Level with Me is a recurring interview series that focuses on demystifying the various roles in the video game industry and equipping the reader with resources to start working towards that job.
itting at a posh bar in downtown Vancouver, Brian Woodruff is across me enthusiastically spinning tales of his work history which includes living in China at one point. I've had the fortune to sit with Brian, many times, one cafe or another in Vancovuer during and around our work schedules. In the short time I've known him, one truth is constant: he's perma-busy. Thus, any given conversation with him also means walking through the sprawling labyrinth of projects keeping him busy which includes a TV pilot, bamboo-material boxers, graphic novels, podcasts, anthologies, etc. All of these side gigs are on top of his busy day job of making SEO sorcery at Convertus. Today, he's come to share his story about working as a Narrative Director.
First, a little history on a similar role, Narrative Designer, as it was first coined by Stephen Dinehart for a role in THQ Canada to "champion story". His definition in the post is a good primer for anyone curious in understanding the job. However, given that every game may tweak the DNA of that role, I wanted to hear about this role from Brian who just launched an HTC VR game, Neurowake, and is still busy writing for his own indie game, Simpleton.
Tell me about yourself and what you do in the game industry?
Sure! My name is Brian Woodruff, I've worked in video games for the last eight years, conservatively speaking, as a games designer, writer, and more recently, as a narrative director.
As a game designer, I was primarily responsible for building other people's story into a functional game system. I worked on an MMORPG called City of Steam where we built up an IP from a collection of roleplaying tabletop games by David Lindsay, a fantastic human being from New Zealand. I also worked with a gentleman called Ian Morgenheim whom I've collaborated with on a number of other projects since.
And from there, I went on to do some narrative design for a procedurally-generated game called Darkout. The position required that I absorb the technical components of the game and understand what the game director is interested in seeing and build a story around that.
Beyond that, I've worked on a few other games that didn't see the light of day, but that happens.
Can you run me through a typical session of your work day as Narrative Director?
Creativity, for me at least, comes in bursts that are somewhat inconsistent. That said, I like to have some structure when I'm working on bigger projects and try to get myself a little exercise, coffee or tea, and a small snack before I get started.
When we get down to the actual writing session, I'm pretty caffeinated and ready to put my shaky hands to work. I try to do a couple hours before lunch in free flow format. Just coming up with the ideas I want to explore and do a lot of research online. I take a break around lunch and either go for a walk, listen to some music, play other video games, or otherwise force myself to be distracted for a bit.
That doesn't last too long and is followed by more writing. At this point, however, I tend to go back to pieces from the day before and edit, review, and make more notes. I don't know how long this mangled mess of writing goes on for, but at some point, it all starts to fit together into a larger narrative. Whether or not the game needs it — I do like to make a world story — just to give myself a foundation and limitations to work within.
Before the day ends I collect my new writing pieces (and if I'm in a team, I like to have them send me what they've done, too), revise them if needed, and then organize them for review by the other departments/team members/etc for more notes, opinions, and advice where necessary.
Sometimes, if I'm lucky, I even get a pat on the head and a little praise.
Plug a great industry resource!
This may sound rather simple, but, really, it's all about keeping up with trends, reading about how others have embarked on their writing journey and accepting that there's no 'right way' to be a writer. Keep testing yourself. Do writing prompts. Submit to contest when you want to have some feedback or fun. Work with other writers. Learn about their perspectives and their process.
Personally, I like to sit down and write freeform for about 10 minutes every day to keep my mind from getting too rigid about a specific idea. Sometimes I challenge myself to re-write a story that I knew was working at one point but lost itself somewhere along the way.
Revisit stories that you've completed and turn them into another medium — try it as a script, as a drawing, as an audio story, as a play or something else entirely!
Experimenting with ideas is what works best for me. I love to explore concepts and see if I can rationalize strange notions to make them feel normal and vice versa. The more you're prepared to be fluid with your creativity the more you'll be able to find the best method to meet your mindset and personality.
Can you give an overhead snapshot of the type of writing involved (game bible, quest writing, item description, NPC dialogue, etc.)?
As I noted above, my writing tends to follow a string of excitement and my energy levels. This means that I drift between different areas of the game to allow myself small mental breaks and to control consistency with language and narrative decisions.
Game writing, in my general experience, starts by looking at the source material (if it exists) to see where ideas can be utilized — where limitations prowl — and how to translate it into an experience that players will enjoy and find interesting.
I like to get right into building a Game Bible/Narrative Bible from any of the elements that either pre-exist or have been determined by other members are absolutely important. It takes time to nail down the canon but it's rewarding to be able to have a reference area that you can keep aligned with.
Depending on the game, I tend to write based on the expectations set by the director/producer. This means being malleable and willing to leap into the area that requires work to be done so other departments/individuals have what they need.
Sometimes this might mean doing a quick write-up for social media — other times you might be asked to put your opinion forward on ideas for character design, stages/levels/etc.
It really is a wonderful and ever-moving experience. If you love to be a fluid creative it doesn't get much more chaotic neutral than it does with early and later-stage writing.
Of all those tasks, which is your favourite?
It's difficult to describe which part I love the most — but if you have me at the point of a sword — I suspect I'd say that I get a thrill out of the world and history building. There's just something magical about being part of imagining and manifesting people and places, events, experiences, feuds, friends, and everything that helps iron out the edges and make a game's world feel alive and surreal.
Interestingly, because this is the part where all other elements connect back to, it's often the most taxing. When I was less experienced I dreamt in literary technicolour and wanted to be able to spend as much time crafting even the smallest details about the creatures, locations, and just about everything else I would want in a game. I've realized that it's better to have those parts close in your mind but try to keep attuned to the needs of the product first and keep any relevant notes for possible future involvement.
Sometimes ... people don't care why an NPC has a strange accent as much as I do ... especially if that is a character you only see once and then vanishes from your life for the rest of the experience. It's why I love playing RPGs that really get you thinking. Sure, you might be aware that there's not much you can do with the knowledge that the Stogmari in City of Steam carry ceremonial hammers as a sign of respect when a close relative dies but it's ... still something I like to consider when I write.
On the other side, you want to be sure you stay on schedule with the rest of your team and that might mean pulling some narrative expeditions in favour of something else that needs to be finished sooner and has a higher priority.
How long does writing take for a game writing project?
It depends on how much the creative director or the other writers are involved. When I was working on City of Steam, it was myself, Ian Morgenheim, and David Lindsay, in the beginning. We were joined by Daniel McDeavitt a little into the project as well. A general day would see us sit-down in meetings and chat about the process and ideas on how we could expand the story and what we wanted and needed to focus on.
While working on Neurowake, however, the situation was less about team dynamic and more about correspondence. I worked back and forth on the story development with Luke Chen and Frank Bloemendal. Over the course of the project, I'd say it would be safe to say the draft of Neurowake came to become a 155-page document that took about a month and a half of day-to-day communication to get to a point where we felt pretty good about where we were.
When it comes to VR gaming, what are the biggest changes to your writing as a Narrative Director?
The world of VR Gaming is so new — especially in terms of accessibility — that it's not as much a challenge as it is an adventure! Suddenly you are a character in the world you're building. Your players expect to have a level of immersion to validate the software and the technology.
Especially because in many narratively-driven games you'll be asking players to almost-literally stand/sit/move in your shoes. I think it's quite liberating, though, and the challenges bring huge opportunities for great story telling.
The limitation, however, is the distribution and affordability of the technology. Sure, you can build one for smart phones, and those can certainly be quality experiences, but when you step into the high-end market of Oculus Rifts and HTC VIVES, you're really only connecting with a small player base so you have to wow them.
I am really enjoying participating and watching the industry expand and offer new and novel opportunities for players and developers alike.
Do you think the industry values writers enough?
I want to say "Yes".
But I think it depends on where you stand in the industry. I have heard some truly horrible stories from a number of people who work in 'content pens' where they have very little control and are essentially commanded to do very specific writing that's, well, rather dull.
"Write descriptions for items — no fancy language — just the facts. Use the corresponding art assets as your guide. We need it for Monday." Look at the clock. It's Friday at 4:15 PM. The inventory list — there are over 10,000 items — whelp, there goes your weekend.
"Every NPC needs to have a name and a few greetings." You have 75 people in the town that need to say something interesting. Not too bad until someone in another department decides to push an update that wipes your dialogue index. How was this not something we knew about a week ago?! Goodbye to that vacation you were planning.
"I deleted a quest you made because a tester found that it was broken. Start over." Who put that live? I was literally working on it right now! Were they on the test server? Ahhh! My fingers!
Haha. And so on and so forth.
It's the reason communication is so important and having a good working environment lends itself to that, too.
In short, though, I don't think that the industry undervalues writers. I simply think that there are too few opportunities overall for entry into game writing without also taking on other responsibilities. As a game designer I was able to move smoothly into game writing, however, I wonder how different it would have been if I hadn't also reached out to games in early stages and asked if they were looking for assistance. Little by little I became more involved in the industry and I can say that more than the writing it's finding your niche and locating the opportunity that best matches you is what makes the industry less accessible.
Brian Woodruff is currently working on an indie game, Simpleton, and you can get the hot updates here.


THE sun shone and the crowds flocked to Ayr Racecourse for the 2013 Coral Scottish Grand National Festival last weekend.
More than 18,300 – beating the previous record of 17,200 in 2002 – enjoyed a great day on Saturday and there was a real feel good atmosphere throughout the crowd.
A Beatles tribute band played during the afternoon in the Tented Village within the Grandstand while a jazz band performed on the Champagne lawns and there was both live music and a disco after racing.
The Club Enclosure was sold out about an hour before the first race and there wasn't a space to be had either in Hospitality.
Celebrities attending included Jeremy Kyle, newsreader Jackie Bird, Raman Bardwaj from the STV sports team, the Channel 4 racing presenters including Nick Luck and Mick Fitzgerald and Motherwell FC captain Tom Hateley.
Friday attracted around 4,000 to the track and the weather meant most of those who attended stayed on the sun drenched lawns.
Millions of pounds were bet over the two days and bars, restaurants, taxi companies and hotels reported brisk business.


I'm guessing, given the clue in the name, that this drink was supposed to be orange flavoured. It definitely had a citrus taste to it, but it was more akin to a tropical drink than orange to be honest. I also didn't get that much of a kick from it despite the regular 30mg/100ml of caffeine in the huge 568ml can. Nah, I'll not bother with this one again.


In order to better meet electricity needs, particularly in the east of Montreal, Hydro-Quebec is replacing existing facilities. Siemens Canada Limited hired DCM to install a 315KV sub-station for a Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) using SF6 gas. Siemens Canada Limited supplied the equipment to be installed and the necessary material (supports, gateways, wiring, panels and grounding) to accomplish the mandate.
transported to the Bélanger Station. Each crate was placed in a specific area and was numbered to efficiently track work. Opened one at a time, all the parts were inspected before proceeding with assembly and installation.
The electric power industry has been using Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) gas as a dielectric and insulating material for many years. It is nontoxic, nonflammable and noncorrosive. SF6 molecules minimize contact wear and maintenance and they have excellent thermal conductivity, which allows for lower operating temperatures. Common electrical applications include high voltage circuit breakers and transformers, distribution voltage switchgear, gas insulated power substations and transmission lines, and more.


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That is the most awesome cake!!! I'm a huge Shining fan as well!
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Very creative! Love it! Have you tried a brazilian cake before?
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your details are fantastic! very well made cake.
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Wow, that Shining cake is incredible!
What an amazingly inventive idea to incorporate the doors and carpet.
Then its also chocolate espresso !!
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Ernst Roch, FGDC
Ernst Roch was born in Yugoslavia in 1928 and arrived in Canada in 1953. But it was the years in Graz, Austria, which so influenced his thinking and his work. In addition to receiving an excellent education in graphic design at the Staatliche Scüle fur angewandte Kunst, the rich cultural environment of Europe instilled in him the highest aesthetic standards and the constant striving for perfection which are the hallmark of his work. This training was based on functionalism, where a design challenge was first seen as a problem-solving process emphasizing rational thinking and formal clarity. It was this "international" and "new" graphic design, as it came to be known, which he pioneered in Canada.
Ernst worked for three design firms before opening his own office in 1960, and was the principal and founding member of Design Collaborative in 1965. In 1972 he was a founding member of Editions Signum, a publishing company specializing in limited editions of original graphics, and in 1973 became founding member and president of Signum Press, a book publishing company. The founding of Roch Design occurred in 1978.
His impressive output ranges from trademarks, symbols, posters, and annual reports to complete visual identity programs, from architectural signage systems to thematic exhibitions, from postage stamps and official documents to book design and publishing.
Ernst has been a visiting lecturer at several universities during the last three decades, including the Art and Design School of the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Concordia, McGill, and Ohio State Universities, as well as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.
To his rational approach, he brings intuition and imagination, and a third dimension, that witty aspect of his design, which makes his best work unique and memorable. The German design publication Novum Gebrauchsgraphik has described his work as "clear, sober, and sensitive." Prominent Swiss graphic designer and art critic Hans Neuberg has said that in his best work "the definite form consists of a blend of joyful graphic experimenting and intellectual discipline."
Graphic design is not merely the visualization of information. It is a complex art form where, as Roch says, designers have a social responsibility "to inform rather than mislead, to enlighten rather than frustrate the individual in his daily life." In his acceptance speech for his honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts in 1988, he pointed out that "the designer has an acute ability to communicate order out of chaos aesthetically, with intellect and wit, and sometimes brilliantly while investing the problem with personality."
Among his best known accomplishments are the hexagonal symbol and the identity program for the National Arts Centre (Ottawa), the Queen Elizabeth II definitive issue postage stamps (1962–1963), the paper folding kit "Paper Zoo" (1974), the official poster for the Montréal Olympic Games (1976), and the commemorative postage stamps of early Canadian locomotives (1983–1986). He has also organized exhibitions, most notably "The visual Image of the Munich Olympic Games" in Montréal and Toronto (1972), and the "AGI Posters" (Alliance Graphique Internationale) in Montréal (1982).
His designs have received numerous national and international awards and prizes. They have been exhibited and published extensively in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Japan, and are in permanent collections in the National Library (Ottawa), the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Library of Congress (Washington DC), and the National Poster Museum (Warsaw).
Ernst was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and the Alliance Graphique Internationale, the AIGA and the International Centre for Typographic Arts. In 1988, he was the first ever graphic designer to be awarded an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in recognition of his professional and artistic integrity and humanism, of his considerable contribution to Canada's prestige in the field of graphic design, and of his drive and energy in bringing its achievements to international attention.
— article by Michael Maynard from GDC Journal 1, 1993
Ernst Roch passed away on February 21, 2003. With his passing, Canada, and our profession in general, loses one its finest graphic designers.
— from a tribute by Rolf Harder in gdc.net.2003

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Details: Curator Katie Brennan, Paula Irving and Peter Green will discuss each artist in Traces & their listed influences. They will then extrapolate each artist's art historical parallels and counterparts including highlights of the masters' lives and oeuvres. Through each of the three artists we will follow an art historical thread. Portraits of the self have long since been a vehicle for therapy to face the most challening events of an artist's life. Through M.L. Hall's work, for example, we will examine this concept.


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Robert Browning – angielski poeta i dramatopisarz.
"Kto chce, niechaj narzeka. Mnie zostaje radość Człowieka.
Balaustion's Adventure, line 323 (1871).
Context: I do what many dream of, all their lives, — Dream? strive to do, and agonize to do, And fail in doing. I could count twenty such On twice your fingers, and not leave this town, Who strive — you don't know how the others strive To paint a little thing like that you smeared Carelessly passing with your robes afloat — Yet do much less, so much less, Someone says, (I know his name, no matter) — so much less! Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged. There burns a truer light of God in them, In their vexed beating stuffed and stopped-up brain, Heart, or whate'er else, than goes on to prompt This low-pulsed forthright craftsman's hand of mine. "Andrea del Sarto", line 70 "Less is more" is often misattributed to architects Buckminster Fuller or Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It is something of a motto for minimalist philosophy. It was used in 1774 by Christoph Martin Wieland.
(I know his name, no matter) — so much less!
Context: The year's at the spring, And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearl'd; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn; God's in His heaven— All's right with the world! Part I, line 221.


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Q: Using ifeq with multiple options I want check for a condition in makefile using ifeq,  & not sure how to go about:
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Please suggest the proper way to do it?

A: ifeq ($(filter $(cond1) $(cond2),yes),)
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    x := 1
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A: In addition to the correct answer given above:if you want to check if x=4 or x=6
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   x is either 4 or 6. do whatever you like with it
else
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A: Alternate answer is:
ifneq (,$(filter yes,$(cond1) $(cond2)))
   x := 1
else
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In this In-Between-Isode we talk to Kevin Goff at length about life inside and outside of the hockey arena. He's a teacher, actor, vocalist, hockey writer and finalist for Dad of the Month (we made that up). He's as authentic as they come and a wealth of knowledge (and giggles) in all endeavors.
This might be the coolest thing we've seen since Foppa hung the skates up for the last time in Colorado. Kudos to @MikeSortland for sharing this with us.
And, just for giggles here's what shownotes look like when you do them at the kiddie table waiting for your kids.


Kasandra joined the Pet Medical Center team as a Certified Veterinary Technician in 2017. She grew up in Holdingford, Minnesota and then got her Associates in Applied Science degree from Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minnesota. During her down time, she enjoys spending time at home watching movies and playing with her cat, Momo.


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• FORESTRY AUTOMATION
Vision system speeds log volume analysis
To remain competitive, lumber mill operators must accurately determine the amount of wood that is produced from their timber suppliers. In the lumber industry, this is determined by measuring the length and diameter of logs and then calculating how many one inch thick boards can be fabricated from them – a figure known as board feet measure.
After trees are felled, they are de-limbed
and cut to a specific length after which the
diameter of each one must be measured. "In
the past," says Greg Hilbert, President of eSo-
lutions (Lafayette, IN, USA; www.teamesolu-
tions.com), "measuring the diameter of each
log was performed manually – a process that
was labor intensive, time consuming and not
consistently accurate.
Based on the success eSolutions had shown in the development of a vision-based wood trimming system, Pike Lumber (Akron, IN, USA; www.pikelum-ber.com) tasked Hilbert and his colleagues with the development of a vision-based system to automatically perform log diameter measurement.
AUTOMOTIVE ANALYSIS
Conoscopic holography makes engine measurements more accurate
To ensure the high performance required by today's automotive engines, automotive manufacturers must ensure that engines are manufactured with close tolerances. This entails inspecting the engine block to make certain that machined features such as bore holes meet the correct specifications.
"In the past," says Dr. Xavier Savin, President of Groupe Visionic ( Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, France; www.visionic. fr), "such tasks were accomplished using coordinate measurement machines that used mechanical probes to make such measurements." Although effective, such systems are less accurate that those that employ non-contact optical measurement techniques.
One such highly accurate optical method for performing such non-contact measurement is that of conoscopic holography, a technique that has been used by Groupe Visionic in the development of an automated machine to measure features of engine blocks such as the depth and width of bore holes.
After engine blocks are manufactured, they are robotically placed on a stage under two ConoPoint- 3 laser distance sensors from Optimet (North Andover, MA, USA; www.optimet.com) that are mounted on an X-Y-Z gantry. To measure the geometric charac-
• INDUS TRIAL INSPECTION
Smart cameras check bottles at high-speed
In today's manufacturing environments,
products are being produced at increasing
rates. This is especially true in the beverage
industry where bottles are filled, capped and
inspected. Cap inspection, tamper band and
printed date code must be performed quickly
to keep up with demand. The systems that
perform these tasks must be designed so that
wash-down and sterilization can be com-
pleted rapidly.
This was the task faced by EPIC Systems (St. Louis, MO, USA; www.epicmachinev-ision.com) when a major producer of soft drinks approached the company to develop a system to inspect 6oz plastic bottles of fruit juice at speeds of up to
Mounted to the front of a Tigercat
240B loader, a vision system from eSolutions allows the operator to automatically determine the width of timber logs without leaving the cabin.
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Elisabeth Sawelsky rides OTTB Private Relations, a lazy 5-year-old adopted from the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. Safe enough for beginners, Private Relations may be displayed at Equine Affaire in Springfield, Mass., this November.
By Susan Salk on August 10, 2016 A diehard Thoroughbred fan with a barn full of horses and a heart full of hope has launched a campaign to glorify the off-track Thoroughbred.
Christina Sawelsky of Sharon, Mass. has organized a 12-mile trail ride through a lush Massachusetts estate in order to bootstrap the attendance of two or more OTTBs at a major equestrian event this November. And additionally, she plans to raise funds for the nation's oldest and largest Thoroughbred charity, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. With the goal of bringing Thoroughbreds back to the Breed Demonstration at the popular equestrian tradeshow Equine Affaire this November, riders will mount up on Aug. 21 for theRide to Equine Affaire. All breeds are welcome on the course that wends across the 1,700-acre property once belonging to Harvard botanist Oakes Ames. (Please visit this site for registration details:www.benefitridetrfequineaffaire.com).
Christina Sawelsky of Sharon, Mass., has launched a fundraising trail ride to benefit bringing OTTBs to Equine Affaire. Here she poses with Quantity, a Thoroughbred she adopted from the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation.
"I'm doing this with my great friends Cassie Holm and Monica Southwick and my daughter Elisabeth to promote the off-track Thoroughbred at Equine Affaire," says Sawelsky, a registered nurse who has adopted five OTTBs from the TRF through the years. "I wanted to bring back the OTTB's place in the Breed Demo at Equine Affaire. And in order to do this, we needed to be sponsored by an accredited organization like the TRF." Rather than ask the TRF to write a check to sponsor OTTBs at Equine Affaire, Sawelsky decided to raise the funds through the Ride to Equine Affaire trail ride. The accredited ride, which makes points available to competitive trail riders, will also feature a raffle sale and barbecue style dining. "Borderline State Park is a beautiful venue, and I'm already getting a lot of interest," she says. "I just got a huge donation of blankets and saddle pads, and people are donating gift cards, wine baskets, decorative horse shoes—we're getting a lot of great raffle items." Proceeds will also be donated directly to the TRF in support of its herd of 900 Thoroughbreds. And if all goes to plan, the funds raised this month will ensure a couple of ex-racehorse Thoroughbreds find their rightful place at the Breed Demo during Equine Affaire, Nov. 10-13.
A few years back Sawelsky and her daughter Elisabeth, left, took OTTBs Charlie Business and Sing Me Back Home to Equine Affaire. Both were adopted from the TRF. And Sing died of sinus cancer recently.
Sawelsky is still deciding whom among her TRFadoptees to take, because each has so much to demonstrate. Charlie Business, for example, was an injured racehorse who retired to the TRF with a bowed tendon before she adopted him six years ago. Now Charlie's biggest goal in life is to become a "pasture puff," she says, noting that he's a great, though lazy, riding horse. Her newest horses, Quantity and Private Relations demonstrate the Ying/Yang of the repurposed Thoroughbred, she says. "Quantity is like a Ferrari. He's very quick and alert to everything. Private Relations is like a comfortable, old, big truck. He just plods along, which is surprising because he's only 5," she says.
Regardless of who shows up in the ring at Equine Affaire, Sawelsky insists that it's important to keep driving home the point that Thoroughbreds make wonderful riding horses. "I wanted to get the OTTBs back into the Breed Demo because it's important for equestrians to see how versatile they are, and to showcase their talents," Sawelsky says. "There are people from all walks of life who come to Equine Affaire. And it's important for them to see that there's a Thoroughbred for all of them. These horses can do anything, from barrel racing to cutting cows, polo, hunters and jumpers. My goal is to showcase them in a positive light so people can see that they're great horses. And with the right people behind them, there's no limitations on what they can do."
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This was a tough week for all of us, and you could tell by our tweets.
It was midterm week (even though the semester is a month away from the end), and our assignment is in two parts: 50-questions of AP Style and current events, followed by a deadline writing assignment.
Sent forth with just three writing prompts–weather, campus food or the South Campus Gateway–my news writing students had to develop a story idea (with news or feature value), get sources and write 350-500 words in 24 hours. The best ones get sent to The lantern for hopeful publication.
In truth, no one came close to failing the assignment, and all came back with stories that ranged from interesting to outstanding. And more importantly they learned what it's like to feel reporter pressure, to press for answers, to make sources angry, to feel frustrated and to feel the relief and satisfaction that comes when a story falls into place.
We had a great piece on the new "drive in" coming to Columbus, a joint endeavor between the Gateway and the North Market. The Lantern already published a winner about a new student film festival. We had articles about a new severe weather symposium, the new campus bar Ethyl & Tank, how buses cope with potholes, and what Eddie George's Grill is doing for March Madness. The Sloopy's Menu naming contest was the subject for another student, as was the new North Campus dining hall. And just why doesn't Ohio State report caloric counts for its dining hall food?
I was writing about Jill Geisler's piece for Poynter about AP's decision to allow "over" to be used synonymously with "more than" when it comes to amounts.
Those unfamiliar with AP Style no doubt say, "Who cares?" when it comes to debating such word choice, and will likely note they use "over" all the time and feel perfectly justified doing so.
You may feel justified, but English language standards say it's wrong. "More than" has long been the confirmed style of AP–and as my students know its misuse is my pet peeve in life.
Simply put: If we can't follow the rules, let's just change them.
My disgust over the change comes not just because it took a wrong and made it right–although that is asinine–but more significantly that we seem to be deciding, as a society, that it's easier to give in than to fight for what is correct. If everyone is doing it, we may as well just sign off.
One of my son's teachers in the seventh grade, where he is immersed in French, said she really does not care about his spelling as long as he has the meaning clear. What?! Don't spelling–and punctuation and word choice–lead to universal understanding. Try as I might, I can't ride a hoarse, and saying, "The ball is over their" makes no sense. Use of an apostrophe tells possession. Commas let us know whether it's time for grandma to eat or for us to eat grandma.
We have already seemingly accepted "My bad," and "Where's it at," as proper word choices, even though both make me cringe. In the past, poor grammar indicted less education; now it is affirmed. Where does it end?
Can you imagine our president speaking in such a manner? Oh wait, he already did.


The increase in diabetes in the U.S. to epidemic levels has gained a lot of attention in recent years. Over 29 million Americans have the disease and many more—1 in 3 adults—are at risk of developing it in the next five years (known as pre-diabetes).
Diabetes and smoking are two of the biggest public health challenges of our time, and they are connected in some surprising ways. Smoking increases the risk of developing diabetes and the risk of organ damage from the disease.
To learn more about the connection between smoking and diabetes, we turned to the experts behind BecomeAnEX®, a digital quit-smoking program by Truth Initiative® and developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic.
How does smoking make me more likely to develop diabetes?
Can smoking lead to diabetes?
People with diabetes have bodies that can't make or use insulin—a hormone that turns glucose (sugar) from the food you eat into energy. Over time, high blood sugar levels can damage organs such as your kidney, heart, blood vessels and eyes. This damage can cause these organs to malfunction or fail—one reason why diabetes is one of the top 10 causes of death in the country.
Smoking increases the risk of developing diabetes because it can change how your body processes and regulates sugar. Smoking can also make it harder to control your blood sugar levels if you have diabetes. If you smoke, you have a 30 to 40 percent higher chance of developing diabetes than someone who has never smoked.
And, the more you smoke, the higher your chance of developing diabetes. Once you quit, your risk of developing diabetes goes down. The longer you've been smoke-free, the less likely it is you'll become diabetic.
How does smoking affect me if I already have diabetes?
How does smoking affect diabetes?
If you already have diabetes, smoking increases your chances of dying from any cause compared to nonsmokers. It also increases your risk of organ damage, as well as your chances of having a heart attack or stroke.
Smoking can double your risk of developing kidney damage compared to nonsmokers.
Smoking increases the risk of diabetic eye disease (called diabetic retinopathy). Smoking reduces blood circulation. When this happens to the retina, light sensing cells in the eye are damaged, causing blindness.
Both diabetes and smoking increase your chances of developing pancreatic cancer, which is fatal in 95 percent of cases. If you have diabetes and you smoke, your risk of pancreatic cancer is even higher than if you only smoked or were a nonsmoking diabetic.
Diabetes and cigarette smoking are major risk factors for heart attack and stroke. If you're diabetic and you smoke, your chances of having a heart attack or stroke are higher than if you were just a smoker, or a nonsmoking diabetic. Quitting smoking and controlling your diabetes are important steps to take to lower your chances of heart attack or stroke.
How will quitting smoking affect my diabetes?
When you stop smoking, your liver slows the process of removing hormones (like insulin) and diabetes medications from the body. If the amount of insulin or diabetes drugs go up, blood sugar will go down.
If you have diabetes and stop smoking, you may need to test your blood sugars more frequently for a while to avoid dangerously low levels. Once your blood sugar levels stabilize, you can go back to regular testing patterns.
There are no concerns about using most quit-smoking medications, such as nicotine replacement therapy or bupropion, if you have diabetes. Since diabetes can lower kidney function, you should talk to your doctor if you want to use other medications to quit smoking. Get more information about quit-smoking medications.
For more information on smoking and diabetes, and to make a quit plan, visit BecomeAnEX.org. On the site, you can connect with others in the EX Community who have quit smoking while managing their diabetes.


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Campus break-ins target leading researcher
By Petti FongStaff Reporter
Fri., Dec. 11, 2009timer2 min. read
VANCOUVER–Andrew Weaver, one of Canada's most well-known climate change scientists, is not paranoid.
But the University of Victoria professor admits it looks suspiciously like he was singled out when his campus office was broken into twice in the past year, the only one so targeted in his building on the campus.
His papers were rifled through and a computer stolen.
"It was mainly the intrusion of it and done twice within three days," Weaver said Thursday. "There's no conspiracy theories. The issue is really about the harassment of climate scientists."
The spotlight on scientists emerged after emails were stolen from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in Britain. So-called "Climategate" has provided fuel to global warming skeptics who say the emails released publicly show there is little evidence climate change is related to human activities.
The climate skeptics gained political momentum when former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin said U.S. President Barack Obama should boycott the negotiations in Denmark and "not be a party to fraudulent scientific practices" – a clear reference to the purloined emails. Obama is going anyway.
Former vice-president Al Gore, the most recognized U.S. voice on climate change, rebutted Palin quickly and accused the climate deniers in a television interview of "taking things out of context and misrepresenting" what the emails actually said.
On Thursday, more than 1,700 British scientists released a statement, saying they continue to have "the utmost confidence in the observational evidence for global warming and the scientific basis for concluding that it is due primarily to human activities."
At least two scientists whose private emails were leaked received death threats after their correspondence was made public.
Weaver, a world leader in climate dynamics and lead author of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with Gore, said the focus on scientists has distracted from critical discussions in Copenhagen.
"This is a very well-organized attempt to discredit science and scientists are being harassed," Weaver said.
"Scientists are not telling anyone the solution. We're saying there is a problem."
Climate-change skeptics are afraid action on global warming will be the start of some totalitarian regime, according to Weaver.
Nearly 100 of Canada's top climate scientists and oceanographers wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper urging a national strategy on climate change.
Dalhousie University oceanography professor Marlon Lewis, is among the signatories.
For him, universities are places where free and open exchanges of ideas take place. "We try as scientists to be as open as possible. We routinely make our data publicly available and I don't particularly care if people look there," said Lewis from Halifax Thursday. "Not until this thing at East Anglia came up have I thought about precautions."
Of special concern, he said, is the release of private (email) conversations.
Lewis said he has told his students not to email anything they would be afraid to see aired publicly.
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Pallipalayam Agraharam is a census town in Namakkal district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

It is located across the Kaveri River from Erode City, at a distance of about 7 km from Erode Junction and 4 km from the Erode bus stand.

Demographics

 India census, Pallipalayam Agraharam had a population of 10,829. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. In Pallipalayam Agraharam, 10% of the population is under six years of age.

Schools
Rathna Matriculation School is located on the Komarapalayam main road very near to the Agraharam bus stop.

Vignesh primary and nursery school is located near the bus stop.

References

Cities and towns in Namakkal district


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Featured article - 08 July 2021
By Kathryn Smith, Chief Executive, Social Care Institute for Excellence
A blog for Co-production Week
I'm often asked to speak at conferences and other speaking engagements and it's great to be able to put across SCIE's evidence and research at these events. However, it's concerning that all too often, people who draw on care and support don't get as many invites as me and others who work across social care.
People with lived experience are experts-by-experience and who wouldn't want an expert at an event. Take a quick look at this video from Chair of Think Local Act Personal and SCIE trustee Clenton Farquharson, talking about what's important to him. If you'll watch that film you'll immediately wonder why this sort of message isn't included in every speaking opportunity.
Clenton Farquharson: "I want to be a central part of decision-making"
Co-production Week 2021
This Co-production Week, at SCIE we want to join with a number of others across social care who have made a pledge:
We support the full and equal contribution at events from people who draw on or access social care and support.
It's just strange - and frankly unacceptable - that in 2021 people organise events, commissions, reviews etc. about people who draw on social care and support and still don't involve them, or involve them only marginally. As Anna Severwright, from Social Care Future, says:
"Thankfully we have progressed; to a place where if a conference on gender inequality had no female speakers, it would be criticised and probably draw protests. Or an event about tackling racism, had only white experts, rightly it would lack all credibility. And yet social care conferences are full of experts and leaders, who usually have never experienced living with the very thing they are talking about. Or we have to beg to be begrudgingly added last minute as the 'token service user'".
Social Care Future
Example of a person who draws on services speaking: The Caring View, July 2021
Anna says that her experience of the last two years of Social Care Future gatherings is that the discussions are different when people who draw on care and support are significantly involved. So, it follows that the exclusion of experts-by-experience promotes the design of policy and practice less likely to represent what people want.
I used an analogy - at an event this week - of building a house. If you were designing and building a home, you would want the full and equal contribution of all of the experts in the project; from the architects to the builders and all in between, including you because you're going to live in it! The same is true in social care: Design the solution with the people for whom the solution is for; and the outcome is likely to be far more successful.
So, this Co-production Week, we at SCIE pledge to support the full and equal contribution at events from people who draw on or access social care and support. But we also pledge to challenge those putting on events to read this blog and take the same action. It's a great way forward so that social care and support services see people who draw on them as being central to their very existence and hence their design.
Kathryn tweets @kathryn1smith
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Strive to continuously improve meaningful participation in events and forums we organise and run
Encourage and support other groups and organisations to make similar efforts, in particular those we are invited to speak or contribute to
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Provide updates on action, developments and progress in 12 months.
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May 29, 2018 Politics
Roman Bezsmertny announced its participation in the elections of the President of Ukraine
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Elections will be held in 2019.
Ukrainian politician Roman Bezsmertny announced its participation in the elections of the President of Ukraine which will take place in 2019.
He stated this on 29 may at a meeting with journalists, where he presented logotip and the main theses of his election campaign, reports out loud.
During his speech, immortal criticized the current government and said that "state institutions in Ukraine need to start from scratch."
Ivo Bobul goes to the President and said, who will take the money for the campaign
Roman Bezsmertny was one of the authors of the Constitution. He is a people's Deputy of four convocations, was a representative of President Leonid Kuchma in the Verkhovna Rada.
He took an active part in the organization of the Orange revolution of 2004, was Deputy chief of staff of Viktor Yushchenko. He subsequently worked as a Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine on administrative-territorial reform, Deputy head of the presidential administration of the time of Yushchenko.
Nasirov hinted that he is going for the presidency
From 2014 to 2016, the immortal was the representative of Ukraine in the "political class" of the Trilateral contact group on conflict settlement on Donbass.
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Wanted to give you the review for tour guide Toni. A very warm , energetic & knowledgable person about the places & cultures of Vietnam.
He also joined me for short shopping spree as my husband was sitting & resting.
Also the restaurant where we had lunch, prepared delicious vegetarian food but too hot with lots of chillies. We don't consume so much chillies! But again their effort is appreciated.
Wanted to say Thankyou for the lovely trip.
Many thanks for arranging our car to take us to Ha Long Bay.
Although you said we were to be picked up at 8.00 am unfortunately the driver was told 7.30 am and he had to wait for 30 minutes.
But we need to tell you also that our driver was a very, very good driver. Excellent in fact. We felt very safe with him at all times and can thoroughly recommend him as a very good employee for your company.
Thank you for help us make our trip to. Vietnam happy and memorable.
I'd like to thank you and your guide Leo for a great tour. I'll be recommending your company on trip advisor asap, just wanted you to have feedback. Leo was a great guide.
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Thanks for your email. Yes, I am back to my country. How are you?
I was really glad with the service of my Vietnam's trip. I loved Halong Bay and for sure would recommend to my friends to go there.
Anyway, I thank you very much for all the help and assistance.
Huong Hai Sealife Cruise was amazing, I would like to thank you for your help for everything, & also connect you with someone who is also interested in such a tour as well.
Thank you very much to all of you for excellent Halong tours. We really enjoyed everything and your company was great.
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My friends will be staying in Vietnam for 5 more days. We have had a wonderful time in Vietnam, the highlight of the trip being Halong Bay. I hope to return one day to see more of the country.
We are back to work and enjoying some cool weather in Bangkok.
Thank you so much for your help on our trip. We had a lovely time.
The Ha Long bay cruise was amazing. The staff, service, and food in the boat were exceptional. The staff on the bait went above and beyond for our children and we appreciated their help and friendliness.
We had a great time, organisation was good, people were good, nothing bad to say at all.
I have recommended your La Fairy cruise to some friends and given them your contact details.
Thanks for the good trip.
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The girls enjoying the outdoors once again!
Even though this is technically week 3, I'm going to call it week 2 and move forward from there so we can all be on the same page! Thank you for being SO understanding with skipping last week, as it just wasn't even a possibility out here! This year (and the end of 2016) has been incredibly difficult both in not being able to get out into the fields but also realizing the amount of crops we loss--things that were meant for your CSA box! To lose so much you have worked hard for all year is devastating. Not only do we not get to deliver the goods planned, but we see that back breaking work going down the drain. Yet, on the bright side, every year we learn a little bit more and it makes us so much stronger. We are ready for 2017 and whatever it may bring. This year is going to be better than ever!
That being said we are nervously navigating through the next month. Your shares are going to be the reality of what we have. Some may be a bit on the small side, or a bit on the starchy side, but it is what survived and what we have. We are seriously crossing our fingers hoping for a warm spring so that we can fill your boxes with abundance as March and April come around. We also are going to get a bit creative, and send some goodies that we have preserved from our farm over the past year. Thanks for taking this ride with us--tis the true meaning of Community Supported Agriculture and you guys are our rock stars!
Don't forget we have farm fresh eggs, soups, dressings and hummus as well as awesome fellow farmer beans, grains, coffee, oats and more on our farm store! We will pack it with your CSA share next week. Look for Mal's email on Friday's for cut-off time. You can also set things for regular delivery so you don't have to think about it.
P.S. In times of hardship, we farmers come together. Our friends over at Zenger Farm had a lovely crop of parsnips with no where to send them as they don't have a winter veg program. We happily took them off of their hands and are sending them to you! They are grown with the same high standards that we use and we are so lucky to be able to have them this week. Thanks Bryan and Gareth!
AMAROSA FINGERLING POTATOES: These are a real gem. Pink all the way through, they look like lil sausages when cooked. They have a great flavor and texture, are a chef favorite, and are delicious in the pan or oven!
CARROTS: The tastiest treat on the dreariest morning. These are the last of our 2016 carrots that withstood the freezes and they are sweet and crunchy to prove it. Raw, cooked, roasted -- do it all! I can help but just gobble them up super fast this time of year.
PARSNIP: Yea! Parsnips are awesome! Up there in my top two roots, parsnips are very versatile and can be used much like all the other winter roots. My absolute favorite thing to do with them is make a parsnip puree (much like mashed potatoes) but because they don't have as much starch as a potato the texture is more silky. You can make a mini version of this recipe on Bon Appetite from Portland's own Naomi Pomeroy or roast them with the carrots and turnips (lil olive oil and spices will do the trick).
WONNEGOLD TURNIP (Mini Only): These gorgeous yellow guys are obvious winners in the winter warrior category. They sat out there in all that freezing and snow and they look better for it. We haven't grown these before but are super stoked on them. A beautiful creamy golden colored turnip the flesh is the same color as the outside. Slightly flattened globes have mild radish-like flavor and are great roasted, in soups or stews. The seed originally came from an Austrian bio-dynamic farm and the name translates as "gold bliss!"
THYME (Large Only): A nice, hardy herb that doesn't seem to be phased by the cold and never fails to brighten up a dish. I like to hang my on a hook in the kitchen and pull from it whenever I feel.
KABOCHA SQUASH (Large Only): A great storage squash, kabocha can range from warty to smooth and blue to grey on the outside but when you crack one open you are greeted by beautiful, bright orange flesh. They are super tasty and can be used much like a butternut. You all probably know I love Smitten Kitchen recipes but this is a great simple and tasty dinner that Kabocha can be subbed for. Or try roasting the squash with the carrots and parsnips. I also love making squash raviolis with brown butter and sage, mmm.
ARUGULA (Large Only): What a treat! In times of cold and darkness arugula is that fresh, bright, tender green that reminds you of spring! Greens (even in our cold house) grow incredibly slow during this time of the year so I'm very proud that we have this arugula to share. It is delicious in a salad with citrus, on a pizza, on toast -- you name it.
GARLIC (Large Only): Some of our garlic from last year's harvest. Not the prettiest garlic on the block but it sure is tasty!
Hopefully these guys will be ready by March!


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Kerrie Turner is doing the Great Somerset Walk so that other families can receive the same care as her grandmother, Thelma Moore.
Joining her at Wimbleball Lake on Sunday, March 25, will be her son Jacob, brother Harry and sister Beth. The 13km walk in the beautiful surroundings of Exmoor will be an opportunity for the family to remember Thelma, who sadly died in September 2016 at the age of 72.
Thelma was cared for at home in Highbridge by our community nurses after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis in April that year.
"Nan wanted to stay at home," said Kerrie, 32. "It was St. Margaret's who were there to look after her, talk to her and make sure she was ok.
St. Margaret's Hospice cared for 3,800 people in Somerset with life-limiting illnesses last year. Like Thelma, the majority of patients are cared for at home.
Kerrie, from Burnham-on-Sea, is aiming to raise £200 in sponsorship. This will be the second time the family has done the Great Somerset Walk. They also took part in the Night Walk in Yeovil last year, and Kerrie supports St. Margaret's by playing our Weekly Prize Draw.
Thelma was passionate about her work as a counsellor, spiritual medium, acupuncturist and Reiki therapist. The family are aiming to raise over £1,000 for St. Margaret's by auctioning her collection of books and pictures on Facebook.


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FutureNYC renders what NYC can become when autonomous cars enable us to replace parking and traffic with parks, promenades, playgrounds, event halls, theater spaces, and cafes.
Cities should be pleasant environments for people to live and work in. NYC is overtaken by taxis, cars, trucks, vans, and buses. The vehicles cause traffic jams, create noise, and spew pollution. Traffic accidents have caused the city to launch a "Vision Zero" campaign to improve intersections and lower pedestrian deaths.
And traffic moves 300% faster.
Because autonomous cars, don't get into accidents, don't randomly stop or slowdown, and always pull to the side for drop-offs, traffic moves 300% faster. Therefore, we can eliminate cars from half the avenues in NYC and 90% of streets while still getting to to your destination faster than ever. The unused streets become promenades and parks.
Eliminating street parking frees up space for drop-offs that enable traffic to flow by, as well as the danger of people darting from between parked cars and being struck.
Click to see how traffic moves.
Glass coverings protect both pedestrians and cyclists from rain, snow, debris, and ice, while still keeping the streets sunny and open. More people will use green transportation and shop, even in the rain, saving the city millions, keeping vehicle use down, and helping businesses thrive.
Intersections are made safer by having wider crosswalks and reducing the crossing distances. Pedestrian boxes are separated by direction, so it will be clear to the autonomous car sensor grid to which corner the pedestrians are intending to walk. Cyclists have their own dedicated turning lanes on the paved area, reducing the complexity of the traffic flow at intersections.
Replacing miles of asphalt roads with trees, grass, and planters will create a number of environmental and health benefits for the city. The plants and trees will provide shade to keep the city cool while cleaning the air. The planters will retain storm water, reducing the flooding in subways, sewers and streets. Overall, a better urban environment will be created.
Deliveries happen at non-peak hours, and only with electric, autonomous vehicles so residents can finally work, live, and sleep without idling or beeping. Liftgates and lights must be powered by batteries or plug-in power, so engines aren't required inside the city.
Robots handle heavy packages, so human delivery teams don't risk harming themselves and others, and unloading/loading happens faster. Delivery vehicles may still have seat for human order-takers, packers, and checkers.
All too frequently today, the city's emergency vehicles get stuck behind traffic caused by human drivers. Autonomous cars will automatically move out of the way of EMS vehicles, enabling them to reach victims three times faster -- a life-saving improvement.
When an emergency vehicle needs to access a pedestrian promenade, the automated traffic system clears the path by activating LEDs in the walkway. The blinks and beeps are sufficient to alert pedestrians to move aside, reducing the need for those incredibly loud sirens that make life unpleasant in the city.
With 9 out of 10 streets and every other avenue returned to pedestrians and cyclists, there's plenty of room for playgrounds, cafes, seating areas, performance spaces, art instalations, gardens, and picnic areas.
Classrooms come outside to learn, local artisans and farmers display their wares, and families and friends (including furry friends) can picnic where trucks used to rumble.
People will be able to get door-to-door faster than ever. Traffic will increase in speed because of automated cars that are able to coordinate with one another to prevent jams. The increase in speed will be achieved while improving safety through car sensor systems that can detect pedestrians and cyclists on the road ahead. Unlike human drivers, the sensors will react quickly, and never tire or lose focus.
Pedestrian safety will also be improved through better intersection design. Extended sidewalk corners reduce the distance across vehicular streets to a safe, single lane. Separated pedestrian boxes make it easier for sensors to detect which way a pedestrian is crossing. Planted dividers and railings prevent jaywalking that endangers lives and slows traffic.
Those with disabilities will be able to grab any taxi and be included in the life of the city with more ease due to all cabs being handicap accessible (see below) and a streetscape without curbs designed to provide universal access.
The autonomous cars will constantly be moving around the city picking up new passengers on request. This means there is no more need for on-street parking or garages. These spaces can be transformed into things that will serve people: trees, parks, cafes, bike lanes, theaters, gyms, theaters, classrooms, event spaces, indoor playgrounds, skate parks, bike storage, and more.
A few remaining garages will be to converted to automated storage systems that recharge vehicles and hold extra cars for rush hour and peak events.
The city's autonomous cars will all be capable of picking up folks in wheelchairs. They drop to the ground on arrival, so those with wheelchairs, walkers, carts, or difficulty climbing can roll right in. The seat bottoms fold up to make extra room for carts, chairs, and even bicycles.
Click to explore the new car.
Inside NYC: You don't. There are no manual cars in NYC, not even emergency vehicles (though they have a sort of override). If you're coming from outside NYC you'll park your car in an automatic lot and get into a NYCAutoCar or the subway.
How do retailers get deliveries?
During off-peak autonomous platforms bring delivery pods of varying sizes to retailers, from 4'x'4 to full truck-trailer sizes, from distribution centers outside the city. Retailers can, if they choose, install autonomous pod recievers in the sidewalk (where they currently have trap doors), so they don't need to be there during those hours. Empty pods will leave, and full ones will arrive while they sleep.
What if I need a special vehicle?
Sometimes special purpose vehicles may be needed in NYC. These can be brought in atop autonomous pods, eliminating human driving.
This will cost a fortune!
New York City will save more than this costs in: Medical Costs (Car accidents, Pedestrian Deaths, Slip and Falls, Cyclist crashes, etc.), Fuel, Cleaning (most cleaning is done by robots), toxic cleanup, etc.
New York City will earn more than this costs in increased retail, as people are now able and willing to shop during the rain and snow, and it's more comfortable to walk and shop (a robot will even bring your parcels to your door!).
You're nuts! This is impossible!
Everything we're proposing is being done successfully in another city, even the car-free streets and self-driving cars.
Cool. Email us at join.futureNYC@12gurus.com and let us know how.
Ari Teman is an award-winning, patent-holding inventor and designer, technologist, author, and founder of four international organizations. His work has been recognized by The White House, Mayor Bloomberg's office, international press and foundations. He's also a standup comedian seen on TV and clubs in NYC, LA, TLV, and around the world.
He began to sketch FutureNYC when stuck in a smelly NYC cab going nowhere fast.
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Elliot Glassman is an award-winning architect specializing in environmentally conscious design. He holds a Masters degree in sustainability from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. During the course of eight years of professional experience, Elliot has worked on several large-scale projects worldwide, each requiring a particular set of programmatic and climate appropriate design responses.
Elliot's work focuses on creating high performance buildings and improving the quality of the urban environment. This leads him to consider issues of energy efficiency, water consumption, access to daylight, indoor and outdoor air quality, and walkability and transportation networks.
Elliot believes that both the built and natural environments greatly influence human health and social well-being. Good, ecologically-minded design can be used to make cities more livable, conserve resources, and restore natural ecologies. There is a unique synergy between these environmental goals and the cultural and economic life of cities which is the central generator of the FutureNYC project.
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DAD.info | Fatherhood | Latest News | Almost Half of British Parents Haven't Asked Their Children About Their Mental Health
Almost Half of British Parents Haven't Asked Their Children About Their Mental Health
Researchers found millions of mums and dads are so busy with looking after their families day-to-day they haven't thought about asking their kids how they are
The stat is even more remarkable when you consider the fact many parents believe their youngsters are suffering from stress caused by school issues.
Two thirds said they believed their kids 'have it tough', with more academic pressure placed upon them than their own generation when they were growing up.
It also emerged two in five think schools put pupil's well-being at risk by focusing too much on academic performance.
Dr Antonis Kousoulis from the Mental Health Foundation, who commissioned the study to mark the launch of their new mental health in schools project, said: "From an independent study we know that 50 per cent of adult mental health problems are already established by the age of 14, and yet mental health education is still not compulsory at schools.
"It is crucial that we reach young people early and give them the knowledge and skills they will need to understand and protect their mental health in today's complex world."
The study also found 70 per cent of mums and dads agree young people should be taught about mental health at school, though one in four incorrectly believe it is already a compulsory subject.
Just ten per cent of parents think getting mental health support for their child, should they need it, would be a straightforward process.
And 44 per cent said they feel pessimistic about the world their children will enter once they finish their school years.
A concerned one in three don't think their child would come to them for advice if they were struggling with their mental health.
But it isn't all doom and gloom. Half of the mums and dads who took part in the study believe their kids are conscious of the discrimination surrounding mental illness.
And 48 per cent think their kids have adopted a positive attitude towards mental health and those who live with mental health conditions.
The Mental Health Foundation's flagship pilot project in schools sees year 12 pupils teaching year 7's about mental health.
In a separate study conducted by the charity, over half of the year 7 pupils who took part said it was 'very helpful' to learn about mental health from a peer educator rather than their usual teacher.
The Mental Health Foundation say the next generation of young people will be the one to wipe out mental health stigma.
Helen Bohan, who leads the schools pilot project for the Mental Health Foundation, said: "It is incredibly encouraging to see students rise to the challenge of educating and supporting others with their mental health.
"We hope that the government wakes up to the need for young people to learn about mental health from a young age and join us in equipping a generation for the challenges they will face by rolling out innovative solutions like this nationwide."
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We made it to one of the wonders of the world! Machu Picchu was built in 1450, but abandoned a century later during the time of the Spanish conquest. It wasn't found again until the early 1900's. Machu Picchu is often called a city in the mountains, and it really is. The ruins lay on top of a mountain at 2,430 meters (7,900 feet) above sea level.
There are two ways of getting to Machu Picchu – (1) Complete the 3-night/4-day trek with a tour group or (2) Take a train into Aguas Caliente, the city base for Machu Picchu. We chose the train option for a few reasons: it is cheaper than a trek tour, and after our not so great altitude experience in Quito, we weren't sure if we can make the trek (and enjoy it). Although we are a bit bummed we didn't do the trek, we believe we made the right choice for us.
We bought our tickets ahead of time (as recommended) because they only allow 2,500 people in to the ruins per day. In addition to admission into the ruins ($50.00), there are a few add on features: (1) Museum entrance for $9.00, (2) Hike up Huayna Picchu for $10.00, and (3) Hike up Machu Picchu Mountain for $6.00. We decided on option 2 for a total ticket price of $60.00.
We stayed at Hostel La Playacha, and it was literally on the train tracks. The town is extremely small, and most hotels are within a quarter mile of the train station. We thought this would be annoying, but the last train was around 10PM and the first train we heard was 6:30AM, and we were already awake and headed to the bus station. We booked our room a week prior to our stay, but after staying there we learned that you can show up in person and negotiate a better rate (at least in the off season). We may attempt this in a future city.
We booked a train ticket from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes on PeruRail. The price was $62.00 each. Arriving at Aguas Calientes, we had two choices: (1) walk to Machu Picchu ruins, an hour hike uphill, or (2) buy bus tickets that take you directly to the ruins. We chose the bus option, as we wanted to save most of our energy for hiking in and around Machu Picchu. The bus ticket around trip costs $24 USD per person, and the earliest bus leaves at 5:30AM. The busses leave pretty regularly, and we had no trouble catching a bus to and from Machu Picchu.
In Aguas Calientes there are other tourist attractions besides Machu Picchu, such as the hot springs (get it – Hot Waters??) and a main square. Unfortunately, we didn't go to any of them. The day we arrived we wanted to head to the Hot Springs, however, it was insanely pouring. We thought about going after Machu Picchu, but honestly we were so exhausted we just wanted to sit in a restaurant and do nothing.
Machu Picchu – Arriving in Machu Picchu, we didn't really know what to expect. We had read that umbrellas were not allowed in the park, as well as food. We decided to try and sneak our lunch in with snacks, and it paid off. However, the gentlemen ahead of us in line had their bag checked, and had to check their food at the counter. I am not sure why I and several other people didn't get checked, and some people did. It seems to be quite random (Note from Steve: "Just like most of South America"). Throughout the day, we saw several people with umbrellas, so maybe they just don't enforce certain rules. Steve and I decided to have our hotel pack our lunch for S/15, rather than buy at the café, which we read was overpriced. We also had brought in some snacks to enjoy during our long hike. The reason that don't want you to bring in outside food is to avoid trash on the ground. I have to say, I was pretty amazed at how clean the ruins are. Steve and I did our part and kept it clean, taking all trash out with us. We had also saw that the hotel on site offers a lunch buffet for $39 USD, way out of our price range.
The first stop we went to was the Guard House, to get that classic Machu Picchu picture. Short on time before we made our way over to Huayna Picchu for our 7am-8am time slot. We got there at 7:55am, checked in, wrote our name and time, and began our hike shortly after.
The hike was a Stairmaster extreme! In some areas the steps were big and wide (challenging for a short person like me) and other places it was short and small, where Steve had to walk sideways to get an entire foot on the step. During the week prior to this, we had done three 10mile + hikes, so I felt confident I could do it. This was a challenging hike, that involved heavy breathing, curse words, and praying to God on my part. Steve took it all in stride and just pushed me along the way. The altitude made me nauseas and my chest hurt the entire time, but we made it to the top. It is a cliché, but the hike is worth it. You celebrate with other hikers, cheer more on making their way up, the views are spectacular, and you gleam with pride. We stayed on top for about an hour, enjoyed a snack and the views, and finally began the decent down. Now going up is hard on the heart, but going down is hard on the knees and hips. Ouch, my body felt it. When we made it to the bottom, we decided to sit for about 20 minutes, relaxed and people watched.
We then made our rounds to other areas of the ruins and spent a few hours exploring before settling down and eating lunch. We ended up getting caught in a light shower, and had to eat our lunch huddled under a tree. After lunch, we went back in to the ruins, and finished seeing all of the sights before heading back to town on the bus.
From Aguas Calientes, we took PerúRail back to Cusco, a $94.00 ticket. We met such a lovely couple on the train ride – Santiago & Mariana – hope the rest of your trip was amazing! On the train, we enjoyed Inca corn and Chicha Morada – I am going to miss that stuff!
Steve and I talked about this in quite detail on our bus ride home. If money was not an issue, we would've loved to do attempt the Inca trail hike. Also, we would've bought tickets than included the museum.
We also are really happy that we arrived at 7AM. By 10AM the place is packed and hard to maneuver around. The crowd dies down around 2PM, but by then we were exhausted and ready to head back into Aquas Calientes.
I should note, the bathroom is outside the ruins. So if you need to go, you will need to exit the ruins and re-enter. You are only allowed to re-enter 3 times total. Also, the bathroom does cost S/1.