
By Aisha K Oct 13, 2022 716 7
Master's in business analytics vs MBA: Which degree is right for you?
Top MBA programmes in the US 2023
By Chloe L Oct 03, 2022 445 0
Most Shared Last year
Top 10 MBA Programs in the World 2020
By Julia G Sep 29, 2022 0M 143
Canada's 10 Top Business Schools for Employability
By Tim Dhoul Aug 06, 2022 0M 58
What's it like to study at elite business school, Imperial College Business School?
By Laura L Jul 29, 2022 469 48
How do the world's top online MBA programmes compare?
By Laura L May 16, 2022 788 11
How can online MBAs replicate the on-campus experience?
By Laura L Aug 10, 2022 595 11
Most Read Last year
QS Global MBA Rankings: Methodology
By Staff Writer Sep 29, 2022 0M 10
Why IE Business School's Online MBA is the Best in the World
By Niamh O Mar 09, 2022 0M 10
Cheapest Top Online MBA Programs 2019
By Niamh O May 26, 2022 1,897 1

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Rolf shuffled down the hall.
Jackye specifically asked for you.
Manjeri almost always goes to work by car.
Guillermo couldn't get Barney to leave him alone.
Maybe Ping can do something to help.
She followed him home to find out where he lived.
Vernon isn't able to understand French.
Albert and Dori are in the office waiting.
I don't like your going out alone.
I don't know what Molly does.
I've known your father since before you were born.
Murthy and Kevyn pretend to be married.
Eddy tried to steal the gods' nectar and ambrosia.
Jesper listens to Fox News.
Cathy doesn't usually dress like that.
Josip should write a song.
Cats are often run over by moving vehicles.
The purpose of punctuation is to help the reader.
Toby says he can make any woman fall in love with him.
I thought that would make Drew laugh.
Suresh is the stingiest person I know.
By the time you get out of prison, she'll be married.
You will come to like this kind of music.
This is the best camera in the store.
She was a narrow-thinking religious girl.
Barrett asked Carsten where John lived.
Kathy was so confused he didn't know what day it was.
Sehyo is mad, bad, and dangerous to know.
I'd like to interview Will.
Seenu likes to fool around.
Come on, Teruyuki. It'll be fun.
You are mortgaging Bob's future.
Toby crawled underneath the bed.
You should run for city council.
I think my friend knows your friend.


text:
« Exclusive: Hate All Non-Jews, Skvere Rabbis Say | Main | Evil Eye Removal $50, Credit Cards Accepted »
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Kiryas Joel
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Kiryas Joel dissidents accusing community leaders of discrimination and arguing that the village is an unconstitutional "theocracy" that should be dissolved.
Judge dismisses suit that sought to dissolve Kiryas Joel
By Chris Mckenna • Times Herald-Record
Civil-rights attorney Michael Sussman brought the case this year on behalf of residents who claim that secular and religious authority are closely entwined in Kiryas Joel and that village officials discriminate against them because of a split in the Satmar Hasidic movement over leadership.
In a decision signed Monday, Judge Jed Rakoff rejected the patchwork of claims, concluding that some had already been addressed in previous cases and that others were lacking because the alleged victims weren't parties to the case.
Among other things, the plaintiffs had accused the village's public safety force of acting as enforcers for the community's main congregation and failing to protect dissidents when they were menaced by young supporters of Grand Rebbe Aaron Teitelbaum.
Here is the judge's ruling as a PDF file:
Download Kiryas Joel Village Decision 11-28-11
[Hat Tip: Burich.]
Posted at 06:38 PM in Crime, Litigation, etc., Haredim | Permalink


Former Major League Baseball star Barry Bonds will not be retried on charges he lied to a grand jury in 2003. Federal prosecutors have dropped all remaining charges against him.
Cast of "Scarface" discuss behind-the-scenes of this popular film.
Tropical Storm Irene lashed Connecticut with heavy rains and wind Sunday and toppled trees, cutting power to more than 400,000 people and apparently killing one person in a fire caused by downed wires.


Boho chic splatter map clutch that is perfect for the lover of travel.
Handcrafted and hand painted, all My A La Mode pieces are a true reflection of the vibrant, carefree, bohemian woman. Each piece is carefully constructed from a large roll of blank canvas and then meticulously hand painted. The designs are inspired by the designers love for travel, nature and a slight obsession with color! The design technique is organic, leaving each item unique. As with any handmade item the pieces can have slight differences which adds to their charm and makes every item unique. Carry a piece of art!


Phowa (transference of consciousness at the time of death) and Bardo.
Tempa Dukte Lama, the resident lama at Olmo Ling, will perform the prayers at Olmo Ling Temple. Some prayer requests may also be sent to Menri Monastery.
Tempa Dukte Lama is also available for private counseling, for weddings and marriage blessings, baby blessings, and blessings for the home, office and property. He is also available for prayers during hospital and home visits.
If you wish to request a prayer, please contact us at bon@olmoling.org or 412 904 1112. When making prayer requests kindly provide the following details: the name of the person who needs prayers, the situation or reason for the prayer, and the date of birth of the intended person for the prayer, including the year, so the proper prayer can be done.
Prayer requests are customarily accompanied by an offering. Donations of any size are welcome.
You can donate online with a credit card below. Alternatively, you can send a donation for a prayer request through Paypal to bon@olmoling.org or you can mail us a check (Olmo Ling, 1101 Greenfield Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217).
Please remember to contact us by email or on the phone to explain what need you are requesting prayers for, and to give us the name and birth date of the person in need.


text:
Mouprise.com
When Tech meets empowerment
Hello from Calgary – a delicious dinner at Il Giardino
After taking a lovely and much-needed break at the historic Twin Gables Bed and Breakfast, we headed out to explore the immediate neighborhood, the restaurant area on 4th Street. We were going for a walk, but considering that I had been really sick with an unbelievable chest cold for the past few days, venturing out into the cold night air had me a little leery. Henry from Twin Gables was very kind to offer to drive us a few blocks to a restaurant called Il Giardino, one of the places that had been highly recommended for this area by Tourism Calgary.
We entered a Mediterranean-looking restaurant that was packed with people. We sat at a cozy table and had the opportunity to spend some time with the owner, Mike Ciccaglione, and his restaurant manager, Dorothy, to learn more about this establishment. Everywhere I go I try to get the human stories, and boy was I in for an interesting one here. Little did I realize that I had connected with one of Calgary's most successful entrepreneurs, a true immigrant success story.
Mike was born in the Molise region of Italy and left Italy at the age of 16 to study business administration and hotel and restaurant management in Switzerland. He arrived in Canada in 1962, after which he worked in a variety of hotels and restaurants in Calgary and Banff. He also studied English as a second language. In 1967 he opened his first restaurant called the Prairie Dog Inn, which initially specialized in Mexican food.
As if that wasn't enough, Mike opened the Mexican Village chain of fast food restaurants in various strip malls and in 1980 he opened the "Pied Pickle" chain.
Logically, he decided to expand his business to include the supply and distribution of tortillas and other Mexican foods: El Molino food manufacturing was born. This company manufactures Mexican food products, as well as Italian pizza and pasta dishes, and distributes its products to warehouses in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal.
In 1998 Mike opened "Il Giardino" (the ultimate in Italian food and fun), a restaurant where all the dishes were homemade, it had always been his big dream.
When we walked into this restaurant, I had no idea that we would meet such a successful Canadian businessman. At the same time, you would never know it: Mike walks around in casual clothes, laughs and smiles a lot, and always keeps his eyes open to check on the guests' enjoyment of him. During our conversation, he got up several times to greet or say goodbye to guests, and Dorothy referred to him as a "big flirt." It's clearly obvious that, even at 65 years of age, Mike loves what he makes of him and Dorothy told us that he makes the rounds daily at his various Calgary businesses. Mike is one of those people who loves his work and always has a twinkle in his eye.
Dorothy has an interesting story: she is originally from Montreal and her husband, an engineer in the oil industry, hails from England. Before Calgary, they lived in Montreal, St. John's/Newfoundland, as well as Jakarta, where they ended up as refugees in Singapore for a month during President Suharto's coup. They have now settled into a quieter life in Calgary.
Mike attributes his success to a strong commitment to quality ingredients and preparation, crediting much of his fortune to the strong support of his wife Lucy, daughter Judy, and son Michael Jr. and hopes that one day their children will become post. He also recognizes the importance of his employees as a critical success factor. He told us that he feels it is very important to reward his employees and that many of the employees at Il Giardino Restaurant have been there for over 10 years. A young couple, the night manager and hostess, have 15 years of service (5 years at Il Giardino and 10 years at Pied Pickel) between them and Dorothy confirmed that people really enjoy working here. Mike says "You're nobody until people make you somebody", which is why he treats his employees well and appreciates his winning team.
The construction of Il Giardino is a story in itself: Mike designed the restaurant and one of his old friends, Walter Petrin, did all the masonry work, while his other great friend Vic Finot was the general contractor. Every Friday, he and these two special friends come together to solve the world's problems. Oddly enough, the next day the problems start again.
Outside of work, Mike loves spending time with friends, some of whom he has known for 40 years. His family is very supportive and his wife spends a lot of her time doing charity work. Mike also supports the United Way and various fundraisers for breast cancer and Calgary Children's Hospital.
He still returns to Italy from time to time, although he says he has seen almost everything in his home country. So now he is thinking of traveling to places like Asia, Africa and Latin America as long as it is safe and reasonably clean. Mike loves soccer and even used to own a local soccer team called El Molinos Dinos. Another of Mike's great passions is his Ferrari and he said that from time to time he puts it up for sale just to see the interest from potential buyers. But when it comes down to it, he really has no intention of selling it.
But that's not all: Mike is also a movie star! He has had roles in "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" as well as "Cool Runnings." It seems like Mike is always up to something, and when you listen to his list of efforts, it seems incredible that one person could do all of this.
Mike embodies hospitality and while we were there he insisted that we get a real taste of what his kitchen is capable of. For starters we tried Il Giardino's soups – I tried a Stracchiatelle Egg Drop soup while my husband ordered the "Brodo con Polpettine e Pasta" (chicken broth with small meatballs and pasta). I then got to try Il Giardino's famous calamari (extremely tasty and tender) while Nigel munched on his Bruschetta bread. We also received a sampler plate of appetizers – Antipasto Italiano (ham with melon).
That wasn't all: we also tried Il Giardino's homemade Gnocchi della Nonna which, by the way, is made in-house by Mike's 70-year-old sister. Then, we couldn't believe it, the main course arrived: a tasting plate of three of Il Giardino's specialties: Pollo ai Funghi (chicken breast in white wine sauce topped with mushrooms), Piccata al Limone (veal with lemon and white wine sauce) and Agnello al Rosmarino (lamb in rosemary, mint and red wine sauce). I'm usually not a big meat eater but these dishes were terrific, the meat was tender, the sauces very flavorful without being overpowering. Mike capped off a fabulous meal with a tasting of the most famous Italian dessert: tira misu.
Without exaggeration, our dining experience at Il Giardino ranks as one of the best restaurant experiences of my life, the food was delicious. I love Italian food, and the people at Il Giardino certainly know how to prepare Italian delights. We had to bring a doggy bag to our bed and breakfast, there was no way we were going to eat all this delicious food. There is no doubt that Il Giardino serves excellent freshly made food. And more so, it was a pleasure to meet the creator behind this welcoming neighborhood institution.
Theme made by: JL, for: Mouprise.com


text:
foible
foi·ble | \ ˈfȯi-bəl \
Definition of foible
1 : the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point
2 : a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior : weakness admired their teacher despite his foibles … talent is always balanced by foible.— Janna Malamud Smith
Synonyms & Antonyms Choose the Right Synonym Did You Know? More Example Sentences Learn More about foible
Synonyms & Antonyms for foible
demerit,
dereliction,
failing,
fault,
frailty,
shortcoming,
sin,
vice,
merit,
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Choose the Right Synonym for foible
fault, failing, frailty, foible, vice mean an imperfection or weakness of character. fault implies a failure, not necessarily culpable, to reach some standard of perfection in disposition, action, or habit. a writer of many virtues and few faults failing suggests a minor shortcoming in character. being late is a failing of mine frailty implies a general or chronic proneness to yield to temptation. human frailties foible applies to a harmless or endearing weakness or idiosyncrasy. an eccentric's charming foibles vice can be a general term for any imperfection or weakness, but it often suggests violation of a moral code or the giving of offense to the moral sensibilities of others. compulsive gambling was his vice
The weakest part of a sword blade is the portion between the middle and the pointed tip. Back in the mid-1600s, English speakers borrowed the French word foible to refer to that most easily broken part of the sword or foil. Despite the superficial resemblance, "foible" does not come from "foil." The French foible was an adjective meaning "weak." (That French word, which is now obsolete, is derived from the same Old French term, feble, that gives us "feeble.") The English "foible" soon came to be applied not only to weaknesses in blades, but also to minor failings in character. It appeared in print with that use in 1673, and now the "character flaw" sense is considerably more popular than the original sword application.
Examples of foible in a Sentence
could tolerate my uncle's foibles because we loved him dearly
Recent Examples on the Web No filmmaker has a better handle on the ridiculous foibles of the English upper-middle class. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "30 Underrated Films You Should Revisit," 10 Apr. 2020 In a world obsessed with human foibles (and books about them), why wouldn't politicians believe that the public—cue Jack Nicholson—can't handle the truth? — David Wolman, Wired, "Can the Public Be Trusted in a Pandemic?," 27 Mar. 2020 Yet, while Howard trafficked in the foibles and misdeeds of marquee names, questions about his own conduct faced internal scrutiny in 2012. — Los Angeles Times, "Howard's end: Why infamous tabloid editor exited longtime National Enquirer publisher," 22 Apr. 2020 The Canadian-American humorist died in 2012 at the age of 47 and his essays always crackled with zinging observations about other people's foibles, but most often his own. — Maris Kreizman, WSJ, "In These 10 Books, the Blissful Pleasure of an Escapist Read," 16 Apr. 2020 But better to shrug off old friends' harmless foibles than assign them mean labels. — Philip Galanes, New York Times, "'At Least I Got You a Gift'," 20 Feb. 2020 For Lauren Greenfield, a film-maker and artist who has spent most of her career chronicling the foibles of the wealthy, Mrs Marcos is the perfect subject. — Y.f., The Economist, ""The Kingmaker" documents the rise, fall and rise of Imelda Marcos," 7 Nov. 2019 For decades, David has built a comic persona around the little foibles that come with in-person human interaction. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "We're All Larry Davids Now," 3 Apr. 2020 Consistently intelligent and insightful, particularly about human foibles, each season held enough surprising turns and unexpected twists to keep a typical sitcom running for twice as many seasons. — Ars Technica, "Review: It's a wonderful afterlife in The Good Place's bittersweet finale," 3 Feb. 2020
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'foible.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of foible
circa 1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology for foible
obsolete French (now faible), from obsolete foible weak, from Old French feble feeble
Learn More about foible
Share foible
Post the Definition of foible to Facebook Share the Definition of foible on Twitter
Time Traveler for foible
The first known use of foible was circa 1648
Listen to Our Podcast about foible
Theme music by Joshua Stamper ©2006 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP
Get Word of the Day delivered to your inbox!
From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
Living by the Sword: On 'Forte' and...
Living by the Sword: On 'Forte' and 'Foible'
Etymology on the cutting edge.
Dictionary Entries near foible
Statistics for foible
"Foible." Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foible. Accessed 16 Jan. 2021.
More Definitions for foible
English Language Learners Definition of foible
: a minor fault in someone's character or behavior
See the full definition for foible in the English Language Learners Dictionary
Kids Definition of foible
: an unimportant weakness or failing silly human foibles
More from Merriam-Webster on foible
Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for foible
Nglish: Translation of foible for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of foible for Arabic Speakers
Comments on foible
What made you want to look up foible? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
spindrift duvet


text:
please stay tuned
"American Idol" might come back, but here's why it's not the best news for "The Voice"
Krista Jensen
Fox's premiere talent-finding reality show ran for a whopping 15 seasons, eight of which were the highest rated, most-watched hours of television consecutively. So why now is America Idol possibly going to experience a resurrection at NBC, which is already home to The Voice? Early last year it had been announced that AI was to experience its series finale on FOX, perhaps overlooked for bigger spectacle shows like America's Got Talent and The Voice, both at home on NBC. This is why it seems a little confusing that production company Fremantle would be pitching to NBC to end American Idol's very short retirement. It wouldn't be the first time a well-scoring FOX show was picked up by another venue (remember when The Mindy Project moved to Hulu?), but our question is— will American Idol on NBC effect The Voice?
"At its peak in 2006, American Idol averaged…36.4 million total viewers," reports Variety. We remember, because we were definitely one of those viewers.
"One possibility being considered: cutting NBC's existing singing competition The Voice from two cycles a year to one," says Variety. It does feel like The Voice is always on, and both shows are known for positively catapulting singer's music careers, so maybe a little variation could be nice?
Will Ryan Seacrest continue to host? Will Season 1 co-host Brian Dunkleman come back? Will the panel of judges rival Blake and Adam? We have questions, but we may have to wait to find answers, as neither Fremantle nor NBC have made comment.
Many networks have benefited from having similar types of programming airing at the same time. Heck, Wheel of Fortune has followed Jeopardy for a million years, and gosh darn if we can't turn away once Vanna starts tapping those letter blocks. Many it's time for The Voice to move over and find a little room on those mesmerizing spinning red chairs.
By Krista Jensen


OEFFA Certified Organic ANGUS Beef, 100% pastured from Graham's Organics in Rosebush MI.
Delicious tender meat for a fabulous dinner. Perfect for impressing guests, the in-laws, or even Sunday family dinner! This beautiful juicy cut of meat is wonderful seared or grilled.


text:
Dimitar Nalbantov
My Personal Website
Presets-Patches
Hi guys,this is my personal website. A place were I share my music. A little random information about me:
My name is Dimitar Nalbantov.
I live in Bulgaria and all my life is connected with music and most of all, with playing the guitar and making guitar tones with virtual amplifiers.
I've been playing since 1993.
All started in my high school of arts, looking at my friends playing some Metallica tunes on their cheap acoustic guitars. I quickly became obsessed and wanted to explore the amazing instrument. It was so great to watch someone strumming these metal strings hanging over a piece of wood. It was like a magic and so easy in my young eyes… Well, I was wrong
It was a long way of trial and error but eventually the music turned out to be the most important thing in my life, after my wife, of course! Many years later, what I have found was the amazing possibilities to express one's feelings, views and thoughts about the life and man's existence. For me, the music is all about passion. It is an ember of life.
I'm really thankful that I have a chance to play and record my ideas.
Today's technology gives me everything that I need to share my art with the rest of the world. I owe it all thanks to the Internet communications and to all friends I've met.
Amp Sims and the Digital World:
I've started exploring the amazing world of software amp simulators around 2000-2001.
I have always wanted to have a great guitar sound / who hasn't?/
My hardware Korg AX1000G floor processor wasn't enough and buying Line 6 the POD wasn't an option. The price was like a
pre-owned car here in Bulgaria…ha ha
In that time I have had a simple computer with AMD Duron processor and Sb Live PCi card, using one of the first ASIO drivers
with the possibilities to play in real time. EMU APS. The Creative Sound Blaster Live! is equipped with the same EMU 10K1 chip. It worked great in my Win98 machine… / vintage/
My first experience with an amp "Sim" was MDA Combo
After trying the Simul Analog GSuite, I knew it, this is it!
It was the only way to have "THAT" sound.
Not having the chance to own and record a real amp pushed me in a entirely new universe . The Digital Audio World. I've spend many nights tweaking the virtual amps, trying to master the software, looking for the best tones in my music collection and trying to recreate the best ones from my guitar heroes.
A few years has passed and in 2006 I've met an American producer online and we worked on my first debut album "Universe".
In the same period I had the opportunity to buy a real tube amp. The signature amp of Steve Vai – Carvin Legacy 2×12 combo.
Hear the amp in the track: Unknown Town
https://nalbantov.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/11.-Unknown-Town.mp3
I've managed to record 6 tracks with the combo for the album, without been killed by the surrounding crowd. Living in a small apartment with a lot of nice neighbors, put me back in my old journey. I've sold the amp and buried myself in to the digital madness again.
Also, at the same time Sergey Maritchev from AMT Electronics contacted me, to record demos for his company. One of their first pedals California Sound / an amp emulation in a pedal enclosure/ ended in 5 tracks.
But not having the chance to re-amp and tweak the tone further in the mix turned me back to the software solutions. As a recording musician the software amp simulators gave me the freedom to have the best tones that I could imagine.
Year after year a new piece of simulation showed up on the web and some of the developers contacted me to record demos and making presets for them. It was a great fun and gained me a great deal of experience.
In 2008, My second album "Mother Earth" was released. All of the guitar tracks were recorded with amp simulators.
The solo guitar tone was sculpted using one of the first prototypes of Kuassa's amp sims, made by the DSP guru and Kuassa's founder, known in the forums as "Aradaz".
Aradaz Crunch .
It was one of the first audio VST plugins that really provided the tone and response of a real amp.
I have starved for that organic and saggy "tube" tone of my Carvin Legacy amp. So, the "Crunch" Amp ended in almost all tunes. A great example is the track:
Abandoned Place – 2008 – Album: Mother Earth
https://nalbantov.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/05-abandoned-place.mp3
Arie / Aradaz/ and I have found each other on KVR Audio forums and became good friends, sharing the passion of the technology and the desire of perfecting the guitar tones using amp simulators.
https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/
10 years later we are still together sharing same philosophy and working for the love of the music and tone!
Always remember where your inspiration came from and why you are still going. Time flies by…but please don't become an observer; propel your life forward by being mindful. Take a moment to observe what you are doing this very minute and keep the fire inside.
Bulgarian guitarist Dimitar Nalbantov found solace in the recorded works of guitar greats such as Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. Nalbantov's love of art and music has been cultivated into a career as an art teacher but more importantly to music fans he has found inspiration in the guise of the beloved string instrument the electric guitar. Taking his passion for artistic endeavors, Nalbantov picked up the electric guitar in '93 and never looked back.
Born in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria in 1976, Dimitar Nalbantov lives and works there today as an art teacher. His free time however, is devoted to his true passion – the guitar. Dimi (as his friends call him) displayed an interest in art and music at a young age, but it was art that was chosen to be the focus of his formal education. That focus began to shift in his high school years when one day in 1993, he picked up an electric guitar for the first time.
Outside of his art studies, the next seven years found Dimi teaching himself to play, studying the music of such guitar greats as Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai and playing in local bands. While he was pursuing his art degree at South-West University, the guitar continued to play an important alternative role for creative expression. In his senior year, it became somewhat of a lifesaver. Prior to graduation in 2000, a deceitful art promoter stole 17 paintings from Dimi – almost all his work of the past four years. He was devastated.
Unable to pick up a brush, he turned to his guitar and began to study music composition and arranging. He also began to teach himself the English language to understand the vast amount of digital music technology information available on the Internet, written mostly in English. Not long after, he won the Internet "Guitar Player 2000" Contest in the genre of alternative music, sponsored by www.guitar.ru. In the years since, Dimi has recorded studio tracks for several band projects, also serving as audio engineer. He has made presets and recorded numerous demo tracks for AMT Electronics Company, Kuassa, Overloud, IK Multimedia, NI and many more, gaining him many fans and friends around the world.


The skin's natural exfoliation alone is sometimes not enough to treat stubborn fine lines, age spots and blackheads that plague the face's appearance.
Microdermabrasion treatments, offered proudly by Rao Dermatology, may be the solution to these cosmetic concerns, and a comfortable, minimally invasive one at that.
If these issues hit close to home and the description of the treatment seems appealing to you, contact us at one of our offices. We currently have locations in Manhattan, Atlantic Highlands, Woodbridge, Fresno, and Hanford.
Microdermabrasion involves a mildly abrasive tool that often utilizes small crystals in order to "sand down" the outermost layer of the skin, manually exfoliating it and bringing fresher layers of the dermis to the surface.
The process thickens the structural proteins present underneath the skin and strengthens their ability to keep the skin taut and firm. Patients will be allowed to leave afterwards, although it is advised that they apply a sunscreen or protective lotion to the treated skin in order to protect it from sun damage and to help the treatment work effectively.
The Microdermabrasion treatment does not involve the use of chemical agents, lessening the chance of triggering allergies and reactions that may further irritate the skin.
Microdermabrasion is also a non-surgical process and requires no incision into the skin to be properly performed, making this treatment ideal for patients who cannot afford the lengthy recovery time that often comes with surgical procedures.
In fact, no downtime should be required following the Microdermabrasion treatment. In most cases, Women and men will be able to comfortably go about the rest of their day after the procedure has been completed.
The treatment is also brief, and typically will only require up to a half hour to finish.
The F.D.A has approved Microdermabrasion because of it's clinically proven ability to remove dead skin cells and treat damaged skin.
However, in order to insure safety on an individual basis, one of our professionals will sit down and have a conversation with you regarding your prior medical history. This is done to discover potentially complicating conditions that may interfere with the treatment's efficiency and the patient's safety.
A consultation will verify whether a patient is a suitable candidate, though most healthy men and women in need of the treatment will be applicable.
Contact us, schedule your own consultation appointment and find out for yourself how a Microdermabrasion treatment can change your appearance for the better. We look forward to hearing from you and answering any questions you may have.


text:
Q: Algorithm to get group index of item in chunked array So I have an arbitrary array of items:
array = [0,1,2,3,4];

and when it's been chunked it looks like:
array.chunk(2) =>  [[0,1],[2,3],[4]];

array.chunk(3) =>  [[0,1,2],[3,4]];

What i'd like is an algorithm to get the index of the group that the index is in, based on the group size.
For instance, running the algorithm on each element in array would yield:
array.chunkIndex( chunkSize = 2, index = n )

0 => 0
1 => 0
2 => 1
3 => 1
4 => 2

array.chunkIndex( chunkSize = 3, index = n )

0 => 0
1 => 0
2 => 0
3 => 1
4 => 1

So running the algorithm on the index with chunkSize = 1 would always yield the original index.
How would I go about doing this? To be clear, I don't want to chunk the array, just determine which group it would be in, without looping and without built-in functions, if possible.

A: Also in psuedo-code:
chunkIndex = index / chunkSize

It's simple integer division which means the only case you have to be careful of is languages that will return a float/decimal/real. For those cases, you will need a floor function to find just the integer part of the result. You may wish to handle negative values also.

A: floor(index / chunkSize) should work!

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Interest in omega supplementation is growing among patients with ADHD and their families. These supplements may present a non-pharmacological approach to treat ADHD, and evidence suggests some patients benefit from omega supplementation as part of their ADHD management regimen.
While it should be stressed that guideline-based psychosocial and pharmacological management is the gold standard, healthcare professionals must be prepared to discuss omega supplementation with patients and their carers.
These multimedia resources can help prepare HCPs for questions about omega supplementation and provide talking points for facilitating those conversations.
Download this PDF to read up on the FAQs of patients and their carers when it comes to omega-3s in the management of ADHD, information for responding to these questions, and strategies for engaging the conversation. Click here.
Experts in ADHD management offer their thoughts on topics from the role of omega supplementation in current ADHD management to the future of research. View the five short videos below.
In use: alternative or complement?
Experts from the USA, Australia and South Africa join to provide a more global perspective on the use of omega supplementation in the management of ADHD. Click 'play' above, or download here to listen later.


text:
Barrie courts stay the virtual course during lockdown
Virtual criminal courts will continue operating as Ontario prepares to go into a lockdown, although jury trials are suspended.
"In the provincial court, nothing has changed," said Barrie criminal lawyer Gary Pickard.
Pickard said there have been some hiccups, but the virtual court system introduced this summer after a pandemic-induced shutdown for several months has seen continual improvements.
In fact, he said, there have been hearing dates made available in the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie early in the new year in provincial courts.
Restrictions for non-essential businesses, like social gathering caps, do not apply to essential services like courts.
Hearings are expected to continue in Ontario Superior Court virtually, but there will be no jury trials at least until February in Simcoe County and all areas that are not designated green zones.
In a notice to the profession issued this week, Chief Justice Chief Geoffrey B. Morawetz announced the Ontario Superior Court will plot a careful course ahead as the province goes into lockdown on Boxing Day.
Non-jury trials will be held virtually, "unless it is absolutely necessary to hold the proceedings in-person," Morawetz stated in Tuesday's notice.
"This applies to proceedings throughout the province and will remain in effect until the lockdowns in Northern and Southern Ontario are lifted or until further notice of this Court," he wrote. "Counsel and parties should only request in-person hearings where absolutely necessary and I have requested all judicial officers, when exercising their authority, to only hold in-person hearings where absolutely necessary."
Meanwhile, jury selections are once again on hold.
The suspension of jury trials until at least Jan. 29 in place in all areas of the province except Green Zones was implemented earlier this month. There has been no jury selection, meanwhile, since Nov. 23.
"The health and safety of the public and all court participants, including the judiciary, jurors, court staff, litigants and witnesses, continues to be our top priority," Emilie Smith, spokesperson for the Ministry of the Attorney General, stated in an email.
"We will continue to act on the guidance of public health experts and work with justice partners to establish new and innovative ways of administering justice, including supporting new ways of conducting proceedings, more remote proceedings and moving more services online," added Smith.
She noted there has been a heavy reliance on the use of remote technology to conduct proceedings virtually as much as possible.
Meanwhile, courthouses have been equipped to safely manage those who do need to appear in person and mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
Enhanced safety protocols cover a suite of measures from mandatory entrance screening and enhanced cleaning to the installation of plexiglass barriers and physical distancing markers, she said.
Marg. Bruineman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, barrietoday.com


"This study demonstrates that human activity has a visible and significant impact on cloud cover and, therefore, on climate. It indicates that contrails should be included in climate change scenarios," Minnis said.
Minnis determined the observed one percent - per decade increase in cirrus cloud cover over the United States is likely due to air traffic-induced contrails. Using published results from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (New York) general circulation model, Minnis and his colleagues estimated contrails and their resulting cirrus clouds would increase surface and lower atmospheric temperatures by 0.36 to 0.54 degrees Fahrenheit per decade. Weather service data reveal surface and lower atmospheric temperatures across North America rose by almost 0.5 degree Fahrenheit per decade between 1975 and 1994.
Minnis worked with colleagues Kirk Ayers, Rabi Palinkonda, and Dung Phan from Analytical Services and Materials, Inc., of Hampton, Va. They used 25 years of global surface observations of cirrus clouds, temperature, and humidity records from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) re-analysis dataset. They confirmed the cirrus trends with 13 years of satellite data from NASA's International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project.
"Humidity" is the amount of water vapor in the air and it determines how long contrails remain in the atmosphere. Contrails that persist for an extended period of time are most likely to impact the climate.
NASA's Earth Science Enterprise funded the research. NASA's Earth Science Enterprise is dedicated to understanding the Earth as an integrated system and applying Earth System Science to improve prediction of climate, weather, and natural hazards using the unique vantage point of space.
However, since the study, NASA has slowly removed "The Earth" from the focus of its mandate which is causing some to suggest that some governments and corporations are seeking to adjust findings about climate change, leading both scientists and conspiracy theorists into asking the question "Why?".
As early as the spring of 2004, NASA scientists were discovering study results which found that cirrus clouds formed by contrails from aircraft engine exhaust, are capable of increasing average surface temperatures enough to account for the warming trend in the United States that occurred between 1975 and 1994.
"This result shows the increased cirrus coverage, attributable to air traffic, could account for nearly all of the warming observed over the United States for nearly 20 years starting in 1975, but it is important to acknowledge contrails would add to and not replace any greenhouse gas effect," said Patrick Minnis, senior research scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. The study was published April 15, 2004 in the Journal of Climate. "During the same period, warming occurred in many other areas where cirrus coverage decreased or remained steady," he added.
Two photos showing the magnitudes of contrails over the highly populated area of California as flights move to the Los Angeles area from flight paths from the Pacific Northwest and the northeast. The photo on the left shows conventional satilite imagry that appears to show cloud cover, however using enhanced infrared photography, the photo on the right shows contrails as the source of the cloud cover.
For quite some time NASA has been seeking to educate skywatchers about contrails, going as far as to recruiting young students to watch and record where there is significant activity in the sky.
Clouds are the largest "variable" controlling Earth's atmospheric temperature and climate. Any change in global cloud cover may contribute to long-term changes in the Earth's climate. Likewise, any change in the Earth's climate may have effects on natural ecosystems. Contrails, especially persistent contrails, represent a human-caused increase in high thin clouds in the Earth's atmosphere, and are likely to be affecting climate and ultimately our natural ecosystems.
Contrails are clouds formed when water vapor condenses and freezes around small particles (aerosols) that exist in aircraft exhaust. Some of that water vapor comes from the air around the plane; and some is added by the exhaust of the aircraft.
The exhaust from an aircraft contains both gas (vapor) and solid particles. Both of these are important in the formation of contrails. Some elements of the exhaust gasses are not involved in contrail formation but do constitute air pollution. Emissions include carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons such as methane, sulfates (SOx), and soot as well as metal particles.
Are there different types of contrails?
Contrails are all made of the same materials and are formed in the same way, but exist for different lengths of time. Because of the differences in contrail "life-spans", contrails can be divided into three groups: short-lived, persistent (non-spreading), and persistent spreading.
Can contrails move, or do they stay in the location where they were formed?
How are contrails different from other clouds?
Contrails are "human-induced" clouds since they are formed by water vapor condensing and freezing on particles from airplane exhaust. Contrails are always made of ice particles, due to the very cold temperatures at high altitude. Other types of clouds can be formed by water vapor that condenses on particles which are present in the atmosphere due to many sources, such as from volcanoes or dust storms, not specifically from aircraft exhaust. Those clouds are sometimes made of water droplets, and sometimes ice crystals, depending on the temperature where they form.
Contrails only form at very high altitudes (usually above 8 km) where the air is extremely cold (less than -40 degrees C). Other clouds can form at a range of altitudes, from very close to the ground, such as fog, to very high off the ground, such as cirrus clouds.
When were contrails first observed?
Contrails were first noticed during high-altitude flights in the 1920's. However, interest in contrails really blossomed during WWII when bombers could be sighted from miles away. In fact, numerous WWII veteran accounts tell of problems in aviation due to massive contrail formations. Planes could not find their targets, and sometimes collided with each other. In 1953, a scientist named H. Appleman published a chart that was used to determine when a jet airplane would or would not produce a contrail.
Scientists are most interested in persistent contrails because they form long-lasting and sometimes extensive clouds that would not normally have formed in the atmosphere. Persistent contrails can last for hours or for days, and spread over thousands of square kilometers, becoming indistinguishable from naturally occurring cirrus clouds. Scientists are concerned about contrails because predicted increases in air-traffic could result in a continued increase in cloud cover. Knowing when and where contrails form is key to determining their contribution to cirrus cloud cover and their effect on the energy balance. Thus, collecting information on short-lived contrails is also of interest.
travel fear and the unknown.
As the Kelowna International Airport expands and as a new Rockies International Airport moves into full operation in Cranbrook there's no doubt that more air traffic is in our future.
Communities are eager for the opportunities that international status brings as more regular destination flights arrive and depart from places like Toronto and New York. This bumps tourism up a notch allowing the BC Interior to push destination marketing beyond Vancouver and Calgary.
But there's more to consider as we move into the big leagues of air traffic, and there's much that we don't know about the crowded skies overhead. In fact we can join with the rest of the continent as concerns begin to grow about impacts as a result of more air traffic and more harmful emissions.
In most cases the public might not hear of the close calls that occur in the sky, but that wasn't the case on January 10, 2008 when it was reported that turbulence from the wake of a passing aircraft could have been what caused an Air Canada jet to suddenly descend, injuring 10 people. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada told us a number of things, including wake turbulence may have caused the incident over northern Washington State as the Victoria - Toronto flight straddled US/Canadian airspace over the BC Interior.
Transport Canada publications warn pilots to "avoid the area below other aircraft" and note that "aircraft flying into the core of a wing tip vortex can experience a rapid vortex-induced roll. Small aircraft encountering large vortices may not be able to recover."
There were 88 people aboard the Airbus 319 that suddenly plunged thousands of metres, rolling sharply from left to right. The 10 injured passengers and crew were treated in a Calgary hospital.
There were some interesting questions that surfaced as the events from Flight 190 began to unfold. First, was an early report that an aircraft above Flight 190 may have been an American B2 Stealth Bomber flying out of the American military base in Spokane. Second, was the question, why did Flight 190 with 10 injured passengers fly much farther to Calgary for emergency services instead of closer airports in Cranbrook or Kelowna?
The report that a B2 Bomber may have been involved was quickly countered with an alternative domestic flight, and then countered again with unknown factors of turbulence associated with the Rocky Mountains or one of the other mountain ranges beneath the flight.
Avoiding an emergency landing in Cranbrook or Kelowna may have been all about the lack of emergency capacity for a large number of passengers, but in fact we don't know.
The knee-jerk concern is that more air traffic will lead to more air accidents, but a closer look might suggest that pollution and rogue use of our skies are bigger concerns. Currently, there is shocking evidence that air travel is changing the planet and that it should become a priority for all levels of government including municipalities. Residents should become more educated about the impacts of more air travel in places like the Okanagan.
There's not a lot of data that examines such impacts in the Okanagan Valley, however in more urban areas especially in the United States, we can learn much about what's happening in our skies.
The Okanagan's neo-indigenous and independent news network.